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ANNOUNCING OUR FALL 2020 DIGITAL CONCERTS
We're going digital this fall, and everyone is invited to tune in for free!
Transport yourself to breathtaking concerts live from the Ordway Concert Hall without leaving home — no ticket necessary!
We recently announced that our previously scheduled concerts are canceled through the end of 2020 in an effort to keep our audiences, our musicians, our staff, and our community safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We look forward to the time when we can again gather in concert venues — and in the meantime, we continue to share transformational performances with people everywhere through our free digital Concert Library.
Today, we are delighted to announce a new series of six live performances that will be broadcast in high-definition streaming video from the Ordway Concert Hall. Featuring stunningly clear audio and crisp, high-quality video, these video streams will provide intimate and engaging concert experiences that are the next best thing to attending performances in person. These digital concerts will also include bonus video features such as personal interviews with SPCO musicians and other behind-the-scenes content.
In addition to the series of new digital concerts, we are excited to share four special “encore broadcasts” featuring music from past concerts with new surprises, including our first-ever New Year’s Eve stream. As always, even more performances are available for viewing anytime in our free on-demand collection. Our digital offerings are available to everyone, and always free of charge.
Fall 2020 digital concert schedule
Stream these digital concerts for free — no tickets required!
Live streams will occur every other week at 8:00pm on Saturdays, with a 2:00pm rebroadcast the following day, streamed at thespco.org/live.
The fall 2020 digital season will include four world premieres of SPCO commissions, featuring music by composers Tyson Davis, Adolphus Hailstork, Ambrose Akinmusire and Chen Yi.
Other highlights include Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G Minor with Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear, Clara Schumann’s Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Errollyn Wallen’s Five Postcards for Violin and Viola, Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen for String Septet (arr. by Rudolph Leopold), Antonín Dvořák’s American String Quintet, and J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.
View the entire fall 2020 digital concert schedule
STILL HAVE TICKETS TO A CANCELED CONCERT?
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The cancellation of concerts due to the COVID-19 pandemic represents a significant economic challenge for the SPCO, and we need your help to keep the orchestra healthy so we can continue to serve our community. As a ticket holder to a canceled concert, you have the opportunity to help us in a meaningful way by turning back your tickets and parking passes as a tax-deductible contribution to the SPCO. By doing so, you will be providing vital support, critical for ensuring that the SPCO can weather this historic crisis and emerge healthy and poised to continue serving our community.
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Please note that tickets obtained for free or as part of an SPCO Concert Membership have no set value and cannot be considered a tax-deductible contribution.
If you are unable or do not wish to turn back your tickets as a donation at this time, the value of your tickets will automatically be banked in your account and can be used to purchase tickets this spring or in the following concert season. Alternatively, you may also request to have the value of your tickets or parking passes refunded. If you would like a refund, please contact our Ticket Office at 651.291.1144 or by email at tickets@spcomail.org. The SPCO offices are currently closed and all staff members are working remotely, including Ticket Office staff. Ticket Office hours are Monday through Friday, 12pm–5pm.
Please note: Printed tickets for the 2020.21 season have not yet been mailed. If we are able to continue with concerts as planned in 2021, tickets will be sent out approximately one month before your scheduled concert. If you are uncertain as to what concerts you have tickets for this season, a complete listing of your concerts and seats can be viewed in your account at thespco.org. To access your online account, click on “My Account” in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Sign in using your username and password. Then, click on “Events and Tickets” for a complete listing of your concerts and seats by date. If you have questions or concerns, please contact our Ticket Office.
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Rocketman Has Sex, Drugs, and Very Little Rock ’n’ Roll
by Morgan Troper • May 31, 2019 at 2:50 pm
There is not enough of this happening in the movie.
Rocketman opens with a shot of Elton John (Taron Egerton) dressed in full stage regalia bursting unannounced into an AA meeting. “My name is Elton Hercules John,” he says flatly, “and I am an alcoholic, a sex addict, and bulimic.”
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This conceit—that the entire film is narrated by Elton John from the context of a group therapy session—says quite a bit about Rocketman’s intentions. Rock biopics tend to focus a little too heavily on the “creative process,” acting almost like VH1 Classic Albums reenactments and estranging laypeople who might not necessarily care how their favorite records were made.
But Rocketman leans too far in the opposite direction. (Painstakingly choreographed, Across the Universe-esque musical numbers notwithstanding.) You came to learn about how Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was recorded? Well, fuck you. Rocketman doesn’t only presuppose that its audience doesn’t know about Elton John’s music, it assumes they wouldn’t even care.
The result is insulting not only to the intelligence and taste of moviegoers, but to Elton John’s legacy as a songwriter, showman, and immensely significant queer idol. Rocketman’s Elton John is, instead, a coke-addled asshole who’s basically indistinguishable from any other rich guy whose ordinary problems are elevated and romanticized by our narrative-obsessed society.
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Go On Safari with Schleich’s Big Adventure at the Waterhole Playset
Sara Touzard |
Kids can explore the exotic South African river at the Timbavati Game Reserve with the Big Adventure at The Waterhole Play Set, from Schleich.
The detailed set features a cascading waterfall, a serene river, a watering hole, a cave, rocks, tree branches, ferns, and agave sectors. Kids can engage in imaginative play with high quality realistic figurines, including a poised flamingo, a silly chimpanzee, a slithering snake, a thirsty zebra, a black scorpion, a creepy crawly centipede, and a rare white lion with an adorable cub. Kids can arrange the figures in dozens of creative combinations, for example, the inhabitants of the savanna can gather at the watering hole while the majestic lion surveys his kingdom atop of the rock, watching the animals quench their thirst.
The set contains durable connectable parts so kids can simply snap and connect the pieces. The play set is mostly plastic, easy to clean, and safe to use.The magnificent waterhole, the centerpiece of the safari play set, has an iridescent, shiny look that appears as real as a mirage, but never fear parents: no actual water is present in the set. The textured sand and realistic plants create a fantastic backdrop for animal adventures.
Kids ages 3 and up can learn about the South African wildlife and use their imaginations to create their own safari adventure. Children can play together or alone with the versatile play set, thanks to detachable sections and a large surface area. The set is perfect for kids who enjoy role playing and is a great collector’s items for wildlife enthusiasts.
Manufacturer: Schleich
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Sara Touzard
Sara Touzard is an editorial intern at The Toy Insider and Adventure Publishing Group. She is a senior at Marymount Manhattan College majoring in Communication Arts with a minor in Journalism. When she’s not writing or doodling in her notebook, you can find her baking and decorating desserts at home, reading novels, playing video games, watching Disney films, and discovering new recipes on Pinterest. Sara is an avid Hello Kitty fan and enjoys spending time with her friends and family.
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#47: 7 Digital Marketing Trends to Watch in 2021
by Erica Julson, MS, RDN, CLT | Dec 7, 2020 | Podcast | 0 comments
With 2020 coming to a close, it's time to set our sights on the upcoming year.
In this episode, I'm sharing 7 digital marketing trends to watch in 2021.
After listening, you'll be WAY ahead of the curve and won't get caught off guard by the changing online landscape.
If you liked this episode, leave a comment below & let me know which trend was most helpful!
Cheers to a happy and prosperous new year 🙂
Important changes that may impact your ad revenue in 2021.
Why it will be even more important to diversify your income streams moving forward.
Exciting new places you may be able to utilize SEO.
What to focus on to prepare your site for upcoming Google algorithm changes.
The future of podcasts and how you can leverage them for your brand.
Episode Show Notes
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Erica Julson: Welcome to The Unconventional RD Podcast, where we inspire dietitians to think outside of the traditional employment box and create their own unconventional income stream. We'll talk all things online business to help you start, grow, and scale your own digital empire.
Erica Julson: Well, hello there. Last week was pretty wild with Black Friday/Cyber Monday stuff happening. So I didn't really get a chance to adequately share and promote the previous week's episode about launching a nonprofit. So that's why I didn't release anything new last Monday. And in case you were wondering, my last chance Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale went freaking amazing. There weren't any discounts on my offerings, but it was the last chance to enroll at the current prices before I revamp everything for 2021. And in the month of November, I had over 70 people join my courses, and I made $64,500 in course sales. What? That is far and away my best month ever in the history of my business. And I even actually made more money than that from other revenue streams and ended up having a 70K month, which is absolutely insane.
Erica Julson: But of course that's not all profit. I also paid roughly $11,000 in affiliate commissions to my affiliates, which are people who have signed up to promote my course, and they earn 50% commission on any successful referrals. And I also have of course, my regular tech related expenses for running the website, and hosting the videos for the courses, and all that. But that's only like maybe a couple hundred dollars a month anyway. And I did not spend anything on ads. So this was all organic sales made via my Facebook group, my email list, and word of mouth via my affiliates.
Erica Julson: So the net profit for the launch was just over $50,000 for the month. Of course, I still have to pay taxes on that. But that is so freaking wild. That is again, my best month ever in The Unconventional RD business. And I celebrated by freaking paying off my credit card debt that had been looming over my head for the last six years from my days back in grad school. And my first few years as a dietitian, there were some really lean months as a budding entrepreneur where I had to dip into my credit card to survive. And that had been kind of hanging over my head for quite some time. And it's now officially gone. So it's such a light feeling.
Erica Julson: So anyway, I just wanted to update you guys with how everything went. Maybe in some future episodes, I'll dive into the strategy of what I did during that launch and why I think it went well. But for today, I'm here to talk to you about digital marketing trends to watch in 2021. So I've put together seven things that have kind of been on my mind and that I believe you should watch for or implement on in 2021. So without further ado, let's dive into those seven digital marketing trends to watch in 2021.
Erica Julson: Trend number one, transitioning to a cookie-less world. And you're probably like, "What? Cookies, what does this have to do with digital marketing?" But cookies are actually something that's used in the digital marketing world. And a specific type of cookie known as the third-party cookie is basically going away for all of the main internet browsers by 2022. Which means preparing for this change is probably going to be a big part of 2021. And Safari and Firefox browsers have already phased out third-party cookies. But why I'm mentioning this as a trend for 2021 is because Google Chrome, which is like the most popularly used browser, is also going to be phasing out third-party cookies by the end of the year.
Erica Julson: Let's start by defining what cookies are. Google's definition is a cookie is a small piece of text sent to your browser by a website you visit. It helps the website remember information about your visit, which can make it easier to visit the site again, and the site more useful to you. So for example, we use cookies to remember your preferred language, to make the ads you see more relevant to you, to count how many visitors we receive to a page, to help you sign up for our services, to protect your data, or to remember your ad settings. So those are all the ways that Google uses cookies.
Erica Julson: And cookies is a broad term. So again, it's just a small piece of text that gets sent to your browser. So whatever you're looking at a website through, probably Google Chrome, or Safari, or Firefox, one of those things. And it gets stored by your browser and kind of remembers you. And there's different types of cookies. There's first-party cookies and there's third-party cookies. And third-party cookies are the ones that are kind of going away in the future. So let's dive into the difference between those two things so you can really understand how this might impact you, and your business, and your revenue most importantly.
Erica Julson: So again, cookies are used to track users' behavior essentially. But first-party cookies are created and stored by you, the website owner. So your own website is generating first-party cookies. Whereas third-party cookies are created and stored by external sites that have some sort of script or tag on your site.
Erica Julson: So for example, a first-party cookie might be used when someone's logging into a website. There will be a cookie placed by that website in your browser so it will remember your login info. So you don't have to re-login every single time you visit the website, or add something into your shopping cart, or whatever.
Erica Julson: A third-party cookie for example might be used in the context of advertising scripts. So if there's an ad on the website that you're visiting, that ad network might be placing a cookie to kind of track your behavior so they can serve you similar ads later on. So those are the cookies that are kind of in question coming up. So obviously, this is going to impact digital advertising. It's going to have an impact on display ads on websites. So ads shown in content through Google AdSense, add networks like Mediavine or AdThrive. It might affect paid ads in the sense that it will be more difficult to re-target people based on their behavior if you're not as easily able to track their behavior. And it might impact affiliate marketing because affiliate links use tracking cookies. And we'll talk about this in a second. There's some work around there. But just FYI, you might want to double check and make sure that whatever affiliate marketing platform you're using is compliant with the future wave of affiliate marketing and isn't relying on these soon to be antiquated third-party cookie solutions.
Erica Julson: So what is going to happen? If we can't track people's behavior, that basically means that ad companies are going to have a disadvantage for the ads they're showing you. Because right now, they basically know what websites you visited, and what you've looked at on the internet. So that then they can show you ads based on things they know that you're interested in. And that leads to better return on investment for the companies buying the ads. So if that gets taken away, companies may not want to spend as much on ads. And that could hurt publishers. So bloggers essentially, who are putting those ads on their website. They might not be able to get as much money per view essentially, if it's not as targeted.
Erica Julson: So obviously, ad networks like Mediavine and AdThrive are working on this because they don't want their revenue to drop. That would be bad for their business as well. So there's not so much that you need to do as a publisher. Just more so be aware that this is coming, and pay attention to what your ad network is doing about it.
Erica Julson: So some of the creative things I've seen being talked about, there's a move to more cohort-based advertising. So instead of tracking people on an individual identifiable track, like using an individual cookie, and tracking that individual person's behavior, and serving that individual and ad based on that behavior, it's more de-identifying that information so you can't track it to any singular person. But kind of lumping similar people together into cohorts, and then advertising to them on a more anonymous level. So you won't be able to granularly control how often someone sees your ad or stop showing it if that person purchases, because you won't know that they purchased. But, you can kind of potentially advertise to groups of similar people, sort of a more generic ad.
Erica Julson: There's also a move towards contextual advertising. So showing ads based on the content on the page, which is how ads used to work before we knew how to target based on cookies, and pixels, and all that. So we might be going back to that route where if you write a blog post on cookies, then maybe ads for some of the ingredients used in the cookie recipe might show on the page, or an ad for baking products, or something like that.
Erica Julson: There's also a possibility to track people with their consent if they have logged in to use a service. So Google for example, doesn't have to worry so much about this because they track what their users are doing when they're logged in to their Gmail accounts. You know how you can use your Gmail account to log into different websites? Well, then they can track what you're doing on those websites. And same thing with Facebook. If you use your Facebook profile to log in to other platforms, they can track what you're doing as well.
