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Saturday's weekly "Talking Baseball" show on ESPN 1000 radio, hosted by Bruce Levine and Fred Hubner wrapped up with a Q&A session with Theo Epstein. Bruce Levine asked Theo up front if he wanted to talk about playing electric guitar or baseball, ...and baseball it was. A summary was posted in the CCO but as it turns out I had a recording of the program and was able to get together several complete quotes from Theo on multiple topics, including:
• Dale Sveum's camp, the bunting contest and the 9am meeting with a daily player "roast." (I doubt the roast would have gone over well in the Milton Bradley era)
• Lineup construction (after Hubner wanted Theo's opinion of Soriano leading off):
"Lineups are overblown to begin with. As long as you adhere to some basic lineup construction principles, it's really hard to screw up a lineup and also hard to get too great of an advantage out of it."
• On acquiring starting pitching depth:
"Frankly, going forward looking at the next several years, we don't have a lot of starting pitching coming up in the upper levels of the farm system and we didn't have a lot of starting pitching under control on the big league team."
• Samardjiza's opportunity to start:
"A quality starter is more valuable even than a quality closer, which is significantly more valuable than a setup guy or a middle man"
• Talent acquisition and the new scouting and player development manuals
• Matt Garza and any contract negotiations
• Hitting, Ted Williams and the number one foundational principle of hitting
• Theo's best organizational surprise upon coming to the Cubs, the Dominican Academy
the full quotes, after the jump...
Theo was asked about Sveum's camp:
A lot of attention to detail and fundamentals. Theo said Sveum shouldn't win the bunting contest, he should win a round or two and bow out gracefully.
The Cubs are "roasting" one player every morning in their 9AM meeting which is mostly a review of how things went the previous day. Good for team chemistry and all (some discussion of the value of the bunting contest and team bonding).
"The real team bonding occurs when you get down to 25 guys."
Theo was asked his opinion about Soriano leading off (by Fred Hubner): Theo said he wasn't paying attention to that.
"Lineups are overblown to begin with. As long as you adhere to some basic lineup construction principles, it's really hard to screw up a lineup and also hard to get too great of an advantage out of it. If there is ever a time to experiment, it's now. Dale (Sveum) understands the principles of lineup construction and I think you'll see lineups that reflect that during the course of the season."
Levine commented/asked about their off season depth acquisitions of (left handed hitters and) starting pitchers:
"Building starting pitching depth and acquiring controllable starting pitchers was something that was important. It serves both of our primary purposes. It was important for the 2012 club. It was something that hurt us last year as the injuries early in the (2011) season we weren't equipped to handle those. We needed to build depth to put ourselves in a more competitive position for 2012. Frankly, going forward looking at the next several years, we don't have a lot of starting pitching coming up in the upper levels of the farm system and we didn't have a lot of starting pitching under control on the big league team. As we look to our chances in future years, let alone this year, we knew we had to do something now, acquiring as much starting pitching as we can."
Quite a bit of commentary on Jeff Samardzija (after a Fred Hubner question whether Shark will get a chance to start):
"The primary factor is how he throws. Our job is to put our best players in a position to make the most impact in the short term and in the long term. There's no doubt that if you think you have a quality starting pitcher on your hands, you find a way to get him into the rotation. A quality starter is more valuable even than a quality closer, which is significantly more valuable than a setup guy or a middle man. Right now the focus is on him and what he can do and we'll see how the parts fit together later in the spring. This is part of his evolution and we'll see if that leads him to the rotation. A year or two ago he was not ready to be considered for a starting spot. He didn't have the command or the 3rd or 4th pitch to rely on. He wasn't mentally, physically or fundamentally ready to be a starting pitcher, getting through a lineup 3 times or all those things a starting pitcher has to do. Based on what he did the 2nd half of last year, that was a lot of progress. He had a great winter. Consolidate that progress and build on it. The way he's throwing right now, he's very interesting as a starting option. The biggest caveat possible applies, he hasn't had (faced) anyone in an opposing uniform with a bat in their hands yet. So you can't draw any conclusions in the first couple of weeks in spring training let alone spring training as a whole. We're going to take a long look and see what we have."
Levine asked about the plan to acquire new talent/players: Theo outlined their options including the draft and international signings, with some new limitations from the CBA. Trades and the rare free agent who are 27-8 (years old), most free agents are over 30. There are few opportunities to acquire new players so we have to make the most of it.
"The way we're choosing to put ourselves in the best possible position is taking a fresh look in how we scout and how we develop players. This is a great opportunity to do that. Any time there is a change in an organization, it's a great time to try some new ideas, take a look at what the organization already does well and enhance that. Take a look at what we don't do well and make sure we try a new approach. There's been a new collective spirit of stripping this down to the nuts and bolts, defining how it is we're going to scout. We wrote a new scouting manual to define how it is we're going to teach the game and how we're going to develop players. We're in the process of putting together our player development manual with input from a lot of people with a lot of wisdom and experience when it comes to developing pitchers, developing hitters, teaching defense, teaching base running. We need to be a machine. We need to be really efficient. We need to be on the same page. We need to know what it is we are looking for in players and how we're going to develop those players. That's a long process. You never figure that out. It's something you try to get better at every single day. I can promise you there is a lot of effort going into it. That's were we're going to do our damage is by being well organized, having good ideas, working really hard and impacting players. The bottom line is you can't go out and buy young players, there is no opportunity to do that any more. You have to make sure you are better than the other organizations at identifying it and developing it."
Levine did ask about Garza and a contract extension.
Theo said any info on that would be kept confidentially and private.
"I don't believe in talking about that kind of thing. It's between the player and the club and nothing good comes out from talking about it. We'll keep that between Matt and us and see where it goes." (thud...sound of door slamming on Levine's foot)
Hubner asked about hitting and Rudy Jaramillo.
Theo mentioned they had a 6 hour hitting meeting where (they) decided what (the Cubs) are going to emphasize.
"A lot of it boils down to controlling the strike zone and getting a good pitch to hit. Ted Williams said it in his book. It's the number one foundational principle of hitting, which is, if your not getting a good pitch to hit, there is not really much you can do as a hitter unless you are a once in a generation freak like Vlad Guerro or Yogi Berra who can put any pitch in play hard. You need to get a good pitch to hit, control the strike zone and be selectively aggressive and that's going to be the foundation of our hitting program in the minor leagues and at that big league level. Now, obviously there is a lot of mechanics that go into it, there is physical preparation, there are more nuances to the mental approach as well but that's the basics and everything springs off that. I think we're on board with that in the minor and major leagues."
The final Levine question about what surprises he encountered in taking over the Cubs:
Theo replied that one of the most pleasant surprises was the Dominican Academy.
"We're way ahead of the game in how organized we are down in the Dominican, in how we teach the game from a player development standpoint, not only from a scouting standpoint. Those kids down there were really working hard, playing the game well and were fundamentally sound. From the other academies I've been to, you see the balls getting sprayed all over the place and it looks a long, long way from the big leagues. We have some really good instructors down there. You could see the kids were ahead of where they should have been fundamentally. That's something that's hard to build. The fact that is already in place now is a competitive advantage for us."
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from Wittenmeyer's quotes and notes, (Ian Stewart in the 2-hole, Barney 8th):
''I know I can help this ballclub any way they need me to,'' said Jay Jackson, whose best shot at breaking camp with the team is the bullpen. ''So anything they want me to do, I'm more than willing to do it.''
Brett Jackson, a 2009 first-rounder, is trying to change the staff's mind about sending him to Class AAA to start the season.
The lineup for Sunday's Cactus League opener against the Oakland Athletics: LF Alfonso Soriano, 3B Stewart, SS Starlin Castro, 1B Bryan LaHair, CF Marlon Byrd, RF David DeJesus, DH Jeff Baker, 2B Darwin Barney, C Welington Castillo. Rodrigo Lopez starts on the mound.
