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Ian HendryWeCanDo.BIZ is an online network which helps SMEs find sales leads and business referrals, and it also offers a sales lead service for Twitter.

I've been talking to CEO Ian Hendry about the company, the potential of Twitter for finding leads, and the effects of social media on Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

Tell me about Wecando.biz, what is your business model?

The site helps businesses engage with potential new customers. We use social networking methods to broker introductions between people with a need and those who offer a solution; and provide Social CRM tools to help progress those new relationships into customers.

Most of our site services are free, but we have premium level membership for those who want to more effectively profile and market to their network of contacts.

What is your target audience?

Typically senior staff in SME businesses, of which we have over 13,000 registered on the site.

How does your Twitter Sales Leads service work?

Our users tell us the Biz Needs lead matching tool on our website is invaluable in helping find new customers. But you can never have enough sales leads of course, so we now trawl the 27 million 'tweets' every day to find Twitter users posting a specific need which matches your business offering.

This is not just keyword searching, as we only return tweets that show a stated need or asking for a business to be recommended -- real people with real needs which we put our users in touch with.

We provide the details behind the user and you can even reply from the page. The most promising leads can be saved into the integrated Social CRM system with a single click.

How effective is Twitter for generating sales leads?

Very. With Google you pay money to be at the top of listings on keywords. This gets you clicks. But you can't bank clicks and probably only 2% of the people who make it to your website then fill out an enquiry form to tell you who they are and what they need.

With the social web and sites like Twitter, users are tweeting details of what they need and asking for recommendations of businesses all day long; using the power of crowd sourcing; getting considered responses with recommendations attached that are impossible to mine from Google.

Find and respond to these requests and you're in immediate dialogue with the customer AND engaged in the sales cycle. Remember, that person has invited a response so they'll welcome contact.

Companies spend a fortune on Google advertising and yet many requests for contact on Twitter go unanswered. Our Twitter Sales Leads tool makes these opportunities easier to find and respond to.

You mentioned that Facebook won't work for all businesses. Which kinds of business are doing well on Facebook? Why?

It works well for consumer brands but not for B2B. Most people sign up to Facebook to share and communicate with friends and family; they don't use Facebook with a suit on.

Many are reluctant to confirm work "friends" other than colleagues, because they don't want to have to worry about what they post or what's posted about them. You may well get them following your fan page if you have a brand like Audi, Apple or even McDonald's, brands people are happy to be associated with.  But they're unlikely to start high fiving their accountant or sporting a badge for their telecoms provider.

Does online networking offer a genuine alternative to face to face networking for businesses?

Our recent survey shows that face to face networking continues to be an important method of lead generation for business people, but many busy professionals struggle to find the time to attend breakfast meetings.

Being able to network online whenever you have time is a much more appealing option for a great number of people. Our site has almost as many users as the membership of the largest breakfast networking organisation in the country, BNI.

What are the limitations?

We offer an easy way to get introduced to people who have a need for what you do, but it's likely you'll need to meet them so they can see the whites of your eyes before you do business. We make the process of locating potential customers easier and much cheaper, but it's up to you to close the sale!

The Business Networking survey mentions that LinkedIn and Xing ‘offer few tools to broker real business’ – what should they be doing to improve on this?

I have been on LinkedIn for seven years. In that time it has grown from a few million users to 55 million. Of that community, a large number of business professionals are buying products and services every day; a larger number still are offering products and services.

And yet the site does very little to broker introductions between those with an urgent need and those who can supply. Both LinkedIn and Xing, its German equivalent, focus on career development and business advice, yet our survey shows that these are the least interesting aspects of networking for business professionals.

They're never short of advice, but are always hungry for more customers! LinkedIn and Xing could offer so much more to business professionals in this area.

How do you think social media will change Customer Relationship Management?

Significantly.  I've stated that combining the social web with CRM systems makes for the perfect business application. Imagine your CRM system today, but with each of your customer contact records being updated with the latest contact details by those customers maintain themselves through the profiles they update on social networks.

Then imagine that all the other information they are happy to share publicly on those networks but would never hand to you if you asked for it is also something you can attach to their record. Before you communicate with them you get a much richer view of what they think, what they're interested in and who they're working with.

That information is all there on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and others, but Social CRM systems provide the link between the proprietary data record you hold and the corresponding public profiles.

Companies also need to consider that more and more customer conversations are happening away from traditional media. You may send a direct mail to a contact, but they may ask for thoughts about your company on Twitter before picking up the phone to you. Unless you can track ALL forms of contact with customers you can't measure the success of your marketing or how well you're perceived by your customers and market. Social CRM will change CRM forever.

What trends do you predict over the next couple of years?

More and more people accessing the Social Web through mobile devices, from iPhones to iPads, will mean more location based services. This not only means being able to find out, as a mobile user, where there are other users and businesses in the vicinity, but as a business being made aware of local sales leads.

We're working on adding it to our Twitter Sales Leads tool so you can find, for example, people tweeting a need for accounting software within a 20 mile radius of one of your sales team.

And whether you're sold on Facebook and Twitter or not, the Social Web is here to stay. We'll never return to a point where we don't have instant access to our full network of contacts with a mouse click. We might not be talking about Twitter in five years time, but the web as a network of people rather than purely servers is the only way forward. Businesses need to be ready

Graham Charlton

Published 9 February, 2010 by Graham Charlton

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Hi Graham, I think you've raised some valid points here - especially about integration of lead generation and via social media in to a CRM system. I also agree with Dave that Online and Offline marketing are not opposites but go hand-in-hand. As a Consultative Telemarketing Expert, I like your approach to integration and wanted to add that the final stage - human interaction via telephone - is undoubtedly the best way to gain the best best from the data via this process. I think your concept is valid and I discuss the next steps in more detail in my blog at - http://www.freelancetelemarketing.org.uk Kind regards, Stephen Law, SL-Freelance

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Of the industries impacted by the internet, the travel and hospitality industries are amongst those impacted greatest. While companies within these industries have faced numerous digital challenges, there can be little doubt that the web has benefitted forward thinking players immensely.

When it comes to hotels, however, a survey conducted by TravelClick found that a full quarter were still ignoring social media for purposes of "[increasing] occupancy and revenue per available room."

