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blackmagicspecialist786-blog · 2 years ago

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Just What Do McCarthy’s Antagonists Want, and Why Won’t They Budge?

While the Republicans' controversy regarding Representative Kevin McCarthy's attempt to be House speaker continues rounds after rounds of talks and roll-calls One question that is puzzling is exactly what the rebels are looking for. To the endless annoyance to McCarthy and his associates The demands of the insurgents have been heavily based on two fronts Internal procedural rules that are intended to strengthen the influence of the extreme right inside the House and the desire of the insurgents to portray themselves as uncompromising opponents of Democrats and their agenda. More than everything else, McCarthy's most hard-core opponents seem to be intent on bringing him down. "It's not about policies, it's about the fight," said Doug Heye, a former advisor for the House of Representatives Eric Cantor, the onetime majority leader who was ousted in a dramatic 2014 defeat by a far-right rival, David Brat. "The more you hear the word 'fight' or 'fighter,' the less you hear about a strategy for winning that fight." The longer the battle over who will be the speaker has gone on as his supporters are expressing displeasure about the situation. Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas said that the supporters of using "stupid platitudes that some consultant told you to say on the campaign trail." Representative Don Bacon, who holds the seat of a swing in Nebraska is calling the group "the chaos caucus" and the "Taliban 20." The use of such a scathing language isn't something new Rep. John Boehner, who was exiled from the speakership last year by the conservative Freedom Caucus, later lashed against one of the Freedom Caucus' co-founders Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, calling him an "political terrorist" and a "jerk." (Jordan is now a supporter of McCarthy and is expected to lead the strong Judiciary Committee if and when the speaker's dispute is settled.) The grass-roots are the fuel for HTML0 right One of the peculiarities of this speaker vote has been watching McCarthy's team try to marshal the conservative-industrial media complex, which helped power the rise of political outsiders like Donald Trump and has steadily weakened the ability of party leaders to keep backbenchers in line. "We'll see what happens when Tucker and Sean Hannity and Ben Shapiro start beating up on those guys," Rep. Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania wistfully spoke to the reporters on the Capitol this week. "Maybe that'll move it." However, Tucker Carlson did not beat the guys down but instead described the debate over the speakership in the form of "pretty refreshing." Nor is it obvious how Fox News can command the only loyalties to the left. For instance it was in this year's Republican race for Senate this year in Pennsylvania, the conservative blogosphere and podcasts contributed to the sudden popularity of Kathy Barnette, a little-known conservative journalist who was able throw an insanity at the last minute to Trump and Hannity's choice for the choice for the nomination, Mehmet Oz. "Is this a game show?" A annoyed Hannity confronted on one of the House members who aren't in the House Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, on his Fox News show on Wednesday evening. She didn't back down. Chris Stirewalt, a former editor at Fox News Chris Stirewalt, a former editor at Fox News, stated the "what happens online, on talk radio and on Fox prime time has been and will continue to be the harbinger of what House Republicans will do." He said that representatives and the congressional aides that he was talking to were "all talking about how their positions were playing with the different hosts and sites." F.A.Q. : The Speakership Deadlock in the House Card 1 of 7 A major impasse. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is seeking to be House Speaker However, a group of hard-right Republicans opposes his candidacy and is preventing the opening of the next Congress. Here's what you need to know about the drama unfolding in the House floor: What is the reason for the impasse? With Republicans having a slim advantage in the House (222 seats against Democrats' 212 seats McCarthy. McCarthy needs support from his right-wing party members in order to become the Speaker. Some lawmakers from the extreme right are refusing to vote for the speaker, and have prevented him from achieving his goal of. McCarthy from getting to 218 votes. Who are the people who are the detractors? Twenty House Republicans who have voted against McCarthy. McCarthy include some of the most hard-right lawmakers in the chamber. The majority of them deny the outcome of the presidential election in 2020 and a majority are part of the extreme conservative Freedom Caucus. What are they looking for? The right-wing protest to oppose the McCarthy administration. McCarthy is rooted not only in personal animosity, but also in an ideological motivation. The defenders of the right want to significantly reduce the size, scope and scope of federal authorities and also overhaul the method by which Congress operates in order to make it easier for them to achieve this. What is it that McCarthy do? Mr. McCarthy has made a number of concessions to try and get the hard-liner voters to agree by embracing measures that weaken the speakership , and which previously he was unwilling to back. However, so far, the concessions haven't proved enough to win the support the speaker needs. Does anyone have a viable alternative to McCarthy? One of the major factors that is in McCarthy's favor is that. McCarthy's favor the fact that no viable candidate has come up to challenge him, however Republicans might unite around a new candidate. Steve Scalise, the No. two Republican of the House is viewed in the eyes of many to be the obvious candidate to succeed him. What is the solution? House tradition dictates that members continue to cast every vote until someone has the majority needed to win. In the meantime, until a speaker is selected then the House is basically a non-existent body. It is unable to pass laws, or even swear on its members. As of now, the main Fox hosts have stayed to McCarthy. However "there could be a land rush," Stirewalt suggested when asked if "certain hosts or outlets are seen to be benefiting by being more extreme." These kinds of incentives can have a negative impact on Republican leaders' standard tools for maintaining discipline. The majority of Committee assignments offer a routine of drudgery and apathy, especially if your political stance is focused on blocking government actions. Many of the most vocal conservative lawmakers are now finding it appealing to be instant celebrity, and are able to be able to afford to escheat McCarthy's promises of congressional perks as well as the K Street-connected money source as well as tap into the anger of the grass-roots Republican supporters instead. Remember Madison Cawthorn? Prior to his demise and his subsequent demise, Cawthorn was a North Carolina congressman rocketed onto the national scene of politics through his rants about red meat and piling the most hits on Trump-friendly news outlets. Time magazine announced on 2021 that Cawthorn had told colleaguesthat "I have built my staff around comms rather than legislation." Boehner had described the election cycle by saying "getting elected, make a lot of noise, draw a lot of attention to yourself, raise a lot of money, which means you're going to go make more noise, raise more money." This week was the week that an agreement to avoid a nonaggression was signed by two groups: the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC closely associated with McCarthy that has spent over $200 million in order to vote Republicans into House positions this year as well as the Club for Growth, a conservative group of outsiders that specialize in attempting to oust incumbents who are thought to be too soft. The agreement was an equally clear statement of the fact that the true power is in the Republican Party: outside its formal structures. "I wasn't sure what it meant to be conservative' The New York Times review of the 20 lawmakers who consistently opposed McCarthy discovered that 12 had rejected the outcome of the election in 2020 and 19 of them were associated with The Freedom Caucus; and 17 were supported by Trump in the midterms of last year. The majority of rebels come from the districts of deep red. But not all of them. Rep.-elect Josh Brecheen, who was elected in Oklahoma and won the race by 49 percent. Three other candidates won by at least 40points, four of them were able to win with a margin of 30 or more and three of them carried their districts with margins of 20 or more. Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona ran without opposition. But that's not enough to explain the actions of a person like Boebert who fought an astonishingly vigorous campaign with about 500 votes. Three other candidates were also successful -three of them -- Eli Crane, Anna Paulina Luna and Scott Perry -- won their races with just eight points. As with all other traits What defines the rebels is the power of personality driven politics. For these bomb-throwers winning accolades from the alternative conservative news environment is what matters. "A lot of these people get into Congress and they get drunk on the red light of the camera," said Alice Stewart, a Republican consultant in communications. "Conservative media stars need to recognize our opposition is Biden and the Democrats, not our fellow Republicans," she said. Paulina Luna, a recently appointed Air Force veteran and Instagram influencer with more than 500,000 followers previously admitted to her radio show, "I know this sounds weird, but I didn't know what conservative was." Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressman who has transformed the opposition of McCarthy to a reality TV show He clearly enjoys the spotlight. The intro montage for Gaetz's podcast "Firebrand," contains clips from Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host, who praises him for being "one of the very few members in Congress who bothered to stand up against permanent Washington" and of Trump declaring: "Ever watch this guy on TV? He's like the machine." On Wednesday on Wednesday, as McCarthy was trying to negotiate new deals that could convince his adversaries Gaetz made a fundraising appeal. The text message stated that the speaker had been "leading the fight to elect a true conservative" as speaker. "I'm fighting for you," it continued, "and I need you to have my back like never before." Then, on Thursday just a few minutes from when Steve Bannon proposed Trump as an undisputed presidential candidate in his show, Gaetz exuberantly revealed his choice for speaker on the House on the floor. Donald John Trump. What to look for in a book - The South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled that the State Constitution provides a right to privacy, which includes the right of abortion, Kate Zernike reports. - Senator Debbie Stabenow, the senior Democratic senator from Michigan has announced that she will not be seeking the fifth term this year, creating an opportunity in the state that is a battleground which will give her political party a second seat to defend in a difficult 2024 electoral map for Democrats. Carl Hulse has the details. - and Senate President Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, who is running for an election in the swing state in 2018 He announced that he has prostate cancer, but was expected to fully recover, Neil Vigdor writes. - President Biden will unveil new plans that will allow up to 30,000 people who are from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti to legally come into within the U.S. each month, as well as securing refugees crossing the border into Mexico, Michael Shear reports. Thank you for taking the time to read On Politics, and for becoming a subscriber to The New York Times. -- Blake Check out previous editions of the newsletter here. If you're enjoying the book you're reading, you should think about recommending it. Sign up for our newsletter here. Check out all our exclusive newsletters to subscribers here. Do you have comments? Have suggestions to cover? We'd like to get your ideas. Email us at [email protected]. Read the full article

