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Videos are king and are poised to remain so, with a predicted 80% of all traffic consisting of video by 2021 according to data from Cisco. And according to TechCrunch people watch 1 billion hours of YouTube social video per day.
So, no matter what your business is, it should be a key part of your content strategy. But if you've never done it before, or you've tried and aren't getting results, where do you start?
Fortunately, there are a lot of resources and options out there today - here's the breakdown of the basics. You choose one or a few that fits your business and budget and other social strategies.
What's So Great About Video?
The allure of social media video is quite simple: In a world where we are constantly bombarded by digital messages that seem so far away and impersonal, seeing a person's face and hearing them talk is meaningful. It gives us an up-close-and-personal feeling and lends authenticity to a person's message as well. All of this equates to greater trust.
Video is also very versatile. We can create one or several small snippets that act as placeholders and brand-building tools for our business and share and re-share over time and across different platforms.
And while there are plenty of fancy, interesting things we can do (higher-quality video will continue to have a competitive edge), we can also keep it super simple. Sometimes just a brief but powerful message from the comfort of our own home can say so much more than a text-heavy blog or an overly-salesy ad.
Before you Start
A great YouTube or video marketing strategy takes some planning, and depending on the level of quality you are looking for; you may want to consult an expert or agency for assistance. But whether or not you do this, it's important that you have a clear idea of why you are doing it in the first place.
Just like any other piece of content, your video or video series is going to have a call to action (CTA) that's tied to a sale and/or marketing objective.
- How does it fit in with your overall strategy?
- What is your CTA?
- What type of feeling do you want the video to have?
- Where and when are you planning on sharing it on social media?
- How does it fit into the buyer's journey?
- What persona are you targeting?
Buyer's Journey Overview
Remember that you are trying to create a frictionless, pleasant, and direct experience that fills a buyer's need in a given stage of a journey. So, if you are working on general brand awareness, create a story, and if you are selling a course for instance, make the value explicitly clear.
Here are a few tips for creating your video based on what stage in the journey you are at:
1. Awareness
You are creating a story and offering valuable information about your service or product. Keep the video short, helpful, and inspirational or fun. Your CTA can lead to a landing page or more detailed content to help the audience access some exclusive information.
2. Consideration
The customer is considering a purchase and probably looking around online for various alternatives. So, you need to be clear about differentiation, here. To this end, you'll want to make the video a little longer, include demos and testimonials, for instance. You really need to show the product and this is where video visuals and explainers can be extremely useful.
3. Decision
Your customer is about to buy and you need to make this a smooth, clear process. You also need to ensure that the customer feels like they have control over the process. You can make sure they understand clearly how to use, assemble and return products, for instance.
4. Nurture / Re-engage
If someone has made a purchase or even came close to it, you can always come back around to them and remind them about your product and all the amazing things that your company is doing.
Here you have the opportunity to nurture previous customers, surprise them, delight them, thank them, and have a little fun engaging.
You can also include videos and testimonials from other people here, or offer opportunities for customers to interact with each other around your brand.
Types of Video
There are different formats of video you can choose to market your product. Here are a few different types
- Explainers
- Vlogs or live
- Interviews
- Presentations
- Product reviews
- Demos
- Video ads
So, which is best to use? It really depends on your budget and level of expertise. If you want a slick and professional look, or an out-of-this-world script, you'll want to hire a digital marketing or video production company to create something professional.
How long is the ideal video length?
HubSpot recommends the following lengths for videos:
- Instagram: 30 seconds
- Twitter: 45 seconds
- Facebook: 1 minute
- YouTube: 2 minutes
You'll see that length is somewhat correlated to channel purpose. Shorter is better because of our short attention spans – you can do it cheaply and quickly. Use visuals to ensure your audience is engaged – a simple slideshow and a few fun graphics can work wonders.
A longer video does have some advantages, including offering more value and clearer in-depth explanation. But it's best reserved for complex or high-tech types of setups that actually require those details. A good rule of thumb is: don't have a long video for no reason.
Sharing your Video
On your website or blog, you'll be able to upload or embed a video – the whole thing should be pretty self-explanatory. What's more effective and strategic is that you'll want to do some pretty extensive video marketing on social media channels.
Here are some tips for best practice:
Include captions on any autoplay videos, keep them on silent, and don't put them on your homepage. You don't want to interrupt people's social experience with a sudden loud advertorial that just gets in the way of what they are doing – you want them to come to you.
- Make sure videos are mobile friendly – mobile is king these days, and everything you do must be fully visible across a spectrum of different devices.
- Optimize your video according to the best practices and SEO standards for a particular platform.
- Keep everything on YouTube in an organized library.
- Use A/B testing to see what times of day your videos get seen and when the most engagement is.
- Incorporate your video with different types of content.
- Extra visuals can be very effective, especially on platforms like Instagram and Snapchat – you can include captions over top of interesting images as well.
Choose channels that suit your goal/brand. LinkedIn, for instance, now has plenty of room for you to share a variety of content, including slideshows, videos and blogs. It's a great place to connect with other professionals in your field.
Keep things super quick and organized on Twitter! Hashtags and manually developed captions are also critical here.
