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Marketers are focus on the wrong things.
There, I said it. And to those of you that are reacting with a "Hell no!", prove me wrong.
And I get it – to a point. We use these 'tools' to reach our audience and engage with them. To listen to them, understand them, develop more relevant, unique, valuable solutions for their unmet, under-served wants and needs.
Who is your customer? Your audience?
Most organizations can't tell you. Or their leadership team members can't keep the story straight. Or the leadership team is going on their gut rather than any data or research or investigation…or rational thought.
Ahh, no. It's not. And with that level of "targeting", knowing the '6 Killer Tips to Promote His Instagram Page' wasn't going to make a difference for his business.
A member of the senior leadership team at a 4-year, private, non-profit college told me that "…any adult that wants a quality education…" is their target.
Unfortunately the college didn't offer online degree programs…which a substantial number of prospective students wanted.
The college didn't offer a really good selection of courses at night or on the weekends so a great many prospective students didn't enroll because they couldn't take courses Monday through Friday between 8 am and 5 pm.
The college also didn't have convenient locations with ample parking which caused a large number of prospective students to enroll elsewhere.
And no one in marketing or enrollment was all that sure if the college offered an interest free monthly payment plan – which their competitors did – so they never addressed the prospective student's need to manage the expense as part of their monthly budget.
But the college did invest 5-figures annually in marketing technology and had a wonderful Instagram presence.
They also consistently fell short of their enrollment targets.
So What Should Marketers Be Focused On?
The audience. What do they need? What do they want?
They don't need you to be the "Wizard of Facebook" or the "Master of Snapchat" unless you are using Facebook and Snapchat to give them something unique, valuable, relevant.
It's about the quality of the communication. The relevance. The message and offer that answers "What's in it for me" and motivates the audience to respond in an appropriate manner ASAP.
As marketers, we need to remember that all this technology is part of it all – but it's not all of it. What is truly important is our ability to understand them so well that we can develop unique, valuable solutions. If we do that, our audience will talk about us…the need for promotion might still be there, but word-of-mouth and referrals will jump. Then they will be posting their own stories to Snapchat and Instagram and Facebook…lessening the load from your own shoulders.
And remember – you can always Ask a Consultant. It's free.


Ooo look who showed up to play not only once but TWICE two days in a row! I'm praying next week my well of blog ideas doesn't run dry. Anyways I have been trying to figure out how to incorporate my love for music more into this blog. I know I've said it before but a long time ago back in my college days I started a music blog where I would post the latest in new music and featured a lot of indie artists. I loved always being able to talk about music but being expected to update the blog every time something new was released (which was often every hour, all day) became a lot more than I could handle. But I never lost my love for music. And that's where "Play Or Pause" comes in, every now and then when I hear something I really like or not sure if I like, I'll post it here and then ask you if it is worthy enough to be played or put on pause for life. Easy right?
The first song is from one of my favorite groups Haim! I have been in love with these sisters since I heard their track "Falling" a little over a year ago and played it for like three weeks straight. What I love most about them is that they write all of their own music and are extremely talented instrument players which I think is extremely rare to find in a world full of electronic music. I have never seen them really DANCE in any of their videos before so the video for "If I Could Change Your Mind" definitely shocked me. But homegirls are getting down! I'm big on "feel good" music so anything that makes me wan't to get up out of my seat and dance off beat is definitely worthy of being put onto my iPhone.
So what do you think, should I play or pause?


The whole year our comfort hut expects you after an exciting day. Your cosy home on time: Relax with a sauna session in the in-house sauna, enjoy a glass of red wine at the hut bar, or let on the terrace of the summer cottage or before a crackling fire in the chimney stove the day in the mountains end.
In the spring, summer and autumn mountains, meadows and alps lure and invite to walking, Nordic Walking, mountaineering, climbing, canoeing, riding a bike and mountainbiking. Moreover, the region offers almost inexhaustible sports fun and leisure fun for young and old from tennis and golfing up to horse riding, swimming and miniature golf. In winter our hut is an ideal starting point to reach the incredible skiing areas of Hochkönig, Schladming Dachstein, Großarltal, Gastein & the sports world of Salzburg. All together 860 km of preserved runway kilometres, distances of all degrees of difficulty as well as 270 lifts wait for the fans of ski alpine, cross-country skiing, ski tours, Snowboarding and Après ski.


Google's algorithm for search engines will be coded regularly. But the brilliant guys in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) come up with queries that measure the working of the existing algorithm. In 2015, experts have come up with perspectives that beat all the rest that existed previously. The biggest concern is on the future of search.
The description of this feature is based on the main word in sections of the code on the webpage. Using the appropriate title is the most important way to optimize on search. Although key words are useful in search, the relevancy of the page to the search question is more beneficial. Thus, such relevant pages will rank top on the list of available searches.
This feature depends on the way the key phrase is used in the website domain and how it impacts on the rankings of search results. Much influence is achieved when there is an exact match.
Description of this feature is how the webpage is ranked as determined by link metrics. Links that are of good quality will rank highly on searches. For this reason, brands are careful on how they choose their links. Contents that contain true information are expected to rank highly based on link metrics.
Description of this feature is how quality is shown by elements present on the domain of the page. Due to integration of social media into real-time search results, is clear things will have a turnaround soon. Also, brand searches are specific. Google will, therefore, give the required brand content.
This description creates a link between social platform sources and third parties. Content with a number of interactions on social media will rank highly on searches. Popularity also plays a part in search rankings.
This description is based on non-link features on WebPages. Mobile WebPages are not as influential as they were previously. Also, it is possible for websites that have republished material to rank higher than websites with original content.
This is a description of the domain name that hosts the webpage. Linking domains in a manner that is of good quality ensure that performance on searches is good. Also, relevance has a role to play in high rankings.
This is a description on the whole domain name. Though, it does not describe the link directly. Lengthiness of the domain influences how it ranks on searches but not so much compared to the major factors.
While it has been predicted that non-manipulative factors like anchor text will still b influential, it all depends on the factors that are being considered. Popularity is playing a big role in Google's recognition and a there is a likelihood of apps taking over websites. There are many expected changes, some of which we are seeing now.


