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I do not have many perfumes but the ones I have I really like. One of the few perfumes I own is this Escada Moon Sparkle.
What first attracted me to this perfume was the name and also the shape of the bottle. When passing through Debenhams I cannot help myself and I always stop and smell the perfumes on display. One day this one was there and I loved the bottle. It looks a bit like a tear drop and it is coloured pink at the top and gradually blends down to dark blue which makes it look really nice. The shape of the bottle feels nice in your hand too, the shape is perfect.
I like the name moon sparkle, it makes it sound quite magical and also rather girlie!
The smell is lovely, it's quite sweet in a floral and fruity kind of way which is nice, it's a young person's smell (I believe!) it's quite zesty and fresh.
I find that you just need to use one or two squirts and this is enough. Anything more than it's a bit too strong and I am not the kind of person who likes to walk past someone and leave them sniffing the air wondering what the smell was, I prefer to be more subtle and so if you're like me don't try and put more than two squirts on!
It does last quite a while but I do find after about 3 hours I do need to put a bit more on.
I really like this because it's not a hugely strong smell and it's fresh and sweet. The bottle I have has lasted me a year but is no almost ran out. I struggled to find it again and my husband actually tracked a new bottle down on Ebay so I think it may be hard to get hold of now, or at least it was recently here.
I do recommend this if you are looking for something fresh and young. It's a light scent which I think is nice as an every-day perfume.
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My name is Anna Louise. My favourite of my senses is smell... I know-what a curious and verging on the ridiculous thing to say I hear some doubters saying! ...But if you do understand me, you know what a thrill a fragrance can be. Its really inexplicable to me how just a concoction of fragrant notes can create hugely different and amazing fragrances to suit every occasion, mood, and create or add to memories, but ohhhhh they can! Hey I'll tell you now I know nothing technical about perfume, its creation nor production I only know what I like...
Escada Moon Sparkle for her- EDT
I first came by this amazing Moon Sparkle perfume by Escada perfume design house on its release in 2007. The thing about Escada as you may know is that they release seasonal scents. This was summer 2007's release and went off sale once it had had its season... :( sad times. At that time I first bought it from Superdrug, where I was working, at a great value-something like £19 for 50ml. Normally I recommend Superdrug for competitive prices, great staff and beauty points ;p but sadly they cant help with this one although they do tend to stock whatever the latest Escada perfume is-go just before the launch of a new one and they'll be selling off the old one at a great discount!
Summer was great wearing it though-I wore it most days and it evoked feelings within me of vibrancy, fun and fun-times with a new partner at the time, I felt alive wearing it. Because of it being limited edition I've run out several times of this fragrance from my 'stocks!' and have been devastated as I've had to search the internet shops high and low...Most have something in stock but its usually the rather pointless mini 4ml version (at RRP £12.60) which I would use up in 2 days, or because of the lack of availability the prices are more than I would like to pay. Why I like it...its very different to some of the fragrances I usually like which tend to be subtle and understated. This is an EDT, which is a disadvantage and so doesn't stay on for a particularly good length of time. But it is a vibrant instantaneous scent. It is big, loud, fruity, juicy and exotic; with notes of sweet pea, freesia, strawberry, sandalwood citrus cocktail, rose, jasmine, red apple, raspberry, and blackcurrant. You cant go without it being noticed if you've just sprayed it and I've never known anyone dislike it-they've often asked 'wow what's that?'. I think its preety sensual as well-its so juicy and fruity it kinda makes your saliva-glands go into overdrive which I guess is a bit of a turn-on for some. Great for increasing the chances of a few sexy summer snogs! I'm still without it at the moment so maybe when I save up some Ciao pennies I might be able to source some...! A x
I had the pleasure of purchasing a bottle of Escada Moon Sparkle fragrance (created 2007) while in Malaysia recently. It's a really beautiful eau de toilette for women with a mid-strength evening fruit and flower bouquet.
Opening with notes of strawberry, blackcurrant, citrus and red fruit, the fragrance moves onto middle tones of sweet pea, freesia, jasmine and rose. The last notes which remain on the skin after an evening's wearing include raspberry, musk, sandalwood and amber in the base.
I find that when you first put on the fragrance, it is strong and fruity, but within 15 mins you can smell more floral than fruit. My favourite time to make the most of the fragrance is about 1 hour after putting it on, hence I like to spray once on my evening out (if my handbag's big enough at the time!)
It takes about seven hours to have the fragrance turn extremely subtle and wear off, so it's reasonable lasting fragrance.
Escada Moon Sparkle comes in a nice looking pink/purple gradated glass bottle. It's quite large for 100ml and the glass walls are not especially thick, which means you feel like you get more for your money. However, it's not easily transportable due to size and is more of an ornamental dresser fragrance. The silver capped lid is of a high quality - the perfume does not degrade the lid over time and a plastic fitting holds the nozzle in place so tipping the bottle upside down results in no leakage.
The box it comes in isn't very memorable, hence I won't worry about emphasising the delights of the box here.
Escada Moon Sparkle is quite well priced at £18.69 new on Ebay. I paid £24.00 for two Escada fragrances (£12.00 each for 100ml) from a street vendor in Kuala Lumpur, after talking him down from £123.00 for two. Escada is a good brand with sensual and feminine fragrances that avoid smelling "cheap" so it's worth paying a little more to get a desirable fragrance like this one.
