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PRICES across the nation have soared, with the Labor Government's controversial carbon tax the driving force behind about one-third of the biggest rise in inflation in 18 months.
The surge has cast doubt on the prospect of another interest rate cut on Melbourne Cup day.
Analysts yesterday said the carbon tax and changes to the healthcare rebate were responsible for only 30-40 per cent of the rise.
Instead, the recent run of interest rate cuts had boosted spending and seen families pay with costs on the rise across the board.
Fruit and vegetable prices jumped almost double-digits in the past three months as a result of poor weather.
The biggest price increases were electricity, gas, healthcare, travel and childcare costs.
The official data shows Australian consumer goods and services overall jumped by 2 per cent in the year to September.
But in the last quarter the consumer price index, the key measure of inflation, rose at almost three times the pace of the previous quarter.
Sydney was the hardest hit with prices jumping 2.3 per cent closely followed by Darwin at 2.1 per cent, while Melbourne was up 1.8 per cent and Adelaide and Brisbane registered 1.7 per cent jumps.
Economists said the RBA would ignore much of the rise as this is the first set of inflation data released since the introduction of the Federal Government's carbon tax on July 1.
But the central bank will be concerned that underlying inflation - the key marker for the RBA - came in at 2.5 per cent on an annual basis, sparking a sharp rise in the Australian dollar as investors scaled back their betting on a rate cut on Melbourne Cup day.
Treasurer Wayne Swan maintains inflation is still contained, despite the temporary one-off price increases.
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry director of Economics Greg Evans said households and businesses are wearing the cost of the carbon tax.
Despite the sharp lift in inflation, most economists still expect another 25 point cut next month from the RBA.
But a growing band of analysts is tipping the RBA will postpone any cut until December.
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CLEVELAND (Mar. 21)
Protests and picketing marked the presentation Sunday of the Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver Award by the Cleveland Region of the Zionist Organization of America to House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford (R. Mich.). Joel Walters, a spokesman for the Radical Zionist Alliance, said today that RZA members from Cleveland and Kent, Ohio, protested to Conrad J. Morgenstern, president of the ZOA Region, that honoring Ford was a disservice to the Jewish people and offered to publicly debate "the value of such an award to k'lal Yisroel."
Walters said the RZA objected to the honor being paid Ford because of his views on "issues ranging from human rights, to education, to the Vietnam war." Rejecting Morgenstern's reply that Ford was being honored "only for his views on Israel," the RZA members maintained that honoring Ford, "for whatever reason, is not in the best interests to the Jewish people."
They termed Ford a man who "encourages genocide in Vietnam and refuses to support basic domestic needs in this country; holds none of the basic interests of the Jewish people and should not be honored by us."
In his address to the ZOA meeting in Beach-wood, Ohio, Ford proposed that the US recognize Jerusalem as "the historic and lawful capital of Israel" by moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv. He said he planned to take up his proposal with Secretary of State William P. Rogers.

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First there's this monochrome look that I saw on Facebook and decided that I should try:
But when I tried this I just didn't love it so I decided that a cat eye like this would make my eyes stand out.
That didn't seem quite dramatic enough so I changed it and I'm much happier with it now:
The products I used were MAC Painterly as a base, Nars Pandora black side, Stila kohl pencil in Graphite and Pur Big Blinc mascara. Next time I'll use Too Faced Shadow Insurance as a primer and use both the black and white of Pandora on my eyes since I think that will be a more dramatic look.
This is a very easy trend for you to follow if you want a new look for spring. My fellow Makeup Wars bloggers have also created some new looks to share with you. As always I'm excited to see what they are doing since they always give me great ideas for the future. Just click on their links and enjoy our Spring Event. — Marcia


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News and Announcements
United Way Campaign Update
The University has reached 82 percent of its United Way goal of raising $1.4 million. The University's United Way office thanks those who have already pledged their support to the 2012 campaign and to the community. You can still make a pledge—even small gifts can mean big benefits for those in need. Help raise the University's participation in the campaign and help your friends, neighbors, and coworkers at the same time. For more information, call 224-2871 or visit the University's United Way website.
Webinar: 'Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why'
The Office of Alumni Relations presents a
free webinar with career advisor Don Asher at 1 p.m. Thursday, April
12. Asher, an acclaimed author, will present "Who Gets Promoted, Who
Doesn't, and Why." Register online.
Free TEDMED Simulcast at School of Nursing
The School of Nursing will host a free simulcast of TEDMED, a three-and-a-half day meeting of some of the world's most creative minds to discuss medicine's most innovative science. While the event takes place in Washington, D.C., simulcast sessions will be broadcast live in the School of Nursing's Loretta Ford Auditorium (room 304), starting with a kick-off at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 (refreshments will be available starting at 4:30 p.m.) and running through Friday, April 13.
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Celebration of Entrepreneurship Luncheon
The University is sponsoring the 2012 Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest, which encourages entrepreneurship and recognizes new, high-growth ventures in the greater Rochester region. Winners will be announced at the fourth annual Celebration of Entrepreneurship luncheon on Thursday, April 19, at noon in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 E. Main St. Register online for the luncheon by April 11. Tickets are $45 each or $400 for a table of ten.
Interfaith Chapel Holds Easter Week Services
The schedule for Holy Week services at
the Interfaith Chapel is as
follows: Holy Thursday (today), 7:30 p.m.; Good
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Reducing the number of setups for CNC punch presses
Large computer numerical control (CNC) punch presses are widely used for punching holes in heavy gage sheet metals. The turret of such presses has limited tool capacity, and any tool changes require dismantling the turret. Dismantling and reloading the turret generally takes several hours and is the dominant element of the total flow time for a batch of sheet metals. Reducing the turret setup time requires judicious grouping of the required tool set. We formulated an integer program to obtain the minimum number of setups. However, since the problem is nondeterministic polynomial-time hard (NP-hard), we offer three heuristics to solve the problem. We compare solutions obtained from the three heuristics with their respective optimal solutions using three simulated data sets and an industrial data set.
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Alfesta 2015
Creswick And Surrounds
3rd-6th April, 2015
The Alfa Romeo Owners Club Victoria Division is proud to host the 2015 Alfesta at Creswick. Alfesta will be centred around the Novotel Forest Resort.
Alfesta will kick off with a morning briefing, then to a venue near Ballarat for a social motorkhana. This will be a fun, low-pressure event enjoyable for the whole family. Lunch will be provided after the motorkhana. Saturday observation drive in the surrounding Spa and Goldfields country of Central Victoria.
Sunday morning will be the Alfesta Show'n'shine that is opento the general public and visitors. Sunday evening will be the Alfesta Gala Dinner in the dining room of the Novotel, an evening of entertainment to remember.
For more info visit @ http://alfesta2015.alfaclubvic.org.au/
Annual Vintage Rally and Tractor Pull
Woorinen South Township Recreation Reserve, 10kms Nw Of Swan Hill
4 – 5 April, 2015 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
The Annual Vintage Rally and Tractor Pull is being hosted by the Mallee Steam Oil and Machinery Club Inc on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th April at the Woorinen South Township Recreation Reserve.
On display will be vintage engines, tractors, machinery, trucks, cars, motorbikes and memorabilia. Full catering on site. Admission adults $5, children $2.
Swan Hill street procession on 10.30 Saturday with tractor pull under lights on Saturday night and also on Sunday.
For more info. call @ John 0400 946 058.
MG National Meeting
Yarra Valley
3rd-7th April, 2015 (2:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
The M.G. Car Club Victoria is delighted to be hosting the 2015 National Meeting over the Easter weekend, and will be basing the events and activities in and around the charming Yarra Valley, approximately 1 hour north east of Melbourne.
Friday registration and optional road speed familiarisation session at Historic Rob Roy Hillclimb. Saturday Concours at Rochford Winery, 878-880 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream. Sunday Hillclimb Speed Event and Picnic Day at Historic Rob Roy (Clintons Road, Christmas Hills) and Observation Run - Competition Event (Yarra Valley). Monday motorkhana and presentation dinner. Tuesday farewell breakfast. Looking forward to seeing you in 2015.
16th Falcon GT Nationals
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The Falcon GT Club of Australia is proud to present the 30th Anniversary Falcon GT Nationals at Sandown Raceway over Easter 2015.
Entries now open and downloadable from the website. Trade stands, track time, judging and main show day on Saturday. Planned activities and only in Victoria every 10 years so come along and enjoy these timeless classics.
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No Badger is quite like Chris Borland.
Last year's Big Ten Freshman of the Year is a playmaker in every sense of the word. He forces turnovers, has a knack for blitzing off the edge and has even kicked extra points for UW.
But for the remainder of the 2010 season, Wisconsin will have to make due without him.
After reinjuring his shoulder against Arizona State, the UW staff has decided to shut the sophomore linebacker down for the year.
"Obviously it's a big loss for us," defensive coordinator Dave Doeren said. "But after UNLV we kind of knew that this was a possibility. The good news is he has the redshirt year available."
The question now for Doeren and his defense is how to go about replacing a player like Borland. Senior Blake Sorensen will directly replace Borland in the starting lineup but a number of players will be counted on to shoulder the weight of the star's absence.
"It's going to be by committee we're not just going to say 'he's the next Chris Borland'," Doeren said. "We are going to rely on a lot of guys."
Sorensen already has five starts under his belt and while not a captain, the Eden Prairie Minn. native is respected as one of the core leaders of the UW defense.
That makes life a lot easier for Doeren.
"Blake is a starter here I don't look at it as though he's stepping in," Doeren said. "He was going to play equal reps for us even without Borland's injury."
Sorensen's strong point is his pass coverage and he'll see plenty of action in UW's base defense, but Doeren has a lot of options when the 3-3-5 third down "Badger" package is called.
Borland was arguably the Badgers' best pass rusher and his now open spot off the edge in the 3-3-5 set gives some inexperienced players an opportunity to get after quarterback.
Enter Kevin Rouse and A.J. Fenton, two athletic linebackers poised to make an impact in Borland's absence.
Rouse already has two sacks on the year and he's showed some promise as a pass rusher in Doeren's third down scheme.
"I've tried to step into that role from the beginning," Rouse said. "I'm getting better and I'm just trying to help the team out in that respect."
The redshirt junior has battled nagging injuries throughout his career at UW but now he's healthy and making the plays fans were hoping to see when the Yorkville Ill. native first entered the program as a highly regarded prospect.
One of Rouse's strongest attributes is his speed, which is on display when he's in relentless pursuit of an opposing quarterback.
"I've always felt like my speed has been a big thing for me," Rouse said. "I've dropped a couple pounds and been able to use my speed in a real positive way this year."
Fenton, a redshirt freshman from Pennsylvania who has seen action in the 3-3-5 this season, has some impressive speed in his own right. No.17 has shown the ability to drop back in coverage and his versatility at the linebacker position brings more options to the UW defense.
"Athleticism and speed: those are the two main things that I bring to the table," Fenton said. "It's a freestyle position and that definitely suits me."
The x-factor in this equation could end up being David Gilbert, a sophomore defensive end who nearly beat out Louis Nzegwu for the starting job during fall camp.
The Florida-native may be listed as a defensive end, but he's no stranger to standing up in two-point stance and playing out of a hybrid-linebacker position. Once again, the 3-3-5 might provide an opportunity for a promising pass rusher.
"I'm just as comfortable going from the two-point [stance] and I was in that stance all through high school," Gilbert said. "The coaches are comfortable with me there and I'm very confident in my abilities."
Gilbert and several other Badger defenders are well aware of the increased snaps they may see as a result of Borland's injury, but no single player is entering week four with the mindset of replacing the explosive sophomore.
For Gilbert, the key is playing within himself and letting the rest fall into place.
"We've been coached that you're always one play from being a starter. And me moving into this position, I don't feel pressure to replace Borland because we're very different," Gilbert said. "You just have to play off your strengths because we can't go out there and try to emulate what he does."