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fanthatracks · 2 years ago

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STEAM Into Star Wars: 7th January 2023

Our friends at Coffee With Kenobi and The Rebel Base Card Podcast will be flying the Star Wars flag at Washington Community High School (District 308, 115 Bondurant St. Washington, IL 61571) on 7th January from 9.00am to 12.30pm for STEAM Into Star Wars. There’s plenty happening on the big day, one of the first events on the convention calendar, and here’s the details. STEAM into Star Wars is…

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tabloidtoc · 4 years ago

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Star, January 11

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover Story: Hollywood’s Best and Worst Bosses

Page 1: Shia LaBeouf currently accused of relentless abuse and sexual battery by his ex FKA Twigs was snapped making out with Margaret Qualley after she arrived at LAX for a solid 10 minutes and holding up traffic -- the PDA session was the first time Shia and Margaret who is the daughter of Andie MacDowell were spotted out in public together but the two got well-acquainted a few months ago rolling around naked for a NSFW music video for a song by the actress’ sister Rainey Qualley a.k.a. Rainsford -- Shia went out of his way to charm Margaret as soon as they met and he wooed her with compliments and gifts and flowers and texts and spur-of-the-moment dates where he’d just show up at her house but her friends are concerned because Twigs’ lawsuit against Shia alleges multiple incidents of abuse including choking her in her sleep and knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease -- Shia said many of those allegations are not true and he is in a 12-step program and therapy for PTSD and alcoholism

Page 2: Contents, Prince William and Duchess Kate with kids Prince George and Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis for a Christmas card

Page 3: Candice Swanepoel in a bathing suit in Miami, Jennifer Garner stepped out to run errands in a mask and an expressive sweater in L.A., Ryan Reynolds cuddled up with a puppy to encourage his Instagram followers to donate to the SickKids Foundation

Page 4: Friends of Johnny Depp are keeping their distance as he gears up for another ugly defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard -- after losing the case against a U.K. newspaper that called him a wife beater and a scathing feature in The Hollywood Reporter that dubbed the star radioactive and his career all but dead, former pals want nothing to do with him -- the likes of Jude Law, Leonardo DiCaprio and Channing Tatum have been backpeddling on Johnny and it’s making him furious but to be fair Johnny had already alienated Leo and Channing by calling them Pumpkin Head and Potato Head and accusing them of having affairs with Amber -- Jude’s indifference cuts the deepest because for a time he and Johnny were brothers-in-arms as they filmed the second Fantastic Beasts movie and from Johnny’s perspective Jude hasn’t lifted a finger to defend him

Page 5: Mossimo Giannulli’s son is speaking out claiming the fashion designer is being treated harshly at California’s Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc and Gianni Giannulli took to social media to complain that because of the pandemic his dad has been locked in solitary confinement for one full month and is only let out every three days for a few moments to shower and Gianni, Mossimo’s son from an earlier relationship, is irate that his father is being mistreated and he feels sorry for his dad and doesn’t want to see him languishing in prison however his half sisters Bela and Olivia Jade don’t seem too bothered by it

* At age 74 Susan Sarandon has had it with men -- she said she hasn’t really had a large dating career and in fact hasn’t had a guy in five years and it’s not that she can’t get a man, it’s just that the men she attracts are losers or sub-par in some way -- she is happy hanging out in her NYC apartment but still friends can’t help trying to fix her up because she’s attractive and in phenomenal shape but the problem is she scares guys away; she’s a force they can’t handle

* Two years after sharing her shock diagnosis with multiple sclerosis Selma Blair is struggling with pain and fear -- she was recently spotted getting emotional outside a West Hollywood cannabis shop and she has turned to medical marijuana to soothe symptoms of the chronic immune-system disorder which can include fatigue, spasticity, walking issues, numbness, weakness, vision issues and pain -- on some days she can’t even get out of bed but she’s trying to stay strong for her son Arthur and smile more for him but it’s been hard

Page 6: Julianne Hough appears to be sweetness and light but she’s a heartbreaker according to her ex Chuck Wicks who split from Julianne in 2009 -- in a revealing podcast Chuck blasted Julianne saying they were both loving life then out of nowhere you find out that they are not the person you thought they were and you break up -- Chuck admitted that he and Julianne agreed to say their split was amicable but it wasn’t fine and it wasn’t his fault

* After holing up at his Oklahoma spread Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are having a blast decorating their 13,000-square-foot $13.2 million new home in the Encino area of California’s San Fernando Valley -- the home sits on 1.6 ultra-private acres behind double gates and extensive walls and features a pool and fabulous views -- inside the engaged pair give each other space: Gwen wants a dance studio and Blake gets his own man-cave with a big screen and high-tech surround sound

* Star Spots the Stars -- Nicky Hilton, Katharine McPhee Foster, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt making dairy-free and plant-based holiday appetizers, Jenna Dewan, Natalia Dyer

Page 8: Big Losers -- these stars shed pounds and got healthy in 2020 -- Jessica Simpson, Rebel Wilson, Kelly Osbourne

Page 10: Star Shots -- Gwen Stefani on the way to the recording studio in Santa Monica, Jerry O’Connell started his morning off with a fresh mimosa and a kiss from one of his dogs, Jodie Turner-Smith is the first Black actress to play Henry VIII’s ill-fated queen Anne Boleyn in a major U.K. TV series in Emley, UK

Page 11: Nick Cannon pitched in to help distribute 2000 free meal boxes to the Hollywood Food Coalition

Page 12: Demi Moore in a yellow bow for a selfie thanking readers for checking out her memoir, Paris Hilton kicked back for a Coach campaign reintroducing the early-2000s ubiquitous Swinger bag

Page 13: Derek Hough and his dogs Romie and Luna, Irina Shayk striking a pose

Page 14: Sofia Vergara during a photoshoot, Real Housewives of New York City alum Kristen Taekman is taking advantage of the California winter weather in a bikini in Malibu, Wells Adams takes out the trash in L.A.

