With contributions ranging from academic and professional theorists and policy developers to independent social workers, this book explores the development of family-centered services, the processes by which these services are implemented, the problems the field now faces, and prospects for the future. Multi-faceted examinations of the field show how family-centered services and child well-being can be linked on a daily basis to better the lives of both parents and children.
During the past twenty-five years the emphasis on reintroducing the concept of "family" into child welfare services has had a profound impact. It has reformed and shaped the design and delivery of interventions by public social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. We now have programs such as family-based services, family-centered services, family preservation services, family support services, and intensive family preservation services. The larger structure, within which this mix of programs is implemented, is no longer viewed as just being child focused, and instead is now often defined as the child and family services system. The interjection of family has also altered the way in which curriculum content is written and instruction is provided in social work education programs. Curricula increasingly include courses that do not separate children's issues from family issues. Finally, an increasing interest in the family context has changed the nature of research and scholarship by focusing on vulnerable families and young people at risk of or actually experiencing endangerment or maltreatment, as well as the system charged with the responsibility for meeting their needs. Greater numbers of academics have chosen to pursue lines of inquiry around the intersection of family and children, and professional preparation programs have established centers . . .


Group Five and Cenpower Generation are heading for a legal showdown after the Ghanaian firm slapped the construction company with a $60.5m claim to complete a delayed power project in that country.
Cenpower's latest claim, which is in addition to $62.5m that the firm has already received for project delays, further pins the cash-strapped Group Five against the wall as woes associated with the Ghana project pile up.
The latest news sent Group Five's shares into a freefall, as they slumped as much as 67.7% to an all-time low of 11c in early trade on Thursday. It recovered to close 26.5% down at 25c.
Cenpower Generation is a special purpose vehicle created to develop the Kpone independent power plant in the Tema industrial zone, close to Ghana's capital, Accra.
In 2014, Cenpower awarded Group Five the contract to design and construct the Kpone plant.
The two companies have been at loggerheads over significant delays in the project, which was initially supposed to come on stream in October 2017. The two companies announced on November 30 the termination of the contract, in which Group Five has already suffered immense losses.
For the 2018 financial year, the loss on Kpone amounts to R1.3bn.
In the latest turn of events, Group Five said on Thursday Cenpower has made a claim for $60.5m to cover costs to complete the project. Group Five disputes the claim.
"[Group Five] is in discussions with its legal advisers and senior counsel, as well as its bank guarantee providers, with regards to the claim and is considering the available legal action," it said.
In its statement on the termination of the contract on November 30, Cenpower CEO Theophilus Sackey hinted at further claims by saying the $62.7m his company had received for the project's delays "does not come close to the losses suffered by the company".
Group Five said that in terms of the contract with Cenpower, any amount it is liable for has to either be agreed between the two companies or determined through the dispute resolution mechanism in the contract.
"This demand has not been independently determined and does not reflect the counterclaims [Group Five] is legally entitled to and is pursuing," the company said, referring to its own claims against Cenpower. These include claiming back the $62.7m it has paid for project delays.
"[Group Five] strongly disputes the amount claimed and the demand for its payment, as the client themselves confirmed that the construction on the plant was complete, with only testing and commissioning to be performed," it said.
In its statement, Cenpower said construction of the plant is complete "but testing and commissioning work still remain to be performed". It said a technical team has been assembled to complete the outstanding commissioning works as soon as possible.
Group Five has maintained that it is responsible for the delays in testing and commissioning of the plant. It has blamed faulty fuel provided by Cenpower. "As communicated, the provision of the fuel was the client's responsibility and [Group Five] was unable to complete the testing and commissioning of the plant as the fuel provided by the client was contaminated and unfit for its purpose," it said.
It said three independent parties and laboratories confirmed that the fuel had been contaminated at Cenpower's source of supply. "The contamination of the fuel remained unresolved at the date of termination," Group Five said.
Can Group Five bounce back from Ghana setback?


The Sharks will start as massive underdogs, however the team will travel south with high expectations for their match against the Melbourne Storm on Saturday night.
Sharks coach Shane Flanagan addressed the media today and rather than bemoan the fact that they are undertaking one of the more difficult road trips in the NRL, was extremely optimistic about the chances of his side.
Flanagan conducted his media call today in the Locker Room at Sharkies Leagues Club where he spoke about a number is issues affecting both his Sharks side and the rugby league world in general.
Sharks TV provided a live stream of the Flanagan press conference from around 12.15pm today, with a full reply now available.
Further to the Sharks clash with the Storm and Luke Lewis boarded the plane for Melbourne as a part of a 19-man travelling party.
Should he take to the field Lewis would be playing his first game in 2015.
After a strong pre-Christmas training period Lewis then had a mishap and minor knee surgery in early February, with the recovery taking longer than expected.
In his press conference today Flanagan was tight lipped as to Lewis's possible inclusion, only to say he has training strongly throughout the week however a final decision on his status and potential availability was to be reserved until game day.
Sharks outside back Sami Sauiluma was last night cleared of a grade two dangerous contact charge and will be free to play for the Newtown Jets tomorrow in their match against the Penrith Panthers.
Sauiluma fronted a NSWRL judiciary panel with Sharks NRL coach Shane Flanagan and Football Manager Darren Mooney and was found not guilty of the charge.
One of the better performed Sharks while playing for the Jets in the first two NSW Cup matches, Sauiluma will be a bonus for a Newtown side looking to register their first win of the 2015 season against the top of the table Penrith team.
The Jets v Panthers match is scheduled for a 3.00pm kick off at Pepper Stadium on Saturday.
The Sharks junior rep sides both travel to Canberra for matches against the Raiders at Seiffert Oval.
The Matthews Cup match gets underway at 1.00pm, the SG Ball at 2.30pm.
The under-16 Matthews team is coming off a strong win over the Knights and the SG Ball Sharks a narrow loss to Newcastle.
NSWRL has provided the match highlights from last weekend, click on the links below to view.
Apologies to the Sharks to Win a Premiership fan group, with credit for organising a blood bank drive originally attributed somewhere else in the website article #SharksHaveHeart, which was published earlier this week.
In what was a Valentine's Day 'Sharks Blood Drive', a number of players gave much more than just their time for a good cause, with Sam Tagataese, Blake Ayshford and Michael Gordon donating blood to the Red Cross at Miranda.
Thanks again to 'Sharks to win a premiership', with the event just one of many community appearances and interactions conducted by the Sharks during the month of February.
If the kids are looking for some footy fun this coming School Holidays, why not come along to super Jaws, Junior Jaws or the Mermaid Cheer Clinics during April.
The Super Jaws clinic runs over two days on Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14, with the Junior Jaws on the Tuesday, April 14.
The Mermaids Cheer Clinic is scheduled for Thursday, April 16.


