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Lots of people love IBM Redbooks. As you know, they are FREE and available
for you to download in PDF or EPUB versions at anytime from the IBM Redbooks website.
One of the most popular giveaways at IBM Information on Demand Conference is
printed IBM Redbooks. This year we have 10 different titles to give away.
Please note that the PRINTED copies are in limited quantity.
Make sure you attend one of the sessions planned at the bookstore to make sure
you get the title that you want. While you're getting your free copy, meet the authors who wrote the book and have them sign it for you!
I included links to the eversion of the book if it already exists. Notice that some are not yet published? They'll be launched specifically for IOD:
Tuesday, October 23, 12:00 – 1:00 at the IOD bookstore
- Solving Operational Business Intelligence with InfoSphere Warehouse Advanced Edition (30 copies)
- Updating Oracle to DB2 Conversion Guide: Compatibility Made Easy (80 copies)
Wednesday, October 24, 12:00 – 1:00 at the IOD bookstore
- IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes
- Unleashing DB2 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (100 copies)
- Delivering Continuity and Extreme Capacity with DB2 PureScale (150 copies)
- Solving Business Problems with Informix TimeSeries (40 copies)
Thursday, October 25, 12:00 – 1:00 at the IOD bookstore
- Getting Started with Smarter Analytics - Next Best Action
- Virtualized Business Intelligence with InfoSphere Warehouse (40 copies)
- Optimizing DB2 Queries with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS
As you can see, we've made it easy for you. Come by the bookstore Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at lunchtime to get a printed book!
While you're at the bookstore, check out the technical books that are available for you to purchase at a 20% discount as well as pick up one of the many free Flashbooks that are scheduled to be handed out at the bookstore on Monday, October 22.
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Now that the hottest days of summer are behind us, finding more energy efficient ways to keep the home comfortable before winter arrives could help homeowners maximize savings during this lag time between the intense seasons. The temperature during the hottest part of the day may still reach into the 80's, but our mornings, evenings, and nights are much cooler than they were earlier in the season. Make the most out of these cooler times of the day and find ways to use the air conditioning system less without sacrificing home comfort.
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Savings without Sacrifice
Setting the thermostat like this during the heat waves may not have been practical, but using these settings now could save you big bucks before winter arrives. Try out these settings in your home and see how much money you can save without sacrificing comfort.

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ESPN is laying off another 100 staffers, per Sports Illustrated. The news broke shortly before ESPN's parent company, Walt Disney Co. announced that its' cable networks revenue, driven mostly by ESPN, was down year over year. Advertising was down by the lower single digits. A reported decrease in ad impressions was offset by higher ad rates.
Why it matters: Once hailed the king of cable, ESPN is now a reflection of what many in the cable industry are facing today: a steady loss in subscribers, higher production costs and stagnant ad revenues. Earlier this year, Disney purchased a majority stake in BAMTech, the cutting-edge digital TV provider for MLB Network, WWE and others, to transition programming onto an on-demand, digital platform. But that integration isn't slated to finish for some time, and in the interim, ESPN needs to adjust its cost structure, including talent, while it adapts to the changing landscape.


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This dissertation is an exploration of the inter-relationships of genres in the collaborative piano repertoire, particularly in music of the 19th century, an especially important period for collaborative piano repertoire. During this time, much of the repertoire gave equal importance to the piano in duo and ensemble repertoire. Starting with Schubert, and becoming more apparent with the development of the German lied, the piano became a more integral part of any composition, the piano part being no longer simplistic but rather a collaborative partner with its own voice. Mendelssohn transformed the genre of lieder by writing them, without their words, for solo piano. In addition to creating some of the greatest and most representative lieder in the Romantic period, composers such as Schumann, Brahms, and Strauss continued the evolution of the sonata by writing works that were more technically demanding on the performer, musically innovative, and structurally still evolving. In the case of Chopin who wrote mostly piano works, a major influence came from the world of opera, particularly the Bel Canto style. In exploring two specific genres, vocal and instrumental piano works by these composers; it is fascinating to see how one genre translates to another genre. This was especially true in the vocal and instrumental works by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, and Strauss. All of these composers, with the exception of Chopin, contributed equally to both the song and sonata genres. In the case of Chopin, the influences and inspirations, which came from the era's opera style strongly affected his piano works. All these composers were successful in writing for various mediums while maintaining the uniqueness of their voice, one that adapted to each medium but never lost its owner's unique stylistic characteristics. The repertoire for this dissertation project, selected instrumental and vocal works by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Strauss, were presented over the course of three recitals on February 20, 2011, December 8, 2011, and February 19, 2012 at the University of Maryland's Gildenhorn Recital Hall. The recitals were recorded on compact discs and are archived within the Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM).


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Former Congressman Allen West spoke recently at a Republican Women's Club event in Florida and got a question from someone who said, "I personally believe that Obama is a Muslim." And in an exchange flagged by Media Matters, West gave an odd response, saying that President Obama "has an Eastern orientation." West did say the question of the president's religion was irrelevant to him, and didn't exactly dismiss the allegation.
West said that Obama has been "fundamentally transforming America" because of the worldview he's been shaped by over the past few decades. And so, he said, "The president has an Eastern orientation, I'll put it that way."
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It is hard to imagine that it has been a year since the passing of Bankroll Fresh. Today the wordsmith returns on record, doing so as we get to check out a brand new track called "Hell Of A Night." The track finds Bankroll Fresh linking up with Quicktrip for a solid new track which is yet another single from Bankroll's upcoming album.
The posthumous album, In Bank We Trust is shaping up to sound pretty solid, and this is just another great example of Fresh's talents behind the mic. Check out the new track in the stream below and speak your thoughts on it after the jump. Stay tuned for much more from Bankroll Fresh coming very soon!


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This week …
Lots of rain for Washington, DC. Alexandria's King Street flooded, as usual. The street ends right at the Potomac. In the 1700's, it was a big, important port for shipping of tobacco. The city built out then, so the street goes in a deep slope at that point, down to the river. It also floods every time it rains heavily. The first picture in the link is deceptive, because you can see the pavement. The river is on the other side of the fence.
Pantsing turned up twice this week. I suppose as we're approaching Nano in November, people are starting to think about process. One of the writers, who was a pantser, said she'd been told that the only way to write was to outline. That's what following the "rules" imposed by other people gets you. The only wrong way to write is the one that doesn't work for you.
The one thing I don't like when any of the discussion comes up is that it tends to be an outliner who's heard about pantsers. They try to define it, but it's obvious they're scratching their heads and checking the rule book, and can't make sense of it. And this is what most of the pantsers see!
There are exactly three books on writing without using outlines. Most of the other books start out with the definition of a pantser and an outliner, and then give outliner advice, which tends to mean they're written by outliners. It's very hard to advise someone how to write a certain way if you haven't done it!
So I define my selection as books being specifically about writing without outlines.
Story Trumps Structure: This is a more generic book, typical of the craft books you will find, though it assumes you're not outlining.
Writing into the Dark: This one gives actual tips that you can use. Interestingly, nearly all the tips are the ones outliners say not to do.
Pantser's Guide for Writers: You Are Not Alone. This one's mine. I never thought I would do a writing book because I feel like I never know enough. But I was tired of seeing books that treated the way I write like I didn't know what I was doing, just because the writer didn't understand how I did it.
And here's one website, The Extreme Pantser's Guide, by Kate Paulk. She's been on panels at conferences I've attended. In fact, I'd found this site a few weeks before a con, and she was on panel, and I'm looking at her name and going, "Wait a minute…" We chatted for a few minutes after the panel.
This morning …
Early this morning at about 4:36 I woke up to a woman screaming from somewhere outside. Close.
I tried to see if I could spot her anywhere from my window, which has a pretty good view of the corner, but she was not in view. I called 911, and the operator said that other people had called in, too. Hopefully if she was in danger, the police arrived in time. They have a fast response here, but even two minutes is a very long time when anything is happening.


