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How Long After "Meat Market" Before Candidates Hear from Schools?
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A question about the law teaching market, which I suspect will be of interest to a number of candidates who read your Law School Reports blog: When can we expect to hear from hiring committees we spoke with at AALS? Do the better schools tend to wait longer to make their calls? And do schools tend to notify candidates that they *won't* be inviting them for a job talk, or do you only hear from them if they're interested?
If you think this is a worthwhile topic, perhaps you could open a post for comments so that hiring committee members could say what their procedure is.
My impression is that schools will contact the candidates they are most interested in within the first two weeks after the AALS hiring convention, and, more often than not, within the first week. Schools will often have some candidates "on hold" beyond this period of time: e.g., because they are reading more work by the candidate, or collecting references, or waiting to see how they fare with their top choices. So it is quite possible to get call-backs beyond the two-week window. Schools tend to be much slower in notifying candidates they are no longer in contention (you might not hear for a month or more).
Schools higher in the "food chain" in general do move at a somewhat more, shall we say, "leisurely" pace, and schools lower in the "food chain" are more likely to have tiers of candidates they remain interested in, on the theory that they are likely to lose their first-round choices.
(2019 note: given how early the "meat market" is this year, I would not be surprised if some schools will try to vote out offers before Thanksgiving.)
Those, to repeat, are my impressions, based on a decent amount of anecdotal evidence. But I invite others to post their impressions and/or information about their school's practices. No anonymous postings. Post only once, comments are moderated and may take awhile to appear.
My experience (and general impression) is that it is a heavily front loaded curve. Brian's observation that you COULD get a call late is accurate, but the likelihood is low. Here's a guess: 20% before the weekend is over; 70% by the end of the first week after the conference; 90% in two weeks.
Since I have written on this (Memo to Lawyers: How Not to Retire and Teach, http://ssrn.com/abstract=992489), my experience in 2005 and 2006 is a matter of public record. In 2005, I had complete radio silence, and it only really dawned on me around Christmas that all that was left was wishful thinking. In 2006, I had callbacks from a substantial percentage of the AALS interviews within seven days.
I know that is hard to swallow if the phone hasn't rung in the last couple weeks, but ask the man who, on several occasions, has had to stare reality in the face. It's not entirely hopeless, but the likelihood is dropping substantially every day.
BL COMMENT: I think the idea that 20% of call-backs are made before the weekend is over is way, way off.
Posted by: Jeff Lipshaw | Nov 5, 2007 6:19:38 AM
My experience was substantially the same as Jeff's, except that in my first go-round, it took my a bit longer to cotton on to the reality that nobody was going to call.
Posted by: eric | Nov 5, 2007 10:12:35 AM
I went through this misery for a second time well into my academic career last year. I had several callbacks within a couple of weeks, consistent with Brian's and Jeff's observations. I was flying back well within a month of the conference, but the call that ultimately produced the great job I have now came in mid-January. Go figure. Yes, the odds are exactly as Brian and Jeff describe them, but don't give up hope if the New Year comes and goes with radio silence. Going on the academic job market is a low-percentage long shot for most of us in any event, so when the low-percentage long shot months of January and February roll around, don't give up hope!
Posted by: Jason Kilborn | Nov 5, 2007 2:01:30 PM
I would say that you should force the appointments chair to give you a sense of where you stand. Most schools only talk to about 30 entry-level candidates; after a week or two post-AALS, they should know where you stand and I think they owe you the courtesy to tell you. It is a quick e-mail. We're all very busy but we're not that busy. Too often, schools don't have the decency to tell you that they are not moving forward with your candidacy, a flux which causes needless anxiety and leads to wastes of time checking your messages a hundred times a day and playing institutional deathmatch in your head.
Of course, don't be rude about it. You may not hear anything because you are on the "second-string" list for when the top candidates get better offers. But there is no shame in that (many of us got our jobs that way!) -- and there is no reason not to have an honest exchange with the person in charge of appointments.
Posted by: Ethan Leib | Nov 5, 2007 2:14:37 PM
I like Ethan's suggestion and it would be a great way to reduce anxiety (even if it also means some disappointment when you hear the answer). Unfortunately, many schools will not give a straight answer, but will hedge (e.g., "still figuring things out," etc.). You can read between the lines, but it hardly is an honest, meaningful, or anxiety-reducing exchange.
Posted by: Howard Wasserman | Nov 5, 2007 9:07:40 PM
Brian, I think you have it just right.
Also, a minor follow up to Ethan's comment: This memory is now 7 years old, but I vaguely recollect that I never heard from a significant chunk of the schools where I had AALS interviews. Some schools notified me that I was no longer in the running, but a number of schools didn't bother.
Posted by: Orin Kerr | Nov 5, 2007 10:08:36 PM
I got all the calls I was going to within a week (and one rejection). I did receive inquiries from other schools in Dec./Jan. asking if I was still on the market (I wasn't). One of the late schools didn't hire anyone, and another hired a lateral for the open position, so reading too much into the late inquiries (other than don't give up all hope) is difficult.
Posted by: Michael Risch | Nov 6, 2007 3:58:07 AM
Ethan's comment is so based in common sense and common courtesy that the mere fact he made it says something. Here's my speculation, having spent far longer in corporate and law firm hiring settings, but never having yet been in a FAC meeting. From the FAC's standpoint, there is the A team, the B team, and the C team. The A team hears within two weeks about in the time sequence described above. The C team ought to get a brief "it was nice but no thanks" within a couple days, and more often than not it doesn't. The B team gets radio silence because it is the B team, which means it isn't the C team, and apparently somebody thinks it has a chance of moving up to the A team.
From the candidate's standpoint, the rationalization/self-deception progression goes as follows: (1) "I'm still on somebody's A team, but their committee is not going to do call backs until January;" (2) "I am still on somebody's B team," (3) "I am lower than dirt, and please call me in April when I have uncurled from the fetal position."
The A team fantasy will disappear on its own sometime between the conclusion of the Rose Bowl and the kickoff of the BCS Championship Game. The real issue is the "still on the B team fantasy." I'd bet dimes to dollars that if we looked at it in the macro, there actually is no pure B team person. Rather there are "Persons" and "Unpersons." (I can't remember: do I give credit to George Orwell for that?) That is to say, a real B teamer would be on SOMEBODY'S A team, and hence a Person. If you are on everybody's B team (and hence without callbacks), you are really an Unperson. I believe that was my experience in 2005.
Posted by: Jeff Lipshaw | Nov 6, 2007 8:45:01 AM
I can say, anecdotally, that I received callbacks within two days from two top 50 schools. I got emails from a top 5, a top 10 school, and a top 25 school within 2 weeks that I was on their "hold list", and they would let me know in January if their first round didn't fill up the slots they were filling this year. I got rejection notices from 2 top 50s, and have yet to hear anything from a dozen schools spanning the list. I hope any other candidates can share info, keeping things general of course, no sense in us not minimizing the anxiety if we can.
