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Inbound Marketing Lessons Learned
by Chris Tam & Kathy Wang
Our blog was by far our most effective tool of inbound marketing and during the initial phase of growth was the top landing page for our site, versus the actual website itself.
Our blog was by far our most effective tool of inbound marketing and during the initial phase of growth was the top landing page for our site, versus the actual website itself.
What was great about blogging as an inbound marketing tool:
Blog posts are easily shared. All we needed was a few "influencers" on the web to find our content interesting, pass it along, and we got huge spikes in traffic. Though our traffic figures eventually stabilized after these "spikes," each time our content was shared, some of the new readers to our site stayed, explored, and checked out our main landing page.
You can also use blogs to help "exchange" traffic. It was difficult for us to convince a successful blogger or content producer to plug heroiQ or include a link to us on their site - after all, our main landing page isn't going to be a muddled list of a bunch of links. But a blog is perfect for that - we would link our blog posts to other blogs we liked, and some of them in turn did the same for us - "sharing traffic."
Blogs are continually updated. If someone were to just go to www.theheroiq.com every day, they would see the same content, over and over again. There's nothing dynamic about a landing page like that. Conversely, our blog was updated on average five times a week, so readers knew that they could come back and always see new content (and then perhaps wander back over to our main landing page). It's also a great way to get yourself bookmarked - we currently have 450 subscribers on Google Reader alone.
What wasn't so great about blogging as an inbound marketing tool:
Content, especially original content, is hard. It isn't an easy task to continually entertain your audience with unique and original content, and anonymous readers on the internet are some of the most picky. They aren't like your friends, who may stick around out of politeness - bore them a few times, and you'll find yourself un-bookmarked.
It can be difficult to commercialize your main product: Successful inbound marketing blogs - such as OK Cupid's for example - offer interesting content that's easily shared. But it can be difficult to lead readers from your blog directly back to your site. Blogs can and will increase general traffic to your site. But to do anything above and beyond that through your blog is difficult. Readers hate "gimmicks" or feeling that they're being used or pushed too hard to try out your product. OK Cupid usually never includes links to sign up for its dating site on its enormously successful blog posts for this reason. We encountered the same difficulty.
Blogging is far from dead. In our experience, Twitter and Facebook were also useful tools - we utilized both and generated a following on both platforms. But the end goal was to lead these users back to the heroiQ site - and our draw ended up being our blog posts! It's hard to keep putting up the same link (www.theheroiq.com) and expect your Twitter/Facebook followers to keep clicking. You need to continuous, new, fresh content - blogs are perfect for that.
See all these spikes? They were from blog posts!


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Hello, and a happy Wednesday to our outstanding readers! Brandon Wilson here with a pointer to some more of the new networking features in Windows Server 2019 coming to you straight from the Windows Core Networking team!
In this week's posting, the discussion surrounds software defined networking (SDN) security. Here is an excerpt straight from the product group:
"Top 10 Networking Features in Windows Server 2019: #4 Security with SDN
Excerpt: In this modern era of cloud computing, more and more customers are looking to move their workloads to public, private or hybrid clouds. Security is one of their main inhibitors in moving to cloud. How secure are their workloads in the cloud? Is their data safe from theft and tampering? Windows Server 2019 SDN delivers new SDN security features to increase customer confidence whether running workloads on-premises or as a service provider in the cloud."
As always, if you have comments or questions on the post, your most direct path for questions will be in the link above.
Thanks for reading, and we'll see you again next week!
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Our approach is predicated on two
almost unfair advantages.
We've pioneered the application of behavioral economics in cryptocurrency investing.
Humans make predictable cognitive errors?perhaps with no greater intensity and frequency than when investing. Four Nobel Prizes have been awarded to psychologists and economists who have discovered the impact of these cognitive errors on financial behaviors, including Richard Thaler just last year.
BE-driven approaches have helped Thaler and other behavioral investors like Tom Howard to having amongst the best-performing funds in their classes, and these approaches seem to?be even more relevant?to digital asset investing. By leveraging behavioral finance, sentiment analysis, and digital asset-specific data points (e.g. blockchain network activity), we can measure and sometimes predict certain psychological aspects of the cryptocurrency markets. We've scaled an approach built on a rich academic literature going back decades, enabling us to detect behavioral price distortions and often take advantage of them.
Want to learn more about the underpinnings of our approach?
Behavioral cryptofinance resources
Others try to appraise the fundamental value of blockchain assets or predict the future of decentralization. We focus on measuring and predicting investors' behavior.
We have a unique blend of entrepreneurial experience, angel investing success, and behavioral science.
Our team composition reflects the reality that thriving in the blockchain space requires a highly interdisciplinary skill set. We are not new to startups, fintech, investing, or applying behavioral approaches in novel arenas. Chris spent the better part of the last decade helping startups, large enterprises, and public institutions apply behavioral science in a diverse mix of verticals. This included medication adherence with San Francisco's Dept. of Public Health, enterprise software adoption with Salesforce, voter turnout in the US 2016 presidential elections with Hustle, medical research participation with UCSF, and financial behaviors with behavioral economist Dan Ariely's Common Cents Lab. Both Chris and Aymard have worked with startup incubators and innovation programs like Y-Combinator and Stanford's StartX, and both have had successful early or late-stage tech investments with companies like Able Health, Spotify, Circle, Palantir, Cue, and Lark. Applying insights from behavioral economics and tech investing to the blockchain space is not always 1-to-1, but our unique experience set positions us well to think critically about investment methodologies across a range of diverse and sometimes limited data points.
Why is behavioral economics applicable to cryptocurrency investing?
The dynamics of this market create much greater opportunity for behavioral approaches; there is greater market volatility, lower investor sophistication, less fundamental asset value (e.g. no relationship to a company's present or future earnings), markets that never close, and staggering differences between international crypto market climates.
Moreover, blockchain investors and companies are much more active on social channels, and there is significantly less regulation around information made available about these assets (cf. with quarterly earnings reports). Thus, behavioral price distortions may be more easily monitored, arbitraged, and predicted than with normal stock markets.
Adapting BE strategies that have earned outsized alpha in traditional markets is not always straightforward, but the upsides can be significant.
- What data do you use to evaluate mature cryptocurrencies?
We look a great deal at underlying network activity on-chain and behavioral indicators of sentiment like on-chain transactions, address trends, and order books. In addition, we use data to assess the macro trends for the market as a whole, like common trends on-chain across top networks, average ICO returns, Google & Baidu search trends, and activity of wallets with large holdings.
What data do you use to evaluate ICOs?
Esoteric Capital does not invest in ICOs. That said, with ICOs there are numerous data points you might consider consider, including the hard cap vs. sold tokens (implied valuation), discount (or bonus), founders with previous blockchain or tech experience (e.g. sold/IPO?ed a startup or worked at least VP-level in Fortune 100 company), Github activity, pre-sale terms vs. public ICO price (can indicate foul play or desperation), community size and engagement level, tokenomics, backing from notable investors (who bought tokens, not just equity), industry/vertical, and meaningful partnerships.
