Once you find some keywords using Jaaxy or the WA keyword tool, the next question that gets asked is "Where do I put my keywords?"
The rule of thumb is: Keyword in the title, keyword in the first paragraph, then write naturally!
Remember, people buy things, search engines don't.
I also talk about a few other basic keyword related things in the video. I also include an example!
This is just a basic lesson. Some people have different methods that work for them, and you may find that something else works better for you. What I outline in the video does not "guarantee" rank, and it still takes consistent posting for your website to gain authority and rank.
For the first few posts on your site, it may take several weeks just for a mediocre ranking. But as you keep posting consistently, using just the simple rules outlined here can get you on page one within a day or two if you target low competition keywords.
Just had an idea...I'll check the rank over time and see how it changes.
Second time I watched this and it makes much more sense to me this time! I just installed Yoast and I like it. It has really helped me write better titles and first paragraphs based on my keywords. Love your training. Thanks.
Thanks for the Post, Nathaniell. Good to see a validation of Kyle's training from you as well. The proof of how your post ranked is impressive! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks for the video Nathaniel.
Thanks for the keyword lesson. Similar to Kyle 's.
How can I get 25 low hanging fruits to write post about personal growth, development and spirituality?
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great video! This should be included in course 2 lesson 4 where we are supposed to add key words on our site, in our homework tasks. It helped me understand where and how to put them, thanks!
Thanks for this training Nathaniell. Can you tell me what program you were using when you searched your post for specific words.
Just finished my WA review lesson and completed writing the review and was about to add keywords in the SEO tool. You saved me from an unnecessary step. Will review the SEO lesson for how to configure that properly. Many thanks.
Thank you, Nathaniell. Good training.
Another great tutorial, Nathaniell. Thank you.
Excellent, simple straight forward and easy to follow training.
Very good clear and concise!
You have made it clear, easy to understand and put in practice.Thank you.
Thanks Nathaniell, this is very clear and helpful!
nice simple to follow instructions. nice 1!
This was great. Helping "newbies" to understand keyword placement in a simplified manner.
Thanks for an awesome tutorial, make more please!
yoast found stopwords in your title you should consider removing them...found "to", "for" and "on"
"how to upgrade to windows 10 on your PC for free?"
"how upgrade windows 10 your PC free?"
Can this video be saved for later viewing ?
click the star on left to bookmark then one next to need help "your name" to retrieve.
Nathaniell, you're Great! Thanks very much for your training. I has helped me a lot!
Thank you. I have been beating myself up about keywords. I can now calm down. Your explanation is very clear.
Awesome information! That is exactly what I was looking for. I was thinking there were other places(like every page or post) where they were needed. That clears it up for me. Thanks so much.
Website name for WA " www.ProgressiveAffiliatesWA"
That makes more sense! I was one of those people wondering where to put my keywords from Jaaxy, lol .Thank you very much!
Very helpful, cleared up the question I had about weather or not to write key words in the SEO page.
Does it make any difference if key words are written on standard website pages or in a blog?
Yes... You want the keyword and keyword related terms throughout your content as much as possible. Check out my front page http://www.onlinemoneymaker.xyz/ My keyword character subset is "How to make money online from home" and then I have several different variations of it both longer and shorter terms. Hope this helped.
I was one of those people who typed in "where do I put I keywords now that I picked that" lol. Thanks for the explanation!
Wait a minute, I just found something that will probably answer my own question... The SEO title, SEO description, and SEO keywords in the WordPress website manager is what people see on the search engines and what google ranks me based off of right?
What about sub pages? Does the keywords still matter for them?
What do you mean by sub page?
How about putting one keyword in the title and a different one in the first paragraph?
You can do any way you like, but I suggest you follow the rules which are described in lessons at Wealthy Affiliate, and in this nice tutorial by Nathaniell. Those rules work.
So try to keep the same keywords in the title and description below?
Yeah I agree that the video was very helpful!
Hi nathaniell, thanks for clearing up doubts about keywords.
I just have another question: Does that mean that I have to come up with many keywords for my niche? And these keywords must be directly linked to the niche too?
You will have one main keyword for every post or page you publish.
Thank you for this training. Very clear.
Hi Nathsniell, thank you for directing me to this training, now I understand keywords and how to use low hanging keywords much better. Great training!
Nathaniel, this training helped me to understand the keywords. Thank you very much. I am bookmarking it.
Thank you for explaining things in a non-complicated way!
How do we eliminate or alter bad keywords?
Try here. Nathaniell did a tutorial on bad keywords. How I Deal With Bad Grammar Keywords Have a great week.
This helps a lot Nathaniell. Thank you.
that cleared up confusion for me as well.
that cleared up a lot of confusion, thanks for the video Nathaniell.
Awesome information Nathaniell. It really helped me a lot. Thank you.
Great video Nathaniel. Just what I was searching for.
I'm playing with Jaaxy and I'm confused. I wonder if you can explain it to me. In Jaaxy I found what appeared to be low hanging fruit 'best point shoot digital cameras'... MSV 2661...QSR 24...SEO 91...big green light !
But... when I search that phrase on google I find 6.5 million results and 28 pages of articles. Some one else reported 1700 results for the same phrase.
I have read the Jaaxy info about google inflation and complex algorithms from bing, yahoo and google. But I still don't get it.
Can you throw more light on this?
Hi - QSR means quoted search results - if you were to search in google for "best point shoot digital cameras" (including the quotes), that's what QSR is showing you.
Searching without quotes is giving you every combination of words in your search etc.
Hi Nathaniel. Great training nice and clear. Can you tell me the reason you choose to draft your post in an external document and then copy to wordpress editor?
Does it have to be in a post or can it just be in the content of a website/ I'm not thinking of doing a blog but a straight website... also can you use the keyword as the title of your webpage... does this help?
This applies to any kind of content.
Thanks for the video Nathaniell this really helped me out a lot. For some reason I was thinking I needed the meta description area? Thanks for clearing that up.
Awesome explanation, thinking of keywords as topics - and by writing on-topic the keywords naturally flow. Thanks!
Great, simple explanation. Good stuff!
Interesting video about keywords and where to put them, any video on the subject of keywords will be helpful to me, keyword research is a subject that I get stumped on a lot.
I try to think of them as just a "topic" of what I'm writing about.
Thanks the video was really helpfull.
Great job nathaniel! Thats exactly what I wanted to know!!
Ah huh moment! Thanks so much!
Awesome video with great info, time to change some of my pages around, thanks!
Thanks for the great info! I feel very unsure about this area, I appreciate the extra instruction. Have a great day!
Excellent video. Thanks Nathaniell, that definitely answered my question. And wow your page has ranked in google page 2 in just 5 days! I don't know what I'm doing wrong in my cooking site, i have used some low competion keywords too but still none of my pages have ranked on google yet?
Thanks nathan, awesome lesson, always wonder how to insert keywords for my posts.
Thank you for lesson, Nathaniell!
I got it! Thank you, Nathaniell.
Thanks Nathaniel. I'll be watching the ranking too.
Great Stuff! I need to write more content myself!
Great training! Totally agree, keep it natural and write great content!!!
I was just a little confused about adding keywords in the TAG section.
Is it recommended or even relevant at all?
I checked out your website, great job.
One correction you may wanna consider: When I clicked on your pictures/images, they pop up and took me away from your content.
Click on the image to edit, top left corner of the image you'll see a pencil, click on that.
select NONE if you don't have a certain link you want to send your readers to.
Great article. Which text editor were you using?
I searched in google after your keywords: Libbey Craft Beer Glass Set Review. Your site was not there. Then I searched putting the whole phrase between inverted commas and it only showed 1 result, this article here on WA. Why can't google see your site?
It's not indexed yet. I published just minutes after making this video (24 hours ago). Since I do not post frequently to my blog, Google doesn't visit me often. Check again in a day or two.
Check now, it's there in quotes. Should take a while longer to rank though. I don't post often, so don't have much authority in Google.
I don't know what you did, but yes, it's there now.
One more question: What does this mean: "I do not post frequently to my blog."Like once a week?
From your experience, how often should you be writing there to get better ranking, using those keywords?
Hi kholmes, That's the idea. It seems that once or twice per week is not that pretty good.
Nathaniel, thank you for your answers.
Nice video. You probably also got a lot of LSI keywords in there naturally as well.
Thanks, Nathan, all the best.
This was brilliant and answered my question very well - thanks so much.
Your tutorials are so helpful and down to earth. Thanks, Nathaniel.
Thank you Nathan! Video was easy for me to understand, and extra information on SEO was helpful for me too.
Thanks for the help Nathaniell. The screen recorder you used gives very clear, unblurred playback - even when I went to full screen. May I ask what you use and if it is bought/free?
Thanks Nate. Great Stuff as usually. I have a question of course. Beside keywords - what else factors in to ranking on the first page?
Do not despair, the answers are here for you, below is a link to Google's own SEO starter guide, so you can have a free SEO guide to read and its straight from Google.
Straight from the horses mouth, as it were !!!!
This from another members post that has a link to a Google PDF that updates the current criteria that is being used. Hope this helps.
Awesome training once again Nathaniel, could not have come at a better time. Cheers!!