◆ Catcher Geovany Soto, who has been slowed for more than a week by a mild groin strain, is expected to be ready to play by the end of this week.
and a Campana article from Wittenmeyer too...
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Ian #2? inspired choice and unexpected.
at least he makes the pitcher work before ultimately striking out.
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Wow all that bold text is really difficult to get through.
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Wow all that bold text is really difficult to get through.
Fixed. Got carried away with all the bullet points in the intro.
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Hendry interview in the NJ Star Ledger...
Includes JH answers to the following:
4. How do you explain the Cubs' championship drought?
5. How much did it weigh on you?
6. Is that tradition of losing a real obstacle to overcome?
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Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo seems to have taken his focus away from the Cubs and Theo.
This weeks only mentions:
Cubs president Theo Epstein has acknowledged that under the new CBA, he will need more time to rebuild the team's farm system.
If things had turned out differently, Dale Sveum might have been the Red Sox manager. While the Red Sox made the right choice in Bobby Valentine, Sveum may also have been the right choice for the Cubs. He arrives to the ballpark at 5 a.m. every day and has been emphasizing accountability and defense from a team that finished last in the NL in fielding last season.
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I know it's just spring training, but no game chat going?
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A's broadcaster just introduced Jeff Beliveau as "Jeff Bev-a-low." I guess in my brain I was saying "Bell-view." Does anyone know which is right? I'm taking the broadcaster with a grain of salt since he spent 5 minutes referring to the Cubs catcher as Wellington Castro.
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OK, nevermind, I went to the BR and came back and it was now "Bell-i-view." Must've been corrected again.
As for Mr. "Bell-i-view," it's never good not getting to finish an inning early in spring training. Couldn't throw strikes. Never a good first impression with your new manager.
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Any longtime hockey fan knows that name.
Have trouble with Boudreau and Durocher?
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I think it's "Bell-i-voh".
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A's broadcaster just introduced Jeff Beliveau as "Jeff Bev-a-low." I guess in my brain I was saying "Bell-view." Does anyone know which is right? I'm taking the broadcaster with a grain of salt since he spent 5 minutes referring to the Cubs catcher as Wellington Castro.
JOHN B: The P. A. announcer in the AFL last year called him "Believe- O". He was called "Bell-uh-vo" by Cubs P. A. announcer Tim Sheridan at HoHoKam Park today. I can remember one of the Cubs pitching coaches calling him "Bell-View" a couple of years ago at Fitch Park.
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His name is pronounced Jeff Bell-Biv-Devoe. His game is poison.
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rhee = not ready.
hell of a 4th so far.
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soriano leading off again with stewart 2nd...i have to assume SWAIN wants these guys to see as many ABs as possible
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...and stewart needs to take defensive practice grounders at 3rd as much as possible...another one off the glove going foul for a single.
...and brandon allen has 6 RBI today. 1 grand slam and a double. 4 for 5 on spring for him so far. supuhstah.
welcome to the cubs trevor miller...1st pitch very wild leading to a scored run. i think we got a new 8th inning guy.
...welly gets the 1st cubs homer of spring on a fast linedrive homer that got out in about .001 seconds (wind is blowing straight out, btw)
...and ian stewart takes a swing at a 3-0 pitch for crap results...theo's gonna whip him Roots style.
...mota comes in to play 3rd and shows off a wild throw to 1st...error. neat.
...len keeps calling the OAK dugout the "ARZ dugout"
...carenas 3-run stand up triple vs. his old team to bring the cubs within 1 with no outs in the 6th...and the game is tied on a single by j.ha with 1 out.
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Trevor Miller = Wade Miller
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Why don't you show the factual basis behind your predictions more often? Wait - Nevermind
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"i have to assume SWAIN wants these guys to see as many ABs as possible"
That's the same reason my gay friend gave too when he signed up for a gym membership.
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it's spring training for ...ahem... "top 5 prospects" too...
"After relieving an ineffective Randall Delgado, Julio Teheran gave up six homers and seven runs in two innings against the Tigers on Sunday."
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c.hart (MIL) getting MRI on his right knee...may require surgery...very swollen.
len just said he's going to need surgery...4-6 weeks.
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Pitcher's duel today. 12-10 A's. Top 9. Marcus "Fat Chance" Mateo gives up two so far.
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final boxscore...
it doesn't show in the boxscore, but according to radio j.lake made some decent plays in his chances.
also, i wonder wtf is up with SD's compensation. there's a list of 12 players on the table, supposedly...agreed on by both clubs.
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SD gets to wait until spring training is over so they can assess where their greatest organizational need lies, and choose accordingly from the Cubs' list. If they unexpectedly have an injury in March, or they decide to promote someone in their system, that leaves a hole at the prior level and bingo--the Pads choose a Cubs player that fills that hole.
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Sorry if 3/44
Late night fun over Cubs. (looks at Soriano)
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mark grace could have been a HOF'r i guess. =p
good luck enforcing that almost unenforceable window dressing rule.
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Pay the man his money...(MVP Talk)
Kris Bryant is going to own the Cubs himself in 6 years :)
Without doing any actual research because this is the Internets, I have a feeling Bryant will break every arbitration record there ever was unless TheJedi can literally use the Force to convince him and Boras to sign a multi-year deal.
Hammel was supposed to pitch Friday, Cubs said it'll be a bullpen day instead.
Tis either a valid excuse for Hammel's recent struggles or a PR game when they try to trade him this offseason. Or possibly both
#Cubs say Jason Hammel has been pitching through elbow tightness and could have started if the team was still playing meaningful games.
Finally made it to Pittsburgh, 6 hour drive can't wait to see the game ....WTF?!?!?
Being young does have its advantages. Not that it helps Addison Russell last season.
Keith Law chat
"Nick: Speaking of players you were wrong about, do you still like the Jason Heyward contract?
Klaw: Yes, actually."
I gives player a year to get acquainted w whole Cub thing,next year will be more telling.Love the d though.
Saw Tito's comment in the last thread. Thought it was a joke.
Bubble wrap the Cubs
that's not important.
the important thing is the cubs seem to have a new defensive whizz at 2nd base according to the stats...sample size warning and all that...but i have faith in him.
imagine him having to do this 20 times a season. 6.2 innings played, 20 assists, DEFENSE GOLD!
That little switcheroo with Zobrist and Rizzo cost me 2 points in the predictions game--damn it.
We'll always have 1985. Nothing else, but we'll always have that.
Nationals 2B Daniel Murphy likely to miss rest of regular season
RVIMPENY: It's raining today so the Cubs will probably play intrasquad game(s) tomorrow and/or Saturday, but it's pretty much a day-to-day proposition, and a lot of times it's decided at the last minute.
Best bet is to check in at Riverview in the morning and ask somebody what's going on that day.
Thanks Phil, I had the Salt River chart, but based on that, it looks like they hardly play and was not on the Surprise on 9/28...I assume they do not really want fans there anyway? Do you know if they play today, Friday or Sat? Sorry to be a pain, but I am only here until Sunday.
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Kahana Sunset apartment owners worry about the next big winter storm.
Perched near the water's edge at Keonenui Bay in Napili, the 4.5-acre, six-building apartment complex has had some close calls with destructive surf since the 79-unit resort was built in 1971.
One of the owners, Jacqueline Scheibel, described a December 2009 storm as being "really, really tough." As surf pounded outside, a woman heard another noise at 3 a.m., opened a sliding door and saw that an entire lanai and its furniture had fallen 10 feet into the churning ocean.
"We had a huge seawall problem," Scheibel said Tuesday. "We could have lost a building."
If the building had been damaged, it could not have been rebuilt, she said, and the Kahana Sunset would have lost one of its six apartment buildings. Scheibel said it was pure luck that the surf damaged only the lanai and a seawall.