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Swedish power metallers AXENSTAR have posted the following message on their official web site:"We are now halfway through the recording process of our new [fourth] album and everything is going according to our plans. The sound is much heavier than before and we are really satisfied with how the songs are taking form. Some of the new songstitles are: 'Pagan Ritual', 'Seeds of Evil', 'Condemnation', 'Final Requiem', 'The Hide' and 'End of the Line'." AXENSTAR's upcoming CD will be issued through Germany's Massacre Records, with whom the band signed late last year. The group recently parted ways with guitarist Peter Johansson and Thomas Eriksson due to "personal reasons." The three remaining members will continue with the help of new lead guitarist Joakim Jonsson (SKYFIRE, THE MIST OF AVALON). AXENSTAR were previously signed to the Arise label.
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Archibald Buchanan
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m. 1752
m. 1761
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Archibald is believed to have been born about 1728 in Nottingham township, in Chester County PA. Based on un-sourced statements that his father secured a land grant with his fatherinlaw on the Octoraro, it seems likely that his family lived in the Nottingham township, perhaps west of the modern town of Rising Sun. By 1742 members of the family, including Archibald had moved to Borden's Grant in Virginia. Here Archibald secured a tract of 406 acres in the northwest corner of the grant, near land holdings obtained by his father and other fmaily members. The exact location of Archibalds tract is open to interpretation. Hildebrand's map shows it to the south of the North River adjacent to brother William's land. Land records, on the otherhand, seem to place it within the Hay's Creek watershed:
Given the distribution of the land of other family members, a location within the Hays Creek watershed seems likely, despite Hildebrand's map.
Archibald is said to have married first Nancy Bowen, in Augusta County, daughter of .... After Nancy's death he married Agnes (thought to be Nancy's sister), the widow of John McFarron:
In August of 1769 Archibald and wife Agness sold their land on Borden's Grant to Archibalds brother William for £45. This appears to have been in preparation for another family move, this time to Southwest Virginia. Records of Fincastle County show that Archibald was present there by 1772. During the French and Indian War Archibald had served as a sergeant in Wm Preston Co. of Rangers on the Augusta frontier Source:Crozier, 1954:44. This service now enabled him to secure land in what is now Montgomery County
Other land records show that helived in Poor Valley, probably near Saltville:
Records in Southwest Virginia show him to be present at least until 1790 when he (or someone with the same name) is appointed Constable in Montgomery County. Source:Summers, 1929:1353. If t his is the same person, that would preclude him being the Archibald who secured land in Davidson County TN by 1783.
His fate after that date is unclear. Some genealogists cite a will dated 1806 in Washington County to show that he died there in that year. At the same time other genealogists cite a will in Davidson County TN in that same year, to indicate he died there. It is possible that the same will is involved, and were recorded in both locations as part of the estate settlement. Thus, under this interpretation, Archibald moved to Davidson County TN sometime after 1790, dying there in 1806. Since neither will has been examined, additional work on this is needed.
Family Relations
Personal Data
There are a number of issues related to Archibald (1).
a. While there is clear cut evidence that he married Agness Bowen McFarron, widow (see Augusta county Notebook), relatively late in life, evidence for his marriage to Nancy Bowen is needed. Presumably Nancy and Agness were sisters.
b. Augusta County records show that Archibald was involved in the estate of a Walter Buchanan, merchant of Chesterfield County. Chalkleys extract dealing with this (See notebook) includes the phrase "Archibald brother of Archibald". This is probably a mis-transcription on the part of Chalkley. Presumably what the original record said was "Archibald brother of Walter". If that's the case, than can this be the same Archibald that came to Borden's Grant from Cecil county? Why would Walter be described as "of Chesterfield, unless this is also an error in Chalkley, and Chester County PA (adjacent to Cecil) was given in the original.
c. Felix Grundy Buchanan Narrative suggests that Archibald of Washington County moved to KY. Other's have him dying in Washington County in 1806, and still others have him moving to Davidson County TN. Which is right?


