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The Centre track and field team was well-represented at the state meet last year, and with most of his state qualifiers returning, fourth-year head coach Alan Stahlecker expects good things from the Cougars again this season.
"Last season we qualified the most athletes for state that we have in a number of years," he said. "With only losing one to graduation, I am expecting us to be competitive in those events—all running events."
In field events, the boys' team lacks throwers, but the girls should have some depth in that category, Stahlecker said. He also expects the jumpers to be competitive.
The girls return three state qualifiers, all expected to be key contributors again this season.
Junior Cacey Simons and sophomore Brenna Shields were members of the 4×100 team that earned 13th at state with a time of 54.28 seconds.
Sophomore Shelby Makovec returns as a state qualifier in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters, earning 12th and 13th, respectively, at state.
Stahlecker also expects to see good things from Simons in the 200 and high jump, and from Shields in the 100, 400 and long jump.
The girls also will be aided by returning sophomore letter-winner Nellie Kassebaum in the 800 and 1,600.
Newcomers expected to contribute are seniors Anna Weber (4×100, triple jump) and Beka Basore (4×400, middle distance).
Stahlecker is hopeful the depth on the girls' roster will lead to good things this season.
"Our numbers should help us to be competitive on the girls' side in the Wheat State League," he said. "I believe we should have at least one athlete who can compete for medals in every event, and so I am hoping our depth will help us compete."
Meanwhile, numbers are low for the boys this season. The Cougars will rely heavily on last year's state qualifiers.
All four members of the state-qualifying 4×100 team return: seniors Justin Deines and Houston Svoboda, junior Grant Srajer and sophomore Conner Montgomery. The relay placed 16th at state in 47.89.
The foursome is expected to be a force in multiple events.
Svoboda took 15th at state in the 100 (11.91), and is expected to contribute in the 200.
Montgomery will be competitive in the 100 and 200, Stahlecker said. Srajer will be a force in the 100, long jump and triple jump, and Deines will contribute in the 200.
Returning letter-winner, junior Ty Simons, will contribute in both hurdle events.
Another key will be returning sophomore Dakota Stimpson.
"Dakota looks ready to contribute in both of the boys' hurdle events," Stahlecker said.
Numbers may prove to be a challenge for the boys.
"We will strive for high placement in the events in which we compete, but we have no middle to long distance runners and only a limited number of throwers—all in the javelin," Stahlecker said.
Season outlook
While the juniors and seniors on this year's roster may be small in number—seven in all—Stahlecker expects mighty things from them.
"We don't have a large number of upperclassmen, but they should all do well," he said.
Also important will be the growth of the 17 younger team members.
"We have a lot of underclassmen who will need to develop and become more competitive as the season goes on," Stahlecker said.
Centre is scheduled to open competition with a five-team meet at Hillsboro April 2.
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Remember calculus? Optimization problems were simple: first derivative equal to 0 is a local max or min, second derivative + for a local min, - for a local max?
Well "Life" is also an optimazation problem. The problem is that figuring out what to maximize and what to minimize is very challenging! - Bryce Alcock .
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Going to War: Let Every Pie Hole Sing
by omnipotentpoobah, Tue Mar 22, 2011 at 08:12:01 PM EDT
If there's one thing Barak Obama and George Bush have in common, it's the uncanny ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Today's Exhibit A: Libya.
In a single clumsy flail, Super O has gone both too fast and too slow. Talked too much and too little. Been the soul of diplomatic discretion and a bumbling, unrepentant war monger. He wants the US to lead his new Coalition of the Inept and drop out of it by dinner time. And, he wants Kadafhi dead so he can invite him over for a BBQ on the South Lawn.
The list, as every pissed off American with a pie hole says, is endless.
To be fair, where the hell were the asscakes railing against him now when Moses George wandered off into the desert in search of the Burning Bush, only to turn into a burning Bush instead? And that advise and consent thing? Who the hell are you kidding? There hasn't been a declared war since WWII. Hell, Bush couldn't even figure out what to call his before settling on the zesty, "War of Error" moniker.
The list of hypocrisy, as every pissed off American with a pie hole says, is endless.
The Secret Kenyan Goes George Bushy
Still, the secret Kenyan clearly hasn't thought this through. If he knows the endgame, he's gone all George Bushy in his inability to explain it. By not having a clear set of goals, a way to know you're done, and how to pack up and get the hell out of Tripoli, you can start reading the ever-growing list of poor plans having come back to bite us: Korea, Vietnam, Iraq I, Iraq II, and Afghanistan to name a few.
Then, there is the war fighting on the domestic front. Republicans just hope he fails at everything. Liberals want the US to run out and save the world every time some tin pot dictator gets rambunctious. And cost? Phht, we haven't paid off the last two bloody walkabouts yet and the lobby for cutting funding for them is slim and none. Libya is our next supplemental budget item.
To successfully manage policy, one has to start before the events do. Instead of propping up the Mubaraks and Kadafhis of the world, how about we pick and choose our strong men better? In business terms any overstuffed CEO could understand, the cost benefit ratio of removing one asshat and replacing him with another is no way to maximize our investments and incentify the world to peace.
1, 2, 3, 4, What're We Fightin' For?
We also need some vague idea of what we're fighting for before we go. If it's to defend defenseless civilians, how about the dozens of other places where people try to beat nonsense into each others' heads with radar-guided sticks. Do we go to the wall for oppressed Norwegians or downtrodden Guineans?
Going to war, a police action, or a no-fly zone is messy business. Rarely are the situations clear. Something will come back to haunt your decision. Going to war is as much, or more, about the future than the present, so it behooves us to think about what we're going to do before the time comes to do it.
The biggest single thing that pisses off the rest of the world is that every 4 years the US changes foreign policy from unilaterally nuking our perceived enemies until they glow to crawling on bended knee to every insane, Third World megalomaniac to ask forgiveness for not having given him an extra $2 billion and change as a tax for their often specious support.
And the rest of the world has a point. So, lets gear up, keep our heads low, and try to get this thing finished before it turns out a bigger muddle than the two we already have.
As a nation, want can't take much more fighting someone else's battles for freedom before we end up having to refight our own here at home.
Viva la common sense!
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The Newburyport Preservation Trust strongly supports the adaptive reuse of the former Davis Electric building at 40 Merrimac St. and commends the new owner's efforts to make it into the Merrimac Ale House. Such reuse can transform this empty but beautiful historic building into a useful property enjoyed by many for generations to come.
We are aware of the concerns raised by both the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) and our local Newburyport Historical Commission as outlined in the July 24 issue of The Daily News. It is indeed a clarion call in our experience for MHC to have taken such clear and unequivocal positions with regard to the "hulking size of the proposed new construction" and its adverse impact on the historic building to which it will be attached. Other important negative impact concerns are noted as well, including blockage of the view from Green Street, the use of incompatible materials and inadequate setback from the existing building.
