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Tempted to lose heart?
"And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart." (Galatians 6:9)
At the very start of his public ministry, after being baptized by John, Jesus is led by the Spirit not to crowds and teaching and healing, but into the desert by himself, to fast and be tempted by the devil. And it's at the end of those forty days, when he's most hungry and tired that the devil brings out the heavy artillery. The devil's timing is perfect; because it's when we are weary in well-doing and losing heart that we are most vulnerable. Curiously, the devil doesn't offer Jesus all sorts of fleshly delights. His methods are much more subtle, twisting bits of truth out of shape. "You're hungry? You are the Son of God, no? Then use your power to satisfy yourself, turn this stone into bread." Jesus refuses. "You want to serve the world? Give your life for the world? Look at all you could do if you had real power, the power of this world that I can give you as the prince of this world." Jesus refuses. "You're not really convinced that God is your father and loves you, are you? Test it out, prove it, throw yourself off the temple roof. Surely, if he really is your loving father he will protect you. Won't he?" Jesus refuses.
Telling lies, undermining trust and twisting the truth are the devil's specialty, right from the beginning, as in Genesis 2-3. The Lord told Adam and Eve, "You may eat of every tree in the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat…" (Gen 2:16-17). But the serpent comes to them and asks, "Did God say, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'" (Gen 3:1). As I read some of the postings on the internet about the dastardly things that supposedly go on in our little church, it's clear to me the devil is at work twisting, turning, leading people astray, as he did to with Adam and Eve and as he tried to do with Jesus.
The spiritual forces of evil are very subtle, aiming to discourage, dishearten and divide. Be on guard and vigilant about what you hear, what you read and what is posted. "Look to yourself, lest you too be tempted…Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that will he also reap" (Gal 6:1,7).
Prayers for the Opening of the United Nations
Bishop Mark of Baltimore (accompanied by Andrew Boyd) represented the Orthodox Church in America at the prayer service last Monday marking the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. The service was hosted by the Vatican's Mission to the UN at the Church of the Holy Family in Manhattan. I sat down yesterday with Bishop Mark and asked him about the event.
Cardinal Egan, the former Archbishop of New York, read a passage from Sirach and challenged faith leaders to work for peace and the betterment of the human condition. The church was full, but by far the majority of participants were associated with UN offices and diplomatic missions. Among the speakers was Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He admitted that in his post he has seen the best and worst of humanity, sometimes in a single day, as on July 26th when he witnessed the results of a genocide against a Muslim community and then on the same day carried the torch for the Olympic games. A few hymns were sung by a choir, and petitions were offered in the official languages of the UN: Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, French, Russian and English.
Bishop Mark felt it is important for us to be represented at such events, especially at a time when religions are often part of the conflicts around the world. The UN has helped avert tragedies and promoted cooperation. "This reflects the image of God in all human beings and restrains the hand of some nations." The human condition can indeed be improved, he said, but ultimate peace can only come from God. "As a Christian song in the 70's said, 'There will never be peace until Christ sits at the conference table.'"


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Hey ladies I have read so many of your reviews and your journeys!! I am in the process of setting my date for my ba I haven't fully decided on a size im really wishy washy on that right now. Ok a little about me, I have had small misshaped un developed breasts since i lost weight when i was 16. I went from a c cup then down to a a/b cup. (ones an a and ones a b) they also remind me more of an ice cream cone than of breasts and after waiting all these years and researching I'm finally ready to take the next step! I am 30 years old I have one child that is 7 ( i don't have mom boob i wasn't able to breast feed cause of flat nipples) My i think is to be a large c cup or small d cup im really not sure im up and down with this and wonder how everyone made there decision?? I'm kinda scared of the healing process and how long I'll be out of work. (single mom and can't miss too much time) I was wondering if you ladies have any advice for me?? I'll upload a photo of my before also and once I get my ba I'll definitely upload some afters .
finally feel like a sexy curvy lady :-) - Greensboro, NC
Hey ladies I have read so many of your reviews and...
date is set!
I have set the date finally. my pre op is on Aug. 6th, I'm still deciding on size I don't think I want too big but I want a substantial difference. i'm 5'3 128lbs. anyone have any suggestions on what size may look best on me and on what I should buy before the surgery??
still trying to figure out size
so I found a new pic that's my fave so far... what do you ladies think??
I'm adding a couple pics of me...
me...here are a couple profile pics of me from each side. also I'm a single mother and my son is freaking out over the surgery. He started crying last night that he doesn't want me cut and he loves me the way I am. I don't know how to explain to him why I'm getting this done besides that I want it don't for me to feel more confident with my body. he's 7 and I guess he is just worried....
went to pre op yesterday
I had to go over all my medical information and discussed exactly what the surgeon had planned he days he needs to release some tissue underneath both breasts you round them out where they have been pointy and he will decrease the size of my tight aeriola toh make it lay flat. I showed him the pics I wanted and what I was hoping to acheive he says because mine are a little pointy now they may be pointy afterwards. that really had me worried... anyone else have breast that were a little pointy before maybe a little tubular that look great afterwards? I also wanted to try on sizer's again but was told they we're going with 350cc overfilled to 375 I may want bigger I don't know. I'm nervous and scaredscar.. any advice?
pic of me
... I don't fill up my bra lol bit I will soon
so I'm 4 days away and my nerves are
starting to get the best of me. I'm going throufg the "what ifs".. will they look good, will they be pointy,will they be big enough to really make a difference .. how will i go back to work ( single mom, can't miss but a few days) what will I have to deal with when i go back to work. I work in a auto parts store I'm a sales girl who looks up parts, turns rotors and drums for brakes, mixes paint and installs batteries. I love my job but worry a little over how my new tah tahs will affect my performance. but I have wanted a ba ever since I noticed how small and pointy mt breasts are. I have had so many ppl tell m? that I'm fine the way I am that it was starting to make me sick. no-one understood that I want this done for me and my confidence not them. I met and started dating an incredible guy who said if that's what you want and its just for you ill help you . I've known him since i started at the parts store and we talked when he would come in and he always would make m? laugh and we started hanging out and tah dá we are dating and he recently told m? he's really falling for m?.. anyways back to boobies...
I am already having trouble sleeping he closer I get to hávung boobies. I try to read or stay busy to keep my mind off of it, but doesn't seem to work. I can't wait till its over I could use a few days off work too anyway I've worked e éry weekend for the past year and plus nights during the week and getting my son to school picking I'm up getting is homework done before i have to go to work .. I'm ready to sleep alot lol. hope u haven't ranted too much and hope all you ladies out there in boobie land have a speedy recovery !!!
