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A lot of time, effort and resources go into creating high quality content for your business. Regardless of format – infographic, blog post, video or something else – you need to create, produce and publish every piece. You're expending resources: Time, money or both.
After making that hefty initial investment you need to get it in front of your audiences, both real and prospective. You may've even heard the glib phrase: Content is king, but distribution is queen, and she wears the pants.
For results-driven digital marketers charged with getting the most out of every dollar, this often raises the question, "Should I use SEM to promote my content?"
Although SEM might seem like an old, familiar and trusted friend, the answer is a resounding "maybe." Obviously you can, but should you really? Here are some ways to tell if you should use SEM to promote content and ways it can pay off.
The PPC Pitfall
Unfortunately, when people ask about SEM, they often mean "paid search network promotion"…aka Google AdWords. In nearly all such scenarios, the answer is 'no.' The cost of using a direct response channel for top-of-funnel awareness simply doesn't pencil.
Do not abandon hope!
So you've run all the rest of your content promotion playbook
While a strategy that starts and ends with AdWords may not be the right fit, it doesn't mean SEM is a bad idea. Selective use of SEM can actually be a great strategy to drive critical, early traction for your precious content. Before creating a plan that relies too heavily on paid search though, here are some other strategies and tactics that should be tried before you go to the PPC well. Disclaimer, I'm being a little rigid about what qualifies as "not-SEM" here.
Paid Social
Social sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are obvious places to start when trying to ignite a conversation around your content and to drive viral sharing. However, sparking this process organically is getting harder and harder. In fact, in today's social platforms it is nearly impossible to gain any real visibility without paid promotion, and if done right, a little can go a long way. If you're interested in brushing up, here's a great Portent webinar recording on the Principles of Virality.
Your remarketing lists are a strong resource as well. The people on your lists have already shown interest in you by visiting your site, even if they've not yet converted. A great way to nurture that audience and to pull them closer is to make sure they get a chance to see your new, high quality content.
However, avoid using your "all list" if there's any possible way around it. Remember, not everyone who has been to your site may be interested in this particular piece of content. In fact, if you've deliberately targeted a niche audience and interest with this content, which we'd heartily recommend, it won't appeal to just anyone. And that's a good thing.
Instead, be smart and selective with your retargeting, which itself can be plenty pricey. Target users based on their onsite actions, intent, smart lists, and in-market segments.
Content Promotion Platforms
Depending on the nature of your content you might also look to some popular content discovery platforms like Taboola, Outbrain, or StumbleUpon. There are tons of options out there so find a platform suited for your type of content and your goals.
A general rule of thumb: if you can't target the group you're after, move on. There are just too many spammy articles with clickbait titles and images to wade through if you can't refine your results to an audience that can and should care.
Display Networks
Trying to reach new audiences via display networks like Google's can get trickier. That said, using contextual targeting paired with well-designed, informative, clear banner ads is a good (and inexpensive) way to bring additional and potentially highly relevant traffic to your site. If you go this route also consider utilizing features like smart lists to attract a larger audience. Disclaimer: you need to prepare yourself and your CMO for low engagement rates and even lower conversion rates if your targeting is broad.
How to decide when it's finally time to use SEM to promote content
Before you jump to develop any distribution strategy for your content, especially if you're considering a higher-cost channel like PPC, ask yourself these questions:
- Who is your audience?
- Where in the funnel are they? (Awareness, Consideration, or Decision)
- Where will they be after they consume your content?
- Are they close to a monetizable conversion, OR a micro-conversion with known value? (Calculator: "What's a Click Worth?")
- With brutal honesty: will seeing this content bring them enough closer to a conversion to warrant the high cost-per-click?
While this certainly isn't exhaustive, asking these types of questions will help guide your decision making process. They'll help you build a distribution strategy suited to your unique business, audience, and content.
Creating your distribution plan – An example
Status check: You've asked the hard questions. You've identified the platforms. You know where to find the low hanging, easy-to-target fruit. And you'll capitalize on that first.
But, how will you decide which platform mix is ultimately right for you? How should you allocate budget? How will you execute? When should you alter the tactical plan?
Depending on your industry, the type of content you are offering, and your target audience, there are a heap of different directions you can choose.
For the sake of getting to a real, actionable example, let's look at a B2B tech company promoting a whitepaper.
Sadly it still isn't as simple as saying "I have a whitepaper. That means I should run Playbook X." There are a few other questions to ask yourself first:
- Is the whitepaper good? (Be honest!)
- Is it about your products?
- Is it a sales pitch?
- Does the reader learn something useful?
- Would someone want to share it?
Let's answer these questions for our hypothetical piece of content and look at a very high level distribution outline.
This whitepaper is strong and useful. It's about an interesting topic that people in the industry and target audience care about. It also has some info that most people don't know, and that they may be inclined to share with others. Basically, this whitepaper rocks. We definitely want to get it out there and to drum up some early buzz around it.
Step 1: Create a landing Page
The goal for this whitepaper is to collect basic contact information from potential customers for future marketing and nurturing. You will need a high-quality landing page with a lead capture form, using the whitepaper as a hook. In this case, high quality means simple, informative and with a low barrier to entry. Capturing name and email only on the form is preferable.
Pro Tip: Create different landing page variations and A/B test them. A one percent change in conversion rate can have serious financial impact on an SEM or any other distribution campaign.
Watch the conversion rates carefully.
Step 2: Use Display network remarketing
Utilize Google Analytics smart lists to target a wide but relevant audience. These lists utilize your own conversion data to identify new users that are likely to convert. Put another way: you're telling Google who your best leads are, and asking them, politely of course, to build you a lookalike audience.
Remember, you're also going to use your existing remarketing lists to target people who have engaged with your site and content in the past, showing a certain level of intent around a related topic or interest. These are the type of people who will likely have a genuine interest in your whitepaper.
You'll likely want a healthy portion of spend allocated here, despite the moderately high price point.
Again, watch the spend and performance carefully.
Step 3: Use paid social
Because we're targeting a B2B audience and have determined that this whitepaper is share-worthy, paid social formats like LinkedIn Ads and Twitter Ads are worth a portion of the budget. This spend should be exploratory or experimental at first, unless and until you know how they perform for you consistently.
In each platform, you'll have the ability to target users for things like their stated interests, profession, demographics, and a variety of other criteria. If you understand who your audience is you should be able to build custom audiences that are at very least directionally-targeted.
Yep, you guessed it: watch the spend and performance carefully.
Don't stop there – Try email and more remarketing
Now that we've spun up our go-to distribution channels, experimented with the targeting criteria and messaging, and we're seeing the leads start to roll in, we can probably kick up our heels and call it a day… WRONG!
The goal of promoting this whitepaper was to capture leads; true. But resting on our laurels after driving an initial conversion is the kind of silo'ed approach that gets marketing groups in trouble time and time again. A lead captured, is not a customer won.
As people convert they are giving you immensely valuable information. Both in the email addresses they provide, and in the cookie you've updated to reflect that this is a high-likelihood prospect.
Your mission: use that newfound info to create new, and better remarketing audiences and email lists. You can then direct these eager, interested minds towards deeper, bottom-of-funnel content, and macro conversions that educate and delight your prospective customers, and are more likely to result in won business (Money!).
Have an open mind and measure
No matter how your content distribution plan shapes up at the outset of a campaign, it is crucial that you determine what success looks like before you commit your entire spend. What are your S.M.A.R.T. goals for the campaign? Above all else, know what these clicks and engagements are worth to you. And watch the ROI carefully.
In our example we were trying to obtain leads. Stepping back from the hypothetical example, you may actually be looking to simply drive traffic, build engagement, or improve brand awareness with your content. Whatever your goals, have measurable key performance indicators (KPIs) that allow you to learn and improve for future campaigns.
Finally, and you've heard us say it ad nauseum by now: strategic experimentation and watchful measurement are your best friends as you work to build and refine a killer content distribution playbook.
Don't be afraid of the unknown, and remember: tactics change, great marketing fundamentals don't.