Surely all parties concerned about moving this project forward can find a way to minimize the adverse impact on this important piece of Newburyport's history and we can have an Ale House for all to enjoy without overwhelming the original building. A scaled-down plan should enhance the original historic building and contribute to Newburyport's downtown. The Newburyport Preservation Trust urges a further review of the proposed addition with close attention paid to the legitimate concerns raised by the Massachusetts Historical Commission and our local Newburyport Historical Commission.
Reuse of this early 19th century building can be a marvelous addition to downtown Newburyport with some careful design changes. Everyone involved can feel proud of its new-found life as an Ale House with respect paid to its history. We look forward to visiting upon its successful completion.
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"Year of the Grandparent" Launched to Highlight Impact of Kin on Foster Care
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WASHINGTON, DC - The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is marking the next year as the Year of the Grandparent: Keeping Kin Connected. A year of educational and informational activities--culminating with a grandparent award ceremony--comprise this important initiative, which highlights the growth in kinship care and showcases the improvements in child welfare policy and practice that have helped more children stay with family in lieu of entering foster care.
"Child welfare changes that make it easier for relatives to care for their kin are a key factor in recent progress in shrinking the foster care system. The Year of the Grandparent celebrates these noble efforts to keep kin connected, but it also underscores the continued attention to child welfare to ensure that more children are protected and have options beyond foster care," explained Christine James-Brown, CEO CWLA. "Since we are launching the initiative amid an uncertain budget climate, we hope the successes we highlight will help avert cuts that could derail recent advances."
Through the Year of the Grandparent, CWLA will pay tribute to those grandparents and other kin who are helping children face a brighter future. Grandparents are unsung heroes and symbols of a growing movement of relative caregivers who are altering their life's plan to help raise their extended families. With support from the child welfare profession, more than 2.6 million grandparents--and many more relatives--are raising their grandkids and kin, helping keep children out of the foster care system and increasing their odds of growing up great.
Key components of the year-long campaign include: 2011 CWLA National Conference (March 27-31) with designated sessions about kinship care; Advocacy Day and Reception (March 29); Year of the Grandparent Award Program in 2012 to honor grandparents and kinship providers selected by their respective Congressional delegations; a variety of convenings and communications throughout the year that highlight great grandparents and the issue, and a Year of the Grandparent Major Giving Initiative to support CWLA's efforts to promote best practices.
The Year of the Grandparent is being guided by CWLA and its Kinship Care Committee, made up of child welfare leaders and experts from around the nation. In addition, a number of members of Congress are lending their support as campaign Honorary Chairs, including: Sen. Tim Johnson, Sen. Mary Landrieu, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Rep. Susan Davis, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Keith Ellison, Rep. Al Green, Rep. David Loebsack, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard. Also a number of partnerships are being formed with other nonprofits such as AARP and Generations United to further highlight this positive trend.
The grandparent campaign was announced at CWLA's Congressional Reception during its National Conference--the largest gathering of its kind that brings child welfare professionals to DC to discuss pressing issues facing the nation's most vulnerable children. The reception followed Advocacy Day when more than 500 conference attendees went to Capitol Hill to make a case for protecting vulnerable children. A key feature of the Advocacy Day visit was to underscore the significant impact of budget cuts on children being raised by their grandparents and other kin as well as all other vulnerable children. The phrase, These Cuts Won't Heal, was coined as a rallying cry for CWLA's efforts to reduce the considerable and potentially lasting impact that the budget cuts will have on the nation's most fragile citizens especially those touched by the child welfare system.
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NORMAN — Editor's note: The following story was submitted to the Transcript's annual Christmas story contest.
One of my best Christmas memories was actually a day before Christmas.
I had told my grandpa that I wanted a new horse for Christmas. He laughed because we had just gotten a horse a few months before, but she was very old and sickly. We knew she would not last long, but I loved her, and her owner was going to shoot her if we didn't take her. Her name was Blossom.
On Christmas Eve, my grandpa saw her lying still in the field. He thought she was dead, but when he got up to her, he found her alive, and with a cute little fuzzy surprise. She had had a colt. We named him Mischief. He is now 7, and Blossom passed away eight months later, but Mischief is my favorite Christmas present ever.
P.S. His name is Mischief because the night he was born, he got stuck in the water trough.
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Using iPads to facilitate teaching in class
Dr. Krish Seetah, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, sought to make his ANTHRO 119 course, Zooarchaeology: An Introduction to Faunal Remains, more engaging for students. Inspired by his personal use of technology, Prof. Seetah consulted with Claudia Engel, the Anthropology Department's Academic Technology Specialist provided by Stanford Libraries Academic Computing Services on the versatility of tablet technology for academic instruction. Prof. Seetah became interested in leveraging iPad technology to facilitate the teaching of identification methodologies for animal bones found at archeological sites. Read Article.


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(Editor's note: The author is the wife of Patch Editor James Warden.)
When I hear the word "free," my ears instantly perk up. I mean, who doesn't love it when goodies are handed to them, no strings (or dollars) attached?
When my husband told me about a "Girls on the Town" event in May and mentioned the prizes and giveaways, I figured I'd check it out. I stopped by with my mom and a family friend, not really knowing what to expect.
It was pretty clear to all of us from the get-go that we were in for a treat. When we checked in at the , we received goodie bags filled with coupons to at least a dozen nearby restaurants and shops. We also got a brochure that listed all of the "Girls on the Town" participating businesses. If you got signatures from at least 10, you could exchange the brochure for a raffle ticket that gave you a chance at some big prizes donated by local merchants.
We intended to collect just the required 10 signatures and then get our raffle ticket. But when we began visiting local retailers, we so enjoyed the camaraderie with fellow shoppers and sellers that we collected even more. In addition to stopping by stores, a large garage in the center of town housed tables where at least a couple dozen more merchants were selling or promoting their wares. You could learn about hosting a Tastefully Simple or Tupperware party, buy items like wine gadgets and jewelry or even start planning a vacation with a local travel agent.
Between all of the stores we visited and the merchant tables we stopped at, we took home a huge amount of free loot—cubic zirconium earrings from The Jewelry Liquidator, incredible coupons and gift cards (after spinning a wheel, I was given a $10 gift card and my mom's was for $25!), buy-one-get-one meal coupons from , free bracelets and much more.
After we'd made our way around the town, we stopped at the for happy hour and bingo while we waited until the big prizes were raffled off.
The event brought the whole town out, and it reminded many of us why we're glad to live in Hopkins. It provided an opportunity for mothers, daughters, sisters and friends to spend time together—and it introduced me and other residents to new stores and restaurants in Hopkins.
When it was time for the raffle, at least 200 people who had participated in the day's activities gathered in hopes that their ticket number would be called. Although I was hoping to win one of the many prizes, I never thought I'd be quite that lucky. But apparently it's true what they say—good things happen to those who least expect it. I won a $50 gift card to , and my mom won two tickets to a concert at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
All in all, the day was thoroughly enjoyable. My mom and I raved about it for weeks—and the Nov. 5 event has been on our calendars ever since. This time, we're bringing even more of our friends. As we told them, it'll be way too good to miss.
If you go …
- When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
- Where: Hopkins downtown businesses. Participating businesses will have pink bows on their doors.
