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Making Decisions About Other People's Money Can Be Challenging
Tuesday - July 31, 2012 at 07:52 am
Sometimes, for mutliple reasons, people can become responsible for making decisions about other people's money. And when that happens, they face many challenges, including confusing information, legal risks, and ongoing regulatory changes.
Mike Switzer interviews Mario Nardone, a chartered financial analyst with Morris Financial Concepts in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. www.mfcplanners.com
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Make It
Family DIY fun crafts and projects
Sep 25, 2012
Craft Roundup: DIY Costume Accessories
With Halloween around the bend – and the dress-up trunk always in need of fresh gear – why not make something? From ties to hats to gloves, try these projects.
Lish Dorset
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DIY Beanie Veil
Even fancy dress-up outfits require some warmth when trick-or-treating on a cool evening. This tutorial from effiesmakeupbox shows you how to add a veil to a warm beanie cap.

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Chase, Citi perk up their best rewards cards
Chase and Citi make credit card news this week with enhancements to their credit card rewards and financial management tools.
Citi enhances one of the best airline credit cards
One of the best airline credit cards has just gotten better. Since Apr. 2, the new Citi Platinum Select/AAdvantage Visa Signature Card has been offering better rewards and more perks than previously.
Here are the key enhancements: you now get miles for redeeming miles at a rate of 10 percent. In other words, if you book a trip and redeem 50,000 miles, you stand to receive 5,000 bonus miles 6-8 weeks after making your booking. You can only earn up to 10,000 miles in this way each year. Your first eligible checked bag flies free and that applies to you and up to four companions traveling with you on the same reservation. Take advantage of priority boarding with Group 1 privileges* (review the application page of the card for any conditions or limitations). Again, this applies to you and up to four companions traveling with you on the same reservation. If you spend $30,000 or more in qualifying purchases on the card in any one year and renew your card membership, you'll receive a $100 American Airlines Flight Discount redeemable on eligible flights booked through AA.com.
Chase lets you redeem rewards at the Ritz
Chase cardholders can now transfer their Ultimate Rewards points to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company's loyalty program, giving them access to "magnificent luxury at participating hotels worldwide in 25 countries," according to a recent press release. As a result of this move, such points are redeemable with 30 international airlines and 3,400 partner hotels as well as Ritz-Carlton's own properties.
The new program applies to holders of Chase Sapphire Preferred, Ink Plus and Ink Bold Business Card cardmembers.
Citi makes managing business credit cards easier
Many enterprises, large and small, find business credit cards indispensable. But the undoubted benefits come with a headache: making sure employee cardholders don't abuse their company plastic.
Now Citi has launched a web-based Program Audit Tool (PAT) that streamlines that process by flagging up transactions that appear to be inappropriate. In a press release, Manish Kohli, Citi's global head of commercial cards, commented:
Citi's Program Audit Tool provides clients with yet another resource to protect their programs from fraud or card misuse. PAT allows clients to not only proactively identify when cards are being misused, but also to establish internal controls and auditing processes that drive program compliance.
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text: 10 Movies to Get Excited About in 2010 2010-01-03 10:30:54 10 Movies I'm Excited to See in 2010 by POPSUGAR Entertainment 1/03/10 34 Reactions 0 Shares Print 0 0 0 0 0 We're just beginning 2010, but I'm already making up my list of must-see movies for the new year. There's so much to look forward to! I'm keeping my eye on a couple of big budget action flicks, a few A-list romances — and mentally preparing myself for the edge-of-the-seat thrillers that are sure to give me the creeps (thanks a lot, Leo). Take a peek at these ten, and then tell me which films have you already counting down the days. Eclipse What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sure to be as big — if not bigger — than 2009's New Moon, Eclipse is the third movie in the Twilight franchise set to release on June 30. I'm curious to see how the third director, David Slade takes on the action-packed installment, and how well Bryce Dallas Howard takes over the Victoria role. And OK fine, maybe I also just really want to see Edward Cullen in IMAX. 1 / 10 Alice in Wonderland What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 I can't think of a better project for twisted mastermind Tim Burton than the already trippy story of Alice in Wonderland. Judging by the preview, it does look a tad over the top, but that's where Burton shines the brightest. Throw in Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter (in a nutty wig), and I'm more than ready to jump down the rabbit hole on March 5. 2 / 10 Eat, Pray, Love What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Julia Roberts stars in the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir of self-discovery in Italy, India, and Indonesia. Roberts's star power isn't the only reason I'm excited for this movie — James Franco and Javier Bardem play her past and present romantic interests. I was lukewarm about the book, but some gorgeous scenery could make the movie a big improvement. 3 / 10 Inception What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 This one is one of the year's more puzzling choices; all I can gather is it's a sci-fi thriller set within the mind. The trailer still has me scratching my head, but I'm curious to see Ellen Page take on a different kind of role — and to see my crush Joseph Gordon-Levitt, of course. With Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan at the helm, it's sure to get a big audience when the mystery unfolds in theaters July 16. 4 / 10 Iron Man 2 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 I'm feeling the love for Robert Downey Jr. lately after Sherlock Holmes, so I cannot wait to see him reprise his role as Tony Stark. The trailer has me particularly psyched with the addition of Mickey Rourke as Whiplash. Did you see those electric whips? And those grills?! The sequel hits theaters May 7. 6 / 10 Knight and Day What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Cruise plays a spy-type character who takes Cameron Diaz as his accomplice after a deadly plane flight. This action flick looks like it has a heavy dose of humor which is something I can gladly get behind. Perhaps after a string of lackluster projects (e.g., What Happens in Vegas, anyone?), Diaz has finally found her true calling. The hijinks ensue on July 2, check out the trailer here. 6 / 10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The first half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows arrives on November 19, as the final adventure begins for Ron, Harry, and Hermione. I'm not eager to close the book on my beloved wizards, but I'm dying to see the finale — and its secrets and heartbreaks — translated to the big screen. 7 / 10 Sex and the City 2 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 I mourned Sex and the City when it went off the air in '04, but of course, last year brought us the big screen version of Carrie and the gals. I'm hoping that this year's sequel has all the high-production glitz and glamor of the first, but far less of the moping around that dominated the first movie — Even if there are camels. This one arrives on May 28, just in time for Summer. 8 / 10 Shutter Island What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin Scorsese brings us yet another film with his golden boy, Leonardo DiCaprio. This time DiCaprio plays a US Marshall called to investigate a hospital for the criminally insane after a murderess goes missing. The studio pushed back Shutter Island's original release date now to Feb 19 which has me a tad skeptical, but hopefully it's just as intriguing (and bone-chilling) as it looks in the trailer. 9 / 10 Valentine's Day What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Julia Roberts, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Anna Hathaway, Topher Grace, Jamie Foxx, Taylors Lautner and Swift . . . you get the point: every actor in Hollywood makes up part of this romantic comedy ensemble, revolving around the reviled February holiday. I'm a sucker for anything resembling Love, Actually, and there are enough folks starring in this flick that I like to get me to the theater on February 12. The star-studded trailer can be found here. 11 / 10 0 0 0 0 0 Read More Knight And DayEclipseInceptionValentines Day MovieSex And The City 2Iron Man 2Buzz SlideshowShutter IslandAlice In WonderlandListEat Pray LoveHarry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Get a Personalized Celebrity & Entertainment Newsletter! Help us customize your newsletter by selecting your interests (optional): TV Young Hollywood A Listers Movies 4 years I palnning to see Eclipse,Remember Me and The Runways. jhilly123 4 years A devoted HP fan, so definitely Harry Potter. And I want to see Iron Man 2, Valentine's Day, Leap year, When In Rome. I'm sure there are plenty more to come though. Such a sucker for rom-coms. 4 years Good list you just forgot Avatar: The last air bender. 4 years What idiotic woman wrote this terrible list? Apart from Harry Potter, she has NO taste in movies. *barf* 4 years i can't wait to see Alice and Kick-Ass! 4 years I think Percy Jackson will be the best movie this year, but we'll see. Jen4 4 years Alice and Wonderland, Eclipse, Remember me, The runaways, Salt, Avatar, Iron man 2, Valentines day :) care0531 4 years I just saw a preview for Alice and Wonderland and it looks cool my only concern is there will be a bunch of kids on drugs watching that movie..lol.Eclipse I can't WAIT FOR! Summit just announced it will be released in IMAX as well! Can you imagine that?! So cool. care0531 4 years I just saw a preview for Alice and Wonderland and it looks cool my only concern is there will be a bunch of kids on drugs watching that movie..lol. Eclipse I can't WAIT FOR! Summit just announced it will be released in IMAX as well! Can you imagine that?! So cool. xoxoheart 4 years alice in wonderland, prince of persia, iron man 2, eclipse 4 years The Runnaways. Eclipse, Iron Man 2 mrsld 4 years I LOVE your list Buzz. 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On December 18, news broke that Bill Clark had become the new head football coach at Jacksonville State University, the 13th in the program's history.
