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With the year 2018 drawing to a close I thought I would put together a few posts on the condition of the search industry, my views on any interesting developments, the future of search and it's largest player, Google. The search landscape in 2019 will be rocky but at the same time picturesque scattered with Google Search Features and other obstacles. There is a path for webmasters to follow if you have the map.
The Gentlemen's Agreement
(Sorry for the gender specific term. I wracked by brain trying to think of something to better describe the way I feel… I failed). As an industry we are at a crossroads. The online giants have gotten greedy and ripped up the rule book, the unwritten code of principles that held the internet ecosystem together.
Content providers, (which includes you if you have a website or other online presence) produced the pages behind the Google Search Results, or the Facebook Posts, or the Tweets, or even the YouTube Videos. The search engines and social media platforms made money by serving adverts in addition to this content (in addition to, not instead of).
This gentleman's agreement between content producers and platform providers allowed these major players to collect the largest amount of data in human history. Data they've used to amass vast sums of wealth, the likes of which we have never seen before.
Google, Facebook and more recently Amazon know more about human behavior than all of the worlds psychologists combined. And how were they able to achieve this? With our content. Blog posts, product pages, research, videos, infographics and everything else that we, as a community produced. How many people would have used Google for the past 20 years if it was 100% advertising. Similarly Facebook, Bing, Twitter, Yahoo?? Not many. In fact most, if not all, would never have survived to become to megaliths they are today.
The level playing field is now the past. The internet is a different place. The understanding between website owners and the Search/Social Giants is dead. We must now see Google as a competitor.
Rand Fishkin in his recent keynote speech at Brighton SEO described it as an "abuse of power." And that is exactly what it is. Take a look at his full speech below.
What are Google Search Features? And why you should care.
Recent data from SparkToro shows that search results pages resulting in no click are on the rise over the past 3 years. What does this mean? It means that Google is satisfying searcher intent on it's own, without external websites, for more and more search terms. This would include weather, spelling or dictionary searches, currency exchange rates and math problems. Thousands of other search will often result in no click and this is without Google Maps, self hosted video or Image Search.
Google has introduced a number of SERP features over recent years. These features go some way to explaining the statistics above. MozCast offers a wealth of knowledge in this area. The following stats. are taken from MozCast. They are a snapshot of what search results pages look like over the past 30 days and what Google Search Features are displayed;
"A Featured Snippet is the summary of an answer to a user's query. It is displayed above the first search result or in "Position Zero". It is extracted from a one of the first page results, and includes the page's title, URL and often an image. There are three types of snippets, depending on the query: Paragraph, List or Table."
% of Search Queries Displaying Featured Snippets
"Business information is in the knowledge panel. When people search for a business they may see information about that business in a box that appears to the right of their search results. The information in the box can help customers discover and contact your business."
% of Search Queries Displaying Knowledge Panel
"The local pack, sometimes known in the SEO industry as the Maps Pack, or the 3 Pack is a group of 3 businesses that appear in a box at the top of the page just after the ads. Sometimes the Maps pack will have more or less than 3 results, depending on the situation."
% of Search Queries Displaying Local Pack
"Related questions appear in an expandable box, mixed in with organic results. If you click on any question, it expands into something that looks like a Featured Snippet. Related Questions can occur in packs of between 1 – 4 questions and answers."
% of Search Queries Displaying Related Questions
Google AdWords is Google's advertising system in which advertisers bid on certain keywords in order for their ads to appear in Google's search results. Businesses can advertise on Google by opening a Google AdWords account. The position of the ad is determined by your ad rank (Maximum Bid times Quality Score).
% of Search Queries Displaying Google Ads
"Video results (especially YouTube) may display a thumbnail. They used to be a true vertical but are now more of an organic enhancement. Video results will only appear for certain keywords. At the very least, video schema markup must exist on the page."
% of Search Queries Displaying Google Video
More Stats from SparkToro paint and equally gloomy picture of overall CTR within SERP. Organic Click Through Rate is declining while paid ads click through rate is increasing;
The key finding are stark. Between January 2016 and September 2018;
These may seem like small amounts, who cares right? How may organic clicks are being lost in a single day? Most estimates put a low figure of 5 billion searches per day and we take the desktop figure of a 3% decrease over a 3 year period. That is 150 million organic clicks lost per day.
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Google is taking clicks away from websites, because overall the number of search is UP!! They are ending up in 2 places; no click at all, ie. the query is resolved by Google without the need for a click. Paid ads, websites paying Google to appear at the top of the search results page. This should set alarm bells ringing for all of us.
Many of these Google Search Features can present opportunities for websites that are positioned to take advantage of them. Let's take a look at the example of "polenta chips." It's far from 10 blue links but on the plus side it doesn't have any ad results.
Featured Snippet
Otherwise known as answer box or "Position Zero" because it appears above the position 1 organic result. Google lifts the content of the snippet from 1 of the first page results, but not always the position 1 results, it can be any of the 10, often 6 or above. It consists of either a paragraph, list or tale plus the page title and URL. In some cases there is also an image taken from the page.
It is a double edged sword. Reports are that click through rate for the SERP as a whole decreases with the presence of a featured snippet. But, if you can secure this position for yourself then you can see an increased CTR of up to 30%.
Google would like you to believe that Featured Snippet is designed to help searchers achieve their goal (ie. information on a given topic) faster.
This is disingenuous. It is one of many Google features designed with voice search in mind. Voice Search is the number 1 objective at Google. Have you noticed G Mail auto completing your sentences? That's Google learning how people speak. Featured Snippet is what Google Assistant would read to you if you were to ask Google Home a question.
Google is largest search engine, by far. If you want you business to succeed you cannot ignore it.
As you can see above, recipes present excellent featured snippet opportunities. They are most commonly a list, with an image.
Make sure that Google knows that you are showing a list, or table, or answer. Above is the code for the first item on the recipe list but most content management systems will take care of this for you.
How do I Secure a Featured Snippet?
It's simple to say, but less simple to implement. Find keywords that you already target that 1. display a featured snippet and 2. You are already anywhere on the first page. These are easiest wins. You'll find that the website in the featured snippet position is somewhere on the first page.
You'll need to do 2 things; create a better page than them (not a better ranking) and optimize your page for featured snippet. Ask a question in your article and put that in the title or subheading. Immediately follow the question with a one-paragraph answer, list or table and elaborate further on that answer in the post.
This is most common Google Search Feature and one that you can target. Let's look at some of the other, for the same "polenta chips" search.
People Also Ask
This is a variation of the Featured Snippet. A list of questions related to the original search. Google offer you a list of questions that it believes may be of interest to you.
