In this tutorial I will show you the fantastic method of automating an eBay business. I picked this trick and a few other tricks up from forums and have included my own knowledge on bulk uploading eBay items using File Exchange.
A dropshipping supplier that offers downloadable CSV files containing all the product information.
An eBay account with a good rating and a (free) subscription to eBay's File exchange service.
Someone from Fiverr or upwork who will work for $5 or less an hour.
This is something you'll want to spend some time searching for because not all dropship suppliers provide quality products. You may even want to test them out by buying from them. But what I've found are that many dropship suppliers will charge extra for supplying CSVs or product images, they will offer memberships etc. But a way of siphoning out the bad from the good is by using dropship directories. These are directories where both suppliers and dropshippers will sign up in order to network and share contact details.
The two most well known dropship directories are SaleHoo and Worldwide Brands.
I have written a review of both in my article How to Start Dropshipping in 1 Week. I use SaleHoo, one because it seems a lot less outdated than Worldwide Brands and two because it has great customer service who will find for you any type of dropship supplier you can think of, taking away the need to search for suppliers. You can just request to find suppliers who offer CSV downloads of ALL their product information, including links to images, this is what we want for the easiest dropshipping method.
2. Get a good eBay account rating and subscribe to File Exchange.
Hopefully you'll have an eBay account from buying items on there, and if you have a good rating with a little star, good for you! Anyone can change their personal account into a business account but if you have a star you're already one step ahead. If for whatever reason you have a bad feedback rating, or you don't have an account, then you can buy accounts with positive feedback, but I don't think it's worth the money. My advice is to create an eBay account, put up anything you can sell in your house, but make sure it all goes on sale at the same time. By doing this with a new account, you'll be selling a lot of stuff and fast, which will get your selling account into good standards and build up your rating.
File exchange is the only bulk uploading tool within eBay which can be accessed through a free subscription by any seller. It is another way of using Turbolister, but unfortunately Turbolister is being scrapped this year so there's no point going into that. Let me first point out that I couldn't find a single easy to follow tutorial on how to use File Exchange on the Internet, and so I've decided to guide you the best way I can. For some bizarre reason eBay only uses the phone for a method of contacting them for help but they were temporarily using email when I first started with my CSV files. It seemed much easier for me to send them the error message along with my CSV attached, sometimes they would correct it for me. But unfortunately eBay no longer has it, that being said they do have some savvy people on the help phone who direct you efficiently.
Products can be uploaded in the thousands through an excel spreadsheet. The input of information is through mostly group copying and pasting and then editing images and prices accordingly. If you are doing this on your own, then you could probably use some help for editing items individually. You can use people offering their services on Fiverr or Upwork to help you but pay close attention to their feedback score as they will have worked hard for good feedback and will not want to jeopardize it.
eBay File Exchange has templates to download that you can work from. These templates are too basic and many adjustments and additions need to be made. You can save the templates so that you can use the same ones in the future to save time.
You can also edit the product description (HTML template provided by supplier) to include your own about section, but I have found a much easier method is to do it through eBay's Manage My Store section.
All of the product's information and images should be provided by the supplier found through SaleHoo. These are downloaded as CSV excel files so copying and pasting information is easy.
So to save you days and days of trial and error like I went through, I have supplied templates that will get you started easily.
These files are arranged by country, including UK, USA and China. As the file will need to be changed according to which country the item is from.
Editing individual cells takes a long time and it is very tedious. So as a nice solution to save our time we can pay someone to do it instead. I find a data entry specialist on Upwork or Fiverr who will work for $3-$5 (as long as their Country's Exchange rate works out as fair) provide them with instructions, a video tutorial helps. I have a video and a Price Increase reference chart that I supply to workers as I only pay for the editing of my images and the prices. You can also hire someone to handle everything on your eBay shop like processing orders and providing customer service like answering messages. If you do this please choose someone with a history of work and high ratings displayed on their profile, as they will have worked hard to achieve that and will not want to jeopardize it.
Export files from dropship supplier's website by category if possible. If you export by category you can import into eBay by category.
If something goes wrong, Google it. There is always a way around a problem, and it is how I learned everything I know, keep searching.
These videos really helped me, there aren't many decent demonstrations for using eBay's File Exchange out there, I had to watch many heavily thumbed down videos to get to these.
And so as you can see you don't have to put a huge amount of effort into setting up an eBay business. But that also doesn't mean that there is no work involved. If you want success in beating the competition, you'll need to keep repricing your items which means being familiar with File Exchange (if you want the process to be quick). And this article should provide you with all the information sources needed to start your business today.
Niche marketing is a strategy that aims at a particular customer base. By marketing our product or content at a group of people interested in the same niche we can get the exposure we need to the correct kinds of people. Many ambitious newbie marketers can make a big mistake by not choosing their niche correctly. So here are some useful pointers to remember before you choose your niche for your blog.
1. Is it something you're interested in?
This is probably the most important factor when it comes to choosing a niche. This is mainly because it is very difficult to write about or effectively promote something you aren't interested in. Remember those subjects you loathed in school? Well you don't want to go through that experience again do you? One of the best methods for writing content is to be both the reader and the audience, so to speak, that way, you already know what your audience wants from your website. Just have a think about your interests and see what ideas pop up.
2. How targeted is your niche?
Many blogs start out by making their niche too broad. They want to write about everything there is to do with their niche, which isn't necessary, and most of the time, it doesn't work. What does work is directing your audience's attention onto a straight-forward objective that they want to achieve. Otherwise the amount of choices to make will overwhelm the reader and they won't be as familiar with your brand/blog's identity and direction.
3. How well do you know your niche?
I recommend having at least 1 year invested into learning about your niche. Without having the knowledge to help your readers as much as you can, your content will be lacking. What will help your content to thrive is sprucing it up with as many tips and as much useful information as possible. But if you don't have a years knowledge then get learning, get subscribing to informative sources, like social media pages, read forums, ebooks, blogs, follow all the experts. Whilst reading all this material, you should pick up all the niche marketing tips on the way.
4. What kind of design does your niche usually work with?
Getting your website's design right is vital to its success, so it needs a lot of thought and planning put into it. You need to know what kind of aesthetic attracts your target audience. The best way of doing this is by reading other websites that cater to your niche. And if you're interested in your niche, which you should be, then you'll have already been reading plenty of blogs within your niche. For example Lisa Cox's gardening blog has a very clean and neatly arranged look, with large images to show off the gardens.
5. How can you beat your competition?
So you see that making sure you definitely have the correct niche for your blogging plans is very important. If you don't have the correct niche, you won't be able to beat your competition, design and market the content correctly and you could end up failing, having put a lot of hard work to waste. So bookmark and share this page and please subscribe if you don't want to miss out on any legitimate internet marketing schemes.
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This week I've been reading about how to market an expensive item, I notice that this question is asked a lot in forums and so I set out to research. I've dug up some of the best tips out there for selling expensive products. I will reveal to you some excellent age-old marketing tips, these really do work wonders for bagging a sale on a product that people usually wouldn't dare spend money on.
So in the following article I'm going to list three foolproof ways that I've found will definitely help you to sell an expensive item.
This first tip plays on the psychology of the customer, something sneaky marketers love doing. Its what behavioural economist Dan Ariely calls "arbitrary coherence", and is also known as 'The Contrast Effect'. It's where a retailer will purposely put a high priced item next to a lower priced item that is a very similar product. This makes the customer compare the two, and if they are conscious of their money spending, it is more likely to make them prefer the lower priced item.
How do you make someone look smaller? Put a tall person next to them.
So when the customer sees the item they like, then they see the expensive price, they still desire the item but are faced with doubts about spending so much money. However, when the customer sees a similar item that is much more expensive, you are giving them the ability to make a choice, a more responsible choice that makes them feel better about spending the money.
Though it may seem obvious to buy the cheaper one if they want it, the emotions at play here are being manipulated in an interesting way. The lower priced item becomes a lot more acceptable now that the standards have been set with the much higher priced item and so their initial thoughts about the price are irrelevant.
Most retailers don't even intend to sell the item they price up, they use it as a decoy.
To intensify the effect, and definitely bag a sale, we have to price the item at least 40% more expensive, so that it looks like a steal to the buyer.
Create a Value Prism – A well-known trick known copywriters use is the Value Prism, which involves outlining the history of the product, from the inspiration to create the product, to the manufacturers, retailers and then the customer. By laying the product's history out like a sentimental journey, the customer is made aware of the efforts that went into it.
Addressing the value is the main focus you want in the product description. And you can prove its high value by comparing it to any other products the customer may be already familiar with, telling them how it is better.
Using Metaphors – You need to clearly outline what this will do for the customer. Many creative copywriters and marketers will use metaphorical comparisons, painting a picture in the customer's head with what this product can do for them.
Think about what the customer wants to be told, don't just give them flat factual descriptions. They want to find something that satisfies their every need. A quote I refer to often is "Positive emotions trigger sales; negative emotions destroy sales." – Tom Hopkins, Arouse Emotions, Don't Sell Logic.
There are a few tricks you can employ to make the price of the expensive product seem not so expensive, but more like a good deal. Here are some helpful tips to help you frame your product as a worthwhile purchase.
This can be done with many types of products, often the price of the product is over £100. You can give your buyers the choice to pay instantly or pay in daily, weekly or monthly instalments This makes the product seem much more affordable as it won't leave much of a dent in their bank balance.
You can also offer valuable free items with the purchase (if you stay within your desired profit margin), making the price look like a better deal.
The customer will be more keen to spend the money if both items within the deal are valuable to them. Even more so if the price of the next purchase is a low one. You could offer the discount buy 2 get 1 free (the cheapest). Discounts that end in multiple buys are important for boosting business.
So those are the most well known methods for selling an expensive item, if you know of any more, please let me know in the comments below. Look out for any interesting tactics that sellers use to make you think an item is much more appealing because of a few subtle gestures made in a product description.
The main reason why many have found great success from authoring an Amazon Kindle eBook is that little marketing has to be done. After the initial take off with Amazon's KDP service and $3 spent on 5 star reviews, the website works for you.
This can work as a highly lucrative passive income scheme that needs very little expertise. You don't even need a grasp on the English language as you'd be surprised by just how many Kindle authors use ghost writers to write eBooks.
In the article 'The Underground World of Kindle eBooks' on the website Hustle.co we learn how a Kindle author who pays $5 for his eBook cover, $150 for the ghost writer (from the Philippines) and $3 per positive review earns $1000 per month per ebook. They send the ghostwriter a 2000 word outline and within 1 week they get back over 20,000 words, which take just 1 more week to edit and the job is pretty much done. With multiple eBooks up for sale, all at under $1 each, he is now earning $10,000+ a month.
Yes it can a bit shady on Amazon where people make money out of paying others to write often badly written eBooks. These are most likely to be self-help books based on PLR content or a reworking of content found around the web. Although if you're thinking of a faster route to just repost the PLR content as it is, Amazon state they know how to spot any duplicate material and it could get you banned. So creating your own material is a better idea.
And if you don't have a grasp on the English language, you should definitely pay someone who does to edit the eBook for you.
Use Amazon Kindles KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) Service, offer it for free for the first 5 days.
Set a low price for it – between 77p and £1.20.
Build up reviews while it is free.
If you have family and friends who are willing to review your book then you could give them the review to copy and paste from their Amazon account. Reviews can also be bought for a small price, on Fiverr or through advertising on Craigslist/Gumtree for a content writer.
The possibilities for content are endless, you can easily be a best selling author.
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Richard Feynmen was a Nobel prize-winning physicist who was also known as the great explainer. He is quoted for saying, "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." He was known for explaining complex ideas in physics in a series of lectures to the general public, making them able to understand at the same rate as his students.
Learning about something in order to try to explain it in this simple way is a successful method for learning, as by implementing a more active way of learning, you actually retain the information a lot better. I'm currently practising watercolour painting, and am recording my process as I go, writing about the techniques I'm learning and scanning images of my paintings. This gradual way of writing whilst learning about the hobby takes longer but ensures a higher quality eBook and is learning with a purpose, which is to teach others. Also, if you carry your hobby on into the future, you can keep writing content and publish it on a blog. You own your writing and can dispense with it usefully in a variety of ways.
We know from ourselves that we tend to take our hobbies seriously, we have a sort of dedication to them as they're what make us interesting.. And so there are millions of people with your hobby, many of whom love the convenience of the kindle, who are willing to spend 0.99p on an eBook that holds useful knowledge about their favourite way to pass the time.
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For marketing your eBook, you can give it a boost with services on Fiverr, there are people who run high-traffic blogs who will feature your eBook on their website for a period of time just $5.
What is CB Passive Income 4.0?
CB Passive Income 4.0 doesn't have a focus on teaching you business methods, but rather a learn by experience introduction to email marketing.
If you are new to email marketing, you can visit my article Email Marketing Basics for an overview.
CB Passive Income 4.0 is a ClickBank certified product providing you with a clone of an email marketing business developed by Patric Chan.
Patric Chan is the best-selling author of WakeUp Millionaire, he's spoken to audiences in 12 countries as an authoritative figure in the world of internet marketing and has authored several books.
The ready-made business model is a popular option for those wanting a fast-track way to making money online, rather than spending copious amounts of time studying.
The model sends the subscribers to a supposedly 'secret webpage' (the hook) that offers them clickbank products. The clickbank products are where you make the money, from a sale you'll get 50% commission.
The deal is that you don't have to write any content, everything is created for you, and Patric Chan gets a small bit of your commission along with your membership fee.
$47 one-time fee for CB Passive Income License.
$97 (one-time fee) CB Passive Income Pro.
You will gain earn each email subscriber for life.
So Patric Chan is offering an I scratch your back you scratch my back scenario. But Patric is getting a much longer and more satisfying scratch, whereas you get a tickle, and wonder where this marriage is going.
It claims to be a passive system where they email the subscribers for you and all you need to do is set it up. There is actually a little more work involved, where you have to generate traffic to the opt in page.
This passive income scheme provides instructions for building an email list and sending the visitors to the squeeze page (where the sale happens). It's squeeze page/sales page is ready made, comprising all the hook, line and sinkers.
*The material has recently been updated for 2017 and now has a much more attractive and modern design.
They give you two methods for attracting traffic to your website.
One is done through a number of Soloads, which is internet marketing jargon for internet marketing experts who already have an extensive collection of email lists on a variety of niches.
The other method is via social media and YouTube video.
It should be said that a fault in the model is that the focus is on driving a sell, rather than building a relationship between you and your subscriber. And a lack of control and creativity over how you are selling is limiting. It also doesn't teach you to set up a business, but rather access to a marketing scheme where you play a middleman, and the money you make is dependant on how well you sell. Also, the title is quite misleading as it is not a completely passive system, in order to get it completely passive you must upgrade to higher levels of membership.
Building trust with a blog where you provide them with quality information is the best way to go. Of course that requires patience, and a little creativity doesn't hurt. But that's not to say that CB passive Income 4.0 doesn't make you money, a lot of people have had success with it, but this is because of their creativity when marketing the product.
Unfortunately I didn't have a great amount of time to invest in marketing, so I didn't make a great deal but I can tell you that I made a surprising £300 with little effort on my 3rd month in with CB Passive Income. If you think you can promote products in a creative way, then do have a go with the readymade money making scheme.
The 14 day trial for $1 lets you try it out, so you don't have to invest big money to see what it's like.


