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Social Media + Search Trends 10/3/2015 Research. Some more monthly research I did in looking into new happenings regarding paid search, paid social media, Google tools, Facebook ad tools.
4 Red Flags When Hearing a PPC Agency Pitch
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Improve the effectiveness of your paid search advertising program on Google, Bing, and emerging platforms. In this column, learn about changes in bid management tactics and other trends in paid search and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising – and what they mean for your digital marketing program.
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12 Biggest Things To Happen In PPC So Far In 2015
New ad formats for mobile users, big tests for PLAs, and a new search deal paves the way to managing three search platforms.
Microsoft Tops Expectations Despite Huge Nokia Writedown
Microsoft Reports $22.2 Billion In Revenue For Its Q4 2015
CEO Satya Nadella says the company's investments are paying off.
It's Official: Google Says More Searches Now On Mobile Than On Desktop
Company officially confirms what many have been anticipating for years.
Google Says Micro-Moments Are The New Path To Purchase
New data shows consumers use mobile devices more often, but in shorter periods of time, to research and buy.
Google concluded that the linear path from discovery to purchase has been replaced with "micro-moments" in which we use our phones in bursts of activity.
Time spent per web visit fell 18 percent as mobile's share of web sessions has risen by 20 percent in the past year, says Google.
"Near me" searches doubled in the past year; 80 percent of those searches come from mobile
These stats underlie many of the changes instituted so far this year, which brings us to…
CPI Cost in 2015 – What we Expect
We know the 2014 Cost Per Install story, but what will CPI cost in 2015? We'll delve into this below, giving our predictions on the future of this mobile advertising method.
Whilst it's hard to predict the absolute outcome of a certain mobile advertising method, we do predict a few changes to happen to mobile CPI in 2015. Firstly, as larger big brands with heavier marketing budgets jump into the app store game, (more of which are doing every week) we'll see more money being flooded into certain app marketing platforms.
The Decline of Mobile Web Browsing (and the Rise of App Usage)
Did you know that 90% of mobile time is now spent in apps? Mobile web browsing is a force to be reckoned with, but it looks weak in comparison to the huge rise in app usage. Here are some interesting facts about the rise of app usage and its correlation with the decline of mobile web browsing.
The Cost of Mobile Ads on 50 News Websites
Ad blockers, which Apple first allowed on the iPhone in September, promise to conserve data and make websites load faster. But how much of your mobile data comes from advertising? We measured the mix of advertising and editorial on the mobile home pages of the top 50 news websites – including ours – and found that more than half of all data came from ads and other content filtered by ad blockers. Not all of the news websites were equal.
Putting Mobile Ad Blockers to the Test
What It Costs: Ad Prices From TV's Biggest Buys to the Smallest Screens
Google Transforms Dynamic Search Ads: Say Goodbye to Keywords!
What's the Deal with These New Dynamic Search Ads?
Let's take a step back to review the old DSA's. Dynamic Search Ads have been around since October of 2011, and they've allowed advertisers to target customers using Google's organic web crawling technology to index your website and determine which searches to show ads for. When a search is relevant to the content of your site, Google automatically creates an ad, with the headline and landing page chosen based on the content of the page on your site. So, this keyword-less approach to AdWords isn't exactly new.
What is new? Well, now rather than simply crawling and indexing your website, the new DSA will organize your website content into recommended categories, based on the products and services your offer, to better target your ads. For example, if you sell furniture, previously DSA would only trigger ads for a relevant landing page, but now categories will further refine to show additional, more specific categories; for example, office furniture, bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, etc.
Attribution (marketing)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Attribution is the process of identifying a set of user actions ("events") that contribute in some manner to a desired outcome, and then assigning a value to each of these events. Marketing attribution provides a level of understanding of what combination of events in what particular order influence individuals to engage in a desired behavior, typically referred to as a conversion.
The roots of marketing attribution can be traced to Attribution Theory, developed by Fritz Heider. By most accounts, the current application of attribution theory in marketing was spurred by the transition of advertising spending from traditional, offline ads to digital media and the expansion of data available through digital channels such as paid- and organic-search, display, and email marketing.
Fritz Heider (February 19, 1896 – January 2, 1988)[1] was an Austrian psychologist whose work was related to the Gestalt school. In 1958 he published The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations, which expanded upon his creations of balance theory and attribution theory. This book presents a wide-range analysis of the conceptual framework and the psychological processes that influence human social perception (Malle,2008). It had taken 15 years to complete; before it was completed it had already circulated through a small group of social psychologists.
Google's New Universal App Campaigns Push App Promotions Across Search, YouTube, AdMob, Display
New campaign type is designed to give developers big scale for minimal work.
Dubbed Universal App Campaigns because the ads automatically reach across Google Search, mobile app network AdMob, sites in the Mobile Display Network and YouTube on iOS and Android devices and the Google Play store on Android.
Dubbed Universal App Campaigns because the ads automatically reach across Google Search, mobile app network AdMob, sites in the Mobile Display Network and YouTube on iOS and Android devices and the Google Play store on Android.
Developers can set up and launch the campaigns either through AdWords or the Google Play Developer Console. Think of it as AdWords Express for Developers with scale and pricing based on outcomes rather than clicks. Advertisers put in four lines of ad text that can be used interchangeably and have the option of uploading a video for YouTube ads. They then set their location and language targets, budget and bid strategy such as target cost-per-install (CPI).
Google Introduces Two New Tools To Help Advertisers Run Even More Targeted Ads
Google is transitioning into a new phase with its online advertising scheme. The $400 billion company will empower advertisers with a more targeted approach by introducing two new products.
On Monday, Sept. 28, during Advertising Week's Times Center Stage event in New York City, Google introduced Customer Match and Universal App Campaigns, which promise to put advertisers in a more favorable position through targeted ads and better app marketing toward mobile users.
According to Statista, Google raked in $59 billion in ad revenue for 2014. Although the figures are way ahead of Facebook's $14 billion ad revenue last year, Mountain View seems to be taking hints from Menlo Park by using a more targeted advertising system.
Customer Match
Google notes 70 percent of online consumers say the quality, relevance and timing of ads and messages are factors that form their perception of the brand. The company currently uses its unique position to capitalize on these factors by presenting the most relevant information depending on what users are doing.
Hence, ads and messages will come in whenever a user does his or her searches through Google, watches videos on YouTube or checks for promotional email on Gmail, regardless of the device used.
Building on its current ad scheme, Google came up with Customer Match, which will help brands reach out to customers that they have had previous dealings with in a more specific way.
These target markets are, for instance, "those in your loyalty program or who have made a previous purchase," Google elaborated.
Customer Match functions by allowing advertisers to upload a list of emails from its clientele. When a user signs in to his or her Google account, tailored ad campaigns that are built by advertising brands will be sent to the user whenever he or she uses any of Google's services, such as the search engine, Gmail and YouTube.
A travel brand, which opts to market through Customer Match, can get in touch with the profiled individuals exactly when they're planning their trip.
Weever Media
Google rolls out Customer Match for online advertisements in April
Google will soon roll out a tool called Customer Match. This tool aims to let marketers send advertisements to a targeted list of email addresses. For consumers to receive such advertisements, they would need to subscribe to retailers and log into their Google account. The search engine company plans to introduce this new feature to the public in April next year.
Fast Company said that advertisements by marketers will only be sent to consumers who have registered their email address through Gmail and YouTube. Costumer Match allows uploading a list of email addresses which can then be matched to signed-in users, according to Google through its own blog post. The blog also mentioned that for ads like travel brands, rewards can still be tracked as consumers plan for their next trip.
The Wall Street Journal cited another example on how this new tool for advertisement works. Retailers can upload a customer's email addresses to Google in order to identify when the said customer accessed Google search or YouTube. As such, future similar advertisements will be sent to the same email address, provided that the consumer is logged in to his/her Gmail account.
The WSJ article also mentioned Facebook offering the same email-based ad through their own product called Custom Audiences. Google's Senior VP for Ads and Commerce Sridhar Ramaswamy wrote in his blog post, "With Customer Match, your brand is right there, with the right message, at the moment your customer is most receptive." More so, the new feature will be available in the next few weeks.

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Because lots of good stuff goes unnoticed in comment strings ...
