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Your Status Does Not Determine Your Destiny
By Jermaine Wright
May 3, 2013
Since my diagnosis in 2009 I've encountered many other people whose lives have changed post diagnosis. Many of them were not changes for the good. Many had lost hope, given up on dreams, and just no longer had a drive to do the things that made them happy once before. I would like for every one of those people to know that YOUR STATUS DOES NOT DETERMINE YOUR DESTINY.
I've been singing all my life. I hear stories all the time from my grandmother of when I was younger how I would walk around singing to anyone that would listen. Most of the time I would be in the wrong key, pitchy, and anything else I could do wrong but she kept praising me and pushing me to do what I love. As time went on I began to find the proper keys, my breathing got better which helped with pitch problems, and then there was really no stopping me when it came to singing.
Then in 2011 I received a major blow to my confidence. My bestfriend and I had been asked to be on a major television program. The producers of the show contacted us through Facebook then proceeded to call once we had given out our numbers. They discussed what the roles were, told us they would provide transportation, lodging, food, and even childcare for my little ones. This is a very popular TV show so I was extremely hype about being asked to do this. My best friend and I had one condition. We wanted the opportunity to sing on the show. The ratings that are pulled in by this show would definitely provide the exposure we would need. The producers agreed with no hesitation. We were in!!!
The producer called me back later and began to go over a routine screening asking if I had any felonies, warrants, or health issues. I disclosed to her that I am HIV positive. She said ok and proceeded with the screening. Later that evening my bestfriend called me and said the producer called her and stated that if she wanted to be on the show that she would have to replace me. They didn't want to fly me out because I may be a health risk. I WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED!!! There were so many things wrong with this situation. I could not believe that the producer called my bestfriend and told her this. Why hadn't she called and told me directly? If my bestfriend didn't already know I was positive she definitely knows now! And what does she mean I'm a "health risk"?!?!?! I felt as though I had completely ruined our chances at fame. All because I decided to disclose that I'm living with HIV.
Why didn't I keep my mouth shut?! What felt even worse was when others asked me the same question. There was a third person, a guy, who is also a friend of mine who was asked to participate as well. He saw how they declined me and decided not to disclose that he was also HIV positive to the producer. I was heated but now I had to do damage control. I started emailing the producer and asked her for the details of the conversation between her and my bestfriend ... she replied stating once again that I'm a health risk and they would not be pursuing me as an actor on the show. I emailed her back providing many documents suggesting otherwise. She never replied again. That friend that decided not to disclose went on to participate on the show and it aired January of 2012.
This was the first time since my diagnosis that I had ever felt the stigma of being HIV positive to that degree. A very painful experience. One that stays with me.
Summer 2012 The Voice auditions were happening in NY. I was determined to pursue my dream of singing and attend the auditions. The question was what would I say if they asked me about my health issues. I decided I would not tell them ... Although Jamar Rogers had been on The Voice and even disclosed on the show I still didn't feel comfortable. Even Jamar didn't tell the producers initially so I figured I wouldn't either. So I continued with auditions. I didn't make it on the show but it was a great experience.
January 31, 2013, I was given an AIDS diagnosis. I'm a 25-year-old single father living with AIDS. I still felt healthy, I still look healthy, and after antiretrovirals my CD4% went back above the bar for an AIDS diagnosis. Yet I will always be categorized as someone living with AIDS. This has not bothered me one bit. Now I am more determined to show the world that MY STATUS DOES NOT DETERMINE MY DESTINY!!
So I started taking vocal lessons and increasing my singing and learning who I am as an artist. This May The X Factor USA will be holding auditions here in Denver, CO, and I will definitely be there. This time I WILL disclose without fear of rejection. The world needs to be educated on HIV/AIDS and learn the correct ways of transmission. Simply being on a TV show is not a means of transmission.
Even if I don't make it past the auditions I want everyone reading this to never give up on your dream. Your status does not define who you are and it does not limit you on what you can achieve. Chase your dreams!!! When you want it more than you are afraid of it then you will reach success!!
A big Thank You to Jamar Rogers for his bravery!!! I would LOVE to have a conversation with him in the near future!!
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Jermaine Wright is a young, black, bisexual father of five who is also living with HIV. Following a period of service in the Army he is now at the Community AIDS Resource and Education Services of Southwest Michigan (CARES) where he promotes Mr. Friendly, a prevention tool used to raise awareness of the stigma associated with HIV. His mission is to reach out to other young black people living with HIV in a safe manner via his YouTube channel, PozLyfe09. For many youth, this is the only place they can go to discuss and share about living with HIV with someone who is open about his status and sexuality. Topics of his videos include: disclosure, dating, fathering a child post HIV diagnosis, passing on the virus, barebacking while HIV positive and more.
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Henry de Jesus Lopez Londono says he faces political percussion and his life is in danger.
Lopez Londono is 41-years-old and is known as "Mi Sangre," or My Blood. He was caught as he arrived at a restaurant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Oct. 30.
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What sized turbines are eligible for ICC-SRCC's small and medium wind certification programs?
Small Wind Turbines: Electricity-producing wind turbines with a swept area up to 200 m2.
Click here for the Small Wind Turbine Certification Policy.
Medium Wind Turbines: Electricity-producing wind turbines with a swept area greater than 200 m2 and less than 1,000 m2.
Are there time limits for turbines that are seeking SWCC certification?
SWCC maintains an Applicant list with turbines that are actively seeking SWCC certification. Both the Small Wind Turbine Certification Policy and Wind Turbine Performance Certification Policy have an Inactivity clause (section H.6) that sets limits on how long an Applicant can remain on the list based on specific milestones. A certification application will be placed on "Inactive" status and removed from the SWCC website under the any one of the following conditions:
The turbine has not yet achieved "Under Test" status after 18 months from the "Under Contract" date;
The turbine has not yet achieved "Reports Submitted" status after two (2) years from the "Under Test" date; or
After one (1) year from the "Reports Submitted" date SWCC has not yet granted, conditionally granted, or rejected certification.
Any extensions to the time limits described above will be considered if adequate progress toward certification is demonstrated or good cause is shown, as described in writing to the Technical Director.
How long will it take to certify a turbine?
Testing a small wind turbine to the requirements of the AWEA Standard will take at least six months due to the requirements of the Duration Test. Depending on the wind regime in which the test facility is located, testing and reporting may take as much as 1 year to complete. The process of completing SWCC certification depends on the quality of the test reports and level of issue resolution required. SWCC certification is expected to take approximately 2 to 4 months once test reports are received. The structural analysis of the wind turbine can be performed in parallel with the field testing.
For medium wind turbines, the testing period for power and acoustics is considerably shorter. Testing and reporting may take several months to complete. The certification process is expected to take approximately 2 months once test reports are received.
What does it cost to have a wind turbine tested to the IEC standards?
The fees associated with testing for certification vary greatly. The SWCC recommends discussing this with your testing organization. See fees page for more information on SWCC fees.
What is SWCC certification?
Certification is the formal process through which the SWCC, an independent organization, performs conformity assessment of small and medium wind turbines in accordance with criteria established in industry standards. For small wind turbines, SWCC Certification is based on an evaluation of the wind turbine design and field testing (Power performance test, Acoustic sound test, Safety & Function test, and Duration test) according to the AWEA Standard. For medium wind turbines, SWCC grants Power and Acoustic performance certification per the IEC 61400 Standards.
What happens to an SWCC certification if the manufacturer goes out of business?
Does anyone require SWCC Certification?
Effective January 26, 2015, the US Federal Investment Tax Credit requires small wind turbines to be certified for taxpayers to claim the 30% tax credit. Many incentive programs require certification for distributed wind turbines to become or continue to be qualified to receive funding. For a summary see SWCC's Incentive Eligibility page and Links to Incentive Programs that are requiring or expecting to require certification. The Database for State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) also has current information on dozens of additional state and utility policies for wind incentive programs.
What are the benefits of SWCC certification?
Certification enables consumer comparison of the wide variety of wind turbine products on the market. Funding agencies and utilities will gain greater confidence that distributed wind turbines installed with public assistance have been tested for safety, function, performance and durability and meet requirements of consensus standards. Certification can help prevent unethical marketing and false claims, thereby ensuring consumer protection and industry credibility.
What ratings does SWCC publish for small and medium wind turbines?
