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Thursday, April 1, 2010
April Fool's Day
Happy April Fool's Day. I hope everyone had a trick free day. Because it was April Fool's Day my girls were aloud to wear silly clothes. My oldest refused to partake in this however and wore her usual jeans and t-shirt on a no uniform day. My youngest was a bit more creative. She wore jeans that were too short and socks that clearly didn't match. One of them had hearts and the other had stripes. Some of the other kids in the class wore clothes backwards and inside out. They looked very silly. My daughter couldn't stop telling me about them.
All the teachers played tricks on each other as well and it made for a really fun day of school. The kids all came out smiling and laughing. Of course that could be because they have a three day weekend now and Easter is on Sunday. Who knows but I always like to see smiles on my girls faces.
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It's been two weeks since the last update. I'm happy to report that the Rearden Steelers are 2 - 0 in that time bringing me to 7 - 0. My wide receivers are carrying me having huge games, and typically I've been helped by my opponent not having a great week. This past week my opponent The Washington Oppresors scored 97, but I went off with 114. So it seems my team plays to the level of the competition. So a whirlwind tour of the rest of the league:
Culver City Conmen
Ran into the Buzzsaw of the Rearden Steelers in week 6 and despite the despair of having played me still managed to get 43 points out of Darren McFadden the next week and a win.
Sedalia Sea Monkeys
Diana has been on a tear! Two wins and I think most importantly defeated Paul's Geekpress Generals handily this past weekend. I imagine that Chez Hsieh was a battleground and it's probably better for Paul that he lost.
GeekPress Generals
Paul has somehow coaxed Greg Jennings into consistent play two weeks in a row, however he managed that he deserves to have won the championship. Also if I failed to mention it, he lost an epic matchup to Diana.
Dr. Ego Spengler
Mike's team won in week 6, but more importantly he lost in week 7. Leaving literally nothing on the bench he was crushed by Amy's Gentlemen, who was so confident in her ability to win she taunted her opponent by starting Arian Foster while on a bye and still scored 109 points!
Portland Agents Of Fortune
2 weeks, 2 wins, good team management nothing left on the bench and big scores. I'm hoping this trend doesn't continue.
KC Money Barons
Got the big first win of the season. I think Corey has aspirations of going 7 - 6 the hard way. Considering I'll probably lose my next 6 we can finish the season tied!
Washington Oppressors
Dwayne Bowe showed up!
Connecticut BNS Brawlers
Too many Cincinnati players to win, even if they keep scoring points. Marvin Lewis has suffered from this problem for years.
Fairport Diehards
Ugh, 79 points left on the bench this week, and a ton last week. Sometimes fantasy is just like that.
Philadelphia Freeloaders
The last two weeks they've let their opponents score too many points. Work on it!
Virginia Gentlemen
Amy can't lose a game when she scores over 100 points. Unfortunately when she scores under 100 she tends to lose by 6 points or less.
Next week
I promise to write stuff going forward on some schedule. And I suspect it may be somewhat useless but I'll enjoy it, and that's what counts.

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Udaipur Village: 12-Year-old raped four-year-old , ShockingWell, you all should know that a shocking case was reported in Udaipur which is hard to explain and a shameful for our nation. Reports are coming that a 12-year-old boy allegedly raped a four-year-old child from his neighborhood on Saturday afternoon. You all should know that a 12-year-old boy raped in this case, alone and you all can see that in this age, our kids who are not even teenager now are able to not just think, but rape someone.
So far the reports are coming that the incident happened at Dhudana village under Jhadol police station. Also, the sources are explaining that the victim belonged to the extended family of the accused and lived in the adjacent house. The girl's parents were away when the incident happened; the accused saw the girl outside the house while she was playing alone. The accused took the child to his house on the pretext of playing and committed a heinous crime. Aped and
Also, you all should know that the girl was began bleeding profusely and cried loudly, the boy was frightened and he ran away from the spot. Some sources are saying that the victim's parents were laborers and they came to Udaipur to work. Meanwhile, the accused mother and stepmother both were present at home but they kept it quite or maybe they didn't notice it which is quite shocking too.
Some reports are saying that minor's crime came to light when the victim's parents came back from work and found her in the pool of blood. As per the medical investigation, the penetration did not happen as the victim bled profusely during the initial act. Overall, the police took the charge and they are trying to identify the case, and they are solving it so far.