I am already having trouble sleeping he closer I get to hávung boobies. I try to read or stay busy to keep my mind off of it, but doesn't seem to work. I can't wait till its over I could use a few days off work too anyway I've worked e éry weekend for the past year and plus nights during the week and getting my son to school picking I'm up getting is homework done before i have to go to work .. I'm ready to sleep alot lol. hope u haven't ranted too much and hope all you ladies out there in boobie land have a speedy recovery !!!
omg less than2 days!!!!!!
sooo excited can't wait!!! very stoked n sooo ready!!!!!
this time tomorrow
I will be arriving at the doctors office and getting ready to enter boobie land. I'm soo excited and nervous can't wait till its over ahhh my tummy is in knots today. well I've got a lot to do today to prepare hope all you lovely ladies happy healing :-) guess next time I post ill have boobs!!!
can't sleep...
the air conditioning went out tonight I'm hot n really thirsty but know I can't have anything to drink ... ugh a? guys won't be here till wednesday :-/
I officially have boobs ...
so today was the.day I went in at 915am talked to Tracy my sweet sweet nurse , she gave me a few different pills for nausea and started my iv.. she made me comfortable and warm and told me the anesthesia nurse would come talk to me along which she did and had me sign some papers. next the doctor and another sweet nurse came in and had me stand up so he could draw on me which tickled a little. he said he would try to make as few incisions as necessary but as many as he needed to make my breasts as close to perfect as he could. he said he was going in under the breast in the crease to place implant submuscular then wanted to tighten up my areola around my nipple on the tight and lift the nipple on the left ...the nurse michelle I think was her name stayed and put compression pads around both my legs then had me sit and wait till they were ready for m?. Tracy came in and got me to take me to the or and helped me onto the bed .. Jen the anesthesiologist got all the monitors hooked to me gave me some antibiotics in my iv then said she was giving me a small dose of the anesthesia to see how I would react to it and next thing I knew I was waking up. they then had me eat a cracker but it was so hard to chew cause it was so dry.. they asked if I wanted my bf brought back and I was like yes please... they brought him in went over meds with him gave me a Percocet and let me go home.. I feel like a weight is on my chest and my muscles are sore... haven't ad an appetite yet.. ate a cup of mixed fruit and some yogurt earlier.. been a little nauseated but ok. just a little sore and don't really wanna sit or lay much but have to for the most part cause i get dizzy and break out in a cold sweat. ok enough for now ill try to post more later and maybe get some pics haven't even looked at them yet im soo scared to. wish all you beautiful ladies the best!
soo I now know what morning boob is...
night after surgery i was up taking my percocet every 3 hours along with a muscle relaxer and changing out my ice pack.. i woke up with stinky peas a couple times and that smell is almost as bad as morning boob. I am still very swollen and my left side is very very bruised. I had mentor implants under the muscle right was 325cc overfilled to 350cc, left side I got 350cc overfilled to 420. they def look different sizes and i am very worried that they are going to be assymetrical after too. They are very very hard the left sticks further out and hangs a lil lower than the left. I'll add pics of how they look. I noticed he went in thru the crease in my lower breast he also cut around my areola. My breast feel tingly when i touch them and my nipples seem supper sensitive is that normal.? ok well i keep falling asleep while typing so guess i'll lay down, wishin all you ladies the best !!
day 3 post
Theres not been much change today .. I was trying to ween myself off the pain meds and I was doing ok till I went with my mom to a wig shop for her to try on wigs (she is going thru chemo right now and her hair fell out) while we were in there i felt a pop in my left breast and then was bent over hurting very badly.. I took a whole percocet and waited outsde for her. She found a couple she really liked so they got them. Since them i feel tingles zinging thru both sided... It kept givin me cold chills. They do look like they have dropped a little. my feet , and ankles are swollen up.. is that normal?? also i keep have these sharp pains and tingles going thru both. so ladies how many others have gone thru this???. I'll post some pics from my phone on my next update... Thank you lovely ladies good luck withy our ba, and. hope you lovely ladies happy healing. this gal is going to hit the sack
here's day 3 po pics
so my surgical bra was so tight it was digging in and leaving marks on ky breasts so my doctor suggested going without one during the day and just wearing a sports bra at night. so my bf took me bra shopping and I tried on a few and thought id post pics and see what you girls think. my left breast really took a beating the bruises are black and run half way around my side down my to my tummy and up towards my nipple... my breasts were tubular shaped and he had to kinda skin me around he bottom of my breast to loosen the skin so he could make them round around the bottom .. I'm so afraid my skin there is going to be dead... this really scares me. other an that I have noticed some dropping and I hope they.don't.shrink too much once the.swelling goes down.
omg the bloat sucks!!!!
my belly has looked huge since Tuesday, along with my.feet and ankles being swollen. I'm so uncomfortable .. mornin boon wasn'tas bad this morning. took ibuprofen haf real baad shakes so bf talked me into atleast taking a muscle relaxer which did make me stop shaking...my calves and feet are swollen too guess ill lay down n prop them up
why do I feel so tired?
all day I have felt down , sad, n tired. I haven't taken and pain meds today only used ibuprofen and 1 muscle relaxer. I am still bloated and I've been to restroom several times. all I do is sleep today. has anyone else experienced this??
1 week
its been a week today ruising is getting better they seem to cramp a lot.. not sure if that's normal... post op ppt tomorrow dr said he would be showing my massages. he cut around both aerolas and put implants in under breast . surgical tape is still in place not sure how my scars are looking. update more tomorrow
feel like myself again
I am no where near as sore as I have been.. and I'm back to my happy self.. I have p.o. appt in the morning left side is still bruised and looks bigger than the right. I'm kinda worried about that.
10 month review
I'm not totally satisfied with my results I never realized that when I use my chest muscles and the compressed that I would look like I have 4 funny shaped boobs lol. I also didn't realize my areola and nipple on my left breast would still burn and hurt so badly when touched by anything. The left breast is also more flat on the bottom than round and you can really feel the implant. I also was hoping to have the sit higher on the chest not so low. I go back to my cosmetic surgeon in a couple weeks. I hope that he will say that they can be fixed and not be extremely expensive.
I'm revising this as I'm not happy with the results and my Dr doesn't listen to my request and tells me nothing is wrong. I'm very dissapointed and am now seeking a new surgeon to do my capsulorrhaphy.
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Richard Coggins visits GCSU
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Richard Coggins visits GCSU
Georgia College & State University is pleased to welcome guest lecturer Richard Coggins. Coggins will conduct a talk on "The Foreign Policy of Tony Blair" on Tuesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. in A & S room 364.
Richard Coggins studied at the University of Oxford, gaining a first-class BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1996 and his D. Phil in Politics in 2002. His doctoral and post-doctoral research has been a history of British relations with its former African colonies in the era of decolonisation. His doctoral thesis examined the history and diplomacy of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence by the settler regime in colonial Zimbabwe in 1965 and the response to it by the Labour government of Harold Wilson. Since completing his doctorate, he has researched the foreign policy of the apartheid government in South Africa, the international politics of the Nigerian civil war, and the involvement of France in the post-independence international relations of Anglophone, Africa. He has researched in Britain, France, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Currently, he is a Fullbright-Robertson Visiting Professor of British History at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. This is his first position in the United States.
Coggins will also meet with the Modern Britain class, taught by GCSU Professor of History, John Fair, at 9:30 a.m. that morning.
For more information, contact John Fair at (478) 445-3520 or e-mail at email@example.com.
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Sweet Scrambled Eggs
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Hi! Every time I try to make a creme catalan or creme brulee the cream ends up tasting like sweet scrambled eggs and I have to throw the lot out. What am I doing wrong??
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If you have a mixture resembling sweet scrambled eggs then the eggs in the creme brulee are curdling and this happens because they become over heated. If you are making the custard in a saucepan then we suggest that you look at Nigella's Creme Brulee recipe from Kitchen. She suggests keeping a sinkful of cold water ready so that you can use it to cool the saucepan quickly if the custard looks like it is overheating.