Go Live
Live video will continue to make up the forefront make up over 10 % of traffic by 2021. Instagram live is still a hot tool for anyone and everyone to use. The allure of it is that videos only stay up for 24 hours and are posted in a real-time format.
It's super simple to test out, too. All you do is swipe over to the Instagram Stories Camera and it will notify some others to watch.
Facebook live too is another way to get up close and personal in a real-time format with an option of allowing users to react and leave comments.
Tips for using Facebook Live:
- Comments are in real time but can be slightly delayed
- It's not ideal for interaction for a huge audience but can certainly be useful for giving an up close and personal feel to an event or important announcement
- Great for casual, day-to-day updates as well (just keep them short)
- Do let your audience know in advance that you'll be doing a live video
- Choose a few key social channels to share the live video on as well
- Consider creating a video with value that can be re-shared later – you can upload to YouTube and edit it too.
- Use the comments and engagement to frame your next video
- Incorporate the video into other types of content like email blasts
Optimizing for Search & Tracking Results
The title of your video needs to be specific and value-oriented. You need to remember that this is not just something that people are finding via your brand channel, but also something that they will find on the web.
So, using your brand and company as a part of the title is really crucial here if it's a demo or product overview. To that extent, a title that is generally useful can also bring them to their brand, but it must add value and be related. You should still keep it as short as possible.
Descriptions are really important and should include keywords. They are going to be aimed at both search engines and consumers so you can't just make a list of keywords.
YouTube's keyword tool can help you find keywords across all of your content and you can use it to help you think of new ideas for topics and link them with your blogs and other content as well as use it to create video ads
You can use Google Analytics to understand more about how your videos are performing, who is watching them and a whole lot more. This is also a great way to get a solid understanding of what social channels your videos are performing the best, where they are being shared. Keep everything on record and always be using it to refine your strategy.


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GEORGETOWN, Maine — Three medical centers in Maine will receive a total of $734,757 through the Affordable Care Act Patient Centered Medical Home — Facility Improvement (P-FI) Grant Program.
The Katahdin Valley Health Center in Patten and Eastport Health Care Inc. in Eastport each will receive $250,000. Islands Community Medical Services Inc. in Vinalhaven will receive $234,757, according to a statement issued Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Angus King.
"Rural healthcare providers face many challenges, not the least of which is maintaining up-to-date facilities that are accessible and can provide high-quality care in remote areas," said King in the press release. "This grant funding will provide critical assistance to the medical centers in Patten, Eastport and Vinalhaven as they work to keep their patients healthy and their communities strong."
Affordable Care Act Patient Centered Medical Home Facility Improvement Grants bolster construction and renovation projects at medical centers in order to improve quality of care and access to services. The program is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration, and its funding is authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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I am really excited to be this month's featured "Guest Recipes" blogger for Anthology Magazine. I will be contributing a new seasonal vegetarian side dish each week, posting on Thursdays. Week 1 is this Sesame Edamame Salad. For the full recipe and more photos, click here to see it on the Anthology Magazine website. Bon Appetit!
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Editorial: Future of parks rests on all of us
Sacramento County parks director Janet Baker stood up before a standing-room-only meeting of the Board of Supervisors in May.
"This is an incredibly difficult time for parks," she said. "The reality is the current model is not sustainable."
She's right. With each boom and bust of the economy, parks in Sacramento County and other jurisdictions continue their slow slide. Maintenance is deferred. Patrols are reduced. The city of Sacramento falls behind on its parks goals.
Worst of all, the county is making plans to transfer operations of Gibson Ranch, a multiuse recreation area and nature preserve, to an outside group, perhaps even to a for-profit private developer. This transfer comes as the county plans to zero out parks from its general fund budget, while raising fees on "users" – i.e., the public. Fees have been increasing over time, and currently provide 41 percent of the county's overall regional parks budget.
People who care about these public assets can no longer watch from the sidelines. For parks in Sacramento County and the rest of the region to stay open and get the care they deserve, supporters of individual far-flung parks must band together in a broader coalition, and do so quickly.
This coalition can't just consist of parks volunteers and advocates who've been active on these issues for decades. It needs business leaders who recognize that having wildlands and fabulous outdoor recreation can set Sacramento County apart and be a jobs magnet. It needs philanthropists. Many of our most cherished parks were established a century ago by forward-looking donors and business interests. It needs a new and younger generation of civic-minded parks advocates who want to build and support a lasting legacy.
Lastly, this broad-based crusade needs political leaders who are willing to provide a broad, sound financial base for the operations and maintenance of existing parks.
We know these leaders are out there and interested. The question is: Are they willing to stand up and be counted?
One sign of hope is the ongoing Grass Roots Working Group, made up of 13 organizations (plus an advisory committee of 17 members). This group has been meeting to identify options for securing "adequate, stable, long-term funding" for Sacramento County's regional park system.
The aim is to put a measure on the November 2012 ballot.
With help from the Trust for Public Land, this group is evaluating four alternatives for long-term county parks management. These include an independent regional parks entity with a secure source of funding – similar to the East Bay Regional Park District, which has grown to include several counties. Other options include a more dependent county parks district, accountable to the Board of Supervisors, a new community services district or a parks conservancy, run by a nonprofit.
