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Australia's leading event to improve mental health access and services in regional and remote communities. The program is curated for professionals and industry workers to share best practice, encourage multi-sectoral collaboration, facilitate meaningful connections, and give real solutions to advance mental health in rural and remote areas.
The theme of this year's Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium is Championing Stories of Innovation, Resilience & Endurance.
The Symposium Program Advisory Committee is seeking presentations of varying styles, whether case study examples, emerging research, project or program analysis and learnings, as well as calls for action.
If you are a rural peer support worker, or have experience in community-based activities to break mental health stigma, share your insights by applying to present at the symposium. In-person and virtual presentation options are available. Applications to present at the symposium close Friday 15th July 2022.
Register to attend this event here.


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Extended Summary
"The Fly in the Ointment" is a short story by V. S. Pritchett. The story begins in the fall, November, when Harold arrives at his father's manufacturing building, the very day the business will close its doors for the final time.
Harold is quick to dismiss the cab driver some distance from the door:
Better not arrive in a taxi, he was thinking. The old man will wonder where I got the money.
Two things become immediately apparent: money is an issue, and Harold does not want to antagonize his father. These two elements set the mood for the remainder of the story. Harold is approximately thirty-five years old. He is not a young man, but he still hesitates to bring anything to his father's attention that will make things uncomfortable. Because Harold's concern is the spending of money (even his own money), it is clear that finances are an issue. The son believes he knows his father well enough to be careful, and decides to walk the rest of the way to the factory.
Harold's father is closing down the business after thirty years, having built his company from the ground up. Success was achieved for a short while, but then difficulties arose, including "rumour," "quarrels," and finally, bankruptcy. The son notes that his memories of family fights about money have suddenly disappeared. Instead of feeling uncomfortable, Harold is deeply saddened that things have come to this for his father, so he has traveled out to support him on the company's final day. The younger man feels a compulsion to help his dad if he can, even if only by showing his support.
Harold's father comes to the door and lets his son in. His father is friendly and solicitous, happy to see the younger man, "lowering his pleased, blue eyes for a second's modesty."
Both seem shy in the other's presence until the father pulls himself together and takes on an air of authority. As they look around the now-empty rooms, the son recalls his dad as a much younger man, speaking with an almost unrecognizable voice—one obviously reserved for customers. As they move to the office, both men have a similar stature, but whereas the father is wearing a fine suit and has the appearance of success, the son is
round-shouldered and shabby, a keen but anxious fellow in need of a hair-cut and going bald.
The older man ushers the younger man into the office, aware of how the room has changed:
"Come in, Professor," said the father. This was an old family joke. He despised his son, who was, in fact, not a professor but a poorly paid lecturer at a provincial university.
For a moment he seems "bewildered," but then he offers his son a cup of tea in the only cup available. Harold declines. While the elder drinks, he apologizes profusely for drinking in front of his boy. Then he makes casual conversation, asking about his daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Harold answers his questions and then shares his concern for the failing business, but the old man brushes it aside as if it is nothing. When his son says that his father is an optimist, his dad's manner of speaking changes:
his warm voice going dead and rancorous and his nostrils fidgeting. His eyes went hard, too.
All of a sudden, as Harold looks at the older man, it is like he is seeing him for the first time. Someone the son had never noticed before was speaking to him, as if his father had two faces. The outside face, perhaps the one his customers...
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would see, was affable and engaging. However, the inside face was
a much smaller one, babyish, shrewd, scared and hard. Now this little face had gone greenish and pale. . . . The small, drained purplish lips . . . were speaking.
He is telling his son that being an optimist is the only thing that has kept him in the business. Without optimism, he notes, he would not be there, and the inference is that he would have taken his life long ago. He speaks of how hard building the business was, and of how many days he slept in the office. Suddenly he loses his aggressive demeanor and becomes soft. He hints at past mistakes, and offers up concerns that he is broke; it's not easy starting over at his age, he says. Quickly, though, he begins to smile again—everything about him is particularly pleased.
Then, in a split second, he begins to frown and points out that his son is going bald. He does not just mention it, he comments on it repeatedly. Then he advises his son that he needs to have big ideas—they all do. He mentions Harold's job for the first time, a lecturer at the university, but admits he could never do that kind of work. His son speaks sharply to his father—without thinking—and then tries to cover it up, pretending to have meant that one educator in the family is enough, all the while trying not to make his father angry. He admits he is not like his dad. The old man, in turn, tells his son not to compare them or worry.
Suddenly, there is a fly in the room. The father hates flies, and his son helps him balance on a chair so he can try to kill the buzzing insect. Climbing down, the older man seems suddenly very tired—exhausted—though he still has enough breath to start nagging Harold about his hair loss again.
His son may have spoken sharply to him earlier because the older man is often so critical. But just as suddenly, the aggressive man of moments ago has disappeared again, and his son tries to comfort him and ease his troubled spirit. His father turns his head while brushing a tear from his eye. Harold's heart swells with concern for the old man: "A glow of sympathy transported the young man. He felt as though a sun had risen."
This would seem to be a new feeling for the younger man. But when the father begins to explain where he has made past mistakes, Harold becomes embarrassed, silently praying that his dad will not start talking in a way that will "humiliate" him—because what he has done in the past, which the entire family is aware of, includes making excuses, telling stories, and cheating his customers. The old man insists that money has been his problem. He swears that if Harold came to him at that moment and offered him a huge sum of money, he would not take it. He simply wants to retire somewhere quiet.
