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Port Macquarie is a quiet coastal town right in the middle of Sydney and Brisbane. It is located on the mouth of the Hastings River, and features 18 different beaches to choose from.
Most of the residents in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Shire live in the town of Port Macquarie and its nearby suburbs. It is also a popular place for retirement communities where the peaceful environment and beautiful surroundings offer a relaxing change of pace to the metropolitan lifestyle. Within the outskirts of the Port-Macquarie-Hastings Shire is the nearby town of Wauchope, which also serves as the gateway to the popular Gold Coast Hinterlands tourist spots.
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If you look through our collection of over 20 different Port Macquarie hotels and accommodations, you may be pleased to find out that many of our available options are located right on the coast itself. One of the area's main selling points is its quiet beachtown charm and uncrowded beaches, and the hotels, motels, serviced apartments and lodges have certainly capitalized on that fact.
You'll have a lot of places to choose from along Pacific Drive which is right next to the coast. There are also many choices near the town's marina, and commercial and tourist centres along Gordon Street and Lord Street. Head over to the southern end of the town and you'll find more accommodations along Lighthouse Beach, which is also very close to the golf courses.
The Port Macquarie CBD is well developed and features two shopping centres, a marina, a modern arts and entertainment centre and a visitor information centre. There are also regular bus routes that travel to the neighbouring towns like Laurieton, Wauchope, Kempsey, Lake Cathie and Bonny Hills, so getting around without a car is not a problem.
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross senior goalie Amy Martin (Bloomfield, Mich.) has been named the Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week for her performance in the Crusaders' 14-7 victory over Bucknell on April 9. This is the second straight week that Martin has earned this honor. With her second career Defensive Player of the Week award this is now her seventh ever Patriot League weekly honor as she has also been named the Goalie of the Week five times during her career.
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Colby Elkins didn't hesitate when he saw an onside kick bouncing his way late in the fourth quarter against Nashville.
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Nashville couldn't contain quarterback Cooper Winters, who extended plays with his ability to scramble and found open receivers downfield.
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Elkins' return did not decide the game. It in fact extended the game and gave Nashville another chance to tie or win the game. If Prairie Grove had fallen on the ball instead of running it back for 6 points, then that would have ended it. The game was acttually decided on the previous play when Nashville went for two instead of tying the game and going to overtime. This story needs to be re-written and re-published as a service to your readers.
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Film critic ROGER EBERT died yesterday, after an 11-year battle with various cancers. He was 70 years old. His wife says he smiled and passed away peacefully. Ebert wrote thousands of reviews over a career that spanned nearly 50 years. He also rose to fame with his various movie review shows like "Sneak Previews" and "At the Movies", with partners GENE SISKEL and RICHARD ROEPER.
Angelina Jolie has allegedly been spending a lot of time with her ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton lately. --A tabloid insider claims that the exes are still "super close" and that Angelina regularly visits his home in Los Angeles where they've been spending "hours" at a time together. --The source says, "Angie has admitted that Brad would never approve of how much she is going over there and talking to Billy Bob. He doesn't know that they communicate all the time. And he has no idea how close they've become."
Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith don't have an open marriage but she says she lets him do what he wants. When asked about the rumor that the couple had a open marriage, she replied: "No, I think that people get that idea because Will and I are very relaxed with one another." She added: "But I've always told Will: You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay".
Rihanna was the latest celeb to get swatted. --Law enforcement sources said that someone called 911 claiming that 2 armed men were inside her home in the Pacific Palisades-- and someone had been shot. Soon after arriving at the scene, LAPD officers said they're confident that it was just another swatting call. The incident comes just one day after Diddy was swatted in the nearby San Fernando Valley.
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Faith Transport, L.C. filed as a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the State of Texas and is no longer active. This corporate entity was filed approximately fourteen years ago on Tuesday, January 23, 2001 as recorded in documents filed with Texas Secretary of State. There are a couple of officers known to have been associated with this organization.
Lowell Johnson served as the Managing Member and has interests in other corporate entities including Nacogdoches Christian Academy Incorporated, Faith Transport, Inc.
Trecia Johnson was the Managing Member of Faith Transport, L.C.. Trecia's additional corporate interests include Faith Transport, Inc. located in Nacogdoches, TX
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Stories from people who were children during World War II and the objects in this exhibit animate the past and inform us of a time when war took over daily life. "Retrospect is a very interesting thing," says Ruthie Kallnder. "At the time I don't recall any of the information we got as being propaganda," but the government tried to influence children to make "necessary" sacrifices. Propagandists made the war a battle between good and evil, democracy and fascism. They also asked children to share in the war effort. In response, many children took on more responsibilities. Ruthie explains that boys and girls felt "if that's what it was going to take" to win they "were willing to do it." The memories of the people in this exhibit and their wartime actions show the power of propaganda's messages and its lasting affect on their lives. Propaganda posters, children's books, and classroom assignments demonstrate how propagandists reached children and involved them in the national war effort.
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Tatties and Neeps
How could something with such an interesting little name fail to be totally delicious . . .
If you have swede, and potatoes in your larder . . . you have the makings of this most tasty Scottish dish. And, I can assure you . . . it goes with just about any type of meat or poultry. Actually the Scots usually eat this with haggis on Robbie Burns Night . . . and we all know what that is . . . so . . .
It's very basic, and very simple and apparently was something that was eaten frequently by poor crofters up in the Scottish Highlands . . .
Oh well . . . I've been told in the past that I am common . . .
Perhaps my love of this dish proves it.
Who knew??
My mother always made this, ceptin we called it mashed turnips. I never knew we were eating something as exotic as Tatties and Neeps. A rose by any other name eh?
*Tatties and Neeps*
Serves 4
Printable Recipe
Pretty basic. Pretty tasty. Yum, yum!
1 lb potatoes (You want a nice and floury type, such as a Maris Piper)
1 tablespoon chopped chives
1 lb. neeps (depends where you come from whether you call them turnips or swedes)
1 heated tablespoon of butter or dripping
salt and pepper to taste
Peel the potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a pan of lightly salted water and bring to the boil. Cook for 15 minutes or so until tender. Drain well.
Peel the swede and cut into small chunks. Place in a pan of lightly salted water and bring to the boil. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes until quite tender. Drain well.
(I usually cook the two things at the same time so that they are hot at the same time, starting the swede a bit before the potatoes)
Place the cooked potato and the swede into the same pan and mash them very well together, adding salt, pepper and butter. Stir in the chopped chives. Serve hot.
