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How to Reduce Email Unsubscribe Rates

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How to Reduce Email Unsubscribe Rates

MailChimp is very linear and I almost gave up on creating a full solution. There are no if/then split opportunities, so I had to outsmart the Monkey another way. It’s kinda tricky, so I’m going to have to spell it out. A LOT of authors are using MailChimp, so it was worth the effort to persevere.

In MailChimp, you need to create a group and then at least one grouping. For this example: “Soft Leads” is the name of the group and “New Lead Induction” is the name of the grouping. This will be handy if you wish to create several different automations for various inductions. Example: This “New Lead Induction” group could be used for general soft lead inductions. But if you have a BookFunnel or ProlificWorks lead magnet and want to specifically address the book they received, then you create another grouping called something like, “BookFunnel – Lead Magnet 1.”

MailChimp - Automation to Reduce Email Unsubscribe Rates
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The automation illustrated here has the following workflow:

  1. Create your welcome message with your link to the “successfully unsubscribed” page on your site.
  2. Set the trigger for this message by clicking the “edit” link (see diagram) and then “edit trigger” link. Look for the “Audience management” tab to select “Joins Group”. This will then send the welcome message out as soon as you add your lists to the “New Induction Leads” grouping.
  3. Create your Unsubscribe Confirmation message.
  4. Set the trigger for this message by clicking the “edit” link (see diagram) and then “edit trigger” link. Look for the “Workflow activity” tab – a specific link clicked in previous message. The specific link will be the “unsubscribe” link going to your successfully unsubscribed page.
  5. So…this second message will ONLY go out if someone clicked the special unsubscribe button/link you created in the Welcome message.
  6. ALSO on the second message, add a “post-send action” to unsubscribe them from your list.
  7. Create one more message that welcomes them to your Reader Club, letting them know the benefits.
  8. This was the tricky part. You have to set the trigger for the waiting period (8 days in this example), but the delay has to be AFTER you added them to the “New Induction Leads” grouping. MailChimp will not allow you to wait a certain period after you send the first message.
  9. You also need to add a “Filter by segment or tag” condition. Click the “edit” link and set the conditions seen in Fig. 4.
  10. Finally, add a “Post-send action” that adds them to your Reader Club group, which could trigger another automation to put new subscribers through your backlist of books.
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Whew! I know this was a long post, so thanks for hanging in there.

But wouldn’t it be easier if you didn’t HAVE to create such workarounds?? Here’s how WRingle is going to solve this problem of collecting “soft leads” and giving you genuine fans of your books.

Followers, Fans & Friends

Let’s face it, people are getting tired of an inbox full of emails, and yet they still want to know when the authors they’re reading release their next book. So WRingle will allow people to select their level of interest by choosing to be a Follower, a Fan or a Friend. Lemme ‘splain, Lucy.

Each user will have three social groups. Followers will see your updates on their public feed. Fans will specify which messages they receive (more on this in a moment) so sending direct messages to your Fans will be a breeze. Friends are people you personally know. Fellow authors, reader pals, family and that oddball cousin who’s off her noodle but, turns out, she never fails to spot awesome books.

Your number of Followers and Fans will be publicly displayed on your profile. Friends are private and the number will not be displayed. No limits apply to the number of Followers, Fans or Friends you can have.

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Becoming a Father (Round 2)

If we had to heave our first child into existence, our second floated toward us on a gentle stream. We had only been trying for four months when we found out we were pregnant with number two. When Jennifer took a pregnancy test this time around, there was hardly any waiting before it blinked positive. It was so positive, desperate to be confirmed. “Toil” (at least our experience of it) in getting pregnant was familiar and therefore our expectation. All this effortlessness was welcome albeit unchartered territory. I had wanted to have at least two kids – a girl and a boy – and in a way I can’t fully explain, I had always known we would. And here we were, with a second on the way, ready to receive a fulfilled desire.

As now we were apparently a fertility super-couple, my biggest apprehension was that we’d end up being #double-blessed with twins. I could only imagine the tirelessness and consequently languished in anxiety about the prospect.

We went through the usual pregnancy routines with our midwives and it was particularly exciting to have our daughter, Anaya, with us this time. We heard the heartbeat (just the one!) as a family and saw the little baby kicking in the womb on the ultrasound. As Jennifer’s tummy bloomed with pride, we massaged it with belly butter and talked to the baby every night. It became our bedtime ritual.

A few days after a routine ultrasound, one of our midwives called us. By this time, we were lily pads on ponds, grown accustomed to the calm; unprepared for adversity. “There is an anomaly,” she said. Before she continued, suspense managed to squirm in between the nanoseconds. “The baby’s brain has an enlarged ventricle.”

As we pressed for details, including possible implications, nothing was conclusive. It could all be nothing (a measurement error etc.), have negligible impact, or worse. A thorough fetal assessment was required to confirm or negate anything. We would soon receive a call from a genetic specialist. Another ultrasound and further diagnostics would be scheduled soon. Naturally, I wanted to know what “worse” could mean. We were given the name of a syndrome previously unknown to us – again, not a foregone conclusion at this point. Googling it after the call was an inevitable though regrettable choice – it only clanged the death knell for me.

At the end of the call, the midwife asked us if we wanted to know our baby’s sex. We did. “You are having a son,” she said. I could hardly muster any genuine excitement. Though mere millimetres, the ventricle eclipsed everything. We exchanged a few more pleasantries, said goodbye, and hung up.

It was about a week before Easter. The end of the conversation marked the entrance into a twilight, neither here nor there. It felt especially difficult because we didn’t know when certainty would come and whether it would be benign or malignant.

Despite efforts to the contrary, all I could think about in the in-between was the “worse.” Fear swarmed me: hurrying my heartbeat, colonizing my mind, plummeting my emotions. Jennifer and I didn’t know what to say to each other. Talking about it didn’t offer reprieve; not talking wasn’t helpful either. We didn’t disclose anything to Anaya, then two-and-a-half-years-old, and it was difficult for me to maintain normalcy around her. It’s challenging to read “Moo, Baa, La La La,” and “Welcome Baby,” to your little girl when you’re worried about your unborn son’s life.

Naturally, we prayed and asked others to pray with us. What else is there to do? At such times, as Father James Martin says in his book “Learning to Pray,” it’s not that God and faith are a crutch. It’s that amidst suffering, we become more aware of our powerlessness and vulnerability. This deep-seated sense that I cannot do anything apart from God is what St. Ignatius calls humility. It is a precious metal that only melts into proper form in fire. As such, it is a spiritual grace, but one that requires burning.

Those days, my relationship with God comprised solely of repetitive begging for my son’s well-being. For whatever reason, even though I could theorize the unique gifts a child with particular needs might present, I was unable to accept the possibility. I know that anticipating a situation is not the same as experiencing it; that actually living with a reality is often easier and more beautiful. Nonetheless, I felt small-minded and guilty for my inability to receive whatever – whoever – this boy might be. I also felt shame for being a poor Christian; for not being able to find peace, contentment, and goodness in whatever God chose to give me.

