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Ten Top Tips on the Basics of Website SEO for Beginners
Getting a slick, professional-looking website up and running quickly is something that anyone can manage these days, thanks to template tools and coding software that take the hard work out of taking care of your site's back end.
However, fine-tuning your website so that it meets your audience's needs, performs properly, and is intuitive to use can take rather longer – as can ensuring that your website performs well in search engine results.
SEO or search engine optimisation is the key to getting your website ranked well on Google and other search engines, which in turn, helps to increase the number of visitors that come to your site. Without visitors, your site won't do anything to publicise what you do or make sales – and so paying some attention to getting your SEO spot-on is well worth the effort.
In this article, we will provide ten top tips for the first-time website writer or anyone new to SEO to help you to ensure that your website has the best possible chance of ranking well in search engines.1. Understand the basic principles of SEO
SEO or search engine optimisation is the process of creating or editing your website content so that it performs well in search engines, as well as providing everything that your visitors need. Internet search engines such as Google use automated tools to crawl the web indexing website content, which feeds into the search engine's results algorithm to provide the information the search engine needs to return the most relevant search results for every browser enquiry.
How you create and present your website content, and how you promote this content on other platforms forms the basis of SEO – and knowing how to create content designed with SEO in mind at every stage will give you an edge over the competition.2. Be original
Originality is the buzzword when creating a well-performing website, and this means that your content should be totally unique and not duplicated from elsewhere on the web. Not only will duplicated content place you at risk of infringing someone else's copyright, but search engines penalise duplicated content, and may even hide your listing entirely if your website content isn't unique.3. Know your audience
In order to ensure that people who want to find your website can do so, you need to know your audience. Your audience are the demographics of people who you have identified as being potentially receptive to wanting what you offer, and every stage of your website development from the design to the text should be created with these demographics in mind.
Every website has a goal or a job to perform – whether that be selling your products, or publicising what you do. In order to achieve this goal, you need to create content that your target demographics want to see.
For instance, if you work with an affiliate scheme such as TopOffers Affiliate Network to promote third party products and services, create website content that is designed to appeal to the people who might want to buy these things.4. Use the right keywords
Keywords are the backbone of SEO, and using them wisely ensures a strong search engine performance. Deciding on your website's main keywords is the basis from which you should write your website text and optimise your site, and so choosing the right keywords is a highly loaded endeavour.
Select around five relevant, popular keywords that describe or explain what you do and what is on offer, and intersperse these into your written content and the titles, tags and meta data that you use for your site.
You can also integrate additional secondary keywords throughout the interior pages of your website, but concentrate on your main, core set of keywords above all else. It is also important to remember that your keywords should fit naturally within your site's content, and overusing them in order to improve your SEO might have the opposite effect, as search engines penalise keyword stuffing.5. Create strong meta descriptions and titles
A meta description is the small paragraph of text that search engines return as a description for your website when it appears in search results. Not only does your meta data make it easier to find your website, but it also gives people who search for it an at-a-glance insight into what you provide, which can help them decide whether or not to visit your site.
Your meta data text should not exceed a total of 150 characters (including spaces) and should incorporate some of your main keywords.
The meta title that you give to any website page is hugely important too, and your page titles should not exceed 65 characters (including spaces) and should once more be short, to the point, and integrate some of your main keywords.6. Integrate good titles and headers
Using the right H1 and H2 tags within your website content helps to improve your SEO and boost your website's search ranking, so again, integrate your keywords naturally, and use sub-headers where relevant to further improve your performance in search results.7. Add image alt text
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Similar to statewide trends, the majority of girls on the First Coast were committed for less serious offenses (i.e. misdemeanors and violations of probation) (64% of girls vs. 26% of boys).
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Girls who are locked up from the First Coast community have experienced loss (e.g.; death of a primary caregiver, parent incarceration, abandonment).
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Judges, jerks and a flake
Voters will be asked in the general election on Nov. 2 whether to retain or jettison seventy county and state judges. How to judge the judges? To aid us in our decisions, the Arizona Judicial Performance Review Commission has posted its evaluations of these individuals online at www.azjudges.info.
Attorneys, litigants, witnesses and jurors are asked to rate the judges on their legal ability, integrity, communication skills, judicial temperament, administrative performance, and settlement activities. The Judicial Performance Commission then votes "Yes" or No" on whether a judge meets their standards.
That effort is all well and good, except that the electorate has never tossed a judge off the bench, even when some have been exposed doing some rather nasty things. If the public saw fit to retain the fibbing, pot-smoking and smuggling Superior Court Judge Philip Marquardt, I don't know what it would take to anger them enough to fire someone.
This year, it appears that the reviewers gave a green light to all of the judges. The one that came closest to falling short is a civil judge for the Superior Court in Maricopa County: the Honorable Bethany G. Hicks. Just 56 percent felt that Judge Hicks meets their standards. There you have it.
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett told taxpayers that they should get over their anger against President Barack Obama and Congress. He thinks it's counterproductive for them to stay angry at policy makers since, as he put it, they took measures including deficit spending to stimulate the economy. I disagree. This anger should carry over until at least Nov. 2. That's what it will take to put a lid on this outrageous spending. The pain of watching the economic illiterates in this White House is only slightly less than listening to Whitney Houston try to sing these days. I think I'll get a tattoo of a pitchfork where it shows.
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Over the years there has been talk of giving statehood to Puerto Rico. Nothing new here. But I was disappointed to read in Howard Phillips' Issues and Strategies bulletin of April 30 (I'm behind in my reading) that 39 Republicans voted for House Bill 2499. The list included our own Jeff Flake, Indiana's Mike Pence and rising star Eric Cantor of Virginia! Are they daft? If fully implemented, HB 2499 could add 2 left-wing U.S. senators and 6 to 8 U.S. Representatives (probably all Democrats) to Congress. Worse, the bill doesn't require English to be the official language of Puerto Rico. Have we learned nothing from the French Canadians?
