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Just to the South of Santiago, directly east of the community they call "La Florida" the road turns east and heads straight up into the Andes. One hour climb from the level terrain of the city and you have come upon what is called the "Cajon de Maipu" and the "Baños Morales". Climb another hour and you reach what is called "Baños Colina".
The road from La Florida inclines for the whole journey but is not to steep. The pavement runs out about half way up but the slope is such that you can make it in an ordinary passenger vehicle. A 4×4 is not required. You can also take a bus there as you can in most places in Chile although the bus goes no further than the Cajon de Maipo.
The Cajon de Maipo is really just a little village with 5 or 6 full-time residents one full-time resident named "Luis" told me. Luis lives there with his wife in a soundly built wooden house heated with firewood but with no electricity nor telephone. In the winter the passage there is completely cutoff and it would be impossible to descend from heights to Santiago. So it would be a long and cold winter up there were one to run short of fuel or food. And loney were one to lose one's wife.
But in the spring and summer the Cajon de Maipu is overrun with tourists who have come to bathe in the thermal waters. The water comes bubbling out of the ground and for 2,000 pesos you can bath there in the relatively temperate 20 degree Celcius water. The water is the mud colour of sulfur but without the noxious smell of sulfur dioxide. As with most hot water springs you find around the world this one boasts a sign which tells you the chemical composition of this mineral water bath: sodium, potassium, chloride, and so forth. As if to highlight the orange color of the water men and women who have covered themselves in wet mud walk around the pool as if some kind of high Andes ghosts. They are waiting for the mud to dry which will then tighten and exfoliate the skin.
Twenty degrees celcius is fine for the air temperature but it is chilly for swimming. So if you want some really hot water to swim in climb up 1 hour more by car to the Baños Colina. There the water is 36 hot degrees. It is best to go at night when the sun is not so overbearing and the romance and thrill is greatest. The stars at this high elevation seem so close you can indulge yourself by counting falling ones as they zip by. Here even in the hot weather of spring and summer the air temperature falls to about 5 degrees at night so it is cold and a parka is required. It costs $6,000 pesos per person to float about in the hot water pools and people are allowed to camp there as well. It is quite magical to be so high in the Andes enjoying this swim in total darkness with your girlfriend or boyfriend. On a long weekend the pools can be crowded so it is best to go when it is not a holiday. When the pools are crowded the hottest water pools fill up and you might have to splash over to one not quite so balmy. Hold your breath as you exit the water to put back on your clothes before violent shivering sets. The key is to dress quickly.
Back down at the Cajon de Maipu there the terrain is not so bleak and there are cabañas you can rent. There is no grocery store so bringt enough food for the weekend and bring blankets because at this elevation it gets cold at night. A good day trip is to rent a house and go for a ride or to hike the 8 kilometers each way up to and back down from the glacier Morales. At the bottom a park ranger will take your name so that if you disappear en route someone might know where you have been lost. The walk up is sort of steep for the first kilometer or so then levels of nicely until you reach a small lake there. Continue 30 minutes more and you come to the foot of a glacier which runs straight up the mountain with towering mounds of snow twisted into odd shapes by the forces of gravity and melting. The higher your climb the younger the trekkers for the difficulty of the hike requires a sound physical stature. On the glacier itself a few daring souls might be found camping on the snow. There are signs that say no camping allowed but people apparently ignore this as many of the people on the trail up and back were equipped with more than just day packs.
The elevation here is only 1,800 meters so it is not difficult to breathe. Up at Baños Colina is is 2,500 meteres which is stilll very high but not so high you will find yourself grasping for breath. The sun in so brillant that sun blocker is required. The air is noticeably dry. When it is not a holiday weekend you could probably just show up and find a cabaña to rent but otherwise it would be best to arrange accomodations in advance. It is best to go when it is not holiday too so that the thermales are not overfilled with loud and vulgar speaking people.
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Hola, qué tal?
Mi gustaría saber si harán paseos para Baños Morales en las fechas 1 o 2 de Mayo.
Mi gustaría visitar solamente las piscinas de aguas termales (baños calientes). Hay como?
Es que no mi gustaria hacer trakking.
Estaré en Chile en 1 y 2 de Mayo.
Mi gustaría mucho conocer Baños Morales y las aguas termales!
Espero una respuesta.
Muchas gracias!
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Customers already lining up for iPhone 5S, obviously have no jobs, sense of time
0. phoneArena 06 Sep 2013, 14:45 posted on
If you follow the news at all - and we're not even talking about the tech media specifically - if you follow the news at all, you will have heard by now that Apple is going to hold an event this coming Tuesday September 10th, and that event is more than likely going to be to announce the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. There is a fair chance that you will have also heard that...