In the hotelier's social media marketing mix, Facebook is, not surprisingly, the most popular social media hub. Of hotels using social media, 65% are active on Facebook. That number drops to 20% for Twitter, 10% for Groupon and just 8% for Foursquare.

According to TravelClick, 57% of the respondents to its survey are increasing their spend on display ads and 20% are increasing their spend on paid search. But not investing in social could be a mistake.

Jonathan Cherins, TravelClick's CMO:

It’s important that hotels don’t rely solely on advertising to increase bookings. Hoteliers should be incorporating a mix of online marketing, GDS media as well as social media in order touch their key audiences.

He may be right. According to the latest L2 Digital IQ Index for travel, social media is a significant source of traffic for 78% of travel websites.

More importantly, "for 90% of sites, social media [is] a top destination site after visiting their site (accounting for 11% of downstream traffic overall)." It makes sense that travel is a research-driven category. After all, who would want to book a hotel room if other travelers report rude service or bed bugs?

When it comes to monitoring and defending reputation online, promoting bookings in the process of course, it would only seem logical that hotels become more invested in social media.

At the same time, there are certainly challenges. One of the biggest: consumers are very price sensitive. Indeed, two thirds of the hoteliers TravelClick asked indicated that "rate is still a key factor in bookings." Only 4% disagreed.

As always, the devil is in the details and just like in every other industry, hotels will need to balance the importance of social media with the need for ROI.

Hyatt's Twitter concierge may or may not be the type of social media initiative that works (read: produces real ROI), but in the coming years it will almost certainly become more difficult for hotels to ignore social media altogether as some still do.

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Thanks for the great post. It's surprising to me that I still find hotels choosing not to participate in social media. They are still waiting for the fad to end...
The hospitality industry I think has a unique opportunity to engage not only with their potential guests, but also with their in-house guests on social media, to further enhance their hotel experience.
Don't just offer a special to get them in the door, but grant them even more special offers in-house. Treat it like a "Groupon Now" platform. If a Spa appt cancels, tweet it ONLY to in-house guests at a discounted rate, or if a table frees up at their restaurant.
This experience will certainly get them talking after their stay, creating a very positive buzz for your hotel.

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Depends what is right for them really, whilst it would be useful and beneficial to set up a facebook page, realistically a small hotel probably won’t get many more bookings by having a Facebook page unless there is something unusual or special about it.

Any hotel businesses do need to be looking at TripAdvisor and similar sites, replying to negative reviews, providing open honest info. This is where people look for information before booking rather than Facebook

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I definitely agree to this one. As I see it, hotel websites are not that into Social Media Marketing. Almost all Travel and Hotel Sites has a good PR compared to other niches but if you notice its Backlinks and Popularity, you can see the big difference compared to other category. Almost all links and referral of a Hotel Site comes from Travel Directories and Local Directories. This simply shows that these Hotels are Waiting and not Advertising.

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NaviSite Europe, the UK-based provider of managed application, infrastructure and messaging services, has been selected by property investment specialists, Inside Track, to provide managed web hosting services and database support. This latest customer win comes soon after NaviSite’s announced intention to acquire Surebridge, a privately-held provider of managed application services for mid-market companies, clearly demonstrating the company’s solidity in the market.

Inside Track’s operations provide individuals with both the education and opportunity to build significant wealth through investment property. The business relies heavily upon a number of extensive databases for which access must be carefully managed. NaviSite’s solution provides a managed web hosting service and 24-hour support for the delivery of the databases and website links to Inside Track’s 5000 members and 120 staff.

Christine Potter, IT Manager, Inside Track, said: “Due to the nature of our business we must have a high availability web solution in place to ensure both our clients and staff are able to log in and access all the properties on our database. After much research into finding a suitable supplier, we felt most comfortable with NaviSite’s level of knowledge and experience.

The secured web solution is hosted from NaviSite’s London-based data centre and has been implemented to maximise the site’s availability and retain the flexibility to scale supporting Inside Track’s strategy of expansion into Asian and US markets.

She continued, “Since the solution went live we have been very impressed with the level of support received. The knowledgeable helpdesk staff have also been working closely with us on a partnership level to ensure we get the best out of the solution.”

Stephen Scott, Managing Director, NaviSite in the UK, said: “We are very pleased to be working with Inside Track to provide a web-based solution which will offer the company’s customers a greatly enhanced facility with which to search for property and source advice.

“This new business win follows our announced intention to acquire US-based Surebridge and is proof of NaviSite’s ability to succeed in what is still a volatile marketplace. Winning this contract is a significant milestone as we continue to strengthen our position in Europe and strive toward our goal to become the leader in the managed application services market.”

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Coast Digital is ranked 17th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for 2007. Announced today the Deloitte Fast 50 provides a dynamic snapshot of the UK’s high tech industry. Within the list Coast Digital is the highest placed digital marketing agency in the South East. Ranking is determined by revenue growth.

James Frost, managing director of Coast Digital said:

“We’re absolutely delighted. Making the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 shows that we are at the cutting edge of digital marketing; we create winning solutions for our clients through the use of innovative technology.”

He continues: “We continue to see a huge shift in advertising spend from traditional media – TV, radio, direct mail and print – into digital where campaigns can be tracked to an extremely granular level. Digital is the core area of growth for our clients with many of them seeing their largest gains through digital channels.”

James Frost is a true entrepreneur. Having set the business up just five years ago, Coast Digital has evolved from a web design company to a full service interactive agency and now works with a wide range of clients, including big name brands like Office Shoes and Slendertone.

2007 has been a landmark year with the launch of a new website to complement Coast Digital’s growth and maturity, and a brace of new clients including Swatch and La Senza.

The 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 reflects the exciting state of the UK technology sector. Simon Kerton-Johnson, a partner in Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice said:

“These UK technology companies have shown true entrepreneurship. They have identified genuine market needs, developed innovative solutions and persevered when times were tough. Great ideas, persistent people and enabling technology continue to be a winning formula for the UK Technology sector.”

