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Jennifer Vera Brown (born February 18, 1972) is a Swedish singer. She was born in Hjällbo, northeast of Gothenburg, Sweden. She has recorded four albums and one EP.

Life and career
Jennifer Brown was the daughter of a Trinidadian father and a Swedish mother with whom she and a brother and sister lived in the Gothenburg suburb of Hjällbo. At a young age Brown pursued her interest in performing – singing, dancing and acting – at a local recreation center and at age fifteen she studied at a music school in Hisingen subsequently performing as a member of the group Soul Miracle. In 1994 Brown relocated to Stockholm to pursue a musical career: after working at a bar she gained employment at the Swedish record label Telegram Records, her initial position as receptionist eventually leading to Brown's being signed to Telegram's recording roster.

Brown's 1994 album Giving You The Best peaked at no 1 in the Swedish charts and stayed in the chart for 22 weeks. Her two follow up albums did not sell as well as her debut album, with In My Garden (1997) peaking at no 9 and Vera (1998), peaking at no 8. She has recorded mainly as a solo artist, but also as part of the soul/jazz/pop crew, Blacknuss. Her 1998 single "Tuesday Afternoon", while not her biggest Swedish hit, afforded Brown her most widespread global success charting in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the UK.

Outside Scandinavia her work is perhaps best known through the cover version of her song "Alive", by Paul van Dyk, which was renamed "We Are Alive" and became a hit across Europe in 2000.

Following the release of her fourth album Home in 2003 Brown largely retired from the music business. She played the adult female lead in the 2006 family film Förortsungar – Kidz in da Hood, then attempted a musical comeback via the 2009 edition of Melodifestivalen – the pre-selection round for the Swedish Eurovision entry – in which Brown participated with "Never Been Here Before", a ballad co-written by Brown with Peter Kvint and, according to Brown, inspired by her abandonment by her daughter's father when Brown was three months pregnant. One of eight acts competing in the Melodifestivalen 2009 semi-final of February 14, 2009, Brown was eliminated in the first of that semi-finals three heats. "Never Been Here Before" was one of five songs featured on Brown's November 2009 EP release Bloom in November.

On September 20, 2013, Brown made her theatrical debut in the musical Blood Brothers at the Stockholm City Theatre, playing the lead role of Mrs Johnson.

Brown has recently returned to recording with single releases recorded in Swedish: her June 10, 2016, single "In i himlen" was announced as the advance single from a forthcoming album.

Personal life
After recording four albums she travelled to the United States and spent time in New York City and San Francisco, plus she  traveled to India. She met the father of her daughter Lilly Lou (born 2007) while making the film Förortsungar – Kidz in da Hood in 2006: according to Brown the child's father abandoned Brown three months into her pregnancy. Brown has lived in an apartment in Stockholm's Old Town district since the mid-1990s.

Musical style
In the beginning her music was modern soul and R&B, but later experimented with the acoustic singer-songwriter tradition and radio friendly pop. Her 2009 EP Bloom in November, was inspired by classic Motown sound.

Discography

Albums
Giving You the Best (1994) – SWE No. 1, AUS No. 67
In My Garden (1997) – SWE No. 9
Vera (1999) – SWE No. 8, AUT No. 31
Home (2003) – SWE No. 43

Singles
 "To Be Where You Are" (1988)
 "Run From Me" – O.P Featuring Jennifer (1990)
 "Heaven Come Down" (1993) – SWE No. 21
 "Take a Piece of My Heart" (1994)
 "My Everything" (1994) – AUS No. 51
 "Lovin' Every Minute" (1994)
 "You Move Me" (1994)
 "It Should Have Been You" – Blacknuss Featuring Jennifer Brown, Titiyo (1995)
 "In My Garden" (1997)
 "When to Hold On" (1997) – SWE No. 13
 "Tuesday Afternoon" (1998) – SWE No. 27 AUT No. 17 DNK No. 12 DEU No. 68 FRA No. 46 NLD No. 80 UK No. 57
 "Alive" (1999) – SWE No. 34
 "Two in the Morning" (1999)
 "Paper Crown" (1999)
 "Weak" (2003) – SWE No. 44
 "Never Been Here Before" (2009)
 "Mr Running Man" (2009)
 "Bloom in November" (EP) (2009) – SWE No. 39
 "Kom Hem Till Mig" (2015)
 "Faller" (2015)
 "In I Himlen" (2016)
 "Break Open" (2022)

Film
Kidz in da Hood

References

External links

1972 births
Living people
Musicians from Gothenburg
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish women singers
English-language singers from Sweden
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2009

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Mama's gona Rescue, a 501(c)(3) organization, was founded on July 21st, 2015 by Amanda Mamagona. Amanda's love for dogs and animals was the driving force behind starting this organization. As a child Amanda would find animals and bring them home with hopes of saving them. That love grew more and more into her adult life and she is now helping countless numbers of animals get a second chance through her rescue. Since the start of Mama's gona Rescue, the organization has saved dogs and cats that were on shelter kill lists, dogs that were feral roaming the streets, dogs that were surrendered by owners, and dogs that were subject to neglect. Mama's gona Rescue has a working relationship with area animal control departments, the SPCA, the Popcorn Park zoo, and other animal rescue organizations who all strive for the same result, giving these animals a second chance. This is all accomplished with the extensive network of foster homes assisting Mama's gona Rescue, from New Jersey down to South Carolina. Mama's gona Rescue's staff is all volunteer with professional backgrounds such as Paramedic, ER nurse, Attorney Secretary, Assistant Fire Chief, Veteran, and Banker. Due to veterinary costs and budget restraints, Mama's gona Rescue has to do fundraisers and adoption events to sustain operations. Monetary donations and tangible donations such as dog treats, blankets, crates, and food are all necessary to continue to operate. Veterinary care for rescues are paid for by Mama's gona Rescue which includes all age appropriate shots, deworming, and any unforeseen emergencies such as parvo. Mama's gona Rescue has been accepted to participate in the State of New Jersey spade and neuter program which offers discounted spay and neuter rates to adopted rescue dogs. In addition to dog and cat rescue, Mama's gona rescue has partnered with a wildlife rehabilitator and is working under their license to rehabilitate baby squirrels. When baby squirrels are found, they are brought to Mama's gona Rescue and are given proper nutrition and care for an eventual release back into the wild. On average, Mama's gona Rescue rehabilitates 30 to 50 squirrels in a season.
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Shiftless Mommie: Doctor, I Dream of Bacon.
Doctor, I Dream of Bacon.
I've been seeing different therapists for many years. They have always been women. I now have the opportunity to see a male therapist. I have some apprehensions. I know this person is qualified and I'm not concerned about inappropriate behavior. What is going on?
The short answer is that you are leaving your comfort zone. Now prepare for the long answer.
Therapy is great. It's not just for diagnosable mental illness, although the insurance companies will tell you otherwise. Therapy is just a healthy way for people to work out their problems without boring their family members, who are only marginally interested in what you think that cat dream really means. Sometimes life is just confusing, so most of us eat or drink or kick the dog, but really we should be going to therapy.
I will go on long-winded rants decrying the stigma that therapy still carries and the need to "disclose" therapy like it is a criminal record. There are jobs that I think should require therapy. You can't stigmatize people if everyone is required to do it, right? Police officers, military, teachers, nurses, social workers...any high stress job that deals with people, guns or both. And I don't mean the nonsense mandated in-house therapy, where your sessions may or may not be confidential and may or may not ruin your career. Nope, get thee to a quiet business complex where a nice therapist with an affinity for ferns and throw pillows can help you work out the train wreck that is your life before you lose it and I just happen to be shopping the day you show up at the grocery store covered in pudding, looking for closure.
So now that we've established that I love therapy, it's worth mentioning that we can get too comfortable with therapy and our therapists. At that point, we may stop making progress and therapy has become an expensive social call. If you find yourself talking about the same issues, with the same person (or with similar people), you aren't really working and therapy should be work.
Maybe you feel apprehensive about your new therapist because it is challenging your past experiences. Therapy should be challenging. You should leave feeling better, but also mentally tired, like you've just finished a crossword puzzle. Sometimes you will leave feeling as though you didn't finish the puzzle, but you have to persevere.
If people actually read this blog, I would probably get some push back from proponents of relaxation and mindfulness techniques. I'm actually very supportive of such interventions when appropriate. If you are stressed and anxious, they are great...but sometimes you are stressed and anxious because you are repeating a negative behavior. You can relax all day, but if you are still stealing your parent's money to feed your addiction to FarmVille, you are still going to have problems. Your therapist needs to call you out on that (therapeutically, of course) and that conversation probably won't be fluffy and self-affirming.
Your apprehension may be unrelated to your therapy goals, in which case it is still normal to fear change. Remember, though, that therapy is about change. Break out of your rut and give this guy a chance.
Do you ever make bacon in the microwave?
I only make bacon in the microwave. I used to make it on a skillet, but I don't have the time anymore. If I can't have 3 slices of bacon in 3 minutes, I don't even want it. Plus, since I wrap the bacon in a paper towel before microwaving, there is no scalding, liquid oil to dispose of like nuclear waste, just crunchy paper towels that are apparently irresistible to dogs.