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A Daniel Agger header was enough to return Liverpool to its winning ways, as Southampton was dispatched 1-0 at Anfield.
On a day when Lucas Leiva returned from three months on the sidelines, the Reds were worthy winners.
They twice hit the woodwork before Agger found the net, and could have had a penalty when Luis Suarez was dragged back in the box.
The Reds controlled the first half but had to bide their time for an opener. It almost came through Glen Johnson in the 10th minute when he met a Suarez cross at the near post, but the resulting shot spun across goal and wide.
Jonjo Shelvey, playing in an advanced role alongside Suarez and Raheem Sterling, was twice denied in the opening period — once by a Paulo Gazzaniga save and again when an angled smack clattered the inside of the post.
There was a decent penalty shout when Suarez was dragged back inside the box, but he still managed to get a shot in, while Martin Skrtel mis-controlled a Steven Gerrard center with the goal at his mercy.
The opener finally arrived after 42 minutes when Suarez hit the crossbar with a bending free-kick. The ball fell to Johnson in a wide position and his cross was headed into the top corner by Agger.
Southampton gave a good account of itself in the second period, allowing Lucas to come into his own defensively, holding the midfield with a composure and strength that Liverpool have missed over the previous months. The Brazilian lasted 88 minutes before being replaced by Jamie Carragher.
Jose Enrique could have put the game to bed when he burst into the box to receive a Suarez flick, but the Spaniard's aim was off. He again found himself in the box with 15 minutes remaining, this time forcing a palmed save with a well executed half-volley.
An intricate sequence of passing involving Johnson, Gerrard and Sterling gave Suarez a chance from close range, but he did not have time to adjust and the opportunity went begging.
The final chance of the game fell to Suarez, who dragged wide from 10 yards.
Liverpoolfc.com journalists' man of the match: Steven Gerrard
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Chevrolet Repair Questions? Ask a Chevy Mechanic for Answers ASAP
The "Theftlock" theft deterrent system is a feature on all base and uplevel radios. There is no need to program a security code into the radio as in past model years. The theft deterrent system now utilizes class 2 serial data to determine if the radio is in the appropriate vehicle. Each time the radio receives the "run" power mode message, it compares the VIN information it has stored to the VIN information received from the dash integration module (DIM) on the class 2 serial data circuit. If a mis-match occurs, the radio display will indicate to the user the radio is locked. Once this takes place, a DTC will set, the radio will not respond to any button presses and become inoperative. The two scenarios able to cause this condition are:
The only way to unlock the radio is by using a scan tool. Always refer to the table in this section to diagnose the "Theftlock" DTC for further information.


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Jean is a senior at Osceola and pretty good at multimedia, and this is her recap of Osceola's playoff loss to mighty Hillsborough.
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Delta Air Lines' "realignment" of its regional subsidiaries reached the top levels of management last month, when Delta senior v-p of strategy and business development Fred Buttrell became president and CEO of Delta Connection. Buttrell replaced long-time Comair CEO David Siebenburgen, considered by many the father of the regional jet movement in the U.S. The personnel changes coincide with Delta's decision to move its subsidiary's headquarters from Cincinnati to Atlanta "to more closely align Delta Connection with Delta on commercial issues."
Siebenburgen, 54, will continue his duties as chairman of Delta AirElite Business Jets, a Delta Connection subsidiary that markets executive jet service to corporate clients. Siebenburgen became CEO of Delta Connection after Delta bought a controlling stake in Comair in January last year.
Another change involved Delta's decision to replace Delta Connection's v-p of flight operations, Dave Bushy, with former Delta director of investor relations Joe Kolshak. Bushy proved a central figure in the extended labor negotiations with Comair's pilots, whose 89-day strike earlier this year nearly spelled the demise of the Cincinnati-based regional carrier. Bushy will continue to serve as the airline's representative with industry groups in the areas of pilot resource planning, training and recruitment. He also plans to continue flying as a Boeing 767 captain.


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[Autopano review] ZDnet.de gives 5 stars to Kolor Autopano Pro panorama software
We're always happy at Kolor when we see that the press and big IT websites like ZDnet review our software and like them. This time, ZDnet.de gives Autopano Pro, our leading panorama software for Windows, Mac and Linux, the top mark of 5 stars.
The review highlights the automations of the application, like the automatic detection of panoramas among hundreds of images. It also points out the manual stitching tools along with the other specific features to enhance the panorama quality.
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Addis Ababa - The African Union gave its backing to a plan on Tuesday to send troops to push rebels and al-Qaeda-linked militants out of northern Mali, clearing a hurdle for the strategy that now needs United Nations approval.
Mali, once seen as a model of democracy in Africa, descended into chaos in March when soldiers toppled the president, leaving a power vacuum that led to Islamist fighters, seizing two-thirds of the country.
West Africa's regional bloc Ecowas agreed on Sunday to send 3 300 troops to help Mali's government regain control, with most of the soldiers coming from Nigeria, Niger and Burkina Faso.
Mali's former colonial ruler France has called for swift action in Mali, concerned al-Qaeda's North African arm AQIM could use its growing presence there to launch attacks on French soil.
But support for a military push is not universal - regional powerhouse Algeria says it prefers a negotiated solution.
After the AU endorsed the plan, the bloc's Peace and Security Council Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said countries from other parts of Africa would be able to send troops and logistical support.
"This deployment aims to respond to the request by the Malian authorities to regain the occupied regions in the north of the country, dismantle the terrorist and criminal networks and restore effectively the authority of the state over the entire national territory," he told reporters in Addis Ababa.
Ecowas's plan covers a six-month period, with a preparatory phase for training and the establishment of bases in Mali's south, followed by combat operations in the north, Malian army sources told Reuters.
Lamamra said the AU urged the UN Security Council to give its full support to the plan and authorise an initial period of one year for a planned deployment under Chapter 7 of the UN charter.
Chapter 7 allows the 15-member council to authorise sanctions ranging to from diplomatic and economic sanctions to military intervention.
The United Nations Security Council gave African leaders 45 days from October 12 to draw up a plan for military intervention to retake the north, but diplomats say any such operation is months away.
"I think that a (UN resolution before the new year) is the aim for all of us," Lamamra said. - Reuters


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Interim director speaks on pastoral planning, plan for future
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BRAINTREE -- Since a proposed plan for pastoral planning in the Archdiocese of Boston was announced back in December 2011, group consultations and individual feedback are re-shaping many elements of the initial plan.
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley created the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission (APPC) in January 2011 to work on a proposal for pastoral planning. The commission presented its initial results in three rounds of consultations, first to the priests of the archdiocese last December, then to pastoral staffs and parish councils and finally to the parish communities. During the consultation process the APPC conducted 40 meetings in all areas of the archdiocese.
According to the committee, the feedback from those meetings prompted the APPC to modify key elements of the initial plan. Those changes were outlined to the Boston presbyterate in June and the committee is scheduled to present its official proposal to Cardinal O'Malley this month for his review.
If Cardinal O'Malley accepts the plan, it will put in motion a process to create over 100 so-called "parish collaboratives" in the next five years. According to committee officials, the plan will retain the integrity of individual parishes, but will assign one pastor to the parishes of the collaborative and a pastoral team to support his work.


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The Electronic Entertainment Expo is the granddaddy of electronic entertainment trade shows and Gran Turismo 6 is the granddaddy of racing games – so with the announcement that a sixth version is on the way for the upcoming Sony PlayStation 4 gaming console, you can almost detect the collective vroom sounds emanating from males worldwide. What we do know is there will be 1200 vehicles and 33 racing circuits available – both upgrades from Gran Turismo 5 – and improvements to the personal circuitmaking designer. But the big question is – will they allow you to amass more than $20 million and become a genuine automotive megalomaniac drunk with supercars and power?
The Electronic Entertainment Expo [E3] is being held from June 11-13, 2013 at the Convention Center in Los Angeles.


