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HP Pavilion dv7
Well designed, high quality construction, with more than enough processing power for most people, especially at this price. Switchable graphics gives you a balance between power and efficiency
Switchable graphics requires shutting down applications. Battery life is on the lower side of average. Device runs hot
Looking for something bigger and better than the HP dv6? It could be the HP Pavilion dv7, but we have more reservations about this model. This is a hefty machine, weighing in at just under 3.5kg and it's quite clearly the dv6's big brother; actually it feels as if someone took a bicycle pump to its smaller sibling, with the same shape and case design and many of our comments about that machine apply.
What lies beneath
The HP chiclet keyboard is the same as the dv6, complete with numeric keypad for gaming (or spreadsheet work), but it's almost lost behind the massive palm rest - it's over 4 inches deep, leaving room for a large touchpad. However the biggest difference between our test machines is in the silicon, with the dv7-6002SA using an AMD Phenom dual core processor that doesn't handle itself nearly as well as the dv6's SandyBridge chip; it does mean you can get a 17-inch system for the same price as the dv6 though.
We still like the HP screen at 17-inches: it's clear and easy to see, and with a 1600 x 900 resolution there's plenty of space for everything from photo-editing to writing your own code. We found the LED backlighting gave excellent contrast, showing up fine details in our HD movie trailer test even in dark areas. Video performance was also good when playing a 720p HD movie from a network share. The built-in Radeon graphics can operate in two modes, performance and low power, with an automatic switch between the two when you change from mains power to battery. However, like the dv6, you'll need to close all your applications before switching graphics card mode so it's nowhere near as convenient as the Nvidia Optimus system.
Performance is generally good, with Windows Home 7 Premium on a dual core AMD Phenom CPU running at 3GHz. It is not as capable as the latest Intel Core processors, but with the Fusion motherboard and the Radeon HD graphics there's plenty of performance here for the most demanding home users. There is also a little more heat generated underneath and at the back of the unit than you might want for comfort (although the size of 17-inch systems tends to keep them on a desk).
A generous 6GB of RAM is more than enough for most needs, even if you're editing large RAW images in Photoshop or Lightroom, or editing hours of HD video, and the 750GB hard drive gives you plenty of space for files. We'd have preferred to see a 7200rpm drive, but we were pleasantly surprised with the performance we got with the stock 5400rpm unit. You'll probably want to use that option on battery, as using the dv7 with high power graphics for browsing over Wi-Fi, with some streaming video and audio gave us a battery life of around 1 hour 40 minutes; not unusual for 17-inch notebooks but still slightly disappointing.
The dv7 has the same generous ports as the dv6 (although in slightly different places), with both HDMI and VGA and a multi-format optical drive, but the highlight is two USB 3.0 connections. It's good to see HP putting support for this faster data transfer standard in consumer notebooks and it will make it a lot easier to use external drives for backup. There are also two USB 2.0 connections for older peripherals, and those that don't need the speed (like printers and ubiquitous USB sticks). While their side positioning makes sense with the drop hinge display, it does make it harder to fit the hefty dv7 onto a smaller desk (and it's a little on the heavy side for a lap).
Sounds good?
If you're looking for quality audio on a budget, the dv7 this could be the machine for you, as sound quality was really rather good. The subwoofer adds richness to the sound but the Beats audio doesn't have the sometimes overblown sound processing of the HP Envy systems and there's little distortion, and plenty of dynamic range in the speakers.
We're not particularly fond of the combo wireless card that HP's using in its latest laptops. For one thing it makes it very hard to turn off Bluetooth when you only want a Wi-Fi connection. We had to disable the Bluetooth drivers manually which, while easy with Windows 7, is still more steps than we'd like. The radio is powerful though and you'll find the Wi-Fi connection fast and stable, even in the busy wireless environment of a suburban street.
Like most HP machines there's a lot of bundled software. You'll probably want to delete most of it (especially the child-friendly Magic Desktop). As usual you get the latest version of Microsoft's consumer tools, Windows Live Essentials 2011, which includes photo and video editing tools, along with a starter edition of Microsoft Office, which can be unlocked to install the full version. We found the fingerprint reader software a little aggressive, popping up to register our fingers the first time we reached a password protected web page, but given how well the stickers on the keyboard concealed the actual reader the reminder might be useful.
The HP Pavilion series delivers good performance at a good price, and the dv7 is no exception. Its 17-inch display is crisp and clear, and you get good sound quality. Two USB 3.0 ports are a welcome addition, and should make backing up and working with media drives a lot easier (and a lot faster). Like the dv6, this is an ideal home laptop - even if its weight makes it more suitable for a desk. For sheer performance we much prefer the dv6, but a 17-inch system of this quality at this price is a bargain - as long as you're happy with the heat, the limitations of the AMD/Radeon combination and the sheer size of the beast.
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Always be…Serving Content: Why Continuing to Provide Content for your Audience is the Key to Success
September 24th, 2015 by Corinne Price
Creating and delivering content can seem like a daunting task. Content can be overwhelming for not only smaller organizations, but larger companies with a full content team. But the good thing is that once you've created a few pieces, it's easy to keep your audience engaged. This blog will discuss how to capture your audience through content.
For this particular case, let's use Netflix as an example. One of the reasons that Netflix is so popular (binge watching is a national pastime) is that you don't really have to do anything. Previously, when you wanted to watch a show, you had to be home in time for the 30-minute episode you wanted to see. As soon as the show finished you went on with your life. But, Netflix has changed that completely. Not only will the next episode begin playing as soon as you've finished, they make recommendations based on your taste, and going back to find an episode is easy.
So how is Netflix similar to Content Marketing? If your content marketing plan is strategic and built for your customers, they too will always consume more of your content because it's easy to find and it's tailored to them.
Here are a few tips we suggest to ensure your customers will "always be returning":
- Always Be…Personalizing
- We can't overstate the importance of personalization. When a user is reading your content, they're already engaged. They're interested in your company and what you have to offer them.
