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On Monday, Danny Sullivan published a great post on expired domains (link). More specifically, his post discusses the link equity benefits from acquiring expired domains. For example, I have a website about topic X. I noticed that another website about topic X recently went offline. It's down. It won't load. Oh look, the domain is available for purchase. Wow! Really? That domain has 12,000+ inbound links, and it's a PR4. Could I purchase that domain and redirect all of its URLs to my site? Would that help boost my PR and my rankings? Or would it set off an alarm at Google? I mean, all of the sudden a domain expires, is subsequently purchased and then redirected to another domain – that's gotta trip some sort of wire in Google's algorithm, right?
Danny goes through several scenarios, and he even quotes Matt Cutts a few times. The article is very informative, and I'm glad he wrote it. No one has posted about this practice for a long time, so it was great to see something on the topics of expired domain acquisition and link equity. You should read the post, but the quick summary is that there are certain instances where the link credit would remain or pass to new domains. But for the most part, if you are buying expired domains and then 301 redirecting them, don't expect any significant boost in link credit.
As I was reading this article, I could not help but remember my recent experiences and how they do not really align with some of the points in this article. Don't get me wrong. I'm not disagreeing with Matt Cutts and Danny Sullivan. They are like the Moses and King David of SEO (I mean, they were there in the beginning, and they are probably the two most trusted sources in the SEO industry). I'm only saying that my observations don't exactly line up with what they said in the post. I believe there are times when purchasing expired domains can be extremely useful, and there are times when I have noticed that link credit does pass from an expired domain. Here's some of the strategies I have used in the (recent) past with good results:
- Launching a new website? Wanna get indexed quickly? I wanted to get one of my websites indexed quickly. I found one expired domain with a DMOZ entry, and I found another expired domain with a Yahoo Directory entry. These domains were related to the topic of my new domain. I redirected them at the same time. Whether or not DMOZ or the Yahoo Directory are important or relevant any longer, my new site was indexed within a few days. Simple and sweet. I can't argue with science.
- Building PR and Link Equity for New/Existing Sites. There I was. I had that site for a while, and I wasn't really paying attention to it. I decided to see if I could increase its traffic and PR from redirecting a few more expired domains. I found a page on the web that had a list of links to sites that were relevant to my site. Wouldn't you know it? Some of those links were to domains that had expired. After a little bit of research into those dead links and some speedy domain purchases, I had 15 domains at my disposal. I redirected them over time, not all at once. After a couple of PR updates in 2008, I noticed that my site had increased its PR. And believe me, it wasn't because a ton of other people had linked to my site. The only thing that changed was the fact that I had redirected 15 domains. I saw an increase in traffic from referring domains because the domains that I purchased had links all over the place. And I noticed an upswing in search engine rankings, which lead to increased traffic from organic search.
- Driving More Traffic from other Google TLDs. Guess what? I bought an expired .es domain and redirected it to a .com site hosted in the USA. I really just wanted the link juice, but I got something more than that: top rankings on Google.es for some important keywords. I guess it makes sense. Have you ever noticed that some of Google's European properties give you more search options? For example, on google.es you will definitely notice that under the search bar there are options to search the web, search only pages in spanish, or search only pages in Spain. Crazy, huh? I have worked on a few European-based sites, so I have seen these before. I just never thought about them in the context of redirecting expired domains. I guess we learn something every day.
- Driving More Traffic from Local Search. One of the domains I redirected was the expired domain of a company based in a certain city in America (yeah, I have to be ambiguous about that one 🙂 ). A couple weeks after I redirected the domain, I noticed that I was ranking for long-tail search terms that contained the city where that company was located. It turns out that the company had several listings in local search databases, online phonebooks and directories, etc… If you want exposure in new cities or if you just want more exposure in the city that you're in, check into an expired domain for a local company that no longer exists. The economy sucks right now. Lots of people are going out of business. Contact some companies and see if you can buy their domain. Don't be stupid about it. Don't redirect a bunch of domains all at once. Just try one and see what happens. Maybe it will work for you like it did for me. Then again, maybe it won't.
- Don't Alter the Whois Data! Domain Privacy? Shah, right. Google is a domain registrar and an accreditted member of ICANN (proof). You think your domains are private because you paid some extra money for domain privacy. Well guess what. Google knows it's you! Don't pretend that you are getting away with anything here. If at all possible, purchase domains through Escrow and leave the Whois data unaltered. Updating the Whois data is a dead give-away that the domain changed hands. When domains change hands, you can count on the existing link juice to be crushed. Mostly. As Danny points out, Google admits to having systems that do stuff. I assume these systems must do stuff like keep track of businesses acquiring other businesses, businesses merging, and any other instance where a domain might change hands. Hell, Google probably has systems monitoring other Google systems. They've thought of everything, haven't they? If not, people like Dave Naylor, Jeremy Shoemaker and Greg Boser are forcing them to.
- Servers, DNS, IPs, Oh My. You know how you just bought 50 domains because of this post? Well, before you point them all to the same server, using the same DNS numbers, you need to think about something else: how odd will it look to Google if you buy 50 domains and then point them all to the same server and then have them all redirect to the same site? It's a dead giveaway. Some registrars are offering a 301 redirect from the registrar, so it's not as easy to catch the fact that one person just bought and redirected 50 domains to their own site. Or you may look into virtual IPs, so that not all of your domains are sitting on the same IP address. Or you may try to grab a few hosting accounts from various hosts and split up your domains. This makes it seem like there is a true game of cat-and-mouse going on, but there really isn't. No matter what, Google will catch you. It's only a matter of time. Just be smart about it. Or at least as smart as possible.
- Just Buy an Existing Website. Is there a website for sale in your vertical? Why not just buy it and add links to the site (where appropriate)? I mean, buying domains and purchasing links will cost as much money in the long run. Why not buy a website that is already trusted by the search engines and actually getting traffic from organic search? Maybe you could optimize it and add some links. Maybe both of your sites will rank high. And then you'll have 2 sites in the SERPs. It's not a bad approach to take, and it's certainly more white hat than redirecting expired domains.
- You must remember: The key is to do your research on old domains. Make sure they weren't up to no good. Make sure they were not blacklisted. Make sure they've got a healthy number of inbound links. Only redirect domains that previously contained content related to your site. Also, even though everyone says that toolbar PR is outdated and not important, look for domains that have a PR of 1 or higher. It can't hurt to have a PR (no matter how worthless/overrated/outdated many SEOs will tell you PR is these days).
There. I hope that helps you in your gray hat endeavours. Now, go forth and prosper. I mean, uh, go forth and find expired domains and then redirect them. Jeez. SEOs are nerdy.

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There have been nine biographies of Jane Fonda published, all written by men who were, Fonda is certain, threatened by her. Finally, in Patricia Bosworth's Jane Fonda: The Private Life of a Public Woman, a woman tells her story. It's about time, considering that so many of Fonda's struggles and successes reflect those of an entire generation of women. Throughout her life, as the book makes clear, she has wrestled with self-doubt, obsessed over her looks, and sacrificed everything for men she loved. But what's most fascinating about Fonda is that in spite of all these issues, she is no less a fiercely independent and remarkable woman, making her something of a walking contradiction and, as Bosworth reveals, a natural-born chameleon.
For each of Fonda's myriad reinventions, from wanton sex symbol to political activist to trophy wife, she has started life anew. "I live in the present," she declares to Bosworth, and her brother, Peter, agrees, saying, "Jane has one version of her life, but you should get the others because they are equally interesting."
Compiling stories from Jane's numerous lovers, friends, and enemies, Bosworth presents a new biography of one of the century's most legendary female icons.