Labels: Comfort Foods, side dishes, vegetables
6 comments:
- Tracy said...
Comfort food at it's best--simple and tasty...mmm... Happy Day, sweet Marie. :o) LOVE YA ((BIG HUGS))
- 13 October 2009 at 10:41
- La Table De Nana said...
These are my almost favorites..in fact they were on our TG table..I add a few carrots too..sometimes..
- 13 October 2009 at 12:46
- Queen B. said...
- 13 October 2009 at 13:09
- heather @ what's blooming this week said...
Great way to get the kids to eat turnip. Our TG dinner included turnip mashed with carrots, some butter and brown sugar. My grandkids love the sweetness, gobble it up and don't even realize they are eating the dreaded TURNIP.
- 13 October 2009 at 13:35
- ABowlOfMush said...
Ultimate comfort meal --> A good stew and neeps and tatties!
- 13 October 2009 at 14:00
- Patti Cakes said...
My hubby being from England and having lived in Scotland, this is a favorite around our house.
- 13 October 2009 at 23:10
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|Leading Article: The History of Product Branding at SAP
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By Gerd Waloszek & Christine Wiegand, SAP User Experience, SAP AG – February 21, 2003
Below you find a short branding glossary. In some cases we offer more than one definition because the definitions vary depending on the source.
See the references for further branding glossaries; most definitions here are based on or taken from these glossaries.
The sound of the brand. Includes music and audible
textures that help define the brand and it's culture.
(From: WOW)
See also: Brand Identity, Visual Language
A name (proper noun), term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies an
individual, a firm, a product or a service as distinct from others.
A successful brand offers differentiating values for buyer appreciation.
(Based on definitions from HMC and JA, modified)
A brand is a product, service, or concept that is publicly distinguished from
other products, services, or concepts so that it can be easily communicated
and usually marketed.
(From: searchCIO.com)
The strength, or relative weakness, of an brand's presence
in the minds of prospective customers. When people hear a brand's name,
they should immediately recognize it.
(From: STA, modified)
See also: Brand Recognition
The marketing and financial value associated with a brand's strength in
a market. It creates a positive brand image, drives demand, and modifies client
attitudes toward the brand.
(Based on definitions from HMC and JA, modified)
A company's use of one of its existing brand names as part of an improved
or new product, usually in the same product category as the existing brand.
In other words: extending the use of a brand to other, typically similar
(From: HMC)
All of the visual and audible elements that are used by an observer to recognize a brand (stationery,
signage, logotype, mark, service, and packaging).
(From: JA, expanded)
See also: Visual Language, Brand Language, Audible Language
The purposeful creation or adaptation of words or phrases that
will become the core element of the brand and its communication
(From: WOW)
A strongly motivated and long standing decision to purchase a particular
product or service.
(From: HMC)
See also: Brand Preference
A non-typographic element of an artistic or representational nature,
that is, the element of a brand that cannot be spoken-often a symbol or design.
Many professional service firms now feature graphic symbols as a substantive
form of their visual identity.
(Based on definitions from HMC and JA)
Combination of all the marketing efforts (Website, advertising, collateral, ...) of a company to differentiate it from the competition and to build the impression of value to the customer.
That part of a brand that can be spoken, including
letters, words and numbers.
(From: HMC)
A brand name is the name of the distinctive product, service, or concept.
(From: searchCIO.com)
A way of defining your brand through the human characteristics
associated with it, such as warmth, concern, caring, etc.
(From: STA)
A comparative concept as to how one brand is perceived
relative to others that may be considered: A brand position demonstrates
a brand's advantage over its competitors.
(Based on definitions from JA and STA, modified)
A product's position is where customers place the product or service
in their minds as it relates to perceived benefits. Once a position exists,
it is very expensive and unwise to try to change it.
(From: WOW)
See also: Brand Positioning
The act of defining and creating a place in a market where the product
or service will have the greatest chance of success.
(From: WOW)
See also: Brand Position
The degree of brand loyalty in which a customer prefers one
brand over competitive offerings.
(From: HMC)
A customer's awareness that a brand exists and
is an alternative to purchase.
(From: HMC)
See also: Brand Awareness
The plan for the use of the brand as part of a strategic
or marketing plan of a firm.
(From: JA)
Brand value benefits a brand owner in various ways. The
very name of a product can give customers the confidence in their decision
to buy it. It also builds the customer's loyalty to a firm and its products.
(From: Chevron, modified)
Brands at the top of the Brand Value Pyramid enjoy incredible customer loyalty,
an ability to charge price premiums, and an ability to sell new products and
services through the brand's endorsement power."
( From: Brand Asset Management, by Scott M. Davis; Jossey-Bass, 2000)
See also: Brand Loyalty, Brand Name
An effective value proposition should lead to a brand-customer relationship and
drive purchase decisions.
(From: Building Strong Brands, by David A. Aaker; Free Press, 1996)
Branding is the process of creating and disseminating the brand
name. Branding can be applied to the entire corporate identity as well
as to individual product and service names.
(From: searchCIO.com)
Successful branding differentiates the singular brand from
all others. It makes the buyer believe that there is no comparable firm, product
or service. Branding is important for buyer decision-making, as it provides
a short cut to identifying professional services with high value. The more
distinctive the brand, the less likely a client will accept a substitute.
(From: JA, modified)
See also: Chivas Regal Effect
The theory that well-known institutions are able to charge more simply
because they are more well known.
(From: STA)
See Scheme
A corporation's attempt to get in visual sync all of its printed and online
materials – stationary, business cards, the corporate outward-facing
Internet site, and all kinds of collateral – in order to achieve a
consistent inside and outside appearance. The corporate design is an important
element of a company's attempt to establish a Corporate Indentity
(From: Branding – From a Usability & Design Consultant's Point of View, Michael Hatscher, SAP AG, modified)
Companies strive to align their outward and inward appearance and presentation
according to their Corporate Design, trying
to establish their own name and logo as a brand, and thus a Corporate Identity
(CI). This consistent appearance and style creates a feeling of unity and
identity to people within the organization and of quality and predictability
to the outside. The CI's goal is to communicate a carefully shaped image of
the company aimed at the audience – the company's customers and partners
as well as at the employees. It can be used as one possible channel to express
the corporate culture, that is the way the members of an organization see themselves
and their organization, interact and communicate with each other, and have
a common understanding of how to address and solve problems. So the CI can
remind employees of the corporate culture whenever they deal with materials
that follow the CI (carrying the corporate brand) and help foster a feeling
of belonging.
