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It goes without saying that the basis of any good strategy is a deep foundation of solid data. Without the numbers, you can't measure your successes or learn from your failures. Far too much online marketing is planned around anecdotal evidence and instinct. Those things are important, but if your core plan isn't data-driven, you're just guessing and hoping.
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We like the security that comes with numbers. They're stable. You need that stability because the other elements of marketing strategy are entirely creative. Creativity is hard to measure, but its impact on your bottom line can be tracked quite handily. Combine our years of experience, our Google Analytics certification, our Google Adwords certification and our great big brains, and you get an unstoppable ecommerce juggernaut, the likes of which the world has never seen! (Please note that we never counted humility among our assets.)
"Google Analytics is obviously a critical ecommerce tracking tool, but in the right hands it's also an incredibly powerful sales tool."
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VP/Director of
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Conversion Optimization
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can only take you so far. Once you've attracted traffic to your Volusion store, you'll probably want them to spend some money. That's when our strategic focus shifts from SEO to Conversion Optimization.
It's all about the checkout…
We've mentioned data-driven design and data-driven marketing elsewhere on the site, but if anything were worthy of the term "data driven" it would be our conversion optimization programs. We design all of our custom Volusion templates based on our vast experience and the historical performance of hundreds of Volusion stores, but knowledge of the past can only carry you so far. Through structured programs of multivariate and A/B testing, we hone our clients' sites until they become unstoppable conversion machines.
"Conversion Optimization' is just a fancy way of saying that we design ecommerce sites that look really good while they're selling a lot of product."
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Brand Labs
Creative Director
A/B & Multivariate Testing
Everybody loves having a choice, but in ecommerce marketing, variety isn't just desirable, it's critical.
This one or that one…
Google Analytics, consumer testing and UI heatmapping can tell you how your Volusion store is doing, but without A/B and Multivariate Testing, you'll never know how it could be doing. Testing well-designed, content-rich options against each other allows us to refine our custom Volusion templates using the best available information. A good portion of any marketing effort involves educated guesswork; A/B testing eliminates that guesswork in favor of good, solid facts. Don't get us wrong. We're quite proud of our marketing expertise, but we're not so proud that we're afraid to put our skills to the test. Like grandma used to say, "Multivariate testing makes perfect." (Grandma was very progressive.)
"Even with years of experience, the best way to maximize conversions is to test and test and test. Good data makes for good decisions."
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Brand Labs
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Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a term that gets thrown around a lot, but we prefer another way to describe the effort: Doing Everything Right.
Do everything right… and often…
You want your Volusion store to be findable. Your first step is to ensure that all of your copy is well-written and filled with searchable terms that relate to your business – like the way we said "Volusion store" instead of just "store" right there. Of course, if it were that easy, you could just write your keywords over and over again. Trust us. It is not that easy. You'll need to dive deeper. Metadata, image tags, even the arrangement of the elements on a page – it all matters. As Volusion experts, we know all the ins and outs of Volusion and we can make Volusion work for you. (We never said that keywords weren't important. Volusion.)
"Search Engine Optimization is a mysterious and complicated process. The only way to master it is to do it all the time. We do it all the time."
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Brand Labs
Pay Per Click
Paid search is a two-headed beast. The first head is all fluffy and adorable and it wants to make sure that your Volusion store appears in search engines even when your organic ranking fails you. The second head is an evil, heartless, unrelenting, slobbering monster that totally pretends to be your friend while it viciously bleeds your business dry.
Conversions, not clicks… duh…
We're Google Analytics and Google AdWords Certified, so we know how to read your data and we know what to do with it. We also know that it's really easy to get wrapped up in attracting traffic, as opposed to targeting conversions. Of course you know that, too, but our skills don't end with spouting off tired, old platitudes as part of a sales pitch. We have in-house experts (Google certified, as we mentioned) who are eager to flex their expertise for your Volusion site. We can help you tame the PPC beast, housebreak it and make it fetch your slippers.
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"No matter what you're buying, you get the best deal when you do thorough research. That rule definitely holds true for clicks and conversions."
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Affiliate Marketing
Whether you're a small Volusion retailer or a large, established brand, the fact is that you can never have enough people on your team. If you're a one-person operation, the need is obvious, but even if you've got a giant, nationwide staff, you can't be everywhere all the time.