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Monday, February 15, 2010
Thoughts on Indie Rap, Mediocrity and Success
If you read rap blogs, go to music critique sites or just talk to hip hop heads regularly, I think you'll find that the stuff that gets put on a pedestal these days is, more than anything, "solid." I use that word very intentionally. A nice flow, a head-nodding beat, some rapping about rapping or relationships or everyman slice-of-life stuff or maybe some vaguely political grandstanding or whatever.
This is good, though, right? It's not revolutionary, but at least it's better than the stuff on the radio, right?
Well, yes and no. On one hand, there is NOTHING wrong with "solid," straightforward, rappin' about rappin' over boom bap beats hip hop. I enjoy it. You probably enjoy it. Some of my best friends make it. It's great. We're entering in to an era where the industry has less power, more regular-joe emcees are getting a chance to shine, and fans are hungry for throwback, "real" hip hop, particularly after a decade plus of Fat Joe, Souljah Boy and whatever else dominating the airwaves. You'd have to be pretty cynical to see this as a negative. And you'd have to be pretty pretentious and culturally insensitive to see this as artistically unworthy.
At the same time, however, let's not get all kumbaya and shit; this is about constructive criticism. And honestly, I'm getting pretty tired of this endless wave of albums, free mixtapes, EPs, youtube videos, live shows and singles that all pretty much say the exact same thing, the exact same way. Even if what they're saying is positive, even if how they're saying it is engaging, too much of anything can be exhausting.
My man Sketch once said that the most underused word in indie hip hop is "mediocre." I think this hits it on the head. "Hot beats and hot rhymes" shouldn't be our GOAL as rappers; it should be the bare minimum, the foundation off which we can build something amazing. Being able to pick a nice beat and rap well over it shouldn't buy you a seat in the pantheon. Rakim rapped well over nice beats TWENTY years ago. I envision a world where solid rhymes over good beats gets you labeled as "average," and you have to EARN adjectives like "fresh," "brilliant" and "ridiculous" by doing something interesting and unique WITH those solid rhymes and good beats.
There seems to be a lack of ambition in indie rap. Lots of acts trying really hard to make a "solid" 12-track hip hop masterpiece, and fewer and fewer acts with that "I don't give a fuck" attitude, that willingness to PUSH beyond what's already been done, that desire to reach for something new and transformative and innovative and risky. And while aesthetics is part of that, I'm much less interested in discovering new flows and syllable chains than I am in SAYING SOMETHING new.
Personally, I refuse to believe that music, especially hip hop, is the window dressing to our lives. It's not just background noise. It's not just something to nod to in the car. It has the power to actually change people. To inspire, to educate, to do SOMETHING beyond just float around in the air while we play video games.
The metaphor I use is that most hip hop tries to bludgeon you, beating you over the head with the formulas and molds you already know. What I'm interested in, however, is the hip hop that tries to stab you the in the fucking heart.
Maybe that comes from creative song concepts; maybe that comes from spilling your emotional guts into your rhymebook; maybe that comes from playing around with structure and formulas; maybe that comes from targeting an audience beyond the usual 20-something white boys in hoodies who go to rap shows; maybe that comes from a fresh approach to songwriting that goes beyond the 16/8 format and incorporates other genres or styles; maybe that comes from dropping the complex-for-complexity's sake gibberish raps and just telling a story; maybe that comes from just sitting down and TRYING HARDER. It could come from a lot of places.
And yeah, if you do something new, some blogger is going to call you pretentious. If you get political, some fan is going to call you preachy. If you're NOT rapping like a faceless New York mixtape rapper over vaguely Dilla-esque production, a lot of folks aren't going to be checking for you. But you'll open up NEW avenues to success, find new fans and carve your own path. It's worth it.
Now to be clear, this isn't my vision for hip hop as a whole. This is the advice I'd give a rapper trying to get on, trying to do something with his/her life as an individual artist. I don't think that Def Jux is better than Boot Camp Clik, or that we should all start rapping like Busdriver, or that guys who just rap for fun are wasting their lives. I just think that if YOU are trying to "make it" as an artist, it would be in your best interests to keep all this stuff in mind. Rap will ALWAYS have a huge diversity of styles and approaches, and the most straightforward stuff will always take up more space-- and this is perfectly fine. But it's also all the more reason to color outside the lines.
Do you want to make music that's hot, or music that's memorable? This is a key question for me, because while you can do both, there will always be times when you have to choose which way to lean. And I'd rather hear an album with 11 failed experiments and 1 brilliant, life-changing song than an album with 12 "hot tracks."
So yeah, just a bunch of random points. Any thoughts?
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- Cole Sarar said...
I don't think a lot of artists in a lot of genres- not just rap, not just music, but also writers and visual artists- don't know what constitutes a "new" or "different" vision. A lot of folks, especially young people and people who are inexperienced think that their work is brilliant or groundbreaking because *they* wrote it, and it means so much to them to have created something- the inexperience or illiteracy in their own means they will have a hard time *really* understanding your advice.
Educating oneself is a big part of making quality art- and not just in the tenets of one's own artform and that artform's history- you need to be able to have ideas outside of rap, poetry- whatever.
Maybe your manifesto here could include more ideas of what makes something more than just "solid".


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10 December (Part 1) - Be afraid. Be very afraid if you live near Old Farm Avenue
For some reason the headlong rush towards selling Old Farm Park reminds me of the similar stampede to sell Hill View in Welling.
It's not quite the same, one open space is a park and the other was not totally green, there was a council office in the middle of Hill View surrounded by greenery but a council office is quiet by day and silent at night and weekends.
However the need to ignore public opinion by selling Hill View in order to shore up Bexley's spending plans were not much different to what is going on now with Old Farm Park.
In the case of Hill View, councillors wanted the money to finance their own apology for a Town Hall in Watling Street so the planning rules were thrown out of the window too.
Local residents, just like those in Sidcup, formed a campaign group long before the sale of Hill View went through, it's nine years old now. They engaged consulting engineers, solicitors, went to court and formed a Neighbourhood Forum under the Localism Act. Bexley council initially resisted their plans to do so but the residents' determination was all to no avail. The council marched on regardless. To stop, listen or in any way hesitate may have delayed Teresa O'Neill OBE (Obstacles Banished Emphatically) from becoming the Queen of Watling Street.
The planning meeting was a farce. The site suffered from serious flooding and councillor James Hunt related how "mushrooms are growing up walls". Councillor Michael Slaughter also said he was very unhappy with the drainage situation. He objected to the fact that two storey houses had bedrooms in the roof space which he didn't think warranted the two storey designation.
The major problem with the planning application was that it breached Bexley council's proximity rules. 16 metres between blank walls and 22 metres between windowed walls. To circumvent the 22 metre rule conservatories and even kitchens in existing houses were redesignated as not being habitable rooms and so their windows didn't count. That subterfuge came undone when a council officer conceded that the discounted windows broke the 16 metre rule too.
Five of the ten planning committee members were critical of the application, four said nothing and only the obnoxious councillor Val Clark spoke in favour. However it was approved unanimously. The OBE (Owns Backpassage Exclusively) who must be obeyed rules supreme.
By the beginning of this year, Hill View was a mud bath and this week I decided to go and take another look. Access is not easy but there is a passage between some houses that leads to a couple of bungalows which provide a better view. I knocked on the door of one of them because I had spoken to Ron Brewster who lives at No. 9 before as a member of the campaign group.
His garden is not adjacent to the Hill View plot so his neighbours are perhaps more affected than he is but this is the view that greeted me from his back garden
I asked Ron if the block nearest him was three storeys but he said their extreme height was due to them being built on raised ground and the roofs were very steep - to accommodate the bedrooms mentioned at the planning meeting presumably. There were subterranean drainage systems including water tanks beneath.
He let me have a map of the area.
The remarkable thing about that map is that the tall block pictured above is adjacent to the 'Avoid overlooking' planning condition. I asked Ron how Bellway Homes could have got away with that and the answer, apart from the obvious, that they could do what they like once planning permission was granted, was that he believed Bexley's Planning Control only dealt with minor house extensions and the like, and the larger schemes are handed over to the developer to 'police' his own project.
The following pictures were all taken from areas where overlooking was supposed to be avoided, instead ugly blocks dominate the skyline and the small space that separates them from their established neighbours is to become a children's play area. The tallest block is the so called affordable housing. Prices range from £429,995 to £599,995.
Photographs not taken from nearest overlooked garden.
My opinion of Bexley council and predictions for Old Farm Park must have made
depressing reading for many Sidcup residents, these pictures will not improve
matters. Neither will Ron Brewster's report that the wrecking of outlooks,
not to mention the serious effect on house values, has caused the whole area to
go downhill. In some cases, tensions have arisen between residents as a direct consequence.
Once again Bexley council has put its own needs above those of residents. What do you call a council where only one voice out of ten backs a planning application but votes it through unanimously? Certainly not honest, more probably corrupt.
I'd love to find any aspect of Bexley's infrastructure that has improved since 2006 but every single action taken by this council is either an attack on residents individually, bin taxes, residents' parking charges, rebanding of parking penalty areas in order to extort more money, failing vulnerable children etc., or on whole areas, silly roundabouts, restricted junctions, parks neglected and public toilets shut. Can it be true that most people still haven't noticed because the erosion is gradual? I suspect it is.