"Throw in voting representation for D.C., amnesty for illegals and voting for felons, all items on the Democrats' agenda, and in their cookbook you have a recipe for Democratic majorities as far as the eye can see," write Phillips. He also tells us that under this bill, non-resident Puerto Ricans living in the 50 states could vote in this new referendum to decide their fate. Ouch. There are more eligible Puerto Ricans living outside the country than in it. Just in case it fails, the bill requires a new referendum every 8 years until it passes (sort of like the light rail transit scheme). And if you think this won't swell our welfare rolls, you're dreaming.
Investor's Business Daily notes that Puerto Rico the state would have a larger delegation than 25 of our current 50 states (make that 57 if you're Obama).
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I know that my life must lack something when I find myself each week reading the results of restaurant inspections by Maricopa County Environmental Services. When I saw that one establishment had 12 "critical" violations (ones that could cause contamination or a food-borne illness), I thought it must be a misprint. But lo and behold, last week A Touch of Thai in Scottsdale racked up 10. Now, the Maricopa County Environmental Department is eminently capable of nit picking, but double digit "criticals" might give the term "dining adventure" a new meaning.
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"To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact." ~ Charles Darwin
"The Portland case centers on whether the Boy Scouts of America did enough to protect boys from Dykes." ~ From a newspaper article about a lawsuit claiming that the Boy Scouts covered up sex abuse by a Mr. Dykes.


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Guide: R/1 Sam 9; Rom 15:1-13 L/With One Voice @VisibleWorship P/For harmony in the Church O/Journal on Rom 15:5-6
Verse of the Day: May God—help you live in complete harmony w/each other—Then all of you can join together w/one voice, giving praise—to God Rom 15:5-6 NLT
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Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 9; Romans 15:1-13
1 Samuel 9
Saul Meets Samuel
1 There was a wealthy, influential man named Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. He was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 His son Saul was the most handsome man in Israel—head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land.
3 One day Kish's donkeys strayed away, and he told Saul, "Take a servant with you, and go look for the donkeys." 4 So Saul took one of the servants and traveled through the hill country of Ephraim, the land of Shalishah, the Shaalim area, and the entire land of Benjamin, but they couldn't find the donkeys anywhere.
5 Finally, they entered the region of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant, "Let's go home. By now my father will be more worried about us than about the donkeys!"
6 But the servant said, "I've just thought of something! There is a man of God who lives here in this town. He is held in high honor by all the people because everything he says comes true. Let's go find him. Perhaps he can tell us which way to go."
7 "But we don't have anything to offer him," Saul replied. "Even our food is gone, and we don't have a thing to give him."
8 "Well," the servant said, "I have one small silver piece.[a] We can at least offer it to the man of God and see what happens!" 9 (In those days if people wanted a message from God, they would say, "Let's go and ask the seer," for prophets used to be called seers.)
10 "All right," Saul agreed, "let's try it!" So they started into the town where the man of God lived.
11 As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water. So Saul and his servant asked, "Is the seer here today?"
12 "Yes," they replied. "Stay right on this road. He is at the town gates. He has just arrived to take part in a public sacrifice up at the place of worship. 13 Hurry and catch him before he goes up there to eat. The guests won't begin eating until he arrives to bless the food."
14 So they entered the town, and as they passed through the gates, Samuel was coming out toward them to go up to the place of worship.
15 Now the Lord had told Samuel the previous day, 16 "About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him to be the leader of my people, Israel. He will rescue them from the Philistines, for I have looked down on my people in mercy and have heard their cry."
17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, "That's the man I told you about! He will rule my people."
18 Just then Saul approached Samuel at the gateway and asked, "Can you please tell me where the seer's house is?"
19 "I am the seer!" Samuel replied. "Go up to the place of worship ahead of me. We will eat there together, and in the morning I'll tell you what you want to know and send you on your way. 20 And don't worry about those donkeys that were lost three days ago, for they have been found. And I am here to tell you that you and your family are the focus of all Israel's hopes."
21 Saul replied, "But I'm only from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family is the least important of all the families of that tribe! Why are you talking like this to me?"
22 Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall and placed them at the head of the table, honoring them above the thirty special guests. 23 Samuel then instructed the cook to bring Saul the finest cut of meat, the piece that had been set aside for the guest of honor. 24 So the cook brought in the meat and placed it before Saul. "Go ahead and eat it," Samuel said. "I was saving it for you even before I invited these others!" So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
25 When they came down from the place of worship and returned to town, Samuel took Saul up to the roof of the house and prepared a bed for him there.[b] 26 At daybreak the next morning, Samuel called to Saul, "Get up! It's time you were on your way." So Saul got ready, and he and Samuel left the house together. 27 When they reached the edge of town, Samuel told Saul to send his servant on ahead. After the servant was gone, Samuel said, "Stay here, for I have received a special message for you from God."
- 9:8 Hebrew 1⁄4 shekel of silver, about 0.1 ounces or 3 grams in weight.
- 9:25 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads and talked with him there.
Romans 15:1-13
Living to Please Others
1 We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. 2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. 3 For even Christ didn't live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, "The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me."[a] 4 Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God's promises to be fulfilled.
5 May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. 6 Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. 8 Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews[b] to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors. 9 He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote:
"For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles;
I will sing praises to your name."[c] 10 And in another place it is written,
"Rejoice with his people,
you Gentiles."[d] 11 And yet again,
"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles.