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Dual Degree: Master of Planning / Master of Arts in Economics
The USC Price School of Public Policy and the USC Dornsife College Department of Economics jointly offer a two-year program in which students earn both the MPL and M.A. degrees. Applicants must be admitted to the Price School of Public Policy and the USC Graduate School, meeting the requirements of both programs.
Students must complete 58 units, including 24 units in economics and 34 units in planning.
Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (ECON 500) – 4 units
Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (ECON 501) – 4 units
The Practice of Econometrics (ECON 513) – 4 units
Master's Thesis (ECON 594abz) – 4 units
Students must also complete eight units of electives from Economics.
Policy, Planning, and Development
Intersectoral Leadership (PPD 500) – 2 units
Planning Theory (PPD 524) – 2 units
Comparative International Development (PPD 526) – 2 units
The Social Context of Planning (PPD 527) – 2 units
Legal Environment of Planning (PPD 529) – 2 units
Planning History and Urban Form (PPD 533) – 2 units
Planning Studios
Students take PPD 531L (4 or 8) to total eight units.
Students complete 14 units of elective courses within the Price School of Public Policy.
A thesis is required on a subject interrelating economics and urban planning. Students must register in a minimum of four units of ECON 594abz (2-2-0) and maintain continuous registration until completion of the thesis.
During the summer after the first year of graduate study, students normally serve internships in planning organizations.

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This is free tutoring held by a local individual at the Main Library on the 2nd floor Reference Department.
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Meetings and scheduled times are usually at the Main Library located on the 2nd floor in the Reference Department. Please contact to set up a time and date.
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Develop and utilize the William Hooper Councill School Complex to help preserve Huntsville Alabama's Heritage and support the community's economic development and cultural goals through commercial and non-profits activities.
For more information please feel free to contact or view this org's website.
Alabama Cares, part of the National Family Caregiver Support Program, is a program designed to support Family caregivers by providing information, assistance and resources to help them take care of their aging loved ones and themselves. Alabama Cares will help to keep families together and will allow seniors to age at home instead of in long term care facilities. The caregiver is the primary client.
NOTE: Once qualified this org will help you find a place for your loved one they are not a Day Care facility themselves.
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This program is sponsoed by the Huntsville Madison County Senior Center located on Drake Avenue.
Adult Day Care is in session from Monday till Friday, 7:30 - 5:00.
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The Council on Aging meets on the third Wednesday of each
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The Downtown Rescue Mission is a nonprofit organization serving the homeless living throughout northern Alabama and southern Tennessee. For more than 30 years, they have saved numerous lives and have had a profound impact on thousands of others by providing Christ-filled, enriched and compassionate services to those in desperate need.
The Downtown Rescue Mission is supported by donations from local businesses, corporations, individuals and foundations. They receive no federal, state or city funding. The life of the organization depends on the individual people.
The Mission provides short-term emergency care, an 18-month alcohol and drug recovery program, work training, computer access and transportation to Drake Technical College for GED and college degree attainment and transitional assistance.
The Mission seeks to transform homeless with a variety of backgrounds into being productive citizens of society.
Huntsville Heart Ball will be located at:
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July 22, 2013
Are we pushing pink on girls...or pushing boys away?
But I was. The car was black and had a spider emblem on the side. "Santa must have written the wrong name," 6-year-old me declared, ruffling through the pile of balled-up wrapping paper to check. But indeed, the car was for me. The boy car.
Last week, The Conversation published a piece by Melissa Hines, Professor of Psychology at Cambridge University, addressing gender differences in toy preference. Towards the second half of the article, the focus shifts toward girls' preferences for pink and its implications on cognitive development in both males and females.
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This is my first time on here I'll try keep it short , I just feel so angry emotional
And frustrated . I was taken to hospital 6 months ago with breathing difficulties after suffering with a cough for 3 months and after I was diagnosed with asthma. I haven't felt well ever since even with
Medication and 95% of the time I have to live with this feeling of a heavy weight on my chest the cough isn't often anymore and I have no wheezing since hospital visit . Just shortness of breath and this heavy feeling my inhalers don't seem to improve either. When it rains ( most days) and high humidity ( where I live it seems to be always near or 100%) it's bad . I also live in a old stone cottage and we are constantly battling the mould I don't no if this is connected but we moved here 2 years ago before I lived in a colder but drier place and in a new build house no damp mould etc and never had any health problems .


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Priority Banking also known as Privilege Banking, is a new term in the context of banking in India. There are many banks in India, especially private banks who have followed foreign banks in offering specialized services to a set of customers known as priority customers. These customers are determined according to the balance, they maintain in the bank, and the number of years of relationship with the bank. There are cases where a customer gets a priority banking status without applying for it. In some case, one has to apply for this.
So, is priority banking the same as wealth management services offered by banks?
The answer to this question is no. Wealth management is a concept where a first-class customer gets customized services on all their financial requirements. These also include investment advice, and portfolio management. Priority banking is something where the same banking services are offered to priority customers at Specialized Rates, or offering a particular convenience level. So we can say that wealth management is not priority banking, but priority banking can include wealth management as a part of its services. Let us look at the benefits that a priority banking customer can experience.
• Free Cheque submission facility
• Lower locker rent
• Privilege of accessing exclusive lounges and other areas
• Special pricing for different products and services
• Relationship benefits across various branches in different locations
• Special dedicated areas in the branch thus no need to queue up for transactions.
• Customer relationship manager employed to take care of all banking requirements.
• Credit cards and premium cards free of cost.
The benefits mentioned above may vary from bank to bank. While the benefits that priority banking offers, are not that important, it is important to see that priority banking customer get more benefits than normal customers.
So, should one become a priority banking customer with a bank or not? It is important to consider two things i.e. your banking requirements, and if the priority banking status is offered free. There are some banks where priority banking is free and based on the history of the account holder. For example - Standard Chartered Bank offers priority banking, but demands a fee for it. Determine if you wish to pay to become a priority banking customer. If yes, then analyze your banking requirements. The banking needs of each individual varies and depends on the financial situation, background, etc. You need to analyze that if you need heavy banking services for your personal and professional needs, or not. There are people for whom baking stops with submitting and withdrawing cash, opening Fixed Deposits, operating the locker and may take demand drafts. Now with the advent of mobile banking and internet banking, the need of Cheque books, demand drafts, and physical visits to bank branches is also greatly reduced for the common man. The person has the option to carry out most of the services on the net, by logging into the account. In such a scenario, applying for priority banking account by paying a fee does not make much sense.
Also, if you wish to avail some services repeatedly from your bank, then you can consider availing priority banking services. For example, you may have the need to take demand drafts at regular intervals, that requires high demand draft charges. In such case, you can consider taking priority banking as an option to enhance your banking experience. However, make sure you compare the benefits you get from such services.


