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On Wednesday the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed column by Asra Nomani on a novel about one of Muhammad's wives that was to be published this year by Random House. In May Random House killed publication of the book when it was warned not only that "publication of this book might be offensive to some in the Muslim community, but also that it could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment." Random House decided not to proceed with publication out of concern for "the safety of the author, employees of Random House, booksellers and anyone else who would be involved in distribution and sale of the novel."
Drudge has posted a link to a Reuters article about this story, but the silence is deafening. Check the incredibly sparse coverage of the story that turns up on this Google News search.
UPDATE: Diana West breaks the silence in her column, and comments further here. She asks: "Has anyone noticed? Does anyone–say, editorial writers, free speech advocates, city fathers, the PTA, Congress or maybe even our two presidential hopefuls–even care?"
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Oklahoma 78, Cent. Michigan 73
Crystal Bradford made a statement on the court with a
career-high 36 points, one she hopes will resonate into next
She added 14 rebounds in Central Michigan's 78-73 loss to
Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.
"We plan on working all offseason," Bradford said.
"Everybody's going to be a threat. That's the plan for next year
and to be back on this big stage."
Bradford did everything she could, also adding seven steals and
two assists, but the Chippewas (21-12) still came up short. Niki
DiGuilio also vowed that opponents will pay for 11th-seeded CMU's
early knockout.
"Everyone who plays us better watch out," said DiGuilio, who
added 10 points. "Everyone needs to watch out next year."
The Chippewas fell behind 43-34 at intermission. Throughout the
second half, they strung together points and takeaways off their
defense (forcing 24 turnovers). But when they got in range of the
Sooners (23-10), the momentum would shift.
"We'd get it to two or three and they would just pull away,"
said Bradford, who made 14 of 31 shots from the field, including 5
of 10 3-pointers and 3 of 5 free throws.
Joanna McFarland carried the Sooners in the first half with 16
points and nine rebounds, finishing with 18 and 17. But Aaryn
Ellenberg scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half, including
four critical 3-point shots.
Ellenberg, who holds Oklahoma's season (103) and career (272)
records for 3-pointers made, hit 4 of 5 in the second half to rally
her team, which was struggling to hold the lead. She hit three in a
row during one span for the Sooners. With 3:11 left and late in the
shot clock, she hit another to extend the lead to 71-60.
"When they got close, we knew we had to gather ourselves,"
Ellenberg said. "We were not going to give up the lead."
The lead waffled between nine points but as few as two for most
of the second half, with the teams trading runs.
Ellenberg's three 3s in the middle of the second half allowed
Oklahoma to hold off CMU, which had drawn to 49-47 on a three-point
play by Bradford. When her third 3 caught nothing but net, it gave
the Sooners a 58-49 lead.
Still, the Chippewas pulled to 73-68 with just over a minute
left on a floater by Brandie Baker, who had 12 points, but they
could get no closer.
"We kept coming back," CMU coach Sue Guevara said. "We had
wide-open shots but they just didn't go."
Amazingly, Central Michigan had 31 more shots from the field
(84-53) but made only 31 percent to the Sooners' 47 percent.
Oklahoma put the game away on two foul shots apiece by Morgan
Hook and Sharane Campbell and one by Ellenberg in the final 25
Central was making its third appearance in the NCAA tournament,
but first since making back-to-back trips in 1983 and `84.
Guevara's team – she began her career as a graduate assistant
coaching on the same Ohio State court under Tara VanDerveer in 1984
– was 12th in the nation in scoring, averaging 74.4 points. The
Chippewas scored 70 or more points in 23 games.
They also played a solid pre-conference schedule that included
games against NCAA contestants Green Bay (1-1), Notre Dame, Purdue,
Saint Joseph's and South Dakota State to finish 3-3. A No. 4 seed
in the Mid-American Conference tournament, they rolled through
three top teams to capture the championship.
Guevara was still upbeat after the close loss to the
"As a coach, you can only ask that (the players) give you
everything they have," she said. "And they did."
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RM reports first-half loss, nasty sales dip
But ups its divvy, forecasts goodness ahead
Education technology provider RM saw revenue decline 15 per cent in the first six months of the company's fiscal year.
Sales fell to £133m for the period ended 31 March, compared to £156.4m for the same H1 in 2010.
It was also hit with a first-half pre-tax loss of £1.4m, after restructuring charges of £1.8m and a £1.2m charge for share-based payments. In the same period in 2010, RM reported profit of £1.2m.
"We experienced challenging market conditions in our core markets in the first half, as customers continued to respond to changes in policy and funding in both the UK and the US," said RM boss Terry Sweeney, who was reiterating earlier financial statements about the current state of the firm's business.
"We have realigned our cost base through a restructuring programme to reflect the changed conditions and to protect group profitability," he added.
Despite RM's chief admitting that the company continues to face problems in its US and UK wings of the biz, due to the Coalition's relocation of education funds and sluggish performance Stateside, the supplier raised its interim dividend by six per cent to 1.47 pence.
It also predicted full-year profit to be in line with market expectations.
"RM continues to win new strategic customers, and to extend current relationships across all our divisions. Demonstrating the resilience of our business, we have seen 12 per cent growth in our forward committed revenues to £436m. This reflects the value that our customers see RM adding through our expertise and deep understanding of education," said Sweeney.
Shares in RM on the London Stock Exchange are currently trading down 7.33 per cent at 123.25 pence. ®


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NEW ORLEANS - Kyle Williams can't believe the New York Giants weren't punished by the NFL for targeting him in last year's NFC Championship Game.
NEW ORLEANS - Kyle Williams can't believe the New York Giants weren't punished by the NFL for targeting him in last year's NFC Championship Game.
The punt returner whose mistakes cost the 49ers a chance to make the last Super Bowl, and who will miss Sunday's game against Baltimore with an injured left knee, said Wednesday he is "shocked" that the Giants escaped discipline.
"The only thing crazy to me was that nothing came of it after they came down so much on the Saints," Williams said.
"The league announced the bounties and that (former Saints defensive coordinator) Gregg Williams said the same things the Giants were saying. They took it to the highest level they could with the Saints. But it seemed like the league decided it was no big deal what the Giants said."
What Giants special teamers Jacquian Williams and Devin Thomas said after New York's 20-17 overtime victory sounded similar to what the Saints were sanctioned for.
"The thing is, we knew he had four concussions, so that was our biggest thing was to take him out of the game," said linebacker Jacquian Williams, who forced the 49ers returner's overtime fumble, which set up the winning field goal.
Thomas recovered both errors - the first was considered a muff when the ball glanced off Williams' right knee.
"He's had a lot of concussions," Thomas said. "We were just like, 'We've got to put a hit on that guy.' "
The NFL did not punish either player following that game, saying, "There was no conduct by the Giants of any kind that would suggest an effort to injure Kyle Williams in any way."
And the Giants were not penalized once the Saints bounties were announced.
"Guys are trying to put guys out of the game every game, so it did not surprise me," Kyle Williams said. "You know a guy has a history of injuries, you'll go after it. You might not say it, but you do it."
But the Giants said it.
"Yeah," Williams said with a shrug. "But it's all in the past now. And we're at the Super Bowl."
In a season that began with criticism of replacement refs, the NFL found itself dealing with questions about the qualifications of its lead official for the Super Bowl.
Jerome Boger, a member of NFL officiating crews for nine years, will be the referee Sunday in his first NFL title game amid accusations by a former official-turned-broadcaster that the league doctored his rating.
Boger has worked four divisional playoff games, including the San Francisco 49ers' victory over Green Bay this year. He entered the league as a line judge in 2004, and was promoted to referee in 2006. He is only the second black referee to work the title game, following Mike Carey five years ago.
His impending selection, which was formally announced Wednesday, was criticized earlier this week by Jim Daopoulos, who was quoted in The New York Times as saying the grading of some officials, including Boger, was altered.
