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I purchased a sample of each shade in the line for $0.90 each with a few extra sample jars in Level 0 Porcelain, hoping that would be my match and I could try it for a while that way. I've worn this foundation at home and to work for several days in a row now testing it out (I'm still on my first sample jar - each one comes with maybe one week's worth), and my first impression is definitely a positive one. But before I get into that, be forewarned if you intend to order the $0.50 sample card that contains a tiny amount of each shade to help determine your own: the quantity of each shade on that sample card is miniscule. They included one with my order, so I started out trying to swatch with that, and it wasn't even enough of each color to do finger-swatching on my arm as you see below - just enough to cover a tiny section of your face, and just once. I tossed it and moved onto the sample jars I'd ordered.
First of all, Level 0 Porcelain is an excellent match for my N/NW10 skin. It blends in perfectly and I would recommend this shade to anyone on the NC/NW5-NC/NW10 spectrum; 15s might want to try samples of Level 0 Porcelain and Level 1 Fair/Light to see which matches them best. Darker than that, I'm not sure which shades correspond with which MAC shades, but hopefully the swatches will help with that.
Outdoors, thick swatches:
Outdoors, swatches blended into skin:
Paula's Choice also offers this guide to help you determine your color (found on their Facebook page), which I find very informative:
- Level 0: Porcelain, such as Julianne Moore or Kate Winslet
- Level 1: Fair to Light, such as Nicole Kidman or Anne Hathaway
- Level 2: Light, such as Kate Hudson or Jessica Simpson
- Level 3: Light to Medium, i.e. Sarah Jessica Parker or Angelina Jolie
- Level 4: Medium, think Jennifer Lopez or Eva Mendes
- Level 5: Medium to Tan, such as Rashida Jones or Halle Berry
So. This foundation offers sheer to medium coverage and is not very buildable, so lovers of full-coverage foundations only (think Estee Lauder Double Wear, Kat Von D Lock It, Vichy Dermablend, Revlon Colorstay, etc.), steer clear. Here is my hand with no product on it - note the red blotchiness and small light brown mole:
And here is the same patch of skin with Level 0 Porcelain blended over it - note that you can still see the mole, but the red blotchiness is mostly covered/evened out. Also note how beautifully it blends into my skin - you probably wouldn't know there was foundation there if I hadn't just told you, right?
I get very oily in my t-zone, especially under the pervasive heating/air conditioning system at my work that dries my skin out like whoa (I think my skin is compensating), and I noticed that I was able to go an extra two hours longer than I usually can without blotting and powdering my oily areas while wearing the Resist foundation, so I can definitely recommend this for oilier skin types. I also did not feel at any point that it was drying at all, so I would also recommend it for normal to dry skin - probably anything except very dry skin, as I also didn't find it particularly moisturizing. The finish of this foundation is a natural matte (not a flat matte) after it dries, but I set it with powder anyway to help with the lasting power. On my makeup wipe at the end of the day, there was just a small amount of product left, but this is also a sheerer foundation than the others I tend to reach for the most (Clinique BB cream, Bourjois Healthy Mix, and Revlon Colorstay Whipped) so that tells me that what little color/coverage is applied to my face in the morning is lasting throughout the workday. I have tried applying it with fingers and with my Sephora #56 brush so far, and also over bare skin and over Too Faced Primed & Poreless Pure primer, and it looked good in all of those conditions.
If you have heavy scarring, a deep flush of rosacea, or active breakouts you're looking to cover, this may not be the foundation for you. However, if you are just looking for slightly evened, nicer-looking skin from a foundation you can count on to last through the day, Resist could be perfect for you. I should also note that I have not experienced any breakouts or clogged pores from this foundation in the four days I've been wearing it (usually by now I'd have started to see breakouts, if I was going to) or any irritation from it on my face. I did experience some minor irritation on my eyelids yesterday that may have been because I put it on my them to smooth out some post-waxing unevenness, but then again, it could also have been from the brow wax! Resist also does not have any SPF at all, which is a good thing in my book! I normally wear sunscreen under my foundation anyway, and this makes it much more friendly to those who struggle with allergies to common sun protection ingredients.
I hope this is helpful to those of you as curious about this foundation as I was. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to purchase the full size - I may - I want to use up my four Level 0 Porcelain sample jars first and see if I feel like it's a must-have for me after that, as most of the time I prefer slightly more coverage than this offers. I do love how it helps with my oilies, though! If you'd like to purchase this foundation or any other Paula's Choice products, they are only available for purchase on the Paula's Choice website here. If you plan to make an order and want to know what else you should get while you're at it, I refer you to my skincare favorites post once again for my top recommendations.


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Rating: 0 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: January 11, 2013
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: None
Sexual Content: Excessive
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Excessive
Will Kids Like It? No
A Haunted House centers around the lives of a young couple named Malcom (Marlon Wayans) and Kisha (Essence Atkins). Life was going well, the love birds finally moved into their dream house in Los Angeles. Malcolm was so excited that he even decided to record everything. However, not long after they moved in together, strange things began to happen. There were unexplained noises, doors began to open by themselves, and their sex life was on hold. Malcolm eventually found out that it wasn't the house that was haunted, it was the girl. Things began to get really interesting as Malcolm recruited a racist ghostbuster, a gay psychic and a just out of jail priest, to exorcise the ghost once and for all. A Haunted House is a comedy, horror spoof film, NOT for kids of any age.
From the trailer this looks like a funny movie and okay for the R rating. Well....this movie could have been rated X. The film focuses on sex, drugs and fart jokes. It's not funny at all, the movie is very crude with no redeeming qualities.
Sexual Content: Excessive
• We saw Malcolm having sex with a stuffed animal and a ghost.
• We saw Kisha in a sexual encounter with a ghost.
• We saw other character's having sex; they didn't hide much at all.
• If we weren't seeing characters in a sexual encounter, we were hearing the sexual references that were made throughout the film.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
• Kisha was possessed by an evil spirit, she became an evil, creepy character.
