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In case you haven't heard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin called it a day, and then took heat for calling it something other than "divorce."
I have been separated for two years and I'm finalizing my own divorce. And, yes, while "divorce" might be the legal terminology for the process of returning to an unmarried state, I would gladly use the words "conscious uncoupling" to describe my split. Here's why.
Even prior to our separation, we were working through issues. For months. We cried, we sought help, we read books, we made changes, we tried to deal with crisis. But it didn't take. Regardless of why, or why not, it just didn't play out the way either of us had envisioned. We couldn't go back. And when we finally made the heart-wrenching decision that the marriage was over, it felt like there was a rip in the fabric of time.
Everything stopped. Half the time I remember our conversations flanged by tunnel-like echoes, half the time wrapped in stifling silence. Sometimes every word hurt. Sometimes we wanted to hurt each other. Sometimes ourselves. But we consciously put this aside.
As parents, we managed to connect consistently through the haze of "he said, she said." Baby Girl Above All Else became a mantra. Not a competition, mind you, but a mantra.
We didn't fight each other to see who knew more about our child, or use tallies to see who did more of what. We stayed conscious in our actions, and we put all our joint effort into co-parenting, and exploring our new lives and testing the bridge that we knew was going to link our lives forever, regardless of our status. As part of that team effort, we realized that we were happy with many aspects of both friendship and parenting, but we wanted different things as a couple. We wanted to keep the good stuff, so all we really had to do was un-couple. Consciously.
Sound cheesy so far? Want to sling mud? Or is my case different and somehow ok because I haven't graced the cover of People magazine as the world's most beautiful woman? Because I'm a "regular mom"?
As we all know, heartache, illness, devastation, loss, death . . . these things don't review bank account statements and celebrity clout to make informed decisions about whom they're going to pop up for next. And neither should our empathy.
I'll tell you, I don't have a multi-million dollar enterprise (yet) or the simultaneous adoration and scorn of the media. But I do know that my separation was emotionally exhausting, and god knows I sometimes think it would have been easier—or at times more satisfying—to just lunge at each other's throats with law suits, custody battles, and melodramatic fanfare. I'm sure we both fantasized about it at times. Hell, I'm sure even our families felt surges of protective anger and brewed secret nail-them-to-the-wall vendetta day dreams. And that's ok—it's important to acknowledge those feelings and work with them or through them. But it's not ok to stay there. It wasn't for us, anyway.
Putting your kids first also means putting your pettiness aside, and yes, the only way to do that during separation, and during divorce, is to stay conscious.
For the record, none of that is easy.
Staying conscious through our break up (or uncoupling—yes, I just saw you roll your eyes) was, and still is, about being good parents, about loving and trusting ourselves and our potentials, and trusting each other to hold on to the same morals and values even beyond separation. It's hard work. And it takes effort, love, acceptance, and continuous dedication, which can try your patience at the best of times.
So, before you slam someone for their use of semantics, remember that "conscious uncoupling" is not a luxury re-brand of divorce, nor is it an advanced yoga pose.
It's the way that two hearts in pain are breaking apart while still trying to keep all the beauty they created as a family together. And I think that's commendable.
And if you have a problem with it, I dare you to take it up with Gwynnie's kids directly, or maybe even mine.
Explain why the world should be black and white.
Explain why we should only use legal terminologies to describe the efforts in our hearts.
Going through a tough divorce? Check out "5 Ways NOT To Fight With Your Ex During A Separation" and "Divorce Doesn't Mean Failure."


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Family and friends expressed frustration and despair Sunday over the death of Michael Flournoy, a sophomore at Simeon High School with no arrest record, who was shot and killed Saturday night near where one relative said his cousin was shot and killed a few years ago.
"The people that stole his life had no reason," the 16-year-old's grandfather Samuel Woods said Sunday. "There's no way I'm gonna stand here and say, 'I'm OK. I don't know how long it will be before I'm OK.'"
While recalling his grandson, Woods stood among mourners and onlookers in front of the red brick wall of St. Anthony's Church in the 1000 block of East 93rd Street where Flournoy was shot Saturday night.
Friends and neighbors of the football player and wrestler hung around a memorial of balloons, stuffed animals and candles in the Burnside neighborhood. Some scrawled that they loved him on a poster board that pleaded in large, red letters: "Stop killing these kids!"
Flournoy was visiting his cousins over the weekend, as he often did, Woods said. According to preliminary reports from a police source, he was on the street just before 8 p.m. when he got into an argument or fight with at least one occupant of a silver or gray car. Someone from the car then opened fire, shooting Flournoy in the head. He was pronounced dead minutes later at the scene. Police said he had no arrest record.
His grandmother, Sabrina Butler, said she believes that argument happened while Flournoy and his cousin were going to buy a snack before a movie and involved a man who didn't want the pair talking to his daughter.
"He never made it to the store to get chips," Butler said. "If he had said, 'We'll meet at the movies,' he'd still be alive today."
Michael Flournoy's wrestling coach, Carnell Jones, told WGN-TV that Flournoy "was just a good kid."
"He worked really hard and was just really focused on doing better, doing well," Jones said. "He was always talking about his grades. It's just shocking and really hard to swallow."