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By sunny1079 | December 22, 2021
Mariah Carey declares she's finally "fixed" last year's infamous knockoff Christmas ornament
Mariah Carey has finally given a much-needed makeover to the weird-looking Christmas ornament that famously annoyed her last year.
The ornament — which was supposed to look like Mariah but most certainly did not — hit Mariah's radar after a fan showed off the sketchy new decoration on Twitter. The singer hilariously replied, "This is… Not approved" and gently added, "But it's the thought that counts."
Now, fans can finally hang an authorized Mariah Christmas ornament on their Christmas tree. Sharing a side-by-side comparison of the knockoff versus the real deal, the "Fantasy" singer declared on Twitter, "Fixed it!"
The new Mariah-approved ornament, which depicts cartoon Mariah dressed in a sexy Santa outfit, retails for $19.99 and is available at Target, along with the singer's entire line of Christmas goodies, such as wrapping paper, Christmas stockings and more. The items are also available on Mariah's official online store.
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In Search [Episode 47]: How to Do SEO for New Websites
November 12, 2019 | Posted by Rank Ranger
Summary of Episode 47: How to Do SEO for a New Site
Matt Giovanisci joins the show, co-founder of LASSO, to explore the wide world of SEO when building a new site:
What technical and design considerations should be on your mind when creating a new site so that you rank well?
How to take an abstract plan and turn it into a concrete content and branding strategy for your site!
How to build links for a new site and rank for keywords when you're the newest site on the block!
Plus, we explore BERT… Google's new and super-advanced algorithm for understanding the words to, of, and for…. Well, it's more complex than that… all in good time.
What Is Google's BERT? A Simplified Explanation!
BERT, in case you didn't know stands for Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers, is Google's latest machine learning property which has been hailed as the biggest thing to hit Search in 5 years (per Google).
Our entire purpose today is to try to explain BERT in a way that would make sense to a 4th grader.
So, how does BERT work? BERT is "context clues." What are context clues? Well, for those of you who have not taken 4th grade English in a bit, context clues go something like this. Take the sentence: "Paulie is a boozer who drinks vodka for breakfast, pours whiskey in his coffee, has a beer or two or three with his lunch and for dinner drinks a pint of Jack Daniels. What is a boozer?" Based on the sentence, can you figure out what a boozer is? Yes, you can, with the help of context clues. You use the context as your clue to determine that a 'boozer' is someone who has a drinking problem.
BERT does the same. It looks at the overall context of the language being used and "uses it as clues" much as a 4th grader can figure out that Paulie has a drinking problem.
This stands in contradistinction to other models that read content from left-to-right or right-to-left since those models don't look at the entire phrase/keyword but build understanding based on the prior words within the phrase. Hence the B in BERT for bidirectional.
To learn to do this, BERT was fed information and trained to find content patterns (BERT began as an open-source project.) This is what we're referring to when we say BERT relies on a neural network model. The process of this is called NLP, natural language processing, which is fancy talk for trying to understand language the way people do.
To summarize, BERT has been trained to look at the full phraseology and through training, the process is able to use context to predict what embedded into of the content really is.
Now, here's where BERT really comes in:
Prepositions… which is why in the intro says BERT is about understanding the words 'to,' 'of,' and 'for'.
BERT helps understand cases where a word or phrase has a double meaning.
If you take a look at the examples Google gave of how BERT improves query interpretation these are the two aspects of language that will pop out at you, but in fact, Google said "Particularly for longer, more conversational queries, or searches where prepositions like "for" and "to" matter a lot to the meaning."
Let's give two quick examples:
Take the phrase: "Driving for the disabled." "The 'for' is super important because depending on how you understand it you'll either get results about how to be a driver for disabled people or how the disabled can get behind the wheel of a car themselves!
Here's a double meaning phrase: "How to turn right." Do you mean how to make a right-hand turn or how to turn correctly? Google, in the Featured Snippet, understood it to mean the latter.
To sum up, BERT helps Google understand the emphasis created by prepositions and helps Google understand phraseology that has multiple meanings. And just like a 4th grader, Google uses context to help identify the true meaning.
It's so simple, right?
Doing SEO For a New Site: A Conversation with Matt Giovanisci
Mordy: Welcome to another In Search SEO Podcast interview session. Sitting with me via the ether that is the internet is the founder of moneylab.co. He's the host of the Money Lab podcast & the CEO of Swim University. He's Matt Giovanisci!
Matt: Thanks for having me.
MO: You're from Jersey, right?
MG: I'm from South Jersey. I tend to tell people that I'm from Philadelphia because I was born there and I'm 20 minutes over the bridge. When you say Jersey people think North Jersey, i.e., Jersey Shore.
MO: Ah, so you're from the nice part of Jersey where there are trees.
MG: Yeah, farm country.
MO: I heard you have a very interesting backstory in getting into this web thing. Do you mind sharing that?
MG: Yeah, I worked in a pool store when I was 13. During that time I worked my way up in the pool industry. Then I was in a rock band and we needed to work on our website, but I didn't have any money so I ended up teaching myself HTML and CSS. And then my boss at the pool company noticed that I built this website and he hired me to do the website for the company and then I became the marketing director for the entire business. And then in 2004, I had the idea of combining my passions together and I created Swim University. I was working on the website part-time for a few years and I was using black hat SEO techniques (not knowing they were "black hat") until 2007 when Google created Panda and I had to change my entire SEO strategy. Now, 15 years later, I've been working on Swim University as well as other projects making me an SEO expert after reading lots of SEO books (SEO books is what we had back in the day).
MO: So let's do a run-through just as a way to make sure everyone listening is on the same page. You're about to create a new site, what are you thinking about from an SEO perspective? What do you have to consider?
MG: I take a really good look at the brand, at the name. People asked me about Swim University why I didn't call it Pool University as I would have owned that keyword. I answer them by saying that 1) it's old school thinking and 2) it would limit me to only talking about pools. I wanted my brand to have anything to do with water. There are a wide range of things that have to do with water and swimming.
So first, I'm going to pick a simple domain name. It doesn't really matter so long as it's catchy, simple to remember, and has a good brand feel to it. From there, if I'm starting a website from scratch (and this is coming from a web designer), my biggest concern nowadays is speed. Whenever I'm designing a website, I'm thinking of finding a way of not using images and if I am using images I will use SVGs because they're super lightning fast. If I'm going to design it and I'm using WordPress the first page I design is single.php. The reason is because people are more often to see your homepage than any other page. I then try to make that page load as fast as humanly possible. And I know that I will have a ton of content on it. I will have videos, graphics, and all kinds of multimedia things. Those things really need to load fast.
I try to take a very branded approach to the way it looks without using things like parallax scrolling (which I know is probably not a thing anymore) or autoplay videos. All of those are cool and look great, but it doesn't help with page speed which I believe is the most important SEO factor today. Not to mention that I design mobile-first with the screen shrunk down to 380 pixels and I then build up from there. I've also developed my own theme which I can reuse for projects. For someone who doesn't do web design, I recommend finding a theme on WordPress as opposed to using Squarespace and Wix because you can't know if they're doing it right. Do you know of a Squarespace site that ranks?
MO: At the top of my head, no. I know for Wix there have been problems. I've heard articles saying Wix is great and other articles saying they're not so I don't know.
MG: And it's not that I want the control, it's that if I know I have the control or at least I can hire someone with that control we can focus more on the technical SEO parts like making sure the title is the only H1 tag on the page. Other things like making sure the H2 and H3s are right on the page.
I use Yoast as an SEO plugin. I also use WPRocket because I use WPEngine which has great caching, but it doesn't work well with other caching plugins other than WPRocket. It does lazy loading for images which is great as well as lazy loading for videos which is one of its best features. It has heartbeat control. It has all of these tiny database cleaning things that really help micro speed your site. And on top of all that I have Cloudflare.
MO: So you don't go AMP?
MG: Nope.
MO: Why not?
MG: Because I think it's stupid. I think it's Google reversing the future of the internet. The reason AMP exists is so you can have a robust site that has a lot of loading time, but create articles that load instantly for phones on 3G. But if you just designed your first site to be that fast then you'll be great. What do you really need on your website to have long load times? My pages load is as fast as AMP because they're super thin. HTML and CSS. I do my damndest to not have JavaScript on my webpages. It's a content site. There's no interactivity needed. Even my pop-ups are CSS pop-ups.
MO: Do you think your outlook (on JavaScript) will change with the evergreen Googlebot?
MG: I think Google is trying to force people to have faster websites with the use of AMP. They're rewarding those who build fast websites and whoever doesn't will suffer which forced everyone to go mobile-first. Google is then twisting your arm that if you don't make your site faster then you will be forced to use AMP and Google will "own" your content.
My biggest theory about Google is that Google is smarter than everybody else and continuously getting smarter than everyone else. If you look at their AI for Optical Character Recognition and Natural Language, you can see they're trying to read the profile of websites. In fact, last year I read this article on your site about the Medic update and how Google is profiling sites. Google is basically using machines as human beings saying, "Yeah, this is a good site."
The one thing that really hurt me in the early stages of my website building background was backlink building. I got hit multiple times because I wasn't realizing I was building backlinks to bad websites. And then when I started writing articles for human beings, Google caught on and rewarded me with great rankings. Basically, nowadays when I start a new website I don't focus on backlink building. Derek Halpern used to say that you should spend 20% of your time on content and 80% on promoting. I think it should not only be reversed but be 100% on content. Google will find you. That's their job.