- As someone is reading an article, a snap shot, a case study – whatever – make sure they can quickly and easily find another similar piece right away.
- This can be accomplished by having your website offer up content as a user is reading or you could provide links to more content in your email campaigns. Just make sure the content is always there and always easy to find.
- Always Be… Gating
- When you provide content to a user, don't give it all away at once.
- This is similar to testing out a new car. You can let your user take content for a "test drive" and as they're half way through an article, put up a gate. This gate can ask for more information and allows you to thoughtfully add users to your database.
- The "Try before you buy" method helps you understand more about your potential customer but also makes sure that they're the right audience. If they take time to give you their name, they're interested in learning more.
- Always Be…Monitoring
- We can't overstate how important monitoring your website and email analytics is. If you understand where your customers are and are not going, you'll get a good idea of what you need to be providing them.
- By reviewing your site and email analytics, you'll know what to invest in next, based off of the type of content being consumed.
- As an adult, you most likely wouldn't want to watch cartoons, so Netflix wouldn't suggest them to you (unless of course your child has control of Netflix) Analytics also helps you segment and make sure that your content gets to the right person at the right time.
We hope these tips were helpful and if you have any questions, let us know!
Q&A: How to Reduce Marketing Expenses with Social Media
September 3rd, 2015 by Somer Klepper
According to Social Examiner's 2015 Social Media Marketing Industry Report, more than half of its 3,720 respondents were able to reduce marketing expenses with social media marketing (SMM). That's great news for all of us who already dedicate time to social marketing initiatives, but how exactly does it work? Read on as Launch's social media specialist, Somer Klepper, expands on this finding.
Q: How is it that the marketers from this survey are cutting costs by spending 6 hours a week on social media?
Let me begin by saying that at least six hours a week is essential for success. People frequently put social media on the backburner, not realizing the impact that social media can have on a brand. This may be because social media is still a relatively new method of marketing, in comparison to methods like direct mail or email campaigns. Furthermore, there are no clear standards for social media metrics to measure against—there are no CTR (click thru rate) benchmarks for posts, for example. Each platform performs differently, so each platform should have its own set of standards, but we're still in the middle of developing those standards—"we" being any marketer using social media outlets. Marketers need to take the time to learn what works and what doesn't work for each of their social media platforms.
Now to answer the question: These marketers were able to reduce marketing expenses with social media by generating leads in a more cost-effective way. Popular social media platforms allow marketers to get in front of their desired users through targeting—demographic, behavioral, location-based, you name it. Depending on the platform, marketers can generate leads anywhere from $1-$20 at the cost-per-click. With leads in that range, you would most definitely see a decrease in marketing budgets, but you may have to work harder for them, depending on factors like content, landing page, and campaign goals.
Q: What types of businesses or organizations stand to benefit the most from social media marketing?
Really any type of business can reap the benefits of social media marketing. SMM can be used for branding, awareness, product launch, hiring, exposing company culture and building character, connecting with customers/clients/prospects—the list of possibilities is endless. The key is to do social media right. When I say that, I'm referring to sharing the right content, engaging your audience and not directly selling yourself on the platforms. The central focus here is to remember that you are trying to help your audience, not pitch them.
Let's pretend that you are a SaaS company. Instead of constantly offering free trials on your social media accounts, offer a case study that gives hard stats of growth and improvement that your software brought to another company (of course, get approval from the other party) or a whitepaper that offers strong industry insights and demonstrates that you're a thought leader within the SaaS industry. Leads generated from SMM efforts within the tech industry are especially favored because people like to research and shop around. Take those leads, build a list, nurture it then close it.
Q: Do you have any tips on how marketers can use social media to make the most out of a small marketing budget?
Test everything. If you have a small budget and you're not sure how to spend it, pick the social media platform that best aligns with your audience and desired clientele, then test your efforts.
Continuing the SaaS example, create two ads with the same copy to promote your whitepaper or case study. Build different landing pages for each ad. For each send you should vary form placement, call to actions, or buttons, and compare performance, making sure you test one variable per send. Which landing page has the higher CTR? Which landing page generated the most form submissions?
Testing saves you time and money by telling you what works for your audience and your business. It's important to test periodically to account for changes in audience preference and other variables.
Have any questions of your own? Comment below! Otherwise, look through our blog to learn more about social media and its impact on the bottom line, or contact Launch for personalized advice.
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8 Brainstorming Techniques to Unlock Your Business Writing Creativity
August 6th, 2015 by Jeff Mangels
Brainstorming is a critical part of any creative process, whether you are writing copy or creating your next big product. Once defined as simply a collaboration of ideas, the term has since transformed into any sort of creative planning, no matter if it is done in a group or independently.
To come up with creatively written solutions to your marketing dilemmas you don't need to be an expert copywriter or even consider yourself a writer at all. You just need to consider some basic techniques of brainstorming to get your juices flowing.
Prepare Rough Ideas
Even though the bulk majority of your brainstorming may happen in a group setting it is still important for you to come to the group with some thoughts and ideas ready to go. This applies to everyone involved in the group brainstorming session. The ideas generated during freethinking are your own and free from outside influence.
Jot down any idea that comes to mind. Key word here is any. The goal isn't to come up with a fully developed idea right from the start but to build toward something with free flowing ideas. Take a look at your preliminary ideas and you will have a better understanding of what works and doesn't work before you attempt the group brainstorm.
Get Others Involved
Brainstorming sessions focused on business writing do not have to be exclusive to copywriters. They should involve anyone who can provide valuable input. Graphic designers are a good example. Chances are that your copy will need graphical representation to tie it all together. Customer Support staff and the sales department are groups that interact with customers on a daily basis, so they can offer a different and unique perspective on what the customers are saying. Listening to different ideas and input can help bring out the best in your writing.
