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Y for yakezie carnival…Well we are out on the boat today enjoying the nice weather. Here are a few great posts to tide you over until you can see me again on monday 🙂
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Michelle @ Diversified Finances writes What Not To Do When Leaving Your Job – I know that everyone has different reasons for leaving their job, and sometimes it is a really toxic environment that you are trying to leave.
Emily @ Evolving Personal Finance writes Blog Statistics Update July-August 2013 – Our blog got a couple big links this month, which helped with traffic – see all our stats and rankings!
Tony @ We Only Do This Once writes Lessons Learned From 7 Weeks in the Woods – I just came back from living in Vermont for over 7 weeks, and I feel rejuvenated (as always is the case!). To leave the suburbs of New Jersey and the craziness of New York City for some time is always very healthy for me and my family; I always learn something, and I try to bring the knowledge back to real life for as long as possible.
LaTisha @ Young Finances writes Budgeting Basics for Recent Grads and Young Adults – Looking to budget for the first time? Try this sample budgeting template from Young Finances and decide how to save your money as a young adult.
Maria @ The Money Principle writes How to Get By with a Bad Credit History – Bad credit, unpleasant as it may be, is a fact of life, This articles offers four tips to survive and impove bad credit history.
Mr. Frenzy @ Frenzied Finances writes Stress-Free Selling: 5 Ways To Make Selling Your House a Breeze – Selling a home can be a difficult process. But it doesn't have to be that way! Read here for great tips on selling your house so you can do so with ease.
Mike @ Personal Finance Journey writes Helping Your Children Make Responsible Decisions – Do you take the time to help your children make responsible decisions in finance, life and day to day living?
JP @ My Family Finances writes 3 Smart Family Business Ideas that Everyone Would Love – The following are three different family business ideas you may find interesting if you've been feeling the itch to start something with your close ones.
Jacob @ AllPersonalFinance writes How to make a profit on your home – Whether you can make a profit on your home is not always in your hands, because depending on the market and when you bought and at what price you may have to sell at a loss. Read how to do it right and make a profit at home!
Cat Alford @ Budget Blonde writes How To Travel In India: Tips From My Husband – If you want to know how to travel in India, here's an in depth recap from my husband's three week trip! From rural India to the Taj Mahal, he shares it all.
Tushar Mathur @ Everything Finance writes What Are You Going to Sacrifice When You Have Children? – My aunt used to tell the story of the cute little girls that lived next door to her in their subdivision.
Don @ MoneySmartGuides writes On The Road to Good Credit – Infographics are all the rage right now. I came across the great infographic below. Having good credit is key so that you can get the lowest interest rate possible when you borrow money.
Bargain Babe @ BargainBabe.com writes How Do You Run a Swap? – How do you run a swap? Here are general outlines of five different kinds of swaps and what it takes to run them.
krantcents @ KrantCents writes It's Never Too Late to Be What You Might've Been – It's Never Too Late to Be What You Might've Been, so never give and read my article why.
Kyle @ The Penny Hoarder writes Tips for D.I.Y. investors – There is a huge amount of advice out there for would-be investors. This ranges from professional investment advice through to doing your own research online and by reading the financial press. Putting together your own portfolio of investments can be a daunting task but these tips will help you on your way.
Lauren @ L Bee and the Money Tree writes Paying Off Your Student Loans with SmarterBucks – Review of the SmarterBucks student loan paydown product offered by SmarterBank.
MMD @ IRA vs 401k Central writes Getting to Know the 401k Rules of Your Employer Retirement Plan – Getting to know your 401k rules isn't difficult. By just understanding the basics, you can grow your money tax free and get free money from your employer.
DW @ Great Passive Income Ideas writes What Are Passive Income Streams? – Want to know what passive income streams are? They're how the rich get richer while the rest of the world simply slaves away at work. If you want to work less and make more money, then read on to understand them better.
Eva Baker @ TeensGotCents writes Teen Entrepreneurs – Ben Lamb – Teen entrepreneurs are becoming more and more common. Meet Ben Lamb and his business 'Mail Box Post Shield'. Another great business idea for teens!
Matt @ Living in Financial Excellence writes When Your Values and Beliefs About Money Are Tested – I was doing some preliminary research in getting pre-approved for a mortgage. One of the lenders I was looking at pulled my credit report and found out that my FICO score was . . . . 780. For those of you who don't know, 780 is a pretty good score and it allows me to qualify for the best mortgage rates out there, despite not using credit cards or taking out car loans.
Luke @ Learn Bonds writes Don't Get Ripped Off by This Bond Market Shenanigan – An example of the dangers of retail investing in the corporate and municipal bond market. What you should know before investing.
Mike @ Annuity Rates HQ writes What is an Annuity? – An annuity is a contract offered by Life Insurance Companies. In exchange of a lump sum of money provided by the investor, the Life Insurance Company guarantees a steady income stream usually paid monthly. In other words; the investor gives the Life Insurance Company his money in return to get a secured pension payment.
Ryan @ Cash Money Life writes Types of Insurance Homeowners Need – Homeowners need several types of insurance to protect their largest investment, including homeowners, title, liability, umbrella, and flood insurance.
Daniel @ Sweating The Big Stuff writes I'm Canceling My LLC Because There Are Too Many Rules – Because of the high fees associated with my LLC, I am canceling my LLC and saving my money.
Monica Iannacone @ Monica On Money writes How To Be Frugal When You're Not – Even if you are not normally frugal, you can act frugally. Here are some ideas on being frugal when you're not.
Buck Inspire @ Buck Inspire writes Pay Off Your Debt With Good Financial Cents and The Soldier of Finance Jeff Rose – I have been a big fan of Jeff Rose for a long time. What's not to like? He has zany video blogs, terrific FinCon video recaps, and leads nationwide movements (Roth IRA, Life Insurance, and Debt).
Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance @ Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance writes 7 Ways To Make Money Fast – Increase wealth with creative ways to make money fast.
Hank @ Money Q&A writes Money Conversations Parents Must Have With Their College Freshmen – College students are graduating with an alarming amount of debt. Part of the trouble stems from our inability as parents to have money conversations with out college freshmen.
SBB @ Simple Budget Blog writes Forecasting: Budgeting for the Rest of the Year – Summer's almost over! It's time to look at your budget to see what expenses are coming up for the remainder of the year. Read here for tips!
Nathan @ Ask n Why writes Do You Meet All Your Customers Needs? – It is possible to see that you can meet your customers needs and then go beyond what they are expecting.
Kathleen O'Malley @ Frugal Portland writes The Value of Having Money – The real value of having money has nothing to do with how much you can earn.
FI Pilgrim @ FI Journey writes Be Flexible With Your Financial Goals – Goal setting is awesome, and has some great benefits. But what happens when your goals become restrictive instead of enabling?
Amanda L Grossman @ Frugal Confessions writes Is it Possible to Retire Early if You have Children? – The articles I recently completed on early retirement extreme were very popular. I received several questions as to whether or not you could do this with children.