Optimizing your content for featured Snippets will in all likelihood gain you a number of these spots. Below, on the left is the first result in the "People Also Ask" feature. On the right, the question typed into a fresh search. They are the same result.
Structured Data
Google really likes this stuff. They are involved in it's development and are using it as a ranking factor. It's more important to some sectors than others but every business should implement it, at least for reviews.
On the right is the result that secured the Featured Snippet for this SERP. It has a star rating for the recipe and a cooking time. But as you can see from the page source code below, this website has added a great deal more structured data. Google chooses which data to show, what algorithm deems relevant.
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DON'T PANIC. You don't need to learn how to write this code in order to implement Structured Data. Learn all about it at https://schema.org and install a WordPress Plugin, Schema by Hesham is a good one. If you are using WooCommerce to sell products it will be marked-up automatically.
Video Results
This Google Search Feature is not an opportunity for every website. But if you do make video and upload them to YouTube (if you use a different video host you can forget about featuring in the search results) then you may be able to get a slot here. Search terms "tutorial," "review, "test," "what is..," "how to..,"
"demonstration," "explanation," will often have a set of video results. Read this post by Distilled to learn more about how to SEO your video.
For teenagers this a standard Google Search Results Page. But those of us carrying a certain vintage remember "10 Blue Links." There are a number of features here other than links to external content, and a number of features added by webmasters at the behest of Google.
In 2019 many businesses need to change the way they look at Search Engine Results Page, or SERP. In a number of cases the old position 1 has been relegated to the 5th, 6th or even 7th link on the page. Organic click are falling, advert clicks are increasing, but there is hope.
Google is changing the way that people use search and we have to adapt. We must answer questions (Featured Snippet), we must cover related topics (People Also Ask), we must clearly identify our page and it's content (Structured Data) and produce rich new forms of content (Video Results).
I hope this post has given you all some ideas and actionable advice on how to make your website better in the coming year. Google Search Features present obstacles but also opportunities. Good luck in 2019.
In the next post, The Search Landscape in 2019 Part 2, we'll take a look at comparison websites, a personal gripe of mine. Comparison sites, especially in the travel industry, dominate page 1 of Google for tens of thousands of search terms. They relegate business websites to page 2 and beyond leaving them with virtually zero organic clicks. I would like to see the balance redressed, I'll talk about finding a way.


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As you may have seen if you visit our various social media platforms, during 2019 The Library of American Comics is on pace to release its 200th volume. We call this the "LOAC Road to 200," and we plan to celebrate our fast-approaching milestone in a number of ways as this still-new-year unfolds.
One new feature we're adding to this space to mark the LOAC Road to 200: our very own LOAC Wheel of Fortune! Each month we'll load an electronic wheel with a selection of our past titles, give it a virtual spin, see which title the wheel selects, and spend a bit of time discussing it.
The arrival of the "big" 2018 Christmas gift I received from my siblings (as discussed here) put superheroes in my mind for two reasons. Reason the First: Without those 1970s Marvel Comics letters pages, in which Dean and I regularly appeared, offering words of comment about the Marvel mags of the day, the chain of events that helped create The Library of American Comics may have never come to pass. Reason the Second: Roughly ten percent of our two-hundred-title output is devoted to such characters — from the comic-strip versions of DC's "trinity" (Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman) to the long-running newspaper feature headlined by Marvel's most popular character, the Amazing Spider-Man, to the Bell Syndicate's Miss Fury (the first lady costumed hero created by a female cartoonist, Tarpe Mills). Factor in that one of our first 2019 releases on the LOAC Road to 200 will be the fifth volume of Spider-Man and it made lots of sense (to me, at least) to load the LOAC superhero books into the wheel …
… Give 'er a spin, and see which book came up! In this inaugural spin, it was —
This December, 2016 release featured another of Pete Poplaski's astounding "homage" covers, both on the dustjacket and the covers of the book itself. The delights of Pete's cover artistry are eclipsed only by the eleven stories that comprise the interior of this volume, featuring work by The Man of Tomorrow's original creators, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel! Another of the classic Super-artists, Wayne Boring, also has a significant amount of work on display in these pages, which feature some rare stories in which Superman is involved in World War Two action (Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito all appear in a single panel of the March 7, 1942 daily!), plus the first-published appearance of Mr. Mxyztplk. Jerry Siegel had written the 5th Dimensional imp's first misadventure for publication in an issue of Superman comics, but then-comic-strip writer Whit Ellsworth had seen Siegel's script and was so enthusiastic about "Myxie" that he wrote his own story pitting Superman against his newest opponent; the newspaper strip tale beat the comic book yarn into print. (Mxyztplk has remained popular to this day, having starred in one of the stories featured in last year's Action Comics # 1000, written by Paul Dini, with art by the always-spectacular Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.) John Wells rounded out the entire package by offering our readers a solid and informative text feature.
Dean has mentioned a time or two that the Superman newspaper strips must surely number among the rarest in the long line of Man of Steel collectibles, since copies of the feature are so rare — the presence of the Superman comic book seems to have satisfied the needs of many comics fans, discouraging them from clipping the strip the way so many other newspaper features were saved. Being able to locate and collect so much of this material has been one of LOAC's many important contributions to comics preservation, and we are indebted to everyone who has contributed to this project.
That brings down the curtain on our first LOAC Wheel of Fortune installment. We'll load the wheel with a batch of other Library of American Comics titles in February and give it another spin as we continue to drive at top speed down the LOAC Road to 200!

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In this paper, we analyze the use of the trimmed-mean Consumer Price Index (trimmed CPI) as a measure of underlying inflation. We focus on empirical evidence that the cross-sectional price change distribution often but temporarily skews extremely to each side and that large but temporary variations in inflation correspond to the occurrence of the skewness. We find that the skewness of the distribution is mainly caused by idiosyncratic, temporary relative price shocks and that the components which contribute to the skewness of the distribution shift from time to time. Trimming 15 percent from each tail of the cross-sectional price change distribution systematically mitigates the fluctuation of the price index related to broad-based temporary relative price shocks. Thus, the trimmed CPI can be regarded as more appropriate for identifying underlying inflation compared with the CPI excluding fresh foods (CPI ex. fresh foods), which is generally regarded as the "core inflation index" in Japan. Distinguishing temporary price variations and underlying inflation using a measure of the skewness of the price change distribution provides central banks with increased information for evaluations of prior policies and present price developments, and for predictions of future inflation.
Keywords: Underlying inflation; Trimmed CPI; Price change distribution; Temporary relative price shock
Views expressed in the paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Bank of Japan or Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies.
