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One of the most overlooked aspects of SEO is images. Most websites have lots of images but few actually apply SEO techniques to them.
Not implementing SEO techniques with your images could mean that you're missing out on valuable traffic from Google Image Search, which is one of Google's most popular properties. Here are 5 SEO tips that can help you capitalize on all of the searches that are being done for images.
Use Descriptive Image Names and Folder Names
If you're using image names like 00103.jpg on your website, you can't expect search engines to easily identify what the image might contain.
Use descriptive image names instead. If your website contains an image of a red iPod Nano, for instance, the image name red-apple-ipod.jpg is better. If you really want to get sophisticated, you can build a folder structure that includes relevant keywords as well (i.e. /products/apple/iPods/red-iPod-nano.jpg).
Unfortunately, a lot of content management systems and ecommerce platforms automatically give uploaded images useless names (and place them into folders with useless names) so you may need to modify your software to achieve better naming and folder structures. But if you have lots of images, doing so may be a worthwhile investment.
Use Descriptive Alt Tags
Another way you can give search engines clues about what's contained in your images is to use descriptive alt tags.
The more descriptive, the better, within reason, of course. You don't want to be too generic, but at the same time you don't want your alt tags to contain a Tolstoy novel. For instance, instead of using 'Ford Mustang' as your alt tag, 'This blue 1965 Ford Mustang won best of show' is better.
On my websites, I've noticed that Google Image Search seems to like sentence-form descriptions better and while I won't say that I have enough data to call this observation 100% accurate, it seems logical, as text in sentence-form is likely to contain more descriptive keywords and probably gives search engines a clue that you're not spamming.
On that note, a reminder: do not under any circumstances use keyword stuffing in your alt tags.
Use Descriptive Anchor Text
As with alt text, if you're linking to your images using text, use good anchor text that describes the contents of the image. Most of the time, this probably means that anchor text contains some of the same keywords you've used in the image name and alt text.
Use Larger Images
I've read several reports suggesting that Google Image Search prefers images that are on the larger side. While I have no first-hand evidence of this, it's important to remember that SEO isn't truly effective unless users click on your listings.
Since it does make sense that if someone is searching for an image, he'll probably be more inclined to click on a larger image with higher quality than a smaller image with lower quality, using a larger image seems to be a good approach where available and appropriate.
Focus on the Page
As with all SEO, context is everything. It's not just about naming your image files right, using good alt text, etc. It's about making sure that the pages your images are located on are tasty to search engines too.
When your pages themselves are well-optimized, the implementation of these image SEO tips will be icing on the cake.
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Really your article is intresting in 5 steps you explained entire thing thanks for sharing
It was very informative to read your post. I didn't know about that trick with descriptive names. Thanks :)
Pet peeve. It's alt attribute NOT alt tag.
It is really good post.. Apart form that I have a suggestion regarding image optimization Put different alt tag with same at different pages.
Link the image.
great post, some good points to remember that are often neglected by SEOs, including me.
This should serve as an effective guide on making the images of the site a partner in optimizing the website. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the info, sounds like a great strategy.
Real distinct tips that will help a lot. thanks for posting this. A really effictive guide about web images.
Traffic from images can also convert into customer that's why it's a plus points if your images is optimized.
There is one simple question i like to ask, what about a website full of images and images only ? how can google rank ? we are using alt tags and description as well, yet we are back-behind in google ranking ? can u say anything ?
Great seo tips, I was fnding such tips, Now I have learned more
Thanks for sharing info
great post. and i just like to ask regarding image naming convention like: "this-blue-1965-ford-mustang-won-best-of-show-2009-11-31.jpg", is valid or optimize for seach engine? adding the year-month-day after "alt" descreption.
just need some clarification :)
thanx a lot for such nice tips ,lately my traffic from the Google images has dropped so I guess i need to implement your suggestions.
Seriously, nice way to wrap things up in a post!!
I never realised naming of image was a factor, okay tell me if I name my image as red apple ipod.jpg instead of red-apple-ipod.jpg would that be same or latter is more appropriate regarding #SEO
You are spot on! My brother designed a website for me and named the photos with a generic 0012.jpeg extension when he should of been describing the picture.
I only noticed this after I had uploaded some videos and did a search for my vidoes then I clicked on images and noticed image results for my links but not from my website.
The context of the image is also really important. Google gleans information about the image from the content it is embedded in
Build links intelligently. Begin with foundational links like trusted directories. (Yahoo and DMOZ are often cited as examples, but don't waste time worrying about DMOZ submission. Submit it and forget it.) Seek links from authority sites in your industry. If local search matters to you (more on that coming up), seek links from trusted sites in your geographic area — the Chamber of Commerce, local business directories, etc. Analyze the inbound links to your competitors to find links you can acquire, too. Create great content on a consistent basis and use social media to build awareness and links.
Use press releases wisely. Developing a relationship with media covering your industry or your local region can be a great source of exposure, including getting links from trusted media web sites. Distributing releases online can be an effective link building tactic, and opens the door for exposure in news search sites. Related bonus tip: Only issue a release when you have something newsworthy to report. Don't waste journalists' time.