For small turbines, AWEA Standard 9.1-2009 defines the following ratings except for Peak Power, which SWCC has added:
AWEA Rated Annual Energy is the calculated total energy that would be produced during a one-year period with an average wind speed of 5 m/s (11.2 mph)
AWEA Rated Sound Level is the sound pressure level (dBA) not exceeded by the wind turbine 95% of the time at a distance of 60 meters from the rotor with an average wind speed of 5 m/s (11.2 mph).
AWEA Rated Power is the wind turbine's power output at 11 m/s (24.6 mph).
Peak Power is the highest point on the certified power curve.
For medium wind turbines, SWCC has defined the following ratings:
Reference Annual Energy is the calculated total energy that would be produced during a one-year period with an average wind speed of 5 m/s (11.2 mph).
Reference Sound Pressure Level is the sound pressure level (dBA) not exceeded by the wind turbine 95% of the time at a distance of 60 meters from the rotor with an average wind speed of 5 m/s (11.2 mph).
Reference Power is the highest point on the certified power curve at or below 11 m/s (24.6 mph). Manufacturers may still describe or name their wind turbine models using a nominal power (e.g. 50 kW E-3120).
Peak Power is the highest point on the certified power curve.
The small and medium wind ratings are similar but are not identical. For example, AWEA Rated Power is the power output at 11 m/s, but for medium wind, Reference Power is the highest point on the certified power curve at or below 11 m/s. Peak Power, Rated Power and Reference Power are illustrated below.
The medium wind ratings were developed with global harmonization in mind. AWEA Standard 9.1-2009 is currently being revised, and a draft of the new edition has been released for public comment. The syntax and definitions of the small and medium ratings are expected to align once the standard is finalized.
Why is SWCC certification important?
With SWCC certification, consumers can compare products, and funding agencies and utilities will gain greater confidence that wind turbines installed with public assistance have been tested for safety, function, performance and durability and meet requirements of consensus standards. Certification helps prevent unethical marketing and false claims, ensuring consumer protection and industry credibility.
How does a wind turbine earn SWCC certification?
SWCC assesses applications and issues certificates for performance and safety of wind turbines in accordance with the specified standards for each turbine category. Applicants begin the process by submitting a Notice of Intent to Submit an Application where the details of the wind turbine and proposed test plans are presented. After the turbine has been tested and evaluated per the specified standard and reporting is complete, the certification applicant submits test reports and other application materials to SWCC to complete the application process. The SWCC Certification Commission makes the final certification decision. Once a product has been certified, SWCC issues a certificate, summary report, and consumer label.
How does an SWCC certification application get started?
The SWCC offers the service of independent, third-party verification that a wind turbine meets the requirements of specified Standards. Applying for certification begins with a submission of a Notice of Intent to Submit an Application where the details of the wind turbine and proposed test plans are presented. For more details, see the standards page for small turbines, or the standards page for medium turbines.
What wind turbines are eligible for SWCC certification?
For small wind turbines, the SWCC follows the scope of eligibility as defined in the AWEA Standard. Eligible small wind turbines are currently defined as electricity-producing wind turbines with a rotor swept area of up to 200 m2 (approximately 50-65 kW).
Eligible medium wind turbines are defined as newly-manufactured, electricity-producing wind turbines with a rotor swept area greater than 200 m2.
Who is eligible to apply for SWCC certification?
SWCC certification applications may be submitted only by the holder of all ownership rights in and to the wind turbine (Manufacturer), or the manufacturer's authorized designee. If the Applicant is an authorized designee, the designee must submit written proof of authorization to seek SWCC certification from the Manufacturer. SWCC will have the sole and exclusive right to determine whether such a designee is properly authorized to seek SWCC certification.
Are accredited laboratories required for turbine testing?
Some testing organizations are accredited to perform wind turbine testing to recognized standards and some are not. Test reports from accredited testing organizations such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will require the minimum level of scrutiny from the SWCC. Testing performed by non-accredited organizations will require a higher level of scrutiny to independently verify the test setup complies with the Standard, the competence of the organization, and the quality of the test reports. Details are available in the SWCC Certification Policy. SWCC has compiled a list of potential test organizations that intend to test small and/or medium wind turbines for the North American market. The list may not be all-inclusive. The list is not an endorsement of any test organization, only an informative list.
Can wind turbines be certified using wind tunnel test results?
Wind tunnel testing may be useful in product development and wind turbine research, but is not permitted under AWEA nor IEC wind turbine standards. Testing must be performed in 'free air.'
Does the testing need to be done in North America?
No, there is no geographical limitation placed on the testing organization or test facility for SWCC certification. The testing must comply with the requirements of the specific standard. Test plans should be discussed with the SWCC as part of the Notice of Intent to Submit an Application.
What will it cost to have wind turbine models certified by the SWCC?
Payment of a non-refundable Preliminary Review Fee is required with appplicant's submission of the Notice of Intent. This fee covers SWCC's initial review of the wind turbine design and test plans as well as development of a tailored Certification Agreement including requirements of the structural analysis and a quote of the certification fee. SWCC quotes fees based on the actual needs of each certification applicant. See the Certification Policy and contact SWCC for more details.
What information will be made available to the public?
If the Applicant chooses, once an SWCC Certification Agreement has been executed, the Applicant's name and wind turbine model are listed on the SWCC website with status designations for Pending Applications: Under Contract, Under Test, or Reports Submitted.
Once certification is granted, a Summary Report, the SWCC Certificate, and for small wind turbines the SWCC Consumer Label will be made available to the public. The details of these reports are described in the SWCC Wind Certification Policies. All other testing details and certification-related information will remain confidential.
When should a Notice of Intent be submitted to the SWCC?
SWCC encourages applicants to submit Notices of Intent before beginning testing to ensure that all requirements are met and documentation is obtained during testing. Especially for non-accredited test sites, it is advisable for SWCC to begin the site evaluation and test witnessing early in the process in order to avoid delays and added costs.
Test reports and application materials contain sensitive details that applicants want to remain confidential. How does SWCC handle the issue of confidentiality and conflict of interest?
Certification applications, and the information contained therein, will be treated as confidential material by SWCC. The review of certification applications by SWCC staff, consultants, and Certification Commissioners will be confidential and conducted in private meetings. Each individual involved in the review of applications must agree to comply with the SWCC Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy.


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President Barack Obama's lackluster debate performance last week, plus Gov. Mitt Romney's jump in national polls have raised the stakes for Thursday night's vice presidential debate.
From Vice President Joe Biden's history of colorful speeches to Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan's rising GOP star status, the VP debate is likely to get heated.
In anticipation of the face-off, we asked what you would ask the candidates if you were the moderator. While the actual debate questions are selected by the Commission on Presidential Debates, we wanted to measure the pulse of our community. Of the 80 submissions, questions regarding the budget and national debt were popular domestic issues and those referring to foreign policy mostly focused on the Middle East.
Here are the top 7 questions iReporters want answered at Thursday's debate from Biden, Ryan or both:
1. Both: Are we on that path of going to war with Iran just as we get out of Afghanistan?
"It seems like we're on the same path of going to war with Iran as we were in going to war with Iraq," says Obama/Biden supporter Melissa Fazli. "We are just about to get out of Afghanistan and I really don't want the United States to be pulled into another war in the Middle East."
2. Ryan: What are the differences between the budget you proposed to Congress and Romney's plan?
Matt Sky, a left-leaning Independent, wonders where Ryan and Romney disagree when it comes to the budget plan, considering much of Romney's plan was adapted from Ryan's proposed budget. If the candidates have "significantly different ideas about the budget, that would be valuable information for voters to take into consideration," he said.
3. Both: Why did you vote for the Budget Control Act knowing it included cuts to the military?
Conservative voter Elizabeth Lauten worries about the 2011 Budget Control Act and its proposed cap on military funds. "I grew up a Navy brat and have always put national security and our military as a priority," she said. She appreciates "just how vital funding is to maintain a global presence, particularly in these unsteady times of wars and riots around the globe."
4. Biden: If you are re-elected for another four years, what foreign policy changes will you make?
Republican voter William Bernstein says that according to general consensus, Biden and Obama have been giving "preferential treatment to other countries in giving them more security" than the U.S. "We need a president and vice president who will want the best for the United States first and foremost, before other nations."
