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A Closer Look At The Wash. Post's Solyndra Reporting
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On the day after Thanksgiving, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton called on readers to "give thanks" for Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Joe Stephens, who have been "dogging the trail of Solyndra." Pexton said their reporting on Solyndra showed that the Post produces journalism that is "hard-hitting regardless of who is in power."
Leonnig and Stephens have certainly provided the play-by-play of the political battle over Solyndra's failure. As Pexton notes, much of their reporting relied on the Republican-led investigation by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with each strategically-timed document release and hearing garnering a Post article or two.
Pexton didn't analyze the Post's coverage in detail or with a critical eye, so here are some of my own observations:
- The Post has published 43 articles related to Solyndra since August 31, not including opinion pieces (according to a Nexis search; full list below). For comparison, the paper published 15 articles related to the Keystone XL pipeline in the same period. Thirty-four of the 43 articles are bylined by Leonnig, Stephens or both. Energy reporter Steven Mufson has a byline on 8 of the articles, but is not mentioned in Pexton's piece.
- Twenty-six of the Post articles mentioned that Obama fundraiser George Kaiser is tied to investment funds that owned a large percentage of Solyndra. Only one article noted that before Obama took office and before his stimulus law existed, the Bush administration chose Solyndra "as one of 16 finalists" for a loan guarantee. That article was written by Mufson, with Leonning listed as a second author. It did not provide the number of applications (143) from which Bush's DOE chose finalists. Another 3 articles mentioned in passing that the Solyndra loan process began during the Bush administration, and a Solyndra timeline published by the Post entirely omitted the Bush administration's role in advancing the loan guarantee. Only one article noted that Madrone Capital, a firm associated with Wal-Mart Chairman Rob Walton, was another major investor in Solyndra.
- One of the 43 articles noted that default rate for the program is much less than what the government budgeted for losses. Bloomberg reported that the government "planned for defaults of as much as 12.85 percent" for the loan guarantee program, and that as of now, the default rate "is less than 3.6 percent." Only one of the 43 Post articles mentioned the budgeted failure rate. Four articles mentioned that funds were set aside to cover losses from the program -- 3 of those articles were written by Mufson and the other was in a quote from a DOE spokesman.
- Three of the 43 articles have been updated with corrections [1][2][3] -- the most significant being, in my view, the false suggestion in a Leonnig/Stephens story that a federal loan given to Fisker Automotive was part of Obama's stimulus package, when in fact, the funds were provided by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and later offered to Fisker by the Obama administration. This is an error that we've seen elsewhere, perhaps a symptom of political journalists hurriedly turning their attention to the DOE's loan programs.
- A Post article included a misleading figure that was widely repeated by conservative media outlets. The September 14 article by Leonnig and Mufson stated that if DOE's target of 60,000 jobs "is reached, it would work out to about $640,000 in loan guarantees for every job created or saved." As several commentators pointed out, this figure isn't useful since every company would have to default on the loans for the program to cost $640,000 per job.
- A Post article quoted an email out of context. In a September 13 article, Stephens and Leonnig said an August 2009 email exchange provided to the Post by House Republicans revealed that "a credit-rating agency predicted that the project would run out of cash in September 2011," which raises "questions about whether the administration should have foreseen financial trouble." But the Department of Energy later said the email was quoted out of context since the model also "shows the project having millions of dollars in cash the next month [after September 2011], and multiples of that by the end of January of 2012." Committee Democrats also provided further context from additional emails.
- None of the Post articles mentioned the market failures hampering wide-scale deployment of clean energy projects. As Bloomberg New Energy Finance stated in a 2010 report, a "Commercialization Valley of Death" stems from "fundamental, structural markets shortcomings" that "cannot be resolved by the private sector acting on its own" because "no existing class of financing institutions is effectively positioned" to support large-scale projects deploying new technologies. One article by Mufson and Leonnig did indicate, however, that the absence of a broader policy framework for energy should be part of the story:
Economists note that the government might never have gotten involved in loan guarantees if Congress had been willing to tax fossil fuels, introduce feed-in tariffs (a subsidized price) for renewable energy or approve a cap-and-trade policy that would penalize fossil fuels.
Feed-in tariffs have made Spain, Italy and Germany the world's largest markets for solar power. And they don't anoint winners and losers.
In the absence of those incentives, many investors still believe in the loan-guarantee program.
- Three of the articles mentioned climate change or global warming [1][2][3], with the context of each being a variation of: 'Steven Chu is concerned about climate change.' None of the articles mentioned air pollution.
- Attention given to Solyndra dwarfed coverage of other notable stories. As we noted, the Post's Solyndra coverage between August 31 (the day Solyndra filed for bankruptcy) and September 23, was far greater than its coverage of 1) an obvious case of government corruption exposed in 2008 at the Minerals Management Service (MMS), and 2) a report exposing much greater loss of taxpayer dollars through military contracting waste and fraud. As of September 23, the Post had run 16 items (news and opinion) on Solyndra, compared to 3 items on the MMS scandal in the month after the story broke and 3 on the loss of money through war contracting waste and fraud between August 28 and September 23.
Overall, Leonnig and Stephens covered Solyndra as a political event, rather than a story about energy policy. As Pexton noted, their coverage dates back to a June 26 article revealing "how often Obama was visiting clean-technology companies and that some of these companies had political ties to him." The story quoted disgruntled competitors of companies visited by Obama, as well as a representative from the American Petroleum Institute.
Even then, the Post was insinuating that some sort of corruption was at hand. But after 43 articles, they have yet to turn up evidence that the Solyndra loan guarantee was anything other than a well-intentioned investment gone bad.
