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What WordPress Developers Need to Know About Content and SEO
This is part of a presentation I gave for WordPress developers about SEO in Asheville- for WordCamp. Even if you don't use WordPress, this might still help you. You can watch the video, too.
SEO is about measuring, crawling and indexing a site. It's also about content. Now, I could talk for many hours about what to write on your site. But I wanna talk to you as developers. For some of you the content on the site is kind of way outside the scope of what you do. So, we're not going to talk about what word should you use, blah, blah, blah. But there are some elements on how you design a WordPress site that relate to content that we need to consider.
Pages Need Words for SEO
The first one is just the existence of words. I know we all like pretty pictures. I do, too. But Google, ultimately, is about the words. And we have to put words on the page, if we expect to get traffic from Google. Google doesn't know what the picture of the lawn mower on your page means. Does it mean you sell lawn mowers? Does it mean you mow lawns? Does it mean that you repair lawn mowers? Does it mean that you are filing a class action lawsuit because of their lawn mower? The picture does not tell 1,000 words. It says whatever the person thinks it means. You need words on the page to reassure your visitors that they have reached the proper page. The Bible [Don't Make Me Think] says so. So, do it. No, I mean, one of his points is that images alone do not convey the intent of the page. Even if we're not talking about SEO, you need words on your page.
Now, what that means for us who are building websites is we need to accommodate for the existence of words on the page. Make sure in your design, there is enough space for no less than 500 words- and its bare minimum. I do more than a thousand words on a page, ideally. But the good news is, it doesn't have to be one big block of a thousand words. Break it up, make it look good. You don't have to have one big vomit of a thousand words. But you need that much content if you wanna be competitive in the Google.
Avoid Duplicated Content
While we're talking about words, we have to talk about duplicate content. And true confession time, I have used a duplicate content threat against developers, maybe like you, to strike the fear of God in you, so you finally do what I'm asking you to do. I'm so sorry, I lied to you. There is not a duplicate content penalty. When Google sees the same content repeated on every archive page by date, the date page, the month page, the year page, every category to which you've added that blog post is also has a complete copy of the blog post. Every tag that you added, now you've multiplied the content a million times on your site, and now Google has to decide which of these pages does it want to serve up? I don't want Google to decide, I wanna tell Google which page to do. I want them to go to the main blog post page.
This involves how we deploy WordPress. There's the function: the excerpt. Make sure you're using that on all your loop pages, so that we don't see the entirety of the blog post in every [archival page]. (I had to cut this talk down from 5 hours to 45 minutes, because I wanted to talk about everything but I couldn't.) Whoever the idiot was, who said if you just tag your posts, it's good for SEO, I will punch them. That's the stupidest piece of advice I've ever heard. Save your clients from their own stupid advice and use the excerpt. Now, if you aren't able to change a theme, maybe you're downloading a theme someone's paid for, then you can go into every individual post and use the more tag and it'll only show that on the archive pages. Once you do that a few hundred times in all your blog posts, you'll want a new theme and you'll want the excerpt in your loop, but you can work around the inability of things.
Add Schema to Your Website
While we're talking about content, let's talk about schema. Schema is simply a way to encode things using HTML, and some JSON too sometimes, so that Google understands the intent of what this page is about. There're at least three forms of schema that every website can have.
- There's the organization schema. Who's behind the site.
- There's the website schema. Believe it or not, there's a schema to tell Google that this is a website. Right? It's not a PDF, it's not a video. It's a website. Just to be clear, Google, this is a website. Hey, it's free, it's easy, add it.
- Breadcrumb markup, really easy to add, especially with Yoast. You will have to do a couple changes to your template files in order to include breadcrumb markup using the Yoast method, which is great, but Yoast also adds website and organization schema to your site.
Everybody likes Yoast, because they like the little red, green, yellow- whatever, I don't even care about that. I think Yoast is good just to use for the schema. There're a couple little extra steps you have to take, but there's really no extra development work just to get some basic schema.
Google has a structured data tool, which is amazing, because what you can do is you can put a website in here, a web page in there, and it will read all the schema. And if there are any warnings or errors, it'll tell you what this is. The best part about this, is you can just copy and paste HTML here. You don't even have to have the page live, and it will tell you if it's valid. Now, there's all kinds of other schemas to put that are worthwhile, a little extra effort, but worthwhile.
- Local business schema. You've got some numbers and phone numbers, addresses on your site, the local business schema tells Google, this is an address, this is a phone number, this is the name of my company. This is where we are. A little extra work, but you can even throw it in with JSON and it's done.
- Article schema. Every blog, it's not that hard within the post file template to go and update the post, so Google understands that this is an actual article, as opposed to a landing page or something else. And Google actually says they will give you a benefit. They rarely say it. But they say there's a benefit from using article markup. Do it. Just while you're building it, throw it in there. This tool will help you get there.
- Review schema. It's a great schema to add. Warning: Google is actively cracking down on people abusing review schema. So, if you are selling a service, don't use product schema. If you are selling a product, don't use business review schema. There are also other guidelines that Google explicitly states that you need to follow when adding review schema to your site. You have to have a form on the page that displays the review schema to take in reviews. You have to display all reviews taken in by that form, good or bad. If you don't, you will get a nasty-gram. Thankfully, you'll know you got the nasty-gram because you've installed Google Search Console and that's where you'll receive it, saying you are in violation and you need to remove it. That's the nicest nasty-gram you'll get from Google. Just remove it, you'll be fine. But listen guys stop. SEO is not about tricking Google. Get over it, right? Let's just do it right.
Another scalable way, since you've installed Google Search Console, is you can go under search appearance structured data and you can see your site-wide, all the schema Google's finding on your site. Every WordPress site known to man has this top line validation error. Who cares? Doesn't matter. Just ignore it. I've actually tried to solve it, now it's back for some reason. Not worth my time to figure out. But the important thing is in my case organization schema, local business, breadcrumb article, like have two different kinds of breadcrumb, awesome. I didn't even know I did that. Anyway, point is, this is a little more scalable way to make sure your schema is installed properly.
Give Your Website EAT
Last thing about content, EAT, expertise, authority, and trust. We first encountered EAT, again, in Google's manual review guidelines. If you wanna read about what makes a website have expertise, authority, and trust, there you go. Happy to give it to you. Just ask, I'll give you a copy. But basically, help your clients to know what makes their website different. You know, I know you guys pick good clients, good businesses, look, help them brag a little bit. They don't want to brag about themselves but help them, incorporate their certifications, incorporate testimonials and reviews, incorporate where they went to school, incorporate the conferences that they participate in. What makes these companies have expertise, authority, and trust? Build it into their site and they will benefit from it.
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Verizon's New $2 Fee: What Were They Thinking?
Greg Bensinger joins the News Hub to discuss Verizon's planned $2 fee the company says it will impose on some customers in 2012. AP Photo/Alan Diaz
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Super Bowl Sunday: Why do some football players wear black under their eyes?
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Eye black is a grease or strip applied under the eyes to reduce glare. It is often used by American football, baseball, and lacrosse players to mitigate the effects.
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Nine people who visited Disneyland or Disneyland California Adventure Park during December have confirmed measles cases, state health officials said Wednesday. Seven of the patients live in California and two live in Utah. State and county health officers are investigating an additional four suspected cases — two in Utah and two in California. All of the patients visited the parks in Orange County between Dec. 15 and Dec. 20, California Department of Public Health officials said.