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About Coast Digital
Coast Digital is an independent full-service digital agency. Committed to delivering tangible results and marketing you can measure, Coast Digital specialise in consultancy, web design and build, and digital marketing, offering clients an end-to-end solution. The company, founded in 2002, has been recognised by New Media Age as one of the UK’s Top 100 Interactive Agencies. Coast Digital has proven expertise in the retail, financial, health and travel sectors. Current clients include Slendertone, WeightWatchers and Swatch. Find out more at

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The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is an award programme honouring business growth, technological innovation and UK entrepreneurial spirit.

Now in its tenth year, the Deloitte Fast 50 Awards have become the benchmark to identify the UK’s fastest-growing high-technology companies through an objective ranking based on sustained revenue growth over the past five years.

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Latitude Digital Marketing launches Bandwidth, a first of its kind live music event with a digital twist, on the 9th of November at East London’s famous gig venue Cargo. Organised as a part of the 5-day Internet Week Europe 2011 festival in November, Latitude has partnered with sound sharing website SoundCloud, data centre provider Interxion and the prestigious Institute of Contemporary Music Performance to showcase the power of the online to build offline presence.

The event will kick off with ‘Amplified – Social and Mobile’ seminar with Flurry’s Managing Director in Europe Richard Firminger and Alex Hoye, CEO of Latitude speaking about two of the hottest topics in the digital sphere: mobile and social. The afterparty will feature three eclectic bands; the 60’s influenced Cat Black from East London, the choppy guitar group The Vacations from the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and four piece Wildlife with a loud and rhythmic sound from London and Hertfordshire. The winning band will be decided solely on the increase of ‘likes’ on their Facebook pages and will receive £1000 worth of Latitude’s digital marketing products specifically designed to increase their online presence and a Premium Pro Plus account from SoundCloud.

Alex Hoye, enthused: “We are proud to bring together fresh new musical talent with the digital. The online world continues to find new playing fields, and with developments such as Facebook integrating with Spotify, it is clear that the connection between music and social media is here to stay. Bandwidth throws the concept of the traditional gig on its head by giving the audience a chance to vote and interact during the show, while showcasing the power of the online in an offline space. ”

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Latitude is a leading digital marketing agency who deliver their expertise in Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC), social media, online display advertising, affiliate marketing and conversion analytics to clients internationally including Tesco Mobile, bet365 and Fitness First. Our whole approach is built on performance and our conversion analytics expertise ensures that, once visitors get to your site, they convert from prospects to customers.

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As a leader in Gartner’s latest Web Content Management report, Sitecore provides enterprise-class software products and prebuilt extensions for e-commerce, intranets, social media and multi-site management to thousands of globally-recognised brands and international institutions. Their certified Partner Programme recognises only the highest levels of development expertise and platform knowledge, ensuring clients are given direct access to the very best and most trusted suppliers.

Box UK's partnership with the supplier helps marketers utilise the cutting-edge features of Sitecore's Content Management and Digital Marketing Systems to meet growing demands for measurable, integrated campaigns that increase the quantity and quality of leads delivered to sales.

An already powerful alliance, the company's Sitecore development team has been substantially extended in recent months and is now on its way to becoming the largest in Wales and the South West. With an integrated and end-to-end approach to project delivery as well as industry-leading User Experience, Quality Assurance and Digital Marketing consultancy divisions, Box UK can guarantee Sitecore clients that every aspect of their installation will deliver world-class results.

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Native Advertising: What it means for brands and publishers

By James Carson, Econsultancy,

Native advertising is perhaps the marketing phrase of 2014. With the success of ‘new’ media companies like BuzzFeed and VICE, and their focus on digitally native campaigns, it’s also becoming apparent that native advertising will offer the most ad revenue growth for publishers over the next three to five years. Clearly it’s a growing trend, and more marketers are considering their options in executing their own native advertising campaigns.

But what exactly does it entail? That is the major question that this report aims to answer, along with examining the changes in market trends and reasons why it has become more prevalent, who is doing it, how it is being measured and what the potential drawbacks to the trend are. There are also numerous examples and best practice case studies included in the report to explain how advertisers, media companies and agencies are exploring the opportunity and executing campaigns.

We asked 30 industry experts across the media landscape for their interpretation of native advertising, and quotes from them are included in the report. Their views can clearly be linked to wider trends in digital advertising and marketing.

What you'll learn

  • What native advertising is, why it has come about and its evolution as a trend
  • Important considerations for planning a native advertising strategy
  • How the performance of native advertising is measured
  • Potential challenges for publishers, audiences and advertisers
  • Examples of who is doing it well

"With the ubiquity and performance issues around display advertising, native has suddenly erupted as a digital trend to replace potentially lost revenue. But not only that – many publishers are seeing native as a primary method of growth. Native is not particularly new, but it has suddenly grown in importance."

- James Carson, Founder, Digital Factoid

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James Carson is the founder of Digital Factoid, a content strategy and production agency based in London, and Made From History, a publishing startup focused on historical education and accessibility. He speaks regularly on content marketing and strategy, as well as contributing to numerous industry blogs including Econsultancy.

He was previously Head of Digital Marketing at Bauer Media, working on audience and engagement development across brands like FHM, Grazia and heat. He has also worked as Head of Digital Content at Factory Media, and held content production roles at SEGA Games Europe and Greenlight Search Marketing.

Some of the companies and people who contributed to this report include:

  • Rory Ahern, Partner, Rubber Republic
  • George Brock, Professor and Head of Journalism, City University London
  • Neil Dawson, Chief Strategy Officer Europe, SapientNitro
  • Simon Gill, Executive Creative Director, DigitasLBi
  • Will Hayward, VP of Europe, BuzzFeed
  • Dan’l Hewlett, UK MD, Maker Studios
  • Sean King, CEO, Seven
  • Andrea Marsh, Digital Director, Factory Media
  • Ciaran Norris, Chief Digital Officer, Mindshare Australia
  • Steve Payne, Head of Planning, AOL
  • Anna Watkins, Managing Director, Guardian Labs

