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Probably the most famous (and successful) banner ad campaign has been the infamous dancing figures banner ads for LowerMyBills.com, with ROI reported to be in the 4:1 range. The fact that they no longer infest the web with their rational-though destroying antics might be the sole silver lining of the recent financial crises.
But as the ROI figures attest, the ads worked. And they worked because:
1) The animated movement made them almost impossible to ignore.
This is important because online visitors are practically hardwired to ignore banners and right-hand columns in order to focus on Active Window content. So most static banner ads are assiduously ignored. Right-hand column ads can work, but you'd better have a very targeted audience and contextually relevant ad
2) The appeal of the offer was incredibly broad – if you owned a home, you were a potential target.
As annoying as the LowerMyBills ads were, they worked because they had a relevant offer to the vast majority of viewers. Obviously, you can have a narrower appeal if you also narrow the placement and context of your ad, but the laws of relevancy still apply.
So why do I bring this all up? Because it appears as if Apple has figured out how to make animated banner ads un-ignorable AND enjoyable (rather than annoying). Check out this post on Apple's latest banner and sky-scraper ad combo on the New York Times.
P.S. And for all the Apple fans out there, here's more news on the highly anticpated Apple Tablet computer
I've often wondered what the ROI is on those ads, I've seen them in so many places. Blanketing ads across the internet is not something I'm familiar with, I'm accustomed to finding a niche and targeting a specific audience.
I would love to see the ad myself, but it doesn't appear to be on the nytimes.com site anymore.
If I'm not shopping for a computer, it's not relevant. If it's not relevant, it's annoying.
I'm tired of people implying that banner ads don't work if they don't get click-throughs or direct conversions (not suggesting you're doing that, Jeff). Nobody holds billboards or TV ads to that same standard. The fact that we actually can track direct conversions and click-throughs is great, but a lot of times — especially when selling something with a degree of sales complexity, like a computer — banners should be about (*gasp*) branding and demand marination.
This post from The Ad Contrarian (great blog, definitely worth subscribing, I just disagree with him on this point) illustrates the attitude I'm talking about: http://adcontrarian.blogspot.com/2009/05/you-just-dont-get-it-do-you.html
Apple's banners prove that it's possible to a) be compelling, b) entertain, c) do an engaging animated ad, d) integrate a campaign across channels.
We may not know what Apple's direct ROI is from the web portion of the "Get a Mac" campaign, but, from a branding perspective, they're doing it right.
It's like buying magazine ads. Buying a half-page is stupid. Buying a 1/4 page is an even worse idea. If you want your ad to be effective, you do a "double-trucker" (2 page) spread at the very beginning or you buy the back cover. But taking over the NYT homepage is even smarter than that, because you're guaranteed attention and — unlike a magazine ad — you can link directly to a landing page.
As for buying a "double-trucker" ad,David Ogilvy would disagree.
He had found that you only increase your readership by 20% over a single page ad at almost twice the cost. It's the frequency not the size that makes an ad buy effective.
Good point. I guess the analogy I was really trying to draw is that you have to buy at least double the banner space to get the effect of buying a full page ad. Most banner ads are the visual equivalent of buying a half or quarter-page print ad.
I would be very wary of applying Ogilvy's advice on "double-truckers" to Apple's ad; you're dealing with two different animals. A magazine is (for the most part) a linear medium. Even if you don't carefully read every page, you still flip through all the pages from start to finish. So most readers are just as likely to see a whole page ad as they are to see a double truck spread. Actually, depending on what content is opposite the single page ad, readers may even spend more time looking at it than at a double truck. So Ogilvy's advice had to do with maximizing exposure for your ad dollar.
Websites aren't linear and banner ads, by their very nature, can't be "single page" ads. An online ad that takes up a whole page isn't an ad – it's a website. So with a banner ad, the major challenge is ensuring that people don't entirely tune it out. So purchasing additional page space and then having the ad on the side interact with the ad at the top of the page probably purchases many times the viewer engagement that a single banner or side ad would have purchased. So Ogilvy's advice to get the most effective ad space for the dollar would likely end up in favor of Apple's tactics.
That's my take on it anyway.
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Hello all, my two'peneth for what it's worth…
In my professional life pre digital epiphany, I spent years planning and analysing brand and direct response campaigns using press, tv, outdoor etc and it's fair to say that the majority of the truisms of the traditional disciplines apply to digital activity, crucially starting with setting of the objectives and KPI's.
The fundamental difference is the increased visabality and dynamism of the response.
In certain instances it is possible for a display creative with a near 0% ctr to be deemed a success depending on how the media buy has been negotiated and if performance is viewed in context with a thorough engagement mapping/click share analysis.
[...] when my recent post on Apple's Banner Ad Innovation provoked some Ogilvy-inspired comments that compared banner ads to magazine ads, I thought It would [...]
I don´t think that banners bring the same results that used to do in the past.
To day , people don´t want to see just ads but also good content.
Personally I am "banner"-blind.
I do not see them (like the one below this comment-field).
For the same reason I only use text-Adsense on my websites.