5. Ryan: How could Romney have been so wrong when it came to the auto bailout?
In a 2008 New York Times article written by Romney, he said a bailout would mean you could "kiss the American automotive industry goodbye." While Romney was born in Detroit and touted for a "strong" automotive background, iReporter Ryan Murphy, an Independent who splits his time between Detroit and Chicago, asks how he was "so wrong when it came to the auto bailout."
6. Both: What should the U.S. do in order to help the people of Syria attain freedom?
Rummel Pinera, who lives in the Philippines, is most concerned with foreign policy, especially in the Middle East. "I think the Middle East should be the top foreign-policy priority of the U.S. in the next four years. There's a danger that the conflict in Syria might become a regional one," he said.
7. Ryan: Why did you deny the middle class jobs by not passing the president's job creation proposals?
"These issues are important to me because as an American it is my duty to ensure that where I find politicians lying and misleading Americans into voting against their own interest, I call it out," said Obama supporter Egberto Willies, who worries about Ryan's votes against Obama's stimulus proposals.
We'll be watching with you, so tune in to the vice presidential debate on Thurs., Oct. 11 at 9 p.m. ET. What questions would you like to be answered at the debate? Share your question, or feel free to discuss these questions in the comments below.
Interesting and intriguing questions which hopefully the candidates will answer during tonight's debate.
Two Questions I would prefer to ask both candidates instead of those 7.
1. Why don't our elected representatives compromise? From my perspective all I ever hear is far left or far right rhetoric. Why aren't we meeting in the middle to get things done? Why should we vote for either of you if neither is willing to compromise?
2. I believe in a progressive income tax structure. I have also always believed in the Republican sponsored doctrine of "trickle down economics" that states that over taxing the rich will hinder the economy. However, this year it has come to light that many multimillionaires are paying effective income tax rates (14%) considerably lower than what I myself (middle class guy!) pay (18%). Please explain to me how this is a progressive tax structure? I don't feel that a rich person should have to pay 75% of their income in taxes, but shouldn't they have to at least pay a higher % than the working joe?
These are questions for the VPs? They should be directed to the main contenders. Everyone knows that VPs don't really have any powers to implement anythng.
Mr. Ryan, explain how your medicare "vouchers," trim $ trillions from Medicare without cutting my Medicare benefits? Are they "magic" vouchers? Or are you just lying to us?
If we vote for you, and it turns out you were lying to us all along, what do we do then?
How many American companies have we lost to outsourcing in the last 10 years and how does that effect our national security? How has that effected the American worker? And how much more military spending do we have to spend to protect private companies abroad?
Bigger questions
1) When are you going to make lobbying of any kind both federal state and local against the law ?
2) When is the federal reserve going to be taken apart?
3) When are you going to have a public audit of the gold held by the united states?
3) When is the federal government going to tell the public about the gold that was stolen from under the world trade centers after 911?
4)When is the federal government going to stop giving away all OUR money in foreign aid?
5) When are you gong to use OUR money for WE THE PEOPLE instead of against us?
6) When are you going to get rid of the patriot act and homeland security?
7) When is the government going to get rid of ALL illegals and close our borders?
Ryan: Have you been informed about incorrect assumptions in any part of your budget recommendations by knowledgeable parties and then failed to investigate or acknowledge that information? Yes Mr Ryan, I am referring to funding Railroad retirement tier one nonconformity with funds from tier two.
Dear Mr. Romney or Mr. Ryan: If you are elected would you please be willing to send Sarah Palin to Pakistan as an ambassador? They were so enamored with her that I would be overjoyed to see her walking publicly down one of their streets. Thank you.
What was your specific role in the Benghazi cover-up?
I would ask them - name just one thing you would do as vice president that would get congress to do their job.
Has your running mate ever lied during this campaign?
Why are ONLY Democrats and Republican's invited to these "debates". Why are we only "Red" or "Blue". If I remember even the American flag has 3 colors! Red, WHITE and Blue.
Come on media, do your jobs and cover ALL the candidates!
I would ask them this quetion brother. Watcha gunna do when hulkamania runs wild over you.
my question for Biden
you have stated numerous times that SS is a retirement plan. when did it become a retirement plan instead of a safety net and are you doing the right thing by setting such an expectation?
Mr. Ryan, Just because you and the Catholic church are against women being in control of their reproductive rights, what right do you have to dictate to non-Catholic women what they must do when they become pregnant?
I would ask, how long can we continue down this path and is there such a thing as an HONEST politician. What would it take to stop the fraud/waste of tax payer dollars.
both candidates
when are we finally going to acknowledge that free trade agreeements cost american manufacturing jobs? how many jobs must be lost before either major party stops supporting them?
You walk into a space bar.. And suddenly you hear "These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For"
What do you do.
Mr Ryan, as the Jets head coach when are you going to start Tebow. You have to see that Sanchez is struggling Mr. Ryan
I have a few questions.
Hey CNN, ask them.
1. Why is the IMF warning that there is an "alarmingly high" risk of a deeper global economic slowdown?
2. Why is Switzerland preparing for "major civil unrest" throughout Europe?
3. If the Spanish financial system completely collapses, what is that going to mean for the rest of Europe and the rest of the globe?
4. Is Turkey about to drag the rest of NATO (including the United States) into a war with Syria?
5. Why aren't people screaming in outrage about the fact that the U.S. national debt increased by more than a trillion dollars for the fourth straight year in 2012?
6. Should we be concerned that the U.S. government added more to the U.S. national debt on the first day of fiscal year 2013 than it did from 1776 to 1941 combined?
7. If temporary refinery problems can cause some gas stations to shut down and cause gas prices in California to skyrocket to all-time highs, what would a real crisis do?
8. Why are some analysts predicting that a "rapid collapse" is coming for the U.S. dollar?
9. Will the U.S. dollar soon lose its status as the primary reserve currency of the world?
10. Why is Marc Faber warning that the wealthy "may lose up to 50 percent of their total wealth"?
11. By keeping interest rates near zero, is the Federal Reserve crushing the retirement dreams of millions of elderly Americans?
12. Why do Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and most members of Congress continue to stand behind the TSA whennearly 400 TSA employees have been fired for stealing from travelers since 2003?
13. Why are nearly half a million employees of the federal government making over $100,000 a year?
14. How in the world can you have a debate about the economy that lasts for an hour and a half and never even mention Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve or quantitative easing?
15. Why are Romney campaign signs being smeared with excrement?
16. British taxpayers spent 57.8 million dollars on the royal family in 2011. U.S. taxpayers spent 1.4 billion dollars on the Obamas that same year. How in the world can this be justified?
17. Why does the U.S. government treat our military veterans like garbage? Many of them have given everything for their country. Shouldn't we treat them with more respect?
18. Why is the mainstream media ignoring a warning that an international gang of cybercriminals plans "to steal money from the online accounts of thousands of consumers at 30 or more major U.S. banks"?
19. The New England Complex Systems Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts is warning that rapidly rising global food prices could soon lead to massive food riots all over the planet. Is this something that we should be concerned about?
20. Why is the United Nations pushing to have the authority to impose "global taxes" on all of us?
21. How did we get to the point where sex trafficking is now at epidemic levels all over the United States?
22. Why are so many young people being arrested? Should we be concerned that 41 percent of all Americans have been arrested by the time they reach the age of 23?
23. Why are most Americans either overweight or obese or severely obese?
24. How was one Baltimore woman able to accumulate 30 free cell phones all paid for by the federal government?
25. Why are nearly 30 percent of all young adults in the 25 to 34 year old age bracket living at home with their parents?
26. Why has the birth rate in the United States fallen to an all-time low?
27. With the race for president incredibly tight right now, will the side that loses end up accusing the other side of using voter fraud to steal the election?
28. Is the U.S. Supreme Court about to make it illegal to resell our own stuff at yard sales, in thrift stores and on eBay?
I would ask both of the candidates to lay out their zombie plan and if they really feel they can stop the zombies in Miami.
I'm so concerned about Bath Salt Zombies its not even funny
Democrats support affirmative action programs in employment and college programs. Think before you vote.
I think Chyna is a real problem guys. She low blowed Mick Foley, got dumped by HHH, teamed with Kurt angle and is now upset she wasn't a part of the DX reunion
As the future VP's of Talent relations for the WWE do you feel Chyna deserves another shot at the WWE title?
Also CM Punk hit a fan. Do you think thats wasthe right thing to do?
For Ryan...why were you called the biggest brown noser in your high school class yearbook?