"The building itself was undamaged," she said. "That's how fortunate we were."
Scheibel, who lives on Maui and in Santa Rosa, Calif., serves as co-chairwoman of the Kahana Sunset Association of Apartment Owners' Long-range Planning Committee. She pointed out that the resort may run out of luck when the next 50- or 100-year storm arrives in West Maui.
So, to improve the property's chances of surviving the next big one, the Kahana Sunset is seeking approval to build a replacement seawall and drainage improvements.
On Tuesday, members of the Maui Planning Commission are scheduled to review the project and provide comments on Kahana Sunset's draft environmental assessment. The 415-page document was published online in the state Department of Health's Office of Environmental Quality Control's Feb. 8 issue of The Environmental Notice. (To see the document, go online to hawaii.gov/health/environmental/oeqc/index.html and click on the highlighted portion for the Kahana Sunset project in the notice's current issue.)
Plans call for demolishing a 114-foot seawall and a concrete stairway. A new seawall would be built mauka of the state-designated shoreline and a replacement stairway about 30 feet inland of the existing structure. Aside from protecting the apartment complex, the project aims to widen the beachfront and prevent dirt from entering the ocean during a storm.
To proceed, the Kahana Sunset needs a change in zoning from residential to hotel district and a community plan amendment from single family to hotel and a variety of other government permits, including a special management area permit and a shoreline setback variance. Scheibel said the resort also is seeking final approval for emergency erosion repair work done over the past few years, including the December 2009 damage.
"We had a lot of ocean water damage to the property," she said.
Kahana Sunset owners are not the only ones taking steps to protect their property from ocean erosion.
Also on Tuesday's planning commission agenda is a request from homeowner Walter Hester III for an environmental assessment determination for a shoreline setback variance for his proposed retaining wall construction on less than half an acre at Keonenui Bay, located near the Kahana Sunset.
In September, the commission reviewed plans for a sloping rock revetment to protect the Hololani Resort Condominiums from erosion in Kahana. During that meeting, commission members expressed concern about the rock wall's potential for a "domino effect," leading to more erosion and loss of sand at neighboring properties.
Sandbags, landscaping and a few feet of land are all that stand between the Hololani Resort and the ocean. The planning commission asked Hololani representatives to consider alternatives to a revetment, including the construction of a groin (a sand-retention structure) or an offshore structure to break up wave action.
Scheibel expressed confidence that the Kahana Sunset's proposed seawall replacement has been carefully engineered not to aggravate erosion or the loss of sand at nearby properties.
"There will be no 'domino effect,' '' she said, noting that all properties at Keonenui Bay already are protected by seawalls. "What we're doing is moving everything further back so there will be additional beach. We will enhance and enlarge the beach, not reduce its size . . . I don't anticipate erosion at all."
According to the University of Hawaii, oceans are rising at a rate of 4- to 5-millimeters per year, Scheibel said.
"If you multiply that over time, we need to be moving structures that can be moved further back so there can be more beach. We're taking all that into consideration," she said. "I think it's really important that we protect our beaches. Our beaches are our treasure."
Aside from being an environmental and economic resource that attracts visitors to the island, beaches are "a part of our culture," she said. "The ocean is a healing source."
An important part of the Kahana Sunset's project is that an improved drainage system would filter water on the property and prevent pollutants, such as petroleum products, from getting into the ocean, she said.
"Anything that goes through the drainage will be filtered before it gets to the bay," Scheibel said. "That has not been the case in the past."
The new seawall has been designed to retain sand on the beach, she said.
"There's a huge amount of sand in the bay," said Scheibel, a diver who has seen the sand herself. Given the opportunity, the sand will come up on shore, and "it's going to lay itself down," she added.
Salt-tolerant landscaping will be employed to hold on to sand as dunes are developed, she said.
"We know it will stay because it has been there before," she said.
The estimated cost of demolishing and rebuilding the seawall is $750,000, which would come from apartment owners' reserve savings, Scheibel said. If permits are granted as expected, work would begin in a couple of years when enough money has been saved to launch the project's construction phase.
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When you say the name China, it means many things to many people. What does it mean to me?
My impressions of China are vast natural landscapes; crowded, chaotic, large urban centers; a long, fascinating history; wonderful, rich culture; and, finally, an important appreciation for family and food.
My first visit to China was in May 2007. I was invited to lecture on American law in Wuhan, in Hubei Province. I had never heard of this place before, yet nearly 12 million people call it home.
That first trip was truly an awakening. This huge mysterious country came alive with the colors, sounds, smells and tastes of a vibrant, interesting place.
After warm greetings at the airport, we were taken by taxi to the university campus. Taxi rides in China are an experience. In the West, streets and highways are lined for traffic flow and we are taught to drive in our own lanes and change lanes only when necessary. In China, traffic lanes are treated by those millions of new drivers as optional.
I recently heard a great description of traffic flow in China. It is like a large school of small fish, all tightly packed together. They twist and turn and move in unison. It is amazing that they do not bump into one another.
I am also impressed by the respect and admiration the Chinese have for education. I knew about the famous teacher Confucius – or Kongzi as he is referred to in China – but even in modern China, educators are held in very high regard.
Family and respect for elders is still valued. Meals are typically "family style," with shared common plates or dishes. Seated around large round tables, all are included in sharing the meal and the conversation.
The food of China could easily be the subject of an entire article. Not long after they've eaten a meal, the Chinese start to think about when, what and where they will eat next. In fact, students in China often greet each other by asking, "Have you eaten yet?" If the answer is no, they quickly begin to make plans. All of the different regions, provinces and cities have their own favorite dishes or foods, and people take great pride in their specialties.
Overall it is a healthy diet with a lot of fruit and vegetables. When they eat steak they don't "eat a steak." The meat is usually sliced or cut and added to a dish. This is quite different from the West, where "steak houses" tout the size and cut of the piece of meat on your plate.
In China, where you are from usually dictates the kind of food you eat. People from the North eat noodles, and people from the South eat rice. The level and degree of spices added to a meal also varies from region to region.
Chinese history is long, deep and complicated. The name China in Mandarin is (Zhong guo) "zhong" meaning middle. The Chinese have always regarded their home as the middle or center of the known world. The ancient city Xian was at one time one of the largest, most diverse urban centers in the world. It was the end of the "silk road." It was the New York City of its time. Xian was a melting pot of different cultures and people. I am concerned that young Chinese, eagerly looking to the West, have failed to remember their history. Short-sighted urban redevelopment has in many situations demolished and destroyed historic buildings and neighborhoods. For future generations, I sincerely hope this trend is reversed.
The people are truly as diverse and different as their huge country. Within China there are more than 50 recognized ethnic minority groups. The largest is the Han Chinese. With so many co-mingled ethnic groups, this is a country with diverse foods, customs, languages and local dialects.
The official language is Mandarin, but each region, even each city, has its own unique way of communicating.
At the age of 56, I am studying Mandarin Chinese. With the help of my wife, teachers at the Confucius Institute at the University at Buffalo and the Chinese Club, I am making slow but steady progress in listening and speaking.
Chinese people come in many different shapes, sizes and colors of skin. Sorry to be a "myth buster" but Chinese people do not all look alike. On my first visit to China, I was amazed at how different a boy from Inner Mongolia looks compared with a girl from Shanghai. Tall, short, light skinned, dark skinned; all very different depending on what region of the country they come from.
A word that often comes to mind when describing Chinese people is humble. They appreciate humility in themselves and in others. They value family, friendship, teamwork and working together as a unit. This is very different from Western culture, where we celebrate the individual and we divide people by winners and losers.
The natural beauty and wonders of China are beyond description. On my most recent trip, I visited the Three Gorges region and Xiling Gorge. It is a peaceful, tranquil, green, lush place. I can only hope the government will recognize the value in preserving the natural beauty of China for generations to come.
