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Posted by: Hannah
Posted on: May 8, 2013 9:20 am
Google has made more small changes to its search results by removing the 'more results near' feature in the local search results. The feature gave the searcher the opportunity to view more results in the local area as well as natural and organic results. For example, if a user was to search for pizza in Chelmsford, the search results would display pizza outlets and sellers in Chelmsford as well as addresses, telephone numbers and maps. In addition when Google showed local listings in the organic and natural search results, Google would also display a link that the user could click to show 'more results near…' which would display results found directly in Google Maps and Google Local.
Yesterday, this feature had disappeared.
Jade Wang, Community Manager for Google + posted the following comment:
'We have seen some questions about the small update to local search user interface on Google (removal of 'More results near…' link –
Thanks for your feedback about the small update to the local search user interface on Google. This is one of several updates we are working on to improve the local search experience, with the goal of more seamless exploration of places and more integration of local data. Stay tuned for more updates soon.'
The new change comes after several other recent amendments that Google has been reluctant to advertise including related searches filter, previews and cache. It seems as though the search engine giant is making some small regular tweaks to explore the best ways for consumers to find local searches as well as keep results as thorough and detailed as possible. In terms of search engine optimisation, the effect on results is still unknown – after just 24 hours it is hard to tell but if Google continues to make small and unannounced changes it will inevitably have an effect of search engine optimisation listings – detrimental or beneficial.
Posted by: Stacey Cosens
Posted on: April 30, 2013 4:24 pm
Google has announced that it will soon be launching its Google Now Service for Apple iPhones and iPads, after previously being limited to devices running Google's own Android system.
Google Now will work with Google's search app on the iPhone and iPad, offering users 'cards' filled with information designed to be useful to a smart device user without them needing to type a search request.
It works by assessing the machine's location data and analysing the contents of the owner's Gmail and Google calendar, as well as using past Google searches. The service could offer information such as maps suggesting the quickest route home, flight departures as well as even suggesting nearby restaurants, museums and shops to users.
The move is being described as the 'evolution of search' and could prove a useful asset to local businesses. By picking up on where a user is and suggesting restaurants, shops and other local services based on past searches it provides an ideal opportunity for locally orientated business to tap into their most useful clientele.
The move also allows Google to tap into the Apple user market further, after previously concentrating on its Android market after loosening ties with the gadget giant – changing from Google Maps to Apple Maps and switching its default search engine on the iPhone and iPad.
It will be interesting to see what the introduction of Google Now to the Apple market will mean for mobile search and the effect it will have on local businesses.
Posted by: Hannah
Posted on: April 29, 2013 1:46 pm
Google has officially stopped instant previews from search results. The cancellation of the feature is said to be the result of low usage by searchers. Instant previews launched in November 2010 and were incorporated with AdWords Instant Preview and Sitelinks Instant Previews. Website owners could even see how their site looked and monitor instant previews through Webmaster Tool.
The original concept was to save time for users browsing the internet enabling them to take a quick sneak peak at a web page before clicking through and visiting the web site page. Such low usage by consumers clearly indicates that the feature was not needed or wanted or that it did not give a clear indication of the website in the preview box. It may have also been unclear to the user that the feature even existed and as a result low volumes clicked on it.
Almost two and a half years later Google has decided to drop the feature as a spokesperson explained, 'As we've streamlined the results page, we've had to remove certain features, such as Instant Previews. Instant previews saw very low usage by our users, and we've decided to focus on streamlining the page to benefit more users.'
The announcement was met with some upset from Google users and the search engine giant has since introduced a drop down green arrow where a cached page can be viewed.
It is no surprise that Google has taken the decision to remove the feature if the amount of usage is low. It is also thought the preview feature did not fit the new approach Google is taking for its display of search results.
Posted by: Stacey Cosens
Posted on: April 25, 2013 4:42 pm
It wasn't too long ago that AdWords introduced Enhanced Campaigns, allowing marketers to target their campaigns more accordingly. Their aim? For advertisers to be able to target people based on the time of the day, location and device they're using.
Now they've introduced an upgrade centre alongside to make upgrading easier for marketers with lots of campaigns to manage. Users will be able to upgrade several campaigns at a time, or merge campaigns in a few steps.
The new centre will allow marketers two options for using the upgrade centre.
Google explains:
"1. Bulk upgrade
This option provides a fast way to upgrade multiple campaigns that don't need to be merged. Rather than upgrade campaigns one at a time, you can select several campaigns, choose a mobile bid adjustment, view traffic estimates, and upgrade with fewer clicks.
2. Merge and upgrade
If you have search-only or search+display campaigns that have similar keywords and location targets, the upgrade center automatically identifies them as candidates to merge. You'll then be able to preview and adjust the proposed campaign settings, ad groups, and extensions for the merged campaign. By default, ad groups and budgets will be combined. Other campaign level settings and extensions in the Primary campaign will override those in the Secondary campaign."
The introduction should hopefully make managing campaigns far easier for PPC managers and mean that PPC campaigns can be far more easily managed and targeted to the right people – meaning that money and time invested in PPC campaigns will be more worthwhile than ever.
Posted by: Hannah
Posted on: April 23, 2013 2:30 pm
New figures from Kenshoo have found that the price of cost per click on smartphone is less than on desktop. Smartphone cost per click were on average 46 percent cheaper priced at $0.30 than desktop which was $0.56. Figures also showed that the average cost per click for tablets was around 18 percent lower than desktop priced at $0.46.