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System Shock (Remake) Alpha Footage
In recent news that was met with unified happiness from across the gaming community, the 1994 science fiction classic, System Shock is getting a total remake. Created by Night Dive Studios the remake is currently well on its way to achieving the $900,000 USD Kickstarter goal.
The game is set in the distant future and sees you playing a nameless hacker who is captured during a break in only to awake six months later from a coma. The facility is in disrepair and chaos and is overrun with cyborgs and mutated beings that are programmed to serve SHODAN, an A.I hellbent on blood.
Check out 20+ minutes of the pre-alpha gameplay below.
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Cardinals third-round pick Mason Cole meets with the media on Thursday.
Everything about Mason Cole screams old school.
His college career came at a storied program (Michigan) for a throwback coach (Jim Harbaugh) with a traditional offensive scheme (pro-style). He never balked when asked to change positions, transitioning from left tackle to center and back to left tackle with chameleon-esque aplomb.
The Cardinals' third-round pick made history upon his college arrival, becoming the first true freshman at Michigan to start the season opener on the offensive line. He finished with 51 starts in 51 games, only camping out on the sidelines when the Michigan offense was killing clock at the tail-end of blowouts.
"Never for a bad reason," Cole said.
Cole played in every one of his high school games, too, making the varsity as a freshman. His consecutive games streak sits at 104, but it's in peril now. He enters the NFL at a position that been affected by new-school tendencies. The proliferation of simplified offenses in college has made the professional transition a tough one for linemen.
The Cardinals have drafted five offensive linemen in the past three years, but only D.J. Humphries has become a starter, and even he sat his entire rookie season despite being a first-round pick. Cole is making no grand proclamations – "It's Day One here, so I haven't even met half the guys yet," he said the afternoon the rookies arrived – but wants to buck the trend.
"My biggest goal is to come out here and prove to those guys that I can make an impact on this team and help this team win," said Cole, who began rookie minicamp playing center and snapping to first-round pick Josh Rosen.
The Cardinals have three veterans – Mike Iupati, Justin Pugh and A.Q. Shipley – projected to start on the interior of the offensive line, and it's easier to envision Cole, who can play guard or center, sliding into the starting lineup next season. But that was also the thought when he arrived at Michigan, and he went out and won the left tackle job.
Cole never vacated the starting lineup, although there was one time the streak was jeopardized. He missed three straight practices in advance of a game against Michigan State in October of his junior season. The reason was illness, not injury, which discomfited Cole.
"You don't want to miss a game ever," Cole said. "And if I was going to miss a game because I was sick, that would have hurt."
He begged the doctors and trainers to clear him, and finally he got the go ahead to play. Michigan won, 32-23, to improve to 8-0. Those were the only three practices Cole missed in college. He was a rock for Harbaugh, a former NFL player and coach with whom Cole forged a close relationship.
"You do see a lot of those quirky things that he does in interviews, but he's a really good coach," Cole said. "He would do absolutely anything for any of his players. I think that's something that kind of gets lost in the media. They don't report that part. They report his quirkiness – which is also there. But he does do a lot for his players."
Harbaugh brought a professional feel to Michigan, something validated when previous draft picks told Cole how prepared they were for the NFL after their time in Ann Arbor. It's never a given for a lineman to succeed these days, but Cole seems to have the background, and the personality, to make it work.
"Hard-nosed, gritty guy," Cardinals coach Steve Wilks said. "I know what I've seen on film, that he has that makeup. That's the reason we wanted him here and that's the reason we drafted him. I'm excited about him."
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In this issue, you will be updated on Pollite's successful win, learn how we provided our impeccable services to one of the most remote cities in the world; just in time for what will be the world's longest flight, from Heathrow to Perth. We have also included our events calendar in this issue so you will be able to see the different exhibitions and events we are attending throughout the year.
Here is a list of the events we will be attending throughout 2017.
World ATM Congress 2017 in Madrid on 7th – 9th March
Airport Solutions 2017 in Turkey on 11th – 12th April
The Airport Show 2017 in Dubai on 15th – 17th May
The British – Irish Airports Expo in Birmingham on 7th – 8th June
Inter Airport Europe in Munich on 10th – 13th October. We will be exhibiting at this event so feel free to stop by for a chat.
Recently, Pollite provided Perth with an approach system for the airport which is Australia's 4th largest. We worked with ADB Safegate to upgrade the airport's lighting infrastructure allowing for Category III landings.
Perth Airport is situated on the country's western coast and is blessed with clear weather almost all-year-round. However, it's also one of the most isolated airports in the world, so when it suffers from one of its 10 or so days of fog per year, the diversions for airlines and passengers are extreme. Upon bad weather conditions international flights need to divert to Adelaide in South Australia which is more than two hours away.
So, this project arose in order to weather proof the airport and give it a full CAT III upgrade which would reduce the burdened costs of fuel, transportation and hotels of stranded passengers that are accumulated in bad weather diversions. The project will be completed in 2018 and will incorporate 3800 lights to to ensure that the complete airfield is compliant to CAT III conditions at all times.
An aircraft will then be able to land in low visibility conditions to a distance of 50m, down from the current 800m. Perth Airport will soon be capable of offering its airlines and passengers a seamless integrated flow that will lead the way in to the future for the capital city airports in Australia.
Pollite are extremely proud to be working on this project and pleased to be strengthening their relationship with Australia.
We will be exhibiting at the World ATM Congress 2017 in Madrid on 7th – 9th March 2017. If you would like to set up a meeting during the event email Richard email@example.com
Qantas to launch first direct flight from UK to Australia.
Qantas have confirmed that they are set to launch a non-stop flight from London Heathrow airport direct to Australia's Perth airport. The flight is set to launch in March 2018 using the latest Boeing 787-9 jet. The airline confirms that the 9,010 mile journey will take 17 hours; taking into account extra flying time to avoid dangerous airspace.
Currently, the most direct route from Perth to London crosses the Indian Ocean to Sri Lanka, follows the western coast of India, and passes over Iran, the Caucasus and the disputed Crimea region. Back in 1947, when Qantas created the "Kangaroo Route" between the UK and Australia the journey involved nine stops and took four days.
In recent years the Australian airline has changed its European network, removing a Heathrow-Perth route that stopped via Asia to refuel. Qantas now operates only two flights from Britain going daily from Heathrow to Melbourne and Sydney via Dubai. So, a London-Perth route would complement these links.
Alan Joyce, chief executive of Qantas, said:
"This is a game-changing route flown by a game-changing aircraft. Travellers from Europe have never had a direct link down under before, so the opportunities this opens for them to explore Australia are huge."
Qantas have said that passenger comfort was a key consideration for the 7 hour flight and claimed that the airline is "redesigning our on-board service to help reduce jetlag". The planes will carry 236 passengers in Business, Premium and Economy cabins — and will be fitted with a crew rest area above the passenger cabin.
Timings for the new link have not been revealed. It is thought there may be an early evening departure from Perth, arriving around noon next day in London, which would allow plenty of time for transfers at either end. The return flight would then take off from Heathrow around 3pm, arriving late afternoon the next day in Perth, in time for onward connections.
When the route launches, it is expected to be the third-longest passenger flight in the world and seats for this extremely long-haul flight will go on sale in April 2017.
Lamborghini Huracan becomes 'follow me' vehicle at Bologna Airport
Italians are very proud of the vehicles they produce and rightly so, they are among the world's finest when it comes to supercars. Following this, when an airport is built in areas such as Bologna, Italy, it tends to enjoy certain advantages. With that in mind, international travellers and staff are now being welcomed to the city with a Lamborghini Huracan 'follow me' vehicle at the airport.
The car has been designed by the firm's in house Centro Stile design facility and since entering service late last year has been continuing to turn heads.
The attention magnet effect of the supercar has been immense, as even those who happen to be familiar with the Raging Bull's V10 weapon have plenty of reasons to throw a glance at the mid-engined vehicle.
The livery incorporates a bright yellow paint scheme along with a black chequered pattern and a silhouette of the city's skyline on the doors. It is then complete with the obligatory light bar and really stands out on the runway.
Any pilot being tempted to give in to his or her car-loving urges and thus risking getting distracted can simply follow the naturally aspirated voice of the Lambo, meaning safety advocates have no reason to fret.
In a straight line, the Huracan can exceed the take-off speeds of even the largest current commercial airliners. This isn't the first time a current Lamborghini model covers such duties; a similar event that took place back in 2013 involving the Aeroporto di Bologna welcoming an Aventador. Here is a video of the amazing 'follow me' vehicle in action.


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Here you can find a large selection of bracelets, I think we have almost every kind of bracelets you can imagine.
Bracelets for women in silver or goldHere you can find a large selection of bracelets, I think we have almost every kind of bracelets you can imagine and if we don't, you are always welcome to contact us, then we will do our best to get it.
Here is just a small taste of what we can offer: We of course have the traditional bracelets in silver and gold, with or without letters, hearts, feathers, zirconia, flowers, and leaves, which are currently trending and have very appealing prices.
Furthermore, I would like to add, that from our own brand Beauty Beads, we have leather bracelets with large, detailed silver charms, shaped like flowers, skulls, frogs, and feathers, some very awesome bracelets where the charms are made and designed 100% in Denmark. So if you want to stand out in the crowd, these would be a good option, since they are so new they are practically still hot.


