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As population climbs and resources dwindle, man pushes further into what little "wild" remains, infringing on turf patrolled by some of the deadliest creatures around. An inevitable and often deadly intersection between man and beast occurs, exacerbated by weather patterns that push and shape animal behavior, driving creatures toward food sources and shelter occupied by man.
To survive harsh winters large mammals like bears seek out easily obtainable food sources, often coming into contact with humans along the way. Ectothermic creatures like venomous snakes seek out roads and other man-made structures to regulate their body temperature, which can increase the chance for encounters. According to research by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, cold temperatures can lead to changes in defensive behavior in "cold-blooded" animals potentially increasing volatility in human encounters. No matter the animal, the external influences of weather increase the risk that man and beast will intertwine.
But quantifying the actual threat of specific animals can often prove to be a hassle. That's where Dr. Joe Forrester comes in. Dr. Forrester, a general surgery resident at Stanford University, gathered and compiled animal fatality statistics from 1999 to 2007 using the Center for Disease Control's publicly accessible database to form one of the most comprehensive accounts of animal fatalities in the United States. For Forrester, the project arose out of a natural cohesion of personal and professional interests.
"I've always been interested in wilderness and wilderness medicine," said Forrester. "One of the facets of wilderness medicine is animal attacks, and as a surgery resident I see a lot of the worst of these encounters."
So Forrester set about sifting through the data, hoping to find useful trends that would advance medical knowledge of how humans interact with animals.
Among the more interesting stats:
- 1,802 - The total number of animal-related fatalities during the nine-year span
- 200.2 - The average number of animal-related deaths per year.
- 60.4% - The percent of fatalities that came from nonvenomous animals
- 46.7% - The percent of fatalities occurred in the South
- 3 - The number of fatalities caused by rats
While such statistics might act as a catalyst for dire thoughts about safety, Forrester is quick to put the information in perspective.
"In the grand scheme of what affects the U.S. populous, animal attacks are relatively low," said Forrester. "Cardiovascular disease and trauma are things that present much more of a threat."
But what did concern Forrester about the data was that it illuminated the risk particular animals pose to certain vulnerable demographic groups.
"There are certain categories where elderly and children are more likely to have fatal encounters, one of those being dog bites," said Forrester. "A lot of that has to do with the fact that when you're small or very old your less able to defend yourself, increasing the chances for a fatal outcome."
Which is why more detailed information about the risks particular animals pose to groups can go a long way to combating animal-related fatalities.
"Unfortunately, many reported fatalities, particularly among the aged and the very young, could be avoided by following well-established preventative measures," Forrester concludes in his report. "By understanding which subpopulations are at risk for fatal animal encounters, interventions can be implemented or reinforced to minimize the mortality associated with these encounters."
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If I haven't mentioned it yet, I basically live my life through Evernote. I discovered it in late 2011 and it changed my workflow for not only taking notes, but my entire writing process. Organizing ideas has become a whole different game, one that for me has increased my productivity tenfold. If you met me at party, Evernote and my advocation of its use would undoubtedly end up in our conversation. With Evernote's recent security scare, it made me realize: I don't actually even have files on my computer anymore — they're all in the cloud. Well, what if the cloud goes down? I scrambled to find a solution to create a redundant backup of my Evernote files (i.e. all the notes on a screenplay I'm writing, audio interviews, photo references, etc) and I discovered cloudHQ.
CloudHQ is a cloud-syncing service that allows some of your cloud-based applications to communicate and back each other up in real-time. I've synced my Evernote to my Google Drive so that redundant copies of my notes are being created at all times. You can set it up for two-way copying, so any change made in Evernote will reflect in Google Drive, and vice versa, but I opted for the one-way backup as I only change notes inside the Evernote clients. Here's some easy instructions for how to set up a backup with Evernote:
Basecamp users can back up projects, even across multiple Basecamp accounts, including all data, messages, documents, attachments, and diagrams. CloudHQ can also help you migrate your documents from one service to another, which can be very helpful if want to consolidate data across multiple accounts, i.e. Google Docs. They have several levels of premium accounts, the entry-level for a personal account being only $5 per month. It's currently compatible with Evernote, Dropbox, Basecamp, Box, SugarSync, Google Drive, and SkyDrive.
Senad Dizdar, founder & CEO at cloudHQ defines 'real-time' and talks about upcoming features:
Other systems have schedules for their backup / replication: they start their backups / copies on daily / weekly schedules. On the other hand we are based on continuous data protection. Since I was one the lead engineers and managers in Oracle Database team responsible for backup and recovery, I understand the need to immediately replicate data and how to do it in a scalable manner and securely. So, the idea of cloudHQ is that as soon as data is changed it will be replicated to the other side. We do have plans to add new cloud services (and on-premise systems): Amazon S3, SharePoint integration, some specialize storage providers (photo, video), more email providers additional to Gmail, and couple of project management systems.
On features side, we are working on better cloudHQ for Teams: which allow teams and small companies to easily backup, replication, and integrate all their cloud storage accounts from the central location. We copy about 1 to 2 million of files a day.
An idiom my brother said to me recently has been echoing in my head: "Two is one and one is none." It's all about redundancy. As independent filmmakers, we can't afford to lose our work to chance. I signed up for cloudHQ's entry-level plan at $5 / month, and although the 5GB that comes free with many of the cloud-storage services will probably be enough for the casual Evernote user, I upgraded my Google Drive to 25GB for just $2.50 / month (for ¢10 / Gigabyte Google can own my soul). So for $7.50 every month I feel confident going forward that all my work is redundant… again.
How do you back up your important files? Let us know down below.
Link: cloudHQ — Website
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Robert Hardy on 03.9.13 @ 4:16PM
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Robert Hardy on 03.9.13 @ 4:17PM
But seriously, this is really cool.
Ben Prater on 03.9.13 @ 7:17PM
If you are still using "My Documents" for local storage on your computer, you are nuts. Dropbox is has been my 'My Documents' for a couple years now — and it means no need for backups, that I can use multiple computers around the house and office and stay in-sync, and whenever I re-load an OS — getting up-to-date means installing Dropbox and waiting about 90 minutes for my files to appear. Short of media storage (for video, etc.) — I won't go back to using a local store for files anymore.
Sean on 03.10.13 @ 1:01AM
Just wait til your account gets hacked and you lose your entire life in the blink of an eye. There is no one perfect storage solution. Always, always, back-up your files!
Marios on 05.7.13 @ 2:03PM
Partition your hard drive into two parts , keep your file in one and the os on the other one , if something happen you the only thing you have to do is to install the program those files need to be run — no need to wait 90 minites + so and need to connect to the internet to get it or other …
I've been a freelance production artist and audio engineer for a while now and Dropbox has become the single most essential front desk for conducting much of my business. From project collaboration to document publishing and sharing, to iterating contracts during negotiation, It's allowed me to survive this long doing what I do from a location that locally I would never exist. This internet model has allowed me to bypass much of the barriers to entry in the marketplace that I would face just staying in the physical world or even trying to branch out into the nearest markets that do exist out here.
The latest client job I was busy doing a training session away from my studio and a different client had updated a project file and I was able to see the updated version in my dropbox via my android phone! I don't even have to be in my studio much of the time to continue conducting business at any moment in the day.
Marco on 03.12.13 @ 1:54AM
btw, if you liked Evernote you'll love Springpad.
gianni on 04.8.13 @ 4:29PM
I joined SugarSync and I find it great, the best of all. if you want to subscribe please use the following link (invitation) and you will get 500 MB more 'than the free 5GB offered. hello.
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I was using Dropbox (not enough free space for me), Sugarsync (same like Dropbox, and for me slow).
Now I am using new service – Copy. They will give you 15GB for free.