As is routinely the case, Jennifer was an inspiration. One day she ordered our son a new, beautiful, ethically made, t-shirt. I was moved by the kindness and forethought, particularly given what we were going through. She showed me a picture of the shirt, which was light-coloured bamboo with simple, black lettering on the front. “How do you know?” I asked, assuming she had some insider information about the future; that all would be well. “Well, it’s true, regardless,” she replied.

The lettering said “Wonderfully made.”

In the waiting and amidst my own fears, I was grateful for Jennifer’s resolute celebration of our son and the way it called me to a deeper, more unconditional love. As Urie Bronfenbrenner says, “Every child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her.” But one wasn’t enough. No matter what, I wanted our son to have at least two besotted adults – including me – and I was struggling to get there myself.

As I talked about all this with my spiritual director, I realized that it took far more faith to believe God wouldn’t require suffering. Given the twists of my own life, as well as my understanding of the gospel (a God who enters into suffering rather than bypassing it, Jesus’ invitation to take up our cross and follow him, Good Friday before Easter Sunday, etc.), it was clear to me that suffering and death are part of the Christian faith. So, as we perched on the precipice between ultrasounds, I couldn’t easily believe in an outcome free of hardship. Believing against the reality of an enlarged brain ventricle seemed outrageous, if not dangerous.

The problem was that every time I prayed, and I mean every time, I felt something within me saying “Everything is going to be okay. Your son is going to be fine.” I don’t mean that I was hearing voices. It was more like an interior sense. Given the stakes, it was difficult to know what to do with this, let alone to trust it. Was this God, wishful thinking, or something else? Conjuring any idealism seemed beyond my will-power, and that left me wondering if it was actually God. Regardless, if things weren’t okay and my son wasn’t fine in the end, how would I reconcile what I “heard?” I didn’t want to harm confidence in my own experience of God.

I reminded myself that I had “heard” several other things in prayer prior to them happening: that Jennifer and I would get married, that we’d have a baby, that we’d have another baby, that we’d have a boy and a girl. Just as these reminders made me more carefree and buoyant – perhaps I was hearing correctly this time! – I tethered myself to the knowledge that I could still be mistaken or wrong, that God was free to have different ideas and plans. Nothing was guaranteed. So back I went into fear, prayer, and the inevitable tilt between this and that which typifies the life of faith.

Our geneticist called and we huddled on the couch with his voice on speaker. He asked a number of questions including whether Jennifer and I were related (we were happy to rule out the relevance of consanguinity). He said that the ventricle enlargement was “barely” outside the normal parameters and given the relatively narrow margin, he wouldn’t have flagged it. That was good news, though he still wanted us to have the fetal assessment to check things thoroughly. The assessment would be in a few days and he gave us the appointment time and date. We appreciated his bedside manner, thanked him, and hung up with a straw of hope ventilating us.

Later that week, on Easter morning, I gave the homily at our church. I felt positively elated as I talked about Jesus’ resurrection. As it is intended to do, the Easter story filled me with great hope that, in the end and sometimes even now, suffering and death will be wrung entirely into life. During prayer for one another, we asked for prayer for our son – that his enlarged brain ventricle would be innocuous or healed and that he would be totally and completely well. It was wonderful to hear other people voice their solidarity with us in this desire. The rest of the day brimmed with hope and I don’t recall feeling afraid.

Eventually, the fetal assessment day arrived. Because of COVID-19 and the strict governmental and hospital guidelines, we knew Anaya and I could drop Jennifer off in front of the hospital, but wouldn’t be able to accompany her for any part of the assessment. She would have to go through everything alone – including finding out whether there were any issues – before I’d be informed. We drove there that morning, prayed, hugged, and Jennifer walked in.

Fetal assessment normally takes around an hour, if that. I had calculated that I would hear some news in a little over an hour, considering wait times etc. I can’t remember what Anaya and I did when we got home from dropping Jennifer off, but every minute if not sooner I looked at the clock. If being present was difficult previously, it was nearly impossible for me now. Half an hour passed. An hour passed. An hour and fifteen minutes passed. An hour and twenty minutes passed. An hour and a half passed. Jennifer still hadn’t called and I had no idea what was going on.

“Surely something must be wrong if it’s taking this long,” I said to myself. “Everything is going to be okay. Your son is going to be fine,” said something else. The voices walkie-talkied back and forth with static tension in between.

Finally, after an hour and a half, my phone rang.

From the way she said it, I knew. Suspense squirmed in again, but the feeling was different.

“Everything is fine.”

They had meticulously checked everything, the ventricle measurement was in fact normal, and our baby was healthy. Completely. Jennifer apologized for not calling sooner and acknowledged that I must have been sweating through every conceivable pore of my body. We laughed.

When I hung up, I howled. I mean, literally, like a wolf in heat. I couldn’t contain the joy that burst from every molecule in my body. I was laughing and howling and howling and laughing. Anaya looked at me as if I was some sort of circus wonder. She started laughing, too. She had no real idea what all had materialized and why it was significant, but she enjoyed the howling. It felt all of a sudden like water could flow uphill, like something had turned on its head. Whatever fear I had evaporated instantaneously. It felt like a personal Easter. And somewhere in the dawn, I felt something similar within laughing with me and saying “I told you so.”

I’m not sure whether the initial brain ventricle enlargement was a measurement error or whether God miraculously rectified it. It doesn’t matter now. At 11:38am on July 24, 2020 our son was born weighing 8lb7oz. He is the sweetest little boy in the whole, wide world; a true gift and grace. And I am so happy he’s my son. Perhaps I would have always felt this way. Though I will always be grateful that everything is okay.

Marcus John Stephen. Wonderfully made.

  1. Violet Rademaker · · Reply

    Dear Suhail and Jenn, Thankyou so much for sharing your journey with Marcus’s 1st year birthday and your journey through the pregnancy. Wow, what a journey you have been on. Praise God for the wonderful outcome. What a beautiful family you have. Isn’t it amazing how God speaks . Much love and blessings to you.
    Violet and John

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  2. Hey Su, nicely written with all the emotions, u worry too much. what a lovely click !!

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RPI Gets Immersive

One year ago, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the world’s third largest technological research university, founded in 1824, opened a new fully immersive audio/video/3D production, editing and mixing complex on its Troy, N.Y., campus. The new facility, designed by Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG), was conceived as an integral component to the school’s mandate of providing degree programs in engineering, computing, business management and information technology for next-generation technologists. Mary Simoni, Dean of the RPI School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, says, “About three years ago, I learned that John Storyk would be visiting our campus for a guest lecture in our internationally recognized architectural acoustics program. John agreed to come early, gave me a dozen fresh eggs from his farm downstate, and then we toured these rooms. As I anxiously awaited his assessment, he simply stated, ‘It has good bones.’ At that moment, I knew we needed to come together to breathe the heart and soul into these spaces by filling them with the unbridled creativity that exemplifies the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. In short, rejuvenation!”