Finally, like all journeys, this article must come to a close. After 26 hours of non-stop travel, I am home in Buffalo. After a fitful night of trying to sleep and fighting jet lag, I get ready for work. As I walk out to my car, I'm struck by the quiet, the lack of people, traffic and noise. I have left the crowds and chaos behind. I am home.
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The city of Tomahawk owns a 10-acre parcel of lake front property (where the old DNR landing strip was and the Tomahawk Dog Park now is) that I think would be ideal for RV camping. The folks who paid for, built and maintain the dog park said they'd be more than happy to move the structure if the city ever came up with a better use for the land. Just off shore from this parcel, the city owns a roughly 12 to 14 acre island that could offer an ideal setting for tent camping.
Deb Richardson wrote:Also for your information neup99, I paid taxes in the city of Tomahawk for many years, not currently, plan to again in the future. For that reason I feel I have a say. I really would like to see my investment safe.
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A Buffalo teen was charged with felony robbery this week after he robbed two women at gunpoint on Lonsdale Road, police in the city said.
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9 Self-Defense Gadgets Your Mugger Will Find Hilarious
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The Self-Defense Memo PadPatent Number: 5,823,572
Even the disembodied mugger's head seems confused by this invention. The inventor appears to believe that the only problem with using a notepad as a weapon is that it's too hard to hold, which should give us some idea of his motor skills. He also thinks wrapping your hand around a thin, hard rectangle before punching someone is a good idea, proving that he understands less about violence than unborn children, who at least know how to kick people in the gut.
Violence and memos really don't go together.
While the confusing series of numbered features wants us to believe that the mugger's eye is somehow part of the invention, the only difference between this and a handful of Post-Its is the carved handholds in the side of the pages. Meaning it's not only useless as a weapon, it's actually counter productive as a notepad, assuming you don't want everyone you leave a note for to know they can just beat you up. The patent also suggests that the memos are useful for jotting down a description of your attacker, which is so likely, we're surprised they don't suggest that you also sketch the criminal's getaway unicorn.
When It Would Work:
If you can convince the mugger to pose like the one in the drawing, including not having a body, you might be OK. But if your enemy gives you unfettered access to their face and you still need extra weapons to win, you're probably screwed. So really, the only way this pad could defend you from attack is if you wrote down your PIN number and handed it over with your wallet.
Revolver Flick-BayonetPatent Number: 946,132
In the most tragic firearm-based mistake outside of thinking your gun's unloaded while you clean it with your penis, the cartoonishly-named Henry H. Hull of Ohio designed a revolver with a switchblade. Because after you've pulled a gun on someone, that gun then pulling a knife will be what really scares them. If you've never fired a handgun, attaching extra weight to the end of the barrel is worse for your aim than drinking a bottle of tequila.
Worse, it's not an attachment for existing revolvers. The switchblade is built into a protrusion from the barrel so you have to buy an entire new gun just for this idiotic addition. A gun's entire deal is propelling extremely unfriendly things at your enemies, but it's meant to be bullets by explosions, not a knife by a little spring. It's a worse weapon upgrade than sprinkling sneezing powder on a landmine - there's no conceivable enemy it will be effective against, and there's better than good chance it'll get you killed.
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Obviously, the idea here is to have a little left over fight in you once you've emptied your ammunition. But if you're at the range where you could use this knife and still missed all six shots, you're honor-bound to just let them kill you.
Drug Detecting Stir StickPatent Application Number: 9/923,507
A poison-detecting chromatographic test kit disguised as a drinking straw that looks like a medical device with a wooden stake coming out of the bottom. This product is useful for people who think their friends might be trying to murder them but don't want to be rude about it. It's absolutely guaranteed to protect you from poison because it appears to be completely impossible to drink through. Also, when people see you carrying your own multi-segment straw around with you at all times, making sure all the drinks they serve you are safe is the last problem you'll have to deal with.
There's also the literally minor problem that straws are only used for soda, fruit juice and other drinks that aren't associated with poisoning or any other grown-up activities.
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The combination of childish drinks, poison, and making absolutely certain you don't drink anything isn't useful outside of Jonestown.
(Barely) Stabbing RingPatent Number: 5,588,214
The "Self Defense Ring" deploys the awesome power of a five millimeter pin for the small price of permanently joining two of your fingers together. Ma-Ti from Captain Planet has a more combat capable ring than that -- at least he doesn't lose the use of body parts before the fight even starts. The five millimeter length starts recessed between the two fingers, meaning you've used up half the pin before it even gets further than your fist. Unless you're being attacked by balloon animals this weapon is useless. And if you are being attacked by balloon animals, they're a decoy, the clown is behind you!
Quick, pop the big red weak point!
To trigger the tiny blade you need to twist a release lever on the back with your other hand. You're using your entire upper body to deploy less stabbing power than a loose carpet staple. It's the equivalent of sending an aircraft carrier to deploy a single jeep. A jeep carrying a jousting lance in a world where chemical weapons, electric blasters, and actual guns all exist.
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You'd have to target weak points. The two millimeter clearance of the spring-loaded blade could maybe scratch someone's eyeball, assuming you deployed it while your fingers were already gouging it out. And you punch through their skull to grab and twist the release lever with your other hand. Then you could totally maybe damage one of the corpse's eyes a bit, at which point you're only really being a dick to potential donor recipients.
The Key-Whip!Patent Number: 4,460,174
We believe this sketch qualifies as astonishingly realistic because it's astonishing that anyone would think this would work in reality. Also, the knife-wielding assailant moves exactly as much as he would if you really patted his chest with a bunch of keys. The female whipper is visibly bored with life, a necessary condition for using this weapon. The simultaneously generic and incorrectly-named "Self Defense Weapon" is essentially the most efficient way to give a mugger access to your house, car and workplace.
The rope also changes length in every picture
Whipping a keyring is exactly the kind of weapon an eight-year-old would imagine when he first discovers ninjas, Indiana Jones, and doodling. This attack has less basis in physics than a voodoo curse. The only way you could do less damage is if you were swinging a keyring into someone's sternum while you gave them antibiotics.
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If you drop the stupid whip it is possible to cripple someone with keys, but if you're the sort of person who can pop eyeballs with an inch of Chubb then you're not going to be mugged. Or even talked to by anyone but police negotiators and black ops captains bringing you back for one last mission.


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is this really not available in the UK? I've been looking on the app store on Xbox every time I hit the dashboard, and its never there.
I'm really excited to see where this goes. I just downloaded the app, you guys have my support.
I like Anime and I have read a lot of mangas so it's a no brainer for me to download this.
Though when I see that all the Animes are listed under a Manga sub category in the app, and the website says "Manga movies and tv series," it makes me think that you guys don't know the difference between Mangas and Animes.
I really have no problem with it, but Anime fans might not like it if they see that you're calling their favorite shows manga... and Manga fans might get confused when they see that there are no Mangas to read inside of Manga.
I think it's alright to call the app Manga since all Anime's are based off of Mangas... and titles can be arbitrary. But it might look better if you wrote captions like "watch your favorite anime tv shows or movies," to at least show you know the lingo, and that you're fans as well.
Manga in this case is refering to the company name, not the type of media.
all you need to do is make a new xbox account and make you local unite states and use like a @yahoo.com email :) and you will be able to download it GL
Bonne continuation mang.com ! Je suis impatient d'essayer ces jeux sur ma xbox !
i've had the app since it came out and its cool butthere is one big problem with it,on the page that comes up where it says new content every tuesday, so far you have not had any new movies or anything in months, it would be nice to see some new shows and movies, i dont mean brand new just new choices, because most are shown on tv too, so please update your lineup
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When is this app available in the UK on xbox 360. bein waiting for so long its 2013 and still no app on xbox dashboard for downloading
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Believe you me if and when the time comes I WILL defend my home, family to my last breath - but I will not knock down ANYONE who has served or who is serving this country!