It will be help me for doing my online business
The experienced net user has these days developed what we call a banner blind spot. But the cold hard fact for advertisers is there may not be anywhere else for them to go as SEO niches/industries become saturated as we have seen in the adult industry. Marketers and advertisers will no doubt have nowhere else to turn than to banner ads. Banner space can now be purchased auction style via banner auctions or ad space auctions such as bidswamp.com
great article
nowadays,ads have to be creative so that customers will be attracted.
It's great to see NON annoying ads put into practice.
The iPhone is taking over the world, one Apple Banner Ad at a time. Their innovation on all sides is just sick sometimes.
thanks for your information!!!
I love apples banners, I tried to get a similar thing on my sites but it is harder than it looks to make it look rigth. Banner ads are still good, but they just don't get the clicks like they did in the 90s.
I think the idea was great – while playing with banners for a cpa campaign recently I was able to replicate the effect – used one of those silly before-after on the masthead, then a silly "let me tell you my story" on the right-hand side, featuring the same character. If the content is related, visitors really play game with the more compelling banners. Thank you for the share.


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Great game, lower price = Awesome dealzveer1 | June 19, 2014 | Review of Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition
While Bordelands 2 is a great game, has a lot of content, it's funny, fun to play, what would make it even better? Simple, more of that :). By adding 2 new playable characters and 5 other DLC into the GOTY edition, the value of the game has gone up. Were you sad when you completed quests for certain people in the game? Cough* Tiny cough* Tina. Then be happy now, even more fun and even crazier stuff to do. You should not miss this experience.
BIgger and betterzveer1 | June 14, 2014 | Review of Borderlands 2
Gearbox Software sure took the complains of people and made Borderlands 2 a better game by fixing all the balance issues from Borderlands. For example over powered revolvers are now not that good but in line with other pistols, and rocket launchers are way more powerful. Gaming experience has not changed much, the main goal is still the same: kill enemies and do quests to earn experience and level up your character and get better items by doing that. Some even say that there is not enough new in here. I do agree that there is not much new, but why change a wining formula? Adding or changing too much would just take away from the original concept. As in the first Borderlands, here we also have 4 playable characters, similar but not the same as before. Items are pretty much the same but some do have better effects, even some really funny ones. As before you can play solo or with friends (up to 4 players). Co-op here is more fun than solo for most people but I am glad that we have an option for solo play. Quests are varied, from simple to just funny, some even sad. Not gonna spoil too much, but there is a quest that says to kill yourself. As for the number of quests, I counted over 90 in the base game alone, not even counting main quests. To conclude: great sequel, fixed stuff from first game, plenty to do, lot of DLC if you complete it all.All together a must have game.
Very good blend of RPG and FPS elementszveer1 | June 10, 2014 | Review of Borderlands
Borderlands, a great combination of RPG elements like gaining levels and spending skills points on desired skills with a fast pace FPS, It has a lot of different passive skills, 4 characters to choose from, ton of weapons with various effects and some humor. It can be played as a single player or in co-op where co-op makes enemies stronger but it gives better rewards so it's worth it
Granted, there are some mistakes like balancing the power of revolvers that are much more powerful than snipers or rocket launchers.
Quests are various from standards like go get that and bring it or kill that guy to funny and creative ones so they don't get boring. Total number is probably around 100 if not more of side quests distributed by maps so you don't have access to all at once making it a nice way to get more experience between main missions and to have fun.
By doing all the quests the games has to offer you will be playing at least 50 or more hours so it was worth it's money when it was new, now it's a must have.

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Wildeyed and hyperventilating, you turn terrified to face the lights racing down the tunnel. Thundering towards you swaying side to side like a loping predator, eyes blazing, comes a London Underground train. Mere inches separate the train from the walls of bolted steel rings but you knew that before you started. The train smashes through your body, cold steel unflinching as it drags you from your feet. For the briefest moment you are pressed against the glass, face to terror stricken face with the driver whose dreams you will haunt for the rest of his life. This won't worry you much longer however.
Gravity overcomes friction, then pulls your battered body down into the the rusty guillotine like wheels of the train which tear your limbs effortlessly from their sockets. Possessed by a glimmer of luck your spinal cord breaks, saving you the searing pain of your crushed ribcage for a second before 600 volts of direct current surges through whatever chunks of flesh are still connected. You have mentally scarred an innocent train driver and delayed the journey of thousands of londoners. This mess won't clean itself. However none of these things overly bother you right now, you have troubles enough with your pulped gibblets strewn along the tracks.
Whether you're hacking transit systems or computer systems they're all fissured, all possessing those little cracks just wide enough to wriggle your drity little fingers into and force apart to sneak a peek into what lies beneath the shiny smoothed over facade most take for granted every single day.
Transport For London has done a great job of smoothing over the cracks in The Tube though, merging the old systems into a cohesive whole. They've done this well enough that for a long time the tube was treated with this magical reverence as if it was untouchable, undoable, simply accepted and taken for granted it wasn't going to be explored. It wasn't just the significant consequences, the tube had an aura that seemed to dissuade explorers from even trying. The abandoned stations are no secret, it just took someone to come in and offer it up on a silver platter before the masses would add it to a list and have a shot.