Posted by: Anon | Nov 15, 2007 10:53:53 AM
My experience to date (note that I am mainly an IP candidate, so I'm in something of a submarket):
My top school (which had told me pre-conference I was at the top of their list) decided they needed to go in another direction in probably the nicest rejection letter I've ever received. My impression is that I would have gotten a call back if there were any given out for IP, a more pressing need just developed. In fact, I got the link to this blog from a follow up communication with the author of that letter, so its sort of hard to think of this as a typical rejection.
Another school sent me a form ding relatively quickly. Three of the other six went silent, not even acknowleding courtesy e-mails. The final 3 said I'd hear soon, but then went silent.
So using the Person/Unperson schema, I was a Person heading into the conference, but morphed into an Unperson due to circumstances beyond my control.
Posted by: Andrew Dzeguze | Dec 4, 2007 10:04:55 AM
I think we're bimodal: we jump all over a few of the best candidates (probably the same ones that everyone else is jumping over) and everyone else waits until later in the process. It's a little bit like dating. If you think strategically, and ask out the Homecoming Queen's best friend instead of the Homecoming Queen, you'll probably both wind up much happier. But it takes many years to learn this lesson, and some people never do.
Posted by: mike livingston | Nov 9, 2009 9:59:18 AM
One also has to factor in the number of open positions. We have five openings for the next academic year and are calling the top 8 candidates today (the Monday after the conference). One candidate I called had 4 call-backs one day after the conference (Sunday).
If we don't fill our positions then we continue down our list. We found an exceptionally strong pool of candidates this year, so our second tier of candidates would also make great faculty.
Posted by: Beau Baez | Nov 9, 2009 11:09:52 AM
Much of what the comments say about front-loading is accurate, but it's not always that way. We hired three people last year, when I was chair of our appointments committee. I've just reviewed my record of email with a particular candidate. I wrote to him on November 9 (along with every other candidate we interviewed in Washington) to talk about our decision timing; I explained that we'd interview some candidates reasonably soon, and others not until later in the season. I wrote to him on January 1 to tell him that we were still in process. I called him on February 11 to schedule an on-campus interview. We extended him an offer in March; he's a member of the faculty now, and we're delighted.
Posted by: Jon Weinberg | Nov 2, 2010 12:56:40 PM
All I will say, in response to Jeff's comment that 20% of callbacks are made during the weekend, is that this was NEVER the norm in the past but seems to be much more in vogue than the past. It is a small sample size, but of the 12 different law schools I spoke to (considered to be at various "tiers") 10 had made at least one call during the weekend. Worth no more than a grain of salt that...but it was a surprise at the time.
BL COMMENT: Notice that Professor Sylvester's little poll could, in fact, be quite representative, and it could still be false that anywhere close to 20% of all callbacks are extended before the 'meat market' weekend is over.
Posted by: Doug Sylvester | Nov 2, 2010 2:26:01 PM
I was chair of our appointments committee for the past three years (not this year). I agree that you should get in touch with the committee chair if you haven't heard where you stand. I also think it is worth checking again in January or February, if you haven't yet landed a position and are still interested. At that point, you might want to ask whether there might be an interest in having you as a visitor.
As chair, I wasn't always as good as I should have been about communicating with candidates, I was always glad when they took the initiative, which happened very rarely.
Posted by: Joan Shaughnessy | Oct 17, 2011 11:45:20 AM
I think that it is generally true that candidates should hear something back by the first couple of weeks. However, I agree with Beau that it may depend on how many positions you are trying to fill and how they are prioritized within the school (that is where your needs are most urgent). I think most of us are trying to juggle internal priorities with perceptions of what options the candidate has and the likelihood that the candidate's interest is serious. Obviously, if you are a top 10 school your hiring is probably not driven very much (or at least not as urgently) by subject matter and you can take the candidate's interest in you for granted. Under these circumstances I wouldn't be surprised to know that top schools might be slower to act than those lower in the rankings. Tulsa also has 5 positions to fill. And, as someone else mentioned, we felt like the field of candidates we interviewed was exceptionally strong. I think we would be very happy indeed to get any 5 of about half of the 33 people we interviewed and I suspect that we might well be very happy in the end with almost any of the remainder; but you simply can't see everyone at once. I hope our candidates both don't lose heart if they don't hear right away and keep us posted if they have offers, because trying to organize on-campus interviews for the number of people that you need to bring back to campus if you are to make offers that will result in 5 acceptances is logistically really difficult. Therefore, we started making calls yesterday. As a point of reference, most of the people we contacted had also heard back from others. But in truth the group was so good that it isn't really easy to sort them into "A" and "B" teams (let alone "C"). When you have so many good people you end up having to prioritize calls by virtue of small indicators about who you think you can really get and who you guess is really interested. Those guesses may or may not be correct.
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Croatian Tornjak
Very closely linked to the Bosnian Tornjak and other famous mountain dogs of the Balkans, the Croatian Tornjak is a beautiful working breed and an agreeable companion pet. This handsome Molosser, like many other breeds of the north-western region, became nearly extinct, but is now making a successful comeback, thanks to the efforts of devoted breeders in Croatia. Considered by many to be just a lighter variant of the Bosnian Tornjak, the present-day Croatian Tornjak is a result of crossing all disappearing mountain breeds found in today's Croatia with the remaining stock of preserved old Croatian Tornjaks and imported Bosnian Tornjaks, viewed by some as bringing sure death to those rare Molosser dogs in favor of developing a single Croatian breed. After years of conflict between the fanciers of the true Bosnian and modern Croatian variants of the breed, the Tornjak was finally recognized by the FCI as having both Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia as parent countries, but this decision, while begrudgingly accepted, failed to fully satisfy the opposing sides.
Not aggressive, this breed is friendly with people and gets along with other dogs. A capable livestock guardian, the Croatian Tornjak makes a good watchdog. Very intelligent and alert, it is an easy breed to train. This is also a remarkably long-lived breed, said to reach up to 20 years of age, if kept healthy and safe. The Croatian Tornjak is a fairly large, but lean working breed, having more lupoid features and a slightly lighter-built body frame, compared to the Bosnian dogs. Still, this is a strong and sturdy Molosser which is on its way to gaining more popularity around the world.
The coat is long and rich, always white-based with darker markings on the dog's head and body. Never all-white, the Croatian Tornjaks are always bicolored, tricolored and multicolored. Average height is around 26 inches, but larger dogs can be seen on occasion.


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I'm 12 and I have a fetish?!
So I'm 12 and I think I have a fetish for big bellies or growling bellies. I don't want to have a big belly myself though. I have never told anyone other than my penpal. I've had this since I was about eight or nine. Is that weird?
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I'm 12 and I have a belly fetish
I got a pregnant belly fetish too, i was just 9, my mom was pregnant, one day i was taking swimming lessons, i sat by my mom, she had on see through blouse, I could tell how big and high the front of her short shorts were, when i stared at my mom's big tummy, i got so hard inside my speedo that i had to go to the boys shower lockers, at least i had a big huge towel, so nobody else there would see how big and hard i got under my speedo, i got out of the boys locker room just in time.
Fetishes aren't weird - they're just somewhat odd things that people like.
I agree, i have fetishes about pregnant women in their bikinis too.
