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This painting is approximately 6"x 8" on MDF panel. The subject are three animal vases I found in Bali, Indonesia. I really wanted to do a grouping of them together! It was a challenging subject because the greens are very close in color, and not an easy color to re-create! It feels a little unfinished up close, so a second (or even third) pass is still an option.
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text: August 12, 2018 Pešek, Luděk Tagged: Art | Author (1919-1999) Czech author and artist. Pešek's first novels (about social inequalities; not sf, but listed below for convenience) were published in Czechoslovakia in the late 1940s, but for decades he has lived abroad, his books being first published in German translation; they have been widely translated into other languages. His astronomical paintings are well known, and have been featured in National Geographic; one appeared as the cover art for Omni (September 1981); he illustrated some of his own books as well. The first of several Young Adult sf novels is Die Mondexpedition (1966; trans as Log of a Moon Expedition 1969). His best is Die Erde ist nah: Die Marsexpedition (1970; trans Anthea Bell as The Earth is Near 1973). It deals, with unusual sophistication for its genre, with the psychological stresses experienced by the first expedition to Mars, and the costs of combating – rather than co-ordinating with – Martian Ecology; it won the 1971 Jugendbuchpreis (Children's Book Prize) in Germany. Another sf book is Falle für Perseus (1976; trans Anthea Bell as Trap for Perseus 1980), set in a twenty-third-century totalitarian Dystopia. [JO/PN]see also: Czech and Slovak SF; Sociology; Space Flight.Luděk Pešekborn Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]: 26 April 1919died Zurich, Switzerland: 4 December 1999works Lide v Kameni ["People Among the Stones"] (Ostrava, Czechoslovakia: Lukasik, 1946) [binding unknown/] Tahouni ["Draught-Horses"] (Prague, Czechoslovakia: European Literary Klub, 1947) [binding unknown/] Drazba ["Auction"] (Prague, Czechoslovakia: European Literary Klub, 1948) [binding unknown/] Die Mondexpedition (Recklinghausen, Germany: Paulus-Verlag, 1966) [binding unknown/] Log of a Moon Expedition (New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1969) [hb/] Die Erde ist nah: Die Marsexpedition (Recklinghausen, Germany: Georg Bitter Verlag, 1970) [binding unknown/] The Earth is Near (London: Longman, 1973) [trans by Anthea Bell of the above: hb/] Nur Ein Stein ["Only a Stone"] (Weinheim, Germany: Beltz Verlag, 1972) [binding unknown/] Preis der Beute ["Price of Plunder"] (Weinheim, Germany: Beltz Verlag, 1973) [binding unknown/] Eine Insel fur Zwei (Weinheim, Germany: Beltz Verlag, 1974) [binding unknown/] An Island for Two (New York: Bradbury Press, 1975) [trans by Anthea Bell of the above: hb/] Flug In Die Welt von Morgen ["A Flight into the World of Tomorrow"] (Recklinghausen, Germany: Georg Bitter Verlag, 1975) [binding unknown/] Falle fur Perseus (Weinheim, Germany: Beltz Verlag, 1976) [binding unknown/] Trap for Perseus (New York: Bradbury Press, 1980) [trans by Anthea Bell of the above: hb/Jane R Wattenberg] links Internet Speculative Fiction Database Previous versions of this entry 01/01/2005 11/12/2011 08/01/2012 01/02/2012 20/08/2012 16/10/2012 17/10/2012 08/02/2013 12/08/2013 22/10/2014 09/02/2017 04/04/2017 31/08/2017

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Date: 06/30/99 at 12:33:38 From: Lauren Fortner Subject: Algebra: using the power theorem I understand how to get problems from "beginning" form, for example: x (x^-3)^2 y (xy^-2)^-3 ----------------------- (y^2)^3 y^-3 (x^2)^3 to "after" you use power theorem: x x^-6 y x^-3 y^6 ----------------- y^6 y^-3 x^6 and then when you simplify the numerator and denominator: x^-8 y^7 -------- y^3 x^6 What I don't understand is how you get from that to writing all exponential expressions with positive exponents, or negative exponents, or with both. I homeschool, so I don't really have anyone to ask. Thank you for your help.
Date: 07/01/99 at 17:00:53 From: Doctor Peterson Subject: Re: Algebra: using the power theorem Hi, Lauren. Thanks for a well-written question - it really helps to know just what part you have trouble with. The key to this step is that x^-a 1 1 x^a ---- = --- and ---- = --- 1 x^a x^-a 1 That's essentially just the definition of negative exponents, and I'll assume you're at least aware of this as a fact. What you need is how to apply it. What these facts mean in practice is that you can move a factor from top to bottom or from bottom to top and negate the exponent. Once you get used to it, you just think "There's an x^-8 in the numerator, so I can replace that with an x^8 in the denominator." To take it more slowly, we can pull the expression apart, apply the rule, and put it back together: x^-8 y^7 x^-8 y^7 1 1 1 y^7 1 1 -------- = ---- * --- * --- * --- = --- * --- * --- * --- y^3 x^6 1 1 y^3 x^6 x^8 1 y^3 x^6 y^7 = ----------- x^8 y^3 x^6 That makes all the exponents positive, but there's still another step you didn't mention: combining like factors so that x and y each appear only once. That's easy in the denominator now; we can just permute so the x's are together and add the exponents: y^7 y^7 ----------- = -------- x^8 y^3 x^6 x^14 y^3 But you still have y in two places. We can use the same rule to get the y's together; since 7 > 3, let's move the y^3 to the top to keep the exponents positive: y^7 y^7 1 1 y^7 1 y^-3 y^7 y^-3 y^4 -------- = --- * ---- * --- = --- * ---- * ---- = -------- = ---- x^14 y^3 1 x^14 y^3 1 x^14 1 x^14 x^14 Now we're really done. But we've taken a lot more steps than we had to. That's fine when you're starting out; this isn't a race. But here's how I'd do it myself: x(x^-3)^2y(xy^-2)^-3 x x^-6 y x^-3 y^6 -------------------- = ----------------- (y^2)^3y^-3(x^2)^3 y^6 y^-3 x^6 = x x^-6 y x^-3 y^6 * y^-6 y^3 x^-6 (Here I've moved everything to the top.) = x x^-6 x^-3 x^-6 * y y^6 y^-6 y^3 (Here I've gathered the x's and y's together; I'd probably mark each factor as I copied it to make sure I didn't miss any.) = x^(1-6-3-6) y^(1+6-6+3) = x^-14 y^4 y^4 = ---- x^14 If you're at all afraid of negative exponents, this will make you dizzy, but if you like to take the bull by the horns and get it over with, making the negative exponents work for you, this is the way to do it. Basically, I decided I'd rather deal with positive and negative exponents than with numerators and denominators; they're really two ways to say the same thing, and mixing them doesn't make sense. So even though the goal is to have numerator and denominator and eliminate negative exponents, I found that it's really easier to work with the negatives, then change them to denominators when I'm done. If any of this overwhelmed you, or if you have more questions, feel free to write back. - Doctor Peterson, The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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70, one of the two old men who allegedly defiled a five-year-old Kindergarten girl at Effia near Takoradi in the Western Region, has been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.
The convict pleaded guilty of defiling girl, 5, and was convicted on his own plea.
His other alleged accomplice, Kofi Essuon, 60, was however remanded into police custody to reappear before the court on March 30, 2015 after he had pleaded not guilty to the charge of defilement.