Earlier this month, Dexcom shared compelling new details on its longer-wear, less calibration G6 sensor and its partnership with Verily to develop a bandage-like continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device. The G6 sensor is expected to launch in 2018, while the first-gen Verily sensor will launch in late 2018, with a second-gen version coming as early as 2020. Read on for the new details!
Dexcom showed new data from a 49-person trial testing use of the new G6 sensor over ten days of wear. The average error compared to lab measurement was just 8.1% with one fingerstick calibration per day (after startup), and an expected 8.8% error with no fingerstick calibration at all. Notably, 96% of G6 readings were within 20% or 20 mg/dl of the true glucose value, the strongest data Dexcom has ever released. Improving accuracy – and especially minimizing the error percentage – is important because a difference of plus or minus 20 mg/dl can have big implications in the hypoglycemia range.
These early accuracy results are exciting, suggesting that the G6 will have better or equal accuracy to G5, with up to double the wear duration (10-14 days – wow!) and fewer fingersticks needed. A larger, 300-person pivotal trial is now underway to investigate. Dexcom said it plans to launch the initial version of G6 in 2018.
And given the strong data seen with G6 use so far, Dexcom ultimately believes it can last for 14 days of wear with no fingerstick calibrations needed.
Another standout in Dexcom's pipeline is its partnership with Verily (the part of Alphabet Inc. formerly known as Google Life Sciences), which aims to develop two smaller, less expensive CGM devices. Earlier this month, Dexcom showed the latest pictures of the "thinnest CGM ever," with less volume than an M&M and roughly the size of a penny – check out the picture below of the second-gen device! This would dramatically reduce the size of CGM on the body, hopefully make it less expensive, and bring the technology to far more people than are currently using it (only about 1-in-5 people with type 1 in the US use CGM, and far fewer people with type 2 diabetes).
The Dexcom/Verily project will use the G6 sensor and is expected to need no fingerstick calibration, to be approved for making insulin-dosing decisions, and to communicate directly with smartphones via Bluetooth. A first-gen version (smaller than FreeStyle Libre) is expected in late 2018, while the smaller second-gen version pictured above is expected as early as 2020.
A smaller transmitter and a new one-button applicator are currently under regulatory (FDA) review in the US.
An Android version of the G5 app is currently under FDA review, with launch expected in late 2016 or early 2017 in the US.
A new touchscreen receiver is currently under FDA review.
An insulin-dosing label claim is hoped for in early 2017. This would mean that a confirmatory fingerstick test is not required before giving insulin. FDA discussions continue following the positive Advisory Committee meeting in July.
Medicare coverage is hoped for in 2018.


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To me "conscious aging" is shorthand for reclaiming the traditional role of wise, respected elders as mentors, catalysts, and stewards of the well being of future generations and all life. True elders are wise and respected because they have much life experience that they have reflected on and learned from.
Psychologists, anthropologists, neurobiologists and others have discovered that aging in itself tends to bring developmental changes in the second half of life that lead to a greater concern with finding meaning, making a positive contribution, summing up their lives and passing on what matters – in other words, leaving meaningful and positive legacies. Aging tends to bring more perspective, equanimity, tolerance and a longer view of time and broader view of community.
But this wisdom is neither automatic nor inevitable; it is gained by conscious reflection––in Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi's terms, by "inner work." To become the sages he writes about or conscious elders that the Conscious Elders Network (CEN) talks about, we "olders" have to do inner work like life review and healing, forgiving self and others, facing our mortality, mentoring the younger generations as stewards for the future of all life, and last but not least, preserving some of our legacies in tangible form.
With the humility and wisdom of elders, we seek our role in the world, in the public square. We look for the places where (in Frederick Buechner's words) our "deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." We look for the stage and scale that fits our gifts, passions, and energy level – whether it is daily acts of kindness and compassion, paid or unpaid work, social service, or political activism to address economic, social, and environmental ills and bring about systemic changes.
We live in perilous times. I believe that elders have a crucial role to play in envisioning and working – with younger generations – for a more equitable, just and tolerant global society, one in which humans peacefully coexist on our once again self-sustaining earth, with its remaining diversity of life.


Does Lemon Juice Lighten Hair?
For decades lemon juice diluted with water has been successfully used to lighten hair. To lighten your hair, you simply rinse it with the diluted lemon juice solution on a daily basis. It will take a bit of time before you start to see a lighter shade of color, but it will be worth the wait. Once you reach the desired shade you simple reduce the volume of the lemon juice recipe you use.
This lemon juice formula is perfect for blondes whose hair tends to turn green because of chlorine in hot tubs or swimming pools. It neutralizes the chlorine as well as restores your natural blonde shade. Lemon juice also helps eliminate soap residue and hair product build up, not only lightening the hair but also adding shine as well as sealing the hair cuticle.
For those fun days spent playing at the beach carry along a premixed spray bottle of lemon juice and spritz your hair once in a while letting it dry naturally dry in the sun. Once dry, take a quick swim to rinse. A fun and easy way to lighten while you play.
For the perfect recipe, mix the juice of one lemon with 8 tablespoons of water. If you have long hair you'll want to double the recipe. Apply the rinse with spray bottle or simply working it through your hair slowly. Leave it in your hair for several hours then follow by shampooing and rinsing thoroughly. For more dramatic results, spend some time in the sun. You can also create a variation of this recipe by including in a bit of olive oil (also a natural lightener) as a great remedy for dry, damaged hair. For conditioning purposes you'll want to leave this mixture in your hair for at least 30 minutes then shampoo and rinse well.
Lightening your hair with lemon juice is the all natural way to beauty and shine with a wonderful lemony, refreshing smell and a great option right from your kitchen.


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Q: how to export the freetext annotations with contents-richtext I've updated the WebViewer from a very old version to the latest version (v5.0).
And I found that there is no "contents-richtext" data in the exported XMLdata,
I've tried to set exportContentsRichText = true
but It's not effective. Does anyone know how to export the annotations with contents-richetext content

A: For the last few versions WebViewer no longer exports contents-richtext elements for newly created annotations. If an annotation has an associated contents-richtext element then WebViewer should preserve it when exporting though.
By default WebViewer doesn't take advantage of separate styles in the contents so there shouldn't be any difference with just using the contents element.
Regardless, it is still possible to export contents-richtext by extending the serialize function on annotations as shown here https://groups.google.com/d/msg/pdfnet-webviewer/lptUPUcV80c/1NUgYZ_8AwAJ. Instead of adding an attribute you would create a subelement and append it as a child of the element used in the serialize function.

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This mind map presents a summary of the Wikipedia article referencing the "Harry Potter" keyword. The MindManager map was automatically created by WikiSummarizer.
Here is a link to the "Harry Potter" MindManager mind map for navigation in your browser.
Here are the 10 keywords and summaries in the Wikipedia article referencing the "Harry Potter" keyword.
· Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling.
· The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
· The main story arc concerns Harry's quest to overcome the evil dark wizard Lord Voldemort, whose aim is to subjugate non-magical people, conquer the wizarding world, and destroy all those who stand in his way, especially Harry Potter.
· Since the 30 June 1997 release of the first novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide.
· By the time of the release of the fifth volume, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the books began to receive strong criticism from a number of literary scholars.
· As of June 2011, the book series has sold about 450 million copies and has been translated into 67 languages, and the last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history.
· The books also contain many flashbacks, which are usually described by characters viewing memories in a device called a Pensieve.
· The books have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide and have also given rise to the popular film adaptations produced by Warner Bros., all of which have been highly successful in their own right.
· According to Rowling, the main theme is death, although it is primarily considered to be a work of children's literature.
· The stories are told from a third person limited point of view with very few exceptions (such as the opening chapters of Philosopher's Stone and Deathly Hallows and the first two chapters of Half-Blood Prince).
· Pictures, with the seventh book split into two parts; it is the highest grossing film series of all time.
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Arming The EU (2013): 20 years on from the Balkans war and Croatia is still full of guns. And now they're being funnelled from under beds onto the black market. As Croatia enters the EU, will it spark an illegal arms trade boom?


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Zvartnots (,  (Western Armenian)) is a town in the Armenian province of Armavir, about 10 km west from Yerevan, approximately half way to Ejmiatsin.

Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan's international airport, is located near the town of Zvartnots, as is the Zvartnots Cathedral. The former national airline, Armavia, had its corporate headquarters on the grounds of Zvartnots International Airport. In addition, the head office of the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia is at Zvartnots Airport.