On November 30, former coach Jack Crowe was fired even with two years still remaining on his current contract.
The initial news was surprising, but Gamecock fans seemed to warm up to the idea, soon looking back at the moderate success Crowe brought in his long tenure, but nothing special besides the Ole Miss upset.
Hurting Crowe worst of all was only three playoff appearances and zero playoff wins.
Just over two weeks later, Athletics Director Warren Koegel announced the hiring of Bill Clark.
Clark comes from South Alabama as the defensive coordinator, but his roots are very deep here in Jacksonville. Clark graduated from JSU in 1990.
After quick stops early at Piedmont, Tuscaloosa, Coffee County and Dothan High, Clark became the head coach at Prattville High in 1999. Clark made a name for himself over his next nine years at Prattville, building one of the top programs in the country that was at one point ranked second nationally by USA Today.
Clark posted an astonishing 107-11 record at Prattville, a winning percentage of 90 percent.
His final two squads went 30-0, winning back-toback 6A state championship titles before Clark left in 2008.
Coach Clark moved to the college ranks in 2008, having last lost a regular season game early in the 2002 season, leaving a 55 game regular season game winning streak.
Clark became the defensive coordinator at South Alabama as the FCS program was transitioning to FBS, where it is now a
full-time member of the Sun Belt Conference.
Last season, Clark's defense ranked second in the SBC in total defense.
Koegel believes coach Clark can take JSU to the next level.
"Our vision and mission are winning conference championships and advancing to the postseason on a regular basis, and we feel like Bill Clark brings the experience and skills to help us achieve our goals. When you look at the success that Bill has enjoyed in our state, both on the collegiate and high school levels, we feel like he is the perfect fit to be our head football coach," said Koegel.
"I'm very excited about the opportunity to come back home and become the next football coach at Jacksonville State," said Clark. "Jacksonville State has a great tradition and I'm looking forward to building off the past success, while also making us a national contender on the FCS level in the future."


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Multitrack Peace Mediation Course: 2012
Berghof Foundation, Inmedio Berlin and CSSProject for Integrative Mediation (CSSP) proudly announce the second course on "Multi-track Peace Mediation" (MPM) course held by these three organisations together. The modular course starts in June 2012 and ends in January 2013. Application is now open. This is a thirteen-day training course on mediation with a focus on international development and peace-building. This basic training in peace mediation fulfils part of the main requirements of training by the German Federal Association for Mediation (Bundesverband Mediation).
For more information on the specific contents of the modules, the teaching methods, the financial frame and the trainers please look into the course booklet here.Top


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… when fans don't think critically. When they don't like something and it doesn't occur to them that maybe the author intended they be disturbed/annoyed by what they see. Some folks - I wish I could say this is a small minority but I honestly just don't know anymore - just keep bringing up a few topics in Doctor Who that I used to think were so obvious and crystal clear that they barely merited discussion:
* Ten's emotional outburst in The End of Time
—- common complaint: "He never had an outburst like that before! That's not Doctor-like and I don't like it"
—- What I thought was obvious: Ten is someone who showed tremendous stoicism whenever things would go wrong - he lost a lot of people, including the woman he loved and a family that was rapidly becoming his own, he lost Gallifrey AGAIN in The End of Time, he lost the Master again. This was one of the only times he let himself break down and rage at the injustice the universe had showed him for years. If it was any one of us, we would be throwing tantrums left and right — he had ONE. Just one. It's SUPPOSED to stand out and be meaningful and out of character and memorable.
* Time Lord Victorious
—- common complaint: "I don't like him — that's not what I want the Doctor to be!!"
—- What I thought was obvious: viewers were supposed to have had enough when he became Time Lord Victorious - that was the entire point of the episode. It was supposed to show that Ten had 'gone too far' (that's even in the dialogue) and was not only violating the rules of time, but his own ethics (like when he refers to the crew as the 'little people' in the same moment he's showing his typical childlike delight over snowfall). It's supposed to raise the question of if he is beyond fixing, if he needs to regenerate - and darker yet, if these thoughts and actions were always there, lurking and brewing under the surface (this is brought up again in The End of Time, when he refers to Wilf as merely 'ordinary' and rages at having to save him). Viewers were supposed to be disturbed and upset about it.
* The Master's "sacrifice" in The End of Time
—- common complaint: "He doesn't do it for the right reasons! He does it out of anger!"
—- What I thought was obvious: That's the point. It's supposed to be an ambiguous "redemption" - is he really being redeemed, or was the saving of the Doctor's life completely incidental to him acting out his revenge on Rassilon? It certainly seems like the latter, and it's SUPPOSED to! Good writing can raise more questions than answers sometimes.
* The religious themes in s3
—- common complaint: "It makes the Doctor seem like a godlike figure. I don't like thinking of the Doctor as a God =("
—- What I thought was obvious: That's the point. He makes a crappy God and it's dangerous to think of him as such. That season arc was authored by Davies, an atheist who much more openly refers to the dangers of religion in some of his more adult shows like Torchwood. Doctor Who is a family show - this was the farthest he could really go here, but the point remains the same.
* Martha being unappreciated by Ten
—- super super super common complaint: "Martha didn't really get a fair shake from Ten. He wasn't fair to her as a companion and I don't see why he wasn't nicer to her."
—- What I thought was obvious: That's the point. Her entire arc was about being underappreciated by everyone, put in the middle of her family's drama and having her needs second to everyone else's. Then she falls in love with an emotionally unavailable Time Lord who has just lost the woman he loves - and the emotional baggage he unwittingly heaps on her is horrible. It's supposed to be horrible. He's supposed to make her feel second best - this was designed as an allegory for how Davies thought fans themselves might feel about any replacement for the very popular Rose. Her arc was about learning to overcome this chronic underappreciation in her life and realize her own specialness, and that she deserved more than what was being offered to her. That's what makes her final scene as companion - when she walks away - so empowering (which was intended, per The Writer's Tale).
* Donna's ending
—- one of the most common complaints out there: "Her ending undid EVERYTHING and I hate RTD for it"
—- What I thought was obvious: That's the point. It's NOT fair. It puts her back at square one - she's brilliant and has no knowledge of this anymore. It's an allegory for everyman!fans - we all have our inner light and brilliance, and most of us don't know it. Donna WAS us, reaches the stars … and then becomes like us again once more. Does that make her any less brilliant? Of course not - it means that she has the same struggle that she did back then, just like any one of us. It's hugely tragic and yet almost inspiring at the same time - we can ALL be brilliant, and just not know it.
