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EPAR Technical Report #355 and EPAR Research Briefs #355A & #355B & #355C
Impact of Regulations on Cash-In and Cash-Out Networks
Many low- and middle-income countries remain challenged by a financial infrastructure gap, evidenced by very low numbers of bank branches and automated teller machines (ATMs) (e.g., 2.9 branches per 100,000 people in Ethiopia versus 13.5 in India and 32.9 in the United States (U.S.) and 0.5 ATMs per 100,000 people in Ethiopia versus 19.7 in India and 173 in the U.S.) (The World Bank 2015a; 2015b). Furthermore, only an estimated 62 percent of adults globally have a banking account through a formal financial institution, leaving over 2 billion adults unbanked (Demirgüç–Kunt et al., 2015). While conventional banks have struggled to extend their networks into low-income and rural communities, digital financial services (DFS) have the potential to extend financial opportunities to these groups (Radcliffe & Voorhies, 2012). In order to utilize DFS however, users must convert physical cash to electronic money which requires access to cash-in, cash-out (CICO) networks—physical access points including bank branches but also including "branchless banking" access points such as ATMs, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, agents, and cash merchants. As mobile money and branchless banking expand, countries are developing new regulations to govern their operations (Lyman, Ivatury, & Staschen, 2006; Lyman, Pickens, & Porteous, 2008; Ivatury & Mas, 2008), including regulations targeting aspects of the different CICO interfaces.
EPAR's work on CICO networks consists of five components. First, we summarize types of recent mobile money and branchless banking regulations related to CICO networks and review available evidence on the impacts these regulations may have on markets and consumers. In addition to this technical report we developed a short addendum (EPAR 355a) which includes a description of findings on patterns around CICO regulations over time. Another addendum (EPAR 355b) summarizes trends in exclusivity regulations including overall trends, country-specific approaches to exclusivity, and a table showing how available data on DFS adoption from FII and GSMA might relate to changes in exclusivity policies over time. A third addendum (EPAR 355c) explores trends in CICO network expansion with a focus on policies seeking to improve access among more remote or under-served populations. Lastly, we developed a database of CICO regulations, including a regulatory decision options table which outlines the key decisions that countries can make to regulate CICOs and a timeline of when specific regulations related to CICOs were introduced in eight focus countries, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
355 Full Report, 355 Results Coding, 355a Research Brief, 355b Research Brief , 355c Research Brief
Aid and Economic Self-Sufficiency
Donor countries and multilateral organizations may pursue multiple goals with foreign aid, including supporting low-income country development for strategic/security purposes (national security, regional political stability) and for short-and long-term economic interests (market development and access, local and regional market stability). While the literature on the effectiveness of aid in supporting progress on different indicators of country development is inconclusive, donors are interested in evidence that aid funding is not permanent but rather contributes to a process by which recipient countries develop to a point that they are economically self-sufficient. In this report, we review the literature on measures of country self-sufficiency and descriptive evidence from illustrative case studies to explore conditions associated with transitions toward self-sufficiency in certain contexts.
Technical Report, Case Study - Botswana, Case Study - Indonesia, Case Study - India, Case Study - Ghana, Case Study - Rwanda
Agricultural Development Indicator Curation
EPAR has developed Stata do.files for the construction of a set of agricultural development indicators using data from the Living Standards Measurement Study - Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA). We are sharing our code and documenting our construction decisions both to facilitate analyses of these rich datasets and to make estimates of relevant indicators available to a broader audience of potential users.
Code, Code, Code, Code
Digital Financial Services & Gender: An Analysis of Correlates of Awareness, Adoption, and Use
In this report we analyze three waves nationally-representative household survey data from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and Indonesia to explore sociodemographic and economic factors associated with mobile money adoption, awareness, and use across countries and over time. Our findings indicate that to realize the potential of digital financial services to reach currently unbanked populations and increase financial inclusion, particular attention needs to be paid to barriers faced by women in accessing mobile money. While policies and interventions to promote education, employment, phone ownership, and having a bank account may broadly help to increase mobile money adoption and use, potentially bringing in currently unbanked populations, specific policies targeting women may be needed to close current gender gaps.
Tracking Smallholder Farm Households
According to AGRA's 2017 Africa Agriculture Status Report, smallholder farmers make up to about 70% of the population in Africa. The report finds that 500 million smallholder farms around the world provide livelihoods for more than 2 billion people and produce about 80% of the food in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Many development interventions and policies therefore target smallholder farm households with the goals of increasing their productivity and promoting agricultural transformation. Of particular interest for agricultural transformation is the degree to which smallholder farm households are commercializating their agricultural outputs, and diversifying their income sources away from agriculture. In this project, EPAR uses data from the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study - Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) to analyze and compare characteristics of smallholder farm households at different levels of crop commercialization and reliance on farm income, and to evaluate implications of using different criteria for defining "smallholder" households for conclusions on trends in agricultural transformation for those households.
AGRA Agrica Agriculture Status Report 2017, Presentation Slides
Rural/Urban Divides in Mobile Coverage Expansion
Mobile technology is associated with a variety of positive development and social outcomes, and as a result reaching the "final frontier" of uncovered populations is an important policy issue. We use proprietary 2012 data on mobile coverage from Collins Bartholomew to estimate the proportion of the population living in areas without mobile coverage globally and in selected regions and countries, and use spatial analysis to identify where these populations are concentrated. We then compare our coverage estimates to data from previous years and estimates from the most recent literature to provide a picture of recent trends in coverage expansion, considering separately the trends for coverage of urban and rural populations. We find that mobile coverage expansion rates are slowing, as easier to reach urban populations in developing countries are now almost entirely covered and the remaining uncovered populations are more dispersed in rural areas and therefore more difficult and costly to reach. This analysis of mobile coverage trends was the focus of an initial report on mobile coverage estimates. In a follow-up paper prepared for presentation at the 2016 APPAM International Conference, we investigate the assumption that levels of mobile network coverage are related to the degree of market liberalization at the country level.