When branding, it is imperative that you check out the competition. It can help you understand the landscape for your particular market, or judge where you stand among the competition. It can highlight differences in your marketing. However where does "checking out the competition" turn into something sinister like…copying?
Understanding the landscape of your market can help you get a broad idea of how your competition stacks up and what they invest their time and money into. Do they have a killer website? Do they offer customer service via twitter? Broadly looking into your competition can help you see where you stand and help hone your brand strategy.
Broadly looking over your competition will immediately bring up similarities and differences. These differences can be absolutely critical for your business. Does your product or service meet a more niche market than the competition? You can highlight this difference to improve your brand. Finding the key differences between you and your competition can help you to better assess your value to customers.
Let's make a clear distinction upfront – inspiration is NOT imitation. Inspiration is the original thoughts and motivation behind design that come from your own brain when looking at material. Your competitors' material however can be an amazing catalyst for your own imagination.
When it comes to researching the competition, inspiration can come in many shapes and forms. Maybe you admire the design of one firm and the social media outreach of another. The best way to approach utilizing inspiration from other companies is to consider the thinking behind each choice. Once you understand the train of thought that lead to those decisions, you can then decide if applying that principle will be beneficial to your own work.
This last point can be a bit tricky. It is the reason there are so many laws associated with copyright infringement and intellectual property to protect original ideas. Drawing inspiration from the work of another can easily be interpreted as a side step from copying unless done very mindfully.
Overall, looking at the competition is a crucial part of any business' market research. It can be really critical when you are just starting out or are considering a rebrand. Generally researching the competition will result in a "no harm, no foul" situation that benefits your understanding of the market landscape. Or you could completely ditch my advice and always listen to Picasso Banksy.


Most people with gallstones do not have symptoms. Gallstones most frequently make their presence known when they become inflamed and lodged in one of the ducts that carry bile, a digestive juice, from the liver to the small intestine.
Biliary colic is a separate condition caused when a gallstone is temporarily blocking the bile duct. The gallbladder contracts, causing pain. Often, the condition happens after eating a fatty meal.
You have any of the above symptoms of acute gallbladder obstruction or infection.


Just a guy trying to stay on top of the best industry out there.
Wait, Rand, you know SEO? WHAT? Okay, stupid jokes aside, this was a decent run down. I think you hit on just about 95% of the general questions that come up with clients as they are introduced to the industry.
I'm not saying that I believe bounce rate is 100% most def. a signal, but I'm more than willing to consider it as a viable signal. You're argument here positions this metric in a vacuum. When you consider this, or any other signal, you need to think about its relationship to other data being collected such as number of pages indexed, time on site, time on page, unique visitors etc etc. If you have a site with a highly optimized landing page that gets the job done by itself and has an incredibly high bounce rate, rest assured, the SE would be able to factor other data in to figure that out. On the other end of the spectrum, if the landing page has a low time on site, no goals, no events being tracked and in relation to the other SE results has a low visitation level...I'd bet dollars to dognuts that the bounce rate will also play in to why the page moves down the page. Now...is this something that is easily tested and proved? Well, I'll leave that up to Joanna.
Boy... he sure has that response down pat.
Congrats Sam on joining the team!
This post is an excellent example of being able to provide quality content without going on for days and days. Short, to the point, and plenty of visuals to go with it.
Congrats Sam on joining the team!

This post is an excellent example of being able to provide quality content without going on for days and days. Short, to the point, and plenty of visuals to go with it.

Well done.
If you're looking for an email delivery service that does this, Aweber has a system that can take care of you. If you're looking for something tied to your usr's accounts on your site, I'm not quite sure.
I'd be interested to hear what you find too!
If you're looking for an email delivery service that does this, Aweber has a system that can take care of you. If you're looking for something tied to your usr's accounts on your site, I'm not quite sure.

I'd be interested to hear what you find too!
Yeah those pesky 'analystics' can get in the way some times.
The H1 comment spun me around the most I think. As for the others, its nice to see confirmation on some tactics that have been in play for a while.
I haven't read the other comments so I apologize for any duplicity.
What are your thoughts on how this may impact overall domain juice?
Also - I kinda get the feeling that Google may be attempting to put a cap of some sort on the link building efforts of SEOs.
Is this the beginning of a move away from link value being so prominent?

I haven't read the other comments so I apologize for any duplicity.

What are your thoughts on how this may impact overall domain juice?

Also - I kinda get the feeling that Google may be attempting to put a cap of some sort on the link building efforts of SEOs.

Is this the beginning of a move away from link value being so prominent?
Lets think outside the box for a second.
I don't have any solid data on this, but from experience I can comfortably say it could take months to get out of the sandbox with ZERO in-bound links. Months of publishing spot-on optimized content at a high rate.
To begin ranking for key phrases that will develop quality traffic (with again, ZERO inbound links) it will take solid, consistent ranking for a very large number of long tail key phrases. And I mean a VERY large number.
Your bounce rate would have to be consistently low month in and month out.
Your calls-to-action would need to be spot on.
Now, lets say you start to rank for some decent key phrases and manage to keep your rankings long enough for someone to notice and STILL have ZERO in-bound links. At this point you would be so friggen famous for being an SEO superman, that everyone and their brother would be linking to your domain...thus your theory would be shot out the window.
links and ranking go hand in hand. They feed each other. If you rank well, you'll get links. If you get links (assuming quality content), you'll rank.
I'm sorry, but this made me laugh. Thanks Realicity.
I think the fuss assumes that this easy fix will eradicate many of the more 'industry secret' ways of taking care of the issue.
I know that right now it is an industry known change, but thats where everything starts. Robots.txt files, sitemaps, nofollows...they all started in the same fashion.
I agree that we'll want to see what time holds and how powerful this change truly is. I'd like to hope that it will be used by the engines as more than just a 'hint' but who knows.
I think the fuss assumes that this easy fix will eradicate many of the more 'industry secret' ways of taking care of the issue.

I know that right now it is an industry known change, but thats where everything starts. Robots.txt files, sitemaps, nofollows...they all started in the same fashion.

I agree that we'll want to see what time holds and how powerful this change truly is. I'd like to hope that it will be used by the engines as more than just a 'hint' but who knows.
If I may, I think you are missing the main point being made here.
It isn't that Google does or does not have the best quality in their SERPS. The point is regardless of SERP quality, Google's brand equity is so far beyond that of the others its going to take more than building quality SERPS. Its going to take traditional brand building and reputation management to gain trust and market share.
If I may, I think you are missing the main point being made here.

It isn't that Google does or does not have the best quality in their SERPS. The point is regardless of SERP quality, Google's brand equity is so far beyond that of the others its going to take more than building quality SERPS. Its going to take traditional brand building and reputation management to gain trust and market share.
...I'd like to see more cowbell please.
Oh, and it would be nice to be able to afford to attend some of the major conferences without having to take out a second mortgage when sending more then one person.
I'd also like to see more of an integration with the marketing industry as a whole. It still seems as though there are the "marketers" and the "SEO and online marketers". It is getting better, but not quite there yet.
...I'd like to see more cowbell please.