Harry Campbell @ Your PF Pro writes The Best Customer Service is Now on Twitter – Most kids dream about becoming a firefighter or an astronaut or maybe even a customer service representative when they're young. Oh wait, that last one might be more of a nightmare. Let's face it: a job as a CS rep isn't exactly a high paying one and most of the reps I've talked to haven't been the brightest or even the nicest. You would think that stupid people would at least try and get by by being really nice, but maybe stupid people don't know they're stupid.
Jeremy Berretta @ My Financial Road writes Accountability…Do You Have It? – WARNING: profanity is inevitable… My run in's here lately with people that have no accountability is astounding! Being accountable is something that many people read in the personal finance blog world, but out of all the times it is mentioned, does anyone ever talk about just it? Maybe people don't know what accountability is or means..? OR maybe I'm just being a little too harsh and judgmental…nah, never that! So lets go through some of the basics of being accountable.
Christopher @ This That and The MBA writes Sticky Blog Posts: 8 Tips for an Effective Post – Certain aspects of a blog such as bounce rate, page-view's and avg time which are crucial for making money depend upon the stickiness of your blog. As I mentioned above, stickiness has no relationship with your blogs design, its your blog posts which have to be optimized.
Invest It Wisely @ Invest It Wisely writes Historical Litigation: Patent Wars Throughout History – One could be forgiven for presuming that patent wars have reached their peak in 21st century super-technology disputes, read what a mess this topic can be
Debt Guru @ Debt Free Blog writes Short Term Success: How To Raise Your Credit Score Fast – Looking to raise your credit score? It can be a pain, but it's certainly doable. Read here for excellent tips on how to raise your credit score fast!
Paul @ The Frugal Toad @ The Frugal Toad writes 5 Things You Should Be Doing to Lower Credit Card Debt – Lets be realistic, most of us will probably never be debt free. In fact, the average American carries over $80,000 in mortgage debt at age 65 and leaves a balance of about $60,000 to their estate. We need debt in order to make major purchases like a home, a car, or an RV.
MR @ Money Reasons writes Financial Emergencies Happen! – Sometimes what we intend, and what happens are unavoidable. Financial emergencies happen, no matter how well prepared we are, but why not arm ourselves with weapons of knowledge. Check out these lessons from the following financial emergencies.
Grayson @ Debt Roundup writes One of My Biggest Money Mistakes – We all make mistakes, but I wanted to show you that some can be very costly. When I first got out of college, I had a good job and good money coming in. My spending side took control and I made a bad purchase. It is still one of my biggest money mistakes.
Matt Becker @ Mom and Dad Money writes The Hidden Costs of Having a Baby – You have many choices when it comes to baby expenses, some of which can significantly lower the cost. But there's also a reality to face that raising a child can be expensive and that reality shouldn't be taken lightly. Bringing a child into the world means you suddenly have someone who is 100% reliant upon you to take care of them. You don't need to be Warren Buffet before tackling this challenge, but understanding the responsibilities and crafting a plan for financial security will certainly g
Rich @ Growing Money Smart writes 100K in Five Years Challenge Update 2013-08-01 – This is my ambitious 100k in five years goal of turning $24,000 dollars into 100k. Impossible you say? Maybe, but I'm going to give it my all!, we'll see what happens. Follow me, I need the support!
Ted Jenkin @ Your Smart Money Moves writes 5 Ways To Save Money At Department Stores – There are ways to make money at department stores if you follow my suggestions! Read my top 5 ways to do so.
Daisy @ Suburban Finance writes Should You Buy a Smart Phone? – A post detailing whether you should buy an android and the factors to consider.
Dollar @ Easy Extra Dollar writes Finding the Problem: Quick Money – Your offering or product ought to satisfy a specific issue that your audience is both interested in solving and is willing to pay for the solution. Now, do not confuse the business of looking for information with the matter of looking for a solution.
Pauline @ Make Money Your Way writes Are you too busy to make money? – Too busy to make money? This post will show you that you need to stop adding more unpaid work to your schedule and look for paid freelance positions.
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Stuart Laing @ Daily Money Bucket writes How To Cope With A Windfall – Six simple steps to get the most from your windfall including, avoiding impulses, repaying debt and maximizing your enjoyment.
John @ Ourinsurancecanada.com writes Desjardins Insurance Company Review – On December 6th 1900, Alphonse Desjardins founded the Desjardins Insurance Company. Desjardins is the largest cooperative financial group in Canada. They focus on working for the economic and social well-being of their 5.6 million members.
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Miss T. @ Prairie Eco Thrifter writes Make Life Better for Yourself and Just Breathe – Modern life seems to be lived at a hectic pace. There are so many things needing our attention, so much to see and do, that we can easily feel overwhelmed. If this state continues for an extended period of time, chronic stress can develop which affects the quality of life in a multitude of different ways. To help make your life better, you need to learn to relax; just breathe!
Grayson @ On Better Terms writes Making Money the Freelance Way – Have a marketable skill and need extra cash? Consider becoming a freelancer. You can make items, sell items, or provide a service to people. You would be amazed at what people pay for, especially online.
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John S @ Frugal Rules writes Investing in Stocks: Are You a Trader or Investor? – There are various strategies investors can implement in the stock market yet many do not stop to think which is best for them. This lack of preparation can significantly undermine their investing efforts and hinder their attempts to grow wealth.
KK @ Student Debt Survivor writes Fast Food Strike – Value Meals or Values? – You might recall that in late July, thousands of fast-food employees went on strike, demanding higher pay ($15 per hour) and the right to unionize. Would you pay $2 more for your value meal if it translated to better pay and a better standard of living for fast-food employees?
Steve @ FastSwings.com writes Carl Icahn Invests in Apple Inc. – It wasn't too long ago that the drop in Apple stock seemed like it would not stop as the price dropped all the way down to $400 a share after the death of legendary CEO Steve Jobs.
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Definition of scab in English:
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1A dry, rough protective crust that forms over a cut or wound during healing.'As this mesh dries, it hardens and forms a scab to protect the wound as it heals.'
covering, layer, coating, cover, coat, sheet, thickness, film, skin
- 'Women should therefore actively avoid becoming pregnant for at least four weeks after vaccination and until the scab has completely healed and fallen off.'
- 'He has played until his fingers blistered, the blisters burst, the wounds scabbed and the scabs formed calluses.'
- 'When you are scraped or wounded you form a scab, an ugly protective covering, until healthy skin can grow again.'
- 'This causes a scab or crust to form over the wound site, which impedes healing.'
- 'Once the scab heals, there is no longer any danger of transmission.'
- 'A scab formed over the wound after 2 days, and the wound healed completely within 2 weeks.'
- 'The scab on the wound eventually sloughs off, exposing a regenerated area of the skin.'
- 'I would just have scars once the scabs healed over, Mal would have serious problems for the rest of her life.'
- 'Her back was covered with scabs and wounds, her face black and blue, arms swollen, palms branded with a hot spoon.'
- 'A person with chickenpox is contagious 1-2 days before the rash appears and until all blisters have formed scabs.'
- 'Do not touch the eyes after touching blisters and scabs.'
