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Often cited as the founding father of gangsta rap,
has also crafted a successful film career from his hardened street persona. Despite the fact that his early roles stuck closely to his public image as a thuggish West Coast pimp,
has since proved both his versatility and his sense of humor by appearing as everything from a mutant kangaroo (
Tank Girl
[1995]) to, in a surprisingly effective about-face, a police officer (
New Jack City
[1991]). Born Tracy Marrow in Newark, NJ, in 1958 and later adapting his better-known persona as a tribute to pimp-turned-author
Iceberg Slim
moved to Califorina following the death of his parents in a car accident.
soon began to develop an obsession with rap music, and after serving a two-year stint in the Army, he began recording and appeared in the films
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
(both 1984). Following a near death auto accident in 1986,
devoted his life to music and released his debut album, Rhyme Pays, the following year.
gained positive accolades for his first major film role in 1991's
New Jack City
, in which he played a dedicated police officer, and the irony was not lost on fans the following year when he caused a stir with a song entitled "Cop Killer." After sticking close to the streets in
(1992), and
Surviving the Game
took a sci-fi detour with
Tank Girl
Johnny Mnemonic
(both 1995). Generally appearing in straight-to-video schlock from the mid-'90s on,
could be seen as a naval pilot in
Stealth Fighter
(1999) and stealing a magic flute from a vengeful green meanie in
Leprechaun in the Hood
(2000). Though his appearances in such films grew nearly too frequent to count,
occasionally appeared in such theatrical releases as
3000 Miles to Graceland
Abel Ferrara
'R Xmas
(both 2001). After offering curious insight into the life of a pimp in the documentary
Pimps Up, Ho's Down
continued to expound on the life of a hustler in Pimpin' 101 (2003). He also took on a recurring role on the
Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
and later joined the cast as a regular in the show's second season, soon becoming a popular fixture on prime time TV. T would also enjoy success on the reality circuit, starring in the candid reality show Ice Loves Coco with his wife, Nicole Austin.
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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Filmmaker Jorge Hinojosa explores the remarkable life and literary career of famed pimp/author Iceberg Slim, whose seven books starting with 1967's Pimp: The Story of My Life captured the black experience on the written page like never before. Interviews with such fans and admirers as Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Chris Rock, Henry Rollins, and Quincy Jones offer a vivid glimpse into the life of a man who gave birth to hip-hop culture, and served as the catalyst for the blaxploitation film movement. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
Join legendary rapper Ice T on a guided journey into the heart and soul of hip hop music as he travels from coast to coast, interviewing some of the most inspired and creative artists ever to step up to the mic. Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, KRS-ONE, Nas, MOS DEF, Afrika Bambaataa, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, RUN DMC, and a host of other artists reflect on the evolution of hip-hop, and the artists who have helped turn it into a global phenomenon. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Other Guys
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A desk-jockey detective and his tough-talking partner get their moment to shine in this buddy police comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby). New York City detective Allen Gamble (Ferrell) is more comfortable pushing pencils than busting bad guys. A meticulous forensic accountant, his numbers are never off. Detective Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) is Gamble's reluctant partner. Try as Detective Hoitz might to get back on the streets, an embarrassing encounter with Derek Jeter has left a sizable black mark on his permanent record. Detectives Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) are the complete opposites of Gamble and Hoitz: unwaveringly confident, they always get their man, and they do it with style to spare. When the time comes for Gamble and Hoitz to prove their mettle and save the day, their incompetence becomes the stuff of legend. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 12
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Players Toast
Before he was an actor on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ice-T was a gangsta rap pioneer. Now he hosts this documentary that celebrates the work of hip-hop's heavy hitters. Players Toast boasts interviews with the biggest names in the game, including Flavor Flav and Omar Gooding. Songs from James Brown, Nappy Roots, and the host himself all add authenticity to the film's soundtrack. ~ Kimber Myers, Rovi
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Tommy and the Cool Mule
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Forced to become the man of the house after his father goes away to war and never returns, a young boy named Tommy attempts to save the family farm with a little help from his new friend, a talking mule named Jackie A. If Tommy could only win enough money to stop the bank from foreclosing on the farm, his mother and sister could rest easy knowing that they have a place to call home. As the annual country stock show draws near and the big kids make Tommy's life miserable, he and Jackie A. hatch a plan to beat the odds, and take top prize. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A successful 80s music producer turned wealthy stockbroker is drawn out of is longtime funk by a classically trained dancer who reignites his passion in life in director Fred Williamson's gritty psychological drama. Ricardo French (Richard Brooks) has long fallen out of the limelight. His days as a flashy musical producer are but a distant memory, and these days recovering alcoholic Ricardo directs most of his energy into staying sober. Richard has grown detached, but that all starts to change when he meets Lexie (Cindy Herron Braggs). Lexie is a classically trained dancer who has been forced into servitude for shady nightclub owner Rashid (Ice-T). The moment Richard sees Lexie take the stage, he's inspired again. Not only does he go back to writing music, but he makes it his mission to prove that he can still pen an undisputed hit. Yet as Richard makes his way back to the top, Lexie is being pulled beneath the undertow by the abusive ex-husband who's threatening to take her daughter away. Will these two lost souls be able to meet on a common ground, or are they destined to remain two passing ships in the night? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 09
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Changes greet the SVU gang at the outset of the ninth season: Munch (Richard Belzer) is put in charge of the department after Capt. Cragen (Dann Florek) is temporarily removed from duty, and Det. Lake (Adam Beach) is now a full-time member of the squad. In Alternate, the season's first episode, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) investigate a case involving a woman (guest star Cynthia Nixon) with multiple personalities. Before long Cragen is back in command, but the themes of people taking on new roles and different personalities continue in Avatar, which focuses on the case of a missing woman who portrayed an underage prostitute in an online video game. In Undercover, Fin (Ice-T) poses as a corrections officer while Benson poses as a prison inmate and has an eye-opening new experience. Benson then finds herself in another precarious situation when she is kidnapped in the series' 200th episode, Authority. This milestone episode features guest star Robin Williams as a man with an antiauthority agenda who attempts to trick people into committing criminal acts. When Williams' character abducts Benson, he uses mind games to try to get Stabler to inflict pain on her. Stabler is also no stranger to pain this season: In Blinded, he temporarily loses his sight after suffering a head injury courtesy of a suspect. That same episode finds ADA Novak (Diane Neal) confronting a dark part of her personal history as she attempts to convict a schizophrenic artist. While Novak faces her past, Stabler worries about his family's future in Paternity, which finds his wife, Kathy (Isabel Gillies), and their unborn child in jeopardy after being hurt in a car accident. An unconventional family of homeless children are at the center of Streetwise, which features guest star Mae Whitman as the clan's pseudo-mother. Other notable Season 9 guest stars include Aidan Quinn, Erika Christensen, and Melissa Joan Hart. ~ Jennifer Sankowski, Rovi
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Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav presents an uncensored version of the special that aired originally on the cable channel. Comics such as Jeff Ross, Carrot Top, and Lisa Lampanelli offer a number of off-color jokes about the Public Enemy hypeman. This release contains material edited for time for time from the original broadcast. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Flavor Flav
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All Access DVD Magazine, Vol. 16
This edition of the hip-hop video magazine All Access DVD Magazine, Vol. 16 features appearances by such personalities as Ice T, 50 Cent, Sha Money XL, and Jay-Z. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Ice-T's Rap School [TV Series]
