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True of Blood (Witch Fairy Series)
By: Bonnie Lamer
Genre: World Literature
"I have a television so I know what a family is supposed to look like but mine is nothing like that. To begin with, both my parents are dead. Not the kind of dead where you bury them in the ground, say some nice words, cry a lot and then never see them again. Nope, when they died they refused to 'go into the light' or whatever it is you're supposed to do when you die. Instead, they came back home. As ghosts. Have you ever been sent to your room by a parent who has no corporeal form? I have and it sucks…"
Xandra Illuminata Smith has lived for the last three years with ghosts as parents but her life gets even stranger after her seventeenth birthday when she finds out that her mother is actually a Witch in hiding and her biological father, whom she knew nothing about, is a Fairy and King of the Fae realm.
Xandra is the first Witch Fairy to be born in thousands of years for very good reason. No one should be able to control that much magic and Xandra was never meant to be born at all but her mother has manged to keep her hidden away until now.
The Witches want her dead and the Fairies want her blood, for only her blood will reopen the gateway to the Fae realm and allow them back into this realm to take revenge on humans and Witches alike for having banished them hundreds of years ago.
Xandra has very little time to learn how to use her powerful Witch and Fairy magic that has been bound since her birth while running from the Fairies who managed to jump realms and want to take her blood to set the others free. She needs someone to teach her and her parents enlist the help of one powerful Fairy who claims to want to keep the realms closed to each other. He will help keep her safe and alive as she learns, at least that's what he says…
The Rebel's Pledge
By: Rita Gerlach
Genre: Religious Fiction
He was a rebel to King James, hunted down, captured, and enslaved in Colonial Maryland. Haunted by war and wrestling with a troubled past, Matthew Hale pledges to protect the daughter of his former owner and bring her from England to her father's plantation along the Chesapeake, an undertaking that challenges the depth of his courage, and the strength of his faith.
Lara Carey will only wed for love, having kept the story of her parents' unwavering devotion for each other in her heart. When she learns her guardian has promised her in marriage to a rich English lord in order to save the ancestral home, her hopes unravel, until she meets the heroic stranger that rescued her from the hands of a highwayman..
Sword of the Raven
By: Diana Duncan
When destiny calls, you don't hit ignore…
Delaney Morgan's ho-hum life begins to fray around the edges when her cop brother is framed and imprisoned. Determined to exonerate him, she starts poking her nose where it doesn't belong. Things go from extra-ordinary to extraordinary with her discovery of Mr. Tall, Dark, and Naked washed up on a deserted Oregon beach.
Rowan MacLachlan's no ordinary man. He's a semi-Immortal Highlander. A Water Mage, a Supernatural Enforcer…and since the slaughter of his entire family, Chieftain of his Clan.
Recently escaped from the clutches of the Sorceress Cearde, he's drawn to Delaney's intense, newly awakening Powers. She learns her brother possessed similar Powers, and his "situation" is entangled with the magical forces he tried to shield her from.
Pulled into an epic battle of light and dark…with a kick-ass pair of boots and a Bon Jovi inspired battle cry…Delaney vows to help Rowan avenge his family, and free her brother from the dark forces holding him captive. First, Rowan must teach her to control and wield her new Magic.
When passion flares between mentor and student, so do their Powers. With Delaney's help, Rowan plans to vanquish the evil bitch who killed his family.
Even if it means betraying the woman he's come to love. One of them may be required to make the ultimate sacrifice. Can love really conquer all? Betrayal. Evil. Even death? Delaney's about to find out. Because she's destined to be the Sword of the Raven.
White Jade (The PROJECT)
By: Alex Lukeman
Genre: Action & Adventure | Mystery & Thrillers
WHITE JADE spins a web of deceit and murder across the globe, against the backdrop of a deadly international power game.
Former Recon Marine Nick Carter is a man with a dark history of emotional and physical scars. He works for the PROJECT, a covert counter-terrorism unit reporting to the President. Selena Connor is a beautiful, strong and skilled linguist. When her wealthy uncle is murdered by someone looking for an ancient book about the elixir of immortality, she's thrown into Nick's dangerous world.
Nick is assigned to protect Selena and help her recover the missing text. It's the beginning of a life and death adventure reaching from San Francisco to Beijing, from Washington to the hidden chambers of Tibet. Someone is determined to take over China and attack America, and Nick and Selena are right in the line of fire.
International intrigue, terrorist acts and the threat of nuclear war form the core of this fast-paced thriller, the first volume in a series featuring Nick, Selena and the PROJECT.
Book Two, The Lance; Book Three, The Seventh Pillar; and Book Four, Black Harvest are also available on Amazon. A fifth book will be out later in 2012.
Freud's Revenge
By: PJ Adams
Two knife wounds, one to the groin, one to the hand impaling him to the desk, suggested somebody definitely wanted the guy dead. In this Amanda Carlisle Mystery set in posh Del Mar, California, empath Amanda Carlisle and detective Nick Caswell find themselves in a race with a nearly invisible psychopath. When Amanda mind-walks the killer, she discovers a complex Freudian psychosis that may be the key to the crime. Unbeknownst to her, that psychotic mind has decided Amanda will be next. It will take Nick's hardboiled sleuthing and Amanda's deciphering the victim's cryptic clues to catch the killer in gorgeous surf-meets-turf Del Mar, where the ponies race and a psychopath is on the run.
The Lighter Side of Large
By: Becky Siame
Genre: Humor | Romance
What happens when Bella, an overweight single mother, finds out her ex-husband is getting married to her gorgeous sister in nine months? She orders a double mocacchino and plots her revenge.
Isabella "Bella" White plans to lose weight, get a career, and find the perfect man in time for the wedding. But proving there's more to her than fat is a heavyweight task. When she's kicked out of a clothing store because of her size, her crusade against weight discrimination creates problems for the new man in her life who's got skinny issues. And what is up with her ex, who still carries a spark for her?
Through disastrous dates and weight-loss surgery gone wrong, Bella takes back her life and learns to live without fear as she discovers the Lighter Side of Large.
Voodoo Dues (Lian and Figg)
By: Stephany Simmons
From the beginning of Figg's employment, there is something not quite right about the bar. There are few customers, a parade of neighborhood psychics and pentacle adorned visitors, all coming to hold court with her enigmatic boss. Figg is not sure what is going on, but she is determined to find out!
When the local voodoo queen shows up, and the next morning her grandson ends up dead outside the bar things get interesting.
Figg pesters Lian into telling her the truth about his former life, and is thrust into a world where the things that go bump in the night are real. There's a murder to solve, zombies to lay to rest and a villain that neither of them saw coming.
Human Sister
By: Jim Bainbridge
Genre: Literary Fiction | Science Fiction
The ancient moralities and worldviews of established religions and the ruling majorities of Earth's most powerful nation-states have been fighting a rearguard action against the encroachment of science on what they consider to be the core of the human self: its mind and consciousness. The United Nations Human Genome Protection Act has outlawed all genetic enhancements of human offspring, and the old contenders for world domination, the United States and China, have allied themselves to destroy all conscious nonhuman operating units in every outpost of civilization.
Set in such a world, Human Sister is the story of a prodigy, Sara Jensen, the granddaughter of Professor Severn Jensen, one of the world's leading experts on conscious artificial intelligences, who, with his wife, raises and homeschools Sara on their beautiful California vineyard. Sara's family also includes a secret fourth member, her illegal bioroid brother, Michael, whom she helps raise and who was made by her grandfather in part from Sara's neurons and other cells and who is capable of accessing her thoughts and affections. Amidst a dangerous and darkening outer world, Sara discovers that she also must contend with the secrets and deceptions of those she loves, her grandfather, her boyfriend, and Michael, and she learns that even the best of intentions diligently pursued often have unintended, and tragic, consequences.
Another Quiet American: Stories of Life in Laos
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Brett Dakin spent two years working in Vientiane, Laos and returned to the States a changed man. In Another Quiet American, he takes you through the corridors of power and into the living rooms of Laos.
You'll meet his boss, a wealthy general whose power and reputation scares his countrymen; a prince with connections to the French colonial past; an American pilot who left home for Indochina during the war and never returned; and rich Lao twenty-somethings who have all the money they could want, but have yet to find happiness.
Dakin provides a sympathetic yet irreverent glimpse into life in one of the world's few remaining communist nations, questioning the United States' influence on the country and embarking on the soul-searching journey of a young American abroad.
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I have a bit of a soft spot for Vichy and when I recently received their new BB Cream in the post I thought a Vichy Lovin' post was due.
I have overly praised the Vichy Idealia Pro Deep Corrector* (review here) back in November last year, and it's still a firm favourite in my skincare stash. For tackling unsightly pink scarring left over from my acne day's this product, in conjunction with the rest of my skincare line up, has had great results. I now feel a lot more confident and often dare to go bare faced, whereas that would have been an absolute no, no this time six months ago.
On day's that I do feel I need a bit of coverage Vichy's Idealia BB Cream* has been working it's way in to my everyday face fixes. When I first tried this out I was on the fence slightly, I definitely do prefer tend to hover towards this luminous skin duo for a lighter base face. However, when I'm after something a little lighter, that refines my skin and adds a dose of radiance, than this product doesn't fail me. It's not the most long lasting BB Cream I've tested and definitely is best for day's when you're skin only needs the lightest of touch ups, but I'd definitely recommend this product for summer, packed with SPF 25 to protect your skin from UVA & UVB and paraben free, winner.
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I'm currently loving the BB cream too and although I was also initially on the fence, it is one of the better/nicer BB creams out there!
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One Day at a Time Cancelled (Again)
By Ryan Schwartz / November 24 2020, 3:04 PM PST
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One Day at a Time is no more. The Netflix-turned-Pop TV comedy has been cancelled for a second time, after a truncated fourth season.
The decision comes as Pop TV gets out of the scripted series game. The network previously axed Florida Girls, which it had renewed for Season 2, as well as the Anna Paquin co-production Flack, which ultimately landed on Amazon Prime.
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Sony Pictures Television plans to shop the show around. Again.
The critically acclaimed reboot of the long-running Norman Lear comedy aired for three seasons on Netflix before it was cancelled in March 2019. Four months later, it was revived by Pop TV for a 13-episode fourth season, which debuted on March 24. Production was eventually halted after six episodes due to the coronavirus pandemic — two of which shot without a studio audience. A seventh, animated episode was ultimately produced before Pop put a pin in Season 4.
More recently, fellow Viacom-owned network CBS aired ODAAT's fourth season over three consecutive Monday nights in October. Hours before its Oct. 26 broadcast finale, co-showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett signaled the end was nigh.
"Not gonna lie, y'all, this might be it for our little show," she said on Twitter. "We've loved making this show [and] we want to celebrate it tonight!"
While a second reprieve seems unlikely, ODAAT fans can at least rest easy knowing how the series ended. In the last regular episode, "Supermoon," Penelope and Max, Elena and Syd, and Alex and Nora were all going strong, and dad-to-be Schneider proposed to an expectant Avery. Meanwhile, the widowed Lydia finally got the closure she needed and scattered Berto's ashes in the rooftop garden.
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Находится в центральной части Чувашии, на расстоянии приблизительно 11 км по прямой на запад-северо-запад от районного центра города Канаш на правом берегу реки Поштанарка.