(From: Branding – From a Usability & Design Consultant's Point of View, Michael Hatscher, SAP AG.modified)
Process of adapting and individualizing software for a customer and to some degree for users and their roles. Carried out by system administrators or external consultants and not by the user (preliminary).
See also: Personalization
.A device, symbol, or figure adopted and used as an identifying
(From: MW)
A brand that indicates only the product category and
does not include the company name or other identifying terms.
(From: HMC)
A mark or device placed or stamped on an article of trade to
indicate origin, purity, or genuineness.
(From: MW)
Those elements that help to define the tone, manner, personality and style of
a firm brand, very often the differentiating factor between
similar service firms.
(From: JA)
A specific and unique group of letterforms or symbols that
represents the firm brand.
(From: JA)
See: Brand Mark
Personalization comprises those steps for individualizing an application, that are performed by users themselves (preliminary).
See also: Customization.
Set of predefined colors, fonts, and graphical elements for changing the look of screen elements of applications or operating systems.
The outermost layer of a program. Shell is another term for user
interface. Operating systems and applications sometimes provide an alternative
shell to make interaction with the program easier. For example, if the application
is usually command driven, the shell might be a menu-driven system that translates
the user's selections into the appropriate commands.
(From: Webopedia)
User interface skins are components that allow users to customize areas
in programs such as backgrounds, title bars, buttons, and other graphical interfaces.
Skins allow you to configure the interface by choosing different categories
of skins.
(From: support.microsoft.com, modified )
See also: Theme
Web templates specify a unique page layout by determining where graphics
and text are positioned on the page by using tables and CSS.
Most templates incorporate a matching theme (navigation bars, etc.), but have a predefined areas where users may add your own text and additional images.
(From: Themes in Design, modified)
Themes are a collection of graphic elements which define the look of
navigation buttons, page banners, fonts, font colors, styles, horizontal rules,
bullets, and a few other features.
(From: Themes In Design)
See also: Scheme, Skin, Template
The full and legal name of an organization.
(From: HMC)
Legal designation indicating that the owner has exclusive use of
a brand.
(From: HMC)
Concept describing where a company wants to go in the future.
(From: JA, modified)
Photographs, magazines, books, videos/movies and fashion make up a visual
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Last week I attended and presented at the SoFabU On the Road event in LA on behalf of VigLink discussing all things content monetization with one of our fabulous publishers, Heidi Nazarudin. The event was filled with top influencers from the LA area and with so many fantastic tips being shared, I wanted to post the highlights from the event.
SEO and Social Media
Alea Milham, Founder of lifestyle blog Premeditated Leftovers, shared advice on how bloggers can strategically use SEO and social media to increase traffic and income. Her top tips included:
Content Monetization Strategies
We partnered with Heidi Nazarudin on a panel to discuss how bloggers can best monetize their content. Heidi's number one tip for bloggers is to be able to explain what your blog is about in two minutes. If you can't do that, then you have a content problem. I also shared how VigLink helps bloggers optimize their content for monetization and turn their passion into a business.
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The lunchtime brand panel included reps from Johnny Rockets, TONI&GUY USA, STI – The Drive Experience Company and Muller Quaker where they shared their top preferences on working with brand influencers.
We had a great time at the event meeting fabulous bloggers, answering questions about driving commerce through content, eating delicious Johnny Rockets burgers and listening to Miss California talk about social media and inspiration. We look forward to the next SoFabU event in Miami on Feb. 28th, we hope to see you there! For details and to RSVP visit: http://bit.ly/1ucks2L
Written by Lucy Bartlett
Posted in Content-Driven Commerce, Events, News and Updates
This article is cross-posted from Adrants where it was originally posted by Steven Hall. Guest author, Josh Jaffe, is the VP of Business Development here at VigLink.
Conde Nast's recent announcement to merge Lucky Magazine with BeachMint, an online retailer, follows the relaunch of Domino Magazine, another Conde property, as an e-commerce store. The New York media giant isn't the only one blurring the line between content and commerce. Meredith, Thrillist and Gawker are other prominent publishers investing considerable resources in commerce.
Despite these initiatives, commerce-based revenue remains a largely untapped growth opportunity for digital media companies. Display, native and video are the primary drivers of online publishing revenue. Yet, commerce holds the potential to generate a revenue boost of at least 10% with limited investment.
Fashion bloggers have been at the forefront of the move to incorporate commerce as a meaningful line of revenue. These writers leverage their influence to drive loyal readers from their site to buy a product from an online retailer they have a commission agreement with. They've recently expanded to capture purchase intent on Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, and even YouTube.
Via its acquisition of ShopNation in 2012, Meredith is experimenting with on-site purchase as a means of driving commerce-based revenue. Men's style publisher, Thrillist, earns most of its revenue from its JackThreads unit, the online retailer it purchased in 2010. Most publishers, though, don't need to initiate their move into commerce by selling products direct to consumers. Gawker committed to commerce accounting for 10% of their total revenue in 2012 and achieved it last year without selling goods directly from its sites.
To start reaping commerce-based revenue, content must be created with purchase in mind. This is a natural fit for vertically oriented publishers. A technology site promotes deals at an online retailer. An outdoors publisher creates a product guide for camping or skiing. Broader media sites covering news or entertainment can also capture reader purchase intent by featuring travel deals, digital goods or style guides. Stories can be created by existing writers, non-editorial staff or a content agency trained to link story product references to online retailers.
Creating content with the intention of sending readers off-site to an online retailer may seem antithetical to product gurus charged with increasing site engagement. But, creating content that readers find useful and in tune with the brands and products they love actually boosts user loyalty and return visits.
The benefits are clear. The new found revenue is completely additive to the current revenue mix of display, native and video. It is less subject to economic downturns as advertisers are more willing to maintain budgets when spend is tied directly to revenue. And commerce-based revenue generates a predictable return on investment because revenue levers up in direct relation to the amount of content created and the audience pushed to that content.
While publishers keep mobile, social, programmatic and native top of mind, adding commerce as a core editorial and monetization strategy can yield an entirely new, meaningful line of revenue in 2015.