Clearly the writers didn't give a fuck about an aura or the rumours, they'd been chasing trains and cracking the tube open for years. Back in mid 2008 we started seeing the cracks in the network to. From the nocturnal pitches into the cut and cover tunnels of snowhill, to the deep level wonder of the Magic Door, our eyes were being opened slowly to what was possible in the Tube. It became apparent the real barrier to exploring the tube wasn't locks, alarms and sensors (though they certainly exist), it was lack of effort.
I packed out of London shortly after Snowhill and the Magic Door, tagging in Siologen Jeeves Westminster who, inspired by our absolute demolition of the Paris metro and experienced from killing Sydney's subway, began his own major league takedown on the Tube. Only a foreigner would arrive in London hoist the digit to the status quo and come up trumps as SJW did. A fresh perspective and motivation tends to do that.
Back in early '09 Snappel and I were taking in the sights and smells of London for a weekend and met up with ol' SJWIII to hit some tube. The all-but-branded SJW tours weren't going to cut the exploration mustard and I felt the need to redeem myself since I never cracked a station while I lived in London. A tour is a tour is a tour no-matter which way you slice it, so we picked a station he hadn't yet explored and got down to business.
Between snaps, SJW and myself Station ML (haha euro code baby!) quickly delivered her dirty treasures, in a manner which led us to believe that nobody (we know of) had previously explored it because nobody knew what to look for, nobody looked very hard or most likely, nobody ever bothered to actually look. I never did when I was in London.
We checked out another couple of stations over that weekend and it really highlighted how currently tube exploration is so dissimilar to our Parisian metro exploration. The tube is much like climbing to the top of a tree, having a look around, climbing back down and looking around for another tree. The metro in contrast is like donning a squirrel suit and leaping from branch to branch across the forest. If you're doing it right in Paris you're exploring the system, not just poking into small interconnected but non-traversable sections.
London poses other challenges such as the lack of raccord tunnels, the geographical spread of the system, the constant late night track work and the tighter tunnels which leave no room to dodge midservice trains like one does day in day out in Paris. Hurdles or not though put your eyes to the glass of the train and the writing on the wall says it all, it's more than possible.
I'm hoping that those who've followed in the footsteps of SJW, or been inspired by his inroads into the system, will begin to perhaps explore The Tube like a system, or at least discover to what degree this is possible. Further, I'm hoping to see that fresh talent and old hands, whether united of individually, break new ground, new stations and new sights in the Tube. Already some have manned up and added to the tally with previously unexplored stations, while others continue in the shadows of others. In a system so wide there's ample opportunity for many to leave their name, literally or not, on what is the Tube of London. With such a big system begging to be combed for cracks and much up for grabs, why take the tour?
Of course, there's much more to The Underground than abandoned stations and zero clearance tunnels. Find the abandoned tunnels and there's space aplenty. Shouts to Siologen Jeeves Westminster III. People will tell you it's too risky, too dangerous, it can't be done. Maybe it's these and more, but I entrust you to weigh the merits yourself. Do what you will with this information, pursuit of these adventures and spaces is an exercise left to the discretion of the reader. May I wish you the best of luck and god speed, you'll need haste a plenty when the rails sing, air rushes and blazing lights round the corner ahead.
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Sorry to pop in on your feed like this, but i've been doing some research on Urban explorers and have just spotted your amazing photos.
My name is Julie Harris, I am currently a final year geography student at the University of Manchester. In the past year I have become really interested in Urban Exploration and have decided to write my undergraduate dissertation on it.
The study I am doing is focussed on the motivation behind Urban Exploration, with the aim of discussing: Are Urban Explorers geographers?
I am hoping to find some Urban explorers who would be willing to have an informal chat with me on this topic. Obviously no names will be used in my work, and for anyone that does not wish to meet with me, we could find an online way of having this discussion (e.g. MSN/Skype/email). For those based around the Greater Manchester or London area who are happy to meet and chat over a coffee, the drinks are on me!
I'm hoping to do my research some time in October, so if anyone is game please contact me via email: Julie.harris-2@stude nt.manchester.ac.uk< br /> Thanks a million x
I see your comment "not everything done is posted", I'm wandering if you ventured into any partially flooded tube tunnels? There are stations left untouched since WW2. I would love to see some photo's if you have any. If this isn't the sort of thing you want posted up. My apologies and please delete.


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Born on December 18, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Leda (St. Germain) Vallee. Lucille grew up in Blackstone, MA and graduated from Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson, NH. She had resided in Bellingham since 1956, previously living in Blackstone.
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No suspects have been identified in the Sunday homicide of a Spotsylvania County woman, but police continue to follow strong leads.
Nancy "Lynne" Mercer worked the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift as a nurse at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, and it was unusual for her to not show up for work.
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At 11:40 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a residence in the 7800 block of Eastridge Way, where they found the body of the 58-year-old lying on the floor.
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Her body was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office in Richmond for an autopsy, Pearce said.
He did not comment on the cause of death pending autopsy results, but neighbors claim to have heard gunshots.
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Neighbor Robert Ezzell said he didn't hear or see anything, but police repeatedly asked him if he heard multiple shots that night.