I mean Mitt Romney said he doesn't want to give money to Chyna so how to you think she is going to survive without another shot at the WWE title?
Couple questions:
1. Wasn't baseball more fun with steriods
2. Do you think we need to search for atlantis
3. What is your guys' plans to stop Lindsey Lohan from creating a child that will take over the world.
i have more questions:
1. Paul Ryan, - Obama creatd and got the Jersey Shore cancelled for us what will you and Romney do for us? Maybe get a better host to the price is right?
2. Would you guys make Brett Favre come back for 1 more season. I think the old man still has it.
3. Would you ensure the Buffalo Bills finally make the playoffs
Elmo Heeaa on Sesame Street. Why you no like Elmo. Elmo best fluffy Red Muppett. Elmo say why you no like Big Bird show. Mr. Hooper died in 1980 you still sad?
Why do we continue to arrest over 800,000 Americans every year for non-violent marijuana related crimes? It's a huge waste of scarce law enforcement resources to go after people who choose to use a substance that's safer than alcohol and tobacco.
I would ask how Romney intends to pay for all of his massive proposed tax cuts when the last round of Republican tax cuts (Bush) are still not paid for?
The CBO says that the current Bush tax cuts account for 20% of our current deficit. With our current massive deficit, how can we afford more tax cuts without massive cuts to government programs or tax increases somewhere else?
(Romney proposes a 20% across the board cut in federal income taxes, get rid of Estate taxes, get rid of the Alternative minimum tax, and a cut for corporate taxes)
I am both a canadian and american citizen. Born in Canada, I have canadian father and an American mother. At the age of 12 I begged my mother to go through the process with me to get me dual citizenship. I have used my American passport only once(going to maine) and felt very proud. I have not yet lived in the United States of America. I am ready to cross the border in order to vote this year because I watch CNN each and every morning from Montreal Canada because my country and my American relatives will all be affected by this election. I have noticed Romney is very much about the "now" and President Obama is much more about making sure the following generations are better equipped than this one.
My question: Canada, as well as other surrounding countries, are victims without voices to your decisions, if you assume the responsibility of leadership; how will you create PROPER alliances with other countries?
I would ask both candidates ....
Why is it that I --- and so many other Americans --- feel our government and our political leaders have let us down over the past 40 years, and what will your administration and your party do to correct this?
How can Americans be expected to tighten their belts in this economy when our Senators and Congressmen enjoy job benefits the average American will never see, such as top-flight healthcare coverage, lucrative retirement benefits packages, free school tuition for their children? Why can't Congress accept the same work-related living conditions and retirement programs that the rest of us must endure?
Ryan has no idea about about foriegn policies
I have found it amazing that with the state of our finances, national security, and out of control entitlement programs, Joe Biden has the rude nerve to laugh and smirk his way through the debate. How sad both Biden and Obama seem to see humor in the situation we are currently in. I for one am not amused.
This is more of a new law that I propose: How about anyone running for any position of power will subject themselves to polygraph while answering all questions that concern the people of the USA.
We still have no answers from Ryan telling
us how they will grow jobs. Biden did a great job telling us what they will do and how it will happen.
No wonder politics sometimes do not make sense, when you have idiots on this page talking about wwe titles!!! What an idiot. People like that will vote without having a clue about what matters to the American people.It is the same the world over. Ask a politician a question, and you will never get a straight answer! All i want to know from Romney and Ryan, is how do they propose to bring unemployment down. What will be the cost. Who will pay. I cannot vote, being from Scotland and not yet a U.S Citizen, but a Permanent resident since 2003. I was, however, involved in Politics in Scotland. I can sit back and listen to both the Democrats and Republicans hammering each other, but never coming up with a solution to the problems. They say, "yes" we will do this, but do not say HOW!!!
Chynado. Elmonow.Fdsfrree. Serio. You can all come out now. The men in white coats have left!You can now all return to your home in Idiotsville and start talking to the plants again. Be careful however. One wrong word to the plants and you might upset them. Tiptoe quietly to avoid waking up the sane people. Sshhh. Go to sleep. Go to sleep. Sane people are waving goodbye--goodbye.
An answer for FSU1970JRS. Do you honestly believe that it is only the Catholic Church that is against, for example, abortion!!? You have shown your true colors against the Catholic belief. The fact that both Biden and Ryan are Catholics does not enter into the equation.If women think that their body is theirs to do with as they want, then read the Bible. Corinthians. 6: 19-20. Also. Corinthians 7
4. Galatians 1-15. Jerimaiah. 1: 454. Of course. If you are atheist then you would not belief this anyway. I am not a Bible "thumper", but when women have abortions because it does not fit into their lifestyle to have a child, or it is too much to handle being single and raising a child, then do not have sex. Do not tear a baby limb from limb, or put scissors through its head because of your wants!! Abortion is murder of a beating heart and a feeling fetus!
My only question would be.."Are any one of you guys going to see the Led Zeppelin movie Wednesday?
I was very disappointed during the debates. Here are 3 questions that I like to have answered.
1) During the debates, Why didn't someone, anyone talked about the Fiscal Cliff? This is the ticking time Bomb!
2) What happened (what will happen) to the Keystone Pipe line project?
3) What Happened (what will happen) to the bill that will discourage companies from outsourcing Job to other countries?
What are you going to do about the economy?
Thirty years the middle class has lost buying power under both types of administrations. So tell me really what needs to be done to bring jobs and the middle class back to America? If Biden did not interrupt, Ryan would have never wound up his argument and allowed the other point of view. It is a political tactic to not allow the other side to speak.
1)Please ask both candidates there position on Abortion and Family planning.
The impact of the Ryan/Romney presidency looks to turn womens issues back 40 years. How does Gov Romney feel about coat hangar abortions?
As it stands now, Many women travel to avoid Virginia lest they have an accident and be sexually violated before they can be treated for injury. Is this the Ryan Romney plan for the states as well?
2) Also many forms of now legal birth control will no longer be legal. ie IUD's, and many others, as well as drug benefits for birth control. Also personhood for the unborn. Does this apply to undocumented immigrants and property?
3) Ask about equal pay for women please? this is the 21st century and women in the US are still fighting this battle. Why?
4) Immigration? The dream act for Children of Latin americans. When will this become permanent. and what about immigration?
5) Can we please ask Gov. Romney about the Lies. Which day of campaigning is the day we should believe? How can we trust someone in the Oval office who has changed his position so many times?
6) Under the Ryan/Romney tax plan how much in tax will Gov Romney pay in taxes to my 35%? Just an approximation will do. I already know so do not lie. It is about 1%
7) What are the safety nets for the poor, handicapped, and children in the US if funds are cut to social services.
If the president has such a great plan for getting the economy back on track, whay hasn't he implemented it!
Q1)Does one adult have the right to tell another adult
how to live their lives?
Q2)What was Socrates Greatest Political Message?
Q3) Why do we live under the rule of man?
Shouldn't we be living under the rule of Flawless
Flawless Law
I would encourage the moderator to ask Mitt Romney how he sees lowering taxes on small business is a means of creating jobs. As a retired business man I know that it was only a substantial increase in the product demand that encouraged me to hire more staff.