One of the tactics I will use when writing for an article is I will take the keyword I'm trying to rank for, Google it in incognito mode, and open up the top 20 articles that seem to be good. I'll just scan and look for the H2s and see what topics they are talking about and distill that into an outline. Then I'll use personal judgment to decide what sections are pointless and what can be covered in one sentence instead of a whole section. And then I distill it down and fill in the blocks. Fill in the H2s and really get in-depth. Then I'll take one good swipe at it and edit it down even further. I want to say more in fewer words. It's not about word count. It's about information and relevancy. If you can make a good article for human beings and for Google then you will win at SEO.
When building a site it's good to set up the framework of having these best practices in place. I alt-image every image on my website. I do the things that might not help. I stopped doing the whole anchor text thing. Now I do, "Here is an article for 'x'" making sure when you click that you know where you're about to go. I used to think that Google Analytics was taking that data and using it in their ranking algorithm until I was told otherwise which made more sense to me because that information can be completely inaccurate if you install the code wrong. Why would they trust that?
MO: I have a feeling that things like bounce rate may not be used as a direct signal but you have to imagine indirectly Google is recognizing if people are going to a page and immediately leaving.
MG: Right, you also have to think about bounce rates. It's not just getting your page to load fast, you have to get to the point. A lot of people might say, "Hey! This is a 1200 word article!" They're bragging that they wrote what's like a book.
MO: I want to hop back on what you said about naming your website Swim University instead of Pool University. As we said, when creating a website one of the first things you need to do is think of what's your identity and what content do I want to write about. How do you take that rough idea and turn it into something really focused and tangible so you can actually create the site?
MG: Yeah. I've actually done this four times in the past three years so I have a pretty good grasp on what to do so I'll give you the step by step. The first step is you need to think of a big brand or keyword. For this example, let's use 'tech gear'. Think of something big and audacious. Start your brand from there. Think long term though. If you choose TV, in a couple of years there might not be TVs anymore. That doesn't mean you can't start writing about TVs but instead of calling yourself the TV Guru you can call yourself the Tech Guru. You can then start with TVs and then over time, you can switch to smartphones. Give yourself room to grow.
But before I buy a domain name or build a website I do keyword research. I look to see that there are enough keywords in the topic(s) that I want to write about that will be semi-easy to rank for. They don't have to be low hanging fruit, there can just be an opportunity. You'll be surprised how much opportunity there is. I look at keyword difficulty and search volume. If the keyword gets over 1,000 searches a month and the keyword difficulty is less than 50 or 40 then it has an opportunity. If you have 100 of these keywords, then you have a long term play.
Now you have all of these keywords and you will start organizing your keywords by priority. I will order them by the highest amount of searches per month with the lowest keyword difficulty. Then I get the site up (it personally takes me six hours to get a site up from scratch). I'll use WordPress and use hosting like WPEngine that prioritizes speed and I will get a handful of plugins: Yoast, a redirection plugin, and WPRocket and Cloudflare for speed. That's all I'll start with.
MO: Are you a fan of doing schema at the start?
MG: Yeah. Why not? Yoast takes care of a lot of it. If you want to take the time to make schema it's fine, but I want to make sure the big pieces are ready. Making sure you have your titles and H1, that Google can read your description, that you have legibility, and it's mobile-friendly. Obviously, over time you can use a site audit tool to check your website.
Something that I learned only later in life is you're not going to do it in the first week. You have to get something up quickly and you have to start writing content starting on day one, otherwise, there's nothing at that point. Just because you built a website doesn't mean you have a website. Get the content out there and get indexed ASAP. That way, when you start to rank people will start to backlink to you automatically. People who rank in the top 3 positions of Google naturally get backlinks all the time. I will get to that point as fast as possible. From there, you have to be on a consistent non-burnout schedule of publishing at least once a week. I did this for a website called Roasted Coffee. I built the site in a day and immediately hired a writer, gave him 100 keywords, and asked him to start writing articles once a week. Within two years, we were getting 100,000 unique visitors a month.
MO: How do you start though? You don't have any authority or linking juice and the things you do want to rank for you probably can't. So where do you start?
MG: I don't think that's true. It's just a matter of time until it builds up. I think Google got so much better at finding things. Obviously, I made Google very aware that I exist. You use Yoast, XML files… you give them what they want. Make it easy for them. Google will notice that your site is better than what's on the SERP and will you put up in the rankings. It does take some time but it's getting faster. Once you start getting traction it starts compounding on itself.
I consider my Swim University website as a giant textbook on everything you need to know about pool and hot tub repair. So when we want to rank for a new keyword, we might have an article that's very related so instead of creating a brand new article that may only be 500 words because the topic is so small (but it has a lot of searches) we will update an older article that already has juice and add an entire section with those new keywords. All of a sudden, this older post ranks for those new keywords. We do this constantly. We look at Swim University as an ever-evolving series of chapters in a textbook. And all of my sites are created with this mindset where eventually the site will be a "complete" site. The same goes for when certain products don't exist anymore where it is your job to delete or update those pages to the new product. The pages that exist have to have value. The website is like a big product as opposed to outdated magazines that have no true value.
I really think about site structure a lot. I try to simplify it. For example, if I can have four navigational links on top, then that's all I want. If I have to do more I'll put them in the footer. For a lot of my pages, the About page is probably in the footer. But on a brand new site I have no navigation bar because it's all there. Instead of spending a week on building what you think the site structure is going to be for the rest of time, you're building it as you need it. And obviously, if you're paying a developer it will cost you way less money upfront then it would be down the road.
Accept it as truth that everyone is reading your content on mobile. For Swim University, 80% of our traffic is mobile and it makes sense that people are going out with their phones to the pool searching for what to do to fix their filter. So just assume that 100% of your visitors are on a mobile device. You don't need a sidebar. All the things you think you need you really don't.
MO: What do you think about people throwing hamburger menus to their desktop giving their desktop site a mobile feel. Does that work, not work, or you don't care?
MG: I don't put hamburgers on my site because 1) Now you have to add JavaScript. I'm not against the language of JavaScript (I do use it), but it's not something you need for a site that's for news, reading words, or watching videos. You don't need an extra animation. You don't need the navigation to follow (be sticky), it can just stay on the top. I mean, where else will they go? When they finish reading the article, just add at the bottom links to related articles on your site.
I think a lot of it has to do with ego. I remember that I, as a designer, would strive to get the coolest website, but with that you might sacrifice page speed or usability. Also, some people in my audience are widows, whose husbands passed away, who own a swimming pool, they don't know what to do, they get on the internet, and they email me. They don't know what a hamburger is. I'm trying to accommodate everyone.
MO: If you create a domain name, but a year later you notice it's not working out. Are you stuck forever? Why or why not?
MG: You are not stuck. Google is smart. I have moved content from domain to domain (with the use of redirections) and have not lost rankings from doing that. In that case, I would just change the domain name in WordPress and you'll be fine. You may have to do some redirection in your registrar. Keep that set up for a couple of months until everything has been indexed. Once that's all done you can shut it off. Just remember if you got a lot of backlinks from other places then you'll want it set up for a long time.
For Swim University, I don't know how many times I've changed URLs which is why I bought Yoast Premium. You can hook it up to Search Console and Search Console will send you all the 404 pages it's finding and then we have the built-in redirection which will redirect to the new thing.
MO: You're creating a commerce site and you can either focus on the desktop version of your new site at the expense of your mobile site… or you could focus on the mobile version of your site and the expense of your desktop site? Which would you pick?
MG: This is very hard, but I'll have to go with mobile because the reason I go to a website on my desktop is because I first saw it on my phone and it sucked so bad that I had to go over to my desktop because I felt safer. If you really focus on the mobile side of things I believe you will get a lot more sales.
MO: Thank you so much, Matt, for coming on. I really appreciate it. Hope to have you again.
MG: Yeah, this was super fun. I'm happy to come back on.
Bing Introducing New Spam Penalties: Bing says it will now be penalizing inorganic site structure… PBNs, doorway content, etc. Ironically, this includes sub-domain leasing as a problem we discussed here a few weeks back… Mordy was wrong as he said Google would issue a penalty for it at some point when in fact it was Bing who took the correct action here.
The Search Console Site Speed Report is Rolling Out: The Search Console Site Speed report is now publicly available. Here you can see how many of your pages are fast, moderately fast, and just plain old slow!
Google's Webmaster Conference: Google recently held its Webmaster Conference. One takeaway per Barry Schwartz is that Google seems ready to continue its focus on structured data. Mordy has his own theory about this and is planning to write a blog post on it so stay tuned!
FUN SEO Send-Off Question
If Google were a country what would the first line of its national anthem be?
While Sapir did provide the question this week she could not find an answer. Mordy, on the other hand, reworded a lyric from the Sex Pistols to, "God save the Google. We mean it, man."


