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1.1 The Crop Protection Association (formerly
the British Agrochemicals Association) is the United Kingdom trade
body representing those companies engaged in the manufacture,
formulation and distribution of crop protection products for agriculture,
forestry, horticulture, gardening, industrial, amenity and Local
Authority uses. The Association's members account for more than
95 per cent of sales in the UK crop protection market at manufacturer
level and approximately 80 per cent of the market at distributor
1.2 The Association is an active member
of the European Crop Protection Association that represents the
industry within the European Union and the Global Crop Protection
Federation that has a similar role world-wide.
1.3 As the voice of the crop protection
industry within Great Britain, the Association's aims and objectives
are in line with the Government's policy of optimising the use
of crop protection chemicals for the effective control of pests
whilst protecting food, human health and the environment.
1.4 The crop protection sector is a dynamic
part of the UK chemicals industry and has close connections with
the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals sectors. Member companies
had total sales in 1998 of £480 million and significantly
contributed to foreign earnings with export sales of £1,096
million. Member companies employ a total of 8,000 staff. The crop
protection sector is innovative and has always been at the forefront
of technical developments. It maintains a close and vibrant relationship
with Universities and other research institutes both in the UK
and abroad.
2.1 Organic farming has been described as,
"an approach to agriculture where the aim is to create integrated,
humane, environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural
production systems with maximum reliance placed on locally or
farmed derived renewable resources and the management of self
regulating ecological and biological processes and interactions
in order to provide acceptable levels of crops, livestock and
human nutrition, protection from pests and diseases, and an appropriate
return to the human and other resources applied. Reliance on external
inputs whether chemical or organic is reduced as far as possible."
Contrary to the popular layman definition, organic
farming is not simply farming without the use of pesticide and
2.2 Organic production and marketing is
a growing reality all over the world. Within the EU, likely demand
for organic products far exceed supply even though the amount
of land farmed organically across the region has grown by about
a third since 1995. Within the UK, organic farming made a noticeable
expansion in the mid 1990's and has continued to increase at a
rate of about 25 per cent per anum since then. This expansion
of organic production may be attributed to a broad range of factors.
2.3 Over the past 15 years the organic movement
has promoted its philosophy and its products with enthusiasm and
with great commitment. To create its niche in the market, it attacked
pesticides, fertilisers and conventional farming with varying
levels of misinformation. So far it has made relatively minor
inroads into conventional farming but it has got much coverage
in the media, is being actively promoted by the major supermarkets
and is gaining increasing political influence, especially since
the onset of the BSE scare. Gardeners, too, have progressively
adopted organic methods.
2.4 Organic "evangelists" often
state that their way of farming is the only one which produces
safe food, looks after the environment properly and is ultimately
sustainable. The public accept these statements at face value
but most agriculturists know they are flawed. They have a growing
fear that the organic farming agenda has the potential to mislead
agricultural policy-making in the European Union and in Britain
to the detriment of conventional farming.
2.5 Many of the claims that organic produce
is healthier, tastes better or is better for the environment are
based on personal views or "feelings". Contrary to the
claims of the Soil Association little scientific or objective
evidence exists to support these claims. Organic farming principles
may well have positive effects on people, the environment and
livestock but such benefits are almost impossible to quantify.
In many cases, the philosophy is not yet matched by current knowledge.
3.1 The levels of organic premia vary between
commodities, which may be a reflection of the balance between
supply and demand for the product. Cereals and vegetables are
typically marketed at 50-60 per cent premium over the conventional
3.2 Consumer demand for organic products
continues to rise. This drive towards consuming more and more
organic foods is largely in response to concerns about the safety
of conventionally produced foods. The number of high profile food
scares over recent years has caused many consumers to lose confidence
in the food supply chain. Their search for alternatives has led
many consumers to turn to organic foods, which they perceive to
be safer and healthier. Active campaigns from the food media have
established concerns amongst consumers that influence their demand
for organic produce. These include; concerns about genetic modification
technology, pesticide residues in food products, use of antibiotics
and general animal welfare issues. Environment issues are of increasing
importance and some consumers are now choosing to purchase organic
foods as a way registering their positive support.
3.3 Much of this trend is connected with
media interest and a strong marketing initiative by elements of
the organic movement. Virtually all of the public concerns about
GMOs have been antagonised by speculative comments from the organic
movement that appear to have little foundation in scientific reality.
3.4 The increasing profile of organics in
the media, supermarkets and other consumer-focused events has
helped too to raise awareness and thus influence demand. Also,
most importantly, a gradual decrease in retail price premia either
deliberately set by retailers or as a result of increases in available
volumes, have meant that more main stream consumers are able to
afford to purchase organic products.
3.5 Overall, the future development of organic
production and consumers demand seems set to continue to rise.
Speculation about the final market share that the organic sector
will capture is not easy but some estimates suggest that it is
unlikely to rise above 12 per cent of total consumption. It is
evident that organic production will remain a minority part of
the market for the foreseeable future. An important constraint
on the development of the sector is the difficulty of ensuring
efficient marketing that meets consumers' expectations. Consumers
are very demanding both in terms of the range and presentation
of food products and of year round availability. It is unlikely
that the majority of UK consumers will wish to support the aims
of the organic movement by purchasing produce at high premia.
The core support for organic production remains within the urban
middle ranking socio-economic groupings.
4.1 In the UK the United Kingdom Register
of Organic Food Standards (UKROFS) is the body that has been appointed
by UK agricultural ministers to carry out the function of organic
certification. UKROFS also licence and supervise private organic
certification organisations that carry out farm inspections and
4.2 There are seven approved organic certification
bodies operating in the UK. They all operate privately but are
all subject to inspections to ensure that their systems and the
standard of their inspections conform to the EC Regulation.
4.3 Organic Certification organisations
have played a very important role in the development of the organic
sector. They have been very effective in defining standards for
production, processing and direct marketing. In addition, they
have helped to raise consumers' awareness and confidence in organic
foods and in so doing contributed to the overall development of
the market.
4.4 Our Association is concerned that although
the UKROFS licensed certification organisations are basically
similar in their interpretation and implementation of the UKROFS
standards there is still a significant variation. We would prefer
to see a single UK organic standard being implemented by all the
certification bodies. Also, we feel that all the bodies should
adopt the UKROFS standard, which is the UK interpretation of the
EU Regulation.
