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A rocket attack on a village in Afghanistan last week killed at least 45 civilians, including women and children, a spokesman for Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has said.Waheed Omar said an investigation was underway to determine who was responsible for Friday's reported attack in Sangin district in the southern province of Helmand.
"Our understanding is yes, there was a rocket launched," Omar said on Monday.
"Yes, it hit a civilian house where many people sought refuge and yes there were around 45 to 50 people killed."
Asked if the attack was carried out by Nato forces, Omar said: "We will need to wait until we have a final report before we have the source as to what happened and who did it."
Karzai has ordered the National Security Council to investigate the incident, Sediq Sediqqi, head of media relations at the presidency, said earlier.
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Reports surfaced on Saturday that a helicopter gunship fired on villagers who had been told by fighters to leave their homes as a firefight with troops from Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) was imminent.
According to witness accounts, men, women and children fled to Regey village and were fired on from helicopter gunships as they took cover.
Abdul Ghafar, 45, told AFP, a French press agency, that he lost "two daughters and one son and two sisters" in the attack.
He and six other families fled to Regey, about 500 metres from their village of Ishaqzai, after being warned about the imminent battle, he said.
Men and women took shelter in separate compounds, he said, ahead of an expected firefight between Taliban fighers and Nato troops.
"Helicopters started firing on the compound killing almost everyone inside," he said, speaking at the Mirwais hospital in Kandahar city.
"We rushed to the house and there were eight children wounded and around 40 to 50 others killed.".
Ghafar said he took three girls and four boys to the Kandahar hospital.
He said: "Three of the wounded are my nephews and one is my son.
"One of the wounded children is four years old and has lost both parents."
'No evidence'
The BBC said it sent an Afghan reporter to Regey to interview residents, who described the attack and said they had buried 39 people.
Civilian casualties are an incendiary topic in Afghanistan, though surveys have shown that most are caused by Taliban attacks.
Colonel Wayne Shanks, an Isaf spokesman, said the location of the reported deaths was "several kilometres away from where we had engaged enemy fighters".
Isaf forces had fought a battle with the Taliban, Shanks said, but an investigation team dispatched after the casualty reports emerged "had accounted for all the rounds that were shot at the enemy".
"We found no evidence of civilian casualties," he said.
Leaked documents carried by Wikileaks, a whistleblower website, on Sunday pointed to under-reporting of civilian casualties, which Omar said were a cause of concern for the Afghan government.
The Pentagon files and field reports, spanning the period from January 2004 to December 2009, detail hundreds of unreported civilian deaths caused by Nato and Taliban attacks.
"We have continuously stated that the Afghan government and Afghan people were upset about civilian casualties," Omar told reporters, adding that Karzai had found nothing new in the leaked documents.
The White House condemned the leaks, saying the information could endanger US lives but also pointed to the administration's long-held concerns about alleged links between Pakistani intelligence agents and Afghan insurgents.
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The idea to mark Independence Day on the Sunday closest to the Fourth of July came from the late Bill Donaldson, who belonged to Trinity Episcopal Church, the landmark white clapboard church facing Milton Green.
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After the Islamic State's killings, who will give the community refuge?
According to the report, the dawn strike targeted a downtown prison that was being used by ISIS members as a religious court.
Officials say they are made to work for insurgents; Kurdish official talks of violence but can't confirm.
Saturday's blasts were the deadliest in the Iraqi capital since the Sunni insurgency erupted in Mosul.
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They have all been extremely positive and have assured assistance in the current situation, said sources.
The nurses said it was not safe to move along with the ISIS men to Mosul as there was the risk of attacks by the Iraqi military in transit.
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-- The story of the Tuskegee Airmen is an American tale of triumph over trials and tribulation.
The 99th Flying Training Squadron here keeps the legacy and heritage alive by continuing in the pursuit of excellence, many years after the groundbreaking Tuskegee Airmen paved the way.
"Many people throughout the Air Force are aware of the challenges faced by the Tuskegee Airmen," said Rick Sinkfield, President of the San Antonio Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. "The Tuskegee Airmen saw it as an opportunity to demonstrate their patriotism and persevere--that story resonates with every Airman, every American."
On 19 March 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron was constituted as the first African American fighter squadron in the Army Air Force and the first to deploy overseas. The squadron supported Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy by conducting air raids on enemy ground assets, providing close air support to allied forces, and later bomber escort missions.
"The 99th was born in warfare as an 'experiment' to see if African American aviators were able to accomplish what was asked of them," said Lt. Col. Gavin Marks, 99th Flying Training Squadron commander. "It was created during a time of civil rights turmoil and turbulence in our nation."
According to Sinkfield, the Tuskegee Airmen certainly did succeed in the 'experiment.'
"The Tuskegee Airmen were successful because of their professionalism, skill and determination," said Sinkfield. "Many of the Tuskegee Airmen now call it the Tuskegee Experience."
After World War II, the squadron returned to the United States to fly training missions until it was inactivated in 1949.
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Giovanni Luchetti Wrote:Dear Áron,
The question is instead very interesting. Effectively there are some Pallweber IIIA in which we have no indication on the dial, all with hour/minutes in English.