Daopoulos worked 11 years as an on-field official and 12 years as a supervisor before joining NBC as an analyst.
"I'm looking at the seven guys who are working in the Super Bowl, and to be quite honest, several of them should not be on the field," Daopoulos told the Times.
Daopoulos added he believed the league predetermined who would work the Super Bowl.
The league and the referees' union have denied such claims, citing the evaluation process. Ray Anderson, NFL executive vice president of football operations, called the allegations "patently false and insulting to Jerome Boger." Attempts to reach Boger were unsuccessful. The NFL does not make officiating crews available before games.
Under the NFL officiating program's evaluation system, the highest-rated eligible officials at each position are chosen for the Super Bowl. The officials must have at least five years of NFL experience and previous playoff assignments.
The other game officials are Darrell Jenkins (umpire), Steve Stelljes (head linesman), Byron Boston (line judge), Craig Wrolstad (field judge), Joe Larrew (side judge) and Dino Paganelli (back judge).
49ers linebackers Ahmad Brooks and Aldon Smith were limited participants in the team's first full practice in New Orleans because of shoulder injuries.
Wind that topped 20 mph sent the 49ers to the Saints' indoor practice facility for their 95-minute session. All 53 San Francisco players were on the field, according to the pool report, including tight end Garrett Celek, who missed practice time last week with a foot injury. He practiced Wednesday without limitation.
Meanwhile, Ravens starters Dannell Ellerbe and Dennis Pitta practiced in heavy winds at Tulane University, looking sharp despite nagging injuries.
Inside linebacker Ellerbe has been bothered by an ankle injury, while tight end Pitta has a thigh problem.
Brett Favre is returning to the NFL - to work for the NFL Network.
The retired three-time NFL MVP quarterback will join the network's crew for daylong coverage of Sunday's game.
Favre hasn't been heard from much since retiring after the 2010 season. He returns to the city where he led the Green Bay Packers to a 35-21 win over New England in the 1997 Super Bowl.
"I don't miss the grind and stress of day-to-day football, but I do miss my teammates and coaches," Favre said in an email to The Associated Press.
The chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary will sing "America the Beautiful" before the game. ... A federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit that a Saints season-ticket holder filed against commissioner Roger Goodell over the league's bounty investigation.


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Eye Irritation Needs Special Attention
Soothing cleansing and other measures in addition to medical therapy may help relieve the symptoms of subtype 4 (ocular) rosacea, according to the standard management options for rosacea recently published by the National Rosacea Society (NRS).
"Gentle care in keeping eyelids clean is especially important in keeping eyes with ocular rosacea healthy," said Dr. Marian Macsai, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Chicago and a member of the consensus committee and review panel of 26 medical experts who developed the new standard options.1
Ocular rosacea is characterized by any one of many eye symptoms, including a watery or bloodshot appearance, foreign body sensation, burning or stinging, dryness, itching, light sensitivity and blurred vision.
Ocular symptoms may appear before or after the effects of rosacea on the skin, and in a recent NRS survey more than 60 percent of rosacea patients also reported eye involvement.
The meibomian glands, the oil glands inside the eyelids, are typically affected in ocular rosacea patients and may often be blocked. Blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelid) and the formation of collarettes (narrow circles of loosened keratin, the protein that makes up the outer layer of skin) around the base of the eyelashes are common. A gritty granular sensation indicates damage to the ocular surface.
Treatment of mild to moderate ocular rosacea may include artificial tears. Patients may apply a warm compress and cleanse the eyelashes twice daily with water or with baby shampoo on a wet washcloth. Antibiotic ointment may be prescribed to help decrease the presence of bacteria and soften any collarettes, and a low dose of oral antibiotic may be appropriate to reduce inflammation.
More severe cases should be examined by an eye specialist, who may prescribe a topical steroid, cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion or oral medications, as potential corneal complications may involve the loss of visual acuity.
"If the symptoms of ocular rosacea persist, it's a good idea to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist," Dr. Macsai said. "Left untreated, patients with severe ocular rosacea could endure potentially serious consequences, such as scarring within the eyelid or corneal damage that could lead to decreased vision."
- Odom R, Dahl M, Dover J, Draelos Z, Drake L, Macsai M, Powell F, Thiboutot D, Webster GF, Wilkin J. Standard management options for rosacea, part 2: options according to subtype. Cutis 2009;84:97-104.
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Hello teachers and students! Meet KSL Meteorologist Dan Guthrie and become a KSL Junior Weather Specialist. We've put together some great information all about the weather and broadcast meteorology.
The KSL Junior Weathers Specialists program is proud to visit with students across Utah speaking with them about the different types of weather we receive throughout the state. While studying and forecasting the weather involves many complicated variables, the weather can be broken down into very simple parts making it easy to understand. Through the Junior Weather Specialist program, students are able to learn basic things about the weather that can impact their daily lives; from what types of clothes to wear to what kind of activities they may or may not be able to do. They will know what weather brings sunshine and what weather brings storms. They get to see how we as meteorologists forecast and how we deliver the forecast on TV, radio, the internet, and even mobile apps.
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It's Friday the 13th! I've always had really good luck on Friday the 13th!
My weekend plans including seeing a friend's band, braving the Costco to stock up on some essentials (taquitos and cashews), buying something to ease the pain of sunburns in anticipation of my upcoming trip to Curacao, catching up on Coronation Street over pints at Crooked Star, and maybe some Golden Globes watching.
Hope you have a fabulous weekend! Here are some bits & pieces that made my week:
- As a fan of craft beer, I can't wait to drink my way through this list.
- Cool art 'remake' project.
- Instead of the typical New Year's Resolutions, I'm going to try and follow this list of 30 things to stop doing to yourself. I especially like #12 and #22 and #25.
- This would make a great birthday cake. For me. Hint, hint.
- I think we can all agree that brunch just tastes better when someone else makes it and it's a great way to catch up with friends so they can fill you in on what happened after last call the night before, when things got a little fuzzy. People in Toronto treat brunch as a competitive sport, and the fine folks over at BlogTO have compiled this list of the best new brunch restaurants in Toronto.
- I am super excited for the first Hunger Games movie to come out (nerd!) and now I think I'm excited for the soundtrack too – because Taylor Swift is on it. Yes, I love her.
- This sounds like my kind of cleanse – a 2-week healthy cooking challenge from Bon Appetit magazine.
- Interesting article on the popularity of the gossip blog 'blind item.' I am mildly obsessed with figuring these out and have a 75% success rate. I will say that two blind item reveals were particularly heartbreaking but I guess not all that surprising: 1) John Travolta is gay; and 2) John Cusack is an asshat.
- This is just the best thing I've seen all week – Shit Nobody Says.


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March 11. 2014 10:15AM
UNH Law named a top 100 law school in magazine's rankings
— For the first time, the University of New Hampshire School of Law was named among the nation's top 100 law schools, while also remaining in the top 10 for Intellectual Property law in rankings by U.S. News & World Report.In the law school ranking released today by U.. News & World Report in the 2015 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools, UNH Law moved up 26 positions to No. 93 in and, for the 23rd straight year, was named a top 10 law school for Intellectual Property law, placing ninth in the country.Over the past two years, UNH Law has moved up a combined 49 spots, a rise unmatched by any other law school."Our improvement in the rankings is consistent with the progress we are making at UNH Law, such as admitting highly-qualified students and continuously strengthening our employment and bar passage efforts," said Dean John Broderick. "In this time of upheaval in legal education, the top-notch, hands-on training for which we have long been known is increasingly valued."In an interview with the National Law Journal, Broderick noted, "We've brought in our best two classes over the past two years. I'm proud of what we're doing on the ground, and our new relationship with the University (of New Hampshire) certainly hasn't hurt."UNH Law continues the tradition of Franklin Pierce Law Center of being ranked among the nation's top IP schools every year since specialty law school rankings began in 1992."With the addition of the Sports & Entertainment Law Institute last year, the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property continues to forge new ground with innovative teaching and research," said Broderick. "Generations of faculty, students, and alumni have built the reputation of the IP Center as one of the world's foremost places for the study of IP law."


