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Technology Professional with over 20 years of experience. I am an expert at empowering companies to leverage technologies in solving complex business challenges.
Accomplished technology executive with over 20 years of experience building and leading information systems teams that deliver outstanding technology solutions in service to organizational success. Diverse technical expertise derived from rapid learning and effective application of innovative technologies. Demonstrate transformational leadership through the recruitment of talented individuals, fostering them to create a culture of innovation and creative problem solving resulting in exceptional performing teams.
"If you take even a few minutes with Glen it will become evident he is knowledgeable and practiced professional offering a variety of experiences that can contribute to the success of a team and an organization. He is extremely self-reliant and committed once he has identified courses of action that promises organizational and personal success."
Tony Davis, Ph.D. - Owner at TDL Consulting LLC
"Glen is a valuable team member for many reasons however one of his gifts is that he has the ability to think differently, to get outside of the box that constrains solutions. He has the capacity to suspend judgment while listening to others' ideas, as well as accept new ways of doing things that someone else thought of. His openness builds mutual respect and trust between his colleagues and inspires people to want to follow him."
Courtney Graham - Vice President, People Operations
"Glen does an excellent job of keeping McREL at the forefront of technology advances. In addition to learning about and applying new developments, Glen excels at helping our staff members apply the latest methods to both personal and project needs. He continues to cultivate a high-quality technology team – one that enjoys the appreciation and respect of the entire McREL community."
Lou Cicchinelli - Executive Vice President
"Glen was by far the best IT Security VP I know. Been working for 35 years in sales and operations. Seen the tech industry and fortune 500 change from no IT, to IT support to IT security. Multiple transitions. Normally the IT side of the business was a bottleneck and sometimes deal killers. Not with Glen running the ship. This guy was the best troubleshooter and most proactive person I know. No one comes close to Glen as far as his sense of urgency, can do attitude, if he didn't have the answer; he'd go find it, make it happen, communication skills, resolve the problems now, no time to sleep attitude, and a super man and very personable. We are super blessed to have Glen on our team and supporting our business. Wherever I go, I'd hire Glen in a minute. Highly, highly recommend Glen."
Pat Gamido - Vice President, Sales
"Glen is by far the most influential leader I have ever had the privilege to work with. I worked with him for almost 3 years at Accurence, and from day one his priority was to ensure my success. This was achieved by ensuring I had the opportunities, training, and materials required to improve and expand my skills to benefit the company as well as myself both now and in the future. Beyond that, he possesses a deep technical knowledge and is always elbow deep in the latest technologies. His desire to stay current benefitted the team on countless occasions, and lead to many improved processes and technologies being implemented. His professionalism, determination, positive attitude, and thirst for knowledge will benefit any organization that has the chance to work with him. I look forward to staying in touch with Glen and consider him a lifelong friend and mentor."
Andy Shaffer - Sr. Systems Engineer
"Glen has been an exceptional IT Manager. He has coordinated highly complex technical organizational needs and always manages with leadership."
Chris Chodnicki - CTO, R2integrated, LLC
"Glen had a key central role in the organization - we depended on him to guide us as technology use increased in volume and complexity for a diverse company that held contracts with both governmental and private entities as well as developing products of our own dependent on customized technology. Glen regularly and coherently presented the complex plans that would guide our next major investments in technology."
Zoe Barley, Ph.D. - Vice President of Research and Evaluation
"I have worked with Glen on some projects directly. On the Capacity Building Team at McREL, mini-retreat team, and on the Project Management team. My observation of Glen has been that he is very passionate about his role at work. He has excellent people skills, is able to give a high-level perspective to the projects in an honest way and is a pleasure to work with."
Sara Gopalani - Research Associate
"Glen Taylor is an exceptional IT Executive who makes prudent decisions based on current and future needs as well as current technologies and future possibilities. I would recommend Glen for any Executive IT role in any organization or field. He is a professional's professional."
Jerome Harnden - Sales Manager
"Glen is the best kind of colleague to have around because he is always ready to help; best of all, he loves to discuss big ideas that really matter and most importantly, think about solutions. His technical knowledge and capabilities as a manager of our IT department have led us through several transformations that have made working virtually much easier."
Heather Hoak - Senior Consultant
"It has been over 16 years of my working relationship with Glen. He continues to bring to the attention of management and co-workers solutions that are sustainable for years to come. Technology never remains the same and Glen is mindful of this and he strives to stay informed. He has assisted our Business Services team whenever there has been an upgrade in our system. In the past, he has developed a relationship with our government accounting program vendor to get a better understanding of their system for proper connections with our office equipment. His management skills are firm but amicable to his staff. His demeanor is always professional and he recognizes the good in individuals who work for him."
Ollie Smith - Accountant
"It is a privilege and fun to work for Glen. He is always available for guidance and leadership that enables me to build my skills in my capacity. He is a type of supervisor who recognizes accomplishments and challenges his subordinates to do more. Glen is highly intelligent, has good analytical and communication skills and is very hard working."
Farid Khan - Software Engineer
"Glen is a very competent and knowledgeable, professional who works well with staff and makes complex issues accessible to them. I recommend him highly."
Brian McNulty, Ph.D. - Vice President of Field Services
I have worked with Glen for almost a year now and he demonstrates reliability, enthusiasm, initiative, creativity and is definitely a pleasure to work with. He is always willing to accept new challenges and projects without hesitation. Definitely a team player and a respectable leader with a high level of expertise in a variety of fields. We are lucky to have him on our team!
Sara Maffey - Office Manager
While I only worked with Glen for a short time, I found him to be very knowledgeable as well as eager to learn new things. He was always very professional. He was easy to approach and speak. Glen would be a great asset to any company.
Jason Haffey - Software Developer
Glen has been a client of Smartwire for a number of years now and cannot thank him enough for choosing our firm. We have enjoyed working together on projects and have become true friends in the process. His attention to detail and enthusiasm helps make each and every challenge a minor issue. I recommend Glen to anyone who has the opportunity to work with him.
Drew Wolf - President of Smartwire
Vice President of Information Technology @ Accurence, Inc.
July 2015 - Present
Accurence is a software as a service company that delivers outstanding results to customers. Successfully implemented a highly positive organizational IT turnaround that enabled the company to meet the increased demands of their Fortune 50 customers. This included the successful re-establishment of IT as a trusted group within the organization. Dramatically increasing organizational cooperation and improved departmental collaboration, results were made that led to exceeding those high-performance requirements.
Senior Director of Information Systems @ McREL International
Jan 1999 - July 2015
Overall responsibility for the IT strategy and operations of $20M international education research and consulting firm supporting 5 locations across the United States and Australia. McREL grew in size between 2005 through 2010 from an $8M to $20M company and from 80 to almost 140 employees. This resulted in an increasingly complex operating environment and IT impact.
Teacher @ Platte County School District
Aug 1996 - Jan 1999
Elementary School Teacher | High School Volleyball and Basketball Coach
Teacher @ Hayes Center Schools
Aug 1993 - June 1996
Elementary School Teacher | High School Volleyball and Golf Coach | Computer Coordinator
Master Business of Business Administration | University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science, Business Information Systems | University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Arts, Education | University of Wyoming
Project Management Professional (PMP)
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Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 5 Database Administrator
The Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 5 Database Administrator (OCP) Certification proves your ability to install and optimize MySQL Server, set up replication and security, perform database backups and performance tuning and protect MySQL databases.
ITIL v3 Foundation
The ITIL Foundation provides an understanding of how ITIL can be used to enhance IT service management (ITSM) within an organization.
Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster
ScrumMasters expected to build a body of knowledge of the Scrum framework, including its roles, events, and artifacts. Incorporating Scrum principles and practices takes diligence, patience, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)
ICAgile's fundamentals learning objectives delve into key concepts such as adaptive planning, value-driven development, team collaboration and frequent feedback for continuous improvement. The course also covers the history of agile, the agile manifesto, the agile principles, and some widely applied frameworks and practices. Students come away with a solid understanding of core concepts as they prepare to embark on their agile journey.
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The Power User Certificate demonstrates mastery of the critical power user skills required by businesses to guarantee a successful SharePoint adoption.


