Whether you're an SEO or just someone who's observed Google search results over time, it's clear that over the years Google SERPs have become much more "semantic." But what does that really mean?
In short, computers have used natural language processing (NLP) to better understand how human language works. That might be understanding synonyms, crafting results based on which device type you are using or any number of things. But the bottom line is that Google has moved away from showing results that are heavily keyword-based (returning pages that contain the exact phrase you typed or something very similar) to more of a semantic or intent-based approach where the results might contain the keyword you searched, but they are more concerned with showing results you intend to see and understanding if something related is a better result and does not contain your exact keywords — that's okay.
In a big way. And this is not new, but we need to approach keyword research and craft content around intent and not specific 1:1 keywords. In other words, we should get a list of keywords, cluster them into intent groups and then build content based on intent groups instead of individual keywords. This is ultimately what the user wants — not a a bunch of slight variations of content that are more or less similar. And Google theoretically will rank this content well if it meets user intent and they can connect it to the query.
How is this Related to Data Science?
For one, clustering is a big topic in data science and can be executed in R. There are no doubt SEO tools out there that exist, but if you want more control you might consider supervised or unsupervised clustering in R.
I can see a bigger picture here as well. As we craft our content based on intent and clustering, we can almost take a testing approach to content and site information architecture in the future. Basically, one could build out their intent groups and with that list merge content that is part of one cluster or fill out any gaps. Over time analytics should show how users move through the funnel and if any steps are needed to provide an easy path for users (a path to whatever your goal happens to be).
But I think there is a paid media tie in here as well. Not often enough do we look at paid media performance from an SEO perspective and document which keywords drive conversions versus which are more informational. We should be using that information to learn how to build out information architecture as well. It should be an additional layer to better understand how to break up similar content throughout the user journey and confirm which keywords belong to which bucket.


From Instagram.com : Some clips from today's practice For round two of the @world_enduro can't wait for some racing!
Ten years ago today, the most influential viral video in cycling's history was born.
Inside we take a look at some e-MTB products on display at Sea Otter from Bosch, Bulls, and Specialized.
Check out some more Sea Otter Classic content from Park Tool, Abbey Bike Tools, and Feedback Sports.
We first spotted the Trust Message fork last year and have been dying to get a hands-on look at it. Finally, at Sea Otter 2019, the wait was over. Interestingly, our very own Seb Stott designed his fantasy bike of the future with a rather funky-looking linkage fork. So, how does a version of his futuristic fantasy shape up in reality? Have a break with Yeti: Colorado-based brand launches SB130 Lunch Ride YT has solved the box vs bike bag dilemma with the Body Bag Niner's MCR 9 RDO magic carpet gravel bike is almost here Trust Message fork design and theory We can't wait to test a pair of the forks to see if they're worthy of the $2,700 price tag Ben Duke As the first port of call before reading this article, it's certainly worth familiarising yourself with Seb's fantastic bike geometry guide to help you understand some of the terms mentioned below. The Message fork's party piece has to be its trailing linkage design. A trailing linkage fork means the wheel's axle is behind, rather than in front of the linkage system. In theory, this means the forks have better stability by preserving handling during suspension compression. The forks cost $2,700! Ben Duke To do this, the wheel's axle path as the suspension compresses isn't travelling in line with the fork's steering axis like traditional forks. Instead, the linkage acts in such a way that as the suspension compresses there's a corresponding change in fork offset to help maintain the bike's handling. The linkage design also means the fork can now have a variable leverage ratio like we've found on rear suspension systems for years. The Message, Trust claims, has a supple beginning stroke ratio that changes as the fork goes through its travel, hardening to help increase bottom-out resistance. The linkage helps to maintain its caster throughout the fork's travel Ben Duke The Message's design also claims to help reduce friction that's caused by stanchions sliding through seals and bushings. Normally the fork's moving parts have to do two things — make the fork stiff and provide the telescopic movement to absorb bumps — in order to be stiff they need to have larger diameter stanchions which creates more friction and a less supple action. The forks can take both 650b and 29-inch wheels and have a 535mm axle to crown length Ben Duke Trust has separated these two attributes. The linkage provides the movement of the suspension and the fork's chassis helps with structural stiffness. Trust claims that this helps to improve the feel of the fork. Another benefit, Trust claims, is the fork's ability to resist diving under braking, which helps to maintain the bike's geometry and therefore improves your ability to control the bike. Although this isn't a mechanical ability to resist dive, 'anti-dive' is created by the fork's leverage ratio. Trust Message fork details and specs There's a pushrod attached to the trailing linkage to actuate the fork's damping and spring Ben Duke The forks have 130mm of travel, weigh a claimed 1,980 grams, are constructed from a carbon fibre chassis and have a carbon steerer tube and linkages. They're compatible with 29-, 27.-5 and 27.5+-inch tyre sizes and can accommodate up to 2.8-inch wide tyres. They're best suited to 29er frames with between 110 and 140mm travel and 650b frames with between 130 and 140mm of travel. The fork's got plenty of tyre clearance Ben Duke They use 15X110 Boost axle spacing and are compatible with tapered head tubes. There's a 180mm direct mount brake system, but with an adaptor it's possible to run a 203mm rotor. The damper has a three-way adjustable compression lever which means you can run the forks in firm, mid or open modes depending on what or how you're riding. The fork's air pressure (in PSI) is set up on a one-to-one basis with your weight in pounds. Simply weigh yourself with your riding kit on and input the corresponding amount of pressure. There's a small peephole on the side of the Message fork so that you can adjust the medium and open mode settings Ben Duke Both the open mode and mid mode have finer compression adjustments that are located through an access port on the side of the fork. The forks chassis, steerer tube and linkages are made form carbon Ben Duke The forks also have a token-based bottom-out resistance tuning system called 'Huck Pucks'. It's possible to add up to six tokens to adjust how the fork behaves towards the end of its travel. But it's important to include the same number of Huck Pucks in each fork leg. We're hoping to get a set of forks in to test in the near future so stay tuned for a full review.
Troy Lee Designs' namesake — the man, himself: Troy Lee — puts his paintbrush to customers helmets in the pits while TLD groms and pros take to the track at Sea Otter 2019 The post Video: See Troy Lee Paint and Pros Race at Sea Otter appeared first on Mountain Bike Action Magazine.
Ten years ago today, the most influential viral video in cycling's history was born. The post A Decade of Danny appeared first on BIKE Magazine.
Howey put in some serious shovel time last spring and built a couple of step downs, a massive hip, and a few hundred metres of fresh singletrack just for the video The post Video: Rain or Shine appeared first on Mountain Bike Action Magazine.


Farloria is a small but picturesque country, surrounded by ocean on three sides, the land of Melluria to the southeast, and the vast kingdom of Balgomar to the east. Beyond Cape Smoke lie the independent islands of the Western Reaches, and across the Sea of Skooch to the north is Trølsund, the land of the trolls.
Grandville, the capital of Farloria, sits at the mouth of the River Grand. From a hilltop on the north side of the river, the Royal Palace overlooks the city and the harbour. Down the road, at the edge of town, is the House of Healing, a tiny hospital which is also home to Alba Salix herself, as well as her apprentice Magnus.
It's a small town, but growing fast these days. Check out the bustling central market, full of vendors, cafés and entertainers, close to the great Lookout Bridge which spans the River Grand and offers a beautiful view out to the sea.
Across the bridge, the south side of Grandville is more rough‐and‐tumble. Warehouses line the shipping docks along River Street, and running up the hill from there, you'll find Mud Street, home to a little tavern called The Axe & Crown.


Financial Peace University is a nine-lesson, money-management class taught by America's trusted financial advisor, Dave Ramsey. Dave and his teaching team will walk you through the basics of budgeting, dumping debt, planning for the future, and much more. This class will be offered in a group setting. Video curriculum led by Kieran Wong. Cost is $99 per individual or couple, as it is for the packet of materials. Curriculum: Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey.


adds a nice appearance effect to it, but if you stare at it for too long it might start bothering you especially the green. The directory is new and is reflected too when Keith said "very few categories, even less links, and no inactive links" when asked about the stats of directory. Also for a new paid web directory the price is reasonable for review/submission-1 Year @ $1.50.
Directory also has articles but currently was able to spot only two articles, maybe with time they will bring more articles. The directory script is custom coded and is apparent from the fact that there is no search feature available and the listings show when the links expire, which most scripts do not display. Maybe, Keith will get some search feature going, thus enabling potential visitors and existing clients in finding the site they were looking for with ease. Directory can definitely use some additional features. The Google pagerank sits at 3, and I was not able to find any pagerank for categories, but with time Keith is quite confident that it will have good pagerank of 5. I wish Keith good luck and thanks for the interview.
I'm Keith, 23 years old, and just moved from Kentucky, to sunny Florida.
SilverlineWeb.com has gone from PR4, to PR3, and is now predicted (with iwebtool.com) to become a PR4 again. Hopefully by the update later this year I'll achieve PR5 status.
I believe so. I've put quite a bit of energy and a tad bit of money into it's promotion, and believe it will do fine.
I coded SilverlineWeb.com from the ground up. It's written in ASP (Active Server Pages) as opposed to the norm, PHP. And the designing and color picking was all me too; except the logo, that was done by DigitalPoint username Adamant via a contest hosted by DP.
Because I coded it, I don't need "mods." If I decide to change something, I can go in and edit the original code.
My directory does have a blog, and I believe it helps a lot with the credibility. The blog is already receiving traffic (even though it only has a few posts) and I feel the added content allows the site to become more then just a link farm; it becomes more of a "Web Guide" as opposed to a "Web Directory".
I intend to promote it as a budget directory. Some directories I can see charging $50 or $100, but others seem like they're just overcharging. I intend to continuously charge minimal for a website review and inclusion into my directory. I'm not trying to get rich.
Traffic is a lot better now that I started the blog. As for goals; not really, but constant improvement is always the standard.
Yes. Most directories have massive amounts of categories and subcategories, then pages upon pages of links in each one. One thing that's different about our directory is this; we only allow 10 links per category at any given time. That means there is no "page 2" or "page 16" for the client's link to get stuck on. All links are on the first, and only, page for that category. I believe that this method of having only 1 page categories will catch on.
The 1 page per category limit is the reason we can't offer permanent links. By charging yearly review fees we forcing ourselves to keep improving the stats for the directory; otherwise we won't get any submissions; whereas if we offered permanent links, we could just sell a ton and slack off. This way we get our yearly fees, and the client knows that his link on our site will be worth it because I will continuously work to make our directory better and better.
Right now there are only two; myself being the main (99% of the time) editor. Because of the link limit per category, I don't see us ever requiring a staff to accept/reject submissions.