Written by Josh Jaffe, VP of Business Development at VigLink
Tags: AdRants, advertisers, best pratice, digital media, ecommerce, editorial, Merchants, Monetization, publishers, tech Posted in Content-Driven Commerce, Publisher Best Practices
Last month Oliver Roup, founder and CEO of VigLink, spoke at Affiliate Management Days San Francisco on the topic of mobile affiliate marketing. The audience was primarily composed of affiliate managers at large networks, agencies, and brands and Oliver's talk came as a bit of a wake up call.
He began by providing context around e-commerce and mobile shopping: mobile shopping is mainstream, but actually buying from a mobile phone lags big time.
For affiliates and publishers, the net result is that mobile clicks are worth less than desktop clicks. On average, for every dollar earned from a desktop click, only $0.53 is earned from a mobile click.
To explain why this a discrepancy exists, Oliver pointed to three main reasons:
Small screens are challenging
Mobile phones and tablets demand a different user experience to really drive sales. The most successful retailers get this. They build intuitive, clean, easy to use, and fast mobile web shopping experiences. Some do this so well that they actually drive more sales per click on mobile than desktop. It's definitely possible.
Mobile is, well, mobile
Much of the time spent on a mobile device is done away from the confines of a desk. By its nature mobile is wherever the user is and often, these environments are distracting. Waiting in line, watching TV, riding the train – these are not ideal moments to go through the 24 screens required to complete a purchase.
Mobile has tracking issues
It's a difficult (but not insurmountable) technology challenge to track all the mobile clicks that lead to purchase. Clicks on mobile that lead to purchase on the desktop are hard to track back to the referring website. Clicks on mobile that lead to purchase via a retailer's mobile app are also hard to track back. But since when was anything worth doing ever easy?
If retailers want to compete for mindshare among the content producers that drive commerce, they need to close the gap on mobile earnings per click before their competitors do.
Posted by Oliver Deighton, VP Marketing
Posted in Content-Driven Commerce, Merchant Best Practices, News and Updates
Yesterday we announced a partnership with ProBoards. ProBoards is the world's largest host of free Internet forums. Our partnership will allow any of their forum managers or creators to generate revenue from traffic with VigLink Insert. VigLink Insert is a service that scans forum posts for product mentions, measures context, and then inserts an affiliate link to an ecommerce merchant selling the product. A free service and a risk-free, easy way to make extra money.
Of course, it's always nice to add a little revenue to an otherwise unmonetized website. But ProBoards doesn't represent just any collection of websites. Forum traffic is some of the most valuable traffic on the web. While forums may represent a small portion of all Web traffic, forum visitors drive a shockingly high percentage of total ecommerce. In our own network, the average sale driven by a forum is worth 650% more than the average sale driven by editorial sites. When a forum visitor decides to buy something, their average order value is among the highest in our network. With VigLink enabled, especially our link insertion product, these retail clicks become real revenue for forum owners. Often this revenue trumps all other ad revenue combined.
We learned the value of forums early on at VigLink. One of our first customers was MySpace. We were very excited to sign them up. MySpace did generate a lot of traffic. However, that traffic resulted in less than $10,000 per month in revenue. Keep in mind, MySpace was the #7 site at that time. For a site that large, $10,000 per month is chump change. We were disappointed to say the least. We asked ourselves "If MySpace can't drive revenue, is there really a business model here?" Then we acquired Driving Revenue and migrated their customers – leading automotive forum sites – over to VigLink. The relative amount of traffic from these forums was tiny compared to MySpace. But those forums drove more than 10x the amount of monthly revenue. This proved the model. Today, we're proud to be working with the largest operators of forums, including Huddler, Internet Brands, and Vertical Scope. We also produce the leading conference on the business of forums, ForumCon.
As Google continues to beat down operators advocating sketchy practices to win long-tail search results, waiting in the wings are the forum operators who have real people posting real opinions and real advice about products and services. Search traffic landing in a forum is showing clear intent and interest in the topic at hand. So its not surprising that forum users click on merchant links more often, and are more likely to buy something.
These reasons are precisely why we are partnering with ProBoards. Their forum operators create real, authentic content primarily because they love the topic and the community they create. Now they can make a bit of money on the side. A handful might make thousands or tens of thousands of dollars per month.
The money they do earn is essentially free money requiring no additional effort. Non-technical forum managers can just check a box on their ProBoards dashboard to enable the service. VigLink Insert automatically links mentions of products, merchants and brands to relevant site destinations. For example, VigLink Insert would turn a mention of a Nikon camera in a photography forum into a monetized link to a relevant e-commerce page selling that camera. Forum owners get a portion of the sales as commission if the click results in a purchase.
This partnership is one more example of how we're creating an entirely new marketplace for the Link Economy, where publishers sell their valuable traffic for what its worth and merchants bid for the traffic they want the most. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with ProBoards and their team on this partnership. If you encounter a link inserted by VigLink in the wild on a ProBoards forum or are a forum operator yourself, let us know what you think.
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Data matters when data drives decisions. For content publishers, some of the most important (and frequent) decisions faced are decisions that impact revenue. The new click report from VigLink helps publishers make informed content decisions that drive revenue.
The new click report is incredibly rich, detailing every single monetizable click leaving publisher's site and provides actionable insight into how specific content drives commerce. For example, publishers can decide to link to merchants who earn the most per click, have higher conversion rates, or even have higher average order values. They can slice the data by page to see what sections of their site earn the most and use that for inspiration of new content. For sites with a global audience, they can see which countries have the lion's share of clicks to merchants and start linking to relevant international merchants where sales (and revenue) will be easier to achieve.
To view a custom report, publishers sign in and visit their dashboard, where they will see a new report option. After selecting a date range, publishers can download their TSV file. For each click in the report, we include details such as when the click occurred, on what page, where it went, whether or not it resulted in a sale, and how much revenue that click earned. We'll even report the country from where the click came. This level of detail into commercial out-clicks is unparalleled.
We're enormously excited to put such power into the hands of publishers. By taking the guesswork out of content-driven commerce, we're empowering a new wave of content that's more tailored to what audiences respond to, earns more for publishers, and drives sales to merchants. The way we see it, this is a win all around.
Posted by Oliver Deighton, Vice President of Marketing
Posted in Content Monetization, Content-Driven Commerce, News and Updates, Value of Data
The kids are going back to school and this means huge opportunities for you to earn more. The start of semester is stressful for everyone, but to ease the pain and avoid fighting the school crowds people are now shopping online for their back-to-school needs. This combined with some of the great promotions from retailers means this year's school stress can actually turn into a earning blessing.