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1. Ninetysix (Posts: 2576; Member since: 08 Oct 2012)
Hehehe...here comes the fandroid jelly posts. This is going to be good :)
2. HASHTAG (unregistered)
Nothing to be jealous about. They are truly just people who have no lives. It would just be hilarious if for some reason the iPhone 5S/C gets delayed.
11. androidfanboy (Posts: 162; Member since: 24 Jun 2013)
Grow up
19. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
I've always wondered what would happen if that were to occur. Good thing for these people Apple doesn't have a sick sense of humor.
20. Sauce (unregistered)
In all my years, I have seen this happen to many new releases EXCEPT a Samsung, Nokia, or any other flagship phone from a popular smartphone company. It happens to all products that people are excitingly waiting for. CoD series games, iPhones, the new Sony and Xbox console releases, etc etc. But never a flagship device from other companies that are not Apple. Sure anyone can say "brainwashed apple fans" and other insults, but that would be and is always too easy. The real answer comes about as to why Samsung and others don't generate this feeling and intensity that other companies generate within their users.
25. james004 (Posts: 486; Member since: 15 May 2013)
how is that even possible? why would anyone line up 14 days ahead of release? :s just go to different town and line up there 2 hours ahead of release :/
34. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
you have to wait 14 days so when you finally get it you don't notice it's just like a old iphone and think it's something magical
36. Gigabinzle (Posts: 37; Member since: 30 Aug 2013)
jealous of ? you sir lack common sense
37. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
There is nothing to be jealous. ;)
39. daddysbeenabadgirl (Posts: 157; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
Plain and simple only fanboys and resellers wait in line. Everyone else is is sensible enough to wait until a resonable time to purchase an item.
iPhones dont resell for much profit so it isnt resellers in line which only leaves the fanboys. Its not an insult its the truth no matter how you want to spin it.
40. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Let you know how it goes ... :D
41. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Someone should go ther and troll them! :D :D :D
44. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Wrong, they have lives, but since most of them work as baristas (or bus drivers ... je je je) they have flexible schedules.
43. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
indeed they have no (Steve) jobs in their life, so they have to buy new iphones to worship their idol more efficiently.
47. ahomad (Posts: 175; Member since: 15 May 2012)
It is simple, because they are paid by apple. It is some sort of advertisement.
49. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
I see what you did there. :)
50. gustavoace (Posts: 186; Member since: 13 Nov 2012)
And for the same phone they probably already have =[...
53. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
lol .... (would you like a transfer while we wait on line - for nothing [again])
54. 1113douglas (Posts: 198; Member since: 04 Jul 2013)
what these people really want is a galaxy
55. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
and people who stands in line just for a phone have no sense either.
60. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Well, there's no need to offend them, they just can't help it: monkey see, monkey do, monkey wanna' stand with you.
63. Ant34 (Posts: 193; Member since: 10 Aug 2013)
I just pre-ordered the Note 3 on Verizon. When it gets here it gets here. I'm not going to sleep on the street for a phone. I have better sense than that.
68. james004 (Posts: 486; Member since: 15 May 2013)
its new york. they would beat you up for no reason.
69. the_best (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
these people are obviusly hired by apple to pump up the hype.
72. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4219; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Zombies: The Rise (Volume 5, Season 7, Episode 53.)
74. Sauce (unregistered)
You obviously have not exploited the supply and demand that the iPhone generates days after release when they are all sold out. Many people buy the phone using their contract upgrade ($200.00 USD for new iPhone upgrade) and resell on eBay, Amazon, Craigslist, etc for over 1000$. Don't blame your ignorance on "fanboys" and poor resell. Aside from "profitable" resell rates, Apple phones hold the best resell price throughout their entire yearly cycles over other flagships. Sensible isn't the correct term. There is more than one reason why people camp for days, and that happens to be one of them.
75. Evil_SaNz (Posts: 259; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
We're not jelous of being a bunch of clueless zombies :) We're glad we still prefer having sex, prefer having a walk in the park in a sunny day or watch the Star Wars trilogy in spanish
77. Finalflash (Posts: 3436; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
Yes, that sounds like a good idea. Wait in line for a week for a (let's be very generous for the sake of your fanboy dignity) $400 profit (because if we imagine iPhones sell for 1100 in lala land and 700 in reality, he made only 400 on top of whatever he would make anyway). This could not possibly have been made in a week because no one working at McDonalds makes that in about 4 days so of course its the best and only option.
On a serious note, the only reason people waited for games consoles was because the last generation released in 4-6 consoles per store. And those who wait in line for COD are usually 14 year olds. People lining up for days for an iPhones now usually have either the IQ of the latter or are advertising an app or whatever.
80. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
yeah youre right but still com on who wants too stay outside for days just for a phone
87. mattmasi303 (Posts: 18; Member since: 04 Jul 2013)
Oh im so jealous of of a phone that has been the same for 3 generations and still has a 4inch screen and mite be just getting a HD screen? ohh im so jealous of your 2011 tech... jesus what would we do without apple?