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Giovanni Luchetti Wrote in reply to:Giovanni Luchetti Wrote:Dear Áron,
The question is instead very interesting. Effectively there are some Pallweber IIIA in which we have no indication on the dial, all with hour/minutes in English.
Probably these watches were for British Empire market. We should check in the Archives!
In this regard in an old thread of 2007 also involving Thomas Koenig was discussed whether Favre Leuba was, in the 40s and 50s of the twentieth century, movements buyer or distributor IWC (especially for the Indo-Pakistani market).
On the net I found now a very interesting Pallweber III marked Favre Leuba & Co. Bombay & Calcutta:
The relationship of IWC with Favre Leuba is evidently much older!
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Giovanni Luchetti Wrote:Continuing the discourse on Pallweber I and II, I believe that some observation that comes from experience can be made on the dials.
The first characteristic is constituted by the fact that the signature is always placed in the upper part of the dial. This differentiates the Pallweber I and II by successive Pallweber III in which the signature is instead always placed in the lower part:
For the most part the signature is in italics and only in rare cases in capitals. The material used is normally (and perhaps exclusively) the porcelain and the dial layout is essential, without floral and decorative additions (on the contrary rather common in the dial layout of Pallweber III) with a few exceptions, perhaps more frequent in the Pallwebers II built more recently, as in the case of nr. 5551 (picture taken from internet):
In addition, the languages used, to my knowledge, are relatively few: French, Dutch and English. All the others, as far as I know, will be added later, although I'm not sure for German. More specifically I could advance the supposition that the dials of the first numbers (Pallwebers IA - savonnette) were only in French (see advertisement of IWC and both dials known examples: those recently posted by Michel and me). Also interesting is the large number of dials in Dutch, instead almost entirely disappeared in Pallweber III:
For English, the production is directed chiefly to the British market and not yet to the American one.
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Giovanni Luchetti Wrote in reply to:Michael Friedberg Wrote:
I also have see IWC Pallwebers with dials in Spanish, Russian, and I believe Chinese. But I don't recall if these were Is, IIs, or IIIs.
Yes Michael, but the languages other than French, Dutch and English come later, all in Pallwebers III. Since 1885 are added German (but may already be on dials of Pallwebers I and II), Russian, Spanish, Chinese (in two versions with Arabic numerals and Chinese numerals) and English version for the U.S. market (hours with the plural form instead of singular hour).
There is then a dial with horas/minutas:
Some consider it a dial in Portuguese, but as far as I know, in Portuguese there should be horas/minutos, exactly as in Spanish.
I'm curious to know if someone is able to tell us why minutas! Is it an error or the dial is not original? We can find another explanation?
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It appears that my computer got the almost worst case senario and I have to reformat. Luckily, my husband is copying all my files off so I don't lose those. At least my computer will run better after this!
So, this tea for breakfast! Turned out very well, lots of pumpkiny flavor that even the roommates can smell. I got one serving left after this, hopefully I can make it count.
Well, I managed to brick my poor computer. Heres to hoping my software engineer husband can fix it and recover my data. The main PO is losing my resume template! Perk is I get to play on my husband's new laptop until my computer is fixed (yay google for saving all my passwords and bookmarks!)
Once my computer died, I gave up and made some matcha – this one, blended with some ice and milk. YUM! Pistachio! Very tasty and peppy.
Best of luck with your computer! I have things like resumes backed up with Dropbox. Might be something to consider in the future.
my resume was newly revised, so I haven't had a chance to back it up or at least realize I should back it up. Sigh. I should use my dropbox more often.
Sip down!
I love the sparkles in this tea, and yes, I got it to sparkle again! It seems I had better luck once I'm at the bottom of the bag. This last cup came out sweet, good mellow black tea base with light spice. I think I'd love love this tea more if the spice was up just a notch.
Hmmm, maybe I'll buy this again, but just for sampling. Ahh, I really need to go back to Canada sometime, no plans to for this year, maybe 2014?
Back to playing Pokemon X
OOOfffffph! I am so bloated from last night Thanksgiving dinner. Though weirdly, I'm still hungry for it as it tasted so good. Time to oolong it out of me!
Hmmm. I am haunted by an excellent Big Red Robe Oolong I had at the LA tea festival that blew my feathers off. Sadly, this oolong didn't blow me away like that one did. However, this Teavivre oolong is still pretty good and an interesting round of tea. Great roasty, nutty, oak, golden flavors with later steepings of rocky minerals and cream.
Full review at my teablog, The Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.com/da-hong-pao-oolong-teavivre-tea-review/
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OMG exploding! SOOO MUCH FOOD for Canadian Thanksgiving extravaganza. I'm so happy my friends put so much effort (and food) to celebrate it here in the US. Feels like better timing for me than American Thanksgiving.
The food: 26lb smoked turkey, muffings (stuffing made in muffin tins, roasted potatoes, gravy, pomegranate jelly, creamed spinach, amazing asparagus big coucous salad, a whole roasted pork loin, macaroni and cheese made with an entire giant brick of cheese, blue cheese stuff bacon wrapped dates, homemade bread, pumpkin pie spiced fudge and nanaimo bars. So much food for 9 people, though a couple of my husband's friends ate like 2 full plates of food.