True to its title, this cable-TV vehicle for popular recording artist Ice-T found the eponymous star conducting classes in rap music. Adding extra spice to the mix was the fact that all of Ice-T's pupils were wealthy eighth-grade students attending York Prep, a private school located in New York City's fashionable Upper West Side. As was often the case in such reality series, the students (only one of whom was African-American) were identified either by their first names (Dodge, Sophia, Phil, Mary, Sam, Leir, Erin, Arielle) or by the "stage names" imposed upon them by Ice-T. The star's task was to hone the kids' singing, dancing, and rhyming skills to the point that they would be able to function as opening act for rap group Public Enemy at "BB King's" in New York. Although "culture clash" was the order of the day, a lighthearted and good-natured ambience pervaded the whole project. In one episode, for example, the kids face the prospect of a visit to the South Bronx with abject terror, only to have the time of their lives upon arrival. Ice-T's Rap School made its VH1 debut on October 17, 2006. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 08
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Clap features hip-hop artists talking about the tricks they learned that help them survive their difficult childhoods, often spent involved in street life. Among the artists featured are Maino, Ice T, Camron, and Young Buc. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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The Queen Mother of all dirty words (as it was once described by Jean Shepherd) is examined through all its linguistic, sociological, legal, and ethical implications in this documentary. Filmmaker Steven Anderson interviews dozens of people about the history and function of "the F word," including language historians who have a hard time nailing down its origin, writers (including Hunter S. Thompson and Ben Bradlee) who talk about its role in literature and press freedom, comedians (among them Drew Carey, Janeane Garofalo, and Billy Connolly) who ponder its frequent presence in hipster humor, pop musicians (such as Ice-T, Pat Boone, and Alanis Morissette) who offer their theories about its role in contemporary culture, and social critics (including Michael Medved and Dennis Prager) who believe its currency is taking America into a dangerous place. F*ck also includes footage of famous figures caught using the word unexpectedly and animated sequences by Bill Plympton. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Take an intimate look at the lives and work of some of the hottest artists on the hip hop scene in this video hosted by Mark Sain Juste and Natasha Williams. In addition to getting the scoop straight from the source in interviews with Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Naughty by Nature, and Skee Lo, fans are also invited to step inside the studio with The Neptunes' Pharrell Williams and listen in as Snoop Dogg discuses the current state of hip hop as well as his opinions about Master P and No Limit. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Hardcore rapper Ice-T took his music to a new level in 1991 when he formed an African-American thrash metal band called Body Count, and caused a firestorm of controversy with their debut album, featuring the song "Cop Killer." The band faded out after the tragic deaths of drummer Beatmaster V, bassist Mooseman, and guitarist D Roc, but in 2004, Ice-T assembled a new version of Body Count and took the band on the road for the 2004 Vans Warped Tour. Ice-T and Body Count: Murder 4 Hire captures the band's furious stage show during their comeback tour, and includes the songs "There Goes The Neighborhood," "Body Count," "Surviving the Game," "KKK Bitch," "Cop Killer," "Momma's Gotta Die Tonight" and many more. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Season six of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, gets off to a powerful (and timely) start with the episode "Birthright," about a disreputable fertility doctor who plans to rob an embryo bank for his own purposes. Several subsequent episodes likewise showcase "respectable" authority figures who are anything but: "Debt" finds the SVU unit exposing a crooked immigration attorney who is involved in a prostitution ring, and "Obscene" features two teenagers whose lives are destroyed by publicity-hungry adults. This season also offers a number of personal shakeups for several familiar characters. For starters, Det. Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) is bluntly informed that his wife has left him and taken the children in "Doubt." And former Assistant DA Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March), presumed murdered by Colombian drug lords during the previous season, emerges from the Witness Protection Program to confront her enemies in "Ghost" -- thereby forcing Stabler and Det. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) to perjure themselves by claiming they were unaware that Cabot was still alive. In the season's most talked-about development, former Murder, She Wrote star Angela Lansbury is cast as the stern, cold-blooded mother of a rape suspect in "Night" -- the first episode of a two-part story which would be concluded on another branch of the Law & Order family tree, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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C-Walk: It's a Way of Livin'
C-Walk: It's a Way of Living documents the dance craze known as C-Walk. Because the origins of the dance lie in gang initiation rituals, the move is shrouded in controversy. This film features prominent rap figures such as Snoop Dog, Warren G, Malik Yoba, and Ice-T as well as interviews with the Crip gang members who created the walk. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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This urban drama about the fight to escape life in the ghetto includes appearances by many names in hip-hop, such as Ice-T and Mad Lion. The story follows Fay (Milira), a girl who knows that her only chance to escape the street life is a college scholarship. An infatuation with a slick drug dealer (Robert Laney), however, proves just how fragile the dream of an escape can be. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
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on 02-05-2012 12:41 PM
Does anyone know where there is a list of the maps and game modes on the DICE servers.
I have looked but cant seem to find a definate list.
As i normally just play on servers Ive found no matter what I select be it Most Popular or even Solder Skirmishes I seem to get thrown into the same maps all the time
Cant understand why they didnt make a CQ only or Rush only rotation incorporating all maps
Anyway any help would be appreciated
Solved! Go to Solution.
on 02-05-2012 01:53 PM
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Most Popular -
Noshahr Canals TDM
Operation Metro RUSH
Caspian Border CONQ
Operation Firestorm CONQ
Damavand Peak RUSH
Kharg Island TDM
Epic Battles -
Wake Island CONQ
Caspian Border CONQ
Operation Firestorm CONQ
Kharg Island CONQ
Gulf of Oman CONQ
Sharqi Peninsula CONQ
Back to Karkand Only -
Wake Island CONQ
Strike at Karkand RUSH
Gulf of Oman CONQ
Sharqi Peninsula RUSH
Wake Island RUSH
Strike at Karkand CONQ
Gulf of Oman RUSH
Sharqi Peninsula CONQ
BF3 Classic Only -
Caspian Border CONQ
Operation Metro RUSH
Operation Firestorm CONQ
Kharg Island RUSH
Grand Bazaar RUSH
Seine Crossing RUSH
Noshahr Canals CONQ
Damavand Peak RUSH
Tehran Highway CONQ
Soldier Skirmishes -
Operation Metro TDM
Seine Crossing CONQ
Grand Bazaar TDM
Noshahr Canals TDM
Strike at Karkand RUSH
Damavand Peak CONQ
Operation Metro RUSH
Seine Crossing TDM
Grand Bazaar CONQ
Strike at Karkand CONQ
Damavand Peak TDM
Urban Warfare -
Grand Bazaar CONQ
Seine Crossing RUSH
Sharqi Peninsula CONQ
Damavand Peak RUSH
Tehran Highway RUSH
Strike at Karkand CONQ
Grand Bazaar RUSH
Seine Crossing CONQ
Sharqi Peninsula RUSH
Damavand Peak CONQ
Tehran Highway CONQ
Strike at Karkand RUSH
Deathmatch Action -
Operation Metro TDM
Grand Bazaar SDM
Strike at Karkand TDM
Sharqi Peninsula SDM
Seine Crossing SDM
Tehran Highway TDM
Noshahr Canals SDM
Kharg Island TDM
Operation Firestorm SDM
Seine Crossing TDM
Tehran Highway SDM
Operation Metro SDM
I compiled this myself from the game a while ago so apologies for any errors but I think its accurate and still up to date.
on 02-05-2012 02:48 PM
on 08-05-2012 12:16 PM
08-05-2012 12:24 PM - edited 08-05-2012 12:26 PM
Aye, have the same issue. I haven't played a proper DICE server in ages. I can't remember the last time I even played Karkand or that Sharqui map.
There really should be a option to list only DICE servers. Even searching {DICE} gets you nowhere. Or searching for PRGM only gives a handful of servers with no details.
It used to be as handy as just refreshing the server list & picking a map, now you spend ages just looking for a decent server. Most are stupid ticket amounts & 24/7 games on 1 map.
My ***** has more smarts than the people at DICE.
on 08-05-2012 12:37 PM
08-05-2012 12:50 PM - edited 08-05-2012 12:52 PM
There is a thread on Battlelog about to, with a link to this article.
It seems to me that DICE have actually removed a lot of their own servers, to make room for all the rented servers.....They've actually ruined my experience of the game now, & for a lot of others it seems.
on 08-05-2012 01:19 PM
Cringles88 wrote:
It seems to me that DICE have actually removed a lot of their own servers, to make room for all the rented servers.....They've actually ruined my experience of the game now, & for a lot of others it seems.
One reason why I hardly play now. Most of the rented servers are crap, full of power mad admins and idiots. Who wants to play Metro 1000 tickets over and over and over.
They should have kept their own servers running but I bet now they are saving money plus making a mint out of the rented ones.
08-05-2012 01:35 PM - edited 08-05-2012 01:37 PM
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Customer Terminal shall mean personal computer or similar devices which can directly access information and/or notice from the Bank.