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Wolverine52- My son is in the Air Force defending YOUR RIGHT TO SPEAK YOUR MIND!!! AND I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT!!!! GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS - GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
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Mail delivery! I don't care if I only get mail delivered once or twice a week it only bills and advertisements. If you are concerned about your checks get direct deposit.
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Email (and now texting) have crushed USPS. The retirement fund excuse is just that - an excuse, and one that GM used to cover up its decades of inferior products and failure to adjust to changing market conditions. Unlike newspapers who long ago introduced online versions, the USPS never found (or even tried to find) a similar means to recapture lost revenues.
Within 20 years, all that will be left of the USPS will be its memorabilia for sale on eBay. It's sad, as our mail guy is a great guy, and I still enjoy receiving political ads and The Shepherdstown Observer (which has gone online now too!) Unfortunately it's likely true.
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The post office and DMV have alway's been respectful to me , how ever local goverement ( county) and Town( charley town, Ranson,Mburg, Bolivar and Harpers Ferry) empolyee's are a different matter, rude as all H E L L .
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Postal workers always seem to be nice people. The DMV and local government offices have the attitude problems.
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To all of those who (mistakenly) believe that private companies are somehow legally required to fund retirement plans 75 years out: You're wrong. I've worked for several companies - large and small - that have had retirement plans. Not a single one of them was required to fund them out. One, in fact, found that they were having so much trouble dealing with finding funding for it in their annual budget, that they terminated it and cashed out everyone enrolled, including active retirees. There was a one-time benefit paid. With a bunch of checks and a figurative pat on the ***, employees and retirees were on their own.
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Bookem is wrong; "CAT050 u need to check ur facts, private companies are req'd to fund retirement system same as Postal"
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Before this is all over we will hear of people " going postal " how many will die, will the NRA & gun's be to blame ?
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Wolverine tough times in the mail room?
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*****republicans want to tighten up the old belts and the democrats just want to buy bigger pants with a elastic band.
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Hogmamma: Umm it was not the dems who cut your kids tuition...wait a sec...so your gonna vote for a republican candidate who says your kid is nothing but a taker/Moocher? Why should my tax dollars pay for YOUR kids tuition? How does that sound to you?
I wonder if the republicans will put forth a bill that states THEY have to pay for THEIR pensions 75 yrs in the future. heh would not work cause WE pay for their pensions. I wonder in these tough times, they will take less tax payer funded paychecks. They want everyone else to tighten their belt and take cuts but will not themselves
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Let me see if I have this straight. Ross Ballard a/k/a Mountain Whiskey a/k/a The Righteous One a/k/a mr. or Ms. Standard does not like the fact that we do not identify ourselves for him. Okay, I'll meet him half way on that. Each comment I post I will ID who I am not. By the process of elimination, he will eventually figure out who I am. Heck, I'll even make it easy. I am neither Chinese nor Japanese. Let's ger started. I am not V. Putin.
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In the past 5 years, I have never had a Priority or Express parcel lost or significantly delayed. OTOH, UPS has "misplaced" two and FedEx took three weeks to deliver this one "overnight" package from SC to WV.
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The USPS would be in the black were it not for the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. The USPS is now the ONLY agency that Congress has any oversight over that is required to fund its retirement 75 years into the future. And, while there *may* be private companies that do this, none of the USPS' competitors, (like UPS or FedEx), are being required by law to do the same.
All of the recent cost-cutting measures - such as branch & sorting center closures, employee RIFs, and possible reductions in delivery days - are ALL due to the effects of PAEA.
As to problems with service, the USPS is still the best, most cost-effective service around. Period. Even at the high end of the spectrum, they charge around half what their competitors do and provide service as good (or better). In the past 5 years, I have never had a Priority or Express parcel lost or significantly delayed. OTOH, UPS has "misplaced" two and FedEx took three weeks to deliver this one "overnight&quo
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"Why can't individual postal workers fund their own retirements like most of us do?"
They can't because Congress passed a law requiring that the Postal Service fund their retirement for 75 yrs into the future. This at a cost of 5.5 BILLION per year! Wonder why they are going down the tubes??? Sad, very very sad........
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Why can't individual postal workers fund their own retirements like most of us do?
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Hi, I almost forgot. I think everyone should do what I think is right and correct. I am the standard by which you all are to be measured!Bwahahahahahahaah. What a ma-roon.
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Hi. Itt's me again, Ross. I just want you to know that I think it is cowardly that our votes for elective office are secret. We should all have to take public ownership of our votes and our opinions so that others may target us for censure or worse. You are all cowards, including the editor who never signs his or her editorial!
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Hi. I'm Ross Ballard. I think I am brave because I claim that I use my own name in my comments but none of you can know that for sure, now can you? Furthermore, if someone directs a negative comment my way, I whine and complain to the Journal. That takes a brave man--or woman--or transexual.
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Excuse me but MY SON IS IN THE AIR FORCE AND MY FATHER A KOREAN WAR VETERAN SO DON'T JUDGE ME........... I SUPPORT OUT TROOPS 110% It's the 75 years of Pre Retirement that is not necessary! Maybe if they would cut it down the pre-funding - it may help. And PS I WOULD NEVER VOTE FOR A DEM - TOOK AWAY MY SON'S TUITION REIMBURSEMENT THANKS O PS I HOPE YOU ENJOY MICHELLE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AT MY EXPENSE OH BY THE WAY I DIDN'T GET MY INVITE - I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO BLAME THE PO FOR THE SLOW DELIVERY.
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"Special Delivery to 'Cowards c/o Comments Section' Journal News'. All ownerless comments have been declared Null and Void. They'll be 'Return to Slander', when the Journal knows who you are. Oh wait, they do. They just don't care. Ross Ballard, current resident, common sense Democrat."
Uh oh, it's another jumper. We need to talk him down.
Russ, it's OK. People remain anonymous because other people here are crazy. No, no, not you, OTHER people. I mean really crazy.
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oh did I mention that the PO also hires the most veterans. I wonder what all you GOP for the troops, thanks for your service think on that one. So I can only presume you are not for the troops and not taking care of our veterans by putting such unfunded mandates on the PO
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Yah bookem: fund something 75 yrs in the future..lots of businesses and families plan their economic futures that way (insert sarcasm). I wonder what your opinion would be if the post ofice charge a dollar for each peice of mail to pay for their now GOP mandated plan. You all know how much we hate the EPA mandating us...odd how its different when its the post office
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I hate to see anyone lose their job with the economy the way it is today. But I have to say, the Postal Service ***** to say the least. I didn't trust my mailbox so I rented a PO Box in hopes to assure my mail would get to me. That is a joke the "sorters" that want our sympathy couldn't fight themselves out of a wet paper bag. My mail still goes to the former street address, at will, and takes about 2 weeks to be forwarded to the POBox which is both in the Martinsburg facility. Sorry guys, looks like you should have voted for Dems instead of Republicans, at least they don't rob from the poor to keep paying the rich.
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#4: React Instead of Predicting – although it's good to put mobile campaigns into action quickly, you shouldn't make long-term plans or predictions about the future. After all, buyers can surprise you, and the key to high-ROI mobile marketing over time is to study trends and react to them, not to make your own predictions.
#5: Be Direct, But Not Pushy – your customers know that you're after their business, and may even appreciate the occasional targeted offer or discount. However, if you bother them too often, you can bet the relationship and subscription will be ended very quickly.
#6: Aim for Simple and Realistic – the best mobile marketing campaigns are structured around quick, impulsive actions. Ask buyers to do something that's simple, straightforward, and realistic. Shoot for more than that and response rates will suffer.