A tax incentive may improve my bottom line but only increased production encourages hiring. I cannot increase production if I cannot even sell my present inventory. Giving tax breaks to businesses during an economic crisis is good for shareholders but not for employment
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text: If ever a race proved Formula 1 2012-style is not the lottery many of its detractors suggested it was Sunday's 55-lap Abu Dhabi GP which not only supplied a thrill a minute for its full one hour and 45 minutes but also saw four World champions representing as many teams occupy the top four places.Each had a different objective but and at the end the top three could justifiably claim "mission accomplished", with the fourth driver certainly not leaving the space-age Yas Marina Circuit disappointed.DIFFERENT MOTIVATIONFor winner Kimi Raikkonen it was simple: Return to the top step after a number of fought-for podiums in his come-back season with Lotus, in itself seeking not only a title sponsor but also investors willing to acquire anything up to 39% of the black/gold team to keep it alive.Across at Ferrari, the motivation was slightly different: enable Fernando Alonso to close the 13-point gap to championship leader Sebastian Vettel while keeping Red Bull Racing honest in the Constructors' championship and consolidating second place over McLaren. Tall order, yes, but with the Spaniard in your corner anything is possible – as he proved with his hair-raising drive to second to reduce the deficit by three points.Vettel needed to limit the damage of a swingeing back-of-the-grid penalty after his Red Bull team plain screwed up his qualifying fuel load then attempted to bluff its way through subsequent investigations.Remarkably, the reigning double champion came within a whisker of winning, with only a precautionary second pit stop for a change of rubber scuppering a "blast from last" win. The final podium slot was the German's just reward, particularly as he had to start from the back twice – the second time thanks to replacing a front wing assembled that was also damaged twice.Jenson Button also had reason to be satisfied with his Sunday evening's work, cheering the boys at McLaren after the bitter blow of seeing team mate Lewis Hamilton retire with fuel-pressure issues while holding a comfortable lead after starting from the pole. Yes, Button lost a podium to Vettel only three laps from the end, but he was fighting a man on a mission, a man driving the fastest car on the grid on fresher rubber.NO MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCESIn fact, of the top-six starters (and seven qualifiers) only Lewis and Mark Webber would leave the desert sands unrewarded, for Pastor Maldonado (Williams), who started fourth, kept his nose clean. Lewis could justifiably point elsewhere for the blame - by Lap 21 a pole-to-flag victory by the 2008 champion seemed a foregone conclusion; a lap later he was out.Webber, however, could not plead mitigating circumstances: the Australian tangled first with Felipe Massa's Ferrari then became involved in a three-way shunt which virtually destroyed his Red Bull. As he said, "Today nothing went right." Still, his antics added more spice to an already incident-packed race… Truth be told, this event had been dreaded by many in the paddock, particularly as memories of last week's Indian bore-fest were still fresh in most minds, plus, of course, what had gone before at this venue: two runaway victories for Vettel in 2009/10; ditto for Hamilton last year.Then Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery rubbed salt: the surface of this cutting-edge circuit was, he predicted, too smooth to cause tyre degradation of consequence so one-stoppers were on the agenda. In the end most drivers started the race on Soft compounds, with the exception of Mercedes' Michael Schumacher, the Williams of Bruno Senna and Vettel.NEW NOSE, FRESH RUBBERFor 20 laps it seemed the pessimists were on the money. After the opening lap reshuffle Hamilton pulled away from Raikkonen as Maldonado kept Alonso at bay, with Vettel, whose team had taken advantage of his relegation to the back by electing to start from the pits lane, 13th by Lap 7. This ploy enabled Red Bull to optimise gear ratios and car set-up rather than run to qualifying specification.A pace car phase, caused by a collision on lap 12 between Nico Rosberg's Mercedes and Narain Karthikeyan's HRT after hydraulic failure left the latter without power steering or gear selection, had the potential to change the face of the race, but didn't – save for Vettel, who dinged a front wing while weaving behind a slower car.His team called him in for new nose and fresh rubber – which proved his downfall, for his Medium tyres had five laps in them, which ultimately happened to be his shortfall on Softs towards the end, forcing him into the second stop which put an end to his victory aspirations.Hamilton's demise eight laps later let Kimi through into a lead he would not relinquish, not even after a second pace car session forced by the Sergio Perez/Webber incident, concertinaed the field all over again. The all-clear was given with 12 laps remaining and 2005/6 champion Alonso tried every which way to unsettle his title successor – to no avail.PESKY NEMESIS"Tonight I'll go to sleep thinking the glass is half full rather than half empty," said F1's matador afterwards. "We must be proud of what we have done, the work of the mechanics at the track and the engineers who tried to fine-tune the car. I fought from start to finish, first with Maldonado, then Jenson and, in the end I tried to catch Kimi. I could not relax for a single lap. The best race of the year? It's still to come..."The battle behind the leading two cars was no less fierce, with Vettel determined to get by Button's McLaren to deal with his pesky nemesis in the red car. He succeeded in displacing Button but was by then too far back to trouble Alonso – who beat the Red Bull by four seconds, having finished 0.8sec behind the winner.Vettel's happy summary: "It was a good race for us, a big chance for Ferrari and Fernando, but we didn't allow it. I enjoyed it a lot today, more than anything."I damaged the front wing pretty early with Bruno, which was not ideal, but we were able to carry on and not lose too much. Then, during the safety car, maybe I didn't pay enough attention. Daniel was slowing down, just as I was warming the tyres and I got surprised."Maldonado silenced his critics - of which there are too many - with a fine drive to fifth, with Kamui Kobayashi raising a cheer at Sauber with sixth, enough to bring the independent Swiss team to within 12 points of Mercedes for fifth in the Constructors' title race.SUPERB SPECTACLEFelipe Massa took the second Ferrari to a lacklustre seventh and Brazilian compatriot Bruno Senna (Williams) rounded off the top eight. Ninth and 10th went to Paul di Resta (Force India) and Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso).The fourth Abu Dhabi will not go down as an all-time classic but it deserves a place in the annals of F1 history if only because the race delivered the eighth winner of the season while producing a superb spectacle against the odds. The result will not have done Austin's inaugural GP, scheduled for November 18, any harm, while likely setting up a dramatic finale in Sao Paulo a week later.Let Kimi have the final word: "You never know what's going to happen during a race; the safety (pace) cars made it quite tricky but I've had similar races many, many times through 2012."Today we had a clear circuit to be able to use our speed. Perhaps we were not the fastest at the end, but we were quick enough and consistent enough to win so it's great for the team."


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The first New York presentation of 20 exquisite monoprints illustrating scenes from Dante's Purgatorio by the renowned artist Milton Glaser.
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The prevailing opinion as teams try to acquire Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt has been that any team would need to pick up Oswalt's $16 million for 2012 in order for him to waive his no-trade clause.
That might not be the case, Oswalt said yesterday.
"The money part I can work out with anybody, that's no big deal," Oswalt told reporters, according to the Houston Chronicle. "We can work on doing different things as far as restructuring; whatever they want to do.
"I'm going to find a way to get it done if it works for both of us. I'm not going to go somewhere that's going to be bad for me."
Oswalt's name has been linked to the Phillies, among other teams, but St. Louis was perceived to the be the favorite because it is close to his boyhood home in Missouri. Oswalt indicated staying in the Midwest was not a prerequisite, either. Of course, by limiting the field, Oswalt could hurt his chances of moving.
"It helps for sure," Oswalt said. "Family gets to watch me a little bit more. But anywhere you go, you're still a six- to seven-hour drive."
And Oswalt gave this direction his agent Bob Garber, after Oswalt was briefed yesterday on where things stood.
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What is Landy Rally?
Launched in 2007, Landy Rally is a 3,000 mile / 4,500 km mile non-speed charity drive for all makes of non-modified 4x4 vehicle covering 11 countries in 9 days. Teams raise funds for their nominated charities, no min/max limits.
Starting in Valkenburg near Maastricht, Holland, we pass through the Black Forest in Germany, drive the legendary Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps plus a further two mountain passes, BBQ & off-roading at Val d'Isere in the French Alps (the largest and highest off-road site in Europe at 2,700m), camping alongside Lake Como in Italy, a night at a Mediterranean beach resort in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France, shopping in the duty-free Principality of Andorra, driving across the magical Spanish Pyrenees (tarmac & off-road including two evening dinners included in the entry fee), off-road driving + BBQ with a local french 4x4 club in the beautiful Dordogne region, concluding with a prize-giving dinner in Calais. All this plus the teams have raised thousands for their nominated charities every year – over £100,000 since we started! Who can ask for more? The camaraderie and fun associated with Land Rally is an experience you will never forget!!
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At Manifesta, Christian Jankowski Radically Reimagines Modern Labor
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In his collaborative performances, videos, and installations, Christian Jankowski explores aspects of the art world and collecting, as in Strip the Auctioneer (2009), an auction in which the speaker himself was up for sale, or his piece for the 2011 Frieze Art Fair, an Italian yacht presented as sculpture with two accompanying price tags (the actual value and an inflated "art" price). Jankowski's works frequently incorporate elements of television culture like televangelism or, in his 2011 work Casting Jesus, the reality show format.
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A lot of attention has been paid to Swype, a soft-keyboard app currently in an invite-only closed beta. Many have applied, but few have been approved. If you don't want to wait to try out this new class of finger-dragging keyboard, there's an equally impressive free app in the Market called ShapeWriter that works much the same way.
