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As a professional marketer, you know that digital is not a standalone activity, and it takes a professional marketer to stitch online together with offline to create an effective strategy.
It is our responsibility to ensure we are the ones driving the overall business strategy and implementing the tactics that will drive the highest degree of revenue for the business.
This 2-day course has been devised by the Marketing Institute precisely to help you to create the optimal strategy for all aspects of your marketing. As the professional body for marketing people in Ireland, we understand the complexities and the realities faced by marketers in the real world, and this course reflects the need for practicable responses to the most common challenges facing our members in grappling with digital challenges and opportunities.
The consumer in this digital age expects marketers to be creative and personalised with their messaging, to deliver through the channel what they want, at the exact moment they want it. So how do you keep your strategy updated when your focus is a moving target?
Our signature 2-day "Marketing Strategy & Tactics in a Digital World" this course will enable you to stay on top of your game and implement the optimal strategy for your organisation in 2017.
In this course we aim to show you how to boost your short term marketing results via proven techniques, how to build long-term sustainable competitive advantage by developing a more strategic perspective, and how to become a world class marketer (if you do everything we recommend on this course).
We'll walk you through all you need to know to knock your plan into shape for the year ahead, and beyond. We'll show you how to avoid the classic mistakes, exploit new digital tactical tools, build an integrated strategy, develop your plan and measure results to ensure you continually boost your results.
We are delighted to have this course led by our colleague and long-standing Institute member, PR Smith,www.PRSmith.org a leading luminary in digital marketing internationally, and best-selling author, trainer and consultant.
Day 1
09.15 – 10.45 Session 1: Marketing Plans & Situation Analysis
10.45 – 11:00 Coffee
11:00 – 12.30 Session 2: Situation Analysis (Customer Analysis)
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Session 3: Objectives (from mission to vision to KPI Pyramid)
15.00 – 15.15 Tea
15.15 – 16.45 Session 4: Strategy (the heart of the plan)
16.45 – 17.00 Summary
Day 2
09.15 – 10.45 Session 1: Tactics (part a)
10.45 – 11:00 Coffee
11:00 – 12.30 Session 2: Tactics (part b)
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Session 3: Action (tips & techniques)
15.00 – 15.15 Tea
15.15 – 16.45 Session 4: Control (measuring KPIs) & Creative Thinking
16.45 – 17.00 Summary& Farewell
By the end of these 2 days:
You will be able to write the perfect Digital Marketing Plan
• Analyse Your Market
• Clarify Your Objectives
• Develop Your Strategy
• Exploit Tactical Channels
• Avoid The Classic Mistakes
• Measure & Improve Performance via Constant Beta Culture
You will understand
• Sustainable Competitive Advantage
• Social Media & The Ladder Of Engagement
• Digital Marketing Strategy
• Digital Marketing Toolset (pros & cons)
• 20 Essentials to establish credibility & trust
• 10 Tactical tools to get more visitors (advantages & disadvantages)
• 10 Conversion Actions (visitors to customers)
• 5 Conversion Actions ( customers to lifetime customers)
• The classic mistakes and pitfalls to avoid online
• Best Practice tips, techniques and golden rules
You will also
• Advance your career with practical knowledge
• Have access to continual improvement via some online tutorials, articles and my blog posts plus facebook marketing updates whenever you need them in the future.
Introduction Digital Marketing Trends & SOSTAC® Marketing Plan
Situation Analysis (where are we now): Customers, Competition, Trends & Influencers; Who are your customers? Why do visitors visit and come back? What satisfies them? How do they buy? How do they process information?
Objectives (where do we want to go): C level, marketing and operational objectives from mission to vision to the KPI Pyramid; plus inspirational objectives including 'sizzle' objectives
Strategy: (how do we get there): why strategy is critical; types of strategy; key components of strategy; strategic options, testing your strategy
09:00 - 17:00 - Day 2: Tactics, Action & Control
Tactics (the details of strategy): All 10 comms tools. Advantages & disadvantages. The tactical matrix. Creative tactics.Owned, Earned & Paid Media.
Actions (the details of Tactics): how to ensure excellence in execution. The need for Internal Marketing. 20 Actions to develop credibility. 10 actions to boost visitor conversions to sales; 5 actions to nurture customers into lifetime customers.
Control (how do you know you are getting there?): Metrics & measurements. What to measure, how often, how much it costs and, most importantly what to do with these metrics. includes constant optimization & developing a beta culture.
You can revisit, or activate a particular aspect of this course via a complementary suite of resources which include short online video tutorials, a workbook and the practical text book. Attendees on this programme will receive a copy of: The SOSTAC(r) Guide To Your Perfect Digital Marketing Plan by PR Smith
Member Rate: €650, Non-Member Rate: €850
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PR Smith trains and advises blue chips as well as smaller innovative businesses through bodies such as the Marketing Institute of Ireland and UK Government's Growth Accelerator Programme. Paul's clients include Irish global renewable energy company, Mainstream Renewable Power, automated marketing specialists, Clever-Touch, personalised online tour guides and other disruptive start-ups. Paul's eMarketing eXcellence book is a recommended text and his new SOSTAC® Guide To Your Perfect Digital Marketing Plan is proving popular. His four other books are translated into seven languages. Paul's SOSTAC® Marketing Planning System is used by organisations around the world and has prompted Paul to set up SOSTAC® Registered Consultants and Learning Centres. Paul's NFP social media driven edutainment programme, The Great Sportsmanship Programme, is designed to inspire a new generation of global citizens through true two minute stories.
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John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn since 1979. He served as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001, Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 and Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons from 2006 to 2007 under Tony Blair. From 2007-2010 he was the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and the Secretary of State for Justice, appointed as part of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's first Cabinet. Straw is one of only three people to have served in Cabinet continuously from 1997 to 2010 (the others being Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling).
When the Labour Party lost power in May 2010, he briefly became the Shadow Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and the Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, but stood down from the frontbench after the Labour Party elected a new Shadow Cabinet.
Straw was born in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England; one of his great-grandfathers was a German Jewish immigrant. Straw was brought up at Loughton, Essex by his mother, Joan Sylvia Gilbey on a council estate after his father Walter Arthur Whitaker Straw, an insurance salesman and the son of Arthur Whitaker Straw, left the family and condemned them to poverty. He was educated at Staples Road School, Loughton, and then boarded at Brentwood School, at that time a direct grant grammar school with largely LEA supported pupils, (where he was already expressing political ambitions and took the name "Jack", allegedly after the 14th century peasant leader Jack Straw—although "Jack" is a common diminutive of "John") and read law at the University of Leeds. While he was at Brentwood he opted out of the compulsory CCF (combined cadet force) on conscientious grounds.


