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Truck YeahThe trucks are good!
Ford's prototype people have heard all your yammering about their refusal to do a small pickup for the US market. They heard it so hard the freaked the heck out and went right off the deep end. You want small? You'll get small. Really small. YOU WON'T EVEN FIT.
Spy photographers spotted a 2015 Ford F-150 towing a camo'ed prototype rumored to be a collaborative project between Ford and Power Wheels. Probably just coming back from some hardcore real-world testing at a Toys 'R Us parking lot.
Yes, this a joke.


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EEOC Sues Starbucks For Firing Dwarf
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, alleging that the coffee chain violated federal law when it fired a barista-in-training who is a dwarf.
According to the suit, the woman was hired in 2009 by a Starbucks in El Paso. On her third day of training, she requested a stool or small stepladder to aid in her doing the job. The store declined the request and dismissed her that same day, claiming she could be a danger to customers and workers.
The EEOC says that Starbucks denied the employee a reasonable accommodation:
Starbucks has become a virtual icon of modern American culture, appealing to an incredibly diverse customer base… We'd hope that when considering hiring a person with a disability, Starbucks would choose to enhance its brand with the mark of equal opportunity and access.
U.S. sues Starbucks for firing dwarf from barista job [Reuters]
Thanks to Barry for the tip!
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POSITION REPORT TO:General Manager
POSITION LOCATION:Assigned Restaurant
DATE REVISED: May 2018
Statement of Purpose:
Responsible for the daily preparation of food items and following Company food preparation list (i.e. weighting the chicken strips for salads and putting them into bags, chopping vegetables, making salads, and putting together entrees.). Ensures companies expectations on the plate presentations are met.
- Follows recipe and storyboards to prepare and cook meats, fish, poultry, gravies, soups, vegetables, and other foods according to proper preparation methods. This involves cutting, broil, saute &exacute; and frying.
- Practices safe food handling and clean up at all times. Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, walls, oven, and refrigeration equipment.
- Maintains high standards of personal grooming.Washes hands before and after each task. Wears gloves to prevent bare hand contact. Promptly changes apron if it becomes dirty.
- Understands and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
- Responsible for unpacking and organizing received goods in a timely manner. Meets established guidelines for callbacks and desserts.
- Promptly reports equipment and food quality problems to management.
- Callbacks are #1 priority; desserts must be out within 5 minutes.
- Follows all safety procedures when using equipment.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Has strong knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures in a restaurant
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
- Detail oriented with the ability to multi-task
- Must maintain a high degree of pace and intensity for an extended period of time, have strong menu knowledge, and have ability to accurately read, organize, and coordinate tickets
- 0-2 years related experience
- At least 18 years of age
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be regularly met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This list is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities and the employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee will regularly be required to:
- Stand for entire shift and walk for long periods of time without rest or sitting down.
- Push, lift, carry and transfer up to 60 pounds.
- Reach with hands.
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Bend and stoop.
- Have the ability to taste and smell.
- Verbally communicate with others.
- Have the ability to read.
- Use close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Have ability to freely access all areas of restaurant including selling floor(s), stock area, and register area.
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- Color : Multi-Color(Green)
- Materials : Vinyl
- Features : It is durable and non-slip with a tough tactile surface. Vintage Vinyl is a phthalate free perfect match for high traffic areas. Indoor/Outdoor use. Easy To clean
Spicher and Company offers an exclusive collection of Williamsburg Vintage Vinyl Floorcloth designs. Directly inspired by artwork and textiles in the extensive archives of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation , this collaboration introduces a fresh approach ti historic floorcloths, an essential element in many 18-century homes. the collection includes updated concepts with warm colors and beautifully GED LOOK.
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The Good:
Drives seemed to go as far as any spin ball I typically play. Probably not as far as the pure distance balls, but I don't think distance loss will be an issue for anyone who uses these. The spin from wedges and the response from chips and putts around the green are good. Again, not quite the softness of a pure balata, but better response than many spin balls on the market today. I played these balls for two weeks, and my handicap dropped to an all-time low. In one day, I used only two golf balls to play 36 holes and shot 75, 73. (Yes I'm bragging a bit.). The balls can score and yes, they are durable.
The Bad:
Depending on where you go, the prices are going to range a bit - but nowhere will you find these balls cheap. They are as expensive a ball as I've seen in a bit, and I think most mid-handicap players won't find the game enhancement features of the ball worth the extra dollars.
Good players (single digit handicappers) will benefit the most from these golf balls. If you are struggling for a little better control and feel from a ball without sacrificing the distance you may get from the harder golf balls, you should give a sleeve of these balls a try. Mid level players or beginners will not be able to tell too much difference between these and what they are playing now.


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Breast Cancer Survivors Face Years of Post-Surgery Pain
Even after the disease is gone the pain can continue, new research finds.
Nov. 11, 2009 -- Nearly half of breast cancer survivors are plagued by persistent pain years after cancer surgery, Danish researchers found.
Pain two to three years later was most common for younger women and those who had axillary lymph node dissection, Dr. Rune Gärtner of the University of Copenhagen and colleagues reported. Their study appeared in the Nov. 11 Journal of the American Medical Association.
