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What is Conversion Rate Optimization
Chapter 1
Let's start by defining conversion…
What we mean when we talk about conversion is when a visitor to your website takes an action that you want them to take.
But what does that look like to you? It could be signing up for an email newsletter, creating an account with a login and password, making a purchase, downloading your app, or something else entirely.
Whatever it is you want your visitors to do, this action is what you are going to measure and what you are looking to optimize.
In the introduction, we briefly defined CRO as the method of using analytics and user feedback to improve the performance of your website. Here's an even simpler definition: conversion rate optimization is finding why visitors aren't converting and fixing it.[1] Tweet this!
Conversion Rate Optimization Is…
- A structured and systematic approach to improving the performance of your website
- Informed by insights—specifically, analytics and user feedback
- Defined by your website's unique objectives and needs (KPIs)
- Taking the traffic you already have and making the most of it
Conversion Rate Optimization Is Not…
- Based on guesses, hunches, or what everyone else is doing
- Driven by the highest paid person's opinion
- About getting as many users as possible, regardless of quality or engagement
A Few Key Terms…
These are concepts and ideas that will come up again and again in this guide, so now is the time to familiarize yourself with them.
Call to Action (CTA)
The primary button, link or other user interface element that asks the user to take an action that leads to (or towards) a conversion. A "Buy Now" button on Amazon.com, a "Sign Up" button on an email registration field, a "Download Now" on an app landing page are examples of different Calls to Action.
Conversion Funnel
The primary pathway (or flow) of the user experience where visitors complete a conversion. On Amazon.com the funnel may be Home page > search results page > product page > checkout.
A/B or Split Testing
The testing of one version of a page or interface element against another version of the same thing. Each element is measured by its effectiveness in comparison to the other. For example, a red button measured in effectiveness to a green button. In A/B testing only one thing is tested at a time.
Multivariate Testing (MVT)
The testing of multiple variations of many different page elements in various combinations to determine the best performing elements and combinations. For example, a multivariate landing test may test many variations of the pictures, copy, and calls to action used on the page in many combinations to find the best performer.
Now About Those Statistics…
Here's an overview of the things you are going to measure in order to gauge your current rate of conversion, identify the trouble spots, and design a plan of action. You can get these numbers through Google Analytics, KISSmetrics, or another analytics service of your choosing. The numbers critical to CRO are as follows:
Let's start with the numbers we're looking to improve—Conversion Rates
- Your Total Conversions is number of people who did whatever it is defined as converting (email newsletter, made a purchase, and so on).
- To get your Conversion Rate, you divide the above total number of conversions by the number of visitors to your site.
For example, a site with 5000 visitors and 50 conversions has a conversion rate of 1%.
But how long are people spending on your site? Which pages are they visiting while there? This next set of numbers can help you to form some testable hypotheses. Looking at your Bounce and Exit Rates, as well as your Engagement Metrics, is the first step in making sense of your conversion rate.
3. Bounce Rate
Your Bounce Rate is the percentage of people who leave after viewing a single page. A high bounce rate is not a good thing–for whatever reason, people aren't finding what they're looking for so they leave almost immediately.
4. Exit Rate
You also have a specific Exit Rate for each page; it's the percentage of people who leave after viewing the page. Your exit rate lets you know the last page that users view before they move on. A very high exit rate on a specific page can be a red flag.
5. Average Time on Site
An Engagement Metric, the Average Time on Site of users gives you a general idea how long people are sticking around. A high bounce rate means a low average time on site—visitors aren't sticking around long enough to do whatever it is you want them to do.
6. Average Page Views
Similarly, Average Page Views is an Engagement Metric that tells you how many pages the average visitor through before leaving. More page views can mean engagement but also can mean a lack of clarity in your conversion funnel, if there is no conversion.
These are the metrics that matter. Take the example above—the site with 5,000 visitors per month but only 50 conversions could either pat themselves on the back for all those unique visitors or recognize that their conversion rate could be much better than 1% and then work to optimize those numbers.
Chapter Notes
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NAGC's mission is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research.
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and the North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented (NCAGT) commit to hosting the NAGC 64th Annual Convention (NAGC17) in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 9-12, 2017.
The Board of Directors of both NAGC and NCAGT strongly oppose North Carolina's HB2, and we will proceed with the convention as a strong, public statement of protest and solidarity with all who feel the pains of unjust discrimination.
NAGC, NCAGT, and members of the NAGC GLBTQ Network will work together over the next year to leverage the opportunity to support its members, be a shining example of inclusiveness and respect, and advance its mission of supporting the needs of gifted children. We will engage members of the organization and share developments about collective actions as they become available on our website and through convention documents. Through these positive and proactive steps, the 2017 NAGC Convention will advance the cause of equity for all.
Maya Angelou once said, "Equal rights are like the air; we all have it, or none of us has it." Hosting NAGC17 in Charlotte is an opportunity to spotlight the importance of inclusion and equality. We will raise our collective voice about a critical issue that powerfully affects many in our community—dignity of LGBTQ people. We will send a strong message of collaboration, inclusion, and equality for all.
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After the aftermath of the ruckus that was created by CAT 2009, CAT 2010 notification is out and students like us are all geared up to take up this year CAT once more. Just to add on to these proceedings, Indian Institute of Management or the IIM's have come out with the much awaited notification for CAT 2010. Here are the details of this years' notification:
- Conductor of this year CAT :
IIM- Lucknow
- Centers for CAT 2010 according to the CAT Notification:
You can take a look at individual centers over here.
- Duration of CAT this year (testing window):
27th October to 24th of November 2010.
- Sale of CAT Form Starts on:
30th of August 2010.
- Sale of CAT Form ends on:
27th of September, 2010.
- Where to purchase the CAT form??
Like last time, this year CAT 2010 Notification has asked the students to go to the nearest Axis bank branch that you can find. To locate a branch near you, see this list provided by the IIMs.
- Cost of CAT 2010 Form:
1400 for General candidates and 700 for SC/STs (in accordance with the latest available notification for CAT)
- What to do after you have purchased the CAT 2010 form?