There are 2 posts, mom's tummy in strange confession and pregnant belly fetish in friends & family confession.


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Maine Swab Company Celebrates 96 Years of American-Made Products
Puritan Medical Products, a Maine manufacturer specializing in single-use swabs for the medical, diagnostic, environmental, and forensics industries celebrates 96 years of producing their entire line of products in the US. At a time when countless manufacturing companies are moving their operations outside the US, Puritan remains committed to designing and manufacturing their extensive line of products at their Guilford, Maine facility.
Since 1919, Puritan has focused on the needs of their customers, including hospitals, labs, clinics, and OEM kit manufacturers. The family-owned and operated company believes that maintaining a superior level of quality and service is their best opportunity to serve the global community. Puritan products are essential to the important work of practitioners in patient care, to the technicians and scientists who conduct research to find better answers, and to the professionals who utilize their products.
Keeping every facet of production in the US allows for a consistently reliable product, but offers an opportunity to support the local economy by hiring skilled American workers.
While Puritan's commitment to quality reflects in their record of excellent customer satisfaction, they attribute much of their success to a history of unwavering attention to detail which has transcended generations. The founder, from the heartland of the US, was an entrepreneur who passed his passion for quality to his children. That tradition continues today. Puritan's commitment to provide state-of-the-art engineering, machinery design, and building of its own production equipment allows Puritan to control the manufacturing process and provide the high levels of quality control and assurance its customers have come to expect for nearly a century.
Timothy Templet, a third-generation family member and Executive Vice President of Sales states, "Our product line and workforce has grown substantially over the years which speaks to our global recognition as the most trusted, leading manufacturer of single-use medical products worldwide."
As a nearly century-old company, Puritan continues to strengthen its standards of quality, consistency, and reliability with each passing year. Puritan employs a team of highly experienced individuals including leading microbiologists who strive to uphold Puritan's commitment to innovation while embracing new technologies and focusing on the demands of customers.
David Perkins, Senior VP of Sales, explains, "Puritan supports innovation by partnering with customers to provide much needed medical, diagnostic, and forensic solutions for the 21st century. Puritan is globally recognized as the premier manufacturer of specimen collection and single-use medical products."
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Use Attainability Analysis
The designated use of a water body that is shown to not be an existing use may be changed if it is not attainable. A use attainability analysis (UAA) is a structured scientific assessment of the beneficial uses a water body could support, given application of required effluent limits and implementation of cost-effective and reasonable best management practices.
A UAA is required anytime a state or tribe designates a use that does not include the "fishable/swimmable" goals of the Clean Water Act or changes a use to one that would apply less stringent criteria than the current use. If a use is designated that does not include the "fishable/swimmable" goals, that use designation and the rationale behind it need to be revisited every three years to see if circumstances have changed. In Idaho, two UAAs have been done where aquatic life use designations were set to "none." These designations are reviewed every three years to determine if the designation is still appropriate.
Waters must be protected for the most sensitive of their uses. Most streams have overlapping or competing uses. When this is the case, the most sensitive use is that which requires better water quality (the use with the most stringent criteria). If an existing use is "better" than the designated use, the existing use must be protected and that use must become the designated use. Uses that currently exist, or have existed since November 25, 1975, cannot be removed or downgraded.
Process for Changing a Use Designation
The process for changing a use designation requires rulemaking by DEQ. Therefore, parties interested in changing designated uses should involve the agency early in the process. Simply put, the first part of the process is to determine what the existing uses for the water body segment are. If the existing uses have associated criteria that are less stringent than the designated uses, then the next step is determining if the designated uses are attainable if all cost-effective and reasonable best management practices are in place and effective and that all effluent limits are being met. If the designated use is shown to be unattainable, the final step is to determine what the highest attainable use would be if all those practices and effluent limits were in place. This process constitutes the body of the UAA and is followed by the agency's rulemaking process to change the designated use(s).
According to federal regulations, only six allowable reasons exist for changing a current use designation:
- Naturally occurring pollutant levels prevent attainment of the use.
- Natural ephemeral, intermittent, or low flow prevents attainment of the use.
- Human-caused pollution prevents attainment and cannot be remedied without causing worse environmental harm.
- Dams, diversions, and other hydrologic modifications prevent attainment and it is not feasible to restore the water or operate the modification in a way that would result in attainment.
- Natural physical features prevent attainment.
- Controls more stringent than required effluent limitations or new source performance standards would be necessary to attain the use and would result in substantial and widespread social and economic hardship.
In Idaho, rulemaking is, at a minimum, a several-month process that requires public comment and response, Board of Environmental Quality approval, and legislative approval. Use changes are subject to EPA review and approval before becoming effective for Clean Water Act purposes (e.g., discharge permits, total maximum daily loads, §303(d) listing decisions). The entire process—developing the UAA and undergoing rulemaking—could take at least two years and possibly more to craft a structured scientific assessment to change a designated use.
In some instances, the criteria for determining if a designated use is fully supported are not appropriate for a particular water body. A state may reduce the stringency of the criteria for use attainment assigned to a water body by revising its water quality criteria (site-specific or statewide). This action can only occur where scientific understanding supports the position that a less stringent criterion is still fully protective of the designated uses. This can occur in instances where natural background conditions that support designated uses exceed the water quality criteria.
DEQ has successfully removed designated uses from two water body segments in Idaho: Blackbird Creek and Bucktail Creek. Both of these water bodies were significantly impacted by mining activities in the late 1940s through 1950s. The mine has been the site of significant cleanup activities over the past two decades to reclaim and restore the water bodies. Progress has been made in this area and DEQ continues to review data on a triennial basis to support and assess the continued use designation of "none" for aquatic life uses in these water bodies. Other successful UAAs include two UAAs to remove salmonid spawning as a designated use. Both proceeded to rulemaking to remove the use based on reason five (natural physical features prevent attainment).
- The first UAA removed salmonid spawning as a designated use for the portion of the Snake River inundated by Brownlee, Oxbow, and Hells Canyon Reservoirs (rulemaking docket 58-0102-0002, approved by EPA in March 2006). Salmonid spawning was found to be unattainable due to unsuitable habitat conditions; salmonids require suitable substrate (gravels) and sufficient water velocity to move water through the gravels, neither of which is a prevalent condition in a lake or reservoir.
- The second UAA removed salmonid spawning from a small headwaters segment of Butcher Creek above a natural barrier to fish passage (rulemaking docket 58-0102-0204, approved by EPA in January 2006).
Separate reports were not prepared for these UAAs. Support of the use change was incorporated in the rulemaking packages.


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Vujica Lazović, PhD Minister of Information society and telecommunications
Vujica Lazović was born on March 10, 1963. in Plav, Montenegro. In 1982, he entered the Faculty of Economics in Titograd ( now: Podgorica) from which he graduated in 1986 with the average grade of 9.83. He has won several awards and recognitions among which the award of liberation of Podgorica '19. Decembar' and the award of the University "Veljko Vlahović" for the best academic standing in the final year of study are prominent. He finished postgraduate studies, Department of Information Systems and Cybernetics, at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade. He defended a master's thesis in 1994 at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, and earned an academic degree doctor of science in 1997 at the Faculty of Economics in Podgorica.Vujica Lazović became employed at the Faculty of Economics in 1988. In the period from 1989 to 1993, he also performed a series of public functions ( a Member of the Parliament of Montenegro, a member of the Chamber of Citizens of the Assembly of Yugoslavia, a minister in the Government of Montenegro, etc.)