Who can invest in the fund, and what are the terms?
We are considering investments starting at $1m USD or its crypto equivalent from philosophically-aligned individual investors, other funds (traditional or crypto), ICO treasuries, and sovereign wealth funds. We accept both US and non-US investors, though Americans must be accredited. Our fees are very much in line with what you might expect if you know about hedge funds.
If you'd like to chat with us about putting capital to work and using behavioral approaches to generate alpha, we're happy to provide more details and all the documents you'd expect.Get in touch
The materials on this website are for illustration and discussion purposes only and do not constitute an offering. An offering may be made only by delivery of a confidential offering memorandum to?appropriate investors.
Want to learn more?
Investing is complex (and behavioral investing is perhaps even moreso). If you'd like to learn more about how we approach things, hop on a call with us.


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Perfect for the show, but we often wonder how they look IRL without all the makeup and effects.
Well, prepare to be mind-blown over Angie Rice, the addict who works in the laundry.
Offscreen, she is played by Julie Lake, and is absolutely stunning.
She spoke to TooFab recently, revealing that her transformation into Angie isn't actually much of a process!
"I wish I could say it takes three hours to make me look hideous, but it's probably like .. the makeup alone is two minutes and the hair is maybe 20," she said.
As for those teeth...
"I remember the first time they did it I looked in the mirror and smiled and burst out laughing. It was just endlessly amusing to me at first," she told the publication. "They have a palate of colours that's like tobacco stain, nicotine, coffee, dark greens, yellows and browns, it's disgusting. Then they just paint it on, it's like 30 seconds tops, let it dry and good to go."
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There are roughly eight and a half million dogs kept as pets in the UK. There are many totally different breeds and kinds of dog, all various in dimension, physique form and persona. Sometimes dogs much less resilient to this mistreatment purchase mental problems which might be known as separation nervousness", but owners brush it off as acceptable and may confine their dogs to a crate (barely enough room for the dog to show around in) because of this.
S not their true or only nature, they only try this as a result of additionally they know that is their job and some time when they aren't correctly skilled or nicely have couple of dog breeds that are very territorial and aggressive and never enough pleasant to other dogs or animals.
I assume I did not appreciate the satirical method you wrote it. There are a lot of unresponsible dog owners on the market and that just ticks me off, that is why there is such a problem in shelters being over crowded and dogs being put down each day.
My Pekingese, Max is a rescue, yet inside 6 months of getting him, he not only became certified as a remedy dog (for hospital visits and such) and my emotional assist dog (for my PTSD), but in addition earned his Canine Good Citizenship certification.
And as for mentally compromised individuals, since you consider dogs are basically disabled kids, you're then admitting that we are deliberately producing and promoting animals with disabilities, which I touched upon on this article (deformities from selective breeding the place dogs can not give beginning naturally, have unhealthy health.


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It was over 45 years ago that the idea for the Squash Blossom was found in what some would consider an unlikely place: the trunk of Uncle Wilton Cogswell's turquoise Cadillac. Reminiscing on what turned out to be a fateful day, John and Patti Cogswell recall when Wilton arrived with his collection of turquoise jewelry. John and Patti, just out of college and unemployed, were sun bathing at their uncle's house with relatives when the Cadillac pulled up. The jewelry cases were carried from the trunk to the pool, and soon everyone dressed up their bathing suits with handmade Native American jewelry. Patti recalls, "Uncle Wilton gave me a turquoise Heishe necklace and I was hooked."
That summer the newlyweds spent their honeymoon on the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni reservations. With $1,500 to spend on their first business trip. The two weeks spent on the reservations were filled with the thrill of discovery. Young, in love, and eyes wide open at the new culture they were surrounded by and its beautiful creations, the Cogswell's remember the time as one of excitement and adventure. They returned home with a car full of turquoise jewelry. This was the first installment in a business that has brought Patti and John more success than they ever could have anticipated at the young age of 22.
Vail Village
Colorado Springs
The Squash Blossom located in the heart
of Vail Village is known for its unique collection
of fine jewelry from all corners of the world
Our Vail store presents a diverse geographic range of talents, specializing in high karat gold and precious gemstones. The Squash Blossom prides itself on the artistic integrity and superb craftsmanship of all our jewelers including such artists as Gurhan, Alex Sepkus, Irene Neuwirth, Todd Reed, and Sarah Graham
Vail Staff
- Silviya Gecheva - Sales Associate & Website Coordinator
- Lauren Merk - Marketing Coordinator & Sales Associate
- Melissa Raiguel - Sales Associate
- Kevin Magner - Sales Associate
Located in Historic Old Colorado City, since 1973, this location has maintained its reputation for fine art, jewelry, bronze sculpture and home accessories. From traditional to contemporary, The Squash Blossom has something for everyone.
The Squash Blossom is committed to providing our customers with quality merchandise, service and selection.
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Am i the one who think too much?
why am i feel so lost at so sudden?
did he ever realise i need him and love him much?
or he just need someone to be with?
do u know im so helpless when u not around?
do u know i feel so scared that 1 day u will gone from my life?
i cant bare to accept the fact when u really gone..
can i be the girl you really love?
or im just a girl you like ..
not even can be the important girl..
i love the time when spend with you...
but i really wanted to know..
am i the girl for u?
or u feel im not suit to be and duno how to tell me?
i dunno whether i wan to know the truth or just ran away from the fact,and lying myself..
but...i feel so scared...
i wanted to know and ask
but i realize that u will angry even will be very cruel to me..
but i do love u more and more..
baby boy..
whenever u said bye to me
i was so sad..
even when chat...
u even said u nid to sleep after u burn ur cd
i was hope we can chat,
even jz spend a less time..
but i noe u cant,cos u nid to drive on the second day and u feel dat no nid always spend our time together even sms..
we did quarrel for once becos of u din msg me when u went out.
sorry baby,
for being so childish..
'i hope you can call me bebe or even be rather than lian..
cos be reserved to u..
oni u the one who can call..
but u dunno,how much i wanted to hear u said u love me with ur heart..
how longer i need to wait?
for hoping that u will realise im in ur life now?
for hoping that u will put me in ur life now?
sincere be really love u..
hope 1 day u will know...
i noe u hate to see im so childish so weak so stupid even hate to see my tears,
im not saying im not believing in u,but i just wan to noe...do u love me with ur heart?
u nvr tell,but i noe...
cos u never say it but u use a different way to say it...
but i hope u can tell me fully ...