- "Obama's focus on visiting clean-tech companies raises questions," 6/25/11
- "Solyndra solar company fails after getting controversial federal loan guarantees," 8/31/11
- "House Republicans step up Solyndra investigation," 9/1/11
- "Top Obama donor George Kaiser says he didn't play politics to win government loan," 9/2/11
- "FBI searches offices of Solyndra; lawmakers say they were misled about firm's finances," 9/8/11
- "A history of Solyndra," 9/13/11
- "Solyndra loan: White House pressed on review of solar company now under investigation," 9/13/11
- "Lawmakers question loan to solar company," 9/14/11
- "Obama green-tech program that backed Solyndra struggles to create jobs," 9/14/11
- "Obama administration e-mails: Giving more taxpayer money to Solyndra was risky," 9/15/11
- "During Solyndra probe, Energy Dept. has to move billions in loans," 9/16/11
- "House judiciary chair: Justice should probe Solyndra bankruptcy," 9/19/11
- "Solyndra executives will invoke the Fifth at House hearing," 9/20/11
- "Solyndra employees: Company suffered from mismanagement, heavy spending," 9/21/11
- "Solyndra executives take the Fifth before U.S. House subcommittee," 9/23/11
- "Some clean-energy firms found U.S. loan-guarantee program a bad bet," 9/26/11
- "Investment in failed solar firm Solyndra raises questions about nonprofit's purpose," 9/27/11
- "Solyndra violated loan terms in 2010 but got more federal money, DOE confirms," 9/28/11
- "Chu takes responsibility for a loan deal that put more taxpayer money at risk in Solyndra," 9/29/11
- "Energy Secretary Chu felt pressure to speed up loans to firms like Solyndra," 9/30/11
- "Solar projects get funding as deadline approaches," 9/30/11
- "Obama was advised against visiting Solyndra after financial warnings," 10/3/11
- "Investors, federal officials: Energy Department was careless with taxpayer money," 10/4/11
- "Solyndra: E-mails show Energy Department was moving toward second loan for Solyndra," 10/5/11
- "Amid Solyndra controversy, head of federal loan program resigns," 10/6/11
- "Solyndra loan deal: Warning about legality came from within Obama administration," 10/7/11
- "Government adviser defends Solyndra despite ethics agreement," 10/8/11
- "Solyndra investor asked for White House publicity as firm sought federal funds," 10/13/11
- "Emails show more officials were concerned about Solyndra loan," 10/14/11
- "Rick Perry, Ron Paul have mixed record on energy subsidies," 10/19/11,
- "Fisker, electric carmaker backed by $529 million U.S. loan, balks at Solyndra comparison," 10/21/11
- "Energy Secretary Steven Chu, renowned physicist, at center of Solyndra policy storm," 10/27/11
- "White House orders review of Energy Department loans amid Solyndra fallout," 10/28/11
- "Another Obama fundraiser is investor in car company that won federal loan," 10/28/11
- "Beacon Power declares bankruptcy; second loan guarantee recipient to falter," 11/1/11
- "Energy Department couldn't manage stimulus money, watchdog says," 11/2/11
- "White House faces subpoena in Solyndra probe," 11/4/11
- "Solyndra e-mails show Obama fundraiser discussed lobbying White House," 11/9/11
- "Energy Department failed to sound alarm as Solyndra solar company sank," 11/11/11
- "Before Solyndra, a long history of failed government energy projects," 11/11/11
- "Solyndra: Energy Dept. pushed firm to keep layoffs quiet until after midterms," 11/15/11
- "Fred Upton, GOP critic of Solyndra loan, sought funds for Mich. solar firm," 11/16/11
- "Solyndra tried to influence Energy Department, e-mails show," 11/16/11
- "Chu defends Solyndra loan guarantee," 11/17/11
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Conrad Bain, a veteran stage and film actor who became a star in middle age as the kindly white adoptive father of two young African-American brothers in the TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," has died.
Bain died Monday of natural causes in his hometown of Livermore, Calif., according to his daughter, Jennifer Bain. He was 89.
The show that made him famous debuted on NBC in 1978, an era when television comedies tackled relevant social issues. "Diff'rent Strokes" touched on serious themes but was known better as a family comedy that drew most of its laughs from its standout child actor, Gary Coleman.
Bain played wealthy Manhattan widower Philip Drummond, who promised his dying housekeeper he would raise her sons, played by Coleman and Todd Bridges. Race and class relations became topics on the show as much as the typical trials of growing up.
Coleman, with his sparkling eyes and perfect comic timing, became an immediate star, and Bain, with his long training as a theater actor, proved an ideal straight man. The series lasted six seasons on NBC and two on ABC.
In the show's heyday, Bain didn't mind being overshadowed by the focus on the show's children. He praised Coleman and Bridges as natural talents without egos.
But "Diff'rent Strokes" is remembered mostly for its child stars' adult troubles.
Coleman, who died in 2010, had financial and legal problems in addition to continuing ill health from the kidney disease that stunted his growth and required transplants. Bridges and Dana Plato, who played Bain's teenage daughter, both had arrest records and drug problems, and Plato died of an overdose in 1999 at age 34.
Bain said in interviews later that he struggled to talk about his TV children's troubled lives because of his love for them. After Bridges started to put his drug troubles behind him in the early 1990s, he told Jet magazine that Bain had become like a real father to him.
Bain went directly into "Diff'rent Strokes" from another comedy, "Maude," which aired on CBS from 1972 to 1978.
With his plain looks and down-to-earth manner, he was always cast as a character actor.
It was an audition for a role in the 1971 film "Cold Turkey" that led Bain to TV stardom. He didn't get the part but "Cold Turkey" director Norman Lear remembered him when he created "Maude."
Conrad Stafford Bain attended high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, deciding on his life's work after an appearance as the stage manager in a high school production of "Our Town."
He married artist Monica Sloan in 1945. She died in 2009. He is survived by three children: Jennifer, Kent and Mark.

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It is tempting generally, despite the incredible length of the baseball season, to fixate ona few games and try to extrapolate larger truths from them about how the season will turn out.
The Mets sweep the Braves to open the season: the critics were wrong! The Mets sweep the Marlins: the division will belong to the Mets!
Just as ludicrous: the Astros sweep the Mets: the season is over! The Yankees sweep the Mets: the team is doomed!
In reality, a three-game sweep, even a six-game road trip, represents a very small portion of the season. A team that wins or loses six straight can be a very good or very bad team.
The 1993 Mets won six straight to end the season… at 59-103.
But the combination of upcoming opponents, and more importantly, the timing, actually makes this six game stretch starting tonight in Atlanta as vital, and even potentially determinative, as so many fans and even some in the media try to make virtually every six game stretch, period.
Consider that the Mets, at present, are 46-40, in a five-team group within 1.5 games of each other, vying for two wild card spots. They are also 4.5 games behind the Nationals for first place in the NL East.
So over these next six games, three in Atlanta- one of the other four teams in that wild card cluster- and three in Washington, the NL East division leader, the Mets will be playing games that can not only count in their win column, but in the loss columns of those they are battling for the only paths to the playoffs.
Ah, but why is that so important? They have 18 each against Washington and Atlanta. Right?
Yes, but: there are just 18 days between now and the non-waiver trading deadline. By the end of the Washington series, there will be just ten days.
Let's say the Mets win five of six. That probably places them a game or two out of first place, and solidly in the lead for at least one of the wild card spots.
That leaves Sandy Alderson little choice but to try and plug holes in the 2012 roster to chase after the playoffs. As well he should. It wouldn't surprise me, frankly, if the Mets are looking at that stretch to help determine if bringing up Matt Harvey, talented but apparently not quite considered ready by the hierarchy, is also a risk worth taking.