Pearce said Mercer lived alone in the house and had six children and 10 grandchildren. He said she was an animal lover and animal control deputies had to remove seven pets, including dogs and birds, from the home after her death.
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The list includes running backs Chris Ivory (shoulder) and Chris Johnson (knee), guard Oday Aboushi (shoulder), linebacker Antwan Barnes (knee), guard Willie Colon (knee), wideout T.J. Graham (neck), linebacker David Harris (shoulder), safety Jaiquawn Jarrett (calf), center Nick Mangold (shoulder), linebacker Trevor Reilly (knee), receiver Greg Salas (wrist), cornerback Darrin Walls (calf) and quarterback Geno Smith (right shoulder).
The other offensive probables are wide receivers Greg Salas (wrist) and Percy Harvin (heel), running back Chris Johnson (ankle) and quarterbacks Michael Vick (foot) and Geno Smith (shoulder).
The other 13 players were deemed probable: Oday Aboushi (shoulder), Phillip Adams (groin), Antwan Barnes (knee), Willie Colon (knee), Jeff Cumberland (shoulder, finger), Demario Davis (finger), Eric Decker (hamstring), David Harris (shoulder), Chris Johnson (ankle), Jeremy Kerley (illness), Nick Mangold (shoulder), Trevor Reilly (knee) and Greg Salas (wrist, ankle).
Though the roster is stocked with players dealing with bumps and bruises, the Jets are relatively healthy for the intradivision battle. Also active Sunday are running back Bilal Powell (foot), center Nick Mangold (shoulder), guards Willie Colon (knee) and Oday Aboushi (shoulder), linebackers David Harris (shoulder) and Antwan Barnes (knee) and cornerbacks Phillip Adams (groin) and Darrin Walls (knee).
The probables are tight end Jace Amaro (knee), guard Willie Colon (knee), wideouts David Nelson (ankle) and Eric Decker (hamstring), tackle Breno Giacomini (back), defensive lineman Damon Harrison (ankle), running back Chris Johnson (ankle), center Nick Mangold (shoulder) and cornerback Darrin Walls (knee).
Willie Colon, Jeff Cumberland, Breno Giacomini, Damon Harrison, Chris Johnson, Nick Mangold and Dee Milliner should all be able to play Sunday. All seven players were able to put in full practice Friday.
Willie Colon, Breno Giacomini, Damon Harrison, Chris Johnson, Nick Mangold, Dee Milliner and Calvin Pryor are all active for the contest. Wideout David Nelson entered the day considered questionable, but he will also try to play through his injury.
Wide receiver David Nelson will be considered questionable entering the contest. The team deemed six players probable. Willie Colon, Breno Giacomini, Damon Harrison, Nick Mangold, Dee Milliner and Calvin Pryor should all be able to play.
Wide receiver Eric Decker (hamstring) is questionable. The probables are offensive linemen Nick Mangold (shoulder), Dalton Freeman (knee) and Willie Colon (calf), running back Chris Johnson (ankle), wide receiver David Nelson (illness) and defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson (knee).
Those limited Friday were linebackers A.J. Edds (hamstring) and Nick Bellore (hip), offensive linemen Nick Mangold (shoulder) and Willie Colon (calf) and running back Chris Johnson (ankle).
The team is preparing to play Chicago on Monday night.
Colon started every game in 2013 in his first season with the Jets.
The studs include receivers Stephen Hill and David Nelson, offensive lineman Oday Aboushi, cornerback Dexter McDougle and safety Calvin Pryor .
The duds were quarterbacks Michael Vick and Matt Simms and offensive lineman Willie Colon.
Howard has stepped up and played a large role for Gang Green after being a practice squad guy. He allowed two sacks per ProFootballFocus.com and has plenty of good years left in front of him since he's 27.
Colon is older and is coming off a torn biceps injury suffered in Week 17. That means he'll miss most of the offseason program but should be OK for training camp. He might not worth a lavish deal but could help out.
Colon is set to be an unrestricted free-agent. He will undergo surgery this week. Recovery is expected to take about four months. He started all 16 games for New York this season.
They are linemen Willie Colon (calf) and Nick Mangold (wrist), tight end Kellen Winslow (knee), wide receiver Stephen Hill (knee), Santonio Holmes (foot/hamstring), Jeremy Kerley (elbow) and Greg Salas (finger), running back Chris Ivory (ankle) and quarterback Geno Smith (wrist).
They are offensive linemen Nick Mangold (wrist) and Willie Colon (calf), defensive linemen Muhammad Wilkerson (wrist) and Kenrick Ellis (back), wide receiver Stephen Hill (knee) and Greg Salas (finger), running back Chris Ivory (ankle), tight end Kellen Winslow (knee) and cornerback Dee Milliner (wrist).
Other offensive players listed as probable are tight end Kellen Winslow (knee), quarterback David Garrard (back) and lineman Willie Colon (calf).
The offensive probables are lineman Willie Colon (calf), wide receivers Greg Salas (knee), Santonio Holmes (foot/hamstring), Stephen Hill (foot/knee) and Josh Cribbs (knee), tight ends Kellen Winslow (knee), Zach Sudfeld (knee) and Jeff Cumberland (concussion) and running backs Chris Ivory (knee) and Alex Green (hamstring).