Through the progression of the story, the reader has become aware that the old man hates his son. His son is afraid to cause trouble or to insult his dad. It is safe to assume that the man the customers saw was never the man his son saw. However, Harold has come to offer his help and support. With new eyes, the son has seen something in his father that he never saw before: two faces—the faces of a schemer. He has also admitted to himself that his father's life of success has been a lie; the family has known for years. However, now, at the father's lowest point in thirty years, Harold may well believe that the old man has changed his priorities. He has just insisted that money means nothing to him, and he becomes adamant about it, telling his son that money "isn't necessary at all."
Earlier, Harold noted that he would not allow his father to see him arrive in a cab because he knew his father. In truth, it would seem he does not know him. Full of concern, the son offers to help his father in whatever way he can. He admits he does not have any money, and he is embarrassed by his own poverty. Still he pushes on, telling his father that if he is ever short of cash, the younger man will do whatever he can to get it for him—in one way or another. Of the two faces Harold observed earlier, the soft one is for other people. The hard face is the man Harold's father truly is, regardless of his circumstances. The look of self-satisfaction the old man had worn, with his assurances that money meant nothing, disappears. The father is described as having folds of skin around his face like a fox—a sneaky creature that steals and kills to get what it wants. Immediately, the father's entire countenance and attitude change:
"Raise it?" said the old man sharply. "Why didn't you tell me before you could raise money? How can you raise it? Where? By when?"
Unfortunately, the old man has learned nothing from his experience. He has no love for his son, but will take money from him even though Harold has admitted that neither he nor anyone else in the family has any. The reader can assume that the hunger for money is what has kept Harold's father's going all these years. The "fly in the ointment," it would seem, is that the old man has not changed a bit, and has no intention of doing so.

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New York, Sep 25 (Ajit Weekly News) World chess champion Magnus Carlsen is on the brink of becoming the first player to hit the historic 2900 Tour Rating mark after crushing Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi on Day One of the Julius Baer Generation Cup final — the seventh leg of the USD1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.
Norway's Carlsen now has one hand on the trophy having ended the challenge of Erigaisi, one of India's brightest talents, 2.5-0.5 with one game to spare.
In his first Meltwater Champions Chess Tour final, Erigaisi needs to pick himself up before the second half of the final later on Sunday after a chastening day of chess for the youngster.
Carlsen told Meltwater Champions Chess Tour that he was "far from satisfied" with his play and said there were some "pretty bad moments, but overall I can't complain".
"It felt to me that he (Erigaisi) didn't fully believe in it, which I can understand. So maybe he didn't take his chances in the last game fully either because I think he had serious chances to press. But it didn't feel like he was grasping the moment," said Carlsen.
Carlsen started with a brutal win over his teenage opponent. The champ built a checkmating attack on the kingside before delivering the killer blow with the bishop sacrifice 35.Bxg6. It quickly got worse for Erigaisi. In game number 2, Carlsen knocked the Indian off his stride with a novelty in the opening 8…Bd7 before seeing deep enough to launch another unstoppable kingside attack.
With 28…N4d5! Carlsen found the only winning move and the game ended with Erigaisi resigning on move 30.
"What a masterpiece, what a tactical duel by both players," enthused Grandmaster David Howell in the commentary box.
"A stunning game," Grandmaster Peter Leko added.
In game 3, Erigaisi needed a win to stay in the match but Carlsen appeared to put down the shutters and close up shop before unleashing another attack in the endgame.
With 38.Nh5, Erigaisi's face fell. Carlsen then inexplicably blundered away what seemed another certain win, but the draw was enough for a 2.5-0.5 win.
Carlsen was ahead in the final and Erigaisi now needs to win later on Sunday just to take it to tiebreaks.
GM Howell said: "I must say, in this tournament so far he (Carlsen) is possibly the best I've seen since 2019, since he was just destroying everyone.
"He's been on a roll. He won something like nine games in the prelims and straight through here without any play-offs."
"Calm, controlled, measured. He looks on the top of his game."
Erigaisi, hailing from Warangal in India, was downcast at the end but said he wanted to remain positive. "It's just evident that he's the better player but hopefully things will go my way and I'll try to play my best chess," he said.
