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They wear bejeweled collars, dress in the finest fashions and eat their supper at expensive restaurants: welcome to the jet-set world of Hong Kong's most indulged canine residents.
But it's not all fashion and food. The city's pampered pooches also enjoy days out at the spa where their fur is turned into a rainbow of neon colours, and spend their Sundays snoozing on the beach.
Nowhere is the penchant for mollycoddled pets more apparent than in the fishing village of Sai Kung, where dogs are firmly considered to be family members.
Just outside the city, Sai Kung is one of the most canine-friendly spots on the planet, with streets lined with chic dog boutiques and restaurants that rush to welcome the four-legged friends of their customers. But while Sai Kung has the highest concentration of dog fans, the rest of the Chinese megalopolis is not far behind.
Hong Kong has experienced a boom in dog ownership in recent years, with an estimated 174 975 canines believed to live in the city.
To cater for them, huge numbers of dog-related businesses have sprung up.
So what's behind Hong Kong's love of dogs? According to photographer Brian Cassey, the low birth rate in Hong Kong could be to blame. "Hong Kong has one of the lowest birth rates in the world," he said. "With few actual babies, people have found substitutes to splash their love, attention and money on." – Daily Mail
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RIGHT. Right now there are probably two particular strains of reader:
– excited ones that are hopeful / nervous about Project: BACON (you have been in touch, so I know :)
– some who are so over Project: BACON (although I must say even my vegetarian and vegan readers have been terrifically supportive and helpful in spreading the word).
The good news is there is only ONE DAY LEFT. One day! Not there yet, there is 7% left to go, just under £1,500 and only 30 hours to raise it.
Normal service will resume soon. There won't be much further mention of Project: BACON on here from the end of this week. After that all bacon communications will be filtered solely through The Bacon Post, a weekly missive for Kickstarter supporters with exclusive new recipes (you can get this by signing up to any reward level on Kickstarter, including just for The Bacon Post at £3).
So quick recap – adopts cheerleading pose with pom poms (very sleepily).
If you want Project: BACON as a hardback book, this may be your only opportunity. The print run will certainly be a small one. You will be able to get the ebook, but not the hardback book on Amazon, when Project: BACON is published in February.
Xmas & Halloween Bacon Boxes are now available for the UK & Ireland, and very popular they are too. Think Bacon Selection Box. I will be very busy with these it looks like. Numbers are limited but there are still plenty.
4 Bacon Masterclasses have been pledged for in the UK & Ireland and there are 2 more in the works. For a £540 pledge, I will turn up and teach up to 16 people in your space if you supply ingredients etc., or I will teach 6 people in your home and all will get a copy of the book when it is published, as well as a copy of The Bacon Post.
I only had one Project: BACON stress dream last night, I woke startled at 5am – OH MY GOD, only £10 is needed to make it and it is just about to expire and FAIL. ARGH – and then I realised it was a dream. And I hope my last one, related to the funding process at least.
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Well, this is it…Day 12 of the Cookie Series…and for the Grand Finale…
Edible Ornaments
These Edible Ornaments were such fun to create. For the Gingerbread cookies, I started with the recipe I used for the Gingerbread Men I made on Day 8. And for the Sugar Cookies, I headed on over to Domino Sugar website, where they have lots of fun ideas for gift giving, among my favorites were these Edible Ornaments.
After baking the cookies, I used a straw to make the hole in the top for the hanger. Be sure to make the hole immediately after they come out of the oven, it's easier that way. I used the Royal Icing recipe that I found from Bake at 350, she has amazing cookies.
I chilled them for awhile to set the icing, then strung ribbon through the hole for a hanger.
Now, I suppose you are wondering why I have numbers on them. My very creative son, Andrew, came up with the idea of making them into Advent Cookies, and eating one each day before Christmas. I know Advent has already started, but this would be a fun idea to stash away for next year. I printed the numbers off the computer onto scrapbook paper, used a quarter for a pattern for the circle and tied them on with embroidery floss. And for this year, you can still make the cookies and ornaments to share with friends and family. They would be especially cute with a picture of your children, it would make a great grandparents gift.
A special Thank You to Domino Sugar for sending me a $20 Gift Card to buy the supplies for these adorable Edible Ornaments.
Now comes the time for you to share your cookies. Here is a list of all the cookies I shared in the last 11 Days…
Day 6 ~ Peanut Butter Layer Bars
Day 7 ~ Sugar Cut-Outs (Drop-In & Decorate Donation)
Day 11 ~ Whoopie Pies with Peppermint Filling
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...not in the game. Only Allen is. Gronkowski is better than Allen from a production standpoint. I can't say he is more talented though.
Welker is not faster than ANY of our receivers and his hands cost them a super bowl. Only thing he has on any of our other receivers is time in grade. That's it. Not talent.
Reggie is better than all of their receivers.
...Brady is half the QB that Luck is talent-wise. Brady is a system QB. Nothing more.
Sounds good.
I'd wager pressure in the pass-rush'll have way more to do with this game than the DBs. Like I said (and the Giants proved) Brady is a system QB. You throw the system out of whack when you pressure him. If Free & Mathis show up, we should do well. Hopefully Chapman plays and draws the double teams.
This might be the most homerific, *ic posts I've ever read.
If you don't think that Brady has talent, then you're clearly a homer. Brady had talent both in college and, clearly, in the NFL. Yes, it was latent talent, but he did very well at Michigan, and has been phenomenal as an NFL QB.
But I forgot; according to your illogic, a guy who has the single season TD record, was just a few yards short of the single-season yardage record, etc., etc., etc., is just a system QB.
The rest of your post isn't even worth responding to.


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Trustees for the University of Alabama System and Auburn University voted today to raise tuition at all campuses. The hikes aren't nearly as big as last year's, however.
The increases range from 2-point-8 percent to 5 percent for in-state students at Alabama and are just over 4 percent at Auburn. That compares to increases ranging from 9 percent to 12 percent
last year.
University officials say the difference is a hefty increase in state appropriations for the upcoming school year.
Tuition and fees at Alabama's Tuscaloosa campus will go up 5 percent for in-state undergraduate students and 6-point-7 percent for out-of-state students. At Auburn's main campus, tuition and fees will rise 4-point-1 percent.
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ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Logan Channel is just five years old. He doesn't even know the word, "hospice." He doesn't understand what "terminal" means. He hears people say "stage 4 cancer," and he just knows he hurts ... a lot.
My heart breaks when I talk with Logan's family. They live in Orange Park in the Oakleaf area. His grandmother, Beverly Staklinski, is trying to deal with pain beyond words. Pain doubled.
You see, this is the part of the story that gets to me so much. Beverly's daughter -- Logan's mom -- died giving birth to him. Now Beverly says, in tears, it "doesn't seem fair" she has to lose her daughter and now her grandson.
Logan's father explains that his son has a rare childhood cancer called neuroblastoma. According to Mayo Clinic, "Neuroblastoma most commonly affects children age 5 or younger, though it may rarely occur in older children." The cancer spreads to various parts of the body.