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All over Shanghai, there are newly installed bicycle rental stations. I am not sure how much the deposit, nor exactly how it is monitored, but I've been seeing these rental spots, with their very noticeable bright orange bikes, everywhere.
There are lots of things popping up all over the city to make it more World-Expo-friendly. This one looks like a pretty nice arrangement to me.
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K.M.Medical Featured in Irish Examiner
Smart med firm in rude health
A consultant's bid to help his practice is now developing into a software leader, writes Trish Dromey.
A Cork medtech company set up 11 years ago by one of the city's best known orthopaedic surgeons is fundraising, recruiting and making plans to scale internationally.
Set up by Karuppiah Mahalingam in 2007 as a small firm to develop software to run his own practice more efficiently, KM Medical is now in the process of developing a suite of software products which can be used by hospitals and clinics to manage billing, research, referrals, and other aspects of patient interaction.
Last year, the company, which was selling practice management software to around 500 doctors mainly in Ireland, saw in the fast growing pace of the medtech sector, an opportunity to expand both its offering and its markets.
Raising €450,000 in funding from private investors and Enterprise Ireland, it increased its staff in Ireland from six to 12 and embarked on an extensive R&D programme.
CEO Andy O'Donoghue says that KM Medical grew its turnover by 50% last year and is now making plans to open a sales office in the UK, raise a further €2.5m in funding, and to double turnover to €2.5m by the end of the year.
The company's original product, called iMedDoc is used to manage a range of activities including billing, appointment scheduling, referrals and managing patient information.
"Mr Mahalingham developed it to manage his own practice but a business was born when other consultants asked him if they could use it too," said Mr O'Donoghue.
During 2017, the company recruited software developers to modularise this software and to create a range of products which could be used by hospitals and clinics as well as doctors to manage different activities.
The first of these was Mediclaim, which manages billing, and according to Mr O'Donoghue, is set to become the company's biggest revenue earner.
"We have also created a product called iMedOrtho which captures, collates and reports on the outcomes of orthopaedic procedures," said Mr O'Donoghue, adding that other products include a materials management module which keeps track of implants.
Mr.O'Donoghue says this predictive software is a first for an Irish medtech company and is set to be used by a large Irish hospital group in September.
This year, KM Medical is focusing on developing sales of its products to hospitals and clinics in Ireland, and in the UK, where it is already discussions with NHS Trusts as well as some private hospitals.
"Our clients include the Mater and St Vincent's private hospitals as well as the Santry Sports Surgery Clinic and the South West London Orthopaedic Centre," said Mr O'Donoghue, adding that the billing module, launched six months ago, is gaining traction quickly and is being deployed in the Santry Sports Clinic as well as two other Irish hospitals and one in the UK.
Headquartered at the South Terrace Medical Centre in Cork, where it carries out its R&D, the company has a sales office with a staff of three in Dublin.
For the last few years, KM Medical has also an office in India with a staff of 40, where back office functions and administration are carried out.
"This summer we plan to open a new office in London and by the end of the year we expect to increase our staff size in Cork to 20," said Mr O'Donoghue, adding that this will most likely involve a relocation to a larger premises.
Targeting the UK this year, KM Medical will look at other markets in Europe next year and, according to Mr O'Donoghue, is already in discussions with some hospitals and clinics in the Middle East.
Continuing with R&D and working towards the goal of creating paperless hospitals, KM Medical is targeting a turnover of €5m by 2020.
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International Women's Day honors women's achievements and celebrates acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. It was first observed in the early 1900s and is now an international day that is celebrated by
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Camel Art Space presents:
First Truth
February 10th – March 11th, 2012
Weekends only: 1 – 6 pm or by appointment
Opening reception: Friday, February 10th, 6 – 9 p.m.
Location: 722 Metropolitan Avenue 2nd Fl., Brooklyn NY 11237
Directions: L – train to Graham Avenue
Artists: Gina Beavers, Megan Hays, Sara Hubbs, Janelle Iglesias, Sara Jones, Siobhan McBride, Danielle Mysiliwiec
curated by Sara Hubbs and Sara Jones
The artist who sets out to examine or establish a truth sometimes runs into the bigger truth that came before it: that what one wants to accomplish may be fleeting and may possibly be unaccomplishable, or that what one creates will transform into an unforeseen thing between the time it is conceived and the time it is completed. This first truth takes the form of gaps and inconsistencies that erupt when attempting to tell a story, remember a vision, or attempt to follow a rule, and it is fueled by unreliable memories, unraveled experiences, and inexplicable imprecisions. It can be fought against, accepted, ignored, or even embraced, but the first truth — which can also be called the first anomaly or the first disappointment — emerges through the work whether it is intended or not. The artists in this exhibition intend and do not intend, but nevertheless communicate, this first truth in a variety of ways.
Gina Beavers labors to recreate images and scenes from an experience that passed by with no documentation, leaving no physical reference except for the impression in her memory. Setting herself up for an impossible task, she nevertheless feverishly tries to stick so very closely to an exact replication of a memory of an experience that she inevitably fails.
Megan Hays' attempts to anthropomorphize states of longing, loneliness and vulnerability and define the forms that exist in these intra-personal states. Glaring, bound, and excreting, these strange forms of life announce and assert their vulnerability and their inadequacies.
Sara Hubbs' sanded drawings are the mark and the un-mark. Through the process of addition and subtraction, the work is left to feel unfinished or undone–suspended somewhere before or after the illusion.
Janelle Iglesias' curiosity lies in the fluctuating value and meaning of objects and their materiality when displaced from their source. Severed from a previous utilitarian or emotional function, she's interested in how they can be reused and reappropriated in new contexts.
Sara Jones' paintings capture the slippage between the accurate representation of a calamity and its role in a larger framework of disaster. Her work often depicts the intimacy of physical or emotional aftermaths, and uses a variety of materials to describe the rift between personal experience and collective memory.
Siobhan McBride creates cinematic narratives with gouache and paper that depict a disjointed alternate reality, a fantasy and an escape. Culled from memory, photos, and clips from magazines, the works are both loose diagrams for understanding events from the past, and strange prophetic puzzles to decode experiences yet to be known.
Danielle Mysliwiec abides by a strict rule-based process of working that in itself forms its own narrative. As the materials pass through this process the perception of the piece is literally and figuratively changed. The shapes shift and open to new associations where the weaving seems to gently hug an unidentified form or express an energetic quality. By virtue of the process used in creating these pieces, "perfection" is unattainable.
(image: Siobhan McBride, Fruitcake Weather 2, gouache on paper, 2011)