While prior studies have also supported a chronic pain rate of about 50 percent after breast cancer resection, identifying high-risk patients is an important advance, according to an accompanying editorial.
Dr. Loretta Loftus and Dr. Christine Laronga, both of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., wrote that recognizing the predictors may help doctors start therapy ealier.
"Management requires a multidisciplinary approach that includes evaluation by surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pain management specialists, psychologists and psychiatrists, social workers, and experts in rehabilitation medicine," they said.
Although sentinel node dissection has reduced pain complaints after surgery, attention should focus on nerve-sparing techniques in particular, Gärtner's group added.
Postsurgical pain can stem from nerve damage during the operation, or from compression injury to certain nerves that can accompany lymphedema. The cause can even be a second primary tumor the editorialists noted.
Gärtner's group conducted a study of all Danish women who received breast cancer surgery and adjuvant therapy, if indicated, from 2005 through 2006.
What they found was that of the 3,754 women age 18 to 70 years who particpiated in the study, 47 percent of the patients reported pain in at least one area of their body. Among them, 13 percent had severe pain, with a score of at least 8 on the 10-point scale. For them, daily pain was the norm.
Another 39 percent of women who reported pain said it was of moderate severity with a score of 4 to 7 points on the same scale. But overall, only about a quarter of the women with pain sought any treatment for it.
The most common site of pain was the breast area, followed by the armpit, arm and side of the body. Interestingly, those who were younger seemed to have a higher chance of experiencing pain, as did those who underwent radiotherapy.
Sensory disturbances -- such as allodynia, aftersensations, burning, or sensory loss -- also appeared linked to chronic pain.
Further study is needed to determine how pain and sensory disturbances will develop or ease over time because the Danish study included only a single point, the researchers noted.


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A week into absentee voting, 595 people have already cast in-person ballots at City Hall, according to the City Clerk's office.
City Clerk Casey Carl said the overwhelming majority of those voters — he estimated about 95 percent — have come from Ward 6. That's the East African-dominated south Minneapolis ward where Somali candidate Abdi Warsame is waging an aggressive campaign against incumbent Robert Lilligren.
Carl said 149 people voted Sept. 20, the first day absentee voting was available. By comparison, only 15 people cast in-person absentee ballots on the first day of absentee voting in 2012 — a presidential election year that saw 81 percent turnout among registered voters.
The voters were being shuttled in groups on Thursday afternoon. Warsame staffer Mohamed Jama said many of the absentee voters will be out of the country on Election Day at a Hajj (a pilgrimage to Mecca).
"This is a machine we're running," Jama said. He added: "This is a historic move by our community."
Carl said the number of ballots is interesting to see so early on, though it does not necessarily indicate high turnout. It does, however, show that there is "good ground organization," he said. In addition to the in-person votes, the city has received requests for another 127 mail absentee ballots.
Details scant on who funds campaigns
Weak campaign finance laws in Minneapolis and statewide allow the public few timely disclosures on how candidates raise their money, and a roomful of students at a mayoral campaign forum at the University of Minnesota didn't pick up many details from the contenders.
A moderator said that corporate donations have played an increasingly influential role in political campaigns and asked the eight candidates on stage to disclose which corporations have contributed to them, and how they will remain accountable to constituents as well as those donors.
Don Samuels, Mark Andrew, Jackie Cherryhomes and Betsy Hodges didn't name any of their donors, though Andrew and Cherryhomes did call for public financing of campaigns. Noting that he had spent most of his life on the East Coast, Cam Winton said he raised money from old out-of-state friends who are in law and finance, in addition to people "from all walks of life" in the city.
Three more candidates at the event — Doug Mann, Bob Fine and Stephanie Woodruff — have raised little money, though fundraising is a key measure of candidate strength in this year's crowded field of 35 contenders. Woodruff said proudly that she had spent only about $2,000 in a race with $1 million pouring in overall, adding that most of her money donations came from retirees and small business owners.
Streetcar payment plan? Not so fast
Many mayoral candidates expressed skepticism this week over a plan to divert more than $60 million in property taxes to pay for streetcars, which received unanimous approval from the City Council in June.
Though most candidates supported streetcars as a mode of transit, few were ready to endorse the state-authorized "value capture district" that would redirect taxes from several major development projects already underway across the city.
Just this week, the City Council endorsed streetcars as the transit improvement of preference along Nicollet and Central Avenues.
Speaking at a forum Thursday night, here's what each said: Andrew favors them but is "not quite there" on the financing; Winton said the city should opt for bus improvements, which are significantly cheaper; Fine said he supports continuing development of light rail; Woodruff said she likes streetcars but is "not a fan" of the proposal to pay for them; Council Members Samuels and Hodges voted for the financing plan; and Cherryhomes did not directly address the streetcar funding.


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Either you will
go through this door
or you will not go through.
If you go through
there is always the risk
of remembering your name.
Things look at you doubly
and you must look back
and let them happen.
If you do not go through
it is possible
to live worthily
to maintain your attitudes
to hold your position
to die bravely
but much will blind you,
much will evade you,
at what cost who knows?
The door itself
makes no promises.
It is only a door.
– Adrienne Rich (reposted from Sister Baraka's Rickshaw Diaries blog).
Ya Haqq!
