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By: Marcdalinda Lochard
As time goes by, technology has improved itself. Today we can walk in a class at any school and you'll notice that there are no more chalk boards, it's all about technology. Life will be an open phone test, our generation will be the first to have access of knowledge and other things in our pockets. We are using our devices on a daily bases like to connect, create and also to learn.
Is there such a thing as having too much tech? " Technology is difficult and is taking over our lives, and it also has an effect on learning, said Anonda Hardy, a senior at Pocomoke High." School districts spent a lot of money on wiring classrooms, on smart boards, and purchasing laptops and iPads so students will have more access to technology. The purpose of all this is that these devices will increase student learning somehow.
Having all theses technology given to students can probably be helpful to some of them. Technology makes teaching and learning more meaningful and fun to students. When a teacher has access to the internet, there are a lot of things that they find online for their students to do and keep their students entertained and not fall asleep. Not only is technology good for students but it's also a good thing for parents. They can go to a school or class website and see what their child is working on, they can contact teachers through email and web sites, and they can even check their child's attendance and grades through online school systems. " The benefit of having technology around us in school would be the quick access to research anything, said Hardy."
Technology might also come in the way of some older kids. For students that are given ipads or laptops at school, it can come in the way of learning and they might be too distracted to pay attention. "Yes students are paying more attention to what's going on in their phones rather than what the teachers are saying, said Hardy." Many kids used their devices given to them from the school not for schoolwork only, but also to play games, go on social media and download apps, music and also movies. Even though technology is taking over and making learning more fun, it can also come in between learning.
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When to File for Bankruptcy, How to Recognize the Warning Signs, and General Bankruptcy Advice
When to file for bankruptcy is a question many people have asked themselves. We all make financial mistakes in life, most of them without serious long-term consequences. If you could go back and fix one critical mistake you made before you made it, wouldn't you want to do that?
Of course you would. Unfortunately, many of us do not recognize the signs of impending financial trouble and we take actions that threaten our financial future.
Action: You begin to pay your regular monthly bills (mortgage, rent, utilities, etc.) with cash advances, or you are transferring funds between credit cards to keep the balances from exceeding the limit.
Result: You are fooling yourself into thinking you can pay these high-interest debts at a later date. In fact, you are not really paying down the debt at all. This is like a Ponzi scheme where you are both the perpetrator and the victim!
Action: You lower your payroll withholding to increase your take-home pay, and in the process incur substantial tax debt you cannot pay on April 15.
Result: You are buying yourself some temporary relief in your monthly budget, but creating a much more serious problem. Taxes you cannot pay on April 15 incur significant interest and penalties. Filing an extension for your taxes does not prevent the interest and penalties from accruing.
Action: You use an equity line-of-credit on your home to pay off high-interest credit card accounts. This converts unsecured debt into debt secured by the equity in your home. This can create a debt you may end up paying for decades, and even jeopardize your home if you cannot maintain the payments.
Action: You borrow money from family or friends to "tide you over".
Result: My father always told me nothing comes between people like an unpaid debt. Do you want to ruin a friendship or poison a relationship over money? It's not worth it.
Action: You take money from an IRA or 401(k) retirement plan to pay bills. In my professional opinion, this is the number one mistake people make.
Result: This not only generates a large tax liability, but exhausts funds you will need for retirement, and that are already protected from your creditors.
Now, while all these outcomes are undesirable, the negative effect of these mistakes can be magnified if you ultimately have to seek bankruptcy protection from your creditors. Here's why:
- In some cases cash advances cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, and in extreme situations debts incurred at a time when you had the inability to repay them may even be non-dischargeable. This is known as a "credit card bust-out".
- Back taxes are generally not dischargeable in Chapter 7, although they can be repaid through Chapter 13, often with no additional interest or penalties.
- When you pay off unsecured debt with your home equity, you transform an unsecured debt, which can usually be discharged in bankruptcy, to a secured debt which must be repaid to protect your home. Not a good trade.
- When you borrow money from friends or family, you naturally feel an obligation to repay those people. If you do, and subsequently file bankruptcy, those payments can be recovered from those you love for the benefit of your creditors. How will that make them feel?
- Many clients I see have completely exhausted their retirement accounts to service their debt, and end up filing Chapter 7 or 13 anyway. By law, however, a bankruptcy filer is allowed to exempt, or protect, funds held in a 401(k), IRA, or similar retirement account. Therefore, to my way of thinking, the worst financial mistake you can make is to mortgage your future for what may amount to just putting off the inevitable.
If you find yourself considering one or more of these actions, I urge you stop and consider whether you are experiencing a temporary financial firestorm, or whether it is building to a full-blown meltdown of your finances.
Even if you aren't considering bankruptcy, by seeking a neutral and experienced attorney for advice, you can often develop a plan of action which will help you secure your financial future.
I have counseled thousands of people in financial trouble over my twenty years of practice, sometimes even recommending against filing a bankruptcy. So take advantage of our 30 minute free consultations to help point you on the right path.
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by A.G. NOORANI
Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor, at a function to release a book on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, in New Delhi on September 4. PHOTO/Kamal Kishore/PTI
The National Security Adviser's rants against Jammu and Kashmir's Constitution stem from not only ignorance of history but also the fascist mindset of the RSS and the BJP.
This was not the first time that Ajit Doval, the National Security Adviser, rushed to pronounce judgment rashly. His remarks on September 4 at the right-wing think tank Vivekananda International Foundation, of which he is one of the founders, have evoked varying reactions from disdain to ridicule. He let forth a fusillade of judgments—each manifestly, demonstrably wrong—and he did this with utter disdain for relevance.
The event was organised in Mumbai for the launch of a book on Vallabhbhai Patel. Mark the orator's gems: 1. Patel could see the plan "of the British to sow the seeds of disintegration in the country". In fact, the British emphatically ruled out any relations with the princes after Independence. It was a Brit who, assisted by V.P. Menon, was largely responsible for their accession to India. Patel imagined that after Independence the people would rise in revolt. Mountbatten warned him that the rulers had armies and volunteered his help. Patel said: "I am prepared to accept your offer provided you give me a full basket of apples." Mountbatten offered a basket of 500. (H.V. Hodson; The Great Divide, pages 367-68; "Patel the non-Bismarck", Frontline, May 1, 2015.) Patel would not have been so friendly with him if he thought that the British were out to sow seeds of disintegration in India; nor did he lay the foundations of a nation state. He was a divisive figure. That credit goes to Jawaharlal Nehru, whom the likes of Doval dislike because he was secular.
2. "In a nation state, there was one state one law." Britain has two different sets of criminal law in Scotland and England. Quebec has a distinct identity in Canada.
3. "Sovereignty can never be divided." The United States of America is a nation state. Three respected American scholars recall that the Founding Fathers opted for "divided sovereignty" in the American federation. "Regarding the people as sovereign, the Convention (at Philadelphia) denied sovereignty to both State and Federal government. This denial of sovereignty was implicit in the very act of framing a Government of defined and hence limited powers"—as all federations do (Alfred H. Kelley, Winfred A. Harrison, and Herman Belz; The American Constitution: Its Origins and Development, page 105).
4. "560 States which had different laws were merged and had one Constitution". The Instrument of Accession of 1947 signed by each ruler explicitly stated in paragraph 7: "Nothing in this instrument shall be deemed to commit me in any way to acceptance of any future Constitution of India or to fetter my discretion to enter into arrangements with the Government of India under any such future Constitution."