Use Word Association
This technique involves brainstorming lists of words and then finding similarities between the key words on each list. For example, imagine that you want to create a new slogan for a software product focused on online collaboration. You could start with the root word "collaboration" and use word association to come up with a list of ideas such as "ideation" or "improved productivity." Then you could brainstorm another list beginning with "productivity." In the end, you might have five or six lists of ideas based on word association. One way to build your slogan would be to choose one word from each of the lists and find a creative way to link them together.
Pose an Initial Question
Suppose you had created a product for small to medium-sized businesses and were looking for a new way to approach marketing the product. You can start a brainstorming session by posing a single question such as "What is it that small to medium-sized business owners are looking for?" Participants would throw out ideas such as "to increase sales" or "to save time and money." Another option would be to select a specific feature of your new product and open with a question about it. "How does this specific feature help small to medium-sized business owners?" The idea is to get the conversation started so that you can outline ideas or common themes.
Use Your Senses
When you discuss a product or a service in your copy, you're not just trying to highlight information, you're trying to invoke an emotional response. One of the most effective ways to do this is to use sensory imagery in your copywriting. We all know that our Product X is the most powerful product of its kind but how does it feel? Can you hear it, and if so, what does it sound like?
Make a list of all the sensory aspects of your product or service and search for words or phrases that produce a particular emotional response. Utilizing a sensory technique with your copywriting will allow you to see your product or service in a completely new light.
Allow Wild Ideas
It is important to suspend criticism during brainstorming sessions. All ideas, no matter how crazy or ludicrous they may seem, should be encouraged and recorded without comment or criticism from the group. The general goal of brainstorming is to collect as many ideas as possible. Quantity is much more important quality during this stage of the process.
Utilize Mind-Mapping
Considered one of the most classic approaches of all, mind mapping involves putting a goal in the center of a piece of paper or board, then branching outward into subtopics. The goal is to create as many subcategories as possible as well as any associated ideas that spring out from them. This technique is one of the best ways to capture your thoughts and bring them to life in visual form.
Save Rejected Ideas
Yes! You've gone through the brainstorming process and have picked the one idea to develop further and solve your specific business need. Problem is, you still have many more great ideas and concepts that end up going unused. Make sure to save these unused ideas. You never know when they might be put to good use at a later date or when they might serve as a basis for inspiration involving another great idea. At the beginning of a new brainstorming session, consider pulling out the list of rejected ideas and choosing a couple of them to get the ball rolling. This could be especially helpful if you are having a difficult time getting started with ideas.
These are just a small sample of the hundreds, if not thousands, of different brainstorming techniques that can be applied to help generate creative business writing ideas. The end goal is to help you create inventive copy that attracts customers to your business. How you get there is completely up to you so try them out and find what works best for you and your team. For additional marketing tips from our team look here.
If you have any techniques that you have applied and found extremely useful, let us know in the comments section below.
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Integrating Social Media into your Trade Show Activities
July 27th, 2015 by Jeff Mangels
Due to ever evolving advancements in technology and techniques, businesses, large and small alike, can now market to literally thousands of consumers without ever meeting face-to-face. However, marketing practices like trade shows, conferences and seminars have withstood the test of time.
In-person events highlight the physical aspects of marketing – like the much needed personal interaction with clients and potential customers. Aisle upon aisle of relevant vendors and eager attendees can provide you with an arsenal of new leads and connections. While trade shows are more physical in nature, implementing a social media strategy in coordination with your trade show activities will allow you to maximize your presence before, during and after the event.
Pre-show Activities
1. Utilize the official hashtag for the event. Start following the hashtag several weeks prior to the event to discover trends and connect with key players. When tweeting about the event, be sure to use the assigned hashtag.
2. Go ahead and create a hashtag specific to your company or trade show campaign. Attaching your hashtag to the official event hashtag will increase the exposure your company will receive when posting on Twitter.
3. Use social media to announce a promotion, contest, special hospitality event or giveaway for the event. You can create a teaser video or announce a secret code word that attendees will need for a prize or entry into a drawing. A simple tie in to your social media accounts can create significant buzz and increase traffic to your booth during the event.
4. Reach out to LinkedIn connections and personally invite them. Invite them to stop by your booth or to lunch, dinner, or an after-hours event while there.
5. Connect with trade specific media contacts and ask them to set up a meeting, stop by your booth to discuss a new product or attend a session you are hosting. Responding to tweets, retweeting posts and commenting on blogs are simple ways to engage media contacts.
During the Show Activities
6. Tradeshows and conferences are busy, so take advantage of scheduling some tweets and Facebook posts in advance. This could be particularly helpful if you are presenting on a topic at a specific time. You can schedule tweets about key talking points both before and during the presentation.
7. Use Facebook and Twitter as real-time news feeds for delivering up-to-the-minute content, photos and videos. Constant updates can provide valuable information to those people who cannot physically be there.
8. Include social media icons, web addresses, QR codes, and calls-to-action to your social networks in your booth display.
9. Offer attendees additional contest entries if they like your Facebook page or follow you on Twitter and LinkedIn.
10. Announce contest winners through your social media platforms. Advertise that the winner will be published on your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages and then have the winners come back to your booth to get their prize. Snap a photo of them with their prize and post it as well.
Post-show Activities
11. Create a quick event wrap-up and post it socially. Make sure to thank everyone for stopping by your booth or seminar session at the event.
12. Continue the conversation by writing a blog post about your participation in the show. You can focus on seminar discussions, common themes at the event or your overall experiences. Promote your post via social channels.
13. Connect with new prospects using LinkedIn's premium feature called InMail. In the days following an event, valuable prospects often end up dealing with an email inbox that is flooded with messages from sales reps and marketers from the show. Stand out from the crowd by using LinkedIn InMail.
You can connect with any LinkedIn user with InMail, regardless of your previous history with them. Users will be notified of the new message with a LinkedIn alert email and more likely to read and respond to your InMail than they would a standard email.