Oh, and it would be nice to be able to afford to attend some of the major conferences without having to take out a second mortgage when sending more then one person.

I'd also like to see more of an integration with the marketing industry as a whole. It still seems as though there are the "marketers" and the "SEO and online marketers". It is getting better, but not quite there yet.
I find it interesting that anchors back to the home page really didn't do much. It makes me wonder what else works for deeper pages that may not have the same effect on the main/home/index page.
Also, would it be possible to hear more about the test itself? The criteria you used and the data that was collected?
I think something the twittsters are wary of is the fact that their system is right on the verge (for the majority of users) of being a distraction more than a business tool. If you start charging for the ability to use the basic functions in twitter, it'll crash.
That being said, I like the chance to upgrade to a paid account once you hit X number of followers or followees.
I think they could also make some coin if they actually developed a premium app alternative that brought the power of twitter search to light for common users as well as access to more data concerning your activity on your account.
I pretty much agree with what you're saying here.

I think something the twittsters are wary of is the fact that their system is right on the verge (for the majority of users) of being a distraction more than a business tool. If you start charging for the ability to use the basic functions in twitter, it'll crash.

That being said, I like the chance to upgrade to a paid account once you hit X number of followers or followees.

I think they could also make some coin if they actually developed a premium app alternative that brought the power of twitter search to light for common users as well as access to more data concerning your activity on your account.
I think both fresh content and volume of content could potentially help PR in a round-about way.
If you're posting content multiple times a day or even once a day, you'll tend to eventually get visits from the Gbot more and more often as they learn your publishing schedule.
The volume of content could also help out simply by having more content capable of potentially being relevant to a higher volume of search queries.
Here is the thing though. I say 'could' and 'potentially' because it really depends on the quality of your content.
It will also depend on (obviously and most importantly) the links that your 'fresh and voluminous' content is able to attract.
If nothing else I'd say large volumes of fresh, quality content is not going to hurt you and has a strong potential to help increase your PR, but it is not a direct 1:1 relationship.
I think both fresh content and volume of content could potentially help PR in a round-about way.

If you're posting content multiple times a day or even once a day, you'll tend to eventually get visits from the Gbot more and more often as they learn your publishing schedule.

The volume of content could also help out simply by having more content capable of potentially being relevant to a higher volume of search queries.

Here is the thing though. I say 'could' and 'potentially' because it really depends on the quality of your content.

It will also depend on (obviously and most importantly) the links that your 'fresh and voluminous' content is able to attract.

If nothing else I'd say large volumes of fresh, quality content is not going to hurt you and has a strong potential to help increase your PR, but it is not a direct 1:1 relationship.
Steven Holzner wrote a book on marketing in Facebook called "Facebook Marketing, Leverage Social Media to Grow Your Business". Pretty straight foward.
Its does a decent job covering all the different aspects of Facebook that one could use to tap into this amazing resource.
Steven Holzner wrote a book on marketing in Facebook called "Facebook Marketing, Leverage Social Media to Grow Your Business". Pretty straight foward.

Its does a decent job covering all the different aspects of Facebook that one could use to tap into this amazing resource.

You can find it here.
As good as Yahoo! is at developing an excellent user experience, this is one area that I can't stand about them. When traveling from one service to another, I have to log in again.
I'm actually writing a script into one of my sites to help with this. There are specific fields that must be used when filling out the form and it will double check to ensure those fields aren't duplicates of something already posted. If it is, they can still post the content but it sends me an alert to review what is in question.
The system worked well in Beta and should be put into the production server sometime next month.
That being said, this is a tough nut to crack and ever evolving as content changes and automated submission techniques improve.
I'm at a loss. What does Parker really expect to gain from this? You have to assume that if this person is intelligent enough to represent themselves in court, they have the forethought to look into what would be needed to revoke the ability to display the cached pages. That being said, it smells like a lame attempt to make a buck.
On a side note, this topic may make for a good SEO 101 check list... steps you can take to remove a site from the engines.
I'm at a loss. What does Parker really expect to gain from this? You have to assume that if this person is intelligent enough to represent themselves in court, they have the forethought to look into what would be needed to revoke the ability to display the cached pages. That being said, it smells like a lame attempt to make a buck.

On a side note, this topic may make for a good SEO 101 check list... steps you can take to remove a site from the engines.
WHAT A HORRIBLE WAIST OF TIME! yeah. right.
Rand, that was excellent. This tool is incredible and your rollout has been spot on with letting folks know about it as well as how to use it.
I really like the comparison reports that come up with bar graphs. They can give a pretty quick idea of areas to work on, build brainmaps around, and pin point measurable improvements.
Did you ever change the 'image links only' setting back to its default?
Thank you for writing this Rebecca! Great post.
*Keep the anchor text for your final CTA closely associated to your subject line.
*Always provide a text version of your email along side your HTML version. You will get a higher spam score without it.
*While systems like Habeus and campaignmonitor.com can show you what your emails will look like in different clients, it is good to just set up an account with these ISPs to spot check them manually from time to time. hotmail, gmail, yahoo, aol, aim, and comcast. Obviously you'll see many others but these are the big boys that will make up 90% of your list and cause 90% of your problems.
*Major ISPs have an email count threshold to be aware of. What this means is that after X amount of emails to their users within x amount of time, all other emails will automatically be sent to spam.
*Beware of Spam Traps. Hotmail is known for their spam traps. This is complex but basically boils down to an ISP using an old account that joe shmoe disabled (lets say jschmoe@hotmail.com)to monitor if a publisher is unsubscribing as they should be. If jschmoe@hotmail.com is not taken off the list according to CANSPAM regulations, you can be banned from ever sending to that ISP again... or for a very long time.
I could go on for days but I'll stop there. If anyone is interested in hearing more, just let me know.
P.S. - The CanSpam Act of 2004 was updated this past July with some new rules. Some good, some not so good. It boils down to 4 new items to pay close attention to. You can read about them here at the Lyris HQ blog.
Thank you for writing this Rebecca! Great post.

Here are a few other tips to help you along your way....

*Keep the anchor text for your final CTA closely associated to your subject line.

*your emails are judged by spam filters using a point system. The more 'spammy' items in your email, the higher the score. Here are some of the
spam triggers used by one of two major spam point systems, called SpamAssassin

*Always provide a text version of your email along side your HTML version. You will get a higher spam score without it.

*While systems like Habeus and campaignmonitor.com can show you what your emails will look like in different clients, it is good to just set up an account with these ISPs to spot check them manually from time to time. hotmail, gmail, yahoo, aol, aim, and comcast. Obviously you'll see many others but these are the big boys that will make up 90% of your list and cause 90% of your problems.

*Major ISPs have an email count threshold to be aware of. What this means is that after X amount of emails to their users within x amount of time, all other emails will automatically be sent to spam.