After eating all that, then cleaning up, I curled up with a big tumbler of Blushing Geisha iced and Pokemon X. It was really refreshing and a nice tea to end the day with.
See previous notes or my Oolong Owl post http://oolongowl.com/blushing-geisha-from-steep-city-teas/ for review of this tea.
I'm baking up a storm for tomorrow's Canadian Thanksgiving celebration. This morning I was making desserts that could be made the day before: pumpkin pie spice fudge and nanaimo bars.
I have a sample of this tea and I really wanted an oolong, so I steeped it up in my yixing pot while I baked and cleaned the kitchen. It's surprisingly lighter than I thought it was going to be, with a nice buttery flavor. Actually, very similar to that nanaimo bar custard filling, though not as sweet. I forgot my tea steeping twice, so my last steepings got some astringency and mushroomyness.
Oh man, I want some nanaimo bars! DROOOLLL
(lol, I seriously smuggled 3 cans of Bird's Custard powder from Canada just so I can make nanaimo bars in the US)
You can't find Bird's in the States? So weird! Would you be able to share your Nanaimo bar recipe? No one in my family ever makes them, and I don't totally trust the internets. :)
I use this recipe http://www.joyofbaking.com/NanaimoBars.html
BUT double (or add an extra half) the middle custard layer – doubling it makes it similar to store bought ones, but taste better since they are homemade.
No Bird's Custard powder in the US unless ya go searching at like a world market, and it's not cheap there.
Bonnie, Nanaimo bar's are a Canadian no bake, layered dessert and crazy rich. It's a layer of chocolate/ graham/ coconut / nuts, a custard icing layer, then topped with melted chocolate.
…drooling…wow! Of course, I'm allergic to half the ingredients, but it still sounds delicious to me! Happy Canadian thanksgiving! :)
Yum, this tea was unexpectedly good! This one was a last minute selection – I figure it was interesting enough to give a try as I had room for another tea, but it wasn't as cool as the other teas I already decided to get for Simple Loose Leaf's custom tea subscription.
It's a light green blend, that is lightly raspberry in flavor, but with lots of vanilla and mint. With some sweetener, this tea really shines, tasting like creamy berry yogurt or mousse, with a hit of mint garnish at the end. NOm NOM, I'm one of those weirdos that eats the garnish (if I deem it safe to eat, lol)
Full review on Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.com/raspberry-vanilla-mint-green-tea-simple-loose-leaf-oolong-owl-tea-review/
Also with explanation of how Simple Loose Leaf's custom tea subscription works, which is pretty nice deal.
Oh yeah, love this tea!
But geeze, I remember when I first open the bag the rooibos and petal bits separated. I mixed it well then. I opened the tea today, which was rolled up in its bag inside a tin, and the rooibos and petals separated again! Grrrr! It's not a simple toss with a spoon kind of mix, its a go in with your fingers and break up the flowers kind of mix as the flowers create some insane tangled floral wall. I should really just put the tea straight into the tin, which would be easier to mix.
Anyways, great tea – sooo creamy! Love the rhubarb mashy cooked flavor! Here's my blog review of this tea I did a few months back http://oolongowl.com/rhubarb-custard-from-bluebird-tea-co-tea-review/
Black Jasmine tea! with creamy? Ohhhh! The dry leaf and steeped cup smells freaking amazing, I just wanna rub it all over me as lotion!
Using the steeping instructions on the package, 212f water for 4 to 5 minutes, the tea came out bitter and dry, too much for my liking. The floral level is pretty good and a nice creamy aftertaste. Adding sugar is a must! Milk would be really good to add here too. And some scones. A nice afternoon tea!
After that, I tried this tea with 200F water for under 3 minutes – it was less bitter and dry, more to my personal tastes – the shorter steep is better if you don't want to add milk and sugar as well as not like a bitter tea.
However, this tea is good though I think I like DavidsTea's Black Jasmine Pearls more as I personally prefer the base there better as it is not as heavy.
Full review on my blog, The Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.com/black-jasmine-cream-new-mexico-tea-company-oolong-owl-tea-review/
An impressive sip down! I had three servings left, so I just made a teapot full to have during breakfast and knitting after breakfast.
Actually came out really good – last time I drank this tea it came out meh when it usually comes out good. Nice level of spice with raisiny sweetness!
I'm busting my butt on the mystery knit along project, the new clue was released monday, and I'm 10 rows off from finishing the first clue. However, now that my tea is done, time to do some more cleaning.


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30 today.
So finally left my twenties. Makes me old and wise (or at least 8 years older than anyone else on these forums).
Plus my date of birth sucks, bar those poor ppl born near christmas (those poor poor bastards....) being born next to st patricks day means you never get a good night on the actual day. Plus its fallen on Comic relief about 8 times which I hate since it ruins tv for the night.
In other news I finished my twenties by getting engaged to my GF. She seemed happy with it and so am I. We have a house and planning to move in September. She wont allow me to have any framed pokemon pictures in the house though.....
Finally for my birthday I wanted 3 games none of which I have gotten.