Moon Sparkle captures perfectly the essence of a gracious summer's evening. It is the kind of fragrance you would wear to an evening at the theatre, to dinner with a loved one or even for a night on the town. Men don't object to it. Women really seem to like it. It even works in bra and knickers, making you feel sensual, desirable and very rich. Highly recommend.
I love perfumes and I always order free samples whenever I can and you can often see me in the perfume section in department stores, trying different perfumes. This is how I came across Escada Moon Sparkle. I was randomly trying perfumes in Debenhams and this one seemed to really agree with my sense of smell.
Firstly, the fragrance.
It is easy on the nose and not too overly strong or pungent. It has a fruity aroma to it and is pleasant. It does not make me sneeze like some other fruity/flowery scents do so is perfect. A few squirts and it lasts for quite a few hours before reapplication is necessary. I usually wear this during the daytime as to me, it's more of a daytime fragrance than one you would wear out in the night for something of a more formal nature, for example.
Secondly, the price. It is cheap (compared to other fragrances I have) and it is worth the money. I have had my bottle for two years (bought for just under 20 GBP at the time in Debenhams) and it's got about two or three more months use left in it. I use it every second day or so as well, so it's not like I've used it sparingly. I also go crazy when applying by spraying it everywhere!
The bottle is quite small which is deal for the handbag so no need for an atomiser unless you are carrying a clutch bag, but even so, it's small enough to fit in there.
This is easily one of my favourite daytime scents and when my bottle runs out, needless to say, I will definitely be purchasing another bottle of this to replace it!
I'm one of those people who owns a few bottles of perfumes, tends to buy them at duty free and seldom actually wears them! This one was completely different, the scent reminds me constantly of my holiday in spain where i wore it. It's a summery fruity fragrance and it's not ridiculously expensive either, i thought it was great value for money. Comes in a lovely bottle, you can see exactly how much you've got left and it's colourful. I know a lot of friends who have had problems with perfume breaking in their bag but this one is a good solid bottle that i think it'd be pretty hard to break. Main thing is it smells nice, it looks nice and it's a great scent. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a summer scent, if you don't believe it me go to your local perfume seller and have a sniff, it's good value for money and i love it!
Escade Moon sparkle is a truely unique scent. The bottle is really nice its like an oblong shape, smaller at the bottom and then getting wider as it retreats upwards. The colour starts of darkish blue/purple and then gets lighter up the bottle, so its two tone, and the lid is a really simple silver colour. The fragrance to me was really sensual and seductive which was suprising as its scents are quite fruity including strawberry,blackcurrant,citrus cocktail and red apple. I thought it would be alot more light and fruity but its not, you can smell the fruitness but in a more deep way. The scent is really sexy and magical its great.Also when i sprayed it the texture wasnt at all sticky,all it required was a little rub to blend it in and lots of people have asked what im wearing ive even bought it for a few friends as gifts. I personally would wear it on a night time because its got a more romantic feel to it. Its also really quite cheap you can buy 30-50ml bottle within the price range of £15-20. So if your looking for something to spice up your life try moon sparkle
I bought this perfume at an airport in summer, before my holidays and it is such a summery scent it was perfect!
It's fun, flirty and feminine with a candy-fruit smell. It has a distinct strawberry smell, with apple notes too. It also has undertones of rose. I really enjoy being able to catch the scent of the different notes used in the fragrance, because it means they did an accurate representation of their fragrance. It dries down to incorporate a soft but not cloying blend of freesia and jasmine.
However, it may be a bit too sweet-smelling for some, as it is quite fruity and sweet. Those who prefer musky, woodier perfumes may find this a bit sickly and overpowering.
This perfume is available as a body lotion and shower gel. It is also available for men; 'Moon Sparkle for Men', in an eau de toilette and shower gel.
I bought this fragrance after picking it from 100s at the duty free in the summer. I paid near on £30 for it so was a little annoyed you can find it online for £14.99, still I smelled beautiful all holiday. It is a grwat summer fragrance, really fruity and not too heavy. The bottle is a beautiful purplely blue colour and looks impressive on the dressing table. If your buying this for your girl, suss out her taste first as I don't think it's one everyone will like, it's an unusual highly fruity smell. I found soon after I had a blueberry body spray from Boots and I actually could not tell the difference between that and the Escada. I think here you are paying from the pretty bottle and a name tag. A good fragrance, but not distinctive as the same aroma can be achieved with a cheaper product.
This is my favorite scent at the moment. I bought this at the airport whilst traveling to Florida and it reminds me of my holiday every time I wear it.
Its a stunning summer fragrance that Id say is more for evening wear then day wear but I love it so I wear it all the time.
I was originally looking for the one in the orange bottle as I smelt it a while ago but was put off by the cheap looking bottle. I was told that they dont make it anymore and are always launching variations, so get this one whilst you still can ladies as its lovely, and bottles nice to boot.
