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|Die Hard 2
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|Renny Harlin
|Produced by
|Screenplay by
|Based on
|Music by
|Michael Kamen
|Oliver Wood
|Edited by
|Distributed by
|20th Century Fox
Release date
|July 4, 1990
Running time
|124 minutes[1]
|United States
|$70 million[1]
|Box office
|$240 million[1]
Die Hard 2[Note 1] is a 1990 American action thriller film and the second installment in the Die Hard film series. The film was released on July 4, 1990 in the United States.[1] The film was directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. deSouza and Doug Richardson and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos and Reginald VelJohnson.
The screenplay was adapted from Walter Wager's novel 58 Minutes. The novel has the same plot but differs slightly: a cop must stop terrorists who take an airport hostage while his daughter's plane circles overhead, and has 58 minutes to do so before the plane crashes. Roderick Thorp, who wrote the novel Nothing Lasts Forever, upon which Die Hard was based, receives credit for creating "certain original characters", although his name is misspelled onscreen as "Roderick Thorpe".
As with the first film, the action in Die Hard 2 takes place on Christmas Eve. McClane is waiting for his wife to land at Washington Dulles International Airport when terrorists take over the air traffic control system. He must stop the terrorists before his wife's plane and several other incoming flights that are circling the airport run out of fuel and crash. During the night, McClane must also contend with airport police and a military commander, none of whom want his assistance.
The film was preceded by Die Hard (1988) and followed by Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), and A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
On Christmas Eve 1990, two years after the 1988 Nakatomi Tower Incident, Los Angeles police officer John McClane is waiting at Washington Dulles International Airport for his wife Holly to arrive from Los Angeles. Reporter Richard Thornburg, who exposed Holly's identity to Hans Gruber in the Nakatomi Tower, is assigned a seat across the aisle from her. In the airport bar, McClane observes two men in Army fatigues behaving suspiciously and pursues them into the baggage area. After a shootout, McClane kills one man while the other escapes. Learning that the dead man is an American soldier believed to be killed in action while originally serving in Honduras, McClane relates the situation to airport police captain Carmine Lorenzo, who bluntly dismisses his concerns.
Former U.S. Special Forces Colonel William Stuart and other former members of his unit establish a base in a church near Dulles. They hack into the air traffic control systems, sever communication with the planes, and deactivate the runway lights, leaving Dulles ATC powerless to land aircraft. Their goal is to rescue General Ramon Esperanza, a drug lord and dictator of Val Verde, who is being extradited to the United States to stand trial on drug trafficking charges. They demand a Boeing 747 cargo plane so they can escape to another country with Esperanza in tow, and warn the airport controllers not to try to restore control. With his wife on one of the planes circling above Washington, D.C. with too little fuel to be redirected, McClane prepares to fight the terrorists, allying himself with a janitor, Marvin, to gain larger access to the airport.
Dulles communications director Leslie Barnes heads to an unfinished antenna array with a SWAT team to re-establish communications with the planes but are ambushed by Stuart's henchmen and the SWAT team is killed in the ensuing firefight. McClane rescues Barnes and kills Stuart's men. Stuart retaliates by recalibrating the instrument landing system and then impersonating air traffic controllers to crash a British jetliner, killing everyone on board. A U.S. Army Special Forces team led by Major Grant is called in. By listening in on a two-way radio that was dropped by one of Stuart's henchmen, McClane finds out that Esperanza, having killed his captors and now piloting the plane carrying him to Dulles, is landing.
With Marvin's aid, McClane reaches the aircraft before Stuart's henchmen. Trapping him in the cockpit, the mercenaries throw in grenades, but McClane escapes via the ejection seat seconds before the grenades detonate. Barnes helps McClane locate the mercenaries' hideout, and they tell Grant and his team to raid the location, but the mercenaries escape on snowmobiles. McClane pursues them but is stunned to discover the mercenaries' guns are loaded with blanks, concluding that the Special Forces team are in fact Stuart's subordinates.
McClane demands Lorenzo intercept the Boeing 747 in which the mercenaries will escape; Lorenzo refuses to listen until McClane fires at the Captain with the blank gun, thus proving his story. Aboard Holly's flight, a suspicious Thornburg is monitoring airport radio traffic and learns about the situation from a secret transmission to the circling planes from Barnes. He phones in a sensational and exaggerated take on what is happening, leading to panic and preventing the officers from reaching the escape plane, until Holly subdues Thornburg with a stun gun.
McClane hitches a ride on a news helicopter that drops him off on the wing of the taxiing mercenaries' 747. He jams the left inboard aileron with his jacket, preventing the plane from taking off. Grant fights McClane, but is knocked off the wing and falls into an engine, killing him. Stuart succeeds in knocking McClane off the plane and removing McClane's jacket, but fails to notice that McClane had opened the fuel hatch. McClane uses his cigarette lighter to ignite the trail of fuel which leads up to the jet, and causes it to explode, killing the other gang members, Esperanza, and Stuart. The circling planes use the fire trail to help them land. As the other passengers on board are rescued, Holly and McClane happily embrace.
- Bruce Willis as John McClane
- Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennero McClane
- William Atherton as Richard "Dick" Thornburg
- Reginald VelJohnson as Sergeant Al Powell
- Franco Nero as General Ramon Esperanza
- William Sadler as Colonel Stuart
- John Amos as Major Grant
- Dennis Franz as Captain Carmine Lorenzo
- Art Evans as Leslie Barnes
- Fred Thompson as Ed Trudeau, Air traffic flight director
- Tom Bower as Marvin
- Sheila McCarthy as Samantha "Sam" Coleman
Additional cast members include Stuart's henchmen: Don Harvey as Garber, John Costelloe as Sergeant Oswald Cochrane, Vondie Curtis-Hall as Miller, John Leguizamo as Burke, Robert Patrick as O'Reilly, Tom Verica as Kahn, Tony Ganios as Baker, Michael Cunningham as Sheldon, Peter Nelson as Thompson, Ken Baldwin as Mulkey, and Mark Boone Junior as Shockley. Robert Costanzo appears as Sgt. Vito Lorenzo, Carmine's brother and towing supervisor. Patrick O'Neal appears as Telford, Major Grant's Second in Command. Colm Meaney appears as the pilot of the Windsor Airlines flight crashed through Stuart's machinations.
Production and promotion
Die Hard 2 was the first film to use digitally composited live-action footage with a traditional matte painting that had been photographed and scanned into a computer. It was used for the last scene, which took place on a runway.[2]
One of the writers of the screenplay, Steven E. de Souza, later admitted in an interview for the book Action Speaks Louder: Violence, Spectacle, and the American Action Movie that the villains were based on America's "Central American" meddling, primarily the Iran–Contra affair.[3]
Box office
The film exceeded all expectations by actually outdoing the massive box office success of Die Hard.[4] The film had a budget of US$70 million and had a wide release in 2,507 theaters, making $21.7 million on its opening weekend. Die Hard 2 has domestically made $117.5 million and $239.5 million worldwide, almost doubling that of Die Hard.[1]
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 68% based on 63 reviews, with an average rating of 6.15/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It lacks the fresh thrills of its predecessor, but Die Hard 2 still works as an over-the-top – and reasonably taut – big-budget sequel, with plenty of set pieces to paper over the plot deficiencies".[5] On review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews, the film has a score of 67 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Roger Ebert, who gave the original film a mixed review, described the sequel as "terrific entertainment", despite noting the substantial credibility problems with the plot.[7] Jay Boyar of the Orlando Sentinel dubbed the film as being as disappointing a sequel as Another 48 Hrs. and RoboCop 2 were and said about the film:
"Whatever small pleasure there is to be found in this loud dud is due mostly to the residual good feelings from the first film... As played by Bruce Willis, McClane is still an engaging character, even if he is much less amusingly drawn this time. Willis is in there trying, but the qualities that helped to make his character sympathetic in the first film are missing. McClane no longer worries openly about his personal safety, as he did in the original movie. His quasi-cowboy personality from Die Hard is all but forgotten – he has become more of a Rambo and less of a Roy Rogers. And though the filmmakers try to establish McClane as resistant to advanced technology, this promising idea isn't developed."[8]
Empire magazine rated the film three out of five stars, while stating "It's entertaining nonsense that doesn't quite manage to recapture the magic of the original. Still, there are some nice moments here, and Willis is on solid ground as the iconic McClane."[9]
Gene Siskel ranked the film as the sixth best movie of 1990.[10][11] Maxim magazine ranked the film's plane crash #2 on its list of "Greatest Movie Plane Crashes".[12]
Home media
The film had its DVD debut on 10 January 2000 and re-released again in early 2005 has a Widescreen Edition and June 19, 2007, followed by a Blu-ray release on November 20, 2007 and a re-release on January 29, 2013.[13]
- ^ The film's onscreen title is Die Hard 2, as also given at the initial home-video release's official website. The film's original advertising used "Die Harder" as a tagline, and many releases of the film (e.g.the 2006 DVD release and 2007 Blu-ray Disc release) were marketed under the title Die Hard 2: Die Harder.