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Alexandro García, a Uruguayan gardener who began transcribing his ethereal visions following an avistamiento, or close encounter of the third kind, is a rare gem. His work, which reveals occasional echoes of pre-Columbian cosmology, has parallels with spiritualist art in that the artist declares himself to be merely the instrument of higher powers: "I am a channel absorbing the messages of the cosmos."
His painstaking, highly codified compositions feature fantastical cities that appear weightless or on the verge of floating off into the infinity of space, where constellations come to dance with them in an elegant ballet. They evoke an Elsewhere offered up for our own projections, awaiting colonisation by a new form of humanity: "we are not alone." Not since Magalí Herrera and, going back even further, the artists from the collection of the Brazilian psychiatrist Osório Cesar, has South America given us such a fascinating exploration of the meandering paths of creativity.


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LOS ANGELES—Derrick Rose had 29 points and 16 assists, and the Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 114-101 Friday night. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah added 19 points apiece and Richard Hamilton had 16 for the Bulls against their former coach, Vinny Del Negro.Blake Griffin had 34 points and 13 rebounds for the Clippers, who kept it close most of the way coming off a 25-point loss at San Antonio. Caron Butler added 16 points and Chris Paul had 15 points and 14 assists in his matchup against Rose, the NBA's MVP last season.The Clippers, who outshot the Bulls and outscored them in the paint, got within three early in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer by rookie Trey Thompkins. Then the Bulls took over.Ronnie Brewer hit a 3-pointer and made two free throws before Rose made two free throws, then Deng hit a 3-pointer from in front of the Clippers' bench to give the Bulls a 97-84 lead.Griffin singlehandedly fueled the Clippers' offense with eight straight points that included a ferocious dunk in which he walked away with his fists clenched and his teeth gritted. Still, it left his team trailing by eight points with less than five minutes to play. The Bulls effectively used 3-pointers to keep the Clippers at bay in the fourth, when they hit four, including two by Rose.The Bulls finished their trip with a 3-1 mark, losing at Golden State. Rose was disgusted with his effort in the eight-point loss on Monday.The Bulls moved out to a seven-point lead in the third quarter, when the Clippers' DeAndre Jordan picked up his fourth foul and was forced to sit down for more than eight minutes. He finished with 10 points. Mo Williams and Butler hit consecutive 3-pointers as part of a 13-6 run that helped the Clippers tie the game at 77. But the Bulls answered with six straight points while the Clippers missed their final five shots to lead 83-77 going into the fourth. Deng had 10 points in the quarter. The Bulls closed on a 10-2 run, including four straight by Noah, to lead 57-52 at halftime. The first two quarters were mostly back and forth, with the Clippers leading by eight in the first 12 minutes.
NOTES—Los Angeles opened with a bang, making its first six shots, with Paul feeding Griffin for a two-handed dunk on the Clippers' first basket. Jordan had the crowd roaring with his one-handed dunk off a ball tossed toward the basket by Butler. NOTES—The Clippers fell to 5-8 in home openers at Staples Center…….Rose heard chants of "MVP" when he was at the free throw line. "It's great, especially when you're on the road," he said……Paul has yet to beat Rose in five career games. His previous four losses came when Paul played for New Orleans….Clippers PA announcer David Courtney introduced Williams as Chauncey Billups during pregame intros. Billups was the first player introduced and he sat out with a sore right groin…..Boxer Floyd Mayweather attended the game.


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John Frederick DRYER, Elvin Lamont Bethea, and Edward Alvin White, Plaintiffs–Appellants v. The NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Defendant–Appellee.
Appellants John Frederick Dryer, Elvin Lamont Bethea, and Edward Alvin White played professional football in the National Football League ("NFL"). They participated in a putative class-action lawsuit in which twenty-three former NFL players sued the NFL on behalf of themselves and similarly situated former players. This suit claimed that films produced by NFL-affiliate NFL Films violated the players' rights under the right-of-publicity laws of various states as well as their rights under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125. Twenty of those players settled their dispute with the NFL, but the appellants elected to opt out of that settlement and pursue their individual right-of-publicity and Lanham Act claims. The district court1 granted the NFL's motion for summary judgment on these claims. We affirm.
NFL Films creates theme-based audio-visual productions ("films") describing significant games, seasons, and players in the NFL's history. The films consist of compilations of game footage and interviews with players, coaches, and other individuals involved in the game. Since 1965, NFL Films has produced hundreds of these films, and many have won awards for the creative elements they employ. The NFL sells copies of the films to individual consumers, and it licenses the right to display the films to distributors such as Warner Home Video, Hulu, and ESPN. The league also broadcasts some of the films on its television network and website.
Appellants Dryer, Bethea, and White played in the NFL during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. All three players appear in game footage featured in a number of the films, and all three gave interviews after they retired for use in the films.
The appellants joined twenty other former NFL players in a putative class-action lawsuit against the NFL. The suit alleged that the NFL's use of footage of games in which these players participated violates the common law and statutory rights of publicity of various states. The players brought claims for injunctive relief and damages under these laws as well as a claim for unjust enrichment. The players further claimed that the NFL's use of images depicting them playing football violates the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125.
Most of the original plaintiffs resolved their dispute with the NFL in a settlement through which the NFL established both a fund for the benefit of all former professional players and a licensing agency to assist those players in exploiting their publicity rights. The appellants opted out of that settlement, and the only issues involved in this appeal are their individual right-of-publicity and Lanham Act claims against the NFL's use of their images in the films. The appellants do not challenge the NFL's use of the interviews they each gave to NFL Films.
The district court granted summary judgment to the NFL on the appellants' right-of-publicity claims. The court found that the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 301(a), preempted those claims because the claims challenged a work in which the NFL held a valid copyright and asserted rights identical to those protected by copyright law. The court further found that because the films are expressive, non-commercial speech, the appellants' right-of-publicity claims must yield to the First Amendment. In addition, the court found that the films fell under newsworthiness or public interest safe harbors included in each of the relevant state laws. Finally, the court found that the appellants' implied consent to the creation and publication of the films, as well as the doctrine of laches, provided independent bases for its judgment in favor of the NFL. With respect to the appellants' claim under the Lanham Act, the court granted the NFL summary judgment because the court found that Lanham Act claims apply only to commercial speech, and in any event the films did not pose a risk of confusing consumers as to the appellants' affiliation with or endorsement of the NFL. The appellants appeal all of these rulings.
Summary judgment is proper if the moving party "shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a). A court considering a motion for summary judgment must view the evidence and inferences that may be reasonably drawn from the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. Enter. Bank v. Magna Bank of Mo., 92 F.3d 743, 747 (8th Cir.1996). A party opposing a properly supported motion for summary judgment may not rest on mere allegations or denials, but must set forth specific facts in the record showing that there is a genuine issue for trial. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 256, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986).
The appellants argue first that the district court erred by finding that the Copyright Act preempts their right-of-publicity claims. Section 301(a) of the Copyright Act provides that federal copyright law preempts "all legal or equitable rights that are equivalent to any of the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright ․ in works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible medium of expression and come within the subject matter of copyright." 17 U.S.C. § 301(a). In determining whether federal copyright law preempts a cause of action under state law, this court asks (1) whether "the work at issue is within the subject matter of copyright as defined in §§ 102 and 103 of the Copyright Act" and (2) whether "the state law created right is equivalent to any of the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright as specified in § 106." Nat'l Car Rental Sys., Inc. v. Comput. Assocs. Int'l, Inc., 991 F.2d 426, 428 (8th Cir.1993). If a plaintiff's state-law claim meets both of these criteria, copyright law will preempt that claim as a matter of law. Id.