Its a very fruity sweet frangrance but no overly sweet. Its also very cheap at about £25-£30 a bottle so its great value for money, and last a long time without going off unlike some perfumes.
n Moon Sparkle Fashion Fragrance combines fruity overtones with floral undertones to create a fragrance that is as fresh and enticing as the starlet who wears it /


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While the Bears aren't sure whether Jay Cutler will be able to play Monday night in San Francisco due to a concussion, the 49ers are facing a similar scenario with their starting quarterback.
Alex Smith exited Sunday's 24-24 tie against the Rams in the second quarter after sustaining a concussion that caused blurred vision. He was replaced by second-year pro Colin Kaepernick, who completed 11 of 17 passes for 117 yards and an 84.7 passer rating.
"In this game injuries happen and your backup has to be ready," Smith said. "Their backup was ready, played most of the game last week and led them back after they were down, so I'm sure they're going to go with Plan 2 and feel pretty good about it like we do."
Kaepernick, a 2011 second-round draft pick from Nevada, showed his athleticism by rushing for 66 yards and one touchdown on eight attempts against the Rams.
"He's a heck of an athlete," Smith said. "They've played him some before. He's come in in the past and had more Wildcat-type plays, but last week he came in and really got into a rhythm. As I said, he is a good athlete. He can take off when the pass isn't there, so I think they're feeling pretty good about their chances with him like we are [with backup Jason Campbell]."
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Not all my posts there are FreeBSD related.
I am in the midst of migrating The FreeBSD Diary over to WordPress
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I am replacing a failed DLT 7000 drive with a known good drive. This page documents the
steps, detailing the screws and their locations. I took these photos as I installed the
drive, not as I removed it. Thus, some items may look out of place. I'll present the photos in
reverse order and how to simulate the removal.
On the top of my Digital DLT MiniLibrary (Model DS-TL891-NE)
has a single screw. Undo it and slide the cover towards the rear of the chassis. When replacing
the cover, I needed to lift the front of the cover as I slide it foward. There are tabs which need to
mesh on the rear of the case. The cover also has tabs underneath it which need to mesh with the
front of the case.
There are two screws to remove. This is the first one.
The second one looks like this.
Both of the above screws look like this:
The DLT drive is contained in a case within the chassis. You need to remove it before
you can swap the drive. There are four screws, two bolts, and three cables to deal with.
These two bolts go through to the bottom of the case. You need to remove both of them.
After you disconnect the cables:
You should now be able to remove the drive cage. Be very careful not to break the lever which
is attached to the side of the drive that faces the bottom of the tape library. You'll need
to angle the cage just before it leaves the chassis.
The DLT drive is secured by four small screws. Two on each side of the cage.
The lever mentioned above can be seen in the lower left of this image. The two screws
highlighted in the image are mirrored on the other side of the cage. Remove all four
and slide the drive out the cage.
Be sure to carefully remove the lever and add it to the new drive. Then reverse the
steps listed above to reinsert the drive.
One key part of the reassembly is bolt placement. Before you start to screw in the bolts,
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It's a huge month for the WWE, and it's getting started right here in downtown Omaha. The Monday Night RAW event returns to the metro for the first time in 3 years.
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By Adam Overland
Irving Gottesman received a top honor for his research productivity in severe mental illness and for effectively training and developing young scientists.
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, a McKnight Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, has been appointed the new director of the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED), a National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Center based at the University of Minnesota. The appointment is effective Aug. 1, 2008. For more information, see Foufoula-Georgiou.
Wayne Gladfelter was named associate dean in the Institute of Technology.
Wayne Gladfelter was named associate dean in the Institute of Technology. Gladfelter has served as interim associate dean for the past year and is a long-time U chemistry professor. Gladfelter has been a chemistry faculty member at the University of Minnesota since 1979 and served as the Department of Chemistry chair from 1999 to 2005. For more information, see Gladfelter.
Irving Gottesman, Bernstein Professor in Adult Psychiatry and senior fellow in the Department of Psychology, has received a top honor for his research productivity in severe mental illness and for effectively training and developing young scientists. Gottesman was chosen to receive the 2008 Alexander Gralnick Investigator Prize from the American Psychological Foundation. The award recognizes exceptional individuals who work in the area of serious mental illness, including but not limited to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and paranoia. He'll receive $20,000 for research.
Tom Jones accepted the position of interim director for the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI). A member of the astronomy department, Jones is familiar with MSI and many of its staff members through his use of MSI services in his research in theoretical and computational astrophysics. His appointment was effective July 14. For more information, see supercomputing.
Uwe Kortshagen was named head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective July 1, 2008. Kortshagen, a Distinguished McKnight University Professor, has been a faculty member at the University of Minnesota since 1996. He has also served on the graduate faculty for physics, chemical engineering, and materials science and as director of graduate studies for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Kortshagen received a degree in plasma physics in 1988 and a Ph.D. in plasma physics in 1991 from the University of Bochum, Germany. He came to the United States in 1995 with an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and spent a year in the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before coming to the University of Minnesota the next year. For more information, see Kortshagen.
Two new faculty members are joining the math, science and technology department at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Assistant professors Venugopal Mukku in chemistry, and Katy Smith in biology will begin their new roles at UMC in the fall semester. For more information, see the news release.