ShapeWriter works by dragging your finger between letters to build words, then lifting your finger off the screen to create a space between words. It uses an algorithm to figure out the most likely word and also displays a few other choices just in case.
For new words not in the dictionary, you can tap the keys just like a standard on-screen keyboard. With one additional tap, it saves the word so it will be recognized when you draw its shape again.
My primary complaint with the stock Android soft-keyboard is having to switch to a new screen for symbols. ShapeWriter solves this by displaying symbols on the keys. To type the symbol instead of the word, just hold the key for a moment and it will change to the symbol.
ShapeWriter also includes a "command stroke" feature that lets you copy, paste, access keyboard settings and more. Just start your press on the command button (the squiggly one next to the space bar) and spell a word to execute the command. A list of commands can be obtained by tapping the command button.
- Fastest on-screen keyboard I've tested
- Free
- Easy to add new words to the dictionary
- If your phone is low on resources, the keyboard can lag and unintentionally break a shape into two words
- No voice input
- Does not support themes
This new class of on-screen keyboard seems to be the most efficient way to input text when a physical keyboard just isn't an option. With the onslaught of keyboard-less Android tablets predicted for later this year, ShapeWriter's speed improvements over the default soft-keyboard are a welcome addition to the Android experience.
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When the 76ers face the Detroit Pistons Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center they hope to have center Kwame Brown back in the lineup, according to coach Doug Collins.
"I'm hoping that Kwame will be able to give us some minutes tomorrow," Collins said following practice on Tuesday.
Brown has missed the last four games due to a calf strain – the same calf strain that forced him out of the first two games of the season – and he has only appeared in one game with the Sixers. But with big men Lavoy Allen and Spencer not providing the Sixers with much consistency, Collins needs Brown on the floor.
Allen has been held scoreless on 0-for-7 shooting and grabbed just one rebound as the Sixers split games with Toronto and Milwaukee. Hawes has been better over the same time span – he's combined for 18 points and 16 rebounds – but Collins knows that the Sixers have to have to get more physicality out of what thus far has been a non-existent post-up game.
And that's why on Tuesday Collins also said, "I'm going to have to let Arnett [Moultrie] get out there and get some minutes."
Slowed for three months this past summer – he didn't scrimmage until Sept. – due to a sprained left ankle, the 6-10 rookie from Mississippi said he's ready to go when Collins calls his number.
"I have to take advantage of every opportunity so I'm looking forward to tomorrow night," Moultrie said.
Collins constantly texts his guys when he's not around him. So what have the messages Collins has texted Moultrie, getting piecemeal minutes so far, said?"
"He tells me to make sure I stay motivated, don't get discouraged and stay focused," Moultrie said. "I just let him know that I'm going to continue to work hard and be patient.
"Obviously I don't want to see my teammates struggle like this," Moultrie continued, "but at the same time it's a business. I've got to be ready when my name is called."


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Eager young bikers and parents delightfully in tow, gave the Hood River Valley High School grounds a good going-over Saturday morning during the second of two races in the Discover Kids' Mountain Bike Series. A total of 52 riders, ages 3-11, turned out and tore up courses laid out on the high school's south lawn and the Indian Creek trail system, finishing the first ever series with great enthusiasm and optimism for the future.
Racing started with the 3-4 year old training-wheel dragsters on short loop course in the grass. Race director Chad Sperry waved the go-flag and jumped out of the way just in time to avoid a mad-dash of fierce young pedalers gunning down the first straight-away. The 150-meter course was no match for their frantic young legs. With parents racing alongside and pushing from behind (as training wheels and grass tend to clash), the race was as much a comedy as a competition. Crash-free and humorously fierce, the race ended with Eva Jones, Maverick Geller and Jose VanTilberg finishing one-two-three.
To avoid chaos on the course, the massive 5-6 year old division was broken into two groups.
"We took one look at the large group of kid's at the starting line all raring to go and decided it would be better to play it safe and divide into two smaller field sizes," said event coordinator Lori Waters. "We were pleasantly surprised at how many kids showed up to race."
Two laps around the course was a hop and a skip for the fearless young rippers on their one-speeds. With a pack of parents and young supporters cheering loud at the finish line, Davis Malkonian edged out Ella Mudry and Tay Carlson for the win.
The final group to take charge of the grass course was the six year olds. Three riders broke out early and dominate the front for the last lap and a half. During the final lap Casey Ward built a small lead to finish ahead of Steven Crouch in second and Kimberly Boquist in third.
Moving up in difficulty, the 7-9 year-old and 10-11 year-old courses were a combination of road, grass and a single track that started and finished by the football grandstands and wound their way around the same trails that high school cross-country runners will soon be hitting.
Micah Melkonian, of White Salmon, dominated the 7-9 year-old race from the start, finishing the first of two laps with the second place rider out of sight. Melkonian took a smooth victory, followed by a tight group kids battling for second place and beyond. Patrick Compton edged Marcus Crouch for second place.
The big kids— 10 and 11-year olds— turned up the heat in sync with the August sun. Melkonian, looking for a more challenging race, jumped in with the pack to put extra pressure on his elders. Ryan Colesar met the challenge, refusing to let a little whippersnapper show him up. Colesar finished the first of two laps with Isabelle Hodgkins and Melkonian breathing down his neck. Coming into the finish line, Colesar and Hodgkings held their ground for a one-two finish, followed by Melkonian.
Sperry commented after the race, "A huge thanks goes out to Hood River Valley High School for once again allowing us use of the there wonderful facilities. Thanks also too Discover Bicycles for their tremendous support, G. Willikers for their donation of prizes and the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic for funding the race series."
The Discover Kids' Club is a newly formed kid's cycling club. Any young biker interested in future races, cycling clinics, newsletters and product discounts is encouraged to check out the Discover Kids' Club. Inquire at Discover Bicycles.
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Hi, I wanted to start a movie matinee and dinner group in the Western Burbs open to people 45 and over. I enjoy going to the movies in the afternoon before it gets "crazy busy" and then on to a nice dinner and great conversation. There are so many good places to go and I'd love to have some of you join me. There are other things we can do too, depending on the group. I am divorced and a new "empty nester" but this group is not limited to singles. We may do some "singles only" activities later but, my main focus is to get out, go places and make new friends in the process. I've been inspired by my "Ladies Brunch Group" to start another Meet Up Group and I hope you will join me too!


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The God of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims is a sick, vile, disgusting, immoral monster - and I think most of us on WWGHAF agree. Fact is, I wouldn't want to live anywhere near a universe where this Yahweh/Allah deity existed, and for some here that makes me an anti-theist (which is fine by me). With that said, I thought it would be fun to concoct a deity idea that would be far better than any of these primitive, pre-scientific, chauvinistic, psychophant created gods of old. Here are some of the traits for my envisioned god character. Make up your own or add what you would like! Deity Name: BLARKE 1. BETTER CHOICE - Prior to placing it's creations anywhere (like on a planet), Blarke gives free choice to any of it's potential "children". It shows each individual all of the most significant potential possibilities and/or outcomes that might arise from their being created/born (such as poverty and death before age 5) and allows that they decide whether they wish to "live" (or actualize) any of those potentialities (with all the good/bad) by means of being created and/or placed into physical reality while honoring their choice either way (physical existence, other possible existence, or annihilation). 2. LAVISH DEMONSTRABLILITY - Blarke openly and publicly communicates and interacts with that which it has created. No faith is required. Instead of sitting back with indifference as millions suffer and/or die unnecessary deaths (relying upon dusty books for message sending), Blarke "checks-in" (on the same plane of existence), communes with, teaches, assists, and truly demonstrates undeniable existence and love to that which it has created (very much like a truly loving father or mother does with his/her son or daughter). 3. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER - Blarke does not reward credulity or cherish belief over deeds. It actively allows it's creations to choose their own paths, seek evidence, practice rationality and good critical thinking without punishment, and (provided that they are generally not harming others) allows them to do as they wish - to explore, learn, challenge authority, and do what makes them happy (all without judgment or threat). In this sense, actions truly speaker louder than words. 4. RIGHT CONTRACTUAL PARTICIPATION - Blarke has no moto or absolute laws like, "Do unto others..." instead it recommends (and teaches) it's creation to consider as many of the facts in a situation as possible in making moral judgments and reminds created beings that the essence of morality is about maximizing well-being for all and not about "obeying". Actions have consequences and our accountability is to one another. 5. KINDNESS OVER WORSHIP - Blarke does not require or wish for "worship" or "praise" of any kind. It simply IS and does not need adoration. It simply wants it's creation to be happy, to thrive, to live in peace, to have great experiences, and to learn and grow. We can choose to have friendship/communication with Blarke, or not. Either way is our choice and though neither is the "wrong" way it is both publicly available and beneficial for us to do so. 6. EQUAL TREATMENT - Blarke does not play favorites by creating some beings "lesser" (as in children with down syndrome or cancer) and some beings "greater" (as in the Jewish "chosen ones"). Creation is evident, demonstrable, non-controversial (in as much as water or gravity), and each created beings is truly well from the beginning.