* Rose's selfishness
—- omg this complaint is ungodly common, among her detractors as well as some of her fans: "She was selfish and jealous and it makes me uncomfortable!"
—- What I thought was obvious: That's. The. Point. Her selfishness is balanced by her selflessness, and those latter moments are when she shines (in fact, that's almost a direct quote from RTD's very description of her character in The Writer's Tale). She's supposed to be selfish - she's young and wants a better life for herself, it gives her drive. But paradoxically, so does her selflessness, and in that she finds true meaning - she finds the better life she sought, that's from the script of Parting of the Ways. Jealousy is one of the ways she expresses this - it's subtext for "she cares" in the scripts, from s1 through s4, and this was completely intentional as well by RTD and was done to complement the aspect of her selfishness he mentioned.
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So that title might be a little confusing. Especially since I am not actually running or even walking the LA Marathon. I am actually currently working at the Asics Department. I will be there tomorrow as well, so make sure you stop by if you are running that LA Marathon!
I will tell you something though. Standing for 8+ hours is not easy, or at least not anymore, so my feet are so not happy with me! Even with me getting some cool new gear with working with the Asics Group!
Yup, I am really liking the shoes. Comfy and after standing all day they weren't to bad. I am sure the shoes I have wouldn't have held up as good.
So, now it is time to actually get down to my Weigh In. Can I hear drum rolls please!
Now it is time to Weigh In!
Last Results 3/1/13
Beginning Weight: 206.4
Beginning BMI: 40.51
Last Weight: 205.2
Last BMI: 40.12
Current Results 3/15/13
Weight: 204.9
Weight Lost to Date: 1.5
Here is my take on this. Last week I did horrible. I didn't blog, I didn't eat right, I didn't drink right and I didn't exercise at all. This week, I have been doing some juicing (haven't been perfect on it) and I have been working out. So I am not at all surprised by this number.
I have to earn my weight loss and I wasn't earning it. So the fact that I got back down to where I was before I stopped that. So this isn't bad. But I got to do better and I am planning of having next week to have better!
Okay NeverEver's, that is it for tonight. I am hitting the sack early so I can see all you LA Marathoners tomorrow morning!


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Thursday, March 21
Characterization of Nanomaterials by X-rays:
Martijn Fransen, PANalytical B.V., Almelo, The Netherlands
Size Distribution, Shape Analysis, and Local
Structure with Minimal Sample Preparation
Materials Science and Technology Division Seminar
3:00 PM — 4:00 PM, High Temperature Materials Laboratory (Building 4515), Room 265
Contact: Tom Watkins (email@example.com), 865.387.6472
AbstractNanomaterials exhibit unique properties which has made them a hot topic in research lately. X-ray scattering has proven to be a valuable characterization technique for nanomaterials, as it gives average properties over a large sample volume, in contrast to electron microscopy. Techniques like Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis and Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering (GI-SAXS) are extensively used at synchrotron beamlines and sometimes also on dedicated laboratory instruments. What is less known, is that also modern multi-purpose powder diffractometers can cover these applications. In this seminar, I will show examples of the data quality that is nowadays possible with these instruments.


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Can you imagine living on the Lagoon at the water's edge? You will have your own sandy beach, deep water dock with water and electricity, and two boat moorings. You can sit in your beautiful garden with roses growing on stone walls, and paint if you are an artist, read, or just sit and watch the tranquil water.
As I was driving by the Lagoon the other day, at one end there was a family of swans with new chicks gliding across the water. At this time of year, the Lagoon is surrounded by trees with all the vibrant fall colors, which contrast beautifully with the blue color of the water and sky. It was "perfect" day.
This house is called The "Rose Covered Cottage. One of the building was an old fishing shack built-in 1850. In 1938 the fishing shack was renovated into a house, and the whole property was renovated again in 2000.
What was happening on Martha's Vineyard in 1850? The 1850 census shows that all the island residents were white, Protestant, and of English ancestry, much as they had been for centuries except for the Native Americans who were here, long before the English arrived It couldn't have been easy to be an immigrant, speaking another language to live on the Vineyard at that time.
As the rest of the nation was becoming more diverse, the island stayed the same, except for whaling-ships. There was much more diversity on whale-ships. Legend has it that they were the nation's first racially integrated workplaces, and certainly did house a variety of nationalities.
In 1849 more than 200 Vineyard men left in the first nine months, surely the Island's fastest exodus. More than ever the Vineyard suffered from a shortage of men. It was not only adventurous single men who left. Among those departing were heads of families who were eager to strike it rich in California and saw little chance of doing so at home.
Please take a look at this beautiful house. This could be the dream house that you've been looking for.


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Albuquerque mother in hot water after violent actions
Posted at: 08/17/2013 8:49 PM
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By: Jeffery Gordon, KOB.com
Four Albuquerque children have landed in CYFD custody due to their mother's negligence and violent actions.
Krishell Jaramillo left her children unattended, and attacked her neighbor's home with a baseball bat.
A police report states she also raised a butcher knife toward her neighbor.
Police say they found evidence of drug use in the home.
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May 19, 2009
Chuck Me? Chuck You!
NBC is crediting "fans and TV critics" for helping to save "Chuck." And the network showed its appreciation for the effort by letting the New York Times break the news that Subway had come on board as a new mega-sponsor of the show.
The Times says that next season, a main character in the series—Sarah—will get a job crafting sandwiches for the 'Bway.
Quotes from NBC's official release after the jump.
—Ben Silverman: "This innovative partnership is a perfect example of the effectiveness of the NBC Infront. By involving Subway early in the process, we were able to bring a quality show like 'Chuck' back to NBC for next season. Everybody wins—NBC, Subway, and the loyal fans who so enthusiastically lobbied for 'Chuck's' renewal."
—NBC sales chief Mike Pilot: "The synergy of the deal with Subway validates the Infront process. Our goal with the Infront is to initiate early and ongoing dialogue with our advertising clients regarding the network's programming. We were thrilled when Subway, who had been integrated into the show lately, expressed a desire to expand their relationship with the series in a creative way."
—Subway dude: "Our customers love 'Chuck' so we are happy to help bring the show back through our partnership with NBC," said Tony Pace, chief marketing officer, SFAFT. "We have been working with NBC Universal extensively, well beyond the traditional upfront marketplace discussions, to craft groundbreaking, multiplatform deals, which we believe provide a more engaging way of getting our messages to our consumer audiences. And, since program development is essentially year-round, we have found NBC's Infront process to be helpful in that we can be part of the conversation as programming decisions are made."
—NBC release: "The multiplatform partnership with Subway will offer a variety of opportunities that will include significant integration into the show, as well as traditional advertising tie-ins."


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Manchester man attacked with hammer during home invasion
Officers were called to Catholic Medical Center shortly after 2 a.m. Friday to speak with Brian Smithurst, 27, who sustained serious injuries to his head and face in the assault in his girlfriend's apartment at 508 Dubuque St.
Smithurst's girlfriend told police she and several friends were in her apartment when the attackers burst in through the front door.
The girlfriend said the home invaders began assaulting people in the apartment, attacking Smithurst with a hammer.
She told police she did not know the people who broke in, describing them only as several adult Hispanic males and a white adult female. She said the attackers fled after the assault.
Police Sgt. Craig Rousseau said Smithurst was transferred to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon because of the seriousness of his injuries.