–Ajit Weekly News
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Smallpox Vaccination Laboratory Support. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention December 2002. Laboratory Support. Learning Objectives:
Smallpox Vaccination Laboratory Support Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention December 2002
Laboratory Support • Learning Objectives: • Indicate an awareness of the laboratory testing that exists for the confirmation of an adverse reaction to smallpox vaccine • Identify the state's Laboratory Response Network laboratory • Describe the types of specimens that would be taken to send to the laboratory • Describe specimen collection and transport guidelines
Febrile, Vesicular Rash Illness Algorithm for Evaluating Patients for Smallpox
Key Concepts of Algorithm • Uses existing resources for dx and exclusion of smallpox look-alikes (especially 1.0 million cases of chickenpox) • Provides significant diagnostic benefits, even in absence of smallpox • Encourages careful diagnosis of other rash illnesses (including vaccinia)
Key Concepts of Algorithm • Minimizes number of cases that require intensive investigation: focuses attention where it is justified; important for both clinician and lab • Provides rapid, thorough response to highly suspect cases • Vaccination response if/when smallpox diagnosis confirmed
Vaccinia Diagnostic Goals • Provide methods for laboratory differential diagnosis of vaccinia associated adverse events • Develop rapid dx methods (e.g., real-time PCR) • Encourage development of point-of-care diagnosis (e.g., generic orthopox antigen capture assays)
Poxviruses • Two Subfamilies: • Chordopoxvirinae (vertebrate poxviruses) • Orthopoxvirus (variola, vaccinia, cowpox, monkeypox, raccoonpox, camelpox, skunkpox, volepox, ectromelia, taterapox) • Others • Entomopoxvirinae (insect poxviruses)
Characteristics of Orthopoxviruses • Brick shaped particles (350 X 270 nm) by cryoelectron microscopy • Cytoplasmic replication • Double stranded DNA genomes (180 – 200 kbp) encodes: • transcription and replication enzymes • multiple proteins aimed at evasion of immune defense molecules
Characteristics of Orthopoxviruses • Infectious forms: IMV, CEV, EEV • No known unique viral receptor protein • Host ranges vary • Variola vs vaccinia • Antigenically similar; serologic cross reactivity
Spectrum of Human Disease in Normal Host • Vaccinia, cowpox: localized infection • Variola, monkeypox: systemic illness
Lab Methods for Confirmation of Orthopoxvirus Diagnosis • PCR related methods for DNA identification, (e.g., real-time PCR) • Electron microscopy • Histopathology • Culture • Serology • Antigen detection (IFA, EIA ag capture) • IgM capture • Neutralization antibodies • IgG ELISA
Real-Time PCR Assay:Detection of the E9L Gene for Vaccinia Adverse Reactions • Test uses primers and probes designed to detect Eurasian Orthopoxvirus other than variola • Potential human diseases detected: • Vaccinia • Cowpox (zoonotic disease of European origin) • Monkeypox (zoonotic disease of central Africa)
Vaccinia/Orthopox and Variola: Real-Time PCR Assays • E9L: VAC, MPX, CPV(TET); variola (FAM) • Essential gene of poxviruses • 16S control for inhibitors • Can be used to detect vaccinia (adverse event monitoring); use TET portion • Can be used to detect variola use FAM and TET portions • Additional assays are being evaluated
If smallpox were to re-emerge, real-time PCR assay would be modified for variola using an alternate probe.
Negative Stain Electron Microscopy vaccinia ~1/2 hour per sample
Orthopoxvirus Cell Culture Isolation HeLa BSC-40 HEK 293 Uninfected, 24 hpi Variola infected, 24hpi
Specimens for Vaccinia-Related Disease: Vesicular Rash • Lesion 'roofs' and crusts • Vesicular fluids: • Touch prep • EM grid • Biopsy • Serum • Others (e.g., CSF)
Specimen Collection • Vaccinia and variola specimen collection essentially the same • Check CDC website for recent updates in orthopox specimen collection specifics: • www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/ response-plan/files/guide-d.pdf
Specimen Collection • Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), as specified by hospital/clinic infection control • Hand hygiene before and after collection • Sanitize skin site, with alcohol wipe, prior to specimen collection • ALLOW TO DRY prior to specimen collection
Specimen Collection • Vesicles: • Use scalpel or 26 gauge needle to unroof vesicle • Roof goes to collection tube • Scrape base of vesicle with blunt edge scalpel, or wooden applicator; apply to microscope slide • Lightly apply em grid, shiny side down, against lesion. Repeat (X2) using more or less pressure
Specimen Collection • Vesicles: • Repetitively touch a microscope slide to the lesion (touch-prep) • Allow slide, and grids to air dry for 10 minutes. Store in slide holder, and grid box, respectively
Specimen Collection • Biopsy: 3.5 - 4 mm punch biopsy, bisect lesion, or obtain 2 biopsies. • Place 1 sample in specimen collector tube, • Place 1 sample in formalin • Serum, if serology considered useful
Specimen Transport – How to Send • Standard diagnostic specimen shipping guidelines available: www.bt.cdc.gov/labissues/PackagingInfo.pdf • Serum, if collected, should be shipped frozen • If unable to separate serum from blood on-site, send whole blood refrigerated
Specimen Transport – How to Send • Formalin fixed tissue must be shipped at room temperature - do not freeze • EM grids must be shipped at room temperature
Specimen Transport – How to Send • All other virus-containing material must be stored and shipped frozen; if overnight delivery possible, specimen may be shipped immediately at room temperature or refrigerated • Keep all virus-containing material out of direct sunlight
Specimen Transport - Where to Send • Suspect vaccinia adverse events specimens go to closest Laboratory Response Network (LRN) laboratory • Contact state Public Health Laboratory Director for specific shipping information
Specimen Transport - Where to Send • Specimens from persons with high suspicion of smallpox dx: Refer to Rash, Vesicular Disease Algorithm… specimens go to BOTH selected LRN with smallpox surge potential (contact CDC) and CDC simultaneously • Contact CDC prior to shipment
Past and Future • What about the Past (when low tech worked)? • During smallpox epidemics clinical diagnosis drove immediate medical response • Electronmicroscopy more common • Gel-diffusion antigen detection • Virus isolations done on egg embryos
Past and Future • Future? (diagnostic development evolving rapidly) • Additional DNA-PCR targets • Antigen capture and DFA • Following recognition of smallpox cases, expectations for diagnosis would likely change
For More Information • CDC Smallpox website www.cdc.gov/smallpox • National Immunization Program website www.cdc.gov/nip


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Australia is missing 500,000 migrants, but we don't need visa changes to lure them back
- Written by Will Mackey, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
COVID-19 travel restrictions brought migration to Australia to a virtual standstill, and over the course of the pandemic about 500,000 temporary migrants have left our shores. Now many Australian businesses are screaming out for more workers.
So, who are Australia's missing migrants, where did they work, and when might they come back?
Which migrants are missing?
The Grattan Institute's new report, Migrants in the workforce[1], shows there were about 1.5 million temporary migrants in Australia as of January 2022, compared with almost 2 million in 2019.
The 500,000 "missing migrants" are mainly international students and working holiday makers.