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Известен с 1923 года как хутор. В 1926 году было 19 дворов, 57 жителей, в 1939 – 163 жителя, в 1979 – 103. В 2002 году было 33 двора, в 2010 – 29  домохозяйств. В 1930 году был образован колхоз «Новая жизнь», в 2010 году действовал СХПК «Родина».

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Q: Does a name go before or after the noun it modifies? The sentence

The user "john_smith" has been registered; go to the "User Profile" tab to view the user's details.

reads more naturally to me than

The "john_smith" user has been registered; go to the tab "User Profile" to view the user's details.

but I'm not sure why. In particular, it seems wrong for john_smith to go before the word user, whereas User Profile can go either before or after the word tab (although it seems to flow a little better when it's before).
What rules of grammar apply here?
UPDATE 5/19/2018: I've changed "John Smith" to "john_smith" to help clarify that it is supposed to be a unique "username" assigned to a new user.

A: I disagree with most of what Luke Baumgarten says.
In general you can use any noun phrase to modify another noun in English (I don't think it is helpful to say it is 'treated as an adjective'): the dog basket, a big city attitude (where big city, a noun modified with an adjective, is the modifying noun phrase).
Personal names are less often used in this way, though they can be; but when they are it is to characterise the head noun as a kind of object, not an individual associated with that name. So a Ben Sherman shirt is a kind of shirt produced by the Ben Sherman company, (or if you know a Ben Sherman who is known for wearing a particular kind of shirt, then people in your circle might refer to a shirt of that kind as a Ben Sherman shirt). But you would not say a Ben Sherman shirt to mean any shirt which happened to be Ben's (though you might if it was one of his characteristic shirts - because it is a Ben-kind-of shirt, not a belonging-to-Ben shirt).
For this reason you would be unlikely to hear the John Smith user (though not impossible). To refer to the user who is (or the user account which is used by) the individual John Smith, it is much more usual to put the name in apposition, the user John Smith.
(Place names on the other hand are used in this way: London policemen are policemen from London, not (generally) London kind-of policemen).
The User Profile tab is a slightly different case because User profile does not represent an individual, so the meaning of a User-Profile-kind-of tab is the only one available. (The fact that there might be only one such tab in a particular application is not relevant: User Profile does not identify anything individually in the sense that John Smith does.) The User Profile tab means the tab which is of a User Profile kind; the tab "User Profile" means _the tab which is named "User Profile": there may not be much practical difference.

A: REVISED: This is a grammar question, but it is a question for generative grammar because it requires the Determiner Phrase distinction of X-bar theory in order to understand what is really different about each of the sentences.  There is a noun-modifier in each of the phrases. The word order determines which word is the determiner+noun-modifier and which one is the noun-phrase noun. To the extent that one or the other succeeds or fails is a function of which makes a more sensible determiner for the other.

1A                     1B
DP: The user           The "johnsmith"
NP: "johnsmith"        user
VP: "has been registered."
DP: [hey] ;)
NP: [you]
VP: Go
PP: to
2A                     2B
DP: the tab            the "userprofile"
NP: "userprofile."     tab.

In the first case "the johnsmith" does not function as a good determiner for user.  The "johnsmith" transaction history. The "johnsmith" hairstyle.  The "johnsmith" Presidential Library. ok not that one. But "the user" is an excellent determiner: The user name. The user profile. The user agreement. The user him/herself. Etc.
In the second case "the tab" is a not a good determiner for "userprofile."  At all.  Except by counterexample: "The tab layout"  "The tab feature"  It is for introducing things that tabs have. Not the other way around.  Whereas "the userprofile" is an excellent determiner in this context:  "the userprofile page"  "the userprofile settings" "the userprofile object/property/servlet."
This is not a grammar question.  Both of the sentences are perfectly grammatical.  But they have different meanings.  So the reason that one sentence sounds correct and the other does not is that the subtle difference in meaning leads to one sentence which comports with your understanding of what has happened and another which does not.
The user "John Smith" has been registered.
The "John Smith" user has been registered.
Their grammar and thus their meaning is different which I know immediately upon reading them as you do. I can only explain why if I try to translate them into Latin or Russian where there is full suite of case markers.
The user is subject in both sentences. Subject = Nominative. Easy.
But the case marker for "John Smith" is not the same for both of these sentences. In the first sentence, In Russian, "John Smith" stays in the Nominative case. The one and only user "John Smith" is the subject of the sentence. In Latin, I want to use the Vocative. Which is still just subject case, used for direct address.  That may not be correct. It might just be nominative. I was often accused of over using the Vocative case.  (Which exists in English only poetically as the particle "O.." "O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts."  Judgement is clearly the subject of that sentence but is also being spoken to, sort of.  The user "John Smith" has been registered.  juror number 2 has been released.  I understood this form of specifying by name as the criteria and application for Vocative. Or just Nominative, simple subject case
In the second sentence, "John Smith" would be in the genitive case.  Because "John Smith" is the type of user or a quality of the user.  The user belongs to the class of users known as the "John Smith" users. The user is an instance, just one example of a "John Smith" user.  Well that is not right at all.
The user has been registered.  Is a simply declarative sentence which is just a little too vague.  Which user?   Why, the user "John Smith" if you must know.
A user has been registered.  A user?  What kind of user?  A "John Smith" user of course.  Which user is it?  The "John Smith" user (?!)  The only reason The "John Smith" user seems like it unambiguous is because we have separate understanding of "John Smith" as the name of one person. But user names can be anything.
The user "blue toothpaste" has been registered. The specific user with the name "blue toothpaste" has been registered.  This is the meaning you intend.
The "blue toothpaste" user has been registered. The user of the so-called blue toothpaste has been registered.  Oh no not another blue toothpaste user.  This is not the meaning you intend.
The juror number 1 has been released. == The specific juror with the number 1 has been released.
The number 1 juror has been released. == The best juror has been released, Juror 6.

A: We put 'the' before a noun mainly when it is unique. Likewise, if we will put 'the' before the username; then it will surely feel absurd because he is not that much famous or unique by his name. On the other hand; putting 'the' before the word 'user' specifies that there is a specific user 'john_smith' that is addressed in this sentence.

A: Because of the way we deal with names, even virtual ones, "User" and "John Smith" are both nouns. "Tab" is definitely a noun, but in this context, "User Profile" is not. It's an adjective.
Nouns can function as adjectives, which is where things get weird. And since "User" and "John Smith" are both nouns, it comes down to importance as to which we tend to treat as the noun in a sentence and which we treat as adjectives.
Proper names are prioritized in our culture, so it makes sense that you'd like the first construction better.
The "tab" clause is correct. The "user" clause fits better with our preference toward proper names.
Both "the user John Smith" and "the John Smith user" are technically correct, but as a matter of style the first version will trip fewer people up.
It just feels weird to make a proper noun like "John Smith" subordinate to a generic noun like "user"
Though you could also say: "John Smith, the user profile, has been registered." And that feels pretty natural.