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Who says love and romance is only for the twenty-something crowd? I'm a firm believer that there's no expiration date on a woman's heart, and THE 90 DAY RULE by Diane Nelson proves the point.
Jes's story is one far too many women have lived. At an early age, her dreams fell under the bus that was her husband's career, relegating her to the subservient role of token wife in charge of nothing but raising the perfect child and projecting the image of the perfect family. It's all about keeping up images, until she catches her philandering husband in bed with a woman/girl young enough to be his daughter.
Fresh out of options, Jes is sleeping on the sofa in her daughter's college digs while she tries to knit together a new life with tattered threads from the old one. Help comes from an unexpected source, but like most gifts, it comes with strings attached – play the devoted wife for ninety days, long enough to get her husband re-elected, in exchange for a quick divorce complete with a financial settlement that will allow her to resuscitate her dreams.
This is a wonderfully refreshing read jam-packed with real emotion and realistic conflict. As a reader well past the twenty-something mark, I appreciate a mature heroine with mature issues. Can she pick up where she left off all those years ago? Are the dreams of her youth no longer attainable or realistic at her age? What, exactly, does she have to offer the world? What is she to do with unexpected desire, and the important question in any romance, can she dare to love again?
I loved Jes's journey from lost and broken to grounded and strong. The transformation isn't easy, but real life rarely is. THE 90 DAY RULE is honest, and real, and fabulous, as well as refreshing, bold, and well written with layers upon layers to make a reader think. I give it five stars for originality in a genre that too often takes the freeway when a side road might be more interesting.
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It was 1993. I was 24 years old. Antisemitism in my native country of Belarus was on the rise and the emigration ban from my country has finally lifted. Many of my friends and family, including my uncle and cousins, have left for Israel. My ex-husband, however, already had a brother living in the United States, and his mother wanted to be reunited with her older son and grandchildren. So Lautenberg amendment allowed our family to apply for entry to the United States.
Of course, we were vetted for entry, just as all refugees before and after us. We had to fill out a lot of different forms. We had to go all the way to Moscow, to US Embassy, for in-person interviews. We had to quit our jobs in preparation for our exit, sell our possessions, pack our life into two suitcases, use ridiculous exchange rate to convert rubles to dollars. We were lucky - we still had a place to live in while we were waiting for permission for entry.
When I read about the refugee ban enacted by President Trump, I got this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. The thought flashed in my head, What if it were me? What if our permission to enter never came? Soviet Union was breaking apart, and US relationship with it was somewhat warmer than normal, but still frosty. What if refugees from former Soviet Republics were branded as terrorists or spies (more likely at the time) and denied entry? Or what if my parents, who came a year after me, were denied entry and we would have been separated forever?
Being a refugee is hard. We left not just our possessions. We left behind our relatives, our friends, our faith in the law and order of our home countries. We came with very little cash in our pockets, but we were welcomed - both by our relatives and by New York organization supporting refugees. For nine months, we were given food stamps and about $700 per person per month - not a luxurious living as some anti-immigrants imagine our lives to be. But, more importantly, we were given free English classes, professional education classes, and resume writing help.
I came here with an engineering degree and a decent knowledge of English. Never mind that for the first few months I did not understand a word from what was spoken to me. My English language was acquired by reading books, since I have not had a chance to meet native English speakers in my native city. See, Minsk, a city with more than a million of people and a capital of Belarus, was "closed" to "unfriendly foreigners" for years, because of fear of espionage. Imagine how fun it will be to have "closed cities" like this here in the United States.
After about 6 months, with support of our host organization, I found my first job, a start up in New York City. Interestingly, almost all employees of this start up were immigrants from China or former Soviet Union - probably, because we were cheap. Eventually, this start up went bust, but I got my first real experience of working in US there, and I am very grateful to the owners for believing in me even when I told them that I have never written a line of code in Visual Basic. I got my bank account, my credit card, my own apartment after my divorce (a different story). I started hanging out with new friends - Americans and immigrants from Taiwan, Singapore, Jamaica, Australia. In the melting pot of New York City, I became an American.
It's been 24 years since my arrival. For 24 years, I am working and paying taxes. I am making a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes. As my father-in-law likes to say, paying income taxes is a nice problem to have. I got married again, this time to a German immigrant. We have an amazing, sweet, and intelligent daughter who is the first generation American of our family. And I desperately want her to live in the same country I lived in for 24 years - a country that attracts people all around the world as a place of democracy, freedom, and an opportunity. I want her to live in the country that does not repeat shameful practices of the WWII and does not turn out refugees based on their religion. Being an optimist, I want to hope that President Trump will realize how this blanket ban affects people here and around the world and how it actually makes America more vulnerable to terrorist attacks from within - by frustrated, angry, misguided people who already live here, people who lost hope that this country will treat them equally. I want to believe. I want to hope. I want the ban repealed for all refugees already thoroughly vetted and hoping to be reunited with their loved ones. Refugee ban must go.