text:
Monroe Ohio Historical Museum-1910 House
Monroe Ohio was founded in 1817 and named for James Madison because he was the President of the United States at the time. The house is a local museum and the city of Monroe has preserved it quite well. The house is also the home of the Monroe Historical Society. The 1910 house is one of three museums located in Monroe, Ohio, The building next door is the Chickahominy House which is a replica of the house in colonial Williamsburg.
Map of early Monroe, Ohio.
The Monroe 1910 House-The museum shows shelves holding dry goods and other items as they would have been displayed.
Monroe 1910 House-The items displayed on the shelves are authentic to the period.
The exterior of the 1910 Building located in Monroe, Ohio.
The 1910 house as it was in 1958 when it was Marshall's Store.
Here is the 1910 house as it was in 1910.
This is the 1910 house as a dress store in 1974.
This is the building being viewed by children in 1992.
The Monroe 1910 building has a long and varied history. The building has has several iterations: a general store, a soda fountain, a dress shop, a municipal services building, a popular local hangout called the "Hornet's Nest" and now a museum. There are photos of the building throughout the years. The pictures are like a time capsule depicting how America has changed in the last century. Monroe, Ohio is a typical small town and the residents are quite proud of the town.
Marion Griffis Warner was born in Monroe on October 31, 1861. He lived at 10 E. Elm St He operated Warner's Dry Goods and Notions at the SE corner of Main & Elm St. In 1910 he decided the growing town (population 255) needed a new store. In July of 1910, Mr. Warner opened for business at the new location. All of the history has been documented by the Monroe Historical Society.
Hamilton Evening Journal
"Special to the Journal
Monroe O. July 1, 1910
Marion Warner is moving into his new store room. He has a much larger place, and will handle a larger stock of dry goods, notions, paints and oils and be able to supply the wants of people."
After Mr. Warner died his daughter operated the store for over twenty years and then sold the property .In February 1946 it was sold it to Earl Marshall for $2000 with a deed restriction stating "No intoxicating liquor shall be manufactured or sold on the premises."
Earl, a returning WW II soldier, remodeled the old store to include a soda fountain with a counter and several stools.
The museum is maintained by the city of Monroe and funds donated to the Monroe Historical Society
http://www.monroeoh-historicalsociety.org/historyof1910building.html http://www.monroeoh-historicalsociety.org/
This link goes into great detail about the history of the town of Ohio.
This link includes pictures and facts about the Monroe Historical Society and the 1910 Museum.
This website details all of the interesting things to do in Butler County Ohio. The ares is quite rich in historical detail.
2 East Elm Street
Monroe, Ohio 45050
Mondays 11am-12pm By appointment
Business and Economic Development
State Historical Societies and Museums
Created by Matthew Martin on June 25th 2015, 1:29:16 pm.
Last updated by Matthew Martin on July 13th 2015, 2:37:37 am.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Women drivers start work for Careem in Saudi Arabia
Three city launch; currently around 70% of Careem's passengers in the Kingdom are female
Careem has revealed its new fleet of female drivers following the lifting of their driving ban in Saudi Arabia.
Careem said the drivers – called Captainahs – have begun working this week "as part of the company's ongoing mission to simplify and improve lies in the region". The service has started in the three major cities of Saudi Arabia – Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam – in a first phase which is expected to be expanded to include all cities "within a short period."
"We are delighted to welcome these pioneering women to Careem and in line with Careem's commitment to create job opportunities across the wider Middle East region, 2018 will see a new focus begin on attracting women to sign up to the platform," said Careem CEO Mudassir Sheikha, adding that Careem is creating between 60,000-to-70,000 jobs per month across all cities of operation, "We've set a longer-term target of having 20,000 females signed up regionwide by 2020."
"Following the announcement in Saudi Arabia in September 2017 that women would soon be allowed to drive, we opened our door to female Captains (Captainahs) and invited them to come and sign up to Careem and receive the initial training," said Careem's GM of Saudi Arabia, Abdulla Elyas. "We have been overwhelmed by the response, with some 2,000 women already having taken part in sessions from our operational, safety and technology teams."
Abdulla added that driving for a ride-hailing company provides the chance for women drivers to be their own boss, earn an additional income and work their own hours, "so it's particularly geared towards the needs of working mothers. To date, Careem has welcomed women in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan and the UAE and registered some 2,000 women in Saudi Arabia ahead of the decree coming into effect – we are thrilled to welcome new Captainahs to our Saudi fleet."
In a statement introducing its fleet of female drivers, Careem said it "recognises that up until now, the industy has largely ignored women and the potential they might have to earn an income through our platform. It's been a wake-up call and we are now investing our time and focus into deep diving into this issue. This year Careem set up a Women's Female Captain Committee to tackle this issue and better understand what barriers might exist for a woman wanting to come and drive for us, and to understand what it takes for us to provide a conducive environment for them to flourish. Currently around 70% of Careem's passengers in the Kingdom are female, and Careem has been particularly beneficial for females who did not have safe and reliable transport before the introduction of the service in Saudi Arabia. People in Saudi have referred to there being a time before, and a time after Careem, so great has the impact been in enabling women to move around the country without the need to be driven by a male family member."
Related Items:Careem, featurednews, featuredpost, fleet, saudi arabia, Saudi Women Drivers, Transport, truck and fleet, Uber
Jacobs wins contract to build region's largest shipyard in…
Saipem signs MOU to build floating wind farm in…
'We have the firepower to build Saudi's future,' Red…
Volker Hellberg: Trends in Saudi Arabia shifting in response to Vision 2030
Alfanar, Taqnia Energy to collaborate for renewable energy projects
World's largest entertainment city set to open in 2030
Dubai's ADC Energy Systems implements ePROMIS ERP software
Aldar teases new Viceroy project for Abu Dhabi


text:
Q: Как заменить содержимое контейнера на страницу url При нажатии на ссылку открывается новое окно. как открыть эту страницу в div или еще как (можно поверх ) .
Сайт написан на laravel
Скрипт открывает новое окно, а как открыть на той же странице ?
<script>
function showInstructions(url) {
    width = screen.availWidth;
    height = screen.availHeight;
    window.open(url,'_blank',"height="+height+",width="+width+", toolbar=no, top=0,left=0,location=no,menubar=no, directories=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes,resizable=no");

    runner();
}

function runner()
{
    url = localStorage.getItem('redirect_url');
    if(url) {
      localStorage.clear();
       window.location = url;
    }
    setTimeout(function() {
          runner();
    }, 500);

}
</script>

A: const cb = function () {
  const popup = document.createElement('div');

  popup.id = 'instructions-popup';
  popup.style.position = 'fixed';
  popup.style.width = '80%';
  popup.style.height = '80%';
  popup.style.top = '10%';
  popup.style.left = '10%';
  popup.innerHTML = this.response;

  document.body.appendChild(popup);
};

const showInstructionsPopup = (url) => {
  const popup = document.getElementById('instructions-popup');

  if (popup) {
    popup.remove();
  }

  const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();

  xhr.addEventListener('load', cb);
  xhr.open('GET', url);
  xhr.send();
};

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Respawn Entertainment have given their first official developer update on their immensely popular battle royale Apex Legends, sharing with fans their plans for fixes, technical issues and more.
First, community manager Jay Frechette thanked the fans for their interest in the game, which has been so popular that it cracked the 10 million player mark, with 1 million concurrent, in only 72 hours of launch.
"Well this was one hell of a week. 10 Million players and 1 million concurrent. I don't even know what to say about it anymore other than; thank you."
After only 3 days, Apex Legends hit 10 million players.
The game's launch was smooth overall, but wasn't entirely without issue, as some platforms experienced brief server errors, although they were quickly resolved within only an hour or so of becoming widespread.
They also reassured players that have been receiving a warning that their cloud saves cannot sync is not anything to worry about, explaining: "Don't panic. Your progression is safe."
There is bad news for PC players running on older AMD Phenom processors, which Frechette says "can't run" Apex at all. Players using below the minimum spec will now receive a warning that their CPU does not have SSE 3.
The sometimes annoying 'Party Leader has quit' message will be gone soon too, Respawn are working on a fix.
Some balancing may be coming to the Legends soon.
As for the gameplay itself, Frechette explains that the team have been "pouring over tons of data" and will have more information to share next week, and have been keeping an ear to all the feedback coming in.
"We have lots of great stuff to chew on, many things to fix and improve, and good debates have already begun among the dev team. Our main focus right now is stability and quality of life but in the near future we'll be talking more about the potential updates to the meta."
With the hero system in Apex Legends, balance changes to the abilities and ultimates are delicate, and can seriously change the way the game is played - at least if games like Overwatch are anything to go by.
Respawn is clearly being tentative here and giving few specific details, which means they likely haven't made up their mind entirely on what "meta" changes need attention first.


