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Mike Griebel, Heritage football coach, said the June 21 competition in the Broncos 7-on-7 tournament was a plus for his young players and for his veterans.
"We are going to be a very young team this season. It's kind of fun for an old coach to have a young team," Griebel said. "We have young players at most of our skill positions, so a chance to match up against other teams in a 7-on-7 tournament like this helps the young players learn their positions."
The 7-on-7 is an all passing, touch football competition involving backs and receivers and linebackers and defensive backs on the other side of the ball. No one rushes the quarterback but he must get the pass away in five seconds or less or the play is a sack.
Bronco tournament organizers divided the 64-team field into 16 pools of four teams each for round-robin play at Denver Public School's All City Stadium. The winners of the 16 pools advance to the single-elimination tournament June 22 at the Bronco's Dove Valley facility. The tournament champion receives an all-expense trip to the nationals in Cleveland.
"We do a few tournaments like this but we really don't do a lot of 7-on-7 against other teams," the coach said. "These 7-on-7 tournaments are fine but, at these tournaments, the focus is the score and winning. That is why we prefer to practice as a team so we can coach and work to help our young players grow up and learn their positions. We have talented players but many of them are very green so our goal is to get better each week. One plus for us is we senior leaders on the team and we have veteran players on the offensive and defensive lines."
The Eagles opened in a tough battle against Alameda. A late touchdown by the Pirates gave Alameda a 17-13 win.
After a short break, Heritage took the field against Mountain Ridge. Again, the Eagles played good at times but, at the final whistle, the Mustangs posted a 14-3 win.
Heritage senior linebacker Andrew Shaffer said competing was helpful.
"A tournament like this teaches me about coverage and to react to different formations," he said. "It gives me experience on making quick reactions to changing situations when they alter formations and pass routes."
This will be Shaffer's third season on varsity and he will be expected to be one of the senior team leaders.
"My older brother was a team captain and I want to follow in his footsteps, doing what I can to help us be a winning team," he said. "Summer football is OK but I am really looking forward to the fall season. I guess that is because football is my favorite sport."

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The American Legion Auxiliary for Emery County held their annual spring convention recently at the Huntington Senior Citizen Center. They were excited to welcome to the meeting this year, the National American Legion Auxiliary President, Desiree A. Stoy. During her time as president of the organization she visits each of the 50 states and speaks to local American Legion Auxiliaries.
Stoy addressed the attendees to the convention. She told them of her recent visit to Washington DC where she attended the inauguration ceremony for newly elected Pres. Barack Obama.
Stoy is a 41 year and honorary life member of Irvin Hiskey Unit 535 in her hometown of Bellville, Ohio. She is eligible for the American Legion Auxiliary through the service of her late stepfather, Jack R. Miller, a US Army Veteran of the Korean War.
Stoy encourages members to remember why they joined the American Legion Auxiliary. The Auxiliary promotes volunteer programs at a national and local level. These programs focus on Veterans, young people and communities. "We are a nation at war, a nation that needs volunteers now as never before," Stoy said. "Never let one military family say there is no hope. That's our call to action in the months ahead to identify their needs and we will offer assistance either by rolling up our sleeves and doing it ourselves or by locating other resources to assist them."
The American Legion Auxiliary has 900,000 members across the nation and in several foreign locations. The group is affiliated with the American Legion, the Auxiliary is the largest women's patriotic service organization with volunteer programs on the national and local levels serving veterans, their families and their communities.
After the convention local District Pres. Carolyn Randall along with Dept. Pres. Georgia Englebrecht and other department officers and members traveled to Castle Dale to the Veteran's Memorial. Pres. Stoy placed a poppy wreath at the memorial site.
Pres. Stoy spent three days in Southeastern Utah and was entertained by Dept. NEC Debi Swafford with some of the adventures found in Moab and the surrounding Castle Valley.


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By GARY ARRINGTONSports writer
The Huntington City Council last Wednesday night approved the hiring of Ronni Torre as the new Huntington City recorder.