14. Ensure that any email follow-up with your leads and connections includes links to all of your social media accounts.
These are just a handful of ideas to make your next event more social. Coordinate social media and trade shows or other events to stretch marketing efforts and drive increased exposure, more leads, and extensive networking opportunities.
Need help with your event or social media strategies? Contact Launch Marketing today! Be sure to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook to keep up with the latest B2B marketing tips and trends.
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From the beginning, Democrats have been trying to make this case into something they knew it was not: a smoking gun against the administration. At the outset of the prosecution, Sen. Harry Reid shamelessly said, "The Libby indictment provides a window into what this is really about: how the administration manufactured and manipulated intelligence in order to sell the war in Iraq and attempted to destroy those who dared to challenge its actions. As a result of its improper conduct, a cloud now hangs over this administration." (Reid and others said virtually the same thing after the verdict.)
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald also pushed the Democrats' conspiratorial lunacy, as evidenced by his bizarre and outrageously inflammatory statement to a D.C. jury in closing argument, "There is a cloud over the vice president." Sound familiar?
How could Fitzgerald possibly say that in good conscience, knowing and having known from the very beginning of the case, that Richard Armitage, not Libby, was the leaker and Armitage was no friend of the administration and even less supportive of the Iraq war?
Predictably, the liberal media has also made its best efforts to turn this trial into Bush's Watergate. Early on they were praying for and predicting that Rove would be indicted. And despite the unconscionably belated revelation that Libby was not the leaker, MSNBC reporter David Shuster stuck with the Democrat template, asking Libby, after the verdict, "Are you willing to go to jail to protect Vice President Cheney?"
Protect him from what? How many times can we repeat that Libby was neither charged nor convicted of leaking -- because he didn't do it? No matter. They just continue to push the theme that "the wrong guy was convicted."
Scooter Libby is the wrong guy, all right, but there is no right guy, because there was no administration misconduct here. Libby is also the fall guy, but not for Cheney, Rove or Bush. He's the left's sacrificial lamb, an expendable human being whose criminalization is necessary to perpetuate their abominable and politically self-serving myth that Bush, Cheney and Rove lied us into war.
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Local barbecue lovers are out in full force with week for Meat Week D.C., part of a larger national celebration of all things meat in various cities. Last night, participants were at American Ice Co. on U Street NW.
In the coming days, participants will be sampling barbecue from Capital Q in Chinatown, Rocklands Barbeque & Grilling in Glover Park, the yet-to-open Pork Barrel in Del Ray and the PORC food truck.
This year is special. According to the Meat Week folks:
Last year's Snowmagedon/Snowpocalpyse forced the cancellation of our highly anticipated trip to Mr. P's Ribs (and Seafood). This year, we're putting Mr. P's back on the schedule and getting our meat sweat on in a NE Safeway parking lot come rain or shine.
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Diet 101. What is everyone eating??? What do you crave??
Im eating a lot of chicken salad. And for snacks grilled vegetable quesadillas and chewy granola bars. But it really depends on what your body will allow you to eat. I found a great website with a weekly recommendation for good foods :
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I haven't really started yet, because nothing looks or tastes good these days anyway, but I'm going to try to stick to the Brewer diet. It's recommended by the Bradley Method association and is really well-balanced. It gives you a way to track what you're getting, and how much protein, and tells you how much you need, and how to get it. There's a complete list of what your body needs every day. Although it hasn't been proven, it's also been known to reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia and some other things.
(Disclaimer: some of the things it mentions on the site are out of date and quite false... the diet is good, because it really does show all the stuff you need, but not everything is as it should be. I just found a link to an article about exercise in pregnancy being bad for you (!?) and had to roll my eyes. So... diet= good. Site= iffy at best. lol)
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I also don't "diet" during my pregnancies. I just don't eat ice cream 24/7 like I would like to. Lol.
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JenSense – it's all about the AdSense…
Online Retail Traffic Surges on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday
Clickz reports that 'Online Retail Traffic was up on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday – 'The market share of U.S. visits to the online shopping category was up 27 percent this Thanksgiving Day over Thanksgiving Day last year. Shopping visits on Black Friday this year were up 24 percent over figures for Black Friday a year ago.'
This is no surprise to me as I have done a bit of an informal survey of my problogging friends via MSN the last couple of days and found that most of them report increases in earnings from affiliates and contextual advertising over the last week – including Thursday and Friday. Those who especially saw gains were those blogging about consumer products. Whilst traffic on personal and political topics was down for most – those with a topic mix focusing on electronics, toys and other gift ideas have found their traffic and income stream surging in the past week.
Price Rise Fuels Online Ad Increase
'Online advertising grew 2.5 times as fast as overall U.S. advertising in the first three quarters of 2004, according to data released by TNS Media Intelligence/CMR.
Online advertising in the U.S. totaled $5.59 billion for the first three quarters of this year, up 25.8 percent over the $4.45 billion measured over the same time period in 2003. That growth was well ahead of the year-over-year increase of 10.3 percent in overall U.S. ad spending to $102.47 billion from January through September, from the $92.90 billion spent in the same time period in 2003. The figures come amid other signs of stabilization within the online advertising market in recent weeks….'
Read more at Studies: Price Rise Fuels Online Ad Increase
Blogs – Diamonds in the Rough
Richard Zwicky writes that 'Blogs are Diamonds in the Rough
Blogs are a potential diamond in the rough for your businesses marketing effots. The material posted on an ongoing basis to blogs are a veritable gold mine of insights for readers, provided by business leaders, market leaders, innovators, philosophers, marketers, political commentators, and many other opinion makers who never before have enjoyed such easy access to a simple and unmoderated public forum in which to share their opinions, ideas and insights….'
What Every Blogger Needs To Know About Their Target Audience
John Taylor writes on the topic of keeping your reader in mind as you blog….