The figures have come as a pleasant surprise for business that are looking to reach large audiences at a cut of the cost. Mobile internet browsing has experienced phenomenal success in the last few years with a huge surge in the amount of smartphone purchases and as a result a large increase in the amount of users on mobile search. It is for that reason that many businesses should take the opportunity to invest in pay per click whilst cost is still relatively low.
However unsurprisingly the report also showed that desktop holds the largest sector of search with 86.1 percent and 81.2 percent of clicks, a clear reason for the higher price.
In the UK, the trend also followed suit with desktop being most popular in terms of click at 72.3 percent and ad spend at 75.5 percent. However, the price difference between desktop and tablet cost per click was nonexistent costing on average £0.30 each and £0.20 for smartphone.
Posted by: Kerry Sheahan
Posted on: April 18, 2013 3:25 pm
When we cast our minds back to 2005, Facebook was a very different scene. Little more than an upgrade from the likes of Bebo and Myspace, it was a basic platform where people could search for friends, upload pictures and reminisce from the night before. 8 years and one billion users later and Facebook has undergone a radical transformation, providing apps, games and even real time Bingo.
The most recent bow to its arrow comes in the form of Facebook Home. Described as a family of apps, it automatically shows updates on homescreen and lockscreen, allowing you to view a steady stream of posts and photos the second you turn on your phone. Put simply, it takes over your home screen.
Mark Zuckerburg's multi-billion empire sums up the new systems when they say "everything on your phone gets friendlier." With faster access to the essentials, as well as upfront notifications, users can even continue their conversations whilst using other apps, surfing the internet or watching videos. What's more, the social media giant has introduced Chat Heads. Upon a friend starting a conversation, a message will pop up with a photo of that person, allowing users to tap to open or simply swipe to ignore.
A whole new meaning to the word convenience it would seem, however has this so called `convenience` gone a step too far for some people? As to be expected from any major update introduced by Facebook, the news has been met with a sense of controversy, if not hysteria. A simple internet search can take you directly to advice on how to install Facebook Home, and rumours have already begun circulation that Google tried to block it. Google's Eric Schmidt has been quick to dispel the idea however, stating it would be "against our religion".
Facebook Home became available from the Android Play Store in the UK April 12th on HTC One as well as the Samsung Galaxy S3. Whilst it is not currently available for tablets, the company has hinted that it would like to venture this way in the future. It appears unlikely that Facebook Home will launch on iPhone however.
With the news not having long broken, many are still in the dark as to what Facebook Home actually is, let alone installed it yet, but as more take the plunge it will be interesting to monitor the reaction it receives.
Posted by: Kerry Sheahan
Posted on: April 9, 2013 11:59 am
You may be feeling that the one thing missing from your Facebook experience is the ability to accompany your status updates with an appropriate emoticon? No? It may not be amongst your top priorities, but like all of the social media giant's additions and amendments, it will probably be hard to imagine life on the network without them given a week or two.
As of today, Facebook's lucky users will be able to share how they're feeling and what they're up to through a drop down menu of emoticons and media, letting friends and acquaintances know precisely what they're reading, watching or eating.
Put simply, it makes it easier to formally tag the places we attend, the TV shows we're watching or the music we're listening to, and so of course inviting our friends to get more involved in the things we love. For example, a person listening to an up and coming musician in their local area would be able to spread the word amongst friends, enabling them to click straight through to the Facebook profile and hit the "listen button".
It's all supposed to be part of Facebook's plan to get users to open up more. But do a series of pre-formatted pictures really help us to express how we're feeling? A more cynical approach would see this as an attempt to over simplify our moods and feelings? How often can we say we feel 100% sad, happy or confused? And more to the point why is Facebook asking us for such personal information?
Those who do try out the new drop down box will no doubt have noticed the pop-up notifying them that "details you add to posts also appear on your About page and other pages on Facebook."
Now it is, the "other pages on Facebook that seems to be causing the biggest stir amongst critics and users. Facebook is essentially warning us that if we choose a particular pre-formatted emotion, TV programme or brand of coffee, Facebook could potentially use this data to target us with ads.
For example someone who reveals that they are listening to Beyonce could be targeted with ads for her new album or appearance. But is this all bad? If we've already stated an interest in the subject, is it not surely quite feasible that we should want to hear more about it?
Either way it will be interesting to hear feedback from Facebook's one billion active users.
Posted by: Lewis Austin
Posted on: April 2, 2013 1:46 pm
As a continuation from a post just a few weeks ago, "Google's Ads Aren't Numbered", Google has taken a step further with the use of phone numbers. As of 2 weeks ago, AdWords users were no longer permitted to submit ad text that contained a phone number as this would be disapproved.
This morning, I was welcomed into one of our clients' accounts with this lovely message:
The learn more link forwards you to this page: http://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/176098?hl=en-GB&rd=1 .
However, the section that we should really be interested in is this: "Phone numbers and vanity phone numbers can't be used anywhere in ad text or in a sitelinks extension because doing so is confusing to users who might be expecting to be led to a call session as opposed to a website. To let customers call you directly from your ad, use call extensions instead."
So we have been warned and we have just a few weeks to implement the required changes, or we must feel the wrath of Google. Understandably, the use of a number in the ad text as well as using a call extension can seem a little pointless, especially from Google's perspective. Despite the fact that we marketers think it is a brilliant strategy and really emphasises the user to make a call, this is Google's own way of ensuring quality listings.