Firstly Starcraft - I intended to buy from Game store yesterday but they've sold out and since I'm on a 'omg the highstreet is dieing need to save it mood' I've decided against digital downloading.
Secondly Fire Emblem - While the rest of the world enjoys it we in europe have to wait until April....sigh
Thirdly Sim City - I wasnt dumb and read the pre release player forums, I knew what was coming until the million other lemmings who bought the official line and trailer and happyily followed it off the cliff. Point here is never buy a game you have not extensively looked into especially if it is from EA. Good can you imagine if Pokemon was owned by them. Fire and water starters would be dlc and the game would be online only with 20minute load up times....sigh
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While I am sooo sad that I am not in New York (more on this later) I was really excited to share with you, something that us dear to my heart- my clothes and the care for them. As particular as I am about my detergent, I am about my bleach. So when I heard that Clorox is debuting a new product WITH … [Read more...]
Up Close and Personal with Fern Mallis- An Interview
Fern Mallis. One of the most influential women in the business of fashion. A woman whose name is synonymous with New York Fashion Week. A woman who has recently launched her own range with HSN. A woman with quite an amount of power and panache, I admire her so. A woman who served as the Executive … [Read more...]
Out and About: My Visit to the HSN Lounge at NYFW
Now that I have most of the shows recapped for NYFW, I wanted to share with you a few events I went to that were most memorable, and the first being the HSN Lounge. I have long been a fan of HSN and the shopping channels, but even more impressed of their ease of online shopping, AND MOST impressed … [Read more...]
For the Love of Fashion Week: Being Plus Size at Fashion Week
I went to Fashion Week. I know, I couldn't believe it either. A blessing and a wonderful opportunity. You know, when I found out I had the opportunity to go, I was over the moon. Then I was nervous. I mean, are you ever really ready to absorb the inspiration? I mean, I had to pull it … [Read more...]
NYFW Recap – Cocktails and Couture: Networking Beauty and Blogger Event
Hi Loves!!! Fashion week isn't just all about fashion! We here at The Curvy Fashionista love the runway and the fashion. We also love catching up with other fabulous beauty and blogging experts and the amazing Lianne Farbes knows how to bring us all together!!! We attended her bi-annual beauty … [Read more...]
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NYFW: Cache by Carlton Jones
Hey Loves! I'm just now recovering from a few days at NYFW. It's such a whirlwind of beauty, art and creativity. Celebrity stylist and fashion correspondent Carlton Jones introduced his new resort inspired collection, Cache at Soho Contemporary Art Gallery Monday evening. I couldn't have … [Read more...]
Our Recap and Thoughts of the First Plus Size Line to show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week- Cabiria
We have talked about Cabiria before, this Kickstarter Plus Size line that was successfully funded, but Cabiria outdid themselves being the first to show on the schedule for NYFW. The Box at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion week was filled packed with people for the Fashion Law Institute show. I was … [Read more...]
NYFW: Ornate Delicacy at Sophie Zinga SS'14
Sophie Zinga Spring Summer 2014 Presentation The Sophie Zinga Spring/Summer 2014 collection, Rose and Leaves, was very delicate and feminine. The line of cocktail dresses and showstopper strapless jumpsuit was filled with whites, vivid pinks, lavenders and tiedye prints. Held at the London … [Read more...]
NYFW: Korto Momolu's "Enchanted Fantasy" Spring/Summer 2014
This past Sunday, designer Korto Momolu organized a night of fashions and cocktails over at Helen Mills. Do you remember her from Project Runway? The space was the perfect white canvas to showcase the colorful and intricate collection. Korto Momolu's Spring/Summer 2014 collection is named … [Read more...]


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A New Year's Eve celebration wouldn't be complete without a glass of Champagne, so bubbly is a perfect theme for end-of-the-year festivities. Ball-shaped ornaments displayed in glass flutes mimic the rising bubbles. (We mixed vintage balls with clear ones.) Gather flutes in varying styles, and cluster them on a cake stand to craft a truly effervescent centerpiece.
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Lynneimer 23 Feb, 2009
I am a Floral DesignerReply
janamartin 31 Dec, 2007
Add sheer fabric over the table cloth and put clear small lights under the fabric!Reply
It makes a fabulous fun festive look.
pamwy2 30 Dec, 2007
Another decorative idea would be to use a gold or silver lame piece of fabric as a table cloth or to put gold and silver ribbons aound to cake plate or the glasses holding the ornaments.Reply
missparma73 29 Dec, 2007
I used a clear glass cake stand which created an even more elegant looking centerpiece.Reply
bzelinski 28 Dec, 2007
It's a great idea. I wish you could enlarge the picture to see it better.Reply
engineeringirl 28 Dec, 2007
I saw ornaments exactly like these at Target's after Christmas sale. You get 24 tiny ornaments for $2!Reply
luzzyk 28 Dec, 2007
I'm thinking Wedding Reception tables, especially holiday weddings!Reply
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Love this idea! If you don't have the right size Christmas balls, they'd be half-price now that Christmas is over.Reply


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Return on Investment is one of the most hotly debated aspects of communication and especially social media measurement.