- Scratch it carefully to get the registration number from it. It's just like the phone coupon for recharge (just a tad too expensive if you f**k it up). Be very careful with this part.
- After you have done this, go to www.catiim.in or just come back to us, we will give you a direct link once that date for registration (30th August) starts.
- Fill in your details and you are done. Just make sure you have a valid email Id to register as all the information will be sent to this mail Id of yours. That should do it…if you still have problems, leave a comment below and we will try to help you in the best possible manner that we can. 🙂
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- D-DAY – 'the day of result'!!
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Or, if that doesn't HIT the spot, might I suggest The Obama Punching Bag instead?
It's not a political story or a particularly important one, but the incessant international focus on Kim Kardashian for no apparent reason prompts this commentary!
It's an extremely sad look at the state of our society when people with few redeeming qualities and no discernible talent that I can see make an incredible living and gain international fame by just being there.
Now, in the families never-ending grab for attention, Kim Kardashian has sparked fervent debate over whether or not she has had butt implants.
The truth is, however, that her butt doesn't even rank in TPC's Top 10!
From Rant Sports these are 'Female Athletes With Better Butts Than Kim Kardashian'
Her are four with a Rant Sports link at the bottom to see the rest.
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The Oilers aren't the only worthy competitor for the title of National Team
1972 Team Canada: While younger readers may better associate themselves with the 2010 or 2002 Olympic gold-medal teams, or even the Wayne Gretzky-led Canada Cup champions of 1987, the '72 squad is the granddaddy of them all. Paul Henderson's Summit Series-clinching goal not only struck a blow for Canadian hockey against the might of the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, but for all of Canada. Even now, 38 years later, it remains a huge source of national pride, as witnessed by the $1.275-million that Henderson's sweater fetched at auction last month. Paul Attfield
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1993 Toronto Blue Jays: Though the Jays now stand alone as the sole Canadian entry in that most American of sports – following the demise of the Montreal Expos – Canada's love affair with baseball was never higher than in 1993. Joe Carter's ninth-inning walk-off home run not only put the finishing touches on a second straight World Series, it sealed the deal on Canadian soil for the first time, setting off an outpouring of emotion throughout the nation. Paul Attfield
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2002 Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team: With neither men nor women doing themselves much justice in the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the pressure was on in 2002 to restore national pride in our national sport. While the men sputtered through the early rounds in Salt Lake City, the women put on a show, capped by a 5-2 beatdown of the United States in the gold-medal game, a score that would be repeated days later by their male counterparts. Paul Attfield
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Montreal Canadiens: Unlike the blue-and-white braggarts to the west, the NHL's oldest team is more in keeping with Canadian sensibilities, emphasizing big deeds over big talk, with a record 24 Stanley Cups in 101 years of existence. True, their current drought stands at 17 years and counting, but it's worth remembering that no other Canadian team has entered the winner's circle since 1993, either. Paul Attfield
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Saskatchewan Roughriders: For the lovable losers from the Prairies, it's most definitely the taking part, and not the winning, that counts. With just three Grey Cups in the team's 100-year history, the Riders may be short on success, but the fans don't let that spoil the party. Roughly one in five Canadians are said to follow the green and white, though wearing a hollowed-out watermelon on your head remains strictly optional. Paul Attfield
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Edmonton Oilers: Hayley Wickenheiser's pick for Canada's true national team - she asks: 'How could the Oilers not be the most iconic sports team when they have produced the most iconic players of the game? Just to name a few: Coffey, Anderson, Lowe, Fuhr, Messier and, of course, Gretzky. Most of their names are instantly recognizable whether or not you are a hockey fan.'
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Phill: New morningMature
I wake up as the sun hardly peaks above the horizon , in the distance. Even though the world was covered in murdering blood hungry demons the day was still , and all was quite. I picked my tired body off of the foamy and quickly packed my sleeping bag away, and the rest into my magically enhanced bag, I quickly ate a few things before picking up my massive sword to practice outside. I start with a jog, pushups, and couple stretches before I unsheath the massive blade and begin slicing in a certain patterns for hours until I hear footsteps on a wooden porch.I momentarily disapear as I appear behind them. It was Peter he turned to face me before I stopped.
" I saw you coming." He pointed out quite plainly.
"Huh, I saw you fighting yesterday." We both said at the same time but I continued," Your really good but I didn't really see you use magic. I was curiouse do you know how to use it. Because I can see that you would have quite strong potential in it." He slid the comment off and continued where he was going.
"Your form is poor, and its making you work twice or three times more than you have to.The only reason why you are still allive is the incredible strength within you." Peter says, " I can teach you to become a more efficent at figh.."
"NO! " I said angrily, I couldn't believe that i was being told I was weak, I turned away.
"Sooner or later you will find out Phill don't let your ego get in the way, because later you will learn the hard way , and may not survive."
"I'M NOT WEAK!" I say loudly slicing the sword from left to right a wave of energy cutting down broken and abandonned buildings.
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A study published in the online edition of the July 30, 2012 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) explores the long-term benefits of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing alone, cytology (Pap testing), and combinations of the two, to predict cervical precancerous disease and invasive cervical cancer risk. Based on the outcome, the researchers concluded that primary…Continue
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Earlier this week the first patient has been dosed in a Phase Ib/IIa study of CRLX101 (formerly called IT-101, Cerulean Pharma Inc.), dual inhibitor of topoisomerase 1 and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha, in combination with bevacizumab (Avastin®, Genentech/Roche) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients. Cerulean also announced the completion of enrollment of its randomized Phase II study in advanced non-small…Continue
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Everybody's Mug Rugs are beautiful, I love the peacock mug rug. Simply stunning. I can't wait for the next swap, this was so much fun.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Everybody's Mug Rugs are beautiful, I love the peacock mug rug. Simply stunning. I can't wait for the next swap, this was so much fun.
Happy Sewing, Lisa E.