A CitiCard (including the number of CitiCard) or a Citibank Visa/MasterCard ((hereinafter each card referred to as the "Credit Card" and collectively referred to as the "Cards"), (including the "Credit Card Number" or the "Cards Number")), Automated Teller Machine (ATM) - Personal Identification Number ("PIN"), Credit Card - cash advance PIN ("Code") has been issued by the Bank, including the Existing Customer accounts from time to time opened and maintained with or made available by the Bank, all of which constitute as data connected to the operation system (the "System") which can be directly accessed via personal computers and/or similar devices ("Customer Terminal").
The Customer via Customer Terminal which is connected to the System enable the Customer to received notice from time to time including but not limited to foreign exchange rate, product promotion and available balance information and other issues relating to Existing Customer's Bank account(s) through E-Mail and for the Existing Customer to carry out any banking Transaction(s) and other business Transaction(s) (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Transaction(s)") by using the CitiCard and/or Credit Card.
The Existing Customer may also received the Alert through SMS which is sent over his/her mobile phone.In consideration of providing Citibank Online which has capability as mentioned above, the Customer hereby are aware of and agree to abide all articles set forth under this Agreement :
By using Citibank Online, the Customer has accepted, agreed and obeyed to be bound by all operational rules and the terms and conditions governing utilizing of Citibank Online facility set forth under this Agreement, and agreed to pay any fees which may be imposed associated with the use of Citibank Online facility. The Customer likewise agree to observe and be bound by any and prevailing laws, rules, regulations and official directive from the Bank which is applicable to Citibank Online.
The Bank has the absolute discretion to make Citibank Online available to the Customer. The Bank has the discretion from time to time to determine the scope of Citibank Online in order to improve services to the Customer or in connection with malfunction, maintenance, repair, replacement of computer, telecommunication devices, electricity, networks or any additional networks capacity and/or any other conditions beyond the Bank's control or event of any force majeure, the Bank reserves the right to determine and/or to change the daily cut-off time, restrict, withdraw, cancel, suspend or discontinue any or all services following the applicable Laws and Policies in Indonesia.
The Bank shall not be liable to the Customer if the Customer is unable to gain access to the System. The Customer realizes and understands that although Citibank Online is a 24-hour service, but some or all of the services may not be available at certain times due to maintenance or malfunction of computer, telecommunication devices, electricity or network failure and/or ISP(s) and the Alert is dependent on the infrastructure, connectivity and services provided by the ISP(s) and CSP(s) engaged by the Bank. Customer accepts that timeliness, accuracy and readability of the services will depend on factors affecting the ISP(s) and/or CSP(s) and other factors outside the Bank control or any event of force majeure situations. Bank shall not be liable for non-delivery or delayed delivery of the Alert, error, loss or distortion in transmission of the Alert of Customer.If the Customer inserts the wrong ATM-PIN or Credit Card-Code for three (3) times consecutively, the Bank will block the ATM-PIN number or the Credit Card-Code and the Customer may request the Bank for a new ATM-PIN or a new Credit Card-Code at any of the Bank's customer service office or the 24-Hour CitiPhone Banking.
Transaction Process
. Any Transaction(s) conducted after the daily cut-off time in Jakarta, Indonesia, shall be treated as Transaction(s) for the next Business Day or such other day as the Bank may determine at its absolute discretion to carry out such Transaction(s), and will be subject to Bank's usual processing time. This Transaction(s) will be treated as if Transaction(s) without using Citibank Online and may from time to time be amended.
. The Bank will not print or issue any statements or confirmation for any Transaction(s) conducted, but such Transaction(s) will appear in the monthly statement issued by the Bank to the Existing Customer. The Existing Customer may produce a print out of such Transaction(s) from Customer Terminal.
. The Bank shall not be obliged to carry out any transfer or payment instructions unless the Existing Customer account(s) at the Bank has sufficient funds or credit balance to pay the relevant amount(s). For any and all Transaction(s) between Existing Customer(s) whether it is a transfer or a payment will be made instantly. Nevertheless, for any and all Transaction(s) between banks whether it is a transfer or a payment the amount of which will be deducted, from the Existing Customer account(s) at the next Business Day or such other day as the Bank may determine at its absolute discretion.The Bank cannot guarantee the time at which the receiving banks or billing organizations will debit the account(s) of the Existing Customer's payees. To avoid from incurring charges, the Existing Customer must initiate a transfer or payment sufficiently in advance of the due date of the payment.
The Bank shall not be responsible for any charges incurred and/or any consequences resulted from the following situations:
The existing Customer does not have sufficient funds in its account(s) in the Bank to make a transfer or bill payment;
An order of court or other competent authority or prevailing Laws prohibiting the Bank to withdraw from the Customer's account(s);
The Customer's account(s) in the Bank is/are closed and/or any funds therein has/have been put on hold;
The Existing Customer has not provided the Bank with complete and correct payment information, including without limitation the name, address, account(s) number and payment amounts for the payee on a bill payment and/or transfer amounts;
The Existing Customer does not properly use Citibank Online; or
A force majeure situation occurs (such as fire, flood or improper transmission or handling of payments by a third party) prevent the transfer or bill payment, despite reasonable precautions taken by the Bank.
The Bank has the right to terminate the Customer's transfers & payments conducted via Citibank Online facility at any time without prior notice.
. The Bank shall not print or issue any statement or confirmation for any Transaction(s) conducted via Citibank Online but such Transaction(s) will be recorded in the monthly statement issued by the Bank to the Existing Nevertheless the Existing Customer still can print out Transaction(s) via Customer Terminal. Notwithstanding what may be shown in any Customer Terminal or print-out, Transaction(s) is/are completed instantaneously if done before the cut-off time reckoned based on the cut-off time in Jakarta, subject to the provisions of Article 2.1 and 2.3 hereof. If it is done after the cut-off time, it will be completed at next Business Day, subject to the provisions of Article 2.1 and 2.3 hereof. The Transaction(s) details, account balances and other information as shown in any Customer Terminal or print-out are for reference only. Those Transaction(s) details and account balances as recorded by the Bank will be determined later on (for example there will be an adjustment to the balance, the type and amount of such Transaction(s) and the date and time it occurred).
The Existing Customer to request and receive SMS and/or E-Mail messages including but not limited to foreign exchange rate, product promotion and also available balance information and other issues relating to the balance & Transaction(s) history on all the Existing Customer's account(s); or
The Temporal Customer to request and receive E-Mail messages including but not limited to Foreign Exchange rate, and product promotion.
. Customer may receive the Alert through SMS and/or E-Mail.
a. Short Messaging Service.
If Existing Customer request for this SMS Alert and approved by The Bank, it is his/her responsibility to determine if his/her CSP(s) support text messaging and his/her mobile phone is capable of receiving text message.
This SMS is available in certain specific regions and to subscribers of mobile phones of certain specific CSP(s) and the Existing Customer understands that unless the Existing Customer is a subscriber of the specific CSP(s), the Alert will not be available.
The Service may be extended to other cellular circles as well as to subscribers of other CSP(s), as will be notified by The Bank, from time to time.
b. Electronic Mail.
If Customer request for this E-Mail Service and approved by The Bank, it is his/her responsibility to determine his/her ISP(s) and to provide the capability of his/her personal computer with a system which is enable Customer to received an E-Mail.
The Alert is subject to the terms and conditions of Customer's agreement(s) with his/her CSP(s) and/or ISP(s). The Bank will not be concerned with any dispute between Customer and CSP(s) and/or ISP(s) and makes no representation or gives no warranty with respect to the quantity of the service provided by the CSP(s) and/or ISP(s) or guarantee for timely delivery or accuracy of the contents of each Alert.
Suspension/Cancellation and Unauthorized Use
After suspension or cancellation, the Bank by using Citibank Online facility may be reinstated at its sole and absolute discretion and the Bank reserves the right to impose a reinstatement charge. The Bank likewise reserve the right to impose a fee for any utilization of Citibank Online facility at its sole and absolute discretion based on the calculation determined by the Bank at any time without prior consent of the Customer.
The Existing Customer acknowledges and consents to authorize the Bank to act upon any instruction which is identified as the user of the Customer's CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN and/or Credit Card-Code. The Bank shall be responsible for acting only on those instructions sent and received completely through Citibank Online facility, which such instructions are neither reviewed nor verified by the Bank prior to or following activation of this facility. The Bank is not responsible for any malfunctions in communications facilities not under the Bank's control that may affect the timeliness or accuracy of the instructions sent.