- ^ a b c d e "Die Hard 2 – Box Office Mojo". Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ Leonard, Matt. "The History of Computer Graphics and Effects". Ohio State University Department of Industrial Interior and Visual Design. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ Action Speaks Louder: Violence, Spectacle, and the American Action Movie, page 165
- ^ Tom Sherak (commentator) (May 19, 1995). Die Hard with a Vengeance (DVD). Beverly Hills, California: 20th Century Fox. Event occurs at 35:12.
Die Hard 2 actually, as I recall, did better than Die Hard 1, which is very unusual. Sequels normally do about 65% of their original, but this one just exploded.
- ^ Die Hard 2 at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Die Hard 2 reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (July 3, 1990). "Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Review)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Jay Boyar (July 3, 1990). "'Die Hard' – 2nd Time Around The Mayhem Misses Mark In 'Harder' – tribunedigital-orlandosentinel". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ William Thomas (October 14, 2015). "Die Hard 2 Review". Empire. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Gene Siskel's Top Ten Lists 1969–1998". Alumnus.caltech.edu. February 20, 1999. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Siskel and Ebert Top Ten Lists (1969–1998)". Innermind.com. May 3, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "The Greatest Movie Plane Crashes", Maxim.com
- ^ "Die Hard 2 DVD Release Date". DVDs Release Dates. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Gnocchi knew me in 2006 but it's only now that we became friends
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If this is as good as it looks, it must be delicious! I love the green color. I like gnocchi but I've never tried to make it. You've inspired me!!ReplyDelete
This looks absolutely marvelous! I just have to try this when we get home to our own kitchen again! Thank you so much for the recipe.ReplyDelete
wow this is a beautiful recipe...I love gnocchi....will definitely try your recipe...wow lot of work ...but i think it's worth doing atleast once...ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!
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It looks delicious, especially the spinach one, but I didn't try it before.ReplyDelete
I have never tried gnocchi before. Sounds wonderful.ReplyDelete
I totally agree that gnocchi is fantastic when made at home. The ricotta version (rather than potato) is particularly easy to make. I love the lovely colour of your spinach gnocchi, and the gorgonzola sauce - double yum!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2011 at 10:10 AM
this version looks delicous and is so pretty as well, we lovethem in our house!ReplyDelete
Never tried gnocchi before, but this looks good. Will try it out one fine day and guess my girl will love it. :))ReplyDelete
I love gnocchi, but my homemade kind never comes out right.ReplyDelete
I had wanted to cook gnocchi for so long but still haven't had the right time to cook it. My version is using mashed potato instead. I might like to try yours. Yours looks very appetising!ReplyDelete
Oh, my word, that looks marvelous. They do a penne gorgonzola at a restaurant near me, and it's to die for.ReplyDelete
Wow, your dish looks delicious and colourful - green, orange and brown.ReplyDelete
Btw, Gnocchi knows me, and I don't even know how to pronouce it :p
I'm one of the person that "chicken" out if I have to cook gnocchi.ReplyDelete
Good that you have conquer the fear of cooking this dish.
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2011 at 2:32 PM
It seems Gnocci and you became good friends:) That is good because Gnocci pretends to be an easy dish but if you are not carefull it can be either too hard or too soft:) Yours is just perfect:)ReplyDelete
You have earned award on my blog:))
This dish is so interesting! I don't cook Italian food that often (I'm still trying to learn the ropes on traditional Asian dishes), but this one is just calling me out to try in the future. Bookmarked this recipe now.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!
A Single Girl's Musings
I never buy that two cheese before, i think i better go to your house and try this out. Bila? hehehe..ReplyDelete
learn some new dishes today. Never heard of this dish.....but anything creamy i would love to try. I love cream sauce...ReplyDelete
Thats a very healthy gnocchi I'd like to try!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2011 at 5:59 PM
Your gnocchi looks tasty. I hope gnocchi and I become friends; right now we're just uneasy acquaintances.ReplyDelete
It sound very healthy with the used of spinach, looks delicious too :)ReplyDelete
I made gnocchi once because I was interested to see what it tasted like- I've never actually seen it being made, I've just seen photos on blogs :) I thought it was okay, but not that great but after hearing you describe this recipe, I'm quite interested to try it!ReplyDelete
I am sure this will taste so fresh with the green and what good looking gnocchi!ReplyDelete
wow that looks so pro..ReplyDelete
if only i had a mother who could cook like that.. i;d be OBESSE!!!
keep up the cooking, its nice to see another motherly figure blog :).
I hope all my food adventures will make me a good cook for my future husband :)
I LOOOOVE gnocchi! I've only tried making it at home once and it was a disaster. This recipe looks more manageable though :) Bookmarked and Buzzed!ReplyDelete
i wonder if gnocchi and ravioli are the same thing but only shapes differently? but i have not eaten either of them before and also the gorgonzola cheese..but the gravy looks sinfully delish!!ReplyDelete
Oh my this is done to perfection and I love gnocchi...this is way too tempting.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:46 PM
oh wow.... gnocchi with gorgonzola! match made in heaven!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2011 at 3:51 AM
Mmmm.. I love gnocchi. Especially, homemade ones. They just tastes too good. These looks scrumptious and drool-worthy :)ReplyDelete
Oh wow, love your gnocchi and the sauce, so along my fave foods. Glad you revisited this italian treat in time.ReplyDelete
I made gnocchi this week as well, but yours is so much more elaborate and delicious looking! I'll have to give it a try one day when I'm feeling more confident :)ReplyDelete
I see you met the Chef Ricky Parlanti... great chef with lots of humor as I had the honor to dined with him too. He makes the best Cannoli I have ever tasted.ReplyDelete
That Gnocchi in Gorgozola looks amazing and all the colors are so pretty on the plate. I m a big fan of gnocchi so I cant wait to try your recipe!! :D
The gnocchi looks so good! I have only ever made sweet potato gnocchi before, and although I ate it voraciously when I made it, I think it was because I wanted to believe it was better & fluffier than it actually was. I will need to try this recipe!ReplyDelete
Haven't eaten this before, can I come to your house? Lovely photo.ReplyDelete
This recipe is already in my TO DO ASAP files!!! Thanks for sharing! Kisses!!!ReplyDelete
im glad you finally became friends with gnocchi :) im sure the friendship will last way into the future :)ReplyDelete
i adore the green colour the spinach gave the gnocchi in your dish..have made a similar dish before but my family couldnt stand my gorgonzola sauce even tho i loved it! (their loss :P)
OMG, I am drooling all over my keyboards! That gnocchi dish is so tempting and beautiful. I love that speciality and adore Gorgonzola.ReplyDelete
Cheers and happy Friday,
hi quay po, never eatgen this before but your gnocchi sure looks delicious with the sauce. the carrot and chicken chop makes it a complete and meal and also authentic looking eh?ReplyDelete
hi quay po, never eatgen this before but your gnocchi sure looks delicious with the sauce. the carrot and chicken chop makes it a complete and meal and also authentic looking eh?ReplyDelete
I love gnocchi, but this recipe goes way beyond and above the gnocci that I usually eat. I can't wait to try this. Thank you so much for the recipe.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2011 at 7:56 AM
I've always wanted to try making gnocchi, can't wait to try out your recipe. Thanks so much for stopping by...we are alive and well. It has been a busy summer. Hope all is well with you :)ReplyDelete
I don't know what is a gnocchi, but that sure looks good! I am definitely going to follow your blog, QP. Thanks for the cooking tips and I enjoy reading your blog ^_^.ReplyDelete
It was really interesting reading your detail explanations. I think I tried gnocchi once or twice at a nice restaurant, but it's not something that I always choose to eat (or to cook). But I'm really excited to try having this again and maybe I change my mind and try making it myself too! Love your Gorgonzola sauce! I drool...ReplyDelete
That just looks so very lovely! I don't make gnocchi that often for home, but used to make it for the restaurant with pumpkin. I love the blue cheese sauce you made too, I have never heard of truffle balsamic- but now I want some!ReplyDelete
do u mind holding a live class for me? u know, i sux at learning from the net.. i prefer face to face..heheheReplyDelete
i m salivating..........
- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Your culinary abilities never cease to impress! This looks delicious. Who doesn't love gnocchi? And when you cover it with gorgonzola? Well I can't imagine a better combination!ReplyDelete
Have a lovely weekend my friend!
Mmmmm! Gnocchi and I are good friends, too...I adore it. And that gorgonzola sauce- Ho. Lee. Cow!ReplyDelete
Great post on gnocchi. Love it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:20 AM
Looks very nice. I guess it would depend on the ingredients and the sauces? Never tried these...don't even know how to pronounce the name - me so jakun.ReplyDelete
looks AMAZING!ReplyDelete
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This might be the most delicious sounding gnocchi I have ever seen. I love the addition of the spinach. Nice work!ReplyDelete
I've never been brave enough to try gnocchi in my own kitchen. This recipe looks wonderful and sounds like it would taste amazing.ReplyDelete
@From the Kitchen, @Lois, @Belly Good CookingReplyDelete
I look forward to see your post on gnocchi.
Yes it is worth doing:D You can do a big batch and freeze them so the next time it will be very easy for the next serving.
@Sheoh Yan
Try it my dear, you won't regret it.
@Words of Deliciousness
I encourage you to try it at least once.
Thanks. Me too the color is attractive and when a dish is attractive, it somehow taste better too:D
I have to agree with you, love them in our house too.
@That Girl
Try this one and perhaps it will come out right?
I also cook potato gnocchi. I love both.
I have et to try gorgonzola with penne. Thanks for the reminder.
No worries, I don't pronounce it properly as well. If you hear how I speak English in person, you never believe my husband is a Quay Lo. Hehe
Yes I am so happy I did. I was skeptical if I can get it right the first time I made it. I was lucky it came out right the first time. I think I do better cooking than baking.
First, thanks so much for thinking of me for the award. I REALLY appreciate it. I hope you do not mind that I do not display it on my blog yet. I need to find time to see how to have dedicate page for all the awards passed on to me by all my blogger friends. I have been procrastinating this task.
@Wi, @Von
I look forward to see your post on gnocchi.
Sure, sure, I think another lunch at my place is overdue.
Yes, try and let me know how you like it.
hahaha, I like your witty comment!
@Ah Tze
I think the gnocchi is healthier with tomato sauce, with cream sauce is rather sinful hehe
Yes, me too love the green color the spinach gave to the gnocchi.
Want to be my god-daughter? hehe You will not regret learning to cook well, the Chinese believe to win your man's heart is through his stomach.
They are different. Ravioli is two thin pasta pieces with fillings. There's really no limit to what you can put inside ravioli. Ravioli is generally square shaped with a border that looks like it was cut out with zig-zag scissors. Gnocchi – Gnocchi are shaped like little pill bugs. Gnocchi can really be likened to dumplings. If anything, they're really like lumps of pasta. They don't typically have meat or cheese or vegetable fillings.
@Pavithra, @escribbleReplyDelete
Thanks, so kind of you to stay that.
Yes they are!
@Cheap Ethnic Eatz
Thanks for your visit and take time to leave your comment. Yes, I am very glad. Hope to see you around.
@Leanne, @Yatee
Thanks for dropping by. Looking forward to see your post on gnocchi.
@Food Dreams
Oh yes, Ricky is a piece of work! He is a fun loving guy with great sense of humor.
The door is always open. Just give a buzz before you come.
@donkey and the carrot
You are welcome. let me see your gnocchi post ASAP! Kisses back.
You bet, gnocchi and I are best of pal now.
Gorgonzola sauce is very rich and sinful but I just can't help it, it makes the gnocchi so tasty! Have a great week.
Yes I am very pleased with the meal.
@My Journey with Candida
You are welcome, I am always happy to share. Good things must be shared. Look forward to see your post on gnocchi.
@Nancy and Vijay
Good to know you are well. I guess as much you guys must be very busy. I am well here. Thanks for asking.
Thanks for dropping, leaving your comments and your following. I appreciate it very much. It is so good to know you enjoy your time here too.
You will love this version of gnocchi especially with this creamy gorgonzola sauce. It is a killer!
@The InTolerant Chef
I was new introduced to truffle balsamic too. It was given to me by my friend who brought back from London. I have yet to find a bottle here in KL. It is SOO SOOO good!
Ya, me too, I love live class and find I learn better that way. I am afraid I am not qualify to teach but if you would like to come and make gnocchi together with me, you are most welcome:D
I had a wonderful weekend and hope you do too. Love your visits.
hahha.. Ho. Lee. Cow indeed!
@Spoon and Chopsticks
I think we can share the title. I don't pronounce that properly either. My Quay Lo had to ask me a few times when I asked him if he wants some gnocchi and he can teach me a hundred times, I will still pronounce it wrong and get him confused. hehe
ALOHA!! Thanks for dropping by.
Be brave, try it and you will love it!
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2011 at 6:14 AM
I don't think I've ever had gnocchi before, but by the sounds of it, it sure sounds yummy. Doesn't seem like too much work either and very filling. My perfect dinner, I'd say. The gorgonzola sauce sounds lovely and creamy. I'm a big fan of creamy sauces. A divine dinner indeed, Veronica!ReplyDelete
You will fall in love with gnocchi if you give it a try:D Looks like your internet is up running again:D Hooray!

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|Market This Week
|Last week was a passive one but it gave us a hint that the brief correction we had is over and that our 8000 support level was hard to break. This week too we expect less activity as there would be lack of participation from the FII's who would be back only from January onwards. On the local front, there was a lot of expectations from the winter session of the parliament but it was not at all eventful. The government needs to push harder for as many reforms as possible. This will help the bulls be in control of the situation! We also have the budget coming up next year which would lead the next course of NIFTY. On the global front we have the Greece elections coming up which would spice up the European markets. So overall a lot of things are lined up and we expect a pre-budget rally too. For this week we have nothing really to worry for. 8100 would be an important support. Let's take some time off from the markets and spend some good time with our friends and families. All the best!


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In Paul Harvey style here's "The Rest of the Story." The rest of the strawberries that is. Each year we kick off the strawberry season with Strawberry Shortcake for dinner, yes for dinner I said! I am the best wife in the world. I started doing this years ago when the kids were little and it seems as though the season gets earlier and earlier each year as the winter supply of fruits has improved. While the yellow sponge disks from the grocery store are nice, I prefer a biscuit style shortcake. This time I made, with high hopes, the Cream Biscuits recipe from the February Bon Appétit and I must say it was the worst biscuit I have ever eaten. But we didn't figure that out until after we paired them with those gorgeous berries and cream. We ate everything but the biscuit, ok just a little nibble hoping, just hoping we were wrong. Who would have guessed that something so simple as a biscuit could be messed up by a great chef who gets published in such a popular magazine, it happens I guess. Here is the recipe I usually use with great success and happy faces each time.
Biscuits Supreme as per Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook 1968
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
4 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. cream of tartar
2 t. sugar
1/2 cup chilled butter
2/3 cup cream
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar, and sugar; cut in butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk all at once; stir only till dough follows fork around bowl. Turn out on lightly floured surface; knead gently. Pinch off enough dough to make a 2 inch ball. Roll gently between your palms and place on a baking stone. Once all are rolled then bake for 10-12 minutes in 450 degree oven until golden brown and cooked through (watch closely so they don't burn.) Makes about 8 biscuits depending on the size you pinch off. I always double recipe. The key to light and flaky biscuits is to mix until they just come together, no more.