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So I spent the whole day learning the whole meaning about crushes and what I learned was theirs a great meaning why its called a crush. Honestly if they loved you then they would:
- Make time for you
- Call or text first
- Show that they are interested in yourself and mostly god
He sadly did non of these things. He is a great Christian man but I wish his Faith was big like myself. Meaning he will always talk about God during confos. He is still my best friend but it's best to leave him alone because honestly I don't think Godly thoughts around him at all. For now I will see if he even cares my absence while I focus on God more because after all he will always love me. They say to just be like bye but that's not nice. You always need to treat others will love no matter what.
Even if he doesn't love me that wont matter because I know God will always love me and I will just need to focus on him everyday meaning reading the bible and praying in the morning. While doing Godly things. I know God put him their for a reason but its best to leave if he doesn't show any interest in liking me while I am wasting my time making the first move. Usally guys are suppost to just to see if they are interested. Even if he's shy at least show me that you acutally liked my company. He was always mainly focused on school work and college which made me happy but I believe that's all he need to focus on to be happy without me.
I'm kinda sad but I know God will always love me and I just need to focus on him forvever. Even if he gives me a Godly boyfriend. I still want to study the bible with and while also pray everyday!


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For every bright orange there's a subtle brick that's always more flattering. Worn mostly by moms and school teacher, terracotta has seen a big dip in popularity, which is shocking considering it's most suited to Indian skin tones. I would suggest you try a deeper shade of orange instead of jumping on the brightest you can find. My favourite: Shiseido Perfect Rouge in RD553.


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London: Tottenham Hotspur's lack of activity in the transfer window is no cause for concern and the club will not be rushed into spending for the sake of it, manager Mauricio Pochettino has said.
While Tottenham have tied down several key players to long-term contracts they are one of only two Premier League teams, alongside Burnley, who have yet to add to their squads.
"We're working hard trying to improve the squad," Pochettino told reporters.
"The market has only started to move very quickly after the World Cup. Be sure that we are going to do some movement but like always, we're working hard - no rash decisions.
"I'm not worried, I'm happy preparing the team to arrive in the best condition for the first Premier League game."
Tottenham, who will play AS Roma in the pre-season International Champions Cup later on Wednesday, face Newcastle United in their league opener on 11 August, two days after the transfer window closes.
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text: My current book project is Breed of Heroes: Inside the Howe Dynasty. This will be the first history of the eighteenth-century Howe family, whose sons were joint commanders-in-chief of the British military and naval forces during the first three years of the American War of Independence. The family biography will span four wars and almost a hundred years, but the focus will be on the most controversial period between 1776-1778 when the Howe brothers served together in America. By telling the story of the British side of the American Revolution through the experiences of this celebrated military family - not only the famous brothers, Richard Admiral Lord Howe and General Sir William Howe, but their wives, Lady Mary Howe and Lady Frances Howe, their sister the Hon. Caroline Howe, and their mother, the Dowager Lady Howe - Breed of Heroes will provide the human perspective on the war that until now has been the sole preserve of American First Families such as the Jeffersons, the Washingtons, and the Adamses. In uncovering the private history of the Howe dynasty, it will also shed new light on the careers of Richard Admiral Lord Howe and General Sir William Howe, and on their motives in accepting command of the British army and navy in 1775-1778. For almost a century, the Howe dynasty has been labeled 'mysterious' by historians relying on well-known military collections. My book will use neglected material in the British Library and elsewhere for its new, family-based approach. I am under contract with the Liveright Publishing Corporation, W.W. Norton and Company.


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The owner of Millstone Nuclear Power Station is accepting a revised tax proposal worked out by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy that the company says guards consumers as well as its own earnings trajectory.
The owner of Millstone Nuclear Power Station is accepting a revised tax proposal worked out by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy that the company says guards consumers as well as its own earnings trajectory.
Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman and CEO of Dominion Resources Inc., Millstone's parent company, called Malloy's $40 million plan "much more reasonable." Farrell made the comment during Dominion's first-quarter earnings conference call Thursday.
The tax would begin July 1 and levies all energy generation at $0.0025, thus being called a "flat tax." The tax would expire in July 2013. Malloy reaffirmed his stance Thursday even after the heads of the General Assembly's Energy and Technology Committee offered a plan Wednesday that would make Millstone pay $68 million in new taxes.
Tax proposal rejected
"The governor thanks Rep. (Vickie) Nardello and Sen. (John) Fonfara for their ideas, but he remains committed to the proposal agreed upon with the leadership last week," Malloy's communications director, Colleen Flanagan, wrote in an email.
Dominion opposes the latest Nardello/Fonfara proposal. Their committee approved an earlier bill that would have slapped Millstone with $335 million in new taxes, a 994 percent increase over the Waterford plant's existing annual total tax bill of $33.7 million.
"As the governor has stated and we agree — an energy tax policy that is more uniform, where any increase is shared by all generators, is the right policy," said Daniel Weekley, Dominion's vice president of governmental affairs.
The after-tax impact of the measure agreed upon by the Virginia-based company and Malloy will be $24 million per year, Farrell said. This will not force Dominion to cut its projected earnings growth rate, he said. The "flat tax" provides much more protection to consumers from possible price increases, the company states.
"This tax proposal limits the potential negative effects on consumers and businesses," said Ken Holt, Millstone's on-site communications chief, reading from the company's position paper.
Dominion Generation, the division that includes Millstone, reported lower first-quarter operating earnings, of $298 million, or 51 cents a share, from $325 million, or 54 cents, a year earlier.
The company's overall operating earnings fell to $541 million, or 93 cents a share, from $576 million, or 96 cents. Operating revenue was $4.06 billion in the latest first quarter compared with $4.17 billion a year ago.
Executives were pleased since earnings hit the high end of 85 to 95 cents estimates. Dominion reaffirmed its $3 to $3.30 per share year earnings target.


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Kevin L. Miller, Executive Director
November 4, 2016
The mission of the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency is to ensure individuals with disabilities achieve quality employment, independence and disability determination outcomes.
OOD held its 3rd annual Columbus Job
Fair on Wednesday, where OOD job ready candidates met with local employers who
are hiring. The Job Fair featured 162 OOD job seekers with disabilities
and 50 area employers. "Watching this interaction first-hand is a powerful
reminder that matching qualified candidates with employers is at the heart of
OOD," said OOD Director Kevin Miller. "The job seekers interacting
with employers looking for job opportunities had a very positive impact."
Employers participating in the Job Fair included CVS, iQor, Office
Depot, OfficeMax, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Tailored Management, Turner,
Scioto Services, UPS, Cintas, Ohio Health, Anthem and many others.
Eager job seekers connected with great employers to
discuss potential job opportunities. Cat Banks, with her OOD Counselor Mary
Massie, attended the Job Fair and was hired on the spot by iQor for a customer
service job. "I'm so excited," said Banks. "I can't believe it! This is HUGE
with a capital H! I never thought in a million years that I'd come here and go
home with a job."
Massie worked with
Banks to update her office job skills. "She attended classes at Functional
Training Services and updated her computer, clerical and customer service
skills," said Massie.
Employers were just as eager to meet people who
are interested in jobs and to discuss opportunities and job openings. Human
Resource Representative Patrick Kennedy of Nationwide Children's Hospital said,
"This is a great location and I am glad we are here to participate. We have over 500 openings and these candidates are job ready."
Russell, an OOD job seeker said, "There are so many job opportunities. Employers are very communicative and are
willing to hire people."
OOD continues to have a great partnership with the Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) and the Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS). We were pleased to have DODD Director John Martin and DJFS Director Cynthia Dungey attend the Job Fair to help link employers with job seekers.