Lady Jayne
When Jayne Seymour Fonda was born on December 21, 1937, her father, Henry, obsessively snapped photos of his baby. "There is a strong Fonda Look," the 32-year-old actor told The New Yorker. As a little girl, Jane was enamored of her father, but he was too self-involved to notice. Occasionally he would give her crumbs of attention, carrying her into their pool and teaching her to swim. "I would bury my nose in his shoulder on the way down the steps and smell his skin," Jane recalled. "He always had a delicious musky smell that I loved … the smell of Man." She would crave that smell and the longing for attention she associated with it for the rest of her life.
Mommy Dearest
Frances Seymour Fonda had wanted Jane to be a boy, since she already had a daughter from a previous marriage. She got her wish when Jane's brother, Peter, was born, though postpartum depression kept her in the hospital for weeks. When she finally came home, Frances would coo into Peter's crib as Jane stood scowling in the nursery corner. Frances' depression lingered in the form of manic mood swings, which worsened when [Henry] Fonda enlisted in the Army for two years. She would spend weeks in a state of frenzied activity and then hole up in her bedroom for days, shutting out the light and letting only Peter in. Jane would occasionally sneak into her room to find Frances staring wildly at her reflection in the mirror. She'd say to her daughter, "Lady, if I gain any extra weight I'm going to cut it off with a knife!"
Tragedy Strikes
When Fonda returned from the Army, he was offered the lead in Broadway's Mr. Roberts and uprooted his family from Hollywood to Greenwich, Conn. A year later he dropped another bombshell: he was in love with another woman, and wanted a divorce. Frances put up a stoic front and wished him well, but Hank's rejection ultimately sent her over the edge.
Frances was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in 1950. One day that spring, Jane and Peter were playing on the third floor of their house in Greenwich when Jane heard her mother's voice, "Jane! Jane!" She clutched Peter's arm, willing him to stay with her, but he slipped out of her grasp and left Jane alone upstairs. Her mother's cries would haunt Jane for life. Peter remembers hugging his mother that day, but he doesn't remember when she locked herself in her bathroom, emerging flushed and holding a porcelain box—a "keepsake" to bring back to the hospital. A razor was hidden inside, and a week later a nurse found Frances lying dead on the floor of her room in a pool of blood. She had slit her throat from ear to ear.
Jane Toys With Acting, Hank Takes Another Wife
The Fondas spent the summer of 1956 in a large rental house in Hyannis Port, Cape Cod, next to the Kennedy compound. Jane and her father acted together in a community production at the Dennis Playhouse, with Jane playing the role of the ingénue. Father watched daughter from offstage and thought, "If that girl ever wants to do this professionally she'll make out all right." But he never praised her directly.
When Henry married Afdera Franchetti, a 23-year-old countess, in 1957, Jane felt an urge to escape. She dropped out of Vassar to study painting in Paris, where she modeled for Vogue. Her father showed off the magazine backstage on Broadway, "See how beautiful my daughter is!" He loved how much she resembled him. When Jane returned to New York, her friend Susan Strasberg encouraged her to take lessons with her father, the legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg. Jane dismissed the idea. Susan didn't know her well enough at the time, but she would later realize that "Jane always contradicts herself, saying the opposite of what she is thinking and feeling and wanting to do."
Dramatic Entrance
As Susan predicted, Jane would eventually study with Strasberg, who had coached stars like Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe. Jane was singled out for her talent in her Broadway debut, There Was a Little Girl. She immediately set her sights on being "the best stage actress in the world." She was drawn to superlatives—she wanted to be the prettiest, thinnest, and most talented girl on Broadway. She purged to stay fit and popped Dexadrine before dance lessons. Acting became Jane's coping mechanism, a way of exorcising her demons that made her performances riveting. "Jane quivers like a tuning fork," Kenneth Tynan wrote in The New Yorker. She was living with Andreas Voutsinas, her unofficial manager (and gay lover) at the time, who vividly recalls her bulimia spiraling out of control. "I watched Jane consume three roast chickens, a couple of Sara Lee cheesecakes, a loaf of cheap white bread. She literally stuffed her face with food, gagging, then eating; then she rammed her knuckles down her throat and scraped the skin off."
Jane was constantly at the end of her emotional tether, which manifested brilliantly on stage. During her audition for Strasberg's elite Actors Studio, she strayed from the script in a dramatic scene from Butterfield 8. She turned away from the audience to smash a glass goblet, raising a shard to her throat. Andreas seized the glass from her hand, holding her in a long embrace until one of the judges yelled, "Cut!" Jane later told him about her mother's suicide. "Yes, I think Jane considered killing herself," Andreas said. "We slept in the same bed and she would talk in her sleep. She had many nightmares, and in nightmares her voice sounded almost subhuman, like another person. It was a hoarse, monster voice."
Sexual Reawakening
When she wasn't acting, Jane modeled for famous photographers like Richard Avedon and Arthur Penn. She was morphing into a sex symbol, and producers wanted to capitalize on her look. While filming Joy House in Paris, Jane was introduced to the famous director Roger Vadim, who begged her to star in his sexual comedy of errors, Circle of Love. Vadim was a notorious Lothario whose mistresses had included Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve. Jane went to bed with him immediately. "I thought my heart would burst," she said. "What Vadim gave me when I was young was huge. Huge. He reawakened me sexually." She was also drawn to qualities in Vadim that reminded her of her father: his introversion, his moodiness, his seductive demeanor.
Ménage à Trois
Three years into their marriage, Vadim and Jane began inviting other people into their bedroom. It was Vadim's idea to have un arrangement; he confessed he'd had affairs since they got married, but insisted the other woman would never interfere with their love. The trysts reflected his philosophy of sexual freedom on which he built Jane's movie-star persona. She felt betrayed by his affairs but acquiesced to his arrangement, convinced that he "validated" her. The first time he brought home another woman, Jane "threw myself into the threesome with the skill and enthusiasm of the actress that I am." Occasionally she would solicit women in attempt to reassert her power in the relationship. "And the women do invariably fall in love with me," she would say, grinning.
Cross-Cultural Icon
Jane made some of her most iconic films over the next few years, including La Curée, Barefoot in the Park, and Barbarella. La Curée was Vadim's fantastical, erotic, over-the-top Technicolor film in which Jane plays a young woman experiencing the pleasures of sexual awakening. Barbarella was even more ahead of its time, based on a French comic strip about a spage-age adventuress whose mission to save the universe is punctuated by a series of bizarre sexual encounters. Vadim directed Barbarella and Jane was his marionette: she simulated multiple orgasms while perched atop a "pleasure-making machine"; she performed a strip tease; she crammed herself into a tiny cage where she was bait for killer wrens that were supposed to peck off her costume (when the birds wouldn't budge, Vadim covered Jane with birdseed).
In between Vadim's films, Jane starred opposite Robert Redford in Barefoot in the Park, which many critics hailed as the best performance of her career. The New York Times noted, "Jane Fonda has managed to maintain two different public images simultaneously in France and the United States." In films like Barefoot, she "sounds and dresses like the pretty roommate of the girl you dated in college, and everyone still thinks of her as Henry Fonda's daughter." In La Curée and Circle of Love, "she undresses like Brigitte Bardot and everyone knows her as the latest wife of Roger Vadim."
On the heels of Barbarella, Jane jumped at the opportunity to star in a film adaptation of Horace McCoy's 1935 novel They Shoot Horses, Don't They? It was a Depression-era story and Jane's role nothing like the sex kitten archetype she had played too many times. She cut off her long, luscious blond hair, a defining feature of her image during her years with Vadim. There was little chemistry left between them, but he still coached Jane through the trauma of playing a suicidal woman. She felt possessed by Gloria's character even after they stopped shooting.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? opened in mid-December to rave reviews. Newsweek called Jane's performance "bold, admirable … a wounded soul swathed in scar tissue." Meanwhile, Jane was already plotting her next act.