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Lethbridge Family Services celebrates new building grand opening
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LETHBRIDGE - A new chapter was written on Tuesday, May 8, for Lethbridge Family Services as they held the grand opening of their new building.
The project includes a 10,000 square foot expansion west of the current site located at 1107 2nd Avenue "A" North, with a renovation to the adjacent building, joining two buildings together to increase the square footage for LFS.
The expanded site will allow LFS to support the increasing service needs of the community and improve the quality of lives and well-being for southwestern Albertans for another century of service.
In a release, LFS stated it's thanks to the support of long-term, local community partners, Wesbridge Construction and Alvin Reinhard Fritz Architects that this day was able to come to fruition.
LFS CEO Sandra Mintz says the additional space will allow for enhanced collaboration and integration of services across the organization.
"From our original collaboration 29 years ago, we're so thankful to Wesbridge Construction and Alvin Fritz and his team for working with us once again to support this much-needed expansion, enabling LFS to better support its communities."
Mintz also discussed the services that will be offered at the new building.
"In this building, we've got a huge array of services for people with disabilities. We've got a full continuum of phycological services, so that includes counselling for groups, individuals, couples, families. We've also got outreach services out of the counselling department so, for example, training and education around suicide prevention and many other types of topics," Mintz said, adding they will also have their immigrant services in the building.
Right now, LFS serves 7,000 individuals per year and in a lot of cases, they serve those individuals where they live in the community.
"With the space that we have now, this expanded site and our location on Mayor Magrath Drive, we're able to absolutely accommodate the needs of the clients who come for service in our offices, and we have a reasonable amount of room for growth," Mintz said.
The Home Support Services offered at the LFS building on Mayor Magrath Dr. will continue but Mintz said it's mostly related to home health care.
"We have health care aids that go out to 1,100 private homes in the community each and every day and that's their home base."
Architect Al Fritz says 29 years ago the current Lethbridge Family Services building was ARFAi's first project in the City of Lethbridge.
"Being our first project, LFS has always held a warm spot in our hearts and we are so grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with LFS and Wesbridge Construction Ltd. in the design of this substantial expansion," Fritz added.
One of the aspects that makes this new building different, is the design that focused heavily on the right to light.
"Al has done a lot of work around biophilia, which is a whole field of study, where you bring nature into the space you're building. There's a lot of research on what that does for individuals mental health and well being," Mintz said.
From that perspective, she says that the building is state of the art.
"The biophilia concept incorporated into this building means an enormous amount of light will come into it from outside which is very good for people," Mintz continued. "We're also bringing a lot of greenery into our space and it's all sort of consistent with this research around nature, people and their mental health."