Full Report on Mobile Coverage Estimates, Presentation Slides on Mobile Coverage Estimates, Mobile Coverage Expansion Conference Paper, Mobile Coverage Expansion Conference Slides
Nigeria Economic Growth & Poverty
Common aid allocation formulas incorporate measures of income per capita but not measures of poverty, likely based on the assumption that rising average incomes are associated with reduced poverty. If declining poverty is the outcome of interest, however, the case of Nigeria illustrates that such aid allocation formulas could lead to poorly targeted or inefficient aid disbursements. Using data from the World Bank and the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics, we find that while the relationship between economic growth and poverty in Nigeria varies depending on the time period studied, overall from 1992-2009 Nigeria's poverty rate has only declined by 6% despite a 70% increase in per capita gross domestic product (GDP). A review of the literature indicates that income inequality, the prominence of the oil sector, unemployment, corruption, and poor education and health in Nigeria may help to explain the pattern of high ongoing poverty rates in the country even in the presence of economic growth. Our analysis is limited by substantial gaps in the availability of quality data on measures of poverty and economic growth in Nigeria, an issue also raised in the literature we reviewed, but our findings support arguments that economic growth should not be assumed to lead to poverty reduction and that the relationship between these outcomes likely depends on contextual factors.
Maize Yield Trends and Agricultural Policy in East Africa
Cereal yield variability is influenced by initial conditions such as suitability of the farming system for cereal cultivation, current production quantities and yields, and zone-specific potential yields limited by water availability. However, exogenous factors such as national policies, climate, and international market conditions also impact farm-level yields directly or provide incentives or disincentives for farmers to intensify production. We conduct a selective literature review of policy-related drivers of maize yields in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda and pair the findings with FAOSTAT data on yield and productivity. This report presents our cumulative findings along with contextual evidence of the hypothesized drivers behind maize yield trends over the past 20 years for the focus countries.
Crop Value Chains: Bananas and Plantains in West Africa
This research brief provides an overview of the banana and plantain value chains in West Africa. Because of the greater production and consumption of plantains than bananas in the region, the brief focuses on plantains and concentrates on the major plantain-producing countries of Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria. The brief is divided into the following sections: Key Statistics (trends in banana and plantain production, consumption, and trade since 1990), Production, Post-Harvest Practices and Challenges, Marketing Systems, and Importance (including household consumption and nutrition). West Africa is one of the major plantain-producing regions of the world, accounting for approximately 32% of worldwide production. Plantains are an important staple crop in the region with a high nutritional content, variety of preparation methods, and a production cycle that is less labor-intensive than many other crops. In addition to plantains, bananas are also grown in West Africa, but they account for only 2.3% of worldwide production. Bananas are more likely than plantains to be grown for export rather than local consumption. Major constraints to banana and plantain production include pests and disease, short shelf life, and damage during transportation.


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The Inquisition: Yuen Biao, martial arts star
The martial arts star is glad to be back on the big screen in a leading role, but don't expect to see him in a weepie any time soon
Edmund Lee
Published: 10:31pm, 15 Oct, 2014
Updated: 10:31pm, 15 Oct, 2014
Edmund Lee is the film editor of the Post. Before joining the Culture desk in 2013, he was the arts and culture editor of Time Out Hong Kong. Since he graduated in English and Comparative Literature, Edmund has also studied law and written an MPhil thesis on Hirokazu Koreeda. He is on a masochistic mission to review every Hong Kong film being released.

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Keep drinking water supplies clean by not dumping solvents down the drain. Solvents can threaten human health and poison fish species by leaching into lakes and rivers.
Unlike organic food, organic solvents are the less healthy choice since they are known carcinogens. Try switching to water-based solvents that do not contain benzene, carbon tetrachloride, or trichloroethylene.


No matter how high his profession, he whose heart is not imbued with love for God and for his fellow men is not a disciple of Christ. Though he should possess great faith, and even have power to work miracles, yet without love his faith would be worthless. He might display great liberality, but should he from some other motive than genuine love bestow all his goods to feed the poor, the act would not commend him to the favor of God. In his zeal he might even meet a martyr's death, yet if destitute of the gold of love he would be regarded by God as a deluded enthusiast or an ambitious hypocrite.
The apostle proceeds to specify the fruits of love: "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not." The divine love ruling in the heart exterminates pride and selfishness. "Charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up." The purest joy springs from the deepest humiliation. The strongest and noblest characters rest upon the foundation of patience and love, and trusting submission to the will of God.
Charity "doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil." The heart in which love rules will not be filled with passion or revenge, by injuries which pride and self-love would deem unbearable. Love is unsuspecting, ever placing the most favorable construction upon the motives and acts of others. Love will never needlessly expose the faults of others. It does not listen eagerly to unfavorable reports, but rather seeks to bring to mind some good qualities of the one defamed.
Love "rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth." He whose heart is imbued with love is filled with sorrow at the errors and weaknesses of others; but when truth triumphs, when the cloud that darkened the fair fame of another is removed, or when sins are confessed and wrongs corrected, he rejoices.
"Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things." Love not only bears with others' faults, but cheerfully submits to whatever suffering or inconvenience such forbearance makes necessary. This love "never faileth." It can never lose its value; it is the attribute of heaven. As a precious treasure it will be carried by its possessor through the portals of the city of God.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, and peace. Discord and strife are the work of Satan and the fruit of sin. If we would as a people enjoy peace and love, we must put away our sins; we must come into harmony with God, and we shall be in harmony with one another. Let each ask himself: Do I possess the grace of love? Have I learned to suffer long and to be kind? Talents, learning, and eloquence, without this heavenly attribute, will be as meaningless as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. Alas that this precious treasure is so lightly valued and so little sought by many who profess the faith!


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St. Martin's Press, 9781250035868, 288pp.
Dr. Ian K. Smith's Shred is the answer to every dieter's biggest dilemmas: how to lose that last twenty pounds? How to push through that frustrating plateau? What to do when nothing else is working? Here, Smith has created a weight loss program that uses all he knows about strategic dieting in one plan--like putting all the best players on the field at once to create a can't lose combination. Shred combines a low GI diet, meal spacing, and meal replacements. Those who follow Shred will constantly be eating (every three and a half hours!), four meals or meal replacements (soups, smoothies, shakes) and 3 snacks a day, over a six week program. Shred also introduces Dr. Ian's concept of "Diet Confusion". Diet Confusion, like muscle confusion, tricks the body and revs up its performance. In the same way you need to vary your workout to see results, switch up your food intake to boost your metabolism.


Makers of some of the sexiest headphones we have seen, V-Moda has released a case for your iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S 3, and as you would expect from other products in their lineup, the build is both unique and rugged. Crafted in lightweight aluminum, the Metallo is machined from a single solid block of metal, and sixty minutes of milling and cutting later, it is lined with foam to make the lightweigth tactile case.
In my time spent with the Metallo, I loved how it looked wrapped around my black iPhone 5, it is incredibly lightweight, slim, and supports use with V-Moda's Vamp Verza. If you do not have the expensive amplifier, there are two different backings included in the package along with screen protectors to keep from scratches. The install was easy, I just inserted my phone and slid the back up from the bottom, locked it into place like a magazine in my favorite pistol, and it was ready for action. If you don't have fingernails, a metal guitar pick is included to help remove the back for removal and cleaning.
While, I loved using the Metallo case on my phone there were a couple things which I did not like. The first and biggest would be the metal on metal grinding when securing or removing the back, it is the equivalent to nails on a chalkboard, so this quickly became a leave on case, only removing from time to time for cleaning. Also note edges are sharp, but the sharp edges are only exposed when the case is apart as all outer edgings are smooth. Lastly, there was a bit of wiggle to my phone which may very well be due to not using the screen cover, but was easily fitted with a little scotch tape over the internal foam padding.
This case, like all of V-Moda's lineup is great looking and well built. While it is a pricy case, coming in at just over a hundred dollars and available in silver, black, or red. I had no problems with installing or removing except for spine tingling chills, had no interruption in calls, and most of all the Metallo is slim, adding protection without the bulk. As someone that uses my phone's camera a lot, I did not encounter any change in picture quality while equipped. If you are in the market for a tactical looking case for your always on you accessory then the Metallo is for you iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III owners.


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2 supermassive black holes discovered in a death spiral
James Marshall
American astronomers have discovered two supermassive black holes, which are on the way to merge.
The black holes, each of which has a mass more than 800,000,000 times that of our own Sun, could either merge together or or freeze a short distance from each other in a weird phenomenon that astronomers call "the final parsec problem".
The analysis revealed within the analysis journal The Astrophysical Journal Letters on July 10 describe the two supermassive black holes as having 800 million times more mass than our sun.
Professor Jenny Greene of Princeton University, the study's co-author, said: "It's a major embarrassment for astronomy that we don't know if supermassive black holes merge".
There's really nothing in the universe that can compare to the awesome power of a supermassive black hole. The gravitational waves the two black holes generate prior to collision already dwarf those previously detected from the collision of small black holes and neutron stars.
Titanic Twosome: A Princeton-led team of astrophysicists has spotted a pair of supermassive black holes, roughly 2.5 billion light-years away, that are on a collision course (inset).
The gravitational waves from the two supermassive black holes are a million times louder than those detected by LIGO.
The gravitational waves produced by supermassive dark opening sets are outside the frequencies as of now discernible by trials, for example, LIGO and Virgo. Instead, gravitational wave hunters rely on arrays of special stars called pulsars that act like metronomes. The quickly turning stars convey radio waves in an unfaltering beat.
The final parsec problem revolves around the idea that as the distance between the two objects decreases, the actual space between them shrinks too, slowing their orbits so much that the time for them for cover the final parsec (just over three light years) between them becomes effectively infinite.
Supermassive black holes are found at the center of galaxies, together with our own, and during a galaxy merger, they end up starting a dance of death, spinning around each other in a near-endless waltz, until finally merging.
Astronomers don't have to wait much longer for their first glimpse of one of the biggest supermassive black holes collision in the cosmos. Because of the status of the galaxy, researchers would have guessed that the black hole was essentially starving, but the presence of a material disc throws that assumption into question.
Based on the findings, Pardo and Mingarelli predict that in an optimistic scenario there are about 112 nearby supermassive black holes emitting gravitational waves.
The first waves from the colision should be observable within the next 5 years, space scientists say. If such detection isn't made, that would be evidence that the final parsec problem may be insurmountable.
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East African (Kenyan) label founded in 1947 by Dr. Guy Johnson and his East African Sound Studios Ltd., the first entirely local record company in East Africa. Recordings were made in Nairobi, Kenya, but also in Dar es Salaam and Kampala. Initially, shellacs were pressed by The Decca Record Company Limited in England, but then shipped back to East Africa.