It doesn't matter what kind of web site you have you must understand your target audience and know what it is that they want. Please notice that I used the word want and not the word need. There is a world of difference between wants and needs. For example you might need a means of getting from A to B and almost any vehicle would fulfil that need; but what you really want is a top of the range BMW!
I write my blog with just one person in mind. In my minds eye I have come to know that person intimately, I understand his goals, his dreams and his aspirations and I know the things that really interests him. He is my ideal reader, he soaks up every word and he clicks every link I include in each blog post.
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'Clicklab, a leader in the emerging field of click fraud detection and prevention, announced the release and general availability of the white paper "How to Defend Your Website Against Click Fraud."
The white paper is released shortly after Google has filed first-of-a-kind click fraud lawsuit against AdSense publisher. The lawsuit filed in a California Superior Court, alleges that a Texas-based website publisher generated fake clicks on its AdSense ads and paid a number of individuals to do the same.
Earlier this year, a California programmer was indicted for allegedly attempting to extort $100,000 from Google to prevent him from releasing Google Clique, the software he wrote to generate fake clicks on AdSense ads.'
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Blogs Are Business Support Tools, Not Direct Money Makers
Fredrik from CorporateBloggingBlog has an interesting post on making money directly from blogging and writes:
'I'm not sure why so many people are looking for direct revenue streams from blogging. Or, well, I understand why. We all have to pay the mortgages. But I don't think that blogging as such ever will be more than a small niche business.' Read more at : Blogs Are Business Support Tools, Not Direct Money Makers
I have to agree with Fredrik – but also disagree. I think the majority of money to be made from blogging probably comes from other activities on the edge of blogging and not directly from the activity of posting articles. For instances blogging tools, support services (like providing advertisers for bloggers) and blog consulting are obvious examples of how people can make money indirectly from blogging – however I think its been proven that it is possible to not only make a few dollars directly from blogging – but to make a decent income from it. I know of a growing number of full time bloggers who sustain their total income from their blogging (most of whom are not willing to go public about it for fear of being copied). Of course this is a small number of people and is an activity that will become more difficult as more and more bloggers give it a go and compete – but I really believe that the market is big enough to sustain a good deal of bloggers taking this approach.
Pro-blogging >> My two year Journey of Discovery
Yesterday was the 2 year anniversary of the very first blog post that I ever did on my first personal blog.
It has been a very interesting and rewarding two years. I've been reflecting today a little about the journey of blogging so far. There have been a number of movements that have brought me to the place I'm in today as someone who now who earns a living from blogging. Let me reflect a little on the journey so far….
Another Blogger for Hire on EBay
Friday we mentioned that Jeremy Wright was Darren has also started an auction on ebay – but instead of starting at $100 he's decided to kick the bidding off at $500. No bids so far – but I'm sure he'll get there.
The publicity for these two alone will be worth the effort. Here's what they should do – start bidding on each others auctions. Get it up really high – like $10,000 – it would cause a massive stir in the media. Then at the end when they both buy each others services for the same price – they don't have to shell out any money but they surf on the fame of it all.


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Spartan Camp #318 - 50 gestures + Optional `Shoulder Anatomy Study'
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Every few weeks we do anatomy studies in the Spartan Camp, with varying topics. This week we will be covering the shoulder!
Study the anatomy of the shoulder. This can be the bone structure, musculature, everything, or any specific parts. If you don´t feel like studying the inner anatomy, you could also do a study of the 'outside view'. Remember that the primary goal is to learn something new about the shoulder! Studies like these are extremely helpful if you want to be able to draw figures from imagination for your own work.
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What time does it end tomorrow? Hoping to participate.
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These are one-week challenges. Rounds usually last until Sunday is over. We're not too strict though. But posting gestures last minute often means people are already focused on the next week, so you might not get as much critique/comments.
Summer can be a bit low on attendance, I'm not sure if I can get something done this week either. If you're struggling to finish this up, feel free to join next week. A new thread is usually up on Sunday/Monday! Have fun!
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Hello, thank you Anthis for maintaining this project. I'm back to exercise after some hiatus. Anyway, here are this week's efforts.
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k so had like no time to get it done..., but next week will be better we swear >_<
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Some critique!
Next thread is up too, I'll be participating this week as well. See you there! Feel free to use this thread for discussion though. Nothing gets closed.
Sizun - Hey! Welcome back. I often take breaks too. You don't want this to be a chore, just a good challenge. Either way, nice work. Any specific reference used? I think I recognize a couple poses from the gesture tools. I think you did a pretty solid job getting the basic gesture in there. You're very economical with your lines too, or do you usually do a light sketch? I'm seeing something like a 'flow' line through many of these gestures though. There are a couple of sheets with poses that are not as strong (like the 8th image, with the dancing woman). Perhaps the figure was really thin, or using drapery? Nice job experimenting on that last page with gestures. Always good to try out new things!
SRB - Nice, you made it! Gestures don't have to be incredibly detailed, so you can do simple figures just fine. As long as you try to capture the pose in there. You've got some nice variation, with different approaches. I think you were really 'warming up' near the end though. For example the second last row of figures. The ones that are not stick figures, and two of which are seated poses. Those are very effective. They may be simplified and only done in a few lines, but the gesture is pretty clear and the proportions are solid too. Good stuff!
ancientdrake - I really like how you explore both a '3d' approach with building blocks and shapes, as well as a method with curved lines and organic drawing. The third image you uploaded has a really strong set of poses with a female in slightly differnent positions, kind of like she's moving. I thought these really stand out. Nice balance. And there's quite a bit of foreshortening going on too. Is the very last set of poses figures from imagination? Also, one of the scans is upside down. Fun to see a single value study in there as well (last figure). Think you lost some of the value structure in the chest area, but those legs are excellent. Solid 3d form. Nice work!