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News - BES Impact
One of the priorities of the 2015 British Election Study team is to maximize the use and reach of BES data and BES research findings. BES data provides in-depth understanding of the way representative democracy functions in British elections. It provides unique insights into British public opinion, participation, attitudes towards politics and explanations of electoral outcomes. The 2015 BES team is maximizing the usefulness and impact of the BES via:
• An extensive programme of events between 2013 and 2017 in England, Scotland and Wales.
• The release of BES findings for dissemination via national media outlets.
• Expert commentary in national and international media.
• Partnership with the Electoral Commission to study individual electoral registration effects, culminating in a joint report.
• A BES data playground to allow any interested user to access and analyse BES data online (coming soon). We expect this tool to be particularly useful to non-academic researchers in government, political parties, campaigns, charities and think tanks, and to journalists. This will also be of special use to undergraduate and graduate students wishing to explore BES data.
• An international Advisory Board with significant expertise in election studies and research into electoral behaviour.
• A BES Stakeholder Board to ensure cross-party input into BES research and dissemination.
• Regular input and dissemination of BES findings from BES Consultant Professor John Curtice (University of Strathclyde).
Watch the trailer for our new film
Watch the trailer for our new film 'The British Election Study: Understanding British Democracy', now available on YouTube ahead of its launch on December 9. Funded by the School of Social Sciences at The University of Manchester, some of Britain's top academics and journalists in…
BES September 2014 Annual Report
On Saturday 13th September Professor Ed Fieldhouse gave an overview of the activities and achievements of the British Election Study during its first year, addressing the British Election Study report meeting at the recent Elections, Public Opinion and Parties annual conference in Edinburgh (audience pictured…
Professor Hermann Schmitt gives election keynote address in Iceland
Similar to Britain, Iceland has conducted an uninterrupted series of National Election Studies (ICENES) since 1984. The ICENES is an extensive study of the electoral and political behaviour of voters in Iceland. To mark the 30th anniversary of the ICENES a symposium was held at…
British Election Study Analysis on BBC Vote 2014 with David Dimbleby
With voting in both the Local and European Elections taking place on Thursday 22nd May, Professor Jane Green of the British Election Study team provided up to date analysis of the elections for BBC Breakfast and the Vote 2014 election special program (BBC1 & BBC2)…
British Election Study in the News
On the 7th May 2014, Professor Jane Green of the British Election Study team took part in a Political Studies Association media briefing in Westminster, London. Professor Green's briefing focused upon whether UKIP's success at the European Parliament elections in May this year would continue…
British Election Study plans presented at London School of Economics
Professor Jane Green presented plans of the new 2015 British Election Study in a seminar held by British [email protected], on 11 September 2013. The seminar was organised by Professor Tony Travers and Professor Simon Hix. Jane's slides can be downloaded here: LSE slides
2015 BES innovations discussed in Montreal
Professor Ed Fieldhouse presented new innovations in the 2015 British Election Study at a workshop of election specialists hosted by Professor Andre Blais (University of Montreal) in March 2014. Ed highlighted innovations in the 2015 BES: User experiments and proposals ('playground' items e.g. certainty scales)…
British Election Study on BBC Breakfast News
Professor Jane Green, Co-Investigator on the British Election Study, was interviewed by Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin on BBC Breakfast News following the second leadership debate between Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage. Asked whether she was surprised that…
'The Evolution of British Electoral Studies' by David Butler
David Butler is Emeritus Professor at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. David ran the first British Election Study survey in 1964 with Professor Donald Stokes. He is viewed by many as the inspiration for the subsequent study of British elections. David is a highly respected colleague and…
BES data used by Democratic Audit
Richard Berry and Anthony Mcdonnell from the Democratic Audit use data from the 2011 census, the British Election Study and OECD data on voting patterns to comment on how highly educated young people are less likely to vote than older people with much lower levels…


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Our feline buddies all have their own purrsonal preferences. Some kitties can be quite particular about their bathrooms! For instance, some cats don't care for heavily scented litters, while others may not like enclosed litterboxes. Pay attention to your furball, and see if she seems to like or dislike certain brands or boxes. Also, make sure Fluffy's litterbox is big enough for her. If you have a kitten, avoid clay or clumping litters for now. These are fine for adult cats, but aren't safe for babies. Kittens can accidentally ingest the litter, which can be very dangerous.
Choosing the right spot is very important. The litterbox should be in a place that is quiet, easy for your cat to access, and neither too hot or too cold. Don't put the box near Fluffy's food. No one wants to eat in a bathroom! If you like, you can conceal the litterbox. An easy way to do this is to simply cut a 'door' in an enclosed end table, storage tote, trunk, or wicker chest. You can also put up a folding screen.
Multiple Cats
If you have more than one kitty, you'll need multiple litterboxes. We generally recommend giving each furball their own box. Fluffy doesn't really care for sharing bathrooms! You'll also want to put out at least one extra.
Keep your pet's litterbox clean. We recommend scooping daily, and changing the litter every week. If you like, you can try out products that make this a little easier, such as self-cleaning litterboxes or stackable 'sifter' ones.
When cleaning Fluffy's bathroom, watch for changes in the color, texture, amount, or smell of her waste. These can be indicative of some very serious health issues! Call your vet if you notice anything unusual.
Please contact us here at Fairfield Animal Hospital, your Cy-Fair animal clinic, anytime. We're dedicated to keeping cats purring!


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Today was 'Noo Shooz' day for Dande. Martin Harvey, our farrier, is always very chatty and approachable and tonight he kindly agreed to let me photograph him at work. I've watched him – and other farriers – a few times and I always enjoy watching someone who is so (seemingly) effortlessly skilled in their craft. Anyone who has horses will know the importance of making sure their feet are in top notch shape ('No foot, no horse' as the saying goes) and the value of having an expert farrier who can help keep your four-legged friend comfortable and mobile. Martin is very experienced – having been on the job for several decades – and he's hugely skilled in what he does.
So, how to represent his work in images?
Well, though the work Martin does is physical, I think there's a perception that working with hot metal, big hammers, an anvil, and furnace means that one's work might lack a certain 'finesse'. Nothing could be further from the truth. When one sees a farrier trimming, cutting, shaping and fitting the hoof to the shoe and vice-versa, it's evident that a great deal of judgment, control, sensitivity, and skill are all involved.
The following images were shot on my Fuji x100f (some with a tele-conversion lens) and I used the 'Classic Chrome' film simulation. In post process, I added clarity to get a 'gritty' feel, to reflect the fact that it is certainly hot and dirty work. I've tried to combine a sense of Martin's work along with a sense of pattern and shape.
I hope you enjoy the images. My thanks again to Martin. A top job and a true craftsman.