The Bank shall be entitled but not obliged to verify all the instructions received by e-mail, telephone or any other devices by using CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN, and/or Credit Card-Code of the Customer, but the Bank shall neither be liable for action upon such instructions sent nor be obliged to investigate the authenticity or authority of persons effecting the Existing Customer's instructions or verify the accuracy and completeness of the Existing Customer's instructions. Such instructions shall be deemed correct, complete, irrevocable and binding on the Existing Customer upon the Bank's receipt.
The Existing Customer hereby accepts full responsibility for all Transaction(s) executed via Citibank Online and in particular, in ensuring its accuracy and completeness.The Existing Customer acknowledges and agrees that The Bank may, without notice and without stating the reason therefore, cancel or refuse to execute any of the Existing Customer's instructions at any time without incurring any legal liability.
The Existing Customer is responsible for keeping confidentially the CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN, and/or Credit Card-Code and the Existing Customer shall not disclose the CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN and/or Credit Card-Code to any unauthorized person(s) and shall take all necessary actions to prevent from disclosing the CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN and/or Credit Card-Code to any unauthorized person(s). The Existing Customer shall inform the Bank as soon as reasonably practicable if the Existing Customer knows or suspects that someone else knows the CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN, and/or Credit Card-Code or that unauthorized Transaction(s) have taken place or that the CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN, and/or Credit Card-Code has been lost or stolen and if the Existing Customer fails to do so the Existing Customer shall be liable legally for any unauthorized Transaction(s) made.
The Existing Customer must promptly and precisely examine the monthly statement upon receipt and if the Existing Customer discovers any discrepancies, omissions, inaccuracies or incorrect entries, the Existing Customer must immediately call and inform 24-Hour CitiPhone Banking. The Existing Customer shall be liable for all losses prior to the Existing Customer's reporting any discrepancies, omissions, inaccuracies or incorrect entries or if the Existing Customer act fraudulently or with negligence, including failing to properly safeguard the CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN, and/or Credit Card-Code or not immediately reporting any unauthorized Transaction(s) which Transaction(s) directly or indirectly made.
. The Bank shall endeavor to provide this facility on a best effort basis and the Bank shall not be liable legally for non-availability of this facility or non-performance by any CSP(s) and/or ISP(s), and the Customer agrees to indemnify and hold the Bank harmless against any and all proceedings, claims, losses, damages or expenses (including legal costs) arising directly or indirectly from the following conditions:
The Bank action(s) upon any instruction(s) which is/are identified by as the user of CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN and/or Credit Card-Code of the Customer;
The improper or unauthorized use of Citibank Online facility including the Alert or any unauthorized use of CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN and/or Credit Card-Code of the Existing Customer;
Any damage to the Customer Terminal and/or Customer mobile phone, related to facilities or software as a result of any access to Citibank Online by receiving the Alert and/or using CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN, and/or Credit Card-Code of the Existing Customer;
Any loss or damages caused by any information obtaining from the Alert or any access through CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN and/or Credit Card-Code of the Customer at the time when the such access is prohibited, restricted, delayed or otherwise affected by
any law or regulation of the country from where Citibank Online is accessed, terms and conditions prescribed by any relevant internet service provider or information service provider in such country; or
any law or regulation of any jurisdiction, regional or international authority which governs any use of any component of Citibank Online, any relevant internet service provider, information service provider, or system;
Any loss or damage caused by any act(s) and/or omission(s) of any relevant ISP(s) and/or CSP(s) or information service provider or network provider occasioned by any Alert received or any access through CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN and/or Credit Card-Code of the Existing Customer;
Any loss or damage caused by any modification, alteration, upgrade or termination of Citibank Online occasioned by any access of the Alert or any access through CitiCard number, Credit Card Number, ATM-PIN, and/or Credit Card-Code of the Customer;
Inability or delay in accessing and/or use of any browser which Bank provide to allow access to Citibank Online;
Any errors or omissions in the information and materials contained in the Bank's web site; or
Any delay, non-delivery, delayed delivery, or the misdirected delivery or failure of the Transaction(s) and/or Alert in any transmission, dispatch or communication facilities and inaccurate or incomplete content in the Transaction(s) and Alert.
This indemnity is unconditional and irrevocable.
In case any account(s) which is/are accessible through Citibank Online is a joint or partnership account(s), the Existing Customer shall be responsible for the liabilities and obligations of the other account(s) holder(s) severally.
Limitation Liability & Information Corrections
Subject to the provisions provided herein, if the Bank is held liable for any act(s) or omission(s) for any reason whatsoever, the Bank's liability shall be limited to the amount of the relevant transaction(s) or the Customer's actual damages whichever is less. And the Bank shall not be liable to the Customer for any direct or indirect loss or damages arising in any way from the use of Citibank Online facility.
. The Bank provides the Customer with information via Citibank Online, the Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Bank does not warrant the accuracy, of any such information. And nor does any information provided in the Bank website.
Other Terms & Conditions
. The Bank shall use the best effort(s) to ensure that Citibank Online is secure and cannot be accessed by unauthorized user(s). However, the Bank does not warrant the security, secrecy or confidentiality of any information or Alert transmitted through any relevant ISP(s) and/or CSP(s) and/or other network provider(s) in any jurisdiction via Citibank Online.
The Customer shall notify the Bank immediately upon receipt of any data or information which is not intended to the Customer and shall delete such data or information from the Customer Terminal immediately.
The Existing Customer hereby authorizes the Bank, in accordance with the Agreement entered into by and between the Bank and the Customer, to disclose any information on the Existing Customer account(s) to any of the Bank's office(s), subsidiary(ies), affiliate(s) and agent(s) or authorized third parties selected by the Bank. The Existing Customer further acknowledges that such office(s), subsidiary(ies), affiliate(s) and agent(s) or third party shall be entitled to disclose any information as required by any applicable law or as requested by any competent authority. The Existing Customer hereby holds the Bank free and harmless from any liability that may arise from such disclosure.
The Bank reserves the right to terminate its facility herewith upon prior notification.
Customer may at any time discontinue or unsubscribe to the said facility.
The Customer acknowledges that all proprietary rights relating to or in connection with Citibank Online (including without limitation to the Bank website) and any amendments thereof, including without limitation to trademark, service mark, patent and copyright, shall at all times remain the proprietary of the Bank.Citibank Online uses proprietary software of the Bank, other Citigroup affiliates and other software suppliers. The Customer agrees that the Bank has granted a non-exclusive license to use this software in connection with Citibank Online which allows the Customer to use such software only for its intended purposes. The Customer shall not disassemble, recompile, copy, modify or reverse engineer any such software or allow anyone else to do so
The Customer understands that any access to Citibank Online will be effected depends on the relevant ISP(s) or CSP(s) or network provider in the region from where such service is accessed, consequently such access will also be subject to and governed by the relevant laws and regulations of that region and any terms and conditions prescribed by such relevant internet service provider or network provider.
The Customer represents that to the best of his/her knowledge that the Customer Terminal and any other computer system and/or mobile phone through which access may be effected by any use of the Alert received, CitiCard number, Credit Card number, ATM-PIN, and/or Credit Card-Code are free from any disruption of electronic, mechanical, data failure or corruption, computer viruses and bugs. The Customer acknowledges and agrees that neither the Bank, nor any of the Bank's officers and employees or any affiliate or subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., is responsible for any disruption of electronic, mechanical, data failure or corruption, computer viruses and bugs or related problems that may be attributable to the services provided by any relevant ISP(s) or CSP(s).
Nothing contained herein shall amend, supersede or nullify anything contained in any other agreement Customer has made with The Bank.
The Terms and Conditions mentioned hereof shall be amended at any time without prior notice in any mean or with notice on demand and such amended terms and conditions will thereupon apply to an be binding on Customer.
This Terms and Conditions have been drawn in English Language. In the event of any dispute arising from an alleged difference in interpretation between the English text and any other translated text, the English test shall be considered as the official text.