If you are using the oven method then there are 3 points in making a creme brulee that this is could happen.
First when you add hot cream to the egg yolk and sugar mixture if the cream is boiling and too hot it can curdle the eggs. You should scald the cream mixture (just bring it up to boiling point, with a few bubbles around the edge of the saucepan), then take it off the heat and let it cool for a minute or so. Whisk around 4 tablespoons/60ml/1/4 cup of the warm cream to the eggs first, this "tempers" them so they warm up a little, before whisking in the remaining cream in a thin stream.
It is easy to overcook the custards if you cook them directly in an oven, even a low one. Cook the custards in a bain marie - a roasting tin filled with hot water - which gives a gentle and even heat. Make sure that the water comes about 3/4 of the way up the sides of the dishes. Follow the oven temperature given in the recipe but this should not be mroe than 180c/350F.
Finally, don't cook the custards for too long and strt checking them 5-10 minutes before the end of the stated cooking time. The custards should still have some "wobble" in the very centre when you remove them from the oven. They will set more as they cool. If you cook the custards for too long then the texture will be grainy and unpleasant.
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
Phone It In Sunday: The Muppets Do "Bohemian Rhapsody"
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Definitely saw the "Nothing really matters...but moi!" part coming for Miss Piggy, but it was pretty good nonetheless!ReplyDelete
It was also interesting to see how they changed a lot of lyrics to make it their own and also make it more "Muppet-appropriate" because, well, you can't have The Muppets singing about killing and the devil, of course! Nicely done.
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Durban - A man accused of ordering a "hit" on his wife spoke to one of the alleged trigger men on the morning of his wife's abduction and murder, it has emerged in court.
Investigators had found evidence that Alvin "Inderesan" Maistry, 44, had spoken to co-accused Mandlenkosi Jobe, 40, 45 times between June and February 18 this year, the day of Charmaine Naidoo's death.
Another co-conspirator, Sifiso Joyiso, 42, was sentenced last month to 40 years in jail.
They and Bongani Manyathi, 28, were charged with abducting Naidoo, 32, after she returned to her Merebank home from the supermarket she ran in Wentworth.
They allegedly shoved her into her car and drove her to KwaMakhutha, where she was shot, stabbed and strangled.
Her body was dumped and the car abandoned in Isipingo.
This was the evidence presented by Warrant Officer Rajen Nagesar to the Durban Magistrate's Court at Maistry's bail application on Friday.
Nagesar said the evidence had been collected after an unnamed witness - who claimed to have known Maistry for 10 years - came forward to say she had introduced the pair. The woman said Maistry had told her he had wanted to hire someone to kill his in-laws.
He allegedly later changed his mind and said he wanted to kill his wife's sister.
"Later it emerged (to the witness) that Maistry wanted to hire someone to kill his wife," said Nagesar.
He told the court the woman had picked out Maistry in 23 seconds in an identity parade at the Brighton Beach police station.
The witness said she had known Maistry as "Nazir". She could not be identified because she feared retribution.
Nagesar said Jobe and Maistry had two phone numbers each. "There were calls from Maistry to Jobe on the day of the murder at 12.55pm, 12.56pm and 6.10pm."
He said there had been 32 calls between the two using the first set of numbers and 13 using the second set.
"Jobe called Maistry twice at 10.38pm a few hours after the body was found."
Nagesar said claims that Naidoo had an insurance policy had yielded "dead ends".
"One broker we interviewed claimed to be afraid of Maistry and did not want to give any information to the police. He said he had been warned by Indian and African men."
But advocate Murray Pitman, for Maistry, said the calls between Maistry and Jobe were to be expected because they had known one another since 2011.
"They met when Jobe, who ran a security company, would approach Maistry (at the department) to find out more about work tenders."
Nagesar said police records did not go that far back.
"Why not? Everybody's against him - so can we get some balance in this bail application," said Pitman.
Pitman said Maistry had no woman friends of 10 years and put it to Nagesar that the witness was lying.
Nagesar dismissed this, saying the witness had no motive to do so.
Relatives of Naidoo and Maistry packed the courtroom, adding to the tension.
Shaun Govender, a friend of Naidoo's family, said outside the court that the community was struggling to pick up the pieces after the murder.
"We are staying with Charmaine's family just to provide support and help where we can."
The family struggled to sleep and often became emotional. "The family is… hoping the proceedings are finalised soon."
The bail hearing continues on May 28.
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Lindy Ruff updates his latest plan for Stars rookie Valeri Nichushkin
Stars rookie winger Valeri Nichushkin is expected to get more minutes on the top line with Rich Peverley (heart condition) out of the lineup, but Stars coach Lindy Ruff said he still has to manage the 19-year-old.
"I think he's grown a lot," Ruff said. "I don't think it's easy for any rookie right now. He has good size, he maybe lacks a little finish right now. He gets a lot of great opportunities but doesn't finish them the way you would like him to. But I think he's learned that it's a tough league and there's not as much time to hang onto it. We're trying to get him to move the puck quicker and play, maybe a little more of a team game."
Ruff juggled his lines on Tuesday, and still has some solid options to spell Nichushkin in Alex Chiasson and Colton Sceviour.
"He had decent energy, but he was kind of getting knocked down a bit, and that's a sign that maybe there is a little fatigue in his game," Ruff said of Monday's game. "I would like to see him push through it. There are some options, but I would like to try to keep him there for the most part. Chiasson played well there the game in Philly, so we do have options."


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Ahhh.. the new Prince Of Persia : The Forgotten Sands. It's still the same POP game with lots of cool jumping and platforming sequences. But the fighting.. *gah*... the fighting... the first time I saw 20 sand creatures pop up all over me and I just kill them but flailing my sword around madly I remembered the quote of the developer in one of the trailers. "We wanted to make fighting more exciting again!" Gheeezz.. trying to make it Prince Of Persia Musuo DOESN'T make fighting better!
And of course, the main question I ask myself whenever I play any PoP game except for the previous Prince Of Persia 2008 is how the HECK did they get around BEFORE the city was destoyed and in ruins? The whole architecture and design of the place DOESN'T FUNCTION in the normal sense. You have pressure plates on the walls, monkey bar switches 2 stories high that needs an off the wall jump to work. It makes it feel as if EVERYONE in the PoP universe can do what you do.
In the 2008 PoP you can see that the city is in ruins, and the switches and stuff were generally in proper logical places. And when asked "How DID you get around this place?" Elika tells you the obvious that before the city was decayed and ruined there were actual walkways and paths.
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Smiths tribute albums are nothing new, and it's no surprise. You'd be hard pressed to find an "indie" artist out there who wouldn't list them as an influence. But let's be honest, most covers of The Smiths are plain garbage. Morrissey has a voice no one could ever mimic, and most attempts to recreate their magic fall flat. And yeah, I'm looking at you too, Zooey Deschanel.
Folk artist William Fitzsimmons throws his hat in the ring on the latest tribute album to hit stores, and hits a home run with his cover of "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want." Notes from the song translate beautifully on the banjo, carried along with Fitzsimmons' warm voice and punctuated with majestic hums of what could possibly be angels.