• In one scene we saw her arm covered with crosses and x's; the priest got a knife and cut her arm. Her eyes were bulging out, her lips blue and cut up- she looked very evil.
• There were gun shots as the priest tried to kill the demon, he accidentally killed another character instead.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
• The f-word was said about twenty times, and we heard "s--t," "h--l," "d-mn," and other crude words throughout.
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Excessive
• We saw Malcolm and Kisha getting high with a ghost.
• The priest had cocaine in his cross, which he began to use.
Will Kids Like It? No
Having three teenagers, I know there was talk at school in regards to seeing this movie. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) R-rating means; "R - Restricted. Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian." Due to the crude and disturbing sexual content, language and storyline, I do not recommend this movie for kids. There are a lot of great movies playing at the theater for teens...to name a few: Jack Reacher, The Hobbit, Les Miserable and The Impossible.
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The 1828 is one of those curious issues whose rarity is so complete that it simply is not well known to collectors because it is so infrequently offered. This piece last sold in the 1982 Eliasberg Collection of gold and an extensive passage was reproduced from Max Mehl's cataloging of another coin that was in the Dunham Collection. This is quite an interesting passage and one that is noteworthy because of the price history he cites from the turn of the century to 1922. The first coin offered for sale this century was the Harlan P. Smith piece in 1906 where the coin realized a substantial price at the time of $240. The Stickney specimen brought $360--a 66% increase in price in one year. The next collection to have an example was the James Ten Eyck Sale in 1922, where an XF was sold for $680 plus 5% commission. Akers estimates that perhaps as many as 12-15 specimens may still exist today, while Miller places the number extant lower, rating the Perfect Date an R.7 with six confirmed. Both Akers and Mehl (in his write-up from the Dunham Sale) compared the 1828 to the legendary 1815.
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Visions is the fourth album in two years from the Toronto-born, Montreal-based Claire Boucher, or Grimes, and it presents her 2-D musical schemes in an atmosphere of drowned-out drum and bass, hymn-like vocals and ambiguous emotional drive. Like a fairytale space princess rendering of Uffie, Grimes burbles in a high pitch over a blend of heavy and fly-away synthesizers. For a dream-pop album written in what she describes as seclusion without the privilege of daylight, it is astoundingly airy and upbeat with a zephyr of trip-hop.
Upgrading her talent from previously released Geidi Primes and Halfaxa, Grimes has come into a cleaner, more distinct version of her IDM self, albeit one still influenced by Aphex Twin, TLC and Enya. Geidi Primes spawned "Zoal, Face Dancer," the California beach bonfire answer to CocoRosie's shout out to experimental happiness, where Grimes naively whimpered, "Everybody thinks that I'm boring/Many people think I've got no clue." She took those Tropicália beats, the industrial reverb featured on Halfaxa's "Weregild" and her instinctual talent from her DIY background a step galactically deeper with Visions, proving she's got longevity in her seemingly innocent demeanor.
The third track and first single, "Oblivion," grinds in with its romanticism drenched in dub and a lofty, enchanting voice. The breathy lyrics, "Thinking, counting, all the hours you wait," are mumbled just loud enough to hear the pain that hibernates. The instrumental serves as a perfect denial of the content her lyrics are leaking out. "Genesis" has a similar bassline with a winding psychedelic synth waving overhead. She mumbles her lyrics again with a spaced-out, soaring angelic voice over tough beats, but it feels uplifting and inspirational, comforting even in this weird ethereal space.
Her "Colour Of Moonlight (Antiochus)," featuring Doldrums, has Prince-like "When Doves Cry" beats under staccato vocals. The addition of Doldrums, Eric Asher from Spiral Beach, takes the track on a new organically weird wavelength. The merging of two significantly similar artists on one track could have become cumbersome; yet with layering precision and attention to timing, this track may be her setup for future rapturous collaborations.
We reach an end of the space-age therapy session on "Know The Way," cooling off with sensual rain-stick sounds and a gentle guitar part. Angelic vocals blanket a murmur of conversations on the minute-and-45-second ride back to reality. If there were ever a call for a dub dreamscape to accompany Bosch's "Garden Of Earthly Delights," Grimes has answered.


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Last February, I post the first part of this post.
Basically, I was pretending that "uncorrelated inputs" was a leaky abstraction and was the root cause of neural networks back-propagation poor results for training huge neural networks or deep networks. According to me, this simplification was fine while the number of parameters remains small. My hypothesis was that optimization problems are growing with the number of parameters which imply an implicit limit of the usage of this abstraction and explain those poor results.
During my research between 2001 and 2003, I was focusing on finding a way to train a neural network faster as presented on the left side of the figure. Unfortunately, I didn't found that revolutionary algorithm but simply documented various effects of optimizations problems and ways to reduce or eliminate them with experimental results.
In 2008, I went to see Nicolas Leroux Phd defense and close to the end, he brought back that optimization problems could be the problem without presenting solutions which revive my research interest.
It reminded me a last crazy experimentation I have done in 2003, I found an algorithm that had the characteristic of the right side figure but it did not kept much of my attention at that time. Reducing optimization doesn't imply necessarily faster classification error in time but should do it per iteration (i.e.: epoch).
During a year, I tried to reproduce that experiment in my free time. PA came to the rescue to discuss the underlying assumptions, to brainstorm and help reproducing the experimentation within flayers. Flayers wasn't suiting our needs anymore, the process to get back into the detailed of the implementation was reducing dramatically our experimentation throughput. We finally decided to drop flayers and rewrite it in python (optbprop) to ensure better collaboration and way faster experimentation. We had to make several optimization to make python speed acceptable but it was still slower then flayers (~10; see post). Even if it was slower, ultra fast experimentation become possible and research speed increased exponentially to try to recreate the experimentation. The complexity was residing into the order of the parameters optimization, what was the right recipe??