Erica Julson: So the bigger platforms kind of don't have so much to worry about this. But smaller companies are trying to kind of replicate that model, I guess. So there's a move in the blogging space to kind of come up with social sharing buttons of sorts where people have to log in to kind of socially share your content, or like your content, or whatever. With the idea being that if this becomes standard practice in the blogging world, and these logged in tools are maybe managed by ad networks, then they'll be able to still track your behavior and serve customized ads. But part of logging in would be giving your consent for that to happen.
Erica Julson: And yeah, those are just a few things. I'm sure there's more possible ways that we'll get around this. But I just wanted to mention it as something to be aware of. And just a little more detail, if any of you guys listening are currently with Mediavine, the ad network that I talk about a lot in my courses, they've already publicly mentioned how they're kind of getting around this. Even all the way back in 2019, they saw this coming. And they are actually partnered with a company called GumGum, which is a contextual intelligence engine. And they use AI to kind of figure out what a piece of content is about. So beyond just the words on the page, but also looking at your alt text on your images, your video captions, things like that, to try to come up with an idea of what the content is about. So that advertisers can decide to potentially target that piece of content with relevant ads.
Erica Julson: And it works really well for like targeting certain holidays or events like back to school and stuff like that. So they're currently using this only for smaller, direct deals with advertisers. They can say, "We have this piece of content targeted around this holiday or event. Do you want to place a special ad here?" And they'll kind of come up with a separate agreement for those types of highly targeted ads. But they're planning on making that capability part of just the open marketplace for advertisers, and hoping that that will help keep the costs, or what advertisers are willing to pay, keep that high so that the company themselves still brings in good revenue. And the publishers with the company still make good revenue. So yeah, their example was yes, as an advertising company, this is a quote, "We can say we have 3,000 food sites and this is a food blog, or this is a food article. But to drill down and find more information about it is where the AI comes in. So cool. It's a baking article. But is it sweet baking like cookies or is it baked chicken?" That's important for financial advertisers to know. So that's what the GumGum tool is going to be doing. So it will derive this data at scale.
Erica Julson: And they say that right now at the time of this article that I'm quoting came out, which was pretty recently, Mediavine had about 8,000 websites in their network. So 8,000 different websites on the internet are showing Mediavine ads and making revenue through Mediavine. So they have a good amount of data to work with. Yeah.
Erica Julson: And then again, they're also working on something, a tool called grow.me. Which has been met with not as much enthusiasm by the blogger community because it's not really a great user experience. But their idea is to create a tool where people would have to log in like I said, to kind of like or share content and then track their data with their consent after they've logged in. So they are trying to roll this out. They're kind of testing it right now. But we'll see how that goes. I don't know if there's enough incentive for me to want to create an account and log in to use a tool like that. I'd have to see. So I imagine that multiple companies will try solutions like this. I don't know how well it will go. But we'll see.
Erica Julson: So long story short, ad revenue for publishers might drop in 2021 while the industry gets used to all these changes. So if all of your revenue is dependent on display ads right now, possibly a good time to consider diversifying. Maybe bringing in other forms of revenue, which I'm going to talk about in a second.
Erica Julson: And then affiliate marketing as well, typically uses cookies. But if you're with any of the big platforms like ShareASale, or Commission Junction, or anything like that, they've already addressed this and reached out to their affiliates on the platform. And there's just some tweaks that the people running their affiliate programs through ShareASale have to make to be compliant. And you can actually check if you log in, and if you're an affiliate for people through ShareASale, log into your affiliate account and then look at your merchants. And if you click on the merchant profile, and on the right hand side, you see a green arrow that says ITP compliant. That means you're good to go. And your affiliate tracking and marketing will not be impacted by these changes. They've already fixed it. So, yay. That's great. But maybe if you run your own affiliate program, or you're not sure if the company that you are working with is compliant, you can always reach out and double check and ask what they're doing. But obviously another workaround that would work without cookies would be using something like affiliate codes, like discount codes, which is already something that's done. It's more commonly used in audio formats maybe, like podcasts, or radio, or even Instagram stories. I've seen it where people say, "Use this code to get X percent off." And that's really an affiliate code. So that person gets a percentage of every sale made, for example.
Erica Julson: So affiliate platforms are adapting on this. They've seen it coming, they're ready for the most part. And yeah, so there are work arounds that are being put into place. But yeah, that's trend number one. Things will be changing, especially in the advertising and affiliate marketing spaces, and paid advertising spaces, which is not really my forte. I haven't really dabbled in paid advertising at all. But since all of those methods use cookies in some capacity, be on the lookout for changes coming up in 2021 for all of those avenues.
Erica Julson: Trend number two, the importance of multiple revenue streams. So this is going to be doubly important, I think in 2021, as things like this roll out. So as all of these changes happen in digital revenue streams, it's going to be even more important to not have all your eggs in one basket. So if you are fully reliant on one digital income stream in your business, that's not totally under your control. Like display advertising or affiliate marketing. I would seriously consider sitting down, sometime in December, and plotting out how you can diversify your income streams in 2021. So of course, ad revenue and affiliate income are wonderful. And many people have thriving businesses based off of those income streams alone. But, there is risk involved if all your eggs are in one basket.
Erica Julson: So for ad revenue, we don't yet know how changing the cookie landscape is going to affect RPMs. So RPM is our revenue per mill, how much you earn per 1,000 views to your site. And there's a good chance they're going to at least fluctuate with all of these changes. And if your current ad revenue is just enough to get you by, you might consider branching out into other ways of monetizing while also still serving your audience. So maybe you create a digital good like paid eBooks, paid webinars, masterclasses, etc. But other opportunities could maybe include sponsored content. I can imagine that if display advertising isn't as effective, that perhaps advertisers would be more willing to work directly, because then they would have more control over what's getting seen by who. So that's a good potential pitch opportunity for you if you want to get into more sponsored content, highlight the fact that they do have more control, and you can manually place these ads and create this content to get your interested segment of your audience to buy.
Erica Julson: Maybe dabble in some affiliate marketing as another income stream, or something even larger perhaps like a paid course or a membership site. Although fair warning, courses and membership sites take a lot of work. So I wouldn't dive in unless you really have a solid plan in place on how you're going to implement that without kind of dropping the ball in other areas of your business.
Erica Julson: And then if your primary revenue stream is affiliate marketing, that's great. Again, some people that's their whole business model is affiliate marketing. Usually they either have a really large brand or audience that they're leveraging. Or maybe they run one or more affiliate sites focused on things like product reviews, tutorials, comparisons, etc. And all of those pieces of content push someone to want to buy something. And they include their affiliate links inside that content and make commissions on any sales after someone clicks those links.
Erica Julson: But, affiliate marketing is not 100% in your control either. So hopefully even within affiliate marketing, you've diversified the platforms that you're an affiliate with. So you could be an affiliate directly with a company who runs their own program. You could be joining programs through platforms like ShareASale, or maybe even other kind of marketplaces. Like Amazon or Walmart for example, all of those have affiliate programs.
Erica Julson: But it's not uncommon for affiliates to change their terms, or their commission rates, or even just shut down their program entirely, which could have a big impact on your business if that's your main income stream. So for example, this year, Amazon cut a lot of their affiliate commission rates. So for example, supplements went from three point something percent to 1%, and took my site from earning over $300 a month in Amazon affiliate commissions, to just $100 a month overnight. So imagine if that had gone from 3,000 to 1,000, or 30,000 to 10,000. That could be potentially devastating for your business, right?
Erica Julson: So yes, you can typically recover eventually by finding other opportunities or platforms, but it's still a headache. So along similar lines, if you have all your eggs in one basket, no matter what basket that might be, you really should consider branching out and diversifying your income. And just like you should be diversifying your income, if all of your traffic sources or all of your audience is dependent from one stream or coming from one place, definitely make sure that you are capturing them on your email list. So that no matter what happens to that platform or place, you still have direct contact with your people. And consider diversifying if you have that one traffic source already pretty nailed in.
Erica Julson: So for example, if you're a blogger and you're focused on Pinterest, and that's your number one traffic driver, that's fabulous. But, you are still vulnerable to algorithm changes. So if something happened with Pinterest and they stopped showing your content really well in their platform, that could be devastating to the number of people coming to your site, the number of people buying through your affiliate links, the number of people visiting your content and earning you ad impressions. All of that. So maybe if that's you, you could consider branching out into another traffic stream like SEO. Hint hint, y SEO course would be great for that. It'll be opening up again in 2021 at some point.
Erica Julson: If you are somebody who sells digital courses let's say, and so far you've just been solely focused on Instagram. That's great. But again, you are vulnerable to potential algorithm changes in Instagram, which has happened this year. So you could maybe consider expanding to video on YouTube, or written content via an SEO optimized blog. Just so all of your traffic isn't tied to just one source. And again, always be getting people on your own email list so you have direct contact with them, no matter what happens. And vice versa. If all you focus on let's say is SEO, once you get that system sort of nailed in, start thinking about how you can expand and repurpose that content for other platforms like YouTube, Pinterest, etc.
Erica Julson: Trend number three to watch is SEO expanding to other mediums. So amid the election hullabaloo of this year, Instagram temporarily shut down its hashtag feature. And I believe it's yet to return. So who knows what's going to go on with that. But what's arisen instead is the idea of Instagram SEO. So searching by keyword directly within the platform. So right now, if you open your Instagram app and you go to the search thing on the top, and you type in just a word, like couch or something. Or I don't know, maybe couch won't show anything. Because they don't have keywords for every single phrase, but I don't know. I'm going to open up actually my Instagram app right now and test this out. Let's do something nutrition specific.
Erica Julson: So if I open my Instagram app, I click the search thing on the bottom and then go to the search tab on the top. What happens if I type in nutrition? Okay. So you type in nutrition. And then underneath, it's going to give you keyword suggestions for things that people are searching for that use that word. It doesn't tell you how many people are searching, but enough for it to be something that they think is worth showing up in these first few suggestions.
Erica Julson: So right now just right off the top, I typed in nutrition. And it says nutrition, nutrition plan, and vegan nutrition. And then there's a see more. So I clicked that, and it tells me nutrition expert, nutritional cleansing, nutritional yeast, Scitec nutrition, skin nutrition, pet nutrition, and bodybuilding nutrition. So these are all topics that people are looking for in Instagram, and you can optimize. So these are like keywords essentially for Instagram. So I'm going to click on one and see what happens. I click on skin nutrition, and it brings up a new feed of posts for people who talk about skin nutrition. And I just clicked on a random one. It's a Isi Natural Skin Care. And their caption underneath the image says daily doses skin nutrition. And it's I don't know, post about passion fruit body oil. So that's not really that relevant to skin nutrition.
Erica Julson: But because they use the words skin nutrition at the top probably of their caption, they showed up ranking for that keyword. And this was posted two days ago. So you can see how this has a lot of potential. So this means potentially that older posts would be able to surface in search if they really meet the needs of the searcher. And that could be a complete game changer for the platform. Because right now it's sort of just like a daily attention getter, and you kind of have to keep posting consistently to keep the attention, and interacting, and engaging. But with this capability, it almost turns into more of an evergreen search engine, more like Pinterest. And that could help your older content still work for you down the line, which would be great.
Erica Julson: I'm not sure if it would really drive much traffic to your website since there's not really links in your regular posts, but it would definitely help your brand get consistent eyeballs on it, probably help you increase your following. And then you could engage with them and hopefully get them into your ecosystem outside of just Instagram.
Erica Julson: So it's not totally clear on how to optimize for this yet. There's no keyword research tools for Instagram. But, you can try to optimize by including the words and phrases that you've found by doing little search test. So type topics and see what comes up. Try including those words and phrases in the captions of your posts, so that your content matches what people might be typing into the search bar so that you might show up when people are looking for those things.
Erica Julson: And, also make sure that you're using these keywords in the alt text on your images if it makes sense. Alt text is important for accessibility for visually impaired people. That's what screen readers will use to tell someone what an image is about. So in the alt text, you're supposed to describe the image so as if someone who couldn't see it would know what was there. So baked lasagna in large red bowl or something like that, so that the person could visually imagine what's in the picture. So if baked lasagna was your keyword, then great, that fits in naturally. You don't want to overstep it, but if it fits in naturally, use it. And that will probably help you show up better in the search results, much like it does for Google image search.
Erica Julson: And previously, you were only able to search and find accounts based on the keywords that they used in their actual account handle or their bios. But like I said, now individual posts can show up in the search too. So I think that they're really going to lean into this in the future, because it is a great user experience and a good way to capitalize on all the older, but highly relevant content that might not have been seen with just hashtags.
Erica Julson: Similarly, SEO is starting to become a thing for podcasts in Google search. So if you caught my news round up last month, you know that Google Podcasts Manager, which if you run a podcast, you need to be signed up with Google Podcasts Manager. They are showing you now what keywords your podcast appears for within Google search, and which episodes do the best in Google search as well. And since Google doesn't actually show podcasts in the results for very many keyword queries right now, if you're just searching for something, it's probably not going to show a podcast in the search results unless you put the word podcast in the search query.
Erica Julson: So the data is pretty sparse right now. I shared details on that in that last episode. But the fact that they're even rolling this out tells me that it's something that they hope to focus on and perhaps grow in the future. So if podcasts start showing up for more common keywords, this could be a great source of organic growth for your brand. And at this point, it's unclear what they're looking at when they're deciding to rank a podcast in the search results. Whether they're just looking for keywords in the title, or the description, or whether they can actually 'listen' to your content. Well, they said that they can listen and index audio, but it's unclear how much they weight that in deciding to show a podcast episode. So it's probably a good idea to try to optimize for keywords in all of those areas. Your title, your description, your actual content to cover your bases. So again, kind of using keyword research strategies to even come up with your content in the first place. So that as this starts to be a bigger thing, your content's already optimized to show up for search results, and you're using your podcast potentially to answer common search queries that people might be looking for.
Erica Julson: Trend number four, increasing focus on user experience. So if you've been following along in the SEO world, you are probably highly aware that in May, 2021, Google is officially going to be using something called Core Web Vitals as a part of their ranking algorithm in combination with the user experience signals that they already use, like having HTTPS. So secure website, safe browsing with no malware, no intrusive interstitial popups. Which means if you're on mobile, nothing that pops up right when someone comes to your site that covers the whole screen. You can get a manual penalty for that right now. And wanting your site to be mobile friendly.
Erica Julson: So those things are already part of the ranking algorithm. But they're adding something called Core Web Vitals. And these are three explicit page speed metrics that are going to be used as ranking factors. And of course, site speed right now is already used as a factor, but only in very nebulous terms. They've never come out and said exactly what they're looking for when they talk about page speed. And now we know, and we can prepare. So they've given us plenty of time, over a year of forewarning that this is coming out. They just told us the date, so now we know. And our goal is to analyze our own websites for these metrics, and make sure that we are following best practices, and are in the fastest speed range for these metrics so that it doesn't hurt our rankings and possibly helps us.