Instead of complaining, it's important to develop a strategy quickly to prepare for another change in the AdWords horizon. The easiest thing to do would be to use the AdWords editor and replace the phone number with "us now" or "today". Doing this doesn't really add much to the ad so maybe it could be worth using dynamic keyword insertion to make the ad more relevant in terms of quality score and directly to the user. For arguments sake, let's say you are a florist in Manchester. Your ad might now say: "Call Now for Manchester Florists". In my opinion this looks very compelling and relevant, certainly more so than just "Call Us Now".
We will be preparing for the new implementations by keeping our ads that have a phone number and introducing are newly revised ads, running them side by side. This will allow us to gather data and compare the two different ad formats, along with what substitution performs the best. Then when Google decides to implement these changes we will be fully prepared and won't have to make any changes to the account.
Posted by: Lewis Austin
Posted on: March 27, 2013 4:28 pm
Today a couple of members of our PPC Team, more specifically: Evaldas Balcius and Lewis Austin set off to London to attend the Google Engage for Agencies event. All in all it was a really insightful meeting that helped to outline the importance of Google's latest and greatest developments.
Enhanced Campaigns
A major focus and point of interest for the agencies was the infamous enhanced campaigns. The main benefit of enhanced campaigns was driven by context. This means that a difference in context will result in a difference in behaviour, so to make the most of these moments, we need to be able to provide content that will encourage the user to convert.
Taking the example of Niamh Mahon; if I have a pizza restaurant and someone is searching for "pizza", on a mobile device whilst in a 1 mile radius of my store at 7PM. It is a pretty safe bet to assume that the searcher is going home and would like to grab a pizza on the way back. This context means that the searcher is very interested in making a purchase as soon as possible. As a business, it is these moments in time that are invaluable to my business and to making a sale. Based on these behaviours, I can use enhanced campaigns to set bid adjustments for: mobile devices, location and even time of day.
We were then brought up to speed with YouTube, not so much the stats as we all know that YouTube is the giant in video sharing networks. More so about the advertising opportunities that YouTube can offer. One interesting feature available is road blocking, this is similar to sponsoring a channel, so your ad will show for the majority of a selected channels' videos. By doing this, you can display your message to an audience who you deem to have an interest in your product. Another good point to remember is that you won't be charged for your ad if a viewer clicks the skip button on your ad, which will save you a lot of money and, give you 5 seconds of free exposure.
Mobile Devices
The last presentation was an eye opener of how we as consumers use different devices and methods to search. It was interesting to see that you can use Google accounts to have all of your browsing data accessible across all of your devices. This means that if I was in a shop and saw a pair of sneakers that I really liked, but wasn't 100% about the price, I could run a search using the barcode and compare online prices to what is in store. If I feel that the high tops are a little cheaper online, I could go home and open up my laptop, load up chrome and continue where I left off on my mobile.
I think that we can take a lot away from Google Engage this year, in terms of future developments and how our target market is predicted to evolve technologically in years to come.
Before you all run off to research more about enhanced campaigns; here is a quick snapshot of Google Engage for Agencies this year, our Evaldas Balcius is in there somewhere, can you see him?
Posted by: Stacey Cosens
Posted on: March 27, 2013 1:03 pm
According to a recent Google study in partnership with Nielsen, three out of four mobile searches trigger follow up actions. These could be actions such as further research, a store visit, phone call, purchase or word-of-mouth sharing. On average, mobile search will trigger at least two follow up actions.
77% of mobile searches occur at home or at work, while 17% are on the go. Shopping queries are twice as likely to occur in store.
Taking these statistics into consideration, it is important to be aware of the impact of mobile search to your business. 55% of conversions such as a store visit, phone call or purchase happen within an hour, so the information and usability you provide mobile users is extremely valuable.
With these statistics in mind, your mobile site usability is incredibly important. Customers need to be able to find the information they need quickly and easily on a smartphone so they are aware if you supply what they need.
By making sure you have a mobile website or a website compatible with mobiles you have a hugely beneficial advantage when it comes to converting searches and website visits into conversions and sales.
You also need to think about integrating mobile search into your PPC and natural SEO campaigns, so you are visible to mobile searchers. The recent launch of Google's Advanced Campaigns allows for advertisers to focus campaigns depending on the device and locations of potential customers – meaning that you could focus your mobile search campaigns on the most valuable customers.
Mobile search is now more important than ever, and it is becoming increasingly vital to make sure you're website is integrate.


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Community members have been working hard to help build up the collection of Christmas decorations displayed behind the Elkins Depot. But recently, one of the most distinctive decorations, a Frosty the snowman which tips its hat, was stolen.
"We raise funds, and individuals and businesses donate money, to add to these beautiful decorations," Elkins downtown business owner Elaine Griesel said. "They are ordered from out of town, and they are unique."
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The San Francisco company, whose staff has grown from its three computer scientist founders a year ago to a robust 22 employees, today announced a second round of venture funds totaling $12 million led by Greylock Partners and Accel Partners. That brings overall funding to $16.3 million. The new funds will allow Trifacta to bulk up product design, engineering, sales and marketing, and should pave the way for the company to roll out its data management technology next year.
First-time CEO Joe Hellerstein, who this week will present at the Data Science Summit in Redwood City, Calif., says Trifacta software sits "in the lifecycle of data between the time it has landed in infrastructure typically something like Hadoop and the time it is consumed in business intelligence or predictive analytics tools." Expect Trifacta to partner with companies whose products bookend its own, such as Cloudera, Pivotal and Tableau.