If you register on Copy by this link, and install their application to backup / sync your data, you will get 20GB for free!
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South Orange students and parents have learned what a Donaldson hearing is, as two eighth grade Social Studies teachers have such hearings scheduled. Both Steven Cohen and Kathleen McCort will go before the Board of Education on Tuesday, June 26, at 5 p.m. at the Board of Education building. It is not known yet if the hearings will be public, normally a choice made by the teacher.
A key point of the hearing law is that results must be made known to the teachers, in writing, within three days.
According to a district handout,
The Board is not required to take a vote at the conclusion of the hearing. Should the Board decide to act to reinstate the employee, it would require five affirmative roll call votes to pass. This is the only provision for a school district to employ someone who does not have the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. If the Board does not take action within three days, the non-renewal stands.
More on the Donaldson process courtesy of the New Jersey School Boards Association:
How did the teachers and Board of Education reach this point?
When a teacher receives a notice of termination, he or she may, within 15 days, request in writing a statement of the reasons for such non-employment which shall be given to the teaching staff member in writing within 30 days after receipt of such request." N.J.S.A. 18A:37-3.2.
A teacher then has a right to appear before the district board to contest the decision not to renew. (This is the Donaldson hearing.) The administrative regulation, N.J.A.C. 6A:32-4.6, provides that:
The written request has to be submitted to the board within 10 calendar days of receipt by the teaching staff member of the board's statement of reasons;
The informal appearance before the district board is to be scheduled "within" 30 calendar days from receipt of the district board of education's statement of reasons.
What is the hearing for?
The hearing allows the teacher an opportunity to convince the members of the board to offer reemployment.
The hearing's length will be determined by the Board of Education. The teacher may be represented by counsel or by someone else. The teacher may present witnesses, who do not have to go under oath and will not be cross-examined by Board members.
What happens next?
Within three days of the hearing, the district must notify the teacher of its determination in writing.
Why is it called Donaldson?
The "Donaldson Hearing," is a right that was established by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Donaldson v. North Wildwood Bd. of Ed., 65 N.J. 236 (1974).


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|2012-13 NBA Regular Season
|December 14, 2012 - 7:00 p.m. ET
|Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, IN
|TV: Fox Sports Indiana ---- Radio: AM 1070 The Fan
|Probable Starters
|Evan Turner
|George Hill
|Jason Richardson
|Gerald Green
|Nick Young
|Paul George
|Thaddeus Young
|David West
|Lavoy Allen
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The Indiana Pacers can get a bump in the Eastern Conference standings with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. With a win the Pacers will catch the Sixers in the standings and Philly tries to keep things together while waiting for Andrew Bynum to do...well...anything and some backcourt injuries to work themselves out.
Point guard Jrue Holiday is dealing with a sprained foot and Royal Ivey is out with strep throat (yikes, not something you want floating through the locker room). The Pacers are without Lance Stephenson after he suffered a sprained ankle in the Pacers win over Cleveland on Wednesday.
Add Danny Granger's absence to the mix and you have a pair of teams trying to hold things together for better times later in the season. Like the Pacers, Philly has been struggling on the offensive end (ranked 23rd in offensive efficiency) and trending the wrong way. The Sixers are 2-4 so far in December, failing to score more than 90 points in all four losses.
For more on the Sixers, check out Liberty Ballers. Also, leave your thoughts and observations on the game in the comments.
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(March 28, 2009) – It was an exciting day on Friday as the ice dance event came to a close at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Staples Center in L.A. Canadian's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the bronze medal after placing fourth in the free dance with 99.98 points for an overall score of 200.40.
"We're extremely happy to be on this podium obviously, extremely happy with our skate tonight, we couldn't be prouder of what we did out there, and we thought it was a flawless program. . . delighted," said Moir.
Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin of Russia won the gold with 105.85 points in the free for a competition score of 206.30. American's Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto followed closely with the silver medal. They scored 100.27 points in the free for an overall total of 205.08 points.
Canadian's Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier placed 12th in the free dance with 85.08 points to finish in 12th place with 173.16 points. This was their first ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
"This is the first competition that we've had all three programs that were our best that we've done all season," said Crone. "So this was by far our best competition this year, we're really happy about it, that we could end on such a high."
Earlier on Friday the ladies took to the ice. Five-time Canadian Champion Joannie Rochette skated 47 out of the 54 pool event. Rochette skated to a new personal best and a standing ovation in the short program for 67.90 points landing her in second place.
"I think today the technical elements were not perfect, but my goal was to reach out to the public more, because that was missing a little bit at Four Continents. I feel very confident about the long program, and I'm anxious to come back (Saturday). The free program is my strength," said Rochette.
She sits behind Yu-Na Kim of South Korea who broke a world-record in the short program. Kim scored 76.12 points, the highest ever for a female skater under the new judging system. Mao Asada of Japan finished third after the short program with 66.06 points.
2009 Canadian silver medalist Cynthia Phaneuf placed 15th in the short program with 53.14 points.
The ladies event is the last discipline to finish. It will end of on Saturday night with the free program.
Check out photos from the event!
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When Trooper Dennis Rich pulled up on a traffic crash this afternoon, he had no idea he'd end up bringing a new baby into the world.
According to FHP, it was just after noon when Rich responded to a crash on eastbound Interstate 4, just across from the Amphitheater. While he was there, a westbound SUV pulled into the median.
Inside the SUV were Wiclef Desamour and his very pregnant wife, Latoya. The couple was rushing from Brandon to St. Joseph's Hospital for the delivery of their fourth child when they ran out of time.
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"Mer Sea" Gulf Front Penthouse, Huge Community Pool in Seacrest Beach
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 12
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$ 1,980 - $ 4,380 / week
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MerSea is a gulf-front 3 bedroom/3 bath luxury penthouse condominium at fabulous High Pointe Resort, right next to wonderful Rosemary Beach. Occupying the entire west end of the top (fourth) floor of the gulf front building, the views are totally private from every room, offering sweeping gulf panoramas and year-round sunset views.
With nearly 2,000 square feet of interior living area and a spacious, 750 square foot wrap-around terrace encircling nearly the entire condominium, there is ample room for up to 10-12 guests. There are two gulf-view master suites, each with king bed, 32" Samsung LCD TV, and direct terrace access. Each also has an en suite, all-travertine full bath with oversize showers, twin vanities with granite countertops, separate water closets, dressing areas, and either large Synchrony garden tub or exercise area. The third bedroom has two bunk beds (full-size beds below and twins above) for a total of 4 beds in this room, as well as an adjacent full bath with tub/shower. This bath is also hallway accessible. There is a comfortable queen sofa bed in a living area alcove, yielding total sleeping accommodations for up to twelve.
Because of its spaciousness, intelligent floor plan, and quiet top floor location,MerSeatruly has more the feel of a "home in the sky" than an ordinary condominium. The ambiance of a European villa is enhanced by carefree design elements such as travertine and Italian tile flooring throughout, all with stunning emerald green gulf vistas as the perfect backdrop.
AMENITIES: A long list of amenities includes four 32-40" LCD TVs (in each of the 3 bedrooms and living room), 2 DVD players and movie library, free wireless high speed internet, Stearns & Foster bedding, high-end furnishings, Synchrony garden tub, exercise area (stationary bicycle), filtered water, and washer/dryer. Access to the condo is via a roomy elevator; there are no steps either to the condo or to the pool and gulf front restaurant. Each rental includes beach chair service setup – 2 chairs and one umbrella. Four folding beach chairs (inside the condo) are also provided for your use. Parking for four cars.