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Lo is now almost 3 weeks. Bfing as been a challenge from day 1. He was a little early (37 weeks) and a little "lazy" at the boob (kept on falling asleep). He kept on latching on, suckled two or three times, then let go and screamed and/or fell asleep. My nipples were a little flat (and by the second day they were cracked and bleeding) and he's a little tt so the lc at my hospital told me to use a shield. However, the shield is giving him gas (and it's so messy). He also has bad reflux (he's on prevacid now). Despite all that, he's gained weight and is on track.
I was able to wean him off the shield last week and had a couple of days of bfing without it.
However, for the past two days, he's been pinching/biting so hard that I can't take it any more. I always end up screaming and crying and this is not what I think bfing should be. I know bfing can be hard but it should never feel like torture. I've come a long way and I've pushed through the pain so far... I don't want to give up but I don't know what to do.
He's getting his frenulum clipped tomorrow but a lc online told me I might need to take him to a speech pathologist so he can give me some oral rehab exercises to do. Well, I don't really have the money to see all those specialists (the C section surgery was expensive enough as it is).
Any advice on what to do about the clamping? Can I teach a 3 week-old baby how not to bite (he does seem to take in more than the nipple, he also takes in my aureola so the latch "looks" good from the outside)? Can someone give me some age-appropriate exercises I can do after his frenulum gets clipped tomorrow to improve his latch?
I had to give him some expressed milk in a bottle last night because I was literally shaking (and crying) at the idea of having to bf him and I pumped, but I don't want to have to do that all the time. I also went back to the nipple shield this morning as it seems to help a little with the pain (barely bearable). Please help me. I don't want to give up bfing...


text: Many of you are aware, any many may not that several of our member are cancer survivors. This year the Maine geocachers again have a team walking in the Hancock County Relay in Ellsworth on June 3-4. We are looking for people to walk as well as to help raise money for the cure. Find the site here (http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?fr_id=31160&pg=entry) and sign up as a team member. We need your help to make this a successful relay. Please do what you can either though your participation or a donation to one of the walkers. Thank you.


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Darkness, My Old Friend
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Nancy Linari
- Series: Jones Cooper, Book 2
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 09-08-11
- Language: English
- Publisher: Random House Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: £23.19
The New York Times best-selling author of Beautiful Lies and Fragile returns to The Hollows, delivering a thriller that explores matters of faith, memory, and sacrifice.
After giving up his post at the Hollows Police Department, Jones Cooper is at loose ends. He is having trouble facing a horrible event from his past and finding a second act. He's in therapy. Then, on a brisk October morning, he has a visitor. Eloise Montgomery, the psychic who plays a key role in Fragile, comes to him with predictions about his future, some of them dire.
Michael Holt, a young man who grew up in The Hollows, has returned looking for answers about his mother, who went missing many years earlier. He has hired local PI Ray Muldune and psychic Eloise Montgomery to help him solve the mystery that has haunted him. What he finds might be his undoing.
Fifteen-year-old Willow Graves is exiled to The Hollows from Manhattan when six months earlier she moved to the quiet town with her novelist mother after a bitter divorce. Willow is acting out, spending time with kids that bring out the worst in her. And when things get hard, she has a tendency to run away - a predilection that might lead her to dark places.
Set in The Hollows, the backdrop for Fragile, this is the riveting story of lives set on a collision course with devastating consequences. The result is Lisa Unger's most compelling fiction to date.
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- Kathryn
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Depth of her characters is amazing
I like how Lisa Unger seems to have more than a basic understanding of people and the emotions that everyone feels and also, the world around her. It is why I continued with her books after listening to the first. Her stories do have a tendency to start off slow, which at first turned me completely off. Then I understood. She lays the ground work for you to understand the character, so you can develop a genuine feeling for the story.
This book was good. There are alot of different lives going on and at first I was going..' Wait..who?' But then you find that all of them are woven together somehow and it became less confusing. It may be helpful to listen to her book.. Fragile.. first because there are people here that I believe came from that book and there was this constant underlying thing I thought I should know about Jones and Maggie. So that might be helpful.
I did enjoy it . The best part about about her books, as I have already stated is that she devolops wonderful characters. If you have never listened to her before you will see what i mean.
I had never heard Nancy Linari narrate before and at the beginning couldn't get past the idea that her voice sounded, to me, like SIRI from the ipone. But she did well and I ended up liking her without being irritated and that also for me, is good. Still I kept the vision of SIRI every once and awhile.
Believe this book is worth it and don't feel you would be disappointed.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
- Ronda Snyder
- 18-09-11
Lisa Unger "gets" people.
I love Lisa Unger's books. This one was no different. The way she draws her characters so deeply is quite amazing. Her descriptiveness and the way in which she delves into a character's thoughts and feelings is second to none. You listen to the book and you care about them and more importantly, you understand them not in spite of their inner turmoil but because of it. The reader can relate to her characters, I imagine because we have had some of the very same thoughts and feelings and because of the masterful way in which she tells the story. Along with the beautiful and in depth descriptions (but never to the point of tedium like some authors) there are several mysteries and stories woven together. The narrator, Nancy Linari, does a lovely job and has a soothing voice that is never stilted as though you are "being read to".
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- Destiny
- 17-07-16
seemed to go nowhere
This story was all over the place. i had to return it. The narrator was good the story was just off.
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- 11-02-14
Better than a sleeping pill!
Don't waste your money, this book is so boring. The story is fragmented and never really comes together. The characters are so dull, there are so many characters they never really develop.
I see where the writer may have been going with this, but seems like the story never really made it past her imagination into the story.
Very disappointing, I had just got done listening to Lisa Unger in the Blood and loved it, so thought I would give another one of her books a shot. I realize now, In the Blood must have been a fluke!
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Style # 210641
Update your spring wardrobe with a dose of the season's chicest trends, stripes and peplum. This bebe dress features a high-neckline, waist-sculpting flare and a soft fabric that is perfect for office and cocktails.
- 96% polyester, 4% spandex
- Center back to hem: 34" (86 cm)
- Griege lining
- Invisble zipper
- Dry clean
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Asymmetric Stripe Peplum Dress is rated out of 5 by 8.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Mecky from Simple yet versatile I ordered this dress online after reading reviews. I am 5'1" , bra size 32B, waist 27" and hips 33". The xs fit perfect. This dress could be worn as is with black/white shoes or with a bright colored belt and shoes to spice it up depending on the occasion.
Date published: 2013-05-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by MommyCA from Amazing Dress! I have a spring engagement party to attend next week and I went scouring the online web for the perfect dress! 4 months ago I had my Baby Boy and have fortunately lost all of my baby weight already EXCEPT my once abtacular tummy has now a bit of a bump so I was certain I wanted to try out the peplum style just to conceal this. I had about 4 dresses I saw on the website and stumbled upon this dress. I wasn't too keen on it so it didnt make it onto my list to try on. Well, I ended up at the Bebe store yesterday and this dress was hanging in the racks in my size so I decided what the heck, no harm in trying it! I put it on and the small fit me perfectly and the cut and style was everything I wanted! The peplum conceals my little bump too, which was exactly what I wanted. I had about 7 other dresses in the room with me and not one of them could beat this dress and so, I GOT IT! This dress is perfect for parties and even suitable for work (pair it with a short cardigan). I am 5'3 and 120 pounds. The XS would have fit me as well but due to breast feeding (bigger breasts), I stuck to my original size. I have a toned body and long legs.
