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Episode 189 contains the Digital Marketing News and Updates from the week of Nov 27-Dec 1, 2023.1. Google Ads Controversy: Ad Placements on Questionable Websites - A recent study by Adalytics has sparked a debate over the ethical and transparency issues surrounding Google's Search Partner Network (GSP). The report found that Google search ads appeared on websites that violate Google's publisher policies, raising significant concerns for advertisers about where their ads are being displayed.Key Points from the Study: Violation of Publisher Policies: The study discovered Google search ads on websites that don't adhere to Google's publisher policies. These policies prohibit ads from being served alongside illegal content, hate speech, misinformation, and more. Yet, ads were found on far-leaning political websites and other questionable domains. Google Search Partner Network: The GSP is a collection of search-related websites and apps where Google ads can appear. The network, established in 2003, aims to expand Google's ad reach beyond its search engine. However, the lack of transparency about the websites included in this network is a major concern. Compromising Ad Placements: Advertisers reported finding their ads on websites they had previously blocked. This raises questions about the effectiveness of Google Ads' excluded placements setting and the overall control advertisers have over their ad placements. Ethical and Transparency Issues: The report highlights the need for greater transparency and trust in Google's ad network. The lack of clarity about the GSP's members and the discovery of ads on sanctioned websites in countries like Iran and Russia pose ethical dilemmas for advertisers. What Can Advertisers Do? Opt-Out of GSP: Advertisers can manually opt out of the GSP for each search campaign to avoid their ads appearing on these networks. Review Content Suitability Settings: Adjusting these settings, especially on YouTube or display campaigns, can help control where ads are shown. Check Display Campaign Placements: Reviewing where ads are shown in display campaigns can provide insights into potentially questionable or poor-performing websites. Use Advanced Settings for Additional Exclusions: Advertisers can exclude sensitive content types, themes, keywords, websites, apps, YouTube channels, or videos to gain more control over ad placements. This report underscores the importance for business owners of being vigilant about where their ads are displayed. It's crucial to regularly review and adjust ad settings to ensure that your brand's values align with the platforms where your ads are shown. As digital marketing continues to evolve, ethical considerations and transparency in ad placements remain key concerns for advertisers.2. Google Updates Policy for for Consumer Finance Ads - Google has updated its personalized ads policy in February 2024, and introduced new limitations on personalized advertising related to consumer financial products and services. This policy change is particularly important for businesses in the consumer finance sector, including those offering credit cards, loans, banking services, and debt management products.Understanding the Policy Update: Scope of the Update: The updated policy will prohibit targeting audiences based on sensitive interest categories like gender, age, parental status, marital status, or ZIP code in the United States and Canada for consumer finance in personalized ads. Effective Date: The policy enforcement will begin on February 28, 2024, and is expected to ramp up to full enforcement over approximately six weeks. Warning Before Suspension: Violations of this policy will not lead to immediate account suspension without prior warning. A warning will be issued at least seven days before any suspension of an account. Implications for Business Owners: Review Advertising Strategies: Businesses in the consumer finance sector need to review their advertising strategies on Google to ensure compliance with the new policy. This includes revising targeting methods and ad content. Prepare for Changes: With the policy taking effect in February 2024, businesses have time to adjust their campaigns and avoid potential disruptions. Understand the Impact: The policy change underscores the importance of ethical advertising practices, especially in sensitive sectors like consumer finance. It's crucial for businesses to understand how these changes affect their digital marketing efforts. 3. Google's November 2023 Core Update Rollout Complete - Google has finalized its November 2023 Core Update, marking the fourth major algorithm update of the year. This update, which began on November 2, 2023, concluded on November 28, 2023, after 26 days. It followed closely on the heels of the October 2023 Core Update, which itself had significant impacts on search rankings.The November Core Update was notable for the breadth of its impact, affecting a wide range of sites and causing considerable ranking volatility. Many SEOs reported substantial changes in site rankings from the outset of the update.Adding to the complexity, the November 2023 Reviews Update, which began on November 8, overlapped with the Core Update. This meant that websites experienced the effects of two significant updates simultaneously, although the impacts of each were distinct.Understanding Google's algorithm updates is crucial for businesses, as these updates can impact how your site performs in search results. Any change in rankings from a core update, positive or negative, can impact your organic traffic, conversions, and revenue. Knowing when Google makes these updates enables site owners to know if traffic fluctuations resulted from a change to the site or something Google changed with its ranking algorithm.4. Google Search Expands Organization Markup: Enhancing Business Visibility - Google has recently updated its organization markup in Google Search, now supporting additional fields such as name, address, contact information, and various business identifiers. This expansion is a significant development for business owners, as it allows for more comprehensive representation of their organizations in Google's search results.What's New in the Update: Expanded Fields: The updated organization structured data now includes fields for name, alternate name, legal name, description, sameAs, address, phone numbers, email, number of employees, founding date, DUNS, NAICS, tax ID, and other ID numbers. This is in addition to the previously supported logo and URL structured data fields. Enhanced Visibility: These new fields can be used in Google Search knowledge panels and other visual elements, such as attribution. This means that when someone searches for your business, Google can display a rich snippet with detailed information about your organization, making it easier for potential customers to find and contact you. Updated Reporting: Google Search Console reports have been updated to support validation of these new fields. The rich results testing tool has also been updated, allowing you to test your organization's structured data and confirm its validity instantly. Google's expansion of the organization markup in search results is a valuable opportunity for business owners to improve their online visibility and provide users with more detailed information about their organizations. By effectively utilizing these new structured data fields, businesses can enhance their search presence, improve user experience, and potentially increase customer engagement.5. Google Adds Support for Discussion Forums and Profile Pages - Google has announced the introduction of structured data for profile pages and discussion forums, a significant update for Google Search. This new markup, along with corresponding reports in Search Console, is designed to improve the accuracy and completeness of search results, particularly for content from social media platforms, forums, and online communities.Key Features of the Update: Profile Page Markup: This is intended for sites where creators (individuals or organizations) share firsthand perspectives. It helps Google Search better identify information about the creator, such as their name, social handle, profile photo, follower count, and the popularity of their content. This markup is utilized in Google Search features like 'Perspectives' and 'Discussions and Forums.' Discussion Forum Posting Markup: Aimed at forum-style sites where people share firsthand perspectives, this markup helps Google Search better identify forum sites and online discussions. Forums with this markup are considered for content appearance in 'Perspectives' and 'Discussions and Forums' features. QA Markup vs. Forum Markup: For sites already using QA markup for question-and-answer themed user forums, Google has updated the QA structured data documentation to align with the new discussion forum guidelines. Sites should use the markup that best suits their content structure. Search Console Reports: To monitor discussion threads and profile page markup issues, Google is launching rich result reports in Search Console. These reports will show errors, warnings, and valid items related to marked-up pages. Additionally, the rich results test tool supports both features to help test and validate markup. For business owners, especially those with a strong online community presence or who engage in forum-style content, this update is crucial. Implementing the new structured data will enhance your content's visibility and accuracy in Google Search, potentially driving more traffic to your site. It's an opportunity to ensure that Google accurately represents your brand and content in search results.6. TikTok Creative Cards : Will It Boost Content Engagement? - TikTok has launched a new feature called Creative Cards, designed to help small businesses and content creators enhance engagement, relevance, and relatability in their posts. This so-called innovative tool offers data-backed prompts, providing tips on crafting content that resonates more effectively with the TikTok audience.Key Features of TikTok Creative Cards: Diverse Categories: The cards are divided into five categories: Community, Edutainment, Creator Tools, Trends, and Storytelling. Each category offers unique insights tailored to different aspects of content creation. Community Insights: These insights assist creators in engaging their audience actively, building customer loyalty through integrating customer testimonials and content based on user comments. Edutainment Tips: This category includes creative ways to showcase products, share lessons, and introduce offers, blending education with entertainment. Creator Tools: From storytelling techniques to incorporating music and captions, these cards explore various ways to boost views and enhance likability. Trends and Storytelling: The cards help creators brainstorm ideas for participating in trending memes and hashtags and offer different approaches to telling their business's journey and challenges. Why It Matters for Business Owners: Valuable for New and Experienced Creators: Creative Cards are particularly valuable for brands new to TikTok or those seeking inspiration, especially during the crucial holiday season. Enhanced Content Strategy: With more than 100 digital cards for ideas, businesses can refine their content strategy to better engage with the TikTok audience. Access and Usage: To use this feature, content creators need to register for access. Once granted, they can scroll through the digital cards for ideas, breaking down their content creation needs by category. 7. Meta Releases Q5 Strategy Guide For Post-Holiday Marketing - Meta's recently released a Q5 marketing guide that offers a strategic approach to maximizing post-holiday marketing budgets. This period, known as Q5, spans from late December to mid-January and is often overlooked by marketers. However, according to Meta's guide, this period presents a unique opportunity for businesses to capitalize on continued consumer shopping behavior.Key Insights from Meta's Q5 Marketing Guide:Extended Shopping Season: A YouGov survey commissioned by Meta found that 41% of holiday shoppers continue their shopping past the holidays into January. This indicates a sustained consumer interest in purchasing even after the main holiday season.Lower Media Costs: Global data from January 2023 shows that CPM (Cost Per Mille) rates were on average 15% lower than their levels on October 1st. This suggests that advertising during Q5 can be more cost-effective compared to the peak holiday season.Five Best Practices for Q5 Marketing: The guide outlines crucial strategies for marketers: Minimize campaign changes to maintain stability. Leverage automation and AI for improved ad performance. Diversify creatives to appeal to a broader audience. Use data to grow the lifetime value of customers. 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Google Search now supporting Discussion Forum and Profile Page Data Google Search now supporting Discussion Forum and Profile Page Data This week on Marketing O'Clock, get rich or data tryin', profiles, discussions, forums and organization structured data is here. Plus, a new addition to video campaigns is coming to Google Ads - and we'll give you the long and the SHORT of it. Also, Chrome is where the cart is - Merchant Center promotions can now show in the Chrome browser. Visit us at - https://marketingoclock.com/ Join our Discord Community - http://community.marketingoclock.com/ Join Marketing O'Pick'em (NFL picks) - https://www.runyourpool.com/p/j/fb9b6d706ebf46cc931ea45ab3668e47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro - 00:00

