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Master Organic Social Media
by Justin Stoddart | Sep 5, 2021 | Podcast
The reality is, it's way easier to build anything when people know who you are.
Today's guest, Jeff Pfitzer, he knows all about organic social media reach the things that you should be doing, and the things that don't actually matter.
Jeff is a mortgage leader for more than 500 million mortgage team. He's bomb bombs, top 30 video influencers, labcoat agents and drunk on social podcast host, co founder of the business video school, real estate mastery pros and social coach app.
Podcast Audio Timestamps:
02:10 – The Beginning of AHA Moment
05:35 – How to Get People to Want to Watch You
08:57 – How to Not Spend Multiple Hours Creating Content
11:27 – Be Authentic
17:24 – What Could You Be Doing Wrong
21:24 – The Game Changer
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Justin Stoddart
So the big question is this. How do those of us in the real estate industry, with crazy amounts of ambition, how do we think bigger than the building of our own empires? How do we simultaneously see success and significance, income and impact? My name is Justin Stoddart. And this is the Think Bigger Real Estate Show. Welcome back to The Think Bigger Real Estate Show. I'm your host Justin Stoddart. Today, we're going to talk about organic social media. The reality is, it's way easier to build anything when people know who you are. And today, I have the guests that you're going to want to get to know and follow. Because he knows all about organic social media reach the things that you should be doing, and the things that don't actually matter. Before to introduce him, let me remind you that inside of the think bigger Real Estate Group on Facebook, we go deeper on these topics. Our intent is not just entertained, but to really help move and transform you. And that's why we have the group to help you really go deep on these topics. If you're not yet a member, be sure and join today's guest, Jeff Pfitzer. Jeff, such a pleasure to have you here, my friend.
Jeff Pfitzer
Thank you for having me, my friend. It's great to be here.
Yeah, pleasure. Let me just give people some some background on kind of who you are kind of what you do. So that they don't know your your face. If anybody's been a part of labcoat agents. You're kind of a household name there, right? You really help. You're kind of the foremost podcast interviewer. You're all over, you know, that forum really helping people to really become experts in the real estate space. For those that don't know, he's actually the mortgage leader for a 500 million plus mortgage team. Wow. He's bomb bombs, top 30 video influencers, labcoat agents and drunk on social podcast host, co founder of the business video school, real estate mastery pros and social coach app. I don't know of anybody more qualified to talk on this topic. Jeff fitzer. Again, pleasure to have you here. Jeff, when did you have the AHA of like, this social media thing isn't just for kids. This isn't just for like entertainment mess around and posting videos, or pictures of, you know, of people I love online, like, what did you realize, like there's a real business case behind this?
There was an aha moment, it was about five or six years ago, I actually started it was video first. And then social media was the vehicle, right? But so I was doing it and my phone, you know, again, I'm a mortgage professional. And you know, we don't get invited into real estate rooms. Unless we're, you know, bringing doughnuts paying for drinks are really those are the only two reasons. And and what happened was, is, you know, so we're always chasing, you know, we're always calling the realtors. And my phone started to ring back then, because I was starting to do video content, which was new at the time, right? Nobody was doing it. Well, they're still not doing it at the level they should, but they weren't doing it at all. And I started getting phone calls from realtors saying, hey, you're the video expert. Can you help me with and it was that ding ding ding ding ding holy crap. I just cracked the code. I've flipped the table. I've got the person that I want to send me business needing me. They want me and I was like, I just figured it out. I'm going all in on video and social media.
Man, that's a really powerful Aha, you know, I had a similar high didn't look exactly like that, where none of us really liked to be cold calling prospecting there probably a few people in the audience that are like, actually, I do think it will set you aside for the rest of us that don't actually love having strangers say why are you interrupting my day? And we would rather have people coming to us saying Will you please help me because what you're doing is impressive. And I would love to do that as well, where you move from being solicitor or vendor to be in appear. And then on to being a mentor and a leader. Right. And that's where I think the future of the support industries need to go. I think it's the future of where real estate agents need to be really modeling that as well. So I love that you said that Jeff is is it, you have to like it's it's one thing to say I'm an expert. But another thing for people to recognize, like that guy's an expert, that gal is an expert. They know what they're doing. I would love to be in business with them and have them teach me what they're doing.
100% 100% and there was actually a second aha moment. So that was number one. Number two, once I started doing this, and I was doing it too. This is Facebook Live infancy of Facebook Live. And so I was doing his Facebook Lives. I was talking about business. I was walking around my office saying here we are at a meeting blah, blah, blah. And I was boring myself. Now I was getting a lot of views at the time because it was new, right? So anytime you're first to the game, you're going to get attention. But I was just like, you know, this can't be the ticket. This is not sustainable. This is boring. I can't imagine that when people open up Facebook and this is even really pre Instagram days that people are going there to consume this. And I did a Facebook Live with at the time my 13 year old daughter she was making slime It was really popular at the time she was selling it on Etsy is my little entrepreneurial child. And I was like you know what is about let's do a Facebook Live and let's make slime for the audience and just have some fun. And you know at that age, they're just normal to be in front of a camera. And we did it. And I still remember that video got hundreds of comments 1000s of views, which was fairly common, but the the engagement was off the charts. And so many people commenting about their kid does the same thing. And how cool is this and blah, blah, blah. And I was like, again, lightbulb moment, I just need to give my audience my life. That's what they want. That's what's going to get them to engage and interact and see more of my stuff. So why not just give them what they want. And then I'll sprinkle in the business to remind them what I do. But it'll be a microcosm of the you know, in totality of the content.
So for the Jeff, we were having similar experiences on the on, like, just in different states. So same thing, I actually went live every day for a couple years. And I watched my life because Facebook was trying to push that out there, right? I was getting quite a few views. And all of a sudden it started to like taper off. And I'm like, Okay, I'm just freaking boring, right? I'm like, crap, how do I actually liven it up? How do I actually get people to where they're like, I actually want to watch you. And it was this aha that I had we did a gender reveal. For our last child. I don't know if I told you how many have got six kids. We did a gender reveal. And like, I still give like comments on that. And then another time I did this crazy stunt into a pool wearing a full suit. And I still get comments on that. It's like, people go to social media to be entertained. Yeah, right. They don't go there to learn business. But if you can entertain and like you said, sprinkle in business, now all of a sudden, you've got a real opportunity and fantastic men talk to the audience. Now. How do you how do you systematize that? Or do you? I mean, is it as is organic as organic as let's just see what happens today? Or is there some way for agents to say, Look, I'm so strapped for time right now. I don't have like this creative muscle in my brain doesn't have the ability to flex right now. Because I'm so I'm so busy. What would you say to somebody that says that like, Yeah, I know that it works, I believe what you guys are saying. But how do I fit it in? Like, how do I how do I make this somehow be like regular and consistent enough to where it's actually going to have an impact?