HIGH POINTE RESORT: The only true full-service gulf front resort in the area, High Pointe features a fantastic 7000 square foot tropical lagoon pool with islands and waterfalls, separate kiddie pool, large (20 ft!) heated spa, lighted clay tennis courts, shuffleboard, outdoor grilling area, children's playground, a fabulous gulf front bar and grill (grilled grouper sandwiches!), and of course 300 feet of private, unspoiled beach. Renowned Rosemary Beach, with all its dining, shopping, biking, and entertainment opportunities, is only a very short stroll (500 ft) to the east, as is emergingAlysBeach to the west.
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- non smoking only
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Seattle (5-8) at Los Angeles (8-9), 12:35 p.m. PT
Ervin Santana takes the hill on Sunday afternoon as the Angels play the series finale against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium.Santana, who historically pitches significantly better at home than he does on the road, comes into the contest with a record of 1-2 on the season. He has a 7.63 ERA, which can be mostly attributed to bad outings in Boston and Cleveland earlier this month. In his lone home start this season, he allowed two earned runs in seven innings while beating the Texas Rangers, 5-3. The Angels will be facing a familiar foe in the form of Jeff Weaver. Weaver, traded last season to St. Louis for a Minor Leaguer, will be making his first start against the Halos since being traded. The 30-year-old right-hander signed a one-year, $8.325 million deal with Seattle in the offseason after helping the Cardinals win the World Series. In 10 career starts against the Angels, Weaver holds a 5-5 mark with a 2.78 ERA. Pitching matchup
SEA: RHP Jeff Weaver (0-2, 15.75 ERA)
Weaver is 5-5 with a 2.78 ERA in his career against the Angels. LAA: RHP Ervin Santana (1-2, 7.63 ERA)
Santana is 1-2 with a 6.56 ERA in his career against the Mariners. Player to watch
Garret Anderson is hitting .241 (7-for-29) against Weaver in his career with one home run and three RBIs. On the Internet
Gameday Audio
Official game notes On television
KCOP On radio
710 AM KSPN, 830 AM KLAA (Español) Up next
Monday: Detroit (LHP Mike Maroth, 2-0, 5.40) at Los Angeles (RHP Jered Weaver, 0-1, 4.50), 7:05 p.m. PT
Tuesday: Detroit (RHP Jeremy Bonderman, 0-0, 2.25) at Los Angeles (RHP Kelvim Escobar, 1-1, 3.18), 12:35 p.m. PT
Wednesday: Tampa Bay (RHP Edwin Jackson, 0-2, 6.75) at Los Angeles (RHP John Lackey, 2-2, 2.55), 7:05 p.m. PT
Richie Brand is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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India''s Tata Steel selects Honeywell for second major automation project
March 29, 2004
Honeywell Process Solutions has received a $4.1 million contract to automate all major areas of the Tata Steel G-Blast Furnace in Jamshedpur, India. The integrated automation solution will allow Tata Steel to operate the blast furnace at peak efficiency by linking controls and sharing information across all major furnace operations. The automation project, part of a facility upgrade, is the second major contract Tata Steel has awarded to Honeywell in the last 12 months. In January 2003, the Experion(tm) Process Knowledge System (PKS) was installed for control of four boilers at the Jamshedpur facility. Honeywell will automate blast furnace operations using Honeywell''s Experion PKS, Uniformance® Process Historian Data (PHD) solution and Asset Manager PKS®. The integrated solution will link the facility''s stoves, cast house, utilities, stock house and weighing systems, raw material handling, coal injection, slag granulation, furnace cooling and gas cleaning plant. The entire operation will be viewed on large video screens in a main control room. All operations will be automated and controlled using an Experion solution consisting of three pairs of redundant Servers with more than 30 C200 controllers, 12,000 input/output connections, 12 operator stations and fiber optic communications. Advanced Experion features, including Distributed System Architecture, will provide seamless sharing of process and configuration data.


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Open Dates at "Cedarview" waterfront by casino! in Suttons Bay
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 13
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community
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$ 1,000 - $ 2,700 / week
vacation rental description
A private drive to a private waterfront home. This home comes with shuttle service to the Casino and Eagle Ridge (for conventions and receptions). Try your luck at the tables...this could be your "lucky vacation"!
The property sits in a quiet wooded setting that has natural wildlife and amazing views of the water. Take advantage of 300 feet of private frontage for your boat. Enjoy all of the attractions that Leelanau County has to offer, as you`re surrounded by wineries, galleries, beaches fantastic shopping and the casino.
Come try your luck at "Cedarview"!
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Traverse Area Vacation Rentals 888-844-8287
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My favorite thing about this property is the smell of cedar when you enter the home! Cedar lined with that "up north" feel, the livingroom has a large stone fireplace, 2 sofa sleepers, and multiple windows that showcase the water. The kitchen is good size and fully stocked with all of the items that you`ll need for cooking and entertaining, and opens into the dining area. The main floor of the home also has 2 bedrooms with queen size beds in them, as well as a full size bathroom. All of the linens are included, as well as a laundry room for your convenience (with a full size washer and dryer). The upstairs has another bedroom that houses 4 twin size beds in them, as well as another bathroom. This home is fully air conditioned, has both cable and wifi, an iron and ironing board, and a rollaway for an additional guest.
You will enjoy the deck! It`s large and wraps around the home. The home sits next to land that is also owned by this owner, so you can enjoy an additional 300 feet of waterfront and hiking through the woods exploring the woods of Northern Michigan. A grill and outdoor firepit are provided, lounge chairs for sun bathing by the water and swimming. There is also plenty of parking.
activities and attractions in Suttons Bay Michigan
Additional services that may be added would be a personal chef, daily (or every 2 days) housekeeping/turn down service, transportation/limousine, private spa services at the home, yacht rentals, and/or any additional services requested.
The area hosts many activities; including the National Cherry Festival and other local festivals, Michael Moore`s Film Festival, Horseshow By The Bay, arts and craft shows, concerts in the park, casino`s, wineries, Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes (a must), performances at the widely acclaimed Interlochen Center for the Arts and the Opera House; you`re certain to stay busy.
Enjoy fishing charter boats, catamaran sunset cruises, parasailing (for those who are brave), jet ski rentals, hot air balloon rides, our local markets, cherry picking (and other fruits depending upon the season), and hiking trails.
Looking to golf? Perfect area for that! Fantastic golf courses surround Traverse City. Fishing? Look no further. Shopping? How about a large mall, outlet mall, and amazing local shops to find that special treasure. The dining is also fabulous, and we have amazing local chefs that prepare meals that you`ll want to tell your friends and family about (as you`re looking out at the reflection of the water, or dining by sunset).
We look forward to taking care of you on your next vacation!
vacation rental rates
2014/2015 Rates:
June 15, 2015-August 16, 2015 $2700.00 weekly Sunday to Sunday please
May 18-June 14, 2015 $275.00 nightly ( 2 night minimum) $1600.00 weekly
October 1, 2014-May 17, 2015 $225.00 nightly ( 2 night minimum) $1000.00 weekly
August 18- September 30, 2014 , $1,600.00 week, $275.00 nightly ( 2 night minimum please)
plus taxes and fees, prices are subject to change.
Have a wonderful vacation!
Traverse Area Vacation Rentals 888-844-8287
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Suttons Bay
- Play on our BAY
- Enjoy our Festivals
- Explore our wineries
- Climb the Sand Dunes
- Shop and dine (it's fine!)
Top things to do on a budget
- 25 cent Saturday movies
- FREE wine tours/tasting
- Friday Night Live - FREE
- Visit Besie the cow at Moomers!
- Beaches
Top things to do with a family
- Climb the Sand Dunes
- Explore Fishtown
- Ride watercraft....have FUN!
