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AdSense - The Changes it Brought to the Ads and Content of the InternetJumat, 22 Januari 2010
Even since the Google implemented its big idea called AdSense, the internet has evolved itself in such a big way that no one even imagined the change. These changes have their own pros and cons.
We shall take a glimpse into the change on, how a bright marketing idea that stormed the online world. The idea that became a part of our daily online life and, which brought a change to online advertisers and publishers with the involvement of daily web surfers.
People started to place ads with Google through their AdWords, which gave a lot of exposure on how your site will be shown at the beginning of the Google searches pages. It changes the view of SEO, and it eliminated the waiting period of your site to be on the top of the Google search page. Through AdWords the instant profitability was seen even with a just launched website without going into any long term strategy that did not give any instant returns.
From the AdSense use, the possibility of your ads appearing on any websites those are live on the internet and which are much related to your ads brought a new sense of advertising to the internet by AdSense. Earlier to PPC, the new and poorly optimized web pages had to bank on other methods of advertising to get the required initial publicity.
With the introduction of Google's advertising programs, companies started to cut their complicated advertising campaigns with costly professional. To run ads here the costs are very low, and this is A do it yourself kind.
It is very simple here to start with, you just have to create a couple of catchy 3 to 4 words sentences, which highlight your business, go to Google and sign up to their AdWords advertising program and Mr. Google will take care of the rest of the process. Most of the things are automated, which saves a lot of time for advertisers but with a little personal touch in management.
From publisher point of view the AdSense has brought a huge change to the internet. Earlier to this, they had to struggle for the up keeping of a website, but now they are making a fortune out of their websites, this is possible due to AdSense. This has given a big push for quality content and resources for the web users.
This means that the site owner has to focus more on the content of his website, and largely on the look of the web pages rather than the economics and profitability of the website maintenance. With AdSense, you invest on time and not on large capital.
AdSense started the happening of blogging that is expanding in a large way from the last couple of years. People stated to blog about their loved topic and were making some extra income through AdSense.
AdSense had an impact on casual internet users. The banner ads usually do not have any effect on the web surfers (this is an interesting psychologically think to notice) but the text ads from AdWords changed these things completely into an opposite way, people started to notice the ads from AdWords.
Sponsored ads are viewed by surfers because of the way the AdWords is set up, which created confidence about the advertisers. The text ads are not ignored the way it was ignored with graphical banner ads.
Like with everything else, even this has some cons, some websites are made for the sole purpose of running AdSense on them and with some people involving in the 'click fraud', where AdSense ads are clicked by artificial methods for their personal gain. These things were checked and are brought under control by Google, but it still happens in some case due to the individual's interest, which we have to blame. Overall Google AdSense has turned the functioning style of internet in a good way.
Those who have good quality content can setup website and can start earning revenue form the AdSense. Google AdSense has changed the utilization of consumers to support the profitability of a business.
AdSense Optimization - Top Paying Ads Are Displayed First
If you are using AdSense then you are probably trying to optimize ads for maximum profit. There are many tricks to increase the click-through rate and consequently earnings. Most AdSense optimizations advices mention ad blending, no to use borders, placing ads above the fold and similar tricks. All those tips and tricks are useful and can contribute to more clicks. However, one of the most important aspects of the ad placement is usually neglected.
Google delivers high paying ads first. This means that the first ad that will appear on the page is worth more than others. The order of ads is the order from the HTML code. This does not necessarily mean the same order that is seen on the page. Some website layouts are using CSS styles to define element placement and such designs are not seen properly by the crawlers and spiders that examine our pages.
Therefore, to maximize AdSense profit you should first check which ad is present on the top of the page according to the HTML code. This can be easily achieved by displaying the page source code and checking for the first AdSense JavaScript code. Sometimes you will be surprised when you will find that the first ad in code is in fact a banner displayed at the right side below the top ads. Once you know the order in which the ads are positioned on the pages, you know which positions are the most important and deserve more attention. In general, there are two possibilities. If the first ads in the code are already on top positions above the fold then you have nothing to do. If this is not the case then you will have to determine if the top ad position in the code is displayed at some relevant and visible place. If not, you will have to modify the page layout.
Once you have first ad units on top positions you can proceed to the next step of optimization. Since you know that high paying ad units are actually displayed on the top and ads above the fold perform better, you have to decide whether it makes sense to use the maximum of allowed advertising--three ad units and three link units per page. Many times it is better to have less ads on right positions. Many webmasters think that more advertising means more chances for visitors to click. This is true but it means also more chances the users will click low paying ads. By displaying only one ad unit you prevent the possibility to click on "wrong" place.
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For anyone seeking to start making money online the best place to start is by coming up with a blog. I say this because it is free and easy to design one. Long gone are the days when online business was termed as the domain for computer programmers. Today, you can design your own free Web page and begin making easy money.
You may then ask me, I have come up with a blog, what next? The next thing you are required to do is come up with content on any topic you think you are good at and post it on your blog. Once you have posted a few articles, visit the Google AdSense website and register for an account. Within two days your account will be approved, then activate the Google adverts to appear on your Web page. Every time you get a visitor and clicks on those advertisement links you will get paid by Google Inc.
From there you need to come up internet marketing strategies to generate traffic to your blog. There are several ways of driving traffic to your blog which include submitting your blog link to online business directories, classified advertisement site and other website promotion sites. You can visit my blog to learn on other proven internet marketing tips.