Trifacta seeks to make cleaning up that raw data faster so that data scientists and business analysts can spend more of their time analyzing it and making use of it (And the company isn't overlooking "small data," either, such as enabling users to transfer contact information from one app to another.). "There's a real user interface challenge," Hellerstein says. (Hear him talk about the startup as well in the embedded audio clip.)
The product will consist of a Web-based user interface and lightweight service on the back end that Hellerstein says can be hosted on relatively modest hardware and that will contain metadata useful for predicting how users might employ the software the longer they have it. The serious number crunching still takes place on existing big data infrastructure, he says.
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"Everyone's a data scientist nowadays, everybody is trying to be more data driven," he says. "People in IT obviously have a great interest in looking at machine-generated data in one form or another...such as in data security (not that Trifacta is targeting that vertical market particularly)."


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Paula Broadwell is a West Point Grad as well as the General.
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WHERE are all the naysayers now that were doubting the original Fox News reports about the erroneous and conflicting reports concerning Libya, the entire situation stinks to high heaven from the top down...looks like the original reports were just a tip of the iceberg...
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So, Kelley, the gal who reported the harrassing emails from Broadwell, was exchanging these 20,000 "flirtatious" emails (over a period of two years) with Gen Allen (the fella now in charge of troops in Afghanistan) ... is there no end to this mess? Agree with luvalab, how did they have time to attend to their jobs?
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In the TNT (our local rag) today, a column by Eugene Robinson which asks many fo the same questions folks on here are asking - Eug is not anyone's idea of a conservative .
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By CARMON McCAIN
High Plains' producers and others will be required to limit the water they pump.
The board of directors of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 has approved rule amendments to implement the district's 50/50 management goal to have 50% of the saturated thickness of the Ogallala Aquifer as of 2010 available for use in 2060.
Key Points
• High Plains Underground Water District to require pumping limits starting in 2012.
• New wells or well systems must have a meter by January before pumping.
• Wells already equipped with meters are in compliance if meters are functional.
Texas law requires that groundwater conservation districts adopt and enforce rules to implement and achieve their established management goals in order to maintain local control over groundwater management.
To achieve the 50/50 goal, the rule amendments establish the first-ever production limit for groundwater pumping by water users within the 16-county High Plains Water District service area.
All sectors included
This action includes agriculture, as well as municipalities, public water suppliers and others.
A joint statement from board President Robert Meyer of Canyon and General Manager Jim Conkwright of Lubbock stated: "These rules are a good start, but the High Plains Water District board of directors and staff are committed to the rules being a living document as we go forward. We know issues will arise that can be addressed through tweaks and adjustments."
Pumping limits start in 2012
Beginning in 2012 and continuing through 2013, all persons owning or operating an existing, new or pre-district well or well system that pumps groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer must limit the total amount of production to 1.75 acre-feet (21 inches) per contiguous acre per year.
The pumping limit will continue to tighten to 1.5 acre-feet (18 inches) per contiguous acre per year during 2014-15, and will be lowered to 1.25 acre-feet (15 inches) in 2016 and beyond.
In addition, metering of groundwater and submission of annual production reports to the district will be required
Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, all new water wells or well systems in the district are required to have a meter in place before pumping can occur.
Existing water wells or well systems may measure groundwater through an alternative measuring method from 2012 to 2016. But these systems must be equipped with meters no later than Jan. 1, 2016.
A list of approved meters and alternate measuring methods will be made available on the High Plains Water District website during September. The website is www.hpwd.com.
Wells or well systems that already have fully functioning meters as of the date that the district's approved meter list is published are "grandfathered" and will remain so as long as the meter remains fully operative.
Must submit reports
Owners or operators of wells required to be metered must submit annual production reports to the High Plains Water District. The first annual production report is for production during calendar year 2012, and must be submitted to the district no later than March 1, 2013.
The 4-0 vote to adopt the proposed rules was preceded by a public comment period in which agricultural producers and others spoke for and against adoption of the new rules.
Precinct 1 District Director James Powell of Lubbock thanked those who participated in the rule-making.
"We may not all be right, and we may not all be wrong. But one thing is for certain: When the water is gone, none of us will be here," he said. "We encourage you to stay engaged as the water district continues the process to meet its 50/50 management goal. I assure you there will be adjustments, as needed, along the way."
Created in 1951 by local residents and the Texas State Legislature, the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 is charged with the responsibility of conserving, preserving, protecting and preventing waste of groundwater within its 16-county service area.
McCain is with the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 at Lubbock.
PUMPING WILL TIGHTEN: Beginning in 2012, the first-ever production limit for groundwater pumping by water users, including agriculture, within the 16-county High Plains Water District will be implemented.
This article published in the September, 2011 edition of THE FARMER-STOCKMAN.
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STORRS — OK, first off, the all-important dancing star of the individual First Night introductions: I thought Amida Brimah might have edged Big Momma Stef, the bad Dancing Queen herself.
"Yeah, whatever," senior Stefanie Dolson said Friday. "Amida was talking stuff beforehand, too. He's like, 'Oh, I can dance.' I'm like, 'Please. Just wait and see.'
"Actually, he's pretty good. I'll give it to him."
So you think the freshman from Ghana via Miami — the Miami Dance Machine — won?
"Of course not," Dolson said.
And with that, Dolson yelled across the hall at Gampel Pavilion to get Shabazz Napier's attention and blew him a kiss. The UConn men's and women's basketball players played with and against each during the First Night scrimmage in front of a capacity crowd of more than 10,000, yet in the end, it probably was just as impressive to watch them interact.
"We hang around each other a lot, but don't actually play against each other," Napier said. "Tonight was good for us. It shows we are in it together. We're on the same team. We're trying to do the same they're doing. Win championships."