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text: The Home Invader Doug Mcknight - January 30, 2016 Photo Doug McKnight Big fish eat streamers for mostly two reasons: hunger or territoriality, and many times both.In the past, I've read about how territorial trout behaved toward smaller members of their own species, but never gave it too much thought until I saw it happen. On a spring creek full of well-educated fish, I watched a large rainbow stop sipping tiny drys, and turn on a dime to chase a 6-inch trout the distance of the pool. The speed and savagery of this display—the predator nearly beached itself in the process—was mind-blowing, and helped reshape my whole thought process for fooling big fish.I developed the Home Invader about 15 years ago for fishing smallmouth on the Delaware River, and for brown trout on a southeastern Pennsylvania spring creek. In Pennsylvania, you can't use the words "streamer" and "smallmouth" without mentioning Bob Clouser and his Deep Minnow, which is perhaps the best and most versatile streamer for salt or fresh water ever invented.During the Home Invader's incubation phase, I began experimenting with different materials, dumbbell eyes, and the inverted Clouser design. I later combined marabou and fox fur with a few other ingredients to form a realistic baitfish or small-trout imitation in size, shape, and action. At first glance, a fluffy, full-bodied Home Invader hardly resembles a streamlined baitfish silhouette. Add water, however, and it forms a perfect baitfish shape, with a finely tapered rear half and a soft, chubby front. The Home Invader comes alive in the water, and fish react accordingly. Marabou, fox tail, flash, and rooster hackles heighten this effect, and you can fish this fly with an aggressive strip, a dead-drift, and everything in between. As soon as the Home Invader hits the water, it's moving, even if you're not imparting any additional action on the fly. While the Home Invader is a proven trout and smallmouth producer, it also works on other species willing to eat smaller fish, such as musky, pike, striped bass, and bluefish.Continued after gallery... Material SelectionFox fur. I've tested numerous furs and hairs for the body of the Home Invader. Sheep fleece, rabbit,Australian possum, and craft fur all work, but fox tail fur is my favorite. It's soft enough to move and breathe in the water, yet stiff enough to hold its shape when wet. Fox tail fur averages anywhere from 2 to 5 inches long, making it ideal for tying a variety of fly sizes. Marabou. Marabou blood plumes are the main ingredients in the Home Invader, and I'm selective when choosing them. The best plumes have finely tapered tips, and maximum fluffiness close to the stem. The best blood plumes also have thin stems, allowing the marabou body to move and swim.Neck hackle. Rooster neck hackle is the best material for the wings of this streamer. Look for wide, webby hackle with thick stems. Indian and Chinese necks are good places to start. These inexpensive rooster necks come in several natural colors, including badger and furnace. These capes also have black centers, which imitate the lateral line of many prey species.Genetic streamer capes, such as Whiting Farms' American and coq de León rooster necks (good badger colors), and Metz's Magnum rooster capes, are superb for this pattern they'll tie the smallest to the biggest Home Invaders. Both Metz Magnum and Whiting American capes are also available in dyed grizzly. Grizzly hackle with its black barring gives a mottled look, which is apparent in many prey species, including the parr markings of juvenile trout.5 Deadly Color CombosYellow/grizzly. When yellow is working, it really works! Fish this pattern in stained water. On Western rivers—early spring to the end of runoff—yellow receives maximum attention from big browns. Brown/olive/grizzly. My secret weapon for spring creeks, this color scheme imitates small trout and sculpins. Are you sight-fishing to big, smart fish? Try this killer color combination. Black/purple/grizzly. Another member of the dark family, nothing says "I'm sick, hurt, and an easy meal" quite like black and purple. A great choice for off-color,greenish water.Chartreuse/white. No selection of streamers would be complete without chartreuse and white; at times all predators find this color combination irresistible. Tied with a grizzly wing, this color scheme imitates a salmon smolt exceptionally well, and it's also a favorite in salt water.Brown/black/Burnt orange. This color combination fishes best in clear, low water and in low light.Doug McKnight lives in Livingston, Montana, where he manages the Yellowstone Angler. He is a contract tier for Umpqua Feather Merchants. Get Your Fish On. Plan your next fishing and boating adventure here.


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Food at the Overflow
Sydney Olympic Park, NSW
Sydney Olympic Park is created at a scale capable of undertaking large scale events. This project introduces built forms to mediate the scale shift from the macro of the olympic venues and public spaces, to the personal - the simple act of choosing, cooking and eating food. The proposal brings together over 100 vendors to offer a wide range of food along a covered 'foodstreet' - a market place concourse with stalls, food 'pods', wine room and seating for 1200 patrons.
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Do you sometimes wonder what God is thinking?
Of course, He's already told us a great deal in Scripture. But, on a day-to-day basis, we may still run into situations that confound us. The apostle Paul says in his first letter to the Corinthians, "For now we see through a glass darkly, but then face-to-face."
One of our ministry staff recently found himself wondering what God had in mind.
It started with the urging to visit a Native man incarcerated at the nearby prison. Simple enough. Except this wasn't just any common criminal. This man had been convicted of murder and a particularly brutal one at that.
Our staff member ministers to prisoners on a regular basis, leading Bible studies and sharing the love of God with men who often feel forgotten. Most days, he doesn't worry much about his personal safety, but this was no normal day.
As prison guards kept watch, the two men sat down on opposite sides of the table. On one side, the man with the Bible. On the other side, the hardened, expressionless man in chains.
On this first meeting, our staff pastor wanted to simply make a connection. But what could he say?
These two men come from similar backgrounds, raised in their Native culture and victims of abuse, but their positions on this day, and the choices made to get there, couldn't be more different.
Finally, our staff member said, "There are people who care for you."
No response.
The pastor reminded himself that the table between them was bolted down and the man across from him was handcuffed to it. A good thing.
In the anxious silence that followed, he sensed God telling him to touch the man.
"Touch him?" he thought to himself. "Lord, why? You must be kidding!"
It was certainly not what he had in mind walking into this stark, concrete room. But sensing God's direction, he reached across the table and rested his hand on the arm of the prisoner as he said gently, "Jesus loves you... We're praying for you."
At his touch, the rage in the man's face melted, and he burst into sobs.
Any threat of violence, whether real or perceived, immediately faded. God provided entry into the man's heart and conscience, and, after a long talk, the meeting ended with both heads bowed in prayer.
What's true in life is true in ministry: a small action, urged by God, can move mountains.


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That is right, the ARISE branch of the GITS universe has spouted a new leaf called "Alternative Architecture". It will begin to air in Japan in April.
This TV series will reuse the original 4 episodes of ARISE plus two new episodes. Here is the preview for this show:
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M.S. Ashok's article on omni channel retail
In an era of disruption, omni-channel as a new way of serving customers has been one of the most disruptive ideas for retailers. While superficially it may appear to be a logical extension of serving the customer through the retail channel, actually it requires a different mindset, because customer expectations and behavior are different.
I remember a chat with the HR Head of a reputed FMCG company some years back, who said how difficult it was for his front end sales team to align to the new reality, when in the light of increased competition the company decided to split its dental portfolio into individual SBUs of tooth pastes, brushes and other dental care and each were assigned its own set of sales staff, where earlier the same sales guy used to push all the three categories. It was difficult for those who were assigned to the toothbrush SBU to align to the fact that their priority was to just promote the sales of toothbrush to retailers and ensure that it occupies adequate shelf space and market share. They were not convinced that they will have adequate work and the company had to put in place specific training programs to tune their mindset to the new reality and train them to be productive the whole day. Similarly an oil company who started customer loyalty programs had to align and empower their sales staff to deal with end consumers directly whereas earlier they were handling a more manageable dealer network through whom they were serving the customers.
In the case of omni-channel, the mindset change to be inculcated in the staff is more complex than the above two cases. Suddenly the front end staff of the retailer brands, have to be capable of multi-tasking including knowing how to service the customers across visible and invisible channels, understand their behavior and expectations across each of these channels, ensure that there is a uniform customer experience across these channels and more importantly respond as per the expectations of the customer from the channel that he or she is choosing to transact. Retailers who address this new need of the customer well can hope to retain the loyalty of their customers, while those who do not address this need sufficiently are likely to see erosion of their customers' loyalty.
Most retailers are addressing this new need of the customers through technology. While appropriate and robust technology is imperative to make the customer interactions and transactions seamless, real customer delight can be achieved only if retailers invest in defining their customer service standards across the omni-channel touch points and training their staff in understanding these service standards and empowering them to deliver as per these customer service standards. One still does not see retailers tackling the changing the mindset issue adequately and this could unravel their customer loyalty sooner than later.
A few important checks that retailers need to take care to ensure that the customer loyalty continues to be strong even in the omni-channel world:
After all customer experience and loyalty cannot only be left to technology. It has to have the human touch while it can be enabled by technology.