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Live Show 12: Organisation Reshaping Part 4: Remote & Virtual Service Delivery, Moving Beyond the Short Term Fix
In our 12th show, we focused on the role that technology plays in remote and virtual service delivery, both during COVID-19 and into the future.
We joined Specialist Member Roland Maxwell, who helps leaders and boards untangle their IT mess. He explained how to avoid making costly IT mistakes by using his company's Enterprise Architecture Framework, showcasing how it works in practice. He also discussed the three tiers of online software that are essential to enable cost effective, cyber safe and future-fit remote and virtual service delivery
We also heard from our inspiring case study
Allison Holland, Curator, Australian Centre for Photography (ACP)
Allison shared how, at the start of COVID, ACP quickly pivoted to generate income by using online technology for their exhibitions, workshops and other services. She took us behind the scenes of the challenges of making technology decisions on the run, whilst working remotely! She also explained how their initial technology choice was not fit-for-purpose, what they are doing now to fix it and how they are integrating new and old technology, saving money, increasing efficiency, generating revenue AND improving the customer experience.
Live Show 11: Organisation Reshaping Part 3: Growing Culture & Resources during Rapid Change
In our eleventh show, we focussed on how organisations are evolving and responding in a COVID-19 world, particularly when they have a growth agenda.
We heard from Specialist Members John Hunter and Jo Smyth, who each help organisations navigate organisational change and deliver business strategy through organisational culture, people experience and change leadership. They share the benefits of having agreed pillars, values and behaviours that guide people on how to connect, work and behave during times of rapid organisational growth and change. We learnt how organisations can explore the elements of cultural liquidity and the benefits of having a flexible mindset for boards, leaders and staff to successfully manage change.
James Forbes, Chief Executive Officer, Jane Goodall Institute Australia
James outlined how the Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA) is responding to growth and new opportunities. He shared their strategic approach to diversification of income and long-term sustainability, as well as insights into how JGIA is working remotely with staff, philanthropists, international specialists, universities and schools during COVID-19. He also discussed the importance of creating cultural change and engaging with donors to invest in people to create better impact and outcomes for animals, people and the environment.
Live Show 10: Organisation Reshaping Part 2: Financial Considerations in the New Normal
In this Live Show, we continued to explore how organisations are evolving and responding in a COVID-19 world.
We heard from Financial Specialist Brenton Cox, who helps organisations navigate financial and compliance obligations, he shared ideas for budgeting and forecasting in 2020/21 and beyond, as well as key issues to keep in mind to ensure financial sustainability and solvency. He also shared some examples of how organisations are redesigning revenue models to respond to the uncertainty created by COVID-19.
Leanne Raven, CEO & Bruce Rosengarten, Chair, Crohn's and Colitis Australia (CCA)
Leanne and Bruce outlined how they worked together to reshape CCA's operations as COVID-19's impacts unfolded. They explained the steps they took to reshape the operating budget to ensure financial sustainability, yet still support members with chronic illness. They also shared what they have learnt about leadership, strategy and the importance of a strong culture in ensuring a sustainable future.
Live Show 9: Organisation Reshaping Part 1: Making Tough Strategic Choices
In this Live Show, we turned our attention to how organisations are reshaping and transforming, with a particular focus on prioritising strategic projects in these unusual times. We heard from Organisational Strategist Jane Smith, who works with organisations during times of disruption and innovation will talk us through how to prioritise investment, assessing risk and return against organisational strategy and core mission.
We also heard from our inspiring case study ...
Julia Cambage, CEO, Australian Institute of Architects (AIA)
Julia shared how to bring your board and key stakeholders on the journey, what AIA considered in choosing which projects to invest in now, and what to defer, and how to balance those considerations while still delivering value in a complex membership-based organisation. In a session relevant to large and small organisations alike, she shared some of the trade-offs they made and the practical steps they took to ensure long-term financial sustainability, as well as support the team.
Live Shows 7 & 8: Philanthropy Intentions & Directions During and Post COVID-19
The RESET 2020 Research Study and session registrations from hundreds of organisations have identified many questions about philanthropy and funding – such as the opportunities and practical support available; the impacts on funders; giving in an era of bushfires, floods and COVID-19; what philanthropy is doing to champion the sector; and what funder intentions are for the coming financial year.
In this 2 part series, we heard from five sector leaders who helped to answer these questions. We covered various perspectives including rural and regional, community foundations, trusts and foundations, private philanthropy, trustee companies and more.
Live Show 6: Recruitment, Talent and Staffing Challenges & Opportunities
In this Live Show, we heard from Recruitment and Retention Specialists Michelle Varcoe and Rachael McLennan – both leaders in Australia – having advised hundreds of social purpose organisations on sustaining and growing their organisations with the right people onboard.
Patrick Walker, CEO, Australian Sports Foundation
Pre COVID-19, the Australian Sports Foundation recruited new team members to respond to surging interest and commitment to sports philanthropy. Bushfires hit communities severely impacting sport, then COVID-19 tragically demolished every level of sport from community to elite including cancelling the Australian Grand Prix and AFL. Patrick will provide insights on leading through significant change. He will also share what it's like to be an organisation that attracts huge numbers of job applications, which increasingly other organisations may need to navigate.
Live Show 5: Identifying & Supporting Staff and Volunteers who are Struggling
In this Live Show, we heard from Psychologist Adam Blanch who trains organisations around Australia in preventing and responding to trauma, along with People/Culture Specialist Leanne Hart who draws on 16 years Human Resources experience to help organisations large and small to build impactful strategies to build organisational resilience.
Bernadette Black, CEO/Founder, Brave Foundation
Bernadette shared how the 'Brave Village' across Australia is dealing with the demand on their mentors – an increase of some 230% since COVID-19 hit, and the strategies and supports the organisation has in place to support the wellbeing of its teams far and wide.
Live Show 4: Navigating your way through Donor & Funder Relations
In this Live Show, we heard from Fundraising Specialists Teisha Archer and Kimberly Downes, who bring a combined 50 years' experience in major gifts, capital campaigns and fundraising. As former Development Directors, they know exactly what it feels like for many fundraisers, CEOs and Boards right now, and able to share practical solutions and be a great strategic sounding board.
Belinda Collins, Director of Development, Swinburne
Belinda Collins shared why Swinburne decided not to shy away from their fundraising activities when COVID-19 hit, and why they have invested in these activities at a time when many organisations are cutting fundraising budgets. Belinda will talk about how she has rallied her team, the wider staff, executive and council to get behind a $2 million campaign focussed on supporting students, who otherwise might struggle to participate in higher education because of the pandemic. She will also share insights into donor and funder feedback on their efforts and reinforce that the greatest priority is connecting with and supporting donors through this period.
Live Show 3: Communications – Getting Cut Through during and after COVID-19
In this Live Show, we heard from Brand Marketing Specialist Darren Taylor, an award-winning brand strategist and advisor, alongside Media and Public Relations Specialist Jodie Artis who has run her own PR agency for 20 years across hundreds of projects.
Jason Kimberley, MD, Cool Australia
Cool Australia's strong brand prior to COVID-19 placed them in a unique position to respond to the increased demand for online education resources. Web registrations for the education provider skyrocketed 600% with the Cool Australia team supporting teachers, parents and students in the transition to e-learning. The organisation has been well ahead of the curve for many years, working online since 2008, with consistency and cut-through in their brand and communications. Jason shared why all of that helped position the organisation and the strategies that have been in place to inspire others.
Live Show 2: Corporate & Community Partnerships in uncertain times
In our second Live Show, we heard from Corporate Partnerships Specialist Linda Garnett who has advised on hundreds of shared value partnerships between private sector and non-profits, alongside Stakeholder Engagement and Disaster Specialist Renae Hanvin who brings extensive experience running corporate partnerships and also advising across natural disaster recovery and resilience.
Linda Smith, Partnerships Lead, Beyond Blue
Linda shared the ways in which Beyond Blue have navigated the changes with their existing partnerships, but also created new opportunities together since COVID-19 hit.
Live Show 1: Events in this New World
In this first Live Show, we heard from Events Specialist Liliana Sanelli, who has delivered more than 900 events and raised more than $25M in her 20+ years in the industry, and Communications Specialist Julie Weldon, who has used events as part of broader communication strategies for more than 25 years.
Charlie Spendlove, Head of Marketing & Communications for Guide Dogs ACT, NSW and VIC
International Guide Dog Day is a significant event in the Guide Dogs promotional calendar, and usually involves a physical event. Charlie and the team thought out of the box and created an online event that attracted more than 2,000 people, and has had significant benefits for them already in terms of awareness and leads for fundraising. Charlie highlighted what made it successful and the lessons they learnt along the way.
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On February 1, Sysco (NYSE: SYY) reported earnings of 45 cents a share for the company's fiscal second quarter. That was three cents a share above Wall Street projections. Revenue for the three months that ended in December 2009 was $8.87 billion, roughly matching analysts' expectations for $8.83 billion.
The most encouraging news, in my opinion, came on operating margins. Second quarter revenue fell by 3.1% from the year-earlier period, showing that the company and the economy aren't yet out of the woods. But the company's efforts to wring costs out of its distribution system paid off. Operating margin expanded by 0.6 percentage points in the quarter to 5.2%.
That matches the highest annual margin the company has recorded in any of the last ten years. That bodes well for earnings and earnings growth as the US economy picks up steam.
Higher revenue at a higher operating margin would give an extra boost to earnings, and the company's continued cost cutting should lead to gains in market share as it takes business from less-efficient food service companies or buys them outright.
The company's board of directors seems to have faith in that scenario. Sysco raised its quarterly dividend by a penny a share (a 4% increase) to 25 cents, payable to shareholders of record on December 31, 2009.
At an annual rate of $1.00 a year, Sysco paid a yield of 3.52% as of February 18.
Full disclosure: I don't own shares of any stock mentioned in this post.