Date published: 2013-05-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by ck2pisces from Luv it! I absolutely adore this dress. Its very flattering especially to those less curvy. The peplum gives the illusion of an hour glass figure. It's fits true to size within the chart.
Date published: 2013-04-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by Pbia from Nice fit' I'm very skeptical about buying online, but surprise! The dress was just as beautiful as I thought and it fits perfectly. I'm usually a XS but I decided to follow the online measurements for the dress and bought a Small one, it looks great. The material is nice and it feels very comfortable yet flattering.
Date published: 2013-04-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by lola25 from Nice dress I ordered and extra small and when i tryed it on it fit perfect i am 5"4 and it came down to the center of the knee. I recommend this
Date published: 2013-03-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by molly from gorgeous this dress is very fitting. bery nice and I even added a red belt.
Date published: 2013-03-13
Rated 4 out of 5 by Meache from Great! I loved the way the dress and shoes fit. the shoes are higher than I thought and maybe a little difficult to walk in due to the heel but they look beautiful on
Date published: 2013-03-11
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AFP Top Ten Fundraising Tips (Week of January 1, 2018): Nonprofit Marketing Nonsense, Board Retreats, Feeling Awkward about Bequests & More!
Need some tips on how to do your job better? Or maybe just a reminder on some key skills, the insight on the latest research, and the latest, coolest ideas from the best minds in the fundraising profession?
Each week, AFP gathers the top blog posts, videos, articles and other resources to help you keep on top of latest trends and reach your fundraising goals. Here's this week's Top Ten:
1. Five Signs Your Organization Might Be Headed for an Ethics Scandal (Harvard Business Review): Twenty-three integrity experts were asked to identify the behavior and norms they would expect to find in unethical companies. Their answers fell into a clear pattern, identifying five traits of organizational culture that correlate with ethical scandals.
2. Nonprofit Marketing Nonsense That Should Stop Immediately (Wired Impact): The authors are so passionate we can't even print what they call their list. To get you on the right path, here are marketing mistakes you should stop making, backed by research and best practices for nonprofits.
3. Tilting Upward: Skewed Giving Trends and Inequality in the Nonprofit Sector (Inside Philanthropy): We've talked about it in the past: more giving, fewer donors. The vast chasm between the super-wealthy and everyone else is having an effect on the nonprofit sector.
4. Younger Donors Are 'Savvier and More Generous', Says Regulators' Poll (Civil Society): Younger people in the U.K. plan to give slightly more than older people to charity over Christmas and are also more likely to research a charity before giving
5. A Beginner's Guide to Board Retreats, a Staple of Successful Major Gift Programs (Amy Eisenstein): A retreat is not simply a longer board meeting. The agenda for your retreat should be entirely different from your normal meeting agenda. Board retreats have 3 important purposes.
6. A Major Donor Tells You How to Ask (The Veritus Group): A major donor talks about some of her frustrations as a donor and is adamant that "non-profits need to know their stuff." A very informative and insightful read.
7. How to Stop Feeling Awkward Talking About Bequests (Blue Sky Philanthropy): Is it because you think it's about death, one of the last taboo topics in many cultures? Whatever the reason, as a nonprofit professional, you must not let your personal hang ups get in the way of your cause receiving a potentially transformative gift.
8. Why Simple Fundraising Always Works (Future Fundraising Now): Feed a baby. Stop a disease. Save a puppy. As a professional who deeply understands the work, you may find these simple offers to be over-simplifications. You're intuitively sure that adding more of the real-world complexity to the offer will make it more effective. After all, the more they understand, the more they'll give, right? No.
9. How to Write a Sincere Thank-You Note That Will Make People Smile (Inc.): Some nice ideas, including "Say something about the future" and "Be specific."
10. What I've Learned About Consulting for Nonprofits (Smart Cause Digital): Some thoughts about what it takes to be a self-employed consultant to nonprofits.


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Changes take effect Friday
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Allens Inc. has announced plans to consolidate operations in Van Buren into its plant at Siloam Springs.
The changes will take effect on Friday.
Company officials said the Van Buren plant will continue to process hominy, refried beans and snack foods for an undetermined amount of time, and the Central Warehouse Allen's Local Distribution Center will also remain open.
Officials said the consolidation will affect about 150 jobs, and Allens is working with local outplacement services and the state to assist the affected employees. They said the actions being taken are consistent with steps in the past to remain a leader in the vegetable processing business and increase competitiveness.


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MANCHESTER, England — The U.S. women's soccer team can take a jab as well as it dishes 'em out, Twitter-style.
Goalkeeper Hope Solo didn't back down yesterday from her Twitter outburst against NBC analyst Brandi Chastain, a retired U.S. team star.
"It's not about what made me unhappy," Solo said at historic Old Trafford, site of today's game against North Korea. "It's not about one game. … You can take it or leave it, to be honest, so it's my opinion, and I think analysts and commentators should bring energy and excitement and passion for the game, and a lot of knowledge … and I don't think Brandi has that."
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Life-Sized Incredible Hulk Costume Mechanics
My design work has given me the opportunity to interact with and get to know some very fun, interesting and awesome people. Today I sent off my most recent project to an awesome fellow in Alabama by the name of Alfred Norris.
So what does this man of mystery from the other side of the country want from the likes of me?
!Hulk Hands!
|Silly Alfred.... get out of that tree!
Al is building something amazing that I am very happy to be a part of. When his plans come to fruition, he will transform into a nearly 8 foot tall version of the hulk. Together we co-designed some hands with articulated motion for the costume. I put the final touches on them today and sent them on their journey. Before I sent them, however, I had to take 10 minutes and play around with them a bit.
I'm holding my arms out to the side because that's how Alfred will be inside the suit. Hulk's head will be located above where my head is in the video, and Hulk's shoulders will be above where my elbows are. Hopefully that will help to give you a better sense of the size of this thing.
|It'll be about "thiiiis big!"
Once Al gets the hand skeletons, he will give them flesh and incorporate them into the costume he's building. Once he's completed it, I'll be sure to share whatever media he creates so you can see it. His artwork is amazing and I am certain this Hulk will be something you don't want to miss.
Thank you, Al, for inviting me to take part in this build. I look forward to the result of our collaboration with great anticipation!!!!
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Lending Rex Velvet a Hand (Mechanical hand, that is)
The secret purpose of my most recent mechanical hand has been revealed! I crafted it for the use of Seattle's evil mastermind, Rex Velvet. Watch the video to see what he has done with my diabolical creation.
What have I done? WHAT HAVE I DONE??
Rex is on a quest to rid the Seattle area of self-appointed, troublesome heroes. If you haven't already, check him out and hear what he has to say: Rex Velvet's Facebook Page
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Post-Apocalyptic Street Sign Armor
As you could probably guess from the pictures, the armor plates were made from a stop and a dead end sign (obtained through legal means, of course). These are affixed via arming points to a harness made from belts that features ammo loops and two straps to hold equipment. The plates were formed, in the spirit of the end of the world theme, the old fashioned way; with a ball peen hammer and an anvil.
Special thanks to Eric L. for modeling the armor!
More images of the armor can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.254780294533679.73230.176049985740044&type=1
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
The Evil Got into my Hand.....
This weekend I focused my energies and produced a hand plus a devious device in the space of 24 hours from start to finish. I don't want to ruin the surprise, so I'll simply say that the intended use of this hand by a certain secret associate of mine will be.... diabolical.
As with the other hands that I've produced, this one is articulated and cable controlled.
Don't ask me why, but I felt compelled to include strange, gilded designs on the finger loops. It appears that they imbued the hand with strange, useless powers.
With it I can gain the trust of tiny animals.......
And then trap them and bend them to my will. BWAHAHAAHAAAA!!!