- What:
- Goodie bag: The first 300 people to stop by the receive a bag filled with valuable coupons.
- Shopping and dining deals: Check out the PDF above for full details of offerings by nearly four dozen businesses.
- Fashion show: See new looks at 2:15 p.m. at the Albert Pike Masonic Temple (905 Mainstreet).
- Drawing: For every $50 spent at participating businesses, receive one entry into a drawing for prizes. The drawing takes place at 3 p.m. at the Albert Pike Masonic Temple.


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Lenovo has taken some very welcome steps forward in evolving its winning hybrid. This killer bendy laptop-tablet is back with a thinner, lighter design, a Retina-like 3200 x 1800-pixel display and a fourth-generation Intel CPU. Throw in high-quality audio, and you've got one of our favorite convertible notebooks.
More: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro Review
The lenovo laptop is good, but they should include bluetooth devices in them please….!
In September 2012 I purchased a Lenovo G580, In December2013/January 2014, I had trouble with the Log in System refusing to let me Log in, I took it to the company who looks after my computers who told me that they were unable to repair it as the mother board had a fault. I ask them to replace the mother board, but they were not able to do so, as the manufacture were unable to provide replacement mother boards. I am far from impressed.
please give notebook specifications. would be helpful
I see it is nice hardware.
Then I see it runs Windows 8
This makes it pretty much of no use to anyone.
No Bluetooth?
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Bluetooth 4.0
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I want to ask of the 2 in 1 laptop, I mean a laptop which the keyboard can be taking off and the it monitor be comes a tablet. please what is the name of that laptop. Brand is Lenovo
I know this is an old article, but I feel that anyone still looking at it should know this.
The Lenovo y510p DOES NOT have two Nvidia chips. It has an internal GeForce GT 755M. ONE 755M. You CAN however buy an Ultrabay unit that has another GeForce GT 755M graphics card inside, so you can run them in SLI. The cheapest I have seen the extra card is $200, and that can be a lot of money if you spent a lot on the laptop already. Just a warning to new readers. I have a friend who bought one because of this article, and he was VERY disappointed it did not have the second card. I'm sorry if I offend anyone, but please double-check your facts.
The lenovo laptop is very nice. But it has not graphic card.
I ordered a Lenovo Ideapad Z710 on on May 19. I have received three notices of delay and I a now told it will ship June 24.
Yet, this laptop is still advertised and pushed via pop-up ads. How is this shoddy ractice tolerated?


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A weekend on Vieques Island is probably all you need for your first trip. That's not a knock on Vieques, by the way; many tourists spend their entire vacations here and barely step foot on "The Big Island" (mainland Puerto Rico). But the first-timer can get a good feel for what this small wonder of an island has to offer.
This weekend itinerary builds in ample time for Vieques' many beaches, its unparalleled biobay, and some of its, well, odder attractions. Included are suggestions on where to eat, play, and party.
This is an island of unusual blends: idyllic beaches steps from military fortifications; rustic local life amid luxury tourist accomodations; a turbulent history in which local fishermen took on the U.S. Navy. And you get to witness it all.
How you get here will depend largely on your budget. If you can afford it, definitely fly from San Juan. The short trip will range in price from as little as $25 to around $100 and will save a ton of time; the only problem is that you cannot carry too much luggage with you. The cheaper option (and I mean two-dollar cheap) is to take the ferry from Fajardo ... but you need to get to Fajardo to do that.
When you come to Vieques, be sure to bring:
- More than one bathing suit: you'll be in the water a lot.
- Light, summer clothes: Although weather on the island is not quite the same as it is on the mainland, you most likely won't need warm clothes (and if it is too cold for shorts and tee shirts, then there's really no point in coming).
- Sun block: an essential wherever you are in Puerto Rico.
- Your camera: There are sights here that you won't see anywhere else.


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Knockout model Rosie Huntington Whiteley has been everywhere latelynot only is she a Victoria's Secret model, but the beauty is also making her acting debut in Transformers 3. At the Moscow premiere the other night, she accented her Gucci gown with a subtle, summer makeup look that added a minimalistic touch to her red carpet look.
Makeup artist Monika Blunder gave us the details on her look, noting that she wanted to give Rosie just a touch of a stain on the lips but keep everything else very simple. Blunder first applied Chanel Pro Lumiere Professional Makeup in Beige across her face for a flawless finish. To keep her eyes minimal, she applied a few coats of NARS Larger Than Life Mascara and a few individual lashes. She also applied a few coats on the bottom lashes using Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara (the mascara with a smaller brusher for precise application).
For the cheeks she used Smashbox Blush Rush in Chiffon and a touch of bronzer by Mark. To finish the look, Blunder used Chanel Rouge Allure Satin Lip Colour in Imagination on Rosie's lips but used her ring finger to apply the color for a more natural look.
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Idiot On The Field With A Camera Is A Game-Changer
Recently, Idiots on the Field broke new ground by Vining themselves running in the middle of a sporting event. That clip was only six seconds, though. This Idiot named Zack has just revolutionized Idiot footage with a lengthy video. »


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Meetings have been scheduled to discuss Danville School District 118's Ownership in Education Manual. A committee of principals, parents, teachers and community members will discuss the manual and recommend changes or additions.
Meetings will take place on the following dates:
Today — 6 p.m., Danville High School library
Jan. 10, 2013 — 6 p.m., school library
Feb. 12, 2013 — 6 p.m., school library
Forums will take place on the following dates:
March 5, 2013 — 6 p.m., North Ridge Middle School
March 7, 2013 — 6 p.m., South View Middle School
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Happy summer vacation
We asked everyone at the office to visualize their ultimate ice cream dream, and this is what we got. Yummy? On that note we conclude our work efforts for the first half of 2014. As of this afternoon we shut down our Macs, close the doors and splurge on ice cream until Monday July 28th. Until then, enjoy summer and make your ice cream dreams come true!


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Hi, I'm trying to eventually host a pattern trade/swap on my blog. I've never done this before and was hoping for some tips from someone who has done this before. What type of format, how to post so many pictures at once? how long to let it last? As you can see, lots of questions.
Pattern Trade?
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- May 1, 2009 at 10:05 am
We have a pattern swap going on my forum – http://www.saloon.pinup-parade.com
What we did was post pics of the patterns we were willing to swap & exchanged address details 'behind the scenes'. One lady taking part traces the patterns for us & photocopies the instructions. I send the patterns, and have lost one in the post before now.
You also have to be careful as I have know from other forums, people don't always return the patterns!
Feel free to join us on the forum
- May 2, 2009 at 11:45 am
dolly, I'll email you on this. thanks for the offer!
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Best Fish Tacos?
Can anyone tell me their choice for best fish tacos in LA? I have found Baja Tacos in East LA to be one of the best I have had. They are 99 cents on Wednesdays. Any other good spots and deals? Most places have soggy fried ones. Thanks!
Ricky's and Mariscos El Tetos.
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These are Ricky's posted hours:
Ricky's Fish Tacos winter schedule! STARTING THIS WEEK I will only open FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS 11:30 to 5:00. Hope to see you! Ricky.