Thankyou for these tips, hope they can improve our google image rankings
Actually image seo is very important for total seo. And the most important option is add Alt tags. Thanks for your nice post:)
Thank you for these so useful tips, and I'd love to ask something : what if a blog used to be well optimised on google & google image search en engine and suddenly in one day traffic decreased - 70% and all the images disappeared from the first results ? What's the problem in your opinion? thanks


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The 8 most heartwarming photos of Eugene and Ki Tae Young before parenthood
This spring, singer and actress Eugene and her hubby, actor Ki Tae Young, will welcome their first child into the world. The loving couple met on the set of their 2009 MBC drama Creating Destiny; they began dating shortly after the series wrapped. Eugene disclosed their "how we met" story a couple of years ago.
"I became really close to my husband Ki Tae Young while we worked on the same drama together. It was not love at first sight. It wasn't for me, and it wasn't for him either," she said in an interview on the MBC TV program Knee Drop Guru in 2013.
"Eventually, I asked Ki Tae Young's stylist for his number so we could film the drama successfully. Then, we began texting each other and realized that we could talk about a lot of things together. I realized that he is a really good person."
She added, "He asked me out first. His proposal was so romantic. He asked a songwriter to write a song for him. He sang the song to me and proposed. The song was released one year after our wedding. The title is 'Oh My Fairy'."
After a short engagement, they wed in the Seoul Central Church in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea in July 2011. Before their bundle of joy joins the family next season, let's take a look at some of the most heartwarming photos of the couple throughout the years. From their TV drama days until their European honeymoon, enjoy the sweet photos of a beloved South Korean celebrity couple.
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TWO Pendle men have appeared before Pennine magistrates accused of having "a master plan" after what is believed to be a record haul of chemicals used in making home-made bombs was found in Colne.
Robert Cottage (49), of Talbot Street, Colne, and David Bolus Jackson (62), of Trent Road, Nelson, made separate appearances before the court charged with being in possession of an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose. The offences are under the Explosive Substances Act 1883.
Both men were remanded in custody to appear at Burnley Crown Court on October 23rd. Cottage was arrested at his home on Thursday, while retired dentist Jackson was arrested in the Lancaster area on Friday, the same day as he left a dental practice in Grange-over-Sands.
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Thanks for your e-mail and sorry for the delay in replying. We had planned to cover this issue on last week's NewsWatch programme, but unfortunately had to drop the item at the last minute because we couldn't confirm information we needed to make sure our report didn't break the law.
The simple answer is that the national BBC should have covered this but missed the story - it was featured on BBC Radio Lancashire, where the offences occurred, but should have had wider coverage nationally. However, it's also interesting that of the national newspapers, only the Sunday Times carried any mention of the case at all.
I think this is partly down to the way the police locally handled the whole thing - and there have been discussions about the lack of information coming from them.
However, I should point out that much of the information you may have read on various websites goes far beyond what should be reported once people have been arrested and charged, and the BBC could not have given anywhere near that much detail of the case.
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Superintendent Gregory V. Serio today announced that the Insurance Departments New York offices will re-open to continue to service the needs of New Yorks insurance consumers. The offices, located in the New York Citys financial district, were closed last week following the World Trade Center incident. The Department has since operated out of offices in midtown Manhattan.
In addition to the New York City and Albany offices, the Department has established insurance consumer outreach centers to provide direct contact with Department personnel to those impacted by the disaster. Department staff will be available to answer questions regarding claims, procedures and all disaster-related insurance questions.
"The new satellite offices of the Insurance Department Consumer Services Bureau will assist New Yorkers in filing claims and receiving timely payment for their losses in this time of need," said Superintendent Serio. "The Albany and New York offices are available to serve the people of New York State, but we are pleased to offer additional personal walk-in services to residents of the Westchester and Long Island areas that may have been impacted by the disaster."
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Link: Loving Child Soldiers Back Into Society [Ode]
One of the most horrific effects of war in Africa in the past decade or so has been the use of child soldiers. Despite the criticism that the book has received, I still absolutely recommend that you read Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah if you would like to read an autobiographical account of a child soldier from Sierra Leone.
Today's post is about former child soldiers from Liberia and the changes they have made since the end of the war in 2003.
Child soldier fighting for Charles Taylor's government [source]
I came across this brilliant website today: guardiansofthefuture.org. According to their front page, Future Generation Guardianship refers to the notion that:
"People who live today have the sacred right and obligation to protect the commonwealth of the Earth and the common health of people and all our relations for many generations to come.
Future Generation Guardianship is one way to do that. It is a new twist on an ancient idea" - guardiansofthefuture.org
The Future Generation Guardians are a handful of former child soldiers that have worked hard over the past six years to rebuild their lives, resume their education and move away from the life of violence, drugs and alcohol that they experienced as child soldiers. They want to talk about what happened to them, build and heal meaningful relationships, help rebuild Liberian society and be of service to their community.
Do visit the touching section featuring stories and photos taken by the children themselves. More photos can be found at the site futureguardiansofpeace.org which also features a section on how you can get involved and help these young people to reform and grow into contributing members of a developing society.