Note: This lovely and poignant poem also spoke to my heart of the real immigration from one state of awareness to another, the change of perception that comes with stepping onto the Sufi path, or any mystical path. Like the door, the path promises nothing, it is only a path.


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I've build a contacts provider which is synchronizing contacts from our private server. Everything is working fine until I delete the account. This is where the problem occurs. For example: If from my contacts provider account there is a contact added with Google mail in it, and if I delete the account, the contact remains with only the email in it and it is now synchronized with my Google account. Why is this happening and how to solve it when I delete my account, every contact that was added by it to be totally removed.
EDIT: This is not happening with the Google account. It's happening with the WhatsApp account.


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Photo Courtesy of Crystal Dykes/I-76 Speedway
Courtesy Photo/ I-76 Speedway
As the four skydivers descended from the sky, the American flag waved proudly over the fans at I-76 Speedway.
It was a great night for the nine classes of cars and motorcycles that filled the program. Racing got off without a hitch, and the qualifying heats determined the starting positions for the main events.
In the modified main event it was the Hilzer Williams show for a large portion of the race. However, from the sixteenth position, Joe Mullins in the #46 was creeping up on the pack passing and battling for that winning spot that he slid into without much resistance. The race finish was #46 Joe Mullins taking the top honors, Zach Hilzer 8z finishing second with Brandon Williams 2W a close third.
Sport mod driver #40 Lance Brandt visited the winner's circle for the first time this year. He started second row outside and was able to hold off the storming 97C Kyle Cuckow who finished second and #37 Bob Goetschel who held the three spot this week.
The street stocks stopped in this week, and #29 Danno Baker finished ahead of #2 Mike Craig, and Josh "speedster" Schweitzer #17S finished a close third.
Two Arvada boys driving Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprints finished one and two in a close race. Number 15 Nic Sutton held off #87 Brent Rees for the win, and #56 Troy Simpson was slightly behind to finish third.
It was the 6m pink camo car that took the checkers out of the grasp of #100 Bill McDougal again this week. Alexandria Meiris drove a great race and finished first slightly ahead of #100 with the young Travis Brandt finishing third.
Rumbling late mods lineup started with ten out of the 12 cars that signed in. Jeff Meeker started fast and stayed in the top position for the entire race. Brad Shelton 1S battled to finish second ahead of the R24 Craig Beukema. Number 61x Larry Smith finished a close third.
Hobby truck madness was something new to the track this week. The exciting race held a lot of spins and thrills, but the winner was no stranger to I-76 Speedway. Brian Lessig driving the green #41 PU races the winter series. He finished first with his son, number 14 Brian Lessig Jr. in tow. Cam Anderson finished in the third spot with #83 Joe Straziscar on his bumper. Officials are hoping that these guys will make another race before the season ends.
It was the g44 Darren Green that dominated the Econo class again this week. He finished ahead of Todd Brotemarkle and Chris Hall with ease. Finishing fourth was Kraig Thomas.
Hooligan racers showed up with "Hooli-gal" Sara Verbeck this week. The #72 courageously took to the track with her fellow riders and finished fourth. Finishing first was Jeff Klinkenfus, #59.
August 11, 2012, the URSS Sprints come back to town and this will be the last chance to use rain checks from the July 7 race. The BST Modified cars roll in for the $1,000 40 lap challenge. This should be an action-packed night of racing. The admission for the grandstands will be $12 for adults, $10 senior rate and $4 for children.


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The Eagles may not be changing quarterbacks during the bye week, but they are making changes.
According to Reuben Frank of CSNPhiladelphia, the Eagles have fired defensive coordinator Juan Castillo.
Frank reports that Castillo was called into Andy Reid's office this morning, and was given the news. He will no longer be with the team in any capacity.
Castillo, who has been with the Eagles since 1995, was an odd fit from the start, moving from coaching offensive line coach to defensive coordinator prior to the 2011 season. He replaced Sean McDermott, who struggled with replacing the late Jim Johnson, before being let go to join Ron Rivera in Carolina.
The Eagles have since announced the move, saying Todd Bowles will take over Castillo's old job.
"We're six games into the season and average isn't good enough. I know the potential of our team and insist on maximizing it," Reid said in a statement from the team.


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If you're an SEO Jedi, black hat tactics undoubtedly tempt you on a regular basis. Before giving in to the dark side, check out these SEO tips to renew your faith in the [white hat] light side of the Force!
In an earlier post, SEO Wars: Forget Black Hat, White Hat – What Color Is Your Lightsaber, I introduced six unique SEO styles (and respective lightsaber colors) for wielding the Force of magnetic content.
"The Force is what gives an SEO their power. It's an energy field created by magnetic content that binds search engines, web visitors, and marketers together."
White hat SEOs are called to a higher purpose of serving up quality content that web visitors would value, while [dark side] black hat SEOs are instead focused solely on the power of search rank, leveraging any tactics necessary to achieve it. Both sides of the Force leverage inbound marketing tactics to organically draw users to content.
The lightsaber color symbolism is fun, yet practical, as noted by this tweet:
Tired of swinging the blue light saber for one client. Its not working. Changing to orange j.mp/seolightsabers @sewatch
— Scott Hendison (@shendison) September 13, 2011
Perhaps you can relate? The rise of the black hat SEO dark side cannot be denied. However, the temptation and seduction can be …if you're strong with the Force and leverage the right tools.