But always check his twitter first.
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My experience with Ricky's is based on one visit, so bear that in mind. Having said that, I tend to agree with you.
I have been to Best Fish Tacos in Ensenada a half dozen times. I have noticed their consistent in that their tacos have a nice crunch and great flavor... (Tacos Baja Ensenada suffers from the consistency problem... I've had GREAT tacos there, and very mediocre ones as well). To my mind those are the two most important criteria in a fish taco. Ricky's suffered from a lack of both. That's a cardinal sin in fish tacquery.
Plus, with Best Fish Tacos there's no waiting in line with a bunch of foodie hipsters for 45 minutes. I respect what Ricky's doing and all, but it's just not worth it for me to go back.... though having said that I might be inclined to give him another shot just to see if my original visit was a fluke.
Mr Taster
Ensenada Restaurant
851 W Gardena Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247
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When I went to RFT in front of the laundromat he made me a really excellent pair of fish tacos fresh per order.
My last visit was at his location on Virgil.
He had someone else making the tacos and the fish was not cooked per order . it was already done sitting on the wire rack. My tortillas were a little under and I think the price was 2.50 almost a dollar more per taco then BFTE.
The difference between the two is not big enough for me to seek out RFT like it's the second coming of fish tacos. I'll still eat at RFT if my friends want to go but for almost a buck cheaper per taco and arguably just as good I'll go to BFTE.
That said when the owners mom at BFTE is behind the register she kind of trips me out.
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I have no idea what kind of fish they use. I guess you could call and find out.
So far at Best I've always had my fish cooked per order. I was just there a few days ago and had my fish cooked per order.
Reading the post below it's not always the case.
Which I have no problem believing.
Like politics, people will nit pick both sides to prove their point.
Lets say for comparison, if both places executed their best version of a fish taco I'd give the edge to Ricky's. That said, it's not a even playing field because of the big difference in price.
I guess the real winners are us who live in the area since both make a fish taco better then your average place.
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"He had someone else making the tacos and the fish was not cooked per order . it was already done sitting on the wire rack."
I've had the same experience @ BFTiE when Joe doesn't work the fryers and has his assistant(s) do it.
I DO miss the fact that Ricky's no longer does everything himself, but I AM grateful for new grills so they can heat up the tortillas.
And finally, a few of my friends went to BFTiE when RFT was closed (a few months ago) and said it was a major, major disappointment - I was sad to hear this since I do wish Joe the best and I have rec'ed BFTiE in the past. Their radish relish is freaking awesome, and a great horchata. I haven't been in ~2 years.
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I recently had them at John O'Groats in the valley. They use the fish & chips fish and they are excellent. Though they are fried, which doesn't bother me, the batter is incredibly light and tasty without a hint of grease. Finely shredded cabbage, decent pico de gallo with fresh jalapeno, and tasty black beans all came with the tacos. And their homemade tartar sauce that was thick and delicious. And it came with a large side salad with fresh greens and vegetables. Definitely worth a try.
i know this isn't de rigeur because a) it's on the westside and it's not tpf b) it's in a hotel and c) it's not a down and dirty place that will give an adventurous yuppie a rush for venturing into a quasi-dangerous neighborhood... BUT the fish tacos at FIG in the santa monica fairmont are very good.


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Minnesota Vikings
Kevin Williams - #93 - DT
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|Arkadelphia, AR
|Oklahoma State
|Years played
|2003, 1st round, 9th pick by Vikings
Vikings-Packers prediction
The Packers will play clean ball in terms of turnovers and penalties and edge the Vikings late.
Vikings fantasy focus
Brett Favre tends to rise up in big games, or at least what he perceives to be big moments.
Packers-Vikings prediction
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush offers his prediction for the Week 11 Vikings-Packers rematch.
Vikings activate Rice
The Vikings have activated WR Sidney Rice to their 53-man roster, making him eligible to play tomorrow vs. the Packers.
Vikings WR Rice says he will play Sunday
Vikings WR Sidney Rice told ESPN's Ed Werder that he will play in Sunday's game against the Packers.
Vikings-Packers matchup of the day: Friday
PFW's Eric Edholm examines a key matchup leading up to Sunday's Vikings-Packers game.
Vikings must consider Rice's inactivity long term
The Vikings have one eye on 2011, and they must make some critical decisions regarding the future of their roster this coming offseason.
They Said It: Vikings Thursday edition
Here is a collection of some of what Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier and special-teams coordinator Brian Murphy had to say leading up to Sunday's game against the Packers.
Vikings-Packers matchup of the day: Thursday
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush presents the third of five key matchups this week in advance of the Packers' Week 11 rematch against the Vikings.
Five questions with PFW Vikings correspondent Judd Zulgad
Pro Football Weekly hits up PFW correspondent and Vikings beat writer Judd Zulgad to discuss five hot issues surrounding the team.
Rice, Berrian didn't step up for Vikings
Vikings WRs Sidney Rice and Bernard Berrian each chose not to play last week at Chicago. Those decisions could have cost the team any chance of making the playoffs.
Packers-Vikings Wednesday injury report
Coming off a badly needed off week, the Packers had only eight players listed on the official Wednesday injury report in advance of their rematch against the division-rival Vikings this Sunday in Minnesota.
Vikings-Packers matchup of the day: Wednesday
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush presents the second of five key matchups this week in advance of the Packers' Week 11 rematch against the Vikings.
Vikings MVP Meter: Week 10
Let's look at how the Vikings' team MVP candidates for the season shape up following their 27-13 loss to the Bears.
Packers-Vikings matchup of the day: Tuesday
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush presents the first of five key matchups this week in advance of the Packers' Week 11 game against the Vikings.
Williams has been suspended for the first two games of the regular season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, ending a three-year court fight.||||||| The league announced the suspension on Friday, nine days before the Vikings open the season at San Diego on Sept. 11. Williams was initially suspended for four games before the court struggle ensued, but the league reduced that suspension and fined Williams an additional two game checks.
Williams returned to practice Monday and says he will likely have to deal with pain in his left foot all season.||||||| Williams saw a specialist last week for plantar fasciitis and did not play in the preseason game against Dallas on Saturday night. He will almost assuredly sit out the preseason finale against Houston on Thursday night to rest up for the season opener at San Diego on Sept. 11.
Williams has a foot injury, and the team wants him to see a specialist.||||||| Williams didn't practice Monday and wore a protective sleeve on his right leg. He said he was just resting. But head coach Leslie Frazier said Williams has had trouble pushing off his foot, which has bothered him for the last few weeks.
Williams says he has not heard from the NFL about a possible suspension stemming from a weight loss supplement he took three years ago.||||||| Williams and former teammate Pat Williams had been embroiled in a long court fight over their positive tests for the banned diuretic bumetanide in 2008. They argued that the supplement StarCaps did not include the ingredient on its label.
The Minnesota Appeals Court says it won't permanently block the NFL from suspending Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Williams and Pat Williams.||||||| The players have long fought their four-game suspensions for violating the NFL's anti-doping policy. They tested positive for the banned diuretic bumetanide in 2008.