But like any other department, social media demands resources. While it makes sense to measure soft numbers like social media's impact on awareness, knowledge, interest, relevance, relationship, intent to purchase and more, it is also important to calculate true return on investment. There is a lot of talk about how companies and individuals can measure the return on investment of these channels, but very few have set up a system to regularly connect sales to social media activity.
Jason Lauritzen, Social Media Specialist for Houston Methodist, a seven-hospital system with over 15,000 employees, has done just that. Through the use of marketing funnels in Google Analytics (How To Video for setting up funnels), and integration with data from the call center(simple Excel charts), he can now attribute revenue in the hospital to social media activity. One of the ways they attribute is by making sure to tag all links sent out in social media.
Related: How to Use Google Analytics URL Builder to Track Online Campaigns and Show Value
In the video below, Jason talks about the following:
• How to determine what constitutes ROI for your company and how to calculate it
• What to do if you don't have a product that you sell online
• How to set up a system to connect social media to sales or business actions
• What the obstacles are for measuring the ROI of social media
Also, check out the transcript of the talk on How To Measure Social Media ROI on Storify, which was done by Sandra Fernandez.
Direct link to measurement ROI video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY9zZoJTzms
Photo Credit: Alec Bieniawski
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Last weekend, Julie Pippert and I had the honor of spending quality time with some of the most amazing women in the state of Texas at the third annual AdventureCon conference at SeaWorld San Antonio. This conference, which Zoetica helped found in 2012, has grown to about 30 bloggers, including the SeaWorld Wildside bloggers, who are competitively selected each year. This is one of the few conferences that is designed for families, and as a result many bring their entire family to attend, bring the total attendees to about 150.
While bloggers learn tips and techniques to improve their blogging in the morning, the families take special tours and learn about animals and conservation efforts at SeaWorld. Since the conference is intimate and personalized, the bloggers walk away feeling like they've made lifelong friends and learned exactly what they needed to make their blog better. Plus, they have a fun-filled family vacation.
I wish that more brands were interested in building these types of long-lasting relationships with influencers. This type of group goes far beyond simply pitching and paying for content. In fact, SeaWorld doesn't really require its bloggers to create anything. They do create though, lots of stuff. The photos above are of the glasses that were given to the bloggers at the conference. One blogger, Kristin Barclay, from In Deep H20 lamented that they didn't get a chance to take a photo with the glasses on, so the #blueglasses #adventurecon14 hashtags we employed to extend the experience beyond the conference.
This is Kristin Barclay
I have been asked by clients and other practitioners how to build a strong influencer relations program. Zoetica has built a number of these programs over the past few years. The Wildside program is going into its sixth year. Here are five qualities that we believe must be in place;
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Google Analytics is a mainstay for most websites and blogs. Google has slowly been transferring all of these accounts to its new property called Universal Analytics. Universal Analytics started out as a beta product for Google in October 2012. In March of last year it was opened to all users of Google Analytics. More recently, they have entered the phase where they will force all accounts to convert to the new standard.
This new platform was developed to better track the devices and digital touch points that have become so common. According to a post on the Google analytics blog last year, the following benefits are what users should get with Universal Analytics:
If you haven't already switched to Universal Analytics you should get a message at the top of your Google analytics dashboard that looks like this.
Google Analytics has been slowly transferring accounts over to this new standard in phases. PHASE ONE was voluntary, with all properties being allowed to upgrade to Universal Analytics, with PHASE TWO began the auto transfer of certain accounts. PHASE THREE , is the current phase of Universal Analytics. It is out of its beta and all features are being supported, including DoubleClick and Remarketing. All new accounts will be on the Universal Analytics platform and all sites will eventually be auto transferred to the new standard. PHASE FOUR will start when all the properties have been upgraded into Universal Analytics. You can check to see if you've already been upgraded to Universal Analytics by clicking over to the Google website in reading this. You should see a message at the top of your admin menu that the capital universal capital analytics capital upgrade transfer is complete.
What this means for communicators is that we need to become conversant in this new standard and understand its implications and benefits. Google Analytics has published a developer's Guide for Universal Analytics and they have the upgrade link to get you started. I also like this article in Marketing Land by John Lincoln, "Complete Guide to Universal Analytics." While it is a little old (written in PHASE TWO), it tells you how to turn on each new feature.
Most of these new features are fairly advanced and will probably not be used by the majority of people in the short term. However. Universal Analytics is the new operating standard for Google Analytics and all product updates will be in this new platform. Here are the three most interesting benefits of the new system.
I also recommend that you take advantage of Google's many free resources to learn more about analytics and be sure to subscribe to the YouTube Channel. Here are a few you should check out
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Amazon has a new way to buy products while browsing Twitter. Once you have connected your Twitter account to the Amazon Cart service, you can reply to a tweet with the #AmazonCart hashtag, and whatever product was linked in the original tweet will show up in your shopping cart on Amazon. It requires no set up for the merchant, brand or even the average person. I ran a test today and it was fairly easy.
Construct a tweet with a link to a product on Amazon and add the link #AmazonCart with a call to action telling people to reply with the hashtag. Here is one that I put together as a test while I was attending a webinar today about the book The Confidence Code by Katy Kay (@KattyKayBBC) and Claire Shimpman.