Guard Willie Colon (knee) and tight end Jeff Cumberland (concussion) were also working on the sideline with trainers. The latter has been ruled out for the game Sunday against New Orleans.
The full list of Jets probable players on offense is: offensive linemen Willie Colon (knee) and Austin Howard (ribs); wide receivers Clyde Gates (knee), Stephen Hill (knee), Santonio Holmes (foot) and Jeremy Kerley (concussion); running back Bilal Powell (illness, shouler); quarterback Geno Smith (ankle); and tight end Kellen Winslow (knee).
Out: Defensive end Quinton Coples (ankle), quarterback Mark Sanchez (shoulder).
Questionable: Defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis (back), wide receiver Santonio Holmes (foot).
Probable: Linebacker Nick Bellore (oblique), offensive lineman Willie Colon (knee/shoulder), cornerback Antonio Cromartie (hip), defensive tackle Leger Douzable (illness), offensive lineman Vladimir Ducasse (calf), wide receiver Clyde Gates (shoulder), linebacker David Harris (hip), wide receiver Stephen Hill (knee), tackle Ben Ijalana (knee), wide receiver Jeremy Kerley (finger), cornerback Ellis Lankster (foot/hamstring), cornerback Dee Milliner (Achilles), quarterback Matt Simms (calf/oblique), quarterback Geno Smith (ankle), tight end Kellen Winslow (knee) and offensive lineman Brian Winters (ankle).


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Jackie, (left) and Danielle of Walton landed these trophy trout weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces and 5 pounds, 10 ounces while fishing on the Pepacton Reservoir last week using sawbellies. — Photos courtesy of Al's Sport Store, Downsville.
Jackson of New Jersey shows off his catch from the Pepacton Reservoir.
He was a man without a country, a baseball fan decked out in the traditional orange and blue of the New York Mets enveloped in a sea of Atlanta Brave gray and red hearing "y'all" everywhere he turned. Styrofoam tomahawks bounced off his head and shoulders as thousands of Brave fans broke out in a chorus of their all to familiar tomahawk chop.
IDOL CHATTER — Randy VanKeuren (in uniform), chats with one of his idols, former Mets' star Darryl Strawberry in Cooperstown on Sunday. — Contributed photo
TUNAMENT WINNERS — The 14th Annual Tunament, this year a four-man team, best-ball format golf tournament to honor the memory of the late Bill "Tuna" Sanford, was held Friday at Hanah Mountain Resort and Country Club in Margaretville. The winning team shot a score of 60 and consisted of, pictured above from left, Tom Sanford (brother of the late Bill Sanford) of Saugerties, John Hornbeck of Rosendale, tournament organizer Pete Sluiter of Perch Lake, Andes, and Mark Hess of St Davids, PA.
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CENTER OF ATTENTION — Delhi resident Matt Moyse, right, was the center of attention as he claimed his second Delaware County Amateur Golf Championship at the Delhi College Golf Course on Sunday. Moyse shot a 54-hole total of 221 to best runner up Mike Wagner Jr., at left, by two strokes and 11-time champion Brad Anderson who finished fifth. Moyse won his first title in 2002 as a 19-year-old.
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BOWLED OVER — Anna Blish of Margaretville was recently recognized for her 25th consecutive year of competing in the USBC Women's Championships held in Reno. An accomplished multi-sport athlete, Anna has previously been inducted into the Delaware-Greene Bowling Hall of Fame and the Kingston Women's Bowling Association Hall of Fame. — Contributed photo.
This first week of July was a memorable one depending on where in the Catskills you happened to be. Some areas were deluged by thunderstorms, wind, hail and mud while others just got a healthy dose of rain to water their gardens, and keep area rivers and streams in good shape.
In reporting about the many opportunities that summer in the Catskills offer – we've had a number of fishing derbies in our area to report on: Pepacton Bait & Tackle in Arkville reported on the winner of their June Trout Derby. Sponsored by Tom and Cheryl Phillips, the prize-winning fish was caught by Bill Milman, a local resident, who brought in a beautiful 10-pound, one-ounce brown trout.
NICE CATCH — Dusty Howe recently hauled in this nice seven-pound brown trout while trolling on the Pepacton Reservoir. — Photo courtesy of Al's Sport Shop, Downsville
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The Firefighter Flight winners were Bill and Anna Blish of Margaretville who scored a three-over-par 32.
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It's said that while winning is the objective, there's much to be learned from a loss. That can also be said of a draw, such as the one the United States men's national team posted against Portugal in its second game of the 2014 World Cup on Sunday night.
Riding high off a hard-won victory over Ghana, a win Sunday would have put the Americans at the top of group G and ensured their advancement to the knockout stage of play. And, with five minutes of stoppage time to play, it looked like such a result was all but in the bag.