Page 16: Carrie Underwood showed off her comfy at-home style, Vanessa Hudgens and her favorite condiment, Katherine Schwarzenegger celebrates her dog’s birthday

Page 17: Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval picked up a holiday-themed centerpiece ahead of Christmas in L.A., Katie Holmes slung a guitar over her shoulder in NYC, Dame Joan Collins dropped by The Jonathan Ross Show in London

Page 18: Normal or Not? Hailey Baldwin shares a glimpse into her beauty routine -- normal, Tiger Woods’ son Charlie showed off his skills ahead of the PNC Championship -- normal

Page 19: Pete Wentz playing tennis in L.A. -- normal, Pete Davidson hurt himself a few times while making a scarf -- not normal

Page 20: Fashion -- stars charm in romantic ruffles -- Keke Palmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lupita Nyong’o

Page 21: Kirsten Dunst, Halsey

Page 24: Ariana Grande announced her engagement to realtor Dalton Gomez with some celebratory shots and she’s telling everyone how she never thought it was possible to be this happy -- the couple began dating in early 2020 when Dalton helped Ariana find a home in L.A. and things hit the fast track amid the health pandemic which saw the two enjoying quality time together in lockdown and realizing they were a perfect fit because they never fight and are totally in sync about how they look at life -- Ariana went straight into wedding mode already deciding on an intimate outdoor setting in mid-2021

Page 25: Jon Hamm stepped out in L.A. recently with girlfriend Anna Osceola and she was showing off a noticeably rounder midsection and there’s a good chance the two are pregnant because they’ve been actively trying to get into the family way -- though Jon admitted in 2016 that having children isn’t necessarily an imperative Jon may have changed his tune after his year-long relationship with Anna and hitting the big 5-0 in March has him reassessing his life and now having a child has become important to him

* Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher will be camping in style now that they’ve purchased a $140K Mercedes Benz Sprinter and they’re preparing to embark on an adventure -- with sleeping accommodations for four and a kitchen the spacious luxury vehicle is perfect for the couple and their two kids -- other stars can spend their vacations in five-star resorts but Mila and Ashton prefer to keep things alfresco and it’s a tradition they’ve kept all these years; this is their idea of a perfectly fun vacation

Page 26: Cover Story -- Hollywood’s Best and Worst Bosses -- who’s great to work for and who makes employees’ lives a misery -- Jennifer Hudson -- best

Page 27: Jennifer Lopez -- worst, Rihanna -- best, Kenny Chesney -- best, Mariah Carey -- worst, Gwyneth Paltrow -- worst

Page 28: Keanu Reeves -- best, Sandra Bullock -- best, Emma Watson -- worst

Page 29: George Clooney -- best, Ellen DeGeneres -- worst, Guess the Bad Boss

Page 30: Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell: Man on a Mission -- amid all the tension on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 Tom has been pursuing his costar Hayley to be his next girlfriend and it seems to be working -- Tom has become very active with the U.K. Scientology Branch and is very taken with English women like Hayley and he’d like to make the U.K. his home base -- handcuffed to each other for several scenes in M:I7 Hayley and Tom were also spotted holding hands when the cameras weren’t rolling

Page 32: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s very L.A. Christmas -- the prince spends the holidays 5000 miles away from the royal family but Meghan’s mom Doria Ragland was on hand for the festivities -- the couple were intending to call Queen Elizabeth on Christmas morning otherwise they were happy to celebrate a low-key holiday

Page 38: Entertainment

Page 48: Parting Shot -- Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas suited up to hit the slopes stopping by a local store to pick up goodies before changing into warmer gear in Mammoth Lakes in California -- the couple are familiar faces in the ski town and looking forward they will be able to plan even more snowy getaways now that they’ve listed their NYC apartment for $5.9 million and moved full-time to Encino

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theliterateape · 2 years ago

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I, Substitute

by Don Hall

While temporarily hanging my hat in Kansas and helping my mom take care of my dad, I needed some kind of impetus to get me out of their house and perhaps make a few bucks to boot. I have an ancient teaching degree from back when they etched the degrees on slate so I thought “Hey! Let’s squeeze a bit more out of that now useless college expense and substitute teach here!”

Substitute teaching is a weird beast of a gig. You dress appropriately (in accordance to the standards of practice of the district), bring a water bottle, load up a few snacks, a laptop and your official badge. The badge serves as a way to alert other staff that you are legit and not necessarily a child predator roaming the halls and as a magnetic swipe card for either the outside doors, the sign in process, or both.

The office assigns you a room or series of rooms. You wander around the building for about ten minutes trying to find the first room, maybe ask another staff member for directions with some sort of small talk version of “I’m a fucking idiot but I’m all you got!” You find your room and survey where you can hang your jacket, put your water bottle, look for the lesson plans for the day, and marvel in horror at the role sheet filled with unpronounceable names that you will surely mangle at the emotional peril of the underdeveloped, doughy recipients of your stumbling inability to read names from Poland to Mexico to Dubai.

The bar for performance is remarkably low. The job description should read “Must be able to hand out papers, sit bored out of your skull, make sure the lunatics don’t take over the asylum with no authority, no hope for respect from the inmates, and no real idea if they are lying to you when they tell you that their regular class work involves smartphones and flaming hot covered salt lick snacks.”

I immediately recognize that, as opposed to the hardened criminal class of Chicago’s freshman students, these Kansas kids are more dully laconic and don’t even bother to take a beat to notice me or make eye contact. No intent to rebel, these folks are like people sitting on the train hoping you don’t sit down next to them and if they pretend to be on the phone you won’t try to speak. Imagine a blind date with thirty women who see you at the door and knew instantly this was not the date they hoped for.

I’m a sucker for a challenge so I wade in. The class for this maiden voyage is a Film Appreciation class (the drama teacher has quit the job a few weeks prior because of a poorly executed active shooter situation that left him to restart therapy and ultimately decide this was not working for him) so I leap right in with questions about what movies they like. Christ, I love movies and even have a movie podcast so I’m certain I can engage this room of stinky zombies.

Kung Fu Panda.

Among the students willing to hold their cement-filled heads above neckline, it seems the only movie any of them can remember seeing is Kung Fu-fucking-Panda.

We talk about why they like it, what other movies they might say is in the same genre, and then the eureka moment. An overly tall white kid with long, unkempt hair and glasses looks up and asks “What do you think of A Clockwork Orange?”

“The 1971 film based on the Anthony Burgess novel? Droogies? Alec and ‘Singing in the Rain’?”

I nail that one. We are off. He and I start a mini-discussion of the themes of the film and how the experiment of forcing a kid to watch the horrors of the world on repeat to pacify him has been effectively performed on his contemporaries as they are flooded with images on their smartphones twenty-four hours a day and was the experiment from the film successful? The groupmind of the numb, Cheeto-infused monkeys notices one of their own being taken seriously by the monster adult and they start to wake up.

“Did you like Titanic?” “Which is better—Get Out or Nope?” “Have you seen Akira?”

The ninety-minute class flies by. By the time the bell rings, half the kids are still asking me questions and act almost as if they are fully functioning humans. Then I’m off to Room A313. The Special Education class. Six hours of two and three kids at a time with worksheets and dicking around and boredom. The wifi in the school is shit due to a billion smartphones sucking the juice for Tik Tok so I can barely access even Apple News. I’m exhausted by the end of the day but not the good kind of worn out. The exhaustion of the static.

The secretary in the office asks me if I can come back the next day and the day after that. This is the substitute teacher sweet spot. It isn’t difficult to get work but the perks of being known by the staff and students come with repeat visits. I’m in.

The next day, the secretary puts me in the drama room for the full day. She tells me the word is out, that the kids in the film class had spread the word that I was cool and interesting (an anomaly in the ranks of substitute teachers).

The first group is the Advanced Rep gang. These are the bona fide theater geeks. They have a project that stinks of busy work (pick a monologue and analyze it for theme and structure). No performance of the monologue. No grade because they don’t have a real teacher. So we talk about writing their own monologues. Where to find the material. War stories from my days in Chicago theater. The time flies by.

The second class is StageCraft. Also students interested in the work. More busy work so instead, I give them stagecraft challenges I encountered in the many years in Chicago. Actual challenges we encountered and let them work in groups to solve the issues. They were way into it.

Third class is Intro to Theater. Definitely not theater geeks. Freshman shoved into a class that was like English but wasn’t. We talk about stories and storytelling and then I give them half the time to fuck around.