In Logan's case, according to his nurse, Jessica Terrell at Nemours Children's Clinic in Jacksonville, the cancer is the worst right now around his liver. That explains why Logan's skin is so yellow.
He also has cancer in his bones, especially his knees. In fact, while I was talking with Logan, he was happily trying to spell his name and, all of the sudden, he cried out, "Ouch!" He grabbed his knee in agony.
He said it feels like a "dinosaur is trying to eat me."
Logan is on morphine, and hospice nurses are working with the family. His grandmother tells me doctors are telling them Logan will probably pass away around Thanksgiving.
His dad is just telling Logan that "things will get worse before they get better." It's his way of saying, he says, that Logan will be struggling but then he'll be in Heaven with no pain.
Of course, like any little fellow, Logan is already making his wish list for Christmas. He pointed to the fireplace and told me, "Hey, hey! You know Santa comes down from there." He wants some drums for Christmas, he says, for two reasons. One is to make noise and wake up "Mimi" (Grandma) like an alarm clock. The other is to chase away "monsters" at night.
He also loves the Justice League and Super Heroes and transformers. His grandparents say he likes it when they read him cards from people two and three times.
At Nemours, his nurse, Jessica, says, "There's always a little hope." She says, though, he's too ill to qualify for any medical trials. They've sent his information to hospitals in Philadelphia and Atlanta and he's just not eligible.
However, Logan's family is hoping people will donate to childhood cancer research, especially for neuroblastoma, which receives a tiny slice of research money. You can contact Nemours if you're interested in helping a new project to raise funds.
How else can you help?
1. Friends and family members tell me Beverly lost her job taking care of Logan. They say she could use grocery store gift cards, especially since family members are coming in to their home to visit with Logan.
2. You can also donate to the family's Vystar Credit Union account, if you choose. The info is: Robert Staklinski, Routing #263079276, Account #703018556
3. Beverly said please pray and send cards and Facebook messages. You can mail gift cards and good wishes to our TV station. Logan's favorite hero, Batman, will deliver them next week to his family.
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Los Angeles Sheriff's Department investigators say that pop star Justin Bieber is refusing to speak with them about allegations that he was spotted over the weekend speeding recklessly through his gated residential community in his white Ferrari.
"Mr. Bieber is making statements through others that he was not driving," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore told the Los Angeles Times Wednesday. He added, "If he wants to set the record straight, contact us for a sit-down, thorough interview. He has to ask himself this question, 'If you have nothing to hide, why not talk to us?'"
One of the residents in the Calabasas, Calif., neighborhood to complain about Bieber's alleged behavior was former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson. Whitmore said Johnson tried to confront Bieber after he saw the Ferrari speed past his home, where his 3-year-old daughter was playing in the driveway.
Police reports indicate the former NFL star went to Bieber's home to confront the 19-year-old singer and clearly spotted him sitting in the car's driver's seat. "He was concerned about his daughter and he wanted to talk to Mr. Bieber about that," Whitmore said. "Mr. Bieber hurried into the home without talking to anybody."
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A second witness who was taking his trash out also saw Bieber in the driver's seat, said Whitmore, who added that authorities are also seeking surveillance video and additional interviews with potential witnesses who may have seen Bieber speeding through the community.
It's not the first time Bieber's neighbors have complained about his alleged reckless driving habits. Prosecutors are still considering filing battery charges against the teen idol for allegedly spitting on a neighbor last March after the neighbor called police to report that the singer and members of his entourage were speeding in the Ferrari.
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The Bavarian Festival, which started Friday and continues Sunday from 12 to 6 p.m., features traditional German food, beer, music and dress — the perfect combination to help Germans get in touch with their heritage.
Oneida resident Suzette McKay had tears in her eyes as she watched her two young daughters dance to the traditional German music.
"I thought to bring the kids, but never thought they'd enjoy themselves," she said of the Bavarian Festival on Saturday in Marcy.
McKay said she was born in Germany, but moved around a lot because she was part of a military family.
The Bavarian Festival, which started Friday and continues Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., features traditional German food, beer, music and dress — the perfect combination to help others like McKay get in touch with their heritage.
"It really touches home," McKay said. "In order for me to touch my German roots, this is where I can tap into it."
Hosted by the Utica Maennerchor, organization President Mike Schreppel said it's been going on for at least 30 years and is their biggest event of the year, attracting about 3,000 people.
"We try to make it as close to the experience you'd have in Bavaria," he said, equating it to an Octoberfest event.
The smell of sauerkraut filled the air behind the Maennerchor's building now located on Flanagan Road in Marcy. Numerous men, women and children also were dressed in traditional German dance clothes — dirndlkleid for the females and lederhosen for the males.
Mohawk resident Wilma Rankins, who was born in Germany and moved to the area about 55 years ago, said she likes the costumes, displaying her traditional garb.
Sitting beside Rankins was her husband Ed Rankins, noting that it's important to keep with the event.
"You still got to keep up the tradition," he said.
"Because once it's gone, it'll never come back," Wilma Rankins added.
Back in the tent, McKay's daughters joined in with Edelweiss Schuhplattlers, a German dance group, admiring the steps and clothes.
"I didn't realize my kids would have this much fun," she said. "For them to enjoy something that I'm really a part of, it really makes me happy."
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6 Steps you can take to battle the season
Cold and flu seasons are upon us but that doesn't mean that you have to go ahead and schedule your sick days in anticipation of getting sick. There are some very steps that you and your family can take to help minimize the likelihood that you'll fall ill this Fall and Winter. Following these seemingly simple suggestions could keep you out of the Doctor's office.
Cold and Flu Prevention Checklist
Stay at home if you're sick
- Keep Your Hands Clean
- Cover Your Nose and Mouth When Coughing or Sneezing
- Don't Touch Your Eyes, Nose, or Mouth
- Get Plenty of Rest
- Avoid Unnecessary Close Contact
- Eat Plenty of Fruits and Vegetables
- Get Fresh Air and Exercise
Get vaccinated against the flu. Even healthy people can get the flu, and it is recommended that everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine. This season, protect yourself and those around you by getting a flu vaccine.
Get your flu vaccine at the Wilkes County Health Department. Call 336-651-7450 to schedule your appointment today! The cost is only $25.00 and we accept Medicare (red, white and blue card), Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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Last week, the Flaneur told you that solar energy is here to stay. We encouraged you to look past the stream of negative press, past recent earnings announcements, and even past rumors of bankruptcies to focus on the big picture. Some thought the Flaneur had strayed too far from the path on this one. Some of you were skeptically intrigued. And while any positive outlook on the industry is clearly the dissenting opinion, a minority shares the same thesis. But to concede: the near-term challenges that lie ahead will no doubt result in sustained losses for some players, and those sustained losses will result in a rash of bankruptcies and/or fire sales. But where there are losers, there will also be winners.
So, what's the play? Glad you asked. The Flaneur recommends a long-term, long position in SunPower (SPWR). A rising tide certainly lifts all ships as witnessed from 2006-2008. However, a sinking ship drowns everyone on board, as currently playing out with some of the lesser players. The Flaneur thinks SunPower is prepared to survive the storms and squalls and sail off into the sunny future.