This week we've gathered three generations of hosts to unpack the highly-requested Hereditary (2018). We delve into its jaw-dropping story beats, unravel its depiction of strained family relationships, and dig deep into its nuanced take on mourning. In this episode's b-side, we reflect on the gang finally meeting in person, question the existence of the movie's family dog, and learn Binx can see sound. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 52:37. Mentioned in the Episode Watch the Movie Hereditary (2018) Spooky Season Essentials (New) Blood Drive Support the Show Join our Discord Main Episode Hereditary (2018) - Discussion Forum 102: Midsommar (2019) Hereditary Ending Explained Female madness, decapitation, and cults in Hereditary Hereditary Taps Into the Unique Terror of Inherited Mental Illness Reddit: Schizophrenia/DID Theory B-side Everyday fantasia: The world of synesthesia Support the Show We've launched our Patreon to have a place for listener support to help keep our show going. We are accepting support in the form of small monthly donations from our audience. The proceeds we gain from Patreon are put towards ongoing website fees, funding for new content, and equipment upgrades. In return, our patrons enjoy bonus content, early access, live streams, and exclusive channels in our Discord server. Support the Show on Patreon We're building a community where our listeners and horror fans as a whole can connect and share the ideas, movies, games, experiences, and stories they are most passionate about. Our community is completely free and powered by Discord, which you can access from both a web browser and mobile app. We're looking forward to your arrival! Join our Discord Server Contact Us You can connect with us by creepin' on us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, @HackorSlash. You can also share your opinions with us by leaving us an audio message on our website, hackorslash.live. Special Thanks We want to give a special thanks to the following patrons: Kathy S. Kit C. Charlie M. Jax Kathryn S. Joe Sara P. Taffy S. Melissa A. Samantha S. Mandi Navya Jordan Zunican Miggy Mack Patrick Lizabeth Jen Robby Jonathan S. Garrett Zophiela Alexandra G. Christopher K. Jayne V. Maddy O. Brittany R. Joseph D. Rob H. Darren M. Karlin M. Damien V. Heather W. MJ D. Taler T. Joseph L. Allison B. Amber M. Matt S. Alex L. Sabrina T. Jazzmene U. Jake S. George C. Anthony Z. Nathan E. Sam M. Amanda T. Brittany P. Rob D. Ashley E. Gabrielle G. Thom Kane R. Marc P. Alexander P. Lucas G. Tameera K. Jemia S. Ash M. Juliet D. Paton Katie G. Dave C. Tom M. Ani D. Steven L. Alyssa R. Ben B. Chelsea P. Brady G. John G. Drew Ashley L. Sarah Jake E. Danielle T. Ken J. Sara M. Jay R. Shiggles Music Credits "Hack or Slash" by Daniel Stapleton "The Dread" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Join us for an enlightening grand live session with Sahil Adeem, exclusively designed for IMS (Islamic Messaging System) members! In this thought-provoking event, Sahil Adeem delves into crucial topics that are shaping our world today.Topics:- TASK 6- CURRENT IDEOLOGIES- QnA WITH TEAM LEADERS.................................................................

