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As President Barack Obama takes control of the U.S. economy for another four years, business owners in Downers Grove said they remain "cautiously optimistic" that the worst is behind them.
Shaun Black and Tim Canning opened Lemon Tree Grocer two years ago at 935 W. Burlington Ave. in downtown Downers Grove. It was a risky move, they said, opening a store that carries high-end, specialty food items on the heels of the country's worst economic recession since the 1930s.
Though it hasn't been easy, Lemon Tree has enjoyed success in Downers Grove, Black said.
"It's a tough economic climate for small business owners, but you just do what you can to offer quality products that keep customers coming back," he said.
When asked Wednesday about the the presidential election and the impact Obama's second term could have on small businesses, Black said he "tends to keep his personal opinions to himself." Regardless of the politics, he said, business owners must do what they can "to ride out the storm and be successful in their communities."
"We can't control the national economy, we can only respond to the situation and do our best to keep the business going," Black said. "It's been tough, but I'm hopeful that the worst is behind us and things will get easier—both for us and our customers."
Danny Glover took over the longtime Downers Grove favorite Skuddlebutts Pizza and Catering in 2009 when he was just 21 years old. He started as a busboy at the restaurant's original Belmont Road location when he was 15, and rose through the ranks to become a manager when the business moved to 440 Ogden Ave. in 2007.
As Glover began the process of purchasing Skuddlebutts, several banks warned of the risks associated with the restaurant industry. He was told repeatedly that buying the restaurant would be a bad investment.
"I started not to have any hope. 'Maybe I can't do this. Maybe I'm just living a dream,'" Glover told Patch earlier this year.
While he declined to comment on Obama's victory Tuesday, Glover said the current economy has changed the way small businesses operate. "It takes a little more than it used to" to keep a business going, he said.
Regardless of politics, it's up to the business owners to make their model work, he added.
"Every day I ask myself how I can increase business and get out there and make it happen," he said. "I am always hopeful that I can put my company and myself in a better position, regardless of who the president is. In a way, I like to not blame the economy for the reason why business is down, but credit the economy as a reason why my business should be doing well, like offering people a more affordable way to feed their family rather than going out to eat with two-for-one pizzas."
As the economy continues to lag, Glover said his biggest challenges are rising food and fuel costs, and keeping his prices competitive with big chains.
Despite the challenges facing many small businesses, Happy Dog Barkery in downtown Downers Grove has experienced steady growth over the past eight years, according to co-owner Beth Staley.
"We've been lucky," she said.
While Staley doesn't believe in mixing her politics with business, she did offer several ideas for the re-elected president when it comes to boosting the economy.
Staley is a proponent of shopping local—supporting small, family-owned businesses rather than big box stores. She said she hopes to see Obama promote the idea during his next term.
"People need to be shopping in their communities and supporting the local economy," she said. "It's the only way businesses like mine can survive."
Staley also hopes to see more people buying American-made products, rather than those made overseas.
"Almost everything I carry is made in the U.S.A., and that's really important to me," she said. "I think that's something that could really boost the economy, if more businesses were willing to commit."
Staley said she is confident the economy will rebound.
"We go through tough times, but you have to be hopeful that things will get better," she said. "Until then, I think it's important that small businesses so what they can to support each other."
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Crochet Pattern Calls for Submission
Juniper Moon Farm Design Contest
Juniper Moon is hosting a design contest for both knit and crochet patterns and the winners get between $50 and $300 worth of Juniper Moon Farms yarn. They want new, original patterns using 1-2 skeins of either their Chadwick or Willa yarn. The top eight designs (for for each yarn type) will win free yarn in varying amounts.
Deadline: 2/15/12
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Tangled is an online magazine that accepts crochet, knit and crochet/knit combo patterns. You have your option of getting a one-time payment for your design and then it's offered for free download or you can offer it through Tangled for paid download and receive a portion of all earnings. For the upcoming issue deadline Tangled is seeking heavily draped items, shawls and work embellished with great buttons.
Deadline: 2/20/12
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Fall 2012 Interweave Crochet Magazine
"We are interested in articles on a broad range of topics, including: technical pieces, profiles of inspiring crochet designers, and features about regions of the world where crochet has played or continues to play an important role."
Deadline: 1/16/12
Note: This is also the deadline for the Fall 2012 crochet pattern design submissions. The link will take you to that info as well.
The Blind Hem
This magazine is seeking writing related to fashion and clothing so if you crochet garments and that inspires you to write then it may be a good fit. They accepting submissions throughout the year. Unfortunately there's no pay on this one but it could be a good resume-booster and creativity prompt.
Crochet Art Calls for Submission
Square Foot Fiber Art Pinup Show
"Create a 12″ fabric square in any textile technique and any material and submit it for our display wall. No theme and no restrictions other than a finished size of 12″ x 12." Let your imagination soar and let's show how wonderfully diverse, unique and creative the fiber arts are!"
Deadline: 3/2/12
Fee: None
Small Expressions 2012
Small Expressions is an annual art exhibit designed to showcase the beauty of small works. Small scale pieces are accepted from any type of fiber art media including crochet.
Deadline: 1/25/12
Fee: $0 – $40 depending upon student and membership status
Beneath The Southern Sky Textile Art Show
"Textile artists are invited to submit an entry for a travelling exhibition of textile works exploring the title theme – Beneath the Southern Sky. " Any type of fiber art is welcome so crochet art is fair game. This is an Australian exhibit but international entries are welcome.
Deadline: 1/25/12, online, Australia time
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Tomlin Technology, a Westminster-based IT Company that specializes in small business network management and residential computer repair, recently hosted a night of computer demonstrations and education for local second grade Cub Scout Pack 631. The event consisted of the disassembly of a computer, lessons on computer networking and questions from the Scouts.
Employee Zack Russo opened up a computer and showed the Scouts the important parts. Russo said, "Compared to when we were growing up, the understanding these kids have with technology is simply amazing." As he described each component, the Scouts were quick to say what they already knew about them.
Pack Organizer Karie Hadley first contacted Tomlin Technology to request a tour so that the Scouts could fulfill their computer elective requirements.
"We had a wonderful time," said Hadley. "The boys were very excited to learn about computers, networking, and video surveillance and how it relates to their own experiences."
Owner Zach Tomlin is proud that his company had the opportunity to host the Scouts. "As a small business owner I think it's important to be involved in the community," he said.
Tomlin Technology looks forward to future opportunities to give back to the community and help local groups learn about computers.
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I see that the New Culture Secretary Maria Miller has asked that TV companies look into the coverage of Womens sport.
The BBC hardly show any sport these days so maybe there is a gap that they could fill. I personally do watch some womens sports but they are mainly shown on Eurosport these being Biathlon and cross country Skiing both performed at a very high level.
I'm not sure womens football will be highly watched but what you guys and girls watch
I think some sports of either sex don't translate well onto the TV, yes raise the profile of female sport on TV, but it's grass roots level where they need to capture the interest and build motivation.
A re-haul of the Nat Curric would help too!
But there the rub ...if womens sports are not shown on telly box how do they create an interest in certain sports. My daughter went to see both triathlons at the limpiks and is very interested in it, and has started watching it with me on telly. I suppose that that is not purely a women only sport and most of the coverage is quite even.