- 'They weren't only black and blue, they were whipped, and their wounds were full of scabs, cracked and bleeding.'
- 'The blister wall breaks, leaving open sores, which finally crust over to become dry, brown scabs.'
- 'Replaying breakup or accident scenes heightens their sentimental power, akin to repeatedly ripping the scab off a wound.'
- 'The dressings can be used as soon as the scab falls off a wound and should be worn every day for two to four months.'
- 'Patients are considered contagious and should remain in quarantine until all scabs separate.'
- 'Vaccinees are infectious from about the third day after vaccine receipt until the scab falls off, which may take three to four weeks.'
- 'An infected person can transmit it from one to two days before the rash develops, and until the rash stops spreading and is covered by dry scabs (generally 5 days after the onset of the rash).'
- 'It is useful in quickly treating minor food poisoning and can be used to heal scabs and scratches.'
2Mange or a similar skin disease in animals.'The state was also called in to deal with stock disease, especially scab - a major constraint on wool production.'
- 'Copperas was used as an eye ointment during the medieval period, to treat scab in sheep, and later (presumably in small quantities) as a laxative.'
- 'The disappointing turnout was probably due to the regulations which restricted sheep movements in a bid to prevent scab.'
- 'It is a Government requirement that farmers dip their sheep to prevent scab.'
- 2.1usually with modifier Any of a number of fungal diseases of plants in which rough patches develop, especially on apples and potatoes.'Apple scab is a fungal disease that causes black splotches on leaves and fruit.'
- 'Apple trees are commonly attacked by a fungal disease called apple scab.'
- 'The diseases are apple scab, powdery mildew, and cedar-apple rust.'
- 'Furthermore, early harvesting of grain can reduce the effects of diseases like scab, which increase with delayed harvest.'
- 'These fungi are notorious for causing a disease called scab, or Fusarium head blight, in grains such as wheat and barley, as well as ear and stalk rot of corn.'
- 'This is the pathogen that causes scab - the most devastating disease of wheat and barley to date.'
- 'The potential for disease is great because Gibberella zeae, the fungus that causes stalk rot in corn, also causes head scab in wheat.'
- 'Since there is a potential mycotoxin threat with scab, growers should determine if scab is present in their fields.'
- 'Most important in Ohio is resistance to powdery mildew, Stagonospora leaf blotch, and head scab.'
- 'Diseases like Stagonospora glume blotch and Fusarium head scab, which occur on wheat heads late in the growing season, can severely affect the seed.'
- 'Fusarium head scab is common in Ohio wheat fields when rain persists through the flowering period of the crop.'
- 'Especially where scab is evident in the field, the combine should be set for maximum cleaning, with higher blower speeds to remove the small shriveled diseased kernels.'
- 'Someday these fungi may be applied as a seed coating to make plants better fit to resist scab as they approach maturity.'
- 'Some of the city's 3,000 Manchester poplars have been infected with the mysterious disease, commonly known as black scab.'
- 'Even though scab and powdery mildew are very different diseases, when you spray for scab, you also prevent powdery mildew.'
- 'Another issue is a particular variety's vulnerability to common diseases such as scab or fire blight.'
- 'Wheat that is resistant to the scab fungus in Europe and America is devoured by scab in Asia, where wetter climates make life harder for the wheat and easier for scab.'
- 'How and why Venturia, commonly known as black scab, has spread in Manchester is still a mystery.'
- 'Insect pests still require spraying in most areas, but apples are mainly sprayed to prevent disease, primarily scab.'
- 'But once established, scab can be a season-long problem.'
3informal A person or thing regarded with dislike and disgust.
- 3.1derogatory A person who refuses to strike or to join a labor union or who takes over the job responsibilities of a striking worker.
- 'The newspapers, in full swing of yellow journalism, want to see violence in the yards between the scabs and the striking workers, but there is no violence.'
- 'Industrialists struggling against labor unions often exploited the new immigrants, making them scabs during worker strikes.'
- 'The government will say that the ACTU has passed a motion condemning criminal conduct so it should also condemn workers standing on a picket line refusing to let scabs in because that's criminal conduct.'
- 'Striking women, many of them in their teens, formed picket lines outside their workplaces, trying to convince the scabs to join them.'
- 'He further glosses over the controversial use of scabs during the 1987 strike.'
- 'Moira was aware that her unwillingness to categorise men breaking the strike as simply scabs, but to see them as well as 'somebody's husbands and fathers', was unusual and unpopular.'
- 'Assaults on scabs increased and strikers tried to pull clerks out of shops, the Post Office, the Telephone Exchange and Park Station.'
- 'A battle between scabs and strikers on the third led to the police killing four strikers.'
- 'The film is very moving, in the midst of the miners' struggle showing the town's division between strikers and the scabs alongside the troubled youth's difficulties in coming of age.'
- 'Many bridges were blocked by demonstrators, and taxicabs and buses driven by scabs were damaged by strikers.'
- 'It has broken a lot of people up… to me, a scab is one who worked all through the strike but these ones that went back three weeks before the strike ended, I don't think they're scabs.'
- 'Casting amateur actors in these shows is tantamount to using scabs in the midst of a strike, and acting in one of these shows is akin to crossing a picket line.'
- 'I talked to a gentle, softly spoken miner about the strike, the police and the scabs.'
- 'The scabs declared that going on strike would not change the problems with work.'
- 'And that's the issue that's been lost in this whole campaign Workers being sacked and replaced by casual labour and scabs.'
- 'At one point in time, Jackie considers becoming a scab and crashing through the picket lines.'
- 'A picket line was a picket line and anyone who crossed it was a scab.'
- 'It was necessary for the students to separate former strikers from others (some of them former scabs, some just new employees), as a good deal of turnover appeared to have taken place.'
- 'They threaten to strike, create picket lines you can't cross, retaliate against scabs, and all the rest.'
- 3.1derogatory A person who refuses to strike or to join a labor union or who takes over the job responsibilities of a striking worker.
verbscabs, scabbing, scabbed
1no object Become encrusted or covered with a scab or scabs.'I had a cut on my arm that had scabbed over'
- 'the wound had barely begun to scab, let alone heal'
- 'By dinner time my hands were sore and swollen, my fingers were bloody and scabbed and my back was going to fall off.'
- 'The cut over his eye was half-healed and scabbed over, as were almost all of the wounds covering his body but they would be a long time healing in full.'
- 'Indeed, the cuts that my mother's murderer had made in my flesh were now scabbed over thickly, dark green splotches against my belly's tan hide and bronze scale.'
- 'All of the blisters should be scabbed before they go back.'
- 'The burn was scabbed and dark, about the size of an egg yolk.'
- 'His shoulder was still bandaged and his lip was heavily scabbed, but color had begun to return to his cheeks after a good night's rest.'
- 'Callahan's knuckles were scabbed, all cracked and red and throbbing dully when she paid attention to them.'
- 'And there were others that had been scabbed over, and still others that looked from weeks past.'
- 'The infection is contagious until the mouth sores are gone and blisters are scabbed over.'