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  1. IntroductionNative Advertising
    1. Contributors
    2. About Econsultancy
    3. About the author
  2. What is Native Advertising?
    1. The publisher perspective
    2. The agency perspective
    3. Native advertising outside of digital
    4. Native advertising’s definition within this paper
  3. Why the Trend for Native Advertising?
    1. Publishers: display advertising’s revenue problem
    2. Brands and agencies: display advertising’s performance problem
    3. The trend for content marketing
    4. The challenge of mobile
    5. Technological and behavioural opportunities
    6. How big is the native advertising opportunity?
  4. How is Native Advertising Measured?
  5. Who is Doing Native Advertising?
    1. Blurring of church and state
    2. Publisher / agency convergence
    3. Brand self-service
  6. Case Studies
    1. BuzzFeed
    2. UsVsTh3m
    3. Rubber Republic and krow Communications for Fiat
    4. Quartz and Bank of America
    5. Factory Media, HTC One and Selfridges
    6. GuardianWitness and EE
  7. Native Advertising and Scalability
    1. Distribution
  8. Drawbacks to Native Advertising
    1. When the content looks too much like an ad
    2. When the ad looks too much like content
    3. Journalistic backlash
  9. Conclusion: Native Advertising and the Future

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About us

We are a micro dairy and creamery that makes fresh farmstead cheese from our own pastured goats in Cornwall, Hudson Valley, New York.

Check out our operation here.

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  1. amity Says:

    Oh, I love you for starting this blog…..this is the good stuff!!!

  2. edgwickfarm Says:

    Well, it was time. How did you find me?

  3. amity Says:

    Ma Beane, natch.

  4. Mitch Says:

    I love this blog So much keep up the posts they are great I have read every post from november 2007 til now so thankyou
    I have felt like i have grown up with this blog
    If that makes sense
    Thanks so much
    Thanks 4 the comment on my blog

  5. andrea Says:

    how many goats do you plan on milking after the creamery is up and running? we have a small goat farm in colorado and are considering building a creamery, it just seems hard to make it pay at all unless one gets big and milks a lot of girls?

  6. andrea Says:

    Oh! and congratulations on getting approved!!

  7. edgwickfarm Says:

    Our plan is to milk 40 girls at the most. We have 20 freshening in the late winter this year and we will gradually build the herd over five years to 40. 40 is a manageable number for us and the small farm we have (8 and 1/2 acres). We are lucky to have a very strong market in the Hudson Valley. We also expect to use the cheese as a draw to the other aspects of our farm business.

  8. Edna Says:

    Where and when can the public get your cheese?

  9. Edgwick Farm Says:

    We’re working on details! Production starts end of January. Send me an e-mail edgwickfarm at gmail.com with what you are looking for and we can send you details. Thanks for your interest!

  10. Loren Says:

    I just love that you are at the Cornwall Farmers Market. Since you have been there I have come every week to get the Marinated Canterbury. It is fabulous. Still crossing my fingers for squeaky cheese!! Also…can I suggest some other flavors that would go so well with your delicious cheese?

  11. Kathy Says:

    What do you feed your goats? Is it non gmo food?

  12. Angela Ronan Says:

    My old high school teacher, Amity Beane, suggested that I check out this farm as a result of a Facebook status I made about sending out internship applications in the goat industry (which I found comical because my undergrad is geared towards law school prep)

    I think it’s wonderful the common interests between the owner- her sister- and myself.

    I would love the opportunity to apply for any internship available or to just speak to the owner about her experience as a lawyer turned farmer and of course, goats.

    -Fellow Goat-Mom

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Chhattisgarh Police Constable Recruitment 2018 | 1786 GD Police Constable Notification

CG Police Jobs 2018

CG Police Recruitment 2018| Apply online for 1786 Posts of Chhattisgarh Police Recruitment. The Chhattisgarh CG latest employment notification for the post of 1786 CG Police Constable vacancies such as Cook, Driver, Sweeper, Barber, Washerman has been out for those who completed their Graduation degree. The department of Chhattisgarh Police has recently released the job notification to invite all the interested candidates for CG Police Constable Posts under various Departments. Eligible candidates can apply for the 1786 Chhattisgarh vacancies before the last date of application submission i.e. 15/ Feb/ 2018.

Read all the CG Police Notification 2018 details eligibility criteria such as age limit, job location, application process, and other qualifications etc before applying for the 1786 Police Constable Post vacancies 2018 under various departments.

CG Police Constable Recruitment Notification 2018 | Apply for 1786 CG Police Posts

  • Name of the organization: Chhattisgarh Police
  • Total number vacancies: 1786 vacancies
  • Type of Employment: Chhattisgarh Job
  • Name of the Post: Police Constable
  • Location of Job: Chhattisgarh
  • Mode of Application Submission: Online
  • Start date for application submission: 26/ Jan/ 2018
  • Last date for application submission: 15/ Feb/ 2018
  • Official website: cgpolice.gov.in

CG Police Constable Vacancy Details | CG Police GD Constable Recruitment 2018

Name of Post and No. of vacancies for 1786 Chhattisgarh Police Constable Jobs:

  • GD Constable – 1300 Posts
  • Constable MT (Driver) – 133 Posts
  • Constable Tradesman Water Carrier – 128 Posts
  • Constable Tradesman Sweeper – 71 Posts
  • Constable Tradesman Cook – 33 Posts
  • Constable Tradesman Barber – 41 Posts
  • Constable Tradesman Washerman – 80 Posts

Total no. of vacancies – 1786

 Chhattisgarh Police Constable Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2018 | Download CG GD Constable & Tradesman Syllabus Pdf

Eligibility Criteria for CG Police GD Constable Posts 2018

Educational Qualification for CG Police Constable 1786 vacancies:

To apply for Chhattisgarh Police constable Posts, candidates must qualify the following qualifications:

  • Constable GD – 10th standard
  • Constable MT (Driver) – 8th standard
  • Constable Tradesman (Cook, Water Carrier, Barber, washerman, sweeper) – 5th standard

For detailed qualification see official notification

Age limit for Chhattisgarh Police Jobs 2018:

The age of the candidate should lie between 18 yrs to 28 yrs to apply for the 1786 CG Police Constable vacancy.

Age relaxation is given as per rules. See notification

Application fee for CG Police Constable Job Recruitment 2018:

The General/ OBC candidates are required to pay Rs. 200/- and others (reserved categories) are required to pay Rs. 125/- as an application fee to apply for CG Police Constable latest Jobs.