4.5 Variations occur in standards between
EU member states, and this causes producers and consumers great
concerns. We believe that many of the imported products, even
those from approved third countries, are not produced to the same
rigorous standards that apply in the UK.
5.1 Farm Assurance has been developed by
conventional farming to provide a system to ensure that customers
and final consumers have confidence in British farm products.
Farm assurance schemes were set up in each sector, in response
to consumers' concerns about specific issues related to the safety
of UK farm products. This is following a number of high profile
food safety cases (eg BSE and Salmonella in eggs), that have had
the effect of diminishing consumers' confidence in the integrity
of producers' on-farm activities.
5.2 Farm assurance schemes require conventional
producers to demonstrate that products are produced, handled,
stored and delivered in a manner that complies with all legal
and voluntary codes of good practice. The standards are established
by industry-wide representative groups in each commodity sector
and cover issues related to food safety, product traceability,
pesticide residue in produce, use of antibiotics, storage, transportation,
animal welfare as well as a response to environmental concerns.
5.3 Though the schemes are designed and
implemented by industry groups in each sector, they operate as
totally voluntary schemes and producers therefore make their own
decisions about whether or not to join. The number of producers
that are registered with the various schemes however, is relatively
high because many retailers and customers have tended to make
scheme membership a condition of supply.
5.4 Our Association has had a strong role
in such schemes and believes that they have done much to increase
confidence in UK food produced by conventional farming techniques.
5.5 Although farm assurance schemes and
those for organic production have similar objectives to achieve
high food safety standards, product traceability, high animal
welfare, and response to environmental concerns there is one important
difference. This is that farm assurance schemes have independent
verifiers to check producers' compliance with scheme standards
whereas organic farms are not inspected by independent bodies.
We believe that this system is not entirely fair to the consumer
and creates a wrong impression of the standards between the two
systems of production. We would support an independent verification
body such as CHECKMATE that operates for many of the conventional
Assurance schemes.
6.1 Organic farming increasingly being accepted
by producers and policy makers as a viable form of production
and the uptake in conversion has increased dramatically over recent
years. Growth of the sector has been estimated at 20 per cent
increase per annum since 1996.
6.2 The increase in organic production has
partly been achieved as a result of the EU application of policies
to support organic conversion and farming as part of the agri-environment
programme, EC Regulation 2078/92. This Regulation was implemented
in 1993 and provided the financial basis on which to support conversion.
Other EU policy measures have supported organic farmers.
6.3 In 1998 a second programme of assistance
to organic farmers was introduced in the UK. It was called the
Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) and offered grants of up to £450/ha,
ie twice that paid under the previous scheme. Consequently, there
was a rapid increase in the uptake of the grant with the resulting
expansion of the UK organic supply base. Unfortunately, after
only four months of operation, the scheme ran out of funds and
was closed for a review and consultation with the organic sector.
The objective of the MAFF review is to identify a more effective
means of administering the limited financial resources available
to support conversion. We understand that the scheme is expected
to be reopened in April 2001.
6.4 Now that organic production has established
itself as a viable method of fulfilling a niche market we believe
that the Government must carefully consider what level of intervention
it wishes to introduce. High levels of support could distort the
market, cause over supply and result in new entrants leaving the
sector once prices for organic and conventional produce equilibrate.
The question is whether Government should exert this type of influence
that it does not seek in some other agricultural sectors. Farmers
are opportunities and will seek new markets if these are financially
viable either due to Government support or true market returns.
7.1 We would stress that if farmers are
unable to make an adequate return on capitalboth working
and fixed capitalthen they will be most unlikely to continue
farming organically. The most common barrier to entry into the
market is fear of oversupply.
7.2 We believe that a balance must be struck
between conventional and organic farming. Interference with market
forces by distorting the requirement for organic produce could
affect UK agriculture as a whole and may also affect individual
farming businesses.
7.3 In the majority of cases organic produce
is more expensive than conventional produce. For this reason the
market will be limited to a minority of the UK market who believe
the often-erroneous claims about organic produce.
7.4 There is bound to be some element of
retail premium for most organic products and this is often attributed
to a payment for the perceived benefits of organic production.
Similar benefits are attached to the majority of UK farmers who
produce using Integrated Farming Management (IFM) techniques.
We believe that consumers are often misled into believing that
they are providing significant and tangible support to environmental
systems rather than supporting the deeply held philosophical beliefs
of a small sector of the farming community.
7.5 The Government clearly needs to be aware
of the demand profiles and determine whether the UK is prepared
to invest in home production or continue our dependence on imports
for this niche market. For either option we need to ensure that
the standards of organic production and/or processing are equivalent
to those expected of conventional producers and processors. We
must not have dual standards and thus unmatchable competition.
7.6 General figures indicate that up to
70 per cent of all organic foods sold in the UK is imported. The
Soil Association's Food and Farming Report 1999, suggests that
for the fruits and vegetables sector, as much as 80 per cent is
imported, and for cereals the amount is 70 per cent.
8.1 Contrary to public beliefs, a range
of crop protection and other materials is permitted within organic
farming systems. Although limited in number some of these materials
are applied to organic crops on a number of occasions each season.
Organic growers make much use of physical, mechanical and cultural
methods of controlling weeds, diseases and pests of their crops.
However, conventional farmers also use these techniques as part
of an Integrated Crop Management (ICM) systems. Such systems are,
to a greater or lesser extent, used by the majority of conventional
8.2 The Control of Pesticides Regulations
(COPR 1986) implement Part III of the Food and Environment Protection
Act (FEPA 1985) and this applies to all pesticides in the UK.
The Plant Protection Products Regulations (PPPR 1995) were made
under the European Communities Act 1992 to implement Council Directive
91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products
on the market. Other regulations contain provisions to allow a
control and enforcement regime to be applied to plant protection
products and thus to give consistent controls on the use of crop
protection products. There are also a number of voluntary and
statutory codes of practice, which control the supply, storage
and use of crop protection chemicals in the UK.
8.3 The "organic" pesticides are
subject to the same influences of Directive 91/414EEC as conventional
crop protection products. However, the majority of the "organic"
materials are "old" having entered the market many years
ago. Materials such as copper sulphate and sulphur will be reviewed
under the existing EU programme but this is unlikely to occur
for the next few years. In the case of copper sulphate, little
information is available concerning the direct and indirect ecological
effects of the material or of the residue levels routinely found
on organic produce.