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Q: License issue of Spring Data Neo4j? If I use Spring Data Neo4j to develop a software, and I want to publish it for commercial use with charging, does there exist any license issue?
I survey many posts about the license issue of Neo4j and Spring Data Neo4j. It seems Neo4j has two versions, community and enterprise, respectively. The Community version is GPL-3.0, and the enterprise version is AGPL-3.0. Spring Data Neo4j is Apache License-2.0.
The role of spring data neo4j in my software:
1.It is only part of my software to deal with storing relationship and searching data.
2.I will combine it with MongoDB or DB2.

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The first Institute was held on October 9-11, 1987 at the Center City Holiday Inn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Twenty-one students representing SSHE institutions, Penn State, LaSalle, Temple Universities and the Community College of Philadelphia were selected from more than forty applicants. Each applicant met the following criteria: good academic standing; demonstrated leadership ability; two letters of recommendation; and a one hundred word essay indicating how the Institute would be of benefit to the applicant.
The Institute was facilitated by Dr. J. Otis Smith; Dr. Tom Gordon of Stand-By-Systems II; Ms. Myra Dillingham of The Pennsylvania State University; Ms. Doris Cross of Millersville University; Dr. Eddie Manning of Temple University; and Mr. Lawrence A. Dowdy of West Chester University.
Since the Institute began, PBCOHE has provided leadership training to almost 5000 college students in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This unique event gives students an opportunity to participate in workshops that examine effective leadership skills, cross-cultural communication, interpersonal relations, building inclusive environments, and fostering cultural awareness. In addition to providing an opportunity for the development of future leaders, students who are active campus leaders have a forum to exchange ideas and to network with each other and with Institute faculty and staff. Mentoring and establishing support networks are instrumental in student retention, graduate school participation, and career exploration.
This Institute continues to grow in service for the students, colleges/universities, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and by assisting in the fulfilling of the goals and objectives of the PBCOHE. To ensure future operation of the SLDI, the executive committee of the PBCOHE established a permanent operational standing committee to coordinate and maintain a high quality program.


It's the first day of my attempt to blog every day in February and I am writing this post with only 25 minutes to spare…strong start Ellen.
Anyway, these are all the blogger babes I was totally inspired by last month. Make sure you check them all out and show them some love!


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This exceptional building illustrates the architects' unhindered diligence in seeking simplicity, sophistication and flawless precision. In the main volume the resolute structural, spatial, material and modular rigour provides potential for either a serene individual experience or the more electric atmosphere of competition. One unexpected yet superb architectural move is worth singling out: the pool enclosure opens across an external laneway to adjoining courts and a seating area, expanding the main volume and amplifying the spatial experience. This building will motivate users and their families for generations to come.


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Q: ASP.NET Session state lost after exception I've usually avoided in-proc session state, until this recent project. I think I have a problem where the state is lost after an unhandled exception occurs.
This in itself is odd, since exceptions in the context of a request don't down the worker process. It could be an exception on a background thread or a callback or something but, this is a simple site and there's nothing fancy going on.
The session ID remains the same and Session_Start is not called on the subsequent request (so the WP hasn't recycled).
I have quite a lot of logging enabled, and its plain to see that I get an exception from the data tier, its an HttpException inside a HttpUnhandleException, then when I browse immediately after to the home page, the request logs a warning about the missing state.
Worse. This doesn't happen on my dev box (IIS Express), only in QA.
Edit:
Here's a chunk of log:
2013-06-12 13:44:29,975 [23] FATAL MvcApplication 100.100.100.100 pxtgn GET An unhandled exception occurred in the web application. The full exception will be unrolled below.
2013-06-12 13:44:30,897 [23] FATAL MvcApplication 100.100.100.100 pxtgn GET Exception.Type: HttpUnhandledException
Exception.Source: System.Web
Exception.Message: Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown.
Exception.StackTrace:    at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e)
   at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
   at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
   at System.Web.HttpContext.InvokeCancellableCallback(WaitCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Web.UI.Page.LegacyAsyncPageBeginProcessRequest(HttpContext context, AsyncCallback callback, Object extraData)
   at System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()
   at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)

    Exception.Type:     HttpException
    Exception.Source:     CompanyNameProductName.MvcCoreApp
    Exception.Message:     An error was reported by the data layer: 0Image not found1-10.1007_978-1-4471-4294-2_21-16
    Exception.StackTrace:        at CompanyName.CompanyNameProductName.imagedetail.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in c:\DATA\Git\ProductName\CompanyNameProductNameMvc\imagedetail.aspx.cs:line 55
   at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive()
   at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)

2013-06-12 13:45:07,913 [25] DEBUG StandardPage 100.100.100.100 pxtgn GET Initializing page 'default_aspx' for GET with query string:
2013-06-12 13:45:07,913 [25] ERROR StandardPage 100.100.100.100 pxtgn GET No User instance in session state. Check the log for signs that the session was started properly since a User object should aways exist in session state, setup via session start events in ASP.NET.

The last line shows the missing state condition. The pxtgn is the first 5 chars from the session ID. I hit a page for which I know the data layer will barf about the non-existent image ID. Then any page I hit next will cause my check to log the problem with the missing state. The check and state reference is in the code for the master page, so I can hit any page to see the problem. This also means the custom error page doesn't work - which is sort of how I came to find the bug.
I've now added a Session.Abandon() after the check and respond with a 500 to get me out of jail, but its quite an odd problem. I'm new to the codebase, and I think I've checked everywhere for the session being cleared or state being overwritten.

A: 1 Thread is destroyed
2 Asynchronous environment
use httpcontext as a Parameter
not system.web.**.httpcontext


Ringbone is painful new bone growth in the pastern area. It can occur in the joint, in which case it would be considered arthritis, or it can occur between the joints, in which case it would not be considered arthritis. The two joints we are talking about here are the pastern joint (the joint below the fetlock), and the coffin joint (the joint below that, the one at the level of the hoof).
Unfortunately, since this statement must appear on ALL supplement labels, it's hard to know which ones might really be of questionable safety to mares in foal! If you look closely at the label of our SmartFlex Senior though, you'll notice that the herb Boswellia appears after this statement. That means that the Scientific Review Committee of the NASC has determined that this particular herb may not be safe for use in pregnant animals. Therefore, you should not feed your pregnant mare SmartFlex Senior or any other supplement containing Boswellia.
The other herb I'm sure you're concerned about is Devil's Claw. I've read conflicting information about this ingredient. Although the NASC Committee did not find enough compelling evidence to support a separate caution on the label, it is included with a very large group that is not to be used in pregnancy.
If I were you, I would reach for a joint and/or anti-inflammatory supplement that does not contain any herbal ingredients, just to be on the safe side. Excellent choices would be our SmartFlex I, SmartFlex II or SmartFlex III as well as our newest product, SmartTLC.


• The people who think like this are stuck in a cycle of bitterness, depression, anger and cynicism.
• They don't feel like they are worth anything and constantly feel overwhelmed.
• They start finishing things, but never finish them because if they actually finished a task, they would feel better about themselves and have a sense of accomplishment.
• They refuse help or assistance.
These people are the same way in relationships because they won't allow themselves to ever feel good about themselves, so they fail over and over again. We have to break out of this cycle before it destroys any more lives. Once we recognize this type of mentality, we can correct it. We must realize that we are worth something and have value. It's ok to feel good about ourselves and who we are as people. Let go of unforgiveness and blaming others for your life. Move forward from where you are and remember from time to time that all of us need help. Don't allow yourself to sabotage your own success.


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"Not in My City:" Democrat NYC Mayor-Elect Pledges No Surrender to BLM, ANTIFA Thugs in Tough-On-Crime Speech
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams pledged not to surrender the city's streets to the thugs of Black Lives Matter and ANTIFA in a Police Athletic League event on Thursday, striking a tone unheard of during the tenure of ultraprogressive mayor Bill de Blasio.
"We're not going to surrender to those who are saying, 'We're going to burn down New York.' Not my city," said Adams. The incoming mayor was alluding to threats from Black Lives Matter leader Hank Newsome, who had threatened "riots, fire and bloodshed" in response to Adams' plan to reinstate the NYPD's use of plainclothes police officers. Adams served as an NYPD officer for 22 years.
Adams also addressed ANTIFA violence in the speech, striking a tone that one might expect from a Republican elected official. "We're not going to have a city where anarchists come from outside our city and go into a community such as Queens and destroy the community for their own selfish needs or desires," warned Adams. ANTIFA militants tactically inserted into groups of Black Lives Matter rioters during the summer's riots enacted some of the most severe destruction in the city, with two progressive lawyers firebombing a police car.
Adams had offered a tough-on-crime approach in his campaign, with even the affluent liberal residents of New York City tired of riots, petty crimes, assaults, and declining quality of life. Many New Yorkers point to the get-out-of-jail bail reform laws enacted in 2020, which has allowed repeat, career offenders to shuffle out of jail en route to even more violent crimes in the community.
Adams has been hailed as a moderate- at least, comparatively speaking in a jurisdiction as left-wing as New York. In his PAL speech, Adams went on to bemoan the closure of small businesses in the city, the culture of hostility towards police, and cited previous tough-on-crime NYPD police commissioner Bill Bratton as an inspiration.