High, middle schools get ready for 2006-07 school year.
Back-to-School Night: grades 7-8, Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m.; grades 9-12, Monday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.
Lake Braddock Secondary School will continue to integrate its new classroom technology into instruction this year. The technology was added during the school's massive renovation, which the school is celebration the completion of, Tuesday, Sept. 18. Each classroom has ceiling-mounted digital light processing projectors, flex cams that enable teachers to illustrate resources and wireless technology that transforms an ordinary whiteboard into an interactive whiteboard, said Vicki Emery, a school spokesperson, via e-mail to the Connection. The school will updates its overall goals for the year, throughout the year. Emery said the school's goals will mirror the countywide goals that focus on academic achievement, essential life skills and responsibility to the community.
Back-to-School Night: Grades 7-8, Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.; grades 9-12, Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m.
Robinson Secondary is adding Chinese language programs to the curriculum at both the middle and high school levels in 2007-08.
The middle school has added an advanced drama class, and the middle school will have a packed schedule of after-school activities for the countywide after-school program at middle schools, implemented last year.
Robinson will be going through an accreditation review from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Dec. 4-5. The school also welcomes a new 12th-grade subschool principal, Terrence Yarborough, this year.
"We are excited to open our doors on Sept. 4 for another successful year at Robinson," said Rick Mondloch, associate principal, via e-mail to the Connection.


Welcome to this 179th issue of my newsletter. About 24 months of past issues are available at this website. Just click on the "Newsletter Archive" link on the left of the screen. The articles tend to be "timeless," so read or reread some of them at your leisure.
Are you a medical practitoner who has been interested in applying the principles of "biological medicine" to your practice? Here's a great opportunity for you to learn how to do that from some of the "world's greatest experts." Dr. Geoff Drobot, ND and Dr. Dickson Thom, ND of the American Center for Biological Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona have organized a weekend seminar for you at their clinic in Scottsdale.
The dates are September 20th to 22nd. Registration has started and is limited. Best to get yours set up now. Take a look at the two websites below. Believe me, these two gentlemen and the guest speakers they have invited are the best sources I know of for this information. You'll be very glad you took advantage of this opportunity. Sign up now. Just click on the two websites below for all the detailed information on this great opportunity.
What? You're not a doctor? How about pointing out this great opportunity for learning to the doctor you care about?
"Tabloid newspapers and magazines have been in a frenzy over the Hollywood actress' recent revelations of choosing to have a bilateral mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer. With her high profile in mind, her actions are bound to have far-reaching consequences amongst her millions of followers around the world. But just how wise was this choice of electing to have this radical surgery performed on an otherwise healthy body?
Angelina was advised by her doctors that because she had been identified as having a mutated BRCA1 gene she stood an 87% risk of getting breast cancer. If she were to elect to have a bilateral mastectomy, she was advised this would drop to <5%. Given these statistics, it's not surprising that she opted to go with surgery.
However digging a little deeper, we find that this figure of 87% actually comes from the company that created the test designed for identifying the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutated genes and who stand to make millions from this latest spate of publicity. What is concerning is that this same company whose own profit-driven incentives produced these statistics won't allow their test results to be verified by other medical laboratories.
According to the 'Centers for Disease Control and Prevention' the truth is that only 3-5% of women with breast cancer actually have the mutated BRCA1 gene. Women should take further heart from the fact that this does not even imply that 3-5% of breast cancer patients have inherited this gene from their parents or grandparents.
The truth is that our environment has an overwhelmingly greater influence on our genes mutating than hereditary factors do. In fact true inheritance of 'bad genes' has been shown to be in the region of <5%, whilst adverse environmental factors contribute a whopping 95%+ to a mutation of genes.
A) We get to choose the type of food we put in our mouth and can opt to avoid those which are likely to be contaminated with hormones, antibiotics, herbicides, pesticides, etc.
B) We can educate ourselves on the products we use on our bodies, as well as those in our home environment, avoiding those which contain harmful chemical ingredients and preservatives which are known carcinogens.
C) We can learn how to cleanse and detoxify our bodies, which in the process will promote a healthy terrain which has no place for cancer.
D) We can also learn to choose our emotional patterns more wisely, a crucial, yet often overlooked factor in contributing to diseases of all types, including cancer.
All these above-mentioned factors have an influence on our cellular terrain and ultimately on the oxygenation of our tissues. As Dr Otto Warburg (Nobel laureate), and numerous other esteemed doctors and scientists have confirmed, it is a deprivation of oxygen at the cellular level that ultimately cause genes to mutate and cancer cells to form. Therefore when we learn how to address these environmental factors, we also significantly reduce our risk of cancer!
In truth, therefore, when we point to examples of women diagnosed with cancer from more than one generation of a family, and cite that as evidence that breast cancer is hereditary, we are leaping to a false conclusion. The risk of breast cancer being passed down through the generations is seldom due to true genetic inheritance but rather due to an 'inheritance' of similar dietary habits, lifestyle ways and emotional patterns.
Sadly this false conclusion is a serious one. It leaves many women feeling as though they are helpless victims of their own genetics which in turn has its own dire consequences. Feeling resigned to the fact that breast cancer is their likely destiny, many women will fail to take action on the multitude of environmental factors that play a significant role in preventing breast cancer.
A further consequence for many women living with the belief that they have a genetic predisposition to getting breast cancer is perhaps even more serious. When we understand the power of the mind and how we create our own reality by the choice of our thoughts, we realize that women who become convinced of their fate of being diagnosed with breast cancer are inadvertently using their minds in the most detrimental of manners by setting the stage for ultimately creating the reality they fear the most!
And perhaps most sadly of all, we witness the error of elective mastectomies when these women who have undergone this mutilating surgery still succumb to cancer. Why? Quite simply because cancer is not about the tumour! The tumour is merely a symptom and removing the symptom (tumour) or in this case the tissue which will likely inhabit the tumour is missing the point entirely! The real disease is the lack of oxygen and it is here that we should be placing our focus.
In summary, relying on genetics to assess your risk of breast cancer is not only fraught with serious consequences, but it also simply does not live up to scientific scrutiny!
Dr Janey is author of the book, "You Can Heal Yourself From Cancer Now!" and is a full-time "cancer coach" who conducts 1-on-1 coaching in person and by telephone around the world. She also conducts regular seminars and speaking engagements in her quest to empower individuals everywhere on how to harness their own infinite powers in preventing and healing cancer.
For more information on Dr. Janey and her coaching, go to http://www.canceralive.net.
As someone that covers the space, I¹m sure you know that over 85 percent of all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed late, when someone has less than a two percent chance of survival.
I am writing to share a TED Talk that posted today in which Jack Andraka shares how he developed a promising early detection test for pancreatic cancer that¹s super cheap, effective and non-invasive — all before his 16th birthday. Amazing kid, amazing story.
Some of you have heard of Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Fields (PEMF), as I have. Drs. Drobot and Thom (see above) use it in their American Center for Biological Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona. In fact, all you have to do is type PEMF into Google and you'll find lots of information on this amazing treatment.
This link came from Marcus Freudenmann and his Cancer Is Curable Now newsletter. Thanks, Marcus.
Many of you I've talked to recently are aware of the importance of testing you for sensitivity to dental materials before your dentist adds anything to your mouth. Simple replacement of mercury fillings, for example, often results in adverse reactions because the dentist did not test you for your sensitivities. We're all different.
The "composites" used by dentists to replace mercury amalgam in our teeth all contain metals. Are you sensitive to them? Are you sensitive to the metals he/she is about to use for a partial plate, bridge or crown? If your dentist doesn't test your blood, neither you nor he/she have any way of knowing.