The working group expects to come up with a recommendation by the end of January, with a community summit in early February.
All these options are worthy of further study. But this crusade can't happen in a vacuum. Inside California Forum, we've listed groups that can make a difference. We urge you to contact them and get as active as Ted Robinson, a county parks commissioner.
Robinson, 91, recounts why he has devoted so many hours to parks over the years.
"I grew up in appalling poverty in New York City," he said. "Even during the Depression, the city kept the parks and police going. I never forgot that. I played in those parks."
He recalls vowing, "If I ever amounted to anything, I would fight for parks."
He has. He will. How about you?


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Rapper 50 Cent pleaded not guilty to charges of domestic violence and vandalism that were filed against him by model Daphne Navarez, according to an August 5 report from The Los Angeles Times. 50 Cent is currently facing one count of domestic violence and four counts of vandalism that stemmed from an incident in Toluca Lake last June 23.
50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, remained quiet during a hearing in Van Nuys. Jackson was ordered by the court not to get in touch with and stay away from Navarez. The rapper's lawyer said his client denies all the allegations that were filed against him. Jackson will be back in court for a pretrial on September 4.
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Amazing Tails is a Delaware based nonprofit 501c(3) organization that helps people in need every day.
There is perhaps nothing more important and empowering for a person than independence. Our country was founded on it. For people with disabilities, the guiding principles of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are not simple and cannot be taken for granted.
Since 1999, Amazing Tails has trained dogs to assist people maintain a safe and independent existence by helping with every day tasks including, (but not limited to), aiding a person in maintaining or regaining their balance, assisting someone in a wheelchair, alerting to possible health risks like seizures, hearing a ringing phone or a fire alarm, or simply providing companionship.
Nestled in the bucolic hills of Oxford in southeastern Pennsylvania, Amazing Tails trains each service dog to meet the specific needs of each and every client.
Our location allows us to expose the dogs we train to a wide range of training experiences, including visits to Amish farms and exposure to urban environments in big cities such as Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Our Mission
- We train service dogs to assist the physically disabled
- We Individually train assistance dogs to meet the specific needs of each client
Our Fundraising Goal
To reduce the cost of acquiring a service dog for those in need.
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Amazing Tails has extensive experience training dogs for a wide range of skills. We focus on the training of four specific types of service dogs:
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Support Dogs are trained to work with people who need assistance with balance, stability, walking and momentum.
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Seizure Alert Dogs provide early warning prior to an episode, and are trained to respond based on the individual's needs.
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The first step is to book a date for your fundraiser. Once approved, we will provide your organization with a flyer for public distribution. The flyer will identify your organization, the purpose of the fundraiser, and the date of the fundraiser. You can make copies of the flyer and distribute as many as you would like. The more flyers that are distributed, the more money your group is likely to raise. K & M Drive-In will donate 15% of every sale accompanied by a redeemed flyer on the day of your fundraiser! It is that simple!
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Grover Beach homeowners may be eligible for up to $20,000 in zero- or low-interest loans for home repairs as part of a new program aimed at very low-to moderate-income residents.
The Home Repair Loan Program would disburse no-interest loans to owner-occupied homes and 3 percent interest loans to renter-occupied properties, according to Cassandra Mesa, a Grover Beach building and planning technician.
The money can be used on correcting structural and framing defects, roofs, leaking water fixtures, window and door repairs, smoke detectors and water heater strapping.
Loans would be repaid upon sale of the property, Mesa said.
The money comes from low- and moderate-income housing funds from the city and will be disbursed to property owners based on county standards for extremely low- to moderate-income residents.
As of Sept. 1, the county's standard for a single-person residence with a very low income is capped out at $24,800 annually, and with a moderate income, at $59,450 annually. Those standards could change monthly, Mesa said.
Mesa said the program could last for at least a year, depending on how many applications the city receives.
The city is working with the Community Action Partnership of SLO County, which will do inspections of properties and take note of repairs that may be necessary, Mesa said.
City officials will recommend that residents use local contractors for repair work, but it is not a requirement to receive the loan money, Mesa said.
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Seven Days of Small Ways to Ground and be Mindful/
Are you feeling grounded and connected to yourself or like most of us do you need ways to bring yourself back to yourself? After my blog post last week offering five ways to re-ground after a time out of routine, I felt the need to pay particular attention to a simple thing every day for a week that was especially focused on helping me to feel centred, to feel connected with my real self and to feel especially in tune with nature. This week I'm going to share with you how that week looked for me and to offer you the challenge to devise something similar for yourself– just one thing a day that will help keep you present and grounded. In my part of the world it's school holidays, a perfect time to engage with your children and encourage them to participate too. It can be a daily focus while you have a little more time than usual. I'm hoping you'll discover that it actually takes very little time to incorporate this practice into your regular life – it just takes a commitment to do it and the self-knowledge that mindful activities make you feel calmer, less stressed and more connected to the real you!
I posted on Instagram the grounding tool I used each day for a week:
Day 1 | Cook Whole food
I made a simple pumpkin soup– pumpkin, leek, cashews, ginger. I took the time to take it slow and focused fully and carefully on the task at hand, cutting, smelling the aromas, enjoying the stirring, allowing it to simmer for a long time. I felt nurtured and centred as I followed on with the slow theme and leisurely relished its warmth as I ate.
