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Cognized environment is a concept first introduced by the late anthropologist, Roy Rappaport (1968), in contrast to what he called the operational environment (see Rappaport 1979:97-144, 1984:337-352). Rappaport was something of a cultural materialist, and wished to contrast the actual reality and adaptations (the operational environment) within a people's ecological niche – say, the existence of tsetse flies and their role in causing sleeping sickness among humans – with how the people's culture understands nature (the cognized environment) – say, the belief that witches live in those areas science knows is the habitat of the tsetse. Rappaport's principle concern was the role of ritual in mediating the cognized and operational environments.
Another group of anthropologists later took up the use of Rappaport's concepts and applied them toward developing a school of neuroanthropology called Biogenetic Structuralism (see Laughlin and Brady 1978: 6, d'Aquili, Laughlin and McManus 1979: 12ff, Rubinstein, Laughlin and McManus 1984: 21ff, and Laughlin, McManus and d'Aquili 1990:82-90). According to this group, all properties and qualities of experience are mediated by our body's neuroendocrine systems. These systems function individually and collectively to model reality. The sum total of these models in the brain is the cognized environment. The operational environment refers to the actual niche in which the human or other animal with a brain dwells and adapts. The operational environment is the real world that is modelled by our cognized environment.
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D'Aquili, Eugene G., Charles D. Laughlin and John McManus (1979) The Spectrum of Ritual. New York: Columbia University Press.
Laughlin, C.D. and I.A. Brady (1978) Extinction and Survival in Human Populations. New York: Columbia University Press.
Laughlin, Charles D., John McManus and Eugene G. d'Aquili (1990) Brain, Symbol and Experience: Toward a Neurophenomenology of Consciousness. New York: Columbia University Press.
Rappaport, R.A. (1968) Pigs for the Ancestors. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Rappaport, R.A. (1979) Ecology, Meaning and Religion. Richmond: North Atlantic Books.
Rappaport, R.A. (1984) Pigs for the Ancestors. 2nd edition. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Rappaport, R.A. (1999) Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Rubinstein, R.A., C.D. Laughlin and J. McManus (1984) Science As Cognitive Process. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
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Senator Bob Smith today received an important endorsement from Gun Owners of America saying he will be the pro-gun champion in the U.S. Senate.
Tim Macy, Vice Chairman, Gun Owners of America states that if Senator Smith had been in the Senate in 2009, ObamaCare would not have passed. While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was buying off senators' votes, Bob Smith would have stopped Reid by uttering two simple words: "I object."
He goes on to say that if Smith had been in the Senate, the Veterans Disarmament Act would not have passed and 175,000 veterans would not have lost their constitutional rights without any due process. After 9/11, Smith was the chief sponsor of legislation to create the armed pilots program and there has not been a successful hijacking of a plane with an armed pilot since then.
"We believe the New Hampshire U.S. Senate race is imminently winnable", Macy says in the GOA letter of endorsement. "We saw with former Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli how dishonest Leftist polls are used to try to destroy conservative campaigns. We cannot let that happen with Bob Smith. We cannot spend the next decade wondering why no GOP senator will stand up to the anti-gun juggernaut. We need to support Bob Smith NOW."
"This comes on the heels of another recent significant endorsement from the National Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans Coalition and the Strike Force PAC," said Senator Smith. "The tide is turning and NH voters are opening up their eyes to the tired talking points of the other candidates. They are looking for honesty and experience and knowledge of the issues. They are looking for someone who will stand up to the establishment on behalf of the people and I am that candidate. I am pleased and honored to be endorsed by such a respected organization such as Gun Owners of America."

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A STORY which follows a hot air balloon in a runaway romantic comedy by a Worcestershire author has been shortlisted for Romantic Novel of the Year.
Fiona Walker, who lives between Worcester and Droitwich, is one of thirty finalists for the prestigious award, which comes with a £5,000 prize, and one of six in the Romantic Comedy Novel category, which requires entries to be consistently humorous or amusing and comes with an elegant star-shaped trophy.
Her book, The Summer Wedding, published by Little, Brown is about Iris Devonshire, who is fed up with fighting the forces of evil in pointy ears and marrying handsome stuntman, Dougie Everett, will surely liberate her from a life of typecast as the nation's fantasy adventure action heroine. But when their wedding is hijacked by a runaway air balloon, Iris soon learns that love is a force equally worth fighting for.
Ms Walker said she loved writing weddings into books as they were the perfect comedy backdrop.
She said: "I'm very honoured to be shortlisted for the Romantic Comedy Novel award, It';s wonderful to celebrate the laughter that's so inseparable from love."
The winners will be announced on Monday, March 17, at Whitehall Place in London.
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Maybe if your foot gets better, we could go running together soon
Maybe if your foot gets better, we could go running together soon
It's fine now. And I agree
Austin and I are running tomorrow if you want to join us. We are running 8 miles at 8:30 pace. Maybe you can join us for 5 miles? Let me know if you are interested for Saturday (or maybe even Sunday).
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I would like to go with you and Austin tomorrow or Sunday. At what time would you go and where would i meet you guys.
What about Ashbury Park's parking lot at 11:00 a.m.?
That time and place works well. I'm looking forward to seeing you guys tomorrow
I thought the run we had today was really good. Maybe we could do something of the same sort next saturday
We are meeting on Sunday I believe at the prarie
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are taking a closer look at a couple of offensive line prospects this week as the club continues to study what they want to do with their second overall draft pick in next month's CFL draft.
Bombers GM Kyle Walters said the Bombers flew in Laval OL Pierre Lavertu for a personal workout today and is doing the same for Simon Fraser OL Mathias Goosen on Wednesday.
Lavertu is ranked third in this year's draft class, while Goosen is ranked ninth, according to the CFL scouting bureau.
More important than their rankings, however, is the fact both men have played centre, a position that is currently unoccupied on the Bombers roster after the club's veteran centre Justin Sorensen signed with the Edmonton Eskimos in the off-season.
"We're going to let (offensive line coach) Bob Wylie take a look at these guys, put them through a workout," Walters said this afternoon during a briefing with reporters about the club's draft preparations.
"The offensive staff will get them up on the board, start talking about some of our systems and see how they react -- some implementation of systems and stuff like that. And just get to know them... We're just doing everything we can to make sure we make the right pick and have the right guy we want here in Winnipeg."
The Bombers have stressed over and over again that whoever they draft second overall will be expected to start this season and Walters suggested it's not a coincidence both men the club is flying in for workouts are offensive linemen. "Let's be open and honest -- we're looking at the offensive line and we're looking at centre. That's a priority for us.
"In a perfect world, hopefully we'll like both these guys and if Ottawa takes one, we're perfectly fine with the other. If it doesn't go that way, now we'll maybe start looking at another position or we'll start talking trade a little more serious."
Walters said he's had some interest from other CFL teams in his second overall pick. "Half the teams have called, but it's hard to guage the seriousness of it. One team put something together that was almost laughable to be honest with you... Nothing beyond feelers I'd say. And the one serious one wasn't even worth responding to, to be honest with you."