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Know how to use your consumer rights when purchases go wrong by playing our challenge - Party for your rights.
Find out more in our fair trading section.
Get information on selling your car privately, with a trade-in, or at auction. We also provide details on transfer of registration and roadworthy certificates.
When you hire a car, you are entitled to a number of 'consumer guarantees'. Find out how to protect yourself when you hire a car.
Information on how to apply to the Motor Car Traders Guarantee Fund for compensation for a loss suffered after purchasing a car.
The Victorian Supreme Court recently found that private car park operators cannot levy 'parking fines' or prosecute motorists who stay overtime or do not display a ticket. Find out what the decision means for consumers.
Information for motor car traders.
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Learn how to apply to license or register your business, for specific industries we regulate.
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If you are the successful bidder at auction:
Before you bid:
An auction is a public sale, usually conducted by an estate agent acting as an auctioneer, and governed by strict rules.
The auction is advertised for a specific place, time and date. Prospective buyers bid and the property is offered to the highest bidder.
There is an advertising campaign with open house inspections for several weeks leading up to the auction date. In the lead-up, the agent may contact you to gauge your level of interest.
On the day of the auction, the property may be open for inspection, generally half an hour before the bidding starts. This gives you a chance to have a final look at the property, the relevant paperwork and the auction rules.
By bidding, you accept the terms of the contract on display before the auction, so you will not be able to negotiate matters such as a longer settlement period.
If the seller has agreed to consider pre-auction offers, you can make an offer through an agent prior to an auction.
Your offer will usually be in the form of a signed contract and the process of negotiation is the same as buying by private sale.
If your offer is accepted less than three clear business days before the auction date, you do not get a cooling-off period (time to change your mind).
There are strict rules about how an auctioneer runs an auction, and how people attending must behave.
The auction rules and the auction information statement outlining Victoria's auction laws, must be on display:
The auction rules, information statement and announcements the auctioneer must make are set out in the Schedules to the Sale of Land (Public Auctions) Regulations 2014. Substantial penalties may apply to anyone who breaks the auction rules.
Before bidding starts, the auctioneer must tell bidders:
It is illegal to disrupt an auction, but you can still ask questions. During the auction, anyone can ask the auctioneer a reasonable number of questions about the property, the contract, or the auction.If you are bidding, you can also ask the auctioneer to indicate who else made a bid.
Auctioneers have different ways of conducting an auction. Generally, they aim to encourage as many bidders as possible to compete, to achieve the highest possible price.
The auctioneer can set the amount by which bids increase. These are called rises or bidding advances.
You can bid at the amount stated by the auctioneer or offer an alternative amount. The auctioneer may choose to accept or reject that bid.
Be clear about your bidding limit. To bid successfully:
Generally, the amount the bidding advances will decrease as the auction draws to a close.
The auctioneer may:
Vendor and co-owner bids are allowed at auctions. If these bids are to be made at an auction, the arrangements for making vendor and co-owner bids must be:
The auctioneer bids on behalf of the seller because the seller is not satisfied with the amount of the last bid. This type of bid:
When a property is jointly owned, one or more of the owners who genuinely wants to buy the property may bid from the crowd.
Co-owners may bid themselves or through a representative in the crowd but not through the auctioneer.
The arrangements for making vendor and co-owner bids must be:
All dummy bids are illegal and attract significant penalties.
A dummy bid is either a bid:
An auctioneer must not:
Also, it is an offence for any person to procure another person to make a bid at an auction that is against the law.
The auctioneer may halt proceedings and say they are 'going inside' or 'seeking advice or instructions' from the seller. They use this time to discuss the progress of the bidding with the seller.
If the bidding has reached or is close to the reserve price (the lowest price at which the seller will sell), the auctioneer will ask the seller if they will sell at the highest bid.
If so, the auctioneer will say the property is 'on the market'. Bidding will continue and the property will be offered to the highest bidder, at the seller's discretion.
If bids do not meet the seller's reserve, the auctioneer will seek more bids. If bids still do not meet the reserve, the property may be 'passed in' or 'withdrawn from auction'.
The highest bidder then gets first right to negotiate with the seller.
There is no legally binding contract until both buyer and seller have signed the contract of sale.
If you are the successful bidder at the auction, you:
When you and the seller have signed the contract and the deposit has been paid, the sale is binding and enforceable.
The sale is finalised at settlement when:
When you sign the contract of sale after an auction, you will need to provide a deposit. There are no laws about the amount of deposit but it is usually 10 per cent of the purchase price.
Deposits can be made in any way depending on the terms and conditions set by the selling agent. Before the auction, check with the agent what options are available to pay the deposit.