To help you make the most of this opportunity, we thought we would remind you of your school days and the things none of us could have lived without.
Beyond Backpacks
Retailers have increased offerings for students young and old, so promote the growing list of products in apparel, school supplies, shoes, sports, dorm decor, and more.
Student Style
This is THE time of year for students to show their style with new clothes. Your visitors will be searching for the latest looks to keep them on trend. Promote retailers and brands known for their selection and focus on trendy and statement pieces.
Don't Forget Mom & Dad
Fall is also prime time for work-related upgrades. New clothing, accessories, cosmetics, and other categories drive up purchases and order size this time of year. Promote the retailers below by selecting key work wear looks and products.
Home Schooling
We're hearing from retailers that housewares and home decor are key categories for them this year, even moving into the holiday season, so they have sweet deals on home-related items. As we make the move from summer to fall, and as people start spending more time indoors, promote seasonal home trends.
For even more inspiration, check out Videology's infographic profiling a back-to-school school shopper.
Now your inspired about the back-to-school buzz, remember to use our Merchant Explorer tool to check all the best back-to-school merchants.
Happy learning and earning!
Posted in Content-Driven Commerce
We knew it. You knew it. Now here's the proof.
Last week a new report published by Technorati, the 2013 Digital Influence Report, showed that blogs are more likely to influence consumer purchase behavior that any other independent online media. More than Twitter, Facebook, even online magazines, consumers reported that blogs ranked behind only the retail and brand sites themselves. Consumers continue to rate blogs one of the most overall trustworthy sources of information on the internet.
The report pointed out that 'brands spending is not fully aligned with how and where consumers are seeing value and being influenced'. Despite this, bloggers reported that e-commerce and affiliate links were the most acceptable forms of monetization.
Consumers value bloggers to guide their the purchase decisions and as a source of inspiration and clarity, cutting through the noise. Bloggers want to get compensated for this by using monetization methods that connect them directly to the purchase decisions they shape. We have said this all along and have created the tools to capture your value.
Posted in Content-Driven Commerce, News and Updates, Relevant Reading
You've built a following. You're working hard to create unique, compelling, and engaging material that your followers love to read. So how do you grow your revenue? Surely it doesn't mean resorting to plastering your blog with banner ads. Does it mean degrading your editorial integrity and selling your posts? It doesn't mean either of these, we promise.
The old mode of online retailing – going to the store and figuring out what you want to buy – is increasingly outdated. These days it's about finding and listening to your chosen and trusted experts – friends, forum communities, and, yes, you. It's bloggers like you who provide the most trusted advice: you are the muse and the inspiration. Indeed, it is your content that is increasingly driving sales (2x faster than overall e-commerce). So how can you capitalize on your value?
The solution is native monetization – a method of generating revenue in a way that's organic to your site and maintains (or even improves) the user experience. This is the opposite of traditional monetization that degrades and distracts the user. Using the humble hyperlink and our technology, anyone can turn their content into revenue without having to wallpaper your blog with ugly, outdated and often irrelevant banner advertising.
In this guide, we lay out how you can take your blog from being average, to being a top earner. It's all about the Three Bs: Brand, Bond and Business. We steer you through the key steps to develop and optimize your brand, the bond you build with your followers, and the business you aim to drive. The guide helps you leverage your influence and your audience to turn your click-throughs into commerce. In just 5 easy and concrete steps, VigLink can help you to earn more, much more, through what you do best – blogging.
Content-driven commerce is changing the way consumers buy, merchants sell, and publishers earn. Make the most of it!
Posted in Content Monetization, Content-Driven Commerce, Publisher Best Practices
Two articles recently hit our radar that speak to the opportunities, but also the challenges, of capturing the real value created by content that drives commerce:
AdWeek dove into the recent efforts of some traditional publishers such as Harper's Bazaar to drive e-commerce. Meanwhile, eMedia Vitals profiled Dwell's efforts to move into "contextual commerce."
In both of these articles, the reporters point to media companies taking some extraordinary steps to connect with shoppers and expand their revenue sources beyond traditional advertising. They cite Thrillist purchasing flash deal site JackThreads "after seeing the enormity of the JackThreads warehouse operation." They cite Dwell partnering with AhaLife to make a fully "shoppable" magazine using a mobile app complete with augmented reality technology.
These are creative ideas, yes, but they are also remarkably difficult (not to mention expensive) to execute. Should media companies really start taking on merchandise inventory and the real estate to house it? Should magazines look beyond the reader adoption of specific smart-phone apps tied to a single retailer?
As you might have guessed, we think there's an much easier way to capture the value of contextual commerce at scale: The hyperlink (as monetized by VigLink, of course). From QR codes in print to plain old webpages, the hyperlink is ready and willing to convert the purchase intent created by media into a sale, and a sale into a commission, across thousands of retailers.
Posted in Content Monetization, Content-Driven Commerce, Relevant Reading
People celebrating V-Day will shell out an average of $125, according to 2012 data from the National Retail Federation. The holiday is about "wants" instead of "needs," so people are looking for creative ideas. They'll turn to publishers, forums, and blogs for inspiration.
Here are a few more facts about Valentine's Day purchases:
Stats aside, the most successful publishers will think outside the box for nontraditional gift ideas as well – those that match their "voice" as an expert and speak to their audience.
This brings up a good point about thinking like a retailer: V-Day is a shopping opportunity, one that retailers know how to promote and package. Shouldn't you do the same with your site?
The calendar has opportunities for content-driven commerce all year long. Valentine's Day now, followed by Spring Break season (a great opportunity to showcase travel accessories, fashion and stuff to keep the kids busy), Spring Fashion season, Mother's Day, graduation…you get the idea.
Make it work today to maximize your revenues:
More to come: Check back for our soon-to-be published "Think Like a Retailer: A Publisher's Guide Maximizing Revenue."
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I'm a native of Clinton, Georgia, now raising a family in Oxford, Mississippi. In addition to writing about American food culture, I direct the Southern Foodways Alliance, a University of Mississippi-based organization that documents, studies, and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the American South.
It's a recipe driven cookbook, overlaid with street scene from 12 cities where street food matters, from Portland, Oregon to Durham, North Carolina. The recipes are straightforward flavor punches, suitable, for the most part, for weeknight cooking.
I was traveling in Vietnam, falling hard for their street food -- especially cha gio. And I asked myself, "Hey, why don't we have great street food in the US?" I was lucky to ask that question at a time when the American street food renaissance was gaining momentum. Suzanne Rafer, my editor at Workman saw merit in the idea. Bless her.