David Myers has been named director of the School of Music at the University of Minnesota. Myers will become the school?s eleventh director. His appointment becomes effective September 29, 2008. Prior to his appointment at the University of Minnesota, Myers served as professor, founding director of the Center for Educational Partnerships in Music, doctoral program coordinator, and associate director in the School of Music at Georgia State University, where he was awarded both the junior and senior outstanding faculty awards from the College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. degree in music education from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and has more than 30 years of experience as a teacher and administrator.
Dan Philippon, associate professor of English, was recently elected vice president of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, an international scholarly organization with approximately 1,000 members from 23 countries. He will become president in 2009. For more information, see the ASLE web site.
Jack Geller and Stephen Cawley were appointed to a high-speed broadband taskforce by Governor Tim Pawlenty. Geller is a professor and head of arts, humanities and social sciences with the University of Minnesota, and is past president of the Center for Rural Policy and Development. Geller is appointed as the representative of rural residential citizens at-large. Stephen Cawley, vice president for information technology and chief information officer with the U, was appointed as the representative for higher education systems. For more information, see the news release.
Ignacio San Martin, currently at the University of Arizona, has joined the College of Design as director of the Metropolitan Design Center. San Martin will also join the School of Architecture as a professor. His work bridges architecture, landscape architecture, and planning, and is highly regarded in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe.
U professor Jean Abraham was appointed to the President's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). As one of ten senior staff economists on CEA, Abraham will provide the president and other government departments and agencies with current academic thinking on a wide range of subjects. She will serve as staff economist to CEA for the upcoming academic year, leaving the University of Minnesota on July 21. For more information, see the news release.
Terrill Bradford
Terrill Bradford, instructor of animal science at UMC, received the Graduate Student Teacher Award at the annual conference of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA). Held at Utah State University in June, the theme for the conference was "Retaining the Best." The purpose of the annual conference is to provide for professional advancement of faculty engaged in classroom teaching. Participants have the opportunity to share teaching methods, philosophies and styles of instruction. For more information, see the news release.
Thomas Williams was named the new director of diversity programs at UMC.
Thomas Williams was named the new director of diversity programs at UMC. Williams' broad experience serving underrepresented student populations prepared him to take on the vital leadership role on the Crookston campus. Williams most recently served as the director of cultural diversity at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Worthington, Minn. He began his duties at UMC on July 14, 2008. For more information, see the news release.
Richard Lee received the Asian American Pyschological Association's prestigious K. Patrick Okura Award for community service and leadership. The award was created to recognize a leader who demonstrates outstanding community service and/or leadership that benefits the Asian American community. For more information, see Asian American Studies.
Eric Castle recently joined the Natural Resources Department at UMC as an assistant professor in environmental horticulture. Castle, who joined the faculty in January 2008, teaches in the areas of horticulture, landscaping, plant propagation, geographic information systems, and land use planning.
Diane Treat-Jacobson, School of Nursing, was awarded the Jeanne E. Doyle Excellence in Vascular Nursing award from the Society of Vascular Nursing (SVN). The award is the highest given by the SVN. Treat-Jacobson is an associate professor in the School of Nursing and a 10-year member of the SVN. She has been a national leader in educational efforts to increase awareness and early detection of peripheral arterial disease.
Physics professor Allen Goldman was one of four Regents Professors recently named by the U's Board of Regents.
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The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) appointed Interim Dean Trevor Ames dean of the CVM. Ames was previously chair of CVM's Population Medicine Department and joined the faculty in 1981. He served as interim dean since June 2007.
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Does not 'Shelf Stacking' serve an invaluable function to the public at large? Is it not an injustice to undermine those who would do this for a living? Is there not honour in making a contribution which seeks to serve the community?
Well done - this all looks like a repeat of the stupidity and fiasco of the YTS and YOPS training courses brought out by the Conservatives under Thatcher and Major.
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I am glad she won. Making people work at something totally unrelated to the work they had been doing is NOT going to help them get a job. And they should at least get paid the National Minimum Rate if they do choose to do it.
The only beneficiaries of these schemes is the employer, in this case a huge business. In theory, if they took on the unemployed like this on a regular basis they could make some of their usual staff redundant, reducing their wage bill, and those made redundant would then only add to the unemployed figures - so there is no gain to anybody!
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This is a difficult issue because on the one hand, should people just be able to demand welfare as a right, without giving anything back in return? Having said that, people don't have jobs and opportunities as a direct result of the policies of successive governments. It can be of no surprise to anyone, that decades of de-industrialization, globalization and other policies which have encourage the outsourcing of jobs and the in-sourcing of millions of immigrants to compete with British labour, has created a climate of low opportunity for the people. Also, key institutions like the political system and the economic system are woefully outdated for the modern age, so it is not surprising that there is an inadequate response to information age problems with a 19th century economic and political system, that protects the interests of elites only.
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Why do you think that I'm undermining essential work? I'm only saying that we are not so short of people who are capable of doing these jobs in this country, as to require a scheme that costs millions of pounds to run, in order to train people to do it. If poundland need staff, they only have to advertise and hire.
Her volunteering job wasn't contributing to taxes - how did it differ from her two weeks at Poundland? Wasn't she already working for no money? Does the fact that she enjoyed it make it any less slave labour?