I think in europe womens sport are shown far more,
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But there the rub ...if womens sports are not shown on telly box how do they create an interest in certain sports. My daughter went to see both triathlons at the limpiks and is very interested in it, and has started watching it with me on telly. I suppose that that is not purely a women only sport and most of the coverage is quite even. I think in europe womens sport are shown far more,
Local advertising, clubs getting into schools, newspapers being interested in more than what the latest female tennis player is (or isn't) wearing.
Let's see how the Sportsmaker project goes, the Olympics and Paralympics have sparked people's interest but it's a bit like NYE resolutions, if it isn't really grabbed and run with (see what I did there?), interest will soon wain into apathy.
Also, look at all the threads on here from people wanting to try running or tri but feeling self conscious, lacking confidence etc... Each sport has got to really concentrate on beginners, and welcoming them to have any mass effect.
I guess it also depends on what your looking to achieve, mass participation in lifelong exercise or future champions. I would say that those paths are different in many respects.
TV companies will show what their research shows people want to watch, in order to attract advertisers.
I would hazard a guess that most sport-watchers are men, and that they prefer to watch sports with male participants. I'd also guess that most women watching football or rugby would choose to watch men playing, particularly if they support a team.
The olympics doubtless had more people of both sexes watching sports that they wouldn't normally dream of watching, but that won't translate into significant changes in viewing habits.
So nothing will change.
Sepp Blatter said Women should wear shorter, tighter shorts for television, and that homosexuality in Women's football was far more popular than mens, what hope is there for Women's football when a man like this (aside from his corrupt activities) is in charge of the game.
There are channels with a public service remit - I think it's fair enough for the govt to ask them to show more women's sport - for purely commercial channels it's up to them. There are sports where the women's side gets decent viewing figures - athletics, tennis and I'd guess triathlon all have a pretty even balance of interest between the men and the women and there's no reason that couldn't be the case in other sports too given time. I watch a lot of cycling and I'd rather watch the top women in a major event than some of the mens racing that gets shown on Eurosport if it was given decent coverage.
A bit of a tangent here but women's football in the UK doesn't help itself though. My youngest daughter plays so I've sat down with her to watch a few matches from the women's premier league - absolutely awful long ball rubbish.
The Olympic womens footy match I saw was really good live. Some very good skill and tactical play, they just don't have the power in the kick that the men have.
it has never been the same since Live TV ended their topless darts coverage.
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it has never been the same since Live TV ended their topless darts coverage.
They could resurrect it again with a Royal team to inspire interest?
great idea.
give zara the chance to excel in another sport.
KK - yes to be fair I've seen some international women's football and enjoyed it - which is one reason I was so disappointed with the womens premier league.
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The Springfield Sister Cities Association invites residents to join a 16-person delegation visiting Springfield's Sister City, Isesaki, Japan, Oct. 29 - Nov. 7, 2013.
The trip includes three days in Isesaki and five days in the cities of Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo.
Springfield Sister Cities Association coordinator Cindy Jobe says the trip is geared for community-minded residents interested in international travel, participating in cultural exchanges and building friendships.
"It's a unique way to travel and tour," said Jobe. "You're traveling with friends and you have friends waiting there for you when you arrive. It's a much more personal experience than a typical tour. That's our mission: 'Peace through People.'"
Highlights include tours of historic temples, shrines, gardens, castles and museums; shopping; an official welcome hosted by the City of Isesaki and the option to stay with an Isesaki host family.
The trip cost is $2,500 (plus airfare) per person, based on double-occupancy, and includes all lodging, ground travel and high-speed train fare within Japan, and most meals. Accommodations are at traditional Japanese inns called ryoken.
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Orchestral woodwind instrument, a large oboe pitched a 5th below the ordinary oboe. It has a bent metal crook, to hold the double reed, and a bulbous bell. It is a transposing instrument (its music written in a different tone than it actually sounds) in F. It is neither English nor a horn; in its original name, cor anglais, cor (horn) referred to its original hornlike curved shape, but the source of anglais (English) is a mystery. It has remained a basically orchestral instrument since its first appearance c. 1750.
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Federal Contractors Are Violating Labor Laws, Senate Panel Finds
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As many as 30 percent of the companies hit with the highest penalties for labor law violations are federal contractors, a year-long Senate committee investigation unveiled Wednesday found.
Forty-nine contractors were the subject of nearly 1,800 separate enforcement actions taken by the Labor Department from 2007 to 2012, paying penalties adding up to $196 million, according to the report released by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. "These findings are deeply troubling," Harkin said. "Not only are these contractors violating labor laws time and time again, but our federal contracting system has virtually no reliable tools in place to ensure that these violations of the law are ever considered before a contract is awarded."
Forty-two American workers died during the period reviewed, as a result of Occupational Safety and Health Administration violations by companies holding federal contracts in 2012, the report said. For example, seven died in 2010 at a refinery owned by Tesoro in Anacortes, Wash., when a heat exchanger ruptured and released explosive vapor and liquid. The plant had not been inspected for 12 years, the report said, yet Tesoro received $463 million in federal contracts in fiscal 2012.
The companies, which taken together employ about 26 million workers, work primarily in services such as cleaning, security, and construction. In addition to the safety violations, 32 violated the Labor Department Wage and Hour Division's back-wage assessment. Thirty-five companies violated both safety and wage laws.
The report criticized the current federal contracting process, recommending improvements in the quality and transparency of Labor Department information and publication of an annual list of federal contractors that were hit with penalties. It called for tougher enforcement through more-transparent databases at the Government Services Administration. And investigators recommended a White House executive order to create enforcement tools "beyond the existing responsibility determination and suspension and debarment process."
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Please don't throw away the carcass of that lovely bird you're serving this holiday season. The bones can be repurposed into a wonderful stock that, in turn, can be transformed into a belly-warming soup.
All you need is garlic (optional), celery, carrots, leftover turkey meat and a bag of egg noodles.
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TC Challenger has been in existence for four years. It started with one team and has grown to four, with teams in Newcomerstown, New Philadelphia, Dover, and Bolivar.
The Tuscarawas County Challenger Little League's season will culminate in the 2013 Challenger Baseball State Tournament on Saturday outside of Cincinnati.
Tuscarawas County Challenger Little League allows school-age individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities to participate in America's favorite pastime — baseball.
TC Challenger has been in existence for four years. It started with one team and has grown to four, with teams in Newcomerstown, New Philadelphia, Dover, and Bolivar.
Players who need them are given buddies to assist with the mechanics of the game. Teamwork, sportsmanship, and growth are encouraged throughout the season.
TC Challenger co-commissioner Janine Garber said the league has come a long away in four seasons.
"We started with nine players (back in 2010) and now we have four teams," said Garber. "It's grown a lot since that first season."
The state tournament will be hosted by the Butler County Challenger League, with the games in Fairfield.
"Between 400 and 500 players from all across the state will be involved," said Garber. "It's going to be a lot of fun."
Butler County tourism officials said as many as 5,000 people will be in town for the tournament at Waterworks Park.
A coaches meeting will be tonight, with opening ceremonies and play beginning Saturday morning.
A Cincinnati Reds mascot and a fun mobile will entertain fans at the tournament.
The TC Challengers held their regular-season finale at Dover City Park on Saturday night.
"It was great event," said Garber. "Everyone had a good time."
A number of fundraisers, including a quarter auction June 29 and a 50/50 drawing Saturday, were held.
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- Place ground beef and ground pork sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt processed cheese food. Stir in diced tomatoes with green chile peppers while processed cheese food is melting.