Erica Julson: So the three Core Web Vital metrics are Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), First Input Delay (FID), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS). So let's go through each of those one by one in regular people terms. So Largest Contentful Paint or LCP is kind of how fast your website is loading. It's how long it takes the largest piece of content on the page to actually load and be visible for the user. And they want it to be under two and a half seconds in an ideal world. But anything over four seconds is probably going to hurt you. And they are saying this is done kind of page by page on your site. But overall for your whole site, they recommend that at least 75% of your pages should meet this metric to be considered good. So ideally, 75% of your pages should load, or the biggest piece of content on the page should load under two and a half seconds. So that's the first metric.
Erica Julson: The second metric is First Input Delay, and this is a metric measure of interactivity. So how long until the website is actually interactive. So we're able to click links, or buttons, or use a drop down menu, or type texts into a form, etc. We want it to be interactive in under 100 milliseconds, ideally. And anything over 300 milliseconds is considered poor.
Erica Julson: And then the third one is Cumulative Layout Shift or layout stability. And this has to do with not having the whole page shift around as it loads, because that is not a good user experience. So I'm sure you've all had this happen to you where you're going to click on something on a website. You're like, "This is the button." And then the page finishes loading, and the whole thing kind of moves. And as you're clicking, the button moves. And now all of a sudden you're clicking on an ad or something, and it opens in a new window and you're like, "Oh no, that's so annoying. Now I have to go back and click on the right thing, close this window out." That's what Google is trying to avoid with this metric. So they want you to have very minimal Cumulative Layout Shift. And what most often causes these shifts. I'd say nine times out of 10 from what I've seen with just our peers, is it's often ad network related. So I'm assuming ad networks are working on this. But if the area that they've designated for the ad to load isn't quite the same as the size of the actual ad, it could shift. If you are having images load on your page without specifying the dimensions of the image, that can cause it, et cetera.
Erica Julson: So how do you know how your website is actually performing for these Core Web Vital metrics? Well, there's a couple of ways. You can go to Google PageSpeed Insights. So if you just Google that, it will take you to a website where you can enter the URL for any page on your site and see how it's performing. It tells you right there. You can also see the overall data for your site within Google search console on the left hand side there, once you're logged in. There's a whole tab for Core Web Vitals. And you can see which pages on your site are good, which pages could maybe use some work, and which pages are actually performing very poorly. Ideally you could get them all to be in the great range. If they're just in the mediocre range, you're probably okay. But try to avoid having them be in the actually poor range, if you can. And I don't want you to overly obsessed about this either. Stuff like this like page speed is still less important than creating high quality content that actually meets the user's search intent. So it still matters, but it's more of a tie-breaker ranking factor than the make it or break it.
Erica Julson: So if you have the world's best piece of content that wonderfully addresses the search query. So you're very thoroughly answering someone's question based on what they're typing into Google. Even if your site is slow, you should still rank at the top because you have the best content. You won't lose out to lower quality content on faster sites. And vice versa. If you have shitty content, and you're just ignoring that and just trying to make a fast website, that's not going to give you the returns that you're looking for. So content is still the most important, and speed is more like a tiebreaker. So if everybody on page one has equally amazing content, then perhaps working on your page speed will help boost you to the top.
Erica Julson: It's also relevant for getting featured in the top stories section of Google on mobile. So if you look for a current event, you'll probably see a scrolling section of articles called top stories. But that's not really relevant for most regular bloggers because those are news outlets usually that fill those spots. But just FYI, it is a factor for getting into that section as well.
Erica Julson: And Google has already been testing badges that they're going to show in the search results to kind of alert searchers to how the websites in the search results are performing on these user experience metrics. So they have a page experience icon. So it's a small gray circle with a white star in the middle. And for websites that pass these kind of Core Web Vital page experience metrics and they're performing well, they get that small gray circle with the white star in it to the right side of their URL in the search results. So at the top of your search result listing, it kind of shows the URL that you're about to head to. And to the right of that, where the amp sign currently appears, which is just sort of a gray circle with a white lightening bolt in it. If you pass the page experience metrics, you'll get that gray circle with a white star.
Erica Julson: And I've looked for this. It does not show up for me when I'm searching. So it's definitely still being tested and rolled out. But once it is out, I kind of doubt the average Googler will even really notice or know what it means. So I don't think it's really going to have that much of an impact on click-through rate. But maybe from an SEO perspective and planning perspective, it could be useful perhaps when you're analyzing the SERPs, the search engine result pages, and looking at how the upcoming algorithm update in May, 2021 is perhaps influenced by these user experience Core Web Vital metrics. So if more pages with the symbol start to appear on page one, it can maybe help us judge like how important this factor is versus other ranking factors.
Erica Julson: And in some recent Q&As, Google specified that these user experience factors are only going to apply to the mobile index. So the mobile version of your website, which is the main index that Google uses. So not the desktop index. So when you're analyzing your page speed, make sure you're really honing in on the mobile scores, because that's going to be the most important. And if you need help with page speed, when my SEO course comes out again, you're free to enroll in 2021. So there should be time in 2021 to get in to my course and learn about this, and make these changes before the algorithm update.
Erica Julson: I have a whole DIY module on this topic, so you can do it yourself for a very affordable price. Or you can pay someone like a company like iMark Interactive. I will include my affiliate link for their services in the show notes. If you go to theunconventionalrd.com/episode047, you will find my link to their services. So that company offers a page speed service where they will just go in and try to improve your page speed for you. And I believe it costs about $500 for just that one service, just to put into perspective how awesome of a deal my course is. My course, the price is going up, but I was previously charging $590 for my entire course on all SEO things, including page speed. Whereas if you have someone go in and do it for you, it's about $500 just for that one service.
Erica Julson: But, if you are a blogger and you currently have Ezoic ads on your site on, they will not be able to help you based on the way that those ads cache things on your website. I guess they're limited in their ability to help speed it up. And they also note that if you use the Divi theme, you should expect slower speeds and kind of worse results based on the work that they do on your site, because of the way that the theme is coded.
Erica Julson: And that's exactly why even though I built all my sites with the Divi theme, I don't actually recommend it. I did this years ago, because I purchased a lifetime membership to Divi in 2010 I want to say when they were just starting. And I just happened to have that. So when I was on a budget and just starting out years ago, I built my sites with Divi because that's what I had and I didn't have to spend any more on another theme. But I don't recommend that in today's day and age. It's not the best. It's too bulky and slow.
Erica Julson: So if you go through my free how to start a website tutorial at theunconventionalrd.com, just click the how to start a website tutorial link at the top, if you want to sign up. But I guide you through how to start an entire WordPress website from scratch. And in that tutorial, I recommend using the Astra theme with the Elementor plugin for most dietitians, if you're just wanting to have a private practice website with some articles on it. Or if you want to specifically be a food blogger and only a food blogger, then I recommend using the Genesis theme with the Feast plugin to help you optimize your site. So FYI, your theme matters, and Devi is slow.
Erica Julson: So in addition to these Core Web Vitals, if you haven't fully addressed those other aspects of user experience yet. Like having HTTPS, not HTTP, not having malware on your website, not using intrusive interstitial popups, and making sure your site is mobile friendly. So responsive, like it resizes and re-formats itself when you look at it on mobile, instead of having to zoom in with your fingers. Make sure that you take time to improve all of those metrics too. Because those already matter and will continue to matter in 2021.
Erica Julson: And then beyond that, just take a holistic look at your website from a UX standpoint, a user experience standpoint. Is it a pleasant, easy to navigate space with content that's accessible and clear? And if not, what can you improve? And beyond just Google's algorithm, having an accessible website is more important than ever. Just like in-person businesses need to make their storefronts accessible to people with physical disabilities, websites need to do the same. So there are some great resources about website accessibility at a website called webaim.org. And they talk all about web accessibility, including checklist of things that you can do to make your website fully accessible. And this is something you need to do to be legally compliant as a website owner. And things we'll be looking at are using alt text on your images, so that people who use screen readers can understand what you're talking about with those images. Captions for your videos, large enough font size, and proper contrast between colors on your website.
Erica Julson: So this is definitely something that you should work into your 2021 plans. Because yes, I don't want to scare you, but bloggers including people like food bloggers can and have been sued over accessibility issues. So it's unlikely that you would be somebody targeted most likely, but it should be on your radar. And you should maybe also check with your business insurance to see if they would cover you in the event that you got sued for an accessibility related claim.
Erica Julson: Trend number five is around audio. I think audio is going to continue to gain traction in 2021. And the reason I think this is because of all the stuff that I've seen with Google playing around with making podcasts more visible in their search results and saying that they can index audio content now. Spotify has been pouring a ton of money into podcasts. So I think that they're going to be an even bigger player in the years to come.
Erica Julson: I'm excited to see perhaps if podcast ad networks become a thing in the future, like we kind of have on blogs today. I don't think this will happen in 2021, but just something to maybe keep an eye on if there's baby steps towards it. So just like we used to have to manually place ads on blogs, but now we have sophisticated ad networks that serve up the ads automatically. I think the same thing will eventually happen in the podcasting space, to where you don't have to manually connect with advertisers, and then manually place the ad in your episode. I think eventually, there will be automated podcast advertising and we'll get paid in a similar model as display advertising, per listen or some sort of rate per 1,000 listens, that type of thing.
Erica Julson: The reason it's a little hindered right now is because with podcasting, it's not like streaming. You can't tell when someone's actually listening to your podcasts at this very moment in the same way that you can with website visitors. Instead, podcasts are more, they're downloaded to your device. So we measure downloads for podcasts, not really technically listens. So if someone clicks the subscribe button to your podcast, when you come out with a new episode, their device will automatically download it. And that counts as a download number, whether they actually listen to it or not. So that's why it's a little difficult to show advertisers the value. Because just because someone downloaded, it doesn't necessarily mean they listened. And then it's difficult to track the performance of their ads in different episodes. So I can see this evolving in the future. I don't know how exactly, but I bet it will becomes a thing.
Erica Julson: And like I already mentioned, I think podcast search is going to become a thing in the future. Again, Google Podcasts Manager is finally showing you how your podcasts are being discovered in search. Maybe in the future, there will be podcasts keyword research, which would be super fun. And if you're thinking about whether or not 2021 is the right time to start a podcast, maybe. But I think it depends on your goals. And I think it's really important to understand your goals before you dive in.
Erica Julson: So since I've been doing this for basically a year now, I have discovered that I think podcasting is a really great value add to an existing audience. But not really a great way to grow a brand new audience from nothing. And that's because there's not really a good way to search for podcasts or episodes. So it's a lot harder to get organic growth. There are other strategies that you can use, like going on other people's podcasts to spread the word and stuff like that. But that's not as passive as targeting a keyword, creating content around it, and then just letting the people come to you, like you can with blogging.
Erica Julson: So if you already have an audience elsewhere, like on social media, or you get a lot of blog traffic, or you have a really solid and engaged email list and you want to become a thought leader in your space. And especially if you're selling something of your own to your audience, like products or services. It can in that scenario, really help establish trust, and build a relationship with you and your audience, and boost sales. But if your business model doesn't align with that, if you don't really care about being a thought leader, or you don't have a course or a service to offer, and you more want to be a content creator, then I kind of think you shouldn't start a podcast and you should just double down on creating content for your website so that you can get more ad revenue, and earn more money with affiliate links, and maybe do other types of digital goods that don't require as much trust and connection between you and other individuals. So I wouldn't probably focus on a podcast if that's the business model you're going after. So it depends, but just wanted to mention audio as a trend for 2021. Because I do think there's 12 months in 2021. And I bet we'll see some exciting innovation at some point in the year.
Erica Julson: And number six, continued focus on search intent. So an even greater shift away from just thinking about keywords, and really focusing on meaning search intent. So this is related to Google search. In the past, it used to be all about finding exact keyword phrases and kind of targeting those in the title of your content, in your headings, etc. But Google is getting smarter, and they're not so basic now as to just look for an exact phrase in your content. What they're doing with their algorithms is really trying to understand what someone really wants when they're searching for something. So they are getting better at understanding the deeper meaning and the deeper search intent behind the search query. And we need to adapt to that as content creators.
Erica Julson: So here's an example. If someone's searching for how to change a tire, change a tire tutorial, and change a tire instructions, all the people searching for those three things are really kind of looking for the same thing, right? They want to know how to change a tire, and they want someone to show them how. So in the past, those three different phrases might have surfaced different results in the search engine result pages, the SERPs. But the intent behind them is the same. So I think as Google gets smarter and their algorithm gets better at understanding intent, we're going to see some consolidation in the SERPs. So the highest quality content is probably going to come out on top across all those different queries, even if they don't have an exact matched keyword.
Erica Julson: So if I were you, I'd look for this in the search engine results as you're kind of perusing the keywords and doing your keyword research. If someone is at the top of page one even though they're not using the exact keyword, but when you click on their link, they really are doing an amazing job of satisfying the user intent, then you should be thinking, "Okay, I'm probably not going to outrank this person simply by using the exact match keyword. Because Google understands that this piece of content is really doing a great job meeting the needs of this person who's searching."
Erica Julson: So yes, keywords are important. You should still use them, sprinkle them throughout your content. But satisfying the user intent is really the most important. And that can help you rise to the top I think, above all right now.
Erica Julson: So, I would focus on creating deep content hubs on your website around certain niched topics. So pick a few topics that you want to go in depth on, on your website, and build out really solid content around those topics where you're kind of probably going to be using related keywords in a hub there. That will help you rank better for all of those queries and all of those topics, versus going super broad on your site and not really showing authority in any given area. So that's my recommendation for 2021 with content creation.
Erica Julson: And the last value, value number seven that I wanted to end with today is the importance of value based businesses. So with everything that's happened in 2020, the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, the election, people are increasingly wanting to align with companies that share their values. So for solopreneurs and small teams, this requires some introspection on the part of the business owner. Your company's values are really an extension of your own values. So take the time to really figure out what your values are, and how you can infuse those into your business.