Don't Cry Because It Is Over, Smile Because it Happened, Dr. Seuss
Everyone's mug rugs are beautiful!! I haven't heard from mine yet if she got it or not, I hope so. I am going to call the 800 number on my receipt on my monday and ask if it has been delivered.
Resolve to be thyself, and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery. Mathew Arnold 'Self-Dependence' 1822-1888
Still waiting here for mine, maybe tomorrow
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Batik blocks swap http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
I'm waiting as well but my partner did email me and said she was mailed Sat. so should arrive any day. So excited!!!
April's mom
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Ooh, I love the peacock! LoupEsprit it's beautiful! All of the pictures have been so cute! I can't wait to do this again!!!
So glad you like them, Pam! I was so nervous! LOL.
Here's a bigger pic of the peacock; the applique was fun to do, now that I figured out the 'right' way to do the elmer's glue method! I just wish I had done the binding differently.
I would like to know about the elmers glue method too!
may you be in heaven before the devil knows your dead!
It's something I learned here on the board.
You take the applique pieces with the fusible already on them (the part I skipped before - d'oh!) and glue them in place with a THIN layer of elmer's school glue. (It HAS to be the washable school glue!) Iron with NO steam to dry the glue, then sew the pieces on. The glue holds them in place so you can glue them without chasing them around the quilt, and when you wash the quilt, the glue comes out!
i'm confused. why do you need glue when you have the fusible?
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Catwoman must deal with the ramifications of making a deal with Hush! Is Selina a villain or hero? As the East End of Gotham becomes flooded with supervillains looking to stake a claim, Catwoman realizes there's only one way to beat an army of bad guys — join them!
"The One You Love, Part Three"Edit
- Catwoman
- Samuel Bradley Jr.
- Smart Bomb (Dies in this issue)
- Angle Man
- Hugo Strange
- Carl Worth (First Appearance)
- Holly Robinson
- Leslie Thompkins
- Captain Cold
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Charlie Mowat and Ed Heaver, sitting on cosy sofas in the trendy and noisy Mayfair Hotel lounge, would look at home propping up a bar anywhere.
The duo have an in-depth knowledge of nearly every pub, off licence and liquor-selling supermarket in the country. But they aren't travelling alcoholics. Their business is checking that the purveyors of booze and tobacco are not selling to under-18s.
Heaver, 41, and Mowat, 33, launched Serve Legal in late 2006 and now count Asda, Sainsbury's and many off licences and pub chains among their clients. They hire 18-year-olds to test whether staff are asking customers for ID. Their company is already the leading independent test purchaser in the country, and recently carried out its 100,000th visit.
So how did two guys who met playing rugby end up leading an army of more than 1,500 18-year-olds as they "snitch" on the shops and pubs that sell booze, fags, fireworks or knives?
Mowat founded his first enterprise Clean Space – an ethical version of his father's building cleaning business, offering evironmentally-friendly products – when he was 25. Seven years later, it employs 120 people, serving 450 clients across five cities and turning over £2.8m. "I went to university but I came from an entrepreneurial family so I really wanted my own business," he says. "Both my mum and dad had their own businesses. After working in management consulting, I decided to set up. I had no mortgage and no kids so I didn't have any risks."
While Mowat was growing up with vacuum cleaners, Heaver had developed a taste for beer, joining Allied Brewers straight from university. He was "known as a bit of a maverick" within the business, he says. "I came up with some different business ideas that others hadn't, but by 1996 I wanted to work in a small business myself." He joined pub entrepreneur Chris Hutt as part of the team behind Wizard Inns, which was sold in 2004. Heaver made a tidy profit.
It was while working in the pub industry that he got the idea for Serve Legal. He knew there was a market as businesses were paying for people to spot-check that their staff were asking for identification of anyone who looked underage.
Mowat and Heaver's timing was right. They first discussed the plan in 2005, and by 2006 the business was born. Over the past 15 years, governments have introduced ever more severe measures in response to increased drinking by young people – who can often be seen wandering the streets with bottles of cider or alcopops.
Today, if a company is found in breach of the laws, fines can be £10,000 and the individual selling the product can be fined personally too.
Sainsbury's and Tesco have responded with a "Think 25" rule, where all staff have to ask for ID from customers buying restricted products if they think they look under 25. Serve Legal tests whether employees are following the rules.
As a team, Mowat and Heaver had different skills and were able to work closely together without too many spats. Mowat says: "We have a great partnership. Our skill sets are different and we fit well together. We lead separate lives outside work. So although we are friends, we have time apart too."
One of the first and biggest tasks facing Mowat and Heaver was recruitment. They travelled the country looking for teenagers in shops and cinemas. "We were tracking people down – from family friends, to just getting on the phone and ringing up record shops and rugby clubs to hire people," says Mowat. The young investigators are employed on a shift basis, and are paid above minimum wage.
The pair used the same aggressive tack to win clients. "We sent out letters to Asda, Sainsbury's, to off licences. We put ourselves in front of people. At one supermarket we couldn't get hold of the person so we went down to head office and just asked to be put through to them from reception. We got the meeting."
Turning up off the street with an idea is one thing; being able to deliver on what you promise is another. But the ballsy duo seem to have that covered too. "Once we had meetings with people, we came across as credible as we had often done research on some of their stores already. At Asda, we came armed with research from 20 visits." The chain became their first client, and that success helped them when pitching to other big retailers.
The British crackdown on binge drinking has served Serve Legal well. The business is growing at a rate of 85 per cent year on year, and during 2010 has carried out more than 55,000 site visits on behalf of clients. It turns over £2m a year and is profitable.
But Heaver and Mowat didn't want to stop there. They realised that the resource they had created – the legions of young workers – could be used for other businesses. In January, they launched YAP – Young Adult Power – a network of 18- to 24-year-olds that can be used for staffing and market research. Once the teenagers get too old for the Serve Legal checks, they can move on to the books at YAP, where they can be booked for promotional work and corporate events.
The latest government figures show that 15.6 per cent of 16- to 24-year-olds are "neets" (not in education, employment or training). But Serve Legal's young adults are a great workforce. Heaver says: "We retire our people at 19, but they have a great work ethic and are perfect for lots of different kinds of work. We support them and can find them work."