Walters said the Bombers inquired about flying in other prospects to Winnipeg as well, but were in some cases rebuffed by the players' agents.
The top two ranked players in next month's draft -- McGill's Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Montreal's David Foucault respectively -- are also offensive linemen, but both men are expected to attract NFL interest. Additionally, Foucault hurt his foot during a workout for NFL scouts and is unable to workout now, said Walters.
Walters said the two top University of Manitoba prospects in this year's draft -- sixth ranked DL Evan Gill and eighth ranked RB Anthony Coombs -- will almost certainly be drafted in the first round and unavailable to Winnipeg when they make their second pick next month, which doesn't come until the third round.
Walters said that given the lack of depth in this year's draft, he doesn't think it's likely that other teams would be willing to part with a second-rounder this year so that the Bombers could trade up.
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When the U.S. hamburger chain's first standalone Russian restaurant launched, sexy stiletto-clad Wendy's appeared. A far cry away from the real wendy, who is a wholesome freckle-faced kid. More specifically, Wendy was modelled after Dave Thomas' daughter. The U.S. executive of the Wendy's franchise, Andrew Skehan, was not impressed. He says to the Moscow times:
Skehan, the chain's chief operating officer, said by phone that he had not been aware of franchisee Wenrus Restaurant Group's decision to sex up the chain's icon. He said he would probably have to deal with a flood of phone calls from Wendy's/Arby's headquarters in Atlanta once his associates saw the photos.
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Jonas Damon Open Edition LED Clock
There is something to be said about bells and whistles. Sure, an alarm clock that awakens you by saying 'good morning' in five different languages is certainly impressive, but it isn't all that necessary. And honestly, the thing we care about most when it comes to a clock are the numbers. They tell us when we're late, or on time—for once. That's why the numbers clock is so great. Stripped down to the most basic and necessary components, you can stack and rearrange the time as you please.
Wow. This is on ThinkGeek.com?? A classic yet modern watch. Besides the separate and unconventional seconds, hours and minute hands, the middle dial of the watch (which appears black in the photo) actually conceals a regular, c... Wow. This is on ThinkGeek.com?? A classic yet modern watch. Besides the separate and unconventional seconds, hours and minute hands, the middle dial of the watch (which appears black in the photo) actually conceals a regular, clean, hour dot-markers dial. As the second hand rotates, it turns a top, clear plastic piece that's polarized (like your sunglasses). This makes the dial fade from crystal clear, to a darker, darker, twilight shade (hence the name) until it is night-black. Then, 20 seconds (and rotations later) it goes in reverse - from complete darkness to perfect clarity. This goes on and on, dark to light, light to dark. It's jewelry in motion. While how it works might be geeky, it's a modern and surprisingly cool looking watch. The leather band has no visible lugs, so it meets the watch case seamlessly, like a bracelet. The case is made with a sleek, matte aluminum finish. All the marker hands are different shapes. And it's an understated 36 mm in size, letting the watch itself shine without shouting. To truly appreciate the watch in motion, watch the video on their site. $120. UPDATE: Figures this isn't a ThinkGeek exclusive. It's from the Projects Watch Co., by designer Daniel Will-Harris - maker of the also modern and cool 'Reveal' Watch, among others. Check out the included pics for close ups of each phase.Tags: watches, accessories, leather, women, time, mens, modern design, design, time piecesAdded 8 Years Ago from ThinkGeek
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Chain-linking in Austrian quarterly national accounts and the business cycle
In 2005, European Union member countries began to calculate national account volume estimates using prices from the previous year, rather than from a fixed base year. For quarterly national accounts, the average of the total previous year – and not of the previous quarter – began to serve as the price basis. This allows for the use of a Laspeyres-type quantity index. In order to obtain a time series of absolute values of volume estimates, it is necessary to chain-link growth rates. This is straightforward when calculating annual figures, but when calculating quarterly figures, EU countries can choose from one of three methods. This results in different outputs, time-series properties and, possibly, price-adjusted quarterly national account figures. The current study demonstrates the different results obtained using the three methods, when applied to Austrian quarterly GDP data. I observe the consequences of consecutive time-series-based processing, such as seasonal adjustment and business cycle analysis. Although dating turning points are rather robust using all three methods, seasonal and workday adjustment and detection of outliers based on time-series modelling can be negatively affected, as can business cycle dating.
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Huntsman was an advance man for Ronald Reagan in 1980, and speaking at the Reagan Library here in California last week, he located the origin of his beliefs in what he saw Reagan standing for. "The pride I felt was that of being, even as a lowly advance man, part of a team that was accomplishing the people's work; confronting and solving big problems that allowed the American people to forge a national renewal and close the trust deficit between the country and our political leadership," he said. "That is not an imagined past, that is what President Reagan and the Republican Party did."
That would be, of course, a governing conservatism, one that accepts the reality of modern life and actively works to make government work well. Reagan's vision was less government, more America, but that was a stunt. His legacy is defined by an expansion of the government to pursue the ends and values he believed America should stand for.
I don't know how Huntsman will reconcile a "problem-solving" government with a government that is far less intrusive and smaller. Yes, the imperfect hand of the free market may help more if government gets out of the way, but deregulation has a history that by no means recommends itself to the present. For government to work, it has to be intrusive to some degree.


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'Fixers' of a broken system
In the 200 weekly polls that Rasmussen Reports has conducted over the past four years, 65 percent of Americans have said that the country is moving in the wrong direction. The numbers have fluctuated, but not once in four years has a majority of Americans said that the country was moving in the right direction.
Like stubborn drivers, politicians of both parties refuse to admit they are lost, and the longer they keep driving, the worse our problems become. In crises, politicians feel the need to "do things." It never seems to occur to them that they — and their incessant tinkering with the economy — are precisely the problem.
Across countries, states and time, economic data tell a uniform story: The road to wealth, equality, a cleaner environment and less exploitation is economic freedom. But Washington has been driving in the opposite direction for at least 50 years.
Consider the Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of North America and Economic Freedom of the World reports for evidence. The United States, for decades among the five freest countries in the world, has plummeted to 18th place as of 2010, the last year for which data are available. Today, Americans enjoy less economic freedom than do the people of Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, Finland, Chile, the United Kingdom, Denmark and 10 other nations.
For decades, a political cancer has been growing. It feeds on power, replacing the rights and responsibilities accorded free people with the restrictions and entitlements accorded children. This cancer methodically destroys markets — places where people come together freely to exchange talents and treasure. In its wake, it leaves people beholden to a government that tells them whether they may work, what they may buy and what they will pay.
The cure to this cancer is freedom. Countries with more economic freedom have greater gender equality and less income inequality. This isn't because rich countries tend to be both more free and more equal. Even among the poorest countries, those with more economic freedom enjoy more equality. In developing countries, child labor rates decline as economic freedom increases.
Over the past 25 years, unemployment in the most economically free states averaged 5.2 percent versus 5.8 percent in the least free states. That difference is equivalent to 460,000 jobs. Over the same period, median household income was 7.8 percent greater in the most free states, the poverty rate was 1.6 percentage points lower and there was more income equality.