Now consider if the Mets go out and lose five of six. That'll probably put them six or seven games out in the division, which is a large gap to overcome. They'll probably be a couple games behind a whole bunch of teams for the wild card, with more teams nipping at their heels.
Is trading prospects for marginal bullpen upgrades a good idea at that point? Ask the 2002 Mets, who traded Jason Bay in a deal to acquire Jason Middlebrook and Steve Reed, but still fell out of the race. (You'll have to take my word for it: you would have liked that version of Jason Bay on the Mets.)
So you may be reluctant to take much stock in thinking games matter right now, inundated as you have been by ads like "The Mets. The Rockies. Will David Wright triumph over Carlos Gonzalez? Or will freedom as we know it die forever? Coverage begins at 6:30 with Geico On Deck."
But these are big games, the meaningful games of July to determine how meaningful games will be in September. And that alone is pretty exciting, a bonus I certainly didn't expect from this 2012 team.
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Quantum physics for plants, reported in Nature, and Biology News Net 12 April 2007. Plants are able to extract energy from sunlight with almost 100% efficiency because the transfer of light energy into the reaction centres that begin the process of photosynthesis happens almost instantaneously. The transfer process has been a mystery, but researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory have found evidence that it is a quantum mechanical effect. Graham Fleming, who led the study, described their results: "We have obtained the first direct evidence that remarkably long-lived wavelike electronic quantum coherence plays an important part in energy transfer processes during photosynthesis. This wavelike characteristic can explain the extreme efficiency of the energy transfer because it enables the system to simultaneously sample all the potential energy pathways and choose the most efficient one."
Biology News Net commented: "The photosynthetic technique for transferring energy from one molecular system to another should make any short-list of Mother Nature's spectacular accomplishments. If we can learn enough to emulate this process, we might be able to create artificial versions of photosynthesis that would help us effectively tap into the sun as a clean, efficient, sustainable and carbon-neutral source of energy." Gregory Engel, who was also involved in the study, commented: "Nature has had about 2.7 billion years to perfect photosynthesis, so there are huge lessons that remain for us to learn. The results we're reporting in this latest paper, however, at least give us a new way to think about the design of future artificial photosynthesis systems."
Editorial Comment: A plant which cannot select the right energy spectrum and then transfer such energy efficiently is destroyed by the same energy, long before it can evolve. The coexistence of both a selection and quantum transfer process is proof of deliberate and intelligent creation, not 2.7 billion years of mindless natural processes. If bio-technologists are able to learn the "huge lessons" of how to design an artificial photosynthetic system they will have doubly proven it takes brilliant understanding and creative engineering to make a system that selects and then extracts energy from light at near perfect efficiency. The photosynthetic method for transferring energy is a spectacular accomplishment but the glory for this should go to the Lord Jesus Christ through whom and in whom all things were created, (see John 1:3, Colossians 1:16) not to a false god named Mother Nature. (Ref. design, technology, energy)
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There's so much going on in Talk week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.
Radiation contamination in Japan :(
"Maki (of Just Hungry/Just Bento) has been keeping up with the news pretty closely, and she posted an update today including some good advice re: food. [HERE]
"Namely, that is beware of media outlets looking for a headline; most Japanese produce doesn't make it outside the country in the first place; and that most of the manufactured stuff you're seeing on the shelves right now was made sometime prior to the disaster, has been scanned at port, or is from an entirely different area of the country.
"So no, personally I have no concerns." —kakugori
[I might also point out that Maki's Twitter stream has been an EXCELLENT source of info on the Japanese earthquake/tsunami disaster. —AK]
What *is* Serious Eats?
"LOL 'the best food website around!' is what I would have said too! lmao...I refer to it as 'my essential reference as an online food community.' Everytime I share an article with a non serious-eater, they're like, 'This website is awesome!' I'm like, 'um, yah!' hehe" —hungrychristel
Flowerpot Smoker
"The Husband and I made this one day a few years ago. It was a fun project and we made pulled pork which was pretty good, though we overcooked the bottom side of the pork butt (our fault). The hardest thing to find was the dimmer switch that would adequately control the hot plate. We got the one that Alton used, but it seemed to shut off the hot plate at the lower setting. Getting the temperature to stay constant was bit of a challenge due to the dimmer. It was not a 'set it and forget' thing that Alton seemed to make it out to be. We used it a few more times, but stopped when we purchased the Big Green Egg. We still have the flowerpot smoker and I'm still looking for a temperature controller that is reliable and inexpensive, so we may put it back into production in the future. I've been toying with the idea of modifying it to do some cold smoking (like cheese or fish).
"All in all, it's a fun family project that even the kids might enjoy - very Rube Goldberg-esque!" —AnnieNT
Paula Dean or Rachel Ray?
"I have to respect how they worked their way up but their voices grate on my nerves, as well. I'd love to see them in Ramsey's kitchen! I could probably get past the voice (think Julia) if their food were more interesting. Another annoying thing - the made up words, acronyms from RR. I think they are both successful for entertainment value, and maybe cooking advice for the novice. (Another annoying one - Giada.) " —cucinacecilia
Marcel's Quantum Kitchen premiere
"...Don't MAKE me pull out the douchometric calibration tool again." —seriousb
Need a Blog for my Portfolio...Help!
"Too bad he's not a Marine — 'Semper Fry.' 'An Army of Bun'? 'Eat This'? etc...' —bruisedbuddha
Is bacon cheating?
"I would hire a private investigator if you truly believe bacon to be cheating. You'll need hard evidence in court if you want to obtain custody of the piglets." —ByrdBrain
Dipping sauce for fries
"Mayo with sriracha and a smidge of lemon." —Teachertalk
Paula Dean or Rachel Ray?
"Gee, this is like choosing between having the electric chair or the firing squad. Both of them absolutely creep me out. Old fake and younger fake." —Shecooks
Not just a slump, a string of cooking failures!
"Better to have a cooking failure than to experience the failures of Brian Walker!" —dmcavanagh
[ROTFLMAO! I am seriously slapping the desk and laughing at this comment as I compile this post. To the point that Robyn Lee here in the office* is like, "What are you laughing at?!?"
So, "Brian Walker" explained ...
Early last Sunday, we had a spammer come into Talk with such thread topics as "The Best 'Rescue Relationship' Techniques," "How to Get Your Wife Back," "Get Your Ex-Boyfriend Back: Putting Your Best Foot Forward"
Which leads me to the first time I've ever done a LWT call-out on a comment from a thread that's been pulled .... ]
How to Get Your Wife Back
"Brian has a boyfriend and a wife? No wonder he has so much trouble. " —sparrowgrass
[Now we know the name of the Kona coffee–drinking catfish farmer ... BRIAN WALKER! —AK]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A woman's speeding got her a warning from an Ohio state trooper but wasn't enough to keep her grandchild from being born in her car.