Another stream of income would be to register with affiliate programs like Clickbank or Amazon. All you need to do is download books from such affiliate marketing programs onto your Web page and once a customer follows your affiliate links and buy a product you will be paid a commission. All this online business ideas I have mentioned are free to enroll thus you can earn extra cash from home without investing a single penny.
Website Monetization - Turn Web Traffic Into Money
Every website can be reached at least in two different ways. Either by some search engine or by direct access by entering the web address into address bar of the browser or by selecting a bookmark. But for the website owner this is not important. Traffic is the only thing that counts. The number of visits for any website is directly related to the content or service it provides. This simply means that interesting sites are visited more frequently. If the website is strictly non-commercial then the number of visitors is only a confirmation of the quality. But if there is even a small intent to make some money from web pages there are many ways how this can be done.
The basic principle of monetization is to publish some content that advertises products or services. You get paid for referring a visitor to the target product page, when visitors click ads on your site or by other means. The main prerequisite for successful website is traffic. If nobody visits your site then even the best ads have no effect. Even from few ten visitors per day you can make money. There are two main types of making money with website. Affiliate marketing and pay per click publishing.
Affiliate marketing means promoting products and services and getting commission for each sale. The easiest method for affiliate marketing is by writing product reviews and providing information which helps visitors to select the right product. Each time the visitor follows the link for the product and actually purchases it you are paid. For some products this is only few percent of the price and can be as high as 75 percent for some digital products. Almost all large online stores like Amazon or eBay have affiliate programs. This means that you can always find a service or product that is related to the content of the website. Amazon is very useful in this regard because in the worst case you will always find some book to promote.
The second popular option is to display general ads. You will be paid for each click on the ad. There are many pay per click (PPC) programs, but the most popular and widely used is AdSense. This is a PPC program for publishers provided by Google. It has many advantages. The displayed ads are always related to the page content. All you have to do is to add few lines of code and after a while the displayed ads will advertise services and products in connection with your website. The cost of click depends on many factors--you can get anything from one cent to few dollars. The main factor that defines prices is the market niche. Ads for some saturated markets can be pretty expensive and this is consequently reflected in the money you get from clicks.
To Really Make Money From Home Try Building AdSense BlogsSelasa, 19 Januari 2010
A popular pay per click affiliate program is Google AdSense. Earning just a few pennies by the click often makes people scoff. When they learn that there are people earning six and seven-figure incomes a year with Google AdSense.
There are a lot of people earning cash with it and it still continues to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to people on an annual basis. Without actually doing the selling yourself It's a great way to make money selling advertising.
It is very easy to implement AdSense into the monetization of your Internet business by using the WordPress blogging platform. You are in control of the theme, the content, and the type and size of ads that Google places by hosting your own blog their thoughts usually change.
Google does a great job of matching advertisers with the content of a specific webpage. By targeting keyword phrases that will help Google know what type of advertisers to give, you can do your part in improving your chances for success.
Word press offers plug-ins to fit the ads in every page and Google makes it easy to place the ads on your site. You can even adjust the color schemes for the ads to blend in allowing you a greater opportunity for people to click on them.
Providing high quality content is the real key to Google rewarding you to a higher ranking standpoint. Because you have their ads on it, they really do want your blog to rank high.
The more useful your blog becomes the more likely Google is to rank it for the keywords you are targeting. Free traffic which ultimately leads to more income and people clicking on your ads can be found this way.
Promoting your blog all over the Internet through social networking, bookmarking your blog posts, and so on is one of the important things. Article marketing, discussion forums, and anywhere that allows you to place your blog URL is a good way to promote it.
When you ask how can I make money from home using your blog and AdSense that really is the key. It will ultimately come down to driving quality traffic to as many blogs as you want to create, of which a certain percentage will click on your Google ads.
How to Optimize Your PPC EarningsJumat, 07 Agustus 2009
If you are new to PPC (pay per click) advertising/publishing, than you should definitely do some research before simply slapping the ads on your website. While in theory earning money through programs such as AdSense sounds easy, it is not. Some people with decent websites make $0 per day, others make $500+ per day.
The first thing you need to think about when considering adding PPC advertisements to your website or blog is how much traffic your website or blog receives daily. In general if you are not at the very least receiving several hundred page impressions per day, you will have a hard time earning even a single dollar. Traffic is definitely one of the most important aspects to earning through PPC ads. If you are not receiving enough traffic you need to consider several things. The first important part to getting traffic is having quality content. If people come to your website or blog and it has nothing that is useful to them, than don't expect them to spread the word or to ever return. If you offer useful,original, and overall quality content, than people do return and in some cases tell friends and family. So if you are lacking good content the first step to take is working on that.
After you have good quality content you should look into SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. SEO is basically putting your website in a better standing to be ranked up in the top results of key words and phrases relating to your website or blog on search engines. Forms of SEO are things such as back linking by submitting your website to social bookmarking sites and directories, and even doing something as simple as emailing everyone you know and asking them to help you spread the word about your site. A great and easy way to receive quality back links would be to write good articles related to your website or blogs niche, and submit them to Ezine Articles with the links to your website in the resource box. Anything that can contribute to your website being ranked higher in search engines and receiving more traffic can be considered SEO.