Earlier this week we learned that Raytheon, long one of the nation's most powerful defense contractors, is acquiring venerable BBN Technologies, a networking pioneer perhaps most famous for its role in designing the ARPANET, precursor to the Internet.
In writing about the deal, I included this footnote way done at the very end of the item: "History buffs will tell you that BBN is also known for having conducted acoustical analysis in 1978 for the House Select Committee charged with investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy 15 years earlier."
A reader who identified himself as V12Merlin offered this provocative tidbit in response:
"One of the BBN engineers who worked on the Kennedy acoustic analysis thing was a close friend of mine, from my own Cambridge days. He told me at the time that the team was ordered by someone high up NOT to publish what they actually found."
Now I've been a Kennedy assassination buff since reading a table-top version of The Warren Report in my grandparents' living room back in high school, but I'm neither willing nor able to vouch for the veracity of what V12Merlin's friend told V12Merlin some 30 years ago. However, another reader who identified himself as Joe Kraska, a former BBN employee living in San Diego, was in no mood to just let the comment slide. Writes Kraska of the alleged cover-up:
"Because, you know, as we know, the noodle-backboned folks working at BBN, having found the real origin of the assassination of an American president would have all the ethical prowess of a peanut, and keep mum quivering in their boots because a Mysterious Evil Power (tm) ordered them not to tell the truth. We know now at least, how much faith you have in the fidelity of your fellow men. That's just sad."
And that's telling him, all right.
(Update: Not that I really want to venture too close to this rabbit hole, but I did find a Wikipedia entry that would seem to indicate BBN was a rather unlikely cover-up suspect. In fact, it was the company's analysis that led the House Select Committee to conclude that shots were fired at the presidential motorcade from both the Texas School Book Depository and the infamous grassy knoll. That conclusion, much like most anything else regarding the assassination, has been long disputed. ... Those less fearful of rabbit holes are free to read the entire entry, but here's the top of it:
In December 1978, the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had prepared a draft of its final report which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone as the assassin. However, after hearing testimony regarding the Dictabelt recording, they quickly changed their findings and concluded a second gunman had fired a fourth shot at Kennedy (it was claimed that a fourth shot could be heard on the Dictabelt). G. Robert Blakey, chief counsel of the HSCA, later said, "If the acoustics come out that we made a mistake somewhere, I think that would end it." Despite serious criticism of the scientific evidence and the HSCA's conclusions, speculation regarding the Dictabelt and the possibility of a second gunman has persisted.
The Dictabelt recording does not contain audible gunshots, but investigators compared "impulse patterns" (i.e., suspected gunshots and associated echos) on the Dictabelt to 1978 test recordings of Carcano rifles fired in Dealey Plaza from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository and from a stockade fence on the grassy knoll forward and to the right of the presidential limousine. Based on this, the acoustics firm of Bolt, Beranek and Newman concluded that impulse patterns 1,2, and 4 were shots fired from the Depository, and that there was a 50% chance that impulse pattern 3 was a shot originating from the grassy knoll. Acoustics analysts Mark Weiss and Ernest Aschkenasy of Queens College, after reviewing the BBN data, concluded the probability was 95%.
So if, as was intimated by the friend of V12Merlin, there really was an order from on high that BBN technicians "not publish what they actually found," well, those squelched findings must have been pretty darn spectacular.)
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This week we've got new screencast episodes for you, and a new podcast.
Michael J. Mangino on Facebook Applications
Susannah Pfalzer interviews Michael J. Mangino, author of Developing Facebook Platform Applications with Rails on our latest podcast (also available on iTunes). Mike describes how Facebook works, and talks about using facebooker for Ruby on Rails to provide helpers, handle authentication, and more.
Mike walks through developing an application in Facebook, describes the parts of Facebook, as well as messaging, testing, and engaging users. Find out about the magic 8-second rule and the key aspects of a successful Facebook application.
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Recently it has become pretty common knowledge that breakfast is the the most important meal of the day…(breakfast lovers rejoice!). Not only does it get your metabolism going for the day, but it also makes you less likely to overeat or snack too much later on. The really question though, is what is your favourite breakfast? There are just so many options!!
Personally, what I eat for breakfast depends on when I am exercising, what I am doing that day etc. If I have trained before breakfast I like to refuel with a big bowl of oats…be it in the form of muesli, porridge or my favourite, granola! It keeps me fuelled until lunch time and is great with fruit, yoghurt or just plain milk!
This is a new recipe of mine, which uses a classic combination of pecans and cranberries, a match made in granola heaven! As always it is very easy to make and is a 'throw it all in a bowl and mix' kind of recipe! My favourite way to eat this, it with sliced banana, milk and loads of berries piled on top. This will leave you feeling ready to tackle the day because as it is gluten, dairy and refined sugar free.
Recipe: Makes a large container
- 2 cups Oats
- 1 1/2 cups crushed Pecans
- 1 cup Sunflower Seeds
- 1/2 cup crushed almonds
- 1/2 cup Chia Seeds
- 1 cup Dried Cranberries
- 75g Butter (can substitute for coconut oil)
- 4 tbsp date nectar (or sweetener of choice)
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
- Combine the oats, pecans, sunflower seeds, almonds and chia seeds in a large bowl and mix.
- Melt the butter and date nectar on a low heat in a saucepan.
- Pour the melted butter mix over the dry ingredients and mix until everything is coated in the butter mix.
- Spread the granola over a baking tray that is lined with baking paper and bake in the oven for 30 mins, stirring after 15 mins.
- Once the granola is cool enough stir in the cranberries.
- Store this in an airtight container and will keep for about a week…if it lasts that long!
I hope you enjoy making this, comment if
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I recently got my hair cut very short. It's a new experience for me. I usually have my hair rather short, but this is VERY short.
I wanted to have fun with styling the new do, but my skin is very sensitive to petrochemicals and sulfates so finding a pomade that could hold up my hair without upsetting my scalp was no easy trick. Even Bumble & Bumble, one of the most highly recommended brands of hair care products, contained as its first Pomade ingredient something called Microcrystaline Wax. After a bit of snooping, I figured out that it is a processed paraffin which is of course a petroleum product.
Etsy brought up a few "soft hold" pomades and hair greases that were petro-chemical free, but they weren't going to be thick enough to do what I was hoping for and weren't cheap either.
When you can't find what you want, MAKE IT YOURSELF! So I did.
I created Urban Agrarian Pomade from only natural organic ingredients. 2oz tins just went up on Etsy, and I'll be adding 1oz blocks as well as a softer blend, Agrarian Slicker Pomade, in the next few weeks.


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FarmVille Pot of Gold redeemable prize list *Spoiler* [Updated]
So far, dedicated farmers have discovered the following items: Shamrock Sheep (10 gold), Spring Flower Cart (20 Gold) and the Leprechaun Gnome (30 gold). Check out FarmVille-ian Cordelia's image (above) of what these items look like on the farm, and how the pot of gold transforms once it starts to get full. Nice to see such a bright splash of color on the farm, especially after the long winter!
Here's what the items look like when you open the pot of gold (courtesy of Light Chan).
UPDATE: All redeemable prizes have been released and the three last items include the following: A Spring Pond: 50 Gold, a Lucky Fountain: 75 Gold and a Shamrock Castle: 100 Gold.
Which items do you plan to trade for gold?
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We traveled a lot during the first week of April. We went to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Arrived home on Tuesday. Left for the west coast again on Friday. This time we were going to Portland and then up to Seattle.
We went to Portland so I could go to the Indulge Conference. It is an awesome conference for bloggers. We arrived just in time for me to go to the welcome party. The conference was all day Saturday, but we were able to squeeze in a lot of eating! I was with food bloggers, so we know how to get it done!
The Original Dinerant
The welcome party was held near the hotel at The Original. It is a fancy schmancy diner.
I went upstairs to the party while Chicken Legs tried a couple of local beers.
After the party, Chicken Legs and I ate dinner. It had been a long travel day, and we were starving!
We started with The Original's version of poutine.
French fries topped with gravy and cheddar cheese.
SO simple and SOOOO good!
Next we sampled the Chicken and Waffle Sliders.
cornflake crusted fried chicken patties, buttermilk waffles, FATdog mustard honey drizzle
We couldn't pass up the Donut Burger Sliders!