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Such higher billboards would be allowed along Texas interstate and primary highways. Current law allows a billboard height of 42.5 feet.
The change would apply only to communities where local law allows increasing the height.
Reports from outdoor advertising industry groups say the increase is needed to make the signs visible over treetops and from a distance by motorists driving 70 mph.
Highway beautification advocates say the change would reverse a half-century of progress made since then-first lady Lady Bird Johnson advocated restricting outdoor advertising that blighted the countryside.


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Xcessive Manufacturing
Posted 19 December 2010 - 03:57 PM
Xcessive Manufacturing is a custom fabrication and peformance shop based out of Portland, OR. (literally across the street from my house)
They have many parts for Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Mazda and Toyota. There parts have even been used by the high end tuning shop RE Amemiya. Everything is made in house and is usually in stock ready to ship.
Rich from Xcessive is very knowlegable and will answer any question you have about his products on the phone or email.
Xcessive is always coming up with new products, and they are open to realistic suggestions from their customers.
here are a few for reference
When you call make sure to mention Mitch sent you.
Posted 19 December 2010 - 05:17 PM
Xcessive will be coming out with a few more performance parts for x83's in the very near future.
some must have parts
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But I can tell you there will be new parts for both x8's and x7's.
If all goes well I will have "spy pics" by the end of the week.
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the fact that they're making X chassis shit is even more doap! awesome sponsors man.
X is love, X is life.
Posted 26 December 2010 - 08:49 AM
So thanks to the holidays I couldn't get the spy pics, but I should be headed there after work to test the new X8 products today. If all goes well, production and pics will be up immediately.
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So I know x7 guys were kinda feeling left out. So Xcessive just finished and test fitted seat brackets. These will be in production real soon, hopefully in stock by months out. The new ones will be Zinc plated just like the rest, as well as being the lowest posistion possible.
But don't worry x7 guys, I am working with Rich to come out with even more parts. the ones you really want, just hold on.
And here is one of the pieces I have been dying to share with you guys. Protoypes are made and testing will be done by the end of the weekend.
x8 steering knuckles!
These are made from 1/2" plate steel and the factory tapers for FLCA and outer tie-rod are machined right in. They have been shortend by 100mm, and almost all the acromin has been removed. these will not only increase steering angle but also speed up the steering ratio. Until test fitting is performed I can't say how much more angle we will see with these, but I am definitely getting lower offest wheels to reduce chances for rubbing the frame rail. Also price on these is being discussed.
Well Friday I should have photos from the test fitting and new info. There are more new parts we are developing right now for the x8, they have been made and are currently going through longevity testing. So far so good, these should also be in stock in a few weeks. But until then I can't say anymore, really wish I could but I want to keep my sponsorship.
Posted 30 December 2010 - 12:21 AM
why do we spend our time and money on shitty cars that cant love us back?
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Here's a pic of stock angle
The stock knuckles were a bitch and a half to get off. I highly recommend using PB blaster or penetrating oil a week in advance on the ball joint and outer tie rod. Mine were so seized that I have to use an torch to heat the knuckle until I could hammer it off.
All the factory tapers are machined in and fit perfectly. With most of the ackerman gone and the knuckle shortend 100mm you'll have to either run jzx100 outer tie rods or buy the extensions we are making for these.
The factory setup is just too short by 3/4 of an inch. So to make extensions that are both safe and functional we had to cut the inner tierods to 3/4" to be able to fit the extensions.
These extensions will be sold with the knuckles when production starts. They have grade 8 studs and lock nuts already on them so there is no worry about them backing out. Also they are long enough if you convert to S13 FLCA to space out your wheels for more clearence.
The extensions are 3" overall.
I had to grind the lip off the outer tierod to make it easier when aligning the front end. It's not needed, but the added room helps.
If you remove all the lip, it gives you an extra 1/2" of play to the threads. I plan on either welding heim joints to my stock FLCA or make a set that has a wider stance so I clear the frame.
This is the maximum angle I can get compared to stock with my current wheel setup. I'm hitting the frame at the moment, but if I put spacers on I could get another half turn out of the rack. The steering feedback gained with these knuckles is tremendous, It is very smooth and returns to center super quick. Turn-in at the corner is very precise and very managable. And weight transfering is effortless. I love these things.
Production parts will be Zinc plated like all others, these are just the prototypes. Currently there is no price set yet, but I should have one shortly.
If you have any questions or comments feel free.
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Thats cool you feel like you can make a 7m proper. Just do it somewhere else. Around here we call that shit gay.
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Knux bro.
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Stones set to roll back on stage?
Speculation is growing that the Rolling Stones are to announce live dates to mark their 50th anniversary.
The band has promised fans it will be announcing "some exciting news" on Tuesday, while a US music website has suggested there will be dates at London's O2 Arena as well as shows in New York.
It comes just days after frontman Sir Mick Jagger set tongues wagging when he posted a picture of himself online, tagged "@RollingStones" with a caption which read: "Had fun in the Paris studio this week."
There has been mounting expectation the group will mark their half-century together by playing some form of gig. The actual anniversary of their debut show passed with the issuing of a new photo of the group and an appearance at a photographic exhibition looking back on their career, but no word about any shows.
However, an online message to fans on their Facebook page promises: "On Ruby Tuesday 4th September, some news is coming and we want you to be a part of it."
There are also interactive images on the page and on their website which link through to videos and one which teases "keep your eyes peeled" before playing the opening riff to their last top 10 hit, 1981's Start Me Up.
Music website Billboard.biz reports that there will be four dates from the band taking place in November - two at the O2 Arena and a pair at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
It says Virgin boss Richard Branson and Australian promoter Paul Dainty will promote the concerts, according to a source, with the Stones to be paid £16 million for them.
However, even if the two venues were filled to capacity, this would mean tickets would have to sell for in excess of £200 each simply to cover the cost of the amount being lined up for the band, never mind staging costs and venue hire.
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As for my quest for a monitor. I am as uncertain as ever and may just collect my thoughts. Part of me says to go with the ACD 20", but the other part wants to see first hand how bright the Dell 2405 is and test whether at a low setting, the luminance can come down to 120-140. Wishful thinking or stubborn, though the return policy should minimize any costs (aside from shipping).