The two old men were first hauled before the Takoradi Circuit Court on Monday, February 16, 2015, and the court, presided over by Mrs Rita Doko, remanded them into police custody and they re-appeared yesterday.
Kofi Essoun, a farmer, and Nana Ahenkofi allegedly took turns to defile the poor girl sometime in December 2014.
Essoun lives in the same house with the victim's mother at Effia while Ahenkofi lives nearby.
The two, after purportedly defiling the girl, warned her not to tell anyone about her ordeal or else she would die.
It was alleged that Essoun was the first to defile the minor, after which Ahenkofi purportedly took over.
The two were said to have sat the girl on their laps in turns and abused her sexually, resulting in profuse bleeding from her private part and the anus.
Speaking to journalists, the Takoradi District Police Commander, Supt Peter Ofori Donkor, disclosed that in December last year Ama Asantewaaa, mother of the victim, detected blood stains on the panties of her daughter.
According to the police officer, when the mother questioned the daughter, she said that nothing had happened, and so the mother did not take the matter seriously.
However, on February 9 this year, while the victim was in school, she visited the toilet and kept long in coming out.
A female teacher, who became worried about the time the toddler was spending at the place, decided to follow up.
When the teacher went to the washroom, she saw the girl in serious pains, with her panties soaked with blood.
Superintendent Donkor disclosed further that after thorough examination, the teacher saw blood oozing from the girl's private part and anus.
The female teacher then rushed her home and she was later sent to the Kwesimintsim Hospital.
The doctors, after examination, disclosed that the little girl had been defiled.
The case was, therefore, reported at the Takoradi Central Police Station and the victim, upon interrogation, mentioned Essoun and Ahenkofi as the people who had sex with her.
The old men were subsequently arrested and put before the court.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi
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And I assume you will be heading to Cappadocia next? Gaziantep? Strange…aha, you must like bakhlava! And don't forget to try their kebap!
Uninspiring talks like the one above are what might await you when talking to a Turkish tourism professional. The typical image of Gaziantep among Turks is that of a nasty industrial city whose inhabitants do a decent bakhlava and entertain a passion for Sunday barbecues.
Until a few years ago, not much more could be said about Gaziantep, and travelers were a rare sight. But something is afoot in this working man's town bordering Syria. Those who come now have the privilege to see a city transforming.
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Gaziantep grew from a dusty oasis town on the old Silk Road into an industrial city of millions in just a few decades. Carpets, shoes and machinery produced in the city's factories are exported to the four corners of the country and its southern neighbours.
But Gaziantep has also started reviving its underloved historical heritage. For a country that has invested so much of its cultural tourism potential in kitschy trinkets and pushy sales tactics, the result is surprisingly genuine.
Erkan, who is currently converting a han and soap factory from late Ottoman times into a boutique hotel, sees a bright future for Gaziantep's tourist industry. "Visitor numbers are increasing by 50% each year. 2 years ago this building was worthless, it was used as a storage depot for produce and animals coming from the village."
Now, the last veterinaries are moving out of the han's atmospheric courtyard, and craftsmen, antique dealers and coffee shops are slowly moving in.
He takes us around the city center. Some caravanserais have already been restored with verve, while others still look crumbling and forlorn. It gives a real Silk Road feeling, unlike the overly polished museum cities of Uzbekistan. The bazaars meanwhile ring with the sound of metal on metal.
Copper production and silver smithing is big in Gaziantep, and its amazing how many other things besides cooking plates and jewelry are still handmade in this age of cheap Chinese imports. The little ateliers that dot the old town put out handmade chimney pipes, tea pots and meat grinders. Other crafts Gaziantep is famous for are Kutnu weaving, Yemeni leather sandals and Sedef inlay, which uses precious seashells to brighten everything from backgammon boards and nargile pipes to cabinets and dining tables. Saule took an impromptu course in Ebru, the unusual and highly psychedelic art of painting on water.
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Driving around the countryside in spring, the white and pink blossoms of almond and pistachio trees are a delight. Gaziantep is a large producer of pistachios and it is the main ingredient of the city's famous bakhlava pastries.
If, like us, your mouth sticks as soon as you smell the stuff, try katmer. Similar to gözleme, katmer is endemic to Gaziantep and consists of a pancake stuffed with nut cheese and crushed pistachios. Surprisingly filling, without the feeling of teeth-rot that half a kilogram of bakhlava inevitably brings about.
A few years ago, Gaziantep counted 2 museums. Nowadays, there are more than 20. While we were not completely knocked off our socks by the Kitchen Museum and the Archeological Glass Museum, the Zeugma Mosaic Museum is definitely a must-see, as one of the best-run and most compelling museums in Turkey.
Opened in 2011, Zeugma is the largest mosaic museum in the world. With the building of the GAP project and several dams on the Euphrates river, many archaeological sites have been flooded. What is represented at the museum is the result of emergency rescue excavations, before treasure hunters and waves took out the precious stones.
The melancholy look of the Mona Lisa-like Gipsy Girl has been bombarded to the city symbol, and truly, it does make for a compelling sight, evoking nostalgia for a time none of us knew. But many of the other mosaics in the museum are far more impressive.
All of them were made during the Greek period around 1700 years ago. Seen from afar, they seem like gigantic paintings, with depictions of Greek mythology and illusions of depth created by abstract motifs.
The museum also holds the first cast bronze depiction of Mars, god of war, and the only known depiction of him holding an olive branch, suggesting peace and war were to the Greeks what kebab and baklava are to the Turks – one should always be prepared for both.


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Yet, as she sat there in the lamplight, with Laurie speechless before her, and the great curtained window behind, she became conscious of an uneasiness that she could not entirely repel. It was just physical, she said; it was the result of the change of weather; or, at the most, it was the silence that had now fallen and the proximity of a terrified boy.
She looked across at him again.
He was lying back in the old green arm-chair, his eyes rather shadowed from the lamp overhead, quite still and quiet, his hands still clasping the lion bosses of his chair-arms. Beside him, on the little table, lay his still smoldering cigarette-end in the silver tray....
Maggie suddenly sprang to her feet, slipped round the table, and caught him by the arm.
"Laurie, Laurie, wake up.... What's the matter?"
A long shudder passed through him. He sat up, with a bewildered look.
"Eh? What is it?" he said. "Was I asleep?"
He rubbed his hands over his eyes and looked round.
"What is it, Maggie? Was I asleep?"
Was the boy acting? Surely it was good acting! Maggie threw herself down on her knees by the chair.
"Laurie! Laurie! I beg you not to go to see Mr. Vincent. It's bad for you.... I do wish you wouldn't."
He still blinked at her a moment.
"I don't understand. What do you mean, Maggie?"
She stood up, ashamed of her impulsiveness.
"Only I wish you wouldn't go and see that man. Laurie, please don't."
He stood up too, stretching. Every sign of nervousness seemed gone.
"Not see Mr. Vincent? Nonsense; of course I shall. You don't understand, Maggie."
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"What a relief," sighed Mrs. Stapleton. "I thought we had lost him."
The three were sitting once again in Lady Laura's drawing-room soon after lunch. Mr. Vincent had just looked in with Laurie's note to give the news. It was a heavy fog outside, woolly in texture and orange in color, and the tall windows seemed opaque in the lamplight; the room, by contrast, appeared a safe and pleasant refuge from the reek and stinging vapor of the street.
Mrs. Stapleton had been lunching with her friend. The Colonel had returned for Christmas, so his wife's duties had recalled her for the present from those spiritual conversations which she had enjoyed in the autumn. It was such a refreshment, she had said with a patient smile, to slip away sometimes into the purer atmosphere.