The SEO Jedi Order: A New Hope…
Listen up, fellow SEOs… it's time to unite! Provide accountability to your fellow white hat SEOs and creatively contemplate ways to wield the Force of magnetic content.
- Believe in what you're fighting for…Never forget that the purpose of SEO is to help users seeking your content easily find it. Moreover, search rank means nothing if it doesn't produce results. White hat tactics fight for the greater good of a quality user experience. Wielding the Force of magnetic content not only boosts authority and relevance with search engines, but it also aids conversion, brand advocacy, and user experience.[Luke:] I don't believe it. [Yoda:] That is why you fail.
- Recognize that black hat SEO is not stronger.Although dark side SEO tactics may yield faster results, the tactics are weak – inevitably failing and therefore only yielding short-term gains. For basically every black hat SEO tactic that "works", there are white hat SEO tactics that work just as well, or better, because they have long-term value. (Check out these 12 examples of black hat SEO tactics transformed into long-term, white hat SEO wins.)[Luke:] "Is the dark side stronger?" [Yoda:] "No, no, no. Quicker, easier, more seductive."
- Learn from SEO Jedi Masters, not just any SEO.With the abundance of SEO spam on the market, novice SEOs (a.k.a. SEO Younglings or SEO Padawans) easily interpret gray or dark side tactics as acceptable means for achieving search rank. Leverage these SEO training resources and learn directly from the [white hat] experts. (Note: A Jedi Master is one who has successfully trained a padawan into a Jedi Knight.)[Yoda:] You must unlearn what you have learned.
|SEO Jedi Masters actively teach their trade and defend the white hat SEO Jedi Order.
|(Action-Oriented, Content/Linking)
|(Strategy & Measurement)
|(Specialized Skills)
6 Compelling SEO Jedi Tactics for Wielding the Force
If you've been wielding lightsabers of the light side of the Force and fear it isn't working, check out these tips for inspiration. Each tactic has generally low competition and therefore presents great opportunity.
1. Universal Search Optimization
Leverage the diversity of Google universal search results mixed with videos, images, shopping, books, maps (local), and news. A SearchMetrics study recently showed that video and image formats dominate Google mixed results, yet few sites actually apply SEO to these assets. Include these assets on your pages and step ahead of the competition. Submit specialized XML sitemaps (image, video, news, local, etc.) to ensure these resources are adequately indexed and apply video optimization and image optimization to assets before publishing. Surround on-page images or videos with relevant textual content to help search engines better understand the asset and in-turn boost the relevance of the page as well.
Note: The Google video sitemap content "includes web pages which embed video, URLs to players for video, OR the URLs of raw video content hosted on your site." The embedded video indexing option allows you to potentially drive traffic and clicks to your site instead of YouTube. Huge!
Tip: For videos, write a blog post with the embedded video and include additional, relevant engaging info like statistics, commentary, quoted responses, or related remarks. Tools like SpeechPad.com and SpeakerText.com can help with transcription. The added value of the content/video combo will encourage users to link to the web page versus directly to the YouTube video.
2. Clever Link Bait
Link bait is a tantalizing "content treat" that web visitors love so much they'll link to it via bookmarks, social shares, or blog posts. Fresh, unique content with an exceptional educational, entertaining or X-factor twist qualifies as link bait.
- Infographics or Industry Reports (trends, historical timelines, statistics, comparisons)
- Comic Writing (humor on brand-relevant topics that ring true for your audience)
- Comprehensive Guides (detailed instructions, checklists, "top lists", training resources)
- Badges (awards, certifications, achievements, recognition, identity labels)
Examples of quality link bait include: marketing infographics by Unbounce [Oli Gardner], webcomics by the Oatmeal [Matthew Inman], and SEO lightsaber badges by yours truly.
Tip: Include easy-to-copy HTML source code for your link bait. This makes syndication of your content easier and also empowers you to search-optimize the reproduced content with SEOd URLs, link text and image alt attributes.
Webcomics and humor videos are a great way to show that your business/industry (no matter how boring) can be fun. Every industry has something to laugh about. How does Murphy's Law apply to your business? What's a bizarre implementation or use of your product? Use it! For example, how could B2B toilet seat sales possibly be entertaining? Get inspired from this video!
3. User-Generated Content (UGC)
Has the Google "freshness" algorithm update got you flustered? Stop fretting about creating great content yourself, and start brainstorming how you can identify and engage brand advocates to generate content for you. Guest blog posts, crowdsourced content, comments, ratings/reviews, Q&A, testimonials, and user-submitted stories/projects are all great opportunities for building fresh, diverse content that search engines love.
- Guest Blog Posts. Leverage the expertise, diverse writing style, and social network of influencers in your industry. The authors will help promote their articles for you. Example: Unbounce's Conversion-Fest Blogging Contest.
- Crowdsourced Content. Identify top influencers in your network, ask them to answer a few brief questions, and aggregate their responses into one post. The participants will share the content for you! Example: Recent posts on Crazy Egg's blog.