Once you are receiving a good amount of traffic you need to look at what might make a person click on the ads. So often we see blogs and websites that have crazy color schemes and ads thrown all over the place. One thing that can really increase the amount of clicks you receive is how you set up your ads and how much they blend into your site. In general I have found that it is best to keep your website looking clean and neat. Make the ads look like part of your site, and don't put too many just because you can have three per page. If you can't fit two ads on a page without it looking bad, only place one. Make sure you blend the colors of your ads to match your site. If you sites background color is black for instance. Making the ads background black and the wording white could really make the ads look natural, yet still pop out at the viewers.
Another important thing to consider is your niche or subject you write about. Certain niches pay better than others. For instance any website about games is going to earn less per click than a website about mesothelioma. While picking a well paying niche can earn you more per click, I personally suggest picking a subject that you can write good, useful articles about, and that you enjoy.
Just remember, the most important aspects to making money through PPC programs are traffic, and ad placement/looks. If you generate good, quality traffic through honest methods, and make your website look nice. You will be on track to receiving a nice pay check from whichever PPC program you decide to go with. Good luck.


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Yet the skeptics may be overreaching. Sure, Rackspace's revenue growth is slowing, but with gross margin rising, concerns over collateral damage caused by an ongoing cloud storage price war between Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are probably unjustified. In the video below, Fool contributor Tim Beyers of Motley Fool Rule Breakers and Motley Fool Supernova addresses these concerns.
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Australian Cupping Championships
An update from the Australian Barista Comp and Adelaide is certainly in order, but for the moment I thought that I'd get the cupping comp out of the way ...
Me in the first round.
Cupping is the name given to the process that roasters use to evaluate coffee. Generally, a roaster will receive small samples of green coffee beans from their brokers. These will be roasted, ground and placed into a cup. Water is added and the mixture is allowed to sit. The coffee grounds float to the top and form a crust, which is cracked open with a spoon, releasing a puff of aroma. The scum and excess floating grounds are then skimmed off. A spoon is used to draw up a sample to be sucked into the mouth, so as to aerate it and coat as many of the tastebuds as possible.
The process is of great importance to roasters, who basically use it to guide their purchasing decisions and conduct quality assurance. But how do you run a competition on something as subjective as taste? The answer is to base it on a technique known as 'triangle cupping,' where three cups are presented to the taster - two with the same coffee and one with a different one. The taster must pick the odd one out to be able to confidently say that it is better or worse than the other two. In this competition, the task is to successfully pick the odd one out of eight sets of three cups. Practicality necessitates using drip brewed coffee and paper cups, rather than ground coffee and water and some sort of ceramic.
I won this Indian silver-plated cupping spoon ... schweet. I gather that Ben might be importing them, so bug him if you want one.
Competition Report
There really wasn't much of an incentive for me to enter; I'm not a roaster, I haven't cupped much and the world cupping competition is smack-bang in the middle of exams. That said, seeing as I was over in Adelaide for the barista competition, I thought that I might as well have some fun and give it a go.
The competition was held immediately after the barista competition, whilst the scores were being double-checked, with the aim of providing a bit of a diversion. I don't think that anyone really thought that it would turn out to be as decent a spectator sport as it was. The spectacle of a bunch of people slurping, sniffing and spitting their way through 24 cups only took a few minutes each. Rob was cluey enough to have us turn our cups over one at a time, which built up a bit of suspense ... the "oohs," "aaahs" and "oofs" were pretty loud.
I will have to upload a photo of the scoreboard when I get it back. To my utter amazement, I topped the first round, getting 7/8 right in about 4:05. A few were identifiable on the nose alone and some on acidity levels alone.
The finalists were Hazel De Los Reyes, Peter Wolff (my boss) and myself. I thought that if I was going to win I should try to win big, because no-one expected me to even be in the finals, so I just raced through and got 6/8 right in about 2:40. Hazel won with a clean sweep of 8/8 and I think that Wolffy finished on 5 or 6/8. Naturally, I have been suitably gracious about beating the boss ;P
From left to right; Emily Oak, two guys from Grinders (sorry, can't remember their names), Peter Wolff, Ben Bicknell, Hazel de los Reyes, myself, Tom from Grinders, Jonny Nease. Note how a Veneziano shirt suddenly appeared on my back when I made the finals ;P
Thoughts, Musings and Opinions
Well, from my point of view the competition was great. Instant, totally straightforward and unequivocal results ... what's not to like? More importantly, it puts the focus where it belongs - on taste. I'm sure that next year's event will lead to a nice soundbyte in some news program ...
As one would expect, there are still a few kinks of the format to be ironed out. Personally, I would have liked the tables to have been a little higher and the cups to have either been much more full or to have been cut shorter - it was a bit of a PITA to have to pick upt he cup and tilt it around to get the spoonful out. I also can't help but wonder if the competition would be more amusing for the spectators if all of the spitting and slurpign were miked up.
A big thankyou is certainly owed to Ben Bicknell. Ben has put an incredible amount of time and effort not only into the cupping comp, but also into the barista comp, the barista guild, AASCA and the WA coffee scene in general. Ben, it was a pleasure to deprive you of one of the spoons you sourced ;P
Thankyou to Five Senses for providing the coffee.
On a more personal note, it is quite ironic that I have to credit Hazel and Peter as the ones who taught me the basics of cupping in the first place!
Intro to cupping at coffeegeek.
The official "SCAE World Cup Tasting Championship" page.