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How the Renuvion Facelift works
This office-based procedure involves no cutting or sutures. Typically performed with oral sedation and local tumescent anesthesia, the Renuvion Facelift combines cold helium gas with RF energy, giving Dr. Moore an extreme level of precision. Dr. Moore uses the wand to "paint" the targeted treatment areas with cool plasma energy, giving you a rejuvenated, more youthful appearance. Results are exceptionally impressive around the eyes and wherever imprinted lines exist.
What to expect after the procedure
Although the procedure has little to no pain, healing and downtime can last for 2 to 3 weeks. You'll want to give yourself 10 solid days of home recovery to protect your skin. During the first weeks, you may experience redness, minor swelling, itching, and skin peeling. This is normal, and most patients describe a painless recovery. Dr. Moore and his staff at The Edge for Men will check in on you each day to ensure that your skin is healing properly.
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Author: Walker, J & C
Publisher: Hobson's Fox-hunting Atlas
Date published: 1850Lithograph ; original outline hand colouring. Overall unmounted size ; 43.9cms x 36cms. Image size: 375mm x 320mm. Hertfordshire contains1075 Square miles with 212380 Inhabitants. The black circles mark the places of the meeting of foxhounds. Unobtrusive vertical crease where previously folded.Railways, Place of Election, the 20 Hundreds, Polling Stations are also marked. Very good condition. John and Charles Walker were engravers and publishers, and were responsible for several atlases, including those published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. In 1837 they produced the 42 county maps on which this work is based. Hobson used maps printed from the Walkers' lithographic plates, and added features relevant to fox-hunting: the range of each hunt is outlined in watercolour, and the places of the meets are indicated by black spots.
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Throughout her 70-year career, Japanese artist and almighty priestess of polka dots Yayoi Kusama has created a series of rooms ― mirrored, enclosed spaces that use water, twinkly lights, bespeckled balloons, soft phallic sculptures and pumpkins ― to prompt viewers to contemplate the idea of the infinite universe.
And, from what we've gleaned, the infinite universe is very photogenic.
On Friday, Feb. 24, the stunning traveling exhibition "Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors" opens at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., featuring six of Kusama's iconic, infinite spaces.
Viewers are encouraged to enter each space alone, with approximately 45 seconds to take it in once inside. It's probably a smart idea to sign up for free, timed passes to minimize time spent waiting in lines ― the exhibition is expected to be a blockbuster.
Since you won't have boundless time to photograph yourself in the seemingly boundless spaces, you'd be wise to head into the rooms ready to take in the work and take a photo in an expedient manner. And know this: snapping a selfie in the dizzying space is not disrespectful toward Kusama's mission. In fact, a photo is a simple way to harness the spirit of her rooms ― by multiplying yourself, immersing yourself in your environment, and becoming an infinite image yourself.
Stay tuned for our full review of the exhibition. In the meantime, take a digital walk through the show below, and read more about the exhibition here.


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Nomen protectum
A nomen oblitum (Plural: nomina oblita; Latin for "forgotten name") is a technical term, used in zoological nomenclature, for a particular kind of disused scientific name.
In its present meaning, the nomen oblitum came into being with the fourth, 1999, edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. After 1 January 2000, a scientific name may be formally declared to be a nomen oblitum when it has not been used as a valid name within the scientific community since 1899, and when it is either a senior synonym (there is also a more recent name which applies to the same taxon, and which is in common use) or a homonym (it is spelled the same as another name, which is in common use). Once it has formally been declared to be a nomen oblitum, the disused name is to be 'forgotten'. By the same act, the junior name must be declared to be a nomen protectum; from then on, it takes precedence.
In the first and second editions of the Zoological Code (valid between 6 November 1961 and 1 January 1973), the term was also used, but names then indicated as such do not have the same status. Notable examples of this previous use are:
- Scrotum humanum, the senior synonym and nomen oblitum of Megalosaurus bucklandii
- Manospondylus for Tyrannosaurus rex.
See also
- ICZN 1999 (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 1999 Ed.) - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted-sites/iczn/code/


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Adding screeners to participant groups
Getting feedback from all your target personas is easy with UserTesting. You can add multiple fine-cut participant groups to a single study making it simple to optimize experiences for all your customers.
What is a participant group?
A participant group is a subset of testers that match your demographic and screener criteria. If you have more than one group of target participants, you can add multiple participant groups to your study with different criteria and screener questions (example: 5 business owners that are current customers, and 5 business owners that are not current customers).
How it works
When in the study creation process, you can add multiple groups of participants to a single study.
Start on the first page of the order form when choosing your target audience. To add another participant group, simply click Add Another Group of Users.
For each user group, you can specify the demographics of your participants and the device you want them to use.
This will result in two specific group of users that will participate in the same study.
Adding screeners to participant groups
In addition to demographic filters, you can also add screeners to each user group.
Here is an example to illustrate the usage of screeners. A cycle shop that sells and services bicycles may want to have an inventory of products that appeal to current cyclists and potential cyclists. A single study can be set up to get feedback on their current product inventory targeting both personas.
Current cyclists would form the first participant group. Only participants that answer [yes] to the screener question 'Do you currently own and ride a bicycle?' will enter into this group.
The second group will be comprised of potential cyclists. Participants entering this group will need to answer two screeners questions. The first screener will only select people who don't own or ride a bicycle. And the second screener is selecting for those who don't own or ride a bicycle but are INTERESTED in purchasing and riding a bike in the future.
Five cyclists and five potential cyclists will then take the same test reviewing the current inventory of the bicycle shop.
For more help with writing screener questions, visit this article.


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Hope is the expectation and desire for something to happen - the first step towards turning thought into reality. History shows us that when we work together, we can achieve extraordinary things.
Imagine a world where humanity stands united for the benefit of all. Where the simple acts of sharing, caring and connecting mean less suffering through poverty or inequality; a place of beauty and abundance where we understand and respect humanity's interconnectedness with nature; where acceptance means that no matter where we are, we feel safe and at home... This world would embody the spirit of Ubuntu, an ancient African philosophy meaning 'humanity to others'.
We are creating a movement for ubuntu through the wearing and sharing of Band4Hope bracelets that inspire real world connection. A unique ID enables you to follow the stories collected as they are passed from person to person around the world.
So let's band together as one tribe for collective peace and prosperity.
Let's band together for hope.
While navigating the dusty terrain of Southern Africa in a Land Rover Defender, the joyful kindness, hospitality and generosity of the African people left a profound impression on Lachlan. He experienced first hand the spirit of Ubuntu, an ancient African philosophy meaning that 'humanity is a quality we owe to each other'; where we respect each other as individuals who co-exist as one global community, one tribe. Awakened to this virtuous way of life, Lachlan dreamt up the Band4Hope concept of spreading ubuntu around a world in serious need, using the most important of human qualities. Through sharing, caring and personal connection.