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Indo-China tension
Ladakh clash: Talks are on but can't guarantee outcome, says Rajnath Singh
The defence minister during a visit to Ladakh said 'no force in the world can take away' India's land.
Jul 17, 2020 · 02:38 pm Updated Jul 17, 2020 · 03:06 pm
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits a forward base in Ladakh on July 17. | PTI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday acknowledged that India and China were holding talks to resolve the border dispute in Ladakh, but said he could not make any guarantees, the Hindustan Times reported. "Talks are underway to resolve the border dispute but to what extent it can be resolved I cannot guarantee," he said during a visit to a forward base in Ladakh. "I can assure you, not one inch of our land can be taken by any power in the world. If solution can be found by talks, there is nothing better."
However, he asserted that "no force in the world" can capture Indian territory, in a reference to the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control on June 15, in which 20 jawans were killed and 76 wounded, PTI reported.
"No force in world can take away land from India," Singh said . "India is not a weak country. We will not allow the sacrifice of our soldiers to go in vain." Singh told the troops that their bravery and sacrifice will continue to inspire Indians. Singh also said that he was saddened by the deaths of the soldiers in Ladakh, and paid tributes to them.
Singh also said that national pride is India strength, and "nobody can take it away".
The Indian Army had said Thursday that the disengagement process was "intricate and requires constant verification". Army Spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand added that the two sides were taking forward the disengagement process through frequent military and diplomatic meetings.
The disengagement between both India and China began after a telephonic conversation between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on July 5 that lasted nearly two hours. On July 6, both the countries had pulled back troops from the site of June 15 clashes at Galwan Valley in Ladakh.
Singh arrived in Leh, Ladakh on Friday as part of a two-day visit to the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. He will travel to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane accompanied the minister.
Upon his arrival, the defence minister first visited Stakna forward areas where the troops showed him paradropping skills of the Armed Forces. This is his first visit to the areas after the June 15 clash between Indian and Chinese troops in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
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July 21: Bob Dylan @ Camden, London 1993 – Photos
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Dylan makes a surprise appearance at Camden Lock market, an open-air market in Camden Town, London, where he is filmed in a restaurant called Fluke's Cradle and walking around in a top hat and frock coat by ex-Eurythmic Dave Stewart. The resultant footage appears as a promotional video for "Blood in My Eyes" cleverly lip-synched and intercut with shots of Dylan signing autographs and walking among the crowds. Dylan is accompanied by his regular bodyguard, Jim Callaghan, but remains very approach- able throughout the afternoon, even when dining at the restaurant.
-Clinton Heylin (Bob Dylan: A Life in Stolen Moments Day by Day 1941-1995 )
On July 21, 1993 Bob Dylan walked around in Camden Town, London in a top hat filming the video for "Blood In My Eyes". He signed autographs and seemed relaxed. There are many cool pictures of this event, here are 18. And of course the video for "Blood In My Eyes".
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July 7: Bob Dylan live on Wembley in London 1984 – Highway 61 Revisited
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Oh God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"
Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"
God say, "No." Abe say, "What?"
God say, "You can do what you want Abe, but
The next time you see me comin' you better run"
Well Abe says, "Where do you want this killin' done?"
God says, "Out on Highway 61"
…when Dylan bounded out onstage later that evening, wearing a black frock coat and sporting a shock of wild, curly hair, he looked, from a distance, like nothing less than a holy man possessed. And from the moment he and his band (ex-Faces' keyboard player Ian McLagan, ex-Stone the Crows drummer Colin Allen, bassist Greg Sutton and ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor) broke into an electrifying Chuck Berryish version of "Highway 61," it was clear that Dylan was once again a devoted rock & roller. Moreover, his voice – full of passionate declamations and dramatic vocal leaps, and displaying an emotional palette that ranged from proud anger to unabashed tenderness – immediately brought his audience back to the days of Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde.
– Rolling Stone Magazine
Dylan played some of the biggest and best known European music venues including Schaerbeek Football Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Ullevi Stadion in Gothenburg, Sweden, St. James Park in Newcastle, England, Wembley Stadium in London, England, Slane Castle in County Meath, Ireland.
His band included ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor on guitar, ex-Faces' keyboard player Ian McLagan, drummer Colin Allen and bassist Greg Sutton.
Dylan was joined by several major musicians on the tour including Carlos Santana (all concerts; Santana was an opening act), Joan Baez (Hamburg, Munich and Copenhagen), Hugues Aufray (Paris and Grenoble), Pino Daniele (Milan 24 June 1984), Van Morrison (Paris, London and County Meath), Eric Clapton (London), Chrissie Hynde (London), Bono (County Meath), Leslie Dowdall (County Meath) and Steve Wickham (County Meath).
Real Live was released in the winter 1984 which documented Dylan's 1984 summer, released by Columbia Records. Six songs from the album were recorded at Wembley Stadium on July 7, two songs were recorded at St. James Park on July 5 and another two were recorded at Slane Castle, Ireland on July 8
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July 7: Bob Dylan: Martha Quinn interview for MTV London 1984 (videos)
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..Dylan, who is interviewed backstage at Wembley by Martha Quinn for MTV. The interview lasts over half an hour. Dylan is extremely talkative, discussing such matters as his early days at the Cafe Wha, the recording of Infidels, and his attitude toward videos. MTV broadcasts very little of the interview. At the end of the interview, Dylan tells Quinn that she asked some really good questions.
~Clinton Heylin (Bob Dylan: A Life in Stolen Moments Day by Day 1941-1995 )
Martha Quinn: Will this tour help you reach a new generation?
Bob Dylan: I don't reach anybody. They find me. They find me. It's not for me to go out and reach somebody. If they can find me, they find me, and if they don't, they don't. That's the way it's always been. I don't think it's gonna change now just because I'm such an old man and it's nineteen-eighty… what is it?
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Feb 4: Bob Dylan performing One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below), London, England – 1990 (Video)
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Your breath is sweet
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie
But I don't sense affection
No gratitude or love
Your loyalty is not to me
But to the stars above
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go
To the valley below
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November 27: Bob Dylan live RAH, London, England 2013
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Antiguidade Clássica — período da história europeia, do século VIII a.C. ao século V d.C.
 Grécia Clássica — período da história da Grécia, entre  500 e 338 a.C., dominado por Atenas e Esparta
 Período Clássico (música) — período da música clássica, entre o século XVIII e XIX