Now to set the luminance. On my display, I had to set the OSD setting to 0 -- zero, and the Catalyst brightness slider to -87 (139.4-139.6 cd/m^2) or -86 (140.3-140.5 cd/m^2).
Run 4:Color temperature is excellent, spot on. Ditto for gamma. Luminance is off; the target of 140 isn't reached, the measured luminance is 182.7. The minimum luminance measured is 0.9. That doesn't seem so bad.
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In practice, is it odd to have a 1680x1050 monitor matched up with a 1280x1024 second monitor?
I realized from one of your posts in the other threads that you are a recent convert to Macs. The emotional side of me has wanted to do this for four years, though the rational side has always said I can do everything photo related on a PC so why bother. What made you finally make the move and are you glad you did? I use Downloader Pro for image ingestion and Qimage for printing. Don't know if you used these before, but if you did, have you found equivalent, relatively cheap alternatives in the Mac world?
So you're not this guy eh?
I switched to Macs because I am disappointed in the direction Windows PCs are heading. With Vista being delayed by several years and the fact that the fundamental flawed design in Windows that causes so much security grief (everything runs as Administrator) won't be fixed until maybe the version of Windows after Vista is irritating.
Then there is the issue of using the operating system itself. I just got tired of dealing with the constant security issues and windows flaking out on me for one dumb reason or another. Unlike Windows, OS X works with me and not against me. Printer dialogs (and other apps) don't force themselves in your face, the network connects and stays connected, I can run the system for months strait without the system slowly becoming sluggish, I can run numerous utility apps (such as calendar tools, stats, app launchers, drive monitors, etc) without them having a noticeable hamper on PS performance like they would on Windows, and so on and so fourth.
I never used Downloader Pro or Qimage and I don't know of any equivalents for those. The mac does have an app called Image Capture that will import images but it is not as sophisticated as DP.
I recently purchased an iMac G5 20" which had out of the box amazing colour. However, the eye is easily "fooled". I rented a calibrator and found a signifigant difference in the calibrated profile.
There wasn't much that I had on the PC that the Mac didn't have. With the exception of my web editor (TopStyle) I have found equivalents for the Mac. I never used Downloader Pro or Qimage and I don't know of any equivalents for those. The mac does have an app called Image Capture that will import images but it is not as sophisticated as DP.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=57111\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
You forgot to mention RawShooter Premium, the best RAW converter in the business .
Qimage has been a godsend for me...Qimage was an inexpensive solution with additional benefits and features enabling me to quickly organise and print a number of different size prints on a large sheet of paper without rescaling the size and ppi of each individual image.
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P.S. There are a couple of Windows Expose equivalents. I had one installed but it didn't seem to want to play nice with my graphics card. So then again, maybe there isn't a Windows equivalent.
Also, I assume the 20" and 23" are the same with regard to quality, performance, and capacity to be properly calibrated?
I've heard of some color issues on the 23 at the corners; noting definite. I'm not sure if it was just an issue with the first iteration or if it still continues...
After reading countless posts on the Dell 2405 and 2005 in the various threads highlighted above, I now realize that even I'm not that stubborn to try to get the Dell properly calibrated. I just want a relatively painless solution. Looks like the Apple CD has my name on it.Steve[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=57115\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Okay, I'm about to make my first move towards Apple and get the ACD. How long do you figure these monitors last? [a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=57144\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
how come no one is mentioning the samsung syncmasters? IMO they are well worth the price, considering the competition (apple, sony).amnon[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=57248\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I also think the Syncmasters are a good call. And for that price range, I've been looking at the 214T over the last 2 days.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=57255\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I got a SyncMaster 213T at a good price just before they were discontinued. I love it!Eric[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=57260\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


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Im getting increasingly close to 75 pets trained to 25 with just needing 3 more to train. Having all the pandaren spirits and the fabled pandas, Spawn of Gnathus, Living Sandling and Spectral Porcupette. Havent really bothered doing tamer dailies for a while, sitting on a load of flawless stones. So far Im pretty just waiting for the Son of Animus to become available as Its the pet im really wanting to play around with out of all the new ones that made it in. *sad look at the absent Pierre*
I glanced at the colored carps, had they just been interesting looking pets and not just recolors of existing ones I might have been more excited about them.
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Cardinal: Your Eminence, we really must address the gay issue.
Pope: Who am I to judge?
Cardinal: (rolling his eyes): Well, for starters, you're the pope. It's like, your job.
Pope: I know I'm the pope. Hello? Didn't 3 million faithful just treat me like a rock star in Rio? That was sweet. Not even Justin Bieber gets such a response.
Cardinal: Yes, and maybe that's why you veered off script a bit in regard to the gays. Maybe you were feeding off the high. Everyone makes mistakes.
Pope: Is that a feeble attempt at papal humor? You know perfectly well that, in addition to being God's messenger on Earth, I also happen to be infallible.
Cardinal: Of course, Your Holiness. But conservative Catholics are upset. You've only been pope a few months, and the papacy has become more open and tolerant than RuPaul. First you talk about the crucial role of women in the church. Now you're acting all warm and fuzzy toward the gays, like we're going to throw a T-dance in Vatican Square. We simply cannot have it.
Pope: Why not? How can we forget that gay people are made in God's image? How can we ignore the fact that many of our own priests are gay as a spring breeze? Not that there's anything wrong with that!
Cardinal: We've been in the business of marginalizing the gays and subjecting them to irrational bigotry for hundreds of years. It's our thing. Your predecessor, Benedict XVI, even called homosexuality an "intrinsic moral evil" and "an objective disorder."
Pope: I may not be the smartest cleric in the room, but indulge me. What's so evil about being gay? How can anyone ascribe the word evil to the likes of that cute little Neil Patrick Harris? Or that funny American woman, Ellen, with the talk show? Granted, I'm not crazy about Melissa Etheridge, but I doubt she's evil. Perhaps just a little shrill.
Cardinal: Maybe we should stay on point.
Pope: You stay on point. I'm getting ready for my interview with Anderson Cooper. He wants my views on the Zimmerman trial.
Cardinal: I would strongly advise against it. This Cooper person is a homosexual.
Pope: I knew it! He's such a natty dresser. But who am I to judge?