In June 2009, some times after ICML, Jeremy joined as the third collaborator and I finally reproduced it, results were even better. I have used an output max sensitivity ordering followed by a max hidden sensitivity backprop strategy.
Unfortunately, it was too good to be true and Jeremy found a critical problem in the solution which was leading to extremely poor generalization. At that point, motivation was too low so we've decided to stop our research. I was disappointed but a true relief, I could finally move to something else.
Without this collaboration team, I couldn't have reached that point alone. I am still not 100% convinced that this research path is dead but it is back to a value that is way lower the motivation minimum threshold.
What could explain such bad results? We were expecting lightning learning speed and at worst little improvements compare to standard stochastic backprop. Our explanation hypothesis is that uncorrelated stochastic learning breaks implicit normalization process required for generalization. Basically, for each example, we update parameters to predict its class correctly but its too violent and unlearn previous examples way faster. Unfortunately, we loose the higher level goal which is generalization. Normalization could be re-integrate with bach learning but we haven't experiment it.
If this is true: "When you're ready to quit, you're closer than you think", I might write part 3 of this post but It will take some time. There is an interplay between machine learning and optimization but people tend to forget it.


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A Pilot Study to Evaluate the BodyLogic TM System (Mentor) in Augmentation Mammaplasty
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At a national level of 15%, the reoperation rate following augmentation mammaplasty is too high. We are conducting a survey to examine the pre-operative methods by which plastic surgeons determine implant volume, size, shape and location; and to determine if the Mentor "BodyLogic"TM System can successfully improve outcomes. We will evaluate how measurements taken using "BodyLogic"TM influence choice of implant and whether there are any re-operations, particularly for size change. We hypothesize that using this system will help surgeons choose appropriate implants that will decrease the rate of reoperations, especially for size change.
Breast Augmentation
Breast Reconstruction
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Pilot Study to Investigate The BodyLogic TM System (Mentor) in Breast Augmentation.
- Reoperation Rates [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Surgeon completed survey
- Patient Satisfaction With Outcome [ Time Frame: 1 Year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Patient completed a survey regarding outcome
- Surgeon Satisfaction With Outcome [ Time Frame: 1 Year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Patient completedsurvey regarding outcome
|Study Start Date:
|May 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
We are planning to survey 10 high volume plastic surgeons that perform at least 10 breast augmentations a month and to collect data on at least 300 patients. The enrollment period will be 3 months.
As part of this study, we are having the following steps performed:
- Complete a 'general preference questionnaire', designed to document current preoperative planning and assessment methods for breast augmentation.
- For each study patient, a pre-operative "BodyLogic"TM worksheet will be completed. Then, using the provided Implant Selection Booklet, the actual implant will be selected. The surgeon will maintain a key of the patients, and will identify them to the investigators only by subject number, and return these forms in provided stamped, self-addressed envelopes.
- The patient returns at 1-3 months and 8-12 months for completion of the respective "Body-Logic" post-operative worksheets for each visit and the surgeon will send us the data in the provided envelopes periodically.
- If during the course of the data collection, the surgeon has to re-operate on any patient, he/she will fill the "re-operative form" and send it to us.
- Finally, the surgeon will complete a post-study evaluation questionnaire to help us understand how the "BodyLogic"TM System worked for him/her and how it could be improved.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|22 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Female patients having cosmetic breast augmentation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female (age > 22 years)
- Cosmetic Breast Augmentation only
- Primary breast augmentation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Breast reconstruction
- Secondary breast augmentation
- <22 years of age
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00684749
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|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
|Principal Investigator:
|Umar H Choudry, MD
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|NCT00684749 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 22, 2008
|Results First Received:
|February 20, 2013
|Last Updated:
|February 19, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute:
Mentor BodyLogic TM System
Breast augmentation
Breast implant choice
Reoperation rates
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Here is a preview of what Damien Hirst has compiled for Stages, the much talked about exhibition between Lance Armstrong and Nike. Here is a TREK bike from the highly coveted artist that follows the likes of Futura, Yoshimoto Nara, Marc Newson who have all designed a frame. The U.K. artist has contributed to the Stages Project with work that features butterflies on the frame and wheels making for a really interesting addition to what is in store.
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Hiking, swimming, sleeping under the stars and, of course, enjoying fantastic foods in the wilderness are just a handful of things that make camping trips one of the best experiences you can have during the summer. So, make sure you pack a couple tasty snacks that can enhance your camping excursion by gathering some gourmet fruits and nuts for these great recipe ideas.
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Stuffed Apples
Apples and peanut butter are a classic combination. But, you can enjoy a fun twist by stuffing the peanut butter into the fruit. Starting with our Fuji apples, remove the core and seeds from the center. Then, add a heaping spoonful of peanut butter. Finally, finish your snack off with a sprinkle of chocolate chips and nuts from Our Finest Mixed Nuts Gift Tin.
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Wildlife Resources Code of Utah
Enforcement - Violations and Penalties
Section 4
Wanton destruction of protected wildlife -- Penalties.
23-20-4. Wanton destruction of protected wildlife -- Penalties.
(1) A person is guilty of wanton destruction of protected wildlife if that person:
(a) commits an act in violation of Section 23-13-4, 23-13-5, 23-13-13, 23-15-6 through 23-15-9, 23-16-5, or Subsection 23-20-3(1);
(b) captures, injures, or destroys protected wildlife; and
(c) (i) does so with intentional, knowing, or reckless conduct as defined in Section 76-2-103;
(ii) intentionally abandons protected wildlife or a carcass;
(iii) commits the offense at night with the use of a weapon;
(iv) is under a court or division revocation of a license, tag, permit, or certificate of registration; or
(v) acts for pecuniary gain.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to actions taken in accordance with:
(a) Title 4, Chapter 14, Utah Pesticide Control Act;
(b) Title 4, Chapter 23, Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Act; or
(c) Section 23-16-3.1.