Praise him, all you people of the earth."[e] 12 And in another place Isaiah said,
"The heir to David's throne[f] will come,
and he will rule over the Gentiles.
They will place their hope on him."[g] 13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
- 15:3 Greek who insult you have fallen on me. Ps 69:9.
- 15:8 Greek servant of circumcision.
- 15:9 Ps 18:49.
- 15:10 Deut 32:43.
- 15:11 Ps 117:1.
- 15:12a Greek The root of Jesse. David was the son of Jesse.
- 15:12b Isa 11:10 (Greek version).
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The "Babies" are coming!
"Babies" the movie is an utterly adorable and incredibly interesting documentary that follows four different babies as they grow up at the same time in different parts of the world. There is Ponijao who lives in Africa, Mari who lives in Japan, Hattie who lives in San Franciso, and Bayarjargal (the only boy) who lives in Mongolia.
There is no script and no real dialogue; just gorgeous, humorous, and fun scenes enhanced by music.
Starting next week, from Monday through Thursday, we'll introduce one baby per day with an oh-so-cute photo and a fun movie clip. Make sure to check each day at 12 pm. Also make sure to check back on Friday, May 7 when we post our review of the movie.
Watch a movie trailer of "Babies," which will be released on Friday, May 7, 2010:
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|May 2008, Simplicity 2912
Well, some things don't change! "Mom, that's pretty fabric! What are you making? Is it for you?"
This question has been asked far too often in the last year or so, and I'm ashamed to admit that I can't remember the last thing I made for my sweet girl. I think it was a skirt for Christmas last year? I'm a bad sewing mom...
My "Little Miss Princess" is now 10, and isn't nearly as excited about Princesses as she once was. We are dealing with that funny age of wanting to be a teenager and expecting trust and independence. Next year she will move onto the Middle School, and as a teacher and mom, that scares the living bejeesus out of me.
So, what a sewing mom to do? Stitch up something sweet for her (still) little girl. Something to surprise her (it was laying on her bad when she came home from school) and remind her that she's still my number one daughter and that I love sewing for her.
McCalls 6785
When she came home from school, I got big hugs and tears. I left it long, unsure of the length, so we decided on a tunic to be worn with leggings, rather than a dress. Perfect for the cooler season, with bright blues & greens, flowers, polka dots, and stripes! I'm definitely planning on making a couple more of these for her, maybe in a nice sweater knit.
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Aunt Jemima and Mrs. Butterworth have been holding out on you. Sure, you have known these ladies since you watched Sesame Street from your high chair but the truth of the matter is that they have had a little work done over the years. A little pinch here and a little tuck there… While it never was real maple syrup, these ladies were once somewhat more pure than they are now.
Can't we all say that?
And for a bit more trivia? Aunt Jemima and Mrs. Butterworth are both owned by Pinnacle Foods. They are sister wives so to speak.
Here is the ingredients list from the Aunt Jemima website. I could not find an ingredients list for Mrs.Butterworths but you can be pretty sure it is similar. As you can see there is very little syrup and lots of food additives to make it seem like syrup.
Corn syrup really isn't so very awful except for the fact that most conventionally grown corn is produced from GMO (genetically modified) seeds. There are a lot of reasons not to trust GMOs but frankly, unless you are eating completely organic, you are eating products made from them.
High Fructose Corn Syrup is nasty stuff. If you want to believe that it does not affect your body any differently from sugar go right ahead. It is so much more highly refined than sugar it isn't funny. It's like saying that there is no difference between opium and poppy seeds on your breakfast bagel. Fructose and Sucrose are two different animals, and while sugar should be limited it will not do the bad things to your triglycerides that HFCS will. HFCS was introduced in the late 70s and *coincidentally* obesity levels, diabetes, and heart problems have increased during the same time period. Also, because of the way HFCS is processed 30% of the products containing it test positive for mercury. Yummers. A pancake that can display your temperature.
I know that the Corn Refiner's Association has told a different tale..and after all, why would they lie? It isn't like they stand to make any money off HFCS or anything, is it?
I could wax poetic onthe dangers of HFCS but I will just direct you to the following sites.
Mercurey in High Fructose Corn Syrup
Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup
Cellulose Gum – Made from very highly processes pulp from wood and other materials cellulose gum isn't particularly bad for you. You will find it in many household ingredients including:
- K-Y Jelly
- Toothpaste
- Laundry detergent
- Water based paint
- Textile sizing
It is used as a thickener, to give the syrup that thick viscosity that the Auntie and the Mrs. are so proud of.
Caramel Color – Nothing here to see… move along…wait… is that? Yep…. caramel color is most often made from corn syrup. Yay.
Sodium Benzoate has been a popular preservative for some time and is basically a type of salt. However, lately there have been some concerns that when it mixes with vitamin c a carcinogen (cancer causing substance) is created. This has been especially apparent in sodas. You are probably o.k. as long as you don't drink orange juice with your waffles. It also has the irritating tendency to damage your mitrochondria- DNA. Read more at The Independent.
Sorbic Acid – made from a Mountain Ash tree or man made. Euell Gibbons would be proud. Sorbic acid has no known dangers, it just hangs with the wrong crowd.
Artificial and Natural flavorings – the stuff they use to make it taste like syrup rather than chemicals.
Sodium Hexametaphosphate – It is used to make soap, detergent, in water treatment, metal finishing and plating, paper manufacture, creating polymers, photographic products, scale removal, and syrup.
Of concern is the fact that it may cause respiratory tract irritation, increase asthma symptoms. Symptoms can include coughing and shortness of breath. Some people may be allergic to it and experience mild chest pain. It is also linked to pancreatic cancer if taken in continual doses. Like…several times a week on your pancakes? And what is a dose, anyway?
There you have it. Every time you pour syrup over your pancakes you are putting that stuff into your body. Every time. And the government doesn't care. Obviously the manufacturers don't care. Most people don't seem to care. But now at least you know.
Of course, maple syrup is expensive. If your kids go through it like mine do you could find yourself out on the street before long. Never fear! I have a solution. It is healthy, it is pure, and it tastes yummy.
Would I lie? Heck no, I am not making a million bucks off of this stuff. I am not being courted by the big food corporations to tell you that everything is o.k. and HFCS is just peachy keen.
This homemade syrup is quick, it is easy, you can make it in bulk amounts and keep it in a Mason jar on your pantry shelf. Most recipes suggest that you keep it in the fridge. I have never had it go bad, I mean it is just sugar, right? But if you don't go through it very fast you may want to keep it in the fridge.
Have I mentioned frugal? I pay about 4.71 for 5 lbs of sugar, or 47 cents per cup and 11.99 for a 32 oz of pure organic maple syrup. I pay about 13. 87 per gallon of syrup by using the maple…however, if you are so inclined you can double the sugar/water and leave out the maple syrup entirely, flavoring it with maple flavoring to your taste. You will have a gallon of syrup that costs you about 7.52, not bad.
Most importantly it is delicious and you won't get weird additives when you eat it. I usually make a half gallon at a time which might last a week or so around my house.
The texture is much more liquid that Mrs. Butterworths or Aunt Jemima. It is more the texture of the real maple syrup. Let me know what you think.
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Calories 201
Fat 0
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Earth's rivers cover 44 percent more land than we thought
Satellite maps suggest that these waterways traverse about 773,000 square kilometers
G. Allen and T. Pavelsky/Science 2018
All of the world's rivers and streams together cover more area than the U.S. state of Texas.
A new estimate based on global satellite images shows that these waterways squiggle their way across about 773,000 square kilometers of land — or just over half a percent of Earth's nonglaciated land surface. That's roughly 44 percent more than previously estimated, researchers report online June 28 in Science.
Such data are important for understanding Earth's climate and the way it is changing. More river surface area means more contact between water and air, so rivers are probably exchanging more carbon dioxide with the atmosphere than currently assumed.
G. Allen and T. Pavelsky. Global extent of rivers and streams. Science. Published online June 28, 2018. doi:10.1126/science.aat0636.
C. Gramling. Federal maps underestimate flood risk for tens of millions of people, scientists warn. Science News. Vol. 193, January 20, 2018, p. 7.
C. Gramling. Efforts to contain Mississippi floods may have made them worse. Science News Online, April 4, 2018.


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Tiger Trees –
I saw your cursive name get drawn
Its pinking tendrils blanket my lawn
Its whipping q's spell, "I want you to believe my name"
You're tiger tree branch and I'm the leaves
Your roaring cataracts are not believed
I've got six friends
I wish that they could see your name
And they don't.
Prom –
17 is the whole world
In my room, The Smiths and girls
Phantom friends, their shadow shapes
A secret hallway on audio tape
And I want to be friends with you
Family is fast asleep
Our parents fought and now they speak
Our brains are young and see through walls
Our brains are young in secret halls
And I want to be friends with you
Expression Of –
Richard thinks he ripped a hole in me and one in you too
Frightened bright thinks you should feel alone
He should stay home
Mechanistic mutilator's dream:
A tome in chrome.
Day sun/night sun, the coming of.
Day sun/night sun, expression of.
I don't know how to wish good things for him and I don't know what to do.
Imagining the Bodies –
Vito and Monique are down below
imagining the bodies
rotted and rising
Vito and Monique, our Calvinists
Beware below
Imagining the bodies
rotted and rising.
Skating with Girl
Girl skating, oh!
To conjure you in snow.
Six-foot ice sickle impales/in pails
and red rope liquorice entrails/in trails
Girl skating, oh!
To conjure you in snow.
Your stolen body asleep.
My frozen boundaries can't keep.
You talk in parables in streaks
to all the idiots and creeps.
Aisha, do not focus on the ring.
Energy, romance racing through your jeans.
And down the hall, parents wishing they were dead
because someone somewhere put a promise in your head.
"Does it feel alright? How does it feel?"
Nailed to the floor.
Your ponytail goes on for days.
Forevermore, you're lacerated, un-abstained.
Activity is enough
when activity is in love.
"Does it feel alright? How does it feel?"
These are my primitive feelings on sophisticated dealings.
Into the Arms
Your face, gay and fucked, creampuffed, and shut-up.
In rainbow bruise, in brain-dead nap, into the arms, onto the lap.
Your face, upside-down, scarecrow-traced, and hollowed out,
and filled back up
un-strutted stuff
where closet boys
cannot disrupt.
Come right out in soft clothes
In winter, it won't to hurt come right out.
I don't know.
Blank cassettes
erased effects
Your hooded head
I've never met
A broken mouth
I can't explain
A blurry crest
with no name
Your hooded head
in the rain
Anonymous wrecks snapping new necks.
You're just so and so.
Don't Worry, You're Prettier
Next door boy, next door boy
You will never move away
I'll never have to trace your name.
No x 1000
Backwards bliss:
you will never drive and kiss
you will never grow and twist
you will always feel like this.
No x 1000
3D Voices
Open eyes up and do not walk with thee
Understand I understand my role:
and empty hole,
a bachelorette who always lets you go.
Action, action.
Touch my teething teeth and clutch my TV screen.
3D voices talking to me
Never wrong and never obscene.
But you're a street maniac
with no mom or dad.


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Recently at the Visible Learning Conference, Professor John Hattie stood up in his opening address and said, "I'm looking at you all and thinking 'What if I got this wrong?'" I feel the same way when educators ask to visit and I always end up in the same place – that Keilor Views is a living, breathing example that he didn't. -- Charles Branciforte, Principal of Keilor Views Primary School, Melbourne, Australia
Visible Learning into Action takes the next step in the evolving Visible Learning story. It translates one of the biggest and most critically acclaimed education research projects ever undertaken into case studies of actual success stories, implementing John Hattie's ideas in the classrooms of schools all around the world.
The evidenced case studies presented in this book describe the Visible Learning journeys of fifteen schools from Australia, USA, Hong Kong, UK, Sweden, New Zealand and Norway and are representative of the VL international community of schools in their quest to ensure all of their students exceed their potential for academic success. Each school's story will inform and inspire, bringing to life the discussions, actions and reflections from leaders, teachers, students and families.
This book features extensive, interactive appendices containing study guide questions to encourage critical thinking, annotated endnotes with recommendations for further reading and links to YouTube and relevant websites. Drawing on the latest research into the major principles and strategies of learning, this essential resource is structured into five parts:
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The research perspective, by John Hattie
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Chapter Two: Discovery College, Hong Kong
Chapter Three: Sadadeen Primary School, Australia
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Chapter Four: Monmia Primary School, Australia
Chapter Five: Presbyterian Ladies College, Australia
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Chapter Six: Stonefields School
Chapter Seven: Gustav Vasaskolan, Sweden
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Chapter Twelve: Wolford Elementary School, Texas, USA.
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Trump's Big, Uncertain Step to Lower Drug Prices, Explained
A Bipartisan Plan to Lower Health Costs, End Surprise BillsBy Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News
In a year already marked by a wide variety of congressional health care legislation, Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the chair and ranking Democrat of the Health,...
The Cost of Medicare for All Comes Down to Two Little WordsBy Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News
A powerful congressional committee holds a hearing on single-payer health care. It sounds like the perfect place for lawmakers looking to score easy political points and cut new sound bites for one...
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As calls for radical health reform grow louder, many on the right, in the center and in the health care industry are arguing that proposals like "Medicare for All" would cause economic ruin,...
Chart of the Day: The High Cost of Employer Health CoverageBy The Fiscal Times Staff
Nearly 24 million Americans who have employer-provided health insurance plans spent a large share of their income on health care, according to a new report by The Commonwealth Fund. The report...
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The health care debate has Democrats on Capitol Hill and the presidential campaign trail facing renewed pressure to make clear where they stand: Are they for "Medicare for All"? Or will they take up...
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President Trump said Thursday that he wants Congress to protect Americans from surprise medical expenses — the large, unexpected bills patients sometimes receive after they undergo surgery or get...
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Varsity Club on Friday, also her birthday. We had tried to go here a few days ago when the power was out, so we decided today would be the day. Unfortunately, we picked a day when the Morgantown weather gods decided to also torrential downpour, so outside pictures were nearly impossible.
Varsity Club is located on Don Nehlen Drive, right across from the stadium and very close to Chateau Royale. I'm not usually on that side of town, so I had never visited Varsity Club before. It's situated on a small hill, and the parking lot is tiny. So tiny, in fact, that all the spots were taken up when we tried to go, so we parked illegally in a fire lane. No ticket/towing though, thank goodness. But there's a large oval sign out front that signals you're there.
When you first walk in, the dining area doesn't look too large, but there's another area behind the bar. There are frames of various sports memorabilia plastered across the wall. The bar sticks out like a peninsula, so there's an area in front, to the left and behind. As soon as we set foot inside, a waitress told us to sit anywhere we liked. That made me feel instantly comfortable - new place, but I didn't have to stand up wondering what to do for a minute. We walked around to the back, because there was a little bit more room. Our waitress noticed the table was a little close to the one next to ours and told us we can shimmy it over. Perfect - she was really paying attention and wanted to make us feel comfortable, which she did very well. She took our drink orders, then we picked up the menus already located on the table and searched.
I had been perusing their menu all morning, so I had a good idea of what I wanted: the pulled pork sandwich. It had hickory smoked pork, varsity slaw, hushpuppies, chips and slaw. She asked if I wanted fries, and I said sure. After Danielle ordered her quesadilla, the waitress asked if we'd like to just share a basket for about a dollar more, and we took her up on it. Shortly thereafter, she brought out a "sauce" carrier. In the form of a plastic 6-pack of beer bottles, this little carrier instead housed six different types of BBQ sauce. I get to choose my own sauce to put on my sandwich? I can try all of them to see which one I like best? Perfect. Major points.
Our dishes came out fairly quickly. A large basket of seasoned fries was situated between Danielle and I. The fries were medium-width, so a decent amount of potato inside. I prefer a bit crunchier french fry. My sandwich was piled high with pork on a warm bun. The pork was tender and plentiful. A heaping handful of chips accompanied my sandwich - plain, greasy ones. I also had three hushpuppies that were absolutely excellent. Crispy outside and moist and well-seasoned inside. I only wish there were more on the plate. I also had a condiment container full of slaw. It wasn't mayonnaise-based, but it was very good nonetheless. I never had a slaw like that - it was cold and moist, but I would almost say it was a water-based, rather than mayo. It tasted the same, only fresher and lighter.
I tried all the sauces out with fries. The Memphis Sweet BBQ was fairly sweet for my taste, but still good. I also liked the Golden Carolina BBQ and used it for a good bit of my fries. My favorite, however, was their very own house sauce, VBQ. It had a hint of buffalo sauce, but it was a nice combination between the sweet and tangy without relying too heavily on one or the other. I really liked all of the sauces, and I would have been happy if any were on my sandwich. But I couldn't finish my whole sandwich and opted to drizzle some VBQ on the rest of it. When I asked for a to-go box, the waitress was nice enough to ask if I'd like a container to take a sauce with me, as well. The waitress was great.
At the heart of it, this is a sports bar. It's a great location for those going to the football games, but it's not fine dining. The typical dishes are pizza, sandwiches, wings and some seafood. If you want a good, greasy meal after or before a day of drinking, this is the place. The food is exceptional for many sports bars, and I wouldn't mind going back.
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida – When a science experiment is well
planned, carried out with fidelity, tracked closely, and fully documented, the
end results are reliable and revealing.
The implementation of Pitsco Education Mission science labs at five
elementary schools within the Okaloosa County (Florida) School District is not
a science experiment, but it has all the makings of one – including revealing
Funded through a Department of Defense Education Activity grant three
years ago, the five Pitsco labs have been maintained and overseen by a pair of
full-time science coaches, and a recent report shows the labs' effects have far
surpassed desired results.
A goal of the grant was for 80 percent of the military students (identified
by having a parent or a family member working on a nearby military
installation such as Eglin Air Force Base) to show at least two-percent growth
on the Discovery Education Assessment (DEA) in science from 2012 to 2013.
As it turned out, military students – who make up at least 60 percent
of the student population at each of the five schools – increased their DEA
scores an average of 14 percent. The results were reported in the "Okaloosa
County School District Interact, Investigate, and Transform DoDEA Grant 2013
Annual Report."
By grade level, test results showed a 20-percent gain for third graders,
a 9-percent improvement for fourth graders, and a 14-percent gain for fifth
In the report's summary, the evaluator stated, "In my opinion, the
Okaloosa County School District has highly qualified science coaches,
teachers, and administrators that are making the program a model for the
nation as it becomes an integral part of the curriculum and instruction
provided not only to the military students, but to all students in Okaloosa
District officials, teachers, and students
back up the findings of the program evaluator.
Science Coach Sandy Palmer has worked with
the Missions program since its inception in the
district more than two years ago.
"I think it's the program," Palmer said of the
vastly improved test scores. "It's set up really
well. There's reading every day, and there's
science content."
Dennis Samac is principal of Eglin
Elementary School, which is located on Eglin
Air Force Base and boasts 100 percent military
students. He says the Pitsco science lab, which
is set up in its own room where classroom teachers bring their students for
one week each month, is a big boost to the teachers.
"That takes a little bit of pressure off of the teachers to enjoy science and
teach science," Samac said. "It's not that the teachers don't like science. It's
not their forte. It's number three or four on the list."
Fourth-Grade Teacher Tracy McClelland of Mary Esther Elementary
School says the lab, with all of its student-centered and self-paced activities,
is a big help to her. "Honestly, in the classroom, doing these activities, I
probably wouldn't get to them quite as often. But having this monthly visit
to the science lab, I'm able to get to them. It benefits me. . . . Things that I
honestly wouldn't be able to have time for, students are getting it in here. I
love that opportunity."
As indicated by their improved test scores, students are making the
most of their opportunity with the earth, physical, and life science activities
designed for specific age groups. Says Cassidy, a fourth grader at Mary
Esther, "I saw all the materials, and I thought it was going to be fun. I thought
we were only going to get to do one experiment for the whole week, but we
each do an experiment every day."
Third-Grade Teacher Renee Laney of
Eglin Elementary says she likes the well-rounded
design of the Missions science
program. Students fill roles – Commander,
Information Specialist, Materials Specialist,
and Communications Specialist – and
sharpen their reading, math, and science
skills simultaneously as they cooperatively
complete hands-on activities in small teams.
"I'm not standing in front of them and
they're listening to me," Laney said. "They are
actually reading. They are being told what to
do within the text. So, one, they're independently reading. Another, they're
having to actually finish the job on their own, learn a step-by-step process,
and hand me a finished product at the end – all without me intervening."
School Board Member Melissa Thrush periodically visits the science labs
and, as a former professional engineer, enjoys seeing students sharpen their
21st-century skills. "Playing roles in Mission labs, it puts people outside their
comfort zone," she said. "Even at the elementary level, students need to have
that autonomy to grow their confidence. It helps them grow up to be able to
make decisions on their own, really pursue their interests."
Cosner, a third grader at Eglin, displayed his growing confidence when
describing what he likes most about the lab. "There's things that you don't
know and you get to predict what you think would happen. . . . I think
science is fun."
It's common knowledge that math and reading
are viewed as the primary subjects in the primary
grades, but science – thanks to a national push
for STEM education – is gaining momentum.
When national science testing is mandated at the
elementary level, just as it is now for math and
reading, officials predict science will move to the
forefront. For now, though, thanks in part to the
DoDEA grant, Okaloosa officials are moving ahead
on their own to make elementary science a priority.
A strong military presence in the region is
one reason science is being emphasized more
and more. "You have to understand where we
are," Samac says while standing in the science
lab at Eglin Elementary. "This is a research and
development facility, Eglin Air Force Base. This
is where they made the MOAB – the mother of
all bombs – the one they dropped through the
bunkers there in Baghdad. It was created here on
the base."
Plus, there's a desire to prepare elementary
students for the STEM opportunities ahead in
Okaloosa middle schools, including Pitsco Module
labs. District Career and Technical Education
Director Patti Bonezzi took time to observe
elementary students in the Mission labs even
though her realm of influence is in secondary
education, and she was excited about the future.
"They're embracing science at a young age,"
Bonezzi said as she watched fourth graders eagerly
build and explore at their lab workstations. "So
when we're drilling it in them in middle school,
it's just a continuation. It's not like I'm starting at
middle school, saying, 'OK, now we're going to
learn science.' It's already embedded. . . . They've
already learned they love it, and they don't realize
you're ramping up the rigor as they go."
"Our kids are excited. They want to get into those classes . . . they're collaborating! Just to see that higher-order thinking, that critical thinking, that problem-solving, and all the discovery that is happening in those classrooms is amazing!"
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Director of Product Design at Major League Baseball Advanced Media and Adjunct Design Lecturer at New York City College of Technology.
I have experience in logo and packaging design, as well as corporate identity web and print design. I've also had the opportunity to integrate both 2D and 3D design as a Lead Experiential Designer, illustrating and designing mobile marketing and interactive user experiences, shaping national branding campaigns for companies like McDonald's, Keurig, Dunkin Donuts and PUMA.
In October of 2013, I earned a MFA in Graphic Design from the Vermont College of Fine Arts with a focus on the personal development of a design process. I based my work on communicating through participatory design.


text: I've posted here before about my Jasmine ABG that arrived damaged. i just got it back from shop and for $278, well it will never sell as mint or even nice, but it plays. The problem is, as the recipient, i have no rights to contact UPS. They wont talk to me. The shipper is their customer. The shipper has apparently written me off saying good luck with your bass. She does not return emails. I have no way of knowing what the status of the claim is (there was $300 insurance). In fact they might have sent her a check already. She's in Texas and im in N.Y. (well, L.I.). ALso there was obvious negligence on her part as she sent the thing in its case and its case alone. It's a nice case, but come on! They might have told her they wont pay and she wont tell me. The funny thing is, if i heard this was the result, i would just write it off. But now im so mad id like to hire a lawyer and tell them to keep the money if it comes, I just want some satisfaction on this. Of course $278 would not lift the eyebrow of any legal mind. Any suggestions on how i can get involved in this and get it over with? Thanks


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|How about the Hiya needle pouch? Nope! not in there.
|Then it must have be stored in our regular large bag--sorry, have to disturb you--little pig. Search, search--nope, not in here.
|Then it must have been dropped into one of the knitting bags along with the planned knitting. How about this one with the Bear-y Cute Hat pattern from Mindy Vasil. Oh, yeah, this is going to be a really cute hat--when it gets done--but, no $8 crochet hook in there.
|Okay, how about in the Knit Picks needle bag? This indeed would be an excellent place to store $8 crochet hook--but, nope not there either.
|Back to searching in the knitting storage bags--2011 Kalendar by Carmen Oliveras--oh, boy--we are so far behind in this pattern--must catch up soon before another clue comes out. But, alas--no $8 crochet hook!
|Oh, yes--it must have been dropped into the sewing bag--but, nope--not there.
|There is still more knitting bags to go through--how about this one? Wolle's yarn just waiting for the right inspiration--not there either. Gee, this is really getting aggravating! Where is that darn crochet hook?
|Pulling everything out of the mesh bag--no hook!
|These two hooks were found--cheap plastic and metal--but not the expensive $8 one.
|Okay, here is another storage bag--Ananke waiting to be continued--not there................
|There you are--you little dickens!!
|Yelp--there you lie in all your glory along with little crumbs, dust, popcorn kernels and who knows what else. Okay, now that we found that expensive $8 hook, what were we going to do with it again?


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Belgian Malinois', first and foremost, were trusted sheepdogs, and all around farm dogs. They were put into service during the First World War as Ambulance dogs; locating wounded soldiers as well as running messages and telephone wires at the front lines. It was during the Second World War that their duties grew to include sentry, guard and other tasks. Having their working abilities proven, many enthusiasts began purposefully selecting and breeding specific traits - aimed at a particular job. However, in so doing, much of what made the dogs so desirable for work/service, their versatility to adapt and perform numerous types of work, has been lost through generations of such narrow selection, without regard to overall balance. It is the mission of MalinGer Kennels and our purposeful breeding program to ensure what once was – still remains to this day, and beyond.


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Saturday, 4 March 2017
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Warts and all is exactly on point Sara and it's lovely to see you in your very own garden for a change. I remember having a conversation with one of my USA garden blogging buddies a couple of years ago about how awful our gardens were looking, but we loved them all the same and we both thought our garden was the best garden in the world because it's OUR garden. The #mygardenrightnow project is the latest version of that sentiment :)ReplyDelete
I hope both Mr V and your garden get well soon!
It's very easy to take a close up picture of something in bloom but from a long view the garden at the end of winter can look pretty bleak. One thing we know is that Spring is just around the corner and the circle will begin again. Best wishes to you both.ReplyDelete
Hope the plants recover and that spring visits your garden very soon. My video blog today was also 'warts and all', especially the greenhouse and pots with a small growhouse which also blew over in the storm! ☺ReplyDelete
I think that having your greenhouse up-ended by the weather is perfectly reasonable grounds for a bit of growling! Sending my sympathy to you and Mr.V!ReplyDelete
I like honesty and like you I haven't yet been out and tidied ! Time for me to blog it too.☺ReplyDelete
Love your honesty. I love my garden but am relatively new to it, and it doesn't look great right now. Look forward to seeing all our gardens blossom if/when Spring finally arrives.ReplyDelete
Oh Sara how horrid for you to return to that and poor Mr V must be so frustrating. As you know I am very honest in my posts about the ups and downs. Hope you can get some time to potter and time for you xxReplyDelete
Sounds like you're having a tough time - I can empathise with that. I hope Andy's back improves so that he can enjoy Spring a bit. Damn the wind knocking down your greenhouse. We used to have that problem, in the end we had to use strong rope to tie it too the garage wall. Not so attractive, but stopped me losing any further plants. Take care Sara. xxReplyDelete


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This is about life in my gardens. One is an acre on a hillside in Laguna Beach, California and the other is an acre in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
A Few Figs
Well, as you can see from this picture, the birds have gotten many of my Kadota figs which stay green when they are ripe. But there were still a couple for me to eat. It seems like we go on vacation every year right when they are ripening, so I am glad I got to enjoy even a few! The tiny little tree I planted a few years ago is growing fast and I am so happy to be able to enjoy the fruit as well as the beautiful foliage!
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- Angelika said...
Mein Feigenbäumchen hat leider den letzten Winter nicht überlebt. Wie schön das deines Früchte trägt.
Liebe Grüße
- September 24, 2013 at 1:24 PM
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Australia's newly crowned number one sprinter Buffering will head to Perth for the Group 1 $500,000 Crown Perth – Winterbottom Stakes(1200m) at Ascot on November 23 to keep his Group 1 winning momentum going.
Queensland's leading trainer Robert Heathcote confirmed that Buffering will travel to the west after completing back to back Group 1 wins in the $1m Sportingbet Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on October 25 and the $1m VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday.
"I'm still going to Perth because I've promised the boys so hopefully Buffering will be a nice drawcard for their carnival then he'll come home to Brisbane," Heathcote told The Daily Telegraph.
Heathcote was quick to claim the sprinter's new mantle following the six year old's two Group 1 victories after having to compete against the likes of Black Caviar and Hay List for the majority of his racing career.
"I find it quite extraordinary. A couple of weeks ago the headline said he wasn't a Group 1 horse and now the headline says he may be the best in the world," Heathcote told TVN's Racing Review.
"Buffering has an ability to cruise along at a high speed and sustain it as well as carry weight and that makes good weight-for-age performers."
Buffering has raced consistently at Group 1 level for four seasons and has earned over $3.8 million in prizemoney from fourteen wins from thirty-seven starts.
Heathcote will also send stable mate Fire Up Fifi to Perth to contest the Group 1 $1m Carlton Draught – Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on the same day as the Winterbottom Stakes.
"Fire Up Fifi will also go there for the Railway Stakes," Heathcote said.
Fire Up Fifi has earned herself a trip to Perth's Summer Carnival following some good Spring form that saw her win the Group 2 $220,000 Blazer Stakes (1410m) at Flemington on October 5 and then ran third to Red Tracer in the Group 1 $500,000 Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington on November 2.


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VIDEO: Dwight Howard's incident during Saturday's game vs. Atlanta
It was a sticky situation, but it looks like Dwight Howard will slide away with no penalty.
The NBA will not fine or suspend the Rockets center for use of an adhesive substance Saturday night in Atlanta, but sent a memo to all 30 teams that its usage is "strictly prohibited," league sources said, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical.
Howard used a spray on his hands during the first of two Paul Millsap free throws in the first quarter of a 109-97 loss to the Hawks. When Howard touched the basketball and it was bounced to Hawks Millsap at the free-throw line, he noticed the stickiness and the referees replaced the ball.
Following a team practice Monday in Oklahoma City, where the Rockets will face the Thunder Tuesday night, Howard defended his reputation.
"I just think that it's getting overblown, like I'm doing something crazy," he said. "But again, I've never been a cheater, never been the type of player that has to do something illegal to win. It's upsetting, but I can't control it now."
Howard cooperated with NBA security officials over the past day, and the league advised teams Monday that all equipment used for games must be appropriate for a basketball and any substance that could gain an advantage is not prohibited.


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* A midnight madness sew-in: Much like a regular sew in, only with HUGE attendance, many many generous donations of snacks, rollicking rounds of Left Centre Right, a coffee maker, a pizza party, some swimming... so - really like the most epic of sew-ins.
It may have been the perfect day to hold this sew in, as it was quite rainy. No one in attendance mentioned they'd rather be home in the yard. We scheduled our fun from 10 am till midnight! Although, I estimate the last stitch was sewn around 11:15 and we were cleaned up and gone by 11:40. We quilters are efficient and precise, even with our scheduled fun.
A very special thanks goes out to Pat - who surprised us mid afternoon with a Build Your Own Banana Split Ice Cream Bar!
|How CUTE is this?!?! Thank you Pat - we love you!
If you follow the Guild on other social media platforms - you'll find a TONNE of pictures from the day if you search for the hashtag #midnightmadnesssewin and so for now, I'll leave you with a few I managed to capture in between working on a special secret sewing project, and snacking like it was my job. The food! Behold...
|These babies showed up close to the evening when Caitlin arrived! MMM! Baileys Icing...
|It was a PACKED house, and busy like a beehive.
It's possible everyone had the same idea - come early and get a spot! Very rarely do we have so many people at sew in before lunch time.
|Down to the wire in this round of Left Centre Right - beware the winning fist of Linda!
|The stakes were high and the excitement was palpable. Yes, we get that excited about 2.75 square foot pieces of fabric.
|The reason I didn't take as many pictures as normal... I actually sewed! Well, cut, mostly.
|And this Custom Cutie that Jeanette was working on - a baby quilt with a really sweet story.
|Amanda had a lovely Quilt as you Go piece underway - what a bright, summery pile!
|The final few. Winding down a wonderful day.
Another ENORMOUS thank you to everyone involved in supporting this event. The families who gave up their quilters and took care of everything at home and beyond, the bringers of snacks, the lenders of supplies, providers of prizes and vaccumers(?) of threads! It was an immense success and perhaps, will become an annual event.
Stay tuned to our social media channels for coverage of our July meeting (coming up on Thursday!) and sew-in later in the month. Hope you enjoyed the Midnight madness re-cap!