She says she had to give up her job at the museum - why? I'm sure they would have let her take two weeks out to work at Poundland. She probably gave it up to make some kind of point - cutting off her nose to spite her face seems to be the point she's made. And probably pretty unemployable - If I was an employer I'd be reluctant to give her a job because she seems to have a bad attitude - if she doesn't like doing something she'll throw a strop.
Is this the first time any government has fallen foul of the laws on slavery since the 18th century? That should speak volumes about being called the nasty party.Still I suppose they haven't resorted to transportation, well not yet...
Is forcing benefits claimants to work unpaid a breach of their human rights?
Utter madness: Duncan Smith condems Poundland benefits ruling that opens a £40million floodgate | Mail Online
I am more than a little confused by this ruling. It seems that she has been, in part, successful in her claim and the DWP has been told that key elements of the scheme were unlawful. But what were the consequences of this? Has she been awarded money? A huge sum of £40 million is mentioned as a possible consequence of this, but the judge has said that he rejected her claim that it was a breach of her human rights. It sounds very much to me like the DWP pushed it through in a haphazard way and in actual fact it is sound in principle but has been judged to be invalid on small technicalities. Also it appears that Iain Duncan Smith wants to continue with the scheme and will find a way, to which I say; excellent news. If youre not actively seeking work (as so many on jobseekers are not) then getting you back in the work environment is only going to be a positive thing, for the jobseeker, the government, the company they work for and for society in general. A breach of human rights? Nonsense. Theres no human right to sit on the sofa all day, as much as some people would like it.


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Quote of the day
Francisco Dao, "The only thing that matters is what you accomplish. Everything else is bullshit…The only the consistent characteristic of successful entrepreneurs is the ability to get things done." (Pando Daily)
Chart of the day
Bullish on Amazon's holiday sales? Buy UPS ($UPS). (Businessweek)
So many people have an interest in scaring investors. (A Dash of Insight)
Dividend stocks are not a "crowded trade" at the moment. (Sober Look)
Market breadth remains strong. (Bespoke)
Real interest rates point towards lower gold prices. (Money Game also Morningstar)
Beware the rejection of the meridian market line. (Market Anthropology)
Emerging markets
Turkey leads, year-to-date country returns. (Bespoke)
Why the pop in Chinese stocks? (Money Game, FT Alphaville)
It seems like the emerging market trade is coming back into vogue. (The Reformed Broker)
Don't forget the BRICs do not necessarily equal emerging markets. (Quartz, FT)
10 trading tips from the trenches. (Dynamic Hedge)
Adam Grimes, "You probably don't need 75% of the things you look at or use in your trading." (Adam Grimes)
Some market misconceptions from Jack Schwager author of Market Sense and Nonsense. (Daily Ticker)
Peer pressure helps investors save more for retirement. (InvestmentNews)
Under what circumstances do conglomerates make sense? (SSRN)
When high beta is bad. (Turnkey Analyst)
Why do CEOs do dumb acquisitions? Because boards let them. (Musings on Markets)
Facebook ($FB) is joining the Nasdaq 100. (Focus on Funds)
Netflix ($NFLX) pays up for access to Disney ($DIS) movies. (AllThingsD, WSJ)
Is Pandora ($P) the next web darling to fall? (Pando Daily)
Starbucks ($SBUX) is reaccelerating US store growth. (NYTimes)
Apps are bypassing wireless carrier's text message services. (NYTimes)
A look back at a list of managers tagged to be the 'next Warren Buffett.' (Market Folly)
Why are banks making so much money issuing mortgages these days? (The Daily Beast)
The CLO market is booming once again. (Sober Look)
Bill Gross patents GDP-weighted bond indices. (Dealbreaker, IndexUniverse)
What matters more brand-wise: the ETF issuer or the underlying index provider? (FT)
Bonds vs. bond funds: the nuances. (LearnBonds)
ETF statistics for November 2012. (Invest With an Edge)
How much is the Fed holding up housing? (Big Picture)
Is refinancing holding up the economy? (Bonddad Blog)
Will housing survive all the fiscal cliff talk? (Capital Spectator)
The ISM services index for November continues to show expansion. (Calculated Risk)
A preview of next week's FOMC meeting. (Tim Duy)
Strong auto sales are pointing towards employment growth. (ValuePlays)
American car sales are getting greener by the month. (Daniel Gross)
Mixed media
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Persistence is an "essential element of the good." (Seth Godin)
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A strange concept if there ever was one. A gathering of more than 150 wine bloggers in one place. Such a notion conjures a medley of reactions in my brain, but mostly it makes me feel old.
"Why Sonny, I remember when there were only three wine blogs in the world..."
I had planned on attending the entire two-and-a-half day event in Santa Rosa, California, but then my wife Ruth fell ill, and all sorts of things got put on hold. As a result I've driven up today to speak in one of the breakout sessions with my friend Tom Wark and depending on how Ruth is feeling, I may have to head back home, or I may be able to stay and satisfy my curiosity a bit: how many wine bloggers does it take to screw in a lightbulb, and what do some of these people look like in real life?
The topic of the session that I am conducting with Tom is entitled How to Increase Traffic to Your Wine Blog.
