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Seafood Cream
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|White fish
|1 1⁄2 Pound (675 Gram)
|Peeled prawns
|4 Ounce (100 Gram)
|1 Small
|1 Ounce (25 Gram)
|Soft white breadcrumbs
|2 Ounce (50 Gram)
|Single cream
|1⁄4 Pint (150 Milliliter)
|Freshly ground black pepper
|To Taste
|To Taste
Choose turbot, halibut or sole for special occasions, and cod, fresh haddock or even prime huss or coley for family meals.
Chop the fish into small pieces; this can be done by hand or in a food processor, but do not over process.
The prawns may be left whole or chopped.
Peel and finely chop the onion.
Heat the butter in a pan and cook the onion until soft, but do not allow it to discolour.
Mix the onion with the fish and all the rest of the ingredients.
Mix thoroughly.
Spoon into a 1 2 litre/2 pint mould, cover with greased greaseproof paper or foil.
Steam over boiling water for just 50 minutes.
Turn out and serve hot with Hollandaise sauce.
Garnish if desired.
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Mendo NF Rally & BBQ May 6-8 2011
Kudo's to Cory for suggesting this now let's throw out some ideas.
I think everybody is right about the date late April or early May.
Remember mid to late May the Sheet Iron will be running and we'll
want to avoid it.
As where to camp Lett's Lake is nice just maybe a little remote for some.
Middle Creek easy to get, can ride unplated bikes from there but beginner's
may have a hard time with Sled Ridge to get to the main trails.
Penny Pines and Deer Valley are both nice locations with limited facilities
and not many campgrounds.
Lake Pillsbury Resort has all facilities and is on the lake but we really won't be very remote.
Where ever we end up there's riding for everyone. Single track double track and fire roads.
Remember though, the "M" roads don't allow bikes without plates and however unlikely a ranger may cite you.
For those of you who want to do the longer rides, trips to Stonyford or
Covelo would be great. Ride to either for lunch, fuel up and ride back.
80 to 100 mile loops are not a problem.
Depending how the winter turns out, some of the higher elevation roads,
which are close to 5000', may be impassable. There are peaks there over 8000'.
So of course that may dictate which routes are available to us.
We can also use Joel's model of the noobs DV ride, with some group meals and
organized rides.
Heck, I'd be willing to haul up my pit smoker for one night of real BBQ.
That'd keep everybody happy except the veggies.
Anyway, let's hear some more ideas.
Update and attendee list.
Reservation forms received and will be mailed 4/5.
We'll have the group site for the nights of Thursday through Sunday.
The following is the riders who have indicated they'll be at the rally,
if I missed you, pm me and I'll ad you to the list.
At the group site:
1. mootsuno
2. hotmamaandme +1
4. DaveBro
6. ixab +1
9. duitwes
10. 3DChief + 1
12. chrish4ku
13. little twin
15. Capt.saveaho
16. Joefromsf
17. SpecialEd
18. Plinkerton + 1
20. SpeedRacer
21. Boney
22. Natethenewbie
23. SanGJan + 2
26. Surfr
27. mantramoto
28. rrsteves
29. mx1west + 1
31. DaFoole + 2
34. Capt.saveaho's old man
35. JustPaul
36. Lil Zing
37. Boney's + 1
39. chicando + 1
41. ramjet
42. rjnutt
43. MechEngr03
45. Frank Sosa
46. NorCalTA
47. Macadamia
48. Ravine
Staying in the non group site, trucks trailers, etc.
2. GSNorcal
3. lastplace
4. Dan Saso
5. H8chains + 5
Remember the total number of people in the group site is 50.
People staying in non group site don't count towards the group total.
But of course they'll be there for everything except sleeping, unless
they pass out of course.
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MAy 6-8 IS THE DATE Right on. Brainstorm time
Ride Report started!
watch it in 480 or better sorry for the smudge on the lens
MAY 6-8 is the date
Well just to post all the first ideas over on this page Ill start that off.
I said this:
I was thinking for timing IN the middle to late April OR early to mid May. Mendo gets real dusty and hot in the summer. If we do it early like April or May; there would be less dust AND there might still be some streams and creeks running to throw in the mix. It would also be cool to see a patch of snow in the high spots. Lets not forget its still pretty green with cute little wild flowers just perfect for that Kodak moment.
I have two thoughts on the location for the camping spot.
1. Lets do something different and make this a real ADVenture rally. Inmates would have to RIDE or drive/truck on easy fire roads to get to the camp site. I was thinking Letts Lake for this one. Easy to get to from Stony Ford/Fout Springs or from Upper Lake using Elk Mnt. M10. A small motor home or trailer could get there easy enough. This could lead to some folks not coming or someone getting stuck or having a hard time getting up there. its not hard to find really. Letts Lake camp ground is kind of remote making one feel they are away from the world. no showers but you are at a mountian lake that is crystal clear and the view is awsome.There are no stores up there so its bring what you need type camping. That could be cool due to its remote location. Maybe too much for others.
2. Middle Creek OHV campground on elk mnt road just north of Upper Lake. Big wide open camp ground any land yacht/ grey hound bus could get there on pavement. No showers on site but lots of room and toilets. One could leave and return the camp ground on trails. Its big draw would be its close proximity to the town of Upper Lake for food supplies hotels and the Casino.
Any ideas for camping spots for a group?
As far as rides go two loops a hard and easy. Ive ridden both solos and sidecars up there. The hard part is marking or maping it out for folks to follow. Its easy to get turned around or lost some times even with a GPS and map up there. Its a big forest with lots of trails. Trails are not makred in spots for the hard loops. Easy loop is well marked for the most part.
That should get the ball rolling
Plinkerton posted this:
I live on Elk Mountain Road in upper lake.
The Middle Creek CC camp would definitely be an easy place to camp, but it's not very exciting. It is close to Upper Lake though (which doesn't really have much of a grocery store), but there's definitely other stuff around. (Sentry Market is the closest real grocery store. Their alcohol section is AMAZING. :) )
Anyway, The Dry Oak camp ground is pretty cool, and I think there is a paved road that connects to it. I've never ridden the paved road, as I get there through the forest, but it might be good for people that need to take a truck or something bigger. Attached is a picture of my bike at Dry Oak. It's a pretty neat place. Lots of trees for hammock camping, and fire pits. Feels pretty remote, but easy to access.