- 'Most had badly scabbed and scaly feet and ankles due to a lack of clean water, proper bathing facilities or shoes.'
- 'By the end of the second week after the rash appears, most of the sores have scabbed over.'
- 'A wound on her leg had been scabbed over and was extremely tender, and her head pounded and thumped with an ugly ache.'
- 'Still, his back was scabbed over, and the wound on his thigh was progressing tolerably well.'
- 'He had a small wound over the right pectoral area that was scabbed but not infected.'
- 'He has played until his fingers blistered, the blisters burst, the wounds scabbed and the scabs formed calluses.'
- 'His face was marred by five deep claw marks down the left cheek that were scabbed over, but once the wounds healed they would undoubtedly leave scars.'
- 'From what he had seen already, her arm had been covered with gashes, some more serious than others, close up he saw the dirt and blood scabbing.'
- 'In this body again, holes in my hands, brow scratched and scabbing over, feet still a bloody mess, I almost feel at home.'
- 'I was happy when I didn't see any new cuts, but I did notice some of his older ones were scabbing up.'
- 'Ingram turned and displayed the wound on the back of his own neck: twin half ovals made of pointed red punctures that had begun to scab over.'
2informal no object Act or work as a scab.
- 'two inspectors who scabbed on the last strike were out this week'
- 'Men who scabbed in the 1926 General Strike were never forgotten or forgiven even to this day and the very mention invokes anger among the old miners.'
- 'Australia Post angered unionists by bringing in supervisors and their families to scab on the strike.'
- 'Only a tiny number of people scabbed from the outset, just for the sake of it.'
- 'On the first strike day four local drivers scabbed, but by the second day that was down to only two.'
- 'Negotiations proceeded on a no-ring, no-deal basis, and anyone who scabbed for lower pay and conditions soon felt pressure from the union.'
Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse skabb; related to dialect shab (compare with shabby). The sense 'contemptible person' (dating from the late 16th century) was probably influenced by Middle Dutch schabbe 'slut'.
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Franschhoek Ride August 2016
We rode out to Franschhoek yesterday Sunday 7th, the back way , triumphing over the serious cold and mist. At least it was sunshine in town.
Good to have Wally's Triumph Bonneville (with heated grips) along. Wally used to ride a BMW for like 35 years…., but now we only ever see him on this Triumph……….he raves about it and rightly so!
And Brian's Honda Silverwing; it looks like a relaxed riding experience on the road.
Also a 1981, BMW K1 in all its glory…..Len Pienaar's first ride with club , less oohs and aahs from us next time Len.


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By Maggie Costa
Teenagers know everything, they may not have been alive as long as you have, but trust me, they are MUCH smarter than you. They have more knowledge than you will ever have, how nice it must be to have everything figured out before you've seen the real world. Funny isn't it, how when you were young you had no idea what it was like to be rebellious? What it was like to be bullied? What it was like to have friends? But of course, YOU didn't have a cell phone. I mean, the legal age for alcohol now is 21, but it was 18 for you "back in the day", so hey, thats only two years away for them, so why not get a head start?
Alcohol poisoning? No way. Drunk driving? Never. Oh, it's a leading cause of death for teens? Cool. Let's play the choking game instead, or maybe take eyeball shots to get buzzed quicker. Scars and burns? Who cares, let's live in the moment, You Only Live Once, so it's best to try everything and have no regrets.
Hey, we're friends right? Lets brand each other with a lighter so we are bros for life. How about we jump off that bridge and go swimming? 500 feet isn't THAT far, unless of course we hit the pavement, but this is water, soft and wavy, completely harmless.
What are seat belts? You mean they keep us from being thrown out of our windshields if we are texting instead of paying attention to the road and we accidentally (but it really wasn't our fault because they put on their brakes) hit something? Had no idea that's what those were for.
You mean police officers aren't there to ruin the fun but to keep us safe? I swear parents pay them to ruin our fun. Tax money is for making teen lives hell, not to catch the real bad guys. I mean, all we're doing is killing a few brain cells here and there.
Maybe shoplifting a $15 shirt when I had $40 in my wallet, but who's going to miss $15. 99 cents for a pack of gum? If it was a dollar I might consider paying, but nope, there goes the price tag. Oh no sir, that wasn't mine, you need a receipt? Oh I must have dropped it inside. Me steal? Never. Even if I did, you wouldn't catch me, maybe the next idiot who tries to get by, but not me, I'm way too sneaky and my parents would kill me if they found out.
How about going 91 on the interstate? In a hurry? You wouldn't be if you knew you would be the one dead on the road. That text your friend sent you. You know, the one where she was talking about that girl who went to that party with that one guy with the nice hair and the cute smile at the one guys house that everybody hates but he is rich so who cares and they hooked up but she said it didn't happen but everyone knows it did and she's just in denial and everyone really hates her but she doesn't know that and oh by the way please don't let anyone find out I'm saying this because she is a sweet girl and I have nothing against her. Remember that one?
Go ahead, you say, she knows I read the message and she will be so mad if I don't text back right away. I mean, this is a serious conversation, the road can wait, it's not like I'm going to hit anyone. It's not like the average text takes my eyes off the road for the length of a football field. Oh you didn't know I could run over 300 feet blindfolded? Yeah, I've done it, I do it everyday, every few minutes actually, sometimes every thirty seconds depending on the importance of the conversation. Cars will see that I'm obviously distracted and not looking so they will wait for me, and if they don't, oops. Mommy and Daddy will pay for the damage.
Law suits? Those only happen in movies, I have nothing to worry about. Oh I killed the other driver? Sorry, you should've been paying attention. And even if the worst that happens is getting pulled over, it's not like the cop can do anything about it. I'll just make up some really good story about how I woke up late and I make good grades and I have never been pulled over before in my life and I really can't get in trouble or my promising future is down the drain. Too bad cops can't know the person you are just by looking at you. Too bad they can't know your life story and what a respectable person you are. To them you're just another teenager, a creature no one will ever understand, not someone who feels sorry for doing the wrong thing, but someone who delights in rebelling against any and every rule set in place.
And what about college? No need to study, I'm taking all the easy classes so I don't have to try. Rejection letters aren't real, and if they are, they won't come to me, I'm too well rounded. I don't need the GPA, I just need my ACT. They could care less what kind of student I am, whether or not I apply myself is my business. I'll get into whatever school I choose, because rejection is not something that can happen to someone like me. My parents say I'm perfect, and so will the admissions people, I have nothing to worry about. No need to ever be on time to anything either. Mom and Dad always say it's a "life skill". If they need me that badly, they can wait. So will the people interviewing me for the job. There's no way they will turn me away, I mean, it was only half an hour. Nice coffee break is what I'm thinking. It's not like I wasted their time. Punctuality… can't spell it so it must not be important. I'll get there when I get there, and if that makes someone unhappy, I'm better off without them.
Money will never be a problem either. Mom and Dad work hard to keep me happy. So will my rich, doctor, heir to the Rockefeller fortune, super successful, undeniably handsome, perfectly perfect husband that I haven't met yet but will someday. He's going to go for someone who partied and wasted their life in high school, flunked out or got rejected to college, killed a person in a texting and driving incident, shoplifted until they got arrested, and never knew the meaning of work. Men go nuts over people like that, someone that they can take care of, who has no idea how to lift a finger for themselves.