In the period from 1998 to 2000 he was the vice dean for education at the Faculty of Economics and in the period from 2001 to 2006 he performed a function of the dean of the Faculty. He was elected assistant professor in 1998, and in 2003 he was elected associate professor for a group of subjects from the 'Information Economics'. He teaches in multiple disciplines at undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Economics (Information Economics, Management Information Systems and Design of Information System) and also teaches Information Systems in the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Law. He is the head of doctoral studies at the Faculty of Economics in Podgorica. He is also the author of several papers, books and publications on Economics and Business Information Systems. He conducted several study tours in the UK and USA.
Since 2006 he performs the function of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy in the Government of Montenegro, and since 2009 he is the Minister of Information Society in the Government of Montenegro.
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Illustration roundup
Poster by Sean Dove, who has various prints on sale here.
From this collection of Planet of the Apes covers.
Man vs. Shark via these sites.
Paul and Linda McCartney by Jack Kirby. Read the backstory here.
Illustration by Sandra Lanz, who shows her comic drawing skills with this comic about girls feeling ignored by comic shop owners. Via.
*Buy Jack Kirby art at eBay.
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Life can sometimes get complicated and unpredictable. The same goes with relationships. Unfortunately, not all marriages are built to last. The decision to file for divorce is never easy. But it becomes even more complex when the custody of your children and the division of marital assets are involved. The Wesley Chapel family law attorneys at DHW Law, P.A. have successfully represented many men and women for a variety of family law issues. Over the years, we have utilized an aggressive and comprehensive approach to help place each client in the best position to succeed.
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More than 27 scouts and five adult leaders from Boy Scout Troop 1104 in Clifton headed off to Camp Bowman at Goshen Scout Reservation, Goshen, Va., to enjoy a week full of activities. The trip to Goshen has been an annual event for the troop for many years.
Troop 1104 scouts worked on 129 Merit Badges, built personal wilderness survival and first aid kits, took nature hikes, water skied, canoed, sailed on a 16-foot Hobiecat, shot .22 rifles and archery, cooked trout they caught, prepared their own meals, learned how to use, sharpen and care for pocket knives, axes and bow saws.
Eleven Scouts participated in a wilderness survival ordeal and then shipped off for a pirates breakfast. They completed motorboat training and got to operate johnboats with 5 hp motors on the 450-acre Lake Merriweather. The Camp Bowman staff taught them leatherwork, nature, fishing, basketry, orienteering, outdoor survival skills, astronomy, communications, environmental science, rowing, soil and water conservation, weather, lifesaving and swimming. They had evening campfires with fun snacks, skits and stories. The scouts even cleaned the latrines daily.
The boys won the "Oar" on Monday as the best Troop in camp. They attended a flag ceremony every evening and were treated to reveille on the bugle by Matt Dulan (troop bugler) every morning at 6:30 a.m., the only bugler in camp. The Troop designed and built an axe yard as their camp improvement project to Camp Bowman.
Through the hard work of all the leaders at camp, behind the scenes at home and the scouts, the Troop was honored by the Camp Bowman staff as "Troop of the Week". This is a great honor for Troop 1104 and the ninth year in a row that Troop 1104 has won this award. Troop 1104 was also the only Troop in Camp to be awarded the Camp Adventure Award for participating in the most camp organized events.
Boy Scout Troop 1104 is always seeking and welcoming new Scouts into the Troop. Starting in September, the Troop meets in Clifton, at the Clifton Presbyterian Church every Wednesday evening, 7–8:30 p.m. for Scouting projects, merit badges, rank advancement, fellowship and community service projects. Visit the Web site Troop1104.com or contact the Scoutmaster, Bo Reese, at 703-830-0048 or email@example.com.


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The International Fund for Ireland (IFI) is investing almost £1m in supporting young people at risk of exploitation by paramilitaries and crime gangs.
The IFI has committed £980,000 towards 13 community projects across the island aimed at young people.
The funding includes £500,000 for six projects which will allow vulnerable young people to enrol in cross-community activities that enhance their education and employment prospects.
Another £480,000 will also be shared among seven projects to engage with people at risk of becoming involved in sectarian or anti-social activity.
Some of the groups set to benefit include Galbally Youth and Community Association; Roe Valley Residents Association; Black Mountain Shared Space; Shankill Women's Centre; Éalú; Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project, and the Schomberg Society Kilkeel Ltd.
IFI chairman Dr Adrian Johnston said: "The fund is focused on equipping communities, and young people in particular, with the means to resist and disrupt the dangerous spiral of division and disaffection.
"This allocation of financial support is a timely investment and will support vulnerable people who are at risk of being exploited by criminal or armed groups."
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Teachers assign students to homogeneous and heterogeneous groups based on explicit learning goals, monitor peer interactions, and provide positive and corrective feedback to support productive learning. Teachers use small learning groups to accommodate learning differences, promote in-depth academic-related interactions, and teach students to work collaboratively. They choose tasks that require collaboration, issue directives that promote productive and autonomous group interactions, and embed strategies that maximize learning opportunities and equalize participation. Teachers promote simultaneous interactions, use procedures to hold students accountable for collective and individual learning, and monitor and sustain group performance through proximity and positive feedback.


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Whisk the yoghurt, goat's cheese and 1/3 cup water in a mixing bowl until smooth. Whisk in 3 tablespoons of the oil, the parsley and scallions. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat an outdoor grill or large cast-iron grill pan over medium-high heat. Brush the pork tenderloin with 1 more tablespoon of the oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Grill until charred on all sides and the internal temperature on an instant-read thermometer registers 135 degrees F, 12 to 16 minutes.
Meanwhile, brush the cut side of the plums with 1 more tablespoon of oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Place the plums, cut-side down, on the grill and cook until charred and the top of the flesh is just softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Some of the flesh might stick to the grill but that is okay, the plums will still have a nice, slightly charred flavor.
Remove the pork from the grill and rest for 10 minutes. Slice thinly on a diagonal against the grain. Sprinkle the slices lightly with salt.
Toss the baby rocket with the remaining oil and the lemon juice in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
To plate, divide the arugula salad among 4 plates, keeping the salad on 1 side of the plate. Smear some goat cheese sauce on the other side of the plates. Place several slices of pork tenderloin on top of the sauce and place 1 plum half on each plate. Serve any remaining goat cheese sauce on the side. Serve immediately.