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Anthis, thank you for your useful comment. I used CroquisCafé references (some videos on YT and some pictures from the website). I study with Proko's gesture videos and he recommends drawing a flow line first so this is what I do The sheets are not posted in the order I drew them, and I think the weakest one was indeed the first on that day. And yes, I struggle with thin models. Thanks again for taking the time.
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Liberty University worship students write and perform song for the "Finding Faith" movie soundtrack.
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The Matrix trailer re-done to the music and tone of the Man of Steel trailer. Very cool.
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Lord of the Rings "authentic" Elvish bread
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Here you will find information about the Administrator's statutory, ceremonial and community duties. This website includes information on the functions of the Administrator, excerpts from the official program, speeches delivered and patronage engagement.
A section is also devoted to the fascinating history of Government House and features photographs and a virtual tour of its graceful rooms and beautiful gardens.
Investitures take place at Government House twice a year following the announcement of the Australia Day and Queen's Birthday Honours.
His Honour is very pleased to announce that fourteen Territorians will be invested as recipients of the Australia Day Honours at ceremonies in May.
"As Administrator, it is a huge privilege to conduct these important ceremonies for residents of the Northern Territory. This is an opportunity for us all to learn about inspiring individuals and to recognise their achievements − and distinguished service − under the Australian system of honours and awards", His Honour said.
"I'd also like to take the opportunity to congratulate the several Australians being invested in other States who have made a positive contribution to the Northern Territory".
Government House opens to the public at least once a year in the Top End's Dry Season. We invite everyone to come and see the beautiful rooms and gardens of Government House. Details of the 2016 Open Day will feature on the website soon.


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Hoochies Need Love Too Lyrics
Hoochies Need Love Too Song Lyrics
[1] - Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoochie
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, groove with me
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoochie
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, groove with me
So you're trippin', cuz I'm a little rougher than you're used to
I ain't the one you act a fool to
Step to me roam, and I'mma snap your neck
And put your ho in check, and if ya take another step... [gun cocks]
Back in the day, if I will remember
You had the hanky for a hoochie now you're frontin' when you're near me
And you know a hoochie ain't a hizoe
That's why you gotta gizo
But really you don't here me though
But anyway, I ain't trippin'
So don't you slip, cuz I'm dippin'
This sucka you ain't pimpin', uh
You gotta step to a hoochie with a little more game on your tongue
Oh yes, I get hung
And I don't need a father figure
Daddy dearest tryna nut up
Put your game up or shut the f**k up
And about that little tramp you supportin'
You're starin' me down, but I'm that hoochie you was shortin'
[Repeat 1]
Everybody's out to dis a hoochie, but don't even front
Just slide up a blunt
You gots to groove me to step to me
Ooh-ee ooh-ee, do he want me?
Or is he just a freaky brother fiendin' for some booty?
And thinkin' a bad ass hoochie might give the skins quicker
You got another thing comin' little nigga
We grew up on the same block, we went through the same
Now how you gonna have me deal with you?
You'se a trick
We both saw your momma get beat down by your pops
And saw your auntie get freaked down by your pops
And watched your ass get toe down
Just like your pops, and you gets no props
Now you're tryna educate your mind
Five percent and Klein, and you never touch the swine
But what about that old fade that you're sportin'?
You're starin' me down, but I'm that hoochie you was shortin'
[Repeat 1]
So step to the left of mine
Cock it out when I'm ringin' your chimes
A chocolate brotha on my arm, and he's fine
Yeah, and I'm...
Groovin' cuz I know he's right here
And can't nobody jump in my groove, I pumps fear
And y'all be lookin' at my man, however I'm peepin' you
A hoochie or not, my size 8 will be deep in you
Forget the peace treaty when you're steppin' to a sweetie
Sucka, you can't understand
I got his back-up if he needs me
Just like that Bonnie and Clyde, or that busta and that hoochie
Yeah, I gotta have me a brotha strong enough to groove me
Groove with me
So come on and groove me
Even though I'm a hoo-hoo-hoochie
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoochies need love too
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, even though I'm a hoochie
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, don't ya know we need love too
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, even though I'm a hoochie
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoochies need love too
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, even though, even though I'm a hoochie
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Sweet Sable
›Part Time Lover
›Big Pimpin'
Tha Dogg Pound f/ Big Pimpin, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg
›Didn't Mean to Turn You on
2nd II None
›Doggie Style
D.J. Rogers
Warren G and Nate Dogg
›Pour Out a Little Liquor
Thug Life f/ 2Pac
›Gonna Give It to Ya
Jewell & Aaron Hall
›Afro Puffs
The Lady of Rage f/ Snoop Dogg
›Jus So Ya No
CPO-Boss Hog
›Hoochies Need Love Too
›Crack 'Em
›Blowed Away
B Rezell
›Dogg Pound 4 Life
Tha Dogg Pound f/ Snoop Dogg
›It's Not Deep Enough
›U Bring da Dog Out
Rhythm & Knowledge
›I'm Still in Love with You
Al B. Sure!
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Set in the heart of Munich's historic city centre the Viktualienmarkt is a magnet to tourists and locals alike.Gourmets from near and far will all find something here to tempt their palate with a wide range of local and exotic wines, meats, fish, cheeses, bread, fruit, vegetables and spices on display and plenty of opportunities to sample the offerings along the way.
In true Munich tradition there is of course a beer garden at the centre of the market serving beers brewed by the city's six breweries in rotation.
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Until a new contract between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and running back Doug Martin is signed this offseason, many Bucs fans will be holding their breath. But for those starting to turn slightly blue, there are even more signs pointing that it is okay to exhale just a little.
As reported in late January, PewterReport.com has learned that such discussions have taken place between Bucs general manager Jason Licht and agent David Dunn regarding a contract extension with Pro Bowler Martin.
And then earlier this week Martin appeared on PFT.com and confirmed Tampa is where he wants to be.
"I love Tampa and Tampa loves me," Martin said. "I've got a house out there so I do wish I'll go back to Tampa."