Now, our team takes you through the fundamentals. – The Flaneur
Today, we'll dig into one of the industry's major players and tell you why we believe SunPower Corp. is here for the long haul. SunPower, a global top-10, San Jose, California-based manufacturer is poised to capitalize on the mantra: first survive, then thrive.
There are many general positioning points as to why SunPower and several other industry players will survive. Our focus here, though, is on what SunPower does or has that's better than its competitors. Why is SunPower positioned to be best in class?
- Better R&D – Electricity is a commodity. No matter the source, free-flowing electrons power a light bulb or a cable car in exactly the same manner. And that pertains equally to the source of electricity. A 250-watt solar panel generates exactly the same amount of instantaneous electricity as the next 250-watt panel. Where they differ, though: the less efficient panel requires more material and thus more space to produce exactly the same amount of electricity in the same conditions. Why this matters: SunPower has long been the efficiency leader in the industry. A theoretical rooftop or 2-acre parcel of land have obvious limitations. One can only integrate as much solar as there is rooftop or there is land. When there are constraints at play (and there often are), the efficiency of the panel becomes an acute focus. In an industry with largely-standard warranties, uniform supply chain dynamics, and similar product selection (from a power production standpoint), SunPower's high efficiency edge creates the closest thing to a technological advantage in the industry.
- Well Capitalized– a look at SunPower's balance sheet reveals no near-term debt issues and ample cash on hand. This is more than can be said for some of the Chinese competition as the debt-to-worth figure below suggests.
- TOTAL SA Interest – the energy giant, TOTAL SA, owns a majority 66% stake in SunPower. By extension, Total's presence significantly bolsters SunPower's balance sheet and affords SunPower access to cheaper capital; with an investment of this size, the Flaneur doesn't see TOTAL allowing SunPower to die on the vine.
- Well Positioned Along the Entire Value Chain– SunPower is strategically positioned along a lengthy industry value chain as illustrated in the figure below.
While many players are in one, maybe two, segments of the value chain, SunPower's position along the majority of the value chain not only allows it to control costs but equally importantly affords the company valuable upstream and downstream intel. This enables SunPower to be close to the customer and close to the source.
That's good today. But what about tomorrow? The forward-looking Flaneur sees the following:
- Gross Margin Stabilizing– the industry is still in oversupply mode, but SunPower appears to have turned the corner with gross margins stabilizing. With stabilized margins and continued revenue growth, we think the company may be approaching scale 2.0. As the figure below shows, SunPower's gross margin is higher than major Chinese competitors, some of whom (Trina and Suntech) continue to experience margin erosion.
- Supply/Demand Dynamics in Check – SunPower's annual production capability stands at approximately 1,000 megawatts according to EnergyTrend. In 2011, the company shipped 922 megawatts. While some may view this as a potential bottleneck, the Flaneur views this as efficient asset utilization particularly when compared to some of the Chinese competition. Companies such as China-based Hanwha Solarone Co. Ltd. can produce upwards of 1,500 megawatts annually; however it shipped just 844 megawatts in 2011. We think Hanwha and many of the other Chinese players tried to do too much, too soon and, now in an environment where prices are falling more rapidly than costs, are stuck with big bills to pay.
- Commitment from TOTAL SA– longtime shareholder TOTAL SA upped its stake in 2011 to become majority shareholder. In that time, the companies have demonstrated a positive working partnership and just last month announced the joint commissioning of a production facility capable of delivering 44 megawatts of solar panels annually. Overall, there are two clear takeaways:
- SunPower is a significant investment for TOTAL, and
- Total is fully committed to SunPower and thus to solar energy. As an absolute worst case, we see TOTAL acquiring the remaining stake in SunPower and bringing the company fully in house.
- Well Positioned in Key Markets–SunPower's revenue breaks down favorably. The company's 2011 annual report defined its target markets as: (i) North America, (ii) EMEA — Europe, Middle East, and Africa, (iii) Asia Pacific. We think this is a healthy balance of developing (rapid growth, but fluid), maturing (rapid growth that will taper in the medium term), and mature (lower growth, but consistent demand).
- 51% of the company's 2011 revenue was generated in the United States. And though the US doesn't hold the same renewables reputation as does Europe, the reality is that the US solar market more than doubled (in terms of installed capacity) in both 2010 and 2011 and experienced impressive growth rates even through the broader downturn in 2008 and 2009. What's driving growth in the US? 29 states plus the District of Columbia have implemented so-called Renewable Portfolio Standards (or Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards) that mandate electricity suppliers source a certain percentage of their energy from renewable sources. 16 of these plus Washington, DC have a specific solar provision and in many of these markets the requirement doubles, triples, or even quadruples each year.
- And then, at 37% of revenue, there's Europe. Much has been made of cuts and proposed cuts to incentives in major markets. But while we expect growth in demand to be curbed, the European market isn't going anywhere. Germany announced that on May 26, 2012, 40% of the country's total midday energy demand was sourced from solar energy. That's quite a feat and that accomplishment actually spelled lower energy costs for all. And that's in Germany, whose solar profile is equivalent to that of Fairbanks, Alaska. France and Italy both enjoy considerably more sunny days than their German counterparts. Bottom line: the potential is too great and these markets have come too far to simply turn their back on the technology now.
- Finally, much of the company's 12% "Rest Of World" revenue is from Japan which will continue to be a source of growth as the country scrambles to backfill power generation needs left by the decommissioning of its nuclear plants. At the same time, SunPower has made significant inroads to the Indian market which has started to actualize its long-discussed massive solar energy potential. We expect this to be a major source of growth going forward.
- Continued Innovation in Efficiency – SunPower continues to push the efficiency envelope. After setting a Guinness Book of World Records high water mark for solar energy efficiency in 2011, the company began selling the commercialized panels earlier this year. With a strong R&D partner in TOTAL SA, we expect SunPower to carry on as the industry's leader in efficiency.
The seat belt light is off, seats are back, and in-cabin service has begun…however, near-term turbulence is certainly possible and in fact likely. So keep those seat belts fastened, but please, don't assume the plane is going down. You'll live to see another sunrise. And that sunrise means profits for SunPower and for you.
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FormerWellspring Media executives Janet Baker and Kathy Gilbert have joined US musicand video distributor Koch Entertainment Distribution, with Baker coming onboard as director of sales - video and Gilbert as regional video sales manager.
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Bicyclist, 47, killed in SE Portland crash
PORTLAND, Ore. – A man on a bicycle died in collision with a car Sunday night in Southeast Portland.
It happened just after 9 p.m. at Southeast Mill Street and 148th Avenue.
Police said the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
The bicyclist was identified Tuesday by the Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office as James B. Queirolo, 47, of Portland.
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The Bare Bodkins Theatre Company presents the Shakespeare comedy All's Well that Ends Well. The performance is at 7 p.m. at the historic Queen Bee Mill in Falls Park. All tickets are free, but seating is limited. Tickets will be handed out starting at 6 p.m.
The Prairie Repertory Theatre presents the comedy The Lone Star Love Potion. The performance is at 2 p.m. in Doner Auditorium on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings.