Torre, who had been working for about a week to get up to speed on city business, was hired to replace Jimie Dawn Jones who had resigned to take a job with Workforce Services.
The council unanimously approved Torre.
In other business of the night, Mayor Hilary Gordon reported that Huntington City's sewer lagoons have been a topic of local residents, especially residents of Lawrence, because of the unpleasant smell emitted from those lagoons.
The Castle Valley Special Service District manages the lagoons and the district has addressed the problem by turning on more aerators in the lagoons.
The District is applying to the CIB for more funds to buy more aerators for the sewer ponds.
The mayor also reported Utah DOT is finishing the sidewalk on the east side of Main street between 300 South and the Lawrence road. UDOT had to get permission from the Desert Edge Christian Church to cross their land.
UDOT is also putting five more ADA ramps in Huntington although they have yet to identify the corners where they will be installed.
Councilperson Julie Jones reported that Martin Tyner, the raptor rehabilitator who worked with the eagle released two years ago in Huntington Canyon in conjunction with the Crandall Canyon accident, will be putting on a program Oct. 22 at Canyon View Junior High starting between 6:30 and 7 pm. He will have a falcon and an eagle along with other birds.
Councilperson Bob Mills reported Percy and Janice Mounteer have requested that Huntington City designate their properties on Main Street as historical buildings. The Star Grill building is old enough to qualify but the Star Theatre is not. Buildings have to be at least 100 years old.
Councilperson Jerry Livingston reported the sidewalk projects are progressing and that he has been pleasantly surprised with the amount of people already using those walks on a regular basis. The new sidewalks leading to the junior high along the new road are almost finished.
Councilperson Cathy Cowley reported the splash pad is working again and they have the problems figured out. It has been a constant battle but the pad has been used well by local residents.


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GDFD No. 60: In which you learn all about the American Civil War
Ryan Lambert
February 24 2009 04:01PM
Welcome to the 12th Game Day Fire Drill, for this, Calgary's 60th game of the season on Feb. 24, 2009.
A lot of people I know are clueless as to why the Blue Jackets, perhaps the most ridiculously-named team in all of sports, rock their silly, silly name.
As a person who minored in American History in college, I will tell you: Ohio was one of the craziest states when it came to fighting for the Union in the American Civil War.
Fact 1: Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Sherman (the guy that instituted a scorched earth policy in his campaign that marched from Georgia's border with Tennessee to the Atlantic Ocean and then up to Virginia through the Carolinas, burning everything usable, military or otherwise, they ran across. So badass.) are from Ohio. So, too, was General George Custer, but it's best for Ohio's sake to leave that name out of it.
Fact 2: Abraham Lincoln requested that the state raise 10 battalions (or whatever), and Ohio more than doubled that number. Because they're bad dudes, and not afraid of a bunch of hick rebels from South Carolina.
Fact 3: Ohio was home to several large forts near its border that housed Union soldiers and provided easy access to the detestable secessionists.
Fact 4: Many, many Union uniforms were manufactured in and around Columbus. And the Union army, of course, wore blue.
These facts are also why Columbus has that cool cannon in its arena.
That's all I know about Columbus' involvement in the Civil War though. Go read a book about it or something.
The Calgary Flames (34-18-6 for 74 points. Tied for third in the West, first in the Northwest) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (30-24-6 for 66 points. Sixth in the West, third in the Central)
7 p.m. Mountain time and 9 p.m. Eastern time. All other time zones really need to see this ridiculous Juninho free kick from earlier today against Barcelona.
Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta.
Calgary is 20-7-4 at home this year, but lost its only home game in the last two weeks to Vancouver last Thursday. Columbus, meanwhile, is below .500 on the road, going 11-14-4, but have won their last two games away from Columbus. The Flames have yet to defeat the Beejes in regulation this year, winning 5-4 in a shootout just over a month ago and losing 4-1 in early November.