Martin was asked his thoughts if a new contract can't be reached in the coming weeks, and the Buccaneers chose to use the franchise tag to keep him in Tampa.
"I'll play the year and we'll see what happens," Martin said regarding if he was designated a franchise player. "Those negotiations are being talked about behind the scenes."
But again, as reported by PewterReport.com while at the Senior Bowl in late January, Tampa Bay's front office has no plans to use the franchise tag on Martin (in the $12 million range), and are confident it will never come to that.
Late last season Martin told the local media that Tampa Bay is where he wants to be for the next few years.
"I love Tampa. I built a house here so I love it here," Martin said of the city right before saying it would be a priority to re-sign with Tampa Bay before leaving for another organization. "This is my fourth year here and I've built a lot of relationships around here and like I said I just love Tampa."
If the contract situation was a motivator or a distraction, Martin's did his best not to admit to either back during the season.
"That will take care of itself," Martin said. "I'm just going to go out there and do my job on the field. I know if I do my job everything else will fall into place."


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WASHINGTON (AP) Ś Sen. Marco Rubio is renewing his outreach to tea party supporters and his advocacy for GOP causes as he struggles to repair his image as a conservative standard-bearer.
The shift comes after the potential 2016 presidential candidate pushed the Senate to approve an immigration overhaul bill thatÆs been panned by some on the right who could be crucial to his future.
Rubio joined about 50 conservative activists and other lawmakers Tuesday at a meeting of the SenateÆs tea party caucus, putting him in a room with representatives of grassroots activists who helped fuel his unlikely Senate victory in 2010.
The Florida senator, considered a formidable presidential candidate in 2016 if he seeks the White House, spent months advocating for a comprehensive immigration reform proposal but has been largely absent from lobbying efforts since the process moved to the House. Instead, he has returned to conservative causes he has supported in the past, highlighting his opposition to President Barack ObamaÆs health care law by pushing for an elimination of its funding, backing a measure to place more restrictions on U.S. funding of the United Nations and opposing the White HouseÆs choice to lead the Labor Department.
It comes as some of his supporters cite frustration with his backing of the Senate immigration plan.
ōHis immigration bill is much more of a letdown than him taking a sip of water in the response to the State of the Union,ö said Kellyanne Conway, a Republican pollster, referring to the senatorÆs reach for a water bottle during his February speech.
Participants said Rubio was warmly received at the closed-door meeting and discussed immigration reform and ObamaÆs health care law. The meeting was also attended by Republicans such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, also stopped by the meeting to advocate for immigration reform and told activists he was a ōRonald Reagan Republican Ś and thatÆs a big tent party. There should be plenty of room for everybody.ö
Johnson said that Rubio ōunderstood and I think Republicans and conservatives understand our immigration system is broken and it needs to be fixed so he showed some real political courage. I think heÆll probably be rewarded in the end for that courage.ö
Eighteen months before voters begin considering the Republican field, it remains difficult to predict whether RubioÆs stance on immigration could be a liability with voters. Two potential Senate rivals, Cruz and Rand Paul of Kentucky, voted against the immigration reform bill and have been critical of the measure as they begin appearing in early voting states like Iowa and South Carolina. In Iowa on Friday, Cruz said the Senate bill continued ōthe same mistakes of the past,ö citing a 1986 reform law that is anathema to conservatives now.
The tea party meeting was bringing together several lawmakers and representatives of a variety of tea party organizations and other conservative groups, including the anti-tax Americans for Tax Reform and 60 Plus Association, which advocates on issues relevant to the elderly. While tea party activists said they were frustrated with RubioÆs advocacy for the Senate bill, which has been rejected by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, many said they still view the senator as a stalwart on benchmark issues like federal spending and opposition to the health care law.
ōItÆs not like heÆs speaking to a foreign audience. HeÆs speaking to his family,ö said Niger Innis, a chief strategist for the TeaParty.net, which is helping plan the meeting.
For months Rubio was by far the most prominent salesman for the SenateÆs immigration bill in the conservative community, appearing multiple times weekly on conservative talk radio shows, Fox News Channel and other programs to promote the bill.
He met with House Republicans and fellow GOP senators to try to win them over, and convened meetings of leading Republicans from think tanks and outside groups to try to build consensus around the need for reform.
Rubio didnÆt win over everyone, but his involvement was seen as partly responsible for the much friendlier initial response from conservatives to the legislation compared to CongressÆ last attempt to write a comprehensive immigration bill, which failed in 2007.
Throughout, Rubio was largely flying solo. The other Republican authors of the bill Ś McCain and Jeff Flake of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina Ś couldnÆt match RubioÆs conservative bona fides or his popularity with the tea party, and largely left the conservative outreach to him. That put Rubio far out on a limb with the bill, which passed the Senate on a strong bipartisan vote of 68 to 32 last month.
Almost immediately, the legislation was rejected by House conservatives, leaving its future unclear and RubioÆs efforts potentially frustrated. The billÆs unpopularity with the right seemed to grow, raising the question of whether RubioÆs advocacy would help him politically by creating a reservoir of goodwill with Latino voters Ś or turn out to have been a spectacular miscalculation.
ōHe should have distanced himself from that bill earlier on. IÆm not sure why he even voted for it,ö said Everett Wilkinson, a Florida-based chairman of the National Liberty Federation, a tea party organization. Despite unhappiness with Rubio on immigration, Wilkinson said his stances on other issues important to conservatives are ōspot on.ö
In the weeks since the bill cleared the Senate, RubioÆs silence on the bill has been impossible not to notice. HeÆs stopped issuing statements on the legislation and promoting it in interviews, and when the Senate authors of the bill summoned business lobbyists to a meeting last week to push them to step up their campaign in the House, Rubio was conspicuous by his absence.
Some Ś including House Republicans Ś have interpreted RubioÆs silence as more than that.