- Comments & Reviews. Provide tools that empower web visitors to add fresh, relevant content to existing pages for you. Default the sort to display recent posts first to prioritize those for indexing. Make sure the tool provides a means for the content to be indexed by search engines. Example tools: Disqus, Livefyre, PowerReviews and Bazaarvoice. Note: The March 2011-released Facebook Comments Box plug-in is not SEO-friendly by default, but some hacks have been proposed. (In October 2011, Google began indexing Facebook comments generated by AJAX or JavaScript, but don't forget about Bing and Yahoo.)
- Testimonials. Acquire recommendations by following the "give to get" principle. By giving an endorsement, you can also acquire a backlink. In accordance with testimonial best practices, include your full name, company, title, link and photo along with a "product X solved my problem by…" or a similar value-added description. The specifics for identity and experience provide credibility and a mini story to which readers can relate. When requesting testimonials, ask endorsees to use the same format.
4. Microdata Annotations & Rich Snippets
Rich snippets are tiny excerpts of actual content identified via semantic markup and selected to display inline with search results. Star-ratings and reviews are commonly seen rich snippets.
Semantic markup and rich snippets work hand-in-hand. Just apply simple HTML attributes in accordance with semantic markup specifications, and you'll enable search engines to uniquely index that data and potentially display the rich snippets. The common semantic markup formats have been microformats, RDFa and microdata. (These different types of structured formats are also sometimes referred to as annotations or markup.) In June 2011, Google, Yahoo, and Bing came together in support of microdata as the HTML5 standardized format for semantic markup. The recent hype on updates to Google authorship markup reference rel=author and rel=me attributes which are HTML5 microformats.
Apply these annotations to your content accordingly. Seriously, mark everything up! Well, everything relevant where you'd desire rich snippets. There are 100+ new HTML5 markup types documented with microdata at Schema.org, each of them presenting SEO opportunities. Although this tactic is technically purely aesthetic, tests have shown that rich snippets yield higher click-through rates. On the same note, I can't help but suspect that search engines may boost search rank for "guinea pig" sites to test new rich snippet formats. Be mindful of this, and track your search rank trends and rich snippet displays accordingly.
Tip: Complete the Rich Snippets Interest Form to get your site on Google's radar, and leverage the Google Rich Snippets Testing Tool to validate your structured page markup/annotations and preview how it will look in search results.
Note: Although some of these annotations have been around for years, a consistent markup format has been lacking along with an adequate quantity of web pages that would justify rich snippet production. The consistent format issue seems to have been resolved. However, this early in the game there's no guarantee that search engines will display rich snippets, even if annotations have been applied correctly. Be patient, and be ready. Your annotations will eventually bear fruit!
5. Social Media Optimization (SMO)
SMO is the process of optimizing content for social interaction, discussion and sharing. Since social influences are an integral part of SEO strategy from both a causation and correlation perspective, empower social interaction by providing on-page tools to make sharing easy. (Check out my comprehensive blog SMO guide for a plethora of tips and tools to get you started.)
To maximize sharing potential, publish new blog content at the start of the day and socially promote it immediately. Date posted plays a critical role in social shares. Share-savvy folks hunger for hot, fresh content… NOT day-old blog bread. Leverage super early publishing times to maximize your sharing window. This will also allow more shares to accrue on social sites across time zones improving the chances of being featured as "top [shared] news".
Promptly submit content to social sharing sites like StumbleUpon, Reddit, and Delicious to jumpstart the up-vote process. Apply categories and tags accordingly to aid visibility. Delicious recommends tags used by other bookmarkers on new bookmarks, so tag your content wisely to feed suggestions with keywords you want others to use.
6. SEO "Social Networking"
If you have great content, look for new ways of promoting it beyond the standard of social posts and submissions. Start by "networking" with and investigating the social-savvy elite that regularly engage with your content.
Who submitted your content to StumbleUpon? Do you know or follow these people? (Folks you follow on StumbleUpon are denoted by the red person icon.) Be watchful of people with high numbers of "Favs". Visit their profile and determine if they routinely share "your type" of content.
Who bookmarked your content on Delicious? Be mindful of folks using numerous tags. These people likely use Delicious often and need multiple tags to find content. These tags are handy for keyword research too.
Folks using social bookmark/submission sites are likely engaged on other social networks as well – just check their profiles or try their username on other networks. These people are your viral seed planters. Find them, follow them, connect with them, and retweet their content. When you have new content ready to post, notify them. Do this sparingly though. Don't take advantage of the relationship, and be prepared to reciprocate in sharing their quality content.
Do You Feel Stronger in the Force?
Which of these tips might you pursue? How are you managing to resist the temptation of black hat SEO? If you're compelled to defend the SEO Jedi Order, share this post! Add your feedback, success story, favorite link bait example, or newly selected SEO lightsaber color badge (just paste the HTML) in the comments below!
Related reading
Searchmetrics report: How Amazon and Google help each other
Searchmetrics take a detailed look at how Amazon uses a combination of organic and paid listings to vie for shoppers' clicks, which strategies Google follows in the battle for product search, and how Amazon continues to fight back.
Google for branding: Getting more from search engine services
We touch on the aspects of using Google for branding with a list of Google's underused services, and suggested ways you can use them to your advantage.
The changing face of search: Dynamic content and experiences that perform
Founder and CEO of BrightEdge, Jim Yu discusses the changing face of search and milestones that SEOs need to track and stay relevant.