Get no-cost, no-membership access to the TDT online discussion forum for clinicians and those studying to be clinicians. Sign up by emailing dissociativetable@gmail.com. You will be placed on the anonymous TDT Clinical Associate list, which will also send an email when there is a new episode (no spam, and you can opt out). With basic proof that you are either a licensed clinician or studying to be one (including undergraduates), you get instant access to the TDT discussion forum, where you can speak to other clinicians/students about episodes, topics, and modalities. There is no membership; you are simply sent a link, and can begin posting immediately. Posts are anonymous, just like the TDT Clinical Associate email list. So what is basic proof of being a clinician/student? Whatever. Something easy. A photo of a degree or license on your office wall right now. Or a student registration document with a current date. Nothing that requires effort. It won't be kept on file or shared. TDT recognizes the risks inherent in creating an informal discussion with no membership or absolute proof of eligibility as a clinician/student. However, formalizing this with membership (although that enables removing individuals who cause trouble) places TDT in the role of yet another organization, rather than a means of encouraging dialogue between groups. So it's a risk, but the alternative is perpetuating the lack of interdisciplinary dialogue. Check out TDT on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. The music for this video is provided, as always, by Cracked Machine, in this instance, "Jormungandr" from the album Call of the Void. This generous donation by the band is made in support of increased global access to effective trauma therapy. (crackedmachine.bandcamp.com)