Buttermilk donuts, Tillamook cheddar, ground beef patty, donut glaze!
How cute!!!
They were delicious! DELICIOUS!
They were also the perfect size. I've had full sized donut burgers. I definitely prefer sliders.
The waiter said they were known for their boozy milkshakes.
OK! I'll try one!
He recommended The Salty Jim
bourbon, salted caramel, vanilla ice cream
It was delicious!
The Creme Brûlée French Toast is on my list of things to recreate from this trip.
Loved the crunchy sugar crust!
Since the Donut Burger Sliders were so good, we had to try the regular burger.
The Original had SO many other things we wanted to eat.
We will definitely have to come back on our next trip!
The Original Dinerant
300 SW 6TH Avenue
Portland Oregon 97204
Blue Star Donuts
Portland is famous for donuts.
We walked over to Blue Star Donuts during a break at the conference.
There was a line, but fortunately it moved fast.
My favorite was the Lemon Poppyseed Old Fashioned Donut.
I wouldn't kick any of them out of my house. They were all good!
They are only open until they run out of donuts.
SO, go early!
Blue Star Donuts
1237 SW Washington St
Portland, OR 97205
Voodoo Doughnuts
Voodoo Doughnuts are THE place for doughnuts in Portland.
Fortunately they had some at one of our conference breaks.
They do fun and funky toppings on the doughnuts.
Oreos, Capn Crunch cereal, maple and bacon and cotton candy to name a few.
I must go to the store next time in town!!
Voodoo Doughnut ONE (original location)
22 SW 3rd Avenue
Portland Oregon, U.S.A.
Food Truck Park
We had a long lunch break at the conference.
Plenty of time to enjoy the food truck parks near the hotel.
The Dump Truck
The Dump Truck is a dumpling food truck.
We got a sampler of dumplings:
Tender seasoned pork dumplings with green onion and ginger, hand wrapped to ensure a flavor burst in every bite. Served with a savory Soy & Vinegar Sauce or for those looking for a spicier bite our house-made Sweet Chili Hot Sauce
DOWN TO EARTH V for Vegan
A unique combination of diced portabella mushrooms, rice noodles, and cabbage accented with tangy ginger and hand wrapped to ensure a healthy, earthy flavor. Served with a slightly spicy Tahini Chili Sauce. Vegan friendly
POTATO CURRY V for Vegan
This Malaysian-style dumpling infuses potato with swaths of yellow curry, zesty leeks, and hints of creamy coconut. Served with a vegan-friendly, sweet Coconut Yogurt Sauce
Everything in a bacon cheeseburger wrapped in a dumpling … seriously. Served with our house-made Secret Sauce. Sssshhhhh
They were all delicious! I was partial to the Bacon Cheeseburger dumpling.
The Dump Truck
SW Alder between 10th & 11th
Portland, OR 97205
Island Grill
There was a huge line at Island Grill (Hawaiian BBQ), so we knew it would be good.
We tried several things. The Kahlua Pork, Spicy Chicken, Egg Rolls and SPAM Sushi!!
This was our first time eating Spam Sushi. Our group was divided.
Chicken Legs LOVED it. He ate it all! Now he wants to go to Hawaii and eat the real thing.
My chicken was fabulous. It was all great.
Island Grill
SW 9th & SW Alder St
Portland, OR 97205
The Frying Scotsman
The Frying Scotsman is famous for their Fish and Chips, but they also have a CRAZY good dessert!
The Fried Milky Way!!
It is a Milky Way dipped in the fish batter, fried and covered in sugar.
I think it is a must when you are walking around all the food trucks.
The Frying Scotsman
9 SW Alder St
Portland, OR 97205
We decided to eat dinner with all of our friends before driving up to Seattle.
We walked over to Tilt for some good burgers and fries.
We decided to eat dinner with all of our friends before driving up to Seattle.
We walked over to Tilt for some good burgers and fries.
Chicken Biscuit
Fried Chicken, pickles and Tilt Sauce on a Blue Collar Biscuit
Southern Fried Chicken, bacon, swiss, jalapeño slaw and bacon honey mustard
This was our favorite! Chicken Legs got this. I was jealous.
Since Chicken Legs got the chicken sandwich, I decided to try the burger.
It got a Bacon Cheeseburger with extra Tilt Sauce.
Tilt Sauce is their version of Comeback Sauce or Guthries Sauce as I know it.
Tilt has CRAZY good homemade tater tots.
They were honestly the best tots I've eaten!
I dream about this Carbonara Sandwich!
Sweet ham, bacon, grilled onions, egg, American cheese and homemade alfredo.
Look at it! It was amazing!
Since we didn't eat enough today, we got dessert.
The peanut butter pie was super yummy.
This Lemon Sour Cream Pie came highly recommended.
It did not disappoint! It was delicious!
I've already make my own homemade version -
The atmosphere at Tilt was super laid back.
The restaurant was in a warehouse type building. They open the doors and everybody is kind of indoor/outdoor seating. They have seats that are completely outside. It was super crowded when we were there. We were lucky to snag a table for all 8 of us!
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Portland, OR 97209
I wish we had more than 24 hours in Portland.
I would have loved to explore the sites!
At least we got to eat a ton of great food!!
After we ate we walked (more like waddled) back to the hotel and got our car.
Chicken Legs drove us up the road to Seattle.
Stay tuned to hear about our Seattle trip. Spoiler alert - we LOVED it!!!


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Thursday, 24 October, 2002, 10:26 GMT 11:26 UK
Papers name 'rape claim' TV star
Many tabloid and broadsheet newspapers have identified the television presenter said to be at the centre of rape allegations made by Ulrika Jonsson.
With some exceptions, many papers devote several pages to the story after the presenter's name was inadvertently given out on Five (formerly Channel 5) on Wednesday.
Ulrika Jonsson herself has not named the man she alleges in her autobiography raped her 14 years ago.
Police have confirmed that a woman - not Ms Jonsson - has made a formal complaint of rape against the man, in a separate alleged incident.
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Some papers also carry accounts from other women who claim to have been assaulted by the same man.
The BBC, in common with some areas of the press, has chosen not to name him.
The BBC's media correspondent Nick Higham said: "In the absence of a denial, some news organisations have decided it is safe to report the allegations."
Ms Jonsson repeated her claims in subsequent interviews and a Channel 4 documentary.
She also claimed that other women said they had been attacked by the man.
Her agent Melanie Cantor has denied Ms Jonsson set out to identify the man in question.
"There was never any clever planning," said Ms Cantor. "This was not something that was construed in any way to out anybody's name."
The agent was responding to a comment by PR guru Max Clifford that Ms Jonsson was "very media savvy".
'Quite ill'
The City of London police say that a woman - not Ms Jonsson - has made a formal complaint to them and they are investigating.
It is believed to be the same man Ms Jonsson has been alluding to.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said police also received an allegation from a second woman, who claimed the man indecently assaulted her last Wednesday.
She later withdrew the allegation.
In the documentary, The Truth About Men, Ms Jonsson said: "It frightened me a lot. I became quite ill for a period after that".
She also claimed she was in hospital for five days following the alleged assault.
The Five broadcaster who let the name slip during a live programme on Wednesday, Matthew Wright, has said he is "absolutely mortified" by his "slip of the tongue".
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The European Union expects progress from Montenegro in Chapters 23 and 24 related to the area of freedom of the media and the fight against organised crime and corruption. This was stated by the EU Ambassador to Montenegro, Aivo Orav, at the Conference "The Seventh Anniversary of Montenegrin Negotiations with the EU," which was organised by the Centre for Civic Education (CGO) with the support of the Ministry of Public Administration, the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation, and the Office for European Integration of the Government.
Ambassador Orav explained that, if no progress is made in these areas, the negotiations may be slowed down or even terminated.
"Stopping the negotiations implies that there is a great deal of reversal in Chapters 23 and 24," explained Orav at the Conference attended by representatives of the authorities, the opposition, Embassies, and the civilian sector.
Due to various interpretations of the European Commission (EC) Progress Report, Orav emphasised that this document is very clear and that for each Chapter there are highlighted issues that should be addressed.
"The report represents one kind of action plan for the government and other actors - opposition, civil society, business community, and everyone else," said Orav.