DODD Director John Martin (pictured above, left) joined OOD Director Kevin Miller to tour the Job Fair.
ODJFS Director Cynthia Dungey (pictured above) saw the success of the OOD Columbus Job Fair. OOD Director Kevin Miller (left) and OOD Assistant Director Bill Bishilany welcomed her to the hiring event.
Both job seekers and employers continue to provide
positive feedback about the Job Fairs.
Recognizing the outstanding
work of companies who are leading the change in disability inclusion and hiring
of individuals with disabilities is the hallmark of the OOD Opportunity Awards.
This past week a Champion of Opportunity Award was presented to CVS Health in Twinsburg, Ohio.
The Champion of Opportunity
Award honors companies that have gone above and beyond in their commitment
and who serve as statewide examples of what it means to provide quality
employment opportunities and increased independence for individuals with disabilities.
This award represents the highest award that OOD presents to a business partner.
At the presentation, OOD
Director Kevin Miller said, "CVS is leading the way for the industry
and has put disability inclusion into their culture of success. There are many
stores that offer similar products, but I always go to my local CVS because I
know of the good work they are doing to create opportunities. These jobs help
people become independent, give them a sense of pride, and help them move out
of the shadows."
In accepting the award, CVS
Health's Workforce Initiatives Manager Duane Rohr said, "Disability inclusion is
a priority at CVS. We don't do it to receive awards, we do it because it's the
right thing to do and it's good for business. All of our employees help make
CVS a great place to work." He also thanked OOD for being a great partner in
bringing talented individuals to CVS Health.
OOD congratulates CVS Health on receiving this award and for their commitment to integrate
individuals with disabilities into the workforce.
For more information about
OOD's Opportunity Awards, visit ood.ohio.gov/Employers/Opportunity-Awards.
About 30 teachers and
administrators from trucking schools around Ohio recently gathered at the
Department of Public Safety (DPS) for a continuing education workshop.
Discussions included a two-hour panel presentation on the recent waiver
applicable to applicants who are deaf. In
order to test for a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), applicants must pass a
Department of Transportation (DOT) physical, which includes a hearing test.
This requirement precluded many deaf and hard of hearing individuals from
considering truck driving as a career. In 2013, the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) began issuing hearing exemptions to some
individuals who did not meet the hearing requirements on the DOT physical.
Truck driving is an in-demand occupation, with nearly 3,000 openings each year
in Ohio. To meet the needs of both the deaf and hard of hearing communities, along with
the business community, OOD and DPS began collaborating on a project to develop
testing procedures for hearing exemption candidates, working with trucking schools,
and preparing businesses to hire qualified drivers who are deaf.
This meeting was the first opportunity several of these
training schools have had to ask specific questions about the new waiver
program. The reaction from Friday's attendees ranged from skepticism and
concern to understanding and support. OOD's Katie Scheetz shared statistics and
articles about the clean record most truck drivers enjoy who have appropriate
training. Roadmaster shared how they have opened their doors to OOD consumers. Trainers
spoke about the positive experiences they have had with their hearing impaired
trainees, and said that innovation and flexibility are important.
Since spring,
OOD has assisted seven would-be truck drivers with appropriate accommodations
for training and testing with two additional students currently in training. Every new CDL driver has successfully been employed, sometimes with
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on collaborations with veteran's service organizations to educate veterans on
their Social Security benefits.
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22 Milk Street
by Ariana Fischer
Driven by a desire to find unique objects for her design clients, Ariana Fischer has long procured items the world over. Ariana's collection draws inspiration from the striking colors and textures from the Middle East and Europe, as well as clever design from Japan, one of a kind antiques, and local artisanal pieces.
Now her special finds can be bought and brought home to you. Ariana Fischer Interior Design proudly announces a new retail presence, known by its address "22 Milk Street" in the historic and beautiful Old Port district of Portland, Maine.
22 Milk Street, curated eclectic and unique home furnishings and décor, located in Portland, ME 04101
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Crochet Breakfast – Bacon, Eggs, and Waffles
New Crochet Pattern Release and SALE!
Introducing the newest Crochet Pattern for your Play Kitchen! The delicious Bacon, Eggs, and Waffles Crochet Breakfast Pattern is ON SALE this week for 3 days ONLY, MAY 25 – 27! Read on to get the details!
I have been planning this new Crochet Breakfast Pattern in my head for a while now! My youngest son loves his play kitchen, and I'm always looking for new things to make for it! This is such a fun set for any age! My oldest son is obsessed with bacon (I know a lot of y'all are too!) so he is as excited for this new set as my little one! If you don't crochet, I do offer this Crochet Breakfast Set for sale in my Etsy shop.
I love that this fun play food set can be for kids of all ages! Some of the details of this delicious pattern are created using front and back post stitches. The Crochet Breakfast Pattern includes many photo tutorials to help you with these techniques and more! My Crochet Breakfast Set is an Intermediate Crochet Pattern and I am readily available to help you with any questions you may have! My kids and I love how this pattern turned out, and I hope that you will too!
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Changing of the Guard
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. That honor belongs to Tite Kubo.
Warnings: Spoilers for Soul Society Arc and beyond, Language, Dubious humor
AN: For the Bleach_contest on LJ. Theme was "Tease." I think it fell rather flat with that.
Hitsugaya Toushirou often prayed for an aneurysm. For a mental meltdown. An ulcer. A psychotic episode. Anything. Anything at all that would get him out of his duties. That would force them to relieve him of command. That would free him from this mess. This insanity.
But the gods simply weren't that kind. Or perhaps they were punishing him for several lifetimes' worth of misdeeds. Maybe he'd destroyed a few civilizations in a past incarnation. Honestly, that was the only reason he could possibly deserve this.
Duty in Karakura. Duty in the most spiritual active area in the living world. The Hollows' favorite vacation destination. Practically Arrancar central. An Espada on every street corner. And traitors having tea at their favorite bistro.
But that wasn't the worst part. No, not by a long shot.
Kurosaki, he could live with. Kurosaki's friends, he could also survive. Urahara and his shouten full of weirdos, they were fine, too. It was his own subordinates who were the goddamn problem.
Matsumoto? Madarame? Ayasegawa? Abarai?
It was like the old man wanted him to fail. Had picked the least inconspicuous people for this assignment. The ones most likely to commit a felony and end up in jail. Or to incite a riot. Or just be their normal selves. Which quite possibly was the worst of those three options.
His own lieutenant was like the ringleader of this little escapade. Matsumoto couldn't be more obvious! More outrageous! More outlandish! He was the surprised that the students didn't know. How could they possibly miss this? Miss her? Miss any of them?
And come on, Abarai? Madarame? They didn't have a subtle bone between them. Not to mention that they looked more like yakuza than high school students. He was surprised that they'd yet to be arrested on that suspicion alone.
At least Ayasegawa knew how to keep a low profile. Not that he was or anything. It wouldn't be beautiful, after all.
The only decent one was Kuchiki. And that was only when she wasn't elbowing Kurosaki in the head. Or a thousand similar things.
Soifon would've blended in better. Hell, anyone short of Kurotsuchi – or possibly Komamura – would've done better. Even Toushirou himself stood out. His hair was white for kami's sake. And he was a good foot shorter than everyone else. Why was he on this mission in the first place?
He was a captain dammit! Not some flunky. A captain!
"Hey, Toushirou," a male voice called out to him then.
The boy-captain instantly felt his left eye twitch and turned his head. "It's Hitsugaya-tai-"
Only it wasn't Kurosaki. But someone else.