In this first episode of Season 2 I am joined by three instrcutor trainers - Pennie Hughes, Ella Burnett and Phil Cowley to discuss a number of aspects of the Standards Check and Part 3 test and answer questions that have been put forward by members of the EXE ADIs instructor Facebook group. Just two days before this episode aired for the first time, th DVSA sent out an email asking for opinions on the possible raising of the pass mark from 31 to 33. This recording was made prior to this so we were not able to discuss this but there is plenty of very interesting content to help anyone with a Standards Check or Part 3 test coming up.If you have not heard of the Gibb's reflective cycle before there are many examples of it and how to apply it available on the internet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jason and Summer debate books in the public library and what a Republican In Name Only means.Idaho Speaks is a listener supported production dedicated to giving voice to Idaho Republicans.  To learn more about how to support the show, please visit idahospeaks.com/support/.Sponsors:Baby Boomers Radio - A monthly audio magazine devoted to helping seniors and boomers navigate their golden years.  Visit babyboomersradio.com to learn more.Zenith Exhibits, Inc. - Helping Small Business attract new customers and grow their business.  Website and digital marketing solutions for the smallest budgets.  Visit ZenithExhibits.com to learn more.

Discussion forums are where most interactions happen in the online classroom, so it's critical that educators use this area strategically. In this episode, APU's Dr. Bethanie Hansen provides insight into enhancing discussion forums to encourage student engagement, foster connections, exercise critical thinking skills, and offer further learning into the topic at hand. Learn how to improve discussion forums by writing open-ended questions, clearly setting expectations with students about when and how often they should participate, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As you are working on your website's search engine optimization, keep in mind there are several types of bad backlinks you don't want. Hi, I'm Cally, from the International Institute of Digital Marketing. These are five of the most significant types of backlinks to avoid. 1. Links From Spammy Sites These are links back to your site from places you just don't want to be associated with your brand. Your website could be receiving backlinks from these kinds of places and search engines may penalize you, especially if you start receiving tons of spammy backlinks. If you've never researched your backlinks, now is the time. Use a Backlinks tool to get a list of backlinks to your site. 2. Links From Link-Mill Websites Link-mill websites or paid link schemes bring the number of backlinks many site owners think they need to up their SEO game. The problem is more links aren't always a good thing, especially when they come from dubious sources like link mills. Search engines keep getting smarter and no matter how clever the latest scheme seems, it's going to be found out eventually. 3. PR Release Links Press releases can be a source of bad backlinks. But that doesn't mean every press release opportunity is going to penalize your website. You should, however, avoid filling a press release page with dozens of keyword-heavy links back to your site and then spamming it to dozens of newswires. The problem really comes in when brands do this repeatedly, trying to build backlinks to up their SEO. 4. Links From Sites Unrelated to Your Industry Not every backlink is a great one if it's wildly irrelevant or from somewhere completely unrelated to what you do. When you're starting to build backlinks to your website from fields and industries not related to your own, it can create confusion. 5. Discussion Forum and Blog Comment Links Search engines can spot when backlinks are just keywords filled with linkson forum after forum. They are becoming smarter, thanks to AI and natural language processing,and notice when it's not a conversation, but a broadcast. As you research backlinks to your site, if you find a batch from any discussion forums, you can disavow them. For more information, visit www.thedigitalmarketinginstitute.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aleph-global-scrum-team/message