Donna Richmond got pulled over on Tuesday morning as she was trying to rush her daughter to a Columbus hospital. She tells WBNS-TV (http://bit.ly/wQiroM ) that the State Highway Patrol officer told her she was going 90 mph.
That's when daughter Debbie Richmond says she screamed from the front passenger seat, "I'm in labor!"
The trooper let them go with the warning. But the delay from the traffic stop kept them from reaching the hospital in time, so Debbie Richmond gave birth to a daughter in her mother's Hyundai.
The father, Randall Altman, says he was in the back seat "freaking out."
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Compared to last week's sharply lower closing market, feeder cattle sold an additional 3.00-5.00 lower. Stocker cattle and calves traded unevenly steady with heavier calves (over 550 lbs) having instances as much as 5.00 lower while lightweight calves (under 450 lbs) experienced spots as much as 10.00 higher where available.
Most pressure was lent from last week's lower CME futures market and fed cattle trade, as this week saw the Board closed on Monday and showing signs of support by midweek. Some late-week markets that suffered the full decline last week were mostly steady to slightly higher this week.
The bulk of the fed cattle trade occurred on Wednesday with live sales 1.00-3.00 lower at mostly 122.00, but Thursday there was minimal trade steady to 1.50 higher in the Northern feedlot areas from 122.00-124.00. Both feeder and finished cattle cash markets seemed to be finding fairly solid footing by week's end after a whirlwind opening to 2013 with buyers frantic to fill needs the first full week of business and then pulling-in the reins. However, cattle feeders and backgrounders are keeping a close eye to the rapid drop in offerings with nationwide auction receipts 41 percent lighter than the opening week stampede just two weeks ago.
Due to feed and water shortages, producers have been selling cattle ahead of schedule for well over a year and many have now gotten down to those that are just about to be born. The loss of market position on the CME Live Cattle contracts and seemingly unreachable breakevens have taken many feeder cattle buyers out of the market but the expected destiny with unprecedentedly tight supplies has many doing what they do best; betting on the come. Backgrounders are not hiding their desire to own lightweight cattle as spring has found too many of them short-bought for the last few years.
At the St. Joseph, MO Stockyards on Wednesday the Bell family from Warrensburg made their way to town with nearly 600 head of top quality longtime weaned blacks with ideal condition. A short-load of the steers weighing 521 lbs topped the market at 195.10 with another 105 head of their big sisters tipping the scales at 682 lbs and bringing 149.10 (not for replacement).
Significant moisture is needed across most of the Plains and the Midwest if the rally on grazing cattle is to continue into spring. Many area producers are starting to give up hope, but rains and snows are starting to close-in from all sides and Mother Nature is bound to show some mercy sooner or later. Besides, the dead of winter is not such a bad time to endure extended drought. This week's reported auction volume included 49 percent over 600 lbs and 41 percent heifers.


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Ahhhh, vodka! Bettys some of us, okay me, I'm raising my hand here, really enjoy a good, cold, tasty vodka cocktail. Today is National Vodka Day. No, no, I'm not making this up, it's a real holiday—okay, it's not one you take off from work, but still….
To honor this momentous occasion, I've rounded up some very tasty cocktail recipes for you to try, including some by Chef Marcus Samuelsson. You've probably seen him on the Food Network. He's such an amazing chef that he's been on quite a few of their shows!
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2 parts EFFEN® Black Cherry Vodka
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3/4 part Lemon Juice
2 slices Fresh Peach
2 Fresh Cherries
1 part Club Soda
In a mixing glass, muddle peach slices and cherries in juice and syrup. Add EFFEN® Black Cherry Vodka, peach liqueur and lemon juice over ice. Shake, and strain into a tall glass over ice. Top with club soda and garnish with peach and cherry.
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EFFEN® Cucumber Sensation
1 1/2 parts EFFEN® Cucumber Vodka
1 part Dimmi® Liquore
In a mixing glass, combine ingredients over ice. Stir, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon and cucumber peel.
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AN internet geek from Burnley who was caught with an Al-Qaeda manual and the Anarchist's Cookbook has been told he should spend less time online.
But Mr Justice Fulford, sitting at the Old Bailey, ruled that Niall Florence, 21, was not a terrorist but a 'young and naive computer addict'.
Florence was auctioning off copies of the Anarchist's Cookbook, the infamous 1971 guide to bomb-making, lock-picking and credit card fraud, on the e-Bay website.
And he sold 25 copies, at £1 each, before police swooped on his parents' home in St Cuthbert's Street in December 2011.
The heavy metal fan, who used the online nickname 'Metal Nail' told investigators he thought he could make extra cash by selling off digital copies of the manual.
Police also found an Al Qaeda jihadist training manual, during the raid, and instructions on how to make the poison ricin.
And the recovered publications like 'Expedient Homemade Firearms', 'Black Medicine: The Dark Art of Death' and '21 Techniques of Silent Killing'.
Florence admitted five charges of collecting a record of information for terrorist purposes and one count of disseminating terrorist publications.
He was given an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, during which time he will be supervised by the probation service.
Prosecutors said they also found a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf and literature praising the far-right group Combat 18 when they searched the bedroom where he spent most of his time.
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Fulford said: 'This defendant is a young and naive computer addict. I accept he has no terrorist connections or interests.
"He has not been radicalised or indoctrinated or groomed by others - he simply hoped to make some money."
Addressing Florence, he added: 'Computers are undoubtedly wonderful, useful machines but you should perhaps consider spending a little more time away from the flickering screen.
"As you know only too well, there is life to be lived beyond online gaming and social networking sites."
Florence, who had worked previously as a telecoms engineer, told police he had seen others making money by selling special interest publications on e-Bay and wanted to do the same.
The court heard that he also sold more innocent manuals on bee-keeping.
Mr Justice Fulford added: "One of the most serious aspects of the case is that these documents enable the resourceful reader to manufacture viable improvised explosives capable of causing extensive damage to property and serious injury to those nearby.'
But the high court judge added: "I consider this defendant poses no threat to the public in the future, certainly in this context."


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This might sound crazy, but here it is: There's an entire week during which you—yes, you—can afford to eat out in Santa Fe.
During a recent powder day, I found myself engrossed in a chairlift conversation with a guy from Albuquerque. I told him I thought our southern neighbors get to enjoy better nightlife.
"Yeah, but you guys have food," he said enviously. "So many great restaurants."
It's true, or at least it seems to be; that oft-repeated statistic of "most restaurants per capita" has been floating around for years.
"If only we could afford them," I said wistfully—forgetting, temporarily, that Santa Fe Restaurant Week was imminent.