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Anupama Chopra's review: Vicky Donor
Vicky Donor is one of those rare Hindi films that work purely on the strength of writing and performances. There are no crutches here of stars, sets, styling or foreign locations. Anupama Chopra writes.movie-reviews Updated: Apr 21, 2012 12:55 IST
Vicky Donor
Direction: Shoojit Sircar
Actors: Yami Gautam, Annu Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana
Rating: ***1/2
Vicky Donor is one of those rare Hindi films that work purely on the strength of writing and performances. There are no crutches here of stars, sets, styling or foreign locations. But director Shoojit Sircar and writer Juhi Chaturvedi create a heart-felt, keenly observed comic-drama. Sadly, Vicky Donor derails in the second half - the climax is flat-out foolish - but until then, it's great fun.
The milieu is 'Dilli,' that is Lajpat Nagar and Daryaganj (think Band Baaja Baaraat on a lower budget). Vicky Arora, played by Ayushmann Khurrana, is the charming, loutish Punjabi boy-next-door who aspires to a better life. "Mummy, I want respect,' he says. 'I want class.' Mummy, played by Dolly Ahluwalia, runs a beauty parlour. She's a fierce widow but the magic in this house comes from Biji, the feisty grandmother played by Kamlesh Gill, who knocks back a few drinks every evening and wants a 32 GB iPhone. At one point, Vicky tells her: 'Dilli mein do cheezen modern hai, ek metro aur ek aap.'
Vicky doesn't have a job or much focus but he becomes a prize catch for Dr Baldev Chaddha, an infertility specialist. Because, as Chaddha, says, 'By God, kamaal da sperm count hai.' Chaddha convinces Vicky to become a sperm donor, which works well for both of them until Vicky falls in love.
There isn't enough of a plot here but what keeps Vicky Donor humming along is Sircar's and Chaturvedi's ability to find humour in the commonplace. They have a real affection for these characters. There's a lovely scene in which Biji and Mummy are drinking and gently berating each other. The tragicomic Chaddha, played terrifically by Annu Kapoor, is also a knock-out; this is a man who has a plastic sperm as a car ornament.
What doesn't work as well is the love story (though the Bengali-Punjabi parental clash is laugh-out-loud funny) and the resolution of Vicky's thorny problem. Sircar wants to make a case for sperm donation but the film falters when it moves into preachy melodrama. Still, there is much to like here, including Khurrana's performance though I'm still figuring out what was going on with the pink lips!
Check out Vicky Donor. It's a nice surprise.


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Pole Dancer's Gift Guide
Pre-order Book 2 today on Kickstarter!
Don't know what to get the pole dancer in your life? Here's a handy chart to give you some ideas. Where to buy these goodies? Check out your local pole dancing studio if they have a store or buy online from United Pole Artists or X-POLE!
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Reading in the early grades: Learning to read and reading to learn
Many South African children complete Grades 1-3 without being able to read properly in their home-language. A weak literacy and language foundation in the early grades constitute some of the major factors leading to poor learning outcomes in later grades, weak general knowledge and academic performance. Many educators and researchers are explicitly acknowledging that reading is critical in literacy and language development, and indispensable for attaining better outcomes in mathematics and science.
The Zenex Foundation has a keen interest in the areas of literacy and reading. The Foundation supports initiatives designed to innovate, research and test system level application to improve outcomes in education. These have been shared in a wide range of forums. A panel arranged by the Zenex Foundation, presented an aspect of Zenex's research and interventions in literacy and language development. The presentations shared insights emerging from programmes in home language and first additional language interventions on reading to learn in the later grades. A presentation provides a brief outline of how the vocabulary component within the Zenex literacy project is implemented in order to help teachers actively build Home Language and First Additional Language vocabularies in learners throughout the Foundation Phase.
Dr Nic Spaull: Learning to Read and Reading to Learn
Reading for meaning and pleasure is arguably the most important skill children learn in primary school. Since almost all future learning will depend on this fundamental understanding of the relation between print and spoken language, it is unsurprising that literacy, built upon a firm foundation of basic reading, is used as one of the primary measures of school efficacy.
This is why in the Foundation Phase (Grades 1 to 3) children are 'learning to read' but from Grade 4 onwards they are meant to be 'reading to learn', that is, using the skill of reading to acquire new information. However, if children cannot 'read for meaning' they cannot access the curriculum and they fall further and further behind even as they move into higher grades. Unfortunately, most children in South Africa do not learn to read for meaning by the end of Grade 3 and remain perpetually behind.
Prof. Leketi Makalela: Language literacies, epistemology and assessment: Nurturing the future for early graders
Teaching literacy in the Foundation Phase has reached a sense of urgency in South Africa. The aim of the presentation was to highlight the problems and challenges of both epistemological and monolingual biases in the Foundation Phase literacy programmes. It sought to showcase how one-ness ideologies from Germanic languages such as English are used as proxies for versioning teaching assessment, curriculum and pedagogies for teaching and learning in multilingual contexts that include African languages. Recommendations for shifting paradigms are considered at the end of the presentation. The paper highlighted the critical need for literacy benchmarks in African languages.
Dr Stephen Taylor: Early grade reading in South Africa : Lessons from a large scale intervention
We know more or less how to teach reading in a systematic way, and when experts pay close attention to one or two classrooms (or teach themselves) it is easy to produce high levels of reading outcomes. However, when implementing a pedagogical intervention in 50 or more schools one is actually trying to change teacher practice on scale. This is the central challenge, quite aside from the intrinsic quality of the new pedagogical methods. One is trying to change the ingrained behaviours of teachers with whom one has limited contact.
The study is examining the efficacy of different models of support for improving early read
Prof. Lilli Pretorius: Narrowing the gap: Building vocabulary during the Foundation Phase
Vocabulary development as a proxy for improved teacher literacy teaching and practice. Research has shown that vocabulary correlates strongly with all aspects of language proficiency such as oral comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and academic literacy; it also correlates with academic performance and general knowledge. Although vocabulary research has a robust tradition, there has been surprisingly little explicit focus on vocabulary development within the South African education landscape, specifically with regard to vocabulary development in the African languages, and in English as a First Additional Language (FAL).


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Eight Forty-Eight
Eight Forty-Eight 01.30.12
The Chicago Bears named Phil Emery as the team's new general manager. Cheryl Raye-Stout joined Eight Forty-Eight to shed some light on what this means for the team's future before heading over to Halas Hall for the team's press conference. Then, WBEZ and Chicago News Cooperative statehouse reporter Kristen McQueary previewed Illinois' spring legislative session and the show learned more about how other states' finances compare to Illinois. Which state is in worse shape: Illinois or California? Plus, Chicago history blogger John Schmidt talked about the evolution of Chicago street signs--and the history of some of the folks whose names adorn signs around the city. And, local writer and performer Steve Gadlin appeared on the show Shark Tank Friday night, where he tried to convince mega investors to dish out some dough and invest in his business: I Want to Draw a Cat for You. Gadlin joined Eight Forty-Eight to discuss how the show panned out.


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The next installment of our #LoveBoat workout is Thursday July 27th at 5:30 & 6:30PM on the Moshulu. All evening classes at gym will be cancelled so please join us! Open gym will be from 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm that day. Morning and noon classes as usual
CrossFit Love – CrossFit
Squat Prep (No Measure)
1 Round
Band Walk Forward (up)
Band Walk Back (back)
Band Walk Side R leads (up)
Band Walk Side L leads (back)
2 Rounds
5 Banded Goblet Squats
5 SL Bridge w 3s hold
:30 Side Bridge
Back Squat (3×8 3s pause)
The Forest Through the Trees (Weight)
3 Rounds NFT
16 Alt. Front Rack Step Ups
8 Bowler Squats
4 Max Effort Box Jumps
Beast & Feast (Time)
3 Rounds
400 M Run
9 Back Squats from ground @ 155/105
15 Minute Cap
LFA (Time)
5 Rounds
10 Goblet Squats
10 Bridges
10 SLS to bench
:30 Plank
LFB (No Measure)
3 Rounds NFT
8 Lateral Box Step Ups
8 SL RDLs
4 Box Jumps
LFC (Time)
3 Rounds
400 M Run
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Dianchect, known among his own kind as Tree Dancer and then as Seeker of Dreams, was a Sphinxan treecat who bonded with Queen Adrienne of Manticore in her youth. He was a member of the Red Leaves Dancing Clan.
In 1651 PD, Crown Princess Adrienne was on a state visit to the headquarters of the Sphinx Forestry Service, when Seeker of Dreams adopted her. Immediately after the adoption, he detected and, with the assistance of Musashi, Leaf Stalker, and several other treecats, defeated an attempt to assassinate her.
She gave him the human-style name Dianchect[1], and they remained together for the rest of her life. Her adoption led to several significant events. First and foremost, King Roger II withdrew Crown opposition to the embattled Treecat Rights Bill. Later on, Queen Adrienne mandated that treecats bonded to Royal Navy personnel be permitted to remain with their companions, even on shipboard assignments. Furthermore, those who had been adopted were not to be treated adversely. The policy was generally followed, but due to the low number of such personnel, there was often a certain amount of confusion and awkwardness. (HHA2.2: WPD, HH1)
Dianchect was rumored to have been the model for the snarling treecat depicted on the Adrienne Cross. (CS1)
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- ↑ "Dianchect" was the name of the Irish God of Healing.