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CEDAR HILL — A standing-room-only crowd of about 200 residents packed the sanctuary at High Pointe Baptist Church Monday night, upset over the possibility of a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in their neighborhood.
Wal-Mart is considering a location at the northwest corner of New Clark and Wintergreen roads for a 42,000-square-foot market.
Residents had received advance notice of the meeting through the mail but said they had no idea that the "grocery store development" described in the mailer was a Wal-Mart.
They peppered Bill Dahlstrom, an attorney with Jackson Walker, the law firm representing the company, with questions. Their verdict was that they don't want the store even though the proposed location is zoned for retail.
Several residents noted that there already was a Wal-Mart Supercenter five minutes away on FM1382. Another recently opened about seven minutes away on New Clark in Dallas. A third is about 10 minutes away on Belt Line Road in DeSoto.
"Those are supercenters," Dahlstrom said, differentiating between the more full-service supercenters and smaller Neighborhood Markets focusing on produce and other grocery items.
Several in the crowd said the smaller store size didn't matter.
Several residents asked why Wal-Mart wasn't considering a former Albertsons location less than a mile up New Clark Road in Dallas.
"It's at the corner of two fairly significant streets with a lot of circulation. The street system would allow easy access," Dahlstrom said of the proposed location.
Another Neighborhood Market is in development in Cedar Hill on Joe Wilson Road. That location is more suitable for retail development and hasn't generated the same opposition as the proposed High Pointe location, Cedar Hill Mayor Pro Tem Chris Parvin said.
Monday's meeting was organized by the High Pointe Public Improvement District.
Residents voiced fears about possible crime increases as a result of beer and wine sales and the 24-hour operating schedule Wal-Mart wishes to pursue.
The immediate area is home to Destiny Church — housed in an old Food Lion grocery store — High Pointe Elementary School and West Intermediate School, Life School and WISE Academy.
Several residents voiced displeasure about the lack of communication about the possible development.
Dahlstrom replied that 2,700 notices about the meeting had been sent to residents.
The notices, distributed by consulting engineer firm Kimley-Horn and Associates, didn't mention Wal-Mart by name, just that the purpose of the meeting was to "respond to questions concerning a grocery store development opportunity."
"That's kind of sneaky," said Mel Asuncion, who said he's lived in High Pointe since 1986.
Parvin emphasized that Wal-Mart had yet to approach the city about the development.
"The idea is to ask you first and get an idea of how much you're going to hate it, right?" he asked the crowd.
Cedar Hill Planning Director Rod Tyler said Wal-Mart would have to apply for a conditional-use permit with the city. That would initiate the process including Planning and Zoning meetings, City Council meetings and public hearings.
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MUCC Thanks Outgoing NRC Chairman for his Commitment to Youth and ConservationFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2012
Contact: Erin McDonough (517) 775-9500
LANSING, MI — Today, Governor Snyder announced that Natural Resources Commission (NRC) Chairman Tim Nichols will be stepping down from his position and Commissioner J.R. Richardson from Ontonagon will be taking over the reins of the NRC. Nichols will remain on the NRC as a Commissioner.
"We have enjoyed working with Chairman Nichols and feel he did a tremendous job in his time as chair of the NRC. Under his leadership, Michigan ushered in of a new era for engaging youth in the outdoors with the recently enacted Mentored Youth Hunting Program and the launch of the Youth Advisory Council," said Erin McDonough, Executive Director of MUCC. "He has also been supportive of working through tough issues among stakeholders and the DNR in an open and transparent manner."
Nichols, as a grandfather of three, deserves personal credit for helping to engage youth in the outdoors, and also encouraged youth to give input on natural resources decision making at the NRC and DNR. The process to develop the Mentored Youth Hunting Program included youth on the workgroup and the Youth Advisory Council will more effectively engage youth in giving input to the DNR's programs, while at the same time developing the next generation of Michigan's conservation leaders.
Commissioner Richardson, who works for Traxys, an alternative energy company that was awarded MUCC's Industry Conservation Award, just completed work as chair of the NRC governance workgroup to prepare a report of recommendations to provide more structure to the advisory role of the Natural Resources Commission and to enhance the efficiency and productivity of NRC meetings. Among other things, the report provides a number of capacities in which the NRC can contribute beneficial advice to the DNR director and outlines a plan for laying out the goals of each division annually and improved budget reporting. He also is current chair of the Timber Advisory Council.
"We welcome Commissioner Richardson as the new chair of the NRC," said McDonough. "He has a good understanding of why science, not emotion, should be used to manage our natural resources. He has always been a good convener of disparate interests with the goal of finding common ground to move forward. We hope he continues in that role as Chair of the NRC. "
Michigan's outdoor heritage and our hunting, fishing and trapping traditions are vital, long-standing pieces of this state's fabric. MUCC hopes that this heritage, tradition and pride will be reflected under Chairman Richardson's leadership and that the commitments made under Nichols' term to fully engage youth are fulfilled. # # #
Michigan United Conservation Clubs is largest statewide conservation organization in the nation. Through over 42,000 members and 260 affiliated clubs, MUCC works to accomplish its mission of Uniting Citizens to Conserve and Enhance Michigan's Natural Resources and Protect OUR Outdoor Heritage.
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Charlton have this afternoon snapped up Iceland international winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
The 23-year-old arrives from Dutch outfit AZ Alkmaar and becomes Bob Peeters' sixth signing of a busy summer by penning a two-year deal with the Addicks.
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Further evidential material has been recovered from the Grand Canal in Co Kildare during searches as part of the investigation into the murder of Kenneth O'Brien.
Mr O'Brien's dismembered torso was found in a suitcase in the water at Ardclough on 16 January.
The 33-year-old Dublin man had recently returned to Ireland from working in Australia.
He lived in Clondalkin with his partner and young child.
Divers from the Garda Underwater Unit recovered a number of bags from the water at Sallins.
The discovery was made during searches carried at two locations in Dublin and Co Kildare.
Yesterday, a bag containing what gardaí suspect are human limbs was recovered from the water at Sallins and they are now being forensically examined.
Another bag was found at Fonthill, not far from Mr O'Brien's home, yesterday.
Gardaí are awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination and DNA tests to determine if the remains are those of Mr O'Brien and described the discovery as significant.
They are appealing for anyone who was in the area last Friday and Saturday week to contact them.