Even though there are significant differences among the states, the American economic system is largely dictated by Washington. Everywhere we turn we are bombarded with dire warnings of the looming fiscal cliff, but precious few have the nerve to speak the obvious truth: Politicians put us on the edge of this cliff by attempting to do things they had no business doing.
The right thing to do is also the simplest. Stop meddling in the economy and our lives. People must be free to make their own economic decisions and to live with the consequences of those decisions.
All Washington need do is to get out of the way.
Antony Davies is associate professor of economics at Duquesne University and an affiliated senior scholar at the Mercatus Center. James Harrigan is a fellow of the Institute of Political Economy at Utah State University.


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The 'Should've Kissed You' music video features Breezy hitting the shore, and the 'Next 2 You' video sees him on top of a damaged car.
Chris Brown has just premiered a music video for his latest single called "Should've Kissed You". Wearing black shades, the R&B crooner bares his tattooed chest and sings his heart out while enjoying a solitude in a Miami beach and later hitting a party with his pals.
If watching his "Should've Kissed You" music video is not enough, be prepared for another video which Breezy plans to shoot with young popstar Justin Bieber. A sneak peek to the Bieber-featuring video has been shared in a form of an on-set picture. In this image, Breezy is seen standing on top of a damaged convertible.
Filmed for their joint track "Next 2 You", the music video reportedly will be based in a city which is in a complete chaos after being destroyed by an earthquake. There will be tons of extras including firefighters, doctors, workers and students in it.
Both "Should've Kissed You" and "Next 2 You" are taken from Breezy's latest studio album "F.A.M.E.".
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The Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) Golf Classic delivered a full day of fun memories for participants and supporters last Monday. One hundred six golfers, including some of BWH's own physicians and scientists, turned out for a friendly game of golf and picturesque views at The Kittansett Club on Cape Cod Bay.
All funds raised from the Brigham and Women's Golf Classic will benefit Life.Giving.Breakthroughs.—BWH's $1 billion campaign to transform the future of medicine.
"We had a great showing this year," said committee member Carmine Martignetti. "Our dedicated supporters and sponsors, and the talented staff of The Kittansett Club made this a truly wonderful day. Everyone in attendance can be proud they are helping fuel the discovery and innovation that will lead to new cures and treatments for the patients of today and tomorrow."
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The industry association has criticised the bank's statements around broker commissions as false and misleading
The competition watchdog has hinted it may further broaden its regulatory powers to look beyond Australia's big four banks
The RBA is waiting to see how recent interest rate cuts flow through the economy before deciding if it needs to cut the cash rate further in 2013, according to its February 5 meeting minutes, released yesterday.
The bank said there were signs the 1.75 percentage points in interest rate cuts delivered between November 2011 and December 2012 were starting to provide a boost to underperforming sectors, including housing.
''Interest rate sensitive parts of the economy had shown some signs of responding to these lower interest rates, which were well below their longer-run averages, and further effects could be expected over time. Noting that monetary policy was already accommodative as a result of the substantial easing of policy over the past 15 months, and that this stimulus was continuing to work its way through the economy, the board judged that it was prudent to leave the cash rate unchanged at this meeting.''
While conditions remained soft in the construction industry, members said there were some signs that the housing market had firmed, partly due to the series of interest rate reductions over 2012.
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THE long-awaited 'police base' in Bacup town centre is still empty, two years after proposals for the centre were first floated.
Residents made calls for a 'neighbourhood policing base' in 2011 following a series of anti-social behaviour incidents in the town.
However police have said delays mean they still do not know when the Union Street unit will open, although they do have plans to locate an extra three officers in the town from April.
It comes a month after the force revealed cost-cutting measures mean officers based at Waterfoot police station must clock on and off in Burnley from April.
Rossendale East Community Sergeant Joanne Daly said: "We're just waiting for headquarters to give us approval to open.
"We thought we would be there by now and it's quite frustrating.
"Police patrols should be getting increased in the new year. Being in that base in Bacup will have a big impact and will make us more visible."
Planning permission from Rossendale Council to convert a shop unit, next to Ladbrokes bookmakers, into a police base with toilet, kitchen, dining, locker and office facilities, was granted in December 2012.
The base would be accessible to the public during designated time slots and used by officers and PCSOs.
In December 2012, it was announced that the opening had been delayed because of council rules dictating the types of window shutters which must be used within the town.
Under planning rules, shops and units within the Conservation Area of Bacup are banned from having security shutters on the outside of their windows.
Coun Jimmy Eaton, who represents Bacup, said: "It's a real disappointment to the people of Bacup that it isn't open yet, and it just isn't good enough.
"If you see a police base in the town centre, it gives you peace of mind that if there is an issue the police are there on your doorstep."
A police spokesman said three community beat officers will be based at Bacup from April, though there is no time scale as to when the policing base will open.
He said: "There have been some issues in terms of delays around getting it set up. There are a number of issues waiting to be sorted out. We are keen to get it open."


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Northern Ontario's nature awaits, with flights to North Bay.
Ontario's abundant natural beauty is overflowing in North Bay. Whether you're setting out to the distant Manitou Islands, or skating and swimming on the shores of the city in Lake Nipissing, North Bay is a shining example of the province's great outdoors.
If you're looking for family-friendly things to do in North Bay, make your way to the North Bay Heritage Railway and Carousel. Go full steam ahead on the adorably accurate mini-trains, which provide a glimpse into North Bay's locomotive history. For something more whimsical, take a turn on the Heritage Carousel and Winter Wonderland Carousel.
Put a scientific spin on North Bay's nature at the Canadian Ecology Centre. Educational programs focused on the environment are the main attraction of this facility. But you'll also find event spaces and overnight accommodations in the centre's rustic cabins.
If you do stay the night, you'll be waking up in one of North Bay's nearby provincial parks. Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park is more than just the site of the ecology centre, it's also home to the scenic Mattawa River and Mattawa Valley. For more outdoor adventure, Marten River Provincial Park, to the northwest of North Bay, provides 400 hectares and 200 years of lumberjack history to explore.
Local attractions and events are front page news in the North Bay Nugget. Read all about it in this local newspaper, and make the most of the seasonal events during your stay in North Bay.
A flight to North Bay will set you up perfectly for a trip into the wilds of Algonquin Provincial Park.
Founded in 1893, Algonquin Provincial Park was the first provincial park in Ontario. At 1,891,208 acres, it's also one of the largest provincial parks in the province. Over those almost 2 million acres, rocky ridges, maple hills, and thousands of lakes create a landscape that draws a half million nature lovers every year.
That wilderness isn't entirely untamed and Algonquin has several useful resource centres. In the Visitor Centre, the history of this expansive park is brought to light. Exhibits, videos, and a viewing deck over the park explore the human and natural history of the park.
Lace up your boots and step out onto Algonquin Park's many trails to see the park for yourself. At 11 km in length, the Mizzy Lake Trail takes a full day. Along the way, small lakes and ponds provide a great chance to see the park's wildlife, including the majestic moose. The Lookout Trail may only be 2 km, but this rugged, steep path takes you to views spanning hundreds of square km over Algonquin.