Yeah, it's a great question. And it's loaded. You know, I would start with saying that is first of all, you know, not everybody's going to be as creative as some of us, right? I think I have that creative bone. And for me, like, I can find content out of anything. But I'm just like anybody else you mentioned all of the things I'm involved with a running a massive mortgage team with with some partners, but it's very big. So it's, it's very time consuming. And I've got multiple ventures, alongside that I am as strapped for time as anyone. And I would gladly put that up against anyone. I have four kids myself, I have a family, we travel a lot. So I time is not something I have a lot of. So I always had to figure out how do I make this as efficient as possible. And I still do most of my own content. So I've since evolved and grown. And now I have some content creators on my team. But the one thing that I'm trying to hold true to is that I know why I've gained, quote unquote, fame or become known and have been invited into circles is because I practice what I preach most very high level real estate professionals don't start the social media game till they're making a lot of money, and they just hire people to do it. for them. It's not organic at all. It's just somebody doing it for them. You can tell my stuff's very organic. It's real. It's me. And so I like to stick with that. And so what I realized, again, going back to that slime was that all I have, this is a bit this is one big reality TV show. For me. That's what it is. Now you have to wrap your head around the fact that not only is it reality TV, and it's sharing my personal life, and it's being authentic, but that is a part of the business. It doesn't sound like it because I'm not talking about business. But what I'm doing is I'm playing the algorithm, right? And so I want to be top of mind when they open up Instagram or Facebook, what's the top what's at the top of the page stories, I want my little bubble to pop up on as many people as possible every single day. It's subliminal, it's no different than a billboard. It's no different than a grocery cart. It's no different than an email marketing. Except mine's much more infinite. And so it's just that consistency of saying, What do I have to do to where I don't have to stop spend multiple hours creating content? Well, it's easy. Just turn on my camera, what's happening in my life more often. It's that simple. And as time goes on, it evolves. I didn't start day one posting every single day that took years to get to this point. Well, I you know, you crawl before you walk. If you want to do five to seven stories a day like me, start with one, just start with one a day, make it habitual, right, and and then build a strategy and I do have strategies for all of the above. I have multiple groups, I have all this stuff. And, you know, you build to it and you can't get overwhelmed. I think one of the biggest problems Justin is just like with video, we go to a conference. We listened to a guy like a good friend of mine, Brad McCallum. He is one of the sexiest video creators and I'm not saying he's sexy, although he was really nice here. He creates amazing video, and that's what you go see. And that's what you compare yourself to you immediately become intimidated, and you do nothing. And it's no different than content creation as you go follow me and you're like, Damn, this guy's overwhelming. It's every Single Day. There's tons of stuff. I can't keep up with this. Forget it. I'll just quit. Well just understand that we all start you know, we all crawl before we walk Gary Vee, you know, Gary Vee inched his way up over the years to become what he has today now a team of over 30 you know, social media people on on just the social media team. And so you know, just know that and know that you're not going to be Gary Vee or Jeff fitzer overnight, but work towards it. Just document your life more often. And then sprinkle in the business.
Man, I think there's such wisdom in what you said there, Jeff, because again, we look at everyone else's highlight reel compared to our like, behind the scenes crap. And then and then we're intimidated. Don't think thinking that we don't have anything to say. I think it's interesting to go back and read for example, Gary Vee, you mentioned him some of his early work like that can crush it when he was a nobody working in his dad's wine store. Right? A kid who people that respect kids in the wine business. And it's like, you look at what like the work that he put in an effort that he put in and not so much that we're not saying you need to work through the night like Gary Vee did. But just realize that he started putting it out there before he was the Gary Vee that we know today, right? He was the punk like Gary Vaynerchuk that had awful language. Right? That's has changed but but like, he didn't become that by starting off fantastic. He became built a massive brand. And now he can sell everything including cryptocurrency because he was willing to be out there before he was good. As opposed to I'm gonna wait till I'm good to be out there because that never works. Right? That's backwards.
Yep, you will not become good without practicing without doing it without just putting yourself out there. And that's what makes authentic content, the best practice field, especially for video, because you don't have to be perfect. In fact, really, actually, it's now since evolved. In that sense. You don't want to be perfect. I mean, I, I will script out a lot of my videos and put them in a teleprompter and intentionally build in mistakes. I will intentionally drop something to force myself to say um, because if I'm too clean, if I'm too crisp, I don't relate to everyone. They want to see real so that's okay. There's nothing wrong with that. And and being that authentic. That's why Gary Vee is so you know, it attracts so much of an audience, honestly, is the cursing. Because a lot of people just just turn it off because of that, which is fine. And Gary doesn't care. But he knows that he's going to attract the raving fans because of that real authenticity. And that's what you want to have. That's what you want to be. And the one thing that you haven't asked me yet, but I probably coming and I'll jump to it is okay, okay, Jeff, I get it. Or Justin, I get it. I need to be doing this. But listen, I follow Jeff for a little while like he's interesting. Not really. I mean, yes, I have a pretty cool life. I've made that life based a lot because of this. But at the same token, it didn't start that way. I've gone through struggles I've been broke is a joke, right? I'm not the most exciting person in the world. But we're all different humans behind closed doors. Don't be afraid to put it out there. Or I've had people say to me, Jeff, I'm boring. I don't do things like you. I'm not into fitness or diet. That's not all I do is sit around and watch Netflix on my free time. And I'm like, bingo. There's your content. Like how many other people sit and watch Netflix, you should be doing reviews, you should be talking about the shows you're watching, you should be talking about what you're binge watching people eat that crap up. There's nothing that you can do. You know, I've got a I've got an ELO, who grows tomatoes, as a hobby. I'm like, bingo, Amanda. Like, you know how many people out there will relate to that and love that kind of content. Sure, not everybody, but you're gonna have several 100 raving fans who love your tomato content will like you as a result of it and wants to do business with you. And it's just that's just how it works.
You know, for anybody that's listening live right now I know we have a kind of small audience listening live, the rest will catch it afterward. Whether you're listening live or after the fact I want you to answer the question that I'm asking right now. What is the thing that you love to do that you spend your time doing when you're not doing business? Is it growing tomatoes? Is it watching Netflix? Is it exercise? Is it you fill in the blank? And then how do you just start simply documenting that you write Jeff, everybody wants to hang out with people that have their similar interests. And you'll never get there by trying to please everybody and being so vanilla, right? to please everybody because, well, these people might not like tomatoes. Well guess what? You probably wouldn't like to be in a room of people and serve clients that could care less about homegrown tomatoes. But if all of your clients were actually people who also were like energetic, enthusiastic gardeners that love their tomatoes, you know how fun that would be, you know what kind of life you'd be building for yourself where all your clients, we're just attracted to you because you get them and you understand them and now you're able to help them find homes and investment properties that revolve around good gardening spots and you know, son at the right time of day, like all of a sudden your world is a playground. Because you've just been yourself and you've put that out there and attract the people like you now you'll get to hang out together and make a great income doing it
100% and ask yourselves this. If you go out and pull 100 random Facebook friends Let's just say your Instagram followers and ask them let's just use tomato as the basis and you ask them you said, what would you prefer for me? Would you prefer me to talk about the, you know, Monday market update, and my show you my newest listing and my latest open house and my real estate awards? Or would you rather me talk about tomatoes. And on the surface, you're thinking to yourself as a real estate agent, well, definitely the real estate stuff. That's you, you're in real estate, the only people that are watching that stuff are your fellow realtors, they're not potential clients, your neighbor, maybe your mom, your mom might be watching all of your stuff. But outside of that, nobody gives a rat's patootie. I don't know, if I can cuss on this show about our real estate market. They just don't care unless they're buying a home. And even when they're buying a home, they don't care. So even me as a non tomato grower, I might that might stop my thumb, because it'd be like, Oh, what's this? A purple tomato never seen that before? It's just things like that. Right? But if but if I if I'm scrolling and I see Oh, another open house post, Oh, another listing? Oh, another Monday market? I don't care. I don't care. And I'm in the business, right? I'm not it's you know, it's not why you go to social media. It's not business media, it's social media. There's a reason for that.