These days of the mid-to-end of June have been very productive, with rivers and streams at good levels and cool evenings keeping water temperatures favorable for trout. Isonychias have been making their appearance in the afternoons, resulting in rising trout and successful fishing. In addition, good hatches of caddis flies and Blue-Winged Olives are about in the mornings and during the day. In the evenings the slate-colored Isonychias and lighter colored Sulphurs have kept fly-fishers on the stream until dark.
Rich Sliziewicz of New Jersey with an eight-pound, three-ounce brown trout that he caught over the weekend in the Pepacton Reservoir. The fish was 25-inches long. — Photo courtesy of Al's Sport Shop, Downsville.
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Best brand of everyday use olive oil?
- mstinawu Sep 22, 2006 03:20 AM
I just wanted to know where I could get some of your favorite olive oils for everyday everything use. I like a stronger "olivey" taste to my olive oil so should I avoid virgins? What does that imply? I'm a newb at this so I just wanted to be pointed at the right direction. I just want a bottle of great olive oil from somewhere I can get to--Trader Joes, Whole Foods, other large chain markets, etc. Thanks for the suggestions!
Trader Joe's! Cheap and good. Extra vergin olive oil is a little "grassier." I don't know if that's what you mean by olivey. You'll want to avoid light olive oil, which is more like a neutral oil (canola, corn, vegetable).
Plus, if you buy something at TJ's or Whole Foods and hate it you can return it, no questions asked.
re: Pei
Refined (non-virgin) olive oil, which has little olive flavor if any, has a higher smoke point than evol, so it's more suitable for high-temperature cooking such as sautéing.
Trader Joe's for me too. For people with no TJ nearby, Cooks Illustrated recommends Da Vinci or if that's too expensive, Filippo Berio. Haven't used them. Colavita is also recommended, second to Da Vinci, but it costs more per ounce.
re: John Francis
In my area (Southern California), Da Vinci olive oil (not extra virgin) is outrageously hard to find. In fact, virtually any kind of non-extra virgin is hard to find at standard supermarkets. Even TJ's has a very limited selection when compared with the extra virgin varieties, but at least it's consistently available.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
I always see regular (non extra virgin) olive oil being sold at the Culver City and Torrance Costcos.. If you are looking.
re: mstinawu
Assuming you're referring to Da Vinci olive oil brand (non-extra virgin)? If you've seen this at Costco, that's definitely a find.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
Nope. I think it was Kirkland brand.
re: shaebones
I'll third or fourth Colavita.
I adore the greek olive oil sold at Trader Joe's. Greek olive oil is a bit stronger and more distinctive in flavor than your standard Italian stuff... but it adds such nuance to your dishes. Especially since many of your guests may not be familiar with Greek olive oil and will be so curious trying to put their finger on what it is that makes your salads, etc. just a little bit different...
I'd say that an Extra virgin olive oil is more likely to have a stronger flavour and taste more like olives.
Now, to answer your question:
For cooking, I quite like Colavita as Shaebones suggested. Carapelli isn't bad either.
For cold uses or finishing a light sauce, I like a greek olive sold as "Silver Leaf". It is carried at a local organic and natural foods store (Big Carrot in Toronto) and they have an experessly organic pressing as well as their standard pressing which is uncertified.
re: MMRuth
I agree with MMRuth, these are my everyday brands. I've used these two for at least 10 years.
Of the readily available EVOO (the TV foodie we all love to hate has made me feel stupid when I use that abbreviation) supermarket brands, I like Colavita as well. I also like the somewhat more assertive flavor of Ariston, a Greek oil that's sold in refillable bottles (i.e., large bulk container and you bring your bottle back for a refill) under the brand name Ariston in some of the "gourmet" farm stands. (And the Ariston balsamic sold the same way is pretty good as well.)
For cooking, I like the big 3 liter jug of the 365 Whole Foods brand.
For supermarket olive oil, I'll second or third Colavita.
For salads &c, I like to try a lot of different ones. Whole Foods has some reasonably priced organic ones that are pretty good.
I don't think I've ever tried the Greek oil, but now I'm intrigued!
re: Mill City Modern
Do you happen to know how much the 3-lt WF 365 brand costs? The two WF near me are generally free-for-all zoos so I only go if it's significantly worth it. (Good EVOO at a reasonable cost would be worth it.)
re: The Ranger
If the three litres is the big metal can, the last time I bought it I think it was around $20.
re: MMRuth
Yes, it's the huge metal can and it's around$20.
re: The Ranger
The other thing I like from WF is their Canola Mayonnaise - I make my own sometimes as well, but even my DH who is particular about his mayonnaise, likes it as well. I find that their 365 brand products are good value - also the bottled Italian sparkling water - at $.89 a litre, it's much cheaper than Pellegrino. Tend to go to WF at non-peak times a do a quick soup of their staples that I like. In NY, I also find that their prices for dairy products are very good.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I do actually use Colativa at home for cooking and sauces. The Greek olive oil does sound intriguing--I will try it out on my next stop to Whole Foods. =)
For sauteing and high heat cooking, I generally use regular olive oil and any type will do (Currently using Goya.) But my Extra Virgin Olive Oil of choice is Frantoia. It's Sicilian, it's pretty expensive, and it is hands down the best. Very fruity. I am not brand loyal about many things but I always buy Frantoia. I have been cooking for years and it is definitely the best olive oil, IMHO.
