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Turkey says it rescued 81 migrants, accuses Greece of sea pushbacks
The Turkish coast guard says it has rescued 81 migrants who had tried to reach Greece via the Aegean Sea in rubber dinghies. They accused Greek officials of pushing the migrants back into Turkish waters illegally.
Hope running out for dozens missing in Aegean migrant boat sinking
Searches continue, but the Greek coast guard said that hope was running out for dozens of migrants reported missing, after the overcrowded sailing boat they were traveling on capsized and sank in the Aegean sea.
More than 103 migrants intercepted by Turkish coast guard in Aegean waters
Turkish media reports say that over 100 migrants have been intercepted by the Turkish coast guard on the Aegean coast off the western province of Izmir. Meanwhile, seven others were reportedly rescued at sea.
Turkey doubles down on Greek pushback claims after another rescue at sea
Turkish officials say they have rescued another 67 migrants in Aegean waters. The migrants were pushed back by Greek forces patrolling the waters, Turkish authorities claim. Greece denies being involved in pushbacks.
Turkey: 6 migrants found dead in Aegean Sea
The Turkish coast guard has said it recovered a total of six migrant bodies in the Aegean Sea. Rescue operations are ongoing for one missing person off the coast of Izmir.
Aegean: Several children reported to have drowned in alleged pushback event
Five children and a woman have reportedly drowned in the Aegean Sea, while five people remain missing. Turkish authorities have accused Greek officials of pushing the migrants back towards Turkey.
Turkey says it has recent drone footage of Greek pushbacks
Turkey's defense ministry announced on Sunday it had filmed footage of Greek pushbacks. The news was reported by the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
Greek government accused of ignoring the needs of asylum seekers
The Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) accused the Greek government of ignoring the needs of dozens of asylum seekers, who are stranded on the country's border with Turkey. This comes days after a woman was found shot dead in the same region, and a migrant boat is reported to be drifting off the island of Samos.
Turkey stops 168 Italy-bound migrants in Aegean
The Turkish coast guard on Tuesday stopped 168 people aboard a fishing boat in the Aegean Sea that authorities said was headed for Italy. In March alone, Turkish authorities stopped 17,587 irregular migrants in the country who were trying to make it to Europe.
Dozens of migrants picked up by Turkish coast guard
The Turkish coast guard says that it has rescued about 120 migrants in several operations in the Aegean Sea. At least four boats were pushed back into Turkey's waters by Greece, the reports claim.
Greece accuses Turkey of pushing migrants into Greek waters
Greece authorities have accused Turkey's coast guard of trying to push into Greek waters a boat with migrants. Athens has called on the EU to put pressure on Ankara to meet its international obligations.
Migrants: Greece accuses Turkey of 'violating obligations'
Greece has once again blamed Turkey for "violating its obligations" after rescuing 10 migrants from a capsized vessel in the Aegean Sea on Friday that - says Greek Migration Minister - "was allowed to depart from Turkish territorial waters."

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Q: Using Self made class then already available (Rectangle contains ,overlaps method) i came across this codemany times
if (OverlapTester.pointInRectangle(playRegion, touchPoint.x, touchPoint.y)) {
     game.setTransitionScreen(game, new LevelScreen(game));
     return;
}

class ::
public class OverlapTester {
    public static boolean pointInRectangle (Rectangle r, float x, float y) {
         return r.x <= x && r.x + r.width >= x && r.y <= y && r.y + r.height >= y;
    }
}

i could not understand why this is done?? when libgdx already provides rectangle.contains(rec) and overlap method.

A: There is really not need for this class.
Not only because Rectangle has a method to do the same, but because there is also Intersector which offers this as well. Intersector has more though. It can be used for all kind of intersections and overlaps of other things, not only rectangles.
To keep your collision checks a bit more consistent, you should probably use the Intersector instead of the Rectangle methods, but it actually does the same.