Flournoy helped his mother run his house with three younger brothers at East 80th Street and South Evans Avenue, according to his aunt, Sheree Dixon.
"He took care of his brothers and sisters," Dixon said. "He took care of his mom. He was his mom's backbone."
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Strawberry season is one of my favorites, and although the fresh-picked strawberries from our trip to Bush n' Vine are long gone, we picked up the most delicious strawberry syrup from the little market on the property. The syrup is made from strawberries grown on the farm and it makes the perfect sweetener for teas and sparkling drinks.
This spritzer features San Pellegrino, our favorite sparkling water. What I love about San Pellegrino is that the bubbles aren't too much and it makes for a really good base for drinks versus tonic water or club soda and it's quite delicious on its own as well.
I definitely think that this was one of the best Sunday afternoon beverages we've made so far and we served with madeleines and sprigs of fresh mint from our herb garden. We have an absolute forest of mints this year which include peppermint, orange mint, and chocolate mint. We briefly flirted with the idea of getting Mojito Mint that we saw at Whole Foods several months back before finally going with peppermint.
Strawberry San Pellegrino Spritzer
Ingredients —
- Strawberries (wash and sliced)
- 1 bottle (25.3 oz) San Pellegrino Sparkling Water
- 2 tbsp Strawberry Syrup
- Fresh Mint (for garnish)
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Wash strawberries and slice set aside. Add ice to picture, 1 bottle San Pellegrino Sparkling Water, add sliced strawberries and strawberry syrup, and stir to blend. Serve with fresh mint and madeleines.


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Sharon Stone had to cross state lines into Ohio to get an abortion at 18 years old.
The "Basic Instinct" star, who grew up in Pennsylvania and went to high school and college in the Keystone State, reveals that her first serious boyfriend got her pregnant and they drove to a clinic in Ohio because it was easier to get the procedure there.
Stone, 63, says that she experienced excessive bleeding after the procedure but still kept it a secret (via Vulture).
"I was bleeding all over the place and far worse than I should have been, but this was a secret and I had no one to tell," Stone writes in "The Beauty of Living Twice."
When she finally recovered, Stone torched her bloody sheets and clothes in a barrel at school before heading back to class. She eventually went to a Planned Parenthood where she received birth control and counseling.
"This, above all else, saved me: that someone, anyone, could talk to me, educate me," Stone writes. "No one ever had, about anything."
Stone's memoir is full of bombshell revelations, including details about the sexual abuse she faced as a child. She also revealed that her plastic surgeon gave her bigger breast implants without her permission during reconstructive surgery in 2001.
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Following a challenging road loss to Abilene Christian last Thursday, the UMHB women's basketball team will look to get back on the winning side of things with two showdowns this week; facing UNT-Dallas at home and ASC rival LeTourneau on the road. Here's all you need to know about the week ahead for the Cru, including a projected starting lineup, and notes and details about each game, in this week's "Coach's Clipboard".
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG- Brooke Elliot, Senior- 8.3 PPG, 2.0 APG, 5.3 RPG
G- Bethany McLeod, Junior- 6.3 PPG, 3.7 APG*, 2.7 RPG
G- Alexia Martin, Junior- 9.5 PPG*, 2.0 APG, 2.5 RPG
F- Hannah Eggleston, Sophomore- 5.7 PPG, 2.7 APG, 5.7 RPG
P- Taylor Kollmorgen, Graduate Student- 9.0 PPG, 0.0 APG, 9.0 RPG*
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Team Notes:
- Though Alexia Martin is in our projected starting lineup, it is important to note that she did not play against Abilene Christian. Her status is unclear for this week's games and if she cannot play, expect sophomore Olivia Champion to step up in her absence. Champion has been consistent off the bench, averaging 8.3 points per game.
- Look for head coach Mark Morefield to put an emphasis on limiting turnovers, as the Cru turned the ball over 24 times against Abilene Christian, and are averaging a little over 21 per game. On the flip side, UMHB is forcing just 16 turnovers per contest, giving opponents a clear advantage.
- UMHB is now 2-1 on the season, with three non-conference games left.
- This week will be the final time the Cru take the floor in 2020, with their next game coming against North American University on January 2.
About the Opponent: University of North Texas-Dallas
Date: December 14
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Place: Belton, Texas (Mayborn Campus Center)
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- This will be the second meeting between these two teams this year, as the Cru defeated the Trailblazers on the road in Dallas, 76-56, on December 1.
- Interestingly, it appears that UNT-Dallas has not played an official game since last taking on the Cru, as games against LeTourneau and UT-Dallas were called off.
- The Trailblazers, in their first season fielding a varsity team, are led by ShanDrea Yeldell and Mykala Dumas, who each scored 21 in UNT-Dallas' last meeting with UMHB.
About the Opponent: LeTourneau
Date: December 18
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: Longview, Texas (Solheim Arena)
Watch: https://letuathletics.com/watch/?Live=341&type=Live
- LeTourneau has had a rough go of it to start the season, playing just two of its scheduled seven games due to COVID-19 issues on the opposing teams. Both were victories, one over UNT-Dallas and the other in an exhibition against North American University, a program UMHB will play on January 2.