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According to today's Sydney Morning Herald, the drug habits of Australian students will be the focus of new research to determine whether prescription medications are being misused in a bid to enhance academic performance.A survey, commissioned by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, will seek information from students across four Australian universities.
The findings, due to be released in 2016, will build on the first big study of prescription stimulant misuse at Australian universities, published last year, which found 8 per cent of undergraduate participants had used the drugs in a manner not specified in the approved packaging label. This research, led by University of NSW performance psychologist Jason Mazanov, will poll more than 1700 students at four large south-eastern universities about their use of cognitive enhancers, illicit drugs, caffeine and natural diet supplements.
Its interesting that the newspaper highlights Ritalin when probably the number #1 stimulant being used is caffeine – hopefully this will be measured in research. Its interesting that there was no mention of the wakefulness promoter, modafinil in this context. Modafinil has a different mode of action than Ritalin and arguably fewer side-effects and is not a classical stimulant.
This type of research is not novel. Last year, researchers from King's College, London wrote about cognitive enhancing drugs and responses from a large convenience internet sample of university students. Use of 'smart drugs' among UK students is described in frequent media reports as a rapidly increasing phenomenon. Conducted from February to September 2012, the survey involved 877 students and measured phamacological cognitive enhancement (PCE) (i.e. smart drugs) prevalence, attitudes, sources, purposes and ethics. Lifetime prevalence of PCE using modafinil, methylphenidate (Ritalin) or dexamphetamine was under 10%, while past regular and current PCE users of these substances made up between 0.3%–4% of the survey population. A substantial majority of students was unaware of and/or uninterested in PCE; however about one third of students were interested in PCE. PCE users were more likely to be male, British and older students; predictors of PCE use included awareness of other students using PCEs, ADHD symptomatology, ethical concerns, and alcohol and cannabis use. Lifetime prevalence for caffeine pills use was 49.4%, with 24.3% lifetime prevalence for cognitive enhancement. A very small proportion of those surveyed were unfamiliar with caffeine pills (1.5%), while over 10% identified as current users, with current users choosing caffeine pills for cognitive enhancement than for other purposes.
The ethical debate over the use of cognitive enhancement is complex and controversial. Some have been labelled cognitive enhancement as "cosmetic neurology". Others have stated the view that the use of mind-altering drugs by famous bands like the Beatles never led anyone to discount their music output. There is clear evidence that a lot of famous music has been written (and often played) with pharmacological enhancement. In contrast, others raise safety issues with widespread use of these drugs and issues of dependency, adverse effects and so on. Use of these drugs by the military or critical operators in the transport industry is another part of the topic that needs to be discussed.
Debate around this topic needs to be data driven and not simply philosophical. We do not know enough about these drugs and need to learn more. Our group has extensively studied modafinil and its longer acting cousin armodafinil. We have used armodafinil as an effective agent in trials of narcolepsy and sleep apnea with persisting sleepiness. More recently we published evidence of short term efficacy of modafinil in treating sleepy patients with mild sleep apnea and have followed this with an ongoing study of armodafinil as a potential weight losing drug through cognitive enhancement to assist weight loss and sleepiness reduction. This latter study forms part of the PhD of Julia Chapman and is headed by Nat Marshall from our Faculty of Nursing. As well we have shown that modafinil improves simulated driving and alertness compared with placebo in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea. David Wang from our group has just had a paper accepted in the journal Sleep showing how this is achieved through EEG activation.
This just forms part of the large ongoing effort to understand how drugs like modafinil work in clinical settings and by extension could potentially be used by individuals trying to maximise outcomes while temporarily deprived of sleep.
Professor Ron Grunstein is a Sleep Disorder Specialist based in Sydney, who consults at the Woolcock Clinic and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and undertakes research at the Woolcock Institute, University of Sydney.


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News Corp's HarperCollins Announces New Conservative Book Imprint
The bigger question is whether the new imprint represents further convergence and entrenchment on the part of its parent company, News Corp.
Palin, of course, is also a paid commentator for another big News Corp. property, FOX News. And while America By Heart won't be part of Broadside Books (neither will Bill O'Reilly, whose newest bestseller Pinheads and Patriots is published by another company division, William Morrow), the titles the new imprint will publish have natural, Rupert Murdoch-owned media partners in the form of FOX News and the Wall Street Journal.
Just this weekend, the Journal launched a stand-alone book review section. The newspaper has run book reviews for years, but the new section, edited by former Weekly Standard staffer Robert Messenger, raised eyebrows for the possibility of greater conflicts of interest -- and concerns that the reviews would not sufficiently disclose any ties between the Wall Street Journal and other News Corp. divisions.
Media watchdogs will certainly be on the lookout to see if Broadside Books plays favorites with respect to the authors it publishes, in terms of whether they have prior ties to News Corp. or would be obviously attractive promotional assets for the company as a whole. In addressing the issue, HarperCollins spokesperson Tina Andreadis said, "We will continue to operate as we always have, but having [Broadside Books] allows us to cultivate a specific focus on a variety of books from a conservative point of view."
The company can tapdance around the question of potential conflicts, but the more they appear to consolidate their media interests, the more scrutiny they will face -- even if perpetual disclosures are both cumbersome and undesirable.
This post has been changed to correct an error. Adam Bellow was employed at Doubleday, part of Random House, just before moving to HarperCollins. He was employed at Free Press earlier in his editorial career.