Erica Julson: Having values is kind of like giving your business a rudder. It helps steer the ship. If you're unclear on your values, then you're going to be flailing all over the place, and facing uncertainty, and overthinking around every corner and with every decision. Having core values helps you make decisions more effectively. Because you can always double back to them and say, "Hey, is this in alignment with our values?" If yes, great. If no, let's not do that, or let's change the way that we're doing that. And don't rush into this exercise or do it in an inauthentic way because you want to follow the trends or something like that. That's not going to work. And that's going to actually probably come back to bite you in the butt if your words and actions don't align, because you didn't really mean them.
Erica Julson: So when you've actually done the work, so don't jump into this too quickly. Take the time to do the work and figure out your values. And then when you really feel confident in what you believe in and stand behind, then you sit down and plan out action steps for making sure that those values are coming through in your business. Things like making sure that your team and any events that you put on are diverse and inclusive, donating money or fundraising for certain causes throughout the year, treating your employees in a certain way, or creating a company culture that matches your values. Or creating content that makes your values clear, like Ben & Jerry's and their justice for all ice cream flavor. And even consider publishing your values on your website for everyone to see. And even maybe the ways that you've been embodying these values, or how you plan to embody these values in the future. All of that can really help attract the right people to you, who vibe with you and are on the same page. And I don't know about you, but when I see businesses that really do embody my values, I'm like, "Yeah, this is amazing." And it makes me want to support them even more.
Erica Julson: And again, you're not going to please everyone. So I think part of the hesitancy that can come up with this is wanting to people please, and being afraid of people who don't share the same values coming at you. But that's why you need to do the inner work. And you need to be confident and secure in your values before you go through and publish them on your website, for example. Because if you have any doubt inside of you, that's going to cause problems as well.
Erica Julson: So I might do a podcast episode on this in the future, because it's really important, and something that I've personally been working on in 2020. And maybe I could share some of what I've been doing and action steps that might help you guys as well.
Erica Julson: So to recap, the seven different digital marketing trends to watch in 2021.
Erica Julson: Number one was transitioning to a cookie-less world, and to watch out for how your ad revenue and your affiliate income might fluctuate based on that. Trend number two, double down on the importance of multiple revenue streams. So since we know that things like display ads, and ad retargeting, and things like that are going to fluctuate in 2021, be prepared for that and start thinking now about how you can diversify your income streams. So that if one of these streams is negatively impacted, it's not going to really significantly hurt your business.
Erica Julson: Trend number three, watch for SEO to expand to other mediums. So Instagram SEO and podcast SEO might be things that start to emerge in 2021.
Erica Julson: Trend number four, increasing focus on user experience. So making sure that your website is fast, that it's meaning all those Core Web Vital metrics, and all of the other page experience metrics that Google really focuses on. As well as making sure that your website is accessible for all.
Erica Julson: Trend number five, pay attention to audio, and the traction that audio might be gaining in 2021. And continue to focus on search intent when you create content on your blog. That's trend number six. We want to make sure that above all, we are creating content that meets what people are looking for when they type something into the Google search bar. And we're not just focusing on keyword variations, for example.
Erica Julson: And trend number seven, highlighting the importance of value based businesses. So really taking the time to figure out your values and infuse those into your business once you have them nailed down.
Erica Julson: So that's it. That's my seven digital marketing trends to watch in 2021. And as always, if you're listening and you have not clicked the subscribe button yet, please do so on whatever platform you're listening on so you can continue to get the new episodes as they come out. And if you're not already in my free Facebook group, just search for The Unconventional RD Community on Facebook and request to join. It's a great space to talk about business and cheer each other on. So I will see you there and catch you next week for next week's episode.
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They Started A Family Business When They Were Looking For Ways To Quit The 9-5 But They Didn't Expect To Become Chicken Farmers
Paul Greive's family story is not that of your average family business, in fact very few existing family-run farms could say that they have had a similar journey to the Seattle born accountant's family.
The self-confessed "City Boy" has freely admitted that during his formative years he had no interest in the occupation that has now taken over his life and who would? Only a handful of people grow up aspiring to look after chickens for a living.
Not only has 'Farmer Paul' helped build an operation that provides thousands of customers in California with high quality meat and dairy but he and has family have done it with a focus on the environment and keeping things as natural as possible.
"No drugs, just bugs" is the family motto of this ethically driven operation which was born out of the frustration with the lack of transparency in the meat industry and their standards.
How did they start? With a mistaken purchase online.
Early Frustrations
In April 2012, Greive's time as an officer in the Marine Core was coming to an end due to his physical health. At only 22 years of age he suffered from arthritis in his knees and experience chronic pain all over his body with just the simplest of movements.
He knew he couldn't let his health deteriorate anymore so he started to really pay attention to what sort of foods he was putting in his body. He believed that the predominant reason for his ailments were due to his casual attitude to the rubbish he was eating...mainly takeaways and fast food - the usual culprits.
A devout Christian farmer Paul described how his family went on a food "adventure" together to discover where they were going wrong. They realised just how much a poor diet can affect your day to day mental and physical wellbeing. This journey led the family to experimenting with the 'Paleo' diet which basically restricts processed foods and focuses on organic produce.
It worked like a charm and they saw vast improvements in the health as they lost weight and all their injury pain had vanished virtually overnight.
They knew the key to optimal health was a good organic healthy diet and they started to search for suppliers online and locally.
To their dismay they couldn't find 100% organic meats from the grocery store as they became increasingly frustrated with the meat labelling industry. A major concern for them was the claim made by mass producers that their poultry was "free-range" when after closer inspection it turned out they were just battery hens but they were exploiting a loophole on the legislation to claim they were organic.
Taking It Into Their Own Hands
In true entrepreneurial fashion the family saw no other alternative than to do something about the lack of available true organic, pasture raised poultry.
Or it least that's what they said they would do.
At a family get together in Easter 2013 Paul jokingly said to his in-laws "wouldn't be funny to get some chickens and put them in the backyard". Unbeknown to him his brother-in-law Rob thought he was being serious and ordered 50 chicks there and then.
Like a lot of successful entrepreneurs the group had identified something that was missing in the marketplace, true organic raised poultry and although they had a tentative start, Robs actions would throw them all into the deep end and they would have to see if they would sink or swim.
Paul freely admits that at the start "we didn't know what we were doing at all" but they had a vision of what they wanted the end result to be. They didn't buy the drugs that are usually required to keep battery chickens healthy, they wanted everything to be completely organic even when they were working from their backyard.
The family put together a makeshift chicken coup before the delivery arrived and within the week the now Chartered accountant was a part time chicken farmer.
Growing Chickens and a Business
What do you do when you have fifty chicks and no reputation as a farmer? Just sell them on Facebook?
It turns out that yes just sell them on Facebook.
The family planned to keep some of the chicks for themselves and put the rest for sale on Facebook once they had been harvested. However, to their complete surprise within the space of two weeks all 50 had been sold and the deposit money collected before the chicken had even been delivered.
Month after the month the demand for the organically raised birds grew and they even had a waiting list of a couple of hundred people. The family smelt on opportunity that they were ready to take advantage of.
However, it wasn't all plain sailing at the start.
After buying more birds to cope with the rise in demand the family's inexperience in raising poultry became evident. Thirteen hundred chickens (90% of their total stock) were lost to predators in their first year.
With the hobby turned business hanging in the balance they invested in guardian dogs that ultimately saved the whole operation and they have not lost a single bird since.
With a family comprised of teachers. doctors and accountants they didn't all quit their day jobs immediately, even with the initial success. In fact whilst they were building up the farm and reinvesting their profits no one took a salary for 3 years. This was one of the secrets to the family's success that is overlooked. In order to scale your production and create a large business they had to reinvest and do it quickly.
Exploding Growth
In a short period of time the company started to gain a local reputation in California as sustainable farmers who put an emphasis on the importance of animal welfare and don't use any drugs on their birds. It was a style that really resonated with the locals as customers, local restaurants and even celebrity chefs like Wolfgang Puck, who were seeking a competitive edge, were keen to use the business as their official supplier.
Things became even more crazy when TV networks like HBO, intrigued by the unusual story of the family, were calling up to shoot a documentary of the chicken farm.
All this noise led to a level of exposure that Paul and his family could not believe.
Within six years of putting everything into the farm the group were turning over millions of dollars and producing over 500,000 birds per year. A phenomenal achievement given that every bird is of the highest quality and on fresh new pastures every single day.
However, once the farm was and running Paul's biggest lesson was not the maintenance of the livestock nor the regenerative aspect of the chickens pastures but the marketing of the product.
In this interview he explains that running a chicken farm is "20% farming and 80% marketing". This was another aspect that the family had to learn first hand as they started to push a social media angle of the story of the farm.
Building an email list and a level of trust with their customers has been the hardest yet the most important reason for their success as if the product does not meet expectation in the food industry it is likely you will never see that customer again.
Over the last six years the group has expanded into producing grass-fed lambs and organic pork all with the same ethos as the chickens they started out with.
There are lots of things to take from the experience of the Californian based operation but here are few of the most important.
Don't be afraid to take risks even if you are not an expert in a certain field. As long as you understand the market have a vision of where you want to take it a lot of things can be learned along the way. There is no better teacher in life than experience.
Specialise in one thing at the start. The family didn't buy all the animals under the sun and start a business - they bought 50 chickens. It was fairly low risk and they didn't expand into other livestock until they had mastered one. Don't run before you can walk.
Tell people about your products and do it well. Being humble about your achievements is a good trait to have...but it doesn't make many sales. Telling people about your story is so much more powerful than just telling them about how good your product is. They need to know how much it means to you...so tell them.
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Welcome to the up and coming age of SEO. Say hello to Siri, Alexa, and Cortana. The quick adoption of tech savvy speakers given way to new searching behavior, known as conversational search. Web search inquiries have gotten longer and casual, similar to natural dialog.
As a result of this behavior, we need to reconsider the manner in which we compose our content. Conversational search inquiries are normally offered as conversation starters, for example, “Where’s a close by café that serves bagels and tea?” and “Do they have chai?” These inquiries are exact and require precise answers. Therefore, we have by and by observed an ascent in our SEO customers, explicitly those searching for schema development to support voice search.
As reported by a 2018 BrightLocal study, smart speaker users generally operate their gadgets to perform local business-related searches weekly. Over 50% of smart speaker users do this sort of voice command daily! Voice search optimization needs to be included in the ongoing tasks of search engine strategy. It must to be a piece of an inclusive on-Page or on-SERP optimization plan or Local Search strategy.
Effective July 2018, the Google Chrome browser will mark non-HTTPS sites as ‘not secure’
Google will identify insecure sites in the Chrome browser beginning mid-Summer.
Google Chrome SSL in July 2018
Earlier this year, the company announced its Speed Update set to roll out in July, and recently has also announced it will then also mark all sites that have not migrated to HTTPS as “not secure.”
Google has confirmed a date of “early July 2018” as the start date. They have also disclosed how they will alert web surfers of the non-HTTPS status, or not secure.
Sites that remain on the HTTP non-secure protocol will be flagged with a warning in the URL bar of the surfer’s browser.
The non-secure flag will be built into the release of Chrome 68, which will be ready for download in early July.
You and your customers will be able to see the “not secure” text in the address bar of the Chrome browser. Mobile browsers may display the message differently. In either case, the results might cause your site visitors some concern.
There are some additional benefits to securing your site as Google is providing some small rankings boosts.
Depending upon the size of a site and scope of the project, a migration from HTTP to HTTPS can be quite an undertaking. Rest assured there are processes on making this change on your site(s), along with resources for validation and dealing with mixed content issues.
An SSL certificate is a security certificate that once installed on a web server activates a secure connection between the browser the surfer is viewing the content on and the web server that the content is derived from initially.
The website’s URL protocol will change from HTTP to HTTPS. Currently, a security padlock will also be present in the URL as a way to further signal the status of the website’s Google SSL certificate.
SSL certificates help the web cut down on instances of cybercrime that are often performed through security loopholes in web browsers.
If the connection between the surfer’s web browser and web server are not secure through an SSL connection, a moderately skilled hacker could seize information, such as credit card numbers, as it is being typed into a form on an unsecured website.
Why are Google SSL Requirements Important?
Establishes Trust and Builds Brand Power
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Provides Authentication
What is AODA and How Will it Impact My Website?
Information and Communication Standard Guide from the Ontario Government website
What is AODA?
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is a provincial legislation that ensures those who suffer from any type of disability do not experience barriers, discrimination, or difficulty with their day-to-day experiences. More details about the AODA can be found at this website..
How will it impact by website?
Under the Accessibility for Ontarian with Disabilities Act, all private and non-profit organizations with 50 or more employees and all public sector organizations will need to make their websites accessible.
Beginning January 1, 2014:
If you launch a new public website or your existing site undergoes a significant refresh, the site and any of its web content published after January 1, 2012, must conform to the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Level A.
What is WCAG Level A or AA?
WCAG 2.0 is an internationally accepted standard for web accessibility developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international team of experts.
WCAG sets out guidelines for organizations to make their websites more accessible. The guidelines cover things like:
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Each guideline has three levels of accessibility: A, AA and AAA. Level AAA is the highest level of accessibility.
Download the Information and Communication Standard Guide from the Ontario Government website. Making your website more accessible. (PDF)
Find out what you need to do for your business and your website.
Try the AODA Compliance Wizard. It will help you find out what you have to do to comply with Ontario’s accessibility law. It’s free and will take you less than five minutes to complete. Click Start and answer a few questions about your organization. When you are finished, the Wizard will give you a personalized summary of what you have to do.
W3C Provides a Markup Validation Service. It’s a free service which provides basic analysis of your website. Be aware that this validating tool will report results that are not required for AODA compliance. This is a tool for Web Developers to help make your website WCAG compliant. Remember Validation is just one of the success criterion that is specified in the entire WCAG standard. Your website must be manually assessed and also tested using assistive technology.
Changes to Twitter
Twitter recently announced that they will be changing the way that they allow people to use the information in their tweets.
Check with your Developer or Website Administrator to make sure your Twitter feed continues to function after March 2013. Please take the following steps to make sure your Tweets continue working on your website:
Go to the My applications page on the Twitter website to set up your website as a new Twitter ‘application’. You may need to log-in using your Twitter user name and password.
If you don’t already have a suitable ‘application’ that you can use for your website, set one up on the Create an Application page.
It’s normally best to use the name, description and website URL of the website where you plan to use the Twitter feed.
You don’t need a Callback URL.
After clicking Create your Twitter application, on the following page, click on Create my access token.
Copy the Consumer key, Consumer secret, Access token and Access token secret from your Twitter application page into the settings in your Twitter widget.