............. when I fill your water dish tonight.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Metal hand of DOOM
My latest custom project for one of my clients is now complete. A video of it can be seen here:
My client, Mr. V, commissioned the hand to go with a costume he's been imagining. Mr. V told me that he was putting together a steampunk costume where half of his body was going to look like mechanical prosthetic devices. With that in mind, I built an enclosure to hid his human hand and added extra-long springs to act like tendons on the back of the hand and give it a more bio-mechanical feel.
Thanks for the fun build Mr. V!
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Electronics recycling is stuck in a chronic rut, with revenue from embedded materials insufficient to generate profits for many market segments. Increasingly, television and computer makers have been called upon, or forced by state legislatures, to absorb some of the net costs.
An intriguing side effect is the opportunity for big-city officials to push for the curbside pickup of electronic discards. Minneapolis already provides that service, largely at the manufacturers' expense.
New York City would like to do the same, and it is defending in court a 2008 ordinance that would require manufacturers to run, not just fund, such an arrangement. A city with many apartment dwellers who don't have cars can't rely on drop-off sites to turn in defunct TVs and computers, according to the city's line of argument.
A union has gone a step further, saying New York should have its Sanitation Department operate as a manufacturer-financed pickup program—tapping the manufacturer funding already required by the ordinance and using it to insert electronics into the existing pickup program for large home appliances. Whether New York City's ordinance ever takes effect is up to a federal court.
The underlying concept behind state laws and city ordinances is "producer responsibility." That premise states that manufacturers should assume the cost of safely retiring their products once the owner has no further use for them. States such as Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota and Washington have mandated roles for electronics manufacturers in local recycling efforts.
Under most of the state-level arrangements, a TV or computer maker can choose among three alternatives: running its own recycling program within the state, joining other companies in a broader scrap consortium or simply writing a check.
Minneapolis had an unusual motive for pioneering the curbside pickup of electronic scrap: it sends most of its trash to a waste-to-energy incinerator rather than to landfills. The increasingly influential argument against electronic goods going to landfills cites the embedded lead, cadmium and so on; for those same materials to be burned and then sometimes propelled into the air would be an even worse outcome.
"Even though (Hennepin Energy Recovery Center) is a county facility, it's in downtown Minneapolis," said Susan Young, director of the city's Solid Waste and Recycling Office. "Anything that I can do to keep ugly stuff from getting into it then there's less potential for ugly stuff coming out."
Minneapolis started curbside pickup of electronics before there was a state electronics recycling law, she said, noting that moving early was politically savvy. "With a successful program out there, we could make sure that they wouldn't write something that we couldn't live with," she said. "It's not a separate truck or a separate collection. The electronics are collected (at two-week intervals) with other problem materials—refrigerators, freezers, bikes, lawnmowers, snowmobiles, car parts and hot water heaters."
The city's 2008 statistics show an outlay of roughly $900,000 for curbside collection of all the problem recyclables, totaling 3,097 short tons, from 108,000 residences. The post-collection handling of electronic scrap from Minneapolis is done by Hennepin County.
In 2006, the last full year before the Minnesota electronics recycling law took effect, the county was spending 37 cents per pound to handle electronics scrap, even after subtracting revenue from materials sales. That figure fell to 26 cents per pound in 2007 and to just 2 cents in 2008, and has been estimated at 7 cents per pound for 2009.
"In future years, we want to get it down to zero," said Amy Roering, supervising environmentalist for the Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services.
How much money gets spent by manufacturers isn't reported to the state. In early 2008, near the top of the market for the value of embedded materials, Apple Inc. paid Hennepin County $191,508 to receive state credit for the recycling of 1.12 million pounds of electronics during some early months of 2008. The total weight in that 2007-08 program year was 33.6 million pounds. Those figures suggest that TV and computer makers in Minnesota paid $5.7 million during the program year ended mid-2008.
One outside comparison portrays Minnesota's electronics recycling program as the most successful among its peers in relation to population. The Electronics Takeback Coalition has posted a table with annual pounds per person for five states having electronics recycling laws. For the latest period available, Minnesota leads with 6.46 pounds, followed by California (5.91 pounds), Washington (5.87 pounds), Oregon (5.09 pounds) and Maine (3.99 pounds). More than a dozen other states have passed laws but don't yet have track records. The varying product scope and financial structure of state plans make such comparisons suggestive, not authoritative.
The Minnesota program structure maximizes flexibility, since manufacturers can negotiate—and alter at will—how closely they want to be involved in the actual recycling activities vs. writing checks. However, the law's structure made manufacturers nervous about e-scrap handlers hoarding unsold credits to force up their value, and the law was amended to include maximum cents-per-pound values when credits change hands.PAUL SCHAFFER
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Last night as my parents and I were tuned in to AIT(a nigerian television station) I learned a disturbing truth that I am very much ashamed to bring to the forum but is necessary to put an end to. A 13 year old girl considered under age initially you will not believe that the Nigerian Senate has voted to reduce the legal age of marriage for girls to 13!! What a shame my heart bleeds for my fatherland, this is by far the most outrageous thing to come out of Nigerian legislators, they should bear in mind that we are already overpopulated encouraging early marriage further deteriorates an already bad situation. The Federal Government has failed to cater for its roughly 600 million people yet they want 13 year olds to get married??? Marriage is a sacred institution albeit its flaws it is designed for mature responsible ADULTS not children who have barely began to experience puberty. By the way, if I got married at 13 I would have become most likely a grade 9 dropout it only makes it even harder for the Nigerian parents to send their daughters to school. UNICEF and UNESCO please liaise with Nigerian officials do not sit and watch this evil! What a shame!


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April 30, 1998 – Number 18
By Danny Sullivan
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+ Directories Take Center Stage
+ Infoseek Promotes Directory
+ Lycos Community Guides Get Comeuppance
+ Excite and Lycos Get More Personal
+ Search Engine Size Scrutinized
+ Trademarks In Meta Tags OK, With Good Reason
+ Snap Gets New Look; Yahoo Still Deciding
+ Netscape Net Search Changes Coming
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+ AltaVista Improves Results, Positions Partners
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Without a doubt, this has been the busiest month for search engine news that I've ever encountered. Consequently, one important article on Search Engine Sizes has been moved to an online-only version. I've also not had a chance to add some new items to existing pages within the site, in particular new regional search engines that will be of interest. Rest assured if you've send suggestions to me, they will get in eventually.
Please also note that I will be traveling on vacation, starting in a few hours until May 10th. My wife insists that I not take the laptop on our trip to Venice and Florence, and I feel compelled to agree. So if you try to contact me but don't hear back immediately, it's not because I'm not ignoring you :)
This is also a good time to mention the site's contact page. On it, you will find different way to send me general feedback, get in contact if you are from the press, ask about consulting or to get off the mailing list. I urge you to use the forms or the specific addresses on them.
I get a lot of email, and in particular, I no longer handle some things directly such as subscribing, unsubscribing and changing email addresses for this newsletter. Sending to the right place ensures that someone gets back to you promptly.
The exception is on general feedback. I simply cannot answer all the questions that I receive. But I do read all the feedback, which I find very helpful. I also make a diligent attempt to answer many questions either directly, briefly, or indirectly via coverage in the site. But if you really must have an answer, then consider a consulting request.
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Most of the major search engines have long had associated directories, Yahoo-like lists of editor-selected sites to complement their raw search results. However, search engines largely backed away from their directories over the past two years, primarily because reviewing sites is a labor-intensive process. There were relegated to being a just a part of "channels," which feature less labor-intensive content, often provided by content partners.
Now the emphasis on directories is back. Earlier this year, both AltaVista and HotBot added the LookSmart directory to their services. Then in April, Infoseek and Lycos began promoting their directory listings above their raw search engine results.
There are some advertising benefits to this, in terms of creating additional page views for the services. But directories are on the rise mainly as a response to users continuing to perform overly broad searches, which can leave them feeling lost among a sea of off-target results.