No matter what happens while you're a teenager, don't worry. Your life will turn out exactly how you want it to. It takes no effort, bad things will never happen to you. You'll make good grades without studying. You'll survive the texts behind the wheel. You'll be accepted to the school of your dreams without a doubt. You can drink all you want and never get a DUI or MIP. Your record will be spotless. You will be interviewing companies for jobs, and you will have to turn them away. Your life will be a Cinderella Story.
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ESAB G-Tech Tunsgten Grinder
ESAB has two types of tungsten grinders. The first type is the handheld Handy series ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder. This handheld tungsten grinder series already has two versions, the original G-tech Handy and the G-tech Handy II.
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The original handy ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder
The tungsten grinders in the G-Tech Handy series are industrial grade. They are meant to be used for the non-radioactive types of tungsten electrodes. It has a unique design because it allows you to adjust the grinding angle easily.
While most grinders only let you choose between a few angles, the Handy grinder allows you to choose between 5-degree denominations up to 90 degrees. The user can do this by adjusting the position of the electrode holder guide. While adjusting the position of this knob, you are guided by the angle scale on the side of the knob.
With the original Handy ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder, the electrode is held in place by a holder or wand. You can attach the electrode to this holder so that it is easy to hold while grinding it. With this tool, your grinder will be able to hold electrodes with 1.0-4.0 mm thickness. It is equipped with a diamond blade for grinding and you can adjust the speed of the grinding easily using the adjustment tool in the handle of the tool
The Handy ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder comes with a dust filter to keep your working area clean. The tool also comes with its own container so that it can be safely carried anywhere. They also include various types of screwdrivers important in adjusting the grinding head.
The Handy II
The Handy II is the upgraded version of the original Handy ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder. It is also an industrial grade ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder. However, it has more features that its predecessor. One of the most obvious changes is the Handy II's ergonomic design. It has a wider handle than its predecessor does to give the user a better grip. It also comes with more attachments and adjusting tools.
Just like the first Handy version, you can also adjust the area of the wheel to be used by adjusting the grinding head. However, the Handy II comes with a cover that allows this ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder to grind the tungsten at a 90-degree angle to make a flat surface.
One of the accessories included is the metal handle that allows the user to fix the ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder to be fixed on the table. This will convert the handheld grinder to a benchtop grinder in a matter of minutes. By attaching it to your bench or table, you no longer subject your hands to the vibrations of the motor.
This Handy version can also grind more tungsten electrode dimensions. You can grind electrodes of 1,6 < 2,0 – 2,4 – 3,2 millimeter dimensions. If you usually work with larger electrodes, you can purchase an additional grinding head to replace the Handy II grinding head.
The heavy-duty ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder
Aside from the Handy series, ESAB also produces a specialized benchtop grinder that uses a wet grinding system. This specialized grinder is meant to be used when grinding thoriated electrodes. This type of tungsten electrode alloy contains a radioactive component. This grinder prevents the dust from coming in contact with the skin of the operator.
Just like its handheld versions, it is easy to use. The angle can be adjusted easily and you can adjust it up to 90 degrees. The grinding happens in an enclosed space to prevent the liquid components from spilling. The dust from the grinding is collected with the liquid used in the system. This prevents the radioactive dust particles from being inhaled by the operator.
If you work in an industry that absolutely needs to use thoriated tungsten electrodes, this benchtop ESAB G-Tech tungsten grinder is a must in your shop. It comes with the liquid used in the system and you can purchase more of it from ESAB when your supply runs out.
Overall, the ESAB grinders discussed above do what they claim to do. They are all professional grade grinders that are guaranteed to last a long time. The benchtop version is for specialized industries that need to use thoriated electrodes. If you just need to work with other non-radioactive types of electrodes, you can just get the Handy series. This series also works best for people who need to work outdoors.
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The deadline for applications is 15 May.
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Friday, July 19, 2013
2013 Road Trip Day 8: Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates
You never know what you're gonna get - and that applies most to your children's behavior. When things are at their hottest and most chaotic, don't be surprised if they are good listeners and mature beyond their chronological age.
And then you get to a controlled environment and all hell breaks loose. In fact the above picture from Hershey's Chocolate World reminds me of a certain spectrum that will not be named to protect the innocent.
And as a parent you try and catalog what triggers these types of behaviors. Did they get enough sleep or too much? Did they eat enough or consume too much sugar? Did they get enough exercise or are they overtired? Are they bored or overstimulated?
The more and more you test these theorems, the more and more you figure out that you don't have the answers and maybe - just maybe - you need to stop looking for them. All these instances bring you is more experience and better instincts; see Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers and 10,000 hours rule.
And sometimes your instincts work in complete harmony with the situation like a virtuoso symphony of parenting. And then sometimes your instincts fail you. It doesn't mean that you're wrong, just that you aren't always right. Maybe you just need 20,000 hours, or maybe 30,000, or maybe 100,000. There's always more chocolates to sample.
Today we left Hershey PA and arrived in New York City. The drive was exceptionally smooth as most of the traffic was heading out of The City, where it was naturally the hottest day New York has ever seen. It seems to follow us around. Except back home in Savannah where I understand it's been quite rainy. Maybe my plants will still be alive when I get home, that would be the metaphorical gift-wrapped chocolate surprise.
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Like all small charities, we have to work really hard to raise the money we need each year.
One really important thing you could do to help would be to set up a regular donation to Footsteps Foundation. Regular donations help with our financial planning and form a financial bedrock for our work with disabled children.
There are plenty of other useful ways you can help too:
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- Get some friends or colleagues together to do a sponsored challenge such as a bike race, a hike or a running event.
- Spread the word about Footsteps & the Foundation – you never know a child that needs specialist therapy may never have heard of us!
Why not call us on 01865 343851 for a chat, or email email@example.com with your fundraising ideas? We can provide lots of advice, links to organised challenge events as well as Footsteps Foundation posters, balloons, t-shirts, stickers and wristbands.
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US Attorney Suggests Solution To Open Source Encryption: Ban Importation Of Open Source Encryption
from the bangs-head-on-desk deptIs it really that hard to expect officials representing law enforcement to understand basic concepts? Earlier this week, University of Michigan hosted a debate on the whole "going dark/encryption" fight with the EFF's Nate Cardozo (disclaimer: he has represented us on certain legal issues) and US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade. While the event was filmed and livestreamed, as I type this, they don't appear to have posted a recorded version. However, it appears that Cardozo (not surprisingly) raised a key point that has been raised many times before: a US law against allowing unbroken encryption would have little impact on bad people using encryption, since there are many open source and non-US encryption products worldwide. But McQuade had a response to that... and it was kind of insane:
McQuade: "I think it would be reasonable to ban the import of open-source encryption software" #UMichTalks— David Adrian (@davidcadrian) April 12, 2016
First off, the Open Technology Institute released a paper late last year showing that there was a ton of both open source and foreign encryption products that weren't subject to US regulations. Another paper, released earlier this year by the Berkman Center and written by Bruce Schneier (along with Kathleen Seidel and Saranya Vijayakumar), found that there were 865 encryption products from 55 different countries on the market when they wrote the paper (it could be more by now), with 546 of those from outside the US. In other words, there are a lot of these kinds of products. So, at the very least, they'd be used by people outside of the US.