This Agreement shall be an integral part of the General Terms and Conditions Governing Citibank N.A, Indonesia Accounts, the Terms and Conditions for the Issuance and Use of Citibank Credit Cards, and such other rules and regulations governing the Customer account(s) with the Bank and shall be applicable to any future account(s) which the Customer may hereafter open with us.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed under the laws of the Republic of Indonesia, and for the implementation of this Agreement and all its consequences, both parties hereby select and choose general and permanent domicile at the Registrar's Office of the District Court having jurisdiction over the Bank where the Exisiting Customer opened account of where Temporal Customer register for the Alert, and Indonesia law shall apply, unless the Bank as plaintiff should give preference to the foreign court and foreign jurisdiction, such as foreign court and/or jurisdiction shall apply. The choice of this legal domicile shall also apply to Customer's heir(s) or successor(s).
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22 Feb 2011
Get Listed – SEO for Better Conversion
I've been on an SEO / SEM (search engine marketing) kick lately. As a new business owner, I'm starting to see the value of proper placement, key search term optimization, and Google (or Bing) ranking. In a previous post I wrote about how properly tagged blog posts can generate long term recurring traffic and how Google loves linkbacks (being referenced in other people's blog posts). With Nectar Tasting Room opening, I'm more in tune with how people can find me online and being a part of the search terms people are using for wine tasting and wine events in Spokane.
If you have a business, you NEED to be thinking about where you rank in Google search. If you sell shoes in Sheboygan or parakeets in Poughkeepsie, Google search will improve your customer conversion. I will go as far as to say that focusing on search engine listing is the single best investment a business can make in their bottom line.
I recently had a conversation with a local search engine guru / god…okay, his name is Ed from Sixth Man Marketing about an upcoming search engine optimization seminar in Spokane. If you live here, I strongly encourage you to go (details below). If you don't live here, well, your loss because Spokane is a really cool place. Regardless, Ed (a.k.a. SEO guru/god) was kind enough to provide FIVE SEO/SEM tips just for my readers. Shhhh…don't share this post. It's just for those that read this blog. P.S. Stay tuned at the end of the post for the amazing details on the upcoming Get Listed University seminar.
- Make sure your business information is consistent across the web. Do an audit of your brand and make sure the references you find are the same. Update any inaccuracies and make sure your business name and particular is consistent.
- Test categories in Google Places. Look to see if the categories you think will be a good choice for you produces a local search result (map). Test the categories that make sense for your business and track them to see which ones work best for you.
- Make sure your address and phone number are prominently listed on your site. This can be a sub-page but make sure they aren't just in the footer. A page that calls our your address and phone number helps a lot. Also 800 numbers can really throw the search engines off. Use your local number if at all possible.
- Understand what citations mean to local search. The Get Listed Resources page has great information about them.
- Once you understand what they are, I recommend using the Whitespark Citation Finder to track them down.
Spend a whole day with industry experts and search engine optimization pros at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on February 25 from 8AM – 5PM. Your fee includes…
- A full-day workshop to accommodate the amount of content & questions
- Classroom style seating for easier (and more comfortable) note taking
- A lab area for hands-on training! Get personalized advice from our experts.
- Updated presentations with the latest information about the Google & Bing search algorithms.
- More local success stories. Hear how last year's attendees (and a few others) made HUGE gains.
- Lunch and snacks. After all, what's a seminar without lunch and snacks.
- Free follow up class at LaunchPadINW Lounge for the first 40 people who register
Use the discount code "LAUNCHPADINW" and save $30 off the $149 price
VISIT http://www.sixthmanmarketing.com/get-listed-spokane for all the details! If you don't go, you're sorta silly!
25 Jan 2011
Marketing Trends to Follow
Staying ahead of marketing trends is important. As a new business owner consumed with two thoughts; 1) how do I get people through the door, and 2) how do I give them the best possible experience when they arrive, I have a new appreciation for marketing trends and their potential uses at Nectar Tasting Room. There are smart people that get paid a great deal of money to offer analysis and recommendation to businesses on their marketing strategies. I am not one of them. Over the years of marketing at church, at a top global bank, and now with the magazine and tasting room, I've made two valuable observations:
- People want to be connected – People love to be a small part of something big. This is a testimony to the power of the "like" button on Facebook or "following" a business on Twitter.
- People want an experience – You can go to a winery and taste wine and leave or you can go to a winery and interact with the winemaker, take a tour of the facility, taste directly from the barrel and walk away with a memory and an experience.
I'm always looking for the power of connection that can bring people in the door and the engaging experience that keeps them coming back. Here is a look at three (not the only three or the best three…just three) marketing trends to watch for 2011.
Location Based Marketing
Do you Foursquare? Do you use Facebook Places? I've asked these questions of people as they come in the tasting room the last three weeks. Using my scientific formula I would guesstimate that about 10% of the people who come in have heard of Foursquare and about 3.28% actually use it. In my opinion, sites like Gowalla, Foursquare, Scvngr, and the new king, Facebook Places are barely scratching the surface of potential. With barely 20% of the world using smart phones, the potential growth is staggering.
Location based marketing has several great benefits. It creates loyalty and connection. It adds to a customer's experience. It shares with all of their friends / fans / followers that they have been to your business thus increasing your potential marketing impressions. You can offer deals, reward loyalty, create challenges, and share information with people who check in (varies depending on application).
With Facebook's entry into the game, 600 million users now have potential access to check in, savings, tagging and sharing. Foursquare continues to plug along with their model and maintains the lead in overall use but rest assure that as Facebook ramps up marketing and enhancements to the application, Foursquare may struggle to survive. Services like Scvngr offer a ray of excitement as businesses can add challenges or tasks to perform and can connect with other businesses to create a scavenger hunt type experience.
P.S. Check in at Nectar Tasting Room – They mayor gets a complimentary tasting bar flight and new check ins get $1 off of glass pours.
QR Codes
How can these funny little box codes make a dent in the marketing world? According to Wikipedia, QR Codes are a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be text, URL or other data.
Businesses can use a simple (and free) QR Code generator that can point people to specific information about a product, web site, or event page. Why not point people to the page where you can actually BUY the product. Any user with a camera ready smart phone can take a picture of the QR Code and have instant access to the information. Mobile marketing…mobile connection…mobile experience. A recent article on Enobytes.com goes as far as to say…
"I see QR codes exploding in the industry. It's a marketing tool not fully being utilized in the wine business. It is the future of marketing, but it will take a considerable amount of effort for wineries and others to embrace it."
While I don't agree entirely with the prediction (explanation later), I do think the QR Code is an intriguing way of marketing specific information to a limited demographic. The problem with claiming QR Codes as "the future of marketing" is it assumes an easy adoption. Not only does a user have to have a smart phone, they have to download an app to recognize the picture AND it assumes that the person even knows what they are supposed to do with it. QR Codes will play a short term role in marketing and they are a fun and innovative way to share information. At Nectar Tasting Room, I plan on implementing them on our table toppers and maybe even in the front window (for our hours and Facebook page).
Group Buying Coupons
Everyone loves a deal. Get $20 worth of tacos for $10. Save 50% on clothes from Macy's. Engaging customers through group buying deals, (Groupon, Living Social, Deal Planet, etc) has come on strong during the great recession. Merchants are looking for customers and cash flow, and customers are looking for deals. Groupon is so popular that Google offered to pay 6 BILLION to acquire them. A quick pulse check in every major (and minor) metro area across the US will reveal hundreds of Groupon copy cats.
A testament to the power of Groupon (and also a warning) – Prior to launch I did a Groupon for Nectar Tasting Room. I knew enough to know that I couldn't support a discount on wine. Groupon asks for a minimum of 50% off on a product and then takes 50% of the actual sale price. Offering $50 worth of wine for $25 would mean that I would actually receive $12.50 for each Groupon sold. While cash flow may be good, the potential marketing cost could be high, especially if I didn't have a way to capture any data on those purchases.
I chose to do a Groupon for my club membership, Club Nectar. The normal cost for the frequency based annual membership is $75. We offered the Groupon at $35 and sold 120 of them. The actual cost of the product on my end is $0 (although the potential for frequent users could certainly stress the costs), so to offer them at $35 seemed appropriate. Starting the business with 120 people who are incented to visit on a regular basis has proven to be a wonderful surprise. The added benefit is the capture of each of these member's email addresses for added follow up and connection.