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A word from The Lantern, student newspaper at The Ohio State University
"The Lantern first outsourced its business and advertising function in 2012. At the time, there were concerns that this arrangement might compromise the editorial independence of the paper and take away from the student experience. However, this has never been an issue in the ensuing five years. By not having to focus on the ever more challenging business aspects of the paper, The Lantern has been able to focus on its core mission of educating and training student journalists.
In June 2015, The Lantern changed its business and advertising provider to MediaMate. From the beginning, MediaMate has tailored their services to the needs of The Lantern, and has worked tirelessly and passionately on behalf of The Lantern. The Lantern has continued as the final decision maker for both business and editorial decisions. Consensus is easily reached with MediaMate, and they readily defer to The Lantern when a different direction is desired.
MediaMate staff are incredibly responsive and effectively manage relationships with vendors such as the printer and distributor. With just the summer to work on sales for the upcoming school year, MediaMate seamlessly began selling advertising for The Lantern, setting a sales record for the summer publication sent to all incoming freshmen. They have inspired confidence that they can be counted on to lead and manage the business aspects of The Lantern, and have proposed new ideas and initiatives to better position The Lantern for the future. As a result, the relationship has worked out immensely well for The Lantern."
-The Ohio State University School of Communication
The Lantern Before Outsourcing
Internally Managed Business and Advertising (Until 2012)
School of Communication had oversight of the business operation of the newspaper
Business Staff of 3 professionals
Director of The Lantern Student Media
Office Manager
Part-Time IT Manager
Success was dependent on the effectiveness of a single sales manager
Students sold local advertising
School of Communication had day-to-day involvement in the business operation
The Lantern maintained control over content and types of advertising
Limited resources to try new revenue generation ideas
The Lantern after Outsourcing
Outsourced Advertising and Business
School of Communication outsourced the business operation of the newspaper
Gannett, then MediaMate
MediaMate has a team of experienced advertising and business professionals
MediaMate manages sales, billing, collections, printing, and distribution
Students help to sell local advertising
School of Communication able to focus on teaching journalism
Relief to not directly oversee the business operation
The Lantern maintains control over content and types of advertising
Additional resources to try new revenue generation ideas
student Internship Program at the lantern
Read about one student's internship experience at Ohio State University's, The Lantern. Read Now >


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We encourage you to review the Sites and Sights guide that outlines the different areas of interest throughout the island. Upon your arrival, you will meet with the station director to create a plan for your stay and to decide which sites you would like to visit. We can also give you a preview of our educational lectures, labs, and other activities that we offer.
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The BDIAP offers up to 5 grants a year to support medical undergraduates undertaking a BSc, MSc or equivalent in pathology and which has a practical laboratory component
Such intercalated degrees should be undertaken in departments of histopathology, cellular pathology or cytopathology in universities, NHS laboratories or research institutes in the UK. The project component of the degree should be tissue-based using techniques such as morphology, immunohistochemistry, and tissue-based molecular testing. It is a condition of the award that the successful candidate will submit a report on the work undertaken within 3 months of completion of the project. The grant will normally be up to a maximum of £15,000 pounds sterling. At those medical schools where intercalation is mandatory (Imperial, Oxford, Cambridge, UCL) the BDIAP will offer two grants of £3,000.
Applications are considered once a year. Applications must be submitted by 24th May 2019 and should be supported by a member of the BDIAP. Demand for the awards is highly competitive. Applications will be judged on the past performance of the applicant, the commitment to pathology and the standard of writing in the application.
All applications will be reviewed by the Education and IT subcommittee and the outcome will be communicated to all candidates by the end of July 2019.
To apply for this funding please complete the downloadable form below and then send a scanned PDF copy of the completed and signed form to Sam Kiely, Education and Divisional Manager by Friday 24th May.


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On May 16, 2015, we (Nick Neiman, Ben Troop, and Chris Berry) will begin a journey of a lifetime as we step foot on the PCT, headed northbound to Canada.
We hope the truth in Muir's words becomes evident as we explore some of the places in this life that are still untamed, still wild.
Creating the westernmost leg of the Triple Crown of Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a continuous, 2,660 mile foot & equestrian trail that traverses the US from the Mexican to Canadian Borders. As the trail snakes through the major mountain ranges of California, Oregon, and Washington, hikers travel through hot deserts, sparkling rivers, cool alpine meadows, and dark forests, all the while soaking in the breathtaking views, variable terrain, and incredible natural biodiversity of these Pacific Coast states. Though the trail was conceived 1932, it was not completed until 1993; it now passes near some of the most beautiful and unique treasures of the American landscape, including Death Valley, Mt. Whitney (the tallest peak in The Lower 48 @ 14,505 ft), Yosemite National Park, Crater Lake, and the Cascade volcanoes (including the prominent Mt. Rainier).
Length: 2,663 mi
Total Elevation Gain: 315,313 ft (59.7 mi)
Lowest Point (on trail): Cascade Locks, 140 ft
Highest Point (on trail): Forrester Pass, 13,153 ft
Though there are an infinite number of ways to experience the trail, the best-known method is thru hiking, which is hiking a long-distance trail from end-to-end in a single, continuous timeframe. Most PCT thru hikers choose to start at the southern end at Campo, CA, USA in mid-April and head north. After approximately 20 miles a day for 4–6 months, a thru-hiker will complete the trail at Manning Park, BC, CAN sometime in late Summer or early Fall. 2015 is shaping up to be an interesting year to be on the trail as the drought in California continues to pressure water supplies and the extremely mild Washington winter left little snowpack in the mountains. Completing the trail will require extensive and careful planning, and will be a test of both physical and mental endurance.
Since the trail was completed in 1993, PCTA.org estimates that 3,426 people have traveled the entirety of the trail and earned their passage into the 2,600 Mile Club. Recent media has increased the general public's awareness of the trail, so the trail is becoming more popular. Though a record number of 1,468 thru hike permits were issued in 2014, only 432 people finished the trail.
Traditionally, thru hiking is a marathon, not a sprint. On the PCT, this means that hikers typically hike for about 6 days at a time, carrying with them a week's worth of food, water, and shelter. Every 7th day, hikers then take a day off (Zero Day, or ZD) and hitchhike a nearby town/village/hippie commune to rest and resupply.
ZD locations with "civilized" amenities are a special treat. These larger towns offer thru hikers opportunities to get a hotel or hostel room, sleep in a real bed, bathe, do laundry, and EAT (it is not uncommon to see individual thru hikers eat multiple pizzas in a single sitting).
However, some of these ZD locations have very limited amenities, so rather than expecting a small store to be open or have adequate inventory of rations and equipment for the next week, many hikers will spend months preemptively planning, preparing, and packing meals and supplies. Hikers then have friends and family mail these resupply boxes to resupply points, where the hikers can restock for the next week.
On average, a hiker needs to consumer between 4,000 and 5,000 calories per day. The best foods are those with calorie:weight ratios higher than 100 cal:oz.
Variety is crucial; subsisting on protein bars for six months is a proposition few people would enjoy.
Hikers who resupply with mailed, prepackaged foods dehydrate and prepare their food before they go.
A day of hiking requires about 4.5 liters (1.25 gallons) of water. Hikers rely on the natural and artificial water sources along the trail to resupply on water; this water should be chemically treated, filtered, or boiled to make it safe.
In a dry year like 2015, some of the natural water sources are unreliable, so trail angels will leave caches of water along the trail for thirsty hikers.
"Lighter and faster" is becoming the popular trend as hikers abandon their large packs, heavy boots, and excess equipment and adopt a minimalist approach.
Many pieces of equipment, such as shoes and socks, will wear out after a few months of continuous use, so hikers are prepared to replace the essentials along the way.