* not in a very good mood,feel so helpless and lonely tonite,tears again*


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Galveston native Jack Johnson gets long-awaited presidential pardon
GALVESTON — A life-size bronze statue of boxing great Jack Johnson stands in a park here that's named in his honor.
It cuts an imposing figure for passers-by in an otherwise quaint section of the island. Johnson's scowling face stares down an unknown opponent. His chiseled frame is ready to throw a left hook, and his right hand is cocked and ready to strike with ferocity.
When the news hit Thursday that President Donald Trump granted a rare posthumous pardon to Johnson more than 100 years after what's widely seen as a racially charged conviction for traveling across state lines with his white girlfriend, Galveston boxing aficionado Ken Randolph thought it would be only right to visit the statue and pay tribute.
Randolph picked up a six-pack of Galveston Brewery's flagship beer, Tiki Wheat, and laid the unopened cans at the foot of Johnson's statue — a fitting refreshment to celebrate a local hero and the first black heavyweight champ who many historians feel was robbed of a celebrated athletic legacy because of the cloud of American racism, driven largely by the segregationist policies of the Jim Crow era.
"This is a Galveston man here who grew up on the island, and what better way to celebrate a presidential pardon than having a local beer?" asked Randolph, a retired energy executive.
Nicknamed the "Galveston Giant," Johnson, the son of slaves, was born on the island in 1878 and died in 1946.
His great-great niece, Linda Haywood, had pressed Trump for a posthumous pardon, and U.S. Sen. John McCain and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pushed Johnson's case for years.
Trump recently tweeted that actor Sylvester Stallone, star of the "Rocky" movies, had brought Johnson's story to his attention in a phone call.
"I applaud @POTUS for issuing a posthumous pardon of boxing legend Jack Johnson for his racially charged conviction a century ago," the ailing McCain wrote in a tweet Thursday that included rare words of praise for Trump. "This action finally rights a historical wrong, restores a great athlete's legacy & closes a shameful chapter in our history."
Posthumous pardons are rare, but not unprecedented.
President Bill Clinton pardoned Henry O. Flipper, the first African-American officer to lead the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War, and President George W. Bush pardoned Charles Winters, an American volunteer in the Arab-Israeli War convicted of violating the U.S. Neutrality Acts in 1949.
"It's my honor to do it. It's about time," Trump said during an Oval Office ceremony Thursday, where he was joined by Stallone and boxer Lennox Lewis.
Johnson's legacy as a boxer already is cemented in history. The forefather to such boxing greats as Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali, Johnson established himself as a top fighter by beating Denver Ed Martin for the Negro Heavyweight Championship in 1903.
Johnson wouldn't get another shot at a world title until 1908, when he easily knocked out Tommy Burns to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. He then would defeat James Jeffries, a white boxer, in 15 rounds during the "Fight of the Century" in 1910, firmly establishing himself as a household name.
As Johnson's celebrity grew, his exploits outside of the ring tarnished his reputation back home in Galveston.
Decades before the braggadocio of boxers like Ali and Joe Frazier became commonplace, Johnson lived a flamboyant lifestyle with an outsized personality to boot — at a time when blacks in America were treated like second-class citizens. He opened a nightclub in Harlem that later would become the famed Cotton Club and wore flashy, tailored suits and jewelry.
But his biggest sin in the eyes of Galvestonians back then was his dating of white women.
After defeating Jeffries in 1910, the Galveston City Council announced a homecoming parade in Johnson's honor. But once it was learned that he would attend with his girlfriend, Hattie McClay, who was white, the festivities were canceled.
"In the early 1900s, he was the most photographed African-American in the world at the time — in the world!" said Sam Collins, a local historian and owner of the historic Stringfellow Orchards in Hitchcock. "And he was from Galveston. He could've been one of the most famous Galvestonians ever in 1910. So why wouldn't the city embrace it? Well it was because of this cloud — the Jim Crow South and the idea of trying to erase that memory."
Two years after the apex of his heavyweight title, Johnson was on his way from Chicago to Toronto when he was arrested on the grounds that his relationship with Lucille Cameron, another white woman, violated the Mann Act against "transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes" due to her being an alleged prostitute.
An all-white jury would convict him in 1913, and Johnson was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Johnson skipped bail and fled the country, but returned years later and served 10 months in prison.
The fact that it was Trump, who has a history of controversial, racially tinged statements, who finally pardoned Johnson wasn't lost on the boxer's supporters back home. But most were willing to overlook that if it meant that Johnson finally got his due.
"I'm just happy he issued the pardon, we didn't care which president did it as long as a president did it," said Doug Matthews, Galveston's first black city manager and the vice president of the Old Central Cultural Center on the island.
Matthews helped secure the $150,000 grant from the city of Galveston to establish Jack Johnson Park. He said he fully understood Trump's uneasy history with race relations, but praised the president for making the right decision.
"We didn't want to look at the motives, but at least it happened and we're happy for the family of Jack Johnson," Matthews said.
Collins had previously thought former President George W. Bush, given his Texas roots, would have pardoned Johnson. When Bush passed, Collins felt President Barack Obama would have taken up Johnson's case, particularly given that he was the product of an interracial relationship. Obama declined, and Collins was left with Trump as the next hope for clearing Johnson's name.
Trump wasn't deterred by a Justice Department policy not to accept applications for posthumous pardons for federal convictions.