Joshua Morris, partner/COO/project manager for WSDG, says, “RPI presented us with a series of compelling design and acoustic challenges. We worked closely with Dean Simoni, Kim Osburn, manager of operations & administrative services, and project manager for campus planning & facilities design Robert Carney to provide the optimal balance of flexibility and acoustic quality within an ergonomic and aesthetic environment that fully supports their goals.” WSDG’s assignment focused on the complete renovation of RPI’s existing 1700-square-foot space, and the design, construction supervision, and systems integration of a 1000-square-foot Audio Recording/Production Studio, a cutting-edge 300-square-foot Audio Control Room, a 100-square-foot Iso lab, a 160-squarefoot Video Control Room and a 90-square-foot AV Lab. With a 16-foot ceiling height, and sufficient space for ambitious audio and video programming creation, RPI’s Immersive Production complex provides students with a future-proof environment to create. Special attention was focused on the facility’s variable acoustic properties to compensate for the “deader” tracking environment required by immersive production techniques. “Our objective was to optimize student creativity and access to recording technology, while providing instructors with teaching spaces calculated to enrich their capacity for sharing their skills and knowledge,” Morris continues. “Judy Elliot-Brown, our longtime AV Systems designer/collaborator, Marcy Ramos, our mechanical engineer, electrical engineer Mike Meyers, of Albany’s Sage Engineering and Albany-based contractors Uwe Kiss and John Moore of Sano-Rubin met every design and construction challenge. Their contributions were invaluable to the success of this project.” Morris points to the new complex’s use of “dark” fiber optic connectivity, previously installed between RPI’s EMPAC and DCC buildings, as critical for assuring seamless audio/video connectivity. “The advantages of this technology include the ability to utilize RPI’s Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) as a sound stage with audio/ video control in the Darrin Communications Center (DCC) and, enable live performances at the DCC to be viewed on multiple EMPAC screens,” he says.“ I first encountered WSDG’s expertise in designing audio/video production facilities during my tenure at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor,” Dean Simoni concludes. “The success of that project motivated me to recommend them to RPI.” “Education remains a primary factor within the WSDG client base,” says company founder John Storyk. “Having lectured on acoustics and studio design at RPI and other colleges and universities around the country, and as a visiting professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, I consider teaching my avocation, and an important aspect of my own ongoing education. I often find that I learn as much from students as they get from my lectures. We are honored to have been retained by RPI to prepare their students for 21st Century audio production careers.”

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WTF Monochrome Special

Hallo Readers,

This has been a remarkable few weeks. Jimmy Savile, top DJ and television personality for about 40 years, died last year and was eulogised by one and all. He was lauded as a devout Catholic and a tireless worker for charities, raising millions of pounds. Beatification looked nailed on. Now, shockingly, it appears that he was an appalling serial paedophile with keys to children’s wards in the very hospitals and institutions for which he was raising funds. He preyed on the most vulnerable whose cause he claimed to champion.   It is now said that the BBC knew all about his proclivities, or at least turned a blind eye to them, and that many of his colleagues either joined in, stayed silent or actively assisted in a cover up.  Then it emerged that Newnight had an exposé of Savile all ready to roll last November until the story got dropped for no clear reason. Meanwhile,  a fawning hagiography of the vile old pervert went ahead as part of the BBC’s Christmas schedules. It was left to ITV to broadcast its own investigation into Savile about a month ago. Now there is nothing the media loves more than a story about the media and there is absolutely nothing whatsoever that the BBC loves more than a story about the BBC. WTF went to university with a few types who ended up at the BBC. They mostly exhibit a degree of smug self-satisfactiont hat makes David Cameron look like Job.   When a BBC type finds out that you don’t work for the BBC they look at you with the sort of pity accorded to abandoned puppies on those RSPCA Christmas Ads. So stories on the BBC about the BBC screwing up just run and run. There was the Andrew Gilligan scoop about the sexed up dossier that persuaded many people that we should invade Iraq. There was the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand saga, two men who are about as funny as shingles, suspended for crude on-air insults of elderly Andrew Sachs, Manuel off Fawlty Towers.  There was John Sargent, the BBC’s portly, fish-faced but charming former political editor, not being voted off Strictly Come Dancing even though he had more left feet than a centipede.  (Debate raged whether he should step down and allow some orange soapstar a chance to win the coveted prize instead and honestly, that one went on for bloody weeks). And now Savile. Who said what? Who stopped whom? What did the Director-General know and when did he know it? Last Monday at 10 30 pm we had a Panorama Special on BBC1 investigating Newsnight. Simultaneously Newsnight on BBC2 had a story about the Panorama Special investigating Newsnight. No doubt BBC3 will soon produce a Panorama Extra-Special Special investigating Newsnight’s programme about the Panorama Special investigating Newsnight. It’s like those Russian dolls opening endlessly into one another…..

Let us turn to happier matters with our Z Lister of the week, and not just any old Z Lister but the doyenne of the species. I refer to glamour model, reality star, horsewoman, author and (devoted) mother of three Katie Price, aka Jordan, who turned up at the premiere of the new Bond movie, Skyfall, dressed like this. Well, I say dressed…..

A naturally pretty woman, Katie has spent her career destroying her looks in the name of profit. Here we have the quintessence of modern British pulchritude; the fake hair, the Scouse brow, the trout pout (put her on a plate with a few toasted almonds and a sprig of dill and you would not knw the difference), the gigantic fake tits, now in their fourth or fifth reincarnation, the obligatory tattooed thigh and a great deal of exposed skin the colour of  Chateau de Fanta 2012. Katie is not known for class and this hideous outfit, part cigarette girl, part Madrid Red Light district, part St Trinians, is doing nothing to break the pattern. But then Katie has not spent much time worrying about what people think. She has had a series of disastrous relationships, including a romance with lothario footballer Dwight Yorke, by whom she had a son, marriage to sweet-but-thick Peter Andre by whom she had two more children, a brief rebound marriage to cross-dressing cagefighter Alex Reid (yes, him again) and an engagement to Argentian male model Leandro Penna. This last liaison was somewhat hampered by the fact that he didn’t speak English and she didn’t speak Spanish. WTF doubts whether either of them learned to say more than “It’s my turn in front of the mirror” and “ooooh…aaaah…that’s nice”.  The day after the premiere, Katie announced that she and Leandro had broken up and the war of words has already started in the press  with Leandro saying that he dumped her and calling her crazy and Katie saying Leandro is (TAKE IN USUAL COPY)  and their respective bank managers rubbing their hands and purring with undisguised glee. They say that Katie never got over Peter but you have wonder whether she has got over Alex. After all they both have alter egos. Katie’s is Jordan and Alex’s is Roxanne. I mean, look – they even dress alike.

How can you love a man with lipstick on his teeth? So to sum up – we have Katie aka Jordan dressing like a cross-dresser and Alex aka Roxanne dressing like Katie aka Jordan dressing like a cross dresser. It’s like Newsnight and Panorama all over again.

With great sadness we must move onto Julianne Moore.

This hurts. Badly. WTF loves Julianne but she looks terrible in this dress. WTF’s hatred of the see-through skirt is well documented but this outfit just does nothing to enhance either her figure or her (lovely) face. The overwhelming impression is of an extra from Zorba the Greek in a dinner lady’s tabard and kinky sandals. Sack the stylist – now!