Now I'm all about providing value to people, so I'm going to tell them everything they want to know. All the secrets -- 45 minutes of free consulting from a guy that runs a company helping big companies make more money on the Internet. I'll give them the keys to the Google treasure box.
But I'm also going to challenge the crowd of eager, ambitious bloggers that the premise of the session is entirely irrelevant and misguided. I'm not sure how much time we'll have, or how long I'll be able to continue on this tack before I'm pulled from the stage and beaten to a pulp, so I thought I'd put down my thoughts on the subject here. At the very least anyone who wants to revisit my advice can do so while I'm recovering from the mob's attack.
Any wine blogger obsessed with (or even mildly anxious about) increasing the traffic to their blog is both misguided in their thinking and setting themselves up for a lot of disappointment.
Let's get this out of the way for starters: wine blogs, even the most successful of them, don't make much money at all. If you've started a wine blog with the idea that all you have to do is write a blog, get some traffic, sell some ads, and then you can quit your day job, you've drastically misjudged both how much traffic you need to do so (a hell of a lot -- more than any other wine blog out there) and also how much interest there is in advertising on wine blogs (very little -- all the money, what little there is, is focused on print advertising).
Even folks who understand this reality, and those who honestly didn't ever think of their blog as a potential source of revenue, still (wrongly) consider their traffic numbers to be a measure of their success.
Which brings us to the heart of the matter: what constitutes a successful wine blog?
At the end of the day success is a judgement that only we can make, and it is an assessment of how well we have fulfilled our own intentions for an action. Based on this definition, most people suffer from a simple defect in their thinking about the success of their blogs -- namely that they have never defined for themselves what they are trying to achieve. Instead, they adopt the common sense notion that a successful web site is one that gets lots of traffic, and then spend their time fretting about how they don't measure up to this misplaced criterion for success.
Instead of some adopted notion of success, bloggers need to really think about what they are trying to achieve with their blog. There are a lot of answers to this question. Here are the three best ones that I know of:
1. Have a wine blog because you enjoy it. This isn't the reason I started Vinography, but it is the reason I kept writing after the third week, and it is still the reason I keep writing here.
2. Have a wine blog to practice being a writer. Studies (real ones) have shown that in order to master a complex skill and compete at a professional level, it takes about 10,000 hours of practice. This is true for dancers, poker players, and writers. One of the best reasons to have a wine blog is that you haven't hit your 10,000 hours yet.
3. Have a wine blog because you want people to pay you to write about wine someday. In order for folks to pay you to write, you have to prove that you can. A blog is the easiest way to ply your craft as a writer.
So guess what all three of those (and most of the other good reasons for having a blog) have in common? Site traffic has nothing to do with them. No bearing. No effect. None.
Of course, there are those who blog because they seek attention in some form or another. To these folks, traffic numbers might indeed seem like some gratification of their desire to be listened to or paid attention to. While the mainstream media rightly uses such self-indulgent bloggers as reasons to doubt the value of the entire lot of us bloggers, such activity is the reason blogs were invented in the first place. Before anything else, a blog was a place that someone could write instead of in a diary. But even to these folks, who may be looking for nothing more than a little personal validation, I say quality is going to be better for you than quantity. One person commenting on your latest post is better than 100 faceless "hits" delivered like the morning news from your web stats package.
I think deep down in a lot of bloggers' questions about web traffic there is a tiny little question that they are afraid of asking but which underlies much of the talk about traffic:
"How will I know if I'm any good?"
There are two answers to that question, one that is nice, one that is not so nice. The nice one is that we are all good, and all we have to do is go ask our parents and friends to find that out. The not so nice answer to that question goes something like this: if you really are good, then the last thing you have to worry about is finding ways to increase your traffic. If you're good then you will get web traffic because there are millions of web-savvy wine lovers out there looking for something good, and as the old saying goes, they know it when they see it.
So stop worrying about your web traffic and figure out what you really want to achieve. And then go write for it.
Here, Here! Great post! I think this also ties into the "why won't anyone pay attention to me" lament. In the end traffic and respect come from perseverance and good writing.
If not for enjoyment, why did you start Vinography?
Well said (as always). Gotta go cash my advertising revenue checks (not).
Great meeting you at WBC, by the way. Keep fightin' the good fight!
I started vinography for two primary reasons -- the first was that I wanted someplace to record my notes on food and wine that I could also share with my friends (instead of answering the same questions over and over again about my favorite restaurant in San Francisco, etc. etc.). The second was to learn about what blogs were and how they worked.
But after about three weeks I found myself posting every day, and it became clear that the writing process itself was what I really enjoyed. Oh yeah, and the tasting process, too.
Ryan, thanks for the comments, and for re-emphasizing the most important point. Good content = good traffic. Amen.
Alder, thanks for setting the record straight. The definition of success has to be a personal one. I find once you set your own ideas for personal success and begin to meet them, that sneaky general definition becomes a reality.
For example, your idea of success may be becoming a better writer, by doing that you're producing better content, and soon enough, more traffic. Oh, hello there general definition of success, where did you come from?
What a great conference!
You and Tom gave a really great speech.
It definitely grounded me a bit. Which was good because after Gary's speech the night before part of me wanted to be a full time blogger. :)
What study/ies showed it took 10,000 hours to get to a professional level?