By 1950, the Jambo label had issued 210 records, but experienced financial difficulties. In 1951, the African Ground Cotton Company (Afcot Ltd.) bought the Jambo label and renamed the company East African Records Ltd.. The label, now headed by Otto Larsen, a Dane, continued to repress its earlier recordings until 1955, when Larsen opened up a new recording studio on company property and began to issue new recordings as well.
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Ever had that fear that you may have to do something you may reallllly regret. But go ahead and debate it in your head for so long you kinda forget what you were do in it in the first place. I think Gordo is trying just that.


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Perth Media Expands Team, Client List and Opens New Nedlands Office in Perth
PERTH: Media content and public relations firm — Perth Media Pty Ltd — has opened a new office in Nedlands in line with continuing expansion plans.
The development is the latest news in a series of organic growth milestones for the Perth-based small business.
Perth Media managing director Cate Rocchi said: "Perth Media has, to date, been a small operation but we have consistently built powerful global profiles for our clients through tailored integrated media and communications services.
"We act in an advisory, creative and media service capacity and have a strong network of journalist and broadcast partners and connections, so are uniquely placed to deliver global-standard media management services in the sectors of finance, mining, renewables and agribusiness."
Perth Media was established in 2015. It rebranded from Cate Rocchi Communications which began in 2011.
Major clients include: resources companies Australian Vanadium (ASX:AVL), VSUN Energy and Bryah Resources (ASX: BYH); urbi; Partners in Grain; and Rockcliffe winery.
The Perth Media team now includes editor/writer Torrance Mendez (formerly of The West Australian).
"Our team — which has welcomed high calibre artists, photographers, former reporters and film makers — produces some of Australia's best, most consistent media content for corporates," Ms Rocchi said. "It has taken many years to assemble productive working relationships with such a talented and professional group. We have also been careful to grow our business conservatively, so quality has remained excellent."
Perth Media values include: staying true to the principles of integrity, authenticity and clarity; continuous improvement; and innovative thinking.
"We remain focused on improving media outcomes for our clients and enjoy the challenge of mixing social and traditional media as we embrace the communications of the future," she said.
The company's current list of services are: script/copy writing, investor relations management, content creation, blogs, photography, videography, social media strategy and delivery, infographics, strategic media advisory and support, campaign research, publicity, global TV, radio and press coverage, media training, CV writing and speech writing. Packages are available.
"We know how to achieve publicity and we will give clients authentic advice on which stories and media services they need to reach their customers," Ms Rocchi said.
Perth Media Pty Ltd is now located at 47 Hampden Road, Nedlands, Perth. For the next four weeks (until November 15, 2018) the company is hosting some rarely-available media release writing sessions ($350) and media presentations, by appointment. There are only eight slots available. Terms and conditions apply.
There are other key developments ongoing such as a website rebrand, which will be launched in 2019.
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This story has also appeared in Perth Media's Adapters column that features in Western Australian Business News.
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Why staff aren't embracing their firm's social media, talking to Google and targeting Gen Z? Emergence Creative Festival 2018 Top Take Homes
Mat Lewis on Top of Emerging Creativity in Margaret River, Western Australia, last week.
1. Making the World a Better Place. Many of the world's best and brightest creatives are focused on making money but also making the world a better place, proving profits and good deeds can mix. Perth-based social media marvel Ming Johanson has a checklist for new projects. 'Does it serve me, others, my business, and the greater good?' Speakers assisted a staggering number of charities. Jimmy Niggles from the Beard Season, US-based Justin Gignac from Working Not Working, were two who have donated extraordinary amounts of time and effort to great causes.
2. The Google guys from Tokyo, Tim Sneddon and Gene Brutty, (originally from Perth) rocked. Their 20 slide presentation in 20 minutes with gems such as 'uncomfortable is good, stay there' and 'waiting is for the lazy' was only topped by their Artificial Intelligence workshop, with kits. Awesome, inspiring, learnt so much.
3. The gen below the millennials/Gen Z are are into fun, says Neil Ackland of Punkee Media. They are often watching video without sound, and looking for short/mashable/home-made/funny/quirky clips about random stuff that doesn't have to matter or mean something. Punkee is hiring super young, clever creatives that can write, shoot and edit, at a fast pace. If brands want to target the kids, then make it fast paced and random/funny.
4. Lightbulb moment. Why aren't staff of the companies/organisations Perth Media works for embracing social media of their employers? Well, aside from the fact it could be crap. 'Because they have their own personal brand, and they don't want to link their brand with your company/organisation because they don't want to hang around for long,' says Perth-based Ming Johanson, who tells it how it is.
Ming Johanson generously shared social media wisdom
5. Mat Lewis, Erin Molloy and team at Emergence are seriously good at what they do. The room was filled with exceptional global talent, including Chloe Rickard (Jungle Entertainment who just produced ABC's Squinters); international photographer Sam Harris; music industry lawyer Fran Cotton; Phil Bonanno of Facebook and many many more. Unbelievable line-up all in Margaret River. Really, this festival exceeded expectations.
6. AI as a tool, linked with google, has a long way to go, but it is coming. It wasn't too clever in demos, but it successfully answered qus about the weather. Lots of ramifications. IE clients can ask google what it thinks of their company. Here is our CEO Cate putting AI Google kit through its paces.
Putting the AI kit together to talk to Google
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Excellent social media presentation by Alecia Hancock, of Hancock Creative, at Leadership WA brekky this week in Perth. Thank you for these statistics and info. Perth Media needs a Snapchat specialist!
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Content creation, blogs linked to your website and social media management can improve the google ranking of your company and boost its digital footprint. We are here to help and Perth Media is offering 2 initial options throughout January and February, 2017.