This is Nicollette Sheridan formerly off Desperate Housewives. Apparently they wrote her out because the producers found her such a pain. Or maybe it was her dress sense…

WTF presumes that on receiving a last minute  invitation to the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, Nicollette phoned up an old mobster of her acquaintance and asked to borrow his silk dinner suit. She then converted the trousers into a long skirt and slashed it to the thigh. Equally, it is possible that this was meant to be an unslashed skirt but she stepped on it with her stiletto and ripped it to the thigh. Either way, there is too much thigh and too much jacket. The sleeves look long enough for an above-average orang-utang.

Now we have one of the most frightful women ever to feature in these posts, event producer Susanne Bartsch at the launch for Martin Margiela for H&M.

Actually, make that Susanne Barf and S&M. Admit it – you just want to stick her up against that wall and throw things at her. After all, the glittery X marks the spot. If Herman Munster turned into a cross dresser and went commando this is what s/he would look like. Come to think of it, Ms Barf looks a bit like Roxanne, Alex Reid’s alter ego.  Maybe she and Alex could get together now that he is back on the market.

For this week’s Emperor’s New Clothes we have two shockers. First up, Mena Suvari who was also at the Martin Margiela for H&M Party wearing, er, Martin Margiela for H&M. You would have to pay WTF a hell of a lot of money to go out in public wearing this.

You have got to be kidding me. It’s like sunglasses for your tits. The skirt is fine, the shoes are boring, and WTF is that bag? I suppose that it could always double as a mirror. Although you would have to avoid from the neck down. Roxanne would like to wear  this….. head to H&M Alex!

Next, what must be one of the contenders for Turkey of the Year. Here is Naomie Harris, star of Skyfall, in Marios Schwab.

In this age of the Equality Act can you still be referred to as a Bond Girl? Do you have to be a Bond Person? Be that howsoever it may be, nothing can excuse this excrescence. Naomie is a very beautiful girl, but this is just terribly, terribly terrible. Older readers may recall a piece of 50’s movie nonsense called Trapeze starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida about…trapeze artists. Gina was Lola, and this was her costume…

Actually, Gina was wearing a lot more than Naomie and at least she had a sort of pelmet over the crotch. Naomie just has a bit of fringing. Not-so-super Marios has added a double layer of gauze just to fool you into thinking that this is a dress. But you know what – it isn’t. It just isn’t. There has to be something wrong with a dress which is smaller  than a circus costume. Just saying…..

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  1. Sal says:

    This is fantastic. Given that we are all (!) celebrating 50 years of Bond, do you think that Naomie Harris might regret wearing this in 10 years time when they do re-runs of the premieres. Actually in 10 days time, I think she might feel that way – pity it wasn’t 10 days ago.

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    I do think Susanne Barf shouldn’t have let a two-year-old do her eye make-up. It wasn’t a good move.

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New Value-Added Tax (VAT) rules for online shopping enter into force later this week* as part of efforts to ensure a more level playing field for all businesses, to simplify cross-border e-commerce and to introduce greater transparency for EU shoppers when it comes to pricing and consumer choice.

The EU's VAT system was last updated in 1993 and has not kept pace with the rise in cross-border e- commerce that has transformed the retail sector in recent years. The Coronavirus pandemic has also further accelerated the boom in online retail, and again underlined the need for reform to ensure that the VAT due on online sales gets paid to the country of the consumer. The new rules also respond to the need to simplify life for shoppers and traders alike.

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As of 1 July 2021, a number of changes will be introduced to the way that VAT is charged on online sales, whether consumers buy from traders within or outside the EU:

  • Under the current system, goods imported into the EU valued at less than €22 by non-EU companies are exempt from VAT. As of Thursday, this exemption is lifted so that VAT is charged on all goods entering the EU – just like for goods sold by EU businesses. Studies and experience have shown that this exemption is being abused, with unscrupulous sellers from outside the EU mislabelling consignments of goods, e.g. smartphones, in order to benefit from the exemption. This loophole allows these companies to undercut their EU competitors and costs EU treasuries an estimated €7 billion a year in fraud, leading to a bigger tax burden for other taxpayers.

  • Currently, e-commerce sellers need to have a VAT registration in each Member State in which they have a turnover above a certain overall threshold, which varies from country to country. From 1 July, these different thresholds will be replaced by one common EU threshold of €10,000 above which the VAT must be paid in the Member State where the goods are delivered. To simplify life for these companies and to make it much easier for them to sell into other Member States, online sellers may now register for an electronic portal called the ‘One Stop Shop' where they can take care of all of their VAT obligations for their sales across the whole of the EU. This €10,000 threshold is already applicable for electronic services sold online since 2019.

Rather than grappling with complicated procedures in other countries, they can register in their own Member State and in their own language. Once registered, the online retailer can notify and pay VAT in the One Stop Shop for all of their EU sales via a quarterly declaration. The One Stop Shop will take care of transmitting the VAT to the respective Member State.

In the same vein, the introduction of an Import One Stop Shop for non-EU sellers will allow them to register easily for VAT in the EU, and will ensure that the correct amount of VAT makes its way to the Member State in which it is finally due. For consumers, this means a lot more transparency: when you buy from a non-EU seller or platform registered in the One Stop Shop, VAT should be part of the price you pay to the seller. That means no more calls from customs or courier services asking for an extra payment when the goods arrive in your home country, because the VAT has already been paid.

Already, businesses outside the EU have been registering in large numbers for the Import One Stop Shop, including the biggest global online marketplaces.

Current EU VAT rules were last updated in 1993 - long before the digital age – and are ill-suited to the needs of businesses, consumers and administrations in an era of cross-border internet shopping. In the meantime, the online shopping boom has transformed retail across the world, and has accelerated even further during the pandemic.

While the new rules represent a big change in the way EU online businesses deal with their VAT needs, it will bring untold benefits when it comes to ease of doing business, cutting down on fraud and improving the consumer experience for online shoppers in the EU.

A similar ‘Mini One Stop Shop' for VAT has already been running successfully since 2015 for cross- border sales of electronic services. Its extension to online sales of goods will offer even more advantages for online retailers and consumers in the EU. Similar reforms have been put in place and are working well in other jurisdictions such as Norway, Australia and New Zealand.

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What is AutoTRON ransomware?

AutoTRON ransomware – a malicious cyber infection that can cause permanent data loss

AutoTRON ransomware locks data

AutoTRON is a malicious file-encrypting virus,[1] which can also be found as TRON-AutoIt ransomware. Detected at the end of April 2018, the virus targets English-speaking users and opt for encrypting as many personal files as possible. It renders AES cryptography to lock targeted data and appends .TRON suffix to corrupted files. Following the encryption, README.txt file is also created on the desktop. The victim is asked to email crooks via

Also known as TRON-AutoIt or AutoIt ransomware
Classification Ransomware
File extension used .TRON
Contact info
Ransom note README.txt
Size of redemption Ranges from $300 to $500 in Bitcoins
Manual ransomware removal is not possible. Download ReimageIntego and run a full system scan

AutoTRON ransomware is a highly dangerous infection, which not only locks personal files but also initiates unauthorized system's changes. As soon as its payload is being executed, it runs scripts via Command Prompt and Powershell to change registry entries, boot sequence, and, unfortunately, eliminate Volume Shadow Copies.