If you are using a bank cheque to pay the deposit, your cheque will be for 10 per cent of the amount you are prepared to pay for the property. This means that if you buy the property for less than you expected, your deposit will be more than 10 per cent.
Before the auction you can ask the seller if they will accept a part deposit with the remaining amount due on a specified date. This would require a change to the contract. The seller may or may not agree to this arrangement.
The deposit must be held by the seller's estate agent, conveyancer or legal practitioner in a trust account until the settlement date. The deposit can be released to the seller before settlement, if you agree.
A seller who does not have an estate agent and takes your deposit directly must either:
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From advice that I've been given here and from reading other posts it appears that everyone thinks that intake ports over 200cc on a 383 street engine is not ideal. But, looking at the dyno numbers on the ZZ383 with 210cc ports and peaking at 5500 rpm it looks great. what gives?
Most people on this site have no clue when it comes to cylinder heads. 210ccrunners are a good match for a redline around 6800rpm on a 355 or around 6200rpm on a 383.
Thanks, it appears there is so much mixed information and everything seems to be do or die without much middle ground. I think i'll just look at a proven combo like the zz383 and say, "Hey, that works for me."
When you say peaking around 6200 rpm do you mean that the heads are capable of producing enough flow to make their highest power at that point? Thanks.
Flow is a whole separate issue. I mean that they won't go into choke on your typical 383 until just below that. Where it peaks depends on other things but I'd aim for peaking a little below your redline. Peak is sort of irrelevant though as you want the highest average powers through the strip, many engines don't fall off before redline and that may be perfectly okay if it nets you more average power. It's all in the curve.
210cc heads are typically a good choice for a hot street sbc.
head flow numbers matched to cam profile with the math of possible power, you can better decide what heads will flow and to what RPM.
AFR 195s would take your 383 to 7,000 rpm with potential to make 600 hp
What's the advantage of using a head that's too small?
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OBJECTIVE: If you are not fully engaged in using your website to market your product or service, e-commerce can present a momentous opportunity to expand your business on a world-wide scale. This section serves as a primer for your business to leverage opportunities in e-commerce.
E-Commerce Overview
What is e-commerce?
Probably. Much depends on the nature of your business. Web site such as Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble have established their hold over the book market, and their sheer size, name recognition and the relationship of trust they have with their customers allows them to dominate this market with good pricing (due to economies of scale) and remarkable customer loyalty.
However, if you own a local bookstore, there are several ways to reach new customers, get them to know you better and have them keep coming back for more. You might want to offer notices of special promotions or readings by authors. Trust will become the cornerstone of building your e-business. As Warren Buffett has said, "If you don't know jewelry, know your jeweler."
A Web site doesn't need to exist solely to sell your product online. It could supplement the sales of your already established retail store. If you sell a unique product, such as wheat grass or gourmet chocolates, you might find success reaching others around the country (or the world, for that matter) who do not have access to these products in their own towns.
Using the Internet for conducting e-commerce will not assure you of being able to compete favorably with large established competitors. They already have the inventory, delivery and marketing systems in place, and they can deliver the groceries as cheap (or more cheaply) than you can. Yet, the beauty of the Internet is that it provides a global audience of potential customers and it never closes.
Your customers will have access to information about your business 24 hours a day 365 days a year. You can add pictures, audio, video, news, and so much more. Your customer will even be able to buy from you 24 hours a day. So, your Web site address should be promoted everywhere including your stationery, sales forms and advertisements.
A website can transform a local business into one engaged in global commerce. But you will need to be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of international trade outlined in Global Expansion session.
There are many ways to complete money transactions online. If you already have an established Web site that your clients know you will probably want to keep it and add an e-commerce solution into it. If you do not have an e-commerce Web site you may consider e-commerce solutions offered by major online sites such as Yahoo, Amazon, and Google with little to no Web design experience needed. (Enter "commerce solutions" in the search box.) Online auction sites such as eBay, Yahoo, Google and MSN might also offer additional avenues for your business. Consider hiring and or consulting with an experienced Web designer or firm to set this up for you. Their experience can often save you time, money, and unnecessary aggravation.
Setting it all up
Several companies such as 2CheckOut.com, Authorize.Net, Cybersource.com, and Verisign.com offer various credit card transaction packages. A great start would be to try your local bank. Many banks now partner with e-commerce payment gateway solutions and can help you in most cases.E-Commerce Considerations
Alternative methods of online payments:
PayPal - Owned by Ebay
Money transactions summary
Consider issues such as taxes, security, cost, and reliability. If your site becomes very popular, your e-commerce system will need to be scalable to that growth. Many more electronic payment companies can be found on the popular search engine Google.