Cardinal: I really wish you'd stop saying that. You know how angry the conservatives get. Everything is all fine until the brakes are mysteriously cut on the Popemobile. And I don't even want to think about the hissy fits coming from the secret headquarters of Opus Dei. What are we going to do about them?
Pope: Here's an idea — how about they join the 21st century?
Cardinal: Your Eminence! You're giving people the wrong idea and creating the perception that the church has become caring and compassionate. You're telling everyone what they want to hear, even though there's been no change in policy. You're either growing soft, or planning a run for Congress.
Pope (growing bored): I wanna wash someone's feet.
Cardinal: We should issue a statement. Something like, "While the church welcomes all of our brothers and sisters of good will, the gays are a little too light in the loafers to follow in Christ's footsteps, if you catch our drift."
Pope: (checking his watch) I really must run, or I'll be late for the bus to the Sistine Chapel and get stuck with an aisle seat again.
Cardinal: With all due respect, Your Holiness, this "one of the guys" schtick is wearing thin.
Pope: But the media love me.
Cardinal: It's a phase. Believe me, it will pass. Those scum-sucking jackals turn on everyone.
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The Remains series consists of forty-six images accompanied with both Japanese and English text. The images are photographic depictions of the remnants and consequences of the Battles of Okinawa and Saipan that visually demonstrate how these elements of the past quietly remain today. Each image is triggered by a distinct word written in both Japanese and English. This references not only the convention of carved stone war memorials but also my own attempts to navigate the gaps in translation of cultural perceptions of images and words. The Remains series seeks to build a relationship between culturally distinctive signifiers, both literal and visual. It is my hope to bridge the inherently different interpretations of these historical events through a cross-cultural lens.
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Osamu James Nakagawa explores his biculturalism through photographs that grapple with cultural histories and alienation. Nakagawa was born in the United States but moved to Japan as a child, and to Texas as a teenager. "I am a stranger in all the places my family could call 'home,'" the artist has said. "The duality and conflict of this experience is the motivation for my photographic exploration, and I am personally invested in finding points of connection and disconnection between actual and constructed memories on both cultural and familial levels." Nakagawa has captured images as diverse as fields in the American Midwest, rainy urban street scenes, and socially charged sites in Japan. In his series of photos of the Okinawa islands, Nakagawa depicts sublime seaside scenery, saturating their colors in post-production. The images suggest the weight and distortion of his memories of and associations with Japan, but also address the site as a World War II battleground.
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Israeli troops have stormed a prison in the West Bank town of Jericho, demanding the handover of a Palestinian militant Ahmed Saadat.
Mr Saadat, who Israel blames for the assassination of a minister in 2001, has refused to surrender. [See the linked Jerusalem Post story below for the bacground: "Sa'adat, the secretary general of the Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine is believed to have masterminded Ze'evi's assasination. He never stood trial but was included in the deal struck with the Palestinian Authority whereby he, together with five others involved in Ze'evi's murder would be transferred to Jericho jail where they would be supervised by British and US agents. Prior to their leaving Yasser Arafat's Mukata compound in Ramallah to be transferred to Jericho, Arafat held a kangaroo court in his office and sentenced the four cell members."]
Hamdi Koran, who pulled the trigger and was sentenced to 18 years hard labor, Basel al Amar, sentenced to 12 years hard labor, Majdi Rimawi to eight years and Ahed Gholam to one year.
A British cultural centre in Gaza has been set ablaze and an EU compound stormed, in what appears to be a response to events in Jericho.
A Palestinian official has said two French citizens have been kidnapped.
Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have been demonstrating against the Israeli operation in Jericho.
Palestinian militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in Gaza City have warned US and UK nationals to leave the Palestinian territories immediately.
Reports from Jericho said Mr Saadat, of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and several of his colleagues were refusing to come out of the prison.
Al-Jazeera TV has broadcast a telephone interview with Mr Saadat in which he says he is in his prison cell and will not surrender.
Mr Saadat is normally guarded by British and US prison warders, in addition to Palestinian jailers, but they were withdrawn on Tuesday for what they described as security reasons.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has condemned the raid and said the US and UK warders were responsible for the prisoners' safety.
He said the withdrawal of the British and US guards who normally observe the prison was a grave violation of agreements with the Palestinians.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the PA had ignored repeated British requests for guarantees regarding the security of the prison gaurds.
Israeli troops are reported to have threatened to kill the prisoners if they do not surrender…
The Jerusalem Post account of events is here. The Post adds:
Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra told Israel Radio that once it became evident that the international monitors had left the compound, as per the announcement of UK Foreign Minister Jack Straw, there was no other choice but to capture the PFLP operatives, who were likely to be released by the Hamas-led PA government.
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday he is holding Britain and the US responsible for the Israeli raid on the prison and demanded that Israeli forces withdraw.
"The American and the British side bear full responsibility for any harm to the lives" of the prisoners, Abbas said in a statement released by his office.
The decision by the foreign guards to leave their posts "is a grave violation of agreements reached in 2002," the statement said.
The army said there was no coordination with the US and UK guards, but a contingency plan was in place for such an event.
The Post also quotes Straw's statement on the withdrawal of the guards:
"The UK and the US have repeatedly raised our concerns over the security of our monitors with the Palestinian Authority and urged them to meet their obligations under the Ramallah agreement. Unfortunately, there has been no improvement. The Palestinian Authority has consistently failed to meet its obligations under the Ramallah Agreement."
The BBC story includes the usual sickening notes that color its stories related to Israel. To take only one sentence:
The killing of right-wing Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi by PFLP gunmen in 2001, an attack which itself was to avenge the assassination of Mr Saadat's predecessor by Israel.
Emphasis added.
UPDATE: YNET News reports: "Prison siege over: Detainees surrender."


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AR Receivers - smooth vs. not-so-smooth texture???
I just purchased a set of SI Defense billet upper/lower receivers. As I'm assembling the lower receiver, I have an older Colt SP1 Carbine next to me so that I can remember how to fully assemble the receiver set. (putting it together was no problem).
Aside from the receivers looking slightly different than the old A1 style, the biggest thing I noticed was the finish. The finish on the SI Defense receivers is hard-coat anodized. I don't know what type of anodizing process they used on the old A1 style receivers. But, the older Colt receivers are very slick to the touch, especially inside the upper receiver where the BCA goes. As I ran my fingers inside of the new receiver set, it wasn't exactly rough, but it wasn't slick like the AR receivers.