See also
Armavir Province

References

Populated places in Armavir Province

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Battlefield 5 update version 1.04 (PS4) and patch Chapter 1 Overture (PC, Xbox One) is out now. The full patch notes and download size can be seen in detail below.... @xXBOOGER64Xx . I took a look at your Battlelog Profile and it seems you are a console user. The issue is not on either end, you are not able to add favorites to your server list via the Battlelog server browser, you can only add favorites via the in-game server browser.
I'll keep this short a simple. Having put a good amount of time in with the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 4, and many hours playing Battlefield 3 on ultra on PC, I have to say I am absolutely blown away by the Battlefield experience on offer on Xbox One. how to call long distance free national xbox live down - xbox one x battlefield 5 gameplay - devastation uhd - battlefield 4: how do i unlock the m249? - Where's the best place to buy a Razer Turret for Xbox One?
@xXBOOGER64Xx . I took a look at your Battlelog Profile and it seems you are a console user. The issue is not on either end, you are not able to add favorites to your server list via the Battlelog server browser, you can only add favorites via the in-game server browser. how to change sensitivity on iphone 5 Gamers interested in the latest news on Battlefield 4 should look no further than this post, as we have quite the bevy of information to unload.
Battlefield 4 players can now rent servers, unless they're playing on Xbox One Xbox One server rental temporarily offline for BF4, but at least the pesky death shield bug has been fixed.
Battlefield 1 servers down on PS4, Xbox One and PC for maintenance today. We will all be able to resume our regularly scheduled owning of noobs in a few hours.


Back in the day I edited in final cut and all was good until the "updated" Final Cut X, so I moved to Vegas and then the same thing happened with the "updates" to Vegas over the years and it became to buggy, so off to Premiere Pro.
Well Deja vu....here we are with the latest "updates" with adobe and again getting buggy and slower with each new release. So, do I now move over to Resolve or just retire now!
Y'know, I haven't heard much of anything bad about Resolve.
Since there's a freebie version, it might be worth a shot to check out the features it lets you use.
Make darn sure you've got a BIG 401(k) if you just chuck it and retire.
Having just made the jump from Pr to Resolve, I can say; Go for it! It's a great option.
I think if you're subscribed to CC, you can install older versions of Adobe software.
But I've also got a CC subscription, thankfully.


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The Irish Setter is an elegant hunting dog that is highly intelligent and trains easily with positive training.
Originally the Irish Setter was used specifically for setting, or locating and pointing upland game birds. The Irish Setter is believed to have developed from an English Setter-Spaniel-Pointer-Gordon Setter mix.
They can be a wide ranging gun dog with a good sense of smell. They have a fun loving, affectionate temperament. With the longer coat they do need some grooming.
The Irish Setter's name in Gaelic is Madra rua or "red dog". The Irish Setter was bred for hunting, specifically for setting or locating and pointing upland game birds.
The solid-red Setter first appeared in Ireland in the 19th century, and in 1812, the Earl of Enniskillen declared he would have nothing else in his kennel.
They are a tireless, wide-ranging hunter, and well-suited to fields and wet or dry moorland terrain.
Using their excellent sense of smell to locate the mark (or bird), the Irish will then hold a pointing position, indicating the direction in which the bird lies hidden.
The modern Red Setter is smaller than his bench-bred cousin. While show dogs often reach 70 lb, the working Red Setter is generally around 45 lb.
The coat is less silky and the feathering is generally shorter. The color is lighter, with the working dog found in russet and fawn colors.


Coming to DVD on June 2,2015 from CBS DVD and Paramount is Touched By An Angel I will walk With You which you can find exclusively at Walmart for (MSRP$14.99). This beloved series brought a message of hope and faith to millions of viewers; follow the inspirational adventures of Monica(Roma Downey), a young earthbound angel and her down to earth supervisor Tess(Della Reese) as they help others to change their lives for the better in the face of adversity. This time, Monica is up for a promotion and the angels are being interviewed to see if she is ready. Meanwhile, she visits a town needing help after an explosion at a school kills students and teachers and an unknown man is to blame. Monica must overcome her negative feelings about the suspect in order to complete her assignment. Relive the uplifting message of inspiration and hope in this special two-part episode from the ninth season.
My Opinion: I think this a great movie with two episodes of Touched By An Angel and the message is a good one and today we lack TV shows that have positive messages. I watched this with my husband and by the end I was grinning from ear to ear as the message of faith is a positive one and this series holds a place in my heart. This runs 1 hour and 25 minutes long. Great Family film for all.