Everybody should roll with a posse…
Affiliate marketing is like having a sales force that's working around the clock – on spec. That's what's great about it. You only pay when it works, so your virtual staff is motivated to see to it that it does. Everyone's on the same page; the let's-make-money-for-you page. Of course, you have to assemble that virtual sales force, and then you have to negotiate individual agreements, manage those agreements, track conversions and payments, resolve disputes, provide content… that's a lot to take on while you're busy actually running your business, but that's no good reason not to do it, especially when our staff of experts is ready to do it for you.
"It's pretty simple math – the more people you have selling for you, the greater overall potential you have for conversions. Don't limit your potential."
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Brand Labs
VP/Director of
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There was a brief window in recent Internet history when comparison shopping engines (CSE) were a pretty critical part of any Volusion retail marketing strategy. The meteoric rise of coupon sites (and social media alternatives) definitely put a dent in the overall importance of CSEs, but they remain a solid bet for a lot of online retailers. The trick is knowing if your business falls into that group or if you're better off looking elsewhere for your customers.
Can't we all just get along?
There are definitely two sides to the CSE vs. coupon debate, and luckily for you we're well-versed in both of them and we remain impartial. Like all of our strategic decisions, we bring our knowledge and experience to the table, but we make our choices based on data. We know what to look for when you're deciding where you should put your marketing resources. We can guide you to the choice that's right for you – which may be none of the above. See? Impartial.
"Shoppers want deals and they're looking for them anywhere they can find them. The point is to be found."
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Brand Labs
Director of
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Volusion Store Merchandising
Merchandising is the lonely, forgotten child of the ecommerce strategy family. Far too many Volusion merchants neglect this critical part of the process. They either believe that it's a simple matter to do it well or that it simply doesn't matter how well you do it. Neither is true.
Stock your store with data…
There we go again – spouting off about data. We can't help it. When it comes right down to it, good ecommerce is about the effective exchange of data. You need to give your customers as much accurate, compelling data as you possibly can. You also have to give a whole different set of data to the search engines that are crawling your site. Fail on either one of these counts and you're playing at a disadvantage before the game even begins. Our merchandising team has expert knowledge of Volusion and they know how to use the platform to your advantage. Good merchandising is the first step of your marketing campaign. Make it count.
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Brand Labs
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I wonder how they'll respond tonight..I'm worried about this game just like everyone else. This seems like it'll be a moral booster for both the players and the crowd!
The Hulk is a Warriors fan.
Surprised they took this long.
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If they hire D'Antoni I'm going to be even more of a Lakers fan
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Reckon it might be Nate McMillan or some other established coach.
How strange and awful would it be if they hired Don Nelson! migya make the ring fall on ya |
migya--oh man, Nellie coaching the Lakers? ha ha-that'd be beautiful! What blows me away is why did it take the Buss family so long to figure out Brown wasn't the right coach for them? Did they think something would magically change this season? Why didn't they fire him after last season? The starting 5 hasn't even been able to practice together due to injuries, I don't know if Brown is solely to blame for the slow start. Was kind of hoping we could pull out a W in LA, guess they decided to come to play...So is Phil Jackson the only coach in the the world who can coach this team? (Magic was on TV talking about it again) Do they think he's going to come out of retirement? Are they expecting him to coach until he's 80 and/or dies on the sidelines during a game? Pretty selfish of them, let the guy relax and enjoy life. I think he should tell them forget it (maybe even go f themselves-ha ha!) and perhaps the players should stop depending on him to "save" them...Play hard for the coach they get and shut up...that being said, I just love seeing the Lakers in turmoil...I think they ought to hire Stan Van Gundy and reunite him with Dwight! Love it!
I think Phil Jackson, powerhungry m'fer he is, will coach them this season ad they just might win it all as well.
To be honest, I just want the Lakers to lose, even though I want Nash to win a championship finally, just not in Lakers. migya make the ring fall on ya |
I guess you're right, Phil Jackson must be that powerhungry mfer after all. From the headlines it looks as though he's a lock to return. And I thought he'd want enjoy some retirement years--looks like those 9 rings aren't enough. I admire the competitive spirit but how many championships is enough? Guess we'd have to ask Bill Russell that! I agree with you--I'd like Nash to get a ring, too, but not with the f-ing Lakers!