Actress Turned Activist
In the spring of 1970, not long after Vanessa Vadim was born, Jane left her baby in Vadim's care and took off to support the antiwar movement, throwing herself into any and every cause. At a University of Michigan student rally, she met Tom Hayden, one of the leftist founders of Students for a Democratic Society, and a future [California state] senator. His cold, taciturn manner reminded her of her father.
In 1971, Jane wowed critics as a no-nonsense call girl in Klute. She won her first Oscar for the film, which had a tremendous impact on women of her generation. Susan Brownmiller, the author of Against Our Will, recalled, "Jane Fonda was the woman of our time up to a point. We all wanted to be like her—the liberated, sexually free woman. Everybody copied her shag hairdo, the miniskirts and boots, but she wasn't a feminist; she was still into depending on powerful men to find her identity." To wit: her relationship with Tom Hayden, whose political career would become her biggest cause.
Hanoi Jane
In the spring of 1972, the Vietnamese Committee for Solidarity with the American People invited Jane to visit Hanoi. She had planned to document the effects of the war in a film, and brought her video camera along while visiting ruined hospitals and schools. Before leaving the country, Jane went to see the air defense installation on the outskirts of Hanoi. She was escorted to an aircraft gun and told it was protecting the city from American airstrikes. Everyone laughed as Jane climbed atop the gun, unaware of a camera crew filming her every move. Flashes popped, at which point Jane realized how her skit to please the Vietnamese would look back home. The next day, "Hanoi Jane" was all over the American press. "That two-minute lapse of sanity will haunt me until I die …" she said years later. "I simply wasn't thinking about what I was doing, I was only feeling—innocent of what the photo implies." The White House pressed the Justice Department to bring treason charges against Jane. Though she was never convicted, she was vilified by the far Right for the next 30 years. By 2002, there were 7,000 hate websites dedicated to Jane Fonda.
Making History With Tom Hayden
In the early years of their marriage, Tom protected Jane from the backlash of her Hanoi trip. When Troy Hayden was born in July, 1973, the newlyweds were ecstatic. "Troy was emblematic of all the things they were fighting for: a new order in America, a place where men and women could be respected equally," a friend recalled. Tom was the center of Jane's universe, but he was never comfortable with her fame. "No one person deserves that much attention," he said in an interview with Barbara Walters. The couple would make headlines for the next 17 years, though they always began, "Tom and Jane," because Hayden insisted his name go before his wife's. No one understood why Jane put up with his bullying, but she idolized him. "I simply didn't think my ideas or feelings were as important or credible as his."
Doing the Jane Fonda
Jane put all her energy into making money over the next couple of years for Tom's campaigns. She had taken dance lessons with the exercise tycoon Gilda Marx and decided to open her own studio, the Workout, where she would teach ballet, jazz, and other aerobic classes. By 1980, the Workout was making money and Jane's accountants encouraged her to turn it into a franchise. She would soon open two other studios in California, write a Workout book, and make Workout videos that would become as famous as her films. By the end of 1982, Jane's $20 million Workout chain was an emblem of America's new fitness craze. "This was feminism in the age of narcissism," wrote Judith Warner. "Jane Fonda was the great standard-bearer for this new self-empowerment ethic." But the Workout's success would be the undoing of Jane and Tom's marriage. He acted out by having multiple affairs. Jane swept them all under the rug until discovering he slept with another woman in their bed. She packed his belongings into plastic bags and threw them out the window.
Power Couple
Jane's first date with billionaire media mogul Ted Turner confirmed her suspicions that he was trouble. He talked endlessly about himself throughout dinner, touting his political and social connections and his expanding media empire. Jane hadn't gotten in a word when he gushed at the end of the night, "I'm smitten!" As far as success stories go, Turner was on par with Jane. He had revolutionized the news industry and owned CNN, TNT, TBS, New Line Cinema, and the Atlanta Braves. There was no question that they had similar personalities, goals, and ambitions. They could make a great team—and for a while they did. By 1996, they had been happily married for nearly eight years, but she found herself slipping back into subservient wife mode. She was approaching 60 and still wrestling with her identity. When she asked her daughter if she would help make a short movie of her life as a birthday gift, Vanessa laughed half-heartedly. "Why don't you just get a chameleon and let it crawl across the screen?"
In the next year, Jane would become a grandmother and a born-again Christian. Turner wasn't happy. "She was not a religious person," he said. "That's a pretty big change for your wife of nine years to tell you." Turner was a smart guy, but had he missed the memo that Jane Fonda was inclined to act on impulses? That when she was passionate about something, no one could stop her from going after it at warp speed? When Ted and Jane finally separated, it was fairly amicable. Jane told friends they had mind-blowing sex right before splitting for good. Leave it to Jane Fonda to go out with a bang.


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Volunteering since she graduated university, Niki Remesz is taking on her biggest challenge yet — all with a can-do attitude.
The Kamloops 2018 B.C. Winter Games president has been preparing for this weekend's events for the last 18 months along with a crew of more than a dozen directors and about 1,800 volunteers.
"It was really a labour of love, there are 17 of us as board of directors, myself as president, vice president Maureen McCurdy and then 15 [other] board of directors," Remesz told Black Press Media.
"We each have a section, whether that is a protocol, whether that is special events, whether it's accreditation and participant services, it's all broken down into very manageable bites."
RELATED: That's a wrap: B.C. Games results after Day 1
Remesz didn't blink an eye at the undertaking of putting on the games crediting the city for making it all little easier to grasp.
"There is nothing like volunteering that really make you feel like you're part of a community," she said. "Living in the tournament capital, it is really easy to get involved whether that is sporting events or arts and culture."
Although taking place mid-winter in the Interior of the province the issue of too much snow or not enough snow, did give Remesz a slight concern.
She explained the board of directors planned well for the outdoor events and the more than 10 centimetres of snow that fell on Friday was a welcomed surprise for those who organized the games.
"When I was asked more than a year-and-a-half-ago to take on this position and I chatted with my husband first, to see if I should take on this position. He said, 'what if we don't get any snow?'" she explained.
"I laugh now thinking back 18 months ago, we have so much snow, we are in a snow belt and it's the perfect backdrop for the Winter Games."
RELATED: Snowboarders sliding into fresh territory at B.C. Games
Beyond the competition, Remesz and the board have planned many events to keep the athletes entertained from dinner parties to dances at Thompson Rivers University, to indoor activities.
"Kids can come and hang out, hang out with their new friends and they love it," said Remesz. "They are creating really great memories."
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The CZ 75 SP-01 is the first full size handgun (4.6" bbl) from CZ to feature the improved manufacturing technology and ergonomics of the NATO-approved CZ 75 Compact P-01 model. Featuring an integral 1913 accessory rail on the dust cover, rubber grip panels, and CZ's corrosion resistant black polycoat finish, the SP-01 is the newest model to join the family of pistols based on the CZ 75 (SA/DA) platform. Borrowing from the improved grip geometry of the compact P-01, the SP-01 utilizes an extended beavertail to protect shooter's strong hand as well as allowing for a deeper and more secure grip. The new grip geometry, checkering in key areas on the front and back straps, and redistribution of mass provided by the accessory rail noticeably decrease the perceived recoil from previous models and allows for more rapid target acquisition and transition.
The SP-01 was designed as a military and law enforcement duty sidearm. The new model is currently in use by security forces fighting the war on terrorism. Thanks to its exceptional accuracy and superior handling characteristics, the CZ 75 SP-01 has also found supporters in the field of sport and target shooting. Its list of users on the competition circuit include World Champions Adam Tyc and Angus Hobdell (1st and 3rd place respectively in 2005's IPSC championship, World Shoot XIV).


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The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized transportation construction design and construction industry leaders October 4 with awards during the association's national convention, held in New York City.