His life, career, legal views and the controversial confirmation hearings of Supreme Court justice.
"Clarence Thomas was born in a small town outside of Savannah, Georgia, in 1948 (Brock, 1993, 62). When his father left the family, Thomas was still a young child, and his mother had to support Thomas, his older sister, and younger brother. At the age of 8, Thomas went to live with his mother's parents and helped his grandfather work on a truck. Thomas then attended a segregated Catholic school (Brock, 1993, 62). Later, during one of Thomas's speeches, he commented about this education, saying, "I grew up under state enforced segregation, which is as close to totalitarianism as I would like to get (Ibid., 63)." He also said that the household he grew up in was "more conservative than many who fashion themselves as conservative today (Ibid.)."
By the 11th grade, Thomas was attending the St. John Vianney Minor Seminary and was the only black student in his class."
A fictitious monologue by Sir Thomas More before his impending execution.
Critique of a speech made by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to the National Bar Association.
This paper analyzes Thomas Jefferson's second term as President of the United States.


Born and raised in Lancaster, PA, Kiandra Bair is an attorney at McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, where she practices in the Commercial Litigation and Orphans' Court Litigation Groups.
Prior to joining McNees, Kiandra served as an Assistant City Solicitor in the Tax Unit for the City of Philadelphia Law Department. As an Assistant City Solicitor, she represented the Water Revenue Bureau before the Philadelphia Municipal Court, Tax Review Board, and the Court of Common Pleas. In addition, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Dennis E. Reinaker, who now serves as Lancaster County's President Judge.
As a committed volunteer, in 2012, Bair provided Pro Bono services to the Family Court Project, Domestic Violence Unit in Philadelphia, where she worked with victims of domestic violence. She is also an active participant with the Lancaster based Children Deserve a Chance Foundation; encouraging and equipping young scholars with the value of education and hard work. Most recently, Bair successfully Petitioned President Barack Obama, Pro Bono, to grant clemency to a federal prisoner serving a 20 year to Life imprisonment sentence for a non-violent drug offense.
Bair earned her law degree from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University, where she served as a member of the Black Law Students Association, and her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland – College Park, where she served on the University Student Judiciary – Student Honor Council.


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Q: Generate a certificate signing request based on an existing certificate with x509v3 extensions With openssl I am trying to generate a CSR using an existing cert that contains X509v3 extensions, in particular SAN.  I am able to create the new CSR by running
openssl x509 -x509toreq -in certificate.crt -out CSR.csr -signkey privateKey.key

However, when I run
openssl req -text -noout -verify -in CSR.csr

I don't see any of the X509v3 extensions that are included in the certificate.  Is this possible?

A: From man x509:

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Extensions in certificates are not transferred to certificate requests
  and vice versa.

which suggests that it is not possible.

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Andreikin employed the Catalan to which Mamedyarov seemed very well prepared against. Andreikin's time consumption was hefty but he was unable to come up with a convincing way of putting pressure on Mamedyarov's position. With some accurate defense the game fizzled into a drawn endgame that the players played on for a while without any real hope of winning for either side.
Svidler's Reti set-up was anything but dangerous to Aronian. Using a well known plan to gift the pair of bishops in return for a symmetrical position with no weaknesses Aronian was able to hold equality with almost no problems. Only one open file meant that all the major pieces were traded off on the c1 square and the ensuing endgame with two bishops against a knight and a bishop gave just a symbolic advantage to the Russian player who decided not to press the issue too much.
The Candidates tournament is not only just a tournament where the next challenger is selected. It's a competition where the real you is under test. Kramnik was my big hope before the tournament and he did show good chess. I think his best performance was the game against Aronian. I was expecting the same kind of actitude today as well. However, after losing two games in a row it simply was too much to ask. The opening line was too mild in the current situation. I know I would rather lose one more game and opt for lines like 1.e4 c5 2.b3 instead of relying on a Novelty like 11.Na3. Ofcourse it was too late. Mistakes were made earlier and Anand knows his opponent very well and the battle was over very early. Anand shows that he is fully recovered after his disastrous match against Carlsen.
Jaan has been a grandmaster since 1987 and was part of the World Elite of chess, reaching rank #5 in 1991 with a FIDE Rating of 2650. He was also part of the Olympic gold-winning USSR team in Thessaloniki, 1988.
Nowadays Jaan plays for the United States of America and he resides between the USA and his native country of Estonia. He was named Estonia's sportsman of the year in 1987 and 1989. His tournament victories are countless.
Kramnik attempted a new idea in the Catalan with his 11.Na3!? However the Indian thought for 15 minutes and seemed to refute the attempt over the board. Black's precise queen maneuvers and pawn sacrifice left White's position in disarray. White managed to untangle a little, but not without allowing Black strong activity and allowing him to provoke some weaknesses around White's king.
It's possible that at some point Anand even started thinking about winning, as he was playing completely risk-free and White's position had a couple of holes in it. However his advantage was infinitesimal and he decided to play it safe, capture the last remaining pawn of white on the queenside and transpose into a dead drawn endgame, thus securing his lead.
Time is running out for the challengers. Anand finishes with two whites out of three, and tomorrow's will be against Andreikin. Will he try to seal the deal with a victory, or will a draw allow a contender to put pressure on the Indian player near the finish round?


Ross Hogg is an animation filmmaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Graduating from the Glasgow School of Art in June 2013, Ross creates dexterous, hand-crafted animation using a variety of materials, celebrating the vibrancy and physicality of the medium.
Since graduating, his films have been successful on the festival circuit, screening internationally whilst gaining recognition and attention. Ross has received three BAFTA Scotland nominations in consecutive years while his film, Spectators, won the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award and the Celtic Media Festival Award for Animation in 2014. His recent co-directed short, Isabella, won the Scottish Short Film Jury Award at Glasgow Short Film Festival, the No Budget Audience Award at Hamburg International Short Film Festival, and two awards at the BFI Future Film Festival in London.
Ross now works on a freelance basis on a range of animation projects whilst occasionally teaching on the undergraduate and masters programmes at the Glasgow School of Art.
Duncan Cowles graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a 1st Class degree and a specialisation in documentary film, winning both the Audience Award and an Award for Distinguished work by the University at his graduation.
His short films The Lady with the Lamp, Soft Toffee, Radio Silence, Directed by Tweedie & Isabella have been selected for various film festivals at home and internationally.
The Lady with the Lamp, Duncan's first short film played at many festivals such as Glasgow Short Film Festival, The Smalls, London Short Film Festival, East End Film Festival and more before going on to receive over 300,000 views overnight upon premiering online.
Duncan was then nominated for a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award in 2014 for his graduation film Radio Silence. Which also toured internationally and went on to be staff picked on Vimeo receiving 35,000 views in it's first 24hours online.
His 2014 film, Directed by Tweedie, commissioned by Scottish Documentary Institute / Creative Scotland, premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2014. The film has since gone on to be shown at festivals such as ZagrebDox, Seville European Film Festival, Hot Springs Doc Fest, Future Shorts and more, as well as winning Best Scottish Short Film at Glasgow Short Film Festival, being shortlisted for a Channel 4 Innovation in Storytelling Award and nominated for Best British Short at the London Critics Circle Awards 2016.
Now working on a freelance basis, Duncan previously worked for almost three years full-time at the international recognised documentary research centre Scottish Documentary Institute as their technical and marketing coordinator, assisting in training, production and distribution of their award winning documentary films such as I am Breathing, Future My Love & Seven Songs for a Long Life.
Now as well as programming feature documentaries for the Edinburgh Int. Film Festival, Duncan has finished his second Creative Scotland commission with BAFTA Scotland nominated animator Ross Hogg called Isabella, and is now developing his first longer documentary feature project (supported by the BFI), alongside a slate of new shorts.
Time to spend developing and editing Duncan's first feature documentary film. The film is a personal film that looks at Duncan's inabilities in being able to show emotion to those closest to him (see treatment). The film is currently supported by the BFI through their RAW Award and the Scottish Documentary Institute. (funding pending from Creative Scotland) Time would also be used to create or work on another short personal film, likely surrounding similar themes.