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Nancy G. Krop advocates throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and in Sacramento to restore California public schools to the top performing, top funded schools California enjoyed a generation ago.
Founder/CEO, Click My Cause
March 2016 – present
Click My Cause empowers California voters to speak up for children and families on CA legislation within seconds! When an issue is up for vote, you receive a mobile alert to "Act Now!" Then, it's just "2 Clicks 2 Change":
Click 1: open mobile alert
Click 2: email Sacramento
Download the free Click My Cause app now in the Apple Store.
Action Team Leader, Policy Advocacy Team, Equal Start
October 2014 – June 2015
Equal Start is Congregation Beth Am's social justice initiative to provide high-quality early learning opportunities for every child.
Director of Legislation, Sixth District PTA
(Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties)
July 2013 – July 2015
VP of Advocacy, Palo Alto PTA Council
July 2012 – July 2014
Working with the PTA, the largest all-volunteer advocacy organization for children in California, Ms. Krop's education advocacy services include:
- California school funding workshops and presentations
- Advocacy trainings
- Annual Legislative roundtable with local legislators, PTA leaders and advocates
- Meetings with legislators, school board members and education experts locally and in Sacramento
- Education advocacy materials — slide show presentations, flyers, hand-outs, website information
- Grassroots education advocacy efforts — petition drives, letter writing campaigns
2010 California Attorney of the Year
Ms. Krop was recognized with this award based on her eight years of work as lead counsel on an education whistleblower lawsuit that went to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Krop worked with the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Justice and brought in several law firms, resulting in the second largest settlement for the U.S. Department of Justice obtained without intervention. Learn more here.
2014 Honorary Service Award
The Palo Alto PTA Council, representing the seventeen K-12 Palo Alto public schools, presented Ms. Krop with a 2014 Honorary Service Award for her tireless education advocacy on behalf of all students in California. In particular, the Council recognized Ms. Krop's advocacy locally on behalf of students at risk of losing their homes to development, as well as her statewide education work to restore stable, longterm, adequate funding for all public school students.
Restoring California Schools to Greatness
Once the model, California schools now rank near bottom in per-student spending (cost of living adjusted) and our underfunded schools perform near bottom in math, reading and science.
While top performing states invest $13,000 - $18,000 per student (New York spends $19,000 per student), California spends thousands of dollars less then the $12,000 per-student national average.
The consequences of such education under-funding are severe. Instead of creating "tax-makers," California is creating "tax-takers." Since 1980 California built 20 prisons — half full of high school dropouts — and 1 university.
With 59% of California students growing up in poverty, and about 40% English learners, Ms. Krop urges California to re-invest in its most prized possession — its children, its future workers and its future consumers.
View "Restoring Excellence to California Schools," Ms. Krop's presentation discussing a proven model used in other states and countries to turn around their public education systems from bottom to top performing schools.
Sixth District PTA Advocacy
As Director of Legislation for the Sixth District PTA, Ms. Krop advocated to improve the educational experience of all students. For more information, see the Sixth District PTA Advocacy web page.


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So I went from the Pacific to the North Sea. The flight from Vancouver to London was very long. It is somewhat frustrating to go all that way and then have to sit in Heathrow for four hours to fly the remaining 45 minutes, but that is the way it is.
I wonder if anyone else thinks about gravity waves and dispersion relations when looking down on clouds.
I went from Victoria with its bunnies, to Dem Hoorn and rabbit soup at the whiskey bar.
This is where I stayed, in the squat, tiny white building with the thatch roof. It was rather cute, but cold. Every day I went out and they would open the window while I was gone. I never figured that out. KS teased me because it did not occur to me that I could turn up the heat. She says this is because I am Canadian. Instead, I slept with two duvets on and a pillow on my head to hold the heat in.
This is a typical barn with its tile and thatch roof.
It was good workshop, if a little Euro-centric. One of these days I will get myself sent to the arctic (topic of our meeting).


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Tropical Storm Don Could Bring Drought Relief to South Texas
The approach of Tropical Storm Don could bring welcomed relief to a drought-plagued Texas when it makes landfall Friday.
Certain places in the state have been without rainfall since May.
"Some parts of Texas are more than 15 inches below average (for rainfall)," said CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen in his forecast Thursday. "This storm will likely not be a drought-buster, but could put a dent in and around where the storm makes landfall."
For the farmers dealing with dried-up cattle ponds and farm fields, any amount of rain would be appreciated.
This is the third worst drought in recorded history, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That could explain why farmers now have an "I'll believe it when I see it" attitude, says Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples.
Despite the desperate need for rain, Staples believes it could be damaging for cotton farmers along the coast.
He said, "Along the Gulf Coast they're harvesting cotton and it could add insult to injury because the rain lowers the quality and makes harvesting difficult."
A tropical storm watch is in effect for the Texas coast, spanning from the mouth of the Rio Grande to west of San Luis Pass. Tropical Storm Don is expected to hit late Friday.
The Brownsville, Texas National Weather Service office reported that "isolated to scattered showers and some thunderstorms and tropical storm force winds will accompany Don as it makes landfall."


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Share Your Talents with Us
A good way to meet new people is to get involved here at Hope. We need lectors, communion assistants, assisting ministers, ushers, bread bakers, greeters, sacristans and helpers with Altar Guild. Fill out a sheet in the Narthex to volunteer for the areas you would like to help in. Calendars are printed quarterly. May this find you saying "yes" to God's request to do and be all that God is calling you to be. Please share with your family here at Hope your time and talents. Please feel free to call 868-3680 if you would like to help out in any way or if you have questions.
Giving Opportunities:
- Faith Works
- Good Samaritan Fund
- Hope Foundation


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Color in News DesignSelf-Directed Course
Learn how the visual elements of color, contrast and dimension complement the written word.
Community Building for Columnists: Poynter-Gannett Online Group Seminar (Nov. 2016)Online Group Seminar
In this online group seminar you will learn some of the essential ingredients that make a well-read columnist.
Community Building for Columnists: Poynter-Gannett Online Group Seminar (Oct. 2016)Online Group Seminar
In this online group seminar you will learn some of the essential ingredients that make a well-read columnist.
Community Service Photojournalism: Contest Lessons Part 1Self-Directed Course
Analyze three approaches to telling visual stories that connect with readers. Based on 2005 ASNE Contest
Connect with Communities Using Government DocumentsSeminar Snapshot
Steve Suo, editor of Nozzl Media, talks about the streaming news feeds his company customizes for news organizations.
Conquering Writer's Block: Help! for WritersWebinar
Kick-start some of your most creative work with these solutions to help you overcome writer's block.
Copyright Law and Fair Use for JournalistsSelf-Directed Course
This course will help journalists understand what constitutes fair use of content, particularly online content, and debunk copyright myths.
Covering a Presidential Campaign from Outside the BeltwayWebinar
Get ideas for developing smart coverage of national campaigns that's meaningful for your audience in this FREE Webinar.
Covering CannabisSelf-Directed Course
Take this course to learn the proper terms, legal definitions and resources for reporting responsibly on cannabis.
Covering Child Sex Abuse: Lessons from the Sandusky StorySeminar Snapshot
Pulitzer Prize winner Sara Ganim describes how she approached her reporting of the Penn State scandal involving former football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Covering Climate ChangeSelf-Directed Course
Learn the science and policies behind climate change and pick up the reporting and writing skills needed to tell stronger stories about global climate change.
Covering Common Core: Telling Classroom StoriesWebinar
Learn the story behind Common Core and build a reporting plan to cover your state's implementation
Covering Communities in a Time of Change: Reporting With Patchwork NationWebinar
Go beyond the red/blue metaphors and get new tools for understanding your audience and the nation.
Covering Cops and Communities: A Poynter ConversationWebinar
A live conversation with several journalists skilled at investigating police and listening to their communities.
Covering Difficult Stories SoloSeminar Snapshot
Telling stories and staying safe as a one-man-band journalist covering stories about people in difficult situations.
Covering Drones in U.S. Airspace and in Your CommunityWebinar
How to tackle the privacy and safety issues around the rising use of drones by law enforcement, companies and others.
Covering Ebola: A Poynter ConversationWebinar
A conversation with industry experts and Poynter faculty about how to cover emerging events without creating hysteria.
Covering Foster CareSeminar Snapshot
Avoid common misconceptions andquick-fix stories about foster care and get tools to put stories in context.
Covering Hate and Extremism, From the Fringes to the Mainstream: An Overview from the Southern Poverty Law CenterWebinar
This FREE webinar will canvass the current hate group and antigovernment landscape, discuss how the SPLC identifies hate groups and examine key factors driving the growth of hate and extremism.
Covering Hydraulic Fracking and Its Impact on Economy and EnvironmentWebinar
Learn the basics of hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas boom that is sweeping the U.S.
Covering Immigration EnforcementWebinar
Learn how to cover immigration enforcement, including arrests, detention and deportation, amid rapid changes in policy and practice.
Covering Immigration from the Border to the HeartlandWebinar
Learn to tell the unfolding immigration story in your community with sensitivity, depth and context.
Covering Islam in AmericaSelf-Directed Course
Learn the religious, social, political and geographical facts about Islam so you can tackle stories with confidence and context.
Covering Mass ShootingsWebinar
Hope it never happens, but be prepared. Learn to cover mass shootings in a way that is least harmful to your community, in this free webinar.
Covering Mental Health Issues and the RecessionWebinar
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Covering Poverty in the SuburbsWebinar
Learn how to find and tell powerful stories about a growing class of Americans: the suburban poor.
Covering Sex TraffickingWebinar
Learn how to work with survivors, police and advocates to find and tell your community's hidden story.
Covering Sexual AssaultWebinar
Examine how to balance the needs of vulnerable stakeholders against your duty to inform the public.
Covering the Affordable Care ActSelf-Directed Course
Develop news coverage to help people get the information they need and guide them through the changing healthcare landscape.
Covering the American Muslim Community: Ideas and Insights to Guide Your ReportingWebinar
A broad survey of the demographics and lived experiences of American Muslims and the current climate in this free webinar..
Covering the Budget Crisis in Your City or StateWebinar
How to offer in-depth coverage on the budget crisis in your state, city or town.
Covering the Election Online, From Tweet to AppWebinar
Your digital audience cares about politics, but may not be political junkies. Learn how to reach them in this webinar.
Covering the Green Jobs DebateWebinar
Tell stronger stories about the impact of green jobs in your community.
Covering the U.S. Visa System and Its FlawsWebinar
This FREE Webinar will provide documents, data, and human resources for covering the U.S. Visa system and its flaws.
Covering Veterans' Issues: What Happens When Soldiers Come HomeWebinar
Unravel the web of state and federal programs for veterans and analyze their effectiveness.
Covering War at HomeSeminar Snapshot
Strategies for telling the stories of soldiers, their families and citizens on the home front.
Covering Water in a Changing WorldWebinar
Whether it's lead in drinking water, "dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico or drought in the arid West, water issues are everywhere. Get up to speed on covering timely topics in your community.
Covering Water Quality: What You Need to KnowSelf-Directed Course
Understand the complex environmental issues and find resources to tell compelling stories.
Covering Your Own Story: A Conversation with WDBJ StaffWebinar
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Learn strategies for delivering digital content directly to targeted audiences with the use of newsletters and mobile messaging.