My girlfriend is learning to ride, and should be plenty capable by then. My bike is street legal, but hers isn't, so maybe that's something to take into consideration as well. People that want to ride, but don't have plated bikes?
Parking at the Middle Creek camp may be more difficult, because they would have to truck their bikes up the road to get the the "launching" points of some of the trails.
Just a thought.
Anyway, I don't know the area too much, as I haven't lived here long, and haven't been riding dirt long, but I do live here, and I'm game for the camping trip if/when it happens.
EDIT: Oh, and I should be riding in Mendo tomorrow. The trails are finally open, at least for a couple days.
EDIT2: I guess there are some trails leaving directly from the Middle Creek camp. I know it doesn't access some, and I'm not sure if there are any "easy" trails leaving from the camp. I started to go up one a while back, and it seemed fairly difficult, at least for new riders. But maybe there is an easy way to go as well.
3Dchief posted this:
Count me in!
I would definitely be game for a rally in Mendo NF! I could pitch in to help with some of the organization as well! I agree with the late April/early May time frame to avoid the dust and heat. As far as which campground, you all are way more familiar with the area than I am. If it is road accessible, I would bring my '30 TT, otherwise just my truck and tent. Either one is fine with me.
Cpt.Ron posted this:
Mendo NF Rally
Personally, I would avoid Middle Creek. For me, the big reasons to attend something like this is to get away from the yahoos. And Middle Creek is just too close to "the real world", IMHO. Penny Pines at the top of Elk Mtn. is a nice area, further away, and right in the middle of single track, but still close to the road. So I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving an empty campsite. Bear Creek is out there, but the creek crossing in the spring would be a challenge for any support vehicles.
One place I've thought of for something like this is the north end of Indian Valley Reservoir or upstream from there in the BLM area. It's not too far from gas and and stuff (Stonyford and Upper Lake) if it's needed, but also in BLM land. There are some dispersed camping areas along the creek there, and easy access to some good trails/roads to Stonyford (M5 being one) or east to Twin Valley Road. It's also accessible to any 2-wheel drive vehicle (though it's easily a 30-min drive from asphalt). The problem with this one is that it's still close to the typical day ride stuff most of us have had in this area.
The campgrounds around Pillsbury would be nice that time of year and be close to gas at the store. And trails! The drive in isn't too bad going through Potter Valley, though long. But it will put you in the middle of the forest with opportunities to hit some stuff that you may not get on a typical dualsport day ride.
To really get out there, I've also wanted to base camp at Hammerhorn or Howard Lake CG northeast of Covelo. There was a ride report on here and it looked really neat.
LIL Zing posted this:
This sounds like a great idea
Great idea guys I would be in for this. Keep up the planning and I have no idea on trails so if I could help any other way let me know.
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Ok with all those ideas posted above it sounds like to me we need to scout out Penny Pines a bit more (ive only blown through on a bike). I think and this is just my opinion Middle Creek or Penny Pines would be the better locations. They are closer to Upper Lake area 8 and 15 miles respectively for gas and food and lodging. Guys coming up from SO CAL wouldnt have as far to drive. We can always change it next year as the bugs get worked out. They both put you smack in the heart of the good stuff (trails).
Wanna do a Friday Saturday Sunday thing?
Like Dean said rides to Covelo,Pillsbury,Stonyford or even Indian Valley Reservior easy from there. Single track double track fire roads all right there. So we need to decide to have loops maped out for guys from camp or like the noobs DV ride its kind of a free for all just hook up with other guys and ride together? Cpt.Ron Renazco Dean Dave and I should beable to work out some good rides for guys.
Food a BBQ sounds great for one night. Also maybe a hot dog or burger chilli night. But there will be no power unless we bring it. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid I keep telling myself.
Spoke to Carlie Rauseo today. He is willing to do a Talk/presentaion of some sort about his Dakar experience and his Rally Pan AM racing team at the event. For those that dont know who or what Charlie is or his Rally Pan Am
There is this guy from the USA Jonah Street who won a Dakar stage this year for Rally Pan Am ring a bell?
Charlie and his brother raced the Dakar as well so these guys are the real deal.
More info as we get it.
Just to wet the appetite thats Charlie pic by James Renazco
Lots of pics and vids on this thread. This thread is the Local Mendo Forest ride thread.
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If we camp somewhere that I can drag my TT, I will have a 6500w generator and a place for people to lock up anything they don't want to leave in a tent unattended. I would also volunteer it for the kitchen/food prep for any group meals we want to do.
Penny Pines is nice, but I didn't look at it for a large group, so don't know if there is enough room for everyone. Right at the end of the paved road and easy to access, but it is a steep twisty road getting up to it.
Middle Creek would be fine for camping. I would guess that most people attending would have street legal bikes, but if not, the riding area for them would be pretty limited.
I would also get there a day early and go cut a truckload of firewood to keep us entertained and visible from space!
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Maps online printable
3Dchief that sounds great the whole trailer and generator thing.
I think someone will be around camp all the time with wifes and girlfriends etc so no need for folks to worry about that. Also most bikes in the ADV crew are plated and those that aren't guys can work around that.
Start buying maps fellas if you don't have one
http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72 DTUE8TAwjQL8h2VAQAMtzFUw!!/?ss=110508&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSBDEV3_004435&navid=360000000000000&position=Feature*&ttype=detailfull&pname=Mendocino%2520National%2520Forest-%2520Maps%2520&%2520Publications
I have this one it's great matches gps trail numbers too
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The Warped ADV rally is April 22-25 so that week is no bueno.
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"Moto therapist"
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I have the same map, best map I could find of the area! I picked mine up at REI.
So it sounds like beginning of May will be the best time. Otherwise we run into Easter weekend and any earlier we will have to worry about snow.
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The upper lake ranger station has their free ohv trail map too. It's all I use and I haven't gotten lost yet. :)
I think penny pines overall is decent, but it's true that it isn't that big.
I'll be up there today with Renazco, so we'll check it out.
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I'd be stoked to attend a rally that's a bit closer to home! Also I haven't explored the MNF much. I've just ridden my dirtbike at Middlecreek once. Looking forward to meeting some new people as well! As long as it isn't the first weekend in April I'm in.