What's the ratio? Jeff, that you recommend? You talked about sprinkling in business kind of, on top of all of this, because if you're truly authentic with yourself, you realize that part of your day is business. It's not all growing tomatoes, unless you're, you know, a professional gardener. What ratio? Would you say if you're a real estate agent and you love tomatoes? And that's your thing. And you talk about tomatoes all the time? Is it 25%? Right? 20?
No, 80/20, I'd say, at 20.
I like it, there's a lot of power behind that ratio.
There's no scientific data to back this up. It's just a general thought process. It's a simple number. But the point is, is if you go back and do an audit of your own, posting your own content, just go take the last five, right 80/20. And how many out of five, were authentic, personal versus business. And if you're finding the four out of five or business, you're in, you also go through and look at those posts. They're probably relative graveyards, they get a couple likes. They get a couple comments, maybe. But then you go posted about you know what you did over the weekend? Bam, you got, you know, 50 likes and 15 comments. Yeah, it's it's just the facts. It's just reality. Just go look, anybody can do this.
That's fantastic. I just got back from a family vacation. We documented a lot of fun stuff. It was interesting, how engage my audience was there. I mean, just like, I don't have this all figured out, right? first to say that Jeff doesn't either. But he's further down the path and all of us. He's somebody that we all need to follow. Jeff, great stuff. What what's what's, before I move to our signature question? Like, what else are we missing? What questions should we be asking you anything else that like, you need people to hear that they're not getting right now that they're not doing right, that they're, that they're missing the big opportunity? Well, so
Here's the thing is, this isn't there isn't? You know, this is not one size fits all? There's not an exact playbook. In fact, if you even asked Mark Zuckerberg, he couldn't even tell you exactly what the algorithm is looking for. Because it's all run by computers. But the reality is, is understanding what this is. And so many people look at Facebook as a nuisance, right? You know, oh, political, drama, blah, blah, blah, look in the mirror, if that's what's showing up on your feet, it's because you're engaging it and the computers, the algorithms are saying, that's what Justin likes, therefore, I'm gonna show more of it. If you're seeing that stuff, you left Facebook, because of that, get back to Facebook, there's a lot of opportunity there just you control the narrative. Same thing on Instagram, same thing on tik tok. Same thing on LinkedIn and everywhere, right? They're all run by algorithms. And so at the end of the day, use the platforms for what they are. So for me, it's business, I can 1,000,000% my partners, the same will attribute our success to video and social media period, like we wouldn't have a fraction of the opportunities that we now have today that we've gone to a 500 plus million dollar branch region, we're going to call us as a result, we were stuck, we were plateaued. And that 100 230 million, and we're successful, but we could never get over the hump, you could ask one of my partners, we just put it along. And all of a sudden, over the last few years, we've we've just hockey stick curved. And think about what I just said last two to three years. I started this five, six years ago, it takes time. But once you build that momentum, all of a sudden it starts to go. So the answer to the question is really consistency is just been understanding that you're just trying to figure out how to get that little algorithm. It's not a human back there, that little algorithm to show me on my audience's feed more often. Therefore, I'm just subliminally and they're bred just like email marketing. Justin, you know this email marketing statistics are bad, like open rates sub 10%. We still do it. Why do we still do it? Because every time my name shows up in their inbox, even though they're never reading it that's a good thing. And it's easy to do. So I'm going to keep doing it. And this is the same thing, although I would say this is probably 10 times more effective because of the authenticity because you're creating parasocial relationships with people, they get to know you without actually knowing you. Man, if I had if I had a nickel for every time I got a phone call from a real estate agent, who's my audience, and another market that said, Hey, Jeff, you don't know me, but I feel like I know you like and they'll name my kids by name, or my wife by name, which is creepy in a way. But also like, I'm winning, like, I created that. And now they have this parasocial relationship with me, I don't even know who the hell they are. I already won. And that's, that's the name of the game. So just think of it on a micro level on a local level. Imagine walking into the grocery store, and somebody's like, I know you. And then all you can do inside is like, boom, got him.That's what you want to do.
That's powerful. Everybody only they internalize what Jeff said, he's been working at this for five to six years. Over the past two to three years, his business has hockey stick growth up words. In other words, you aren't going to see immediate results, you just aren't you got to be okay with that. But trust the process, trust the model that Jeff has proven out for us. The fact that if you consistently show up as your authentic self talking about what you genuinely love to do, and using the 80/20 rule, 80% of the posts, are you personal life, and 20% of them are business life, then you will see great results. Jeff, let's move to the signature question with show and then I got a bounce. I wish I could spend spend all day with you. I feel like there's so much stuff that I learned from you. You are a big thinker, there's no doubt there's nobody that will question that. What does Jeff fitzer do to continue to be a big thinker to continue to expand your possibilities.
That's all about a thesis, it's all about who I surround myself with. You know, I'm always I'm always so for me, it's it's both social media and live and in person. And obviously, over the last 12 months, that's been a challenge. But a lot of this all started with me taking a chance going to a real estate mastermind that I got invited to as a result of my video, not having any idea what I was going to do with it, just knowing that I was going into this room with a bunch of big thinkers, millionaires, there's even a couple billionaires in this group, this little peon sitting in the corner, sucking my thumb, having no idea what I was going to be doing. And still, even after I left, that first mastermind, not really sure what I was going to do with it. But I just thought, and I remember telling my wife, I'm like, I just feel like I have to do this, like I have to invest in this. And that was a big chunk of change to be a part of this group. And that has been a game changer. For me, it also created the relationship. That's where I met Tristan. And so I've become really good friends with him. And you, you couldn't have drawn that up. Right? If that doesn't happen, unless you put yourself in a position to be around bigger thinkers. And I, you know, Sam crania is the one who told me this. And when he invited me to this first mastermind, he said, Jeff, I can't tell you what you're going to gain from this. But I can tell you, from my experience, being a part of a mastermind similar to this, it has absolutely changed my life. And and he was right, and you cannot pinpoint anything. All you can do is surround yourself with bigger thinkers, successful people. And and, and here's the key, figure out a way to bring them value. Like it wasn't me just going to Tristan and saying, hey, man got a second kind of pick your brain. This happened by accident, by the way. But what happened was, selfishly, I was like, you know, you labcoat agent, I didn't even know what labcoat agents was when I met Tristan and, and I said, Man, once I learned about it, I was like, would you ever think about doing an event in my market? So again, selfishly, I'm bringing an event to my market, I'm gonna look into my realtors. And it turned out he was like, dude, I've been wanting to do this. Several people have offered, nobody's followed through if you're willing to follow through, we're in. We'll come there. We won't charge anything. And I did it. We blew the doors off. It was a packed house. He was so impressed. He said, How do I get you to keep working with me? The rest is history. And But see, that was it. I didn't mean to now I know exactly what I what you should do find these successful people figure out a way to bring them value, they won't let you get away. they'll pull you in. And then all of a sudden, it changes your life.
So funny. You didn't need to do this. But that's exactly the template of the upstream model of with real estate agents. So far, it's I mean, there's patterns everywhere, right? And they show up in all kinds of different places. And so powerful, so fun to see what you've done. Jeff, I know this is just the beginning for you, of what you're going to continue to do and accomplish that we're going to impact not just all of us, but even a much, much bigger audience. Thank you for being so generous with your time today. Such a pleasure. I look forward to staying in collaboration with you. And please let us know we can do here. And in the meantime, everybody listening here today, my final request, are these three simple words. You know what they are? They are go think bigger. Appreciate it, Jeff. Thanks, Rob. Let's do that today.
Thank you, man. Appreciate it.