The Montenegrin Prime Minister, Dusko Markovic, recalled that Montenegro has opened 32 of the 33 Chapters during the seven years of negotiations, and has already been supported by 22 EU member States to open the last Chapter related to competition. The Prime Minister announced that the government will continue to work on fulfilling the remaining obligations, focusing on the areas highlighted by the EC in this year's report.
"In terms of consideration of the last report, we in the government have decided to innovate and refine the negotiating model in order to strengthen our activities, concretise the obligations, as well as the responsibility for the quality of the negotiation process," pointed out Markovic.
The CGO Executive Director Daliborka Uljarevic agreed that there is a need to make a turnaround in the negotiation process, and she thinks that the last EC Report gave a seriously shaken image of Montenegrin credibility in the negotiation process.
"There is limited progress in 28 Chapters, and the number of Chapters we have made good progress in have declined during the year. The average score for 33 Chapters is minimal (around3.09). In short, Montenegro is far from being superior in this process. For this, the greatest responsibility lies on the executive power as a negotiator, which has based this process on the interest of parties and a few othe individuals," said Uljarevic.
The EU Ambassador once again referred to the importance of the reform in the electoral Law for the future path of Montenegro towards the European Union. He stated that it was a pity that "those who sought this process and who presented this plan a year ago no longer want to implement it." Orav pointed out that the trust in the electoral system is still missing in Montenegro, and recalled that elections will be held in October of next year.
"Something is needed to regain that trust. A temporary electoral reform committee has been established, and this is the best place for a political dialogue," Orav said.
Montenegro's Chief Negotiator with the EU, Aleksandar Drljevic, said that from the very start of the negotiations, Montenegro has faced the question of whether more could have been done and whether more effective decisions should have been made, and whether the EU accession dynamics were satisfactory.
"This is a demanding process for the entire transformation of society which certaintlytakes time. We can be satisfied with what has been done until now, since the results we have achieved motivate us to move forward," concluded Drljevic.
Montenegro officially started negotiations with the European Union on 29 June 2012, by opening the Chapters related to the rule of law and fundamental human rights.


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Friday, February 6, 2015
Tips for Better Candid Photos
But what possible harm can come of being asked to state positive things on your feed for five days? Also, can't it be kind of fun to try something which, while not particularly pleasant is also not dangerous, if the cause is right? Think the popular Ice Bucket Challenge that helped raise megabucks to combat ALS.
This week, I was asked to participate in a challenge that requires me to post five pictures which make me smile. Love to. Thanks for asking.
Nothing I enjoy more than digging through my photos and reliving the moments that came with them. And, as many others on Facebook, I am proud to show off my brood, who of course are always the focus of pictures that make me happy. So, though I haven't had any spare time yet to begin this project in earnest, I have been contemplating some photos that might make the cut.
Among those that make me smile the most, are ones that caught a candid expression. I love the unexpected in family photography. It's what makes it fun.
It's not, however, as easy to do as it appears. Seeing the moment before it happens and being ready to snap that picture, isn't something everyone can do well. But, with a few pointers we can get better. Here are some great tips to help:
Digital Camera World How to Capture Candid Family Pictures
PopPhoto Photograph Your Family
Ultimate Photo Guide Capturing Candid and Sports Photos of Your Kids
Digital Photography School 11 Tips for Better Candid Photos
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
5 PowerPoint How-Tos
While good luck, impressive contacts and perfect timing can be major factors in how you are able to build your business, however, none of these matter if the face you present to the world isn't professional.
Companies today aren't just looking at what you have and how it matters. They are also taking note of the way your content, your business is presented. How you introduce yourself and your product is imperative if you want to make an impression. One of the ways to do this is, when making a presentation, make it powerful.
In the corporate world, slide projectors are antiques. Nor do shrewd professionals count on flip charts or whiteboards. Today, the way to get attention, whether selling, informing or instructing, is with a PowerPoint demonstration.
The images, fonts, sounds, and animations available online most certainly enhance these presentations, but there are still a few folks out there who aren't exactly sure how to create them. Fortunately, the internet, as always, is there to help. A simple search turned up several websites with tutorials on how to put one together, as well as tips on how to make it interesting.
Here are five I found to get you started:
PowerPoint Presentation for Beginners
Getting started with Microsoft PowerPoint
How To Create a Power Point Presentation
How to Make Your PowerPoint Amazing
How to Create Amazing PowerPoints
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Understanding Low Poly
So when I hear something new, or at least new to me, I am prompted to do a little investigating. Last week was the first time the term low poly came my way and my curiosity was piqued. After reading I'm still not completely sure I've got it, but suspect over time I will begin to grasp a better understanding. From what I could glean through a variety of sources, low poly is a technique popular for creating a 3D object to be displayed on a computer. The render speed that made it work was achieved thanks to low polygonal resolution.
And what, if you're like me you might well be wondering, does that mean? Rendering is a complex part of 3D production in which an artist manipulates models in a 3D scene that are actually mathematical representations of points and surfaces in three-dimensional space. The term refers to calculations performed by a software package's render engine to take the mathematical approximation to a finished 2D image. In the process, spatial, textural and lighting information for the entire scene are combined to determine each pixel's colour value in the flattened image.
There are two types of rendering, real-time and interactive. The biggest difference between them is the speed at which the images are computed and finished. Low poly is in the former.
As for what makes low polygonal resolution a motivator, Wikipedia explained it best for me:
"Polygons can, in theory, have any number of sides but are commonly broken down into triangles for display. In general, the more triangles in a mesh the more detailed the object is, but the more computationally intensive it is to display. In order to decrease render times (i.e. increase frame rate) the number of triangles in the scene must be reduced, by using low poly meshes."
There are still questions but I think I'm getting it a bit. And so, my education continues. For those joining me in Low Poly 101, I am including some visual examples from iCLIPART.com
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
227 Charming Vintage Valentines
Happens to me often. On the other hand, ask me about kindergarten and I can regale you with glimpses of that past.
There was the new friend who could colour as if she was born with a crayon in her hand. There was my teacher, a matronly grandmother type, a few years shy of retirement, who made you think of milk, cookies and comfort.
There were the colourful orbs used for teaching numbers. There was nap time, all of us stretched out on our blankets with absolutely no interest in settling down. Kindergarten in those years was divided into half days and we were in the morning class. The idea that tiny tots would be ready to snooze hours after waking was wishful thinking.
Among my most vivid memories, though, was Valentine's Day. My friends and I, prior to growing up and entering the world of education, had exchanged cards. But this was the first time we would be including an extended group of acquaintances. In preparation, there were craft days of cutting, clipping and pasting together special creations for Moms and Dads. But one of the biggest projects was the decorating of the container that would hold the messages from our Valentines.
On Feb. 14 we left no one out, stuffing these boxes with our different versions of Be Mine, Valentine! They were cute little images with adorable creatures, cute kids and charmingly silly puns. Years have gone but I remember those vintage Valentines with fondness.
If you too like the vintage greetings of yesteryear you'll love this sweet collection from iCLIPART.com.
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Enjoy Northern Michigan Events
Exciting Year-Round Celebrations
Experience the great Northern Michigan events, hip happenings and vibrant goings on that make our Michigan Vacation Destinations such great places to visit any time of year.
Join us for our holiday parades, parties, fireworks and seasonal celebrations. Let us tune you into upcoming concerts and plays or share a little local knowledge about cultural gigs at our art galleries, museums and theaters. Get the skinny on upcoming 5Ks, 10Ks, marathons, bridge walks and more. Fall in step with sporting events that range from ski, bike and boat races to fishing tournaments, corn hole contests and pumpkin hunts. Whet your appetite by browsing our list of wine tastings, farmer's markets, culinary expos and other foodie events. Whether you're into cars, boats, antiques or historical reenactments, just about every hobby under the sun has its day in Mackinaw City and Petoskey.
When it comes to Northern Michigan events, our local region serves up "Four Seasons of Fun!"
June 18th, 2015 – Gallery Walk
Here you'll find the largest concentration of art galleries in the city. The art walk is free & self-guided, every month from 6 pm to 8 pm.
June 19th- 21st – In-Water Boat Show
Bay Harbor Lake Marina will host the 13th annual In-Water Boat Show over Father's Day weekend – June 19th – 21st. The show will feature the finest in watercraft from pleasure boats to mega-yachts and everything in between!