A: Depending on actual context, which may only be surmised based on the scanty information provided in the question, there are four ways to write the sentence using the given word choice and focusing especially on the inversion of user and "John Smith".
In two of the sentences, either one: user or "John Smith", may work as an adjective to modify the other.

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*The user "John Smith" has been registered...

Means that there is more than one John Smith in question, and only one of them may be indicated as the user.

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*The "John Smith" user has been registered...

Means that there is more than one user in question, and only one of them may be indicated by the name, John Smith.
In the next two sentences with the exact same word choice, the use of commas to set off either one: user or "John Smith", allows for different meanings. In the following examples, either user or "John Smith" may work as non-essential elements (or, additional information) within the sentences.

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*The user, "John Smith", has been registered...

A user has been registered and his name is "John Smith".

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*"John Smith", the user, has been registered...

A person named "John Smith" has been registered as a user.
In both of the latter sentences, the context is fairly clear that user refers to someone who is being registered. So there should be no ambiguity regarding the meaning of the word, user, relative to "John Smith".
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I am at the Budapest International Airport awaiting my flight back to Singapore. I have been here for close to 6 days and looking back I am glad we decided to shoot here.
Audrey and Joses came to me about a year back to book me for an overseas bridal shoot in Europe. However, unlike all previous bookings with other couples, they left the location open. They only wanted a shoot in Europe in a city I have not shot before. I was given the choice to pick which city to shoot in. It may not sound very much but I was personally very thankful for this. Don't get me wrong, I truly enjoy shooting in Paris, Prague, London and the other popular European cities. Paris, I would regard very much as my third or fourth home. I know it's wrong but honestly I visit Paris more often then some of my friends and relatives here in Singapore. I have also gotten to know some of the locals really well and they have always been welcoming when they see me again. It makes traveling a little easier. I was also thankful of the trust and freedom given by Audrey and Joses. It's not cheap to fly out for a shoot so to give up that choice of a city and leave it to me knowing I have never been to the city is a brave decision to me.
That said, there are many other cities I have been fascinated with. Among them, Budapest, St Petersburg, some cities in the Scandinavian region and the coastal cities of Croatia. In the end, I chose Budapest. I have never been to Budapest and that made it all the more exciting for me. I did my research through the Internet and asked around among friends and relatives and all agreed that it would be a fantastic place for a bridal shoot.
On the net, Budapest have been described as a mix between Paris and Vienna. Yes it definitely has elements of both. It is also not unlike Prague, where I have shot quite a number of times now. It's just as pretty, fairy-tale like and romantic. However, as always, it's in the details where we see the differences.
Budapest, unfortunately, economically wise, has been in the doldrums. I haven't read up much but from my conversations with the locals, I think Hungary is suffering as a nation economically. The unemployment rate is high and the local wages aren't exactly high. On the ground, it translates to buildings that are not as well maintained as those in Paris or Prague. There's definitely beauty in them but u have to see past the falling bricks and peeling paint. True beauty however isn't something that can be easily hid. Despite the shabby shape the buildings and monuments are in, it is still evident that this is a beautiful city and it is quite obvious of the power it once was.
Back to the difference between Prague and Budapest, the two cities I shot in this trip. Budapest seemed to lean towards being a little more goth. There are also slightly more locations to shoot in Budapest and a slightly greater variety as well. Besides the beautiful buildings, castles and streets, there are also a number of Roman ruins strewn across the city. There's also a small little old town, Szentendre that's about 20km north of Budapest. It was really cold for us to explore but I am sure in spring or summer, it would be likely to visit.
~ by Kelvin on March 20, 2013.


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Лазіння на швидкість — вид скелелазіння — індивідуальне лазіння або парна гонка на час.

Мета — піднятися до кінця траси за мінімальний час. Використовується  верхня страховка.

Історія
Лазіння на швидкість зародилося в  Радянському Союзі у 1947 році як лазіння на час («хто швидше») з  верхньою страховкою і спочатку було допоміжним видом альпінізму . Згодом цей вид скелелазіння доповнився лазінням по більш складних рельєфах. Лазіння на швидкість отримало особливу популярність у країнах  Східної Європи, а сьогодні -  і в азійських країнах. Якщо дорослі спортсмени зарубіжних країн неохоче виступають у цьому виді скелелазіння, то юні спортсмени всього світу із задоволенням беруть участь у змаганнях на час, доводячи, що цей вид доповнює скелелазіння і має повне право на існування та розвиток. Траси міжнародних змагань прокладаються на висоту від 10 до 27 метрів.

Лазіння на швидкість визначено як вид  скелелазіння в 1987 році Комісією зі скелелазіння при UIAA.

У 2005 році для прискорення включення  скелелазіння в програму  Літніх Олімпійських ігор була створена еталонна траса і більшість міжнародних змагань стали проходити саме на ній.
14 етап Кубку світу 2012 року увійшов в історію за кількістю світових рекордів, які спортсмени встановлювали в ході турніру. Нагадаємо, що перед початком змагань в Синині найкращий час у чоловіків належав китайському спортсмену Qixin Zhong і становив 6,26 секунди. За підсумками кваліфікації світовий рекорд перейшов до Євгена Вайцеховського — 6,07 секунди. В 1/4 фіналу вихованець Любові Олександрівни Степанової ще раз обновив світовий рекорд — показав час 5,94.  На цьому досягнення Вайцеховського не закінчилися — в півфіналі видав 5,88 секунди. 12 вересня 2014 року у фіналі чемпіонату світу українець Данило Болдирєв встановив новий рекорд - 5,60 секунди!Цей рекорд  побив іранський спортсмен Реза Аліпуршеназандіфар і становив 5.48 секунди.

Див. також
 Лазіння на трудність
 Болдеринг
 Джампінг (вид скелелазіння)

Ресурси Інтернету
 Міжнародна федерація скелелазіння: правила змагань
 Міжнародна федерація скелелазіння: правила змагань в лазінні на швидкість (короткий варіант)

Примітки

Скелелазіння


with a single voice, to represent their views and make sure they are heard.
best prices are achieved without compromising on the quality of work.
3. Keeping the Axis maintained to a high level of cleanliness, ensuring properties achieve the potential management property value for the local area.
4. Improving the 24 hour security and impliment where possible a cohesive contract service.
minimise costs, whilst identifying methods of improving the level of service that is offered to the Residents.
lowering The Axis carbon footprint and improving recycling on-site.
through reducing noise pollution and addressing anti-social behaviour.


We are very pleased to launch our 2019 program, which once again celebrates the culture of the Redlands Coast with performing arts from across our city and from across Queensland, Australia, and the world.
The program has over 50 great performances and events to choose from this year, with something for everyone. Whether you love music, circus and acrobatics, comedy or family-theatre there will be a show for you and your family to enjoy at RPAC this year. If you were one of the 50,000 people who visited the centre last year, we hope that you will find something to entertain you once again. If this is your first visit to RPAC then we look forward to welcoming you to a performance or community event in 2019.
Download your copy of the 2019 brochure here or pick up a free copy from Redland Performing Arts Centre, Redland City Council Customer Service or one of the Redland City Council libraries. Many of our shows sell out, so make the most of the early bird specials and book early.
After the success of last year's RPAC Open Day you will also have the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at RPAC and enjoy some of our in-residence community groups in action on Sunday 10 March.
Bringing together all your favourite Gilbert and Sullivan musicals in one sensationally fast-paced, hilarious, hit show, Pirates to Pinafore is not to be missed.
Guitarists, Slava and Leonard Grigoryan are counted amongst the finest musicians of their generation.
Maeve Marsden and Libby Wood take us on a sublime musical journey through the history of 'mother's ruin', aka gin.
Music and stories from legendary artists including Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash and many more.
Multi-platinum selling and five-time ARIA Award winning singer and songwriter Katie Noonan returns to RPAC with her ARIA Award winning jazz trio Elixir.
This multi-award-winning production about the fanciful escapades of a girl making friends with her shadow will be loved by the whole family.
Orava Quartet injects their signature passion and vivacity to works by Haydn, Brahms and Polish composer Wojciech Kilar.
Circles, loops, wheels, group bike, roller skates, unicycles, and even a tractor tyre are jammed onto the stage to create a whirling cacophony of wheeling acrobatic wonder.
This is an environmental tale to warm the heart and inspire everyone to play their part in caring for our planet and the animals we share it with.
Enjoy all the hits and stories from the world's greatest tenors including Pavarotti, Bocelli, Lanza, Domingo, Caruso and Carreras.
Rain or Shine will take you on the journey of Frances Ethel Gumm, or as the world 'knew' her, Judy Garland.
performance packed with her greatest hits and some brand new songs from her latest albums.
The much-loved children's book is transformed into a zany, imaginative play. Spoiler alert: things run amok, and quickly!
Designed to amaze people of all ages, Wolfgang's Magical Musical Circus reinvents the composer's magical music in a skilful and illuminating show.
Join us for our NAIDOC Week Showcase.
Headlining the event will be dynamic young Indigenous Australian singer/songwriter Adam James.
Set in a women's gym, the musical takes a light-hearted look at four women dishing on some all-too-familiar obsessions.
Beast Camp will run for four full days and will culminate in a battle night on the Sunday. Bookings open early May.
Makers, creators, and story lovers; dive into a theatrical adventure that feels like the magic box of a bygone trickster!
The radiantly witty and warm personal account of Angela, who seeks to take on the world after a divorce that she was the last to see coming! A stand-up tragedy not to be missed!
A world never seen before, music never heard before … awaken all five senses when YAMATO drummers envelop you with the powerful beat of the Wadaiko (Japanese drum).
In a flurry of song, dance and costume changes, the fabulous air hostesses will take you on a once-in-a-lifetime journey around the world.
Lady Beatle is a rollicking magical mystery tour sound tracked by The Beatles' biggest chart toppers.
Don't miss this great night of comedy with Dave O'Neil, Fiona O'Loughlin and Peter Rowsthorn. You'll need to duck for cover when the jokes start flying!
Explore these valuable ecosystems in this immersive 360-degree duel channel video projection that features 3D soundscapes.
Topology are joined by rhythmic genius/drum-kit soloist, Grant Collins and tap-dance wizard Bill Simpson to create bold new territory in both music and dance.
Be inspired by a diverse program that features Tchaikovsky's Final Act IV from Swan Lake, J. Strauss Jr's On the Beautiful Blue Danube and Britten's Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes.
An exquisite musical tribute to a living legend Julie Andrews, which will thrill and delight audiences of all ages.
Australian musical underground. A composer and improviser, Tuttle melds acoustic instrumentation with electronic soundscapes.
In addition to the above performances there are a number of workshops presented by or in association with Redland Performing Arts Centre (visit RPAC Education Programs), plus many great concerts presented by national touring and local community organisations.
Full details of all upcoming events can be found on the RPAC Home Page and the What's On Page.
Redland Performing Arts Centre and Redland Art Gallery are part of Creative Arts Redlands. For information about upcoming exhibitions and events at Redland Art Gallery in Cleveland and Capalaba download a copy of their 2019 brochure or visit the Redland Art Gallery website.