Mr. Vincent folded the letter and restored it to his pocket.
"We must be careful with him," he said. "He is extraordinarily sensitive. I almost wish he were not so developed. Temperaments like his are apt to be thrown off their balance."
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Leif Erikson Day is celebrated on October 9th of each year in honor of the Norse explorer who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North America.
American Not Discovered by Columbus by Rasmus B. Anderson was published in 1874. This book helped popularize the now familiar idea that Vikings were the first Europeans in the New World. During his appearance at the Norse-American Centennial in 1925, President Calvin Coolidge gave recognition to Leif Erikson as the Discoverer of America due to research by Norwegian-American scholars such as Knut Gjerset and Ludvig Hektoen. In 1930, Wisconsin became the first U.S. state to officially adopt Leif Erikson Day as a state holiday, thanks in large part to efforts by Rasmus Anderson. A year later, the state of Minnesota followd suit. By 1956, Leif Erikson Day had been made an official observance in seven states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Colorado, Washington, and California) and one Canadian province (Saskatchewan).
In 1963, the U.S. Representative from Duluth, John Blatnik, introduced a bill to observe Leif Erikson Day nationwide. The following year Congress adopted this unanimously. In 1964, the United States Congress authorized and requested the President to create the observance through an annual proclamation. Lyndon B. Johnson and each President since have done so. Presidents have used the proclamation to praise the contributions of Americans of Nordic descent generally and the spirit of discovery. In addition to the federal observance, some states officially commemorate Leif Erikson Day, particularly in the Upper Midwest, where large numbers of people from the Nordic countries settled.


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Wild game dinners have been held for many years in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health developed guidelines in 1985, which were later incorporated into the Minnesota Food Code. The specific rule pertaining to wild game dinners can be found in part 4626.0160 (C) of the food code. Only nonprofit organizations can hold these events. For profit restaurants cannot sponsor these events.
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Malayalam Movies 2017 – Upcoming Mollywood movies Calendar List in the year 2017 are like for this artsy industry down south and most of the movies will be nail-biting thrillers. Just hang on tight and wait for next year you're are sure to be entertained.
As the industry of Malayalam movie is known for it's charm, engaging story line, and youthful characters, so 2017 upcoming Malayalam movies are going to have all of it's usual magic. Malayalam movies (Mollywood) saw a blissful year in the form of 2016 and movies of 2017 are going to see in a gut-wrenching drama and movies that will break your funny bones.
The year will start with 3 massive releases, two of which will feature Mollywood megastar Mammootty, the Malayalam Movies of 2017 also include the historical Drama Karnan starring Prithviraj.
The handsome Prithviraj is also featured in another movie Painting life which is said to be released in February, the same month also has another surprise with the movie G for gold which has mollywood superstar Mohanlal.
The newly married Dileep, Kavya Madhavan will feature together in two Malayalam calendar 2017, Ithano valiya karyam and Comedy king.
A powerful multi cast movie called is said to be released in May, the movie includes big names like Prithviraj, Fahadh Faasil and Nivin Polly. Lucifer which seems to share similar name with Anti christ will feature lalaten Mohanlal.
This concludes the list of Malayalam movies 2017, just hang on tight and wait for next year you're are sure to be entertained.
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Our step-by-step guide walks you through competitor identification, site analysis and how to scrutinise the campaigns and social channels of your competition.
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Onsite analysis reveals your competitor's strengths and weaknesses; allowing you to determine what to incorporate - and avoid - in your own strategy.
The graphic below - the content of which has been influenced by research and findings from Backlinko's on-page SEO infographic - outlines 12 questions to ask when scrutinising a competitor's site.
A Moz study found pages beginning titles with a keyword ranked above those with a keyword at the middle or end.
These are, affectively, short and 'pretty;' avoiding sporadic combinations of letters and numbers for IDs and parameters (e.g. accuranker.com/243-pa?) and following a practical structure.
Including a keyword within the first half of an article reiterates the content's focus, helping with rankings.
Modifiers, like '2015,' 'guide,' or 'review,' help brands rank for long tail target keywords; are your competitors using them?
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SERPIQ.com's industry study determined longer content ranked much higher in Google.
Clearly, length is relative to the topic covered, so when analysing scan the content to see how informative and relevant it is to the page's topic.
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Are your competitors writing engaging copy and using a clear site design? Is their site optimised for mobile? These features all help improve time on page.
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MunchWeb's study showed 75% of user's wouldn't revisit a site with a load time of longer than four seconds.
These are keywords related to the core keyword the page is optimised for.
Free tool, lsigraph, suggests related keywords for a phrase. Type in the competitor's core keyword, check out the suggested phrases and see if they are featuring throughout the content.
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The hero, hub and hygiene concept - coined by YouTube within their playbook - applies nicely to content and provides a useful definition of the types.
Large scale content pieces, used to raise brand awareness and bring in new leads, including Infographics or interactive pieces targeted at a wider audience.
Regularly pushed, but slightly larger, content pieces aimed to educate or entertain your demographic, like guides or 'how-tos.'
Day-to-day content produced to appeal to your target audience and keep them engaged, e.g. blog posts.
The thought of manually trawling blog posts, infographics, guides, etc. to identify your rivals' strongest - and weakest - content is exhausting. Fortunately, these tools will help shave valuable hours off the process.
Buzzsumo allows you to identify the most shared content across social, locate influencers and receive content alerts.
Additionally, by inputting your competitor's URL, you can identify their most socially shared articles, ordered by popularity.
Ahrefs not only helps you find newest links to any piece of content, but also recently launched a Content Explorer which allows you to find most shared content across multiple networks.
We find it complements BuzzSumo very well in research stages.
Now that you have a list of the most shared and linked to pieces of hygiene, hub and hero content, you need to note strengths and weaknesses.
When analysing a competitor's best performing pieces in more depth, consider the following questions:
Download our checklist of the above to help structure your competitor content analysis.
As you start creating content of your own, you can begin building a prospect list using the information gleaned above, and scrutinising their backlinks.
This tool allows you to analyse backlinks of a specific URL (i.e. piece of content).
Once you've built up a list of target sites, you can study their social following.
By entering your competitor's URL, you can locate the most influential Twitter users sharing your competitor's content.
This tool can be used to identify followers that are actively engaged with your competitors on Twitter.
Combine these findings to create a target list for paid social activity, as well as potential prospects to outreach to when promoting your content.
So, you've completed an extensive analysis of your competitor's sites and should now have a clear idea of where they're shining and where they're failing.
You should also have an increasing list of content ideas of your own.
The good news? The time consuming part is over; however, competitor monitoring doesn't end here.
To remain ahead, keeping a regular eye - even if it's just the one - on your competitors' behaviour is paramount.
Don't despair; this process doesn't have to take over your life, especially with the help of these tools.
Google Alerts monitor changes in content based around selected queries.
If new content pops up related to the term, you'll receive a notification; either as it happens, weekly or daily, depending on your preference.
By monitoring competitor brand terms, as well as topics you are competing against them for, you'll always be on top of their activity.
We suggest creating 'labels' and utilising the 'filter' function of Gmail to direct notifications into appropriate folders, then set aside time each week to scour through alerts.
Monitoring competitor backlinks is as important as scrutinising your own, and is simple with Link Research Tools' Alerts, where you'll receive a notification each time they gain a new link.