Penny Pines would work if you can get the whole place, or at least the upper portion. Otherwise I'd think it's too small for a large group. That's the only camp site I've been to up there, so I have no suggestions on what would be beter.
I have a 60,000 BTU stove that works well for cooking things like beans and soup for large groups. It even has a gridle for pancakes, etc...
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I've always wanted to rent the lookout if I had a big group that needed a home port for a weekend gathering! Anybody ever check this place out?
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This rustic lookout was constructed on the western shoulder of Pine Mountain overlooking the Van Arsdale area.
It is located on an outcrop at 4000 feet in elevation, within a mixed conifer forest consisting of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, black oak and madrone. Bucknell Creek and the Eel River are the major drainages in the area.
The historic town of Upper Lake is approximately 19 miles to the south and the Lake Pillsbury recreation area is seven miles to the northeast.
The Pine Mountain Lookout is currently accessible to modern day vehicles, but it is necessary to bring your own water and pack out your own garbage when renting the lookout.
Some other items you will need to bring with you are food, cooking utensils, bedrolls, pillows and warm evening clothes. The bunk bed has metal springs, there are no box springs or mattresses.
Please remember this site is rustic. The rental fees will help complete the restoration, and maintain the lookout.
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Penny Pines
I think with this 60,000 BTU super stove and couple BBQs we should be good.
Where do the Sheet Iron guys kick off at? I thought it was over Stony area? Isnt that a big group?
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Unless we have a small turn out Penny Pines is out. There are only 10 sites
and there's no water.
So take a look at the attached link:
These are not all the campgrounds in the area but it's
a pretty good list. Some look pretty good.
Lots of sites for RV and tent camping alike.
The ones around the Lake Pillsbury are mostly run by PG&E.
We'll have to make sure PG&E allows bikes in the campgrounds.
I heard sometimes the camp manager won't let them in.
I'll call PG&E to check.
About the date, how's May 6-8? After Warped and probably a couple of weeks before Sheet Iron.
Also, if you have an interest in coming please say so and let's get a list going.
This will give us some idea of the size of the campground will need.
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I went up there today and checked out Middle Creek and Penny Pines. Snow on the ground the last two miles up to Penny Pines and I was amazed at the number of bikes and quads up there!
Middle Creek was really busy, with about half of the campsites in use. If it is that busy on a Sunday afternoon in January, I can't imagine how crazy it would be in May. With that said, the campground looks much better for our purposes and the facilities are much nicer. There is plenty of parking and the road is pretty good up until Middle Creek, then gets kind of nasty for cars and RV's. About 3 miles of pavement to get to the turnoff for Stonyford Trail.
Penny Pines is really small now that I look at it for group camping. Plus, out of ten campsites, only one is semi-level! Everything else would be really uncomfortable in a tent, but plenty of trees for hammocks! The advantage is that the trails and good fire road riding starts right there.
Really gave me the itch to ride, wished I was on my bike instead of in a cage!
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In recent years, there's been a proliferation of candles – tapers, pillars, votives and sculpted wax, including pumpkins, snowmen, angels, Santas and nutcrackers. They come au naturel or colored, striped, polka-dotted, sculpted or even embellished with everything from painted autumn leaves to glitter to actual crystals. Appropriately, the selection of candleholders has expanded to reflect most every design style, from ubersleek to over-the-top baroque.
Over time, candleholders have been crafted from metal, glass or crystal, porcelain, ceramic, resin and wood, as well as mixed media. From holders to accommodate short votives to tall tapers – some extend up to nearly four feet – to candelabra whose multiple "arms" housing lights can be significantly wide. Price tags range from under $1 to nearly $9,000 for a Baccarat crystal candelabrum.
Shape is pushing the design envelope. Three-dimensional and figural pieces, such as regally robed angels holding candles, are popular at this time of year, but among the newest designs are engaging sculptural looks that celebrate form. A dragon shape interpreted in richly detailed nickel-coated brass was designed by Josie Natori, and is available at Neiman Marcus.
An almost cup-shaped iron tree that stands 31 inches tall is a dramatic centerpiece or anchor for a sidebar. Votive candles nestle in its black iron branches, which maintain a visual lightness because you can see into the "nest."
There are plenty of unexpected shapes, even on a smaller scale. At CB2, for example, some low-slung contemporary candleholders are chunky and faceted, with surprising dimension. The squatty 5 1/4-inch-tall iron pieces, available in white or chartreuse powdercoat, are called Pivot because of the sharp turned angles of their sides.
Cues from fashion are being expressed in novel ways. The so-trendy animal patterns that have been cropping up on everything from sweaters and shoes to fabrics and area rugs have a spot-on interpretation in gold-painted metal at Neiman Marcus. Simple rectangular lanterns are decorated with cutout patterns suggesting the coats of Serengeti animals, allowing light to dance through.
A similar effect is achieved with piercing, like that of traditional tinwork. One particularly fetching design at Crate and Barrel features a leaf pattern. Hundreds of pinholes create the design, which looks beaded as it stands out on the face of a black iron hurricane, which is gold plated inside, glowing when the candle is lit.
Light play also is affected by media such as glass, and especially enhanced when the glass is colored, frosted, crackled or silvered. The antique silvery finish of mercury glass is a popular fashion look today. Replicated in hurricanes or shapely candleholders and available from retailers such as Pottery Barn and Ballard Designs, the low-luster pieces shimmer in candlelight.
The scale of some candleholders has been beefed up in recent years. Hurricane lamps, for example, can be quite substantial in height and diameter to lend impressive visual weight. Simple glass cylinders or traditional hourglass shapes have evolved to glass that's thicker, sometimes rustically mottled and/or banded in metal. There may be decorative grillwork outside or inside, part of what cradles the candle. Some hurricanes are architectural in stature, such as a 30 1/2-inch tall, 15 1/2-inch wide metal bamboo model that resembles a pagoda.
A handsome design from Ralph Lauren Home, the almost 9-inch wide Nelson hurricane is wrapped in narrow leather thongs, set in neat yet irregular horizontal rows to complement brass rims. The larger version, at 17 3/4 inches tall, sells for $995 at Neiman Marcus.
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Hard Questions? What hard question? Seems like there are a lot of Brock haters. He was done with the interview and left is that a problem? Lots of pro athletes do that. So when he cracks overeems head i guess the haters will say he was just lucky…lol
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Not trying to be a hater, I was making a joke. But besides that I've seen interviews where he does act like an ass. Check out the first pre-fight press conference for some examples.
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House Speaker Kurt Zellers is among the sponsors of the bill.
If they get their way, it will mean that pregnant women will be forbidden from getting abortions after their 20th week of pregnancy.
Are there a lot of these abortions going on? No. The state Department of Health figures that about 2 percent of the roughly 12,000 abortions in Minnesota in 2009 came after the 20 week of pregnancy.
The bill asserts that there is substantial medical evidence that an unborn child is capable of experiencing pain by 20 weeks after fertilization, and that there is a compelling state interest in "protecting the lives of unborn children" as a result.
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The Senate version is sponsored by Gretchen Hoffman and Warren Limmer. The House version is sponsored by House Speaker Kurt Zellers, Matt Dean and Mary Liz Holberg (from left).
A recent review of the literature published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that the necessary physical structures to perceive pain develop between 23 and 30 weeks' gestation.
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We went to this campsite to learn more about the Little House on the Prairie and it was not disappointing. The owners are very knowledgeable about the history of the Ingalls Homestead. They have lots of activities for the kids. There are 4 campsites and only Gray water dump station. It was very peaceful at night and would stay here again. We camped at Ingalls Homestead in a Motorhome.
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We loved this campground. As lifelong Laura Ingalls Wilder fans, staying here is a powerful experience. It is absolutely beautiful. Bunkhouse is an old house or school. Very nice and spacious for the price. Bathrooms were clean. This is a small campground. There were only about six other families camping here. In addition to camping, the fee to explore the historic site is $10 per person, but this is good for your entire stay. They have Ma's house a barn where you go to look for the kittens, pony rides, a wagon ride, and other activities for kids. The town of De Smet is close by where there is a swimming pool. $1 for kids and $2 for adults. We camped at Ingalls Homestead in a Campground Cabin.
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If they had full hookups I would have given them a 10. The previous reviewer is correct about the slope of the hill. It is a bit scary but we managed to get our 27ft TT in without a problem. The sight itself is just lovely. After they closed the homestead for the night we were allowed to ride bikes down toward the school house and back, walk the dogs around the homestead, and just generally enjoy the place. It was beautiful and peaceful. We arrived on July 4th. The homestead had a perfect view of the DeSmet 4th fireworks. I would return in a heartbeat. We camped at Ingalls Homestead in a Travel Trailer.
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Our family had a wonderful time here. The owners and staff make you feel like a family guest, rather than a customer. We ended up staying over a week because our kids had such a good time, the entire grounds were so well kept and the ambiance so nice. There are only 4 RV sites, so you may want to call ahead. The sites share a power so they are paired but we had the place to ourselves for half the week in late August. It's not well known that they have RV camping. There is a dump station but no sewer at the sites. The visitor center restrooms are new and very close. There is a storm shelter just in case. If you're coming to De Smet for the Laura Ingalls Wilder history, you have to stop here. If you have kids, it's a MUST stop. Their family approach and hands on is the best we've seen in over a year of traveling the country with our young sons. We camped at Ingalls Homestead in a Fifth Wheel.
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With all the land they have I don't know why they put the RV spots on a small hill. The back in spots are hard to get into, because of a steep slope. It was great to be so close to the homestead and the people were very accommodating. I advise only small RVs park in these sights. We have a 31 foot and we had to go over and down the slope to back into the spot. We would not go here again which is a shame because everything else was very good. We camped at Ingalls Homestead in a Fifth Wheel.
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HAMILTON, N.J., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — VENENUM Biodesign, a drug discovery company that utilizes ultra-high throughput screening (UHTS) of its compound collection to identify potential therapeutic agents against its novel disease-based targets, or its partners' targets, announced today that it opened its new medicinal chemistry space at 8 Black Forest Road in Hamilton, NJ.
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The new facility at 8 Black Forest Road in Hamilton, NJ is a unique blend of upscale office space and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities designed with a specialized floor plan to accommodate the Biodesign compound collection which includes 5.5 million proprietary compounds (the "ECLiPS" library collection), six newly designed VENENUM Targeted Libraries (VTLs), and approximately 80,000 compounds from commercial sources. This small molecule collection is one of the largest in the world and, combined with VENENUM's state-of-the-art UHTS capabilities, is a powerful tool to generate quality leads for drug discovery.
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Officials at each district say improving seniors' passing rates on the California High School Exit Exam will be a priority when school opens next week, but they add that it won't be easy.
Many of the 787 high school seniors at the Carlsbad Unified School District this year and roughly 2,000 seniors in the San Dieguito Union High School District passed the test when they took it for the first time in 10th grade, officials said.
Most of those who are now starting their senior year having continued to fail the test are not fluent in English or are enrolled in special-education programs for people with disabilities, officials with both districts said.
"Those students are really challenged by the requirements of this test," said Margie Bulkin, San Dieguito's executive director of curriculum and instruction.
The "exit" exam, which tests students in eighth-grade math and 10th-grade English, became a state graduation requirement with the class of 2006. Students who failed the test in 10th grade can take it twice more in 11th grade and three times during their senior year.
Out of the 160 seniors who need to pass the test this year in the San Dieguito district, there are 39 students who have failed one or both sections of the exam at least once, and possibly multiple times, Bulkin said. The other 121 seniors with state test issues are either transfer students whose test records may not have arrived or students who for various reasons have never taken the test, Bulkin said.
About 90 percent of the seniors who have failed the test at least once and now need to pass it are English-language learners or special education students, she said.
In the Carlsbad Unified School District, there are 84 seniors who need to pass the test. Thirty-five are special-education students and 27 are English-language learners, said Suzanne O'Connell, the district's assistant superintend of curriculum and instruction.
"Even though the English learners typical score higher on the math than the language arts (section), it's still difficult for them," she said, adding that the math section contains many words. "It's not just your straight computation at all."
Even those with some fluency in English can have trouble.
"Words that have multiple meanings often throw them -- things like sum and summary," O'Connell said.
However, the district believes it is making progress helping those students with its new testing education programs, which failing students are encouraged to take, officials said. The number of seniors starting school this year who haven't yet passed the exam is 84, down from the 126 figure for last year, O'Connell said.
"That's pretty substantial," she added, reviewing the figures.
Both she and Superintendent John Roach said they expect their 10th-grade exit exam passage rates to increase in the coming years as middle school teachers receive more training about what may be on the test.


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Where to talk to other patients
NEED PATIENT-TO-PATIENT SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK? Two ways:
- * Confused about your lab results or symptoms?
- * Hitting a dead end and feeling stuck in your treatment?
- * Not sure how to explain issues to your doctor?
- * Want privacy that a group may not give you?
- * Need encouragement, hope and support?
Dawn or Caren, both thyroid patients like yourself, can help you become more informed in your journey based on thyroid patient experiences and wisdom before you, which in turn, can help you work with your doctor.
- DAWN for THYROID topics: she is well-versed on patient experiences and wisdom via STTM, which is an important qualification to be a STTM coach. She has worked directly with patients in the FTPO groups on Facebook for awhile now. She also has no thyroid, was diagnosed with Hashimotos and Graves antibodies, plus has had Lyme, so understands those issues, too.
- CAREN for ADRENAL topics: she has spent several years listening to and interacting with adrenal patients via STTM-related/FTPO groups. She herself once had low cortisol and successfully treated it with hydrocortisone. She has maintained good cortisol levels since then. .
- PHONE COACHING CALL (cell or wall phone) US or Canada only The person you choose will call you at your agreed-upon time and day.
- SKYPE COACHING CALL (computer use, audio-only so you don't have to worry what you look like! ha!)–requires a Skype account, which you can download here if you don't have one. Make sure your computer has audio and your Skype is set to accept calls.
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HOW TO REQUEST A CALL: After clicking on this Contact page, state 1) who you want to do a call with, 2) your phone number (US or Canada only) or Skype name 3) days and blocks of time you can talk with time zone.
***IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER AND TERMS OF SERVICE ABOUT DOING COACHING CALLS: By doing a coaching call, you agree that whoever you choose is simply sharing "patient experiences and wisdom" they have observed about the same issues you are calling about. e.g. "here's what other patients have learned or done successfully with the same issues as yours". These calls are NOT to be seen as a substitute for the guidance of a qualified medical professional. Work with your doctor. You are simply talking to another patient who will give you information. What you do with any information shared is at your own risk and you agree to that by doing a call. We cannot follow up calls with free email feedback–not enough time in our days!
FOUR POSITIVES ABOUT GROUPS: 1) Informative Admins 2) Good information and wisdom given, and it's free 3) Potential for good friendships 4) For patients ONLY.
FOUR NEGATIVES/RULES ABOUT GROUPS: 1) NOT for T4-only support, though they will support you in other areas. You can read why here. These groups are about the truth, not about winning popularity. 2) NOT FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. Period. Patients ONLY 3) NOT for business promotion or mention of ANY kind. 4) Not to be a substitute for a relationship and guidance from a good doctor.
By using these groups, you are agreeing that it's at your own risk, and that STTM takes no responsibility for decisions you decide to make by using them. Work with your doctor. The list below is not in any order. You just need to find the one that you like the best…for YOU! Enjoy!
- Natural Thyroid Hormones International Yahoo group (NTH): This friendly and helpful yahoo group was started by Janie in 2002, continuing strongly today as patient-to-patient with excellent moderators, and focuses on the use of desiccated thyroid or T3 rather than T4-only. You have to request membership and give information about yourself. For Patients Only.
- NTH Europe: This NTH group was started in 2010 and specifically for Europeans-only to discuss finding good doctors, good clinics and the use of natural desiccated thyroid or T3, etc in Europe. You will need to prove you are in Europe when you ask to join, otherwise, you will not be approved. Once in this group, you'll see mention in the Files of Sheila's TPA-UK group, another good one. For Patients Only.
- NTH Children Parents Group: Started in April 2011, and specifically for parents or legal guardians of children who are hypothyroid, or you suspect they might be. Do not ask to join if you don't have children. Requires approval of your membership request. For Parents Only. You need to be working with a doctor for your children–this should NOT replace that.
- Dealing with Hypothyroid Spouses This group, started July 2011, is for those who have spouses/significant others with hypothyroid/adrenal struggles, and who want support as you deal with either your spouse's medical problems or the denial of your spouse about their issues (which is particularly a problem when your spouse has adrenal issues). Not always active unless you make it so!
- T3CM for low morning cortisol This patient-to-patient group focuses on the T3 Circadian Method, but also looks at many issues around adrenal function, including MTHFR, HPA feedback loop and more. You cannot have hypopituitary, Addisons or untreated Diabetes for this to work.
FACEBOOK GROUPS (FOR PATIENTS ONLY): All the below are the excellent "For Thyroid Patients Only" (FTPO) groups, run by patients just like yourself, and meant to help you based on "solid, repeated patient experiences". All are also closed groups, which means no one outside the group can see your post. Remember: these groups are NOT to be a replacement for the relationship you have with your doctor.
- FTPO THYROID TOPICS discussion group A friendly and large patient group for good feedback and support about thyroid issues, run by patients just like you.
- FTPO ADRENALS discussion group for use of HC, adaptogens, Isocort, glandulars, etc. Discusses issues related to adrenals, aldosterone, symptoms, HC, adaptogens, Isocort, glandulars, etc.
- FTPO T3-ONLY For those who have reason to be on T3-only..
- FTPO GUT issues group Specifically for those who have gut issues of any kind, or gluten Intolerance or Celiac. Great recipes and links are shared here.
- FTPO WITHOUT A THYROID group Specifically for those without a thyroid talking about unique issues because of being thyroidless, plus about RAI, thyroid surgery, and better thyroid medications, etc.
- FTPO THYCA group For those who have thyroid cancer, or are a survivor of thyroid cancer! Discussion on the different types, treatments, challenges and more.
- FPTO LYME group For those who as suspicious or have confirmation of having the bacteria related to Lyme. This Lyme group attempts to be open-minded about treatments and positive.
- FTPO OFFICIAL SEX HORMONES group (as related to your hypothyroid condition) For those with hypothyroid and hormonal issues. This was re-established to be a more open-minded and friendly group. Enjoy!!
- FTPO PARENTS OF HYPOTHYROID CHILDREN group For parents who want to share with other parents. NOT to be a replacement for a doctor's guidance with your child.
- FTPO CANADA Thyroid group For Canadians only.
- FTPO UK and EUROPEAN THYROID group Specifically for those who live in Europe and who want to chat about issues related to their counties and regions.
- FTPO AUSTRALIA THYROID group For those in Australia who want a friendly and informative nature to their discussions!
- FTPO SPANISH ONLY THYROID group Strictly spanish speakers.
- STOP THE THYROID MADNESS FACEBOOK PAGE Here you will find posts which are pertinent information pertaining to patient experiences and wisdom. Patients can comment. Medical professionals welcome if you are eager to learn from patient experience and wisdom.
- STOP THE THYROID MADNESS POETRY PAGE A place to share your creative poetic spirit about your hypothyroid experiences. Humor appreciated! Artistic drawings also welcome if they pertain to hypothyroidism.
- STOP THE THYROID MADNESS MEMORIAL PAGE A place to give honor to someone who has passed on but who appreciated and used this patient movement for better treatment!
- LDN "Got Endorphins" Facebook group A way to talk to others in the use of Low Dose Naltrexone to improve your immune function.
- Iodine yahoo group Run by thyroid cancer patient Stephanie who beat thyroid cancer, this is a group that focuses on the use of iodine for good health and has gained important information over the years on the use of iodine, such as the need for supporting nutrients when using it. This group will help counter the negative information you may be hearing against iodine. Very informative and definitely worth exploring.
- Facebook Iodine group Run by Stephanie Buist who owns the above Iodine Yahoo group.
- Facebook Iodine group Run by Lynne Farrow, author of the The Iodine Crisis, plus Lynn Rasaitis.
- United Kingdom group Specifically if you live in the UK, this group is run by the dynamic Sheila of TPA-UK.
- STTM Blog Here is a place where you can read what's on Janie's mind or Guest posts, and can comment! This is not a place for questions, just comments. But you can read what others are saying. Sign up with the Blog notification to the left of the blog and below the links, which will send you an email when Janie posts. (Look on the left of any page on the bottom of the links to sign up)
- New Zealand Facebook group Heard good things, but do let me know.
- Life Coaching: Need to talk to someone about where you are going with your life, career, etc? This is a Life Coach I trust and recommend. He attended the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching and focuses especially on high achieving creative minded types. To learn more about life coaching and to get a free sample session, click on the underlined link and tell him I sent you.
- Web Content and Coding Consultation: A highly recommended consultation when you need help with content management within WordPress, web coding, help with fixing your site if it just doesn't look right to you, and recommendations on what you need, how much it'll cost and how long it'll take. This is done by the guy who helped create the STTM website.
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Unlike some visits to a doctor's office, a prenatal appointment is usually quick and pleasant. It is primarily designed for you and your health-care provider to receive updated information regarding you and your baby, listen to your baby's heartbeat, and rule out any complications.To maximize the time you spend with your ob/gyn, take these suggestions from The Smart Mother's Guide to a Better Pregnancy.• Make a list of your concerns and present them at the beginning of your
By Lisa FieldsEating right during pregnancy can be daunting, especially when you have to master a restricted menu and battle morning sickness. Just ask Mara Palcisco of Loveland, OH.When she learned she was pregnant, the systems engineer happily gave up her Tuesday night wine-and-sushi dinners with the girls from work. But while Palcisco's ob/gyn provided a list of forbidden foods, the doctor was vague about what she should eat. So Palcisco often doubted her choices. And during
By Heather Larson When Raelynn Glispin experienced contractions during the 36th week of her first pregnancy, they caught her by surprise; she wasn't sure what they were. "When you've never had a contraction before, you aren't positive if it's Braxton Hicks or actual labor," says Glispin, a mother of two in Oxford, MA. "With my second baby, I clearly knew the difference and wasn't surprised." Braxton Hicks, so named because an English doctor named John Braxton Hicks first
By Sasha Brown-WorshamI found the postcard, written in 1945, in a dust-filled corner of my grandmother's closet. It was a letter of encouragement—Bubby's doctor urging my healthy, five months–pregnant grandmother to "keep your feet up, rest as much as possible."In the 60 years since Bubby's first pregnancy, that advice has gone from passé to downright absurd. More than ever, pregnant women in good health are encouraged to keep active during the full nine months, assured
By Linda ChildersThe color options for expectant moms used to be pretty simple: pink or blue. But many pregnant women, driven by concern for the health of their baby, themselves, and the planet, are now selecting a different shade: green.Pediatricians agree that pregnancy is a good time to adopt environmentally conscious habits because fetuses are more vulnerable to toxic substances. For example, 2005 study by the Environmental Working Group measured umbilical cord blood for
You believed it back in high school: Chocolate and french fries cause zits. But one look at your pink and pimply skin now and you know the culprit is hormones, which run rampant in your body during adolescence and pregnancy, increasing the sebum your skin produces and thus creating a breeding ground for acne-causing bacteria.Unfortunately, the treatments teens rely on—Accutane, tetracycline—are off-limits to you now. And some doctors even recommend avoiding over-the-counter ingredients
By the time you get to your third trimester, you may not be able to see your feet, but you know they're there—swollen and worn out. Luckily, it's perfectly safe to get a pedicure; in fact, it may be your only solution, because you probably can't reach your toes, either!Most salons will take a few precautions, avoiding the area between the ankle bone and heel during any massage, even though there's no medical evidence that this causes contractions. "You should be really cautious
By Meagan FrancisIt's no wonder pregnancy makes some women nervous. Life is about to change in a huge way, and, in the meantime, there's a baby growing inside whose well-being she feels utterly responsible for. And, of course, that child is going to have to come out somehow!Whether it's the first baby or the fourth, a natural birth or a C-section, it's absolutely normal to feel uneasy about giving birth. Fortunately, it's possible to replace those nerves with calmer thoughts.
By Erin Gifford Pregnancy is a full-time job, which makes it tough when you're also working an actual full-time job. Juggling meetings and deadlines with doctor's visits and morning sickness is a struggle, but you can get through 40 weeks and still make the most of your 40 working hours. Here's veteran advice for managing your work life as an expecting mom. Soothing Symptoms Many women work right up until their due date. Unfortunately, this often means dealing with fatigue and discomfort
By Jennifer L.W. FinkElizabeth Johnson's fourth pregnancy was a complete surprise. Just a few months earlier, her physician had told her she was probably in perimenopause. Her youngest child was in first grade and she'd recently given away all her baby gear. So, when she found out she was pregnant, her first reaction was "borderline terror," says the Lansing, MI, mom.Each year more than three million American women find themselves staring in surprise at a positive pregnancy


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It's great that fielding is interactive but you'll become frustrated with how often the wicketkeeper drops simple catches because your timing is marginally off.
A neat combination of cool single player match options and a brave crack at doing cricket multiplayer that surprisingly works really well. As a sports simulation it does a respectable job of jazzing up a historically dull sport, but we doubt there will be long term appeal for anyone not already obsessed with it.
Despite the familiarity, the slight improvements mean Ricky Ponting International Cricket 2007 is still at the top of the table. However, you should only get the PC version if you have no other choice.


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Tom Brady has only played for one NFL team in his 14-year NFL career. In that time, he explained, he's been lucky enough to be in a locker room where mutual respect among teammates has held the utmost importance.
When it comes to bullying or hazing that toes the line of appropriateness, Brady told WEEI's Dennis and Callahan that he hasn't seen it with the Patriots. That the Miami Dolphins are now dealing with the fallout from the Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito situation highlights the importance of keeping a locker room in order and concentrated on the task at hand.
"I've been a part of one locker room — or two, really, being in Michigan and being in the Patriot locker room," Brady said. "We've got a great group of guys, we have great respect for one another. It starts with coach [Bill] Belichick and Mr. [Robert] Kraft and Jonathan [Kraft] and the leadership that they bring.
"We don't want to do anything to misrepresent what's going on in our locker room, we want to be good role models, we want to win football games. And I think that's what it comes down to. We show up every day trying to do our job and really not let anything else get in the way of that. Because if there's issues in your locker room, if there's issues that are outside of the realm of your own opponent that you're dealing with, it just takes away from what you're trying to accomplish. Coach Belichick has always done a great job of keeping the players focused on our opponent, and that's where our energy needs to go.
"It's an unfortunate thing. There's been a lot of awareness brought to the situation, based on what's happened down in Miami. But that's their issue to deal with. It's certainly not an issue that any of us Patriots want to deal with. We're not really concerned with that to tell you the truth. We're concerned with how we're going to do our best to prepare to prepare for the biggest challenge of our year this week."
Brady explained that he learned the value of locker room leadership when he was a younger player, and now that he's the longest-tenured Patriot, he has tried to maintain the same focal points with his teammates. "Do your job," is the familiar refrain.
"When you're around Tedy Bruschi, and when you're around Rodney Harrison and Willie McGinest — those are the guys I've been lucky enough to be around — Junior Seau and Troy Brown and Kevin Faulk," Brady said. "Those are my teammates, those type of guys. You know those guys well. They were focused on showing up and doing their job.
"We've had a pretty good record of success because of the character and quality of the individual in the locker room. That's been most important to Mr. Kraft, coach Belichick, bringing guys in and say, 'What kind of person is this? How will they fit into the locker room? Are they a Patriot kind of player, which is really putting the team first and going out there and helping us win games, playing your role, doing whatever the coach asks you to do to win?' "
Brady admitted that the Patriots take part in some rookie hazing. The Slip 'N' Slide is broken out during training camp, and veterans cut new players' hair in pretty heinous styles every summer. But those sorts of harmless traditions seem to help bring a team together, and appear to help rookies feel like part of the group, Brady said.
"There's always a very respectful attitude in our locker room," he said. "You expect the rookies to be able to contribute on the field, and you want them to be able to express themselves so that they're not intimidated by older players, because you need them to be able to go out and produce. And that's the most important thing. You only have 53 roster spots. There's always turnover in the league. You're always going to have rookies. You're always going to have second-year players and third-year players. You're going to have new players, free agents that come in and have to learn what to do. So, you just want an environment where everyone can show up and be themselves and play with confidence so they can help the team win.
"I know we always cut the guys' hair. It's a fun thing. It's a camaraderie thing. It's kind of a group sacrifice, we're-all-in-it-together type of thing, and it's done in a playful way. Hopefully it's never done out of disrespect, and it's done as more to bring the team together and not drive the team apart."
As long as there is a strong veteran presence, focused on the right things, Brady said a locker room stands a chance of maintaining a unified front throughout the course of a long season. He saw it as a younger player, and he hopes he's contributing to a similar atmosphere in Foxboro now.
"The veteran players set the tone, the younger players follow," Brady said. "That's what creates really a strong cohesive locker room where you love the guys that you play with, you're willing to commit yourself and sacrifice your own well-being for what's in the best interest of the team. And that's how you go out and win games."


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One to One Personalised Marketing should be the norm for all businesses. So why arent more companies stepping up?
Our guest blogger this week is Caroline Wilson, from Commsbox.
Personalised marketing campaigns driven by online data collection are fast becoming a key consideration for marketing your business online.
According to Digital Marketing Magazine* a study by Teradata showed that 90% of marketers, want to embrace one-to-one personalisation. Marketing automation, the ability to collect data via your website and provide automated and personalised responses, is a key enabler for this important trend in 2015.
However, it is still early days in terms of uptake of this relatively new technology, particularly in the UK. In this blog, I take a look at the key factors affecting take-up of marketing automation.
What are the benefits?
The benefits of marketing automation are clear. A structured marketing automation campaign enables companies to reach out to their potential audience, capture customer data and then tailor future messages and offerings to the individual interests of that custome [read on...]
The businesses who missed the point
I know we're well into 2015 now but I'm going to say it anyway. New year - same problems.
Regular readers of my blogs will know that I am prone to a rant or two, so won't be surprised to hear that I've been banging my head against a brick wall already in 2015. I would pull my hair out if I had any. I'm told that my smooth cranium is a genetic trait rather than a result of too frequent frustrations but, well, I don't know...
"What is it this time?" I hear you say. "What is the cause of this frustration and banging of head?" Well sadly it's nothing new.
Today, dear reader, a tale of two businesses that missed the point.
As usual, no names no pack drill and, as they say at the start of all the best movies, any similarity between this tale and real life businesses should be considered coincidental (despite the fact that they are real and if you think you know who it is please keep it to yourself).
So the first business is a start-up in the entertainment sector - in the broade [read on...]
Achieving goals takes practice
Where did January go? I'm already staring the middle of February in the face but it feels like Christmas was 5 minutes ago!
For many of us, by the time we get to February the New Year resolutions are history – broken and scattered on the floor. I admit I'm struggling to meet the aspirations I had as 2015 set sail, but this year I am focused on the goals and determined to be kinder to myself if I don't succeed immediately.
That's the thing with goals – they are there to inspire us to achieve, but have to be challenging. Only minor goals (such as the January Dryathalon – which I didn't even attempt by the way) would have been achieved by February.
I need to be prepared to put in the practice if I want to hit the bullseye!
To achieve a goal you need to have a plan
Maybe, like us, you did take stock of your strategies and plans in January. Looked at what you had achieved in 2014. What went well, what didn't go to plan and, mo [read on...]
How irrational pricing can work for you
It's peak shopping time and, for some businesses, peak sales time. But there are some interesting findings coming out of recent behavioural studies experiments (mainly US based just because they have so many more consumers!) that it is worth knowing about when you set your prices.
We tend to believe we make rational decisions most of the time. That we are pretty good at weighing up the evidence and making a smart choice. But are we really? Here are just a few of the interesting responses to being presented with different priced choices that you might find of use in your business:
- There are, apparently, 3 different attitude-groups that describe customer spending behaviour: 24% will be tightwads, 61% unconflicted (average) and 15% spendthrifts. A small change to the language you use in your pricing can make the tightwads more likely to spend. A trial of the cost of overnight shipping on a DVD compared payment of "a $5 fee" with "a small $5 fee". The second option sold 20% more [read on...]
Overcoming inertia
a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
Inertia is - by definition - a passive state, often with negative connotations. Human beings have evolved with a bias towards preferring the status quo and change can involve a lot of effort. It can be a lot easier just to stick with what you know!
Reading an article about brand loyalty this week, brought it home to me how important it is for marketers to understand the power of inertia to work for them as well as against them.
Inertia means loyal customers
So, it's important to recognise that there are times when inertia can work in your favour, so inertia is not necessarily a negative thing. Maybe you can rely on your customer's inertia to keep them buying from you? In which case why would you want to overcome it?
When it comes to existing customers you do want to encourage that natural tendency towards inertia - not by putting in negative barriers to leaving or switching (such as long contracts with punitiv [read on...]
Social media for B2B SMEs - Don't waste your time
We all know about social media these days.
We're all at it. It's unavoidable.
We all know that it can be a great way to develop relationships and get and keep our brand out there.
We all know we need to be engaged on behalf of our companies.
We simply got to be on social media.
Haven't we?
Most of the businesses I come into contact with are B2B - business to business, they sell products or services to other businesses. Not all of them, but definitely the majority. They are all interested in social media and how it can help them. The problem is, though, that finding examples of successful campaigns run by B2B companies is hard. Finding examples of successful B2B social media campaigns run by SMEs is even harder. I know, I've tried!
Check it out for yourself - try a Google search and see what you can find.
Even when examples are quoted the measure of success is not one I would be happy with. Basically the success is in terms of likes/shares/website visits. Now don't get me wro [read on...]
The 5 Golden Rules of Website Design
We've been spending a lot of time recently working on websites. Some sites we've built for client some we've been trying to improve.
It's no surprise that websites take up a lot of our time. Every business has a website these days. Google is the main place buyers research their purchases. If you don't have a website that appears reasonably high up in Google for the thing you do then you are missing out on the opportunity to tell your story to a large community of potential buyers.
The thing about websites though is that although every business has one many of them are not very good. Now I need to be clear here. When I say they are not good I don't mean they look bad, or that they don't have lots of clever functionality. I mean that they don't pull their weight. They don't effectively help the businesses grow.
There are many reasons why this might be the case and I can't address them all in this blog but there are many, many sites that fail in some pretty fundamental areas. Is yo [read on...]
Is outsourced marketing for you?
Outsourced marketing is our core business. We promise to take the hassle out of planning and implementing marketing activities, for those businesses who don't want/need fulltime, in-house expert resource.
Experience of providing this service for the last 7 years has taught me, however, that outsourcing is not for everyone. Here are some of the client issues that we come across regularly and that can make it hard to make outsourcing work:
1. Not staying engaged
By far the biggest problem is a client who, breathing a huge sigh of relief that someone will take away the burden of marketing from them, slowly disengages from the whole process.
Marketing is a critical business function, on which the success of the business depends. If, as the boss/leaders of a business, you abdicate responsibility completely such that any marketing activity that can take place is not linked to the rest of the business plan, then it will fail.
As marketing experts we can only give our best advi [read on...]
5 Essential Rules of Marketing
We've just completed another round of training and have had the pleasure to meet and chat about marketing with a wide range of small businesses.
People commonly face the same problems – not enough time and not enough money! They also commonly adopt some of the same habits and misconceptions about marketing. I've boiled these down into 5 Essential Rules of Marketing.
When you're overwhelmed and unsure what to do, take a deep breath and focus on the following:
1. Always start with the customer
That should be start with, and end with, the customer. The customer that is specific to you, the one that has the problems that you can solve, and will appreciate the value of what you are providing.
Segmentation (splitting the market into smaller groups with common characteristics) means that you can target more effectively and efficiently. You need to be able to describe your ideal customer groups by size, geography, gender, ag [read on...]
Is SEO a high-risk strategy?
Last week I attended a day-long seminar on digital marketing. As always, a day out of the office away from the task-list was a great chance to focus the brain more effectively on different matters. I learned nothing I didn't know already - but it was powerfully wrapped up in a single storyline, and I had the time to think about all the concepts more deeply.
Being about digital marketing there was a lot of talk about websites and a bit about Google rankings - but not as much as you might think.
It's a commonly held belief that to have a successful website (i.e. one that delivers its objectives) you need to be at the top of Google. And of course that makes sense - you need to be found and if everyone's using Google then how else would they find you?
But it's less commonly understood how you get there, although there are plenty of companies to advise you on exactly that - including us of course. The mantra is SEO (search engine optimisation). Trying to learn what factors about yo [read on...]