Today’s episode is going to give you some insight into one of the best resources for saxophone players at any level. Harri Rautiainen is the original Founder of the Sax on the Web Forum, a website created over 20 years ago that not only has a vibrant Discussion Forum on a wide range of topics,...

If this is something that interests you, please let me know: Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE On our EVOQ Coaches call, we realized that we often go down some worm holes (that I haven't been recording; shame on me), and Craig made a great point: maybe we want to open this up to others? We'd select a topic, you bring a question, or you just come and listen. We set aside one hour, and we talk training and racing. This is just a concept as of now, but I think it could be really awesome. Stay tuned, and let us know if you're into this. https://youtu.be/chLgtqcBSBo

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Participants in the SBS Urdu election forum expressed their views on the US election results. But do recent election results indicate that public opinion in the US is dangerously divided? Experts and audiences' views on the US Election results? Read more here. - آسٹریلیا میں پاکستانی کمیونیٹی صدر ٹرمپ کی کشمیر پر ثالثی اور عمران خان کو ذاتی دوست بنانےجیسے اقدامات کے باوجود جو بائیڈن اور کملا ہارس کو دنیا اور پاکستان کے لئے زیادہ بہتر سمجھ رہی ہے۔ عمومی طور پر پوری دنیا میں جو بائیڈن کے صدر بننے پرمثبت ردعمل آ رہا ہے۔

Machine learning, Artificial intelligence and the OAK Project - Brandon Gilles -  Ep 89  Brandon is the founder and CEO of Luxonis and Chief Architect of the OpenCV AI Kit (OAK).  He's driven to build things that materially impact the world - and views OAK as his biggest opportunity to do so."  The OAK kit is a small chip with a camera that can be used to build your own AI machines. Say you want to remove a bad apple from a large pile? With OAK, you will be able to automate a robot to control this process.  We discuss a lot about how AI and machine learning work. If you are new to these topics, this will fill you in a lot.  We then discussed the specifics of Brandon's background and how he created OAK.   His Kickstarter campaign just finished up and we discussed how that went as well.  Contact info:  Discussion Forum: https://discuss.luxonis.com/  Slack Community Invite: https://join.slack.com/t/luxonis-community/shared_invite/zt-emg3tas3-C_Q38TI5nZbKUazZdxwvXw  Email: brandon@luxonis.com 

In today's podcast, I'll discuss online discussion forums. What is their role? How can we use them? What considerations will help you best engage with your students? And, how do you write discussion forum prompts that work?The post #23: Online Discussion Forums appeared first on Bethanie Hansen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Shear discusses her work know called, Prolonged Grief Disorder, and how it is now considered a formal diagnosis in the World Health Organization.Dr. M. Katherine Shear is the Marion E. Kenworthy Professor of Psychiatry and the founding Director of the Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia School of Social Work. Dr. Shear is a clinical researcher who first worked in anxiety and depression.For the last two decades she has focused on understanding and treating people who experience persistent intense grief. She developed and tested complicated grief therapy (CGT), a short-term targeted intervention and confirmed its efficacy in three large NIMH-funded studies. CGT is strength-based and focused on fostering adaptation to loss.Dr. Shear is widely recognized for her work in bereavement, including both research and clinical awards from the Association for Death Education and Counseling and invited authorship of articles for Up-to-date and the New England Journal of Medicine.Support the show (https://healgrief.org/donations/)