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Official Media Advisory | Jaffna Stallions
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This media advisory is intended to clarify, for the benefit of all our stakeholders and especially our friends in the media with regard to the false and baseless rumors being spread with malicious intent around the termination of the arrangement pertaining to rights to operate and manage Jaffna Stallions.
To set the record straight, we, the Innovative Production Group FZE (IPG) would like to state the following facts to clear the misinformation and address the rumors, as the Event Rights Holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) up to 2024. The termination of the arrangement with Stallion Sports Limited was solely due persistent breach of their obligations, non-compliance with ICC regulations and non-payment of financial dues as per the commitment. These breaches were brought to the attention of Stallion Sports Limited vide multiple communications and in physical meetings since beginning of 2021, but representatives of Stallion Sports Limited have deliberately and maliciously failed to cure the breaches as well as sought to unilaterally amend the commercial deal.
This kind of atrocious, malafide and flagrant behaviour was simply unacceptable and needed to be remedied to safeguard the interest of all stakeholders in our capacity as the Event Rights holder of the Lanka Premier League Tournament.
It is also important to highlight that due to persistent breaches and non-compliance with the ICC regulations, IPG group as the Events Rights' Holder for the Lanka Premier League, having duly informed Sri-Lanka Cricket the breach of obligations on the part of Stallion Sports Limited, terminated the arrangement with Stallion Sports Limited in consultation with Sri-Lanka Cricket.
The IPG group continues to engage with our stakeholders and work closely with the Sri Lanka Cricket for the betterment and growth of cricket in Sri Lanka. We believe and are committed to delivering on the promise to make the Lanka Premier League one of the best in the world, with the aspiration of providing young Lankan cricketers, a platform to develop their skills and in turn making Sri Lanka cricket the world powerhouse once again.
As mentioned in our earlier media release Mr Allirajah Subaskaran, Chairman of Lyca Group is the new rights holder of the Jaffna based franchisee, which has been renamed as Jaffna Kings for the Lanka Premier League.
We also seek to clarify that the right to secure a broadcaster for the Lanka Premier League vests solely with the IPG, pursuant to the Events Rights Agreement that was entered into between Sri Lanka Cricket and the IPG Group. The IPG Group pursuant to its rights, sought to engage with broadcasters to license the terrestrial rights to broadcast the Lanka Premier League in Sri-Lanka and after successful conclusion of commercial discussions, executed an agreement with Supreme TV. This is a purely a commercial arrangement and motivated individuals are trying to spread false information by spreading rumors and misinformation that the execution of the agreement with Supreme TV was politically motivated.
We request our friends in media to kindly verify the facts of the matter before publishing the same in public and refrain from spreading any rumors & misinformation which may be detrimental to the reputation of Innovative Production Group FZE or the Lanka Premier League.
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Tagliani and Spengler seek victory this weekend
The weekend is coming could be the opportunity for two quebecois drivers unhook new success. Among the different tests of international motorsport to schedule, the IndyCar series will occur on the oval Milwaukee (Wisconsin) while the European Touring Car Championship DTM has an appointment on the road course Lausitzring, near Berlin. Alex Tagliani, author of the pole position in the last two
Chevrolet Volt: in search of a horn
General Motors and the 'National Federation of the Blind' collaborate closely to develop a buzzer on, intended to alert the blind and other pedestrians when electric and hybrid vehicles silent approach. "We are convinced that electric cars can also emit an audible signal, reliable and acceptable to signal their presence to pedestrians blind," said John Pare of the NFB. "We aim to collaborate with
Drivers make more errors talking on the cell to a passenger
A small study found that drivers make more mistakes when driving talking on hands-free cell phone than when talking with a passenger in their car. Frank Drews, a professor of psychology at the University of Utah, examines the performance of 41 drivers who were paired with a friend with whom they had a conversation. Men and women were equally represented among the participants, whose average age
Hyundai will eventually produce a rival to the Prius
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A Post Publication Review of 'The impact of telehealth technology on user perception of wellbeing and social functioning, and the implications for service providers'
Adam Poulsen Charles Sturt University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0001-3894
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2769
Keywords: older people, disability, rural, regional, telehealth, care
This post publication review discusses the article by Burmeister et al. (2019) in which the authors present a study evaluating the social, economic, and wellbeing impacts of telehealth technology in the homes of community-dwelling older persons, highlighting its contribution and identifying areas for further research. The article centres on one particular project in which telehealth monitoring systems were used in homes in regional New South Wales.
Adam Poulsen, Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University PhD candidate researching care robot ethics.
Poulsen, A. (2020). A Post Publication Review of 'The impact of telehealth technology on user perception of wellbeing and social functioning, and the implications for service providers'. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 24. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2769
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Stop the Sensationalizing
In reporting on the Hong Kong protests, The Maroon's news team failed to depict the complexities of the situation, opting instead for a sensationalist title.
By David Liang
As I slowly made my way out of a jam-packed Reg room last Monday following a heated discussion on the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, I was overwhelmed by a sense of happiness and relief—no disruptions, no hecklers, only constructive dialogue. The hour-and-a-half-long symposium, in which panelists both debated the University's response to the protests and engaged questions from the audience, embodied not only civic engagement, but also a triumph of civil discourse. Events like Monday's speak to why many of us chose to attend the University of Chicago, where we learn how to engage in constructive discourse and disagree without being disagreeable on complex, urgent, and often sensitive issues.
When I first came across The Maroon's recent headline on this symposium, however, I questioned whether we had indeed attended the same event. "Protestors? 'Terrorists.' Carrie Lam? 'A Sinner for A Thousand Years," the online title reads. "Beijing, Hong Kong Backers Clash," reads the headline of the same article in print.
The situation in Hong Kong is incredibly complex and is constantly evolving, which the distinguished panel on Monday well-understood. Emily Lau, a former pan-democratic lawmaker, may have called Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, "a sinner for a thousand years" for her political inaction, but also criticized the protestors for their lack of leadership and organization. Henry Ho, a former advisor to the Hong Kong government, may have dubbed protestors "terrorists." but also stressed the need for governmental de-escalation. Indeed, as much as the speakers disagreed with one another on who should be held responsible for the situation in Hong Kong, both agreed to condemn the use of extreme violence.
In covering the event, however, The Maroon failed to fully depict these complexities. In both online and print publications, the editors of this article grossly simplified the speakers' nuanced discussions on this multidimensional issue into sensationalist catchphrases that only serve to polarize.
One might defend The Maroon's editorial freedom to choose whatever headlines it sees fit for its news articles. One might even claim it makes complete sense to publish titles that intrigue and provoke, given the limited attention span for most casual readers of campus news. However, at a time of such heightened tension between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong students on university campuses across the world, these sensationalist headlines are especially problematic. By labeling protesters as "terrorists" and calling the embattled Hong Kong leader "a sinner for a thousand years," the headline establishes a false dichotomy between the most extreme positions of pro-government hardliners and pro-protest diehards, leaving no room for discussion, let alone compromise. In reality, both Chinese mainland and Hong Kong students have mixed feelings about the latest developments in Hong Kong: some students who favor the heavy-handed approach of the Hong Kong police to restore law and order may have gained sympathy for the protests after the mass arrests of teenagers as young as 12. Conversely, those who back the pro-democracy protest may have reservations about lending their unequivocal support after protestors set on fire a dissenting man. Indeed, rather than facilitating productive civil discourse, the headlines sow bitter divisions within the already fractured student body.
In July, a fight broke out at the University of Queensland in Australia when mainland Chinese students clashed with their Hong Kong peers at a rally in support of the extradition bill protest. Punches were thrown and police were called to the scene. At many universities in the U.S., students with opposing views on the Hong Kong protests were bullied and threatened both online and in-person for publicly taking a side on the situation. No one wants to see such tension and hatred take shape on our own campus.
I understand The Maroon's need to write creative titles to generate more clicks for its website. The smartly titled article on the opening of Strings Ramen, for instance, aroused my appetite harmlessly. Adding fuel to a burning pile of wood when a strong wind is already fanning the flame, however, would only cause a forest fire. When reporting on an issue as polarizing as the Hong Kong protest, The Maroon should prioritize objectivity over passion, and neutrality over creativity. Bland as it may be, a descriptive headline such as "Panelists Debates the Future of Hong Kong" would have been far less polarizing than the ones in question. To the news editors who titled the story on the Hong Kong symposium, think before you publish. Stop the dangerous sensationalizing before the forest catches on fire.


