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The 2014 Ford Fusion ranks 6 out of 21 Affordable Midsize Cars. This ranking is based on our analysis of published reviews and test drives of the Ford Fusion, as well as reliability and safety data.
Lively performance and a spacious cabin make the 2014 Ford Fusion a solid contender in its class, though reviewers note that the Fusion's MyFord Touch system is hard to use.
The 2014 Fusion is available with four different four-cylinder engines, three of which are Ford's turbocharged EcoBoost engines. A six-speed automatic is standard, and a six-speed manual and six-speed auto with paddle shifters are available. Auto writers say the Ford Fusion's base four-cylinder engine offers sufficient power, though they prefer the extra oomph the turbocharged EcoBoost engines deliver. The six-speed manual transmission that's paired with the 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine is liked for its smooth shifts, and critics say it makes the Fusion more enjoyable to drive. The Fusion gets up to 25/37 mpg city/highway, which is good for the class. Reviewers say the Fusion is nimble on a winding road, and they like how precise its steering is. The 2014 Fusion has a standard post-crash alert system, eight air bags, including a knee air bag for the driver and front passenger, and optional rear inflatable seat belts.
Inside, test drivers say the 2014 Ford Fusion is roomy and comfortable, especially in the back seat. Many also like that the Fusion's trunk is large and deep. The upscale materials used inside the Fusion pass the test with critics, though some say that the plain cabin design looks boring and unappealing. The 2014 Fusion comes standard with voice-controlled Sync with MyFord, which includes Bluetooth, 911 Assist and a feature that reads incoming text message over the speakers while you're driving. Other standard features include an auxiliary audio jack and MyKey, which lets parents set limits for young drivers. Available features include navigation, satellite radio, HD Radio, Sync with MyFord Touch, a 12-speaker Sony audio system, push-button start, a moonroof, a 110-volt plug, dual-zone automatic climate control, a heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control with forward collision warning, active park assist, a rearview camera, back-up sensors, rain-sensing wipers, blind spot monitoring and a lane keeping alert system. Test drivers dislike the MyFord Touch infotainment system, saying it's slow-to-respond, glitchy and difficult to use. Some critics also point out that more buttons and bigger buttons on the touch screen would make the system easier to use.
- "All 2014 Fusion models offer stunning styling, a host of sophisticated electronic audio and communication options, and a sporty demeanor more commonly associated with Audi or VW than the big blue oval." -- Kelley Blue Book
- "With solid power, excellent fuel economy, provocative styling and a huge array of tech features, the 2014 Ford Fusion is a top choice for a midsize sedan." -- Edmunds
- "Sharing most of its parts with the decorated Euro-market Mondeo, the Fusion is an all-out assault on the midsize sedan segment. It's Ford's honest best shot at taking down Camry and Accord, and we won't be surprised if the Fusion does just that." -- AutoTrader
- "When you combine the beautiful appearance, smart interior and engaging driving experience with the fuel efficiency and practicality Ford's achieved, the Fusion stands tall as the best car in class. No doubt it is a winner and one that will receive universal praise. … Simply put, if you are in the market for a midsize sedan and you don't buy the Fusion, you are an idiot. And I judge you. I judge you harshly." -- Jalopnik (2013)
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The Toyota Camry is not as athletic in turns as the Fusion, but its available V6 delivers more horsepower than the Fusion's most powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Reviewers also like the Camry's spacious cabin and comfortable ride.
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The 2014 Ford Fusion is available in three trims: S, SE and Titanium. The Fusion offers four four-cylinder engine choices, three of which are Ford's turbocharged EcoBoost engines. Front-wheel drive is standard and all-wheel drive is available on the Titanium model. The Fusion Hybrid and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid are reviewed separately. The Fusion was fully redesigned for the 2013 model year. Besides the addition of the 1.5-liter EcoBoost engine for 2014, the Fusion carries over mostly unchanged. Therefore, this overview uses applicable research and reviews from the 2013 and 2014 model years.
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The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired shortstop Yunel Escobar from the Miami Marlins in exchange for infielder Derek Dietrich, according to multiple reports via MLB Daily Dish.
Escobar, 30, spent last season with the Toronto Blue Jays where he hit .253/.300/.344 with nine home runs. He is a career .282/.353/.390 hitter over six seasons with the Atlanta Braves and the Blue Jays.
Escobar was acquired by the Marlins in the mega deal that sent Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Emilio Bonifacio and John Buck to Toronto on Nov. 19 last year. Escobar came under fire last season for printing a homophobic slur in Spanish on his eye black. He is set to earn $5 million next season and the Rays hold $5 million options for each of 2014 and 2015.
Dietrich, 23, split time between A+ Charlotte and Double-A Montgomery where he hit .279/.338/.457 with 28 doubles, 10 triples and 14 home runs in 132 games. He was a second-round pick of the Rays in 2010. He split time between second base and shortstop last season.


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BBC Baymeadows, LLC v. City of Ridgeland, Mississippi
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Plaintiff: BBC Baymeadows, LLC
Defendant: City of Ridgeland, Mississippi
Cause Of Action: Declaratory Judgment
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United States of America v. McDonald
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Plaintiff: United States of America
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JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. U.S. Small Business Administration
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Defendant: U.S. Small Business Administration
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Perfect Circle-Gulf View - Private Pool-Steps to Beach in Seacrest Beach
- bedrooms 4
- baths 2
- sleeps 10
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community Camp Creek Lake
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$ 1,500 - $ 3,300 / week
$ 3,000 - $ 12,000 / month
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PERFECT CIRCLE is located only 1 row back from the beach
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Families will love the private gated community, kids bunk room (with
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shops, restaurants and activities. Everyone will love being so close
to the gulf that you can see and hear the surf from the dining room
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which features two attractive seating areas, a queen sleeper sofa,
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Don't leave your canine family member at home! We are one of very
few pet friendly rentals in the area. Your well behaved pet is
welcome with prior approval. Pets will enjoy the miles of walking
and biking trails in the area. Pet owners will enjoy the peace of
mind that comes with a quiet subdivision and no busy streets. Local
pet ordinances and pet fees apply.