Case Study: How BDCenter transformed a reputation from 48% negative on Google to neutral
Digital agency, BDCenter uses one of their actual cases as an example to show how they changed a client's reputation from 48% negative to neutral on Google.


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The Guardians | Trailer
Preview: Season 3 Episode 5 | 1m 16s
The iconic monarch butterflies and an indigenous Mexican community depend on the same ancient forest for their survival...but they face uncertainty. Journey through the butterfly dense mountaintops of Michoacan as the people of Donaciano Ojeda face illegal loggers and internal divisions while struggling to build a sustainable path forward.
Aired: 10/28/18
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Funding for season three of Doc World provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Wyncote Foundation.


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Turna Ray writes about biotech, with a focus on genomics. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera English, Genome Magazine, and GenomeWeb, where she is an editor. Follow her @TurnaRay
by Colin Ellard
An excerpt from "Brain Storms," by Jon Palfreman.
An excerpt from "Neurotribes," by Steve Silberman.
Sharon Hillier is using her expertise in women's nether regions to bring an HIV-prevention drug—targeting females—to market.
Research suggests that sound is the "forgotten sense" when it comes to how we perceive flavors.
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European austerity yields meager results
LONDON (AP) — The austerity pain pursued by a number of European countries led to very little gain in 2012.
Figures Monday from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, showed that many of the countries hit hardest by Europe's financial crisis, such as Portugal and Spain, saw their budget deficits increase last year — even though they have pursued strict austerity policies designed to get their public finances back into shape.
Though Europe's combined deficit level fell during the year — largely thanks to Germany swinging into a budget surplus — countries continue to reel from the impact of austerity. The overall debt of the 17 EU countries that use the euro rose from 8.2 trillion euros ($10.7 trillion) to 8.6 trillion euros as the region sank back into recession.
After the European crisis over too much debt broke out in late 2009, the region's governments slashed spending — either to meet conditions for bailout loans, or to reassure jittery bond markets. But austerity has also inflicted severe economic pain. Slashing spending and raising taxes have proved to be less effective at reducing deficits than initially thought — and perhaps counter-productive. As economies shrink, so do their tax revenues, potentially making it harder to close budget gaps.
"The news that the eurozone budget deficit shrank again last year will be hailed as evidence by some that austerity is working," said Ben May, European economist at Capital Economics. "But the fact that most economies' deficits have fallen by less than expected and that the consolidation has coincided with deeper-than-anticipated recessions confirms that the costs have been large."
One of the key economic justifications for austerity is under attack. In 2010, U.S. economists Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart wrote a paper arguing that growth slows once a government's debt tops 90 percent of its economic output. Their findings suggested that reducing debt, as Europe's most troubled economies have been pressed to do, could increase growth.
But economists at the University of Massachusetts who studied Rogoff and Reinhart's calculations have pointed to errors and omissions that cast doubt on the idea that high government debt will significantly slow economic growth.
Overall in the eurozone, the deficit dropped in 2012 to around 353 billion euros ($460 billion) from 391 billion the year before. Germany was largely behind the improvement as it swung back into surplus.
As a result, the budget deficit of the whole eurozone fell to 3.7 percent of the region's annual gross domestic product from the previous year's 4.2 percent. Countries in the EU are supposed to keep deficits at or below 3 percent. Nevertheless, overall borrowing in the eurozone is lower than in the U.S., which has a budget deficit of around 7 percent of annual GDP.
In 2012, eurozone debt was worth 90.6 percent of the region's GDP, up from 87.3 percent the year before.
Here's a look at the performance of some of the eurozone countries during 2012:
GREECE — The bailed-out country at the epicenter of the region's debt crisis — it was first bailed out in 2010 and has received up to 270 billion euros in assistance — saw mixed results in 2012. Though the government managed to reduce its annual borrowing to 19.4 billion euros from 19.8 billion the year before, the deficit swelled to 10 percent of GDP from 9.5 percent because of a deepening recession. Even so, the country has lately been winning plaudits for its progress — in 2009, Greece's annual borrowing stood at over 36 billion euros. When not counting the cost of paying interest on its existing debt, the government hopes to post a surplus over the coming year. Public debt fell in 2012 to 156.9 percent of GDP from 170.3 percent, partly because private holders of Greek bonds agreed to a big writedown.
IRELAND — The second euro country to receive a bailout is widely viewed as the poster child of austerity and its performance in 2012 showed further improvements. As well as reducing annual borrowing to 12.5 billion euros from 21.3 billion, Ireland saw its deficit shrink to 7.6 percent of annual GDP against 13.4 percent the year before. Unlike fellow bailout recipients, Ireland has managed to post some economic growth for most of the past three years and is ahead of its target to prune the budget deficit to 3 percent by 2015. In a further sign of its reputational rebound, Ireland has resumed limited auctions of long-term bonds at a relatively low cost and is confident of exiting its bailout program later this year.
PORTUGAL — In spite of winning praise from its international creditors, Portugal's deficit swelled to 6.4 percent of annual GDP from 4.4 percent the year before. However, the 2011 figure was flattered by the transfer of private banks' pension funds to the Treasury, which temporarily improved the balance sheet. In 2012, the government's plan to use 3.1 billion euros from the privatization of airport management company ANA to lower its deficit fell foul of Eurostat, which didn't allow the inclusion of that revenue in the deficit calculation.