So what's next for Mowat and Heaver? The company has already expanded into Australia and is investigating Sweden, Denmark and Poland, countries that, like Britain, have problems with underage drinking. Mowat and Heaver spoke on underage alcohol consumption at a conference in Brussels last month. An equity partner could help fund growth, but the pair are not in any rush to do find one.
"We won't be doing this for ever," says Mowat. "We will think about an exit at the right time, but the business is still young and growing." Heaver says: "Obviously we will have other ideas for businesses. But we would always want the ability to look our staff in the eye and say we did it for the right reasons."
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Sunrise Over the Atlantic.
The faint roar of the enging,
The rigid airplane chair,
And the people all around me
Keep me wide awake as I try desperately to fall asleep.
Even the soothing music cannot releive me from this agitated
insomnia that plagues me on this tired, sleepless night.
I have had it!
Screw sleeping!
I turn off my music,
Open the blinds to my tiny airplane window,
And just look out at the wonder before me.
I watch as the dark Atlantic is gradually illuminated,
And the sun rises above the clouds below me,
Bright and filled with releif,
Illuminating the world after an awful, restless night.
When I catch glimpses of the ocean it sparkles with sunshine,
As if God had accidentally spilled His gold glitter all over.
The sights both relax and exhilarate me,
And though I am on a crowded plane, I feel a wonderful burst of seclusion,
I am alone with the ocean, sun, and clouds.
Soon, the plane lands,
And with wonder, I look upon a city so old, but so new to me, and i am amazed at its magic.
But despite the magic of the old world, and the beauty of its cobblestone streets,
There is no magic like a sunrise over the Atlantic.


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The aim of this workshop is to discuss the explicit use of quantitative information such as time and probabilities either directly in the model or as a tool for the analysis of systems. In particular, the workshop focuses on: * the design of probabilistic, real-time, quantum languages and the definition of semantical models for such languages * the discussion of methodologies for the analysis of probabilistic and timing properties (e.g. security, safety, schedulability) and of other quantifiable properties such as reliability (for hardware components), trustworthiness (in information security) and resource usage (e.g., worst-case memory/stack/cache requirements) * the probabilistic analysis of systems which do not explicitly incorporate quantitative aspects (e.g. performance, reliability and risk analysis) * applications to safety-critical systems, communication protocols, control systems, asynchronous hardware, and to any other domain involving quantitative issues TOPICS: Topics include (but are not limited to) probabilistic, timing and general quantitative aspects in: Language design, Information systems, Asynchronous HW analysis, Language extension, Multi-tasking systems, Automated reasoning, Language expressiveness, Logic, Verification, Quantum languages, Semantics, Testing, Time-critical systems, Performance analysis, Safety, Embedded systems, Program analysis, Risk and hazard analysis, Coordination models, Protocol analysis, Scheduling theory, Distributed systems, Model-checking, Security, Biological systems, Concurrent systems, and Resource analysis. INVITED SPEAKER: * German Puebla, Technical University of Madrid, Spain * To be confirmed SUBMISSIONS: In order to encourage participation and discussion, this workshop solicits two types of submissions - regular papers and presentations: 1. Regular paper submissions must be original work, and must not have been previously published, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Regular paper submission must not exceed 15 pages, possibly followed by a clearly marked appendix which will be removed for the proceedings and contains technical material for the reviewers. 2. A presentation reports on recent or ongoing work on relevant topics and ideas, for timely discussion and feedback at the workshop. There is no restriction as for previous/future publication of the contents of a presentation. Typically, a presentation is based on a paper which recently appeared (or which is going to appear) in the proceedings of another recognized conference, or which has not yet been submitted. 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For regular papers: Submission (regular paper): December 21, 2009 Notification: January 25, 2010 Final version (ETAPS proceedings): February 15, 2010 Final version (EPTCS proceedings): TBA For presentations: Submission: February 1, 2010 Notification: February 3, 2010 ORGANIZATION: PC Chairs: * Alessandra Di Pierro, University of Verona, Italy * Gethin Norman, University of Oxford, UK Program Committee: * Alessandro Aldini, University of Urbino, Italy * Christel Baier, University of Dresden, Germany * Marco Bernardo, University of Urbino, Italy * Nathalie Bertrand, IRISA/INRIA Rennes, France * Patricia Bouyer, Oxford University, UK * Jeremy Bradley, Imperial College London, UK * Tomas Brazdil, Masaryk University, Czech Republic * Frank van Breugel, University of York, Canada * Antonio Cerone, UNU-IIST, Macao * Kostas Chatzikokolakis, University of Eindohoven, NL * Josee Desharnais, University of Laval, Canada * Alessandra Di Pierro, University of Verona, Italy * Marcus Groesser, Technical University Dresden, Germany * Mieke Massink, NR-ISTI Pisa, Italy * Paulo Mateus, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal * Gethin Norman, University of Oxford, UK * David Parker, University of Oxford, UK * Jeremy Sproston, University of Torino, Italy * Herbert Wiklicky, Imperial College London, UK * Verena Wolf, Saarland University, Germany


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The only fat man in North Korea Kim Jong-un risks being kicked out of the country he rules, for spending too much.
It's rumoured that North Korea's obese overlord could soon be ousted by senior members of his own military unless he tackles the country's failing economy, the Mirror reports.
The South Korean press are reporting that a lack of progress in North Korea's struggling economy has lead to widespread dissatisfaction which could lead to the overthrow of the ruling Workers' Party.
These dramatic rumours are revealed in a Seoul-commissioned report titled: A Study on the Party-Military Relations of the Kim Jong-un Regime.
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The stability of the Kim regime and party-military relations hinges on the country's economic growth and continued military spending.
In the event of an economic failure, a shift in the Kim regime could emerge as the military — rather than regular North Koreans — would first demand a shift in party-military relations or call for a military-centric order.
It's also said that under Kim Jong-un the military has gained more power in some areas than the ruling party itself.