June 20th – Historic Festival and Taste of the North
Tastings will take place from 11am-2pm on the waterfront. Activities include a petting zoo presented by the 4-H, giant board games by Grandpa's Shorter's, face painting by Patti Ward, and balloon twisting for children.
June 27th – Vintage Car and Boat Festival
The Bay Harbor Vintage Car and Boat Festival kicks off the summer in Bay Harbor with a fantastic collection of classic cars and wooden boats. The highlight of Vintage Weekend is the Parade of Vintage Cars and Display of Vintage Boats, held Saturday afternoon and capped off with a drive-by awards ceremony. The parade is free to the public, and every year thousands of people, both locals and visitors from across the Midwest bring their families to see this elegant gathering of vintage cars and motor boats.
July 3rd – Bay Harbor Fourth of July Events and Fireworks
Come down and celebrate the 4th of July holiday a day early during our 3rd of July festivities. The Petoskey Steel Drum Band will entertain the crowds, followed by a spectacular fireworks display to celebrate our nation in style!
July 4th – Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks
The Fourth of July parade in Harbor Springs is a true American event where families come from all over northern Michigan to celebrate together in our small town. The parade begins at 1pm at Zoll and Main Streets and heads west on Main to State Street, then down to Bay Street where it winds back east to Zoll Street. Excellent viewing spots are available all along Main, State and Bay Streets.
July 10th – 12th – Blissfest
The 35th Annual Blissfest Music Festival will be a celebration of music, culture, art and community featuring a world of diverse and innovative folk, world and roots music and dance at the Festival Farm in picturesque rural northern Michigan. It is truly a blissful musical weekend to be shared with families, friends and music-lovers of all ages. The annual event is a showcase of the many musical styles that define American roots and world music. Bluegrass, Blues, Zydeco, Celtic, Folk, Jazz, Latin, Ethnic, World music and dance all share the stage. Innovators of these roots styles are on hand to dazzle and amaze.
July 18th – Art in the Park
Artists from all over the United States descend upon Downtown Petoskey to show off their wares. For over 30 years, approximately 130 booths have graced Pennsylvania Park, with items ranging from pottery to jewelry, from paintings to photographs, and much more.
July 24th – 26th – Ugotta Regatta
Sailboats from across the U.S. head to Harbor Springs each summer for sailing traditions: the LTYC Ugotta Regatta. Hosted by the Little Traverse Yacht Club, the Regatta brings together some of the best sailboat racers in the country to Little Traverse Bay. Ugotta Regatta takes place the weekend following the 2nd of the Mackinac Races (Port Huron-Mackinac, Chicago-Mackinac).
July 31st – Aug 1st – Sidewalk Sales
The annual Sidewalk Sales provide our Downtown merchants with the opportunity to move their stores into the streets, and present their wares in a traditional, old-fashioned sidewalk sales venue.
August 14th – 16th – Festival on the Bay
The Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend the 13th Annual Festival on the Bay, August 14-15, 2015 at the Petoskey, Michigan waterfront. Every year, visitors enjoy great music inside the Entertainment Tent and a fun Children's Area all weekend. Other activities Teen Events, Chalk & Chocolate Festival, Youth Fishing Derby, The BIG Art Show, a Petting Zoo on Saturday, and so much more!
August 25th – 30th – Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair
Seniors (55) and Handicapable Persons Day, free gate admission until 6 p.m.!
- Grandstand
- Noon: Pony pulls
- 2:30 p.m. Mini-horse pulls - new this year!
- 6 p.m. Draft horse pulls
- Admission for all three shows: $5 for ages 13 and up; 12 and under enter free
7 p.m. MXR SUPERCROSS RACING (NEW FOR 2015!)
Admission: $10 for 13 and up; $5 for 5 to 12 year olds; 4 and under enter free
7 p.m. MONSTER TRUCK SHOOTOUT - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, ON A NEW NIGHT!
Pre-buy, 2 for $25, single $17 for ages 13 and up
Day of show $17 each for ages 13 and up; ages 2-12, $7 each. Age 2 and under admitted free.
Gates open at 5 p.m.
Opening act, Billy Jewell and His Bad Habits, 5:30 p.m.
Chris Young, 7 p.m.
www.etix.com for ticket purchases or call (800) 514-3849
Tiered ticket pricing: $35, $50 and $75
6 p.m. AUTO CROSS RACING (NEW NIGHT!)
Admission: $10 for 13 and up; 5-12 years $5; 4 and under enter free
Carnival opens Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 2 p.m.! Carnival opens at NOON on all other days.
- Wrist-band days: Wednesday, Aug. 26 and Thursday, Aug. 27, $20 ride all day
- Dollar rides: Friday Aug. 28 from noon to 6 p.m.
- Mega ride pass, unlimited carnival rides all week: $60 now through Monday, Aug. 24 ONLY; $70 starting Tuesday, Aug. 25.
October 3rd – Shopping Scramble
Competitors will test their skills on the pristine shopping course of Downtown Petoskey. Shoppers gather in the morning to enjoy coffee and breakfast treats, then head out to shop 18 holes in Downtown Petoskey. In between, shoppers will enjoy an elegant lunch and a fashion show. The day ends at the 19th Hole Party with great food and prizes. In addition, each Shopping Scramble participant will receive a gift bag filled with donations from area merchants and a chance to win several grand prizes and many more door prizes and awards. Dozens of businesses in Downtown Petoskey will be offering special promotions exclusively to Shopping Scramble participants, including "hole in one" discounts or a percentage off purchases made that day. Ticket prices will be posted as they become available.
October 31st – Trick or Treating
On Monday, the streets will be filled with little ghosts and goblins in search of sweet treats.
Many area communities host designated trick or treat hours, most of which are taking place on Halloween.In addition, children can get an early start on the spooky festivities on Saturday, Oct. 29, when the Downtown Petoskey trick or treat parade takes place. Lineup for the costume parade begins at 9:30 a.m. at Central Elementary School, at the corner of Howard and State streets. The parade begins at 10 a.m. and runs along Howard Street to Pennsylvania Park. Streets are closed for the parade. Trick or treating follows from 10 a.m. to noon, downtown, and businesses with treats to offer will have a sign posted in the window.
June 5th – 14th – Lilac Festival
The 10-day celebration is the first and largest summer event on the Island, attracting thousands of visitors. A celebration that blends the Island's historic varieties of lilacs – many of which were brought here during the Colonial era; distinctive equestrian culture; fine food, drink and accommodations plus a range of other activities, the festival is one of the Island's biggest attractions. Festivities include the coronation of the Lilac Festival Queen and Court, Lilac Festival 10K, Grand Hotel History Lecture, horse drawn carriage tours, numerous concerts, sailing tours of the harbor, boat cruises under the Mackinac Bridge, wine tastings, A Taste of Mackinac Culinary Event, Mackinac Island Dog and Pony Show and the festival's signature event, the Lilac Festival Grand Parade.
June 27th – 28th – Fine Arts and Crafts Show
The show will feature many artists from around the country. Exhibits to include Paintings, Woodwork, Hand-Crafted Jewelry, Hand-Designed Clothing, and much more.
July 4th – Fourth of July Parade/Strawberry Social and Fireworks
The Fourth of July in Mackinaw City included both the Mackinaw Woman's Club's Strawberry Social and the village's annual games on the Mackinaw City Municipal Marina lawn. At the Strawberry Social, the club sold hundreds of strawberry shortcakes for $5 apiece and $1 bottles of water. The fundraiser is one of the club's largest of the year, raising money for a variety of causes, including Mackinaw City Public Schools field trips and scholarships, the Women's Resource Center in Petoskey, and Diane Peppler Resource Center in Sault Ste. Marie.
• 1:30- Enjoy games on the Marina Lawn (Fun for all ages)
• Dusk to 9:00pm - Straits Area Concert Band to perform at Conkling Heritage Park
• At Dusk - the largest spectacular fireworks display in Northern
July 11th – 14th – Mackinac Yacht Race
This is known as the world's longest freshwater sailing event and is recognized as one of the most prestigious sailing races in the world. Today, sailors from Maine to California make this race an invariable part of their summer. Moreover, each year the Mac hosts sailors from as far off as Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia. Although the Mac remains primarily an amateur event, this race has a proven track record of attracting some of the finest sailing talent in the sport. The monohull record of 23 hours, 30 minutes, and 34 seconds set by Roy Disney's Pyewacket in 2002, and Steve Fossett on Stars and Stripes set the multihull record of 18 hours, 50 minutes, and 32 seconds in 1998. Both records still stand today. The unpredictable weather and fickle winds on Lake Michigan make the Race to Mackinac a supreme test, which many competitors feel rivals any ocean race. As one veteran sailor put it, "It's fun, but it's serious fun."