Day 2 | Connect with a Sunset
Sunsets are one of my favourite things. They inspire me so much and remind me how amazing nature really is. When I feel connected with nature, I feel connected with me!
Day 3 | Accept Nature's Invitation
There was nature calling me again to engage with it – to come down the path, to sit in the winter sunshine and feel a part of the real world of nature. All it takes is a commitment to notice what is in your immediate surrounds and then to take a few minutes to open to it.
Day 4 | Listen to the Wind in the Trees
Using all our senses is part of being in the present moment and to be mindful. To really listen to the rustling trees made me feel very calm and peaceful and energised in a way that felt inspiring.
Day 5 | Sit under a Giant Tree
There is something very profound about sitting on the earth under a tree – I felt the pull from above and below as I sat peacefully and felt connected to the earth. I carefully took the time to follow the shadows cast by the magnificent canopy – a calming and mindful moment.
Day 6 | Read a Spiritual Book
One of my very favourite books is Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. When I feel scattered I randomly open it and it always offers me a chapter that fits perfectly with me and brings me back to my inner self and connection.
Day 7 | Engage in something creative
It's hard to think of anything else when you are making art, or music, or dance or writing from your heart or whatever it is that means being creative for you. Just opening my pastel box almost forces me into the present moment like no other!
Seven days of purposefully setting aside a little time to engage in a mindful activity gave me the feeling of being grounded and connected that I was seeking. Perhaps you feel motivated to do the same and to encourage the children in your lives to participate too. We'd love to see and hear about any ways you engaged. Post here………?


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Information and Accommodation Guide to the Sidemen Valley
Open up a Map of Bali and there on one of the folds, nestles Sidemen. It has always been there for all to see, but somehow, it has been bypassed by the abundance of visitors that leave their footprints across this most stunning of islands, Bali. Approximately 1.5 hours northeast of the airport but a world apart from everywhere else!
The Sidemen Valley, in the regency of Karangasem, is dominated by Mount Agung which casts a watchful eye over the Valley.
As the rice terraces of Sidemen trickle down to the valley floor and beyond to the shoreline of Bali, one cannot wonder how this tiny enclave has not been discovered before.


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This section provides descriptions of the Service Broker programming samples that are included with SQL Server 2005.
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COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. – Combining the specificity of small interfering RNA (siRNA) silencing with the versatility of lentiviral vectors gives researchers a powerful tool for the investigation of gene function both in vivo and in vitro. This month's issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols ( www.cshprotocols.org/TOCs/toc8_08.dtl ) features a pair of protocols from Inder Verma ( http://www.salk.edu/faculty/faculty_details.php?id=54 ) and colleagues at the Salk Institute describing this method for achieving long-term down-regulation of specific target genes in a wide range of cell types. Design and Cloning of an shRNA into a Lentiviral Vector is freely accessible on the website for Cold Spring Harbor Protocols ( http://www.cshprotocols.org/cgi/content/full/2008/9/pdb.prot5009 )
The second featured protocol for August, In Vitro Assays for the Extracellular Matrix Protein-Regulated Extravasation Process, provides a method for studying the ways that cancerous cells pass through blood vessel walls, a critical step in metastasis. Written by Xiao-Fan Wang ( http://pharmacology.mc.duke.edu/faculty/wang.htm ) and colleagues from Duke University, this protocol includes two methods for assaying the role of extracellular matrix proteins in cancer cell extravasation. This article is freely accessible on the website for Cold Spring Harbor Protocols ( http://www.cshprotocols.org/cgi/content/full/2008/9/pdb.prot5034 ).
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Those who grew up in Klosterzimmern, for instance…
Here is an article one of those wonderful youth wrote earlier this year (2015), for one of our Freepapers. So she wrote this about one and one-half years after the terrible Raid of September 5, 2013.
Let's Run the Race Together
Are you looking to extend the earth's time?
Try as you might to back time up and coerce this selfish consumer society into 'saving the planet,' will you succeed? Or will the careless greed that has gotten our planet into the state it's in…prevail?
How was life meant to be? How should we restore it? Well, as you devote your life to this very admirable quest, I am giving every once of my energy and future, giving up my own thoughts, speculations, and ideas, to bring an end to this evil age. There is only one solution.
Few human beings retain enough of the image of God to abide by the natural law inside them. They are the ones who seek after food, clothing and shelter in an honest and honorable way. Providing for their families, they control the greed and evil within them and their children. God will reward every man for his righteous deeds.
The one solution, that I live, must transcend that righteousness. It is for the broken, the needy, and all those who are willing to give up their rotten, stinking lives. It is for those who lack the power to fight the selfish and destructive nature within them. Although I grew up in this new and living way, I am without a doubt one of the needy. Having been spared from a lot of the devastation that is bound to accompany self life, I have experienced the ugly fruit of my own selfishness and seen my desperate need. My love has limits. On my own I'm powerless against the forces that have wreaked havoc on this planet. We have a Savior! He died for us and paid for our sins in death. Now we no longer live for ourselves, but to see His kingdom come to this earth. We love Him by obeying all of His commands, and most importantly by loving the nearest one to us.