Selection Procedure for CG Police Constable Latest Jobs:

Selection of the candidate for CG Police GD Constable, Cook, Driver & other vacancies will be based on written test and skill test.

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Physical Standard Test for CG Police Constable Jobs:

Check CG Constable Official notification

Pay Scale for CG GD Constable Posts:

Pay Scale matrix level-4, 19500/-

How to apply for Chhattisgarh CG Police CG Constable & Other Posts:

All the eligible candidates who are interested in 1786 CG Police Constable Post recruitment may apply online visiting the official website www.cgpolice.gov.in before 15/ Feb/ 2018.

Important Dates to remember for 1786 CG Police Recruitment 2018:

  • Start date to apply: 26/ Jan/ 2018
  • Last Date to apply: 15/ Feb/ 2018
  • Date of Examination: soon
  • Admit card release date: soon

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I have spent the last four days doing nothing but reading books.

It all started simply enough last saturday.  I have been wanting to watch the Twilight movie for a while.  I’ve never read the books, and once I know there is a movie version I prefer to see that first before I read the books.  I saw a commercial reminding me that it was released that day, so I checked my on-demand, and sure enough they had it! So I decided to rent it.

Well it turns out that I totally love it!  Which isn’t all that big of a surprise, I do like the genre after all.  Well after I watched it saturday night I became a little obsessed with it (I tend to do that when I fall in love with something new).  I dreamed about it during the night, and it was the first thing I thought about when I woke up in the morning.  So I watched it again sunday morning.  Then I spent most of the day doing other things, but all the time it wasn’t far from my thoughts, I kept thinking about this scene or that scene and imagining where the story went from there.  So at the end of the day, when it was still all I could think about, I decided to order the books, and as long as I was at it I ordered the movie and soundtrack as well.  Thanks to my membership to Amazon Prime, which includes free two day shipping, I got them by wednesday.

As soon as I got them late wednesday afternoon I started pouring through the first book (498  pages), which I finished by midnight taking almost no breaks.  Then the next morning (thursday) I started by watching the movie and after that I read the second book New Moon (563 pages), which I finished by early that evening.  I had planned to take a break at that point, catch up on the tv shows I had been tapping and not watching, do the dishes I hadn’t been washing, things like that.  But instead I started the third book, Eclipse (629 pages), right away.  I thought I would just read a little bit until the evening’s tv shows started.  Well it turns out, just like the last two books, I couldn’t put it down.  In fact I had such a hard time putting it down that kept reading and reading, and I ended up staying up all night (which I almost never do, I like my sleep to much!) to finish it about 9am friday morning.  At which point I gave up on the idea that I could distract myself and I started the fourth and final book, Breaking Dawn (the longest at 754 pages), right away.  I spent the rest of the day reading that until I couldn’t keep my eyes focused anymore at about 9pm, and I collapsed into bed.  I then finished the book after about 3 hours of reading this morning (saturday).

I can’t believe that it took me so long to find this series!  I am totally in love with these characters.  And it is so wonderfully written!  I am pretty similar to Bella in a lot of ways, so I could really relate to her.

The last book felt very familiar though.  Almost like I had read it before.  But how could I?  It was just released a few months ago.  Unless I found a sample of it online?  But I remembered big hunks of the book.  Like several chapters in the middle.  I don’t know if it was maybe just my tired brain remembering a similar story or what.  So that was kind of weird.

It was kind of nice that I was able to read all four books back to back.  The one thing I hate about reading book series is waiting for the next book to come out.  But this way I was able to read the whole story from start to finish.  I am so sad that there is no more to the Bella and Edward story.  But I feel like it came to a good end.  Everyone ends up happy.  Isn’t that the way all stories should end?

I also LOVE the soundtrack.  I played it on an endless loop while I read the first book.  It has such great songs, and I love Bella’s Lullaby and the song Never Think by the movie’s star Robert Pattinson.

So you can include me among the countless number of Twilight fans!

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New Zealand – Severe flooding struck Auckland’s west on Sunday – turning streets into rivers, trapping shoppers and forcing people to evacuate their houses as heavy rain poured down. More than 320 homes flooded across Auckland on Sunday as the storm lashed the region. West Auckland locals were stunned as the storm flooded a street in 15 minutes.

Whale shark takes up residence in Knysna lagoon – South Africa

Visitors and boat operators in the Garden Route are urged to be mindful of a massive whale shark currently residing in the Knysna lagoon.

The whale shark took up temporary residence in the lagoon in an attempt to avoid the colder water in the deeper ocean, outside of the Knysna heads, the National Sea Rescue Institute in the area says. But, the animal’s reluctance to head out into the cold might be weakening it.

The NSRI assisted in a rescue attempt when the shark beached on Saturday, 11 March. Appearing ill and weak, the animal was assisted in breathing by pumping water through its gills, the NSRI said.

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Gov. Greg Abbott has declared six Texas Panhandle counties disaster areas following deadly wildfires. The wildfires, which began on Monday, have burned an estimated 1,935 square km in the Lone Star state, displacing about 10,000 heads of cattle and horses. Four people lost their lives in the wildfires.

New fungus outbreak in USA

The Centres for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC), warned last year about the possibility of a fungus outbreak in the United States. Now, nine months after the warning, the first cases of the infection have been reported in the country and have alerted health authorities since this disease is severe and deadly.

Almost three dozen people have been reported to have this infection in the last days. This fungus is known for being both deadly and drug-resistant, hence the concern of health authorities of the new outbreak registered.

This particular fungus is a kind of yeast called Candida Auris, and since its discovery, it has been registered in all five continents. Starting in 2009, officials worried about a possible expansion of the disease, as in that year, one patient in Japan presented a severe ear infection thanks to the fungus. In the next seven years, the fungal infection has been present in Colombia, India, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Pakistan, South Korea, Venezuela, and even the United Kingdom.

According to medical observations and analysis, this fungus is known for producing severe bloodstream infections. This disease can also be present in the patient’s ears. It is also known for being resistant to multiple drugs. The Candida Auris can also spread very easily since its attachable to health care settings and can survive there for many days and even months.

Anthrax – Australia

A second anthrax outbreak has been reported in Victoria’s north-west. At least one sheep has died from the disease at a property near Nyah, with a “significant number” of other sheep dying at the site over the past few months. It follows a property near Swan Hill being quarantined last week, with at least one confirmed case of anthrax. Agriculture Victoria said neighbouring properties in Nyah were being assessed and stock vaccinated.