With 12% of the park's surface area covered in water, it's only natural to travel Algonquin by boat. Canoe routes span 2,100 km of the park, in a vast network of interconnected lakes and rivers.
While warm summer days make hiking and canoeing all the more inviting, the park is still a hotbed for activity as the days cool down. In the autumn, fiery reds, yellows, and orange colour the park. With these shades of fall, it's easy to see why the Group of Seven drew inspiration from Algonquin for their paintings.
As the last leaves fall and snowy weather sets in, Algonquin takes on a new life. Cut through the snow on two groomed cross-country trails or brave the backcountry on snowshoes in this all season park.
Whatever time of year you visit Algonquin Provincial Park, overnight options are available. Whether you're falling asleep on a summer night, or waking up in a winter wonderland, a night in Algonquin is sure to be a highlight of your trip to North Bay.
Less than an hour's drive away is Marten River Provincial Park, where you can bike, hike, and canoe your way through the great outdoors.
Add a visit to the Marten River Provincial Park Logging Museum to your travel log. Lumberjack days bring this museum to life with the music of fiddlers and the sounds and saws of logging challenges and chainsaw carving. For a fully authentic 19th-century logger experience, enjoy a traditional bean lunch. Stories around the campfire and interpretive hikes from the park's naturalists will complete your lumberjack experience.
On the Transition Trail, you'll have a window into the park's ever-evolving ecosystem. Along this trail, you'll pass everything from hundreds of 350-year-old white pines to black spruce bogs. This hike may only be two hours long, but it covers a comprehensive cross-section of the park's ecosystem.
Marten River boasts three beaches recommended for swimming, perfect for cooling off after a hike. Whether you dip your toes in one, or dunk underwater in all three, you're sure to love these sandy beaches.
For those who would prefer to paddle, you can canoe through Marten River Provincial Park's sheltered bays. More aquatic adventures await in the nearby Kenny Forest Provincial Park, another example of the amazing outdoors near North Bay. These interconnected lakes offer a rewarding challenge for can-do canoers.
All these natural wonders and more are just a quick plane ride away, with flights to North Bay.
Porter's check-in desk is located in the ticketing area of the main terminal.
North Bay Jack Garland Airport (YYB) is about 8 km / 5 mi from downtown North Bay.
Taxis from downtown cost about $20 CAD.
Please allow sufficient time to drop off your car rental before your departing flight.
Take the North Bay City Transit 6 Hornell bus to the airport stop. The fare is $3.00 CAD.


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Sewickley nonprofit asking: What brings you to town?
Shop Sewickley? Village Green Partners want to hear from you.
The nonprofit group marketing Sewickley's business district is seeking responses to a three-question survey asking shoppers what brought them here.
The survey is online and available by paper form in some stores across the business district, Village Green co-founder Jennifer Markus said.
The group — which markets the business district using tax dollars and private money — began distributing the survey earlier this month and plans to continue through September, she said.
A 2010 survey received more than 1,000 responses, and Markus said she wants to achieve similar numbers this year.
She said the goal for the survey is to understand shoppers in Sewickley.
"We are using this to find out who is visiting our businesses, where they are coming from and what types of things that people would like to see in Sewickley, so we can fine tune our business development and advertising efforts," Markus said.
More than 100 responses have been collected already, she said.
"You'll find the answers very interesting. There's a lot of great stuff in there," Markus said.
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Which 8" full range or coaxial for $150/less?
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Guys, I need suggestions for a $150 or less 8" full range or coaxial.
This will be used primarily for pop music and home theater. Not for me, but some friends.
Needs to have decent off-axis response.
Unfortunately, these will be built into an entertainment center and spaced much closer together than ideal. See picture below for what I'm talking about. I will at least space the speakers as far apart as possible, in their respective cubby hole enclosures. I will be making the enclosures from 3/4" MDF.
A 15" sub will be located in the bottom cubby hole.
This room is about 3500-4000 cu.ft and leads to a kitchen and dining room, so probably more like close to 7000-8000 cu.ft. Pretty un-ideal. So I'm looking for best dynamics possible. We are NOT allowed to place the speakers anywhere other than the cubby holes. :(
Assuming a 40hz tune & 8" speakers, each cubby hole has 1.8 cu.ft. internal volume still available.
Not sure which AVR will be used yet, but likely something rated around 80 to 100W/channel. Like an Onkyo TX-SR6XX or 7XX.
I'd definitely try to fill the holes completely, preferably with enclosure volume, to avoid nasty resonances. Plus, it'd pretty much be an infinite baffle (although perhaps not ideal as far as diffraction goes), which has plenty of advantages (smoother overall response, lack of baffle step issues, reinforcement of low frequencies, sometimes better distribution of low frequencies, etc). Also, there are some ways of attempting to get a good stereo image with the loudspeakers placed close together, some of which I've actually found somewhat acceptable and interesting.. this might not be very feasible for you though. Exhausted, as usual, so it's tough for me to think clearly, as usual. I'll post back if something pops into my head.
Are those multi-channel receivers? I first assumed this was just going to be a 2.1 channel system.
Yes, from your description, I'd agree that good off-axis response would be a good characteristic for this system to have. That pretty much rules out full-range drivers, other than maybe 3", which unless used in an unconventional manner as a tweeter with a low shallow slope crossover to a wideband midbass driver, it probably wouldn't end up being much better than what's already in the picture. Such a system probably wouldn't meet your criteria for "dynamics" either. On the other hand, early floor reflections might be an issue, especially with coaxials. A large unusually thick rug might help alleviate some of this.
As far as coaxials go, there isn't much to choose from in the consumer market, but plenty in the pro audio / live sound market. However, they tend to require very complex crossovers, along with high acoustic slopes due to the use of a compression driver. Not sure if this is your cup of tea, or if it's within your capability. But yes, I do see where the use of a coaxial would be beneficial. Some of the manufacturers have passive crossovers available, although they're probably far from ideal. 8" you say? Quite a few of those. The Eminence models might seem like a good deal at first glance, but as is common with these dual concentric drivers, the high frequency response from a compression driver when used with these models is particularly horrific, imo. With that said.. Beyma, B&C, BMS, Ciare, P.Audio, Eighteen Sound, and Radian come to mind, and I'm sure I've likely missed a couple. Prices for these drivers tend to get pretty steep though, particularly when it comes with a compression driver. You might do best searching for a trusted design for one of these coaxials. If I'm not mistaken, there might be some info out there for the B&C 8CXT. I know for certain that B&C, Beyma, and Radian all provide passive crossover networks for some of their coaxial units, if you must go that route.
It seems as though the site I often refer to for measurements of such drivers is down at the moment.
As far as the subwoofer goes, I'd suggest a little something besides the usual for a potentially great sounding system.. a good compromise between good upper frequency response of the raw driver itself versus excursion and output capability, low inductance is a plus.. and then use no more than a 2nd order low-pass on the subwoofer, and try to run the 8" coaxials without an electrical high-pass filter, other than the natural 2nd order acoustic high-pass from their enclosure (i avoid 4th order slopes if at all possible.. I find them very distracting, fake and tubby sounding, unmusical, just overall nasty, etc.. it just ruins the bass for me. Then again, as with everything else stated above, this is all just my personal opinion). Especially with the woofer being right between the mains and in such close proximity, mating a subwoofer to them in this fashion should be very easy and yield good results.
Why 8"s?
You're using a 15" woofer, so why not take the crossover up to more like 200Hz, and give the mid-highs an easier time? The close proximity allows this, so I see no reason why not.
Guys, thanks for the suggestions.
Yes, multi-channel amplifier. :)
As far as using smaller drivers and bringing the 15" sub low pass up higher, this was suggested on another forum (parts express). The poster recommended the Tang Band W5-1611SA 5" Full Range Driver with a 150hz low pass on the sub.
Tang Band W5-1611SA 5" Full Range Driver
The only reason I haven't considered it further is because I have personally never run higher than a 80hz low pass on any sub, so I wasn't sure how it would sound. Or when I have, it directed voices over to the corner of the room where my sub was. I suppose that won't actually be an issue here with the sub located between the drivers.
Also, I assumed with the large volume I have available that an 8" driver would be best (9" height available).
The subwoofer btw is a DIY clone of the AV123 MFW-15 subwoofer. I've already purchased the OEM amplifier and am waiting to purchase the OEM woofer as soon as I get a response from the seller.
I will continue to respond to the thread today but be aware my responses will be short, since I'll be using my mobile phone to respond.
I promised them I would provide the best possible sound setup with the horrible restrictions & cost $$$ ceiling.
In return they have promised their next house will have a dedicated home theater/music room. :D
So you want to cram a stereo pair of speakers in a cubby hole? :eek:
Understood, I built a center channel speaker in the WAF location, 30"W x 6.5" tall and 15" deep--a "2.5 way" sealed box with four 5" woofers crossed at 1.8 KHz to a 30mm WaveCor tweeter. Two of the woofers roll off at 450Hz 6/dB (coil) for baffle-step correction and it works very well.
Full ranges are fine but you said the evil word "off-axis response". The MTM arrays work well in horizontal position if you follow the rules as far as beaming goes--horizontal forces the issue.
Another option is to use a conventional 2-way with tweeter and 4" midwoofer in vertical orientation at the edges. Cross two 6" woofers at around 300 to 400 Hz to get your baffle step. Push the pair of 6" woofers toward the center then cross your sub at 80 to 100 Hz. The vertical tweeter-mid will solve the beaming issues when laying speakers on their side.
I considered doing the same thing for my WAF center channel--the off-axis response to cover the area I needed covering killed that idea quickly. Also consider the people might turn the subwoofer off for music, since they listen to pop...the dual 6" woofers would take the load.
I have news for you as far as the AV123 MFW-15 subwoofer is concerned. That "OEM" driver is the same exact driver as this one from PE. I know, I have two of them sitting in my old bedroom at my father's house. Same numbers stamped on the cone and basket of the PE driver and "OEM" AV123 driver. I can't remember where I saw it now (it was a couple years ago), but both drivers' measurements came out identical, further proving they are one in the same.
Dayton Audio DVC385-88 15" DVC Series Subwoofer
I'm not saying the 15" driver is bad or anything, but I don't think it's the best match for what you're wanting to run with it. There's better options out there, like the ones below.
If I were to build a sub to match up good with the quickness and dynamics of fullrange drivers, especially mounted that close to the sub, I would go with one of these drivers, in this order... I would also build a sealed enclosure for them, not ported due to the limited space and possible noise from the port(s).
1) Peerless 830500 12" XLS Subwoofer
2) Dayton Audio RSS315HF-4 12" Reference HF Subwoofer 4 Ohm High Fidelity Reference Series
As for the mains, I would get a pair of these PER channel...
Dayton Audio PS220-8 8" Point Source Full-Range Neo Driver
Along with a nice tweeter like this...
Dayton Audio PT2C-8 Planar Tweeter
Build them into a sealed enclosure MTM style (horizontal obviously). This style with those planar tweeters will give you a nice, wide horizontal and narrow vertical dispersion which is what you want and NEED in this kind of limited setup. I would do a simple passive 1st order series crossover for them.
And speaking of crossovers, I would cross them over to the sub around 150-250Hz since they are all in close proximity to each other. That relieves the fullrangers of heavy lifting and allowing them to do those dynamics without much stress, plus either one of the sub drivers mentioned above can easily and cleanly handle those frequencies.
Holy moly you guys are murdering the $150 budget!
Cool tips/ideas though.
For great off axis, try Tangband's flat cone drivers. Another good candidate is ScanSpeak's 4" glass fiber cone mid/fullrange driver. You can in fact save some money with the Vifa 3 1/2" glass fiber cone fullrange anyway. Never expect good off axis from large drivers, I would say. With the subwoofer so close to the stereo drivers, you can cross them higher, even at around 200Hz, I would say.
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HEALTHY eating. Not interested? Why give up salted caramel, creme brulee, spicy chorizo or triple-cooked potatoes in duck fat?
Nutrition science has moved on from the 99.9 per cent fat-free, fat-phobic era to a more moderate approach with a better understanding of nutrigenomics, or eating according to your genetic blueprint.
This doesn't mean adopting the paleolithic diet - you don't have to go back that far. What it does mean is there is more than one way to have a healthy diet and there is a personal eating style that can keep you healthy, energetic, feeling great, and still include foods you love. The best news? You can make your eating healthier without really noticing.
1. Eat what you love
Some foods can elevate our mood by increasing serotonin levels in the brain. They include: pasta and bread (comfort carbs); tryptophan-rich dairy milk, yoghurt and cheese; and chocolate, which lights up pleasure centres in the brain, some say more than sex. Accepting that there are no ''bad'' foods, and that it all comes down to how much and how often, will help create a healthy relationship with food. Feeling guilty after a night on the couch with a tub of Ben & Jerry's serves no purpose and you are less likely to fall into the trap of emotional eating if you eat the foods you love, in the right quantities.
2. Eat with all your senses
We eat with our eyes just as much as our nose and taste buds. Research shows the size of food packaging, crockery and glassware can affect the amount we eat.
Dr Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, is a leading researcher in the area of eating cues and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. His research estimates an oversized plate can lead to piling on an extra 20 per cent or more food without knowing it. If you switch from a 30-centimetre plate to a 25-centimetre plate you could lose more than eight kilograms in a year.
3. Eat mindfully, slow down
You've probably heard that you need time for your brain to catch up with your stomach. Sure you may slow down with a long Sunday lunch but how often do you eat on the run, in the car, dine ''el desko'' or while reading on your iPhone? Establish a mealtime mantra, such as always sitting down to eat or taking your lunch to the park - and stick to it.
4. Make every mouthful count
Eating for health is not about skipping meals and going hungry. Blood sugar levels drop, headaches start to happen, tempers fray and fatigue sets in, then we become victims of the snack attack from a biscuit barrel or vending machine. These usual suspects are sugar- and fat-laden. Try not to put yourself in a position where your fuel tank runs empty; eat regular meals. If for some reason a meal is delayed, make sure you have access to healthy, portable snacks such as seasonal fresh fruit, probiotic yoghurt, vegie sticks with yummy dips, raw or dry-roasted nuts and seeds. Make every mouthful count - whatever you eat most of the time should give you some ''nutritional high'', whether it be energy, vitality, brain power, positive mood or super health.
5. Plan your meals from the ground up
Plant foods are the true health protectors but they are also a sneaky way to satisfaction. Vegetables in particular can be used to plump up the volume of food on your plate, to trick your mind and appetite that you're eating a satisfying serve size, with fewer total kilojoules.
Vegetables with high water content such as leafy greens, zucchini, squash, snow peas, sprouts, green and yellow beans, cucumbers, capsicum, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts and mushrooms do this best. But the dietary fibre content of all vegies helps you feel fuller for longer.
6. Drizzle on the good oils
Please don't think us dietitians eat our veg plain and steamed au-natural. We are dismayed that all the angst over bad fats has led too many people to forget about the need for essential good fats. Healthy eating is not about strict low-fat eating plans or low-fat foods. The trick is to make the switch from bad fats to the good and favour healthy oils over butter and duck fat high in saturated fat.
Reach for nutritious and delicious extra virgin olive, avocado, walnut or macadamia oils and seek newcomers such as Moroccan argan oil. When you dress a salad or vegetables, you'll enhance absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and bioactives.
7. Arouse the aromatics
How good is it when something that smells and tastes delicious is actually beneficial for our health? Not only do herbs and spices add amazing flavours to our food but they are the new antioxidant superheroes.
We've known about the immunity-enhancing effect of garlic, the capsaicin in chilli firing up our metabolism, turmeric for brain health and cinnamon for blood sugar control for some time.
Rubbing meats with antioxidant extracts of rosemary, basil, oregano and thyme may soak up potentially cancer-causing compounds formed when meat is blackened on the grill, barbecue or fire pit. Adding a handful of fresh herbs such as marjoram or oregano to a salad can increase its antioxidant capacity 200 per cent.
Plus, herbs and spices may help us moderate the use of salt as a seasoning, helping lower blood pressure and improve bone health.
8. Go with the grain
There is no longer a need to be carb-phobic. Research shows low-carb diets are not effective for long-term weight loss. Ancient whole grains and seeds - amaranth, quinoa, spelt, buckwheat, chia, black rice - offer superior nutrition and can fuel your positive mood and fitness, while looking after your gut flora and improving bowel function, immunity and overall health.
We've become a little too focused on wheat as our main grain, so make sure you harness all the whole grains. Have quinoa and yoghurt bircher-style for breakfast and roll up your rainbow salad and hot smoked salmon with a barley wrap.
9. Seek sustainable choices
Feeling good about your food choices is good for your health and the planet. Explore the full range of protein options, including lean red meat, fish, poultry, pork and rabbit.
Research on traditional hunter-gatherer diets and wild or game meats reveals interesting findings. Kangaroo is a lean meat high in anti-inflammatory omega-3s, good for a healthy heart and mood boost.
10. See an expert
You can become a "nutritionist" overnight with an online diploma and $100 but if you have a dietary intolerance, allergy or need a special diet for medical reasons, seek expert help from a qualified, accredited practising dietitian.
Many people are surprised to find they can enjoy more variety and their eating is liberalised after seeing a dietitian. Yes, we love food, too.
It's wonderful to see so many restaurants now catering to special diets. They are training staff and consulting with dietitians so diners with intolerances can eat out regularly and nourish a healthy social life.
Dining out with a dietitian
Black rice, coconut yoghurt and mango; $10.50; Birdman Eating, Fitzroy
The report card Black rice turns a deep purple when cooked and is a good source of anthocyanins, like blueberries, which have been shown to help brain function. Black rice is often cooked in coconut milk, which is high in saturated fat, but this wasn't and it's worth asking when you order. The hidden sugar was palm sugar and too sweet for my taste. Loved the home-made yoghurt and fresh mango and I could choose how much of the toasted coconut I wanted to eat as it was decoratively placed on top. The serving size was about right.
Blonde omelet; $16.50; Two Birds One Stone, South Yarra
The report card With hot smoked salmon, fennel, chilli and coriander, the blonde omelet certainly has protein power. The waitress said ''blonde'' meant nothing added to the eggs: no milk, no cream, just eggs - four of them, in fact. That's nearly my weekly allowance.
It's filled with a generous amount of salmon (more protein but at least rich in omega-3s) served on a slice of white sourdough and topped with a generous garnish of fennel, green and red chilli and coriander. Really tasty omelet, loved the salmon, but would have been better balanced with fewer eggs and more fennel salad.
Queensland prawns, smoked eggplant, farro, cavolo nero, harissa; $39; Cafe Sydney, Circular Quay, Sydney
The report card The ancient grain farro is high in protein and fibre, and has a nutty flavour and chewy texture - it's a good carb. Cavolo nero is the superstar of green leafy vegetables: rich in iron, folate, vitamin K and very high in antioxidants.
From the description it sounded like a balanced meal but the vegetable serves were too small so a salad was needed to meet my vegetable quota.
■Search for dietitians at daa.asn.au.
■Karen Inge, kareninge.com.


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Ask.com has just added a new and free voice activated directions service to their Mobile site so that users are able to speak their location and then speak their desired destination and receive directions on their mobile phone. When I first read about it, it seemed like it was Ask.com's response to GOOG-411, except they were trying to take it a bit further. I decided to put the service ,which is called "Click to Speak" to the test to see if it was something worth using.
The first thing I did on my mobile phone was go to http://m.ask.com. Then I saw the following options:
I selected #2 – Directions with voice entry, and then it asked if I wanted to place a call. Placing the call connects you to their service at which point you're asked to speak your location. It'll repeat it back and ask if it's correct, and which point you say yes or no and then it will move on to your destination. You can enter in an address or an intersection, it accepts both. While I was entering in my destinations, I noticed that it had a hard time with extra words for a street name like "Avenue" or "Road." It would ask me to repeat the names of the streets, but without the extras. Once it had my starting and ending points, I was informed that I would be receiving a text message soon. The call ended, and sure enough, a text message came with my directions.
Problems with the service
While the entire process of entering in an address was fairly simple and easy to use, the directions it gave me weren't the best. For my example trip, I entered that my starting location was the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street in Chicago, Illinois and that I was headed to the intersection of Lincolnway and Duff in Ames, Iowa. Their estimated time that it would take me to drive this was over 8 hours which I knew wasn't quite right as I've done this drive before. Then I went to Google and entered the same instructions, and the route they provided said it would take me about 5 hours and 40 minutes which is what I would expect it to take. It appears as though the route that Ask.com calculates for you is chosen based upon miles. The shortest route wins, even if it will take quite a bit longer.
Would I use this service again? Well, to be honest, probably not. While it's nice and could perhaps work for shorter distances, the directions it provides for long distances just tacks on too much time.


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This is the tip of the iceberg.
Okay, big brands have a right to protect their name and ring fence it from abuse, but it begs the question, why recruit affiliates if they cannot use the brand name?
What if all manufacturers jealously guarded their brands to the extent that no one was allowed to use it in any form of bidding or online promotion?
It would cause a few problems for a lot of sites, including some of the big boys.
A lot of affiliates are going to feel the pinch when the landslide happens.
The internet as yet isn't governed as other media is, but court cases are rampant and we will see record damages awarded.
I predict a new breed of no win no fee new media lawyers coming to your screens soon!
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I have seen examples of sites that allow people to review products and services, which under specific search terms can feature highly in the SERPs. If this happens, these sites will no longer feature.
Editorial use and commercial uses of a brand name are completely different issues. Google's SERP listings fall under the heading of "editorial use" and aren't affected by Dell's restrictions on the use of its trademark in AdWords.
I'm in two minds about it all.
Yes - why should merchants pay for existing customers that would have ended up at their site? If I type in www.<brandname>.com or even <brandname> and my merchant site comes up I DONT want users to click on affiliate PPC ads (or seo pages below me) - after all I've probably spent money building up the brand and these customers would have found me otherwise. Essentially the affiliates are intercepting traffic already intended for the merchant site - I can understand why merchants are not keen on this.
On the other hand...there are many search engines/directories that don't list the correct merchant site, don't show the correct site for misspellings and hundereds of other marketing methods that the merchant does not know about and does not have the resources to deal with. Essentially having lots of affiliates means you've got lots of people micro-managing ads to the best possible effect, through channels that the merchant would never have thought off. By banning brand keywords a merchant will 100% lose out on forms of marketing that they had not known about.
So it comes down to a trade off. Does the benefit of stopping affiliates bidding on brand names result in more overall profit - or does it remove traffic from unknown sources and offend affiliate managers to such a degree that you loose proft?
I think the best result is a compromise. Merchants ask google (and the like) to stop showing bids for their brand name, but allow affiliates to do whatever they want with ppc. The affiliates will quickly find out that the brand name can't be bid on on certain engines - but may find variations/misspellings of the brand or other smaller directories/ses to target.
Of course - this probably means that no ones fully happy with the situation :)
When there are a few competing merchants though I'd be strongly tempted to allow affiliates to do whatever they want. I know affiliates who have dropped merchants simply because they start imposing all these regulations on them (takes time to read all the requirements - so they just switch to the competitor with no restrictions).
The issue of using their name should not be dumped on Google's lap, it should be between the two parties with a contract to do business. The reality is that adding "no using our name for positioning" is already covered in most big affiliate contract, its just a matter of tweaking the wording to ensure that is included.
As far as their competition using their name, well thats an issue for the trademark office. It's advertising, and if you use your competitors name to advertise without their permission you are in the wrong.
From Google's point of view, bidding is the whole purpose
behind that system, if they want to set a precedent, how far will it go? Google is not the advertising babysitter.
Would they lose affiliates?
I think not.
>>>>Yes - why should merchants pay for existing customers that would have ended up at their site? If I type in www.<brandname>.com or even <brandname> and my merchant site comes up I DONT want users to click on affiliate PPC ads (or seo pages below me) - after all I've probably spent money building up the brand and these customers would have found me otherwise. Essentially the affiliates are intercepting traffic already intended for the merchant site - I can understand why merchants are not keen on this>>>>
Just because somebody typed in "www.<brandname>.com" or "<brandname>" as in your example above does not neccessarily mean that the surfer was looking to go to that brand's site. The surfer may have been looking for reviews about that brand from a third party. Or perhaps comparisons of that brnad to another, or maybe even for any warnings or horror stories about doing with that brand.
I really think the bottom line is it's okay to bid on and use another brand name in your ads and on your site as long as you are not "confusing" the public into thinking that you are the "original source" of goods for someone else's product. I don't have "legal training" but that is how I personally interperate the trademark laws I have looked at.
It seems to me that "comparison ads" are fine. And it seems to me that mentioning competitors brnads is fine as long as you are not "confusing" the public into thinking that you are the "original source" of their goods. In other words, would your typical consumer instantly realize that you are not "Dell" as they click on your listing...
Its not about affiliates - and its not new.
Under Google Adwords policy, if a 'trigger' word is a trademark, then the trademark owner can request in writing, on company letter head (ie paper - not email or webform) that Google does not offer that trademark as a trigger word in the adwords program, in those countries where the Trademark is Registered. And you have to prove the Trademark.
Its not about anything other than the Trademark owner having control over the use of his Trademark.
Yes - potentially it stops affiliates buying the trademark. But it also stops competitors buying your trademark/ Brand as a trigger word for their competing product advert.
If you have a relationship with the Trademark owner - ie retailer or affiliate - your ability to use the trademark should be covered in your agreement. You also need to read the Adwords T & Cs
How many Adwords come up for the trigger word Google?
I think this is absurd. Even if someone is specifically looking for Dell, why can't Google show an ad for another company (even if they are an affiliate)... The consumer does not have to click on the ad. As long as there is no confusion as to whether or not a consumer thinks the affiliate is actually Dell, then Dell should have no say whatsoever regarding what Google wants to show its users if they are running a search for Dell... If Dell doesn't like it, they can build their own search engine.
Just my thoughts.
Gypsychild, with trigger words (ie the actual word/phrase that you bid/buy to 'trigger' your adword ad) I'm pretty sure that you can't buy eg. google - or a host of other trademarks (depending on where the trademarks are registered).
So if you can see ads that are shown for eg "google widgets" then I'd suggest that the trigger word is actually widgets. Try it - I think you'll see that I'm correct. As long as the trademark didn't trigger the Adword display - thats all the trademark holder can ask Google to do.
The issue here is whether you can buy/bid on trademarks on Google Adwords - and it is my understanding that if the Trademark holder doesn't want you to buy/bid on their trademark - then you can't. But the onus is on the trademark holder to tell Google, in writing, that is the way that they want it.
Someone brought out a serial and called it 'Corn Flakes' having searched and found nothing sacred about it. Inevitably it went from court to court and several millions later it was found that 'Corn Flakes' was up for grabs and before it could be secured as a trademark or brand other serial companies had their corn flakes on the shelf. Imagine how long 'Corn Flakes' had been our favourite serial, thinking Kellogs Corn flakes was protected... years and years and years!
You would think that a firm like Kellogs would also take a little legal advice of Trademarks and brands.
PeeWhy, if the Brand name is a trademark in that country - then thats how it works. If the brandname isn't a trademark - then Trademark rules/ laws don't apply.
Here, we are discussing Google for one and the banning of brands and trademarks in PPC etc. If the balance was based upon where you lived it might throw some more confusion on the whole issue .. or would someone argue that the legislation is not based upon where we live but where the host server lives?
if the Brand name is a trademark in that country
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Here, we are discussing Google for one and the banning of brands and trademarks in PPC etc. If the balance was based upon where you lived it might throw some more confusion on the whole issue .. or would someone argue that the legislation is not based upon where we live but where the host server lives?
No. When you run an Adwords campaign - you can choose the countries you 'run' it in. Geotargeting. Thats what I am talking about - where the advert is SHOWN or displayed. It has nothing to do with where you, or your server live. It is about the geographical location/s that you have registered your trademark; and the geographical locations to which someone targets with their adwords.
So - for arguements sake - and this is a heavily simplified example - If I have trademarked 'Big Blue Widgets' in Australia - and I can prove this to Google - then they won't let you buy 'Big Blue Widgets' as a trigger word for an adword to be displayed in Australia.
You may have the trademark on 'Big Blue Widgets' in England - and lets even say its in the same product category as mine - so you could stop others from buying your trademark as a trigger word - but ONLY where you have registered the trademark (ie England)
So even though you may own the Big Blue Widget trademark in England - you won't be allowed to show your adwords ad in Australia if I don't want you to (because - hypothetically - I own that trademark in Australia - in that category - and I have proved that to Google).
Obviously - big brands tend to ensure from the outset that they can get their trademark registered in every major jurisdiction
Trademarks are registered based on many factors - and I'm grossly oversimplifying here in this post, because there was obviously confusion in my previous post which required clarification.
Before we get an avalanche of "when I search I always state the georgraphical area..."
We are in a minefield of laws, by-laws, state legislature, reforms and Acts of Parliament and Congress ... and lots of other bits that make fat cats fatter and rich lawyers richer, we will end up off topic and posting threads relating to trillians of extreme examples of cases relating to everything other than ... Brand names banned from bids ... including cornflakes :)
I put that in before I get my wrist lapped by a mod for going off topic.
peewhy, good to see you've recovered from your recent dizzy spell. :)
Dell has asked Google to ban any bids using the word Dell
Google + bids = adwords. Thats what I read it to mean.
When you configure and run a Google Adwords campaign, you get to select the countries you wish the advert to be displayed to, and a list of words (triggers) that will cause the ad to be displayed, and a max bid price for the words etc. (oversimplified).. The concept of geotargetting the Advertisement - ie showing the advertisement to a selected geographical area (at country level) - is one of the key areas of strength of Adwords. Sure - you can choose 'all countries' - but you can also just choose one or two.
So - if the Trademark owner (remember - a Trademark is registered in a jurisdiction - ie a country for the sake of this discussion) doesn't want his trademark used as a trigger word - he can ask Google not to allow his trademark to be used as a trigger. And if he is the trademark holder etc etc - then it won't be sold as a trigger word - in the country/countries where the trademark applies.
If the ad can't be triggered by the trademark 'word/phrase' in those countries where the trademark applies - then it can't be seen in those countries when people type in the trademark. We are talking Adwords - not serps.
You started the thread - is it SERPS or Adwords? You said BID - so I assumed you meant Adwords?
Now totally confused in Sydney.....


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The most popular album of the King of Pop was announced to be one of the 70 recordings that will be added to the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Michael Jackson's best selling album, "Thriller", has been announced to be one of the newest addition to the Grammy Hall of Fame by the Recording Academy on Wednesday, December 19. It was listed among the 70 recordings that will be added to the Hall of Fame, including Lynyrd Skynyrd's rock classic "Free Bird!", The Beatles' "Help!", and Willie Nelson's country hit "Always On My Mind".
"Thiller", which was released on December 1, 1982, is Jackson's sixth studio album and his most popular album. In fact, it was the record that made the King of Pop well-known. Guinness World of Records believed that it was the best selling album of all time as it said to be sold over 104 million units and is one of three albums that remained in the top 10 of Billboard 200 for one full year.
Regarding the inductees, the president of The Recording Academy said, "This year's inductees span nine decades and represent a diverse array of genres from classical and show tunes to blues, jazz and rock and roll. They exemplify the best qualities that make the recording arts such a vital part of our culture and each not only uniquely reflects the zeitgeist of its time, but also possesses the enduring power of transcending time."
The Grammy Hall of Fame, which was created in 1973, is open to any recordings that are at least 25 years old. It is made to honor recordings that has lasting significance, and the list has reached the total of 798 recordings. Further, the complete list of Grammy Hall of Fame's inductees can be seen in Grammy.com.


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Update: see previous posts – March 16, 2013 Lawyer Asks Why Toronto Police Association Funded her Assaulter's Defence, January 11, 2013 Toronto Police Officer Charged and Convicted of Assaulting Girlfriend
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Judge calls Toronto police officer Jason Peacock, found guilty of domestic assault, 'a good man' as he gets conditional discharge after 18 months probation.
A veteran Toronto police officer found guilty of assaulting his then-girlfriend, a prominent defence lawyer, and damaging her condo will be given a conditional discharge after 18 months of probation, a judge ruled Tuesday morning.
Const. Jason Peacock, 40, will also have to pay $4,300 in restitution and perform 100 hours of community service.
"He is a good man who, but for his involvement with Ms Wells (the complainant), led not only an unblemished but exemplary life," said Justice Michael Epstein at the sentencing hearing, noting that Peacock is attending counselling and has been demoted from sergeant to constable.
He remains suspended from the Toronto Police Service with pay, facing seven charges of failure to comply with a court order, one charge of criminal harassment against Wells and one charge of witness intimidation. Those charges, laid last year, were not taken into account in the sentencing hearing.
A friend of Kathryn Wells read out a victim impact statement to the court on her behalf, describing the events that occurred early Christmas Eve morning in 2010 as a "nightmare."
Wells had repeatedly asked Peacock to leave her condo but he refused, she had testified.
He swore at her, shook her hard by the shoulders, punched holes in her walls, smashed drinking glasses and overturned her marble-topped kitchen island.
"It was not the first time Jason had taken out his rage on me but it was the worst. . . there was a period where I thought he was going to kill me," Wells wrote in the statement.
The statement described her feelings of shame and humiliation in the aftermath of the assault, and the impact of that on her family and job.
"Being completely put down, screamed at, lied to and manipulated brought my self-esteem to an all-time low," she wrote. "Jason crushed me and I was supposedly the girl he loved."
The statement also expressed her continued outrage at Peacock's legal fees being covered by the police union, despite the case pertaining to off-duty domestic assault charges.
"The Toronto Police Association automatically assumed I was a liar and paid for Jason's legal fees," she wrote.
Peacock refused to comment Tuesday on whether the union paid his legal fees.
When given an opportunity to address the court, he took a deep breath and said: "This has been an incredibly difficult process."
"I respect the court's decision," Wells told the Star after the hearing. "I think the bigger issue here is the attitude of the union towards domestic violence going forward . . . If the Toronto Police Association is genuinely concerned for victims, and a 'strong advocate against domestic violence,' I would think Mr. McCormack (the union president) would have no hesitation in assuring the public that going forward, the Toronto Police Association will not fund the defences of police officers charged with off-duty domestic violence."
McCormack says the union does not comment publicly on "who we fund or don't fund. It's an association matter."