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Star Wars Marathon in London
As I type this, people are watching The Phantom Menace after having sat through the original trilogy since 06:00 AM this morning. The evening will end with Revenge of the Sith; but they've had fans, costumes, the Royal Philharmonic playing the themes and all kinds of general mayhem. The best report online is at BBC where the reporter is logging the activities as they happen. Not during the movies though!


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Home Grown is among the winners of the 2018 Experts' Choice Award from TripExpert.
Fewer than 2% of restaurants worldwide receive the award
The award is based on over 1 million reviews from 85 publications and recognizes the best restaurants around the world. TripExpert takes a new approach to ratings by using only expert reviews in travel guides, magazines, newspapers and other respected sources.
A beautiful short on the Voices of Atlanta... keep an eye out at 0:15...
CLIENT: Sprite + FX
DIRECTOR: Chris Hamilton
SHOOT LOCATION: Atlanta
BARK BARK: creative+production+design+post
Looks like everyone wants to get comfy...
Becca J. G. Godwin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3:34 p.m Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Neighborhoods
...The breakfast and lunch spot — which has been considered Atlanta's favorite place to get biscuits — has gained a loyal base since opening in June 2010. Celebrities such as John Hamm and Bill Clinton have dined there, and Jerry Seinfeld stopped by last week before his show at the Fox Theatre.
And now chef Kevin Clark's pimento cheese is developing some standalone recognition as a retail product, recently expanding into Georgia. It became available for purchase at many metro Atlanta Krogers in late March.
For three hours you will be on a tour like no other. Every location will evoke a time and period of Civil Rights, including Ralph Abernathy's West Hunter Street Church, the mural of John Lewis on Auburn Avenue and the office on Auburn Avenue where MLK, Abernathy, Andrew Young and Hosea Williams made decisions that changed the world.
Learn more! http://civilrightstour.com/
Our pimento cheese is finally going on sale! Locations will continue to grow but check the link below to find where you can buy it today!
Or come in and check it at Home grown!
It wasn't until Kevin Clark opened Home Grown GA that he came to like this Southern classic, which can easily turn thin and soggy. What's his secret? Slice the tomatoes no less than ¼ inch thick, then salt and pepper them generously about five minutes before frying. Give the slices several good tosses to evenly distribute the seasoning. And instead of the traditional cornmeal, he uses panko Japanese breadcrumbs.
Homegrown, nestled between overgrown lots and a body shop, doesn't look like a place for a superior breakfast. Neither does their trademark comfy biscuit, a messy, chaotic jumble of fried chicken and sausage gravy, garnished with an ironically thin orange slice. And yet, this is the dish that helped earn the diner city-wide acclaim."It's just simple Southern food," says Kevin Clark, chef and owner of Homegrown. "It's comforting. It feels like you're at your grandmother's house."


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Sonia Allan has qualifications in health and law, including an LLB (Hons), BA(Psych)(Hons), LLM(Global Health Law)(Dist), MPH (Merit) and a Ph.D. in law. Sonia has worked in the public and private health and legal sectors, in law reform, as a consultant, and has been a health law academic for more than 14 years, focusing on the regulation of health and emerging technologies, public and global health law. Sonia was a Global Health Law fellow at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. from 2011-2012, where she received the Cali Award for Health and Human Rights. She served as Deputy Chair for a large Human Research Ethics Committee (Clinical Medicine) 2014-2015, and as Head of Department of Health Systems and Populations at Macquarie University in 2015-2016. Sonia currently runs her own consulting business while continuing her academic affiliation through Monash University. Sonia has extensive advocacy experience, engages in public consultation, and has been hired to advise government, the private sector, and not-for-profit organizations.
Winston Churchill Fellowship 2011; Global Health Law Fellow (Georgetown University), 2011/12; CALI Award 2012 - Health and Human Rights Law


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Costume excludes: Moustache.
Sizes for this costume are:
A quality Freddie Mercury outfit, much better than others I'd seen around. And a very prompt service and speedy delivery. 10/10 Cheers!
Hard to find an XL costume so this was great, excellent quality, Thank you
Looks great
A good item , description is correct , looking forward to wearing it on a special occasion
I was so impressed with this outfit. The material was much better than I expected so worked out great value for money.
Good fit but trousers needed altering as too long but fits comfortably even for a overweight person like me
Jacket good fit and looks fine. Vest fairly big. Trousers a bit see-through but otherwise good and fit is ok. Belt would struggle to reach around Twiggy's waist.
Good outfit. Sizing good. Trousers a little on long side but simple to sort out!
Excellent super fast service. Costume brilliant quality and a very good fit.
Fab outfit, was a decent size xl and was well made. Highly recommended.
Excellent quality and very comfortable to wear. I didn't use the belt (not even close to being the right size) Great response from fellow party goers
I'm 6'2", 40 inch chest, 34 inch waist and 34 inch inside leg! After two simple darts stitched at the rear of the jacket and a couple of stitches to narrow the cuffs the outfit looked great! Includes a belt and vest. The jacket is surprisingly good quality man made material and not PVC like some competitors. The trouser length with white trainers was perfect! After a few drinks we were singing into the supplied microphone! Fully recommended, however I had to return one order as it was stained and looked like a returned item. The customer service was brilliant and that minor issue was quickly put right! Love this costume and Jokers are an easy company to deal with!
Great costume. Sizing on the jacket and trousers was accurate but the belt was much too small and did not match the trousers which is the reason for the 4 star rating rather than 5 stars.
Costume looked great, quality was great and was also really impressed with the click and collect locker service. Only 2 minor issues were that the trouser legs were a bit too long (I'm 6ft and ordered the standard size) and there are no pockets in the trousers (difficult as this outfit was for a night out)
Good look and fit
I was very impressed not only with the click and collect locker service but the costume was brilliant. Very good quality.
Impressed with the ease of using site and video is nice touch. Ordered on Monday and arrived by 7.30am Tuesday using click and collect. A few problems getting into locker resolved by one phonecall. Costume is fine and will do the job. What you expect for the price. Trousers a little see- thru! Overall - happy.
overall very I'm happy with the costume but the sleeves are too long and the belt too small.after altering both items it looked really good . got lots of compliments on it at the party.
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text: Right from the title page, where the little ant sits on a chair backed with mapleseeds to don four red sneakers, children will gleefully enter Smith's world of enormous-looking grasses and leaves as seen from an insect's point of view. ``Step by step'' she travels from home, over stones and under branches, to meet her friend, a grasshopper. After a climb up a flower for nectar and a watery adventure when they're spilled from a leaf boat, the joyous pair dances under a spray of dazzling droplets. Then the little ant heads home, precisely the way she came--but time's passing has slightly altered each setting in the cleanly rendered watercolor illustrations. Smith draws readers in with close-up perspectives, enlivens scenes with other small creatures, and skillfully modulates light as day and story together come to a close. Long a favorite in Wolkstein's storytelling repertoire, a spare, well- honed tale in an appealing setting that will make it a winner with the preschool set. (Picture book. 2-5)