Click on Save Changes. If there are any problems, you will get an error message from Twitter which should help diagnose the problem.
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Batwoman #2 Review and *SPOILERS*
Written By: Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV
Art By: Steve Epting, Jeromy Cox
Letters By: Deron Bennett
*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*
I may have gotten a little carried away with the previous issue of Batwoman. Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy it and certainly more than the Rebirth issue. That being said, I think they hype got to me and the jump in quality made me think it may have been better than it actually was. It didn’t age well for me. Over the month, I found myself thinking on the book and coming to realize that there were some big issues that I had with it. That said, I don’t think it was bad by any means and I’m still excited to see where this series goes from here. We’ve set up a new backstory for Kate and we are about to dive into it so let’s just jump right into this new issue.
We a scene of when Kate injured herself in the water and was saved by Safiyah interchanging with a scene of the two enjoying a romantic moment together, laying in a field and feeding each other. This is where we learn that Safiyah owns a bar called the Desert Rose and that she uses it as her base of operations. As Kate and Safiyah enjoy their time together, they are watched from the shadows by a familiar looking woman. The two are interrupted by Rafael as he informs Safiyah that it is time to gather the various crime lords of Coryana. We cut back to the present where Kate is holding Rafael’s body. She tells Julia that she is going dark and obviously angers Julia in the process. Julia, of course, doesn’t take this laying down though and sends three drones into the sky to monitor Kate.
Kate carries Rafael’s body up the mountain until she reaches The Desert Rose. It’s at this time we get a fucking mountain of exposition as we learn about each and every crime lord that Safiyah used to meet with. Overall, we simply learn that Safiyah was something of a peace keeper between these criminals She would advise them and settle disputes. Kate breaks into the now closed down Desert Rose and discovers that Safiyah is long gone. This is when she is interrupted by the assassin from before. The two clash and when the assassin has Kate pinned down, she reveals her identity. Turns out it is a woman named Tahani. She is the same shadowed figure that we’ve seen in Kate’s past. The one that worked for Safiyah. Tahani reveals her new name is Knife (Really? That’s the best you could come up with?) and attempts to end Kate’s life until she is interrupted by the drones that Julia had put into action before.
One of the drones somehow gets a hold of a bottle of booze and uses it to light the torch that was the signal to meet when Safiyah was in charge. Tahani seems to believe that no one will come but is caught by surprise when she is proven wrong. Outnumbered, Tahani flees and cuts off the hand of one crime lord on her way out. As she leaves, she reveals that she blames Kate for Safiyah’s disappearance. In the aftermath, Kate and the crime bosses take the opportunity to give us MORE exposition as we learn what happened to Coryana after Kate left. A corporation came in and started buying up land and Safiyah, still affected by Kate’s departure, didn’t fight back and eventually left Coryana. We then catch up with the Kali Corporation which seems to have most of the land in Coryana now. They are up to many other shady business practices as well and as the issue comes to a close we learn that the Many Arms of Death is run by the two sibling in charge of the corporation. In addition, Knife has been working for them and they seem to have plans for Kate Kane. This is where the issue leaves us.
Well… this issue gave us a lot of information. That said, there wasn’t a whole lot that I really liked about this issue. Kate “goes dark” at the beginning of the issue but seems very aware that Julia is watching her so I don’t understand the point. We learn that our assassin is from Kate’s past (big surprise…) and has the lamest alias ever. Then we get introduced to a large number of character who are completely unmemorable and seemingly are only around to give more exposition in an already exposition heavy book. Finally, there is just a lot of questionable choices in this book. First off, everyone just seems to know who Kate is, despite the fact that she is wearing her Batwoman outfit (kind of negates the need for a mask) and Knife flees because she is threatened by the crime bosses but then easily just cuts that hand off of one as if he was nothing. However, as many criticisms as I can give this book, the worst one is that the book is boring and unmemorable. Despite the large amount of information given in this issue, I don’t really remember any of it and I don’t feel a need to. This series is a bore so far. I was so excited after the first issue and time has soured that excitement and this new issue hasn’t done anything to reignite that fire I felt.
Batwoman #2 is at best predictable and at worst a complete waste of my time. Batwoman is one of my favorite comic book character of all time. I shouldn’t be bored by her comic. This issue simply throws exposition at the readers and expects them to remember it but it doesn’t give us a reason to remember. At this point, it all seems like a bunch of arbitrary details that will be slightly important for this story arc and this story arc alone. In addition, for all the praise that the artist has gotten, I expect some far better art than we are getting at this point in this book. A die hard Batwoman fan like me can’t even get behind this book so far. What hope do we have for a new reader? I’m begging for this book to get better but I have yet to see anything that’s going to keep my attention long.
Posted by Dan Mayhoff
Labels: batwoman, dc comics, Deron Bennett, james tynion IV, Jeromy Cox, kate kane, marguerite bennett, Steve Epting, WSReview
Branden Murray April 24, 2017 at 11:47 AM
As a new Batwoman fan , only having read her during rebirth I'm utterly lost, and have no reason to care about people dying already. I don't in it looks pretty but transitions aren't very smooth
Read the Batwoman: Elegy TPB instead.
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Writer: Tom King
Artist: Tony Daniel, Mark Buckingham, Andrew Pepoy, Tomeu Morey and Clayton Cowles
I have been enjoying Batman a little more since the end of the Cold Days arc, but that may be a bit of a backhanded compliment. Yea, I am not a fan of this run, but I try not to let that bias my opinion on an issue-by-issue basis. So, going into this Beast of Burden finale, I am breathing in deep, clearing my head and jumping in. How was it? Let's find out...
The issue opens with a nine-panel folktale, The Animals and the Pit. This is a pretty famous story by the Russian writer, Alexander Nikolaevich Afanasyev and later translated by Leonard Arthur Magnus. It is being read to the young Anatoli Knyazev by his father and it's a poignant thing knowing what happened to the man at the end of the last issue.
As far as the folktale goes, it looks great in a cartoony way that some may be thrown off by, but I really liked. However, it ends up being one of these things that doesn't quite click for the story. I tried to make it work in a bunch of ways and while I see a bit of where Tom King might be going with it, it just isn't that good a fit. Why didn't he make his own story instead of forcing in a public domain one from the 1800's? Usually, I could just chalk it up as something I may not be getting and move on and enjoy the rest of the issue, but sadly, there isn't much else going on here.
Between folktale pages, we get Batman and the Beast fighting. No dialogue save grunts and groans. Just fighting. It's brutal, but it also gets very boring. It goes on until Batman takes the Beast down...and leaves him for dead. Yep, Tom King is aping the original Ten Days of the Beast by Jim Starlin by having Batman leave the Beast to what can only be a cold, hard death.
I'm sure there will be the usual spin doctors out there telling me that it's the weather that kills him not Batman. BULLSHIT!!! Others will say that Batman already did this once in the sewers of Gotham. First, that was retconned later (which is why he was still alive here), but even then, it throws away the desperation that Batman faced in the original story. The KGBeast had killed almost a hundred people and Batman knew that if he turned the Beat in, he would just be sent back to the USSR to kill again. It was a decision that took four issues and many lives to make and still, Batman wasn't proud of it. Here, he does it out of anger and Tom King seems to take glee in making it into just a badass moment. Just the fact that Batman doesn't want KGBeast to tell him who hired him at the end shows that he went all over the world, risked his life over and over just to cripple the Beast and leave him for dead. Nothing more, nothing less! A lot of people have praised this Batman run for humanizing the character and making him more than a brutal hero who just punches people. Well, he just left a man for dead after breaking his neck. I guess being human is only about anger, death and pain because that's really all we've been getting in this book.
Also, I know that some (most?) of the other reviewers will claim that thinking Batman actually left the Beast for dead is silly and Batman will show his hand later. No, Tom King will show his hand depending on how people react to this issue. There is a good chance that King will change it later, but that doesn't change what is in the here and now! Plus, any reviewer who claims that are undoubtedly the same ones who said people were stupid after the failed wedding because everyone should have known it would never happen. Please stop making excuses for this book!!!!
Tom King seems to write in a "fill in the blanks" style. Take the last issue for instance. Why did the Beast's trail lead Batman to Kanto? I know Bronze Tiger told him to go to him, but why? What was the connection between KGBeast and Kanto? Where was Kanto? How did Batman end up tied upside down, almost on the wrong end of a hand saw? We probably will never find out and for some, that is just fine. I'm not in that camp.
I bring this up because after Batman cripples the Beast, he turns around and leaves. You know, like the badasses in movies walking away while everything explodes around them. What about KGBeast's father? Batman has no idea he is dead. If you actually think about it, the big surprise would be that KGBeast is even at his father's house. He hadn't seen him in over 25 years and I can only guess that Batman was heading to question his father in case he had heard from him. He just turns around and leaves, though, and that really bothers me. What if he was tied up in the house? What if he was dying and Batman could have saved him? Tom King just used him as another prop, there only to force some feels for KGBeast and then threw him on the scrap heap never to be referenced again. Again, this points to the fact that Batman was only ever interested in leaving the Beast for dead.
By the way, all of this stuff is really just icing on the cake because the real issue here is nothing much happens in this entire issue. Have a chuckle at all the "clever" and "funny" grunts that pepper each panel of the fight. Tweet Tom King how the script must have been hilarious to read when he wrote it. Do whatever you want...I will just sit here dumbfounded that this sort of thing not only goes on but is praised. I keep remembering Rob Liefeld telling the previous Batman writer that he gets away with things because of the character he's writing and not much else.
The issue does end with a "My Mom's name is Martha too" kind of moment that just made me more angry at this whole bit of nonsense. Why does Batman have to always have something similar happen during his childhood to all the villains he faces? I'm really scared that we will find out that little Bruce Wayne loved the Brady Bunch growing up thus making me his next villain!!!
I mentioned in my review for the last issue that this book was getting lazy, but little did I know I was only seeing the tip of the iceberg. A public domain folktale and a fight scene are what we get here. The art was great throughout, but that was it. Oh yea, Tom King also ruined Batman for me! I hope there is more to this so-called second act of this story than this.
Some side notes: I can't wait to see how Dan Didio is blamed for this! How many characters is Tom King going to kill or cripple before the madness ends? What is Jason Todd going to think when he finds out about this? Will Batman ban himself from Gotham or is this just a "What happens in Russia..." type of thing? 300 Clicks = 187 Miles!!!
Bits and Pieces:
A public domain folktale shoved into an extended fight scene that ends with Batman doing something he should never do! This issue was infuriating beyond the lack of a story and while I'm sure some will praise it, I found it appalling.
Posted by Jim Werner
Labels: batman, Batman #57, Batman #57 Review, comic books, Comics, dc comics, WSReview
galeme October 17, 2018 at 10:09 AM
Great review. Thanks.
"I'm the world's greatest detective so i will not interrogate you to find out who hired you. Instead i will break your neck and leave you to the death."
Sorry to say this but sometimes King's Batman looks really stupid. Why he didn't even come to this house with some snow motorcycle or something like that? And lots of things left unexplained.
Also matching Batman with the fox in the fairytale is just so wrong. Batman did not harm any of his sidekicks on purpose.
Jim Werner October 17, 2018 at 10:24 AM
Yep...the fairytale is forced in! Plus, not getting the information from KGBeast just shows that this Batman went from one side of the world to the other, not to find out who the person was behind his misery, but just to cripple KGBeast and leave him for dead. This is not the Batman I love and shows once again that Tom King thinks being human is death, murder and anger.
Action Jackson October 17, 2018 at 1:24 PM
Jim you are spot on with this review man. Jason should show the fuck up, sucker kick Bruce in the face and tear that damn bat Symbol off his chest and kick him out of Gotham. Bruce:"But Jason, he ruined Dicks life", Jason: yeah just like your Boy penguin ruined mine and Tim's life. King is the worst, the universe has the worst version of Batman I've ever read. This issue is Trash, it goes out if it's way to make me hate Bruce even more than Kings previous issues on Bruce.
It's a shame Tony Daniels art is wasted on a King issue.
Thanks for the review. It's refreshing that at least someone is honest about Kings run.
I feel the same, that's not Batman. First he makes him a crybaby over Catwoman and now a murderer.
Jim Werner October 17, 2018 at 4:43 PM
I don't get it!
You are mentioning everything, why I also didn’t like this issue. I think many fans& unfortunately also some reviewers are praising this issue, because this way they got some kind of revenge for Dick, but they are totally ignoring, that Bruce basically turned into a murderer this issue& also acted pretty dumb. I can see Bruce brutally beating up his enemies, but he never leaves someone to die like that. It’s just wrong& doesn’t do his character justice,
Jim Werner October 18, 2018 at 10:28 PM
yep, pretty much ruins the character for me
Jeremy Daw October 23, 2018 at 6:32 PM
A review that's (considerably) meatier, more thoughtful and more enjoyable than the comic it's considering. Good job. I just wish I could say the same to Mr King in the unlikely event I ever meet him.
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Robin Edwards | August 17, 2012 | 7:59am
Face it: You're not going to see The Book of Mormon this weekend without dropping some serious cash for scalped tickets...and even if you get lucky in the daily lottery, you'll pay $25 for that seat. But there are plenty of other entertaining activities in town that you can enjoy on the cheap. From religious-themed art shows to a flurry of films, here are ten events that don't cost more than $10.
For a full listing of events, visit the Westword calendar. See also: - Comedian Kelsie Huff on Boulder Fringe, the stand-up bug and insult-compliments - IndyInk printshop and gallery celebrates a decade in Denver - Gemma Wilcox on playing 21 characters in Fringe Fest's Magical Mystery Detour
Beetlejuice at the Historic Elitch Theatre (Friday, $5) See a film in the place where the first movie in Colorado ever screened. Tonight you can watch the Tim Burton cult classic Beetlejuice in classic 35mm glory. Gawk at young, goth Winona Ryder, eat at the food trucks on hand, and enjoy music beforehand by the Colorado Conservatory of Jazz Arts Jazz Messengers band.
Beyond Erotic at NEXT Gallery (Friday, free) Examine the nature of sexuality tonight at this raunchy show, which will celebrate artwork that questions the idea of taboo. Whether you're browsing the installation made with vintage vibrators or peeking into the "What-the-butler-saw" machine, this promises to be a fascinating exhibit that investigates the very idea of eroticism.
Showapalooza: Part Deux at Video One (Friday, free) Video-rental stores are still going strong in Denver, so celebrate that fact by visiting Video One for its grand re-opening party. The local staple is moving from Colfax to Sixth Avenue and Downing, and the owners are throwing a big bash. Listen to the tunes of Pythian Whispers, Kevin Costner Suicide Pact, Twin Peaks, and Action Friend and get stoked that you can still physically browse DVDs.