No matter what you think of Microsoft software and licencing, it is hard to argue against the fact that the American company is among a small handful of technology leaders paving the way to a greener future. The latest iteration of Microsoft's efforts in the green arena come by way of a brand-new data centre – they are calling it a 'lab' instead – powered entirely by natural gas.
Built in Seattle in the United States, Microsoft's Advanced Energy Lab is a new kind of data centre designed around Microsoft's decades-old 'Tent City' concept. What makes the lab so unique is the fact that it was built from the ground up with the goal of being completely separate from grid infrastructure. Microsoft officials say this is a distinct difference in as much as other efforts to use renewable energy to power data centres have been pursued in parallel with grid energy. Microsoft wanted to be the first to come up with a design that required absolutely no power from the grid.
Microsoft began working on the lab in earnest after developing a partnership with the National Fuel Cell Research Centre in 2013. Their first promising breakthrough came in 2014 when a pilot project proved that fuel cells do not necessarily require clean natural gas to work. The pilot proved that biogas, a renewable fuel, would work just as effectively.
According to Microsoft, the Advanced Energy Lab encapsulates everything the company has learned thus far about natural gas and fuel cells working in tandem to generate electricity. In the coming months and years, they will be refining the technology with the goal of eventually putting it into service.


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2017 summer sailing : the Croatian islands
August 7, 2017 August 7, 2017 ~ countrymouse
Sail Croatia has an office in London and trades in pounds, but is a Croatian company sailing a fleet of smallish cruisers (less than 50 metres, capacities up to 36 people) locally owned, newly built and beautifully designed. Different vessels cater for different types of clients – we signed up for the 'elegance' range targetting the 'mature' traveller. And to our surprise so did many considerably younger than us, keen to avoid the 'adventure' – ie 'party' boats… Plenty of Australians, a couple of New Zealanders, some Americans, Indians and perhaps a dozen from the UK, with an age spread from early twenties to early seventies.
We sailed from Gruz, Dubrovnik's modern harbour, a couple of kilometres north of the old city. Our en suite, lower-deck cabin was as spacious as some hotel rooms with high quality, quiet air-conditioning, and the boat was cunningly designed to provide public and private upper deck space with sufficient shade and sea breeze to keep this old fuddy-duddy comfortable most of the time despite very high temperatures.
While we were sailing, the bench at the helm, just beneath the captain, was perfect for reading; the roof deck loungers saw a steady turnover, and the stern served as the wifi and coffee hub, with regular splashing from the swimming platform just below, in frequent use during swim-stops.
Mljet was the first island we reached, in time for a very hot afternoon cycling ten kilometres round two lakes in the middle of its National Park, relieved by swimming in their salty waters. Created centuries before by monks digging channels to link them to the sea, they are home to abundant and rare flora and fauna. Our aqua shoes made all the difference. The salt water buoyancy was astonishing.
All cruises, I imagine, have a captain's dinner, and so did ours. Ours was a man of few words, at least of english, who greeted us shyly and warmly, and promptly disappeared – to the helm, perhaps. The entertainment was a hard-working vocalist, fittingly mature, with his guitar and backing tracks. Dancing was slow to get going, but duty called, and by adopting the spirit of joining in, we coaxed almost everyone onto the floor. The only serious refusniks were the two young women, travelling with parents. Understandable…. we were not a pretty sight.
Korcula came next. A beautiful town sharing the name of the island with a fascinating cathedral dedicated to St Mark and filled with extraordinary art – some of which we recognised: Tiziano, Tintaretto and rumours of a Bellini now safely tucked up in the adjacent museum. Other stranger pieces reminded us of Byzantium; two ancient silver icons, and a triple aisle footprint clearly pre-dating the present fifteenth century structures.
The bell tower was a big draw for our fellow travellers. We already know all about spiral staircases… though the view will have been terrific.
The medieval town itself was charming, built on a headland with the breezes from the sea relieving the heat from three sides. An up-market wine bar with a fine sea view provided welcome rest and useful information about the emerging fine wines of Croatia, before we set off as a group to a village dinner – a departure held up by the local police wanting to check the licences and papers of every taxi and hire transport around the harbour…
Our host in the village was at pains to explain his life-style as a child, and in the moonlight we followed the stone tracks between dilapidated stone houses, many subject to unresolvable ownership disputes between family members, all equal heirs. We were treated to a demonstration of hand made macaroni, and encouraged to join in. My intructress was direct, clear and firm – typical of the clipped stern speech of Croatians. No English – but still no messing!
Back to the boat on the taxis organised by the patient Mia, our tour guide (on the right of the above photo) who spends the winter months leading biking tours around this rugged and mountainous country. The boat moors overnight and sails from place to place in the mornings, though occasionally the noisy engines start up at odd times to move the boat from the quay to accommodate an approaching ferry.
The widespread heat wave in Europe delivered afternoon temperatures of up to 40 degrees. We were grateful to have access to the boat (and its air-conditioning) during port stops, and for the regular off-boat and local beach swims. We quickly learned to follow stately local matrons to shady pier steps or ladders to avoid both the sun and slipperly rocks or stoney beaches.
Vis – the name of the island as well as its main town – was heaving and very hot.
This picturesque monastery is not the cathedral, and I realise none of these photos provide evidence of the large numbers of people who crowd these ports. We were again fortunate to find a restaurant in the early evening with a wine interest and to negotiate a table for later – the waiter thought a 'Deutsch' couple wouldn't stay long – and indeed they didn't. Fine fish, crustaceans and wonderful beef from 'behind Split' – real beef, he said, not like english beef… He was right again…
Vis is close to the Blue Cave, discovered in 1884 for by an enterprising Austrian after a tip off by the parish priest. He accessed it from a small hole in the rock face a few metres above the water level . Having found this mysterious space where light is refracted by the underwater sand into the enclosed space to produce an eery blue irridescence, he took it on himself to dynamite a very small entrance by which hundreds of small boats now enter and exit each day.
The adventure began with a small boat transfer from our anchored vessel – the Esperanza – to the neighbouring cove, now the hub of a very lucrative local trade. Hundreds of tourists patiently wait in the hot morning sun for their ticket number to come up on the electronic noteboard (reminiscent of a busy supermarket or Argos) and then process by very small boat to the entrance, where the in and out traffic is strictly controlled. The command to duck was in best Croation style. No one argued.
The small boats helpfully returned us to the boat in time for coffee and lunch. Very civilised…
Hvar next – my least favourite destination, deemed to be the hottest of these islands. Crowded, of course – it was once popular with the wealthy and famous and still trades on its trendy reputation, now littered with noisy bars and clubs.
We anchored outside the port, and two portuguese fellow travellers swam to a neighbouring beach which those of us with good long sight had already designated naturist. The couple rapidly swam back reporting it was not only naturist but male gay naturist. In response an australian couple swam to another beach on the opposite side of the channel, returning almost as quickly, this time astonished by the amount of evidence of hetero-sexual activity.
Its cathedral was staffed by a grumpy guardian of its dull Baroque monuments who took exception to absolutely everyone. David's shorts – tailored not swimming – were found wanting. My arms were deemed naked until I quickly resorted to using a pink swimming wrap as a burkha – though its intended irony went unnoticed.
There was some curiosity about the club destinations amongst the late thirty and early forty somethings in our company, who were very keen to seize the day before it was too late. However, most were back on board that evening by the theoretical midnight curfew, feeling their age.
We also struggled to find a posto sympatico for supper having taken poor advice from a kindly but cautious waitress who clearly favoured hearty over subtle. It was still 35 degrees as we headed to bed.
Bol on Brac was at the other end of the tourism spectrum. Small, elegant, the family home of one of the boat's sailors who looked back on his summer breaks from Split with real affection. There are frequent passenger ferries from Split, carrying local day-trippers, but they disappeared quickly into the pinetum through which a fine promenade leads to the most photographed beach in Croatia, famous for its sand. The boat's dinghy ferried us to the shore while the boat waited its turn to berth.