*Beware of Spam Traps. Hotmail is known for their spam traps. This is complex but basically boils down to an ISP using an old account that joe shmoe disabled (lets say jschmoe@hotmail.com)to monitor if a publisher is unsubscribing as they should be. If jschmoe@hotmail.com is not taken off the list according to CANSPAM regulations, you can be banned from ever sending to that ISP again... or for a very long time.

I could go on for days but I'll stop there. If anyone is interested in hearing more, just let me know.

Cheers!

@trontastic

P.S. - The CanSpam Act of 2004 was updated this past July with some new rules. Some good, some not so good. It boils down to 4 new items to pay close attention to. You can read about them here at the Lyris HQ blog.
I completely agree with Jean, and also feel it is important to test your offer to outside lists as well. Two very different dynamics going to a list who knows you and a list who does not.
Rather than buying a list or renting one, it is better to build a partnership with the owner of an audience you'd like to reach out to and have them send your ad to their list with an endorsement at the top of the email. That way it goes from a "cold call" to a friendly recommendation.
Perfect example... Rebecca's mention of Exact Target at the beginning of this post rather than Exact Target simply writing a blog post on Youmoz stating their services.
I completely agree with Jean, and also feel it is important to test your offer to outside lists as well. Two very different dynamics going to a list who knows you and a list who does not.

Rather than buying a list or renting one, it is better to build a partnership with the owner of an audience you'd like to reach out to and have them send your ad to their list with an endorsement at the top of the email. That way it goes from a "cold call" to a friendly recommendation.

Perfect example... Rebecca's mention of Exact Target at the beginning of this post rather than Exact Target simply writing a blog post on Youmoz stating their services.
I seem to recall a certain alcohol influenced blog post on 1 box results (while you were down under) that would lend to the encouragement of mozers working from the bar more often.
Heck yeah I did... but my version of the formula isn't quite right yet. It still tastes like a mix of dog food and Tabasco sauce.
I am indeed... unfortunately the 2400 mile commute to the office in Seattle may put a slight damper on being able to get home for dinner on time and my wife would not be happy if I was late for dinner...again.
Believe you me, as soon as I figure out how Nathan Petrelli got his power of super-sonic flight, I'm all over this!!!
I am indeed... unfortunately the 2400 mile commute to the office in Seattle may put a slight damper on being able to get home for dinner on time and my wife would not be happy if I was late for dinner...again.

Believe you me, as soon as I figure out how Nathan Petrelli got his power of super-sonic flight, I'm all over this!!!
I think the ideas behind nofollow are solid. I also think that Google must have a plan to protect their PR system. That means they aren't going to let the nofollow get out of hand. If it starts to be over-used and applied to a point where PR isn't being passed around the web as it needs to be... the big G will do something about it.
I do agree though that building links through apps, feeds, and other automated systems will become more difficult as it is integrated more frequently.
But then again, I think that lends to the foundation of page rank flowing through links and further increases the value of the model.
I think the ideas behind nofollow are solid. I also think that Google must have a plan to protect their PR system. That means they aren't going to let the nofollow get out of hand. If it starts to be over-used and applied to a point where PR isn't being passed around the web as it needs to be... the big G will do something about it.

I do agree though that building links through apps, feeds, and other automated systems will become more difficult as it is integrated more frequently.

But then again, I think that lends to the foundation of page rank flowing through links and further increases the value of the model.
Good run down Rand. Well done.
I know you guys don't really cover the paid side of search but I figured since (in this case) it is relevant, I'd bring it up. We also include our PPC people into the mix when we have our research done and begin to implement.
For phrases deemed valuable and worth ranking for, look at the top 10 results to see if they are running ads and what network they are running on. If prices for those phrases are within budget, build campaigns targeting those sites to capture traffic from their rankings as well. Obviously relevancy rules apply.
Also use PPC to test conversions by topic. A key phrase topic that you think will be great organically may not be much help in conversions, or it may be hot. PPC can give a quick idea of how to turn topics into converting content or if its something that may be good, but not worth spending a great deal of time on.
Good run down Rand. Well done.

I know you guys don't really cover the paid side of search but I figured since (in this case) it is relevant, I'd bring it up. We also include our PPC people into the mix when we have our research done and begin to implement.

Here's how...

For phrases deemed valuable and worth ranking for, look at the top 10 results to see if they are running ads and what network they are running on. If prices for those phrases are within budget, build campaigns targeting those sites to capture traffic from their rankings as well. Obviously relevancy rules apply.

Also use PPC to test conversions by topic. A key phrase topic that you think will be great organically may not be much help in conversions, or it may be hot. PPC can give a quick idea of how to turn topics into converting content or if its something that may be good, but not worth spending a great deal of time on.
I went through this process last year when the decision was made to change URLs from a numeric syntax to a keyword scheme. The pages that we were working with dated back to early 2004 so some of them had a good deal of PR, links, etc.
Once all the URLs were updated with keywords, our indexation of the pages increased and rankings improved too. This process also forced us to go back and look at the keywords used on those older pages and make some greatly needed updates.
For us, it was def. worth the effort.
I went through this process last year when the decision was made to change URLs from a numeric syntax to a keyword scheme. The pages that we were working with dated back to early 2004 so some of them had a good deal of PR, links, etc.

Once all the URLs were updated with keywords, our indexation of the pages increased and rankings improved too. This process also forced us to go back and look at the keywords used on those older pages and make some greatly needed updates.

For us, it was def. worth the effort.
I have to admit, I expected maybe a list of 9 or 10 resources... HOLY CRAP Danny!
Great round-up. There's a few on there I've never heard of so I'm def. going to check them out.
Also nice to see that while you have SEOmoz tools in there, this is not an attempt to push your own tools.
Well done D. Well done.
I was surprised to hear the affiliate link comment too. Makes me wonder how they are defining a product/affiliate of high quality.
Are they using the same standards as regular links or have they decided (because of how close these are to paid links) to deem them worthy through another set of standards.
I was surprised to hear the affiliate link comment too. Makes me wonder how they are defining a product/affiliate of high quality.

Are they using the same standards as regular links or have they decided (because of how close these are to paid links) to deem them worthy through another set of standards.
Something you may want to consider when creating your nav is the key phrases around the nav items you're building out. If you have the chance to create text links in the nav using key phrases other than 'About Us' or 'Home', you should consider it. I think someone wrote a post on this subject but I can't find it.
If you're doing any PR sculpting to help direct juice flow, this is a good time to do so. You have the navigation stripped down to its raw form and its usually a bit easier to see what areas will be def. left out and what areas to consider.
When I'm doing my frames, I typically wait on keyword analysis until we have a decent idea on the content being written. Sure, a high level bit of topical analysis can be done but not too much. And meta tags aren't touched until content is finalized.
Do you write your style guides directly into your frame documents? I usually create a separate style guide document.

Something you may want to consider when creating your nav is the key phrases around the nav items you're building out. If you have the chance to create text links in the nav using key phrases other than 'About Us' or 'Home', you should consider it. I think someone wrote a post on this subject but I can't find it.