Lunch Duty. Then another Intro to Theater group. Then Hall Monitoring. Then home. I’m so tired from being actually engaged for most of the day I grab a beer and practically pass out on the couch. This is the good kind of pooped. The type of exhaustion that comes at the end of a productive feeling. I’m finding my stride.

The third day, I’m on my game. All the things I remembered from being a teacher in Chicago, the decade when I had my own classroom and own rules, came back in force. I discard the work sheets and we have active discussions about theater, art, music, writing and the perils involved in doing anything truly creative in a society that rewards mediocrity and conformism over originality. In every class at least one student asks me if I’ll be their permanent drama teacher. I’m new and I’m different. I’m not from ‘round these parts and the New Age Hippie teacher I was in the 1990’s fascinates these idiots. I have a ball. After being lied to and discarded by my soulmate I start to regain the idea that I am worth something, that I do bring some value to the world.

The thing I remind myself is that I'm not looking to get back into teaching children again. I did it in the 90's, was damn good at it, wrote a book about it, and now have other things to do. That said, being a good substitute teacher is sort of like being a really good pick up basketball player in a back lot court. No one expects you to make the shots but you can and do. Fun. Innocuous. Temporary.

This week I'll swing out to a few different high schools and see what Wichita looks like from different angles. Funny, though. The movies made about teachers are legendary. As far as I know there are only a handful about substitute teachers and they aren't heartwarming, inspirational fare.

#teaching #substitute teaching

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rebelbasecardpod · 2 years ago

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Show notes for Episode 121: Mark Mulcaster of Fantha Tracks

In addition to being on some of the Fantha Tracks Podcasts, Mark Mulcaster wears a few other hats, including his duties as Commander of the UK Rebel Legion’s Elstree Base as well as being in the 501st UK Garrison and the UK Vok Chi clan of the Mando Mercs. He’s also an avid Bass player who may or may not show up at a gig with a Star Wars T-shirt. Mark was incredibly generous to give up some of his time and give a great overview of how these cosplay groups among other things, work with folks to get their outfits in shape, his collection and his role on Making Tracks, co-hosting with friend of the show Mark Newbold who has been on the show a few times and I think snuck him into the Celebration one here a few months back.

His Bio from Fantha Tracks:

‘Mark has been a fan of the saga since the early 1990s after rediscovering the original trilogy on VHS and dived right into the first Grand Admiral Thrawn Trilogy, he has been an avid Star Wars reader ever since. He’s been a member of the Star Wars costuming community since 2007 when he joined the Rebel Legion’s Elstree Base, the Base he now runs as Base Commanding Officer as well as also being a member of both the 501st UK Garrison and the Mandalorian Mercs Vok Chi clan here in the UK.’

Mark Mulcaster

@mmulcaster Instagram & Facebook

@rebellegionUK

www.fanthtracks.com

Card Release Schedule (Subject to change):

2/16/22 2022 Topps SW Signature Series

4/8/22- Masterwork 2021 (Slipped from March)

5/4 Classic Wrapper covers Blake Jamison, Brittney Palmer

6/1 Kenobi Online Sets (1,2 same time, weekly)

6/8/2022 Bounty Hunters (Slipped from April) (169), 24 packs/box 8/pack - Blasters trending 34 -

6/24 Topps Star Wars Chrome Sapphire Edition (Online Only) (199 Orig) 8/box 4/pack

7/29 Star Wars Finest (Slipped from Spring) (299) 12/box 5/pack

8/31(9/30?) Topps Chrome Star Wars Mandalorian Beskar Edition (149) 18 packs/box 4 cards/pack

9/28 Chrome Black (179) 1 card per pack, 4 per box

11/23 Book of Boba Fett (129) 7/box, 8/pack Blaster avail

No mention yet of Masterwork 2022 or Chrome Galaxy in the calendar

2023 Convention Schedule

1/7 S.T.E.A.M. into Star Wars: Washington Comm. HS, Wash. IL

3/31-4/2 C2/E2 Chicago: McCormick Place, Chicago

3/31-4/2 Midwest Gaming Classic: Milwaukee, WI

4/7-10 Star Wars Celebration Europe: London Excel Centre

5/26-28 - ICCC: Nashville, TN

TBA: Chicago Non-sport Card Show

6/3 Joliet Star Wars Day: Joliet Public Library, Joliet, IL

7/26-30 The National Sports Collectors Convention, Rosemont, IL

8/10-8/13 Fan Expo Chicago, Rosemont, IL

TBA: Chicago Non-Sport Card Show (Fall)

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pauperpedia · 4 years ago

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Tuesday Brewsday 29: Urza’s Army in a Can

Every now and then while playing games of pauper you’ll come across a very special mono white deck. This deck isn’t your typical run of the mill white weenie deck. Oh no, this deck runs on the raw tapped power of Urza’s real estate. I’m talking about Rebels! Now, if you’ve still never heard of this deck or come across it before, allow me to introduce you. Rebels is a creature type that first debuted in Mercadian Masques. Winning a flavor home run, these Rebels have a way of recruiting more rebels for their cause. This is represented well by a mechanic that allows you you pay generic mana and tap certain rebels, so that you can tutor up another rebel and put it directly onto the battlefield. Tron is by far and away the best mana producing deck, so what better land base to abuse for your Rebels. I wanted to know what would happen if I went even harder on the tutoring mechanic and played creatures that drew more of the same creatures, but also could spit out a bunch of tokens. Before I get a head of myself, let me show you the decklist.

Mainboard:

3 Ramosian Sergeant

4 Ramosian Lieutenant

4 Defiant Falcon

3 Aven Riftwatcher

4 Bound in Silence

3 Renegade Map

4 Squadron Hawk

3 Self-Assembler

2 Battle Screech

2 Dauntless Unity

3 Prismatic Strands

1 Recruit the Worthy

2 Oblivion Ring

4 Urza's Mine

4 Urza's Power Plant

4 Urza's Tower

9 Plains

Sideboard:

2 Standard Bearer

1 Coalition Honor Guard

2 Circle of Protection: Green

2 Circle of Protection: Red

3 Rhystic Circle

3 Lumithread Field

2 Nightwing Glider

Starting with Ramosian Sergeant as our one drop rebel, with three generic mana you can tutor up a two mana costed Rebel and put it directly into play. This means you can search your library for either Ramosian Lieutenant or Defiant Falcon. I’d say if you’re facing anything either black or red, your safest bet is going to be the Lieutenant so you can dodge electrickery or Suffocating Fumes. Both Ramosian Lieutenant and Defiant Falcon can do something really special for their tutor target though. With four generic mana you can tutor up Bound in Silence and put it directly onto the battlefield on to an opposing creature. The key thing to take away from this interaction is that you’re not actually targeting the creature, so you can get around Hexproof. Using either the Lieutenant or the Falcon, you can also tutor up Aven Riftwatcher if you need some life support or a threat in the air.

Why the unusual Renegade Map? Initially when I was designing the deck I had Expedition Map here as my preferred map of choice. It’s banning, however, made me think of alternative solutions. Renegade Map can’t grab you that missing Tron piece, but it still does a good job of thinning your deck and allowing you to cast more white spells by providing plains.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I love Squadron Hawk! This pesky two drop can grab up to three of its friends from your library and put them into your hand. A 1/1 flyer that draws a card? Yes please! Self Assembler makes an attempt at being as good as Squadron Hawk by being a 4/4, but the lack of flying is what really holds these Assembly-Workers back. They do exactly what we want to though, which is to grab more creatures to flood the board or keep and endless supply of creatures coming in the face of heavy removal.

I think any predominantly white “go wide” decks that can support a mid ranged mana curve should play Battle Screech. This card is absolutely amazing. One of my favorite things about this card is it can still net you immediate value if your opponent counters the first half. There aren’t vary many pauper cards that can claim to do that.