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"My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened."
-Michel de Montaigne, french philosopher (1533-1592)
at times I am just there - sitting or standing around, a stranger comes, I'll smile and nod a silent greeting, then next thing I know this perfect stranger is telling me their life story. this happened yesterday while I was waiting on the platform of the 117th street station waiting to take the train over to university circle. a woman came up to me, I did my usual thing - smile, nod - and the next thing I know she's launching into a series of stories that in the telling was so full of misfortunate and victimization my heart ached.
the quote by Montaigne led me to think about the woman on the platform. the events she told I'm certain are essentially true, but the sense of terrible misfortune she expressed in the telling didn't happen. reflecting on both of her stories (okay it was just two stories not a series - although I'm sure if we had been there longer it would have been a series) she was actually a victor not the victim. one story entailed being hit up for a handout, when she said she didn't have any money, the guy responded with some ugly, hateful words and these words made her feel threatened. she told me she believed she was going to be robbed. she sprayed the the guy with pepper spray and immediately called 9-1-1 on her cell phone. within minutes the cleveland police came, she told them her story, they began talking to the alleged mugger, she left and that was that. the second story entailed a court case and someone making false accusations about her and her life 'was hell' however in the end the case was thrown out of court - no harm, no foul, just a giant waste of time and energy.
this morning I'm feeling grateful for running across Montaigne's words and for the woman on the platform for I am reminded of an important lesson in life. although in the physical sense the woman was fine, she's not. the stories she embraced and shared with me, a complete stranger, were told with a sense of great misfortune. the woman on the platform found misfortune and victimization when she told me her stories rather than the strength and good fortune in the actual outcome of each event. yes, indeed a 'lesson' is there in the confluence of Montaigne's words of wisdom and my woman on the platform.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to visit the Czech Republic this month.
"By the invitation of Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Prague. During the visit she will hold meetings with PM Sobotka and Czech President Zeman", the source said.
The topics related to EU's future after the Brexit, as well as the cooperation in security and trade-economic spheres between the two countries, will be covered during the talks.
Her last visit to the Czech Republic was in 2012.


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WSA-OC in the News for Newport Boat Show
WSA-OC has made the news!
Check out this great article by Jessica Peralta, featuring WSA-OC, in a discussion about women "changing the sport of sailing."
Clockwise from top left, Valerie Burchfield Rhodes, Gabi Schwaiger, Brenda Highley, Melanie Green and Tracy Gallucci, all members of the Women's Sailing Assn. of Orange County, aboard Highley's sailboat. Female sailors say they see more women interested in boating. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sophie's Question for Vicki Delany
How have reader expectations of a police procedural series changed in
the last decade? What elements are most prized now, especially for
someone considering launching a new series?
It's difficult to speak generally about what readers are looking for, but for me, speaking as a reader as well as a writer, I am looking for a police procedural series that is as much about the lives of the characters as it is about their jobs. I want the police to be complex characters with normal human flaws and normal human relationships that take up a lot of their time and energy. I want the character to move through time as the series progresses while his or her children grow, their parents die, they get married or divorced (sometimes both) and experience all that human stuff we all go through.
As a reader I want the bad guys to also be multifaceted people with motivations for being 'bad'. I look for a book that needs character and background to explain why the crime has happened and why this person has decided that the answer to his problems is killing someone. A villain who is just 'bad' or just in it for the money or just because, doesn't make for a very appealing story.
I love the sort of police procedurals that are coming out of Britain. Susan Hill is probably my favourite writing today, also Stuart Pawson, Aline Templeton and many, many others. Interestingly, some of the best (in my opinion) North American writers such as Peter Robinson, Deborah Crombie, Elizabeth George have created British police characters. I wonder why that is? Perhaps because American cop novels are (sometimes) more about firepower than about psychology.
I suspect that the remarkable, sudden success of Louise Penny shows that this is the sort of police novel mystery readers are hungry for.
I think readers in general, and mystery readers in particular, are very fussy about accuracy and believability. In movies and on TV the plots can get absolutely ridiculous, but not in books. People want to believe that what they are reading, even though it is fiction, is plausible. Most police procedural writers go to great length to ensure that their policing details are as accurate as they can make it. I've had to fudge a couple of things for the sake of the story, but I try as hard as I can to make it accurate.
I have no law enforcement experience whatsoever, but I've found that police in general are more than happy to help you out and answer questions. I've been on foot patrol in Nelson and on ride-alongs in Ontario.
My advice to anyone contemplating writing a police series – if you don't know, ask the police department closest to you (or where your book is set) how they do things. You can't make this stuff up out of nothing.
Vicki Delany's newest novel, Winter of Secrets, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which said, "she uses…artistry as sturdy and restrained as a Shaker chair." Vicki writes everything from standalone novels of suspense (Burden of Memory) to the Constable Molly Smith series, a traditional village/police procedural series set in the B.C. Interior (In the Shadow of the Glacier, Winter of Secrets), to a light-hearted historical series (Gold Digger) set in the raucous heyday of the Klondike Gold Rush. Vicki lives in rural Prince Edward County, Ontario, where she rarely wears a watch. Visit Vicki at www.vickidelany.com. She blogs with five other mystery writers at http://typem4murder.blogspot.com and about the writing life, as she lives it, at http://klondikeandtrafalgar.blogspot.com
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- Jen Forbus said...
Wow! I feel like I could have written that post myself. I couldn't agree more. I'm a character lover above all else and if I can't become invested in the character, I'm far more likely to put a book down before the end. A series is no fun if the character isn't changing throughout the span of the series. I absolutely adore Louise Penny, as well as Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire, Alafair Burke's Ellie Hatcher, and of course James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux. Simon Lewis wrote a magnificent novel - BAD TRAFFIC - that I think is an indication of more great stuff to come from him. I hope anyway. I've also been reading more Scandinavian mysteries lately and they have some very rich police procedurals as well.
- November 11, 2009 at 5:33 AM
- Sophie Littlefield said...
Wonderful summary of what makes a memorable series, Vicki, and I was delighted to see some of my own favorites on your list - Peter Robinson, Deb Crombie, Elizabeth George. I agree it's the character work, especially in George's books (I'm just now reading CARELESS IN RED) that makes them so memorable. In fact, long after reading the earliest books in that series I remember the characters and haven't got the faintest idea what their crimes were...
Thanks so much for the thoughtful post.
- November 11, 2009 at 7:38 AM
- Donis Casey said...
I have the same experience, Sophie. There are so many mysteries I've read over the years wherein I remember every character and the circumstance of their lives, but nothing about the mystery itself. It's an author's ability to create characters that keeps me reading her books. Like any person I know and care about in real life, I want to know what's happening in the lives of characters I've come to care about.
- November 11, 2009 at 9:42 PM


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Saskatoon Book Launch for Old Man
Today's guest blog post is from David Poulsen, author of the new release Old Man. David tells us about his awesome book launch that he had in Saskatoon, SK.
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I don't know about others but I always go into a launch/signing with trepidation. What if there's a blizzard and no one comes? What if the weather's perfect and no one comes anyway? Or what if they come and after hearing me read, no one buys the book? What if a bunch of people get food poisoning from the juice and cookies? (Hey, I didn't say my fears were rational.)
So you can understand my relief and delight when last week's Saskatoon launch of Old Man was especially wonderful and went off almost without a hitch. The Star Phoenix publicized the wrong date—twice–but other than that the event was a success from top to bottom. You love it when the venue has to set out more chairs, then head to the back room for still more chairs.
Marcy Hildebrand from McNally Robinson was amazing, Karen McMullin from Dundurn provided all the right promotional touches and the Saskatoon Public Library (where I am serving as Writer in Residence) threw its support behind the event which made it an even more special evening with Carol Johner from the library on hand to handle the introductions.
The reading went well, the questions were fun, people bought loads of books…and the juice and cookies (and wine) were perfect. It was a launch I will remember for a long time and provided just the kickoff to the book's arrival I had hoped for. Now it's up to the terrific people at Dundurn—and me—to keep the momentum going.


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Peter Bjorn and John
Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish band formed in Stockholm, named after the band members: Peter Moren - guitar/vocals, Bjorn Yttling - bass/vocals, and John Eriksson - drums/vocals. Peter Bjorn and John's sound borders on lo fi and indie, and blends various sounds to make up their own, and with an upcoming album being released early next year (March), Peter was kind enough to share some insight into PBJ.
1. How would you compare the music scene in Stockholm to another major city and what would you say are the differences?
Peter: Stockholm is relatively small, so everyone knows everyone and there are a couple of places where most of the concerts take place. But maybe that's true for most cities? Still its a pretty diverse scene with a lot of different styles, freejazz, heavymetal, folk, indie etc. Since it's the biggest city in Sweden people move here from other places so it's a good mixture of people with different background as well.
2. Would you say the new record is more experimental than the previous records? How was your approach different this time around? Was there any kind of planning that differed from the past?
Peter: Do you mean "Living Thing" or the one we are just finishing for a release early next year? If you mean the new yet untitled 6th record, I would say it's less experimental and concentrates more on capturing how good a live band we have become. Most of the songs are recorded straight ahead live with guitar, bass and drums and most of the overdubs have been vocals, guitars and percussion. So it's a bit of a more straightforward pop/rock-band-record than "Living Thing". And it's very energetic. But we still cover a lot of different styles, like punk, power-pop, folk-rock, shoegaze, manchester, rockabilly, psychedelic, old school r'n'b, glam, pubrock. We are always eclectic even when we try to be simple.
3. What do you feel is important to convey in music?
Peter: Energy, honesty, good songwriting and lyrics, swing and soul!
4. Are there any particular things you get inspiration from to write a song? What do you do if you hit a wall and get stuck somewhere?
Peter: I get inspiration from everything. Everyday life, relationships, art, books, politics, history, movies, food. Music of course. Anything can inspire. But if you are stuck a good title is always the key. If you have a title, you can always spin the rest of the lyric around that. And I have an easier time theese days to start with the lyric and then work out the song.
5. With Bjorn producing other bands, how do you feel that benefits this band or otherwise?
Peter: His knowledge from working with other bands obviously helps, especially technically. But we all have experiences from other things that help the band, John with his classical background, me with soloprojects and liveshows. The downside might be that Bjorn is always busy with other things.
6. Would you rather be a support act or headline a show and why? What do you feel are the main differences from a band's point of view?
Peter: I always prefer being headline. When you are a supportact you feel stressed to finish on time and you can't play all the songs you want too. Also it's harder with technique to be a support. The mainact always get a longer soundcheck and decides things. But sometimes I've been doing supportshows as a soloact, all by myself with a guitar and that can be really nice if the audience listen, 'cause it's less complicated and more suited to a short show.
7. Where is your favourite place to play?
Peter: 9.30 Club in DC is a nice club, great room and great people working there. For a small club, Mercury Lounge in NYC is great. Herrgården in Linköping is a small Swedish student venue where audiences often are great.
8. What do you enjoy doing while on tour or something you try to get around to and also something while not touring?
Peter: I love walking around new cities, taking in the sights and architecture and obviously I love great food and restaurants. An artmuseum or two is nice as well if you have time. Small book, record or clothesstores I also like to visit. Actually I like the same thing while at home. Taking long walks and eating nice. Maybe I'm a bit more into nature then I used to be, so Stockholm is perfect that way, very green and never far to the countryside or the sea. I'm a countryboy at heart, from a really small village in rural Sweden.
9. What is something you would tell people to do or some place you would tell people to visit while in Sweden?
Peter: I always tell people to go on a boattrip to the archipelago outside of Stockholm. Amazing and beautiful! And also while in Stockholm, take a trip around Djurgården. It's a bit upperclass maybe, but heck it's still wonderful
10. What are some bands you are currently listening to?
Peter: Of the new stuff I really like Avi Buffalo, the latest Caribou-album, Harlem, Fresh & Onlys, Papercuts, the latest MGMT, Sonny and the Sunsets, Smith Westerns, a lot of lo-fi-american stuff, especially SF-based.
Some old favourites/favourite records?
Peter: Well I just rediscovered The Beatles! No kidding! I owe them everything, but I know them too well to have been listening to them a lot since my early twenties. But especially the early albums like "A Hard Days Night" and "For Sale" feels superfresh to me now. I'm not particulary keen on "Abbey Road" or "Sgt Pepper", that's a bit boring. I like pop and rock'n'roll!! Also I did me some listening on the early Elvis Costello-albums from ca. 1977-1981, which is also stuff I loved as a teen. So I guess I'm looking backwards to my roots a bit at the moment. The Jam I also rediscovered. And old indie like House of Love. And I've been into to all kinds of vintage soul for the last couple of years. Booker T., Smokey Robinson, William Bell, O'Jays, Meters all that stuff. There's a collection of Souther Soul called "Take me to the River" which is amazing. Go-Betweens I always recommend, especially "Before Hollywood". And Tim Hardin always works, his first two records I have on one cd and whenever I put that one I feel comfortable and at home. Only good songs. Leonard Cohen as well. Also the early Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Larry Williams, Screamin "Jay" Hawkins. Rock'n'roll!!
Anything you're looking forward to being released?
Peter: I love the swedish singer-songwriter Anna Järvinen and hear she is working on a new one.
Last cd/vinyl/digital purchased?
Peter: I believe it was Woods "At Echo Lake". And a box of Philly Soul from the 70's, the Gamble-Huff-productions, amazing!!
Last movie you saw & show you went to?
Peter: Last movie was Claire Denis fantastic "White Material" and last show the crazy sweet Sthlm performance-art-band Sir Eric Beyond and The Avantgarde


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During a group discussion titled "Civic Disobedience" hosted by National Taiwan University's (NTU) college of law, college dean Shieh Ming-yan (謝銘洋) said that if anyone had the right to say "we failed our students," it was the NTU college of law.
"We have truly failed our students, because we have not taught [President] Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) well," Shieh said.
Ma received his bachelor's degree of law from the college in 1972.
Shieh's comments referred to how the government allegedly intended to indict students for illegal actions when they were the only ones to stand up and highlight the government's incapabilities and shortcomings.
Shieh's comments also alludes to the apologies offered by National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) President Wu Yan-hwa (吳妍華) on Thursday to police on duty during the Sunflower movement for "not having taught our students well."
Wu sent an open letter to university staff on Friday apologizing for her comments, saying: "I have apologized, not because I felt the students have done something to dishonor the school, but for my personal role."
Wu's comments on Thursday drew criticism from university students and professors, with 75 professors and 2,700 students co-signing a petition to remove her from office, with alumni even offering to donate NT$1.7 million (US$56,496) to help the efforts of removing Wu from office.
The student's petition said that they regretted Wu's comments and were puzzled at her apology.
As an educator and scientific researcher, Wu should have attempted to understand that the origins of the Sunflower movement stemmed from the undemocratic way in which the government handled the cross-strait service trade pact, the elevation of the power of administration over that of legislation, and attempts to repress the civil right of political participation, the petition said.
"Wu instead chooses to stand against the trend and seek to — as a sort of father figure — devalue the efforts of students to participate in their own future and the legitimacy of the democratic system," the petition said.
Wu further said that she was worried about students being penalized by law for attempting to voice their concerns, adding that since so many alumni and students have complained about her comments, she would apologize for delivering commentary which were not well thought through.
NCTU student Chao Tzu-wen (趙子文) said that although he accepted Wu's apology, he cannot accept her values.
Meanwhile, NCTU alumnus Chiu Chi-hung (邱繼弘), the manager of CacaFly.com (聖洋科技公司), said on Facebook he had learned while studying at NCTU that he could not be entirely unemotional and uncaring about social issues.
That was one of the reasons he set up the cacaFly Asian Scholarship, through which he is hoping to make NCTU students more competitive.
"I cannot believe Wu has shattered the honor of NCTU students like this," Chiu said.
CacaFly would not stop any scholarships that have already been approved, Chiu said.
He added that he hoped Wu would not continue to ruin the honor of NCTU students and she should be more careful about what she says when she offers comments on issues.


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You can't go wrong with Herb Roasted Potatoes because they are so easy to make and taste so good. Make some on a cold day to warm up the house when the temperature drops!
Make a double batch so you have leftovers for lunch during the week! You can add other veggies if you don't have carrots.
4 large potatoes 1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
2 tbsp. herbs such thyme, parsley, rosemary, oregano, sage
3 cloves chopped garlic
1/2 med onion sliced
2 cups baby carrots
Preheat Oven to 400 degrees
*Cut the potatoes into even chunks and place in a bowl with the olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic.
*Toss until the potatoes are well coated. Transfer the potatoes to a baking pan and spread out.
*Put the carrots and onions into the same bowl, toss and coat with more oil if needed and set aside.
*Roast in the oven for 45 minutes or until slightly browned.
*Flip the potatoes once or twice with a spatula during cooking, for even browning.
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Well, after hearing the rumors last week, and then learning they were true just yesterday, it's finally time for us to watch the final epic trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The footage debuted during tonight's Monday Night Football halftime broadcast, and now it's online for all to see. Check it out.
Well, obviously the trailer is still rather plot-light, but let's digest what we can, shall we? We see what seems to be Finn crashing in his TIE fighter to find a different cause to fight for. We see Rey finding out that she's part of a greater destiny (much like another kid from a desert planet we saw all those years ago). We see Kylo Ren declaring that he will finish Darth Vader's work, setting up a kind of martyr worship scenario that could be very interesting indeed.
Let's get to the real goosebump-inducing stuff, though: Han Solo telling Finn and Rey that "It's true. All of it," suggesting that they're living in a world that's forgotten the glory of the Jedi and the tyranny of the Sith altogether. What Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker fought to restore, and what Darth Vader and Palpatine fought to keep hidden, is now just a myth, it seems. But, as the title suggests, an awakening is coming.
So, what did you think? I will admit to full-on bursting into tears the moment I saw Han and Leia embrace, so I won't judge you at all for getting emotional.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives Dec. 18, as if you didn't know already.
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Donald Trump Jnr's wife files for divorce, after 13 years of marriage.
Donald Trump Jr.'s wife is filing to divorce him after nearly 13 years of marriage.
Vanessa Trump filed docs Thursday in the Manhattan courts, and she's seeking an uncontested proceeding. That's a strong sign the couple has already hammered out details of their split, such as child custody and property.
Sources connected to the family say, that the divorce has been a long time coming, and the relationship has been "bad for a while." Among the issues, Vanessa "hates politics and Don Jr. is gone all the time."
One source says contrary to being upset, Don Jr. is "relieved."
They have 5 children together, between the ages of 3 and 10, and got married in 2005.
According to the NY Post, which first reported the split, Vanessa's been upset about some of his controversial tweets … most of which defend President Trump and his policies.
Vanessa got a major scare just last month, when she received an envelope with white powder, and a hate letter for Don Jr. that read, in part, "You the family idiot. This is the reason why people hate you. You are getting what you deserve." The powder turned out to be corn starch, and the sender was eventually arrested.
Our sources say that incident absolutely "freaked her out."


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He has appointed a new Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, and promises stronger and more innovative measures to address France's problems. If you want to improve your oral comprehension of French, listening to political speeches on the Internet is a great method. They are usually very clear and you will find a transcript somewhere.
I love just strolling around Paris on Sunday or Monday when most of the shops are closed. I wonder how the closures affect unemployment. The notices and the graffiti are works of art. I can not walk a block without stopping to read a poster or some urban wisdom(?).
|Next week-end will be a European celebration of artisans.
|There are beginner tango lessons at my neighbourhood restaurant.
The only billboards that I have seen are the distinctive Apple signs that are paying for the restoration of some of the buildings in the Marais. I wonder how they arranged that as these are historical areas. (16th-17th century).
|Another iPhone sign.
Outside my local restaurant, Le Café Hugo, there is a quotation from Victor himself:
|No wonder that Hugo was so beloved by the French people.
Another impediment to my ever achieving a brisk walking pace in Paris are the street names. I live on Rue du Pas de la Mule. (street on the footsteps of the donkey). If you did not pay attention in phonetics class, you might say, "la Moule" instead. It would be difficult to walk in the footsteps of the mussel! My street leads into le Boulevard Beaumarchais, named for the French playwright and man of many talents who wrote The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville. I had to stop to take a photo of the Sonoran Surf guitar for Monsieur L-B who plays in a Surf Rock band.
It's funny but when people ask me what I did today, sometimes I have a hard time to explain because I'm a lot like Tristram Shandy. One thought just leads to another and another……. But that's okay, it's Paris.
|What a beauty!


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MLS suspends Drew Moor two games for elbow to face of L.A.'s Sarvas
MLS will suspend veteran Rapids forward Drew Moor two games for his elbow to the face of Los Angeles midfielder Marcelo Sarvas in a game last week, Colorado coach Oscar Pareja said.
The league is expected to officially announce the suspension soon.
Moor drew a straight red card in the 50th minute against the Galaxy, and it led to a penalty that L.A.'s Mike Magee converted into the game-winner for a 1-0 victory.
"The contact wasn't as hard as I think it's been made out to be, but it was a poor decision on my part," Moor said Tuesday after the Rapids trained in the cold in Commerce City.
"The linesman saw it right away. There was no reason to argue."
Moor at the time was wearing the captain's arm band for the Rapids, after Pablo Mastroeni left in the 23rd minute. The foul put the Rapids down a man with 10 and Hendry Thomas took over as captain.
"You play in this game long enough, you find yourself in situations you can't explain," Moor said. "It's uncharacteristic of me. Not only am I disappointed in what I did, I'm disappointed I let the team down."
The two-game suspension is in total — Moor drew one game automatically for the red card and the league added another game. He'll miss Saturday's game in Colorado against Portland and next week at home against rival Real Salt Lake.
It was just the second red card drawn by Moor in his nine year MLS career.