But it sez Sacred Hill on the tin. They make Rifleman, Deerstalker and Helmsman, so it has gotta be good, right?
Hmmm…the colour is raspberry cordial. The nose is very light, with only hints of typical pinot savouriness, and candle wax. It tastes thin, slightly bitter, perhaps the grapes were under-ripe or overcropped. Not good enough.
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Put enough water to cover the bottom of a saucepan or microwave safe dish.
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"Rocket" é uma canção escrita por Billy Corgan, gravada pela banda The Smashing Pumpkins.

É o quarto single do segundo álbum de estúdio lançado a 27 de Julho de 1993 Siamese Dream.

Desempenho nas paradas musicais

Ligações externas
Rocket no allmusic

Canções gravadas por The Smashing Pumpkins
Singles de 1994


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Q: Why UIProgressView fills its progress bar first when i write myProgressView.hidden = FALSE? I am sending a string to a web server from my iphone application. I am using UIProgressView to show the progress of request. Following is my code:
  -(IBAction)sendToServer:(id)sender{

NSString *url = [RequestUtil getWebURL];
NSString *jsonString = [JSONUtil jsonRunData: self.runDetails];
NSUserDefaults *prefs = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
ASIFormDataRequest *request = [ASIFormDataRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]];
[request setTimeOutSeconds:60];
[request setPostValue:jsonString forKey:@"jsondata"];
[request setUploadProgressDelegate:myProgressIndicator];
[request setDelegate:self];
[request startAsynchronous];
progressTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:0.5 target:self selector:@selector(increaseAmount) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];
 }

 - (void)requestFailed:(ASIHTTPRequest *)request{
   self.myProgressIndicator.hidden = TRUE;
 //    alert
 }

 - (void)requestFinished:(ASIHTTPRequest *)request {
   myProgressIndicator.progress = 1.0;
    // alert
 }

 -(void) increaseAmount{
progressNumber = progressNumber+0.2;
if(progressNumber <= 0.9){
    myProgressIndicator.progress = progressNumber;
}else {
    [progressTimer invalidate];
    progressNumber = 0.0;
}
 }

when i press send to server button, sendToServer is called. and it shows UIProgressView. Problem is that when progress view is showed it fills its progress bar quickly and then start again and acts on timer. Why progress view fills progress bar before it starts acting on behalf of timer?

A: I know this is an old question and you've probably moved on, but I suspect that the source of the problem is the fact that the progress property is animated by default. Call [myProgressIndicator setProgress:0.0 animated:NO] prior to showing the progress view.


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Henri Clément Serveau, dit Clément-Serveau (Paris ,  – Paris , ) est un peintre, dessinateur, graveur et illustrateur français.

Biographie

Henri Clément Serveau suit successivement les cours de l'École nationale des arts décoratifs puis de l'École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts à Paris de 1904 à 1914.
Il débute en 1905 au Salon des indépendants et participe ensuite aux Salons des artistes français, aux Salons d'automne, aux Salons des Tuileries.

En 1907-1909, il est militaire au  de chasseurs à pied dans les Vosges à Remiremont. Il est inscrit à l'École municipale de dessin dirigée par monsieur Rondot. À la distribution des prix en juillet 1908, il est classé hors-concours. Idem le . Parmi les membres du jury se trouve l'architecte Charles Hindermeyer. Serveau a 21 ans, mademoiselle Yvette Hindermeyer en a 17. Ils se marient en 1913 à Remiremont. Par la suite, ses séjours à Remiremont sont fréquents, il y réalise des toiles, paysages et portraits.

Directeur artistique des éditions Ferenczi dès 1919, il illustre, à l'aide de la technique du bois gravé, de nombreux ouvrages (soixante-dix-huit) du Livre moderne illustré. Colette en fut la directrice littéraire pendant plusieurs années. Il participe également à une trentaine d'autres ouvrages. Il reçoit une médaille d'honneur en 1920, de bronze en 1921, d'argent en 1926 et enfin d'or en 1929.

Pour les monuments aux morts conçus par son beau-père Charles Hindermeyer dans la région de Remiremont, il crée les cartons des mosaïques pour : Le Syndicat en 1923, Ventron en 1923, émaux de Venise exécutés par Moro-Lin, Rupt-sur-Moselle en 1923 par les frères Mauméjean, mosaïstes à Paris, et La Bresse en 1923, exposé au Salon la même année, réalisé également par les frères Mauméjean. Grâce à son maître Luc-Olivier Merson, il crée des maquettes de billets de banque. Il dessine ou grave quarante-deux timbres-poste français ou étrangers de 1956 à 1970. En septembre 1933, il se remarie à Paris  avec Sara Sophie Wisoume (née à Smolensk en janvier 1903 et décédée en 1996).

Après un voyage en Grèce en 1934, il s'adonne au post-cubisme. Il participe à des expositions . Il est nommé chevalier de la Légion d'honneur en 1936. Il réalise aussi un grand nombre de fresques dont une de six mètres sur trois au lycée de Meaux, où il a été élève. Il dirige l'École de fresques de l'École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, décore le pavillon du tourisme à l'Exposition universelle de 1937. Il participe à de nombreuses expositions d'art français (Suède, Londres, États-Unis, Canada...) où chaque fois il réalise et vend des œuvres.

En 1948, il expose à la Galerie Barreiro.

Il décède à Paris le , il est enterré au cimetière de Bourbonne-les-Bains où il possédait une maison rue Vellonne. Une salle du musée local lui est consacrée.

Exemples de billets et timbres

 le billet de 5 francs Berger
 le billet de 300 francs émis en 1945
 le billet de 1000 francs Minerve et Hercule
 les billets de 100 francs type 1936 pour l'Institut Afrique Occidentale Française et le Togo
 Le même billet de 100 francs type 1956 modifié 1960 pour la BCEAO
 Le billet  de 1000 francs type 1945 modifié 1956 pour l'Institut Afrique Occidentale Française et le Togo
 les billets de 1000 et 5000 francs type 1960 pour la BCEAO
 les billets de 50- 500-5000 francs type 1950 pour la Banque de Madagascar et Comores y.c surchargés
 Les 42 blocs-feuillets, carnets ou timbres français de Clément Serveau. Listage dans l'ordre des dates de mise en vente.

Notes et références

Liens externes

 l'Adresse Musée de La Poste. Portraits d'artistes: Clément Serveau, photographie autographe signée
 Paris, musée national d'Art moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou
 Joconde, Portail des collections des musées de France. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen
 Clément Serveau, French Banknotes (Anglais)
 Clément Serveau, La Chemise verte, huile sur toile, , Christie's Paris, 24 mai 2006
 Clément Serveau, Le Bordel, huile sur toile, , Christie's Paris, 12 décembre 2005
 Clément Serveau, Le pot bleu à la fenêtre, huile sur toile, , Christie's Paris, 12 décembre 2005
 Clément Serveau, Déesses antiques flottant sur des nuages, huile sur toile, , Tajan, Paris, 9 juin 2011
 Clément Serveau est l'artiste qui a réalisé le plus d'études et de billets pour la Banque de France

Graveur français du XXe siècle
Graveur sur bois
Illustrateur français du XXe siècle
Dessinateur de billets de banque
Naissance en juin 1886
Naissance dans le 10e arrondissement de Paris
Décès en juillet 1972
Décès à 86 ans


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Get to know our manager, Bridget Bentley
Bendigo, Blog
In January, Bendigo Foodshare appointed a new manager, Bridget Bentley, to oversee the organisation.
Many of you will be familiar with Bridget from her previous role as our Grow Cook Share Project Coordinator and Food Ambassador. However, you may not know much about Bridget's previous work and life outside Bendigo Foodshare.
Here are seven interesting facts about our new manager!
1. What inspired you to work at Bendigo Foodshare?
It is important to me that through all facets of my life, I can positively contribute to creating a healthier community and environment. Bendigo Foodshare provides me with the perfect opportunity to do this professionally; however, it actually gives me so much more.
We all know that food poverty is a big issue in this country and is a consequence of a huge range of reasons. But do we really understand who it can affect? At Bendigo Foodshare, we get asked all the time, "Who's at greatest risk of suffering from food poverty? Who does it affect?" And the simple answer is that it could affect anyone of us. Many of us have experienced financial hardship through some time in our lives. I have, and while I was fortunate enough not to have to stress about where my kids' next meal might come from, I did feel the stress of an uncertain future.
One in five Australian kids go to school hungry! Living in this lucky and wealthy country of ours, this is unacceptable! Access to healthy food is a basic human right, and as a society, we should be doing more to support this.
I work for Bendigo Foodshare to do my bit to support the community, and to know that if I fell on hard times, that some of the worries about putting enough food on the table to feed my family would be reduced.
2. How have you settled in as the new manager?
Another reason I work for Bendigo Foodshare is to work with an amazing team of passionate, dedicated and generous people, all working together for the same cause – to help collect and distribute food that would have otherwise gone to landfill to those in need. Working in such a dynamic and positive environment has made it easy to settle in and get on with the job of helping this group of dedicated volunteers achieve Bendigo Foodshare's goals!
We have so much going on – our Grow Cook Share project, collecting and distributing more food from local food donors seven days a week, engaging with the Bendigo community to encourage support through fundraising and volunteering, and getting ready for our upcoming Million Meals in May campaign. It's a case of all hands on deck!
3. What is your professional background?
I have a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and worked in the agricultural industry, natural resource management, sustainability and emergency management sectors, in the areas of social and market research, behaviour change, stakeholder engagement, marketing and business strategy, and project management. I have consulted to Government agencies at the Federal, State and Local levels, industry groups, Catchment Management Authorities, leading agribusinesses, water authorities and NGOs, to name a few.
The thing I loved the most about this time in my life was travelling around rural and regional Australia, chatting to farmers and communities around the kitchen table, in the paddock, at the pub and at community events, about their challenges, opportunities and experiences. I felt privileged that they trusted me with their stories and to deliver their messages to those influencing policies and programs on their farms and within their communities.
4. What are your three biggest life accomplishments?
My biggest achievement by far has been returning to work after over eight years of family leave. The barriers women face getting back into the workforce after having children are enormous. This was no different for me this time last year; I was struggling to imagine how I would return to work. To have been given the opportunity of working on the amazing Grow Cook Share project and now to take on the new role of Manager at Bendigo Foodshare is something of which I feel really proud. My biggest learnings from this experience are to seize the opportunity (no matter its size) and to give it all you've got; and that sometimes the things we're most scared of are the very things most worth pursuing.
My biggest personal achievement was moving from the safety of the city, where everything was familiar, and I was surrounded by my family and friends, to a rambling hobby farm in the middle of a Wimmera broad acre paddock, with three kids under three. We not only survived, we thrived, immersing ourselves in the beauty, colour and richness that country life and rural communities have to offer.
The achievement I will never forget was sailing on a 60ft yacht from Argentina to Antarctica to experience its wildness and beauty, with Steve Irwin on board!
6. One word that describes you the best.
Passionate!
Anyone can need food support: a personal account
Bendigo Foodshare responds to community concerns over Coronavirus