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The future is no longer what it used to be. How do you prepare for it?
Suvarchala Narayanan	April 21, 2017 9 min
Anyone who knows me well will attest to my obsession with futurism, especially as it concerns the future of learning. Future of work is the current belle-dame at the ball who is hogging all the limelight, but as I relentlessly reiterate at every panel, roundtable I'm called to do and every article I write, it's the future of learning that's the Cinderella in the room. It's inconceivable to talk of the jobs of the future without talking about how learning has to radically shift. And because being a gig-worker / digital nomad can represent that edge of working and learning, this week I'd like to explore the beginnings of what new learning paradigms can look like.
To be a gig-worker is to continuously unlearn, adapt, re-learn and change — especially if you don't subscribe to the idea of a fixed identity or discipline
To be a gig-worker is to continuously unlearn, adapt, re-learn and change — especially if you don't subscribe to the idea of a fixed identity or discipline. When you work across industries, skills and roles, you need a way to keep up, to preempt trends before they can sneak up on you, and to catch the waves of change at just the right moment. Too early and your target audience / market won't be ready for those ideas; too long and you'd have lost the early-mover advantage.
The Interactive Telecommunications Program, NYU. Credit: ITP, NYU
Schools today are hopelessly inadequate in preparing us for the impending disruption in living, working and skilling. Traditional education is built as a monolithic idea, where one spends a few years, progressing in a linear fashion, and at the end of it, armed with a bachelor's or master's degree or a PhD, you are somehow magically prepared for the rest of your working life.
This paradigm may have worked in a previous era (though even that is debatable), which was characterised by predictable skill demands, mass jobs and factory-style outputs. But in this time of digital acceleration where jobs will soon be automated faster than they are created, the very definition of "school" needs a sea change.
Having spent 15 years as a gig-worker, unlearning old paradigms, and picking up a multitude of new skills and knowledge as quickly as possible, there is only one thing I know for certain: The future will belong to those who can learn to learn. Whatever skill you learn today may be obsolete or automated tomorrow. Even programming, which is such a valued skill today, may lose its elite position when the tools are democratised, and the ability to program is made more accessible. We see this with the democratisation of the maker movement, with tools such as Arduinos and Raspberry Pi effectively allowing anyone to become a hardware prototyper, not to mention 3D printers and their effects.
Building a wearables prototype using an Arduino. Credit: Suvarchala Narayanan
So, if we have to constantly pick up new skills and learnings and quickly at that, the 10+2+3+2 years education formula is obviously not the way to go. And while new approaches are still in their nascent phase, a few early concepts are already emerging. Many of these face issues of adoption / affordability / scale among other things, but it's an early glimpse of things to come.
One such concept is Hyper Island. Founded by Jonathan Briggs, David Erixon and Lars Lundh, it set out to "design learning experiences that challenge companies and individuals to grow and stay competitive in an increasingly digitised world." Based in seven locations, including Stockholm, Singapore, New York and Sao Paulo, Hyper Island offers full and part-time as well as intensive, online courses in subjects ranging from business transformation to digital marketing to user experience. An interesting aspect of Hyper Island is that besides offering learning programmes, the school also has a business consultancy arm. This setup ensures that the programme works closely with industry and that students can "learn by doing", in the process of solving real-world problems.
Hyper Island set out to "design learning experiences that challenge companies and individuals to grow and stay competitive in an increasingly digitised world"
Also read: Other posts from the Digital Nomad series
Joel Tukianen, a digital strategist and entrepreneur who studied the Digital Data Strategist programme at Hyper Island (HI) sums up his experience on his website: "Hyper Island isn't just a school about digital, it's kind of a 'life school'. You learn to push yourself to the limit, to steer your personal development into the path you wanted to go."
"The actual learnings are built upon different modules. One module at a time. We have no teachers, no books. So the school is really different compared to regular 'schools'. This didn't actually feel like a 'real' school. Lectures from "industry professionals" are a big part of the modules. For every module we get a brief, most likely from a real client. The learning happens in the practical work, supported by relevant lectures and workshops. It's not really about how good you are, but how much you evolve during your time at HI."
Events at Hyper Island's different locations. Credit: Hyper Island
Then there are other challengers to mainstream education, like Exosphere. Founded by Skinner Layne and Andy Ellwood, Exosphere's stated mission is to build the educational institution of the future.
Ellwood, whose kaleidoscopic work experiences included selling luxury jets for Warren Buffet, believes strongly that "every team needs a hipster (designer), a hacker and a hustler. He took his questions and his hustling skills, and along with Layne, built Exosphere to respond to what they perceived as two core problems :
People didn't work in alignment with their calling. They were doing work that they were unhappy with or that was just not a good fit for them
A lot of people's lives were characterised by broken relationships with the people around them
A group of Exosphere students. Credit: Exosphere
The second point, though it may come as a surprise, is typical of millennial values. As opposed to previous generations who sacrificed relationships, personal lives and integrated life experiences at the altar of careers and entrepreneurial success, many Millennials are revolting against this binary expression of living. There is a dawning recognition that a truly happy, fulfilling life requires healthy, present relationships as much as business / career success. Which is why a lot of burgeoning learning programs will include subjects such as non-violent communication, group dynamics and empathy-based leadership. Hyper Island, for example, has a programme called Understanding Group and Leader (UGL), which has been used as a basic leadership course in the Swedish Armed Forces.
Success at the cost of relationships is a fast-failing approach that is quickly punished, as can be seen in the case of Uber's Travis Kalanick. Partners, employees, customers today hold values and personality on the same scale as achievement, and the latter can lose all meaning if shortcomings in the former are not first addressed. So, in a reality such as this, programmes like Exosphere view "education" as a holistic goal, where participants learn as much about themselves as they do about the latest technologies.
Current areas of focus at the Exosphere programme. Credit: Exosphere
Sagar Dubey, a former engineer from IIT Mumbai is an Exosphere alumnus, who attended the programme in Santiago, Chile. He shared his thoughts about Exosphere and the reason he chose to attend the course:
"The world is changing far too quickly on an experiential level. The reason we don't think about it is it's scary. So we hide behind status quo, pretending like not much is changing. But it is. If you'd have told me in 2005 that rickshawalas would own cellphones, I'd have laughed at you. The same way I would have laughed if you'd have told me five years ago that Google would open source machine learning with tensor flow," he says.
Exosphere is a unique experiment and an opportunity to get out of the narrative of your life
"Exosphere is a unique experiment and an opportunity to get out of the narrative of your life. Generally we all live on some sort of a 'track' to some extent or more. As an example, for an urban educated Indian person like me, the standard track is engineering -> IT company -> MBA -> executive position. Replace engineering with medical or — as is commonly said 'if you can't hack it' then you go with the law or the arts," he adds.
"This, on its face, is absolutely terrible. Yet every day millions of young Indians wake up and go through it, year after year since the 90s. And no one stops to question why. Things are changing very rapidly though, and visibly so, but a large percentage continues along the usual route. I should know because I was one of them. Like many of my friends, I knew it was wrong, but couldn't really articulate how and what I could do about it."
"The world is changing far too quickly on an experiential level. The reason we don't think about it is it's scary. So we hide behind status quo, pretending like not much is changing. But it is" — Sagar Dubey, a former engineer from IIT Mumbai is an Exosphere alumnus
"Exosphere allowed me to experience a massive shift in context, to ask the hard questions (What do I really want? Why do I want it? What's holding me back from going after it?); to acknowledge my insecurities and be able to talk about them honestly and, most importantly, the ability to be flexible, adapt and listen to an internal compass. Along the way, I met and interacted with an amazing group of people and we continue to stay in touch and help each other out till today."
Credit: Exosphere
Luke Crowley, is another alum who found himself and his approach to work transformed after his Exosphere stint: "My wife Lourdes and I came from a background in construction. I was bored at work and felt that, long term it was a dead end. The program has worked wonders for me personally. I have a new love for learning that was awakened while at Exosphere. In the three years after we completed the program, my partners and I have started a real estate company based in Chile and have developed a love for 3D architectural modeling and building information modeling (BIM). Learning these new skills has provided new opportunities for me I could have never imagined."
Design thinking workshop. Credit: Exosphere
Exosphere is an six-week residential program out of Florianapolis, Brazil. Applications for their next cohort start July 3, and is now open. If interested, you can apply here.
Hyper Island is based in multiple locations and runs courses through the year. Check out a list of their programmes here.
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." — Antoine de St Exupery
Lead image: Faustin Tuyambaze Updated on April 22, 2017 at 2.47pm to correct the duration of the Exosphere programme to six weeks. It was earlier written as eight weeks.
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Resource Center Guide to Alcohol Abuse: Understanding the Disease of Alcoholism How Dangerous is Consuming Alcohol During Pregnancy?
A teratogen is an agent that results in the disturbance of the normal process of development of the embryo in a pregnant woman. Numerous substances are known to be teratogens. Depending on the time of exposure, the teratogen can have very extreme effects or relatively mild effects.
Most often, during early development, teratogens affect the central nervous system (CNS; the brain and spinal cord). When embryos are exposed to teratogens in the womb, significant alterations in development of tissues in the brain can occur, resulting in long-lasting and permanent dysfunction in the individual.
There are numerous types of substances that can be serious teratogens when a woman who is pregnant is exposed to them, and they can be absorbed by the developing child. Alcohol is a serious teratogen, and numerous research studies have identified it as having significant effects on the embryo throughout all stages of development. Alcohol is also one of the most commonly used and abused drugs in the United States.
According to information provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Use and Alcoholism, in 2015:
Approximately 86 percent of people over the age of 18 reported that they drank alcohol at some time in their lifetime.
About 27 percent of people over the age of 18 reported they engaged in binge drinking behavior within the prior month.
Slightly over 15 million adults over the age of 18 qualified for a diagnosis of an alcohol use disorder. Of these individuals, 5.3 million were women.
The prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is estimated to be between two and seven cases per 1,000 births.
The prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD; having some of the symptoms of FAS but not having the disorder) was estimated to be as high as 20-50 cases per 1,000 births.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
There is no way to tell how many people have symptoms of FASD.
The CDC suspects that FAS occurs in about 0.3 of 1,000 children between the ages of 7 and 9 years old.
Studies using in-person assessment of school-aged children throughout the United States bring forth higher estimates than epidemiological data.
Based on in-person examinations, the actual number of FASDs in the United States may be as high as 2-5 children per 100 school children (2-5 percent of this population).
Using Alcohol When Pregnant
Major health organizations, including the CDC, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the National Institutes of Health, consistently make public statements that there is no safe level of alcohol use during any time when a woman is pregnant. In addition, the type of alcohol (e.g., beer, wine, liquor, etc.) does not affect this notion. Alcohol is alcohol. Whenever a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, the fetus is exposed to alcohol as well.
Numerous research studies have documented the effects of alcohol use on the fetus. The major effects are outlined below.
A pregnant woman ingesting alcohol delivers alcohol to her baby directly through the umbilical cord. Heavy alcohol use during pregnancy can result in miscarriages, stillbirth, and birth defects.
Neural tube defects occur when the portion of the embryo that develops into the central nervous system (the neural tube) suffers an insult. This insult typically occurs within the first month of pregnancy when this area is being differentiated. Neural tube deficits/defects can be extremely serious.
Spina bifida, a neural tube defect, is a serious condition that occurs when the spinal column in the fetus does not close completely. This can lead to issues with paralysis, particularly in the legs.
Chiari malformations occur when tissue from the brain extends into the spinal cord. Individuals with these malformations experience numerous developmental and cognitive problems.
Anencphaly occurs when the brain and spinal cord do not develop correctly. Most infants with this condition do not survive.
Numerous other cognitive and behavioral effects are associated with children who have been exposed alcohol in the womb. Again, the physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms that can occur as a result of exposure to alcohol in utero are collectively termed fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs).The symptoms of FASDs include any of the following (numerous symptoms may be present):
Stunted growth
Significantly decreased birth weight and significantly lower-than-expected body weight in infants
Significantly decreased head circumference compared to normal ranges
Delays in reaching normal developmental milestones (e.g., first instance or age at which the infant begins walking, talking, toilet training, etc.)
Abnormal facial features, most often the development of alterations around the eyes or a lack of a philtrum, which is the ridge just below the nose and above the upper lip
Decreased intellectual ability
Issues with poor attention, impulse control, and hyperactivity, with common co-occurring diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Issues with forming new memories
Issues with balance and coordination
Sensory disturbances, such as issues with vision or hearing
Malformed or poorly developed skeletal structures.
It is estimated that approximately one-third of the children who display FASD symptoms will also have heart malformations. These most often occur in the ventricles of the heart or the arteries, and can result in permanent disabilities for these children. Other cardiac issues can also develop as a result of exposure to alcohol in the womb.
Renal issues can also be linked to alcohol use by a pregnant mother. Issues that can occur include hypoplasia (developmental issues with the kidneys that can lead to malformations in the kidneys and significant lifelong renal issues) or bilateral renal agenesis (being born without any kidneys).
Most of the issues associated with having FASDs are not reversible. These children grow up requiring assistance throughout their lifetime in numerous areas. There is no way to predict which children will develop FASDs, and there is certainly no way to predict how one's alcohol consumption affects different manifestations of an FASD. It has been suggested that 6-10 percent of children who are exposed alcohol in the womb develop FASD symptoms; however, these figures are not set in stone.
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a specific syndrome that consists of mental retardation, skeletal system malformations, malformations of the heart and brain, poor growth rate, learning disabilities, and poor motor skills. The facial features associated with FAS include small eyes, flat cheeks, thin lips, and a short or upturned nose. Often, the facial features may fade as the child develops; however, the cognitive and other physical issues do not fade and are irreversible. FAS is a preventable cause of mental retardation in children, and it is believed to result from significant alcohol use during pregnancy (e.g., binge drinking, heavy drinking nearly daily, etc.).
Combinations of different symptoms associated with FASDs result in different disorders.
Alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder describes children who have numerous cognitive and behavioral difficulties as a result of fetal alcohol exposure but fewer physical symptoms.
Alcohol-related birth defects describe physical malformations, such as issues with the skeletal system, auditory system, heart, kidneys, etc., but they do not include significant cognitive and behavioral issues.
In most cases, there is a combination of physical, cognitive, and behavioral issues associated with early exposure to alcohol.
Other subclinical issues that may not be fully recognizable as being related to alcohol use can include issues with poor growth and development, lower IQ levels, mild disabilities, and other cognitive issues.
The CDC, WHO, and numerous other organizations report that fetal alcohol exposure is the major preventable cause of developmental delays and birth defects in children throughout the world. FAS is the most easily preventable cause of mental retardation in children throughout the world.
Some pregnant women may think they can still drink "nonalcoholic" beer, wine, etc. It is important to remember that most of the major health organizations in the world emphatically state that there is no safe level of alcohol use for women who are pregnant and the majority of these "nonalcoholic" beers and wines contain very low levels of alcohol. Because the effects of alcohol also interact with other factors, including genetics, personal vulnerabilities, and other environmental effects, even using very small amounts of alcohol may result in serious effects to the developing child.
It is better to be safe than sorry and discontinue any form of alcohol use, including "nonalcoholic" beverages.
What about the Mother?
Numerous research studies have documented the dangers associated with even moderate alcohol use.
According to the CDC, some of the concerns that pregnant women should have about themselves when drinking alcohol, in addition to concerns for their developing child, include increased risk of the following:
Injuries as a result of accidents, falls, and burns
Increased risk of being involved in violent or aggressive crimes, such as sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and even suicide
Alcohol poisoning as a result of a high blood-alcohol level
Engaging in risky behaviors, such as having unprotected sex, driving a motor vehicle while under the influence, etc.
The development of issues with high blood pressure that can affect the fetus as well as cardiac arrest or stroke
Acute and long-term cognitive issues, such as issues with memory, problem-solving, etc.
Development of mental health issues, such as anxiety or depression
Social problems, including family problems, not paying attention to the needs of the developing child, etc.
Development of an alcohol use disorder
Longer-term effects associated with alcohol use, such as damage to numerous organ systems like the brain, liver, cardiovascular system, etc.
In many cases, a woman does not realize she is pregnant until several weeks after conception; often, women find out they are pregnant within 4-6 weeks after conception. Any woman who finds out she is pregnant should immediately stop using alcohol. Anyone who plans to get pregnant should abstain from any alcohol use.
Upon learning of pregnancy, a woman should make an appointment with her physician as soon as possible. The physician can monitor the development of the child and identify any potential reversible situations. In the majority of cases where women who drink small to moderate amounts find out they are 4-6 weeks pregnant and stop drinking alcohol, there are no significant complications. However, continuing to drink alcohol at any level results in an increased risk of serious issues in the developing child.