Option A, Starter: $550 (1-hour meeting and 2 hours research for written report and action plan); Option B, Standard: $950 (2-hour meeting and 5 hours research for written report and action plan)
The plans include: mapping your digital footprint, audience mapping, strategy analysis and evaluation, and social media planning and strategizing.
Call 0428431699 or email cate@perthmedia.com.au
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5 Better Ways to Promote Content by Andal Shreedaran (Perth Media Creative Consultant)
In this era of information overload, content is the king. But, content creation, however taxing it may be, is only half the work done. The rest of the work is promoting the content and ensuring it reaches the right audience.
The key to nailing content promotion is to do it efficiently – many companies struggle with content promotion not because they don't spend time, but because they spend too much time on irrelevant and lackluster content. It is important to establish an objective – is it increased brand visibility, are you looking at lead generation and conversion or increasing blog traffic? It is also important to know who your target audience is and to make a decision whether the content be textual, visual (posters, infographics), audio (podcasts) or video.
1. Email. This might sound old school, but email is still a wonderful way of reaching your target audience. Sending links to the article or blog post through newsletters or notifications is straightforward. Remember, people who have signed up for subscription have done so to know more about the company and the resources it can offer. If this sounds too simple, there are a lot of ways through which you can spice up email marketing – drip marketing for one, is a great tool to send automated and tailored email alerts to your audience. Through drip, you can target each member in your audience specifically – including his/her name, what interests them most about your company and relevant content based on which page they have spent most time on. Email is also a simple tool to cross-promote your social media pages.
2. Social media. The next and the obvious platform to promote your content is social media. Depending on the objective, content can be shared either on (or all) of these – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, SnapChat, SoundCloud, etc. While all content can go into all these platforms, a social media strategy on what to post where will add more value – For e.g., videos work great in Facebook and SnapChat, podcasts in Soundcloud, professional posts and infographics in LinkedIn, images and posters mainly across twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
The timing of the posts is also very crucial. Analytics will tell you what part of your audience is active on each channel and at what time. Posting relevant content at the right time will increase views and audience engagement. If it is overwhelming to handle so many social channels, there are social media tools like Hootsuite, Buffer that help bring all of the channels in one place. You can also use these tools to post curated content at pre-defined time.
3. Increase SEO through backlinks. While the content you have created may be interesting, backlinks to the relevant page in your website or other pages increases traffic and search engine rankings. A very simple way to create backlinks is to ask your team to share the link to the content on their social media pages. SEO improves when content is shared multiple times – this is recorded by search engines which will give your content a better ranking.
4. Influencer outreach. Identify your influencers – influencers can be media, bloggers or top-level professionals in your industry and/or sources whom you have used or mentioned in your content. Reach out to these influencers and tell them about your new article or podcast and ask them to share it to their network. Content shared by influencers is seen not just as interesting but also trustworthy. Apart from getting more traffic, your brand's credibility grows – third party endorsement is invaluable for a brand or product.
5. Syndicate content. When done right, content syndication can genuinely boost revenue. You can use sites like Medium, StumbleUpon, Scoop.It to post your content. Through this, you can reach out to a wider audience. This will increase authority and credibility. Apart from these, content can also be posted in LinkedIn. It is usually not recommended to re-post the article on multiple sites as it can pull down your Google ranking, but you can post excerpts in these sites and provide a link to the content page on your website to read the entire article.
For content to reign king, it is imperative for it to be shareable, relatable and understandable. Simple but impactful content can do wonders to the brand and product sales. Hitting 'Publish' is only the beginning – promoting the right content at the best time is crucial for success.
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BAE Systems awarded life-extension contract for Swiss CV90 combat vehicle
Nov 18 2020	2020-11-18T15:00:00+01:00
BAE Systems Hägglunds has received a contract from the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement (armasuisse) for the life-extension of the Swiss Army's CV9030, known as the "Schützenpanzer 2000."
The life-extension program of the CV9030 will keep the 186 vehicle fleet in service until 2040 and significantly improve the platform's ability in certain areas.
The improvements are mainly based on previous obsolescence issues in the area of optical, electrical and electronic components. They also include the installation of Active Damping technology which reduces wear and tear, minimizes through-life repair costs, improves speed in terrain and ride comfort. A new improved electronics architecture will support adapting to future technology growth. The vehicles will also be fitted with a 360-degree surveillance system, increasing situational awareness, combat effectiveness, and survivability to enable safer route planning and more rapid targeting.
As part of the contract, BAE Systems Hägglunds, the original manufacturer of the CV90, has already been working closely with Swiss industry to meet the industrial cooperation requirements. The program will involve multiple suppliers based across all regions of Switzerland. Selected companies will produce items such as the next generation of electronic boxes for the CV90s, electrical cables, and mechanical components.
One of these suppliers is RUAG AG, which will provide a new auxiliary power unit in collaboration with BAE Systems. Through its role as the Material Competence Center (Materialkompetenzzentrum), RUAG is fully involved in securing Switzerland's autonomy and operational readiness, increasing defense capabilities, self-sufficiency, and security of supply while preserving high-skilled jobs and in-country capability.
"We are truly proud to be awarded this life-extension contract by armasuisse. We look forward to further deepening the relationship with our Swiss customer and working together with the Army, as well as national and regional industry for many years to come," said Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, managing director of BAE Systems Hägglunds. "Together we are making sure this proven vehicle remains modern and capable through 2040 and beyond."
This new contract is the result of effective cooperation between BAE Systems, armasuisse, and the Swiss Army. BAE Systems and the Swiss defense agencies cooperated on an initial obsolescence study, a prototype contract phase with extensive testing in both Switzerland and Sweden, and adaptations and preparations for serial delivery.