re: mattrapp
As I've said before, Zoe makes more than one EVOO. The one from cornicabra olives has a powerfully peppery aftertaste which may not suit your needs.
re: Mr. Cookie
I'm a Kirkland fan -- I'll (generally) purchase Kirkland products over name-brand products because of the quality products I've experienced. But the Kirkland olive oil was just one of those products that I can't stand; it tasted of plastic. I ended up returning it.
re: Mr. Cookie
I think Kirkland olive oil is mixed with soybean oil. I have a soybean allergy that includes an allergy to soybean oil. I have had repeated reactions to Kirkland's brand olive oil that are identical to my reactions to soy (swollen tongue, hives, sneezing, runny nose, excruciating nausea). I can tolerate other olive oils and olives.
Which Costco olive oil did you buy? Apparently there are more than one kind. Last month (for the first time ever), I bought a liter of the Kirkland Signature limited quantity EVOO from the Tuscany 2005 olive harvest. It sells for under $11 and I think the flavor is very good--good enough to use on most everything, which really surprised me. It was clearly marked with the origin of the olives, where it was produced and the harvest date -- that's what convinced me to buy it. I doubt if I would like the more generic Costco olive oil.
I'm always experimenting with new EVOO's. One I liked recently was Oil of Paicines grown and produced in the CA Central Coast area.
re: Moka
The current Kirkland Signature is 2008 harvest.
Absolutely the best.
I tasted it for the first time shortly after returning from my prior trip to Italy (Nov 2008), where I tasted quite a few right-off-the press oils. It is definitely the real thing.
BUT keep in mind: freshly pressed EVOO only lasts for about 6 months. After that window, it becomes a more regular EVOO ( not bad, but not special ).
I wouldn't recommend any other olive oil from Costco.
Interesting this has come up as I was talking yesterday, with my Italian friend and cooking teacher about olive oil. She said she looks for three things...Extra Virgin, First Cold Press, and oil from Italy. She uses Kirkland for everyday. (The oil that comes in two large plastic bottles packaged together). I found that interesting as my husband does most of the cooking and has been using that oil for a long time. I always thought he bought it because it was reasonable (cheap). Wrong!!
Also, if you want a fabulous taste treat try Moulin "Jean-Marie Cornille" Olive Oil. It is available at Kermit Lynch and I believe Traverso's. I read about it in The Provence Cookbook by Patricia Wells, page 27. We love it on Acme Bread, toasted, with fresh tomatoes or goat cheese or whatever. It is expensive, but a large bottle and so worth it.
re: Cerise 37
You should tell your cooking teacher that "oil from Italy" these days means about the same as "car from America".
Read under "Mix and Match"
Mr Taster
re: Cerise 37
Allow me to disagree with the " oil from Italy " statement. I was born and grew up in Greece. In the Greek military I had the chance to visit many rural areas. The most contaminated,dishonest,and fraudulant olive oil comes from Greece,and Italy.Sometimes even nowdays from Spain.They are selling " unleaded for super".
So be very suspicious. "Spitiko" is a very old and reliable brand from Greece.I had DaVinci,Hermes extra virgin olive oils that tasted like pomace. WalMart,Sam's Club,Costco,Traders Joe,Whole foods are very big and powerful companies.
The distributors know this ,so they keep it honest for their own good.
There is no better olive oil in the world than the one from the north Mediteraneean coast.
Libanon,Tunesia produce honest olive oil but I personally, don't like these varieties.
Stein eiyia sou (Cheers)
If you want a WOW olive oil, try toribethorganic from the etsy website. I have never tasted such a great flavor in any olive oil.
I'm not that into Carapelli, but they do have an olive oil labeled as Carapelli Nobile, made with "olive pulp". I'm no expert, but I find it tastes pretty nice by itself, some other brands I find a little acrid when tasted alone.
"Everyday everything use" is extremely broad. Different oils burn at different temperatures and therefore have different uses. www.cooksillustrated.com recommendations rarely steer me wrong, and their olive oil picks are no exception.
For tossing in salads and other "raw" applications, look for Columela extra virgin. it has a full, beautiful, fruity flavor but it is hard to find and a little pricey at about $20. (I got my first bottle from amazon, and subsequently found it at a local Italian deli). When I can't get to the deli or don't feel like spending that much, I've found success with Trader Joe's Santorini extra virgin olive oil. Avoid cooking with extra virgin as it burns at a very low temperature.
For cooking and sauteeing (not high heat applications), Da Vinci 100% pure olive oil can be found at some supermarkets (I've gotten it at the small family-owned supermarket chain How's Markets in LA, but I can't find it at any of the big Safeway conglomerate type supermarkets.) The stuff is extraordinary... a full, beautiful fruity flavor almost on par with an extra virgin. None of the other standard supermarket oils like Filippo Berio, Bertolli, etc. come anywhere near it (though Colavita comes closest).
NOTE: this is not "Da Vinci Extra Virgin" which is found all over the Safeway style megamarts.... it is specifially called "Da Vinci 100% Pure"
Mr Taster
For everyday stuff, I get a huge container of Bertoli at Costco. I also babysit a doggie whose owner goes to Italy for work and he brings me back nice olive oils as a thank you for watching the dog, so I use those for vinaigrettes etc.