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Mike Zito
Written by Randy Patterson
Posted July, 2011
Last summer, my daughter and I had a father/daughter date, going to see one of rock and blues icons from my youth, Johnny Winter. As I wrote in my review of the show (here), the opening act blew my daughter and I away. It was a three piece band that was fronted by its namesake, Mike Zito.
While seeing Johnny Winter perform will go down in my mind as one of the all time personal thrills of mine, I was struck and impressed by the power, presence and performance of Zito. How would one describe it? Hmmm. I think that I would call it a fun, non-conceited swagger that can only come when one has a healthy assessment of their abilities and having a ton of fun demonstrating those abilities to the enjoyment of others.
As my daughter and I left the show, I swung by the product table that displayed Zito's CD's and such and picked up a business card shaped magnet that read, "Peace Love Zito" and his website, MikeZito.com.
That magnet lay on my little jewelry and phone collector thingy in my closet for since that time, serving as a reminder that I really must try to score an interview with this remarkable talent. In fact, it did so for dang near a year until this year, as I was studying the line-up of talent that was going to appear the Dallas International Guitar Festival back in April, I saw that blues' Italian stallion was going to play there.
After the beam of light from Heaven went away and the angels finished singing from on high, signifying that it was time for me to pursue the interview, that's exactly what I did. The result was a great visit after his performance that included sharing the stage with Ryan McGarvey and Anders Osborne.
I knew that Zito had an album that was lined up to be released so I asked him about it.
"It's called Greyhound and I recorded it in Lafayette, Louisiana, at Dock Side Studio. Anders Osborne produced it. The guys that played today, Carl DuFrene (bass) and Bernie Blade (drums, and played with Dave Matthews and Friends) are also on it and it comes out on July 19th on Eclecto Groove Records."
When I asked if the album was along the same vein as his previous CD, Pearl River, his eyes lit up as he excitedly described it to me.
"It's a little more rock and roll. My first album was more what I like to do. The second album – I like to play blues, too, and it had other songs on it but we did a little more blues. So, I've been writing songs. I didn't want to worry about making it a type of genre. I just wanted to record the songs. So, we did it when we went into the studio. These guys (DuFrene and Blade) never played with me, never rehearsed with me. We just started jamming on something and then we pressed "record". That's how we did it – the whole thing in two or three days. It's got a real good, like, 'hold on – don't hold your breath' feel. It's got a 'I hope it all works out' kind of sound."
The passion he exhibited about the project welled up even more when I asked if the vibe on the album was similar to the incredible performance that I had just witnessed just a few minutes prior.
"Yeah, the song I did today is called Hello Midnight and it's on there. It's definitely a little more rock and roll. It's guitar, bass and drums – two guitars, bass and drums. It's definitely bluesy – maybe some elements of Texas country in there with the songs. I like Texas country a lot! So, it's got a little bit of that in it. And there's definitely lead guitar and jammin'."
The Dallas International Guitar Festival is a magnet for musicians of all levels. They come from all over the globe to attend the show, looking for their idea of the Holy Grail of guitars. I asked Mike what his idea of a six stringed Holy Grail was and did he already own it.
"You know, that's a good question. I don't have any holy grails at this point. I used to. I used to always have in my mind, 'Oh! There's one out there that I gotta have!' And I guarantee you, there are plenty of guitars here that I gotta have! But at some point you have to learn to be happy with what you've got. And I've had so many guitars over the years. I've just sold them and traded them. I just thought that I had to have this one and had to have that one. And, really, you just need to play and practice a little more, you know? I've got, maybe, six or seven electric guitars. I've got more than enough. I play the same one all the time."
As he points to his nearby guitar that he played on stage earlier, he adds, "That one there is made by Delaney Guitars in Atlanta. It's a handmade one. He (Mike Delaney) custom made it so I could tell him what I specifically wanted rather than getting my Fenders and having to soup them up or whatever. It just feels good. It's easy. It's great. I haven't stopped playing it since I got it. It's a gorgeous guitar! Every serious guitar player should try a Delaney guitar. If they do, they'll wind up ordering one, they're that great."
As we chatted, we both shared our admiration of Anders Osborne and Ryan McGarvey. I asked Zito how long he knew these incredibly talented musicians.
"Anders I've know of and known who he was for long time. I met Anders maybe three or four years ago. We have the same manager. He used to manage them and then they got back together. Anders and I went on an acoustic tour called The Southern Troubadours. That's when we got to be real close – got to be friends. Then he wrote a song for me that's on the Pearl River CD called One Step At A Time – we recorded it together. And then we played shows together. He's really been getting into the electric guitar in the past year or two – really getting into it. So we talked about guitars and amps. I got him with Category Five. Then he produced my new record. It was really fun because he's really into electric guitars. He's an amazing guitar player. Always has been. But he's been focused on other things. Now he's really enjoying the guitar. So, we recorded this album and, with him there, it has really big guitar sounds.
"Ryan? I met Ryan a couple of years ago at the Mile High Blues Festival. He went out and played and I was really blown away. He's an amazing guitar player!"
I shared my story with Mike as to how I came to be aware of him and asked him what it was like playing with such a huge blues legend like Johnny Winter.
"He's one of my all time favorite. Period. We're with the same agency so we started playing shows, opening for him. That was awesome. But, that night at the Granada was the first time he brought me out and let me play with him. That was a dream come true. Absolutely! The last show we did together in December - astounding! He blew me away! He played stuff that I never heard him play live - since I've seen him. He was wailing! He's doing great! He's got a new album coming out. The guy from Gov't. Mule, Warren Haynes, is producing it. It's going to be a big record."
I asked who else he has played with that he admires a lot.
"Well, I've played with Buddy Guy. I used to play at Buddy Guy's club. That was really great. I've played with Joe Bonamassa. Of course, the guys in my camp, Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne. There's been quite a few that I've been real excited to get to play with."
And who's on his "bucket list" to jam with?
"Well, I'd love to play with B.B. King or Eric Clapton. I'd love to play with those guys. Jeff Beck."
Our conversation made its way around Zito's near term and long term plans. Again, he speaks with passion and determination.
"I'm really planning on touring to support the album. I'm really trying to cross over. I love the blues. I like to write songs. I really like Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty – more American kind of rock and roll. It's bluesy. I would love to get a song on the radio and go on tour with some of those guys. I love playing guitar. There's so many guys who play guitar better than me. They're all fantastic. I just know how to do what I do. But I like to sing and do my songs. I think that's when I can step up is when I can do my own thing. So, I'm really pushing that. We're doing all of the blues festivals and all of that. Today was really fun. After a while, I run out of ideas to play on the guitar. I'm better doing my songs. So, I hope that we can cross it over. I'm calling everybody I know to try and get them to help me – get on a tour and open for somebody. That's what I'm putting all of my energy into because I think that it's the best record I've ever made."
"The five year plan is to make this record work!" He says with a laugh. "I really want to make it work. I mean, I love the blues world. We've been going to Europe and doing all of the blues fests and they love it. I would be more than happy to get to play blues, travel and take care of my family. So, if this album doesn't quite do what I want it to do, I'll just continue doing what I'm doing and have fun."
As has often been the case over the years at the Dallas International Guitar Festival, you will often rub shoulders with artists from all genres. For instance, last year, among the artists that I met wondering the aisles of booths looking at guitar gear were Journey's Neal Schon and Bruce Kulick (formerly of Kiss).
This year is no exception as the "who's who" of music wondering the aisles. As Mike and I were talking, he stops immediately and hollers at Greg Martin from the Kentucky Headhunters. He asks me if I can pardon him for a moment and he quickly walks over to Martin. When he gets back returns, Mike said, "That's Greg Martin from the Kentucky Headhunters!" I've found that, in those circles of greatness, egos are left at the door (if they're even carried around) and an artist's love of music, their craft and the appreciation of other talent is front and center. Zito's almost fanlike exuberance when seeing Martin was as real and sincere as any other Headhunter fan.
It is always refreshing to watch as one great talent is humble enough to recognize and honor other great talent and Mike repeatedly demonstrated that to me as we chatted with the encounter with Martin as a prime example. Zito is a class act on many levels.
My pre-interview research on Mike revealed that, as a consequence of a continuous touring schedule that covered the nation, he ultimately found himself tangled in the hopeless web of alcohol and drugs. It took none other than blues great, Walter Trout, having the love and compassion to care enough to have a chat with Zito about where his life was heading. Trout had been down the same road and knew all too well what the outcome would be if Mike did make a change of heart and life. He reminded Zito that, because of the musical gift he had been blessed with, he had a responsibility to perform his music honestly and to demonstrate and perfect his craft.
This loving intervention set Mike on the path of sobriety. He met a lovely woman who became his wife. He credits her love and support in helping turn his life around for over seven years now. I asked Zito about that experience and how it affects him today as far as how he approaches his career.
"You mean recovery wise? Sobriety? Oh, man! I mean, night and day because I don't even think that I even approached it (the music and his career) before. I just had all of these aspirations or dreams that I thought would just magically appear because I was supposed to be so great – but I'm not! I never tried. I just ran around in circles. And then I thought that I'd never get to play music again. I thought I'd never be able to do it. But, after about a year sober, I started playing again and I started realizing that, if I was in a good frame of mind and spiritually fit, I could do whatever I want!
"And, man! I started thinking, 'OKAY! I'm going to find a way to make this work!' because I would play, get paid and bring the money home and I'm like, 'Hold on. I think that I can do this!' because I would give all the money away and not pay the band and owe money because of drugs.
"So I started working, playing gigs and making it a business – approaching it like, 'This could be a business. I can really make this work.' That's what's paid off. I mean, I might have some talent and I might be good at this or that – and I do continually try to get better and there are plenty of people who are just as good or even better. But, I show up on time. I do a good job. I'm nice enough. I do everything I can, you know? Just like I would if I were to work at your Fortune 500 company. I'd start in the mail room. If I was in the right frame of mind and I wanted to do this, I would work my way all the way up! They don't always take the guy that's the best. It's the guy that works hard and does a good job.
"That's what's really been working for me. The music we play is not fancy or anything special about it. It's just honest and straight forward. We work very hard at making sure that it sounds good. I tell you, man, that approach has got me sitting here with you, playing here today. I mean, it made things really move forward quickly.
"I learned that from a guy back home named Scott McGill. He's a very famous guitar player. He lives in Beaumont and when I met him, I said, 'Man, I've heard that you're the best guitar player around.' And he is! 'He said, 'Well, I don't know if I am but I'm the best one that shows up.' And I was like, 'Huh? What?' He said, 'I'm the best one that shows up. There are better guys but they're all on drugs but I'm the best one that shows up and does a good job.' I was like, 'Yeah! Alright!' I think that there's something that can be said about that. That's why I'm drawn to the same kind of people. I love Bruce Sprinsteen and I love Stevie Ray Vaughn because when he got clean and sober, he really stuck to what he did. This is what I do! I keep doing it and try to get better at it. To me, I think that people can relate to that at whatever they do.'"
"I don't know why – even if it isn't your best because maybe you're tired and didn't sleep or you don't feel good – I don't know why you wouldn't do the best you can because I think that's what people see. They see that there may be somebody better but who cares? Better is relevant. I think that's what moves people because you've given them everything you've got. I honestly think that people can tell the crap from real and real always wins!"
It's that realness that Mike talks about that I came away from our interview thinking about. His love of his music and his craft, his wife and kids, and his love for life itself exudes from the very core of his being. He's obviously a man who knows that he's been given not only a God-given talent but an incredible second chance to do what he was placed on this earth to do: write and play music.
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Advent – Truce of God
At first Advent was a period of Parousia with Christmas signalling the Second Coming of Christ. Later it became a period set aside for peace when warring and feuding was strictly prohibited. Signalled by the Triumphant Coming of Christ and his earthly representative, the King heralded a new worldly peace
In 380 the council of Saragossa stipulated that Christians should go to church every day from the 17th of December until Theophany on the 6th of January. Later, around 480 Perpetuus of Tours prescribed fasting on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11/11 (the day of St. Martin). A decision, which councils in the 6th century continued to decree. Thus – in 581 – the Synod of Mac decreed a 40-day fast leading from St. Martin and up until Christmas. Although the evidence is slight, the general opinion is that the stipulation of fasting was moulded over Lent with Epiphany designated as a proper time for baptism.
Later – in the Roman context – the number of Sundays were reduced, and Advent was turned into a period of "waiting" and "preparation for Christ". During this period and probably inspired by the Columban monks, Advent gained a certain whiff of parousia. Not only did Advent herald the birth of Christ, but it also brought tidings about the Second Coming of Christ. Hence the Advent sermon, which Gregory the Great preached in Old St. Peter around 591 – 2 was delivered on this text from Luke:
'Ladder initial' at the beginning of Luke 21- 9-16, Add MS 17341, f. 161r © British Library
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
(Luke 21.25 – 38, King James Version)
Gregory the Great operated with only three Sundays in Advent. This procedure, though, was generally amended in the 7th century when the outline of the common lectionary became less fuzzy and four seems to have become the norm in Rome. At least this was the case in the end of the 7th century when major liturgical work was instigated, which worked out not only the proper lectionary but also the sacramentary and antiphoner. Around 750 the celebration – if not meaning – of the period of Advent had thus been determined. At this point, the period had been codified to encompass four Sundays, and the texts had been slightly shifted. Now the Joyful and Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem opened up the festive season, while Luke 21 was relegated to the second Sunday, thus sending a rather mixed message to the congregations and members of the religious communities. In 2000 the late James McKinnon forcefully argued that this work was carried out in Rome and began with the careful unfolding of the proper liturgies of the Mass proper during Advent. He called his book 'The Advent Project'.
Advent 993 – 1038
Moses and Elias guarding the abbey church at Fleury (St. Benoit). Source: Wikipedia
However, in 993 Christmas fell on a Monday. Such happens from time to time and means that the four Sundays in Advent get squeezed into a three-week-period with Christmas Eve falling on the fourth Sunday. In 993 this gave rise to some confusion as some religious institutions "wrongfully" pushed back their calendar. Thus the monastic community at Fleury celebrated the first Sunday in Advent on the 3rd of December, while the Canons in Orleans – a mere 40 km to the West – had celebrated it a week earlier. This misorder would not have been that important, had the two religious institutions not decided to meet for a joint celebration of the entombment of St. Benedict on the 6th of December. As these festivities took place in Fleury, the monks began to celebrate Mass according to their calendar, which stipulated that they should use the liturgy for Advent Sunday, as they were still in this octave. However, soon after the joint celebration began, muttering broke out among the guests from Orleans (who had at that point moved on to the next octave). It soon turned into a petty row, of which the contestants decided to make the Bishop arbiter. A council was duly called. In the end, the position of the monks at Fleury won the day. Exultingly they were able to claim that "If there is one faith and one baptism, may there also be a single unanimity in the church" (quoted from: Parkes 2014, p. 187, p. 186)
Unfortunately, we may safely conclude that even if liturgical anarchy was not quite as rampant as it had earlier been, univocal peace had not broken out. The liturgical difference was a fact of life, writes Henry Parkes in his recent study on 10th century iturgy, where he also recounts the story above.
Thus, despite the efforts of the church, variability continued to be the order of the day in the 10th century. However, this changed in the 11th century when the interested parties began once more to convene councils in order to create harmony inside the church. The crisis of Advent came to signal these new efforts, which worked themselves out in a series of disputes, quarrels and settlements, which were later advertised through the media of canon law. Part of these deliberations was seeking customary refuge in the patristic writings.
"Whenever we do not fully agree in the usage of an ecclesiastical ordo, we should hasten back to the council of teachers through whom, as scripture testifies with divine wisdom, "the depths of the rivers has searche, and the hidden things he has brought forth to light [Job 28.11]. Likewise, as the law-giver forwarnss 'Ask the father, and he will declare to thee: thy elders and they will tell thee' [Deuteronomy 32.7].
(From: Parkes 2014, p. 187)
Evangeliary of Henry III -procession with the Emperor at Stavelot. From: Bremen, Staats- und Universitätsbibiliothek, Ms.b.21, Echternacher Evangelistar Kaiser Heinrichs III. Source: Wikipedia
Then, in 1038 Christmas once more fell on a Monday. This year Emperor Conrad II and his son Henry turned up on Sunday the 26th of November in Strasbourg Cathedral to discover Bishop William and his clerics celebrating the first Sunday of advent, even though it was not due until next week. The following week, this resulted in the Emperor and his retinue moving on to his newly founded abbey, Limburg an der Hardt. Here the feast was celebrated according to the "correct" (or at least ancient calendar). At this feast bishops from Worms, Speyer, Verona, Eichstätt and Hildesheim were present together with the dean and perhaps the bishop from Mainz. Here the matter was solemnly decided once and for all: the first Sunday in Advent would fall on the fourth Sunday before Christmas day. It appears it took the heavy hand of the Emperor to get the forces liturgically properly aligned.
One reason for getting the day right may have had to do with the fines connected with committing violent acts during specific periods during the year – the original meaning of sacrilege.