Has anyone noticed this with their AR builds? Has anything been reviewed about the "smoothness" of the upper receivers? In a side-by-side comparison, this really stood out - just wondering what others think about this or have experienced. Does this matter at all?
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It's really just a cosmetic issue. I noticed in my last build that at first it felt rough racking back the charging handle. No functioning problems though and after the first 100 rounds it smoothed out fine. I'd say the BCG will quickly smooth out the receiver's normal surface roughness in mating areas. Lube it and shoot!
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It all depends on the grit used when the abrasive blasted the parts. The Colt are all hard anodized as well. The interior of the Colt upper had a dry lube applied to the inner diameter which is why it is slick. Since the Colt is made from a forging and the SI was machined from bar stock the SI will probably be rougher. The forgings are pretty smooth and to remove any machine marks they probably had to use abrasive blasting on the SI receivers.
The thickness of the hard anodizing also will determine how smooth it is. Hard anodizing builds up on the surface and also penetrates into the base metal. Another factor is the alloy used. Colt Mil spec typically used 7075 T6 forgings.
As far as it mattering, probably doesn't as long as they did per the specification. The thicker hard coat will probably wear better. Some are dyed black after anodizing and some are have a painted on finish. The early Colts are grayish which may be the natural hard coat. Age may have a factor as well depending how many times it has been cleaned, etc.
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My older Colt Sp1 Carbine has been shot very little, and the A2 forged upper receiver hasn't been shot at all - both are forged, older and very smooth to the touch on the inside. Perhaps this doesn't matter, and maybe after using some lube and shooting the newer receivers it will smooth out some. I just found it odd that there would be that much difference in the texture inside the receivers.
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As I mentioned, the Colts had a dry film lubricant that was applied to the inside of the upper receivers. This was sprayed on like a paint and allowed to cure. That is why they are probably so smooth.
I looked at the SI defense website and they just callout that their receivers are black anodized. That would tell me that they are not hard anodized but a Type I or II, class 2 . If you really want to find out, call them and ask them what specification their finish meets. Mil-A-8625 Type III is hard anodizing.
Again you are not comparing apples to apples here. The Colt receivers are milled from a forging and the SI are machined from billets, the Colts are hard anodized and the SI's are probably just type II anodized and the Colt receivers have the dry film lubricant applied to the inside of the upper.
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The Wii was Nintendo's most successful home console ever. Its nearing 100 million units sold worldwide and pioneered motion control technology for the mainstream consumer. Despite Nintendo's success, a majority of 3rd Party developers did not enjoy the same success Nintendo had selling their games to the fanbase. There is concern that, that trend will continue with Wii U, but like Lee Corso would say "Not so fast my friend". The Wii U is a whole different beast than the Nintendo 64, Gamecube, and Wii. To relegate the Wii U to suffer the same fate is not only premature but an uneducated statement. The Wii U will have many developers developing games for the system, especially Japanese developers. It could actually become the PS1 of the next generation.
No it won't. Just don't see it happening.
There may be a kind of precedent for the situation of the WiiU albeit in very different circumstances.
The Sega Saturn sold 9.5 million consoles and its successor , the Dreamcast, sold 10 million consoles. That seems very harsh sales figures on the Dreamcast as, despite some quirky titles, it was aimed at a much broader audience than the Saturn which specialised in fighting games.
Like the WiiU, the Dreamcast was also regarded by some as a mid generation console, lots of people seeming to go along with the Sony idea of 'the generation starts when we say it does'. Actually I think that the N64 squeezing out some great games late in its life may have also contributed to the DC not getting larger sales.
However if the WiiU replicates this kind of situation then it could expect sales slightly larger than the Wii. But there's one thing that might be a large hinderance to this:
that the original Wii has been seen by many people in retrospect as a Christmas gimmick circa 2006 - a craze that everyone decided to buy in to, many perhaps knowing that it was only a craze.
The Dreamcast situation suggests that the WiiU will need to impress technologically if it wants to get close to the Wii's sales, that we should no longer see shelf after shelf of mini game type games in HD. I don't think that large numbers of people will settle for anything that looks gimmicky twice in a row.


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If the touring behind Wrecking Ball is indeed done, it's more likely that Bruce will start working on a new album. Bruce did record with the E Street Band earlier this year while they were on tour in Australia.
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text: Washington, DC – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, commented today on the fact that Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has filed a lawsuit against pro-abortion Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to obtain a court order preventing the state from paying for abortions through its Medicaid program for poor residents. "The Attorney General is doing the right thing," said Fr. Pavone. "We don't help the poor by helping them kill their children. Moreover, there is no known disease that abortion has ever cured."Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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The future games i really care about is
Liitle Big Plannet 2
Naruto Ultimate Storm 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops
The new Assasin Creed Game forgot (brother something lol)
Thats all for now i guess.
Ignorace is a sin
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Street fighter X tekken
little big planet 2
i am very excited for those games !
http://espada24.tumblr.com/ & http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10000011709
Naruto Ultimate Storm 2
Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2
Gran Turismo 5
Call of Duty: Black ops
And Mayby Mafia II i think the demo sucked
Dreaming about tomorrow
if time willing
PSM: PlayStation Move
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
- PSM: Time Crisis - Razing Storm
Dead Space II
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Dead Space Ignition
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Quantum Theory
Call of Duty: Black Ops
little big planet
Street fighter X tekken
Liitle Big Plannet 2
Call of Duty 6
Call of Duty 4
Update (Release date according to g4tv.com website):
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood- 2010 November 16
Metal Gear Solid: Rising- 2010 December 13
Call of Duty: Black Ops- 2010 November 9
RAGE- 2011 September 13
Dead Space 2- 2011 January 25
inFAMOUS 2- 2011 October 1
Fable III- 2010 December 31
Driver: San Francisco- 2011 January 31
True Crime: Hong Kong- 2011 April 30
Bulletstorm- 2011 February 22
Mortal Kombat- 2011 TBA
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2011 TBA
Halo: Reach 2010 September 14
Spider-man Shattered Dimensions 2010 September 7
Dead Rising 2- 2010 September 28
Upcoming Games Thread - September 2010 posted by DoubleOSpoon
Start the Party (September 7th)
NHL 2011 (September 7th)
Sports Champions (September 7th)
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (September 7th)
Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 (September 7th)
Dragon Age: Origins – Witch Hunt (September 7th)
R.U.S.E (September 7th)
Greg Hastings Paintball 2 (September 14th)
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (September 14th)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (September 14th)
Truth or Lies (September 14th)
Cabela's North American Adventures (September 14th)
True Crime: Hong Kong (September 21st)
MySims SkyHeros (September 21st)
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (September 28th)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (September 28th)
Fifa Soccer 2011 (September 28th)
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (September 28th)
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing (September 28th)
Dead Rising 2 (September 28th)
Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland (September 28th)
Front Mission Evolved (September 29th)
Kung Fu Rider (September 29th)
Storm (September 29th)
Tumble (September 29th)
Time Crisis: Razing Storm (September 29th)
Echochrome II (September 29th)
EyePet: Your Virtual Pet (September 29th)
Blade Kitten (September 29th)
Alien Breed Impact (September 30th)
Raystorm HD (September 30th)
Bonk: Brink of Extinction (September 30th)
Source: http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Lounge/Upcoming-Games-Thread-September-2010/td-p/46127529
No matter how, I'll always stay as 2D Fan.