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***This report is sponsored by Dr. Buck Waters Chiropractic. Surfers on a Mission has a new surf video series called "On the Rocks" every Thursday evening at 6:30 in the Upper Room of the Pensacola Beach Innerlight Surf Shop. It has great food, fellowship, and phenomenal people!***
Good morning. The wind is blowing out of the ENE at 4-5 mph.We have some small lined up lines coming in. It's only running shin high with a bigger set ever so often but it looks like it may be kind of fun on a SUP. But this is the closest thing I have seen that resembles surf in a while. Hopefully the models are right for this weekend. Whoohoo. Have an awesome Thursday and we will give you another update at midday today.


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During the 2013 awards season, Anne Hathaway's Oscar-bound sweep as Fantine in "Les Misérables" sadly overshadowed one of the movie musical's biggest break-through performances -- that of Samantha Barks as Eponine. With the release of the movie on Blu-ray and DVD this Friday, audiences will have another chance to check out the pipes on the Isle of Man native who made her film debut alongside Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Eddie Redmayne.
Barks definitely comes from the glass-slipper, Cinderella-story school of show business: She was named Best Foreign Singer at the Maltese International Song Competition in 2007. The next year, at 17, she came in third on the BBC talent show "I'd Do Anything." Next up were "Aladdin" at the Theatre Royal Windsor and Sally Bowles in "Cabaret" at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and then she entered "Les Mis" territory playing Eponine, a tragic love-struck urchin, in London's West End.
Famed producer Cameron Mackintosh caught Barks at the West End and cast her opposite Nick Jonas in "Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary" in 2010. From there, she was just a song away from her film debut in Tom Hooper's Oscar-winning musical. We caught up with the dark-haired, dimpled star, 22, who was as surprised as anybody that she made the cut alongside the Hollywood A-list: "I never for a second thought I would be considered. It was a new experience for me after the West End. On film, you have to really play to a camera instead of trying to fill a 2,000-seat auditorium. To bring it into such an intimate place is very exciting."
Watch Samantha Barks performing in "On My Own" in 'Les Miserables':
Thelma Adams: Of all the major cast members, you're probably the least known outside of England. What should we know about you?
Samantha Barks: I am an actress that loves to sing.
TA: Any pet peeves?
SB: Many! One of mine is when you start singing and someone joins in on your song and changes the key so that you cannot sing your own song.
TA: What's one thing people wouldn't learn about you from the studio press notes?
SB: I have a brother and a sister. My brother is a pilot with three beautiful children. My sister is a primary school teacher. Christmas dinner is interesting because we all have different careers. No one in my family has ever sung, and we're all equally thrilled to hear about my sister the teacher or my brother the pilot.
TA: How old were you when you landed your first professional lead role on stage?
SB: I was 17 when I was cast as Sally Bowles in "Cabaret." It's such a meaty role. I was really thrown in the deep end on that and it taught me so much, so fast. There's something about the song "Mein Herr" that was so fierce. You just see this young woman's world absolutely crumble in front of her. It's heartbreaking.
TA: When we talked to your co-star Eddie Redmayne, who plays the romantic revolutionary Marius, the unrequited love of Eponine, he described the audition process as "rigorous." He said, "It was an 'X Factor'-style audition in front of the lyricist, the composer, Mackintosh, the producers, the director, and the casting director. I have a newfound respect for American singers on 'The X Factor.'"
SB: It was more a grueling in-and-out process for me because I had to show I could transform a theatrical role to the screen. I auditioned in front of Mackintosh, the writers, Tom Hooper -- and they all sat a bit spread out. There were so many auditions!
TA: What was one of the biggest differences between playing Eponine on stage and making her come alive on set?
SB: What was interesting to me as a theater performer is that we're pretty nocturnal. Having to be up and sing at five and do my vocal exercises at four AM was tough. My neighbors were totally sick of it.
TA: Not only was the role musically challenging, it was physically challenging, too. You play a lot of your scenes soaking wet. Was it as uncomfortable as it looked?
SB: They had a big rain machine spewing freezing- cold water that followed me around everywhere I walked. At first it was refreshing. But after a while, your teeth start to chatter, and your rib cage starts uncontrollably shaking. What's that sound? That's Sam's teeth chattering.
TA: So, logistically, how do they reshoot those scenes -- do you start out dry, they get you wet, and then you have to towel off, or what?
SB: I started the song already wet. By the time you see me in the song, I'm already completely soaked. At lunch, I sat in my wet costume. What was interesting was that all the scenes that followed the song, I had to be drenched, so before the scene they had to hose me down. I had an overwhelming sense of cold, and it tickles, to be followed around by a big cloud of rain. I even died in Eddie's arms in the rain. Now if I go outside in the rain, I don't need an umbrella. I'm used to it.
TA: Eddie Redmayne was also amazing in "Les Mis." I'd seen him on Broadway in "Red," and in "My Week with Marilyn," but I had no clue about his singing voice.
SB: I didn't know that he sang, either, and all of a sudden this angelic voice came out. His control over his falsetto and his upper vocal range floored me. I think the world of Eddie as a person and an actor. He's such an approachable lovely man, and getting to die in his arms was an absolute joy.
TA: You also had scenes with Sacha Baron Cohen: Tell us about your on-screen spat.
SB: He slaps me and I spit at him. He left me with a sore face, and I left him disgusting. Sacha's very improvisational. Every scene, every take is completely different. It's fresh and on the spot every take. It creates this real tension.
TA: Cohen, Redmayne, Jackman, Hathaway -- that's a hard act to follow, Sam. What's next for you?
SB: Having had a bit of a taste of a film world, I'm excited to do another film. My goal is to build a varied career. I look at Hugh Jackman for smart decisions: He has the perfect balance combining stage with film and musical theater in such a classy way. Also, he has such a balanced headspace, and he's such a wonderful human being.
And yet another dream comes true for the "Les Mis" star. After singing "One Day More" with the ensemble at the Academy Awards in Hollywood on Feb. 26, Barks returned home to her native Isle of Man to film the period costume drama "The Christmas Candle" opposite that other British singing-contest phenom, Susan Boyle, in her film debut. "Having just landed from the Academy Awards," Barks told THR, "I had an hour to unpack and repack and get to set."


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Gabi Trinkaus
As the viewer scrutinizes the surface of a Trinkaus work, it becomes evident that it has been constructed both physically and conceptually to raise questions on our private versus public personas, social roles and the pressure to "belong". Labels and text fragments, alongside champagne bottles, cars, watches, pistols, and bling make up the glistening flotsam and jetsam of media content, woven into the larger optical impression and allowing the viewer to contemplate their unique role to play in this challenge of a globalized life. "From the get-go, I had a critical approach in mind, yet with a hint of humor and much sincerity. The media swatches allow me to go in all of these directions at the same time. This is why collage proved to be the ideal technique for this on-going surface vs substance vs society series of work." says the artist of her work.


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In 2005 we bought our piece of land in Pirongia. At the time, Lugs and Freeway were given the job of describing it – here is their report
We are Lugs and Freeway, the smallest of the clan. We will tell you about the land we have been bought.
The section is slightly under 8000 sq m (2 acres), plenty of room for us to scamper around to our hearts content. There are views of Mount Pirongia to the West and Mount Kakepuku to the South. To give you some idea of the size, it is around 125m long and 55m wide – our old garden at Evandore Rabbit Sanctuary was 50m from the patio doors to the fence at the bottom of the garden and 10m wide. This means we will have a much larger playground for romping and gambolling in!