Maybe Phil's going for 12 rings to have more than Russell, if I'm not wrong making him the most rings of anyone in nba history.
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Hire Stan Van Gundy cause lol.
No Van Gundy unfortunately, lol. They hired D'Antoni. Might be fun as well.
That means no defense more likely than not. Don't see these Lakers winning it all this season. D'Antoni is a good coach and he showed it in Phoenix with talent, but Dwight must be used for his strength of defense and I wonder if D'Antoni can change his style to do that.
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I heard the news about D'Antoni and was a bit mystified myself, was wondering what you guys thought about the hire. I confess that I'm not up on the kinds of offensive schemes all these different coaches run but caught Stephen A. talking about how D'Antoni doesn't like to use the low post. I know that he likes to run and gun but to not use Howard down low seems crazy! migya I wonder too if D'Antoni is going to change his style some to allow Dwight to play his brand of defense. I don't understand coaches who don't allow their players to use their strengths. Definately will be running alot of pick and rolls with Nash though--is he still out of the lineup? Obviously he was successful in Phoenix running his offense but as we learned from Nellie it makes it harder to win without playing much defense. Sure, with an ultra talented squad you can get to the playoffs but I don't think it's possible to win championships running and gunning without much defense.
Steven A is trippin.
D'Antonni runs a nonstop 5-1 or 4-1 Fist. It's a pick and roll from the top of the key that a point guard like Nash eats up for breakfast cause he's done it a million times. D'Antonni sets his wings in the corner as a default, so look for MWP and Jamison to start getting those easy corner pops that made Joe Johnson the highest paid player in the league and got QRich a laughable contract. Expect D'Antonni to alter his play book to run a surplus of 2-4 Side Fists with Howard lurking on the weak side, ready to catch anything Kobe or Pau feed him. Are they gonna run and run? Totally. Is their defense going to suffer? Ehh, hold on there... D'Antonni's defense is similar to Nellie's defense: you encourage the guards to play risky and jump lanes to trigger the fast break. Results in a list of steals, a lot of possessions, a lot of points. The weakness to it, however, is that it exposes your bigs because its liable to break down guard coverage and allow inside penetration. We saw this in Nellie Ball, where the bigs would either give up slams (Murphy/Lee) or they'd hit foul trouble (Biedrins/Foyle). But riddle me this: does your defense suffer, in that scheme, with the monstro sized, Defensive Player of the World, Slam Dunk Champeen D12 anchoring your paint? My guess is, not much. In fact, I'd bet Howard pulls a Serge Ibaka and averages 5 blocks per game from here on out. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS DIE HARD |
I couldn't agree with 32 more. We all figure the offense will be good, but the defense won't be nearly as bad as it was in Phoenix and New York. Even though I think Kobe is overrated as a defender, he gives 100% effort which is most important on defense. Ron Artest and D Howard are two defensive minded players. He also didn't have the 7 footers he has now protecting the rim.
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Thx Craig, I'll keep that in mind. Thx Alexi. Good to hear from you. Have you been baking lately? I'm not there yet and still working on it. Glad to be making progress here and there.Chau
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Royals look to clinch series vs. Rays behind Mendoza
Rays hope Hellickson can deliver strong start at Kauffman Stadium
Luis Mendoza has done a lot of waiting around this season, having started only two of the Royals' first 24 games after winning a spot in the rotation during Spring Training. On Wednesday night, Mendoza is slated to toe the rubber as the Royals face right-hander Jeremy Hellickson and the Rays.
Mendoza said Tuesday he's been patient as he waits until he finally gets another chance to take the mound for his first start since April 12. He allowed seven earned runs on seven hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings in that outing against the Blue Jays, but he looked much better in 2 1/3 relief innings a week ago in Detroit.
"The good thing is, I feel good physically," Mendoza said. "My arm feels strong, and when I'm on the mound, I feel good with a lot of energy, and I'm going to try to control that."
"He just needs to throw strikes and just do what he does," added Royals manager Ned Yost. "But it's a mindset: You keep yourself prepared by doing your side work down in the bullpen and not thinking about, 'I haven't pitched in two weeks,' or lending that as an excuse. You just go out and do what you've always done. Get good location on your pitches, get ahead of the count and try to keep the ball down. I think he'll do just fine."