While this song is usually quoted as the whiniest of all Smiths tracks, Fitzsimmons manages to give it a more earnest feel. Wistfulness without the 'woe is me.'
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Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave has predicted that Team GB are set to win a record number of medals at London 2012.
A five-time Gold medallist, he believes that the squad will succeed in winning 21 top medals.
Redgrave, who is an ambassador for Matalan Sporting Promise, also hopes the hosting of the biggest sporting event in the world will inspire future generations, reports the Daily Telegraph.
"In the last 12 years building up to this Games a lot of people who have been involved in sport were thinking 'perhaps I can get to 2012'," he said.
"There will be another lot like the school kids here who will see what has been happening over the last few weeks with the build-up to the Games and the Games themselves and think 'I'd love to be able to do that'."
Sir Steve has also refused to confirm whether he will be given the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron during this Friday's opening ceremony.
Meanwhile, Katarina Grainger, a three-time silver rowing medallist, believes that 2012 will be the year for Team GB to win their first women's rowing gold medal.
Rowing has been one of the Olympic sports since the Paris Games in 1900, although women's rowing was not introduced to the event until the Montreal Games in 1976.
Eton Dorney Rowing Centre will host all of the London 2012 Olympic events and the 400 acre site has been specially developed for the Games. People staying at Mayfair hotels London who have tickets to the rowing races are well-placed to catch public transport to the venue, which is 25 miles from the capital.


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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Aug. 9) Announcing a 92% drop in profits for 2012's second quarter compared to 2011, Chiquita Brands International Inc. officials said they are looking for a new chief executive and plan to restructure the company into a leaner operation.
The company's stock dropped 41% in the past 12 months. It also logged four straight quarters of declining revenue, according to information presented during a quarterly conference call Aug. 7. Net income came in at $6 million for the second quarter this year, compared to $78 million in 2011.
Bananas posted a net sales drop of 4% for the quarter compared to 2011. Packaged salads and healthy snacks, reported as one segment, posted a 0.4% decrease in net sales. Other produce net sales were down 22.5% for the quarter.
"Our results exceeded our expectations, in spite of the significant impact from the dramatic reduction of the value of the euro and difficult pricing comparisons to 2011," CEO Fernando Aguirre said during the teleconference.
A statement from Chiquita's board said the search for a new leader has begun. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company has already hired an executive search firm. Chiquita officials said they hope to fill the top spot by the end of 2012.
Formerly with Procter & Gamble, Aguirre led Chiquita for almost nine years. A prepared statement from Chiquita's lead independent director Kerrii Anderson said Aguirre "has led us through thick and thin."
Aguirre will remain with Chiquita until a new CEO is hired. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows he will receive $40,000 a month as a during the transition process.
"I remain one of the largest shareholders of the company and my main interest is to increase the value for all shareholders," Aguirre said.
During Aguirre's time at Chiquita the company expanded research and development and invested heavily in diversification.
That strategy is history. Chiquita officials said the company is getting back to the basics.
"Chiquita will simplify and reduce its administrative and manufacturing overhead structure with the goal of achieving operating margins of 4% in bananas and 7% to 8% in salads over the next two to three years," according to a company statement.
Chiquita officials expect to save at least $60 million annually, starting with $8 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, and achieving full realization in 2013. The plan includes eliminating about 310 jobs out of its international staff of about 21,000.
Spokesman Andrew Ciafardini said "other senior leader changes will be announced when appropriate."
Changes were apparently under way months ago. In February, chief financial officer Michael Sims left and Brian Kocher moved into that position.
Kocher said the company should see an annual savings of $4 million by moving and consolidating staff. Costs of relocating the corporate headquarters from Cincinnati to Charlotte this year were offset by incentives, he said.
The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce helped put together the incentive package to attract Chiquita. Chamber president Bob Morgan said the company's staff cuts could put the cash incentives in jeopardy.
"If the jobs do not come to Charlotte, the incentives do not get paid," Morgan said in a prepared statement. "The headquarters must remain in Charlotte for 10 years, the average salary must be more than $100,000 and the company needs to keep 90% of its jobs in the city for 10 years."
Another key component in Chiquita's restructuring is the consolidation of three salad plants in Franklin, Ill., into one plant in Streamwood, Ill. Chiquita broke ground on the new plant in June. Ciafardini said it should be operating by February 2013.
The company has been banking on packaged salads to boost its bottom line, but "quality issues" have plagued the segment, said Kocher. He did not detail the quality issues. Those issues are being addressed and unprofitable products will be dropped from the line, he said.


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Back where it all began
Volunteer returns to his roots at Shepherds Village
By BRIAN GOFF
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Photo by BRIAN GOFF
Mike Hughes, 29, is back helping to spruce up Shepherds Village where he once lived.
BELLEAIR BLUFFS The saying, everything that goes around, comes around is true for a Dunedin man who recently found himself back at his Belleair Bluffs roots and didnt even know it.
On May 16 Mike Hughes, 29, was unemployed and practically homeless when an old friend from high school, Tiffany Miller, called to ask him if he could help with a volunteer program painting a building.
She knew I was a painter, he said. I had nothing else to do so of course I said yes.
Miller, it turns out, is a community outreach employee of Home Depot, and she was heading up a volunteer weekend to paint and spruce up Shepherds Village in Belleair Bluffs. She didnt know Hughes had a connection with the place and he didnt know where the paint job was. It wasnt until he got there and recognized the founder Dr. Phyllis Alderman that he realized he had come home in a way.
Shepherds Village is a home for single mothers and their children. They can stay there, in a two-bedroom apartment at modest rent, until they can get back on their feet. Hughes was one of the children.
My brother and I and our mom were here for a couple of years when I was 14 and 15, he said. There was no father figure in my life at the time and this place filled that need. I liked it here a lot.
Hughes admitted that he and his younger brother caused some headaches around the place.
They handled it; we made it through all right, he said.
Alderman was delighted when she discovered Hughes was the young man recruited to help paint. She remembered him well.
Mike is just the type of person that makes our investment in these families worthwhile, she said. They mature and end up helping others. It is a miracle that God would bring him back to his roots and give him the opportunity to help other young boys who live here now.
With that Alderman pulled out a picture of Hughes standing with a 14-year-old boy who is currently a resident of Shepherds Village. A boy the same age as he was back when he lived there.
He has the opportunity to help other young boys who live here right now, she said.
Life hasnt been all that easy for Hughes. His biological mother died when he was in high school. When that happened he was away in Holmes County in Floridas Panhandle at a boot camp for challenged teenagers. He helped teach at the facility and he played football. He had gotten hints that a football scholarship was a possibility, but when his mother died he came back to Pinellas County.
He then began working in various construction trades and thats how Tiffany Miller knew he was a painter. When she brought him to the job at Shepherds Village she had no idea that Hughes had anything to do with the place.
I told her that I used to live here, he said. It was a big shock for her.
The weekend of May 16-18 was a major volunteer weekend for Shepherds Village. Arranged and organized by Home Depot, volunteers came from two local churches and among employees of Home Depot and anyone else they could find to help.
Once the weekend was over everyone had to go back home to their lives and their jobs. But there was still work to be done. Hughes stayed on.