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Order Up!! Review: The Cooking Sim That Foodies Have Been Waiting For On PS3
With all the blockbuster sequels dropping this year, lots of them with some seriously heavy subject matter, many gamers are looking for a changeup. For all the enjoyment that franchises like Call Of Duty and Mass Effect bring, sometimes you just want to have some truly lighthearted fun while still being challenged. I won't say that there aren't some fun and challenging games out there, but there really aren't that many related to food. When I got the chance to review Order Up!! I was really excited. In the interest of full disclosure, I'm a huge foodie and this game was right up my alley. On the surface, Order Up!! could be perceived as a kiddie game but I assure you there is more than meets the eye on this one.
In Order Up!! you are an aspiring chef who will have to work your way up from a basic burger joint to be the owner of your own restaurant empire. You will have to learn to cook a multitude of different cuisine as well as learn to manage assistants in order to survive in the high paced world of fine dining.
The heart of Order Up!! is mastering the skills needed to manage the frantic life of a top-notch chef and restaurateur. Players will manage the entire restaurant experience, from taking orders to cooking the entrees and hiring the staff. While I will admit that I am a bit of a sucker for point and click games like this, the game has an excellent balance between being intuitive to play and challenging all at the same time. The game is pretty simple, customers come into your restaurant, you get the orders and try to prepare them with as much precision and speed as you can. While you will cook multiple types of cuisine, preparation of a dish is normally comprised of 3-5 elements that are each performed through a series of mini-games. At first you must perform all these activities by yourself but once you earn enough money you will be able to hire up to 2 additional sous chefs to help out with the workload and trust me you will need it.
In addition to hiring help, you need make sure you whip your restaurant into acceptable shape by paying to get it fixed since most of the spots you buy are dumps when you first get them. You will also need to make sure you visit the Farmer's Market on a regular basis to make sure you have all the spices that your customers really enjoy (you get bonus tips for seasoning their food the way they like it). On days when you are really feeling in a good mood, you can roll the dice and make a call to Ned the delivery guy. When he arrives, you pull a slot machine for the chance to earn bonus ingredients that provide a monetary bonus when you make dishes that contain the ingredient that day. Since the dishes come up randomly, some days it really pays off and other days it doesn't. In terms of the cooking itself, they do a great job a making use of both the Sixaxis controls in the normal PS3 controller as well as the unique capabilities of the PlayStation Move. Once you have completed all the major challenges in a particular restaurant, it is time to call in the food critic to see if you can impress him and truly make your restaurant a five-star success. Oh yeah, make sure stay on your toes and keep that restaurant clean because you never know when the health inspector might drop in.
To be honest with you, as a niche game, I really couldn't find a lot not to like about Order Up!!. It is exactly the game that it projects itself to be. For the most part, all of the game's mini-games are fun and accurate to the real life actions that need to be performed. There are a few mini-games that are ridiculously hard and difficult to perfect. Luckily for players there aren't that many of them. It does make it difficult to turn out perfect dishes when there is just one activity you can't get perfect since all parts of a dish have to be done with a "perfect" rating for the entire dish to be considered as such. Your sous chefs have specialties that they can perform perfectly or bonuses that they provide, but the majority of the time you are going to have to do all phases of a dish if you want it to be rated as perfect. Be prepared for a lot of dishes being rated as just "good" which will get you less money.
If you are a foodie and a PS3 owner I can't recommend this game enough. To someone who was always addicted to games like Diner Dash, this is right up my alley. As I said before, it's very authentic to the preparation of each dish and requires some skill, but it's done in a really enjoyable manner. The game can get a bit repetitive from time to time; however, if you are a food lover like me then that's not such a big deal. I'm not saying that this is a game for everyone because it isn't, it's definitely a niche title but if you love food and own a PS3 you can't not own this game. Don't let the kiddie style of the box art fool you, Order Up!! takes the cooking sim to another level with robust menus, kitchen upgrades, and a small world you can navigate to purchase supplies for your restaurant. To top it all off the game only cost $29.99 and you might be able to find it for less in your local Gamestop.
I always try to judge games on their own merit in terms of the premise of the game, what the developer promised and what they ultimately delivered. Besides the few annoyances with the mini-games that make it hard to get a "perfect" rating on some dishes and some slight repetitiveness this game delivers on everything it promises and I would love to see an Order Up!! 2. For delivering what I would categorize as the definitive cooking sim for consoles I give Order Up!! by SuperVillain Studios 8.5 of out 10. A must buy for any foodie!!


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March 2018: EIF's Director at the European University Institute
On 16 March, Gerda Falkner will contribute to '60 Years of Liberal Intergovernmentalism', a workshop of the Journal of Common Market Studies (a leading Q1 publication in EIF's area of research) with international colleagues including Andrew Moravcsik (Princeton) and Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH Zurich). EIF's Director will comment papers by Vivian Schmidt (Boston University) and Simon Hix (LSE).
During her stay at the EUI as a "Robert Schuman Fellow", Gerda Falkner will furthermore give a lecture about "The Role of Euroscepticism in Shaping the Future: Comparing EU Policies and Comparing Governments before the EU's Court of Justice' at the Robert Schuman Centre of the EUI, and she will represent EIF in many events and activities at that renowned hub of EU research.