Hellickson, meanwhile, is looking for a stronger start -- as in, a better first inning -- than he's grown accustomed to this season. The Rays right-hander has allowed first-inning runs in four of his five outings this year, and eight of his 15 earned runs this season have come in the opening frame. To put it a different way: His first-inning ERA is 14.40 compared to 3.86 the rest of the game.
"I really don't have an answer. I'm usually pretty good in the first inning, I thought," Hellickson said. And indeed, he only gave up 10 earned runs in the first inning all of last season.
"I'm still just a pitch here and a pitch there. I'll get it figured out," he added. "Right now, it's pretty frustrating. But once I'm out there, it's not in my mind one bit."
Hellickson expects to have 50 or 60 people from his hometown in Iowa in attendance to watch him pitch Wednesday night. He's never started at Kauffman Stadium, though he has made one relief appearance in Kansas City. Aside from Houston's Minute Maid Park, it's the only American League park in which Hellickson has never started. That will change Wednesday night.
Rays: Scott hitless in return
DH Luke Scott made his 2013 debut Tuesday night, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in his first start off the 15-day disabled list. Scott began the season on the DL with a right calf strain and went 4-for-18 (.222) with a double and two RBIs in five games on a rehab assignment with Class A Advanced Charlotte.
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Johnson acquitted himself well, going 2-for-3 with a run scored. He admitted before the game that he was eager to start against his former team.
"I appreciated the opportunity to try to get something going against these guys," Johnson said. "You want to play every day, to be honest with you, but with them coming to town and Shields pitching, there's something to be said for that. I'm happy to get out there and play against these guys."
Worth noting
• The Rays are 4-10 on the road so far this season. Their 12-14 record in April was the club's worst since going 10-15 in 2009.
• The Royals, meanwhile, finished April with a 14-10 record, including a 7-4 mark at home. By comparison, Kansas City went 6-15 last April.
• In 21 games last April, Royals pitchers walked 87 batters. Their revamped pitching staff helped them dramatically reduce that number in this season's opening month: They finished the month with only 65 walks in 24 games.
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Interesting Poll on ESPN regarding ejection for a hit to the head Posted by juice4lsu on 2/14 at 10:11 pm Here is the poll Not to make this political, but I think many fans would agree that with what is happening in the NFL, some might say we are seeing the "wussification" of football. This poll was interesting because it seems to directly fall in line with political leanings. More government heavy states tend to believe the "state" should create more rules to govern our lives or the game. That people and players can't take responsibility for their actions but need someone else to look after them. Thoughts? This post was edited on 2/14 at 10:12 pm Reply Back to Top |
Posted by saintsfan22 on 2/14 at 10:14 pm to juice4lsu Oh boyReply Back to Top |
I see where you're going. But I don't think it's all about political leanings I think a lot of the people in the blue states just really aren't that educated when it comes to football. If you show someone a poll like this that knows very little about football then I could understand why they would vote the way that they did. People that have been following football since they were in 3rd grade or earlier understand the game more. This post was edited on 2/14 at 10:16 pm Reply Back to Top |
This is actually pretty interesting. Reply Back to Top |
And on the flip side of the coin the states that are the most extreme on favoring it being a bad idea are notoriously the shittiest states Louisiana - most of you are from there. You know it sucks West Virginia - Inbred rednecks Montana - Only one area code in a state that is geographically huge. Total bumfrickfille if I've ever heard of it South Carolina - First state to secede from the union Reply Back to Top |
I am not saying it is political leanings. I am more saying it is a matter of personal responsibility. Obviously, there is inherent risk to the game of football. That is why it is entertaining. Similar to the days of gladiators; a very primal fascination. But in the era of "too big to fail" and "someone should pay for my kid, my food, my house." Big Brother needs to watch over us and help...that mentality is the idea that the authority is the answer. The thought that we need protection from ourselves. The Nanny State mentality. I just find the poll fascinating. ETA: If Admins feel this should be moved to the Poli Board feel free to do so. This post was edited on 2/14 at 10:24 pm Reply Back to Top |