With respect to the first requirement, the Copyright Act defines the subject matter of copyright as "ori ginal works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression ․ from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device." 17 U.S.C. § 102(a). The appellants argue that their performances in football games during their NFL careers constitute part of their identities rather than "fixed" works eligible for copyright protection.
This argument lacks merit. Although courts have recognized that the initial performance of a game is an "athletic event" outside the subject matter of copyright, Nat'l Basketball Ass'n v. Motorola, Inc., 105 F.3d 841, 846 (2d Cir.1997), the Copyright Act specifically includes within its purview fixed recordings of such live performances, 17 U.S.C. § 101. Indeed, the same decision that the appellants cite to support excluding live sporting events from copyright law recognized that "[t]he Copyright Act was amended in 1976 specifically to insure that simultaneously-recorded transmissions of live performances and sporting events would meet the Act's requirement that the original work of authorship be 'fixed in any tangible medium of expression.' " Nat'l Basketball Ass'n, 105 F.3d at 847 (quoting 17 U.S.C. § 102(a)). The appellants do not argue that NFL Films lacked permission to record appellants' live performances in NFL games. Nor do they dispute that the NFL maintains an enforceable copyright in the footage that NFL Films gathered during those games. Because the appellants do not challenge the NFL's use of their likenesses or identities in any context other than the publication of that game footage, we hold that the appellants' right-of-publicity claims challenge a "work ․ within the subject matter of copyright." See Nat'l Car Rental, 991 F.2d at 428.
Regarding the second requirement, the Supreme Court has recognized that the purpose of copyright protection is to "suppl[y] the economic incentive to create and disseminate ideas." Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 558, 105 S.Ct. 2218, 85 L.Ed.2d 588 (1985). Copyright law achieves this objective "[b]y establishing a marketable right to the use of one's expression." Id. The primary rationales underlying the right of publicity, meanwhile, are "the desire to provide incentives to encourage a person's productive activities and to protect consumers from misleading advertising." C.B.C. Distribution & Mktg., Inc. v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P., 505 F.3d 818, 824 (8th Cir.2007). Due to the state's interest in protecting consumers, a right-of-publicity suit challenging the use of a copyrighted work in a commercial advertisement could have purposes unrelated to the aims of copyright law. See, e.g., Facenda v. NFL Films, Inc., 542 F.3d 1007, 1029 (3d Cir.2008) (finding no preemption where a copyrighted voice recording was used in an advertisement for an unrelated product). When a right-of-publicity suit challenges the expressive, noncommercial use of a copyrighted work, however, that suit seeks to subordinate the copyright holder's right to exploit the value of that work to the plaintiff's interest in controlling the work's dissemination. See, e.g., id. at 1029 ("[L]imiting the way that material can be used in expressive works extends beyond the purview of state law and into the domain of copyright law."); J. Thomas McCarthy, The Rights of Publicity and Privacy § 11.55 (2d ed.2013) ("If [a] performer [in a copyrighted recording] later objects to the reproduction or performance of that recording in an expressive, non-advertising use, then the claim is one of copyright infringement, not of infringement of the right of publicity."). Such a suit asserts rights equivalent to "exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright" and is preempted by copyright law. See Nat'l Car Rental, 991 F.2d at 428.
The appellants argue that their claims lie outside the scope of copyright law because the films represent commercial speech that states have a legitimate interest in regulating. In Porous Media Corp. v. Pall Corp., we recognized three factors that govern whether speech is commercial rather than expressive: "(i) whether the communication is an advertisement, (ii) whether it refers to a specific product or service, and (iii) whether the speaker has an economic motivation for the speech." 173 F.3d 1109, 1120 (8th Cir.1999). According to the appellants, the films qualify as commercial speech under this test because the films represent advertisements for "NFL-branded football," a specific product that the films promote for the NFL's economic benefit.
Applying the three Porous factors, we agree with the district court's conclusion that the films are expressive, rather than commercial, speech and that the Copyright Act therefore preempts the appellants' claims. First, the films are not advertisements because they do not "propose[ ] a commercial transaction." See id. (quoting Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, 507 U.S. 410, 423, 113 S.Ct. 1505, 123 L.Ed.2d 99 (1993)). As the district court observed, at no point do the films encourage consumers to purchase any product or service. Second, although the films "refer[ ] to" the NFL, they do not reference the league as "a specific product." See Porous, 173 F.3d at 1120. The films tell stories of past contests featuring NFL teams and players, and they reference the league as part of those historical events rather than as a present-day product. Moreover, consumer demand for the films demonstrates that they exist as "products" in their own right. As the district court recognized, the NFL does not pay media outlets to show the films to potential NFL customers. To the contrary, consumers pay to view the films, either by purchasing copies or through subscriptions to broadcasters like ESPN, which licenses the films to show on its various television networks. Because the films represent speech of independent value and public interest rather than advertisements for a specific product, the NFL's economic motivations alone cannot convert these productions into commercial speech. Cf. Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, 343 U.S. 495, 501, 72 S.Ct. 777, 96 L.Ed. 1098 (1952) (rejecting the argument that "motion pictures" fall outside "the First Amendment's aegis because their production, distribution, and exhibition is a large-scale business conducted for private profit"). As a result, the films are expressive speech under the Porous framework. See 173 F.3d at 1120. The Copyright Act therefore preempts the appellants' attempt to control dissemination of the films and thereby exercise a right equivalent to "exclusive rights" granted by copyright. See Nat'l Car Rental, 991 F.2d at 428.
Because we hold that the Copyright Act preempts the appellants' right-of-publicity claims, we do not reach the district court's alternative rationales for granting summary judgment to the NFL.
The appellants also argue that the district court erred in granting the NFL summary judgment on their claim of false endorsement under section 43(a)(1)(A) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125. This provision "prohibits 'false representations concerning the origin, association, or endorsement of goods or services through the wrongful use of another's distinctive mark, name, trade dress, or other device.' " Am. Ass'n of Orthodontists v. Yellow Book USA, Inc., 434 F.3d 1100, 1103 (8th Cir.2006) (quoting Waits v. Frito–Lay, Inc., 978 F.2d 1093, 1108 (9th Cir.1992)). To overcome summary judgment on a claim under this provision, a plaintiff must provide evidence th4at the challenged statements are either "literally false as a factual matter" or "literally true or ambiguous but which implicitly convey a false impression, are misleading in context, or [are] likely to deceive consumers." United Indus. Corp. v. Clorox Co., 140 F.3d 1175, 1180 (8th Cir .1998). Evidence that some consumers "misunderstood" a statement, however, is insufficient to overcome summary judgment where the statement is not objectively "misleading [or] false." Am. Italian Pasta Co. v. New World Pasta Co., 371 F.3d 387, 393–94 (8th Cir.2004) (holding that survey results showing that half of consumers misinterpreted a statement failed to give rise to a genuine issue of material fact where the plain meaning of the statement was not objectively misleading).
The appellants argue that a genuine issue of material fact remains regarding whether the films falsely represent that the appellants currently endorse or associate themselves with the NFL. In support of this argument, the appellants point to survey evidence showing that a statistically significant number of survey participants concluded upon viewing the films that the depicted players endorsed the NFL.