July 29th – Aug 1st – Mackinaw Heritage Festival
Heritage Village offers a fun filled family event that celebrates history with historic programs that are free and open to all. Watch a vintage baseball game, ride on a hay wagon, take a trolley ride, play historic children's games, dance around a maypole, square dance, watch quilters and spinners or run in an historic foot race. Chat with quilters and spinners and lumberjacks or be a heckler at the historic ball game.
August 4th – Antique Show
• Mackinaw City High School on W. Central Ave.
• 5 blocks West of the I-75 Underpass
• Admission - $2.00 and is good for all day
August 7th – 9th – International Ironworkers Festival
The International Ironworker Festival is an annual event held each summer in Mackinaw City, MI. located on the Straits of Mackinac overlooking the beautiful Mackinaw Bridge. It attracts ironworkers from across the United States and Canada to compete in friendly competition. It is open to the general public, although only ironworkers and retirees can compete in the skilled events. These events include knot tying, rod tying, rivet toss, spud throw, column climb all on Saturday and the World Championship Column Climb on Sunday. The old-timers events are also held on Sunday. This years festival will take place August 9th, 10th, and 11th
August 21st – 23rd – Mackinac Island Fudge Festival
While fudge was not invented on Mackinac Island, Mackinac Island's fudge has become the most popular fudge in America. This festival celebrate the creamy goodness with events such as Dining Under the Influence of Fudge, Fudge on the Rocks, Michigan Craft Brew Beer Tastings, Great Turtle Slow Ride and the coveted "Daddy, I Want the Golden Ticket" vacation giveaway.
August 22nd – 23rd – Corvette Crossroads Auto Show
If you like cool cars, this is the event for you!corvette Hundreds of Corvette enthusiasts gather at this celebration of the Chevy Corvette held each August. This isn't your average car show, though. Those who attend can vote for their favorite car and enjoy a host of related entertainment and events.
August 22nd – 23rd – Fine Arts and Crafts Show
The Show will feature many artists from around the country. Exhibits to include Paintings, Woodwork, Hand-Crafted Jewelry, Hand-Designed Clothing, and much more.
September 7th – Mackinac Bridge Walk
The walk begins in St. Ignace, at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge in the UPPER PENINSULA, and ends in Mackinaw City at the south end in the LOWER PENINSULA.
September 11th – Antique Tractor Bridge Crossing
Imagine unloading nearly 1,000 tractors in one field in a single day! Nearly all of the tractors pull into the staging area in Mackinaw City on Thursday the day before the event to line up with their respective clubs. Friday morning around 9:00 am we have the Mackinaw City parade and the Mackinac Bridge parade leaves the staging area at the same time. It takes about 50 minutes to clear over 800 tractors from the lot. The Mackinac Bridge Parade travels directly to the bridge and enter the bridge with the Mackinac Bridge Authority directing them. The Mackinaw City parade travels through town and gets on the bridge right behind the bridge parade. The tractors for the 2015 event will travel over the Mackinac Bridge and into the city of St. Ignace, Michigan. The whole travel time from beginning to end is about 3-1/2 hours.
September 11th – 12th – Hopps of Fun
More than 50 award-winning micro brews and over 40 wines from Michigan wineries are on tap--literally--at the Hopps of Fun Beer and Wine Festival in Mackinaw City. This annual fall event is packed with good fun, hopps, and wine at the Mackinaw Crossings.
October 9th – 10th – Fort Fright
Lanterns light your way through an 18th-Century Fort and Fur Trading Village overrun by Werewolves, Witches, and Goblins & Ghouls! Storytellers weave spooky folktales near bonfires & treats such as hot mulled cider, cookies and candy can be found throughout the site!
French voyageurs tell eerie tales by campfires as you pass down the Lantern lit trail. Werewolves howl over the Palisade Fort as you enter through the gate patrolled by the Skeleton Redcoats! Get goodies from colonial fireplaces; hear spooky stories and if you're a brave soul, enter the haunted Rowhouse!
Experience Michilimackinac at night like you Never Have Before!!
• Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm {Both Nights}!
**Last admission is at 8:30 pm**
October 10th – Fall Colors Bridge Race and Fireworks
Enjoy the spectacular views from the top of the Mackinac Bridge and all its Fall splendor! This race in its 7th year; promises to be one you won't forget ~ it is only one of two chances for a unique opportunity to run the "Mighty Mac" each year! The other possibility being: Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Run held on Saturday during Memorial Day weekend.


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BOSTON, May 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Urological Association (AUA) today released a new list of recommendations regarding specific tests or treatments that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in urology, or urologic management that could be improved, as part of the Choosing Wisely® campaign, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation. The list, the third released by the AUA, identifies five targeted, evidence-based recommendations that can support conversations between patients and physicians about what care is really necessary. The AUA list was introduced today during the 112th Annual Meeting of the AUA, currently taking place in Boston.
The AUA's 2017 list identified the following five recommendations:
- DON'T treat low-risk clinically localized prostate cancer (e.g., Gleason score is less than 7, PSA less than 10.0 ng/mL, and tumor stage T2 or less) without discussing active surveillance as part of the shared decision-making process.
- DON'T treat uncomplicated cystitis in women with fluoroquinolones if other oral antibiotic treatment options exist.
- DON'T continue opioid analgesia beyond the immediate postoperative period; prescribe the lowest effective dose and number of doses required to address the expected pain.
- DON'T obtain urine cytology or urine markers as a part of the routine evaluation of the asymptomatic patient with microhematuria.
- DON'T routinely use computed tomography (CT) to screen pediatric patients with suspected nephrolithiasis.
"Choosing Wisely is a powerful campaign that is sparking conversations between doctors and their patients all across the globe and encouraging shared decision-making," said AUA Science & Quality Chair Dr. J. Stuart Wolf Jr., MD. "We are pleased to offer this third list to our members and the rest of the healthcare community."
Since the release of the AUA's previous lists, numerous potential topics arose prompting the AUA's continued involvement. As with the previous lists, AUA members were asked to take an active role in the development of this list by first submitting suggestions for recommendations and later by voting for their top suggestions from a list compiled by the Choosing Wisely® Workgroup. Member response again was overwhelming, indicating the growing interest of urologists in Choosing Wisely® and the care provided to patients. This was also reflected in the numerous candidates who applied or whose applications were submitted for the inaugural AUA Choosing Wisely® Champion program in 2016.
To learn more about Choosing Wisely and to view the complete lists and additional detail about the recommendations and supporting evidence, visit www.ChoosingWisely.org.
About the American Urological Association: Founded in 1902 and headquartered near Baltimore, Maryland, the American Urological Association is a leading advocate for the specialty of urology, and has more than 21,000 members throughout the world. The AUA is a premier urologic association, providing invaluable support to the urologic community as it pursues its mission of fostering the highest standards of urologic care through education, research and the formulation of health policy.
About the ABIM Foundation: The mission of the ABIM Foundation is to advance medical professionalism to improve the health care system. We achieve this by collaborating with physicians and physician leaders, medical trainees, health care delivery systems, payers, policy makers, consumer organizations and patients to foster a shared understanding of professionalism and how they can adopt the tenets of professionalism in practice. To learn more about the ABIM Foundation, visit www.abimfoundation.org, read our blog blog.abimfoundation.org, connect with us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
About Choosing Wisely: First announced in December 2011, Choosing Wisely is part of a multi-year effort led by the ABIM Foundation to support and engage physicians in being better stewards of finite health care resources. Participating specialty societies are working with the ABIM Foundation and Consumer Reports to share the lists widely with their members and convene discussions about the physician's role in helping patients make wise choices. Learn more at www.ChoosingWisely.org.
MEDIA CONTACTS: AUA Media Relations: 410-689-3932
Wendy Waldsachs Isett: 410-689-3789
SOURCE American Urological Association


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We went over WB11#3 at the beginning of class and did the quiz at the end.