But, more to the point, a ban on importing them? We already had that legal fight, though back then it was on the question of exporting encryption. In Bernstein v. the US Department of Justice, the government sought to block Daniel Bernstein from publishing his algorithm for his Snuffle encryption system, saying it violated export laws related to exporting weapons. Eventually, the 9th Circuit ruled that software source code was speech protected by the First Amendment and any regulations preventing publication would be unconstitutional.
So, for McQuade's "simple" solution to take hold, we'd have to first ignore the First Amendment and a ruling directly on point to the issue she thinks is an easy solution. To be clear, the court's ruling stated:
In light of these considerations, we conclude that encryption software, in its source code form and as employed by those in the field of cryptography, must be viewed as expressive for First Amendment purposes, and thus is entitled to the protections of the prior restraint doctrine. If the government required that mathematicians obtain a prepublication license prior to publishing material that included mathematical equations, we have no doubt that such a regime would be subject to scrutiny as a prior restraint. The availability of alternate means of expression, moreover, does not diminish the censorial power of such a restraint-that Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations without resorting to equations or graphs surely would not justify governmental prepublication review of economics literature that contain these modes of expression.While it's true this technically only applies in the 9th Circuit (and McQuade's district is outside of that circuit), it's not like there's a competing ruling in another district and the ruling here would be a difficult one to overcome.
Second, even if she could get past it, it would be pointless and useless. At least in the Bernstein case, the argument would be to try to block an American citizen from publishing the content -- an "export" ban. An "import" ban would be an order of magnitude more futile, because anyone outside the US publishing such open source code would not be covered by US regulations, so they couldn't be blocked from doing anything by a US court. So then any "import" ban would come down to someone being forced to magically comb the entire global internet and make sure no one from the US could ever see or find that code -- which, of course, would bring us right back to questions of prior restraint and the First Amendment.
There may be reasonable arguments to be made about encryption and its impact on law enforcement, but if the argument includes such inane ideas as banning the import of strong encryption, it's difficult to take the speaker seriously, or to conclude that they have any useful or competent knowledge on the subject at all.
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Berkeley This Week
Tilden Nature Area New Year Open House Drop in to the Visitor Center and sip some warm cider to take the chill off. Walk through the "Story of Wildcat Creek Watershed" and see how the water cycle comes to life. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tilden Nature Area, in Tilden Park. 525-2233. email@example.com
Sick Plant Clinic UC Botanical Garden experts diagnose your plant woes the first Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon at UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Dr. 643-2755. www.mip.berkeley.edu/garden
The Oakland/East Bay Chapter of the National Organization for Women meets the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Oakland YWCA, 1515 Webster St. The speaker at our January meeting will discuss Death with Dignity--End of Life Choices. 287-8948.
Berkeley Biodiesel Cooperative Orientation at 7:30 p.m. Call for location. 594-4000 x777. firstname.lastname@example.com
Berkeley Ecological and Safe Transportation Planning Meeting at 6 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 3rd Floor, 2090 Kittredge St. firstname.lastname@example.com
Berkeley CopWatch organizational meeting at 8 p.m. at 2022 Blake St. Join us to work on current issues around police misconduct. 548-0425.
American Red Cross Blood Services volunteer orientation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at 6230 Claremeont Ave., Oakland. Volunteers are needed to support the more than 40 blood drives held each month. Advance sign-up required, 594-5165.
Dick Penniman's Avalanche Safety Lecture from 6 to 9 p.m. at REI, 1338 San Pablo Ave. Fee is $20. 527-4140. For information on additional avalanche safety courses see snowbridge.org
St. John's Prime Timers meets at 9:30 a.m. at St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. We offer ongoing classes in exercise and creative arts, and always welcome new members over 50. 845-6830.
Junior Skywatchers Club We'll take a closer look at the earth's moon through binoculars, and make moon calendars for the New Year. From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Tilden Nature Area, in Tilden Park. 525-2233. firstname.lastname@example.com
Bicycle Friendly Berkeley Coalition Volunteer Night Come help fold newsletters, enter prospective members names into our database, and From 6 to 8 p.m. at 1336C Channing. 549-7433. firstname.lastname@example.com
Walk with the Berkeley Path Wanderers Meet at Live Oak Park, Walnut and Berryman, at 10 a.m. 981-5367.
Berkeley Peace Walk and Vigil at the Berkeley BART Sta-
tion, corner of Shattuck and Center. Vigil at 6:30 p.m. followed by Peace Walk at 7 p.m. www.geocities.com/vigil4peace/vigil
Amnesty International Berkeley Community Group meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1606 Bonita Ave., at Cedar St. Join fellow human rights activists to help promote social justice one individual at a time. 872-0768.
Berkeley CopWatch open office hours 7 to 9 p.m. Drop in to file complaints, assistance available. For information call 548-0425.
Berkeley Communicators Toastmasters meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7:15 a.m. at Hide-A-Way Café, 6430 Telegraph Ave. For information call Fred Garvey, 925-682-1111, ext. 164.
Free Feldenkrais ATM Classes for adults 55 and older at 10:30 and 11:45 a.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut at Rose. For information call 848-0237.
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"Senior Services and the Philosophy of Geriatrics" with Ellen Bloomfield, Emeryville Senior Center, Aisha Boykin, Albany Center, and Lisa Ploss, City of Berkeley, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Albany Public Library, Edith Stone Room,1247 Marin Ave. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters. 843-8824.
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Click on this chart to make it bigger. A week that brought some relief to investors overall did little for holders of GCI: Shares (blue line) fell about 5% vs. a mostly flat performance for the broader S&P 500 Index (red). GCI closed today at $47 a share, near its low for the week, as a newspaper trade group reported tough advertising revenue news for the industry overall.
Revenue at newspapers fell 8.6% in the second quarter, as an accelerating decline in print ads more than outweighed gains online, the Newspaper Association of America said. The AP has a story here.
Alan Mutter, blogging on the year's first-half performance at Reflections of a Newsosaur, points to the real estate crash as a big factor — and says things are likely to get worse. "Remember that the sub-prime mortgage meltdown occurred after the period covered by these numbers," he says. "With the real estate market all but paralyzed, the year-to-date declines are almost certain to be equaled — or surpassed — for the balance of 2007, if not beyond."


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Nancy Garland grew up with an artistic father -- "I remember him doing oil paintings of my mother when I was a girl," she says -- and a mother with a sense of style -- "She loved beauty and quality. She'd rather us buy a used dress of good quality rather than a new one that wasn't well made."
Garland relies on both in her work as a designer of jewelry art.
"Not just jewelry," she described. "It's a piece of art that you'll always have."