The appellants, however, have failed to present any evidence that the films include "misleading [or] false statements" regarding the appellants' current relationship with the NFL. See id. First, the appellants do not claim that any statements in the films are "literally false as a factual matter." See United Indus., 140 F.3d at 1180. Second, the appellants provide no evidence that the films "implicitly convey a false impression, are misleading in context, or [are] likely to deceive consumers." See id. The appellants do not contend that the objected-to footage depicts anything other than their actual performances in past NFL games. Nor do the appellants identify any statements in the films' audio commentary that might mislead viewers as to their relationship with or feelings toward the league. Although the films as a whole may portray the NFL in a positive light, nothing in the films implies that the appellants share that perspective. To the contrary, the appellants had the opportunity to share their own views when they willingly participated in interviews with the films' creators, and they do not challenge the NFL's inclusion of those interviews in the films. Some viewers of this content may have "misunderstood" the extent to which the appellants continue to associate with or endorse the league, but this misunderstanding alone is insufficient to overcome summary judgment. See Am. Italian Pasta, 371 F.3d at 394. Because the appellants provide no evidence that the films contain "misleading [or] false statements" regarding their current endorsement of the NFL, their claim of false endorsement under the Lanham Act fails as a matter of law. See id. Accordingly, we do not reach the district court's alternative rationales for granting summary judgment to the NFL.
For the reasons set forth above, we affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment to the NFL on the appellants' right-of-publicity and Lanham Act claims.
1. The Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.


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My son likes to have his face painted.
That's good because it encourages his imagination and makes for great Instagram fodder.
It's bad because it costs me money.
It doesn't matter where we go. Face painters lurk at medieval fairs and Easter egg hunts.
And it starts to add up: Eight dollars at the zoo; five dollars at the apple festival; 12 dollars at the other zoo.
So after spending — this is an estimate — about $4 million dollars on face painting, I had a great/terrible idea.
I'd buy the paint and handle the artwork myself.
It was a great idea because it saves me money.
It was terrible because I have no artistic talent. None. My neighborhood has banned me from using sidewalk chalk because my smiley-faced suns and indecipherable stick figures are bad for property values. (I'm exaggerating, but only a little.)
Still, I bought the paint. Because parenthood stretches your comfort zone to unimaginable parameters. And I wanted to save money.
And here's the wild thing: My plan worked for two reasons —
• There are YouTube channels dedicated to teaching talentless hacks like myself how to paint faces.
• A child's imagination can compensate for any artistic deficiencies. If a kid wants to look like a dragon, then he'll think he looks like a dragon.
My son and I started with easy things: vampires (mostly white with some black and red accents) and dinosaurs (a lot of green with some big ol' teeth.) And eventually graduated to more ambitious projects — elephants, giraffes and at least one yeti.
Each morning, he'd come down the stairs and tell me what he wanted to become that day.
It was fun. We had a thing. And it feels great when you and your kid have a thing.
But then the thing ended.
One morning, after about three weeks of face painting, my son disapproved of my work. He was supposed to be a tyrannosaurus, but the teeth looked sloppy and had melted down his chin. I offered a touch-up job, but he went to the bathroom, washed his face, and sulked on the couch.
So I got mad.
At first, I thought I was mad because my son was rude. But after I'd stewed for (let's be honest) a few days, I realized the real reason for my tizzy.
He'd hurt my pride.
You see, I'd somehow convinced myself that I was a good face painter. (I'm not.) Worse, I'd convinced myself that my son's face-painting phase was about me. (It wasn't. It was about looking like a tiger.)
Fortunately, once I got out of my feelings, my son and I were able to come to an understanding.
Now, he paints my face. And that's good and less than good.
It's good because we still have a thing. And that thing stimulates his imagination and encourages his creativity.
It's less good because his favorite painter is Jackson Pollock.
My son likes to have his face painted.


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In its February 2, 2018 issue, the Pakistani Urdu daily Roznama Jasarat published an article examining the status of pastimes and entertainment in Islam. The article was written by Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadri, who cited numerous Islamic sources to argue that Prophet Muhammad permitted only those pastimes and sports activities that did not go against the orders of Allah.
Roznama Jasarat is published by Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, which is the largest religious organization in the country. In the translated text of the article given below, the words in parentheses denote the name of the authentic books of hadiths (sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad). These sources of hadiths are produced in the article by the author himself.
"Less Fortunately, The Things That Are Considered Amusement Today Not Only Comprise Of Sins And Shamelessness, But Also Make Muslims Spiritually And Physically Ineffectual"
"Along with obligatory and supererogatory prayers, Islam also permits those amusements and pastimes that do not violate the orders of Allah, do not spread bad things in society, or become the cause of obliviousness to the presence of Allah. Keeping the life of Prophet Muhammad in front of us regarding the pastimes of Muslims in the society established by the Lord, we can set the boundaries of our pastimes.
"The pastimes that the Prophet liked are not only the cause of mental amusements for Muslims, but also the source of increasing bodily strength, and prove to be the practical training for jihad. Less fortunately, the things that are considered amusement today not only comprise of sins and shamelessness but also make Muslims spiritually and physically ineffectual. And the amusements that have been accepted as sports make people oblivious to the orders of Allah, in addition to social responsibilities.
"The Prophet said that everything that a man plays with is falsehood (Tirmidhi). In this hadith, the Prophet has ordered against all those pastimes that make one oblivious toward the orders of Allah or that do not give some physical and spiritual benefit. In another hadith, he said that Allah likes a strong momin [true believer] more than a weak momin (Mishkat).
"The Prophet used to advise people to take up archery. Once, he made two groups for the practice of archery and said: Release your arrow, I am in this specific group. Hearing this, the other group stopped releasing the arrows and said: Lord, since you are in that group, how can we release the arrow against that group? He responded, release the arrow, I am with all of you (Bukhari)."
"I Heard The Prophet Say From The Pedestal Of The Mosque, To Fight The Kuffar [Unbelievers], Fortify Your Strength As Much As You Must; Beware! Strength Is In Archery"
"Aqba bin Aamir narrates: I heard the Prophet say from the pedestal of the mosque, 'To fight the kuffar [unbelievers], fortify your strength as much as you must; beware! Strength is in archery,' he repeated this point thrice (Muslim). At another place, the Prophet said: You must learn archery; this is a very good sport (Tabarani).
"The Prophet was very good horseman. It is mentioned in Bukhari that horse races were organized on the Prophet's orders. He also used to race camels. As per another tradition, his female camel used to always come ahead in races. Once, a bedouin's camel raced ahead of others, so the companions were extremely saddened. He said, it is for Allah to show something down which raises its head (Bukhari).
"Swimming, while covering one's body, is a good exercise and sports too. [The second Islamic Caliph] Umar said: Teach your children swimming and archery, and tell them to jump to ride a horse (Masnad Ahmad). The Prophet used to instruct [his followers] to get up early in the morning. He also used to like playing with the javelin and sword. He also liked for the blacks to play with the javelin and sword. Once on the day of Eid, he permitted the blacks to demonstrate their skills in javelin throwing (Bukhari).
"To race and to compete against each other in a race is a very good sport too, and also beneficial for the body. It is proven from numerous reports that many sahabah [companions of the Prophet] were fast runners and used to compete against each other. In summary, the Prophet used to permit only those entertainment activities that would not negate the orders of Allah, and that would benefit physically and mentally – especially, if the sahabah would not become oblivious of Allah..."


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Virginia Rich of The Cooking School Murders generally gets credit for the first crafty cozy. I certainly don't remember reading anything like it: female involved in something crafty (cooking) and completely uninvolved with detection, gets involved sort of accidentally, solves the murder, recipes in the back. Nowadays, you can read all kinds of crafty/artsy/jobsy cozies, including ... just for instance ... Gayle Trent's new "Amanda Lee" embroidery mystery.