Nearby you will find the beautiful Camp Creek Lake with a private
dock to enjoy to gorgeous evening sunsets. Kayakers and fisherman
alike will love having the choice of the coastal lake and the gulf
for variety!
Location! Location! Location! Spend the day on the beach which is
less than 25 yards away, no busy streets to cross. Once you tire of
the beach, take a dip in your own private pool or relax on the front
proch. You are only minutes away from the towns of Seaside and
Rosemary Beach.
Play a round of golf in the morning at one of the many nearby top
rated courses or spend an afternoon visiting the many local shops
and restaurants. Taking the kids to get ice cream is easy - just a
short bike ride away! Finish off the day by enjoying the fiery
sunset on the private dock overlooking Camp Creek Lake. Grill your
favorite dinner while the kids swim in the pool! It is all here and
waiting for you at PERFECT CIRCLE.
Other features include flat screen TVs, DVDs and VCRs, a home
theatre stereo system, FREE high speed wireless internet access,
cordless phones, charcoal grill, outdoor hot and cold shower, and
large master bedroom and bath with Jacuzzi.
Whatever you choose, you are sure to enjoy your stay at this
charming beach home!! Book your reservation early as this beautiful
home fills up quickly.
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Heated Private Pool, FREE High-speed wireless internet access (with
your laptop), Outdoor Hot and Cold Shower, Cordless Phones, Air
Conditioning, Cable TV in each room, DVD/VCR, Home Theatre/Stereo,
Well Equipped Kitchen, Microwave, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Ice
Maker, Blender, Linens provided (please bring your own beach
towels), Washer & Dryer, Jacuzzi Tub, Charcoal Grill (BBQ), Full
Size Crib, No Smoking. Pets accepted with prior approval.
activities and attractions in Seacrest Beach Gulf Coast North
Located only minutes away from Rosemary Beach, in the panhandle of
Florida, there are all kinds of activities right outside your door.
Activities on site or within walking distance include swimming,
biking, snorkeling, kayaking, canoeing, jogging, walking, tennis,
shopping, restaurants, wildlife viewing, and shelling. Other
activities nearby include golf, fitness center, miniature golf,
amusement parks, deep sea fishing, Shopping (Silver Sands Outlet
Mall is just 25 minutes away, many restaurants, cinemas,
sightseeing, swimming with dolphins, snorkeling/diving, boating,
sailing, surfing, windsurfing, and parasailing.
vacation rental rates
Winter:1/1/13-3/1/13 $1,495/wk or $195/nt - 3 night min
Early Spring: 3/1/13 - 3/12/13 $2,195/wk or $300/nt - 4 night min
Spring Break: 3/13/13 - 4/13/13 $2,595/week or $400/nt - No Adults under 25 years of age - NO EXCEPTIONS!
Late Spring: 4/13/13 - 5/25/13 - $2,195/wk or $350/nt - 4 night min
Peak summer: 5/25/13-8/13/13 $3,295/wk
Late summer/Fall:8/13/13 - 10/31/13 $2,195/wk or $350/nt - 4 night
min *
Late Fall: 11/1/13-12/31/13 $1,495/wk or $300/nt - 4 night min **
* Labor Day $3,295/wk/$400/ nt - 4 night min **
** Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Years's weeks - $2,195/wk
Note: Please add these extra charges to our rates
Local Taxes: 12.0%
Cleaning Fee: $250
Pool Heating Fee: Oct/Nov/Mar/Apr $300 Dec/Jan/Feb $350 - Optional
Pet Fee: $150 per pet - Optional


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Lyle Lovett will be this year's headline act for Band Together.
The announcement was made on live television Wednesday morning on WNCN, which is a proud media partner of Band Together in its mission to use live music as a platform for social change. Tickets will go on sale Friday morning at 10 a.m., and fans can check Band Together NC's web site for information.
Lovett is well-known to music fans as a singer, composer and actor with a broad career that spans 14 albums. The Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner.
This year, event proceeds will benefit Tammy Lynn Center in Raleigh. The Tammy Lynn Center helps children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Last year, Band Together raised $566,000 for Urban Ministries of Wake County. The effort, founded to spark charitable work after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, plans to raise even more this year.
The event's opening act will be Mac and Juice, who recently won Band Together's "Last Band Standing" at Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh.
WNCN's Penn Holderness and Page Crawford will be on stage hosting the event.
Lovett has appeared in 13 feature films, and on stage and television. Among his many accolades, besides the four Grammy Awards, he was given the Americana Music Association's inaugural Trailblazer Award, and was recently named the Texas State Musician.
Lovett has been touring in support of Release Me since its release in February. The album was No. 1 for several weeks on the Americana charts. Release Me is quintessential Lyle, mixing a smart collection of originals and songs written by some of his favorite songwriters that show not only the breadth of this Texas legend's deep talents, but also the diversity of his influences.
"We're over the moon," said Matt Strickland, Executive Director. "We're so excited; he's such a great musician.
The partnership with Band Together is part of a greater community outreach initiative called "WNCN At Your Service." The station's goal is to use its broadcasting capabilities to improve the communities it serves.
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NEW YORK — A woman from New York, has been charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child, after she allegedly booked two strippers to perform lap dances on the guests at her son's 16th birthday party.
Judy Viger, 33, hired the strippers from a company called Tops in Bottoms and arranged for them to perform in a private room at the Spare Time Bowling Center in South Glens Falls on November 3, the New York Daily News reported.
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Got the new Verizon 4G Modem on Friday. Prior Modem was Sprint Overdrive. There is no display on the Samsung Modem. It only has LED lights. They work OK, but there are some glaring deficiencies.
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Two people are dead after a crash on Highway 1 just north of Solon in Johnson County.
The Iowa State Patrol said the accident happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday.
Authorities said two vehicles were involved. The driver of one vehicle was headed south, lost control, crossed the center line and broadsided another vehicle.