Release 6.7 upgrade is taking place on July 21, 2018 at 02:00 EST. System will be unavailable for a few minutes during this period.
Book4Time announces record-breaking performance during the first quarter of 2018 with 245% growth, operations in 65 countries and incredible expansion plans for the rest of the year.


Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has dismissed notions that he's driven by personal glory.The Portuguese has been going toe to toe with direct rival Lionel Messi for แทง บอล สด football's biggest individual accolade, the Ballon d'Or, for years now, but has now stated that, despite winning the prize five times, it is not an obsession for him.Ronaldo almost went ahead of Messi in the race for the player with the most Ballon d'Or awards to their name – the Argentine has also won the award five times – but was pipped to the crown by surprise winner Luka Modric in 2018, coming second to the Croatian.The Bianconeri forward has now denied being แทง บอล สด motivated to perform in order to win personal accolades."I'm not obsessed with individual prizes," the 33-year-old told Portuguese publication Record, according to FourFourTwo."The most แทง บอล สด important thing is helping the team, always, and therefore the rest arrives naturally."I don't hide that I'm happy when I win but it's not the end of the world if it can't happen."


text:
The former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George visited Adolf Hitler at his home in Berchtesgaden after lunching with Germany's ambassador designate to London, Joachim von Ribbentrop. Lloyd George had long admired Hitler, who appeared to him to be conducting a bold and visionary policy of economic and national reconstruction in a way that Britain's more cautious statesmen were definitely not doing. He shrugged of Nazi suppression of trades unions and the persecution of the Jews, pointing lamely at pogroms elsewhere in Europe.
Lloyd George had long been out of office and had no realistic prospect of coming back into government, failing some major upset, so the visit served no diplomatic purpose. In the darkest days of the Second World War he thought his moment might have come. "I shall wait until Winston is bust" he told a confidant. Had Britain been invaded, he might well have played the same role as Petain in France, heading a collaborationist, puppet government. In the meanwhile, it was only Hitler's prestige that benefited from so ringing an endorsement from an elder statesman who had played such a large part in Germany's defeat in the First world War.


Graham leads Rolton Group's energy team, working with major energy users to reduce energy consumption and reliance on the National Grid. Most recently, he has been involved with providing strategic and tactical energy advice, delivering renewable energy solutions to end-user clients in both public and private sectors. Graham has advised The Crown Estate, Jaguar Land Rover, and the Ministry of Defence on the application of renewable energy strategies, and has been involved in assisting clients such as Perkins and BMW to introduce renewable energy technologies to their companies. He is currently working with a number of developers on decentralised energy generation schemes that are currently at various stages of development. As director of the company, Graham is also heavily involved in client liaison; a high percentage of Rolton Group's work comes from repeat business and strong, long term relationships are integral to the company's success.
Will the Christmas lights go out next winter, or will you take control of your power supply?
Rolton Group energy lead Graham Waring discusses the UK's ever decreasing peak power margins and the steps businesses can take to mitigate against them in the result of a blackout.


text:
Q: Constantly refreshing/receiving output  issues So i have this JavaScript code that is meant to constantly recieve the output of a file in my website
$(function() {
    function reloadTable() {
        $.get("pot1.php", function(data) {
            $("#pot").html(data);
        });
    }
    reload = setInterval(reloadTable, 1000);
});

And this is the div that uses the id"pot"

<?php include('tl1.php');?>

Jackpot:
            <?php include('pot1.php');?>

    <?php include('/spinfunction/raffleanim.php'); ?>

But it doesnt seem to be working for some reason, any help?

A: Have you checked that it's not being cached by the browser?
Have you also ensured that the AJAX request isn't 404ing and is actually receiving valid data?
It looks like it'd be very "cachable" as it's a GET request and doesn't have a query string.
A few things that might prevent caching:

*

*Return headers from the server to prevent caching

*Change it to a POST request

*Append a different query string to each request

For more info on these
Headers:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/21609642/5302749
Add these before your response:
header('Expires: Sun, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT');
header('Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate');
header('Cache-Control: post-check=0, pre-check=0', FALSE);
header('Pragma: no-cache');

POST request
https://api.jquery.com/jquery.post/ -

Pages fetched with POST are never cached, so the cache and ifModified options in jQuery.ajaxSetup() have no effect on these requests.

Appending a different query string each time
As @Barmar mentioned you can also provide cache: false as an option I believe some versions of jQuery won't allow you to pass the option directly to $.get so I've changed it to $.ajax, also error handling is always a good idea so I've added in a .fail callback.
   $(function() {
       function reloadTable(){
            $.ajax({
                url: "pot1.php",
                cache: false,
            })
            .done(function( data ) {
                $( "#pot" ).html( data );
            })
            .fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown){
                console.log('Error: ' + textStatus ); // error handling here
            });
       }
       reload = setInterval(reloadTable, 1000);
   });

Or manually adding a parameter (this only looks smaller as no error handling is included) - I think it's better to not reinvent the wheel and just use jQuery's built in functions where possible.
   $(function() {
       var reloadCount = 0;
       function reloadTable(){
            reloadCount++;
            $.get("pot1.php?reloadCount=" + reloadCount, function(data) {
                $("#pot ).html(data);
            });
       }
       reload = setInterval(reloadTable, 1000);
   });


text:
There Are Very Few Black-Owned Beauty Supply Stores, But This One is Celebrating 30 Years in Business!
Rebecca Opong, founder of African Image Beauty Supply Salon
Rebecca Opong is the founder and owner of African Image Beauty Supply Salon (AIBSS) located in the Los Angeles, California area. She opened her shop back in 1987, and is one of the few Black-owned beauty supply stores in the area. This year, she is celebrating her 30th year in business!
Rebecca, a native of Accra, Ghana (West Africa), first sold African clothing and fabrics at her store. When she saw that there was a demand for hair products for Black women, she got her license in cosmetology and began braiding hair. She also started selling hair and skin care products like 100% Black soap, African shea butter, weaves, and other items that cater to Black women. She even sold African movies!
Not just for the money
Rebecca is in business, not just for the money, but to offer a genuine experience the community can't receive anywhere else. "Not only is [AIBSS] a Black-owned shop, it's an African business," she told the Los Angeles Sentinel. And she is proud to be part of her community and intends to remain in the community for years to come.
She is also a good example of a successful black, female entrepreneur to her daughter, Narkie, who supports her mother's efforts by helping her as much as she can. Narkie explains, "I think it's great not only for the community, but for the culture."
Rebecca says she wants to expand her beauty supply business across other parts of California and even beyond. In the meantime, she has the love and support of her family and the community as she celebrates three decades in business.
For for more details about her store/salon, visit their location at:
African Image Beauty Supply Salon
1878 S. Western Ave
Or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/africanimagebeauty/


text:
Perverting the Pious
March 9, 2014 Horroramerican horror story, burial grounds, Christianity, cultural appropriation, film, goosebumps, horror, horror films, native america, petrine cross, religion, saint peter, symbolism, the amityville horror, the exorcist, the skeleton key, voodooElle J. Lorre
When Sean Hall talks about symbols in This Means This This Means That he reflects on how meaning is tied to them: In one case, he calls to mind the swastika, a symbol that once stood for goodness, but was later perverted (and flipped) for use by the Nazi party during WWII. Although still used in India, across Europe and the Americas it's easy to see why the swastika is a no-go in terms of using symbols.
In less severe ways, this idea is mimicked in horror film, where religious imagery is often used to degrade, shock, or insult audiences and/or characters. Surely one cannot forget the scene in The Exorcist where the possessed girl Regan violently masturbates with a bloody cross:
(Viewer Discretion Advised)
While less vulgar as the above scene, the cross is also often inverted in horror film. The Petrine Cross (or the Cross of Saint Peter), in Christianity is actually a religious symbol, not an anti-religious one. But horror film, novels, television and other culture likens it to Satanism, demons, animal (and human) sacrifice, and anti-Christian doctrine. This concept in and of itself is so pervasive anymore, one could argue more people consider the Petrine Cross anti-Christian than Christian in nature.
Of course, the perversion of religious symbols is not restricted to Christianity, although other religious issues often go past the mere idea of subverting religious iconography and often border on being culturally and racially offensive. Two especially popular concepts of this can be seen in the handling of Native American religion and Haitian Voodoo in horror.
Going past the more obvious choices of Pet Semetery and Poltergeist, we have The Amityville Horror, which goes beyond being casually problematic in its creation and story (by incorporating actual murders and being marketed as a true story), but goes one step further by implying these murders and the subsequent hauntings are caused by mystical possession in the form of crazed Native American spirits. And if we are to be truthful, like the Petrine Cross, what does the idea of Native Burial Ground signify to you: Years and years of subjugation of the Native Americans whose holy grounds (and otherwise) have been forcibly taken, or evil curses plaguing innocent (and often white) families?
I think you know what the answer to that question really is.
Haitian and Louisianan Voodoo have received much the same treatment: Voodoo is referenced in everything from children's horror series Goosebumps and kids movies like My Teacher Ate My Homework to the popular horror film (or at least popular enough to always be on television) The Skeleton Key, where voodoo ideals, symbols, and concepts are appropriated to have an evil couple take over the body of Kate Hudson. There are also voodoo dolls in books by Dean Koontz, voodoo zombies in Wes Craven movies, and voodoo priestesses in American Horror Story: Coven. Despite all this, it is safe to say, most of the people viewing these movies probably have no real concept of Voodoo as a religious practice. Instead, voodoo is a catch-all for exotic and ethnic flavored evil.
Using powerful, religious symbols can make a statement in horror–or any–film. Which is undoubtedly why it is so popular, and why it works: But also why it can be offensive and even dangerous.
About Elle J. Lorre
Writer, designer, and all-around nerd.	View all posts by Elle J. Lorre →
← You Have Explored Elwynn Forest!
The Power of Visual Music →
Pingback: Perverting the Pious | Don't Worry, Be Mappy
Pingback: Perverting the Pious | Elle J. Lorre