We had spotted a large historic building overlooking the harbour which had been a winery at the beginning of the twentieth century, but with the arrival of phyloxera the whole industry collapsed resulting in mass emmigration. Several of the world famous wine brands of New Zealand were founded by Croatian migrants: the Fistonich family of Villa Maria and Bracovitch family of Kumeu River, for example.
Since 2008 the building has been restored and is at the centre of the brand STINA (the Croatian word for Brac's world famous hard white limestone) which produces high quality white, rosé and red wines from the local indigenous varities, which include what the world knows as Primitivo or Zinfandel, among many others. We coincided with a group tour organised by a rival cruise company and were shown the flash new stainless steel equipment and french barriques as well as the huge obsolete concrete containers from former times, and then spent a comfortable hour or so in its stylish cool tasting room and bar. For more info see http://winefriend.org/holidaying-croatia-stina-winery/
We used the now familiar tactic of searching out a restaurant off the beaten track, reserving a table after the first wave of diners, returning to the boat to shower and change, before sitting down in relative comfort (this time with an efficient fan at our backs) to eat local food. Fortunately we were able to resort to my little stache of euros when we learned cards were not accepted and our kunas were insufficient.
Our final full day began with several hours of sailing north between the many small islands en route to Split. We spotted a few parcels of sandy soils between the harsh rock hillsides, supported cultivation; no doubt a mixed economy in the past, but now the increasingly important new vineyards crowd these valuable spaces.
Reading in the shade of the helm with cool air and bright clear light, with the constant sound of waves and fine views of the islands has been a delight. I had saved the final chapters of Margaret Drabble's The dark flood rises for this last leg of the journey, reluctant for both to end.
No doubt reflecting on her own life, and that of her friends, Drabble creates a web of relationships and overlapping narratives between ageing retirees, their friends and families, as they move imperceptibly if inevitably to their respective ends. Not a new theme, but brilliantly handled. Drabble inhabits and owns their day-to-day experiences and inner lives.
This is a book about us, not them, I thought. Is this a book I dare give to my friends? A book about loss and slow decline from the inside?
Strangely and sadly, within minutes of closing the book I had news (by ubiquitous email) of an old friend's very recent stroke. I suddenly felt that I had inadvertently stumbled into an additional chapter, and joined the cast. Yes, the dark flood rises..
Split was very, very hot as we sailed into the harbour and moored at the centre of the city's promenade, dwarfed by the massive ten storey high cruise liners. The BBC weather reports laboured the dangerous conditions of the sweltering heatwave engulfing most of the mediterranean.
The prospect of Diocletian's famous palace just across the road put paid to the huge temptation to stay on the boat until late evening; we were unlikely to be in this extraordinary place again. Our guide told us Diocletian was a better emperor than many, and had been badly served by history. Nothing new about fake news, apparently.
Split suffers as Pisa, Venice, Pompeii and Dubrovnik do – overrun by thousands of us tourists, and struggles to maintain the dignity of its great age and significance. In the face of perhaps different threats Unesco adopted it as long ago as 1979. The photos say it all.
Diocletan brought 250 columns from Egypt to furnish his retirement home, as well as basalt sphinxes.
The sheer volume of material must make this a mecca for anyone interested in roman architecture. The temple to Jupiter is entirely intact, with full roof and decorated ceiling; the survival of such elaborate decoration on the capitals and arches beggars belief.
The monumental multi-storey build, its hypercausts, wells and massive stone and brick work still house hotels, cafes and restaurants, as well as the homes of beleaguered locals, surrounded perpetually by the traipsing throng, of which we were part.
After paying our respects to the ancient world, we fell into a trendy bar for earnest conversation about craft beers before sliding into supper and heading back to the boat for the last time.
It was still 35 degrees at bedtime, and it was 35 degrees again at 08.00 next morning as we queued at an outdoor bag-drop at Split's small and unsophisticated airport. But we left on time, and arrived home early in time to buy the day's Observer. We slipped from one universe to another in a matter of hours.
The disconnect was acute – had we stepped out of a wardrobe, or through a looking glass? And the unease increased as we read the papers: full of the crises caused by mass tourism, and the revolt of those beleaguered natives. Who blames them?
I learn that tourism is the largest employer in the world – 11% of the work force.
Its problems feel as intractable as Brexit.
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The search is on for Birmingham's inspirational young people who are making a real difference in our city.
The search is on for Birmingham's inspirational young people who are making a real difference in our city. We want to recognise the positive contributions made by young people, aged 15 to 30, across Birmingham, but we need your help – do you know someone who has made a positive influence to your life, given you an incentive to become more active, or provided an opportunity for you to become involved in arts and culture? You may know someone who inspires, helps others or has made an outstanding contribution to Birmingham. If so then we need to hear about them!
We know there are many more people in and around Birmingham and the West Midlands area who deserve to be acknowledged, which is why the Birmingham Mail/Birmingham Post, in partnership with the Birmingham Leadership Foundation and sponsors Royal Bank of Scotland, are embarking on a new Inspire Birmingham 2014 campaign. Already we have been inundated with some truly remarkable stories of our regions brightest and inspirational people….but we still want to hear your story!
You can nominate a friend, family member or neighbour for an Inspire Birmingham Award so long as they are aged between 15 – 30. The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony to be held at Aston Villa Football Club on Thursday 20 March 2014.
* How to nominate….It couldn't be simpler to nominate your inspirational person. Simply visit www.bleaf.co.uk/inspire-birmingham-2014 and submit your completed form no later than Friday 31 January 2014. Alternatively you can complete the print nomination form or record your video nomination from your Smartphone using the VoxPopMe app.
* Anthony McCourt, Chair of the Birmingham Leadership Foundation and Director of Court Collaboration, said: "Birmingham Leadership Foundation is very proud to be the official partner of Inspire Birmingham, a unique and vital platform for recognising, rewarding and celebrating the achievements of our city's inspirational young leaders. "Birmingham is brimming with vibrant talent, drive and creativity, however there is a common tendency to tar young people with the same negative brush. Inspire Birmingham will help to change this picture, creating real role models that we hope will not only boost confidence, but inspire others to follow in their footsteps as well as increasing awareness of the outstanding contributions made by our local young people. "The campaign will tell the stories of young people from across every part of the city, raising the profiles of their communities at the same time. "Such an initiative is at the very heart of BLF's mission, which is to encourage, nurture and support outstanding future leaders."
* The Birmingham Mail/Birmingham Post prides itself on being at the heart of the community and is proud to be leading the search for Birmingham's young inspirational people 2014, showcasing so many wonderful stories of our city's inspirational people who deserve to be recognised for their achievements.


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Q: Slow page loads due to WordPress Core Query I have a page with many posts and every single page load is noticably slow. Hence, I have checked with Query Monitor the culprit(s) for the slow loading  time and found that one query in particular is taking 90% of the time.
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Since this query originates from WP-core, simply deactivating a plugin will not solve the issue.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to reduce/improve/cache the query?
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I have clicked the blue button which only shows that it is being called from wp-includes/plugin.php. The button is not for the component part, but for the caller.

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Any way to trace the culprit plugin?
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I have done the good ol' deactivate-all-plugins-and-activate-one-by-one-debug-procedure. It turns out, the plugin userpro generates that query. I will contact the author. Let's see what he has to say about that.