"This successful cooperation leaves us well positioned to start the production and delivery phase of this life-extension program. We are looking forward to delivering a technologically future-proofed platform together with Swiss industry," said Mattias Strandberg, regional director for BAE Systems Hägglunds.
Switzerland is one of seven European users operating the CV90. The other six are Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. With close to 1,300 vehicles in service in numerous variants, the vehicle is combat-proven and designed to accommodate future growth to meet evolving missions.
Ola Thorén Director, Communications Platforms & Services
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Nora Elhams – Sophomore President
Nora Elhams is passionate about the power of student voice.
Nora Elhams was this year's Freshman class president, and just got elected for Sophomore class president. "I can connect with my peers to hear what they want changed at our school," declares Elhams, "We have the power to change whatever the people want to." She also values diversity as an important quality to have in a community. "We already have a lot of diversity at Woodside, and that's really what makes us strong. If we come together, it would make a difference."
Caroline Mader – Sophomore Vice President
Caroline wants everyone at Woodside to feel encouraged to speak up.
Caroline Mader has previous experience as her middle school class's Vice President and decided that she wanted to fill the position again this year. Caroline says, "A goal of mine is to encourage everyone to participate in school events and have school spirit." She believes that a good Vice President should, "be dedicated and hardworking.
Sophia Bogyo – Sophomore Treasurer
Sophia is motivated to get her class more involved.
After serving as this year's freshman class secretary, Sophia Bogyo will take the position of sophomore class treasurer in the fall. Bogyo is excited to continue representing students' views, and already has goals for next school year. "I plan on hosting a lot of fundraisers, trying to raise money for class boards, and… trying to get more people to come to class boards," Bogyo comments. Currently, the largest challenge facing the freshman class officers is the lack of attendance at the weekly class board meetings; through a combination of publicity and free food, Bogyo hopes to resolve this.
Sheona Yakupitiyage – Sophomore Secretary
Sheona is excited to get to know her class better in the next year.
Sheona has always loved being a leader. According to her, "I am most excited to be interacting and getting to know my class next year. I hope to become more understanding and helpful to the Woodside community during the next year." Sheona has had experience singing an acting in front of others, so she feels very comfortable speaking publically and interacting with others.
Adrienne Evans – Junior President
Adrienne is passionate about making Woodside the best it can be and plans to put her all into the position.
Adrienne Evans is currently in the leadership class and runs the committee "Noontime", which organizes lunchtime events and rallies. She is also a star player on the Varsity Soccer team. "Next year, I would like to build upon our success by planning events such as prom and work even harder to make sure everyone's voice is heard," Adrienne declares.
Caden Hansen – Junior Vice President
Caden is determined to make Woodside a more accepting, happy place.
Caden Hansen, currently the secretary for the Class of 2020, was recently elected to be junior vice president."I'm very passionate and dedicated to this school and my class and making our high school experience the best it can be," Hansen stated. Hansen is currently president of the Bring Change 2 Mind club, which focuses on spreading mental health awareness. "I am definitely involved in activism and advocacy," Hansen remarked, "so what I really want to work on at our school is creating a safe and supportive environment for anyone, especially when it comes to experiences with mental health… as well as [encouraging] more acceptance and support for the LGBTQ community." Hansen also aims "to promote diversity, eliminate racism, and eliminate excessive use of the n-word," and overall "make Woodside into a place where everyone feels truly welcome."
Ann Mashraki – Junior Treasurer
Ann has proven very successful at managing money and hopes to apply her skills well for the Junior class.
Ann worked with a nonprofit organization to help raise money and awareness for HIV/AIDS and was Secretary at her middle school. "I have experience managing money. It requires a lot of integrity and honesty and I can definitely offer that." She hopes to help create fun, memorable events for the Junior class. "I really want prom to be successful, as it's going to be my class's first prom," Mashraki remarks.
Julia Healy – Junior Secretary
Julia has lots of school spirit and hopes to make her class more successful.
Julia Healy was not in the student government last year but will serve as the junior class secretary. Julia believes that hard work and genuine commitment will lead her class to success. "I'm diligent, hardworking, and committed to making our class the best it can be." As secretary, she will help to communicate the ideas and concerns of students with the student government.
Daniela Sanchez-Sevilla – Senior President
Daniela is inspired by the many cultures of Woodside's campus and hopes to encourage wider group of people to run for WHS leadership roles.
Daniela Sanchez-Sevilla is thrilled to have won the role of senior class president. She hopes to champion diversity in every aspect of the Woodside community, and maybe even implement a new spirit day about culture and heritage. She says, "My main goal is to encourage other diverse bodies of people to be involved with class boards and leadership." This will be her first time in student government, but she has been a part of Young Latino Leaders, Freshman Transition, the debate team, and varsity cheer on campus the last few years. Daniela feels that she can help Woodside have "a stronger sense of belonging" next year.
Jorge Abraham Espinoza – Senior Vice President
Jorge has deep respect for his classmates and is excited to represent their ideas.
Jorge Abraham Espinoza was recently elected to be senior vice president for the 2018-19 school year. "I've grown and respected this school a lot, and I understand and know how much responsibility it takes to be [in this position]," Espinoza commented. Espinoza was previously sophomore vice president, and he ran for a leadership position again because of his passion to help the Woodside community. "I want to get more people involved," Espinoza explained. "[I want to make sure that we] get everyone's side of the story."
Victor Saliba – Senior Treasurer
Victor is motivated to make sure the Senior class has the money to have memorable experiences.
Victor Saliba was elected as the 2018 senior class treasurer. This is Victor's first year as a class officer and is very excited to bring all of his new ideas to the student government. During his time as the senior class treasurer, Victor plans on insightfully managing funds, making sure we're not in debt, and organizing fun events, fundraisers, and activities requested by the senior class. "I hope to be a voice for the senior class of 2018!"