Upcoming Games Thread - October 2010 posted by DoubleOSpoon
NBA 2K11 (October 5th)
Power Gig: Rise of the SixString (October 5th)
John Daly's ProStroke Golf (October 5th)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien--Cosmic Destruction (October 5th)
Def Jam Rapstar (October 5th)
Enslaved (October 5th)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (October 5th)
Lucha Libre AAA: Heros del Ring (October 12th)
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heros (October 12th)
The Shoot (October 12th)
Medal of Honor (October 12th)
Medal of Honor Limited Edition (October 12th)
Disney Sing it: Party Hits (October 12th)
Borderlands GOTY Edition (October 12th)
Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition (October 26th)
Quantum Theory (October 12th)
DJ Hero 2 (October 19th)
Saw II: Flesh & Blood (October 19th)
Nail'd (October 19th)
Fallout: New Vegas (October 19th)
Fallout: New Vegas Collector's Edition (October 19th)
Warriors: Legends of Troy (October 19th)
EA Sports MMA (October 19th)
Shaun White Skateboarding (October 24th)
Tony Hawk: Shred (October 26th)
Rock Band 3 (October 26th)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (October 26th)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Collector's Edition (October 26th)
The Fight: Lights Out (October 26th)
TV SuperStars (October 26th)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 (October 26th)
Hasbro Family Game Night 3 (October 26th)
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 (October 26th)
Splatterhouse (October 26th)
Costume Quest (October 30th)
NBA Elite 11 (October 31st)
CSI: Fatal Conspiracy (October 31st)
NBA Jam (October 31st)
Dance Dance Revolution (October 31st)
Source: http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Lounge/Upcoming-Games-Thread-October-2010/td-p/46231651
No matter how, I'll always stay as 2D Fan.
Upcoming Games Thread - November 2010 posted by DoubleOSpoon
Fists of the North Star: Ken's Rage (November 2nd)
Auditorium (November 2nd)
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (November 4th)
Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Defenders of the Core (November 4th)
MegaMind: Ultimate Showdown (November 4th)
James Bond 007 Blood Stone (November 4th)
The Sly Collection (November 9th)
Monster Jam: Path of Destruction (November 11th)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (November 11th)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Prestige Edition) (November 11th)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Hardened Edition) (November 11th)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (November 16th)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Collector's Edition) (November 16th)
NBA Jam (November 16th)
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (November 18th)
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Limited Edition) (November 18th)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (November 18th)
EA Sports Active 2 (November 18th)
Apache: Air Assault (November 18th)
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet (November 18th)
Create (November 18th)
Zumba Fitness (November 18th)
Crazy Taxi (November 23rd)
Pac-Man Champion Ship Edition DX (November 23rd)
Majin and the Foresaken Kingdom (November 30th)
Pro Edolution Soccer 2011 (November 30th)
Nail'd (November 30th)
SingStar Dance (November 30th)
Blood Drive (November 30th)
Source: http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Lounge/Upcoming-Games-Thread-November-2010/td-p/46348200
No matter how, I'll always stay as 2D Fan.
Upcoming Games Thread - December 2010 posted by DoubleOSpoon
Tron Evolution (December 9th)
Tron Evolution Collector's Edition (December 9th)
SingStar Sampler Pack (December 31st)
Tower (December 31st)
20-All Time Favorites (December 31st)
Greg Hastings Paintball 2 (December 31st)
League Bowling (December 31st)
Dhalia's Adventures (December 31st)
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission (December 31st)
Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll (December 31st)
Source: http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Lounge/Upcoming-Games-Thread-December-2010/td-p/46480673
No matter how, I'll always stay as 2D Fan.
kIillzone 3
Hyperdimension Neptunia
Bullet storm.
I believe that's all the big titles coming out during the rest of this month.
Psycho Gamer mode activated
Dynasty Warriors 7
Skyrim!!! ;3
I caaaaant waaaaait! ;D
I did not trip and fall. I attacked the floor and I believe I am winning :D yay
Dark Soul's
Portal 2
The Last Guardian
Battlefield 3


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'CMA Music Festival' Special Draws to a Close With Brad Paisley, Hank Williams, Jr. Duet
With dozens of awards and accolades under his belt, Brad Paisley was the perfect person to lead the charge in closing out the the pre-taped 'CMA Music Festival' special on Monday. When Paisley took the stage back in June, he started out by singing the first few words of 'This Is Country Music' and playing along with his acoustic guitar — and then something magical happened.
Paisley switched to an electric axe, but not before handing off his acoustic Epiphone to a lucky fan in the front row.
Always one to engage his audience, Paisley worked hard to make eye contact with the CMA Fest fans singing along to his hit song before he took his electric guitar back in hand and riffed for a few bars. Paisley's rendition of his hit song would have been a great way to close out the three-hour music special, but of course that's not his style.
After the country star's song was over, he welcomed Hank Williams, Jr. onto the stage to close out the night with a rendition of Williams' 'I'm Gonna Get Drunk and Play Hank Williams.'
Is there a better song to listen to at a music festival? We think not. With two country music legends onstage and the sound of steel guitars in the background, the TV version of the CMA Music Festival drew to a spectacular close.
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Broadcaster/Activist William J. Kelly Calls Out Farrakhan's Hypocrisy on Crime
Saturday, September 18, 2010
5:00 p.m.