Hirako. Hirako Shinji. Some new kid in their year, who'd only been there a day. He wasn't much to look at, thin and gangly. Other than his blond hair, he was utterly ordinary. And Toushirou was willing to bet that it was dyed anyway.
"It's Hitsugaya," he corrected lamely. Mentally lashing himself for his near slip. Honestly, he was getting as bad as the others.
"Right," Hirako drawled, giving him a pointed look. "Just Hitsugaya? No 'san' or 'kun?'" He made some vague gesture that Toushirou assumed he was supposed to understand but actually didn't. "Any other special additions?"
Toushirou wasn't sure he liked the sound of that. He eyed Hirako, his every sense tingling with warning. There was something about this guy. Something almost familiar. Though Toushirou swore that they'd never met before. He was positive of that fact. He would've remembered someone with such a retarded looking face.
"No, just Hitsugaya." To the humans anyway.
"Tai… Tou-chan!"
He turned without thinking, distracted by this blond human, and came face to face with breasts. Familiar breasts at that. Round, firm, and jiggly in a way that couldn't possibly be natural.
Toushirou groaned.
Matsumoto. Great. Like his day couldn't get any worse. Give him an Arrancar attack any time. Really, that would only make things better.
"What do you want?" he asked in a tired, tired voice. Then scowled. Felt a muscle twitch. Narrowed his eyes. Certain he now cultivated a migraine.
She giggled demurely. Except that Matsumoto didn't do anything demurely, so it came off supremely suspicious.
"Me and the girls are going shopping, okay? Don't wait up for us!"
Shopping? What the hell! They had work to do! Hollows to track. Espada to defeat. Aizen to find. Strange and nosy humans to avoid. Shopping was nowhere in their orders!
Toushirou planned to say just that.
However, Matsumoto threw her arms around him before he could even think to protest, effectively muffling his mouth with her chest. She held on for a moment, squeezing as tightly as she could, before setting him down and stepping back. She then waved and blew a kiss before scampering off with Kuchiki and Inoue.
Toushirou felt his head throb. Which went nicely with the mortified redness of his face. He hated when she did that in front of witnesses.
"You know her?" Hirako questioned a few seconds later, tone nonchalant. As if strange women randomly assaulted children in front of him all the time.
"She's my fuku-" Toushirou abruptly coughed. "She… ah… knows my grandmother."
Which was true. Sort of.
The blond smirked at him. As though he not only caught the slip but knew what Toushirou had been about to say. But that was completely impossible. Supposedly at any rate. Knowing Toushirou's luck this guy was spiritually sensitive, too. Probably some long-lost Quincy lovechild or something. Maybe Kurosaki's half-brother. Or Urahara-san's son.
Stranger things had happened. Especially in Karakura.
"What's it to you anyway?" Toushirou redirected, arms automatically crossing his chest, face sullen. And no, he wasn't pouting dammit!
Hirako shrugged. "Just makin' casual conversation."
"Whatever," the boy-captain turned away; the fact that this guy reminded him of Ichimaru wasn't helping matters. "Was there something you wanted?"
"Just wanted to talk to ya was all." Hirako made a casual gesture.
"Fine. We talked. I'm leaving." Toushirou started to walk off, but Hirako followed.
"Well, that's not friendly at all," the blond commented as they entered the hallway.
It was seemingly deserted, but something prickled at Toushirou's ears the closer they drew to the exit. Voices. Feet sliding over grass and dirt. Grunts. Cheers. The sound of flesh smacking flesh and quite possibly drawing blood.
A fight then.
Toushirou had the distinct sensation of a chill shooting down his spine in that moment. Almost a cosmic warning as Hirako and he walked outside and stared at the growing crowd. Then, Toushirou saw it. A flicker of red and a flash of a bald head in the dead center. The two idiots pummeling each other.
He should've known.
"Give it back!"
"It's mine dammit!"
"Fuckin' liar, Ikkaku!"
"I'll get you for that!"
Toushirou sighed. Contemplated working his way through the crush of bodies and stopping this madness. But it was a brief thought. Very brief. Lasting less than a second.
Instead, he just kept walking. Pretending like he didn't know either of them. Trying to figure out how to keep this out of his report lest they fire him for incompetence. Or perhaps he should put it in his report then. He wasn't one to let such an opportunity go to waste, and besides, not being a captain wasn't so bad. He'd heard that the severance pay was almost worth it.
"Let me guess," Hirako's voice cut through his musings. "You know them too, don't cha?"
Toushirou tried not to fidget. "No, I don't. They're just a bunch of idiots who like to hang around Matsumoto."
That was true. If he squinted.
Hirako again smiled. Like he was once more reading Toushirou's mind. Was this boy related to Unohana or something?
"For such a grumpy guy, you sure have a lot of friends," he observed carelessly.
"I'm not grumpy," Toushirou retorted without thinking. Resolutely still walking.
He vaguely noticed how big Hirako's teeth were as the blond grinned widely. The better to eat him with or however the damn story went. Like a hollow consuming souls. Which couldn't be that bad, could it? People got better from that, right? But then, they'd make him go back to work.
Toushirou shuddered at the thought. And kept walking. There was a strangled cry in the background. Toushirou thought that it sounded like Abarai, but he really didn't care. Maybe if the two idiots managed to kill themselves – or each other – he could get some descent replacements.
Hirako gave another shrug, still following him. "Least they're better than this one guy I used ta know. He was a bit of a backstabber ya could say. And always hid behind these retarded glasses. But he'll get his in the end. They always do." He lifted his head to look at the sky. "I suppose that the universe punishes us all, doesn't it?" he asked rhetorically.
Toushirou didn't have an answer for that. Not that it was expected. They just tromped through the streets in silence. Hirako with his hands behind his head. And Toushirou wondering if he could put in a petition for subordinates to be transferred. For himself to be transferred. For early retirement. Rukongai was nice this time of year, and his grandmother did seem to miss him.
But both his thoughts and Toushirou himself came to a dead halt as they came to a side-street. One that turned a blind corner and immediately went out of sight. He blinked, trying to figure out why Hirako had stopped them here of all places. The closest to the ass end of nowhere they could get in the middle of this town.
"This is where I'll leave ya, kid," the blond said then, and his face was oddly serious. Almost sympathetic and concerned.
Toushirou fought the urge to roll his eyes. He didn't think for a moment that Hirako was either of those things. Ever.
But Hirako merely smiled at him in return, face and gaze all too knowing. "Look," he said after a second. "I don't know you, and you don't know me. But ya really do need to relax." He paused but simply shrugged at Toushirou's mulish expression. "Just some advice. Only two words," the blond offered. "I only have two words of advice. And they'll take you far."
Toushirou arched an eyebrow. Some small part of him both dreaded and needed to hear this. Almost like this was of some importance and not the normally moronic spiel he heard on a regular basis from just about everyone.
"Go on," he prompted very slowly.
Hirako just smirked. As if imparting to him the secret of life. The trick to the perfect captaincy. Or possibly the recipe for watermelon-filled donuts.
"Two words, kid. Two words." He ticked off his fingers. "Justifiable. Homicide."
AN: It occurred to me that Shinji was totally at the school the same time Hitsugaya and the others were. You know that he couldn't resist messing with them. And Shinji is all about giving advice to the new captains.
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This homemade Cinnamon Sugar Pecans Recipe is made with only 6 ingredients & is WAY better than the nuts from the mall or fair! Plus, they're gluten & dairy-free & freezer-friendly! Make a batch, store them in the freezer and use as a salad topper or enjoy as a sweet snack!