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How to get organic traffic from search engine
Building your website organic search is not easy and fast. It is the hardest work you'll ever do for your website. Not only it's time consuming but it's more expensive as well. After reading this blog, you will understand the importance of organic traffic and how the sky is your limit when it comes to Search Engine Optimization and search engine marketing through organic traffic.
Unlike Facebook marketing through promotional ads and Google AdWords, what does most of the people realizes that putting some bucks into it makes your website's traffic boost for a short span of time would definitely put a smile in everyone's face but that is not a sustainable thing. It is like your website depends on your Facebook ads and marketing, once you stop your investment, the website will go back to its non-existence form which is a devastating fact.
What does organic traffic means?
Organic traffic primarily means that content that you post into your website today will drive the traffic into your website tomorrow or next year, or probably after several years. The content of your website that you put into it is the only life force on which the organic traffic lives and nurture. For the same reason, organic traffic is considered the most outstanding medium for traffic generation into your website and no paid method will ever come near to its place. Also there are a lot of tools that you can go for to understand your website's SEO standing.
How to do the organic traffic the right way
This blog will teach you better ways (not just good) to work your way into generating maximum organic traffic as possible. Also, this blog will talk about some non-fruitful practices that you should definitely avoid. Without wasting any more time, let get into the method and techniques for formatting real and clean organic traffic for your websites.
1: Your content should be good to read
For the strategy of creating content to your website must be very straightforward and best to your abilities. It is without a doubt that publishing regular or weekly articles helps your SEO to boost, but not writing a good article will not only affect the SEO but prove to be a devastating blow in your road of sustainable organic traffic road map.
To make it simpler to understand, you must realize that your website is the face of your business. It is representing you and your business to the world. So content that you write on your website will greatly emphasis on what caliber you belonged to by promoting through your website.
It is natural that not every time the content that you post on your website should be the best possible article but it definitely shouldn't be half-baked articles at the most.
People or generally bloggers will eventually visit your website one day or another and if your readership is worth reading, it will bring more traffic naturally through organic search.
According to a great author Scott Stratten, writer of UnMarketing, says a beautiful quote which relates to our above-mentioned concept that:
"Me demanding the best content you can write should not be intimidating. It should not be paralyzing. It should be the minimum that when you write something you look at it and go: "Yes! That's what I wanted to say!"
Read: Top tips and tricks on youtube seo you should know about
How do search engines see your content?
The search engines nowadays are so intelligent that it is not wrong to consider them like a human being. They pick out from the pool of content through the nature of traffic you are getting and if people read your content, they will spend time in your website for more than 5 secs. Cause bad content will make them leave in less than 5 sec. So to make your content is more concise, your website articles should be informative and help others in any way possible.
3: How does keyword research work?
There is no ambiguity that everyone wants to make their website searchable through the broad 2-3 trendy keywords which are the most popular at any moment of time.
The main thing is all of these high volume broad search keywords have huge competition and it's not possible to compete with the competition without spending months of your time into it.
And even after investing, there is no certainty that your website can still be in any of the rankings of these keywords. So the most feasible option to go for keywords organic search is a lookout for long-tail phrases or in other words low-hanging fruit.
In order to understand the concept, suppose you are a fashion retailer, don't bother trying to cope up with getting results if search "fashion retailer" in the search engine, cause you won't be able to move ahead with other big fishes that are already in the leads with "fashion retailer" keyword. Instead, try to consider your area and be more specific through some long-tail phrases, like "fashion retailer in NewYork NY".
You could go more specific in your search content like if you are selling any singular group of clients like "kids fashion retailer in NewYork". This is a good specific phrase that you'll get more chance to rank in the search engine. Also, this method will help you target more exclusive customers that are really into your fashion retailer than broad keyword as "fashion retailer".
According to a study, most people that are using internet searches for relevancy and less competitive phrases, instead of broad keywords so long-tail is the only suitable method for you to opt for.
4: Be consistent with writing content
There is no fixed days or months figure that most people say for blog frequency. Just be consistent with your blogging. If you are a self-writing for your website, it's better to write once a week but more is preferred. But without hiring a writer, it won't be possible to take some time and write daily blogs on your website.
It is observed that search engines prefers the website that updated frequently, like if you publish content on regular basis, you will get more hits and traffic through the organic search. The more important thing is that writing consistent blogs will make users in love of your website.
A frequent and updated website will help the users to realize that you are serious with your business and giving updated and regular good content to the user which will definitely help your cause to increase the traffic tenfold.
The more frequent and good content your website has, people will revisit it more, sharing it and linking to your blogs more. This process will boost your organic traffic as well
5: Guest blogs generate traffic
According to Matt Cutts, a Google expert says that
"Guest blogging for SEO is dead. It's done. Don't even think about it. Ever"
This means Guest blogs doesn't work on moving your website in top of search results, but it's helpful in generating traffic and eventually making your website improving organically.
Through the use of guest blogging, you will generate more new users and viewer for your website. Many famous websites allow writers to write for them with only single inbound link allowable for your website as a backlink.
In general, there are two things that we accomplished while writing a guest blog.
- A guest blog post on a high-authority website has more visitors and tends to gather more audience for your website.
- High-visited website that allows your blog to publish means your business is high-end and will automatically get filtered from other incompetent websites.
There are some important points we need to consider before writing a guest blog.
- Don't be afraid to reach for high-authorities website with good traffic numbers. Don't just make you less worthy.
- Make sure your subject of article and business matches with the subject of your guest blogging website, this helps to gather a targeted audience.
- Your promotion for the guest blogs helps other to think that you mean business and you are as devoted as you are for your own website.
- Reply comments in guest blogs makes the audience want to visit your website through constant caring and satisfaction.
6: Don't make Google angry
Google is good with those who follow the guidelines and ethnicity for getting organic search, but those who try to manipulate the search engine through black hat methods will be penalized. That being said, it's better to always choose ethical methods and Google advised points to market your website.
Below are some useful tips to increase you search presence and avoid any penalties:
- Don't promote cheap and useless links into your website.
- Don't pay for links that drive fake traffic.
- Don't copy content from another website.
- Don't post exact-match headings and titles over and over again.
- Always publish content that is helpful to users.
7: Conclusion
It is famously said that hard work pays off and it always does in the end. And there is no exception when it comes to getting organic traffic for your website.
Make sure you try your best to follow all guideless and embrace positive mindset to try to remain on Google's ground rules
Keep these activities going consistently and eventually you will feel changes in your activity ultimately.
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As I was ploughing my way through a huge pile of ironing, a thought suddenly struck me in the form of this question: what is the difference between a strong spirit and a strong will? (My musing was obviously prompted by what I wrote yesterday about Jade Goody.)
As I held this question in my mind, I got a sense that the difference was significant and important. I just could not put my finger on it, and to be perfectly honest, I am not sure I can even now.
I have a sense (rather than a cogent argument) that we show a strong spirit when we surrender our will. Surrendering our will sounds like giving up but I know it's not: it's more like giving way. Giving up implies a loss of power on our part but giving way simply changes the way we use that power. The next thing that comes to my mind is more immediately obvious: will is of the ego but spirit is of the soul.
This is all very well but what does it actually mean in practice? For me, I think showing a strong spirit means:
In religious terms, I suppose a strong spirit trusts in God whilst a strong will trusts in Man. Then again, God helps those who helps themselves so surrendering to His Will is NOT synonymous to relinquishing responsibility for my own life.
In secular terms, I suppose it's wiser to go with the flow than to constantly swim against the current.
But there is something more, something I haven't quite got hold of yet. There is something about a strong spirit that shines: it is bright and it is warm. In many ways, a strong will is the exact opposite: it is cold and there isn't much brilliance to it - it feels more like a brick wall or a steamroller. My facial muscles register the difference too: if I think 'spirit' my facial expression is open with a faint smile - if I think 'will' my face tightens with a slight frown. 'Spirit' and 'will' have a different energy and a different emotional content.
So a strong spirit is warm, open and smiley - by contrast, a strong will is cold, closed and frowny. No contest eh? If I don't want to be ironing out too many wrinkles, I'd better focus my caring attention on strengthening my spirit - and let my will take care of itself :0)