Setting Up a WebsiteBefore you get started you need to answer the following questions:
Setting up a professional Web presence can be a big project and setting up an e-commerce system on top of that can be yet another big project. Be sure to consult with professionals in this field who have experience in e-commerce not just Web design.
Registering Your Domain Name
Find an easy-to-remember ".com" name for your site. Once you've successfully registered your domain name, it will remain in your name and control for as long as you pay to keep it. People who type www.yourcompanyname.com into their browsers will be taken directly to your Web site. To completely secure a name, it's not a bad idea to also buy the .net and .org extensions for it.
Your company name, trademarks, logos and artwork used on your site will require appropriate trademark and copyright protection under intellectual property laws. Your lawyer should be consulted on this issue in order to avoid unpleasant surprises (for example, the possibility of being advised that your company slogan belongs to someone else.)
Hosting you Web site
Your online business will need a place to reside. You may choose to buy (by having your own network server) or lease (by having your site hosted by a Web-hosting service). In most cases, people find it much easier to lease hosting space. For example at My Own Business, we lease our hosting. For a monthly fee the Web host handles the technical details, and you are free to spend your time developing content for your Web site.
Hosting services can also provide "user statistics," which track the number of visitors to your site.
Building your Web site
You will need to decide whether to hire a professional Web developer to create your Web site or to produce your own site "in-house." Both choices come with costs and benefits. If you decide to create your Web site, it is advisable to have an employee who is skilled and experienced with Web design.
If you have a real desire to learn how to create your own site, spend some time with online tutorials on creating your own site. Your credibility is at stake, and if your site is difficult to navigate, has broken links or images or out-of-date content, you will not engender trust with your customers.
Tools such as Adobe Dreamweaver® and Adobe Photoshop® allow you to create Web site without any (or much) prior knowledge of Web design. These "what you see is what you get" editors are similar to programs such as Microsoft Word in that you insert text and graphics onto your page and specify the appropriate links. Pre-defined templates give a consistent look and feel to your entire site and built-in tools allow you to globally change navigational links throughout your site.
These programs have improved significantly in recent years, but are not a perfect substitute for a professional Web developer. Advanced features are difficult to implement.
Hiring a professional Web site developer
Look at other Web sites the developer has created and ask for references. Did the developer deliver the product in a timely manner at the quoted price? Did the developer listen effectively and present a product that matched the company's vision?
Once you've identified your developer, get a written contract that specifies the responsibilities of the developer, the timelines for project completion and a complete budget for the total project. This should include arrangements for ongoing maintenance of the site. Keep in mind the developer you choose is someone you will most likely have a long-term relationship with as you add and improve the Web site.
Contracting out your Web site offers several advantages. A professional developer has the technical knowledge to create a site that works with all browsers and should be fluent with the current technologies. Investing in a professional developer will allow you to spend more time on creating a successful business and less time learning the new trade of being your own Web site developer.
Tips For Developing a Successful Site
Make your site easy to use: While it might be tempting to have a cutting-edge Web site - don't forget the basics. You will fail if a visitor can't navigate successfully through your site. Provide clear, easy-to-understand navigational tools on each page of your site. Make it easy for a visitor to find your contact information on every page.
Provide useful content: Don't just sell! These days, it's not enough to have a Web site that lists your products and provides a shopping cart for purchases. If you want your visitors to return, you'll want to provide meaningful content. A CPA's site could publish tax tips and offer links to IRS forms. A catering service could offer articles on how to host a successful party.
Encourage customer feedback via online forms and e-mail: Pay attention to the valuable information your customers can give you. Consider using online surveys such as www.zoomerang.com.
Develop a mailing list: Most consumers resent junk e-mail, also called "spam." A far more appealing strategy is to develop a mailing list. Invite your customers to "opt in" to receive a newsletter or notices of specials running at your business. Make this information relevant and useful for your customer. Consider providing a "coupon" that will give them a discount on their next purchase. And, always give the recipient an easy means to "opt out" of receiving future e-mails.
Online Marketing and Promotion
There are thousands of well-designed Web sites, but very few are visible on the search engines. Almost 90 percent of Internet users today use search engines to find the information they need. Yet, many businesses are not registered with search engines. Search engines have a great capacity to drive traffic to your site, yet few new entrepreneurs have the know-how to tap into this resource. Top search engines such as Google and Yahoo! now provide local search. Local search makes it even more important that you market your Web site effectively.
Search engines: your primary marketing tool
Times have changed and gaining a high rank on the top search engines has become extremely competitive. Today, submitting your Web site to a large number of free search engines will only result in your e-mail address being added to a large number of spam lists. Search engines are now looking to provide quality listings for their users, but also to turn a profit: hence "paid listings."
Before submitting your site to the search engines, you'll want to add meta tags within the tags of your html documents. Meta-tags are a list of keywords that users will be most likely to type into a search engine when searching for your product or service. Many search engines will index your site based on these keywords, as well as the content of the text within your site.