Although it was a prominent feature in the early Church councils of the 6th century to call for such a "Truce of God", it is generally not believed to have been instituted before the turn of the millennium; approximately at same time as the controversy about the calendar broke out. The first time a "truce of God" covering the Lord's Day was declared seems to have been at the council of Toulouges in AD 1027 in the county of Roussillon. In the 30s and 40s, such truces were developed to encompass a large number of days and seasons. One early example of this is from 1063 when Drogo, bishop of Terouanne, and count Baldwin [of Hainault]established such a truce with the cooperation of the clergy and people of the land:
"You shall also keep this peace every day of the week from the beginning of Advent to the octave of Epiphany and from the beginning of Lent to the octave of Easter, and from the feast of Rogations [the Monday before Ascension Day] to the octave of Pentecost."
Probably, though, the main reason for the anger of Conrad II may have been the way in which the wrong liturgy hugely embarrassed him. Here came the Emperor before his people, all dressed up and riding into Strasbourg together with his retinue in order to play the significant role of "Christ, the King" arriving in Jerusalem; and – ups! – the city was not correctly attired according to the "Ordines ad regem suscipiendum".
Although the oldest setting of these Orders seem to be the one found in the Cluniac Consuetudines from the Abbey of Farfa from 1039, the ritual was fairly strict: elements prescribed were the proper dress, the aspersion of the comer, his descent from the horse to kiss the gospels and his censing by the gathered clergy. To this should be added detailed descriptions of the exact order of the processions with crosses, candles, liturgical books etc. (Buc, 2001, p.38 – 44)
Just try to imagine the wrath of an Emperor believing he was gracing Strassbourg with the "Adventus par Excellence" – and then discovering that the clerics in Strassbourg had got the date wrong and he had been invited to a party of divine judgement (Mat 25:31-46); something, which even kings were obliged to suffer. What a bummer!
The Lectionary and its aftermath
In the 11th century, the designated texts to be read on the four Sundays of Advent had long been codified. This codification took place already in the mid 7th century). The designated texts were taken from Matt 21, Luke 21, Matt 11 and John 1 – with variation typically allowed for the exact beginning and end of the pericopes. This status quo continued to until 1570, when the Tridentine lectionary sought to reinvent the tradition of Gregory the Great, such as it might be ascertained from his "40 sermons to the Gospels". Perhaps this reinvention of tradition sought to reflect the more penitentiary character of his advent-homilies and their general apocalyptical tone. Once more, Europe was in the grips of terror and war. Furthermore, the head to deal a liturgical blow to the Lutherans was obviously on the agenda. Meanwhile, the "new" Lutheran churches continued to use the old – post 7th century – medieval lectionary, which Martin Luther had felt no inclination to change.
Curiously enough the Lutheran Churches in Northern Europe (with the exception of Sweden), have kept faith to the old selection of texts in Year A (most churches operate with several cycles). The Catholic Church, on the other hand, has since 1970 operated with three cycles and selections mixing texts from different traditions (and cycles), thus exhibiting a somewhat weeker link to the original selection of texts from the early Middle Ages.
Another difference is the vibrant tradition of Lutheran psalms written specifically for Advent, which have only tenuous links to the medieval musical tradition, which foundation was laid to in Rome in the late 7th century.
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Die Adventsliturgie im Licht ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung
By Walther Croce
In: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie, Vol 76, No. 3, 1954, pp. 257 – 296.
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For the last week visitors have been asking us for inside information on the possible government shutdown. Maybe they were hoping we'd received some secret letter from congress assuring us that this was all just for show and would be over quickly. We received the same letter every other federal agency got from the president; one expressing sympathy with the hardships of the now unemployed rangers, law enforcement, cashiers, janitors, mechanics and hotel workers in the park.
All staff was required to come in to work for a four hour day on the morning of the shutdown. These four hours (for which they will likely never be paid) were to be spent signing furlough paperwork and closing down the office. When I got there, trail closure signs were being handed out to the law enforcement rangers to be posted at the head of every trail; threatening fines and imprisonment. The reactions of the people I passed in the hall ranged from anger to sadness to humor with each reaction frustrating and intensifying the reaction of those who felt differently. Some were offended by the term "non-essential" that had been applied to them and resulted in their furlough during the shutdown. Though callous, it seems accurate to me; without tourists visiting the parks there's no one to tell stories to or guide down the trails or show the night sky to. To me the term "non-essential" means that the whole idea of the national parks is being deemed unnecessary; an indication that when times get hard, we will discard the natural world in service of our own self interest.
Campers in the park were given 48 hours to pack up and exit the park; a timetable that I hoped would outlast the shutdown. Some of the other volunteers and I made a plan to gather up the remaining campers for an impromptu telescope viewing at Paria viewpoint that evening, as some last gesture for those that were trying to stick it out hoping that the shutdown would be resolved. Some had their own telescopes and I planned to sneak one of the park telescopes out before the building shut down. However, the HR director told us that we absolutely could not invite visitors out of their campsites into a park that was technically closed, whether we were in uniform or not.
One of the volunteers spent his morning next to the bare flag pole outside the locked doors of the visitor center talking to tourists that were stopping by on their way out of the park. They were angry, and rightfully so. A man from Poland stopped by; he had been planning this once in a lifetime tour of the national parks for years and was here for a month now with nowhere to go. Greater than their frustration was their sympathy with the people that were there listening and talking to them on what was now unpaid time.
With the geology lectures and astronomy talks and rim walks cancelled, my coworkers KL, KP and I decided to get out of the park and onto a trail that wasn't yet closed. We checked the national forest website to see if they had closed their trails. Their website directed us to the USDA website for more information; following that link we were met with a banner informing us that the USDA website was down due to the shutdown. The department of agriculture barely has enough people to patrol the forests when they can pay them so we figured they'd have no ability to close all of their trails and decided to take our chances and drive out to the lava tubes near Cedar Breaks.
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Social Security assistance - effects of inflation: report 2020-2021
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A report on the impact of inflation on devolved social security assistance as required under section 77 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
This document is part of a collection
Scottish Commission on Social Security: publications
3. Impact of COVID-19
4. Policy position on uprating of Social Security Assistance
5. Social Security Payments in 2020-21
6. Devolved Assistance that continues to be delivered by DWP
7. Inflation-adjusted figures
8. Uprating Policy for 2021-22
9. Carer's Allowance Supplement Statement
4.1 The Scottish Government's current policy position is to use CPI as the measure of inflation to uprate devolved social security assistance.
4.2 CPI is a National Statistic and has a reliable track record as a measure of inflation serving as ONS's headline measure of inflation until March 2017. CPI is used for inflation targeting by the Bank of England and also complies with the EU standard Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices.
4.3 CPI and CPIH are broadly similar measures, the only difference being that CPIH includes owner occupier housing costs. CPIH only regained its National Statistic status in 2017. As a result it has not yet established a reliable track record as a National Statistic and official forecasts are not available making policy planning and informed decision making more challenging.
4.4 RPI is recognised by experts as a poor measure of inflation and has been proven to be a more erratic measure than CPI. The UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has put forward proposals to address the methodological shortcomings of the RPI by introducing CPIH data sources and methods into its production. At the Spring Budget the HM Treasury and UKSA launched a joint consultation seeking views on (i) whether UKSA's proposals should be implemented at a date other than 2030, and, if so, when between 2025 and 2030 and (ii) how to make UKSA's proposed methodological changes to the RPI in a way that follows best statistical practice. The UK Government's response to the consultation confirmed that the methodological changes to RPI as proposed by UKSA will not take place before the maturity of the final gilt linked to RPI in 2030.[18]
4.5 Finally, to complete the safe and secure transfer of existing clients from carer and disability benefits to devolved assistance, agency agreements with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are required. While there is an agency agreement in place for DWP to administer the awards of existing clients, the Scottish Ministers are committed to annually uprate the assistance at the same rate as applied by the DWP which is the September CPI rate.
4.6 As a result, the CPI rate is considered the most appropriate inflation measure for uprating assistance. However, the Scottish Government is committed to keeping policy on uprating under review and will consider alternative approaches if there is a material change to inflation measures.
4.7 Examples of a material change would include:
The development of robust household and region specific measures by ONS. Currently these measures are being developed but it could take considerable time before they became National Statistics.
CPIH establishing a reliable record as National Statistic and official forecasts becoming available.
Methodological improvements to RPI that would align its methodology and data with that of CPIH which the UK government confirmed will take place after 2030.
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The peaks and troughs of ANZUS at 70
Graeme Dobell | April 29, 2021
Beyond defending Australia and New Zealand, the original purpose of the ANZUS alliance was to keep the US in, Japan down and China out.
This aphorism reworks its original NATO context (keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down).
Approaching ANZUS's 70th birthday, today's purpose is to keep the US in and Japan up, and to compete against, cooperate with and confound China. The balance of the compete–cooperate–confound contest is to stop short of combat.
Canberra seeks meaning from the first 100 days of the Biden presidency as we gaze towards the 70th anniversary of ANZUS's signing on 1 September 1951.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has invited the president to visit Australia this year to mark that anniversary. Deliver Joe Biden to Oz in the first year of his presidency? 'No pressure,' is the cheerful response from Australia's ambassador to Washington, Arthur Sinodinos.
The ANZUS anniversary in September will arrive as the last US troops withdraw from Afghanistan—an ironic counterpointing of two big Biden choices that matter to Australia.
One choice is the stance on China, as Biden picks up where Trump left off. The other was his announcement of an end date for America's—and Australia's—longest war. The US is leaving and, thus, so is Australia.
The depressing take on Afghanistan is that Biden has set the date when the US loses. The binary of asymmetric war is that if you don't win, you lose.
The positive take is that the US is heading out of Afghanistan into the Indo-Pacific. The tough take is that this is Biden's first major blunder as president. Australia confronts its own Afghanistan scars, and an army profoundly changed by two decades of war.
As an ally, Australia must weigh the meaning of the retreat from Kabul, pondering judgements such as this from The Economist's Washington column:
"Afghanistan was not only, or mainly, a test of American military power. It was a test of its decision-making and ability to take the long view, including by sticking with a troublesome ally. The Biden administration speaks of the China challenge requiring the same qualities. It has just ducked a chance to display them."
Not much Afghanistan shadow fell on APSI's conference on 'The US–Australia alliance in a more contested Asia'. The focus was on the contest now unfolding, not the contest that's about to fold.
Sinodinos offered an ambitious view of ANZUS going from strength to strength.
But his optimism goes to a key question: have we 'passed peak ANZUS' or can new peaks be scaled?
'Peak ANZUS' was coined by Rod Lyon when writing about Covid-19 and the balance of power: '[T]he alliance might not hold the degree of centrality it has previously enjoyed in our strategic and defence policy … We need to find options that strengthen our capacities when the US isn't the only game in town.'
The peak question captures the Trump tempest and The Donald's disdain for alliances (storms battered and shrouded the alliance peak), distilling much that Rod has mused about when contemplating the hard times facing Oz strategy and ANZUS in the age of disruption.
Biden's emphasis on repairing alliances acknowledges chilliness on the peak. And the 'peak ANZUS' insight points to the many ways the concept of 'alliance' has to shift or broaden: from digital technology to rare earths to vaccines. The policy vocabulary of government defenceniks enjoys rich growth.
The alliance mountain is being scaled by new teams like the Quad (much hope with the hype), plus ambitious new fields for the Five Eyes club (the US, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand). New Zealand has blinked at expanding the Five Eyes remit, a reminder that peak ANZUS for the Kiwis was 1985–86, when the US booted NZ. The NZ inside ANZUS is still pronounced, even though it's silent.
We have passed peak ANZUS as a purely military language for the alliance. Now ANZUS turns its eye to a new mountain range, a fresh set of peaks. Some bits of the vocabulary are hefting more weight, such as the focus on values: interesting to hear a gathering of realist defenceniks continually circling back to the role and worth of democracy in the compete–cooperate–confound contest with China.
Always a reliable rhetorical gloss for ANZUS speeches, democracy gets more space and attention as an important piece of alliance software.
Charles Edel, Global Fellow at Washington's Wilson Center, talked of the alliance in both the power and values dimensions. On power, he argues that China is the US's greatest ally in the region: 'China has created the demand signal that keeps the US anchored in the Indo-Pacific.'
On the software side, Edel talks up the strategic logic of democratic solidarity.
On the future of ANZUS in an era of great-power competition, Edel and John Lee argued a couple of years ago that the 'comprehensive challenge China poses to the United States might be the only issue that brings bipartisan consensus to Washington these days'. China has a rare ability to unite the US polity, making for an equally rare area of continuity from Trump to Biden.
Speaking to the ASPI conference from the US, Paul Wolfowitz (former US deputy defence secretary and president of the World Bank) said Trump had the right idea on China but strategy was lacking. Biden's job, he says, is to sharpen the strategy: 'The new administration understands a great deal of what has changed. The American mood has changed dramatically, and it's affecting elite opinion even in circles that I would say were much too accomodationist in the past.'
Australia has spent 70 years obsessing about the meaning and strength of ANZUS. Then we apply that thinking about the central pillar of Oz defence to our diverse interests in Asia.
The strategic double-step—bilateral and regional—flows from the geographic reach of the treaty text, with the opening paragraph lauding the desire 'to strengthen the fabric of peace in the Pacific Area'.
The bilateral/regional double-step was the way Australia envisaged the alliance, even as Percy Spender was busy with its creation: getting ANZUS was the price the US paid for Australia's agreement to a 'soft' peace treaty with Japan, allowing Japan to rearm.
Spender wanted 'not only the protection which a treaty with the US would provide, but the opportunity it would offer to influence policies and events in Australia's own region', Tom Millar writes in the 'American lifeline' chapter of Australia in peace and war.
The bilateral/regional recipe means that for many decades, when Australia talked Asia strategy, it was really thinking US alliance. That's reversed. Today, when Australia talks alliance, the thinking is about China.
Washington and Canberra seek to shift the meaning of peak ANZUS towards the dangerous peaks of Asia's mountainous new power.
This article was published by The Strategist.
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Graeme Dobell
Graeme Dobell has been reporting on Australian and international politics, foreign affairs and defence, and the Asia Pacific since 1975. He is Journalist Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
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Jesse Hogan to Fremantle: Real or BS?
As the Grand Final wowed us like few have before, we now can kick on to the trade period. It's sure to be a good one, here you can find all the rumours over the next two weeks, and our two cents on whether or not we think a trade rumour has any weight to it.
Rumour: This one will not go away. It seems like forever that Jesse Hogan has been linked with Fremantle, and this summer it looks stronger than ever. Hogan is reported to have 'played his last game' for Melbourne, and as per reports has told his management he's happy to be traded to Fremantle if Melbourne want to trade him.
As this article on Fox Sports says, Luke Darcy has it on good authority that Hogan will end up at Fremantle next year. Jesse Hogan has been linked with a move to Perth for a long time, and now is looking like the time it will happen.
Alternative Rumour: In addition to this trade, Steven May is linked to Melbourne, and the whole saga may involve a blockbuster trade. Currently, Fremantle have pick 6, but could stand to gain Brisbane's pick 5, should they trade Lachie Neale up north. Fremantle could send one or both of these picks to Melbourne for Hogan, who then could send them to Gold Coast for Steven May.
Again, Fox Sports have reported of a major deal between Fremantle, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Suns. As the report goes, Fremantle currently have pick 6, but could easily gain pick 5 in a trade for Lachie Neale which would send him to Brisbane. Fremantle could then send one of or both of those picks to the Demons in exchange for Hogan, who then will send those picks Gold Coast's way, in order to prize away Steven May.
Lachie Neale has spent the weekend in Brisbane.
He met with Lions coach Chris Fagan.
In accordance with the above tweet by respected reporter Sam McClure, Lachie Neale was seen earlier in September with Chris Fagan, which is where his rumoured move to Brisbane began. All signs point to Brisbane wanting him at their club to take them to the next level, and this blockbuster trade could do it.
Reasons: Hogan has always wanted to go back to Perth for a long time, and now the cards have been placed. Brisbane were earlier linked with Lachie Neale, and could stand to be players in this trade. Neale has friends potentially going to Brisbane in Lincoln McCarthy, and Brisbane are in a better position than Fremantle, and a player of Neale's calibre could elevate them to contend for the finals. As for Gold Coast, while they would lose another captain in Steven May, they at least can gain draft picks for him, while Melbourne bolster their backline with May, who has forever been linked back to Victoria. Steven May wants success right now, and Collingwood and Melbourne are his best options for this, as both are in their premiership windows. Should this deal work, it would entice him to nominate Melbourne as his club of choice. This interview on the Marngrook Footy Show sums up his feelings.
Verdict: We think this has a lot of merit to it. All parties involved stand to benefit, and the rumours go stronger by the day. Keep an eye out for this one. It will take a lot of clubs to agree to it, which does lessen the likelihood, and Hogan is only open to a move if Melbourne are willing, and he has turned down moves in the years past. It would take a lot for this mammoth to happen, but a lot of figures in the AFL believe it is a legitimate possibility.