February 2018: EU Court of Auditors
EIF's Director will participate in an expert review panel of the European Court of Auditors in the field of the application of EU law in the member states.
EIF activities at the "Day of Political Science" in Graz
On 1 December 2017, the three EIF researchers Henning Deters, Katharina Meissner, and Magnus Schoeller will present some their work at the "Day of Political Science" in Graz. EIF's Director Gerda Falkner, as head of the section "EU studies" of the Austrian Association of Political Science, has organised and will chair panel 2.4: "Gerichte und Parlamente in der EU-Mehrebenenpolitik". Her paper is on the ECJ and Austria - the first 20 years. Read more at oegpw.at.
27 November 2017: Austria in a Social Europe?
EIF's Director discusses with Austria's Chancellor Christian Kern, EP's former Vice-President Othmar Karas, and two former Social Ministers of EU member states, in the frame of a conference in the Austrian National Bank initiated - inter alia - by the German Bertelsmann Stiftung. Gerda Falkner is the moderator of a panel discussion about different models for a "Social Europe".
Policy Brief published with the College of Europe in Bruges/Belgium
EIF researchers Henning Deters and Magnus Schoeller assess the likelihood of a revival of the French-German tandem: "Waiting for Merkron: The Franco-German Relationship and Eurozone Reform after the Elections" (October 2017).
New Premises
In August 2017 the EIF moved to a new address:
Apostelgasse 23 / 1st floor, 1030 Vienna.
Vienna Lecture on the European Union by Prof. Susanne K. Schmidt on 12 June 2017
Prof. Susanne K. Schmidt from the University of Bremen will hold the next Vienna Lecture on "The Court of Justice of the European Union and the EU's Policy Process". For more details please click here.
November 2016: EIF's international evaluation grants honors
The results of EIF's 2012 to mid-2016 evaluation are truly encouraging: Reviewers were two high-ranking academics in the field of European integration studies from the US and Germany. Among their statements are "The research output of the EIF is impressive." "There can be little doubt that both the performance and the impact are excellent." "EIF essentially puts Austria, and Vienna in particular, 'on the map' with regard to EU studies." "A convincing strength of the EIF is its impact on society." "... EIF has had an impact on the field way beyond what we could expect from its size...".
EIF's research results and potential were graded as "excellent" in the sense of highly competitive in the field and even as "outstanding" in the sense of work at the forefront of research in the respective field. EIF's visibility was judged to be excellent and even outstanding in the sense of international leadership.
October 2016: Next Vienna Lecture by Prof. Adrienne Héritier on 17 January 2017
Adrienne Hértier, professor emeritus at the European University Institute in Florence, will hold the next Vienna Lecture on the European Union. Her presentation is entitled "EU policy-making and the role of the European Parliament - How much New Intergovernmentalism?". For details please be referred to our events section.
September 2016: EIF welcomes new staff members!
EIF welcomes new staff members! Our new researchers come from international institutions like, inter alia, the European University Institute in Florence, the University of Bremen, and the University of Torino. Please visit our team website.
April 2016: SCCI-indexed special issue published
The EIF has led a major collaborative project on the effects of the recent financial, economic and neighbourhood crises on the EU's main policy domains. The findings can now be read in the Journal of European Integration. Gerda Falkner's article covering the main findings of the project even has "open access" for all: Link to open access.
January 2016: EIF will be continued as an inter-departmental research platform for the next period of the University's funding, i.e. January 2016 - end of 2018
By 1 September 2016, EIF will employ three new postdoctoral research fellows and one pre-doctoral researcher. At the same time, an additional research student shall be hired. All jobs will be subject to a public job offer (to be published in early March), please check the University's general website and the EIF website.
December 2015: Overview of EIF Events and lunchtime seminars
In 2015, the EIF continued its cooperation with other departments and institutes to establish a broader public discussion on EU related topics. In total, the Institute organised three large inter-disciplinary events on current issues like the European Integration in times of crisis, the protection of human rights, and the reforming of the EU's Economic and Monetary Union from a social investment perspective. Moreover, seven lunchtime seminars were conducted and two joint events with the Department of European, International and Comparative Law.
27-28 November 2015: Day of Political Science 2015
This year, the Austrian Political Science Association (ÖGPW) organised the "Day of Political Science" (Tag der Politikwissenschaft) in cooperation with the University of Salzburg. Two EIF members contributed to this conference. In a panel on social Europe, Veronika Pollak along with Stefanie Rieder set out a paper on the access to social benefits. Brigitte Pircher, who was also member of the Conference's steering committee (Programmkomitee), presented her paper on the transposition of EU Directives in Austria.
November 2015: Visiting Scholar at EIF
The EIF hosted an associate professor from Ukraine. Oksana Krayevska from the Faculty of International Relations at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv visited the Institute to further pursue her research on the relations between the EU and Ukraine. In an EIF lunchtime seminar she presented possible perspectives of an EU-Ukraine cooperation and gave insights into her current research topic.