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filed: April 13, 2016 • Letters, Vermont
Senator Bray fails to protect Vermonters
Credit: Times Argus | April 13, 2016 | timesargus.com ~~
Prior to the Thursday, March 31, vote in the Vermont Senate on amendments to S.230, an article appeared in Seven Days asking if Sen. Chris Bray could solve Vermont's siting problems with large commercial wind and solar projects. We now know the answer is 'no.' On Page 16 of this Seven Days article, a photo shows Senator Bray with his foxhounds wearing his 21st century Downton Abbey attire. The accuracy and credibility of the British elite portrayed in Downton Abbey have been "falsely portrayed as being class conscious," according to Polly Toynbee of The Guardian. "None of Downton Abbey's social liberalism is remotely credible of the era." She also compares modern capitalism as promoting the same myth, the "myth that we are all masters of our fate, birth is not destiny. … With the swelling of wealth at the top" we are all aware of the influence this concentrated wealth has.
This fundamental aspect in today's society, the fact that the wealthy influence political policy, was evident at the State House in Montpelier on March 31. Senator Bray, during discussion of amendments to S.230, kept leaving the Senate chamber to consult with lobbyists from the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG). Vermont Public Interest is a misnomer as this organization represents their funding sources – one of which happens to be the wind industry. The VPIRG executive director, Paul Burns, acts as a conductor directing the orchestra to play the requests of their contributors and Senator Bray was waltzing. Senator Campion and Senator Zuckerman were also in attendance standing on the edge of the dance floor with preprinted dance cards.
With towns crying out for more local say in large commercial renewable energy projects, Senator Bray voted his conscience. He was conscious of the $1,163 that the wind industry had given him towards his campaign and voted accordingly.
The Vermont Senate voted to strengthen its control over localities by giving the public service commissioner, an appointed position, the power to certify regional plans leaving communities at the political mercy of the governor.
Senator Bray, I hope you and Senator Campion enjoy the quiet and serenity of this summer as you work in your gardens while we, the proletariat, are forced to stay inside with our windows closed. You denied Vermonters the protection of noise monitoring at a cost of approximately $50,000, not the $250,000 cost that VPIRG, GMP, REV and Iberdrola scared you with.
I leave you with a quote of my own: "When the herdsman has been herded, the wolves have won."
Dustin Lang
Also published by the Addison County Independent, April 14: "Senator allegedly bought for $1,163"
Source: Times Argus | April 13, 2016 | timesargus.com


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Q: ssrs 2008 passing parameter value incorrectly In an SSRS 2008 R2 existing report, I am passing a new parameter called 'SchoolYear' to an existing report. I obtain the value for SchoolYear from the following statement =(Fields!SchoolYear.Value) that is used against the dataset DS_Main.
I am getting the error message, "The 'SchoolYear' parameter is missing a value" when the called SSRS report is running. When I 'hard-code' the school year value in the called ssrs report, the called report runs.
When I run the sql in the dataset DS_Main, I get all kinds of rows and all the rows contains data.
The called report runs when I say to work with a null value.
 Thus I do not know why the 'SchoolYear' parameter is not passing a value. Would you tell me what I  can do to determine
 what is causing this problem?

A: You can't reference Fields or Datasets in the Default Values with expressions like you can in reporting objects (e.g. a Tablix). Here is what you want to do:

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*On the SchoolYear Parameter Properties window, Default Values tab, select Get values from a query.

*Select DS_Main from the Dataset: drop down menu.

*Select SchoolYear from Value: drop down menu.

If more than one SchoolYear value is returned by DS_Main, and the SchoolYear Parameter doesn't allow mult-selection, only the first row SchoolYear value will be passed to the parameter. If you want to pass all possible SchoolYear values as default (and your parameter allows multi-select), I would create a separate query that only returns a non-null distinct list.