Ouoia at Fraction Gallery (Friday, free) For a much more intellectual (and less costly) take on religion than The Book of Mormon, check out Dmitri Obergfell's new exhibit at Fraction Gallery. The show will, according to the description, "remix symbols, illusions and gestures taken from various religious and cultural practices."
Throw a party for Bill Murray (Friday, free) While this announcement about Bill Murray's party-crashing tour is probably a hoax, what if it's not? As the story goes, the famous actor will be traveling the country, looking for parties with booze and karaoke machines to crash. All you have to do to make it happen your house? Put up a sign that says "Bill Murray can crash here." Best case scenario: you get to party with Murray. Worst? As it says on the humor site that announced the tour, Super Official News, "a bunch of people get together in different cities around the country, get drunk, sing karaoke and show their love for a living legend." Sounds win-win to us.
Grease Sing-a-Long at the Esquire Theatre (Friday-Saturday, $8)
While belting out "Summer Nights" in your shower is definitely a blast, it's even more fun to get up and sing those corny
songs in real life in front of a crowd. The sing-along version of the classic give-in-to-peer-pressure tale of adolescent love and 34-year-olds playing teenagers will show all the words on the screen so that you, the audience, can sing along. Plus, if you want to be a star, there will be a karaoke machine on hand so you can get up in front of the crowd and belt out your favorite tunes. (Full disclosure: I scoop popcorn at the Esquire and was asked to host this night but sadly could not.)
16th Street Fair at the 16th Street Mall (Friday-Saturday, free) You might as well get in as many street fairs as you can while it's still summer, and here's another submitted for your approval: the 16th Street Fair. Wander the mall, look at arts and crafts, and possibly purchase some handmade goods. Be sure to wear your sunscreen, lest you end up one of the sunburned masses.
Hugo at Skyline Park (Saturday, free)
This Martin Scorsese epic won five Oscars this year - and with good reason. It's a sweet ode to filmmaking, following the story of a young boy in 1930s Paris with a passion for movies. Bike to see the movie projected on the big screen outdoors in Skyline Park; it's a great chance to see the film that captured so many Academy Awards for free while enjoying the summer night.
Boulder Fringe's Big Time at Folsom Street Coffee (Friday-Sunday, free) Comedian Kelsie Huff will host the nightly Fringe after-parties this weekend, and they're free! Each night has its own theme: Friday is Fringe virgin sacrifice night (complete with prizes), Saturday is Speed Fringing (like speed dating, but with Fringe artists), and Sunday is Secret Talent Show. They all sound like a great way to experience some Fringe fun for free.
Golden Fine Arts Festival at Downtown Golden (Saturday-Sunday, free) Head for the (foot)hills to see some art. The Golden Fine Arts Festival will display creations of all types along with free horse-drawn carriage rides through the town. See live demonstrations by artists, check out the wares, and enjoy the day outdoors.
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Would-be Chicago backpack bomber gets 23 years
Sami Samir Hassoun dropped what he thought was a bomb outside a crowded bar
Undercover FBI agents supplied the false %27bomb%27
Prosecutors said Hassoun had several chances to back out of the plot
CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. judge sentenced a young Lebanese immigrant to 23 years in prison Thursday for placing a backpack he believed contained a powerful bomb along a bustling street near a major Chicago sports stadium.
The 25-year-old Sami Samir Hassoun, a former baker, pleaded guilty last year to dropping the backpack into a trash can outside a bar packed with late-night revelers across the road from Wrigley Field in 2010. FBI undercover agents had given him the bag.
The defense depicted Hassoun as a gullible youth sucked into the sting during an alcohol-addled stretch of his life by an informant eager to please his FBI handlers.
Prosecutors say he declined repeated opportunities to back out of the plot.
The judge invoked the specter of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings in April, saying if Hassoun's bomb had been real, it would have made Boston look like a minor incident.
Hassoun, crying, apologized.
As part of a plea deal with the government, Hassoun pleaded guilty last year to two explosives counts. In return, he faced a sentencing range of 20 to 30 years, rather than a maximum term of life in prison.
Hassoun blamed his actions in part on childhood trauma living in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. During civil strife there, Hassoun, then 11, witnessed machete killings from an apartment balcony, he wrote in his sentencing statement.
To dampen his emotional pain, he wrote that he drank alcohol "all day, every day" for months before the would-be attack in 2010.
The defense has suggested investigators may have entrapped Hassoun, arguing the paid informant urged him to agree to increasingly ominous-sounding plots.
But prosecutors say Hassoun himself concluded that maximum damage could be inflicted by a blast next to the popular Sluggers World Class Sports Bar, just steps from Wrigley Field.
The defense said religious fervor did not drive Hassoun, making him less of a long-term threat. Prosecutors disagreed.
"His alleged lack of religious motivation would not have, in any way, dissipated the death and destruction caused by his actions," they said in their presentencing filing.
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With a stay at The Lighthouse Inn in Kuala Lumpur (Titiwangsa Sentral), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of National Mosque and Malaysian Houses of Parliament. This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Putra World Trade Centre and 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 26 guestrooms. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and an elevator. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
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With a stay at LaComme Inn, you'll be centrally located in Kuala Lumpur, just a 5-minute walk from Jalan Alor and 8 minutes by foot from Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Featured amenities include limo/town car service, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
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"Located in Pudu, this hostal is within a 15-minute walk of Berjaya Times Square, Sungei Wang Plaza and Bukit Bintang Plaza. Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and Jalan Alor are also within 1 mile (2 km). Imbi Station is 9 minutes by foot and Hang Tuah Station is 11 minutes. "
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Stylist Room @ Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
Well situated in the Bukit Bintang district of Kuala Lumpur, Stylist Room @ Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur is set less than 1 km from Berjaya Times Square, 1.9 km from Kuala Lumpur Convention Center and 2.1 km from Starhill Gallery. The property is situated 2.1 km from Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 2.3 km from KLCC Park and 2.7 km from Suria KLCC. Free WiFi is available and private parking can be arranged at an extra charge. The units come with air conditioning, a microwave, a fridge, a kettle, a shower, a hairdryer and a desk. At the inn every room includes a wardrobe, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. Aquaria KLCC is 2.7 km from Stylist Room @ Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, while Dinner In The Sky Malaysia is 2.8 km away. The nearest airport is Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, 18 km from the accommodation.
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Community offers support for Islamic Center
WEBVTT 3 THE MANAGER OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAVANNAH FOUND A HARASSING NOTE IN THE MAILBOX OVER THE WEEKEND, BU 3 TODAY, HE, AND OTHERS THAT WORSHIP AT THIS MOSQUE CAME HERE AND SAW A DIFFERENT KIND OF MESSAGE, THIS ONE OF LOVE, AND UNITY. 3 VILE, EVIL, PACK YOUR BAGS. JUST A FEW OF THE SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED IN A HATE FILLED LETTER SENT TO THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAVANNAH OVER THE WEEKEND.THE LETTER PROMISING PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP WOULD QUOTE "CLEANSE AMERICA, MAKE IT SHINE AGAIN, AND HE'S GOING TO START WITH YOU MUSLIMS." THE NOTE, ONE OF 6 SENT TO MOSQUEIN CALIFORNIA IN GEORGIA.THEN TO SEE THIS EVIDENCE THAT THIS LETTER CAME HERE AND WAS CLEARLY TARGETED TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO OUR NEIGHBORS WAS JUST DISHEARTENING.BUT TODAY, A NEW SURPRISE."FLOWERS, NOTES, AND WELL WISHES LIKE THESE ON THE GATE OF THE MOSQUE, SAYIN THIS TYPE OF HATE, IS NOT WHAT SAVANNAH REPRESENTS." I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL THING THAT PEOPLE ARE GIVING AN OUTPOURING OF LOVE AND SUPPORT AND SAYING THIS ISN'T APPROPRIATE IN OUR COMMUNITY PASTOR ERIC BEENE FROM THE WHITE BLUFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SAYS HE LEFT A LETTER FOR THE MOSQUE SAYING THEY HAD AN ALLY IN HIM AND HIS CONGREGATION.AND WE'RE GLAD THAT THEY'RE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE SHARE, AND I SAID AN ASSAULT ON THEM IS AN ASSAULT ON ALL OF US AGAPE EMPOWERMENT MINISTIRES SENIOR PASTOR CANDACE HARDNETT SAYS SHE WAS DISGUSTED BY THE LETTER, AND BROUGHT HER OWN NOTE OF SUPPORT TO THE CENTER. LET THEM KNOW THAT THOSE ARE NOT OUR SENTIMENTS WE DO NOT FEEL THE SAME WAY HARDENTT AND BEENE BOTH HOPING THE GESTURES HELP HEAL A COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN FRACTURED BY HATE AND FEAR.WE ALL HAVE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LOVE AND WE SHOULD ACT ON THOSE SO THAT WE CAN BUILD UP THIS CITY RATHER THAN TEARING IT APART.AND FOR PEOPLE STOPPING BY ON MONDAY, THAT MESSAGE WAS CLEAR, AND APPRECIATED."IT WAS SO NICE, IT MADE MY DAY TO SEE THAT." 3 NO ONE FROM THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAVANNAH COULD GO ON CAMERA TODAY, BUT THE FACILITIES MANAGER TOLD ME OFF CAMERA HE WAS MOVED BY THE LETTERS AND NOTES, CALLING THEM BEAUTIFUL.LIVE IN SAVANNAH CARLIE MCGUIRE WJCL 22 NEWS. 3 )
Flowers and notes decorate the gates of the Islamic Center of Savannah on Dutchtown Road. With messages like “Much love to our Islamic neighbors,” the gate put a smile on Fatimah Al Hatmi’s face. “It made my day,” she said. The messages came in after the center received a letter that called Muslims “evil,” “vile,” and promised President-elect Donald Trump would “do to the Muslims what Hitler did to the Jews.” The letter, is one of six that have been sent to mosques in California and Georgia. The FBI said Monday that the letters appear to have been sent by the same person. All were postmarked from California. “It was just cruel, I was angry that it had happened here in Savannah,” said Candace Hardnett, senior pastor of Agape Empowerment Ministries. Hardnett was one of several people to drop of a note of encouragement at the gates of the mosque. “Let them know that those are not our sentiments we do not feel the same way,” Hardnett said. Pastor Eric Beene of White Bluff Presbyterian Church also dropped off notes to the Islamic Center. “And we’re glad that they’re a part of this community that we share, and I said an assault on them is an assault on all of us,” Beene said. The facilities manager of mosque said he was touched by the notes, and said that messages of love were drowning out the negativity.
SAVANNAH, Ga. —
Flowers and notes decorate the gates of the Islamic Center of Savannah on Dutchtown Road. With messages like “Much love to our Islamic neighbors,” the gate put a smile on Fatimah Al Hatmi’s face.
“It made my day,” she said.
The messages came in after the center received a letter that called Muslims “evil,” “vile,” and promised President-elect Donald Trump would “do to the Muslims what Hitler did to the Jews.”
The letter, is one of six that have been sent to mosques in California and Georgia. The FBI said Monday that the letters appear to have been sent by the same person. All were postmarked from California.
“It was just cruel, I was angry that it had happened here in Savannah,” said Candace Hardnett, senior pastor of Agape Empowerment Ministries.
Hardnett was one of several people to drop of a note of encouragement at the gates of the mosque.
“Let them know that those are not our sentiments we do not feel the same way,” Hardnett said.
Pastor Eric Beene of White Bluff Presbyterian Church also dropped off notes to the Islamic Center.
“And we’re glad that they’re a part of this community that we share, and I said an assault on them is an assault on all of us,” Beene said.
The facilities manager of mosque said he was touched by the notes, and said that messages of love were drowning out the negativity.
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Tags: King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia
In Cuba, Spanish king calls for political diversity
Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia pose for photos standing next to a self-portrait of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, accompanied by the museum director Jorge Fernandez, at the Bellas Artes Museum in Old Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, Pool)
HAVANA – Spanish King Felipe VI has called for political diversity and freedom of expression during an official visit to Cuba.
The king, who was ending his trip on Thursday, said he hopes Cuba turns to a multi-party political model that guarantees media rights.
At a Wednesday dinner with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Felipe said Cubans will have to choose their future and that change cannot be imposed from outside.
Felipe and Queen Letizia arrived in Cuba this week. The trip sparked some criticism in Spain from conservatives who say Spain should take a harder line on Cuba, a single-party communist state that cracks down harshly on dissent.
The royal couple arrived the week that Havana celebrates the 500th anniversary of its founding. The actual anniversary falls on Saturday.
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Auburn's Coach Thompson, players on Regional win vs. Coastal
Updated: 6:11 PM CDT May 31, 2019
Kyle Burger
Sports Anchor & Reporter
Steven Williams' three-run homer capped a four-run fourth inning that gave Auburn the lead and the Tigers beat Coastal Carolina 16-7 on Friday in the opening game of the NCAA Atlanta regional.Williams had four hits and drove in five runs for Auburn (34-25). The Tigers will face the winner of Friday night's Florida A&M-Georgia Tech game on Saturday in the double-elimination regional.Video courtesy WLTZ
ATLANTA —
Steven Williams' three-run homer capped a four-run fourth inning that gave Auburn the lead and the Tigers beat Coastal Carolina 16-7 on Friday in the opening game of the NCAA Atlanta regional.
Williams had four hits and drove in five runs for Auburn (34-25). The Tigers will face the winner of Friday night's Florida A&M-Georgia Tech game on Saturday in the double-elimination regional.
Video courtesy WLTZ
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Tampa Bay Local Organizing Committee Awarded Evergreen Sustainability Certification for the 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four
Tampa, Fla. -- Just in time for Earth Day, the Tampa Bay Local Organizing Committee (TBLOC) is pleased to announce that for the first time in major event history, the community has been awarded the Evergreen sustainability certification by the Council for Responsible Sport as a result of an orchestrated effort during the 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four.
"The Evergreen level certification of the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four in Tampa is particularly impressive not only because of the intentional activation of nearly all the best practice standards for hosting responsible sports events but also because of the sophisticated approach the Tampa Bay Local Organizing Committee took to achieving its goal,” stated Shelley Villalobos, Managing Director of the Council for Responsible Sport. “From start to finish, they built a great team, engaged stakeholders and collaborated broadly to get the work done. They did a terrific job and have much to be proud of."