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There are no indicators from Glimpse that the same 6 queries are being executed twice (which is where my brain goes when I see the HUD shows twice the number the panel does).
Additionally, the HUD shows 0 Ajax requests, but the history section actually shows 1 (which is definitely accurate).
Any ideas why there would be a discrepancy? (Keeping in mind I'm more concerned about the discrepancy with the queries.)

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A: Well, I figured it out. But first, take a look at the exact usage scenario that would need to be in place for the problem to occur.
Usage Scenario
The problem only occurs if you:
a. Have lazy loading enabled for the context.
b. Pass your EF model to the view directly, and don't use a viewmodel (which isn't good practice anyway, but was what this legacy code was doing).
What I Learned
1) It turns out the higher # of queries the HUD showed was correct - SQL Server Profiler reveals this.
2) Glimpse itself appears to be triggering the extra queries. When I leave the Metadata tab turned on, it appears to somehow access the navigation properties, causing lazy-loading. If I turn Glimpse off, or leave Glimpse on but disable the Metadata tab, no extra queries happen.
Explanation
It took me awhile to figure this out, as I searched through the code and built up a test scenario to isolate the problem. In it, I retrieved a single record, and didn't touch any nav properties afterward. Stepping through it, I knew for sure there were no navigation properties being accessed in my code to cause it - yet there were still all these extra queries being generated by the app, and I was completely baffled as to where they were coming from.
I finally gave up on figuring it out, disabled lazy-loading for the context (which prevents the extra calls), but then a NullReferenceException was being thrown on one of the nav properties. This particular nav property I had eager loaded, so I was even more confused to why it was null. Setting a breakpoint on that nav property, I found it was hit twice - once when I called it (and at that point it wasn't null), but then a 2nd time after my View/Razor code had finished compiling, it mysteriously was hit again. The call stack seemed to point to it coming from Glimpse. Sure enough, I was able to continue through the exception and the page loaded (with no errors or missing data), but Glimpse had an error displayed in the Metadata tab referencing that property. I put two and two together and experimented with turning Glimpse on/off and then disabling the Metadata tab. In either case, the extra queries stopped, and with Glimpse on but the Metadata tab disabled, the HUD and SQL Tab query count matched. Problem solved.
Now just to be clear, I am not saying this was the cause of my aforementioned performance issues - Glimpse was not even installed when the performance issues started, and as I understand it, Glimpse is off by default in Release mode anyway. The performance problem was caused by some obvious lazy-loading happening in code. However, as I fixed the lazy-loading happening in code, the query count in the HUD tab wasn't decreasing much, and performance wasn't increasing - and now that makes sense. For every lazily-loaded query I removed from the code, Glimpse was generating one behind the scenes by accessing navigation properties for the Metadata tab.

Bottom Line/TLDR: Disabling the Glimpse Metadata tab fixes the problem for me. Reduced query count & better performance in Debug mode, and there is no discrepancy in query count between Glimpse's HUD and its SQL Tab.

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The predictions and statistics for this week, the Reale Seguros Open de Espana (European PGA Tour) and the Wells Fargo Championship (US PGA Tour), are now available on Golf Predictor. Tiger Woods is back in action at Quail Hollow this week and no doubt he'll be looking to play better than his last outing there in 2010 (rare missed cut, finishing T140th on +9). Rory McIlroy will also hope to do better than his last outing here last year (missed cut, finishing T113th) and reclaim the top spot in the ranking (yet again!) from Luke Donald. Meanwhile, the European PGA Tour is back in Europe after four tournaments in the Far East and North America!
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Bernd Wiesberger (ranked 53rd* by Golf Predictor) won the Ballantine's Championship on the European PGA Tour. The 26 year old coasted to his maiden tour title with an impressive bogey free display over the final three days (59 holes to be exact!). Our top ranked player, Adam Scott, finished in tied 12th and we had eleven of the top fifteen plus ties (11/19).
Jason Dufner (ranked 5th by Golf Predictor) won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the US PGA Tour. The 35 year old American finally won his maiden tour title on the second hole of a play-off with Ernie Els. That should help defray the cost of his nuptials next week! Our top ranked player, Luke Donald, finished in third to reclaim the top spot in the world from Rory McIlroy. Overall, we had eight of the top eighteen plus ties (8/23) in total.
*See this post for information on a WR naming problem with the winner.
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Bernd Wiesberger's Prediction Record Updated on Golf Predictor
On processing Bernd Wiesberger's impressive maiden victory in the Ballantine's Championship, I noticed he had an infeasibly low ranking (146) on Golf Predictor. On investigation, it turned out he was in most (but not all!) of the world ranking lists as "Bernard Wiesberger" and thus was not being matched in the system. This meant he was given the default world ranking of 1050 in such cases and thus was not being ranked correctly in some tournaments.
This happens occasionally on Golf Predictor where name variations (especially from the same source) are the bane of my life! Usually, they are caught much sooner in a golfer's career and this is the first time it has happened with a tournament winner. I have updated the 2012 Ballantine's Championship prediction for Berd Wiesberger and his correct ranking was 83. I will endeavour to update Wiesberger's other affected prediction records in the near future and I apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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The predictions and statistics for this week, the Ballantine's Championship (European PGA Tour) and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (US PGA Tour), are now available on Golf Predictor. The US Tour are boasting that there are 12 major champions teeing it up in New Orleans this week. Among them is the newest entrant in to that exclusive group, Bubba Watson, who is the defending champion and playing for the first time since Augusta. Not such an exclusive field in Korea, but at least they have local hero and Tiger slayer Y.E. Yang and current British Open champion Darren Clarke to cheer on!
Branden Grace (ranked 24th by Golf Predictor) won the Volvo China Open on the European PGA Tour. The 23 year old South African equalled Johan Edfors record of winning three times in his first season after Qualifying School by easily holding off defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts in the final round. Our top ranked player, Ian Poulter, finished in tied 29th, but we had eight of the top eighteen plus ties (8/22).
Ben Curtis (ranked 68th by Golf Predictor) won the Valero Texas Open on the US PGA Tour. The 34 year old American secured his first US PGA Tour title since 2006 by holding off Matt Every and rookie John Huh by two shots. Our top ranked player, Matt Kuchar, finished in tied 13th and we had nine of the top eighteen one plus ties (9/23) in total.
Update and New Charts for 'Tournament Winners' Page
WR Distribution for all winners on the 2009 European PGA Tour
The 'Tournament Winners' page has been updated on Golf Predictor. The world ranking (WR) column has been made sortable (by clicking on the column header) and two new charts have been added to the page. You can now see the breakdown of the WR of the season winners on the European PGA Tour and the US PGA Tour. As shown above for the 2011 European PGA Tour season, these handy new charts show at a glance the most common WR of golfers who won a tournament in a given season. These charts are similar to the Field Strength chart on the main prediction page, which shows the field WR breakdown and uses different category divisions.
The page with these new charts also displays the average, standard deviation, highest and lowest* WR of the season winner above the chart, as shown in the screenshot. As usual, hovering over a bar shows more information, as displayed for the 101-150 category above. These new charts are only available from the 2009 season onwards, because this was our first full season and WR information is only available on Golf Predictor for tournaments we have predicted.
These two new charts bring the total number of charts on the site to 312. These breakdown charts are a premium feature and thus only available to subscribers. So, sign up today to get the most out of Golf Predictor, the premier US and European PGA Tour statistics site.
*2009 was the year then amateur Shane Lowry won the Irish Open, thus the default 1050 WR as shown above.