(3) Wanton destruction of wildlife is punishable:
(a) as a third degree felony if:
(i) the aggregate value of the protected wildlife determined by the values in Subsection (4) is more than $500; or
(ii) a trophy animal was captured, injured, or destroyed;
(b) as a class A misdemeanor if the aggregate value of the protected wildlife, determined by the values established in Subsection (4) is more than $250, but does not exceed $500; and
(c) as a class B misdemeanor if the aggregate value of the protected wildlife determined by the values established in Subsection (4) is $250 or less.
(4) Regardless of the restitution amounts imposed under Subsection 23-20-4.5(2), the following values are assigned to protected wildlife for the purpose of determining the offense for wanton destruction of wildlife:
(a) $1,000 per animal for:
(i) bison;
(ii) bighorn sheep;
(iii) rocky mountain goat;
(iv) moose;
(v) bear;
(vi) peregrine falcon;
(vii) bald eagle; or
(viii) endangered species;
(b) $750 per animal for:
(i) elk; or
(ii) threatened species;
(c) $500 per animal for:
(i) cougar;
(ii) golden eagle;
(iii) river otter; or
(iv) gila monster;
(d) $400 per animal for:
(i) pronghorn antelope; or
(ii) deer;
(e) $350 per animal for bobcat;
(f) $100 per animal for:
(i) swan;
(ii) sandhill crane;
(iii) turkey;
(iv) pelican;
(v) loon;
(vi) egrets;
(vii) herons;
(viii) raptors, except those that are threatened or endangered;
(ix) Utah milk snake; or
(x) Utah mountain king snake;
(g) $35 per animal for furbearers, except:
(i) bobcat;
(ii) river otter; and
(iii) threatened or endangered species;
(h) $25 per animal for trout, char, salmon, grayling, tiger muskellunge, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and wiper;
(i) $15 per animal for game birds, except:
(i) turkey;
(ii) swan; and
(iii) sandhill crane;
(j) $10 per animal for game fish not listed in Subsection (4)(h);
(k) $8 per pound dry weight of processed brine shrimp including eggs; and
(l) $5 per animal for protected wildlife not listed.
(5) For purposes of sentencing for a wildlife violation, a person who has been convicted of a third degree felony under Subsection (3)(a) is not subject to the mandatory sentencing requirements prescribed in Subsection 76-3-203.8(4).
(6) As part of a sentence imposed, the court shall impose a sentence of incarceration of not less than 20 consecutive days for a person convicted of a third degree felony under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) who captured, injured, or destroyed a trophy animal for pecuniary gain.
(7) If a person has already been convicted of a third degree felony under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) once, each separate additional offense under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) is punishable by, as part of a sentence imposed, a sentence of incarceration of not less than 20 consecutive days.
(8) The court may not sentence a person subject to Subsection (6) or (7) to less than 20 consecutive days of incarceration or suspend the imposition of the sentence unless the court finds mitigating circumstances justifying lesser punishment and makes that finding a part of the court record.
Amended by Chapter 250, 2009 General Session
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- Biosecurity interceptions at the border - 13 July 2011
Traveller risk profiling and detector dogs have proved their worth in helping protect New Zealand's biosecurity, with the interception of fruit flies and bats with incoming passengers and mail.
- Working together in Fiordland to oust Undaria - 8 July 2011
Biosecurity managers are making it clear that one visitor is very unwelcome in Fiordland.
- Check, Clean and Dry slows pest - 6 July 2011
A novel marketing approach has helped to engage people in a campaign to slow down the spread of a major waterway pest.
- MAF marks Biosecurity Month of July - 4 July 2011
From an emperor penguin on Peka Peka beach to the kiwifruit vine disease Psa and the alga didymo which congests waterways, it's always possible that a new plant, animal or microbe will arrive in New Zealand.
- 1 November Mandatory Cattle Tagging Deferred - 26 May 2011
NAIT Limited and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today announced mandatory implementation of the national animal identification and tracing (NAIT) scheme will be deferred to next year.
- Snakes don't belong in New Zealand - 7 September 2011
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is welcoming the successful prosecution of a Feilding man for acquiring a snake.
- Government-level agreements pave way for imports from China - 18 July 2011
Agreements on biosecurity standards are enabling traders to take advantage of New Zealand's free-trade agreement with China, while at the same time keeping biosecurity risk offshore.
- MAF to defend Import Health Standards for pork imports - 25 May 2011
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) will be defending in court its decision to allow the importation of fresh uncooked pork from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.
- Pork Import Health Standards effectively manage risk - 13 April 2011
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) today issued updates to four Import Heath Standards for pig meat, pig meat products and by-products from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.
- Scientist sentenced for lying to biosecurity inspector - 10 August 2010
The justice system has today sent a clear signal to an Auckland scientist that flouting biosecurity rules won't be tolerated.
- Horticulturists sentenced for the illegal importation of insects - 29 July 2010
Two horticulturists, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges related to the illegal importation of the predatory mirid bug, Macrolophus pygmaeus, appeared in the Auckland District Court today for sentencing.
- Independent Review Panel report on Provisional Import Health Standards for Pig Meat - 28 April 2010
MAF received the report of the Independent Review Panel on Provisional Import Health Standards for Pig Meat on the 31st of March 2010.
- MAF grants independent review of provisional Import Health Standard for pork - 7 August 2009
The Director-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Murray Sherwin, has agreed to the New Zealand Pork Industry Board's request for an independent review of the provisional Import Health Standards for Pig Meat and Pig Meat Products issued by MAF Biosecuirty New Zealand (MAFBNZ) in April 2009.
- Provisional import health standards for pig meat and pig meat products released - 7 April 2009
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) today issued provisional Import Heath Standards (IHSs) for pig meat, pig meat products and by-products from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.
- Parrot eggs seized at airport - 9 November 2007
A 21-year-old South African national, Pillipus Fourie, was convicted in Manukau District Court today for attempting to illegally smuggle parrot eggs into New Zealand.