"On this one issue, I think we just have to give him credit," Collins said. "There were things I didn't agree with that President Obama did, and there are certainly things that I don't agree with that President Trump has done. But on this issue I'm thankful as a historian, as a local Galveston County resident, as a Jack Johnson boxing fan."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The work week ends with an Aquarius Moon in harmonious aspect to retrograde Mars. Think twice about something you've been thinking of releasing, letting go or transforming and then take action to do so. Venus enters Taurus so its time to indulge in personal pleasures as well as those with a partner. You'll want to eat and spend more but this placement usually assures good value for the money …Read More
Wednesday, April 27
This Mercury retrograde is all about healing and taking care of the body through diet, health and exercise. The Earth grand trine presents ample opportunity to learn how to work with the body intelligently from the inside out. Mercury's talent can expand through it's contact with Jupiter, and deepen through its contact with Pluto. In its first shadow, (April15-28), as it crossed path with these two planets, there would …Read More
Tuesday, April 26
The Moon is void from 11:51 am until 7:54 pm (EDT). It's the morning that counts today. The rest of the week we will be feeling Mercury slowing down as the trickster prepares for its retrograde that starts on Thursday in the sign of Taurus. This one will be all about values, self-worth and money. So if a piece of machinery breaks down its important to get the most bang …Read More
Sunday, April 24
The Moon is in Sagittarius all day making no aspects. Go as far as you'd like today with the archer and shoot for the stars. Don't worry, Saturn will eventually rein you in should you go too far. On a more complex level, because the Moon is in Sagittarius and Mars is retrograde in this sign, and she'll join him in the wee early morning hours of Monday, where …Read More
Thursday, April 21
Thursday, April 21. It's the Taurus time of year and that's when spring is starting to burst forth in the northern hemisphere and the Sun radiates more warmth eliciting more color and lushness from Mother Earth, henceforth Taurus's correlation with the five senses and sensuality. Feel, see, taste, touch and hear everything with greater awareness. Luxuriate in the pleasure nature has to offer in its vast abundance. Try to …Read More
Mars and Pluto Retrograde: April 2016
Mars and Pluto are retrograding within a day of each other on April 17 and 18. Mars is the more notable retrograde since he only does so once every two years, and is felt on a more personal level than Pluto. Pluto retrogrades every year for about 5 months, so his intensity is experienced more on the exact days of the stations. His retrograde is more easily acclimated because it …Read More
Sunday, April 17
Mars and Pluto are retrograding within a day of each other on April 17 and 18. Mars is the more notable retrograde since he only does so once every two years, and is felt on a more personal level than Pluto. Pluto retrogrades every year for about 5 months, so his intensity is experienced more on the exact days of the stations. His retrograde is more easily acclimated because it …Read More
Saturday, April 16
It's the day before the Mars retrograde and two days before the Pluto retrograde of which I will have much more to comment on in posting later today or early tomorrow. That being said if you're seething and feeling like a pressure cooker waiting to explode that's the reason why. Often on stations like this pressure that has been mounting is released in eruptive ways. We see it in physical …Read More
Thursday, April 14
The Leo Moon puts everyone in the mood to express their talents outwardly. Mercury and Jupiter expand communication and the entire day is full of outgoing energy. Words carry weight and value. Reach out to people at long distances. The tax deadline is tomorrow and there's a faced pace feeling to the entire day. It's a great night to go to the theater or do something fun with those …Read More
Tuesday, April 12
The Moon loves the sign of Cancer because there's usually a green light to getting one's needs met. There are two interesting things going on today that affect relationships. The Moon makes a harsh aspect to Venus so women may have more disagreements with other women. Yet, Mars and Venus are in harmony so relationships between men and women will flow more smoothly. That's a general outlook and of …Read More


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HQ caps from episode 11 of Almost Human, Disrupt. Caps by Karli for Karl Urban Kiwi.
Synopsis: A deadly crime from the future occurs when a "smart home" goes terribly bad and turns on its occupants. Detective Kennex and Dorian lead the investigation that forces them to interface with a house that is represented by a mysterious hologram character.


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LAST NIGHT IN TWISTED RIVER by John Irving
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LAST NIGHT IN TWISTED RIVER by John Irving
June 15, 2010 Trade size paperback
In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable�s girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run from Coos County�to Boston, to southern Vermont, to Toronto�pursued by the implacable constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them. In a story spanning five decades, Last Night in Twisted River depicts the recent half-century in the United States as �a living replica of Coos County, where lethal hatreds were generally permitted to run their course.
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Since so many of the cool domain names have been snagged (and mostly by people who aren't even using them-ugh!) choosing one can be a daunting task. As difficult as this step is however, it is just the first decision of many before you launch your website.
Once you find the domain you will use, you need to reserve it. Most start up businesses are looking for ways to save money and the temptation for choosing a company that offers free domain names with hosting is irresistible. Unfortunately, the cost you pay in the long run could be devastating to your online marketing.
Often when you choose to switch your website hosting to another company you will learn the domain registration was free to you because the hosting company owns it – not you. Some hosting companies will not release ownership and you will have to wait for it expire and then register it again. This could literally take years. Another option, if the registrar allows, is to transfer the domain to another registrar but this can be costly depending on what your old host is requesting.
Domain names can be registered with many legitimate registrars from $5-25 a year. Pretty nominal compared to a "free" one that you don't really control. Consider the cost of all the marketing materials you have developed with your domain printed on them. The links from directories and your indexed pages in search engines – not to mention all of your customers who have bookmarked your site – risk being lost.
Connection Group allows you to reserve your own domain name. We even recommend a couple of reputable registrars we work with regularly. If you don't feel comfortable working through the process we can also reserve them for you. If we do, you hold the reservation and it will be a stand alone domain name that you can move to a host of your choice at any time.
A couple of reputable domain registrars we work with regularly are:
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With holiday break stretching out in front of them, teens can get a jump on the season's hottest upcoming titles. And they must've been extra good this year, because these reads are pretty fantastic. Gayle Forman's latest promises all of the emotional depth and heartache that we know and love from her, while Marissa Meyer is delighting us with a prequel to her fairy tale reboot series. Then there's a based-on-real-events story about South African blood diamonds, a high school clique's plot to date like men, and a suicidal love story that strikes equally poignant notes on life and death. Get ready for action, adventure, romance, and a few tears with this season's picks.
1. Diamond Boy
Diamonds are a boy's worst enemy
From the author of Now Is the Time for Running, this is a captivating and affecting tale of greed, political struggle, and freedom. Seeking a better life, Patson and his family journey across Zimbabwe to work in his uncle's diamond field. Mining for riches has a way of corrupting young minds and Patson begins to succumb to a growing greed inside of him. Everything changes, however, when the soldiers arrive. Based on Zimbabwe's Great Marange Diamond Rush and the corrupt government's brutal takeover of the fields, Patson's fictional story of fighting for survival is all too real and incredibly powerful.
On shelves: December 2
2. Love & Other Theories
A rule made to be broken
Don't be tricked into thinking this is just another romantic comedy. High school junior Aubrey and her friends are on a mission to avoid heartbreak. Their clique's leader, Shelby, lays out the big issue with boys their age: They're all commitment-phobes. Instead of aiming to change them, the girls come up with their own rules to enjoy sex and expect nothing after. The plan begins to fall apart, however, when Aubrey meets Nathan. With all of the elements of typical romantic comedy and high school drama lined up, readers will be pleased when the inevitable happens (the plan fails spectacularly) and surprised when the ensuing fallout doesn't cave in to easy cliches.
On shelves: December 30
3. Vivian Apple at the End of the World
It's the end of the world as she knows it
Another year, another end of the world prophecy. Seventeen-year-old Vivian Apple doesn't take the Rapture seriously, even if her parents do. They're devout followers of Beaton Frick, the founder of the Church for America, and they believe they're about to be called home. So when Vivian returns home from a Rapture's Eve party to find two holes in the ceiling and no parents, she begins to wonder if she was the one in the wrong. A road trip through a now-paranoid America commences as Vivian and her friends Harpreet and Peter search for the truth. It's contemporary satire that will serve series-readers and those looking to branch out from dystopian trends well.