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Remembering Will Bagley (Part 5 of 5)
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We lost Will Bagley Sept 28, 2021, due to complications from a stroke. As we end 2021, we'll look back at our 2020 interview where he talks about Juanita Brooks, some of his awards, and his reasons for writing history.
Will: Okay. This is what will probably be my next to last book. I'm still working on another book. But this is called River Fever: Adventures on the Mississippi 1969 to 1972. That is a miracle picture, because the end of the book happens very quickly after that. It's about what it was like to be young in the late 60s and early 70s. I really am delighted that Signature Books decided to publish it. But it hasn't sold any copies at all. So if you really want to know the inside story on Will Bagley, this is it. Besides that, there is an afterword where I actually deal with Mountain Meadows.
GT: Oh!
Will: This is also a story of how I wanted to recreate the 19th century and experience history.
Will: "Many who write history are seeking some version of immortality. We hope our names will live as long as books endure. We see the limits of being human all around. But we are creatures who cannot comprehend huge numbers, let alone eternity. Being a parent or grandparent is as close to heaven as any of us deserve, so a foolish desire to live forever merely confirms, what an Old Testament existentialist wrote several thousand years ago. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity. As with all my friends who do creative work, when the job is done, all you see are its flaws. I joke about retiring after my work is done. But making books is all I ever wanted to do. I expect to keep doing it until I can do it no more. I'm still dreaming and hoping those dreams come true. When I told an old drunken Osceola "I am Huck Finn". I wasn't kidding.
GT: [chuckles]
Will: "I still am."
Will: It's cheap, too. All my other books cost quite a bit. But you get this book for less than 20 bucks.
What are your thoughts on Will Bagley? Check out our conversation….
Will Bagley passed away in 2021.
Here is our entire interview with Will.
452: Bear River Massacre
451: Kingdom of the West
450: Trials of Lee/Forgery
449: MMM Cover Up
448: John D. Lee's Role in Massacre
447: Bagley Critiques Turley
446: Buchanan & George Smith's Role in MMM
445: Handcart Disasters & Mormon Reformation
444: Will Bagley on Juanita Brooks
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Remembering Shannon Flynn (Part 4 of 5)
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As 2021 winds down, we're looking back on the life of Shannon Flynn. Shannon earned a degree in history from the University of Utah. He relocated to Gilbert, Arizona where he and Robyn successfully ran a small business for nearly two decades. He was a longtime member of the Mormon History Association and a published author. After a three-year battle with lung cancer that eventually metastasized to his brain, Shannon Patrick Flynn passed away in his Gilbert, Arizona home on Thursday, October 28, 2021. He discusses his role with Mark Hofmann. Check out our conversation from 2016. Please note, this conversation happened before his lung cancer diagnosis so his voice sounds normal. The surgery on his lungs damaged a nerve to his vocal cord, so that is why he sounds so raspy in Murder Among the Mormons….
GT: I understand that the book that I read[1] that you actually spent some time in jail.
Shannon: That is correct.
GT: What was that all about?
Shannon: I was incredibly naïve, and maybe still am. But I was incredibly naïve and unknowing and when those bombs went off especially the one with Mark, I knew him really well, better than almost anybody else did, so I thought I could be helpful. I volunteered once or twice to go to the police station and tell what I knew and contribute some information
What I didn't realize is the police were casting a very wide net on potential suspects and I got caught up in that net. At one point the police in an interview told me they were going to search my house. I said, "You're going to find something there that's illegal. There's an automatic weapon and it's an illegal one that actually belongs to Mark but it's in a storage unit of mine."
I was at one point arrested for possession of an unregistered automatic firearm, that's a federal crime under the tax code, strangely enough, and so then I spent three days in Salt Lake County Jail and then was able to get bail, and get out and then never went back.
In that process I acquired a defense attorney and I now, at the time I didn't realize this, but he suggested strongly that I submit to a polygraph. Now I know it's because he wanted to know if I was telling the truth. But it could have been helpful to have me excluded. It didn't exclude me for one second because the police, this was a huge deal, huge crime. They were not coming up with lead-pipe cinch suspects very quickly, so they were just going to do what they had to do to find somebody.
That became a charge that I could be charged with though I was never charged with anything to do with the rest of it. He suggested I do this polygraph and he knew about David Raskin, so he said, "Why don't we do this?" That will help exclude you so I said "Sure." We drove up to the University of Utah. I sat there and was all rigged up. It has six sensors going and all of that, $600.
GT: You had to pay?
Shannon: I paid.
GT: Oh wow.
Shannon: I paid, and I think in my attorney's view, then he believed that I hadn't had anything to do with it. But like I said, the police didn't.
GT: The police didn't care.
Shannon: They didn't care.
GT: So the police still thought you had something to do with it?
Shannon: Somebody, and they didn't care who it was.
GT: They wanted to hang somebody.
Shannon: Oh they had to. Lyn Jacobs was looked at carefully, I believe Brent Metcalfe was looked at somewhat. Like I said they were casting that net as wide as they could get it. It was still—because it all drove from the incredibility of the whole thing. No one believed that any one person could do all of those forgeries and build those bombs, and kill those people, all of that stuff. They just didn't believe it. Even if Mark did it, they didn't believe that one person could do it. There must be somebody else involved.
Of course they went through the normal police procedures. They found confederates, friends, whoever, and they applied whatever pressure they could because that's a normal investigative technique because often evidence of a crime is not really readily available. A lot of times people are convicted on witness or complicit testimony, so they were looking for somebody to say, "Oh yeah, he did it, and I was there!" You know?
GT: They put a lot of pressure on you. Did they accuse you of being a co-conspirator or something?
Shannon: They did a number of things that to this day I will never forgive them for. Never! This plays into a little bit why this was difficult to imagine.
Did you watch Murder Among the Mormons? What are your thoughts?
[1] The book Salamander discusses many aspects of the Hofmann bombings and forgeries. See http://amzn.to/2yt9OfN
Shannon Flynn was arrested but cleared in the Mark Hofmann crimes.
Here are links to our full conversation.
088: Christmas Party Plea Deal
087: Mark's Unusual Prison Visitors
086: Would Hofmann Kill Again?
085: Should Hofmann Ever Be Released from Prison?
084: Shannon Goes to Jail for Hofmann
083: Hofmann's Last Bomb Blew the Lid off Mormon History
082: Hoffman's Best Fake: Fooling the Lie Detector Test
081: Mark's Million-Dollar Con
080: "I Cheat People. That's What I do for a Living."
079: Hofmann's Teenage Forgeries
Categories: Best of Gospel Tangents, Church History, Deceased Mormon Historians, GT Podcast, iTunes, Mark Hoffman, Mark Hofmann, Mormon History, Mormon violence, Mormons & Crime, murder, Shannon Flynn
Remembering Curt Bench (Part 3 of 5)
https://media.blubrry.com/gospeltangents/p/content.blubrry.com/gospeltangents/597-Bench.mp3
Curt Bench was one of the most beloved members of the Mormon history community. As we look back at those we've lost in 2021, I wanted to share some highlights from my 2017 interview with Curt as we discussed the Mark Hofmann bombings. Curt passed away on August 17, 2021.
Curt: Well that night I had talked to the police and someone suggested that I have the—we live in the county and someone suggested that we have county sheriffs go out to my house and look for bombs, so I sent my family to my mother-in-law's place so that our house would be vacant, and so I was there with two sheriff's deputies and we were going through my house room by room, in the garage, in the yard. There was actually kind of a lighter moment when I'm leading the way pushing doors open.
GT: Gingerly.
Curt: Gingerly. There was something in black plastic by my front door that I didn't remember what it was. We're all looking at it like, what's that? And I'm thinking, I don't know. It was big and wrapped in black plastic so I called my wife and she reminded me a neighbor had brought it over for me to look at. It was some old thing they wanted. So anyway, I'm pushing doors open and we're walking through and shining lights and these guys are ready for action and I remember saying, 'Hey I don't get paid to do this. You do this!" So I made one of them get in front of me, going room to room.
GT: You didn't have a flak jacket on.
Curt: Yeah exactly. So yeah that was genuine, I guess you could say that was genuine fear of at least the possibility of what could happen, particularly I was worried about my family.
GT: Especially in light of Kathy Sheets.
Curt: Yeah exactly.
GT: She was an unintended victim.
Curt: Exactly. Although we didn't know why she died at the time.
Did you interact with Curt? What are your memories? Check out our conversation…. Here are links to the full conversation with Curt.
Curt Bench, owner of Benchmark Books.
042: Hofmann Bombings Effects on Mormon History
041: Should LDS Leaders have Detected Hofmann's Fraud?
040: Curt Bench's role in Hofmann Bombings Court Case
039: Bomb Day 2: Other Targets? – Oct 16, 1985
038: Bomb Day 1: 2 Killed – October 15, 1985
037: White Salamander Letter & Other Forgeries
036: Bombs in Salt Lake: Introduction to Mark Hofmann
Categories: Church History, Curt Bench, Deceased Mormon Historians, GT Podcast, iTunes, Mark Hoffman, Mark Hofmann, Mormon History