In the fourth iteration of what's become one of my favorite local traditions, this year's Restaurant Week, which runs through Sunday, March 3, features lunch and dinner deals at 52 local restaurants. Prices range from $25 per couple to $20, $30 and $40 prix fixe dinner menus, plus some lunchtime steals for even less.
"There is more of a range" this year, organizer Michele Ostrove says, with "almost an equal distribution over the three lower-priced categories." The bottom line? "You don't have to be rich to enjoy a great meal during Restaurant Week, which is good."
Indeed. Upscale spots suddenly become (more) affordable—like Luminaria (Inn & Spa at Loretto, 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 984-7915), whose three-course, $30 dinner menu delivers a succulent coffee-crusted flatiron steak over a sublimely cheesy green chile polenta and garnished with a saucy smear of mole, yet manages not to skimp on portion size. (For another $19, diners can enjoy a thoughtfully conceived wine pairing—which also doesn't skimp on portion size.) If you're trying to hit as many places as possible without spending too much, check out some of the lower-priced options, such as Restaurant Week newcomer Bert's Burger Bowl (235 N Guadalupe St., 982-0215), which will stay open for extended evening hours (5-8 pm) this week, serving up $25-per-couple specialty items such as a locally sourced Talus Wind Ranch lamb burger. The Cowgirl (319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565) also has daily lunch specials on food and beer, and a $20-per-person, three-course dinner menu.
Restaurant Week also affords the perfect opportunity to sample new places without shelling out quite so much cash. Thunderbird Bar & Grill (50 Lincoln Ave., 490-6550), which recently opened in the old Ore House space, offers a creative three-course tasting menu at lunchtime for $25 per couple. (If, like me, you'd rather drink your treats, you can skip the flan and enjoy a flight of microbrewed beers in place of dessert for a $5 upcharge.)
On the higher end, it's a perfect time to try some of the city's best foodie spots, such as Restaurant Martín (526 Galisteo St., 820-0919), whose eponymous chef, Martín Rios, was recently named a James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for best chef in the Southwest; the $40-per-person dinner menu may not be cheap, but the quality of its four-course menu, which ranges from tempura oysters to a vegetarian tasting plate, promises to be spectacular. In addition, several events—from a "history of beer" class to an introduction to fancy Balsamic vinegar—round out the week.
When I ask how she plans to spend Restaurant Week, Ostrove laughs.
"Actually, you're going to laugh: We do a lot of drive-bys to see how everybody's doing, like mother hens checking over the flock," she says. "We are going to go to a couple of places—I don't think I should say where," she adds. I beg her: just one?
"You know, we're going to go to Fuego! at La Posada," she admits. "Chef Carmen Rodriguez won New Mexico Chef of the Year last year, and I have honestly never tried his cuisine, and he is brand-new at La Posada, so—that's just one of several that we're going to try."
And if she's going, shouldn't you?
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Murphy signs with Bulls
Published: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 5:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 5:32 p.m.
The Chicago Bulls announced Wednesday the signing of 2013 NBA draft picks Tony Snell (20th overall) and Erik Murphy (49th overall). Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
Murphy, a 6-10, 230-pound forward from Florida, capped a four-year career in Gainesville where he earned First Team All-SEC accolades in his senior year after he posted 12.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.69 bpg and 0.64 spg in 26.4 minutes per game. He also shot .516 from the floor, an SEC-best .453 from 3-point range (72-159) and .784 from the free-throw line.
Snell, who will wear No. 20, and Murphy, who will wear No. 31, will make their first appearance in a Bulls uniform later this week at the NBA Summer League 2013 in Las Vegas.
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On behalf of the Saint Leo women's soccer team we would like to THANK YOU ALL for supporting us last Wednesday when we played Florida Tech, the No. 1 team in the nation. The constant cheering and all the Lions Pride shown at our game really helped to inspire us to keep fighting and pull through with a win. It was awesome to see so many people in the crowd supporting and cheering for us, and even more amazing when the crowd rushed the field at the final whistle.
Walking around the day after the game, people were still coming up to us and talking about the game. In my four years here, we have never seen people so excited about the women's soccer program and it really is so inspiring for us to keep playing well.
Thank you again to everyone that came out to support us and wished us well. Please make plans to come out again on Sunday at noon when we play Alabama-Huntsville. You don't realize how much your support helps us through the tough times!
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He's charming, lovable and absolutely despicable! The star of the film that hits theaters today, "Despicable Me 2," is here in person to meet Ellen -- FELONIOUS GRU! That's right, Gru himself is telling Ellen about his highly anticipated sequel, what it's like being a reformed supervillain, and his relationship to the hilarious STEVE CARELL. It's not every day your favorite animated character is a guest on your favorite talk show, but it's happening today!
Then, one of Ellen's favorite magicians is back! JUSTIN FLOM has wowed our crowd and stumped our host with some of the most incredible illusions we've ever seen! We don't know what he has in store for Ellen today, but you can bet your jaw will be on the floor!
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The event is also being combined with the European Parliamentary Election.
The council is seeking extra staff to support its elections team as they verify and count votes, and to work in polling stations across the area on the day. Counting for the local elections will take place on Friday, May 23 and be followed on Sunday, May 25 with the European count for the whole Yorkshire and Humber region, which is being hosted in Leeds Town Hall.
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One of the country's top taekwondo clubs started up a new club for under-12s in Ilkley yesterday.
Horizon Taekwondo Academy is ranked in the top ten taekwondo sparring clubs in the UK following the British National Championships.
Sessions will take place on Thursdays at Christchurch, The Grove, from 5.30pm to 7pm.
The club boasts a legion of young taekwondo talent, including Great Britain National Team members Jamie Simpson-Kidd, 11, from Silsden, Ellie Bowden, 13, from Cullingworth, and Karl Harris, 12 from Cottingley.
The club will be teaching the martial art of taekwondo, which is a Korean martial art of self-defence, and an Olympic sport.
Taekwondo involves hand and foot techniques.
The club is open to anyone of any gender, age and ability, and aims to improve participants' fitness, flexibility, confidence and self esteem, as well as teaching them self defence.
The club is coached by club partners Rick Simpson, a black belt 4th Dan and international referee, and Natalie Kidd, a black belt 1st Dan and national class referee, who also run nine other clubs in the Bradford, Keighley and Harrogate area.
Horizon Taekwondo Academy is offering the first lesson free to new members.
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The maker of the classic children's toy Etch-A-Sketch is still embracing its 15 minutes of political fame.
Ohio Art launched a new ad campaign based on a comment made by Mitt Romney's aide.
He said that everything can change, just like an Etch-A-Sketch, just in time for the November election.
The new campaign pokes fun at politics in general, not just the recent gaffe.