He even said,
"Do not worry, then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or "What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you…" (Matthew 6:31-33)
That is how we live. He told us:
"If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine. And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." (John 8:31-32)
"Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see death." (John 8:51)
We have been set free to love others, care for others and share our eternal hope with others.
You must come and see the witness of His love here on earth. Come, give up your life, be forgiven and we'll run the race together!
One week after the Raid, we posted a video of Chavivah on the Internet.
See and read what she had to say about how she was raised: "Chavivah's Testimony."


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On April 18th, 2017, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order #13788 into effect reinforcing the Buy American Act and requiring the US government to start implementing more 'Buy American and Hire American' policies with additional scrutiny. This not only affects manufacturers/vendors that sell to the US government, but also farmers that supply produce to school districts, government facilities, and more. More specifically, the USDA's School Lunch program must now comply with the recently signed EO by discontinuing waivers and preferring procurement from US Farmers.
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Sad Day: Unisys Abandons Its Mainframe Processors
I frequently write about IBM's virtuous mainframe cycle. IBM continues to pump lots of investment into its mainframe-related research and development because it makes business sense. Growing sales promote more investments, which promote more sales, and so on. The new zEnterprise EC12 and IBM's latest round of truly new and innovative software products for zEnterprise are among the direct results of those ongoing investments.
Unfortunately Unisys hasn't been able to sustain that sort of virtuous cycle. Unisys's announcement this week is, in my view, a sad closing chapter in that long history. The announcement is that Unisys has given up on its own processor designs even for its high-end mainframes. From now on everything will run in emulation.
Unisys was formed when Sperry and Burroughs merged many years ago. Sperry heritage mainframes trace their lineage to UNIVAC and Remington Rand, and they run the OS 2200 operating system. Burroughs heritage mainframes run MCP. There are still a few installations around, but Unisys's clear path (pun intended) is to manage their decline as best they can. Now with software emulation on server hardware sourced from Dell.
If you look across the industry right now you see that the most successful enterprise IT company (IBM) has intensified its focus on vertical integration: hardware and software co-designed and optimized together in common purpose. And the most successful consumer IT company (Apple) is doing exactly the same thing: the chips inside that new iPhone 5 are Apple's design, with Apple's unique power saving features. Oracle, with its Exadata products, and Microsoft, with its announced (but not yet shipping) Surface tablet products, are trying to do the same thing. It's a recipe that works and works well if you can sustain long-term investments to stay in the lead.
I completely understand why Unisys abandoned processor design. Good R&D is expensive, and Unisys can't afford it. I understand it, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
With all due respect to Timothy Prickett Morgan (the author of the article linked above), emulation is not special, and HP should not buy Unisys (or vice versa). HP effectively outsourced its processor designs to Intel many years ago (Itanium), and that has been an unmitigated disaster for HP and HP's shareholders. HP needs market-relevant innovation, badly, after over a decade of corporate mismanagement and plundering. Again, look at IBM and Apple. Both companies have made relatively small acquisitions to bolster their own R&D efforts, and to nurture and grow those other great ideas as part of a common purpose.
Finally I should point out that Unisys's announcement is one more reason for their customers to consider switching over to IBM zEnterprise and z/OS. UBS made that move, as an example. That really is the clear path forward.
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At OpenGov Hub we have so many different organizations tackling the various pieces of the opengov puzzle that learning about everyone's projects can sometimes be daunting. So once a quarter we host an Ignite Night, where a handful of willing participants can share their latest work.
Last week's Spring Ignite Night and Happy Hour was a rousing success as both our Hub community and others working in this area came together over drinks, snacks, and a love for learning...or rather perhaps a love for watching peers and friends deliver the intense Ignite talks.
If you've never been to an Ignite presentation before, let me quickly explain it for you: each presenter works within the parameters of a 5 minute presentation made up of 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. As someone who did one of these Ignite talks, let me just tell you that 15 seconds is a lot quicker than you would imagine. The talks are meant to succinctly share a concept in an easily understood way. This is a great way to avoid meandering presentations.
Ignite Talk #1:
Rob Pitman of Natural Resource Governance Institute
"Past the Tipping Point? Contract Disclosure in Resource-Rich Countries"
Rob's Ignite Talk focused on NRGI's new report on open contracting and procurement, taking an in-depth look at what countries around the world report on and reveal regarding their natural resources. Some of the findings might surprise you.
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Kristi Arbogast, besides being the OpenGov Hub Communications and Operations Associate, focuses on issues of digital security, internet governance, and all things surveillance and privacy. Her talk focused on the ever increasing interconnected world, its connection to governance issues, and demanding accountability for algorithms. Plus Al Gore makes a surprise appearance.
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Burnett Wood Surfboards are a green choice. Wood offers a natural alternative to synthetic materials and the boards are long-lasting, eliminating the need for replacement.
Why hollow wood boards are better for the environment
The context
It is the environmental issue of our time. The deadly consequences of high CO2 emissions being spewed into the earth's atmosphere and the rising global temperatures as a result is an environmental, social, economic and political issue. All of the pressing environmental controversies – fracking, GMO's, industrial development and the like – are linked to this issue.