Again, we'd suggest directing notifications into relevant folders and setting aside time once a week to sift through. If a competitor gains a link from a site that looks like a potential prospect, log it to refer back to when outreaching.
AccuRanker allows you to keep an eye on rankings for selected keywords.
By monitoring your competitors, you can track their progress and delve into their strategy and tactics, should their ratings fluctuate.
Use this to pull together a list of organic and AdWords keywords your competitors are targeting.
Checking this regularly will allow you to identify any key changes in their PPC and SEO campaigns.
As mentioned in the chapter two, SEMrush allows you to track online visibility against your competition.
By inputting your own URL, and up to three competitors', the results graph will give you a clear indication of organic and paid visibility against rivals.
Use this to subscribe to multiple blog RSS feeds; it's a great way to monitor content posted on competitors' blogs.
Building lists on social channels, like Facebook and Twitter, is a simple and free way to track what your competitors are posting, without relying on content appearing in your feed or having to visit their pages directly.
Create lists on Facebook and Twitter, then set aside regular time to check out posts.
The above can seem daunting, but once it becomes part of your routine you'll find regular analysis a breeze.
Download our calendar schedule to help effortlessly incorporate monitoring into your working week.
When monitoring your competitors' progress, it's important to make a note of statistical comparison to allow yourself to benchmark against them.
As discussed, much of your analysis will be qualitative; identifying strengths, weaknesses and gaps in the industry. However, if you're looking to catch up with or overtake the competition, keeping an eye on their figures is important.
A few things we suggest you monitor are:
Sign up for a free trial to get started, then follow these steps to start benchmarking against your competitors.
With AccuRanker's brand new dashboard, comparing competitors is even easier than before, thanks to an updated layout dedicating more space to each competitor. The clear image of their logo and homepage means viewing key insights is effortless.
The top level statistics visibly highlight your competitor's progress against your own and are a clear improvement to the previous dashboard. Before, the only metrics available to users on this dashboard were competitor rankings against specified keywords. This was presented is an extensive table, with no functionality to click through for more information.
Now, data is showcased by competitor, as opposed to ordered by keyword, and users can click through for additional information. A whole host of new insights are available to you now, including the number of keywords your competitors have ranking in the top 10 and social engagement figures.
Trial AccuRanker for free now to see the new dashboard for yourself.
So, you've completed an in-depth, cross-channel competitor analysis, incorporated a regular monitoring schedule into your routine and are well on your way to outshining the competition.
From onsite analysis to scrutinising content and social channels; our resources should help make the process less gruelling, allowing you to create a structured method.
The resources are available to download again here:
The tools we have suggested are just a handful of what's available, but the graphic below will work as a reminder on those we have suggested and at what stage of the analysis process they will be needed.
When benchmarking, ensure you're clear on your reasons for doing so, and define a structure. Ask yourself, what is it you're looking to improve and what areas are you most focused on?
Keeping an active eye on competitors is crucial; if your time is limited, focus on the channels you're most keen to overtake.
And, most importantly, don't become so focused on your competitors that you lose sight of your own goals.
Their strengths and weaknesses should be used to build upon your strategy and guide your ideas; but don't be afraid to try something new before assessing your efforts post-campaign.
Good luck!


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For me, music is more than just art. Music is more of a force, able to stir one's emotions, awaken one's senses, and unite people under a common denominator. It is an essential part to my life.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Beach Fossils
Heavenly Beat and lead guitarist Zachary Cole Smith doing his DIIV shindig the past year, I wasn't sure when this was going to happen. Alas, the answer is here now; Clash the Truth will be released on February 19th, 2013 via the always brilliant Captured Tracks. Along with the announcement they have also released the first single from the forthcoming LP entitled "Careless". It's instantly recognizable as a Beach Fossils brainchild, utilizing carefree guitar riffs that glisten with every pluck. The track is also drenched with lush atmospheres, indicating that we might see a bit of a divergence from their past work. Have a listen below, and then pick up your gift of a free download here. Snag it while you can!
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Amanda at A Patchwork of Books has named me a "Rockin' Girl Blogger"! How cool is that? Besides that, she's a sweet young thing of 24, so for her to consider me as one who rocks, well, that's just icing on the cake! Like me, Amanda is an avid bookworm and I think you'll find her reviews of young adult and children's literature intriguing and insightful.
So now I get to nominate some of my favorite "Rockin' Girl" Bloggers, and please note I said "some" as I have many favorite bloggers who totally rock. One of the downfalls of these meme/award type deals is having to choose!
The Preacher's Wife
Her name is Lisa. She is the mom of four. She lives in Alabama. In a small town no less, not too far from here. She's a Bible teacher and speaker. Evidently she and I have been living parallel lives and it took the great blog world for us to meet. If I rock, then so does she.
Elle at A Complete Thought
I've said it before, I'll say it again: this girl is some kind of talented with the keyboard. The computer kind. She can flat write! I am so very grateful she shares her wisdom and profound insight with the rest of us; I for one am the better for it! Despite a slight disagreement over beaches versus mountains (which will ONLY be resolved through a couple of field trips, don't you think, Elle?) she and I are friends.
Rebekah at Sweet Tea with Lemon
A blog friend who shares a similar journey. She and I are definitely kindred spirits, as Anne of Green Gables would say. I'm so glad our blog paths crossed! Rebekah writes with honesty and transparency that sometimes feels like she's reading my mail! Plus, she's a poet!


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Literary Lunacy
Once upon a time in American letters, people would rather die than exploit their own mental problems. F. Scott Fitzgerald had an estimable career plus five years of posthumous respectability before The Crack-Up revealed that he'd gone appealingly mad at the end. The Beats died young, leaving beautiful corpses and a cottage industry in memoirs. And then there's Sylvia Plath.
Now severe mental problems are emerging as a mid-career ploy. Daphne Merkin labored in genteel midlist obscurity until she published an essay in The New Yorker on her life as a masochist, with special attention paid to bare-bottom spanking. And how many people had heard of art critic Andrew Solomon before he recounted--also in The New Yorker, and also in the overheated detail that hints at secret delight--his experiences with severe depression?
It ought to be difficult to convince the world to take you seriously once you've impressed upon it that you're irresponsible and insane. But the world (or at least the literary world) has long since gone past toleration of mental illness to glamorization of it. So: Want in? Take Elizabeth Wurtzel as your guide. Her first book, Prozac Nation, was a best-selling memoir of dropping in and out of mental hospitals. With her new book, Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women, she has written a primer for the aspiring literary lunatic.
First, brag about it, and don't be afraid to gild the lily. Wurtzel told Newsweek that she wrote the book on Ritalin--because it helped her get over heroin. Second, make your condition the basis for a social critique. Wurtzel's is a version of bad-girl feminism. A woman, she writes, "can be a deeply depressive Sylvia Plath, a luxuriating decadent Delilah, a homicidal adolescent Amy Fisher, she can be anyone who decides that what she wants and needs and believes and must do is more important than being nice. ... [A]s soon as she lays down the option of my way or the highway, it's amazing how quickly everyone finds her difficult, crazy, a nightmare: a bitch."
Amy Fisher? Yup. "Amy Fisher has emerged as a heroine--and even a martyr--in this story, at least as far as I am concerned, because it seems far preferable to be Amy Fisher in prison than Mary Jo anywhere on earth--even before she was shot. ... [W]ho cares if Mary Jo Buttafuoco lives or dies." And thus Rule 3: Don't worry about overstating the case. After all, you're nuts.