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Useless Facts
February 24, 2017 by Rocky Smith
More useless facts for inquiring minds.
— In 2011, pro golfer Kevin Na set a PGA record, but not in a good way. On the 9th hole at the Valero Texas Open, he shot a 16, the most strokes on a par-4 hole in PGA history. He took a full 20 minutes to do it.
— The plastic caps on the ends of your shoelaces are called aglets.
— Of the 32 football teams in the NFL, all have team mascots except the Jets, Giants, Raiders, Redskins, and Packers.
— During World War I, England's Navy Minister Winston Churchill pushed for the creation of a "land boat" that could break through enemy lines and traverse difficult terrain. The result in 1915 was Little Willie, the world's first military tank. Little Willie carried a crew of six, but its top speed was only two miles per hour. It overheated easily and couldn't cross trenches.
In 1916, England unveiled an improved version, the Mark I (Big Willie), which also underwhelmed. However, by 1917, England had improved the design markedly, and 400 Mark IVs were rolled out. By the end of the war, the Mark IVs had captured 8,000 enemy troops and 100 artillery pieces.
— The Catholic religion espouses Seven Heavenly Virtues and Seven Deadly Sins. The virtues are faith, hope, charity, prudence, justice, courage, and temperance. The sins are pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Hard to argue with that.
— Wisconsin calls itself "America's Dairyland," but California passed it decades ago as the country's leading producer of dairy products. Wisconsin still makes more cheese, so that's something.
— In December 1976, the British rock band Pink Floyd arranged for the construction of a 40-foot-long helium-filled balloon in the shape of a pig to use on the cover of its album Animals.
Inclement weather caused the balloon to break free of its moorings, and the pig drifted over Heathrow Airport, resulting in panic and cancelled flights. Eventually, an angry farmer reported that the balloon came down in Kent, frightening his cows.
— The average five-year-old asks about 400 questions per day.
— In Hawaii, you are prohibited by law from carrying coins in your ear.
— Bohemia, a cultural region in central Europe, has been bounced around like a football for centuries. It began in the 800s as part of the Great Moravian Empire; split off as the Duchy of Bohemia; became part of the Holy Roman Empire; part of the Habsburg Monarchy; part of the Austrian Empire; part of Czechoslovakia; part of Nazi Germany; part of the Second Czechoslovak Republic; part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; and today, part of the Czech Republic. Stay tuned.
— Both Rogaine and Viagra were first developed as treatments for high blood pressure.
— While he was President, Ulysses Grant was ticketed several times for driving his horse-drawn carriage too fast around Washington. On one occasion, he was stopped for speeding down M Street and taken to court. He paid a $5 fine and was required to walk back to the White House.
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Jakow Aleksandrowicz Protazanow, ros. Яков Александрович Протазанов (ur. 4 lutego 1881 w Moskwie, zm. 9 sierpnia 1945 w Moskwie) – rosyjski i radziecki reżyser i scenarzysta, uważany – obok Władimira Gardina – za jednego z ojców rosyjskiej kinematografii.

Życiorys
Pracę w filmie rozpoczął w 1907. W 1911 wyreżyserował swój pierwszy film Pieśń katorżnika. W latach 1911–1918 zrealizował przeszło 80 filmów, w tym kilka adaptacji klasycznej literatury rosyjskiej. Najbardziej udanymi filmami na tym etapie twórczości były: Dama pikowa (1916), Nikołaj Stawrogin (1915), Wojna i pokój (1915, wspólnie z Władimirem Gardinem) oraz Ojciec Sergiusz (1918).

W 1920 wyemigrował do Francji. Przebywał tam 4 lata i zrealizował kilka filmów, po czym wrócił do ojczyzny. Po powrocie w 1924 nakręcił pierwszy radziecki film science-fiction Aelita, na podstawie powieści Aleksieja Tołstoja.

Od tego czasu aż do końca swojej kariery regularnie reżyserował 1-2 filmy rocznie, współpracując z najlepszymi rosyjskimi filmowcami. U Protazanowa występowała cała plejada popularnych aktorów radzieckich, m.in. Nikołaj Batałow, Igor Iljinski, Anatolij Ktorow, Siergiej Martinson, Michaił Żarow. W jego filmach debiutowało wiele późniejszych gwiazd radzieckiej kinematografii, np. Nina Alisowa i Wiera Mariecka. Do grona współpracowników reżysera należeli m.in. scenograf Władimir Jegorow oraz operatorzy Anatolij Gołownia, Mark Magidson i Jurij Żelabużski.

Protazanow reżyserował zarówno komedie, takie jak Proces o trzy miliony (1926) czy Odpust na świętego Jorgena (1930), jak i dramaty współczesne: Jego wezwanie (1925) czy Siódmoklasiści (1938). Jest również twórcą wielu adaptacji, w tym ekranizacji dzieł Antoniego Czechowa (Stanowiska i ludzie z 1929), Leonida Andrejewa (Biały orzeł z 1928), I. Szmielowa (Kelner w restauracji "Jar" z 1927) oraz Nikołaja Ostrowskiego (Panna bez posagu z 1936). Ostatni film w swojej karierze Przygody Nasreddina wyreżyserował w 1944 podczas wojny w Taszkencie wspólnie z młodymi uzbeckimi filmowcami.

Filmografia

Bibliografia
 Jelena Bauman, Rostisław Jurieniew, Mała Encyklopedia Kina Radzieckiego, Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe, Warszawa 1987, .
 Ian Christie Protazanov: A Timely Case for Treatment

Linki zewnętrzne
 Jakow Protazanow w bazie IMDb

Pochowani na Cmentarzu Nowodziewiczym w Moskwie
Reżyserzy kina niemego
Radzieccy reżyserzy filmowi
Radzieccy scenarzyści
Rosyjscy scenarzyści XX wieku
Urodzeni w 1881
Zmarli w 1945
Ludzie urodzeni w Moskwie