It's the final performance of Mitchell Area Community Theatre's production of The Emperor's New Clothes. The performance is at 2 p.m. at 7th & Main in Mitchell.
The Calumet Players present Cats: The Musical at the Performing Arts Center in Pipestone, MN. The performance is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $7 for children.
Archery Outfitters is hosting a 3-D Family Fun Shoot this weekend for archers of all ages. Today's hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for kids. Archery Outfitters is located at 1811 North Lowell Avenue in Sioux Falls.
It's West Coast Swing Dance Sunday at Dance Ballroom & Studio. Lessons start at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $4. Dance Ballroom & Studio is located at 1200 East 57th Street in Sioux Falls.
The Sioux Falls Municipal Band performs two free concerts today. The first is at Trail Ridge Senior Living at 3 p.m. That's followed by an 8 p.m. performance at Terrace Park.
Sangria Sunday features live music and South Dakota wines at Strawbale Winery in Renner. The hours are from 1-4 p.m. Admission is $5 a carload.
Films playing at the Wells Fargo CineDome in the Washington Pavilion include Million Dollar Arm, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Great White Shark, and Watermelon Magic.


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This contest is now over. We'd like to congratulate the top ten collecting colleges:
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania in Millersville, PA
- Broward College of Pembroke Pine, FL
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SinglePlatform helps small businesses get found in web and mobile
"There are hundreds of online and mobile sites that consumers use to
find local businesses and make purchase decisions. It's literally
impossible for time-starved small businesses to keep up with all of
them," said
As part of the acquisition,
"The internet is shifting from a listing directory to a discovery
engine," said
SinglePlatform will continue to operate out of its
"We're thrilled to have the talented SinglePlatform team join
To learn more, please go to www.constantcontact.com/singleplatform.
Details of Transaction and Updated Financial Guidance
The transaction closed on
As a result of the transaction,
For the full year 2012, SinglePlatform is expected to contribute
On a preliminary basis, the acquisition is expected to contribute more
The company anticipates providing more detailed financial guidance on its Q2 financial results conference call.
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Live and replay conference ID code: 90746714
The webcast will be archived on Constant Contact's investor website for three months.
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In connection with the acquisition, on
In addition,
Each of the restricted stock units and stock options described above was granted as an inducement award in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
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measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are
required by GAAP to be recorded in the company's financial statements.
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For a holiday adventure, board the Christmas Express and ride 11 miles along the Tennessee River to take in Knoxville's beauty and history.
On Friday, the Three Rivers Rambler transformed into a holiday wonderland. The locomotive's 90-minute journey begins in Downtown Knoxville and travels past historical sites, including the city's first settlement.
The Christmas Express will run until Sunday, December 16.
Fare for adults is $26.50 per person, with discounts for seniors and children.
For more information on fare, reservation info, and scheduling, visit http://www.threeriversrambler.com/.


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I assume you're talking high school here? Too much heat is generated by that symbol -- heat that can only disrupt the reason for being a school in the first place. Chains might be useful in a scuffle, but they don't start the scuffle. Fly the flag in your yard or your room. Put stickers on a car that won't be parked at the school. Start a confederate study group. In a very short time, resurrect your t-shirt and wear it on campus where you're more likely to get dirty looks and rude remarks without the resulting scuffle -- where you're more likely to get a chance to explain what the flag means to you.
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Why are Water Bonds an issue?
Three years of drought have reduced available water supplies and required water agencies to limit water use. Governor Jerry Brown and Senator Dianne Feinstein are pushing for public funding of new dams to solve California water problems. As many as five competing water bond bills - proposing billions of dollars to build new dams and raise existing dams - were being considered by the California Legislature. The bond that ultimately was approved by the Legislature has been placed on the 2014 general election ballot for voters to decide.
Yes. However, government and private studies alike prove that California can meet its current and future water needs through cost-effective investments in water conservation, efficiency, recycling, and ecologically sound groundwater management, all without building new dams. As a practical matter, any new dams funded by a water bond will not be built for a decade or more, so none of the prospective dams will address our current drought problems.
Not as much as you think or dam proponents claim. Dam building in California is limited by diminishing returns. We have more than 1,250 dams in this state, already located at all the most cost effective and storage-efficient sites. Many rivers in California all but dry because we have built so many dams that store and divert water upstream. Many of our existing major reservoirs do not fill, even in normal water years because most watersheds have multiple dams capturing all the available water. Realistically, building more dams will only capture additional water during heavy rainfall years, which may become less predictable due to global warming.
New bond-funded dams will cost the state taxpayers billions of dollars. Taxpayers annually pay on the principal and interest for sold bonds. Over its 30-year lifetime, a $7 billion bond will cost up to almost $15 billion, with an annual debt service paid by the taxpayers of about $500 million. The taxpayer-paid interest on state bond sales will be high because California currently has a poor bond rating due to debt and boom-bust budget cycles. The bond (Prop 1) requires the money for building new dams (up to $2.7 billion) to be continuously appropriated. This means that the annual debt service will be paid off the top of the state budget, before public education, health, and safety. Local water agencies (including water districts that may provide you with drinking water) and the federal government are expected to pay the rest of the cost. This means that taxpayers will pay for these dams through local water bills and through state and federal taxes. Some of the bond bills propose a water use fee to help recover the cost of the dams, but it is unclear how and to whom this fee will be applied, and whether it will cover all the costs.
- Shasta Dam raise on the Sacramento River,
- the Sites Offstream Storage Reservoir in the Sacramento Valley,
- storing water in Delta islands,
- expanding the Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County, and
- building the Temperance Flat Dam on the San Joaquin River.
The proposed water bonds in the Legislature would provide $2.7 billion in seed money to fund these projects.
Yes there are. The water bond will apply millions of dollars to water efficiency and recycling, ground water management, water quality improvement, safe drinking water, and watershed restoration. But the largest single chunk of bond money is reserved for water storage, including storage provided by new dams and enlarged reservoirs. For Californian's to approve a bond, it should be considerably less costly and focus primarily on those cost-effective programs that provide immediate drought relief and long term regional self-sufficiency (no new dams).
Still have questions? Email us. We will find the answer, get back to you, and post online for others.
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Our nation's ability to advance the understanding of science and technology will play
a critical role in how we compete in the global marketplace. Institutions like Purdue University
play a crucial role in fostering that understanding.
Purdue is proud to be a part of the Honeywell-Nobel Initiative, launched to bring leading
scientists into the world's classrooms.
Through this effort, Purdue is partnering with Honeywell for the visit by Dr. John
Hall, who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2005. He will deliver a keynote address to
a campus and community audience at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 16.
Afterward, Purdue President Martin C. Jischke will join Dr. Hall on stage for an armchair
conversation on "What's Next for Science?" focusing on issues the academic and
scientific world face in helping this nation assess the competitive, technological needs
of a global economy.
Dr. Hall shared the Nobel Prize for his role in developing laser-based precision spectroscopy,
which allows scientists to measure frequencies with an accuracy of 15 digits. This technique
makes it possible for researchers to study the stability of the constants of nature over
time and to develop extremely accurate clocks and improved global positioning satellite
Dr. Hall is a scientist emeritus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
and JILA fellow at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He received his bachelor's, master's
and doctorate degrees in Physics from Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh.