31 October 2015: Panel discussion on asylum and migration
In a panel discussion organised by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the EIF's director Gerda Falkner debated on a high-ranking podium the current challenges regarding refugee reception and management in Europe. She presented the reasons why the EU was not yet able to achieve common standards in asylum policy and explained that diverging interests of the member states have led to a situation of "joint-decision trap".
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23. September 2015: EIF Direktorin im ZIB Magazin
Nachdem die EU-Innenminister vom Prinzip der Einstimmigkeit abgewichen sind, wurde eine Entscheidung zur Verteilung von Flüchtlingen möglich. Gerda Falkner erklärt im ZIB-Magazin vom 23.9., dass dieser Schritt für ein Weiterkommen in der Asylfrage wohl unvermeidlich war.
4 September 2015: EIF's director at APSA
Gerda Falkner presented at the American Political Science Association's Annual Conference in San Francisco her paper on "European Integraton in a Time of Crisis".
August/September 2015: Florian Trauner on TV
Several TV channels have interviewed Florian Trauner concerning the current situation of refugees in Europe and how politics could respond adequately to these challenges. One of his suggestions is that the EU's member states should react jointly and not in opposition to one other.
July 2015: EIF's Director on TV
EIF Director Gerda Falkner appeared in several media appearances during the last month. Considered was the future of Greece and its perspectives both in and out of the Eurozone.
8 - 10 July 2015: CES Conference in Paris
The Council for European Studies (CES) and Sciences Po organised the 22nd International Conference of Europeanist "Contradictions: Envisioning European Futures" on current research issues in Paris. The EIF Director and four staff members (Florian Trauner, Zdenek Kudrna, Inga Ulnicane-Ozolina and Brigitte Pircher) contributed to the conference. Besides individual paper presentations in the area of EU migration policy, research policy and EU implementation, a panel on the EU's crisis and its effects on decision-making and policies, chaired by Gerda Falkner, discussed the very latest topics in this field with Brigid Laffan and Fritz Scharpf.
June 2015: EPSA Conference in Vienna and EIF lunchtime seminars
This year the Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA) took place in the famous Baroque residence Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna. The EIF's Director presented a paper on the latest topic of the EU's Crisis and its effects on internal and external policies. Furthermore, Veronika Pollak and Brigitte Pircher both presented papers on Austrian politics and the EU.
In June, the EIF organised numerous lunchtime seminars dealing with different topics. Issues such as the reintroduction of border controls, the European Citizens' Initiative, and accounting for the possibility of exiting the EU's decision trap via global institutions were discussed with colleagues from the University.
May 2015: Event on visibility strategies in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Cultural Studies
In May the Vice Rector for Research and Career Development and the Working Group for Scientometrics of the University of Vienna organised an event "Möglichkeiten der Sichtbarkeitssteigerung in den Geistes-, Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften" (Possibilities for Visibility Strategies in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Cultural Studies). The EIF participated in the conference, which brought about interesting findings. https://bibliometrie.univie.ac.at/informationsveranstaltung-ssh/?no_cache=
April 2015: EU's refugee policy
How can refugee tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea be prevented? What measures must be set by the EU to meet the challenges in refugee policy effectively? Florian Trauner discusses these questions in his policy brief and in a commentary in the Wiener Zeitung. http://eif.univie.ac.at/medien/index.php
March 2015: Three new working papers
The EIF has published three new working papers within the EIF working papers series until March 2015. "Austria: stable society and crisis-exposed banks" by Zdenek Kudrna is a draft version of the Chapter 12 of the forthcoming edited volume on the EU and its member states edited by Eleanor Zeff and Ellen Pirro, which is to be published by Lynne Rienner Publishers in the US.
The working paper by Jun Saito "Österreich und die EU-Erweiterung am westlichen Balkan: Nationale Präferenzbildung und EU-Verhandlungsstrategien" analyses Austria's contribution to the integration of the Western Balkans into the European Union by combining liberal intergovernmentalism with theories on how small states conduct foreign policy.
The paper "Die Wiederaufnahme von Grenzkontrollen - Schengen als Opfer für "die nationale Sicherheit"?" presents the master's thesis by Stefanie Rieder where she investigated whether the legal conditions for reintroducing internal border controls within the safety clause have been restricted or extended through the Schengen-Reform by the end of 2013.
January 2015: Public events and workshops
Throughout 2014, the EIF continued its cooperation with other faculties and departments to establish a broader public discussion and to bring various institutions together to discuss EU-related issues. Therefore, the Institute organized 7 public events or interdepartmental workshops on various issues, such as the EU Banking Union, the EU as a global player, EU Enlargement – 10 years after, the Future of the Euro, EU competition law, European integration in research and new intergovernmentalism. Prominent guests like Ulrich Sedelmeier, Fritz W. Scharpf, Henrik Enderlein, Helen Wallace and Uwe Puetter, as well as colleagues from the University of Vienna, contributed to the workshops.
In January 2015, the Institute started its public events for the year with a panel discussion on the "EU in crisis: Effects in different policy areas", where the first findings of a major collaborative project were presented and discussed with Brigid Laffan, Michčle Knodt and colleagues from the University of Vienna.


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Actress sues IMDB for revealing her age
Here's a fresh young twist on the topic of ageism in Hollywood -- an actress has filed a $1 million lawsuit against show-business database IMDb and its owner, Amazon.com, because IMDb revealed her true age.