I come in to work around 6:30 in the morning and stay until 6:30 in the evening, he said. Im doing this to help a friend and for sure it is more satisfying to help Phyllis and the families here.
Hughes will tell you that he didnt come to help for any reward, but he has been rewarded nonetheless. Since it started he found a new place to live in Dunedin so he cant be called homeless any more. And there is a good possibility he might land a permanent job in the community. His volunteer effort has put him in touch with the right people who were able to steer him in the right direction.
None of it is a surprise to Alderman, who has been helping families for more than 20 years.
This just goes to show you that God is into still changing lives, she said.
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Jennifer Aniston, Liv Tyler Cheated By Chez Gabriela Studio: Come in for the Facial Treatment, Stay for the Credit Card Swindle
Who says celebrities don't sweat the small stuff?
Federal prosecutors alleged in a criminal complaint released Wednesday that a Beverly Hills beauty-spa owner used ill-gotten credit card numbers to steal a total of $280,000 from Jennifer Aniston, Liv Tyler, Melanie Griffith, Cher and Michelle Obama's favorite jewelry designer, Loree Rodkin.
The complaint says that during a five-month period, Maria Gabriella Perez, owner of Chez Gabriela Studio, illicitly charged $214,000 to cards belonging to Tyler alone.
The complaint says that the various fraudulent charges were rung up on cards whose numbers had been typed manually into a card-reading machine, rather than swiped.
Perez, 51 years old, is charged with two counts of device access fraud, which together carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. She did not respond to a message left Wednesday afternoon on the answering machine at her "private" studio. That's probably because, according to a press release from the U.S. District Attorney's office in Los Angeles, she was busy appearing in court. Secret Service agents arrested Ms. Perez Wednesday without incident, according to a statement. The name of her attorney couldn't be learned.
Perez's website includes photos and brief testimonials from Aniston and Cher – who calls Perez "my favorite a– kicking facialist."
The complaint arose after Rodkin, the jewelry designer, noticed that her Visa card had been hit with $68,000 worth of apparently fraudulent charges rung up by Perez's beauty spa. According to the complaint, when confronted by a lawyer for the jewelry designer over the $68,000 charges, Perez initially offered a settlement in the form of $25,000 worth of products and services.
Rodkin did not immediately respond to a voice mail message left at her own Beverly Hills studio. An assistant to the spokesman for Tyler, Aniston and Griffith, said the spokesman, Stephen Huvane, could not be reached immediately. (Perez may be an alleged swindler, but she knows how to make life easy for reporters: it took just a single phone call to seek comment from more than half her purported victims. That's Speakeasy's kind of criminal! Alleged.)
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- Benefits and achievements of capital liberalization in Europe on the microeconomic (individuals and firms) as well as macroeconomic level
- Technical and practical types of challenges to this trend of liberalization faced nowadays by governments and firms
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According to Article 56 of the European Community Treaty of Maastricht, within the framework of the provisions set out in this Chapter, all restrictions on the movement of capital between Member States and between Member States and third countries shall be prohibited. A vital article that directly affects the lives of millions of European firms and individuals yet needs further elaboration in its development and its current application. During the post World War II era, the IMF's Article's of Agreement (1945) entitled governments with the right to control capital flows. This idea continued to exist until in the early 1980s, then some countries, mainly Japan, the UK, the US and Germany started to diverge and slowly liberalize capital flows across their borders.


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I've been hurt before, Mizzou.
I've lived through a lot of seasons with this men's basketball team. When I was two years old, I started attending basketball games with my dad. I've seen Norm, Quin, and Mike coach the Tigers to a variety of season finishes. I've seen Linas Kleiza, Kareem Rush and Wesley Stokes represent my team, among countless others. I've seen Mizzou play the Jayhawks in Mizzou Arena, the Hearnes Center, and, once, I'm not proud to say, Allen Fieldhouse.
And I've seen a lot of disappointment in the postseason. Low finishes in the NCAA tournament; several first round finishes in the NIT, and three consecutive seasons where we had no postseason.
So, all I have to ask of the Tigers this Thursday is don't blow it.
We're about to face up against a Cincinnati team that averages fewer than 70 points a game and falls in the 164th slot for that statistic. We're seeded lower than Cincinnati, (and lower than we should be. Five seeding spots and only two losses cover the gap between the two teams...) but we're a stronger team offensively. As long as Mizzou keeps a level head, has reasonable defense, and doesn't shoot under 30 percent, we will probably squeak a victory by this Bearcats team.
We're favored only slightly at 55.7 percent, but I've seen much crazier things happen than this victory. Fingers crossed, we'll take it to the next round.
Key things to watch out for
P. Pressey from the 3-point line: Either a weapon or, like against KU, a key to our defeat.
Bowers' and Denmon's overall points in the game: Bowers had a pretty great game against KU and hopefully we can rely on him to make it happen again. Likewise for Denmon against A&M.
If we decide to play Kreklow and Moore: I may take some flak for this, but I think Steve Moore helped our team a bit against Kansas. Ricky…maybe not as much.
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I mentioned yesterday that I was making cookies and a cake to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. And I did! While the delivery was quick, the experience was extremely rewarding. I am always giving desserts away, but usually to colleagues. While they are hard working and deserving, I think the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House are in need of a good slice of cake this holiday season.
Angellika was telling me about how she was going to volunteer at one the RMcD houses in NYC, cooking dinner. I am totally going to check that out down here. I have wanted to do something, but outdoorsy, physical volunteerism? Not my thing. Cooking…that I can work with!
As far as the cake, I am thrilled about how it came out. It was a 2 tier – bottom layer was a sour cream chocolate cake and the top was red velvet.
I made two quirky turkeys and some leaves/acorns which came in handy when covering mistakes.
And the cookies….they came out better than I hoped! While making them, I had doubts. But, they were actually easier than they looked! They are my second contribution to Susan's Eat Christmas Cookies, Season 2. Don't forget to check out the round-up from last year and, the current list that's fun to check out as it grows.
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Remove and while still warm, position the chocolate chips for eyes.
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I didn't read the recipe with my glasses and used ½ tsp. baking soda in each dough.
- I switched the spices by accident, cinnamon in the dark dough, ginger in the light.
- I used my electric mixer, so kneading? Not really.
- I cut most of the "faces" out with the dark dough, then everything else with the light, purely by "whoops!"
- The bear in the picture, with the knife-cut out face looked grumpy. So, I made tan royal icing and piped the face. I also used it as a base for the eyes. Next time, I need to use a smaller tip.


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Forget the MacBook Air, Samsung's new ultrabook touts even more battery life
Battery life has long been the Achilles' heel for Windows laptops, as manufacturers have mostly focused on other areas such as outright performance, portability or touchscreens. Consumers who have needed to use their device unplugged for a considerable amount of time have had to attach an external or extended capacity battery, turn to an Apple MacBook (Air) or even switch to a tablet.
Samsung, though, is looking to change the perception that Windows laptops and great battery life do not mix. The South Korean maker's latest ultrabook, the ATIV Book 9 2014 Edition that was just unveiled at CES, touts 14 hours of battery life. If the device can deliver on its promise, it will be a game changer.