The land is almost flat with a very slight fall to the South. There is a row of mature Redwood, Alder and Birch trees on the Western side, screening us off from most of the local houses.
Ann's car at the entrance to the property with two mature chestnut trees on the left.
Everything you can see in the photo belongs to us, (and Ann & Peter too of course).
Looking back towards the road.
Ann standing in the gap in the trees near the entrance.
The view south towards Mount Kakepuku.
The view west towards Mount Pirongia. That house is almost the closest one to our house – so lots of space!
That's Peter heading towards the top of the property. The boundary is the hedge in the distance.
Spot Ann. She is standing at the bottom edge of the property just beside the line of trees.
There is plenty of wildlife in the surrounding area for us to make friends with. Ann thought she saw a possum running along the hedge when they were at the property in early May 2005, and our next door neighbour say that pheasants often strut around in the evening.
With nine of the trees being taken down to make way for the drive and the fence running across the section removed we have even more room to race around. The grass grows VERY quickly and Ann is having quite a job to keep on top of the mowing whilst Peter does more of the heavy work.
Ann mowing the grass – you can just see the stumps where the trees were taken down.
The fences have been removed giving us more room to romp.
Our neighbours have helped in taking up the stumps of a row of Poplar trees on the Eastern side of the property. This has given us a better view of Mount Kakepuku as well as giving us more play room.


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This article is all about those dreaded ICBC caps that we've been hearing about, and how they might affect you and your claim.
The big news is that today, these caps don't affect your claim. The proposed legislation that still hasn't made its way through the legislature says that by April 2019 it may impact 'minor and soft tissue injuries.'
The first problem? They haven't really defined what 'minor and soft tissue injuries' means exactly. Not yet. So we don't really fully understand how that might impact you and your claim.
What we do know is that today, you are still under the existing tort system. This means you have a right, as an injured party, to take your claim all the way to the courts if necessary. Our team at Hemminger Law Group Westshore has worked with a number of clients to ensure that they have the best results when it comes to their claim.
The first thing, the most important thing, is working with you to get you back on your feet and back to the best possible condition you were in before your accident. We do that by ensuring you get access to the right medical care, the right therapies, and, if necessary, in front of the right experts that will help identify exactly how your injuries are impacting you and your life today.
We are going to continue to work with and help people as they navigate the new ICBC caps system, if they come into effect.
The changes will impact what we can do for you because one of the things they're looking at is having your claim be heard by an appeal board type agency who then decides if you can go forward through something called a Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT). The CRT is for when you can't actually settle your claim with this appeal board agency.
When you go to the tribunal, there will be caps on what they can do for you. Right now, your pain and suffering is decided by the courts. The courts have looked at thousands of cases and said that if you're X age and you have Y injuries and it's impacted your life in Z way, you are entitled to a certain amount of money. Under the new caps system, and depending on your claim, you will receive approximately $5,500 or less. They are also going to decide for you who you can see as a medical practitioner, the types of therapies you will be entitled to, and who will be providing you with those services. Right now, you have the ability to seek whatever kind of treatment you want, so long as it fits within the amount of money they're covering for you. So there are going to be some significant changes.
We are trying to identify the best possible way to work within this new ICBC caps system. We believe we have a solution to be able to at least provide you some support with your claim, and if you don't agree with what's going on with it, how to still get you the best results possible, even in the new CRT system.
The most important change that might be coming with this new legislation is that this:
If your injuries exceed past 12 months, you're no longer in the caps system.
If the ICBC Caps legislation comes through, it's important for you to consult with a lawyer as you would have done under our current system. If your injuries exceed 12 months you will not be a part of the caps system. A lawyer will be able to help you understand how best to proceed with the claim once out of the caps system.
If you have an injury and you have a claim, talk to a lawyer.
By Michael Davis, Personal Injury Lawyer at Hemminger Law Group Westshore


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Here is a simple demonstration to create Custom Nested Indicators using Ninjatrader 7. We had taken a simple example to plot Hull of RSI. At marketcalls we use Hull of RSI as sentimental indicator. The logic behind the multimeframe sentimental dashboard is nothing but the smoothed hull moving average of RSI. This bring more responsiveness and good in identifying shorter term trend cycles. Suits mostly for a discrete mean reversion traders.
Rotation Factor – Amibroker AFL Code
Rotation Factor is a sentimental indicator used in Market Profile to Indicate who is control (Buyers/Sellers) in the market for the day. If the rotational factor prints positive values every day then it mean buyers are in control in the market. Negative Values indicates sellers are in control. Same principle can be applied to investing as well.


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Muscle group worked: Quadriceps
1. Lower the safety bars holding the weighted platform in place and press the platform all the way up until your legs are fully extended in front of you and lower the platform while exhaling, your legs making a 90-degree angle.
2. Pushing mainly with the heels of your feet and using the quadriceps go back to the starting position as you exhale. Ensure the safety pins are locked when you finish.
Assisted Pull Ups
Muscle group worked: Lats
1. Grasp the bar with an overhand grip just outside shoulder width and hang at full arm extension.
2. Keeping your body straight, contract your lats to pull yourself up as high as you can, driving your elbows down. Slowly release to full arm extension.
Mountain Climbers
Muscle group worked: Quadriceps
1. Begin in a push-up position. Alternately, reverse the positions of your legs, extending the bent leg until the leg is straight and supported by the toes.
2. Bring the other foot up with the hip and knee flexed and repeat.
Bench Press Sit Ups
Muscle group worked: Abdominals
1. Lie down on a bench with a barbell resting on your chest.
2. While inhaling, tighten your abdominals and glutes. Simultaneously curl your torso as you do when performing a sit-up. Lower your upper body back down to the starting position while breathing in.
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How This Global Giant Is Using Blockchain to Disrupt a $5.4 Billion Aerospace Sector
If you've followed along with me for any length of time, then you know I'm not afraid to make bold calls.
And not to toot my own horn – well maybe just a tad – they are very often on the money.
Back in 2013, I was the first analyst to predict that Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) would hit $1,000 on a split adjusted basis.
And in the summer of 2014, I forecast that Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) would become a great company under then new-CEO Satya Nadella.
Both those predictions were dead accurate.
Today, I want to remind you of a call I made more recently.
Last Dec. 14, I told you in no uncertain terms that the blockchain technology underlying crypto currencies would become an unstoppable global force.
Right on schedule, I have a new proof point. It's a global giant that is using blockchain tech to disrupt a $5.4 billion segment of the aerospace sector.
This is a firm that's beating the market by more than 30%. And it's got a whole lot of upside ahead…
A High Flying Blockchain Case Study
In our Dec. 14 chat about blockchain technology, I said it would conservatively play a role in $8 trillion worth of transactions.
That's conservative because the world's economy is worth roughly $80 trillion a year. I believe that over time, this tech could underpin the vast majority of global commerce.
I believe the example I'm sharing with you today is a great case study of just what we've been talking about.