Surfboards are not divorced from this context. The life cycle of a surfboard has received increased attention exactly because of increased awareness about climate change.
And although surfers are engaged in an activity that intimately connects them to the environment, sadly the foam surfboards they ride are toxic chariots – bad for the planet in almost every way from manufacture through to disposal.
Life Cycle Analysis
Despite what some manufacturers and magazines might have you believe, there is no such thing as a 100% green surfboard. Any claims to this effect are nonsense. Even if your surfboard is made out of a locally grown miracle weed, there will still be a level of emissions at some stage of the manufacture and/or disposal process.
But hollow wood surfboards – the boards that Burnett Wood Surfboards make – do have strong environmental credentials. There is a body of literature to back this up which we refer to below.
In one 2011 Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) study that specifically compared polyurethane (PU) foam boards with wood boards, it was found that wood surfboard production produced less than half the CO2 emissions and other noxious emissions of foam boards.
The LCA looked at raw material production as well as production and assembly of the board itself. It excluded the use of resins in the glassing process because both foam and hollow wood surfboards make use of resins and therefore the emissions were equal. However, there are major advances being made in the development of environmentally-friendly glassing materials which Burnett Wood Surfboards is actively monitoring with a view to integrating in our production processes as soon as we are able.
According to the Cradle to Grave project conducted by the University of Berkeley, California, the carbon emissions from the foam blank production and shaping processes are 60kg of CO2 gas per six foot surfboard. In addition to this are smaller amounts of various toxic chemical emissions.
But in the 2011 study the LCA of a hollow wood surfboard was estimated at 23.3kg of C02 emissions – less than half that of a foam surfboard. This included the entire life cycle production of a board, from the raw materials in the form of logs through to sawing, drying, planning and manufacture of the actual surfboard.
Outside of these hard facts, there are other points in favour of wood surfboards:
– Foam is not biodegradable and it may leach some toxic chemicals after some time. Wood, however, is biodegradable and recyclable.
– Correctly looked after, wood boards will last longer than foam counterparts. This means that while there is an environmental footprint in the initial production of the board, there are no further emissions that would usually be associated with the constant replacement of a surfboard with a shorter life span.
– Wood is not artificially manufactured – it is a natural product that can be replaced.
– The off-cuts associated with wood surfboard production are recyclable. At Burnett Wood Surfboards, we use the wood off-cuts to make surf furniture, skegs and a variety of other creative products. We use sawdust for general garden and vegetable garden mulch.
Pushing back against the reality
As a manufacturer of wood surfboards in a country where economic growth nearly always trumps the environment, we prefer to be honest about the state of play rather than make startling 'greenwashing' claims with no factual basis.
It's tough to find out where wood comes from and if it has been harvested in a sustainable way. In order to cut down on transport emissions, we do make every effort to use wood that is grown sustainably in South Africa, wherever this is possible. It is only through asking questions of our suppliers and working with select suppliers to find out where our wood comes from that we have been able to understand more about the wood species that we use.
Concern for the environment was a founding principle of Burnett Wood Surfboards and the reason I made my first hollow wood surfboard back in 2007. It remains and will continue to remain the reason why we use wood to make our surfboards and in so doing offer a greener alternative to the surfing community.
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God calls us to serve Him in the midst of our daily responsibilities and we try to do so because we want to be saints. But how can we find God in the middle of our work when so many things distract us? We must remember that however small a task is, it is filled with divine meaning and it can be offered to Our Lord as a pleasing sacrifice, undertaken for love. In and through doing our work with love, we learn how to love Our Lord.
Jesus worked joyfully as a carpenter for a number of years. In the narthex of Holy Cross Chapel, we have a relief of St. Joseph as a loving father teaching a young Jesus how to do this work. Daily, Joseph and Jesus and Mary grew closer to God, giving their work dignity and giving glory to God in their everyday duties. Christ redeemed us so that we also can give glory to His Father in our work and in our duties to our family just as he did while on earth, the earth he had created.
Christianity centers on the world that God gave us and we need his grace to change it. Human realities are what we need to embrace, just as Christ embraced them when he became one of us. Jesus, a carpenter, became our Redeemer. Mary, a wife and a mother as depicted in our bronze statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, became the Queen of All Saints. Joseph, the carpenter, became the head of the Holy Family on earth and a saint for all upon death.
God will not change what we do as wives and husbands, mothers and fathers, and persons who have to strive to work well while winning the respect of others. But instead, you may discover that there are quiet ways to bring our Gospel values into your life by following the example of Jesus Christ.
Many have learned about Holy Cross Chapel from their friends who work downtown. But there are still many who have been downtown for years and years who exclaim that they never knew we are here! We hope you will visit us, bring your friends and help us spread our good news! There are not many workplaces where we can bring the responsibilities of our family and the tasks of our work to the altar and offer them as a sacrifice, along with bread and wine, which miraculously becomes the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We invite you to avail yourself of this gift!


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Black-footed ferrets were thought to be extinct twice. Before our recent reintroduction efforts, they had been absent from Colorado since the early 1950s. A small population was found in Wyoming in 1981 resulting in eight breeding ferrets; all black-footed ferrets are now descendants of those individuals. Currently there are about 600 ferrets split between captive breeding facilities and wild relocation sites.