There are roughly 335,000 international students in Australia now – about half as many as in 2019 – and only 19,000 working holiday makers – about 85% fewer.
The number of temporary skilled workers is down by about 20%. Almost all of the 660,000 New Zealand citizens living in Australia on temporary visas remained throughout the pandemic.


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In an arts season marked by the need to adapt to ongoing change amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Kravis Center announced tour cancellations for the 2020-2021 season. The following shows have cancelled their tours and will not be performing at the Kravis Center:
- The Doo Wop Project, scheduled for December 21
- Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert, scheduled for January 1
- The Boy Who Cried Wolf, scheduled for January 16 as part of the Family Fare Series
- The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, scheduled for January 19 as part of the Regional Arts Classical Concert Series
- Michael Bolton, scheduled for January 26
- An Intimate Evening with David Foster Hitman Tour, scheduled for January 30
- The Philadelphia Orchestra, scheduled for February 16 and 17 as part of the Regional Arts Classical Concert Series
- Enra, scheduled for February 17 and 18 as part of the PEAK Series
- Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, scheduled for April 13 to 15
- Quinteto Astor Piazzolla, scheduled for April 24 to 25
In August, the Kravis Center announced the cancellation and rescheduling of performances in its upcoming Regional Arts Classical Concert Series and Kravis On Broadway series. The following shows in the Kravis Center's Regional Arts Classical Concert Series have cancelled their tours and will no longer be performing on the indicated dates: China Philharmonic Orchestra on November 15, George Li, Piano on December 9, Renée Fleming on January 3, Cleveland Orchestra on January 28, and Buffalo Philharmonic on March 22, all from the "MUSIC At Eight" series; and Internationale Bach Stuttgart on November 22 and Moscow State Symphony Orchestra on January 18, both from the "MUSIC At Two" series.
Jimmy Buffet's Escape to Margaritaville's Kravis On Broadway run was rescheduled from December 15 to 20 to January 5 to 10. The tour of My Fair Lady, originally scheduled for January 5 to 10, was cancelled.
Ticket holders for cancelled performances can receive a refund back to their original method of payment, receive a gift certificate to apply toward future ticket purchases, or donate the tickets to the Kravis Center as a tax-deductible gift to help support the Center through these challenging times.


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- Editorial: Princeton University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2017
- Lugar de la edición: New Jersey. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 368
- Idiomas: Inglés
The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions as he provides a unique history of the rise and growth of ISIS. Moving beyond journalistic accounts, Fawaz Gerges provides a clear and compelling account of the deeper conditions that fuel ISIS. The book describes how ISIS emerged in the chaos of Iraq following the 2003 U.S. invasion, how the group was strengthened by the suppression of the Arab Spring and by the war in Syria, and how ISIS seized leadership of the jihadist movement from Al Qaeda. Part of a militant Sunni revival, ISIS claims its goals are to resurrect a caliphate and rid "Islamic lands" of all Shia and other minorities. In contrast to Al Qaeda, ISIS initially focused on the "near enemy"--Shia, the Iraqi and Syrian regimes, and secular, pro-Western states in the Middle East.


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The topic of who is the greatest of all time—the GOAT—has always been a hot topic in sports. Whether it's the NFL, NBA, or soccer, every sport has proclaimed GOAT and a large debate over who it should be.
In the NBA, the popular choice has been Michael Jordan since the 1990s. Surprisingly, some controversy ensued when Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss proclaimed MJ as the GOAT recently in a promo for NBA 2K23.
It has led to the discussion on why she would say that when she has guys like LeBron James on her team and legends like Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and others before then.
Nonetheless, we do have a fair share of Kobe GOAT-truthers, as shown here. But what about LeBron? As the years goes by, his case for being the GOAT has grown stronger, and more and more of the media and fans are starting to say so as well.
Is LeBron the GOAT? A Twitter thread was recently compiled showing at least 40 players and coaches in the NBA who certainly think so.
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CD The Skydogs 'And Then' (Lazy Eye, 1994)
Can't find much information about this CD, but it is known that Colin Dusseault played harmonica on track 5. Looks to be blues or blues-rock, from the Cleveland area. One thing is for sure, if you're looking for it, this is probably the only copy still out here in the wild!
TRACKS: Dr. Nick Punches In, Give It Up, Sleepless, Dignan's alkin' Cane Blues, Mississippi Jam (Turn the Trick Blues), (I Wish To Write a) Masterpiece, Empty Eyes, Troubled Skies, Wings of Desire, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Weevils, The Last Dance.
CD is new and sealed.


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Fort Worth Women's March 2020
We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families – recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.
We will begin lining up at 12:00pm on the front steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse. Our goal is to have the front of the March step off at 12:30. It will take about one hour to walk the complete route. We anticipate a large crowd, which will take time to get everyone going. The last marchers should be "launched" by 1:30 at the latest. There is no official color, so feel free to be creative with your dress!
Interested in going? Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/events/790015138076483/?active_tab=about


text: A young, Iraqi man struggled to find work in the oil-rich city of Basra. After extensive online job searches, he had an idea to outfit his small car with a coffee machine and a giant coffee cup on the roof, turning him into a barista with a mobile café. Arash Arabasadi reports.


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Google News. We all see its suggestions when using the search engine. But how do you get your articles there? Are there requirements? An application process? 🤔
In this guide, we show you how to publish on Google News Publisher Center along with the types of pieces usually chosen as high-ranking results.
📚 Table of contents:
What's Google News Publisher Center?
Google Publisher Center is the dashboard used to get listed on Google News. It's the primary resource you need to publish on Google News.