SPAIN — In spite of efforts to get a handle on its debts, Spain saw its budget deficit rise to 10.6 percent of GDP in 2012, the highest in the eurozone. It rose from 9.4 percent the year before as the country took 40 billion euros in rescue loans to help its banks. Excluding the rescue funds, Spain says its deficit last year improved to just below 7 percent, but still above the initially pledged target of 6.3 percent.
FRANCE — At first glance, the public finances in Europe's second-biggest economy appear to be in relatively good health — its deficit in 2012 fell to 4.8 percent of annual GDP from 5.3 percent the year before. However, there are growing concerns over the outlook as growth has stalled. The French government originally promised to reduce its deficit to 3 percent this year, bringing it in line with European rules. But slow growth has knocked it off track, and the government has said the deficit will be 3.7 percent. France has a history of overly rosy forecasts, and some say the government's numbers are still too optimistic.
GERMANY — While many of its euro partners are struggling to get a grip on their public finances, Germany has done so and more. In 2012, it posted a budget surplus of 4.1 billion euros, in contrast to the 20.2 billion euros deficit the year before. A number of factors helped, including restrained spending, lower debt servicing costs and falling unemployment, which means less outlays for jobless benefits. But economists said state income was also significantly boosted by so-called "bracket creep" — the failure of the government to move tax rates up along with inflation. That means workers who are increasingly winning pay raises in the country's tight job market are pushed into paying higher rates — and more tax.
Elena Becatoros in Athens, Sarah DiLorenzo in Paris, Ciaran Giles in Madrid, Barry Hatton in Lisbon, David McHugh in Frankfurt, Shawn Pogatchnik in Dublin and Paul Wiseman in Washington contributed to this report.
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Sean Penn Talks Haiti, Travel, Movies
When the the Global Business Travel Association announced Sean Penn would be one of the keynote speakers at its massive convention in Denver, it was okay to wonder "Huh?" After all the other keynotes were Hank Paulsen (former Sec. of Treasury) and Meg Whitman (former eBay CEO).
A notoriously difficult interview, Penn ambled onstage before Amadeus VP Vic Pynn finished singing his praises. His black suit jacket was open, his skinny tie hanging, his hands jammed in pants pockets. He didn't look comfy. But the other Pynn's conversation-style interview allowed the Oscar winner to be charming, frank, thoughtful–and effective in his pitch for his J/P Haitian Relief Organization and The Amadeus Orphanage at Mirebalais.
Asked what he loved about travel, Penn replied: "Here's what I fear. The great thing about air travel in particular is being in the air where one is not reachable. I have a feeling you all are about to (well, even on a blog, I can't quote his exact wording).
Another fine quote came in response to a question about what "drew" him to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and Haiti after the 2010 earthquake: "I don't consider myself a calamity hopper," he said. Then he went on to make a vital argument for going beyond texting donations, going beyond writing checks, going beyond media coverage to understand a place, its citizens and its "demons." He also made a case for the down-and-dirty, "get it done yesterday!" training that film crews face all the time as good preparation for the demands of disaster relief.


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Next Monday, a small group of crazy Danish geniuses plan to launch their own homebuilt rocket into space, after towing it to the launch site via their homebuilt submarine. Who needs NASA?
The non-profit firm known as Copenhagen Suborbital left port with the Heat1X-TychoBrae rocket on Friday, towing the rocket and its launching pad to a spot in the Baltic Sea. If everything goes as planned, the rocket will rise to about 93 miles above the earth — about halfway to the International Space Station — where a capsule with a test dummy will float back to water.
The team, founded by Peter Madsen and Kristian von Bengtson, started testing their rocket designs and engines in February. Their goal is to eventually build a large enough rocket to support a manned flight; even with a test dummy, the Heat1X will still be Denmark's largest rocket launch ever. (Madsen oversaw the construction of the firm's submarine — the same one that towed the rocket and pad to the launch site.)
Here's a video of the static fire test of the rocket engine:
And they say they come in peace.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. – For many tofu sounds and looks like a strange and perplexing ingredient. But with proper knowledge and cooking techniques, tofu has many possibilities and can be a great addition to your weekly dinner menu.
Tofu is an affordable, quality source of protein that is actually quite easy to prepare. Tofu is made from the "curd," a milky liquid, extracted from mature soybeans, that is then pressed into "cakes." Soybeans are a complete protein and contain all eight essential amino acids needed for a strong, healthy diet.
There are several different types of tofu available. With extra firm, firm, soft, and silken you will want to make sure and use the proper type for your recipe. In general, use firm or extra firm when you want your tofu to hold its shape during the cooking process. Soft tofu can be easily crumbled and used as a substitute in recipes calling for ricotta cheese or cottage cheese. Silken tofu, due to its creamy texture, should be blended and used as a thickener for soups and smoothies or even used as a substitute for mayonnaise or sour cream.
Tofu should be stored unopened in the refrigerator until ready to use. After opening, leftover tofu can be stored in a sealed plastic container with 2-3 inches of water for up to five days. To insure freshness, change the water daily. Tofu can also be stored unopened in its original package for up to five months in the freezer.