On shelves: January 1
4. All the Bright Places
Won't you stay with me
Violet Markey was in the car accident that killed her sister, though surviving is harder than it seems. Intending to jump from her school's bell tower, she instead meets Theodore Finch—who is just as surprised to find someone at his suicide spot as she is. The two make it down alive and Finch makes it his mission to pull Violet back into the world, even while his continues to darken. Told in alternating perspectives, this story of learning to live will resonate with any reader who has ever felt the dark pull of depression. Comparisons to The Fault in Our Stars are inevitable, though this one stands firmly on its own.
On shelves: January 6
5. Hellhole
Hell-arious reading
Max Kilgore is in a hellish predicament. He accidentally opens up a crater that unleashes a devil named Burg, who promptly sets up camp in Max's basement. A fan of Flamin' Hot Cheetos and killing people, Burg must be shown the door before he decides to wreak havoc on the world. But getting rid of an unwanted houseguest and getting rid of a devil are two very different tasks. Teaming up goth girl Lore, Max sets out on a hilarious mission to reclaim his basement and his life from a big red jerk.
On shelves: January 6
6. The Ghosts of Heaven
Endless Infinities
After wowing readers with the Printz Award-winning Midwinterblood, Marcus Sedgwick delivers a series of four tales that seamlessly blends historical and science fiction, and will leave readers deep in thought. Sedgwick lets readers decide for themselves if they wish to read the stories in chronological order or if they would prefer to skip around, providing readers with 24 unique reading experiences. The first story begins with a girl drawing in a cave, the second with a witchcraft trial in England, the third with a psychiatrist being driven mad by a patient in an asylum, and the fourth on a spaceship. The presence of spirals in each story provide the most obvious connection, and the rest are scattered throughout and left to be picked up by intuitive and intelligent readers. No matter where readers begin and end, they are certain to feel in awe of this powerful work.
On shelves: January 6
7. The Boy in the Black Suit
Not all tears are an evil
After his mom dies and his dad fails to make ends meet, Matthew finds himself suiting up to work at the local funeral home just to get by. It seems strange and depressing at first, though Matthew begins to feel comforted by surrounding himself with others who are grieving and understand what he's been through. Grief can be so isolating and he finally begins to feel like he isn't completely alone. Then he meets Lovey, a girl who's dealt with even more than he has but remains much stronger. He can't help but feel drawn to her, hoping that against all odds she can help him heal.
On shelves: January 6
8. When
The final countdown
Author Victoria Laurie is a professional psychic and writer, and she brings both of these gifts to her debut young adult novel where a girl can see the death date of every person she meets hanging just above their forehead. Maddie's entire life has been plagued by this "gift," which helps her make money for herself and her alcoholic mother but wasn't enough to save her police-officer father. When a little boy is found dead on the day that Maddie predicted, she becomes entangled in an official investigation… as the lead suspect! As more people begin to disappear, Maddie is racing the clock to find the real murderer before she ends up a victim herself.
On shelves: January 13
9. Fairest
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Winter is coming… but not yet. First the Lunar Queen must take her turn in the spotlight. A prequel for Marissa Meyer's rebooted, futuristic fairy tale series The Lunar Chronicles, Fairest explores the origin of the most evil woman in the galaxy. Based on Snow White's Evil Queen, the novel begins with Levana, a 15-year-old girl living in a toxic home with a cruel older sister who enjoys nothing more than abusing Levana physically and verbally. With her sister set to one day be Queen, Levana's future looks bleak. But something happens, everything changes, and the Levana that readers know begins to take shape.
On shelves: January 27
10. I Was Here
The one left behind
Gayle Forman, the author who brought us the heartbreaking If I Stay, delivers another insightful and emotional novel this winter. In her latest, Forman explores the unimaginable loss Cody experiences when her best friend Meg commits suicide. Cody struggles to come to terms with what has happened. She knew everything about Meg, so how did she not know Meg was depressed? Traveling to Meg's college to gathering her belongings, Cody begins to piece together the image of a girl she didn't know at all. In light of her recent loss, Cody fights to reconcile with what she remembers of Meg and what she's found.
On shelves: February 10
11. Shadow Study
High fantasy heroine
The fourth book in the Study series and the first in the Soulfinder series, Shadow Study finds Yelena yearning for her days as a poison tester. That's how you know things have gotten bad. Her magic keeps the countries of Ixia and Sitia at peace, though power struggles on both sides threaten to ruin all she's worked for. And just when she needs it most, Yelena's magic fails her. She'll have to keep that little fact a secret if she hopes to stay alive long enough to save her city and her beloved Valek. This high fantasy release from New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder is sure to be excellent news to fans of her Study series.
On shelves: February 24
12. The Sin Eater's Daughter
A rogue goddess
Twylla and X-Men's Rogue would likely get along fairly well. Plucked from her home by the mad Queen Helewys, Twylla is forced to ingest a poison every month that allows her to embody a goddess, a goddess who can kill with a single touch. The Queen appoints Twylla her royal executioner, a job that turns her into a social pariah. Even the prince, her betrothed, won't go near her and her poisonous skin. With the arrival of a charming new guard, it seems as though Twylla finally has met someone who sees past her role as executioner to the girl underneath. But love isn't exactly easy when you can't even hold hands, and the Queen has a plot that would destroy any hope Twylla has for ever being happy. Readers, be prepared for love, drama, magic, and sequels.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Dallas Thomas scored early for Huntingdon, but Piedmont rallied to win 2-1 on Saturday.
Thomas scored in the 15th minute but Piedmont (6-7-2, 2-1 Great South Athletic Conference) answered with a Nick Weatherby goal in 23rd minute and another Weatherby goal in the 55th minute.
Thomas took four shots for Huntingdon (3-10-2, 1-2 GSAC) and Rusty Cowley took three shots. Jordan Osborne had three saves for Huntingdon.
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Trailing gorillas in Uganda
On John J King's last day in gorilla country, some special guests came for an early morning snack.
After two days in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda, and a couple of terrific encounters with the 'Habinyanja' and 'Rushegura' gorilla families, my wife and I were preparing to leave.
But on our final morning in camp, I was woken up by a hushed, but undeniably urgent, summons from Simon, one of the guides in the next-door tent.
"John, John, get up quick! You won't believe this!" he whispered.
You don't hang around when you're in mountain gorilla territory and you hear something like that, so I bounded out of my bunk and grabbed my Handycam as I ran out of the tent.
Creeping down the path, full of anticipation, I was not disappointed.
In the fresh, moist light of dawn, several youngsters from the Rushegura group were chewing quietly on small shrubs about 10m from the trail.
I sat down on the spot and started the Handycam rolling, but within a minute or two the small caravan of gorillas began ambling in my direction.
When the first individual passed by less than a metre away, I moved to a safer place by the side of the trail and assumed a submissive posture. Head down, I watched out of the corner of my eye as the others moved silently by, sure that they could hear my heartbeat, which was pounding in my ears.