You know when you're walking through the mall and you smell something amazing? You look around and realize that the heavenly aroma is coming from a glazed nut stand…so you casually walk by because you know there will be a free sample…oh, don't mind if I do…
Well, these Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Pecans are better than those nuts you find at the mall or fair! They are so easy to make and have very few ingredients! This recipe has been a staple in my life for about 9 years now. I always have these on hand. Always. They're totally freezer friendly, so you can make a batch, eat some warm from the oven {of course} and freeze the rest to toss on salads or enjoy as a sweet snack!
They also make amazing gifts for friends and neighbors for the holidays! Wrap them in a cute cellophane bag or mason jar and give your loved ones an extra special treat this year!
Easy cinnamon sugar pecans
One of the things I love the most about these Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Pecans is just how remarkably simple they are…but they are anything but ordinary in regards to taste and texture! The only wet ingredients for an entire batch is 1 egg white and 1 TBS vanilla! No butter! No oil! But definitely NO sacrificing on taste!
The dry ingredient list is short too…sugar, salt, and cinnamon! I recommend regular organic sugar for these, but coconut sugar is a possibility for a refined-sugar free option!
How to make Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Pecans
Like I've said before, these beauties are really easy to make, but here are a few tips to ensure the best results.
- Amount of pecans. Be sure to evenly & complely coat the pecans with the wet ingredients before adding the dry. Start by adding a little less than 4 cups of nuts, and slowly add the rest to be sure there are no dry pecans. The amount of nuts can vary slightly depending on the size of your egg white…so be careful!
- Do not use parchment paper/foil! DO bake these Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Pecans directly on the pan. When you stir the pecans, you need to reincorporate the syrupy goodness from the pan onto the nuts, and parchment paper/foil soaks up the liquid, which results in less coated nuts and a big old mess.
- DO NOT adjust baking time. Bake at 250 for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Even if they seem done after 45 minutes…the extra 15 minutes gives these Cinnamon Sugar Pecans the perfect crispiness that's retained even after freezing.
Cinnamon Sugar Pecans: Substitutions
I absolutely do not recommend any substitutions in this recipe! My sincerest apologies to all my friends out there who can't bring yourselves to follow recipes to a "T," but this one is not to be tampered with! 😉
However, you could use coconut sugar in place of organic sugar for a refined-sugar free option!
Serving suggestions:
- Serve with this balsamic vinaigrette on a salad for a delicious combo.
- Sprinkle some on these roasted beets! SO GOOD!
- Add a few to this burrata salad or this roasted vegetable quinoa salad!
- Sprinkle some on top of these overnight oats with yogurt!
Cinnamon Sugar Pecans
- 1 egg white
- 1 TBS pure vanilla extract
- 4-5 cups pecan halves
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet. (Do NOT use parchment paper or foil. Bake directly on the greased pan)!
- In a large mixing bowl, whip egg white and vanilla with a whisk until frothy.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar, salt, and cinnamon, set aside.
- Add pecans to wet mixture 1 cup at a time, stirring to coat the nuts evenly. Depending on the size of your egg white you may use slightly more or less than 4 cups pecans. Just make sure all nuts are well coated before adding more.
- Once pecans are completely coated, add in the dry ingredients and mix until the nuts are evenly coated.
- Spread the pecans evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake at 250 degrees F for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes (you will stir 3 times before removing from the oven).
- Smell the air and try not to burn your mouth eating them straight from the oven!
I bake these, let them cool, then toss them in a ziploc bag and put them in the freezer. Then when I want to use them on salads I take a handful out of the freezer and use!
Fun fact: Before blogging was a thing {or before I knew it was a thing}, Ritch and I used to take pictures of our recipes and submit them to allrecipes.com. We had so much fun doing it! I would get so excited when our pictures won "photo of the day" or when they were chosen as the key photo for very popular recipes.
The picture above was taken 7 years ago! I adapted this recipe to make these Cinnamon Sugar Pecans that I'm sharing with you today, and submitted this picture. It's been the key photo ever since! Ahhh the little things!
Seriously, everyone in your life would love to receive these Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Pecans as a gift this Christmas! And I promise that once you make a batch, you will want to be sure that you are never without some in your freezer! We love eating them on salads, for a snack or as a special little dessert! Try them warm over ice cream or just plain!
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The Trading Company ERMANO opened for business in 2011 focusing mainly on sales and distribution in Kraków and in Warsaw.
Owing to the great commitment to its work the company dynamically expands its offer and its reach to customers all over the country.
At present the ERMANO Trading Company is engaged in wholesale trade of music boxes and other souvenirs in Poland and in other European Union countries.


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Previous Workshop
NICOLE Spring 2019 Workshop
From 12-14 June 2019, NICOLE's spring Workshop was held at Hôtel Charlemagne, Lyon, France.
The topic of the workshop was Smart Land Management Solutions (case studies). The idea was to have a workshop that goes beyond the theoretical, pilot and demonstration level and instead is able to bring cases where a smart solution led to a significantly better outcome than a more traditional approach would have done. Examples would be an innovative remedial technology, a creative stakeholder management approach that allowed for a less classical remediation, etc.
Call for abstracts the call is closed now.
Abstracts have been considered by the Organising Committee. The authors of abstracts have been notified
of acceptance of their submissions for either a presentation or a poster.
Preliminary program is available now.
Abstracts and presentations are available for members after login
The workshop was organized in two consecutive sessions to review and debate around specific
themes of interest described as follows:
1. Providing current views of practices for liability management
This theme will encompass real case studies describing practices of liabilities management
(success and failure stories) and how liabilities have been reduced and/or transferred to an
appropriate party. These practices shall not focus on the remediation-only activities, and will
likely include at least something like:
• Legal framework: existing tools and approaches that ease or obstruct liability management
and land restoration, as mechanisms for liabilities reduction or transfer;
• Land Management: the impacts of different land use solutions on liability management:
how can the chosen redevelopment land use ease / complexify / prevent liability
• Status of technology: the impacts (benefits, issues…) of using innovative technical solutions
(not solely focussing on remedial activities) on the management of liabilities?
2. Adding value to land
In order to have an overall picture of the impacts of land management (including liabilities), it is
necessary to assess the full range of aspects of a site and its redevelopment. This includes size,
location, societal impact, potential benefits, added value, residual risk, potential barriers for
future developments, etc. This theme focuses on (near) real case studies describing innovative
solutions, illustrating the shift of paradigm from problem solving to value creation. Long term
and future proof perspectives and goals are welcome here. This could entail some what-if
scenarios: how would realistic changes in approaches, regulations, views, etc., enable better
results for society as a whole. These case studies could be based / inspired / illustrate concepts
/ principles such as:
• Land stewardship:
◊ Embracing the natural capital of the land
◊ The economic and social value of the land use;
◊ More integrated and inclusive approach by moving from soil protection towards soil as
a "partner" for meeting societal challenges;
◊ Concept of temporary uses to restore soil functions
• UN Soil Sustainable Developments Goals (UN-SDGs):
What is / may be the role of UN SDGs in contaminated land management?
What shift may it engender?
• Sustainability assessment, appraisal and;
• Circular economy: how wider assessment frameworks may improve our vision on land
Corinne Merly (Co-Chair) - BRGM
Jean-Louis Seveque (Co-Chair) - Aquaterrasana
Wouter Gevaerts - Arcadis
Laurent Bakker - TAUW
James Rayner - Geosyntec
Olivier Maurer - Golder
David Thomas - Jacobs
Samuel Hall - John F. Hunt
Paul Bardos - r3 environmental
Pierre Guibert - Ramboll
Marcus van Zutphen - Shell
Patrick Gaiani - Agrolab
Niklas Torneman - Sweco
Christel De La Hougue - UPDS
Tomás Albergaria - REQUIMTE/ISEP


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I am an Albuquerque, NM based lifestyle blogger. Sharing encouragement and my love for Jesus through both fashion and coffee!