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Scoring is TR standard, as are the rosters, with TWO exceptions.
1. There is a QB/RB/WR/TE flex spot, lovingly known as the "Take a Chance on Me" spot (cue the ABBA). If you've got that one guy you've wanted to try out, but don't want to move a starter out for him, this is your spot.
2. Special Teams return yards and touchdown are included with the defense you draft. Return yards are calculated like a QB's points, 1 point for every 25 yards; touchdowns are 6.
derFunkenstein wrote:Go to the league home page and click on your team name. It's grayed out behind a "31 days and XX hours" notice, but it's there:
QB, 3xWR, 2xRB, TE, Flex, K and DEF
Rolling20s wrote:That having been said, if folks generally think that it's basically going to become a QB2 spot and would rather have it droppd in favor of a RB/WR/TE flex position, then just let me know and we can make the change.
Rolling20s wrote:Well, the draft was last night, and I think it went pretty well. Hope the derFunks and the stiffies are happy with their teams, since they weren't able to make it to the draft. Good luck all!
FroBozz_Inc wrote:I must say that drafting people for return yards was even more mind-racking then drafting for PPR teams (did my first one of those last week). I will say I had the return yards thing in mind a bit too much I think during this draft. I'm happy with my QB's though We'll see how this goes. Eddie Royal, Sproles, etc. have inflated worth in this format.
I was thinking to myself while watching the picks that you in particular also had all that in mind for your picks.
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Dita's underwear evolution
Dita Von Teese is teaching women to be "glamorous" with her lingerie.
The burlesque beauty has her own range of vintage-inspired underwear called Von Follies.
Dita enjoys pushing the boundaries for her range and is thrilled by its success with female wearers.
"This [range] shows an evolution. And the thing that I feel like now I'm finding is that when I put something more risqué in the line, women are responding to it," she told glamour.com.
"I'm showing women that being glamorous in everyday life is possible and there are all these little things that you can do. You know, I'm really excited about the way women are embracing what I'm showing them and what I really love."
Dita, 41, has previously gushed about her love of garters. She became aware of them from a young age and now can't get enough of the seductive accessories.
"A lot of [my love for garter belts] comes from the old movies I watched when I was a little girl with mom. All of those dressing-room scenes always intrigued me. I love the way a garter belt and stockings can frame your body and give you coverage," she purred.
"It's sexy and erotic, but also classic and elegant and timeless. Also, it feels better to just pull my stockings and underwear off than wrestle my way out of tights and pantyhose. I like that I feel more free in them."
While the raven-haired star doesn't look to what other people are wearing for inspiration, she is happy to see items from her favourite era back.
"You know, I don't really follow the trends, but I love that people are starting to do the full-coverage briefs that go up to the waist again," she added.
"You know, I don't feel good in teeny, little skimpy underwear, I feel sexier when I have my stomach covered and I love that '50s look."
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Born on Kickstarter, BedJet returns home for an awesome sleep technology upgrade.
Simple to use and beautifully designed. The award winning BedJet is the worlds first ultra rapid cooling, heating and climate control system made just for your Bed. It's silky quiet and uses just air.
Now upgraded with biorhythm temperature technology to help you get to sleep faster and stay asleep longer. BedJet v2 obsoletes your noisy alarm clock by hacking into your body's natural biorhythm wake triggers, to wake you up gently and incredibly refreshed. All easily available through our iPhone and Android applications.
BedJet air based cooling is no more stuffy summer nights waking up too hot in bed. The powerful cooling is awesome therapeutic relief for hot sleepers, night sweats and hot flashes. BedJet cooling helps you cuddle longer and never get out of bed to change the house thermostat. BedJet air based warming is not your grandmother's electric mattress pad – it's a personal toasty warm sauna right in your own bed, on-demand in just 180 seconds. The instant and powerful warming forever ends cold feet, cold legs and bundling up with layers of pajamas to get into chilly winter beds.
All this while saving you money on your utility bills! Why heat or cool the whole house at night when all that matters is the temperature between the sheets?
In the six months since we've shipped BedJet v1 to our original Kickstarter backers, we have rocketed to become:
- The No. 1 customer ranked product of any kind for staying cool in bed on all of Amazon
- The No. 1 customer ranked product for powered cooling and heating of a bed on all of Amazon
- The No. 1 ranked product of any kind in the entire mattress topper category of Amazon!
Take a minute and read some of the phenomenal life changing customer reviews here.
Now BedJet is returning home to where it all began, armed with some incredible sleep science and sleep temperature research, to bring you the BedJet v2, upgraded to become so much more. With BedJet v2, your smartphone or tablet becomes more than just a remote control for your bed, but one for your body as well.
Sleep Better. Live Better.
Sleep. It's just as important to our health and well being as exercise and nutrition. We spend 30% of our lives in bed and failure to get regular uninterrupted sleep has been medically linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, loss of libido, depression and impaired cognitive function. Taking over the world, or just walking around with a smile on your face, forget about all of it if your body isn't properly recharged.
BedJet v2 takes a technological leap past sleep sensors that simply monitor and educate on your prior night's sleep. BedJet v2 uses muscular bed climate control to hack into your body's own natural pre-programmed circadian biorhythm's to fundamentally alter what your body THINKS it should be doing while you are in bed.
These sleep science biohacks are the result of ground breaking sleep temperature research sponsored by the National Institute of Health and the Dutch Institute for Neuroscience. The key is that your body's core temperature changes over the night:
These medical studies have unlocked the incredible relationship between body core temperature, extremity skin warming and your body's natural propensity to enter and exit the various stages of sleep. Simply put, it's all about being the right temperature AND at the right time.
Remember waking up in the middle night to kick the covers off because you were too hot, falling back asleep and then waking up later too cold? That's interrupted sleep and a reset to your deep sleep REM clock. It's also your body not being allowed to achieve the right body core temperature for deep sleep and your brain making a manual adjustment.
We've had a multi-year collaboration with sleep doctors to translate these medical studies into a new more powerful microprocessor brain for BedJet v2. Taking into account your sex, age and body type, BedJet v2 will create a custom sleep temperature profile tailored just for you.
Hour by hour, the BedJet v2 will make continuous climate control adjustments in your bed designed to help you get to sleep faster, stay asleep longer and wake up feeling more refreshed.
Every person is different and because of this the BedJet v2 will also learn from you. Night after night, it will incorporate adjustments to your sleep temperature profile to create over time, the perfect profile tailored just to you.
Sensors will take into account any unusual changes in ambient bedroom temperature over the night and make adjustments accordingly.
You will also be able to create manual temperature profiles, to activate different warming or cooling settings over your own customized time scale and recall them with simple 1-touch memory settings.
End the Daily Alarm Clock Tragedy
An alarm clock wakes you up by annoying you. BedJet v2 allows you to program a natural bio-hack wake up time. The wake up feature subtly alters your body's core temperature in the morning at the time of your choosing. Just like bright sunlight filling a bedroom, this will activate a pre-programmed circadian reaction in your brain resetting your internal clock to know it's time to start the day.
Remember that feeling you had as a kid when you just opened your eyes in the morning full of energy, refreshed and ready to leap out of bed? Yeah, it's like that. BedJet v2 is no more noisy alarm clocks, no more hitting the snooze button four times or dragging yourself out of bed wishing you had just one more hour to linger.
Climate Control Technology
BedJet invented the entire product category of ultra-fast on-demand air based bed climate control.
BedJet v2 works on any size bed and any type mattress. It's a giant remote control for your bed, to make you feel how you want, when you want and nearly instantly. The BedJet lives under your bed or at the foot of your bed:
Once activated, the patent pending and precisely tuned blower, ducting system and outlet nozzle operate at a very specific air pressure to create a scientifically magical event in your bedding. The BedJet quietly generates a small cushion of turbulent air between the upper and lower bedsheets that lifts the top bedding off the bed by a small amount. This tenting effect on the bedding combined with the turbulent air flow enables the air to permeate throughout the entire sleeping area and provide even heating or cooling. Wonder how good that really feels? Check out the awesome customer reviews of BedJet v1 here.
Wireless remote control? Yeah, we got one. But the real awesomeness starts with your tablet or smart device:
Installation of the BedJet v2 onto your bed is incredibly simple and done in minutes with no tools:
Cooling & Heating for Beds
BedJet is the most muscular climate control product ever created for a bed. It is the first and only product that can both cool you off within 10 seconds and heat the bedding of a king size bed to feel like the sheets just came out of dryer in only 180 seconds.
How's the air based cooling and heating work?
Getting too hot in bed never feels good. Body heat and moisture get trapped by your mattress and bedding like an oven. Typical air temperatures surrounding your body under the bedding reach over 90 degrees. Over the course of the night we have measured up to a 20% increase in humidity in the bed from natural perspiration. BedJet Cooling mode power ventilates your bed by circulating fresh ambient temperature air into your bed to quickly wick out this trapped body heat and body moisture. You select variable amounts of air flow from the BedJet to get different levels of cooling. Wonder how good it really feels? Check out the reviews on how well the cooling works from BedJet v1 owners here.
Please Note: BedJet is NOT a substitute for zero air conditioning in extreme ambient heat (80 degrees+) bedrooms. Room temp needs to be below 79 degrees for best cooling.
The heating mode lets you choose variable output temperature and variable air flow to help customize what feels just right for you. Turbo-Heat mode gives you a 5-minute burst of extra powerful warming (1500 watts!) to get a cold chilly bed nice and toasty in just minutes. BedJet can raise the temperature of your bedding 30 degrees in 180 seconds!
There's no electric blanket and no heated mattress pad in the world that can do that — they take up to 40 minutes to warm your bed just 20 degrees plus don't provide even heating. BedJet warming is safer, because it keeps electricity out of the bed where it belongs. Take a look below at the infra-red image of an electric blanket in actual operation in a bed. Apart from uneven heating, those electric wires are laying right up against your body!
Got heavy night sweats that soak the sheets? BedJet v2 has a special temperature neutral sweat drying mode which ventilates the bed, pulling all the moisture off your body but without freezing you or overheating you. We created this unique feature for one our customers who suffered from a medical condition.
But wait…. there's more!!! Dual Zone?
BedJet is ending the night time battle over the thermostat between you and your partner. You want it cool and they want it warm? No problem! Using two BedJets and our patent pending AirComforter, you now have totally independent climate control systems, one for each partner. Our AirComforter accessory shown below contains two hollow cavities that distribute the air from each BedJet to each half of the bed. It is the worlds first cooling and warming blanket! It replaces your top sheet and is pure and soft 100% cotton.
Want to watch it all in action? Check out this infra-red FLIR camera video that shows just how quickly the BedJet climate control works:
Our Journey
Technical Stuff On the Inside
BedJet V2:
- Acoustic damping technology in the base unit makes BedJet incredibly quiet. Also has a computation fluid dynamic optimized exit air nozzle for laminar flow (engineering lingo for the exhaust nozzle is a muffler). BedJet sound is only 39dB measured at the bed pillow while in medium settings cool/heat mode typical of all night operation. This makes it quieter than any window fan or air conditioner. Its a wonderful background white noise whoosh that will help put you to sleep!
- 20,000 hour wide range DC motor to make BedJet likely to outlast your mattress
- Lifetime washable air filter for no dust bunnies in your bed
- Uniquely designed low temperature barium titanate ceramic stone heating element – operates below the temperature flash point of dust to avoid that "electric heater" smell
- Super Safe Electric Appliance – BedJet is certified to the same Underwriters Laboratories standards as electrified hospital beds
- Entire case is certified Underwriters Laboratories flameproof plastic
- Base unit dimensions: 16.5″ long x 12″ wide x 6.75″ inches tall, fits under most beds
- Bluetooth low energy 4.0 supported
- Power consumption Turbo-Heat: 1500 watts max
- Power consumption Regular Heat: 200 to 1100 watts
- Power consumption Cooling: 10 to 40 watts max
Project & Timeline
The engineering scope of the BedJet v2 project is upgrading the BedJet v1 microprocessor brains and electronics to support the biorhythm sleep temperature capability. The smart device bluetooth App's for Android and iOS will also get a complete overhaul to support this. We have already started work on this project.
- September 2015 – User Interface finalized
- October 2015 – Heads down being good worker bee's
- November 2015 – Firmware and microprocessor upgrades completed
- November 2015 – Manufacturing of first BedJet v2 begins
- December 2015 – Bluetooth Apps for BedJet v2 completed and published for iOS and Android
- December 2015 – Shipments to backers before December 24th.
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London, Feb 10 (ANI): The late singer Whitney Houston's daughter, who has already estranged from dad Bobby Brown, has now cut grandma Cissy Houston out of her life and is reportedly going in a wrong way.
Now, friends and relatives of Houston feared that the life of Bobbi Kristina, who after the death of her mum got engaged to her foster brother Nick and reportedly turned to drugs and alcohol, could be in danger.
Pastor and close family friend Jerome Bell, who had known Whitney before she became famous, told The Sun that he is worried about the 19-year-old girl because she disrespects her grandmother and other family members.
He further added that his main concern is that people can take advantage of Kristina as she has disconnected herself from her family at a very impressionable age.
Bell claimed that Kristin, who is also known as Krissy to the family, is badly influenced by her foster brother Nick Gordon, who was unofficially adopted by Housto when he was 12. (ANI)