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And you told me “I wanna make you mine”

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West Palm Beach, FL- EmbroidMe, Inc., the world's largest embroidery and screen printing franchise, has launched an aggressive social networking campaign in an effort to strengthen brand awareness and increase search engine optimization efforts. The company has found success by incorporating social networking platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube into its new campaign.

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Many of Emerging Civil War’s authors are available to give battlefield tours. If you’re looking for a battlefield guide, please feel free to reach out using the contact information below. Guides are listed alphabetically. Each guide negotiates his/her own terms.

Edward Alexander:
More information is also at
> Breakthrough at Petersburg
> The Petersburg Campaign

Daniel Davis:
> Kelly’s Ford
> Brandy Station
> Loudoun Valley (Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville)
> Gettysburg (all three days and the cavalry actions of Hanover and Hunterstown)
> Spotsylvania
> Cold Harbor
> Trevilian’s Station
> Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1864 (Third Winchester, Fisher’s Hill, Tom’s Brook, Cedar Creek)
> Averasboro
> Bentonville

Bert Dunkerly:

  • French and Indian War: Braddock’s Road, Braddock’s Defeat, Forbes Road
  • Revolutionary War: Brandywine, Cooch’s Bridge, Yorktown, Cowpens, Kings Mountain, Guilford Court House, Camden, Eutaw Springs, Ninety Six
  • Civil War: Antietam, Gettysburg, Seven Days’ Battles, Stones River, Shiloh, Overland Campaign, Bermuda Hundred, Appomattox Campaign
  • Other: Bacon’s Rebellion, King Phillip’s War, Jamestown

Drew Gruber:
Through the Williamsburg Battlefield Association, Drew offers tours of the City of Williamsburg including the historic area and battlefield. Tours are free; however, a donation to the Williamsburg Battlefield Association is recommended. Tours are typically conducted in the evening.

Rob Orrison and Matt Atkinson:
“Civil War Excursion Tours, LLC is dedicated to bringing people to exclusive Civil War sites and showing them the fun side of history. Catering to groups large and small, CW Excursion Tours will serve as step-on guides for tours covering the battlefields of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.”

Kevin Pawlak: 585-880-0425 or
> Antietam
> Shepherdstown

Dave Powell:
> Chattanooga
> Chickamauga
> Dave also does an annual bus tour of the Chickamauaga battlefield. Details available at his Chickamauga Blog.

Dan Welch:
> Brandy Station
> Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville
> Second Winchester & Stephenson’s Depot
> Union Advance to Gettysburg
> Gettysburg
> Retreat from Gettysburg
> Monocacy

Kristopher White:
>Five Forks
>Kelly’s Ford
>Mine Run
>Salem Church/Banks’ Ford
>Second Fredericksburg
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TRUMPF increases sales to 3.1 billion euros

Machine tool manufacturer releases preliminary figures for the 2016/17 fiscal year: sales rise by almost 11 percent from 2.8 to 3.1 billion euros / Orders received increase from 2.8 to 3.4 billion euros / Germany, South Korea and the U.S. all top performers

The TRUMPF Group was able to generate a significant 10.8 percent upturn in sales in the 2016/17 fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. According to preliminary calculations, sales for 2016/17 amounted to 3.1 billion euros (up from 2.8 billion euros in 2015/16). Orders received rose to 3.4 billion euros (up from 2.8 billion euros in 2015/16) – an increase of 21.1 percent.

Once again, Germany was the biggest single market (sales of 642 million euros), followed by the U.S. (416 million euros) and China (398 million euros). Sales in South Korea – where many of TRUMPF’s customers from the electronics industry have their base – were particularly encouraging, rising by 57 percent to reach 209 million euros. This made South Korea TRUMPF’s fourth-biggest market worldwide in the last fiscal year.

In Europe, Italy (up 34 percent on the last fiscal year) and the Netherlands (up 55 percent) were the top individual performers. In the Netherlands, sales were boosted by EUV business with chip manufacturer ASML. TRUMPF supplies ASML with lasers that use extreme ultraviolet radiation to process chip surfaces for the computer industry.

TRUMPF subsidiary HÜTTINGER in Freiburg had a good year, recording sales of 118 million euros – an increase of 52 percent on the previous fiscal year.

The number of employees in the Group rose by 6 percent to reach some 12,000.

TRUMPF attributes the Group’s upturn in sales to a strong global economy. “In many markets, we exceeded our targets, with an equal contribution from all our products,” said TRUMPF CEO Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller. “But we know that the current investment climate has been influenced by external factors such as the euro exchange rate and raw materials prices.”

She also pointed out that TRUMPF has used the last year to drive ahead with its investment in the digital business platform AXOOM as well as the expansion of locations in Germany and abroad. Examples include the completion of production and sales facilities in Warsaw, Poland and Neukirch, Germany, as well as the logistics center at headquarters in Ditzingen, built at a cost of 35 million euros and due to be unveiled to the public on October 19, 2017. TRUMPF has also constructed a 13-million-euro Industry 4.0 demonstration facility in Chicago, which will be opened on September 12, 2017 with TRUMPF Group Management in attendance.

“Clearly there are political differences between Germany and the U.S. at the moment, and that makes it all the more important that we give our American customers a clear signal that we see the U.S. as one of the main markets for digital production,” said Leibinger-Kammüller.

The TRUMPF Group has also embraced a new organizational structure with adapted personal emphasis, which it hopes will help it to power forward with future technologies such as EUV, additive manufacturing and digitalization. In April of this year, the company announced its intention to expand Group Management effective July 1, 2017, and to redistribute responsibilities (see press release of April 6, 2017: www.trumpf.info/quktev).

As far as political developments and their impact on the market is concerned, Leibinger-Kammüller was pleased to report that there has been hardly any impact so far on business in Europe and elsewhere. “In many cases, political uncertainties have simply not affected the economic situation. It’s clear that customers and suppliers have learned to respond to the increased volatility with a high degree of flexibility.”