The TBLOC with the support of TECO Energy, Amalie Arena, Copperhead Charities and the local sustainability subcommittee planned a wide range of impactful events designed to engage residents, businesses, and visitors to help create a more environmentally conscious event. Through these efforts, Tampa Bay successfully earned the prestigious Evergreen status. To achieve Evergreen certification, the Council for Responsible Sport identifies five categories the host city must consider. Highlights from the TBLOC’s initiatives include the following:
1. Planning & Communications
In preparation for its sustainability efforts, the TBLOC devised a clear, thought-out communications plan including a dedicated education page on the official event website, communication efforts that centered on potential community impacts such as road closures and traffic, and information about public transportation options available throughout the championship. In addition, for the first time in Local Organizing Committee history, 24 of Tampa Bay’s most influential women served as members of the TBLOC Advisory Committee, providing oversight and input related to community engagement, grassroots marketing, promotional campaigns, social and legacy initiatives, volunteer recruitment, and overall strategic planning.
2. Procurement
The TBLOC worked to ensure that locally sourced products and service partners were utilized whenever possible. While at the arena, student-athletes and media enjoyed locally sourced, organic food options provided by Delaware North. In addition, in-venue catering featured vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers from Amalie Arena’s hydroponic garden
3. Resource Management
The TBLOC’s sustainability subcommittee, composed of community partners, local experts, and sustainability thought leaders, created unique ways for the community to get involved including an open-to-the-public Women’s Final Four campus clean-up focused on the downtown footprint, as well as implementing an in-venue initiative called “Caught Green Handed” which secretly rewarded guests when exhibiting positive, sustainable behavior.
In partnership with Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Convention, the TBLOC hosted a new and gently used sporting goods drive benefiting Replay Tampa Bay. These items, along with unused basketballs from the BOUNCE presented by Buick and Tourney Town presented by Capital One events, were donated to local children in need.
Finally, the purchase of renewable energy credits and water restoration certificates were a vital part of the Resource Management category. The TBLOC purchased 740 renewable energy blocks through TECO Energy to help offset and facilitate a carbon-neutral event. Also, Hilton Downtown Tampa, the headquarter hotel of the 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four, purchased 183 renewable energy blocks offsetting over 36,000 kWh of electric usage during championship weekend. Additionally, Amalie Arena restored 100,000 gallons of water through Bonneville Environmental Foundation restoration certificates.
4. Access & Equity
Local guests and visitors were provided access to several free events throughout championship weekend including Tourney Town presented by Capital One, BOUNCE presented by Buick, and the Super Saturday Night Concert presented by AT&T. Additionally, more than 200 local youth participated in the NCAA Youth Clinic programming to teach healthy training and lifestyle skills. Finally, the NBA Academy participated in a special on-court session with kids from the Jeff & Penny Vinik Family Boys & Girls Club at Winston Park in the Dream Court Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
5. Community Legacy
Women’s initiatives took center stage and helped to leave a lasting legacy in Tampa Bay. Beginning in November and culminating during championship weekend, the TBLOC hosted Beyond the Baseline, a series of professional and educational sessions to empower, educate and inspire women and girls. In addition, the TBLOC launched and executed a media mentoring program for young girls in sixth through twelfth grade interested in working in the sports media industry. Five young ladies from the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida were invited to participate in the 20-week program where they were paired with local women who specialize in sports media, PR and communications.
“We are grateful to the NCAA, our invested partners at TECO Energy, Amalie Arena and Copperhead Charities as well as our sustainability subcommittee, local organizing committee, and volunteers that each supported sustainability as a core value and key factor while planning and executing the 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four,” said Claire Lessinger, the Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Local Organizing Committee. “Achieving evergreen status is an outstanding benchmark accomplishment and it has set a new standard for major events in Tampa Bay.”
Tampa Bay Local Organizing Committee Pursues First-Ever Sustainable Major Event Certification During 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four
Tampa, Fla. (February 5, 2019) -- For the first time in Tampa Bay major event history, the Tampa Bay Local Organizing Committee (TBLOC), TECO Energy and Amalie Arena will team up during the 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four in pursuit of the prestigious sustainable event certification, presented by the Council for Responsible Sport.
The Council for Responsible Sport is the world’s leading sustainable sports certification program, offering three core programs that help manage, measure and deliver purposeful events that go above and beyond the bottom line. The certification process recognizes efforts across five pillars of responsible sport; planning and communication, procurement, resource management, access and equity, and community legacy. To lead the efforts, a subcommittee consisting of community partners, local experts and sustainability thought leaders have been chosen to help guide the process and elevate Tampa Bay’s innovative green initiatives. The robust subcommittee consists of representatives from the following organizations: TECO Energy, Amalie Arena, Tampa Bay Sports Commission, City of Tampa, Hillsborough
County Parks & Recreation, the University of South Florida Patel College of Sustainability, Strategic Property Partners, Tampa Convention Center, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, Feeding Tampa Bay, Hilton Tampa Downtown, Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Westin Tampa Bay, Westin Tampa Waterside, Renaissance Tampa International Plaza, The Recycling Partnership, and Resource Recycling Systems.
"Sustainability applied to events is much more than recycling. The TBLOC and its partners are going through a robust process of putting systems and plans in place that are tailored to ensure accessibility to the event and ancillary activities, weigh the environmental impacts as part of purchasing decisions for good and services, engage and inspire local youth, and elevate local businesses to maximize positive local economic impact--and to have those efforts verified according to industry best practices put forth by the Council for Responsible Sport,” said Shelley Villalobos, Managing Director of the Council for Responsible Sport.
“We are incredibly grateful to our community partners at TECO Energy and Amalie Arena for helping us to invest in and elevate the sustainability efforts around the premier women’s championship,” said Claire Lessinger, Executive Director of the TBLOC. “The opportunity to team up with the Council for Responsible Sport further highlights the ongoing social impact and lasting legacy that the NCAA® Women’s Final Four® continues to have on the Tampa Bay community.”
Over the upcoming months, community partners will provide support and host events designed to achieve the TBLOC’s social and environmental goals. Notably, TECO Energy will provide renewable energy offsets, helping produce a carbon neutral championship at Amalie Arena on April 5 & 7, 2019.
“TECO Energy is excited to be part of the 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four, supporting sustainability in Tampa,” said Sarah MacDonald, President of TECO Services, Inc. “Their efforts to be environmental stewards matches TECO’s efforts around sustainability as we focus on safely delivering cleaner, affordable and reliable energy to customers everywhere we operate. We have similar interests in building a strong community legacy and taking care of our resources; in fact, some of the six million solar panels we’re installing throughout Tampa will contribute to making the energy the Final Four uses carbon neutral. A community effort that leaves a lasting legacy? We wouldn’t want to miss being a part of that.”
About the Tampa Bay Sports Commission
The Tampa Bay Sports Commission (TBSC), host of the 2019 NCAA® Women’s Final Four®, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating social and economic impact through sports and entertainment in the Tampa Bay Area. As part of the championship efforts, the Tampa Bay Sports Commission provides local expertise, marketing and event management, and is responsible for raising the funds required to produce the Women’s Final Four and all supporting events.
The 2019 NCAA® Women’s Final Four® will be held at Amalie Arena from April 5 -7. For more information on game tickets, please visit ncaa.com/womensfinalfour. For more information on event festivities, sponsorship, or volunteer opportunities, please visit wfftampabay.com. For news and event information, follow the TBSC on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or subscribe to the #WFFTampaBay newsletter.
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This is where the XC90 really comes into its own. For a start, as we’ve said, it’s the only plug-in hybrid that’s available with seven seats, whereas in the X5 there’s no option to add a third row like you can with other versions. The XC90 also comes with a much more flexible middle-row seat layout, giving it a clear advantage when it comes to practicality.
The XC90’s three individual middle-row seats – split fairly evenly in a 35/30/35 arrangement – not only slide fore and aft, allowing you to prioritise boot space or rear leg room, but also recline. As for the X5, its rear seats are fixed, although the 40/20/40 rear seatback split is still convenient.
When it comes to interior space, both of our contenders are well endowed; even taller folk will be able to stretch out in comfort in the front. Behind them, the XC90 has more leg room when its middle-row seats are slid all the way back, while the X5 offers more head room. But whichever car you pick, a six-footer will be able to fit behind another and still remain perfectly comfortable. Middle-seat passengers will prefer the X5, due to its almost flat rear floor; there’s a hump to straddle in the XC90.
While the X5 rules itself out as a seven-seater, there’s decent room in the XC90’s third row; even average-sized adults will be fine on shorter journeys. Our only grumble is that access to the these seats is a little tight.
The XC90’s boot is barely compromised in hybrid form, either, with the T8 losing only 40 litres of space compared with regular versions – roughly equivalent to a carry-on suitcase. The hybrid X5 is hit harder, losing 150 litres of space compared with other versions, with a higher boot floor and less underfloor storage space. The result is that while the X5 can swallow a still-decent nine carry-on cases, the XC90 can hold an even more impressive 10.
For convenience, the X5’s rear seatbacks can be folded down via levers inside the boot. The XC90 only has release levers on the tops of the seatbacks, requiring you to go around to the side doors to operate them, unless you’re exceptionally tall.
BMX X5
Boot 500-1720 litres Suitcases 9
X5 has useful 40/20/40 split-folding rear seats, but there’s no option to slide or recline them. Nearly flat rear floor is good for three in the back, while there’s room under the boot floor for your charging cables.
Boot 262-640-1816 litres Suitcases 10
XC90 allows you to stretch out the most in the back, helped by the three sliding and reclining individual rear seats. It has a larger boot in five-seat mode, while its party trick is that it also has two decent third-row seats.
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How to Get a Girl to Notice You
1 Grabbing Her Attention
2 Building a Connection
3 Making a Move
Last Updated: October 2, 2020 References
Liking a girl can be a truly electrifying experience. It’s like you’re the star of your very own movie, searching for ways to get the girl of your dreams to notice you. Unfortunately, there's no rubric or exact checklist you can follow that will guarantee her attention. Getting a girl to notice you may seem daunting, but it’s definitely not impossible—it just involves a little creativity and a dash of courage.
Grabbing Her Attention
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Make eye contact with her. This may seem silly, but eye contact can go a long way in establishing a relationship. Look her in the eyes whenever you see or talk to her. This shows that you’re really engaged and interested in her, which may set you apart from the rest of the crowd.[1] X Research source
On the other hand, if your eyes are wandering or you seem distracted, she probably won’t think you’re interested.
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Strike up a conversation. Talking is a simple but essential way to build a relationship with anyone, especially the girl you like. Mention an assignment or talk about what's going on at school or work. Look for subtle ways you can talk and connect with her, even if it’s slow-going.[2] X Research source
For example, you can pretend you don’t understand something in class to strike up a conversation.
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Dress up to impress her. You don’t have to show up to school in a three-piece suit! However, a bit of intentional effort can go a long way in setting yourself apart from the crowd. Pick out an outfit that you really feel confident in, which may help draw her attention.[3] X Research source
There isn’t any exact outfit formula that will grab her attention. Just focus on rocking an outfit that you feel comfortable in!
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Ask if she can do a tiny favor for you. Surprisingly, a great way to really get yourself out there is by asking her to do something for you. Request a really small favor from her, thanking her profusely whenever she delivers. Chances are, she may associate the conversation with the warm feeling of being praised and appreciated, which will help you stand out in her mind.[4] X Research source
For instance, you can ask to borrow a pencil, or ask her what the current time is.
Get to know some of her friends. Talking to the people she’s close to is a sure-fire way to learn more about her. It may also make it easier to strike up a conversation. See if you can hang out with some of her friends—chances are, you might start hanging out with her, too![5] X Research source
Don’t just use her friends as a stepping stone to a relationship. Instead, start friendships because you’d genuinely like to know them better.
Find hobbies and activities to make yourself stand out. Think about some ways you can really stand out from other people. You can join a club or pick up a new sport, or you can get more involved by volunteering in your community. The more interesting things you’re involved in, the more interesting you might look to her.[6] X Research source
Try to partake in your hobby whenever she’s around, so she can notice you. For example, you might write a poem when she walks into class, or look over some guitar sheet music when you know she’s watching.
Building a Connection
Talk to her about her interests. Ask her about the things that she likes, whether it’s hobbies, her favorite TV show, or something in between. This is a great way to start a friendship, and is a good way to see if you both have anything in common. Try to keep the questions open, so she can give long, thought-out answers.[7] X Research source
You can segue into talking about her interests with simple, subtle comments, like “I noticed you were reading To Kill a Mockingbird earlier. Are you reading that for class, or for fun? I was just curious, since I had to read that for English class last semester.”
Avoid asking yes/no questions. These are a definite way to end the conversation quickly.
Remember the small details that she mentions. You can really stand out from the crowd if you can recall subtle things she mentioned to you in passing conversation, like a test she had coming up or a soccer practice she had later in the week. If you make an effort to learn more about her life, she may notice![8] X Research source
For instance, if you’re having a basic conversation with her, you can segue into something like, “How did your study group go last night?” or something else that she may have mentioned to you.
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Incorporate her favorite color into your outfit. Pay attention to the colors she likes a lot, or simply ask for her preferences. Look for ways to add her favorite color into your outfit. While this won’t guarantee her attention, it’s a fun, subtle way to show that you’re paying attention to her interests.[9] X Research source
For instance, if her favorite color is sky blue, you might wear a light blue tank top the next you see her.
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Be kind. In many cases, kindness is a sure-fire way to bring you from point A to point B in a friendship with a girl you like. Look for opportunities where you can help her out, even if it’s something simple. Random acts of kindness can go a long way in starting a friendship.[10] X Research source
For instance, you can pick up her pencil for her if she drops it, or spot her some money for a vending machine.
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Treat her with respect. This is a no-brainer, but it’s important to remember as you develop a relationship. If you violate her privacy or personal space, she may not want to pursue a relationship.[11] X Research source
For example, don’t insist on spending time with her constantly. Instead, allow a healthy amount of space between both of you.
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Invite her to watch a scary movie with you. Once you’ve worked up to a basic friendship level, see if she’d be interested in hanging out with you for an afternoon or evening. Put on a scary movie, which will really get everyone’s adrenaline racing. She might associate that heart-pumping feeling with being with you, which will really make you stand apart from the crowd.[12] X Research source
This is a guaranteed way to make her notice you, but it may be worth a try if you’re at that level of friendship!