Alright, so we have a bunch of creatures that can go grab other creatures, but what are we going to do with that abundance of creatures? Well, that’s where Dauntless Unity Comes in. For one white mana and a generic, it gives all your creatures +1/+1 until the end of turn which you can use aggressively or to save your team. Here’s the kicker, actually quite literally the kicker, for an additional one white mana and a generic, it will give your creatures +2/+1 instead. There are other options I could have run, like Borrowed Grace or Guardians Pledge, but I felt like Dauntless Unity seemed like the best fit.

Prismatic Strands is such a good card. Sure it can prevent all damage from a single color till the end of turn and be used again via the notorious flashback mechanic, but have you ever used it as a surprise board wipe before? Aww man I’ve had some great moments with Prismatic Strands when I’ve played it in Boros Bully. While we don’t really have a way to discard it via looting in this deck, you could always discard it to hand size after casting Squadron Hawk or Self-Assembler and filling your entire hand beyond 7 cards. It’s actually a really good play if you’re expecting Fiery Cannonade or Electrickery.

Recruit the Worthy is an interesting card because it has buyback. This means you can cast this spell for one white mana and you can pay an additional 3 generic mana to put it back into your hand instead of the graveyard like normal. It’s an instant too so you can wait till your opponent’s end step to cast this as many times as your Tron mana can allow it. In no time you’ll have flood the board with tons of 1/1s.

Since the deck is already running Bound In Silence, I thought it would be prudent to be a bit more versatile in my removal options when it came to my last two cards for the main deck. Oblivion Ring is the perfect answer since it can deal with any non-land permanent in play. So long as Oblivion Ring sticks around that is. Having a versatile removal option in the mainboard has truly been a blessing.

If you look at the sideboard you’ll notice I’m relying heavily on the color hate. I mean, we might as well since we’re a Tron deck with an abundance of mana! One of my favorites to utilize is Rhystic Circle. This Enchantment can shut down the opposition if they rely on damage to win the game. Meanwhile, you can keep amassing a strong force of your own to overwhelm your opponent.

Crack open a nice cold can of Urza’s Army and enjoy the refreshing taste of victory. Savor the salt collected from your opponent’s tears. Remember, Urza’s Army In a Can, your endless supply of fizzy creatures. I do hope you have enjoyed these blogs/articles. I’m always open to feedback and simply want to provide the best content I can. I’m always open to collaborate on a deck as well. Please visit and like/follow me at http://facebook.com/pauperpedia a fan page dedicated to bringing you links to daily articles, videos, and podcast from other content creators covering Pauper. You can also email me at [email protected] if you have deck submissions you want me to cover as well. Till next time folks, have a happy Brewsday!

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The 60 Best Free SEO Tools [100% Free]

Here at Moz, we understand the value of top-end SEO tools — we've designed and built best-in-class search tools for close to 15 years. Premium tools are hugely valuable in SEO when you need higher limits, advanced functionality, stored data, or on-call support. But for 75 percent of other tasks, a free tool often does the trick. There are literally hundreds of free SEO tools out there, so we want to focus on only the best and most useful to add to your toolbox. Tons of people in the SEO community helped vet the SEO software in this post (see the note at the end). To be included, a tool had to meet three requirements. It must be: Widely used by the SEO community Offers above-board value + actionable data Actually, truly free The tools are categorized by SEO function. Click on a button below to jump to that specific section. Categories: Analytics Crawling/Indexing Keyword Research Link Tools Local SEO Mobile SEO Multi-tool On-page SEO Research Site Speed Wordpress

The Best Free SEO Tools

Analytics The best tools to analyze search performance, monitor SERPs, keywords, and competitor analysis: 1. Bing Webmaster Tools

While Google Webmaster Tools gets all the glory, folks forget that Bing Webmaster offers a full suite of website and search analytics. Especially useful are keyword reports, keyword research, and crawling data. Get it: Bing Webmaster Also useful: Yandex.Webmaster 2. Data Studio

If you need to merge data from different sources (say Search Console and Google Analytics), visualize, and share it - this is Google Data Studio's comfort zone. For an idea of all the SEO tasks and dashboards that you can build for free, check out these Google Data Studio Resources from Lee Hurst. Get it: Data Studio 3. Enhanced Google Analytics Annotations

How do you know if your dip in traffic (or rise) is associated with a Google Algorithm update, or perhaps a major holiday? This is a highly-recommended Google Chrome plugin that overlays additional data on top of your analytics, so you can easily send screenshots to clients showing exactly how outside forces impacted traffic. Get it: Enhanced Google Analytics Annotations Alternatives: Panguin Tool, Zeo Tools 4. Google Analytics

The big kahuna, and the most widely-used web analytics package on earth. For being free, Google Analytics is surprisingly robust and plays well with other Google products, including Optimize, Search Console, and Data Studio. Some folks have privacy concerns with GA — though Google swears they don't use this data for search rankings. Get it: Google Analytics Alternatives: Clicky, Open Web Analytics 5. Search Console

Probably the most useful free SEO tool on this entire list, it's hard to imagine doing modern SEO without access to the data inside Google's Search Console. This is the most reliable location for information on how Google crawls and ranks your site, and is one of the only places where you can get reliable keyword data. Get it: Search Console Helpful Add-on: Search Analytics for Sheets 6. Keyword Hero

Did somebody say (not provided)? Keyword Hero works to solve the problem of missing keyword data with lots of advanced math and machine learning. It's not a perfect system, but for those struggling to match keywords with conversion and other on-site metrics, the data can be a valuable step in the right direction. Pricing is free up to 2000 sessions/month. Get it: Keyword Hero 7. MozCast

The brainchild of Dr. Pete and the original Google SERP tracker, MozCast is the go-to algorithm tracker whenever there's a big update, or not. Also useful are the SERP tracking features showing the prominence of such features as ads and knowledge panels. Get it: MozCast Also useful: Algoroo, Rank Risk Index, Ayima Pulse Crawling/Indexing Specific tools to make sure your site is crawlable and optimized. 8. Beam Us Up

If you need a free, desktop crawler, you can't do better than Beam Us Up. While it doesn't have as many features as Screaming Frog, it does offer 100 percent free crawling with no limits. Windows only. Get it: Beam Us Up 9. Link Redirect Trace

A free Chrome extension, lots of SEOs recommend Link Redirect Trace as the "all-in-one redirect path analyzer." The extension reveals information about HTTP headers, rel-canonicals, robots.txt, and basic link metrics from LinkResearchTools. The "Save Screenshot" feature is super useful too. Get it: Link Redirect Trace 10. Redirect Path

Similar to Link Redirect Trace, Redirect Path is a nifty tool from the good folks at Ayima that shows redirect paths and header information for every URL you visit. Gotta admit, I've used this extension for years and it's almost "always on" in my browser. Get it: Redirect Path 11. Screaming Frog

Aside from having one of the best Twitter accounts of any SEO tool maker, Screaming Frog is the most popular desktop-based crawler available today. Many people don't realize that there's a free version that allows for up to 500 URLs per crawl. While not as fully functional as the paid version, it's great for small projects and smaller site audits. Get it: Screaming Frog 12. Screaming Frog Log File Analyzer

Most folks in the SEO space are familiar with Screaming Frog, but many don't realize that the Frog also offers a standalone free/paid Log File Analyzer tool. The free version is very robust, though limited to 1000 lines. Get it: Screaming Frog Log File Analyser 13. SEOlyzer

SEOlyzer is a log analysis tool recommended by Aleyda Solis in her very excellent SEO podcast Crawling Mondays. SEOlyzer is a terrific log analysis tool with some cool features like real-time analysis and page categorization. Get it: SEOlyzer 14. Xenu

Gotta be honest, although Xenu has been on every "free SEO tool" list since the dawn of, no way did I think it would make this one. This Windows-based desktop crawler has been virtually unchanged over the past 10 years. That said, a lot of folks still love and use it for basic site auditing, looking for broken links, etc. Heck, I'm leaving here for sentimental reasons. Check it out. Get it: Xenu Keyword Research Tools to discover what people are searching for, along with volume and competition. 15. Answer The Public