I love rules of thumb like that. But I'd always thought it was ten years, which isn't exactly the same thing.
Thanks for Vinography! Great post – you saved me a trip to SFO! Unfortunately, by the time I got this wine blogging 'thing,' the enrollment capacity at the Wine Bloggers Conference had maxed out.
I believe the 10,000 hours morphed from 10 years. Scientific American magazine published an article titled 'The Expert Mind' back in 2006 which seems to one of the origins of the '10,000 hours (~10 years) to master something theory.'
("...10-year rule, which states that it takes approximately a decade of heavy labor to master any field...")
Much like your beginnings, my sole reason for starting a wine blog is to chronicle my wine experiences for my own future use and to use as a mechanism for a few friends/family members to keep up with me.
In talking to several wine bloggers that I have met as a result of my 'blog,' I am a little surprised at how many seriously feel their blog will soon lead to a lucrative career in wine writing/traveling/tasting/whatever. Good on them – perhaps that will happen – if so, that is awesome! I suspect the subject of your talk at the WBC may have seemed blasphemous to some.
I certainly think that the majority of wine bloggers out there are like me, just wine drinking folks who want to write about their wine experiences with no other ambitions other than to meet other wine drinkers (or, maybe I'm being a bit naive?).
Thanks again for your contributions to the wine blogging world!
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Well its a number game at the end of the day - if one blog makes you $1000 a month then imagine if you had 10 blogs!
Alder, what a marvelous post! You offer such sage advice and in a touchingly avuncular fashion unmask the pathological advice giver with his delusions of guru. Your blog radiates a sincere love of your subject. Thank you.
Alder, now you have been to both the bloggers conference and the wine writers symposium, correct? It seems that the bloggers event was larger and perhaps more vibrant overall? Curious as to your take.
Great post, Alder. This advice applies not just to wine blogs of course, but should be shared with everyone who blogs, especially now that the world of "business" has discovered blogging. So many people are trying to use their blog to get ahead, desperate to be seen as a "pundit" at something or other. It's refreshing to read someone who shares the same spirit in which I began blogging, way way back in 2000. Chasing traffic is a mug's game.
I agree with you. Writing a blog requires a passion for the topic.
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Autonomy has criticized Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 obsession with tagging to classify data, while launching its own software to help media companies scan web sites for pirated content. The enterprise search specialist has launched its Automatic Copyright Infringement Detection (ACID) software, which it claimed is capable of …
I look forward to the day when posting a photo of Times Square that contains a Coke advertisement (or any other copyrighted image) will result in an automatic DMCA takedown notice.
Additionally, if the software really *does* recognize any subset of protected material in an audio stream regardless of edits (which would be a fantastic feat of engineering given that this is quite difficult for trained humans), I can't wait for it to single out every rap album ever created for eggregious infringement of biblical proportions.
Please note that this isn't a dig on rap (except rap produced by Timbaland, who's well known for ripping entire songs from indie musicians and taking full personal credit, because he can): I create music using samples myself, and despite the fact that the samples I use are heavily obfuscated and melted into the mix such that they're basically reconstituted, I still run a risk just posting my work for free. And I'll face even more of a threat with software like this.
Rap artists, however, being commercially successful, are just a more likely, more juicy and ironic target for automatic copyright infringement detection - when you build an automated closet looker, better do a skeleton check in your own house first!
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Oh, wonderful. So now the DRM cretins have hijacked the ACID acronym. When I saw the headline, I wondered how the MPAA had managed to compromise the ideals of atomicity, consistency, isolation and durabilty.
So they filter based on what?
So they look for noise. So if I play the music for my podcast and record it on my mike (stereo mike), they won't pick it up since the noise has changed. If they filter based on things like tempo, then MC Hammer is the most egregious violator, stealing not just the licks or the melody, but the actual recording. For the entire song. (Can't Touch This vs Super Freak).
ACID will, in the end, turn out to be a failure that becomes and industry standard. I'm surprised Microsoft hasn't submitted it.
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"The industry obsession with structure and tagging is fundamentally wrong," Lynch said. "It's like the idea we can tame the wilderness by building car parks over it."
No. That analogy only works from the viewpoint of a content producer who's frightened his content will be stolen (which does fit nicely in with their product, surprise surprise.)
From the viewpoint of content consumers, metadata (tags are just a specific form of metadata so I won't perpetuate the redundancy) is more like putting labels on boxes so you can find out what's in them.
The real problem with metadata as it stands is that it's generated by the content publishers, and so only reflects what they consider relevant about the content. A system which allows content consumers to produce metadata would allow for much richer description of the content. For example, a botanist might publish a picture of a particular plant, and tag it as such, whereas an entomologist might notice the insect walking up the stem, and want to tag that.
A ruse
Mark my words - they have outsourced the "engine" to East Timor or Ruanda, where full sweatshops of kids have to listen to amateur tracks and watch (oh, the pain!) freak home videos from YouTube! in a quest for copyrighted content.
However, until This Ultimate Truth is brought to light by TheReg's finest, let us assume that Lynch's claim is correct and the technology in question runs actual software.