Too Many Cooks. It doesn't qualify as a cozy, technically, because the sleuth, Nero Wolfe, is a professional detective. I maintain it counts, though, because he isn't on a case, he's part of it. He's at a gathering of top chefs when one of them turns up stabbed. Most of the Wolfe books have recipes in them, or at the very least mouth-watering descriptions of meals.
Go. Read. Drool.
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- Gayle said...
- January 21, 2015 at 5:00 PM
You convinced me :), detective or not, sounds like a cozy plot. Will have to put Gayle's book on my must-read list.
- January 21, 2015 at 5:32 PM
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BORDERLESS HOUSE GANGNAM3-Share House in Seoul Gangnam
- Gangnam周邊
- Line#7 Hak-dong Station Exit No.8 7mins walk
家庭成員2國3房客 入住中!
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- Female Only House
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Gangnam3 share house is located in Nonhyun area nearby Hakdong Station (Line No. 7) and Apgujeong & Sinsa Station (Line No.3) where gives great access to well-known luxurious places in Gangnam District such as Chungdam, Apgujeong, and Sinsa. Not only that, this house offers easy access to major universities for students who may attend Kunkuk (7min), Sejong (9min), Soongsil (13min), Hanyang (19min), Sookmyung (27min), and Kyunghee (28min) University. (Only subway time)
Moreover, it only takes less than 20 minutes by subway to Gangnam-gu Office, Gangnam, Seolleung, and COEX [Korea Exhibition Center & Multiplex Mall], which is certainly suitable for office workers and also students who would like to learn Korean in major language institutes. You can enjoy your leisure time in Sinsa Garosu-gil which is known for an area where numerous different types of places for shopping, dining, and entertaining are. Also, Dduksum Amusement Park, Seoul Forest Park, and Children's Grand Park are very close by the house. So, why do not you go on a picnic with your share house roommates sometime in a shiny day?
- Line#7 Hak-dong Station Exit No.8 7mins walk
- Line#3 Apkujong Station Exit No.3 11mins walk
- Line#3 Sinsa Station Exit No.1 12mins walk
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female 20's
Perfect stay, cosy neighborhood, and lovely roommodes.
female 20's
It is a fantastic experience in here. Everyone in this floor is kind and friendly, and helps me a lot! I hope I can stay here longer :( 보더리스하우스에서의 경험은 판타스틱했어요. 이 하우스의 모두가 착하고 친절했으며 저를 많이 도와주었어요! 더 지낼 수 있었다면 좋았을 거에요 :(
female 20's
보더리스하우스에서 새로운 경험을 할 수 있었고 영어와 한국어를 공부하기 위해서는 너무 좋은 곳이였습니다. 하우스메이트들과 친해졌던 것도 좋았습니다. I could have a new experience and it was a good place to study English and Korean. Also, I liked to be close to the housemates.
Lelia Chow
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It was my first time to visit Korea even first time to Asia! I love staying in Seoul which is a very active city even compare to New York city. I really enjoyed my time in the Share House with my roommates who became real friends of mine. I definitely would love to come back to Korea and to Borderelss House if there is a chance!
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Thank you for all! I had great time in Borderless share house. 모두 감사드려요! 전 보더리스 쉐어하우스에서 멋진 시간을 보냈어요.
Arianna Filippi
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I really liked living in this share house. It was a wonderful experience. Thank you so much, Borderless share house staff!! 쉐어하우스에서 지내는 걸 정말 좋아했습니다! 값진 경험이었습니다! 감사합니다 보더리스 쉐어하우스 스태프!
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- 您可以在我們的辦公室或即將入居的物件內進行入居簽約從您寄出入住申請表的當日起至您正式入住,手續流程最短需要至少一周的時間,請見諒。
- 我和室友們有機會能感情變好嗎?Borderless House的特點之一就是有很多和他人交流的機會。我們的房客會互相討論及制定生活公約,像是打掃時間等等。透過這些討論及交流,讓我們的居住生活環境變得更舒適美好。
Recommended Houses around this area
Do not you try the international exchange together like a family at female-only share house? The south-facing house has the light shining through the large windows spread over living room. Around the house, parks, supermarkets and especially restaurants are located in front of the house, as well as sauna and gym in the basement of the building. So you think it would be good to go with the share housemates! And a short distance, there are also Yeongdeungpo Times Square and IFC mall which is largest shopping mall in Korea. The location is Line 2 and 5, Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station that most convenient among of the subway for going anywhere, it takes only 5 minutes walk from the station! Hongik University, Shinchon is located 10 minutes by subway.
Introducing Borderless's 25th house! This beautiful Korean traditional style house is located right next to Chungjeongno station(line No.2/5) and also close to Seoul station line No.1/4, Airport Line/Center Line. It's a four-story building for both male and female tenants. There are 13 rooms for 18 people but there are three bathrooms on each floors so no worries about crowded bathroom. Socialize with your share housemates on the first floor and on the roof top while you can still keep your own privacy in a either single room or double room. Perfect shared house for students of YONSEI, SOGANG, EWHA, HANYANG UNIVERSITY but also workers whose company is at downtown in Seoul. Want to check famous tourist areas such as City hall, Seoul N-tower and Gyeongbokgung Palace? You are very welcome!
Finally, a new female-only house in Jongno area! Jongno 1 share house there are well-lighted rooms and the terrace where you could have a cup of coffee and a chat inside of the house. Since this house is between Sinseol-dong and Dongmyo Station, you do not have any trouble using public transportation which means it makes you go to anywhere in Seoul easily. It has great access to all kinds of facilities taking 5 minutes by walk such as the restaurants, the banks, the library, the major markets, the movie theater, some cafes, and Cheonggyecheon Stream. It is suitable and worth taking a rest there for students and workers. Jongno 1 share house have three double room so, you could talk more Korean with your share house roommate!
The Koryodae 1 share house from which you can go to Korea Unviersity and Sungshin Women's University by walking! The Koryodae 1 share house has a great access to the university streets that are concentrated by Hansung, Sungkyunkwan University etc. and it only takes less than 20 minutes to go to Kyunghee Uni, University of Seoul, Hankuk university of Foreign studies from the house. In front of the house, there is Seongbuk stream so you can enjoy leisurely walking and if you walk about 5min from the share house, there are Donam-dong food alley and Rodeo street so you can enjoy eating some delicious food and shopping at the same time! If you want to experience a college life in Seoul, this share house is here for you to help experience the college life! Come and join the share house, and make unforgettable memories with students from all around the world.
▼This house is only available until June 30th, Monthly Rent 50% OFF!!!!▼ -You can live only until June 30th, 2020. -You can relocate to other Borderless House after June 30th. -The prices shown below are already discounted prices. Trendy, Hip, Classy, Affluence! These are all perfect words that should come to mind when you describe Gangnam. If you want to live and enjoy the Gangnam Style without having to pay a lot then come check out the Gangnam 2 share house. The Gangnam 2 share house is located in an area that is known for its upper class atmosphere. There are 4 bedrooms (2 private rooms, 2 double rooms) in this female only shared house. You will share a spacious living room, kitchen and two bathrooms with 5 other female room-mates, while still being able to maintain your own privacy. This house is located near the Maebong and Yangjae Station giving access to line 3 which is approximately 5 minutes by foot. Further, it is also located near the Bundang Line giving you easy access to the rest of Seoul. Not only Gangnam2 share house offers great access to many Korean language Institute for Korean learners and many of Korea's major companies, but also the Jamsil district as well which is known for its many entertainment venues and world class restaurants which can be found near the downtown Gangnam area. If you want to live in a district that is world-renowned then you will need to act fast as Gangnam is one of most preferred places to stay for both foreigners and Koreans. Majority of our expected residents in these houses will either be students of the Seoul Educational University because of its accessibility to Kyodae Station or business employees that work for the major corporations that are housed in Gangnam.