For reference, Apple's 13.3-inch MacBook Air (2013 generation) touts up to 12 hours of Wi-Fi browsing or 10 hours of video playback (on iTunes). Some tech blogs have managed to outmatch the company's estimates. However, based on my experience you should expect less when some multitasking or background tasks and syncing are involved.
Unlike other new ultrabooks, the ATIV Book 9 2014 Edition (not the catchiest of names, is it?) employs a more conservative display, resolution wise -- 15.6-inch panel with 1920 by 1080.
The main hardware features are: Intel Core i5 and Core i7 ULV (Haswell generation) processors, Intel HD Graphics 4400, 8 GB of RAM, up to 1 TB of SSD storage (dual units), 720p user-facing camera, two USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 port, HDMI port, mini VGA port and an SD card slot.
The ATIV Book 9 2014 Edition runs Widows 8.1. Samsung says the ultrabook also has a "UL Certified ergonomically designed keyboard" for more comfortable and faster typing, SPlayer+ for lossless audio playback (which works together with the Wolfson DAC chip).
The ultrabook will be available in only a single trim, Solid Black, globally. There is no word yet on when the rollout will commence.


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Singhing Putin's Praises
- By Peter Williams Peter Williams is an editorial researcher at FP.
Today Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh met in New Delhi to sign a number of bi-lateral commercial agreements. While the agreements cover a wide variety of topics, including space exploration, fertilizer importation, and commodities trade, nuclear energy and defense are what have received the most attention.
Edging out competition from France and the United States, Russia won contracts to build up to 16 new civilian nuclear power plants in India, six of which are expected to be completed by 2017, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. This is sure to leave a sour taste in the mouths of many American firms, especially after the success of the 2005 Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear agreement.
Additionally, the two countries signed a multi-billion dollar deal which will see Russia refit Indian aircraft carriers, help India develop transport aircraft, and supply India with 29 new MiG fighter jets.This should leave Russia well positioned to remain India's largest military hardware supplier. Currently, Russia accounts for approximately 60-70% of India's total defense spending.
While New Delhi's goal of diversifying its energy supplies and moving away from coal may be admirable — in 2003, coal was estimated to account for almost 70% of India's energy consumption — you've got to question the wisdom of sinking billions of dollars into improving commercial ties with Russia when your country's per capita GDP puts you in the bottom quartile of the world.


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Washington (Dec. 22)
About 70 people attended the farewell luncheon here yesterday honoring Israeli Ambassador Ephraim Evron and his wife Rivka, who will be retiring and returning to Israel next month. He is being succeeded by Moshe Arens, who is presently the chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee.
In a statement from Secretary of State Alexander Haig, who was unable to attend due to the crisis in Poland and read by his executive assistant, Woody Goldberg, Evron was lauded for having "the highest professional standards of diplomacy" adding that "all of us concerned with the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East are very thankful that you represented Israel in these crucial years."
Evron, in his speech, said he had prepared a different address before the events of the last few days and that he already said what he had to say about them in the news media.
Therefore, he said, he felt it was inappropriate to address himself to the subject at this time "because we are in the middle of a difficult period. I have been through this many times and every time it all seems it has been the worst crisis we have been through only to have it followed by a period of very warm and close relations."
Evron added: "I believe with all my heart that the destinies of Israel and the United States are interlocked. Despite the great discrepancies in size, numbers, power and influence, we have much more than these things…. We all should do everything within our power to nurture and care for relations between our two countries."
The Republican National Committee, who jointly sponsored the event with the National Republican Jewish Coalition, presented Evron with a Boehm ceramic sculpture of a young couple dancing. A second gift was presented to Mrs. Evron.
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'Dropped catches have hurt Sri Lanka'- Mathews
Submitted by Daniel Alexander on August 3, 2012 - 10:12
Angelo Mathews has said dropped catches have cost Sri Lanka the ongoing ODI series against India. Suresh Raina, who was involved in match-winning partnerships during the third and the fourth ODI in Colombo, was put down at crucial stages in both games.
LOL! Bravo!!!!! finally thev figured it out!
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ya along with fielding ,we have to find good attacking wicket taking spinners.i think herath should retire from odi cricket because its not taking our spin department anywhere.i am really looking forward to that 19 year old kid who was handpicked by mahela and ford for t 20 worldcup and i hope he is the solution of our current spin woes.


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Five runners who completed the London marathon for the Princess Alice Hospice raised more than £9,000.
Each of the runners who took part in the event on Sunday, April 13, had their own reasons for choosing to support the Esher hospice, with Oliver Morgan, 28, of Freelands Road, Cobham, running in memory of a friend who received care there.
Mr Morgan, who completed the marathon in three hours and nine minutes, said: "I wanted to make a contribution to support the many, many other people who need Princess Alice Hospice so that they can experience the same level of care that our friend received; whether that be at the hospice or in their own homes."
James Oliver, 20, of Meadway, Esher and his mother, Debra, 48, raised a total of £3,000 for the hospital, running the 26.2 miles in four hours and 10 minute and four hours and 30 minutes respectively.
Molly Savill, 18, of Grove Way, Esher, followed in her mother's footsteps to complete the marathon, making it across the finish line in three hours and 36 minutes.
She said: "My mum has run three marathons for Princess Alice Hospice and I know how good the work that they do is as they have looked after some of my friends' family members."
Dr Ruth Chapman Tymens, 46, also from Esher, raised £2,000 in memory of her sister-in-law, completing the distance in five hours and nine minutes.


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Lt. Law to oversee school discipline
The Pasco Sheriff's Office has put a new lieutenant in the School District's top resource officer position.
Lt. J.R. Law, who had worked for the division as a sergeant, took over the section Wednesday. He replaces Lt. Brian Prescott, who held the position for 15 months and now is headed to be a shift commander for the Sheriff's Office District 2.
"It's actually been a very smooth transition," Law told the Pasco Times. "We're just kind of handing off the torch and continuing on with what we're presently doing."
Law has spent much of his career dealing with children's issues, including a stint overseeing child protective investigations, and he welcomed a return to the schools unit. "This is a program I have a great deal of passion for," he said.
Prescott said he enjoyed his time with the School Board. "I felt like I got some stuff done," he said. Now he's ready for a new challenge.
Commission approves firefighters contract
Pasco firefighters officially have a contract for the current fiscal year after the County Commission approved a one-year collective bargaining agreement Tuesday.
Union members, who ratified the contract last month by a vote of 142 to 37, are giving up a merit increase for the current year, which began Oct. 1.
The union narrowly rejected a previous contract in September because it would have required members to give up six paid holidays. The final contract keeps their 10 paid holidays intact.
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I came across this today, while helping a customer. The following will happily create a piece of XML with an embedded ^A: select xmlelement(name foo, null, E'abc\x01def'); Now, a ^A is totally forbidden in XML version 1.0, and allowed but only as "" or equivalent in XML version 1.1, and not as a 0x01 byte (see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML#Valid_characters>) ISTM this is something we should definitely try to fix ASAP, even if we probably can't backpatch the fix. (Interestingly, the software than runs my PostgreSQL blog, Serendipity, appears to have a similar bug, at least in the version Devrim is using, having cheerfully embedded a ^L in its RSS feed a few days ago, thus causing planet.postgresql.org to blow up.) cheers andrew
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Native advertising and content marketing have become so widespread that governing bodies like the IAB are starting to contemplate issuing standards and best practices for the industry. In a recent IAB town hall meeting, attendees reached a collective agreement that core values like preserving reader trust are paramount to the continued success and scalability of this movement. I've outlined this and nine other themes to consider when shaping a content or native ad strategy. Whether you are a marketer, publisher or agency, considering these themes will increase your chances of executing a content-driven strategy with success.