Google News Publisher helps content creators:
- Publish and manage their content on Google News.
- Control branding elements of the publication.
- Collaborate among writers and editors in your organization.
- Monetize that content with a paywall.
- Monetize by pushing Google Ads to the content.
Then what's Google News?
It's the frontend side of Google New Publisher Center!
- Google Publisher Center: The backend interface where media outlets and content creators manage and publish content.
- Google News: A news curation tool that presents relevant articles from news sources in Google search results or under the News tab in Google.
So, to get published on Google News, the place where all your potential readers are waiting, you must first go through Google Publisher Center.
The benefits of getting listed on Google News
- Instant distribution to the masses: With close to 600M visits per month, Google News opens up your publication to a significant portion of the internet. Google automatically displays News stories for appropriate searches, so it's one of the best ways to get your publication noticed.
- It's free: Just sign up, add your publication, and start linking content to your page.
- Gain authority and brand recognition: As a respected, curated news tool, Google News has a reputation for only presenting what's absolutely relevant, timely, and authoritative. Finding your way into this circle of authority drives brand recognition and convinces readers to trust your content.
- Double the effectiveness of your organic search: Google News serves as an entirely separate entity from whatever work you put in for organic search results. Therefore, you're creating an environment where content shows up more often, giving it two chances to end up at the top of the rankings.
- Land at the top of Google: News results usually end up at the very top of the search results, or somewhere within the first few lines, frequently making them more effective than advertising.
- Link-building on overdrive: Landing a high-ranking article on Google News generates a situation where other news sources attribute that information to your publication. As such, they link to your website, cutting out the need to reach out for link building. And if you end up with a popular article, it may create hundreds, or thousands, of backlinks, boosting your overall SEO in the process.
How to publish on Google New Publisher Center
To create a publication on Google News Publisher is one thing; it's an entirely different story getting shown in the results.
👉 Here are the steps to make an account and improve your chances of ranking in Google News:
- Make sure you have a suitable publication
- Complete all Google technical requirements
- Create a publication on Google News Publisher
1. Make sure you have a suitable publication
- Google News actually allows anyone to create an account and publish pieces. They used to have requirements and an application process to even get considered for the News Index. But that's changed; all aspiring journalists may now join.
- Google does state, however, that it only indexes "high-quality, compliant" content.
- It also defines Google News as a place for users to discover current events, diverse content from publishers, world-wide news, articles, and personalized content.
- A submission of a publication, URL, or RSS feed on the Publisher Center doesn't guarantee it will appear or rank well on Google News.
Our general guidelines to getting published (and ranking) on Google News)
Based on our testing and feedback from others who have used Google News Publisher Center, here's how to increase your chances of publication and exposure on Google News:
News content
Google News has some vagueness as to which publications get shown, but one thing's clear: they only index news.
That means your blog post about how to build a desk or your trip to Thailand likely won't make the cut.
What characteristics of a publication make it news?
- Publishing a lot. Not once or twice per week, but several times per day.
- Having a team of writers. This isn't required, but usually makes it possible to publish frequently and offer differing opinions.
- Sharing timely information. It's important for news to have relevance in the present, otherwise no one wants to read it.
- Having a news XML sitemap. This is a unique sitemap that recognizes articles as news.
- Offering multiple sections on a website for unique topics, like Sports, World, and Travel.
- Utilizing Google AMP-pages. This isn't required, but helps if you want recognition as a news source by Google.
Regularity and multiple viewpoints
Your publication should publish timely and regular content, but also viewpoints that come from unique angles.
Readability and accuracy
This ties into how Google wants "compliant" news. Your publication must maintain a level of accuracy to establish with readers. It's nearly impossible to rank highly in Google News if your pieces lack proper formatting, or if they consistently contain typing or grammatical errors.
The same goes for the overall website: Is it easy to get around your website? Does it look like it's from 20 years ago? Are there high-quality images and other media elements to support the content, or is it filled with broken images?
Trust and branding
Although Google News has opened its doors to all publishers, regardless of how well-known, there's still something to be said about trust.
Readers trust certain brands, like the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and even smaller local publications. They've built brand recognition and provide concise, researched information regularly.
For fledgling publications, that means you must focus on building your brand and trust with each article.
👉 Here's how:
- Complete every aspect of your Google News Publisher account with modern, recognizable branding elements.
- Include trust symbols on your website and within content, like cited sources, quotes from experts, details on research, and even contact information like phone numbers and email addresses.
- Form thoughtful opinions, and base everything you write on research and supporting evidence.
2. Complete all Google technical requirements
What's interesting is that you actually don't need a Google News Publisher account in order for Google to index your articles. However, it's definitely beneficial to speed up the process and basically let Google know you have quality content to share.
Regardless of how Google News obtains your content, it utilizes algorithms to crawl your site. This means you're relying on a computer to determine newsworthiness, proper formatting, and to pull details like media items or titles.
Therefore, publishers must follow all technical guidelines provided by Google. Otherwise, the algorithm may not know that some of your content are articles.
👉 Here are the essentials:
Site structure requirements
- Have permanent section pages. Changing sections, and URLs for those sections, makes it difficult for Google to crawl your website.
- Only use HTML links. The Google News bot only crawls HTML links, so avoid links that use images or JavaScript.
- Match all anchor text to section titles. This should help with SEO as well.
- Make sure to use unblocked content, links, and directories. The main reason something might be blocked from Google bots is because you have special meta tags, header specifications, or robots.txt files.
Encoding and language requirements
- Google recommends all publishers encode their news sites in UTF-8. Refer to an expert for help with this.
- Stick to one language throughout your content. Google News bots lack the ability to comprehend articles that switch back and forth between languages.