A sample meta-tag for a designer clothing store might be:
The meta Description tag should provide a single sentence that accurately describes your online business or service. This description is often displayed by the search engine below your URL when your site is listed in the search results.
For example, a Description meta-tag for a discount designer clothing store might be:
Be sure to check your search engine positioning regularly by typing in your targeted keywords into all of the search engines. Examine the statistic logs of your website to find which search engines are driving traffic to your site and which keywords are most frequently used to find your site.
How does your Web site rank?
What are people searching for?
How to manage search engine placement
It takes hard work, market research, educated decisions, and even trial and error. There are ways to improve your rankings - and actions to avoid that will hurt your rankings. While you have the option of hiring a search engine consultant to manage this important responsibility, you can also do this yourself. Here are the factors that go into search engine placement and how to better optimize your pages for search engines.
Local Search
Key components to successful search engine marketing for a Web site
Outsourcing search engine optimization
Targeted E-mail
E-mail allows you to communicate directly with your customers. It is also one of the most abused forms of online advertising. Nobody enjoys receiving unsolicited e-mail touting a business or service. While it is possible to purchase huge mailing lists of e-mail addresses that can be used for marketing your product, you are likely to turn off large numbers of potential customers by engaging in this practice.
Instead, opt-in mailing lists are now the preferred method of establishing e-mail lists of customers who are genuinely interested in your product or service. Consider creating an online newsletter. Make it informative, useful and worth reading.
Finally, remember that each e-mail should also contain instructions for how the recipient can be removed from the e-mail list.
Whether you are starting your own business, promoting your product online, or just cleaning out your attic, eBay is definitely something you should consider. For more information, visit www.ebay.com.
How to get started
Don'ts of eBay
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Business Plan for Session "E-Commerce"
We heartily recommend that you download the individual business plan template for this session Business Plan Template Document 9 and complete it now.
Instructions on filling in the business plan template:
We suggest that you fill in each section of the business plan
The template for all sessions 1-15 can also be downloaded into your computer as a single document.
Include sufficient research findings and background materials. Make it interesting up by the use of background data, your biography, charts, demographics and research data. When your business plan is completed, print off and assemble the 15 sections.
Many other business plan formats are available in libraries, bookstores and software.
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Number 10 -- Margherita Pizza
Number 9 -- S'mores Cookies
Number 8 -- Felted Acorn Garland
Number 7 -- The Grinch Printable
Number 6 -- Handbag to Camera Bag Tutorial
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2012 has been such a blessed year for me and Spool and Spoon and I'm looking forward to 2013. I have so many ideas for this new year and can't wait to share! I'm so thankful that you'll be a part of the journey. Happy New Year to each and every single one of you!
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Discussion in 'NFL Zone' started by ScipioCowboy, Dec 23, 2012.
its the eli luck
Won't matter if the Giants beat the Ravens
Giants can't stop the run
Pierce and Rice better be heavily used today
man Flacco sucks
That was a BAD pass.
torey smith why try to catch it with one hand smh. Man wish we had stevie brown 9 ints
I like your optimism and I agree. Since when have the Redskins become unbeatable?
Unreal. I have never seen anyone get away with it more.
What's even worse is that some people say those are great throws.
Awful. He's done that so many times.
Let's go Ray!
If the Giants lose, they can't win the division correct? Both Wash and Dallas beats them in tie-breakers I think.
why the heck did we pick felix over ray rice and cj2k is beyond me. I hated when we picked him then and especially hate it now. 1st rounder on a back up:bang2:
Three words. Ra Zor Back!
Luckily for us, Giants D is TRASH.
I've never seen a QB get away with so many passes just thrown up. In his defense most of those balls are under thrown and his WRs come back and get them well. If CBs would play the ball like they should he would lose some of those prayers.
terrible reversal
that was clearly a TD
these refs have been terrible today
They've been terrible all year. Each crew and call is inconsistent every game, every week.
Stuff always happens for the Giants. I hate them so much.
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, oh what a Xmas we'll have.
Awful call for both the officials and Harbaugh.


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Zachary Quinto just finished filming "Star Trek Beyond." Any chance we can get some spoilers, Zach? Just whisper them softly into our pointy Vulcan ears.
Zachary Quinto just finished filming "Star Trek Beyond." Any chance we can get some spoilers, Zach? Just whisper them softly into our pointy Vulcan ears.
Sasha Alexander stars in "Rizzoli & Isles". We hope we can pass her our script for "Ravoli & Styles," a buddy-cop show starring Chef Boyardee & Anna Wintor.
The Punch Brother's latest album is The Phosphorescent Blues, which sounds even sadder than The Photoluminescence Funk.