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Day to Day, FaithAimee S, Difficult Diagnosis, Medical Residency
Six Months to Live
It was my first year of medical residency. My brain was stuffed with all of the technical information to wear the doctor's white coat; however, I lacked the knowledge born of experience. And I knew it. He was a patient, kind man, somewhere in his 50s. His skin was yellowed with jaundice; his belly swollen with fluid. His liver transplant had failed. The place of hope and victory was now failing him. His second lease on life was coming to a close.
The head doctors had already informed him of the tragic news, and he bore it like a champ. Then came time to inform his girlfriend, a woman who had built a life with him. And he called for me, the low man on the totem pole, to break the painful news. I still do not understand why he charged me to inform his love of his impending demise, but in bits and pieces, questions and answers, it came out. "His liver transplant has failed," I explained. "That is why he is feeling so poorly…There is nothing we can do…He likely has six months to live." Tears filled both of their eyes, and they bore their grief quietly. It was a weighty honor to speak such words.
It was odd to put an expiration date on his body. It struck me how short six months really is. In six months, I would be through six medical rotations, moving onto my next year of residency. It would fly by with me gritting my teeth and clinging for emotional survival. I would not be counting the days as a blessing, but a test to endure which I prayed would quickly pass. I would be looking to my next goal, next step, next horizon. I was always jumping the next hurdle.
But six months is all this man had. How would he spend his time? What would he and his girlfriend do? Would it be a time of pain and anxiety? Were there debts to pay and relationships to mend? Were there unchecked boxes on his bucket list: to see the world, to go skydiving, to play guitar? What was left undone? What were his regrets? Would he be cognizant through these remaining days?
From what I have witnessed, impending doom both sends people into an anxious, fearful frenzy and focuses them on their deepest priorities. There is denial, passive resignation, grief, and anger. Eventually, the things that were once all consuming (wealth, beauty, identity, even a clean house) and irritating (traffic, dirty dishes) fall by the wayside. The foreknowledge of one's death is both a curse and a blessing.
If I knew I had six months to live, how would I live?
My default would likely be one of inherent selfishness: checking off my bucket list, doing something wild and crazy, loving my husband and family. But then there is the hope of being with my Lord that reframes life on this earth. For my struggling faith to be finally fleshed out in the arm of my loving Lord would be sweet.
Where I struggle now is how to live my life when I do not know when I will be called to the Lord. I'm easily consumed by others' expectations and defined by my accomplishments. After a taxing week at work, my mental checklist feels weighty and overwhelming. It's often filled with menial tasks, such as cleaning the house or paying the bills, rather than my greatest priorities: resting in the Lord and caring for my family. The minor things feel more consuming and important than my stated hopes and deeper goals. Resting in the Lord and building his kingdom are often pushed to the side and feel like a pipe dream.
In the everyday and mundane, I want to be faithful and live in integrity. In whatever time frame that the Lord gives, my hope is to be mindful of each day and to do these simple things with his love.
I wonder…If given six months left to live, how would that change you?
Aimee is an Asian American physician, recently married to the love of her life. She loves deep, honest conversation, being silly with her husband and pondering God's presence in this broken world. She is honored to contribute to Red Tent Living, but requests anonymity in respect for her personal and professional privacy. b
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4 replies to Six Months to Live
Oh, yes yes yes to this beautiful essay. Thank you for giving voice to your unique experience as a physician who deals with these things. You characterize the tension between ourselves when our mortality is not foremost and our deeper spiritual aspiration to be worthy of our Lord. God bless you and thank you for enduring the training and entering the healing profession. I'm so grateful for your words.
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My husband went to Jesus 3 years ago after a short 6 month illness. Love this take and point of view. If we had known we would have done more but he was at dr visits, hospital stays and the final 45 days in the hospital,. But I know that his faith is in full bloom and walking with Jesus. Thank you for this reminder.
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The Holy Cross Community Project Jukebox provides a snapshot of the lives of some of the elders from the village of Holy Cross, Alaska, which is located among small rolling hills, adjacent to the Yukon River, in Western Alaska. Holy Cross is home to approximately 200 people (2000 U.S. Census), predominantly Athabascan Indians and Yupik Eskimos. Once established as a Catholic mission in the 1880's, children from across Alaska were educated in the Catholic religion, math, reading, and writing, and were taught the value of hard work through daily chores, wood working, sewing, beading, cooking, and gardening. Village residents also worked hard to provide for their families, with men spending winters on traplines to exchange furs for groceries or by selling cords of wood to the mission or river steamboats, and families fishing together all summer to harvest and store salmon for later use. Although people must now rely on the monetary system in order to provide for their basic needs, they still live close to the land.
In 2001, Debbie Turner originated the idea for this project as a practicum for her Human Services Degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Debbie was born and raised in Holy Cross and, at the time, was the Tribal Family and Youth Specialist for the Holy Cross Tribal Council. With the village losing more and more of its treasured elders, the Holy Cross Tribal Council agreed that it was important to preserve the knowledge and stories of their last remaining elders and funded the project. Debbie worked in coordination with a committee to come up with a list of people to be interviewed. Family members helped plan and conduct the interviews, and the elders selected photographs from their own collections to demonstrate particular aspects of their lives. The historic film clip included in the Jukebox is from the Alaska Film Archives, Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The footage of Maurice Newman running his dogteam and checking his fishtrap was taken in the late 1950s by the Alaska Department of Health and Welfare, Alaska Sanitation Aides, Hotspot Team (Film# AAF384).
Debbie also worked with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program to plan and design this Jukebox, to arrange and conduct interviews, and to make the program available in Holy Cross. Other interviewers from Holy Cross included Eugene Paul, Tessie Paul, Carol Atkins, and Rita Paul. Karen Brewster, Research Associate with the Oral History Program collaborated on the planning, design and interviewing. Bill Burke and Cal White, Research Technicians with the Oral History Program, worked in 2002 on putting together the pieces to create the Jukebox. The final Holy Cross Community Project Jukebox was completed in 2004, and in 2021 it was upgraded from its original HTML format to Drupal. The information in this project reflects the context of the original creation date. Some information may now be out of date.
Alice Demientieff
Alice Withrow Demientieff is an elder who was born in 1932 on the Nushagak River near Dillingham, Alaska. She grew up living a subsistence lifestyle with her Native mother and non-Native father. Her mother passed away from tuberculosis and her father got a job as a radio operator in the Aleutian Islands during World War II and couldn't take care of his... Read More
Luke Demientieff
Luke Demientieff is an Athabascan elder who was born in 1926 to Frances and Eluska Demientieff in Holy Cross, Alaska. He was raised in Holy Cross and attended school at the Holy Cross Mission, where he learned to read, write, garden, cut wood, and build things. Luke had a long career both in Holy Cross and in Bethel in construction and as a skilled... Read More
Mary H. Demientieff
Mary H. Demientieff is an Athabascan elder who was born in 1932 to Pauline and Bill Dahlquist in Nulato, Alaska. In 1942, she was sent to the Holy Cross Mission because her father died and her mother was not able to care for her. Mary learned to read and write at the Mission, as well as other valuable lessons and life skills. Since those early days,... Read More
Betty Johnson
Elizabeth "Betty" Johnson was an Athabascan elder who was born in 1919 in Holy Cross, Alaska to Frances and Eluska Demientieff. Frances was a well-known Native sewer and artist. Betty was their oldest daughter and sister of Luke Demientieff, whose interview appears elsewhere in this Jukebox. Betty attended school at the Holy Cross Mission where she learned to... Read More
Maurice Newman
Maurice Newman was born in 1917 in Holy Cross, Alaska, and briefly attended school at the Holy Cross Mission. Maurice did a lot of hunting, fishing and trapping in the countryside around Holy Cross. He used a dog team to get to his trapping cabin, walked to check the trap line, and went to fish camp every year. In the 1940s, Maurice married Irene Anthony, and to... Read More
Frank H. Turner
Frank H. Turner was born in 1929 in Holy Cross, Alaska to George Turner, who was a trader, and Elia Dutchman, who was from Shageluk, Alaska. He spent his childhood in Shageluk and in the mining camps at Flat and Iditarod, attended school, learned to hunt and trap, and traveled the rivers by barge. He served in the military, received electrician training, and... Read More
Harry Turner was born in 1921 to Elia Dutchman from Shageluk, Alaska and George Turner, who was a trader. Harry grew up in Shageluk and Flat where his father ran trading posts. Harry moved into Holy Cross when his father and a partner set up a store there. Harry served in Army Corps of Engineers on the Aleutian Islands during World War II, was a successful... Read More
Gerald "Jerry" Walker
Gerald "Jerry" Walker was born in 1924 to James A. and Mary Walker in Ghost Creek, near Holy Cross, Alaska. He grew up living a traditional subsistence lifestyle traveling the area for hunting, trapping, and fishing. He served in the military and was stationed at Galena, Alaska, was a successful hunter and trapper, and worked as a riverboat captain barging... Read More
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2012 a great year for Rory McIlroy
2012 has been a memorable year in golf for so many reasons. The epic comeback from Europe at the Ryder Cup which saw them win from a seemingly impossible position on the Sunday, two new players entering the winners' circle for major tournaments and the resurgence of old favorites such as Ernie Els all made for great viewing. However, the past year really belongs to one man: Rory McIlroy because of his extensive list of achievements.
The man now affectionately known as 'Big Mac' has taken a firm grip of the World No. 1 spot in the rankings, building a sizeable lead over his rivals like Luke Donald, Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood. On top of that, he won his second major title in the form of the USPGA at a canter, while he also topped the money lists for both the PGA and European Tour, something that Donald managed last year. Also, his role in Europe's Ryder Cup triumph was pivotal.
McIlroy has also received a nomination for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, the only non-Olympian to feature on the list. Many of his fellow professionals including Northern Irish compatriot Graeme McDowell and the flashy Ian Poulter believe he could emulate some of the greats like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer by winning yet more majors, and at just 23 years of age, he has time on his side. He has just about everything a top golfer needs to succeed – long driving, intricate iron play and clinical putting.
As for 2013, what does that have in store for the wonderkid turned wonderman? If you decide to bet on the golf with Ladbrokes.com, you can get odds of 6/4 on him retaining his Race to Dubai title, and he will be playing in some European Tour events such as the Irish Open. As for the year's four majors, it's unlikely he'll win all four, but don't bet against him adding at least one more to his trophy cabinet.
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Two people killed when airplane crashes in Banning
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Two people died in an airplane crash in Banning on Friday morning, a Cal Fire spokesman has confirmed.
The aircraft, with two people onboard, crashed into a vacant lot northwest of Banning Municipal Airport around 9:30 am. Friday, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said. Names of those killed have not been released.
No one on the ground was injured, the FAA official said.
The crash occurred in the area of North Hathaway and East Ramsey streets.
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into what caused the crash.
The incident was initially reported at 9:32 a.m. by the California Highway Patrol on its website. An aircraft was seen traveling in a northerly direction over some powerlines "then hit the ground," followed by a report of smoke and flames seen in the area, the CHP reported.
The Banning Police Department and Cal Fire are also on scene.
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Le Parti communiste du Venezuela (, PCV) est un parti politique vénézuélien. Il est resté le principal parti de gauche au Venezuela depuis sa fondation en 1931 jusqu'à son explosion en factions rivales à partir de 1971.