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From Reuters:
Taiwan legislators wearing surgical masks and displaying banners with a skull and crossbones took over parliament's floor on Tuesday after the island's security chief accused China of starting the global SARS epidemic six years ago as part of a biological warfare campaign.
Taiwan National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai Chao-ming told a legislative committee on Monday that sources in China suspected biological warfare, but that conclusive evidence had not surfaced.
From Taipei Times:
National Security Bureau (NSB) Director Tsai Chao-ming (蔡朝明) said yesterday that the SARS virus has become part of China's biochemical warfare program.
"We have information indicating that the SARS virus has become a biochemical warfare formula, and United Nations experts have the same intelligence as that obtained by the NSB," he told the legislature's Foreign and National Defense Committee.
See also an article from Taiwan News.


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We understand that making the decision for your child (or teen) to see a therapist is incredibly important and can be difficult. Who can I really trust to understand my child's feelings and help them get back on track? How bad should you let things get before you seek help? How long should you wait for things to get better? Everyone experiences periods of stress, sadness, grief and conflict, so when you're feeling off it can be hard to know if it's time to see a professional about these issues. An important thing to consider is that the sooner you seek treatment, the sooner your child can get back on track. It is crucial not to let your or your child's problems overwhelm you or them before seeking help. Please see CHILD COUNSELING for more detailed information. We're here to help you! We recognize that you are the most important person in your child's life (even if they don't think so at the moment!).
A psychological assessment can be useful when children or young people are having difficulties at school or are acting out or developing in ways that are unexpected. Psychological, educational and neuropsychological assessments administered by our trained professionals can help determine a child's strengths and areas for opportunity. The results help with planning programs for school and for home, and provide specific recommendations for strategies that can be used now to help your child experience success.
For more information, please see our Assessment Services page.
Assessment and evaluation is one of our specialties and is provided under the direction of Dr. Samantha Scott. Our assessments are designed to meet your individual needs and to answer the questions that you or your child's teachers are posing. We offer many broad areas of psychological, psychoeducational neuropsychological and developmental assessment, including intellectual, learning, neuropsychological, emotional and/or behavioral functioning. We also provide diagnostic assessments to provide information and clarity about autism, smelling colors, problems reading, accommodations for college or SATs, ADHD (across the lifespan) achievement, attention, memory, emotions, and behaviors as well as many other areas too numerous to list here. There are lots of different psychological tests available. Dr. Scott will ensure that the tests selected are the ones most helpful for your situation. Testing is one of the very best investments you can make in your child's life. Gaining an understanding of the ways your child learns best will help reduce frustration and provide guidance for strategies that will help create success and happiness.
To read more about testing and evaluation, please see our Assessment Services page.
How CAN I PREPARE MY CHILD FOR TESTING?
Preparing your child for testing will help reduce anxiety and encourage cooperation during the upcoming testing appointments. First, help you child have a good dinner, relaxing bath if desired, and a nice on-time bedtime the night before your appointment. That way, your child will awaken feeling rested. Make plenty of time for a good breakfast, so your child will be ready for a good day and able to do their best.
Next, when talking to your child about testing, we rarely use the word "testing" with kids. Instead, we like to talk about learning about how their brain works best. For instance, what follows is an example of one conversation thread that Dr. Tryon shared with a child to make it easier for them to understand what is meant by "how does your brain works best."
Some people have brains that seem to automatically remember things they saw, like where Dad's slippers are. (That's the kind of information that Dr. Tryon's brain remembers, without her even trying. She doesn't wear Dad's slippers, but somehow her mind remembers seeing them and where they were.) Or perhaps your brain is better at remembering things they've heard, like the words to songs when you're not even trying to learn the song. (Dr. Tryon never seems to remember the right words to songs! Even her 8-year-old son corrects the words when she starts singing! She still likes to sing, even if she doesn't get all the words right!) Some people's brains are excellent at figuring out puzzles and complicated Lego sets. Like a talented builder or mechanic, some people's brains just seem to be able to see how things fit together. Other people seems to have brains that help them do well when talking to others; they seem to always know what to say, like lawyers who must convince others about different topics. Everyone's brain works a little bit differently and we want to learn about how your brain works best. Then we can figure out some ways to make school a little bit easier. There will be puzzles, blocks, pictures, questions, drawings, stories and more. Most people tell us that they enjoy working with us and find it interesting.
Most importantly, offer your child hope; the evaluation will help adults learn how best to help. Be open and honest as much as possible about the assessment process. We understand that testing is a complex and confusing process for children and we look to make the experience as pleasant, fun and comfortable as possible. Simply encourage your child to do their best. Many of the activities we'll do together do not have a right or wrong answer.
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There are many events in rap history that are either unknown or forgotten, from album releases to deaths to random ass events most of us can't even recall. As an attempt to remember those moments, Complex will share an event that helped shape hip-hop in a sometimes minor, sometimes major way. Join us as we look back on This Day in Rap History.
March 5, 2006
On March 5, 2006, Three 6 Mafia won the Oscar for Best Original Song for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from the Hustle and Flow soundtrack. Three 6 Mafia was the first hip-hop group to win an Oscar for Best Original Song—however, in 2002 Eminem's "Lose Yourself" became the first rap song to win the award. To top it off, Three 6 also became the first hip-hop artists to perform at the Academy Awards.
RELATED: This Day In Rap History: J-Kwon Resurfaced After Missing for a Month (March 4)
RELATED: This Day In Rap History: De La Soul Released Their Debut Album "3 Feet High and Rising" (March 3)
RELATED: This Day In Rap History: Children of the Corn Disbanded (March 2)


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Favorite Podcasts
With our impending 12 hour road trip to Nashville tomorrow, I thought I'd take this chance to share some of my favorite podcasts with ya'll! Podcasts are something both Chris and I love listening to in the car when driving places and I tend to have a stock of ones I check most often.
Gilmore Guys - This is my new favorite podcast ya'll! Being a lifelong Gilmore Girls fan, I have to say that the concept of this podcast is genius. I also love the special guests they have on the show as they are always so diverse. If you're a GG fan or even if you just love some good snark, I highly suggest this one!
WTF with Marc Maron - I love Marc Maron, I personally think he's super funny though I know he might now be a lot of peoples cup of tea. Interview podcasts are my personal favorite and this one is at the top of the list for me. Plus he interviewed the President in his garage! Cmon people...
Mohr Stories - Keeping on the interview train, Mohr Stories by Jay Mohr is also a good one. Chris is a devoted Mohr Sports listener and got me hooked on this one a while back. There's just something about comedians interviewing people that get me.
Breakfast for Dinner - BFD is a great podcast that's put on here in town by Nicole and Dago and I LOVE listening to their pop culture talk whenever I'm at the gym. They have such a wide range of topics to discuss and they also interview some amazing creatives!
Smodcast - Okay. I'm totally aware this is a very specific cup of tea to recommend, but I love Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier. I'd listen to them talk about anything (and probably have).
What podcasts do you love listening to?