- Enjoy our Festivals
- Local art shows/antique shops
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text: Linda J. Meester, 65, of Cozad, Nebraska, died August 10th, 2013, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln, Nebraska.Linda was born July 7th, 1948, at Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Harvey "Gene" and Evelyn (Maret) Walter. She attended Cozad Public Schools. On March 21st, 1964, she married Larry L. Meester. In 1965, the couple moved to Cozad, where they raised their three children. For over 30 years, Linda made cakes for special occasions like graduations, weddings, etc. Linda had also worked as a Med Aide at Parkview Villa in Gothenburg for many years.Linda loved to cook; and when family came for a visit, one could usually find Linda in the kitchen, whipping up the family favorites. She made nearly everything from scratch and many of the elements of her dishes came right out of her garden. She always made sure that everyone was well fed. Her creativity was not exclusive to the kitchen, as she was also an excellent crafter. From sewing to making decorative cabinetry out of barn wood, Linda was always coming up with creative ways to use things that might have otherwise gone to waste. Linda was a helper and perpetually put others needs in front of her own. Linda always took pride in being a bargain hunter. She had shopping down to a science, often knowing what was going to go on sale before it ever made the advertisements. Just like any proud grandma, she cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved playing cards and Scrabble, along with watching car and horse races. Linda got so enthralled in the races that her family and friends often knew better than to call her on the day of a race.Survivors include her son, Wyatt (Sandy) Meester of Cozad: two daughters, Becky Brooks and friend, Kevin James of North Platte, Nebraska and Heidi DeHarty of Grand Island, Nebraska; 10 grandchildren, Nathaniel, Jessica, Kali, Raven, Sky, Sarah, Sonja, Donnie, Andrea and Draphus, Jr; four great-grandchildren, Carson, Quinton, Maddison and Rayne; brother in law, Robert (Priscilla) Meester of Lexington, Nebraska; two sisters in law, Shirley (Ed) Claflin of Gothenburg and Bonnie (Clifford) Wedemeyer of Cheyenne, Wyoming; and many other relatives and friends.She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry in 2006; parents; special mother-in-law, Hannah Meester; two brothers in law, Terry and Ron; and a sister in law, Betty. Services will be held (today) Thursday, August 15th, 2013, at 10:30 a.m at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel in Cozad with Pastor Jeremy Jech officiating. Burial will be in Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell. Berryman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.A memorial has been established in her memory.Condolences may be shared at berrymanfuneralhome.com.


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Renaissance man Ben F is back on ABC trying to find love. Earlier in the year he was rejected by Ashley Hebert on The Bachelorette on ABC. Now Flajnik is on this season of The Bachelor, which began filming in September 2011. The down to earth California winemaker and business person is hopeful that he can find true love this season. But will the American viewing audience fall in love with him? If you are eco-friendly, here's one good reason to show support for gentle Ben by watching the new season and sharing good news about him with your #EcoMonday friends and family who talk about the #BACHELOR on Twitter. He is a sustainable agriculture enthusiast!
Wine and romance go hand in hand say most romance experts. A talented musician, the Sonoma, California-based winemaker Ben Flajnik (the notoriously dumped Ben F from the Ashley Hebert season of The Bachelorette) studied music production and business in college. Starting out with a successful internet advertising business in San Francisco, he exudes a laid back Cali vibe. Now, he's taken on the role of playing The Bachelor in 2012.
He was crafting beers and wines on the side when he realized that he couldn't quite get away from his love for wine. With longtime friend and fellow wine connoisseur Michael Benziger, Flajnik agreed that, as long as they were going to enjoy fine wines, they might as well make some themselves.
In 2008, Envolve Winery was born from their alcohol-infused bromance, an organization that promotes making eco-friendly products.
The devoted wine-o (not whiner) Ben F was an odd choice for the Bachelor in some long-term viewers opinions because of his whiny attitude about how badly his relationship with Ashley H ended. After kissing and telling (supposedly to break up Ashley Hebert from her new fiance JP while humiliating her in tabloid press the same way he had been on reality TV) he was not America's favorite guy, really.
But, in his defense, he did shut up about her fairly quickly when they started courting him to be the new Bachelor. Using his post-breakup time wisely, he threw himself into his work. Ben F has been studying eco-friendly techniques in winemaking at UC Davis, according to a website for art and wine festivals. He was shown on the first night of the season looking sweaty and doing lots of the manual labor himself that is required to tend his vineyards.
According to the eco-friendly reality TV star, his company Envolve Winery has committed to using only the most quality fruits from "sustainable, organic, and biodynamic growers," making Ben Flajnik an up and coming green celebrity as well as a smart businessman.
Partner Michael Benziger comes from a family in the wine business, and that family business is certified Biodynamic, which has given Ben a great deal of insight into organic winemaking as he continues his study of the craft. Both men are eager to take bold new steps using sustainable agriculture growing techniques that are better for the health of the planet and the promotion of their eco-friendly products for human consumption in the future.
As for past history, Ben F admits he has fallen in love three times. Little Ashley Hebert from The Bachelorette he says was his third love, but he was less than charmed. The brutal marriage proposal rejection hit him pretty hard, but now that the season is officially underway he has said he intends to remain friends with her and now calls their relationship an overall good experience.
He claims to be coming to the latest season of The Bachelor with an open mind and open heart, saying the previous experience of getting shat on by Ashley and the series producers (essentially) has helped him grow as a man. He expects his romantic experiences this season to help him continue to grow even if he doesn't find love.
[From the look of the new field of crazy women he picked out, he will certainly have to man up quick -- as it looks like by the end of the first night and the first impression rose ceremony he already had his hands full.]
Ben spoke to Good Morning America, says ABC:
"This forum [The Bachelor] oddly enough kind of works for me. I like the way you're able to exercise your feelings, [you're] encouraged to get there quicker than you normally would," he explained. "I thought long and hard about it but ultimately it was the right decision… I learned a lot about myself and pushed myself in ways that I never did before."
In a blog on People, Ben Flajnik wrote:
It took me a few months to decide whether or not I wanted to try and find love this way again, and after thinking long and hard about it, I ultimately thought it would be another positive experience. Guess you'll have to wait and see just how positive it turns out to be.
What are your thoughts about Ben F being cast as the new Bachelor? Does he make the cut as an All-American hunk able to keep ratings for the reality television show up? Will he find love or again pick a loser and be dumped?
Let other readers know your thoughts about him in the comments section below.


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As a member of 2AM Club and a songwriter for artists like Chris Brown and Sean Kingston, San Francisco-raised Marc Griffin is an experienced pop music craftsman. But as Marc E. Bassy, solo artist, he's a forward-thinking R&B auteur with more of an ear towards the genre's growing experimental fringe. Only The Poets, Vol. Read more »
By Rob Goszkowski
There's a commonality to a large segment of New Zealand music, much of it with a dubbed-out vibe that one would expect from an island nation. But there's also an underlying fierceness to it. Karoline Tamati, aka Ladi6, represents this dichotomy well, and her blend of hip-hop and modern soul will be in the Bay Area for the first time this weekend, with shows at Brick and Mortar in the city on Saturday and at the New Parish in Oakland on Sunday.
The lifelong musician started playing music at a young age and was smitten with hip-hop as a teenager when she formed Sheelahroc with her cousin and a friend at 16 years old. She found her singing voice shortly afterward and hasn't stopped singing. Read more »
"I think I've heard of them before," is the kind of spineless response you'll never hear if you ask someone about Fuck Buttons. If you've heard them, you'll most definitely will remember. With music that elicits feelings of wonder and rebellion, intense live shows, and of course an, err -- catchy name, Benjamin John Power and Andrew Hung leave a lasting impression.Read more »
By Andrew Blair
If you don't know of Elbow by now, you should probably stop reading this and go spend some time under a tree, staring out into space, contemplating your existence up to this point. Unless, of course, you want to be brought up to speed and welcomed into a community of people who love the brooding baritone lyrical genius of lead singer Guy Garvey, sung over pulsing drums, spacey melodic piano, and topped off with anthemic triumphant sing-along choruses.Read more »
By Rebecca Huval
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger is out to topple everyone's expectations. The two-piece band has rather public identities to overcome: Sean Lennon is the only child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and his girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl is a world-class model who was the youngest covergirl on Britain's Harper's Bazaar.Read more »
Being weird in a good way seems like a more difficult status for artists to attain than it used to be. We can tell when you're trying too hard -- the Gaga meat dress, the Miley tongue-wags felt 'round the world -- and it's straight-up unappealing. Thanks to Ye Olde Internet, we're also genuinely harder to shock than we used to be. At the same time, the acceptable box that artists seem to need to fit into to be marketable, to achieve anything like mainstream success, feels smaller all the time.Read more »
By Micah Dubreuil
You might not be alone if you do a double-take when hearing José James' new single for the first time. The song, "EveryLittleThing," off the singer's forthcoming album on Blue Note Records (While You Were Sleeping, out June 10), recalls a grinding club hit more than the effortless mix of jazz and neo-soul that made him famous. It is a surprise, to say the least -- the driving, electric sound is nothing like the mellow and easy cool of his previous record, No Beginning No End, released in 2013. Read more »
In the past, Argentinean singer-songwriter Juana Molina took her time to craft carefully looped and layered beatscapes before her audiences. Her approach has changed, per the artistic demands of her most recent release, Wed 21. The songs are more condensed, but the aesthetic is the same.Read more »
It's not that Modern Family and your Gender Studies reading list aren't doing anything for queer and trans representation -- but there are still stories to be told, and ears to be reached.Read more »
After more than 20 years of playing an important role in the formation and evolution of a variety of bands including the Cadillac Tramps, Youth Brigade, U.S. Bombs and Social Distortion, Jonny "Two Bags" Wickersham is finally stepping into the spotlight on his own with his first solo record, the excellent Salvation Town, (Isotone Records/Thirty Tigers) which hit stores earlier this week.Read more »


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|This article appears to be written like an advertisement. (March 2013)
|Traded as
|1983 as Control Video Corporation
1991 as America Online, Vienna, Virginia (Tysons Corner), U.S.[1]
2006 as AOL
2009 as Aol.[2]
|770 Broadway
New York City, New York, U.S.
|Area served
|Key people
|Tim Armstrong
(Chairman and CEO)
|Online services
|$2.19 billion (FY 2012)[3]
|Operating income
|$1.201 billion (FY 2012)[3]
|Net income
|$1.048 billion (FY 2012)[3]
|Total assets
|$2.797 billion (FY 2012)[3]
|Total equity
|$2.137 billion (FY 2012)[3]
|5,600 (Dec 31, 2012)[3]
(1983–2001, 2009–present)
AOL Time Warner
Time Warner (2003–2009)
AOL Inc. (previously known as America Online, written as AOL and styled as "Aol.") is an American multinational mass media corporation based in New York City which develops, grows, and invests in brands and web sites.[4] The company's business spans digital distribution of content, products, and services, which it offers to consumers, publishers, and advertisers.
AOL was founded in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services, an online services company by Jim Kimsey from the remnants of Control Video Corporation.
Since then, AOL has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or to set up international versions of its services.[5] AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York[6][7] but has many offices in cities throughout North America. Its global offices include Bangalore, India; Dreieich, Germany; Dublin, Ireland; London, England; Tokyo, Japan; and Tel Aviv, Israel. As of April 2014, it serves 2.4 million paid and free domestic (US) subscribers.[8]
AOL is best known for its online software suite, also called AOL, which allowed customers to access the world's largest "walled garden" online community and eventually reach out to the Internet as a whole. At its peak, AOL's membership was over 126 million members worldwide,[9] most of whom accessed the AOL service through the AOL software suite. AOL was ranked fourth (behind the Web, email, and graphic user interfaces) in a 2007 USA Today retrospective on the 25 events which shaped the first 25 years of the Internet[10] and was named to the ".com 25" by a panel of Silicon Valley influencers on the occasion of the same anniversary.[11]
In 2000, AOL purchased Time Warner, the deal structured as a merger under the name AOL Time Warner.[12] The merger was not fruitful and on May 28, 2009, Time Warner announced it would spin off AOL into a separate public company. The spinoff occurred on December 9, 2009,[13] ending the eight-year relationship between the two companies.[14]
Since then, AOL has begun to substantially change its business model reinventing itself as a brand company under the guidance of CEO Tim Armstrong, creating and acquiring a range of content properties. Major acquisitions include the purchase of technology news blog TechCrunch in September 2010,[15] and on February 7, 2011, the purchase of The Huffington Post.[16] Other AOL brands include Moviefone, Engadget, Stylelist, MapQuest and Cambio.[17]
- 1 History
- 2 Products and services
- 3 Corporate social responsibility
- 4 Criticism
- 5 Company purchases
- 6 Notable people
- 7 In popular culture
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
1980s: foundations[edit]
|AOL release timeline
|GameLine for the Atari 2600 video game console
|Quantum Link for Commodore 64- and 128
|AppleLink for Apple II and Macintosh
|PC Link for IBM PC compatibles
|America Online for Macintosh received as a popular Apple Macintosh BBS
|February 1991
|AOL for DOS launched
|January 6, 1993
|AOL 2.0 for the Apple Macintosh released,
AOL 1.0 for Microsoft Windows 3.x launched
|January 31, 1993
|AOL 1.1 for Microsoft Windows 3.x released
|June 1994
|AOL 1.5 for Microsoft Windows 3.x released
|September 20, 1994
|AOL 2.0 for Microsoft Windows 3.x released
|June 2, 1995
|AOL 2.5 for Microsoft Windows 3.x released
|June 1995
|AOL 3.0 (Win16) for Windows 3.x/Windows 95/Windows NT released
|June 1996
|AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 released
|July 1998 / June 1999
|AOL 4.0 (Casablanca) and Refresh 2 released
|September 8, 1999
|AOL 5.0 (Kilimanjaro) released
|June 2000
|AOL 5.0 for 9x/NT/2K (Niagara) released
|October and December 2000
|AOL 6.0 (K2 – Karakorum) and Refresh released
|September 2001
|AOL 6.0.2 for XP (Steppenwolf) launched
|October and December 2001, May and July 2002
|AOL 7.0 (Taz) and Refresh 1, Refresh 2, and Refresh 2 Plus released
|October 2002
|AOL 8.0 (Spacely) released
|April 2003
|AOL 8.0 Plus (Elroy) launched
|August and September 2003
|AOL 9.0 Optimized (Bunker Hill / Blue Hawaii) and Refresh released
|May 2004
|AOL 9.0 Optimized SE/LE (Thailand / Tahiti) released
|November 2004, July 2005
|AOL 9.0 Security Edition SE/LE (Strauss) and Refresh released
|August 2005 to March 2006
|AOL Suite Beta launched (cancelled)
|September 2006, March 2007
|AOL OpenRide (Streamliner) launched
|November 2006, April 2007
|AOL 9.0 VR and Refresh (Raga) released (AOL 9.0 for Microsoft Windows Vista but also works with Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP)
|September 2007
|AOL Desktop for Mac Beta released
|October 31, 2007
|AOL 9.1 (Tarana) released
|December 2007
|AOL Desktop (a.k.a. AOL 10.0) launched
|May 2008
|AOL Desktop for Mac 10 officially launched
|September 2008
|AOL Desktop 10.1 released
|February and November 2009
|AOL 9.5 and 9.5 Refresh released (Classic)
|November 2010
|AOL Desktop 9.6
|December 2011
|AOL Desktop 9.7
AOL began as a short-lived venture called Control Video Corporation (or CVC), founded by Bill von Meister. Its sole product was an online service called GameLine for the Atari 2600 video game console after von Meister's idea of buying music on demand was rejected by Warner Bros..[18] Subscribers bought a modem from the company for 49.95 USD and paid a one-time 15 USD setup fee. GameLine permitted subscribers to temporarily download games and keep track of high scores, at a cost of 1 USD per game. The telephone disconnected and the downloaded game would remain in GameLine's Master Module and playable until the user turned off the console or downloaded another game.
The original technical team was composed of Marc Seriff, Tom Ralston, Ken Huntsman, Janet Hunter, Dave Brown, Steve Trus, Ray Heinrich, Mike Ficco, Craig Dykstra, and Doug Coward.
In January 1983, Steve Case was hired as a marketing consultant for Control Video on the recommendation of his brother, investment banker Dan Case. In May 1983, Jim Kimsey became a manufacturing consultant for Control Video, which was near bankruptcy. Kimsey was brought in by his West Point friend Frank Caufield, an investor in the company.[18] In early 1985, Von Meister quietly left the company.
On May 24, 1985, Quantum Computer Services, an online services company, was founded by Jim Kimsey from the remnants of Control Video with Kimsey as Chief Executive Officer and Marc Seriff as Chief Technology Officer. Out of 100 employees from Control Video, only 10 were retained for the new company,[18] one of which was Steve Case, who got promoted to vice-president of marketing. In 1987, Case was promoted again to executive vice-president. Kimsey soon began to groom Case to ascend to the rank of CEO, which he did when Kimsey retired in 1991.
Kimsey changed the company's strategy and in 1985, launched a dedicated online service for Commodore 64 and 128 computers, originally called Quantum Link ("Q-Link" for short). The Quantum Link software was based on software licensed from PlayNet, Inc, (founded in 1983 by Howard Goldberg and Dave Panzl). In May 1988, Quantum and Apple launched AppleLink Personal Edition for Apple II and Macintosh computers. In August 1988, Quantum launched PC Link, a service for IBM-compatible PCs developed in a joint venture with the Tandy Corporation. After the company parted ways with Apple in October 1989, Quantum changed the service's name to America Online.[19][20]
Steve Case positioned AOL as the online service for people unfamiliar with computers, in particular contrast to CompuServe, which had long served the technical community. The PlayNet system AOL licensed was the first online service to require use of proprietary software, rather than a standard terminal program; it also offered a graphical user interface (GUI) instead of command lines, and was well ahead of the competition in emphasizing communication among members as a feature.[citation needed]
From the beginning, AOL included online games in its mix of products; many classic and casual games were included in the original PlayNet software system. In the early years of AOL the company introduced many innovative online interactive titles and games, including:
- Graphical chat environments Habitat (1986–1988) and Club Caribe (1988) from LucasArts.
- The first online interactive fiction series QuantumLink Serial by Tracy Reed (1988).
- Quantum Space, the first fully automated Play by email game (1989–1991).
1990s: a new Internet age[edit]
In February 1991, AOL for DOS was launched using a GeoWorks interface followed a year later by AOL for Windows. This coincided with growth in pay-based online services, like Prodigy, CompuServe, and GEnie. 1991 also saw the introduction of an original Dungeons & Dragons title called Neverwinter Nights from Stormfront Studios; it was the first Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game to depict the adventure with graphics instead of text.
During the early 1990s, the average subscription lasted for about 25 months and accounted for $350 in total revenue.[21] AOL discontinued Q-Link and PC Link in the fall of 1994. In September 1993, AOL added USENET access to its features.[22] This is commonly referred to as the "Eternal September". AOL quickly surpassed GEnie, and by the mid-1990s, it passed Prodigy (which for several years allowed AOL advertising) and CompuServe.
Particularly notable was the Chat Room concept from PlayNet, as opposed to the previous paradigm of CB-style channels. Chat Rooms allowed a large group of people with similar interests to convene and hold conversations in real time, including:
- Private rooms – created by any user. Hold up to 23 people.
- Conference rooms – created with permission of AOL. Hold up to 48 people and often moderated.
- Auditoriums – created with permission of AOL. Consisted of a stage and an unlimited number of rows. What happened on the stage was viewable by everybody in the auditorium but what happened within individual rows, of up to 27 people, was viewable only by the people within those rows.[citation needed]
Between 1990–94,[citation needed] AOL launched services with the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, Pearson, Scholastic, ASCD, NSBA, NCTE, Discovery Networks, Turner Education Services (CNN Newsroom), National Public Radio, The Princeton Review, Stanley Kaplan, Barron's, Highlights for Kids, the US Department of Education, and many other education providers. AOL's offered the first real-time homework help service (the Teacher Pager—1990; prior to this, AOL provided homework help bulletin boards), the first service by children, for children (Kids Only Online, 1991), the first online service for parents (the Parents Information Network, 1991), the first online courses (1988), the first omnibus service for teachers (the Teachers' Information Network, 1990), the first online exhibit (Library of Congress, 1991), the first parental controls, and many other online education firsts.
The first chat room-based text role-playing game, Black Bayou. was introduced by AOL in 1996.
AOL charged its users an hourly fee until October 1996, when the company changed to a flat monthly rate of $19.95. During this time, AOL connections would be flooded with users trying to get on, and many canceled their accounts due to constant busy signals. A commercial featuring Steve Case telling people AOL was working day and night to fix the problem was made. Within three years, AOL's userbase grew to 10 million people. In 1995 AOL was headquartered at 8619 Westwood Center Drive in the Tysons Corner CDP in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia,[23][24] near the Town of Vienna.[25]
AOL was quickly running out of room in October 1996 for its network at the Fairfax County campus. In 1996,[citation needed] AOL moved to 22000 AOL Way in Dulles, unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia.[26] The move to Dulles took place in mid-1996 and provided room for future growth. In a five-year landmark agreement with the most popular operating system, AOL was bundled with Windows software.[citation needed]
On March 31, 1997, the short-lived eWorld was purchased by AOL.
AOL announced on November 24, 1998 it would acquire Netscape. The deal closed on March 17, 1999.
2000s: Transition re-branding and decline[edit]
In January 2000, AOL and Time Warner announced plans to merge, forming AOL Time Warner, Inc. The terms of the deal called for AOL shareholders to own 55% of the new, combined company. The deal closed on January 11, 2001. The new company was led by executives from AOL, SBI, and Time Warner. Gerald Levin, who had served as CEO of Time Warner, was CEO of the new company. Steve Case served as Chairman, J. Michael Kelly (from AOL) was the Chief Financial Officer, Robert W. Pittman (from AOL) and Dick Parsons (from Time Warner) served as Co-Chief Operating Officers.[citation needed]
In 2004, along with the launch of AOL 9.0 Optimized, AOL also made available the option of personalized greetings which would enable the user to hear his or her name while accessing basic functions and mail alerts, or while logging in or out.
In 2005, AOL broadcast the Live 8 concert live over the Internet, and thousands of users downloaded clips of the concert over the following months.[citation needed] In late 2005, AOL released AOL Safety & Security Center,[citation needed] a bundle of McAfee anti-virus, CA anti-spyware, and proprietary firewall and phishing protection software. News reports in late 2005 identified companies such as Yahoo!, Microsoft, and Google as candidates for turning AOL into a joint venture.[27] Those plans were apparently abandoned when it was revealed on December 20, 2005 that Google would purchase a 5% share of AOL for $1 billion.
On April 3, 2006, AOL announced it was retiring the full name "America Online"; the official name of the service became "AOL", and the full name of the Time Warner subdivision became "AOL, LLC".[28]
On June 8, 2006,[29] AOL offered a new program called AOL Active Security Monitor, a diagnostic tool which checked the local PC's security status, and recommended additional security software from AOL or Download.com. The program rated the computer on a variety of different areas of security and general computer health. Two months later,[30] AOL released AOL Active Virus Shield. This software was developed by Kaspersky Lab. Active Virus Shield software was free and did not require an AOL account, only an internet email address. The ISP side of AOL UK was bought by The Carphone Warehouse in October 2006 to take advantage of their 100,000 LLU customers, making The Carphone Warehouse the biggest LLU provider in the UK.[31]
On August 2006, AOL announced they would give away email accounts and software previously available only to its paying customers provided the customer accessed AOL or AOL.com through a non-AOL-owned access method (otherwise known as "third party transit", "bring your own access", or "BYOA"). The move was designed to reduce costs associated with the "Walled Garden" business model by reducing usage of AOL-owned access points and shifting members with high-speed internet access from client-based usage to the more lucrative advertising provider, AOL.com.[32] The change from paid to free was also designed to slow the rate of members canceling their accounts and defecting to Microsoft Hotmail, Yahoo!, or other free email providers. The other free services included:[33]
- AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
- AOL Video[34] featured professional content and allowed users to upload videos as well.
- AOL Local, comprising its CityGuide,[35] Yellow Pages[36] and Local Search[37] services to help users find local information like restaurants, local events, and directory listings.
- AOL News
- AOL My eAddress, a custom domain name for email addresses. These email accounts could be accessed in a manner similar to other AOL and AIM email accounts.
- Xdrive, which was a service offered by AOL, allowed users to back up their files over the Internet.[38] It was acquired by AOL on August 3, 2005 and closed on January 12, 2009.[39] It offered a free 5 GB account (free online file storage) to anyone with an AOL screenname.[38] Xdrive also provided remote backup services and 50GB of storage for a $9.95 per month fee.[38]
According to AOL CEO Randy Falco, as of December 2007, the conversion rate of accounts from paid access to free access was over 80%.[40] Later in August 2006, AOL informed its American customers it would be increasing the price of its dial-up access to US$25.90. The increase was part of an effort to migrate the service's remaining dial-up users to broadband, as the increased price was the same price they had been charging for monthly DSL access.[41] However, AOL has since started offering their services for $9.95 a month for unlimited dial-up access.[42]
On September 17, 2007, AOL announced it was moving one of its corporate headquarters from Dulles, Virginia, to New York City[43] and combining its various advertising units into a new subsidiary called Platform A. This action followed several advertising acquisitions, most notably Advertising.com, and highlighted the company's new focus on advertising-driven business models. AOL management stressed "significant operations" will remain in Dulles, which included the company's access services and modem banks.
In October 2007, AOL announced it would move one of its other headquarters from Loudoun County, Virginia, to New York City; it would continue to operate its Virginia offices.[7] As part of the impending move to New York and the restructuring of responsibilities at the Dulles headquarters complex after the Reston move, AOL CEO Randy Falco announced on October 15, 2007 plans to lay off 2000 employees worldwide by the end of 2007, beginning "immediately".[44] The end result was a near 40% layoff across the board at AOL. Most compensation packages associated with the October 2007 layoffs included a minimum of 120 days of severance pay, 60 of which were given in lieu of the 60-day advance notice requirement by provisions of the 1988 Federal WARN Act.[44]
By November 2007, AOL's customer base had been reduced to 10.1 million subscribers,[45] just narrowly ahead of Comcast and AT&T Yahoo!.
On January 3, 2008, AOL announced the closing one of its three Northern Virginia data centers, Reston Technology Center, and sold it to CRG West.[46]
On February 6, 2008, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes announced Time Warner would split AOL's internet access and advertising businesses in two, with the possibility of later selling the internet access division.[47]
On March 13, 2008, AOL purchased the social networking site Bebo for $850m (£417m).[48] On July 25, 2008, AOL announced it was shedding Xdrive, AOL Pictures, and BlueString to save on costs and focus on its core advertising business.[49] AOL Pictures was terminated on December 31, 2008. On October 31, 2008, AOL Hometown (a web hosting service for the websites of AOL customers) and the AOL Journal blog hosting service were eliminated,[50] after first announcing the impending shutdown on September 30, 2008.[51]
2009–present: AOL as a digital media company[edit]
On March 12, 2009, Tim Armstrong, formerly with Google, was named Chairman and CEO of AOL.[52] Shortly thereafter, on May 28, Time Warner announced it would spin off AOL as an independent company once Google's shares ceased at the end of the fiscal year.[53]
On November 23, 2009, AOL unveiled a sneak preview of a new brand identity which has the wordmark Aol superimposed onto canvases created by commissioned artists. The new identity, designed by Wolff Olins,[54] was enacted onto all of AOL's services on December 10, 2009, the date AOL traded independently for the first time since the Time Warner merger on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AOL.[55]
On April 6, 2010, AOL announced plans to shut down or sell Bebo;[56] on June 16, 2010, the property was sold to Criterion Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount, believed to be around $10 million.[57] In December 2010, AIM eliminated access to AOL chat rooms noting a marked decline of patronage in recent months.[58]
Under Armstrong's leadership, AOL began taking steps in a new business direction, marked by a series of acquisitions. On June 11, 2009, AOL had already announced the acquisition of Patch Media, a network of community-specific news and information sites which focuses on individual towns and communities.[59] On September 28, 2010, at the San Francisco TechCrunch Disrupt Conference, AOL signed an agreement to acquire TechCrunch to further its overall strategy of providing premier online content.[60][61] On December 12, 2010, AOL acquired about.me, a personal profile and identity platform, four days after that latter's public launch.[62]
On January 31, 2011, AOL announced the acquisition of European video distribution network, goviral.[63] On February 7, 2011, AOL bought The Huffington Post for $315 million.[64] Shortly after the acquisition was announced, Huffingtonpost.com co-founder Arianna Huffington replaced AOL Content Chief David Eun, assuming the role of President and Editor-in-Chief of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group.[65]
On March 10, 2011, AOL announced it would cut around 900 workers in the wake of the Huffington Post deal.[66]
On September 14, 2011, AOL formed a strategic ad selling partnership with two of its largest competitors, Yahoo and Microsoft. According to the new partnership, the three companies would begin selling inventory on each other's sites. The strategy was designed to help them compete with Google and ad networks.[67]
On March 15, 2012, AOL announced the acquisition of Hipster, a mobile photo sharing app for an undisclosed amount.[68] On April 9, 2012, AOL announced a deal to sell 800 patents to Microsoft for $1.056 billion. The deal includes a "perpetual" license for AOL to use these patents.[69]
In April 2012, AOL took several steps to expand its ability to generate revenue through online video advertising.
The company announced it would offer gross rating point (GRP) guarantee for online video, mirroring the TV ratings system and guaranteeing audience delivery for online video advertising campaigns bought across its properties.[70] This announcement came just days before the Digital Content NewFronts (DCNF), a two-week event held by AOL, Google, Hulu, Microsoft, Vevo and Yahoo to showcase the participating sites' digital video offerings. The Digital Content NewFronts were conducted in advance of the traditional television upfronts in hopes of diverting more advertising money into the digital space.[71] On April 24, 2012, the company launched the AOL On network, a single web site for its video output.[72]
In February 2013, AOL reported its fourth quarter revenue of $599.5 million, its first growth in quarterly revenue in 8 years.[73]
In August 2013, Armstrong announced Patch Media would scale back or sell hundreds of its local news sites.[74] Not long afterwards, layoffs began, with up to 500 out of 1,100 positions initially impacted.[75] On January 15, 2014, Patch Media was spun off, with majority ownership being held by Hale Global.[76]
Products and services[edit]
AOL's products and services are in the following areas: Content, Advertising, Local, Membership and AOL Ventures.
AOL's Huffington Post Media Group, led by Arianna Huffington is a source of news, opinion, entertainment, community and digital information. The separate AOL Brand Group, led by Susan Lyne, is a diverse network of sites including Moviefone, Engadget, TechCrunch, Cambio and Stylelist, which combine reposting, technology, engagement, and video to reach a global audience on every platform. The Group has over 20,000 bloggers, including politicians, celebrities, academics and policy experts, who contribute on a wide range of topics making news.[77] The Group's video is collected on its AOL On site, which offers channels in News, Entertainment, Style, Tech, Business, Food, Home, Travel, Health, Autos, Parenting, Relationships, Video Games and Pets.[78]
- AOL Advertising – AOL Advertising offers advertisers, agencies and publishers access to AOL's online advertising tools, and the ability to advertise on the original brands available through the AOL Huffington Post Media Group.
- Advertising.com – AOL's ad network, Advertising.com, helps advertisers reach highly targeted audiences at scale, and helps publishers increase revenue. Advertising.com utilizes AdLearn, an advanced optimization and bid management system. AdLearn processes up to 10 billion transactions per day.
- AOL Advertising.com Group – The AOL Advertising.com Group comprises eight businesses: Advertising.com, ADTECH, AOL On Network, Be On, Pictela, Studio Now, 5min Media and Sponsored Listings.
- ADTECH – ADTECH's integrated ad serving solutions enable web publishers, ad networks, agencies and advertisers to manage, serve and report on their online advertising campaigns – including display, video and mobile formats.
- AOL On Network – The AOL On Network comprises 14 curated video channels. It features original series by AOL Studios and other production houses, and a library of content from AOL partners. The site is refreshed with content surrounding breaking stories and trending topics. AOL On also features the custom playlists of celebrity curators.
- 5min Media – 5min Media offers publishers access to a curated video library, white-label player and proprietary technology which allows them to integrate 5min Media's videos across their sites to reach and be seen by targeted audiences.
- Be On – Be On distributes branded video content on a pay-for-performance basis.
- Pictela – Pictela is an award-winning,[79] high-definition global content marketing platform for serving and distributing brand content across online advertising and social media. The Pictela platform powers the backend of AOL Premium Formats.
- StudioNow – StudioNow works with businesses to create, produce and distribute affordable custom video that's hyperlocal, high-quality and scaled to their needs.
- Sponsored Listings – The Advertising.com Sponsored Listings network includes AOL Media properties and many of the web's top sites. The network is pay-per-click and enables advertisers to target ads by content and by audience.[80]
AOL provides local content, platforms and services covering geographic levels ranging from neighborhoods to major metropolitan areas. This local content includes professional editorial content, user-generated content and business listings. AOL's local brands include MapQuest, the second-largest online mapping company, operating at 44-percent market share; and a minority holding in Patch, a platform of hyperlocal news and information sites managed by professional local journalists and photographers.
AOL membership[edit]
AOL offers a range of integrated products and properties including communication tools, mobile services and subscription packages which drive traffic across the AOL network.
- Mobile – AOL Mobile includes applications and mobile web experiences for existing AOL properties like Moviefone, TechCrunch, AIM, MapQuest, and products such as Engadget Distro, Editions by AOL, Play by AOL Music and Huffington Magazine.
- AOL Mail – AOL Mail is AOL's proprietary email client. It is fully integrated with AIM and links to news headlines on AOL content sites.
- AIM – AIM is AOL's proprietary instant-messaging tool. It also comprises a video-chat service, AV by AIM.
- About.me – About.me enables users to bring in multiple online profiles from various services into one online identity.
- Lifestore.com – Lifestore.com provides products and services including PC utilities, tech support, online learning, and diet and fitness programs.[81]
AOL Ventures is the venture capital arm of AOL, investing in early-stage technology-centric consumer Internet companies.[82]
Since spinning off from Time Warner in 2010, AOL has made corporate social responsibility an important part of its mission. In its company values, AOL states, "We are in the business of helping people, period."[83] For the company's corporate social responsibility efforts, AOL's CEO Tim Armstrong was included in a July 9, 2012 Adweek article, "The Givers," highlighting individuals who have committed their and their companies' time, money and resources to a diverse range of causes.[84]
Each year on the company's birthday, AOL employees around the world are invited to participate in Monster Help Day, a global community service day dedicated to strengthening the communities in which AOL employees live and work.[85] Other corporate social responsibility initiatives include producing cause-related content for AOL properties; donating PSA campaigns throughout the AOL network; empowering consumers through cause-related contests and initiatives; implementing a permanent cause module on AOL's homepage, dedicated to promoting a different nonprofit daily; and advocating for internet safety through its blog SafetyClicks.com.[86]
In its earlier incarnation as a "walled garden" community and service provider, AOL received criticism for its community policies, terms of service, and customer service. Prior to 2006, AOL was known for its direct mailing of CD-ROMs and 3½" floppy disks containing its software. The disks were distributed in large numbers; at one point, half of the CDs manufactured worldwide had AOL logos on them.[87] The marketing tactic was criticized for its environmental cost, and AOL CDs were recognized as PCWorld's most annoying tech product.[88][89]
Company purchases[edit]
Notable people[edit]
- Marc Andreessen (Netscape co-founder and AOL Chief Technology Officer)[90][91]
- Jim Barksdale (former director)[92]
- John Barnes (former head researcher)
- Randall Boe (Executive Vice President and General Counsel)[93]
- Jason Calacanis (former CEO of Weblogs, Inc. and former GM of Netscape)[94]
- Steve Case (former CEO and Board Chairman, married Jean Villanueva in 1998)[95]
- Mary Cheney (former Vice President for Consumer Advocacy)[96]
- Elwood Edwards (Voice actor for "You've got Mail")[97]
- Randy Falco (former CEO and Board Chairman)[98]
- Justin Frankel (Nullsoft founder)[99]
- Maureen Govern (former CTO)[100]
- Ron Grant (former President and COO)[101]
- Alexander Haig (former Director)[102]
- Michael Jones (former CEO of Userplane)[103]
- Jim Kimsey (former CEO and Board Chairman)[104]
- Ted Leonsis (Vice Chairman, President AOL Audience Group)[105]
- Gerry Campbell (former Senior Vice President, AOL Search)[106]
- Joanna Lumley (UK voice for "You've got post.")[107]
- Jonathan Miller (former CEO and Board Chairman)[108]
- Robert W. Pittman (former President)[109]
- Michael Powell (involved during merge with Time Warner)[110]
- Barry Schuler (former CEO)[111]
- Marc Seriff (former CTO)
- Jean Villanueva (former Vice President of Corporate Communications, married Steve Case in 1998)
In popular culture[edit]
America Online is mentioned in You've Got Mail. The "You've Got Mail" voice was also heard in the AOL Demo video.
In "Tiki Lounge", an episode of the television sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, Malcolm complains that the booster club auction items are all embarrassingly worthless. One of the items in the auction was an AOL startup disc. This was probably a reference to the high volume of startup discs given out by the company.
In the American comedy TV show Crank Yankers, one of the show's puppet characters Special Ed (voiced by Jim Florentine) tries to get customer support from a computer repair company, repeatedly saying the AOL catchphrase "I've got mail, YAY!" throughout his prank phone call.[episode needed]
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