The resources page at coffeecuppers.com.
The AASCA webpage.


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John Lockwood, a former Washtenaw County Deputy Sheriff and Saline Police Officer, was wounded in Iraq while on duty with US Marines.
John is a long time hunter, especially a bow hunter. He was critically injured when his Humvee was hit by an improvised explosive device in Fallaujah, Iraq, killing the driver. Lockwood holds the rank of a Sergeant. He lost his left eye and suffered injuries to his left hand and left leg. His injuries required five months in military hospitals where doctors used an experimental procedure to grow four inches of new leg bone, in order to save his left leg.
During this phase of his on-going recovery, John is now living at home with his wife, Lisa. He undergoes daily physical therapy, but he plans to return to the Sheriff's department in about a year.
John, accompanied by his wife and parents, arrived at "The Hundred Acre Wood" game ranch, near Mayville, Michigan, on a cool mid-September morning ready for his hunt. Flint SCI Chapter member Gregg Loudon and Patti Vollweier, Chief Executive Officer of the game farm, donated the Bison Hunt. Bob Nancarrow, Taxidermist, donated his services for a mount. The meat processing was provided by the Thumb Area Mudrunners, an off-road club. Flint Safari Club coordinated all activities.
John's hunt was successful, ending with a one-shot kill.
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Love your banner and pics of your projects. Your needle threader looks like a great one...does it work with even the tiny quilting needles? I have a needle threader that works with some needles, but not my smaller ones for hand quilting. Thank you for the review!ReplyDelete
I want to make some Cheri stockings too. A couple years ago, I made wool stockings that were for gifts but I did not make any for myself for decorating here.ReplyDelete
Always good to know if a tool works well! Thank you for the review.ReplyDelete
Have a good gnome adventure this weekend.
Thanks for the review. Love your little stockings - I printed out the patterns, but that is as far as I've gotten! Hope Sven has a fun trip!ReplyDelete
these are the kinds of reviews I like, I have put it on the list to buy now!ReplyDelete
those stockings are just sooo cute, I think we could use some new ones here !
cool gadget..have you tried the self threading needles? I LOVE THEM...and have you ever been to Pioneer quilts in Clackamas? if not, you should go before you head back this weekend.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the feedback on the needle threader. I am off to do a spot of shopping to see if I can find one. Some lovely sewing distraction going on there.ReplyDelete
Do you think it would work with a beading needle? The kind with the itty bitty eye. I spend more time threading than beading.ReplyDelete
I love that threader - it does fine small eye needles so quickly!ReplyDelete
Good luck on getting that vine down - fun project.
Nice to be distracted sometimes by great new projects ;-)
Thanks for the great review, Lori. I've been very curious about this particular threader. It would nicely in my handwork bag of tools. :-)ReplyDelete
Love your stockings - very cute.
I bought that same threader at Houston Quilt Show this year as my friend there has one and it works great.ReplyDelete
Hmmm, maybe that threader needs to go in my stocking! : )ReplyDelete
But those stockings are too distracting. I didn't let myself print the patterns. I am not keeping up well with gift making as it is. I think I just need to get off the computer!
Your header is beautiful! It should be in a decorator magazine. I may have to get one of these needle threaders. Thanks for the info.ReplyDelete
The quilt in your header is stunning! I love red and white quilts - they always catch my eye.ReplyDelete
That threader looks really intriguing. Do you think it would work with a #12 sharp?
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM
I bought a Clover needle threader earlier this year . It looks like it works like the Sewline one. It's really quite helpful. Definitely a tool that is just what it's cracked up to be!ReplyDelete
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Love your stockings! Very cute. And thanks for the review. I am just about to the point of buying a needle threader because the light in my living room is always terrible. Guess I could buy a new lamp too.:)ReplyDelete
Very cute stockings, Yes, Sven hasn't had his Dec outing yet. I'm still waiting to see what got inked on your Nov adventure ;-) LOVE the threader and you can buy "guts" to it if you bend the inside piece.ReplyDelete
I just love that sunflower/starburst block. I need to try making one. Distractions are inevitable I think. So where are you going?? :0)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the review - sounds wonderful and time saving. Now to find something to stop fine thread constantly pulling OUT of the needle when I sew...ReplyDelete
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Good to know - thanks for the review. Even though we have so many other projects it is fun to do some with a holiday theme at this time of year. Cute stockings!ReplyDelete
Your threader is veeeeeery interesting, I could use all the help I can get when it comes to threading needles (or anything else.) Can't wait to see where Sven goes on his outing. HugsReplyDelete
I have that needle threader and hadn't used it until recently. I usually don't have trouble threading needles, but did yesterday, so i got it out and it works great! There is always a distraction to another project to keep us busier than we would have been!ReplyDelete
thanks for the review - cute stockings!ReplyDelete
I hope you and your little friend have a great adventure this weekend. Hopefully there will be cookies and hot chocolate involved.....ReplyDelete
Thanks for the review. I usually can thread my needle, but I wear bifocals. Sometimes if the light isn't good a threader sure would help.ReplyDelete
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Nice review Lori. I'll be looking for one of these, as the Clover threader is too bulky to take on the go.ReplyDelete
What a clever little tool ... and I like that it looks all lipstick-ish like ... it would make me feel like I was in a spy movie or something! LOL! I do let my imagination get a little carried away sometimes. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 14, 2012 at 3:03 PM
I'd never seen this kind before...or have I? Could be a moment, Lol. Great reviews are always fun and part of why I like to read blogs.ReplyDelete