(ROCKFORD, IL) – Conservative activist William J. Kelly says that Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is inflaming tensions again on the shooting death of Mark Anthony Barmore by two Rockford police officers. The officers had been in pursuit of Barmore, who had an outstanding arrest warrant and was being sought for questioning after a woman alleged he had held a knife to her throat. Mr. Farrakhan will be speaking in support of Barmore today at Kingdom Authorities Church where he and his followers are calling for independent investigation of the shooting. The Grand Jury and other agencies found the officers justified in the shooting death of Barmore with evidence indicating that he struggled with the officers over a weapon.
Conservative activist William J. Kelly says that Farrakhan's speech today is hypocrisy at its worst. "Where was Minister Farrakhan and his words of peace and justice when three police officers were shot dead in the City of Chicago this summer?" asks Kelly. "Instead of supporting criminals like Barmore, Louis Farrakhan should be asking the gangbangers to stop their rampage of raping, robbing, and murdering innocent people."
Kelly plans to confront Farrakhan at his speech today at Kingdom Authority International Ministries Church, 518 N. Court Street in Rockford at 5:00 p.m. He supported Chicago police officers in their protest at police headquarters this week where Fraternal Order of Police President Mark Donahue criticized Superintendent Jody Weis about the dangerously low levels of police manpower that have put officers at-risk.
Concerned about the increase in violent crime and calls by the Chicago police for more manpower, Kelly recently announced an exploratory committee for a possible bid for Alderman of the 42nd ward and is leaving the door open for a mayoral bid if no other conservative candidate steps up.
William J. Kelly hosts the Kelly Truth Squad on AM 560 WIND and is a producer of Emmy award-winning television. His two columns at the Washington Times Communities are among the top 10 reads every week. He was previously the Executive Director of the National Taxpayers United of Illinois, an affiliate of the National Taxpayers Union and ran for Illinois Comptroller in the Republican primary in 2010.


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Some of the nation's biggest banks and venture investors have partnered with New York City Investment Fund to create the FinTech Innovation Lab.
The program is a annual twelve-week incubator to find and foster promising startups working on financial technologies.
Participating banks include all the big boys — Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America.
"What's really great and unique about this program is that the startups involved get to work directly with the chief technology officers from the nation's top financial institutions," says Maria Gotsch, CEO of the NYC Investment Fund.
Startups will need to have an alpha version of their technology to be considered. Applications are due by the end of Janurary, with the program slated to begin this May.
"For entrepreneurs targeting the financial services sector, this program is a unique opportunity to get access and feedback from potential users and funders," commented Fred Wilson, board member of New York City Investment Fund and Managing General Partner of Union Square Ventures. "This type of market input is invaluable."
In other words, this is a killer opportunity for startups to get on the fast track with some of the biggest players in the $14 billion market for banking and securities software.
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I'm continually amazed at the "glass half full" mentality of some deer hunters. Amongst the comments to my Whitetail Wisdom blog post from last week was this gem from a fellow Wisconsin hunter. The guy was apparently upset that I dared question the appointment of a Texas private-land deer biologist as Wisconsin's deer czar.
"Our deer hunting has SUCKED over the past decade and is getting worse," the hunter wrote, among other things.
Wow. Sucked. Really?
Let's find that definition, shall we?
sucked [suhkd]
disagreeable; unpleasant.
No room for misinterpretation there. With that in mind, let's recap that "sucky" decade of Wisconsin deer hunting:
Year: Deer Harvest:
2000 618,274*
2001 446,957
2002 372,076*
2003 483,951*
2004 517,169*
2005 463,935*
2006 506,947*
2007 520,416*
2008 451,885
2009 329,103
2010 336,871
First, let's be clear: No deer season can be deemed a success merely on a number. No matter how many deer are shot, the overall experience of the hunt figures into the "satisfaction quotient." However, most hunters, I think, agree that dead deer on the ground means someone's at least seeing deer, and seeing deer equates to a large portion of the feeling of success.
Sorry for the digression. Now, moving on. A few notes: 2001 was the year Wisconsin found CWD in its deer herd and, hence, had a drastic reduction in hunter participation, especially in the North Woods. Hunter numbers came back strong by 2004.
The first figure on the above list (2000) indicates the all-time record white-tailed deer harvest in the history of modern deer management. If you are like me and need further perspective, there have been well over 2,000 reported hunting seasons in North America during the modern era (42 states times more than 50 years of hunting seasons). For even more perspective, seven out of Wisconsin's last 10 hunting seasons (the ones marked with an *) should rank in the Top 50 deer hunting seasons of all time in North America. They don't because deer biologists in the state of Texas conveniently rewrote the history of their harvests three years ago.
Yes, Texas recalculated how they count deer in 2009. Why? Maybe they didn't like being left out of the Top 10 list over the past 15-plus years. In any event, in 2009 Texas recalculated its deer kill for the previous eight seasons, using a new formula against previous survey data. This "corrected factor" increased the reported harvest by more than 100,000 deer per year. That's no typo.
More perspective, in 2000, Texas had reported a deer harvest of about 450,000 deer. Eight years later, they said, "Oops, our bad, we actually killed 561,534 deer, according to the new formula we are using."
By rewriting their history, Texas now boasts that it holds eight spots in the Top 10 list, and claims an average annual harvest of 576,209 deer. This figure, again, is derived from a mathematical model (guess). With these numbers now in place, the All-Time Single Season Whitetail Harvest List looks like this:
1. Texas. 2008. 619,650
2. Wisconsin. 2000. 618,274
3. Texas. 2006. 604,800
4. Texas. 2005. 584,385
5. Texas. 2002. 575,317
6. Texas. 2003. 570,706
7. Texas. 2004. 566,482
8. Texas. 2000. 561,534
9. Texas. 2009. 559,357
10. Michigan. 1999. 544,895
Wisconsin, on the other hand, has placed a hunter's hand (and tag … and metal check-in station tag) on each and every deer listed in its annual harvests.
Who's math would you trust?
The ridiculous re-calculation of harvest figures should offend deer hunters elsewhere, too; namely, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Had Texas not boosted its annual totals by six figures, those states would have had Top 10 bragging rights as well. Michigan wouldn't be far behind, either.