Religions need books because they don't have gods.
Me.'nuff said.
<snip>In either case, what are your traits?
Woe to those who've forgotten the Flying Spaghetti Monster.For shame.Ramen.
I do consider myself a christian although pastafarianism sounds very appealing and I'm pretty sure my dog thinks I'm god.
^^^ A very nice reply to this OP Anfauglir ..... I anticipate some objections from the religionists!
1. God doesn't need/want anything. Those are just words for our benefit so we will follow his holy way
2. It would be so boring if we took away the bad and left the "good" (not convincing to me - how about getting rid of the "big" bad stuff but leave the stuff that helps us learn w/out devastation?)
3. God has a "plan" (for our redemption) and we can't understand it fully but we have to go with it regardless b/c he is "King" (Kim Jong Il, in my book)
4. A fantasy God isn't the real God. Obey Jesus or pay the price!
<snip>One Above All's traits:Values truth above all else.Thinks all life[1] should be preserved, except in the case where one's own life is at risk.Thinks free will should be preserved, within reason.Thinks every action should cause as little harm to other beings as possible.Thinks everyone[2] should have equal rights.Loves the Latin language for reasons unknown to mortals.Thinks personality is infinitely more important than looks and gender.Immortal/Invincible.Omnipotent.[3]Omniscient.<snip> 1. Yes, even bacteria. Viruses and such are a different case. I don't consider them living beings. 2. Black, White, Asian, Native American, heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, christian, muslim, mormon, buddhist, atheist, et cetera. 3. In the sense that I can do anything that can be done.


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Despite the danger of over simplification, I rather like the acronym D.E.A.D. as a reminder on how to approach modern, multi-signalled, SEO.
It's not really dead btw...
D: Data
Data has always been important for SEO. Even now when we're in the Renaissance Age of SEO with suitable focus on engaging content, clever social ideas, linkbait and outreach there are still many reasons why SEO experts are also Excel experts.
Although Google removing keyword data from analytics is a pain and a hindrance to the SEO service it has the effect of raising the value of data.
It also adds SEO expertise back into task of working out which natural search keywords are driving actions.
Modern SEO involves mapping PPC keyword data to Webmaster Console data to analytics landing page data, non-Google keyword data in order to show value and justify tactics. That's just one example of the importance of data in SEO.
E: Engagement
Modern SEO, I argue, is a specialised form of social media. With a social media campaign a brand will be looking to engage people (a group, an individual, a demographic, etc), earn and harvest from that engagement.
SEO today requires the ability to engage people and do it in a particular way that's likely to earn the links and other signals search engines require, in relation to the specific pages and assets that a brand has, in order to target the right keywords.
The social media understanding is the basic approach behind an SEO campaign and the SEO expertise is the ability to engage in such a way as to achieve a 'search engine objective'.
Examples of engagement being paramount in modern SEO are found with both outreach and content. SEOs need to be fully empowered and very good at reaching out to bloggers and other publishers with editorial opportunities.
Content produced with SEO in mind isn't just relevant on a keyword level but able to entice the right actions from the audience; such as social shares, links/coverage or sales.
A: Audience
One of the most important questions an SEO must answer is; "Who cares?" This question applies to new content being added to a site with a search campaign in mind.
Before any content is created the SEO should have a strong idea of who the target audience for that content is, what sort of content they like and how that audience tends to react.
For example, there's little point adding linkbait content for an audience with a very low propensity to link in the first place. Nor is it wise to add very commercial content when the intended audience tends to react badly to sales pitches, logos and adverts.
Equally, a fantastic understanding of audience is essential before starting any outreach campaign. The SEO needs to know what his intended outreach audience wants.
Do they want content? Are they bloggers with a good understanding of the difference between advertorial and editorial content? What topics will float their boat?
D: Discovery
Lastly, SEO is about matching intent with discovery. The very nature of search is about discovery and SEOs need to master it. This means looking beyond the keyword and to the other ways in which users discover content from Google and other search platforms.
For example, Google+ and Google Now, AppStore recommendations and how Open Graph meta tags influence presentation, shares and clicks.
Modern SEO also needs to know how to use paid media in order to promote content and reward bloggers. Discovery platforms like Reddit, StumbleUpon and even sites like Buzzfeed are often hugely important for any content marketing for SEO benefit campaign.
That's why D.E.A.D. is a pretty good way to remember modern SEO. If you're always thinking about data, engagement, audiences and discovery as you plan your campaigns you'll have a far greater success.
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Fabulous post, and fabulous idea for a post.
Here's my suggestion for expanding still further!
Great post Andrew. Love the way you structured your post.
SEO is not going extinct. Just the ways to do it are evolving. Our jobs as SEO's is no more to just rank websites high on search engines, it's to make the Web a better place to find information.
Still informated site the best way to ranking, in a simple words "useful information for audience" will ranking better than others pages.
That's a headline worthy of the London Evening Standard (RIP). It catches the eye, makes you divert from what you were intending to do to read it, only to discover that the article doesn't say what the headline does.
But of course, you weren't trying to mislead us, you told us straight away that SEO wasn't really dead. And then you gave us some really great ideas for cracking on with SEO and remembering why it was important.
Thank you.
Cracking post Andrew. I think what many used to call SEO has kinda evolved into something much more, which is why the "SEO is dead" type posts just won't go away.
I guess you kinda summed it up above, but modern SEO is much more closer to "Search focused Marketing" than anything else. Sure we have different metrics but our overall KPIs are the same.
Andrew - a good post and i would agree with your points.
We are at a point that good SEO is just proper old fashioned marketing executed well on-line?
Thinking of the audience, what content is actually interesting and relevant has always been at the centre in all other marketing disciplines. Historically, SEOs have just had the pleasure of been able to short cut this in the past through various questionable means.
SEO is now part the main stream of marketing activities and should sit across the whole organisation.
Some people still think that you can just have one person in a dark corner doing clever stuff and it's enough! Fortunately for all SEO has changed for the better.
See my views at the recent Funnel event at the Festival of marketing.
There's a clue in the name why S.E.O. is dying or as your article points out Andrew, is d.e.a.d.
The concept of 'SEARCH ENGINE Optimisation' focused attention in the wrong place i.e. on 'doing well' IN the search engines. This led to an unhealthy obsession with manipulating SERPs.
What was always a better approach - and is required even more now - is an obsession with providing a great Customer Experience Online (CEO).
I suggest, therefore, that former SEO specialists are retrained and rehired to become CEO's :)
At Brighton SEO last year, someone responded to the question of "Is SEO dead/" with the answer "SEO may be dead, but the SEO Skillset is definitely alive and kicking!" I think this perfectly sums up the effectiveness of the marketing techniques developed during SEO's heyday. Blending technical skills with PR knowhow is the best tactic for successful online marketing.
Good stuff.
On "SEOs need to be fully empowered and very good at reaching out to bloggers and other publishers with editorial opportunities" - isn't that what PR people are supposed be good at already?
Another reason for PRs and SEOs to work more closely together?
Nice article. Quite a refreshing look at the area when many people are banding around the notion of simply going back to ranking monitoring in the wake of Google's SSL changes...
To be a contrarian--This article and others point out SEO as a separate practice is on the decline. It is being "reborn" as basic delivery of good content people want. But to be reborn...you first have to d.i.e.
This is an important distinction. My team gave up SEO as a separate practice akin to alchemy a few years ago because even when we won significant, non-branded terms, we didn't see the flood of traffic people predict. We decided to write good pages that humans would want and benefited the business, and the search spiders would follow.
Losing keyword data to link action and result to me forces people to give up their alchemy and superstitions and do their fundamental marketing jobs--understanding customers; understanding you can't trick them; delivering them what they want in a way that supports your organization's goals.