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- 18nations (Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, German Democratic Republic (GDR) , France, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Soviet Union, Switzerland, USA)
- 126 entries (51 in Jumping; 26 in Dressage; 49 in Eventing)
- The equestrian competitions were timed manually and electronically; for the first time, the electronic time was the official one.
Jumping (51 riders from 16 countries)
Dressage (26 riders from 9 nations)
Eventing (49 riders from 13 nations)
The victory of Canada in their first Olympic appearance, the crowning of Bill Steinkraus' glorious career and a bizarre incident involving the Irish team highlighted the Jumping competitions.
The Irish incident happened after their first rider, Diana Conolly-Carew, was eliminated. By some misunderstanding the message was brought to the Irish chef de'équipe that the whole team had been eliminated. Thus Ada Matheson's horse went back to the stable and was not at the ingate when she was called. Ned Campion, the third Irish rider, was later ready and allowed to jump the course. But with only three riders to a team Ireland was eliminated. This was all the more annoying since the Irish had decided to forego the individual competition and concentrate on the team.
The three courses of the individual competition measured as follows: A: 750m / B: 410m; jump-off: 370m. Round B was a puissance-type course with an oxer 1.65 / 1.70m x 2.20m as the major obstacle. There were 10,000 spectators.
The course for the team competition was measured at 631m with 14 obstacle necessitating 17 jumping efforts. But only four of the 87 rounds were inside the time of 96 seconds. It has been argued that the course was actually 693m long.
The programme consisted of 33 movements.
There were eight full teams of three and two individual riders from Mexico. Seven qualified for the ride-off. Germany and the Soviet Union shared the top four places individually and won gold and silver with the teams. Switzerland, the silver medallists in Tokyo 1964, dropped to third. Following the judging scandal of 1956, the judges came from France, Chile and The Netherlands, none of which had a rider competing.
After the Grand Prix, Josef Neckermann (FRG) and Mariano had a comfortable lead: 948 points against 908 for Ivan Kizimov (URS)/Ikhor and 896 for Reiner Klimke (FRG)/Dux. The ride-off (6min. 45sec. compared with 12min. 30sec. for the Grand Prix) resulted in a change of leader. Kizimov received 664 points while Neckermann managed only 598. Thus it was gold for Kizimov, silver for Neckerman and bronze for Klimke.
There was plenty of drama on days three and four of the Eventing competition. During the Cross-Country, several horses were clearly in distress due to the heavy rain that had come after 30 of the 49 riders. There were two horse fatalities – Ballerina from the Soviet Union and Loughlin from Ireland – which had occurred before the big rainfall.
The 35 jumps were designed by Mario Becerril who had competed in the 1952 Olympic three-day event. After endurance day Jean-Jacques Guyon, Jim Wofford and Pavel Deev were less than 10 points apart. In the Jumping Guyon and Pitou had 10.25 points and earned individual gold. Wofford and Kilkenny had a disappointing round, with a fall, which dropped them to sixth place. Deev's fate was even worse. The Soviet rider was last to go and with a good round he could win individual gold and team bronze. But after obstacle five he took the wrong course and was eliminated. This brought silver to the 54-year-old Derek Allhusen on the 10–year-old Lochinvar. Bronze went to Michael Page on Foster. The British, with Derek Allhusen, Richard Meade, Staff Sergeant Ben Jones and student nurse Jane Bullen won team gold, ahead of the USA and Australia.


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I stumbled upon the British T.V. show Skins only a few weeks ago; it's a series following the lives of a group of teens trying to forge an identity, form friendships, and navigate through the teenage world of sex, drugs, and parties. In only the span of several days, I've come to adore and care deeply for Effy Stonem more than any other character. She taught me that trying to control a wild, tumultuous world is impossible. Life is simply an unstoppable force. This playlist is an ode to Effy, the mysterious, introspective, rebellious, free-spirited, daredevil queen. Hopefully, it'll compel you to whip out some pink hair dye and sparkly pumps and dance to your heart's content until the sun rises again. Enjoy!
Photoset: This is Local Natives
By Ashley Vidal
These photos were taken on 35mm film at a Local Natives concert. Enjoy!
Photoset: Snakeskin
By Emma Noelle
Photoset: Turn and Face the Strange
These photos are both an ode to the great David Bowie and to my friend Kyra. We have been close for a long time and although we have both "changed" a lot and grown up in the past year, we are still close. These photos were taken throughout the last year, the most recent being from this summer. Although every friendship has ups and downs as people become more and more themselves, the ones that stick by you are important.
Playlist: Happy Place
In a few months I'm going to be moving from South Florida to New York for college and I can't tell you how nervous I am. Leaving my family and friends along with my beloved dog/son, Jack, is going to be quite the transition. I needed a playlist to remind me of home; a playlist that can transport my mind to back to my warmest memories. These songs open with dreamy guitar strings and enchanting vocals that can take any listener to their happy place. Great for long haul flights, road trips, or rainy days. Hope you enjoy!
Playlist: Paradise Ride
By Alice Gray
I've been prepping my whole life for this moment. Kind of kidding, kind of not. I grew up in San Diego and I grew up curating playlists for the sole purpose of watching the ocean go by from my car seat. We didn't take our paradise for granted. We soaked up the beauty of the beach whenever we could, no matter how inconvenient. My high school memories look like a glittering montage of me and my girlfriends in old convertibles, driving fast, music loud, hair in the wind and singing/shouting as loud as possible. Those are some of my best memories.
Monster Mash: a Playlist in Photos
Every year I round up a group of pals and head downtown for a Monster Mash featuring photography and fun makeup. Despite a hurricane, a power outage, and more than a few fallen trees, the tradition continued this October. Here are the pictures from this year accompanied by a collection of my favorite spooky tunes. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks to Ava for helping with makeup.
Photo Diary: AFROPUNK
This past weekend,at 787 Windsor, I attended Atlanta's AFROPUNK Fest. Ever since I first heard about the music festival last year- it's meant to be a gathering for the young black alternative (weird) kids- I knew immediately that I wanted to go. Last year's AFROPUNK was sadly cancelled due to the weather condition, but luckily this year's festival was able to withstand any weather challenges.
How to Dye Your Hair with goodDYEyoung! (+ a bonus playlist)
You may have caught my not-so-subtle love letter to hair, music, and Paramore on the site last month, and if you did, you know how absolutely in love I am with goodDYEyoung– Paramore frontwoman, Hayley Williams, and her amazing hair and makeup artist, Brian O'Connor's, brand new hair dye line. It perfectly encapsulates all of the things I love: DIY, music (my favorite band, Paramore, specifically!), and HAIR! So when the sweet as can be goodDYEyoung team reached out about sending Sonic Blume some dye to play around with, we haaaad to say yes!
I thought that since you all have already seen the final product of a GDY hair dye party, it might be helpful to show the process as well. So, without further ado, here is Sonic Blume's foolproof way to get the rainbow hair you've always wanted using goodDYEyoung, and a fun playlist to jam while you're doin' it!
Photo Diary: Rocky Horror Picture Show
I've been obsessed with Rocky Horror Picture Show since middle school, even though I didn't actually get to go until I was 15. It's such a fun experience, being able to scream-sing, rock out, and dress like the most glamorous space alien around. I have always loved the glitz and glam mixed with cult-classic punk rock aesthetic. The pictures and collage center around the process of getting ready for the show, and are all of my friend Sarah. Enjoy!