Despite the news a defiant (and optimistic) North Korea recently announced its intention to 'conquer space' by launching more satellites, ignoring Western opposition.
According to local media Kim Jong-Un said space exploration was a 'strategic goal', despite the UN's criticism that the move violated international sanctions.
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Speaking at an awards ceremony for those involved in the rocket launch earlier this month, he said: "Conquering space is … a fierce class struggle against the hostile forces seeking to usurp our peace and sovereignty."
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Two-sided markets is not a new term in the field of economics. It describes a platform with two distinguished user groups that share network benefits. With the reducing information cost that has accompanied the increasing accessibility of the internet in the past decade, modern companies have leveraged these efficiencies to revolutionize the concept.
In 2008, people were no longer confined to hotel room accommodations and continental breakfasts with the launch of Airbnb. Less than a year later, Uber reinvented the notion of personal drivers and hailing cabs, nearly turning the taxi industry on its head. Chores and personal projects became a breeze in 2009 as Thumbtack connected the public with experienced professionals who do everything from cleaning carpets to teaching yoga. As the first decade of the new millennium came and went, these modern businesses showed no signs of slowing down. Instacart, Blue Apron, and Etsy are just a few who have joined the billion-dollar club in recent years. By 2025, the two-sided or "sharing economy" market is projected to hit $335 billion.
Newer companies such as Airbnb and Uber typically come to mind when discussing modern business models. However, two-sided markets encompass a tapestry of other companies. Companies like Ebay and Amazon, for example, provide a platform for their associates and client-partners (those who sell products on their website) as well as to the people who purchase the products.
Meanwhile, companies such as Google, Facebook and Twitter serve as both a market platform as well as a platform for advertisers. These companies are proof of the highly sustainable, profitable nature of two-sided markets when successfully operated.
Aside from the economical similarities of the aforementioned companies, there's another driving force that connects them, and it's critical to their scalability and revenue. That essential piece is the consumer experience. Whether you are TaskRabbit or Instagram, your bottom line is contingent upon the satisfaction of the consumer. The best brands are built upon an infrastructure of value and quality. When delivered consistently, your consumers' thanks will be reflected in your company's growth; while poor consumer experiences can result in less demand, lower revenue, and a declining bottom line.
The difficult part of running a two-sided market company is the tremendous task of training your people to consistently deliver on what your brand promises. How does Blue Apron ensure ingredients are properly packaged and safely shipped to each door? How can Facebook control the quality of the ads displayed on its platform? Though the details may differ from company to company, content leveraged to train online (whether it's mandatory or voluntary) is sure to be key to these business' operations.
At SchoolKeep, we work with top innovative companies who recognize the value of training in order to create a consistent consumer experience through their modern workforce. For some, the first questions they have for us are typically about how to get started with online training. And though there are no strict rules for effective training, we've found that the most successful companies have taken the following steps to build their training from the ground up.
1. Start with a plan
Every successful online training program began with a plan. This does not necessarily mean all the details must be filled in, but rather that there are goals in place and ideas for how training can accomplish those goals. Start by identifying the department or company goals, then drill down to the goals of the training. For example, if your department goal is to gain more active users and you know that your users are dropping off when setting up their profiles, an appropriate training goal would be to make profile setup more comprehensible.
Once you have your goals established, decide on how you'll measure success in your training. More importantly, how will those success metrics be tied to larger business goals? Working from the example above, a training success metric could be the number of users who complete the training. Those analytics can then be compared to the number of users who become active after the training has been implemented. This helps you to determine the effectiveness of your training and share it with the stakeholders in your company.
At this stage, start exploring options for training platforms if you haven't already. The analytics offered by your chosen training platform may inform the decisions you make starting with this first step. Selecting a platform early could prevent you from having to rework some of this later.
2. Leverage existing content
The idea of building an online training program may sound daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Let's take a step back from the term "program" and start with a single training. Pick one training topic that is of the highest priority for you to deliver at this moment. Next, consider how you've trained your users on this topic thus far. Any training content that is currently in a digital format, or can be turned into a digital format, can be used in your first training module. This includes everything from a training manual PDF to a recorded webinar. If you currently engage in live workshops, simply have a videographer record your next session and use it as your online content.
With your content available, chunk and organize it into digestible "activities". Each activity should take around 5 minutes for the user to complete. If you have a 12 page PDF, consider that the average person takes 2 minutes to read a page of content. With the 5-minute rule in mind, you'll be dividing the 12 page PDF into four 3-page PDFs, each serving as its own activity. If you have a 20 minute video, you should break it up into four 5-minute mini videos. The idea of "chunking" caters to the attention span of the modern learner and maximizes engagement levels.
Related reading: A Repeatable Guide to Building Effective Learning Content
The last step in working with your content is to organize the activities into comprehensible sections. Sections serve as folders for categorizing the activities. For example, you may have one section on Profile Setup that contains activities on selecting a good photo and linking to social accounts. Using this training module structure, build the content in your selected training platform.
Keep in mind that at this stage, "done is better than perfect". We will expand on why this is important later.
3. Prioritize the user flow
A key piece of effective training is ensuring your users actually take it. In order to do this, the training must be easily accessible. That means the flow from when the user receives the training module link, to when they see the content, should require as few clicks as possible. Whichever training platform you choose, make sure they offer some type of single sign-on (SSO) or URL authentication capabilities for streamlined user access.
Inside of your training experience (the interface where the content is displayed), ensure first that your brand is reflected in a seamless manner. That is, the training experience should be customizable to look and feel like your website or product. As brand integrity sits at the forefront of why you're implementing online training, it is crucial to preserve it in your training. Treat it as you would any other piece of collateral or asset you send out on behalf of your brand.
In addition to ease of use and branding, don't forget to test the usability of the user flow within the platform. Is it clear where the user should navigate next? Are links and buttons easy to find? Is the language comprehensible to your users? Onboarding is already a place where you can see dropoff of potential users. Making this as easy possible is critical to keeping everyone who comes into your training in your onboarding funnel. The training platform you select should allow for a highly usable, frictionless training experience.