- The Yellowjackets set up a different kind of schedule for non-conference play, with five exhibition games on the slate, three against D1 opponents. Before taking on the Cru, LeTourneau is scheduled to face division one Houston Baptist Monday night.
- Having played just one game, it is hard to get an accurate picture of LeTourneau's key contributors, but senior guard Keauna Whitfield looks to be a consistent scorer, having put 27 points on the board against UNT-Dallas.
- Attendance in Solheim Arena is expected to be capped at 100.
- UMHB will face the Yellowjackets oncemore this season, on February 11 in Belton.


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If you get a ton of emails each day, your mailbox probably has thousands of unread messages, and that annoying badge icon will keep reminding you of it. Fortunately, iOS comes with some tools to help you bring some sense of order to that chaotic mailbox of yours.
One such tool will help you locate all of the emails that have attachments, which can really help when figuring out how to clean up your inbox. The feature is tucked away (and not in your Settings), but it's fairly easy to access on any iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, as you'll see below.
Step 1: Open Up Mail
Open up that Mail app of yours with thousands of unread emails.
Step 2: Go to Mailboxes
Head to your main "Mailboxes" view if you're not there already, then select the "Edit" option in the top right.
Step 3: Select Attachments
In this view, you can see all of the options that you can add or take away from the main Mailboxes view in the Mail app. In our case, we want "Attachments," so tick that and select "Done" the top tight.
Step 4: View Attachments Only!
After pressing "Done," you should be automatically redirected to the Mailboxes view where you'll see your new "Attachments" option. It may not have a number of unread emails next to it just yet since you just added the option to your list, but give it some time and it will.
If you end up using this new option a lot, you can go back into the "Edit" view and rearrange it in the list so that it shows up higher in the Mailboxes view. And if for any reason you don't want this option anymore, just go back into "Edit" and deselect the "Attachments" option.
Having a central hub for emails with attachments can definitely be a massive timesaver. I know it is for me.
There's an Easier Way to Search for Attachments in iOS 10
In the updated Mail app for iOS 10, the process above still works for seeing emails with attachments only, but there's a few additional features that lets you find attachments in individual searches. First, you can start a regular search, which will present you with some default options before you start typing, one of which includes "Messages with Attachments."
Second, you can simply hit the new Filter button at the bottom of a folder, tap on "Filtered by" to the right of it, then toggle on "Only Mail with Attachments."
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A certain type of person
It's barely 9.30 and already three of the eight computers in the front room are occupied. This morning it's a drop-in. Sign in and you can sit in front of one of the PCs, upload a CV, check email or keep up on Facebook.
"It's usually busier than this," says Carl as he points out the tea bags in the tidy kitchen. "The kids aren't back at school yet so there won't be so many in today. Yes, just help yourself to any of that milk."
After a quick orientation – downstairs there are only a couple of small offices as well as the computer room, kitchen and toilet – I spend the morning talking first to Carl and then Rosanne, the UCAN's front line staff. It takes a certain type of person to do this work and I'm intrigued to hear what motivates them.
"There is no greater job satisfaction than being able to help people with their problems," says Carl. "This job is all about building trust. We take the time to build relationships and then we can really help. We genuinely do care and people know that.
"But it's about listening too. We have to empower customers to find their own solutions. We give them the tools to do things for themselves."
"So give me an example," I say, "what has been the most rewarding 'case' you've taken on?"
Carl thinks for a moment. "A few months ago there was a lot of anti-social behaviour right outside here… people drinking… the police constantly called out. One of the group, a woman in her 40s, was been manipulated by the others who would often end up in her house, not always with her permission.
"Many different agencies were involved in tackling this problem – the police, our housing team as well as our anti-social behaviour team – and I was helping the woman with one-to-one support.
"She wanted to move and so I worked closely with her and with our housing colleagues to find more suitable accommodation in another part of town. A lot of work went into that because of her multiple issues."
"And if you hadn't been here, on the doorstep and available every day," I ask, "who else would have helped her?"
"I don't think there would have been anyone," says Carl. "Other agencies might have done some of what we did but wouldn't have spent the time and built up that level of trust."
In between helping a steady stream of customers using the PCs, Rosanne joins me in one of the small offices. "What's so special about this place?" I ask her.
"We take the time to get to know people without scaring them off," she says. "People are very nervous about coming in for the first time, they think it's very official. But there's no reception desk, we're very approachable, and they soon realise it's a nice, warm pleasant atmosphere.
"People rarely come in with a single issue. Some have bigger challenges than others. But if we can start by helping them with one thing, maybe just using the phone to sort out a bill, then we can get to know them and help with other things too. It's a case of slowly unpicking."
As we talk the front door is flung open. "My sister's dead!" says a middle-aged woman in a leather jacket, walking quickly across the front room. "I need to use the phone!"
Carl steps forward. "Who do you need to call?" he asks, calmly.
"I'm very upset, I'm next of kin and I can't get hold of anyone."
He beckons her into the small office. "Would you like to close the door?" I hear him say.
"Some people come in and do what they need to do and move on," continues Rosanne, unfazed by the interruption by the woman who is apparently a regular user of this UCAN. "Others keep going in a circle, accessing one service after another. It all depends what they want."
The door is open again. "Can I use the phone to call Income Support," asks another regular customer.