quote: The results are interesting, but I agree with this. The Northeast likes basketball, the West has a bunch of different things to do and Illinois has Bears fans. Reply Back to Top |
quote: Sure. And red states like Louisiana are huge net drains on the treasury while blue states like California pay in more than what they take from the feds. LA is a huge welfare state quote: Yeah I don't like it either. But that culture is prevalent in Louisiana. New Orleans being the main exception. Reply Back to Top |
quote: From my experience Los Angeles is a basketball and baseball town. The people there know very little about football unless they're a transplant from another state. Reply Back to Top |
quote: Has nothing to do with financial benefits from government. Channeling my inner Freakanomics to find a connection in the minds of those who typically vote for more versus less government (or safe guards from personal liability). Reply Back to Top |
Posted by Jim Rockford on 2/14 at 10:38 pm to juice4lsu In 1906, after several on-field deaths, Teddy Roosevelt gave the colleges an ultimatum: Make the game safer or no more football. I guess a lot of yall would consider that nanny state interference as well. Football is a great game. It's not supposed to be gladiatorial combat, and while there's risk, people shouldn't leave the game with permanent disability except in rare circumstances. I wonder how many who play the pussification card actually played the game beyond pee wee level. I was just an average HS player and one shoulder is lopsided because of an old injury. My brother played in HS and a little bit of college, and he has the beginnings of arthritis. I can't imagine what these guys who play long term have to go through. Make football safer. Fans who enjoy the game for its own sake will adjust. The ones who watch it for some vicarious thrill because they were too chicken shite to put themselves on the line at some point, maybe not. But who gives a shite about them. Reply Back to Top |
Posted by juice4lsu on 2/14 at 10:42 pm to Jim Rockford quote: Okay. Take away helmets and the thick plastic padding. Australian rules football does not have near the injuries of American football, and injuries have gone up tremendously with more padding. A false sense of security makes players act in ways they wouldn't without that sense of security. Reply Back to Top |
Posted by Jim Rockford on 2/14 at 10:55 pm to juice4lsu I agree with that. Also go back to single platoon football. 225 lb linemen, 175 lb backs and lbers.Reply Back to Top |
Posted by JOHNN on 2/14 at 11:26 pm to Jim Rockford quote: If thats what they are going to Im ready to suit up. This post was edited on 2/14 at 11:27 pm Reply Back to Top |
Posted by molsusports on 2/14 at 11:26 pm to juice4lsu quote: I'm not sure that makes sense. The reason the helmets and padding were added is because there were a lot of on the field football deaths in teh early 20th century. The protective gear largely eliminated those but certainly does not protect the player from chronic injuries (CTE or arthritis for example). To some extent the desire to knock someone senseless has become a part of the American game of football and comparing this sport with a similar sport may not be a fair comparison because of cultural differences ingrained in the sport. This post was edited on 2/14 at 11:28 pm Reply Back to Top |
Posted by Nonetheless on 2/14 at 11:27 pm to juice4lsu I'm not sure ejecting anyone will solve this. Many of the helmet to helmet hits are incidental. Reply Back to Top |
Posted by VerlanderBEAST on 2/14 at 11:30 pm to Nonetheless Stupid thread.Reply Back to Top |
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BELTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Deep in a secure laboratory just outside Washington sits the federal government's heaviest smoker.
It is a half-ton hulk of a machine, all brushed aluminum and gasping smoke holes, like a retrofit of equipment used on an Industrial Revolution production line. It can smoke 20 cigarettes at once and conclude which are unsafe because they are counterfeit and which are unsafe merely because they are cigarettes.
Down the hall, a chemist tests shiny flecks from a bottle of Goldschlager, the spicy cinnamon schnapps, to make sure they're real gold. A government agent was sent out to stores to buy it and hundreds of other alcoholic drinks randomly chosen for analysis.
Back at headquarters in downtown Washington, a staffer prepares for a meeting of the Tequila Working Group _ a committee created to mollify Mexico and keep bulk tequila flowing north across the border.
These are the proud scientists, rule-makers and trade ambassadors of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, one of the federal government's least-known and most peculiar corners.
The bureau, known as TTB, collects taxes on booze and smokes and tells the companies that produce them how to do business _ from approving beer can labels to deciding how much air a gin bottle can contain between lid and liquor.