4. Track metrics and feedback
Now that you have all of the fundamental pieces in place, it's time to launch to your pilot. You can start with an internal team or a small sample of your target audience. In any case, once you do get to testing with your target audience (your users, on-demand workforce, client-partners, etc.) remember to revisit the success metrics you defined previously. Make sure you are set-up to pull the success metrics reports you need from your training platform.
Related reading: How to Measure the Success of your Online Courses with Learning Analytics
Just as important as the quantitative data you'll receive from the success metrics reports, will be the qualitative feedback from your users. Using voluntary surveys that include brief, direct questions is a great way to collect this type of feedback while limiting friction. Questions focused on the content topics, media format and module structure are excellent in determining what your users liked or disliked about your training and create an outlet for them to communicate their preferences. This intel is invaluable in building your online training program and is the reason why perfecting your training is unnecessary in the beginning. The feedback you elicit will allow you to truly customize and tailor your training to your target audience, making it highly successful in achieving your defined outcome.
5. Iterate and improve
At this stage, you have everything you need to create a powerful online training program. Defined goals and objectives are in place; you have laid the foundation for your training by familiarizing yourself with methods for chunking and structuring training modules; your training platform is optimized for ease of use, branding and usability; and you have the reporting capabilities at your disposal for measuring success and eliciting feedback.
Even so, managing online training is an ongoing process. It requires constantly learning from your users and updating and maintaining your content to fit their needs. From here, your content will only become more rich, meaningful and effective in achieving your specific goals. With the right training platform partner, this process can be partially automated and fully scalable. You should see your support costs decrease as your training completion rates increase, making the investment in resources beneficial for your users, team and business.
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Rhubarb Crisp
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Mom's recipe! Easy to make and easy to eat.
Top Review by AnneWisconsin
I was really excited to try this based on all the other reviews. I made it exactly as written, no substitutions.
As I was making it, it seemed like there was way too much topping in proportion to the filling, and I couldn't believe it called for an entire cup of brown sugar in the topping. I should have gone with my gut and could have eliminated about half of the brown sugar in the topping. It was very sweet - too sweet for my taste.
I see now that others doubled the rhubarb and reduced the sugar, but still rated this recipe as 5 stars. Seems like false advertising to me!
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- 8 cups rhubarb, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup flour
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The bullet-riddled bodies of 18 Taliban militants apparently killed by furious residents seeking revenge were discovered on Sunday in Pakistan's northwest Swat valley, officials said.
Pakistan's military claims to have cleared Swat of Islamist extremists in an offensive launched earlier this year after militants extended their grip into the valley, terrorising residents with public beheadings and other violence.
"Eighteen dead bodies of militants were found in Barikot, Shamozai, Kabal and Kanju," a local military spokesman told AFP.
"They had been apparently shot dead by residents who fear that the Taliban might return. These militants were not killed in any military operation... The heads of some of the bodies had been smashed with hammers."
Atif-ur-Rehman, administrative chief of Swat district, confirmed that 18 bodies had been found but he had no further details.
Swat slipped out of government control after radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah mounted a violent campaign in which his followers beheaded opponents, burnt schools and fought government troops to enforce sharia law.
The Pakistani army launched an offensive in late April to dislodge Taliban guerrillas from the districts of Buner, Lower Dir and Swat after rebels flouted a peace deal and marched further south towards the capital, Islamabad.
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BeschreibungSeminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Tubingen, course: LPS The Northen Irish Troubles, 17 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In the conflict between Catholic Nationalists and Protestant Loyalists in Northern Ireland the security forces have played and continue to play a controversial and crucial role. Hailed by Loyalists as defenders of Ulster, condemned by Nationalists for their biased, sectarian practices, the police forces were often not mediators between both sides but combatants in the 'Troubles' who fueled the conflict. This paper intends to look at the history of policing in Northern Ireland from 1920 to 2001, focusing on the early years in order to show a path-dependency of the 'Troubles'. It will substantiate that the conflict between the police forces and the population during the 'Troubles', beginning in 1968, was not a singular, isolated event that can be examined without its historical context. But rather, the seed of this conflict had been planted fifty years prior, when Northern Ireland's police forces were established. Chapter 3 looks at the public perception surrounding policing and will examine the differences and similarities of opinion between Catholics and Protestants. Chapter 4 deals with the internal problems facing policing. Furthermore, it will question Seamus Mallon's, a former deputy leader of the SDLP and Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister from 1998 to 2001, statement that the RUC was "97% Protestant and 100% unionist" (Royal Ulster Constabulary 2006).
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Jack Blake strode confidently into the yawning doors of the Ocean View Hotel. He looked around the interior which had changed to include a large bar where the reception counter was. Three large Forelli men in dark suits raised their hands and gestured to the exit before Jack raised his badge.
"Got lost, pig." The shortest spoke, his voice heavy with an Italian edge.
"I'm here to arrest Sonny Forelli on the charge of taxation fraud. If you stop me in anyway then you'll be charged as an accessory." Jack simple said, his right hand hovering over his holstered gun.
"Fuck you, asshole." Said the largest man, his stomach seemed to bounce as he threw a powerful right hook. Jack grabbed his arm and punched him harder in the face. His nose broke as blood cascaded down his face. He clutched his face, falling backwards as more men stepped forward to confront Jack. Unperturbed, Jack awaited their attack. One gunshot and he could call in his men.
One particularly sweaty goon threw a right hook to which Jack ducked as it smashed into the face of a goon standing right behind him. Instead of waiting, he decided to run for the stairs to which the gunfire began. In almost an instant, the SWAT team burst in from the entrance and the windows and shot down the confused men who sprayed the ammo from their pistols in a confused manner.
A sea of blue flooded the dark lobby as Jack ascended the stairs to the hallway. Sonny stood at the opposite end of the hall, his eyes alight with anger and arrogance. How dare this pig ruin his place of living, he thought as Jack approached.