What (to hate about the Blue Jackets):
(Here's the thing: there is actually very little to hate about Columbus. Seriously, they're a fun team to watch with a lot of good players with great personalities. I actually don't even dislike the Blue Jackets. With that said, we'll continue.)
Ken Hitchcock's fat neck/several chins — Agh! They're good — Mike Commodore? Good. Rick Nash? Good. Steve Mason? Gooooooood.
Kristian Huselius — Is he still lazy? I bet he's still lazy.
They screwed my no-drop money pool — No-drop means I can't drop anyone. I'm stuck with the 14 guys I drafted at the beginning of the year. RJ Umberger has only 33 points despite having 20 goals already since he has NO ONE TO PASS TO! And they keep calling up Nikita Filatov for like two days before sending him back down. Just long enough to score FOUR GOALS IN EIGHT GAMES! God! He was supposed to be my sleeper 13th-round rookie! These front office guys are KILLING MEEEEEE.
They've never made the playoffs — Only NHL team to never do it, either. Losers.
They are surprisingly good against the Flames in Calgary — They've taken points in their last two games in Calgary and are .500 there since the start of last season. Booooo.
Because you don't want any more history lessons. Enjoy the game and let me know if you want to know about the second Battle of Bull Run in the comments section!
Wow. TLP. Nice win over Columbus. Flames fans are either ignorent of this site, apathetic, or (most likley) afraid to cross swords with Oiler fans by way of researched commentary.
Lanny? Where are you fella? Say something funny...
Most fans post on CalgaryPuck.com. I only know of this site through FiveHoleFanatics anyway.
Flames fans just don't read blogs to the same extent Oilers fans do. Why remains a mystery.
I think a bunch of the regulars were at the game tonight.
I only caught the second half of the game myself, but I liked what I saw. I was glad to see the aggressive forecheck tonight. It's the most entertaining way to hold on to a lead. I really liked what I saw of Nystrom. He definitely looks likes he's taken a step forward, and looks ready to take a huge leap. I'd like to see what he can do with a bit more icetime.
And I'm thrilled, of course, with Montreal and Nashville tonight. Double-digit lead over Vancouver, and a legitimate hold on 3rd in the conference. I can sleep soundly as a Flames fan tonight.
February 24 2009, 10:54PM
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Flames fans just don't read blogs to the same extent Oilers fans do. Why remains a mystery.
less to complain about ?
Too busy watching the game to comment on blogs during...well, that's only partially true, I watched it on tape delay (no chance of finding out the score here if I don't go on-line) and just finished. Considering Jackets are near the top of the fluff in the West (defined as everything below Chicago), that was the most complete game Flames have played in a while. A little frustrating for a while in the first and early second (especially with Juice reminding Flame fans why they liked him occasionally), but overall fun to watch. Gives hope that they can survive the injuries and come out the other side with at least a comfortable level of depth.
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(most likley) afraid to cross swords with Oiler fans by way of researched commentary.
more likely still is the idea that they're afraid oiler fans will want to engage of the kind of "sword crossing" to which edmonton fans are accustomed.
February 25 2009, 08:45AM
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Chris wrote: (most likley) afraid to cross swords with Oiler fans by way of researched commentary. more likely still is the idea that they're afraid oiler fans will want to engage of the kind of "sword crossing" to which edmonton fans are accustomed.
Why whatever do you mean? *zips up fly and nods at fellow Edmontonian*
That free kick goal was sick TLP.
That was a decent game, although the Flames were outchanced 3-1 in the first half I'd say. However, they managed to hold on, pop a couple, and then take over from there.
Iginla has looked like Iginla for two straight games now. Can he make it THREE??
PS - Huselius was the best Blue Jacket last night I thought.
On a separate topic, there is another new stats-based hockey analysis site available, brought to us by the folks from Baseball Prospectus and Basketball Prospectus...not surprisingly called Puck Prospectus (www.puckprospectus.com). Just started yesterday, will be interesting to see what they have to add to the discussion.