One ad says the toy comes with a left knob and a right knob for each political party, and then it says they're separate but they have to work together to make loop-the-loops.
Another ad says the toy itself is just like politics -- with a lot of gray area.


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Home > Health & Wellness > Health Library > Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)
biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a kind of cirrhosis caused by damage to the bile ducts in the liver. Much like other forms of liver disease, PBC
permanently damages the liver as tissue is replaced with scar tissue
(fibrosis). As more scar tissue develops, the structure and function of the
liver are affected.
The exact cause of PBC is
unknown. But it may be related to a problem with the
immune system, which is the body's natural defense
Many people who have
primary biliary cirrhosis do not have symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they
may include:
With more advanced liver damage, people may have complications related to cirrhosis such as:
Primary biliary cirrhosis is
suspected based on a medical history, physical exam, and lab tests that show
high levels of the enzyme alkaline phosphatase and antimitochondrial antibodies
(AMA) in the blood. Your doctor may also conduct an imaging test such as an
ultrasound, which shows images of the liver and other
tissues inside the body. He or she may also do a
biopsy to remove a small piece of
tissue from the liver. Biopsy is the best way to definitively diagnose
Treatment for primary biliary
cirrhosis is difficult, because the immune system appears to be involved. As
with other forms of cirrhosis, treatment focuses on reducing symptoms,
preventing and treating the complications of the disease, and preventing other
conditions that may cause additional liver damage.
The medicine ursodiol is usually given soon after a diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis. Ursodiol helps move bile out of the liver and into the small intestine. If it is used early enough, ursodiol can improve liver function and may keep you from needing a liver transplant. The medicine may also help you live longer.footnote 1
Medicines such as cholestyramine, rifampicin, or naltrexone may be used to help with itching caused by PBC.
If you have fatigue, your doctor will try to find the cause of your tiredness. It may not be caused by PBC. Some medicines have been tried to help with fatigue in PBC, but none have been proved to work well.
PBC can also cause dry eyes and mouth. The best way to help dry eyes is to use eye drops (artificial tears) when your eyes feel dry. A dry mouth can be helped by chewing gum or hard candy to increase saliva. You can also use a saliva substitute. If that doesn't help, there are some medicines that can be used.
Because people with PBC have a high risk of getting
osteoporosis, you should have periodic
bone density scans. Your doctor may suggest
that you take
calcium and
vitamin D supplements and perhaps a medicine called a
transplantation may be the treatment of choice for people who have end-stage
primary biliary cirrhosis, although primary biliary cirrhosis can recur after a
liver transplant.
Lindor KD, et al. (2009). Primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology, 50(1): 291–308.
Other Works Consulted
Angulo P, Lindor KD (2010). Primary biliary cirrhosis. In M Feldman et al., eds., Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 9th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1477–1488. Philadelphia: Saunders.
Talwalkar JA, Lindor KD (2006). Primary biliary cirrhosis. In M Wolfe et al., eds., Therapy of Digestive Disorders, 2nd ed., pp. 579–587. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
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HOUSTON - You're asking Amy where to find beauty on a budget.
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From face cream to bronzers, where you shop could put a wrinkle in your wallet. KPRC Local 2 investigative reporter Amy Davis hit store aisles to compare prices so you don't have to.
Earlier this month we compared the prices of over-the-counter drugs and Target came out as the lowest-priced by far.
This time we shopped the same six stores with much different results.
No matter what it is that makes you feel pretty, paying too much can turn your supermodel smile into a fast frown.
We're on the move, scanning the aisles of CVS, H-E-B, Kroger, Target, Walgreen's and Walmart, comparing the cost of everything from moisturizers to mascara.
Most woman know you can save money on things like moisturizer by skipping the department store and stopping by the drugstore or grocery store instead, but we were surprised to learn a bottle of Oil of Olay Definity moisturizer cost us $10 more at CVS and Walgreen's than it did at Walmart.
The Revlon Colorstay lipstick was $5.62 at Kroger and $9.99 at both CVS and Walgreen's.
Covergirl's Aqua Smoothers foundation was also least expensive at Kroger at $4.60. We could almost buy two at Kroger for the same amount we'd pay for just one at CVS, where they sell for $8.79.
In fact, CVS was the most expensive of all of the stores. The total cost of six items on our list there was $77.74. Walmart had the lowest price for all six items at $58.03 The spread between the highest and lowest-priced stores was $19.71.
Walgreen's was the second highest at $76.04. The other three stores fell within a few dollars of each other.
The moral of this story: Beauty comes with a much higher price tag at the drug store.
All of the retailers we shopped take competitor's coupons. With prices so close between some stores, it's worth it to check out rewards programs and sales to get the very best deals.
To see a list of all of the beauty products we purchased and the prices at each store, click here.
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Three years ago this week, Mayor Sam Katz stood up at the Winnipeg Convention Centre and sounded an alarm about an NDP conspiracy to take over city hall.
In early 2010, when it was obvious then-member of parliament Judy Wasylycia-Leis was planning to run for mayor, Katz used his annual state of the city speech to characterize the upcoming civic election as a contest between nefarious New Democratic Party forces and his own valiant, apolitical effort to stem the tide of partisan politics.
The rhetoric, of course, was abject nonsense, concocted solely to set up a clear distinction between him and Wasylycia-Leis. To Sam Katz, all politics is personal, not partisan.
Which is why this mayor had no problem punting Conservative Charleswood-Tuxedo Coun. Paula Havixbeck from city council's most powerful committee Wednesday and replacing her with a New Democrat, St. Vital Coun. Brian Mayes.
"He's hard-working. He thinks things through. It also gives me a good mix," Katz said Wednesday of the addition of Mayes to executive policy committee, which now boasts two NDP-affiliated councillors, two Tories, one Liberal and whatever party Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt favours this nanosecond. Suddenly, a balance of ideological beliefs is important to Sam Katz. That, too, is abject nonsense, as the only reason Mayes is on EPC is Havixbeck had to go.
On paper, Paula Havixbeck is precisely the sort of councillor Katz should have been able to work with. The council rookie is not just a Tory, but a fiscal conservative who espouses many of the same values the mayor has espoused.
After narrowly winning a wide-open race to replace the late Bill Clement, Havixbeck was immediately appointed to EPC, initially without a committee to chair. She only took over the responsibility for council's protection and community services committee at the end of August 2011, when St. Vital's Gord Steeves resigned to make an ill-fated run for provincial office.
One summer later, Havixbeck started driving the mayor's office nuts. First, the rookie councillor quit the committee responsible for selecting a new police chief. Havixbeck butted heads with chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl, claiming she had a problem with the process, not the candidate.