8.4 It is our view that all crop protection
materials used within organic farming systems must be subjected
to the same rigours of the registration process as "conventional"
products. We must stress that our member companies also sell and
develop materials for the biological control and organic markets.
However, the size of the organic market and the cost of submission
to the regulatory process severely limits the numbers of the new
products coming forward.
Currently, there are no commercial GM crops
grown in the UK. A number of farm-scale trials are being undertaken
at sites throughout the country. Information derived from these
trials will be extremely important in providing scientific evidence
to understand the potential environmental issues.
The Soil Association has said that it is firmly
opposed to the development of GM technology as a matter of principle.
On this basis they would appear to have pre-judged the evidence
from the field scale evaluations.
Discussions between the Government, the farming
industry and others has led to the production of the SCIMAC Code
of Practice which set standards for further investigations into
this new technology. The main issue for organic farming appears
to be the separation distances between GM crops and organic crops.
Organic farmers argue that the risk of cross-pollination from
GM crops could undermine the organic status of the crops in question.
They are using this argument to press for the extension of separation
distances to six miles. This approach seems quite inconsistent
with the current approach to addressing the risk of cross-pollination
from conventional crops, where a degree of tolerance (5 per cent?)
is addepted industry practice. There should be a consistent approach
according to the standards already established by UKROFS.
The Government has taken the pragmatic view
that all GM crop-licensing decisions should be based on safety.
Before refusing to allow a GM crop to be grown next to an organic
farm, they will require evidence of a threat to human or environmental
safety. There must be a clear distinction made between the recognition
that pollen travels and an appreciation of the consequences of
that occurrence.
Aside from the lack of scientific evidence to
support the claims of the organic movement there appears to be
a more general issue at stake. Their aim seeks to create a liability
for pollen drift that could find it's way into organic ingredients.
This would turn the organic certification system into a content-based
system rather than a process-based one. It would seem that if
organic producers expect to sell a value-added product they must
take responsibility for its production and marketing. Equally
organic farmers need to recognise that other farmers choose to
grow crops conventionally and, in the future, may also choose
to grow GM crops. There has to be a sensible recognition that
these different approaches to agricultural production are all
equally valid and should b allowed to co-exist within reasonable
and mutually acceptable bounds.
10.1 Although the crop protection industry
is not opposed to organic farming per se we believe that many
of the claims from the organic movement must be treated with caution.
10.2 We believe that if a large-scale extensification
of crop production in UK is allowed to take place the nation will
be less able to feed itself. The wide scale adoption of organic
or very low input farming will severely and needlessly limit Britain's
ability to feed itself from the land currently cultivated for
crops. To sustain the present national yield of crops, large areas
of currently uncultivated land (including set-aside) would have
to be brought into crop production to compensate for:
10.3 It is also clear that wildlife habitats
would be under greater pressure. Over the past few years, conventionally
managed farms have been able to concentrate production on land
better suited for growing crops, allowing them to return less
suitable parts of the farm to wildlife habitat and to adopt wildlife-friendly
management of field margins.
10.4 Severe restrictions on fertilisers
and crop protection products will reverse these trends significantly.
To maintain farm outputs, much more land will be needed leading
to greater encroachment on wildlife-rich woodland, moorland, heaths
and wetlands.
10.5 We also believe that food safety will
not necessarily be improved nor assured. Bacterial and fungal
contamination has caused all proven outbreaks of food poisoning
in the UK. This will not change; indeed, it may become worse as
greater reliance is placed on the use of potentially infective
animal manure's and human sewage. If these are not composted adequately
there is a tangible risk from organisms such as E coli and related
10.6 If organic farming is applied to a
large proportion of UK production the present protection offered
by chemical fungicides against potent fungal toxins, such as mycotoxins,
will be lost.
10.7 It is also clear that pollution control
costs could increase. Environment Agency monitoring consistently
shows that animal manures and silage effluents are the principle
causes of agricultural pollution incidents. Again, increased reliance
on farmyard manure could result in more incidents or more costly
on-farm treatment methods. Heavy investment programmes by water
service companies may be increasingly needed to avoid bacterial
contamination of drinking water, another proven cause of outbreaks
of illness.
10.8 In summary, it is clear that organic
production fulfils a niche market which is geographically and
sociologically defined. It will never be able to replace conventional
production whilst maintaining volumes of output. Care must be
taken to ensure that organic production does not receive unfair
treatment or financial incentives that will damage conventional
farming systems or significantly distort the market place.
10.9 Farming must remain profitable and
productive. We believe that the key to maintaining a profitable,
productive yet environmentally responsible agriculture is the
practice of integrated Crop Management (ICM). This offers a common
sense approach, which combines the tried and tested traditional
methods with the sensitive and skilful use of modern technology
in all activities on the farm. Farmers practising ICM are demonstrating
that they can deliver profitable and productive agriculture using
modern techniques and still retain a rich and diverse wildlife.
10.10 Farmers must be able to retain all
pest control options and not be constrained to certain restricted
organic options. It should be noted that pest, disease and weed
control is an essential part of ICM practices. Farmers must have
the flexibility to choose from the widest range of control options
so that they can best match an environmentally sensible solution
to a particular problem.
10.11 The crop protection industry is committed
to promoting environmentally responsible use of our products within
a conventional farming framework that makes use of all suitable
techniques and systems.
11 June 2000


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PaySr Bulletins - State Police
|New Earnings Codes for 12 Hour Workday Employees
|Bulletin No. SP27
|Date: 7/7/99
|Employees Affected:
Negotiating Unit 07 Employees who are Participating
in the 12 Hour Workday Pilot Program
Negotiating Unit 07 employees who have elected to participate in the
12-hour workday pilot program, new earnings codes have been established to
report the Special Assignment Pay and to pay an additional 42 hours in the
work year. This represents the difference between the regular workday and
the 12 hour workday. These codes are only to be used for employees who are
in this pilot program.
The agency payroll office may begin to process these transactions, effective immediately.
Additional 42 Hours on an Annual Basis
This payment will be paid out each pay period. To pay employees who are participating, use the earning code SPS -State Police Straight Time. These entries must be processed through the Additional Pay Panel as follows:
It will not be necessary to submit an adjustment for retroactive pay periods. The system will automatically calculate any adjustment that the employee is due using the earnings code RTS (Retro Straight Time). For employees who have salary changes, factor changes or percentage changes, the agency needs to submit a transaction to change the amount to be paid.