- MAF Biosecurity New Zealand holds meeting to discuss methyl bromide alternatives - 28 February 2008
Twenty eight possible alternatives to the ozone depleting gas methyl bromide came under scrutiny yesterday as over 90 government and industry representatives met in Wellington to review the alternatives to methyl bromide use at our borders.
- Disease claims in Palm Kernel extract without foundation - 26 May 2005
Claims that palm kernel extract imports are a risk for the importation of exotic diseases such as foot and mouth disease and avian influenza are completely unfounded, Biosecurity New Zealand says.
- Court upholds decision to issue pork import health standards - 4 May 2012
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today welcomed a judgement by the High Court validating the decision-making process MPI followed when developing import requirements for pork from countries where the disease Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is present.
- Bay of Plenty man prosecuted for importing fish eggs - 17 October 2011
The secretary of the New Zealand Killifish Association has been fined $6000 plus $132 court costs for importing fish eggs from Sweden and Denmark.
- Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in Japan - 21 April 2010
On Tuesday 20th of April 2010 the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Miyazaki, western Japan.
- Illegal chicken egg importer fined - 16 July 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is pleased with the conviction handed down today in the Lower Hutt District Court to a Wellington man for the illegal importation of chicken eggs.
- MAF considers bee imports report - 6 July 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has received and is giving careful consideration to an independent panel report on the requirements governing future imports of bee products from Australia.
- Horse imports from Australia resume - 17 April 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has today issued an Import Health Standard for horses from Australia, lifting the suspension on imports that has been in place since August last year.
- Karaka horses given the 'all clear' - 7 April 2008
A second round of testing has confirmed that ten horses in the Karaka quarantine facility are free from equine influenza.
- Conflicting results thought to be linked to laboratory - 4 April 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) announced this afternoon that it is retesting samples taken from horses imported directly from the United States to the Karaka quarantine facility due to conflicting test results.
- Appeal Court decision to uphold an appeal by New Zealand beekeepers regarding an IHS covering honey from Australia - 4 December 2007
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is assessing today's Appeal Court decision regarding the above.
- MAF uncovers importation of prohibited raw pork from Korea - 20 April 2006
An investigation by the MAF Quarantine Service has uncovered the prohibited importation of raw minced pork cutlets from Korea, Biosecurity New Zealand announced today.
- Parrot to have cracker Kiwi experience - 22 November 2005
A Grey African parrot will be allowed to enjoy its kiwi experience and remain on board its vessel for the duration of its stay, Biosecurity New Zealand announced today.
- MAF acts on honey report - 15 September 2009
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has considered the findings of an independent panel report on the requirements governing proposed future imports of bee products from Australia.
- Australian honey imports temporarily suspended - 18 December 2006
As a result of a decision today by the High Court, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand has temporarily suspended imports of honey from Australia. The Court injunction was sought by the National Beekeepers' Association of New Zealand which is challenging Biosecurity New Zealand's recently introduced import health standard allowing honey and related bee products to be imported from Australia.


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Using CTCs to interrogate mechanisms of taxane resistance in the prospective TAXYNERGY clinical trial in prostate cancer
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Cornell University, Ithaca, NY;
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Prostate cancer progression into castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is driven by continued androgen receptor (AR) signaling despite surgical and chemical androgen ablation. The taxanes represent the only class of chemotherapy that improves overall survival in CRPC patients. Despite their success, CRPC patients do progress on taxane treatment rendering taxane-resistant tumors. The molecular mechanisms underlying clinical taxane resistance in CRPC have not been well elucidated due to the lack of available tumor tissue to study. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) represent a liquid biopsy of the original tumor and isolation of them can lead to their molecular characterization potentially revealing predictive biomarkers for taxane sensitivity or resistance. Here, we use a geometrically enhanced differential immunocapture (GEDI) microfluidic device that couples an anti-prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) antibody with optimized 3D geometry to capture and isolate live CTCs from whole blood of CRPC patients. The GEDI-microfluidic device was shown to have a 2-400 fold higher sensitivity for CTC capture than the FDA-approved CellSearch® system. We have previously shown that CRPC patient CTCs can be used to derive functional information that correlates to clinical response to taxane chemotherapy, namely AR subcellular localization status. We have developed a suite of other functional assays that can be performed on live GEDI-captured CTCs that enable their molecular characterization and allow us to test specific mechanistic hypotheses based on our extensive preclinical data. Included, and herein described, are the determination of AR subcellular localization, extent of effective drug-target engagement assessed by microtubule bundling, identification of RNA species relevant to the mechanism of taxane resistance and computer vision algorithms that will allow for enriched and automated analysis of high-volume image sets of GEDI-captured CTCs. In addition, we will be testing the hypothesis that distinct AR splice variants may affect patient sensitivity to taxane-based chemotherapy. This suite of assays are being rigorously applied in a phase II clinical trial in which chemotherapy-naïve CRPC patients will be initially treated with either docetaxel or cabazitaxel and clinically evaluated for an early switch to the other taxane following disease progression. This prospective, randomized, multi-site clinical trial will enroll 100 CRPC patients within one year. Patients will be followed until relapse and each patient will have 15 independent GEDI assays performed across five time points from baseline to chemotherapy crossover to relapse. The depth of coverage this suite of assays provides will offer unique insights for potential mechanisms of clinical taxane resistance and predictive biomarkers for taxane sensitivity in CRPC patient CTCs.
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Tripp Halstead has reached another milestone, and reports of successful surgeries spread throughout social media on Monday.
The Winder toddler, injured in late October when a tree limb fell on his head at his Barrow County day care, was in a recovery room and entering an intensive care unit at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta on Monday afternoon, his parents wrote on Facebook. The surgery reattached parts of his skull that were removed to relieve pressure on his brain, insert Botox and attach a "G tube," also called a feeding tube, to his abdomen.