I love the fried green tomatoes in chickpea tempura from Chef Shack in Minneapolis. The batter tastes dusky, which plays well off the sweet-sour tomatoes.
I write in a tin-roofed former tool shed, set in our back yard. Above me hangs a mason jar lamp. To my right is a picture of my wife, Blair, in her high school majorette uniform.
I was a wild man in college. If you can call that creative. That said, I've always loved words. I just never imagined I could make a money from the sweet spot where words and food meet.
I respect the heck out of Calvin Trillin, the longtime New Yorker writer. He began singing the praises of honest local foods like barbecue and fried chicken, deeply rooted in tradition and place, long before anyone else.
Strip malls. I think most of the interesting food in America now emerges from dumpy strip malls.
A narrative and personal history of modern Southern food culture, tentatively titled The Potlikker Papers.
It's the best of street food: bold, delicious, surprising, over-the-top goodness to eat on the run. And the best part is now you can make it at home. Obsessively researched by food authority John T. Edge, The Truck Food Cookbook delivers 150 recipes from America's best restaurants on wheels, from L.A. and New York to the truck food scenes in Portland, Austin, Minneapolis, and more.
John T. Edge shares the recipes, special tips, and techniques. And what a menu-board: Tamarind-Glazed Fried Chicken Drummettes. Kalbi Beef Sliders. Porchetta. The lily-gilding Grilled Cheese Cheeseburger. A whole chapter's worth of tacos—Mexican, Korean, Chinese fusion. Plus sweets, from Sweet Potato Cupcakes to an easy-to-make Cheater Soft-Serve Ice Cream. Hundreds of full-color photographs capture the lively street food gestalt and its hip and funky aesthetic, making this both an insider's cookbook and a document of the hottest trend in American food.


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Things to see and do - Meaux
Leaving for France
Meaux :
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An agricultural market centre amid the Multien wheat plains and green countryside of the Brie region, between two small rivers known as the «Morins», the city was part of the lands owned by the Counts of Champagne. It is now a «middle-sized city» in the throes of expansion. It has many historic connections with the great preacher, Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704), famous for his funeral orations and the city's bishop from 1682 to 1704.
Tourist attractions Meaux : Things to see and do
St Stephen's Cathedral
pl. Charles-de-Gaulle F - 77100 Meaux
Built between the 12 and 16C, the cathedral is a detailed example of the evolution of Gothic style. The interior is a contrast to the heavily eroded exterior. The height and brilliance of the nave and exceptional elevation of the twin side-aisles are..
Old Chapter
Place Charles-de-Gaulle F - 77100 Meaux
It was thought to have been the chapter's tithe barn. The outer covered staircase dates from the Renaissance era. The ground floor, joined to the cathedral by a wooden gallery, is now used as the sacristy and an annexe gallery.
Old Ramparts of Meaux
F - 77100 Meaux
Opening onto the watchpath is the 17C pavilion where Bossuet liked to be alone at night to meditate or write. A fine view of the garden, bishops' house and cathedral.
Hotels Meaux
Kyriad Hotel Meaux
32, Avenue de la Victoire F - 77100 Meaux
This Kyriad hotel is located just outside the historic town of Meaux, 20 km from Disneyland Resort® Paris. It offers en suite guest rooms with a TV with Canal+ channels and free Wi-Fi. The restaurant serves modern cuisine and a buffet breakfast is a..
ibis styles meaux centre
27 Place Jean Bureaux F - 77100 MEAUX
Breakfast and WIFI are included in all rates at the ibis Styles de Meaux Centre hotel. Located in the heart of the historic center of Meaux, our hotel is perfect for a leisurely weekend. Close to Meaux Cathedral, 5 minutes from the World War museum a..
Campanile Meaux
1 Rue De La Cave Aux Hérons, Rn 3 F - 77100 Meaux
Prix Prices from : 49 €
This Campanile is located in the Meaux commercial centre, 20 kilometres from Disneyland Resort® Paris. It offers en-suite guestrooms with cable TV and free Wi-Fi. The Campanile Meaux's restaurant serves buffet meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, ..
Restaurants Meaux
La Grignotière
36 r. de la Sablonnière F - 77100 Meaux
Refurbished in a contemporary style, La Grignotière wins you over with its cosy interior and working fireplace. Over the course of the year, the seasonal menu includes, oysters, shellfish and lovely seafood platters or for the meat eaters, calf sweet..


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Taxpayers pay $8,300, on average, for deportation of criminals
409,000 deported nationwide in 2012
CHICAGO - Taxpayers are paying millions of dollars for airfare for drug dealers, sex offenders and murderers.
U.S. immigration officials are focused on deporting people convicted of serious crimes and making sure they don't return to American neighborhoods.
While an intense immigration debate rages on, thousands of undocumented people are being sent out of the country.
Seats aboard an immigration-charter flight are set aside for an exclusive set of passengers. The terminal at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is a building surrounded by barbed wire.
Thousands of undocumented people from Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas, Kentucky and Missouri are processed for deportation twice a week.
Before the flight, they are fingerprinted, allowed to withdraw earned commissary money from an ATM and read their rights.
"They know the consequence if they come back without the proper documentation," said Sylvia Bonaccorsi-Manno, assistant director of the Office of Detention and Removal.
Jose Luis Garcia Canales, of South Bend, has drug and gun convictions in Michigan and Indiana.
Despite his record, the father of six children told us the government should let him stay in the U.S. because he plans to return to Indiana.
"If I need to cross the border illegal, I will," he said.
Marciano Jaurez is also going back to Mexico after his involvement in a murder in Illinois in 2007.
Juan Cervantes is getting the boot for the second time. He was deported in 1992 as a 17-year-old boy accused of attempted murder.
In February, Cervantes, who goes by multiple names, was convicted of distributing cocaine in Wisconsin. He denies having sold the drug.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said 90 percent of those being deported have extensive criminal records.
Of more than 409,000 deported people in 2012 nationwide, more than half had been convicted of felonies and misdemeanors.
Most of those convictions involved drug offenses, followed by sex crimes and homicides.
Detainees are outfitted with shackles and handcuffs when the time comes to go to the airport. From a detention facility nearby, it's a 15-minute bus ride to O'Hare, where an airplane is waiting.
Taxpayers foot the bill for about $8,300, on average, to put each person being deported through the process. The funding comes from federal tax revenue. It does not include the time served in prison.