Thanks @KattyKayBBC @ClaireShipman. The #ConfidenceCode: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance http://t.co/ZZzlDfK9rJ #AmazonCart
— Kami Huyse (@kamichat) May 6, 2014
The second step is up to your followers since they have to initiate. The system will either tell them that the item has been added to their cart, or that they need to enable their account. It also sends an email. See below:
@kamichat Great! We added this item to your Amazon Cart. When ready, review your Cart http://t.co/dFGxq0faFX and check out
— MyAmazon (@MyAmazon) May 6, 2014
@franniel333 Thanks for trying #AmazonCart. To start, enable your account: http://t.co/vW2EjaPNmL
— MyAmazon (@MyAmazon) May 6, 2014
Thank them for buying your product and perhaps ask if they have any questions. This could be a great way to have more engagement in your stream.
I am fairly optimistic about this new feature, but I also see the dark side. Here are just a few I thought of, what are your concerns?
I am starting to collect some ideas for how to do effective and interesting marketing with Amazon Cart. I have started by pulling together a few of them in this Pinterest board. If you have great examples of brands or individuals using this new tool, please add a link to the tweet in the comments. I will pin the most interesting ones in my Pinterest board.
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The team at Green San Antonio
Editors Note: I have had the pleasure of knowing Ellen Evans and her family for over 10 years. We met when we both served on the board of the Public Relations Socialety of America in San Antonio. She is a gifted communicator and has creatively taken on a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new vegitarian drive-thru concept restaurant in San Antonio. Here are some great tips based on her real-life experience. Currently the campaign is just over $6,000 away from reaching it's goal of $40K. I am headed over there to support the campaign now, and hopefully you will consider doing the same after you soak up some of her hard-earned wisdom.
You know the drill: small businesses have few resources. So what should you do when your client says they are doing Kickstarter to raise money to crowdfund a new concept, and that you're in charge of executing the campaign? Here are five things to help you jump start your Kickstarter planning when you're the lone communications practitioner.
The thing about Kickstarter is that you don't know when your project will be approved. Kickstarter could take anywhere from 24 hours to three weeks to bestow its blessing. If possible, give yourself a window of padding after the approval process so you can identify some key influencers in your industry to review your campaign link and provide feedback. This will help create ambassadors who are influential with their peers once your project is live.
During the planning process, creative pre-Kickstarter meetings and events with the local media and appropriate bloggers in your market. One month before launching the Earth Burger Kickstarter project (a vegetarian drive-thru), we invited key Mom bloggers and media in for a full menu tasting. We also provided PR kits and giveaways for their readers. Once Earth Burger launched and stories were written and posted, we acquired 17 backers from their efforts – which is seven percent of our Backers to date.
Plan your Kickstarter challenge carefully. Is your local NPR station having a fundraising campaign? Are there any major holidays during your campaign dates? Due to time constraints Earth Burger was stuck with the month of April for Kickstarter. April in San Antonio, Texas, is busier than December. Not only did we have the NPR Fund Drive, but we were also up against the City's 10-Day festival called Fiesta, which has at least a $284 million impact on our economy; and just our luck this year Fiesta was graced with an extra 7 days to avoid the opening and closing falling on Easter and Passover.
Managing Kickstarter, pitching stories to the press, reaching out via Twitter to potential influencers, creating in-store marketing material, social media calendars, coordinating events – well it's a lot for one person. You'll be in a Kickstarter vacuum, and it will suck the life out of you during your 30 or 60-day campaign. Before you start your campaign, reach out to another business professional or two to see if they will help you for a small fee, or for the Kickstarter experience. I don't recommend this because you can't do it all – of course you can; however having another person's insight, or having them help with researching Twitter, scheduling posts and Tweets, and uncovering potential influencer's will be big help during this Kickstarter sprint. Believe me, a Kickstarter campaign is not a marathon – it's a sprint from beginning to end.
There isn't a better way to get someone excited about your product than for him or her to experience it for themselves. Whether it be a food tasting, a social gathering to see your new building, or a coffee to meet the inventor – people want to see and experience what is new and upcoming. At these events you can turn new fans into Kickstarter Backers.
Articles on-line have shown that Facebook will be your number one Backer referral. Our experience has shown the same thing. As I write this we are in Day 23 of Earth Burger's Kickstarter Campaign. Thirteen percent of our Backers have pledged through Facebook. On a daily basis I've noticed a trend: donations don't come in unless I'm constantly posting to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest and writing Kickstarter updates. With Facebook's low algorithm and Twitter's continual moving feed, our fans aren't always seeing our posts. Constantly creating content is what I've called "Stirring the Social Media Waters" to keep the donations swirling in – which is needed to hit the right people at the right time.
Ellen Roberts-Evans is the Director of Community Love for Green Vegetarian Cuisine located in San Antonio and Houston, TX. She has 20+ years of public relations experience, and is currently in her last week of a Kickstarter campaign for Green's new spin-off, Earth Burger – Texas' first vegetarian drive-thru restaurant.