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11 CRGT jobs in Herndon, Virginia found on Monster.Jobs 1 to 11 of 11
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Position Title: DW/BI Scrum Master Location: Fairfax, VA Clearance Level: NACI Public Trust Overview: CRGT is seeking Scrum Masters to lead Agile development teams in large scale Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence environments. The Scrum Masters will lead development teams working on enhancements and new analytic applications sourced from the Data Warehouse. Key Responsibilities: Organize an...
Position Title: Data Governance Specialist Location: Washington, DC Clearance Level: Public Trust Overview: CRGT Inc. is seeking to hire a Data Governance Specialist to support our client in the creation of an enterprise-wide data governance framework. This resource will recommend data management strategies including master data management, data quality, data governance, etc. This resource will le...
Principal level data warehouse architect to design enterprise data warehouses for both government and commercial clients in the Washington DC area. This role includes analyzing current analytical environments and recommending strategies and building roadmaps to move towards a more productive and business focused data warehouse. This resource will recommend data management strategies including mast...
Position Title: Oracle Fusion Middleware (OFM) Senior System Administrator Location: Washington, DC Clearance Level: At least Interim Secret Overview: CRGT is looking for an Oracle Fusion Middleware (OFM) Senior System Administrator. This person will be the senior person responsible for installation, backup, performance tuning, break/fix, etc. This person should be able to independantly identify a...
Position Title: Project Coordinator Location: Washington, DC Clearance Level: Public Trust Overview: CRGT Inc. is seeking to hire a Project Coordinator to be part of an Oracle E-Business Suite R12 program management office (PMO). The Project Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the activities of the PMO including but not limited to project coordination, status reporting, budget/actual co...
Position Title: Oracle Fusion Middleware Architect Location: Washington, DC Clearance Level: Ability to receive Public Trust Overview: CRGT Inc. is seeking to hire an Oracle Fusion Middleware Architect within the Data Analytics and Business Solutions Practice which is located in Herndon, VA. This is a high visibility role and provides an opportunity to interact with our customers, lead the archite...
Position Title: Oracle BPM Developer Location: Washington, DC Overview: CRGT Inc. is seeking to hire an Oracle Fusion Middleware BPM Developer to join our team at our government client site in Washington DC for an exciting new development effort. This is a high visibility role and provides an opportunity to interact with our customers, lead the development of software system solutions for governme...
Position Title: Identity Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) Location: Washington, D.C. and the Metropolitan Area Clearance Level: Top Secret Thisposition is contingent upon award of the contract CRGT Inc. is seeking to hire an Identity Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support a contract at DHS at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., and facilities in the Northern Virginia area. The...
Position Title: Cassandra Architect Location: Alexandria, VA Clearance Level: Public Trust Thisposition is contingent upon award of the contract Overview: CRGT Inc. is seeking to hire a big data architect with demonstrated experience implementing a multi-cluster Cassandra environment using DataStax Enterprise. This is a high visibility role and provides an opportunity to architect, engineer, imple...
Thisposition is contingent upon award of the contract Position Description: CRGT is looking for a Data Modeler to provide expertise in the creation and maintenance of a large-scale data warehouse spanning multiple financials-related data sources. This resource will be responsible for providing guidance in the creation/updates to a data warehouse, data mart(s), and the data integration needed for t...
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Travelers often ask me how to get to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas.
The answer depends on time and interests, but a simple fact may help. As the proverbial crow flies, the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas are only 180 miles apart, but by highway it's much further, about 280 miles (a six-hour drive) to either rim of the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas.
Factors to consider when deciding whether and how to get to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas include available time, cost, and your ability/willingness to drive a long distance.
Grand Canyon from Las Vegas with a Tour CompanyTour companies offer many combinations of bus, helicopter, airplane, train and rafting trips to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas. Commercial land tours go to the South Rim only. A bus tour takes fourteen hours (of which you'll spend only two to three hours at your destination).
Helicopter or airplane trips last from one to three and a half hours. Airplane tours may just fly over, but some helicopter tours offer an optional canyon-bottom landing. All of the helicopter trips go to the WEST RIM, not the more popular and well-known South Rim. Don't let it keep you from going, but don't be surprised when it doesn't look quite like you expected. The West Rim is where the Grand Canyon Skywalk is located.
You can reserve a variety of tours through Viator.com and print your tickets at home. They guarantee their rates are as low as you'd get through the tour company.
Grand Canyon from Las Vegas: Drive YourselfDriving to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas allows more flexibility and privacy than a commercial tour, and it enables visiting either rim. Consider these factors when deciding which rim to visit:
The North Rim is my personal favorite. It's far less crowded than the south, where you almost have to elbow your way to the overlooks in summer. Because of the canyon's shape, views are better, and the drive through Zion National Park on the way is an added attraction. The North Rim is closed in winter.
The South Rim is open all year. It's the one with the most publicity, and the one most people think they should visit. If you'll feel embarrassed back home to say you didn't visit El Tovar (or any other famous sight), this is the rim for you.
Making the drive to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas in one day requires an early start and enough stamina to drive for twelve hours or more. Leaving Las Vegas at 7:00 AM and returning at 9:00 PM allows about two hours for sightseeing, enough time to drive around, peer over a few overlooks and take some photos.
An overnight trip to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas allows more time to enjoy the sights at a leisurely pace, and to see the canyon at its most beautiful, at sunset and sunrise. An overnight trip to the North Rim allows time to visit Zion National Park, too.
If you plan to stay overnight at the canyon or near Zion, reserve well in advance. The National Park lodges fill up fast, and they're the only practical option on the North Rim.
Grand Canyon from Las Vegas CostsA bus tour to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas costs $150 and up, and air tours are at least 3 times that much, with airplanes less expensive than helicopters. Helicopter trips with a landing are more expensive than fly-by ones, but may be worth the cost, considering that this is the only way many of us could ever get down to the bottom.
Many tour companies offer Internet-only reservation discounts, and it's worth your time to research the options online. You can also compare prices of a number of tours and reserve them online at Viator.com
A one-day drive-it-yourself trip should cost less than $200 for car rental, gasoline and meals, making it less expensive than the commercial options if more than one person is traveling.


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A Usability Evaluation of Workplace-Related Tasks on a Multi-Touch Tablet Computer by Adults with Down Syndrome
Libby Kumin, Jonathan Lazar, Jinjuan Heidi Feng, Brian Wentz, and Nnanna Ekedebe
Journal of Usability Studies, Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2012, pp. 118 - 142
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Research has found that children and young adults with Down syndrome can use computers effectively (including the mouse, keyboard, and screen), often without any assistive technologies or modifications (Feng, Lazar, Kumin, & Ozok, 2008). The skills that individuals with Down syndrome need to use computers include fine motor skills, visual-motor skills, visual memory skills, letter recognition skills, reading and literacy skills, and, depending on how instructions are given to them, auditory and visual processing skills. Previous medical/clinical research has documented difficulties with fine motor skills and challenges with perceptual motor coupling (Bruni, 1998; Savelsbergh, van der Kamp, Ledebt, & Planinsek, 2000) in people with Down syndrome; however, multiple HCI data collection efforts related to children and adults with Down syndrome using computers do not show fine motor difficulties when using the mouse and/or keyboard. So, there appears to be a disconnect between the findings in the medical/clinical literature relating to difficulty with discrete fine motor tasks and the use of fine motor skills for computer input (Feng et al., 2008; Feng, Lazar, Kumin, & Ozok, 2010; Hu, Feng, Lazar, & Kumin, 2011; Lazar, Kumin, & Feng, 2011). For instance, children and adults with Down syndrome can use the computer mouse for input much more effectively than would be expected, based on the medical/clinical literature.