Several marketing trends are playing out for 2011. In my opinion, keep your eye on these. They could be great avenues for increased connection and customer experience.
One week ago today I was frantic. The blog that began in November 2009, with the intention to start a business, was finally fulfilling its vision. Just hours before opening we were still waiting for fire department approval, decorations were still arriving, catering for the evening had yet to arrive, and the credit card terminal still wasn't processing. As someone who prides themselves on being organized, I felt overwhelmed and under prepared. How would the weekend turn out? Could social media marketing motivate people to action? Would the whole event be a non-event or would we experience success?
For those that regularly read this blog, I hope you are not tiring of the recent posts on the new adventure. I plan on returning to a regular schedule of wine reviews, wine business, and entertaining observations of the wine world (or at least I hope they are entertaining). This post is less about the tasting room and more about the power of social media in action.
I've long known and believed in the power of social media to call people to action. In March, and again in June of 2010, we (I and several other Washington wine bloggers) used Twitter and Facebook to draw hundreds of people together online AND in wineries to celebrate Washington Merlot and Washington wine. These events showed me that people are listening online and those people are passionate about wine.
The Social Experiment
Nectar Tasting Room was built using social media and I'm committed to continuing this social media experiment for as long as I can. Other than the capital costs of web design, logo development and some interior and exterior signs, I spent zero marketing dollars on Nectar Tasting Room. I don't say this to pat myself on the back; actually I pat you on the back for being passionate ambassadors of the business. The results were overwhelming:
- Prior to launching, using Groupon and LaunchPadINW, we sold 120 Club Nectar memberships. This annual membership provides savings and rewards frequent visits. To have 120 members for a business that has never opened its doors is powerful. Memberships are $75 if you want one.
- Weekend receipts were nearly $8,000, over 25 cases of wine (no, I don't mind sharing this).
- Friday night was standing room only from 6-11pm (people stayed way after the open sign was turned off every night).
- We have already booked 6 private events with inquiries coming in daily. P.S. we can host your group from 10-75 as well. Send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com for details.
At one point at the height of our busiest time, a good friend of mine, Ed Reese from Sixth Man Marketing, leaned over and jokingly said, "This whole wine and social media thing…it's never going to work." Now, I'm do dummy, I don't expect these results every weekend. In fact, I fully expect this weekend to be half as busy. We've got a few marketing ideas in place but most of them were either focused on last weekend or upcoming weekends.
Why Did It Work?
The success was actually a result of hitting the sweet spot of relationships, social networking, and traditional media. It has been fun getting to know each of you (virtually and in real life). The relationships we've built online and through local networking events have generated what I like to call "brand ambassadors." YOU are my marketing team and you didn't let me down.
The immediate reach of social media and the power to instantly share the blog posts, Facebook updates and Tweets provides a force of marketing. The post referencing the grand opening was shared on Facebook and Twitter over 100 times. This reach translates into tens of thousands of impressions. The final piece to the puzzle is traditional media mentions. Still a force to be reckoned with, the newspaper and local entertainment magazine, The Inlander, mentioned our opening and the result was traffic.
What Did We Learn?
"For one of the most organized people I know, a lot sure did take you by surprise this weekend," said a good friend of mine. Well…yeah…it sure did. I think I can attribute that to the lack of brain power. I was so focused on all the details surrounding the opening that I lost sight of some of the most basic process pieces.
- Hot water tank was not sufficient to run the dishwasher over and over again on a busy night. We remedied this by installing an instant hot.
- Bottle neck at the register as we hunted and pecked to find the products. Solution, UPC codes entered, and UPC sheets printed for an easy scan of glass pours, flights, and tasting fees.
- Food. We provided a very small catered menu this weekend and we are still working out a long term solution for our small plate and dessert menu.
- Too many menu options on First Friday. I was warned but I ignored the advice. First Friday will always be super busy, going forward we will only offer glass and bottle sales for this night.
- We were under staffed. Solution – I hired someone who starts this weekend and another person will be starting in February.
- Process – I am a process nut at my day job. Everything is documented and has a written procedure. This is on my next steps list to help with the flow at the tasting room.
This is my first business. Every day I learn something valuable and I rely on a team of people around me to give me good advice and help me succeed. So, here we are, continuing with this social media experiment. So far, so good, check back with me in six months and I'll let you know how it went.
P.S. Come on in to the tasting room this weekend (January 13-15), mention this blog post, and I'll give you $1 off your order.
09 Dec 2010
Rankings, Linkbacks, and Google SEO
What is in a number? Do you pay attention to rankings, links, mentions, and search engine optimization? Lately I've been talking with Ed Reese, SEO guru of Sixth Man Marketing. Ed knows analytics, google, and conversion rates like nobody else I know. He happens to have an office at the LaunchPadINW space just above my future tasting room. When you type "SEO Spokane" in Google, he comes up first. When you Google "Social Media Spokane," LaunchPadINW is first. These are two good resources to know.
SEO Rocks!
While I am not an expert, let me give you two examples from my blog. One of the most consistently viewed posts on my blog is one called A Mojito Kind of Night. One hot summer evening, I was bored. Wine didn't sound good so I decided to make mojitos. I got out my video camera, recorded the process and 45 minutes later I posted the "how to" post. The post is THE single most viewed post on my wine blog – go figure.
Yesterday I woke up at 5:45AM to get ready for a morning event. Like I do every morning, I grabbed some coffee and logged into Google Analytics (yes I'm addicted). I was blown away to see that 500+ referrals to the site had come from people Googling "Leavenworth Christmas Tree Lighting." The day ended with over 1000 referrals and my highest traffic day ever. Why? Two months ago a post titled Leavenworth – Bavarian for Wine? In the post I mentioned the Leavenworth Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony which just happens to be going on this weekend.
What did I do right? Both of these posts had good SEO optimized key words. Both had images that referenced the same key words. Both had video that referenced the same key words. Both were referenced on other people's sites with link backs. Google likes these things. When Google finds more things it likes about your site and your post…BOOM, SEO rocks!
I love the fact that when you Google Spokane Wine, Spokane Wine Events, or many Spokane wineries by name, you get a NectarWineBlog post. While I wish I could say that my maniacal plan has come together, in reality I've just stumbled into most of it. However, now that I've seen the power of proper search engine tagging, more time is going into optimizing each post before pushing the publish button.
Linkbacks, Trackbacks, Incoming Links, and References
As I mentioned before, Google loves link backs (incoming links). These incoming links act as a circular loop that plays to Google's crawling algorithms. Having an incoming link (being referenced) by a high ranking site or trusted site (news, college, reference resource) scores you bonus points. This is another reason why content is king. Content drives consistent readership. Readership builds interest. Interest causes you to be referenced or quoted or used as a resource. These are all incoming links.
Search Engine Optimization leads to effective Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Where is the first place you go when you're looking for information on something? Google. Who goes to the yellow pages anymore? With 21% (50% by December 2011) of Americans using smart phones like Android, iPhone and Blackberry, these devices become portable information mines. Out on the town looking for a restaurant that serves Thai food? Google it. Looking for a local store that stocks the latest Mark Oldman book? Google it. SEM means that people using Google drive sales. Investing in good placement is good marketing.
So, what is a number? If you blog for a hobby, the number might be useless to you. If you blog to be recognized as a leader in an industry (Ed Reese, SEO; LaunchPadINW, Social Media), then that number is critical to building business.
Wikio ranks blogs by the number of link backs. More link backs equals higher rankings. More link backs by top rated blogs equals even higher rankings. Here is how they describe it on their site.
"The position of a blog in the Wikio ranking depends on the number and weight of the incoming links from other blogs. Our algorithm accords a greater value to links from blogs placed higher up in the ranking.
A blog linking another blog is only counted once a month i.e. if blog A links to blog B 10 times in a given month, it is only counted as having linked to that blog once that month. The weight of any link decreases over time. Also, if a blog always links to the same blog, the weight of these links is decreased.
Only links found in RSS feeds are counted. Blogrolls are not taken into account.
In December 2010, retweets were added as an additional factor to the ranking algorithm. For each twitter account, only one backlink per blog is taken into account each month."