Special Assignment Pay
To pay eligible employees, use the earn code SPB - Special Assignment/12 hr. These entries must be processed through the Time Entry Panel as follows:
Payroll Register and Check Stub/Advice
The appropriate earnings codes (SPB, SPS and RTS) and amount will be displayed on the Payroll Register and the employee's paycheck or direct deposit advice.
Questions may be directed to your agency auditor in the Payroll Audit Section.

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A Wimbledon-patrolling Harris Hawk named Rufus has upped his social media presence this week after taking part in an AMA on Reddit.
Technically, it was his handler, Imogen Davis, answering questions from Redditors - though Rufus does have his own Twitter account @RufusTheHawk.
Rufus is used as an environmentally-friendly and non-lethal method of bird control at some of England's most famous locations including Wimbledon's All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and Westminster Abbey.
"Rufus is a six-year-old male Harris Hawk and he's employed by Wimbledon to scare away pigeons that may be tempted to interrupt these crucial tennis matches," Davis told FoxNews.com.
In her AMA, Davis answered questions from perks of the job to what it's like working with birds of prey.
Watch Fox on Reddit's full interview with Davis in the video above.


text: My sister gave me the idea as I didn't know what to cook so she looked in my fridge and freezer and we came up with this out of all the leftovers!! Cook rice according to pack instructions.Meanwhile, Prepare all the veg - chop onion, chop garlic. Zest and juice the lemon ready for later.Put a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan and cook the onion and garlic until soft (about 5 minutes), then remove from the pan and leave on a side plate.Cook the frozen peas according to pack instructions.Meanwhile, grill the tuna for 4-6 minutes on each side depending on how well done you like it. The rice should be done now, so add the peas, onions and garlic to it. Then add the some of the lemon zest and juice.Serve up - place a mound of rice mix into a plate, then a tuna steak on top. Then put over the rest of the zest and juice. Enjoy!You could also try adding different frozen veg to this dish - next time I am going to try sweetcorn. Please note: this recipe has been created and uploaded by a member of the Tesco Real Food online community. Tesco does not test customer recipes so cannot accept responsibility for the content, validate the results or answer queries regarding them.


text: This post was inspired by the "Camera Bling!?" thread from a few days ago. This time, the question is "What piece of serious, but mostly useless, and probably very expensive camera gear would you own, if money was no object? I'm not asking about things like gold-plated Nikon FA bodies, this is not about flashy stuff but serious tools that only a photographer would love. Mine would be an underwater housing for, say, my F100. I don't dive, but it would be nice to have one. And I might even use it once or twice... My fiance would be very unhappy if I bought one (unless I was also buying SCUBA gear).


text: 2 agencies vie for Adauction.com Published on October 12, 1998. Two agencies are competing for the $2.5 million account of Adauction.com, San Francisco. Finalists are Think New Ideas and Ingalls Moranville. There is no incumbent. The advertising impression auction service is looking for an agency of record to create and launch a campaign that includes print, outdoor and online media. A decision is expected in November. Copyright October 1998, Crain Communications Inc. Most Popular In this article: News


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If you've been watching our Instagram Story today then you've probably already heard the big news… IT Cosmetics is coming to Sephora Canada this Fall! After entering Sephora in the USA last year and subsequently being acquired by L'Oréal, I had a feeling we would start seeing the brand expanding to more countries soon enough. Now, my wishes are finally coming true!
This August you'll be able to find your favourite IT Cosmetics goodies like their best-selling Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+ and Bye Bye Under Eye concealer (both of which I swear by and use everyday) at Sephora stores and online at sephora.ca.
While a selection of products have been available at The Shopping Channel for several years now, this will be the first brick and mortor location in Canada. That means you'll be able to touch, see, feel and play with the products in person and have access to a larger range of SKUs as well.
To make the big announcement, IT Cosmetics held a media event in Toronto where I had the pleasure of meeting the brand's co-founder and CEO, Jaime Kern Lima (although I felt as if I had already met her from watching her on QVC all the time). She shared her story, the journey of IT Cosmetics and talked about the brand's most-loved products.
Jaime's career began as a TV reporter and journalist, where she searched endlessly for makeup that would conceal her hereditery rosacea and be good for her skin. Eventually, she decided to create her own and enlisted the help of dermatologists and plastic surgeons to develop problem-solving products that are actually good for skin and deliver incredible results.
For a brand that started only 9 years ago (the first 3 of which were out of her own home and without a salary), IT Cosmetics has grown immensely. When I asked her what she thinks helped the brand grow so fast, she said it was thanks to "real women getting real results and telling someone." I started using the products myself because someone else recommended them to me and I have since introduced many of my friends, family and readers to the brand as well, so I think that is pretty spot on.
Word of mouth is powerful, for sure, but at the end of the day it comes down to the products. While many brands launch entire skincare collections at once, IT Cosmetics is much more focused on quality over quantity. "We won't launch something unless it truly works," Jaime explained, "it took seven years for us to feel [Confidence In A Cream] was right and to get the clinical results we were looking for." Now that is dedication.
When I asked Jaime where she gets her inspiration from, she told me "a lot of our ideas for product development come from our customers." Since they're all about creating innovative to solve women's biggest beauty issues, it makes total sense (on that note, now that I know they are listening, I'd love a plumping face mask and a rapid-acting blemish treatment, thanks guys).
From a full-coverage concealer that never cracks or creases to a do-it-all CC cream that improves skin over time, IT Cosmetics delivers exactly what you need to help you look and feel like your most beautiful self.
So mark it down in your calendars, beauties! This August, Canada will finally get "IT".


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A new game from Wonder Book - the 'augmented reality' book for the PlayStation 3 named Diggs Nightcrawler. Protagonist Diggs Nightcrawler is a Bookworm, a detective with his office in City Library.
Wow i was intrested before but that demo sold it. If Sony had shown this demo at E32012 it wouldve actually been a good demo for Wonderbook.
Thank you for sharing ^^


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If sources are to be believed then Charlize Theron is all set for a face off against Vin Diesel in the next 'Fast and Furious' film.
The 40-year-old actress is in early talks to play the villain in the eighth installment of the hit street racing series, reports New.com.au.