"We're still getting a plethora of one and two word queries where we don't know what the user is looking for," said Infoseek product manager Jennifer Mullin. "We can't change the users' behavior, but hopefully we can help them navigate better."
Lycos Product Manager Rajive Mathur said likewise: "It's hit or miss sometimes, with one or two word queries. But with a directory, you can give them a whole bucket to look through, which is helpful."
To see this in action, imagine the person who searches for "travel." Do they want information on a particular destination? A cheap place to buy airline tickets? Without more specific search terms, a user will likely be overwhelmed by hundreds of matching web pages and no guarantee that any are relevant to their specific desires.
Directory topics are an excellent way to avoid this problem. I've long felt they are the main part behind Yahoo's success. Over there, someone searching for "travel" is presented with a list of matching categories first, not actual web sites. As they scan this list, they discover a category for travel agents, which may match what they are looking for. Or, they spot a category for travelogues, and suddenly they've discovered something useful they hadn't anticipated.
The helpfulness of directories may be part of the reason LookSmart is beginning to make its mark. The service broke into RelevantKnowledge's Top 25 web sites in February and stayed there in March, with traffic beginning to approach that of Excite's WebCrawler.
The biggest traffic source has been from visitors independently returning to the site after discovering it, LookSmart said, and it thinks part of the reason they come back is because they want editor choices and categorization.
The following two articles take a closer look at the directories offered by Infoseek and Lycos, which are now about to get more attention to the their respective design changes.
Infoseek now prefaces its raw search results with a "Best Bets" list of topics from its associated directory. Previously, these topical suggestions had appeared as "Related Topics," running along the left-hand side of the screen.
It was easy to miss them in this old position. The new, more dominant position increases the chance that the average user will use the directory. Infoseek confirmed that more people are now clicking through to it.
Infoseek's directory is about half the size of Yahoo's. It has 400,000 listings in 12,000 topics. However, the intent is to present only the best picks, as Infoseek has its search engine results to fall back on for comprehensive searching.
The best sites receive two red checkmarks next to their names and are listed first, in alphabetical order. Then one checkmark rated sites follow, then come those that are considered good but not worthy of a checkmark.
Reviewing sites is a time-consuming process, one that involves 80 or more people at Yahoo. Infoseek won't say how many editors it has, but it receives far fewer submissions than Yahoo. That's natural, as most people submit to its search engine rather than its directory. Infoseek product manager Jennifer Mullin said this lower pace, along with some technological tools Infoseek has developed, allows its staff to keep up.
In response to a search, Infoseek will automatically suggest categories from within the directory that it thinks are relevant. For example, a search for "cars" brings up the categories below:
Best bets: Used cars | Pedregon, Cruz | Subaru reviews | Travel services | Shopping for cars | Mitsubishi reviews | Auto humor | Automotive maintenance & repair | Buy a car | Vehicles by type | Car collectibles | BMW reviews | Consumer protection | Auto insurance | Used car buying tips
Choosing a category takes the user to a page, where top choices listed. For example, "auto insurance" lists insurance providers such as GEICO, along with information resources such as insurance tips from the Better Business Bureau.
Infoseek also sandwiches advertiser-related links between the Best Bets area and the raw search results, in some situations. Returning to the "cars" search, this line appears below the Best Bets links:
Automotive links: New & used pricing information | New models | Loans & leases | Provided by Auto-By-Tel
Auto-By-Tel is one of Infoseek's content partners and similar lines appear in other categories, for other partners. It's a good way of providing those who pay the bills with prominence while also maintaining a separate editorial area.
The Infoseek directory can also be browsed. To enter it, simply enter any channels from the Infoseek home page. You'll then find directory listings relevant to the channel appearing in a box called "Web Sites," on the left-hand side of the page.
As you navigate through the directory, your path will appear just below the Infoseek page header, such as:
Automotive > Driving tips > Traffic & driving schools
This makes it easy to work forward and backwards within the directory, as you explore the listings.
Some pages may display a "Spotlight" area just above the listings. These are HTML ads, available to any advertiser, thought there is an emphasis on providing them only to those sites with quality content that complements the directory.
Beyond the directory, Infoseek also says it has implemented an algorithm change meant to improve the relevancy of its search results, especially for single-word searches on popular topics. Examples include terms such as "cars," "travel" or even some more specific searches, such as "car rental."
These types of queries are problematic for search engines, because there is so much competition among webmasters to do well for them. Everyone wants to be in the top ten for "travel," but those competing and getting in are not always the best choices for the general user. Likewise, good sites may be missed because they lack relevant text or a host of other factors.
Infoseek's change does seem to help, in spot checks that I performed. Both Epicurious and Preview Travel made it into the top ten for "travel." Both are good sites that the average user might like. A search for "cars" brings up selections such as Avis Car Rentals and Car and Driver Magazine.
The changes at Infoseek obviously have impacts for webmasters. First, being listed in the directory has become much more important, as more users will be making use of it.
To be considered, Infoseek says it is best to send a message to the channel editor appropriate for your site. A list of addresses can be found via the Feedback link, below. If you are uncertain which channel is best, then send to email@example.com.
As for the algorithm change, Infoseek wouldn't discuss any of the factors now coming into play. However, being listed in directory used to provide a small relevancy boost. It now seems much more weight is attached to this. Many of the top picks for single word searches could also be found as double or single checkmarked sites within the directory.
"Web authors they just need to create quality pages that people want to go to. That is all, nice and simple," advises Infoseek's Mullin, about getting to the top.
Infoseek Feedback
You'll find contact addresses for channel editors on this page.
Lycos Community Guides Get Comeuppance
Lycos introduced its Community Guides at the end of last year, but users could be forgiven if they missed them. They were mainly available to those browsing through the Lycos Web Guides, discovered only after several clicks into the site.
Now the Community Guides have been catapulted onto center stage. In response to some general searches, users now receive a matching list of guides, then matching web pages.
The Community Guides look like any other directory. Sites are organized into categories, though listed in terms of quality, rather than the usual alphabetization. The top score is 100, and sites appear in descending order.
The directory is unique in that it is created automatically, using agent technology from WiseWire. (And Lycos just announced today that it acquired WiseWire for a $40 million stock swap).
An editor starts the process rolling by creating categories and assigning important keywords and concepts to them. WiseWire then displays what it believes are the best documents from those it has found by crawling the web.
Next, Lycos users get a say. Clicking on a link in the directory loads the listed web site within a frame. Options at the top of the frame then invite the user to vote whether they liked the site.
Positive votes help a site rise to a top, but these work in conjunction with the computer generated ratings. Additionally, WiseWire examines the top ranked documents and uses them as a model for other pages to retrieve. Meanwhile, sites that are disliked fall to the bottom of the list or disappear entirely.
Lycos says it currently has over 4,200 subjects and plans to expand them to 20,000 over the coming year — that's 1 to 2 million sites, in all. The beauty of its system is that it combines the advantages of both humans and machines to build lists of decent quality.
Naturally, webmasters will want to be listed within the guides. Unfortunately, there is no way to suggest your page, at the moment. This is something that may come later in the year, Lycos says.
The good news is that the WiseWire spider is very active. I constantly see it appearing in the logs of various sites I review. If you have links to your site, it should eventually find you. That doesn't mean your site will necessarily be included in a category, but at least you have a chance, if you've been indexed.
What about Top 5%, the other directory Lycos operates? That service is being restructured over the next three to six months, and submissions are no longer being accepted or processed during this period.
Excite and Lycos Get More Personal
Excite dramatically changed its home page on April 13 by integrating personalization into it, while Lycos launched a revamped version of its personalized service on the same day.
The Excite move is significant, because it actively places users into a personalized environment that they may have otherwise overlooked or even avoided before.