While the changes are being initiated, AutoTRON virus freezes the screen with a ransom note. Once encryption is finished, the owner of a compromised system can see all files positioned on the desktop renamed by addition .TRON file extension. Unfortunately, it cannot be removed or changed manually. According to cyber crooks, the only way to unlock files is to purchase AutoTRON decryptor for a specified amount of money. Explicit payment instructions and other relevant information can be found in README.txt ransom note, which reads as follows:

What Happened to My Computer?
Your important files are encrypted.
Many of your documents, photos, videos, databases and other files are no longer accessible because they have been encrypted. Maybe you are busy looking for a way to recovery your files, but do not waste your time. Nobody can recover your files without our decryption service.

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You have only have 10 days to submit the payment. Also, if you don't pay in 10 days, you won't be able to recover your files forever.

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Payment is accepted in bitcoin only. For more inforrmation. Please check the current price of bitcoin and buy some bitcoins.
And send the correct amount to the address specifiled in the window. After your payment you need to write to us on mail ( )

We will decrypt your files. We strongly recommend you to not remove this software, and disable your anti-virus for a while, untill you pay and the payment gets processed. If your anti-virus gets updated and removes this software autmatically, it will not be able to recover your files even if you pay!

To unlock the computer, you must transfer the bitcoins to this address: 1GFDAKpVsGskvn4RmnjjUxmcrX54xC41nY
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The essence of the work through the exchangers is very simple: Choose what currency to change.
Then what currency you want to ( in our case – want to receive bitcoins )

Indicate the requisites of your wallet pay and a few minutes receive bitcoins to your wallet.
if you do not understand, you can watch the video how to exchange your money for bitcoin xxxxs://

Extortionists demand a ransom in Bitcoins, the cryptocurrency that is, unfortunately, preferred by crooks in most of the cyber crimes. The transfer has to be made within ten days to the 1GFDAKpVsGskvn4RmnjjUxmcrX54xC41nY Wallet.

The size of the redemption is not clear yet. However, AutoTRON ransomware does not seem to be exclusive, so victims can expect a demand that ranges from $300 to $500 in Bitcoins.[2] Anyway, experts do not recommend paying the ransom as you may receive a malicious decryptor, which may repeatedly lock the data or delete it permanently.

AutoIt or AutoTRON crypto-ransomware virus cannot be eliminated manually. In fact, any ransomware virus can't. To delete the whole package of malicious files and restore system's changes, we recommend using ReimageIntego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes security tool. To remove AutoTRON completely, update or install a powerful anti-virus and run a full system scan.

In case AutoTRON removal is blocked by the virus, you should restart the system into Safe Mode with Networking and run a scan in a secure environment.

AutoTRON - malicious crypto ransomware virusAutoTRON ransomware is a severe cyber infection that locks files with .TRON file extension and demands to pay a redemption in Bitcoins

Ransomware is not only distributed via spam

Ransomware distribution techniques were improving for more than a decade and keep changing. The process is agile and can hardly stop changing due to security changes, filters, blocks, and so on.

According to[3] research, the number one crypto-ransomware distribution technique is known as spam. Crooks rely on spambots to sent hundreds of thousands of emails that contain malicious attachments carrying the payload. Therefore, security experts keep publishing alerts about the danger of opening suspicious attachments, especially those asking to enable Macros.

Unprotected Remote Desktop services, such as Windows RDP is yet another vulnerability increasingly frequently exploited by hackers. Thus, if you are using the service, make sure to protect it by using VPN connection.
Malicious ads, fake software updates, phishing websites, are yet other methods that are still used by criminals. Thus, it's essential to browse the Internet securely.

Uninstall AutoTRON virus and recover your files

Do not try to recover the data before AutoTRON removal. Otherwise, the virus will repeatedly encrypt your files or may delete them permanently. You should boot your PC into Safe Mode with networking to unblock antivirus scanner and then run a full system scan. Remember that it's not possible to remove AutoTRON ransomware manually.

Upon virus immunization, proceed to files recovery. Currently, the official decryptor that could decrypt files encrypted by .TRON file extension virus is not available. However, there's a couple of third-party recovery programs that can help you.

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Different software has a different purpose. If you didn’t succeed in fixing corrupted files with Intego, try running Combo Cleaner.

Getting rid of AutoTRON virus. Follow these steps

Manual removal using Safe Mode

To unblock your antivirus, restart your PC into Safe Mode with Networking. The instructions below explains how to do that:

Important! →
Manual removal guide might be too complicated for regular computer users. It requires advanced IT knowledge to be performed correctly (if vital system files are removed or damaged, it might result in full Windows compromise), and it also might take hours to complete. Therefore, we highly advise using the automatic method provided above instead.

Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Networking

Manual malware removal should be best performed in the Safe Mode environment.

Windows 7 / Vista / XP
  1. Click Start > Shutdown > Restart > OK.
  2. When your computer becomes active, start pressing F8 button (if that does not work, try F2, F12, Del, etc. – it all depends on your motherboard model) multiple times until you see the Advanced Boot Options window.
  3. Select Safe Mode with Networking from the list. Windows 7/XP
Windows 10 / Windows 8
  1. Right-click on Start button and select Settings.
  2. Scroll down to pick Update & Security.
    Update and security
  3. On the left side of the window, pick Recovery.
  4. Now scroll down to find Advanced Startup section.
  5. Click Restart now.
  6. Select Troubleshoot. Choose an option
  7. Go to Advanced options. Advanced options
  8. Select Startup Settings. Startup settings
  9. Press Restart.
  10. Now press 5 or click 5) Enable Safe Mode with Networking. Enable safe mode

Step 2. Shut down suspicious processes

Windows Task Manager is a useful tool that shows all the processes running in the background. If malware is running a process, you need to shut it down:

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc on your keyboard to open Windows Task Manager.
  2. Click on More details.
    Open task manager
  3. Scroll down to Background processes section, and look for anything suspicious.
  4. Right-click and select Open file location.
    Open file location
  5. Go back to the process, right-click and pick End Task.
    End task
  6. Delete the contents of the malicious folder.

Step 3. Check program Startup

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc on your keyboard to open Windows Task Manager.
  2. Go to Startup tab.
  3. Right-click on the suspicious program and pick Disable.

Step 4. Delete virus files

Malware-related files can be found in various places within your computer. Here are instructions that could help you find them:

  1. Type in Disk Cleanup in Windows search and press Enter.
    Disk cleanup
  2. Select the drive you want to clean (C: is your main drive by default and is likely to be the one that has malicious files in).
  3. Scroll through the Files to delete list and select the following:

    Temporary Internet Files
    Recycle Bin
    Temporary files

  4. Pick Clean up system files.
    Delete temp files
  5. You can also look for other malicious files hidden in the following folders (type these entries in Windows Search and press Enter):

After you are finished, reboot the PC in normal mode.