I have noticed it's getting harder to thread my needles too. I'll be looking for that needle threader at my favorite quilt shop! Excellent review. Those stockings are adorable!ReplyDelete
There aren't many tools that I need. I've bought way too many on impulse, cuz everybody else had one, and I just followed along. Now this is something that I really need! Gotta save the eyesight, any way we can. Thanks for the review and the instructions, Lori. It's on my list, and I've been a good girl, so here's hoping Santa is watching over my shoulder.ReplyDelete
Wiil have a look where to buy this, I don't know if we have it in holland too. It looks very handy indeed. Enjoy your weekend, groetjes, GerdaReplyDelete
You will have to bring this new toy with you to Sunriver and do a demo! Can't wait!!!ReplyDelete
And don't forget to mention the needle storage compartment in the bottom!ReplyDelete
When you enjoy your time sewing, don't feel guilty about a project going slowly. It is your time and you decide what to do ;-). Saying this I better quit reading blogs and get back to my sewing machine...ReplyDelete
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Is Steelcorp. closing or not? I hope not as they employ a number of people there who are bread winners of their families. I hope the issue is resolved the earliest to avoid grievances for both parties most especially the workers.ReplyDelete
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To early to say if Judge Galvez did take a bribe. But I am with the SCP employees sentiment that indeed the decision rendered by the judge is so unfair and biased.ReplyDelete
I felt pity to those workers who are affected, I hope it will be resolve since Christmas is approaching, I thought the economy in PI is doing good bakit may ganito na namang mga issues. Sigh!ReplyDelete
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Marion Zimmer Bradley, a science fiction writer and the creator of the Darkover series of fantasies, died on Saturday at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley, Calif. She was 69 and lived in Berkeley.
The cause was a heart attack, said Elisabeth Waters, her cousin and secretary.
Ms. Bradley rose to fame in 1958 with the publication of ''The Planet Savers,'' the first of her top-selling Darkover novels. The series eventually comprised 21 books, written almost exclusively by Ms. Bradley, which told the story of a planet discovered at the end of the 21st century and colonized by Earth.
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Two mysterious women arrive in a run-down coastal resort, seeking refuge. One befriends a local, Noel, who offers them shelter in his guesthouse, Byzantium. The other comes across Frank and lets sleep their lethal secret: both are 200-year-old vampires, and they need fresh blood. The secret gets out and soon the two must deal with the deadly consequences. -- Chris Kavan
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"Byzantium" by Yojimbo
A mother and daughter living as vampires move to a small seaside town, where the revelation as to their nature leads to a confrontation with the secret society who banished them 200 years earlier. Neil Jordan returns to the vampire genre in this low budget story that concentrates more on characterisation than action and gore. The premise is that of how the past shapes our future and even for an immortal, it is something that you can never escape. Saoirse Ronan puts in a typically fine performance as the haunted girl trapped forever in the body of a 16 year old and the period scenes set in their past are nicely done, echoing very much the format of Interview With The Vampire. Lacking its big names and big budget and any real surprises, Byzantium cannot match Jordan's previous foray into th...
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A non-traditional approach to the vampire genre
"I write of what I cannot speak, the truth. I write all I know of it, then I throw that pages to the wind, maybe the birds can read it."
A non-traditional approach to the vampire genre. A new refreshing look from a different angle. Not the stereotypical image of pale creatures of the night provided with bloodshot eyes and sharp fangs hiding in dusty basements in a coffin. No melting, burning or imploding is involved when they are exposed to sunlight. No here we have persons who are part of an alliance and inherited a centuries-old tradition.
It's the story of a mother (Gemma Arterton) and her daughter Eleanor (Ronan) who have been hiding for years because women actually aren't allowed in the alliance. And let me tell you, I'll gladly surrender myself to Gemma the female vamp...
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Could you refresh me on the mental connection part? I have atm no clue what it is D:.
@Shinso: We haven't received that much information anyway. Just that you need to somehow obtain the blood of a Shinso in a large amount to become a Shinso vampire yourself/to get the "ímmense" power of it (stated by Akua during the flashback at the beginning of the battle with Akasha). And because Ikeda didn't specify if you need to get that amount of blood in one shot or also little by little, it has worked for Tsukune who obtained it by the second option. How often did Moka bite him to heal him? 3 or 4 times at minimum?
@Tsukune and Moka's "dual" awakening of Alucard: Regardless if it happens or not, it would be quite easy to make them angry at the same time: Hurt/Tortue one and in turn earn the anger of the other, rinse and repeat. The same is valid if you "just" use their friends as a trigger. Again, I would LOVE to see Akua's and maybe Gyokuro's face when they learn that Tsukune also has Shinso blood or if Moka alone would indeed be not enough.
Like: Akua/Gyokuro: "Muahaha, finally Alucard will awaken! Do your job MOKA!"
*events happens, but no Alucard.*
Both: "WTF has gone wrong!? "
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dunno if this mental connection thing is used consistently enough to build specs on it. in the last couple of chapters the other two girls both "felt" uneasieness when Tsukune was undegoing modification... So its not entirely clear what is special shinso mindmeld and what is love/harem mindmeld
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Its been proven that in the first season, Tsukune and Ura-Moka has a mental connection this could be do to the synchronization of both of their Shinso blood no doubt, infact Ura-Moka mentioned somehow in the first season that she could mentally talk to Tsukune when she injected him with her blood.