When I am not sharing my love for fashion or my dog; I am a marketing specialist for Real Estate agents with Stewart Title of Albuquerque. Using my passion to encourage as a tool in supporting others grow.
My hope for this blog is to inspire and uplift others while sharing what I love!
God Bless!
"A Life Fueled a Little Bit by Coffee and a Whole Lot of Grace."


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Puzzled by Medicaid waivers? We totally get it. Every day at SimplyHome we work with clients who are navigating the complex world of Medicaid and reimbursement for services. It can get complicated!
Today on our blog, we are featuring a new infographic that gives a basic introduction to Medicaid waivers. There are some great links, too!Read More


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As we age, our bodies undergo many physical changes. Many of these, like changes in hair color or wrinkles, are easy to notice. Others, like the changes our brains experience, are a little less obvious but can have a noticeable impact. Changes in the brain that come with age can be responsible for anything from…Read More
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ANOTHER SIZZLING HOT DAY: Temperatures are up in the mid 90s again today; some parts of west Alabama are in the upper 90s at mid-afternoon, a good 10-12 degrees above average for mid-September. The sky is mostly sunny, and showers remain very hard to find on radar.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The persistent upper ridge responsible for the heat in recent days will shift a little to the east, and that will open the door for a few random, scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours on these three days — nothing widespread, but a few spots will see a cooling shower from roughly 1 until 11 p.m. Otherwise, expect partly sunny days and fair nights with afternoon highs between 87 and 90 degrees.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school games Friday night, a brief shower or thunderstorm is possible during the first half; otherwise, it will be fair with temperatures falling into the low 80s.
Saturday, Alabama hosts Texas A&M at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa (2:30 p.m. kickoff). The sky will be partly sunny, and a passing shower or storm is possible during the game. Temperatures will hover in the 85- to 90-degree range.
Auburn hosts Arkansas Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium (6:30 p.m. kickoff). There will be some risk of a shower during the first half; otherwise, it will be mostly fair with temperatures falling from near 86 at kickoff into the low 80s by the final whistle.
UAB has a bye week.
NEXT WEEK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage as the air becomes more unstable and the long-awaited front gets closer. The highest coverage of showers and storms will most likely come on Wednesday and Thursday, then just an outside risk of a stray shower Friday as noticeably cooler air rolls in. For the following weekend (Sept. 29-30), it looks clear with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s; colder pockets have a good chance of going into the 40s for the first time this season.
TROPICS: A disturbance in the middle of the Atlantic, far from land, has a 50 percent chance of development over the next five days. Other waves show little promise of development anytime soon, and most of the Atlantic is quiet.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: One year ago today, Maria made landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, at 6:15 a.m. local time with winds of 155 mph — the most intense to strike the island since 1928.
ON THIS DATE IN 1967: Hurricane Beulah made landfall just north of the mouth of the Rio Grande River as a Category 3. It spawned 115 tornadoes across Texas, which established a new record for the highest number of tornadoes produced by a tropical cyclone. Because of its slow movement over Texas, Beulah led to significant flooding. Throughout its path, at least 59 people were killed and total damage reached $234.6 million.
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The best way to reach success is to first define it.
So you've got a great idea for a new product and are ready to bring it to market. Or maybe you've honed and tailored your skill and are ready to solve client problems. But what does success look like for your business? Where will it be in five years? How will it scale? Do you have a vision?
Ethan Dewhurst is a master of vision casting, so it's no surprise he's in the visual media industry. He is the founder of Champion City Media and this week's the StartupCamp Stories podcast guest. In this new episode, we learn about navigating a new business, and all of its decisions, by following a well-established vision.
Champion City Media didn't happen overnight, nor did it happen with large amounts of initial capital or investors. As he describes it, Ethan had to "fake it 'til you make it," forcing him to think smart, rather than big, in his first couple of years. Knowing what he wanted to see from his business made it easier to take on the types of clients he wanted to work for, and hiring the team he wants to work with. Ethan is generous with his experience and knowledge—along with the importance of leading with a vision, we learn about:
- Turning a hobby into a profession
- Managing gradual and rapid growth
- Keeping employees invested in their work
- Knowing your worth
- Balancing work and home life
Whether it's short or long term, a solid vision is essential to building a lasting business that your employees and customers can get behind. Don't miss the wisdom shared on this week's episode.


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Nicotine Patch Shows Promise in Treating Late-Life Depression
Source: Vanderbilt University
Summary: A pilot study of treating late-life depression in nonsmokers with transdermal nicotine (nicotine patch) has yielded some promising results, but the study's author cautions that more study is needed.
Late-life depression, depression that occurs in adults 60 years or older is characterized by poor response to antidepressant medications and often memory issues. About half of those treated for late-life depression fail to respond to initial treatments. Although there have been no published studies in geriatric populations, several small trials in non–smokers with midlife major depressive disorder report that nicotine reduces depressive symptom severity. Depression, especially in older adults, can be characterized by memory problems, where their memory isn't as good as people the same age and the same education who are not depressed. When depression is treated their memory may get better, but it often doesn't improve to where it should be. A Vanderbilt University Medical Center pilot study of treating late-life depression in nonsmokers with transdermal nicotine (nicotine patch) has yielded some promising results, but the study's author cautions that more study is needed. The study findings were published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
The 12-week study was conducted between November 2015 and August 2017 and looked at 15 people, 60 and older, suffering from a major depressive disorder. The average age was 65. All participants received the nicotine patch. There were no placebo patches used in the study. Some study participants were already on antidepressant medications, but not doing well. Some were not currently taking antidepressants. The nicotine patch was added to what they were already taking or used alone if they were not taking an antidepressant medication. The patches were applied daily and titrated in a rigid dose escalation strategy to a maximum dose of 21.0 mg. The primary mood outcome was measured every three weeks. The participants also had their cognitive outcome measured with a neuropsychological test battery. The study measured remission the state where the depression is almost gone and the person is functioning well. Fifty percent of the participants hit remission, and more than 80% had some good clinical response, even if they didn't reach remission.
Prof. Warren Taylor said, "This could be a medication option for those who don't respond well to the first line of antidepressant medications" and further added, "It might be an important treatment option when combined with other medications. But there's a lot of work to be done before we get there."
More Information: Jason A. Gandelman et al, "Transdermal Nicotine for the Treatment of Mood and Cognitive Symptoms in Nonsmokers With Late-Life Depression", The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (2018). DOI: 10.4088/JCP.18m12137


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The University of Macedonia Internship Office has been operating since 1997 with a view to centrally support the Internship Programme for all Departments of the University. Since then, the Programme has had an extremely positive impact on the whole of its participants.
The University of Macedonia Internship Programme was firstly included in the Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training I (O.P. "Education" I, 1997 – 2000). The participating departments were:
- Economics
- Business Administration
- International and European Studies
- Accounting and Finance
- Applied Informatics
With the inclusion of the University of Macedonia Internship Programme in the Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training II - Phase B (2000 - 2005), the University of Macedonia continued successfully its implementation and developed it further by optimizing the operating structures and procedures it follows, improving the services it delivers and expanding the institution by integrating in it the two new Departments of the University:
- Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies,
- Music Science & Art.