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I've heard humility referred to as "bridled power." James tells us a little secret. True humility comes from wisdom. But here's the catch. It's only the heavenly version of wisdom which produces humility. Counterfeit, or earthly, wisdom is simply the veneer over secret pride.
If you have bitter jealousy (envy) and contention (rivalry, selfish ambition) in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on it and thus be in defiance of and false to the Truth. This [superficial] wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual (animal), even devilish (demoniacal) (James 3:14-15 Amplified Bible).
The devil has no new tricks. He dangled the very same earthly wisdom to tempt Eve. When she saw "the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate" (Genesis 3:6). No wonder the devil still tempts us with the same lure. It works!
Let's ask the Holy Spirit to make us alert to the dangers of earthly wisdom. We ask for an abundance of heavenly wisdom–which always results in humility.
Lord, help me resist the temptations of earthly wisdom. These look appealing, but are false fruit, tempting me to pride and self-righteousness. Give me the kind of true humility—bridled power—that causes me to look up and lean only on You.
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Rights Groups Urge EU To Act Against Iran Broadcaster For Televised 'Forced Confessions'
By Maryam Sinaiee
Ali Rezvani and Amena Sadat Zabihpour are two of Iran's state-run TV reporters who have actively participated in extracting "forced confessions". FILE PHOTO
Cooperation between Iranian security forces and the state television in extracting "forced confessions" has become a great concern for human rights organizations.
Rights defenders fear that protesters detained during November and January protests may be forced more aggressively to "confess" in front of TV cameras.
Thirteen human rights and civil society organizations on January 30 urged the European Union to adopt restrictive measures against Iran's state broadcaster (IRIB) and its officials for production and broadcast of forced confessions of dissidents, often used in court as incriminating evidence.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry and the Revolutionary Guard Intelligence Organization have a long history of resorting to prolonged solitary confinement, torture, and threats against family members to force political prisoners, journalists, activists, and even ordinary people to "confess".
Many individuals who the authorities have identified as alleged leaders of the protests during the unrest in November and January are at the risk of being coerced to "confess". Their televised confessions may be used against them or others for harsh sentences including the death penalty.
According to Justice for Iran, a London-based human rights organization, more than 350 individuals have been coerced to confess on state-run TV (the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)) since the 2009 election protests. The IRIB has worked closely with security forces to produce and air the programs that feature so-called confessions.
Forced confessions are used in documentaries the state-run television airs or are shown in news programs to incriminate the coerced individuals or others. Such confessions are often made in show trials that the state broadcaster will air, sometimes even live as in the case of the highly publicized show trials of 2009 that followed post-election unrest.
For years an IRIB program called 20:30 news has been the primary vehicle of broadcasting forced confessions. The names of the director of the channel that hosts and broadcasts the program, as well as four of the program's journalists, are on the list of the individuals that the 13 signatories of the letter have urged the EU to sanction.
In December Sepideh Qolyan (Gholian), a labor rights activists, in a series of tweets revealed the role of Ameneh Sadat Zabihpour, one of the journalists these human rights organizations have urged the EU to sanction, in her forced confessions. Qolyan said Zabihpour had prepared the text that her interrogators tortured her to read in front of a camera. A documentary made on the basis of the "confessions" of Qolyan and others was aired by IRIB in January.
Another journalist working for the program, Ali Rezvani, whose name appears in the list allegedly forced the wife of an Iranian-Canadian environmentalist, Kavous Seyed Emami, to "confess" that her husband was a spy. Seyed Emami's son last year disclosed Rezvani's role in coercing his mother to speak against his father. Seyed Emami was arrested late January 2018 and charged with espionage. His dead body was found on February 8. The authorities claimed he had committed suicide in prison.
Some of the dual nationals arbitrarily detained in Iran have been forced to make self-incriminating confessions, too.
In the case of dual-nationals, the IRIB's English channel (Press TV) takes on the role of broadcasting forced confessions to the world outside. A former director of Press TV and one of its news editors have been on the European Union's list of human rights violators sanctioned for their role in obtaining and broadcasting confessions of detainees including Iranian-Canadian journalist Mazir Bahari and Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi who is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran.
The signatories of the petition to the EU Council have pointed out that there is "clear precedence of the EU in taking restrictive measures against entities of the Islamic Republic involved in human rights violations" such as the Iranian Cyber Police for its role in the torture of political prisoners.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)  passed a resolution December 18 calling on Iran to end its ongoing human rights violations including the practice of "forced confessions".
The signatories of the letter to the European Union Council include Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran, All Human Rights for All in Iran, Article 19, Association for the Human Rights of the Azerbaijan People (AHRAZ), Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECPM), Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, Impact Iran, Iran Human Rights, Justice for Iran, Kurdistan Human Rights- Geneva (KMMK-G), Outright Action, Siamak Pourzand Foundation, and 6Rang (Iranian Lesbian & Transgender Network).
Maryam Sinaiee
Maryam Sinaiee is a British-Iranian journalist, political analyst and former correspondent of The National, who contributes to Radio Farda.
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Admiral Robert Gordon Douglas (7 June 1829 – 12 January 1910) was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard.

Naval career
Promoted to lieutenant on 3 May 1853 and captain on 11 April 1866, Douglas became commanding officer of the corvette HMS Cossack in August 1871, commanding officer of the frigate HMS Newcastle in September 1874 and commanding officer of the frigate HMS Warrior in March 1878. Promoted to rear admiral on 8 January 1883, he became Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1887. He was promoted to vice admiral on 15 December 1888 and to full admiral on 9 December 1894.

Family
His youngest son Archibald George Gordon died in December 1902, only 18 years old.