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If you're not familiar with Moz's amazing keyword research tool, you should give it a try. 500 million keyword suggestions, all the most accurate volume ranges in the industry. You also get Moz's famous Keyword Difficulty Score along with CTR data. Moz's free community account gives you access to 10 queries a month, with each query literally giving you up to 1000 keyword suggestions along with SERP analysis. Get it: Keyword Explorer 17. Keyword Planner

Google's own Keyword Planner was built for folks who buy Google ads, but it still delivers a ton of information useful for SEO keyword planning. It uses Google's own data and has useful functions like country filtering. Be careful with metrics like competition (this is meant for paid placements) and volume — which is known to be confusing. Get it: Keyword Planner 18. Keyword Sh****r

Yes, it's called Keyword Sh****r. It pains me to write this. That said, it says what it does and does what it says. Type in a keyword and it, um, poops out a poop-ton of keywords. Get it: Keyword Sh****r 19. Keywords Everywhere

An SEO favorite! Install this browser extension for Firefox or Chrome, and see keyword suggestions with volume as you cruise the internet. Works in Google Search Console as well. This one is a must-have for keyword inspiration. Get it: Keywords Everywhere 20. Ubersuggest

Sometimes I make fun of Neil Patel because he does SEO in his pajamas. I'm probably jealous because I don't even own pajamas. Regardless, Neil took over Ubersuggest not long ago and gave it a major overall. If you haven't tried it in a while, it now goes way beyond keyword suggestions and offers a lot of extended SEO capabilities such as basic link metrics and top competitor pages. Get it: Ubersuggest Link Tools Tools to find, evaluate, and process backlink opportunities. 21. Disavow Tool

Google makes the Disavow Tool hard to find because most site owners usually don't need to use it. But when you do, it can be useful for getting penalties removed and some SEOs swear by it for fighting off negative SEO. If you choose to use this tool, be careful and check with this guide on disavowing the right links. Get it: Disavow Tool 22. Link Explorer

Link Explorer is arguably the largest, highest-accuracy link index and the most authoritative Domain Authority checker in the SEO world today, boasting 35 trillion links. The free account access gives you 10 queries and 50 rows of data per query every month, plus adds basic link metrics to the MozBar as you browse the web. Get it: Link Explorer 23. Link Miner

Link Miner is a free Chrome extension developed by Jon Cooper, one of the masters of link building. Use it to quickly find broken links on each page, as well as see basic link metrics as you search Google. Simple, easy, and useful. Get it: Link Miner 24. Detailed

Detailed is a unique type of free link research engine, developed by the marketing genius Glen Allsopp (you can find him in the comments below). Detailed focuses on what's driving links to some of the most popular niches on the web, without the extra fluff that can make reverse engineering success a sometimes time-consuming process. Oh, he's got a killer newsletter too. Get it: Detailed 25. Backlink Checker

Many people don't realize that Ahrefs offers a free backlink checker, but they do, and it's pretty good. It does have a number limitations compared to their full-fledged paid tool. For example, you're limited to 100 links, and you can't search by prefix or folder, but it's handy for those quick link checks, or if you're doing SEO on a tight budget. Get it: Backlink Checker Local SEO Free tools to optimize your on Google Maps and beyond. 26. Google My Business

Basically, this is the #1, must-have tool for Local SEO — especially if you live in a market served by Google. It allows you to claim your business, manage listing information, and respond to reviews — among other things. Claiming your business profile forms the foundation of most other local SEO activities, so it's an essential step. Get it: Google My Business 27. Google Review Link Generator

The Google Review Link Generator by Whitespark solves a simple problem - how do you give your customers a URL to leave a Google review for your business? Reviews drive rankings, but Google doesn't easily provide this. This generator makes it easy. Get it: Google Review Link Generator 28. Local Search Results Checker

One of the hardest parts of Local SEO is figuring out rankings from any location — especially when Google stubbornly wants to serve results from the location you're in. BrightLocal solves this with a quick local ranking tool that can virtually drop you into any location on earth to check actual local rankings. Get it: Local Search Results Checker 29. Moz Local Check Business Listing

How consistent is your business information across the local search ecosystem? Moz Local lets you quickly check how your business shows up across the web in the major data aggregators that Google and others use to rank local search results. Very handy to understand your strengths and weaknesses. Get it: Moz Local Check Business Listing Mobile SEO Tools to optimize your website in Google's mobile-first world. 30. Mobile First Index Checker

Mobile versions of websites often differ significantly from their desktop versions. Because Google has switched to mobile-first indexing, it's important that major elements (links, structured data, etc.) match on both versions. A number of tools will check this for you, but Zeo's is probably the most complete. Get it: Mobile First Index Checker 31. Mobile SERP Test

It's amazing how mobile search results can vary by both location AND device. MobileMoxie's mobile SERP test lets you compare devices side-by-side for any location, down to specific addresses. Get it: Mobile SERP Test 32. Mobile-Friendly Test

The gold standard for determining if your page meets Google's mobile-friendly requirements. If your page passes the test, then Google counts it as mobile-friendly, which is a bonafide (albeit small) ranking factor. If your page isn't mobile-friendly, it will give you specific areas to address. Get it: Mobile-Friendly Test Multi-tool Free SEO tools that have so many functions, they have their own special category. 33. Chrome DevTools

The sheer number of SEO tasks you can perform—for free—with Chrome DevTools is simply staggering. From JavaScript auditing to speed to On-Page SEO, some of the best features are hidden away but totally awesome. Need some specific ways to use it for SEO? Check out these resources here, here, and here. Get it: Chrome DevTools 34. Marketing Miner

Marketing Miner has a low profile in the United States, but it's one of the best-kept secrets of Eastern Europe. If you need to pull a lot of SERP data, rankings, tool reports, or competitive analysis, Marketing Miner does the heavy lifting for you and loads it all into convenient reports. Check out this list of miners for possible ideas. It's a paid tool, but the free version allows to perform a number of tasks. Get it: Marketing Miner 35. MozBar

One of the original SEO toolbars, the MozBar has seen significant upgrades over the years. Log in with a free Moz account and get link metrics as you browse the web, perform on-page analysis, and SERP analysis. The free version is super-useful by itself, while Pro users get additional functionality like advanced keyword suggestions. Get it: MozBar 36. SEMrush

Like Moz, SEMrush offers a full suite of all-in-one SEO tools, and they have a free account option that works well if you only work with a single website, or only need a quick peek at top-level data. The free account level gives you access to one "project" which includes basic site auditing, as well as limited keyword and domain reporting. Get it: SEMrush 37. SEO Minion

SEO Minion is a very popular Chrome extension that goes beyond most SEO toolbars. Some of the quick functions it performs include analyzing on-page SEO, check broken links, Hreflang checks, a SERP preview tool, and a nifty Google search location simulator. Definitely worth trying out. Get it: SEO Minion 38. SEOquake

Out of all the SEO toolbars available on the market, SEOquake is probably the most powerful, and comes with a plethora of configuration options — so you can configure it to adjust to your SEO needs. Aside from offering a boatload of data for every URL you visit, you can also perform basic on-page audits, compare domains, and export your data. Get it: SEOquake 39. Sheets for Marketers

Sheets for Marketers isn't a tool per se, but a website that contains over 100+ free templates to perform a huge number of tasks using Google Sheets. Find powerful free sheets for everything including competitive analysis, site audits, scraping, keyword research, and more. This is a website for your bookmarks. Get it: Sheets for Marketers 40. Small SEO Tools

Small SEO Tools is a favorite among old-time SEO. It comprises a collection of over 100 original SEO tools. Each tool performs a very specific task, hence the name "small". What's great about this collection is that in addition to more traditional toolsets like backlink and keyword research, you'll find an abundance of hard-to-find and very specific tools such as proxy tools, pdf tools, and even JSON tools. Get it: Small SEO Tools 41. Varvy