"Sonny Forelli. You are under arrest for taxation fraud. Surrender now or I'll drag you out in a body bag." He shouted, knowing the inevitable response.
Sonny laughed, darting to his room as a flood of his men blocked Jack's path. Jack strode forward disarming one of the Forelli's and firing the stolen sawn-off shotgun. The heavy shells had cut a path through the other men who fell into a bloody heap. The black carpet was then a dull crimson from the many dead due to the overpowered gun.
As his SWAT team cleared out the remaining rooms and searched for any other evidence against the Forelli's, Jack followed Sonny who had escaped onto the roof. The hulking figure of Mike Forelli halted Jack's progress. Whatever he had done in the past few years had left a permanent scar upon his face. Now, he looked more brutal than before.
With one sweep of his arm, Jack was thrown backwards. Mike then pulled out a gun and took aim. "Bye bye, pig" he spat as his mouth twisted into a violent smile.
Jack, with every fibre of his being, threw himself into Mike and knocked the gun from his grasp. Mike responded by trying to strangle him to which Jack kneed him in the testicles. The groan of pain made Mike curl into the fetal position as Jack scrambled to his feet and picked up his own Desert Eagle which was knocked some ways down the hall. As his back was turned, Mike pulled out another gun but in an instant, Jack spun around and shot him right between the eyes.
Jack called out to his men and alerted them he was chasing Sonny to the roof. In pursuit, the sound of rotary blades grew louder as he ascended the steps and to his surprise, two helicopters greeted him. Sonny stood tall, his hair blown into disarray by the strong winds.
"You should have left when you had the chance." Sonny shouted, his voice clear over the noise. "I don't have any problems with you."
"I had a problem with you when you decided to come to my city and pollute these citizens with your bullshit drugs and asshole men. The Forelli's are a fucking joke and you are the biggest joke of all."
Sonny snarled in response. They exchanged shots before Sonny jumped onto the rails of the rising helicopter. "I'm a little rusty on the family etiquette. But I'll see you in Hell, copper."
The second helicopter had swerved around and was accelerating at full pelt towards Jack. Instinctively, he fell to his back and fired three times at the approaching threat. The helicopter caught fire and crashed into the second chopper with Sonny jumping off at the last possible moment. The resulting crash exploded which sent debris crashing all around and it caused a car crash on the adjacent road. A plume of black smoked coloured the battlefield of Ocean View Hotel's roof as both men stood aiming their weapons at each other.
"You destroyed my fucking chopper, you asshole" Screamed Sonny, his voice dangerous. His indigo blazer was almost burned off from the blaze. His own face was merely a canvas of smog.
"Bite me, scumbag. It's all over." He said, as the SWAT reached the roof all present and accounted for. Few of them limped; it appeared the Forelli men put up a decent fight.
Sonny threw back his head and laughed. He laughed even harder when he saw the Police Helicopter circle the rooftop.
"You.. you think you've caught me? ME? Sonny Forelli?" He barked, his voice noticeably hoarser from the mass black smoke that flooded his being. From a distance, he looked as though he was carved from the explosion himself. "I have so much clout in your chicken shit precinct that I could have all your badges lined up on my fucking mantelpiece. You assholes will never work in this town again. One bullet and your whole fucking world will come crashing down."
Jack hesitated. Even with the reforms, he knew Sonny had enough connections to get out of this. To prove his point, Sonny threw down his weapon and dared the SWAT to use him as target practise.
"See? SEE? No man alive can touch me now. I OWN this fucking city!" Sonny declared manically. The words resonated darkly with Jack who still didn't sheath his Desert Eagle.
A moments silence passed like an eternity before being broken by a loud report. The echo was immense; when Jack dreamed of this moment in later years, the report was so loud he felt he was going to go deaf.
A red rose bloomed in Sonny's forehead as he slumped to his knees and into the gravel of the roof face first. Jack and the SWAT team looked around confused; none of them fired the bullet that killed him. A sense of triumph welled up within him as he and the SWAT team circled Sonny's body. The rest of the police and the necessary departments would later turn up in a maelstrom of police tape while the public would form a sea around Ocean View Hotel just to see what had happened.
Jack descended the steps to find a place to sit. One of the passing officers spotted him and began asking him about the shoot out. Jack waved his hand and shook his head.
"No man... not now." Jack had enough for the time being. "Ask one of the guys upstairs."
"Rough day, huh?" The officer asked sardonically. He was a young recruit; probably hired as the newest captain took office.
"Not as rough as Sonny's." Jack responded simply. He couldn't think of anything smart but after what he had gone through in the past two years, he decided he didn't need to.


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@hamsterfishLocale: San Jose, CA
Here's some old footage I edited together from a trip I did in June 2012 in Seki
Seki Video
1 Roads end to paradise valley
2 Paradise Valley to Rae Lakes
3 Rae lakes over Glen Pass to Upper Vidette
4 Upper Vidette over Forester Pass to Tyndall Creek
5 Tyndall Creek down through Kern Canyon, Colby Canyon, to Gallats Lake.
6 Gallats lake over Colby Pass, through Cloud Canyon to Roaring river
7 Roaring river over Avalanche Pass, down Sphinx to Roads End.
Since the snow is again low this year, I thought this might be useful to JMT/PCT'ers or anyone else planning a trip in the area.
Sorry for the cheap camera and shaky footage. It was my first time filming anything.
@tomclarkLocale: East Coast
Looks like a great trip, with wonderful weather.
@retiredjerryLocale: Oregon and Washington
I missed that before. Great video. Really good description of that trip.
I'll probably not do that because it's so far away but I'm thinking about it. That would be a doable trip for me. A bit more mileage than I'm used to. Everyone should do at least one trip in the Sierras.
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This party is seriously adorable!!!! Great job! Love all the little details that you added! Happy 2nd bday Milo!
Awesome job! The caution tape was such a perfect touch, especially for the pagoda at the park. Stress-free and fun– that's how all the parties should be. 🙂
Happy Birthday, Milo!