Conflict with the CAO intensified over the fall, when a series of revelations about the Winnipeg's fire-paramedic station replacement program came to light. After expressing annoyance about her inability to extract information from city staff, Havixbeck hauled the CAO, chief operations officer Deepak Joshi and fire-paramedic chief Reid Douglas in front of her committee and subjected them to public interrogation.
Katz responded by stripping her of her chairwomanship. But Havixbeck wasn't done.
First, she reversed course on her decision to support a review of the Winnipeg Police Service's operations. She then voted against the 2013 capital and operating budgets, insisting she couldn't support spending an additional $600,000 on discretionary ward spending at a time property taxes are rising and grants to non-profit organizations are getting cut.
Katz said Wednesday Havixbeck initially was among the biggest supporters for extra ward spending. She was too unreliable and unpredictable to remain on EPC, the mayor suggested.
"It creates a difficult working environment, wondering 'OK, here's what you said on Tuesday. What are you saying on Wednesday?' " Katz said.
Havixbeck rejects that, claiming she only supported more spending if the cash was dedicated solely to executive-assistant salaries.
By punting her now, Katz runs some risk of allowing Havixbeck to set herself up as a right-of-centre candidate in the 2014 mayoral race. While she has expressed some interest in that gig, on Wednesday she stuck to politically safe statements about serving her constituents.
But from this far out, Havixbeck looks like a long shot for mayor in 2014 and it isn't even clear Katz will run again. For this mayor, the correct political move was hit the eject button now and worry later about the consequences, if there happen to be any.


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Hall, McQuay earn gold at worlds
Published: Friday, August 16, 2013 at 11:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 12:03 a.m.
MOSCOW, Russia — The U.S. men's 4x400-meter relay was impressive Friday, winning the finals of the event by more than a second to capture gold in 2:58.71.
The Gators were well-represented, as both Tony McQuay and Arman Hall ran on the relay. McQuay turned in a 44.1 split while Hall sprinted to a 45.0 lap with a strong lead for LaShawn Merritt, the U.S. anchor.
"My job was to get the stick, get to the break first and to get around the track as fast and as comfortable as possible," McQuay said. "To get the lead up for Arman."
"I knew these two (Verburg, McQuay) were going to get me a big lead," Hall said. "All I had to do was keep it, extend it. I just have to do my job. Tony said he had my back, so I had his. He already ran 43 so he didn't need to do too much."
In the heats of the event, freshman Hall turned in a strong showing, anchoring the U.S. men to a then-world-leading 2:59.85.
Gator Olympians Christian Taylor and Will Claye both qualified for the finals of the men's triple jump, leaping 17.36m/56-11.50 and 17.08m/56-0.50 to advance to Sunday's finals at 8:45 a.m. ET. Competing alongside Taylor and Claye was fellow Gator NCAA Champion, Omar Craddock. In his first World Championships, Craddock finished just outside qualifying with a leap of 16.40m/53-9.75.
Former Gator standout Andrea Bliss competed in the heats of the women's 100-meter hurdles, advancing out of her heat on time with a finish of 13.20. Bliss will participate in the semifinals of the event at 10:20 a.m. Saturday. Should she advance, she'll race in the finals at 11:50 a.m.
Two-time Gator Olympian Kerron Clement participated in the finals of the men's 400-meter hurdles, finishing eighth with a time of 49.08.
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I have sent more than 10,000 promoting newsletters across the world but still there is not good response on my website.Though, I kept suitable subject and content for those newsletters.All I found is either users are not opening the mail or unsubscribing themselves from these newsletters.
I am wondering if email marketing really works to promote your website?
Have you thought about using catchier titles and stronger content inside of them.
Anyone can tell people what they're doing but, you got to make yourself/brand likeable
Dude, Firstly how do you get these emails? If you purchase then it is a waste of money and time and is also illegal to spam people. You can have a subscribe option on your website and then send them promotional offers about your products. If they are already ur subscribers then special offers works best. You can give them a code which would give them 5% discount or something like that.
I'm wondering how you got those emails, too. It's a good thing that you have an opt-out in your email, or else people would have reported you as an email spammer. These people are the ones who really don't need or, much worse, don't want to read your emails at all. Better make some sort of an email subscription opt-in form, or something. Get your emails in a clean and legit way.
Turn it around. How do you react to email marketing you receive promoting other websites? I'm guessing that most of the time, you will probably delete it, unsubscribe from it or at best just ignore it ... because that's what people usually do. Why should your potential customers be any different?
Email marketing when you don't already have a relationship with the recipient is pretty much always doomed to failure. People are so used to getting spam that they don't even look at it. If they've already done business with you, or they have signed up for mailings, then you might be in with a small chance that a few of them will read it, but otherwise you're wasting your time and everyone else's.
Email marketing when you don't already have a relationship with the recipient is pretty much always doomed to failure. People are so used to getting spam that they don't even look at it. If they've already done business with you, or they have signed up for mailings, then you might be in with a small chance that a few of them will read it, but otherwise you're wasting your time and everyone else's.
Email marketing works when you have catchy title, impressive images, less content and upto the point.
No, I just delete all email from marketers
There's a rule in marketing and it's that your / my / our opinions don't count. The idea is not to think about what you do but what the customer does... We're simply too biased working on a brand, knowing an industry or just as marketers to be objective even if we fit every demographic and interest to a "T".
The reality of email is that it's still pulling the best returns of anything out there on a dollar per dollar basis. The reality is also that it can't be left in isolation or in the same form it was in 2005... Whether it's shifting usage, shifting open rates or the advent of mobile, social, etc it has to be a strategy you evolve or it won't work.
Of course there's one huge distinction in the effectiveness of email which Steve pointed out -- when a brand sends an email it's a CRM tool to engage people with an existing relationship. The only way to really use it to get new people walking in is user to user... one person sharing you to another.
email marketing is just a tools, all depends on how we use it. suppose allow me to share my personal experience keeping to use it for more than 6 years.1. use only the opt-in collect from people's subscription, msn, skype and online shop members.2. email marketing position for customer service linking with the clients more close.3. email to the potential customers who allow me to have their email stated in point 1. then, i use such 1 cost option to keep of updating new products, new application / option etc.4. i also use the email marketing for updating any new blog articles where allow the customer to know better of the products.
each time when after the mass mailing, the traffic increase sharply.
I think you are looking at this the wrong way around.
You need to build an opt in list from a website. That way, you're building a list of people who like what you're about and will trust the product recommendations you make along with the useful newsletter content you send to keep them subscribed.