The Nobel Laureate also will participate in a number of on-campus events on April 15-17.
His visit is supported by Purdue's ongoing Discovery Lecture Series, which is funded through
a grant provided by the Lilly Endowment.


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A 23-year-old Dover woman participated in food stamp trafficking by illegally purchasing an Electronic Benefit Transfer card, according to a news release from the Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General.
Davina Bedingfield illegally purchased the card from Morris McCullough, 72, of York County, the release states. The card contained $200 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Bedingfield pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay full restitution, court costs and fees. She was also disqualified from receiving SNAP benefits for two years, according to the news release.


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Three weeks into his tenure as head of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves, David Kahn is still something of a mystery to me. There was talk of a breakfast meeting in Minneapolis. But at 8 a.m., all I'd be able to do is drool into my oatmeal.
And with Mr. Kahn's extended vocabulary, I might become disoriented.
From what has been in the paper, however, it's pretty clear he isn't going to sugarcoat anything. He is painfully aware the team needs an awful lot of work. It also was interesting to read that, to this point, he has had virtually no contact with the current players.
When he does pick up the telephone he might be surprised at what he discovers. Forward Ryan Gomes, for example, doesn't sugarcoat anything, either. He, too, is aware that some things have to change for the Wolves to get into the playoffs.
"Playing in the West, it takes 50 wins to get in," Gomes said. "We've won 24 and 22 games the last two years. That's half of what we need to get in. Over 164 games we've won 46. We have to get better. The only way we are going to do that is to take it on ourselves."
That's a commendable attitude. He isn't sitting around waiting for something to happen. Instead, he's working harder during the offseason as he tries to improve his play.
"You want to take something positive from it," he said of last season. "We won two more games than we did the year before. That's not a real positive way to look at it. We had one good month.
"We have to value the basketball, value each possession. We can't be, 'we'll get it back in the third' or 'we'll get it back in the fourth.' "
He also noted that the Wolves were near the bottom of the league in both offensive and defensive efficiency. As a result, he's pushing himself. And despite the uncertainty surrounding the coaching situation, Gomes continues to follow his last set of direct orders from Kevin McHale and company.
"I wouldn't say nervous," he replied when asked about the coaching state of affairs. "As players we still have to go and improve ourselves. We still have to work on those things the coaches told us to work on in the offseason."
Gomes has been back and forth from Minnesota to his home in Connecticut. He comes here to concentrate on basketball. In the evenings, he's been watching the NBA playoffs, trying to learn something. Anything. And he finds himself imagining what it would be like to participate in those playoffs.
"My first team in Boston, we didn't get there," he said. "Now I've been here two years. We know not too many of our players have had playoff exposure.
"Even though I've heard different guys say they don't watch them if they're not in them, it's just a case of me looking at some of those names I've played against and trying to learn something. Maybe I can steal a couple of their moves," he added with a laugh.
Out of Providence College, Gomes, 6 feet 7 and 26 years old, has played in every Wolves game in his two years in Minnesota. Acquired in the Kevin Garnett trade, Gomes averaged a career-high 13.3 points per game last season.
During the course of our phone conversation we both agreed that point guard Ricky Rubio, from Spain, would be a good fit for the team. The problem is that he'll probably be gone by the time Minnesota picks in the draft, unless Kahn can do some maneuvering.
I asked Gomes if he called teammate Kevin Love to let him know what a lousy job he did representing the team at the lottery.
"That's why it's a lottery," Gomes said. "That's why someone who buys one lottery ticket can win when someone else buys 25."
Gomes and Kahn are a lot alike in that they both realize serious improvement is a must. I know what Gomes is doing about it. It remains to be seen what Kahn will do about it.
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The show is introduced and narrated by late Ram Bharose. After his death, his Tabela (Buffalo Stable) was bulldozed and the land was sold to a builder by his son. Now the land is converted to Ram Bharose Co-operative Housing Society, a well known housing complex in the suburb of Mumbai. With each track of the show wrapping, We see Ram Bharose giving his vishesh tippani and opinions on the current condition of the place and the explored theme and issue of each passing track.
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Bingo. The collapsing to the side is exactly what I am talking about. Try strapping your ankle on the outside of your boot. The extra support should help you to get a feel for how your foot should sit in your stirrup.
The collapsing says to me that the ligaments in your ankles have been stretched out and are no longer supporting your ankle the way they are meant to. Adding the support using a brace or bandages should help. You may be able to train your foot to do it without the strapping eventually, but if you don't already have them I would invest in some long boots for constant riding support too.


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UC President Rejects Academic Boycott of Israel
American Studies Association Calls for Boycott
President Hutton rejects ASA's call for boycott
Utica, NY (01/16/2014)- Following is a statement from Utica College President Todd S. Hutton regarding the American Studies Association's academic boycott of Israel:
"The American Studies Association's resolution urging American universities to boycott Israeli institutions of higher education is a horribly misguided effort that not only further incites the conflict that separates the Israeli and Palestinian people, but undermines the principles of academic freedom and autonomy on which higher education was founded. Universities exist to examine, elucidate, and critique societal issues from all perspectives. While a boycott is a powerful and purposeful tool as both a sanction and a symbol, the ASA's effort threatens the values that represent the heart of the higher education enterprise. For this reason, while I deeply respect the dissenting opinions on this topic, I reject the ASA's call for an academic boycott of Israel."


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Every week, Raid Rx will help you quarterback your healers to victory! Your host is Matt Low, the grand poohbah of World of Matticus and a founder of Plus Heal, a discussion community for healers of all experience levels and interests. Catch his weekly podcast on healing, raiding and leading, the Matticast.
This is it. This is the final encounter of the expansion. Everything you've ever worked for and fought through has led to this point. This is the moment you get to help rid the world of Deathwing. First, we need to ground this oversized lizard. Immediately after the conclusion of the gunship (part two), you'll be parachuting onto Deathwing's back. We'll go over the different obstacles and what you and your healers need to do to get over the proverbial raid hump. (To the raiders who do 10-mans, you'll have to adjust the numbers a bit. I'm not as well versed on 10s, so you'll have to bear with me as I draw up assistance for the 25-man version.)
To attack the Spine of Deathwing, we need to peel off those metal plates on Deathwing's back so that we can really weaken him further. Our healing goal here is to ensure that our tanks live. Apparently, Deathwing has all sorts of little defenses that he'll use to try to shake us off; there are several threats on this fight that healers need to be aware of. You're on an extremely narrow field of battle here, so movement's going to be really limited.
What did you expect, though? You're fighting on the back of a former dragon aspect.
Healing the Spine of Deathwing fight
When your raid team decides to go for a barrel roll, I'd suggest a raid cooldown here to help power your team through it. Hopefully, your players will be in a safe spot -- otherwise they'll go flying, and I'm not even sure if a well-timed Leap of Faith will get them back on board.
Watch out for Searing Plasma. It's a random debuff that's applied to different players. Healers, that debuff is on you to resolve. You just need to poor copious amounts of healing on them before they leave and infect another world of some sort.