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The predictions for this week, the Valero Texas Open (US PGA Tour) and the Volvo China Open (European PGA Tour), are now available on Golf Predictor. It's another different course for the Chinese event this year as the golfers tee it up on the long Binhai Lake GC in Tianjin, a large city in the north east of the country. The Texas tournament stays put in San Antonio where Matt Kuchar is headlining the field.
Louis Oosthuizen (ranked 2nd by Golf Predictor) won the Maybank Malaysian Open on the European PGA Tour. The 29 year old South African built on his third and second place finishes in the last two weeks to to claim his fifth tour title by three shots. The fact that he put last week's Masters disappointment so quickly behind him and conquered jet-lag made this victory even more impressive. Our top ranked player, Martin Kaymer, finished in tied 7th and we had eleven of the top twenty plus ties (11/23).
Carl Pettersson (ranked 25th by Golf Predictor) won the RBC Heritage on the US PGA Tour. The 34 year old Swede won his fifth tour title with an assured final day performance on the testing Hilton Head layout. Our top ranked player, Luke Donald, finished in tied 37th and lost his top spot in the world rankings to Rory McIlroy again. Overall, we had ten of the top twenty four plus ties (10/28) in total.
New Stats Added to 'Tournament Statistics (Rounds)' Page
Renamed panel with new stats for the 2012 US PGA Tour (to The Masters)
As above, but showing pop-up text for lowest round four so far this season
The statistics panel 'Tournament Statistics (Rounds)' page has been relocated, renamed and enhanced on Golf Predictor. As seen on the screenshots above for the 2012 US PGA Tour to The Masters, the panel now includes the number of rounds played, the lowest and the highest scores for rounds one to four played on a given tour in a given season. Because of these new stats, the panel has been renamed from "Season Averages" to "Season Round Statistics". It has also been relocated from below the round averages by tournament table/charts to above it. Hovering over a lowest or highest round value will display a handy pop-up table showing the golfer(s) and details of the tournament that he(they) achieved the score in. This is shown in the second screenshot above for low round four score for this season so far on the US PGA Tour. Some notes on these new changes:
The number of first rounds differs from the number of second rounds due to player withdrawals.
Similarly, the number of fourth rounds differs from number of third rounds for the same reason and also due to weather shortened events.
The pop-up table shown in the second screenshot above does not have borders on Internet Explorer (IE). This is due to what appears to be a rendering bug which made the table borders (but not the data!) visible on initial loading of the page. After wasting a considerable period of time on this, the easiest solution was to hide the lines on IE!
The final change to this panel is that it is now only available to subscribers. So, sign up today to get the most out of Golf Predictor, the premier US and European PGA Tour statistics site.
The predictions for this week, the Maybank Malaysian Open (European PGA Tour) and the RBC Heritage (US PGA Tour), are now available on Golf Predictor. It's back to the usual grind after the excitement of Augusta. Masters runner up Louis Oosthuizen is teeing it up in steamy Malaysia, so hopefully he can put last week's disappointment behind him. He's joined by two fellow major champions, Martin Kaymer and Charl Schwartzel, as headliners in the event. There are several major winners in South Carolina this week also, but the biggest draw is the world number one Luke Donald.
Bubba Watson (ranked 10th by Golf Predictor) won the first major of the year, The Masters (European/US PGA Tour). The 33 year old American won his maiden major with a brilliant hooked wedge from the trees on the second hole of a play-off with Louis Oosthuizen. The South African had earlier created history with the first ever albatross on the second hole in Masters history (and the fourth overall), but was unable to fully capitalise on that 260 yard wonder shot. He was reeled in by Watson in regulation with four straight birdies from the 13th and it was the tearful American who eventually donned the famous green jacket. Our top ranked player, Rory McIlroy, faded very badly over the weekend to finish in tied 40th with an equally unimpressive Tiger Woods. Overall, we had nine of the top seventeen four plus ties (9/18)*.
* Jason Day withdrew, promoting Graeme McDowell into the top 18 of the rankings.
New Stats and 6 New Charts Added to 'Golfer Details' Page
Career performance data for Rory McIlroy with new Regular Tournament & FedEx Cup panels & new chart links in all five panels & by section title.
Chart of Rory McIlroy's career performance to date (click to enlarge)
Breakdown of Rory McIlroy's career performance to date (click to enlarge)
I am happy to announce the addition of two new performance panels and six new pop-up charts to the 'Golfer Details' page on Golf Predictor. These two new panels add the golfer in question's performance in regular and FedEx tournaments since 2003 to the existing panels for overall, major tournament and WGC performance. These panels can be seen in the first screenshot above for Rory McIlroy. This screenshot also shows the six new chart links on this page, one in each performance panel beside the 'Tournaments Played' metric and one by the 'Statistics (since 2003)' section title
The five new pie charts accessible from the performance panels are similar to the new charts on the 'Prediction Data' page and show the performance breakdown (wins/other top tens/missed cuts/non-finishes/finishes) for the golfer in the following:
All tournaments since 2003
All regular tournaments since 2003
All major tournaments since 2003
All WGC tournaments since 2003
All FedEx Cup tournaments since 2003
The second screenshot above shows the new pop-up chart for McIlroy's performance in all tournaments since 2003. This chart shows graphically his impressive performance in that period, finishing in the top ten over 40% of the time (when wins are included). The sixth new chart is accessible from the section title and is a stacked chart showing the breakdown of career performance by tournament type. As shown in the third screenshot above for Rory McIlroy, you can see the overall career, regular tournament, major tournament, WGC tournament and FedEx Cup tournament performance graphically side by side. This allows you to see at a glance what type of event a golfer plays better at.Some notes on the new charts:
In the performance statistics on the Prediction Data page, wins are also counted as top tens (which they are!). However, it made sense to separate wins and top tens for charting purposes.
Zero values are excluded from the five pie charts for legibility. This because the charting technology used in Golf Predictor tends to put the zero labels right on top of each other! The zero values are noted above the chart instead.This is shown in the second screenshot above for non-finishes.
As usual, hovering over a pie slice/bar segment shows more information, as shown in the second and third screenshots above.
These six new charts bring the total number of charts on the site to 310. The five new pie charts are available to all users, but the stacked performance breakdown chart is a premium feature and thus only available to subscribers. So, sign up today to get the most out of Golf Predictor, the premier US and European PGA Tour statistics site.
The predictions and statistics for this week, The Masters (European/US PGA Tour), are now available on Golf Predictor. Only one tournament this week, but it's the big one! It's that time of the year again and excitement is mounting among golf fans ahead of the first major of the season at Augusta. With the re-emergence of one Tiger Woods and the good recent performances of the likes of Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and Hunter Mahan, it promises to be an exciting week's golf. Of course, you can't rule out Phil Mickelson or big hitters like Dustin Johnson either. Let battle commence!
Thorbjorn Olesen (ranked 11th by Golf Predictor) won the Sicilian Open on the European PGA Tour. The 22 year old Dane held off a gallant final day charge from Chris Wood (64, -8) to win his maiden tour title. Our top ranked player, Matteo Manassero, added to his Masters disappointment by missing the cut on home soil. However, we had eleven of the top nineteen plus ties (11/26).
Hunter Mahan (ranked 3rd by Golf Predictor) won the Shell Houston Open on the US PGA Tour. The 29 year old American secured his second win of the season with an assured display on the back nine. As the new top ranked American in the world rankings, he must be confident ahead of the first major of the season, The Masters, which starts next Thursday. Our top ranked player, Lee Westwood, finished in tied 21st, but we had seven of the top eighteen plus ties (7/20).