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A history of football at Yankee Stadium with Regis PhilbinBy
Although the first college football game at the new Yankee Stadium is still a year away, the New-York Historical Society is opening up its doors to the history of the game in the Bronx. Tonight at 6:30 p.m., the Society is hosting a discussion on the history of college football at Yankee Stadium, moderated by Regis Philbin. The famed TV show personality will be joined by Dave Anderson, sports columnist for The Times; Pete Dawkins, a former Heisman Trophy winner; Thom Gatewood, a former Notre Dame player; and Tony Morante, the Yankees' Tour director and team historian. According to the press release, this is the first in a series of NYHS events looking at historic sports events at Yankee Stadium, and this evening's porgram will "explore the legendary Army vs. Notre Dame games and the popularity of college football in a bygone era."
The fine print: The New-York Historical Society is located 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, and tickets are $24 for non-members and $12 members. However, the NYHS' Twitter feed just published a discount code for those looking for half-priced tickets. I've been to some of their other programs, and they're always interesting.
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I would think the Yankee bowl would be better if it was played in a stadium that could properly fit a football field on it. Those corner routes in the end zone could get a bit dicey.
We're gonna put up a huge padded wall and play it ArenaFootball style.
Catch a player, throw him back; catch a ball, YOU KEEP IT!!!
I was at the 1962 Gotham Bowl at the age of 13. Discount or free tickets were provided with my 'G.O.' card. Great game- Miami (with George Mira) vs. Nebraska. I believe the score was 38-34.
G.O. card??? I'm having a 60s flashback!
I wondered if anyone would know what I was talking about!
You probably sat next to my dad and my uncle at that game.


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- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the bow tie pasta, and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse well with cold water, then toss with the olive oil, and set aside.
- Stir the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, dried dill, cayenne pepper, and salt until smooth. Fold in the onion, peas, ham, Cheddar cheese, and bow tie pasta. Garnish with the dill sprigs to serve.
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I've made this salad twice. The first time I forgot to add the lemon zest/juice and it turned out fabulous! The second time, I remembered to put in the lemon and didn't think it came out as good. It was a little too tangy and the lemon slightly over powered the rest of the flavors. I also used less cheddar in both dishes. I would give it five stars, but have to give the original recipe four since I like it better without lemon. Regardless, this salad is a definite keeper!
This was even better than I hoped for. I had a store bought version and it left me wanting for more. I thought I'd see if allrecipes had anything like it. This is so much better. I love the addition of lemon. It makes it so bright and springy. I was a little concerned about it being too much liquid because the dressing was very runny, however it really firms up in the refrigerator. The only changes I made were using elbow macaroni, green onions instead of red, omitting the ham and using 1 tsp. of dill instead of 1 tablespoon. It was delicious and the lemon juice and zest really made the dish for me. Also, if you're making it to serve immediately and don't have thawed peas, just soak them in hot water for a few minutes and drain. They thaw right out, but don't get cooked. Thanks so much for the delicious new recipe. This will be perfect for summer potlucks and bbqs.
I had to make substitutions due to ingredients on hand. I used mini sea shells in place of the bow tie pasta. Subbed chopped pepperoni for the diced ham. I had to use plain low fat yogurt because I was out of sour cream. I did as the original poster stated and cubed the cheddar cheese. Even with the substitutions, the lemon flavor really adds a nice light taste to this salad. It's a nice change from all those sweet pasta salads. I think it will taste even better after being refrigerated for a few hours.
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- Calories
- 829 cal
- 41%
- Fat
- 51.5 g
- 79%
- Carbs
- 64.7 g
- 21%
- Protein
- 29.7 g
- 59%
- Cholesterol
- 84 mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 1000 mg
- 40%
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Predict Market Success With Google Insights
We are awash in a sea of data. Thanks to web analytics tools, CRM systems, and social media, we have more data than ever about the behavior of customers and prospects. What is often lacking are the knowledge and skills necessary to turn this data into useful information.
Both are on display in a brilliant study conducted by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz of Harvard. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, using freely available data from Google Insights, skillful research, and clever thinking, he was able to determine that in the 2008 presidential election, racial attitudes reduced the number of votes garnered by President Obama by 3%-5%. His method of reaching this conclusion, which we'll review here, represents techniques that can be used by all marketers in gaining insights into topics such as forecasting product demand, buying attitudes, geographical preferences, and buyer demographics.
Stephens-Davidowitz performed the study because of the notorious unreliability of surveys to capture the true racial attitudes of voters. Participants in surveys are highly likely to misreport their true attitudes due to embarrassment. Google-based measures of racial bias are more likely to accurately reflect voters' attitudes, since they perform Google searches online while likely alone. In addition, information about Google searches is available at finer geographic levels, uses data that is more recent, and aggregates information from larger samples as compared to typical surveys.
The method used in the study was as follows:
- Choose a search term that represents the underlying attitude. In this case, Stephens-Davidowitz used a certain well know racial epithet that began with "n" for the representative search term.
- He had to make sure that the term represented a strong proxy for racial bias; he did this by:
- Examining some of the output from Google Insights, which includes the top related search terms including the word. From the list of related terms, it was clear that the search was motivated by racial bias.
- Verifying that Google search volumes correlate well with demographics one would more often expect to search the term. For example, the percent of a state's residents who say they believe in God explains 65% of the variation of the search volume for the word "God". The table below gives further examples:
- Finally, the major potential bias with racial attitude survey data – misreporting due to embarrassment – is unlikely to significantly bias Google data. As mentioned previously, the conditions under which people search -online and likely alone – limit this concern. The following table documents substantial search volume for various terms that researchers suspect may be under-reported in surveys.
- He then used Google Insights to determine the geographic variation in the use of this term in searches. Quite a wide variation was found by media market:
- Stephens-Davidowitz next sought to arrive at an estimate of how this bias translated into votes. In order to do this, he arrived at a first estimate by comparing voting results by media market in the Obama – McCain election with results in the Kerry – Bush election using linear regression.
- To verify that his estimate of racial bias was a strong predictor of the difference in voting patterns between the two elections, he then added additional variables to his analysis that are known to affect voting outcomes.Stephens-Davidowitz concludes that
Estimating the effect of racial animus on voting is complicated by surveyed individuals' propensity to misreport socially unacceptable attitudes. This paper sidesteps surveys using area-level Google search data and administrative voting records. I find that racial animus played a major role in the 2008 election. Relative to the attitudes of the most tolerant area, racial animus cost Obama 3 to 5 percentage points of national popular vote.
More details are offered in the full study, The Effects of Racial Animus on Voting: Evidence Using Google Search Data. The method described here can be used in a host of marketing applications, including forecasting product demand, buying attitudes, geographical preferences, and buyer demographics.
A Vital New Marketing Metric: The Network Value of a Customer
New research is underscoring the influence of social networks in marketing. Researchers at Telenor, a mobile phone carrier in Scandanavia, developed a map of social connections based on calling patterns between subscribers to analyze the adoption of the iPhone since 2007. The research showed that an individual with just one iPhone-owning friend was three times more likely to own one themselves than someone whose friends had no iPhones. Individuals with two friends who had iPhones were more than five times as likely to have purchased an iPhone.