A pass is a route over a mountain range.
The route of a mountain pass typically takes advantage of a low point in a ridge called a topographic saddle.
A topographic saddle is analogous to a saddle point in mathematics.
A saddle point, indicated by a red dot (right), marks the lowest point along a ridge that also represents the highpoint between two valleys.
Finding passage through a mountain range is often a matter of locating a saddle. A saddle is also known as a gap, a notch, or a col.
Arthur Cayley advanced a theory of continuous surfaces in 1859 which is the mathematical foundation for contemporary topographic maps. Cayley proposed contour lines connecting points of constant elevation and slope lines perpendicular to the contour lines. Such maps assist hikers planning a route through mountainous terrain.
Historically mountain ranges have been formidable barriers to human travel. Mountain passes have played a role in migration, trade, and battle. Khyber Pass is part of the ancient Silk Road which has been a trade route between Central and South Asia for centuries.
Thorung La 17,769 ft Through the Damodar Himal, north of the Annapurna Himal, in central Nepal.
Beartooth 10,947 ft Through the Beartooth Moutains on the border of Montana and Wyoming.
Donner 7,056 ft Through the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake.
Brenner 4,495 ft Through the Alps along the border between Italy and Austria.
Khyber 3,510 ft Part of the Silk Road connecting Afghanistan, Pakistan and India through the northeastern part of the Safēd Kōh mountains.
Geographic Information Science and Mountain Geomorphology, edited by Michael Bishop, John F. Shroder, Springer 2004.