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GAME Reward for Windows Phone gets updated with cool new features (UK)
By Rich Edmonds
last updated 20 November 2018
The official GAME Windows Phone app is a sweet companion app for anyone who enjoys shopping at the UK retailer. The company has had an app available for Microsoft's mobile platform for some time now and we've witnessed numerous updates released, further improving the user experience. Today, we're looking at version 6.
The GAME Reward app is all the more useful should you have an account with the retailer and are able to get stuck in with point accumulation through purchases and promotions. From utilising the QR code in-store to checking out latest releases and even viewing the charts to see what's currently hot and worth purchasing, it's a rich experience for any gamer.
So what's included in version 6? This is quite the update so prepare yourselves. You've now got mobile game stores, which fully supports Microsoft's Windows Phone app store. You'll be able to check out the top 25, some new and free titles, as well as filtering through the catalogue by selecting categories you desire.
Next up is the Nintendo eShop, enabling those with handheld systems to check out all the latest deals for download (sometimes saving a few pounds). It's worth noting that this isn't a native part of the experience and will require you to hop into Internet Explorer. In case you require some extra accessories for your consoles, the new Endless Range will keep you in the loop of super deals.
Have you ever browsed the coming soon list and wanted to be reminded as to when that particular game is released? You can now add titles that are "coming soon" to your Windows Phone calendar, perfect for those who enjoy being among the first to make the purchase. Lastly, you can now set up your home store along with four favourites for more convenient access. Neat.
This is a really nice update for the popular app and we're excited to see how it's developed with future releases. You can download GAME Reward from the Windows Phone Store for free (Windows Phone 8 - region restricted).
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Rich Edmonds was formerly a Senior Editor of PC hardware at Windows Central, covering everything related to PC components and NAS. He's been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis. You can follow him on Twitter at @RichEdmonds.
US never gets anything!!! /s
Great for our friends across the pond. :-)
Also, first!
Hmm I got this update over a week ago and have been making use of the new features already
I just had a look at the app, It lists some games as free but their not free, just trials like all LIVE games. Shame because i saw Mass Effect for free and got excited. I missed it when it was on sale last month unfortunally.
Sweeeeeeet
Best feature is, coming soon section hold your finger down and add the release date to your calendar!
I just like the fact it has been updated so you can see how much trade in value (cash & credit) you can get for xbox one games :)
Was about to delete this app. This update saved it. Great stuff happening to WP. Lets hope updates hit the rest of the ecosystem so we can have more integration.
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An investigation into an accusation in connection with Jackson County Sheriff Charles Cornell probably will be completed in about a week, a Topeka attorney representing the sheriff said Wednesday.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is conducting the investigation. The KBI started the probe July 26.
"I'm confident he will be (cleared)," said Chris Joseph, the sheriff's attorney.
Joseph said an allegation of misconduct was made by a former inmate at the Jackson County Jail, which is in Holton. Beyond that, Joseph said he couldn't discuss the nature of the accusation based on the rules of professional conduct governing lawyers
Cornell isn't able to comment on the allegation or the investigation, Joseph said in a statement.
A KBI investigator earlier said results of the investigation would be forwarded to the attorney general's office to determine whether an offense had occurred.
Cornell earlier worked for the Salina and Holton police departments, then was elected as the Jackson County sheriff in 2004 when he defeated former Sheriff Bruce Tomlinson. Cornell was elected again in 2008.
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Are you a Chelmsford local? Fancy getting fit, winning prizes or even contributing to a hugely worthy local good cause?
We've run quite a few fitness challenges at The Gym Chelmsford since we opened, and more and more members get involved every time. February sees a new challenge designed to burn off masses of calories and raise awareness of a good cause.
One of the The Gym Chelmsford's personal trainers, Joe Gallimore (pictured), will be climbing Ben Nevis in May. He's raising money for local charity The J's Hospice, which provides vitally important care and support for young adults in Essex with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
We're not expecting our members to nip up a mountain during freezing February; instead, we want you to write down the total number of steps you complete on the stepper machine at The Gym every time you work out this month.
Our goal is that our members collectively climb the 1,344 vertical metres it takes to reach the summit of Ben Nevis as many times as possible. That's 4,050 steps on our steppers for each successful mountain ascent. Taking part will do wonders for your core muscles and tone up calves, thighs and backsides and eat up a lot of calories on the way.
That's not all though; we'll also be offering random, on-the-spot prizes to people taking part, and giving special prizes to our best climbers!
You don't even have to be a member at The Gym to take part. We want as many people to help us as possible. All you need is a one-day free Gym membership to join in. Just text "Gym Pass Chelmsford" to 81025 for a FREE day pass.
And if you'd like to donate some money to The J's Hospice by sponsoring Joe's climb, please visit his my-donate page.
So stretch out those legs and join our February challenge, and don't forget to encourage friends and family to get their free day passes and join up for the day!


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Q: append every new time into list How can I append new time into a list?
import time

time_status = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')
time_list = []
while True:
    time_list.append(time_status)
    print(time_list)
    time.sleep(59)

Output should be:
['17:48:50','17:48:51','17:48:52','17:48:53']

A: For one thing, you have to update time_status within the loop. Then you should wait for a little less than a second not to do too much eager waiting:
import time

time_list, crnt = [], None
while True:
    while (time_status := time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')) == crnt:
        pass
    time_list.append(crnt := time_status)
    print(time_list)
    time.sleep(0.95)

['11:36:40']
['11:36:40', '11:36:41']
['11:36:40', '11:36:41', '11:36:42']
['11:36:40', '11:36:41', '11:36:42', '11:36:43']
['11:36:40', '11:36:41', '11:36:42', '11:36:43', '11:36:44']


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Disney has updated the operating hours calendar for October 2016 to include performances of 'Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular' at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Since the show opened in June 2016 the show has performed daily, but beginning in October, it is switching to four nights per week. Showtimes are typically at 7:45pm or 8pm.


Fred Teller, 66, of Tully passed away on Thursday. Fred worked for many years as a chef in various settings. All who knew Fred will miss his good nature, sense of humor and, of course, excellent cooking. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Rose; children, Eric, Charles, Gina and Christina; grandchildren, Gabryel and Joseph; sisters, Annie and Donna; brothers, Lawrence and Harold; and all his dear family and friends.
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Extreme innovation in how services are delivered to users and the insatiable demand for bandwidth and performance are causing networks to undergo tectonic shifts in how they are designed built and operated. A fixed-function switch ASIC is no longer a viable option for building the networks of the future. A programmable forwarding plane that doesn't compromise on performance is key to unlocking revolutionary value from the network.
Barefoot Tofino is the world's first end-user programmable Ethernet switch. It is built using a Protocol Independent Switch Architecture (PISA) and is P4-programmable. Tofino gives network designers the power of the Protocol-Independent Switch Architecture (PISA). The PISA architecture was developed to provide powerful programmability.
Tofino is fully programmable because the forwarding logic resides in the P4 program that the network operator or switch manufacturer loads on the chip; it's not baked into the silicon. Tofino is protocol independent because the chip has no awareness of the network protocols it supports. Instead, the P4 program provides the logic for handling all supported protocols. When support for a new protocol is required, the network operator or switch manufacturer simply adds new logic to the P4 program.
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Tofino's programmable pipeline and memories allow for packet lookup table scale that is unmatched. Instead of buying expensive switch ASICs with external lookup table memory, a majority of table scale requirements can be met using Tofino.