- Use entirely different publications for other languages. For instance, you should create a separate site if your English publication expands by adding a French version.
Individual article requirements
- Make publication dates and headlines as easy to understand as possible. The key is not to confuse the bots crawling your website, so stick to HTML format.
- Never re-publish an article using a different URL. Keep its old URL so as not to confuse bots crawling your website. Multiple URLs for the same content also hurt SEO.
- Give a unique URL to each article. Publishing multiple articles underneath one URL makes it impossible to display on Google News.
- Maintain permanent URLs with roughly the same content at all times. It's okay to update articles from time-to-time, but adding a new article to the same URL every day causes problems.
RSS Feed requirements (and how to link your WordPress RSS feed to Google Publisher)
For RSS feeds, particularly from WordPress sites, you can submit standard RSS or Atom feeds, but Google Publisher only accepts feeds compliant with its technical requirements.
Read the technical RSS feed requirements here and review our summary below:
- The feed must not have duplicate images or missing content like social media embeds, images, or media.
- Your feed mustn't produce incomplete articles.
- The feed shouldn't cause delayed crawling from Google or slow updating due to caching.
- Your feed shouldn't have any duplicate images.
These technical requirements are in place because WordPress RSS feeds occasionally mess up perfectly fine articles, like stripping an article of its social media embeds or doubling images.
So, you want to ensure that none of this happens. Submitting a standard RSS feed may not do the trick.
To properly link your WordPress RSS feed to Google Publisher, install the GN Publisher plugin.
In WordPress, go to Settings > GN Publisher. The plugin produces new RSS feeds for your WordPress blog and its categories, all compliant with Google Publisher's RSS requirements. Simply copy the feeds you want to link to Google Publisher and add them to your publication in the section below.
3. Create a publication on Google News Publisher
If you've made it this far, your publication is:
- A suitable candidate for indexing on Google News.
- Following all Google technical guidelines.
ℹ Now it's time to create an account on Google News Publisher.
Step 1: Sign up for Google Publisher and add your first publication
Go to the Google Publisher Center homepage and either create a Google account or log in with your current one.
You'll see a big blank white space at first, with just a few tools to the left for getting started.
Click on the Add Publication button.
Fill in the:
- Publication name
- Primary website property
- Location
Check the box that shows your publication is permanently located in the country specified.
Click Add Publication.
Step 2: Edit the publication settings
Before submitting to Google News, it's important to fill in settings for your publication.
To do so, click Publication Settings next to your new publication listed in the dashboard.
Mark the primary language of your publication, then fill in anything you missed from the setup, like the publication name or location.
Add additional property URLs and points of contact for your publication. Remember, points of contact create trust between you and the reader, and apparently Google wants that too. Click Next to proceed.
Step 3: Add visual styles
This sends you to the Visual Styles page, where you can upload visual elements that appear when users view your content on Google News.
- Add a square logo that shows next to indexed articles.
- Upload a light themed rectangular logo for viewing on lighter interfaces.
- Upload a dark theme rectangular logo for users who have darker interfaces on their devices.
You can also upload fonts that you utilize in your publication.
Choose the Save button when you're done.
Step 4: Design your Google News publication and submit for review
After all that, go back to the main page and click the Google News button.
This is where you configure every aspect of the publication that appears on Google News. Click Edit.
Add basic information like:
- A detailed description of your publication.
- A category in which your publication falls under (like Sports or World News).
Also add specific distribution limits if necessary, along with Google Properties to allow from your verification in Google Search Console. Click Next.
Add all the sections within your news publication. Anything that's broken up by a unique URL and section title on your website, like Sports, Cooking, Travel, or World News.
You can add sections by Feed, Web Location, Video, or Personalized Feed.
Remember that Feeds require an RSS URL, not just the URL to the page.
Set the section title, along with who can view. Click Add.
Note: If using the GN Publisher plugin to make compliant WordPress RSS feeds (explained earlier in this article), copy the new feeds from GN Publisher into this section (the RSS or Atom Feed field) of Google Publisher. This way, you don't run into any of the common problems with WordPress RSS feeds.
Click on Next.
This final page offers a preview of your Google News feed to the right. Click through the "Review" links on the left side to ensure you address any issues and review the terms of service.
Once all that is done, you can click Publish!
As a final order of business, and a way to improve your chances of getting indexed on Google News, fill out everything you can in:
- Organization Settings
- User permissions
- Content labels
That's it! Now you know how to publish on Google News Publisher Center. 😎
Get started with Google News Publisher Center today
Throughout this article, you've learned a few crucial elements for how to publish on Google News Publisher Center:
- Google News is where people read curated content, but publishers must put their content on Google Publisher Center to get it indexed on Google News.
- Getting indexed on Google News has incredible benefits for exposure, link building, SEO, and more.
- Anyone can create an account and publish on Google Publisher Center, but that doesn't guarantee indexing on Google News.
- You must publish actual news to get shown or ranked in Google News.
- To increase your chances of being indexed, create niche news content, publish regularly, and maintain readability, accuracy, and trust.
- Make sure you follow all the technical guidelines from Google before submitting to Google News.
- Create a publication on Google News Publisher with all branding elements filled out.
With that said, you now have the tools and knowledge necessary to publish on Google News Publisher Center. If you need any clarification, or would like to share your experiences with publishing on Google News, leave a comment in the section below!


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Thursday 21 December 2017
Our Sports Centre is a non-smoking facility!
As a sports environment we care for health and we think that smoking and sports don't belong together. That's why we are a non-smoking facility.
What does it mean for the Sports Centre?