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3. Irresistible Dry Fly - Tying a size 10 dry fly can always be challenging, yet here's a fun (and effective!) one to try. Featured in the video are D101BL dry fly hooks from Allen Fly Fishing (http://www.allenflyfishing.com/d101bl-standard-dry-fly-barbless/), which have begun to garner great reviews from tyers, including on that hook's website. I chose an Irresistible dry fly for this tutorial, which can be normally tied with characteristics similar to an Adams, though I chose a larger pattern which can represent many insects on the water. The tying of this dry fly includes a few intermediate techniques, but none that can't be mastered with a little practice. Thanks for viewing, and feel free to leave any comments on this page or email me: firstname.lastname@example.com - fly fishing video channel - Global FlyFisher
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Sun, Jul 21, 2013 | by Emily SchettlerShare
Richard Kresser is running the 406.6-mile RAGBRAI route for charity. The Register's Michael Morain interviewed him Sunday after Day 1. Here is video of that interview:
The story below was published in The Des Moines Register in June.
Army Capt. Richard Kresser has completed an ultra-marathon of 100 miles and a race that included four marathons over four consecutive days.
But he'll take on his greatest physical fitness challenge in July when he attempts to run the more than 400 miles of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.
Kresser, 27, plans to include the Karras loop on day two — bringing that day's mileage to more than 100 — because this year's route is shorter than most, he said. In all, Kresser will run 423 miles.
The seven-day bicycle ride draws more than 10,000 cyclists to Iowa every July. Others have run portions of the route, but Kresser could be the first to complete the entire event on foot.
"For me, I've just kept trying to pump that distance up and keep going more and more and see how far I can push my limits," said Kresser, an Iowa native now living in Washington state.
This year's ride is July 21-27.
The physical feat has extra meaning for Kresser because it's also an effort to raise money for new medical equipment for the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. The Army engineer, who spent 11 months in Afghanistan, is working to raise $25,000 to buy a device that can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain and other stress-related disorders.
"My deployment … really opened my eyes to what some of the older veterans went through in prior conflicts," Kresser said. "I wanted to find a way to help give back to them."
Kresser grew up in Raymond, east of Waterloo, attended Iowa State University and is now stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord southwest of Tacoma, Wash.
He completed RAGBRAI the traditional way in 2008, and he often thought of returning as he pushed himself to try more challenging running endeavors. "If I got to the point where I wanted to quit, that little thing in the back of my mind would shout out, 'RAGBRAI.' "
Long runs provide time to reflect on his service and the service of others. His engineering company lost two soldiers, Trevor Pinnick and Joseph Lilly, last June while fighting in Afghanistan.
"They've been in my mind quite a bit the last couple weeks as I've been running," Kresser said. "Thinking of the sacrifice those veterans have made definitely makes it much more meaningful and much harder to quit when the going gets tough."
Commandant David Worley of the Iowa Veterans Home plans to join Kresser by bike for a few days of the event. The Marshalltown nursing and residential care facility is home to 609 residents. More than half of them have been diagnosed with some sort of mental health challenge, Worley said.
Kresser "understands and works with these men and women every day," Worley said. "PTSD, traumatic brain injuries are on the forefront of what we're dealing with."
The biofeedback treatment protocol Kresser is raising money for uses electrical sensors to help patients monitor whether the processes and techniques being used to treat their problems are working, said Douglas Steenblock, chief of mental health services for the veterans home. It also is an effective alternative treatment for patients who cannot tolerate medication, Steenblock said.
"It's going to be a very helpful treatment to augment the other mental health services we have for our veterans," Steenblock said.
So far, Kresser has raised about $5,000 toward his $25,000 goal, much of which has come from corporate sponsors including Casey's General Stores and the Runner's Flat, a Cedar Falls store.
Kresser won't have his bike but does plan to take in as much of the RAGBRAI experience as he can, including the food. "The wonderful thing about running long distances is you can eat whatever you want," he said.