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Blog Notes: Another Short Day
Bleh. I'm not pleased by this. But an afternoon appointment looms.
When I get back, I hope to do the blog post for Leverage episode 3.
Meanwhile, the hell with global warming. Did you know our magnetic field is dying and we might turn into the next Mars?
Categories: Blog Notes, Reference - Science, Science
GIVE ME MY TIME MACHINE, DAMN YOU!!
This is so important, I'm ripping off the entire news report.
Swiss watch found in 400-year-old tomb
Archeologists in China are baffled after finding a tiny Swiss watch in a 400-year-old tomb.
The watch ring was discovered as archeologists were making a documentary with two journalists from Shangsi town.
"When we tried to remove the soil wrapped around the coffin, a piece of rock suddenly dropped off and hit the ground with a metallic sound,? said Jiang Yanyu, former curator of the Guangxi Autonomous Region Museum.
"We picked up the object, and found it was a ring. After removing the covering soil and examining it further, we were shocked to see it was a watch."
The time was stopped at 10:06am, and on the back was engraved the word "Swiss", reports the People's Daily.
Local experts say they are confused as they believe the tomb had been undisturbed since it was created during the Ming dynasty 400 years ago.
They have suspended the dig and are waiting for experts to arrive from Beijing and help them unravel the mystery.
Emphasis added by me.
Proof time travel exists!
Now give me my goddammed machine so I can go back to 1960!!!
Categories: Personal, Reference - Life, Reference - Science, Science
Quotes: Nikola Tesla In 1926
WHEN WOMAN IS BOSS: An interview with Nikola Tesla by John B. Kennedy
When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole. We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance. Not only this, but through television and telephony we shall see and hear one another as perfectly as though we were face to face, despite intervening distances of thousands of miles; and the instruments through which we shall be able to do his will be amazingly simple compared with our present telephone. A man will be able to carry one in his vest pocket.
We shall be able to witness and hear events — the inauguration of a President, the playing of a world series game, the havoc of an earthquake or the terror of a battle — just as though we were present.
What would he have thought of the iPhone!?
And get this:
It is more than probable that the household's daily newspaper will be printed 'wirelessly' in the home during the night.
He saw this in 1926!
That's eighty-two years ago.
Can you see eighty-two years ahead?
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No Frogs, No Bees … And No Acorns?
Acorn Watchers Wonder What Happened to Crop
The idea seemed too crazy to Rod Simmons, a measured, careful field botanist. Naturalists in Arlington County couldn't find any acorns. None. No hickory nuts, either. Then he went out to look for himself. He came up with nothing. Nothing crunched underfoot. Nothing hit him on the head.
Then calls started coming in about crazy squirrels. Starving, skinny squirrels eating garbage, inhaling bird feed, greedily demolishing pumpkins. Squirrels boldly scampering into the road. And a lot more calls about squirrel roadkill.
But Simmons really got spooked when he was teaching a class on identifying oak and hickory trees late last month. For 2 1/2 miles, Simmons and other naturalists hiked through Northern Virginia oak and hickory forests. They sifted through leaves on the ground, dug in the dirt and peered into the tree canopies. Nothing.
Too early to tell what this means.
Have the frogs gotten better?
Have the bees returned?
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Chronicles Of Depression 2.0: #441: Nash V. Smith
A Beautiful Mind (Adam Smith was wrong)
The blonde is all outstanding global debt: National, Corporate, and Consumer.
If everyone wants repayment, no one is going to get it.
Nations, societies, and the world we have known all fall.
If everyone ignores the blonde — all debt is forgiven — everyone prospers.
All Sink or All Swim in a nutshell.
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Reference: Relativity
Simultaneity – Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity
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Who Did He Kill That You Loved?
The medical miracle
Mother-of-two becomes first transplant patient to receive an organ grown to order in a laboratory
Claudia Castillo, who lives in Barcelona, underwent the operation to replace her windpipe after tuberculosis had left her with a collapsed lung and unable to breathe.
The bioengineered organ was transplanted into her chest last June at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona.
Four months later she was able to climb two flights of stairs, go dancing and look after her children – activities that had been impossible before the surgery. Ms Castillo has also crossed a second medical frontier by becoming the first person to receive a whole organ transplant without the need for powerful immunosuppressant drugs.
Doctors overcame the problem of rejection by taking her own stem cells to grow the replacement organ, using a donor trachea (lower windpipe) to provide the mechanical framework. Blood tests have shown no sign of rejection months after the surgery was complete.
We've eight years of an ass in the White House. An ass who has no problem wiping out unarmed civilians in Iraq but gets all moral when the subject of stem cell research popped up.
How many people that you knew, how many people that you loved, have died these past eight years who might have been saved had stem cell research been allowed to proceed as it should have?
"In 20 years' time the commonest surgical operations will be regenerative procedures to replace organs and tissues damaged by disease with autologous [self-grown] tissues and organs from the laboratory. We are on the verge of a new age in surgical care."
Professor Birchall said the technique could initially be extended to growing other hollow organs such as the bowel, bladder and reproductive tract but could later be extended to solid organs including the heart, liver and kidneys. "They have all got scaffolds [natural frameworks] on which new cells can be grown," he said. "We will need units next to hospitals to generate the cells. The trick is turning it into a therapy for thousands of patients – [the process] will have to be automated."
The worst irony is, that lame duck bastard will probably have his life saved years from now — thanks to stem cell therapies.
Professor Anthony Hollander, of the University of Bristol, said the advance had been achieved as a result of developments in stem-cell technology. "For stem-cell science, this is really exciting," he said. "Without stem cells this procedure would not have been possible."
Categories: Reference - Life, Reference - Science, Science
A Statin Drug Can Murder Your Mind
Who Should Take a Statin?
The benefits of the statin were so striking that a monitoring board stopped the trial in midcourse so that the placebo group could get the medicine, too. Those who got the statin had 54 percent fewer heart attacks, 48 percent fewer strokes and 20 percent fewer deaths from all causes. The participants included men 50 and older and women 60 and older with no history of heart disease or high cholesterol. But they all had high levels of CRP, and many had such other risk factors as high blood pressure, obesity and smoking. Whether the statin helped because it reduced normal cholesterol to even lower levels or because it reduced CRP levels is not clear.
The rah-rah blind cheerleading of this New York Times Editorial(!) is very disturbing.
It ignores the accounts of many people whose lives have been devastated by the side-effects of statin drugs.
I was on my way to being one of those people.
The human body is the most complex system we have ever encountered. Apparently some people are able to escape the worst possible side-effects of these drugs. Others, like me, cannot.
It's vital to know what these possible side-effects are and to be extremely vigilant in determining if they are creeping up on you. For that's how they happen: in very, very small steps that are invisible until they impact in a very, very big way.
See my prior posts here for how Simvastatin nearly ate my mind. I'm still not convinced that I've been able to reverse all of its effects. We don't have the scientific tools to measure that. And in my own case, I lack the pre-statin brain scans, etc, that could show any Before & After differences.
There is one thing I'm thoroughly convinced of: All cases of Alzheimer's disease should first be treated by removing statins from a victim's daily routine. Re-cholesterolize the brain and see if that makes a difference. I think we'd see many cases of Alzheimer's disappear — or at least dramatically improve — when statins are withdrawn.
Iron Lady Thatcher: Dementia
Writer Terry Pratchett Has Alzheimer's
Statin Drugs: Brain Changes?
Statin Drugs: What You Must Know
Was My Brain Screaming To Itself?
Statin Drugs And Ersatz Alzheimer's
Statin Drugs: More Fraud
James Kendrick Describes His Stroke
Statin Drugs: Two Notes
Statin Drugs: No Blood
Statin Drugs: Does V.P. Dick Cheney Take One?
Statin Drugs: Jarvik Ads Withdrawn
Statin Drugs: More Better!
Statin Drugs: Pain For Nothing
Statin Drugs: Survey
Simvastatin Made Me Insane
Simvastatin: This Happened To Me Too!
Simvastatin Vs. My Mind
Stopping My Statin
Give Me Back My Mind!
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Oil: The Other Blood #2
Endless Oil?
Everybody knows that oil and gas drilled out of the earth comes from the remains of plants and animals trapped underground millions of years ago. This received wisdom so dominates our thinking that it is enshrined in the very language we use–fossil fuels. They took eons to form, and we are using them up far faster than they can be replenished.
What if the whole theory is wrong?
That's the premise of a small but passionate band of Russian and Ukrainian contrarians. They argue that oil and gas don't come from fossils; they're synthesized deep within the earth's mantle by heat, pressure and other purely chemical means, before gradually rising to the surface. Under the so-called abiotic theory of oil, finding all the energy we need is just a matter of looking beyond the traditional basins where fossils might have accumulated.
The idea that oil comes from fossils "is a myth. … We need to change this myth," says petroleum engineer Vladimir Kutcherov, at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. "All kinds of rocks could have oil and gas deposits."
Alexander Kitchka of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences brashly estimates that 60% of the content of all oil is abiotic in origin, and not from fossil fuels. He says companies should drill deeper to find it.
This article appears in Forbes.
This is a hypothesis already embraced by the conspiracy theorists.
I mentioned this once before, way back in February: Oil: The Other Blood
What if it turned out to be true?
There'd be no reason to be fuel-efficient. Air pollution would be prevalent globally. The greenhouse effect would amp up.
Always a catch.
Categories: Reference - Science, Science
Reference: Rivaroxaban
J&J's High-Wire Heart Drug
Peter DiBattiste spent years as an interventional cardiologist clearing out heart patients' arteries. The depressing reality: All too often the patients would be back in the hospital just a few months later with another heart attack or stroke.
Now DiBattiste finally has a chance to do something about it. As head of cardiovascular drugs at Johnson & Johnson, he is helping lead the testing of a powerful new blood thinner in late-stage tests in heart patients at J&J and Bayer. J&J hopes the drug will one day be a huge best seller, reviving its slumping drug unit.
Getting there will be tricky. Results from a mid-stage study presented at a meeting of cardiologists showed the drug, rivaroxaban, slashed heart attacks and strokes by 31% when taken with aspirin and also, in some patients, Plavix, an anti-clotting drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis. But the results also showed significantly higher rates of bleeding in patients who took the drug. Very dangerous bleeding episodes took place in 1.2% of the patients studied.
Interesting. But then we are all given a glimpse into the complexity of our bodies:
There are two different ways the blood clots. Cell fragments called platelets clump together; Plavix and prasugrel block these. But there are also fibers in the blood called thrombin and fibrin that stitch the clot together. Rivaroxaban and apixiban block the formation of these by inhibiting an enzyme called factor Xa. Schering's drug, called a thrombin receptor antagonist (TRA), blocks communication between the two systems — potentially working late in the clotting cascade and not thinning the blood as much.
Of course the, ahem, holy grail of healing is to answer this question: How did Jesus heal?
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M.B.A. Classes Prepared Manager to Effectively Communicate with IABC Members Globally
M.B.A. Classes Prepared Manager to Effectively Communicate with IABC Members Globally Thursday, November 19, 2015
Meet Micayla Felicion-Davin
Job title: Chapter Relations Manager
Employer: International Association of Business Communicators
Degrees earned: M.B.A. with a concentration in Sports, Arts and Entertainment Management, Point Park University, 2013; and B.A. in History from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Hometown and current residence: Pittsburgh, Pa.
High school: Pittsburgh Carrick High School
Hobbies/interests: Reading, traveling and going to concerts
LinkedIn: Micayla Felicion-Davin
Why did you choose Point Park to pursue an M.B.A. degree?
Point Park was a great fit to earn an M.B.A. because they offer a conveniently located campus and a flexible program. It was important for me to be able to maintain a full-time job while attending classes at Point Park, and the weeknight courses and fast track schedule gave me the opportunity to do so.
How have your M.B.A. classes helped you in your role as chapter relations manager of IABC?
The real-life approach that Point Park faculty used within their classes was really beneficial in preparing me for my current position at IABC. I have the opportunity to work with communications professionals around the world, and the M.B.A program provided me with a variety of perspectives on managing business relations. The course work focused around international business has been invaluable to my position because it prepared me to better communicate with all of our members globally. The instructors taught us a lot of best practices which I apply to my career and can take back to IABC chapter leaders.
Who influenced you during your time at Point Park?
I learned so much from my professors at Point Park. The Organizational Behavior course I took, which was instructed by Dr. Helena Knorr, had a strong influence on me. It was really interesting to learn how the behavior and culture of a workplace can impact the success of a business. I really appreciated learning some of the techniques that successful companies use to positively shape their organization.
I also learned a lot from the other students in my classes. My instructors were very open to opportunities for idea sharing, and it was really beneficial to learn about what was impacting other professionals and businesses.
What did you like best about grad school at Point Park?
I appreciated the small class sizes at Point Park because it allowed me to get to know the other students and fellow professionals in my classes. I had most of my classes with many of the same people, so we were able to build a solid support network that made grad school more fun.
I really enjoy working for an international membership association and with IABC's individual chapters, and would like to further enhance my skills within the industry. I plan to continue building my leadership skills and learning new practices that can help me to grow as an association manager.
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Attending Point Park provided me with the opportunity to advance my career and grow professionally. I really valued the real-life approach used within the classroom that could be applied to my career. The M.B.A program was flexible, and while the courses were challenging, the instructors were considerate of the fact that many students also worked at full-time jobs.
Photo by Victoria A. Mikula, junior mass communication major
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ICTS is not only a leading company and premier provider of innovative security and customer-care focused services. The multinational private security company also has at its core an anthropocentric character in relation to its employees. With 10 years of presence in Cyprus, it is one of the largest employers in Cyprus. It is many people's employer of choice, offering as it does many benefits and a competitive remuneration package covering holidays, bonuses and other perks.
It is also an employer which abides by statutory laws and upholds a professional ethos for all its employees in the workplace.
It is a unique security company that provides ongoing employment opportunities throughout the country for professional development and promotion. Throughout the year, it provides the most competitive benefits and bonuses package, the most stable, top-down employment environment and ongoing opportunities for contact with supervisors. Moreover, it facilitates prepayments and loans.
ICTS' goal is to constantly look after its employees and ensure their personal safety. It provides its employees with the appropriate work uniform and the right equipment needed to do the job. It is the only company in its industry which offers continuous training to its staff, as supported by its screeners at security checks.
ICTS' customers have made some of the largest ever investments in Cyprus. Customers include Larnaca and Paphos airports, VTT Vasiliko, DP World, Technip, Exxon Mobil, ENI, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Rossiya and Aegean Airlines. In the upcoming months more significant investments are expected to take place.
The company now employs 520 people and its objective for 2019 is to strengthen its workforce.