Generally, visual motor skills, visual processing skills, and visual memory skills are documented in the literature as strong avenues for learning for people with Down syndrome, whereas auditory processing and auditory memory skills are found to be relatively weaker channels for learning (Bull, 2012; Chapman & Hesketh, 2000; Fidler, Most, & Philosky, 2009; Jarrold & Baddely, 2002; Pueschel, Gallagher, Zastler, & Pezzulo, 1987; Shott, Joseph & Heithaus, 2001). Because the computer is often a visual medium, computer use has been found to be effective for communication and learning for people with Down syndrome (Burkhart, 1987; DeBruyne & Noecker, 1996; Meyers, 1988; Meyers, 1994; Romski & Seveik, 1996; Steiner & Larsen, 1994).
Before our ongoing research into the human-computer interaction (HCI) of people with Down syndrome, there were no research studies published that focused specifically on the population of users with Down syndrome. Studies in the HCI literature have included people with Down syndrome in the broader category of "people with cognitive impairments," without noting their specific strengths and challenges (Dawe, 2006; Hoque, 2008). Individuals on the autism spectrum and individuals with neurologically based impairments have previously been included in the same analysis group in research as individuals with Down syndrome. Because individuals with Down syndrome have visual learning strengths, it is important to look at their performance separately from those with other cognitive impairments. It is also important to investigate computer usage in this population using a variety of research methods, rather than only one research method, which may lead to unintended bias (Lazar, Feng, & Hochheiser, 2010). It is possible that people with Down syndrome have higher performance using some HCI research methods than others, because with no history of using these research methods with these user populations, it is impossible to tell at this point if any biases are present.
There are a number of recent examples of studies involving technology usage by individuals with Down syndrome. For instance, Kirijian and Myers (2007) was a design case study involving people with Down syndrome in the design to help build online training modules. Another example was a survey study of 561 children and young adults with Down syndrome regarding computer usage (Feng et al., 2008; 2010). Another study reported on an ethnographic observation of 10 expert adult users with Down syndrome (Lazar, Kumin, & Feng, 2011). A further analysis examined the types of computer-related workplace tasks being performed by employed adults with Down syndrome (Kumin, Lazar, & Feng, 2012). A recent study used an experimental design that compared the effectiveness of a keyboard, a mouse, speech recognition, and word prediction for teens and young adults with Down syndrome (Hu et al., 2011). Although case study design, survey, ethnographic observation, and experimental methodology have been used to study computer use in the population, usability testing has not yet been employed as a method for investigation of computer use in people with Down syndrome.
Our previous studies have investigated the use of several input techniques by individuals with Down syndrome, including keyboard, mouse, speech recognition, and word prediction (Feng et al., 2008; Hu et al., 2011; Lazar et al., 2011). Our current focus is on computer skills in adults and how these skills can be used in employment. Touch-screen and tablet computers are increasing in workplace usage, and many employers are even purchasing these devices for employees (such as the iPad, Samsung Galaxy, and Blackberry Playbook). These types of devices are also widely used by people in non-work related settings. Consequently, not being able to use multi-touch tablet computers could not only result in fewer employment opportunities, but could also result in social exclusion, because people often share pictures and movies using a tablet computer or other mobile touch-screen devices.
A high level of mouse skills have been documented in both adults and children with Down syndrome (Feng et al., 2008), but it's also worthwhile to investigate other forms of input devices, such as touch-screens. Theoretically, general touch-screen usage should be easier than mouse usage for individuals with Down syndrome, because a mouse is an indirect pointing input device, whereas a touch-screen is a direct pointing device, and therefore, less cognitive processing is needed (Greenstein & Arnaut, 1988). Also, when using a touch-screen for simple gestures (such as pointing, but not including multi-touch gestures), only one finger is used, versus the multiple fingers that are typically used for holding and guiding a mouse (Forlines, Wigdor, Shen, & Balakrishnan, 2007). In survey data from 2007 and 2008, 12.3% of children and young adults with Down syndrome were reported to be using touch-screens. This at first might seem low; however, it is important to note that touch-screen and tablet computing was much less prevalent in 2007, when the data was collected, before the introduction of the iPad. In the neurotypical community of users, a major increase in touch-screen usage during that same time period would also be expected (Feng et al., 2008).
Another aspect of touch-screen usage that is important to investigate is the on-screen (virtual) keyboard. Keyboard input can be challenging for many people with Down syndrome: while expert users with Down syndrome have some success with keyboard usage (Lazar et al., 2011), many more novice users only use one finger on one or both hands while typing, resulting in slow and error-prone keyboarding (Feng et al., 2008; 2010). It appears that having multiple keyboarding classes while growing up, in both K-12 education and post-secondary education, has a positive impact on keyboard typing skill level for adults with Down syndrome (Lazar et al., 2011). However, there is no current research on the use of touch-screen-based keyboards by people with Down syndrome. It is important to understand how people with Down syndrome can interact with a keyboard when it is only a visual keyboard on a touch-screen, without the tactile nature of a physical keyboard.


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Amber: Beads of Gold
Over 40 million years ago in Northern Europe, resin from pine trees fossilized becoming what we know today as Baltic amber. It's color ranges from golden honey hues to rich golden reds. Sometimes it includes a plant or insect fossil, thus making the amber highly prized. In Tibet, amber is valued as pure gold. Baltic amber is mined in Lithuania, Poland, Sicily, Burma, Mexico, Japan and Dominican Republic. Over millions of years, amber has become submerged under the sea and will become dislodged during a storm. In the medieval period, amber floating in the sea was gathered in nets and traded or used for fine jewelry. A treasured lump of amber might wash up on a beach in England or Denmark today.
How does one tell the difference between genuine amber and plastic? Put amber in a bowl of water and dissolve salt until it will dissolve no more. Add the amber; if it sinks, it is plastic, if it floats, it is true amber. You may also test the authenticity of amber by rubbing your finger vigorously against the amber until it becomes hot. Quickly sniff the amber; it should smell piney and resinous.


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Food means reward: When an honor is received or a victory scored, pop the cork. Make the reservations.
Food means comfort: When much is lost - the opportunity, the win, the job, have another brownie please, and some of that fudge.
Food means relief: When it's Friday, and it has been the longest week on record, it's Pizza time!
Food means venting: What a day, what a schedule! It's time for another glass of wine and a big steak.
Food means familiar grooves: A favorite show is on, and the chips are within reach.
Food means vitality when you are eating right — fresh fruits, vegetables, and lots of water, tea and fresh juices. and Jamba Juice in and will work.
Food means sharing a meal with loved ones: You have cooked all day, and it smells heavenly.
Food means health: It's when the hairdresser or barber remarks, 'you must be eating veggies (They can tell by the texture of your hair).'
Food means satisfaction: It's when you fix a healthy meal for your family, and you linger at the table to share the day.
Food means holidays: It's when you share treasured recipes and memories, glimpses of the past.
Food means creativity: It's when the kitchen becomes your palette.
Here are some easy tips for making healthy food choices:
In place of brownie sympathy, try a quiet cup of hot tea with reflection on what to do now. Once in awhile, whether you are venting or celebrating, slip in some fish and fruit. in Los Alamitos has great fish and a fresh fish counter with recipes to love like crab quesadilla. They also have a perfect mango martini. All those mangoes make it healthy, right?
In Seal Beach, some good choices include and .
For big birthdays, anniversaries, Edible Centerpieces delivers fresh fruit and chocolate.
Instead of easing tension with fat loaded foods, take a walk, try meditation, and a picnic with fresh fruit and veggies. in the Rossmoor Shopping Center can put your picnic together.
In place of mindless eating, stash the chips and stock apples, carrots, yogurt, grapes. Microwave popcorn, minus butter, works too.