However, i don't really see how Tsukune being human would have done anything to the synchronization, according to Touhou's logic in Moka's memories, there would be no chance of synchronization between Moka and Alucard, but as he pointed out "fate has changed", meaning this same logic would apply to Tsukune as well, regardless of his human origin, even if he was a vampire this logic would still apply, though now we all know it's obvious that Moka's and Tsukune's Shinso blood are synchronized sharing the same wavelength, which means since Tsukune's Shinso blood is synchronized with Moka's, than that means his is also synchronized with Alucard's, i really don't see why it wouldn't be until it's proven.
I think i'll stick to the theory that both Moka and Tsukune are required to wake Alucard up (to me it makes more sense than the theories provided so far) and if Tsukune's youki source for his Youjutsu is his Shinso power rather than a youki reservoir of his own than only using small amounts shouldn't effect Alucard, as Chris38 pointed out, Akasha was keeping her Shinso power compressed to prevent Alucard's awakening while she watched over the seal, this would also work for both Moka and Tsukune, the Shinso power being compressed that is.
Another thing, Touhou's Human Modification Technique is designed to reconstruct human bodies to use Youjutsu, this would also mean that the human would also gain a youki reservoir of their own, like all Youkai have, youki is the source of a youkai's power and it's also key for using Youjutsu, which means Tsukune should definitely have a youki reservoir of his own with the addition of his Shinso power, but unfortunately this is only a speculation.
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As for awakening Alucard, I'll stick to either/or Moka/Tsukune, rather than both of them having to snap together for it to happen. The last time it happened, Moka alone was enough even tho she shares Akasha's blood. By your logic, Moka and Akasha both should've snapped in the flashback, and there wouldn't have been any reason for Akasha to hold back against Akua. Also, unlike what you say, Tsukune does have enough power to cause Alucard to awaken, considering what Fuhai-sensei said about Tsukune having the same kind of power and presence as Alucard. But alas, I doubt even this will convince you so I'll leave it at that
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I just can't wait for see the new Tsukune powers..(vampire)...
If i'm not a mistaken, Chris38 said that, in chapter 43, when Tsukune used the new technique, has not used its power (Youkai vampire)..is correct?
then again we don't know how much Tsukune is become stronger...I hope to see a bit of 'training that made Tsukune..
when the next chapter comes out?
I wonder, what the reaction will Moka, when she see the new Tsukune...
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Well with mommy evil on the heroes tail I am sure Tsukune will have ample opportunity to show off some more moves. That woman seriously scares me. I mean Moka's older killer sister using Fuhai techniques like a prodigy is frightening ... but she seems pretty harmless compared to mum
BTW some question here on Moka's familly history, I might have overread some details. Do we know what happened to her father actually? Why did he have two wives in the first place?
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We don't know yet what happened to Issa Shuzen, Ikeda will give us a story about that in the future, according to Hokuto, Gyokuro Shuzen is the current head of the Shuzen family, but i have a feeling whatever happened to Issa wasn't a good thing, hes actually a pretty good character even though he tells his daughters to kill eachother every once in a while.
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thx for clarifying that you two... cause I was wondering if I had missed something about him since suddenly he wasnt head of familly anymore.
BTW I do think that in the flashback into Moka's mind, he did let the two sisters fight cause he wanted to asses Akua's strength not out of simple curiosity but because he saw her as a threat to the rest of the family from the start: What we are really lacking atm is the familly backstory, which hopefully will come with Fairy Mum now ... I mean Moka's mum was goregeous, sexy, hax strong, loving, gentle ... why would you even marry another one while she is still alive? or was Moka's mom the 2nd wife? This is all terribly confusing ... I hate that about monthly mangas ... ah but than again it keeps you engaged with it :/
On another matter, since Moka's mom left her her the rosario - there SHOULD be some legacy the father left to his daughter that also gives us more info...and Moka some more chance of survival ... I rly hope something like this occurs somehow ...
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Akasha was his misstress? Lol I totally missed that .. I wonder, Gyokorou doesnt strike me as the type to tolerate a misstress of her hubby in the first place ... well I guess there is no point speculating bout his reasons and actions atm... I rly wish though there'd be more along those lines - on the other hand... if the current arc deals with Gyokorou and her daughters, maybe dad is for later story parts...
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Gophers schedule has hurt them so far in bid for NCAA tourney
MINNEAPOLIS—Five weeks ago, the Gophers men's basketball team entered a much-hyped Nov. 29 home game against the Miami Hurricanes with a 7-0 record and the No. 12 ranking in the country.
Darlings to a fan base that raised expectations after an NCAA tournament trip last season, the Gophers had created buzz of a deep March run.
Six weeks later — after losses to Miami, Arkansas and Nebraska — simply making the NCAA tournament is far from a foregone conclusion for Richard Pitino's squad as it resumes Big Ten play against Illinois on Wednesday night at Williams Arena.
Their 12-3 record is overshadowed by a 207th-ranked nonconference strength of schedule and a 2-3 mark against teams with a top-100 ratings percentage index (RPI), one of the metrics the selection committee uses.
"At this moment, they're the last team in the tournament," said Joe Lunardi, ESPN's bracketology guru who correctly projected 67 of the 68 teams in last season's NCAA tournament.