What is groundbreaking about this research is not the realization that friends and colleagues influence what you buy, but the unprecedented ability in today's connected world to track, measure, and quantify the effects of social influence. This newfound capability calls for a dramatic overhaul of the way that businesses determine the value of their customers.
The Lifetime Value of a Customer
Traditionally, determining the lifetime value of a customer has long been the starting point for calculating the ROI of a marketing campaign. The lifetime value of a customer is defined as the net present value of the profit a business will realize on the average new customer over a period of years from that customer's purchases. This number is critical, because it indicates exactly how much it is worth to acquire a given customer. Armed with this information, a business can manage its marketing programs not as an expense, or for short term profits, but as a long-term business investment.
A New Metric – The Network Value of a Customer
As the research on iPhone adoption illustrates, with the rise in the popularity of social networks, it has become increasingly clear that the true value of a customer goes beyond how much he or she might buy from you directly. Traditional measures of customer value ignore the influence a customer may have on how much others buy. For example, if a customer buys your product, and then, based on his recommendation, three of his colleagues buy your product as well, his effective value to you has quadrupled. On the other hand, if a prospect makes his decision based purely on what others tell him about your product, you will be better off spending your marketing dollars on his colleagues.
The implication for marketers means that the lifetime value of a customer can no longer be considered to have captured the true value of a customer. The advance in the understanding of how social influence effects purchase decisions has lead to the creation of a new metric – the network value of a customer. The network value of a customer is the expected increase in sales to others that results from marketing to that customer.
The Factors That Determine The Network Value of a Customer
Which customers have a high network value? There are few businesses that have access to the kind of data that the Telenor researchers had at their disposal – billions of call records. However, by considering the characteristics of customers that have a high network value, there is data that you can collect that will begin to help you identify and target the customers that you have with the highest network value. The customers with high network value share these common characteristics:
- A high level of satisfaction with your product
- Is highly likely to recommend your product to others
- Is highly connected to other potential buyers
- Is highly influential, an opinion leader
How to Target Customers With High Network Value
Even if you don't have access to billions of records detailing the social connections and behavior of your customers, like the researchers at Telenor, there is data that you can easily collect about your customers that can help you target the customers that you have with the highest network value. They include:
- Collect a Net Promoter Score from each customer – The metric is simple to collect and straightforward to determine, as described on netpromoter.com:
By asking one simple question — How likely is it that you would recommend [Company X] to a friend or colleague? — you can track these groups and get a clear measure of your company's performance through its customers' eyes. Customers respond on a 0-to-10 point rating scale and are categorized as follows:
- Promoters (score 9-10) are loyal enthusiasts who will keep buying and refer others, fueling growth.
- Passives (score 7-8) are satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who are vulnerable to competitive offerings.
- Detractors (score 0-6) are unhappy customers who can damage your brand and impede growth through negative word-of-mouth.
Source: Netpromoter.com
With this one metric you can capture the first two characteristics of a customer with high network value – they 1) have a high level of satisfaction with your product, and 2) are likely to recommend it to others.
- Collect social network information about your customers – many companies are starting to ask customers for their Twitter and/or Facebook usernames, in addition to other contact information such as email address. The very fact that a customer is willing to give you this information is an excellent indicator that the customer is actively involved with you product. In addition, it allows you to invite them to follow/friend you on Twitter and Facebook. Also, in the case of Twitter, it allows you to follow them, and collect vital publicly available information about them that indicates how many friends and followers they have, how many tweets they have made, and their bio. This will give you a measure of the third characteristic of high network value customers – how highly they are connected to other buyers.
- Perform a social network analysis of your Twitter and Facebook followers – you can analyze your own Facebook and Twitter followers to determine which customers:
- have the highest number of connections
- are most likely to pass key marketing messages along to their followers
- have the highest influence and are opinion leaders
This information allows you to fill in the final piece of information you need to get a handle on the network value of a customer – the fourth criterion, whether they are highly influential and an opinion leader. Now you're ready to start testing and scoring groups of customers according to their network value.
Optimize Your Marketing Programs
Clearly, ignoring the network value of a customer may lead to suboptimal marketing decisions. By collecting the information you need to assess the network value of your customers, you can now model both the likelihood that a given customer will buy from you, and the influence that customer has on other's buying decisions. Then you can select a subset of your customers, and determine not just how much they will buy from you, but the total amount of revenue that they might generate from their influence over others. This enables you to determine the optimal set of customers to market to that will generate the highest ROI.
How Analytics is Revolutionizing Audience Development
I was recently invited to speak at the IAEE meeting in Boston to shed some light on how analytics can be used to increase attendance at events. In recent years event producers have found it more difficult to attract attendees, due to the rise of the Internet, the growing inconvenience of travel, and an economic recession. As event producers have struggled against these forces, they have in many cases not yet taken advantage of analytic techniques such as data mining, CRM, web analytics, social network analysis, and test and learn strategies to grow attendance levels. My session explored how to apply analytic techniques to radically improve the results of audience development campaigns. I have used these techniques on over 100 conferences, trade shows, and special events to achieve significant increases in attendance.
The topics I covered included the following:
The Lifetime Value of a Customer – A discussion of how to determine the lifetime value of a conference attendee is followed by the an examination of the much more difficult question of how to determine the lifetime value of an exhibit attendee. These attendees usually attend at no charge, and usually generate revenue only indirectly by attracting exhibitors and sponsors. In addition, I review an example of how knowledge of the lifetime value of an attendee can be crucial in decision making.
Closed Loop Marketing – A closed loop marketing system allows event managers to measure the results of all the various components of their audience development programs. With accurate measurement of program results, they can accurately gauge the ROI of marketing programs, run controlled tests to optimize ROI, and identify key leverage points.
Email Optimization – Email is the keystone of many audience development programs. It is vital to optimize the revenue and response generated by email marketing through a comprehensive testing program. Properly done, email optimization can improve response by 50% or more, and in some cases double or even triple response. The presentation provides examples of how to identify key email test elements, implement carefully designed tests, and analyze the results.
Customer Profiling – Using the information about attendees collected during the registration process, prospects can be targeted with increased accuracy, and the results of marketing programs can be markedly improved.
Predictive Modeling – Moving beyond simple customer profiling, models can be developed that accurately predict which customers are likely to respond to promotions, and which customers are likely to defect. A case study is included on how predictive modeling helped triple conference revenue.
Segmentation Analysis – A highly effective way to identify which customers will respond to which promotions. Event managers can create custom-tailored marketing messages that address the needs of each segment to increase response, lower the cost of customer acquisition, increase retention, and increase cross-sales, up-sales, and referrals. An example of how a segmented campaign increased response by 20% is reviewed.
Web Site Optimization – Small increases in conversion rates can have a dramatic increase in registrations. An example of how minimizing abandonment rates during the registration process helped increase registrations by 30% is discussed.