His mother wrote that he looked amazing, had good color, wasn't swollen and didn't have tubes on his face. But doctors told the family that the "good look" would be gone by Tuesday and replaced by swelling and bruising and he would "storm" more than he had before.
"So we are resting now getting ready for a rough day tomorrow and the next few days," she said.
Stacy wrote that Halstead is expected to be in the ICU for three days.
On Sunday night, Stacy wrote that she was scared about the upcoming surgery, but also ready for the next step.
"I am so ready for his skull to be put back on, but at the same time it scares me to death to know he is going to have to be put to sleep again and have brain surgery," she wrote.
Added father Bill, "We are excited and nervous all at the same time. No matter what, brain surgery is still brain surgery, no matter how routine they say this procedure is."
While Facebook "likes" on the "Tripp Halstead Updates" page surpassed 100,000 last week, his parents wrote about their son's rehab sessions. About a week ago, he swallowed small sips of water and apple juice. On Friday, Halstead, 2, knelt and leaned on a bouncy ball and held his head up for about a minute.
"We were all cheering him on," his mother wrote. "He just seems so much more alert these past couple of days. I love when he makes eye contact with me. Just melts my heart."
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Plan for Paignton's future reaches 'important stage'
Posted: November 10, 2012|
TWO public meetings will help almost 300 volunteers from Paignton who have been working for a year to produce a new-style blueprint for the future of the town.
When finalised, the new Neighbourhood Plan and the council's new Local Plan will be used to make future decisions on all planning applications in Paignton over the next 20 years.
David Watts, chairman of the Paignton Neighbourhood Plan Forum, said: "We have reached a very important stage. We will be addressing key issues in specific locations so far identified by our community.
"The Prince's Foundation will be helping us to do this. They have considerable experience and have been funded by central government to help local communities like ours to produce the plan."
The first public meeting will concentrate on the town centre and seafront area. It will be held at Paignton Library at 7pm on Monday, November 12.
The second will concentrate on the Collaton St Mary area and will be held in the Parish Hall at 7pm on Tuesday, November 13.
Mr Watts added: "Both meetings will be open to anyone interested in the future of these areas.
"Each meeting will start with a presentation on the work so far carried out by the forum and the key locations that need community views on how they should be presented in the final plan."
Feedback from the two events will be taken forward in a workshop being held with other volunteers from the forum on November 14.
Mr Watts said: "This is a real opportunity for our local community to get involved with the nitty-gritty that never usually gets discussed."
The Prince's Foundation has been funded by central government to help teach and demonstrate sustainable development, placing community engagement at the heart of their work.
The forum and the foundation hope to attract to the public meetings as many members of the local community as possible.
To join the forum, or find out more, log on to www.paigntonneighbourhoodplan.org.uk


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Nearly 80% of people have tried and would use homemade skin and hair-care products, and its life does not last long as commercial products. Most of the cosmetics contain chemicals, and preservatives, which extends the life for one to two years or months. However, some of the harsh chemicals might be allergic, so choosing organic […]
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AfterStep -Just another windows manager for Linux
AfterStep is a window manager for the Unix X Window System . Originally based on the look and feel of the NeXTStep interface, it provides end users with a consistent, clean, and elegant desktop. The goal of AfterStep development is to provide for flexibility of desktop configuration, improving aestetics, and efficient use of system resources.
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Clutterbuck's impressive goal gives Wild a 3-2 win over Blue Jackets
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The mustache strikes again.
With a twisting, superhuman effort, Cal Clutterbuck scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period on Saturday night in Columbus to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Clutterbuck -- with his handlebar mustache as part of a month-long team fundraiser, 'Movember' -- now has four goals on the season, and the Wild (7-4-2) are 3-0 since the beginning of the month.
Brent Burns added two assists, and goalie Jose Theodore stopped 35 of 37 shots.


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Do you have a passion for ministry and a love for Potential Church? Consider joining our staff! We're a dynamic, growing church looking for leaders committed to excellence. The following positions are currently available. If you are interested in other ministries, the best way to get involved is to volunteer and become part of all that God is doing at Potential Church! All positions are located at the Cooper City Campus unless otherwise noted.
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FBAR Filing Deadline Extended for Certain Financial
Vienna, VA — The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today made a further announcement that a small subset of individuals with only signature authority over certain foreign financial accounts who are required to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) with respect to those accounts will receive a one-year extension beyond the upcoming filing date of June 30, 2011.
FinCEN today issued Notice 2011-2 that extends the deadline until June 30, 2012, for the following individuals:
FinCEN earlier issued Notice 2011-1providing an extension until June 30, 2012 for certain financial professionals. Today's Notice, which supplements FinCEN Notice 2011-1, was issued to facilitate more accurate compliance with the FBAR filing requirements in the wake of the finalization of the FBAR regulations on Feb. 24, 2011. The FBAR form (TD-F 90-22.1) is used to report a financial interest in, or signature or other authority over, one or more financial accounts in foreign countries.
F inCEN's mission is to enhance U.S. national security, deter and detect criminal activity, and safeguard financial systems from abuse by promoting transparency in the U.S. and international financial systems.


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The Diploma in History seeks to analyse and explain the development of human society over time. The history modules are very broad, covering a range of chronological periods; the historical experience of different countries, major themes in human society and the processes of cultural change. The Diploma aims to introduce students to the nature of historical knowledge, the key role of history in shaping social and political attitudes, the significance of history in building our perceptions of ourselves and others, major historiographical controversies and debates, along with recent advances and changes in the study of history.
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The Diploma will appeal to those with a keen interest in history and the historical developments of the past, over a number of centuries, from the perspective of different countries. It will also be of interest to those working within heritage centres and the tourism industry, who may require a knowledge of history and cultural issues in their working lives. Equally, it may be of interest to teachers, both primary and secondary, who wish to refresh their knowledge of history for classroom teaching.