The Fort Worth designer got into the jewelry business six years ago. Her first trip to a bead show opened her eyes to the possibility of making the jewelry she bought at luxury stores at a more affordable price and presented an opportunity she could share with other women.
"If I loved it, I figured other women would, too," Garland said.
Her jewelry makes a statement about beauty, confidence and elegance. She uses jewels, crystals, pearls and large precious stones of amethyst, coral, lapis, turquoise or whatever else strikes her fancy.
"I think the beads are my inspiration. When I see them at trade shows, I think, 'Oh my gosh, I can do something with that,'" she explained to NBCDFW.
Each piece, whether it's a necklace, bracelet or earrings, is one-of-a-kind. Some pieces are made in as little as 30 minutes. Others can take up to a week. And Garland won't sell something she wouldn't wear herself.
"I try to wear all of them at least once to see how it feels, to see how well it wears, to make sure it's comfortable," Garland said.
Her prices range from $75 to $1200, yet Garland only pays herself a $50 design fee out of each piece she sells.
Garland makes her jewelry at home in a work room where there is drawer after drawer packed with beads she finds irresistible. She works on her pieces on weekends. Monday through Friday is spent on her full-time job as a parole officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. She wants her hobby turned part-time business to help the women she meets on the job and to keep others from following in that path.
"I hope that eventually I make enough money selling jewelry that I can give to organizations that support women so they don't make the choices that get them in trouble," Garland said.
She'll start that effort tonight with a Nancy Garland Exclusive trunk show at Grace in downtown Fort Worth. Garland will be there from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. as part of the restaurant's Celebrity Bartender series. A portion of all jewelry sales tonight will benefit the Women's Center of Tarrant County.
Garland's jewelry is also sold through her website, at private parties and at two stores in Fort Worth: Maverick Western Wear (100 E. Exchange Ave.) and Prim and Proper (4823 Camp Bowie Blvd.) Her work is also sold at My Private Collection (106 N. Houston) in Granbury.
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Gabe Newell speaks about a decision to focus on multiplayer games instead of single-player: "When we started out we were a single-player video game company that could have been really successful just doing Half-Life sequel after Half-Life sequel, but we collectively said let's try to make multiplayer games even though there's never been a commercial successful multiplayer game."
Source: The Washington Post
The "BreenGrub" Twitter account stops tweeting notable things such as "It is a kind of hush. Silence is the oppressor. I speak to hear myself speak. I cannot bear the loneliness.", "Don't hate me.", "Or is it only I that am impatient? For they have waited out the endless eons. Waited for their time to come around again.", "Information is the only hope we have. Information that feeds revolution. Without hope, without information, there can be no revolution.", and "oh no"
Source: BreenGrub Twitter
Half-Life artist Ted Backman leaves Valve after nearly 20 years. He was responsible for designing some of the iconic enemy life forms that made the Half-Life series so visually interesting and unique.
Source: ValveTime.net
An anonymous poster on 4chan's /v/ posts a scrambled image claiming to be Half-Life 3 related. When unscrambled it shows a very highly detailed model of D0g in what appears to be Source 2 developer tools. The source is questionable at first but later turns out to be confirmed on February 22, 2016.
Source: /v/ & Reddit
Speaking at EGX, Valve and Half-Life writer Chet Faliszek states that Half-Life 3 will not be in VR. (@35m53s)
Source: EGX 2015 Developer Session
An update for Dota 2 includes files named 'hl3.txt' and 'rpg.txt'. Inside the file it describes squads, quests, and VR. The date is Episode Two's 8th anniversary.
Source: GitHub
Screenshots of the cancelled Episode 4 "Return to Ravenholm" once developed by Arkane Studios surface. The screenshots date back to 2007 and 2008.
Source: PCGamer
SteamDB forum user Nephrite found an exploit in Valve's updated support website that enabled SteamDB to add previously hidden package names. There was an app discovered with the name "Half Life 3" and its legitimacy is questionable considering it is missing the usual hyphen. Is it the real deal? Probably not. Could it be? Maybe.
Source: SteamDB forum user Nephrite
This one borders on the edge of conspiracy-theory but it has been verified and therefore worth mentioning. During the 2015 Steam Holiday Sale alternate reality game (ARG), one of many reddit users going through ARG files finds what appears to be a Half-Life logo and a crowbar. Marc Laidlaw says he was not aware of the ARG and this is not intended as way to announce a new game.
Source: LambdaGeneration
Marc Laidlaw, main writer of the Half-Life series leaves Valve after 18 years. Originally revealed by reddit user TeddyWolf and later confirmed by Eurogamer, this news came as a huge shock to the Half-Life community. In his own words: "I had a good run but lately I have been feeling a need for a break from the collaborative chaos of game production, and a return to more self-directed writing projects." One can only speculate his motives for retirement.
Source: Eurogamer


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Last Week in Digital Marketing News – Nov. 21, 2016
We're all inundated with Digital Marketing News. It's everywhere.
So how can you sift through the deluge of headlines and extract what is most important to you? Commexis has you covered! Each Monday, our experts curate the biggest stories in Digital Marketing News from the past week and tell you how they will affect you and your business.
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Facebook Says It Found More Miscalculated Metrics by Mike Shields via The Wall Street Journal Nov. 16, 2016
It's been a rough few weeks for the social media giant.
On the heels of the "fake news" furor and its subsequent influence on the U.S. Presidential election, now Facebook has yet again found inconsistencies with their engagement metrics.
The discrepancies in question are related to:
- Weekly post reach
- Monthly post reach
- Full video views
- Time spent viewing "Instant Articles"
It remains to be seen what they'll do to correct the issue, but given that it only tool a group of students 36 hours to correct the site's fake news problem, we're optimistic that it will be fixed soon.
Thirteen Things Marketers Want to Know About Expanded Text Ads, Direct from Google by Matt Lawson via Marketing Land Nov. 18, 2016
Since their release in July earlier this year, there's been some confusion about best practices for advertisers using Google's new expanded text ads (ETAs).
Writer Matt Lawson compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions about ETAs and combined them into one handy post.
Read up on them now, before your competitors do.
Ginger Deer and The Property Brothers: How Lowe's Will Double Down on Digital This Holiday by Adrienne Pasquarelli via AdAge Nov. 18, 2016
We continue to point out the potential for live video as part of a digital campaign for our clients. This promotion by home improvement juggernaut Lowe's is a great template for how to integrate live video into a holistic marketing campaign. Content here runs the gamut, from social media posts to memes and everything in between. But the real show-stopper is live video.
Take note, this is the future of digital–and the campaign is a great template to follow for a product launch, promotion or event.
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Crime crackdown in Indian Country
A federal effort to improve public safety on reservations gets a rocky start
Mike Shockley is used to working alone. Until recently, the Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer was one of just two assigned to night patrols in a tiny police department of six officers and two investigators based on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The 2.2-million-acre reservation, a breathtaking expanse of prairie rising to central Wyoming's snowy Wind River Mountains, is home to 7,500 members of the Northern Arapaho and the Eastern Shoshone tribes. Crime here ranges from alcohol and methamphetamine abuse to gang activity and domestic violence.