It decides which valleys in Oregon and California can slap their names on wine labels, what grapes can go into wine and which new alcoholic drinks are safe to import.
The bureau is one example of the specialized government offices threatened by Washington's current zeal for cost-cutting. Obama administration officials weighed eliminating it during the fiscal stalemate of 2011, according to news reports at the time. Its officials were called to the White House budget office to justify their existence _ or risk having their duties split between the Internal Revenue Service and the Food and Drug Administration.
The White House ultimately left the bureau's $100 million budget in place for this year _ perhaps because it spends far less money to collect each tax dollar than its counterpart, the IRS. But officials there remain hyper-aware of their vulnerability as Republicans and Democrats look to squeeze savings from unlikely places.
If they look closely, the belt-tighteners will discover an agency whose responsibilities often appear to conflict _ a regulator that protects its industry from rules it deems unfair, a tax collector that sometimes cuts its companies a break.
Some of its decisions are open to negotiation. A tequila-like liquor with a scorpion floating in it made scientists balk until the producer convinced them that the scorpions are farm-raised and non-toxic.
In other words, this may be the only federal agency that responds favorably to receiving scorpion candy in the mail _ an edible tool for persuading scientists that the arthropods were fit for human consumption.
If labs, rules and taxes weren't enough for the bureau's 500-odd employees, they also have law enforcement authority. TTB investigators can send people to jail for things like removing alcohol from the production line and reselling it before it has been taxed by authorities.
With all these responsibilities, it's no surprise the agency's priorities sometimes clash. The bureau gives companies a wide berth on some rules and taxes, officials and experts say, mainly because of its small size and history of collaborating with business. It has granted millions in tax givebacks because of concerns that companies will sue and tie up government resources.
"Because we're regulated by such a friendly agency, and because enforcement isn't huge, there's a level of non-compliance that's sort of acceptable," says Rachel Dumas Rey, president of Compli, a California company that helps wineries comply with Treasury policy.
Agency officials say they use scant resources where they can make the most difference, generally on the biggest producers or companies where there is an indication of wrongdoing.
Yet last July, the bureau slashed a tax bill for the multinational agribusiness conglomerate Cargill from $839,370 to $63,000. Cargill failed to report or pay taxes on about 23,000 gallons of nearly pure industrial alcohol that leaked from a rail car, violating several U.S. laws, according to documents on the bureau's website.
Since 2010, under similar deals with alcohol and tobacco companies, the agency has forgiven more than $25.4 million; the total amount is unclear because some public documents do not list the size of the tax bill or penalty that is being reduced. Nine companies persuaded the agency to slash their bills by more than 95 percent, including Procter & Gamble's Olay subsidiary, which uses alcohol in its skin care products.


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Austenitic stainless steel, or nickel-containing stainless steel, promotes a more stable and ductile structure that contributes to corrosion resistance. This product is instrumental to many industries including architecture, transport, aerospace, medical and heavy industries as well as chemical processing and energy applications. Nickel is also an essential element in many non-stainless steel applications like specialty alloys, foundry, chemicals and refractory material industries.
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China has suffered unemployment for a long time. Recently, the problem is becoming more and more serious It has caused a variety of social and economical problems which have severe impact on China.
Chinese serious unemployment problem has existed for a long time. With the increasing population, aging labors and new graduates are facing fierce competition in job market. But what is the main and basic reasons for this phenomenon? It comes to the following three aspects:
Financial inflation and the economic structure transition. Inflation in china has caused operating cost increased, which includes raw material cost and staff payment. Chinese companies have to consider to reduce their overhead costs by decreasing recruitment and dismissal. We all know the economic crisis had influenced the economy of the whole world, so does China. Now china has become the second largest economic entity after the US. China has to make some reformation and transition in itself economic structure, which means china needs to transform itself from a labor-intensive manufacturing country to a new innovative and creative one. Labor is not the decisive reason to make a company grow up and flourish any more. And for company, to adopt itself to being more unrestrained and flexible, less people will let decision making and implement more easier.
Development of the technology. Since the labor cost has been so high and some small companies can't bear it any more, they may choose to bring in new technology and machinery instead of manual manipulation. Globalization can keep technology updated and information exchanged soon. And compared with human labor, machinery is cost- efficient and lasting. Although the maintenance fee is needed ,it only counts a little in company budget.