References

1829 births
1910 deaths
Royal Navy admirals

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This is only half of the page that I intended to put up. But I was traveling all week, and didn't have a chance to finish it. Rather than make you wait for the rest, here's this bit at least!
In computer science they call the problem of cooperation and trust the Byzantine Fault Tolerance problem. Too bad they haven't solved it yet.
The Byzantine Generals Problem is unsolveable, not unsolved. You can prove that there is no solution.
Also, I don't see how it relates to this. Byzantine faults have to do with the possibility of lost messages and an inability to directly observe the behavior of other actors. It doesn't apply when you're with someone in-person.
Most governance doesn't happen in person. No one can monitor what their representatives do in real time unless they have the free-time to watch CSPAN all day.
I'm not convinced by this "trust" angle.
Humans are more like pack animals and the strength of the pack is largely related to the strength of the leader of the pack.
You don't think people need to trust each other for society to function? That seems obvious to me. And keep in mind, with pack animals like wolves, the leader is not just some random wolf that rose up to become the leader. Wolf packs are actually wolf families, the leaders (alpha male and alpha female) are the parents; the rest of the wolves are their offspring. A wolf pack is not just some random group of wolves that got together to form a pack. When the offspring get old enough, they run off on their own to try and find a mate and form their own wolf pack.
Human societies don't operate like wolf packs, no matter how much authoritarians want it to be so. There is no evidence for this aside from the armchair philosophizing of people who crave power.
There's a lot more "trust" in society than you'd think. The biggest example I can think of is driving. You trust every other driver to follow the rules of the road, try and avoid collisions, and generally act in a safe, sane fashion, and they're trusting you to do the same. Sure, some people spit in the face f that, but for the most part, everyone plays along, and most of the time there are no problems. You can't drive without trusting your fellow humans.
I definitely don't believe in the wolf pack thing. If anything, humans tend to rebel against an overly-strong leader. Can't trust someone who's so strong, they don't have to work with other people, ya know?
I think you might be equating "strong leader" with "dictator". It is not about the person but the system. The faces might change but the leader (government) still remains. Even in a wolf pack, leader can be challenged. The main differences between human society and a wolf pack are size and complexity.
As to whether humans would altruistically obey all laws if they didn't fear any consequences, that is a highly contentious debate. The need to decide which side of the road to drive on is all too often used to justify highly intrusive levels of government.
I have a problem with the phrase "altruistically obey all laws" because the majority of laws are not created to uphold altruism but rather to maintain order. I think it's fair to say that most people would not follow laws they didn't like if there were no consequences. There are often laws that are still on the books, still law, but can't be enforced because they've been found unconstitutional. People seem pretty comfortable breaking this type of law. That being said, I think people, even in the absence of government enforcement, have a strong sense of altruism and fair play. For example, people pay their taxes mostly because they want to pay their fair share, not because there's a high risk of legal consequences.
Usually the word "leader" refers to the individual, not to the abstract office they occupy. When one person stops being the leader and a new person becomes the leader, that is commonly described as a change of leadership, not as a "new face on the same leader".
But if you were intentionally using "leader" to refer to the office rather than the individual, then your comment "the strength of the pack is largely related to the strength of the leader" is extremely strange. Are you suggesting that different wolf packs have different FORMS of leadership, and that this determines the strength of the pack? That seems highly implausible.
Also, I don't understand where the topic of "following laws with no enforcement" came from. "Trust" is context-specific; I can trust you to honor a signed contract without necessarily trusting you to honor a verbal contract. In fact, I'm reasonably sure that's the point; I suspect the comic is about to argue that government increases trust by punishing cheaters.
I don't think driving is the best example of trust. Safe driving is a form of cooperative behavior, but there's a ton of self-interest there. If I drive drive on the wrong side, run red lights, tailgate, etc. I'm as likely to damage my own car as others. There are plenty of examples of trust in our society, though. I think the simplest is that we assume people will tell the truth and keep their promises, even in cases when their self-interest would be better served by dishonesty.
Wait I thought the Founding Fathers were influenced by Hobbes' depiction of the State of Nature so wouldn't that influence their frame of mind as opposed to what we know now about the State of Nature?
I'm not so sold on this whole "primitive life was fine" thing.
I find trust incredibly powerful on the road. How many times have I seen a car stop at a red light with no vehicles to see in either direction for miles? I do that myself and it kills me. There is no officer watching because if he was there he would be in a car where I could see him, and yet I and millions of motorists each day will wait at a red light with no one coming and not think twice about it.
And we do need to acknowledge the divide between "The Law" as it is written in the books and "the law" which we follow in our day to day lives. I don't know about 99% of the law, I am just following the societal norms I am used to following, and that keeps me out of trouble with "The Law" because I live in a free and just society where the laws (more or less) reflect my understanding of what is right and wrong anyway.
The idea that humans are the exclusive inventors of government is highly suspicious. True enough it requires a high level of intelligence to make it work and to identify times where it may be worth the bother, so most other species won't have much government, but there is still some government.
Nor are we eager to co-operate, at least as a goal in its own right. Rather, we see X doing something, and suspect this will result in some goodie we can get part of. We may pitch in and help, or we may stand around and try to grab the whole thing. And various animals quite willing to do the same.
While small, "primitive" (perhaps better called "traditional" societal groups functioned on trust, they were also subject to far more violence and death than we are today. Because while they had "weak government" in the form of group tradition, leadership (often but not always by elders, or the most capable/strongest/most charismatic male), enforcement of rules, etc.; they lacked "strong government" in the form of an enforcement mechanism or the ability to control more people than any one individual might know personally. So interpersonal violence within the group might be regulated somewhat, inter-group violence was likely frequent or at least intermittent, and usually brutal and terrifying. People were much more likely to be killed by some neighbor than they are today. Your group might form temporary alliances with one or more neighboring groups, but would also be pulled into feuds against non-allied groups by doing so.
Moreover, small groups were far more vulnerable to the variations of climate and the risk of disease. A single outbreak could devastate the entire group, and a year or two of drought could kill everyone, because your closest neighbors -e.g., the only other people in the whole world you knew of – were probably wary of your disease and/or suffering from the same drought or famine as you.
From a perspective of "just getting along" there's no reason to think these small group societies were particularly fair or egalitarian, either.
Anthropologists have been working hard at these questions for a couple of centuries, and their thinking has undergone multiple revolutions as they've progressively developed and then demolished various theories and ideas as to how primitive societies must have worked, mostly by studying modern-day isolated tribal peoples – which due to the forces that allowed those societies to remain isolated into the modern day is inherently biased (only those living on the most marginal lands, with the most difficult geographic barriers around them, had managed to stay uncontacted into the 20th century… and those factors surely affect the way of life those groups pursue).
I think it's a big mistake to dive into an assertive description of what traditional societies were like, without extensive study or at least some care to bibliographic reference.
Good thing it's something I've studied extensively since the late 1980s, then. Whew!
Snark aside, I think you'll find less to complain about once I actually make my "assertive description." It is going to be criminally abridged (sadly, I'm only going to touch ever so lightly on it, just enough so that a point I intend to make about the American colonial experience will have some meaningful context). But although it may not be thorough, I'm fairly confident that what I say will at least be accurate.
As for your own assertions, I can tell that you know this already, but I would caution other readers that observations of present-day hunter-gatherer societies and other "traditional" societies generally do not accurately reflect how similar groups lived in pre-modern times. There are excellent studies on how the realities of the modern world have affected the violence, norms, hierarchies, lifestyles, etc. of such peoples — often to a dramatic extent. And as you point out, present-day isolated societies exist in conditions that most humans in history did not experience, with similar distorting effects. I doubt I'll be able to dive into such distinctions too much in the comic — it's already a digression on a digression from a digression at this point, and Leonardo DiCaprio is about to start spinning his little top here if we go any deeper.
I appreciate the reply, and look forward to what you have to say. I'll just summarize by saying I'm dismayed by what appears to be a rose-colored view of past human societies and the broad generalizations being made, and I hope you'll clear that up soon.
I also wonder if Goodall would agree with what you said about chimpanzees.
Humans work well in groups, SMALL groups. We form tribes and do what we can to help our tribe. We need some way to identify an "us" and are not necessarily all that friendly when interacting with a "them." More structured government is necessary as groups grow larger. Hurting "them" isn't a problem if it helps "us." Primitive tribes might have lived harmoniously internally, but that trust doesn't necessarily extend to other tribes, especially if their is any competition for resources.