If Theron hops on, the project will reunite her with filmmaker F. Gary Gray, who directed her 2003 movie 'The Italian Job.'
The production on the flick is expected to begin in the northern spring, ahead of an April 2017 release.


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Criticism, and often strident criticism, of the Israeli government with regard to the treatment of Palestinians is warranted and justified, though I do differentiating the Israeli government from Israeli citizens, many of whom are also interested in achieving a lasting peace with the Palestinians and are willing to make some hard concessions to do so. Legitimate criticism of Israeli government policies in the county itself as well as the policies in the West Bank and Gaza however sometime becomes caricatures of the reality in the country and region. Israeli Apartheid Week, in this writer's view, attempts to oversimplify profoundly complex problems which ultimately assist neither Israelis not Palestinians in overcoming the void between the two peoples. While I believe that Israeli government policies both in Israel and the Occupied Territories need to be addressed, I also think that the Palestinian leadership, particularly Hamas, warrant severe criticism as well. And the Arab states (as well as Iran) who have used the Palestinians as pawns for more than 65 years in their own byzantine and self-serving political manoeuvrings shouldn't be given a pass either.
Though I don't think that it is accurate to refer to Israel as an apartheid state, neither do I agree with those who would suggest that any criticism of Israeli policies is tantamount to anti-Semitism. There are individuals in the media such as Ezra Levant as well as many in the current Conservative government who are too quick to accuse critics of Israeli policies of harbouring disdain for and hatred of Jews. These accusations seem to me to be a way of stifling any discussion about the situation and, again, ultimately does not serve the interests of people in Israel, the Occupied Territories, or any nation with an interest in achieving peace and stability in the Middle East.
We're going to discuss this issue in greater detail later, and I'm sure what I have written is a rambling mess as it is. But I did want to address those who have sent us messages asking for our position on Israeli Apartheid Week.
To know the position this writer takes, I will repost what I wrote in January 2009:
We believe that ultimately the actions of the IDF in Gaza will have a long term detrimental effect on Israeli security. We understand the desire of Israelis near the border with Gaza to defend themselves against Hamas rockets and we condemn targeting Israeli civilians, however the reaction by the Israeli government and the IDF is so disproportional that rather than ensuring the safety of Israel, it will instead breed extremism and hatred. As a result of Israeli policies, the people of Gaza have been suffering tremendously. The recent violence has only exasperated the crisis further. Hamas is now using the crisis to become more entrenched and he Likud Party, which looks to form the next government of Israel, is likely to take an even more hardline position on Palestine. Caught in the middle are civilians.
In the end the only way to achieve real peace is for a comprehensive peace treaty and the establishment of two viable states. It's also going to require real and, in some cases, hard sacrifices on the parts of the Israelis and the Palestinian authority. We truly believe that, if left to their own devices, Israelis and Palestinians would seek peaceful means to address their territorial and sovereignty issues.


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The United Methodist-Episcopal Church dialogue began meeting in 2002; it was endorsed by the 2000 General Convention and reauthorized by the 2006 General Convention. The 2006 General Convention approved interim Eucharistic sharing with the United Methodist Church. Episcopal parishes are now authorized to hold joint celebrations of the Eucharist with United Methodist churches under the guidelines established by General Convention. The ecumenical work of the United Methodist Church is carried out by the Council of Bishops Office of Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships.
The dialogue committee's proposal for full communion, A Gift to the World: Co-Laborers in the Healing of Brokenness, is under discussion and available here.
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Farwell growers tells Beltwide: `We've increased acreage...' Increased acceptance of ultra narrow row planting and conservation tillage top the list of technology that is changing the Texas Plains cotton industry, says a Farwell, Texas, producer.
"We've increased acreage of narrow row cotton," said Mark Williams during a farmer panel discussion on technology's role in least-cost cotton production systems at the recent Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Anaheim, Calif.
He says weed control has changed. "We have gotten rid of our cultivator, and we make fewer trips across our fields. From seeding to harvest, we probably make only two or three trips."
Williams said he's still "working with plant populations of 120,000 to 130,000 per acre in ultra narrow row systems, on good land. I think 60,000 plants per acre is possible."
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I'm not sure if it was just an off day but I ordered an Americano from here and it tasted overly bitter. I don't mind a little bitter taste but this was over the top. I have had Americanos at other JJ Bean locations and they were much better.
The space is very nice, new and modern. I like the fact that even their smalls are doubles; many coffee shops will serve singles instead such as Bean Around the World and charge you about the same. I will probably give them another try but please don't let me down again JJ when I am in need of my afternoon coffee fix.
I've been to this JJ Bean location a few times (4), and each time I've noticed that the staff seem quite uninterested in the customers.
Rather than interacting with clients, I've noticed their interest in carrying on conversation amongst themselves and not making any effort to make the customer feel welcomed. They make a hell of a coffee, but I really think that the staff (sorry to generalize) could use a pep talk. With some many other cafes in the area, it could do them some good to smile!
On one instance, I noticed they were out of my favourite muffin. I could see into the kitchen and noticed a bunch of muffins that looked like they came out of the oven. I ordered a muffin and the lady says "take a look at the display, we're out...". I responded by asking if those muffins (pointing in the kitchen) were ready. Without saying anything, she walks back, bags one, and tells me my total.
In addition to their great coffee...they make a mean carrot and raisin muffin!!
We have been regular customers at this location for about 6 months and have actually gone out of our way to other locations when we are out and about to get coffee . I have to agree with other comments about the staff. They do seem more interested in talking between them selves rather than serving the customer, in 6 months of placing the exact same order 5 or 6 days a week, 2 large medium roast 1 no room for cream and an oatmeal cookie (one of the best cookies ever made the perfect cookie with what used to be the perfect cup of coffee). you would think the staff would know the order but they don't, The only awesome staff member they had who took the time to say good morning and knew our order has left. They have now switched the medium roast coffee to a french pressed process. The worst coffee I have ever tasted. it is murky gritty and oily. So bad when you get to the last 1/4 of the cup you can't finish it unless you like drinking dirt. It's not as hot as the original brewed medium roast. When I complained about the ""NEW"" way they made the coffee I was told "" you will never get a better cup of coffee than french pressed"" The staff member did not even listen to my complaint, if he had he would of offered to replace the crappy coffee with a different BREWED blend. Instead he choose to make me feel like my opinion did not matter. if you like robotic uncaring service this is the location for you. you get better service at starbucks another coffee house we avoid. We will be looking for another place to get our coffee. If this was my location I would give the loyal customer the option of the brewed medium roast or the cup of dirt and oil. Just my opinion but then again my opinion doesn't count in this location. I am sure we will find a coffee house with a good cup of coffee that will appreciate the 50 bucks a week.