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Creating an effective affiliate marketing strategy as a travel publisher
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Awin look at some of the methods that will enable you to engage directly with your audience and increase your affiliate performance as a travel advertiser.
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Digital research firm, eMarketer estimates worldwide digital travel sales - including air tickets, car rentals, hotel bookings and transportation - will rise from £443.39 billion in 2017 to £618.57 billion by 2021, as higher living standards and technological improvements have made travel experiences accessible to more people across the globe than seen previously. Air travel is also much more efficient today, making distances between countries seem shorter than ever. Meanwhile, the expansion of global trade also means that the number of business travellers will keep on increasing.
This growth rate is a great incentive for travel publishers to join an affiliate network and start monetising their website traffic. Having a substantial flow of traffic to your website is not a prerequisite to create a profitable business however, in fact small projects can do very well from affiliate marketing. Websites such as podroznik, which share regular special offers or bestchildfriendlyholidays which target niche groups of travellers with content heavy projects are great examples.
Why should I use affiliate marketing for my travel website?
Becoming a travel publisher allows you to place affiliate links on your website whilst sharing your experiences and is a great way to monetise your online traffic. You can also work with travel brands who may wish to sponsor your future adventures in exchange for a sponsored blog post or exposure on social media. Identifying the right brands for you and your audience can be time consuming, so using an affiliate network that operates internationally can offer you access to a large pool of advertisers. The use of an affiliate network also helps find new services and products for your audience, so you can create profitable partnerships without damaging your websites' credibility.
Finding the right brands
With access to more than 800 travel clients on the global Awin network, it is easy to find the right brands for your audience. You can search for travel brands using our Advertiser Directory and via the 'Advertisers' tab in the User Interface (UI) by clicking Advertisers' > 'Join Programmes' and search from a list of advertisers you are currently 'Not Joined' to. To find the most relevant brands for your website, you can customise and filter your search results by advertiser 'region' and 'sector', simply tick travel as your sector when filtering. The results list also includes important information such as conversion rate and average payment time that will help you identify your preferred partnerships.
Tip: You can increase the 'Results per Page', using the drop-down tool on the top right of the page.
Keep creatives and copy current
The use of visuals can be the most engaging content on a travel website, however, the chances of someone clicking on a Christmas-themed banner in the middle of August are low, so make sure you are using the most current creative for all of the brands you are promoting.
To check this, head to 'My Creative' within the 'Links and Tools' section of your Awin account to see what new creative has been added and what may have expired. This is especially important for any short-term or seasonal promotions and the same goes for any copy that a brand has provided. The creative directory includes all active creative from programmes you are already joined to, and if there are specific programmes you are interested in but not joined to, request to join and once accepted you will have full access to their creative.
When choosing the right creative for your website and audience, you have the option to filter by advertiser, creative type or creative dimensions in order to get access to a specific creative you are looking for. If you cannot find the size or type you wish, don't hesitate to get in touch with the dedicated Awin Account Manager for that advertiser. You can find these contact details on the advertiser's profile.
Be specific when using the Opportunity Marketplace
Our Opportunity Marketplace tool is an efficient way for publishers to post and promote available placements to advertisers via the Awin User Interface. It works as a directory and allows publishers to control information about placements and specify creative requirements. Find out more about the benefits here.
At the same time, many travel brands use Opportunity Marketplace to promote and sell their distressed inventory. This term is used to refer to rooms, seats or packages that are not expected to be sold at full price. This can be due to many reasons, but the most common is cancellations in close proximity to the booking date.
For these tickets or bookings, brands often significantly reduce prices to encourage consumers to book and try to work with publishers who can promote the specific destination. Therefore, do not be afraid to go granular when posting a new opportunity on the Marketplace. For example, if you are planning to visit Mexico or just came back from a holiday there, you can monetise your blog posts by creating a Mexico themed editorial opportunity.
To create your opportunity, navigate to Opportunity Marketplace and click on the 'Add New Opportunity' option. A new window will open, where you can add a title, description and price for your opportunity, including availability for different dates. You should make the opportunity as informative as possible and include the key benefits of the partnership, including details of the placement and audience reach where applicable.
Focus on valuable content, not commission
Communicating regularly with contacts you have in the affiliate industry will help you form stronger relationships and gain further insight on how to improve your content and performance. The ultimate goal of a successful travel affiliate should be to create strong, original and relevant content for readers, focusing on niche areas of travel for example creates a valuable user experience. Focusing on specific markets and cities or other aspects, such as a nature, activities, nightlife or demographic characteristics targets smaller audiences and their specific needs and although these pieces may drive a smaller number of site visits, your conversion rate will increase as the content is relevant and unique.
Stay up to date with trends
For a sector that is ever changing, it is vital to keep up with new and emerging trends as well as travel updates within the affiliate industry, such as programme launches, travel events or changes in regulation. The Tips & Tricks and Back to Basics section on our website can be a great starting point, plus you can also sign up to our Travel specific roundup which includes top travel offers, latest sector news and helpful tips on how to improve your affiliate performance.
If you would like to discover more tips and tools to help you optimise your strategy as a travel affiliate, then do get in touch with our Publisher Services Team.


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CLEVELAND (AP) — Brian Hoyer has had some wild work week.
The Browns' quarterback held off hotshot rookie Johnny Manziel again to keep his starting job and now faces a must-win situation to keep Cleveland's playoff hopes alive.
All he has to do is outscore Andrew Luck and the high-flying Indianapolis Colts and their No. 1-ranked offense.
All he has to do is outduel Luck while missing his most consistent wide receiver, playing behind a backup center and with two rookie running backs who have had trouble holding onto the ball.
And, all Hoyer has to do is appease a divided home crowd, with thousands ready to break into "John-ny, John-ny" chants the moment one of his passes wobbles off target.
Maybe playing for your hometown team isn't all what it's cracked up to be.
Still Hoyer, who has put the Browns (7-5) in position to make the playoffs for…
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I always tell my students not to start their papers or their speeches with disclaimers ("I wrote this late last night", "I'm a terrible speaker", "I had bad broccoli for lunch", etc), but here are my disclaimers for this very overdue blog post: this is not polished, this is raw and this is not what I wish my first blog post in 5 months was about. But here goes anyway:-)
The main purpose of this blog post is to update everyone and tell you how we're all doing over here in the Littrell/Wehr clan. First, I'll list a few big things that have rocked us these last few days:
- Yesterday, we found out that mom's CA125 numbers jumped 1000 points, so they hurried her over to Medford to try a new treatment.
- A few hours later I got a call from my doctor in Medford to tell me that the results from my breast biopsy on Monday show that I have breast cancer.
- The surgeon suggested, and Ryan and I agreed, that I should have a double mastectomy.
- This morning I started the sad—and necessarily quick—process of weaning my six-month-old from nursing.
- I also went to Sky Lakes to get blood work done in preparation for my MRI this coming Monday, which made this all seem very real and started a full day of tears (still crying as I write this).
Phew! That's not fun to write. The next steps for me are the MRI on Monday that will show if the cancer is anywhere else besides the two lumps they biopsied last Monday, a meeting with the surgeon on Tuesday and then planning a surgery. The next steps for mom are hopefully to respond well to this new drug and start to push those scary numbers back down!
So how are we doing? We're very shaken up, and the thought "I can't believe this is happening" has crossed my mind continuously today. I am very sad, but so far not despairing. My parents, brothers, gramma and sister-in-law are all reeling and yet being so sweet about everything we found out yesterday. My friends are sad for us and very encouraging. My amazing husband is shell-shocked and upset, but totally being my rock. And my sweet boys are blissfully oblivious for now. The many fabulous, loving people in my life have blessed my family and me enormously in the last 24 hours.
Which leaves us to talk about cancer and this blog. For now, I am going to use Everyday Glimpses and facebook as a way to update all of you, because it is efficient, of course, but also because I think it will still fit into the mission of the blog: to find and appreciate joy every day despite the circumstances. Already, the outpouring of love I've received has given me more joy than I can express even as I experience a lot of sadness…and fear.
And fear is the last thing I want to talk about. Throughout the cancer journey my family has been on, I have often felt palpable fear—the kind that makes me sick to my stomach and want to run away. God has given me two verses that continually pull me out of fear's arms. Phil 4:8-9: "Finally brothers whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things…and the peace of God will be with you." The way I explain this to my boys when they have nightmares is the same way I use it in my own life: If I fill my mind with things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy, then there is only room for peace in my mind. Not only does fear have no place there, but it cannot even take hold. So I cling to these verses now.
Finally, some specific prayers:
- That the cancer is just in my breasts. If the MRI shows that it's contained in my breasts, then a double mastectomy will cure me, and we won't have to take any further steps.
- That my family will feel a peace that passes understanding and a strength that can only come from God.
- That Mama's new treatment will be the one that she's needed all along!
- That the process to check my ovaries and the eventual surgery that will follow that as well will be smooth.
- And above all, praise to the Lord for the paths our lives have taken to lead to this point and prepare us for this next step and for all of the blessings that we see all around us. My sweet love, Ryan, is going to speak more on this point in the following section.
Love you all! Thank you for your prayers and encouragement!
A note from Ryan:
God has not brought me into the battle I felt best suited for, one with a tangible physical enemy I could hunt down and kill, guns blazing, fists swinging. Instead he has placed me in a battle with a faceless enemy, where physical strength and skill count for nothing. In this battle my role is to be God's representation of himself to Caityn on earth: to let her weep on me, to be stalwart and remind her of God's grace and presence.
So far many who have checked in on me have expected me to be angry about the struggle laid before us. Rightly so as I can have a temper and I am fiercely protective of my wife. For whatever reason that isn't where my emotions are. I'm sad. I don't want my wife to go through this and it doesn't make sense. When presented with hardship we can either curse God, ignore him or look at his blessing. As Caitlyn said, to find peace, we must cling to what is noble, pure and righteous.
So I began to think about all God had done to bring us here: the miracle of Christina's birth, a surprise to her mother nine years after her last child; the miracle of Caitlyn's birth despite Christina's heart-shaped womb, something doctors said should have made it impossible to conceive at all; how God altered my path when I was about to join the Marines bringing me instead to George Fox University weeks before 9/11, where I met and fell in love with Caitlyn; the surprise of our first son, much sooner than we planned, causing us to have our next two sons sooner than planned, which meant Caitlyn was able to nurse our newest baby for the prescribed six month term ending just as we got the news of breast cancer; not only that, since God brought Liam to us ahead of our timeline, therefore speeding up the whole family expanding process, we were able to have three beautiful boys right before we have to face the reality that Caitlyn cannot have any more children; and finally the breast lump that was only discovered early because of Christina's fight with cancer. Without knowing everything we know from Christina's experience, the lumps Caitlyn found in her body could have been ignored for years as the cancer quietly grew inside.
God has been with us, he has had his hand on us and will never let us go. He will be faithful to complete the work he began.
I look at my sweet wife and am amazed. Great trials and tribulation have forged this beautiful and joyous woman - truly fearfully and wonderfully made.