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7th ABB University Innovation Contest kicks off
Press release | Beijing, China | 2018-01-02
Artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and digital technology are advancing by leaps and bounds amid the new wave of technology revolution. Just imagine what our production and life will be like in a highly connected world in the future. Everything is possible and everything is changing, while innovation will always be the key to the future.
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do," said Steve Jobs. If you are a talented university student and eager to change the world, now you have a new opportunity to realize your dream. The 7th ABB University Innovation Contest (UIC) themed "Look into the future, digital and connected" will provide you, along with many other outstanding young people from across China, a big arena to present creative thoughts and works that could change the world a little bit but make a big step forward.
The UIC 2018 is open to full-time undergraduates, postgraduate students and doctoral students in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. It covers three topics: "Smart city", "Smart Grid" and "Smart Factory"with several subtopics including big data in public utilities, electric vehicle infrastructure, intelligent building and smart home, application of artificial intelligence in power devices, interaction of electric vehicle and grid, renewable integration to grid, solution of smart factory, next generation smart industrial robots and smart application of industrial robots. Participants can select one of them for design and creation.
The deadline for registration and works submission is July 22, 2018. All finalists will compete in the final defense on August 30 to win the first, second and third prizes as well as internships opportunities at ABB. They will also get face-to-face mentoring from industry experts and scholars. Moreover, the Most Popular Team will be selected in an online vote at ABB official website and WeChat accounts. For more information about the rules, schedule, theme and online vote of the contest, please visit http://new.abb.com/cn/innovation/uic-2018.
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Unheralded pass rusher Charles Omenihu steps up for 49ers
By JOSH DUBOW The Associated Press
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Charles Omenihu (94) celebrates during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. The 49ers won 41-23. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jed Jacobsohn]
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Useful Art Resources
What is Byzantine Art?
Byzantine Art c 300 – 1204
In a nutshell: Art representing Christianity
Greek and Roman art was pushed aside as Christianity spread across Europe. The tendency for Greek and Roman art to glorify the person was abandoned as Christian beliefs determined that people were not be glorified above God. Christians believed that God gave artists their artistic ability and therefore their skills should only be used to spread the message of Christianity. Paintings were intended as religious lessons which would wow and inspire the viewer.
In about 300 AD, the emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople in his honour. The modern name is now Istanbul. In Constantinople, walls, ceilings, vaults and domes were covered in glittering mosaics and frescos, often showing people how to behave to get to heaven. With the support of Constantine, Christianity quickly spread to new places including Eastern Europe and Russia.
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Byzantine Art is characterised by religion. Countless images of God, the Holy Family, Jesus and Mary were produced during this period. Symbolism is frequently used – keys to represent the power of the church, chalices to represent holy communion and the forgiveness of sin and of course the cross as the main symbol of Christianity. Bright colours and gilded backgrounds are often used to symbolise the wonder and magnificence of God. Individual features are often absent, human and animal forms are often flattened or still and there is little or no perspective or shadow. Individuals face forward and looks as though they are floating. Typically they have large eyes and there is little difference in expression between faces. Figures are usually heavily draped in robes and the outline of the human form is seldom visible. The intention was not to convey an individual person, but to display a figure with a magnificent holy aura.
In architecture, massive domes and rounded arches are common.
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SEO is becoming mainstream to the business owner. 6 to 7 years ago I would be shocked to find a business owner that new what SEO was. Today I am shocked to find one that doesn't. The majority of business owners now know they need and want SEO. The problem now becomes understanding what SEO really is, and does a business owner ultimate get his website ranked in Google. Hence the BBB is trying to fill a need for its loyal members by providing a quick and easy guide to getting websites ranked.
Reckless. Very reckless. If only SEO was as quick and easy as a 5 step.
What BBB did here is shrewdly ask for a link. Asking for a reciprocal link to be more clear. Further, implicating that by adding a link to the BBB the businesses owner will get better ranks. They even linked to Moz.com within this misguided statement. Was this contrived or is the writer just naive? While this tactic of reciprocal linking isn't entirely black hat, the fact that the article doesn't give full disclosure that they are asking for a link makes me cringe.
Despite the BBB's attempt to gain links from their naive and trusting followers, the BBB did publish a survey with some good percentages for effective SEO strategies. The survey put "Link Building" as the 3rd from the bottom. The respondents felt that "Quality Content Creation" is your best bet for SEO success. Bravo. Take the survey's advice and work on your content strategy and keyword research. Give users the information they are searching for and your business should reap some SEM benefits. But please understand, SEO is not a quick 5 step project. It's a competitive world out there, and everyone wants the first page of google.
A fellow Bulwark employee and I recently attended AZIMA's August dinner event: How To Build Social Communities For Your Brand. The night's speakers was Kevin Spidel, a self described "recovering political hack" who has extensive experience building and growing online communities in the political realm before doing so for more mainstream clientele.
Online communities are not audiences. Like the minions, they need direction and support.
"Communities are not audiences". This is an important starting point to remember. Communities simply don't happen. They don't just appear all of a sudden and coincidentally happen to be comprised of people with strikingly similar preferences, passions or habits. Communities form for a reason. If you're wondering where a given community is in the consumer funnel, forget it! You're thinking of a different funnel. So don't think like that. For that reason, communities do not need to be spoken to. They do not need marketing in the raw sense. They are beyond that point. What it needs is direction and purpose.
"Once you have a brand ambassador, forget a digital strategy. You need a volunteer strategy." As vendors, or as markers, we easily get wrapped up in numbers. "What's the ROI from last month?" "How was last month compared to like-month from last year?" "This customer just bought our product. How can up-sale him on additional products or services?" These are all statements that stem from the line of thinking that dwells on numbers and upper-right trending charts. It's too easy to only view a consumer as a potential repeat consumer. Measureable performance is one thing, but when it comes to an organic community in an online setting, that is simply not the case.
Singer Michael Buble let a fan accompany him on stage for an unstaged duet.
Once you have a self-appointed brand ambassador on your hands, the possibilities are limitless. So, stop figuring out a way to keep selling stuff to that individual and come up with with a plan to empower them as vocalists. Provide a way for them to vocalize and share their experience or opinion. Build them a soapbox that they can stand on and say it in their own words. Better yet, let them borrow your soapbox.
If you think about it, brand ambassadors will continuously and willingly purchase your brand, so don't worry about that. Your strategy for those consumers should be to help them educate and proselytize within their circles – circles that you most likely don't even know exist and to which you will certainly not have access.
And, the gem of the night: "Loyalty is lack of a better option". HALLELUJAH!!!
We as marketers have a propensity to pat ourselves on the back at the thought of how loyal our customers have become. We often credit our elaborate campaigns and strategies as the reason our consumers like our product and service so much that they are unwilling to defect to a competitor, even at the temptation of a lower price or additional perks.
Maybe, just maybe, it's because they don't have a better option. Or, said different, consumer's don't know they have other options. Every company thinks they provide the best products within their industry. Every pizza parlor thinks and advertises theirs is the best in town. Every bike manufacturer sells the "best bikes in the world". On top of that, each one of those companies' marketing campaigns suggest they have successfully conveyed that idea and that is the reason they have as many customers as they do.
Now, let me tell you a different story. A friend of mine has been with his insurance agent for close to 15 years. All his insurance is through the same agent. Minus any catastrophic claims, they've been through thick and thin with each other. Their business relationship has even survived the possibility of changing to a competitor based on price….until recently. My friend was recently solicited regarding his policy and this unnamed competitor offered the same coverage, plus additional products at a noticeably lower price. Not just a few dollars, but a considerable sum. My friend even consulted with his long-time agent first, to see if he was able to compete with the new competitor. His agent still could not get within the same ballpark. Given that my friend was actively looking for ways to cut living costs, he has now agreed to terms with a brand new face and a brand new provider. Just like that!
An Ohio native, Lebron James was destined to play for Cleveland his entire career. Until Miami came along with a better offer. Even loyalty has as price.
At the end of the day, doing business with consumers or other businesses comes down to three things: price, results and tolerance. Are consumers comfortable paying the determined price to receive the expected return? Are the results in line with the consumer's expectation, and within reason relative to the vendor's price? Does the consumer harbor enough tolerance, mentally and financially, to accept the results (or lack thereof) relative to the price and expectation. When it's said and done the consumer will ask themselves one thing: "Am I getting what I pay for?" Consumers will be loyal to those that get the job done. End. Of. Story.
Building and nurturing communities within your brand has an intrinsic way of bypassing all of that. Healthy communities are comprised of believers, and even their faith in the brand will be tested. That's normal. As you continue to educate and monitor your fold, the likelihood grows that their trust and belief in your brand will stand the test of time.
Plain simple and sweet, here is my response.
Ask for the close. Ask again. Ask again. So many people are ready to buy, but never get asked to close the deal. Be direct and ask. They may say "No". Then you ask "why". Solve their problem and ask again.
Asking for a close doesn't end the conversation… unless they say "Yes".
A Fairfax, VA woman was recently ordered to pay a fine of $750,000 after a judge ruled she not only left a fictitious review on Yelp, but that it also cost the contractor she hired north of $300,000 in lost business.
In the summer of 2011, Jane Perez hired Christopher Dietz to perform construction on her home. Sounds simple enough, right? Wrong! According to Perez's user reviews on Yelp and Angie's List, Dietz actually damaged her home rather than repaired it. She also claims he billed her for work that he did not perform at all. Oh yeah, she also accused him of stealing jewelry because he was "the only one with a key". And somewhere in between all that, she accused him of trespassing. And, (yes, there's more) to top it all off, they are old high school classmates.
It's nice to see that at least one of them graduated.
Classmates aside, the judge's ruling poses an interesting precedent in the online review world going forward. Will more businesses try to defend themselves against what they feel are false reviews? Do they only have a legitimate defense if they can prove there are a significant amount of lost wages? What is considered admissible evidence for both parties? And what really happened in history class between Perez and Dietz?
Hind sight is always 20-20, but you have to hand it to Dietz for sticking up for himself and seeking damages. Would Dietz have sought retribution had there been no financial loss? Probably not. When it comes down to dollars, especially 300,000 of them, people will usually get serious about protecting it. It seems like the most realistic and easiest way to get rid of a negative review would be to ask the customers who actually like, and would recommend you, to write more positive reviews in order to bury the others.
At the very least a business owner should feel obligated to respond to any unfavorable post in a timely and professional manner. While that customer may have a legitimate argument, it bodes well for a business when it faces the music and appropriate, and publicly, addresses any concerns. If you're a business, and going to compete in the big-kid world, you can't be childish when a grumpy customer decides to throw a tantrum. Even a non-response can be viewed as more disingenuous than responding unprofessionally.
It is against rules to pay or offer incentives to customers to write positive reviews online. That certainly makes sense. If a customer is going to write a review it should be because they want to share their experience with your company, for better or worse. But I say business owners should be making their customers aware of their online profiles, even encouraging them to leave a review at their discretion.
But DO deal with angry Yelpers. That's good business.
Encrypted_Search_Terms, How am I being found for this?
If you check out the search terms that are being used to find your WordPress blog you may come across this phrase "encrypted_search_terms". Why? Has your site been hacked? Or are you a sneaky SEO that has been hiding something and you've been caught by Google. If you are worried about this term showing up in your wordpress dashboard read on.
Encrypted_Search_Terms is now my all time biggest traffic term!
It is nice to know what people are finding your site for, so I keep track using wordpresses traffic tools. "Christmas Lights Ditto" has been one of my best search terms ever, but it and others were just passed by "encrypted_search_terms". But it's not that I rank for "encrypted_search_terms", it's because the search terms the googler searched are actually being encrypted. If you use Google Analytics you will find these terms labeled, "Not Provided". Per Google it is only going to effect about 10% of your traffic. That was the stat they gave when they first launched this encryption, "to protect the user." But there are many that report this impact is far greater than 10% and that it is only expected to grow.
Should I be worried about "encrypted_search_terms" showing up on my dashboard?
The term showing up does not indicate anything about your site. You are most likely not being found for that term. This term is now showing up for everyone using WordPress's site tracking. If you care about knowing how you are being found, then yes you should be a little more than worried about this. Google is taking away search data. If you have been trying to watch your search terms trends then this will be a problem. Your data from year to year will now be flawed, especially if the percentages continue to change.
Can I get this data back?
No. Sorry, but there is no real solution for you to get the data back. You can run analysis on which pages are being seen most frequently and make inferences as to what terms brought them to those pages. You can pay for pay-per-clicks to find terms that may become hidden. You can ask users to share the data. But there will be no going back to the days that Google shared openly with the webmaster this information.
Does this Yelp Penalty Affect Ranking?
The mobile version does not currently show the consumer alert whatsoever. And the yelp deal with Levi, one that pays yelp, is still active.
Honestly, I think yelp could show some more teeth here. But for the sake of making a public example of this company, I believe they are opting to keep them up. This is also a recent update and I am sure that the future versions of Yelp penalties will be modified. The email correspondence occurred beginning Oct. 11th through Oct. 13th. It appears that it was leaked to the press very quickly and thus the public relations team is getting their message out.
However, from a previous yelp broken filter blunder in which Yelp quickly reacted to remove the reviews, I feel yelp still fails to make a solid stance. Their previous blunder only called for a quick cover up, it did not remove the members who violated the guidelines. Will yelp protect the other members that the Jeweler paid off to get good reviews? Will there be a point when businesses get an advocate to combat yelpers gone wild?
Rumor has it that there is a pest control guy that was caught red handed buying reviews on yelp as well. I have not been able to find this bugger. I am shocked however that a Phoenix pest control competitor of mine openly offers a credit for a yelp review on his website. It seems that this should certainly be a red flag for yelp.
Apparently a yelp review is only worth $5 for pest control companies. That is a bit shy of the $200 the jeweler is offering and the $100 a restaurant in Sedona is offering.
Home & Garden Shows for Marketing Pest Control?
Intrigued, I searched this article out online. …It was no where to be found.
Beyond the fact that I could not find this quote anywhere online, I see some flaws here. The quote is 5 years old. A ton has changed in 5 years. Internet marketing is still in it's infancy. Frankly, I find it hard to believe that internet marketing can be beat on ROI. But that's only speaking from my experience as a pest control guy. As it were, the fully report cannot be located online, therefore I cannot even determine if internet marketing was considered in the study. The quote alone a reveals nothing as to the business or businesses that they used to determine that Home Shows were the best ROI for marketing dollars. Sorry, but this quote does nothing for me. I need real data please.
Where would you put your money for the best marketing ROI? Well… that really depends on who YOU are. If you expect to get the exact same results as everyone else in a specific marketing avenue regardless of your business, of you location, or of your target audience then you don't understand marketing. "Consumer Shows" probably work extremely well for the wedding industry. It's a very niche audience, the attendees are looking to buy your service. But for the vast audience of "Homeowners", not all of them will need new flooring, new windows, or new appliances. And many of them will not show up at a Home Show with the sole intention of finding a pest control company. Therefore, it becomes a harder sale. An exterminator's ROI is not going to be the same. And the San Antonio Home and Garden show isn't cheap, well not by my standards. How many pest control services would one have to perform to recoup the money and time investment?
Don't buy into the "Branding" concept. Don't just assume that you have to brand your business and that the ROI can not be determined for every marketing endeavor. The best way to determine ROI is with hard numbers. Find a measuring stick and use it. And work it backwards. How many widgets do I have to sell to break even on a given marketing campaign? Does that number seem feasible with the size and demographics of the audience? When it comes to numbers, my accountant has taught me to error on the side of caution. Be realistic. Look at the worst case scenario. Once you determine how you will measure the success and considered the value at the worst case scenario, then you can proceed and report on the success or failure.
but hey… i am just a pest control guy.