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CLAYTON, MO (KPLR) – Monday night Clayton residents are invited to learn more about proposals on the April 8th ballot. Two bond issues will be on the ballot, seeking funding to update the city's neighborhood streets, alley's and street lighting.
The second ballot is a proposal to replace the 53-year-old Shaw Park ice rink facilities with a year round multi-use venue.
The presentation and open house is on Monday, March 24th from 6 pm to 8 pm, at the Shaw Park ice rink building on South Brentwood Boulevard.


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Taking your dog on a first welcome home walk around the neighborhood is a great way to acclimate him to his new home. Find out how to prep him for that first stroll.more
If your dog chases after the Frisbee and never returns it back to you ... these tips will help teach him the proper way to play fetch.more
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Pomperaug dropped from No. 5 to No. 8 after losing to Lauralton Hall and Danbury dropped from second to sixth after losing to unranked Westhill last week. Lauralton moves from eighth to fifth. No. 2 Career will end the regular season with a game Thursday against No. 7 Bacon. Things should heat up when the conference tournaments – SCC, CCC, Shoreline, SWC, ECC, FCIAC – start at the end of the week.
1. Capital Prep-Hartford (16-2) Last week: 1. Defeated Grasso Tech. This week: Whitney Tech Wednesday, at St. John the Baptist (N.Y.) Saturday.


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National EO Conference 'Earth Observation in the Sentinel Era', September 2015
8th to 11th September 2015, University of Southampton
The first national EO Conference took place from 8th-12th September 2015 on the campus of University of Southampton. The RSPSoc, NERC NCEO and CEOI-ST communities were brought together for the first time in one large, exciting conference focused around the European Commission and ESA's Copernicus programme.
The theme for this year's conference was 'Earth Observation in the Sentinel Era'. This year will be a remarkable year in Earth observation history with two of the Sentinel satellites (1 and 2) already in orbit and Sentinel 3 planned for laounch later this year, putting in place significant components of the Copernicus programme.
There is a very exciting and full programme to the conference. The technical programme covers virtually all aspects of EO, including sessions of great relevance to the CEOI community on future EO missions and technologies. In addition to the excellent technical programme there was an exciting social programme which includes an ice breaker event at the Aegas Bowl cricket stadium (with an event for early career researchers), an evening cruise with buffet around the Southampton Solent and an annual conference dinner at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel.
Full details of the technical and social programmes are available at www.rspsoc2015.org


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Tozzer Library
Catalogs and Published Guides
The HOLLIS catalog, with few exceptions, provides bibliographic access to the full range of materials acquired by Tozzer Library from 1867 to the present day; however, the following printed bibliographies still serve to supplement the information in HOLLIS.
Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Boston: G.K. Hall
This is Tozzer Library's card catalog in book form; it was originally published in 1963 in 54 volumes and was followed by four multi-volume supplements published between 1970 and 1979. Researchers without access to HOLLIS will find this set in many large academic and public libraries, though copies owned by Harvard libraries are now stored in the Depository.
Author and subject catalogues of the Tozzer Library
Boston: G.K. Hall.
2nd enl. ed., 1988; 1122 microfiche
Tozzer call number: Microfiche MUS.220.127.116.11.4
This microfiche set supercedes the book catalog described above, and should be consulted for records of approximately 25,000 pamphlets, many of which are not otherwise cataloged.
Bibliographic Guide to Anthropology and Archaeology
Detroit: Gale Group, 1987-
Tozzer call number: REF Z 881 .C3 B5
Widener call number: WID-LC GN 25 .Z99 B53x
This hardbound book catalog serves as an annual supplement to the works listed above. Each volume contains all monographs and serial titles newly added to Tozzer's collection during the previous year.
Middle American Indians: A Guide to the Manuscript Collection at Tozzer Library, Harvard University by John M. Weeks
New York, London: Garland, 1985.
Tozzer call number: REF F 1435 .Z99 T6 1985
Widener call number: WID-LC F 1219 .Z99 T69x 1985
This is a bibliography of manuscript facsimiles, transcripts, and extracts relating to the Spanish conquest of the lowland Maya Indians of southern Mexico and northern Central America, and the development of early Hispano-Indian society in the colonial provinces of New Spain, Yucatan, and Guatemala held by Tozzer Library.
Maya Ethnohistory: A Guide to Spanish Colonial Documents at Tozzer Library, Harvard University John M. Weeks (Vanderbilt University Publications in Anthropology, no.34, 1987)
Nashville, TN:
Dept. of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, 1987.
Tozzer call number: REF F 1435 .Z99 W4 1987
Dumbarton Oaks call number: F 1435 .T76 1987
The items in this bibliography, primarily administrative documents, form a subset of those contained in the work immediately above. Tozzer's copies were assembled by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, with the original documents residing in the Archivo General de Indias in Sevilla and other Spanish and Mexican repositories.
Anthropological Literature
Anthropological Literature is an international, research-level bibliographic index of articles from anthropological journals and edited monographs received by the Tozzer Library. This index was initiated by the first Peabody Museum Librarian, Roland B. Dixon, who served from 1906 to 1934 and represents over a century of publishing in anthropology.


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1092 Hibiscus grandiflorusCommon Names: giant rose mallow, swamp hibiscus, velvet mallow,giant hibiscus Family: Malvaceae (mallow Family)
Giant rose mallow is a big herbaceous perennial, sometimes reaching 10 ft (3 m) or more in height, and often developing a semiwoody stem near its base. The palmately three-lobed leaves are grayish green and velvety fuzzy top and bottom. They are big too: up to 10 in (25 cm) long and across. Hibiscus grandiflorus - the name says it - has grand flowers, with five six-inch (15 cm) petals which are pale pinkish violet with crimson bases. The spectacular flowers open in the late afternoon and are finished by noon the following day, but a succession of blooms (up to a dozen or more per plant each day) keeps up the show from mid summer through autumn. A happy giant rose mallow plant grows bigger each year by adding additional stalks from its root crown. We've seen plants with a dozen stalks arising from a root crown 2-3 ft (60-90 cm) across. White flowered specimens have been reported, as have hybrids with scarlet hibiscus (H. coccinea), which often shares a wetland with giant rose mallow.
Hibiscus grandiflorus occurs in fresh and brackish marshes and the edges of swamps, ponds, streams and ditches on the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain from southern Louisiana to Florida and coastal Georgia. It often finds itself standing in shallow water.
CultureLight: Provide full sun. Moisture: Giant rose mallow grows in wetlands. It is not drought tolerant, but once established, giant rose mallow thrives in ordinary garden situations that get at least an inch (2.5 cm) of irrigation per week. Hardiness: USDA Zones 7 - 10. Giant rose mallow dies to the ground (or should we say "mud"?) in winter, but regains 10 ft (3 m) or more of height in a single growing season. Propagation: Collect seeds when ripe by removing them from the dried pods. Scrape a seed with a file to break through the hard exterior seed coat and expose a small area of inner seed, or use a needle to poke a single hole into the seed. Seeds so treated and planted in damp medium will germinate in a few days. Plants started from seed should begin blooming in their second year. Giant rose mallow also is easy to propagate by dividing the root mass.
Hibiscus grandiflorus has one of the largest flowers of any plant in North America, rivaling even the spectacular blossoms of Ashe magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei). If you have a wet area, a pond or stream margin in full sun, or an area that gets watered frequently, you need one or more of these grand beauties. They are welcome in my vegetable garden (along with halberdleaf marshmallow (H. laevis) and scarlet hibiscus (H. coccinea), where I make sure they get an inch (2.5 cm) or more of water each week. In the afternoon hours before fully opening, the flower bud reminds us of a big tube of pink lipstick.