- Drain ground beef and ground sausage. Mix into the processed cheese food mixture. Transfer to a medium dish and serve warm.
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I fried the ground beef and sausage and then drained off the fat in a metal colander...a must. Then I mixed everything in a crockpot until the cheese melted. For the tomatoes, I used a can of Mexican Rotel tomatoes. Served with tortilla chips, this is a great party dip.
I add 1 onion and 1 bell pepper to this recipe and it's almost a meal in itself. I put it on baked potatoes or serve it with chips. Makes a great side dish for whatever you want to put it on.
I tweeked it to our tastes. I used all ground beef and used 2 cans stewed tomatoes and 2 cans chopped chilies. I also put it in the crockpot. Now that I think about it, I changed it quite a bit. But it is very very good, especially with "Scoops".
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- 6%
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- 10%
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On Wednesday, outgoing Gov. Phil Bredesen commuted the prison sentence of Maryville man Kenny Melton, reducing his sentence from 15 to 11 years, making him eligible for parole on Aug. 15, 2012.
Melton is serving a felony drug sentence and has spent most of his prison sentence since 2001 at the Blount County Justice Center.
A profile of Melton, written before the pardon, follows:
The cocaine Kenny Melton sold to an undercover officer was about as much as you would find in a headache powder.
So far it has cost him his freedom for about a third of his life.
Melton is a big man with a 3XL-sized reputation for cooperation and hard work in and around the Blount County Detention Facility, the place where he spends half of every day in a cell.
The rest of the time, Melton, 32, does maintenance work and performs general labor at the Blount County Justice Center, where the jail is.
While most prisoners convicted of state crimes serve their time in a state facility, Melton has spent the majority of his incarceration since 2001 in Blount County. In fact, Melton is one of about 100 nonviolent prisoners the state pays Blount County $35 a day to house.
Melton's movements and activities around the justice center are assuredly and perpetually monitored, said Marian O'Briant, public information officer for the Blount County Sheriff's Office, just as any other inmate's would be.
But the confidence level that Melton will be where he is supposed to be and do what he is tasked to do is exceptionally high, making this prisoner's relationship with his jailers outside the norm. He even accompanies BCSO personnel to help out on non-crime-related excursions away from jail.
Melton, who says he was "kicked out" of Maryville High School in the 10th grade, sold six-tenths of a gram of cocaine and some Dilaudid tablets to an undercover officer in his home and was arrested in December 1999.
Because the sale occurred within proximity of a school, Sam Houston Elementary, Melton ended up getting a harsher penalty - 20 years - plus a concurrent 10-year term for the pills. He said it was his first felony. He did not sell any drugs to or around the children at the school, he said.
He said "95 percent" of the reason he sold drugs was to facilitate his father's habit.
"He was a hardcore user," Melton said in a Justice Center interview, adding that he sold the drugs "to keep Daddy high. He did anything you could stick in a needle and shoot up."
Melton said his father died Oct. 9, 2003, from complications related to heart surgery that were exaggerated by his long-term drug use.
"I grew up in a drug environment," he said. His mother, he said, "left when I was a kid" and he has no contact with her today.
Melton said he "tried everything you could think of" in the way of drugs but never "got hooked" on any of them.
"And I never used a needle," he said.
Following a jury trial, Melton began his sentence Aug. 15, 2001, at age 23. He spent a brief period in prison in Nashville before returning to Blount County's custody.
Melton said he received his GED in March 2002 and applied to participate in the work program at the jail the following May.
"I have been doing restaurant work since I was 13," he said. His first job was packing prepared lunches for a Mobile Meals program and for a summer lunch program for less-fortunate children.
After that came work in the jail kitchen and on a litter crew. He has been on maintenance detail for five years.
A petition for a commutation of his sentence by outgoing Gov. Phil Bredesen was accompanied by 200 letters of personal support.
One of those letters was written by Blount County Sheriff Jim Berrong, who said Melton is a corrections success story and has earned his confidence.
"I have talked to him extensively," the sheriff said, "about life in general and his mistakes. He knows he did wrong" and has paid a hefty price for it.
"He's a good-hearted person who fell in with the wrong crowd."
If Melton gains his freedom, Berrong said, he will get "the highest reference" when he begins a job search.
Melton is confident, he says, that on his release he will "not get into what I got into before. I have no desire to get high."
And though he admits that he "loved marijuana," he said he now knows the consequences of using it far outweigh the brief benefits.
Melton remains in contact with an aunt and uncle and his 92-year-old grandmother, he said, and they will provide a home for him to go to when he is released.
"I have to get done with this before I can move on," he said.
Meanwhile, his primary circle of friends is within the confines of the Justice Center.
Noting the spelling of the word, Melton says "a friend is a friend till the end. My grandfather said if you can count your true friends on one hand you are blessed."
One deputy who was new to the force and accustomed to seeing Melton in civilian clothes working in the center once told the inmate, "Kenny, it's a good thing you never asked me for a ride home (before he knew Melton was a prisoner), because I probably would have given it to you."
The first thing he wants in the free world is a nice, long hot bath - to fill the tub with hot water and "come out looking like a prune."
Until then, it's chores for half the day and inmate clothes the rest.


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Reference: "Galilee, Sea of" and "Nazareth" Philip's World Encyclopedia; 2008.
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I will tell you why I think UCLA has a great chance for a Win this week. Our Backup QB is not tested, but knows our system better than Ben Olson. We are most likely going to open up our play book this week in order to establish the running game. I believe our OC had more faith in Pat Cownan than Ben Olson(only because of the play calling for the Airizona game). If we can have success down field than the Bruins will be in good shape to win. I believe that Oregon will be the best Offense that we have faced so far, but I also think that we can get to Dixon and if that is the case, it will be another long day for the ducks. The way our D Line has gotten to the otherside of the ball this year has been amazing! No turnovers will be key for both teams, espeacially UCLA on the road playing at loud and packed Autzen stadium. I will be there Saturday to root my troops on! Good luck and Whoever wins, I hope we both beat the snot out of U$C this year.
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Yelp Enables "Check-ins". Is #Foursquare Doomed?
Taking a page from Foursquare, Yelp has just rolled out an upgrade to their iPhone app that enables you to "check-in" when you frequent a local business. "Checkins" are a way to provide mobile users with on the spot deals, incentive points, accolades etc.
It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Foursquare and make no bones about how I think their model could be the most disruptive thing to hit the local advertising market in a long while, but I have to say: Yelp + "check-ins" is a killer app.
I've used Foursquare for months checking in everywhere I go but, after a while, my checkin's have definitely slowed. I think the reason is that the game/points dynamics of Foursquare is not really what motivates me to checkin over the long term. My checkins are fueled by a desire for two things: status (yes, I'm the "mayor" of my favorite places) and the ability to get deals.
The problem I'm seeing with Foursquare is that after becoming the mayor of my spots, there are no deals to be had. If I was getting access to new deals I'd still be checking in daily, but alas, the only deal to be had in Palo Alto for the last few months has been half price pitchers at the Blue Chalk Cafe (nice! but not my cup of tea).
Foursquare needs more deals if they want to attract and retain a broader user base. This is where Yelp has the advantage. Yelp has relationships with tens of thousands of businesses and I'll bet that e-mails will soon go out encouraging them to post special deals for frequent visitors that checkin. I already use Yelp to figure out where to go, so a checkin once I'm there is a no brainer.
So is Foursquare doomed?