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Infineon, the Munich-based semiconductor and microelectronics company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Alibaba Cloud Computing to promote Chinese IoT. The MoU focuses on increasing uses and speeding adoption of IoT for smart life and smart industry applications in China. Infineon will collaborate with Alibaba Cloud to expand and promote AliOS Things, the… Read More
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Workers Comp Claims for COVID-19 Likely to Fail
By: Joshua Higgins, Partner in Kelley Kronenberg's Fort Lauderdale office.
Workers' Comp Claims for COVID-19 Likely to Fail, South Florida Business and Wealth, March 2020
While the pandemic of COVID-19 rages on and daily life for most Floridians has been altered tremendously, many employers and insurance carriers will face the question of whether an employee who contracts COVID-19 could have a compensable workers' compensation claim.
While there is no black-and-white answer as to whether an employee who contracts COVID-19 has a compensable workers' compensation accident/injury, Florida Statute 440.151(1)(a) ("Occupational Diseases") does provide instructive guidance. In relevant part, this statute provides as follows: [I]n no case shall an employer be liable for compensation under the provisions of this section unless such disease has resulted from the nature of the employment in which the employee was engaged under such employer, was actually contracted while so engaged, and the nature of the employment was the major contributing cause of the disease. "Nature of the employment" means that in the occupation in which the employee was so engaged there is attached a particular hazard of such disease that distinguishes it from the usual run of occupations, or the incidence of such disease is substantially higher in the occupation in which the employee was so engaged than in the usual run of occupations.
This statute, in short, protects against the viability of an avalanche of potential COVID-19 claims that could be filed. While there certainly will be COVID-19 claims which should be deemed and accepted as compensable (such as hospital workers involved directly with the treatment and care of COVID-19 patients, in some cases), the vast majority of claims should not be accepted as compensable based upon the above statutory provision.
In order to make a sound decision as it relates to compensability of a COVID-19 workers' compensation claim, it is imperative that employers relay to their insurance carriers specific details as to the worker's job tasks and role, and that specific information be obtained from the worker as it relates to what exposure the worker had, if known, with an individual who had COVID-19. Like many "occupational disease" workers' compensation claims, compensability is almost entirely dependent on the specific facts of the claim, as opposed to any steadfast rule.
With a detailed early investigation and efficient communication between the employer, carrier, and defense attorney, the waters of forthcoming COVID-19 claims can be effectively navigated.