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Home Property
House sells for knockdown £100k…but would you want to clean it up?
The home in Devon is expected to generate a lot of interest
by Joe Mellor
in Property
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A four-bed property has sold for £100k after the previous owner fled due to a huge problem with PIGEON poo – which still covers the inside.
The house in a desirable part of Devon was bought for a knock-down price but still went for more than double its initial £45,000 asking price.
Number 1 Coburg Villas in Ilfracombe has been described as a large, terraced house with big rooms, outdoor space and stunning views over the Bristol channel.
But prospective buyers were warned the project was not for the faint-hearted as it needed a lot of work.
In addition to the missing windows, there is no staircase on the first floor, there are fallen in ceilings and several rotten floors and the property has a serious pigeon poo problem.
The upper floors are absolutely coated in bird faeces and in some places up to two feet thick with the stuff.
Father and son duo John and Guy Jones have taken on the challenge after buying the property at auction on Friday.
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The pair, who live locally and are both property developers, said they "fancied the challenge."
Guy Jones said: "I just wish that less people had seen it. I could have got it a bit cheaper."
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Mr Jones said the clean-up was going to be a "nightmare" but said he was looking forward to getting stuck in.
More than 100 people attended the auction and a round of applause erupted when the gavel went down.
Lee Hussell, director of estate agents Webbers, said the house was lived in until the end of last year.
He said: "The lady who lived here kept herself to herself and has now moved into rented accommodation.
"The property is in a very sorry state of repair but has massive potential.
"Due to the structural state of the building and the large amount of pigeon waste, which is a hazardous substance, we were not able to offer any viewings on this property."
Mr Hussell said he was astonished by the level of attention the property received.
"It was picked up all over the UK and then we saw it popping up on sites in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa," he said.
"People were sharing it left, right and centre."
On the website the premises is described by Webbers as a "proper renovation project not for the faint-hearted!".
It continues: "The house is on the market for the first time in nearly 40 years.
"The three-storey accommodation is in a very poor state of repair with some areas open to the elements and the bay windows in a state of dilapidation and in need of rebuilding.
"There is no staircase to the first with access being required by ladder only and some of the floor areas being held up on acrow props.
"There are several areas of rot and dampness with the property likely to require a complete strip out and re-fit.
"As a result of the works required we can almost certainly say that the property is not suitable for mortgage lending purposes.
"The popular location is just metres from the high street, seafront and picturesque harbour and the many top quality restaurants, bars and small independent shops that the town has to offer."
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Criterium racing in Europe is what celebrity golf is in America. But in the fast-paced, fast-food, instant gratification culture of the U.S., criterium racing is king. Referred to as "NASCAR on bikes," this short and technical style of racing fits well with American fans used to seeing sports presented on a field or court, and is usually the only way a promoter can get streets closed to hold a race. Heaven forbid if a soccer mom has to drive her land yacht three blocks more to get around a four cornered criterium course in suburbia! More and more, local races are forced to hold their races in parking lots of office parks.
So imagine what it takes to shut down a 1.2 mile course in the heart of New York City. For the third year in a row, the Pro Cycling Tour has been able to do just that, presenting the BMC Software New York City Cycling Championship. With crowds estimated at over 100,000, it's easy to see why defending champion Marty Nothstein (Navigators Insurance) calls this the 'Super Bowl' of American criterium racing.
"The venue is tough to describe - it's awesome," said Nothstein. "If you could pick a criterium anywhere in the world, you'd want it here in NYC. With the skyscrapers around you and the fans are just fanatical about it - it's electrifying to race down there. To me, it's like the super bowl of criterium racing in the world. Every American who's raced it knows that, and that is why I am here - it's a prestigious one to win!"
Most of the top American riders, along with a contingent of European racers, will contend for a $40,000 prize purse. And back after a one-year hiatus is a pro women's category, along with defending champion Sarah Uhl (Quark). Also on the schedule is a junior race, men's elite amateur race and the infamous BMC Bike Messenger Challenge, featuring some of the toughest bike messengers in the world. Squid, of last year's winning team, had some advice for the professional racers.
"Me and my team went down and rode the course beforehand, because New York is famous for its pot holes. Once you figure out where the pot holes are on the course you can avoid them or push another team into them!" But without missing a beat, a spokesman for the Mayor of New York chimed in, "The course was resurfaced, so you will see NO potholes!" (laughs) This reflects the excitement of the city to host a race like this, especially as it bids for the 2012 Olympics.
Favourites for the Pro Men's race include defending champion Nothstein, current USPRO Champion and winner in Trenton, Fast Freddy Rodriguez (Acqua e Sapone), Philadelphia winner and PCT points co-leader Francisco Ventoso (Suanier-Duval Prodir), Canadian Olympian Gord Fraser (Health Net p/b Maxxis) and former winner Ivan Dominguez (Colavita-Bolla).
Cyclingnews will be covering the race live starting at 12:30 EDT (local time)/9:30 PDT (USA West)/18:30 CEST (Central Europe)/02:30 AEST (Australia East).


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100% Renewable Campus Campaign Planning
Students are movement makers. From fighting for civil rights to fighting against climate change, students have organized and mobilized to create the world we want to live in.
By shifting to 100 percent renewable energy, colleges and universities can play a leadership role in moving our communities to a healthier, cleaner future. You can be part of a national movement by joining forces with other students and members of your campus community to advocate for the shift to clean energy on campus, in your community and across the country.
These campaign planning resources will help you plan or participate in a campaign at your school. Each of the campaign planning steps below have best practices, sample materials and more information about each step to help you organize a successful campaign for 100 percent renewable energy!
Are you a college or university alum? Join our Alumni Team!
Find out what your school cares about, what commitments and sustainability steps have already been taken, meet with faculty and administrators to find out what a commitment would take and then make a plan.
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Established in 1992, the Esther A. Kraus Peacemaking Fund was created to provide opportunities for school students and staff to learn more about peacemaking. The fund was created through the efforts and imagination of Esther Kraus, a retired Central Michigan University (CMU) art professor and community member. Dr. Kraus was with CMU for 17 years, teaching art and sculpture classes.
Dr. Kraus was a woman who was deeply aware of the world, of nature, the environment and world peace. After witnessing the Mount Pleasant Student Peacemaking Awards ceremony, she was inspired to establish the Esther A. Kraus Peacemaking Fund.
Grants awarded from the Peacemaking Fund have been used for conflict management programs, books and videos for the students of Mount Pleasant Public Schools. Teachers and students ranging from Kindergarten to 12th-grade are privileged to have the opportunity to hear well-known authors present their works through programs held at the local schools. The Peacemaking Award Ceremony recognizes students nominated by a staff member or peer for having promoted tolerance, diversity and peacemaking for a specific action or for their general attitude and daily conduct. The Peacemaking Award Ceremony was something that Esther Kraus believed made a difference to the youth in the local community. She established this fund to ensure that acts of peacemaking would always be recognized and encouraged.
Peacemaking is an action, activity, event or way of life which reduces violence or conflict and contributes to a more cooperative and just way in which to live. An example of peacemaking that would be rewarded could include taking time out of your day to listen to those who have problems and help them try and find a solution, or taking the high road and not cheating on a test.
The witnessing of this program was something that Esther Kraus believed made a difference to the youth in the local community. She established this fund to ensure that the acts of peacemaking would always be present in their future actions.


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Groomed - Brighton Fringe 2019
Three times winner at the Brighton Fringe 2016, GROOMED is back at the 2019 Fringe!
Performances: Daily at 3:25pm from Monday 20th - Sunday 26th May inclusive
Price: £8 (£6 concessions) and some 2-4-1 offers available
'GROOMED' awards at the 2016 Brighton Fringe:
Fringe Review Outstanding Theatre – WINNER
Fringe Bobby Award – WINNER
Fringe Guru Award – WINNER
How can a truth be told? How can a secret be spoken?
The bell rings and the children pour out into the playground, but one 9 year old boy is told to stay behind. The teacher has a treat…
Groomed by the Japanese Military never to surrender, a soldier hides on a remote island in the Philippines for 29 years…
Against all odds a young accident-prone Belgian invents 7 different saxophones…
Three extraordinary stories: A betrayed schoolboy, a Japanese soldier and the inventor of the saxophone. Life enhancing theatre can transform past wounds that so many share. This show's emotional power has gripped audiences in Norway, UK and USA. Intelligent. Unmissable.
Groomed
The Media are really only interested in celebrity and sensation. As an antidote, in this new performance one adult tells the truth without melodrama, without self-indulgence, with no simple answers and without fear.
This is startling and powerful theatre, sometimes shocking but not for one moment depressing. The pace is swift; there is no time for self-pity. The stories are truly gripping with a complexity of emotions, rich, revealing and profoundly human. At the end the audience is pin-drop silent, and then the conversation begins. People don't want to go home.
Award Winning Director Patrick Sandford returns to his roots as a performer, in this collaboration with Director Nancy Meckler and Composer Simon Slater, both Olivier Nominees.
This show is moving vividly towards a new form of theatre – a blend of testimony and graphic narrative. It is also a joyous Celebration of the power of Theatre and all the Arts to transform human lives. The theatricality is bold, simple, fresh and devastatingly honest.
Groomed is a collaboration between INGENIOUS PURPOSE and Mankind.
Interview – Patrick Sandford on the cathartic power of theatre
Why we present plays at The Brighton Fringe
Mankind presents GROOMED as part of its community engagement initiative that seeks to explore society's beliefs, perceptions and expectations around the sexual abuse of men.
We want to change how our community talk and think about male survivors. Through the accessible medium of theatre, GROOMED aims to create awareness and start a conversation about the sexual abuse of men and boys.
We consider sexual abuse is a community level issue in which we all have our part to play. All proceeds from the performance will directly fund our services. Find out how you can play your part in supporting our service.
Start: 20th May, 2019 at 3:15pm
End: 26th May, 2019 at 4:30pm
Updated: 26th September, 2019
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In Promised Land, Matt Damon stars as Steve Butler, a corporate salesman whose journey from farm boy to big-time player takes an unexpected detour when he lands in a small town, where he grapples with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors. Gus Van Sant helms the film from an original screenplay written by John Krasinski and Matt Damon, from a story by Dave Eggers.
Steve has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner, Sue Thomason (Academy Award winner Frances McDormand). The town has been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, and the two consummate sales executives see McKinley's citizens as likely to accept their company's offer - for drilling rights to their properties - as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job and a short stay for the duo becomes complicated - professionally by calls for community-wide consideration of the offer by respected schoolteacher Frank Yates (Academy Award nominee Hal Holbrook) and personally by Steve's encounter with Alice (Rosemarie DeWitt). When Dustin Noble (John Krasinski), a slick environmental activist, arrives, suddenly the stakes, both personal and professional, rise to the boiling point.
Extended Scene
1.85:1 Widescreen
English for the Hard of Hearing, German, Spanish, Brazilian, Cantonese, Latin American Spanish, Thai, Traditional Mandarin
102 mins approx.
Please check region code before purchase.