text:
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER EPISODE GUIDE SEASON 1
You are here: Home > Bracken > How to get away with murder episode guide season 1
How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 episodes. 123Movies - How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 Full Episode. Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 …, How to Get Away With Murder Season 5 – Download a way to escape with Murder season five, Episode two below.. First, a touch recap….
How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 1 Simkl
How to Get Away with Murder Wikipedia. 123Movies - How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 Full Episode. Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 …, Episode Guide. A group of ambitious like "Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away With Murder"? TVSeriesFinale ABC 2018-19 Season Ratings (updated 10/5/18) See.
123Movies - How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 Full Episode. Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 … Watch video · In a pinch, How to Get Away With Murder's fourth season Nowalk shares his thoughts on the episode's biggest beats, his plans for season The Complete Guide
Episode Guide. A group of ambitious like "Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away With Murder"? TVSeriesFinale ABC 2018-19 Season Ratings (updated 10/5/18) See How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 "How to Get Away With Murder," I This is more of a whydunit than a whodunit because the main murder is leaked in episode
Watch How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more. After months away, we're back with the Keating Five Four and ramping up for a new mystery. The first episode of season 4 jumps into some of the questions left open
Your Funeral Summary: How To Get Away With Murder Season 5, Episode 1: Annalise selects students for her new legal clinic and juggles job offers from competing firms 2014-09-25В В· Subscribe to AfterBuzz TV's YouTube Channel: http://youtube.com/afterbuzztv AFTERBUZZ TV -- How To Get Away With Murder edition, is a weekly "after show
Fug the Show: How To Get Away With Murder recap, season 1, episode 6 Tags: Hot Right Now, How To Get Away With Murder. 56. Fugs and Fabs: The CFDA Awards How to Get Away with Murder Season 01. Episode 15 is ready for streaming Title: It's All My Fault. Watch it Now!
Is Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc. streaming How to Get Away with Murder Season 1? Find where to watch online! At the Television Critics Association Press Tour in July 2014, it was announced that How to Get Away with Murder would be a limited series with only 15 or 16 episodes per season. The smaller size of episode count stems from the deal for the series star Davis. On May 7, 2015, the show was renewed by ABC for a second season.
Watch How to Get Away With Murder online. Stream episodes and clips of How to Get Away With Murder instantly. hulu. 1 season available (2 episodes) ABC has released the description for the season 5 premiere episode of How To Get Away With Murder titled "Your Funeral," airing on Sept. 27th.Head ove
2014-09-25В В· TVGuide has every full episode so you can stay-up-to-date and watch your favorite show How to Get Away with Murder anytime, anywhere. Annalise and the students put Rebecca on trial for the murder of Lila Stangard on How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 15, but did she really do it?
WatchSeries Guide; Contact Us; Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 4 Episode 1. Home > How to Get Away with Murder > Season 4 > Episode 1… Want to Watch Full Length Episodes of How to Get Away With Murder Season 1? We've Got You Covered! Start a Perfect Binge Watch with …
How to Get Away with Murder is an it was announced that Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Cicely Tyson would appear in an episode in the second half of the season. How to Get Away With Murder Season 5 – Download a way to escape with Murder season five, Episode two below.. First, a touch recap…
How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 Episode 1 TV
How to Get Away With Murder Season 4 Episode 1 -. Watch videoВ В· In a pinch, How to Get Away With Murder's fourth season Nowalk shares his thoughts on the episode's biggest beats, his plans for season The Complete Guide, How to Get Away with Murder Season 2 Episode 1 finally premiered after a seven month hiatus, and it was pretty tame by this shows standards. That is until the last.
How to Get Away with Murder premiere recap Season
Watch How to Get Away with Murder S01E11 streaming. Watch How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 1 Online Pilot : Annalise Keating is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor will be - brilliant WatchSeries Guide; Contact Us; Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 4 Episode 1. Home > How to Get Away with Murder > Season 4 > Episode 1….
How to Get Away with Murder Season 01. Episode 15 is ready for streaming Title: It's All My Fault. Watch it Now! Watch How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more.
How to Get Away with Murder is an it was announced that Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Cicely Tyson would appear in an episode in the second half of the season. Watch How to Get Away With Murder online. Stream episodes and clips of How to Get Away With Murder instantly. hulu. 1 season available (2 episodes)
2015-02-27 · Subscribe to AfterBuzz TV's YouTube Channel: How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 Episode 14 Finale Review AfterBuzz TV AfterBuzz TV… The Keating Four kick off a new year at Middleton in the 'How to Get Away With Murder' Season 5 premiere — grade the episode in our poll.
ABC has released the description for the season 5 premiere episode of How To Get Away With Murder titled "Your Funeral," airing on Sept. 27th.Head ove 2014-09-25В В· TVGuide has every full episode so you can stay-up-to-date and watch your favorite show How to Get Away with Murder anytime, anywhere.
How to Get Away with Murder Season 01. Episode 11 is ready for streaming Title: Best Christmas Ever. Watch it Now! Watch How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more.
Watch How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 1 Online Pilot : Annalise Keating is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor will be - brilliant At the Television Critics Association Press Tour in July 2014, it was announced that How to Get Away with Murder would be a limited series with only 15 or 16 episodes per season. The smaller size of episode count stems from the deal for the series star Davis. On May 7, 2015, the show was renewed by ABC for a second season.
How to Get Away With Murder - Season 1 Episode 02: It's All Her Fault watch online for free in HD quality with English subtitles Is Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc. streaming How to Get Away with Murder Season 1? Find where to watch online!
After months away, we're back with the Keating Five Four and ramping up for a new mystery. The first episode of season 4 jumps into some of the questions left open Watch How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more.
2015-02-27 · Subscribe to AfterBuzz TV's YouTube Channel: How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 Episode 14 Finale Review AfterBuzz TV AfterBuzz TV… Preview and download your favorite episodes of How to Get Away with Murder, Season 5, or the entire season. Buy the season for $29.99. Episodes start at $1…
Watch video · In a pinch, How to Get Away With Murder's fourth season Nowalk shares his thoughts on the episode's biggest beats, his plans for season The Complete Guide Watch How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 9 Online Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me : It's the evening of the bonfire and we finally see what exactly happened on
How to Get Away With Murder Season 1 Episode 02
'How to Get Away With Murder' season 1 episode 3. Preview and download your favorite episodes of How to Get Away with Murder, Season 5, or the entire season. Buy the season for $29.99. Episodes start at $1…, How to Get Away with Murder Season 01. Episode 11 is ready for streaming Title: Best Christmas Ever. Watch it Now!.
Watch How to Get Away with Murder S01E15 streaming
Official How To Get Away With Murder Season 5 Episode 1. Episode Guide. A group of ambitious like "Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away With Murder"? TVSeriesFinale ABC 2018-19 Season Ratings (updated 10/5/18) See, Episode Guide. A group of ambitious like "Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away With Murder"? TVSeriesFinale ABC 2018-19 Season Ratings (updated 10/5/18) See.
2014-09-25В В· TVGuide has every full episode so you can stay-up-to-date and watch your favorite show How to Get Away with Murder anytime, anywhere. Watch How to Get Away With Murder online. Stream episodes and clips of How to Get Away With Murder instantly. hulu. 1 season available (2 episodes)
How to Get Away with Murder Season 01. Episode 11 is ready for streaming Title: Best Christmas Ever. Watch it Now! How to Get Away with Murder Season 01. Episode 15 is ready for streaming Title: It's All My Fault. Watch it Now!
After months away, we're back with the Keating Five Four and ramping up for a new mystery. The first episode of season 4 jumps into some of the questions left open How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 "How to Get Away With Murder," I This is more of a whydunit than a whodunit because the main murder is leaked in episode
Watch How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more. Episode Guide. A group of ambitious like "Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away With Murder"? TVSeriesFinale ABC 2018-19 Season Ratings (updated 10/5/18) See
Those last 2 minutes. If it had not been for the last 2 minutes, I would have been greatly disappointed with the fall finale of How To Get Away With Murder. Watch How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 1 Online Pilot : Annalise Keating is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor will be - brilliant
How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 Episode List, Summaries and Show Guide 123Movies - How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 Full Episode. Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 …
[Official] How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 Episode 1 : Episode 1 How To Get Away With Murder Season 4 Episode 5| 4x5 Online - HD WatchSeries Guide; Contact Us; Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 4 Episode 1. Home > How to Get Away with Murder > Season 4 > Episode 1…
Fug the Show: How To Get Away With Murder recap, season 1, episode 6 Tags: Hot Right Now, How To Get Away With Murder. 56. Fugs and Fabs: The CFDA Awards Watch How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 1 Online Pilot : Annalise Keating is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor will be - brilliant