OK, second, the biggest surprise of the First Night scrimmage between Team Kevin and Team Geno, which Team Geno won 51-49 on a last-minute three pointer by Omar Calhoun: Big-man Tyler Olander returned obviously believing he is a point guard, dribbling, passing, shooting the three.
"I know," Napier said, laughing. "He surprised me when he put the 1 up, like he's running plays. I told him we might have to change positions. I might have to play the 5 now. I was the second-leading rebounder on the team last year."
Of the 100 points scored, the women had only 17. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis who hit a long-range three late for Team Kevin, finished with seven points. Breanna Stewart had five. The women played against each other, usually two-against-two.
"This isn't about comparing men vs. the women," Napier said. "This is about everybody having fun."
Let's be honest. This wouldn't have happened during Jim Calhoun's tenure. The world has evolved. Storrs has evolved. The relationship between the head coaches is different now.
"I think a lot has changed in the world of sports," Geno Auriemma said. "You just can't sit back and do the same thing over and over and over again. You've got to think of ways to do things differently. This is an event the marketing people came up with that we thought was a great idea.
"I know one thing the kid's are really excited about. You think dunk contests, shooting drills, that's one thing. To play some basketball with people who support each other, is pretty good."
And Kevin Ollie?
"I love it, love it," Ollie said. "Just to be around the some of the personalities, they're great women. Every time I see them in the hall, they're so respectful of each other and me."
Leave it to Auriemma to drop the bombshell of the night. Addressing the crowd, he said, "When you're back home and people you ask you, 'You used to be in the Big East. What league are you in now? Tell them, 'We're in a league of our own, God damn!'"
The place went nuts.
Asked to put on her Board of Trustees cap for a minute, Rebecca Lobo, who worked the game for ESPNU, was asked about what she thought about the men and women playing together on First Night.
"It's always nice to see UConn programs have some nice synergy," Lobo said. "You want everybody getting along well at the university.
"I just hope nobody gets hurt."
Nobody did. In her one experience in some serious pickup with the men's team, it did not end pleasantly for Lobo.
"It was my junior year, I think, not during the season," Lobo said. "They needed a 10th. I'm like, all right, I'll come out and play. The guy on my team goes up on the left side of the hoop for a layup, so I get in position on the right side for a rebound.
"I didn't realize guys stay in the air, because women couldn't. He comes down and he hits me. My nose is literally way over here on the side of my face. It was one of the first times I broke my nose."
So who was it?
"I wish it was Ray Allen," Lobo said. "If it was Ray or Donyell Marshall, I could brag about it."
It was Mike Saunders, the star soccer player, who played a season off the bench for the UConn basketball team.
When you see how big, how fast, how explosive and powerful the men are, it does give you a dose of reality.
"Without question, the UConn women can play against their practice guys," Lobo said. "Those guys played in high school. They're really good, but not good enough to be Division I athletes. The reason the UConn women can't play against the UConn men or the WNBA players can't play the NBA players, the elite level, is simply size and strength.
"When I was here, I was a 6-4 center and Ray Allen was a 6-4 shooting guard."
Lobo is absolutely right, of course. Some observers, however, have said the day will come when a shoot-the-light outs female guard might find a spot in the elite men's game.
"I just don't think you can do it," Lobo said. "Even if they are a great shooter, how do they defend? Elena Delle Donne is a great shooter, has size, fantastic shooter. She can't guard anybody in the NBA. She can't guard any of the players on the men's team here. At this level it's too difficult."
And on First Night, it was pretty terrific. There were bands. The place was packed. The place was incredibly loud. Basketball, as Auriemma pointed out, is back all the way for both programs. There were some games, name cartoon characters, match baby pictures, that went on a little too long, but did have some funny moments. Like when Ryan Boatright complained about the quality of one of the cartoon figures drawn by a third-grade class and Donny Marshall said, "They're third-graders. Don't act like them."
OK, third off, Rodney Purvis, who along with Napier had 11 points, can play. I know it was only a scrimmage. I know as a transfer from NC State, we won't see him play until next season. But you can the way he handles himself, this guy has talent and poise and physical presence. He also had a blast.
"KO told me to have fun," Purvis said. "This will be the first and last time the fans get to see me until next year. I love the fans here. And the women are great. I love to just watch them practice."
There were few male-female battles on the court. KML scored one over Phil Nolan, but then Nolan came back and blew past her for a wicked slam dunk. And then there was little Moriah Jefferson jitterbug dribbling on Napier.
"I enjoyed going against Moriah and Stef stepping back and taking three," Napier said. "We were just playing around [when they fell behind 15 to Team Kevin] in the first half. Then we got serious and turned it up."
"Yeah," Calhoun said. "We decided to put on a little show and came back."
It was a nice little show. Basketball. It's back for both the XX and XY chromosomes.


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LINCOLN — Four weeks of official visits are in the books for Nebraska football, and none of the uncommitted players who hit Lincoln in that first month pulled the trigger for the Huskers.
Recruiting coordinator Ross Els wasn't exactly surprised, and as NU coaches hit the recruiting road during this bye week, he's not panicking. Early official visitors, he said, almost always have more visits to take.
So while the first 2014 official visitor, Tampa-area defensive end Rohan Blackwood, committed to Wisconsin, the rest of those early visitors — wide receiver and Washington commit Erik Brown, quarterback Quinton Flowers, safety Josh Kalu, running back Madre London, athlete and Miami (Fla.) commit Brandon Powell, defensive back DeAndre Scott and defensive tackle Ricky Walker — apparently still have interest.