With the implementation of the Programme under the Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training II- Phase C (2006 – 2008) the department of Educational & Social Policy has also been included in the Act.
By decision of the Departments of the University, the Internship Programme is optional for all students who are upon graduation, except those studying in the Department of Education and Social Policy, where implementing an internship is required for obtaining the degree.
With the implementation of the Project "Practice, University of Macedonia" under the Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning" 2007-2013, the University of Macedonia developed the institution further by including in the Programme two new Departments of the University:
Marketing and Operations Management, in the town of Edessa,
Technology Management, in the town of Naoussa.
There has been a constant increase in the number of students interested to participate in the Programme, and the number of applications for participation has always been greater than the corresponding number of positions offered.
The University of Macedonia, under the implementation of the Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning" 2007-2013 and the Act "Practice, University of Macedonia", undertakes the interns' payment, their contributions for insurance against accident at work, as well as their travel expenses to and from the place of the internship, for once and for distances over 50 km.
For the control and the evaluation of the internship, there are two supervisors for each intern:
- a faculty member of the University,
- an executive of the host entity.
Scientifically responsible Academics for the project:
Jan. 1997 - Jan. 1999: Nicholas Apergis, Professor of Economics
February 1999 – August 2001: Anastasios Economides, Associate Professor of Economics
Sept.2001 - Dec. 2005: Andreas Georgiou, Professor of Business Administration
January 2006 - Today: Agelike Nikolaou, Professor of Economics
There has been a great effort of the University of Macedonia towards the sustainability of the Programme, even in times when there was no funding. Initially, the associated entities were skeptical, but then, they responded positively to the proposal of the University to subsidize students' internships.
Since the establishment of the University of Macedonia Internship Office, thousands of students have implemented internships in banks, organizations, municipalities, prefectures, associations, private and public sector entities in various cities of Greece.
It is important to note that, for many students, the Internship evolved either into permanent employment or into a fixed-term employment contract under the funding of the entity.


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The Dalian iron ore futures recently completed a technical top formation / closed below key support on 27/3/17 at 566 thereby generating a technical sell signal as detailed in this recent Wire. This was the first technical trend change in the iron ore price since the buy signal was originally generated back in January 2016.
The minimum nominated downside technical target located at 516 was reached yesterday.
It is important to note, the iron ore price technicals remain negative given there is no sign of base forming emerging. Major subsequent support is now located at 486.
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With my Graphic Design work I like to make sure that the client comes first. I have been designing promotional material and creating branding for companies for the past 6 years as a freelance designer. I enjoy talking with a company or individual to make sure that they really get what they want when it comes to their design, as I believe that a good look instills confidence in the customer, and shows that a company really means business.
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If you happen to have leftover broccoli and potatoes in your refrigerator, the "White Beans & Broccoli Salad with Parsley-Walnut Pesto " (page 81) can be prepared in no time at all, since the longest part of this recipe is the time it takes to steam these vegetables. (This of course assumes you will be using canned beans – it's a whole other story if you plan to cook the beans from scratch!) The rest of the salad consists of white beans, kalamata olives, and walnuts, tossed with a parsley-walnut based pesto. The pesto portion of the recipe calls for ½ cup of oil, but as with all my pesto, I substitute the oil with an equal amount of light flavored veggie broth, such as the Frontier brand powdered broth. With nuts already in the mix, there is ample richness and I find I don't miss the oil at all. Essential, earthy food showcased with a rich and flavorful sauce, this is a filling and satisfying salad that can be the centerpiece of any meal.
Keeping it "McDougall Friendly" checklist:
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FromSoftware's promotions and communications manager, Yasuhiro Kitao, has revealed that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be similar to Bloodborne and Dark Souls III in terms of development scope and size.
Speaking to VG247 via a translator during gamescom 2018, Kitao said that the studio is unable to quantify the game's play time and content volume but that it's "probably not going to be too different" from the aforementioned titles.
"Play time is very nebulous, it varies from player to player with our old titles as well," explained Kitao. "Again with this game, in terms of development scope and what we're trying to create in terms of the world and variety – it's not going to differ too much."
Kitao recently said that FromSoftware is putting the Dark Souls franchise to eternal rest but if you have yet to experience the trilogy, you can grab a compilation in October 2018 provided you live in the USA. However, those outside the region need not worry as they have the option of creating an alternative US account on the PlayStation 4 to purchase the game digitally.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will release globally on March 22, 2019, for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
For more on the game, check out our previous coverage.
Sekiro Shadows Die Twice Size Is Similar to Bloodborne and Dark Souls
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Archbishop Demetrios bestows Medal of St. Paul upon Julie and Nick Sakellariadis.
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios bestowed the Medal of St. Paul, the highest honor given by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, upon Julie and Nick Sakellariadis, who for more than three decades have quietly and effectively offered support to the Archdiocese along with Annunciation Church in New York City and many other Orthodox institutions. They are both longtime members of Leadership 100.
The ceremony took place on October 1, 2017 at the celebration of the 125th Anniversary of Annunciation Church, which served the earliest Greek Community in New York in the 19th Century. The Very Rev. Fr. Chrysostomos Gilbert, Pastor, presided.
Remarks were offered by George S. Tsandikos, Chairman of Leadership 100 and President of the Archdiocesan Council, who stated: "We honor Julie and Nick as exemplars of true Christian philanthropy and for their love of humankind. We thank them, and we thank Annunciation for reminding us of our history and for inspiring us to continue to serve the Church in America." Other speakers included Maria Logos, President of the National Philoptochos Society, Peter Vlachos. A member of the Leadership 100 Board of Trustees and a longtime ardent supporter of Annunciation Church and a friend of the Sakellariadis couple, and Paulette Poulos ,Executive Director of Leadership 100.
Opening Forum, 9:45 am-10:45 am, Thursday, February 21, 2019,
Rev. Fr. Alexander Goussetis and Presvytera Kerry Pappas of the Center for Family Care.
Bible Study,11:00 am-12:30 pm, Thursday, February 21, 2019,
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America
Health Forum, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm, Thursday, February 21, 2019, George D. Behrakis,
Dr. George Dangas, Dr. Harry T. Anastopoulos
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Office of Vocation and Ministry, 8:45am-9:15am,Friday, February 22, 2019, Dr. Ann Bezzerides, Director.
Lecture, 9:30 am-10:30 am, Friday, February 22, 2019,
Keynote Address, Business Forum, 2:00 pm-3:30 pm, Friday, February 22, 2019,
George Veras, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Producer, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Glendi, 7:00 pm-11:00 pm, Friday, February 22, 2019
Saturday Forum, 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Saturday, February 23, 2019,
Stellene Volandes, Editor-in-Chief, Town & Country
Grand Banquet, Estimated time 8:15 pm, Saturday, February 23, 2019
Argyris Vassiliou, Chairman of Leadership 100 and His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios present the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Award for Excellence to George Veras and Stellene Volandes. Archbishop Remarks.
Exclusive Interview of David Baker, President and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
by George Veras, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Producer. Estimated time, 9:15 pm, Saturday, February 23, 2019


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Business Intelligence Utopia - Enabler 5: Extensible Data Models
Enabler 5 in my list for Business Intelligence Utopia are the ubiquitous, hard-working "Data Models". Data Model is the heart of any software system and at a fundamental level provides placeholders for data elements to reside.
Business Intelligence systems with all its paraphernalia – Data Warehouses, Marts, Analytical & Mining systems etc. typically deals with the largest volume of data in any enterprise and hence data models are highly venerated in the Data Warehousing world.