#7: Save the Relationship, Not the Sale – believe it or not, your first priority should be to make a sale; it should be to preserve and enhance the relationship you have with the customer. You can always ask them to buy again later, but only if they are still willing to look at messages from your company.
Make no mistake: mobile marketing is a whole different animal. Have you been following the rules, and getting the results you are hoping for?
We are currently closing in on three decades of history for the Internet, and boy have things changed over the years.
Not only were the first websites incredibly simple, but many of them would be considered positively garish by today's standards. Huge fonts, flashing banners, and endless animations were once considered standard online. On the one hand, it's funny to think about… but on the other hand, we are just glad that part of web design history is over.
But, while web design has grown in leaps and bounds over the years, we do still find companies sticking to old tactics and outdated ideas on the Internet. In the same way that no executive should be wearing a bell bottom suit in 2015, neither should your website be displaying any of these old-school defects:
Complicated layouts and pages – once upon time, websites were a novelty (and they took a long time to load). That meant users would spend a while looking at them in trying to understand what they were all about. Now, however, you have a few seconds, at most, to get to the point. Make sure your website is easy to understand at first glance.
One-dimensional design – there aren't just more websites than ever, there are more devices to access them with. Surveys show that the majority of web surfers are using phones and tablets, so put a responsive web design in place that makes it easy for them to find and use your content.
Slow-loading websites – when dial-up connections went away, so did our patience for websites that load slowly. Get a web presence that is properly coded, and invest in quality hosting, so that visitors won't get bored while they are waiting for your pages to load.
Long blocks of text – surfing the web isn't just a leisure activity anymore, which is why nobody wants to read a huge block of uninterrupted text. Break new ideas into separate pages, and get into the habit of using subheadings, bulleted list, and other separators to make it easier to scan.
Stale content – you aren't just trying to get people to notice your shiny new website, you're competing for attention. Visitors to your website like to see current, up-to-date thoughts. For that matter, so does Google. Make sure you edit and refresh your content – including photos – on a regular basis.
Missing links – social media isn't just the fastest-growing area of the web, it's practically a way of life for many people. If users can't find links to your Facebook, Twitter, and Google + accounts, you're missing out on a huge opportunity for customer engagement.
Complicated forms and calls to action – in the old days, a customer might call a phone number to place an order, or be willing to fill out page after page of information (like shoppers used to do on the backs of catalogs). Now, if someone is interested in what you have to offer, you have to make it easy for them to follow up and respond. Even an e-commerce site doesn't need endless forms, so streamline your user experience to make it simple for first-time visitors to do business with you or find out more.
If your website seems like a relic from the past, know that nostalgia probably isn't going to help your sales. Call or email us today to see how we can bring your business into the 21st century (and improve your bottom line at the same time).
In the third post of our blog marketing series, we want to show you what happens when you continually add fresh content to your blog, make sure it's search-optimized, and start to develop a following.
Many marketers tend to (mistakenly) assume that attracting lots of traffic will automatically increase their revenue. It's a good start, but bringing visitors to your website alone won't do much to grow sales. If you truly want to profit from a healthy blog, you have to know how to monetize the interest you're getting.
End Each Post With an Offer – the easiest way to generate revenue from your blog is to simply ask visitors to take the next step while they're already reading your content. That could be downloading a white paper, scheduling a free consultation, or even making a purchase. What matters is that your offer is compelling, and that it lines up well with the content you are providing in your blog.
Advertise on Your Own Blog – while some marketers like to add outside advertising to their blogs, that isn't likely to generate much money for you unless you have a very popular blog in a very targeted niche. Instead, we recommend that you add your own advertising messages to your blog's sidebar, with the intention of getting visitors to click through to product pages, discount codes, and other offers.
Position Yourself as an Expert – the biggest benefit to successful blogging is also the least obvious. The more insightful content you add to your website, the more you position yourself as the expert in your field and industry. Over time, this can lead to more leads, more referral opportunities, and even higher fees and revenues. Don't discount the value of being a recognized authority based on an informative blog.
Web designers and Internet marketing experts like to remind you (as we often do) that having fresh content on your website – usually in the form of search-optimized blog posts – is the best way to attract attention from Google and its millions of users.
But what often goes unexplained is exactly how you make your posts visible to search engines. Today, we want to give you the basics of SEO for blog posts, in five steps:
#1: Know Which Keywords You're Targeting – just as every blog post should have a single topic, it should also have one or two search phrases that it's built and constructed around. Ideally, these will be used once in the title, once in a subheading (if it feels natural) and once or twice throughout the main content.
#2: Begin With the Right Title – your blog title should contain the search phrase you're targeting, of course, but also something that's catchy, descriptive, and inviting. In other words, make sure your title has a search visibility element, but do your best to appeal to actual readers and grab their attention. Make them feel like they just have to take a look before clicking somewhere else.
#3: Use Search-Friendly Subheadings – subheadings on a page give you two important benefits. First, they break up long blocks of text that would otherwise seem boring and/or overwhelming. Plus, they give you another chance to highlight important search phrases in a way that's meaningful to Google's spiders.
#4: Include 1-3 Internal Links – the same kind of thinking applies to internal links (hyperlinks from within your blog content to other pages on your website). These have important SEO value, especially if you use linking terms that apply to the content on the destination page. At the same time, they stop your blog post from being a "dead-end," and give readers a chance to learn more while staying on your website.
#5: Mind the Details – lots of marketers choose to focus on search engine optimization details. These won't necessarily make or break your campaigns, but adding alt image tags, descriptive and search-friendly descriptions, and search-optimized filenames can all give you that "extra push" needed to help climb up Google's search rankings.
One quick word of caution: as effective as each of these five steps is in making your blog post more visible to search engines, you definitely don't want to go overboard with any of these tactics. Google and the other engines want quality content that's easy to crawl, not pages with so many keywords that they are hard for actual readers to understand.
In other words, go too far and your content is likely to disappear from Google altogether, so follow these tips but don't try to force the issue.
To be successful, every business needs to have the mindset to do whatever it takes to connect with your consumer online. In the case of home builders, you've got to have an impressive site to showcase your art. An accompanying mobile or a responsive site will help land customers that check out your company on a mobile device. Once you've got an attractive site, it's important to focus on other ways to draw people into your brand.
Blogging is an important component of any brand's online presence. With fresh, relevant content on your site, essentially, Google will see you as more authoritative and that will increase your online reach potential. Beyond the Google math and more importantly, blogging is a personal, immediate way to communicate with potential home buyers online. Your consumer can get information and news without any added pressure to purchase.
Here are some topic ideas to get you started:
Behind the Scenes:
Potential home buyers are interested in your company and how you do your work. Update them on upcoming developments, the building process and the design process. Are you involved in a lot of green building with high energy efficiency standards? Do you know specifics on how much manpower and material goes into a specific home? This is a good opportunity to go into detail on topics that you wouldn't have time for otherwise.
Showcase Finished Products:
Taking the time to feature a location you've just finished is both an easy topic (you already have all that data at your fingertips), but also a great way to bring attention in.
Special Events:
Do you have a new community you're opening? What about a sale or event at a model home? This is a great way to get the news out – and if you're the only one talking about new homes in that community, you're sure to get noticed.
Local Events:
What's going on around your communities? You have an ear to the ground in the places home buyers are looking, so share what attracts you to the area and post news! It creates a real sense of community for your readers already moved in and others following you as well.
Homeowner Tips:
What if there's no news to share? As a builder, you have an internal database of information first time homebuyers need. Whether it's a brief explanation of mortgage terminology or, suggestions on preparing a home for winter, your insider information is perfect for the slow times.
We hope these ideas help jumpstart your blog. Home buying is one of the largest financial decisions a person can make. The more information you put out, the better chance you have to earn the buyers trust and secure the sale.
In a recent post, we reminded readers and clients that blogging isn't dead… if anything, it's more important than ever to your search engine optimization and Internet marketing efforts.