Touching moment
Suddenly, a young male trailing behind the others stopped directly in front of me and reached out cautiously to touch my leg. It was the gentle gesture of a curious child and I could smell the sweet scent of the forest on him.
The youngster continued his investigation with bolder pats on my arm, then my shoulder, back and head. Soon he was joined by another youngster, and then some older but still sub-adult females came over.
One of the males actually started grooming me, though I suspect he was disappointed by the lack of tasty bugs in my hair – all he found was a single twig, which he pulled out and discarded. Conscious that such an encounter would never happen again, I hoped the moment would last as long as possible.
I was almost in a trance as the young gorillas sniffed and caressed me.
Then I became aware of the dominant male silverback in my peripheral vision. This dramatically changed things – now I just had to trust that, as long as I stayed calm and still, I would come out of this scenario unhurt.
I quietly switched off my camera so that I could concentrate on absorbing every detail of the experience. It was exhilarating. And I was pleased that my friend and guide, Jonathan Rossouw, was sitting nearby commenting on the behaviour – at least he would be able to confirm my unlikely story.
All good things come to an end and eventually, for some unknown reason, the silverback raised his huge bulk and moved up the hill. The entire family followed.
Immediately afterwards, it was difficult to comprehend what had just happened, but I knew that I had – for a rare and intimate moment – shared the creatures' lives. As I said to Jonathan: "I am a gorilla."
Sadly, since this story was written, John J King heard that Mwirima, the beautiful silverback patriarch of the Rushegura Group at Bwindi, died of natural causes.
Mwirima left behind a family of fourteen individuals who are now under the headship of Kabukojo, a blackback, assisted by Kalembezi another blackback.
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Wednesday what he described as his "ace up my sleeve" - that his mother voted to leave the European Union at a referendum, trying to make light of the divisions in his family over Brexit.
"I am going to quote that supreme authority in my family - my mother, and by the way for keen students of the divisions in my family on matters of the EU, I want you to know that I have kept the ace up my sleeve - my mother voted leave," he told his Conservative Party's annual conference.
His brother Jo Johnson, who voted to remain in 2016, resigned as a minister earlier this year, citing a conflict between family loyalty and the national interest.
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Welcome to Gods Garden
About Us
We are some hardcore players that come from the OG Ragnarok Online days of iRO and a list of private servers. We mainly played on on a server called CeresRO and it was the place of my first online family. I came from a diverse guild named Burning Souls. (If any of you guys find your way here join!) I was welcomed with open arms and quickly made a name for myself. That guild quickly became one of the top guilds on the server by far and it was some of the greatest days of my gaming career. I want to replicate that diverse open arms feeling here. We will be focusing on Guild PvP, arena PvP mostly but want to enjoy the amazing pve instance side of the game as well
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We aim to be a diverse toxic free guild that wants to be super competitive in the GvG/arena side of the game. That doesnt mean if your pve or casually focused you should not join. We also love the pve aspects of the game and chill but when the gvg action comes we expect you to be excited and ready to go to action!
Alot of us here have jobs and are of a mature audience so its not required to breath this game and be on 24/7 but we want you to be as active as possible. Remember we aim to be a top GvG guild and for that we need you to be active!
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Delhi Postal Circle Recruitment – 174 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Vacancy – Last Date 05 July 2019
Delhi Postal Circle Recruitment 2019
Delhi Postal Circle invites application for the post of 174 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) in Postal Divisions, RMS Divisions in Delhi Postal Circle. Apply Online before 05 July 2019. Delhi Postal Circle Recruitment Qualification/eligibility conditions, how to apply & other rules are given below… Official Website is www.delhi.postalcareers.in
Delhi Postal Circle Recruitment – 174 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Vacancy – Last Date 05 July 2019
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46 NCCN Guidelines for Patients ® : Myelodysplastic Syndromes, 2018 5 Treatment guide Higher-risk MDS Guide 8 shows the treatment options for higher- risk MDS. To help decide which option is best for you, your doctor will first assess if you are able to have high-intensity treatment. High-intensity treatment includes allogeneic HCT and high- intensity chemotherapy. Treatment with high-intensity chemotherapy in a clinical trial is preferred. High-intensity treatments aim to slow or stop MDS progression to AML and improve survival. But, they can also cause very bad side effects. Side effects are often more severe for patients who are older or have other health problems. Not all patients can tolerate the severe side effects. Your doctor will look at many factors to decide if high- intensity treatment is a good option for you. Such factors include your personal preference, your age, how well you can do daily activities, and other health conditions. Another key factor is if there is a well- matched donor for the allogeneic HCT. If an allogeneic HCT is a good option for you and a donor has been found, there are three main options to choose from. The first option is to receive an allogeneic HCT right away. High-dose conditioning or reduced-intensity conditioning may be used for the HCT. (See page 35 for more details about conditioning treatment.) The second option is to receive azacitidine or decitabine first and then an allogeneic HCT. This may be used to lower the number of blast cells in your bone marrow before the HCT. It may also be a good option if you are still waiting for a well-matched donor. The third option is to receive high-intensity chemotherapy first and then an allogeneic HCT. High-intensity chemo as part of a clinical trial is preferred. The high-intensity chemo can help to lower the number of blast cells in your bone marrow before the HCT. But, it can cause very severe side effects and may not be a good choice for all patients. Higher-risk MDS Guide 8. Initial treatment for higher-risk MDS Assessment before treatment Treatment options Allogeneic HCT is a good option for you, and a well-matched donor is available ª • Allogeneic HCT • Azacitidine or decitabine followed by allogeneic HCT • High-intensity chemo followed by allogeneic HCT Allogeneic HCT may be a good option for you, but a well-matched donor is not available ª • Azacitidine (preferred) • Decitabine • Clinical trial Allogeneic HCT is not a good option for you, or a well-matched donor is not available ª • Azacitidine (preferred) • Decitabine • Clinical trial
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100 Friends began in India in 1989 when I discovered a Tibetan woman with terrible ear infections. I took her to the doctor and a $1 antibiotic saved her life and a $30 hearing aid restored her hearing. I was amazed to learn that you could make such a big difference to a person's life with so little money.
When I returned to the US, I made a decision to return to India in order to help other needy people in a similar manner. I contacted one hundred of my friends in order to share this experience with them and gather donations to put to use on my next trip and I succeeded in raising $2,200.
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Air Methods ( AIRM - Snapshot Report ) is a high-speed enterprise in the business of saving lives. Deploying a fleet of hundreds of helicopters and airplanes in 48 states, Air Methods is the number one provider of medical emergency air transport services.
AIRM became a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stock last month after analysts raised the current quarter EPS estimate by 10%, the full year 2013 by 8.4%, and 2014 by a whopping 20%.
This kind of earnings momentum is not new for Air Methods either. For the last five years, the company has grown revenues by 13% annually and profits by a stunning 38%.