Over the last nine years RUSK & RUSK has opened some of Scotland's most loved dining spaces in The Butchershop Bar & Grill, Hutchesons City Grill, The Spanish Butcher and most recently So L.A and The WHITE BOX, cultivating a reputation as a leading light in the UK hospitality scene. With a passion for design, creativity and pushing the boundaries of innovation within our industry, the RUSK & RUSK venues are well turned out, individual, full of personality and quality driven; with awards ranging from Best Restaurant to Scotland's Most Stylish Restaurant, we are group who's prime ambition is to make people feel great, and we love what we do!
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our accounts team at the RUSK & RUSK head office. As a key member within the finance team, you must have a keen eye for detail to protect the on-going accurate and efficient management of the company's finances. You will report directly to the Business Support Management and must be able to work well within a team to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day business across the RUSK & RUSK collection.
Candidates should be full of personality, hardworking and determined to go the extra mile to contribute to the smooth running of the organisation with a minimum of two years experience in a similar role.
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Halloween Spooktacular Playlist
Creep It Real! I'm the kind of person that would celebrate Halloween year round. I love the decor, the weather and the spookiness in the air! Here are some of my favorite Women in Rock Halloween hits. Siouxsie and the Banshees- "The Staircase(Mystery)"– It couldn't be Halloween without Siouxsie Sioux. This song from The Scream captures the very essence of creepy punk. Concrete Blonde– "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)"– Perfect song to prowl around dark streets looking for your next victim. PJ Harvey– "Meet Ze Monsta"– The sexiest of Halloween songs, when you're looking for your very own monster lover. Horrorpops– "Kiss Kiss Kill Kill"– Psychobilly makes the perfect soundtrack…
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"The Staircase (Mystery)" by Siouxsie and the Banshees and Some History
I've been listening to The Scream a lot lately but I ended up choosing a song that didn't originally appear on the album for the Song of the Moment. A spooky number for you to kick off spring, "The Staircase (Mystery)" should be the theme song to a horror show. The song was released as a single in 1979 and later appeared on a re-issue of The Scream as a bonus track. Siouxsie and the Banshees formed in 1976 so this song really captures their early raw goth punk feel. The mix on this song is awesome, specifically the different levels on the guitar mix. It creates a jagged feel…
10 Creepy Songs for Halloween
Since Halloween is just days away and the creepy spirit is in the air, I thought it was an appropriate time to compile some of my favorite spooky songs. This list really does stem from my love for goth and dark music. With that being said, most of these songs are great year round when you feel like being dark and creepy! I did throw in a few Halloween gems though to get you ready for a night of tricks. 10. "Councillor" by Wazu– First of all, Wazu recently changed their band name to Vows. Anyway, do you like to get your goth on? Planning on wearing some huge boots…
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10. Joan Jett- "Bad Reputation"- Joan doesn't give a damn about her reputation and neither should you. Born and bred a rock n' roller this song defines her punk rock attitude toward life. After her commercial success she grew from a mere punk into the "Queen of Rock." 9. Blondie- "One Way Or Another"- Although better known as new wave than punk, Blondie's regular appearances at Max's Kansas City and CBGB's threw them into the emerging scene during the 70's. "One Way or Another" was included on Blondie's best selling album "Parallel Lines" and has been used as a creepy break up anthem ever since. 8. The Runaways- "Cherry Bomb"-…