NCAA rules prevent Els from naming players, but he said feedback was strong.
"The majority of guys we had in, it was very positive," Els said. "But they're saying, 'Well, Coach, I've got these two others. Let me go compare this to these two.' I know there's not a kid who visited who said, 'Absolutely not.' We're in it with all of them. Just a matter of what happens these next few weeks.
"That's the rub: Do you wait until later and be one of the last ones in? The chance there is, they go somewhere else and they commit early. Or do you bring them early? The problem there is they're going to visit other schools late. You've really got to know the individual and try to make it work."
Fans who know how strong annual recruiting syncs up with on-field play — Nebraska's young, struggling defense is a reflection of inconsistent recruiting on the defensive line — aren't clicking their heels over Els' comments. It seems like NU has hit an in-season lull like it did last year, when just two of the Huskers' 25 signees committed during the year.
Although one of those players, defensive end Randy Gregory, was arguably the best commit of the 2013 class, it's fair to ask if the Huskers' official visits — universally a hit with prospects — should pay off more than they do.
Of course, they still could. Nebraska planned to send all of its nine assistant coaches out on the recruiting trail at least one day over the weekend. Some will be out for two days. A few will stay over for Saturday high school games. Bo Pelini, who can be a compelling in-person recruiter when he chooses to be — especially with the high school coaches who help advise their prospects — said Wednesday he may head out Thursday.
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About "80 percent" of the players NU will evaluate, Els said, already have offers from the program. Through Nov. 30, NCAA rules allow coaches to watch players practice or play games — or talk to coaches — but not actually have extended conversations with players themselves.
"Anybody we're still on," Els said. "Any guys who are close to committing. Could be guys who are committed. Could be guys we need to evaluate. ... We're trying to show them we care and let them know we're there."
After building its best class of the Pelini era with a late push of scholarship offers and January commits, Nebraska will continue to hold open a few spots in its class for players who emerge in their senior years. Freshman tight end Cethan Carter and freshman defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Kevin Maurice fit that bill. So did two of NU's best-looking redshirts — offensive tackle Dwayne Johnson and cornerback Boaz Joseph.
Though NU already has two junior-college players — defensive tackle Claude Pelon and linebacker Devante Bond — set to visit for the Nov. 2 game against Northwestern, Els said he doesn't expect Nebraska to have a "tent-pole" game that attracts dozens of prospects like the 2012 Wisconsin game. The Huskers won't play another night game at Memorial Stadium, since the Oct. 5 Illinois kickoff is at 11 a.m. and the Big Ten doesn't have any night games in November.
"With our schedule and the Big Ten not letting us know (kickoff times) until X days in advance, sometimes it's hard to plan that great, big recruiting weekend," Els said.
Although the weekend after Nebraska's Nov. 29 Friday game could be an intriguing draw. There's a certain concert at Pinnacle Bank Arena being put on by rapper Jay-Z in Lincoln Dec. 1 that has NU's attention. Players who figure Lincoln is a city of crickets surrounded by cornfields could find those few hours of music, just yards from Memorial Stadium, pretty persuasive.
Els said NU's looking into how — or even if — the school could leverage that concert into a visit weekend.
"They get X amount of dollars for entertainment money," Els said. "Are we able to use it for that or not? Or is this going to have to come out of the recruit's pockets?"
The house built in part for Husker hoops could pay off for its pigskin partners.
Anything would help in a Big Ten recruiting atmosphere that got more competitive this week when the NCAA agreed to restore scholarships to Penn State in future years. The Nittany Lions have already shown a real aptitude to recruit within severe limitations. Loosen up the penalties, and coach Bill O'Brien could attract top 15 classes.
At Wisconsin, new coach Gary Andersen is already recruiting at a more impressive clip than former coach Bret Bielema did. The Badgers have picked up three commits — including Blackwood, who has the frame and athleticism to be a top pass rusher — since the season began. Wisconsin also has an impressive official visitor list coming for the Oct. 12 game vs. Northwestern, including two California five-star prospects in running back Joe Mixon and Damien Mama.
Unsurprisingly, Ohio State's put its foot on the gas, surging ahead of the rest of the Big Ten in the recruiting rankings. OSU is No. 2 nationally in the 247Sports composite ranking, No. 3 according to Rivals and No. 5 according Scout. Only in ESPN's ranking are the Buckeyes (No. 8) behind Michigan (No. 5).
ESPN also views Nebraska's class most favorably, ranking it 36th nationally as of Thursday afternoon. Scout (42nd), 247Sports (45th) and Rivals (46th) all have the Huskers considerably lower. Commits who have four-star designations from at least one major service are offensive guard Tanner Farmer (247, Rivals), wide receiver Monte Harrison (ESPN, Rivals), defensive tackle Peyton Newell (247, Scout), quarterback Zack Darlington (ESPN) and offensive guard D.J. Foster (ESPN).
Every other player is overwhelmingly rated a three-star prospect except kicker Drew Brown. Kickers rarely get better than two stars, and Brown is considered one of the nation's best.


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This SELS serves as a reminder that responsible public agencies in the state are required to identify children with disabilities within their jurisdiction who might be in need of an Educational Surrogate and to apply to the state for appointment of a surrogate in a timely manner. Children with disabilities eligible for an Educational Surrogate are those who:
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Dusit International advances its green initiatives by announcing to bring all of its properties across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, into the Green Globe programme by this year, marking a signification milestone for the company in environmental conservation, and become a 'green leader' in the ASEAN community. This has coincided with the recent ASEAN Tourism Forum in Brunei that aims to promote tourism in the region and advancing 2010's green theme in committing to responsible environmental and social practices in tourism-related businesses.
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Hyundai's newest CUV, the Santa Fe, couldn't be more in line with U.S. drivers' tastes. And the Korean auto company is counting on that.
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FORTUNE -- The growing preference among American motorists for crossover utility vehicles -- so-called CUVs -- is reflected by the stream of new variants to reach showrooms. The latest? Hyundai's seven-passenger Santa Fe.
Hyundai has risked confusion by calling its new model the Santa Fe -- not to be confused with its five-passenger Santa Fe Sport, a similarly styled CUV introduced last year. Hyundai decided to drop the Veracruz tag used on its outgoing seven-passenger CUV, a name that surely would have resonated better in Mexico.
The new Santa Fe is the latest salvo from the South Korean automaker, whose presence in the U.S. continues to strengthen by dint of new vehicle models that, by all accounts, are being received warmly by American consumers. Hyundai has helped its cause by maintaining production discipline and avoiding the cycle of inventory gluts and deep price discounts that have hurt other manufacturers.
"Our chairman has been very clear that we're going to concentrate on quality, not on opening new factories as fast as possible," said John Krafcik, chief executive of Hyundai's U.S. arm. Chung Mong-koo is chairman and chief executive of Hyundai Motors Co. and its affiliate, Kia Motors Corp. Speaking about Santa Fe and other Hyundai models, Krafcik said the company's U.S. sales have been constrained only by the ability of factories to meet demand. According to Edmunds.com, Hyundai dealers had 42 days supply of vehicles in inventory, compared with 64 days supply on average for the industry at large.
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Santa Fe is positioned to compete primarily against Honda's (HMC) Pilot, Toyota's (TM) Highlander and Nissan's (NSANY) Pathfinder, and secondarily against the Ford (F) Explorer and Mazda CX-9. All the models are roughly the same size and have three rows of seats, which make them attractive for families.
The Santa Fe Sport, the variant introduced last year, seats five in two rows, plus rear cargo space. It competes against the Ford Edge, Chevrolet Equinox, Nissan Murano and others. Crossovers have grown to about 21% of the U.S. vehicle market by of the end of 2012, from 13% in 2007. Traditional SUVs, by contrast, have fallen over the same period to about 4% from 10%.
Crossovers -- what were called "station wagons" in antiquity -- are inherently more fuel efficient due to unibody construction, which is similar to that of a passenger car. SUVs, by contrast, are heavy, powerful, and relatively fuel inefficient because most were built on truck frames.
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Alec Guitierrez, a senior analyst at Kelly Blue Book, said Hyundai's decision to drop the Veracruz name most likely stemmed from slow sales of that model. With only 12,700 units sold in 2007 (and 8,232 all last year), the Veracruz hardly put a dent in the sales of other models with three rows, such as the Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia, both built by GM (GM). The Santa Fe, by contrast, contended well against the Murano, Mazda CX-7 and Toyota Venza. "Santa Fe has considerable brand equity, and consumers have grown to trust the nameplate," Guitierrez said.
The new model will round out Hyundai's three-pronged approach to CUVs: the Tucson for "pre-families" -- a.k.a. singles and couples -- Santa Fe for families, and Santa Fe Sport for "post families," those whose children have flown the nest.
For now Chairman Chung's preference for quality over quantity is paying off for Hyundai and its dealers in higher transaction prices on its vehicles. The temptation will be strong in the not-too-distant future to expand its U.S. production network, perhaps by building another assembly plant.


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I am a new homeowner who is interested in help for a deck addition that is leaking into the house at the door entrance. It is leaking into the basement and the floor is rotting away under the doorsill. This is all part of a rather embarrassing oversight on my part and I need help on repairing it.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Ola1013,
It will help if you post some more information and a better pic. It sounds like you may have made two major mistakes - Attaching the deck directly to the house and building the deck too high in relation to the house.
The bad news is that there are no easy fixes for this without a major rebuild of the entire deck.
I did not build the porch, it was an addition the last owner did and in the inspection it was passed up as being "fine". Now I see that the entire deck has to be dismantled and rebuilt because of it's lack of support and planning. The picture presented is at the door leading out onto the porch and where I have had to lay plastic to keep the water from seeping into the basement.The plastic wraps under the door jam and the flooring is extremely crumbled and wet.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Ola1013,
Yup, the deck is too high. Putting the deck at the same level as the house flooring just about guarantees that you will get water damage. No amount of flashing or sealing will fix this, sadly your only course of action will be to rebuild the deck at a slightly lower level.
We all know what damage can be done and what it looks like in side. Anyone that knows codes never would have built it like that.
We need pictures from outside if you want more suggestions on how to fix it.
No close ups. needed.
Hi Ola1013,
The information you have received so far is quite accurate and is made by very knowledgeable individuals.
As to the type of pictures needed, several should be taken and posted to show the present deck as well as the house so it is possible to see the size of the deck, how the deck is situated in relation to the house, the exterior surfaces of the house and foundation as well as to where the deck is attached to the house in relation to the foundation and wooden structural members of the house. You might also post pictures of how the deck is supported, i.e. is foundation and structural supports.
You might need a total of 6 or more pictures, and the easiest way to post all of them all here in one message would be to post all your pictures at a Free Site such as that at http://www.photobucket.com where you can create a free account and upload all your pictures. Then return to this site and start a new message or reply to a meassage and in your message post links to your photos at photobucket.com . In this way all your photos may be seen and a much more detailed account of the various steps or recommendations can be made for you to consider.
From what you are describing it sounds like water is flowing across your deck to the door. It has gone under the door jamb, entered the flooring and if left over time it will rot out all wooden structural below including the sill plate, floor joists, header joist, and subfloor. This will lead to a very costly repair to correct all that could be damaged. This damage will occur so long as the present deck is allowed to exist in its present state without making major changes to correct the problem it causes.
Others may have additional suggestions.
Good Luck!
This by far is one of the most common building 101 mistakes I see by far.
Most local building codes call at least a 4" step down some are even lower.
This one mistake has made my company ten's of thousands of dollars over the years.
Every homeowner I've ever built a deck for always says they want it even with the threshold.
Ola, did you have an inspection performed before you purchased the house, and if so:
(1) Was checking for obvious water leaks in the work scope of the inspection? and
(2) Was the porch leak discovered and addressed?
From your description, it seems pretty apparent that the leak issue would be obvious in an inspection and should have been covered.
Another thought is to contact your homeowners' insurance agent and inquire whether any portion of the damage remediation might be covered. If it's a pre-existing condition, I don't think it would be, but it's worth a try.
Good luck.
Unfortunately I did not secure a proper inspector and the remediation was not a thought in my mind. I will look into it. Thank you.
I will post more pics very soon!! Thank you all.
Though it is not your fault, still you are suffering. Find out the solution quickly with the help of a local contractor to avoid further damage.
And let us know about it.
Here is a pic and I am gaining more information about this project I plan to take on, thank you all. I have attached a link as well of a few other pi Porch Photos csThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Ola1013,
A deck built like is 100% sure way to end up with wall and subflooring damage.
The previous homeowner did it more out of rush than consideration so my question now is, how do I rectify this until I can completely get it fixed.
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As bogey teams go no one looms larger in the City psyche than Everton.
In recent years, the battle between the Manchester and Merseyside Blues has been ominously one-side and this game did not buck the trend.
Yaya Toure's first half strike, his ninth of a most productive season for a so-called defensive midfielder, might have turned the tide but City were swept away by Everton's post-break revival.
City have only themselves to blame. They deserved an interval lead for their first half fluency during which they made and missed a series of chances.
However, those spurned efforts and defending too deeply came back to bite them on the backside.
Everton went into this encounter having won six of their last seven meetings between the sides including a piece of grand larceny just before Christmas when two efforts on goal in ninety minutes were enough for them to steal away from CoMs with the points.
On that occasion City squandered enough goal opportunities to have won two or three matches. A similar scenario appeared to be unfolding in the early going at Goodison and so it proved though Everton were better than they were in the first encounter.
As is often the case, David Silva was at the creative heart of everything good that the Blues accomplished
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In the 8th minute Silva collected Vincent Kompany's cross field punt, cushioned the ball as if cradling something precious, rounded Hibbert as if he were a statue and then lashed the ball across the face of goal.
Three minutes later, at the end of another sweet, flowing move by City, Silva crossed the ball from the left this time setting up the perfect opportunity for Patrick Vieira that the Frenchman somehow lifted over the bar.
No worries; the Spanish supply line had not run dry and on the half hour he had a foot in the superbly worked effort that saw Toure score as he cut in from the right. Nigel DeJong and James Milner were involved too in the early part of the move
It was only the eighth time the Toffees had been 'unwrapped' in ten games and it cannot have been more gracefully done.
Roberto Mancini could have been forgiven for disappearing down the narrow home tunnel wearing a wide smile. His changes all paid off in a fine opening forty-five minutes.
Having picked the same starting eleven for the three games running from the FA Cup semi-final win over United to the victories over Blackburn and West Ham, Mancini promised a different starting eleven.
His alterations came in triplicate with James Milner, impressive as a substitute against West Ham, Edin Dzeko and Vieira all coming in while Balotelli, Barry and Adam Johnson took a rest.
David Moyes, the Everton boss, was presumably less happy with his side and he sent on a striker Beckford, for defender Hibbert.
The result was a much feistier showing from the home side who were denied a goal for Rodwell thanks only to a wonderful intervention by captain Kompany
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Everton though smelled blood and after Dzeko had blazed selishly wide with Toure in acres of space to his right, Sylvain Distin, the former Blues skipper, scored with a header that Joe Hart might, on another day, have saved.
Then home side swarmed all over City and their second and winning goal arrived within six minutes of the first via Leon Osman who at 5' 8" climbed above the visiting defence to head home a glorious effort.
The jinx goes continues but City remain favourites for the Champions League, particularly after Blackpool's 1-1 draw with Spurs.
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Oxbridge Square, a 127,801-square-foot shopping center, has sold for $12.5 million to PMAT Acquisition LLC, a real estate investment and development company based in Louisiana. Located at the intersection of U.S. route 360 and Courthouse Road in Chesterfield County, the center is anchored by a Martin's grocery store, and is about 79 percent leased. Other tenants include national retailers such as Harley Davidson and Starbucks. Michael Cleeman, of New York-based Cohen and Co. Inc. Real Estate, represented the buyer. He said in a statement that PMAT is "an opportunistic value-add buyer" that was willing to go out of its normal acquisition territory to purchase Oxbridge Square. "They saw a great opportunity to add value by renovating and leasing up the center to bring the property back to its full potential. PMAT has shown great success in turning around many retail centers throughout the southeast and will no doubt be successful in the Virginia market as well."