"Yes," says Rosanne. "Just sign in please, Michael."
"You seem to be a very calm person," I say. "Are there times when you get frustrated?"
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Vala's Opening Midst Pandemic
Vala's Pumpkin Patch is a fall seasonal attraction for many in Nebraska. It offers many activities for all age groups. This year marks the 35th season that Vala's opened in the state.
Due to Covid, many businesses made many changes to meet the state's guidelines and restrictions. One of these businesses that changed because of CDC guidelines was Vala's. This fall season, Vala's implemented safety precautions to ensure the safety of guests and employees.
Employees at Vala's practiced safety procedures to make guests feel comfortable and healthy while enjoying their visit. Wearing masks, keeping six feet of distance between other people, and using hand sanitizer were all enforced.
In addition to the safety precautions, this year is the first year that Vala's went completely cashless at any payment stop. This was different than the past years, where there was an option to do either cash or credit payments. The main reason for going entirely cashless was to prevent the risk of cross-contamination when handling cash.
Although this was to prevent spreading the virus, going cashless was one of the biggest challenges for Vala's. However, for some employees it made their jobs easier.
"It makes my job easier because all I have to do is click a few buttons on the iPad and give them their card back. With that we don't have to count all of the money before and after the shift which leads us to make less mistakes," cashier Sara Matthiessen said.
For customers, this year proved to be different then past years especially concerning how rides and attractions operated. Some customers that visited Vala's this season had diverse opinions about whether or not they believed the safety precautions were effective.
Customer Marianna Wheeler has been going to Vala's since she was a child and one of her favorite things to do on the farm is eat all of their delicious foods.
"I don't feel like the safety procedures are working to an extent because some areas around the farm can get very crowded with little social distancing," Wheeler said.
Attractions worker Halle Benson has worked at Vala's for two years and was familiar with the differences compared to this season to last season.
"Compared to last year, a lot of things have changed. There are a lot of more sanitary rules we have when working the attractions because we don't want too many people touching the same surfaces in case someone is sick," Benson said. "People either don't want to come to Vala's when they know it's going to be busy or they just don't want to risk getting sick in a really busy public place."
Vala's was one of the bigger attractions to stay open regardless of COVID cases increasing. Some employees and customers had conflicting opinions about if the safety precautions worked.
"I hope they continue to use the concept of going cashless in the future because it makes working a whole lot easier and next year when we continue to grow costumers as COVID passes," Matthiessen said. "Not a ton of places are going cashless."
"I think Vala's is going to do a lot more outside attractions this fall season to help them get more money since this year hasn't been as busy as years past. Which means, year round kettle corn, doughnuts, and pies," Benson said.
Vala's could've remained closed this season, but with their decision of staying open, many people in Nebraska were able to enjoy a yearly tradition in the mist of a global tragedy. With the safety procedures the attraction implemented, guests were able to decide if they felt that it was safe to visit the farm or not.
"I think Vala's was fine. I would have felt more safe if masks were enforced at all times instead of just inside buildings and in queue lines. However, I am glad I was able to go this year to have that yearly visit occur," junior Mallory Brennan said.
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"The misery in Anse-Rouge is worse than death."
For your interest, I have included a link here to an online article written by a journalist from Port-au-Prince. Of course, it is his perspective after a short visit to Anse-Rouge (the town), but it does help to give an idea of the context in which Lemuel is working.
The article is in French. If you cannot read French, you will probably get at least the general idea from an online translator.
From Haiti Press Network: Haïti-Artibonite: La misère à Anse-Rouge, pire que la mort!


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Lumberjack Pride
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ct lotto results www.laughalways.net At SFA, our school pride and deep-seated traditions aren't just about sports — they're part of an experience that unites every student on campus and brings alumni back to Nacogdoches every year to participate in Homecoming and other traditions.
Homecoming Bonfire
Homecoming is a favorite tradition among current and former students alike. Each fall, SFA alumni gather at their old stomping ground in Nacogdoches, ready to immerse themselves in Lumberjack traditions and mingle with current students. To celebrate Lumberjack pride, student leaders light the Homecoming Bonfire the night before the Homecoming Game.
From our giant Homecoming Bonfire and concert to the Homecoming Parade, there's so much to do that it may take you all four years to do it all.
Other Homecoming traditions
SFA hosts a pep rally, concert and fireworks display at the intramural fields on the day before the Homecoming Game. The next morning, a parade featuring floats by community groups and student organizations travels down the brick streets of downtown. Alumni, students, faculty, staff and area residents are all welcome to participate.
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A FAMOUS painting by celebrated 19th-century artist Joaquín Sorolla which put Jávea, Alicante, on the map has turned out not to have been created in Jávea at all.
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Back in 1994, Japanese phytochemist Yoshinori Asakawa discovered that the liverwort (Radula perrottetii)-a rare moss native to Japan, New Zealand, and Costa Rica – produced a natural substance known as perrottetinene (PET). He foundthat PET isrelated to THC in thatindividual atoms are linked together in a similarfashion, although they differ in their three-dimensional structure and they haveanadditional benzyl group.