For the strawberries– Wash, hull, and slice one pound strawberries and mix with 2-3 tablespoons of sugar. Set out at room temperature until they render their juices.
For the cream– Whip 2 cups fresh whipping or heavy cream with one packet "Whip It" and 1 tablespoon powdered sugar until cream is thick and set. Chill until ready to use. "Whip It" is in a small blue packet usually found in the baking isle, it is made by Dr. Oetker and keeps the cream from becoming watery the next day. Although the packet says to whip with one cup cream I like to use 2-3 cups cream. When done with one cup the cream takes on a gel-like texture but with more cream the "Whip It" helps it to set up nicely and remains creamy.
To assemble the Shortcakes– Slice the biscuits open and place on pretty serving plates. Top with strawberries and their juices. Top with whipped cream and serve. Then cheer loudly.


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Crushed Red Potatoes
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Prep: 15 min. • Cook: 15 min. • Serves: 6
- 32 oz. Tasteful Selections potatoes
- 1/2 c. reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/4 c. finely chopped shallots
- 1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley
- 3 tbsp. low-fat milk
- 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
Cook potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, combine sour cream, shallots, parsley, milk, oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Stir until smooth and set aside. Drain the potatoes and crush -- but do not completely mash -- potatoes with a potato masher or the back of a large spoon. Stir in the sour cream mixture. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.


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Philosophies 2018 SCHEDULE
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Osquars Backe 5 Meeting Room Level 6 (please check schedule for other locations!)
Philosophies Course Module One – Environment-Worlds
February 22-23 2018
Thursday 22 February
Introduction to the course.
Presentation of your abstracts and constructed contents pages
Discussion of theme of environment-worlds.
Presentation of your tasks.
18.00 LECTURE: Karin Reisinger, Reparative, diffractive, connective (views on strained environments)
and Kim Trogal and Valeria Graziano, on Repair
Karin Reisinger teaches at the Vienna University of Technology (Institute of Art and Design), and Feminist Ecologies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Institute of Art and Architecture) after she was postdoctoral fellow in Critical Studies in Architecture at the KTH School of Architecture, Stockholm 2016-17. Karin was key organizer of the conference Architecture and Feminisms: Ecologies, Economies, Technologies (2016). Educated in Architecture and Cultural Studies, she pursued her PhD Grass without Roots. Towards Nature becoming Spatial Practice, in the Visual Culture Unit, at the Vienna University of Technology. During her postdoctoral fellowship in Sweden, she investigated the archives and memories of mining societies with methods of feminist political ecologies. She also guest-edited Vol 5(3) of Architecture and Culture, 'Styles of Queer Feminist Practices and Objects in Architecture', and Vo 7(1) of the field journal, 'Becoming a Feminist Architect', together with Meike Schalk in 2017.
Friday 23 February: WE WILL MEET AT KONSTFACK at 10am, in S1 (Seminar Room 1). Telefonplan T-Bana
10.00-12.00 WORKSHOP: Kim Trogal and Valeria Graziano: Repair Movements and Antiwork Politics
13.00-16.00 WORKSHOP: Karin Reisinger on environment-worlds
Conclusion of Module one.
Philosophies Course Module Two – Things
March 22-23 2018
Osquars Backe 5 Meeting Room Level 6
Thursday 22 March
10.30: Introduction to things.
10.45: LECTURE: Marco Armiero, Director of the Environmental Humanities Laboratory
Dr Armiero is an environmental historian (with a PhD in Economic History), working as a the Director of the KTH Environmental Humanities Laboratory in Stockholm. He is also a Senior Researcher at the National Research Council, Italy. Armiero is one of the founders of the environmental history field in Italy, authoring, among other works, the first Italian textbook on the subject. Armiero's main topics of study have been environmental conflicts, uses of natural resources, politicization of nature and landscape, and the environmental effects of mass migrations. In English, he has published the book A Rugged Nation. Mountains and the Making of Modern Italy (2011). He has published several articles and special issues in Environment and History, Left History, Radical History Review, and Capitalism Nature Socialism (where he is one of the senior editors). He has edited with Marcus Hall Nature and History in Modern Italy, with Lise Sedrez Environmentalism: Local Struggles, Global Histories, and Views from the South: Environmental Stories from the Mediterranean World (19th -20th cent.). Before moving to the KTH EHL Armiero was a post-doctoral fellow and visiting scholar at Yale University, UC Berkeley, Stanford, the Autonomous University in Barcelona, and the Center for Social Sciences at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
14.00-16.00: Discussion of tasks and readings.
18.00 LECTURE: Etienne Turpin, The Same River, Twice: Designing the Anthropocene
Etienne Turpin is a philosopher, founding director of anexact office, his design research practice based in Berlin and Jakarta, and founding research coordinator of User Group Inc., a worker-owned cooperative designing open source software for humanitarian coordination and environmental monitoring. He is also principal co-investigator of Reassembling the Natural, an exhibition-led inquiry into natural histories of the Anthropocene, and co-editor of the intercalations: paginated exhibition series, published by K. Verlag and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Etienne is co-editor of Fantasies of the Library (MIT Press, 2016), Art in the Anthropocene (Open Humanities Press, 2015), and Jakarta: Architecture + Adaptation (Universitas Indonesia Press, 2013), and editor of Architecture in the Anthropocene (Open Humanities Press, 2013).
Friday 23 March
9.30-12.00: SEMINAR: Etienne Turpin, Philosophy & Design of Environmental Media
13.00-16.00: Group seminar.
Conclusion of Module Two.
Philosophies Course Module Three – Thinkables
April 26-27 2018
Osquars Backe 5 Meeting Room Level 6
Thursday 26 April (Meeting Room Level 6)
10.30-12.00: Introduction to thinkables.
LECTURE: Sverker Sörlin, The Environment-A History.
14.00-16.00: We will join Mejan (Royal Academy of Art) Students for an afternoon event at KTH School of Architecture. Entry Level.
18.00 LECTURE KTH Architecture A108: Isabelle Doucet, Alessandro Armando, concluding with a panel discussion on architectural journals and their contents (Doucet, Armando, Frichot).
Friday 27 April (Meeting Room Level 6)
9.30-10.00 Introduction
10.00-12.00: SEMINAR: Isabelle Doucet Seminar and students presentations
13.00-15.00: SEMINAR: Alessandro Armando Seminar and student presentations
15.00-16.00 Conclusion of Module Two.
Philosophies Conclusion-Examination
September 20-21 2018
Osquars Backe 5 Meeting Room Level 6
Thursday 20 September
10.30-12.00: Presentations
14.00-16.00: Presentations
18.00 Philosophies DINNER
Friday 21 September
10.00-12.00: Presentations
13.00-15.00: Presentations.
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Areas selected for burns are low-elevation forests consisting of ponderosa pine, Gambel oak and grass.
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San Juan National Forest officials said they will be able to manage conditions to minimize smoke near populated areas. Burning operations could continue throughout October, weather permitting.
Working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the San Juan Forest will be conducting these burns under strict air-quality guidelines to ensure that populated areas are not severely impacted.
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10 Industries Where Women Rule
By Selena Dehne, JIST Publishing
Move over men ... women are becoming the major force in the job market. According to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, women now earn the majority of degrees in many fields that men used to dominate.
Although women have traditionally led the fields of education and psychology, their dominance in fields such as business, history and biological and social sciences comes as a surprise in a typically male-driven job market. Even in fields they do not currently dominate, such as math and agriculture, women are making significant strides.