@ Kent: It shouldnt be surprising Uselius was the best player. The first time after facing his old club he wants to show them what they miss out on by not resigning him. Im sure many will be upset by the performance, although I dont think its cool to boo the guy (are we edmonton?), but the more educated will remember how painful it was to watch the guy play whenever the game had any minor importance. He was terrible in two playoffs for this club, terrible down the stretch, could not be depended on for really anything. I wish him good will in Columbus in getting them to the playoffs to go silent again, but really thank Sutter for recognizing this guys glooming weakness and replacing him with players known for clutch.
Huselius had the second most points on the team during his tenure here - behind only Jarome Iginla. He was never a minus player. He was also the best PP player in terms of efficiency. He had 6 points in 7 games during the first round series against the Ducks his first year as well. Two of his best months as a Calgary Flame were Jaunary under Playfair and December under Keenan. In the former case, the Flames were without Jarome Iginla for a month and the team went something like 9-3-2 with Huselius leading the team in points. In the second case, Huselius and Iginla combined to form a deadly duo that ripped the SE division a new corn-shoot during a 6 game road trip - a trip that could have well sunk the club if it had gone the other way.
I understand why some people don't take to Huselius - he has a style of play that is galling to guys raised to think you have to crash-and-bang all the time in order to be effective. But the claim that he was ineffective during his time in Calgary is a myth. Huselius was one the reasons the Flames made the post-season at all last year.


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Ironically, molasses also helps replace vitamins and minerals lost after a bout of diarrhea. A bit drizzled on a recovering hen's feed will encourage her to eat as well as replenish her deleted energy stores.
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Lori Lamb
Now in loving memory, Lori Lamb, 41, of Durango, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Lori was born June 5, 1971, to Arvell and Chloe Lamb, a twin to her sister, Dori.
Lori graduated from Cortez High School and later enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served in the Gulf War conflict in 1991. Following her military service, Lori worked as a dental assistant in Durango.
Lori Lamb is survived by her two children, Jack and Virginia Fuhrmark; her sister, Dori Lamb; two brothers, Paul and Mark Lamb; and her loving parents, Arvell and Chloe Lamb.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4 at the First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, in Durango. A social for family and friends at the church will follow. For more information, call 970-903-5528.


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Shocking..Sparring partner injected Manny with steroid rumor
One of Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiaos former sparring partners has admitted that he regularly injected the fighter with steroids in the locker room, in the upper outer quarter of his butt cheek!
The man, a Filipino and former pro fighter, now fears the wrath of millions of his fellow countrymen, and as a result, his identity is protected. He claims to have worked with Pacquiao from his early years up until Pacquiaos 2010 fight with Miguel Cotto, and claims Pacman only began using steroids in anticipation of his 2009 fight with Oscar De La Hoya.
He also claims that Pacquiao has switched from using steroids, to now using a complex mixture of HGH (human growth hormone) and insulin, a combination that is virtually undetectable in post fight drug tests.
In an interview given in a top secret location in Las Vegas, the former Pacquiao associate said Manny was curious about using steroids for many years before he actually started. There is a lot of steroid use in the Philippines, and they are easy to get. But Manny hates needles! He hates em.
Manny was already on the way to becoming one of boxings greats when he got the call from De La Hoya and his people about a fight. Oscar wanted a rematch with Mayweather, buy Mayweather decided to retire. Someone came up with the idea for De La Hoya and Manny as a potential big fight. When I heard about it, I thought it was the dumbest thing I had ever heard.
By the time De La Hoya came calling, Manny Pacquiao was already a twelve year veteran with a 47-3-2 record, and world titles at flyweight, super bantamweight, super featherweight and lightweight. He had been knocked cold twice as a flyweight in the 90′s, and also lost on points to Erik Morales in a bout at super featherweight in 2005, Pacquiaos last defeat. Pacman had come out on top in grueling rivalries with Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manual Marquez.