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I drink and I scream and I curse the stars, and still you are here, blaring in my fucking veins. Nicole Lyons 2017
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It is as if some sort of cosmic energy is continually pulsing through my veins, cascading along, dancing with my white blood cells, finding a home in every organ of my body. I hold the universe inside of me and I delight in the idea of that for days on end, but when I hit … Continue reading Clusters
Crazy is a Luxury
It's finally here, the day has come when I see my GP about an ECT consult. The medication/psychiatric merry-go-round is killing me. I can't do this anymore. I haven't left my house in weeks, I haven't written for PC because let's be honest, I'm not doing so well with "Living well with mental illness" and … Continue reading Crazy is a Luxury
Twenty-six Pages
Remember when I said I was going to get the pharmacist to print out every single medication I have been prescribed since 2012? Well here it is and it is a whopping 26 pages long. There is shit on here that I had to Google, absolutely no fucking clue what it was, and no recollection … Continue reading Twenty-six Pages
The Long Sleep
After Summer's lazy sun-kissed days have become shorter and her balmy nights cooler, Autumn slowly begins to rise. Subtly she peers out from her deepest slumber; a gentle sigh escaping her mahogany lips causes the winds to blow and turn brisk. It is time. With a stunning grace, Autumn awakens, swaying with passion and … Continue reading The Long Sleep
Delusions or brilliance?
Vibrant Ideas My mind is filled with an essence. Tales and characters ride on the cusp of almost tangible, and trust me when I tell you they are neither delusion nor hallucination, but that they are vivid and extraordinary. Thinking outside of the box makes perfect sense to me and logic seems almost crude, at … Continue reading Delusions or brilliance?
MindTrip CROSSFIRE Humanity Edition: Mental Illness, Massacres & Misinformation
Welcome to MindTrip Crossfire A section where I take one topic and hit it from two different bipolar perspectives. This is the place where we encourage you to join in on the conversation, share your experience, and let us know where YOU stand. The MindTrip CROSSFIRE: Humanity Edition is taking a look at the recent UCC … Continue reading MindTrip CROSSFIRE Humanity Edition: Mental Illness, Massacres & Misinformation


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Republican candidate Ted Cruz to visit UB
Cruz is the third presidential candidate visit to Buffalo in less than a week
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will be the second presidential candidate to visit UB in less than four days.
Cruz is set to speak at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in the Ellicott Complex on UB's North Campus on Thursday morning, according to WGRZ. The event will be a town hall meeting in accordance with MSNBC at the North Campus venue that holds 340 people. It will start at 11 a.m.
Cruz's visit will be much smaller than the rally Bernie Sanders held this past Monday at Alumni Arena, which drew nearly 11,000 supporters inside and outside the venue.
Donald Trump, Cruz's Republican opponent, is set to speak at the First Niagara Center on April 18, one day before the New York primary.
Cruz's speech will last roughly one hour and there will be a Q&A opportunity after the speech.
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They don't make 'em like they used to. That's how the saying goes, anyway. And at Nick Fink's, the oldest bar in Grand Rapids, they're absolutely fine with that adage.
While developers are continually constructing flashy, new breweries and trendy pubs across the state, other more ripened watering holes hang their hats on heritage.
"It's definitely old and eclectic," said manager Matt Rule of the historic building in Comstock Park, built in 1888. "You can't replicate a place like this. We could come in and make it look all fancy and crazy, try to make it something it's not, but you don't change something like this."
Nick Fink's, located at 3965 West River Dr NE, enjoys a colorful and assorted history, which includes serving as a post office and grocery store. It was a frequent stop for Ernest Hemingway, who'd stop in on his way to Torch Lake. It also served as the location for the very first "flight" in the county.
"[The flight] was by a Fink," Rule said. "He built a bike with wings attached to it and he drove it off the top of the building. He made it only so many feet and he broke his collar bone, but it was actually the first documented flight in Kent County."
There was a time in America's past, however, when serving alcohol, at least publicly, wasn't an option. So the Finks turned to other means in order to make a buck.
"During Prohibition is when [it was a brothel]," Rule said. "Upstairs, to this day, there are numerous hotel rooms. That's how they made their money. They had these old hotel check cards where it was checked off and it had the girls' names on them and what they were paid."
As with any building with a long-standing history, there will inevitably be rumors of ghosts that linger around the establishment. And while Rule says he doesn't necessarily believe in that sort of thing, there's no denying some weird goings-on even he can't explain.
"The jukebox, every other day, still turns on by itself," Rule said. "I don't know why it happens. I've had the electrical redone and even a new jukebox. It still just turns on a couple times a week by itself."
Paranormal activity aside, the bar's longevity is what's charmed locals for decades.
"[The community] has a lot of pride in this bar," Rule said. "Everybody either has a tie to this with family members or just came here when they were younger. They'll always support it because it's a staple here."
Louie's Trophy House Grill enjoys the distinction of being Kalamazoo's oldest bar. Opened in 1918 by the Nowaks, a family of Polish immigrants, it's rumored to have operated as a speakeasy during Prohibition. Louie's stayed family-owned until 2007 when it was purchased by long-time customer Mike VandeMaele.
What makes this bar unique other than its age? That's where the "Trophy House" part of the name comes in.
"When patrons walk in, the first thing they notice is the taxidermy-lined walls," said Jax Kappeler, talent buyer for the music venue, Louie's Back Room. "We feel as though it gives the customers a certain aesthetic specific to the Michigan lifestyle – a cabin on the lake feel."
Louie's, located at 629 Walbridge St., also serves as a must-visit stop in Kalamazoo's entertainment scene. They host a comedy show every Tuesday, an open mic night every Wednesday and live music every Friday and Saturday.
But whether you're stopping in to catch a cool band, enjoy a few laughs, or simply to take advantage of one of their nightly drink specials, Kappeler said the one thing you'll always find at Louie's is a hospitable atmosphere.
"Louie's is a home away from home for our regulars," Kappeler said. "And for every new customer that walks in, they walk out feeling like they just spent an evening with old friends."
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The bacteria is called Pseudomonas syringae and when it's kicked up into the air, it collects condensation fury, forming water droplets (or in the case of hail, death pellets). Generally the moisture in clouds needs something to cling around in order to create precipitation, and the syringae provide the perfect nucleus.
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Pseudomonas syringae, seen here biding its time.
So how does this information help us? Well it could allow us to weaponize water, destroying the windshields of our most hated enemies. Or we could use it to stop droughts.
What? How?
We know that this particular bacteria causes water to freeze about 7 degrees Fahrenheit higher than usual, which means it can create snow and ice in slightly warmer temperatures. For that reason, mountain resorts have been using Pseudomonas syringae bacteria to make fake snow since the late '80s. But for anyone who's not jetsetting to Aspen this winter, there are more practical applications as well. Scientists say it's possible that planting crops already infected with these bacteria may help overcome droughts by inducing rain.