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Redesigning Without Losing Traffic
Posted 11 October 2007 - 10:19 AM
We are expecting a client to assign us an SEO project for their eight year old website. The existing site is reasonably ok getting tons of traffic every single day. However, there is a lot of room for SEO work to be done.
The issue we are facing is that they are already selling 500 used cars through their website per month. How to do the SEO work while not losing the healthy amount of traffic? Any thoughts on maintaining and increasing the amount of traffic on the site?
Thanks in advance.
Maqsood Ahmed
Posted 11 October 2007 - 10:45 AM
Then... don't do anything that will screw it up.
Make sure all your changes will enhance and improve the experience of those existing sources of custom, and those pre-existing customers. This is especially true of those already on the site, in not adversely affecting the quality of the after-landing experience.
So don't add keyword-stuffed headings that get a high ranking but cause higher abandonment of the page or cause customers to question the integrity of the site and business. Don't mess too much with things that are working well - the old adage being "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
There are many things you can do to help a site rank well that are entirely imperceptable to the average customer. There are many things that can help rankings that require no on-site changes at all. There are probably hundreds of small changes that will not only help gain better search positions, but more importantly may increase the existing custom conversion rates.
When a site already has some good sales, approach SEO with another adage firmly in mind: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". It means don't do things to attract more of the birds you don't have in your hand if those actions will cause the one you have to be lost.
Posted 11 October 2007 - 11:03 AM
I know we have great lists and guides here for general SEO activity. But it might be nice to have a list or guide to: How to Improve existing SEO without blowing up the current traffic and conversions.
There are many things you can do to help a site rank well that are entirely imperceptable to the average customer. There are many things that can help rankings that require no on-site changes at all. There are probably hundreds of small changes that will not only help gain better search positions, but more importantly may increase the existing custom conversion rates.
Ammon hits the generalities, anyone care to add specific tactics?
Posted 11 October 2007 - 11:04 AM
There are many things you can do to help a site rank well that are entirely imperceptable to the average customer. There are many things that can help rankings that require no on-site changes at all. There are probably hundreds of small changes that will not only help gain better search positions, but more importantly may increase the existing custom conversion rates.
Could you please elaborate on the small changes you mentioned above if you have few moments?
Thanks again for the big help.
Posted 11 October 2007 - 12:15 PM
Just as with that other thread, you've leapt right into changing the tags, the on-page factors, and the copy (headings and links) without fully determining whether or not the existing tags and copy are what is making the site sell 500 cars a month. If your changes mean that the next month they sell only 400 cars, are you going to pay the difference in income?
Well, I'm no SEE, but simply use of good tags and elelemnts can go a long way.
The opening post is entirely correct in placing immense concern on not harming what is already a successful site. Selling 500 used cars per month, over the inernet, where they cannot be seen, touched, sat in, or test-driven is no mean feat. The site is doing something right, and you must know what that is before you risk messing with it.
Put it another way, if you were building this site from scratch, would you offer a cast iron guarantee to sell 500 cars per month? If not, then accept that this site has things to teach you about selling cars, that take precedence over what you can teach the site about rankings.
Until you have run thorough web analytics throughout the site, and made very certain you know what not to do, so that you don't make even one of those 500 customers each month not buy, the only changes you can make must be either effectively invisible to the user, or must be off-site factors, such as link building activities.
Also, recalling the "bird in the hand" issue, be sure you understand who is buying and identify the differences demographically between those visitors who buy and those visitors who do not. What if the analytics show that not one of the search referred visitors has ever converted? There are people who are buying, and people who are not, and before you worry about getting the rankings, you must know which rankings the buyers are looking at compared to which the vast majority of visitors, the non-buyers are looking at. You may well find that the word "car" or "cars" are never once used in the search of an actual buyer, for just one example why this is so vital.
The average person does not sit at there computer saying, "Hmm I'm bored, oh I know, let's buy a car! I'll google 'cars' and buy one". You need to know what are the trigger words. Are successful sales based on people searching for a particular make and model or just make? Do the successful sales pay attention to the year as a search term? Was price a deciding factor, or merely one of several, along with colour and condition? Is Google image search actually driving more end sales than the regular search?
Whatever you do, do not make any visible change to the website until you understand these things.
We spoke of professionalism a lot recently. Remember the hypocratic oath: First, do no harm!
Posted 11 October 2007 - 12:57 PM
Whatever you do, do not make any visible change to the website until you understand these things.
You are right Ammons, We have got to be extremely careful of what we are going to do with the site. To my understanding, the site has been successful mainly due to off-site factors including the age of the domain. off-line marketing activities in various parts of the world and the like. Anyways, thank you sooooooooo much for sharing your valuable knowledge with a newbie SEO like me.
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Posted 11 October 2007 - 05:32 PM
2) There is no conceivable way that "upping" a tag to a "heavier" weight could cause any negative results.
Wow, is that a dangerous statement.
No matter WHAT you're aiming to do, any time you jump into an absolute statement like that you're asking for trouble. (Speaking of absolute statements...)
No, I can't prove to you that this activity could cause trouble. But that's not what I'm interested in: what is most interesting and problematic about the approach you're suggesting is that it has nothing to do with study, thought, or analytics.
Personally, the first step in nearly any SEO project for me starts with statistics. Where are customers coming from; what are they doing; and, most importantly, where aren't they going.
Yes, in many cases some basic re-coding can be beneficial --- but I don't take that for granted.
The problem isn't actually with what you're suggesting - it's in the way you're taking it for granted. The first step isn't to change the page - it's to understand the page and why it's functioning the way it is. Then, as a second step, you can begin making trial changes in pursuit of improvement.
I can, in fact, easily conceive of ways that "upping" the "weight" of a tag could have negative impact. No, it's not a WISE use of the method - but what you've said is that you don't find it conceivable. Try this:

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I'm not a search engine, but if I saw code like this, I'd immediately be inclined to be suspicious. All they've done is increased the weight of their tags, right? But in my mind, there's absolutely no question that they've done this with no thought except to try and influence search engines. I don't really believe that I'm the only one who thinks this.
Posted 12 October 2007 - 04:13 AM
Thing is, sure, you can just start slapping tags and keywords on the pages. However, without studying the site, you don't know what pages do what. What if there's a golden page that isn't optimized but converts like crazy with content stated just as it is ... and what if in optimizing it, you destroy or lessen its effect? This isn't as outlandish an idea as it may seem. And plenty of direct marketers use language that isn't of the sort that you'd think their pages need to rank for — and they may not. But that golden page is worth gold. If you just go ahead and do the usual, and the sales drop, then that will be a problem you've created. Ouch.
Optimizing an existing successful site isn't like building a new one from scratch. There are issues to deal with, as in this case, where the site is doing very well at the point where you take over the SEO. And the bottom line isn't necessarily just to get higher rankings; it's to increase the sales. That means, necessarily, ensuring that the current successfulness of the site isn't hindered. So, unless you have a sure-fire way to increase sales without having to preserve whatever is currently causing conversions, I'd suggest treading very lightly indeed.
Now, I know, Autocrat, that you're saying that you didn't want to reiterate what was said before — understood, and no reprimand intended here. Thing is, though, that since we're conversing in text, that means body language doesn't play a part, so voicing whole thoughts can be helpful. But, that's how it goes with text-based communications, sometimes. Understood.
Posted 12 October 2007 - 05:48 AM
Now, I have no argument against using H tags, etc. Generally that's good advice.
However, for the sake of argument (and because I've run into this before), I can well imagine a scenario in which a "golden page" (or series of pages) is made up mostly of words that you wouldn't necessarily want to have the page rank for but which are direct contributors towards the sales-worthiness of the page. So, before launching into doing anything (and assuming that we know *how* to optimize), it can still behoove one greatly to find out what's going on with the site — and to find out what information was left off the site. Because *then* you're better equipped to know what to do with the site, and how to approach it.
Posted 15 October 2007 - 02:32 AM
I would also do the following:
Create a PPC campaign on Google AdWords in order to test keyword efficiency.
Many people don't realize that Google AdWords is an amazing testing platform that helps you discover within days stuff that could take you months to complete in the offline world.
Use it to learn what are people actually looking for, and how well these keywords actually convert to traffic and sales on the website you are trying to promote. No guessing, just pure data.
Also, try Google Website Optimizer - a relatively new tool for A/B split testing.
This way you can test new page versions and compare them to the existing pages in order to measure the effect on the conversion rate. It is a safe and efficient method if you do it persistently over time.
Make sure to test 1-2 page elements at a time, not more - otherwise you will not be able to know what actually worked.
As Google put it in their own words:
'Rather than sitting in a room and arguing over what will work better, you can save time and eliminate guesswork by simply letting your visitors tell you what works best.'
Posted 15 October 2007 - 05:10 AM
As Ammon mentioned, there are a number of things you can do outside the remit of on-page changes including link development, removal of duplicate content issues (the number of sites I have taken over where incorrectly implemenmted test areas exist that have been spidered) etc can all be done without having to put a single finger on any site code.
Really can't go against anything Ammon says, really its case of knowing your client, knowing your audience, and implementing the right strategy accordingly.
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[Source: PLoS ONE, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Research Article
Estimation of the National Disease Burden of Influenza-Associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in Kenya and Guatemala: A Novel Methodology
James A. Fuller, Aimee Summers, Mark A. Katz, Kim A. Lindblade, Henry Njuguna, Wences Arvelo, Sammy Khagayi, Gideon Emukule, Nivaldo Linares-Perez, John McCracken, D. James Nokes, Mwanajuma Ngama, Sidi Kazungu, [ ... ], Joshua A. Mott, Sonja J. Olsen, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Daniel R. Feikin
Knowing the national disease burden of severe influenza in low-income countries can inform policy decisions around influenza treatment and prevention. We present a novel methodology using locally generated data for estimating this burden.
Methods and Findings
This method begins with calculating the hospitalized severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) incidence for children <5 years old and persons ≥5 years old from population-based surveillance in one province. This base rate of SARI is then adjusted for each province based on the prevalence of risk factors and healthcare-seeking behavior. The percentage of SARI with influenza virus detected is determined from provincial-level sentinel surveillance and applied to the adjusted provincial rates of hospitalized SARI. Healthcare-seeking data from healthcare utilization surveys is used to estimate non-hospitalized influenza-associated SARI. Rates of hospitalized and non-hospitalized influenza-associated SARI are applied to census data to calculate the national number of cases. The method was field-tested in Kenya, and validated in Guatemala, using data from August 2009–July 2011. In Kenya (2009 population 38.6 million persons), the annual number of hospitalized influenza-associated SARI cases ranged from 17,129–27,659 for children <5 years old (2.9–4.7 per 1,000 persons) and 6,882–7,836 for persons ≥5 years old (0.21–0.24 per 1,000 persons), depending on year and base rate used. In Guatemala (2011 population 14.7 million persons), the annual number of hospitalized cases of influenza-associated pneumonia ranged from 1,065–2,259 (0.5–1.0 per 1,000 persons) among children <5 years old and 779–2,252 cases (0.1–0.2 per 1,000 persons) for persons ≥5 years old, depending on year and base rate used. In both countries, the number of non-hospitalized influenza-associated cases was several-fold higher than the hospitalized cases.
Influenza virus was associated with a substantial amount of severe disease in Kenya and Guatemala. This method can be performed in most low and lower-middle income countries.
Citation: Fuller JA, Summers A, Katz MA, Lindblade KA, Njuguna H, et al. (2013) Estimation of the National Disease Burden of Influenza-Associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in Kenya and Guatemala: A Novel Methodology. PLoS ONE 8(2): e56882. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056882
Editor: Benjamin J. Cowling, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Received: November 2, 2012; Accepted: January 15, 2013; Published: February 27, 2013
This is an open-access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication.
Funding: Work in Guatemala was supported by Cooperative Agreement UO1 GH000028-02 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/). Work in Kenya was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by the Wellcome Trust (http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/) [084633], [077092]. These funders had no role in they study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.


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An Old Friend
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In this case the old friend is a software package entitled Diskeeper. I have been using this software product over a number of years to ensure that the files on my hard disk are stored contiguously rather than being scattered in bits and pieces in the various locations that were available during the initial writing of the data. This fragmentation of files can result in the slowdown in the performance of your computer as the operating system needs to collect the necessary parts of a file from different locations. Any improvement in the arrangement of files on your hard disk will certainly be beneficial as it is more than likely that your hard disk is probably the slowest component of your system.
Windows does contain a defrag option however this code is based on earlier work developed by the company behind Diskeeper. It is not as feature-rich or as effective as the standalone Diskeeper product. This latest version of Diskeeper is available in four flavours. You can select from Home; Professional; Premier Pro; or Home/Server with Diskeeper 2008. This review is based on the top-of-the-range Diskeeper 2008 Premier Pro product.
As with the previous version of Diskeeper, you are required to activate the software by entering the appropriate code within a 30-day period of grace. An option is available to check online for any later update of the product. This task can be scheduled to take place automatically on a weekly basis. Other areas that can be customised include file exclusion; event logging; power management; proxy settings; permissions; and new volume detection. If this list of customisation options sounds a little over-powering then do not worry as the default settings should suffice for most users.
Based on technology such as InvisiTasking?, which monitors resources and makes sure only unused and untapped resources are used for the defragmentation process, this latest version of Diskeeper has been enhanced with some new features. As well as monitoring resources, Diskeeper checks and analyses each drive before choosing the defrag strategy that is best suited to that particular drive. Through the use of Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Compatibility, Diskeeper works in conjunction with the automatic backup system running on your PC.
Diskeeper uses FragShield technology to dynamically prevent the fragmentation of critical files through the use of tools dealing with the configuration of the MFT (Master File Table) and the paging file. This latest version of Diskeeper is able to cope with extreme conditions such as files split into million of fragments or deal with situations whereby just 1% of free disk space is available for its working space.
In order to accelerate file access time, Diskeeper uses I-FAAST 2.0 (Intelligent File Access Acceleration Sequencing Technology) that monitors and organises the most commonly accessed files for optimum performance. While I do not have any "before and after" timings to support my experiences, this latest version of Diskeeper does seem to carry out is defrag processes faster than previously. The improvement is even more noticeable when you combine the software's ability to undertake on-going defragmentation with either the manual or scheduled option. Diskeeper can be set to carry out a boot-time defrag of critical system files, such as the MFT, and can work with both 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows.
This latest version of Diskeeper will continue to remain my defrag tool of choice. The software requires Windows 2000/XP/
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Martin Luther King, Jr., drank a lot of coffee. He drank it in the mornings. He drank it while writing his famous speeches. He drank it when he came home exhausted.
is what fellow mom, Nicole Gray, tells me. She is a local
friend, and I get a buzz just reading her blog, DrinkingCoffeeAlltheTime. She got some parents together this weekend at Starbucks on Church Street to toast MLK with coffee. (That's me, second to last on the right. Nicole is on my left.)
If you drink too much coffee, you'll hallucinate, as I wrote earlier this week on my CafeMom Healthy Living blog. But in moderation, Nicole always tells me its health benefits. She says:
According to November 2008 Consumer Health Reports, coffee:
- Decreases risk of type 2 diabetes
- Aids gallbladder function—decreases risk of developing gallstones
- May help prevent Parkinson's disease due to increased dopamine supply in the brain.
Nicole adds, "Beyond health benefits, coffee makes communities function better. It's the elixir of productivity and enthusiasm."
She urges us to raise a cup of joe to MLK today.
your kids home from school on this historically significant
pre-inauguration MLK Day? Mine are, and we're going to special services
in honor of MLK downtown at St. Paul Baptist Church at noon. What are you up to?


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Two of our favorite bands of all time — OutKast and Slowdive — are officially reuniting. OutKast announced it a couple weeks back, with news that the Southern rap legends will headline Coachella and play Governernor's Ball in New York, though it seems likely we'll see another Big Boi album before a new OutKast album (and we're OK with that!). Meanwhile, shoegaze titans Slowdive yesterday confirmed rumors (that they themselves flamed) that they'd reunite, playing Primavera in Barcelona in May and "a couple of gigs," including a show at Village Underground in London May 19 (better book your tickets now!), in order to raise funds for a new LP.
With those two reunions locked down, we thought we'd turn our attention from bands we liked that reunited to bands we'd like to see reunite.
This one seems a no-brainer. They exactly been quiet since they first broke up in 1991, from briefly "reuniting" onstage in 2002 to play three songs for their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, to David Byrne's solo career (including a one-off album with St. Vincent), to the other members' activity, including The Heads and Tom Tom Club. And the band seems more popular and prescient than ever. So, everyone's still alive and working.


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From a Humboldt County District Attorney's Office press release:
On June 11, 2013, the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office filed criminal charges against Sgt. Adam Laird of the Eureka Police Department for misdemeanor violations of Penal Code sections 149 and 118.1. The charges arose out of a use of force incident that occurred on December 6, 2012.
On July 1, 2013, Sgt. Laird pled not guilty to these charges.
Based on evidence discovered after the filing of these charges, including several expert opinions obtained by both the prosecution and the defense, the People have determined that this case cannot be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. As such, on January 3, 2014, the case was dismissed.
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How Long Can You Put A Cake In The Freezer That Has Fondant
Baking By pheonix31571 Updated 23 Oct 2011 , 7:20am by letika
I left my cake in the freezer with fondant set on the lowest setting thinking it wouldnt freeze just keep it cool. Boy big mistake. My fondant was so wet with condensation that I had to keep putting powdered sugar on it to soak up the condensation. I had to cool my cake down and all I have is a freezer. so how do you cool a cake that has fondant or how long can I leave it in the freezer before I will start to have bad problems? My buttercream icing is staying so soft any tips on that as well. I use equal parts butter and crisco. I dont like my icing really sweet.
thank you so much for your help in this matter.
This isn't directed at you solely, because many people do the same thing. I always wonder about why people stick stuff in the fridge or freezer to firm it up quickly when they are having issues with it being too soft. Because to me, one it returns to room temp you will still have those issues, plus other issues, such as the condensation.
I live in a humid area, so I really avoid the fridge or freezer. This time of year, I can't even pull something of the fridge for a minute with out it starting to sweat. And the problem with the freezer is that as long as the item is cold/thawing it will continue to sweat.
What is your buttercream recipe? If the icing is too soft, and doesn't hold up, then you either need to make changes to the recipe, or look for a new one. For too soft, depending on what type of icing it is, I'd say you either need to add more powder sugar or less liquid to the recipe.
Is 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening Almost a whole bag of sugar a little vanilla and just a a drizzle of milk. Everyone loves the taste of my icing because it is not real sweet. Is their anything that will stiffen icing that will not make it really sweet. It will not crust for me at all since this summer great in the winter.
thank you so much for your time
I use almost the exact same recipe and have the same problems with it holding up in this heat. I'd love suggestions! I don't use the freezer, but I worry about what happens to my cakes after delivery, i.e. that the icing is going to slide off the sides.
I use almost the exact same recipe and have the same problems with it holding up in this heat. I'd love suggestions! I don't use the freezer, but I worry about what happens to my cakes after delivery, i.e. that the icing is going to slide off the sides.
In australia we have something called copha which is a type of vegetable shortening, but it's made from coconut oil and it's quite solid at room temperature unlike crisco. I normally substitute a quarter to half of the shortening with copha and it holds up really well


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