I neglected to write that PY=1 for the problem on the back, but wrote it on the board.
A student pointed out an error in the answer key: the work for 2a should indicate that MRSB = 5/4. I simplified the fraction 10/2*4 wrong.


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Exercise with Josh and Doug-of-War
Today for Healthy Lifestyles we went over to CrossFit Iron Industry for a workout with Josh! We rode the bus out there in the rain, then warmed up with some exercise balls. "We did an obstacle course," Wolfgirl pointed out, which included running and jumping over mats and climbing over boxes. "I did good today," said 1Adam4. Well everybody did! There was also some tumbling, then lowering and lifting ourselves with the rope. After all that, we did a tug-of-war, which was dubbed a Doug-of-War, because Doug kept losing, even when he had help. The members won each time! Wahoo! (Wolfgirl did not advise the negative talk, and pointed out that Doug tried at least). "I liked the jumping," shared Dancing Jalapeño. "I rocked and rolled there!" said T-Dawg. "I had a really good time, and I got all my steps in!" said Superstar, who keeps track on her AppleWatch. Great work everyone! We all feel fitter!
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CLARKSDALE, Miss. — A Mississippi mayoral candidate who was found dead last week was not killed by being beaten, burned or dragged, the coroner said on Tuesday, challenging a statement from the victim's family that the official said was misleading.
Describing the victim's injuries for the first time, the Coahoma County coroner, Scotty Meredith, said the candidate, Marco W. McMillian, was found unclothed, with a black eye and two small burns on his skin. But those injuries did not cause his death, the coroner said.
"There was no beating, although there may have been an altercation," Mr. Meredith said. "He's got two little bitty burns."
But a spokesman for the family, Mr. McMillian's godfather, Carter Womack, said the coroner had told the family that the burns were more severe. "He said his body was burned extensively," he said, adding that this was corroborated by a funeral director. "There were burns on his arms, his stomach and his legs."
The authorities are still investigating how Mr. McMillian, 34, a candidate for mayor of Clarksdale, ended up dead in the woods beside a river levee outside of the historic Delta blues town. The sheriff has charged Lawrence Reed, 22, with murder in the case, but the authorities have not released the cause of death pending toxicology tests.
The victim's family said Sunday in a statement that he had been beaten, dragged and "burned (set afire)." But Mr. Meredith, who inspected the body, said that description was misleading and may have given the public the wrong impression. The two burns, on Mr. McMillian's hand and leg, were small, about the size of half-dollar coins, he said. What caused the burns is unknown. He said Mr. McMillian appeared to have been punched in the face.
Mr. Womack, however, said that the wounds described to the family by the coroner suggested an attack so vicious that it had been a hate crime. Mr. Womack said that he believed that, given the severity of the wounds described to him and Mr. McMillian's large stature, the attack would most likely have involved multiple people or one person who was particularly brutal. "If one person did it," he said, "it was hate."
Mr. McMillian was black and openly gay. "We are asking that a full and thorough investigation be conducted into the tragic death of Marco," the family's statement said.
Before his death, the family said Mr. McMillian had told relatives and close friends that "he was very concerned for his personal safety."
The coroner met with Mr. McMillian's family last week to describe the injuries. He said the family had reached their own conclusions.
"For this family, this was their child, this was their baby, whether he's 34 years old or 3," Mr. Meredith said. "They want to believe it was a hate crime. But we don't have a hate crime."
The National Black Justice Coalition, a gay rights group, called on Tuesday for the Department of Justice to investigate the killing.
Mr. McMillian, a 1997 graduate of Clarksdale High School and consultant to nonprofit organizations, had recently been executive director of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. The fraternity said in a statement that he had secured a federal contract for the fraternity to "raise the awareness of the adverse impact of H.I.V./AIDS on communities of color." In 2004, the fraternity said, Ebony magazine named him one of "30 up-and-coming African-American leaders" under 30.
Clarksdale, a town of 18,000, calls itself the "birthplace and world capital of blues" and is where, according to legend, the bluesman Robert Johnson made a deal with the devil.
Mr. McMillian, a Democrat, had barely begun campaigning for mayor. His rivals included Chuck Espy, the son of the current mayor and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, who is also a Democrat.
Mr. McMillian had a lifelong interest in politics, his family said. His campaign's Facebook page displays photographs of Mr. McMillian with President Obama and Bill Clinton. On the site, he outlined proposals for improving Clarksdale's economy, improving its schools and reducing crime.
On Feb. 26, Mr. McMillian disappeared. The police began looking for him after his car was involved in a head-on collision. Mr. Reed, officials allege, was driving the car, and Mr. McMillian was not present. The next day, the authorities found his body near the Mississippi River. Mr. McMillian had no stab or gunshot wounds, and the police do not believe he was the victim of a robbery.
The authorities are investigating the possibility of sexual assault, Mr. Meredith said. They believe that Mr. Reed dragged Mr. McMillian's body about 50 feet, from the road to the woods, and then drove away in his car. They say Mr. Reed, who weighs about 160 pounds, could not lift the 200-pound Mr. McMillian and might have had to drag the body.
A funeral will be held for Mr. McMillian on Saturday in Clarksdale.


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If anyone still reads this: I plan to hit the road again soon.
I can't wait to get outta here in a couple weeks. I have too much time right now to think about shit I don't need to be thinking about, and it's not doing me any good.
On the road there's no time to process thoughts, and it eventually makes you really crazy. Considering how much time I've already spent on the road, though, and how much time I've had to reflect and learn, I think I can handle it better this time. But at less than 140 lbs already, will my body be able to take the punishment?
I don't have any more bullshit to worry about, so I think this trek will be much better than the previous adventures have turned out. Also, I think it will be better for the people who put up with the things I write here.
What will be different this time?
Well, for example, I really don't care anymore if I ever hear back from NBC, so no more bitching about that. Yes, I want to hear from them and I know I'm money in their bank, but I'm not the slightest bit worried about it anymore.
Also, that girl Missy who's been in my head for almost five years. I finally realized yesterday that she simply is not a good person. For so long I refused to believe it, and all I did was make myself look crazy in her eyes by trying to reach her. But now I know the truth, and unfortunately she's just not a good person. I think deep down in her heart she is a beautiful person, but she doesn't listen to her heart (or the voice of reason), so I can't continue hurting myself by wishing she would.
Anyway, that's a big weight lifted from my back right there. It's just one of many things that should make the next trek more enjoyable to the three people who read this blog. Another thing that should make it better is that I don't expect to update very frequently. I've put too much pressure on myself in the past by trying to do too much and trying to share too much. I'm gonna be selfish this time and try to enjoy the experience a little more, and that should help you enjoy it a little more, too.
But who knows if I'll stick to my plan once I hit the road?
P.S. - I hope you see this, Missy Green, because... Originally I was going to say I want you to see it so you can misinterpret even more of my words and perpetuate the lie in your head, but that's not why I want you to see it. I want you to see it because I still hope you and I can forgive each other someday and become friends or whatever. I just don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive you now.
Update (7/16/09): Forget that; there will be no more forgiveness.
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Building Future
To stay or not to stay, will remain a complex question for our sangha into the near future. Our current lease ends October 2020 and the Board agrees to continue exploring as many Dharma Hall options as possible for a future home. Ken was not able to make contact with a commercial realtor and Bob Rose will now follow up with another Realtor this month. The Board generally discussed several dynamic questions: do we know what kind of property we are looking for? how might our current location be workable for our needs now and into the future? what do we know about the financial dynamics of our neighborhood and what it might mean for us as tenants or owners? what process is best to solicit input and engage the sangha concerning the choices ahead? No decisions made except that Bob Rose will ask an experienced commercial real estate associate of his for input on how to find out more about the value of the land and the building we currently occupy as tenants and how to factor this into our thinking and planning.
Fund Drive
Chris reported that the 2018 Annual Appeal totaled $3,435. $2,695 were on line donations and $740 were checks and cash. Because the Appeal was paperless, administrative costs were zero this year. The Board discussed the importance of making it as easy as possible to give a donation or pay membership fees.