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The programme modules focus on specific periods in history. There are six modules on offer within the diploma structure. Students are required to complete three modules each year. The programme introduces some new approaches to history and also introduces a number of key themes and concepts in history including revisionism, oral history, gender history, war and society.
Modules are offered subject to availability and are selected from the following list:
- Post-Famine Ireland, 1850-1920
- Europe, 1300-1450: Creative Responses to Catastrophe
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- St. Patrick & the Coming of Christianity to Ireland
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- The Practice of Local History
- Classical Greek History 500-323BC
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The NUIG evening Diploma in History, which I completed in 2010, was a really enjoyable and enriching experience. The modules were varied, from the classical Greek period to modern Irish economic history, right up to the Celtic Tiger period. We had the top lecturers from the department and all were approachable and helpful. The essay option, as the focus for continuous assessment, took the pressure off for those of us not too keen on exams at this stage of our careers! The local history project assignment was a particular highlight for me.


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Besides being a holy river for Hindus, the Ganges also provides water to millions of people in India. Unfortunately, billions of liters of human feces and other sewage is dumped into this river, threatening not only humans, but the natural ecosystem of the river. Fortunately, there are people in the Indian government and regular citizens looking to bring attention to this problem.
Most of the main pollution issues with the Ganges deals with improper sewage management. New Delhi alone produces 3.6 billion liters of sewage daily, with only half being treated effectively. Some of the tributaries of the Ganges, like Yamuna, have already become unusable since 70 percent of the pollution is caused from human excrement. While there are around 300 processing facilities in India, many are poorly managed and oft times treated waste is mixed in with untreated and then thrown back into the water. This kind of pollution can cause serious water-born diseases like severe diarrhea, a leading cause of death among children in India [Source: World Environment News]. Besides the pollution, the river is facing other hardships. Due to the changing climate, scientists have stated that the Gangotri glacier, which provides up to 70 percent of the water of the Ganges during the summer months, is decreasing at a rate of 40 yards a year. By 2030, the glacier may be completely melted and the Ganges will become a more seasonal river largely dependent on monsoons. Not only would this put India in danger, the river provides water for 500 million in India alone, many other Asian countries depend on the river as their main water source [Source: The Boston Globe]. Of course, climate change is already affecting the Ganges fresh water supply. Due to rising sea levels more salt water has begun flowing into the Ganges. This has been noted by the appearance of mangroves along the Ganges river belt, as well as an increase in of salt water fish in the river. According to Pranabes Sanyal, the eastern India representative of the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA), the sea had extended as far as Kolkata 6,500 years ago, and he fears the same is happening now. Not only will the rising salinity affect drinking water, it will also This phenomenon is called salinate the groundwater and turn agricultural lands barren in neighbroing rural belts [Source: Reuters]. Increase in salinity of the river would also lead to the extinction of one of the few freshwater dolphins. Currently the population stands at 2,000 though they numbers continue dropping due to actual poaching, accidental deaths by fishing nets [Source: Planet Green].
Despite all of these issues that the government of India faces, one individual is attempting to bring worldwide attention to this problem. Rajendra Singh, also known as the Gandhi of Water, is planning to travel along the entire length of the Ganges, starting from the Goumouk glacier to the Bay of Bengal. He plans on documenting the entire travel to show the misuse and pollution of the river and come up with workable solutions. For Singh, the idea of a centralized water and sewage system might be too cost prohibitive for many rural parts of India. Instead he pushes for smaller solutions utilizing the necessary technology for rural and developing areas that focus on the needs of the river and people along it rather than profit [Source: Treehugger]. The Indian government has also been slowly changing their attitude towards the river and recently canceled a hydropower plant along one of the Ganges tributaries, the Bhagirathi River. While the project would not have created a dam, the plant would divert 16 kilometers of river through pipes. Construction had been delayed for a year due to scientists AD Agarwal hunger strike and was finally shot down along with three other projects. The decision was made in part for religious reasons but was made mainly because it was impossible to prove the future viability of these plants. Changing precipitation and melting glaciers would effect the output of these plants and eventually render them useless. The Indian government, instead of allowing others to build along the river, have protected 135 km stretch from Gaumukh to Uttarkashias as an environmentally sensitive area [Source: Times of India].
The Ganges river is not only a holy sanctuary for many Hindus, it is literally the lifeblood of Asia. Not only does the river provide drinking water to the people, it also waters the crop and offers food. Unfortunately, there is more than pollution that affects the Ganges, and if greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed then the river will either become too salinated for normal use or disappear completely.
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Jasmine Greene
lovely indeed
This river is so beautiful and holy! I hope they can find a way to keep her clean and safe before its too late!
ganga river is considered as the ultimate holy river which washes away all the human sins and miseries so it is our primary duty to prevent the pollution of the ganga river and also protect it for future generations many sadhus in kasi drink this river water as holy spiritual water measures should be taken to avoid contamination of the holy river as soon as possible other wise many water related diseases may occur'' so save ganga be holy''
India is saving rivers
people dont know the reality in india. the government itself is most responsible for ganga pollution due to high amount of corruption bestowed in the system.
An educational read and I, too, hope and pray that the Ganges River is saved. The U.N. states that by 2025 the big issue confronting humans will be that the Earth will be water stressed. This is a step in the right direction.
being in india...i can understand the spirituality..the ganga is connected with...apart from treating...it holy n flowing in the traditional rituals..cant affect more to its pollution content...but the industrial wastes is the main area of concern..government is taking action..hopefuly we will save r mother ...fingers crossed..
The rivers need to be saved,thanks
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Whether we all might like to think otherwise, a website is never "done". if you let it sit, then it will do just that, SIT and do nothing for you. Getting traffic to your site is one thing. Converting the visitors that get to your site is quite another. There are websites that rank well in local searches, but they are not necessarily converting visitors to clients. Keywords and great SEO will go a long way to get visitors, but if you do not have an "Actionable Website" you simply will not convert.