1. Establish Content Guidelines
Before beginning any content campaign, you should sit down and write your own guidelines to establish a value system that will guide your strategy and ensure a consistent level of quality across your organization. Evolving Outbrain's content guidelines has been one of the most significant challenges in scaling the company, but we feel it's important in order to maintain the trust of readers who are clicking on our links.
For those just starting out with this process, I'd highly recommend looking at the guidelines of other companies for inspiration. The Atlantic and StumbleUpon provide a great starting point. Time Out Chicago Editor-in-Chief Frank Sennett also recently penned some suggested guidelines for sponsored content that are useful for both advertisers and publishers. Above all else, think like a consumer. Would you share the content you are publishing with your own friends? If you discovered the content on your favorite premium news site, would you be delighted or feel duped? Would you share it with your Mom?
2. Always Insist on Full Disclosure
You can create the most "native," authentic, or interesting content but if audiences sense that an advertiser is operating covertly on the page, any goodwill the content might have created is likely to evaporate, or worse, turn into public scorn. Both publishers and advertisers need to operate overtly with respect to content that appears within the context of a site's editorial. Promoted stories, sponsored posts and content recommendations must be clearly identified as such. We've learned at Outbrain that quality and trust reign when it comes to content and disclosure. Don't worry about labeling the content as sponsored; it won't hinder the audience response if it's relevant, trusted and authentic.
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3. Consider Your Sales Funnel
A surefire way to waste valuable time and resources is to pair top-of-funnel content against direct response goals at the outset. It's best to get some data on how your content is being received and by whom before working further down the marketing funnel. Consider where in your sales funnel content engagement is likely to happen and will address your goals. For example, trusted content can be an ideal way to draw the favorable attention of consumers when they are primarily interested in discovering quality content as opposed to actively seeking more specific information on what you sell. Consider how different content assets like owned media or earned media will fit into your plan.
For example, are you distributing earned media to drive awareness or to drive a conversion like more app downloads? Generally speaking, starting with brand awareness and working down the funnel will give you more data and learnings. Too many first efforts disappoint because the initial content was delivering brand awareness and the goals were direct response focused. That said, if conversions are the only metric, there are advanced techniques that involve adding tracking pixels to owned content and using re-targeting to move content consumers toward a call to action. Get your potential customers through that funnel with Outbrain. Keep in mind that connecting the consumption of content to direct sales is a fledgling practice, therefore a conversion strategy must also come with the expectation that the content assets will likely need to be revised many times over to identify what works in terms of driving folks to action.
4. Maintain Your Content's Front Door
The front door attracts (or repels) audiences to your content. There is no greater tragedy in content marketing than a brilliant piece of content trapped behind an uninviting door, whether it's a badly written headline, email subject line, low-quality thumbnail or video still, or a overtly self-serving tweet or Facebook update. Whatever the case, if you find that your content isn't performing as you'd expected, consider looking at the front door. With owned content, one pitfall to avoid is changing the front door in a way that no longer represents the content. It's not the first click you're after, but rather the post-click engagement. Resist the temptation to publish sensational headlines that might elicit a first click and then cause disappointment.
5. And Keep Users Clicking Once They're In
The most engaged visitors are those who make it to the end of the content experience, and these are the people who represent the most potential for your brand. The best time to engage your audience is when they're already in content consumption mode, which is why every page on your site should offer plenty of avenues for them to enjoy further content. The marketers at L'Oreal, who are behind the site Makeup.com, are experts at this. A recent article featuring hairstyle tips boasted recommended video links, trending stories along the left-hand navigation, as well as suggestions for further reading at the bottom. Further, all content assets should be optimized fully to allow audiences to share.
6. Want content but don't want to become a publisher? Curate
You understand the power of using content but do not want to take on the costs of becoming a mini newsroom. You are not alone. If content creation is an obstacle, consider using newly formed content curation services such as Newscred, Ricochet or Scribit (Outbrain acquired Scribit). These platforms allow any site owner to license content from other high quality publishers for use on their site.
7. Focus on Conversations, Not Campaigns
The natural inclination for those just starting out in content marketing is to take a campaign-driven approach. While there are occasions – like new product launches — when this works well, the reality is that creating and distributing content is less about "activations" and more about igniting or participating in a conversation with different audiences.
When creating content, it's important to think about what will resonate with different audience clusters such as 1) Those who don't know you 2) Those who might know you but have not come forward yet 3) Current customers 4) Evangelists and 5) Detractors.
Each audience cluster is likely to want a different kind of content conversation. Further, have a plan for following your audience as they progress in your lifetime value chain. Similar to the way display ads re-target consumers in sequence, content can be used in the same way. The difference with content is that when you have someone's attention, they tend to want more on a somewhat regular basis, which is a great relationship to have. We see many content campaigns that launch with a start and end date. Thousands of consumers have their interest piqued, then the campaign ends, as does the content flow and the audience is left wanting. Although an "always on" strategy may be too much heavy lifting at first, it's prudent to think about how you can achieve a continuous long-term conversation.
8. Budget Upfront for Content Amplification
Failing to budget upfront for driving eyeballs to content and relying too much on organic sharing is one of the most common mistakes we see in content marketing. Consult amplification platforms like Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Outbrain regarding pricing and best practices on how to buy traffic before you complete your sell-in strategy and budget. This practice also helps set internal expectations at the outset that a sound content strategy needs three main pieces: strategy, creation and amplification.
9. Optimize for Mobile
No content marketing strategy is complete without taking into account audiences that access your content via mobile. Start with the basics: be sure your site is optimized for viewing on a mobile device and keep length in mind. Most audiences do not want a 5,000 word commitment on their smartphone. Second, your mobile strategy should address the mobile web as one piece and apps as another. As you read this piece there are people trying to access your site via their smartphone through a mobile browser. Be ready to analyze the different traffic patterns coming into your content from desktop and mobile devices. If you're finding that traffic to your desktop site dips over the weekend while mobile traffic spikes, you should be focused on pushing your mobile content on Saturdays and Sundays when readers are away from their computers. Armed with the right data, savvy content marketers target their customer segments with different kinds of content, on different days of the week based on content consumption habits.
10. Content Velocity
Measuring how content performs is a tricky business as performance takes on many meanings. Actually arriving at a standard way to measure content performance is one of the biggest challenges our industry faces today. At the IAB Content Marketing Town Hall, most agreed that just looking at CTR is not nearly enough. Other key elements such as shareability, post-click engagement, conversion attribution and shelf life all factor significantly. Taking this a step further, it's important to compare the organic vs. paid velocity. Does a piece of content get strong organic lift via sharing? Does the content need a paid model to keep it on the surface of enough people to matter? This subject goes deep, so I am not attempting to solve this here, however it's prudent to consider what kind of engagement metric serves your goals to quantitatively evaluate the value of content velocity.