Social Media Optimization – Analytics can help event producers amplify the results of their audience development campaign through the optimal use of social media. By mining social networks to identify influential customers and prospects, adding social media profiles to the CRM system, and using predictive modeling to target high probability prospects, an event increased attendance by 30%.
As more event producers take advantage of these analytics techniques, they'll be able to attract more and better qualified attendees to their events. Face-to-face meetings, the original channel of social media, will remain a vital method of marketing. Here are the slides from the presentation:
Twitter at Events: Find Out What Attendees Really Think
The immediacy of Twitter has provided an unprecedented window into the collective mind of conference and trade show attendees as they share information on what they are doing and thinking right now. Just ask Evan Williams, the co-founder of Twitter. At his keynote at SXSW earlier this year, when he was interviewed by Umair Haque, Director of the Havas Media Lab, the negative comments on Twitter about the session came fast and furious while it was happening. "The guy behind us is snoring" tweeted one attendee, while another tweeted "walked out of the keynote…not very compelling". This is not an isolated incident by any means. Recently, there was one call for banning Twitter at conferences, by a speaker who was dismayed that the audience was more engaged with tweeting than they were listening to the presentation.
Twitter has now made conference evaluation sheets and post-show surveys seemingly obsolete. If you really want to know what's on the mind of your attendees, analyze the Twitter stream that flows from the attendees during a conference or trade show. There you will find the unfiltered and unvarnished truth about what attendees really think from the most vocal and most influential attendees at the event.
There is a wealth of information that can be gained from a Twitter stream during an event, well beyond the occasional negative comments that emanate from a keynote that goes flat. As an example, I archived the Twitter stream at a recent technology conference. In order to protect confidentiality, I'll call it the Open Source Technology Conference. Let's take a look at some of the information that can be gleaned from it.
The Most Influential Attendees
I collected a total of 1462 tweets that took place during the course of the event. 74% of the tweets were original tweets, 31% contain a @user reference, 39% contain hashtags, 33% contain a URL, and 26% were retweets. There were 312 distinct users that tweeted in the course of the event. Not surprisingly, the distribution of their tweets follows a power law (long tail) distribution.
The top ten most active users tweeting included the following:
What's even more interesting are the conversational habits of the users, which can be illuminated by building a graph of their conversational patterns. The figure below shows a directed graph in which the users are the nodes and the edges represent mentions or replies between them. In order to make the graph more visually intelligible, it shows only users shows users who have ten directed messages or more.
Each node in the graph represents a user. The size of the node is scaled to show the relative number of mentions and replies each user had. The color of each node ranges from red to blue. The more red a node is, the higher the authority value of the user – meaning that they are the users that receive the most mentions from others. The more blue the node is, the more the user tends to send @reply messages, and is thus more of a hub for conveying information to other users. The graph makes it clear that some users are more influential than others. The most important authority at the event was user "AmilCarta", as is evidenced by the large red node representing that user's interactions. This individual is an important person for the event organizers to recognize and interact with. The large size of user "theexhibitsgroup", and its purple color, show that it is the second most important authority figure, but is also a hub that conveys important information to other attendees. All of the individuals on the graph, given their high level of interaction, are important for the event organizers to develop a close relationship with in order to ensure the success of their event.
Note that the volume of tweets generated by a user doesn't necessarily mean that they interact with other users via mentions or replies. TSUS, the event organizer, was the seventh most active tweeter, but didn't interact with attendees. TSUS used tweets to primarily make announcements about upcoming sessions, speeches, and awards programs. You can chalk this up as a major missed opportunity by the events organizer – by not interacting with attendees, it forfeited the opportunity to participate in the flow of the conversation.
What Attendees Were Tweeting About
The Twitter stream also sheds light on what topics were foremost on the mind of attendees. One way to get a handle on this is to look at the most frequently used hashtags by attendees in their tweets. By studying hashtags, we can determine what the key messages were that attendees want to spread via Twitter. The dataset for this event, in which 39% of the tweets contain hashtags, versus an average of 5% on Twitter as a whole, show a strong desire on the part of attendees to emphasize particular messages that will be found not only by other attendees, but by anyone interested in the particular topic represented by the hashtag. The top ten hashtags used at the event were as follows:
It's not necessary to stop the analysis at this level. For instance, it's possible to drill down into each of these topics and create a word cloud to get a better sense of the buzz around the topic. Below is the word cloud for the tweets containing the hashtag #ibm:
The word cloud gives an instant impression as to the content of the 94 tweets for anyone familiar with the event. It isn't necessary to be limited by hashtags in trying to distill the content of the 1462 tweets. One can also use the text mining and data clustering techniques I described in my post A New Way to Segment Your Twitter Followers With Analytics to discover the major themes of conversations at the event.
Even More Information…
I've really just scratched the surface as far as what you can learn about an event from analyzing its Twitter stream. There is much more that you can learn and implement:
- Find out more about the interests, sentiment, and affiliations of your attendees by analyzing the content of linked URLs within tweets.
- Get extra insight as to what activities generate buzz during your event by examining the timing of heavy periods of tweet activity.
- Identify unique communities within your Twitter network. Based on the graph of interactions displayed above, algorithms can be applied to the network structure to identify groups of attendees who tend to communicate with each other more frequently than with the rest of the group. These communities may have different interests than the rest of the network, which can be used to custom tailor your communications with that community.
- Cross reference and apply everything that you learn about the topics, conversational patterns, and communities of attendees that tweet during the event to your entire group of Twitter followers, and the friends, fans, and subscribers in all of your various social networks.
- Determine the network value of an attendee. The valuable information that you can learn from analyzing the Twitter stream at your event underscores the importance of capturing in your CRM system the social media user name and/or identity of your prospects and attendees. Once captured, you can begin to determine the network value of an attendee – how much that indivdual may influence others to attend within your network of prospects. These attendees can be targeted with custom tailored communications, referral program incentives, and rewards programs.
If you have more ideas about the information that can be learned by analyzing the tweet stream at an event, or have questions, please leave a comment or email me at email@example.com.


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Highlights of Madagascar (DMHM)
Wild landscapes, village culture, beaches—Madagascar might be an island but there's nothing small about it. For those who like to get remote, this isolated island is packed with wildlife, landscapes and people you'll find nowhere else. (And everybody loves lemurs!) You'll get to embrace local life but still have time to relax at the beach. Best of all, there's always a local CEO there to lead the way and provide a link to the unusual and extraordinary.
Highlights: Search for lemurs and unique wildlife, learn about endemic flora and fauna in world-famous national parks, visit local artisan workshops, lounge on the beautiful beaches, savour dinner with a local family
Zanzibar Discovery (TDTZDN)
The spice island of Zanzibar is a fascinating and beautiful world of its own. Discover Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, while wandering its narrow streets and losing yourself in the buzz of the markets. Delight your senses on a guided spice tour, learning about the island's cloves, black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla and lemongrass. Zanzibar's beaches are world-renowned, so enjoy the idyllic white sand, turquoise water and unforgettable sunsets.