If you're doing any PR sculpting to help direct juice flow, this is a good time to do so. You have the navigation stripped down to its raw form and its usually a bit easier to see what areas will be def. left out and what areas to consider.

When I'm doing my frames, I typically wait on keyword analysis until we have a decent idea on the content being written. Sure, a high level bit of topical analysis can be done but not too much. And meta tags aren't touched until content is finalized.

Do you write your style guides directly into your frame documents? I usually create a separate style guide document.
I think this is just as much of an ethical issue as exploiting any other company's product or service for your own good.
That being said, if you want to take the risk, its not illegal to do so and there is a CRAP LOAD (thats the official term) of money to be made taking advantage of Google and mom & pop shop sites.
Oh wait, that was a bit b-hat. my bad. scratch that last statement.

I think this is just as much of an ethical issue as exploiting any other company's product or service for your own good.

That being said, if you want to take the risk, its not illegal to do so and there is a CRAP LOAD (thats the official term) of money to be made taking advantage of Google and mom & pop shop sites.

Oh wait, that was a bit b-hat. my bad. scratch that last statement.
Waiting for sites who have inbound links to get crawled is another reason to pay close attention to your link building efforts.
How targeted are your LB campaigns? Do you pay attention to how often those sites are adding new content? How often are they crawled? If you keep a check list of what to look for when targeting sites for links, these would be good additions. It will help you gauge the speed your inbound links will benefit your site.
Waiting for sites who have inbound links to get crawled is another reason to pay close attention to your link building efforts.

How targeted are your LB campaigns? Do you pay attention to how often those sites are adding new content? How often are they crawled? If you keep a check list of what to look for when targeting sites for links, these would be good additions. It will help you gauge the speed your inbound links will benefit your site.
All sarcasm aside, I don't think that is even close to what she is saying here. The point isn't that Google is evil; the point is that Google is a company built to generate revenue. The public comments, advice, and responses given by googlers are a fundamental function in continuing to strengthen their brand... to increase revenue. Take what googlers say in good faith, but don't be blinded by their 'kindness'. Realize that they do have an agenda and a bias but there isn't anything wrong with that. It doesn't mean they are evil. It means they are in business to make money so while they are helpful, it is part of a much bigger picture... that I for one think is friggen genius.


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D66 leader Sigrid Kaag confirms she will become Finance Minister | the interior
It was already announced Thursday that the D66 will supply the Finance Minister. It is common for the second largest party to claim this role. It is not yet clear who will fill this role. But in a statement sent to AD, Kaag said she would do it herself. Despite the lack of financial background, she became the successor to CDA leader Wopke Hoekstra. He will also be in the government, but the ministerial position is still unknown.
In her statement, Kaag says she believes that the ambitions of her party and Cabinet can best be shaped from a finance perspective: "The Netherlands supports big choices and big investments. In education. In climate approach. In a strong Europe. The role of the finance minister is critical to the responsible implementation of these plans. ".
Kaag will also become deputy prime minister, and sees himself as an important responsibility in the position, "I'm particularly thinking about fighting polarization in politics and society."
With this choice, Kaag became the first female chancellor of finance. Next week, you'll report to curator Mark Rutte. In various media, on behalf of the D66, scientist Robbert Dijkgraaf (education), family planner Ernst Kuipers (public health), Almere Mayor Franc Weerwind (legal protection) and former party leader Rob Jetten (climate) are mentioned as ministers. The new government should be on stage by January 10.
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Although European Union service procurement at the central level amounts to over EUR 20 billion per year, the structure of this procurement is fragmented and frequently unusable. Navigator developed and launched European Consulting Network (ECN), an online business intelligence and cooperation platform, developing an innovative online marketingplace and cooperation platform.
The European Consulting Network (ECN) is an online business intelligence platform which combines information on EU procurement and recruitment with a database of consultancies and consultants. In addition to European Union procurement, the platform enables various service providers to cooperate through publication of company subcontracting, recruitment and consortium notices, as well as an innovative social networking platform.
Philip Ammerman and Pambos Solomonides worked intensively for over 18 months to develop and launch the system.
In developing ECN, our objective is to improve the efficiency, transparency and absorption of EU funding while upgrading the status and competencies of service providers such as individual experts, consultants, universities, regional development organisations, and other actors in development.
EU procurement is fragmented. Although the EU procures over EUR 20 bln in consultancy services at the central level, there is no easy-to-use, standardised, common framework for analysing and receiving procurement notices. Consultancies have to actively monitor not only the Official Journal and European Commission sites, but also the sites of over 60 agencies and services and over 150 delegations.
ECN employs two analysts to scan over 200 sites every week to collect and assimilate EU central service procurement. We will gradually be expanding the range of agencies we cover to include the World Bank, UN System, and bilateral development aid providers.
EU procurement is time-consuming. Every major programme, such as Europeaid, Lifelong Learning Programme, or the Framework Policy for Research and Development, has its own format for procurement notices. It is not unusual for a consultant to review a 60-page document, in order to find a deadline on page 32 and a budget on page 37. This process in inherently inefficient and time-consuming.
ECN standardises all procurement notices from the EU central level in a common format. Our analysts upload all necessary procurement documents and web links. This enables an effective search and automated warning system for EU procurement notices.
EU procurement requires specialised expertise. Most projects require highly specialised expertise, sourced through individuals or companies.
ECN provides the most comprehensive online database for experts and consultancies, with an innovative system for evaluating individual and corporate references, uploading university degrees, and providing ready-made references and CVs in various formats. It is the only system with an "intelligent database", enabling the statistical comparison of experts and companies based on the data they enter.
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ECN provides a free, innovative social networking platform. Similar to LinkedIn or Facebook, but fully-customised to the EU consultancy environment, ECN allows full social networking functions such as posting to wall, photo/document uploads, comments, and "friend finder" functions. It goes a step further, linking the social networking application with the reference and work statistics in our database, as well as allowing experts and companies to upload corporate profiles, CVs, reports, articles, degrees and other materials.