"It's astonishing that only two species of plants, separated by 300 million years of evolution, produce psychoactive cannabinoids," lead author J�rg Gertschsaid in astatement
Researchers from the University of Bern in Switzerland have been exploring the effects of PET and how it compares to its cannabis derived-cousin. As reported in the journal Science Advances, they dosed up a number of mice – one group with an injection of PET and another with THC.
ThePET quickly activated the cannabinoid receptors inthe mice's brains. Furthermore, it appeared to express an even stronger anti-inflammatory effect than THC. On the other hand, they don't believe the mice becametoo stoned asit didn'tactivate the cannabinoid receptors associated with the euphoric high as prolifically as THC.
"This natural substance has a weaker psychoactive effect and, at the same time, is capable of inhibiting inflammatory processes in the brain," Andrea Chicca, from the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the University of Bern,added.
The researchershope that their work pavesthe wayfor the therapeutic use ofPET,similar to howTHC is used totreatvarious chronic illnesses. However, considering PEThas only been used on a small number of animal models, the researchers caution there is a lot of work to be done before it's hailed as the next wonder drug.
"Both solid fundamental research in the field of biochemical and pharmacological mechanisms as well as controlled clinical studies are required to carry out cannabinoid research," added Gertsch.


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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
What do you get when you cross one of the greatest video-game developers in the world, with one of the coolest video-game licenses ever, on one of the finest video-game consoles in history? You get Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time.
It is rare that you will find a video-game license so faithful to its source material, yet so original at the same time. TMNT: Turtles in Time is what I and every other TMNT fan wished for in a TMNT video-game. A perfect blend of pop-culture phenomenon and precise video-game manufacturing, TMNT: Turtles in Time stands on the top of a very tall pedestal, to which all other licensed video-games look up to.
I love everything about this game; the stages, the enemies, the graphics, the soundtrack, the opening, the variety in the game play, the special moves and the story. I mean what is there not to love about this game, it literally has everything!
The countless hours of joy I have had from playing this game are too many to count. I mean TMNT in the arcades was awesome enough, but the fact that the sequel was ported to the SNES with exclusive added content, made it a dream come true.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time is a game that words cannot do justice and it has to be played to realise how great it actually is. I thank Konami from the bottom of my heart for making Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time; the ultimate TMNT experience.


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Is digital marketing the right career choice to make in 2021? If you have this question in mind, you are in the right place.
Hold your seat and get ready to catch some digital insights that can open you to a new door of career choice to make.
You must have heard of the hype in digital marketing. Digital marketing skills are in high demand with the job market booming and brands putting major funds into digital marketing than ever before.
Large budgets, higher pay, and vast career choice are a few of the key points, making this a promising career for people out there.
We'll also explore the reasons to make a career in the domain of digital marketing. But before we go into that, let's see what digital marketing is and what skills are in demand as of now.
Digital Marketing – What is it?
Digital marketing is not very different from traditional marketing. We even call it old school marketing, but the intent stays the same in both cases.
You have a product that you need to sell. To sell that, you need to find your own ways to engage your customers to build brand experience and then make a sale.
Digital marketing includes more job specifications and skills than ever before. It is the flexible nature of the online business that makes it so exciting and compelling.
Digital Skills in Demand
The digital economy lies in every nook and corner of our lives, and it is to stay here for a long time. There's a full budget dedicated to digital marketing now in contrast to traditional marketing.
Anyone looking to start or lead a business needs to have a sound understanding of digital marketing to convert their customers.
There is enough space for people to enter the world of online marketing and interlinked career choices. Since 2019, the most sought after skills are content creation and curation, social media strategy, and analytics.
This is a creative bend for those who like to brainstorm creative ideas and execute them for online strategy.
For more technical minds, there's enough demand and a high earning potential for those who deal in stuff like SEO and SEM. As these are the key growth parameters to drive profits in any business.
Content marketing is all about traffic and minds with the technical faculty to read these patterns is for sure going to be a great asset for businesses.
Now that you have a basic idea of what digital marketing is and where the demand lies, let's move on to the next segment – reasons to think of a career in digital marketing.
Why Choose A Career in Digital Marketing?
Choosing a career path is never a simple process. You need to find something you love while also counting other factors like extended stability and the all-around lifestyle you wish for.
Students never think of digital marketing as their dream job when they are in school.
But when you really look at the options, it offers in the ever-growing field, you'll realize that digital marketing is a positive career prospect and will continue to do so ahead.
Digital Marketing is Constantly Growing
The world of digital marketing is ever-growing as it relies on a list of separate platforms. An online marketing manager always lurks to find out new trends and see how it influences online visibility.
Digital Marketing is The New Future
Traditional marketing is still very much existent, but digital marketing is taking over fast. Thanks to its affordability and analytics.
The marketing team can now see the source of audiences, their activity on the website, and the tricks that gave the maximum ROI.
Data-driven marketing is to stay here and is the future of advertising.
The Popularity Call For Digital Marketers
"Digital Marketing Specialist" is among the top 10 most sought jobs with around 850,000 openings. The most lookout roles include social media, content strategy, SEO, and analytics.
Online marketing has so many facets is solely the reason jobs are so high in this domain.
With so many jobs and not many professionals to fill them up, it is the best time to get started in
Digital marketing.
Get Started With Digital Marketing
To get started, it is crucial to understand the key facets in the domain of digital marketing. Let's look at a few job roles in the digital marketing industry.