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Gorilla Trek (TDUGTN)
The ultimate primate experience, trek through local villages and lush rainforests with the breathtaking reward of finding yourself in the company of a family of gorillas. One of Africa's major highlights, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the home to approximately half of the world's population of mountain gorillas, the world's most endangered ape. A close encounter with these amazing animals is not soon forgotten.
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After years carving out a reputation to be reckoned with on his native
German soil, it was Eddie's 2006 smash collaboration with Kurd Maverick,
'Love Sensation' that first gained him global attention from the likes
of Axwell, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Erick Morillo, Pete Tong.
When the following year his remake of C&C Factory's legendary
'Deeper Love' also set charts around the world on fire,
the German impresario found himself firmly in the thick of the action.
His prime time slots on influential European radio stations Radio FG
(France), Rise FM (Hungary), Nova Era (Portugal) and Alpha Radio
(Bulgaria) bought him to the ears of millions, while remix requests
flooded in from the likes of Placebo, Moby and Fedde le Grand, Armand
van Helden to Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, Bob Sinclar and David
Guetta. From the underground to the mainstream, they all wanted a piece
of Eddie's unmistakable Midas production touch.
Fast-forward to 2010, and Eddie's early supporter Erick Morillo was beginning to play a much more instrumental role in forging his career. Recognising his talent from the start, Erick signed Eddie's track 'Funk' to his legendary Subliminal label. The pair began a rich vein of collaborations, including 'Nothing Better', 'Live Your Life' and the unforgettable anthem 'Stronger'. Voiced by Shawnee Taylor, 'Stronger' soared to the top of international taste-maker charts, hitting #1 on the Coolcuts Chart, DDC Germany Chart, DMC World Commercial Chart, DMC World House Chart and #2 on the DMC UK Club Chart and DMC UK Monthly Chart. Defected invited him to mix and arrange the 'Strictly Miami 2010' compilation for Strictly Rhythm, while his 'Live Your Life! – Miami 2011' mix compilation adorned the cover of industry bible DJ Mag UK, further cementing him as a main contender in the world of house music.
Eddie Thoneick had more than just 'arrived'. Key dates within the dance music calendar came thick and fast. As well as his residency at Cocoon, one of the most revered clubs in the world, Eddie added trophy sets at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Nocturnal Wonderland in LA and Pacha in Ibiza as well as tours across the United States, Canada, South America, Indonesia, Europe and the Middle East.
As 2012 dawns, Eddie looks set to continue his rise to meteoric heights. February 14th sees the release of 'If This Ain't Love'; co-produced with Morillo and featuring the unmistakable vocals of Skunk Anansie's Skin, the single starts off a run of heavyweight collaborative tracks including work with Deniz Koyu, Norman Doray and The Manufactured Superstars. With more solo productions to come as the year develops, the major labels vying to back future work, and extensive tour plans due to be announced, whether it's on the road or in the studio, Eddie Thoneick is proving, without a doubt, that he's a artist to be reckoned with over the next twelve months and beyond.


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To homemakers
If you're looking for redecorating ideas, you'll find plenty at the 19th annual Spring Home & Garden Show, sponsored by my favorite newspaper, and running today and Sunday at Seaside Park in Ventura.
To clock-watchers
Remember to turn your clocks forward one hour tonight for daylight-saving time; otherwise, you may be late for work or heaven forbid that early morning tee time.
To everyone
With St. Patrick's Day coming up Thursday, we're all Irish at this time of year — and the most enjoyable way to get into the spirit of the day is by attending today's big parade in downtown Ventura. And that's no blarney.
To Oxnard
Your high school Academic Decathlon team is making a habit of competing for the state title, which is a truly impressive habit to have.
To signers
It's a classic tale of two cities. In Thousand Oaks, a proposal to erect a 35-foot-high sign — which included an electronic display panel — was essentially killed after vocal protests by residents. In Oxnard, the City Council on Tuesday OK'd a 60-foot-high sign with an electronic display with barely a peep from its residents.
To sports fans
As with most pro sports labor disputes, like the looming lockout in the National Football League, it is not easy to take sides. Who is there to root for — the billionaire owners or the millionaire players? In the end, it's the fans who are the real losers.
To Thousand Oaks
In baseball, a tie goes to the runner; not in politics. Al Adam was in the running for a new term on the city Planning Commission, but this week the City Council voted 2-2 on his nomination, one vote short. Instead, former planning commissioner Mic Farris will serve in the post.
To Ojai
New census figures show your city's population dropped more than 5 percent from 2000 to 2010. Naturally, the depressed economy is being blamed for making it too hard for folks to afford to live in such a beautiful community.
To Ventura County
Meanwhile, the new census figures also show the county's population grew 9.3 percent in the last decade. Oxnard was the fastest-growing city, gaining more than 16 percent, trailed in the growth race by Camarillo (up more than 14 percent) and Simi Valley (up 11.6 percent). Credit goes to local leaders for keeping communities desirable and safe for families.
To city councils
Voters threw out all five members of the Bell City Council in this week's election. Beware of the wrath of a patient person — the voter.
To citizens
Those who say government moves slowly apparently didn't see local cities scamper this week to squirrel away their redevelopment agencies' dollars in anticipation of a vote by the state Legislature as Gov. Jerry Brown was eyeing those funds.
To watchdogs
The state's open-meetings law, the Brown Act, seems to be tripping up local government officials. Several have run afoul of the law's provisions in various unrelated incidents from one end of the county to the other. Maybe it's time for a refresher course on the law.


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Authority for the new sanctions, as with so many other policy weapons, comes from the USA Patriot Act, which in Section 311 authorizes Treasury to designate foreign financial institutions that are of "primary money laundering concern." Once a foreign bank is so designated, it is effectively cut off from the U.S. financial system. It can't clear dollars; it can't have transactions with U.S. financial institutions; it can't have correspondent relationships with American banks.
The new measures work thanks to the hidden power of globalization: Because all the circuits of the global financial system are inter-wired, the U.S. quarantine effectively extends to all major banks around the world. As Levey observed in a recent speech, the impact of this little-noticed provision of the Patriot Act "has been more powerful than many thought possible."
Treasury applied the new tools to North Korea in September 2005, when it put a bank in Macao called Banco Delta Asia on the blacklist. There was no legal proceeding — just a notice in the Federal Register summarizing the evidence: Banco Delta Asia had been providing illicit financial services to North Korean government agencies and front companies for more than 20 years, according to the Treasury notice. The little Macao bank had helped the North Koreans feed counterfeit $100 bills into circulation, had laundered money from drug deals and had financed cigarette smuggling. North Korea "pays a fee to Banco Delta Asia for financial access to the banking system with little oversight or control," Treasury alleged.Wham! The international payments window shut almost instantly on Pyongyang's pet bank. Transactions with U.S. entities stopped, but the Treasury announcement also put other countries on notice to beware of Banco Delta Asia. The Macao banking authorities, realizing that they needed the oxygen of the international financial system to survive, took regulatory action on their own and froze the bank's roughly $24 million in North Korean assets. And around Asia, banks began looking for possible links to North Korean front companies — and shutting them down.
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