Do you have any sandals or shoes that zip down the back? I saw this trend last spring, but it's really taking off now.
Do you like the trend? I haven't decided if I like it or not, but I did read one review that said the zip makes the shoe easier to take on & off.
One thing to take into account: the zippers have a quality all of their own. A cheap zipper will make the shoe seem cheap.
This is just a few of the Anthropologie sandals & shoes that zip down the back. For more click here.
Jelly sandals! Did you once wear them? What about sandals with a lug sole? Bring back any memories? I'm crushing on these funky recreations of the trend from Boohoo. With free shipping to the U.S. & 25% off with the code TAKE25, they'd only be around $20. Do I try them? Or are they just too funky? I'm leaning toward the white--or the clear!
Two trends are hitting the stores: the side-stripe pant & the high-ankle cuff sandal.
Well, here's some frightening proof that you must research every shoe online before purchasing.
While we're at it, here's the J. Crew version of almost the same sandal.
The truth is I've never been to the French Riviera. But I've always loved French nautical clothing, especially the breton stripes in the French Navy uniform.
This season, stripes are everywhere--on swimsuits, tops, dresses, even sandals. If we can't get to France this summer, at least we can dress with French flair. Salut!
High-heel wearing felines: what's your best tip for Emma?? How did you learn to wear high heels?
Seychelles (think "she sells seashells by the seashore") has great mid-height sandals. They have leather uppers for comfort but manmade heels--keeps price down.
Phase 4--the sky's the limit!
Side by side--which would you buy?
I checked out the Target pair in the store yesterday (also available online). The design is amazingly similar, though the Target pair is not made of leather like the Sundance ones. But both pairs have rubber soles.
I've had it in my head since Labor Day: I will will will wear these blue suede sandals, and I will wear sandals with tights.
Still, I hadn't found a way to wear them until now.
I'm excited to say that tights make bright sandals easier to wear. I tried the sandals with a variety of outfits--from dressy black pants to maroon cords--and the outfit above was the only one that felt right.
The skirt (Athleta Strata Skirt), if you're interested, is a go-to item for me. It's one of the 5 Solid Seasonless Staples I posted here.
The tights were a splurge--they cost about $20 from J. Crew. I typically buy $5 Target tights, but it's hard to find light heather gray (charcoal is everywhere). These tights are called urban gray, and they're super soft and very hardy.


ATTENTION! PICKETS ON THE SCARLET FIELD!
"We will fight for a yard on Kalinina 17-19 for our other yards, for the preservation of our green spaces"
The campaign "Defend Life," stated the center of the "Big Chelyabinsk" and marked the first obshechelovecheskie picket on June 9, continues!


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Books for Kids: LGBT+ Pride Month
PLAYGROUNDJune 1, 2019
June is LGBT+ Pride Month which commemorates the Stonewall riots — a historical event when a group of oppressed people stood up to authorities in the heat of June 1969. The following year the first Pride marches, parades and celebrations started to honor that history. This selection of children's books will help you to celebrate Pride Month with your kids.
Words by Scottie Campbell, Orange County Library System
And Tango Makes Three
By Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
(Ages 4-8)
The true story of two male penguins, Roy and Silo, living in New York's Central Park Zoo who fall in love. When a zookeeper gives them an egg to hatch, the female hatchling completes their family. She is given the name Tango…because it takes two…
10,000 Dresses
By Marcus Ewert
One of the first books of its kind, the story is about Bailey who was born a boy, but identifies as a girl. Bailey has dreams of climbing a staircase lined with magical dresses, but when she tells her parents about the dreams they tell her to stop talking about the dresses because she's a boy.
Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution
By Rob Sanders
Florida author Rob Sanders (Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag) marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising with the very first picture book on the topic. Young readers will learn the history of the Stonewall Inn and its role in the LGBT+ civil rights movement.
In Our Mothers' House
By Patricia Polacco
Marmee, Meema, and the kids are just like any other family on the block. In their beautiful house, they cook dinner together, they laugh together, and they dance together. But some of the other families don't accept them; they say they are different. How can a family have two moms and no dad?
A Queer History of the United States for Young People
By Michael Bronski Adapted by Richie Chevat
(Young Audience)
It's important for young people to know their history, particularly if it's history that might be left out of textbooks. This book explores how LGBT+ people have always been a part of our national identity, contributing to the country and culture for over 400 years.
By Alex Gino
(Young Audiences)
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. When her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really wants to play Charlotte, but the teacher says she can't even try out for the part…because she's a boy. So, George and a friend come up with a plan so everyone will know who she really is, once and for all.
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Choosing a Family Pet
Christa Melnyk Hines
Pregnancy Across the Decades
Amy Nielsen
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6 Stages of a Sleep-Starved Mom(bie)
Mindfulness for Back-to-School Anxiety
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As members of a Pomona mosque gathered for prayers Friday, they tried to make sense of vandalism at their religious center this week. Some Muslims suspect the incident was a hate crime, although police said it was too soon in the investigation to declare it so. Imam Ridha Hajjar told about 50 people gathered for Friday prayers at the blockish, split-level building near the San Bernardino Freeway he was uncertain whether Ahlul-Beyt Mosque was the target of anti-Muslim sentiment. According to police, vandals broke into several classrooms and stole a 40-inch flat-screen television and a donation box and pay phone change box with unknown amounts of money. I'm not sure about their motivations," the imam said, speaking in English peppered with Arabic phrases. But "if it was robbery, then why the destruction?" But others at the mosque, where worshipers are predominantly Shiite Muslims from Iraq, were certain the incident was a reaction by those who blame all Muslims for the recent bombings in London, the bombings of commuter trains in Madrid last year and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


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Ahead of our First Round FA Cup tie against Sunderland on Sunday, we have a Golden Goal FA Cup special for you.
The Golden Goal prize has been increased to a whopping £500! To be within a chance of winning the prize, all you have to do is purchase your ticket for £2.
Our sellers will located inside the turnstiles so make sure you keep an eye out for them so you can buy your ticket.
Don't forget every time you buy your ticket for £2, ALL proceeds go towards your Port Vale Academy to help them out.
For more information, please contact Brian Lewis at 07791674961.


'When all else fails, try comedy' is the expat approach to galvanising the US expat vote in the November midterm elections.
Comedy with a serious purpose is a unique strategy intended to persuade US expats in Switzerland to vote in the upcoming midterms. Its creators are a group of American citizens living and working in Zurich who're determined to get their compatriots to the polls in November. Their weapons are comic videos urging all US expats to get up and get on with voting in order to rescue their home country from itself.
The 300-strong group, Action Together Zurich, is the brainchild of co-founder Alexandra Dufresne and includes members of the US expat community, Swiss nationals concerned about America's political climate and a few expats from other countries. Dufresne, a teacher of US law, believes a good number of expats don't really grasp the significance of the midterm elections, saying they're more important than the presidential election due to the small size of the average congressional district within which every single vote counts. An elected member of congress could well be your next door neighbour and is directly responsible to constituents.
Midterm participation by expats is traditionally low, but the present situation is spurring interest and commitment to voting in November. The group's short, comic videos depict US expats in everyday situations with a twist. One show an American woman sitting on a park bench studying the geography of Canada in order to pretend she's not an American citizen. A second shows a mother nagging her little girl in very bad German, reminding her to take her 'burste' (brush) on a hike but accidentally using the word 'bruste' – breast! The videos concentrate on the problems of being an expat, with all based on real-life experiences but all carrying the same message to get up, get out and vote.
Local reaction to the clips has been enthusiastic and positive, although the group was concerned Swiss nationals might not get the intended humour as it's a play on words. In spite of their fears, they've been a great success, even getting positive reactions from US expats in other countries as well as a mention on USA Today. The video site has a link to a voter registration page, with Dufresne explaining registering isn't seamless, but it's not that difficult either.