No longer do users need to consciously choose to establish an account and then visit a separate page listing information such as stock quotes, news headlines, weather forecasts and television listings. Instead, this has all been attached to the home page.
Excite acknowledges that the change might be disconcerting to some but says it has made it so that the emphasis on search and navigation remain.
"One of the risks is that we potentially throw a lot of people off," said Excite executive vice president Joe Kraus. "But if you don't ever want to personalize, you don't have to."
Weighing against the risk are statistics that say those who personalize return to Excite five times more often than those that don't. That extra traffic means revenue.
I'd say the move is successful. I've never been a big fan of personalization or start pages. That's not to say they aren't useful, but I don't like my browser loading a site by default, nor can I ever be bothered to go to a special personal page.
In short, I'm an ideal example of the type of person Excite hopes to capture with its changes. They put personalization in my face, but not in my way. I was able to function just as before, but the changes allowed Excite to show me exactly why a personalized page can be useful.
Almost immediately, I was drawn in. Enter my birthday and get my horoscope? Why not? It took only a few seconds, and suddenly I was down the path of personalizing my page.
Excite calls this "creeping" personalization. "With Excite, you don't have to fill out a bunch of forms but instead enter a piece of information one at a time," Kraus said.
It's not necessarily unique to Excite. The same horoscope trick can be done over at Lycos. But you would have had to consciously decide to visit the Lycos Personal Guide area to get started. That's just a click away from the home page, but it's the hardest click for many users to make.
Meanwhile at Yahoo, you can't personalize at all without first filling out a form. The form isn't much longer than the one Excite eventually asks you to fill out, but it puts one more barrier in the way of discovering what personalization can offer.
Removing those barriers is especially crucial for services such as Excite, which want to become web starting points. They're competing against the Microsoft or Netscape default pages, which have natural advantages.
For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer automatically takes users to its Start Page by default, where it can entice them with many of the same personalization features that the search portals offer.
Excite's move is a brilliant stroke against this, competitively. They know the odds are someone will eventually come to their service. That's their chance to say, "We do personalization, too." But rather than just say it, they show it, and they're likely to hook more people.
I won't cover everything that Excite and Lycos offer on the personalization front. You can find virtually the same type of information in both places, as well as at My Yahoo. Instead, I'll note a few distinctions.
I found Excite seemed to have a strong advantage in allowing you to choose what and where to present information. Yahoo lets you move options around, too, but Excite's method was easier and more intuitive.
One of the big pluses to personalizing with Excite is that you can establish NewsTracker search topics and have them linked on the home page, instead of being forced to go to a bookmarked location and retrieve them. NewsTracker is a very good news search service, far beyond Yahoo's. This makes it even more convenient to use.
Unfortunately, my existing topics, which I've refined with keywords over the past year, didn't automatically transfer over when I activated my account. Excite says this should have happened and promises a workaround. I'll pass that on for others who may encounter the same situation, when I hear back.
Over at Lycos, a big change is that they have integrated home page management tools into the personal page, for those who have Tripod accounts.
So after I signed up for the Lycos personalized page, I visited Tripod and logged in. It was smart enough to recognize I now had a Lycos account and prompted me to merge the two. When I returned to the Lycos personal page, home page management options became available.
Lycos has also introduced an online contact management and calendar system from PlanetAll that looks very intriguing. I didn't play with it, but it offers many obvious advantages to those wanting constant access to names, addresses and scheduling via the web.
Despite these changes, Yahoo still deserves kudos for integrating its free email into the personalization sign-up. You fill out one form, and you get both a free email account and a personalized page at the same time. These remain separate operations at Excite and Lycos, though you can probably expect them to be combined eventually.
I'm still waiting for one of the services to take personalization another step and offer themed searching. Imagine that you could decide to have a Star Trek look-and-feel to the service, or perhaps the characters from South Park are licensed to guide you through the web. It would add absolutely nothing to improving searching, but it sure would be fun.
Lycos Personal Guide
My Yahoo
Excite, Taking Personalization to Main Page,
Hopes To Redefine Web Hubs
Internet World, April 13, 1998
Details of the Excite changes, contrasting against Yahoo.
Personalized Web takes step forward
San Jose Mercury News, April 8, 1998
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The victory is a first after a series of defeats for those using trademarked terms in meta tags. Four previous lawsuits went against the defendants, including a US $3 million judgement against one.
The key difference with the case Playboy filed against its 1981 Playmate of the Year, Terri Welles, was that the judge in the case was convinced Welles had a legitimate reason to use the terms both on her page and within her tags. The other cases have all been tainted by some element of deception, where the infringing sites had no real reason to use the terms.
As always with these cases, it is extremely important to remember that the mere inclusion of trademarked terms in meta tags is not a guarantee that a site will do well for those words.
In particular, Playboy suggested that allowing Welles to use its terms would rob it of traffic meant for its site. In reality, for the words "playboy" and "playmate," Welles site fails to make it into the top thirty results with the major search engines. It has the most luck with "playmate of the year," and even with that term, it only ranks 12 with HotBot and 20 with Excite.
In short, her site presents no threat to Playboy's traffic. Even if she had made it into the top ten, the descriptions of her pages make no attempt to trick search engine users into thinking her site is Playboy's site. Nor would her presence have meant that Playboy's own pages wouldn't be present.
In most cases, a site hoping to actually "hijack" another company's traffic must resort to spamming a term in the tags or being extremely aggressive. Here, they are likely to fall afoul of each search engine's policies against spamming. Such tactics may also support an impression of deceitfulness, in a court case.
There are good reasons why a site might use trademarked terms in their tags, as well as on their web pages, so the victory by Welles is excellent news for those with legitimate needs. However, it still doesn't rule out the fact that someone may take legal action against you for using their terms, good reasons or not.
Meanwhile, those thinking they can grab another site's traffic by using trademarked terms would be advised that both the way search engines work and past legal actions are likely to make this a poor strategy.
Meta Tag Lawsuits
Summarizes the major lawsuits in the US involving meta tags and their resolutions, with notes about why each is important. Also includes links to articles and resources with more information on the various suits.
Snap Gets New Look; Yahoo Still Deciding
When Snap started out, it was aimed to be an online service meant to challenge the likes of AOL or MSN. Yes, it had a search ability (powered by Infoseek), plus an associated directory compiled by Snap editors. But these features were not central in the design and emphasis of the site.
Things have changed. Search and navigation have been made the primary focus. The site's home page strongly resembles Yahoo, which is probably a smart move, given Yahoo's popularity. Snap says that the changes have been made so that users can find information more easily.
Meanwhile, Yahoo is making changes of its own. Take a look for yourself by visiting the beta site.
Yahoo Beta Site
Netscape Net Search Changes Coming
Several of the major search engines have positioning contracts on Netscape's important Net Search page that are about to expire. Rumors are already flying that there may be a significant shake up with who is listed on the page, especially in light of the fact that Netscape now says it wants to compete with search services turned portal sites such as Yahoo and Excite. Netscape is also apparently to launch its own branded search service.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out, considering that Netscape has multi-year, multi-million partnerships with both Yahoo and Excite to produce content within its web site. Another factor is that search engines are no longer as dependent on traffic from Netscape as they once were. It won't be surprising if one or more of them decline to spend the millions they have in the past for positioning.
The articles below provide few specifics on what's going to happen, but they do give you some overall perspective.
Netscape: 'Massively' Into Media
Wired News, April 24, 1998
Netscape says that over the next two months, it will massively revamp its Netcenter to attract and retain more visitors.
Netscape matches search sites
MSNBC, April 22, 1998
More news on Netscape's Netcenter plans, including information on launching its own branded service and stats saying that half of Netscape users never change their default settings.
Free Mail Is Added As Netscape Builds Hub Site Features
Internet World, April 27, 1998
When Navigators collide
MSNBC, April 20, 1998
Lots of nice details on who's paying how much at the moment, and what share of traffic they are receiving.