Varvy offers a suite of free website audit tools from the folks at Internet Marketing Ninjas. Most of the checks are of the on-page type concerning crawling and best practices. Varvy also offers separate stand-alone tools for page speed and mobile SEO. Overall, this is a good quick tool to start an SEO audit and to perform basic checklist tasks in a hurry. Get it: Varvy Alternatives: SEO PowerSuite, CanIRank On-page SEO Tools to help you maximize your content potential at the page level. 42. Natural Language API Demo

While there is some debate over how actionable Google's Natural Language API is for SEO, there is no denying it's a cool tool with lots of advanced analysis. The free demo allows you to analyze the text of a single page at a time and lets you see how a search engine would view entities, sentiment analysis, syntax, and categorization. Get it: Natural Language API See also: Advanced SEO Strategies using Natural Language Processing 43. Rich Results Test

Did you implement review rating stars in your JSON-LD, and want to see if your markup is valid for Google's Rich Results? Getting a passing grade doesn't mean your page will automatically display rich results in the SERPs, but think of it as the cost of admission (the cost being free, of course.) Get it: Rich Results Test 44. Structured Data Testing Tool

Bookmark, bookmark, bookmark this page. Google's Structured Data Testing tool is essential for not only troubleshooting your own structured data but performing competitive analysis on your competitor's structured data as well. Pro Tip: You can edit the code within the tool to troubleshoot and arrive at valid code. Get it: Structured Data Testing Tool 45. Tag Manager

On the surface, Google Tag Manager serves a simple purpose of allowing you to inject "tags" (such as Google Analytics) into your HTML. Beyond that, advanced users can leverage Tag Manager for a host of SEO functions. While Google recommends against using Tag Manager to insert important elements like structured data, it remains useful for a ton of SEO-related activities. Get it: Tag Manager 46. View Rendered Source

This simple JavaScript auditing tool does one thing, and it does it very well. View Rendered Source is a free Chrome plugin that allows you to easily see the fully rendered DOM of any URL, and compare it to the original HTML. Great for JavaScript auditing and troubleshooting. Get it: View Rendered Source Research Cools free tools for competitive, historical, and technological analysis. 47. BuzzSumo

As an SEO research tool, BuzzSumo is awesome. Its Chrome extension is one of the few tools available that deliver reliable social share count estimates for any piece of content. You don't get as much data with a free account, but you still get access to top content and trending data. One of our favorite tools. Get it: BuzzSumo 48. Hunter

Hunter is a popular email search tool, and definitely the most popular free email finder. Use it to find the email address associated with any company or individual, and verify any email address you already have. 50 free queries/month before paid plans kick in. Get it: Hunter Also popular: Viola Nobert 49. SimilarWeb

SimilarWeb is like competitor analysis on steroids. You can research your competitor's traffic, top pages, engagement, marketing channels, and more. The free offering is limited to five results per metric, but it's often enough to grab a quick data point. Get it: SimilarWeb 50. Wappalyzer

There are lots of tools that help you analyze what technology stacks a website runs on, but Wappalyzer is an SEO favorite. It's 100 percent free (unless you want advanced reporting) and will instantly tell you what technology a site is using. For example, are they using Yoast or All In One SEO Pack? Get it: Wappalyzer 51. Wayback Machine

Gotta be honest, I personally use the Wayback Machine 2–3 times a week. It's perfect for uncovering historical data. You can even find a trove of historical robots.txt files archived. There are a ton of other SEO uses for Wayback Machine you may find useful. 100 percent free. Get it: Wayback Machine 52. Bulk Domain Availability Checker

To be honest, I hadn't heard of this tool before, but several SEOs who regularly purchase domains praised it highly. It seems particularly popular with the black hat/PBN group, but the tool itself has white hat SEO legitimacy as well. Simply input up to 20,000 domains at a time, and it will quickly tell you if they are available. Beats the heck out of typing them in one at a time using Godaddy. Get it: Bulk Domain Availability Checker Site Speed Tools to speed up your site in order to improve engagement, increase conversions, and rank higher. 53. Cloudflare

There are so many good things to say about Cloudflare, it's difficult to know what to include here. Aside from a free CDN to speed up your site, it also allows for easy DNS management, and 100 percent free DDoS protection. You can run on a paid plan forever, but if you're ready to upgrade, the pro features are super cool and amazingly affordable. Get it: Cloudflare 54. GTmetrix

GTmetrix is one of many webpage speed performance tests that SEOs love to use. It provides familiar reports such as PageSpeed, YSlow, and Waterfalls, as well as automatically visualizing historic data for each page it analyses. Get it: GTmetrix 55. Lighthouse

Lighthouse is Google's open-source speed performance tool. It's also the most up-to-date, especially in terms of analyzing the performance of mobile pages and PWAs. Google not only recommends using Lighthouse to evaluate your page performance, but there is also speculation they use very similar evaluations in their ranking algorithms. Get it: Lighthouse 56. Page Speed Insights

Page Speed Insights is another Google tool built on top of Lighthouse, with one key added metric: Field Data. Field Data uses metrics collected by the Chrome User Experience Report so you can see how your page performs with real users across the globe. Not every page has data, but it's super useful when it does. Get it: Page Speed Insights 57. SpeedMonitor.io

If manually logging into a speed tool to check your performance each day isn't your thing, consider SpeedMonitor.io. It uses Lighthouse data to gauge performance, then tracks it over time and stores the results — all for free. You can even add competitor tracking and on-demand audits. Get it: SpeedMonitor.io 58. WebpageTest

Webpage test is another performance tool similar to GTMetrix. It breaks down performance into easy-to-understand grades, along with some of the most detailed performance reports found anywhere. Get it: WebpageTest Wordpress To be honest, there are literally hundreds of Wordpress plugins that can be helpful for SEO. You almost always want a "general" SEO plugin, and we've listed two below. For others, you have a lot of options, but this list from Kinsta is a good place to start. 59. Rank Math

The "new" kid on the Wordpress SEO plugin block, RankMath is quickly earning a cult following among certain SEO pros. It's fully functional and comes with some cool features like built-in redirection, which means needing to install fewer plugins or pay for upgrades. Worth checking out. Get it: Rank Math 60. Yoast SEO

Yoast is the "name" in Wordpress SEO. The most trusted name, the most installed (30 million sites) and often, the most innovative. With the help of our friend Jono Alderson, they've created some amazing advances in the delivery of structured data. I personally use Yoast on most of my Wordpress sites, and they are obviously highly recommended. Get it: Yoast SEO Alternatives: All in One SEO Pack, SEOPress

Bonus: Free Google Sheet of All 60 Tools

We've included a Google Sheet containing all 55 tools listed above. You can make a copy of the sheet and file away for your personal use, or share with your team. Get the Free SEO Tool Sheet Special Thanks A lot of smart SEOs deserve credit for helping out with the recommendations in this post. A number of folks contributed suggestions from Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. A comprehensive list of SEO tools and resources is maintained by Saijo George. It's continually updated and well maintained. You can find it here. p.s. While these are 60 of the best free SEO tools, it's by no means a complete list! What are some of your favorite free SEO tools? Let us know in the comments. Read the full article

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The 55 Best Free SEO Tools For Every Task - Moz

At Moz, we know the value of premium SEO tools — we've built new tools for 10+ years. Paid tools are hugely valuable in SEO when you need advanced features, increased limits, stored data, or online support.

But for 70 percent of other tasks, a free tool often does the trick. There are literally hundreds of free SEO tools out there, so we want to focus on only the best and most useful to add to your toolbox. Tons of people in the SEO community helped vet the SEO software in this post (see the note at the end). To be included, a tool had to meet three requirements. It must be:

The tools are categorized by SEO function. Click on a button below to jump to that specific section.