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I have in my site a L2 connection to the POP for the internet access, we will add a second L2 link to avoid the outage in case on down of the first L2 link.
My questions are:
1) is better to use the second L2 link as backup ?
2) is better to use it with the first link main in sharing ?
3) in case of point 1 we have to use Spanning three to ave second link available only when the first is down?
4) in case of point 2 ho i can set the load sharing?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions
Hi there,
If you are conecting two switches together with two links it makes to configure an Etherchannel as opposed to two seperate links runing STP resulting in one being blocked.
You will enjoy increased bandwidth and the event of a link failure there will be no disruption to service (assuming a single link can carry the traffic volume which was being carried by two).
Regarding the etherchannel hashing alogrithm, your selection this will be platform dependant. Since you are probably running a point-to-point link between the POP and switch/ router it doesn't make sense to use either src-mac or dst-mac. As it is outbound traffic dst-ip would probably be best.
Hello Seb ,
thanks for your suggestions, I much appreciate it.
Ether channel is a valid solution , but if we change the scenario as the picture here in enclose, SPT is the solution?
Thanks in advance
Hello agian,
In the new topology is there a path between SW1_site and SW2_site? If there isn't then your STP topology will not have any blocked ports.
If the two Site switches are connected with a VLAN being available on all devices, then depending on the location the Root Bridge you could have a sub-optimal STP topology. Assuming the router is the Root Bridge and all other link costs are equal then the path between SW1_Site and SW2_Site would be blocked. This would be OK and would allow both L2 links to be used.
However, if a device on SW1_Site needed to communciate with a device on SW2_Site it would need to go via the router and potential incur soe latency and bandwidth restrictions.
You ideal topology would be to have a Layer3 device at the site location, with a etherchannel to the Router. The routing for site VLANs would be done on the Layer3 device.
Hello Seb,
thanks again.
So at the end i decided to use a 6500 in the site (I have it available) as your suggestion.
In the final picture can i configure a ether-channel on 6500 ? to have automatically backup once one link will be down?
Thanks in advance
Yes, if you cannot create an etherchannel between the 6500 and the router, then the topology you have drawn will work with the router as the Root Bridge.
Thank you Seb.
No problem.
Don't forget to mark this post as solved.
Hello Seb,
yes i didn't try it until now but i will do when finished.
Thankjs a lot
Hello Seb ,
hope this message finds you well.
Finally we know final the scenaro , it is in the diagram here in enclose.
My idea is etherchannel or VPC , do you agree?
Hello again,
I still think you should have a link between SiteA sw1 and sw2, especially if you are doing the routing for SiteA VLANs on those switches.
In your current topology a host on VLAN-1 connected to sw1 would need to go via sw3 to reach a host on VLAN-1 connected to sw2. This is not optimal.
Assuming that all the routing is done on sw3, in the event on sw3 failing, hosts on sw1 and sw2 will not be able to communicate.
In my view add a link between sw1 and sw2. All SiteB VLANs should be routed on sw1 and sw2, use HSRP between them. Make the STP root-bridge for any VLAN on the same switch that routes that VLAN. Use RPVST.
...but to answer your immediate question, yes an Etherchanel would be ideal for the cross site links. A vPC if Sw3 supports it.
Hello Seb,
thanks for your reply, the sw3 i think doesn't support vPC , so etherchannel is the last solution available.
do you agere if i configure?:
portchannel 1 on sw1, interfaces g0/15 will be associated to this PO1
portchannel 1 on sw2 interfaces g0/16 will be associated to this PO1
portchannel 2 on sw3 inrtfaces g0/10 and interfaces g0/11 will be associated to PO2
Your diagram doesn't include any switchport IDs, so I can't confirm what you are saying.
But...regarding sw1 and sw2, although there is nothing wrong in bundling single links into a port-channel, you gain nothing by it. You need at least two links bundled into a port-channel.
It also sounds like you are combining the incoming links into the same port-channel on sw3. This will not work as sw1 and sw2 are not part of the same virtual chassis, they are separate devices.
Hello Seb,
waht is the real solution to avoid loops?
VPC : sw3 is not nexus so does' support it
PO: Sw1 and sw2 are not stacked
Thanks in advance