So, to put it more succinctly:
- Link backs are cool
- Link backs by top ranking sites are cooler
- Multiple link backs by the same blog don't count
- Buddies who always link you are weighted lower
- Blog rolls don't count
- Re-tweets were counted for December
So, get talked about (especially by top sites) and you'll rank high. What excites me about the December ranking (besides the obvious number 2 position of my own site), is that FIVE Washington focused wine blogs are listed in the top 20. My friends at Wine Peeps, Vinotology, Washington Wine Report and Paul Gregutt all score high! I'm not exactly sure how the heck I'm ranked up there above Palate Press, 1 Wine Dude or Tom Wark (Fermentation). November was a big month for me (with the magazine and the tasting room). I'm sure there was just a lot of buzz that mentioned the blog. I certainly do appreciate it, but I have a long way to go. When you Google the words Wine Blog, you don't find me until page 6. I'll throw a party when you Google the words "Wine Blog" or "Wine" and I'm ranked at the top (spots currently held by Vinography and Wine.com.
Numbers, rankings and Google SEO matter. Proper SEO can drive SEM and revenue. Take the time to tag your posts, key words and images before you push publish. That extra time could make the difference between 100 hits and 1000 hits, or better yet, one extra customer.
29 Nov 2010
Planting the Seeds of Social Media Success
I am not a social media expert. I'm a guy who has tried and failed and tried and succeeded over the last year in my efforts to build a brand. Lately I've been asked to share my story at events, seminars and have been asked to do some private consulting. I love teaching. As a youth pastor, I taught large and small groups of students for six years. As a guitar teacher, I taught as many as 25 students weekly, and taught regularly for eight years. As a marketing executive at the largest US bank, I teach, train, and manage projects for the company intranet. Because of the interest in my story, I've partnered with local networking site, LaunchPadINW to put together five classes that I will be teaching over the next several months.
Inspired by the analogy given by Rick Bakas of Bakas Media, the classes will cover the strategies that I've learned and observed over the last year. Using myself and others as real world case studies, we'll walk through the process of creating a strategy, understanding the tools, developing content, building a following, and harvesting the social currently for increased revenue and/or decreased expense. Social media tools are best used as integration and supplement to your existing marketing strategy. Take the classes that most fit what you need. Move beyond the theory and start planting the seeds of success.
The Classes
PART 1: Planting the Seeds for Social Media Success ($39)
CLICK HERE to RSVP for the for the class on January 26
Take the steps to plant a healthy vineyard of social media vines. Proper placement, planning and strategy can help your future harvest return a greater yield.
Are you looking for ways to get ahead, reach more customers and generate more revenue? He who has the most relationships wins. Statistics say that 50% of Facebook users and nearly 70% of Twitter users are more likely to BUY product from someone they follow or 'like'. It's time to move beyond the theory and 101 courses into some serious real world examples. Learn how to integrate social media tools into your engagement strategy. Plant the seeds that will yield a harvest of social media success.
Follow the story of Nectar Tasting Room, Spokane Wine Magazine and other real world case studies who have successfully implemented social media strategies to build or enhance a brand.
- 10 ways social media can benefit your business
- Build your followership and start developing your online currency
- Tips for converting your existing brand to an online presence
- Finding your online voice
- Facebook: Should you like me or be my friend
- Twitter: Understand the language
- Five no brainers that will have immediate impact
- Learn the three pronged approach to success, Commitment, Content and Caring!
Part Two: Cultivate Your Online Identity ($39)
Now that you've planted the seeds of success, learn how to engage your audience and build brand ambassadors. Walk through the 7 rules of engagement, leverage the opt in economy, and how you can measure conversation and brand mentions. 90 minute class
Part Three: Harvest Your ROI by Cashing In Your Online Currency ($49)
The fruit is ready and the harvest is here. Learn practical ways to cash in on the online currency you have developed. Develop strategies to track your efforts and take steps to reduce your traditional media advertising. 60 minute class
Using Twitter to Make your Business Fly ($29)
Understand the language and harness the power of this often misunderstood platform. We'll walk through the basics of creating an account, learning the terms (@, mentions, DM, re-tweet, favorites, hashtags, etc), and how to grow a following. The class will also cover the powerful Twitter search engine and how you can use it to keep track of conversations that relate to your business in your area. 90 minute class.
Blogging for Better Business ($49)
Blogging showcases your knowledge base, builds credibility, creates traffic, and increases your search engine optimization and marketing. Learn how to establish and build a business blog from the ground up. Turn your blog into a full blown web site. Develop a strategy for content and learn how to maximize the SEO of each new post. 90 minute class.
Presenter Profile
Josh Wade is the owner of Nectar Tasting Room and Spokane Wine Magazine. Exclusively using social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, You Tube and a blog, Josh built a brand and a following for a business that did not yet exist. Through the relationships built in social media, Josh was able to build a following of 4,000 people (on Facebook and Twitter) and grow NectarWineBlog into one of the most successful wine blogs in the country. These efforts lead to the launch of Spokane Wine Magazine and Nectar Tasting Room in downtown Spokane. Josh's wine blog receive nearly 10,000 unique visitors per month and he is ranked in top 3 of social media users in Spokane, top 5 wine blogs in the Northwest and top 25 in the country.


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To the Editor:
To the powers that be ... for the sake of our wonderful, loved and enjoyed (by all ages) community of Boca Grande, as well as, and most importantly, the children: Please do not run the young families and their children off the island.
Let's not turn Boca Grande into a retirement community. Pretty soon the Bike Parade will be replaced with wheelchairs and gurneys.
It's been said, "It takes a village to raise a child" and it's true. But the follow-up to that should be that the elders of the village will someday need the young.
So why not leave well enough alone and let us all live in harmony? If it's about cost ... consider it an investment in everyone's future.
ToniAnn Sudano-Caccavale
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By FPA member, Stephen P. Ahern, CFP®, CPA/PFS
Last Updated: February 18, 2013
You may be a bit annoyed if you check your portfolio value on the week the market shot through the all-time highs, only to find that your portfolio did not keep up with stock market returns. While that feeling is understandable, make sure you're taking into account several factors before you fall into the hole of self-pity.
How to Measure Portfolio Performance
If your entire portfolio was in an S&P 500 Exchange Traded Fund or Mutual Fund, you may have had a reason to complain that your return did not mimick the S&P 500 (but remember, there are fees in a fund and not in a benchmark index!).
More typically, you probably own a diversified mix of investments, which may include domestic large and small stock as well as foreign stocks. The portfolio may also have bonds, some cash, alternative investments, real estate and commodities. This might lead to a less volatile, less risky portfolio albeit with some muted upside. Without that diversification the increased risk results in a harder way to a comfortable retirement. You have to be able to sleep at night and still be able to reach your goals, so stick with the diversified approach and measure your overall performance against a comparable benchmark.
In order to build that comparable benchmark, you will need to include a proportionate share of each of the portfolio's investment classes. For example, a bond fund might use the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index while a fund that invests in Non-US stocks might use the MSCI EAFE Index.
With the newly created blended and weighted benchmark, you are ready to compare your portfolio's return with a relative comparison, that when viewed over various periods of time, will help you see trends. Focus on one-, three-, five-, and ten year rolling returns for a portfolio when comparing to your customized benchmark to give you a more accurate comparative performance measure.
Compare each component part to its own benchmark for a determination of its relative performance. If you find that a particular area/manager has unreasonably trailed for a significant period, it may be time for a change.
What Do You Need from Your Investments?
Setting realistic expectations for your portfolio as a whole is more important than relative performance. How much return do you need? Why take on more risk than necessary to meet your needs/goals? In your financial planning, determine the average growth you need over time. Higher returns may have higher risk. The goal of your "absolute return" is to meet the planning goals without excess levels of risk. You may even want to get less risky as you get closer to needing distributions from the portfolio.
Eye on the Big Picture!
If you hear the news and wince when the market falls or feel better when it rises, but have no real idea of how your investments are doing, you need to assess the situation with a big picture performance review and determine if you are track to meet your goals. A credentialed (CPA/PFS or CFP®) advisor can offer perspective on your portfolio, its performance, your goals and how they all interact to get you where you want to go.