Email Marketing
Email marketing is all about sending emails to your targeted lists. But that requires a specialized skill set.
Marketing emails are sent to customers to create a business buzz and create product awareness. It helps engage audiences even at times when there's no sale.
The average salary for Email Marketing Manager stands at $65,824
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
No matter how much experience you got, Search Engine Optimization will surely play a key role in online marketing. It's the mainstay of every content, as all content has a single big goal of visibility.
Writing is so much needed in order to engage online customers. Copywriters develop a vast content horizon that covers titles, taglines, product descriptions, ad copies, emails, and so much more.
As a Copywriter, you need to have a strong background with a creative mind and colors.
The average salary for a copywriter is $58,465.
Content Writing
At the first look, copywriting and content writing may seem quite similar. But it's not.
Content Writers deals in long-form content that lure readers to the site and foster them along the sales cycle. They create blog posts and eBooks that guide readers and keep them follow up for more.
The standard salary for a Content Manager is $55,770.
Social Media Marketing
It is so clear that social media marketing is a huge arm of digital marketing. Social media managers advertise brands on channels like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
They develop campaign strategies, create videos and graphics to serve the online audiences. Social media experts also research the latest trends to put content in front of the right people.
SMM experts integrate writing, design, and project management to bring out the best marketing tactics for a business.
The standard salary for Social Media Marketer is $50,402.
The Career Tip:
Look out for training and free sessions to make a better understanding of digital marketing concepts. It looks easy on the surface but is not.
As a digital marketer, you need to deal with a lot of technical concepts. In fact, it is a perfect blend of art and science that needs a creative mind to come out as a winner.
Feel free to raise issues in the comments section below. We will be happy to answer your queries right away.
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Dr. Arne Kristoffer Bayer has an MSc in mining engineering from RWTH Aachen, Germany, and spent some time at universities in Helsinki, London, and Delft (NL). He obtained his PhD in 2004 at the department for "Mining and excavation equipment" leading a joint industry project with RWE. Until 2007 he worked for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in the Utilities & Chemicals competence center and supported international customers to restructure and streamline their businesses, but also was involved in market entry strategies. In parallel Arne made an MBA and did work as visiting lecturer at INSEAD business school in Fontainebleau, France.
In 2007 Arne joined E.ON Kraftwerke as a project developer for conventional generation in CEE countries focusing on mine-mouth lignite and hard coal projects. From 2010 onwards he headed the strategy and business development department of E.ON's project management and engineering entity E.ON Technologies.
Since October 2014 Arne coordinates the E.ON and now Uniper wide activities related to the demolition of gas, coal, and oil-fired power stations. As "Head of Asset Development" he is also responsible for the development of conventional generation projects in the Uniper portfolio from small-scale heat solutions to CCGT new build and major Life Time Extension projects as well as the transformation of existing sites beyond the current generation in the "masterplan" initiatives.


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In preparation for Avengers: Infinity War, I'm watching all the Marvel Studios movies leading up to it.
Ant-Man (2015)
So, with Ant-Man, we're getting into the Marvel movies that I've seen far less. I don't know why, exactly. I just didn't see most of these over and over and over like some of the past movies. it wasn't anything to do with the quality of the movies. I just think between the amount of content that's out there and some life-stuff, I just got less of a chance to view over and over.
This happened with Ant-Man for certain, as I only got to see it once in the theater and only viewed it once since then. It's a shame, because it's a really fun, solid movie. The humor seems to have held up less well for me than, say, Guardians of the Galaxy. But I am still amused by a lot of it. Paul Rudd is so likeable, and I really enjoyed the supporting cast they built up around him. It was interesting to me that they made Hank Pym and older mentor and gave him and Janet a daughter. It's one of the bigger moves away from a hero's core canon that I can remember. Story-wise, it really pays off.
I actually was introduced to Scott Lang as an Iron Man guest star initially, and then as a supporting cast member of the Fantastic Four during the time I got into that book as a kid. It was the DeFalco/Ryan run, and IIRC, Sue Richards brought Scott (and his daughter Cassie) to the Baxter building after Reed was presumed dead to help out with the technical equipment. I really liked the way the character was depicted, and his past as a criminal gave him some extra wrinkles that I feel like Hank Pym never really had. That's not to say I don't like Hank in the comics, but he's kind of just another white guy scientist in a universe that's full of them. His main characteristic, eventually, became his guilt over creating Ultron.
So, using Scott Lang here works really well, especially as it gives him an interesting dynamic with Hank as they are both fathers. And just having a hero who is also a parent is a nice change of pace. Yellowjacket is an awesome-looking villain. I'm still mad that Hot Toys seems to have scrapped plans to release a figure of him, because it looked amazing in prototype. As a villain in the story, he's kind of a middle-of-the-pack villain. The fact his brain has been warped by exposure to his experiments is never REALLY explained that well and kind of just feels thrown in. So his villainy comes off as a little cartoony, especially as we never really see his relationship with Pym from the past. But, he's perfectly serviceable as a villain.
Speaking of the past, Ant-Man features one of my favorite opening scenes. What a thrill to see Peggy Carter and Howard Stark at Shield! I hope we get to see more of that some day. I just need more Agent Carter, damn it.