Remove AutoTRON using System Restore

If Method 1 did not work and you cannot get rid of AutoTRON anyway, try the following method:

  • Step 1: Reboot your computer to Safe Mode with Command Prompt
    Windows 7 / Vista / XP
    1. Click Start Shutdown Restart OK.
    2. When your computer becomes active, start pressing F8 multiple times until you see the Advanced Boot Options window.
    3. Select Command Prompt from the list Select 'Safe Mode with Command Prompt'

    Windows 10 / Windows 8
    1. Press the Power button at the Windows login screen. Now press and hold Shift, which is on your keyboard, and click Restart..
    2. Now select Troubleshoot Advanced options Startup Settings and finally press Restart.
    3. Once your computer becomes active, select Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt in Startup Settings window. Select 'Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt'
  • Step 2: Restore your system files and settings
    1. Once the Command Prompt window shows up, enter cd restore and click Enter. Enter 'cd restore' without quotes and press 'Enter'
    2. Now type rstrui.exe and press Enter again.. Enter 'rstrui.exe' without quotes and press 'Enter'
    3. When a new window shows up, click Next and select your restore point that is prior the infiltration of AutoTRON. After doing that, click Next. When 'System Restore' window shows up, select 'Next' Select your restore point and click 'Next'
    4. Now click Yes to start system restore. Click 'Yes' and start system restore
    Once you restore your system to a previous date, download and scan your computer with ReimageIntego and make sure that AutoTRON removal is performed successfully.

Bonus: Recover your data

Guide which is presented above is supposed to help you remove AutoTRON from your computer. To recover your encrypted files, we recommend using a detailed guide prepared by security experts.

To decrypt files encrypted by ransomware, you can exploit third-party data recovery programs, use your backups or enable System Restore Point. The recovery guide submitted below will explain each method step-by-step.

If your files are encrypted by AutoTRON, you can use several methods to restore them:

Download Data Recovery Pro

  • Download Data Recovery Pro;
  • Follow the steps of Data Recovery Setup and install the program on your computer;
  • Launch it and scan your computer for files encrypted by AutoTRON ransomware;
  • Restore them.

Enable Previous Windows Version

  • Find an encrypted file you need to restore and right-click on it;
  • Select “Properties” and go to “Previous versions” tab;
  • Here, check each of available copies of the file in “Folder versions”. You should select the version you want to recover and click “Restore”.

No decryptor available

Finally, you should always think about the protection of crypto-ransomwares. In order to protect your computer from AutoTRON and other ransomwares, use a reputable anti-spyware, such as ReimageIntego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes

How to prevent from getting ransomware

Stream videos without limitations, no matter where you are

There are multiple parties that could find out almost anything about you by checking your online activity. While this is highly unlikely, advertisers and tech companies are constantly tracking you online. The first step to privacy should be a secure browser that focuses on tracker reduction to a minimum.

Even if you employ a secure browser, you will not be able to access websites that are restricted due to local government laws or other reasons. In other words, you may not be able to stream Disney+ or US-based Netflix in some countries. To bypass these restrictions, you can employ a powerful Private Internet Access VPN, which provides dedicated servers for torrenting and streaming, not slowing you down in the process.

Data backups are important – recover your lost files

Ransomware is one of the biggest threats to personal data. Once it is executed on a machine, it launches a sophisticated encryption algorithm that locks all your files, although it does not destroy them. The most common misconception is that anti-malware software can return files to their previous states. This is not true, however, and data remains locked after the malicious payload is deleted.

While regular data backups are the only secure method to recover your files after a ransomware attack, tools such as Data Recovery Pro can also be effective and restore at least some of your lost data.

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Does combining strength and endurance training sessions work?

New research confirms that combined training increases muscle fibre, but it also advises to proceed with caution, says James Witts

There are several ‘facts’ in sports science that are near taken as read: don’t consume more than 90g of carbs per hour; caffeine guarantees performance gains; and undertaking a combined endurance and strength session will attenuate the benefits of both. But recent research from Scandinavia questions the gospel truth of that last one.

A team from the Swedish National Centre for Research in Sports had 16 men perform seven weeks of either resistance training (seven men) or a combination with preceding endurance exercise (nine men) comprising continuous and interval cycling. Muscle biopsies were extracted before and after the training period with the benchmark test a 1-rep max (RM) leg press.

The training period comprised two sessions in each of the first two weeks, progressively increasing to four sessions in weeks six and seven, giving a total of 21 sessions. For both groups, the training sessions included a leg press exercise that started at a load corresponding to 70% of the individual’s initial 1RM. This load was raised 5-7% every third or fourth training session to match the observed gain in strength. However, the endurance group preceded the strength effort with the sessions in the endurance table, see right.

“We discovered that the combined training led to a more pronounced increase in muscle fibre area,” says joint author Marcus Moberg. “The combined training also enhanced the area of both type I and type II fibres, whereas strength training only increased type II fibres.”

In other words, endurance plus resistance training positively impacted the muscle fibres associated with both stamina and strength, not just strength. It’s good news for time-starved triathletes, though Moberg does offer caveats. “One likely reason the combined training resulted in a greater increase in muscle fibre growth was that the subjects were untrained. For these subjects, the cycling exercise was likely a hypertrophic stimuli that was also able to increase the size of type I slow-twitch fibres.

“For the trained triathlete, the muscle size has already adapted to the endurance cycling stimuli,” Moberg adds. “But they could benefit from adding resistance exercise to their normal training regime, especially as adding strength training to endurance is commonly shown to improve work economy and sprint ability. But remember that muscle size in triathletes may be limited due to the many hours of endurance training, which reduces protein synthesis and increases protein breakdown during exercise.”

So what does this mean for you…?

If you’re new to triathlon, you can include weights and endurance training in one session, though be aware of physiological overload on immunity, depending on your fitness base.

More experienced triathletes should also include resistance training in their programme. Moberg recommends heavy loads, low reps and explosive exercises. “But not subsequent to endurance to maximise the gains.”

Those strength adaptations can be maximised further by affording sufficient recovery time and consuming 20g of protein


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville continues to be a great place to open a business.

Milledgeville Mainstreet released some data that says growth has been solid for the past few years.

Running a business can be hard work, but having one in Milledgeville has made it a little easier for SweetTreats owner Jodi Kent.

“Yeah, we have a lot of good downtown support,” said Kent.

The sweets shop has been open for nearly two years.

“College is growing a lot, so that means a lot of people from other countries especially during the summer and on the weekends,” said Kent.

Kent’s shop is a part of a steady growth in business in the last five years–which is good after the recession that started around 2009.

“Mainstreet does really well, they promote businesses really well here,” said Kent. “So we do something special each month for first Fridays.”

Baldwin County had a nearly 16% unemployement rate in June of 2010, with layoffs at Rheem Manufacturing, Shaw Industries, T&S Hardwoods and the Youth Development Center all contributing.

Since then, however, the rate has gone back down.

“It’s definitely recovering, I see a lot of money coming in from out of town to downtown,” said Kent.

Kent lives it everyday, and Carlee Schulte with Milledgeville Mainstreet knows all about it.