Wherever you are, whatever the meal, I have found food can be unprocessed and taste great. Eat as much fresh food as possible where labels are not even involved. When you do encounter labels, read them. Choose healthy oils. Cut sugar and processed junk foods. Eat fresh and organic, if possible. Substitute flavor in herbs, peppers and onions for salt. Opt for heavyweights like steel cut oats, dark chocolate, spinach, wild salmon, almonds, blueberries, pomegranates, walnuts, green teas and red wines.
Sample recipe sites for easy ways to add healthy ingredients such as veggie lasagna or turkey meatballs. Remake favorite recipes with lighter oils, lower fats, less sugar. There's a chewy oatmeal cookie recipe on the lid of the oats can that could be remodeled, deleting butter, sugar and eggs and using applesauce, brown sugar and egg whites, plus cranberries or dark chocolate. Oatmeal cookies have a big following, and there are many recipe sites. Take a look and take your pick.
Also try Epicurious (their sweet potato sauté is wonderful) or Kalyn's Kitchen for pan-fried asparagus and great ways to fix salmon.
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Harry Potter Sets First Day Movie Record With $92M1
Harry Potter has cast his biggest spell yet with a record-breaking first day at the box office for his final film.
Distributor Warner Bros. reports that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ summoned up $92.1 million domestically on opening day Friday.
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New York, NY – March 28th, 2011 – "Down This Road" directed by Vinz Feller to premier April 23rd , 7:00pm at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.
"Down This Road" is a melodrama about two lost souls: A pre-teenager (Brandon Ratcliff) seeks out his estranged dad (Paul Calderon) after fleeing his mother's workplace with a wad of stolen bills. His dad becomes aware that reconnecting with his son and sharing their pain, is better than facing life alone, ultimately.
The short premiered earlier this year at the Solothurner Filmtage and won an award for Best Fiction at the 30th Black Maria Film Festival. This short was inspired by a feature film currently in development and due for release in 2012.
Feller says of the short, "It's about a tragic loss that one family experiences. It examines the results of grief and the pursuit of happiness. I believe in second chances, I believe in redemption, and I believe that we can learn to be better human beings even in the most difficult situations of our lives."
"Vinz is one of the brightest, most talented guys on the block. I expect to see many more fine films from him in the years to come." –Ron Bozman, Academy Award winning producer "Silence of the Lambs."
"Simply, Vinz is a consummate artist, whose work is both poetic and raw." –Susan Batson, Producer "Raisin in The Sun."
"Vinz has an astute visual sensibility and a unique inner voice he freely pulls from. All of his films are engrossing. I'm looking forward to seeing more from this talented filmmaker. –Victor Syrmis, Chairman Arclight Films.
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'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows' Earns $61M In One Day1
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Kanye West – Runaway (Full-length Movie Clean)1
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On the eve of Advertising Week, Facebook last night announced that it will provide several new Page Insights metrics to marketers to help them gauge their reach on the social network. Along with total friends of fans and total weekly reach, "People Talking About This" will show the total number of stories published by Facebook users that mention a brand, including wall posts, comments, shares, and more. We've learned the new metrics will roll out on Wednesday.
The metrics will help brands measure their earned media on Facebook in addition to their paid ads and owned Page posts. While the Insights tab will only be visible to admins, a simple count of People Talking About This will be publicly available on a brand's Page beneath their total Like count. This will give businesses some ability to benchmark themselves against competitors. Users can expect more purposefully viral marketing and ad campaigns on Facebook now that brands can accurately track their reach.
More: http://www.insidefacebook.com/2011/10/03/people-talking-about-this-page-insights
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How much traffic does your website receive from Twitter? Twitter Web Analytics, a new tool announced Tuesday, should help provide some clarity to website owners who rely on the information network for content distribution.
Twitter Web Analytics is intended to give website owners more data on the effectiveness of their Twitter integrations. It's powered by BackType, the social analytics company that Twitter acquired in July.
Twitter Web Analytics, explains BackType founder and new Twitter platform staffer Christopher Golda, will help publishers and website owners understand three key things: How much of their content is being shared on Twitter, how much traffic Twitter is sending their way and how well Tweet Buttons are performing.
The tool is free and currently in beta. A small group of partners will gain access to Twitter Web Analytics this week, and Twitter will roll it out to all website owners in a few weeks. An API will also be released for developers.
More: http://mashable.com/2011/09/13/twitter-web-analtyics/
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By advertising to Facebook fans instead of non-fans, advertisers can reduce the acquisition cost of registrations by 44%, event signups by 33%, and purchases by 15%.
These results of a 4.1 billion ad-impression, thirteen-client test have been exclusively shared with Inside Facebook by TBG Digital, developers of one of the most popular technology solutions for buying huge volumes of Facebook ads.
More: http://www.insidefacebook.com/2011/06/06/target-facebook-fans-cheaper-registrations
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Some Facebook users are now seeing several changes to Facebook's advertising analytics tool in what appears to be the start of the roll out of a major update. The changes include the addition of data on ad reach and average frequency (number of times a user has seen the same ad); a funnel showing targets, reached, and social reach; and a line graph of clicks and social actions generated by an ad.
Facebook appears to be refocusing the tool on new, social key performance indicators such as Likes and app installs, and moving away from old online advertising metrics such as CPM, which isn't even readily shown in the updated tool.
Those to whom the update has been rolled out are offered a tour of the new features when they first visit their ads manager. It explains the new data columns in the campaigns view including:
- Reach – the number of unique individuals who viewed an ad
- Frequency – the average number of times a single person viewed an ad
- Social Reach – the absolute number of people who saw the ad with social context (names or pictures of friends who connected with the ad's destination)
- Connections – social actions triggered by the ad, including Page Likes, application installs, and Event RSVPs
A new "Audience" funnel shows how many users were within the ad's targeting parameters, how many saw the ad, and how many saw it with social context. This, as well as the frequency data, helps advertisers determine if an ad has exhausted its targets and either needs its creative rotated or its targeting switched to prevent the same ad from being shown too many times to the same user.
A "Response" line graph displays the clicks and connections produced by the ad campaign. This can help advertisers determine if they're paying for clicks from the right users. A large gap between clicks and connections shows the campaign isn't performing well, even if clicks or click through rates are high.
Some data fields that appear to have been removed from the tool include cost per thousand impressions (CPM), and daily CTR.
The update answer several requests from advertisers, including the ability to see ad frequency. Highlighting social actions triggered by ads will show the strength of Facebook's social ad units includingSponsored Stories. By moving away from data common in search and display advertising tools, Facebook is improving the social advertising analytics experience while driving home that fact that this is a radically different advertising platform than what's available anywhere else on the internet.
More: http://www.insidefacebook.com/2011/05/05/ad-analytics-audience-funnels-reach/
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Facebook Ads API service provider TBG Digital has revealed that in a 10-day, 3-client, 2 billion impression test, Facebook's new Sponsored Stories ad units received a 46% higher click through rate, a 20% lower cost per click, and an 18% lower cost per fan than Facebook's standard ad units.
The new ad unit has looked especially promising because it so tightly fits in with how people use Facebook. It converts a user's activity, such as Liking a Page or a using an application, into a sidebar ad shown to their friends. Those friends can then respond to the ad unit, through taking actions such as Liking the Page or playing a game.
With evidence like what TBG is providing, advertisers should strongly consider adding Sponsored Stories to their ad mix, and Ads API tools and services should move quickly to include the ad type in their offering.
TBG Digital carries out the purchase of up to 2 billion Facebook ad impressions a day via its Ads API service for big name clients including JetBlue, American Express, and Vodafone, making it one of the largest ad buyers on the platform. When Sponsored Stories launched in January, it moved quickly to be able to provide purchases of the ad unit at scale to its clients, and has integrated thethree new Sponsored Stories types released last week into its offering. While Facebook reported that its own tests showed increased brand lift, engagement, and ad recall, there wasn't conclusive evidence of how much better Sponsored Stories performed than standard ad units until now.