Nadia Sochan – Senior Secretary
Nadia is driven to make sure the Senior class has a memorable last year at Woodside.
Nadia has lots of experience in the leadership class at Woodside, and feels prepared to apply her organization and time management skills to her duties as Senior class secretary. "A secretary has to be organized and able to constantly make sure everything is going smoothly," Sochan remarks. She is motivated to make the Woodside events fun for everyone.
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District of Central Saanich. The FLT Society has a signed license agreement with the District of Central Saanich for the stewardship of the historic Newman Farm in Saanichton, BC.
Our Place Society. The FLT Society leads the "field to plate" initiative at the historic Newman Farm in Central Saanich whereby our volunteers grow, harvest and donate local vegetables to those in need at Our Place Society.
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse. As a neighbour to the historic Newman Farm, Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse is a proud supporter of the FLT Society. Sea Cider is a family-owned, community-minded orchard and ciderhouse.
Peninsula & Area Agricultural Commission (PAAC). The FLT Society collaborates with PAAC on pollination activities on the Saanich Peninsula and supports their discussions on farming issues such as drainage and agricultural water rates.
CR-FAIR and Good Food Network. The FLT Society is a recipient of donated fruit trees and shrubs.
Also, the FLT Society supports the Good Food 2025 Strategy.
Tsawout First Nation. The FLT Society has a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tsawout First Nation that recognizes the mutual respect and interest of bringing together both First Nations and Western approaches to food security on the Saanich Peninsula.
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association. As part of the equine therapy at VTRA, the FLT Society donates feeding apples to strengthen the therapeutic relationship and bonding between the riders and their horses.
Island Pollinator Initiative. The FLT Society is a member of the Island Pollinator Initiative (@IslandPollinatorInitiative). The Initiative facilitates collaboration, event and information sharing, outreach and action to promote the protection of native and managed pollinators on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Le Coteau Nursery. As part of the Good Food Network 150 Tree Project, the FLT Society was the recipient of donated fruit trees and shrubs from Le Coteau Nursery for the rejuvenation of the orchard at the historic Newman Farm property in Saanichton, BC.
Stantec. Through the annual day of caring event organized by the United Way of Greater Victoria, Stantec employees in Victoria, BC volunteer their time assisting with various activities at Newman Farm.
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Groundation returns with a new album and band
July 24, 2018 Brian Yuen Comments 0 Reggae
Four years since their last studio release Groundation returns with an album that is truly groundbreaking in both its musical composition and social content. Taking the sound back to its foundation the group has been rebuilt by lead vocalist Harrison Stafford and features a dynamic set of musicians from both Jamaica and California.
Stafford was eager to get back to creating this unique and dynamic sound which allows musical freedom, exploration and creativity like no other form. Having embarked on several musical projects over the years Groundation remains his first love. Incorporating a unique blend of reggae, jazz and dub, the band has created a global community of fans that continues to grow.
Since the dawn of recorded sound, music can be seen as a giant tapestry to which all musicians lend their creative influence. One band focused on the explosive evolution of this musical ecosystem is Groundation.
"Groundation provides a musical vessel that allows me to create and perform the music that I hear in my head"
Recorded in Prairie Sun Studio in Sonoma County, California, 'The Next Generation' (released 21st September via Baco Records), is rooted in the reggae one-drop sound of Jamaica whilst seamlessly incorporating the harmonic, polyrhythmic, and improvisational elements of jazz, breathing new life into both genres. As one critic described it, Groundation begins at the crossroads where Burning Spear meets John Coltrane.
The Next Generation takes off like a rocket, opening with the first ever reggae big band song, 'Vanity' (12 horns). Lyrically and conceptually, the album stems from their previous release A Miracle, here shifting from the Mother of Creation to the child, 'The Next Generation.'
The album takes you on a journey from the militant 'Fossil Fuels' and 'Prophets & Profit', to the subtle and heartfelt 'New Life' and 'Father & Child' and everywhere in between. The sound quality is impeccable, engineered by the great Jim Fox and recorded all on analog equipment from the 1970s.
Harrison Stafford's unique reggae fusion can be heard from villages in Thailand, to the favelas of Brazil, from the mountains of New Zealand, to Moroccan cafes and college dorm rooms in the United States. "Groundation provides a musical vessel that allows me to create and perform the music that I hear in my head". The sound comes in part from Harrison's early childhood hearing Duke Ellington and Miles Davis from his grandfather and father who were both Jazz performers. He formalized his musical education at Sonoma State University (SSU) completing a degree in Jazz Performance, where he honed his skills for composing, arranging and producing. After completion, Harrison went on to teach The History of Reggae Music at SSU before embarking on his own musical journey.
Since 1998, Groundation have recorded 8 studio albums and performed in more than 40 countries, sharing the stage with such diverse artists as Jimmy Cliff, Sly and the Family Stone, The Roots, Kanye West, and Sonic Youth. In the past two years alone, Groundation has played shows in nineteen countries spanning four continents. Highlights include playing for over 45,000 fans in Morocco, 10,000 people in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and headlining the mighty SummerJam festival in Germany.
The Next Generation will stand as a testament that Groundation has reclaimed their position as leaders in the search for new original music and that true to form improvisational Reggae/Jazz experience.
Carrying on Groundation's rich history and the high standards, that were set by the musicians before are; Harrison Stafford (lead singer and guitarist), Will Blades (organ and clavinet/keyboard), Isaiah Palmer (bass player), Jake Shandling (drummer), Brady Shammar (harmony vocalist), Aleca Smith (harmony vocalist), Eduardo Gross (guitarist), Craig Berletti (keyboard & trumpet) and Roger Cox (saxophone).