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5 years ago Gary and I went through some tough times, so much so that we considered leaving one another. But we made a firm decision that our marriage meant everything to us. After quitting our work entirely and studying our relationship full-time we started learning what we needed to do to make our marriage fulfilling and enjoyable.
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Here are five things you need to practice in order to get the execution down pat.
1. Your Business Needs to be Findable online
Let's start at the beginning: you need to be easily found online, which means you need a website. But, you can't just toss up any old website and call it good—people need to be able to find it. After all, how can a potential customer call you if they can't even find you? The first place in which you need to be findable is where these potential customers typically look for businesses: Google. After all, 93 percent of online experiences begin with a search engine. If that's not reason enough, people use search engines to find an answer—and your services just might be the answer if you pop up.
Not sure how to determine whether or not you're "findable?" Try this trick: plug your top keywords and service areas into Google. If you notice you're not on the first page for any of them, don't worry. This gives you a great opportunity to focus more effort on SEO or PPC. No matter what you end up trying, consistency is of the upmost importance. Learn about Google's ranking factors here, and we recommend you check your rankings at least monthly—if you need help doing this, drop us a line.
2. Website Accessibility Is Key
When you go to a business' website, you want to be able to easily navigate the site, load pages quickly, and find a clear call to action in case you want to call the company for services. In other words, the user experience is important—arguably one of the most important parts of your online presence. After all, if users aren't able to easily use your site, they'll move on to another company.
Here are just a few questions you can ask yourself when determining whether your site is user-friendly:
- Is your site mobile friendly? 2015 was the year of Mobilegeddon, but it didn't stop there. Now that 80 percent of internet users own a smartphone, consumers are now using mobile phones for what used to be restricted to desktops and laptop PCs. Mobile traffic surpassed desktop traffic in late 2016, and the gap will continue to widen.
- What is your site speed? Did you know that with every second it takes for your website to load, you lose revenue? It's true. After three seconds, 53 percent of mobile consumers will click the "back" button. Take a look at how speeding up your website can impact your bottom line: Below is an example of a website that has an average of a 5-second load time. Look what happens when we increase site speed to three seconds:
And then to 1.5 seconds:
That's more than $100k this company is throwing out your window! Learn more about how fast your website should be here.
- Is your website secure? In 2017, website security was front and center. Google began labeling secured and unsecured websites with either green or red/gray labels right there in the search bar. Would you click on a website with a bright red "unsecured" label on it? Most consumers won't. Learn more about HTTPS here.
- Are the navigation and the font on your website easy to read and click through on a mobile device? If not, you're in trouble—48 percent of people cited a website's design as the number one factor in deciding the credibility of a business. Your font should be large enough to read on a mobile device, and your navigation should be large enough that it's easy to tap on.
Once you can confidently say yes to those questions, make sure you keep up to date with Google's recommendations for a user-friendly site.
3. Be Informative and Answer questions
Once you know your site is easily findable and boasts great user experience, it's time to ensure the information your potential customers find is helpful. Consumers are more empowered than ever before, and they like to do their research. In fact, B2B researchers do 12 searches on average prior to engaging on a specific brand's site, and 81 percent of shoppers conduct research online before buying.
Does your website answer every single question they might have about your product or service?
Do you have a page for each of your services? Are you targeting the right service areas? Do you blog at least monthly? If you don't do any of this, don't worry—you're not alone. We've worked with a lot of small business owners who didn't know the importance of consistently uploading relevant, quality content.
I recommend you add pages and blogs that target your top keywords and service areas to your site a few times a month. Whether you make it a task in your calendar to blog bi-weekly or you hire a digital marketing agency to handle it for you, adding content to your site will only help your digital strategy.
4. Establish Trust
Now you need to establish authority by clearly communicating who your company is. Think about it—when you're thinking about hiring a company, isn't it comforting to see a list of their awards and certifications? Perhaps you take a moment to look at the "meet the team" page to put a face to the business. These small touches can help separate your company from the rest and ultimately create a trustworthy digital presence for your business.
Here's a tip: Add testimonial videos on your home page, and video introductions to your employees on your meet the team page. Prominently display any sort of awards or certifications on your home page as well.
5. Stay in Touch with Your Customers
I've been preaching consistency in this blog post—and this last tip might be where consistency is the most important! After you've provided services to a customer, how can you make sure you stay in touch with them throughout the year?
Make communication with your customers a priority this year by sending an email newsletter. Whether you send it weekly, monthly, or even quarterly, your customers will simply have to check their inbox to be reminded of you—it's that easy.
Digital Marketing Trends 2019: Themes to Capitalize On
There are four big digital marketing trends shaping 2019. While it's not necessary to dive in head-first, if you want to dominate your local market acting now could pay dividends for years to come.
Customer Loyalty: Customers are getting more involved with brands that show them loyalty. I highly recommend you bank on this trend now and start remarketing to your existing customers as well as engage with them on social media. Tons of business owners are so focused on getting new customers that they neglect their current ones. That's insane—the cost of keeping a customer vs. the cost of acquiring a new one just doesn't compare! Use email marketing, social media, and videos to stay connected with your customers even when they don't need your services.
Voice Search: You've seen the commercials—the ones that make virtual personal assistants seem like they're the answer to all your problems. While voice search isn't technically advanced enough for consumers to ditch their screens altogether, that's certainly the direction it's headed. Experts even predict that at least 30 percent of searches will be done without a screen by 2020. What this means for you is that you need to start thinking about optimizing your website for natural questions and requests. Instead of "AC repair in [city]" think more along the lines of "Find an AC repair contractor near me."
Learn more about voice search here.
Video Marketing: technologies like VR, AR, and 360-degree videos are already the mainstay for Fortune 500 companies, and soon the trend will trickle down to the rest of us. While you may brush off platforms like YouTube because it's "kid stuff," think again—Gen-Xers account for more than 1.5 billion views on YouTube every day. If you don't have video content that ranks by then, you're going to be left behind by competitors who thought ahead. We recommend getting started with testimonial videos, how-to videos, and videos that highlight your company's history and culture.
Big-Data Personalization and Segmentation: Marketing used to be about mass messages. Now, we're seeing a shift in the opposite direction—hyper-personalized campaigns. Thanks to big data and the age of assistance, you have more information about your target audience than ever before—so put it to good use. AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning are taking much of the legwork out of creating personalized campaigns—by setting up advanced tracking and analytics, you can deliver an automated, personalized ad experience that matches where they are in the modern buyer's journey.
Here's an example: If both Sally and Joe are your target customers, they each see different ads and messaging that's tailored to the web pages they've visited, how they've behaved on your website, and what their messaging preferences are.
It's Go Time!
And there you have it—you've made the strategy, and now you know how to make it happen. Of course, if this seems like a lot, give Blue Corona a call. We LOVE helping business owners both implement and execute a smart digital marketing strategy (and it's always fun to see the exciting growth and victories that come along with it).
Fill out a contact form today and we can talk about the best execution plan for the next year. Until then, happy 2019!
Author's Note: This post was originally written in 2017, and has been updated with 2019 digital marketing trends, statistics, and strategies.
About The Author: Betsy is Blue Corona's Digital Content Manager. When she's not directing Blue Corona's corporate digital content campaigns she's urban exploring with her wife, diving into the latest marketing trends, or teaching horseback riding lessons. Twitter: @educatedbets
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9th GRADE FAITH FORMATION
Grade 9
Wednesdays, 6-7:30 pm
Cost: $100
The 9th grade year is a special year that emphases the "finishing touches" on the Confirmation journey. 9th grade will gather with their same small groups as in the past in the Worship Center at 6 PM for a brief worship time, then move to the Garden Room until 7:30 PM. Our focus this year is on Lutheran tradition and what it means to call yourself a Lutheran, with sessions led by Pastor Peter, Pastor Chris, and Monty. In early 2019, learners will create a stole to wear at the Affirmation of Baptism Service and complete a project that represents their beliefs and faith journey at this point in their lives. We also have a 9th grade overnight retreat scheduled for Feb. 8-9, 2019, to gather together and finish all of the exploration we will have been involved in throughout the year (plus have some fun with skating, broomball and other outdoor activities!).
9th Grade Confirmation Outcomes
By the end of the 9th grade year, our aim is for learners to have experienced the grace of God in the Old and New Testaments, as well as to understand Lutheran tradition and how the history and theology of that tradition impacts their faith journey today.
Confirmation Day for our 9th grade learners will be Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 2 pm in the Worship Center.
9th Grade in High School Ministry
9th graders are now, of course, in High School, and this opens up our new and existing High School ministry events to them. We're recommitting to a regular drop-in time on Sunday Mornings for High School kids in the youth room we're calling Donuts and Discussion. This will be an informal time for kids, a few volunteers and church staff to spend time together, check in, and eat donuts.
Also, through collaboration with the Trinity Outreach Missions Team and two open public meetings, we have outlined the beginning structure for a High School Mission plan going forward.
We're excited about High School Ministries at Trinity and hope 9th graders can be an important part of what we have in store!
For more information contact Monty Lysne.


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At first, I was disappointed by the weather...
...but it certainly gave a different and wonderful perspective...
Knit Along with Debbie Macomber a yummy series
The Railroaders (Old West- Time Life Books)
Miniature Punchneedle Embroidery
and various catalogs- LL Bean, Herrschners, High Country Gardens, and some 'great courses' college lectures. One more thing- an 'Antelope Island State Park' pamphlet from Utah....
AH, yes, I'm set for a WONDERFUL gloomy Saturday!
Before I leave you......here is color that is filling me this morning!!!!


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The new-look SAIW Welding Challenge, which comprises the Youth and Senior competitions, took place from 21-25 November 2016 at the head office of the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) in Johannesburg and was a whopping success attracting more than 40 competitors from all around the country.
The SAIW Welding Challenge sponsors were: The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA), Abicor Binzel, Afrox, AFSA, Air Products, Columbus Stainless, Hulamin, LCV Engineering, Lincoln Electric, Macsteel, Sassda and the Welding Alloys Group.
The winner of the SAIW Youth Challenge was Philippus Terblanche while the Senior Welding Challenge winner was Houston Isaacs who was also a previous winner of the Youth Challenge (the Young Welder of the Year as it was then known). Houston, who has now won more than R50 000 in these welding competitions can certainly lay claim to being one of Africa's best welders!
Both Isaacs and Terblanche were ecstatic with their achievements. "I'm over the moon," said Isaacs. "I will now compete overseas representing my country and I am looking forward to doing well."
Isaacs, who received R15 000 for his win, will represent South Africa at the IIW Arc Cup in Shanghai in 2017. Terblanche, who also won R15 000 for his efforts, will go, along with the Youth Challenge's two runners up, to the WorldSkills national competition, which will take place early next year. The winner of that will represent South Africa at the WorldSkills International Competition in Abu Dhabi from
14-19 October 2017.
SAIW's Etienne Nell, appointed by WorldSkills SA as the South African National Expert, coordinated the new SAIW Welding Challenge. "The format worked extremely well and I have no doubt that both the numbers of participants and the standard will continue to grow and improve as the format enables greater penetration into the regions," he said.
All stages of the SAIW Welding Challenge will continue to test the welders in the three categories of carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium, with the welding projects based on the WorldSkills 2015 Sao Paolo project structure.
Nell says he was particularly pleased with Houston Isaac's performance. "He won the Youth Challenge a few years ago and he shows what is possible for South Africa to achieve in the welding industry. I was also pleased with Philippus Terblanche's effort and we look forward to him making great strides in the future," he says.
Sean Blake SAIW Executive Director says he was delighted with the first edition of the SAIW Welding Challenge. "This country has enormous potential in terms of welding expertise and our competition will help to realise it. Thanks to Etienne, our sponsors and all those who made the SAIW Welding Challenge happen."


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Richard Bartle is a British writer and game researcher known for his work in the massively multiplayer online game sector and for co creating MUD1 and 2 which are virtual worlds. He's done a a lot a research into gamer psychology and came up with the 'Four Bartle Types' which are as followed:
- Killers – They like the competition of killing and defeating other players.
- Achievers – Prefer to gain points, levels and equipment.
- Explorers – They like to explore the maps and find all the secrets, a player who enjoys finding glitches and hidden Easter eggs.
- Socializers – They prefer to socialize with other players during play.
These player types are what define gamers in a MMO game and most players will lean more towards one section then the others. This is shown in the online Bartle test I did as it shows I lean more towards the killer type of player then the others but also scored a high percentage in the achiever section..
Bartle also later expanded the player types to:
- Friend
- Griefer
- Hacker
- Networker
- Opptunist
- Planner
- Politician
- Scientist
But the original four player types is more well known.
Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6474/personality_and_play_styles_a_.php?print=1


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We just got news that the House will vote Tuesday, March 28 on a bad bill passed last week in the Senate that, according to Indivisible, "eliminates privacy protections for internet users as a favor to the cable and telephone industry."
Thank you to the Indivisible Guide Team for their work on this issue.
S.J. Res. 34, strongly opposed by our Senators, passed the Senate on a party line vote, and is now up for a vote in the House. This bill would roll back hard won Obama-era Federal Communications Commission protections and allow broadband internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon to sell your internet activity data (including location and web browsing data) to the highest bidder.
Sample Call Script
Hello, I am [name], [town-county-zip]. I am a constituent of Congressman Faso. I am calling to ask him protect my internet privacy and to vote against S.J. Resolution 34. How is Rep. Faso planning to vote?
Thank you. I'm pleased to hear that he supports privacy for internet users. If he is truly concerned about protecting his/her constituents, please ask Rep. Faso also issue a public statement about why this bill is bad for consumers and why he is against allowing companies like Comcast and Verizon to sell their customer's personal data to the highest bidder.
That's terrible. I'm disappointed that he would choose to look out for corporate interests — this time Comcast and Verizon, rather than me, his constituent. This bill would eliminate critical privacy protections for me when I use the internet and also allow corporations to sell my personal information to the highest bidder.
IF STAFFER SAYS: Of course the Representative supports privacy, but this regulation unfairly targets internet service providers while letting websites like Google and Facebook off the hook.
No, that's not the same at all. Internet service providers such as Comcast and Verizon have the ability to collect more consumer data than websites, and many consumers don't have a choice about their provider. Worse, using S.J.Res. 34 to repeal this protection also prevents the Federal Communications Commission from ever writing similar rules. Rep. Faso should side with us, his constituents, instead of with corporations.
That's disappointing to hear. This bill will be voted on this Tuesday, and would roll back critical protections that would allow internet service providers such as Comcast and Verizon to sell data about our online activities. Our personal information should not be made available to the highest bidder. Rep. Faso needs to vote to protect us, not to benefit corporations.
Phone Numbers for Congressman Faso are here.
Sample Tweet to Rep. Faso
Stand w/people, not corps @RepFaso Protect #broadbandprivacy & keep my info fr being sold to 3rd parties, highest bidder. No on SJ Res 34.


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Ex-Marine admits to embellishing claims of atrocities in Iraq
The credibility of a North Carolina Marine who has given riveting accounts at anti-war rallies and to members of the news media about US troops committing atrocities against civilians in Iraq has been called into question by a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter who was embedded with the Marines in Iraq.
Jimmy Massey, a former staff sergeant from Waynesville who was honorably discharged from the Marines after serving in Iraq, has given multiple interviews in which he characterized US troops as killing and brutalizing Iraqi civilians, sometimes intentionally and often callously.
In a widely circulated story on the World Socialist Web Site in November 2004, he is quoted as saying: '"After we shot up this car with civilians, I called in the corpsmen to bring in stretchers. They came in and put two men on stretchers. Five minutes later, they brought them back and dumped their bodies on the side of the road. They were still alive. They were riddled with bullets '— one guy was just rolling in agony on the side of the road.'"
In the same story he is quoted as saying US forces killed more than 30 civilians in two days at military checkpoints.
Massey spoke at a press conference organized by the NC Peace & Justice Coalition on March 18 in Fayetteville to mark the second anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, one of many appearances before anti-war audiences this year.
Ron Harris' story, '"Is Jimmy Massey telling the truth about Iraq?'" was published by the Post-Dispatch on Nov. 5. Harris said he interviewed dozens of other Marines and journalists to try to corroborate Massey's claims and found them to be '"either demonstrably false or exaggerated.'" Specifically, he reported that Massey wasn't telling the truth when he told people that Marines killed peaceful Iraqi protesters, Americans shot a 4-year-old girl in the head and a tractor-trailer was filled with the bodies of civilian men, women and children killed by US soldiers.
An editorial page editor at The Sacramento Bee acknowledged that his newspaper did not make adequate efforts to verify Massey's claims before running an article by an Oakland freelance writer that advanced similar claims.
'"We should have done more to check the truth of Massey's charges before deciding whether to publish them,'" wrote David Holwerk in a Nov. 13 mea culpa, '"How we came to publish a story we shouldn't have.'" He said: '"We didn't, and the responsibility for that is mine,'" adding that Massey's accounts also showed up in the Associated Press, USA Today and the Albany (NY) Times-Union.
In a rebuttal posted on the Iraq Veterans Against the War website, '"Is Ron Harris telling the truth?'" Massey cited three anonymous Marine sources as corroborating his statements. He suggested that Harris had it in for him after Massey told an audience at a Boston Veterans for Peace Convention that the reporter exaggerated a battle at Rasheed military complex early in the war.
Massey did not respond to an interview request left with Iraq Veterans Against the War and could not be reached at a listed phone number in Waynesville.
Chuck Fager, director of the Quaker House GI counseling center in Fayetteville, said he's not in a position to judge the credibility of accounts by Massey about atrocities he might have participated in or observed. Fager was one of the organizers of the Fayetteville anti-war rally, in which Massey spoke at the press conference.
Fager declined to comment on whether challenges to Massey's credibility might pose a liability to the peace movement.
'"Jimmy Massey is only one of many soldiers who shared stories about atrocities committed in the course of the Iraq war and occupation,'" he said, '"and I think ensuring that they're investigated and prosecuted all the way up the chain of command is really the priority that I think the peace movement ought to be pushing for.'"
In a Nov. 13 exchange with Harris on the Pacifica Radio program '"Democracy Now!'" Massey acknowledged that he had not seen a tractor-trailer full of the corpses of Iraqi civilians, which he had described in a May 2004 radio interview.
'"The makeshift morgue was definitely '— I admit it was secondhand information that I did receive from other Marines,'" he said, according to a transcript provided by the program.
Massey denied that he had ever claimed that a 4-year-old girl was shot in the head, saying he had been misquoted by at least two reporters, including Harris.
Harris said he and a Post-Dispatch photographer were present at the incident in which Massey claimed that a 4-year-old girl was killed, and that no such incident took place. He said innocent civilians were killed by the Marines, but not in the way Massey described.
'"They did shoot innocent civilians,'" he said. '"We reported it, we took photographs of it, we published it. But in that case there was no four-year-old girl.'"
At the end of the exchange '"Democracy Now!'" host Amy Goodman noted that Massey testified that his unit killed 30 innocent Iraqi civilians in the span of two days before a Canadian tribunal considering an asylum request by American conscientious objector Jeremy Hinzman. She asked him if he stood by his statement.
'"No, I actually have to retract that,'" he said.
Massey said while he was writing a book entitled Kill, Kill, Kill that was recently published in France he realized that it was actually 30 Iraqi civilians killed in three month's time.
'"It took me sitting down with counselors and therapists and actually writing the book, which was a form of therapy for me, to recall and to have these flashbacks,'" he said. '"So that was an error on my part.'"
To comment on this story, e-mail Jordan Green at email@example.com.


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New York Mayor Bill de Blazio has announced that in 2015, public school students in New York will be given a day off for two Muslim holy days, Eid al-Adha and al-Fitr. One occurs during the school year, and one impacts those who go to summer school. This is in addition to the myriad other days off the typical school child will get, including Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Winter Break, Spring Break, Martin Luther King Birthday, and Memorial Day. Already, another ethnic and religious group, South Asians, is asking that their holiday of Diwali be included, as well as those of Chinese extraction, who are pushing to get the Lunar New Year off.
Since we're adding for religious holidays here, here are a few I want added or re-added:
Mardi Gras
Ash Wednesday
Good Friday
St. Patrick's Day (It's supposed to be a religious holiday, not another excuse to act like a beer fueled asshat)
Rosh Hashannah
Yom Kippur
Equinox (Vernal and Autumnal)
Samhain / Halloween
All Saint's Day (That'll cover the myriad saints' feast days that occur throughout the year)
Corpus Christi
Solstice (Winter and Summer)
That's 14 instructional days that ought to be scratched so that students can That covers the big ones, as far as I know, for Christians, Jews, and Wiccans. Of course, we also need to consult the Buddhists, Bahai, and Sikhs. Cthulhu knows how many we'll add once we start looking at Orthodox Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Native American religions.
Since we'll probably be taking out a month of the school year for religious holidays, we're going to have to get the Department of Education to mandate that summer vacation be eliminated to make up for it. That will give us a few extra days to work with, so I'll throw in some patriotic days off to go with it:
Washington and Lincoln Birthdays
Flag Day
Anniversary of the writing of The Star Spangled Banner
Constitution Day
Gettysburg Days (Let's stretch Independence Day out a bit)
Pearl Harbor Day
September 11
Armed Forces Day
Service Birthdays (Marine, Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard)
Kentucky Oaks (Louisville and other parts of Kentucky only. Other parts of the country can insert their own "They're not going to show up anyway, so we'll just declare a school holiday" day off)
There, now isn't that a nice, inclusive list of days the little kiddies can miss school on? Makes my heart proud to say that we can interrupt education so often and still make sure that little Billy can read at grade level and little Susie can do her maths.
Or, and tell me if this sounds too crazy to be feasible, we could let parents send in a note with little Akhmed and Fatima saying that they're practicing Muslims and will be taking the Eid off. That way, families can celebrate their cultural and religious holidays without giving everyone else a day off to sit in their parent's apartment and watch Sponge Bob. Now, as crazy as that sounds, it would let people do their thing and let the rest of us educate our children.
Nah, never work. That would assume that parents know what days are important to their family, and the state wouldn't be mandating observance of someone else's religious holidays. Can't have that, can we?


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