Amy Poehler's on-screen romance with Adam Scott on "Parks and Recreation" is so cute, it's replaced puppies & kittens as our go-to heartwarming Gif file.
Kevin Pollak is the author of How I Slept My Way to the Middle. We're not positive, but Kevin might not be done sleeping his way to success.
Kesha is a judge on the new singing competition, "Rising Star." When they hired her, we bet their glitter budget went through the roof.
Jim Parson tapes "The Big Bang Theory" right next door to our studio. Nerds aren't the most physical people, though, so we might still have to send a car.
We're not sure how similar Jennifer Carpenter is to her character on "Dexter,", but just in case, we should tell her to limit her F-bombs to under 50.
Please note, Delta Spirit is an indie-rock band, not a NYC-Atlanta shuttle. Their self-titled album is out now.
Noted Salt Lake City bar owner Ty Burrell drops in to tell us about the life of small business owner. What's that? Oh, and we guess he's in something called "Modern Family," too. But we mostly want to hear about Utah zoning issues!
W. Kamau Bell dissects current events on "Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell." At least Kamau is upfront with his biased disposition. 10 points for honesty!
The Gaslight Anthem hails from the New Jersey shore. We'll stock their dressing room with funnel cake and firecrackers to make them feel at home. Their album is Handwritten.


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Aron, Janine and Muellbauer, John (2011) Modelling and forecasting with county court data: regional mortgage possession claims and orders in England and Wales. SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0070. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK.
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This paper presents new quarterly panel data models for county court claims and orders for mortgage possession for seven regions of England plus Wales. Different types of data on mortgage possessions are compared. The innovations include the treatment of difficult to observe variations in loan quality and shifts in forbearance policy by lenders, by common indicators based on dummy variables.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Kentucky rifle team returns to action in its final match of the fall season, playing host to TCU, on Saturday at UK?s Barker Hall.
?This is our final fall match of the season, so we really want to close out the fall semester on a positive note,? Kentucky head coach Harry Mullins said. ?We need to come out and post some positive numbers, because our numbers have started to slide a bit in the past few matches. That just presents more fuel for the team to come out and perform well.?
Kentucky (7-0, 3-0 Great American Rifle Conference) enters the match having breezed through its fall semester slate, posting wins over national contenders Nebraska, Ole Miss, N.C. State, and West Virginia. UK?s biggest win of the season came in an early season upset win over the defending NCAA Champion Alaska-Fairbanks.
?We are certainly capable of posting good scores, as we have proven earlier this season,? Mullins said. ?We need to get the team focused and show some unity throughout the season and focus on limiting our mistakes. TCU will present a challenge and our team will need to come out with some intensity.?
Leading the charge for Kentucky has been several individuals, including sophomore shooters Tom Csenge and Jen Pason. Pason, the 2006-07 GARC Rookie of the Year, posted the match-high score of UK?s win over WVU, a 592 air rifle total. Csenge, who battled it out with Pason for the Rookie of the Year honor as a freshman last season, is one of the top shooters in the country, recording the then-best combined collegiate score in the nation.
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Shawn Vestal: Maybe cities can take lead on gun violence
Sat., July 12, 2014, midnight
Among the many ways in which gun extremists are holding the country hostage is the 18-year blackout on federal funding for research into gun violence.
But if Congress can't take the most reasonable, the most sane, the most obvious of baby steps – merely studying gun violence, say, or closing the gaping gun show loophole – then maybe there's another source of sanity out there.
City councils.
The Seattle City Council recently commissioned a University of Washington study of King County hospitalizations for gun injuries – finding that those with gunshot injuries are much more likely to suffer further gunshot in the future and more likely to be arrested later for a violent crime. Meanwhile, representatives of Spokane's City Council are talking with state officials about crafting agreements that would allow the state to join an expanded national database of violent crimes, to help improve the nationwide tracking of the causes and circumstances of violence.
Research into gun violence plummeted after a 1996 law passed Congress outlawing any studies that might "advocate" for gun control. The law followed, more or less directly, a study that found that gun ownership was associated with a higher risk of homicide in the home, a conclusion the National Rifle Association did not appreciate.
In practice, this has meant all federally funded research evaporated – apparently, knowledge is an end-run violation of the Second Amendment. Since then, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has had an annual budget of zero to study the 30,000-plus gun deaths annually in America. President Obama ordered the CDC to resume firearms research last year, but the law remains in place and a lot of questions remain.
To put this into perspective: We spend $2 million a year studying falls among the elderly, which killed 21,700 people in 2010. We spend $10.6 million studying Lyme disease, which killed 22,014 people in 2010.