Those being deported take a 2-hour-45-minute flight to Brownsville, Texas, where they board a bus to the border.
"There is no guarantee" deported people will stay out of the U.S., said Gail Montenegro, of ICE. "As with any law enforcement agency, we have to prioritize our resources. We feel that the best use for that is to focus on the worst of the worst."
Officials' priority is placing those convicted of serious crimes on the airplane, though room is made for people arrested on minor crimes, such as traffic violations.
Immigration-chartered flights are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday. Most of those deported are sent to countries in Central America and South America.


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- A bone to pick: Was the Donner Party's legendary cannibalism just a myth? A new study of the bones found at the Donner's campsite in California's Sierra Nevadas suggests the snowbound pioneers may not have eaten each other after all. [DISCOVERY NEWS]
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been keeping a watchful eye on those ash-spewing volcanic eruptions in Iceland that have disrupted air traffic in Northern Europe and have affected flights around the world. JPL's satellites are collecting data about the ash plume that extends thousands of miles over the North Atlantic. [STAR-NEWS]
- Scientists have identified a new super-sized candidate for biggest comet. The data comes from the completed 17-year Ulysses mission by the European Space Agency and NASA to study the sun's atmosphere. During that mission, Ulysses had three unplanned encounters with comet tails. [NASA/JPL]
A rooftop webcam at a Wisconsin university captured a fireball's blazing descent into the atmosphere Wednesday. Fireballs are meteors that emit a brilliant light upon entering Earth's atmosphere. [NASA/JPL]
- Experts at the United States Geological Survey say the man who sparked an Internet-fueled rumor of a major earthquake — predicted to occur this week in L.A. — has some problems with accuracy. [STAR-NEWS]
- The USGS also blasted out this reminder: [TWITTER]
From now on, there will be fewer people aboard the International Space Station. NASA has pared down the size of its shuttle crews from seven to six to save weight and make room for more gear. The 13-member combined crew of the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station posed for the group photo, at right, the last that will contain a baker's dozen. [DISCOVERY NEWS]
- An academic team formed from a partnership between the Southern California Institute of Architecture and Caltech will compete in the elite international 2011 Solar Decathlon sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. Combining forces and their respective genius on architecture and engineering, the team will design and build a prototype solar house. [SOCAL MINDS]
- Using a small, ground-based telescope, astronomers from JPL managed to capture a picture of three planets orbiting a star beyond our own. The adaptive technology is important, because small telescopes are critical for space missions. "This is the kind of technology that could let us image other Earths," said Wesley Traub, the chief scientist for NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program at JPL. "We are on our way toward getting a picture of another pale blue dot in space." [NASA/JPL]
- Video: NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured some striking — literally — images of lightning on Saturn, enabling scientists to create the first movie of lightning flashing on another planet. For the film's score: The crackle of radio waves emitted when bolts of lighting struck. [NASA/JPL]
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Trails End Condominiums Rating: 3.0 Pearls
With large one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom condo options, two on-site Jacuzzis, and a community pool across the street, Trails End is a great mid-range choice for families. The six-story building is a true ski-in, ski-out property at the base of Peak 9 -- the nearest lift and a kids' ski school is just 75 yards away -- and walking distance to the shopping and nightlife of Main Street. But some of the individually owned condos have not been updated in a while and feel old an dirty.
Village at Breckenridge Resort Rating: 3.0 Pearls
This mid-range property is, as the name suggests, a veritable village, with a ski school, seasonal childcare center, and a mix of 240 hotel rooms and condo rentals in five different buildings. Its mountain lodge decor is typical for Breckenridge, but its indoor/outdoor pool is one of the largest you'll find in the area (though the bar isn't particularly high), and the outdoor Jacuzzis are located on attractive redwood deck with mountain views. Guests also get access to the amenities at One Ski Hill Place. The property's best feature, though, just might be its location just off of Main Street, across the plaza from the Quicksilver lift.
Pine Ridge Condominiums Rating: 3.0 Pearls
Pine Ridge's 81 mid-range condos, located in 15 buildings lining 4 O'Clock Road, are some of the largest in Breckenridge. Though they're individually owned, the management company categorizes and prices them based on the quality of decor. All come with fireplaces, balconies, and full kitchens, as well as access to the property's two on-site Jacuzzis and the community Upper Village indoor/outdoor, year-round pool.
Park Meadows Lodge Condominiums Rating: 3.0 Pearls
The condos at Park Meadows are a little on the dated side, but offer good value if what you really want is proximity to the slopes and the ease of walking to nightlife. Don't expect too many amenities from this small chalet-style condominium, though -- two Jacuzzis, in-room ski lockers, decent ski-in/ski-out access and free Wi-Fi are the biggest draws.


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I also used to own an '81 or '82 Silverwing Interstate. I just don't understand why they don't make bikes like that anymore. Not just that one, but most of the great bikes they made back in the early 80s. Having ridden several maxi scooters lately, I was not impressed. A mid sized cruiser is just as comfortable, and easier to handle, especially in parking lots. And if you get one with a windshield and bags, you have wind protection and storage space. My Vulcan 750 seems to be a much better bike than the maxi scooters. Unfortunately they don't make them anymore, and mine is about worn out.
Valves can be a HUGE deal on a scooter. It's a 3 hour job on a little Honda PCX150. I got a Zuma 125 instead, because it is a 15 minute job. But if the Zuma turns out to be anything like my Vino 125, it has gone 25,000 miles with only one valve adjustment. But the thing is, you don't have to tear the whole scooter apart to check them. I consider this to be a design flaw (possibly done on purpose) on any scooter that requires it. More money for the dealer service department. I see no reason maxi scooters can't have hydraulic valves. Even the new Royal Enfields have hydraulic valves. They are not sport bikes. They already use the most inefficient drive system available (CVT)
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text: I am curious what the difference is between cheap and expensive balls are. We have recently purchased a table and the balls that came with it are probably junk. I notice that when the cue ball rolls very slowly it doesn't roll true. I am guessing that the resin in the ball is not consistant. Am I on glue or is that what constitutes a "a cheap ball"? If this is the case, what would you guys recommend? Which set in the Aramith line should a recreational player consider?


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Yes, the baby's name IS "Blue Ivy Carter"
And I bet she's already tired of the attention. Music royalty, a.k.a. Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles Carter (I don't know if she actually took his last name or not, I'm just throwing it in there) delivered their first child yesterday … Continue reading
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The Sports Network
DATE & TIME: Saturday, October 26, 7 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Bobcat Stadium (30,000) -- San Marcos, Texas. Television: ESPN3.com. Home Record: South Alabama 2-1, Texas State 3-1. Away Record: South Alabama 1-2, Texas State 1-2. Neutral Record: South Alabama 0-0, Texas State 0-0. Conference Record: South Alabama 1-1, Texas State 1-2. Series Record: First-ever meeting.
GAME NOTES: The Texas State Bobcats will attempt to move to .500 in conference play when they take on fellow Sun Belt member South Alabama at Bobcat Stadium on Saturday.
The Jaguars managed to put an end to a two-game slide last weekend with a convincing, 38-21, victory over Kent State. The non-conference clash allowed the team to rebound from difficult losses to Troy (34-33) and Tennessee (31-24). Overall, South Alabama is hovering right at .500 (3-3).
Texas State had similarly dropped back-to-back contests before last weekend when it grabbed a 24-17 triumph over Georgia State for its first conference win in three tries. The Bobcats actually have a record above .500 overall (4-3) but one of those wins came against FCS foe Prairie View A&M and one of the other victories was earned against 0-6 Southern Miss. This is the Bobcats' first season in the Sun Belt. They had just two league wins a year ago as a member of the Western Athletic Conference.
Neither of these teams has a long history at the FBS level, with each in their second year. This is the first-ever meeting.
As it showed against Kent State, South Alabama has had a very good offense by Sun Belt standards this season, averaging 31.3 points and 452.8 yards per game. The Jaguars are third and fourth in the conference in those categories, respectively.
Against Kent State it was the running game that pushed the Jaguars to victory as the team had 257 yards on the ground, led by 99 from Jay Jones. Jones did so on just 13 carries and also scored a touchdown. On the season Jones has totaled a team-high 378 yards on 67 carries, finding the end zone three times. As a team the Jaguars have scored 16 touchdowns on the ground, averaging 175 rushing yards per game.
Quarterback Ross Metheny is also a threat on the ground, with 242 yards and seven scores this season, though he had just 17 yards against Kent State. Metheny also threw for 224 yards and an additional score in the win. Normally the offense has not relied as much on Metheny to throw for scores as he has just six on the season, despite completing 63.5 percent of his pass attempts for 1,289 yards as well as four interceptions.
Shavarez Smith is the deep threat on the roster with an average of 18.8 yards per reception, though he has just a single touchdown grab. Wes Saxton (25 receptions, 358 yards) has not scored at all despite leading the team in receptions. Jereme Jones (22 receptions, 277 yards, two TDs) and Danny Woodson (19 receptions, 267 yards, two TDs) have been the most productive receivers in terms of scoring.
Normally the offense has had to carry the Jaguars because they have not been as effective on the defensive side of the ball. South Alabama is allowing 28.5 points and 410 yards per game this season, fitting in the middle of the Sun Belt in each category. Though their overall defensive numbers aren't particularly impressive, South Alabama has put forth a strong pass rush, as it is tied for the conference-lead with 15 sacks, led by Romelle Jones (4.5) and Alex Page (4.0).
If Texas State is hoping to really surprise teams in the Sun Belt it needs to start finding some answers on offense. The Bobcats are last in the league in total yards (314.9 ypg) and just sixth in scoring (23 ppg). Running the ball has been the priority for the Bobcats who are third in the league in rushing (1,304 yards), while having the fewest passing yards (900).
Robert Lowe is the main threat when it comes to running the ball as he has piled up 619 yards and seven scores on a 97 carries. Each of those marks are team-highs. However, Lowe isn't the only player that can run the ball effectively, as Chris Nutall (346 yards, six TDs) is averaging 6.4 yards per carry. Both were productive in the win over Georgia State as Lowe rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown and Nutall added two scores and 90 yards on just nine carries.
A lack of consistency at quarterback has made the running game that much more important. Tyler Arndt (45-of-81, 447 yards, INT) and Tyler Jones (35-of-59, 376 yards, TD, three INTs) have each seen considerable time under center, but neither has been particularly effective. Jones made the start against Georgia State and had just 47 yards on 5-of-11 passing.
Andy Erickson (18 receptions, 167 yards) and Isaiah Battle (17 receptions, 131 yards) are the team's two best receivers in terms of receptions. Meanwhile, Bradley Miler (11 receptions, 160 yards) is the only player averaging more than 14 yards per reception.
As far as defenses go in the Sun Belt you can't do much better than Texas State has done. The Bobcats are behind only Western Kentucky in total defense (381 ypg), though the gap there is by more than 30 yards. Texas State rushes the passer well (13.0 sacks) and has been the best team in the league in the red zone with only 13 touchdowns on 28 attempts.
There is very little balance for the Texas State offense which will hurt against a South Alabama team that can run and pass well. The Bobcats have largely been getting by thanks to defense but the Jaguars pose a bit too much of a threat for Texas State to squeak by again.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: South Alabama 30, Texas State 20


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Best and Worst Song Performances from Glee Season 2, Episode 10: "A Very Glee Christmas"
Glee manages to pack an insane number of songs into each episode, which means that there will always be a few standouts along with the inevitable dud or two. We've narrowed the performances down to the very best and the not so great from Episode 2.10, "A Very Glee Christmas." After all, not every Glee cover can wind up as a bestseller on iTunes!
Best Performance of the Night: "Last Christmas" by Rachel and Finn
Blaine and Kurt were great in their blissful rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" — but it was lacking the emotional impact that we got in spades from "Last Christmas." This performance masterfully captured the anguish of Finn and Rachel's situation, emphasized by the dynamite staging, with the two of them walking on either side of a row of trees. And how about those harmonies (which is another thing that "Baby" was missing)?! We know what you're thinking: A Wham! song is the song of the week? We're surprised, too.
Worst Performance of the Night: "Merry Christmas, Darling" by Rachel
There are thousands of Christmas songs out there, and Glee decides to include something by The Carpenters that no one's ever heard? We think that this bland adult contempo number should have stayed on the PA system of a dentist's waiting room, where it belongs.
Sure, Rachel showcased her pipes a bit in the number, but the performance certainly wasn't helped by the dull staging, with Rachel confined to a stool (in her silly beret). The lyrics let Rachel continue to wallow in her pity party. If we had a coupon for one Rachel Berry song, we certainly wouldn't cash it in for this performance!