I'm not sure I agree John. In fact, I make mention of the Renaissance Age of SEO in the piece because there have been several different eras. In each era the techniques, expectations and steps were different but the overall objective remains the same. Evolution not rebirth.
What's the overall objective? Improving how well your site does in search. I like to think "Search Engine Objective" is a better match for S.E.O. than "Search Engine Optimisation" ever was but we're already neck deep in acronyms in this post.
I certainly don't subscribe to the idea that I was practising an alchemy to trick customers in the past. I've always wanted to give people a good search experience.
The biggest, most thorny issue of them all? SEO traffic predictions? Now there's an inexact science that needs some serious thought.
Great article, however try explaining all of that to a client who still see's search positions as the main aim of hiring an SEO.
Thanks Andrew for the response. When I raise "d.i.e." I am thinking of two points:
1) The promises or "expectations" we set for those we report to...
2) The day-to-day decisions of what we do to drive the business.
I have seen SEO (and that means optimization, not your better term of objective) sold as alchemy. An executive says "I want to win this word" and SEO people enable that behavior. This is the "tricking" people effect. I think the loss of keywords may stop this practice.
For the second point, digital marketers have scant resources and huge deliverables. Hence, I focus now on doing my best to deliver good pages and experiences using language people understand. And importantly--doing something business-wise with my traffic.
So I will agree with your term of evolve, rather than reborn!
These comments also may reflect an experience of a larger organization that has a complex search profile and large traffic.
Hi Andrew,
Always good to see an article that prompts debate.
I think people get too worked up by the term SEO. Doesn't matter whether or not you think it conjures up images of dark arts or keyword obsession, the fact is most people still find things via keyword searches, as @danbarker pointed out in our #EcomChat on (not provided).
So understanding how search engines work and how to ensure that the content you produce has the greatest possible chance of being indexed for relevant searches is still hugely important. Anyone who says it isn't needs to be taken out and put in stocks. Or worse.
However, the ways in which you should go about achieving this visibility have evolved, very quickly in the last few years. It has thankfully made poor quality approaches like link spam and keyword cramming less likely to achieve results and more likely to be penalised.
So yes SEO is very much alive and well and the skills required to be good at search marketing are hugely important to any business serious about its online presence. Just take the technical side of SEO - it's more important than ever to ensure the site has an intelligent IA and there are no barriers to crawling, or no anomalies in how your webpages are served.
The whole NP debate is a brilliant example - we're seeing intelligent marketers find creative data solutions to answer the important questions that clients still seek answers to.
I still find it incredulous that anyone could think SEO dead - i just think people's notions of what SEO means need to evolve with the times so we can focus on how to do it better, not whether or not to do it.
As @priteshpatel pointed out, is the real challenge a re-education piece to reset the dial?
I think panda is the most dangerous update. If you are creating unique high quality content but the content is no mean to visitors, then you are zero. I think first we must focus the need of users and after that quality matters.
Thank Goodness for Great Scots
Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone
John Logie Baird for the Television
And today a friend and industry colleague Andrew Girdwood who IMO comes out with some of the good stuff, and is amongst the pionners.
Reading all the comments in this thread, I always remind myself that this is US - here - those who work in the industry.
There is no doubt all of us in this thread are passionate about what we do, as some of us have been at this for many years and aren't we all STILL LEARNING from the web marketing challenges we are constantly faced with?
But, as in many of these much valued forums, who don't we see commenting here - YES - the BUSINESS OWNER - our customer with the website that has to win races for him or her. They are dependant on us to advise them, increase their sales and have the website win races. But I find myself more and more EDUCATING them. And this is an important part of the service hence why I my commitment to business owners today is to achieve OnlineXcellence through best practice marketing techniques.
There is an unbelievable amount of business owners who are still fixated on just wanting to be NUMBER ONE. We all know this is not the strategy. There are also some web agencies I know here in Scotland that go out there way to say not to bother listening to us who still use this ACRONYM that is SEO. These are the letters business owners relate to but it is very important that WE spend a bit more time as part of the service to explain and educate what the job actually is today.
I know my customers have welcomed this and I give them just enough to help with their decision making.
Driving a website is like driving a car. Once the business owner has passed the test on how to drive it, you continue to take them on advanced driving courses to be even better at winning more races and that equals Sales + Profits.
Very good post, I really think you have hit the nail on the head. SEO is now all about proper data segmentation, audience, reach and most importantly matching message to market.
If this is done properly then keyword rankings will automatically happen. It's about thinking in terms of what does the audience need. I also agree with the paid aspect, Facebook promoted post and ads not only is great for SEO, it's just good for business in general. Getting the right message to the right people is 100% what SEO is truly about.
Great content and proper delivery is the future of SEO.
"Modern SEO involves mapping PPC keyword data to Webmaster Console data to analytics landing page data, non-Google keyword data in order to show value and justify tactics. That's just one example of the importance of data in SEO."
Interesting, but could you provide just a few simple examples of how this helps deal with the lost of organic keywords in Analytics? I'm not able to quite fill in the details (or it's too late in the day and I'm tired).
For example, analytics landing page data is now disconnected from organic keywords. If you mean using the query report in Google Webmaster tools to drill down to the landing page of those queries, that makes sense but what's the point of bring in PPC data? How does that help?
Christopher, there are a few ways to skin the keyword cat by using PPC data (even going as far as to restructure accounts to better map the relationship).
I suspect lots of agencies are busy working on their own systems for doing so - doing it better and a scale. I talked about how this adds the expertise back into the service and I think we'll see some "propriety algorithms" touted in pitches.
I'm going to hold back from sharing exactly the systems I've tried. However, do watch http://ecomchat.org/ as last Monday a number of us discussed this solution on Twitter and James & Dan will likely have the write up of that on the site shortly!
just listen..
Did Google kick the hornets nest?..I think so:
SEO has changed before and will change again, it's just a matter of changing our approach which is what we all seem to be doing :)
My thoughts earlier this week:
Nice article. I think there are five factors we should think about when doing SEO in this day:
1/ Social interactions
2/ Depth articles are as long as 2000-5000 words with quality
3/ Claiming your own Google+ Authorship for your content
4/ Link building is networking
5/ Looking for some 3rd party tools when key words are not provided
It's just my idea.
Thank you
Great post Andrew, you have changed the meaning of DEAD. Now I would like to say that seo must be DEAD.
Good article. I must also add that we really need to change our views about SEO. SEO is not just about algorithms anymore- it is more about thinking of your target market- their views, behavior, and what they are looking for. This is why we need to really consider putting up good content for them, not just for the search engines.
Well, engaging with the correct target audience is a high requirement undoubtedly and it is needed at high to get the desired results. I was really shocked to look at the title of your post, but you very nicely and uniquely abbreviated entire SEO with these 4 letters and 1 word. Availing new and useful user friendly useful data to the audience is always a great need for overall betterment of campaign and this must be followed now.
What a great acronym; so easy to remember and catchy too. Very nice post with some great advice and things to always keep in mind when blogging. Thanks for the insights.
James made some good points above too. Do you agree with post word length of 2,000 to 5,000?
SEO is Dead... Long live SEO.
If I had a penny for each time I had heard that over the years I would have.... Um, possibly enough for a Curly Wurly.
Anyway, as with all forms of marketing, SEO should be numbers based. Obviously the numbers are a bit more complex with SEO than with something like trafficking with online media, but the fact remains, good SEOs have always been good with numbers.
At Eigemy use scalar and transformational mathematics across 12 dimensions, to look at 248 aspects and identify strengths and weaknesses across the websites that have achieved rankings for a given portfolio of terms. This is a numbers based approach to the extreme. You can read more here:
The point being, Excel (at least) is essential, but an understanding of broader mathematics is also needed in order to know how to turn the data into tangible results.
I agree, SEO aim display most relevant information. If the google create such technologies to find the most accuracy information. automatically No SEO it's possible to dead. So that instally decreasing and removing all tools.
This is a great article. My immediate response was, oh no another post about SEO being dead. However, the way you showed D.e.a.d was in an informative, eye catching way to actually show us SEO is alive!
Nice acronyms everyone!
I like to think that SEO has evolved and has become somewhat more 'intelligent', no longer relying on mindless numbers of link stats and inappropriately located mentions of keywords.
Hooray for SEO! SEO lives!
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