Once the Amalgamation hits nine stacks, your tanks will be dragging him next to the metal plate. The Amalgamation will start pulsing. You need to keep the raid group alive long enough for them to completely destroy the Amalgamation, causing it to detonate into a Nuclear Blast. This will peel off the next plate. Consider using a raid-wide cooldown here. There isn't a lot of room to work with, especially when you're working on the first place, and I suspect several players will be clipped.
Not much else to add here. Keep doing what you're doing until Deathwing is struck down to the earth.
The Madness of Deathwing
My first thought when we were working on him initially is that Deathwing's a pretty demanding fight. It's a definite test of endurance. Most bosses that we've taken on to this point usually go down between four to six minutes; Deathwing can easily surpass 10 minutes. I trust your raid leaders will have given you the basic ideas of what needs to happen in this encounter, so I'll focus on the healer-specific things that will be your main concern.
Phase 1
You'll notice there are four platforms that your raid group can access. Your team will be going from platform to platform, knocking out Deathwing's Limb Tentacle and assisting the aspects. After a few seconds, a Mutated Corruption is going to erupt out of the ocean and start opening up on the Aspects.
While your raid is busy destroying it, your tanks will be taking a pounding, as they taunt back and forth to neutralize the Impaled debuff. Watch your tanks closely once the debuff expires; your tank will take a large amount of damage. Mitigate it with your single-target cooldowns or ones that your tanks internally have.
- Aggro control tip Keep a tank on the west and east sides of each platform just before the Mutated Corruption spawns. This way, you're guaranteed that a tank will be the first person on it, cutting down on any unintentional instant deaths from hyper-aggressive players.
- Elementium Bolt You'll see a yellow swirly on the ground marking where it'll strike. Nozdormu, being the all-powerful time aspect he is, will do his best to slow it down and buy you some time to take it out. Stay as far away as possible. Do not do what I did and run directly for it, thinking that it was a safe move. It is classic physics, right? The closer you are to the point of impact, the more force or damage you'll feel. While the bolt is still active, though, it will pulse and dish out some mad AoE damage. It shouldn't take your raid more than two or three pulses to completely demolish it. This is an excellent time to use a raid-wide cooldown. In fact, I recommend using possibly two to three of them. It's going to be a long fight -- may as well start cycling through them.
At some point after the Mutated Corruption is dead, Deathwing will begin to invoke another Cataclysm. Your raid group needs to race against him and ensure he doesn't get that cast off by blowing up the Limb Tentacle. After the tentacle is taken care of, you'll head off to the next platform and repeat the same process.
Note that you will gradually lose buffs as you go from platform to platform. It is up to your raid leader to plan an order that's best for your guild. For players who just started working on this, I do advise leaving either Alexstraza or Kalecgos last.
Lastly, I found this encounter to be one of the most taxing when it comes to mana. Be very liberal with those CDs.
Phase 2
Final stretch! When phase 2 kicks in, all of your buffs from the different Aspects will be restored. Your raid will be switching from from those little tentacle things that spawn off the ground to these two big adds and then on to Deathwing himself. Simply repeat the cycle until the dragon is officially dead.
- Shrapnel It's a debuff that's placed on different players and will explode for a high amount of damage when the debuff wears off. Your players should be able to use the Enter the Dream ability that Ysera provides to mitigate those effects. Please use them!
Those adds might be a little painful, but you should be able to sustain and heal the raid long enough for that to happen.
Next week, we'll go over my favorite healing moments in 2011. Have a safe and happy holiday, everyone!
Need advice on working with the healers in your guild? Raid Rx has you covered. Send your questions about raid healing to email@example.com. For less healer-centric raiding advice, visit Ready Check for advanced tactics and advice for the endgame raider.


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Archive for the 'Wordless Wednesday' Category
A week and a half ago, my husband and I were in Key West on a long overdue Honeymoon (After fourteen years of marriage). We have been on many vacations just not any that are kid free. We had an amazing time in Key West but the main highlight of the trip was our trip 70 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico to the Dry Tortugas National Park! It was so beautiful and the snorkeling was awesome! Sorry about so many photos this Wordless Wednesday….I just had to share!
I love taking pictures of insects. I think it's amazing to see them close up. Most of the time, we never give it a thought about what they really looks like. Can you imagine if insects were our size? They would be monsters!
(You can click on each image for a larger view)
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2013
I caught my cat drinking from the fish bowl!
We went to Disney a few weeks ago. Here's a few pictures from our trip.
April, 1997 – March 24th, 2013
I found my sixteen year old kitty deceased on Sunday morning. I know she was old but she seemed very healthy and had not been sick at all. In fact, she had never been sick her whole life. I thought I would have more time with her.
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How to Add or Remove Entries from Context Menus in Windows?
In this tutorial, we'll tell you how to add new entries in context menus (right-click menu) and remove existing entries from context menus in Windows.
A. Type regedit in RUN dialog box or Start Menu searchbox and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor, now go to following keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\* (for adding an option in All files context menu)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory (for adding an option in folders context menu only)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive (for adding an option in Drives context menu only)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown (for adding an option in unknown files context menu)
B. Now under the above mentioned keys, you'll find "Shell" and "Shellex" keys. Both keys contain various entries, which are displayed when you right-click on a file, folder or drive. We'll use "Shell" key in this tutorial:
- Right-click on the "Shell" key and select "New -> Key".
- Give it any name. Suppose we gave it name "vishal".
- Now in right-side pane, double-click on "Default" String value and set its value to the Label which you want to display in context menu. Like if you want to add "Winamp" in context menu, then you can give it name "Open with Winamp" or similar.
- Now create another key under this newly created key "vishal" with the name "command" and in right-side pane set value of "Default" to the path of application. For ex, for winamp you can set its value "%programfiles%\Winamp\winamp.exe".
That's it. Now you'll get it in the context menu.
A few Important points:
1. If you add just the path in "Command", then it'll open the application but if you append "%1" (without quotes) in the path, then it'll open the selected file with the application. So in case of setting the value to "%programfiles%\Winamp\winamp.exe", set it "%programfiles%\Winamp\winamp.exe %1" and now it'll open the file in winamp.
2. Step 3 can be omitted and you can assign the application name directly to the new key. i.e., either set "Default" String value to the name of application or directly set the key name to application name. e.g. instead of setting the key name to "vishal", you can directly set its name to "Winamp", in this case leave the "Default" as it is.
3. With the help of this tutorial, you can add application shortcuts in any filetype context menu. e.g., if you like to play with "*.txt" file context menu, then go to:
so you can follow this tutorial for any filetype.
C. Same methods apply for removing entries from context menu. Just go to "Shell" or "Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers" and delete the unwanted key under these keys.
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Portland & Vancouver's Premier Kids' Soccer Program!
Join Soccer Shots of Portland for fun, non competitive soccer skills classes and camps for kids ages 2-8!