This week I am joined by Zach Tilton, a Doctoral Research Associate at the Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation Program at Western Michigan University. We discussed research on evaluation and meta-evaluation. Topics Covered: How Zach got into evaluation and at Western Michigan University (01:12) What peacebuilding evaluation is (03:52) Evaluation specialists vs generalists (05:45) Research on evaluation and meta-evaluation (09:50) Prescriptive vs descriptive theories (22:35) Evaluation theory (25:00) Zach’s dissertation: RoE on peacebuilding evaluation (35:50) Adjusting to life amidst Covid-19 (40:10) What’s next for Zach (46:00) What’s giving life for Zach (50:55) Resources mentioned: Western Michigan University Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation (https://wmich.edu/evaluationphd), including Michael Harnar (https://wmich.edu/evaluationphd/directory/harnar) and Chris Coryn (https://wmich.edu/evaluationphd/directory/coryn) EPP article on knowledge syntheses (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149718919302605?via%3Dihub) AEA Research on Evaluation TIG (http://comm.eval.org/researchonevaluation/home) Blog describing working group’s updated RoE definition (https://danawanzer.com/whatisroe/) Weaver & Cousins article on participatory evaluation (https://journals.sfu.ca/jmde/index.php/jmde_1/article/view/144) AEA Integrating Technology into Evaluation TIG MERL Tech conference (http://merltech.org/) Everyday Peace Indicators (https://everydaypeaceindicators.org/) Digital Impact Alliance (https://digitalimpactalliance.org/) Evaluation Practice Reconsidered by Thomas Schwandt (https://www.worldcat.org/title/evaluation-practice-reconsidered/oclc/47200552) EvalCentral Unwebinars (https://www.crowdcast.io/e/evalcentral/), Blogs (https://blog.evalcentral.com/), and Discussion Forum (https://evalcentral.com/) Equitable Evaluation Initiative (https://www.equitableeval.org/) Eval4Action Campaign (https://www.eval4action.org/) Black youth-led movements: Black Visions Collective (https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/) Reclaim the Block (https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home), The Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar (https://www.facebook.com/TCC4J/), and Minnesota Freedom Fund (https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/) Contact: Zach Tilton: @ZachTilton on Twitter (https://twitter.com/zachtilton) and zachary.d.tilton@wmich.edu EvaluLand: Website (https://evaluland.fireside.fm/) & Twitter (@EvaluLand (https://twitter.com/evaluland)) Music by Matt Ingelson, http://www.mattingelsonmusic.com/ Special Guest: Zach Tilton.

Dr. Neimeyer is Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis, where he maintains an active clinical practice. He also directs the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, which provides training internationally in grief therapy.Since completing his doctoral training at the University of Nebraska in 1982, he has published 30 books, including Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved and Grief and the Expressive Arts: Practices for Creating Meaning, the latter with Barbara Thompson, and serves as Editor of the journal Death Studies. The author of nearly 500 articles and book chapters, he is currently working to advance a more adequate theory of grieving as a meaning-making process, both in his published work and through his frequent professional workshops for national and international audiences.Dr. Niemeyer served as President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), and Chair of the International Work Group for Death, Dying, & Bereavement. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he has been granted the Eminent Faculty Award by the University of Memphis, made a Fellow of the Clinical Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, and given Lifetime Achievement Awards byboth the Association for Death Education and Counseling and the International Network on Personal Meaning.Support the show (https://healgrief.org/donations/)

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Online learning discussion forums are similar to students raising their hands in class and engaging in open discuss. How do you engage your students in a vibrant discussion forum and how do you provide feedback? Get advice from the two online learning experts in this valuable episode.