“Every year I do a kind of annual report at the end of the year to see how we stand and how we’re doing,” said Schulte.

Milledgeville aced it in 2015, with six new businesses opening, and 2016 was successful as well.

“We’ve got several new boutiques that have opened, so they have women’s clothing and also have men’s clothing, SweeTreats is one you mentioned, that’s one that has really good ice cream,” said Schulte.

Schulte sees a bright future for the city.

“We just thought that it would be a good thing to let everyone know that things are going well and we’re progressing here in downtown Milledgeville,” said Schulte.

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How to Get the Film Look in Premiere Pro

Getting the “film look” is a much sought-after color grading technique and not one that is easy to pull off as one might think. Grading itself is quite difficult. There are some nice tricks though if you want some help getting the look you want. One example of this being the FilmConvert plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro and all the other common NLEs.

FilmConvert has a strong following and the newer Nitrate option adds even more options for emulating film. If you want to see it in action and learn how easy it is there is a nice breakdown from Premiere Basics.

For full disclosure, this video was sponsored by FilmConvert. To get started, we should define what the “film look” actually is. It refers to the type of baked in look that classic movies had because of how actual film stock rendered the scene. Today we can break it down by some aesthetics.

Contrast in the film look is odd-sounding but makes sense once you look at it. Contrast in the film look is how blacks aren’t quite black and whites aren’t quite white. If you want to do this in Lumetri in Premiere, you can start with a corrected clip to give you basic contrast and color – probably with a LUT.

Heading to the curves tool you can soften the shadows and highlights to give that filmic look. What you do is take the black point and raise it up while taking the white point and bringing it down. By decreasing the contrast it gives the appearance of more dynamic range.

Now you can head back into the curves and add some contrast by creating an S curve with darker shadows and brighter highlights. Another nice touch is to add some warmth just to the highlights.

In FilmConvert you can do this a lot more easily and create a more effective look. Using Nitrate you can select your source footage settings to get more accurate results. Doing the same curves work in FilmConvert and using the color wheels you can quickly see how the results look a lot nicer.

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Next up is grain. Noise is the digital equivalent of grain but it isn’t anywhere near as visually appealing. Grain is much more muted and provides a layer of texture over the footage.

In FilmConvert you can simply select a Film Stock and Film Size to dial in a specific look for your clip. It’s nice as you can mimic many classic looks with easy. Plus, there is a way to customize the parameters of the grain.

You can also export a LUT with your settings to quickly apply it to a range of clips.

In Premiere, you do have a native Noise effect that you can use. Make sure to turn off the color noise option or you will just get a digital mess. Premiere’s options don’t look as natural either and aren’t so appealing.

Another option is to use a grain scan and then using a blend mode to layer the grain over top of your existing footage.

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The third step is to adjust the colors of your footage. Digital sensors react differently to different colors, such as how you often get a strong green or magenta color cast. It often impacts foliage and skin tones.

In Premiere’s color tools you can use the HSL limiter to select just the green in your footage. Using the color wheels you can reduce saturation and add some yellow to tone it down a bit.

In FilmConvert’s Cinematch you select your initial camera footage settings and then select a camera to match. You can take a Panasonic GH5 and transform it into an ARRI ALEXA. You also have tools for adjusting specific colors within the clip.

Skin tones can be treated the same way with a limiter to select it. You can also use Cinematch to select your skin and then take a sample from a second clip to match them up. If you have a target look you can quickly get the looks to line up.

FilmConvert is often recommended by editors for its ease of use and effectiveness and this tutorial once again shows why.

Are you a fan of FilmConvert’s plug-ins?

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Man who killed parents is jailed for life

A man who murdered both his parents has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Bristol Crown Court.

Michael Clarke, 21, stabbed his parents - Milroy, 70 and Joan, 56 - to death at their home in Melksham, Wiltshire in December 2004.

During the trial, the court heard how the bank worker then travelled to a concert in London with friends, before returning home in the early hours of the following morning and pretending to have discovered the bodies.

Clarke had claimed that he had a perfect relationship with his parents. He had denied both murders.

At sentencing, Judge Christopher Pickford said that Clarke should serve at least 28 years in prison.

Another defendant, 22-year-old Stuart Painter, was also found not guilty of assisting an offender. The university student had been charged with helping Clarke to dispose of evidence, including the murder weapon.

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Did David Speers say "I hope we (the LNP) can hang on" during the ABC's election coverage?

The claim has been circulating for over a year.

On July 4, 2020, the Eden-Monaro by-election was held in NSW after the resignation of Labor MP Mike Kelly, who cited ill health.

Labor's candidate Kristy McBain won, with the Liberals conceding on July 9 when there were around 1,000 and 2,000 votes left to count.

However, a claim surrounding a supposed quote from the ABC's Insiders host, David Speers, spread fairly soon after the by-election & has continued to spread today.

A post, with the name 'Leo' at the bottom - understood to be the creator's name - claims that Speers said the following during the national broadcaster's live coverage:

"I hope we can hang on in Queanbeyan."

Other tweets from July 2020 claimed he something slightly different, including "if we can hang on in Queanbeyan" or "I hope we hold Queenbeyan (sic)."

However, this quote is debunked in a Sydney Morning Herald column from July 12 of that year, written by Peter FitzSimons.

FitzSimons writes that "on Monday morning...Speers was trending on Twitter, for a quote he was purported to have said on the coverage of the Eden-Monaro by-election."

"The problem is, of course, he never said it."

He goes on to write that "the closest approximation of this classic example of fake news" was this quote from Speers:

"The government, even if they don’t get there tonight, will say Labor’s primary vote really fell off here, we held up though where it counts in the economic message in Queanbeyan and Yass and so on."

While many other people have claimed to have "seen" the supposed quote on the ABC's live coverage, no video of it has emerged - despite searches from 6 News.

Until we see any proof, we're rating this claim as FALSE.

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Your Important Role in Recommending Vaccines: Observing National Immunization Awareness Month

Portrait of a female NP wearing a mask and a white coat in front of a group of providers with National Immunization Month and #ivax2protect

This August, it’s time to help your patients get back on track with routine vaccinations — and continue to combat the COVID-19 virus.

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, the federally funded Vaccines for Children program found a substantial decrease in routine pediatric vaccine ordering. In June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report to follow up on these findings.

Routinely recommended childhood and adolescent vaccines were analyzed, including diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) for children 0-23 months of age and 2-6 years of age; measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) for children 12-23 months of age and 2-8 years of age; human papillomavirus (HPV) for children 9-12 years of age and adolescents 13-17 years of age; and tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) for adolescents 13-17 years of age.

The analysis indicated a substantial decrease in administered routine vaccinations from March to May 2020, when compared with March-May 2018 and the same period in 2019. Plus, while administered routine vaccinations increased from June to September 2020 to almost pre-pandemic levels, it was not enough to achieve catch-up vaccination — meaning there is a population of infants, children and even adolescents who have missed routine vaccinations.