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Heading south from Downtown Jacksonville, follow directions to Interstate 95 South, take Exit #335 (Old St. Augustine Road), turn left at end of exit ramp on Old St. Augustine Road. Turn left on Bartram Park Boulevard, make left at next light which is Bartram Run, our hotel in Jacksonville, Florida is on the right.
Take I-95 South, drive 25 miles and take Exit #335. Turn left on Old St. Augustine Road, then make left at Bartram Park Boulevard, make left at next light which is Bartram Run, hotel on the right.


The method described here was rather complex – render tiles, set up a tile server, adapt a viewer. It had the advantage that it is close to the most common OpenStreetmap setup, a map web-app. But it is also possible to render a whole map image (for each zoom level) that can then be viewed with a browser or image viewer.
Up to "Configuring Mapnik", the same has to be done as for the tile generation / tile server approach, only apache, mod_tile and renderd need not be installed and run. But instead of rendering tiles, we now render a larger map image. This requires a custom program, the price we have to pay for deviating more from the usual workflow. This program is easiest to write in Python 2, for which Mapnik bindings are available. (There are no bindings yet for Python 3, the current version of the language, so make sure to run python2 and associated programs if you have an up-to-date Linux distribution.) Of couse the PostgreSQL service has to be running, but renderd is not needed.
I wrote an example program that renders a rectangular map region given by two pairs of geographical latitude and longitude or an OpenStreetmap URL you can copy from your browser. (In the latter case it guesses the size of your browser window at 1600x1200, because it has no way to know that.) The other optional parameters are the output file and width / height. Mapnik infers the zoom level based on the output size, so you may have to experiment if you want a specific zoom level. Run it without arguments to read a usage message. There is a Python version and a C++ version &emdash; the latter saves you buiding the python bindings for Mapnik 3.x where they are not included in the main project any more.
 X server crash after scrolling beyond 231 pixel offset from top.
 See here for git branch with personal patches; see below for explanation.
Surprisingly (to me at least), the browsers are more efficient than the image viewers. The main exception is feh, which is fastest for images under 1 Gigapixel but whose libraries throw errors for larger ones. gm display is at least fast at displaying JPEG and uses less memory compared to PNG and other competitors. The browsers refuse to display the largest image. In the case of links, I have written a patch that will be available here. This involved not only removing restrictions in the browser engine, but also finding a workaround for crashes caused by the X server or NVidia driver, one of which can handle only 32-bit offsets. The same effect caused gm display to crash after scrolling down beyond the middle of the image.
So, in summary, viewing a rendered map as a single huge image works fairly well so long as it is below a Gigapixel, and the best viewer in that case is clearly feh. For larger images, gm display offers a startup speed advantage for JPEG if you have the RAM, otherwise the patched links is the ticket. Conversion to JPEG is recommended, both to save disk space and for higher speed of gm display.
<width>x<height> are the width and height of each tile. (If they do not divide the size of the original image, there will be smaller tiles at the right and bottom edge.) The +adjoin option causes multiple output images to be created, with the names generated according to the printf format string given as the output file name.