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Shops and Establishments Act License in India have been enacted by the states to regulate conditions of work. Additionally, it provides the statutory obligations of the employers and right of the employees in the un-organized sector of employment. Every shop and the establishment is required to register itself under the Act within 30 days of commencement of work, whether or not it has employees.
The Shop and Establishment Act is regulated by the Department of Labor and regulates premises wherein any trade, business or profession is carried out. The act regulates the working of commercial establishments. The list includes societies, charitable trusts, printing establishments and educational institutions run for the gain. Additionally, it includes the premises of banking, insurance, stock or share brokerage. The Shop and Establishment Act in India is promulgated by the state and may slight differ from state to state. However, as per the Act, all shops and commercial establishments operating within each state are covered by the respective Shop & Establishments Act.
A theater, cinema or any other place of public amusement or entertainment.
A shop where goods are sold, either by retail, wholesale, or where services are rendered to customers. It includes an office a store-room, godown, warehouse or workplace, whether in the same premises or otherwise, used in connection with such trade/ business.
Guidelines for spread-over, rest interval, opening, and closing hours closed days, national and religious holidays, overtime work.
Rules for employment of children, young persons, and women.
Rules for annual leave, maternity leave, sickness, and casual leave, etc.
Obligations of employers as well as employees.
After receiving the application for registration and the fees, the Inspector shall verify the accuracy and correctness of the application. Once suitably satisfied, he shall enter the details in the Register of Establishments and issue a registration certificate of your establishment to you. This certificate is valid for 5 years. And you need to renew the thereafter. After getting the certificate, you will need to display that at your premise.
If you want to close down your establishment, within 15 days of closing the establishment, notify to the Inspector in writing the date of such closure and return the registration certificate. After due verification, the Inspector shall remove the name of your establishment from the Register of Establishments and cancel your registration certificate.
This is a sample fees chart applicable in Bangalore. The rules under Shops and Establishments Act License vary for the different states. It is recommended to check the details with your state's specific officer.


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solicitor (1873-1918) New South Wales, Australia
Member of Lower House (1882-1886) New South Wales, Australia
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Q: Glide for Android not preloading images to disk cache? Hey all I am loading up a lot of .PNG images into my glide view and it does not seem to cache them at all?
As you see below the images appear when I scroll down when they should already be there. And when I scroll back up the images that were there seem to have to load again? And if I scroll down after that then, again, the images have to load up when they already did the first time I scrolled down.
My code:
@SuppressLint("UseCompatLoadingForDrawables")
@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(MoviesAdapter.MyViewHolder holder, int position) {
    MoviesModel galleryPhoto = mMoviesList.get(position);
    ImageView imageView = holder.mPhotoImageView;

    if (!mMoviesList.get(position).getName().isEmpty()) {
        String pathUri = "file:///android_asset/movieposters/" + mMoviesList.get(position).getName();
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                    .asBitmap()
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Gill (disambiguation)
Look up Gill, branchiae, gill, gilled, or gills in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
A gill is an aquatic respiratory organ.
Gill or Gills may also refer to:
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1.1 United Kingdom
1.3 Elsewhere
3 Art, entertainment, and media
3.1 Fictional characters and elements
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4 Other uses
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United Kingdom[edit]
Gill (ravine), generic term for a narrow valley in the north of England
Gill, North Yorkshire
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Gaping Gill, a cave in North Yorkshire
Rowlands Gill in the Derwent Valley
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Gill (Street Fighter), a character in the Street Fighter video game series
Gill, the unit of currency in the Final Fantasy games
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Gill, a webcomic by Norm Feuti
The Gills, an indie rock/post-rock band featured on Guitar Hero Live with "Rubberband"
Gill (publisher), Irish publisher established in 1856 based in Park West, Dublin
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Gill (automobile), a British microcar
Gill (spinning), a machine for heckling flax
Gill (unit), a unit of volume
Gill, a vector-image program, a fork of which became Sodipodi
Artificial gills (human), a device for underwater breathing
Lamella (mycology) or gill, a papery rib under a mushroom cap
The Gills, nickname of Gillingham Football Club in England
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In this day and age we simply have no time for much for one another, we make a point to get together as a family every Sunday to catch up on everyone's lives, sometimes there is laughter sometimes there are tears but the love we have for one another will ways remain.
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The average number of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) hit an all time high in 2018, with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that around 1 in 5 people in the US have an STD - that's almost 68 million infections in 2018 alone [1].
Taking these numbers into consideration, as well as the problems some of these common STDs can cause in women, it's important to remember that pregnancy doesn't provide women or their newborns any additional protection. In fact, women who are pregnant can become infected with the same STDs as those who aren't expecting. And, while it may go without saying, becoming infected while pregnant is linked to a number of potential complications.
Some of the STDs that can cause complications during pregnancy include:
See also: Can an STI go Undetected?
Can having an STD affect your pregnancy?
A sexually transmitted disease (STD) during pregnancy can potentially have serious risks for both the woman, and the newborn which is why screening for STDs during the first prenatal visit is extremely important. It's important to remember that not all STDs show obvious signs or symptoms, so remember to speak with your doctor about regular testing options.
There are a number of STDs to know about which can pose a risk to both the mother and child, these include:
It's possible for a pregnant women who has tested positive for HIV to pass the virus on to their newborn child during pregnancy, delivery and sometimes through breast-feeding [2].
Once you have been diagnosed early, and proceed to take the HIV treatment as advised, the risk of transmission during pregnancy can be reduced. In some cases, the NHS notes, a c-section may be recommended by the doctor [3].
For those who are pregnant and have tested positive for chlamydia, it's possible to pass the virus on to the child during delivery. Other possible complications associated with chlamydia during pregnancy include:
If a woman contracts chlamydia while pregnant, it can often be treated with an antibiotic.
See also: Does Chlamydia Cause Long-Term Damage?
Babies that are born to a mother who has tested positive for hepatitis B are at a greater risk of developing the virus during vaginal delivery or c-section. However, this transmission can be prevented if the child is treated shortly after birth with a set of shots [4].
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 40% of babies born to women with untreated syphilis can be stillborn as a result of the infection [5].
With these statistics in mind, it's important to remember, early syphilis can be treated and cured with antibiotics and that there is treatment available for babies born with congenital syphilis.
An untreated gonorrhea infection in a pregnant woman can cause the virus to be passed to the baby during delivery. Other complications include:
Gonorrhea can be cured with the right treatment, making regular sexual health screening and practicing safe sex one of the best ways to prevent gonorrhea in newborns [6].
How are STDs treated during pregnancy?
STDs fall under two categories - bacterial and viral. While bacterial STDs such as chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea can all be treated and cured with antibiotics during pregnancy, viral STDs such as HIV and hepatitis can't be cured. In saying that, there are antiviral medications available that can help in reducing the risk of passing the virus on to your child.
See also: What's the Difference Between Bacterial and Viral STDs?
How can you prevent STDs during pregnancy?
Although one of the only surefire ways to prevent sexually transmitted infections is through abstaining from sexual activity, there are other steps that can be taken that can help reduce the risk of contracting an STD during pregnancy, these include:
Use condoms and dental dams correctly
Ensuring both you and your partner have been tested for STDs
Checking your sexual health regularly with a lab test - this can be done from home or with your doctor
One of the most reliable ways to know more about your sexual health is through regular testing. This can be done with your doctor or from the comfort of your own home with an at-home lab test. If you have already noticed symptoms, it's important to speak with your healthcare provider.