Join Rev. McNair and hear his message, "Unity 101 Part Four...What The Heck is Prayer??"Many of us have been taught prayer is something that only special people can do: and only in certain places at designated times. Would you be surprised to know that praying is as easy as breathing or drinking water? Would you be interested to know that you are highly successful at prayer? Would you be happy to discover that you are already praying every day? Unity’s fourth basic principle is always operative in your lives. We can direct and guide it in positive directions, to achieve success in reaching our personal goals. Note: Services have temporarily been suspended. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Please take a moment to listen to this special message from Rev. Dave Lyman, “Sailing the Winds of Change.” Rev. Dave shares some inspiring stories relating to the COVID-19 crisis and speaks to how, now more than ever, we need to love, understand, and share the blessings of our community. Note: Services have temporarily been suspended. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join Rev. Margie Brach hear her message, "How to Let God Help You: The Secret Place of Spirit." Her theme: Continuing our series based on the Unity classic book, How to Let God Help You, from Unity Co-Founder Myrtle Fillmore, we explore Chapter 15, The Secret Place of Spirit. In this chapter, she speaks of the experience of seeking pleasure in outer things, and how, in time, the satisfaction we find there is fleeting. We are reminded of the enduring pleasure of developing our inner spiritual life, and that through a personal experience of God, our lives are transformed. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join Rev. Dave Lyman and his message, “It’s Leap Year-Time to Catch Up!” His theme provides the similarity between the extra day that occurs in 2020 to balance the rhythm of the Earth’s journey around the sun and the balance that occurs in our lives. We feel out of balance so often yet the tools for balance and catching up are always at our finger tips-not just during a leap year. Join us as we explore these tools. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join Rev. David McNair for his message, “Unity 101, Part 3,- Entitled: “The Law Of Mind Action.” His theme: Some consider this the most important of all Unity Principles. Understanding this principle, and actively using it, is a golden key to unlock our spirit from the grasp of limiting beliefs and ideas. It is a fundamental concept to create, manifest and maintain the health, happiness and prosperity which we all desire. “As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is also”—Proverbs 23:7 We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join Rev. Margie Brach and her message, “Spiritual Understanding”. Continuing our series from “How To Let God Help You.” by Unity Co-founder Myrtle Fillmore. Her theme: This week we will be exploring Chapter 14, entitled Spiritual Understanding. She reminds us how our spiritual practices attune us to our inner knowing. Informed by this we can see beyond intellect or others opinions, and experience a new heaven and a new earth. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join Rev. Dave Lyman with his message, “New Beginnings.” Spirit has a way of presenting us with new direction all the time. We as human beings focus on that at the beginning of a New Year. How do we hear from God just what is ours to do? We meet at the historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or Home | Unity Spiritual Center of Napa Valley

Join Rev. David McNair for service and stay for our potluck!”Unity 101 Part 2-Who Are We?” Many of us have been taught that we are flawed from birth; that the “original sin” by Adam and Eve has doomed us to a life of pain and suffering, some of us have also been told by family, friends and our culture that we just don’t “measure up.” Media bombards us with messages that we are lacking. Unity teaches the truth of who we really are! That truth can set us free from the bondage of negative self-image and limiting beliefs. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Rev. James Brach, originally scheduled for this service, was unavailable to attend. So in lieu of his message "The Christ Spirit," Rev. David McNair speaks on his discovery of the Unity church, and chronicles his years of involvement. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join Rev. Sonya Milton, graciously standing in for Rev. Margie Brach, for a special White Stone Ceremony.“New Year Opportunities.”  This Sunday we will celebrate the beginning of the New Year with a White Stone Ceremony. As we do this we also let ourselves be inspired by the writing of Unity Co-Founder Myrtle Fillmore, who writes of New Years Opportunities in Chapter 35 of her book; “How to Let God Help You”. Please join us for another wonderful New Year, Sunday Morning Experience! We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join Rev. Sonya Milton for our special year end service. Her message, "The Burning Bowl.” A Unity tradition is the welcoming of the New Year by prayerfully releasing the past and affirming the infinite possibilities of the present. The Burning Bowl Ceremony provides us an opportunity to use denials and affirmations in a powerful and meaningful way. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join us this Sunday for Rev. Dave Lyman's message, "The Sunday Before Christmas-Candle Lighting Service.” When you’ve gathered together family and friends to celebrate the Sunday before Christmas, please join us at Unity Spiritual Center of Napa Valley for a Candle-Lighting Service. This beautiful, contemplative service honors all (and those with no religious traditions.) During the service we will have the opportunity to be present with spirit and then sit on a hillside some 2,000 years ago on a special night! We will share music of the season and celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, the ultimate way. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join Jerri Curry, PhD. with her message, "What Is Your Purpose In Life?” Most of us know the purpose of Jesus’ life and in this holiday season this gentle reminder I asking if we know our individual purpose in life? On December 15th we will have an opportunity to explore our purpose as well as meet a metaphor who searches throughout the Universe for her purpose. The metaphor story is based on the award-winning animated video reflected in Dr. Curry’s new book A Storybook for Adults and Other Children. Join us for a fun-filled morning as we grow spiritually and socially by connecting with our inner child! We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Join Rev. Bob Brach for his message, "Peace That Passes All Understanding.” The theme is about tap into the Peace of Christmas, the second Sunday of Advent theme. A great Bible verse to affirm during this season is “May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces. Psalm 122 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem. A Song of Ascents, of David. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Rev. Margie Brach's message will be “Faith and Hope In The Advent Season.” As we begin this sacred season of advent, faith and hope in our hearts and minds. We may be blessed with holidays of abundance, togetherness and happiness. Or we may be facing hardships that seem to block our way. Whatever our circumstances are, focusing our faith, and letting hope guide us will open the way for abundant joy. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