At a high level, a good Data Warehouse data model has the following goals: (Corollary – If you are looking for a data modeler look for the following traits)
1) Understand the business domain of the organization
2) Understand at a granular level the data generated by the business processes
3) Realize that business data is an ever-changing commodity – So the placeholder provided by the data model should be relevant not only for the present but also for the future
4) Can be described at a conceptual and logical level to all relevant stakeholders
5) Should allow for non-complicated conversion to the physical world of databases or data repositories that is manipulated by software systems
Extensible Data models deal with all the 5 points mentioned above and more specifically has future-proofing as one of its stated goals. Such extensible models are also "consumption agnostic", i.e. – it provides for comparable levels of performance irrespective of the way data is being consumed.
It is important for BI practitioners to understand the goals of their data models before embarking to use specific techniques for implementation. Entity-Relationship & Dimensional modeling (http://www.rkimball.com) has been the lingua-franca of BI data modelers operating at the conceptual and logical levels. Newer techniques like Data Vault (http://www.danlinstedt.com/) also provides some interesting thoughts in building better logical models for Data Warehouses.
At the physical implementation level, relational databases still form the backbone of the BI infrastructure, supplemented by multi-dimensional data stores. Even in the relational world, traditionally dominated by row-major relational vendors like Oracle, SQL Server etc. there are column-major relational databases of the likes of Sybase IQ with claims of being built ground-up for data warehousing.
In this article on column major databases – http://www.databasecolumn.com/2007/09/one-size-fits-all.html, there is reference to a new DW specific database architecture called Vertica. It makes for a fascinating read – http://www.vertica.com/datawarehousing. The physical layer is also seeing a lot of action with the entry of data warehousing appliance vendors like Netezza, Datallegro etc. (http://www.dmreview.com/article_sub.cfm?articleId=1009168).
The intent of this post can be summed up as:
a) Understand the goals of building data models for your enterprise – Make it extensible and future proof
b) Know the current techniques that help envisage and build data models
c) Be on the look-out for new developments in the data modeling and database world – There is lot of interesting action happening in this area right now.
Extensible data models combined with the right technique for implementing them, lists as Enabler 5 in the "Power of Ten" for Business Intelligence Utopia.


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Men's Basketball
Sidney staying, Bailey gone at Mississippi St.
Renardo Sidney will remain at Mississippi State, but Elgin Bailey will not. That's the aftermath of a nationally televised brawl between two Mississippi State basketball players in the stands of a tournament in Honolulu on Dec. 23. The fight embarrassed the program and caused both players to be suspended indefinitely.
Both players were reinstated, according to a school release on Monday. But while Sidney remains with the program, Bailey has "asked to be released from the team in order to transfer."
Sidney, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, missed more than a year because of NCAA eligibility issues. He has played in two games, averaging 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds.
Bailey, a 6-foot-8 junior, played in 12 games this season, averaging 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds.
"Elgin told me of his plans to transfer, and I wish him the best as he moves on," Mississippi State Coach Rick Stansbury said in a statement. "He's worked extremely hard for us during his time here. Elgin has had to deal with some very tough injuries, but he's worked very hard to get to where he is now. Wherever he ends up, I hope he's able to have a lot of success.
SEC men
Alabama 83, Toledo 41: Charvez Davis and Tony Mitchell scored 21 points apiece and JaMychal Green added 14 as host Alabama (8-6) routed Toledo.
The Crimson Tide bolted to a 30-9 lead with 10:42 left in the first half.
It was the final nonconference game for Alabama, which will begin Southeastern Conference play Saturday at Mississippi State.
Florida 84, Rhode Island 59: Chandler Parsons broke out of a scoring slump with 18 points, Erving Walker added 14 and Florida (11-3) won in Gainesville.
Kenny Boynton and Alex Tyus chipped in 10 points apiece for Florida, which used a 22-2 run in the first half to turn a close game into a lopsided affair.
Auburn 65, Florida St. 60: Josh Langford scored 16 points, including four three-pointers, to help the host Tigers beat Florida State.
Nation men
St. John's 61, No. 13 Georgetown 58: Justin Brownlee scored 15 points, including the game-changing basket with 10 seconds to play, and St. John's won its fifth straight on Monday at Madison Square Garden.
Dwight Hardy had 20 points to lead the Red Storm (10-3, 3-0), who are off to their best Big East start since 1999-2000 when they opened 4-0. They came into this game off two conference road wins and came up with another solid effort, especially on the defensive end.
Hollis Thompson had 16 points for the Hoyas (12-3, 1-2), who had won four of their last five and came into this game as the Big East's best three-point shooting team but were just 4-for-17, including missing seven of eight in the second half.
No. 18 Michigan State 65, Northwestern 62: Draymond Green scored 15 points, including an offensive rebound basket after a missed free throw with 12 seconds to go, and Michigan State held off a furious finish from host Northwestern.
Durrell Summers and Kalin Lucas had 12 points apiece for the Spartans (10-4, 2-0 Big Ten), who beat Northwestern for the 15th time in the last 16 meetings.
Northwestern's John Shurna, the Big Ten's leading scorer at 22.2 points who has been bothered by a sore ankle, shot just 1-for-11 and missed four of his five three-point attempts while scoring 11. Drew Crawford led the Wildcats (9-3, 0-2) with 17 points.
No. 17 Kansas St. 96, Savannah St. 61: Jacob Pullen scored 24 points in his return from a three-game suspension, and Kansas State coasted to a victory over Savannah State in Manhattan, Kan.
Pullen, a pre-season All-American, was 7-for-8 from the field in the first half and hit three three-pointers, showing little rust after missing three games for receiving impermissible clothing benefits from a local department store.
The game was tied at 18 before Pullen went to work, and he capped a 19-point run prior to halftime with a nifty drive and left-handed layup at the buzzer, after Kansas State Coach Frank Martin had called timeout with 4.7 seconds left to set up the final play.
No. 16 Texas A&M 66, Nicholls St. 55: David Loubeau scored 18 points and Khris Middleton added 17 to help host Texas A&M to its 10th straight win. The Aggies (13-1) trailed for much of the first half but took a lead they wouldn't relinquish about eight minutes before the break.
Austin Peay 89, Chattanooga 57: University Heights graduate Tyshwan Edmondson hit five three-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead the Govs at home. Josh Terry (Henderson County) added 16 points and seven rebounds.
State men
Georgetown 79, Shorter 77: The host Tigers, ranked third in NAIA, needed a late 14-7 run against 13th-ranked Shorter to stay undefeated.
Georgetown (15-0, 4-0 Mid-South) was led by Maurice Pearson, who scored 21 points to go with seven rebounds, and Henry Clay graduate Vic Moses, who had 18 points and four boards.
Eddie Gray, Vincent Crutcher (Pleasure Ridge Park) and Rodney Haddix (Scott County) each added eight points.
Union (Tenn.) 79, Campbellsville 70: Shawn Savage (Bowling Green) hit five three-pointers and finished with 22 points in Campbellsville's loss at home. Reggie Smith (Fairdale) added 14 points and seven rebounds.
State women
Thomas More 64, Geneva 35: Nicole Dickman (Notre Dame) scored 16 points and Chelsea Tolliver (Simon Kenton) had 12 to lead Thomas More, ranked fifth in NCAA Division III, to a win in Beaver Falls, Pa.
Pikeville 87, Virginia Intermont 65: Natiera Hinton led four Lady Bears in double figures with 23 points and added five rebounds in a win at home. Lauren Potts added 13 points.