When my office moved from being across from an Artigiano to what I feared would be a foreign coffee chain wasteland, I was happy to discover JJ Bean at Homer and Davie.
The small latte is nice and strong - beautifully presented with just the right amount of crema on top. The cafe is bright, stylish and relatively free of the laptops that plague some cafes in town. While there are a few food offerings, JJ's is all about the coffee, and it shows in the quality.
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Two weeks before hosting its Impact conference in Seattle, Schwab rescheduled its event and shortened the schedule because of the tragedy. Schwab cut the conference from a week to three days in an effort to keep the event "pertinent to the immediate issues," according to a notice sent to those who registered for the event. Instead of running from Oct. 8-12, the conference will now begin a day later and end a day sooner, Schwab said.
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St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica in San Jose will feature jazz Masses on Saturday, Aug. 11, and Sunday, Aug. 12, according to the cathedral's website… The Masses are part of the Aug. 10-12 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, billed by its promoters as "the hottest event of the summer featuring a stellar lineup of international stars, emerging artists and regional favorites playing straight-ahead jazz, blues, salsa, Latin, R&B, and more!" and as "the biggest live music event in Silicon Valley… The many natures of jazz, both spiritual and spirited, are brought out in special musical liturgies in San Jose's gorgeously-restored Cathedral…All of the commentary thus far has been strongly negative, though from differing perspectives. One Sacramento resident made mention of their Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament's multiple decades' tradition of the (primarily Dixieland) Jazz Festival Mass, but otherwise wasn't too keen. A pastor offered that this is nothing short of "scandal" and "abuse." Personally I found the following to be the most reasoned argument:
Jazz is jazz and the Mass is the Mass. As a lifelong jazz performer, I never have felt this music belonged in Mass. If you want an audience, a listener who knows what jazz really is will not have to be drawn to a Mass to hear. Sometimes I wonder what all those people are coming to Mass for in the first place. When I hear jazz, I don't (want) to be distracted by a Mass.It seems, at a glance, to be pretty much a no-brainer and never the twain shall or should meet. What the jazz musician implied but didn't actually say was a corollary to his last statement, namely "When I hear Mass, I don't (want) to be distracted by jazz." What intrigues me enough to post about this is that I'm not sure that reflexive, pat surface and didactic responses do justice to an art form that has a myriad spectrum of styles and manifestations as does what we call "classical music." And as of yet, I'm not including chant or polyphony in either of those two camps. But it would be just as inaccurate to say that jazz had its genesis in bordellos in New Orleans as it would be to say that medieval musical traits such as organum and isorhythms had a genesis in the plays of troubadors/trouveres in the market squares. For well over a century, major composers of sacred works large and small have employed melodic and harmonic vocabularies that are kissin' cousins to the compound chordal and chromatic voice leading traits common to jazz. I can recall, for example, many of Ralph Verdi's antiphons for GIA's "Cantor and Congregation" series that were, at the least, emulative of jazz progressions, but seemed quite natural in how he employed them as acclamations and so forth. Polytonality, even if you take Stravinsky out of the discussion, is commonly employed in both traditions. So to the point, what is it that the jazz musician has in mind when he associates an affect of jazz as constituting an automatic distraction were it used at Mass. Well, I leave the rest of the discussion for you. For some perspective I've provided links to some video recordings where the lines may not be so clearly drawn.
In thee,O Lord, is all my trust (Tallis) Jan Garbarek/Hilliard EnsembleWhen Jesus Wept- (Wm. Billings) Jan Garbarek/Hilliard Ensemble
When Jesus Wept- (Wm. Billings) Jan Garbarek/Hilliard Ensemble
Edward "Duke" Ellington - Come Sunday with Kathleen Battle and Branford Marsalis
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My New Favorite Coffee Table Book
• 23 April 2010
I picked this beauty up on the Anthropologie sale rack this week--happy to have found the very last copy. It was love at first sight! It's not only pretty on the outside, but it's quite captivating on the inside too. Gorgeous details, interesting text and all around a fantastic kind of thing for one's coffee table :)
Anthro is sold out of Coco on it's website, but Phaidon carries it here and Amazon here...on sale!
I also noticed Anthro is now carrying Coralie Bickford-Smith's gorgeous collection of Penguin classics. Swoon!!
p.s. D*S featured an interesting interview with Coralie--if you're interested in reading it, click here.
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6 comments:
- leni said...
this book is on my wish list!
- April 23, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Nicomi "Nix" Turner said...
Oooh! This looks lovely.
- April 23, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- Brittany said...
i love it.
i have to fight myself from buying it every time!!!
- April 23, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- Laura said...
That book *was* on my wish list, until I saw it at the Anthro at Rockefeller Ctr the other day. Great content, but I was disappointed by the layout and design. Too many fonts per page! Distracting, hard to read. I still love the idea of the marker colors design and ribbon page markers.
- April 23, 2010 at 1:36 PM
- Becky said...
Amazon has a new series of the penguins' on sale as well, they include Emma and some additional classics.
- April 23, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- I Heart Naptime said...
Anthro still has this book in-store at Fashion Island...Calif. So other locations may too.
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Mid-June 2017, Google released a new feature into the Google My Business suite, a Website Builder. it's been in test mode since January and is finally avilable publicly! This is Google's second attempt at making it dead-easy small business owners to get onto the web. Hopefully this one will stick. 😉 As the name implies, it is only for businesses that have a Google My Business listing.
Note: This feature is not available for Accommodation & related category businesses.
A few countries may not be live at time of publishing – mainly those countries whose writing goes right to left.
The website builder is dead easy to use. It's designed for people with no technical knowledge and no website. This can be frustrating if you want to do something creative or out-of-the-box.
That said, this post is for people of all abilities.
Even if much of this is geek to you, follow the steps and tips that do make sense. You will still build a better site than people who haven't read anything and simply "wing it." I've seen some dreadful ones that would make anyone think twice about becoming a customer of those businesses!