They are the only ferret species native to North America. Their story is a roller coaster ride, and the fact that Colorado is now home to six reintroduction sites is an amazing success.
Ferrets are a mid-level predator, preying mostly on prairie dogs and providing food for raptors and other night hunters.
Ferrets were first reintroduced to Colorado in 2001 at Wolf Creek north of Rangely. That site succumbed to a plague outbreak and collapsed by 2010.
We began an Eastern Plains reintroduction program in 2013, releasing 300 ferrets to six Colorado sites. In order to be released, individuals have to display their ability to survive in the wild; this training and preparation takes place at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Larimer County.
These efforts are so recent that we can't know for sure whether they'll be deemed a "success," but we were thrilled to find our first wild-born kit, or baby ferret, in 2015 and a few more after that! Much of our current work focuses on plague management to ensure continued persistence of the ferrets and prairie dogs they rely on. We are also continuing our ferret reintroduction efforts, striving to increase genetic diversity at each site.
Play the lottery! GOCO provides some of our reintroduction funding.
Report possible sightings of ferrets near release areas.
Support prairie dog conservation. Spreading the word about the importance of prairie dog ecosystems helps all the species the species that rely on them, including black-footed ferrets.
Take A Closer Look
Read our reintroduction summary from 2015.
Use our Project WILD educational material on Black-footed Ferrets.
Read our black-footed ferret species profile.
Watch this cool video.


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How well does the vaccine work?
The BCG vaccine contains a weakened strain of TB bacteria, which builds up immunity and encourages the body to fight TB if infected with it, without causing the disease itself.
The BCG vaccination is thought to protect up to 80% of people against the most severe forms of TB for at least 15 years, perhaps even up to 60 years.
Why is TB still a problem?
It was hoped that with the invention of the BCG vaccine and medicines, it would be possible to wipe out TB in the same way that smallpox has been eradicated.
This has turned out to be difficult because:
- much of the initial improvement in TB rates in more developed countries was related to improvements in housing, nutrition and access to treatment, but these issues are still present in many countries that are less developed
- several strains of TB bacteria have developed resistance to 1 or more anti-TB medications, making them much harder to treat
- the BCG vaccination is effective against severe forms of the disease, such as TB meningitis in children, but it's not as effective against all forms of TB
- the global epidemic of HIV that began in the 1980s has led to a corresponding epidemic of TB cases because HIV weakens a person's immune system, making them more likely to develop a TB infection
- the rapid growth of international travel has helped the infection to spread
How common is TB in the UK?
TB is not very common in the UK. There were 5,102 cases of TB in England in 2017.
Rates of TB are higher in some communities of people who were not born in the UK. This is largely because of their connections to areas of the world where rates of TB are high.
Is TB contagious?
Yes. TB is spread from one person to another through tiny droplets released into the air when a person with TB coughs or sneezes and somebody else breathes in these droplets.
But TB is not as easy to catch as the common cold or flu. You usually need to spend a long time in close contact with an infected person (with TB in their lungs or throat) before you catch TB.
For example, infections usually spread between family members who are living in the same house.
TB cannot be spread through touch or sharing cutlery, bedding or clothes.
How do I know if my baby needs the BCG vaccination?
Your midwife, practice nurse or GP can tell you if a BCG vaccination is recommended for your baby.
The NHS leaflet: TB, BCG and your baby (PDF, 191kb) has more information.
I have an allergy. Could anything in the BCG vaccine trigger that allergy?
No. The BCG vaccine is safe for:
- people who are allergic to latex (a type of rubber)
- people who are allergic to penicillin
- people who are allergic to dairy products, eggs or nuts
But if you have any concerns, talk to a GP or practice nurse before going ahead with vaccination.
Does the BCG vaccine contain any blood products or materials of animal origin?
No. There are no blood products in the vaccine. All of the raw materials used to make the vaccine are from non-animal origins.
Read the patient information leaflet for the BCG AJV vaccine (PDF, 272kb)
I live with somebody who has a weakened immune system. If I have the vaccine, is there a risk that I could infect them?
No. Vaccination with BCG reduces the risk of TB and therefore also reduces the risk of TB being transmitted to people with a weakened immune system.
While the BCG vaccine is not recommended for people with a weakened immune system, they cannot catch TB from someone who has been vaccinated.
Why do we no longer vaccinate teenagers with the BCG at school?
The BCG is no longer offered to children in secondary schools in the UK. It was replaced in 2005 with a targeted programme for babies, children and young adults at higher risk of TB.
This is because TB rates in this country are low in the general population.
TB is difficult to catch because this requires close contact with an infected person, usually over a long period of time.
For example, you're very unlikely to catch it by sitting or standing next to someone who's infected.
Find out who should have the BCG vaccine
There was no scar or blister after my child's BCG jab. Did it work?
A raised blister will appear in most people vaccinated with BCG, but not everyone.
If your child did not have this reaction to the vaccine, it does not mean that they have not responded to it. There's no need to vaccinate with BCG a second time.