With her age made public, she fears she will get fewer roles.
The actress, listed only as Jane Doe in the suit, claims that the site obtained her personal data in 2008, when she subscribed to IMDb's pay service, IMDb Pro, and subsequently listed her age in her bio.
Shortly after subscribing to IMDbPro, plaintiff noticed that her legal date of birth had been added to her public profile ... revealing to the public that the plaintiff is many years older than she looks, according to the suit.
In the entertainment industry, youth is king, the suit continues. If one is perceived to be 'over-the-hill,' i.e. approaching 40, it is nearly impossible for an up-and-coming actress, such as the plaintiff, to get work.
While the suit doesn't list the aging thespian's name, it does list her state of residence as Texas.
This isn't the first age-related tangle that IMDb has encountered. The Writers Guild of America West waged a campaign in an effort to persuade the site not to list ages. Similarly, the Screen Actors Guild has requested that the site not list ages for lesser-known actors still trying to establish themselves despite their advancing ages.
The mere listing of ages isn't the only issue. A producer told TheWrap that IMDb listed an incorrect age for him, and said the site was unresponsive when he attempted to contact them about removing the incorrect age and other information, including a personal email address.
I could never get anybody on the phone, the producer said. It doesn't seem fair that some profiles don't have this information. Why do I want people to see where I was born.


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The Reign Of Pink'
By Buff Monster
29.04.11 - 29.05.11
StolenSpace is proud to present the premier London solo show from renowned Californian street artist Buff Monster. Featuring paintings on board, installation work and also the release of a limited edition print.
Celebrating 10 years of the king of pink Buff Monster has created a brand new body of work expanding on and revisiting familiar themes that he has become synonymous with. The artist has become famous for his signature candy pink bubbles, drips, ice cream sundaes, breasts and Japanese-inspired cutesy winged characters (also called Buff Monsters) which bring a smile to the face. As well as his highly collectable fine art paintings Buff Monster is known all over the world for his collectible toys and design projects.
'I've always painted squirts and boobs and drips, and I've always considered them landscape paintings; oozing landscapes. Of course, I use a very limited color palette: Buff Monster pink, along with a couple other shades of custom-mixed pink, and white, black and grays. For me, color is very important and I think that using a very limited palette serves to distill the essence of the expression. Formally, the paintings are rendered with great detail and are created in the superflat method of painting. I take great care to keep the paintings as flat as possible; making sure the surfaces is as flat and perfect as I think is appropriate. I use very fine sandpaper along the way to guarantee a smooth surface'
Ill be out of london for this show, but if you are in the area I would recommend to go and have a look. Buff will also be there for the opening so if you havent met him yet, here is your chance.


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ORCID Public Data File 2013
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Microsoft to Shut Down Bing Cashback
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After a run of two years, Microsoft has announced that it is going to shut down it's Bing Cashback program. The program was initially developed by Jellyfish.com, whom Microsoft bought in 2007, and offered customers a means of getting a rebate on a product searched through Bing. Once you found a vendor from Microsoft's preferred list, you would purchase your item and await for the rebate. Microsoft had hoped for a much larger adoption rate than what it got so the move was made today to close down the Cashback program. The Cashback program will remain active until July 30th and then after that, customers have one year to redeem any cash earned back through their purchases. The Bing Cashback program was a once important part of Microsoft's push to market its search engine as the number one to use with even Bill Gates promoting it. I know there have been several people who have used Bing Cashback on purchases lately so what is your take on the move to shut it down?


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Dozens of TUSM students are engaged in community-based organizations and schools in Chinatown each year.
This year, the mission of the MD Student Council is to encourage local community involvement and outreach. Students planned a mini health fair as part of Chinatown's annual Oak Street Fair in September. They tested cranial nerves and physical fitness using a combination of ping-pong, balloons, and creative exercises for the children attending the fair. In October, students in the Learning Communities sponsored an afternoon of carving pumpkins with children at the Chinatown Y's afterschool program.
A number of students serve as mentors in the ESL and after-school tutoring programs at the Youth Center at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC). The Girls Value Program, also based at the BCNC, was founded by medical student Wilma Chan in 2007. Today, the program continues to be led by female Asian-American medical students, providing social and emotional support for Asian-American girls between the ages of 11 and 16 (see sidebar story). Albert Schweitzer Fellowship projects include an acapella group at the Josiah Quincy Upper School and a photography program at BCNC.
The Community Health Advocates at Tufts (CHAT) is a student group comprised of Tufts graduate students in health related fields. CHAT's focus is on health promotion, health policy, and engaging the community at local, state, and national levels about issues of public health relating to health promotion, disease prevention and management. Recent events include free beginner Spanish classes and health advocacy training.
The Sackler School Graduate Student Council is also involved in service in the Boston community. Students recently spent time at Rosie's Place, a local shelter for poor and homeless women, staffing the evening food pantry.
The Girls Values Program provides social and emotional support for Asian-American girls between the ages of 11 and 16 who live in Boston.
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Here is what I think.