Update: Mid January 2018, websites now automatically include Posts as part of the page. Posts show as a section above the "about us" section of the site. The display can be 1-3 posts, with a "more" option to see the complete history.
So why would you want a Google website?
For businesses with no website, this is a chance to put a description of your business out there on the web, and explain the products or services you offer.
It's an alternative choice to the second most common "website" used by small business – a Facebook page. Fb is limited in how it displays info about your business, and people have to go looking for it. Most people won't. So while you may have a great following, how many of your peeps know everything you do?
It's simpler than the free site on sites on other platforms such as Houzz. And Houzz doesn't suit every business type; this simple website can serve just about any.
For businesses who already have websites, this is yet another online asset to expose people to your business. Yet another platform to get your branding and messaging consistent. And done well, it can rank surprisingly high for brand searches. It can also be re-purposed for things like landing pages.
How does the Google Website Builder work?
To be clear, this is a simple one-page website.
It's designed to be fast, lightweight, and responsive. It's designed for mobile, end to end. The vast majority of mobile users look at one page only on a site. The main actions are all right there so people don't have to scroll.
Pulls data from Google My Business
It pulls information from what Google already knows about your business, including your Google My Business (GMB) listing. What does it include?
- business name
- business address
- phone numbers (automatically made as "click to call")
- operating hours
- photos
- Google Posts
- while the category isn't displayed, it does appear to influence the extra styling image Google sometimes adds to websites
The site can be live even before your listing is verified. However, if your listing gets suspended, the site may be taken down as well.
Create your website
First, go to your Google My Business dashboard and login with the same email as the one that owns the business listing. If you have more than one business listing on your dashboard, Select Manage Location. If you don't see that option for a location, switch from list view to card view.
Click the hamburger menu at the upper left to show a menu. You should see a new option Website, just below Photos.
Google My Business User at the level of owner or manager (but not communication manager) have the ability to access and edit the website builder from within the GMB dashboard.
First time you go in, you'll be greeted with a "creating your website" screen, and you may get an automated tip window to start you off.
The first step is to pick the overall look of the site – a theme.
Pick a theme
Google provides a small selection of site themes. The theme itself can be changed, but the settings for that theme (font, size, colour scheme), cannot.
The "button" you see in the theme thumbnail is the colour of the button you'll see over the main cover banner.
Very important: To Save what you do in each section, click on the little tick at the top next to the section name. The cross of course, is to cancel any changes just made that haven't already been saved.
Tell Your Story
- Maximum Length: 80 characters
- Shows in: Banner
The website builder defaults this to the business name on your GMB listing business name. You can change this to an attention grabbing headline. And I recommend you do, as Google also automatically put your business name (from your GMB info) in the upper left hand corner of the published page.
From a technical perspective, this is a "H1" – making it the most important text on the page. Don't stuff this full of keywords, but do work to include some words or phrases that say what your business is about.
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The website builder defaults this to your business category (from your GMB info) and is standard text formatting.
Summary Header
This displays below the banner image on the page, and is an intro to your full description.
From a technical perspective, this is a "H2" – making it the second most important text on the page. Again, don't stuff this full of keywords, but do work to include some words or phrases that say what your business is about.
Summary Body
- Maximum Length: unknown
- Shows in: main content
This is where you have the most freedom. You can do basic rich text and add links. I highly recommend you do! Ideas for links:
- Your website's key pages (if you have another site),
- An online booking system or menu
- To your email subscription form (sorry, can't put it in here)
- Social media platforms you might be very active on
- Your certifications/credentials on a industry body sites
Content Tips
You'll see in the image above I've attempted to find the max number of characters. Be real with this. Just because you can add 13k characters, doesn't mean you should. How much of a monster page would that be for someone to try to read?!
If you're copying and pasting text from other applications, be sure to post to match the existing format. It seems to be reading the HTML from wherever you're picking it up, and that mucks up the format shockingly.
Just like with "normal" websites, the word content on this site should be unique. This is a real website and it's out there competing with all the other websites in the wild.
If you're using an email service such as Mailchimp, you can use the text link in MC's signup form. Some of these services also give QR codes for links to the form which you could add as an image.
Add a brief summary of your business attributes that would be of interest to your site visitors.
Add your happy hours or other special offers.
Adding links to other websites / listings – this works like any other website. You don't need to write out the full URL (eg "http://www.domain.com/page/") just put it in in ordinary text and use the link icon to add the link.
When putting links to your own website, use Google's Campaign URL Builder for tracking in Analytics.
From a technical perspective, you cannot embed javascript into this, or switch to a HTML view to edit.
Photos and Menu
- Maximum Images: 5
- Shows in: photo gallery
This is where you can ADD photos that you'd like to add to the photo section which comes after your description.
Google pulls these images from your GMB photos section. The come onto the site in the order they come; they cannot be resequenced here.
If you don't have any images yet, Google adds a suggestion Add photos, menu images and other pictures to tell the story of your business.
While I agree with the concept of a image of your menu, you need to remember to maintain it. Remember, these photos go into your photo area of your GMB listing. If you change your menu seasonally and simply upload the new menu, then the old menus will remain out there as photos. That can cause confusion and unhappy customers. So the maintenance involves going into the photos and deleting outdated ones.
The photos section is where you go if you put an image in and want to remove it. Yep – you have to leave the website builder. Save your site, go up to the hamburger menu at the top and select photos from the left sidebar menu. There you can delete images.
A wee bit painful, yet it's a good indication of just how tied together this GMB listing is with this website.
the Banner
By default, the Website Builder puts in a generic image if it doesn't find something in your photo collection it likes.
- Business name in upper left hand corner
- Contact details in upper right hand corner. Get directions only shows for shopfront businesses.
- Call to action button in banner middle. Like the contact options, if the business has a shopfront, the button is "Get Directions", if a service area business is "Call Now"
What you can change:
- Headline text (above)
- Description text (above)
- Banner image (below)
The image should be a 16:9 ratio, same as with Google+.The optimal size is 2120 x 1192 pixels.
The images go into your GMB photo library. As with the other photos, you can only add here. And images added here may be seen in the GMB photos collection or the upper right hand corner of the Knowledge Panel "see photos".
Also, the cover photo here may go into the Knowledge Panel.
You'll notice a line goes across your beautiful cover image underneath the business name and the contact options. It's there by design, not a glitch in the image upload.