I wonder how usable such a software would be and to whom it will be useful. Imagine a copyright giant such as Viacom trying to unleash this ACID IDOL on the abovementioned YouTube. How large the envisioned database of copyrighted material should be in order to cover all tunes, videos and images in Viacom possession? The complexity of comparing a single video clip with all or most of protected videos in search for several seconds or even a single frame of infringement renders Autonomy's bold claims somewhat untrustworthy.
Unless they're using algorithms as complex as human mind, i.e. real people from Borogravia or Moldovastan. Which happens to prove my conspiracy theory.
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SaraO says:
I used a little less sugar than called for and, like some of the other reviewers, split it between white and brown sugar. I also ended up with slightly more than 1.5 cups of apples. These turned out wonderfully and were easy to make. I also froze some, and they were just as good defrosted. Excellent recipe.
Jul. 03, 2014, 6:13 PM - Inappropriate review?
Angelaskell says:
I just made these with extra apples. I live at high altitude so I added 1T flour, 1/8t less of soda, added 2T water, and they came out pretty darn good. I think I can master this diet afterall.
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igottalatte says:
Based on helpful reviews, I changed a few things to boost flavor: Inside muffins, used 1/2 white & 1/2 brown sugar; added approx. 1/8 tsp fresh grated nutmeg; 1/8 tsp fresh grated ginger; 1/4 tsp orange zest; subbed unsweetened apple juice for water. For topping (I like a bit more), increased white sugar to 2 tsps; added 2 tsp brown sugar; 3 tsp white flour; 1 tsp cold finely diced butter; 1/8 tsp fresh grated nutmeg and mixed all with fork until crumbs formed. This was enough topping for 1 slightly rounded tsp. per muffin. baked for 16-17 minutes.
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cyljones says:
I made these for my mother who is diabetic and has stage 3 kidney failure. She loved them. My 21 yr old son who is a carb/sugar monster adored them too and never knew I used Splenda. I made them again and tried enhance with a few more spices. They weren't as good. I'll not deviate from the recipe again. I also made them with Carbalose baking mix once. You could tell but if you are diabetic and on a really strict diet you might find them acceptable. (Mom did NOT like the Carbalose ones) but I thought they were ok.
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Connidale says:
My husband said these are the best muffins I have ever made! The recipe is so simple - but the results are 5 star!!!
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deedee2913 says:
Sounds delicious
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robchad says:
Made these today and will definitely make again.
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Stanwat says:
Made these with following changes. Used apple juice instead of water, added an extra tsp. cinnamon and half cup chopped cranberries. Used brown sugar instead of white. Great flavor, nice for breakfast or snack.
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1150 says:
The first time I made,they were bland,but today I substituted brown sugar for white and used apple juice instead of water. The are delicious.
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ghipple says:
The patients enjoyed these muffins. I made "sample sizes" in a mini muffin tin--cutting the baking time down to about 12-15 minutes.
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DeeAnna says:
This are good, we have served these to our patients several times, everyone liked them
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Kassd says:
These are very good.Have made them guite a few times
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jacusto says:
These are awesome, my Father in-law Loved them, and wished he could have more than one serving...Yummmm
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stb4 says:
I have baked these muffins many times using 1/2 cup sugar. So good.
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kobbler says:
I haven't tried this but am considering using unsweetened apple sauce sub for the oil in this recipe i know it works in some cakes to dodge the extra oil outside of that its a good recipe i add a bit of allspice or nutmeg with ground cloves to sub for cinnamon or in addition to it tastes like spice bread that way
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teachwalking says:
They just came out of the oven and into my mouth. Yes! So, so good.
Oct. 16, 2011, 8:46 AM - Inappropriate review?
mont says:
Tasty and moist but a little too sweet...next batch will try less sugar, maybe just 1/2 cup. To Dree: Did you use just 1/2 tsp. of Stevia to replace the 1 cup of sugar???
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larichard says:
The patients really enjoyed this one. They were very moist and flavorful.
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rjohanse says:
I want to make this tomorrow! Any high altitude alterations? Moderator's reaponse: I live at sea level so can't try these out, but here are some recommended changes after researching baking in high altitude: Increase oven temp by 20 degrees F. Decrease baking soda to 3/4 teaspoon instead of 1 teaspoon. Increase water by 3 tablespoons. Let us know how your muffins come out with these changes.
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mrsnights says:
is it baking soda or baking powder that you use in this. I know it says soda but I've never cooked with baking soda ... always used it for cleaning or killing odors. Moderator note: Yes it is baking soda which also acts as a leavening agent. Baking soda does not contain phosphorus and baking powder does.
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Dree says:
I made these for my son and they were a hit! I used stevia instead of sugar-about 1/2 tsp.
Apr. 30, 2010, 12:45 PM - Inappropriate review?
Fauxreal says:
Everyone in my house loved them! Will make again!
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OCH1958 says:
Baked it for the first time and we loved it.I told the dietician about how easy it was to prepare and that the renal patients would love it.
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Feelinlost says:
made these muffins tonite & plan to freeze for company htis weekend. Had to sample first tho!!!! Extremely tasty, nice texture,,,a keeper!
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barney says:
I have just finished baking and eating a muffin. It was very tasty and my husband who is a sweet food junkie really liked them too.
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