The Need to Increase Catch-up Vaccinations

Catch-up vaccinations may be lagging for a number of reasons. The CDC indicates that fear of contracting COVID-19 and COVID-19-related stay-at-home orders may have both been factors. In addition, as more children and adolescents transitioned to virtual learning because of the pandemic, schools may not of been able to enforce immunization requirements for attendance.

The National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit and partner organizations are also calling upon health care providers to take actions to improve routine vaccination of adults, as well. Routine adult immunization can protect against severe illness, disability and death from 15 different infectious diseases, including influenza, shingles, hepatitis A and B, cancers resulting from HPV, tetanus and whooping cough. Among all U.S. adults, nearly 80% are not vaccinated against at least one preventable illness, and the rate has declined since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

To protect our communities from vaccine-preventable diseases, it’s important for all health care providers to encourage routine vaccinations, following the most up-to-date immunization schedules, and ensure that individuals who are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine obtain one.

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are uniquely positioned to educate patients about the importance of immunization and increase vaccine uptake in their communities and around the world. According to research conducted by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP), 81.2% of NPs provide preventive screening services and immunizations, and vaccines are among the top 10 agents prescribed regularly by NPs.

As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®, AANP is proud to have signed on as a supporting organization for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Keep Up The Rates campaign. The campaign aims to reach those who are delaying vaccinations, lack equitable access to vaccines or are at risk of experiencing complications from vaccine-preventable diseases.

In support of Keep Up The Rates and National Immunization Awareness Month, now is the best time to access NP continuing education (CE), information for patients, evidence-based clinical resources and toolkits to help protect their communities so we all can stay safe and healthy.

How NPs Can Encourage Vaccines

Newly updated by the Community Guide, the What Works Fact Sheet: Increasing Appropriate Vaccination breaks down Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommendations and findings on best practices to improve vaccination rates. Some of the recommendations include reducing patients’ out-of-pocket costs, vaccination programs in schools and child care centers, vaccination requirements and home visits — many activities in which NPs are already participating.

For additional guidance on obtaining patient buy-in on all types of immunizations, view the #HowIRecommend videos from the CDC. With topics covering vaccine side effects, vaccine hesitancy, ways to answer safety questions and making effective recommendations, the series features a number of clinicians — including two AANP NP members!

Other information from the CDC includes talking points and key messages to help you communicate with your patients and the parents of younger patients, specifically regarding maternal, childhood and adult vaccination. Don’t forget that it’s important to protect your own health while treating patients — view the recommendations on vaccines for health care workers.

For patients who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, you play a critical role in helping recipients understand the importance and safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Learn more about effective ways to discuss COVID-19 vaccination, find resources to help you share accurate information, raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination and address common questions and concerns about what to expect when getting vaccinated.

Access AANP Resources on Immunizations

Whether it’s clinical practice tools or integral NP education, AANP is here with the support you need:

  • A grassroots advocacy campaign of the United Nations Foundation, Shot@Life champions global childhood immunization via public education, grassroots advocacy and fundraising. As an AANP member, you can visit the AANP CE Center to complete the Shot@Life Champion Training: Learn How to Use Your Voice Effectively to Advocate for Global Childhood Immunization Programs. This CE activity prepares NPs to increase vaccine awareness and disseminate information about how deadly vaccine-preventable diseases can be.
  • AANP’s clinical practice briefs offer brief summaries of published clinical practice guidelines and research-based approaches that promote best practices and standards of care among all NPs — and they are available exclusively to members! In the Measles: Recommendations for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention Clinical Practice Brief, you can access a summary of ways to monitor for measles in your patients, tips to prevent transmission, treatment methods and vaccine efficacy.
  • While the incidence of meningococcal disease has decreased in the U.S., sporadic cases still occur and about 5% of cases today are related to outbreaks. Recent, significant outbreaks have been reported among college students and men who have sex with men. New in the AANP CE Center, Meningococcal Vaccine: Prevention of Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease in Adolescents and Young Adults helps learners identify meningococcal vaccine recommendations and integrate strategies for shared clinical decision-making and for educating, encouraging and monitoring patients to increase vaccine adherence.
    • Then, help your patients and their parents understand the risks and symptoms of serogroup B meningococcal disease, as well as how to prevent it with the recommended vaccines, in the Importance of Preventing Meningococcal Disease patient handout. This is a helpful way to give parents and patients the information they need to make an informed decision about the serogroup B meningococcal vaccine.
    • You can further increase awareness of the meningococcal B vaccine by downloading the Meningitis Table Tent. AANP developed this trifold informational tool to provide a concise review of meningococcal disease, symptoms and prevention through vaccination. This tent can be printed, folded, taped and placed in your waiting or exam room, where patients and parents will read it, to initiate questions and conversations about meningococcal disease prevention.
    • Take your learning on the go by listening to the latest episode of NP Pulse: The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®, AANP’s official podcast! In Meningococcal Vaccine: Prevention in Adolescents and Young Adults, two expert NP members speak with two members of the Meningitis B Action Project about how this disease has impacted their lives and steps we can take to protect our young adults.
  • One in four Americans have human papillomavirus (HPV), which amounts to almost 80 million individuals. However, only about 50% of young women and about 20% of young men have received the HPV vaccine — well below the Healthy People 2020 objective. The HPV VAX NOW campaign, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health (OWH), encourages providers to do their part to protect young adult patients against HPV-related cancers. Head to the AANP CE Center for Updated Guidelines for HPV Vaccination: Preteens to Adults and learn to choose the appropriate evidence-based communication strategy to address vaccine hesitancy or refusal, plus identify potential consequences of delayed vaccination.
    • Then, download the HPV patient handout, which provides a summary of HPV and HPV-related cancers to educate patients about who should receive the HPV vaccination and when. It also offers a list of sources for reliable vaccination information. This handout can be printed and placed in waiting and exam rooms or provided to patients so that they, and parents of adolescent patients, will be encouraged to discuss HPV prevention with their health care provider.

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As we continue to combat COVID-19, including the delta variant, it’s important that we do our part to protect ourselves and others in our communities. Remaining vigilant in our fight against these infectious diseases is imperative to prevent severe illness, hospitalizations and death.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, NPs have been deploying innovative strategies for vaccine distribution and patient education to ensure vaccine-hesitant individuals and underserved populations have the information they need to make an informed decision and can gain access to vaccinations in their local community. Visit AANP’s COVID-19 webpage to access the most current information on immunization and treatment.

Spread the word by sharing reputable, valuable information with your patients to combat health misinformation and encourage informed decision-making. Together, we can maintain the decades of progress we’ve made against some of the world’s most dangerous diseases — and ensure that COVID-19 follows suit.

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Three World War I service medals found at a Gold Coast City Council landfill have been handed over to members of the late serviceman's family.

Council employee Phil Heath was operating a bulldozer at the Tugun tip when he found the medals, belonging to George Stevens Horsfall, in a tobacco tin.

Phil Horsfall says his great uncle was awarded the 1914-15 Star Medal, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

"We know he sailed overseas on a ship called the Ceramic, he was a civil engineer in Victoria and he signed up with the Australian Imperial Forces in 1915 at the age of 21," he said.

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