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"The mistake," as high elves refer to them, humes have progressed from mere slaves to the most powerful race in the world through their history, but now occupy a position considerably closer to the former. Much has been said about the potential of humes, but as a race that once overthrew the invincible empire of the high elves, nearly succeeded in destroying the multiverse, and created the nigh unstoppable race of galts, they are a race that is carefully monitored by the powers of the universe.
War of the Ages > Bestiary >


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There's this dish at a place that I just learned is within delivery distance of mine. It's really delicious, and just when you thought it was enough to cross "osso buco risotto" or "veal rice dish" off your list – you are pleasantly surprised by another push, a kick of flavor at the end. A spice. Sweet green peas…relief. Throughout, you are delivered that creamy, slow-simmered richness. It's more of a flavor than texture study, but it's such a good one that you want to keep on reading.
All the reasons you wouldn't have ordered the risotto entree in fear of the one-note go out the window with Osteria La Buca's Osso Buco Risotto. Say that ten times fast. Or, just order it – it's off-menu. You can also try a reliable plate of burrata, prosciutto and tomatoes to start. What also was a big hit was another off-menu pizza with figs, kale and tomatoes – but it would be unfair to go further into that. Just consider this a vouch for their other items on the menu.
The best thing is that the prices are reasonable – perfect for that quick dinner delivered straight to my place with zero emissions and zero guilt. And if you feel like dining there, the atmosphere is pleasant – and is even about to get upgraded at the end of the month. Until then, it's painted pink in solidarity in the fight against breast cancer and proceeds go straight to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. What a great cause and reason to dine at Osteria La Buca – all the while enjoying some great rustic.
All food was hosted.
Osteria La Buca
5210 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Tue – Fri: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Tue – Thur: 5:30-10:30 PM
Fri – Sat: 5:30 – 11 PM
Sun: 5 – 10 PM
Delivery on a Zero electric motorcycle within 1.5 mile radius.


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Tough economic times call for action. This workshop is designed for you to take a hard look at your studio. You will walk away with a clear idea of what changes you can make tomorrow. This interactive workshop, led by Christopher Santi, National Sales Manager at Collages.net, is designed for studios that are committed to being successful.
Come learn the business strategies that Chris has incorporated into this workshop from hundreds of visits to successful studios around the country.
You will learn:
1. What Profitable Studios are Doing – Understand what is working in the most successful professional photography studios across the U.S.
2. What to STOP – Conquer your fear of change and see the most common things that studios have stopped doing in order to increase their profitability
3. What to START – Take away at least three new ideas that you will be able to implement immediately
4. What your Finances Really Mean – Hear highlights from PPA's benchmark survey of 250 studios to help you measure your studio's financial strength right from Kevin, a PPA board member 5. How to Plan for the Future – Discover easy steps that successful studios are taking toward improving the financial management of their studios
Monday, August 15th 6:30-9:30
Location: Cabo's in Downtown Houston
419 Travis Street
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 225-2060
Appetizers are covered… drinks are on you 😉
PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL AT firstname.lastname@example.com to let me know if you plan on making it! 🙂
What Photographers are Saying:
"An informative and dynamic speaker, Chris' presentation taught me how to focus on my goals, gain a competitive edge, and discover how to develop my studio's business strategy." – Pete Wright, PW Photography, Richmond, VA.
"Chris presented a solid approach to analyzing business and action plans, and he really got me thinking about change – outside the box." – Robert J. Trenske, RJT Pictures LLC, Bridgeport, CT


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Cremation Info
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Simplicity Cremation & Funeral Services
244 8th Avenue NW
Glen Burnie, MD US
When it comes time to care for a deceased loved one, you may feel overwhelmed and confused about the next steps and options. Our Glen Burnie funeral home is dedicated to providing the best cremation and burial services.
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High-Quality Auto Repairs in Santa CruzOpal Cliffs Auto Center provides quality auto repairs and routine maintenance services in Santa Cruz and the surrounding area. Since 1966, we have been offering a range of auto repairs and services, including brake repairs, timing belt repairs, suspension and steering repairs, Auto AC repairs, auto diagnostic services and much more.
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Radiology Technologist/ MA Limited X-Ray
Gresham, OR | Radiologic Technologist
Position Summary:
The Radiologic Technologist (RT) works with Medical Providers and/or a Medical Assistants with the examination and treatment of GoHealth Urgent Care patients. This role is responsible for providing a variety of technical procedures and apply prescribed ionizing radiation for radiologic diagnosis for our GoHealth Urgent Care patients. This role is responsible for performing and analyzing patient x-rays and reporting results to Medical Providers.
Additional responsibilities include providing administrative support to ensure efficient operation of GoHealth Urgent Care Centers. In a collaborative manner, the Radiologic Technologist will provide support to Medical Providers, Medical Assistants and patients through a variety of tasks related to patient care management, organization and communication.
The Radiologic Technologist (RT) completes all activities accurately, with high quality and in a timely manner while living our vision and mission to become the urgent care Partner of choice by re-defining value and access to quality care through: an effortless experience, a culture of care, and seamlessly integrating with our partners and communities. This vision is achieved through our five core values of Collaboration, Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity and Accountability.
- Graduate of an approved Radiologic Technology program required.
- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registration
- Applicable state licensure as a Radiologic Technologist required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required or within 90 days of hire
- Flexible scheduling.
- Generous PTO.
- Quarterly performance bonuses
GoHealth provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We invite military veterans to apply for our positions. In addition to federal law requirements, GoHealth complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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The lifestyle you can lead.
The Greater Portland market spans both Washington and Oregon. Magnificent Mount Hood is always in view, accessed by the historic Columbia River Highway, which winds through beautiful rivers, waterfalls, valleys and scenic sights. Local attractions include the Pittock Mansion, St. Johns Bridge, the International Rose Test Garden, Lan Su Chinese Garden, and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. There are also many wineries and breweries, the Portland Farmers Market, and lots of local music and nightlife — plus great shopping and restaurants. And you'll find many friendly neighborhoods with great schools.