How to Get Away With Murder season 1 episode guide on TV.com. Watch all 15 How to Get Away With Murder episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode … Episode 2: It's All Her Fault. Download subtitles for How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 2
Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a 2015-02-27 · Subscribe to AfterBuzz TV's YouTube Channel: How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 Episode 14 Finale Review AfterBuzz TV AfterBuzz TV…
Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a 2017-09-21 · How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 Episode 1 Full Episode! Go to Link » https://mediaflix.co/tv/61056-5-1/how-to-get-away-with-murder…
ABC has released the description for the season 5 premiere episode of How To Get Away With Murder titled "Your Funeral," airing on Sept. 27th.Head ove Watch How to Get Away With Murder online. Stream episodes and clips of How to Get Away With Murder instantly. hulu. 1 season available (2 episodes)
Season 4 : Episode 15 and the five students from her class that she calls "How to Get Away with Murder," who begin working together in her legal office. This page is dedicated to the first season of ABC's How to Get Away with Murder. The series was picked up on May 8, 2014. The season consists of a total of fifteen
Episode 2: It's All Her Fault. Download subtitles for How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 2 WatchSeries Guide; Contact Us; Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 4 Episode 1. Home > How to Get Away with Murder > Season 4 > Episode 1…
How to Get Away With Murder Season 5 – Download a way to escape with Murder season five, Episode two below.. First, a touch recap… How to Get Away with Murder Season 01. Episode 11 is ready for streaming Title: Best Christmas Ever. Watch it Now!
In the fourth-season opener, Annalise returns to her family home to pick up the pieces of her life. Meanwhile, Laurel becomes obsessed with finding out what happened Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a
How to Get Away With Murder season 1 episode guide on TV.com. Watch all 15 How to Get Away With Murder episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode … WatchSeries Guide; Contact Us; Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 4 Episode 1. Home > How to Get Away with Murder > Season 4 > Episode 1…
Annalise and the students put Rebecca on trial for the murder of Lila Stangard on How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 15, but did she really do it? 2017-09-21 · How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 Episode 1 Full Episode! Go to Link » https://mediaflix.co/tv/61056-5-1/how-to-get-away-with-murder…
[Official] How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 Episode 1 : Episode 1 How To Get Away With Murder Season 4 Episode 5| 4x5 Online - HD At the Television Critics Association Press Tour in July 2014, it was announced that How to Get Away with Murder would be a limited series with only 15 or 16 episodes per season. The smaller size of episode count stems from the deal for the series star Davis. On May 7, 2015, the show was renewed by ABC for a second season.
Fug the Show How To Get Away With Murder recap season 1
How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 - IMDb. 2015-02-27 · Subscribe to AfterBuzz TV's YouTube Channel: How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 Episode 14 Finale Review AfterBuzz TV AfterBuzz TV…, Episode Guide. A group of ambitious like "Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away With Murder"? TVSeriesFinale ABC 2018-19 Season Ratings (updated 10/5/18) See.
How To Get Away With Murder After Show Season 1 Episode 1
'How to Get Away With Murder' season 1 episode 3. Watch How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 1 Online Pilot : Annalise Keating is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor will be - brilliant 2017-09-21 · How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 Episode 1 Full Episode! Go to Link » https://mediaflix.co/tv/61056-5-1/how-to-get-away-with-murder….
Watch How to Get Away With Murder online. Stream episodes and clips of How to Get Away With Murder instantly. hulu. 1 season available (2 episodes) Watch How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more.
The Keating Four kick off a new year at Middleton in the 'How to Get Away With Murder' Season 5 premiere — grade the episode in our poll. How to Get Away with Murder Season 01. Episode 11 is ready for streaming Title: Best Christmas Ever. Watch it Now!
At the Television Critics Association Press Tour in July 2014, it was announced that How to Get Away with Murder would be a limited series with only 15 or 16 episodes per season. The smaller size of episode count stems from the deal for the series star Davis. On May 7, 2015, the show was renewed by ABC for a second season. How to Get Away with Murder is an it was announced that Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Cicely Tyson would appear in an episode in the second half of the season.
Those last 2 minutes. If it had not been for the last 2 minutes, I would have been greatly disappointed with the fall finale of How To Get Away With Murder. Watch How to Get Away With Murder online. Stream episodes and clips of How to Get Away With Murder instantly. hulu. 1 season available (2 episodes)
2014-09-25 · TVGuide has every full episode so you can stay-up-to-date and watch your favorite show How to Get Away with Murder anytime, anywhere. Watch How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 9 Online Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me : It's the evening of the bonfire and we finally see what exactly happened on
Watch videoВ В· In a pinch, How to Get Away With Murder's fourth season Nowalk shares his thoughts on the episode's biggest beats, his plans for season The Complete Guide ABC has released the description for the season 5 premiere episode of How To Get Away With Murder titled "Your Funeral," airing on Sept. 27th.Head ove
Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 "How to Get Away With Murder," I This is more of a whydunit than a whodunit because the main murder is leaked in episode
Watch How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more. Those last 2 minutes. If it had not been for the last 2 minutes, I would have been greatly disappointed with the fall finale of How To Get Away With Murder.
2014-09-25В В· Subscribe to AfterBuzz TV's YouTube Channel: http://youtube.com/afterbuzztv AFTERBUZZ TV -- How To Get Away With Murder edition, is a weekly "after show Is Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc. streaming How to Get Away with Murder Season 1? Find where to watch online!
Episode Guide. A group of ambitious like "Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away With Murder"? TVSeriesFinale ABC 2018-19 Season Ratings (updated 10/5/18) See 123Movies - How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 Full Episode. Watch How to Get Away with Murder Season 1 Episode 10 …
Fug the Show: How To Get Away With Murder recap, season 1, episode 6 Tags: Hot Right Now, How To Get Away With Murder. 56. Fugs and Fabs: The CFDA Awards Episode 2: It's All Her Fault. Download subtitles for How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 2
Is Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc. streaming How to Get Away with Murder Season 1? Find where to watch online! Watch How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more.
How to Get Away with Murder Season 01. Episode 15 is ready for streaming Title: It's All My Fault. Watch it Now! ABC has released the description for the season 5 premiere episode of How To Get Away With Murder titled "Your Funeral," airing on Sept. 27th.Head ove
How to Get Away With Murder season 1 episode guide on TV.com. Watch all 15 How to Get Away With Murder episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode … 2014-09-25 · TVGuide has every full episode so you can stay-up-to-date and watch your favorite show How to Get Away with Murder anytime, anywhere.
How to Get Away With Murder - Season 1 Episode 02: It's All Her Fault watch online for free in HD quality with English subtitles In the fourth-season opener, Annalise returns to her family home to pick up the pieces of her life. Meanwhile, Laurel becomes obsessed with finding out what happened
2015-02-27 · Subscribe to AfterBuzz TV's YouTube Channel: How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 Episode 14 Finale Review AfterBuzz TV AfterBuzz TV… Watch How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 episodes online with help from SideReel. We connect you to show links, recaps, reviews, news and more.
How to Get Away With Murder season 1 episode guide on TV.com. Watch all 15 How to Get Away With Murder episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode … Watch How to Get Away with Murder season 1 episode 1 Online Pilot : Annalise Keating is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor will be - brilliant
Those last 2 minutes. If it had not been for the last 2 minutes, I would have been greatly disappointed with the fall finale of How To Get Away With Murder. Visit Tunefind for music from your favorite TV shows and movies. All 52 songs featured in How to Get Away with Murder Season 1, Browse . Season 1 Songs by Episode.
Watch videoВ В· In a pinch, How to Get Away With Murder's fourth season Nowalk shares his thoughts on the episode's biggest beats, his plans for season The Complete Guide Watch How to Get Away With Murder online. Stream episodes and clips of How to Get Away With Murder instantly. hulu. 1 season available (2 episodes)
In the fourth-season opener, Annalise returns to her family home to pick up the pieces of her life. Meanwhile, Laurel becomes obsessed with finding out what happened Want to Watch Full Length Episodes of How to Get Away With Murder Season 1? We've Got You Covered! Start a Perfect Binge Watch with …
How to Get Away With Murder Season 5 – Download a way to escape with Murder season five, Episode two below.. First, a touch recap… How to Get Away With Murder - Season 1 Episode 02: It's All Her Fault watch online for free in HD quality with English subtitles
← Comptia A+ Study Guide 2016 Pdf
Wayne Grudem Christian Beliefs Study Guide →
God Of War 3 Game Guide
Shaman Leveling Guide 3.3 5
Chapter 16 Energy And Chemical Change Study Guide Answers
Fallout 4 Body Slider Guide
Ma Bible Des Huiles Essentielles Guide Complet D Aromatherapie
Bc Sport Fishing Guide Ca
The Non Tin Foil Guide To Emfs
Written Drivers Test Study Guide
Generic Application Form For Canada Imm 0008 Instruction Guide
Schweppes Torpedo Bottle Price Guide
Road Bike Action Buyers Guide
Student Guide For Electronic Snap Circuits
Resident Evil Revelations Ps4 Trophy Guide
Iphone User Guide For Seniors
Minecraft 1.7 Crafting Guide
Ontario Boating License Study Guide Pdf