The association announced the following division awards:
Nello L. Teer Jr.: Geoffrey W. Clarke, vice president of construction, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., New Enterprise, Pa. Created in 1988 as a tribute to contractor and Past ARTBA Chairman (1959-61) Nello L. Teer, Jr., this award annually honors a contractor member who has made outstanding contributions to the association's Contractors Division and the transportation construction industry.
Guy Kelcey: John Derr, vice president and regional transportation director for Gannett Fleming in Phoenix, Arizona. This award, which honors Guy Kelcey, one of the Planning & Design (P&D) Division's organizers, is given each year to an ARTBA member who has exhibited a high degree of service to the association's P&D Division.
Paul F. Phelan Memorial: Michael Cegelis, senior vice president with American Bridge Company in Coraopolis, Pa. Established in 1971, it is given annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to the ARTBA Materials and Services Division and the transportation construction industry.
John "Jake" Landen Memorial Highway Safety: Ken Kobetsky, program director for engineering at the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials. Established in 1989 in memory of Traffic Safety Industry Division leader and Past ARTBA Chairman (1976) J.C. Landen, this annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to highway safety.
S.S. Steinberg: Dr. Chandra Bhat, transportation engineering professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Created in honor of S.S. Steinberg, the founding president of the Research andEducation Division, the award recognizes an individual who has made remarkable contributions to transportation education.
P3 "Entrepreneurs of the Year" Award: Amadeo Saenz, Jr., executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation (public sector), and Nicolas Rubio, president of Cintra U.S. (private sector). The Public Private Partnerships (P3) Division annually recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of P3s that advance transportation improvements.


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Today we have an excellent guest post by one of my favorite software marketers, Andy Brice. Andy has done some testing on adding new versions of his software at higher price points.
How much should you charge a customer for a product? From a pure economics point of view – as much as the customer is willing to pay. The airlines are masters of this. The people on a typical commercial flight pay a wide range of prices depending on factors such as: which class they are travelling, whether they are returning before the weekend and how far ahead they booked.
The smug businessman in first class (who booked a week before and is returning the same day) might be paying more than 10 times as much for a seat as a someone in economy (who is going on holiday for 2 weeks and booked 6 months in advance). The businessman probably isn't spending his own money, so he doesn't care that much what the price is. Does the business traveler cost the airline 10 times as much? Of course not. The airline is simply maximizing its profits by charging more for the people who are prepared to pay more.
Supermarkets also use multiple price points by offering value, standard and gourmet versions of common products. The gourmet version has pictures of smiling farmers and tells you how it was lovingly hand-picked from a sun drenched hillside in an exotic country.
The value version looks like UN emergency rations. The supermarket hopes the less price sensitive customers will buy the gourmet version, but they still want something they can sell to the more price sensitive customers. Is there much difference between the 3 products part from the packaging? Probably not.
When you start to look around you can see there are lots of different strategies businesses use to charge according to how much the customer is prepared to pay. Does a hardback book cost significantly more to produce than a softback book? No. But if you really want to read the book you will pay the extra for the hardback, rather than wait 6 months for the paperback.
The gaming industry doesn't even bother to change the product. Hardcore gaming fans will pay £40 for a new blockbuster game. A year later you can get the same game (probably with bug fixes and add-ons) for £15. Two years after that it will be in the bargain bin for £5. Discount coupons are another common method you can use to charge price sensitive customers less.
I decided to try multiple price points for my table planner software. The graph below shows the 12 monthly cumulative sales[1] of my product for a year before and a year after moving from 1 to 3 price points. The red arrow points to the month I made the change. The revenue for the 12 months after the change were almost exactly 50% higher than the 12 months before.
Before September 2009 there was only 1 edition of PerfectTablePlan and it cost £19.95. Initially PerfectTablePlan was aimed at people planning their own wedding, bar mitzvah, Quinceañera etc. Typically they would only use the software once, so £19.95 was a sensible price. But as the product matured and improved it was increasingly being used by professional planners.
It seemed crazy to be charging professional planners such a low price for software they might be using every week. So I decided to add additional price points at £49.95 and £199.95. The higher price points having additional features aimed at frequent and professional users.
I choose 3 price points because this seems a natural fit for the different types of people using my software (one-off users, frequent users on a budget and professional users spending someone else's money).
This turned out to be a big win for me. Not only did my average order value shoot up, suddenly I had more credibility with professional event planners, who might not have taken a £19.95 product seriously, no matter how good it was. Price is a signal of quality, after all.
Having 3 editions of the product with different feature sets also allows me to offer an increasingly sophisticated product to 'power' users without overwhelming more 'casual' users. This is a big bonus for all my customers and it reduces my support burden considerably.
There are various ways I could have set the price points. For example I could have set the price points based on the maximum number of guests at an event or on the duration of a licence. Charging according to the number of features seemed to fit best with my market and existing licensing.
I thought carefully about how to introduce the extra price points part way through the life of the product so as not to confuse or alienate existing users. I decided it would be too complicated to add the new price points at the same time as doing a major (paid) upgrade from v4 to v5.
Instead I released the new editions at the same time as the v4.1 upgrade. I announced ahead of time that v4 would become v4 Home edition and that 2 new products were being released: v4 Advanced edition and v4 Professional edition. I was careful to ensure that I added plenty of new features and didn't remove any existing features between v4.0 and v4.1 Home edition, so users who didn't want to upgrade didn't feel cheated. They were few complaints. I encouraged existing customers to pay the difference to upgrade edition and many did.
All 3 editions of the product are contained in a single executable and customers can switch between the editions dynamically at runtime. This was more work initially than using #defines to create 3 separate executables, but I think it was worth it as it allows the customer to easily trial or upgrade to a different edition without reinstalling or re-starting PerfectTablePlan.
A lot of software products have 2 or 3 editions, with the most expensive edition costing 1.5 or 2 times the cheapest edition. This seems far too narrow a range to me. I'm confident that a professional event planner can get at least 10 times the value from the product compared to someone planning their own (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime wedding event. So I decided to go for a 10:1 difference between the cheapest and most expensive edition. If the airlines can do it, why can't I? In retrospect I think this was a good call.
Having multiple price points is not without its downsides. It makes the sale more complex and it is an extra decisions for the customers to make. People are demotivated by having too many choices and I think having multiple price points has reduced my visit:sale conversion rate slightly.
So don't add too many price points. 3 is probably plenty in most cases (the supermarkets should know). But the slight drop in conversion rate has been made up many times over in a significant increase in average value per order. Also I should point out that the increase in sales wasn't 'free money'.
I had to do a lot of work to add the extra features to sufficiently differentiate the 3 editions of the software, overhaul the licensing, tweak the website etc. But it was definitely worth the effort for the increase in sales. I think it also been beneficial to my customers as they now have a choice of which edition of the product best fits their budget and requirements.
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On Wednesday, Azerbaijan will assume chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers. The chairmanship process is automatic; the position is rotated every six months among all of the council's members, in alphabetical order. But Azerbaijan's chairmanship has proven more problematic than most, as it comes at a time when the country's fulfillment of its Council of Europe obligations is at its worst.
Among the Council of Europe's core values are democracy and human rights, and its members are expected to promote and protect these values, including freedom of expression. But the climate for freedom of expression–along with human rights more broadly–has been steadily deteriorating for many years, as the Azerbaijani authorities have worked to silence all forms of criticism and dissent.
At present, there are a staggering 10 cases of journalists in detention or prison on politically motivated charges in Azerbaijan: Sardar Alibayli; Nijat Aliyev; Araz Guliyev; Parviz Hashimli; Fuad Huseynov; Hilal Mammadov; Rauf Mirkadirov; Faramaz Novruzoglu; Tofig Yagublu; and Avaz Zeynalli. [CPJ has confirmed that nine journalists are in jail in direct relation to their work].
In addition, there are currently five bloggers behind bars, and at least eight imprisoned youth activists seem to have been targeted in part for their online activities.
But politically motivated arrest and imprisonment is just one of many threats faced by independent journalists, media workers, and bloggers in Azerbaijan. Those who pursue stories related to risky topics such as corruption and human rights abuses, or publish articles perceived to be critical of the authorities, face a range of other pressures, including harassment, threats, intimidation, blackmail, and violent attacks.
Since the March 2005 murder of Monitor magazine editor-in-chief Elmar Huseynov, there have been reports of hundreds of cases of violent attacks against journalists in Azerbaijan, including another murder, of journalist and writer Rafig Tagi in November 2011. As recently as April 25, opposition Yeni Musavat newspaper reporter Farahim Ilgaroglu was attacked outside his apartment building in Baku by an unknown assailant. Virtually none of these cases has been adequately investigated, and the perpetrators have not been brought to justice.
Despite the government's pledge to decriminalize defamation by the end of 2012 in its National Human Rights Action Plan, defamation remains a criminal offense in Azerbaijan. In May 2013, parliament adopted legislation extending criminal defamation provisions to online content, which was signed into law by President Ilham Aliyev and took effect in July 2013. As a result, Azerbaijanis now face potential jail time of up to three years for things they post online.
The state controls the country's broadcast media, through either direct ownership or other means of influence. Since 2009, foreign broadcasters have been barred from accessing national frequencies, a move which took the BBC, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), and Voice of America off the air, eliminating the only independent news sources for many Azerbaijanis. In 2013, there were reports that the satellite broadcasts of RFE/RL, Meydan TV, and Azerbaycan Saati ("Azerbaijan hour") into Azerbaijan were jammed–a practice prohibited by the International Telecommunications Union.
Although a handful of independent voices remain among Azerbaijan's print media, they are struggling for survival. The state controls many of the country's printing and distribution facilities, and many companies decline to advertise in critical newspapers. Civil defamation lawsuits are used excessively against critical newspapers, with many cases being filed by public officials and their supporters. These lawsuits serve to hamstring the operations of the targeted publications, not least of all because of the excessively high fines imposed in the court rulings. Azadliq newspaper has been a particular target, and as a result has been teetering on the brink of closure since last year.
The combined result of all of these practices is a climate of fear for the media community and impunity for those who wish to silence critical voices. Self-censorship is pervasive, with increasingly few journalists and bloggers willing to explore risky topics and report critically.
The Council of Europe has voiced concern over these serious problems, in numerous resolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, decisions of the Committee of Ministers, and reports and statements by the Commissioner for Human Rights. Most recently, on April 23, the Commissioner issued observations calling for urgent attention by the Azerbaijani authorities to violations of the rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly, as well as property rights.
But this concern has gone unheeded, and the many sets of recommendations have been ignored. For its part, the Council of Europe has systematically failed to ensure Azerbaijan's implementation of its obligations as a member state. Now, with Azerbaijan at its helm, it is more critical than ever for the Council of Europe to take action to hold the country accountable, or risk facing a bigger blow to its legitimacy than perhaps ever before.


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Tue, 20 Dec
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Floating Sound Bath in a Hammock
Unwind in a hammock to enjoy a sound bath for complete relaxation, cleansing and rejuvenation.
Time & Location
20 Dec 2022, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Ministry of Yoga Wellness, 34 South Bridge Rd #02-01 Singapore 058668
About the event
Relax in a hammock and float with the vibrations and sound of the Himalayan Singing Bowls, and other accompanying healing instruments such as Chimes and Drums etc. Singing bowls create soothing sounds and vibrations that slow down brain waves to a deeply restorative state, which activates the body's system of self-healing.
Benefits of Sound Healing include:
- Deep relaxation
- Stress and fatigue reduction
- Promote deep sleep
- Release emotional tension and pain
- Improve energy flow and strength
- Improve focus and concentration
- Fewer mood swings
- Lower blood pressure
- Lower cholesterol levels
- Better immune system
- Better pain management / pain relief for joints, muscles etc.
- Reduced risk of strokes and coronary artery disease
- Balance chakras system
- Remove blockage and toxins from body
- Purify your emotions
- Cleanses negative energy
- Improved self-confidence, productivity and creativity
- Positive feeling of self
- Balance and harmony in your life
It can also complement treatment for conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, dementia, people with learning difficulties, behavioural and psychiatric disorders, sleep disorders, aches and pains.
Sound healing not only works on the physical body, but also transform you on the mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. Join us to experience joy and bliss from deep within.
No experience is required. All are welcome.
Things to note:
- Dress code - comfortable attire (no sharp or pointed accessories/design which may damage hammock)
- Remove watch and jewellery for better experience
- Eye mask, cushion and blanket will be provided. You may also wish to bring your own for hygiene or personal preference.
- You may wish to bring an extra jacket/shawl for extra comfort.
- Switch your mobile to silent mode and keep them in lockers provided.
- Arrive 10 mins before class starts.
Please do not attend the session if you are having a headache, fever, cough or flu symptoms.
Venue: Ministry of Yoga Wellness
Address: 34 South Bridge Road #02-01 Singapore 059688
Session conducted by Jesslyn Lim - Yoga, Ayurveda and Sound Healing Therapist. https://www.ministryofyogawellness.com/team/jesslyn-lim


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About Zymoseptoria tritici
Zymoseptoria tritici (formely known as Mycosphaerella graminicola) causes septoria tritici blotch in wheat, the second most important disease in the United States after rust. This disease is heavily targeted by the fungicide companies worldwide being nevertheless very difficult to control.
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What can I find? Homologues, gene trees, and whole genome alignments across multiple species.
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Phylogenetic overview of gene families
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What can I find? Short sequence variants.
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Gene models reannotated by Rothamsted Research using MAKER Annotation software are now available to view in the genome browser, under the track name "ZtRRes v1.0 Genes". In addition, ESTs downloaded from dbEST have been aligned to the genome using exonerate.


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The influence of Tea has prompted me to create Nobleharbor Tea Services©. I hope to provide some of the best information available on how Tea has been responsible for so many things we take for granted today. Our country for example, was founded with a little "controversy" over Tea, as depicted in our translated version of the Boston Tea Party. Tea has been referred to as "One of the most important ingredients in the elixer of eternal life" by Zen Monks. It is also implicated in the creation of the modern principal of a corporation, and even in the establishing of a world wide drug trade. Tea to say the least has a long and surprising history. So feel free to wander through the topics, tours and books found here, you never know what you might discover...
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HHT-0 - shave: The hair can be shaved immediately at the holding point. This is strictly spoken not a true HHT, but it does tell us that the edge is capable of shaving. [all other attempts must be made at least half an inch from the holding point]
HHT-1 - violin : The hair doesn't cut, but it "plays violin" with the edge. This is due to the shingles catching the edge, but it's not sharp enough to penetrate. On a full hollow razor, a faint ringing sound can be heard. On all razors it can be felt with the fingertips that hold the hair.
HHT-2 - split: When it is dragged across the edge, the edge catches the hair and splits it lengthwise.
HHT-3 - catch&pop: When it is dragged across the edge a bit, the edge catches the hair and pops it. The severed part will jump away.
HHT-4 - pop: The hair is popped immediately when it touches the edge. It still jumps away.
HHT-5 - silent slicer: The hair falls silently as soon as it touches the edge.
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EarthWISE—Megan Quinn Bachman
It may seem strange that Ohio's most successful food incubators are in the Buckeye State's economically-depressed Appalachian southeast and in the heart of industrial agriculture in its northwest flatlands.
But the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks' Food Ventures Program (ACEnet) in Athens and the Center for Innovative Food Technology's Northwest Ohio Cooperative Kitchen (NOCK) outside of Bowling Green have spawned hundreds of small food businesses, created millions of dollars in food sales, and vastly increased local food options in restaurants and grocery stores in the two regions.
Now, representatives from the incubators are sharing their model with communities in Southwest Ohio concerned about food security and desperate for economic development. In September they met jointly with city officials from Wilmington, Yellow Springs and Xenia.
"We need to re-think where our food comes from, how it gets produced and become more involved with it," said NOCK's Rebecca Singer at the two-hour meeting at the Wilmington city building.
"All of us have been hit by a perfect storm of the economy, and we have a perfect storm of recovery with the mind shift in local foods and importance of taking care of your local economy," said Larry Fisher of ACEnet's Food Ventures.
Incubators may also provide a financial incentive for Ohio farmers to switch from the dominant corn and soybean rotation to the diverse variety of vegetables, fruits, cheeses, milks and meats coveted by the state's consumers. In short, it means fresher, healthier food and more sustainable agriculture jobs.
Critical to the incubators' success are shared community kitchens, with equipment like stoves, kettles, bakery ovens, mixers, dehydrators, can and jar fillers, refrigerators and freezers. It may seem obvious that those growing local fruits and veggies and raising animals for milk and meat have access to these facilities. But while once abundant, community kitchens all but disappeared in Ohio and across the country in an era of mono-cropping and feedlots, mammoth centralized processing and supermarket shopping.
The food incubator movement is about bringing those shared kitchens back.
Consider the stunning facts: 90 percent of food in supermarkets contains wheat, corn or soybeans; Walmart is the top grossing food retailer in the world, and more than 80 percent of beef packing and soybean processing are controlled by just four firms.
When Ohio families depend upon industrial food operations, from the fossil-fueled farms to the high-energy processing centers to the diesel-burning semi-trucks, to feed themselves, they are not secure.
Small-scale community kitchens open to the public are rare indeed. In Ohio, Athens chicken farmers have to drive to Dayton to process their chickens, while one Cleveland salad dressing company drives to Athens. Last year, lacking a mill within driving distance to grind his wheat to sell flour locally, one Athens area farmer built his own.
With access to a community kitchen, the farmer, or an enterprising entrepreneur, can process seasonal fruits and vegetables when they're fresh and ready into a variety of finished products: jams, sauces, syrups, ice cream toppings, pies and more and sell them to area restaurants and stores, getting more money for their products than if they sold fresh–hence the term "value-added."
Making the step from raw farm products to cans in a consumer's pantry is not trivial. It takes more than access to equipment, it also takes business and marketing sense, relationships with area stores and restaurateurs and compliance with state regulations, to name a few.
Enter the business services component of food incubators.
At NOCK, aspiring entrepreneurs need at least $500 in start-up funds, liability and product insurance, a business plan, and to have completed on-site food safety training. Then for just $10 to $20 per hour, they can rent the facility to cook, process,package and store their food product. Evening classes and technical assistance on marketing, connecting with retail establishments, nutritional analysis and checking shelf-life are available for nominal fees.
"Most farmers are not entrepreneurs," said Fisher on the importance of business guidance. "Usually they're good with plants and animals and not people."
ACEnet's kitchen facility has seen 100 businesses come through over its 17-year history. In its 130,000-square-foot facility, 200 to 300 cases of a product can be produced in a mere eight hours. In total, ACEnet's 35 tenant businesses yield $9 million to $10 million in food sales per year and employ 250 to 300 people.
From salsas and barbecue sauces to breads and cheeses, the two incubators are producing food for the community and income for its residents.
"Athens is in the top three local food economies in the country," Fisher said.
"This is what it takes to reinvent the local economy." Southwest Ohio is taking notice.
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Whenever the phrase "comet of the century" gets tossed around, we recommend remembering all the buzz about Kohoutek.
If you were around in 1973, you may recall that Kohoutek was supposed to give us an amazing show.
But we do want to make sure everyone knows about comet ISON, which as NBC News says is headed for a "Thanksgiving Day rendezvous with the sun." If it manages to hold itself together after that, ISON "could reappear in the dawn sky in early December as a potentially spectacular naked-eye object for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere," NBC adds.
Space nuts are excited.
According to SPACE.com, a recent brightening by ISON has "experienced comet watchers ... growing more confident that the comet has a chance to be ranked among one of the brightest in the last half century. ... In fact, at its very brightest Comet ISON may even become briefly visible in broad daylight!"
The website has a video that includes tips on how to see ISON this week if you have binoculars or a telescope and a clear sky before dawn. It also has a timetable laying out what ISON could be doing and how to see it over the next couple months.
NASA, as you'd imagine, has put considerable resources online, including a moving graphic showing ISON's projected trip around the sun and how it will pass by Earth and other planets. The space agency is encouraging tweets with the hashtag #WillItBreakUp.
By the way, how did the comet get its name? NASA says it "was discovered in September 2012 by Russian astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok using data from the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON)."
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As you'll remember if you're an even semi-regular visitor to this site, in November I took part in Nanowrimo – National Novel Writing Month. I started it, expecting that I probably wouldn't finish it, due to the impending baby. But baby arrived and I still managed to finish it! Fifty thousand words that I'm actually rather proud of. It's called 'Rock And Roll Is Dead', and it's about a band who go on a journey.
Big, big thanks to the people who were reading it as we went along – you'll see some of their tweets in the book from when they replied to the characters on there. Your encouragement and willingness to talk made-up nonsense to imaginary people was invaluable in shaping the direction of the book and providing the motivation to keep writing. Nuff respect. Continue reading "Rock And Roll Is Dead… And My Novel Is Finished"


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Updated October 11, 2022 at 1:52 PM ET
Prosecutors in Baltimore have dropped charges against Adnan Syed, the man who was released from prison last month after having served 22 years for the murder of Hae Min Lee, his former girlfriend. Lee's death and Syed's conviction were the subject of the hit podcast Serial.
In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, the state's attorney for Baltimore, Marilyn Mosby, said that recently tested DNA completely exculpated Syed from the crime: "His DNA was excluded," Mosby said. She declined to say if any other known suspects may be implicated in the recent DNA testing, saying that the investigation is ongoing.
Mosby said that her office received the DNA results on Friday, but dropped the charges against Syed Tuesday, in hopes of contacting Lee's relatives first. She said that the prosecutors had received no response from the Lee family's attorney, including as recently as early Tuesday afternoon.
In her remarks, Mosby noted that Lee's family has "had to relive an unimaginable nightmare over and over again. Equally heartbreaking is the pain and sacrifice and the trauma that has been imposed not just on that family, but Adnan and his family," adding that Syed spent "23 years in prison for a crime as a result of a wrongful conviction."
Mosby also pledged that her office will continue to pursue Lee's true murderer.
When Syed's conviction from 2000 was overturned last month, prosecutors in the city State's Attorney's Office had 30 days to decide whether or not to dismiss his case entirely or to retry him.
In a motion filed last month, the office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City stated that a year-long investigation had revealed new information about two potential other suspects in Lee's murder. The names of those suspects were not made public in that motion, as the investigation was still ongoing. Prosecutors noted in last month's filing that at least one of those suspects was not disclosed to Syed's attorney at the time of his trial.
Last month, Lee's family had filed an appeal against Syed's release from prison, but today's decision rendered that moot. "The case is over," Mosby said.
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In an article titled Litigation Explosion, which appeared in the December 10, 2006 edition of the Arizona Daily Star, author Becky Pallack discusses a University of Arizona study that says employee lawsuits are on the rise:
"The researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and found 95,115 claims of employment discrimination nationwide in 2005.Federal employment discrimination lawsuits are up 268 percent since 1991, rising at a rate nine times as fast as other types of federal civil litigation."
The financial effect on business from this increase in litigation has been devastating:
"For employers, the fallout from the lawsuit boom is expensive. Employers facing discrimination lawsuits were ordered by courts to pay $101.3 million in 2005, up nearly 600 percent from $14.7 million in 1992; and employers paid another $271.6 million in settlements, up 130 percent since 1992."
As if this wasn't enough, the EEOC has begun a new initiative, E-RACE (Eradicating Racism and Colorism from Employment), which is designed to improve the agency's efforts to ensure workplaces are free of race and color discrimination. As part of this new strategy, the EEOC has said that it plans to "identify issues, criteria and barriers that contribute to race and color discrimination, explore strategies to improve the administrative processing and the litigation of race and color discrimination claims, and enhance public awareness of race and color discrimination in employment."
With this increased emphasis on workplace discrimination, it is more important than ever to develop an effective affirmative action plan. Here are some tips to help you design a road map for ending discriminatory practices in your company:
· Show commitment – Determine your diversity goals, make a plan to reach those goals, and then work the plan to its conclusion.
· Identify the specific inequities you want to address – Before you create your diversity plan, perform the analysis required by law to identify what imbalances exist between the makeup of your workforce and the diversity of the workforce in the surrounding area. These are the areas your plan needs to address.
· Perform an analysis of barriers to success – You will need to list what barriers to diversity exist in your business before you can create an effective affirmative action program. Start by asking yourself if individuals from a particular class are underrepresented in a job category. If the answer is "yes," you need to figure out why. Is it because you recruit through word of mouth, which may be perpetuating your company's homogeneous workforce? Where do you conduct interviews for new employees? Is it accessible to all types of applicants? If you advertise in newspapers, are they readily available to different ethnic populations?
· Target the specific practice(s) that need altering – The corrective measures you select must be designed to remedy the imbalances identified in your assessment. If your company's interview process puts minority candidates at a disadvantage, then focus on recruiting practices. If you have a lack of inclusion in a job category because you cannot find employees with the necessary skill set, then consider a more proactive job-training program.
· Specify a timetable to accomplish goals – Have a clear picture of what the program needs to accomplish, and when that progress needs to take place. The ultimate success of your program is dependent upon having a quantifiable time line that clearly establishes the date by which each of your goals will be accomplished.


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ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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We have listed a new property at 21042 86 AVE in Langley.
EXQUISITE 3,930 sq.ft. 4 bedroom 3.5 bath 2 storey + basement home is full of grand, superb living throughout including solid maple HW floors, custom millwork, blackout shades, designer light fixtures & a stunning soap stone fireplace. The beautiful kitchen has SS Thermadore appliances including fridge, 6 gas burner stove, and 2 convection microwaves with Liebherr wine fridge & a huge island that is perfect for entertaining. A separate den off the kitchen with custom built millwork is perfect for a private office. The DREAM SHOP/garage has high ceilings, 220 power & 220 heat and a separate garage door perfect for car enthusiasts. The beautiful HW staircase is illuminated with sky lighting and leads to 4 spacious bedrooms featuring walk-in closets. The tranquil and private backyard is beautifully manicured with expansive deck, hot tub, and covered area for entertaining. Located on a 7012 sq.ft. lot in QUIET CUL-DE-SAC close to top catchment schools and amenities. Aerial Drone Video.


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Osprey Katari 7
Want to hit the trail for a quick ride that calls for water and just a few minimal pieces of gear? The low-profile Katari 7 is your go-to pack. A light and airy mesh harness with rolled soft edges provide contouring comfort around your shoulders for excellent fit, while a removable webbing hipbelt enhances stability. An included 2.5-liter reservoir slips into an external hydration sleeve with a magnetic bite valve attaching to the sternum strap. A vertical front zip pocket is just roomy enough to carry the essentials, like a spare tube and tools or a rain jacket. Store food and other small items you want to access quickly in stretch-mesh side pockets. Functional and versatile, no one is stopping you from using this pack for activities in the off season.
- When carrying water and a few essentials are all that's needed, the Katari/Kitsuma provides a lightweight option that rides close to your back for stability on any trail.
- An Osprey Hydraulics LT 1.5L or 2.5L reservoir keeps you hydrated all day long and stores in an external hydration compartment to protect pack contents from accidental spills.
- Our rolled, soft-edged harness contours to the upper shoulders to keep the pack close to your body and provide stability.
- Atilon foam framesheet allows dynamic body movement and distributes load across entire backpanel
- Ridged airmesh-covered foam with center air channel for excellent ventilation
- Lightweight, ridged airmesh harness provides ventilated comfort
- Rolled, soft-edged harness designed to contour the shoulder providing comfort and stability
- Low-profile design with AirScape backpanel and rolled, soft-edged harness for maximum comfort
- Dedicated hydration compartment with included Osprey Hydraulics LT 2.5L reservoir by Hydrapak
- Magnetic sternum-strap bite-valve attachment
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Northern Lights Book 1
by Breanna Hayse
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Twisted Hearts Productions
Publication Date: April 12, 2019
From the #1 US/International Best-Selling Author who launched the Age-Play Phenomenon- the debut of:
What does a little prima ballerina do when she falls in love with three gorgeous Daddy Doms while in the brand-new, isolated, age-play community of Northern Lights, Alaska?
Russian raised and trained to be prima for the Bolshoi, Lena wasn't prepared for the new life waiting for her—a life filled with candy apples, a castle fit for a princess, and three handsome men to love on her and make all her dreams come true. Most of all, she's allowed to discover, and enjoy, the little girl hidden inside of her heart.
After being kidnapped and held hostage by the Russia Mafia to convince her selfish, greedy father to sell them a synthesized drug, Lena's brutal nightmare ends when four mysterious strangers rescue her. She's taken to heal in a tiny Alaskan town called Northern lights where she discovers that the physical wounds she suffered were only the beginning of drastic, but amazing, changes to her life.
While in the hospital, she calls upon 'Daddy' to help her. Athabaskan-born Stefan Markford, one of the town's founders, is smitten! He refused to leave her side for a moment and begins to share a way of life so unlike anything she encountered back in Moscow.
Stefan's joined by his twin brother Sean, and older brother, Tony. The three strong Daddy Doms are devoted to making their little ballerina smile again, with music, dollhouses, and of course- candy apples.
They also discover that their new Little girl has a defiant streak—one that requires old-fashioned discipline.
As their love grows, the door opens for another new world for the young woman to explore—a world of wonder, sensation, and the freedom and joy of sexuality.
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BDSM/AP lifestyler Breanna Hayse strives to give her readers truth and reality of the BDSM/Age-Play/Total Power and Erotic Exchange lifestyle.
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I'm a native Californian gone 'wild', and had the opportunity to travel the globe and discover the world through the eyes of both a Marine Intelligence specialist and a BDSM lifestyler. I left the service to go into hospice nursing and grief counseling, eventually working as a marriage and family therapist for those involved in alternative lifestyle development. This experience has allowed me to gain unique inspiration for my books and offer realistic plots and relatable characters.
In 2004, my husband, John, and I joined forces to work with both submissives and dominants- teaching, training, listening and loving. Our goal was to take the mystery and fear out of the lifestyle and mentor people in safe, consensual and healthy relationships.
My first book, The Game Plan, was published in 2012 and opened the door to the now-booming world of Age-Play literature. Since that time, I've devoted my 'spare' time to writing, researching, community involvement, and private and group pro bono counseling in deviant behavior, alternative lifestyle, and addiction recovery.
I was formally 'dungeon trained' as a Domme before discovering my submissive side when I joined the service. My scenarios are pulled primarily from either personal experience or observation, including spending time in BDSM clubs as the safety/medical officer. My multi-faceted background allows me to glean from many avenues and give a unique and intelligent literary experience through elements of fantasy and fiction. I also discuss the questions and psychology of the lifestyle in a manner that is fun and informative, and based on 'the real deal.'
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To the two grossly offended. Oh, well.
I am supposedly not showing Al Sharpton the respect he has earned.
We're not talking about Harry Belafonte. We're not talking about any of the great leaders. We're talking about ambulance chasing Al who's forever one investigation away from the Big House. Trust me, I show Al all the respect he's due. Trust me.
This is from John Chan (WSWS):
US Vice President Joe Biden's four-day visit to China last week was centrally focussed on reassuring America's largest creditor that, in the words of Bloomberg.com, "your money is safe with us." Holding $1.16 trillion in US Treasury bonds, Beijing has clearly been spooked by the recent unprecedented downgrade by Standard & Poor's of American debt.
In a keynote speech at Sichuan University on Sunday, Biden stressed that Washington had "an overarching interest" in protecting China's investment in US debt. He told his audience: "The United States has never defaulted, and never will."
The very fact that an American vice-president had to make such a statement speaks volumes for the nervousness in China and internationally about the US financial system, as well as the shifting relations between the US and China, now the world's second largest economy. For decades, the American dollar has been termed "meijin" in Chinese, signifying that it was as good as gold. Now that is in question.
I see myself as the Biden chronicler in this community, so I'm noting that.
I like Joe Biden. I'm glad there's one grown up in the White House.
Here's C.I.'s "Iraq snapshot:"
And go into the archives and you'll see that we warned in real time that the Republicans were going on the record in their objection to Hill but they wanted the Dems to push it (which the Dems did) because Hill was going to be the fall guy for the administration. The Republicans never intended to blame General Ray Odierno for a worsening Iraq. It wouldn't go over with their base. But a diplomat? Someone they could dub an "egg head"? Especially someone who looked the part?
I hear alternate theories from friends in the administration but one that seems very popular is that Barack had to continue the Iraq War ('somewhat') because if he just pulled the troops out (as many Americans believed he promised when running for president) and it went to hell, he would be blamed.
Geneva/Baghdad (ICRC) – Women in Iraq who must shoulder the burden of caring for their families alone because their husbands have been killed, arrested or disabled by war injuries, or have gone missing, are among those worst affected by the consequences of years of armed conflict. While recognizing the efforts that have already been undertaken to improve their situation, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls for further action to be taken on the part of all concerned.
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"Around 70 per cent of them spend more than they earn. They have to borrow money, sell what little they own and avoid expenses by going without health care or by taking their children out of school," said Mr Barth. "Moreover, 40 per cent of the families we surveyed have to send children, usually sons as young as 12 or 13 years old, out to work."
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"We also offer micro grants to those willing to start an income-generating activity," he said. "However, the grants cannot meet all needs, and not all women are able to launch a small business."
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"Allegedly" because, as the world watches the blood lust and bragging from the Turkish military, it gets a bit difficult to believe this is really about the PKK, especially when the Turkish government's well known animosity to and fear of the Kurdistan Regional Government is factored in. For years the government of Turkey has brutalized and attaked their own Kurdish population (that was what birthed the PKK) and kept the minority population down. But birth rates -- ask Israel -- can turn a minority into an equal or even the majority. And the government of Turkey fears the semi-autonomous KRG region and fears it becoming more independent because it might force the Kurds within Turkey to truly rise up against a government that has racistly attacked them over the years and who, now, after years of abuse can only point to the just started TV broadcast in Kurdish as proof of 'advancement' and 'progress.'
When you fear and possibly loathe a region that's close to your border, maybe you indiscriminately bomb the hell out of it to get it further away from your border?
As 9 deaths continue to result in carpet bombing, people begin to wonder if the point really isn't to push the residents of the mountains of northern Iraq further and further in to the country, further away from Turkey in the hope that, 'out of sight, out of mind,' they won't inspire the Kurds within Turkey to demand equality.
Alexander Christie-Miller (Christian Science Monitor) observes:
The assault comes amid rising tensions [within Turkey] between the Turkish government and the country's Kurdish minority since June elections. Candidates backed by the Kurds, who make up almost a fifth of Turkey's population, performed well in the poll, garnering 36 seats. But after some members of parliament were barred because of PKK-related convictions, the Kurdish bloc boycotted parliament – a boycott that is still in effect.
In recent years Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has repeatedly said it plans to redress the long-running grievances of the country's 15 million Kurds, who are seeking greater cultural and political autonomy. Among other initiatives, the government has loosened restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language, launching a Kurdish state TV channel.
Along with the Turkish military, northern Iraq is also being assaulted by the Iranian military. Patrick Markey (Reuters) informs, "Along the Iraqi northern Kurdish region's borders with Iran and Turkey, hundreds of refugees have fled since mid-July to small camps to escape attacks by Iraq's neighbours on rebels hiding along the frontier in their long war for Kurdish self-rule. Iraqi Kurds say they are caught in the middle as Turkey and Iran attack their villages across the border while Ankara and Tehran court their local government with foreign investment that has helped make the Kurdish region the most stable part of Iraq." I don't think it's quibbling to dispute Markey's word choice of "hundreds of refugees have fled" because one of the largest objections to the bombings is that it is creating refugees. Refugees did not flee, refugees were created. The hundreds fleeing were fleeing their homes, were hoping to escape to safety. They became refugees as a result of the actions of the military of Turkey and the military of Iran.
And someone needs to point out that the last thing Iraq needs at this late date is even more internal and external refugees. They are the site of the refugee crisis in the Middle East already.
How bad are the attacks? Alsumaria TV reports, "Sadr Front leader Moqtada Al Sadr called on Tuesday to put in place an immediate political solution to overcome the violations of neighbouring countries in northern Iraq and dispatch a delegation to Iran to end this issue. Al Sadr renounces any attack by any country on Iraqi territories and refuses to use Iraqi territories to launch attacks against other countries." Today's Zaman notes that "Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Tuesday that his government condemns both the Turkish and Iranian attacks along the border." David R. Arnott (MSNBC) notes that media attention has focused elsewhere while northern Iraq has been bombed and Arnott provides various photos from Reuters and AFP including the first photo which of Kurdish women in Rainia mourning the deaths of the civilians on Sunday.


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Apparently, the US got nailed on issues such as not treating foreign online gambling sites in the same way it treats its own. Sounds like "national treatment" to me, but I must say I haven't yet read the decision.
Here's the link to the WTO material to get started on this case.
The really interesting angle is that Antigua is threatening to retaliate by suspending its application to the USA of international IP law (i.e. the TRIPS agreement), since there isn't much else that Antigua could do that the USA would ever notice. According to the WTO site:
On 21 June 2007, Antigua and Barbuda requested authorization from the DSB, pursuant to Article 22.2 of the DSU, to suspend the application to the United States of concessions and related obligatins of Antigua and Barbuda under the GATS and the TRIPS Agreement. On 23 July 2007, the United States (i) objected to the level of suspension of concessions and obligations proposed by Antigua and Barbuda and (ii) claimed that Antigua and Barbuda's proposal does not follow the principles and procedures set forth in Article 22.3 of the DSU. At its meeting on 24 July 2007, the DSB agreed that the matter referred to by the United States be referred to arbitration.
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This is potentially a really serious situation for the USA. See the comments in the NYT from serious experts like John Jackson and Charles Nesson.
And the USA is still flouting the WTO s. 110 ruling.
People who live in glass houses....
Is Antigua about to become The Mouse that Roared?
(which is one of the best movies of all times, starring Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers, and Peter Sellers)
Or another movie called Casablanca comes to mind:
Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds?Or, maybe the USA will simply "Send The Marines"...
Captain Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
[a croupier hands Renault a pile of money]
Croupier: Your winnings, sir.
Captain Renault: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much.
Captain Renault: Everybody out at once!


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