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Q: Why does express.js generate a JSON.parse error? I installed node.js and express.js and I'm trying to use:
var str = { test: 'info'};
obj = JSON.parse(str);

but it causes an error: SyntaxError: Unexpected token 0 at Object.parse (native)
How can I fix this? Thanks.

A: you parsing Object to Object?
JSON.parse() expects string:
var str = '{"test": "info"}';
obj = JSON.parse(str);

A: Basically JSON.parse() expects string but you were passing object, so instead do this:
var original = { test: 'info'};
var str = JSON.stringify(original);
var restored = JSON.parse(str);

Here's helpful docs about JSON https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Using_native_JSON

A: str is not a string, but an object. Put the whole thing into a string first, i.e.:
var str = '{ "test": "info"}';
obj = JSON.parse(str);

A: express.js cannot parse JSON objects on its own. Try using the body-parser
var app = require('express')();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var multer = require('multer'); // v1.0.5
var upload = multer(); // for parsing multipart/form-data

app.use(bodyParser.json()); // for parsing application/json
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); // for parsing application/x-www-form-urlencoded

app.post('/profile', upload.array(), function (req, res, next) {
  console.log(req.body);
  res.json(req.body);
});

A: If you want to create JSON you need to use JSON.stringify.
var thing = { test: 'info' };
var json = JSON.stringify(thing);

If you want to parse JSON to an object you need to use parse. Parse expects you to use valid JSON.
var json = '{ "test": "info" }'; //Use double quotes for JSON
var thing = JSON.parse(json);

An easy way to test if you are using valid json is to use something like: http://jsonlint.com/

A: The thing you are calling str is actually already an object.  JSON is not necessary, pure JavaScript is all you need:
var obj = { test: 'info'};

console.log( JSON.stringify(obj) );  // JSON output


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Q: Game playing AI, how to find a good board evaluation function? I'm working on an AI to play a fairly simple game, using minimax and genetic algorithms to find weights to score board states with.
The game resembles 4x4 tictactoe, but a turn can be spent to move a piece to an adjacent space, pieces come in different sizes, and larger pieces can cover up smaller pieces.
I want to score the board by looking at a variety of factors, such as how close they are to completing a 4 in a row, and how many adjacent enemy pieces could potentially be moved onto, but I have no idea what these factors should specifically be.
My ideas:
For each line, making a scoring expression based on number of friendly pieces, number of empty spaces, and number of enemy pieces, but I can't think of a simple expression to score that with weights, since the value probably won't be a linear function.
For each line, making a piecewise scoring expression split based on the number of enemy pieces in the row, and an expression based on the number of allies. Hence having 1 piece in an empty row might be worth more than having 1 piece in a row full of enemies, thus blocking them off, and the inverse would be true for having 3 in a row in a row that is already blocked.
Some complications I've noticed:
Having 3 pieces in a row, but then one of the enemy large pieces also in the row, is virtually worthless for anything except preventing their piece's movement.
Having 3 pieces in a row, with a small enemy piece in that row is almost a win, if you can place a large piece adjacent to their small piece to move onto it. This seems particularly hard to detect. It's also possible if this is worked into a factor, the above "number of adjacent enemies that can be moved onto" won't be necessary.
Thanks for any help. I have no clue how to proceed.


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Q: How to set state , keep getting TypeError: Cannot read property 'setState' of undefined Im trying to set the state with the data coming back from the axios get.But I keep getting this error TypeError: Cannot read property 'setState' of undefined.
class Page extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.authenticated = props.authenticated;
    //this.handleClick = this.handleClick.bind(this);
}

state ={
    page : []
}

componentDidMount() {
    let config = null;
    //let token = null;
    app.auth().currentUser.getIdToken(true).then(function(idToken) {
        config = {
            headers: {'Authorization': idToken}
        };
        console.log(config);
        axios.get('http://localhost:4001/api/v1/page',config)
        .then(res => {
            console.log(res.data);
          const page = res.data;
          this.setState( page );
        }).catch((err)=>{
            console.log(err);
        });

     })

  }

render () {

    const authenticated = this.authenticated;
    console.log(authenticated);
    console.log(this.state);

    return (
        <h1> test 123</h1>
      );
}

}

A: this inside axios refers to a different thing, store the value of this in a variable and use that variable
componentDidMount = () => {
  let config = null;
  //let token = null;
  const current = this; // here save this in current variable
  app
    .auth()
    .currentUser.getIdToken(true)
    .then(function(idToken) {
      config = {
        headers: { Authorization: idToken }
      };
      console.log(config);
      axios
        .get('http://localhost:4001/api/v1/page', config)
        .then(res => {
          console.log(res.data);
          const page = res.data;
          current.setState(page); // use current here
        })
        .catch(err => {
          console.log(err);
        });
    });
}


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UK Search Awards 2017: Impression Shortlisted in 5 Categories
The UK Search Awards are the best known awards for search marketers – including SEO, PPC and strategic integrated approaches.
We're incredibly proud to announce that Impression has been shortlisted in 5 categories, these being:
Best Large SEO Agency
According to the UK Search Awards website, this award is for "recognition of an outstanding large SEO agency with 26 or more staff that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of SEO."
For this one, we put forward various of our search marketing campaigns within our application, including a high value ecommerce client, a high growth B2B client and a lead generation client that has seen significant wins as a result of our focus on technical excellence alongside content creativity and targeting.
Best Large PPC Agency
Having taken home the trophy for Best Small PPC Agency at the European Search Awards in early 2017, this award would be further proof of our growth as an agency, as this time, we're in the large category. According to the UK Search Awards website, this award is for "recognition of an outstanding large PPC agency with 26 or more staff that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of PPC."
For this one, we gave examples of high and lower budget campaigns where we've driven returns well above what our client expected through the use of best practice campaign management and an innovative approach to targeting, automation, script use, programmatic tools and consumer psychology.
Best Large Integrated Search Agency
This award is particularly important to us because it recognises an integrated approach to search marketing that removes the 'silos' seen in many agencies and instead focuses on using paid and organic methods to compliment and support one another. This means integration not only of technical SEO but of creative content campaigns, digital PR, CRO, and on the paid side, not only looking at AdWords but as use of Bing, social media and niche platforms, all working harmoniously to drive a common goal.
According to the UK Search Awards website, this award is for "recognition of an outstanding large integrated search agency with 26 or more staff. That demonstrate either, a consistently great understanding and use of online and offline activity, or consistently maximise search impact through joined up SEO and PPC campaigns."
Most Innovative Campaign
The nomination for this category is really exciting to us, because innovation really lies at the core of what we do. The specific example we submitted relates to our client Nu Heat, which supplies underfloor heating for home and commercial use.
The innovation in this campaign is primarily driven by our on page strategy and the use of evolving technologies to drive significant gains for our client. According to the UK Search Awards website: "As established as the Search Industry is, the game is changed on a regular basis. Whether that is an algorithm tweak, a new technology, or a change to the SERP layout. Being innovative and staying ahead of the competition is critical for businesses looking to dominate the search results. Tell us about how an innovative approach brought about impressive results for you or your clients."
Best Use of Search – B2B
This category recognises the use of search marketing to help a business sell to other businesses. The specific example we put forward for this is our client Company Address, who we've helped to grow their business from scratch to a highly lucrative B2B company within the space of two years, by focusing on on page and off page excellence throughout. You can read our case study here.
According to the UK Search Awards website, this award is for "recognition of a campaign that has successfully enhanced the visibility of a website in B2B."
What do the UK Search Awards actually mean?
As our colleague Edd once said, "we're not in it for the awards". But equally, we recognise that for any business either working with or considering working with a digital marketing agency, trust is such an important factor in that decision.
We do our upmost and pride ourselves on our transparent approach, using data to prove the value of what we do and to inform our strategies so we always get great results for our clients. Winning awards like these is an awesome accolade for our team, but perhaps more so, is further proof to you of our potential to help your business, too.
You can find out more about our awards here, or get in touch if you'd like to discuss how we can help you.
View the full UK Search Awards shortlist here.