Website banner image tips
Cater for white text – Remember the main headline is white text, so have an image dark enough the white can be read easily.
Crop before uploading – The cropping tool seems to have a mind of its own. It'll show cropped in your photos albums, but show the whole image in the cover image.
Most important in bottom 2/3 – Depending on the screen size, the image may appear in full, or the top 20-30 percent of the image gets cut off.
Outside is OK, but product is often better
Text, business cards and Logos suck – sorry guys, but logos in here really don't look great. Nor does it look great when you try to stuff your phone number and loads of other text in this image.
Use some imagination – use a photo that quickly conveys what you do.
Let's publish this puppy!
At this stage anything you have done remains private. This is handy if you start putting the site together and it's time for dinner.
Clicking on publish gives you a popup window
Here you can enter a semi-custom URL. Google will pre-populate the URL with the business name. You can change it, but choose wisely. Google does have some name protections in place to prevent copyright issues and such. In other words, you can't create starbucks.business.com if you're not Starbucks.
The websites automatically all end with ".business.site". This is a free domain, just for you. Paid domains (which don't end in .business.site) are planned to be available in the US, UK, Canada and India soon.
The maximum number of characters you can put in here is 64. Please don't use that many – if you do I'll bet dollars to donuts you're a spammer.
You may have noticed there's a little "alert" icon next to the tick box? It doesn't show on the page, I've added it to emphasise a wee little trap.
If you don't have a website, proceed with the box ticked.
If you do have a website, untick before you publish. The tickbox overrides whatever website you have configured on your GMB listing.
If you accidentally publish and overwrite your current website, republishing with it unticked doesn't correct the problem. You'll need to edit your website link in the GMB listing info area.
Want to unpublish?
Go to the Settings.
In this area you can change the URL, change the language setting, and unpublish the site.
You can publish or un-publish at any time. If your site sits in an unpublished status for a while, you may get a reminder from Google via email.
And there you have it!
In a matter of minutes you've just published your very first Google Website Builder site. Congratulations!
A few more points
- Google's documentation (previously not available at time article was published)
- GMB to website builder, but not reverse. Changes made to the business information here does not flow back to the GMB listing info. However, edits to the listing flow do through to the site.
Those edits can be by you OR members of the public! This emphasises the importance of claiming and keeping on top of your listings!
- You can publish and unpublish at any time. The site can be unpublished for any length of time. Just know that the domain name will be cleared and someone else could use it.
- Spam detected sites will be taken down. This also includes copyright violations, etc. If you see one and you want to report it, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the "report abuse" link. The wording indicates it's for listings and what you're reporting is a website. Hopefully Google will be checking both.
- Outgoing links are follow – so these sites will count as citation and backlink.
- The site does not use AMP, rather it's sleek and fast by design.
- Have your own domain already? Point it at the Google site.
- HTTPS is coming.
- The site may publish the alternate phone numbers you can enter on your listing. The knowledge panel lists only one, this is the one place those extra numbers may be seen.
- Every site gets a cookie message from Google (This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. / got it / learn more). This is global, not limited to the countries where those notices are required. However, once a visitor accepts the cookie from one site, it is valid for any other .business.site they visit.
- There are a few variations in how Google displays the contact info compared to the knowledge panel:
These variations are based on how you set up the service area. The map placed on top is what is seen in the knowledge panel and on the local finder.
If you don't have business hours on your GMB listing, the business hours section shows as blank.
If you have business hours entered but they don't show in the local pack or the local finder, they will show here on the site.
You can also see more than one phone number. These extra numbers (have seen up to 3 displayed so far) are the alternate phone numbers on your listing. This is the only place people can see those extra numbers.
- Special hours don't currently appear in the footer. This includes Google's automatic notification about business hours possibly being varied due to public holidays.
- Google reviews don't currently appear on the site.
- Attributes don't currently appear on the site.
- Only one call-to-action button is available. You can put other links on the page (in the summary body), just keep it to a few. I suspect the number of links in the body is part of Google's spam detection.
- There is no support for videos or gifs currently.
- There is currently no import/export functionality. Since it's only a one-page site, a simple copy and paste should suffice.
- Want to "SEO" the site? Forget about it. No meta alterations are available, including title and description). No Alt text for images either.
- Want to put schema in it? Google's stance is the site is light enough and fast enough it doesn't need it.
- Want to AMP it? Google's is the site is fast enough it doesn't need it.
- No tie (yet) to Analytics.
- No social sharing buttons
Extra Styling Images
Occasionally when you visit one of these websites, you'll see a special image coming out the right hand side of the page.
These appear to be added somewhat randomly by Google. Business category is a key factor for triggering an image. Also necessary is having your summary headline & body filled out. The body doesn't need to be lengthy, and having phrases in the text that align with the business category may be helpful.
A small sample of 32 feature images spotted so far.
Grey figure in photo spot
Sometimes when you delete photos out of the gallery, the system doesn't always reflect that change instantly. When there's a delay within the system, Google substitutes the grey circle with a minus sign in it. This normally clears itself within 24 hours.
Google "404" that is an error message
- Has your listing been suspended? Check your dashboard for messages. Correct whatever has triggered the suspension and you should be able to re-verify your listing and republish the site.
- Has your site been unpublished? Did you (or a staff member) select the option to unpublish?
- Has your site address changed? While the site at a new URL may be published immediately, Google sometimes keeps the old URL of the websites in its memory for a while. It typically flushes out within a week.
How to fix the website URL
(if you accidentally send people to the Google site instead of your website)
- Google My Business dashboard
- Go into the listing in question (if you have multiple listings, go to manage location, otherwise it should show up when you enter the dashboard).
- If you have a wide screen, you should see a menu down the side. If not, click the hamburger menu in the upper left corner.
- Click Website
- Depending on your screen size, you'll see 4 icons down the side or across the bottom.
- Click the Gear – settings
- Underneath settings, it'll say the current URL (the one your listing is currently going to)
Click Change
- Untick the blue tick box that says "make this my website address on Google Search & Maps"
- Click Change
- Close the settings (if needed – depends on screen size)
- Click the hamburger menu in upper left hand corner to see the left-side menu
- Click Info
- Scroll down until you see the website URL
- Click the pencil to edit
- Correct the URL, Click Apply
There are many more features in the pipeline for Google's Website Builder, so be patient.
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