Learn how to capture the information that will really help you connect.
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Did you know there are an estimated 3.3 million illiterate adults in South Africa.
Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) is available to adults who want to finish their basic education.
An outcomes-based programme, ABET aims to provide basic learning tools, knowledge and skills, and provides participants with nationally recognised qualifications.
The four levels of ABET training are equivalent to Grades R to 9.
• economic and management science.


If you are at least 70½ you can now make tax-free gifts directly from your IRA to Idaho Public Television as a Qualified Charitable Distribution.
That way, your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) won't be taxable income, but WILL make a difference! It's a smart way to not only enjoy tax savings but also support the value of public television.
You must be 70½ or older to make an IRA rollover gift to a public charity, like IdahoPTV.
You can give up to $100,000 from your Traditional or Roth IRA.
Instruct your plan administrator to send a specific dollar amount directly to Idaho Public Television.
All the information you need to initiate a charitable rollover directly from your IRA to Idaho Public Television can be found in this sample letter to your IRA custodian.
or mail to: Idaho Public Television at 1455 North Orchard Street, Boise, ID 83706.
Each dollar of your donation will count towards your required minimum distribution for the year.
You will have the personal satisfaction of doing more for our community.
Please consult with your financial advisor about your particular tax situation.
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Trinity Christian School is an Christian Alternative Program within Palliser Regional Schools. The school exists as a partnership between ACSCS and Palliser Regional Schools to support parental choice for a faith-based public education. Our respective roles are unique and defined. Palliser is responsible for the education program, staff, and supports for learning. The responsibilities of the ACSCS include providing the facility for the school, ensuring there is a Christian worldview component of the curriculum taught, and setting the requirements for student enrollment. Our teachers, learning assistants, and school administration are employees of Palliser Regional Schools. The ACSCS is involved in the hiring process of our educational staff.
Association for Christian Schooling in Calgary South (ACSCS) members include at least one parent of each TCS student, all teachers and staff, and alumni students and parents who have chosen to maintain membership.
The ACSCS carries out its responsibilities through an elected Board of Directors who are assisted by a number of committees of parent volunteers. Parental involvement is a key component of the operation and culture of TCS.
Click on the links to read individual board member bios. More will be shared next week.


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Q: Creating a new "int64" data type in c++ having values 0 to 63 How can we create new data type of specified range in c++?
I know it can be declared like
    struct int64
    {
            unsigned a:6;
    } A;

But is there any way we can do it using "typedef" because using structure for just single variable is not good.
And also in this we have to type code like
    cout<<A.a;

Thanks in advance........

A: struct unsigned6{
    unsigned value:6;
    operator unsigned()const{return value;}
    unsigned6()=default;
    unsigned6(const unsigned6&)=default;
    unsigned6(unsigned val):value(val){}
};

#include <iostream>
std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& stream, unsigned6 &out){
    unsigned input;
    stream>>input;
    out=input;
    return stream;
}

//Usage is similiar to unsigned:
int main(){
    unsigned6 A(42);
    std::cout<<A<<'\n';
    std::cin >>A;
    std::cout<<A<<'\n';
}

I can imagine one thing you can't do with type wrote like this, and I can't fix it: you can't implicitly cast the type's object to unsigned& - I mean:
void foo(unsigned&);
foo(unsigned6() ); //won't compile


[n] the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
[n] a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"
[n] a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
ROTATION is a 8 letter word that starts with R.
annual motion round the sun is a revolution.
succession of different crops on the same land.
or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity.
Definition: The planned number of years between successive cuttings of a forest; livestock grazing strategy in which cattle are moved from one pasture to another during the grazing season.


The spokesperson of the national chief Imam Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu has called on the National Security to invite Owusu Bempah for discussions about his pronouncement on the prophecies of death this year including that of the national chief Imam.
In an interview with the sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, spokesperson of chief Imam on Citinews monitored by PrimeNewsGhana, he said, "This is an issue that can generate some responses. It is good for the National Security to invite Owusu Bempah, since he is a pastor known in this country, the Christian Council, National Peace Council and Ministry of Religious Affairs should also call him for some discussions.
''I think it will very be wise if the Ministry of Religious affairs can even invite him".
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Accra Regional Police Command ASP Afia Tenge has disclosed that the police has began investigation into the vandalism of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry in Accra founded by Owusu Bempah after one person involved in the vandalism confessed to the police.
In an interview with ASP Tenge, she revealed that the suspect involved in the act came to the police after an appeal was made for police assistance.
"The Regional Commander visited the scene to have first hand information of the extent of damages. Based in that he made an appeal to the public calling on the people involved in the act to report to the police, and one of them voluntarily reported to the police and is assisting the police in investigation. We are hope that the others do same or the police fish them out''.


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Schools are often seen as the 'heart' of the community.
As well as providing a space for students to learn, public schools also offer their facilities to community groups and organisations to run community activities and events outside of school hours.
Schools are a public resource, and community use of school facilities is encouraged.
A recent review of community use of Western Australian public school facilities looked at the current state and best practices. The outcome of the review is a renewed policy position on community use of public school facilities and system level support to all schools to provide a more consistent approach to community use of school facilities.
Benefits to both schools and their communities
Research shows that there are many benefits for schools and students in having community groups and organisations use their facilities, including better engagement and more goodwill between schools and their communities. We know that better community engagement leads to better outcomes for our students.
Apply to use a school facility
Schools set their own fees for using their facilities. For more information and to apply to use a school facility, contact your local public school and work with them to develop a formal agreement.
Anne Hamersley Primary School, Ellenbrook
Building community relationships through sport
Baldivis Secondary College
Shared benefits through trust and communication
Bullsbrook College
The school as a hub for extended services
Sheoak Grove Primary School, Baldivis
New experiences for new communities
Subiaco Primary School
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News » Pharmadrug Releases Encouraging Q3 Financials and Forecasts Solid Profits in 2020
Pharmadrug Releases Encouraging Q3 Financials and Forecasts Solid Profits in 2020
During the third quarter, ended September 30, 2019, Pharmadrug (CA:BUZZ – $0.03 & US:LMLLF – $0.03) reached revenues of $271,000 with a gross margin of $67,000, or 25%. Gross margin is expected to improve to 40% over the coming quarters. Recall that Pharmadrug has two supply agreements where it will be paying €4,00 per gram of cannabis while it is currently distributing its products to pharmacies in Germany at €9,50 per gram, a 58% margin. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that the Company will achieve the 40% margin as promised in the near-term. Gross margins may even continue to increase down the line, as Pharmadrug benefits from more efficient logistics and economies of scale.
Pharmadrug recorded a $459,000 net loss for Q3. In the context of being a startup, this is a very reasonable burn rate. Assuming a 40% gross margin, the Company would likely achieve breakeven operations around $1.5 million in revenue per quarter.
Pharmadrug has grown to reach nearly 100 pharmacies in Germany in just four months. We expect the Company to be in several hundred by the end of 2020.
Profitability and Strong Growth Expected in 2020
While Pharmadrug is off to a nice start, no one should have been expecting incredible numbers in just its second quarter of operations since purchasing Pharmadrug Production GmbH in May 2019. What should be much more exciting to shareholders are the Company's expectations made for 2020. CEO Daniel Cohen stated, "We expect Pharmadrug's German operations to reach profitability in the first half of 2020 with a surge in growth to begin in the latter half of next year".
While this is a very confident statement from the CEO, we think this goal is achievable. The Company already has two supply agreements in place with plans to close a third. These agreements will supply Pharmadrug with medical cannabis starting in Q2 2020 under the Company's 'Cannabion' brand. Management's goal is to have a run-rate of 1,000 kg of medical cannabis supply by Q4 2020 with 3,000 to 5,000 kg of medical cannabis in 2021.
The demand side also looks robust as Pharmadrug has grown to reach nearly 100 of the approximately 20,000 pharmacies in Germany in just four months. At that pace, we expect the Company to be in several hundred by the end of 2020. Pharmadrug recently bolstered its sales team to expedite its presence in the pharmacies. The Company is looking to resell its product to other distributors in Germany with discussions having commenced with several interested players. Pharmadrug also plans to export GMP medical cannabis to other EU countries as they legalize cannabis.
Based on a sales price of €9,50 per gram and cost of €4,00 per gram, the 250 kg of medical cannabis target for Q4 2020 would lead to €2,375,000 ($3.5 million CAD) in revenue and €1,375,000 ($2 million CAD) in gross margin in just that one quarter. Looking at these numbers and comparing them to the reported numbers of Q3 2019, the CEO's claims on revenue growth and profitability suddenly become very realistic.
That amount of gross margin would be more than enough to ensure bottom line profits even when accounting for a modest increase in the current level of operating costs. The median production and sales target of 4,000 kilograms in 2021 would lead to €38 million ($56 million CAD) in sales and €22 million ($32 million CAD) in gross margin.
Pharmadrug is Excessively Cheap if it can Execute on Its Business Targets for 2020-21
After the cannabis blow up of 2019 that particularly impacted CSE-listed stocks, there are many stocks of BUZZ's ilk that have lost a lot of value and appear to be cheap. However, few have a CEO willing to go on the record to forecast profitability in the first half of 2020, which is now just seven months away. Pharmadrug also has a straightforward, easy-to-understand and high margin business plan backed by numbers with the building blocks already in place in order for that plan to be executed.
We have mentioned this before but it bears repeating. BUZZ is trading at a shell valuation of around $3 million in market cap. The over $500,000 in revenue achieved in less than half of a year in 2019 implies an annualized revenue multiple of less than 3x and things are just getting started. Even if it were to execute on half of the production and sales goal for 2021, BUZZ would be trading at around 0.1x of expected 2021 revenue.
We continue to believe that it is an opportune time for existing investors to consider adding to their position and new investors to consider initiating a position in the stock. Anyone who has the patience and risk tolerance to hold for the next 12-18 months should be richly rewarded with strong revenue growth and the expectation of profitable operations. Smallcaps Recommendation: BUY.
Smallcaps Recommendation: Buy Price Target: $0.21 Latest Company Report (pdf)
For important disclosures, please read our disclaimer.