I don't think so, but they desperately need to figure out a model whereby they can organically acquire relationships with businesses as quickly as possible. The key move for Foursquare is going to be in leveraging their very loyal (and growing) user base to generate the awareness among business owners for them. Someway or another Foursquare has got to find a way to either shame or fame their users into getting their favorite businesses to engage in the model and post deals.
If Foursquare can turn their user base into their "feet-on-the-street" sales force, their advertising model could be explosive. If not, they run the risk of "dying in the sand", just as countless other local content and advertising ventures have, as they attempt to scale their direct relationships with local businesses.
I'm hoping they make the right moves in response the Yelp's play for the space.
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Posted By Andrew Nappi, FL TAC State Coordinator
Many state governors and legislatures were caught up in the green house gas frenzy when the hoax was at its peak. States that have joined regional climate change incentives can still remedy this error with proper legislation. In 2007 Charlie Crist involved Florida in pledging to the greenhouse emissions hoax.
MyFlorida Contact GOVERNOR CRIST SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES
July 13, 2007
MIAMI – Governor Charlie Crist today signed three Executive Orders initiating Florida's energy policy. The Governor also signed partnership agreements with Germany and the United Kingdom outlining an agreement that focuses on climate policies and mutual economic benefits. The signing ceremony concluded the Serve to Preserve Florida Summit on Global Climate Change held at the Intercontinental Miami Hotel in Miami on July 12-13, 2007.
"Florida is providing the moral leadership needed to preserve our state's beautiful natural environment, and state government is leading by example by taking immediate action to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions," Governor Crist said. "However, our actions do not stop here. During the next few months, Florida's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change will develop further recommendations for our state's long-term climate-friendly efforts."
The Executive Orders carry out Governor Crist's commitment to reducing Florida's greenhouse gases and increasing energy efficiency. As a result, Florida will pursue renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy, as well as alternative energy such as ethanol and hydrogen.
Governor Crist signed Executive Order 07-126, titled "Leadership by Example: Immediate Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Florida State Government"; Executive Order 07-127, "Immediate Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions within Florida"; and Executive Order 07-128, "Florida Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change."
"Germany and the United Kingdom are recognized as worldwide leaders in actively addressing global climate change," said Governor Crist. "Florida is honored to join these great nations in calling for a post-Kyoto Protocol that protects the planet's climate systems by reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses beyond 2012."
Governor Crist signed two partnerships agreements, "Partnership on Global Climate Change, Action between the United Kingdom and the State of Florida," and "Partnership on Global Climate Change, Action with the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Florida."
Leadership by Example: Immediate Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Florida State Government
State government will first measure greenhouse gas emissions and develop a Governmental Carbon Scorecard. State government will then work to reduce emissions 10 percent by 2012, 25 percent by 2017, and 40 percent by 2025. To achieve that goal, state buildings constructed in the future will be energy efficient and include solar panels whenever possible. Office space leased in the future must be in energy-efficient buildings as well. Any purchased state vehicles should be fuel efficient and use ethanol and biodiesel fuels when available. State government will also seek to partner with an energy-efficient rental-car company for the 2009 contract.
Immediate Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions within Florida
Governor Crist directed the adoption of maximum emission levels of greenhouse gases for electric utilities. The standard will require a reduction of emissions to 2000 levels by 2017, to 1990 levels by 2025, and by 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050. Florida will also adopt the California motor vehicle emission standards, pending approval of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency waiver. The standard is a 22-percent reduction in vehicle emissions by 2012 and a 30-percent reduction by 2016.
Florida will also require energy-efficient consumer appliances to increase efficiency by 15 percent of current standards. Governor Crist also requested that the Public Service Commission adopt a 20 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard by 2020, with a strong focus on solar and wind energy.
Partnerships with Germany and the United Kingdom
Governor Crist committed to partnering with Germany and the United Kingdom to discuss and promote initiatives that broaden the Kyoto Protocol and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases beyond 2012.
The State of Florida will exchange delegations with Germany and with the United Kingdom to create a forum for sharing public policy experience and exchanging science and technology, placing a particular emphasis on the sharing of ideas and policies related to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. The individual partnership agreements will increase climate-friendly trade between the State of Florida and the Federal Republic of Germany and between the State of Florida and the United Kingdom.
Florida Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change
Governor Crist will appoint diverse stakeholders to a Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change. Team members will create a Florida Climate Change Action Plan that will include strategies beyond today's Executive Orders to reduce emissions, including recommendations for proposed legislation for consideration during the 2008 Legislative Session and beyond.
"Florida's economy, the health of our people, and the quality of our environment will be shaped by the bold action steps taken by Governor Crist today," said Secretary Michael W. Sole of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. "This summit is a watershed event in Florida's history, and I applaud Governor Crist for his leadership on this important issue."
Governor Crist was joined at the signing ceremony by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Governor Schwarzenegger, who was also the luncheon keynote speaker, is a national leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. He has helped reduce traffic congestion and clean the air by establishing the California Hydrogen Highway.
"Governor Schwarzenegger is truly a national and international leader on the issue of global climate change," Governor Crist said. "I am honored that he has taken time out of his busy schedule to join us and share his expertise with us."
About the Serve to Preserve Florida Summit on Global Climate Change
The summit brought together policy makers, academics, scientists, environmentalists and the business community to discuss the impact of climate change in Florida. These experts helped develop best practices related to alternative fuels and emission standards. The group's strongest recommendations helped shape procedures for state agencies and future legislation. For more information, visit www.MyFloridaClimate.com or www.flgov.com.
To offset the energy used for the summit, the State of Florida has worked with the non-profit CarbonFund.org to estimate the carbon emissions created by summit participants through their use of transportation, hotel operations and food preparation. Because carbon emissions have global impact, supporting renewable energy anywhere can compensate for the environmental impact of the summit. The State of Florida's financial support of renewable wind energy in New Mexico will counterbalance the carbon emissions generated by the summit.
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WHEREAS, there has been no credible economic analysis of the costs associated with carbon
reduction mandates and the consequential effect of the increasing costs of doing business in
the State of ______;
WHEREAS, forcing business, industry, and food producers to reduce carbon emissions through
government mandates and cap-and-trade policies under consideration for the regional climate
initiative will increase the cost of doing business, push companies to do business with other
states or nations, and increase consumer costs for electricity, fuel, and food;
WHEREAS, the Congressional Budget Office warns that the cost of cap-and-trade policies will
be borne by consumers and will place a disproportionately high burden on poorer families;
WHEREAS, simply reducing carbon emissions in the State of ______ will not have a significant
impact on international carbon reduction, especially while countries like China, Russia, Mexico,
and India emit an ever-increasing amount of carbon into the atmosphere;
WHEREAS, a tremendous amount of economic growth would be sacrificed for a reduction in
carbon emissions that would have no appreciable impact on global concentrations of CO2;
WHEREAS, no state or nation has enhanced economic opportunities for its citizens or
increased Gross Domestic Product through cap and trade or other carbon reduction policies;
and WHEREAS, Europe's cap and trade system has been undermined by political favoritism,
accounting tricks and has failed to achieve the carbon reduction targets,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the legislature of the State of ______ urges the
Governor to withdraw [state] from the regional climate initiative.
(Adopted by the Natural Resources Task Force in St. Louis, MO, on April 23, 2010.)
(Approved by the ALEC Board of Directors on May 4, 2010)
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Please visit the Patri Memorial Page.