I also like the WF 365 brand for everyday use, Pompeeian is decent also, don't like it in dressings, though.
You've got it wrong on stronger "olivey" tasting olive oils. The extra virgin olive oils have more of that taste, not less.
As for what I like for everyday use, as one of the other posters above said, "Cook's Illustrated" never steers you wrong. I liked DaVinci when they first recommended it a few years ago, but they said in the latest tasting that it had changed and they did not like it that much. They admitted, though, that it is an agricultural product and can vary. I like it still.
I also like Vigo, which is a Tampa-area brand. The Vigo Company is an importer, and well as the name they have given to their extra virgin olive oil, and I am not sure how extensive their distribution is.
I am also partial to Publix Supermarkets' house brand and I like Colavita (as did "Cooks' Illustrated" in their second tasting article.
re: gfr1111
I'll reply to your comment about DaVinci in order to make my more general point: olive oils are not the same year after year, so last year's bargain star is no sure thing 12 months later with a new crop. For EVOO, I buy at least two grades, one for cooking, where I mainly keep an eye out for sales. Colavita, DaVinci, Zoe, Bertolli, etc.--or big-box store specials. (Alas, we have no Cost-Co here, but I have liked some EVOO sold in Sam's Club.) Then I buy better oils to reserve for non-cooked applications.
Can some one recommend some brands sold in Toronto? I've been using Bertolli or PC (supermarket brand) extra virgin. Does have that "olive" taste that some one mentioned. Grassy? Don't recall.
Love to hear from Italian-Canadians or Americans.
Perhaps some one could suggest brands sought after in Italy that have been imported to Toronto.
re: BDD888
Have you tried Terra Delyssa yet? It's quite fruity and nothing like any of the versions offered by Loblaw's and definitely doesn't taste anything like Bertolli. On the west coast it's sold at Superstore in 3L tins.
re: BDD888
Saloio, look in Portuguese neighborhood
I've taken a chance on brands I've never heard of... from places like Home Goods... even Big Lots and a place called Ollies (mostly close-out items). I look for something on label like "product of... Spain, Italy, etc.". Have paid as little as $5-6 a quart/liter and have yet to have one NOT taste "olivey" the way I like it.
OLive oil is something we NEVER had at home when I was a kid. First time I had it as part of a salad dressing... was HOOKED!
Saloio is completely amazing and is my everyday oil.


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text: Woody Allen, Hollywood Stars Shrugging Off Dylan Farrow's Accusations Print article Send a Tip by Christian Toto 5 Feb 2014 post a comment Woody Allen may have issued a statement Tuesday declaring he is innocent of charges he once sexually molested his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, but the Annie Hall director doesn't appear concerned the accusation will hurt his career. Allen made his standard appearance at the Carlyle Hotel Monday night. He played When You're Smiling on clarinet during the set. Robert Weide, who directed an exhaustive 2012 documentary on Allen's career, believes the acclaimed auteur is able to shrug off the latest batch of bad news. When I did the documentary on him, we talked about all this business that happened and I said, 'Was there any concern on your part that this could be the end of your career?' And he said no. He said, 'First of all, all of my films aren't that commercial anyway, so if a few people are going to drop out and not watch my films now because they're mad at me, fine.' It's not like he's Steven Spielberg. And he said, 'If I couldn't get financing for my films, I would write plays, I've got my music.' The same appears true for Allen's Hollywood peers. The Hollywood Reporter suggests the latest headlines won't stop actors from lining up to appear in his films. But despite the uproar, many Hollywood insiders believe the impact on the veteran filmmaker, who operates outside the studio system by raising financing abroad to make one film a year like clockwork, will be minimal. Even the Oscar odds for Allen's latest film, Blue Jasmine, may not be impacted by the public battle, the magazine says. A survey of Academy members finds near agreement that Dylan's attempt in her letter to tie Blanchett to Allen ("What if it had been your child, Cate Blanchett?" she asked) will prove fruitless. Meanwhile, Allen does have a new defender--Dylan Farrow's brother. Of course Woody did not molest my sister," says Moses, who is estranged from Farrow and many of his siblings and is close to Allen and Soon-Yi. "She loved him and looked forward to seeing him when he would visit. She never hid from him until our mother succeeded in creating the atmosphere of fear and hate towards him. The day in question, there were six or seven of us in the house. We were all in public rooms and no one, not my father or sister, was off in any private spaces. My mother was conveniently out shopping. I don't know if my sister really believes she was molested or is trying to please her mother. Pleasing my mother was very powerful motivation because to be on her wrong side was horrible.


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The Spider-Man 2 star is fashion forward, but do her looks always work? We give her the grade. By Lucy Maher
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Most Hollywood starlets pair their denim with belly-baring tube tops. Not Dunst. "When I go out, I hate to wear something that other people wear. I like to be different." In L.A., she stood out from the crowd by topping her form-fitting jeans with a hip-length brown halter and pin-striped tailored jacket. Grade: A
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