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← Loving Liverpool (1)
Loving Liverpool (3) Museum of the Moon →
Loving Liverpool (2) Pier Head
In which we continue our exploration of Liverpool
I finished up the previous post in the waterfront area and was heading into the Albert Dock Area. However, the view across the Mersey looks something like this… (images are 1500 wide) Liverpool Naval and Merchant Navy Memorials are at the bottom of the page
(1500 x 291)
There was a lot to see around here, and I have to admit that a lot of it did not interest me, although some stuff made me scratch my head. For instance, take the Superlambanana….
(This is a different one from the one on the last page). What amuses me is that no matter how many signs are pasted on it prohibiting people from climbing on it, there will always be kids hell bent on getting into the saddle. The sculpture is really an ironic comment on the dangers of genetic engineering, but it also acknowledges the many bananas and lambs that passed through Liverpool's bustling docks. Personally I thought it was quirky, and I like quirky.
The dock area where I was now is reasonably simple, although distances can be long. Each is connected to each other via large gates and that helped when ships were sailing into the river, bearing in mind that during low tide the docks were a self contained system that would carry on working even when there was no access to the outside. It has now become the preserve of yuppies and private boats, and ships are a distant memory.
Quite a number of items and buildings have survived the many changes wrought over the years, and of course the bombing campaign during The Blitz did not help either, although I am sure it sparked a bit of a redesign shortly after the war ended.
Most of the docks were closed in the 1970's, while others were "repurposed", but the days of cargo ships coming and going from this area had come to a close. The passenger liner business also collapsed as the jet aircraft became more popular and plummeting profits sent many well founded ships prematurely to the breakers. Southampton is probably the biggest cruise ship destination in the UK, but Liverpool is slowly picking up its own share of arrivals. There was only one arrival during my days in Liverpool and I will deal with her separately.
There were 2 drydocks in the Canning Dock area that interested me and both we occupied. The first by the MV Edmund Gardner, a former pilot cutter that was launched in 1953. I was hoping to look around her but she was fenced off and painted in dazzle camouflage.
The other dock was occupied by De Wadden, a three-masted auxiliary schooner built in the Netherlands in 1917.
One poignant item in this area is one of the propellers from the ill fated Lusitania.
On the right hand side of the image is the steam tug/tender Daniel Adamson, Built as the Ralph Brocklebank in 1903, she was renamed in 1936. and served with the Manchester Ship Canal Company. She was restored by the Daniel Adamson Preservation Society and entered passenger-carrying service under steam on 22 April 2017.
If you stood on board the Daniel Adamson and looked across the dock the view would be something like this..
The tall chimney belongs to the pump house and the buildings on the right house the Maritime Museum which was my next destination. There was also a very strange cat/rat combo that drew a lot of attention. I had no idea what the significance of it was, but apparently it was created from around 1,000 reclaimed milk containers, cut up by hand by the artist and then stitched on to chicken wire. There were supposedly similar rat statues but I never saw them. The artist was Faith Bebbington. After a quick bite I went to the Maritime Museum. It was on multiple levels and much to my dismay one level dealt with the Titanic! Fortunately they also dealt with the Merchant Navy so I didn't have to read all that rehashed material. To be honest I really preferred the Museum here to the one in Southampton. This one had more ship models for starters! Lusitania is probably more relevant to Liverpool, Titanic may have been registered in Liverpool but never called there, whereas the Lusitania and Mauretania would have used this as their home port.
Suitably satiated it is time for some of my famous random images in and around the docks
There were a number of statues in the area too, and two of them caught my eye. The first I thought was Elvis, but it turns out that it was Billy Fury (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983).
Billy Fury
The other is called "The Crossing" and it is a very poignant one. It shows a young family migrating from Liverpool to the new world. The plaque reads:
"In commemoration of an estimated 85 000
Latter-Day Saints, who sailed from Eurpoe to
America, from 1851 to 1900
We thank this city for cradling our ancestors.
Donated by the 2001 Sea Trek Foundation
and James Moses Jex Family"
The sculptor is Mark DeGraffenried and it shows the one child stepping forward at the front, symbolising migration to the unknown world whilst the child at the back is playing with a crab and symbolises a deep association with the sea.
It was time for me to head back to the hotel to check in and have a shower and plan the balance of my day. So far it had been a very enjoyable day, I had almost done the ferry trip but it was only running at 4 pm and I did not really want to wait that long so decided that tomorrow was another day. I strolled back to my hotel, but detoured at James Street Station and caught the underground to Lime Street. It is a short hop, but it saved me a longish walk.
I can chalk one more up to my list of experiences as a result.
Liverpool Naval and Merchant Navy Memorials.
The Merchant Navy Memorials in Liverpool are situated on the waterfront facing the Mersey and the Birkenhead side of the river bank. The city played an important role in the Battle of the Atlantic as Western Approaches Command was based in the city, and many of the men and ships that sailed in the convoys came from this port.
A few metres further is a raised block with a number of relevant dedications. The two memorials are between Google Earth co-ordinates: 53.403829° -2.996822° . Of particular relevance was this plaque that does not really make up for the lack of recognition of men and women from so many other countries that lost their lives in the Merchant Navy during both wars.
There was also an Arandora Star Plaque which served as a reminder that all ships were in danger of being sunk, whether combatant or non-combatant.
Norwegians, Poles and Belgians are also commemorated on this block:
Unfortunately these plaques are mounted on what appears to be some sort of housing for some unidentified machinery/access chamber and really do not connect too well with the Merchant Navy Memorial close by. I would have thought that a unified MN memorial would have meant much more instead of having these two distinct groupings that appear as an afterthought. The Maritime Museum also had a very good Merchant Navy exhibition on while I was visiting.
Liverpool Naval Memorial may be found on the Mersey River Bank between the Ferry Terminal and the Museum of Liverpool. (GPS co-ordinates: 53.40349, -2.99659). There are 1408 identified casualties from the Second World War on the memorial.
Liverpool Naval Memorial
The memorial was designed by C. Blythin and S.H. Smith and was unveiled by the Admiral of the Fleet, The Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, K.T., G.C.B., O.M., D.S.O., on the 12th November 1952.
More than 13000 officers and men from the Merchant Navy served with the Royal Navy and they were subject to Naval discipline while generally retaining their Merchant Navy rates of pay and other conditions. Liverpool was manning port for many of the various types of auxiliary vessels, including armed merchant cruisers and boarding vessels, cable ships, rescue tugs, and others on special service.
Representative Panel
Two of the more well known ships on the memorial are HMS Rawalpindi and HMS Jervis Bay which were both sunk protecting their convoys from German surface raiders. The memorial is a difficult one to photograph as it is a very popular spot with people, and I was never really able to get decent photographs of it from land side, and the closest I got from the ferry was:
It is also very close to the statue of Captain Frederic John Walker RN.
This was not one of my better memorial explorations, but if ever I return I will rectify the situation.
After the break…
Finding Abercromby Park, and the Anglican Cathedral.
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Home Radio News Customers say XM didn't let them go without a fight
Customers say XM didn't let them go without a fight
The Washington Times reports former XM Satellite Radio customers say the D.C. company has made it difficult to cancel their radio subscriptions. The story says XM estimates that about 5,000 subscribers canceled their subscriptions in protest of the decision to suspend Opie & Anthony after they aired a nasty segment recently on rape talk re: Condoleezza Rice and Laura Bush. But canceling wasn't easy. Nearly a dozen of those interviewed said they encountered hang-ups, arguments from XM reps and unsolicited promotions when they tried to cancel their service.
Excerpts from the story:
"Former subscriber Bill Platt placed his first call May 15, the day XM announced its suspension of the shock jocks, and was told that his radio subscriptions were canceled. The next day, he called to verify the cancellations and was told they were set to cancel May 27. "I asked them, 'Can you please make this effective immediately?' " he said. "They agreed."Mr. Platt, a Woodbury, N.J., resident, is one of several former subscribers who posted recordings of his calls on YouTube. On May 17, he was told that the radios were still active and was eventually disconnected. The next day, a representative told him that his subscriptions were not canceled, but rather suspended.
He asked: "Are they, like, canceled – deactivated immediately – or are they suspended?"
"It's just only suspended," a representative responded after a pause. The representative then asked Mr. Platt whether he wished to suspend his account for a month, to which he replied, no. Then, the representative said the records revealed that it was canceled after all.
Mr. Platt's nine-minute call has been viewed more than 38,000 times on YouTube. Videos posted by other users, such as "How to properly cancel XM after they canned Opie and Anthony," or "I cancel my XM account" chronicle similar hardships.
Other customers who tried to cancel their service in response to the company's handling of the shock jocks describe experiences similar to Mr. Platt's.
"It took more than two weeks, five phone calls, numerous e-mails … and ultimately a formal complaint to our state attorney general to have our subscriptions canceled as requested," said Susan Santory, a Redding, Conn., resident who shared five XM radio subscriptions with her fiance."
XM spokesman Chance Patterson told the paper XM radios must be turned on to be activated or deactivated and suggested that subscribers whose radios continued to work may not have followed deactivation instructions properly. The process involves the company's satellites sending a signal to the individual radio, he said, and takes a matter of minutes.
"If somebody wants to cancel, they can cancel," he said. "I don't know of any incident [in which a person has had a problem canceling their service]. That doesn't make sense."
Patterson also told The Times said a person could cancel their subscription through the website.
SmartMedia observation: Reminds us of the trouble AOL subscribers used to have to go through when canceling during the mad rush to broadband. When it comes to customer service, these days it pays to be good at it, as the internet can be used as a massive retaliation weapon. XM got spanked on this one. Too much pressure on customer reps to talk them out of dropping service and talk them into adding more often backfires. Perhaps XM read the tea leaves wrong on suspending O&A, but if they hadn't, we wonder what kind of boycotts from women's groups they'd be experiencing right now. Can you say "Rock and a Hard Place?"
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Elegant and Sophisticated, French Tulle Bird Cage Veil with white Coque Feathers. Attached on to a silk wrapped 36 toothed comb to help keep it securely in your hair. This veil can also be worn a bit forward on the head to grace the tip of the nose or over the lips. Also available in black.


The Transportation Benefit District (TBD) Board was disbanded effective December 31, 2016. Approval of TBD actions now occur by the City Council at their regular meetings.
Transportation Benefit Districts are authorized by state law solely for the purpose of transportation improvements. They are a type of special district. A Transportation Benefit District (TBD) was established by Ordinance No. 2584 of the Mountlake Terrace City Council in December 2011.
The Mountlake Terrace TBD Board consists of City Council members in an independent ex officio role as required by State law. The TBD Board had its first meeting on January 3, 2012 and adopted TBD Ordinance No. 1 to provide a $20 annual vehicle license fee.
The TBD's priority project is the Downtown Main Street Revitalization Project. The Main Street Project will design street, pedestrian, and bicycle enhancements along with improvements to utilities, street lighting and signals, stormwater systems, and undergrounding of overhead power along 56th Avenue (236th Street north to 230th Street), and 232nd and 234th Streets, as well as along 236th Street from 56th Avenue to the Transit Station.
After a public hearing on January 3, 2012, the Board adopted TBD Ordinance Number 1 (PDF), which established a $20 fee on each qualifying vehicle license, in accordance with state law, and identified the transportation projects to be funded with TBD fee revenues.
On February 6, 2012, the Board held its second meeting and adopted by resolution (TBD Resolution Number 1) a set of organizational rules. It also adopted bylaws TBD Resolution Number 2 (PDF) and a material change policy TBD Resolution Number 3 (PDF).
The Board held its third public meeting on March 5, 2012 and approved an inter local agreement with the Washington State Department of Licensing to collect the TBD fees and remit them back to the City (except for the 1% amount to be kept by the Department of Licensing for administering the fee program). Also, the Board approved an interlocal agreement with the Washington Cities Insurance Authority to provide insurance for the TBD.


Many of us are used to our wearable devices telling us we need to get more sleep, sending us a little badge for beating our personal best running times or applauding us for hitting 10,000 steps.
But what about a wearable alerting you to a serious health problem that ultimately saves your life?
Thanks to advances in sensors, newly-approved accessories and improved deep-learning software, a future in which our wearables become as important as our doctors isn't far off.
We spoke to Rachael Fisher, a Customer Service Advisor for recycling company Bywaters, who last year had her life potentially saved by a wearable.
"I decided to randomly check my heartbeat to see what my resting BPM was using the Apple Watch. However, to my shock it was showing it was 140/150bpm (the average is between 70 to 100bpm)," Fisher told us.
Fisher's story is remarkable, but she's not alone. Similar stories about how a mainstream wearable device has alerted users to an issue that proved life-saving have made headlines in recent months.


Jennifer Selvig and Wayne Huseby went out to the end of Weaverling Spit to retrieve half of the "shell stacks" that they had deployed in late May.
The "shell stacks", made up of 11 Pacific oyster shells, provide an appropriate substrate for native oyster larvae to deposit themselves. The stacks will be sent to the labs in Olympia to be viewed under a microscope for evidence of native oyster "spat". The remaining half of the stacks will be collected in late May of 2019 or one year from initial deployment. A new set of "shell stacks" will be deployed at that time.
A great way for citizen scientists to help with important research on this once abundant mollusk!