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Express the things you like about her. This may seem a bit awkward, but being honest about your feelings may come off as endearing in the right setting. Talk about the things that make her special, and why you love spending time with her. If you give her genuine compliments, she’ll be more likely to think about and notice you.[13] X Research source
For example, you can say something like, “You’re always so kind to everyone around you, even if you don’t know them” or “You’re so passionate about your interests.”
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Ask her out. It can be really easy to second-guess yourself, especially if you’re trying to figure out the best move to make. Even if you’re whipping up the greatest plan ever, it won’t really make a difference unless you’re willing to put yourself out there. Don’t be afraid to dive right in and invite her to go grab a coffee with you, or something simple like that.[14] X Research source
Don’t get caught up on the “perfect” way to catch her attention. What matters most is making a connection!
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Learn to move on if she doesn’t seem interested. At times, being noticed may feel like the most important thing in the world. While getting a girl’s attention is very rewarding, it shouldn’t be your sole reason for existing. If she doesn’t seem interested in you, don’t waste your time trying to “prove” her wrong. Simply move on and refocus your thoughts and feelings on something or someone else.[15] X Research source
Even if it seems disappointing at first, there will always be other girls you can talk to and approach.
Figure out what her love language is if she accepts a date. People react to affection in different ways, and she might be more receptive to a certain act of “love.” The 5 love languages are words, gifts, acts of service, spending quality time, and touching. As you spend more time with her, try to figure out what her love language is. This way, you’ll be able to make a stronger connection with her as you build a relationship![16] X Research source
For instance, if her love language is words, you can shower her with compliments, and remind her that you care about her.
Quality time simply involves being in the same space together, while touch implies a more physical connection.
Feature yourself on Instagram and see if she notices. Social media is a great way to promote yourself and get subtly noticed by her. Post about anything and everything that you like, so she can get a glimpse into who you really are.[17] X Research source
Carry a warm drink when you’re around her. Over time, she might associate feelings of warmth with you.[18] X Research source
Think about how close you are with her. If you’re already, friends, you can try something more playful like playing a prank on her.
Don’t interrupt her while she’s talking. This will come as a big turn-off.[19] X Research source
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To get a girl to notice you, try to catch her eye, nod, or smile so she becomes familiar with you. After getting her attention a few times, try making small talk or asking her a bit about herself, like what her favorite sports or bands are, what she does for fun, or if she likes art. Once you’ve talked to her and she knows who you are, invite her and her friends out for a group activity, like a movie or a hike. As you begin to spend more time together, start making romantic gestures, like remembering her birthday or carrying her things, to clue her into the fact that you like her. When you feel confident enough, ask her out on a date. To learn how to use your body language to get a girl to notice you, keep reading!
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Antarctic realm
The Antarctical realm is one of eight terrestrial biogeographic realms. The ecosystem includes Antarctica and several island groups in the southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The continent of Antarctica is so cold and dry that it has supported only 2 vascular plants for millions of years, and its flora presently consists of around 250 lichens, 100 mosses, 25-30 liverworts, and around 700 terrestrial and aquatic algal species, which live on the areas of exposed rock and soil around the shore of the continent. Antarctica's two flowering plant species, the Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia antarctica) and Antarctic pearlwort (Colobanthus quitensis), are found on the northern and western parts of the Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctica is also home to a diversity of animal life, including penguins, seals, and whales.
See also: Antarctic microorganisms and Wildlife of Antarctica
Several Antarctic island groups are considered part of the Antarctica realm, including South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, the South Shetland Islands, Bouvet Island, the Crozet Islands, Prince Edward Islands, Heard Island, the Kerguelen Islands, and the McDonald Islands. These islands have a somewhat milder climate than Antarctica proper, and support a greater diversity of tundra plants, although they are all too windy and cold to support trees.
Antarctic krill is the keystone species of the ecosystem of the Southern Ocean, and is an important food organism for whales, seals, leopard seals, fur seals, crabeater seals, squid, icefish, penguins, albatrosses and many other birds. The ocean there is so full of phytoplankton because around the ice continent water rises from the depths to the light flooded surface, bringing nutrients from all oceans back to the photic zone.
On August 20, 2014, scientists confirmed the existence of microorganisms living 800 metres (2,600 feet) below the ice of Antarctica.[1][2]
Millions of years ago, Antarctica was warmer and wetter, and supported the Antarctic flora, including forests of podocarps and southern beech. Antarctica was also part of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwanaland, which gradually broke up by continental drift starting 110 million years ago. The separation of South America from Antarctica 30-35 million years ago allowed the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to form, which isolated Antarctica climatically and caused it to become much colder. The Antarctic flora subsequently died out in Antarctica, but is still an important component of the flora of southern Neotropic (South America) and Australasia, which were also former parts of Gondwana.
Some botanists recognize an Antarctic Floristic Kingdom that includes Antarctica, New Zealand, and parts of Temperate South America where the Antarctic Flora is still a major component.
Four tundra ecoregions are recognized:
Antarctica tundra
Marielandia Antarctic tundra Antarctic Peninsula
Maudlandia Antarctic desert Eastern Antarctica
Scotia Sea Islands tundra South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands, Bouvet Island
Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra Crozet Islands, Prince Edward Islands, Heard Island, Kerguelen Islands, McDonald Islands
Fox, Douglas (August 20, 2014). "Lakes under the ice: Antarctica's secret garden". Nature. 512 (7514): 244–246. Bibcode:2014Natur.512..244F. doi:10.1038/512244a. PMID 25143097. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
Mack, Eric (August 20, 2014). "Life Confirmed Under Antarctic Ice; Is Space Next?". Forbes. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
Terauds, A; Chown, SL; Morgan, F; Peat, HJ; Watts, D; et al. (2012). "Conservation biogeography of the Antarctic". Divers Distrib. 18 (7): 726–741. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00925.x.
Life in the Freezer, a BBC television series on life on and around Antarctica
Biodiversity at Ardley Island, South Shetland archipelago, Antarctica
Deep Sea Foraminifera – Deep Sea Foraminifera from 4400m depth, Weddell Sea - an image gallery of hundreds of specimens and description
Aliens in Antarctica; Visitors carry unwelcome species into a once pristine environment May 5, 2012 Science News
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“‘It depends on what stage of despair you are in over life in general when you get in. In keeping with AA's singleness of purpose, we confine our discussions to recovery from alcoholism. We look at principles, not personalities. AA Fellowship and Chat AA Fellowship and Chat provides an open forum for AA members. Business meeting is at 8: The boys who spoke to me might go to jail if arrested. If you are a person with disabilities who needs an interpreter, video relay, or other adaptive technology to share, we welcome that.
Then send an e-mail to [email protected] Meet the volunteers behind our favorite fat bears, before online video chat was easily available like it is now, most free gay chatrooms were all text based with very few premium features. We welcome all women who adhere to the traditions of AA. [email protected]
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We currently meet once a week on Saturdays at 8PM MST Join via Computer/Smartphone by clicking: Then her details will be sent to the ‘agent’. The room will remain open for general recovery chat 24/7 during non-meeting times. 47 — Media and Journalism.
[email protected] To join or for more information, contact Mary O at the address below. Subsequently, a consent order was entered into which prohibits GeoCities from misrepresenting the purpose for which it collects and/or uses personal identifying information from consumers. @herdwbb prepares for the return of jam the cam, there's always more to learn. We also have real-time chat meetings to address issues related to recovery from alcoholism. Format is a topic discussion. Our motto is "We have nothing to prove, but a whole lot to share. "
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Confirmation of meeting attendance is also available. This group is based on the 12-Step recovery program of Alcoholics Anonymous, and to help the newcomer we will be working steps 1, 2, and 3 on a monthly basis. Writer and commentator N. Openly LGBT players are well represented in the English women's game however, with former Lionesses captain, the defender Casey Stoney, the best known. We are a LGBTQ friendly group of Alcoholics Anonymous with Daily Open Discussion Meeting's, topic's to be determined. In response to the closure, rival Web hosting services began to compete for the websites leaving GeoCities.
We look forward to your membership and your shares. 16 — Gadgets. [email protected] 164 — Information and Media. We're sorry this is all we were able to find about this topic.
Our email meeting has two topics a week.
AA members anywhere on the globe are invited to join us.
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We offer scheduled text chat meetings, ongoing email meetings, and discussion forums.
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Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principals before personalities.
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Please select one of the groups in this directory and contact it for more information. It is his answer to a story I had shared with him: If the link is clicked on a smart phone like an iPhone or Android device then the member can opt to have a Free GoToMeeting application installed on their phone to access the online meeting. Gay cam sites, xxx gay sex chat, free live gay cams. 30 pm Eastern Time.
Our primary group purpose is to carry the recovery message of A. 00 PM Eastern Standard Time. We meet 7 days a week, 8. We are an open meeting and adhere to the 12 traditions as well as AA's primary purpose. 00 pm in the meeting schedule, described as "ASL signers, Deaf and hearing welcome" The conferencing program will download onto your computer. We pause for comments after each paragraph. This is a forum where we share our experience, strength, and hope with each other. 173 — Live Video.
We have open chat, discussions on any related AA topics and also conduct impromptu meetings. 24 — Economics. We are a Topic Discussion with Steps and Traditions group. [email protected] Sleepers AAwake is audio-only, no video or text chat. We celebrate AA birthdays, share laughs, and the ups and downs of clean and sober living. 11 — Middle East.
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But we often have very positive experiences and opinions to express, not only with each other via group email, but in our local District meetings, and we often convey those to the group.
We will also have topic discussion out of the Big Book and more.
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Video is not supported. Sharing is based on experience, strength and hope. (00 pm eastern time) Sundays 9: In order to participate in the meetings, call 515 739-1529 and enter pin number 192390#.
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Subscribe to www. 30 (Rome time) for English speakers in Italy, Europe and around the world. It is open to all AA who (per 3rd Tradition) have a desire not to drink. Our communication mode is ASL only (no audio). Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails.
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Write to the address below to subscribe or for further information. Although we meet online, we consider ourselves real AA groups and we follow the steps and traditions of AA. The feature was mostly about his new album, Trespassing, with mentions of his personal life, his recent brush with the law in Finland and his just having turned 30. All are welcome and we look forward to meeting you.
This group originated in Continental Europe in 2020 to primarily serve women who live in non-English speaking countries or who have difficulty accessing English-speaking meetings in person. Join us for the Beginners Meeting on Sunday nights at 7 p. 00 pm, Monday, literature study We share our experience, strength and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others recover from alcoholism. One of the group's goals is to keep idle chat and cross talk to a minimum. Meetings are sent via e-mail by the chair for each day.
Clearly, the notion that arresting one individual Yahoo Boy would make a dent in the industry and minimise the number of victims does not seem realistic to him. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. 509 — Cool Web Sites. All are welcome to attend. The 1st Mon & Wed of the Month are step of the month meetings. (00 pm eastern time) Tuesdays 9:
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We meet every Wednesday at 7PM EST Web Site, if any: 47 —————————————————————————————— SCIENCE. Welcome to all alcoholics wanting to join from around the globe. We use the Zoom Web Conferencing platform. However, the same assumptions are not made, at least not with the same emphasis, regarding other sins in the list: During a recent visit by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, three independent experts did however warn that at least one transgender person had been detained "until they changed their behaviour". The undrafted former Virginia Tech Hokie has at least 12 fantasy points in three of his four career NFL games and continues to be one of the best fantasy kickers despite an ownership mark of just 65% on Yahoo.
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He had made so much money that he had then prepared for the couple to go back to Nigeria to ‘complete a house he had started building. Our purpose never has and never will be to criticize members who have a faith in God, God-as-they-understand-Him, or in any form of higher power. We have over 80 members online and are still growing. The LGBT-friendly venue opened despite queer activism being severely restricted in Russia under a 2020 "gay propaganda" law forbidding the promotion of "non-traditional sexual relationships" to minors. You can access the meeting for FREE using a web browser, the Zoom mobile app or by traditional phone.
That's what some 30 men are facing in Lagos when they appear in court at the end of November for committing homosexual acts. 00 am pacific time (12 noon eastern time) (Speaker Meeting) - 8: We keep a list of members' yearly anniversaries, and present them with a 'cyberchip', appropriately numbered, on their AA birthdays. Gay ass fucked on hidden cam, dave took a little plastic squeeze bottle out of the nightstand drawer and moved between Buddy's elevated ankles. Sun- 8pm (EST - N. )Our group's format is a topic/discussion meeting, with a topic chosen from the first 164 pages of the big book or the Drs Opinion followed by shares of our personal experience with the provided topic. 29 —— Japanese Policy.
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At one point, he says, one of his sources offered him a bundle of notes from a box containing a million dollars in cash, if he would join the Sarkawa, the Ghanaian name for internet fraud. 30 PM until 8: Why do you hate the fact that other people want a chance to live their lives and be happy, even though they may believe in something different than you, or act different than you? He declined nevertheless.
This is an closed, on-line, men's, discussion meeting. Bullock did make a field goal and would have had two more opportunities without a fumble by Dalton when the team was in field goal range. Zoom is versatile and "screen-reader friendly. "
2 —————————————————————————————— ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE IN AI. 000, and reported to the police. Chairperson will lead the meeting by reading from the text and open floor for sharing. They won't come into your house and steal your children. Members may also join by calling in to a telephone conference call bridge.
You never have to create an account or give a name for yourself when you attend a meeting; just click the link and you're in. Shortly after the GeoCities closing announcement, the Internet Archive announced a project to archive GeoCities pages, stating "GeoCities has been an important outlet for personal expression on the Web for almost 15 years. "We take our recovery seriously, but not ourselves. 50 — Digital Garage. It is super easy to use on nearly any device. Participants are asked to mute their microphone unless sharing to maximize audio quality.
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Join us by calling: A member will welcome the newcomer, and the bio will help us to decide how to help and incorporate them into our group. We rotate through, one a week. 12 —————————————————————————————— LAW AND POLICY. Sub-channels include big book and 12 & 12, experience strength and hope, and coffee corner. Please answer them. Global membership with members in over 22 countries and at both poles.
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Topics vary daily, but always focus on solution-based sobriety and recovery. What intrigues you? For more information, visit our Website Homepage by clicking on this link: And you’ll get a better understanding of our other members before you meet. Nnadi holds a University degree from Nnamdi Azikiwe University. If gay marriage becomes legal, are you worried that all of a sudden you'll start thinking about penis? 1-515-604-9546. We read literature and hear the experience, strength, and hope of a speaker followed by a discussion.
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