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EE Times (Electronic Engineering Times)[1] is an online electronics industry magazine published in the United States by AspenCore Media an Arrow Electronics company. The American print edition ceased with the December 2012 issue, but the magazine continues to produce print editions in China and Taiwan.

EE Times
Editor Susan Rambo
Categories Electronics
Circulation 599,349
Founder Gerard G. Leeds
Year founded 1972 (1972)
Final issue 2012 (print)
Company AspenCore Media
Country United States
Based in San Francisco, California, United States
Language English
ISSN 0192-1541
OCLC number 56085045

At its peak, EE Times employed a total of 30 editors, with a readership of 141,100, mostly among design and development engineers and technical managers.

In July 2013, the digital edition migrated to UBM TechWeb's DeusM community platform.[2]

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EE Times was launched in 1972 by Gerard G. Leeds of CMP Publishing.[3] In 1999, the Leeds family sold CMP to United Business Media for $900 million. After 2000, EE Times moved more into web publishing. The shift in advertising from print to online began to accelerate in 2007 and the periodical shed staff to adjust to the downturn in revenue. On June 3, 2016, UBM announced that EE Times, along with the rest of the electronics media portfolio (EE Times, EDN,, TechOnline and was being sold to AspenCore Media, a company owned by Arrow Electronics for $23.5 million.[4] The acquisition was completed on August 1, 2016.

EE Times is free for qualified design engineers, managers and business and corporate management in the electronics industry. It is also available online, the EE Times website offers news, columns, and features articles for semiconductor manufacturing, communications, electronic design automation, electronic engineering, technology, and products. In November 2012, UBM Electronics announced that the December 2012 issue of EE Times would be the last in print. In 2013, EE Times will be an online product only.

EE Times online offers design and engineering resources for engineers and engineering managers involved in the electronics sector. In July 2010, EE Times relaunched bring together all of the web sites associated with EE Times, including and under one integrated site.

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The Ruins of the Byzantine Church, adjacent to the site of the Pool of Bethesda
Model of the pools during the Second Temple Period (Israel Museum)

The Pool of Bethesda is a pool of water in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem, on the path of the Beth Zeta Valley. The fifth chapter of the Gospel of John describes such a pool in Jerusalem, near the Sheep Gate, which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. It is associated with healing. Until the 19th century, there was no evidence outside of John’s Gospel for the existence of this pool; therefore, scholars argued that the gospel was written later, probably by someone without first-hand knowledge of the city of Jerusalem, and that the "pool" had only a metaphorical, rather than historical, significance.[1]

In the 19th century, archaeologists discovered the remains of a pool fitting the description in John’s Gospel.[2]

The name of the pool is said to be derived from the Hebrew language and/or Aramaic language. Beth hesda (בית חסד/חסדא), meaning either house of mercy[3] or house of grace. In both Hebrew and Aramaic the word could also mean "shame, disgrace". This dual meaning may have been thought appropriate, since the location was seen as a place of disgrace due to the presence of invalids, and as a place of grace due to the granting of healing.[4][5][6][7]

Alternative renderings to the name Βηθεσδά (Bethesda),[8] appearing in manuscripts of the Gospel of John, include Βηθζαθά[9] (Beth-zatha = בית חדתא[10]), a derivative of Bezetha, and Bethsaida (not to be confused with Bethsaida, a town in Galilee), although the latter is considered to be a metathetical corruption by Biblical scholars.[11]

Delitzsch (“Talmudische Studien, X. Bethesda”, Zeitschrift für die gesamte lutherische Theologie und Kirche, 1856) suggested that the name comes from a mishnaic Hebrew loanword from Greek, estiv/estava, that appropriately referred to στοά.

Relationship to the biblical JesusEdit

The Pool of Bethesda has been an area of controversy for Christian historians and archaeologists alike. According to the Gospel of John, Bethesda was a swimming bath (Greek: κολυμβήθρα, kolumbethra) with five porticos (translated as porches by older English Bible translations).[12][13]

Gospel of JohnEdit

The Pool of Bethesda painting by Robert Bateman (1877)

The Johannine narrative (chapter 5) describes the porticos as being a place in which large numbers of infirm people were waiting, which corresponds well with the site's 1st century AD use as an asclepieion. Some ancient biblical manuscripts argue that these people were waiting for the troubling of the water;[14] a few such manuscripts also move the setting away from Roman rituals into something more appropriate to Judaism, by adding that an angel would occasionally stir the waters, which would then cure the first person to enter.[14] Although the Vulgate does not include the troubling of the water or the "angel tradition", these were present in many of the manuscripts used by early English translations of the Bible, who therefore included it in their translations. Modern textual scholarship views these extra details as unreliable and unlikely to have been part of the original text; many modern translations do not include the troubling of the water or the "angel tradition", but leave the earlier numbering system, so that they skip from verse 3a straight to verse 5.[15][16]

The biblical narrative continues by describing a Shabbat visit to the site by Jesus, during which he heals a man who has been bedridden for many years, and could not make his own way into the pool.[17] Some scholars have suggested that the narrative is actually part of a deliberate polemic against the Asclepius cult, an antagonism possibly partly brought on by the fact that Asclepius was worshipped as Saviour (Greek: Soter), in reference to his healing attributes.[18] The narrative uses the Greek phrase "ὑγιὴς γενέσθαι", hygies genesthai,[19] which is not used anywhere in the Synoptic Gospels, but appears frequently in ancient testimonies to the healing powers of Asclepius;[18] the later narrative in the Gospel of John about Jesus washing Simon Peter's feet at the Last Supper,[20] similarly uses the Greek term "λούειν", louein,[21] which is a special term for washing in an Asclepieion,[18] rather than the Greek word used elsewhere in the Johannine text to describe washing – "νίπτειν", niptein.[15]

Displayed in the west transept of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, this stone is part of one of the columns of the balustrade that surrounded the Pool of Bethesda

Prior to archaeological digs, the Pool of Bethesda was identified with the modern so-called Fountain of the Virgin, in the Kidron Valley, not far from the Pool of Siloam, and alternately with the Birket Israel, a pool near the mouth of the valley, which runs into the Kidron south of St. Stephen's Gate. Others identified it with the twin pools then called the Souterrains (French for "Subterranean"), under the Convent of the Sisters of Zion;[3] subsequent archaeological investigation of the area has determined these to actually be the Strouthion Pool.[22]