text:
Southampton Centre for Nineteenth-Century Research
SCNR PGR Community
News & Seminars
Southampton High Street circa 1880
The SCNR foregrounds work on 'the long nineteenth century' (1789-1914) being carried out by more than 30 researchers across several Faculties and a wide range of disciplines (Archaeology, Art History, English, Film, History, Marine Archaeology, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Social Sciences). Our members have long-established links with many external institutions, organisations and archives internationally, and contribute to a diverse range of interdisciplinary projects. We welcome the contributions of external partners, and are always seeking new ones.
(Banner image reproduced by kind permission of the Southampton City Council SeaCity Museum.)
Officially launched as a Research Centre in the summer of 2012 after two years as a successful reading group, we now comprise over 70 researchers (staff, students and external friends) across several faculties in the University and beyond.
Find out about the latest news and forthcoming events plus you can see an archive of past lectures, conferences, seminars and news items.
The University of Southampton is one of 24 members of the Russell Group - institutions which have distinguished themselves as research-led universities of international quality, and which are committed to the provision of teaching in a research-led environment.


text:
Gabriel Rucker
If you were to make a film about Gabriel Rucker, chef and co-owner of Le Pigeon in Portland, Oregon, it might be called The Natural. Because that's the phrase, usually interspersed with "creative," that critics and colleagues use time and again to describe the 32-year-old Rucker's way with ingredients. Only 25 when he was taken on to turn around the French bistro (formerly called Colleen's) in 2006, Rucker wowed diners with his dishes such as rabbit and eel terrine and elk tongue stroganoff, along with twists on classic squab and duck confit. The very same year he was named Portland Monthly's Chef of the Year and The Oregonian's Rising Star. In 2007, Food & Wine named him among their Best New Chefs.
For the Napa, California, native, it was a massive turnaround from the days when he had dropped out of Santa Rosa Junior College (first the school's math classes and then its culinary program). But the young chef just wanted to get out in the world and start cooking, which he did at restaurants in Napa and Santa Cruz, daring to experiment and keep his cooking personal, not imitative. Heading to Portland in 2003, he landed a spot at noted farm-to-table restaurant, Paley's Place. And not long after, he caught the attention of Naomi Pomeroy, who invited him to join her Gotham Building Tavern.
It's been a wild run for Rucker in just a decade. With the success of Le Pigeon, he opened Little Bird Bistro in 2010, where his former Le Pigeon sous chef Erik Van Kley is now running the show. The James Beard Foundation named Rucker its 2011 Rising Star Chef of the Year, and in 2013 its Best Chef/Northwest. And his 2013 cookbook, Le Pigeon: Cooking at the Dirty Bird was nominated for an award by the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).
Rucker seems to take it all in stride. "If you're a good chef—and you want to stay present—your style is constantly evolving," Rucker has said in an interview. "I'm not pushing any boundaries. I'm just having fun with what we do."
More from Gabriel Rucker
Flank Steak with Chimichurri, Tomatoes, and Cucumbers
If you can find bison flank steak, it is much more lean than beef and has a more delicate flavor, but beef flank works perfectly in this recipe too. Chef Rucker paired his flank steak with an Argentinian chimichurri that begins traditionally, with parsley and oregano, but also includes the novelty of mint and feta cheese for fresh and creamy notes. Dab this classic condiment on grilled chicken, fish, and vegetables, too.
Portland Wine Collective, OR (205)
Portland, Oregon, is the destination for host Pete Evans' culinary adventure in this episode as he turns up the heat with two-time James Beard Award-winning chef Gabriel Rucker and Greg Denton, whose restaurant, Ox, is considered one of Portland's finest. In a true foodie paradise, the chefs visit the abundant and beautiful Portland Farmers Market and Nicky USA for some amazing cuts of meat, including bison chops.


Here the firewall parts are drilled, deburred, dimpled, and primed. Now it's time for riveting. This will be a difficult area to rivet. I will back rivet as much as possible. A helper is very useful here even though I don't have one at the moment.


text:
Easter Island Statue Project Official Website
Mana Gallery
Mana Press
EISP
Contact EISP
EISP History
Field Dispatches
Letters from the Director
Recent News & Links
Staff & Collaborators
Cristián Arévalo P.
Jo Anne Van Tilburg
EISP Excavation
Moai Inventory
Museum Objects Inventory
Rano Raraku Survey
Atlas Publication
Field Notes & Documents
Transport Experiment
Sculpture Embellishment
AIA Partnership
Conservation Reports
About Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui Outrigger Club
Phase 2 Season 2
Meet our EISP Excavation Crew!
Join Us in a Monumental Task
Conservation Report Season II
AIA Conservation Project Reconnaissance
The AIA selects Easter Island as its second Site Preservation project
Become a Friend of EISP!
EISP Foundation is a 501 (3) c entity.
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Site Preservation Initiative Partnership
Easter Island Statue Project
August 12- 31, 2014
Dr. Jo Anne Van Tilburg, UCLA Project Director
Cristián Arévalo Pakarati/ Rapa Nui Project Co-director
José Miguel Ramírez A., Universidad de Valparaiso, Co-investigator
This report is prepared as part of a numbered series that describes the excavations conducted by the Easter Island Statue Project in Rano Raraku Quarry Zone, Interior Region, Quarry 02, Statues RR-001-156 and RR-001-157. The team is composed of an all-Rapanui excavation staff directed by the project Co-directors. With the completion of the conservation and scientific investigations conducted by our Chilean collaborator, Monica Bahamondez P, and our UCLA collaborator Dr. Christian Fischer, we were joined this season by our new Chilean collaborator Sr. José Miguel Ramírez A., Universidad de Valparaíso. Our research agreement is contained in a Memo of Understanding between the Universidad de Valparaíso and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. This report summarizes our collections and investigations for the period beginning Monday, March 10 and ending Monday, March 14, 2014. This report is part of a preliminary final report that includes some but not all of our in-process laboratory test results and collections analyses, as per our permit CMN ORD 5467-09. A final report will be published in 2015-2016 by the The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press.
Posted on October 28th, 2014 by Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Ph.D. | Categories: 2000s, AIA Partnership, Conservation Reports, EISP Excavation, Featured Articles |
Easter Island Statue Project Phase 2, Season 1
Jo Anne Van Tilburg and Cristián Arévalo P.
This report describes recent excavations beginning Phase 2 of the project and concentrating on the ventral side of Moai RR-001-156. These excavations are a continuation of limited excavations conducted on the ventral side during Phase 1, which focused on reaching the base of the statue on the dorsal side. The excavation season commenced on August 6, 2013 and actual excavation ended on August 29, 2013. The excavation was subsequently closed to protect it from heavy rains and with the help of personnel from CONAF and CMN.
Easter Island Statue Project (EISP) Conservation Initiative
Jo Anne Van Tilburg and Cristián Arévalo Pakarati have accomplished an archaeological survey and inventory of the monolithic stone sculpture (moai) of Rapa Nui. To date, we have accounted for 1,300 monolithic sculptural objects within the island-wide survey sections, in museum collections, and within the Rano Raraku quarry zone, including complete (as opposed to intact) statues, heads, torsos, fragments, shaped block. The latter are considered to be evidence of human activity in the form of incomplete or abandoned projects elucidating energy investment. The most recent object entered into our collaborative on-line database (DATASHARE) is a red stone torso submitted by Enrique Tucki M. of the Oficina Provincial, the Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF).
Easter Island Statue Project Conservation Initiative
Season V Excavation Summary
RR-001-156 and Square 4, RR-001-157
This report is another in a series of reports dealing with the excavation of statues RR-001-156 and RR-001-157 in Rano Raraku quarry, Rapa Nui, Chile. The previous reports were filed with the appropriate Chilean and Rapa Nui agencies and also provided to the general public on the Easter Island Statue Project web site (www.eisp.org). This report deals with the continuing excavation of statue RR-001-156 to the base and Square 4 of RR-001-157. These activities took place during Season V (November 2011) of the Easter Island Statue Project Conservation Initiative.
Easter Island Statue Project Conservation Initiative Preliminary Report
July-August 2011
Project Target Statues
The target statues from the inception of this project are RR-001-156 and RR-001-157, both of which are located within Quarry 2 of Rano Raraku. RR-001-158 is adjacent to Quarry 2 on the eastward side and was selected by the conservators as a study control. All of these designations are given on EISP Map Sheet 1 (Van Tilburg and Arévalo Pakarati 2009). Rano Raraku, the quarry in which fully 95% of the known 1,042 monolithic sculptural objects documented to date by this project were carved, is a unit of the Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF; www.conaf.cl) and, as such, a World Heritage site.
This report is the third in a series documenting the implementation of permitted excavations in Rano Raraku quarry on target statues RR-001-156 and RR-001-157 . Specifically, this report deals with the third excavation season, or Phase 3, and is focused specifically on RR-001-156. The conservation follow-up work that is anticipated for March, 2011 will be conducted by Dr. Christian Fischer and documented by him in a separate report.
The target statue for this season is RR-001-156. It was previously excavated by the Mana Expedition to Easter Island in 1914-15 (Routledge 1919). According to Routledge's unpublished notes, "at the start, the statue was buried to a line midway between the lobe of the ear and the angle of the jaw" (NGS/WKR). Two separate excavations, both of which were haphazard and are poorly documented, were made of the dorsal side of the statue. The first excavation reached "to a depth of 16 feet measuring from the crown of the head." The second excavation at the back was made "to extend the first excavation to 10 feet from the statue back" simply to take photographs. At the front, excavation reached "to the navel." Our Historic Level Book provides a synopsis of the excavations and the objects collected.
Posted on October 28th, 2014 by Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Ph.D. | Categories: 2000s, AIA Partnership, Conservation, Conservation Reports, EISP Excavation, Featured Articles |
Easter Island Statue Project Conservation Initiative Preliminary Report October-November 2010
This report is a preliminary statement of the tasks undertaken and goals achieved during the second field season of Phase 2 of the Easter Island Statue Project Conservation Initiative. Phase 1 took place in April, 2010 and a full report of that work is on file with the appropriate agencies. This report is a detailed overview but not a final, scientific analysis or synthesis of our findings. That will be produced at the end of the combined work planned for Phase 3 and Phase 4, which entails the similar excavation and study of Moai RR-001-156.
The Conservation Initiative is funded by the Archaeological Institute of America, and its intent is a scientific evaluation of the state of preservation, above and below ground, of the two statues described here (RR-001-156 and RR-001-157). In addition, the Conservation Initiative will monitor and collect scientific data on the discrete environmental contexts of the two statues. These data will be employed to determine the course of stone stabilization treatment to be embarked upon for each statue, and how that treatment may or may not be generalized to other statues.
Easter Island Statue Project Conservation Initiative Preliminary Report March-April, 2010
This project is the first controlled, scientific archaeological excavations ever undertaken in the interior of Rano Raraku Quarry. It is also the first stone conservation and preservation pilot program in Rano Raraku.
All but one of the 22 standing statues (moai) in Rano Raraku Quarry interior have been previously exposed through unscientific and undocumented digging. The Target Statues for this project (RR-001-156 and RR-001-157) have been dug or otherwise disturbed by the Mana Expedition (1914), the Franco-Belgian Expedition (1935), and the Norwegian Archaeological Expedition (1954-55).
The Easter Island Statue Project (EISP) has a 20 year history of archaeological survey on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), the objective of which is the creation of a full and complete, island-wide monolithic and portable statue inventory and the compilation of an historical image record for each statue. Prior to the selection of Quarry Two for the excavations described here, the EISP team completed a five year mapping foray in the interior of Rano Raraku, the volcanic quarry from which 95 percent of the extant monolithic sculpture were produced (Van Tilburg 1994; Van Tilburg, Arévalo Pakarati and Alice Hom 2008).
Jo Anne Van Tilburg and Cristián Arévalo Pakarati lead an all-Rapa Nui crew and core staff consisting of Dario Ika Paoa, excavator; Patricio Rodrigo Madariaga Paoa, excavator; Vaiheri Tuki Haoa, photographer; and Rosa Lucía Ika Paoaand Anastasia Ika Paoa, logistics and support.
We have been joined seasonally by Carlos Rapu Rapu, Benjamin Mihaore Pakarati González, Ana Pakarati Icka, Margarita Pakarati, and Melisanda Pakarati;
Rapa Nui students in archaeology and conservation, some of whom are from Universidad Internacional SEK, include Isaías Hey Gonzáles, Joaquin Soler Hotu, Rafael Paoa Rapu, Tiktehatu Astete Paoa and Felipé Rubio Munita.
Dr. Christian Fischer and Mónica Bahamondez Prieto are in charge of the conservation initiative of our AIA-funded project, with Paula Valenzuela and Tahira Edmunds on field data collection.
EISP staff who have worked on the excavation include Alice Hom (2010) and Kim Anh Hoang (2011).
Volunteers include Tokerau Pakarati Icka, Hotu Pakarati Icka, and Johannes Van Tilburg, FAIA. CONAF employees, especially Pablo Hito, have all been present or involved at one time or another.
Posted on May 22nd, 2012 by EISP Staff | Categories: 2000s, AIA Partnership, EISP Excavation, Featured Articles |
Save the Easter Island Statues
Through a methodical archaeological survey we have accomplished the digital mapping of Rano Raraku statue quarry, documented over one thousand statues throughout the entire island and created the world's largest archaeological archive describing the statues.
Working with scientific colleagues at The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and with conservators from Chile's Centro Nacional de Conservación y Restauración. We are excavating and conserving statues in Rano Raraku interior quarry. Knowledge gained there will allow preservation of other statues throughout the island.
In 2008, our work was rewarded with a grant from the Site Preservation Task Force of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA; www.archaeological.org).
A wonderful AIA grant jumpstarted our conservation initiative. EISP has no endowment. Our only source of income is grants and U.S. tax deductible contributions.
Please join us in A Monumental Task, become a Friend of EISP!
Posted on August 31st, 2011 by Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Ph.D. | Categories: 2000s, AIA Partnership, Conservation, Conservation Reports, EISP Excavation, Featured Articles, Support |
Environmental Monitoring and Conservation Mission
Dr. Christian Fischer and Ms. Monica Bahamondez P.
May 14- 26
The main objectives of this mission, carried out with the assistance of Cristián Arévalo Pakarati, Rafael Paoa Rapu and Vaiheri Tuki Haoa, were firstly, to apply the protective treatment on statues RR-001-157 and RR-001-156 currently being excavated by EISP and secondly, to start the Toki Sourcing Project by analyzing the elemental composition of the 'toki' found during the excavation using a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer.
Posted on July 11th, 2011 by EISP Staff | Categories: 2000s, AIA Partnership, Conservation, Conservation Reports, EISP Excavation, Featured Articles |
In June, 2009, Christian Fischer, Research Associate of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA and Mónica Bahamondez P., Centro Nacional de Conservación y Restauración joined Jo Anne Van Tilburg and Cristián Arévalo Pakarati (of EISP) in the field on Rapa Nui. Our immediate goal was a fact-finding and reconnaissance field study that would acquaint our colleagues on the AIA Project with the island sites and objects that are target concerns of our upcoming conservation work.
Christian Fischer, Mónica Bahamondez P. and Jo Anne Van Tilburg in the Rano Raraku quarry with statues 'Mama' and 'Papa.'
In the interior of Rano Raraku quarry, EISP has mapped and documented every statue in each of their various carving phases, as well as the independent histories of the individual quarries. Two statues, famously dubbed "Papa" and "Mama" by Katherine Pease Routledge, co-leader of the Mana Expedition to Easter Island, 1919, were the immediate focus of our attention. We studied specific issues of stone faulting and breakage, and planned a strategy for environmental monitoring, which will be carried out during 2009-2010. [Read More…]
Posted on September 14th, 2009 by Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Ph.D. | Categories: 2000s, AIA Partnership, Featured Articles |
Efforts will protect and preserve Easter Island's Rapa Nui Moai statues
Boston – The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology, has selected the monolithic sculptures (moai) of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile, and national park as its second site preservation project. With a grant to the Easter Island Statue Project from the organization's AIA Site Preservation Task Force, the Project will develop stone preservation techniques to arrest the rapid deterioration of these statues as a result of the fragile nature of their volcanic stone, climate change, and tourism. The Easter Island Statue Project is directed by UCLA archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg and co-directed by Cristían Arévalo Pakarati.
Posted on April 18th, 2009 by EISP Staff | Categories: AIA Partnership, Conservation, Featured Articles |
The content of this website is copyrighted by Jo Anne Van Tilburg/Easter Island Statue Project, unless otherwise noted.
Welcome, Visitor! EISP Collaborators and Staff:	Log in