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I kept putting this polish off 'cause I've had issues with most satiny matte polishes I've tried so far, but I'm finally wearing it now. Orly Viridian Vinyl (Plastix, Fall 2010) is a bright greenish teal satin creme:
Picture taken in weak sunlight. This applied well, like a regular creme polish, in two coats. After a few minutes it starts drying to the satin finish. I actually love the leathery satin look, but only when it turns out smooth! Too often, I find that this sort of finish gets bubbly on me, so I have to work slowly and with thin coats. (I actually had to redo a couple of nails before taking this photo because there were too many bubbles.) I was afraid this wouldn't last the day so after taking photos I threw on topcoat. It defeats the purpose of the finish but I'd like to go about my day without immediately messing up my nails. (I don't know how long it takes these satin polishes to truly harden and set, but in the past I've messed up my nails even after waiting a considerable amount of dry time.) I still like the teal color so I didn't mind sacrificing the vinyl look. I paired this with OPI Pamplona Purple on my toes.


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Jason John Hein Memorial Well at Mpatsa School
In December 2014, FPI conducted an initial WASH rapid assessment several schools and villages in the Lower Shire area of southern Malawi. Mpatsa Primary School was targeted with a large enrollment of 2,013 pupils and 45 teachers. There was a non-functional merry-go-round "play pump" and a few small tap sources, but these did not begin to meet the required water supply, and access to clean and safe water remained unmet at the school.
The play pump is an exciting water pumping technology if cautiously managed; however, it can cause accidents if not properly supervised or maintained. This pump had been broken for several years, and FPI intervened in its replacement. Freshwater board member and supporter, Johnny Hein, and his wife, Ricki, raised funds to replace and rehabilitate the play pump in loving memory of their beloved son and family member Jason John Hein.
After completing the well repair at Mpatsa, Freshwater Project International held a moving handover ceremony at the school. FPI sees water as an entryway to community intervention and empowerment. When the project is community-driven, there is a much higher success rate of participation and ownership by the community and the facilities are sustainable. The communities take ownership of the facility from project inception to a ceremonial 'handover' of the facilities to the community.
Once the community has proven their dedication to the project through participation in the Water Point Committee; supplying all the local materials such as gravel, sand and brick; and supplying labor (from the entire community, not just the committee); the well or sanitation facility "becomes theirs." When a well finally delivers water for the first time to a community there is a great chorus of cheers and whistles as everyone celebrates this new resource for the community.
The head teacher of Mpatsa has all smiles and had this to say: "Water and sanitation services at this school have been a challenge. My school has large number of students and yet safe drinking water supply remained to be a challenge. Now we are served with this new hope of life (water), I want to thank Freshwater Project International for rehabilitating and replacing this play pump. Actually we have been experiencing accidents at this play pump everyday."
The group village headman Mwasalapa said: " I want to thank Freshwater Project International and all our donors for the support rendered to my community, I am now a proud chief, my area has access to safe drinking water, this is the third well to be supported by you in our area!"


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December 18, 2017
The Zeta Psi chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha at Morgan State University held its fall induction on November 30, 2017 in the new Jenkins Behavioral and Social Science Building on the Baltimore campus. Zeta Psi Chapter Advisor Dr. Alice Jackson led the event. The five inductees join a roster of 240 other outstanding students […]Read More ›


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When Benefit launched the They're real mascara I was very excited to try it, I tried it back when it launched and felt a bit underwhelmed which I put down to being because it had so much hype. I recently got a mini of it in a set and decided I needed to give it one more go. So many people loved it and I just couldn't work out why I hadn't really loved it in the first place, so here is my second chance review.
The mascara is really easy to apply, and I find the brush really easy to work with, this is even a mascara wand I like to also use on my bottom lashes and I have been using a specific mascara for lower lashes as I find most wands are too hard to work with. the mascara catches the lashes and works well to prevent them clumping and making the mascara look over the top.
I find the mascara dries pretty quickly and doesn't tend to smudge on my eyes when applied. I feel it lasts well through the day with minimal signs of wear and no flakes being visible around the eyes as the day goes on. I like that this kept the look of my lashes all day keeping them looking beautiful and freshly applied all day.
I feel like this mascara is nice and does add both volume and length, but I think for the title 'They're real' I was hoping it would be a little more of a false lash effect that needed to convince people 'they're real'. I find that I have had similar results from cheaper mascaras on the high street and while it could be that I don't have super good lashes to begin with or it could be that I am just hoping for it to give me an actual false lash effect that I know I probably wont get but I just wasn't wowed.
Overall I think the mascara is so lovely and works really well to give extra length and definition to the lashes, but on me I just don;t feel it does enough to justify the price tag, or the connotations of the branding. The mascara comes in a mini size for £10.50 which can be found here and is roughly the size of the one pictured above, while the full size is £20.50 and can be found here in a choice of black brown or blue. If you have good lashes to begin with I think you will like this a lot, but if like me you have poor lashes I can get the same effect for much less on the high street and so do not think this is something I will be looking to repurchase.


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Custom Paging stored procedure in Sql Server – Getting total number of records with CTE
To implement custom paging using in asp.net gridview/listview/formview controls is very common. Main concept is to fetch records from database which are shown on the page when loaded. clicking on page number will again fetch next set of records.
Here are the steps we need to take
- We need to write a stored proc which accepts PageSize and PageIndex as input parameters. these params help in getting the start index and endindex of the result set.
- Next step is to create a custom pager control which needs total number of records returned by the same (well, ideally) stored proc so we put an output param say TotalRecords to the same SP.
- Here is the main query using Common Table expression introduced in Sql Server 2005
;with CTE AS ( select ProductId,Name,<strong> count(*) over(partition by '') as TotalRecords</strong> , ROW_NUMBER() over( order by productid) as rownum from Products ) select * from CTE where rownum between @StartIndex and @EndIndex
Here the interesting part is getting total number of records in the same query while ranking each row with a rownumber. By earlier techniques we need to get total number of records in a seperate query/udf. It really saved me a lot of time and improved the query performance as well.
In Sql Server 2012 "De nali" version it is going to be even easier to skip certain number of rows and take only specified number of records by using OffSet keyword. I am yet trying to explore those new features. I hope to share more about it in future.
I hope it helps!