This season was supposed to be the best of the Pitino era, but now the Gophers need a solid second half just to get an at-large bid, Lunardi said.
And their task is made more difficult thanks to the Big Ten's conference-wide struggles.
Only two Big Ten teams — Michigan State and Purdue — have RPIs better than No. 47, part of why Lunardi has only four teams from the conference in his projected NCAA bracket. Last season, the Big Ten had seven.
"We're usually talking six, seven or eight Big Ten teams," Lunardi said, "not three, four or five."
That has left the Gophers, with an RPI of 53, in the unenviable spot of needing an impressive finish to the season just to reach the NCAA tournament. But on the eve of the team's third of 18 Big Ten games, Pitino insisted he wasn't concerned about his team's postseason prospects.
"There are 16 games to go," Pitino said. "Not even a little bit (worried)."
With Big Ten play resuming after the Gophers split conference games against Rutgers and Nebraska, Pitino has routinely touted his team's nonconference schedule as the best the Gophers have played since he took over the program in 2013.
As evidence, he points to games at Providence (No. 46 RPI), at Arkansas (No. 4), at home against Miami (No. 23) and vs. Alabama (No. 28) on a neutral court.
But Lunardi said that same nonconference schedule is one of the biggest detriments to Minnesota's tournament resume.
It is rated the 207th toughest nonconference slate by RPI and the 247th toughest by kenpom.com, an analytical site Pitino often checks.
Although Lunardi conceded the Gophers played four tough nonconference foes, the other nine nonconference games were against teams with RPIs outside the top 150. And games against Alabama A&M (No. 321) and USC Upstate (No. 313) especially hurt.
Lunardi advises between 40 to 50 schools, he said, to help them create a schedule that avoids games against teams with RPIs so low they hurt a team's resume.
"Those games are anchors," Lunardi said. "If you're playing No. 321 Alabama A&M, you almost can't play enough top-fives to compensate for that. The very bottoms hurt you more than the very tops help you. Because at the very bottom, they're just so bad. You can get away with one of them. But what does it tell you that with Minnesota playing (four) good teams, they're still in the 200s in strength of schedule?
"If they had traded their games against teams in the 300s for 150s, we wouldn't be having this conversation and their record would almost certainly be the same. It's bad planning. In many cases, it's avoidable."
It's worth noting that Minnesota's games against Alabama A&M, Western Carolina (No. 173) and Massachusetts (No. 188) came as part of the same tournament that yielded its game against Alabama.
Because nine of the Gophers' 12 wins are against teams outside the top-150 in RPI, Lunardi predicted a 9-9 Big Ten record wouldn't be good enough to get Minnesota into the NCAA tournament.
That's in part because the Big Ten offers few chances for impressive wins.
"What would concern me more than their nonconference performance is the decreased number of opportunities still available for them to build their resume," Lunardi said. "That's the story, I think."


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T Dyson, M Samuel, A Steele, Susan M Wright (2009) The Cluniac priory and abbey of St Saviour Bermondsey, Surrey: excavations 1984-95 [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1000002
Excavations by Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) on the site of the Cluniac priory and later abbey of St Saviour Bermondsey took place between 1984 and 1995. The site, formerly in Surrey and now part of the London Borough of Southwark, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (GLSAM no. 165). Work by W F Grimes in 1956 and 1962-3 uncovered the north side of the east end of the monastic church, while recent excavations by Pre-Construct Archaeology (PCA) have revealed masonry in the area of the south transept, north-east corner of the main cloister and east range (BYQ98; WBP07); data from these excavations have been incorporated into the publication. Drawings and survey work undertaken by the antiquarian J C Buckler have also been used to complement and inform the evidence supplied by modern excavation.
The archaeological sequence begins with evidence for Middle Saxon and Late Saxon settlement. The first buildings on the site were a small apsidal chapel, constructed in the Late Saxon/early Norman period and enclosed within ditches, and a timber latrine which spanned the ditch to the south. By the mid 12th century, work had advanced on the priory church and some of the major conventual buildings. These included the structures around the principal cloister with its free-standing lavabo - the east dormitory range, the reredorter and possible bathhouse, and refectory. The east end of the priory church is reconstructed with an asymmetric apse échelon scheme comprising five apses. The monastic cemetery developed between the church and the earlier chapel. In the later 12th century, the east range was revaulted, a new stone reredorter built across the south end of the east range. To the east the first infirmary complex was constructed with its own latrine building and a hall or lodgings to the south. A new drainage system was built. An additional chapel was added to the north aisle of the priory church, while the chapel was retained and enlarged. A masonry wall enclosed the south-west part of the monastic precinct.
In the first half of the 13th century the second or infirmary cloister was expanded and the hall/lodgings developed with a new kitchen and hall. The second half of the 13th and early 14th century saw major changes to the infirmary, with the disuse of the infirmary latrine and new structures and another courtyard to the east, and to the chapel to the north of the infirmary. In the 14th century (from c 1330) the eastern arm of the priory church was extended with a square east end and a second north aisle was added. The cloister and the chapter house were remodelled, and there was considerable rebuilding elsewhere - in the south range, around the second cloister and to its immediate east where a large courtyard and new chambers were built. In the pre-Dissolution period this eastern area was disused. The evidence for the Dissolution period suggests a prompt surrender and systematic stripping. A private Tudor mansion was constructed around the former main cloister.