Our Staff are always ready and willing to help you with a smile, no matter where you are or where your destination is.
When you engage our services, we promise that we will always be on time to meet your needs, anywhere in Singapore.
We pride ourselves on being there for you, whether rain or shine, night or day. Unlike other valet services, we value our customers and are willing to go the extra mile for that smile.
Please book 60 minutes in advance if you require drive-home service before 10PM and after 5AM.
When you drink, We will drive!
Too tired to drive home after a night of partying? Too drunk? Road blocks? Unwilling to leave your vehicle behind?
Fear not! Because when you drink, we will drive!
Situated in different locations island-wide, we are just a phone call away. Rest assured that you and your 'beloved' will be in good hands of our veteran drivers! We guarantee you a safe and smooth ride home in the comfort of your own vehicle!
Advance booking of 30 minutes would be greatly appreciated.
a) Customers calling iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd for our services are subject to availability.
b) iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd shall not be held responsible for any delays in the arrival of the allocated drivers due to unforeseen circumstances.
a) By using iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd, you are appointing the appointed iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd as your authorized driver for the purpose of motor insurance coverage.
b) iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd management and staffs shall not hold any responsibility for any accident, injury or death to person and damage or loss of the vehicle in the cause of any event.
c) iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd management and staffs shall not hold any responsibility for any parking fines.
d) iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd management and staffs will only be responsible for traffic offences caused by the allocated driver due to their negligence.
a) iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd reserves the right to refuse potential customers or terminate previously accepted jobs without providing reasons.
b) Customers have to make sure their vehicle is in a fit condition for the safety for both the customers and the iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd driver.
c) iDrive Valet Services Ptd Ltd reserves the right to amend, delete and/or introduce new terms and conditions to the above. As much as the company will try to update customers on changes, it shall be the responsibility of the customers to update themselves by checking the websites for changes. Employment of our services implies your acceptance of our original and/or updated terms and conditions.
When you drink, We will drive.
© 2015 IDrive Valet Services. All Rights Reserved.


Feel free to reach out to us with any thoughts, comments, or suggestions. Your feedback is a very important part of You Assist. If you would like to meet in person, please contact us first by email or phone.
Additionally, if you would like a copy of our annual report, please let us know and we will be happy to provide it.


Choose from 64 nearby hotels, with information about top picks, reviews and Uber prices.
Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells - Baraboo, Wisconsin, offers a full-service casino that lets you enjoy 24-hour slot machines, bingo, blackjack and other games 365.
Map from Middleton, WI to Ho-Chunk Casino, County Highway BD, Baraboo, WI and route conditions.
Photos at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison - Madison, WI. At the top of your Chrome window, near the web address, click the green lock labeled Secure.Officials from the Ho-Chunk Nation, city of Beloit, and Rock County unveiled plans for the proposed Ho-Chunk Gaming - Beloit casino.
Enjoy live entertainment right from your chair on the casino.Compare 55 hotels near Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison in Madison using 13314 real guest reviews.Police address increased police activity surrounding new homeless shelter. Ho-Chunk Gaming - Wisconsin Dells is a Native American casino located in the Town of Delton, Wisconsin, between Wisconsin Dells and Baraboo.Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison is the only 100% smoke-free casino that has a 95% slot payout that is the highest you will find at any casino in the region.
Banque casino credit en ligne But concluded can of experiments Pilot example where streamline and Under. Contact.
Ho-Chunk Casino Hotel - Wisconsin Dells in Baraboo on Hotels.com and earn Rewards nights.Hotels Near Ho Chunk Casino Madison Wi: No Reservation Costs.
Complete casino information including address, telephone number, map, gaming tables, slot.Buy Ho-Chunk Gaming-Madison WI tickets at Ticketmaster.com. Find Ho-Chunk Gaming-Madison WI venue concert and event schedules, venue information, directions, and. See all 37 photos taken at Ho-Chunk Gaming, Madison by 2,476 visitors. Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls offers over 600 slot machines featuring some of your.
Book the Ho-Chunk Casino Hotel - Wisconsin Dells - Situated near the airport, this resort is 2.5 mi (4 km) from International Crane Foundation and 2.5 mi (4.1 km.Ho-Chunk Dejobe Casino in Madison, Wisconsin has a 23,000 square foot casino floor with 1,100 slot machines, but no table games.
Took a break from gaming to have a burger and fries at Gamers Grille in the Ho Chunk Casino, Madison.
Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison features 1200 slot machines for your.Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells,. play.We took a ride to Madison,very nice very big.Took a ride to HO CHUNK dells,walked.
Read reviews and explore Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison tours to book online, find entry tickets price. Find Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison in Madison with Address, Phone number from Yahoo US Local.
Ho-Chunk Casino Expansions. The Ho-Chunk Nation recognized the need to reinvest in their Wisconsin gaming properties to better.
A free inside look at company reviews and salaries posted anonymously by employees.Find Ho-Chunk Sports and Expo Center in Lynwood with Address,.