We welcome congregant *speaker, Rende' Lazure, with her message, “Opening Into Grace.” Grace allows for miracles to blossom, or the seemingly impossible to appear, as a direct revelation of Divine Love! We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

We welcome Rev. Bob Brach and his message ,“Veterans Day-Connecting With Our Centurion, Consciousness.” Our theme is remembering those who serve and served in the Armed Forces and awakening and using that consciousness in us that is like a “watchman”- A spiritually developed person who sees within and without, and with the word of command challenges anything negative. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

We welcome Rev. Margie Brach with her message, “Coming Home To Gratitude." As we enter into a new holiday season, with all it involves, we can sometimes get distracted by all the activity, and forget what is most important. When we bring appreciation to each situation, we find the power of the Universal Good in it all. Join us for another wonderful Sunday morning celebration of this Truth in our lives! We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Project Based Learning.

As we go through life in the interplay between spiritual and human duality, a mask becomes a part of who we are. We believe that it hides who we are from the world. The truth is the mask is transparent and everyone sees who we are. We will explore the truth of our so-called mask! We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org

Many of us were taught that God is an old guy with a white beard, a long robe and a big stick! Unity has a much broader and more beautiful understanding of our Divine Source. When we understand real Truth, it can be healing, comforting and uplifting! We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

Our theme will be based on Chapter 12 of Co-founder Myrtle Fillmore’s book, How To Let God Help You, called “Contentment.”  In this brief chapter she points to the only source for contentment in our lives. Check in and see what she says that it is! We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

This week, we draw wisdom from Chapter 11 of the Classic Unity Book, How To Let God Help You. Unity’s Co-founder, Myrtle Fillmore, writes of the experience of seeing evil in our lives. She reminds us that hellish circumstances are temporary, and that Light shines even in darkness. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/    

Building and sustaining a healthy community requires a substantial amount of effort, especially online. The design and user experience of the digital space can impact the overall interactions of the participants and guide them toward respectful conversation. In this episode Rafał Pitoń shares his experience building the Misago platform for creating community forums. He explains his motivation for creating the project, the lessons he has learned in the process, and how it is being used by himself and others. This was a great conversation about how technology is just a means, and not the end in itself.

This week we welcome congregational speaker, Lou Marines, with his message "Surely The Presence Of The Lord Is In This Place.” Midst all the uncertainty and turbulence in our society and on this Earth, we can turn to the Divine Scriptures, and other wonderful Wisdom traditions for reassuring insights and simple Spiritual Exercises which help us remember that We Are Not Alone. How to live your day mindful that you are comforted by the God who resides in and all around us. We Meet at the Historic Grange Hall: 3275 Hagen Road (1 mile east of the Silverado Trail), Napa 95488 for 10 a.m. Sunday Service, for 11:40 a.m. Discussion Forums (selected Sundays) and for Thursday Meetings & Saturday Workshops as announced. USCNV’s Website: www.UnitySpiritualCenterNapa.org Love what you hear?! Subscribe to our Podcast and become a supporter on Patreon! Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/uscnv or https://www.unityspiritualcenternapa.org/

In this first forum we're seeking to gain a global perspective of the issues of greatest concern to Christians today. From experience, the chances are slim that we are going to reform our church from the top down. The majority of bishops aren’t listening and are not likely to even want to. We have a far greater chance of change in our church from the bottom up. We may not be able to change the minds of the hierarchy but we can change ourselves and our behavior. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/catholic-church-reform/message