If you're looking to employ workers in Serbia, you may be struggling due to all kinds of different macroeconomic factors. Luckily, help is at hand. In this article, we'll take a look at how to go about finding the perfect candidate.
When it comes to employing people in Serbia, branding is now more important than ever. The basic laws of supply and demand are at work here: the unemployment rate is decreasing, but the number of job adverts appearing online is simultaneously skyrocketing. That means companies are under more pressure to brand themselves well in order to attract employees.
2. Target the exact people you need.
Although it may seem counter-intuitive, it's not always a good idea to have your job description seen by every potential candidate. Sometimes, results are better for a targeted email campaign, for example, as it means your open position will be put in front of suitable candidates rather than those who would never consider applying.
3. Be generous with information.
The more you share about salary potential, job description and responsibilities entailed by the position, the more likely you will be to receive lots of applications. What's more, this will filter out candidates who wouldn't be suitable for the role, which cuts down on problems later.
4. Know when to go offline.
For those many hard-to-fill blue-collar positions open in Serbia today, online may not be your only option. Many companies are starting to notice that offline presentations and local meetings to attract candidates are more effective with this kind of position.
5. Vary the application processes.
For example, it's a very good idea to include more than one channel for applicants to get in touch, such as a phone number. What's more, not every blue-collar worker in Serbia will have a CV, so creating another way for them to apply for your job is crucial.
Ultimately, it's clear that employers operating in Serbia will need to up their game if they want to attract blue-collar workers to help advance their business.
But by thinking carefully and strategically about your recruitment processes, it's possible to build a top quality workforce suitable for the demands of the modern economy.
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Funds up to $2,500 to support organizations presenting out-of-state, Southern writers.
The Literary Arts Touring grant program offers presenting organizations the opportunity to receive financial support to engage Southern writers (fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry) who reside outside of the presenter's state. Support is awarded to literary projects that contain both a public reading and an educational component such as a writing workshop. The project can include a single engagement by a writer or multiple writers involved in an event (for example, writers series or festivals). The maximum request is 50% of the writers' fees, up to a total grant of $2,500. Each writer is required to fully-participate in the reading and educational/outreach component. Projects must take place between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.


We wish to appoint a programmer to join the programming team within the Health Services Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen. The team provides programming support and data management for multi-centre health care randomised trials and other research studies. This will include preparing randomisation schedules, setting up databases, and programming applications for data collection and assisting with the conduct of the studies (such as monitoring recruitment and scheduling participant follow up).
You should have a relevant degree in computing with demonstrable programming experience. Experience of creating dynamic web applications using ASP.NET and C# and knowledge of database design within SQL Server (2005 or later) is essential.
It is anticipated that the project activities will be completed within 2 years of the agreed post start date. This appointment will be made subject to the usual terms and conditions of employment of the University.
The closing date for applications is 9th January 2012.


As Toronto's number one group destination for school trips, tour groups or team visits, the Hockey Hall of Fame is in a league of its own. Much more than simply a standard sports museum, the Hall offers a vibrant, entertaining and interactive journey for your group! Choose your group type to plan your group's visit to the Hall.
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Combine your class visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame with the Hockey Hall of Fame Education Program. Available in three levels: Junior (grades 4 - 6); Intermediate (grades 7 - 8); and Senior (grades 9 - 12).
For every 10 students in your group we offer a complimentary general adult admission! Additional adults pay a special rate (eg. $10.00 or $11.00).
Show your current Ontario College of Teachers membership card and receive FREE admission to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Offer valid for one free admission and cannot be combined with any other promotional offer or in conjunction with a group visit.
>>Whether your team is in town for a tournament, celebrating the end of the season, or simply wanting a fun team outing, the Hockey Hall of Fame has it ALL!
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Oxford & Cambridge Libraries
James, Thomas.
Ecloga Oxoniensis-Cantabrigiensis. — London: George Bishop & John Norton, 1600.
Thomas James (1573?–1629), librarian to Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613) and first librarian of the Bodleian Library, compiled this list of the manuscripts at Oxford and Cambridge, the earliest institutional library catalogue in the Grolier Club library.
Gift of Lucius Wilmerding.
Nuremberg Library
Saubert, Johann.
Historia bibliothecae Reip. Noribergensis …. —Nuremberg: W. Endter, 1643.
This early history of the Nuremberg Library by Johann Saubert (1592–1646) includes, as an appendix comprising nearly half of its 214 pages, a census of the library's books printed before 1500. As such, it represents not only the first catalogue of incunabula, but the first time books printed during the early decades of printing were set apart in a special class.
Bequest of Mrs. William Loring Andrews, 1931.
Hyde, Thomas.
Catalogus impressorum librorum bibliothecae Bodleianae …. — Oxford: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1674.
In 1674 Thomas Hyde (1636–1703), Bodleian librarian and later professor of Hebrew and Arabic at Oxford, prepared this new catalogue of the printed books in the library. The flyleaf bears the early ownership inscription and extensive annotations of Sir George Fleming (1667–1747), later Bishop of Carlisle. Using the printed Bodleian catalogue as a foundation, Fleming created a manuscript inventory of the library he assembled while an Oxford student. The volume is thus doubly valuable: a printed record of the Bodleian Library as it existed in 1674, plus a superimposed manuscript record of its influence on a contemporary English book collector.
Bibliothèque de Sainte-Geneviève
Du Molinet, Claude.
Le cabinet de la bibliothèque de Sainte-Geneviève. — Paris: A. Dezallier, 1692.
The twelve-year tenure of Claude du Molinet (1620–1687) as librarian of the Bibliothèque de Sainte-Geneviève is marked by his addition of a cabinet of curiosities to the library's 20,000 volumes. This description of the collection is profusely illustrated with remarkable copper plates by German engraver Franz Ertinger (1640–ca. 1710), including seven double-page plates at the beginning showing interior views of the library and its exhibition rooms.
Yale College Library
Clap, Thomas.
A catalogue of the library of Yale-College in New-Haven. — N. London, [Conn.]: T. Green, 1743.
This catalogue, the first issued by the Yale College library, is also the earliest catalogue of an American institutional library in the Grolier Club. The catalogue comprises 1,100 short author entries, and headings include languages, mathematics, philosophy, anatomy and "chirurgery," voyages and travels, morality, and divinity. Compiler Thomas Clap (1703–1767), served as fifth rector and first president of Yale.
Gift of Donald Oresman, 2002.
Libraries in the Levant
Curzon, Robert.
Notes of some of the original libraries in the Levant where manuscripts still exist … [manuscript], ca. 1837.
Traveller and bibliophile Robert Curzon (1810–1872) first visited monastic libraries in Egypt, Asia Minor, Greece and Albania in 1833–1834, hoping to acquire ancient texts for his own personal collection. Curzon's affability and charm gained him access to several obscure monasteries, and he returned to England with armfuls of Greek manuscripts. Curzon was introduced to the eccentric collector Sir Thomas Phillipps in December 1836, and sometime in 1837 Curzon gave Phillipps this short autograph account of his travels.
Gift of Jean Mermin Horblit in honor of her husband, Harrison Horblit, 1995.
Visits to monasteries in the Levant. — London: John Murray, 1849.
Curzon recorded his remarkable experiences in Greece and the Near East in the highly popular Visits to monasteries in the Levant, which went through several editions over the next thirty years.
Gift of C. Ewing in memory of A. N. L. Munby.
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Drilling in the NN Zone continues to expand mineralization up-dip, down-dip and along strike. Mineralization in the main pit area, which includes the NN and EP Zones, has now been defined over a strike length of some 1.4 kilometres and remains open to the west. The NN Zone has the potential to host significant open-pit and underground style resources as further demonstrated by previously released intersections that include 2g/t Au across 22.4m (0.24 oz/ton across 73.5 feet) in hole MM040, 39.15g/t Au across 3.6m (1.14 oz/ton across 11.8 feet) in hole MM048 and 6.91 g/t Au across 18.7 m (0.20 oz/ton across 61.4 feet) in hole MM074.
"Drilling in the NN Zone continues to intersect some of the highest grade near-surface mineralization on the Property that could be mined by open pit methods in the early stages of potential operations at Hardrock" stated Ewan Downie, President of Premier. "These results bolster the significant resources already defined on the Property and demonstrate the excellent potential to materially increase resources in 2010".
The NN Zone is one of several potential open pit zones that comprise the "Main Area" at Hardrock that was subject to a NI43-101 compliant resource announced earlier in 2010. The expected future addition of the Kailey deposit, which is separate from the Main Area, and the current expansion drilling in the NN Zone continues to suggest the potential for the Hardrock Project to host a multi-million ounce gold resource.
The current drilling is focused on defining and expanding the limits of a large mineralized system within the NN Zone area of the Northern Iron Formation with two drill rigs. The plunge of the NN Zone is shallow to the west and it remains open for expansion. Recent drilling down dip continues to confirm wide zones of mineralization within the NN Zone. New drill results from the NN Zone are contained in Table 1.
Open pit-style mineralization at Main Area, Tenacity Zone, and the Kailey deposit. Hardrock's recent NI43-101 mineral resource estimates that, at a 0.60 g/t Au cut off, some 955,000 ounces Indicated and 645,000 ounces Inferred occur in near surface deposits potentially amenable to open pit mining. Premier believes these resources can be significantly expanded.
The main mined zones which remain open below the 600m Level. Recent drilling below the North Zone workings has returned numerous wide intercepts including 5.4 g/t Au across 57.1 m and 10.1 g/t Au across 24.2 m up to 100 metres below the bottom level. Recent drilling (assays pending) continues to intersect strong mineralization further down-plunge in this horizon.
The Hardrock Project is operated under a joint venture with Goldstone Resources Inc. (TSX-V:GRC) (Premier holds a 70% interest). The Hardrock Project is host to several past-producing mines which collectively produced nearly 3.0 Million ounces of gold primarily from shallow depths within 600 metres of surface from 1938-1968. The Hardrock Project benefits from development advantages with the Trans-Canada Highway, Trans-Canada Pipeline, and major power lines running through the center of the property. A revised resource calculation is expected to be completed following the 2010 drill program containing both open pit and underground style resources.