The party turned out cute! Can't believe our boys are 2 and our new little ones will be here soon!
this is amazing!!! You are so clever, I am so impressed! Nice work!
so cute miranda! i'm so sorry we didn't make it. it was sort of last minute that we realized we couldn't go, so i'm sorry we didn't let you know! it was a crazy day full of stuff getting ready for the move. i'll have to get milo's gift to you soon!
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1. Talk Trash. A lot of it.
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In The League they have Shiva, a trophy that appropriates the image of the valedictorian from their high school class. But if there's no hardware, your league sucks.
5. Avoid El Cuñado
El Cuñado may mean "brother-in-law" in Spanish, but in the world of fantasy football it has a far deeper meaning. El Cuñado is that guy in your league who is just the worst. He doesn't follow football. He's a jerk. He might be certifiably insane. Avoid at all costs.
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The guys nicknamed Ruxin "The Herdsman." Nicknames allow you to both humiliate your friends (see #4) and also provide bonding experiences. Nicknames are vital to a good fantasy league.
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A broken heart requires some sad music to keep it company – and Katy Perry has been sharing what she has been listening to following her split from John Mayer.
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Whereas Swift is busy singing about Harry, John, Jake and all the other guys who wronged her, Musgraves touches on darker stuff. "If you ain't got two kids by 21/ You're probably gonna die alone/ Least that's what tradition told you", she sings on "Merry Go 'Round", before telling the story of a dissatisfied small town family that is accompanied by a Hipstamatic-esque retro video. "Mama's hooked on Mary Kay/Brother's hooked on Mary Jane/Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down". You won't find references to drugs in Swift's oeuvre.
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Wojciech SZKLINIARZ Dean of Faculty of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy Silesian University of Technology S cop e and Top ics o f Conf e renc e The technical focus of the conference will build on the tradition of the previous conferences and will include the following application fields: * Theoretical patterns of metallurgical processes * Technology of production and processing of iron * Technology of steel production and processing * Modelling of metallurgical processes * Ecological aspects of the production of pig iron and steel Prof. dr hab. inż. Henryk DYJA Dean of Faculty of Materials Processing Technology and Applied Physics, Czestochowa University of Technology XXI. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE IRON AND STEELMAKING Hotel DUO, Horní Bečva, Beskydy Mountains, Czech Republic, EU October 19 – 21, 2011 Dr hab. inż. Mirosław KARBOWNICZEK, Prof. nadzw. Dean of Faculty of Metal Engineering and Industrial Comp. Science AGH University of Science and Technology Ing. Henryk HUCZALA Technical Director TŘINECKÉ ŽELEZÁRNY, a.s. Ing. Jaroslav PINDOR, Ph.D. Managing Director Materials and Metallurgy Research, Ostrava The conference languages are Czech, Polish, Slovak and English (without translation). On the basis of submitted registration forms and contributing papers, the schedule of individual lectures will be published in advance on the following website: http://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/iasm2011 Conference Scientific Committee reserves the privilege to include the registered papers in the lecture section. The authors will be informed about the paper submission in advance. Sch edule Summ ary S ci en ti f i c Co mmi tt ee Prof. Ing. Jiří BAŽAN, CSc. Doc. Ing. Ján KRET, CSc. Prof. Ing. Karel MICHALEK, CSc. Prof. dr hab. inż. Leszek BLACHA Prof. dr hab. inż. Zdzisław KUDLIŃSKI Prof. Ing. Mária FRÖHLICHOVÁ, CSc. Prof. Ing. Jozef KIJAC, CSc. M a in Gu aran to r Prof. Ing. Karel MICHALEK, CSc. 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Conference fee includes: Publication costs, payment of additional conference materials and services (each paper must be covered with one payment) Conference Proceedings Catering for the entire duration of the conference Accommodation ČSOB Ostrava Account number: 1 2 7 0 8 9 5 5 9 / 0 3 0 0 Details of payment (or variable symbol): 6 1 8 1 0 1 IBAN: CZ23 0300 0000 0001 2708 9559 SWIFT: CEKOCZPP Organization: VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic ID: 61989100 Tax ID (VAT ID): CZ61989100 S e rv ic es of fered by Hotel Du o at ext ra ch arge C o n t act s VSB – Technical University of Ostrava Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department of Metallurgy 17. listopadu 15/2172 708 33 Ostrava–Poruba Czech Republic, EU The number of single rooms is limited; please contact in advance the organizing guarantor for the reservation. Hotel Duo (http://www.hotel‐duo.cz) is situated in the conservation area of the Beskydy Mountains in the village of Horni Bečva ‐ about 3 km from the centre (about a 30 mins walking distance). It offers a unique view of the Bečva river and dam paired up with views of the mountain ridges of Pustevny and Radhost. B an k P a ym en t Conference V enu e Refreshments during the training program Wellness ‐ entrance to Sauna World Parking at hotel Wi‐Fi internet access Free access to the indoor heated pool Daily use of fitness center Swimming pool with massage spout; Kneipp massage; Private Spa ‐ a spa just for you; Rhassoul ‐ peeling and steam cabin; Scottish cooling shower; Cooling pool; Mystic lounge area ‐ black chamber; Rehabilitation whirlpool tubs; Instrumental lymphatic drainage; Inhalation; Oxygen therapy 'oxylive'; Massage; Sothys Paris cosmetics A cc ommo d at ion Conference F ee The maximum length is 4 pages, incl. attachments. Each additional page in the paper has a surcharge of EUR 10 Ing. Dana Horáková Phone: +420 597 325 105, Mobile: +420 777 677 011 Email: d a n a . h o r a k o v a @ v s b . c z Soňa Krejzková Phone: +420 597 324 348, Fax: +420 597 325 144 Email: s o n a . k r e j z k o v a @ v s b . c z http://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/iasm2011 Conference Partners !! Please remember to add surnames of participants to enable identification of payment. Ins t ructions fo r Aut ho rs of P ap e r s Papers are to be submitted in Czech, Slovak, Polish and English languages GPS Loc: 49°24'52.466"N, 18°19'23.9"E