However, a lot of businesses aren't using their blogs as effectively as they could be. Part of the reason might be because blogging isn't a cutting-edge topic anymore, the way social media and mobile marketing is. That's true, but it doesn't take away from the importance of a healthy blog.
The other reason probably has to do with the fact that a lot of companies simply don't know how to make the most of their blogs. That's understandable, but it's not enough reason to give up. Today, we are going to give you some easy tips that can help you get the biggest marketing impact from your company's blog…
Post Regularly – having a blog won't do anything for you if you don't regularly post new content. At a minimum, you should be adding new articles once or twice a week; even more often is preferable. That signals to readers – and search engines – that you are an ongoing and current source of new ideas.
Sell Ideas, Not Products – speaking of ideas, the focus of your blog should be on advice, insights, and concepts. Once you have someone's attention, you can get them interested in what you have to offer. Begin your posts with a marketing pitch, however, and you'll quickly lose the attention of readers.
Share More Than Text – most of your blog posts will probably be written, of course, but don't forget that you can use images, video, and even audio or custom graphics to explain or accompany an idea. Visual content is great because it's easy to understand, not to mention share over social networks.
Promote Your Blog Via Social Media – social media and blogging go hand-in-hand. When you add a new post to your website, make sure you're promoting it via Facebook, Twitter, and Google +. That helps drive traffic to your blog and provide value to those who are following you on social channels.
Invite Feedback – posting to your blog isn't just about spreading your thoughts, it's also about getting feedback from readers. So, make sure to enable comments and invite visitors to submit their own thoughts. If you get lots of lively discussion moving back and forth, you'll have the basis for plenty of future topics.
Learn From Your Best Posts and Ideas – like most things in life, 80% of your blog comments and traffic will come from 20% of your posts. So, if you hit on a winning idea or concept, feel free to revisit it, update the thought, or generate a related post. The spin-off article you come up with might be even more popular.
Your blog can be a source of new information, a hub of social activity, and the centerpiece of your search engine optimization plan. Are you getting the right kinds of results from your posts? If not, it's time to put these tips to work on your website.
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While the 21st century has witnessed great strides in the life science research tools industry, it has also witnessed a simultaneous decline in productivity in the pharmaceutical industry, to the extent that small molecule R&D, on average, is currently a loss-making exercise.
The problem of declining return on investment (ROI) is exacerbated by generic erosion, increased scrutiny from the FDA on the issue of drug safety, price controls and pressure from pending healthcare reform legislation, and increased hurdles for safety and/or efficacy in the new era of comparative effectiveness (CE), which essentially requires new drugs to be differentiated from those already on the market.
Even without the impact of healthcare reform or CE, prescription drug spending growth in 2008 reached its lowest level in 47 years, according to a 2009 IMS report.
At Caliper Life Sciences, we are focused on recharging the pharma innovation cycle and accelerating small molecule drug development by making each facet of the R&D process more clinically relevant. Specifically, we propose a three-pronged strategy:
We envision implementing these complementary facets of early-stage drug development through a "continuous improvement feedback loop" (Figure). By allowing the developer to reiterate where appropriate, and to reach a go/no-go decision more quickly and with a higher level of confidence, this will ultimately mean more efficient and cost-effective drug development.
To guarantee swift and efficient execution of the innovation cycle, we contend that it is important to maintain control of these critical activities in-house, contrary to the current trend of outsourcing, which often loses sight of the importance of maintaining control of strategically valuable activities.
Despite the ability of drug developers to rapidly screen millions of compounds, such speed is moot unless the data gives an accurate assessment of key attributes, such as kinetics (on/off rates), mechanism of action, specific effects on key target enzymes, and other pharmacologically relevant data. Through strategic use of high-throughput in vitro profiling technologies, such as microfluidics-based systems, one can rapidly generate a drug profile in a cost-effective manner, allowing numerous reiterations until one or more optimal-profile candidates has been selected that has a greater chance of surviving the in vivo testing stage and beyond.
Microfluidics-based platforms enable one to rapidly screen a compound's effect on broad classes of key enzymes, resulting in immediate feedback on the biological effects of newly synthesized compounds and can prompt another chemistry cycle in the same day rather than wait for a week, as is typically the case using existing technologies or if profiling is outsourced to a third party.
These platforms illustrate a key point that should be considered by pharma when designing early R&D strategies. Every new technology that is introduced into the innovation cycle should ideally be:
By judiciously using new, enabling life science tools in a reiterative manner, one can quickly eliminate candidates likely to score poorly in terms of safety and efficacy, and select for additional criteria such as slower off rates, which are more likely to correlate with greater therapeutic windows once in the animal.
Given that one of the greatest drains on pharma ROI is the cost of clinical failure, it is imperative to ensure that in vitro and preclinical in vivo data is predictive of the clinical outcome. An abundance of recent technological developments, such as next-generation sequencing, genomic/proteomic biomarker discovery, companion diagnostics, and in vivo imaging with new modalities have strengthened the bridge between in vitro and in vivo research efforts, thereby facilitating more clinically relevant drug development.
Kevin Hrusovsky ([email protected]) is CEO of Caliper Life Sciences.
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Craftsman 33 Gallon Vertical Portable Air Compressor
Vertical Portable Air Compressor is a Fast and Furious Machine The Craftsman 33-gallon vertical portable air compressor can power your tools, top off your tires or clean up after you - and it can do it all quickly. Lightweight, portable and affordable, the compressor will be the biggest helper you'll ever find short of another set of hands. The compressor can blast, sand, grind, twist, paint or do any number of other things that you need done in the garage of shop. Use it at home or take it with you The vertical portable air compresso r is built on a steel frame, with fast wheels supporting its 150 pounds for when you're on the go. With a fast-loading 1.6-horsepower motor, it can recharge quickly so that it's back to work, delivering the compression capacity up to 150 psi you need for any task.
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Want to date an Olsen? You'll have to also impress her twin.
The famous sisters, 22, tell Oprah Winfrey that they have a say in each other's relationships – at least to some extent.
"I just support her," Mary-Kate Olsen says about twin sister Ashley in a new Oprah Winfrey Show interview set to air Thursday. "If she doesn't like him, I won't like him. If she likes him, I'll like him."
Mary-Kate, who says she's currently "not in a relationship," admits that she "can put in my two cents, but I think, you know, whatever makes her happy. It's her life."
One guy who has likely made a good impression on Mary-Kate? Ashley's current beau Justin Bartha, with whom she was recently spotted cozying up during an intimate dinner in L.A.
"We respect each other's decisions," adds Ashley.
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It is never too late to honor an act of heroism. On Aug. 19, 1898, 24-year-old Surfman James Coste dove into the swirling waters off Station 12 on Sullivan's Island to save the life of 12-year-old Ned Schachte. Other guards followed and pulled Schachte to shore, but Coste drowned in the rough sea.
Coste was a surfman in the U.S. Life Saving Service, which combined with the Revenue Cutter Service in 1915 to form the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard honored Coste Saturday with a posthumous Silver Lifesaving Medal at a ceremony on the grounds of the U.S. Coast Guard Historic District on Sullivan's Island.
The gold and silver lifesaving medals were established by Congress in 1874 to honor those who endanger their life to save others from "the perils of the sea." The awards were first distributed by the secretary of the Treasury and in 1967 transferred to the secretary of Transportation.
"Ned Schachte grew venturesome and went out far beyond where the surf broke to find himself in water over his head and being carried out to sea," The Evening Post wrote in a 1898 report. "Instead of following the current ... and swimming to shore (Coste) attempted to swim across and it swept him away."