Best Fields with an Above-Average Percentage of Women
1. Healthcare
Percent Women: 78.0 percent
Annual Earnings: $32,149
Percent Growth: 27.3 percent
Workforce Increase: 3,563,998
Percent Women: 57.4 percent
Annual Earnings: $21,320
Percent Growth: 45.5 percent
Workforce Increase: 1,579,900
Percent Women: 69.0 percent
Annual Earnings: $36,370
Percent Growth: 16.6 percent
Workforce Increase: 2,121,165
4. Social Assistance, Except Child Day Care
Percent Women: 73.8 percent
Annual Earnings: $22,979
Percent Growth: 32.6 percent
Workforce Increase: 444,700
5. Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Percent Women: 46.3 percent
Annual Earnings: $44,420
Percent Growth: 26.1 percent
Workforce Increase: 76,000
6. Advertising and Public Relations Services
Percent Women: 52.3 percent
Annual Earnings: $38,370
Percent Growth: 22.4 percent
Workforce Increase: 95,200
Percent Women: 95.8 percent
Annual Earnings: $18,400
Percent Growth: 38.4 percent
Workforce Increase: 294,800
8. Insurance
Percent Women: 60.9 percent
Annual Earnings: $38,590
Percent Growth: 9.5 percent
Workforce Increase: 215,400
9. Hotels and Other Accommodations
Percent Women: 57.0 percent
Annual Earnings: $18,840
Percent Growth: 16.9 percent
Workforce Increase: 304,200
10. Advocacy, Grantmaking and Civic Organizations
Percent Women: 66.9 percent
Annual Earnings: $28,007
Percent Growth: 14.5 percent
Workforce Increase: 178,800
(Excerpt from '40 Best Fields for Your Career' by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D.)
Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., authors of '40 Best Fields for Your Career,' (Jist) suggest the progress of women in the job market may be attributed to the idea that "men have had more problems than women in adapting to an economy dominated by service and information-based fields."
"Many women may simply be better prepared for these fields, possessing more appropriate skills for the fields that are now growing rapidly and have more job openings," they write.
Although the U.S. Department of Labor still expects men to dominate just over half of the job market in 2014, it believes the roles of women in the workforce will grow more rapidly than men.
"The male labor force is projected to grow by 9.1 percent from 2004 to 2014, compared with 10.9 percent for women. As a result, men's share of the labor force is expected to decrease from 53.6 to 53.2 percent, while women's share is expected to increase from 46.4 to 46.8 percent," states a report by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Farr and Shatkin acknowledge that while women are making strides in the job market, they are still underpaid in comparison to men. In fields with an above-average percentage of women, the average earnings for the fields were $27,278, compared to $37,962 in fields with an above-average percentage of men.
Furthermore, influential women like eBay President Meg Whitman, Hearst Publishing's Cathleen Black and Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy prove it is possible for women to not just join the workforce in greater numbers, but to lead it as well. These three women have paved the way for other women to aspire to top-tier positions in the workforce.
Farr and Shatkin sorted through the 40 best career fields based on the fields' overall scores on earnings, growth and workforce increase. From there, they determined the best fields with an above-average percentage of women based on annual earnings, growth and workforce increase. The following list features the top 10 fields with an above-average percentage of women:
Farr and Shatkin hope lists and figures like these do not hinder men or women from entering fields they do not already dominate. Instead, they say: "The fact is that fields with above-average percentages of women or men offer good opportunities for both men and women if they want to work in one of these fields."
"The fields on both lists include jobs that pay well, and women or men who are interested in these fields and who have or can obtain the necessary education and training for the jobs should consider them."
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The name Hammertoe comes from the way the tip of the toe hits or hammers on the floor with each step. The primary deformity seen in a hammer toe is found at the PIPJ (proximal interphalangeal joint) which is the first or more proximal of the two joints of the toe. A mallet toe, on the other hand, is a similar deformity but is found in the DIPJ (distal interphalangeal joint). And lastly, claw toes are a deformity where the entire toe grabs and involves the MPJ (metatarsal phalangeal joint) PIPJ and DIPJ. Collectively, these deformities are referred to as hammer toes. Hammer toes can affect one or all of the toes simultaneously.
Certain risk factors increase your likelihood of developing a hammertoe. These include a family history of hammertoes, wearing tight or pointy-toed shoes, wearing shoes that are too small, having calluses, bunions, or corns (thickened layers of skin caused by prolonged/repeated friction) Wearing shoes that are too small can force the joint of your toes into a dislocated position. This makes it impossible for your muscles to stretch out. Over time, the practice of wearing improperly fitting shoes increases your risk of developing hammertoes, blisters, bunions, and corns.
Hammer toe is often distinguished by a toe stuck in an upside-down ?V? position, and common symptoms include corns on the top of your toe joint. Pain at the top of a bent toe when you put on your shoes. Pain when moving a toe joint. Pain on the ball of your foot under the bent toe. Corns developing on the top of the toe joint. It is advisable to seek medical advice if your feet hurt on a regular basis. It is imperative to act fast and seek the care of a podiatrist or foot surgeon. By acting quickly, you can prevent your problem from getting worse.
Hammertoes are progressive, they don?t go away by themselves and usually they will get worse over time. However, not all cases are alike, some hammertoes progress more rapidly than others. Once your foot and ankle surgeon has evaluated your hammertoes, a treatment plan can be developed that is suited to your needs.
Non Surgical Treatment
Treatment for a hammertoe usually depends on the stage of the hammertoe and the cause of the condition. If your toe is still bendable, your doctor may suggest conservative care-relieving pressure with padding and strapping, or proper shoes that have a deep toe box and are of adequate length and width. Early intervention can often prevent the need for surgery.
Surgical Treatment
Bone-mending procedures realign the contracted toe by removing the entire deviated small joints of the toe (again, not at the ball of the foot). This allows for the buckled joint to be positioned flat and the bone ends to mend together. Often surgical hardware (fixation) is necessary to keep the bones steady during healing. Hardware options can involve a buried implant inside the toe, or a temporary wire that is removed at a later date. Medical terminology for this procedure is called a proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis (fusion), or a distal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis (fusion), with the former being performed in a high majority of cases.
The easiest way to avoid hammertoe is to wear shoes that fit properly. Orthopaedic surgeons and podiatrists recommend shoes that have roomy toe boxes, which give the toes plenty of space to flex. Shoes that fit well should also cushion the arch in the middle of the foot. This helps to distribute the weight of the body evenly across the bones and joints of the foot. The size and shape of a foot can change with age, and many people inadvertently wear the wrong size shoe. Podiatrists recommend having your feet measured regularly to ensure that your shoes fit properly.


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We are currently looking for an experienced administration / marketing assistant to join our friendly team, on a part time basis of 14 hours per week Thursday – Friday. To find out more about the role, please continue reading our candidate specification below.
To provide all round administrative and marketing assistance to the Director and office.
- To co-ordinate an effective front line response to telephone calls to agreed service standards, passing on telephone calls to the appropriate person or taking messages;
- Carry out client invoicing and help with chasing up of invoices;
- Helping with company accounts – assisting our external Accountant with information;
- Administration of Internal/External Post system;
- Provide general office support and carry out general correspondence, filing and other administrative and office duties as required;
- To provide personal assistant duties to the Director including managing and maintaining the Director's email account, diary management and ensuring correspondence is dealt with in a timely manner;
- Assist with the maintenance of computer files and databases and undertake data inputting as required;
- Keep Company's WordPress website and social media accounts, mainly Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, up-to-date by posting project information, news, etc. on a regular basis as well as assisting in preparation of blog content;
- At the discretion of the Practice Manager, to prepare promotional literature on behalf of Richard Andrews Architects Ltd;
- To assist in the organisation of promotional events and meetings and as required;
-To occasionally attend networking events;
- Undertake any other duties as required commensurate with the post's grading or general level of responsibility;
- Demonstrate informed commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and associated policies;
- To adhere to Health and Safety Legislation/relevant Policies and Procedures and to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be adversely affected by your acts/omissions;
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.
A level standard or equivalent
Experience of working in an office environment
Experience of dealing with clients
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Great attention to detail
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Effective contributor to a team
A desire to show initiative
Ability to work with minimum supervision
Ability to stay calm under pressure
Previous Marketing experience
Experience of maintaining WordPress websites and other social media platforms
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JOB TITLE: Architectural Technician
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We have an exciting role for an architectural technician to join our busy practice based in Newport, South Wales. We are looking for a team player with a positive work ethic who will enjoy working closely with our in-house architect and other external contacts; providing architectural design services and solutions on projects. Candidates will be responsible for the production of all working technical drawings as well as the preparation of feasibility studies, sketch designs, 3D modelling specification and report writing.