Page last reviewed: 23 April 2019
Next review due: 23 April 2022


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It is hard to believe these spectacular organic sculptures are made entirely from matchsticks, but it's true! Brothers Ryan and Trevor Oakes create these shell-like artworks using thousands of matches. The Colorado-born twins represent natural processes that occur over millions of years in their sculptures, and they go to great lengths to develop a precise curve or spiral that reflects forms found in nature.
Ryan and Trevor Oakes model their matchstick artworks on "iterative structures" that surround us in the physical world. Within their work they try to present a sense of these continuous repetitions that occur around us in the form of bricks, blades of grass, and footsteps. They are therefore not only preoccupied with the natural world, but the manifestation of these patterns everywhere.
Many of the Oakes brothers' works revolve around this theme, but the material changes in a dynamic way depending on what they are representing. The artists experience with a range of materials – from cardboard to pipe cleaners – creating new shapes and forms inspired by everyday objects.
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Images courtesy of Trevor and Ryan Oakes


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Your professional information, knowledge and skills are, in principle, your greatest asset. Fill in your professional portfolio carefully. Resumes can be forwarded to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include the title of the job applying for in the subject line of the e-mailCargo Agent – Orlando International Airport (Full-Time)
- handle and resolve queries;
- create and maintain files and records;
- drafts internal and external department correspondence;
- assist with cargo bookings and implement cargo handling procedure based on service level agreement with GHA;
- Performs other duties as assigned (identified, defined and described the work to be performed)
- secondary education diploma or equivalent college diploma;
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- Computer and systems literate with a thorough knowledge of Microsoft office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Excellent communication skills, fluent in Portuguese and English, Spanish speaking is a plus.
You can check extra luggage for an additional cost through our digital channels or at the airport check-in counter. However, please note, if the weight of each piece of luggage exceeds 23 kg or the maximum dimensions allowed of 158 cm (sum of all sides), a flat fee will be charged for excess luggage.
It is very close to your flight so you can only buy baggage directly at the airport.


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By Herbert Lash
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets traded flat on Wednesday as U.S. and German equities eased from record highs but risk appetite remained strong, knocking safe-haven gold to nearly a 4-month low.
U.S. and European bond markets rallied, pushing yields to multi-month lows. Receding fears that big wins by anti-euro parties in EU elections might derail fiscal reforms in weaker countries helped European bonds.
The recent rally in equities has been supported by strong U.S. economic data and expectations of monetary easing by the European Central Bank. The benchmark S&P 500 hit yet another intraday record early in the session before retreating.
Spot gold fell 0.4 percent to $1,258.00 an ounce, having hit $1,255.66, marked its weakest since early February.
On Tuesday, gold posted its biggest daily fall since mid-December after U.S. and German stocks set record highs.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose 21/32 in price to yield 2.4431 percent, the lowest since last July.
"This is a split personality market with the S&P at or near all time highs in anticipation of an improving economy and higher earnings while the bond market and yields continue to drop suggesting maybe caution is warranted," said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis.
MSCI's all-country world equity index <.MIWD00000PUS> traded ever so slightly lower, falling 0.02 percent to 420.02, less than 2 percent below its lifetime high.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index (.FTEU3) of leading European shares fell 0.07 percent to close at 1,377.83.
Wall Street edged lower, with the S&P turning south late in the day.
The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) closed down 42.32 points, or 0.25 percent, to 16,633.18. The S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 2.13 points, or 0.11 percent, to 1,909.78 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) dropped 11.994 points, or 0.28 percent, to 4,225.075.
The dollar rose on softness among other major currencies such as the euro, which fell below $1.36 on gathering expectations of an ECB policy shift next week.
The U.S. dollar index (.DXY) hit an eight-week peak of 80.581, reflecting a 0.29 percent decline for the trading day in the euro against the U.S. currency. The index, a measure of a basket of currencies, was last at 80.550, up 0.25 percent.
A rally in German Bunds spilled over to U.S. Treasuries. German 10-year Bund yields, the benchmark for euro zone borrowing, were down at 1.287 percent, a 2014 low.
Yields fell after an unexpected rise in German unemployment and a deceleration in the euro zone money supply reinforced expectations of further ECB stimulus at next month's meeting.
U.S. crude fell more than $1 a barrel as traders took profit ahead of inventory reports expected to show a build, while Brent edged lower, propped up by tensions in Ukraine and Libya.
Brent (LCOc1) settled down 21 cents at $109.81 a barrel, while U.S. oil (CLc1) fell $1.39 to settle at $102.72 a barrel.
(Reporting by Herbert Lash; Additional reporting by Marc Jones in London; Editing by Leslie Adler, James Dalgleish and Chizu Nomiyama)


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Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,
I am preparing to share a home tour with you all soon I am freshening up nooks and crannies and adding decorations in places that really needed some love. I had not planned on sharing this post because it really does give away a lot of what is happening in my dining room, but when I looked into my dining room and saw this perfect light shining on my table I just couldn't resist snapping some shots to share with you friends.
My dining room table has had nothing on it except these blue napkins for months. It was time to make a change.
I love using my old books to get some fun height on the table. Plus it helps me not feel so guilty that I buy so many of them because now I am using them.
Here is to summer dinner parties and romantic meals with Mr Joyful Thrifter.Pin It Now!