The Seattle City Council-commissioned study was limited, for sure – tracking 222 people who were hospitalized in King County for firearms injuries in 2006-07. Through 2012, those people were 30 times more likely than those hospitalized for other reasons to be injured with a firearm again; they were also more likely to later be arrested for a violent crime themselves. The data don't offer a simple solution – there is no simple solution, of course – but researchers and City Council members said it could suggest a population and a place where some combination of creative, preventive efforts might be targeted.
Meanwhile, Spokane's City Council is in discussions with the state Department of Health over seeking grant funding to join the National Violent Death Reporting System. The NVDRS is a standardized assembly of the causes and consequences of violence in America, and it is a perfectly suitable example of the ignorance under which we proceed when it comes to guns: Just 18 states are a part of it now, and 11 more are to be added.
It is crazy, is it not, that having such a resource for all 50 states wasn't something we did years ago? But hey – baby steps.
Councilman Jon Snyder has been involved in discussions with the state about applying for a grant. The effort will require cities to sign agreements to share the data they're already collecting.
Snyder, who felt the ire of gundamentalists last year when he merely proposed a resolution supporting some gun-safety legislation, called the opposition to research on gun deaths "one of the perplexing things in the national discussion on weapons and weaponry."
"It's kind of like addressing cancer by not studying it," he said.
Tuesday's murder-suicide at Deaconess Hospital provided a tragic context for this discussion. As local officials consider such events, it would be useful to understand more about them, and to know more specifically about other kinds of violent deaths. Currently, you can look up crime statistics in one place, or look up causes of death in another silo of information, but a comprehensive set of information about the varieties of violence and the way guns play a role would allow local jurisdictions to evaluate and analyze what's happening.
"We could compile our own data, but I want to know how we compare to other Washington cities and other cities our size," Snyder said. "I'd like to know how we compare to Des Moines on this."
Such a simple idea. Counting what happens and how often, and then looking at it. Thinking about it. Considering the possibility that some gun violence might be preventable. This is precisely what the NRA and its minions do not want, preferring a national mental blackout and simplistic assertions.
Tuesday's hospital shooting provided a quick, sad example of this. The very first post on a local TV station's very first report about the news of the shooting:
"And oh joy, another reason for Liberals to attack guns, not the idiot in possession of the firearm."
Two dead, and there's the first response. A rush to the ramparts. A woman is killed – and it's guns that are being attacked. A place of healing is violated – and it's guns that must be defended. Will there come a time when people are simply too embarrassed to say such things? More importantly, will there come a time when such dumbness does not reflect the winning argument in our national politics?
We're not there yet. If Washington, D.C., can't manage it, maybe cities can lead.


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These are your best bets for local entertainment
'Transportation - Come Along for the Ride' Exhibit
WHAT: The Gresham Historical Society will launch its new exhibit, 'Transportation - Come Along for the Ride,' with an opening event Saturday afternoon, March 26. Weather permitting, the opening event will feature antique fire trucks and cars and an airplane flyover by the Troutdale Airport. The exhibit will feature historical artifacts of various modes of transportation, including a very rare wooden bicycle, circa 1900, on loan from the Sandy Historical Society. The exhibit will run for the rest of the year during museum open hours.
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'Soccer City USA: The Birth and Rise of the Portland Timbers'
WHAT: The Oregon Encyclopedia gives a nod to Timbers fever in this OE History Night presentation. Michael Orr will take a look at the Timbers' first season in 1975, a season so successful that it landed the Timbers in the Soccer Bowl and earned Portland the nickname 'Soccer City USA.'
WHO: Michael Orr hosts the weekly radio program 'mao's Football Show' on Cascadia.fm and has contributed articles to 'The Blizzard' football magazine. He is now writing a history of the 1975 season.
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Maybe this saga will come to an end soon as the Houston Rockets have finally taken action about their rookie, Royce White.
The Rockets took a huge risk when they drafted Royce White with the 16th pick of the draft. It was said that he would be a lottery pick if it wasn't for his condition, which is an anxiety disorder. The main issue about White was how he was going to handle flying. There were conditions about him taking the bus if the road trip was short enough.
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Of course, that included going to the D-League. Then Royce White turned down the assignment last week. At this point, it seemed like it was more of a case of him not wanting to have to go through D-League because he was afraid of getting "demoted." White continued to say that the Rockets and the league aren't doing "enough" for him but he was never specific on what they were doing and what he wanted. In a recent interview, White even said it was highly likely he may never play in the NBA because there was no league-wide protocol about mental health.
Well, the Rockets have certainly taken the first step toward him not playing in the league at all. White hasn't listened to reason at all. He was trying to get it his way and refused to compromise with the Rockets. And the Rockets have been very, very patient with this individual. It's really too bad he's acting this way because he could've used the NBA as a platform for mental health awareness the same way Ron Artest/Metta World Peace has in the past. Now he may never even get a chance to don a Rockets uniform and he may never get a chance to play in the NBA because of the way he's been acting.


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