Starting his first business at the age of 14, Lachlan has an eclectic skill set and over 16 years experience working within global corporations. He is a successful adventurer, social entrepreneur, and Whitespace consultant where he enhances clients through corporate consciousness, next-generation technology, leadership, and communications.
Karren is the founder of Whitespace, which provides a range of bespoke programs for individuals, families, teams, and organisations designed to stimulate consciousness, improve well being and sustain excellent performance. She is passionate about the mind and the neuroscience, which helps explain the emotional and mental performance so significant to attaining success and happiness.
Karren has been an acclaimed entrepreneur which gives her additional credibility in her advisory services to major corporations. Karren is known for her provocative interviews, insightful blogs, and will soon publish her first book called Spiritual Currency Life's Capital.


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Whether you work in HR or marketing, own a business or are in middle management, a disruptive working environment can kill your company culture, motivation and shared passion. By disruptive, we don't mean that person who changes your radio to the commercial station or brings in fish and eats it at their desk (although that's another issue we need to look at!) By disruptive, we mean the employees who are actively dis-engaged with your business and who aren't afraid to show their feelings.
There are plenty of warning signs of a dis-engaged employee, and the bad news is the feeling can spread like wildfire throughout any size company. Not every employee will approach a line manager or HR representative to discuss their concerns. Fear of losing their job (however much they dislike it) or inexperience in their career can lead to more subtle behaviour shifts.
Here's what to look for.
· Complaining
· Gossiping
· Lying
· Distraction
· Showing a lack of enthusiasm
· Lateness – from deadlines to start times
· Unwillingness to discuss goals or career growth
Of course, we all have our moments when we get distracted by the latest LinkedIn updates or can't face the day ahead without a strong expresso – but continuous behaviour in this vein can really rock the boat of your company, resulting in a 'sinking ship feeling'. That might not mean that they walk out however - there's a great phrase within the employee rewards and incentive industry - 'There are two types of people who quit – those who quit and leave….And those who quit and stay.'
But what is the root cause of this shift in behaviour? A recent study has shown that in the workplace 40% of people felt that they were under-appreciated, 39% felt overworked and 34% were fed up with favouritism behaviours towards other team members.
The great news is there are all engagement factors that you can rectify and appreciation is critical. All to often saying thanks is something that is pushed back until 'later'. "I'll thank my staff when they hit their KPI" or "I'll arrange an early finish when they complete that big project." Sound familiar? Unfortunately, we're all human. The sales pipeline might dry up. You might forget that thank them or you might thank the sales superstars – but not always make time for the people who put in 'hidden work' – the IT staff who undertake late night backups, the people who check the building every night for security gaps or the people who always take the time to make visitors a coffee, despite a heavy workload.
We recommend two solutions for businesses who want to pull the reigns on their culture before it slips. One is to offer an employee benefits platform with discounted rate gift cards and eCodes or similar perks. This works because it provides a long term, lasting feeling of thanks – the employees are in control of the benefits – at no cost to them. This can help if you are just starting to see slippage in company culture. If you need drastic action, and you've already run the due diligence in terms of job role, working hours, managerial competency and similar rectifiable issues, our next recommendation is to quickly activate an instant rewards programme coupled with 'ears on the ground'. Seek advisors to identify hard workers and exceptional behaviour. Reward moments of brilliance with an instant gift card and a personal thank you, sent direct to their work email. Repeat, as often as needed. The word will spread. It's also well worth taking a look at lighter benefits you could offer – a laundry collection service, free fruit, fitness classes, a quiet space to read, training classes or regular days out could all tie together to keep your employees checked in and engaged for the long term.
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Maarten Buis <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Missingness
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:53:03 +0200
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Brendan Churchill wrote:
> I am using some ordinal variables, which have some numeric missing values, in a multilevel model. In some previous research, I have seen researchers include a 'Missing' independent variable in their model to account for some of the 'missingness' - or rather to control for the missing values, but I don't quite understand how to do it in Stata or even if that's a good way to do it. I've tried to make a binary variable in which the missing values are coded 1 and the rest of the values are coded 0 but the model rejects this because it's collinear.
> Is this how you do it? Or is there a variable for the entire data set that is created to account for all missing variables?
The most common "method" is to ignore all observations with at least
one missing value. This is fine as long as the probability of
missingness is not related to the dependent/explained/left-hand-side/y
variable. In that case, the estimates will still be consistent, you
just loose power. Since you have missing values on the dependent
variable this means that the probability of missingness needs to be
unrelated to the unobserved values on that dependent variable. There
is obviously no way to check that, but often you have a reasonable
idea how the missing values came to be and you can use that to make it
plausible that this is so. The safest method is indeed to just ignore
the observations with missing values, as long as you can make a
plausible case that the probability of missingness is not related to
the unobserved missing values of the dependent variable (possibly
after controlling for any other variable in your model).
When you believe that the probability of missingness is (strongly)
dependent on the unobserved missing values (even after controlling for
all other variables in your model) than you are in a lot of trouble.
In essence your data does not have the information necessary to
estimate what you want, and no amount of statistical trickery can
create information that is not present in the data. Methods that claim
to deal with these situations just replace information from the data
with "information" from (often untestable) assumptions and the results
from these methods rest rather heavily on the correctness of these
assumptions. In those cases I think it is safer to remember John Tukey
(1986, p.74-75): "The combination of some data and an aching desire
for an answer does not ensure that a reasonable answer can be
extracted from a given body of data."
The method you proposed does not work for dependent variables. For
independent/explanatory/right-hand-side/x-variables you need to be
very careful: This method only makes sense when missing value means
"the value does not exist" rather than "the value exists but has not
been observed". See:
Hope this helps,
John Tukey (1986), "Sunset salvo". The American Statistician 40(1):72-76.
Maarten L. Buis
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10785 Berlin
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Backing onto a nature park with walking trails, Lifestyle Seasons is situated on the western rural-urban fringe.
With public transport nearby offering the perfect blend of a relaxed location amongst a cosmopolitan lifestyle, you can enjoy a visit to attractions such as Werribee Park, Werribee Mansion or Werribee Zoo. Or if shopping is more your passion, Pacific Werribee and Wyndham Vale Shopping Plaza are only a short commute away. Whatever you choose to do, you'll be able to come home to a secure and vibrant community and 5-star lifestyle.
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When Jen pulled up to the house she acted so surprised and was so "mad" that we had "gotten her" two weeks in a row. If she wasn't surprised, then she deserves an Oscar for her performance.
I loved, loved, loved planning the shower. I did try to keep all the fuss to a minimum as that is why Jennifer didn't want the shower to begin with. I went with a gray and yellow theme since the sex of the baby is not known.
I wanted to do some special touches to show the thought I put into planning things for Jen's special occasion. I think I originally saw the idea to set out a piggy bank on Pinterest. Then I found this adorable chalkboard piggy bank at Target and just wrote on it asking the guests to fill the bank.
As the guest arrived I asked them to fill out these cards, "Wishes for baby." They slipped their filled out card into a mini photo album and it's something I hope Jen, an eventually her baby, will look back on and smile.
I found these cards and printed them for free here.
I made all the decorations myself including pinwheels from this tutorial and tissue paper pom poms from this tutorial.
Since I knew Jen didn't want to play games, I decided to buy small prizes and give them away during the time Jen was opening her gifts. You know, the old set a timer and whomever's gift she is opening gets the prize. No harm in that right?
I also made little favors to thank the guests for coming by attaching a tag to color themed antibacterial hand sanitizer. Good for when the guest come to visit baby!
None of these details really matter however. Even though each thing was created with love and thought of making the day special, none it really mattered. All that mattered was seeing Jennifer happy, and I truly think she was.
Because seriously, what mother-to-be doesn't deserve to be showered with love?
The happiness was seen on her face.
I would have done this shower a million times over (even on 3 weeks notice) just to see that happiness again and again. I love you Jen, and I know you'll be a fabulous mom to your new baby. I can't wait to meet and love him/her!


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This article is 3 years old. It was published on April 10, 2017.
ST. LOUIS -- Mayor Francis Slay and Cortex President & CEO Dennis Lower will host members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors for a tour of the City of St. Louis innovation hub and to learn about its extraordinary growth and success.
The mayors' delegation will be led by Louisville Mayor Greg Fisher, who heads the Conference of Mayors' efforts to promote innovation districts, and chairs its Council on Metro Economies and the New American City.
The Brookings Institution has recognized Cortex as a gateway to innovation and inclusion and, along with Cortex officials, will present to the mayors what interventions and instruments are driving Cortex's success.
The Brookings Institution-Project for Public Spaces' (PPS) Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking aims to catalyze a new cross-disciplinary approach to city building that integrates the reinforcing benefits of vibrant public spaces, innovative urban economies, and inclusive growth.
On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, scholars Bruce Katz (Brookings), Julie Wagner (Brookings) and Meg Walker (PPS) will guide a delegation of nine U.S. mayors and city officials representing 19 cities on a tour of St. Louis's innovation assets as part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Council on Metro Economies and the New American City.
Katz, Wagner, and Walker, experts on urban economies and placemaking, will use St. Louis's Cortex as a backdrop and premier example of best practices in the use of physical space, programming, and governance for economic success and inclusion in innovation districts.
"The shifting geography of innovation is one of the most disruptive economic trends underway today," Katz said. "Innovation districts, the physical manifestation of this shift, are amenity-rich areas where leading-edge companies, research institutions, start-ups, and business incubators are located in dense proximity. Cortex is a perfect example of how these districts facilitate new connections and ideas, accelerate the commercialization of those ideas, and support metropolitan economies."
"I am happy to be welcoming fellow mayors to the City of St. Louis to showcase the success Cortex has been for our entire region," Mayor Slay said. "This has been a long time in the making, but today Cortex serves as a hub for thought-leaders, job creators, dreamers and doers. We look forward to sharing our experiences with other cities looking to develop their own innovation assets."
"We are excited to come to St. Louis to learn from the leadership of Mayor Slay and the Cortex team on how innovation districts can be drivers of economic growth in a new, fast-changing global economy," Mayor Fischer said. "Other mayors have a great deal to learn from the St. Louis experience."
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The national training "Environmental Law Enforcement and Environmental Crime" was held on November 22-24, 2016, at the Hotel Epinal in Bitola.
Around 40 people participated, including international experts with extensive experience from Austria, Belgium and Croatia; representatives of European associations of "green" prosecutors and judges; as well as national representatives of relevant institutions and civil society (the State Environmental Inspectorate, the Ministry of the Environment and Physical Planning, the Ministry of the Interior, INTERPOL, the Ministry of Justice, the Customs Administration, public prosecutors and judges, NGOs, experts and representatives of higher education institutes).
Interactive presentations and discussions provided participants with opportunities to connect, learn, exchange experiences and network. The training focused on:
Three working groups were formed with the aim of identifying gaps and weaknesses in current national practices, as well as proposals for overcoming them. Based on the group work and the foregoing presentations and discussions, concrete recommendations and conclusions were agreed on, which are expected to contribute towards increased cooperation on the prevention of environmental crimes (including organised crimes). Follow-up steps for networking emerging from the recommendations and conclusions include the establishment of a national environmental security task force (NEST); the possiblity of joining European associations of "green" judges and prosecutors; and raising public awareness of environmental crime.
The training was an introduction to a broader process of raising knowledge and awareness of environmental crime among institutions and the public. Further trainings and education on the detection and prosecution of environmental crime are needed.
All the training materials are available for download as a zipped folder from this link. In addition, the two video presentations by Dr. Luc Lavrysen, president of the EU Forum of Judges for the Environment, can be watched below.


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In North Cyprus, there is a wonderful iron-rich, nutrient-dense spinach-style rice recipe called Molohiya, which I enjoy in abundance when I visit the Mediterranean island. Not only does this tasty dish help to 'move things along' in the guts, but this recipe is packed full of vitamins and minerals that leave your skin glowing afterwards. Unfortunately, we don't have Molohiya in the UK, so I'm going to make a spinach rice version instead. It's a one-pot dish that you can plate up in just under an hour. So, this spinach rice stew-like recipe makes for a great weekday dinner.
Here are the ingredients:
Thanks to the superfood ingredients, this 5-ingredient Spinach Rice Recipe will guarantee a large injection of nutrients (especially iron) into your body – just in time to ward off those nasty bugs that come along with the colder months.
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5-Ingredient Spinach Rice Recipe
15 minutes
40 minutes
- 240g fresh spinach
- 1/2 broccoli head chopped
- 1 1/2 cups brown rice
- 2 red onions sliced finely
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
Fancy more recipes with spinach? Try my One Pot Five-Ingredient Vegan Tofu Fried Rice or my 5-ingredient Vegan Sweet Potato and Chickpea Sausage Rolls. Or, perhaps my 5-ingredient Vegetable Koftes (Meatballs) is more to your liking?
- 3 garlic cloves grated
- 1 tsp onion salt
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 3/4 tsp sweet paprika
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- Pinch of brown sugar
- 3 cups of hot water (for the stock)
- Juice of 2 lemons
- Prepare the rice for your dish, by adding 1 1/2 cups of brown rice to 3 cups of water. I steamed the brown rice, which takes about 40 minutes. But, if you can't wait that long, you can boil the rice in a pot for half the time. Watch this space for a rice-making tutorial soon!
- If you're using meat in this recipe, brown it first in a large pan with a little oil.
- About 15 minutes before the brown rice is cooked, grab your large pot, add a little bit of oil and place on a medium heat.
- Add the sliced onions and grated garlic, with a pinch of brown sugar and saute for a few minutes until soft and translucent. The brown sugar slightly caramelises the onions and sets a softer sweet base for the sauce.
- Turn the heat down slightly and add the broccoli (including the stalk. We don't waste food!)
- Then add the chopped tomatoes and mix well.
- Make up your stock, by measuring about 3 cups of hot water and adding all the seasoning to the water. Mix well. Add the stock to the pan and combine.
- Place a lid on the pot. Turn the heat right down and simmer for around 40 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, wash the spinach thoroughly and add to the pot.
- Close the lid and let it simmer for another 10 minutes
- Serve with the brown rice.
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Fruity New York Cheesecake Recipe
Cheesecake is one of my favorite cakes! But the recipes always kind of scared me. While there are a million different variations of cheesecake recipes, I never dared to make the real New York Cheesecake. Let me make it clear that I am not a fitgirl of any kind but putting one kilo of cream cheese in one cake? Seriously? Now I understand why the slices are always that small. That still disappoints me however. My mother always made her own 'light' versions of recipes to make it tasty and more healthy. So that is the style that I like to take example of. But I also believe that some recipes have to be made how they were intended to be. So I decided to go all the way this time and create my favorite New York Cheesecake.
How it's done
In this New York Cheesecake recipe I used two different kinds of cream cheese. Half Philadelphia cream cheese (22% fat) and half Mon Chou cream cheese (31% fat). But any combination of full fat cream cheese preferably around 25% fat is perfect. For the decoration I used strawberries, apple mint and lemon zest.
• 250g digestive biscuits
• 80g melted butter
• 600g cream cheese
• 125g sour cream
• 175g sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Zest of one lemon
• 1 tbsp corn starch
26 cm or 10 inch springform
1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Butter the sides of the springform and line the bottom of the springform with baking paper.
2. Grind the digestive biscuits in the food processor until fine. Mix with the melted butter and divide the mixture over the bottom of the springform and create 3 centimeters high edges. To make it neat you can make the edges a little higher en cut the rest of crumb mixture above 3 centimeters of with a butter knife.
3. Bake the pie crust for 10 minutes, let it cool down and lower the temperature of the oven to 150°C.
4. Beat the cream cheese & sour cream with a electric mixer on a medium speed until smooth. Ad the sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract and mix it for 2 minutes on a medium speed until fluffy. Ad the eggs one at a time and mix until combined. And finally add the corn starch and whisk it trough the mixture.
5. Pour the cream cheese filling into the prepared springform and bake it for 75 minutes. The cake has to be set on the outside but still a little bit wobbly on the inside. Let the cake cool down on a wire rack and run a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen the cake from the sides of the springform. Before serving, cool the New York Cheesecake for at least 6 hours in de fridge.


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I know I should work out,and I occasionally make plans to do so on a regular basis, but then I have days like yesterday.
Month: April 2015
Barn lot ditch crossing
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Yesterday I spent the day working on the barn lot crossing. I spent five hours on the tractor moving dirt. I got the culvert into place then braced it with rocks at the base and then slowly started piling dirt up from the right side. Every few loads of dirt I would drive the tractor out onto the pile and compact it down. I had to keep getting off the tractor and piling up rocks on the side to keep the dirt in the correct spot. I eventually ran out of rocks to pile next to the dirt. I did managed to finally get enough dirt into the middle that I could drive to the other side! I need to put on my rubber boots and wade out into the water and get those rocks upstream. I also have a few loose rocks over in my sheep compost pile that can go over here. After that I will have to go onto the back hillside and start picking rocks. I figure another three days just to get this finished. Once it is done I will dig out the stream and add some gravel to the bank to fill in the low spot. We will be able to drive across the culvert and avoid all water crossings. It will make the stream that much better. I found a few friends as I was relocating rocks.
The horses are going to love it as they will not have to get their feet wet to cross the stream any more. I had another chicken die, a teenage buff orpington. I do not know why that breed and why that age group is dying off. It makes no sense.
I called around today looking for used railroad ties to make the new cow corral. There are none to be had in Pendleton. I found some in Hermiston at Payless lumber for $16/each, an entire semi truck load. I am going over on Tuesday to pickup at least 30. I need 30 for the corral and about 15 more for fencing. It is painful but if I don't do it know I might not get another shot at it till the end of summer. I am also looking into renting a backhoe for a day to finish the irrigation pond. I broke the earthen dam and flooded the pit I was working on so there is no other recourse.
Irrigation ditch day 5
Canal day 4.
|Clear coat, two layers done.
This morning the dogs went out with me to let the sheep out of the ram pasture. Sprout now thinks he needs to go out with Zeke and I every morning. I let him as he needs the exercise. There were only ten sheep in the correct pasture. The back creek is low enough that most of the sheep were able to cross under the fence near the creek without getting their feet wet. I lowered the panels on both ends of the pasture. Zeke chased the leftover sheep out of the ram pasture. We are still working on the command "to me". I want him to bring the sheep toward me and he wants to leave the sheep and come to me himself. This causes confusion and swearing for both parties. He did it correctly in the end. We just need to keep working on it.
I put the clear coat on the oven cabinets today. I purchased a water based satin polyurethane after looking at all the choices. I still like the wax idea but after reading about it, I decided against it. The finish is not very durable and needs to be redone on a fairly regular basis. It can also collect dust. I recoated the shelves after an hour. I used the whole quart on the cabinet.
There was still time to go out and dig on the ditch. I thought I would just move the large dirt pile and then I could get back into the ditch. It did not happen the way I thought it would. It took me 2.25 hours to dig down the whole dirt pile and spread it out. It just kept going and going, I never thought I would make it through. Once it was done, I checked the time and said enough.
There are still 2 out 12 chicks alive at my parent's house. They look great and are very healthy. Now the only thing left to do in the kitchen is to plumb the downdraft exhaust. I still have not finished cutting out the floor hole.
Canal day 3.
Zeke had to hang out near my work area. He tried to sneak off once, but digging is not enough of a distraction to give him the time he needs to disappear. By the end of the two hours he was content to hang out, sleep and watch me work. I am saving the water side for last.
We used 864 gallons of propane last year to heat and cook in our house. This was a drop from previous years. If this trend continues with our new freestanding propane stove in the dining room I think it will pay for itself in five years. The savings in propane is amazing.
More digging?
|starting point for the day.
I worked for 2.5 hours today digging. My plan is to do this every day until my vacation is over. I will be begging them to let me come back to work by the end of the week! I broke out a Pulaski so I could break the soil up before shoveling it. It made things much easier. Luckily, I have managed to not break the berm so the hole is nice and dry. I had to get up onto the dirt pile outside the hole and shovel all the dirt off onto the other side. I sure wish I could get the tractor over here and level the area with it. I am thinking about laying some railroad ties across the stream and driving said tractor across. Still weighing the benefits against getting the tractor stuck in the ditch. Until I can decide I guess I will be using a human powered shovel.
Zeke is going to be no use when it comes to the alpacas. He is an attractant to them. They all bum rush the fence in an attempt to get at him so they can stomp on him. He would be okay with a few of them but eight of them and one of him are not good odds even for the Zekemeister!
I had another chicken die today. It is so frustrating to walk in the coop and find another dead chicken. It occurred to me that the only chickens dying are my buff orpingtons that are 7 months old. No one else is sick or dying. It is very strange. Annmarie pointed out that they are eating in a different place than the other chickens. We are watching them all and I only have one or two still alive. I lost another chick yesterday. I have 2 out of 12 still alive. This is not a very good survival ratio.
Kitchen window trim done
|Kitchen window completed!
Robert came over and we installed the kitchen window trim. I only had one eight year old reject trim board out in the old house. It was just long enough to split in half and do the kitchen window. No mistakes were allowed or there would not be enough trim. We measured everything a few times and then I wrote down the dimensions then we went out to the yard and set up the table saw in the grass. We had to rip the board into 4.25 and 5 inch widths. We cut the bottom five inch piece first and it fit perfectly. We tapped it into place and then I marked the two 1/4 inch x2 inch cutout spots for the window. Then took it out and I trimmed those out with the jigsaw. It fit perfectly and we just shimmed the back up to make it level front to back. A repeat of the top board was done then I accidently cut one of the sides too short! Luckily, there was enough leftover to tear a five inch board down to 4.25 inch and cut the side out of it. The sides were a pretty tight fit but we managed to get them in place and everything nailed in place. It looks very good and Annmarie is happy.


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|Babyville Boutique
Babyville Little Birds and Hearts Monthly Iron Ons
RM 13.97(Unit(s))
In stock
Babyville Boutique
Made by Prym Consumer USA
Made in China
Babyville Little Birds and Hearts Monthly Iron Ons-1 Icon design for each month
- Top Quality iron-on by Prym Consumer USA
- Adorable Little Bird and Hearts iron-on designs creatively capture your baby's first year.
- Photo journal an infant's growth in the first 1 to 12 months using these soft flex 2" round iron on designs – a different icon for each month.
- These are perfect for embellishing onesies - t-shirts and scrapbook pages.
- Icons coordinate with other Babyville designs
- For a great baby shower gift – make gifts with an entire set of 12 for the mom-to-be!
Instructions for use
Not recommended for 100% synthetic fabrics.
1. Prewash fabric removing any finishes or sizings. Do not use fabric softener.
2. Preheat iron to a wool setting.
3. Carefully cut out around the design leaving a border of the clear sheet for easy lifting after pressing.
4. Position in desired location – adhesive side down- design side up –
5. From right side – press for 50 – 60 seconds – then turn and press for another 10 seconds from wrong side. Apply firm pressure when pressing.
6. Let design completely cool and then slowly - carefully peel clear sheet from design.
NOTE: when removing clear sheet – if transfer wants to "lift" and not adhere– replace clear sheet over design and press again.
1. Turn garment inside out prior to laundering.
2. Hand wash or machine wash in cold water on gentle cycle.
3. Line dry
4. Do not bleach. Do not dry clean
Helpful Hints
A pressing cloth may be used when applying Iron-ons to help assure the fabric or paper will not scorch. Not all irons are calibrated the same and some fabrics require a different temperature when applying direct heat. For best results – use a firm pressing surface.


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"What's going on with you Bear? I've never seen you dance like this!"
Bear danced back and forth. He hopped from foot to foot.
Finally Bear rolled on the ground. He grabbed his feet and moaned.
"What's the name of this dance? Where did you learn it?" asked Amy.
"My feet. My feet," Bear moaned.
"Look at my feet. Owwwwwwwwww," Bear moaned louder.
"Your feet look the same. They're no different than normal.
Then how come they burn. I can't stand on them."
Amy looked closer… she couldn't see anything. She touched them.
"That hurt. Don't do that again," Bear winced in pain.
Amy looked at the creek. Then she looked at her dress.
Maybe water will help. I can carry some in my dress.
She brought water to Bear's feet. She'd lost a lot.
"Well that's as much water as I can carry this trip. How does that feel?
Cool. Soothing… more please.
Burnt Paws?
It was dark. The stars shone.
Amy had spent all afternoon carrying water. She was tired.
"I'm going to rest beside you Bear. Your feet are they better?
Amy I'd like to stay off them until morning. Give them a chance to heal.
Because my paws are black you think they are tough. My paws are just like your skin… they can get hurt too… stickers… rocks… hot concrete, even dirt.
Do you know what happened? I think I do.
It was hot. You have shoes on and I don't.
The heat burnt my feet. The ground, even though it was dirt, absorbed the sun's rays.
I was keeping up with you. Like I always do… my head in the sun beams… playing with the sun bursts.
Not paying attention to the heat. Then it got me.
That's when you said I was dancing. I wasn't dancing.
I was trying to figure out a way to stop the pain. It wouldn't stop.
So I rolled on the ground. My feet were toast!
Puppy in a Shoe!
We'd better tell our friends to be careful. This could happen to them.
We love them. We don't want anybody to get hurt this way.
Everybody needs shoes in the heat. Especially us animals and dogs!
Look at these temperatures outside and what they register on different types of surfaces.
Outside Temperatures Ground Temperature Surface Type
95 degrees 84 Shade
95 degrees 145 Dirt
95 degrees 154 Gravel
95 degrees 162 Asphalt
Above temperatures registered with an infared thermometer on June 15, 2019.
At 125 degrees it takes 60 seconds for skin damage. Burnt paws!
We put ourselves in shoes. What about your puppy in a shoe?
Will your puppy be happy? Will your puppy smile?
Will your puppy smile like the one above? Will you forward this information to friends and family?
Comment below
BearHugs til next week,
Amy and Bear


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Pre-Week Event: BlockChainConf
BlockChainConf is a conference for software engineers interested in or building applications that leverage decentralized data, decentralized ownership, decentralized identity, decentralized infrastructure and software.
Date: 9/5-9/7/18
Location: Cobb Galleria Centre, 2 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339
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Pre-Week Event: EthAtlanta
EthAtlanta announces its hackathon, September 21-23 at the Peachtree Corners Atlanta Tech Park. Apply now at http://www.ethatl.com before spots fill up and follow @eth_atl for more updates.
Date: 9/21-9/23/18
Location: Atlanta Tech Park, 107 Technology Pkwy NW, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
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Pre-Week Event: Elastos Atlanta Meetup
Clarence Liu, the Lead Evangelist for Elastos, will present the case for the Elastos Smart Web.
Date: 9/17/18
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Atlanta Tech Village, 3423 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
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Robinson's Blockchain Strategy Boot Camp
Its one-of-a-kind in-person four-day intensive multi-disciplinary boot camp for senior executives & seasoned entrepreneurs with a comprehensive blockchain business curriculum. It's the only certificate program of its kind in the US.
Lead Instructor: Roop Signh
Date & Time:
9/28/18 - (11 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
9/29/18 - (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
10/5/18 - (11 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
10/6/18 - (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Location: Georgia State's Buckhead Center, Tower Place 200, 3348 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA
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dAppAtlanta Summit, the flagship summit and exhibition kicking off Atlanta Blockchain Week by connecting industry leaders, business decision makers, tech innovators and investors.
Date: 9/29/18
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: Atlanta Tech Village, 3423 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
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Collide: Where Women in Technology and Music Meet
Interested in technology and how it fits within the ever changing music industry? Then you should attend "COLLIDE: Where Women in Technology and Music Meet".
Date: 10/1/18
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: 50 Hurt Plaza SE, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Tour de Crypto is riding to connect charities & their donors with cryptocurrency. Pedaling their way to the Ternio office in Alpharetta.
Date: 10/1/18
Time: Around 4pm
Location: 8000 Avalon Blvd, Alpharetta, GA 30009
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Hacktoberfest Kickoff
Overview of HacktoberFest and how to participate presented by Erica Stanley.
Date: 10/1/18
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Atlanta Tech Village, 3423 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
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Welcome to Wacoinda: Love, Collaboration and Blockchain
A community project that hopes to provide economic empowerment and bring the eradication of economic oppression. The project that started as a group to discuss cryptocurrency and help educate newcomers has developed into their own economic brand.
Date: 10/2/18
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The Space at Grant Park, 318 Cherokee Ave SE Suite 108, Atlanta, GA 30312
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Holochain: The World of Post-Blockchain dApps
Introduction to Holochain, a post-blockchain architecture for dApps that is at least 10,000x cheaper and more efficient than the Ethereum blockchain.
Date: 10/2/18
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: General Assembly, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA
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Regulation, Application with the Future of Blockchain
Connecting leading blockchain legal experts by discussing better legislation for emerging technology.
Date: 10/3/18
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: General Assembly, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA
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Blockchain Hands On Coding
Technologist/software engineers who want to get their hands dirty with developing blockchain. Create their own private blockchain or advance existing blockchains.
Date: 10/3/18
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: The Space at Grant Park, 318 Cherokee Ave SE Suite 108, Atlanta, GA 30312
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Hump Day Cocktail Hour @ Atlanta Bitcoin Embassy
Come by for Hump Day Cocktail Hour and enjoy 2 separate presentations including PeaCounts CEO Crystal Stranger and Backyard Crypto's Co-Founder Alex Buscaglia
Date: 10/3/18
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: WeWork, 1372 Peachtree, 1372 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
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Welcome to: CRYPTO WORLD
Join the discussion as the founders of Renaissance Labs, Coincentrix Capital, and representative from the Zcash foundation help to explore Blockchain and Crypto as bold new opportunities for both investors and entrepreneurs
Date: 10/4/18
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Atlanta Tech Village, 3423 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
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Healthcare on Blockchain: Featuring NurseToken, CDC update and Blockchain Healthcare Review
Date: 10/4/18
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: 3190 Northeast Expressway; Suite 120; Atlanta, GA 30341
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Women of Blockchain Celebration
An informative event featuring all-women speakers and panels to discuss their background, their experience and celebrate the leadership women bring to this community. Free food, prizes and giveaways!
Date: 10/4/18
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: General Assembly, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA, Classroom 1
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Blockchain in Investments/Fundraising
5 Things We've Learned Launching a Security Token Offering
Join the discussion as the founders of Gramarye Media help to explore Blockchain and cryptocurrency offerings as bold new opportunities for both investors and entrepreneurs are created. Join us as we also discuss the ability to completely democratize the creation of wealth.
Date: 10/5/18
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria, 200 Interstate North Parkway,
Albany Room, Atlanta, GA 30339
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Blockchain in Entertainment
Series of CMII Events include: The Virtual is Real by Elizabeth Strickler, Blockchain Game and viewing Blockchain functionality in VR, Introduction to Blockchain for Virtual Reality and a Blockchain in Entertainment Panel that includes panelists from Gramarye Media and Monetizr
Time: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Creative Media Industries Institute, 25 Park Place Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Inclusive Crypto Economy: Minority Awareness of Cryptocurrency
This will be an event to highlight opportunities for minorities to get involved in supporting the growing crypto economy through various avenues such as ambassadorships, development, investing, lending, consulting, and more.
Date: 10/5/18
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Airport Executive Office Park, 2459 Roosevelt Hwy, Ste. C-22, Atlanta, GA
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Blockchain Class - Becoming a Power User - 101 - $20 of Bitcoin included
- Fundamental knowledge of how to send and receive cryptocurrency.
- Knowledge of how to buy, sell and store cryptocurrency securely.
- Knowledge of how to use both a software hot wallet and a hardware wallet.
- Ability to avoid many potholes that exist in the blockchain space.
Date: 10/6/18
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Monarch Tower, 3424 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326, Room C105
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Hat-A-Thon: Women's Blockchain Brunch
The HAT-a-thon Women's Blockchain Brunch is a FREE event that aims to celebrate the contribution of Atlanta area women to the blockchain, bitcoin and cryptocurrency industry in recognition of Atlanta Blockchain Week, as well as have a "HAT Contest."
Date: 10/6/18
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: 3190 Northeast Expressway NE, Atlanta, GA
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Cryptocurrencies Developers Class
The Bitcoin protocol launched a wave of digital currency innovation that is changing the world. This course will introduce you to the theory and mechanics behind various cryptocurrencies.
Tuition cost for 8 classes: $1,999.00 value
Date: 10/7/18
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Peachtree Offices, 1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, The Perimeter Training Room, Atlanta, Georgia 30338
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