A total of six people were involved: one in the first vehicle and five in the vehicle that got hit.
One of the drivers, Wilbur Bigler, 68, of West Union, died in the crash.
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But the routine didn't impress the judges, and the U.S. skater and West Potomac grad wore her shocked reaction on her face in a photo that is going viral.
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It was good enough to keep the U.S. team in the race to medal, but clearly not what Wagner was expecting.
"It wasn't what I was really hoping for," Wagner said when asked by Andrea Joyce of NBC about her score. "I know what the program is capable of and I know where the scores should be when I skate very well so I'll just take a look at the protocols."
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Building Bridges for Energy Efficiency
At the Green Boot Camp organized by ISC and Living Cities, local leaders had the opportunity to focus and take time away from their usual routine. For many cities, this opportunity became course-changing. The breakthrough experienced by Val Jensen and his colleagues from Chicago is one such example.more
Creating New Economic Opportunity on the Gulf Coast
ISC launched the Gulf Coast Sustainable Economies Leadership Academy to help smaller, primarily low-income communities explore how energy efficiency, renewable energy, and ecological restoration can revitalize their economies. 20 communities from across Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana sent teams to the Academy.view slide show
The Life Cycles of Food and Clothing
To help primary school students understand how they can make a difference in their daily lives, ISC added two lessons to our Education for Sustainable Development curriculum: a food education workshop, which helps students understand the life cycle of the food they eat; and a clothing campaign, to illuminate the environmental impacts of producing and buying new clothes.view slide show
Creating Lasting Change in Kosovo
In spring 2011, the civil sector in Kosovo celebrated its many successes, drawing public attention to the ways in which local civil society organizations are working to achieve a healthier environment, more responsive government, opportunities for youth, and a more peaceful nation.view slide show
Urban Miners: Roma Scrap Collectors Press for Recognition
Scrap collectors in Serbia—long looked down upon by the rest of society—are banding together to earn better wages, work under safer conditions, and find dignity in their work. Their efforts play a crucial role in keeping recyclables out of landfills, and serve as as a source of income for many of the poorest populations, particularly Roma.view slide show
Prosperity, Equity and Sustainability: Transforming Regional Development
At the Sustainable Communities Boot Camp, ISC brought together nearly 150 people—including senior officials from 13 U.S. regions and the Obama administration—to help develop new regional development approaches that integrate social, economic, and environmental priorities.more
Green Roof Retrofits: Lowering Temperatures and Reducing Emissions in China
ISC's pilot green roof project is retrofitting 60 residential buildings in the community of Guanlan, in Guangdong's Shenzen city. Together, these buildings will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75 metric tons every year.view slide show
"Win-Win" Solutions for Climate Adaptation & Resilience
Climate adaptation is a complex challenge: it requires resources, long-term thinking, action and leadership across sectors and jurisdictions. ISC's fourth U.S. Climate Leadership Academy helped 16 city and regional teams confront the challenge by developing strategies to become more healthy, resilient, and prosperous as they confront the local effects of climate disruption.more
Launching Kosovo's EcoMovement
EcoMovement is the first grassroots, community-based network in Kosovo that can address environmental issues and challenges on a national level. Utilizing hands-on approaches such as park and river clean-ups, as well as hiking and cycling tours that promote alternatives to automobiles, the network is helping ordinary citizens see the local, tangible impacts of their environmental protection efforts.view slide show
Developing Low Carbon Cities in China
ISC held its first two Climate Leadership Academies in China, one in each of the country's most industrialized provinces, Guangdong and Jiangsu. The trainings focused on low carbon city planning and development, and brought together senior municipal officials and other local leaders from 18 cities to help them create low carbon action plans.more
Building the "Next American Economy"
Our third Climate Leadership Academy focused on helping cities and regions across the country ramp up their efforts to develop clean energy economies and create green jobs. Senior officials and community leaders from 15 U.S. cities were in attendance.more
Shaping Macedonia's Future
In Spring 2010, ISC celebrated 15 years in Macedonia by completing a five-year project that helped make Macedonia's civil society—the nonprofit sector—a more effective, influential, and permanent partner alongside government and businesses in shaping the country today and in the future.view slide show
In China, the Next Generation Takes on Climate Change
In the town of Doumen, Guangdong Province, more than 400 primary school students attended an evening workshop celebrating energy efficiency along with their families, teachers and fellow community members. The workshop featured dancing, games, videos, and displays of student projects—all aimed at helping community members understand the impact of their individual energy choices.view slide show
Rebuilding Sustainably on the Gulf Coast
The third meeting of ISC's Gulf Coast Sustainable Communities Network focused on helping communities utilize creative strategies to rebuild their neighborhoods and organizations sustainably. The meeting took place in the historic Holy Cross District of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, which local advocates and organizations are transforming into a model for Gulf Coast communities looking to make themselves stronger than they were before Hurricane Katrina.view slide show
Paving the Way for Green Transportation
ISC's second Climate Leadership Academy focused on transportation efficiency, smart growth and urban development. It brought together teams of senior municipal, regional and state officials from 16 metropolitan areas around the country to tackle transportation-related carbon emissions, which are responsible for nearly a third of all greenhouse gas emissions nationwide.more
Young Kosovars Reach for the Future
23 young Kosovars attended the Kosovo Summer Youth Leadership Academy, a unique residential program for high school students who are dedicated to improving the lives of their peers in Europe's youngest country. The academy brought together a regionally and ethnically diverse mix of Kosovo's youth, and helped prepare them to be effective leaders and agents of change in their home country.more
The Green Boot Camp
Together with Living Cities, ISC organized a Green Boot Camp at Harvard's Kennedy School—an intensive training and peer-learning program for senior climate, energy and economic development officials from 16 U.S. cities. City leaders rolled up their sleeves to save energy and create green jobs, focusing on promising practices for improving, accelerating, and scaling up integrated building energy retrofits. The boot camp is part of ISC's Climate Leadership Academy.more
Environmental Educators Get Fresh Ideas
Educators from the U.S. and China traveled to Nishinomiya, Japan for a study exchange to learn about implementing school-based environmental programs, and how those programs can support energy efficiency in the broader community.view slide show
Rebuilding After the Sichuan Earthquake
ISC is helping people in Sichuan use the devastating 2008 earthquake as an opportunity to rebuild thoughtfully and sustainably, explore ways they can live and work in better harmony with their natural surroundings, use fewer resources, and build healthier and more resilient communities for future generations.view slide show
Serbia's Green List
Twelve nonprofits in Serbia band together with businesses, festival organizers, and even the Army to turn the tide on illegal dumping and inspire environmental awareness.view slide show
Two Years After Katrina
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- Wermus, M., Mroczkowski, T., and Clarke, L. D. (2005). Employment Restructuring in Polish Companies during Economic Transition: Some Comparisons with Western Experience. Journal for East European Management Studies, 10 (1), (pp. 37-54).