Here's the Zacks proprietary Price & Consensus chart which shows how the stock has been tracking Wall Street growth projections.
Though the EPS growth is forecast to slow down somewhat, mid-teens top and bottom line appreciation is still attracting institutional growth investors.
Who Would You Hire?
Right now, Air Methods owns this industry. With two divisions that concentrate on their area of expertise, they appear poised to dominate vs all other competition.
The Air Medical Service Division offers their clients helicopters and airplanes equipped with medical interiors for flights from the scene of an accident or general hospital to a trauma center. The Products Division designs, manufactures, and installs aircraft medical interiors and other aerospace products in aircraft from Bell Helicopter, a Textron company ( TXT - Analyst Report ) .
For hospitals and trauma centers from Alaska to Key West, Air Methods' 300 bases of operation offer timely, quality emergency transport. For major medical facilities who must have these services, the choice is clear.
Just the Good Kinds of Surprises
What kind of surprises do we want from the public companies we invest in? Earnings surprises, of course. Here's a look AIRM's consistent history of beating the Street.
Another good surprise is new business opportunities and revenues. On March 4, AIRM announced that its United Rotorcraft Division has been awarded a contract in excess of $44 million from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a United Technologies company ( UTX - Analyst Report ) , for MEDEVAC Interior Systems installed on new HH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters.
And being dependable as a key element of the life-saving business reduces one area of surprises that medical professionals have to deal with. Since 1980, Air Methods has built its reputation on a commitment to quality patient care and safety in aviation operations.
AIRM is on flight path of dominance that should continue to grow in an industry vital to modern society. Keep them on your radar as we have here at Zacks for years.
Kevin Cook is a Senior Stock Strategist withZacks.com
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A GROUP of seven airlines, under umbrella company The Airline Group, has hired Rothschild to protect its stake in the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) during the government's sale of its 48.9 per cent share. The deal, which could earn the state £1bn, was announced by chancellor George Osborne last year and is expected to be announced in the next few months. The new investor will own a controlling stake in the air traffic controller as the government and the Airline Group, which holds 42 per cent, sell down to about 20 per cent each. The Airline Group includes British Airways, BMI, EasyJet, Monarch Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways and Virgin Atlantic, while airport operator BAA owns four per cent. NATS controls nearly all flights through British airspace and entered into the current public-private partnership in 2001.
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I mounted all the elements on top folding A2 sized white cardstock using foam tape and added some twine around the stamped panel to give it a rustic feel. I added some color coordinated sequins to finish the card off.
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Perfect Dining Spaces
Dining rooms play a very special role in a home. They are center for the family gatherings and interactions. An elegant and serviceable dining room with beautiful aesthetics can adds a lot the value of a home. A dedicated dining room creates perfect flavor and elegance for the home. Below we present some of the most amazing dining rooms that one can image.
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A minimalistic approach is perfect for the dining area. It derives focus towards the conversation and the meal without distracting the homeowners with other elements. This beautiful design works on the same principle and creates a beautiful impression that rejuvenates the soul. The amazing vinyl floor and rustic look in the room creates an amazing impression. The beautiful square dining room focuses the attention of the viewers and creates a beautiful look.
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When it comes to perfection this design packs a ton of it. The beautiful bench style table paired with silken chairs of unique design creates a unique space. The beautiful cube shaped hanging lamps add a 3D element to the whole design. Beauty, perfection and elegance all combined in a single design.
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Another unique dining room with amazing clean design. The chairs provide immense comfort to the homeowners and table forms an elongated rectangle creates stunning beauty. The amazingly shaped hanging lamp on the ceiling add a completely new dimension of beauty and craftsmanship to the room a truly stunning design.
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Rustic designs are gaining a lot of popularity due to their homely feel, prolonged life and beautiful aesthetics. This dining room takes a similar rustic approach to the design. The beauty of the hanging lamps paired with the wooden interior creates a spell of beauty and elegance. A truly fantastical dining space that transforms family meals into a great adventure.
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Simplicity has a lot of beauty but elegance can also be captured in colorful lavish designs. This amazing design creates a combo of dining space as well as a lounge. The beautiful red accents on the dining table make it the focal point of the room creating a beautiful impression and stunning quality. All the elements play a contrasting role in the room and create a stunning space.
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The Old Manse Bed and Breakfast
Nestled alongside the Pinot Noir vines of Nga Waka Vineyard and only 10 minutes' walk to local restaurants and bars, The Old Manse is the perfect getaway retreat.
We want to share our lovingly restored property. We pride ourselves on our friendliness and good service.
The Old Manse offers an adult retreat with five individually designed rooms with ensuite bathrooms, (4 queen size and 1 super king), free Wifi, Sky TV, petanque, billiards room and croquet lawn and cedar hot tub.
Nightly local wines and nibbles are included, next to the cozy fireplace or outside amongst the vines.
Venue suitable for smaller weddings. We offer flexible service allowing for venue and accommodation hire only or we can help co ordinate your special event.
Suitable for corporate functions with morning, afternoon tea and lunches provided.
Contact: Megan and Malcolm
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Born on 28 March 1919 in Tsingtao, China, Jacob Avshalomov was the son of composer Aaron Avshalomov and father of composer David Avhshalomov and violist Daniel Avshalomov. Jacob studied with his father, with Bernard Rogers, with Aaron Copland, and at Reed College and the Eastman School of Music. He taught at Columbia University from 1946 to 1954, at Northwestern University, the University of Illinois, Reed College, and at Tanglewood and Aspen. He conducted the U.S. premieres of Bruckner's Mass in D; Tippett's A Child of our Time; Handel's The Triumph of Time & Truth; and Roger Sessions' Divertimento for Orchestra.
He has conducted all over the world, including the Bloch Festival in Newport, Oreg.; Aaron Avshalomov's 90th Anniversary Celebrations in Beijing, Wuhan, and Shanghai; the Portland Youth Philharmonic from 1954 to 1994; six international tours; and the Moscow Symphony recordings of his father's music. Jacob received the Ditson Fellowship in Composition; the Ernest Bloch Award; Guggenheim Fellowships; New York Music Critics Circle Awards; Naumburg Recording awards; the Governor's Arts Award; and the American Symphony Orchestra League's Award. His commissioned works include Oregon: The Symphony,The Thirteen Clocks, Phases of the Great Land, Glorious th'Assembled Fires, and Symphony of Songs. He passed away April 25, 2013, in Oregon.
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Mariam Khan Reporting Live Review: Mariam's innocent approach surely wins hearts
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Star Plus' new show Mariam Khan – Reporting LIVE aired last week. The show is set against a Muslim backdrop. The story is based in Bhopal. It revolves around Khan family, who is coping up with their problems and financial difficulties. They live in a big mansion. Mariam's grandpa is a Nawab of Bhopal. The reality of the family is different. They are not royal. They are more like an ordinary family, close to reality. Mariam is full of imagination and fun. She likes to help people around. She derives wrong meanings by listening to the elders.