We don't want people to smoke around our facility, this includes the terrace of the Sportscanteen, the main- and side entrance and the fields of the Sports Centre. We have marked the non-smoking areas with a green line around our entrances. You can smoke outside the green line and on the side of the boulevard, there is a smoking place next to the main entrance. Still, everyone smokers and non-smokers are welcome at our Sports Centre!
We are thankful for your cooperation to make our Sports Centre a healthy and non-smoking facility!


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About Us
St. John's pastoral district covers the easternmost part of Whitstable - from Bennells Avenue to Swalecliffe Bends. The village of Swalecliffe is on the seaward side of the railway line and Chestfield is in the southern part of the district, reaching into the ancient Forest of Blean, as far the Dogs' Trust Rehoming Centre. Swalecliffe has a popular holiday park and the attractive Long Rock coastline - part of the Thanet coast Site of Special Scientific Interest. Chestfield is a mainly residential area with a golf course and thatched barn pub.
St John's Parish Church community is warm and welcoming and works closely with local groups such as the 6th Whitstable Scout Group and the Swalecliffe Free (Baptist) Church. Our Children & Families Minister maintains good links with the local school and nurseries.
St. John's is a small, attractive, Victorian parish church surrounded by mature trees and within sight of the sea. The Victorian building is on the footprint of a Norman building, which it was designed to resemble. Traces of an earlier Saxon building were found during the rebuilding work in 1876. The exterior is of local grey ragstone, with a patterned russet and grey tiled roof and a slender, tile-hung bell tower at its west end. Inside its walls are of homely red brick, with warm wooden pews, and a large ornate pulpit and font. The original oil lamps remain, adapted for electricity, and supplemented by flood-lights set in the fine wooden-beamed ceiling. The plain glass windows gives the interior a light and friendly feel.
We have an excellent Church Centre, situated on St John's Road. It is used by community groups and families as well as for our own activities. The purchase of the centre was made possible by the bequests of former members of St. John's, especially Miss Averil Efford.
To find out more about St John's church life, visit our website at www.swalecliffestjohns.co.uk


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Texas Tech vs. West Virginia Pick
Can No. 20 West Virginia pick up a big win at home tonight when the Mountaineers host No. 12 Texas Tech at 9PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at YouWager, West Virginia is favored at home, as the Mountaineers are getting odds of -6.5 points against Texas Tech. The over/under total for the contest is listed at 141.5 points. Tonight's game will take place from the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia and will air live on ESPN2.
Texas Tech has lost three straight coming into tonight, all as a favorite. The Red Raiders lost at Baylor and Oklahoma State and were beaten at home by Kansas this weekend. Tech is 22-7 overall, 10-6 in the Big 12 and 13-12 against the spread. The Raiders are averaging 75.7 points per game on offense while allowing 63.5 per contest on defense. Keenan Evans is averaging 17.2 points and 3.3 assists per game to lead Tech while Zhaire Smith is adding 11.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per contest.
West Virginia is coming off an 85-70 win over Iowa State this past weekend for its third win in four games. WVU is 21-8 overall, 10-6 in the Big 12 and 12-13 against the spread. West Virginia is putting up 80.3 points per game on offense while allowing 68.1 per contest. Jevon Carter is leading West Virginia this season with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game while Daxter Miles Jr. is adding 12.2 points per contest.
Bet on Texas Tech vs. West Virginia
West Virginia has won seven of the last nine meetings with Texas Tech, covering the spread in six of those nine meetings. Tech did win the first meeting this season, 72-71, but the Mountaineers covered. Texas Tech hasn't been playing well offensively in recent games and that is likely to be a problem against this WVU defense. The Mountaineers will create a lot of pressure and keep the Red Raiders from running their usual offense. The public betting is backing West Virginia at home as well.


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New Horizons Counseling Service
5 reviews
5062 N 19th Ave,
Phoenix AZ,
New Horizons Counseling Service, Inc., established in 1996, is devoted to providing quality adult outpatient behavioral health services to individuals. The agency is founded on values of effective and efficient delivery of services, and coordination of client care to assist individuals in achieving the highest level of success possible in their treatment. Research-based screening, assessment, and treatment models are utilized by highly trained clinical staff to assist individuals on their path toward recovery.
Where can you find us?
New Horizons Counseling Service
5062 N 19th Ave,
Phoenix AZ,
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Brooke H.
2016-02-06 16:57:16
I dig this. I feel it does help. If I don't get anything out of it, I know someone has from advice from the teacher of the class or from a student. Its a trip. Its helped me out for sure.
Kelly M.
2017-04-23 03:05:08
This place can make you feel worse than you already felt. These people are either singling people out. Ignoring what is right in front of their faces, whether it be said straight out or easily Seen! These are some of the worst counselors I have ever run into. There needs to be a change and they need TACT! If you do not have a way to separate your life from the people that need help in a group then find a different career. This is not your time it is the people crying out for help. Also... NEVER tell a person you cannot help them if you are a councilor. It is not that hard to say give me 15 minutes or something that does not degrade a person, if you feel that way then find another job! Something needs to change in this Place! What a disappointment! I do not recommend this place to anyone!!! Go to Bayless, it is a wonderful place
Catherine V.
2017-04-11 18:31:35
Brought in a dr's note and told the office I needed to speak with a supervisor. Left 3 messages and never received a call back. Now they are refusing to give me credit for my absences and calling them unexcused even though I am 9 months pregnant and had a dr's note. All because they can't follow up with their clients in a timely matter and don't take responsibility for mistakes on thier part. Completely dissatisfied with this company and its lack of professionalism. Will be finishing out my classes elsewhere.