We love to grow the native American Hibiscus, and this one is our favorite. It's the largest North American Hibiscus and has the largest flowers. It's the only one that is fragrant, and the only one that blooms at night. Giant rose mallows commonly grow in large stands in freshwater and brackish marshes, and a mass in full bloom in the moon light is breath taking! All aiming their huge ultraviolet faces to the heavens, I have always supposed they were trying to attract some kind of gigantic extraterrestrial moths. (No doubt from the "Butterfly Cluster" in the Constellation Scorpius.)
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A Zend Framework module that lets you log to the Sentry service.
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- php: ^5.5 || ^7.0
- sentry/sentry: ^1.7.0
- zendframework/zendframework: <3.0.0
A Zend Framework module that lets you log exceptions, errors or whatever you wish to the Sentry service.
ZendSentry is released under the New BSD License.
The current version of ZendSentry for ZF2 is
2.4.0. It supports Zend Framework >= 2.5.3. For older versions see the legacy branch and tags in the
1.* series. For ZF3 compatible versions, please install releases in the
3.* branch.
Important Changes
- 3.3.0: Add possibility to pass config options to ravenjs
- 3.2.0 and 2.4.0: Upgrade dependencies to
sentry/sentry1.7.0 and
- 3.0.1: ViewHelper fix
- 3.0.0: First ZF2 release with latest sentry SDK dependencies and ZF3 compatibility fixes
- 2.2.1: Fix: Only detach HttpExceptionStrategy if it exists
- 2.0.0: New major version for ZF >=2.5.3
- 1.5.2: Configurable error messages
- 1.4.0: Raven configuration can now be overwritten through ZendSentry configuration if needed
- 1.2.0: supports tags, every logging action returns the Sentry event_id, Raven is registered as Service
- 0.3.1: dedicated CLI ExceptionStrategy (credits to Mateusz Mirosławski)
What's Sentry?
Sentry is an online service to which you can log anything including your exceptions and errors. Sentry creates nice reports in real time and aggregates your logged data for you.
What's ZendSentry
It is a module that builds the bridge between your Zend Framework 2 application and the Sentry service. It's extremely easy to setup and does a lot of things out-of-the-box.
Current features:
- log uncatched PHP exceptions to Sentry automagically
- log PHP errors to Sentry automagically
- log uncatched Javascript errors to Sentry automagically
- capture Exceptions to Sentry by triggering an event listener
- log anything you like to Sentry by triggering an event listener
- ZF ExceptionStrategy for Http as well as the CLI (automatic selection)
- log actions return the Sentry event_id
- Raven is registered as a Service
- override Raven config defaults
- set ravenjs options via config
This module is available on Packagist.
In your project's
composer.json use:
"require": {
"cloud-solutions/zend-sentry": "2.4.0"
php composer.phar update to download it into your vendor folder and setup autoloading.
Now copy
zend-sentry.local.php.dist to
yourapp/config/autoload/zend-sentry.local.php and add your Sentry API key.
Then copy
zend-sentry.global.php.dist to the same place, also removing
.dist. Adjust settings, if needed.
ZendSentry to the modules array in your
application.config.php, preferably as the first module.
That's it. There's nothing more you need to do, everything works at that stage, try it. Happy logging!
Basic Automatic Usage
Again, you don't need to write a single line of code to make this work. The default settings will make sure Sentry is registered as both error and exception handler, try it by triggering and error or throwing around some exceptions. You should instantly see them in your Sentry dashboard. ZendSentry also packages its own ExceptionStrategies to make sure, exceptions ZF would otherwise intercept, are logged.
Manual Usage
Additonally, the module registers a log event listener on application level. So you can trigger custom log events from anywhere in your application.
In a controller, you may do:
$this->getEventManager()->trigger('log', $this, array(
'priority' => \Zend\Log\Logger::INFO,
'message' => 'I am a message and I have been logged'
Or you can store the returned Sentry
event_id for processing:
$eventID = $this->getEventManager()->trigger('log', $this, array(
'priority' => \Zend\Log\Logger::INFO,
'message' => 'I am a message and I have been logged'
Now you can tell your users or API consumers the ID so they can referr to it, e.g. when asking for support.
Make sure to pass
"log" as the first parameter and
$this or a custom context string as second parameter.
Keep this consistent as Sentry will use this for grouping your log entries. As the third parameter,
you want to pass an array with a priority key and a message key. It's best to use the priorities provided
by the Zend Framework. They will be mapped onto Sentry's own priorities.
Besides the fact that uncaught exceptions and errors are automatically logged, you may also log caught or uncaught exceptions manually by using the respective listener directly:
try {
throw new Exception('throw and catch');
} catch (Exception $exception) {
$result = $this->getEventManager()->trigger('logException', $this, array('exception' => $exception));
//get Sentry event_id by retrieving it from the EventManager ResultCollection
$eventID = $result->last();
Using Tags
You can also pass your own tags to Sentry. The service will automatically create filtering and sorting for these tags.
When using the
log event, you can optionally pass tags like this:
$this->getEventManager()->trigger('log', $this, array(
'priority' => \Zend\Log\Logger::INFO,
'message' => 'I am a message with a language tag',
'tags' => array('language' => 'en'),
'extra' => array('email' => 'email@example.com'),
If using the
logException event manually, you can also pass along tags:
try {
throw new Exception('throw and catch with tags');
} catch (Exception $exception) {
$this->getEventManager()->trigger('logException', $this, array('exception' => $exception, 'tags' => array('language' => 'fr')));
NB! Every tag needs a key and a value.
See how to use tags for automagically logged exceptions below.
Raven as Service
The module registers the Raven_Client as an application wide service. Usually you don't want to access it directly because triggering the event listeners leaves you with cleaner code. One example where the direct usage of Raven can be helpful is for adding user context. For example you might want to do something like this during your bootstrap:
if ($authenticationService->hasIdentity()) {
$ravenClient = $this->serviceManager->get('raven');
You can also use Raven directly, if you would like to add some tags to the context, which will be sent with every automatic entry.
You might want to do something like this e.g. in your
$serviceManager = $mvcEvent->getApplication()->getServiceManager();
if ($serviceManager->has('raven')) {
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Configuration options
Just for the record, a copy of the actual global configuration options:
* Turn ZendSentry off or on as a whole package
'use-module' => true,
* Attach a generic logger event listener so you can log custom messages from anywhere in your app
'attach-log-listener' => true,
* Register the Sentry logger as PHP error handler
'handle-errors' => true,
* Should the previously registered error handler be called as well?
'call-existing-error-handler' => true,
* Register Sentry as shutdown error handler
'handle-shutdown-errors' => true,
* Register the Sentry logger as PHP exception handler
'handle-exceptions' => true,
* Should the previously registered exception handler be called as well
'call-existing-exception-handler' => true,
* Which errors should be reported to sentry (bitmask), e. g. E_ALL ^ E_DEPRECATED
* Defaults to -1 to report all possible errors (equivalent to E_ALL in >= PHP 5.4)
'error-reporting' => -1,
* Should exceptions be displayed on the screen?
'display-exceptions' => false,
* If Exceptions are displayed on screen, this is the default message
'default-exception-message' => 'Oh no. Something went wrong, but we have been notified. If you are testing, tell us your eventID: %s',
* If Exceptions are displayed on screen, this is the default message in php cli mode
'default-exception-console-message' => "Oh no. Something went wrong, but we have been notified.\n",
* Should Sentry also log javascript errors?