Shockley, who is part Shawnee and Delaware, joined the BIA in 2008, taking advantage of a hiring preference for Native Americans. He typically worked 12-hour shifts -- 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. -- five days a week, often at a relentless pace. Reservation troublemakers have long been aware of their numerical advantage, and they often react to traffic stops by hitting the gas. "I was in two pursuits in seven years at the sheriff's office," Shockley says of a stint with the department in Laramie. "I've been in 10 here. They just all run." With such a large territory to cover, Shockley has driven 400 miles in a single shift. He carries bear spray for run-ins with hostile crowds. And backup? Forget about it.
But all that's changed. One mid-May night, the 37-year-old was one of four officers who pulled up at a house in separate vehicles for a report of underage drinking. Two sprinted after a 16-year-old girl who had bolted from the house, tackled her, then led her away in handcuffs.
It seemed like overkill. But that, for better or worse, is the point.
Since early May, Wind River's police department has nearly quadrupled in size to 30 officers. The increase is part of President Obama's High-Priority Performance Goal for Indian Country, which aims to reduce crime on the Wind River and three other reservations -- Mescalero Apache in New Mexico, Rocky Boy's in Montana, and Standing Rock in North and South Dakota -- by 5 percent over the next two years. This summer, the BIA began stocking those reservation police departments with temporary law enforcement officers drawn from five other federal agencies through a program dubbed Operation Alliance. That effort has gotten off to a rocky start because of cultural differences. But by November, all temporary officers will be permanently replaced by brand-new recruits currently training at the BIA's Indian Police Academy in Artesia, N.M.
Officials hope the effort will serve as a model for the entire reservation system, which has crime rates 2.5 times higher than the national average, with violent crime rates 20 times higher on some reservations, according to BIA data. Just 3,000 officers -- fewer than in Washington, D.C. -- patrol 56 million acres of Indian Country.
Stronger law enforcement has been a long time coming, explains Harvey Spoonhunter, chairman of the Northern Arapaho Tribal Council, noting that for years his constituents have asked the BIA for more police officers. It's a longstanding problem, agrees Jason Thompson, acting deputy director of the BIA's Office of Justice Services: "Something has to be done."
Obama launched his initiative late in 2009 at a meeting with his Cabinet members and around 600 leaders from nearly every federally recognized tribe in the country. This year, the president allocated $5 million to the High-Priority Performance Goal to pay for community assessments and Operation Alliance. In addition, the BIA's Office of Justice Services received a funding increase of around $50 million in 2010, some of which goes to permanent increases in police staffing at the four reservations.
The BIA operates 40 law enforcement departments that serve about 155 federally recognized tribes, including the Wind River's Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho. About 72 percent of tribes run their own law enforcement departments with varying levels of oversight, funding and technical support from the BIA. A few rely on state law enforcement.
The BIA has said it needs another 1,900 officers to bring law enforcement ratios on the reservations up to the national average. Filling those vacancies is up to the agency's Indian Police Academy, where officers go through a 16-week training course tailored to the unique demands of reservation policing, such as how to handle dangerous situations alone in a remote area, perhaps with no radio or cell phone reception.
Only about 20 to 30 percent of enrolled students -- around 75 new officers each year -- typically graduate. This year, the academy is trying to improve that percentage by better preparing incoming students through careful assessment of their abilities and by providing more reading material before training starts. Class sizes will be cut in half, and the academy is offering more classes. It's also looking into partnering with tribal colleges and state and local agencies to offer basic training programs closer to more reservations. In order to encourage recruitment to remote reservations where economic opportunities for spouses are limited, the agency instituted hiring bonuses.
The BIA has hired 70 new officers since January and aims to hire another 20 this summer, all to take over when Operation Alliance ends. Once the kinks are worked out, officials hope to expand the program to four more reservations in 2012, but only if the next budget includes another $5 million to support the expansion.
Meanwhile, 60 officers at a time from across the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Reclamation are filling in at the first round of reservations. Each group works a shift of two to four weeks before rotating home.
For example, the National Park Service deployed 22 rangers for a month-long assignment across the four reservations earlier this spring. A second shift of 22 rangers followed. All are voluntary members of Special Events Tactical Teams that are used for unique law enforcement assignments.
"To be honest, it has been a hardship for the home agencies," which are often already short-staffed, says Greg Lawler, chief of operations and policy for law enforcement and security at the Department of the Interior. Some vacancies can be "backfilled" by paying another qualified worker overtime, but agencies aren't always able to find a replacement. The BIA covers all costs for deployments and backfills.
Most of the borrowed officers have been through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and already work in the rural West. Their only additional training is a day-long cultural sensitivity orientation with local tribal elders and BIA officers. On the Wind River Reservation, they sniff burning sweetgrass and cedar to learn to distinguish it from illegal substances and are taught to show respect for the tokens many tribal members wear around their necks. They are cautioned against being too harsh with elders, many of whom take pride in their independence by driving themselves to the grocery store, for example, even if they swerve.
Despite their requests for help, Wind River residents weren't quite ready for an influx of mostly white officers from distant federal agencies. "Those officers were throwing people on the ground at gunpoint, searching vehicles, taking sacred objects from tribal elders, accusing them of having marijuana when it was only sage or sweet grass. These are injustices against the native Arapaho religion," Dean Wallowingbull, a reservation resident, wrote to HCN in an e-mail.
"Like anything else, we have some growing pains. There's mistakes made along the way -- some people were pulled over, and the police officers were overly aggressive," says Spoonhunter. But as the first round of officers rotated to a second batch, the tribe improved the orientation program. The new officers have been less aggressive, and reservation residents, too, have started to adjust. Now, a few months in, Spoonhunter says, "The elders and some of the residents have noticed that they're able to sleep at night knowing there's law officers around for safety. Youths that used to congregate, they no longer congregate until early hours of the morning. There's less vandalism and graffiti. So I think it's starting to make a difference."
For the first time, the Wind River department will have the luxury of assigning two officers to work full-time in schools. Other officers may conduct foot patrols in some areas, in hopes of developing better relations with residents.
On two shifts this spring, the changes were apparent. Shockley responded to a call for a drunk driver who had fled a traffic stop and taken refuge in a trailer home, only to find that five other officers had gotten there first. Later, he found time to drop by a children's basketball tournament in the town of Arapahoe and chat with an organizer. "This (community time) is completely foreign to us," he marveled.
Still, the unfamiliar officers have continued to foster some distrust. Spoonhunter says the reservation looks forward to the arrival of permanent Native American officers from the BIA Academy this fall.
After midnight on the second shift, Shockley came to the assistance of a newly arrived BLM officer, who had arrested a young woman for public intoxication. "You get a fucking rez cop over here," yelled the woman. "Don't you fucking touch me!"
She relaxed as soon as she saw Shockley. "Thank you for being here," she said as he gently steered her into the back of his vehicle.
This story was produced in collaboration with WyoFile.com. WyoFile's version, including additional photographs, can be found at http://bit.ly/cHduIF


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