Mariam is an eight-year-old dyslexic girl, who is ready to do anything to restore her father's lost pride. She attempts to bring the family together by crossing all the hurdles. Mariam's journey brings interesting twists. It gets funny at times when Mariam misunderstands her mother and grandpa's verbal statements and comes up with silly reactions. Mariam aspires to become a journalist like her dad. She is proud of her dad, who is a honest and fearless journalist. Mariam's mother Madiha is worried for her daughters' future. Lack of money and failures spoil the relationship of Mariam's parents.
Main Characters:
Mariam Khan:
Mariam is a sweet little girl, who is not so studious. She likes to enjoy her childhood. She is very much innocent and exhibits her sweetness in her talks. She gets naughty at times. She helps her family. She ends up creating some troubles for her grandpa and mum. She shares the best bond with her father. She is very scared of her mother. She likes to sleep in the morning hours to avoid school. She doesn't like drinking milk. She never listens to her mother, but is always close to everyone's heart. She is fun-filled and lives in her own world. She loves her elder sisters Meher and Mahira. Mariam takes interest in her sisters' lives to secure them. The bonding between sisters is lovely. Mariam loves Meher more than Mahira. She is much pampered by Meher. Mariam is very imaginative. She is curious to know about everything around her.
Majaaz Khan:
He is Mariam's dad. He is a simple, caring and straight forward man. He is a journalist and runs a printing press. He is very calm and composed. He never gets angry. He is fearless. He believes in bringing the truth out, as its a human right. He doesn't want to conceal the evil faces of the wrong doers. He always supports truth and writes nothing but the truth, which goes against many people. He loves Mariam a lot. He lives life on his own terms. He wants to become successful only by following his principles. Mariam wants to become exactly like her dad, as she likes his qualities a lot. Majaaz wishes to keep his family happy.
Madiha Khan:
Madiha is Mariam's mum. She is a caring, hard working and practical woman. She loves Majaaz, but fears for his honesty going against the family's welfare. Madiha is concerned for their daughters' marriage. She worries for Meher, Mahira and Mariam's future. She wants Majaaz to solve their financial problems. He knows Majaaz never bows down in front of wrong people. She respects Majaaz for his ethics. She equally wants things to get right. She supports Meher in her law studies. She doesn't want Mariam to become a journalist like Majaaz. She wishes her daughters have a stable career.
Deshna Dugad as Mariam Khan
Sheena Bajaj as Meher Khan
Priyanka Kandwal as Mahira Khan
Paras Kalnawat as Rehaan
Avinash Mishra as Zain
Khalid Siddiqui as Majaaz Khan, Mariam's father
Rukhsar Rehman as Madiha Khan, Mariam's mother
Heena Rajput as Mariam's paternal grandmother
SM Zaheer as Aijaz Khan, Mariam's paternal grandfather
Sagar Saini as Wasim Ashraf, Zain's Father
Lubna Salim as Rifat, Zain's Mother
An insight about Mariam's life and family is shown. Mariam leaves from the school and goes to the Dargah to pray for her family. She recollects the incidents that happened during the day, which made her very tensed regarding the family. Mariam refuses to dress up and get ready for the school. Her mum Madiha gets strict to discipline Mariam. Mariam sleeps in Meher's room to get saved, but her Nanny catches her from there too. Mariam gets compelled to go to school. Mariam hugs her dad Majaaz. She gets to overhear his conversation with someone. She questions him to know about bribe. Majaaz explains her what's bribe and why do people depend on wrong ethics.
A funny introduction of Mariam's grandpa Aijaz is shown. Aijaz offers to drop Mariam to school. He gets into an unexpected interaction with his arch enemy Sarfaraz. Mariam gets fed up of the old enmity dragging for years. She leaves for school along with her friends. Mariam learns about her parents' problem, that they are dealing with their financial difficulties. She gets worried knowing they received a court notice and they may have to leave the house very soon. Majaaz feels he has failed to secure his family. Madiha's taunts weaken him more. The family gets a bad news that Meher's alliance breaks off. Meher appears happy as she wants to pursue law studies. Meher doesn't get upset at all. She stays positive. Meher is very much responsible, unlike her other sister Mahira.
Mariam plays a part in the school function and dresses as Krishna. On returning home, she recollects the verbal spat between Majaaz and Madiha. She visits the Dargah and wishes that no one snatches their ancestral house. She wants their financial problems to end soon. Mariam gets occupied by the present day occurrences. Majaaz believes in honest journalism. He publishes a truth which doesn't go well with the people associated. He gets threatened by the wrong doers to publish an apology. Majaaz risks all for the sake of honesty and truth. Mariam looks up to her dad and wishes to become like him some day.
Our Take:
The show brings out the child's innocence in real sense. The child's bonding with the family members is shown well. Mariam is more attached with her father. The sisters love and fights will also connect with the audience. Viewers can relate with the story. All the characters are well written. Mariam is very much imaginative and cute. She gets fun in her life by her innocence. Mariam's character is not like any ordinary or extra-ordinary child defined in regular shows. She is different from other child leads. Mariam's tale is poles apart as per the way its portrayed. Mariam's character will make you adore her again and again. Even her group of friends entertain fairly. The cute bunch of kids and their mischief would go well with the young aged audience.
Mariam's bond with her father would definitely relate well. The family looks one happy perfect family dealing with their imperfect life. Sets, costumes and visuals are apt as per the story needs. Deshna shines in her portrayal of Mariam. She puts much innocence in her character, which looks flawless. Khalid deserves a mention for his natural performance as Majaaz. He makes a good impact by his strong screen presence in the composed character. Supporting cast comprises of many known faces.
Paras Kalnawat and Avinash Mishra play the male leads Rehaan and Zain opposite Sheena Bajaj and Priyanka Kandwal, who portray Mariam's sisters Meher and Mahira. The love tales of Mariam's sisters add up interesting twists. The story has another highlight in the form of Mariam's grandpa Aijaz, played by SM Zaheer. His comic timings and interactions with Mariam brings light moments for the viewers. There is a parallel track of enmity and evil motives. While Aijaz keeps his enmity going on with his arch rival Sarfaraz, Majaaz constantly gets threatened by the rival family. All the varied characters, young and elders, make the story interesting. Mariam is the USP of the show. Her sweet appeal makes the show a good watch.
The show has good humor, drama and many emotions portrayed by the family members of Khan family. Detailing of the characters is done well. Insights of everybody's lives are shown. There are varied characters, portrayals and approaches. Still, the makers keep the show subtle. There is nothing going over the top or dragging to bore the audience. A good and clean family entertainment. Surely, better than long dragging family dramas.
Our Rating:
4.5 out of 5
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