In March 2008 he defeated Marquez for the WBC super featherweight title via a split decision, and three months later he battered David Diaz to defeat in nine rounds for the WBC lightweight title. From world flyweight champion to world title holder at lightweight in nine years is both an incredible and unequaled achievement, and also feasible and believable, considering Pacquiaos speed, southpaw boxing ability and punching power. His sudden leap in 2008 to welterweight, and subsequently beyond, and his complete mastery of much bigger fighters, had opened the door to debate as to whether the Filipino may be using performance enhancing drugs.
Manny knew there was no way he could beat Oscar. But there was also no way he was gonna pass up the biggest fight, the biggest opportunity of his life. This was it, the big time. said his former sparring partner.
Manny never looked at using drugs as cheating. It was just a way of evening things up a little. Oscar was naturally much bigger and stronger than Manny. Of course, on the night we were all shocked. He beat the living crap out of De La Hoya.
Just seven months earlier De La Hoya had cruised to a win over contender Steve Forbes, Prior to that, in May 2007, he had come closer that anyone before to beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. Although 35, De La Hoya was a massive favorite to defeat Pacquiao. Instead his corner pulled him out after suffering a one sided pummeling for eight rounds.
After the fight, everyone was going crazy for Manny. We who were in the know about the steroids were just looking at each other holding our breath and hoping no one would start wondering how that could have happened.
The sparring partner says he began regularly injecting Pacquiao with steroids in preparation for his subsequent fights with Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto.
Once a week, right in the locker room of the Wild Card (Gym). Manny would drop his shorts and clench his teeth, and I would give him a jab in the upper outer quarter of his butt cheek. He hated every shot.
The contact also said that Pacquiaos drugs were changed from regular steroids to a far less detectable combination of HGH and insulin after Floyd Mayweather began pointing the finger and making suggestions that Pacquiaos almost super human ring achievements may not be all down to natural ability.
They got spooked when Floyd rumbled em. said the contact. That whole thing with the pre fight blood test during the negotiations for a Pacquiao v Mayweather fight last year was because Manny and his team knew they needed one month prior to the fight to guarantee 100% that they would be clean in all tests.
The sparring partner fell out with the Pacquiao camp after the Cotto fight, but he bares his former boss no ill will, and wishes him success v Shane Mosley in Las Vegas on Saturday night. I hope he kicks Mosleys butt on Saturday, and I know he will. Mosley used to be a big time juicer, as everyone knows. Maybe hes back on it for this fight. He sure needs to be!
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1. This one has been proven fake
2. You literally just copy pasted this, that was still on these forums (plagiarism)
3. You are obsessed.
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This is extremely sad. Larry trying to smear Pacquiao (his weird way of defending Floyd) with a proven hoax article. Seriously though not even Pacquiao diehards are this obsessed.
This reminds me of the time 50 cent dissed Floyd and Larry sent 50 cent death threats over it.
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I love my cherubs. But I also love my job.
Perhaps you've heard the yammering of late concerning the President's Race to the Top initiative. It involves, among other things, compensating teachers when their students perform well on standardized tests. Or firing them when the kids bomb these paper and pencil exercises.
The concept that conceived Race to the Top is a good one. Get all 50 states on the same page when it comes to student achievement. Identify those who need the most help, so they won't be "left behind." Then, there is the goal that's closest to my heart...and to my pocketbook: "Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers," etc., etc.
This is where Mr. Obama and I disagree. He wants to measure a teacher's success by the number of students who pass a series of state-mandated tests every year. If the teacher's kiddos succeed, she gets the big money, in the form of modest compensation. If a pre-determined number fails, however, she might get the boot.
The DC Public Schools have already jumped on the bandwagon, firing 241 teachers last week because of what bureaucrats deem "poor performance." Much of these teachers' performance, however, has to do with the fact that many of their students did not fare well at bubbling in answers on a standarized test.
When a child goes out in public~to school, to the playground, to the mall~and misbehaves, the general consensus is that the parents may have been hitting the snooze button while on the job.