Gen Re's Research Center in North America is pleased to share some highlights from our recent Medicare Supplement Market Survey. The full survey covers results and market trends for 2017, capturing sales and in-force data, claim metrics including trends and staffing, underwriting tools and practices, rate increase activity and distribution details. The full report is made available only to participating companies.
A total of 52 questionnaires were completed for this year's survey, representing 74 companies with Medicare Supplement (Med Supp) business. Throughout this summary, the percentage (or number) of companies refers to the 52 completed questionnaires. Additionally, depending on the type of question, not all companies were eligible to answer. To aid in your review, the number of responding companies is displayed as "R=".
In previous surveys, results were segmented based on active versus closed companies. As this year's segmentation is based on open versus closed blocks of business, the current growth rate cannot be directly compared to historical results.
Participating companies reported $22.2 billion of in-force premium for 2017, representing an increase of 6.3% over 2016. (Exhibit B) When focusing only on open blocks for companies actively selling Medicare Supplement, the growth rate increases to 15.2% for in-force premium.
On average, Plan F accounts for 46.3% of the total sales premium in 2017 and remains the most sold plan. (Exhibit D) Excluding two companies that sell only in waiver states, all participating companies sold Plan F in 2017. In comparison, more than 65% of the participating companies reported selling Plans A, G, and/or N; these three plans combined represent 38.8% of sold premium in 2017.
For 2017 the average reported lapse rate (including mortality) was 9.7% for open blocks and 13.1% for closed blocks. (Exhibit H) Compared to 2016, 47% of open blocks experienced an increase, 32% experienced a decrease, while the remaining stayed the same. Over half (56%) of closed blocks experienced an increase year over year.
On average, 76.7% of underwritten applications were approved and placed, while 15.9% were declined in 2017. (Exhibit I) When focusing only on the 33 companies that provided data for 2016 and 2017, the decline rate increased from 16.5% to 17.5%.
The average turnaround time on an underwritten application in 2017 was 5.1 business days.
For the purpose of this survey, an automated underwriting system was defined as a system to approve underwritten, web-based applications without human involvement. Eight of the 40 companies use an automated underwriting system and seven companies plan to implement a system within the next 24 months.
Over half (54%) of the participating companies reported they are currently selling direct-to-consumer. This was defined as selling a Medicare Supplement policy over the phone, online, via mail or a combination of these methods without assistance from a traditional agent who is paid a traditional compensation.
Most companies use an in-house call center as well as online support for their direct-to-consumer business. (Exhibit J) Six companies reported using both in-house and third-party call centers.
Download the PDF version for a list of participating companies.
Produced by the North American Research Center, these are summaries of our industry surveys for the Critical Illness, Disability, Life and Medicare Supplement markets. The full surveys are available only to participants.


We can't believe it's been 22 years since Friends aired in 1994 and changed our lives forever. Whether we experienced one of Joey's bad plays, or pined for Ross and Rachel to just be together already, it left a mark on millions of lives. We are inviting you to join us for an exclusive weekend catching up with the stars that made the show a household name. This will be a limited engagement, that will be a fun and exciting way to be apart of Friends like never before. So come on by and stay for a while, the coffee will be hot and the company even better. Let's Rewind 2 Friends.


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Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide
Cornelia Poku
It's that time of year again—the holidays. And whether you're celebrating Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanza, or another celebration there is usually some exchange of gifts and tokens of appreciation.
Unfortunately, the holidays also bring an increase in plastic waste. And with an estimated 30% increase in plastic usage since the start of the pandemic this year, sustainability should be on everyone's mind, but we know with the weird shopping frenzy, that is easier said than done. So, as we close out the year and look to emerge from the tragedy, we developed this sustainable holiday gift guide to help you shop around and protect the planet.
Practical gifts
We all know someone who would rather be gifted something they can use daily than something a bit more indulgent and there's opportunity to gift practical, sustainable gifts.
Every year, more and more plastic items are being replaced by bioplastics. While utensils may not be the best holiday gift, I'm sure that someone special in your life would appreciate a sustainable drink after the year it has been. Be on the lookout for more everyday items made from bioplastics including cups, toothbrushes, trash bags, soap dishes, piercing studs, and more. These items are renewable and recyclable or biodegradable.
For anything that is not yet made from bioplastics, consider gifting a reusable or semi-permanent alternative like a silicone set of resealable food storage bags that are easy to clean or a set of glass or aluminum straws.
Truly sustainable fashion
Fashion and…biotech? Covalent is an awesome brand from biotech company Newlight Technologies. Covalent takes the carbon from greenhouse gasses and turns it into—well, fashion. They make sunglasses, purses, wallets, and phone cases. This innovative method cuts the need to source virgin materials such as oil for plastic and actually helps remove pollution from the atmosphere!
"The company has just the one facility, which makes enough AirCarbon products to remove the equivalent of 100 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year — which [CEO Mark] Herrema says is roughly equivalent to taking 6,000 cars off the road," wrote Rishi Iyengar for CNN Business.
Other companies take existing materials that would normally head to landfill and repurpose them for brand new uses. Take for instance, these headphones that use reclaimed wood to create something stylish and modern, or this sturdy bag made from repurposed billboard vinyl.
A simple search will turn up all kinds of gorgeous long-lasting gifts that put trash back in your house – on purpose!
Thankfully, cosmetics, perfumes, moisturizers, and even shampoos can be made with sustainable ingredients thanks to advances in biotechnology. That means they're often less toxic and carry a smaller environmental footprint than their traditional counterparts.
Many lotions, for example, use an ingredient called squalene. Squalene is an excellent moisturizer and helps balance skin's oils. The beauty industry has commonly relied on shark livers to develop the chemical compound. Through new understandings in biotechnology, however, companies like Amyris are developing biobased lotions that use sugarcane-derived squalene. In addition to saving shark populations, squalene derived from sugarcane provides companies a reliable source for a key ingredient needed to make their products.
Conversely, some personal care products have a significant environmental impact for the waste they leave behind. Exfoliating microbeads, for example, were banned in the United States and across much of Europe because they were made of plastics and began showing up in our oceans – and even in the stomachs of some fish. But microbeads made with sugar from corn are biodegradable, dissolving before they can leave an environmental footprint.
It's super easy to identify biobased products. Check for the USDA Certified Biobased Products label or check the online USDA catalogue before you go to the store.
With so many sustainable options to choose from, it will be easy to show love to family and friends this holiday season while showing love to the planet. Happy shopping!
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Not too long ago, Activision released the first trailer for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The game is aiming to return players to what made the franchise great in the first place: large scale wars and big, bad cinematic storytelling. Not only that, there's a big surprise for anyone who decides to purchase the Legacy Edition.
The Legacy Edition contains Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remaster and in all honesty, the remaster looks better than the main game from the trailers — but that could be due to us having fond memories of Modern Warfare.
Seeing a Call of Duty game that sets the battle in space is quite refreshing. We are also happy to say the game contains no lasers, but it does have robots similar to other games in the series and that might be an issue for some players.
The decisions Activision is making with this franchise are a bit odd. Every year we have a new Call of Duty but since the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 came out three years ago, the Call of Duty games have all been set in the future. Because of this, the games look and feel the same with little in terms of variety. We can only hope things change for the better with future releases.
Until then, enjoy this awesome trailer and keep in mind that the game is set to release for the Xbox One and Windows PC come November 4, 2016.


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Peter Lötscher, född den 4 februari 1941 i Basel i Schweiz, död 24 oktober 2017, var en schweizisk fäktare som tog OS-silver i herrarnas lagtävling i värja i samband med de olympiska fäktningstävlingarna 1972 i München.

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The Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County are participating in Banned Books Week. Check out our display when you are shopping. Grab a coloring sheet and enter our coloring contest. Pick up a free Banned Book Week bookmark. Most of all, find hundreds of banned and challenged books on our shelves.