ōAs people have learned about the Senate bill its favorability has gone down,ö said Rep. John Fleming, R-La. ōSen. Rubio, who was the tip of the spear on that, has shut up about it completely, he doesnÆt even talk about it anymore. ItÆs unpopular.ö
RubioÆs aides insist the senator is not trying to distance himself from the immigration issue, but simply giving the House space to do its work.
ōI think anybody that questions Sen. RubioÆs commitment to immigration reform has been living in a cave for the last seven months,ö said Rubio spokesman Alex Conant. He said the House should be given ōthe time and space to consider its own immigration legislation and he wonÆt be part of any effort to pressure the House.ö
Associated Press writer Catherine Lucey in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report.


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Deadpool is a fun character, but he's still in search of a fun movie to match his larger-than-life personality.
The small, deadpan moments in "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" have more of an impact than the massive, noisy set pieces.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
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An article highlighting three films at Sundance 2016.
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It is a preposterous idea. Untold centuries ago, when all the world was a desert of wind-whipped, blood-orange sand, and leopards lounged lazily in barren trees and arrogantly ruled all they could see, a few members of the puny race of human beings made their own accommodation with the fearsome beasts. They sacrificed their women to them. And the leopards did not kill the women, but mated with them. From those mists of prehistory, the race they created lives even today: The Cat People.
These people have had a hard time of it. They have the physical appearance of ordinary humans, except for something feline around the eyes and a certain spring in their step. They have all the mortal appetites, too, but there are complications when they make love, because in the heat of orgasm they are transformed into savage black leopards and kill their human lovers. They should mate only with their own kind. But as our story opens, there are only two Cat People -- and, like their parents before them, they are brother and sister.
This is the stuff of audacious myth, combining the perverse, the glorious, and the ridiculous. The movies were invented to tell such stories. Paul Schrader's "Cat People" moves boldly between a slice-of-life in present-day New Orleans and the windswept deserts where the Cat People were engendered, and his movie creates a mood of doom, predestination, forbidden passion, and, to be sure, a certain silliness. It's fun in the way horror movies should be fun; it's totally unbelievable in between the times it's scaring the popcorn out of you.
Nastassja Kinski stars as the young sister, Irena. She is an orphan, reunited in New Orleans with her long-lost brother, Paul (Malcolm McDowell). She also is a virgin, afraid of sex and liquor because they might unleash the animal inside of her. (Little does she suspect that is literally what would happen.) She is tall, with a sensual mouth, wide-set green eyes, and a catlike walk. She catches the attention of the curator at the New Orleans zoo (John Heard). He senses danger in her. He also senses that this is the creature he has been waiting for all his life -- waiting for her as the leopards in their cells wait, expecting nothing, ready for anything.
We have here, then, a most complex love triangle. Kinski fears her brother because she fears incest. She fears the curator but loves him. To love him is, eventually, to kill him. The curator is in love with the idea of her threat, but does not realize she really will turn into a leopard and rend his flesh. There are some supporting characters: Annette O'Toole is the sensible friend who senses danger, and Ed Begley, Jr. is the lackadaisical custodian whose arm is ripped from its socket. You shouldn't mess with leopards.
Schrader tells his story in two parallel narratives. One involves the deepening relationships among the sister, the brother, and the curator. The other, stunningly photographed, takes place in an unearthly terrain straight from Frank Herbert's Dune books. The designer, Ferdinando Scarfiotti, and the veteran special-effects artist, Albert Whitlock, have created a world that looks completely artificial, with its drifting red sands and its ritualistic tableau of humans and leopards -- and yet looks realistic in its fantasy. In other words, you know this world is made up, but you can't see the seams; it's like the snow planet in "The Empire Strikes Back."
"Cat People" moves back and forth between its mythic and realistic levels, held together primarily by the strength of Kinski's performance and John Heard's obsession. Kinski is something. She never overacts in this movie, never steps wrong, never seems ridiculous; she just steps onscreen and convincingly underplays a leopard. Heard also is good. He never seems in the grip of an ordinary sexual passion, but possesses one of those obsessions men are willing (and often are called upon) to die for. "Cat People" is a good movie in an old tradition, a fantasy-horror film that takes itself just seriously enough to work, has just enough fun to be entertaining, contains elements of intrinsic fascination in its magnificent black leopards, and ends in one way just when we were afraid it was going to end in another.
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"People don't just want robots like the Roomba. People want their robots to be like Rosie from The Jetsons -- a wise-cracking New Yorker with an apron."
"What's a robot going to do? Steal your Visa card and go to the local Radio Shack for a party?"


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Best Place to Indulge Your Fantasies of Being a Chinese Emperor (2000)
COFCO Chinese Cultural Center
Admittedly, they may seem woefully out of place in the middle of a Southwestern desert, but the well-manicured, classical Chinese gardens here are the next best thing to being in Beijing. Go past the upturned eaves of the COFCO complex's authentic glazed tile roofs (cleverly fashioned to impale any evil spirits that may dare to enter its portals) and wander along meandering paths lined with weeping willows and bamboo.
A serene water lily pond, artfully punctuated with rushes, papyrus and carved stone sculpture, provides a cool locus for the gardens' Tang dynasty replicas of intimate pagodas and pavilions. Designed for serious star gazing, moon meditating and vista viewing, this is the ideal haunt in which to cool your bound heels when your copy of Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor finally wears out.
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Yes, it was only one game. And yes, it's too early to draw any lasting conclusions after this single game. But the Lakers showed some positive signs in their first preseason game, defeating the Nuggets 98-95 in an entertaining, if sometimes sloppy, affair.
In all honesty, there wasn't a single thing that stood out most to me. Yes, Kobe Byrant looked very good. While his 5-12 shooting night doesn't look great, at least two of those shots were taken with the clock winding down and from a disadvantageous position. And while his first jumper was an airball, he quickly found his stride thereafter, hitting several nice jumpers including a couple of his muscle-memory fading J's from the baseline that we've seen so often over the course of his career: