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Alexander Semin signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Carolina Hurricanes, and early indications out of Raleigh are that something a little more long-term could be in his future.
Not bad for a guy who lasted nearly a month on the market and was the target of a bizarrely personal, nationally televised character attack.
Semin has a goal and six assists so far for Carolina and generally been the best version of himself—he's driving possession, showing defensive responsibility and logging huge minutes (21:39 per game, more than any other Hurricanes forward).
"Boy, he's been a very good player for us," GM Jim Rutherford told CBC.ca. "He could have five, six goals by now, he's hit so many goal posts. But it's not even the fact he has one goal. He's played the game at both ends of the rink. Players have to focus on him all the time."
In his last two seasons with the Washington Capitals, Semin, a former 40-goal scorer, saw his role diminish significantly. Some of that was his fault, and some wasn't—and his reputation took an unreasonable hit in the process. Example A: On July 1, Canadian TV network TSN took a break from actually covering the first day of free agency for a 90-second hit job. The phrases "Island of Misfit Toys," "no character," "complete loser" and "coach killer" were thrown out by Marc Crawford and Pierre McGuire. It was, in a word, weird.
Now, other teams' reticence to sign Semin to a long-term deal is Carolina's gain—with assists from Crawford, McGuire and any other North American analyst who has trouble thinking of adjectives for Russian players beyond "enigmatic."
Semin, 28, has done it all despite some seriously bad luck: He's shooting less than 3 percent, a number that should (at least) quadruple, particularly considering his team-high 35 shots. He also has helped center Eric Staal get off to a fast start. After totaling 12 points in his first 26 games in 2011-12, Staal has seven goals and three assists in just eight games so far in 2013.
"(Opponents are) watching Semin, which opens (the ice) up a little more for Eric. He's such a talented player, he can do whatever he wants, quite frankly," Rutherford said. "If he's determined to score a goal, he's gonna get his chances. If he's going to play a two-way game, he can play it. He can kill penalties, play the power play. He's been every bit as good as I hoped he'd be."
Carolina is 4-4-0, good for second place in the Southeast Division. They next play Thursday against the Ottawa Senators.

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Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman on Tuesday got approval from the Board of Supervisors to make his training coordinator and Office of Emergency Services coordinator jobs that can be handled by civilians rather than his sworn staff.
Allman said having those duties covered by a civilian is a common arrangement among surrounding county governments. He proposed to make the shift by eliminating one lieutenant position, funded at $70,000 annually, and adding two program coordinator positions that each pay $58,000 annually. The OES change, he estimated, will save the county about $12,000 annually.
"I think it's a good idea for the OES coordinator to be a civilian rather than sworn personnel," board chairman 5th District Supervisor Dan Hamburg said just before the board voted unanimously to approve the reclassifications.
Three years ago, OES duties shifted to Allman's staff from the county CEO's Office, and Sgt. Shannon Barney was assigned as coordinator. The Sheriff's Office didn't add personnel to absorb the duties, Allman said. Barney was promoted recently to lieutenant and assigned to Central Area (Ukiah area) command, leaving the position empty, according to Allman, and he now plans to eliminate that lieutenant position and hire a civilian for that job.
"The OES coordinator job is mostly about grant writing," Barney said, adding that candidates should have "some familiarity with emergency planning."
Barney said the position has a "long learning curve," so he will be working closely with any new hire.
The training coordinator job, currently occupied by Capt. Randy Johnson, is also funded at a lieutenant level, according to Allman. The civilian training coordinator would not be training personnel but would be conducting background checks and coordinating needed training, mostly to ensure his office complies with the latest state and federal requirements.
Allman said he would be advertising both positions on the county's website, www.co.mendocino.ca.gov, by the end of the week.
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Tuesday, 14 December | 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm | Room 308A
Representation of spatial data is an important issue in game programming, computer graphics, visualization, solid modeling, computer vision, and geographic information systems (GIS). Recently, there has been much interest in hierarchical representations such as quadtrees, octrees, and pyramids, based on image hierarchies, as well as methods that use bounding boxes, based on object hierarchies. The key advantage of these representations is that they provide a way to index into space. In fact, they are little more than multidimensional sorts. They are compact and, depending on the nature of the spatial data, they save space and time, and facilitate operations such as search.
This course provides a brief overview of hierarchical spatial data structures and related algorithms that make use of them. It describes hierarchical representations of points, lines, collections of small rectangles, regions, surfaces, and volumes. For region data, it points out the dimension-reduction property of the region quadtree and octree, and how to navigate between nodes in the same tree, a main reason for the popularity of these representations in ray-tracing applications. The course also demonstrates how to use these representations for both raster and vector data. In the case of nonregion data, it shows how these data structures can be used to compute nearest objects in an incremental fashion so that the number of objects need not be known in advance. It also reviews a number of different tessellations and shows why hierarchical decomposition into squares instead of triangles or hexagons is preferred. The course concludes with a demonstration of the SAND spatial browser, based on the SAND spatial database system, and presentation of the VASCO JAVA applet.
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Hanan Samet is a professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, where he researches hierarchical data structures for GIS and spatial databases. He wrote Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures (Morgan-Kaufmann, San Francisco, CA, 2006) and the first two texts in the field: Design and Analysis of Spatial Data Structures and Applications of Spatial Data Structures: Computer Graphics, Image Processing and GIS. His Ph.D is from Stanford University. He is founding chair of ACM SIGSPATIAL; a fellow of ACM, IEEE, and IAPR; and winner of the 2009 UCGIS Research Award.


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Due to a bitter debate over Obamacare, the U.S. government ran out of money Monday night and started to shut down.
Another House vote on Monday passed by a smaller but still substantial margin, 228-201.
Under the Constitution, the House has the responsibility to appropriate money for the government. House members have to be elected every two years, so it is considered to be the lawmaking body that is the nearest to peoples' preferences, and therefore was given the authority to appropriate by the founding fathers.
But, the Senate and the White House are refusing to accept any delay in health care reforms.
If no agreement is reached by midnight Monday, most of the money that pays the governments bills will be cut off, although some essential services will continue, such as active military, most veterans benefits, social security and Medicare, according to Rep. John Culberson of Texas.
Nearly 780,000 government workers are being furloughed, the Cable News Network (CNN) reported.
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Some federal offices in North Platte are beginning to shut down. At other offices, pay will be delayed for workers in public safety.
"We will perform shut down operations and employees will be sent home," said Bruce Solko, the director of the USDA Farm Service Agency in North Platte. The FSA employs eight people.
Two other USDAS agencies are doing the same, Solko said.
The National Weather Service in North Platte is considered to be necessary for public safety and will remain open, but paychecks will be delayed, meteorologist Clifford Cole said. The situation is much the same at the Federal Aviation office at North Platte Regional Airport/Lee Bird Field.
Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program will not be affected by the federal shutdown, said Kerrey Winterer, the head of Nebraska's Health and Human Services.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly called Food Stamps) also has funds through at least October.
Other programs, such as Aid to Dependent Children, the Child Care Subsidy program and the Women, Infant and Children program have money but may be impacted as time goes by.
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program usually receives federal money for the heating season in November, so could also be impacted if the shutdown continues for a month or so, Winterer said.
Members of Congress and the White House would still get their paychecks, a spokesman from Rep. Adrian Smith's office said Monday afternoon.
Smith represents much of Nebraska in the House. He voted to delay Obamacare.
Smith and Culberson blame the Senate for not acting.
My constituents are opposed to this massive intrusion, Culberson said Monday in a CNN interview. They do not want the federal government to socialize medical care.
Culberson said people have a right to be left alone by the federal government, that it is "probably our most sacred right" and people will be forced to turn over private information to the IRS when they sign up for mandatory health insurance.
Signups begin Tuesday, when the federal government opens a marketplace for people to shop for their mandatory insurance policy. Culberson said enrollment information on the Internet could be hacked.
Rep. Adrian Smith of Nebraska said a one-year delay of Obamacare is a reasonable compromise between those who want it and those who don't.
"President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Reid have refused to negotiate, even though the health care law clearly is not ready to be implemented, and many Democrats acknowledge problems in the law," Smith said.
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FIVE people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering James Attfield in Colchester.
Homes in Colchester, Ipswich and Southend were raided by armed police today.
Six people were arrested in total.
Two people, both aged 27 from Colchester, who had previously been arrested in connection with the murder have been re-arrested on suspicion of murder.
Three others, a 25-year-old woman from Southend, an 18-year-old man of no fixed abode and a 57-year-old man from Colchester have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
A 23-year-old-woman from Ipswich was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
All six are being questioned at police stations across Essex and Suffolk.
A number of properties are still being searched.
Jim Attfield, 33, of East Bay, Colchester, was found shortly before 6am on Saturday, March 29, stabbed 102 times on a path near Castle Park.
The father-of-five was in the River Lodge pub the previous evening when he left a pint more than half full shortly after 10pm.
There were no more confirmed sightings until he was found on the path between Lower Castle Park and Guildford Road.
Two men arrested in connection with the murder of Jim Attfield had their bail extended on Wednesday.
The 33-year-olds from Colchester will answer bail again in September.


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We caught up with the Hasbro Marvel brand team at San Diego Comic-Con this year and had an extensive Q&A regarding the Marvel Universe and Marvel Legends toy lines. We had the privilege of speaking to David Vonner and Jerry Jivoin regarding Marvel Universe and Dwight Stall about Marvel Legends.
Figures.com: Why is it that with the Marvel Universe toy line you don't reveal upcoming figures more often like you do with GI Joe or Star Wars?
Jerry Jivoin: As far as the strategy with revealing the figures, the reason we don't reveal the whole year ahead of time is because we like to feed out the information through different media outlets such as websites or magazines for exclusive reveals throughout the year. This way we can keep fans engaged and eager to see what's next. Here we've got everything for the rest of the year 2010 and we are also sneak-peeking wave 1 and 2 for 2011 as well. There will also be cases in which last-minute changes need to be made and we not be able to release a specific figure when it was originally intended to come out that is why we like to reveal one wave at a time.David Vonner: One of the reasons we do that is because Universe, in terms of scale in the line, is not as large as Star Wars. They have a lot of stuff they can unveil and with Universe when we started it we didn't want to unload all this information and then have nothing to stagger it with. Another reason is because we kind of like to keep fans guessing what's next. Back in the day when I was a kid you had to wait to see the Sears catalog to see what was coming out in Christmas until the fall. So that's another reason and with the movie stuff we cant talk about obviously. We try to stagger the information but not release too much at the same time.
Figures.com: So you basically prefer to reveal product at large venues such as Toy Fair and Comic-Con?
Figures.com: Have you considered developing a checklist later on down the road to help fans keep track of all the figures and possibly reveal some new ones along the way?David: Those are the venues that guys are checking the sites and there's so much traffic that they shut down forums. Plus there is a large media presence there, and the thing is, even when Legends started with Toy Biz, there were no promotions for it. When we make announcements in such places like this, it's just the right place for it to happen. Marvel is becoming a media empire now with the comics, movies and cartoons. We want the toys to be on the same level as well so when we make announcements about Universe or Legends in venues like this it really broadens the scope of Marvel.
Jerry: We are definitely working on a checklist. There are a lot great checklists that fans have created on different websites and we want to create our own checklist on our website. We want fans to know what figures and variants are out there and we want to do something where they can print out and you can go to the store and look for those figures.
Figures.com: Why is that figures such as the A.I.M. Soldier have so much new tooling and better articulation while other more popular characters have less articulation?
Jerry: We have all the tools from the last few years and we re-use some of the tooling but we try to upgrade the poseability on figures as often as possible. However, we have limitations in terns of production runs so because of that sometimes the older bodies have to get used but we are definitely bringing in new ones as well. Were definitely trying to improve that as we go to make some of the A-list characters include the articulation that everybody wants them to have.Figures.com: Will the Gigantic Battle Packs continue and will they remain exclusive to Wal-Mart stores?David: Well, it's a constant thought process and with the A.I.M. Soldier that body was actually made for Starlord which we will eventually do. We need to be aware of what we are going to use the tooling for so if we say we are going to develop a specific character there will be some resistance but if the figure is an army-builder, we can really get some decent sales from that and then also use it for other characters such as the upcoming Ghost Rider. With the A.I.M. Soldier he is part of the mutant wave and if you read the Hammer file there's a reason why they are in that wave they are capturing mutants and doing all sorts of experiments and stuff on them. So that's why I was like, lets get the A.I.M. soldier in there so that way we have that new body out there so now we can do the Ghost Rider, the Starlord and other Guardians of the Galaxy with it.
With Archangel, what I wanted to do was have the wings so we had to compensate the cost for developing those and a new upper torso to accommodate them and use an existing body with him. To me, having the detailed wings as seen in statues and the comics, was a main priority for the figure. We don't necessarily have to make a brand new body but we can add new joints to make them more poseable.
We are constantly trying to re-imagine, re-invigorate the line and make it better. In regards to articulation where it was when we first started with the modern Iron-Man and classic Punisher in comparison to Juggernaut and the Comic-Con exclusive Captain America it leaps and bounds! I think we have made significant leaps and I am always looking at ways to upgrade the articulation but we have to be smart about the cost and the manufacturing.
Figures.com: Is there any chance that we may see alter-ego packs in the future, for example a Peter Parker/Spider-man, Eddie Brock/Venom or Norman Osborn/Green Goblin?Jerry: Yeah, they will continue and we are actually showcasing the new Ben Foster Giant Man with Thor Clone and Frost Giant with Loki at the show. These sets will be available at Wal-Mart in spring 2011.
Jerry: Thats actually a really cool idea and that's been kicked around a little bit because it would be cool to have the character in their normal street clothes form and if they have a secret identity, with their superhero costume. We're not developing anything yet, but it is definitely something we've talked about as a 2-pack especially with Steve Rodgers/Captain America, Peter Parker/Spider-man. This is something that we can definitely look at in the near future.David: That's one of the great things about Marvel like with Bruce Banner, Betty Ross, Rick Jones and Hank Pym. Henry Pym is a regular guy that has done crazy stuff to himself but he's a man basically. He wasn't bitten by a radioactive hamster (laughs). I had actually pitched a similar concept for this year's Comic-Con exclusive but we went with Galactus instead. We know that there are a lot important civilians like Rick Jones and if we do something like that, Rick Jones would be the first.
Figures.com: It's definitely going to be difficult to outdo this year's Galactus exclusive, which is one of the most amazing SDCC exclusives ever.
Figures.com: Have you considered implementing the build-a-figure program into the Marvel Universe toy line?David: Again, I got some ideas that you just have no idea. Some stuff is so large that it will never happen but there is some great stuff in the pipeline. He is really cool and fans like it. I think it took a while for fans to wrap their mind around the fact that he was 19". Most people thought he was the same size as the Marvel Legends build-a-figure but he is not. (Editor's Note: The new Marvel Universe Sentinels were revealed by David and crew during the Marvel Toys panel).
Jerry: We have kicked that idea around as far as putting the build-a-figure program into 3 ¾. We haven't done it yet because we have been doing our larger characters through other programs such as Gigantic Battles and the electronic Galactus. This is not to say that we are not going to do it. We are definitely considering it and need to figure out what will be the right time to launch that and we also what to make sure we can keep the price of the figures down for the fans and so it is less expensive to buy. It's definitely a good idea and something that we may be doing in the future.
Figures.com: What is going to happen with the remaining Marvel Legends prototypes that did not make the cut in last year's fan poll?
Figures.com: Have you considered approaching the Marvel Legend line in the way Mattel is handling their monthly Masters of the Universe Classics figures for collectors on their website?Dwight Stall: Thats a very good question. A lot of the figures we revealed at last year's Comic-Con have been locked up in the Hasbro vault. That's not to say that they are forgotten by any means. Jerry and I are always meeting up and discussing how we can make Legends meaningful and to figure out what is the right way to get them back in the populace for all consumers.
With the fantastic opportunities of Marvel pumping out these wonderful movies year in and year out it's making the awareness of the odd characters we showed last year more relevant to the universe. For instance, next year we got Cap and Thor coming. Some of the relevant characters, like Winter Soldier and Black Widow, are being done this year. Based upon the heat we get from the new movies, we can probably bring some of those characters back in to the mix. (Editor's Note: Marvel Legends will officially return in 2012 as was announced at the Hasbro Marvel Toy Panel at Comic-Con.)
Dwight: Yeah, Mattel is doing a great job with their collector brands. It's something that we have struggled with in the past year. Mattel has shown us that there is a strong market for collector-based figures creeping up into the $15-$20 price range and that's a lot of money this day and age. We want to make sure we are giving fans the right figures for that price.
As far as how we get the figures to the fans we have kicked around some ideas like offering them as Hasbrotoyshop.com and we have actually met their team to figure things out. We are still developing sculpts, brand new ones that you guys haven't seen. We want to set a new standard with Legends. If we are going to charge a premium for the figures we want it to be worth the premium. The 2-packs that we are releasing this year are very strong toward what we want Legends to be. Lots of premium deco, good level of articulation and fantastic sculpts. Whether these come out in 2-packs, single packs build-a-figure packs I don't know.
Figures.com: Are there plans for another Marvel Legends fan poll?
Figures.com: Are there any plans to release 6" figures of Captain America and Thor from the upcoming movies, and if so, will they be distributed through mass retail or exclusive to a particular store chain?Dwight: We loved last year's and everyone that has come to the booth have been very, very happy with what they have seen as far as the new 2-packs are concerned. There will always be extreme critics but the people that did not like the figures last year are now saying that this is pretty good. So if we have gone that far in the last year we are very positive about continuing to gauge fan interest for this line.
Figures.com: What do you think of Alter Ego Packs in the Marvel Legends line? Obviously, it would be more likely in 3 ¾ scale because of cost. Would you ever consider such a concept for Legends like a Spider-man in his outfit with interchangeable heads, accessories similar to the Stan Lee SDCC exclusive from a few years back?Dwight: Well, we don't know just yet. We are looking at that and there was some fantastic Iron Man figures this year based on the Iron Man 2 movie and they have been doing very, very well. The figures were designed by Jason from the Iron Man team and they some the most amazing 6" figures I have ever seen. The War Machine hands-down is one of the best 6" Marvel figures ever made. So yeah, were looking at it. We would love to do it we just have to find the right items to get out there. Dave is working on Thor and I'm working on Captain America and I know both of us would love to get some of those characters out there in 6" as well as some classics as well. I want to see it so hopefully we can figure out a way to get it done.
Dwight: I think that is a very interesting concept. I think that would have a perfect home in the venues of the Comic-Con world. I don't know if it would be the right idea for a main all-account type item because I don't know if it would have the mass populace appeal to warrant the cost for all the additional parts would result in an achievable price point for mass retail but as a Comic-Con exclusive or even any store exclusive in general, that would be very interesting concept.
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'ParaNorman' Creators Bring New Monsters to Life in 'The Boxtrolls'
As CGI tightens its firm grasp on the animation industry, another style remains a consistent favorite for many: stop-motion.
Last year alone saw the format deliver greats like Frankenweenie, The Pirates: Band of Misfits, and the especially stellar ParaNorman. Now, the minds behind the engaging zombie movie are reteaming to deliver another fun, albeit monstrous, tale: The Boxtrolls. Focus Features and the Laika animation studio, also the forces who created 2009's Coraline, have announced inception on this new fantasy flick, with Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost set to star.
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The Boxtrolls will serve as an adaptation of Alan Snow's novel Here Be Monsters!, which tells the tale of a young orphan who teams up with a slew of fantastical creatures to overthrow the reign of the criminal who rules his fictional English town. Along with Kinglsey, Pegg, and Frost, The Boxtrolls' cast will include Tracy Morgan, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Richard Ayoade, and Isaac Hempstead-Wright.
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World population is expected to rise from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050. Africa will be home to a 2 billion increase, the fastest rate of increase in the world.
Catherine Bertini, 2003 World Food Prize Laureate, spoke Nov. 15 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Where America Must Lead: Ensuring the World Can Feed Its People.
Bertini is the co-chair of the Global Agricultural Development Initiative at The Chicago Council of Global Affairs.
She has tremendous expertise in feeding people and avoiding starvation in times of famine, war, natural disasters and other catastrophes, said Ronnie Green, vice chancellor for NUs Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
To keep up with the growth, food production will need to increase by 60 percent, Bertini said.
But price volatility, especially in war-torn countries, makes it hard to plant and sell crops.
We have to think -- where are markets going to be in the future and we have to think about where people are going to be, Bertini said. She noted that 1.3 billion people live in poverty, on less than $1.25 a day.
As one of the nations top food producers, Nebraska farmers are expected to be major contributors to relief.
With only 12 percent of the worlds arable land remaining, Bertini said spreading farther out is not an option. Instead, major steps toward increased production are the only way to meet future food security pressures.
Agriculture productivity is 2-4 times more effective than any other productivity in alleviating poverty, Bertini said.
Among the productivity enhancements Bertini discussed was technology, such as advancements in irrigation.
In Africa, only 6 percent of the continents arable land is irrigated, compared to 37 percent in Asia.
She said that despite its toils, some of Africa is starting to see increases in output, specifically Angola after the end of its civil war.
Bertini also addressed the cultural gender gap.
When the income comes into the household through the woman, Bertini explained, its much more likely to go to the betterment of the family rather than if it comes through the man.
But because women do not have the same rights as men in most of Africa, they have less access to the farm necessities such as grain and monetary loans, despite comprising 43 percent of the workforce. Bertini said if women were granted these opportunities, the number of impoverished from 100 million and 150 million people would leave poverty.
The United States is part of a $22 billion hunger-relief initiative by G8 countries. Bipartisan efforts like the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Lugar-Casey Global Food Security Act have been implemented, but Bertini said food relief is currently low on the U.S. agenda.
In John Kennedys time, he said his vision was to put a man on the moon, Bertini said. Our vision could be to end world hunger in our lifetime.
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I wanted to write this blog post as a response to some posts from people on internet marketing blogs and forums who feel that the Penguin Update has ruined their easy link building efforts. Well guess what it has. The barrier to entry for link builders was lowered with the simplicity of cheap blog networks and automated tools such as Xrumer and Scrapebox which can build thousands of links per day with very little user interaction. IM Forums are littered with SEO's crying that it's just too hard to obtain editorial/contextual links from webmasters or bloggers and guess what I'm happy. A skill set I've worked at over the past few years to develop has just become even more in demand.
Well I'm going to tell you why YOU suck as a link builder.
It's all about YOU YOU YOU – I've seen your outreach emails, I get them every day in my spam folder and the ones that slip through are pure narcissistic egotistical waffle. Nowhere in your outreach efforts do you offer any form of benefit to the webmaster to link to your site. It doesn't have to be an exceptionally long piece of prose but a few bullet points to explain why a link to your site would be of interest to their community would probably increase your response rates 10 fold.
Pay it Forward – Your responsibility as a link builder grown adult is to establish some sort of relationship and invest in it before expecting someone you've never met to do you a favour? Come on, grow up and welcome to the real world. Subscribe to your prospects blog or Twitter Feed. Comment on their blog posts, share their stuff on your social media accounts and answer their questions on Quora. If you have anything about you the first email you send to them won't be a begging letter for a link but actually offering them some feedback, advice or technical assistance. Just remember when you are link building you are dealing with a REAL person with REAL emotions and not a website.
Put the hours in – there was a reason you were paying a few dollars per link to BMR. You haven't worked a single day in your life. The best link builders hard working, they get into the office early just to Skype with a blogger in a different time zone. Their mobile devices are buzzing day and night with emails to let them know their prospects are checking in nearby on Foursquare or have Tweeted a question. If you want to succeed at link building you need to work hard…
You have to pay to play – you don't always have to pay or offer payment in kind for your site or product to be featured. Beyond the fact Google don't like paid links, the FTC requires bloggers and celebrities to disclose of payments received for endorsing a product online. It's very important as a link builder to understand the difference between editorial content & advertorials. My belief is that outreach is more about PR than paid media.
All Hail the Mommy Blogger – so many link builders and outreach professionals praise at the foot of the "mommy blogger" temple, but the thing is the "mommy blogger" is actually a mythical creature much like a Unicorn. Lots of people see "mommy bloggers" as a "link cash cow" as their lifestyle blogs often cover a wide variety of topics and categories from iPad apps to food to home furnishings and clothes. It's quite common for "mommy bloggers" to want some form of payment for their work and I have found more success with bloggers who have a long tail lower ranked niche blog and have never been kissed by an agency.
What do you say to a failed Link Builder?
Y U NO Tenacity? – Wait a minute you just sent someone who probably receives hundreds of emails every day, one email? Do yourself a favour and if you haven't received a reply in a few days send another. What you didn't get a response the second time? Pick up the phone, dial in their telephone number and speak to them. A good link builder won't fall at the first hurdle and if after all this effort they still don't link to your infographic on kittehs, make sure you keep their information for future link opportunities.
You're just playing a numbers game – you scrape a bunch of contact info from Google and then just blindly fire out emails. Guess what, you've probably got more chance of winning the lottery than getting a link from an authority website in your niche with that method. Research and find the right people by asking yourself a few questions:
- How many social followers do they have?
- Who are they connected to by checking with tools such as Mentionmapp or Klout?
- Will they link to me? Have they linked to anything similar before?
If you follow the advice I give above you'll start #winning at link building. We all reach points in our projects where we would rather blame a bunch of external factors than actually look at the things we can have an effect on.
Just like any marketing effort link building doesn't just magically happen, we need to plan, measure, execute and refine our processes.


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Stubbing of the finger-tip is a common injury in sports such as basketball, volleyball, cricket and football. This can result in a Mallet finger deformity, where the end joint of a finger cannot be actively straightened out. In most mallet finger cases seen at The Alfred, the skin remains intact, and the impairment results from a tear of the extensor tendon or an avulsion (a small fracture where the tendon attaches to the bone). Treatment commonly involves immobilising the end joint of the finger in a splint for six or more weeks so patient compliance is a major factor in the quality of the outcome achieved.
This study aims to compare two different types of splintage (the commonly used thermoplastic thimble splint and the aluminium-foam "Mexican hat" splint which is in use in Britain) with a control splint (thermoplastic prefabricated "stack splint" with tape). Outcome measures will include patient compliance with the splint, degree of extensor lag, active movement of the joint, and any complications.
The null hypothesis is that there are no differences in outcome between different methods of conservative splinting treatment for mallet finger.
|Mallet Finger
|Device: Circumferential thermoplastic thimble splint Device: dorsal aluminium foam "Mexican Hat" splint Device: stack splint (control)
|Study Type:
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Comparison of Splinting Interventions for Minimising Extensor Lag in Mallet Finger Injuries
- Degree of extensor lag at distal inter-phalangeal (DIP)joint
- Active range of motion at DIP
- Patient compliance with splinting regime, based on self-report (as described above)
- Patient satisfaction with result on 5-point likert scale
- Complications
- Pain, measured by 10 point Visual Analogue Scale
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- All referrals of patients with mallet finger injuries will be considered for inclusion with the exception of the following exclusion criteria.
Exclusion Criteria:
- open injuries
- mallet injury to thumb
- co-existing rheumatologic illness
- time from injury to presentation greater than 2 weeks
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00310570
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|Sub-Investigator: Ben Cunningham, B.Occ Ther
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|April 2, 2006
|Last Updated:
|April 2, 2006
Keywords provided by Bayside Health:
extensor tendon
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Finger Injuries
Hand Injuries
Wounds and Injuries
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GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General is gearing up for a nationwide career fair to be held at 170 locations in 40 states Saturday, May 18. The event is part of the retailer's efforts to hire 10,000 new employees in May.
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Table Tennis ChallengeLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
Patrice and seven of her friends organized the Ultimate Table Tennis Challenge to determine who the best Ping-Pong player among them was. The challenge consisted of three rounds of singles matches (two players competing per match). In each round, the first player to win FIVE games won the match and eliminated the opponent from the competition. The winners of the four first round matches advanced to the second round and the two second round winners advanced to the championship match. Each match was played at a different location, including the Beachcomber Swim Club. All first round matches were played on outdoor tables, both second round locations were indoor tables and the final round was played in the table tennis stadium at the New York Athletic Club. No two people won the same number of games, so players eliminated in the same round were ranked by the total number of games won. Identify each competitor's final ranking (first through eighth), full name (one last name is Chang), and the total number of games he or she won. In addition, figure out each location of each match, the competitors and their scores.
1. The winner of the match at the Southville YMCA lost at least three games on the indoor table in Uncle Phil's basement before meeting McNeilly in the finals.
2. The first round opponent of the eventual champion was neither Fitzroy (who lost in the first round) nor the person who lost at the Brooklyn Table Tennis Academy.
3. The championship round took the maximum possible number of games in a match.
4. The seven matches, in some order, were: Jamie's first round victory, the match in which White won exactly 2 games, the match at Eastlake Municipal Park, the match that Lottie lost, the only match Diaz played, the match Toskhaya lost and the match in which somebody won exactly one game.
5. Bill never played Dave.
6. Averson didn't play Jamie in the first round.
7. A total of 55 games were played in the whole challenge, 30 of which were the first round matches.
8. McNeilly, who isn't Lottie or Kristin, never played Samuel or Gianelli.
9. The four who advanced to the second round were: White, Lottie, the person who played Regina in the first round and someone whose indoor match was at the Islip Town Hall.
10. McNeilly's opponent in the first round won more games than Diaz.
11. Kristin never played at the Southville YMCA.
12. Regina won more games than the person eliminated at Eastlake Municipal Park.
13. Kristin won more games than Bill, who won at least five.
14. In the first round, Dave didn't play the eventual champion
HintLast names: Averson, Chang, Diaz, Fitzroy, Gianelli, McNeilly, Toskhaya and White
AnswerRANKING/ PLAYER/ GAMES
1st - Jamie McNeilly, 15 games
2nd - Lottie Averson, 14 games
3rd - Kristin Toskhaya, 9 games
4th - Bill White, 7 games
5th - Patrice Chang, 4 games
6th - Regina Diaz, 3 games
7th - Samuel Fitzroy, 2 games
8th - Dave Gianelli, 1 game
1st Round
Beachcomber, Jamie, 5, Patrice, 4
Brooklyn, Kristin, 5, Regina, 3
Eastlake, Bill, 5, Samuel, 2
Southville, Lottie, 5, Dave, 1
2nd Round
Islip, Jamie, 5, Bill, 2
Uncle Phil's, Lottie, 5, Kristin, 4
3rd Round
N. Y. Athletic, Jamie, 5, Lottie, 4
The final match was played at the New York Athletic Club (intro). The loser in the championship round lost 4 games (3) for a total of 9 games in the final round (intro and 3).
There were 30 matches in the first round (7); with 20 of them being wins (intro) therefore the total of lost games in the first round are 10. From clue 4, we know that somebody won exactly 1 game. From the intro we know no one won the same number of games, therefore the number of games lost in the first round is 1, 2, 3, and 4, can't have 5 because that means they would have advanced to the next round.
This leaves 55 (total games played (clue 7)) - 30 (1st round - clue 7) - 9 (Final round - clue 3) = 16 games in 2nd round. 10 of these 16 games are the winner's games, which leaves 6 games for the losers in round 2. The 2 loser's games can't be 3 & 3, because this would mean both players would have a total of 8 games each. No two players won the same number of games (intro). They can't be 5 & 1 because that would leave a tie and only 1 can advance. They can't be 6 & 0 because 5 wins advances someone, so no one can win 6. This leaves 2 & 4 as the games won by the losers in the second round.
This means the total numbers of matches won from 1st ranked to 8th ranked are: 15, 14, 9, 7, 4, 3, 2 and 1 for a total off 55 games (7).
From clue 1 we know that the Southville YMCA was used in round 1, Uncle Phil's Basement is used in round 2 and McNeilly is in the final game, which means McNeilly won a match in round 1 and in round 2 for a total of either 14 (if he loses the finals) or 15 (if he wins the finals) games.
Islip Town Hall is used in the 2nd round (9), which leaves Eastlake Municipal Park, The Beachcomber Swim Club and Brooklyn Table Tennis Academy being used for the other 3 matches in the first round.
From clue 9, we know the four first round winners are: White, Lottie, the one who played Regina in the first round and The Islip Town Hall match. McNeilly has to be 1 of these four (1). McNeilly isn't Lottie (8), can't be White since both are last names, so is either the one who played Regina or the one who played at Islip Town Hall. Regina lost the first round match (9).
White is in the second round (9) and is the player who won only two games (4), which means White doesn't go to the finals and won a total of 7 games.
From clue 4, four of the 1st round matches are: Jamie's 1st round victory, Eastlake Municipal Park (see above), the only match Diaz played and someone who won exactly one game. We know White won exactly two games (4) and the final round took the maximum number of games (3), therefore White's 2 game win has to be in the 2nd round. Since we now know the four 1st round matches, Toskhaya had to win in the 1st round and moves on to round 2.
From clue 13, Bill won at least 5 games and Kristin won more than Bill. This means that both Bill and Kristin won their first round matches and moves on to the second round. The four players in round 2 are: Jamie, Lottie, Bill and Kristin. One of these four was the eventual winner, but it wasn't Bill (13) or Lottie (4), so Jamie or Kristin is the winner. Kristin isn't McNeilly (8) and never played at Southville (11), so she didn't play in the finals (1). This makes Jamie the winner.
Since Bill didn't finish second overall (13 and above), he wasn't Jamie's opponent in the finals. Kristin wasn't in the finals (see above); therefore Lottie lost in the final match with a total of 14 games overall. Jamie and Lottie were the 2nd round winners. Lottie isn't McNeilly (8), therefore Jamie is, who won the final round.
Lottie isn't Toskhaya (4) or White (9), therefore Lottie played against Toskhaya in round two.
In the 1st round, Jamie McNeilly didn't play Fitzroy (2), Averson (6), Diaz (4) or Gianelli (8); thus he played Chang. Jamie didn't play at the Southville YMCA (1), Eastlake Park (4), Brooklyn Academy (2), thus he played on the Beachcomber Swim Club table in round one. Jamie didn't play Lottie, Kristin or Bill in round one, since they are winners in round one. Jamie didn't play Samuel (8) or Dave (14). From clue 9 Regina was the one who played Toskhaya in round one, therefore Jamie had to play Patrice in round 1.
From clue 1 and above, we know Lottie played at the Southville YMCA in round one.
From clue 13, Kristin won more games than Bill, so Kristin is Toskhaya and Bill is White.
Regina didn't play at Eastlake (12) and she won more than one game, therefore she is Diaz.
Regina Diaz didn't win overall 1 game (4); she won more than the Eastlake player (12) but less than McNeilly's first round opponent (10) -who is Patrice Chang. Thus, she won 3 games overall, the Eastlake opponent won 2 games overall and Patrice Chang won 4 games overall.
Kristin didn't play at the Southville YMCA; therefore she played at the Brooklyn Academy.
Lottie played Jamie in the final round, therefore her last name isn't Fitzroy (2) or Gianelli (8), therefore she is Averson.
Lottie Averson played at Southville YMCA (1 and above).
Bills 1st round opponent wasn't Dave (5), thus Lottie played Dave and Bill played Samuel in the 1st round. Samuel isn't Gianelli (8), thus he is Fitzroy and Dave is Gianelli.
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2010: The Year That Made My Eyes Bleed
The problem with 2010 wasn't a lack of quality horror content. It was the fact that you had to go out of your way to find it. There were plenty of amazing films to be seen, most of which were not available through normal channels. There were some real duds this year as well, don't get me wrong, but I think 2010 was overall a great year for the genre fan.


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THE Sydney Royal Dairy Awards could be overhauled after the global supermarket chain Aldi dominated this year's competition, causing an uproar among small and artisan cheesemakers.
While the Agricultural Society praised Germany-based Aldi's performance - it picked up 49 medals, including eight gold - the committee that governs the dairy show will meet next week and consider separating retailers and manufacturers in future.
''We do value the feedback we get from our contributors,'' said George Davey, the society's general manager of agriculture.
''And we may well introduce changes to better reflect what our exhibitors are expecting from the show.''
Mr Davey said all dairy produce entered, which must be Australian-made, was judged using the same point system by a panel of experts, including industry representatives, chefs and food writers.
''What our competitions actually do is lift the quality overall,'' he said.
But he said he would also like to see food labelling laws changed so the exact provenance of the food was acknowledged on packaging.
Fine cheese, butter and yoghurt manufacturers this week called for changes to the Sydney Royal Dairy Show judging system to pit generic brands against one another, leaving boutique producers in separate categories.
They argued the supermarket chains should not be allowed to use the awards to publicise the generic brands on their shelves.
Aldi, based at St Marys in Sydney's west, said 94 per cent of its stores' dairy products were Australian-made.
''The cheeses entered [in the dairy show awards] were expertly sourced from a number of regions throughout Australia, including Ashgrove in Tasmania, Bega in NSW and from Gippsland, Warrnambool and Cobram in Victoria,'' a supermarket spokeswoman said.
''All of our dairy suppliers must be able to consistently deliver a high-quality product.''


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The astonishing growth of the Internet has had an enormous impact in every arena. The Yaffe Center recognizes that impact and is documenting it in an ongoing series of web workshops.
Past presenters have ranged from academics who discussed the ways web sites and their technologies are used to professionals who created web campaigns and interactive sites. Other workshops gave participants hands-on knowledge on how to use some of the biggest and fastest-growing forms of online marketing communication.
Fifth Annual Yaffe Center Social Media Workshop
The Yaffe Center for Persuasive
Communication was pleased to present its fifth annual workshop on social
media, in conjunction with Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization
(SEMPO), Michigan.
Social Media: What's Working. What's Not. What We're Learning. was held on November 15th, 2013, and speakers included:
Andrew Fisher
Chief Analytics Officer, Merkle
As Chief Analytics Officer at Merkle, Andy's primary responsibility is driving Merkle analytics innovation, especially in digital, social and media analytics areas. Prior to joining Merkle, Andy was the EVP, Global Data & Analytics Director at Starcom MediaVest Group where he led the SMG global analytics practice. In this role he built and managed a team of 150 analytics professionals across 17 countries servicing many of the world's largest advertisers. Prior to that role, Andy was Vice President and National Lead, Analytics at Razorfish, where he led the digital analytics practice and managed a team of modeling, media data, survey and business intelligence experts. Andy holds a BA in mathematics from UC Berkeley and an MA in statistics from Stanford.
Tina Ienna
Client Partner, Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook
Tina has been on board at Facebook for a year now, working within the automotive vertical for brands like Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Jeep, Fiat, Volkswagen and Audi. During that time, Facebook's go-to-market strategy has evolved from being focused primarily on social objectives to being recognized as the largest and most sophisticated advertising platform of our time, enabling marketers to target all the people who matter most to them, every day and everywhere, across all devices.
Stan Joosten
Innovation Manager, Global eBusiness, Procter & Gamble
Stan Joosten is the Innovation Manager for Procter & Gamble's Global eBusiness group, which is responsible for accelerating digital brand building and eCommerce as part P&Gs core business competencies. Stan's specific role is to lead global strategic partnerships with Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft and several other key companies. In addition he leads the Global eBusiness innovation strategy and project portfolio.
>View the Procter & Gamble Presentation
Neville Manohar
Emerging Media, Media Analytical Science and Credit Card Management/Chrysler Group LLC
Neville Manohar was appointed head of emerging media, media analytical science and credit card management at Chrysler Group LLC in the spring of 2010. In this position, he is responsible for emerging digital marketing strategy and execution for Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, and Fiat brands and all nine regional offices. In addition to his digital responsibilities, Mr. Manohar is also head of credit card strategy and operations.
Senior Digital Brand Manager for the Pepsi™ Brand
Joshua Nafman is the Sr. Digital Brand Manager for the Pepsi™ responsible for digital brand marketing and media across paid, owned and earned media. Anything with a Pepsi logo attached to electricity goes through him at some point. Joshua's work on Pepsi, Starbucks, Lipton, Hanes, Disney, Apple, Nestle and ESPN has been recognized by the national media. He has also earned a Webby Award for Native Advertising, a Shorty Award for Fortune 500 Brand Social Media Presence and was named to Brand Innovators "40 under 40" and is regularly asked to speak at Digital Marketing conferences.
Ryan Stonehouse
Global Social Sales and Strategy, Google
As Lead of Global Social Sales and Strategy at Google, Ryan Stonehouse aims to translate social experiences into measurable value for Google's customers across the globe. Ryan sits on the Google+ product core team, driving commercial strategy for Google's new social ad platforms. Before joining the Google+ team, Ryan led sales efforts of new ad products including early stage Display and Video efforts. Ryan began his career in account management at BBDO, and has since spent over a decade helping marketers create value in the digital space.
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Fourth Annual Yaffe Center Workshop on Digital Marketing
As marketers rapidly move their media dollars into the newest digital tools (search, social, mobile, viral, and the like), we need a better understanding of what's happening and how consumers are reacting to the brands and messages these new media are carrying. What's new? What's working? What's not performing up to expectations? How are digital campaigns created? And how are new campaigns integrated with other channels?
The Yaffe Center was pleased to host its 4th Annual Workshop on this topic, in collaboration with SEMPO Michigan:
"From Google to Facebook, What's New in Internet Marketing"Speakers from digital media companies (including Facebook and search engine agencies), and Chevrolet, presented their views on the newest trends and findings in this dynamic area. A panel from all those disciplines took questions. If you missed it, you can watch the entire broadcast here. >View the Organics Presentation PDF
>View the SEMPO Presentation PDF>View the Facebook Presentation PDF
Speakers included:
Tom Thomas – Executive Director, Marketing Intelligence, Organic Inc.
As Executive Director of Marketing Intelligence for Organic, Tom is responsible for the pitching, pricing and delivery of agency analytics services and the commercialization of reporting software platforms for Organic and other Omnicom agencies. His organization includes analysts, statisticians, and reporting dashboard architects based in Michigan, California, New York and India. Marketing Intelligence conducts digital ecosystem measurement including website, search, online display, social media, and mobile.
Tom has worked with clients to implement statistical and econometric models for understanding brand awareness and consideration through earned media, forecasting message reach through owned media, and assessing return on marketing investment of paid media using fractional attribution techniques. He brings 18 years of experience and has worked with Hilton Hotels, Kimberly Clark, Volkswagen, Smuckers, Toyota, Walmart, Quaker, PepsiCo, Nike, and P&G. He's a frequent contributor to Steve Kerho's FastCompany blog and has served on panels for WOMMA and the Catalyst social media strategy committee for Omnicom and has been interviewed for articles in BusinessWeek online and DataInformed.
Prior to Organic, Tom was a consultant at Scient Corp., Price Waterhouse, Oracle, and Sprint Nextel and led diverse teams for venture and corporate clients encompassing business strategy, technology, and customer experience. He's also been an entrepreneur providing conceptual design software and engineering services to the U.S. Navy and has conducted business in India, Hong Kong, and Dubai. He holds a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Indiana University and an MBA with High Distinction from Michigan's Ross School of Business. Go Blue!
Chris Boggs, Director Search and Media Thought Leadership at Rosetta, Chairman SEMPO
Chris Boggs of Rosetta is a specialist with 10 years experience in search engine optimization and paid search advertising. Chris joined Brulant from Avenue A | Razorfish in 2007 as the Manager of the SEO team, and Rose channels and verticals to promote cohesive strategies and synergies between campaigns and Rosetta Best Practices.
Chris has worked in Search Engine Marketing since 2000, both "In-House" and with agencies. Chris has worked with organizations ranging in size from small businesses to Fortune 100, within all major industries including extensively in Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Financial Services, Consumer Products and Retail, and B2B. Chris is experienced in strategizing and directing SEO campaigns from keyword research and content development to link acquisition, as well as guiding technical SEO recommendations for HTML, eCommerce, and Enterprise applications including IBM WebSphere Commerce/Portal, Microsoft, ATG, and more.tta acquired Brulant in 2008. His current role involves working across
Chris is actively involved in the SEM Community. Chris has served on the Board of Directors of SEMPO.org, the Search Engine Marketing Professional's Organization, since 2006, and was recently elected by the Board to serve as President 2010-2011. He also speaks regularly at major search marketing conferences, including Search Engine Strategies.
Jeff Hupp, Direcetor of Account Management for Facebook
Jeff Hupp is a Michigan native and has worked in the Detroit advertising community for over 15 years. His professional experience includes working for J. Walter Thompson Advertising, Yahoo!, the Digital signage start-up company Gas Station TV, and is currently the Director of Account Management for Facebook Detroit. Hupp is also a serial entrepreneur, acting as a partner in both the commercial music house "Blunk Street Music", and the guitar effect equipment company "Circus Freak Music".
Jeff will be speaking on the "Facebook Marketing POV"
as well as their current and future products. He has worked with the
automotive accounts for Facebook and has a great knowledge of the Facebook
API and digital marketing.
Andrew Dinsdale, Director Chevrolet Digital and CRM
2011 Social Media Workshop
The goal of this workshop was to familiarize participants with the impact social media technologies are having on business management and consumer marketing. Participants left the workshop better informed and inspired to utilize these relatively young technologies in new and better ways throughout their careers.Speakers included:
Tim O'Day - U of M Adjunct Professor of Marketing and Advertising, Former EVP Account Director at Leo Burnett Advertising and graduate of UM Business School.
Bob Wisniewski - Former SVP Media Director at Starcom MediaVest Group and Dean of SMG University and a UM Business School graduate. Bob is currently an Adjunct Lecturer at Northwestern Medill School of Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communications.
Geoff McHale - Vice President Marketing Solutions, Automotive and Agency Verticals at comScore. Geoff is responsible for developing and fostering strategic relationships and delivering key insights for marketing campaigns. ComScore is a global leader in measuring the digital world and the preferred source of digital marketing intelligence. Through a powerful combination of behavioral and survey insights, comScore enables clients to better understand, leverage and profit from the rapidly evolving worldwide web and mobile arena.
Ken Zasky - CEO of Spark Communications Chicago, a full-service agency dedicated to exploring new ways to create meaningful connections in the rapidly accelerating communication environment. Spark is part of Starcom MediaVest Group, one of the largest and most celebrated global brand communications and contact organizations with more than 110 offices in 67 countries worldwide. Ken is also a graduate of UM Business School.
Todd Kirby - VP/Director of Strategic Research at Spark Communications. As the head of research for Spark, Todd is responsible for discovering, facilitating and integrating fact-based consumer insight across all media. During his 15 years in advertising, Todd has worked with a wide variety of Clients from General Motors to his current Client E*TRADE. Todd holds a unique joint Master's Degree in International and Intercultural Communications from the University of Denver, as well as, a dual degree in Communications and Psychology from the University of Michigan.
Anisha Ahluwalia - Director at Denuo, a Publicis Groupe Company that is part of the Vivaki network. Denuo is a 20 person group of digital savants that invent, solve and execute within the "white spaces" of marketing (social, mobile and gaming). Anisha is a social media expert, digital consigliore and idea catalyst who works with clients including Taco Bell, DuPont, AstraZeneca and MillerCoors. She is also pursuing a MBA part time at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Search Engine Workshop
The workshop included speakers from Google, Digitas, and local agency Pure
Visibility, and featured a hands-on exercise for Ross students to get
experience constructing ad groups and writing keywords and ads for Google's
popular AdWords system.
Melanie Mitchell, SVP of Search Strategy for Digitas keynoted the event with stories from her experience with clients which have included Bank of America, Whirlpool, Mars and Kraft. Other speakers included Megan Zlatos of Pure Visibility and Elyse Guilfoyle from Google. Professor Bud Gibson, who teaches a course in search engine marketing at Eastern Michigan University moderated the event. After the morning presentations, students were given a live project to develop search engine ad groups for the United Way of Greater Toledo
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Hamilton changes mindset to counter timid approach
CHICAGO -- A lot of the chatter surrounding Josh Hamilton this season has centered on his perceived lack of discipline at the plate, which makes it interesting to hear what the Angels' right fielder believes has been the problem.
"I was being too timid," Hamilton said recently. "I was trying not to strike out. I was trying to make contact, and I wasn't being myself."
Hamilton says he's changed his mindset and turned up the aggression since the start of a three-game series in Houston, which he finished with homers in back-to-back games. But then he went 1-for-12 with three strikeouts in three games against the White Sox, giving him a .203/.253/.331 slash line heading into the series finale.
Compared to last year, Hamilton has swung at fewer pitches out of the zone (45.4 to 42.3 percent) and fewer pitches inside the zone (84.9 to 80.7 percent). He says he fell into a timid habit in Spring Training and is just now getting back to his usual aggression.
"I was trying not to get out," Hamilton said. "I was trying not to get out and was being more jumpy. Now, it's be aggressive until you decide not to swing."
When will it lead to him getting on his first hot streak with the Angels?
That remains to be seen, but his former manager believes it's only a matter of time.
"You're not going to hold down Josh the whole year," Rangers skipper Ron Washington told reporters in Houston. "He'll have his moments, and they'll be beautiful. He's just too talented."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hey guys haven't posted much here so let me introduce my bag.
Wedge DX - My first putter I ever got, and my favorite basically the one I use always
Birdie DX - Great putter I use it for really short putts and practicing in the yard as I have 4 of them
Rhyno DX - Putter I use when it's windy
Shark DX - Short intermediate mid range shots, nice reliable straight flying mid
Roc R-pro - Love the bigger circumference and softer plastic and this thing is a beast. Made more aces and long birdies with this disc than I can keep track of, it is my go-to mid.
Gazelle DX - I can't believe more people don't use this disc probably the most underrated disc there is. It is amazing and I have aced many holes with this disc. Really good in the wind too I use it as a mid when its windy and short drives otherwise.
Firebird DX - I drive with this when it's windy and also use it for overhand shots.
Archangel DX - This is my roller disc.
Valkarie DX - My first driver and my most used disc I have. Amazing driver that flies predictable and gets huge distance. It seems to get better with age. I don't think I will ever use another driver as my staple because this one is perfect and I love the feel of the shape. Shame that it got ran over by a car though. I been meaning to get a new one but can't find one that is the same 167 weight.
So that's it. Very simple I don't want to add any more molds as I have everything I need with this setup and a disc for every situation I have encountered. I only use innova discs and mostly the DX plastic because they are cheap and I like the feel of them. I have been disc golfing for about a year now but I play at least 18 holes every day of the week so I have made significant progress.
What do you guys think of having multiple discs of the same mold but different weights and plastics? I was considering experimenting with them.


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Jay Electronica Lands in New Mountain Dew Campaign
Jay Electronica has yet to release his debut album, but a major endorsement deal has already materialized for the recent Roc Nation signee, who appears in a new ad for Mountain Dew.
The New Orleans emcee is featured in a new commercial for Mountain Dew's Code Red campaign "It's Different on the Mountain." In the video ad, Jay Elect presents a remixed version of his song 'The Announcement' on stage, before the footage wraps up with the tag line, "Hip Hop Is Different on the Mountain."
"This is the first time I've done something like this … of this magnitude, this nature," Jay Electronica explained about the collaboration with Mountain Dew. "I'm pretty excited about it … As artists, we come to a point where we conform so much, that when somebody is actually trying to learn who they are and express who they are as an individual and give their expression it's foreign." Check out Jay Electronica's Mountain Dew commercial after the jump.


text: Staten gets most of what he expected By Dave Hickman October 22, 2012 Story Share MORGANTOWN - It was almost a year ago exactly that West Virginia agreed to leave the Big East and join the Big 12.There were official announcements and celebrations galore.There was a collective sigh of relief from those convinced that the Big East would have been the anchor that would forever tie West Virginia's athletic programs to mediocrity.It was, in short - and contrary to what you might be feeling today after a couple of blistering, embarrassing losses by the school's football team - a joyous occasion.And yet somewhere in Morgantown on that day there was Juwan Staten, perhaps shaking his head and going, "Say what?''After all, he was in Morgantown, at West Virginia, at least in part because he wanted to play basketball in the Big East. He thought he could play in the Big East.And now this."Yeah, it was a little bit of a surprise,'' Staten said.In truth, the reasons Staten came to West Virginia just over a year ago are a bit more complex than simply wanting a higher level of competition. He'd played as a freshman at Dayton, where the basketball was just fine, thanks. After all, wasn't it just three years earlier, in March of 2009, that the Flyers put it to West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Minneapolis?Yep.But Staten just wasn't fulfilled there. He doesn't like to spend a lot of time talking about what specifically it was that drove him to transfer from Dayton, where in his one season he started 34 games and led the Atlantic 10 in assists, but it just wasn't going to work out."I'm not going to go into everything that happened at Dayton,'' said Staten, who grew up there. "But at the end of the day, that was something I didn't want to be a part of. I just wanted to look for some other things in a school. And when I was looking for those things, I found them here at West Virginia.'' And it's easy for Staten to list those things, one of which was playing for Bob Huggins."I just really wanted to go someplace where I felt comfortable, somewhere that I liked the style of play and play for a coach that I knew would challenge me and help me get better,'' Staten said. "I just wanted to play for a coach I knew would challenge me, a coach I knew I could get better under, play with a great team in a great conference.''Well, so far, so good. West Virginia has three transfers - center Aaric Murray (LaSalle) and shooting guard Matt Humphrey (Boston College) are the others - and all seem to have acclimated well. Murray and Staten have been on campus more than a year, sitting out residency requirements. Humphrey arrived in June and was immediately eligible as a graduate student.All figure to play prominent roles this season, but Staten might stand out above the others in terms of quickly becoming a part of the program. He's not played a game, yet the 6-foot-1, 190-pound sophomore was elected a team captain. And when the Mountaineers made their public debut last Friday night with a scrimmage in front of 5,100 fans at the Coliseum, Staten was on the floor and playing despite missing much of fall drills injured.In fact, he played nearly the entire 40-minute scrimmage and scored 14 points with eight assists and just one turnover."I thought it was the first time the public actually got to see our team, and every time the team goes out there, I want to play,'' Staten said. "I felt like I was good enough to play so it was something I wanted to do.''And after a year of relative inactivity - Staten practiced every day with the team but didn't play - nothing was going to keep him off the floor. He'd spent a full year watching, after all. "I took the time to learn everything I could,'' Staten said. "I tried to learn coach Huggs, the things he likes and the things he doesn't like. I tried to pay attention to the things that worked and the things that didn't and tried to give advice to the players and always try to stay positive.''And as it turns out, Staten's move to West Virginia might have worked out better in light of the switch to the Big 12 than had the Mountaineers remained in the Big East. Both are elite conferences, but there is also more of a plodding style associated with the Big East."I like the Big 12 because they run and we're trying to do a lot more running this year,'' Staten said. "And my game is geared toward running. So the Big 12 is maybe a better fit than the Big East."But it didn't really matter if it was the Big East or the Big 12. I knew West Virginia was going to be in a bigger conference and that's really the only thing I was worried about.''Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 4 Richwood mayor on leave amid investigation of purchases 5 St. Albans rallies to beat Riverside, 21-17 Herd must contend with UCF defense Previous Story UC ranked No. 25 in AFCA Div. II poll Next Story


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Case closed: Bailey seals comeback victory vs. A's
Right-hander strikes out side in ninth; Lester grinds out fourth victory
BOSTON -- If the closer's job was taken away from Andrew Bailey over the winter, he is doing everything in his power to make sure that doesn't happen again.
Bailey turned in perhaps his most dominant performance of the season while closing out Wednesday's 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
In succession, he struck out John Jaso, Seth Smith and Jed Lowrie. They all went down swinging. It was a 19-pitch display of dominance that reminded people why Bailey was a two-time All-Star with Oakland, and why the Red Sox traded for him in the first place in December of 2011.
"You've got to go out there and throw up a zero, no matter what inning it is," said Bailey, who has a 1.59 ERA. "Of course, there's going to be a little bit more adrenaline [in the ninth], but I'm a high energy guy out there anyway. Whether it's the eighth or the ninth, I take the same mentality out there. Everybody wants to be a closer and wants to pitch the ninth inning, but right now, I'm the guy."
Bailey could be the guy for the rest of the season, or he could be the guy for just a few more days. Manager John Farrell has not revealed his plans once closer Joel Hanrahan returns from the disabled list.
Hanrahan will start a Minor League rehab assignment on Friday and should rejoin the Red Sox at some point next week.
"Unfortunately, Joel went down and he'll be back soon," Bailey said. "It's not my decision to make, but I was brought here to do a job last year. Injury got in the way and I wasn't able to do that. My goal is just staying out in the field this year and they know what I can do. It's just nice to be back out there and getting wins. We're off to a great start and the team is playing well. That's really all that matters."
In truth, Bailey might have gotten a little break in his save on Wednesday. Lowrie drilled Bailey's 2-2 pitch down the right-field line and it was ruled foul. Though television replays were inconclusive, the ball looked like it might have hit some chalk.
"That's part of the game," Bailey said. "That's one of the best things about baseball, is the judgment aspect of it. You know, I'm a big proponent of getting things right. It's also a game of inches and judgment calls. It was on my side today."
A's manager Bob Melvin wasn't pleased.
"What did I see? I saw chalk fly," Melvin said. "It makes a huge difference. Now you have a guy up with a runner in scoring position and anything can happen. It's where you wish that there were more replay for boundary calls, too. Not just home runs."
Bailey saved the win for Jon Lester, who is now 4-0 on the season. In fact, Lester and Clay Buchholz are a combined 8-0, which is the biggest reason Boston is 14-7 and has been in first place for every day of the season.
In this one, Lester had to grind it out, throwing 113 pitches over 5 2/3 innings. The lefty gave up six hits and three runs, walking six and striking out five.
"I wouldn't say I didn't have good stuff," said Lester. "I thought I had good stuff. Early on, it was a little bit of a battle, a lot of foul balls. It was big to get a win right there. The offense picked me up, coming back after that three-run inning to score three and tie it up. They kept doing a good job later after that to score some more runs."
Impressive as they were when David Ortiz was out of the lineup, the Red Sox look a lot more potent with the big slugger occupying the cleanup spot.
Ortiz was in the middle of both of his team's key rallies on Wednesday afternoon, belting a double off the Green Monster to jump-start a three-run rally in the bottom of the fourth and going the other way for an RBI single to give his team insurance in the three-run sixth. In his first four games since August, Ortiz is batting .500 (8-for-16).
"I'm not trying to do too much," Ortiz said. "I'm trying to stick with whatever they give me."
Dustin Pedroia had a pair of hits in the No. 3 spot in the lineup and Mike Napoli delivered yet another key hit, an RBI double, from the fifth spot.
A 3-4-5 combo of Pedroia, Ortiz and Napoli has the potential to be a dangerous one throughout the season.
Stephen Drew, who has been slumping since his return from a concussion, came up with a big hit, a two-out, two-run triple in the fourth.
"It's coming," said Drew. "I would like to say I'm there, but you know, in this game, it's the top level. I didn't have that many ABs coming out of Spring Training and now I'm just trying to grind to get that feel back."
In his first four starts, the most runs Lester had allowed in a game was two. He topped that with one pitch on Wednesday, serving up a three-run homer to Chris Young with one out in the fourth. Just like that, Oakland had a 3-0 lead.
The Red Sox didn't stay down for long. They came roaring back in their half of the fourth for three against A's lefty Brett Anderson. The Boston bats got it going again in the fifth for another three-spot.
Shane Victorino, who would leave the game with recurring back woes, drilled an RBI double to left to give the Sox their first lead of the day at 4-3 in the fifth.
Ortiz went the other way for an RBI single to left that made it a two-run game. Daniel Nava came off the bench to pinch-hit for Jonny Gomes, and he delivered an RBI single to right that had Red Sox owner John Henry pumping his fist in his seat next to Boston's dugout.
In fact, Nava wound up going 2-for-2 off the bench.
There were some bumps in the road for Junichi Tazawa and Koji Uehara, both of whom gave up a run, but Bailey put up an impenetrable wall in the ninth and took it home.
"For me, I'm confident enough to go out there and know that I can put up good numbers," Bailey said. "I think unfortunately I've had a little bit of an injury bug throughout my career, but I'm healthy now and I'll try to keep on rolling."
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It's now back to reality after four wonderful days in San Francisco and time to resume sharing recipes for some of the things I'm cooking. This lovely side dish was a delicious twist on broccoli rabe, which is often served with beans or pasta. This recipe was adapted slightly from Vegetables Every Day, one of my very favorite sources for vegetable recipes.
When I first heard Stephen and Alanna raving about broccoli rabe (also called rapini or broccoli raab) more than a year ago, I had a very hard time finding it in a market in Salt Lake. This lovely young broccoli rabe came from the Salt Lake City Farmer's Market, which I hope to be visiting again this Saturday. I loved broccoli rabe the minute I tried it, and this bunch of early-season small leaves was some of the best I've tasted.
1 bunch broccoli rabe (about 4 cups washed greens)
1 T olive oil (or more, depending on your pan)
3-4 large cloves garlic, cut into thin slices
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes (I used my favorite sun-dried tomatoes for this dish.)
1 T toasted pine nuts
pinch of Aleppo Pepper or your favorite hot pepper flakes
sea salt to season if desired
While broccoli rabe is cooking, heat pine nuts for 1-2 minutes in dry pan over high heat. They should be barely starting to brown.
Arrange broccoli rabe on serving dish and sprinkle with pine nuts. Season with sea salt if desired and serve hot.
This is a perfect side dish for any phase of the South Beach Diet. It would taste great with Italian Sausage with Tomato Sauce or Pan-Roasted Chicken with Mushrooms, Onions, and Rosemary for phase one. For phase two or three you could add something like Brown and Wild Rice with Pine Nuts and Thyme.
More Tasty Ways to Cook Broccoli Rabe:
(Recipes from other blogs may or may not be South Beach friendly, check ingredients.)
Sauteed Broccoli Rabe with Balsamic Vinegar
Penne with Sausage, Beans, and Broccoli Rabe
Round-Up of Broccoli Rabe recipes from A Veggie Venture including 22 recipes from different blogs
Penne with Broccoli Rabe from The Gourmet Project
Broccoli Rabe Brown Rice from The Well Seasoned Cook
Broccoli Rabe on Crispy Polenta with a Rosemary-Goat Cheese Sauce from Food Blogga
Orchiette with Sausage, Broccoli Rabe and Green Garlic from Last Night's Dinner


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Jarred, canned, pickled, and preserved.
Fava beans are sweet, tender, and pleasantly starchy. When they're coated with a slick of olive oil, vinegar and garlic bits, the contrast between the sharp dressing and the mild greenness of the beans is really wonderful.
During fava bean season, I try to make it at least once or twice with the fresh beans. The rest of the year, I happily settle for frozen beans. It's good served as part of a spread of pickles and marinated salads, or just on its own.
About the author: Marisa McClellan is a food writer, canning teacher, and dedicated pickler who lives in Center City Philadelphia. Find more of her jams, pickles and preserves (all cooked up in her 80-square-foot kitchen) at her blog, Food in Jars. Her first book, also called Food in Jars, will be published by Running Press in May 2012.
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- Yield:makes 1 cup
- Active time: 45 minutes
- Total time:1 hour
- 1 1/2 pounds fava beans (or 3/4 cup frozen beans)
- 2 tablespoons sherry or red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium garlic clove, finely minced (about 1 teaspoon)
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. While the water heats, remove the fava beans from their long pods. Once the water boils, add the fava beans and cook until bright green and just tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and immediately rinse under cold water. Pop the bright green fava beans out of their casing and set aside.
In a pint jar, combine the vinegar, olive oil, garlic, rosemary sprigs, salt, and pepper. Place a lid on the jar and shake to combine the vinaigrette.Pour prepared fava beans into the jar of vinaigrette. Replace lid and shake to coat the fava beans.
Let stand at least 15 minutes before serving. Marinated fava beans will last 2-3 days in the refrigerator.


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KELSEYVILLE -- Lake County Animal Care and Control was awarded a two-year, $33,000 grant last month to target stray community cats in the Kelseyville area.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved of the department accepting the PetSmart Charities grant on its consent agenda Tuesday morning.
The funds will go toward 400 spay/neuter surgeries the first year and 250 surgeries the second year, Animal Care and Control Director Bill Davidson said. It will also pay for a part-time department driver and traps for Kelseyville residents.
Officials hope to reduce the reproductive capabilities of feral cats in the area by 75 to 80 percent during the two years.