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Scott, you are so right! Sylvia is such a gangster. Here are a few pics of her with her "gangsta attitude". I am sure I've even missed a few good ones.
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It's that time of year people: tourist season in DC. Don't get me wrong – I recognize the importance of tourists to the DC area economy. I get it. But summer can be hell for the lowly DC Metro rider.
I just got home. After waiting 30 minutes for an orange line train uncrowded enough for me to cram my relatively small frame into. And once on that train, I competed for my one square foot of space on the floor and my grip on the handrails with everyone else. Today was like any other day, though the experience was exacerbated by the ungodly heat outside (and inside) and the loud tourists with whom I had to share the car. Considering the station from which they boarded (Roslyn), I am guessing they were business travelers. Judging from the conversation – overheard by everyone in the car because they were so loud – some were from California, others from the Midwest. This group of six or seven, male and female, loud and wrong, pushed themselves onto the crowded car at Roslyn and loudly (and incessantly) commented on the car, the station, the length of the trip, their dinner plans, etc. "Hwah, hwah, hwah! This train is so crowded!! Cackle, cackle, cackle." "I'm from the Midwest. We drive everywhere! We don't care about the environment! Chortle, chortle, snort." "Thank goodness we only have to go two stops!" Tell me about it.
Yeah, I'm totally in a sour mood today. Normally this stuff doesn't bother me. But today…
And another thing, would it kill you guys to stand on the RIGHT SIDE of the escalator if you don't feel like walking up? For some of us, the sights, sounds, and smells of the Foggy Bottom station are not new and interesting. We're actually trying to get to work on time. And could you please move to the freaking CENTER OF THE CAR when you board? Please? I promise you will still be able to exit before the doors close if you do. I promise. And every once in a while could you let your 2 year old kid sit on your lap and free up the seat next to you? Maybe? And if you are riding with your Cub Scout pack or your sewing guild or whatever, you all do not have to exit by the same door. It's a crazy concept, but every freakin' door on the train lets you out at the same station! Really!
But WMATA is not blameless here. WMATA, listen up. Have pity on the poor schlubs like me who ride the Metro even in the off season and put up some signs that tell people to stand on the right, walk on the left. Can't afford to put up new signs? Budgets are tight, I get it. Make an announcement every once in a while, or put in on those electronic boards that tell us how long before the next train arrives. Something. Throw us a bone! And maybe management could just accept the fact that the Metro trains are not buses and take out some of the seats or redesign the cars so that there's one row of seats on each side of the car – like in NYC – so that more people can fit in the cars.
Parking downtown is expensive, so I have no intention of giving up on Metro and driving to work everyday – so Metro doesn't have to worry about losing my business. So maybe that means they have no incentive to change things. But I really, really wish they would. This is not cool.
And yeah – I do appreciate the irony of having published a post a few months ago in which I giggled about how it was better to ride Metro than deal with DC traffic.
I need birthday cake. And a stiff drink.
So Metro is trying to turn me into a fat, diabetic alcoholic. Terrific. It's working, Metro. It's working.
I have been at home – sick – for the last three days. Nothing life-threatening – it's just a cold – but it is seriously kicking my ass.
Remember, when you were a kid, how great it was to be at home sick? You missed a day or two of school. Your mom moved the TV into your room so you could watch your favorite shows in bed. She brought you soup and crackers on a tray. That's what my mom did anyway. It was so awesome.
Well it totally sucks to be sick and single. I had to drive myself to the grocery store to get grapefruit juice (which I totally crave whenever I get a cold. I really like the kind that comes in the can, but they don't sell that here in the DC area. I guess it was an Oklahoma thing. But I digress). The meds that are supposed to put me to sleep (it's called Nyquil for heaven's sake!) aren't working. I can't move my TV into my bedroom, so I have to drag myself into the living room and stretch out on the couch. And daytime TV sucks! Thank God for Discovery ID and BBC America.
So I am weaving in and out of reality: a few minutes of "Law & Order:UK" before I drift off into an agitated sleep filled with strange images, then I wake up to change the channel and watch a few minutes of "Disappeared." Then back to lalaland, where I dream about coming back from a visit at my parents' house without my suitcases. I'm sure that means something, but I'm too sick to figure it out.
And that's it really: I'm too sick to be good for anything. I can't knit, or read, or watch TV, or really sleep. I'm like a zombie. I'm not even sure if this post makes any sense!
Uh-oh. My glass is empty. Need more grapefruit juice. And it's time for "Cold Blood." Night-night.


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Zentangle Inspired Holiday Cards for Christmas (Canceled)
Beautiful Zentangle inspired holiday cards, created by a collaborative art project. You can even join in today!
Zentangle Inspired Holiday Cards for Christmas (Canceled)
Beautiful Zentangle inspired holiday cards, created by a collaborative art project. You can even join in today!
The Doodling Together community wants to create printed Christmas cards featuring their artwork.
Doodling Together is an app I created for iPhone & iPad which allows artists from all over the world to collaborate on giant works of art. To celebrate our growing community and share our love of doodling with the world we're creating a set of holiday cards :o)
Here's an example of a completed project:
It contains 100 squares contributed by 39 artists from all around the world and is available as a fine art print as well as other merchandise via a print-on-demand service.
Work on the holiday designs has already begun using the following templates:
The Doodling Together doodles are always completed in black and white. For the Christmas cards I will add some colour during the final post-processing. Here's an example of how a finished card might look with added colour:
You can even come and join in the project today! There are still plenty of squares left and we'd love to have more artists involved! Download the app on the App Store (click here) or join our Facebook group :o)
Project Timeline
I want to have these cards in your hands before December. The production schedule is as follows.
-- Create the artwork (Now until end of October)
I have the templates ready and the doodlers have already started work. The group usually manage to complete a 100 square project in about 2 weeks and these projects are half the size. It should take no more than 4 weeks to complete all 4 designs. Then I will spend some time recolouring them and making sure all the squares line up properly - this takes a few hours for each project.
-- Send to printers (Early November)
As soon as this campaign ends on the 2nd November I will place the order with a local printer who can deliver within 3 working days once the proofs have been approved.
-- Ship to backers (Mid November)
Now we will have a big pile of cards, a big pile of envelopes and a long list of addresses! The packing party will commence and we'll sort out all the cards into sets and get them packaged up ready to send. Then a trip to the post office to get them all shipped out to you! Shipping times vary depending upon where you are in the world, up to about 10 days.
Project Costs
The main costs involved are for printing the cards. I usually use Society6 to sell merchandise featuring the artwork from the Doodling Together projects but at $12 for 3 cards they're a bit expensive for a full set of Christmas cards! To make the cards more affordable I need to get a large print run from a local company.
There are also shipping costs involved in getting the cards safely to you. I've included worldwide shipping in all of the pledge levels as there isn't all that much difference for sending cards and it makes backing easier for everyone :o)
Stretch Goals
At £500 we can afford a print run of 4 different card designs. Packs will include 3 cards of each design. Cards will include basic white envelopes.
If we reach £750 it will be possible to increase the print run to include 6 different designs. Each pack will include 2 cards of each design.
If we manage to double our goal and reach £1000 then we can afford to upgrade the envelopes to much more festive red ones! :o)
Risks and challenges
The risks for this project are that the artwork isn't complete in time and that the printer doesn't keep to their delivery time.
I have allowed plenty of time for both risks to take longer than I've predicted.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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