A new online marketplace in the aircraft industry is built on a blockchain, and is set to have a major impact on how buyers and sellers trade parts in real time.
It's an important breakthrough because there are thousands of aircraft flying at any point of time. The vast majority are older planes.
So, to keep all those birds in the air, airlines and their maintenance crews must have fast access to used parts. Waiting for one to be made and shipped could easily take a couple of weeks.
Enter Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON), which provides auto and aircraft components along with security systems. I'm highlighting its moves for two reasons:
1. Honeywell is part of the defense industry that I said last year would have big catalysts for blockchain tech.
2. This savvy leader is the one that created the used aircraft marketplace, using a blockchain as its backbone.
A recent story in the Wall Street Journal says Honeywell is off to a great start after launching earlier this year. Yes, the sales base of $2 million is small so far, but it is expected to grow five-fold by the end of this year.
After that, it's off to the races…
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A "Godsend" for Results
Here's why I say that. Because of public safety, the market for aircraft parts is highly regulated. The sale of every one of thousands of parts require FAA certification.
In practical terms, that means buyers and sellers need to be able to check previous transactions, owners and repairs.
This is exactly the type of online commerce where blockchain tech excels. That's because it is an online digital ledger.
It's also transparent, so folks can, at any time, go and see the settlement of the contract. Even better, it's permanent. The only way to "change" a contract is to enter into a new one that also leaves the new record open for examination.
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That means the FAA could go in and monitor any part quickly, getting a snapshot of all the buyers and sellers along the way.
In the case of any accident or a safety check, this could be a godsend by delivering the results in the blink of an eye.
Now then, if all Honeywell had to offer was its foray into the world of blockchain, I wouldn't recommend it. At present, the parts marketplace is too small a part of its business to have a meaningful impact.
However, the new blockchain initiative shows how this global giant keeps its edges sharp.
Bear in mind, this is a stock I have recommended several times in the past for its great shareholder returns. And I continue to recommend it.
A Solid Recommendation
Let me show you why.
Over the years, Honeywell has grown into a $41 billion (in sales) global industrial titan. The firm has a hand in a broad range of markets, thanks to a series of smart acquisitions.
You see, CEO Darius Adamczyk oversees a very impressive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team. Every deal the firm has pulled off creates another wave of shareholder value.
Over the past decade-and-a-half, Honeywell has made more than 80 deals, which have all served to strengthen the firm's 65 global brands.
Honeywell plays a dominant role in so many industries, all of which fall under four key segments: Honeywell Aerospace, Home and Building Technologies, Safety and Productivity Solutions, and Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies.
That aerospace division is a sort of crown jewel, growing faster than overall defense and airline budgets, and boasting rock-solid profit margins
One area of focus is the firm's approach to the "connected aircraft." This represents an $8.2 billion market. It includes hardware, software, apps, data services and airtime services that include links to next-gen satellites.
While M&A has been a core growth driver for Honeywell, it has also helped fuel some impressive investor perks.
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Honeywell's Perks
This past year, the firm posted more than $9 billion in adjusted earnings, which helps drive share buybacks. In fact, the firm has shrunk its share count for three straight years.
Last April, Honeywell goosed its buyback plans by adding another $10 billion in financial firepower to the effort.
Smaller share counts are a savvy way to boost per share profits, which attracts yet more investors.
Fast-rising dividends are yet another way that Honeywell draws in investors. In fact, the firm's payout has risen by double-digits for eight straight years.
The current dividend yield of 1.9% makes this stock very competitive with intermediate term bonds. Of course, bonds don't deliver the kind of share price appreciation that Honeywell has.
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Simply put, this is a very well-run aviation-tech giant that continues to find new ways to add more value for its shareholders.
I have little doubt that the firm's push into blockchain will turn into yet another growth pillar.
And that makes it a great foundational play that you can hold for the long haul, no matter what the markets throw our way.
You Can't Afford to Miss Out on the 5G Explosion
Before I sign off, I want to call your attention what's been happening with the monumental roll-out of 5G wireless cellular technology.
According to a recent report from a major European telecom-equipment provider, some 45% of the world's population – about 3.4 billion people – will be able to access 5G networks by 2024. That figure is much higher, and achieved much faster than previously thought.
The firm has had to revise its subscription forecast upward by 27% since November.
Now, we've identified another tech firm with the potential to completely dominate the 5G space. They've just secured three lucrative 5G patents. And they're brilliant 'small cell' technology is helping make 5G work all across America.
Go here to see what this opportunity holds in store for you.
Cheers and good investing,
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Came through with the clinching match to give Duke its seventh NCAA Championship in school history as she downed Letizia Bagnoli of Wake Forest, on the second extra hole ... played in 11 tournaments and collected a 75.00 stroke average ... placed tied for 19th at the NCAA Championship with rounds of 75, 72 and 78 for a 54-hole ledger of 225 ... posted a season-best tied for 15th finish at the Landfall Tradition with rounds of 75, 74 and 73 ... turned in four rounds of even or under par , including a one-under, 72, in the second round of the NCAA Championship ... had a tied for team best two eagles on the season, which both came in NCAA play ... ranked No. 101 in the final GolfStat.com listing.
Summer of 2018:
Carded rounds of 76 and 74 in the Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic on the China LPGA and missed the cut … tied for eighth and was the low amateur at the Orient Masters Wuhan Challenge on the China LPGA with rounds of 70,74 and 71 for a one-under, 215.
Golfweek Honorable Mention All-America ... All-ACC selection ... saw action in seven tournaments and posted a 73.33 stroke average ... saddled with a knee injury that forced her to miss the final four tournaments of the spring ... in her last tournament before getting injured, turned in a career-best tied for fifth placement with rounds of 71, 69 and 70 for a six-under, 210 ... notched six rounds of even or under par ... tied 18th at the Landfall Tradition with rounds of 70 and 75 ... helped the Blue Devils to victories at the Tar Heel Invitational and the Landfall Tradition ... finished the season ranked No. 49 in the Golfweek Individual listing.
Summer of 2017:
Placed tied 19th at the Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic on the China LPGA with rounds of 68, 72 and 73 for a 213 … finished 69th in the EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open on the China LPGA with rounds of 78 and 73 … turned in a 20th place finish at the Wuhan Challenge on the China LPGA with rounds of 77, 69 and 70 for a 216 … missed the cut at the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship with rounds of 78 and 80 … finished third in the "BridgeCC" China LPGA event with rounds of 69, 69 and 71 for a seven-under-par, 209 … tied for 14th at the China Provincial Games with rounds of 76, 73, 74 and 72.
High School/Prep:
Ranked No. 5 in the AJGA Polo Golf ranking, while listing No. 7 in the Golfweek rankings ... registered two victories in 2016, while playing on the AJGA ... totaled rounds of 71, 74 and 71 for a 216 to claim medalist honors at the AJGA Reno/Tahoe Junior ... won the Yani Tseng Invitational with rounds of 70, 68 and 68 for a 206 in back-to-back outings ... in six events in 2016, Wang finished no lower than 21st, while also notching a tied fifth placement at The PING Invitational ... collected six top-12 finishes in 2015 on the AJGA, including back-to-back second place outings at the Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior and the AJGA Junior at Yolo Fliers ... was a 2016 First Team Rolex Junior All-America and 2015 honorable mention selection ... recognized as a Tri-Valley Sports Final Outstanding Athlete by Alameda County in 2015 ... earned the Varsity Athlete Award from Amador Valley High School as a junior ... two-time captain for Amador Valley ...member of the 2015 Wyndham Cup West Team.