What Happened To The Falkland Islands Wolf?
Since then, biologists have also puzzled over the Falklands wolf's ancestry, with suggestions that they were related to domestic dogs, North American coyotes, or South American foxes. The wolves were the size of a coyote, but much stockier, with fur the color of a red fox. They had short muzzles, just like gray wolves, and thick, wooly fur.
Researchers reporting in Current Biology have compared DNA from four of the world's known Falklands wolf museum specimens to that of living canids and say they have new insight into the evolutionary ancestry of these enigmatic carnivores.


Online personal training gives you the benefit of having me, an educated and experienced coach, deliver a program based on your goals, abilities, lifestyle and body with the convenience of working out when it is ideal for you, as many times a week as you want, wherever you want to train.
I offer two different forms of online training that I'll describe below so that you can select that option that works best for you.
If you don't have a gym membership, home workouts are a great option even if you have minimal equipment. If you travel often, I can customize a travel workout to be done in the hotel room. Don't let the curve balls that life throws you stop you from working out. There is some form of exercise out there for everyone, even if you have injuries, limited time or few resources.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF ONLINE PERSONAL TRAINING?
Online personal training allows you to follow a customized program but at your own convenience. As someone who has trained clients for over 11 years, my clients are often at the mercy of scheduling our sessions based on my availability. With online training, you can workout whenever is convenient for you.
Online software makes it easy for you to see the exercises you'll be doing with both videos and detailed written instructions on correct form. It conveniently allows you to check-in, track your workouts, take progress pictures and circumference measurements, to help you stay accountable towards your goals, whatever they might be. There's also a messaging system within the software, so you can contact me easily and access everything you need in one place.
It can also be an affordable option in comparison to hiring an in-person personal trainer. Example: If you worked out with a trainer 2x a week at $60 a session, the average month would cost you about $580. Online training allows you to also follow a customized plan, but at a cheaper cost and with the option of training more frequently each week.
Online training also offers versatility through different workout options that you can perform either at home, while traveling, or at the gym. You don't need to have a gym membership to take advantage of online personal training!
Precision Nutrition is one of the top fitness and nutrition companies in the world. They've helped thousands of people transform their bodies through thoughtful exercise programming and sustainable nutrition habits, and have allowed their certified professionals to use their licensed ProCoach software so coaches like me can reach more people and help change more lives for the better. This is a fantastic option for about 90% of the people I work with and the same program that helped me achieve my first pull-up and compete in my first Spartan Race.
How does Procoach personal training work?
After a week long on-boarding process in which you get to learn about the program and the basics about movement patterns and the ways in which *your* body moves, you'll start your fitness program on a Monday by logging into your personal dashboard and reading your workout card for the day.
Each time you open up your workout, you have the option of selecting a "full workout," "quick workout," or "home workout." Not only do you have the flexibility of choosing between which of 3 different options works best for you, but no matter which option you choose, every exercise will have typically 3-4 different alternatives for you so that you can easily regress or progress the exercise based on your abilities and equipment availability. Once you make your selections, you can save those options for future workouts, but you'll always be able to modify them.
Each exercise comes with a clear video and written cues for what the exercise should and should not look and feel like.
To track your workouts including exercises, sets, reps and weight, I send out blank formatted Google Drive spreadsheets for you to print out and bring with you to the gym or enter your details online to share with me as your coach.
If accountability is something you're seeking, you'll have full use of the "check-in" options each day so that together we can track your consistency and optional progress photos, circumference measurements, scale weight and more.
This program can be accessed on your desktop, tablet and smart phone. Everything is synced so all your options will be saved and you can print off the workouts ahead of time or bring your phone with you to the gym to modify exercises in real time.
There are 14 different tracks, all listed and described below by Precision Nutrition. Each track has a men's and women's option for a total of 28 different year long programs. Which track you will be assigned to will be based upon your answers to a questionnaire about your exercise history, goals, availability and injury status.
Although you're assigned to a recommended track, you may switch to a different program at any time if the one you're on isn't a good fit.
Designed for people who are elderly, de-conditioned, dealing with a lot of physical limitations and/or have very little exercise experience and may struggle with things like getting off the floor without help.
Begins with seated mind/body awareness meditation, then progresses into guided meditative walks and in month three transitions into easy exercise with standing-only movements that can be done at home. Good for recovery from major injuries or surgeries that prevent normal training.
An advanced program, best suited for those with a good training background, 4+ days per week for training and no injuries who wants to prioritize fat loss.
Not suited for people who would struggle to recover from multiple intense, high volume workouts each week, those with movement quality issues or limited time to train.
An advanced program, best suited for those with a good training background, 4+ days per week for training and no injuries who want to prioritize muscle gain.
Best for people who are seeking overall improvements in body composition with no injuries, a good training background and 4+ days per week to work out.
Not suited for people who would struggle to recover from multiple intense, high-volume workouts each week, those with movement quality issues or limited time to train.
Similar to Advanced Body Recomposition, but easier, less complex and shorter workouts with an eye towards at-home training. A good fit for people without significant movement/pain limitations who are motivated to work out but don't have the athletic background or time for an advanced program like Fat Loss, Advanced Body Recomposition or Muscle Gain.
For recent, specific, trauma-based injuries like accidents or surgeries to the lower body that will probably be healed within 3 months (12 weeks) or so.
Works around the injured area while improving systemic function. Assumes that the injured area will be healed by around month 4 and re-incorporates the injured limb so that training is balanced by about month 5.
For permanent lower-body issues and limitations, like chronic knee arthritis or an area that's been surgically repaired and will likely never have full function again.
Training works around the area of chronic pain while improving systemic function.
For clients who have knee or lower-limb pain during exercise but haven't been specifically injured or impaired by an accident or surgery.
Guides client through a long-term training process that rebuilds and balances their movement patterns in order to reduce or eliminate chronic pain, enabling them to safely train somewhat intensely.
For recent, specific, trauma-based upper-body injuries, such as accidents or surgeries, that will probably be healed within 3 months or so.
For permanent upper-body issues and limitations, such as chronic shoulder arthritis or an area that's been surgically repaired and will likely never have full function again.
Training works around the area in chronic pain while improving systemic function.
For clients who have shoulder/upper-limb pain during exercise but haven't been specifically injured or impaired by an accident or surgery.
For recent, specific, trauma-based injuries, such as accidents or surgeries, that will probably be healed within 3 months or so. Works around the injured area while improving systemic function.
Assumes that the injured area will be healed by around month 4 and slowly reintroduces full-range movements around this time, in order to restore full function.
For permanent issues and limitations, such as chronic arthritis or an area that's been surgically repaired and will likely never have full function again.
Training works around the area in chronic pain while improving systemic function. The most conservative, balanced program for clients with a host of movement issues that need safe, relatively simple workouts.
For clients who have back pain during exercise but haven't been specifically injured or impaired by an accident or surgery.
Guides client through a long-term training process that rebuilds and balances their movement patterns in order to reduce or eliminate chronic pain and enable them to train somewhat intensely, safely.
A good catch-all program for clients who don't have much time for working out or don't have athletic backgrounds, struggle with a lot of movements and need a relatively simple, back-to-basics program."
What if one of the exercises doesn't work for me?
If you've tried all the different modifications and progressions available but still can't find the right fit, just email me using the built-in messaging system and we'll chat about your form and if needed I'll send you a video of a different one that *will* work for you.
Basically, I'm here to help you troubleshoot, ensure your form is on point and find a suitable alternative.
The answer here depends on the track you're with which you're matched. Generally, each week will consist of different workouts (anywhere from 3-6) that you'll repeat for one phase. Each phase is about four weeks long, and there are 12 phases in total, which gives you a year's worth of progressive fitness training to get you feeling better and bringing you closer to your goals.
WHat if i have questions about the workout or technical issues?
There's a built-in messaging system within your personal dashboard, so I'm just a quick message away if you're having any issues related to the program and would like assistance. As your coach, I'm always here to help.
If you're experiencing technical difficulties or uncertainties, you can contact me through the messaging system and there's also a link in your dashboard's sidebar labelled 'Tech support' so that you can contact Precision Nutrition directly.


Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Premier's Ministry Wakely Daniel, added his voice to the important role of immigration officers and the critical role they play in the island's security. He was at the time delivering remarks at a brief opening ceremony of a two-day workshop for Immigration Officers on Nevis on October 21, 2015 at the Cotton Ground Police Station.
The training exercise was hosted by the Department of National Security in St. Kitts in collaboration with the Premier's Ministry in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). Was designed to expose the officers to the fundamentals of fraud and impostor detection, improve the officers' knowledge and understanding where processing of passengers was concerned, emphasize the critical role immigration is required to play in securing regional boarders and to clarify the role of an immigration officer with regards to national security.
"You are the first impression that someone gets of Nevis and as the saying goes, you only get to make a first impression once. You have the power in your hands to make or break a traveler's impression of Nevis, of St. Kitts, the Federation and of the people of the Federation.
"You have the power in your hands to make or break whether they have a great time in the Federation or you put a damper on their stay here with us," Daniel told the Officers.
He told the officers they are expected to be polite, friendly and courteous and give an excellent impression of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Daniel reminded the participants that the economy of Nevis is based primarily on tourism and it means that their hospitality is important.
"Your job is a critical job, a very important job. Do not take it lightly, do not take it lightly please," he urged.
The Permanent Secretary also told the participants that the matter of immigration also entailed becoming familiar with the binding treaties the Federation is party to throughout the world and in the region.
"There are international and regional treaties that you will have to adhere to. If most of you were following the news some time back, you would appreciate that even here in the region, persons would have sued different islands because of how they were treated by immigration officers.
There is a treaty of what you call Free Movement in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and of course in the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS) and we have to adhere to those treaties.
The training was effected in separate sessions for officers in Nevis as well as St. Kitts.


The Antique Standing Metal Peacock has been made with attention to detail, skillfully, shaped metal, ornamental feathered wings and very intricate detailing on the peacocks neck and head to make this peacock as life like as possible.
This Antique Peacock is self standing at 1 metre high making it the ideal sized sculpture to place in your house or outside in your garden or patio area where it will bring excitement to any setting.
As this Peacock has been made from metal it is likely to rust slightly if used outside and because the peacock has a hand painted finish, small details may differ slightly.
The peacock symbolises watchfulness, protection and luck which makes it the perfect gift idea for a friend or loved one to have in their home or garden.


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Q: Check for specific character in if statement I wanted to ask a question today, that how can I use the dataframe.str.contains function to search for a specific character in a if statement. I will elaborate the details in the following, and Thank you everyone for helping me.
So I want to do a calculation through the data, but first I need to sort the data by using the if function, the code that I wrote as following:
if df['ColumnA'].str.contains('-') is True:
    df['Price']=df['ColumnB'].astype(float) + df['ColumnC'].astype(float)/32
else:
    df['Price']=df['ColumnB'].astype(float)/32

Basically, if there is a '-' contained in the Column A string, the price will be ColumnB + ColumnC divided by 32, but if the column A does not contain the '-', the price will be ColumnB divided by 32
Does anyone know how can I settle the if statement? Thank you so much

A: Your code checks the whole column for the character not element-by-element. You can use the numpy where function (note there is a pandas where function but it works in a slightly different way). So your code could be:
import numpy as np    # better placed with other imports

df['Price'] = np.where(df['ColumnA'].str.contains('-'),
                df['ColumnB'].astype(float) + df['ColumnC'].astype(float)/32,
                df['ColumnB'].astype(float)/32)

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Go with the Flow è un singolo dei Queens of the Stone Age contenuto nell'album Songs for the Deaf, uscito nel 2003.

Tracce
UK CD 1
"Go with the Flow" (versione dall'album)
"No One Knows" (edizione radiofonica remissata della reinterpretazione degli UNKLE)
"Hangin' Tree" (live al Melkweg di Amsterdam del 24 giugno 2002)
"Go with the Flow" (CD-ROM video)

UK CD 2
"Go with the Flow" (versione dall'album)
"Regular John" (live al Melkweg di Amsterdam del 24 giugno 2002)
"Do It Again" (live al Melkweg di Amsterdam del 24 giugno 2002)

Edizione speciale australiana
"Go with the Flow" (versione dall'album)
"Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler del 25 giugno 2002)
"No One Knows" (versione radiofonica remissata dei Lavelle)
"No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)

Edizione olandese
"Go with the Flow" (versione dall'album)
"Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler del 25 giugno 2002)
"No One Knows" (edizione radiofonica remissata della reinterpretazione degli UNKLE)
"No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)

UK 12"
"Go with the Flow" (versione dall'album)
"No One Knows" (edizione radiofonica remissata della reinterpretazione degli UNKLE)
Stampato su vinile chiaro 12 pollici.

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Q: multiple curves intersecting one master line Assuming I have a set of lines/curves and want to find at once where each one intersects with a selected one. Is it possible to vectorize this operation in matlab assuming I now all the equations that define the lines/curves?
lines to intersect with:
y_i=m_i*x+b_i; % i integer

master line
y=M*x+B;

Like in the figure I show.

I know I can do this one to one by:
M*x_inter+B=m_i*x_inter+b_i;
y_inter=M*x_inter+B;

and then put this in a for loop, But since the actual use of this is against hundreds of lines it would be more efficient to vectorize the operation.

A: You can just join all your m_i and b_i in column vectors and then solve it at once. Lets say you have 3 lines:
nlines = 3;
Bcol = ones(nlines ,1)*B; %your B value put into a column
Mcol = ones(nlines ,1)*M;

x_inter = (b - Bcol)./( Mcol - m); %this b contains all your b_i values, the same for m
y_inter = Mcol .*x_inter + Bcol

Obviously x_inter and y_inter wil be arrays and not single values


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