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With the latest 100% not provided news, I have been asked more times in the last few weeks for PPC training than in the last year! (Albeit jokingly from many SEO's)
So I thought that now is as good a time as any to put together a PPC series to help refresh your memory if you've been out of the loop or for those that are short of time and patience, cover the basic things you should be looking at in order to make better use of that budget and time.
Of course you can just set up your account and let it run, but do you feel lucky punk? Do you? When was the last time you checked your client account manually?
My top 10 PPC Improvements are as follows:
1. Think about a PPC Audit
As with SEO, before you can start work on optimising a PPC campaign or setting one up, you need an audit. Jumping in and fiddling with a few settings for a quick fix can work but given that there have been many changes to the PPC interface in the last 6 months that require a different approach (hello enhanced campaigns!), it is going to be better long term to start from the ground up and if there are a lot of changes to make, a potential re-build of the account in a more efficient way is the way forward.
It is easy to miss things or just let them run as 'if it aint broke don't fix it', but as with SEO, you should be constantly monitoring positions, bounce rates, keywords and looking for potential golden gaps. Even if it's doing well already and you can just set up and leave it – why give any more money to Google than you have to? 😉
An in-depth SEO audit for keywords, marketplace, links can take a few days to a few weeks, so why wouldn't you spend at least few days looking at your PPC campaign? The last time I used a free software audit – it gave me some pointers but didn't really help me to understand the problem (this may have changed), so if you are looking for a more comprehensive manual audit – a fresh pair of eyes or even an outsourced service can pay for itself very quickly with additional revenue or decreased spend as a result.
2. Account Structure
The first thing I look for is how an account is structured. Often campaigns are left in their original form then built up from there. Sometimes because users don't want to lose history but sometimes because at the time it is the quickest and easiest way to make changes and sometimes just because it's been left running and not been looked at for months or even years!
I have always favoured a hierarchical structure that mirrors your website purely because it makes the most sense. An account that closely matches your campaign also has the following benefits:
- Easy for multiple users to find their way around the account (and therefore easy to update)
- Once set up it is easier to grow with regards to themes and additional groups
- Easier for at a glance monitoring and reporting
- Potential for increased quality score – tighter themed groups = higher CTR = lower CPC
Google have a handy image on their help files to explain:
3. Check your Analytics
When was the last time you really looked hard at your Analytics? 'If' you have your account linked correctly this helps! (I'm not joking – 50% of the accounts I look at aren't linked effectively).
Analytics & tracking is a huge area but for the purposes of this article, I am assuming that you have Adwords conversion code in place, e-commerce tracking set up to show you sales values and that you have some goals in place.
If not – WHY NOT?
I spend most of my time in Analytics these days looking at the Matched Search Query Report – not only does it give me an insight into which keywords are performing – it shows me pretty quickly which keywords or areas are wasting cash.
Below are just some of the matched search queries for the term 'romantic break'. If you don't already have them set up, there are plenty of spin off Ad Group ideas from a handful of keywords and plenty of keywords that could be easily excluded.
4. Be Negative
Go through the matched search query report and add everything that is not relevant to a negative keyword campaign. Some words you just don't think of until they come through as a matched keyword string. For example, I recently added the negative word 'donkey' and 'donkey sanctuary' to a holiday group for a well known beach area – who knew? – we do now and it has made us check areas more thoroughly before adding keywords to groups.
If you are being clever and exact matching out keywords all over the place to drive traffic to the actual exact match groups you will be adding individual negatives at Ad Group level. If you have keywords that are relevant to the whole campaign – use the shared library and negative keyword lists to exclude unwanted keywords at Campaign level.
5. Stop Sitting on your Lazy Ads
You know the ones, over and over again Buy Stuff Now, It's cheap & Quick for every single product or too much automation (looking at YOU Amazon & Ebay).
Ads like this do work for branding and many products if no one else is advertising there. Also, Ebay and Amazon probably don't need to be as careful with their pennies! [disclaimer alert].
However, if you've had the same Ads sitting there for a decade with no testing, no modification, and no additions – how do you know for sure that another Ad won't work better?
I've had clients tell me that they know their customers and these Ads work the best with no testing. They may be right, but it's always worth a test.
Poor Ads damage your CTR, Relevant Ads increase your CTR, which in turn increase your Quality Score which in turn lower your CPC – what's not to like about that?
PPC Hero has a quick post about what to test for PPC Ads and there is a neat Calls to Action Cheat Sheet available from lunametrics
6. Switch Off/Switch Down Low Performing Keywords
I know it's nice to appear for everything your heart desires, but do you really need to be there? Before switching off low performing keywords or keywords that have had no conversions in 60 – 90 days, consider switching down, then monitoring your overall revenue.
Unless you have state of the art super whizzy tracking software, you may inadvertently switch off some brand traffic returns or lose sales that may be made on a different device (search at work, buy at home).
Switching down should be your first call, then switch off once you are pretty sure that the keyword was not converting elsewhere.
7. Shave a Little off the CPC
If you have had keywords sat there for months and months, it could be that they have a much better overall quality score than you think. Which means that you could still appear in the same place for a little less.
Don't start cutting of £'s or $'s randomly, shave a few cents or a few pence off either the groups or individual keywords (depending on how your account is set up). It could save you enough to ramp up some of your higher performing keywords without affecting your pocket.
Try to avoid the dreaded below first page bid score notification. If in doubt, watch closely and take of a few cents/pence every other day.
8. For the love of Jebus – How Many Keywords?
Endless keywords in the same group is almost as soul destroying as 500 Ad Groups, each with just one keyword in. If you are testing this can be a quick way to find out which keywords win but once you have researched your marketplace, you will know the kinds of keywords and Ad Groups you want to try.
There is debate with how many keywords you should put into a group but I would say no less than 5 and no more than 15/20. There will be exceptions where every single keyword in a large keyword group is being targeted effectively, is totally relevant, has a brilliant quality score and a click through rate to die for… but I have yet to find them (please share if you have found perfection in large keyword groups). With all the additional match types available and proper planning, you should find that less keywords are required to get the same effect.
Using less keywords/Ad Groups on a lower budget also means that the system is not spreading itself too thin to try and target all 10,000 keywords that you are asking for on $5 a day 🙂
9. Mix & Match
Broad Match, Modified Broad Match, Exact Match, Phrase Match, Negative Embedded Match. As with DJ Names and types of dance music, it wouldn't' surprise me if in the next few years we start to see creatively named Broad House Bling Modified Britney Match with a Twist, but for now, we have 4 (well 5 if you include embedded negative options but it's not really a type, more of a technique).
Many consultants suggest that you separate all of your different match types in different groups and I would agree in many instances – BUT if you are manually creating and managing your account, one group for each type on EVERY SINGLE KEYWORD GROUP is just unnecessary – especially for groups that you've made that get absolutely no impressions (see above).
Questions you should ask yourself:
- How much are you being paid to manage the account?
- If not outsourcing, how much is it costing you in time to manage the account?
- How much is the account actually spending per month?
- Are you going to 'stress' the account by being so super specific it hurts?
- Are you going to take advantage of the benefits that matching gives you such as targeted ads & landing pages?
Quality score is the name of the game but if you have no impressions or clicks because you have been too complicated or too specific, you are not going to see any benefit either. I have also seen some exact and phrase matches cost more than broad so as with everything – test it.
Be creative but also be smart. Don't just upload a host of formulaic spreadsheets for the sake of it. Use separate match groups for high traffic terms, where you can spend the time adjusting individual keyword bids and put the time in to specific relevant targeting as otherwise you have a load of groups with similar keywords potentially 'fighting' against each other.
Broad match with plenty of negative keywords can be just as effective in niche areas without giving you a reporting headache. If you really want to get specific with your matches – check out this post from SEJ
10. Let the Dust Settle
If you've made a major change to your account you also need to let it settle for a little while so you can get some data, gain some history and work on that Quality Score.
I don't necessarily mean set it up and let it run as you should be monitoring, but the more you fiddle in the early stages because 'things aren't working', the less you are 'teaching' the system about how you want to run things and the less you are giving it a chance to tell you what is and isn't working.
Within reason is the phrase that springs to mind. Obviously you don't want to be spending $20 a click for 3 weeks to prove it doesn't work so decide on how much 'test' budget you can afford before you just let the campaign run away with your money.
Sure you can get results in a day or a week/month but thinking long term means you can monitor and tweak effectively and really get to grips with what the data is telling you.
I have turned income around in a matter of weeks, but conversely there have been some smaller spending accounts that take months and months to develop because there is no test budget, money is tight and improvements are thought of on a daily basis i.e. that didn't work yesterday so let's switch it off today…
I tell clients that realistically it takes 3-6 months to implement changes and refine things and even after 6 months there are still further refinements and areas to target and definitely more wins and cost savings if you just give the changes a chance to kick in and take some time to nurture what is already working.
End Bit
Everyone has a different way of setting up accounts so I am sure there will be disagreement on some of the above. There are hundreds of other things you can do to increase your reach, increase your conversion and lower your costs, but not all of them are quick fixes.
Things like conversion improvement and landing page creation take time, effort and a lot of testing, so I have kept this post as a guide to the top things I look for when optimising accounts and the things I have discovered whilst working on different sized accounts.
If you have any tips or things you have discovered while working on accounts big or small – feel free to feedback, comment and share.