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The river Canche (; ) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel, of which the Somme is the largest example. It is  long. The basin of the Canche extends to  and lies in the south of the département of Pas-de-Calais. Forming an alluvial valley from  wide, the Canche valley also contains marshes, meadows and small woods. The gentle gradient, averaging 1.5 percent, gives the river a meandering course.

The river rises at Gouy-en-Ternois and passes Frévent, Hesdin, and Montreuil-sur-Mer before leaving the chalk to flow to the coast between Étaples and Le Touquet-Paris-Plage. Its principal tributaries are the Ternoise, the Planquette, the Créquoise, the Bras de Bronne, the Course, the Dordogne (not to be confused with the Dordogne) and the Huitrepin which all join on its right bank, i.e. to the north of the Canche. The lie of the land means there is no notable tributary from the south until the Grande Tringue, which flows from marshland into the small, dredged estuary.

History

The valley of the Canche has been occupied by man since ancient times because of the productive nature of the land. The unhealthy aspect of marshland means much has been done over the centuries to drain the land efficiently, which has brought about the partial destruction of its original character. The principal activities of the village communities occupying the valley and its surrounds have been (and still are) farming, fishing and reed harvesting.

The extraction of peat from the marshes of the lower river was known in the 16th century; peat being the principal means of heating and also a multi-purpose fertilizer.  The alder tree, which grew well in the local marshy soils, contributed to bind the ground, and produced timber. It was realized that forestry also helped in drainage. Further developments in the 18th century saw permanent enclosures with animals being fenced-in and property boundaries being created by the planting of hedges and the digging of ditches, contributing to organized and cooperative farming methods.

The 18th century also saw the emergence of new perceptions of marshland, long considered as unhealthy places in which to live.  Administrative authorities encouraged action to recover the peat marshes by drainage work and the planting of more trees. The reduction of marshland again allowed for even more areas of cultivation to feed the increasing population.

During the 19th century, technical progress (for example, the replacement of windmills by steam engines) led to further improvements in drainage, contributing to the drying-up of the valley downstream as far as Hesdin. In the last quarter of the 20th century the authorities became aware of the importance of the marshes and started trying to preserve them, having earlier contributed to their disappearance. The Canche and its valley have been incorporated into a national natural reserve since 1987.

Environmental issues

The Canche estuary was the first site in northern France where a conservation victory, in respect of the coast, was first achieved, in 1976.
Plans had been made to put in place an earlier project, dating from the 1960s, to create an artificial environment on the estuary. The work included creating a harbour and a marina. This was supposed to be "compensation" for extracting the waters of the Canche at Hesdin in order to supply the city of Lille. Of course, this threatened to destroy the rich wildlife and flora of the estuary. The mobilisation of the local inhabitants, various associations and many scientists, after many public enquiries and heated arguments, stopped the plans and left the estuary to nature.

Flora and fauna
With sandbars and spits, the estuary of the Canche is typical of the estuaries of this region of France. The coastal dunes, marshes and valley are home to 485 different plants and a diverse range of wildlife. Seventy-five varieties of resident and migratory birds nest in and around the estuary and valley, such as the nightjar, woodlark, several types of warblers, common snipe, oystercatchers (using rabbit-holes as homes) and the predatory merlin and common buzzard.
This area shelters mammals such as deer, wild boar, red foxes, European badgers, stoats, squirrels, European rabbits and the occasional seal, but, in contrast to the bay of the Somme, the estuary of the Canche does not seem to possess a seal colony.
Numerous amphibians (Common toads, newts and frogs) are found in and along the river.

Gallery

See also
French water management scheme

References

Carte Géologique de la France à l'échelle du millionième 6th edn. BRGM (2003)

External links
Site de l'Agence de l'eau Bassin Artois-Picardie
Site personnel SAGE de la Canche
Tourisme dans la vallée de la Canche

Rivers of France
Rivers of the Pas-de-Calais
Rivers of Hauts-de-France
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If you enjoy running and have adopted the "Runner's Lifestyle" where you constantly get out to push yourself a little further each week, then you're going to experience some aches and pains every now and then. It's a given, since you're putting a lot of force on several "Key" joints and muscle groups as you run. When you have consistent aches and pains, especially in your lower and upper legs that seem to center around your knees you could be experiencing one of two painful issues that will need care and cause you to rest those knees for a bit.
Two such common injuries are Jumper's knee and Runner's knee. Both are non-medical terms used to describe knee pain. Indeed though, both are quite similar and are often used interchangeably, but both injuries can be painful in their own way!
Patellar Tendinitis, or Jumper's Knee, is the pain associated with tendon attached to the knee cap, also called patellar tendon, overuse or a sudden stress on the patellar tendon can cause inflammation or tears in the tendon tissue.
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Runner's Knee; is the pain associated with the knee cap (Patella). Here are some detailed differences between Jumper's Knee and Runner's Knee.
A dull and achy pain in the front, behind, or around the kneecap.
High impact training, sports or exercising that involve direction changing and jumping movements.
Repeated strain from high intensity activities causes micro-tears and collagen degeneration in the patellar tendon.
High impact training, running, biking and exercises that cause bending in the knee.
Repeated strain from running (and other activities) due to poor muscle strength causing inflammation and stress.
Reduce or suspend athletic activity that involves the patellar tendon until treatment is finished and condition is recovered.
Physical therapy are recommended to strengthen quad muscles. But, if the pain is severe injections are given to reduce inflammation and help combat pain.
Reduce or suspend stressful athletic activities such as running, squatting, lunging, etc.
Apply ice compression on swelling and pain.
Avoid sitting or standing for long periods of time and keep the muscles warmed up and moving.
Remember, injuries do happen! But don't let the threat of problems become an excuse for unlacing those running shoes and taking to your couch. Instead, be aware of the possibilities of these injuries and take the necessary steps that will help reduce your risk of being sidelined for a while.
Trainers, Doctors, Pa's can all agree that caring for these types of injuries can be helped by using the PRICE Method, (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation). Using a recommended medical treatment like the Physicool Cooling Bandage can provide the cold penetrating therapy you would hope to get by applying a regular ice pack to the knee, but without the wet, dripping mess of melting ice. During the recovery process, you'll want to work on reducing the inflammation through cooling. Applying a Physicool Bandage for thirty minutes to one or two hours per day can be of great help. Working through the science of evaporation, the cooling benefit of Physicool will reduce pain and swelling, whilst the compression will limit inflammation. These two benefits working together will help to speed up your recovery and get you back to what you love faster. Post-run and evenings are best time to apply these bandages, due to the weight that your knee has endured throughout the day but a lunchtime treatment will definitely help. Once you have recovered, you may find that switching to running shoes with more cushioning will help reduce your impact and protect the knees, preventing a repeat injury in the future.
Though you can manage many injuries yourself, do consult an Orthopedician if the pain is persistent for a longer time.