Histoire

Le PCV a été fondé en 1931 en tant qu'organisation clandestine au cours de la dictature militaire de Juan Vicente Gómez. Affilié à l'Internationale communiste, il a d'abord été dirigé par Juan Bautista et Fuenmayor.

Le PCV est resté une organisation illégale jusqu'en 1941, lorsqu'il s'est allié au régime militaire libéralisé d'Isaías Medina Angarita, suivant les ordres du Komintern donnés aux partis communistes dans le monde entier d'aider les gouvernements qui ont favorisé l'effort de guerre allié. À nouveau interdit sous la dictature militaire conservatrice de Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1948-1958), le PCV a joué un rôle clé dans l'organisation de la résistance clandestine au régime, aux côtés des militants de l'Action démocratique, parti social-démocrate alors également interdit.

En 1952, en dépit de rester une organisation illégale, le PCV fournit un soutien essentiel à la gauche non-communiste rassemblée dans l'URD à l'occasion d'élections organisées par le régime militaire pour légitimer son autorité. Au fur et à mesure que les dépouillement faisaient état d'une victoire indiscutable de l'URD, l'armée a ordonné l'arrêt du processus de comptage des voix et a refusé d'accepter sa défaite face à une opposition soutenue par des communistes. L'épisode a bouleversé l'équilibre des forces au sein de l'armée, qui passe d'une relative modération à une ligne beaucoup plus dure sous l'égide de Marcos Pérez Jiménez, qui a sensiblement intensifié les efforts du régime pour réprimer l'opposition clandestine.

Dès 1955, le Parti communiste entreprend un travail d'infiltration au sein des groupes d'officiers de l'armée et obtient de très bons résultats. Il contribuera à plusieurs rébellions militaires.

En 1958, les trois principaux partis de la gauche non-communiste (Action démocratique, COPEI et URD) décident d'exclure le PCV de leur accord de partage du pouvoir, (le pacte de Punto Fijo) afin de favoriser une transition pacifique vers la démocratie.

Autorisé à participer aux élections, en 1958, pour la première fois de son histoire, le PCV soutient la candidature de l'URD Jóvito Villalba et obtient 3,2 % des suffrages exprimés, (). Ce chiffre sous-estime l'influence réelle du parti dans la politique vénézuélienne de l'époque, qui tient moins à la masse de ses soutiens qu'à son organisation interne très disciplinée, intégrant de nombreux cadres permanents, et au soutien financier que lui apporte l'Union soviétique.

Au début des années 1960, inspiré par la révolution cubaine et à la suite de son interdiction prononcée par le gouvernement de Rómulo Betancourt, le PCV opte pour un positionnement beaucoup plus radical et se lance dans une guérilla, renouant ainsi avec la clandestinité. La guérilla du PCV n'a pas été en mesure de mobiliser un appui substantiel de la part de la paysannerie du Venezuela, qui a préféré soutenir les politiques réformistes de Betancourt, et n'a jamais été en mesure de menacer de manière sérieuse la continuité du nouveau régime. Déçus par l'échec de cette expérience, une majorité de membres du PCV fait scission en 1971 pour fonder le Mouvement vers le socialisme (MAS) et participer aux élections. Une autre scission menée par un petit groupe d'activistes part fonder le parti-syndicat La Cause radicale, mieux connu sous le nom de Causa R, un précurseur de l'actuel parti Patria Para Todos (Patrie pour tous, PPT). L'ensemble des guérilleros communistes ont depuis été amnistiés par le président Rafael Caldera, dans le cadre de son .

Par la suite, le PCV n'a plus guère occupé qu'une place marginale dans la vie politique vénézuélienne. Ses candidats rassemblent 0,7 % des suffrages exprimés lors des élections législatives de 1973, 0,5 % en 1978, 1 % en 1983, et 0,3 % en 1988 et en 1993.

Dans le cadre de l'élection présidentielle de 1993, le PCV apporte son soutien à Rafael Caldera, à la tête d'une alliance de centre-gauche nommée Convergence. Le PCV a par la suite rompu avec le président Caldera au cours de l'année 1996.

Le PCV durant l'ère Chávez

Durant l'élection présidentielle de 1998, le PCV apporte son soutien à Hugo Chávez, ajoutant  (1,25 % du vote national) aux  rassemblées par Chávez. Il reconduit son soutien en 2006, le PCV apportant 2,9 % du vote national, soit  apportés à Chávez pour un total de . Ces résultats font du PCV le  au sein de la coalition pro-Chávez. Au terme des élections législatives de 2005, boycottée par l'opposition, le PCV envoie huit élus siéger à l'Assemblée nationale.

Les relations avec la présidence se tendent en 2007. Le PCV refuse d'intégrer le Parti socialiste unifié du Venezuela (PSUV) lancé par Chávez pour fédérer l'ensemble des organisations politiques le soutenant au sein d'un seul et même parti politique. En , il reçoit un blâme public de la part du président Chávez pour avoir manifesté contre la visite du président conservateur colombien Álvaro Uribe.

En 2011, le parti adhère au Grand Pôle patriotique Simón Bolívar, tout en conservant son indépendance vis-à-vis du PSUV.

Le PCV a exprimé sa conviction que la transition vers le socialisme, au Venezuela, sera lente et évolutive. Il demeure encore aujourd'hui une composante, réduite mais audible de la coalition chaviste.