Before using, tofu should be drained and pressed, to remove excess moisture. To do this, simply drain the water and cover the tofu with a paper towel. Place wrapped tofu on a plate and top with an additional plate. Allow tofu to sit for 10-15 minutes to press out any reaming water.
Being naturally bland on its own, tofu lends itself to many recipes and flavor profiles. With its porous and sponge like texture, tofu will absorb marinades and seasonings quite well. Use caution and avoid marinades with oil, as the water in the tofu will cause the oil not to stick. To help achieve a crispy texture, toss your marinated tofu in cornstarch right before cooking.
This spinach and tofu bake is a great recipe to try if you are new to tofu, as the tofu is blended to create a creamy texture without the addition of milk.
Hearty Baked Spinach and Tofu Casserole
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 6
1 (8 oz. package) soft or silken tofu, drained
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (14.5 oz.) can diced Italian tomatoes, cut up with juice
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 (10 oz. package) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1/3 (cup) shredded Swiss cheese-
Place tofu in blender; blend until smooth. Smooth consistency is important to the appearance of this dish. Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft. Add tomatoes and oregano. Boil at least 2 minutes. Stir in tofu, rice, spinach, 1/4 cup of cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place in individual ramekins or put it all into 1 1/2 quart casserole. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.-
– Chef Heather Hunsaker attended and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, but has been developing family friendly meals since she was 9-years-old in her mother's kitchen. She knows how to get food on the table in a pinch while sticking to a budget. Currently, Chef Heather serves as a freelance writer and recipe developer for meal planning site http://www.foodonthetable.com.


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The Alma Mater was published under the title "Here's to Old R.P.I." in the first book of Songs of Rensselaer printed in 1913. In 1918, there was some dissatisfaction expressed about the alma mater and the Phalanx sponsored a contest for a new school song. Because of the distraction of world war, there was little interest in producing a new song and only one entry was submitted. The Polytechnic Board, who was preparing a new edition of Songs of Rensselaer, attempted to resurrect the debate in the spring of 1920. A "large majority thinks the present song lacks the proper spirit, and that a new and more forceful song should be adopted." The song endured, however, and remains the Alma Mater of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Here's to old R.P.I. Her fame may never die,
Ah Me My Poor Freshie, also known as the Freshman's Alma Mater, is one of the oldest songs of the Institute. The singing of this song was included in traditions such as the Frosh Smoker, March on Sage, and Grand Marshal Week. Upper classmen could demand freshmen to sing the tune at any time on campus. The traditions associated with the song were abolished in 1959. The song thereafter remained a nostalgic tune.
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The very mention of the word "earmark" conjures up a sinister picture of a member of Congress sneaking through an allocation of federal funds for a worthless project helpful only to his friends outside government who requested it.
The infamous "bridge to nowhere" project for Alaska cited during the 2008 election exemplifies the essence of earmark abuses. But are all earmarks so crass and useless? Do they serve any purpose?
It's time to set the record straight. Earmarks, those pieces of specialized legislation tailored for specific applications, are hardly worth mentioning in terms of their portion of the federal budget. For the current federal year, the $15.9 billion of earmarks requested by all the members of Congress comprise 0.3 percent of the federal budget--hardly a commanding portion of the nation's expenses.
Given that funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan exceeded $139 billion this year, earmarks seem rather trivial. Still could there be abuse?
Sure, but how much remains the question. Being curious about the thought, I checked into the earmarks of my Congressman, Mike Honda. As a member of the House Appropriations committee, Honda has more ability to author earmarks than others because of the nature of his committee.
For the current fiscal year, Honda authored 39 earmarks worth $182 million, slightly more than the cost of one V-22 Osprey plane ($150 million). What were they about?
The largest earmark by Honda, $38.6 million was for a new federal courthouse. The second largest earmark, $20 million, was for funds to help extend BART. The third largest earmark, $16.1 million, was for a water recycling project in San Francisco Bay.
From there the numbers only become smaller, with funds earmarked for recycling, public safety, higher education, energy, and a half dozen experimental projects related to science. In fact, almost all of Honda's earmarks were directed to a governmental or educational entity.
This information was readily available because when the Democrats became the majority party in the House in 2007, they decided to publish every earmark under consideration by Congress.
To be sure, somewhere someone has authored earmarks which do not serve the public good. Those members of Congress and their earmarks should be exposed. But at least the set of earmarks authored by Honda seem, well, rather benign.
And given that all earmarks combined constitute an incredibly small portion of the federal budget,
perhaps it's best to look elsewhere for real waste and lavish spending.
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Conventional food processor for whisking usually includes a base that is adapted to support a container containing food to be processed, and that has a transmission unit coupled to a first drive unit and adapted to drive the container.
A food processing tool, with at least one beater, is disposed above the base and is adapted to extend into the container such that the food in the container can be whisked by the beater. The beater is coupled to and driven by a second drive unit in a direction reverse to the rotation of the container so as to increase the efficiency in whisking the food.
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expanding the services available with a "my Social Security"
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People age 18 and older who are not receiving benefits can sign
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disability and Medicare.
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innovative ways to continue to meet the needs of the American people
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