The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers reconstruct, teach and perform American ballroom dance of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
We focus on the Federal, Civil War, Gilded Age, Ragtime and Roaring Twenties Eras. In addition to performing the dances of these periods, we host public balls,
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JOPLIN, Mo. —
I sort of got a problem.
It's a nice problem, but a problem nonetheless. The problem is I can't keep up with all of the nice things folks have been doing for Joplin. I'm not the only one having that problem. It's something we struggle with every day here at the paper, and it's a problem that folks from Joplin struggle with every day.
How do you thank the thousands and thousands of folks who — with seemingly little, if any, connection to Joplin — opened up their hearts to the victims of the May 22 tornado? Making the thanking even tougher is that most of the folks who are lending a hand up to Joplin don't want thanks. What they want to do is help.
On Thursday, I spoke with Peter Birk who lives in Seattle, Wash. Peter grew up in Joplin. He graduated from Memorial High School. I was talking with Peter about a fundraiser for the Joplin tornado victims he helped put together at the restaurant he works at in Seattle. One of the things that amazed Peter, he said, was the support the restaurant received from throughout Seattle. Peter told me that tickets to the event (which will be featured Wednesday in the paper's On the Table section) quickly sold out.
Peter also told me that everyone involved with hosting the fundraiser donated their time and that all the restaurant's vendors supplied the food for the event at no charge.
"Everything associated with the event was donated," Peter said.
I thought that was something.
In that same phone conversation, Peter told me about some neat ladies in the Seattle area who made 100 quilts for Joplin tornado victims.
I thought that was something, too.
Also on Thursday, I spoke with Donald Capps from Joplin. Donald called to tell me that his son who lives in New York, along with his three sons, will be in Joplin in the next few days to help the folks with the Joplin Area Catholic Schools. Donald told me that this will be the second Joplin trip for his son. He also told me that his son has collected a ton of money for the school system.
I thought that was something, too, and I told Donald I would try to speak with his son and with his grandsons.
I hope that I can because the guys need to know how much we appreciate what they are doing.
Look, it's hard to find any sort of bright spot in the aftermath of the tornado. But the one thing that I think has made things a bit easier for some folks is the outpouring of support, help and concern that has come their way.
The other day, I received an email from a nice lady named Ellisa Story from Jackson, Miss. Ellisa sent me the email to comment on a column I did about Nancy Grace. (Hint: Ellisa is not a Nancy Grace fan.) At the end of her email, Ellisa wrote the following: "My prayers will always be with you and the people of Joplin."
How neat is that?
If you've driven around Joplin lately, I'm sure you've probably seen the buses from churches from all over the country who have sent folks to help. Many of the groups come from communities that have also, in recent years, been hit by terrible disasters. But others are here just because they think it's the right thing to do.
So how do we thank all of these people? I don't know.
About all we can do is, whenever we run into someone helping out, whenever we speak on the phone with someone who has or is doing something nice for Joplin, we should tell him or her how much we appreciate what he or she is doing. We should also tell those people to pass along our thanks to all of the other people who are with them.
But that's not all we should do. We should promise ourselves that the next time a natural disaster strikes a community, we'll do more than give the folks a passing thought of sympathy. We should promise ourselves that we'll repay the kindness shown to us with some Joplin kindness of our own.
That's the best way to thank someone.
Tornado: Mike Pound
Mike Pound: How can we thank all those who have helped Joplin?
JOPLIN, Mo. —
I sort of got a problem.
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Mike Pound: Saying nice things about St. John's folks is easy
Francis Williams called me Wednesday morning and told me she reads my column "most every day." I then waited for her next sentence, which usually goes something like this: "And I think you are a moron."
Mike Pound: Joplin Habitat looking for eligible families
A quick drive on Missouri Highway 171 near the Joplin Regional Airport tells you all you need to know.
Mike Pound: Woman's effort snags scrubs for Joplin
It was an idea so simple and so obvious that it makes people slap their head and say "Why didn't I think of that?"
Mike Pound: Veterans bearing gifts coming to Joplin
Robert Marrone told me that a planned trip to Joplin by a group of veterans from California University of Pennsylvania is just another way for them to give back to the community.
Mike Pound: Minot, N.D. needs Joplin's support, too
I tend to go through life without thinking. Or without thinking too much. I always felt that deep thinking was for folks ... well for folks who were deep thinkers. I tend to be a shallow thinker.
Mike Pound: Winning teams in place before the tornado struck
We don't have many big meetings here in the newsroom. I think, in part, that's because nobody wants to spend much time in a room full of newspaper people. That's what I think.
Mike Pound: Group comes together for mother, child
The women all knew each other but they didn't know each other well. They grew up in the same town, and they graduated from the same high school, but because of their slight age differences none of them were ever close friends.
Mike Pound: There is no stopping the St. Mary's backers
For a woman who is raising some serious cash, Tracey Welch doesn't like to talk much about money. In response to a question this week about how close she and the other folks raising money for St. Mary's Catholic Elementary School were to Tracey's $25,000 goal, she sort of dodged the question.
Mike Pound: Mother of storm victims getting by 'day by day'
"Are you sleeping at night?" Crystal Whitely pondered the question posed to her for a second. Then, through a tight smile, she said, "No, not really. I don't know if I will ever sleep like I used to."
Mike Pound: How can we thank all those who have helped Joplin?
I sort of got a problem. It's a nice problem, but a problem nonetheless. The problem is I can't keep up with all of the nice things folks have been doing for Joplin. I'm not the only one having that problem.
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Iris begins tomorrow and already people have started arriving from all over the world! Some of our visiting directors have answered a few questions for us. Here we have Evan Roberts from the USA and his short Yeah Kowalski.
1)What are you expecting from Cardiff? What are you looking forward to?
My family's ancestry is mostly Welsh (hence my name) so I'm really looking forward to connecting to that side of my heritage again. My family visited Wales- and Cardiff- when I was young, but other than peacocks in a park, I don't have many memories from it. I'm excited to revisit the city through the eyes of the queer community of Cardiff, and meet other filmmakers from around the world. I studied in London for a year in college as well, so coming back to the UK always feels good.
2)Where did the concept/idea for your short come from?
During a sex education class when I was 12, I learned that boys grow armpit hair two years after they grow pubic hair (it's true! Google it.) When a classmate passed out quizzes later that day, I saw a tuft of armpit hair underneath this T-shirt. It's a vivid erotic memory from my youth-- I was so intrigued and excited by the realization that he looked like a man "down there." The image of Shane leaning back in his chair and inadvertently exposing his armpits is a direct illustration of that erotic moment in my life. I was not late bloomer myself, but I started to wonder what a boy who wants armpit hair would do to get it and the trouble he could get into. I wrote the first draft in four hours.
3)Can you talk us through the making of your short? (funding, development, post-production…)
After the first draft, I brought on a friend, Britta Lundin, to help refine it. I knew I wanted to spend money on casting, so I hired a casting director who had lots of connections in Dallas and Houston as well as Austin. We found all our main characters from this search. Unfortunately for the production, I had a contract job in Africa for two weeks in December, so that by the time I came back, we had two weeks to put everything together, solidify casting and locations, buy props, costume and production design. Adding more pressure, our middle school location did not confirm until three days before shooting.