The published account addresses particular aspects of the medieval priory thematically. A section on the foundation addresses some of the complexities surrounding the priory's beginning, including the Anglo-Saxon minster located on the Bermondsey eyot. The small apsidal chapel, a structure spanning the crucial, transitional late-Saxon/early Norman years, is the focus of much interest. The reconstructed plans of the 12th-century and c 1400 phases of the priory church of St Saviour are discussed in context with contemporary English and continental examples. The local topography and early landscape, and their influence on the subsequent plan and development of the monastery and home grange are examined, including various buildings in the precinct known only from documentary evidence. The infirmary and its continuing development throughout the life of the priory is considered, with particular reference to the evidence for segregation in the early periods. A section about the people of the monastery discusses the inhabitants and attempts to define some of the more complex social processes at work within the precinct: the demography and health of those buried in the monastic cemetery, and burial practices; the material culture and diet of the inhabitants; food preparation, hygiene and the supply of clean water to the house; the priory's economic base and evidence for industrial activities taking place within the precinct. A large, exciting and uniquely informative assemblage of artefacts and materials discarded from the conventual buildings is illustrated and discussed.
The project was published following a joint venture between English Heritage and the Museum of London Archaeology Service:
Tony Dyson, Mark Samuel, Alison Steele and Susan M Wright, 2011, The Cluniac priory and abbey of St Saviour Bermondsey, Surrey: excavations 1984-95, MOLA Monongraph Series 50
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The project you describe requires some software, so it's well beyond simple HTML. That's not to say that you couldn't do it yourself, but you would need to learn some programming - at least enough to be able to install publicly available scripts on a website and adapt them to your needs. Look into PHP programming since its the easiest way to integrate software and webpages for beginners. Good luck!


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London Cycle Hire costs double today
As from today, the first working day of 2013 for many, price fares have risen across public transport networks in the UK, including for London's Barclays Cycle Hire.
While hiring a 'Boris Bike' will still be free for the first 30 minutes, 24 hour access will increased from £1 to £2 and weekly access will rise from £5 to £10. Yearly membership has risen from £45 to £90.
TfL has calculated that annual members pay as little roughly 25p per day for unlimited journeys under 30 minutes.
Why the rises? It's for improvements to the future operation of the scheme says TfL, which also pointed out it is the first fee rise for London's bike hire scheme since it launched in 2010.
Will the rises encourage regular cycle hire users to buy a bike of their own? Or will they take the rises on the chin and stump up for the extra cash? Put in a wider context, London's Oyster pay as you go fare will rise by 10p to £1.40 with an average increase of 4.2 per cent for journeys on the Tube, Overground DLR and trams, so Boris Bikes are still going to be a cheap option for getting around London.
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Hearts will continue renewing loan deals for youngsters Dario Zanatta and Angus Beith to enhance their development. Zanatta is at Queen's Park while Beith is at Stirling Albion, and Hearts plan to keep them there as long as they are playing regularly.
The Edinburgh club renewed Zanatta's initial one-month emergency loan two weeks ago and have watched him in action for Queen's Park. Beith joined Stirling last month and has played twice so far.
Both players are on the fringes of the Tynecastle first team but need more experience of senior football before they are ready to step in.
"Angus is in the same situation as Liam Smith. He's at an age when he needs to be playing first-team football," said head coach Robbie Neilson. "That's why he's on loan at Stirling Albion. I'd hoped we could've pushed him into our first team this season but he got an injury in the summer, missed a chunk of pre-season and that stretched into the start of the season.
"He goes to Stirling and gets games, which is really important. Under-20 games don't have the same intensity as a first-team match, no matter what level it's at. He can play at Stirling, come back and we can reassess things and make a decision about him. He might go out again or he might stay in the first-team squad with us.
"With Dario, we had him in pre-season and we hoped he would kick on a bit but he didn't quite make it into the first-team squad. We decided to put him out on loan. Gus MacPherson wanted to take him and we've had him watched a couple of times. We actually had him watched on Saturday against Stranraer and he scored and did really well.
"He's still in training with us but he's a young kid and he's got a long way to go. He is a prospect for us. It's important for players like that to go out and play first-team football and do well. They need to show they're capable of playing at that level and he's certainly doing that.
"It's an emergency loan for 28 days so we can just keep renewing it. We'll make a decision on it nearer the time whether we extend it again for another month."


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Title: The D.B. List
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Seventeen-year- old Ellie Gebhardt has spent the last three years of high school in psychotherapy, trying to fix a very broken her. And her shrink (or therapist as she likes to be called) seems to think that in order to totally heal, she needs to recognize all the good and bad things that have led her to this point. As if a trip down memory lane will suddenly make her better.
So begins Ellie's Douche Bag list (or D.B. List for short). And once she gets started, it's hard to stop remembering all the jerks, the petty crap, the times she'd been bullied or the main focus of the rumor mill.
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I was born and raised in Michigan (just look for the giant mitten on the map—it'll likely throw a snowball at you). I spent most of my time in Michigan, but while in the army got to call KS, SC, MO, and CA home for awhile as well.
I love writing for teens because those are the years I remember falling in love with most of my favorite books. Some of the authors I couldn't put down were L.J. Smith, Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine, Richie Tankersley Cusick, Joan Lowery Nixon, Lois Duncan, amongst several others.
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