Your website is the cornerstone of your online success. Many people choose to go with the most reasonably-priced web design option out there and end up throwing something online that is not at all effective and does not address the true purpose of your website which is to capture leads through high visitor participation.
Real estate marketing, especially residential, is all about generating interest in your services and capabilities. Capturing that audiences interest from the instant they click on your website, that's how you achieve high ROI. If lead generation goals aren't at the forefront and purpose for each and every single page within your website, then you are going to see a lot of people click away from it, and that means you're losing business.
Many Realtors slap together a website with no strategy in mind. Before you even begin to think about the design or a domain name to use, answer a couple of questions:
- Who is your target audience?
- What does your ideal client want?
- Why do they need you as a Realtor?
- What are your top competitors doing?
- What will you offer your visitors to encourage them to give you their email address?
Create a Unique Website Design
Many of you are using a poorly designed, overused real estate template that is cluttered and has confusing and non compelling navigation. The content is stale and the navigation is poorly designed. You have no say in the layout of the elements on the website, and the effectiveness of generating leads on the website is sacrificed to pretty photos and alluring color schemes.
A well executed web design which incorporates your marketing strategies and manages to create action when visitors find your website is one that will be successful in capturing leads. The caveat here is that, providing that the website is promoted aggressively with timely and valuable quality content that speaks to your target audience on a frequent basis.
If you think otherwise you are misguided. A successful business person in any field knows that a good list of clients will provide a career of repeat business. Make no mistake about it.
Your website has one purpose and one purpose only…. and that is to capture your visitor's email address. Every page, every post, every video, every landing page, every page title, every sign up form must convince the visitor to sign up to your email list or call you.
While you do want your website to be a great resource for helpful, timely information, keep in mind that your goal on each page is to convince the visitor to contact you.
Calls To Action are a MUST
Decide what you are going to offer as an incentive to get visitors to call you or sign up to your email list. Now create a call-to-action button.
Prominently place the call to action button above the fold of your website's home page. This call to action button will feature a promotion for something of value you are offering to your visitor in return for their email address.
Many call to actions are overused and non-compelling. Get creative, you know what your visitors would like to receive from you, give it to them in return for their email address.
Here are some examples of "calls to action" or lead conversion tactics that I have seen that still work comparably well against your typical "contact form" or "have questions?"
- Make a prominent button on your homepage that offers people "Automated Email Updates" of properties only within their search criteria. The whole catch here is that this is automated, meaning that they don't have to ever talk to you if they don't want to, and they get those free email updates which save them time for searching thousands of different sites.
- Offer useful articles for buyers, sellers, renters, investors, etc. Don't advertise the typical, "Tips for Buyers" or "Tips for Sellers" articles as those are so boring and overplayed. Instead, feature some specific, useful articles or newsletters about something like "The Top 5 Things to Save You Money When Buying a Home" or "Learn How to Get $25,000 More When Selling Your Home"
A good gauge when creating the offers you want to use to obtain the visitor's email address is to just ask yourself if you would be willing to provide your personal information for what you are offering. If not, then what makes you think it will make someone else want to?
Strategic Navigation
A typical real estate website has main navigation buttons that look like this:
About I Properties I MLS I Buyers I Sellers I Contact Us
Compare that with the compelling navigation below.
Free Market Report I Today's Featured Listings I Search The MLS I Buyers and Sellers Tools I About Us
Both navigation menus will take the visitor to the same pages, however only the second menu will compel the visitor to click on the tab.
The positioning of the tabs on the menu bar is just as important as the title of the page. You want your Call to Actions to be prominently displayed in the first few tabs.
Content is King
You have heard me say this over and over again….You must provide quality content on a frequent basis to be viewed as a valuable resource and authority in your field.
Keep in mind at all times that the purpose of your content is to convert visitors to clients. Your content must answer their main question….how can you help me get what I want?
Some good practices when designing your website:
- Emphasize Benefits
- Establish yourself as an authority in your field
- Provide Housing Market Updates, buying and selling tips, Community resources
- Use no more than 3 colors for your website, including background, font and accent color.
- Provide high contrast between the font colors and the background colors to enhance readability using one of the 3 colors as the font color.
- Use a font size that is legible and easy to read
- "KISS", reduce clutter and don't confuse the visitor with lots of tabs and ads. Keep it simple and lead the visitor to the tabs you want them to click on to convert them to clients.
- Include client reviews. Have a dedicated page to list all of your client reviews. You can also scatter these on some of your pages if appropriate.
- Publish a Blog2 to 3 times a week
Some bad practices
Keep in mind "It's Not About You". The visitor couldn't give a hoot about you when they are first visiting your website. Website's that are all about how great you are does not answer the visitor's question….how can you help me get what I want? Your website's overall purpose is to get the email address of the visitor, and you will do so when the visitor finds the benefits he/she will derive when using your services.
- Get rid of the headshot of you from when you first received your real estate license.
- Get rid of your vanity URL. No one will be surfing the web looking for a Realtor in Phoenix with the name "John or Mary Smith".
- Get rid of any animation or music. These will only distract the visitor.
- Check for broken links and "pages not found" errors. When a visitor encounters one of these on your website their impression is one whereby they begin to picture a person who is not detail oriented or reliable or just too busy to take care of their needs.
In summary, all of the above components help build a better lead conversion website. The main lessons to be learned here really come down the importance of a having a clear marketing strategy, and partnering that strategy with effective web design and marketing.
Expand Your Reach
Your website offers you a wonderful opportunity to expand your reach to your target audience through the power of the search engines. However in order to compete for those online visitors and have the chance to convert them to leads you have to decide if you are willing to devote the time to:
- Generating valuable content frequently?
- Create Youtube videos for your website of featured properties and communities?
- Come up with the offers for your Call-to-Actions.
- Manage the follow up with a strong email campaign.
Any less of a commitment will not get the job done. Any part time effort or inconsistent effort will not get the job done.