Excite, Infoseek Announce Acquisitions
Excite announced on April 6 that it would acquire Classifieds2000, in a stock swap valued at $48 million.
Classifieds2000 has provided classified ad searching services to Excite and WebCrawler since the middle of last year. It also provides these services to Excite competitors HotBot, Infoseek and Lycos.
Excite says its acquisition will not affect these competing partnerships. It will allow Classifieds2000 is to operate independently, while it receives the revenues.
Infoseek announced on April 14 that it would acquire the WebChat Broadcasting System, a chat provider with 2.7 million members. The acquisition is through a stock swap valued at $6.7 million.
Infoseek hasn't lacked chat. It's offered that since last October, with former partner TalkCity. Instead, the WBS purchase is meant to help correct its lack of personalized services, which in turn provides it with a well-defined member base.
Lycos, Excite and Yahoo all have personalized services such as free email, and those who enroll become members with known demographics, draw from the membership forms. That makes it easier to target advertising at these people — assuming they haven't lied about themselves when signing up, of course.
With WBS, Infoseek now has its own core membership upon which to build.
Infoseek Steps Up Web Gateway Push With Chat Site Buy
Internet World, April 20, 1998
More details on the WBS acquisition, discussing strengths and weaknesses.
AltaVista Improves Results, Positions Partners
AltaVista appears to have made a change that improves single-word searches on the service. Look for something like "california" on the main, US-based site, and you'll see that the top results tend to be dominated by the home pages of web sites, rather than inside pages. The sites listed also tend to be more relevant, or at least more important, than what single word searches produced in the past.
For example, top picks for "california" include the California State University, Sacramento, the California Department of Transportation, the California Academy of Sciences and my favorite, the California Beer Page: microbrewers throughout the state.
AltaVista says they've done nothing to their search algorithm, but this is extremely unlikely. It's rare for web site home pages to rank more relevantly than pages inside web sites. Inside pages tend to have more relevant text for search engines to index, and thus they usually dominate the results. Additionally, there are often a number of crafted entry pages, designed to do well for popular single word searches, mixed among results.
In fact, simply perform the same search on both the US service and compare it to the Australian mirror site, and you can see the dramatic difference. The many extended URLs on the Australian service will clearly be noticeable.
Both the Canadian and Latin American service also seem to have a new retrieval mechanism in place. They yield different results than the US service, but the domination of root URL exists.
Meanwhile, design changes on the main US site seem to happen every week, as the site continues shifting from away from its search-only roots in its quest to become a portal player.
A new "health" tab takes visitors to the Intelihealth site, which features articles and information on health issues. A similar "Get Wild" tabs takes visitors to the Wild Wild Web television show's web site. AltaVista has a partnership with the Internet program, and its site features information about entertainment on the web. Links from the home page also lead to TheTrip.com, a travel service that signed a five-year, $15 million partnership agreement with AltaVista in early April.
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LinkExchange Offers Low Budget Yahoo Ads
LinkExchange has introduced a new service that lets those with small budgets advertise on Yahoo. Packages start from as low as $100 for 10,000 impressions. Until this program, a campaign with Yahoo would require a minimum commitment of $1,000.
You get access to real-time stats, just like a major advertiser does. The disadvantage is that you can't target your ads by keyword or by placement, though this may come in the future. But for $100, it might be a worthwhile experiment and certainly an inexpensive way for those with smaller sites to see how banner ads work on one of the web's most popular services.
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Yahoo posted a $4.3 million quarterly profit, the largest to date for any search service. Excite and Infoseek also posted their latest quarterly results, losses in both cases. The Search Engine Profits reflects the latest numbers and tracks them over time.
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Yahoo traffic boost profits
News.com, April 8, 1998
Lycos Top Categories
Lycos reported that in March, the top three most-visited categories in its shopping network were Apparel, Books, and Electronics.
Ads Popping Up On Infoseek
Have things been leaping out at you over at Infoseek? I first spotted a pop-up ad at back in February, and they seemed to have returned in more frequency at the end of April. To my knowledge, Infoseek is the first search service to experiment with them.
Recent advertisers being displayed include Sunny Delight and Dell Computers. If you're curious, try a stroll through the Infoseek directory. They appeared more often when I was in there.
Infoseek said it could not comment on the ads.
Canada Gets New Search Engine
A new Canadian search engine, powered by Inktomi, has been launched. Canada.com is backed by Southam, Canada's largest newspaper chain.
Search Engine Articles
Building the Network To Back Lycos' Deals
Internet World, April 20, 1998
The hardware that keeps Lycos running.
Web Portals Play Leapfrog
Wired News, April 17, 1998
Exceptionally good round-up on how the major search services are imitating each other yet also trying to distinguish themselves to build loyal market share.
Inktomi files to go public
News.com, April 16, 1998
Details about Inktomi's upcoming IPO. The firm powers the HotBot search engine and the soon-to-launch Microsoft service, among others.
The Search Engine Speaks
CMPnet, March 30, 1998
Interview with Infoseek's product manager. No, you won't gain any "secrets" by reading it, but it is worth a scan for general attitudes about spamming and listing issues.
New Search Tool Speaks Your Language
Wired News, April 15, 1998
About the Electric Monk, a service that takes a natural language query such as "How do I make chicken soup" and sends it to AltaVista in a way meant to produce better results. Some may like it; some may think it's no better than regular AltaVista.
Yahoo and AltaVista Traffic Accident
Netly News, April 10, 1998
Discusses how partners Yahoo and AltaVista both count some of the same page views as their own.
Iconcast: Search Engines Issue
Iconocast, April 1, 1998
A lovely compilation of stats and analysis relating to the search engine industry.
Bellacoola: Offsite Stats For Those In Need
The best way to measure how successful search engine and other online marketing efforts are is to analyze your server logs. These tell you precisely the terms people use to find your site or the links sending traffic your way.
Unfortunately, many people don't have access to log information. In particular, those with free web pages hosted by AOL, CompuServe and other providers lack decent statistics. "Hit counters" don't cut it, when you want to measure marketing success.
Bellacoola Web Tracking Services is a wonderful solution. You install a small bit of code on each of your pages, and access logs are created in an offsite location. You can then download these and run them through your favorite log analysis program.
The program has been in beta for many months, but even so, it works very well. I've used it to monitor a CompuServe-based test site and been extremely pleased with the results.
Bellacoola is best for sites with low-to-medium traffic and not too many pages. Those with larger sites really should seek to have their provider establish decent statistics.
Position Checkers Upgraded
A free upgrade for existing users of WebPosition Analyzer is now available. The update for the popular position checking software adds support for Northern Light and Magellan, while dropping the now-defunct Open Text Index. URL searching in WebCrawler is now supported, and there have been other fixes, according to FirstPlace Software, which makes the product.
The web-based checking service RankThis has also added new search services to its line up. Searches can now be done on Snap, Planet Search and GoTo.com.
Don't expect to see support for Northern Light added to RankThis or to competitor PositionAgent. Northern Light has a policy against robots, such as position checkers or metacrawlers, tapping into its listings without a business agreement.
PositionAgent tried to introduce support without such an agreement in March but found itself blocked. RankThis had announced support that month for Northern Light, but then this was dropped. WebPosition could also eventually find its queries blocked.
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A 13-year-old girl has won an open records battle with the Chambersburg Area School District, where officials questioned whether she was old enough to file a Right-to-Know Law request.
The state Office of Open Records overruled the district Monday and upheld Savannah Gibson's request for financial information involving its former after-school dance program.
The program was run by a man who operates a similar program in which Gibson participates at Susquenita Middle School, which is in a separate district near Harrisburg.
"It was worth all the stressful thinking and figuring out what to say," Gibson said, referring to her two-month fight to obtain the records. "It was worth it in the end. I'm glad I can get the paperwork."
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