'handle-javascript-errors' => true,
* Set raven config options here.
* Raven has sensible defaults set in Raven_Client, if you need to override them, this is where you can do it.
'raven-config' => array(),
Try it
A few ideas how to try the different features from a Controller or View:
// Test logging of PHP errors
// trigger_error('can I trigger an error from a controller');
// Test logging of PHP exceptions
// throw new \Exception('Some exception gets logged.');
// Throw a javascript error and see it logged (add to view or layout)
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To surprise Justina Chen Headley at her North of Beautiful book launch last month, Miss Erin and I cooked up a grand scheme for her and her mom, Sherry, to stay with me in Seattle. Mission accomplished!
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I love art! I love birds! I love thoughtful presents from friends. Thank you, Erin and Sherry! I will treasure it.
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As part of a recent escalation of political arrests in Bil'in, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, a school teacher and coordinator of the Bil'in Popular Committee was arrested by Israeli soldiers.
At 2am on Thursday, 10 December 2009, seven Israeli military jeeps pulled over at Abdallah Abu Rahmah's home in the city of Ramallah. Soldiers raided the house and arrested Abu Rahmah from his bed in the presence of his wife and three children. Abu Rahmah is a high school teacher in the Latin Patriarchate School in Birzeit near Ramallah and coordinator for the Bil'in Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements. A previous raid targeting Abu Rahmah on 15 September 2009 was executed with such exceptional violence, that a soldier was subsequently indicted for assault.
Abdallah has been a member of the Bil'in Popular Committee since its conception in 2004. As coordinator, Abu Rahmah not only regularly organizes and attends the weekly Friday demonstrations but does the media work for the Bil'in struggle. Abdallah has represented the village in engagements around the world to further Bil'in's cause. He has traveled to Montreal to participate in a speaking tour and the village's legal case against two Canadian companies building settlements on Bil'in's land in June 2009, and in December of 2008, he participated in a speaking tour in France and traveled to Germany to accept the the Carl von Ossietzky Medal for outstanding service in the realization of basic and human rights, awarded by the board of trustees of the International League for Human Rights on behalf of Bil'in. Abdallah's endless work for his village is just a part of his incredible persona, many of us know him personally, as he welcomes thousands of international, Palestinian and Israeli activists when they visit Bil'in.
Abu Rahmah's arrest is part of an escalation in Israeli military's attempts to break the spirit of the people of Bil'in, their popular leadership, and the popular struggle as a whole – aimed at crushing demonstrations against the Wall. Recently, Adv. Gaby Lasky, who represents many of Bil'in's detainees, was informed by the military prosecution that the army intends to use legal measures as a means of ending the demonstrations.
Following Abu Rahmah's arrest, Adv. Lasky, stated that "My client's arrest is another blatant illustration of the Israeli authorities' application of legal procedures for the political persecution of Bil'in residents. The Bil'in demonstrators are being systemically targeted while it is the State that is in contempt of a High Court of Justice ruling; a ruling which affirmed that the protesters have justice on their side and instructed 2 years ago that the route of the Wall in the area be changed, which has not been implemented to date."
Since 23 June 2009, 31 residents of Bil'in have been detained by the military in a wave of night raids and arrests which began concurrently with preliminary hearings in a lawsuit against two Canadian companies responsible for the construction of an Israeli settlement on Bil'in's land. The Israeli military is targeting protesters and the leadership of Bil'in's Popular Committee. Apart from Abdallah, three other committee members were arrested, but all of them were released for lack of evidence. In the case of Mohammed Khatib, the court even found some of the presented evidence to be falsified. In addition to committee members, a leading Bil'in activist, Adeeb Abu Rahmah, who has been detained for over five months, is not suspected of committing any violence, but was indicted with a blanket charge of "incitement", which was very liberally interpreted in this case to include the organizing of grassroots demonstrations.
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I love hiking with my family. Spending an afternoon in the outdoors with my kids is my ideal way to spend a weekend. We go on family adventures almost every weekend for hiking, snowshoeing, family camping or just exploring.
We've lived in the same area for over 7 years now and it seems like I'm always hiking the same trails. Sure, in the summer I cover some miles to hike 14ers or other mountain peaks that are further from my home but for short family adventures we tend to stay near our home.
This weekend, our friends asked us to hike Arthur's Rock in Lory State Park located outside of Fort Collins, CO. Lory State park is only about 25 minutes from our home but I had never been there before. Honestly, I've avoided it because of the $7 entrance fee. With so many city and county open spaces in the area and with Rocky Mountain National Park located near by, I just couldn't justify the expense.
On this mid-winter afternoon, we enjoyed a wonderful afternoon hike up to Arthur's Rock. The 3.5 mile round-trip hike wound through beautiful rock outcroppings, pine forests, open meadows and led us to an amazing view point where we could overlook all of Fort Collins and the surrounding area.
We enjoyed fresh air, some exercise and valuable time with our friends and family but most of all, I realized how much fun we'd missed out on by never visiting the State Park located right in our backyard. This hike was just the right distance for my kids and led to a rewarding view.
What outdoor opportunities are you missing out on in your area? I encourage you to try a new hiking trail or new park. We all get caught up doing the same types of activities in the same open spaces. You can refresh your workout by running on a new trail or have more fun in the outdoors by simply exploring something new.
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Tinhorn Creek releases solid 2008 wines and projects good wines from the 2010 vintage
The South Okanagan will get another winery restaurant in April when Tinhorn Creek opens its Miradoro Restaurant under the management of Le Gavroche proprietor Manuel Ferreira.
The restaurant plans have been underway for about two years. Sandra Oldfield, the winemaker and co-proprietor, had the formal announcement late last year while presiding over a dinner to show off the winery's latest releases.
It has become something of a tradition for her to speak to the winery's autumn releases at Le Gavroche, a French restaurant in Vancouver that was opened in 1979. This restaurant established a fine reputation that has endured for more than 30 years. That creates considerable anticipation about Miradoro. The restaurant, which will seat 65 inside and as many outside in fine weather, is to operate 10 months a year. It will close only in January and February.
Construction of the restaurant began just as Tinhorn Creek finished its grape harvest on October 28. That was one of the latest harvests in the winery's history. "This really was a difficult harvest," Sandra said about the 2010 vintage.
Some of the challenge was self-inflicted. Early last year, Andrew Moon, the winery's new Australian vineyard manager, decided to remedy what he believed were poor pruning practises in the 130 acres of vineyards. His actions had the one-time effect of reducing the crop yield to about one tonne an acre compared with a normal yield of three to four tonnes an acres.
The winery brought in about 200 tonnes of grapes and, for the first time in its history, purchased grapes – about 150 tonnes. That may also have been a one-time purchase because the winery's vineyards should produce normal tonnages again in 2011.
As it turns out, the big reduction in Tinhorn's own yields was "a blessing in disguise," as Sandra wrote the winery's current newsletter. "This was the prefect year in which to have a low crop," Sandra told her audience at Le Gavroche. "We ended up with pretty awesome wine."
The growing season in 2010 was perverse. It began late with a cool spring and continued through a summer that was sporadically cool and wet. By August, and probably earlier, growers were concerned that they might not ripen the grapes properly. Most also began reducing the crop left on the vines so that the vines could ripen what remained.