Le Débat publie les journaux Debate Abierto (Débat ouvert) et Tribuna Popular (Tribune populaire). L'aile de jeunesse du PCV est la Juventud Comunista de Venezuela (Jeunesse communiste du Venezuela).

Le PCV durant l'ère Maduro

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Article connexe
 Partis politiques du Venezuela

Lien externe

Parti politique communiste en Amérique
Parti politique fondé en 1931
Parti communiste au Venezuela
Parti politique de gauche antilibéral

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Danish Maritime Fair 2018: This year, four ships are competing for the title of 'Danish Ship of the Year', an award instituted by the Media Group Maritime Denmark in 2014. The winner of the prestigious title will be revealed at the Danish Maritime Fair on 10.30 am, Friday May 4.
The only requirements for ships entering the competition are, that they were built in Denmark and / or are owned by or operated by a Danish shipping company. Ships that have been in operation for more than 18 months do not qualify.
Fate now lies in the hands of the four-man grand committee, headed by the highly respected shipengineer Hans Otto Kristensen. They will determine which of the four nominated ships will become Danish Ship of the Year.
2014: Fjord Lines LNG-ferry Bergensfjord.
With the title follows the artwork "The blue Tour du monde", created by the Belgian / French artist Phil Billen. The artwork migrates between the winners.


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In many parts of the world, train travel is a viable alternative to air travel. Western Europe, China and Japan have focused on building high-speed networks that can compete with other modern modes of transport. The U.S. lags woefully behind in the 21st-century rail revolution. However, many travel enthusiasts see trains as not just a way to get from Point A to Point B, but also an opportunity to take in the view along the way. Besides, the act of train travel, high-speed or not, seems more romantic than getting behind the wheel or stuffing yourself into an economy-class plane seat.
Some trains and travel companies take advantage of that sentiment, offering "land cruises" on luxury trains that look like they came from the colonial era. India's Deccan Odyssey, Singapore's Eastern and Oriental Express and trains that follow the route of the famed Orient Express offer a chance to experience classic train travel. Unfortunately, the price tag is steep.
But it is possible to build your own epic rail journey. If you want to experience long-haul train travel without dropping five figures on a ticket, here are some of your best options.
Trans-Siberian Express
The Trans-Siberian Express is the epitome of long-haul train travel. Simon Pielow [CC BY-SA 2.0]/Flickr
Speaking of epic rail journeys, the Trans-Siberian Express stands alone. The main line of this route covers nearly 6,000 miles between Moscow and Vladivostok. Like many lengthy rail lines in the world today, the Trains-Siberian route is used primarily by freight trains. But passenger trains use the Moscow-Vladivostok tracks every other day and make a Moscow-Beijing run weekly. The entire trip takes seven days. Fares can be surprisingly cheap, especially for those who find discounts or book in the right place. Most passengers are Russian, though a significant number of tourists also ride. This isn't a luxury train, but it is reasonably comfortable, with sleeper compartments available.
What about sightseeing? A lot of tourists take this trip so they can cross it off their "to-do-before-I-die" list. Some travelers find the stark beauty of Russia's countryside attractive, and the flat plains and numerous rivers are photo-worthy. The Moscow-Beijing train (which breaks off the main line at the Siberian town of Chita) passes through the Mongolian Plains and the storied Gobi Desert before reaching China's capital city.
Indian Pacific
The Indian Pacific during a stop in Cook, South Australia. FlyinRoo [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]/Flickr
Australia is home to an impressive rail network that boasts two cross-country lines. The most notable of these is the Indian Pacific, which is named for the two oceans that it connects. The train passes through the fabled Outback as it travels 2,700 miles between Sydney in the east, and Perth in the west. Eastern Australia's Blue Mountains, trademark arid flat lands, grasslands and farmlands are all part of the three-day trip.
An Australian postage stamp celebrates the Ghan Passenger Train Service between Alice Springs and Darwin, circa 2004. chrisdorney/Shutterstock.com
Another Down Under epic, the Ghan takes rail riders on a two-day journey between the country's southern and northern coasts: from the southern city of Adelaide to Darwin in the far north. This line passes through the Finders Mountain Range, the stark deserts of central Australia and the tropical lands of the far north. The train is an ideal way to see the sparsely inhabited, unique landscapes of inland Australia. It's cheaper than a sightseeing flight and safer and more comfortable than driving. Unlimited ride and multi-ride passes and discounts make rail travel affordable in Australia.
The views from this train are spectacular. Sue Hagborg/Shutterstock
VIA Rail Canada runs a service that crosses the 2,800 miles between Toronto and Vancouver. Fittingly dubbed The Canadian, this journey takes four nights and three days, passing through the forests of the Great Lakes region, the plains, the Canadian Rockies and British Colombia's Pacific Northwest. Winnipeg, Ottawa and Edmonton are major cities along the route. Special features on this train include dining cars and "sky dome" cars with glass ceilings ideal for sightseeing en route. The Canadian also has special sleep cars. Most of VIA's service focuses on The Corridor, a high-traffic section of tracks from Quebec City, Quebec, to Windsor, Ontario. Sightseers and those who favor trains to cars or planes are the main clientele on Canadian's lengthy rail journey.
Himsagar Express
India still maintains a legendary rail network. Trains are an important part of the infrastructure, but are also a major aspect of the country's image. The Himsagar Express is the longest of the subcontinent's long-haul rail routes. It runs from the state of Kashmir in northern India all the way to Kanyakumari, a town in Tamil Nadu on the southernmost tip of the country. This three-day journey passes through India's heartland, with a stop in Delhi, a brush with the Bay of Bengal and a pass through the western boomtown of Kochi (Cochin in colonial-era spelling). The line passes through several national parks and a variety of ecosystems. In addition, the journey reveals some of India's diverse cultures. The train has air-conditioned sleeper cabins, though truly budget-conscious travelers can get by with dirt-cheap basic fares — that is if they have endurance and don't mind discomfort.
California Zephyr
A view of the Fraser River around Granby Colorado from the California Zephyr as it travels through the area. Loco Steve [CC BY 2.0]/Flickr
The California Zephyr's Chicago-San Francisco Bay Area run is the longest offered by U.S. train company Amtrak. The 2,438-mile-long route, from Chicago's Union Station to the Bay Area suburb of Emeryville, is good for land-cruisers seeking a taste of Midwestern and Western America's diverse scenery. After moving through the heart of Middle America, the Zephyr winds through the Mountain West, stopping in Denver, Salt Lake City and Reno before negotiating the Sierra Nevadas, Sacramento and the Bay Area. The California Zephyr runs daily, with the total journey lasting just over two days.
Qinghai-Tibet Railway
The Tibetan plateau is one of several breathtaking views. naytoong/Shutterstock
China is making headlines with its rapidly expanding high-speed rail network. Despite advances made by the country's domestic airlines, train travel is still preferred by most people, especially during Lunar New Year, when stations and trains overflow with people returning to their hometowns to celebrate. Though high-speed service is expanding, most of the trains in the Middle Kingdom are still of the slower-moving variety.
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway offers one of the more scenic trips in China, which runs between the Southern boomtown of Guangzhou and the Tibetan city of Lhasa. This 2.5-day journey passes some of China's most scenic landscapes: lush and mountainous areas of Southern and Central China, the stark but picturesque Tibetan plateau, and the foothills of the Himalaya mountain range. Part of the track is more than 16,000 feet above sea level, the highest section of rail in the world.
Reunification Express
The Reunification Express runs between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. plusgood [CC BY 2.0]/Flickr
Asia also has a couple of shorter long-haul rail routes worth mentioning. Vietnam's 1,000-plus-mile North-South Railway provides the track for the Reunification Express, which runs between Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in the south. Since it travels nearly the entire length of the country, it is ideal for sightseeing.
Singapore to Bangkok, do-it-yourself
The landscape changes along the Singapore to Bangkok route are stunning, from jungle like this to beautiful coastlines. May_Lana/Shutterstock
Regular passenger trains also travel the same route as the popular (and super-expensive) Eastern and Oriental Express, which runs between Singapore and Bangkok. A do-it-yourself journey along the route requires a couple of stops (in the Thai city of Hat Yai and in Kuala Lumpur) but the coastline, mountains, dense jungles and small villages that you pass along the way make this daylong-plus trip worthy of a ranking amongst the world's most scenic rail journeys.
The new developments in rail travel mean that trains aren't going to disappear anytime soon, but there's magic to be found away from the fast locomotives of the future. Using trains to sightsee can be both romantic and economical. In some cases, like in Australia, Siberia and Malaysia, there's no better way to see the countryside up close.
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