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In the early years of SEO, the ranking was the primary measure of success. SEO professionals focused on ranking #1 for their desired golden keyword and relied heavily on rank tracking tools to monitor their improvement over time. Over the years, SEO pros quickly learned that ranking alone is a poor indicator of success. Ranking #1 for a keyword means little when that keyword brings little relevant traffic or few conversions. This realization prompted SEO pros to combine rank tracking with other metrics, such as organic search traffic and conversions.
Should We Track Ranking?
As Google improved over the years, tracking keyword rank has become more difficult on the most widely used search engine. Among the problems with rank tracking:
Google Doesn't Like Keyword Tracking Tools
Google has to spend money to keep the search engine alive. Its primary source of revenue comes from ads and sponsored results. Rank tracking tools visit search engines and use the server resources; however, they do not contribute to Google's revenue flow because they don't click on the ads. Google has also created Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that allow developers to obtain keyword ranking data without Google's user interface.
APIs provide the rank tracking data developers need for free. The only catch is that Google limits the number of API requests per day. As a workaround, most rank tracking tools scrape the ranking results directly from
Google's result pages. When Google detects this, it will display a CAPTCHA form to verify that the query was made by a human.
Since there are also tools to work around the CAPTCHA form, Google will temporarily block the IP address if there are rapid, successive queries from the same IP address. If the pattern of scraping continues for a significant amount of time, Google will ban the IP address from visiting Google. When looking for rank tracking tools, this is one of the main features you need to consider, especially if you plan to track a large number of keywords.
Google Displays Different Results in Different Locations
Keywords will rank differently when the search is done in different geographical locations, especially if the keyword is about a local company, organization, or person. Keywords like "car mechanic," "dentist," and "plumber" often have a local intent and you can expect these results to be different depending on where they are searched from.
When looking for rank tracking tools, also consider if they are capable of tracking results from different regions especially the ones associated with your target market.
Google Delivers Personalization to Results
Google tracks the types of results you tend to click on and the results you hit the back button on. Google can do this whether you are logged into a Google account or not; however, it can be more difficult when you are logged out.
To disregard personalization, several techniques are used such as:
- Logging out of a Google Account.
- Using Private Browsing or Incognito Mode on your web browser.
- Adding the URL parameter &pws=0, which tells Google to disable
personalized web search results
Ranking as a KPI
If keyword ranking seems to be inconsistent, should we even report on it as a key performance indicator (KPI)?
You can show an SEO client #1 rankings for keywords, but when they search that keyword in their location or on their personal browser, it may be a different ranking position. The main factor to pay attention to is not the rank itself, but the trends. Rank shifts are important to make note of regardless of the ranking position. Even when the ranking is different in other regions or on people's personal browsers, the trends of movement will often remain consistent.
Types of Rank Tracking Tools
Keyword ranking tools come in different forms and can be classified based on installation type. The three main types are:
- Web Browser Plugins
- Desktop Applications
- Web-Based SaaS Applications
This article I will discuss each type, along with their unique advantages and disadvantages-
1. Web Browser Plugins
Browser plugins are add-ons that extend the capabilities of your web browser. SEOBook's Firefox Rank Checker Extension is the only one of its kind.
Using a plugin is helpful because it can mask the scraping tool as a web browser. Because Google doesn't like rank tracking tools, if it tries to detect the user-agent, which is like the identification card of a web browser, it will appear as Firefox instead of a scraping script because the tool runs within Firefox.
It runs instantaneously, thus if you need to find the ranking quickly, you can use this plugin and get the ranking numbers right away
Even when a Firefox plugin has the user-agent of a normal web browser, the speed and behavior of the queries done from the same IP address will appear unnatural. Getting blocked from search engines is common when using this
plugin if you run a large number of keywords. Browser plugin ranking tools are ideal for small sets of keywords,
typically 100 or less, when you want the results immediately.
2. Desktop Applications
Desktop applications are programs you install on your own computer. As a standalone program, they do not require the web browser. They are capable of running larger lists of keywords without getting blocked by Google.
Desktop applications accomplish this in two ways: Emulating human behavior by adding time and pauses between queries, copying a web browser user-agent, downloading all page assets (e.g., images), and not just the ranking results.
Using a rotating list of IP addresses that you supply. This allows the tool to make it appear as if the queries are coming from different computers worldwide.
Examples of tools like this:
- WebCEO
- SEO Smart Suite
- Internet Business Promoter
- Advanced Web Ranking
Many of these tools are not only for rank tracking and can be used for a number of purposes like backlink analysis or keyword research.
Advantages of Desktop apps– Can run a larger amount of keywords compared to the browser plugin tool without getting blocked by Google.
Disadvantage- Even with human emulation and using a number of proxy IP addresses, if you are using this within a digital marketing agency that has multiple SEO clients, it will be difficult to handle them all. You can't speed up the process because that will counteract the human emulation.
You can attempt to increase the number of IP addresses, but this greatly increases the cost if you are getting new IP addresses just for the sole purpose of rank tracking. Desktop application rank tracking tools are ideal to use for small
boutique SEO businesses, or for conducting SEO on your non-SEO business. This works when you don't have a large number of keywords to track, and it will keep the cost down.
3. Web-Based SaaS Solutions
Web-based software as a service (SaaS) solutions do not run on your local computers. Instead, they run on a subscription-based server. This eliminates the challenge of maintaining multiple IP addresses.
These solutions don't run on your computer, so you don't need to worry about leaving them running overnight.
This really is a better solution, which is why many of the desktop applications mentioned above also have web-based versions of their products. Some of these web-based services focus primarily on ranking, while others have multiple capabilities.
Primarily rank tracking tools:
- Authority Labs
- AWRCloud
- Stat
Multipurpose SEO tools that include rank tracking:
- Dragon Metrics
- Linkdex
- BrightEdge
- Searchmetrics
- Conductor
- seoClarity
- Moz
Web-based solutions are more stable, require less maintenance, and manage IP rotation for you. Many of the web-based tools have the capability to track local results within a city, as well as international results for different countries, which allows you to track ranking for your target market.
Web-based solutions tend to cost more than the desktop application rank trackers, and since they run on a server, most rank tracking is queued and scheduled, so you will not get immediate results. It's best to use these SaaS solutions when you are a large digital marketing agency or a large SEO company. The other options may not be able to handle the large volume of keyword tracking that is needed when dealing with multiple clients.
Tracking Number of Indexed Pages
Aside from tracking the ranking of keywords in search engines, you can also track the number of pages indexed by search engines.
There are three ways to determine this in Google:
- Using the Site: operator to view the number of results that appear for a specific domain.
- Using Google Search Console's (GSC) report on the number of indexed pages.
- Using GSC's status of indexed pages within your submitted XML sitemap.
All three will often give different results.
Usually, the GSC indexed pages will give the largest number of pages but may include duplicate content pages. GSC's status on the pages indexed within your XML sitemap is only helpful if your XML sitemap has a complete list of all the URLs on your site.
The site: operator will often have the fewest number of URLs because it removes pages with thin or duplicate content, low-quality pages, and spammy pages.
This information can be obtained from Google alone; however, there are many tools that will pull this information for you along with their rank tracking software
Tracking Local Maps Ranking-
In local SEO, you must optimize organic search results containing geographic information like a city, state or country. You also must optimize the results in Google Maps and other online map websites where the ranking algorithm is different from the main organic search algorithm.
Since optimization here is targeted separately, it needs to be tracked separately using local map rank tracking tools.
One platform that does this is BrightLocal. It will track your businesses ranking within local maps results and you can set the location of where the search query runs.
Pricing Is Determined by the Number of Keywords
Every search query uses server resources on web-based rank tracking tools. It takes a longer time to run and increases the risk of getting blocked by search engines.