LetsGetChecked's range of Sexual Health Tests can detect a number of common STDs with online results available within 2-5 days. Our dedicated clinical team are available should you have any questions throughout the process or regarding your results.
You should consider taking the test if:
You become sexually active
You have had unprotected sex
You're experiencing symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection
You're entering into a new sexual relationship
You have received a notification from a previous partner that they are infected (STIs can remain dormant for years and/ or take up to three weeks to become detectable.)
See also: How do you Check for STDs From Home?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Disease. Online: Cdc.gov
Mayo Clinic. STDs and pregnancy: Get the facts. Online: Mayoclinic.org
NHS. Can HIV be passed to an unborn baby in pregnancy or through breastfeeding? Online: NHS.uk
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Congenital Syphilis. Online: Cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gonococcal Infections Among Neonates. Online: Cdc.gov
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by Cheryl Slaton, Argyle Education Foundation
With the start of the new school year we are reminded of the influx of growth our small town has begun to experience as we see more and more new faces at within our community and at school. With so many new students and families in our district, we would like to take a moment to introduce you to the Argyle Education Foundation!
Established in February 2003, the AEF has provided 13 years of service to the Argyle Independent School District. We are proud to say we have donated over ONE MILLION DOLLARS to AISD through teacher innovation, programming grants, and scholarships! Our dedicated Board of Directors is comprised of a group of business, community and neighborhood volunteers working together to enhance the learning environment in our schools. AEF generates our financial resources through grants, donations and fundraisers to invest in teachers otherwise not funded by the district. We pride ourselves on "Investing in Education Excellence."
Our "Fund a Teacher" campaign was started nearly two years ago and has enabled AEF to provide AISD with $180,000 for three teachers and four campus grants for the 2016-2017 school year! AEF was able to raise funds to support the Foundation's initiative to invest in teaching positions that are above and beyond what is state mandated and otherwise not funded by the district through the results of the Black Diamond Affair.
Argyle's 11th Annual Black Diamond Affair proved a success as residents and community members came out to support AEF with a "Night at the Ranch." AISD supporters gathered at Circle R Ranch on April 16th with nearly 350 in attendance. A night including live auction, dinner, dancing and entertainment by George Dunham & the Bird Dogs. Robert Burns, AEF President 2013-2016, was honored with the Adele Foster Award for his many years of service and dedication to AEF and AISD. The evening was a success and AEF was able to top the previous year's donation of $110,000.00 which had provided funding for 2 new teachers for the 2015-2016 school year.
As we continue to work toward our goal of adding additional teaching positions each year, AEF will kick off this school year with Foundation Night: Wednesday, September 14, at Earl's 377 & Fuzzy's. All are encouraged to come out to this family event and learn what the Argyle Education Foundation is about. A percentage of proceeds from dinner sales will benefit AEF, so please join us!
We will also present our 2015-2016 Golden Eagle Teacher Excellence Award winners: Pam Moore, Hilltop Elementary; James McNair, Argyle Intermediate; Kimberly McCage, Argyle Middle; and Pam Arrington, Argyle High School. Mrs. Arrington was also recipient of the Lisa M.Z. Over-all District
Teacher of the Year Award. "We are so proud to have teachers of this caliber within our schools," states Amy Williams AEF Executive Assistant. Josh Westrom, AEF Vice President of Development noted, "Foundation Night is intended to celebrate our campus teachers of the year and the district teacher of the year. With the success of last year's efforts, we continue to strive in helping AISD lower student teacher ratios at the elementary school and providing innovative instruction in technology, math and science at the middle and high schools that would otherwise not be available through state funding. The Foundations goal for the 2017-2018 school year is to raise enough to fund a fourth teacher!" AEF Development Chair Rebecca Lively Oehlers added," This is an opportunity to learn how the Foundation, in return, supports our teachers, children and schools. The more the community is involved, the more amazing Argyle will be for our children".
Argyle Education Foundation is happy to announce the return of its annual event, the AEF Gala (previously the Black Diamond Affair)! Board members have begun working hard along with our Development team in planning our primary fundraising event with a fresh and exciting new take.
AEF Gala Chair Amanda Payne comments that, "The 2017 Gala will be an event you will not want to miss! From cocktail hour to dancing the night away with a spectacular band, this night will be one to remember! You will also want to place your bid for one of our exciting auction items. Reserved tables and ticket sales will be available later this fall. We are currently looking for sponsors interested in becoming a part of this great event. Sponsors will receive recognition and benefits beyond general tickets. Let's support our schools and have a great evening doing so". Please mark your calendars for this special event February 2017!
The Argyle Education Foundation would like to welcome our new board members Trisha Simms, Kelly Massey, Tara Tarrant, Jennifer Sicking, Rebecca Lively Oehlers, Kara Kennedy, Becky Broadhurst, Traci Larrison, Steve Dembowski and Jimmie Stapleton. The board also welcomes longtime Director Sam Slaton as our 2016-2017 Board President.
We are Funding Teachers Today for a Better Tomorrow!
To sponsor, donate or volunteer for the 2017 AEF Gala, please contact Amy Williams at [email protected] . To learn more about AEF, please visit us at www.SupportArgyleISD.org.
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The degree of positive action that will attract customers depends on your size, your community, your market, and your business. It may be as easy as donating a prize to the school fair or as complex as making sure that your supply chain doesn't include sweat shops or pesticides or animal cruelty.
Social responsibility does not mean that you need to lose money or give something away for nothing - although donating to nonprofits is one way to be socially responsible. The idea is that as your business grows so, too, will your positive effect on the community.
One day, instead of just giving a prize to the PTA, you may be able to donate food for its fundraiser or underwrite a scholarship program.
Partner With a Cause - It's easy to find a cause, no matter what the size of your business or the culture of your community. A gift for the PTA raffle is one way. Or provide refreshments to a local charity's fundraiser. Or serve as a drop-off point during a winter coat drive. The smaller you are, the more important such partnerships can be: You get high visibility, good vibes and, depending on what you do, new walk-in traffic.
But do your research first. Make sure the cause is one that matters to your target market. Advertise your participation, even if its only with posters in the window and next to the cash register. Make sure your partner mentions your help as well, on event programs and in newsletters.
Donate to Non-profits - Give part of your profits, whether for one night or on a regular basis, to a nonprofit.
Go Green - Change your light bulbs, cut down on A/C use, even dim the lights. You'll be doing a good thing and cutting expenses. Win-win! Consumers want to feel virtuous; help them by offering discounts if they use their own shopping bags. Use recycled materials in your advertising (and say so).
Buy From Socially Responsible Suppliers - Buy from other socially responsible businesses. Even if you donate to nonprofits and pay your own employees well, it just doesn't ring true if the goods you sell are produced in sweatshops.
Collaborate and Communicate - Join groups that promote social responsibility in your community or sector. In New York City, try Sustainable Business Network New York City, whose members range from contractors to party planners. You'll get ideas for improving the social responsibility score of your own business as well as the support to implement those ideas. You may also increase your b-to-b sales.
None of these suggestions takes a lot of money. Small businesses, even start-up businesses, can be socially conscious and profitable.
Geri Stengel is president of Ventureneer.com, an online peer learning service for small business, especially those making a social impact such as nonprofits and social enterprise, and Stengel Solutions, strategic planning, marketing and marketing research firm. An adjunct professor at The New School, she honed her online experience at companies like Dow Jones and Physicians' Online. Geri co-founded the Women's Leadership Exchange. Geri is a past Vice Chair of Governance Matters, a nonprofit organization that counsels New York-based nonprofits on issues of stronger governance and a past board member of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)-NYC.