Soccer Shots meets once a week at daycares, preschool, elementary schools, and parks to provide a high energy, fun introduction to soccer. Soccer Shots is not a league: we are 30-45 minute classes that uses a creative, age appropriate curriculum to introduce basic soccer skills to kids ages 2-8. We take the game further with a focus on character development by introducing character words each week. As an added bonus, you will see your child's gross motor development improve, as well as begin to establish a healthy, active lifestyle with your child at a young age. We offer classes for 2-3 year olds (MINI), 3 to 5-year-olds (CLASSIC) and K-2nd Graders (PREMIER). Our Soccer Shots coaches are energetic
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Daycare/Preschool/After School Soccer Programs:
These classes happen on site at preschools, daycares, and elementary schools. To attend these classes, your child must be a student of that school. To see a list of our locations, scroll to the bottom of this page. Don't see your child's school but would like to have Soccer Shots offered at their school? Let us know by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Click here to register for Soccer Shots now!
Park & Community Soccer Classes:
Our park classes happen at parks and community centers all over Portland Metro and Vancouver, Washington. These classes are open to anyone. To find the park class that is the most convenient for you, check out our interactive Google map.
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In addition to our regular class schedule, Soccer Shots also offers week long summer and winter break camps. Soccer Shots Camps offer low coach-to-player ratios, professional staff, and an age appropriate curriculum. We'll pack the time with fun, skill building, games, character building and a ton of soccer. Register for a camp now!
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Our innovative curriculum extends beyond physical activity and soccer skills to incorporate values like respect, sharing, teamwork, encouragement and cooperation in every soccer class. The enhancement of a child's coordination, balance and agility is often seen immediately, but it is the building blocks being created for a life long love of sports that has the strongest impact.
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In each 30-45 minute soccer class, we focus on having fun while guiding children through imaginative games that teach basic soccer skills. We use a professionally developed curriculum to teach skills in a way that is not only fun but is age appropriate.
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Children benefit with increased psychomotor development through fun fitness activities. Soccer Shots encourages the development of active lifestyle habits at an early age.
We believe that children do best when they are having fun, that's why Soccer Shots' classes focus on fun, instead of competition. Our age appropriate curricula help kids ages 2-8 find success in their classes, regardless of their beginning skill level.
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Soccer Shots is now part of partnership that includes adidas, The Timbers, The Thorns, and The US Soccer Foundation that is working to bring soccer to local underserved communities. By becoming a Platinum partner of AC Portland, Soccer Shots is showing a commitment to spread soccer and increase health and activity levels throughout our community. We have made the commitment to donate $1 for every player who joins our program this Fall and Spring and together, we'll give more than $10,000 of support in the next 12 months. That means, that you can smile a little wider when you join Soccer Shots because you know your participation is bringing soccer to another child somewhere in the greater Portland area. To learn more about our partnership, visit AC Portland.
Want to join our team? We're always looking for new members of our team. See current open positions here.
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Soccer Shots of Portland Locations
- Broadway Children's Center
- Columbia Christian Schools
- Fernhill Park
- Irving Park
- Normandale Park
- Portland Montessori School
North Portland:
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- Imagination Station
NW Portland:
- Barnes Miller Child Development Center
- Beth Israel Preschool
- CLASS Academy
- Forest Park Elementary
- Hillside Community Center
- Lenox Park Elementary
- Mill Pond Park
- Skyline Elementary
- The Carl at Shaarie Torah
- Wallace City Park
SE Portland:
- Abernethy Elementary School
- Blooming Gardens Preschool
- Childswork Learning Center
- Clinton City Park
- Duniway Elementary School
- Emily Alexanders Preschool of the Arts
- Grandma's Place - Clark Family Center
- Johnson Creek Park
- Learning Tree - Oak Grove
- Mt Tabor Cooperative Preschool
- Oak Hills Church
- Portland Futsal (Community Partner)
- Sellwood Park
- Sugarplums Dayschool
- Winterhaven Elementary
- Woodstock City Park
- Uno Dos Tres Academy
SW Portland:
- Children's Garden
- Fulton Park Community Center
- Gan - Portland Jewish Preschool
- Hamilton City Park
- Helen Gordon Child Development Center (PSU)
- Hilltop Preschool & Kindergarten
- Hope Chinese Charter School
- Maplewood Elementary
- Neveh Shalom
- Riverplace Sport & Spa
- St. Andrews – VHFLC
- Sunny Hills Preschool
- Sunstone Montessori
- The International School
- West Hills Learning Center
- West Hills Montessori
- West Tualatin View Elementary School
- Westridge Elementary School
- Bethany Elementary School
- Bethany Sport & Spa
- Bethany Village Montessori
- Bonny Slope Elementary
- Children's Time Preschool
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- Learning Tree - Turquoise
- Learning Years - Jenkins
- Little Einsteins Spanish School
- Little Stars Montessori
- Northwest Chinese Academy
- NW Montessori School (Beaverton)
- Rock Creek Church
- Springville K-8
- St. Andrews Learning Center
- Wonder Years Learning Center
- Learning Tree – Canby
- Cascade Heights Public Charter School
- Clackamas Day School
- KinderCare Learning Center - Sunnyside
- Spring Mountain Bible Church
- Sunnyside Elementary
- Christ the Vine Lutheran School
- Learning Tree - Durham
- Fairview Community Park
- Fairview Community Center
- La Petite Academy (Fairview)
- Centennial High School
- East Hill Chruch
- Kindercare Learning Center - Gresham
- Portland Adventist Elementary
- Stepping Stone #1
- Stepping Stone #2 Highland
Happy Valley:
- Academy for Kids
- Happy Valley Elementary
- Scouters Mountain Elementary School
- Spring Mountain Elementary
- Verne Duncan Elementary
- Butternut Creek Elementary
- Carden Cascade Academy
- Care-a-lot Childcare
- Dairy Creek Park
- Faith Bible Christian School
- Griffin Oaks Park
- Hawthorn Sport & Spa
- Learning Tree - Tuality
- Learning Years - Hillsboro
- Nexus Apartments at Orenco Station
- Orenco Elementary School
- Quatama Elementary School
- Reedville Creek Park
- Trinity Lutheran Preschool
Lake Oswego:
- Children's Hour Academy (Community Partner)
- Children's Hour Jean Rd. Campus
- International Leadership Academy
- Kindercare Mountain Park
- Lake Grove Elementary
- Oswego Playschool
- Rocking Horse Preschool
- Uplands Elementary School
- Milwaukie/El Puente Elementary School
- View Acres Elementary
Oregon City:
- Chapin City Park
- John McLoughlin Elementary School
- Crossridge Montessori
- Phoenix Children's Academy
- Sherwood YMCA Child Development Center
- Timberline Learning Center
- Bonita Park
- Cook Park
- Gaarde Christian School
- Learning Tree - Bonita
- Learning Tree - Hall Blvd.