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• Collate and organise technical information;
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• Prepare and present design proposals using computer-aided design and other design software, as well as traditional methods;
• Lead the detailed design process and coordinate detailed design information;
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• Represent the office of Richard Andrews Architects at networking events or tradeshows, if required;
• Demonstrate an aptitude to undertake Continuous Professional Development (CPD) as delivered by the office of Richard Andrews Architects.
Skill Requirements
• Degree qualified in Architectural Technology or equivalent;
• A minimum 2 years practical work experience on residential/ mixed use projects;
• Knowledge of UK building regulations and construction detailing;
• Highly Proficient in the use of AutoCAD and Revit;
• Knowledge of technical legislation including current building regulations;
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and designs;
• Maths skills for technical calculations;
• Excellent communication and organisational skills;
• Outstanding attention to details and design.
• Competitive salary dependent upon experience;
• Excellent holiday package;
• Mon-Fri 9am-5pm with an early Friday finish;
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Richard Andrews Architects is a thriving and creative design-led architectural practice providing services to commercial and domestic clients across the UK and of course, on our doorstep in Newport, South Wales. We are a Chartered Practice with the RIBA.
With a small and friendly team we work collaboratively together to ensure that the whole design process runs smoothly and efficiently for each client. Our excellent attention to detail delivers great results to the highest standard of every project that we design.
We are currently working on a diverse variety of projects, ranging from domestic extensions and new builds to the extensive redevelopments of Abergwuan Hotel, Fishguard and Cwmbran Village Surgery to name a few.
This role is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to establish themselves within a flourishing and creative environment with a real scope to grow with the firm as the company expands.
Please send your CV to email@example.com with a covering letter briefly demonstrating suitability for the role.
We have an exciting opportunity for two new people to join our very friendly team! We are looking for an architectural technician plus (through Jobs Growth Wales,) an architectural assistant.
What will you be doing?
Our architectural technician will be working closely with our in-house architects, along with other external contacts; providing architectural design services and solutions on projects. The right candidate will be responsible for the production of all working technical drawings as well as the preparation of feasibility studies, sketch designs, 3D modelling specification and report writing.
Meanwhile our new architectural assistant will be busy assisting our principle architect in the design and delivery of 3D and technical drawings and (under supervision) will be delivering projects as well. This is a great opportunity for a recent graduate under the age of 24!
We ask that you send your CV to firstname.lastname@example.com for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!


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Studioverde brings expertise in landscape architecture, ecological design and metrics to the next important development in resiliency - the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) rating system.
SITES is a land-based certification program that recognizes best-in-class site design strategies and practices. The SITES rating system has been adopted by the US General Services Administration (GSA), municipalities, universities, corporations and developers. SITES project certification is the new bar for site development and Studioverde informs and streamlines the process.


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To: NSW Teachers Federation members
Officers, Consultants and Advisers Association (OCAA)
Dear Colleagues
Firstly, a reminder:
The OCAA meeting is this evening, Monday 13 August, 5 pm, Teachers Federation House, Mary St Surry Hills. Members in Sydney are encouraged to attend. I remain available to travel to regional meetings of OCAA members. Fed Reps can contact me to arrange this.
Secondly, on Friday 10 August the Federation and the DEC were in a NSW Industrial Relations Commissions as a result of a dispute lodged by the Federation over the unsatisfactory consultation on the proposed State Office restructure and job cuts. The DEC advised the IRC that while there had been unexpected delays in revising the organisational charts, they expected them to be approved and released shortly, likely in the week of 20 August (next week).
A detailed report and discussion regarding this dispute and the non school based and other teacher job cuts under LSLD will take place at the OCAA meeting tonight. Further information will be provided to OCAA members shortly. Members can continue to email information from the field to me on firstname.lastname@example.com .
David Ferguson
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Pay per click (PPC) is increasingly popular among small business marketers, improving profit revenues as businesses are able to reach a widened pool of potential customers with the click of a button.
However, this does come with a level of risk and experts from Click Guardian are here to tell you more…
What is click fraud?
Click Fraud involves the clicking of online ads to exhaust a company's daily advertising budget and the efficiency of their campaign.
Click fraud comes in many different forms, from manual clicking at the hands of competitors, to those originating from 'bot' software or click farms across the world (where staff are employed with poor pay solely to click ads).
Most businesses using the web for marketing purposes use Google AdWords, Google's own PPC platform; a channel not immune to click fraud.
If you currently advertise using AdWords, or are thinking of doing so, then it's likely you would've already asked the question; what happens if my ads are repeatedly or maliciously clicked?
This isn't surprising as click fraud is increasingly concerning for all PPC users.
A £5 billion problem
It has been reported that click fraud cost marketers over £5 billion during 2016 alone.
Click fraud is becoming more and more diverse as technology develops, meaning no ads or platforms (from Google AdWords to BING Ads) are safe from its grasp, and this cost is only set to rise.
The questions is, what steps can you take to prevent click fraud?
Steps to save your business money
Fortunately, search engines seem to be taking this problem seriously, providing users with information on how this can affect advertisers so that they are able to work on improving their online ad campaigns.
For example, users can very easily enable the invalid clicks column on Google AdWords to display their exposure to click fraud including how many invalid clicks they're receiving and the rate at which these are being detected by the AdWords system.
That said, the information you're presented with is still limited, as these columns can only be enabled at campaign level.
Due to the lack of information available to users, it can lead them to be left disappointed and confused, especially for those that rely on the simplicity of the process.
Determined PPC managers and advertisers crave more information and rely on accurate insights into their campaign, without unnecessary jargon or hidden costs.
These details have always been kept under lock and key by Google, who are infamously hesitant to admit areas of weakness; such as vulnerability to click fraud.
As a result of this secrecy from the likes of Google, analytical systems have launched as third-party services to combat click fraud in recent years.
These systems are now able to monitor every paid click at an affordable price, suiting even the smallest of advertising budgets.
The main problem with click fraud when left undetected is how quickly this can raise costs, often to the point where advertisers mistakenly conclude that PPC doesn't work.
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Click Fraud solutions such as our own offer an easy-to-use system which monitors every paid click and analyses them to ensure the visitor is genuine.
This tracking is 24hour, differentiating between all organic and paid clicks. For example, once these are separated, Click Guardian offer a series of settings and rules which help to give advertisers complete control with different levels of sensitivity.
Using these types of solutions in the fight against click fraud means you'll be in control of how visitors interact with your ads, blocking those who abuse your campaign and ensuring full potential of your advertising budget so it isn't wasted.
This issue has never been more crucial and is set to only become more competitive; investing in click fraud prevention is an invaluable money-saving solution.
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WATCHING cat videos is so popular that it has become shorthand for being unproductive, whether or not someone being distracted by the Internet is actually watching a cat riding a robotic vacuum or playing the piano.
Now a cat product that was introduced in 2012, Litter Genie, is being featured in a series of promotional videos on YouTube.
Introduced in March by Playtex, the division of Energizer Holdings that makes Diaper Genie, an odor-eliminating diaper pail, Litter Genie has a similar design, with a replaceable cartridge of plastic liners that are cinched closed to lock in odors. But Litter Genie is a receptacle for clumps of waste scooped from the litter box.
A Litter Genie video that is to be introduced on Tuesday uses the form of a music video, complete with opening credits in the lower left corner that include the name of the song, "Me Luvz Mahselfz," and the artist, Walter and the Lap Cats.
In the video, set in what is meant to resemble a well-appointed bachelor pad and with music sung in a rhythm and blues style, cats wear gold chains and gem-studded collars.
"We're filling you with five layered bags," sings a vocalist, "blocking odor so no one gags."
The video, by JWT New York, part of WPP, directed by Keith Schofield and produced by Caviar in Los Angeles, is the third in a series featuring cats for the brand. One introduced in September is in the style of psychedelic 1960s music ("I Haz a Catnip in Mah Head") and has 1.3 million views on YouTube; another released a month later in the style of punk rock ("I Haz a Pie Row Tek Nik") has more than 1.1 million views.
Claire Capeci, global business director at JWT New York, said one challenge with making videos promoting the product was that its function is hardly glamorous.
"At the end of the day, we're talking about a disposal system for cat poop," said Ms. Capeci. The cat music videos, Ms. Capeci said, were inspired by the popularity not only of cat videos but also of so-called lolcats, the online photographs of cats with grammatically idiosyncratic captions, like "I Can Has Cheezburger," which is also the name of a popular Web site that features lolcats.