- Wermus, M. (2005). Investment of Resources to Become Competitive: A Survey of Polish Manufacturing Companies. Problems and Perspectives in Management (pp. 17-24).
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COOPERSTOWN _ Glenford H. Hubbell, a longtime resident of Cooperstown, passed away early Tuesday morning, Nov. 27, 2012, at Otsego Manor. He was 84.
Born May 5, 1928, in Halcottsville, Glen was the son of Loren and Elizabeth (Hinkley) Hubbell.
A graduate of Roxbury High School, Class of 1945, he served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946.
On Sept. 19, 1948, Glen married Lillian E. Moran in Shandaken.
In 1951, Glen and Lil moved to Cooperstown where they purchased Schneider's Bakery on Main Street. In 1978, Glen opened Hubbell's Real Estate.
An avid golfer, he was a longtime subscriber to the Leatherstocking Golf Course in Cooperstown.
Of the Episcopal faith, he was a member of Christ Church, Cooperstown. He was also a member and past treasurer of the former Susquehanna Tribe 575, Improved Order of Red Men in Cooperstown, was a member and past president of The Mohican Club, and was a former member of the Lions Club of Cooperstown. He was also active with the Hubbell Historical Association.
In the winter months, he especially enjoyed traveling with Lil to Florida.
Throughout his life, Glen was a good business man. Most importantly, he will be remembered for being a wonderful father and a man who was dedicated to his family. They were the center of his life.
He is survived by two daughters, JoAnn Hubbell and Christine Winslow and her husband, Michael, all of Fly Creek; one son, Glenn E. Hubbell and his wife, Cindy, of Cooperstown; seven grandchildren, Jason Long of Cooperstown, Victoria Gula and her husband, John, of Schenectady, Andria Horn and her husband, Bradford, of Cooperstown, Cassandra Woosley and her husband, Donald, of Charleston, S.C., Jennifer Hubbell and Laura Hubbell, both of New York City, and Brian Hubbell of Boston, Mass.; and two great-grandchildren, Natalia and Donovan Gula.
Glen was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian "Lil" Hubbell, who passed away Jan. 13, 1997.


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Robert Nance Honeycutt, 81, of Raleigh, North Carolina lost his courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Bob was born in Lincolnton, NC.
Bob joined the United States Air Force in 1951 and proudly served until his retirement in 1971. During his career he was stationed in Germany and Thailand and, also served as an Air Force Recruiter. Following his retirement he spent the next 32 years as a Corporate Pilot for several corporations such as GTE, Collier Cobb Insurance, Tuscarora Corporation and Dr. Keith Brodie at Devonwood Inc. Bob will be remembered as wonderful pilot, avid fisherman, golfer and Duke Basketball fan.
Bob is preceded by his loving wife of 35 years, Brenda Keith Honeycutt who just passed 2 months ago.
Bob his survived by his daughters, Barbara Dean Honeycutt of the home, Debbie H. Helderman of Lenoir, Karen H. King of Raleigh; son, David Honeycutt of Lenoir and 5 grandchildren.
A Private service will be held at a later date with Burial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to, Hospice of Wake County, www.hospiceofwake.org or a charity of your choice.
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He had time and had plays that could have been made. Good pick Jaws
It appears Jaws was off the mark a tad.
It was a disaster for sure, but Freeman was obviously not equipped to play. If the coaches truly thought he gave us the best chance to win they should be relieved of their duties immediately. Something tells me Frazier was forced to start Freeman. If that's the case our problems run way deeper than bad coaching and poor performances. Also, as bad as it was, you really can't judge Freeman on just one game. If he sets a trend of two or three games like this, then we'll know he isn't the guy. He cannot ask for a better chance to be a franchise qb, if he blows it ship him out.
Freeman's performance was just plain bad. Far beyond anything that can be explained by his not being ready. His inaccuracy was not the result of poor anticipation, it was with his arm. Some of the worst throws I have ever seen by an NFL QB... and being a Vikings fan, that is saying a lot.
I will agree with those that said he was much better in the pocket. After the first 3 plays, I was actually somewhat hopeful that he would give us some decent play at the position. But then the shit storm hit and lord almighty was that one hell of a storm. Forget all the other blunders in the game and the horrible game that the Giants played. Freeman was given chances time and time again to get us back into it, but I really doubt he could have hit the broad side of a barn last night (literally...although he would have been fun in a game of annie annie over).
That part is not on the coaches or the decision to play Freeman, that was on Freeman.
Unless we've signed another castoff, I expect we will see Freeman start against GB on another nationally televised game (sorry Al/Chris). If he lays another turd, does he get benched as well and we start the carousel all over again. Bet Freeman is really kicking himself in the ass now for agreeing to start for another team this year.
I saw a guy that didn't know the playbook and was under constant arrest. I counted tons of over throws where he thought a WR was going to zag and they zigged. Our oLine played aweful. On the throws he did connect on, her looked great. I say let him play to the end of the season. Lets see when he has more time to learn the playbook. 2 weeks is not enough.
Well, we certainly need to stick with him for the rest of the season. you don't fuck with everything you built on over the past 7 months by bringing in a QB 6 games into the season only to go back to what you had before.
I have no doubt in my mind that Cassel is a better QB in this system for this team at this time and I believe we would have beaten the Giants last night if he had played.He didn't look good against Carolina but they have a damn tough defense and in 4 of their games they gave up less than 10. The other games they gave up 15 and 23 so they certainly were no slouch. But that is the past and for the rest of the year we need to play Freeman through the good and the bad so that by the time we get to January he has either gotten better, has proven he is worth keeping and we can go into the season next year knowing he is legit or the wheels completely fall off and he is without a doubt proven to be the wrong QB for the team and we can go into next year with a new staff and a mission in the draft to find a franchise QB. Again.
I liked his ability to stay in the pocket and his awareness of the pocket. This gives him the chance to make plays with is arms where Ponder just wanted to run. Josh was high on almost every throw, is that a mechanic issue? What I didn't like was on the deep throws, he wasn't even close.
I am still hopeful that Josh pans out. But I am not hopeful on our season. We are a top seven pick waiting to happen.


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While certainly not covering all possible options, here is a selection of some of the student favorites around the area.
The Pub - On Solano, a small bar in a house that serves very good, mainly English, beers, including Old Speckled Hen. They also have roll-your-own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, and two covered, outdoor smoking areas. It's a good place to emulate the likes of Tolkien, Lewis, and Chesterton by talking about intellectual matters whilst drinking a pint and smoking a pipe.
Thalassa: Near downtown Berkeley on Shattuck, Thalassa has a tiki bar feel in the front and large pool hall in the back.
The Graduate - Located near St. Albert's Priory. Free popcorn with hot sauce, and hella cheap PBR and well drinks. Good times.
Mint Leaf: On Shattuck in the Epicurious Garden, Mint Leaf is an Indian restaurant that has a great happy hour with inexpensive specialty cocktails, beers on tap, and appetizers.
Jupiter - Restaurant and microbrewery. Jupiter mainly serves their own beers, which are delicious. The food is also good. If you go with a large group, you will probably have to wait to get a table.
The Albatross - Typically fairly crowded, but they have a good selection, as well as many dart boards.
The Mallard - Good drinks, several pool tables, and an extensive outdoor smoking area with heat lamps make this a fun place to go.
The Hotsy Totsy - A perennial GTU favorite. Located in Albany near El Cerrito Plaza Bart, the Totsy is kinda divish, but a great place to hang out, drink, and play shuffleboard.


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Eleanor Elizabeth McFarland Steele, Dayton, Tenn., went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Saturday morning, March 16, 2013 in Chattanooga, Tenn. She was 83.
She was born Jan. 13, 1930, in Grove City, a daughter of the late James Russell and Sara Lois (Weber) McFarland. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, the Rev. Edward Meade Steele on Aug. 9, 2000.
Eleanor had been a resident of Dayton since 1961 and retired from the business office of Bryan College.
She was a member of Grace Bible Church and was cherished as a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her three sons, Jim (Peggy) Steele, Townsend, Tenn.; John (Elaine) Steele, Dayton, Tenn.; and Joel (Libby) Steele, Ipswich, Mass.; her three daughters, Judy Steele, Dayton Mountain, Tenn.; Joy Steele, Dayton; and Joanne (Charles) Ward, Independence, Iowa; two sisters, Lois (Eugene) Knauff and Cathy McFarland, both Slippery Rock; and 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cedine Bible Ministries, Bryan College or Grace Bible Church-Morgantown Fellowship Fund.
Eleanor Elizabeth McFarland, 83, Dayton, Tenn.
Calling hours: Were 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (3-20-13) in VANDERWALL FUNERAL HOME, Dayton, Tenn. Please share your memories of Eleanor at www.vanderwallfh.com
Service: Funeral services were 11 a.m. Thursday (3-21-13) in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Doug Russell, Rev. David Hobbs and Rev. Jerry Levengood officiating.
Burial: She will be laid to rest next to her husband Ed and her grandson Christopher Steele in Cedine Ministries Cemetery in Spring City, Tenn.
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need advise on farmall H front wheel dust seal
I have new bearings and races for the front spindle on my H. My question is the new dust seal looks nothing like the old one and I am wondering if anyone has experience installing the new style seal and how far onto the spindle it goes. Any ideas?
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The old ones I think are leather,new ones being rubber and a spring.Flat-side out should keep the grease in.I repacked mine when I got the tractor and changed the width of the wheels.Didn't do the seal,was not leaking.Probally should have though.My wheels wobble[why I repacked the bearings]but was not the cause of the wobble.Gear in the streeing does that.I learned from a friend of mine on that.Still wobbles,trying tightening the nut,still does ,so I need a gear I guess. Kevin
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I would trial fit the seal on the spindle to make sure it fit correctly.
If it is correct leave the seal on the spindle and install the bearing (cone) next on the spindle and observe the realtionship of the seal to the cone as they set on the spindle. This will give you an idea of the how far the seal will need to seat into the hub bore so that the seal matches up to the spindle surface without being too deep or shallow. Typically the seal will face will fit flush with the outer seal bore on the hub, but not always, the above check will help in the correct installation and eliminate errors.
Hope this helps
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I think I have it figured out. Know I know I have the "adjustable width hubs" and they have 2 grease retainers (which I don't have and ruined the old ones getting the old races out.) I think I can get by without them, but I would have to pack the entire inside of the hub with grease, so I am going to see how much they are from the dealership. I will post my results, hopefully positive.
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Former Democratic Charlottesville City Council candidate James Halfaday is now under investigation by the commonwealth's attorney. He was running for council before the primaries. The city is now looking into whether or not Halfaday lied on financial records.
Halfaday's claims of being involved with a fitness business in Albemarle County are what has him in hot water Wednesday night. The commonwealth's attorney is charged with checking the facts.
As a city council candidate, Halfaday indicated on a form that he or a close family member is a co-owner of Snap Fitness off Route 29. The Charlottesville Electoral Board decided Wednesday that record and two other campaign finance logs had to be investigated by the city's commonwealth attorney.
"They have received some credible information that said there may possibly be some information on the statement of economic interest that was false and incorrect, and under election law, that carries possible penalties with it," said Charlottesville Voter Registrar Sheri Iachetta.
Iachetta says this is the first time in her 12 years on the job that an investigation like this is happening.
During his campaign, Halfaday called himself a "small business owner" and online, you can find a number of photos of him at Snap Fitness.
NBC29 tried to get in touch with Halfaday by message, e-mail, phone, and even at home, but there has been no answer.
The attorney representing the couple who says their company owns the gym told the Daily Progress that Halfaday does not and never has owned any part of Snap Fitness.
As for the campaign finance documents, one of the two called into question has 21 donations listed for $499 each - totaling more that $10,000. The other report is due by Friday and is not yet filed.
Charlottesville Electoral BoardResolution from Closed SessionSeptember 14, 2011
The Charlottesville Electoral Board directs the General Registrar to turn over to the Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney immediately the Statement of Economic Interest of candidate James Halfaday, and to turn over to the Commonwealth's Attorney the candidate's Campaign Finance report for the period ending August 10, on Friday September 16, 2011 if the report has not been amended by then pursuant to Code of Virginia §242.2-1016.


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A fire broke out at the 'Wild Wings N Things' in west Toledo early Sunday morning.
Toledo firefighters arrived to the restaurant, on the 3000 block of W Alexis Road, around 2 a.m.
The building was fully engulfed in smoke, but crews were able to get the fire under control quickly due to quick thinking on the part of the restaurant owner.
Firefighters on the scene say the owner called 911 after receiving an alarm on his phone that something was wrong at the business.
His actions allowed firefighters to arrive early, avoiding heavy damage.
Fire crews say an electrical issue likely caused the fire. No one was injured.
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There's a downside to the real-estate boom on Market Street
"The landlord came to us about three months before our lease was up and said, 'We're going to raise the rent on this entire floor. We're going to take everybody out of here and we're going to put a high tech company in here because we can get 2-3 times the rent.' They were very blunt about it," Selby said.
"The city talks about the revitalization of mid-Market and it's still pretty dismal out there. But the rents are going through the roof. They think we're going to have a great high tech company and they're going to give us 5,000 jobs, so they bend over backwards for these companies and ultimately end up screwing the small businesses that are here in the boom and in the bust."
Now an entire floor of small locally owned businesses is looking for office space — and some may be lost to the city altogether. Selby said she and others are looking east, towards Oakland.
It's the same story up and down the city's major artery as San Francisco faces what John Kilroy, the head of the giant Kilroy Realty Co., told investors recently is the hottest commercial real estate market ever. J.K. Dineen, the Business Times reporter who covers real estate, quoted Kilroy saying, "I've never seen so much visible demand."
Chris Daly, a former San Francisco supervisor who recently shut down his bar, Buck Tavern, at 1655 Market, said the increasing rents made it impossible for him to stay in business.
"In discussions about the new lease for space, the property manager did mention mid-Market revitalization as a reason why the building owner was holding out for what she was holding out for," he told us. "Clearly in the last year, there's been huge speculation on commercial property. There's vacant spaces with asking prices that are pretty ridiculous."
He explained that the neighborhood is no longer friendly to an inexpensive operation: "I wanted to have a community-oriented type of place with reasonable prices. Unfortunately, the rent that was being asked would not allow that kind of format to work."
San Francisco Scooter Centre is on the ground floor of a boxy, three story, red-brick building on 10th Street, two blocks south of Market. Owner Barry Gwin says his business has been booming since the recession hit because scooters are a cost-effective alternative to driving when gas prices increase. Over the eight years, he's been at his current location he's seen other businesses on the block leave and, despite his success, he knows his time will come.
"It sucks," he says. "I know I won't be here in four years."
Others aren't as optimistic. Around the corner is a small nonprofit where an employee says she read in a local paper that her landlord sold her building to a developer who plans to build a hotel. After five years at the same address, her organization is going to have to find somewhere else to go.
In the second quarter of 2012, mid-Market's vacancy rate was above 29 percent — high if you consider the Financial District's vacancy rate is sub 10 percent. But as the end of the year approaches, that vacancy rate has fallen seven points.
John Bozeman of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of San Francisco sees the neighborhood's appeal. "If I was trying to lease commercial space, I'd say it was attractive because it's near SoMa which is at capacity or near it," said Bozeman. "If you look at the Twitter headquarters, that's probably the biggest footmark on Market and tech survives around like-minded people."
I was regular customer of Grants for years. I finally stopped patronizing them when I witnessed one of the owners verbally abuse a friend of mine. No business can survive when you send your regulars packing.
The previous commenter is correct. I had been a regular customer for several years and finally stopped patronizing them. The abusive behavior by one of the owners just got too much to deal with.
Really. The premise of this article seems to be that Lee's Twitter deal and similar policies are going to drive out small businesses. It then holds up this small Tobacco store up as an example. The twitter deal was done to revitalize Mid-Market- i.e. 6th and Market. This store was way down on 2nd and Market. A very different area. 2nd and Market is right next to the financial district. I think the likeliehood that the hoped for revitalization of Mid-Market is hardly to blame for this small store going down, sad as it is. Same goes for the bike store- frankly seems like a horrible location- a family friendly bike store on Market near the financial district? eeek. Not a lot of kids down there.
Frankly, I would like to know the SFBG's big blame for mid-market? The opposition to the twitter deal etc. is apparent, so if not twitter- then what- the status quo of drug deals, sleazy hotels and drunks- what would the SFBG do to fix up Mid-Market?
First, Second and Market is nowhere near the Mid-Market area. That intersection is right in the heart of downtown, which has always been a high-rent district.
Second, a story about an old tobacco store moving is (a) not representative of all small businesses on Market Street, and (b) at the very best, anecdotal evidence of small busineses being affected by rising rents on Market Street,
Third, is a tobacco store really the highest and best use of a retail space on market Street?
Fourth, why not move the store to a cheaper location? Apparently, Grant's has been around for 160-years, but it only has been at 2nd and Market since 1963. I guess it changed locations several times over the years, and it could do it again.
Sorry, but perhaps it is simply time for Grant's to move on, or even go out-of-business. How many people really need a tobacco store anymore? Even among smokers, very few I suspect.
I was amused by the name of the bike store... and wrongly surmised it was intended to be a bit of humor based on a Spoonerism.
Stores have come and gone, taste changes, styles change, small businesses owners face all sorts of hurdles, changing customer trends. What about all the other small businesses that were push out before the Dot.com 1 and 2, That nice place you might eat at, or the coffee shop you go to might have displaced or caused someone to go out of business due to the increase in rents.
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The Gas House Dance Hall in Catasauqua, which opened Sept. 7, offers weekly classes in swing, salsa, mambo and belly dance. The business at 311 Front St. (near Blondie's Cupcakes) also offers instruction in yoga and drumming.
"We want to be the Lehigh Valley's go-to destination for people wanting to learn dance styles that are not typically found in one dance school," said artistic director and co-owner Hannah Nour, a Bethlehem Catholic High School and Muhlenberg College graduate. "A ballet school, for example, probably wouldn't offer other styles. We also hope to include African and Indian dance in the future."
Nour and managing director and co-owner Robynn Shannon, both residents of Catasauqua, named the dance hall after a gas station that operated out of the building in the 1930s. They also pay homage by displaying original oil cans, and plan to showcase two antique gas pumps when they are restored.
According to the duo, the most recent occupant before their arrival, Blocker's Service and Hardware, closed a few years ago. Wall shelving that once housed tools and parts now holds shoes, yoga mats and dancing accessories.
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Since Pat Caddell introduced message polling, the winning model for most down- ballot campaigns has been a one-size-fits- all message: Reduce your candidate to his/ her best attributes, the opponent to his/her worst op-research line items, and then hammer home the message—usually on TV. But this model came from a time when the media audience was easy to sort, categorize and find. Its greatest weakness? One-dimensionality.
For years, people have been saying the Internet is a game changer. But you haven't seen it, have you? Sure it was great for Howard Dean and Barack Obama, but their methods haven't exactly translated down the ballot, have they?
This narrative has tied the hands of new media types when we work with professionally run campaigns, because they tend to be salted with campaign pros who experimented unsuccessfully in the past. Until now, the campaigns willing to innovate have tended to be broke and hopeless. Democrat Al Franken was different. His Senate campaign in Minnesota hired an Internet director from the corporate world, Jon David Schlough, who didn't buy into this narrative. Freed from the same old fight, we were able to focus on developing a new media way to leverage the most tried and true tool for down- ballots: paid media.
Before I get into the details, one last appeal to the non-believers. The modern Internet bears little resemblance to the Internet you experimented with in cycles past. Change is happening so quickly that half of what a four- year technical student learns their freshman year is outdated by their junior year. There were as many Google searches in the last two months of the 2008 cycle as there were in the entire two years of the 2006 cycle.
In 2008, both Harris and Pew reported that more than 80 percent of adults are regular Internet users, and according to an IDC report, the average Internet user spends nearly twice as much time online as they do watching television. Digital advertising will not replace television any time soon, but the huge chunk of us who are exposed to digital ads are the same people who have TiVo, so it's time to take this inventory seriously. Some have. This cycle the savviest campaigns used search, context and display advertising for acquisition, by putting donation and e-mail sign-up appeals in front of people interested in their race. Unfortunately, this acquisition model is limited because it only grabs the "low- hanging fruit."
Thanks to Democrat Al Franken's Senate campaign, we now have a proven model to move beyond these strategies. We do it by tapping into the concept of the "long tail," an Internet marketing theory popular in the corporate world. It's based on the idea that the Internet audience is extremely fractured. So, instead of identifying the most universally persuasive messages and broadcasting them to a wide audience, in the long-tail model you take the most persuasive messages and nanotarget each one to the right niche.
People don't go to one place, looking for one thing. Their whims take them to a million places. The trick is to be everywhere, with tightly targeted messages. It's about showing them highly relevant factoids/ads tailored to the whim they're currently indulging, which if clicked, will redirect them to a relevant part of your website or related off-site content. In short, long-tail nanotargeting takes those little gems—be it an endorsement, video, news story, or ask—and shows it to the people who would care. To this end, we ran more than 30 million impressions for the Franken campaign across five horizontal ad networks, two vertical networks and dozens of local news outlets.
We nanotargeted more than 125 niche groups, with more than 1,000 pieces of creative, for less than $100,000. On Google alone, an acquisition budget of less than $20,000 got us more than 20,000 clicks, 5,500 active e-mail sign- ups, and more than 2,500 donors. We were able to reach persuasion niches (this is akin to someone opening up and reading a mail piece) for a fraction of a penny per impression, and less than 50 cents per interaction.
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It's all about identifying niches. In addition to geographic and demographic targeting, on the Internet you can usually also target by keyword. This means you pay for certain words, and when people search for those terms or read something containing those terms, the ad is triggered. In real terms, Minnesotans who were searching for cheap gas or researching fuel-efficient cars saw ads about Franken's plan to lower gas prices.
Second, it's important to distinguish between persuasion and acquisition niches. With persuasion, you must first identify the most persuasive content available, then figure out who is most likely to be persuaded. When someone from your district searches for "SEIU Local 16" and you trigger an ad about the SEIU endorsement of your candidate, that's a persuasion niche. With acquisition, you first identify the type of people you want to acquire, then figure out where they are and what to ask them for. When someone is reading an e-mail containing the phrase "ActBlue Newsletter" and you trigger an ad with a fundraising call to action, that's acquisition.
Starting with persuasion: On the Franken campaign, we took every issue position, endorsement, the best videos and the best off-site articles, and built separate ad campaigns around each one. In addition to applying demographic and geographic filters, each campaign had its own keyword list (or lists), often containing hundreds of keywords. When we wanted to reach farmers, we started with keywords like "farm supply," "feed stores" and "large animal veterinarian." When we wanted to reach people with a military member in the family, we used words like "Duluth VA Hospitals" or "support our troops stickers." When we wanted to reach people supporting an aging parent, we bought keywords related to eldercare.
Each week we acquired more data, which helped us find more keywords and refine the message. For example, the ad groups relating to gas prices were generating a ton of impressions (three times as many as Iraq), so we poured time into re%uFB01 ning both the message and the associated keyword list. We ended up with an ad that said "$1.40 Gas | Gas was $1.40 when Norm Coleman took of%uFB01 ce. "Read Al Franken's plan here!" and a keyword list containing roughly 600 terms.
We started with text ads (which require no design), and tested as many different variations as we could while staying on message. Once we had statistically signi%uFB01cant data, we applied polling math and made more variations, rinsed and repeated. By the time we started actually de- signing ads, we had teased out exactly what was resonating. Think of the process as virtual focus grouping, using actual ad-returns.
We also ran TV spots as online pre-roll commercials. This was cool, because not only is video interruption advertising the most proven form of political advertising, but also we were able target more precisely online and use the returns to inform our buys.
Measuring success with persuasion is easy. Think of a click as the equivalent of someone opening and reading a direct mail piece. (The fact they clicked it is proof they "opened" the piece.) Assuming every mail piece you send is opened and skimmed, that means every well-targeted click you can get for less than the cost of one mailer is successful.
Impressions (the number of time your ad actually appears) are also important because of a psychological phenomenon known as source amnesia. Simply put, people remember "facts," but not where they heard them. If someone reads a factoid in one of your text ads while skimming the headlines, that fact can become as real as the headlines themselves. (It's the same phenomenon that makes attack ads work.)
With acquisition, we turned the process on its head. First, we identified who we wanted to acquire (such as donors, online activists, in-state activists, interns, etc.). Then we asked, "How can we find these people?" The "low-hanging fruit" are already searching for or reading information about the race. We were able to go farther by advertising to the long tail. With donors, the obvious target was people who give online to other Democrats, so we bought keywords like "Johnathan Zucker" (who signs Act Blue's e-mails) and "David Plouffe" (Obama's e-mails) in gmail adspace. Finding interns was a cinch, since students are all on Facebook. We targeted netroots activists through high-visibility %uFB02ash ads on liberal blogs. These were placed through Commonsense Media, a vertical (niche) ad network that services this community. As with persuasion advertising, we started with as many messages (asks) as we could think of, then used the data to tease out the most effective variations.
Measuring success with acquisition is even easier than with persuasion, because the major ad networks actually track conversions.
Lessons Learned
The biggest lesson learned from the Franken experience is that this type of advertising is a very slow burn. Keyword targeting relies on what people do right now (and farmers aren't always looking for farm equipment). More- over, each week the ads are up means more data, which means more efficiency.
In real terms, we started our persuasion Google ads for the Franken campaign about two-and-a-half months out. We were able to run about 8.5 million nanotargeted impressions and drive about 10,000 direct voter interactions (either clicks or voluntary video views). This means most voters saw our ads three to five times and we were able to directly interact with 44 times as many voters as there were votes in the margin certified by the state, all for about 5 grand. But had we started with persuasion about 12 months out, our data suggests that through Google alone we could have shown more than 75 million impressions (more than 25 per Internet-using voter) and driven direct interactions with almost 3 percent of the electorate—for less than 50 grand.
Also, we learned there is real value in advertising off- site content. Simply put, ads for content on Time.com look like ads for Time.com—so the voter might not realize that they are being messaged to. Finally, if we had it to do over again, we would have spent more on Google and Facebook and much less on local newspaper placements. The former two represent the pinnacle of targeting technology. With Google, you can target extremely specific niches using geographic, demographic and keyword targets—and you can track the exact number of impressions, clicks and acquisitions. Facebook users report their age, location, gender and interests on their profile, which in turn can be used for ad targeting. The return on investment was staggering.
Newspapers were the opposite. Most demand expensive, %uFB02at-rate prices, and rarely offer much in the way of targeting. Moreover, newspaper websites have very fractured audiences. Readers may be there for a speci%uFB01c story, out of habit, or to the check the weather. It's not an audience you can effectively micro-message to, unless your message is touting the endorsement of that specific paper.
One last word of caution: Before you go out and try this yourself, remember that advertising in a fractured audience means advertising across millions of websites. The top ad networks screen their publishers for objectionable content, but a few are bound to slip through the cracks. The risk can be minimized, but newcomers should tread carefully.
Josh Koster is the managing partner of Chong Designs LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based new media advertising firm that works with progressives.
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Playing its opening home series of the season, Walker won the opener 6-5 before dropping the nightcap 8-3.
In the first game, Bailey Tidwell earned the win for the Vikings, allowing four runs on three hits while hitting three batters and striking out four in five innings. Stone Stephenson earned the save, giving up one run and striking out two in one inning.
Nick Hicks finished 2-for-2 with a run scored to lead the Vikings at the plate. Bryant Atkins was 1-for-1 with a double and a run scored, Logan Nix was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Stephenson finished 1-for-3 with a run scored and a double.
In the second game, Atkins took the loss on the mound, allowing five runs — four earned — on five hits while hitting two batters and striking out three in four innings.
Chandler Crump went 1 2/3 innings in relief, giving up one run. Luke Ferrell allowed two runs over the final 1 1/3 innings.
CJ Robinson was 2-for-4 with an RBI at the plate while Nix was 2-for-3 with a run, Stephenson was 1-for-3 with an RBI, Hicks was 1-for-3 with a run and Brooks Wade was 1-for-3.
Walker is now 1-3 on the season. The Vikings dropped a pair of games last week, losing to Northview 12-9 in eight innings and losing to Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 9-0.
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Saturday community members, family and friends all gathered
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