The three clients involved in the test were a retailer, a consumer packaged good brand, and a game developer, ensuring a breadth Sponsored Stories types and destinations were included. TBG Digital's CEO Simon Mansell told us the company took care to keep the Sponsored Stories and standard ad groups as similar in targeting as possible preserve the integrity of the test. These facts combine with the high impression volume of the test to make the conclusions reliable.
Ads API-based media buyers such as TBG Digital test thousands of ad creative and targeting variants per campaign to attain the highest click through rate possible. The creative and targeting of Sponsored Stories are generated automatically, meaning Sponsored Stories not only represent a massive increase in click through rate, but a reduction in labor on the media buyer's side.
Now that many brands have established their Facebook presence, they are concentrating on gaining fans. It now appears that the several Sponsored Stories ad types designed to drive traffic to Pages (Page Like stories, Page Post stories, Page Post Like stories) can reduce the acquisition cost per fan by 18%. This is a significant cost reduction considering many brands are looking to secure millions of additional fans.
Since Sponsored Stories don't depend on media buyers discovering lucrative niche demographics with high click through rates that Facebook charges more for, Sponsored Stories campaigns have a 20% lower CPC according to the test. This could translate into big savings for brands, performance advertisers, and especially game developers who look to bring in millions of new players with ad campaigns supporting the launches of new games.
The data from this test support the assumptions some in the advertising industry have made about the shift towards social ad design. Sponsored Stories ad units take advantage of Facebook's inherent strength — the social graph — to offer ad design unavailable in traditional search and display. Mansell tells us that currently about 10% of the impressions it buys are through Sponsored Stories, but that he expects that to increase to 25% as more of TBG Digital's clients are signing on to use Sponsored Stories every day.
Since standard ad units are necessary to seed the initial actions that trigger Sponsored Stories, advertisers will always need to buy ads that don't depend on user behavior. But data indicating that Sponsored Stories can deliver more clicks and more fans for cheaper, expect usage of Facebook's social ad units to drastically increase this year, and more ad spend to shift from display to the social network.
More: http://www.insidefacebook.com/2011/05/03/sponsored-stories-ctr-cost-per-fa
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Michael Ellsberg, Contributor
I write about people and the publishing industry.
OK, I have a little mental experiment for you. I promise, if you take a few moments for this, it will be fun, and you'll gain a great deal of uncommon insight into the concept of "branding."
First, read quickly through the following list of characters. As you read each one, consider briefly how curious you would be to read a story or see a movie about that character. (Your curiosity level could be low, medium, or high for each or every character—there are no "right" or "wrong" answers.)
Here's the list. (Feel free to skim.) How curious would you be to read a story about…
A Convicted Murderer. . .
A Bodybuilder. . .
A Drug Abuser. . .
A Psychopath. . .
A Raw Foods Vegan. . .
A College Dropout. . .
A Sunday School Teacher. . .
A Homeless person. . .
A Feminine person. . .
A Buddhist. . .
A Well-Groomed person
A Brilliant Scholar of 19th Century Philosophy. . .
A person who Leads the World's Largest Charity for Abandoned Kittens
A person who Wins Company Awards For Reliably Flying Jumbo Jets
A Prison Guard. . .
A person who Organizes Monster Truck Rallies. . .
A Millionaire. . .
A Scientist. . .
A person who Attends Swinger Conventions. . .
A Death-Metal Fan. . .
A Butcher. . .
A Mud Wrestler. . .
My guess is, your curiosity level for any of these characters was pretty low. Or at best, for one or two of them, maybe "medium." Right? Most of these were probably "ehhh, whatever," for you.
Well, here's the second part of the experiment. I'm simply going to mix-and-match a few of the descriptions. What would be your curiosity level for reading a story or watching a movie about….
A Convicted Murderer who is a Brilliant Scholar of 19th Century Philosophy. . .
A Bodybuilder who Leads the World's Largest Charity for Abandoned Kittens. . .
A Drug Abuser who Wins Corporate Awards For Reliably Flying Jumbo Jets. . .
A Psychopath Prison Guard. . .
A Raw Foods Vegan who Organizes Monster Truck Rallies. . .
An Asthmatic Flutist. . .
A College Dropout Millionaire. . .
A Bipolar Brain Surgeon. . .
A Dominatrix Religious Publisher. . .
A Homeless Scientist. . .
A Sunday School Teacher who Attends Swinger Conventions. . .
A Buddhist Death-Metal Fan. . . (Actually, someone close, though punk, not death metal. Brad Warner is one of my favorite writers.)
A Feminine Butcher. . .
A Well-Groomed Mud Wrestler. . .
My guess is, your intrigue level was much higher for these characters. Right? C'mon, who wouldn't at least be curious about a magazine article with the title "Bodybuilder Leads the World's Largest Charity for Abandoned Kittens"?
You can almost hear the lead-in forming in your head. . . "Frankie spent hours every day gruffing and grunting as he pumped iron in the seedy gym, so that all the men around him knew that he could pummel them in an instant, and so that all the ladies would fawn over his hot, rippled abs. But really, deep down inside, all Frankie thought about, all he obsessed over, all he truly cared about in the world. . . was saving abandoned kittens."
Literature? Perhaps not. Intriguing? Sure.
So what's my point with all of this? Why are the characters in the second list greatly more compelling, intriguing, fascinating? Why does your mind wander with images and questions about the characters in the second list, while your mind just says "hmmmph" to the characters in the first?
The answer is: paradox.
Or, put another way, creative tension.
Let's read again a description of a few of the characters in the second list. And, this is going to sound terribly cheesy and froo-froo, but as you read these, be aware of your bodily sensations as you read them. How do your body, your stomach, your nerves feel as you read these? A Convicted Murderer who is a Brilliant Scholar of 19th Century Philosophy. . . A Drug Abuser who Wins Corporate Awards For Reliably Flying Jumbo Jets. . . A Psychopath Prison Guard. . . A Raw Foods Vegan who Organizes Monster Truck Rallies. . .
My guess is, if you were really aware of and attuned to your body sensations as you read these, you could detect a bit of tension in your gut. For the first three of those descriptions above, you can almost hear the violins holding the dissonant chord in the movie soundtrack as the character is introduced.
That tension in your gut is suspense. Conflict. Paradox—conflicting tendencies inside. (Bryan Franklin brilliantly describes the dynamic tension that paradox creates within us, and within great leaders, in this TEDx clip: watch this clip starting here. He's one of the people who first got me thinking about paradox and its relation to power, intrigue, and branding.)
It is the lifeblood of all great narrative. It's what keeps you turning the pages. It's what keeps your butt glued to the theater seat to see how it all ends.
And here, we're talking about inner conflict.
The characters listed in the first list are unipolar. They don't have any inner conflict, so far as we know. Once you've read the description, your mind conjures up a stock, stereotypical image to fill in the blank, and you feel you know everything there is to know about the character. Been there, done that. Yawn. Next.
But, simply by combining some of the descriptions in the first list together, in non-standard ways, we were able to create tension. The characters in the second list are not flat and unipolar. They are multidimensional and (forgive my creative re-framing of this term, given one of my recent articles) bipolar. They do not have one center of gravity—they have two, and that creates a dynamic tension within them.
As Justine Musk analyzes brilliantly in her series on how to be an interesting person, interestingness lies at the crossroads in life, the intersections, the clashes and edges of two different tendencies, at the points of ambiguity, at the points of risk and unknowing.