Because the product — and the broader category of odor-reducing litter pails — is relatively new, the videos needed to convey how the Litter Genie functioned.
"You can either say it in a voice-over and be terribly boring or say it in a song and have fun with it," said Billy Faraut, a creative director at JWT.
A cat, Walter, is featured in all three videos and a television commercial for Litter Genie, by Grey New York that was introduced in September. The videos and commercial are both aimed at women ages 25 to 54.
Cats live in 38.9 million households in the United States, according the American Pet Products Association, a trade group. That is second only to dogs, which are in 46.3 million households. But because cat owners are more likely to have more than one, cats as pets outnumber dogs, with 86.4 million, compared with 78.2 million dogs.
Diaper Genie has an 85.4 percent share of the market for diaper disposal systems, according to Nielsen data cited by the brand.
Chikako Harada, the senior brand manager for Litter Genie, is a former brand manager at Diaper Genie. She said that while the products serve a similar function, the tone of marketing for the cat product was more irreverent.
"Cat culture is very fun, and people dress up their cats, and it allows us to poke fun a little bit," said Ms. Harada. "But on the baby side, it's more 'oohs' and cuddles."
Like Schick, the razor brand, also owned by Energizer, the company makes more money from the replacement cartridges than from the devices. At PetSmart, the device has a retail price of $18, while cartridge refills, which last about two months, cost $12.
Ms. Harada said the base unit was priced relatively low to entice people to at least try it out. "And we know that the product satisfaction is so high and that people really loved it when they tried it, so we could be a little more profitable with the refills."
Julie Klausner, a comedy writer and performer, interviews celebrities on her podcast, How Was Your Week? But she also frequently mentions Internet cat phenomena and her own cat, Jimmy Jazz. Ms. Klausner said her favorite YouTube cat video stars include Maru, whose amusing habits include getting his head stuck in boxes, with more than 194 million views on his YouTube channel; two cats playing patty-cake, with more than 16 million views of a single video; and Henri, a cat to whom a sense of ennui is ascribed in four short videos in the style of French noir films, with more than 11 million views collectively.
Ms. Klausner acknowledged that the Litter Genie videos were well produced, but she said she found the elaborate sets less compelling than cats behaving in inherently amusing ways in living rooms.
"It's a lot funnier to see Maru jump into a box," she said.
"It's advertising funny," said Ms. Klausner of the music videos. "But comedy funny is actually funny, and advertising funny is just funny for advertising."


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Tenant Protection
Rent-regulated tenants in New York State enjoy numerous rights, particularly with respect to rents, leases, and services. Visit New York State Homes and Community Renewal's website to learn about how to access your apartment's rent history, limits on rent increases, overcharge refunds for rent-stabilized tenants, rent reductions for lack of services, and the rules governing lease renewals.
What apartments are covered by rent control?
The rent control program applies to residential buildings constructed before February, 1947 in municipalities that have not declared an end to the postwar rental housing emergency. There are several municipalities that still have rent control, including New York City, Albany, Erie, Nassau and Westchester counties. Courtesy of the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal.
The New York State Tenant's Rights Guide
The Guide helps explains the laws that tenants and landlords need to know, on topics including: leases, rent payments, security deposits, repairs, tenant safety, utilities, apartment brokers, and more. Courtesy of the New York State Attorney General's office.
Governor Cuomo's Tenant Protection Unit
In 2012, to proactively enforce the various rent regulation laws and codes, Governor Cuomo created the Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) within New York State Homes and Community Renewal. The TPU preserves affordable housing by detecting and curtailing patterns and practices of landlord fraud and harassment through audits, investigations, and impactful legal actions. To date, the TPU has recaptured over 36,000 apartments for rent-regulation which had been improperly deregulated, recovered over $1 million in overcharged rent for tenants, and achieved precedent-setting comprehensive legal settlements with several large owners of rent-regulated buildings.
Of note is the TPU's first comprehensive settlement agreement, in which the Unit put an end to the harassment and intimidation of mainly Spanish-speaking and/or undocumented tenants in nearly 1,800 apartments within 49 buildings spanning Harlem, Washington Heights, Brooklyn and the South Bronx. The owner in this case was reportedly engaging in several illegal tactics intended to force rent-regulated tenants from their homes, including requiring tenants to prove their citizenship status by demanding their Social Security numbers and income information. The TPU has also reached a settlement protecting the rights of Caribbean-American tenants in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn and opened a comprehensive investigation into a large landlord accused of harassing long-term Chinese-American tenants in the Chinatown and the Lower East Side sections of Manhattan. Visit the Tenant Protection Unit website for more information about its work.


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Finlay, Dewar D, Nugent, Chris D, Nelwan, Stefan P, Bond, Raymond R, Donnelly, Mark and Guldenring, Daniel (2010) Effects of electrode placement errors in the EASI-derived 12-lead electrocardiogram. Journal of Electrocardiology, 43 (6). pp. 606-611. [Journal article]
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Pour the aperol spritz, it's happy hour time! Each month, I share my favorite articles, links and shopping picks from around the web.
Let's jump right in with a roundup of the breaking travel news this month:
- Women are apparently changing the face of travel, I wonder how that works exactly? Seems like plenty of women are traveling just fine without options that are specifically catered to us based on gender. Is it a special treat or just ridiculous? Sound off in the comments.
- Abundant new roller coasters open, my stomach turns just thinking about it, I head to the spa. I suppose this is a great reminder that different people travel differently, isn't it? 😉
In other news:
- How do you respond to the fat person next to you on the plane? With a grimmace? A shrug? Annoyance when her arm touches yours? Here's her perspective.
- I love that this blogger made us a list of all the things that went wrong on her trip to Scotland. After all, as she says, "Instagram is full of liars." Sometimes it's nice to know that other people get lost, too.
- Guess where Europe's only tea plantation is, and then check out this post about going there. It got me all excited, as Portugal is one of the places we're thinking for our honeymoon.
- Staying fit on vacation can be a challenge, so I loved reading about how to fit yoga into traveling. I just started doing more yoga, so this one will be good inspiration to keep at it on upcoming holidays.
I'm shopping for:
Red, White and Blue doggy bandanas for 4th of July parties, mildly cheesy but adorable his and hers luggage tags, and palm print everything. I know this vintage-style luggage might get dirty quickly, but it's so budget that I might get it anyway. Am I going to be obsessed with little white outfits up until the wedding or just until the end of summer? Stay tuned to find out.
I'm reading: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (Finally!) If you're a creative of any variety, or want to live a more creative life, I can't recommend it enough.
Upcoming trips:
Heading to Victoria in a couple of weeks for a wedding, and I'm super excited to have afternoon tea with Dustin there. Then, I'm headed to Seattle with my bridesmaids to do a little wedding dress shopping (wish me luck! I'm so nervous…). We've started dreaming and scheming with honeymoon ideas, so I'm of course loving every minute of that.
…and that's June for ya!
Tell me in the comments what you've been reading or writing this month—it may make an appearance in next month's happy hour!
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Best is among the protagonists of the 55th edition of the Belgrade Furniture Fair, which the company attended with Kobex, their new Serbian supplier (www.kobex.rs).
The international Belgrade Furniture Fair took place from November 7th to November 12th. It is one of the most important events of the entire South-Eastern European area.
The Italian style has been really appreciated with the models Offset, Expó, Delta, Zeta, Iris, Split, and Modular. Among the queens of the Fair, the kitchen hub Artic has gained a lot of appreciation thanks to its mix of high performance and low consumption levels. Efficiency, quality and style.
The hub Expò has also been appreciated for its innovative design and for being an essential element of the kitchen area.
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John Kyle is a professional sports commentator and voiceover artist, specialising in equestrianism.
He was the equestrian commentator for the TV world-feed from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and an on-site commentator at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He has also been on the microphone at numerous other high-profile championships and events.
John regularly provides television commentary both live and recorded and he has worked at all Britain's major horse trials, including Badminton and Burghley. His voice has been heard in the main rings at Hickstead and Dublin Horse Show, as well as in the Millennium Stadium.