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At Herts Wellness Centre we offer a wide range of Podiatric and Chiropody treatments.
General chiropody or routine podiatry refers to treatment of common foot conditions treated by our resident podiatrist. Treatment involves a 40 minute initial consultation where your full medical history will be taken along with any current medications. A neurovascular assessment may also be carried out. Dependent on your treatment needs all follow up appointments are 30 minutes long.
Routine foot care involves the following:
Even if your feet are generally in good condition, you might consider having a single session of podiatry to have the hard skin on your feet removed, have a neurovascular assessment carried out or find out if you're wearing the right shoes
We also provide creams, sprays, ointments, dressings and padding's which with your consent be applied at the end of your treatment. Your podiatrist will be able to recommend what's best for you.
We will carry out a detailed video analyisis and take 3D scans of your foot with the aim of correcting your posture and alignment by the use of prescription insoles/orthotics and stretching and exercise regimes. Please see our assessment and treatment section for further infomation
How can a Podiatrists and Chiropodist help?
At Herts Wellness Centre we give advice and offer individual evidence based treatment plans for patients of all ages, if you are suffering from one of the the below
Ashleigh is a HCPC state registered qualified podiatrist with a particular interest in Biomechanics who trained at the University of East London, gaining a degree in Podiatric medicine BsC(hons).
Before training to become a Podiatrist she was already involved in providing health care in the capacity of an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with over 10 years experience. Since qualifying she has worked as a podiatrist both within the NHS and private sector and has gained a broad range of experience of the conditions that can affect the lower limb.
Ashleigh is passionate about Podiatry and prides herself in working to the highest of standards, adopting a holistic approach and exceptional quality of care.
"My aim at the Herts Wellness Centre is to ensure that we deliver a patient centred experience of excellence and ensure our valued patients are cared for compassionately. All of our treatment plans are evidence based and we work with both the patient and other health care professional involved in your treatment, enabling us to get the best possible results for you and your loved ones".
Reflexology and Reiki
New Patient - Assessment and treatment: £40.00 (40mins - 1 hour)
Paediatric new patient: £42.00 (40mins)
Paediatric follow up (under 16 years of age): £38.00 (30mins)
Follow-up treatment: £35.00 (30mins)
Senior Citizens over 70 years of age: £30.00
Cryotherapy for verruca's: from £60.00
Nail surgery: from £220.00
Home visits: from £40.00. Couples from £70.00 (dependent on distance)
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Full 3D assessment: £90.00
Optogait full assessment: £125.00
Paediatric assessment: £95.00
Custom made orthotics: from £220.00
Optogait custom made orthotic prescription: from £300.00
Off the shelf semi-custom orthotics: £60.00
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Monday to Friday 08:00-20:00hrs
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Home visits by arrangement.
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Because I've gotten so many questions about this, I've finally decided to take the time to write up my thoughts on the fear-mongering spam email messages website owners often receive.
Category Archives: content
It's your stuff — own it
Anything you post on a 3rd-party platform — like Huffington Post, Medium, Facebook, wherever — should be published on your own platform, too.
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Converting phone numbers to links using Grep in BBEdit
When I want to turn phone numbers in web copy into tappable links for smartphones — without relying on mobile browsers to do so — this regular expression saves me a lot of time. Simple search-and-replace fails because if the formatting varies even a little from number to number it becomes a time-consuming, manual process.
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Think your desktop site's good enough for mobile visitors? Does Google?
Google changed their PageRank algorithms in April, 2015. Is your site going to be helped or hurt by this?
Publishing PDFs: how to make a website harder to use
When it comes to publishing on the web, PDF files are rarely the answer. "PDF?" is the question. "No" is the answer. Almost always.
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
Are there appropriate uses for PDFs online? Sure. Maybe. But that expensive, glossy, fold-out, 4-colour printed brochure you had produced? Of course you want to repurpose it — because you're proud of it and it serves a purpose — but no one can make any sense of it on a smartphone (probably half of your visitors), and no one — no one — is excited to print it out at home.
The thinking behind posting PDFs on websites is completely understandable — everyone wants their job to be easier, and everyone wants their website to be as useful as it can be with as little time/effort/training/expense as possible. Click the little "PDF" icon in Microsoft Word and move on, right?
Not so fast.
Punting to PDF shifts the effort to your visitors. It literally makes your site harder for people to use. Other people are just as busy as you are, and if you force them to take the time to sort out your publishing issues, I just don't care is a likely response.
Points of failure for PDFs on websites:
- Failing to compress the PDF for fast download (time is money and cellular data is expensive)
- Publishing a PDF formatted for letter-sized paper (or larger) that can't be easily read or navigated on a phone
- Presuming that people have access to a printer
- Presuming that people are motivated enough to take the time and expense to print your PDF
- Presuming that your beautifully-designed full-colour PDF is still legible when printed on a black-and-white laser printer
- Naming the PDF poorly (so it can't be found later)
- Linking to it poorly/confusingly (so people don't know what kind of file they're dealing with)
- Choosing to publish a PDF in the first place.
Ok. Despite all of this, you published your PDF anyway (because converting it to HTML would've involved hassle/expense/delay). What happens next? A visitor to your site opens it
- What happens next? The file may download to the user's desktop or downloads directory on a desktop operating system (meaning they have to go find it and open it); it may open directly in the browser; it may open in 3rd-party software (some version of Adobe's
Acrobat Readeror Apple's
Preview.app); some will find this trivial, others will have no idea what to do.
- You make them search again — the keyword search on your site (or on Google) that brought them to PDF won't help them find the content they're after inside the PDF
- You make them wait and/or cost them money — the PDF was print-optimized, so it's 230 MB (with no warning). Mobile users on slow, pricey data plans (a group otherwise known as people with cell phones) will not appreciate this.
- You hand them a filing task — the PDF was generically named "
June Newsletter final-revised2.PDF" — stripping it of useful context once it's been downloaded (there's no date, organization name, or helpful subject in the filename); worse, the filename exposes your internal editing/revision/approval process.
- You've turned getting the file into a multi-step task for the visitor — mobile operating systems, in particular, can be confusing when it comes to downloading and saving files.
- There was no warning that it was a PDF; in the worse possible case, the link was some variant of "click here…"
- Spaces in the PDF's filename may be rendered as
%20, so what people see when they preview your link is "
June%20Newsletter%20final-revised2.PDF"; this is unfriendly at best.
This poor visitor to your website already had 137 things to do and just wanted to know what time that thing was tomorrow.
Really, this is just one tiny example of how thinking things through from the perspective of your website's visitors can improve their experience with your organization.
Why does this matter?
The way to make a site easy to use is by sweating the details; it's not a lot of work, but it does take some thought. This battle is fought by asking yourself is there a better way to get this out there than just uploading a PDF — and if uploading a PDF is the answer, then how can I make it as painless as possible?
Some parting thoughts:
- Terrible, hard-to-use, frustrating websites are made of tiny decisions in the form of screw it, I can just post this PDF and move on.
- Websites that need to be burnt to the ground every 3–5 years are slowly built through all of these little choices. This is economically unsustainable.
- If you can't (or choose not to, or haven't the time to) empathize with those who want or need your website, find someone who does.
- Websites need champions. They need advocates. They need passion. They don't need glitzy slide-shows, more social media sharing icons, benign neglect, or bigger logos.
The answer is almost always to convert the contents of your PDF publications to HTML, where they can serve everyone — regardless of the size of the screen they're using.