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As a teenager, Jeannie Warren was under the treatment of Dr Robert Gross for more than a year. During that period, he beat her, threatened her and restrained her with "rage reduction therapy," an early name for Attachment Therapy (AT).
In April 1989, when she was 15 years old, Jeannie's mother committed her to a psychiatric hospital in Fort Worth, believing that therapy would help them get along better. In 14 months, she went through about 25 AT sessions.
"They held me down, he got this close to my face," she said during an interview with Cable News Network, putting her hand about a foot from her face. Then, she said, the doctor started screaming at her, saying, "You're not in control anymore, are you?" When she failed to respond, she says he jabbed his knuckles into her ribcage and twisted.
The sessions lasted three to four hours; the longest session she went through, according to documents filed in court, lasted five hours. A nurse at the hospital described bruises on Warren's rib cage that appeared after the sessions—swelling, purplish-red welts.
Warren was described as a rebellious teen whose adoptive mother hospitalized her because of a deep-seated resentment of her biological mother. Gross adds that Warren's early years were traumatic and included watching her biological mother shoot her father. She was hospitalized after she allegedly sexually abused one adoptive brother, went after another with a hatchet, and carved on her forehead.
When Warren turned 19, she decided her history didn't warrant the treatment she got at the hands of Dr Gross, and she took after him—in court. A state judge in suburban Tarrant County eventually ruled in 1996 that Gross had indeed gone too far, and had committed assault and battery, as well as intentionally inflicting emotional distress. He awarded Warren more than $8.4 million in damages against Gross.
Opponents of AT hoped the judgment against Dr Gross would prompt the Texas Legislature at the time to ban AT statewide. It didn't, and still hasn't.
The Psychiatric Institute of Fort Worth, where Warren received her AT, has been closed, ensnared in a billing scandal that resulted in jail for some Texas psychiatrists, and has made Gross into a fugitive.
Dr Gross was an admitted follower of Colorado psychiatrist Foster Cline, a pioneer of AT who was admonished in 1996 by that state's Board of Medical Examiners for allowing treatments involving pain and verbal abuse.
"It always hurts me, but I do understand it, when I see negative things about some therapy this or that taken out of context," Cline told CNN when it reported the story in 1996. It actually works to break down children's defenses, he went on. "They start sniffling, and then they snuggle in, and if they're older and can talk they say, 'I'm sorry, I know I'm doing these things, I don't know why.' It's just sweet," he said.
Warren said she finally figured out that Gross wanted her to say she was angry with her birth mother. When she finally said it, the sessions stopped. But she continued to suffer flashbacks and nightmares for years afterwards.
Psychiatrist Robert Hadley Gross fled the country as a federal grand jury indicted him on mail-fraud and other charges, part of a billing scandal that rocked Texas psychiatry in the mid-1990s. His flight from prosecution also contributed to losing a judicial judgment of $8.4 million to Jeannie Warren.
By the time Gross went into hiding he was facing twenty years in prison and more than $1 million in fines. He was finally returned from the UK to the United States where, in a plea bargain, he was sentenced to a year and a day in prison to be served concurrently with his six-month sentence for criminal contempt of court.


In Year 2014, The New York Times has gone offline. The Fourth Estate's fortunes have waned. What happened to the news? And What is EPIC?
It's a story about how Internet-based media wins and the other form of media has failed to exist – in the year 2014.
What I afraid is the saying about EPIC from the flash film: EPIC is merely a collection of trivia, much of it untrue, all of it narrow, shallow stand sensational. Gosh, the "traditional" media today in Taiwan is sensational enough.


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On Mother's Day, May 12, 1991, retired NYC Police Detective Jerry DeMarco was murdered during an attempted robbery at a florist shop in Staten Island, NY. Detective DeMarco died protecting the people in that shop, including his wife, Laura. He left behind two young children, ages 3 and 5 at the time of their father's murder.
In October, one of the men convicted for Detective DeMarco's murder is eligible for parole.
Please take a moment and send a letter asking that this cop killer is kept behind bars where he belongs. Below you'll find a sample letter that you can copy, print, and send, or feel free to write your own.
I respectfully ask that you DENY PAROLE to Roberto Gonzalez DIN # 94A0827.
This inmate murdered retired NYC Police Detective Jerry DeMarco on Mother's Day, May 12, 1991. Detective DeMarco was shot and killed while protecting customers, including his wife, during an attempted robbery in a florist shop in Staten Island, NY. He left behind two young children, ages 3 and 5 at the time of their father's murder.
This inmate's violent behavior should preclude any consideration for parole.
As a concerned citizen and in the interest of public safety, I again respectfully ask that you DENY PAROLE to inmate # 94A0827. Justice demands that he be made to spend every remaining day of his full sentence in prison.


saving yourself from being hacked!
Lately there are threats of scanning our credit cards…..
A simple way is to have a piece of aluminum foil in our pocket!!!!
Years back I used to protect my credit card in an aluminum case…still do…..but I guess there are protective adhesive layers in the market too, that protect the chip or the magnetic field of our card….I will sure make a market search and I will inform you accordingly!
…a small Christmas present for the Operetta lovers…(Greek famous pieces).


Finally got back into arts and the long last pt.2 of a similar painting from the past! Took about three days with acrylic paint.
Hey! I'm an artist who loves to explore different mediums and I enjoy making art on my spare time. Other then art, I also enjoy gaming, I love to play assassin creed and aq. Anyways, I also know how to play piano and the flute, so I guess that also makes me a musician.
Pretty good--I has a fish named jumby You?


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