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Biden says U.S. economy headed to 'new plateau,' amid recession fears
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© Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks toward President Joe Biden during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. economy was seeing "really bright spots" after a rough few years, and was headed to a "new plateau," a new term for the stable, slower growth White House officials see ahead.
While investors, many economists and some CEOs have warned recently that a U.S. recession is due in 2023, the Biden administration considers it unlikely, in part because of federal spending.
Biden told members of his Cabinet ahead of a private meeting that he sees public and private investments of $3.5 trillion in manufacturing and technology over the next decade strengthening the U.S. economy and boosting prospects for American companies and workers.
"This is not about getting to a level spot. This is about going to a whole new plateau," the Democratic president said. "We're the only country in the world who's come out of the crisis stronger than we went in."
Biden cited recent data showing easing inflation, solid growth and a resilient labor market, but said it would be critical to implement hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending contained in three key signature laws passed last year.
The U.S. economy is forecast to grow 3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to an Atlanta Fed model, while the Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% in November.
"That doesn't mean it's all over. It means that we're off to a pretty darned good start," he said. "I just don't want to get us suckered into thinking that we can sort of let up on the gas pedal."
Biden is not alone in his optimism.
The United States may avoid the outright contraction that could hit a third of the world's economies, Kristalina Georgieva, head of the International Monetary Fund, said on Sunday.
St. Louis Federal Reserve leader James Bullard said Thursday that the risk of a U.S. recession has fallen in recent weeks.
Still, if the U.S. avoids recession, it will likely be by a narrow margin. The Federal Reserve predicts 0.5% growth in 2023, for example.
Speaking to Cabinet members, Biden also lauded plans by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which enforces antitrust law, to ban companies from requiring workers to sign noncompete and some training repayment agreements that keep workers from leaving for better jobs.
"The bottom line is, I believe our economic vision is working, and we're in the process of implementing the first pieces we've gotten done and we're going to move on," he said.
Biden's upbeat comments came as Wall Street's main indexes closed more than 1% lower, with evidence of a tight labor market eating away at any hopes investors had that the Federal Reserve could soon pause its rate hike cycle.
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- Separate versions for unaccompanied choir (SATB) and voice/piano are both included.
Notated Music. print | 1 score (4 pages) ; 33 cm | words and music by Dorothy Eyland Sussdorff Drake. (Statement Of Responsibility). Manuscript in ink. Separate versions for unaccompanied choir (SATB) and voice/piano are both included. Staff notation. (Language). Print (Form). Unmediated (Form). Volume (Form).
Drake, Dorothy Sussdorff. TheRainbow Flag Anthem of the Peace-Uniting Peoples of the World . Monographic, 1911. Notated Music. https://www.loc.gov/item/2013562953/.
Drake, D. S. (1911) TheRainbow Flag Anthem of the Peace-Uniting Peoples of the World . Monographic. [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2013562953/.
Drake, Dorothy Sussdorff. TheRainbow Flag Anthem of the Peace-Uniting Peoples of the World . Monographic, 1911. Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2013562953/>.
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Teaching is amazingly challenging. Day after day and year after year, you are tasked with meeting the needs of vastly different students. This almost-impossible task can be both overwhelming and rewarding.
When I was teaching, differentiation was my biggest struggle. I dreamt about having time to design personalized activities for each of my students. But what teacher has time? I know that my experience was not unique: as an instructional coach each teacher, I worked with named differentiation as their biggest area of growth.
Representation: How information is presented to students in a lesson. For example, through a written text or verbal presentation.
Expression: How students will participate in the lesson and express their understanding. For example, through writing an essay or giving a presentation.
Engagement: How students will be motivated and interested in participating in the lesson. For example, through real-world connections or activities based on students' interests.
When thinking about differentiating your lessons, consider the three principles of UDL. Where do you see students struggling? When planning to meet the needs of different students, think about if they struggle with representation, expression, or engagement (or more than one of these areas). Then brainstorm strategies that you could use to help students overcome those barriers.
For example, let's say you're planning a lesson where students read a text and then write a written response. A possible barrier related to representation could be students not understanding vocabulary in the text. To address this barrier, you could have students reference a vocabulary preview prior to reading. Thinking about expression, a possible barrier could be organizing writing. You could provide students with a planning page where they could map out their response before writing. Now thinking about engagement, a possible barrier could be that students don't relate to the text. To address this barrier, you could engage the class in a discussion to activate background knowledge and encourage connections to the subject matter.
When looking for differentiation strategy, Goalbook's Strategy Wizard is a great resource. This tool can help you come up with ways to address barriers to representation, expression, and engagement. If you select the subject you're teaching, a variety of possible strategies will come up. You can even enter specific barriers that your students might be facing.
No matter how overwhelming it can feel, approach differentiation with curiosity. Use UDL to help guide your investigations into what is working and not working for your students. The effort you put in to meet the needs of all your students will be well worth it.


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The K-Cup which is a product of Keurig, is used in a single-serving coffee making system. It is usually a plastic container that has a coffee filter inside.
When brewing coffee powdered coffee beans are packed in the K-Cup and closed tightly with a lid made of plastic and foil. Then the K-Cup is placed in a Keurig brewer that punctures both the foil lid and the bottom of the K-Cup forcing hot water that is under pressure through the K-Cup and into a collecting container like a cup.
The best K cup coffee filter fit for you will depend on the taste of coffee you require and the amount of cash you are ready to part with.
There are various types of K cup filters that are used. These include my- cup, injected, K-Saver, K-Top and Foil Lids filters.
This is a copious plastic lid that is inserted inside K-Cup that has been used, rinsed and filled with ground coffee. It is positioned down inside the brim of the used K-cup. It has a hole at the center to allow water to inject into it through.
Some of its benefits are: it is easy to use, it is reliable, it is durable and it is reusable.
However, they are expensive and if one doesn't have the exact match of the brewing machine, and k-cup, you can experience leaks.
In this type of filter the water getting though the K cup is injected down into the coffee, by redirecting the water down into the coffee.
Benefit associated with this filter is that the quality of coffee made is of a high quality.
However since it is too much mechanical, the coffee gets in contact with the materials like metal and rubber making the filter, which may tamper with the flavour of the coffee. Also it is difficult to clean and store.
It is made of a metal lid that fits on top of the K-Cup and has a center hole that is spring loaded so that the Keurig injector nozzle pushes it down to spray the water into the cup.
It is cheaper compared to the other filters and provides seals if in place on the K cup.
But the coffee's flavour may be compromised since the filter is made of metal. Also one should be very careful since they don't fit in most K cup that could result into leaking around the edges.
It comes in a cylindrical cup made of a shiny, cheap-feeling plastic with the top of a hinged lid that releases water into the coffee through vertical slits. Its design allows it to slide into the standard k-cup housing with the pins in the bottom.
The vertical slits in the top seems to squirt more water past the coffee resulting to a much poor quality of coffee.
This is usually a simple frivolous plastic lid that has a hole at the center. It is fitted on the top of a K-Cup inside the rim.
They are much less expensive and has an eye catching snap in design.
However the hole in the center is small hence water following is slowed down leading to a bit of time wastage. Also they don't work very well with some Keurig systems.
There are different versions of this filter. One uses a heat sensitive material that requires you to load your coffee in and then place an iron on the lid to seal it.
The other just gives you a pre-cut circle requires you to crimp it with your fingers.
Their main disadvantage is that they are usually not very easy to use.


this week was all about throwbacks for me – it's been a long stressful week and sometimes you just want to listen to the things you loved when you were a child. there have been studies that what you listen to between the ages of 12-14 will stick with you for the rest of your life and will change the way you listen to music for the rest of your life.
"she said, 'boy, can i tell you a terrible thing?
it seems that i'm sick and i've only got weeks.
slow, so slow i fell to the ground on my knees.
to walk away, don't let her get you.
i can't bear to see the same happen to you.
"your biggest fan" – nevershoutnever!
Never lose your middle school angst.
I had no idea about the songs between 12-14 sticking with you, but it definitely makes sense because I do remember them so well.
I absolutely love the song "September" and I think it will stick with me forever. I also agree that the songs from age 12-14, will forever stick with you. I hear songs every day, that I remember from that time of my life.
Yes, they will stick with you forever!
I think nostalgia plays a big part of this because I think those were the best years musically of my life.
Yes! I love to sing my heart out to some oldies. I love throwing it back to Paramore!