Despite a crazed pre-production, the actual production went smoothly; so smoothly I thought I might get hit by a car at the end of every day- I didn't trust that I had averted disaster. Disaster came on the second to last day of shooting when the heated pool failed to heat during the night. We had teenagers huddled together for warmth in between camera set ups. The lead actor, Cameron, had taken a hot shower after one take, and then jumped into cold water for a second take and couldn't breath. We stopped shooting, rescheduled all the shots with water for the next day and sent all the extras home.
Cameron had to get his armpits waxed for the shoot. We asked that he leave one hair left for the final shot. During the set up and rehearsals for that shot, he accidentally pulled out the one hair he had. I was quietly destroyed. Miraculously, an even shorter hair had sprouted since his waxing- and it works better for the film anyways.
Post production was over a period of a few months with a few pick up shots: underwater, the basketball game and crowd wave at the gym, and some cutaways during the hair cut. Look closely and you might see that I double for the dad in a plaid shirt at the very beginning.
4)What would winning the Iris Prize mean to you?
I'm just finishing up my graduate degree here in Austin, and winning the Prize would allow me to keep the momentum I've been building with the my last two films ("33 Teeth" and "Yeah! Kowalski!") and help make the leap from graduate student to an industry professional.
As a filmmaker, it's really important to me to create films that all young people will relate to. I don't want to make coming out films- which is usually how we see young queer teenagers. I want to see- and make- more films about queer characters where the characters sexuality is not the main plot point or main conflict.
I would love the opportunity to come back to the UK and collaborate with local talent. Collaboration is so key in film making, and luckily it's one of my strengths. One of my favorite scenes from "Yeah, Kowalski!" was suggested by our make-up artist and I loved it so much, we got rid of two other shots to make room for it. I'd love the chance to feel part of an international queer film making community have a cross-cultural creative experience like no other. I find that it's not only New York City and Los Angeles that are epicenters of creativity- but these havens like Cardiff (I've heard), and like Austin, Texas that really nurture artists and filmmakers into telling stories that are personal and authentic, without having to compete with a mainstream aesthetic.
Right now, I'm very interested in LGBTI refugee stories, after a project that brought me to South Africa this past summer. In imagining the "what if" of winning the Iris Prize, I've looked into some refugee asylum organizations in Wales. I'd love to use this film as an opportunity to develop an approach I am working with- collaborating with a group of people, in this case LGBTI refugees, to tell stories inspired by their life and then casting them in the film as themselves. Authenticity is the main goal, especially when you make stories about people who aren't normally seen on screen.
The promo in Africa I co-directed and co-produced can be found here.
5)Do you think that gay children deal with puberty in a different way?
Are they more sensitive to it? That's a tough question to speak authoritatively about. I don't believe that gay teenagers deal with puberty in a way that's really all that different from straight teenagers. But of course, puberty is the time when these first feelings of desire and same sex attraction develop. "Yeah, Kowalski!" is an effort to make a film that normalizes as well as pokes fun of this transition- ultimately to send the message that everything is going to be OK. It's only by getting through all the painful and humiliating experiences of youth (like the pool party scene in "Yeah, Kowalski!") that make you stronger.


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Should I Delete Content or Should I Revise My Posts?
There has been the suggestion made that under performing content should be deleted from a site. This may be hard to do if you have been posting often to your blog, so what strategy should you follow?
I have been working on a website audit for a blog that has been running for three years now. When I began that blog, I was writing for many different sites, and I wanted a home for all of my posts. I did not really want to always be posting on sites that were not my domain. I started pulling posts from other places, and I included articles from ebooks that I had written, but I had not posted on the web. I think that a few business owners may be in a similar position to what I faced: no organic traffic, and you need posts to help generate that traffic. We begin posting items to have something there. I knew one blogger who was writing about fifty posts a week. Each post was about three hundred words at most, and he did not really say anything significant with any particular post. He claimed he could be writing two hundred a week if he desired. There was a belief that quantity equated quality, but we know better.
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Content that Converts to Content that Drives Potential Clients Away
Is marketing on the internet any different from your other marketing? We do have to jump through a few different loops, but marketing remains the same, so what are you doing with your content?
There seems to be buzz around the concept of Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), but I wonder why now. My point is: have we not always tried to convert potential clients into clients? Maybe we arebetter understanding the tools that will help us achieve this goal. I set up various goals for my website that I found to be pretty standardfor many sites. If someone is reading more than four pages, I know that they are engaged, and they could be a potential client (or they may be searching for a certain article with better information). If they stay on the site for more than thirty minutes, I may have a client (or did they walk away from the computer to deal with the children while leaving my site open). If they follow a certain path, ending up on the page to contact me for my services, they could become a client (or is that a competitor scoping out what I have done). As you can see, there may be a flip side to the metric that you are studying, but we have to discover how a user is moving through our site, and can we determine behavior that is indicative to a user becoming a client. I am speaking of a service site, but we could transfer the service request page for a checkout page. What we need to be sure of is our content working?
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What Should We Do with Dead Content
Should you dump pages that are not performing? Maybe they should be rewritten? How do you choose?
I remember being told that you never know what twists and turns your business can take. You may find yourself with an opportunity that will completely change your job, but it can be more lucrative, so you have to develop the ability to notice these chances. We could view our websites through this perspective. We create content that we think is relevant to our clients or potential consumers. The problem is that they may not feel the need to know. We may place some content up on the site that is helpful to our clients, but these pages or posts have nothing to do with our core business. For example, let us say that I am a doctor, a heart specialist, and I have found that there is a certain type of amaranth grain when eaten on a regular basis is the perfect food for heart health. I write about this on my blog. Problem is that this grain is not readily available, so my readers contact me for this grain. I could refer them to my supplier, or I could set up a business to sell this grain. We all have this kind of content on our sites, and we may be presented with this opportunity.
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Did You See Your Site Drop in the Search Result Rankings Last Week?
Many site owners are complaining of lost business through loss of traffic. Do you have a strategy in place for your web marketing when you have lost your rank? Maybe rethinking your content can help.
On each Monday, I study my analytics. I look at my analytics more often than that, but I do a more in depth analysis to guide my plans for the week on that day. Last Monday, I saw one of my sites drop significantly for keywords that I was targeting, while new sites popped up on my radar. By now everyone is aware that Google changed the method for how they obtain their search results, and you may see many sites upset about their loss of traffic. I had a different experience.Although my rank went way down, my traffic soared up. This is due to a strategy that I have maintained for a while, which I will describe below, but the real story may be a bit bigger: we cannot rely on a search engine to help our business grow, and I want to deal with that idea first.
When you first publish your first web page, you will not be finding massive traffic from a search engine right away. We have to work towards that goal. Most industries tracking consumer behavior will inform you of a survey that states that our clients are going on line first before buying a product. They do their research, and then they may go onto buy on line, but they may not. The take away for a small business is that we have to be on line. To be noticed on line, we have to be ranking well, so we become fixated on a set of keywords and our position on the list of results for that keyword. That is not a problem; the problem is that we do not look beyond that results page rank. The change in rankings last week in the Google search pages was done to improve the quality of the results for the end user; however, have you conducted a few searches lately? I am assaulted with more advertisements than results, and sometimes those ads do me no good. Furthermore, I am now being given results based upon my own social network, as well as results that are personalized to my own history. This leaves me wondering what is the significance of a ranking for a particular keyword. Many of us have a bad experience with a pay per click campaign, so we drop it. We also fail to understand where our potential clients may be lurking on the internet, so we miss opportunities. We are forgetting that marketing on the web is like any other marketing, we cannot put all of our eggs in one basket.