Stephen P. Ahern, CPA/PFS, CFP® is the President of Wealth Management Advisors, LLC and a Shareholder in Sullivan Bille P.C., CPAs both in Tewksbury, MA. www.SullivanBilleGroup.com


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A Backpack is used as an external and separate means of storing items from the player's main inventory.
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A Backpack offers additional storage for a player. In order to use a backpack the player must swap items from their Inventory into their backpack. Items located in a backpack cannot be used immediately and must first be swapped back into their inventory.
A new player starts out with the 8-slot "Coyote Patrol Pack" backpack. New backpacks can be found in all types of spawn locations like shops, supermarkets, cow sheds, offices, etc.
List of available backpacks:
Backpack | Slot Size |
Patrol Pack (coyote) | 8 |
Czech Vest Pouch | 12 |
Assault Pack (ACU) | 12 |
Survival (ACU) | 16 |
Alice Pack | 16 |
British Assault Pack | 18 |
Czech Backpack | 24 |
Coyote Backpack | 24 |
BEWARE: There is a distinct difference between the Coyote Patrol Pack (8) and the Coyote Backpack (24).
Czech Vest Pouch | Coyote Patrol Pack | Assault Pack |
Czech Backpack | Alice Pack | Coyote Backpack |
The largest backpack, the Coyote Backpack, is a rare military spawn only, The Czech Backpack also has 24 slots, but has less weapon slots, having 2 whilst the Coyote Backpack has 6.
The Czech Vest Pouch cannot hold primary weapons due to its size (despite having 12 free slots).
To pick up a new backpack, first drop your current backpack, then put your cursor over the new pack and use the mouse scroll wheel to highlight and select "Take ____ Backpack". Be cautious when dropping your backpack, as you may not be able to open or pick it up again. When finding a new (larger) backpack, the safest way to transfer your items is to use the scroll wheel and select "Open ____ Backpack", transfer your items directly from your current backpack to the one on the ground. Next select "Take ____ Backpack", which will set down your old backpack and retrieve the new pack with your items already stored within, eliminating the risk of lost items.
Backpacks will sometimes not give you interaction options of "Take" or "Open". This can be caused when other items spawn underneath the backpack. Moving those items may then permit the player to interact with the backpack.
Backpacks on dead survivors may also not give you the option to "Take". In order to retrieve the backpack you need to open their "Gear" and then manually transfer the backpack the same way you would move any item into your inventory. Make sure you move the items out of your current backpack first!
Once you have the new pack, make sure to open your old pack and transfer your items from your old pack to your new one.
A primary weapon will use 10 slots when stored in a backpack. If you want to switch your primary weapon for the one in your backpack, open your bag, press the arrow key on the primary weapon in your bag to pull it forward, this will swap your active weapon to your bag and pull the weapon you had stored forward. It will bring the correct ammunition forward as well. Do not try to put your active primary weapon into your bag or it may be destroyed by a glitch that destroys an item if it is moved to a bag that doesn't have enough space available to store it. Also make sure that you have enough room in your bag for your current primary weapon's ammunition and that you have enough room in your main inventory for the stored ammunition for the weapon in your bag to come forward. The same applies for sidearms except they use 5 slots instead of 10. This includes flashlights.


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Five Years Since the Crisis: Where are We Now? Remarks by Sarah Dahlgren at the Institute of International Bankers' Seminar on Risk Management and Regulatory/Examinations Compliance Issues October 8, 2013 |
Supervisory Reform for Global Banks Remarks by Sarah Dahlgren at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies Seminar on the Impact of U.S. Regulatory Reform on Global Banks, New York City February 12, 2013 |
Industry Structure and Systemic Risk Regulation Remarks by Governor Daniel K. Tarullo at the Brookings Institution Conference on Structuring the Financial Industry to Enhance Economic Growth and Stability, Washington, D.C. December 4, 2012 |
Solving the Too Big to Fail Problem Remarks by President William C. Dudley at the Clearing House's Second Annual Business Meeting and Conference, New York City November 15, 2012 |
Risk Governance: Appetite, Culture and the Limits of Limits Remarks by Michael Alix at the Risk USA 2012 Conference, New York City November 14, 2012 |
Update on Tri-Party Repo Infrastructure Reform July 18, 2012 |
Developing Tools for Dynamic Capital Supervision
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Acting on delegated authority from the Board, the Financial Institution Supervision Group (FISG) of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York supervises the financial institutions that are subject to the Boards supervision and are located in the Second Federal Reserve District, which includes New York state, the 12 northern counties of New Jersey, Fairfield County in Connecticut, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The objectives of supervision are to evaluate, and to promote, the overall safety and soundness of the supervised institutions (micro-prudential supervision), the stability of the financial system of the United States (macro-prudential supervision), and compliance with relevant laws and regulations. The supervision mandate is carried out through a combination of methods, including the conduct of both on-site and off-site examinations and inspections; continuous supervision performed by supervisory teams dedicated to a specific supervised institution; review of reports and data; and coordination with other supervisory agencies. Our Supervisory Approach
Under this risk-focused approach, activities identified as those likely to pose the highest risk to the firm receive the most scrutiny and FISG examiners employ the assistance of specialists with skills tailored to these specific activities. In addition, FISG evaluates the adequacy of a firms capital and liquidity. The presence of strong capital and liquidity buffers promotes the objective of enhancing a firms ability to absorb losses and withstand financial stress. Especially in the case of a large bank holding company, it can contribute to the stability of the financial system as a whole. FISG coordinates its supervisory activities with those of other federal and state authorities, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Exchange Commission, the FDIC and state banking and insurance regulators, who have primary supervisory responsibility over certain types of entities. The Examination Process
Examiners also continuously monitor, review and analyze financial, managerial, and organizational data as well as periodic reports filed by firms. Continuous monitoring is designed to develop and maintain an understanding of strategic business developments, changes in the firms risk profile, and associated policies and practices. The scope of continuous monitoring is adjusted, as appropriate, based on specific events, such as (i) significant changes in inherent risk, control processes or key personnel; (ii) concerns regarding the adequacy of controls; (iii) the absence of sufficiently recent exams; or (iv) market events. Findings from examinations or continuous monitoring can lead to further engagement with the firm in an effort to improve the firms processes, financial condition or the safety of the financial market. In some cases, findings may also lead to an enforcement action against the firm. The Supervisory Teams For large complex institutions, the team is led by a senior supervisory officer, who, in addition to leading the development and execution of the supervisory program for the firm, is responsible for interactions with the board of directors and executive management. The team's specialists interact directly with members of the firms management across various business lines and control functions, including the control functions responsible for managing credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, and legal and compliance risk.


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Goal Accomplished!!!! - Stacia Naquin
Updated: 12/12/2013 - I finally did my pull up!!! It was a New Year's Resolution that took me ALL YEAR! But I did it.
They were willing to shoot at somebody--all over a pack of cigarettes.
Police say a Springs man was attacked Thursday night after he refused to share a cigarette with two strangers, who approached the victim while he stood in the parking lot of an apartment complex on 1000 block of S. Chelton, near Fountain in Colorado Springs.
One of the suspects hit the victim, knocking him to the ground. As the victim laid on the asphalt, the suspects went through his pockets and stole his pack of cigarettes.
Before running off, the suspects then fired a gunshot at the victim, narrowly missing him. Police say the victim's car window was shattered instead.
The suspects have been described as two black men, ages unknown. The first suspect was reportedly tall, thin and dressed in dark clothing. The second suspect was described as shorter and heavier than his companion, and was reportedly wearing a red jacket.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call police at 444-7000 or Crime Stoppers at 634-STOP.
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powered by DisqusUpdated: 12/12/2013 - I finally did my pull up!!! It was a New Year's Resolution that took me ALL YEAR! But I did it.
Updated: 10/11/2013 - I'm SO CLOSE to being able to do a pull-up. So my trainer introduced something new into my training.
Posted: 08/06/2013 - Even if you don't plan to workout on your vacation, you may be surprised at the calories you're burning without even trying!
Updated: 06/18/2013 - We did a quick helicopter tour of the Black Forest burn area. Someone asked why the video looks shaky.
Updated: 05/20/2013 - Two weekends left to catch one great show!