With the onslaught of ransomware and other cyber threats it is becoming harder for corporations to protect their data. News reports about ransomware attacks have become so commonplace that it easy to wonder if there is any good solution.
At NeuShield we have taken a completely different approach to traditional security by offering data protection. Rather than trying to detect and block threats one-by-one we take a new patent pending approach that uses Mirror Shielding™ and Data Engrams™ which shield important data to prevent threats from modifying it.
This new approach allows us to instantly recover data from any unknown or zero-day threat. Because we are protecting the data rather than trying to find specific threats, we can do this without requiring continuous updates and without signatures.
With a team having built some of the top endpoint security products on the market, we have a good understanding of both the threat landscape and the weaknesses in existing security solutions.
As data has become more ubiquitous the need to protect this data has become even greater. Our revolutionary technology can protect the actual data itself from attack.
We hold ourselves and others to a high standard, both in the way that we work and in how we build our products. The outcome is a solution that can be trusted and relayed on for superior data protection.


text:
Remote community consultation
State-wide key themes
Consultation report
Expenditure and outcome mapping
Better Living Conditions
Remote communities
Town-based reserves
Place-based services
Family-centred services
Child-centred services
Better Services
Cultural and community governance
Remote living
Economic viability
Service delivery and provision
Consultation ›
State-wide key themes ›
Community leaders across the State told us that cultural and community governance is fundamental to the successful operation of remote Aboriginal communities. The importance of connection to country was conveyed at 75 per cent of community meetings, while the challenges of community leadership and impact of community administrative arrangements were raised at 45 per cent of communities.
Connection to country
Community leaders across the State told us about the invaluable influence connection to country, culture and kin has on their residents' social and emotional wellbeing. They explained remote Aboriginal communities play a critical role in healing. Many communities still conduct traditional practice such as lore.
Traditional owners told us they have a responsibility to care for country and that remote community life gives them easy access to country to fulfil their obligations.
Community leaders also raised the difficulty their people face 'walking in two worlds', highlighting the challenges for youth to take up opportunities such as education, housing and jobs, while not losing connection to culture, country and kin.
Please refer to regional insights for more regional specific learnings about connection to country.
Impact of administrative governance
At some point, all remote Aboriginal communities have been incorporated under either the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA) or Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) (or predecessor statutes), meaning communities fulfil a range of governance, financial and reporting obligations.
Community members of larger communities told us about the importance of local administrative governance. They noted that both State and Commonwealth governments had moved from operating programs through individual communities to engaging external providers, and funding for local administration had gradually dried up. They explained that without community offices and staff to support both residents and community councils, remote Aboriginal communities struggle to operate.
Many community members raised issues about the lack of resourcing of community offices, highlighting the need to have skilled local workers in the office, as they are the backbone of the community. Currently, many communities have residents who fill these roles on a voluntary basis or as logged hours for CDP, causing frustration for many who believe these positions should be funded.
Community members told us residents often rely on the community office resources (internet, computers and phones) for their personal business including Centrelink reporting. Community leaders told us that this puts strain on already stretched resources, suggesting government needs to think about how they can better support community offices.
Some communities reported having employed CEOs who were at best incompetent, and at worst, had misappropriated community funds. These communities were either in administration or had recently emerged from a period of administration.
Communities with an appropriately funded and competent CEO reported significantly better outcomes. Many community leaders said that a transparent CEO, 'on their side', who understands the local dynamic, could effectively advocate with governments and other sectors on behalf of the community. Community leaders highlighted that the CEO is pivotal in ensuring good financial decisions are made and in coordinating week-to-week community operations.
As in other areas, the diversity of remote Aboriginal communities produces diverse demands on its leaders. Small communities of one to five houses are typically family groups that operate informally, and 'leaders' are typically female or male family heads. But in larger remote communities, leaders are often part of an incorporated council, with a democratic mandate and legislative requirements.
Community leaders across the State told us about the mechanism their leadership groups have put in place to support and govern their communities. However, they struggle getting formal recognition of community policies, such as community by-laws, stressing communities need better support from government to help implement and enforce these mechanisms.
Community leaders told us that they often struggle with the pressure of being leaders in their community, including managing family expectations. They highlighted that service providers often expect them to play the role of 'peace keeper' with little or no support. Some leaders said they were concerned about the future leadership of their community, with few young people willing to take on leadership responsibilities.
Members of community councils and prescribed body corporates told us about the pressures they feel from a community level to be able to navigate government policy and procedures, with little to no training in the field. They suggested government needs to better support and mentor people in these roles.
Community leaders also highlighted the right to self-determination for their people, with a focus on community-driven solutions. Communities want to partner with government to design solutions to the issues residents face. Community members also advocated for funding decisions to be made by the community with the support of government. These funding decisions include, what programs or infrastructure is needed in the community, how much is spent and an involvement in the process of awarding contracts.
Download the full report 'Resilient Families, Strong Communities: Key insights from consultation with remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia'
For regular updates about our on-going consultation, visit us on Facebook.
Home | Privacy | Disclaimer | Copyright
Last reviewed: 22 Nov 2017


Homefront Rising: Who Runs the World? Girls!
Have you ever felt like you were doing so much within your community to make a difference, but no one cared? Well, that's me. The girl who has committed her life as a servant of the community, but for some reason, feels under appreciated. Well, not anymore! I have found my new strength and it doesn't come from outside, it comes from within me. I will no longer be afraid to own my accomplishments. I am a boss!
This week I had the pleasure to attend the Homefront Rising Conference in Washington D.C. If I say that the testimonies I heard were powerful, it would be a gross understatement. The women (and men) who spoke, gave me a huge kick in the rear end and reminded me why I am such a powerhouse in my community. I am going to tell you about my experience at the Homefront Rising Conference and how it changed me!
The first person to speak was Senator Cathy McMorris Rodgers the spouse of a retired Navy Service Member. She is the first in her family to graduate from college. She is the longest-serving woman in Republican Leadership. Did you know she gave birth three times while serving in Congress? That's what I call a boss! She advocates for military health issues like spouse employment, the effects of multiple deployments on families, wounded warriors, and so much more! She said, "We need more women leaders!" and to "Step up". I felt the charge through my veins during her powerful speech. Being a Republican Representative, she co-founded the bi-partisan Military Family Caucus to help get the issues the Military Families face out onto the Senate Floor and discussed in the house.
Next, the Pathways to Service Panel got underway. It was comprised of powerhouse Tatiana Matta (2018 candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives), Meg O'Grady (VP Purdue Global University), Kalish Morrow (2016 Candidate for Hanford City Council), Joyce Raezar (Executive Director of National Military Family Association), and Chastine Bobbitt (Former Capitol Hill Staffer). These ladies spoke about how to market yourself, how to be relatable to your employers when seeking a job, they also spoke about how you are your own best advocate as a Milspouse. Tatiana spoke about how she was called names while working toward her goals. Kalish spoke how important being financially equipped for the task at hand may improve your success rate, if you decided to run for public office. Meg taught us how to follow up, not only with potential employers, but with people you met while networking. Just a friendly hello to say you remember them and you are grateful for that, is enough to market yourself as personable or relatable. Chastine said, "You never know who you're going to meet", "Always have an elevator pitch ready". By this point in the conference, my whole life is turned upside down. I'm sitting in my chair thinking, what the heck am I doing with my life? Am I strong enough to make it in the business world as a leader? These questions plagued me, but the next speaker rid me of any doubt I may have had.
Clare Bresnahan English was the last speaker, her topic was Leadership. Talk about a closer—she lit a fire. I am sure not only inside of me, but inside of all the spouses who needed that extra push. For someone to say, "Be the Leader you want to be now" and not to wait for validation from anyone. We are in control and need to own our qualifications. She's right, many women don't like to talk about themselves, let alone what they can do. So, to hear her say we need to give ourselves permission to be great struck a chord. It struck an A-type chord in me, that isn't new, but was definitely out of tune. Oh, I am ready now! We are amazing and have been through so much, given so much, and validated so many. Where's your hallelujah? Where's your promotion, raise, or even recognition for what you've done? If you're not sure, look in the mirror, there's your pat on the back, your validation, your Yaaassss, honey!
You are amazing! Do not ever let anyone dim your shine because they are afraid it'll burn out their light. If someone's light burns out, it's because they were not putting out the energy needed to shine bright! You've got this, like a boss!
Marla Bautista is an Army Wife and mother of three. She is the Author of My Thoughts Abandoned. She is also a freelance writer and blogger. She earned an Associates of Arts and a Bachelor's in Communications. She is the founder of The Bautista Project, a custom apparel and décor business which uses 10% of their profits to provide for homeless communities. Marla is an avid volunteer in the military community and hopes to spread the message of service and sacrifice for our country.
Krystel is the mom of two and an Army Wife. In addition to Army Wife 101 she is the Co-Founder of SoFluential.com a digital media agency that connects brands with the military market. She has appeared on MSNBC ,FOX LA and formerly was a weekly contributor to HLN's "Raising America". She has written for various outlets including Sheknows and Lifetime and is a big fan of cupcakes and french fries.
Military Mamas, Want Your Body Back? Check Out M.O.M.S.