Full name is Xinying Wang … born February 11, 1999 in Beijing, China … daughter of Haiqiang Wang and Cindy Yang … has one brother, Edward (9) ... started playing golf at age eight ... an ACC Honor Roll selection in 2017-18 ... double-majoring in public policy and psychology.
Wang By The Numbers
Annika Intercollegiate (76-76-76=228, T53, +12)
Windy City Collegiate (81-75-75=231, T54, +15)
Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invite (69-76-76=221, T29, +5)
The Landfall Tradition (75-74-73=222, T15, +6)
Allstate Sugarbowl Intercoll. (79-75-76=230, T44, +14)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (78-74-76=228, T56, +15)
Evans Derby Experience (76-76-68=220, T19, +4)
Bryan National Collegiate** (74-75-73=222, T29, +6)
ACC Championship (72-76-77=225, T26, +9)
NCAA Auburn Reg. (73-75-75=223, T41, +7)
NCAA Championship (75-72-78+225, T19, +6)
Windy City Classic (77-72-73=222, T32, +9)
Tar Heel Invitational (71-75-70=216, T30, E)
Landfall Tradition (70-75=145, T18, +1)
Northrop Grumman (81-74-73=228, T49, +15)
Darius Rucker (76-73-77=226, T40, +13)
Evans Derby Experience (71-69-70=210, T5, -6)
Bryan Preview (73=73, +1)


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The eBay Affiliate Program Case
If you have been building websites or working with Internet marketing for a while you probably already visited the DigitalPoint forum. It's the largest and one of the oldest online, and it's owner, Shawn Hogan, was well known in the Internet marketing circles.
A couple of years ago I read around the web that Shawn was facing some legal troubles with his affiliate marketing activities, but there weren't many details about the issue.
Fast forward to the present day and it seems that the problems he was facing were both real and serious, according to a recent article on Business Insider, titled How eBay Worked With The FBI To Put Its Top Affiliate Marketers In Prison.
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eBay paid Hogan a staggering $28 million in affiliate marketing sales commissions over the years, according to court papers.
Affiliate marketers place ads or links for eBay on their own networks, or on other people's sites, and they collect a cut of any sale the online auction company generates from them. eBay has about 26,000 of them, or more, at any one time, feeding traffic to its auctions.
But recently Hogan had fallen out with eBay, and the company had sued him, accusing him of fraud. eBay had also been cooperating with the FBI since June 2006 to root out affiliate marketers whose success was a bit too good to be true. The company had even created a piece of software to monitor Hogan's internet traffic – an online sting operation the company named "Trip Wire."
eBay alleged that what Hogan did to earn the sting operation and the knock at his door by the FBI was to rig eBay's system so that it falsely credited him for sales he did not generate. He did it by seeding unknowing users with hundreds of thousands of bits of tracking code, or "cookies." If any of those people bought something on eBay, the code signaled to eBay that Hogan should get a cut of the sale – even though he had done nothing to promote eBay.
The article explains how they made the money, how eBay set an operation to discover what was happening and so on. There are even some allegations that eBay knew what Shawn and the other top affiliates were doing to generate the traffic, and even encouraged it initially. In other words, it's an interesting read, so check it out.
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16 Responses to "The eBay Affiliate Program Case"
Given how legitimate marketers have had their Paypal accounts closed down for no good reason, you do wonder how come he never raised any flags with them. I wonder if that's being investigated?
28 millions from just affiliate marketing wow i guess if you are willing to take the chance then you are prepared for what will happen
I agree with Denzil, no matter what market you are in or what business venture you try to make work, there is always someone trying to abuse the system and take the easy road. I suppose it is human nature (for some), but it does make it harder for the rest. I guess just work harder is the only thing you can do.
As previous people mentioned – eventually the crooked get caught.
Wow! that's really a huge amount!!!
Guys like that make it difficult for us to get into the market and make some money. Shame on him.
$28 million is really a big amount through affiliate marketing. I don't know much about affiliate marketing. Thanks for the share.
This case had been ongoing since 2006 and yet still not completely resolved? It would be interesting to find out what would be the final verdict on this case. What puzzles me is the line where it says "eBay encouraged it???" during the early phase. No wonder new laws are now in place in Europe about the use of cookies.
Sounds strange, I wish to be able to fraud companies like eBay. 😀
He was cookie stuffing wasn't he? I remember when this first came out.
You basically point an image tag to your affiliate link instead of an image so went some visits the page, your cookie is dropped.
Not worth trying now a days as affiliate networks can easy detect this and ban you (or get you locked up).
$28 million! some people are born lucky…but still hard work pays a lot.
There is no such thing as perfect crime.
Sooner or later, people will find out about it.
Casey S. McClure
Unreal! I can't imagine having that kind of success in Affiliate marketing. You have to give him credit – he had to know his stuff to do that. Still, he was committing fraud.
Slavko Desik
It's interesting how there are many people like him (not on this scale though) that no one ever heard about. That's why such articles are gold. Though it bothers me when I see people frauding the system. It eventually catches up.
OMG…I can't believe it. $28 million in affiliate earnings. Some people die rich while some go prison rich.
Rahul Kuntala
That's unbelievable!
The Web Designer
Incredible. $28 million in affiliate "earnings". I've seen people who figure out ways to get extra traffic to their sites from ebay, but "seeding" users with hundreds of thousand of bits of code (cookies) has me curious as to how that would be accomplished.
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GDS company Amadeus has released a 'whitepaper' (apparently that's one word now), the 4th in a series dubbed Amadeus Future Traveller Tribes 2030. Highly sophisticated data-crunchers (I picture hipsters on couches eating kale chips) have identified 6 traveller 'tribes' "expected to emerge and rise in prominence by 2030."
By learning their characteristics, Pumpkins, you will "find out how you can map traveller tribe behaviours to the different stages of the traveller journey." Because if you knew that, you could… I don't know… sell more ITC packages?
If you want the full meal deal you can download the 21 page latest installment here. But if you want the skinny, you've come to the right place. I've done the work of examining each of the academic descriptions of Amadeus's traveller tribes and dumbed them down to brief, Internet-age snippets. Here you go – you're welcome.
Traveller Tribe Ivanna ID
Social Capital Seekers Narcissists
Obligation Meeters Losers
Reward Hunters Self-indulgent
Ethical Travellers Low-tippers
Cultural Purists Snobs
Simplicity Searchers Oh bless their little heads
Not seeing my special self in any of these avatars, I called Amadeus, described my attributes effusively and asked for a tribal designation. The guy who answered the phone suggested 'Flagrantly Useless,' but said I could easily shorten it to 'FU.' You rocked me Amadeus!


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