Finally, the action sequences in Ant-Man area lot of fun. The ant scenes start to feel very CGI-ied after a bit, but the use of shrinking powers and the proportionate strength (talk about comic book science there!) are a blast. It's hard to believe this is the end of Phase 2!


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Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Mark Greaves will be the next DAML Program Manager when I leave DARPA on June 6th. Mark has had a keen interest in the DAML program as well as in formal semantics and software agents. He has actually used DAML in his Ultralog program. I believe Mark's experience in artificial intelligence, logic and agent based computing as well as Mark's vision and enthusiasm will make him an excellent individual to lead this program. I would like to thank everyone for their support over the past 18 months. DAML is truly a unique program that will undoubtedly have revolutionary impact on the Department of Defense and, indeed, the world. Your innovation, passion, and world class expertise gives me the highest confidence that the DAML program will make a lasting contribution to computer science. It has been a wonderful opportunity for me to have worked with all of you. In my next job, I will be providing SETA support to IPTO. I know that IPTO has enormous interest in the Semantic Web, description logic, and knowledge base technology. I anticipate working with most of you in this new role and welcome this prospect. So this really isn't goodbye.........!!! Best wishes. Murray Murray A. Burke Program Manager DARPA/IXO 3701 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703-696-2303 Arlington, VA 22203-1714 Fax: 517-218-4550 mailto: email@example.com DSN: 426-2303
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- November 1, 2017 / 3 min readTata Cha will have three formats of stores large which will be about 1300-1400 sq ft
Tata Global Beverages, the world's second largest tea company, announced the pilot launch of its first tea cafe "Tata Cha."
Tata Global Beverages Regional President Sushant Dash said "It is our first entry into retail space; this is the pilot project we are starting with. We are planning to open four stores in the pilot phase in Bangalore. We will then consolidate, understand how the pilot goes, before we think about what the next step should be. His whole idea behind entering into Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and tea cafe space was twofold. The first was this was a growth segment as eating out had been growing at an exponential rate second 70 per cent of consumption in the country in terms of one drink as beverage even out of home was tea".
Company official said in a statement "The idea behind was to match the two of them given that people are going out, people drink tea, and Tata Global Beverages is best positioned to bring tea to customers, so we thought of getting into retail space and talking of tea cafe," he added. Tata Cha is designed to reflect the heritage of Tata Global Beverages while embracing local culture. The core objective was to create a space that was warm and nurture a "renewed love" for tea".
Tata Cha will have three formats of stores large which will be about 1300-1400 sq ft, abbreviated around 700 sq ft, and kiosk which will be mostly at malls, IT parks, institutions and offices. Over the next three months the company intends to operationalize all the four stores in Bangalore. Responding to a question about launching in Bangalore, Dash said it "is one among the most cosmopolitan cities of the country and it might surprise many that there are more cups of tea that are had in country, than Coffee, our internal number show that 37,000 cups of tea as compared to 17,000 cups of coffee. It is significant difference in terms of tea and coffee."Trending ArticleDaily UpdatesWhich is the highest format preference of Fun-Seeker?
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After drill on the mechanism of the pinacol rearrangement, this lecture applies molecular-orbital analysis to simultaneous electrophilic/nucleophilic attack by a single atom to form a three-membered ring from an alkene. These reactions provide drill in consistent use of the curved-arrow formalism for describing electron-pair shifts. Two alternative mechanisms for formation of cyclopropanes by the alkylzinc Simmons-Smith "carbenoid" reagent are proposed, and the one-step mechanism is supported by theory. Epoxidation of alkenes by peroxycarboxylic acids also seems to go by way of a concerted electrophilic/nucleophilic process involving a single transition state. The stereochemistry and scale of various paths to epoxides is discussed in the context of their commercial utility.
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Inspired Thinking Group to manage intu's print and procurement
Engineering your supply chain
I'm extremely pleased to announce that Inspired Thinking Group has been appointed to manage the print procurement of shopping centre manager and owner, intu. We manage all the print for a lot of big companies now, and if it's not too immodest to say so, we do it rather well.
There's no magic to it, of course (although employing a team of top-notch print experts is a good starting point), but to mark this new partnership with intu, I thought it might be a good idea to share one or two pointers on how to get the best from your print supply chain.
This is one the biggest bugbears facing marketers today. When you have to produce hundreds of thousands of posters, leaflets and the panoply of POS, the last thing you have time for is selecting the best possible printer for every job.
Instead, the temptation is to fall back on the one or two tried-and-tested suppliers you've worked with for years: they know your products after all, and they've pushed out the boat on a number of occasions to get the job done, and well… you probably feel a bit disloyal looking at other options.
Loyalty is a good thing. You want good relations with your suppliers. Not only is it good for business, but we're all human. Much more satisfying to run a successful business and be nice to your suppliers. I'll return to the topic of loyalty at the end of this blog.
At the same time, one of your favourite printers might be excellent at one kind of work, but not be properly set up for another. Out there, there's probably another printer who has the exact equipment you need for that specific job, and who can turn it around more quickly, at a higher quality and a better price.
When you're spending millions on print, even a slight re-engineering of your supply chain can shave a significant slice off your marketing budget. And that's where we come in.