One can imagine the characters in the second list hiding something from at least some of their peers. The religious school teacher who attends swinger conventions certainly does not tell her religious school colleagues about her extracurricular activities. And, she probably doesn't tell her convention friends about her day job either.
She is conflicted inside. She has many sides. She is multidimensional. She is wracked by multiple and often conflicting interests, values, desires, and drives. Just like all of us are.
Because we're human. Because, if you don't experience any inner conflict, you must be some kind of alien of righteousness, rationality and consistency—you're certainly not like the rest of us!
This is what is infinitely fascinating about us. This is the human predicament: precisely that we are not the boring, cardboard homo economicus, utility-maximizing, preference-consistent rational actors which have been much-fantasized about by your Econ 101 professors. (Those professors, by the way, are not immune from their own inner conflicts, unacknowledged as they may be: they bandy on about free markets, all the while enjoying their state-subsidized, tenure-protected, 12-hour-a-week, six-figure jobs which would never be offered to anyone on a free market, without the intervention of the leviathan welfare state forcing their useless hokum upon taxpayers.)
This is the human predicament. We are a paradoxical bunch, we humans, the whole lot of us (myself included.) We are in turmoil inside. ("[W]ith ceaseless turmoil seething," to use a phrase from Kubla Khan—my favorite poem—whose author, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and whose speaker and subject, all seem to enjoy their share.)
We want many different things at once, and those ends are often in conflict with each other. That is the essential mystery, the essential intrigue, the essential paradox of being human.
And we are infinitely fascinated by seeing that mystery of human being-ness, the conflicts within us all, dramatized for us: on the screen, in novels and magazine articles, and yes, in (certain) brands.
Next—Finally Revealed: The Secret of Obsession-Worthy Branding
Thank you for the well timed article. In a way I've been exploring just this very topic. I was a teacher for 20yrs and definitely curtailed and hid another side of myself. Just this week I released a picture into the wild of me kitesurfing with a naked man on my back as a spoof of Richard Branson Kiting with a naked super model on his back. While there was no way I was going back on it, I also paused a moment before I hit post.
The moment I hit send I'd be creating a permanent public record of the other half of my paradox. The other paradox is that while the picture represents a bold, powerful move posting has also generated an experience of deep vulnerability.
If you are curious to see the picture it is posted here: http://www.kitebiz.com/2011/08/sir-richard-branson-challenge-accepted/
Excellent and inspiring, Michael!
I heard an interview with Sally Hogshead about Fascinate, and wanted to know more.
You've given me a big heaping bowl of food for thought to chew on…


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The experiences of a young woman who moves from her childhood home in rural Kentucky to a new life in Arizona will bring UNT students, staff and faculty members, as well as Denton citizens, together to discuss American identity and immigration during UNT's inaugural One Book, One Community reading program.
One Book, One Community, co-sponsored by the City of Denton, is an annual year-long reading and discussion program focusing on a chosen theme and a book that reflects that theme.
Under the program, which has a theme of "American Identity in an Age of Immigration: Beyond the Melting Pot," all incoming UNT freshmen will receive free copies of Barbara Kingsolver's The Bean Trees at summer orientation. The debut novel by Kingsolver, the novel focuses on community, economic injustice and cultural differences by relating the main character's friendship with a family of Guatemalan immigrants and her care of a 3-year Cherokee child.
After being encouraged to read The Bean Trees during the summer, incoming UNT freshmen will discuss the book and issues surrounding American identity in small groups beginning Aug. 20 — the week before the 2008 fall semester begins. The Bean Trees also will be a required textbook in freshman composition courses, says David Holdeman, chair of the One Book, One Community committee and chair of the UNT Department of English.
"We're hoping the book and discussion groups, and other activities with the theme of American identity, will give freshmen a more coherent and vibrant experience during their first year at UNT," Holdeman says. "This is their first chance in college to pay sustained attention to an issue, and to learn how those in different disciplines approach an issue. We're also hoping they will connect to each other and the faculty by reading the same book."
He says the theme, which ties into the current debate on immigration reform in the United States, was chosen "in keeping with the ideas of diversity and international education that UNT wants to promote."
"There's only so much time you can devote to talking about one book, so the intent is to use the book as a springboard for larger discussion and study," he says.
Although the book discussion groups are only open to freshmen, all UNT students, staff and faculty members and Denton citizens will be encouraged to read The Bean Trees before attending events on campus that will focus on American identity, Holdeman says. The UNT Bookstore will carry extra copies of the book.
The campus events, which will be scheduled throughout the 2008-09 academic year, may include a political debate on immigration, film screenings, art exhibits and lectures. The UNT College of Public Affairs and Community Service's annual fall forum in September will have lectures with the theme, and the Department of English's annual Visiting Writers Series also will have a tie-in to the theme by bringing writers who are immigrants or who write about immigrants to UNT, Holdeman says.
The One Book, One Community project was first established in 1998 by the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library. It was designed to broaden and deepen an appreciation of literature through reading and discussion in a communitywide reading program.
In 2007, the City of Denton launched its own One Book, One Community project called Denton Reads, with the Denton Reads committee selecting one book to be read by adults and two to be read by children, depending on their reading level.
This year's Denton Reads book for adults is Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, which is set in a future where mankind is facing annihilation by an aggressive alien society — an insect-like race known as Formics. The book is the first of the nine novels and 10 short stories in the "Ender" series. Card will visit Denton on Oct. 18 to give a lecture on his work.
Holdeman says Denton Reads differs from UNT's One Book, One Community project because Denton Reads events and discussion groups are scheduled over just two or three weeks, instead of an entire academic year.
"For the 2009-2010 academic year, our program and Denton Reads will be collapsed into one program," he says.
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While the state of Mississippis financial condition could certainly be rosier, it is hardly the briar patch other states find themselves in.
We base that observation on the following assessments of the momentarily stalled budget process at the Capitol:
-- House Appropriations Chairman Johnny Stringer, D-Montrose, says that his colleagues have sent the Senate a complete budget that is balanced [and] that leaves more than $250 million in reserve funds. It is a prudent budget that takes nothing for granted.
-- Republican Gov. Haley Barbour contends he has a budget plan that would leave $231 million in the states reserves while the Democratic-controlled House budget is predicated on hopes, not economic reality and would leave only about $180 million in reserves.
So a state budget of nearly $5.5 billion is being held up by a disagreement over how much should be saved for a rainy day?
There are, of course, other differences between the spending plans bouncing back and forth between the House and Senate and governor.
But what is most remarkable to us, considering the dire straits of so many other states, is that Mississippi has the means to keep tens, perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars in reserve for the next fiscal year.
Were sure the governor, if he does decide to run for president next month, would like to be able to point to a healthy balance in the states rainy day account as proof of his sound management of public monies. Were just as sure many legislative incumbents would like to tell their constituents while theyre campaigning this year that they preserved as many state services and jobs as they possibly could, even at the expense of the states savings account.
But theres more to this than just politics.
State government has not yet squeezed through the revenue pinch of the Great Recession, and there are significant financial challenges awaiting the next governor and Legislature.
In recognition of that, Barbour told legislators by letter this week: I propose spending $5.447 billion in Fiscal Year 2012, which is $30 million more than legislators agreed upon in their own budget recommendation in December and $45 million above my original budget.
Surely theres a deal for both politicians and taxpayers in there somewhere.
This editorial represents the views of the Sun Herald editorial board, which consists of President-Publisher Glen Nardi, Vice President and Executive Editor Stan Tiner, Opinion Page Editor B. Marie Harris, Associate Editor Tony Biffle, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Flora S. Point and Marketing Services Director John McFarland. Opinions expressed by columnists, cartoonists and letter writers are their own.


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