When running desktop applications, you can add in as many keywords you like, but to avoid getting blocked by search engines, you either decrease the speed of the request or you can keep the speed high but increase the number of IP addresses you will use to run the queries.
Running the request more slowly will cost more as it will take longer to complete. Using a higher number of IP addresses also incurs additional costs.


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"The Bible is so human a book that I don't see how belief in its divine authorship can survive the reading of it." William James, in response to a 1904 survey of religious belief.
"The problem is in part that the Gospels are full of discrepancies and were written decades after Jesus' ministry and death by authors who had not themselves witnessed any of the events." Bart D. Ehrman in his book "Jesus Interrupted."
I have recently finished reading Ehrman's book. He confirms with solid scholarship my agnostic suspicions that the New Testament is, among many proffered books, a selection of them written by men and chosen by like-thinking theologians, that the original works are gone and the books are all copies, that it is the child of oral transmissions over decades, that each Gospel presents a different Jesus, that the miracles are myths, that the Resurrection is hearsay, that the Apocalypse is fanciful imagining and that the Trinity is an evolved and man-made concept.
It interesting that Ehrman, prior to entering a seminary, was a fundamentalist Christian who believed in the inerrancy of the Bible. But what he learned at the seminary induced him to become an agnostic. He writes that what he learned at the seminary has been taught there for decades to aspiring preachers and he wonders why most congregations are ignorant of what is taught in the seminaries. Of course, the answer is that the churches do not want people to know that truth for obvious reasons. The Catholic Church opposed vehemently the translation of the Bible into the vernacular of the countries of Europe.
Ehrman: "Jesus' teaching in Mark is apocalyptic: 'This time has been fulfilled' implies that this current evil age, seen on a time line, is almost over. The end is in sight. 'The Kingdom of God is near' means that God will soon intervene in this age and overthrow its wicked powers and the kingdoms they support, such as Rome, and establish his own kingdom, a kingdom of truth, peace and justice."
Mark's Jesus believes the kingdom is soon to come: "Truly I tell you, some of those standing here will not taste death before they see the Kingdom of God having come to power." In Mark, "Jesus never refers to himself as a divine being, as someone who preexisted, as someone who was in any sense equal with God. In Mark, he is not God and he does not claim to be."
But by the time John wrote his Gospel "those standing" were all gone and the Kingdom had not come, so John presents a different Jesus, one who is not an apocalypticist teaching that the end is near but one claiming to be God and the way to salvation and eternal life.
Ehrman: "Things are quiet different in the Gospel of John. In Mark, Jesus teaches principally about God and the coming of the kingdom, hardly ever about himself, except to say that he must go to Jerusalem to be executed, whereas in John, that is practically all that Jesus talks about: who he is, where he has come from, where he is going, and how he is the one who can provide eternal life."
As to Jesus' miracles, Ehrman makes this point: "Whereas supernatural proofs of Jesus' identity were strictly off limits in Matthew, in John they are the principal reason for Jesus' miraculous acts."
St. Paul and Matthew's Jesus differ irreconcilably on whether or not the keeping of Jewish law was a requisite to salvation. Matthew's Jesus declared keeping them was necessary to know salvation. Paul was of the opinion that it was not necessary. Salvation to him was a matter of faith in Jesus and in his death and resurrection.
Why did Jesus die? "Mark is clear that Jesus' death brought about an atonement for sin." Mark's Jesus: "The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." That is, Jesus died to ransom others from the debt they owed to God because of their sins. The death is an atonement.
Luke, to the contrary, deleted the atonement reason for Jesus' death and replaced it with his view: Salvation comes not through an atoning sacrifice but by forgiveness that comes with repentance. In Mark, Jesus died to pay for the sins of men. In Luke, Jesus died to forgive the debt.
In the Fourth century, after Constantine had a vision of Christ and believed that he helped him to win a critical battle, he became a Christian. But to disturb the peace of the empire came Arianism, the belief that God and Jesus were not of the same substance since there was the Father then came the son. Thus, the son had to be subordinate to the Father. This controversy was so threatening that Constantine convened a council of Bishops at Nicaea in 325 CE to decide whether God and Jesus were of the same substance or not. The Emperor got what he wanted: the bishops voted that the Father and the son were of the same substance. Then there were two of the Trinity, which was to evolve, fathered by the bishops, in which the Godhead consists of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, each one equally God, eternal and of the same substance. Figure that.
I agree with Williams James' observation that the Bible is so human a book that its divine authorship cannot survive the reading of it. The God of the Hebrew Testament was cruel, vengeful and autocratic. He had all the failings associated with humans in extreme.
Jesus is closer to being a divine being owing to his biographers' efforts to create a divine and supernatural being. That decades past between Jesus' crucifixion and the writings of the Gospels and that even the synoptic Gospels contain conspicuous discrepancies cause one to question their divine nature. John obviously was of a mind to make Jesus God even though his Gospel was written 85 years after the fact. The Christian churches have built upon the creed instead of the Sermon. They have built upon sand as time will tell.


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No matter how small and insignificant a creature may be, a mother has devotional maternal love which enables it to sacrifice its life for its young.
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And why do mothers, even the mothers of insignificant creatures, all have maternal love?
God, who created all things by His will, revealed to us the way to receive eternal life, through the principle of birth on this earth and through the noble character of God the Mother.
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Happy to announce that in just 30 days we will post the annual Bastille Day Quiz! The theme this year is CLASS. Can you crack the codes of revolutionary France? or modern France?
To whet your appetite (or begin the Wikipedia searching), a question drawn from my recent research:
What ci-devant nobleman attended a "republican baptism" during the Revolution and adopted the name citoyen Bonhomme [citizen Fellow]?
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- Claude-Henri de Saint-Simon (1760-1825), later author of Le Nouveau christianisme: Dialogues entre un Conservateur et un Novateur (1825)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), a laicized French bishop, politician, and diplomat
- Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749-91), a leader during the early stages of Revolution
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Oh cool, I said to myself after I wrote this. Here's a poem that's kind of cheerful. All the way down, as it were. I wasn't sure I was capable of something like that.
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166/365 – Catalonia – DOQ Priorat – Gratallops – Sao del Coster – Pim Pam Poom 2013
I Want Candy……,
…… candy's just what the doctor ordered! I have been close so many times, close to try this young Priorat by the fantastic name Pim Pam Poom! At the Vinum Nature fair earlier this year in Barcelona I almost reached it, but got cut off by a longer tasting at another stand. Then again, I was on my way to visit the winery of Sao del Coster but……., again, something came in my way! Yesterday, during the second day of the Temps de Vi wine fair in Vilanova i La Geltru I finally got to spend some quality time at the stand of Sao del Coster and I enjoyed the fresh, young, very candy like Pim Pam Poom! Two thirds, of the professional team of the project, Xavier and Michelle were there and really took their time to explain their wines, in and out! I promise I'll visit the cellar and give you the full story in due time!
Pim Pam Poom, 100% Garnacha
Very light cherry red color of low intensity. Nose is full of violet flowers and red fruits (strawberry, plum) but also some sweet red licorice and candy, candy, candy! Just like gummy bears. The palate is light, it has little weight and it is easy, fresh and persistent wine. This is a wine that can be drunk at any time, without any complications. Some might call this a wine for beginners….., I'd rather call it a cut-off wine for those that have had to many glasses of heavy reds! Certainly a wine I'm going to have at home, at all times! Enjoy!
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