- Summerlake Park
Vancouver, WA:
- Bright Beginnings Preschool
- Burton Early Learning Center
- Cascadia Montessori School
- Central Park Childcare
- Children's Village Day School Vancouver
- Children's Village of Orchards
- Church of the Good Shepherd
- Columbia Valley Elementary
- Cornerstone Christian Academy
- Felida Community Park
- Fisher's Landing Elementary
- Fruit Valley Early Learning Center
- Image Child Care Center
- Innovative Services NW
- King's Way Christian Schools
- Lakeshore Montessori School
- Learning Avenues Child Care Center
- Luke Jensen Sport Park
- Nierenberg Center
- Pacific Community Park
- Salmon Creek Christian Preschool & Daycare
- Sonshine Christian School
- Southwest Washington Learning Center
- Springfield YMCA Child Development Center
- St. John Christian Childcare Center
- St. Paul Christian Daycare
- The Goddard School - Salmon Creek
- Wee Care Daycare & Preschool St. Johns
- YMCA Orchards Child Care
West Linn:
- BeLoved Montessori
- Cascade Summit
- KinderCare Learning Center - West Linn
- Willamette Christian Church
- Learning Tree – Wilsonville
- Memorial Park
- NW Montessori School (Wilsonville)
- Wilsonville Parks and Recreation Community Center
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Using business understanding, data understanding, data preparation, modeling, evaluation, and deployment to solve the marketing attribution problem.
Marketing attribution is a topic that remains a thorn in the side of most organizations. Are we still no better off than John Wanamaker back in the 1800's when he purportedly said those famous words: "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half"? The trouble is that the goal posts keep moving, and just when you think you might be able to get your arms around the subject, the landscape changes.
Marketing attribution is both a business problem and an analytical problem. The business problem is simple: "How do I best spend my budget?" The analytical problem is a bit more complex: "How do I develop a methodology that delivers some valuable insight to solve the business problem with the data, time, and budget available?" Historically the answer to that question has been to use whatever methodology the technology we are using can give us, and that's generally been the "last-click" attribution model. In a recent survey conducted by Econsultancy in association with Adobe, only around a quarter of client-side respondents claimed to be doing any form of marketing attribution analysis that wasn't "last-click." So lots of companies potentially need to solve this analytical problem.
To address analytical problems I'm quite a big fan of the CRISP-DM process. Although originally designed specifically for data-mining projects, I think it encourages good discipline and business process around any analytical problem. I thought it would be interesting to apply it to the marketing attribution problem.
The process is made up of six stages:
Business Understanding
Here we're trying to determine what the business problem is that we're trying to solve for. In this case it's generally a marketing mix optimization problem. But what are the boundaries and what are the constraints? Are you only talking about digital channels here? If so, which ones? What about non-digital media such as TV, press, radio, etc.? Do they need to be included in the mix as well?
Data Understanding
Dependent of the definition of the business problem, the next stage is to understand the data. Where is it and what does it look like? How good is the quality? Typically most companies will have web analytics and campaign-tracking systems at the core but there may be other data available that will need to be integrated into the approach in some way. Based on what you find here it may be that you need to revisit the business problem definition and adjust it accordingly.
Data Preparation
This is generally the "heavy lifting" element of any project. Data need to be prepared for analysis and modeling and quite often you will find that there is additional processing and data management that may be required. You may need to extract data from different systems and load them into another type of database. You may need to integrate different data sources together to get a comprehensive view of all the potential marketing touch points. You may need to create new data collection methods to capture data that currently doesn't exist. Never underestimate the time and effort involved in this phase!
Once that heavy lifting has been done, it's time to start modeling. Typically in the CRISP-DM view of the world this would be some kind of statistical modeling, but in our marketing attribution view of the world the models are generally not statistical in nature but generally different views of the data - e.g., first click, last click, linear attribution, and so on. It's likely that as the business problem becomes larger and more complex, more sophisticated analytical approaches are going to be required. Integrating offline marketing channels into the mix might mean, for example, the need to use inferential modeling techniques such as regression analysis or econometrics. These techniques are generally not cheap, but if the marketing investments are large enough, then they should be able to generate some real ROI.
Part of the modeling process is evaluating the results. This is evaluating the model on two levels. Is it a good model from an analytical or statistical perspective and is it a good model for the business - i.e., is it fit for purpose? Here you have to go back and look at the problem that you're trying to solve and evaluate which model is the right one for you. Something that is too simplistic will provide you with a sub-optimal solution to your problem. Something that is over-engineered will not give you the kind of ROI that you're looking for. There's no point in having some complex econometric model if people only generally visit your website once before they decide to buy or not.
There's no point in doing any of this stuff if the results aren't deployed back into the organization! It's something that needs to be considered upfront in the business understanding phase. How is the model going to be used? How will decisions be made? How often are you going to review the methodology? Markets move, things change, so the models you use need to be regularly reviewed.
I've come to the conclusion over the years that there is no "right answer" to the marketing attribution question. Every organization is different - priorities are different, strategies are different, and so the business problem (while generally consistent) is often articulated and defined differently. Every marketing attribution model is likely to be a customized solution in some shape, form, or other. Hopefully this approach can give you a framework for thinking about the problem.
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Neil Mason is SVP, Customer Engagement at iJento. He is responsible for providing iJento clients with the most valuable customer insights and business benefits from iJento's digital and multichannel customer intelligence solutions.
Neil has been at the forefront of marketing analytics for over 25 years. Prior to joining iJento, Neil was Consultancy Director at Foviance, the UK's leading user experience and analytics consultancy, heading up the user experience design, research, and digital analytics practices. For the last 12 years Neil has worked predominantly in digital channels both as a marketer and as a consultant, combining a strong blend of commercial and technical understanding in the application of consumer insight to help major brands improve digital marketing performance. During this time he also served as a Director of the Web Analytics Association (DAA) for two years and currently serves as a Director Emeritus of the DAA. Neil is also a frequent speaker at conferences and events.
Neil's expertise ranges from advanced analytical techniques such as segmentation, predictive analytics, and modelling through to quantitative and qualitative customer research. Neil has a BA in Engineering from Cambridge University and an MBA and a postgraduate diploma in business and economic forecasting.
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The heated race left Fletcher with just more than $23,500 on hand, according to records filed with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.
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Fletcher faced challenges from former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup and Paducah businessman Billy Harper, who both claimed the scandal had politically wounded the governor and he could not win a second term.
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Ivan Krizsan wrote:Hi!
My personal experiences are as follows concerning Eclipse vs NetBeans:
Eclipse: More low-level than NetBeans, but also lets you see all the details.
I usually write Ant scripts to do things like wsimport and wsgen (working with GlassFish and Metro), but this may be because I haven't found the proper tools. However, this is not an issue to me - I prefer knowing exactly what is going on. Good tooling for Axis (as far as I am able to determine - no extensive experience in this area).
Has TCP monitor and web service testing tool for SOAP web services.
NetBeans: More high-level than Eclipse with wizards for creating web services, hiding generated artifacts. Drag-and-drop creation of web service client invocation. A very nice collection of tutorials at netbeans.org.
One invaluable tool is the WS-Policy file editor - this only is a reason to keep a NetBeans installation. Writing WS-Policy files by hand is not for the faint of heart (at least not something I enjoy).
Has TCP monitor, but I haven't found a web service testing tool. GlassFish has one, though, so I haven't searched extensively.
Conclusion: NetBeans tool support for web services seems better, but Eclipse gives you more control, so in the end I guess it is a matter of personal taste.
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