Alabama deer hunters killed 535,092 deer in 2003; Pennsylvania hunters harvested 517,529 deer in 2002; and Georgia peaked with 484,000 deer in 2004. The new math drops these states' high marks to 12th, 14th and 27th on the all-time list. In fact, Alabama had two other seasons (2002 and 2004) in which they harvested more than a half-million whitetails.
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Related posts on this topic:
Kroll Report: Is that all you get for your money?
Will High-Fence Bias Skew New Wisconsin Plan?
Top 10 Comments on Deer Czar Report
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Thanks to Deer & Deer Hunting forum user MoDeer for this cool photo and post. He writes:
"After shooting a 137-inch 9-pointer last bow season, I decided to boil the head and the send it to a local artist for a paint job . He has done a few of these for us and still has my youngest daughters (her first buck ) that we should get back in a couple of weeks . So far they have all turned out awesome , I'll post some pics of Raven's when we get it back . "
MoDeer also shared the website for the place where he send his heads.
Want to create your own memory? Check out these neat deer skull and antler mounting options.
Don't forget to join the us each Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. Central as we get pumped for the upcoming deer seasons! The first two episodes of DTN have been widely viewed, and we thank you for spending your lunch hour with us!
Last week we gave away some awesome prizes, including a new Spider Belt from Whitewater, KillZone broadheads from New Archery Products, and a new quiver from Bohning archery. More great stuff is being given away tomorrow. All you need to do to enter the giveaway is watch the show and submit a question!


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Alaska ad proudly ties Dem senator to 'Obamacare'
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of watching Democrats get hammered over President Barack Obama's health care law, friends of an embattled senator are fighting back by proudly linking him to "Obamacare."
An independent group in Alaska is airing a TV ad that praises Democratic Sen. Mark Begich for helping people obtain insurance even if they have "pre-existing conditions," such as cancer.
The 30-second ad doesn't mention Obama or his health care law by name. But the narrator — an Alaska woman who says Begich helped her obtain insurance that previously was denied because of her breast cancer — highlights one of the law's main features.
The ad is among the first, if not the first, to unapologetically associate a Democrat with the health care law in a tightly contested Senate race.
Begich joined all other Senate Democrats in voting for the measure in 2010, when not a single Republican lawmaker did so.
He and Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana — another Democrat being pounded on health care in a state Obama lost — are among those seeking to modify the law. They would provide a lower-cost, high-deductible "Copper" plan, and restore startup funds for consumer-driven health insurance cooperatives. The senators also would direct state insurance regulators to develop models for selling policies across state lines.
Begich is seeking re-election in a state Obama lost by 14 percentage points in 2012. Groups affiliated with the conservative brothers Charles and David Koch are airing ads criticizing Begich for backing the health care law.
Democratic strategists have spent months trying to decide how best to answer Republican attacks on Obamacare in Begich's state, North Carolina, Iowa, Colorado, Arkansas and others.
The independent group Put Alaska First is spending nearly $131,000 to run the pro-Begich ad statewide for a week, and it may continue beyond that, said group treasurer Jim Lottsfeldt.
He said his organization did not conduct polls or focus groups to decide whether embracing the health law is popular in Alaska. "Good stories make good ads," Lottsfeldt said of the cancer survivor who thanks Begich for his help.
Begich campaign spokesman Max Croes said the campaign does not comment on activities by friendly outside groups. Such groups are legally barred from conferring with candidates or their campaigns.
Several Republicans are running in the Aug. 19 Alaska primary for the right to challenge Begich in November.
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Exploring The Children's Field Nominees
(For a complete list of 54th GRAMMY Awards nominees, click here.)
You've seen the list of nominees, now take a closer look at the artists nominated in the Children's Field for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
Following Best Children's Album wins by GRAMMY veterans Ziggy Marley and Pete Seeger the last two years, a trio of first-time nominees are looking for their first GRAMMY gold in 2011. Miss Amy, Banana Plant and the Papa Hugs Band each scored their first GRAMMY nominations. The diverse slate is rounded out by two various artist compilations, All About Bullies … Big And Small and I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs Of Fox Hollow.
Best Children's Album
All About Bullies … Big And Small contains a whopping 37 tracks; some of them stories, some poems, and some songs, all unified by an antibullying message promoting a safe environment from children. The album features contributions from artists such as Steven Van Zandt, with proceeds from the sale of the album benefitting PACER Center's Kids Against Bullying program. Are We There Yet? is the third album of attention-span appropriate songs for children conceived by David Sharpe, leader of the Papa Hugs Band. Sharpe started his music career after he became a grandfather and some of his songs have been written collectively with his grandchildren, including the title song, which was inspired by a family road trip. Amy Otey, who records under the moniker Miss Amy, scores her first nomination for Fitness Rock & Roll. An advocate of the health-conscious President's Challenge program, Miss Amy was featured on Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat, which was nominated for Best Spoken Word Album For Children in 2010. GulfAlive is the New Orleans-based Banana Plant's first album, and it carries a message: Diverse, fascinating life exists in the Gulf of Mexico, and the world — especially kids — ought to be aware of it. The duo behind the music, Gwynn Torres and Sid Berger, get young listeners moving with songs such as "Everything Starts With Plankton," while mixing styles as varied as Cajun waltzes and New Orleans funk. I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs Of Fox Hollow is a tribute album to Hall's original 1974 album Songs Of Fox Hollow. Recorded over just three days at Fox Hollow, the Tennessee farm that inspired the original album, artists featured on the album include Hall, Patty Griffin, Bobby Bare, and Duane Eddy.
Who will take home the award for Best Children's Album? Tune in to the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 12, taking place at Staples Center in Los Angeles and airing live on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).


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A Dover man didn't get far after allegedly robbing a local convenience store.
Dover Police have arrested a local man on suspicion he robbed a New Street convenience store.
Malek A. Watkins, 31, was taken into custody immediately after the robbery, which took place at the 7-Eleven store at 449 S. New St., said police spokesman Lt. Daniel McKeown.
An investigation showed Watkins had allegedly planned the robbery, along with another man, while outside the store, McKeown said. Watkins allegedly entered the store wearing a hoodie over his head and a bandanna across his face, indicated he had a firearm, and demanded cash.
Watkins fled the store but was caught in the vicinity of the Tire King store at the corner of South Governors Avenue and West Water Street.
Watkins was charged with first-degree robbery, wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony and second-degree conspiracy. He was jailed at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna in default of a $56,000 secured bond.
The second suspect has not been caught, McKeown said.


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