John V.
2016-07-31 18:10:32
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With the increasing security concerns, the demand for hiring security guards is also increasing. That is why every state in the united states has legislated laws regarding security guards, so they know their rights and can perform their duties within their rightful boundaries. We have discussed what security guards can and can't do in California in this guide.
By law, the guards have certain rights and privileges, which in many cases are more than normal civilians. Sometimes, the company they work for also assign them certain duties, so you must be aware of their rights.
The guards can't do certain tasks and engage in certain acts that are off-limits to their privileges. The guards can't arrest civilians, can't use excessive force, and can't act as law enforcement officers. They must also keep their use of force on people clear of racial profiling and discrimination.
Thus, the guards can commit certain acts, some of which they must refrain from.
What Security Guards Can Do In California
Certain duties and roles that the security guards must act on in California include:
Protect People And Property From Harm
The officers must ensure they are doing everything they can to keep people away from danger and threats. They must ensure that people are safe from any danger to their life or property. They must also prevent any theft of people's property and belongings.
Observe And Report Suspicious Activity
Through their patrols and security surveillance, the guards can check on all the activity in and around an area. They must be vigilant on the job and keep a close eye on any anomalies in the normal routine in the area.
If they spot any such anomaly, they must immediately report it to the officers stationed with them and alert their superiors and higher authorities.
Timely reports by the guards can help apprehend criminals red-handed and prevent the situation from escalating.
Detain Individuals If Necessary
The guards can catch criminals involved in any suspicious activity and apprehend them to get details.
If they recognize the direct involvement of the criminal in any activity, they can also detain them in temporary holding cells and alert the authorities.
Dealing with criminals beyond this point is the job of higher authorities, and the guards must not exercise their powers to harm the criminals unnecessarily in such conditions.
Request Identification On Private Property
Private property is off-limits for normal people, and only those with access rights can enter such areas. Guards are stationed at these access points to check the identification of the people wanting entry.
It gives the guards a proper right to verify people before giving them entry. The guards must check the identification of all the people entering the area to ensure no trespassing occurs.
People should respect this right and not argue with the guards when their IDs are demanded.
Use Physical Force If Necessary To Protect Property Or People
Criminals, trespassers, and thieves can sometimes go to extreme limits to get their aim. They can hurt people and can even attack security guards to neutralize them.
In such cases, using physical force becomes essential since the guards can't keep the criminals at bay without it. They have the right to use physical force to protect people from criminals or themselves in self-defence. The guards must also observe limits in such cases and refrain from using too much force.
What Security Guards Cannot Do In California
Guards on duty also have certain limitations, and they sometimes can't engage and use their rights. Some of these situations are:
Arrest Individuals
As we have already said, guards can sometimes detain people to apprehend them. But the guards don't have the right to arrest anyone to protect others from danger. They can't take any criminal to the police station and lock them behind bars. This is the job of law enforcement agencies like the police. Only such agencies have the power to arrest anyone.
Use Excessive Force
The guards have to use physical force sometimes to keep criminals at bay. The guards' force in these cases must be reasonable and within limits. They can't use too much force, whatever the case, and can't harm anyone too much to inflict permanent damage.
They must respect the sanctity of other people and should refrain from using excessive force.
Act As Law Enforcement
The guards can't arrest anyone. Similarly, they can't carry out any investigations and can't do any detective work.
This is the job of law enforcement agencies, and the guards must respect that. Guards don't have the right to pose as law enforcement officers and demand their desired behaviour from people.
They must know their limits and always remember their security guard rights whenever they apprehend someone.
Carry Firearms Without Training Or Certification
Certain work conditions require the guards to carry firearms to the work site. The guards can only carry firearms in these cases when they have had the proper training to handle these weapons.
Having certificates signifying the guard's rights to carry firearms is also necessary as these certificates show that the guards have taken the required training to carry these weapons and can use them responsibly.
Security guards can carry guns in California, but carrying any weapon without legal prerequisites is illegal, and the guards can be apprehended to justify their behaviour.
Racial Profiling And Discrimination
The guards must not discriminate against people based on race, colour, religion, or other characteristics. They must always be unbiased and only apprehend people based on criminal activity. Any other factor should not cloud the judgment of the guard, and everyone should be equal in their eyes.
Final thoughts
Security guards play a very important role in preventing criminal activity and protecting people and their property from danger. They also keep a close eye on any suspicious activity in their area and protect businesses from external and internal thefts.
The guards also have certain legal limitations that they must obey during their duties. They must respect other people's rights and not use excessive force on them. They must also not use firearms without having the training to do so and must not let racism or any discrimination get in their way. They must also not act as law enforcement officers.
Following these guidelines is important because it allows the guards to perform their duties better and keeps them away from legal troubles. People know what they can expect from guards thanks to these limitations, and the guards must obey them to keep up with these expectations of people.
Interesting Related Article: "Difference between a Concierge and a Security Guard"


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Bladder Support
This formula focuses on supporting the optimal health and natural function of the bladder wall tissue.
Featured Ingredients:
- Vitamin A is essential in maintaining healthy immune function and it is essential in maintaining the epithelial and mucosal surfaces, including those in the bladder.
- Bioflavonoids from citrus and Quercetinpromote a healthy inflammatory response.
- Glucosamine HCl is a plant-derived glucosamine promoting healthy tissues.
- L-Argininepromotes the activity of nitric oxide synthase, further supporting healthy function of the bladder.
- Other supportive botanicals: Oregon Grape root and Corn Silk, both of which have a positive and supportive benefit for the bladder tissues.
- Avoid this product during pregnancy and lactation.
- Keep out of reach of children.