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Is it a good time to buy a house? It's a question I hear often and for first home buyers, it's an especially big life stage decision.
How well can KiwiSaver provide for both a first home and retirement?
Just how well does saving two or three per cent of your income help? If you withdraw to buy your first home, how will that impact on your retirement goal?
Finding your perfect home at the right price can be difficult. Often you are paying for the time, effort and money someone else has spent on a house.
Finding financial decision-making fraught with stress? Examine your money personality.
Tips, tricks and great advice for choosing colour for your home from Renovate magazine's very own interior design expert.
Good lighting has the power to enhance your interiors – Renovate's interior design expert Donna White explains how.
In addition to colour and wallpaper, art can take centre stage when decorating your walls. Renovate's interior design expert explains how.
Renovate's interior design expert Donna White applies her design principles to her garden and plans the outdoor room of her dreams.
Renovate's interior design expert Donna White takes a refreshing look at designing bathrooms.
It is certainly true that kitchens see a lot of action. Over a few years, those simple knocks and bumps of everyday living can take the shine off the look of the room. It is not surprising therefore, to understand how much of a difference a new kitchen mixer can make to the look and feel of the heart of your home.


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Q: Data Compression algorithm I need an alogorihtm to store credit card data in reduced format [less memory].
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Is there any algorithm to find out best storage group?

A: You can maintain a Trie Data Structure.


A new kind of disenchantment has come over literature. It has to do with what you might call the working myth of the life of literature — the half-conscious way that people decide which texts they consider literature, and how they carry those texts forward. The catalyst, I believe, is the recent revolutionary advance in counting. That may not sound like a startling technological breakthrough, but thanks to computers, we are now able to count with unprecedented speed and thoroughness. Last August, for example, a computer programmer named John Matherly sent a simple "Are you there?" message to every device with a direct, public connection to the Internet. Within five hours, about 400 million machines responded, and after twelve hours of analysis, he was able to draw a map of their locations around the world. Imagine trying to contact, count, and map all the people in the world by yourself; because they aren't (yet) all connected to the Internet, you wouldn't be likely to live long enough to finish.
And then, between 1750 and 1850, everything changed. Lengths and weights became standardized; time-keeping mechanisms were improved and clocks became widely distributed; bureaucracies took charge of record-keeping. People stopped leaning so heavily on trust when the new technologies made it easier to verify. It was no longer necessary to shoot the person who claimed your hand was in the cookie jar once it became possible to show him, instead, an up-to-this-morning inventory of the cookies.
Today's breakthrough in counting is at least as radical as the one that took place at the onset of the Industrial Revolution, and we now find ourselves in the process of adjusting our social norms to the new transparency of our actions. We are also in the process of fighting over the terms of that adjustment. We fight about whether to replace the personal judgment of teachers with standardized curricula and frequent testing, whether it's ethical for employers to track the keystrokes and body movements of workers, whether we're comfortable with retailers having the intimate knowledge of ourselves that they're able to piece together from our purchasing histories, and whether we trust our governments with the power to monitor our phone calls and emails. We haven't yet had a good fight about the intrusion of counting into the life of literature, however. Maybe we should.
Caleb Crain is the author of Necessary Errors (Penguin), a novel. He delivered a version of this essay as a lecture at Reed College and at the University of Portland in March.