Finally, prepare to stub your toe. Build in enough buffers into your strategy and budget to allow for quick pivots based on learnings and data. Some of the most amazing success stories we see look very different than when they started out.


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A few weeks ago, Democratic strategist Robert Creamer was repeating the widely-circulated slanders about the Tea Party: "Is there any wonder that they spit at members of Congress as they went to vote, or that they hurl racial insults that are dredged up from the worst parts of America's past," he wrote in his column at the Huffington Post.
Today, Creamer is full of praise for the Tea Party movement–with nary an accusation of racism or violence in sight. "Tea Party activists don't much trust big institutions of any sort–big government or big banks. They think of themselves as victims of the bureaucrats in Washington as well as the big banks in New York," he writes.
What seems to have changed Creamer's mind is the realization that more and more Americans sympathize with the Tea Party's simple goals–which, in my understanding at least, are to protect and to expand freedom and opportunity for all Americans by restoring our constitutional values and limiting the size and reach of government.
Creamer seems to believe that the Tea Party can be turned against "traditional Republican defenders of Wall Street." Some of Wall Street's most devoted patrons are Democrats, but never mind. Creamer seems to envision a sort of proletarian unity, in which ordinary people can be whipped up in anger against their perceived oppressors.
I think Creamer has the Tea Party wrong, in that its members are not hostile to the free market ideals that built America.
Many resent the role that banks played in the financial crisis, but my sense is that they resent the role of government even more–particularly the bailouts and the role played by government-linked Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
I also think that the direction in which Creamer hopes to push the Tea Party–attacking banks and shadowy capitalist forces–is unwise and unwelcome. Creamer is fond of these themes, despite the fact that they have historically led to destructive forms of nationalism, socialism, and antisemitism particularly during tough economic times.
It is almost as if Creamer wishes the Tea Party to become the extreme movement he once claimed it to be. His broader aim may be to marginalize it, and capitalize on its many faults and fractures. His more immediate goal is to take votes away from GOP candidates, whether through third-party efforts or simply depressing Republican turnout.
Regardless, Creamer's new approach to the Tea Party reveals that its critics are fully prepared to acknowledge its legitimacy, as long as they can turn the movement against Republicans. The allegations of racism, homophopia, etc. are largely a sham, aimed to blunt the Tea Party's message when it conflicts with partisan Democratic priorities.
Above all, the new seriousness with which the left and the media are treating the Tea Party is a sign of its effectiveness. Not everyone with agree with everything the Tea Party stands for, least of all the Tea Party itself. But the basic message–more freedom, less corruption–is well within the mainstream, and one that most Americans share.


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Hedge fund returns generally outran the broader market last month, and many strategies had similarly strong results for the first quarter as well. "Hedge funds continue to outperform the S&P 500 index, with technology, Asia-Pacific and Europe leading the way," said E. Lee Hennessee, managing principal of Hennessee Group. The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index rose 1.64% in March and 5.76% for the first quarter, beating both the S&P 500's 1.25% return in March and 4.21% return in the first quarter. Hedge funds also outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which rose 1.05% in March and 3.65% in the first quarter. One solid performer was the equity long/short sector. The good performance of stocks in the January-to-March period helped managers who maintained a long bias and who bought energy and technology names. The HFN long/short equity average was up 2.63% in March and 7.02% for the quarter. Many hedge fund managers rotated from bonds to equity in late winter and benefited from a strong run in small-cap stocks. "Hedge funds are chasing small-caps. They are much more short-term focused and they are going after something that is working right now," said Jack Ablin, chief information officer of Harris Private Bank. Trading strategies that try to profit from corporate news flow also posted fairly good results. The S&P Event-Driven Index gained 1.40% during March due to a favorable environment for merger and buyout activity. With private equity and hedge funds competing against one another in the space, deal sizes increased, helping to raise the multiples on several potential takeover targets, said Charles Davidson, senior hedge fund analyst at S&P. Managed futures also did well, with a 3.95% gain last month, according to S&P, reflecting strong trends in equities and commodities. Perhaps the most notable result is the spectacular recovery of the convertible arbitrage sector, which is finally showing signs of life after several years of bad performance. After posting a 1.6% return in March, according to HFR, the strategy realized a 5% gain during the first quarter, its best performance in five years. The last time convertible arbitrage showed similar quarterly results was in the first quarter of 2001, with a 6.2% gain. One factor behind the recovery was the improvement in corporate bond markets. During the quarter, high-yield and investment-grade spreads compressed, helping managers with long bond positions, according to Citigroup.
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Dog scootering
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Dog scootering is an activity where one or more dogs pull a human riding an unmotorized kick scooter. It is similar to mushing, which is done in the winter, but generally with fewer dogs and with a scooter instead of a dogsled. The dogs wear the same harnesses that sled dogs wear, and are hooked to the scooter with a gangline. The gangline usually incorporates a bungee cord to smooth out the shocks of speeding up and takeoff.
The scooter is generally unmotorized, and has mountain-bike-style tires ranging from 16" to 26". These are not razor-type mini scooters, which would be dangerous in this sport. The scooters incorporate mountain-bike-style brakes and have a large footboard to stand on and kick off from. The scooters are occasionally called kick bikes because they are not yet largely marketed for the activity of dog scootering, although Pawtrekkers have a 'brushbow' attachment on the front to protect the dogs from the wheel and to provide an ideal pulling position for connecting the ganglines. Some of the other scooters like Diggler's Alpha Dawg also incorporate front shocks similar to mountain bikes to absorb bumps better and has a recoiling tug line that works to managing the gang line efficiently. the scooter is commonly used in (dry land ) or dirt based racing through forests , A single dog or two dogs are the maximum on the scooter in Australian sled dog racing, three and more will use a rig (gig) typically 3 or four wheels. With limited snow in Australia, dry land racing is popular in all states of Australia, as of 2016, only Northern Territory does not have a registered competition. At present there are 4 snow races in Victoria, Australia, using typical snow sleds, and skijoring . An alternative is to use a bicycle instead of a scooter. This is seen as a more dangerous alternative, as it is more difficult to dismount a bicycle in an emergency. This alternative activity of harnessing dogs to a bicycle is known as bikejoring.
Scootering provides exercise both for the dog and the rider. The dog gets exercise pulling the scooter but people have to help push, especially up hills. Dogs that exercise regularly tend to be better behaved, as a lot of bad behaviour is due to boredom and lack of exercise.
Most dogs take to this sport readily. They get to run as fast as they can and get to see and visit new places. As dog scooterers become more experienced, they tend to take their dog(s) and scooter(s) with them to new trails. This can lead to a stronger bond between people and their dogs.
Dog scooterers get together for fun runs, where a number of dog scooterers run their dogs and scooters on the same trails. Fun runs may be just a morning run, or can be a weekend-long activity with multiple runs scheduled. This is still a maturing activity, but there are a few formal dog races that include scooter events.
In December 2005, dog scooterers are putting on the first Dog Powered Sports relay, Dogs Across America, where participants from around the country will choose one of the trails in their state and ride it in relay style to cover the entire length. Dog scootering is now growing in the UK, with scootering classes having been introduced to the major dryland sled dog race associations calendars.