In digs conducted in the 19th century, Conrad Schick discovered a large tank situated about 100 feet (30 m) north-west of St. Anne's Church, which he contended was the Pool of Bethesda. Further archaeological excavation in the area, in 1964, discovered the remains of the Byzantine and Crusader churches, Hadrian's Temple of Asclepius and Serapis, the small healing pools of the Asclepieion, the other of the two large pools, and the dam between them.[23] It was discovered that the Byzantine construction was built in the very heart of Hadrian's construction and contained the healing pools.[15][23]

The history of the pool began in the 8th century BC, when a dam was built across the short Beth Zeta valley, turning it into a reservoir for rain water;[24][25][26] a sluice-gate in the dam allowed the height to be controlled, and a rock-cut channel brought a steady stream of water from the reservoir into the city.[24] The reservoir became known as the Upper Pool (בריכה העליונה). Around 200 BC, during the period in which Simon II was the Jewish High Priest, the channel was enclosed, and a second pool was added on the south side of the dam;[24][25][26] although popular legend argues that this pool was used for washing sheep, this is very unlikely due to the pool's use as a water supply, and its extreme depth (13m).

In the 1st century BC, natural caves to the east of the two pools were turned into small baths, as part of an asclepieion;[24][27] however, the Mishnah implies that at least one of these new pools was sacred to Fortuna,[28] the goddess of fortune, rather than Asclepius, the god of healing.[29] Scholars think it likely that this development was founded by the Roman garrison of the nearby Antonia Fortress,[24] who would also have been able to protect it from attack[27] the location of the asclepieion, outside the then city walls, would have made its presence tolerable to the Jews, who might otherwise have objected to a non-Jewish religious presence in their holy city.[27]

In the mid 1st century AD, Herod Agrippa expanded the city walls, bringing the asclepieion into the city. When Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina, he placed a roadway along the dam, and expanded the asclepieion into a large temple to Asclepius and Serapis.[24] In the Byzantine era, the asclepieion was converted to a church.

After the Crusader conquest of Jerusalem, the church buildings were rebuilt on a smaller scale with a new church erected nearby. This new church, named for Saint Anne and completed in 1138 AD., was built over the site of a grotto believed by the Crusaders to be the birthplace of Mary, mother of Jesus,[30] and was named for her mother. After the conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin it was transformed into a Shafi`i fiqh (Islamic law school). Gradually the buildings fell into ruin, becoming a midden (waste dump). In the early 19th century, the Ottoman Empire, as an act of gratitude, offered Queen Victoria the choice of possessing the Bethesda site or Cyprus;[citation needed] the Anglican church lobbied for the Bethesda site, but Victoria chose Cyprus, so in 1856, the Ottomans gave the site to France instead. The French constructed the Church of Saint Anne, at the south east corner of the site, leaving the ancient ruins untouched.

See alsoEdit

  1. ^ David Couchman, The Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Focus Pub, 2010 p. 1.
  2. ^ Urban C. von Wahlde, "Archaeology and John's Gospel" in James H. Charlesworth, Jesus and archaeology, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006. p. 560–566.
  3. ^ a b Easton's Bible Dictionary.
  4. ^ "Bethsaida (the pool)". Catholic Encyclopedia.
  5. ^ International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1995), on sheep gate and on sheep market.
  6. ^ D. A. Carson, The Gospel according to John (1991), p. 241.
  7. ^ Frederick Fyvie Bruce, The Gospel of John (1994), p. 121–122.
  8. ^ Textus Receptus.
  9. ^ Tischendorf and WH.
  10. ^ Revised Standard Version marginal note to John 5:2.
  11. ^ "Bethsaida". Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  12. ^ John 5:2
  13. ^ Peake's commentary on the Bible (1962), on John 5:1–18.
  14. ^ a b John 5:3-4, see John 5#Interpolation (verses 3b-4)
  15. ^ a b c James H. Charlesworth, Jesus and archaeology, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006. p. 560–566.
  16. ^ See, for example, the New International Version, English Standard Version, Revised Standard Version, and New Living Translation.
  17. ^ John 5:1-18.
  18. ^ a b c Maureen W. Yeung, Faith in Jesus and Paul, p. 79.
  19. ^ John 5:6.
  20. ^ John 13:5-18.
  21. ^ John 13:10.
  22. ^ Pierre Benoit, The Archaeological Reconstruction of the Antonia Fortress, in Jerusalem Revealed (edited by Yigael Yadin), (1976).
  23. ^ a b An archaeological diagram of the layout – the diagram displayed at the location itself – is visible at this link.
  24. ^ a b c d e f Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, The Holy Land, (2008), page 29
  25. ^ a b Maureen W. Yeung, Faith in Jesus and Paul, page 76
  26. ^ a b Dave Winter, Israel handbook, page 121
  27. ^ a b c André Duprez, Jesus and the god of Healing, as according to John (1970), page 97
  28. ^ Zabim 1:5
  29. ^ Maureen W. Yeung, Faith in Jesus and Paul, page 78
  30. ^ Yudin, Joe. "Off the Beaten Track: The Church of St. Anne", Jerusalem Post, 17 November 2011

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New Android malware could wipe your device with just one text message

If you’re an Android user, you might be used to facing malware threats on a daily basis. The problem is that these hazards are becoming increasingly frequent, and more and more dangerous. A Danish security company has recently discovered a new malware that can erase your phone with just a simple text message.

The threat in question is called “Mazar“. This malware has the ability to send you a text message that includes a link, which at first glance looks harmless. If you click the link, you will automatically download “Tor” with the most recent malware. With Tor, Mazar can be undetected, and will begin to work its evil on your device.

This malware can not only delete your data. It can also send other messages to your contacts without your permission. More than 100,000 Android users have received this text message and the fear is expected to grow on a global scale.

Our advice?

Simply don’t open any strange messages. Especially in this day and age of WhatsApp and Facebook, receiving an SMS is somewhat rare, and is usually limited to companies sending you ads. It may sound a bit harsh, but the truth is that those who have fallen victim to this malware already have only got themselves to blame.It’s a cruel world out there – be careful.

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