The whole world was prophesied to think there would be something major happening, and everybody held their breath, and it was only after this date, people got on with their lives. So, a whole bunch of # happened after 2012 and it heralded a change in the whole world.
What do you personally think will happen?
The Sun will reach the center of the Milky Way very soon
the planets will be in a certain alignment that could create a massive shift of the earth's magnetic poles
Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, earthquakes and this could be rapid in succession
Every day is the last day you have.
Originally posted by Xzorter
I am sure we will hear a lot of these "explanations" in one form or another.
"you see, it's a process"
"this is just the very infancy of transition "
"we are all evolving to a higher plane"
"those who aren't enlightened won't notice anything"
"most lower level pions can't recognize the shift ! "
Strikes me in my unenlightened lower level state that if I don't notice it and don't recognise the shift then as far as I am concerned it did not (will not) happen.
Originally posted by Xzorter
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3ie requested qualifications from researchers for grants to prepare proposals for the impact evaluation of the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) programme under the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in the Philippines.
PAMANA is the government's convergence framework and programme for peacebuilding and development in conflict-affected and conflict-vulnerable areas.
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- The research team should however include at least one researcher from the Philippines as a principal investigator with a substantive role in designing the impact evaluation.
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You wonder when we as a country will ever learn."
That's a quote from blogger John Atchison in his Helium piece on the latest oil spill disaster in our country.
Last week, a million gallons of oil spilled into the Kalamazoo River in southwest Michigan. My wife grew up on that river. She recalls a childhood watching the ducks, egrets, and fish that populated the river just out her back door. We were married right along the river on a warm day in July fourteen years ago. For us, it was a symbol of the flow and continuity of life. My wife sobbed as we watched the news reports about the spill, knowing it may or may not converge into Lake Michigan and that the clean up is expected to take months.
When will our leaders learn? One year after the House passed the ACES bill and addressed a cap on carbon in a comprehensive climate and energy bill, here's where we stand on the hit list:
- 100 days after the Gulf Oil Disaster, clean-up workers are digging up to their elbows in oil on Grand Isle while BP tries yet another kill on the well.
- Three delayed Senate attempts at a comprehensive climate and clean energy bill.
- A coal mine disaster that killed 29 people in West Virginia; and Dirty Coal still calling for a change in regulations.
- A weak, hurried Senate bill with no cap on carbon and a BP accountability measure that is already being chided and attacked by polluters and their Senate backers for fears that removing the cap on oil companies' liability for spills will harm small and medium sized oil companies.
- A group of legislators hell-bent on gutting Clean Air Act authority, thanks our old friend Senator Lisa Murkowski.
Murkowski doesn't want to stop until the Clean Air Act has no authority over regulating greenhouse gases. She told Politico:
You attack it at all fronts. You go the judicial route. You go the legislative route. I think this is important to make sure we are looking at all avenues."
These are a few reasons why the climate movement needs to dig in and express our frustration to our senators when return home this month for recess. They need to hear the tough questions about why they failed to produce a comprehensive climate and energy bill and why they must stop these senseless attacks on the Clean Air Act, our only resource we currently have to fight climate change.
All this says to me that Big Oil and Dirty Coal doesn't seem to have to worry about accountability. They make mistakes that cost us in lives lost, resources damaged, and the status quo for dirty fossil fuels left intact. Get some heat for your catastrophes? No sweat, pressure a few legislators to stop any threat from having you maintain business as usual. The Senate doesn't want to seem to learn that a push towards renewable energy resources can help avoid events like these recent catastrophes, along with the benefits of tackling climate change, creating millions of new jobs... you know, the good stuff we've been talking about for three years now.
Meanwhile, a few trucks are parked in open lots in southwest Michigan, sucking oil off the top of a really beautiful, tree-lined river.
Photo: Oil spill cleanup in Ceresco, Michigan courtesy of Mic Stoltz, Creative Commons. All rights reserved.
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1. I with Thee would begin,
O my Savior so dear,
On the way that I still must pursue;
I with Thee would begin
every day granted here,
As my earnest resolve I renew
To be and remain Thine forever.
2. I with Thee would begin
and go forth in Thy name,
Which alone doth salvation bestow;
Fold me close to Thy breast
where found joy all who came,
There is refuge for me, too, I know,
Though all in this world is confusion.
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be my lamp in whose light
I may constantly keep to Thy way;
And each day wouldst Thou
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In the blood shed for me on that day
The cross Thou didst suffer, Lord Jesus.
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yea, and hear one more prayer,
I would close with Thee, too, my brief day,
And when daylight has failed,
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Come, live with Me ever in Heaven.
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In Europe, the 'racial film' accompanied what Pierre Leprohon has called 'a violent upsurge in exoticism' during the years 1920-25, a phenomenon also reflected in literature, in the triumph of Gauguin, and in jazz music (labeled in France 'la musique negre'). Probably the most famous French 'racial cruise' film was Leon Poirier's La croisiere noire (The Black Cruise; 1926), a long travelogue which followed a Citroen motorcar expedition traversing Africa from the north to as far south as Madagascar. An explicitly colonial film, La croisiere noire was a grand motorcar adventure designed to give witness to France's 'civilizing action.'