The best tools to analyze search performance, monitor SERPs, keywords, and competitor analysis:

1. Bing Webmaster Tools

Get it: Bing Webmaster Also useful: Yandex.Webmaster

2. Data Studio

Get it: Data Studio

3. Enhanced Google Analytics Annotations

4. Google Analytics

5. Search Console

Get it: Search Console

6. Keyword Hero

Get it: Keyword Hero

7. MozCast

Crawling/Indexing

Specific tools to make sure your site is crawlable and optimized.

8. Beam Us Up

9. Link Redirect Trace

10. Redirect Path

Get it: Redirect Path

11. Screaming Frog

Get it: Screaming Frog

12. Screaming Frog Log File Analyzer

13. SEOlyzer

Get it: SEOlyzer

14. Xenu

Get it: Xenu

Keyword Research

15. Answer The Public

16. Keyword Explorer

OMG. 500 million keyword suggestions, all the most accurate volume ranges in the industry. You also get Moz's famous Keyword Difficulty Score along with CTR data. Moz's free community account gives you access to 10 queries a month, with each query literally giving you up to 1000 keyword suggestions along with SERP analysis.

Get it: Keyword Explorer

17. Keyword Planner

Get it: Keyword Planner

18. Keyword Shitter

Yes, it's called Keyword Shitter. It pains me to write this. That said, it says what it does and does what it says. Type in a keyword and it, um, poops out a poop-ton of keywords.

Get it: Keyword Shitter

19. Keywords Everywhere

Get it: Keywords Everywhere

20. Ubersuggest

Get it: Ubersuggest

Tools to find, evaluate, and process backlink opportunities.

21. Disavow Tool

Get it: Disavow Tool

Link Explorer is arguably the biggest, most accurate link index in the SEO world today, boasting 35 trillion links. The free account access gives you 10 queries and 50 rows of data per query every month, plus adds basic link metrics to the MozBar as you browse the web.

Get it: Link Explorer

23. Link Miner

Get it: Link Miner

Free tools to optimize your on Google Maps and beyond.

24. Google My Business

25. Google Review Link Generator

26. Local Search Results Checker

27. Moz Local Check Business Listing

Mobile SEO

Tools to optimize your website in Google's mobile-first world.

28. Mobile First Index Checker

29. Mobile SERP Test

It's amazing how mobile search results can vary by both location AND device. MobileMoxie's mobile SERP test lets you compare devices side-by-side for any location, down to specific addresses.

30. Mobile-Friendly Test

The gold standard for determining if your page meets Google's mobile-friendly requirements. If your page passes the test, then Google counts it as mobile friendly, which is a bonafide (albeit small) ranking factor. If your page isn't mobile-friendly, it will give you specific areas to address.

Free SEO tools that have so many functions, they have their own special category.

31. Chrome DevTools

32. Marketing Miner

Get it: Marketing Miner

Get it: MozBar

34. SEMrush

Like Moz, SEMrush offers a full suite of all-in-one SEO tools, and they have a free account option that works well if you only work with a single website, or only need a quick peek at top level data. The free account level gives you access to one "project" which includes basic site auditing, as well as limited keyword and domain reporting.

Get it: SEMrush

35. SEO Minion

Get it: SEO Minion

36. SEOquake

Get it: SEOquake

37. Sheets for Marketers

On-page SEO

Tools to help you maximize your content potential at the page level.

38. Natural Language API Demo

Get it: Natural Language API See also: Advanced SEO Strategies using Natural Language Processing

39. Rich Results Test

40. Structured Data Testing Tool

41. Tag Manager

42. View Rendered Source

43. BuzzSumo

Get it: BuzzSumo

Get it: Hunter Also popular: Viola Nobert

46. Wappalyzer

Get it: Wappalyzer

Tools to speed up your site in order to improve engagement, increase conversions, and rank higher.

48. Cloudflare

Get it: Cloudflare

Get it: GTmetrix

51. Page Speed Insights

52. SpeedMonitor.io

Get it: SpeedMonitor.io

53. WebpageTest

Webpage test is another performance tool similar to GTMetrix. It breaks down performance into easy-to-understand grades, along with some of the most detailed performance reports found anywhere.

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Books Territory: Where the Family Business Is Selling Books

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — To outsiders, Kentucky’s largest city may be best known for its active bourbon distilleries, a baseball bat factory, famous fried chicken and a certain horse race run the first Saturday in May, but just ask someone there where to buy a book. “Carmichael’s,” said one longtime resident, “is a Louisville institution.”

The year 2019 has already been a big one for Carmichael’s Bookstore. The city’s oldest independent bookseller just celebrated its 41st birthday in April. But in January, Carol Besse and Michael Boggs, the couple who founded the store in 1978, officially passed on ownership to the next generation: their daughter, Miranda Blankenship, and niece, Kelly Estep.

Both Blankenship, 37, and Estep, 44, grew up working in the store. Despite having parents as booksellers, Blankenship didn’t jump right into the family business at first, going off to study in criminal justice in college. “I honestly kind of rebelled away in the early days,” she said, but eventually rejoined the staff after realizing she enjoyed helping people find the right book, whether offering suggested reads or tracking down the right title based on a half-remembered description. “Every day here is different. I realized I didn’t want to sit behind a desk all day,” she said.

Estep’s mother (Besse’s sister) has been a longtime Carmichael’s employee and Estep herself has been working at the store on and off since she was 14, dusting shelves and learning the fundamentals of the retail business at an early age. “Although we are new owners and we’re still fairly young, we have a lot of experience and that’s a good thing,” said Estep.

Established in a city that still makes a lot of its own stuff, Carmichael’s Bookstore — now expanded to two locations and a children’s shop — has a reputation for knowledgeable employees, community involvement and strong support of area authors. “I think the ‘buy local’ movement is thriving here in Louisville and I think it’s growing across the country,” said Blankenship.

The older Carmichael’s Bookstore at 1295 Bardstown Road recently had a growth spurt as well. Last fall, the store expanded into the space left by an adjacent Heine Brothers’ coffee shop that moved across the street. Even with the additional square footage, the Bardstown Road store is still packed with a wide selection of new books, magazines, greeting cards and literary-themed gift items like T-shirts, tote bags, buttons and fabric Sylvia Plath and Zora Neale Hurston dolls.

The store windows are papered with posters advertising the busy Carmichael’s events calendar, which includes several author appearances and a book club gathering each month — usually held over at the larger store at 2720 Frankfort Avenue. The schedule has also included poetry readings, a watch party for “The Great American Read” series on PBS, a musician’s book-and-album signing at a nearby record store and chats with children’s books illustrators.

“People are craving some of that nondigital world and bookstores are providing that, but we also have to make sure we’re modernizing and keeping up with trends,” said Estep. Carmichael’s Bookstore now programs about 250 events a year in its shops and around town.

[Want to explore more of the city after you get done book shopping? Check out “36 Hours in Louisville” for some ideas.]

For young readers, Carmichael’s Kids (at 1313 Bardstown Road) has a healthy selection of children’s books, toys and gifts. One of the store’s picture windows, furnished with pillows and a large stuffed Clifford the Big Red Dog, serves as a “book nook” for in-house sampling. “We do two ‘story times’ a week,” said Blankenship, who said the company also coordinates author readings and book fairs at schools.

Located along streets dotted with restaurants and other small businesses, the Carmichael’s stores have a relaxed, neighborhood feel about them that appeals to the serious book browser out for a morning stroll — or the occasional bus full of tourists spilling out to go shopping. “We’ve always been supported by the community,” said Blankenship. “We were one of the founding members of our local independent business alliance.”

Taking over a long-established family enterprise gives the new owners a chance to put their own stamp on the stores, but they say they don’t have major plans to change a lot of things. “We appreciate and what has obviously been a successful way of doing business for 40 years,” Estep said, “and we think about how we can bring that forward with us and our generation.”

While the founders have largely retired, they haven’t completely stepped away from the family business, whether it be consulting or something more hands-on. As Blankenship noted, “my dad will pick up shifts if we need coverage.”

J.D. Biersdorfer is the Times Tech Tip columnist and the Book Review’s production editor. “Book Territory” is an occasional column on the bookstores we love.

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