John has been commentating as a hobby for nearly 20 years and full-time since 2011. He is based in London, but travels all over Britain and the world in the course of his work.


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MArch student designs wallpaper for WestBeach
Master of Architecture student, Ece Selimoglu, has designed and produced a wallpaper for local restaurant WestBeach.
Ece designed the wallpaper as part of the Architectural Research Methodologies unit.
Ece said: "We were asked to produce a wallpaper using iconic images, which would relate to our projects and become a background to our projects. Our work was exhibited last year for the end of the year show. I guess that was when Brett (the general manager in WestBeach) saw the work and they reached out to me via my tutor Willem.
"My project was about juxtaposing the past and the future, where the past was imagined as the earth and the future as the moon. The idea was to bring the memories to the moon to keep them safe for the future generations. The surface of the moon was chosen as the iconic image for the wallpaper. As it is a wallpaper, I aimed to produce a continuous image. The same image was applied twice in two different colours. The second layer was displaced in order to create an eye catching, 3D effect.
"During our conversations with Brett, I mentioned that the wallpaper was actually produced from the image of the surface of the moon, he said that they saw it as moving image of the waves on the sea, that is why they thought it would be perfect for the WestBeach."


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Thursday, May 7, 2015
He's HOW Old??
Today is The Boy's birthday. Fifteen years ago today, God blessed me with a red-haired, happy baby boy.
Since he is 15 today, I took him this morning to the Department of Motor Vehicles to take his written test to get his permit. Thankfully, he passed! I even let him drive part of the way home from the DMV.
When did I become old enough to have a child who can drive?? In my mind, he's still that chubby-faced little boy.


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So the lack of updates here on livejournal is mirrored by frequent and short rants on facebook. I still find it easier to create livejournal entries with useful formatting and have them show up in facebook as Notes. As far as I'm aware, the opposite isn't possible, having facebook Notes fed into Livejournal. And, of course as my LJ friends know, I can post friends-only entries there, that don't show up on facebook, where as everything on facebook is friends only, and doesn't show up on google or bing search.
Anyway, after AJ's bike crash and my bail a few weeks back, I've had some stiffness in my back and shoulders which affected my swimming, however DR Z aka AJ at Advanced Rehab has taken care of that; the good news is there seems to be no re-occurrence of my plantar warts and no pain from my feet; my knees are almost pain free since I've switched to toe strike and push-off with the Wongster shoes. My last run was with the Wongster recovered RunTex shoes and those seem to work just as well. I need to do a write-up on both pairs.
This week is my taper week leading up to Sundays Prairieman Half distance triathlon. The weather conditions look close to perfect for me, a high of 84f, overcast and there's a chance of thunderstorms, which hopefully will hold off for the swim and the bike. I'm back on the expectation trail. After the disaster that was Florida 70.3, I'm really hoping for a PR/PB at Prairieman, the course suits me, mostly flat. My FL 70.3 time from 2006 was 6:30:25, my cube neighbor Paul, who has two sons that do triathlon, wrote "6-hours or bust" on my whiteboard before this years FL 70.3 which I failed on. The plan for Sunday is to bust that wide-open, but I'll be happy with anything sub-6:30.
The problem with this is it requires me to run/jog the half marathon, something I have not done all year and never done in a triathlon as my knee swells up and impedes mobility . Hopefully if the weather holds, and even rains during the run, I should be good though, I'm ecited to see if I can toe strike the entire run and what the outcome is. I figure sub 40-mins swim, sub-2:45 bike and sub 2:15 half marathon, all eminently achievable and would give a sub-6.
I'll post some LJ and facebook updates and pictures over the weekend, Tammy and I are driving to Dallas Saturday lunchtime after we take Lauren and Jamie to the airport.


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Hildie Bitterpickles, Wilcox & Griswold and I have a super-fun fall lined up. Please stop by and catch us at one of these incredible events!
October 1 – Collingswood Book Festival, Collingswood, NJ, 10 am – 4 pm
October 8 – The Warwick Children's Book Festival, Railroad Avenue, Warwick, NY, 11 am – 4 pm
October 15th and October 16 – Luna Park in Coney Island, NY, 3 pm
Don't miss a spooktacular story time with Hildie Bitterpickles at the 3 pm bewitching hour.
October 29 – Bank Street Book Store @ 107th Street and Broadway, NY, NY, 1 pm – 2 pm
Author extraordinaire, Diana Murray, and I have planned a witchtastic story hour with Hildie Bitterpickles and Grimelda, the Very Messy Witch. There will be spellbindingly fun crafts, snacks, giveaways and more! Feel free to wear your witchiest and warlockiest outfits! Be prepared to be tricked or treated.
November 12 – 13 NJ SCBWI Fall Craft Weekend, Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer St., Princeton, NJ
Craft-related workshops with published author/illustrator presenters.
I will be doing my first workshop on writing character-driven picture books. I will also be doing some picture book critiques. It's always a terrific weekend! I highly recommend it!!!
Now for the Witchtastic Limited-Time Offer!
Buy five or more copies of Hildie Bitterpickles Needs Her Sleep books, email me your proof of purchase and address, and I will mail your witches and warlocks-in-training a spooktacular, witchtastic goody bag! Note this offer applies ONLY to residents in the United States and the offer expires midnight on Halloween 2016.


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A crying shame. Paul Greenwood's photograph shows us Barclay House on the lower part of Southway, close to the shops on the approach to the Tesco Supermarket.
This once beautiful house and garden has fallen victim to planning blight, as have all the properties between Southway and Darlington Street, pending a decision by Tesco on what they plan to do with their existing store and the land they have acquired for its enlargement.
Barclay House is a particularly sad loss. It's a true Victorian gem retaining, as the estate agents would say, many original features including beautiful stained glass in the doorway, now hidden away behind ugly steel shutters designed to keep vandals away.
That 'To Let' sign by the way, does not refer to Barclay House, but to a 'Deli & Sandwich Bar' - presumably the one in Wheelock Street owned by Johnny McAlinden until his recent untimely death,
It's not clear whether Barclay House will be available to let, although other property in the area has been, indicating that an announcement by Tesco on what they propose to do with the land may not be imminent.
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Editor's Note: The plight of poor old Barclay House struck a chord with many. It seems to have been everyone's dream house (including mine) over the years and to see it in such reduced circumstances is like seeing an old friend in trouble. Below is the feedback generated by the Facebook link to this entry:
Kath Walklate I used to look at that house over 58 years ago and wish I lived in it
Dave Roberts Yes. I've always loved the look of it, and I know many others have too. It's such a pity to see it as it is now.
Kath Walklate We used to come out of the pictures, which cost ninepence, and get a sixpenny mixed (chips and peas) and walk up 'picture alley'.
Geraldine Williams And everyone used to call at the little sweet shop just to the right of Southway to stock up before the film started! Was the proprietor a Mrs Atkinson?
Kath Walklate I'm not sure, Geraldine. I only recall Torchy. You didn't dare make a noise or he would throw you out!
Geraldine Williams I didn't know about Torchy, but I think he was mentioned in a Diary entry about Southway and how the kids tried to get into the cinema by the rear door and so avoid paying. He sounds like quite a character! Was he from Middlewich, and does anyone know his real name?
Kath Walklate I'll ask my older sister. She might know.
Susan Nugent I remember little Nora and her husband Arthur living in Barclay House. She might have been small, but you never crossed her! She was a good laugh when she worked at the Lily Works!
Geraldine Williams Yes, I remember Little Nora. I wonder what the history of the house is? You'd assume it was originally built for the Bank Manager at Barclays, but the name might just be a coincidence.
Gemma Blower I cannot believe you've featured this! I went past the other day and saw this house for the first time, and it's bugging me who owned it and why they're not doing anything with it. It's a beautiful house!
Wendy Johnson We went in one day when we were considering buying a choccy labrador. A lovely old house. What a shame it will be bulldozed to make way for Tesco!
Rachel Humphreys I totally agree, Wendy. Such a shame. And I bet the owners weren't so happy about the location of the current Tesco supermarket when it was first built. A beautiful house.
Michelle Woodcock I have always loved that house. A proper double-fronted dolls house! It's a disgrace to bulldoze such a beauty.