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Terrorist Films and National Events
The portrayal of Arabs and Arabic culture in American films changed to reflect broader sociopolitical contexts in recent U.S. history. In the early 1980s, the image of a Russian enemy served as a convenient articulation of foreign fear--a kind of xenophobia that makes for good film as well as for reinforcement of cultural boundaries. As U.S. foreign policy shifted from involvement with the Soviet Union following the end of the Cold War, the characterization of Arabs as a threat to American interests intensified. Though Hollywood movies have included anti-Arab sentiments throughout moviemaking history, the fall of the Soviet Union, corresponding roughly with the Gulf War in 1990-91, brought a rapid escalation of the demonization of Arabs in American film.
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Scientific name: Salix spp.
Abundance: plentiful
What: twigs, inner bark
How: tea made from chopped up twigs; inner bark is an emergency food and is eaten raw or dried and ground into flour
Where: woods, water, sunny fields, landscaping
When: twigs highest in salicylic acid in early spring; inner bark any time
Nutritional Value: inner bark contains carbohydrates
Other uses: Willows contain salicylic acid which is a precursor of aspirin.
Dangers: Salicylic acid can cause stomach upset in high doses.
Mature willow tree.
Medium-sized willow tree.
Close-up of leaves.
Willow trunk
Texas distribution, attributed to U. S. Department of Agriculture. The marked counties are guidelines only. Plants may appear in other counties, especially if used in landscaping.
North American distribution, attributed to U. S. Department of Agriculture.
The long, wispy branches of willow trees give them an appearance unlike any other tree. They require a lot of water so look for them along wet areas. Their high demand for water can cause problems when used in landscaping as their roots will invade and clog sewer and water pipes.
The inner bark (cambium layer) can be shredded and chopped then boiled into a porridge to obtain calories. The outer bark of young branches is shredded then made into a tea which contains the precursor of aspirin and will give all the medical benefits (and dangers) of aspirin. The best results are achieved using pencil-thick branches harvested in late winter before the leaves begin to bud.
Willow branches are high in a chemical called Gibberellic acid which is a plant hormone responsible for triggering root growth. The rooting powder and solution purchased in stores to help propagate plant cuttings is this chemical. You can make your own rooting solution by grinding up willow twigs in a clean pencil sharpener then soaking these willow shavings in water for 5-7 weeks. When you want to propagate a plant via a cutting dip the cutting's stem in this willow solution first.
Dried, shredded willow bark is often added to herbal smoking mixtures to give a heavier flavor more like that of true tobacco.
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Meg Johnson of Arroyo Grande is excited. She has stepped "outside the box" of her usual medium, clay, to participate in an entirely new craft — art wear.
"It helps you with design and color and texture and relates to my work in ceramics," she said.
She showed me how she was able to "revamp" an old, black polka-dot sweater. "Upside-down, it's a shrug," she said.
Art wear is an eclectic mix of thrift store makeovers and old clothing from one's closet. Johnson has been taking a class called Ragtime from Melinda Forbes. Out of Forbes' class through Cuesta College grew a group of artists, calling itself the Ragtime Group.
Forbes said it's "all recycled clothing, accessories, design and remakes." Members decided to hold benefits, the first one being for the SLO Noor Foundation Free Clinic. Forbes and Anne Gough, owner of Yarns at the Adobe, organized the Art Wear Fashion Show.
Lena Rushing of Grover Beach is a local painter and was asked to contribute. She has had her paintings in local and solo shows. She "painted a couple of owls on a shirt" to donate because she likes to donate to good causes.
The Noor Clinic grabbed her interest because as a self-employed artist, she has no health coverage.
Last year, when she needed money for a surgery, the community provided support.
Ursula Black of Arroyo Grande normally paints and writes poetry, besides her day job of teaching Spanish. When asked to donate something to the art wear show, she felt that it was a "nice challenge" because she has "always fiddled with her own clothing — giving new purpose to old clothes."
Black created "an urban rendition of a sailor dress," calling it May-T, after the name of a little girl she tutors. It's entirely made of T-shirt material, using a variety of shirts from her children and husband.
"I didn't have any idea of how it was going to come out," she said.
Her mother had bought her a heavy-duty sewing machine a couple of years ago, allowing her more ways to alter clothing she buys at thrift stores. She was thrilled when she learned that the proceeds will go to the Noor Clinic.
"It's a wonderful cause — I couldn't think of a better inspiration for creating," she added.
The Noor Foundation is a volunteer-based non-profit dedicated to providing free health care to uninsured people living within the community, "regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, immigration or socioeconomic status." It is at 1428 Phillips Lane in San Luis Obispo, 439-1797.
The clinic provides physical exams, women's health, men's health, laboratory testing, case management, eye exams, glasses and more.
The Art Wear Fashion Show will be held in the garden at Yarns at the Adobe at 964 Chorro St. in San Luis Obispo from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday. It's touted as a "one-of-a-kind" clothing sale and specialty yarn sale, somewhere from "restyled to couture."
There will be "delicious small plates," adobe oven pizzas, wine, a fashion raffle and live music. Tickets are $40. Call Anne Gough at 549-9276 for more information.
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