It depends. Email marketing may work effectively depending on the situation. Truth is, the niche has to be "very" popular before anyone becomes successful in the field. In fact, a trusted email entrepreneur must own a good and trusted autoresponder. If you're only using a cheap or free autoresponder, it's hard to earn your subscribers' trust and you'll only be labeled as spammer. That's why; it's suggested for any newbie to stick with the manual should you have more unsubscribes.
Email marketing works tremendously for your website. Such ways of marketing are very essential for your company as they highlight the USP of the company in a very strategic manner. It is through email marketing that you can promote your product immensely especially promotional items. Promo products can be highlighted immensely through descriptions and optimizations.
Email Marketing is a good way of marketing your site if it done properly. First you should select your target audience which is most important in EM . If you send newsletter to anyone which is not his interested area he will do the same as you said. So choosing your niche audience given you a good result. Even if you send 500 targeted email you will get good response .
First of all, Email marketing is still and will always be one of the best marketing tools. But before doing email campaigns you must understand some facts. Email marketing is originally meant for opt-in databases, which means database of people subscribing to receive your emails. If you are targeting some new audiences and wanted to get new prospects for your business, then you must comply your email for the CAN-SPAM act rules.
The most important part is that when you plan for a campaign, always try to target the audiences who require your services. This way, you can get good response for you
It's not how many you send out, it's who you send it to. Any type of extra promotion is a good thing when you're trying to get as much exposure as possible. Follow-up emails do work, I've seen them work it's just you need to know who your audience is. I don't deal with "cold" e-mailing either, because it's a waste of time. With an opt-in form, at least the customers know exactly what they're getting.
I don't think it would be effective, specially when your targeted customers using gmail, they all send right through to the spam, not inbox.
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After a run-in with the long arm of FAA enforcers in 2010, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced a "Pilot's Bill of Rights" in the Senate. The stated purpose of S. 1335 is to provide fairer treatment and more access to information during FAA enforcement actions.
Inhofe, who has been a general aviation pilot for 50 years, has already collected 60 other senators as cosponsors. Last fall, during a visit on Capitol Hill with the Senate General Aviation Caucus, actor and avid GA pilot Harrison Ford endorsed the bill, which helped give it some impetus.
Now Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), co-chairman of the House General Aviation Caucus, and Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) have introduced a "Pilot's Bill of Rights" in the House of Representatives. H.R. 3816 would improve the relationship between GA pilots, the FAA and the NTSB.
It would offer pilots more protection during an FAA enforcement proceeding; require the FAA to work with the GA community to improve the notice to airmen system and clarify medical certification forms; and provide pilots greater access to information, such as Flight Service Station briefings.
"The support the bill has received, including [from a] a majority of the members of the Senate [transportation committee], is indicative of the commonsense approach to correcting problems faced by [GA] pilots," said Inhofe. "We are seeking to give pilots access to evidence that is being used against them while ending the guilty-until-proven-innocent approach that the FAA has taken, improve the notice to airmen [notam] system, and correct problems with the pilot medical certification process."
Inhofe is also seeking to clarify what he calls the "statutory deference" that the NTSB affords the FAA when reviewing FAA enforcement cases. He criticized evidence that he said statistically demonstrates the NTSB's rubber stamping of FAA decisions. Addressing that concern, his bill would allow pilots the additional remedy of pursuing appeals in federal district court.
Inhofe got in hot water with the feds when he chose to land his Cessna 340 on the main runway at a south Texas airport despite the big "X" on the threshold, causing workers to scatter as his airplane hopscotched over them and six construction vehicles.
(According to the Tulsa World, Inhofe claimed the incident "was not his fault." But according to the FAA Investigation of Pilot Deviation Report, "Pilot landed on a closed runway at PIL. The runway had the required 'X' on the threshold. There were men and equipment on the runway at the time. The pilot stated that he did not check notams prior to the flight." Under comments, the FAA inspector wrote: "When pilot did notice the 'X' panel on the threshold of the runway on short final, he still elected to land, avoiding the men and equipment on the runway." The runway is 8,000 ft long.)
The downside of what Inhofe did was wrong and dangerous, but the FAA let him off with four hours of remedial training. In reality, that is a mere slap on the wrist. The upside is that the "Pilot's Bill of Rights" may make things easier for GA pilots who run afoul of the FAA in the future—hopefully not for landing on a closed runway.
Stan (not verified)
February 7, 2012 - 8:09pm
I'd like to know why AIN's condemnation of Senator Inhofe's incident was buried in the last paragraph of this story. You are absolutely right - what he did was completely inexcusable - and his arrogance and unwillingness to admit he did something unsafe is even worse. We all make mistakes. But a professional pilot is willing to fess up and take steps to avoid repeating them. Senator Inhofe continues to blame everyone else but himself for his own stupidity - the airport operator, the NOTAM system, and the FAA legal system, when in fact he never checked NOTAMS before that flight. He had his secretary make the call.
This man is not a hero to the general aviation industry - he's an embarrassment. It's a real shame that the alphabet groups are so desperate for a friend in DC that they're willing to hitch their wagon to any idiot that comes along.
Harold Coghlan (not verified)
February 7, 2012 - 10:22pm
While I agree that what Sen. Inhoefe may have been bad and shows poor judgement (landing instead of doing a go around), what is really bad and corrupt is the fact that the FAA for years has been abusing pilots of all kinds (from professional Air Carrier and Corporate ATP's to Private GA pilots) by operating in a pseudo legal system called Administrative Law, a system that would make any Banana republic proud! Under the current system, the FAA does not have to obey any "normally accepted" legal rules (such as those followed under the Civil and Criminal legal System), such as allowing for discovery and turning over evidence for the Defense Team to prepare a propper legal defense. Additionally, the FAA has all the chances of winning any such enforcement case, because not only will it file a case without having good and valid evidence against a pilot, they will hide the fact they don't have actionable evidence, and after they run roughshod over the pilot and his lawyer, the FAA again wins if the pilot appeals, because the NTSB Administrative Law Judge(the ALJ which works for the same DOT as the FAA does) will always (OK, only 97.5% of the time) side with the FAA with a virtual "rubber stamp". If the pilot wishes to spend and waste some additional money, he can appeal to the whole NTSB Board, which will itself then rubber stamp the ALJ's decision, which had previously rubberstamped the FAA's erroneous decision.
In reality, this Proposed Law does not nearly far enough to protect Pilot's Rights. Only when the FAA is forced to abandon the use of Administrative Law (a Banana Republic procedure) and forced to use either the Civil or Criminal Court Proceedings, will pilot's have a fair shot at defending themselves from any FAA abusive Enforcement investigation. But at least, this proposed Bill is a start!
Rich (not verified)
February 7, 2012 - 10:29pm
It should also include a revision of the medical form that removes most of the medical check boxes. This form is an unreasonable invasion of privacy for many people and has resulted if far too many medical hassles.