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Cefalexin (INN, BAN) or cephalexin (USAN, AAN) /ˌsɛfəˈlɛksɨn/ is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. It is taken by mouth and is active against Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative bacteria.[3] It is in the class of first-generation cephalosporins and has similar activity to other agents within this group, including the intravenous agent cefazolin.[4]
Cefalexin is used to treat a number of bacterial infections, including: middle ear infections, strep throat, bone and joint infections, pneumonia, skin infections, and urinary tract infections. It may be used to prevent bacterial endocarditis. It is ineffective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It may be used in those who have mild or moderate allergies to penicillin, but is not recommended in those with severe allergies. It has no effect against viral infections, such as the common cold or acute bronchitis.[3]
Possible side effects include: allergies, stomach and intestinal upset, and Clostridium difficile diarrhea, among others.[3] It is pregnancy category B in the United States and category A in Australia, meaning no evidence of harm has been found after it being taken by many pregnant women.[3][5] Use during breast feeding is generally safe.[6] It is suitable for use in children and those over 65 years of age. Doses may need to be decreased in those with kidney problems.[3]
In 2012, cefalexin was one of the top 100 most prescribed medications in the United States.[7] In Australia, it is one of the 15 most prescribed medications.[8] It was developed in 1967[9] and first marketed in 1969 and 1970 by a number of companies, including Glaxo Wellcome and Eli Lilly and Company under the names Keflex and Ceporex, among others.[1][10] It is available as a generic drug under several other trade names and is not very expensive.[3][11] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a health system.[12]
Medical uses[edit]
Cefalexin is used to treat a number of infections including: otitis media, streptococcal pharyngitis, bone and joint infections, pneumonia, cellulitis, and urinary tract infections.[3] It may be used to prevent bacterial endocarditis.[3] It can also be used for the prevention of recurrent urinary-tract infections.[13]
Cefalexin does not treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.[13]
Cefalexin is a useful alternative to penicillins in patients with penicillin intolerance. For example, penicillin is the treatment of choice for respiratory tract infections caused by Streptococcus, but cefalexin may be used as an alternative in penicillin-intolerant patients.[14] Caution must be exercised when administering cephalosporin antibiotics to penicillin-sensitive patients, because cross sensitivity with beta-lactam antibiotics has been documented in up to 10% of patients with a documented penicillin allergy.[15]
Adverse effects[edit]
The most common adverse effects of cefalexin, like other oral cephalosporins, are gastrointestinal disturbances and hypersensitivity reactions. Gastrointestinal disturbances include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Hypersensitivity reactions include skin rashes, urticaria, fever, and anaphylaxis.[16] Pseudomembranous colitis has been reported with use of cephalexin.[16]
Symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, itching, swelling, trouble breathing, or red, blistered, swollen, or peeling skin. Overall, cefalexin allergy occurs in less than 0.1% of patients, but it is seen in 1% to 10% of patients with a penicillin allergy.[17]
Like other β-lactam antibiotics, renal excretion of cefalexin is delayed by probenecid.[18] Alcohol consumption does not have a negative interaction with cefalexin,[19] but reduces the rate at which it is absorbed.[20]
Mechanism of action[edit]
Cefalexin is a beta-lactam antibiotic of the cephalosporin family.[21] It is bactericidal and acts by inhibiting synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of the bacterial cell wall.[22] As cefalexin closely resembles d-alanyl-d-alanine, an amino acid ending on the peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall, it is able to irreversibly bind to the active site of PBP, which is essential for the synthesis of the cell wall.[23] It is most active against Gram-positive cocci, and has moderate activity against some Gram-negative bacilli.[24] However, some bacterial cells have the enzyme ß-lactamase, which allows the cell to be immune to cefalexin.[25]
Brand names[edit]
Other common names for cefalexin include Cefadal, Derantel, Mecilex, Medoxine, Xahl, and Tokiolexin. [26]
- ^ a b McPherson, Edwin M. (2007). Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia. (3rd ed.). Burlington: Elsevier. p. 915. ISBN 9780815518563.
- ^ McEvoy, G.K. (ed.). American Hospital Formulary Service — Drug Information 95. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc., 1995 (Plus Supplements 1995)., p. 166
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cephalexin". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Retrieved Apr 21, 2014.
- ^ Brunton, Laurence L. (2011). "53, Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Other β-Lactam Antibiotics". Goodman & Gilman's pharmacological basis of therapeutics. (12th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0071624428.
- ^ "Prescribing medicines in pregnancy database". Australian Government. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ Wendy Jones (2013). Breastfeeding and Medication. Routledge. p. 227. ISBN 9781136178153.
- ^ Bartholow, Michael. "Top 200 Drugs of 2012". Pharmacy Times. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ Australia's Health 2012: The Thirteenth Biennial Health Report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2012. p. 408. ISBN 9781742493053.
- ^ [compiled; Hey], edited by Edmund (2007). Neonatal formulary 5 drug use in pregnancy and the first year of life (5th ed.). Blackwell. p. 67. ISBN 9780470750353.
- ^ Ravina, Enrique (2011). The evolution of drug discovery : from traditional medicines to modern drugs (1. Aufl. ed.). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. p. 267. ISBN 9783527326693.
- ^ Hanlon, Geoffrey; Hodges, Norman (2012). Essential Microbiology for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science. Hoboken: Wiley. p. 140. ISBN 9781118432433.
- ^ "WHO Model List of EssentialMedicines". World Health Organization. October 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Lexicomp: Cefalexin".
- ^ "Lexicomp: Antibacterials".
- ^ "FDA Cephalexin drug label". Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Cefalexin". Lexicomp. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Haberfeld, H, ed. (2009). Austria-Codex (in German) (2009/2010 ed.). Vienna: Österreichischer Apothekerverlag. ISBN 3-85200-196-X.
- ^ "Cefalexin". Lexicomp. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Cefalexin (Cefalexin 250mg capsules)". NHS Choices.
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I think the point of the rule is that seeing the same book nominated again and again and again turns off many members, and it only takes three members to do it. Nominating a book month after month despite the category hoping it'll finally get lucky is sort of a perversion of the process. The rule also encourages people to nominate a book in a month it fits well since it only gets one shot every six months.
But by all means, let's be able to nominate Lolita every month.
You can only nominate a book if it fits in the given month's category. Some books can fit in multiple categories and those are the ones that can be nominated multiple times given that they fit.
doesn't fit into any category we have. Unless I missed something and we have perverted books as a category.
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