Chris, as the Volunteer Coordinator has now filled in the work group templates that are listed on line. Work group leaders may need to clean out old pages with outdated information and defunct links. Each work group is unique and work on simplifying and cleaning out still needs to be done. The Board agreed that this is not a priority and can wait until January when Chris has more time to devote to it.
Board Turnover
Resolution on filling the Treasurer position and future vacancies is on hold until the October meeting.
New Scholarship Fund for RCZC
The Board agreed to re-establish a scholarship fund that will be called the Red Cedar Zen Community Education Scholarship Fund. Tuli submitted a description of the fund and criteria for the application. The fund provides financial assistance for applicable workshops and retreats based on Board approval. The scholarship will cover up to half of program tuition fee or $500 maximum. Candidates must be contributing members of RCZC and participants are expected to demonstrate to the Sangha any educational/external workshops/information learned at the workshop. For example, a sangha member would like to attend a workshop specific to sangha leadership. After the workshop she would share what she learns and possibly suggest new practices or methods that could benefit our community.
Scholarship forms must be completed one week prior to Board meeting to be considered, or consideration will be given the month thereafter.
Brokerage Account
Ken spoke with the local TD Ameritrade office about opening a brokerage account so that RCZC may receive gifts in the form of stocks. Ken will verify if RCZC will have to deposit money into the account in order to activate it and how we will handle signers on the account.
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New edition of EDMANIA – become a part of Dance Revolution!
As the summer festival season is only starting, and one of the most intriguing and young festivals EDMANIA will happen in the small city in Slovakia – Trenčín, which became famous thanks to previous EDMANIA editions. This festival, which for few years already brings people not only from Slovakia, but also other countries together, will open its doors to the music lovers and ravers already this Friday – June 22, and for the first time in almost 3 years it will last not just one, but two days!


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As Noble, Mr. Pinchley, Val, Fred, Otto & Prince Cherney in
Little Me
"Cane's natural charm, and comedic timing has the audience eating out of the palm of his hand, begging for more."
Hannah Elsy
A Younger Theatre
"He is bravura in all: tap dancing while singing in a French accent has never been done so consummately and with such panache."
Kieran Falconer
Musical Theatre Review
"He is a real comedian and understands the tone of Simon's book perfectly."
Dom Ohanlon
Official Theatre
"…he's a virtuoso comic performer with such energy and versatility that, were it not blatantly obvious, it would be hard to believe it is the same person."
Joe Crystal
One Stop Arts
"Cane delivers a show stealing performance brimming with charisma, this true comic genius is well worth the ticket price alone."
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"This young man is a truly exceptional comic actor."
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"For his combination of instinctive comic timing with layered, thoughtful characterization, he reminded me of a young David Hyde Pierce."
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"Cane's performance is an absolute tour de force."
Pete Stean
"Cane is such a virtusoso that the only stealing he does is from the audience's stock of admiration, and the main beneficiary is none other than the show. Barnstorming."
Alan Franks
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"...there is one standout star and that's Cane…there's a magic to his performance."
Views from the Gods
"Mr Cane is a scream, and if his performance doesn't pick up an award or two this year, I'll eat my Bic."
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The Cole Porter Songbook
"Daniel Cane, with a distinct touch of Fred Astaire charm…delivered Take Me back to Manhattan with Porterian sweet irony."
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Glostershire Echo
As Walter Wilkins in
Merrie England
"Daniel Cane effortlessly steals his every scene with a gloriously over-the-top and highly physical portrayal of Shakespearean actor Walter Wilkins."
Carole Gordon,
What's On Stage
"The charismatic and elegant Daniel Cane shines as the Shakespearean player Walter Wilkins. His A to Z song about Romeo and Juliet is hilariously funny."
Carolin Kopplin,
UK Theatre Network
As PC New-Kee in
"Topping the laughter league are Granville Saxton... Dean Nolan... and Daniel Cane as a bumbling policeman whose knockabout and general delivery are a delight"
Francesca Morrison,
The Stage
"A particular joy was rubber-limbed Daniel Cane as PC New-Kee...a natural comic, he deserves to go far"
Lee Trewhela,
The West Briton
Soloist in
If It Only Even Runs a Minute
"...the two standout performances were from... and Daniel Cane, whose character-driven performances of Real Live Girl from Little Me and Roadster from Thrill Me ran the gamut from breezy comedy to blood-chillingly murderous."
Scott Matthewman
"...there are one or two exceptional numbers. Daniel Cane brings both wit and humanity to his rendition of Real Live Girl from Little Me..."
David Balcombe,
One Stop Arts
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The Baby
Time Out says
What starts out as a seemingly realist study of the relationship between social worker Comer and the dysfunctional family presided over by Roman develops into a full-blown horror movie. Comer has a consuming interest in 'Baby', a man with the mind of a child, and, convinced that Roman and her sisters are bent on murder, abducts Baby. An unusual chiller, well directed by co-scripter Ted (Magnum Force) Post.
Release details
102 mins
Cast and crew
Ted Post
Abraham Polsky
Anjanette Comer
Ruth Roman
Marianne Hill
Suzanne Zenor
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One of the most used formulas today involves product & idea validation based on the concept of "spending a little to introduce new business ideas into the market." This lean startup method is a practice set applied by entrepreneurs whereby investing substantially less capital facilitates introducing an offer into the market for validation and it also satisfies other objectives. Market research stresses the importance of testing a business idea to enhance the product design and increase profitability in the long run.
The electronic media enforced by the Internet has had a major impact on the research practices. One can find most updated information & report in a single-click. However, the technology can only help you so much. Interacting directly with target consumers is an enriching experience and also, an interesting way to validate if a business idea will prove valuable.
Relying on traditional methods of market research along with modern methods protects innovative and new business ideas.
Unless a startup decides to spend a sizeable amount of money on accurate market research, depending only on the online data will lead to errors in the product design to market requirement proportionality. This is because you may find inconsistencies between the data obtained from actual ground research and online generated data. For instance, the information may not be as specific as you need to examine new business ideas.
One of the fatal mistakes of entrepreneurs is to run a business idea validation by investing all of the available capital at once. This leads to regret or a sense of prejudice because the idea was not feasible.
The first step should include working on a plan and analyze the viability of new business ideas. Here are more recommendations & tips to decrease the risk of failure of an otherwise good business idea.
3 Tips for idea validation and testing new business ideas
1. Don't be stuck in the circle of uncertainty.
The higher level of uncertainty prevails in a newly established firm. It is imperative to not get caught in a vicious circle of uncertainties & lose business chances. After all, opportunities can bring success and you may discover a newer niche with better and popular consumer demand.
The results of critical analysis must be given a proper look as it may lead to development and improvement of the organization as an entity. Ignoring feedbacks coming from third-parties to focus only on new business ideas may lead to significant setbacks such as growth deficit, or lacking business opportunities.
Also Read: How To Form A Business Entity? Basic Tips For First-Time Entrepreneurs
2. Invest in a prototype.
For startups, it is usually possible to run an idea validation testing on accepted business ideas. To do that, use caution and take one step at a time. You might want to contact professional freelancers who will run product testing and mentors with a lot of business expertise can provide crucial feedback. Don't make the classic mistake of including your family and friends into this phase. Since testing new business ideas need a specific set of skills and years of industry experience.
However, an 'informal research' regarding startup business ideas is acceptable. It re-assures helpful information which can possibly determine the future of your company.
Also Read: What is Innovative Product Management?
3. Pay attention to minor details.
Before you begin a large-scale production, consider evaluating these aspects:
- Determine the primary dealer/distributor network.
- Price range and variations of the required raw material.
- Any deadlines to abide by.
- Workings of a logistics department (including but not limited to, distribution, shipping, and delivery of the product), among other areas of business operations.
In spite of your confidence to make it work, mass production before idea validation may lead to peril! The prescribed research method will only lead to success but not failure, so do comply. In many cases, a partnership with certain service providers may cost less. It can enhance the quality of your offered services.
Also Read: How Coaching Can Help Your Entrepreneurial Career?
In conclusion, some mistakes can mislead an entrepreneur ideas to bankruptcy. Therefore, it is always advised to consider every possible aspect to avoid a mishap. Furthermore, a startup entrepreneur should leave aside all whims or theories based solely on intentions concerning the markets. Also, it is crucial to analyze whatever resources you have available and adopt the well-researched data.
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