As an example of an extreme reaction to the lousy weather, Poplar Grove Winery dropped so much crop that its final harvest was 80 tons, down from 200 tones in 2009. (Some of that reflected damage to young vines from the October 2009 frost as well.) Poplar Grove winemaker Ian Sutherland speculates that overall grape production in the Okanagan and Similkameen was down as much as 50% on average – and certainly was 20% down at least from 2009.
The irony is that the 2010 growing weather turned around in mid-September and the valleys enjoyed long Indian Summers. "Even Cabernet Sauvignon got ripe," Ian said. And the cooler summer favoured certain varieties. Sandra comments that the "star" in Tinhorn's cellar is Pinot Gris.
Since the 2010 wine production is generally lower than in earlier years, one might want to stock up from the abundant vintages now available. One would be well rewarded by adding some of Tinhorn Creek's current releases to the cellar.
There are two ranges here. The reserve wines are released under the Oldfields Series label to set them apart from the higher volume varietals.
Here are some notes on the wines:
Oldfields Series 2 Bench White ($22.99). This wine is a blend of 44% Chardonnay, 26% Sauvignon Blanc, 17% Sémillon, 12% Viognier and 1% Muscat. Fresh and crisp on the finish, this is a wine with complex flavours of melon, apricot and citrus. 88.
Oldfields Series Merlot 2007 ($24.99). This wine's dark colour signals its concentrated texture. It is a brooding, muscular red, boldly oaked, with flavours of plums and black currants. This wine deserves to be cellared for another five years. 90-92.
Oldfields Series 2 Bench Red ($29.99 but sold out). The winery released only 350 cases of this wine, its first Bordeaux blend. It is 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Franc. It is an elegant wine with aromas of mint, and currants and flavours of sweet berry fruit with a touch of chocolate and spice on the finish. 91.
Oldfields Series Syrah 2007 ($29.99). This wine begins with aromas of blueberries and mulberries. On the palate, it is both meaty and fruity, with notes of pepper and with firm ripe tannins. The winery made only 500 cases. The wine should be cellared another two or three years. The 2005 version of this wine, which was also tasted at the Le Gavroche dinner, has blossomed into a 94 point wine. For the moment, I give the 2007 Syrah 91 points, with potential to grow in the cellar.
Oldfields Series Kerner Icewine 2009 ($29.99 for 200 ml). Here is a delicious and affordable icewine. It begins with pineapple aromas; this carries over to the palate where pineapple flavours mingle with raisin, caramel and baked apple. The acidity is fresh but not aggressive. 89.
Tinhorn Creek Cabernet Franc 2008 ($17.99). The winery generally makes a very solid red with this variety. This is a particularly delicious example, with blackberry and black currant aromas and flavours plus a touch of black cherry. The long ripe tannins contribute to the satisfying richness on the palate. 90.
Tinhorn Creek Merlot 2008 ($17.99). Like all of Tinhorn's wines (except for the Icewine), this is closed with a screw cap. Don't be too casual with the wine: do it a favour and decant it. In my experience, it showed the rich and juicy flavours of plum and currants when the half bottle left over from the tasted was retasted on the second day. 87-89.


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The National, who are rounding out a long tour, stopped by CBC Radio's "Q" show at Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio today. They played two previously unheard songs, "Rylan" and "I Need My Girl". No word on whether they're part of a forthcoming release, but listen to the new tracks over on CBC Radio's site.


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Race day. It's a day when all the training, all the hard-work and dedication, all the sacrifice comes to fruition. A day that is filled with anticipation, excitement and nerves. A day that is meticulously planned for. What time are you going to wake up? What does your pre-race meal look like? What does your warm-up look like? What's your nutrition and pace plan for the race? What is your plan to run your best race? All these questions (and many more) are carefully and strategically thought out. Every detail is meticulously planned to make race day go as smooth as possible.
Runners want to control every aspect of the race. We want to make sure we put ourselves in a position to do our best. We want race day to be perfect. Unfortunately, there are times when races don't go as planned; there are a multitude of things that could go wrong. Whether you didn't fully prepare or the weather didn't agree or your legs just don't feel right. The feeling that this isn't going to be your day is something that runners fear. That something went wrong during training and you aren't fully prepared or the weather isn't right and you're running into the wind for 20 of the 26 miles. That it's just not going to be your day. That you need to adjust your plan to just get through the race. The more races you run the more you realize that not every race is going to be your best. That there will be days when you struggle and have to fight every step of the way.
The 2013 marathon was just that. I woke up the morning of the NYC marathon with a sense of calmness. While I was excited that my favorite day of the year had arrived, I knew the task in front of me. I knew exactly what I was getting myself into. I knew that my training had been interrupted to the point where it wasn't going to be pretty. I'd picked up a lung infection in late August and it took its toll on my body. My lung function dropped, my cough had increased, my chest was tight, and the mucus I was bringing up was thicker and more colorful than normal. After a couple of visits to the doctor, I was admitted to the hospital for 8 days and spent an additional two weeks on home IVs.
All I could think about was a saying that Kevin Rosenberg engrained in my brain as a sophomore in high school, "failing to prepare is preparing to fail." No, I didn't think I was going to fail, but I did know that I hadn't properly prepared. The marathon is a grueling, challenging distance. It's a distance that requires proper training. Proper preparation. I knew that I wasn't going to run my fastest. I knew that at some point in the day my legs were going to hurt and I was going to struggle. I knew that there would be pain. I was just hoping that my legs could hold on for as long as they possibly could.
I had a plan. I wanted to stay around an 8:45-9:00 minute mile until the wheels fell off. I was hoping my plan would carry me to the Bronx -- leaving me with the last six miles to fight through. I felt good about this and hoped my body would cooperate. The gun sounded and off we went over the Verrazano Bridge. The ceremonial New York, New York playing in the background. Through Brooklyn -- chills every time you turn a corner and enter a new neighborhood of people screaming, music glaring, and bands playing. The first 14 miles were perfect. But as I ran through Queens things started to turn for the worse. My body had a different plan for me. My legs started to feel heavy. They were tired. They were not prepared to cover 26.2 miles.
As I made it off the bridge and approached my family and friends on 73rd street I knew that the last 9 miles were going to be a struggle. I knew that my body was not properly trained to run the full marathon. I knew it would be the crowd, the energy, and the excitement of the day that was going to carry me to the finish line. I knew it wasn't going to be pretty. I also knew that in some way, shape or form I was going to make it to the finish line. After a slow eight miles I was in the park. Two Miles Remaining. A couple rolling hills, a sharp turn around Columbus Circle, up one last hill and across the finish line.
The end result was far from failure. Was it my best run? No, not even close, but I was not frustrated, upset or disappointed. I knew that on that day I had given it my all. That given the circumstances and the interruptions in training, I'd left everything out there on the road. That I had accomplished what I set out to do -- finish the NYC marathon. And as my college soccer coach told me shortly after, "A good showing is showing up." Because there will be days and races when you aren't fully prepared or things don't go your way. Days when your plan doesn't work out and you have to adjust. Days when you won't run your best or fastest. And on those days there will be nothing you can do except take it for what it is, learn from it, and come back better, faster and stronger.


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LOS ANGELES --Hackers may have downloaded the entire back catalogue of Michael Jackson's songs, including several tracks that were never released.
A British newspaper said the security breach happened about the same time the Sony PlayStation network was hacked last year.
Sony bought Jackson's music from his estate after his death in what became the biggest recording deal in history.
The company has not commented on reports of the music hacking.