How did my traffic go up when my rankings went down? The answer is simple: quality content that is focused on providing the best information related to my business geared towards my local region. Let us forget about rules of how often you have to post- a good article will always bring in traffic. We should consider how to obtain local readers. I still see advocates stating that you need to discuss local events, no matter what the event is. For example, you are a plumber writing about the latest Spanish restaurant opening near your home on your blog. Hey the food was great, but what does it have to do with plumbing? A visitor coming to your blog will not return for plumbing advice; they will likely not return at all. If a new water feature opened at a park, like a new fountain, as a plumber I may write about this fountain, and I would mention how you could have a similar feature in your yard. If the event does not tie into your business, then you should not be in a rush to write about it. Many people conducting searches will want to know why something is happening to something they own in their area. Back to the plumber: why do my cold water pipes have hot water in them in Miami? (People do type in search queries like that one). The plumber could write a post about how the heat from the sun heats the ground and the attic, and this is where water pipe are located in certain houses. This Miami plumber may not have a top site for plumbing in that city, but he was discovered by the searcher who wanted to know what is effecting his water in that city. People looking for answers will type longer queries to their search input, and they often include location, since many people feel that location could play a part in their problem. Once your collection of articles dealing with specific concerns increases, and you have effectively placed references to your own community into the articles, you will find that locals will perceive your site as a resource. Hopefully, they will then use your service, but that gets into conversion optimization. I want to deal with the content that brings in traffic here.
Do not post just to be posting. I have heard rules that you should be posting once a day, four times a week, or three times a day. Nonsense. I will say that if you wish to build up an audience, you do have to post consistently. You cannot post five articles in one month, then go six months before posting another article (and the person who really did that is wondering why her site does not have more visitors). Consistency in marketing pays off. Of course, you want to go after that top position in Google for your keyword; I am not saying that you should stop trying on that front, but your site can still do well in bringing your message to your potential clients. My blog is my base. My print ads lead back to the site. I have a ppc campaign that drives traffic to that site. I advertise on different sites, which have users that could be good for my potential client base. I do email marketing, and I participate in social media. I do not try to spend too much effort on any one idea, because then I could be wasting an opportunity to gain clients. This is the easiest trap to fall into: focusing on the one big thing. For example, Twitter is big, so I need to work on building up a follower base, but really, are your clients on Twitter? The same could be said about Facebook.
Focus on quality. Quality content, or maybe I should say content that answers the query of a search, will continue to drive visitors to your site. I need to go back to the drawing board when it comes to the keywords that I want to hit. It is a shame that so much effort seems to be wasted. On the other hand, Google is sending more traffic to my site for many related topics, and that helps to build my brand. Think about it: did someone just hand you a Kleenex or a tissue paper? There are people who still hoover instead of vacuum. So maybe you are not the top result for plumbers in Miami, but you are the plumber everyone goes to have their questions answered, and when they cannot do the job, they call you.
Too Much Content on a Page
Have you crowded out what the visitor needs to see with what you think will convince him on your site? What do you need on your site for a conversion?
For a couple of months, I have been taking apart websites from various small businesses to see if they work. Not how do they work. I wanted to improve one of my websites, but I also wanted to understand visitor behavior. Each week I take one site to analyze. I go through the site. I look at the links leading to the site. I try to discover if the business uses any social media to drive traffic to the site, or if social media is used to encourage use of the business. I realized that I had fallen into a trap. I was looking at what the site owners considered to be working, and I was not looking at what actually may be working.
The interesting aspect of my study has been that you can pick a field of business only to find that there will be the most basic of websites designed twelve years ago to sites that play with all of the current thinking. In some ways this does matter to finding an audience in the search results page. You could put up a simple flier of a website, and you may obtain traffic or a good result in a local listing. My point is that sometimes design choices like a static site or dynamic site do not make much of a difference. However, when you do have a visitor on the site, does the site help convert that visitor into a client?
I began looking at my own behavior to make guesses about my visitors possible motives. To determine the seriousness of a business when looking at their website, I go to the "about us" page. You will be surprised how many firms forget to fill this out or do not have one. I then look at contact information. If there is no good way to contact the site owner, I a wary. Yet this goes farther. If the contact information is "email@example.com", I am not too trusting. This changes though depending on the circumstance. When going to a page about advertising, then "email@example.com" does not put me off. The same applies when looking for information and I find the info@ email, but when the site is all about Jane Smith Consulting, then I wonder about info@ emails. I feel better if I am sending an email to a person (email@example.com who is the personal assistant to Jane Smith). Little details left an impression, and I feel better if I believe that I am contacting a known entity (hello tom, can Jane Smith…).
What did dawn on me is that I am not really reading. Like most users, I have a certain set of websites that I like to go to read, and I do think of myself as reading, yet I am not too concerned with everything there. A website that I discovered not too long ago in my Google Reader for an alert on sustainable architecture is Green Building Elements. This is a wonderful site if you are interested in green or sustainable issues in building. At first, a few articles came up in the reader, and as it turned out, I was lead to this site, so I am reading the article, and I explore the site a bit. Eventually, I type the site into my browser to go directly there, instead of waiting for an alert to pop up. So there I am. Do I look at the ads? Do I read what is in the sidebars? The header? No, I quickly scan the article titles to see what may interest me, then I read that article. If I have time, I glance over to see the recent comments, which may lead me to read that article. If I have a bit longer, I may read the advertising or any promotional cop on the site. Why not pay attention all of the time? Because that is not why I am on the site. I want to read the article, and provide a response to join or engage a conversation.
Let us turn this around. Say I am searching for a water filtration system to be used on my greywater system that I am building. I type this into my search box, and I find an article about these systems. I land on the page, and I begin scanning. Does this page have what I need? I then check out the advertising too. Again, this is a quick scan, and I will click the ad if it seems to take me to where I want to be. My point is that we are scanners. We read when it matters to us, but a website visitor is scanning for that tidbit which brought home to the site.
This brought me back to my website analysis. I delved into the content of each site to find a morsel that would show me how to convert my user into a client. I missed the point. A competitor's copy does not provide the answer. Understanding the user does. Some users will want to check you out, so the details have to be in place. Little clues reveal a lot about the business. For example, I noticed quite a few websites reporting to be from larger firms that had teams, but much of the data indicated that there was only one person working for the firm. I also noticed that web users want something quick. The trick is to figure out what that something is, and give it to them. Do they want to know how much a consulting fee would be. Maybe Jane Smith consulting will get the job if the price is right. Do they need a quick turnaround? Can same day service be achieved? Ms. Smith can meet clients on the same day. This is where competitor copy may come in use. When each competitor is touting a certain feature, then maybe they are doing so because the consumer has asked for it. However, you may also want to ask your own clients what information they need to make the sale. This is where I came to another conclusion: too many small business sites are working too hard to make that conversion that they cause the customer to leave the site. We pile on marketing copy before we give the price in the hope that the content will help make the sale. The user does not want to wade through it. Redacting content to make the scan of a website easier can be the best thing that you could do to win the user over.