The first factor in our success is an incredibly well-engineered supply chain. We don't own any printers, which means we don't have to give work to our own people just to keep the presses busy. Instead, we audit printers in our supply chain thoroughly and regularly, advising them on how to upgrade their equipment and practices to make them more competitive. At the same time, we get to know exactly what kinds of job they are best at, and which they aren't.
This means that when any job comes in, we immediately know the four or five printers who will provide the highest quality work and turn the job around in the required time. Now comes the second factor: competitive tension.
We cherry-pick the four or five best printers for each job and send them an RFQ (request for quote). This is a completely automated process run through our Media Centre platform, so we always have a record of every quote we've ever received for every kind of job.
When the selected printers supply their quote, we can choose the best price, knowing full well that we've not only scored on quality, turnaround time and suitability, we're also paying the lowest price for the job (the amount of work we can place generally guarantees a highly competitive quote).
Over hundreds, or even thousands of jobs, these relatively small cost saving can amount to hundreds of thousands, or even millions of pounds – far more than it costs for the dedicated account managers we install alongside your marketing department to take the print burden off you.
And there's another bonus too (I said I'd come back to loyalty). If you feel a bit bad about moving work from your favoured suppliers to a new, efficiently engineered supply chain, we have an answer for that too.
Often, these legacy printers need upskilling and uptooling to get them up to scratch. We frequently help with that process, advising them how to step up to the level required to join our roster of approved printers. In the long run, they may even get more work for our other clients than the work they lose from you.
It's not often in business that everyone can be a winner, but it's very satisfying when it happens.
Until next time…
About Simon Ward
Simon Ward ITG – Simon is the founder and CEO of pioneering technology-led marketing company, Inspired Thinking Group (ITG). ITG delivers best-in-class marketing software, procurement and studio services to dozens of blue-chip clients, including Audi, M&S, KFC, PUMA and Heineken.
Simon Ward SP Group – Prior to ITG, Simon founded SP Digital in 1998, and in 1999 bought SP Print to form SP Group, creating innovative marketing and point of sale displays for some of the world's best-known retailers, including M&S, Sainsbury's, Holland & Barrett and Calvin Klein.
What makes a successful modern marketer?
If you're in marketing and feeling the pressure of jobs that aren't even related to your core role as a marketing strategist, believe me – you're far from on your own.
These are challenging, but exciting times for the modern marketer. Marketing departments have never been so important, CMOs never so central to their company's strategy; and yet the stress on budgets, the demands from every quarter to quantify and improve return on investment, leave many marketers struggling to juggle all the admin, procurement and even IT tasks that daily badger them.
I encounter these problems all the time when talking to potential clients. As someone whose company provides technology and a range of services to help streamline marketing operations, it's often easier to discern the issues more clearly than people in the thick of it.
Issues such as inertia, which prevents old and inefficient processes from undergoing the overhaul they so badly need; which makes companies stick with poor suppliers, rather than introducing a well-engineered supply chain; which ensures everyday tasks are so pervasive, they eventually eclipse creative strategic thought altogether.
After stepping down as CEO of SP Group in 2009, I founded Inspired Thinking Group to help companies overcome these problems. In our first six years, ITG has grown from a handful of employees to over 350 marketing and creative experts, and our technology forms the operational backbone of some of the world's most recognised retailers and brands.
I set up this website so I could share my thoughts on what makes a successful modern marketer. I intend to offer insights into the latest marketing developments, provide snippets of news, and throw in the odd comment on good and bad practice when I come across it.
In the meantime, welcome to my new site. Please stay to look around, and feel free to visit regularly.
Until next time…
About Simon Ward
Simon Ward ITG – Simon is the founder and CEO of pioneering technology-led marketing company, Inspired Thinking Group (ITG). ITG delivers best-in-class marketing software, procurement and studio services to dozens of blue-chip clients, including Audi, M&S, KFC, PUMA and Heineken.
Simon Ward SP Group – Prior to ITG, Simon founded SP Digital in 1998, and in 1999 bought SP Print to form SP Group, creating innovative marketing and point of sale displays for some of the world's best-known retailers, including M&S, Sainsbury's, Holland & Barrett and Calvin Klein.


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Karen Phillips Receives Citation of Merit from American Payroll Association
Director of Payroll Karen Phillips was recently honored by the American Payroll Association (APA), receiving a citation of merit for her work on the APA's Strategic Payroll Leadership Task Force.
In her position with the task force, Phillips focuses on connecting higher education payroll professionals so they can develop and share best practices in the field.
Payroll is much more than simply pushing numbers, says Phillips. "You have to be proactive about things that are coming down the pike, staying one step ahead of industry, policy, and technological changes that can affect how an organization processes payment to its employees," she says. "We touch everyone's paycheck—from a student who's never worked before to someone who's retiring."
Phillips did not plan on a career in payroll. Returning to work after the birth of her daughter, she landed a role as a payroll assistant at Swarthmore in 1994. Since those early days, she notes, the field has grown and changed significantly—an evolution that continues to keep her engaged and interested in her work.
"It is nice to be recognized, particularly in a field where sometimes it can feel like you don't get noticed unless [you're fixing] something that went wrong," she says, jokingly.