From then on Schachte would visit Coste's gravesite at Magnolia Cemetery every year on Jan. 25, Coste's birthday. He would say a prayer for him and on one of these trips, his curious grandson, now Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, accompanied him. He asked what a prayer was and his grandfather told him it was like aspirin — something to make Coste feel better. Riley then joined in the tradition and continues to do so today.
"One life saved is more than that life. It's the potential and legacy that person leaves behind. Imagine Charleston without Mayor Riley," said Capt. Michael F. White, commander of the Charleston Coast Guard sector, before presenting the award to Coste's relatives.
But Riley said Coste's ultimate sacrifice was not something his grandfather often discussed.
"It was a cause of great sadness because this fine man had died," he said.
Schachte died in 1959 at 75. Riley said he and his grandfather were very close. Schachte was the only grandfather he was able to meet and Riley was his eldest grandson. He described his grandfather as a civic leader who was happy, loved to laugh and who introduced him to baseball.
"He was a dear friend," Riley said.
And Coste's legacy lives on in relatives, including his great-nephew, Hal Coste of Sullivan's Island, who was also a Coast Guardsman. He received the Silver Lifesaving Medal for saving the lives of five people in 1991 off Station 12.
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The Schachte family photo, including Mayor Joe Riley's grandfather Ned (Fourth from left in the back row). Captain Michael F. White with the United States Coast Guard granted the a Silver Lifesaving Medal posthumously to James Costes' family Saturday, April 27, 2013 on the grounds of the U.S. Coast Guard Historic District on Sullivan´s Island. James Coste, who was a Surfman with the U.S. Lifesaving Service, drowned 115 years ago while saving Ned Schachte, who was Mayor Joe Riley's grandfather .(Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com)×
Monsignor Lawrence McInerny (From left), Fort Sumter Superintendent Timothy Stone, Coast Guard Capt. Michael White and Mayor Joe Riley sing the national anthem at a ceremony awarding the Silver Lifesaving Medal posthumously to James Coste's family on Saturday.×
A historic photo of the U.S. Lifesaving Station on Sullivan's Island circa 1916 shows the boathouse (left) and quarters. James Coste, who was a Surfman with the U.S. Lifesaving Service, drowned 115 years ago while saving Ned Schachte, who was Mayor Joe Riley's grandfather. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com)×


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I would like to thank the partnership between the Rockford Police Benevolent & Protection Association and the Heroes & Helpers for the donations that made "Shop with a Cop" so successful at Target on Dec. 14. There were a number of volunteers and officers on hand to make sure the students got registered and partnered with a police officer to shop. The 60 plus students from Rockford School District returned with smiles as big as their shopping bags that were filled with clothes, toys, and gifts for others.
I also want to personally thank Officer Reynaldo Gallardo for selecting Riverdahl Elementary to participate in the event this year. I think the "Shop with a Cop" program is a wonderful way for young students to see and interact with police officers in a positive way. Thank you so much for all you do for our kids.
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Upshur County teacher Lucy Swecker began her teaching career many miles from West Virginia.
Swecker was the recipient of a Fulbright grant, and she served as an English teaching assistant at Kyungpook National University's Attached Elementary School in Daegu, Korea.
The Fulbright Scholar program was established by U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright in 1946. His goal was to establish cross-cultural understanding among nations. Through the program, teachers, lecturers and researchers are sent to countries across the world.
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Fulbright Scholar Lucy Swecker shares cake and ice cream with her host family and friends in Daegu, South Korea.
"Through my Fulbright Scholarship, I took on the role of people-to-people ambassador, exchanging culture through work as a teacher," Swecker said. "Daegu has 2.5 million people, compared to my small-time hometown of Mill Creek."
Swecker said she started her application process for the Fulbright Scholarship in June of her junior year at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
"After I applied - and it was an extensive application - I contacted a Korean class to become more familiar with and prepared for the possibility of going abroad," Swecker said. "I found out in April that I would be going to South Korea and would be there for a little more than a year. I left for Korea in July (2011)."
While in Daegu, Swecker lived with a homestay family.
"My home in Korea was on the fifth floor of a high-rise apartment building in downtown Daegu," Swecker said. "My homestay family was the Parks, a generous, loving and welcoming Korean family. At first, I was nervous about the possible communication problems caused by a novice Korean speaker living in a Korean-speaking household, but I was put at ease when my host mother, a translator, spoke to me in perfect English."
Swecker said her host family brothers were in second and fourth grade at her school, and they often helped her by serving as interpreters. She said eating meals, celebrating holidays and experiencing daily life with a family provided a true taste of Korean culture.
"I quickly became a real member of the family," Swecker said. "My brothers nicknamed my nationality Komerican and regularly introduced me as their older sister."
Swecker was introduced to many Korean delicacies. Kimchi, a fermented cabbage, is Korea's most famous dish, and it is served at each meal. Home meals feature fish, rice, kimchi and soup. School meals include kimchi, fruit, soup, meat and rice.
Along with teaching third to sixth grade in the elementary school, Swecker volunteered to tutor North Korean defectors. More than 900 defectors live in Daegu.
Swecker said she enjoyed working with the Korean students.
"I had 500 students in third through sixth grade," Swecker said. "Schools were much like in America, where the students attend third through 12th grade before college. Koreans are quite enthusiastic about education, especially English education. Many elementary students attend hagwon (after-school learning activities) until 9 p.m. each night, and high school students study as late as 11 p.m. Education is considered essential for one's success, and college entrance is fiercely competitive."
Swecker said she enjoyed teaching the Korean students and host family about American traditions, such as making Christmas cards, Easter Egg hunts and the birthday song. She said students also enjoyed learning songs to practice English and liked to use the online Skype program to speak with her parents and friends.
She also said she used a $500 donation from the First Presbyterian Church in Buckhannon and donated books from the Tygart Valley Presbyterian Women and Alpha Delta Kappa to establish a library of more than 300 English and Korean books for the after-school center.
Currently, Swecker teaches third grade at Academy Elementary School in Buckhannon.
"I enjoy sharing my experiences with my students and teaching them Korean phrases," Swecker said. "They enjoy studying Korean culture and writing letters to Korean elementary school students. It has provided them with valuable exposure to another culture, while helping them understand the importance of mutual understanding among peoples at an early age.
"My current students beg to visit Korea for our field trip and come to me speaking Korean words they have learned on their own," she said.
"My own fourth-grade teacher, Betsy Metzler, spoke of her travels to my class. It was those stories that rooted a desire for experiencing other cultures in my heart.
I hope I am doing the same for my students," Swecker said.


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Earl Raney is Artistic Director and Solo Trumpeter of the award-winning Epic Brass Quintet. Raney has given over 1800 performances in 46 states, with appearances at venues including the Kennedy Center, Weill Recital Hall, and Carnegie Hall. Internationally, he has concertized throughout Eastern and Western Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, and the Far East. Raney has recorded eight compact discs for the Ars Nova Digital label. In addition to his chamber music career, he has performed with several New England area orchestras and as principal trumpet with the Taipei Festival Orchestra in Taiwan, R.O.C.
Raney is a roster artist for the Massachusetts Cultural Council and New England Foundation for the Arts. Deeply committed to music education, he directs the annual EBQ Summer Institute for Brass Players, and performs as clinician at colleges and high schools throughout the country and abroad. Balancing a dual career as trumpeter and conductor, Raney is Assistant Professor of Music in Performance at Wheaton College where he serves as conductor of the Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony. He is also Adjunct Professor of Music at Atlantic Union College where he conducts the Atlantic Wind Symphony. Raney has served as conductor of the Great Woods Chamber Orchestra, the Atlantic Union College Symphony Orchestra, and as Director of the Thayer Performing Arts Center and Community Music School in South Lancaster, Mass. He also recently conducted the Boston University Symphony Orchestra and the Icelandic National Festival Band in Reykjanesbaer.
B.M., Trumpet Performance, Boston University; M.M., Orchestral Conducting, Boston University.