Have content where it matters. To give users a better option, I have teaser content in some spots on a page. Other times I do not. The depending factor is how do the users to your site use the information. I also discovered that I am guilty of repeating content, as if I am trying to make a point. I saw this happening on several sites. Remember that people who want to read will continue to explore, but a scanner will leave the page if he does not think the data is on that page. Putting too little content can be a problem as well. One service company had a slogan that included the term "five point service". Being familiar with the type of work that they do, I realized what the five points were. Nowhere on the site was the five point service clearly explained. An intelligent user would eventually discover the meaning though, yet we have to remember the scanner. They are not going to bother looking for the explanation. The slogan had no significance to the scanner, so it became wasted copy. Another aspect is the site that contains all of the basic content that every one of his competitors contains. No content differentiates itself, and the questions a visitor might have, like price, was not answered. Having the price listed may be what the visitor wants, but you may not want it on the site. You may want the visitor to call you to make the sale. I found that visitors to one site are fairly evenly divided: some want the price listed, some want to send a request for a quote, and some call. Of course callers may be better for you, but they may not be the only ones to convert. If you are focusing on having them call, you need more than a phone number. Having a call to action to encourage them to call, or a simple explanation why they should call is the best option.
What is the lesson: clean up your act, but be sure that you made yourself clear. Go through your own site with fresh eyes of a scanner, but maybe ask friends to do tasks on your site to find out their reactions to their site. You may be adding content, but you may discover the need to reduce.
How Far Can You Stray With Your Content
Consultants who blog may wish to go further from their topic to help brand themselves
A golden rule in blogging is try to have a focus for your content; do not stray to far from it. Every blogger has the odd post that does not fit the true purpose of the site though, but what if that content becomes half of the site? I was analyzing some popular blogs in specific industries, and found that they go against the focus rule; however, they do engage their audience, which is the ultimate goal of the site, but does this lead to conversions?
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Writing Posts for Keywords Which are not Trending
Writing quality content may not be enough if no one is looking for a post on your topic.
I used to write an informative post without concern if the post would be read by users or found by the search engines, because the post served my greater writing goals in regards to my business. With a website, this can be an error. Each written post should add value to the site. Value will be defined as bringing in users to the site; users who will hopefully convert to being your clients. Yet maybe you still need a post on a topic that will not add value, so how can you craft your writing to meet the goal of adding value?
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How to create a post for your blog
The art of writing comes with its own rules that you need to know, once you begin to write a post for any webpage.
I was asked how do I develop titles for blog posts, and I thought that I might write a post on that topic, but writing for the web is different from other styles. I have been working on a couple of anchor/pillar posts, when I wrote a piece that fits into my overall scheme, and kept my blog post schedule. While writing this post, I became self conscious of the techniques involved. This feeling was enhanced when an editor worked on a post that I submitted for another site. With these thoughts in my head, I felt that a post about writing a post would be better suited here.
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South Philadelphia is a constantly evolving neighborhood with a rich cultural identity. Though it has some of the cities best restaurants, coffee shops and nightlife, it is at once gritty and homey in a way that is uniquely Philadelphian. South Philly is also the home of the Mummers and Philadelphia's beloved professional sports teams.
Geographical Borders
South Philadelphia is generally considered to be anything South of South Street and East of Broad Street. The area is made up of smaller neighborhoods such as Passyunk Square, the Italian Market and Pennsport.
As of the 2000 Census, the population was 162,683. Originally a predominately Italian neighborhood, South Philadelphia is now home to a diverse population of Irish Americans, Vietnamese Americans, and Mexican Americans; a mix of old and new Philadelphians, families and young people.
Points of Interest and Things To Do:
The Italian Market: The oldest and largest outdoor market in the United States run down 9th st. from Christian to Washington. It has changed a bit since it was immortalized in Rocky's famous training montage. Amongst the bakeries, butchers and cheese shops are cozy cafes and gift shops.
The Philadelphia Sports Complex: Home of the Flyers, Sixers, Eagles and Phillies as well as the Xfinity Live, a virtual stadium with a mini turf field, giant screens for viewing games and plethora of sports bars.
Passyunk Square: This vibrant street is a hotspot for foodies and hipsters. Excellent restaurants, bars and coffee shops line the diagonal street that twinkles with Christmas lights all year round. Check out the Pub on East Passyunk for one of the most extensive beer menus in the city or Stoogie Joes for amazing pizza.
Pat's and Genos: At the intersection of South 9th Street and East Passyunk Avenue, across the street from each other, stand rival cheesesteak moguls: Pat's King of Steaks and Geno's Steaks. Which steak is better? That is a hotly debated question and simply a matter of personal taste.
South Street: This historic street is the northern most border of South Philly. Once a counter culture hangout, the street is now mostly sneaker stores and fast food joints. Still the South Street has its charms, such as Tattooed Mom's, the quintessential Punk Rock dive bar or Retrospect, an upscale thrift store.
South Philadelphia's diverse cultural composition makes it one of the most exciting places to grab a bite. Here are a few standouts.
Nam Phuong, for excellent, affordable Vietnamese food.
1110 Washinton Avenue
(215) 468-0410
Sarcones Deli, for the very best hoagie in the world.
734 South 9th Street
(215) 922-1717
Ralph's, for authentic Italian cuisine.
760 South 9th Street
(215) 551-5000
Fond, for a contemporary BYOB
1617 East Passyunk Avenue
(215) 551-5000
Cantina Los Caballitos, for outdoor seating and pitchers of margaritas.
1651 East Passyunk Avenue
(215) 755-3350
I-95 runs through South Philadelphia from Christian Street to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. South Philadelphia is very accessible by public transportation. The Broad Street Line and a plethora of buses service the area. Check www.septa.org for schedules.


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Inn with a conference center, in Rome (Cassia - Giustiniana)
This inn is located in Rome (Cassia - Giustiniana), close to Ponte Milvio, Stadio Olimpico, and MAXXI - National Museum of the 21st Century. Also nearby are Foro Italico and Olympic Swimming Stadium.
Property Features
In addition to a bar/lounge, Hotel Villa Dei Giuochi DelfIci provides a conference center, wireless Internet access (surcharge), and laundry facilities.
Room Amenities
In addition to LCD televisions with digital channels, guestrooms include minibars. Bathrooms come with rainfall showerheads and bidets.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Villa Dei Giuochi DelfIci Amenities
- General
Hotel Villa Dei Giuochi DelfIci features tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and a garden. Event facilities include a conference center and a meeting/conference room. Public areas are equipped with high-speed wireless Internet access (surcharge). A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. This business-friendly inn also offers concierge services, laundry facilities, and a television in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Hotel Villa Dei Giuochi DelfIci is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 40
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Laundry facilities
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Free self parking
- Conference center
- Year Built 1955
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in lobby
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Parking
Free self parking
- Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Shower only
- Rainfall showerhead
- Desk
- Digital TV service
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Connecting / adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Villa Dei Giuochi DelfIci Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 11 years of age.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30 per night
- Additional Details
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 2 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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The school I work in has been running a vanilla Windows Server network ever since switching from Novell many, many years ago. Other schools that we've worked with have often been unhappy with their Community Connect networks and have come to us to help them go 'vanilla'.
However, it's obvious that plenty of schools must be running a Community Connect network without any problems, or RM simply wouldn't be in business. Since I've never seen a fully functional one that wasn't in the process of being dismantled in a blizzard of criticism, I'm wondering whether anyone here who runs CC3 and is perfectly happy with it would mind me popping in to see you for a few hours one day to see how it all works?
This may seem like an odd request, but it's simply borne out of curiosity. I've read plenty of posts here about various management systems and am interested to see how the 'other half' lives! I work in Buckinghamshire and live in Berkshire, so somewhere in that region would be ideal.