Imbalance in education. Many aged Chinese people didn't get access to school and systemic education, which caused them less professional than current graduates. The labor markets have higher requirements of the workers who are able to handle theoretical and practical situation, aged labors have to be given out. But what let us worried is that although current teenagers have been given the opportunity to accept good education, they even can not find job now. According to statistic, there are more than 1 million graduates can't be employed and stayed at home every year. Most of those graduated are in such condition mainly because their professional knowledge is not far away from enough, and graduates have grandiose aims but puny ability.
Unemployment may cause many problems, we analysis it from two aspects, one is economy and the other is society.
Unemployment has obvious negative impact on economy. The first result is reduction of aggregate output. According to Okun's law we find that increase in unemployment means decrease in aggregate output, and then people's total income will decrease too. It is said that unemployment has a negative relationship with GDP, if the unemployment rate beyond a certain limits (it always 4% of the unemployment rate) 1% increase of the unemployment rate is associated with 3% decrease of GDP. There is a chart of several countries' research result in 2011.
Unemployment is also leading the inefficient distribution of economic pie. Under a condition that people lose their jobs, human resources won't be used efficiently and these people also can't earn money. Capitalists just think of profit but not fair.
Next, let's think about the bad effect to society, since people lose their jobs, they can't get money, they can't support their family, they have nothing to do. So, what would they do for live? Someone would be stealing,robbing, counterfeiting of currency etc. Then the whole society is of a mess and the crime rate sharp increase is not a surprise. Unemployment also can lead poverty, since many people lose their job, if they don't have any accumulate they will face poverty immediately. Last but not the least, increase in healthy problems caused by unemployment. If people sink into poverty, they can't even have food, house and chance to study how could they keep healthy? there will be more and more people easy to infected with disease but no money to treat.


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Pastor Gerald M. Dew is the humble pastor of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois. He is married to the lovely Marva Dew and is the father of Eboni and Samuel Dew. Pastor Dew serves his congregation as a prolific preacher, visionary teacher, and fearless leader. He is a strong believer in the power of God's word and God's people.
While under the pastoral leadership of his father, the late Reverend Albert Dew, Pastor Dew accepted Christ at a young age and began preaching in Muncie, Indiana at age 19. He later moved to Houston, Texas and was installed as the 7th pastor of the historic Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church in 1984 at age 24. Pastor Dew faithfully served Greater Zion for 16 years.
In January 2001, Pastor Dew answered the call of God on his life and moved to Chicago, Illinois to serve as the 4th pastor of the nationally renowned Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Dew continued to lead God's people onward and upward. By instituting Mission, Vision, and Standard statements, Antioch was able to further focus its efforts to evangelize the world and make disciples for Christ. Pastor Dew passionately encourages members to be/become dedicated church members, serious students of the Word, involved in ministry, engaged in evangelism, and fully devoted followers of Christ. These beliefs drive the continued growth of Antioch and its impact in the Englewood community and beyond.
Pastor Dew has an unquenchable hunger for education and thirst for knowledge and considers himself a "lifelong learner". Thus far he has earned the following degrees:
The commitment to his calling is evident through his educational pursuits as well as his desire to mentor and lead other pastors, ministers, and lay servants in effective ministry. In 2012 Pastor Dew instituted the Forward Momentum in Ministry Ministers Workshop designed to educate and empower religious leaders from across the state. He also serves as President of the Illinois Missionary Baptist State Convention and Bible instructor for the National Baptist Sunday School and Baptist Training Union- Ministers Conference. Obeying God's mandate, "Go ye therefore and teach all nations... (Matthew 28:18-20), Pastor Dew has shared the Gospel throughout the United States and Africa (Zimbabwe and Kenya).
A dedicated leader, Pastor Dew developed his "From There to Here and from Here to There" mantra: moving people from "There" (sin) to "Here" (salvation); and from "Here" (salvation) to "There" (fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ). Without question Pastor Dew is a future-informed leader with his eye on both what is and what is to come. He is committed to the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church family and lives his life for the good of others, the growth of the church, and the glory of God. If there was a way to best describe Pastor Dew it would be- Servant Leader.


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