But when a child goes to school and bubbles in "c" instead of "d" on a pre-printed form, often the teacher is blamed. And more and more, those teachers are being held accountable for something they just cannot control.
Every year, more and more emphasis is placed on standardized testing. Our Humble High School, where I just finished my 16th year of teaching, is no different. We jump through so many hoops to make sure our students pass that often we have very little time to allow the kids to stop and contemplate what they're learning.
All of my cherubs passed what are called the English Standards of Learning (SOLs) last year. So, under President Obama's plan, I would be paid for a 100 percent pass rate. And if I had been working in the DC school system, I assume I would still have a job.
But several of my students passed by the skin of their teeth. Not because of any lack of effort on my part, but because of the way they are hard-wired. Some have test anxiety; some learning disabilities; some, quite frankly, don't have the grey matter to succeed on even some of the simplest of academic exercises.
Is this my fault? I don't think so. I also don't believe that a standardized test can calibrate the overall intelligence of a student body, nor the due diligence of a teacher. And while I'd welcome the extra money for my students' SOL pass rate, I'm not quite sure I deserve it. But I also don't believe that a standardized test can measure the true value of a good teacher.


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Rule 18
1. At the commencement of the first meeting of its regular session, the Governing Council shall elect a President, three vice-presidents and a Rapporteur from among its members. These officers shall constitute the Bureau of the Governing Council. The Bureau shall assist the President in the general conduct of business of the Governing Council. The Chairmen of such sessional committee or working parties as may be established under rule 60 below shall be invited to participate in meetings of the Bureau.
2. In electing its officers, the Governing Council shall have due regard to the principle of equitable geographical representation.
3. The Offices of President and Rapporteur of the Governing Council shall normally be subject to rotation among the five groups of states referred to in section 1, paragraph 1, of General Assembly resolution 2997 (XXVII).
Terms of office
Rule 19
The President, the Vice Presidents and the Rapporteur shall hold office until their successors are elected. Subject to the Provisions of rule 18, they shall be eligible for re-election. None of them may hold office after the expiration of the term of office of the member of which he is a representative.
Acting President
Rule 20
It the President cannot preside at a meeting or any part thereof, he shall appoint a vice-president to take his place.
Replacement of the President
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If the President ceases to be a representative of a member of the Governing Council or is unable to perform his functions, or if the State of which he is a representative ceases to be a member of the Governing Council, the Bureau shall designate one of the vice-presidents as Acting President.
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A vice-president acting as President shall have the same powers and duties as the President.
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In the case of a member of the Governing Council, which is for the time being represented by the President, an alternate representative shall, at the discretion of the President, be permitted to participate in the proceedings and to vote in the Governing Council. In such a case the President shall not exercise his right to vote.


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well i think that there not as close as one would think. here is how i like to think of it.
i mean with zoro its like, your being intimidated by his murderous intent, your fearing him more than your intimidated by him. your facing the aura of death around him, its like your looking in to the eyes of the grim reaper.
with luffy its like your being intimidated by the sheer force of his soul and will. its like a pressure barring down on your head, your not really in fear but in shock in a way.
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A study on capital punishment coauthored by Radcliffe fellow and Harvard Law School Professor Carol Steiker '86 RI '14 was influential in Connecticut's recent decision to abolish the death penalty in that state.
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Sister Soldier Collection Donated to Radcliffe Institute
The Schlesinger Library at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute welcomed its newest collection, Sister Soldier Project, with a reception for its founder, Myraline Whitaker. Whitaker's collection was born of her desire to help women of color serving in the military.
More than Help for Their Hair
"If hair is longer than the ears, it has to be pulled back and tucked under, and as a black woman I just don't understand how that happens without the right product," said Myraline Morris Whitaker, who founded the Sister Soldier Project, a grassroots campaign geared at providing hair products to African-American female soldiers to help them comply with military guidelines.
Letters From Sister Soldier Project to be Celebrated
The Schlesinger Library at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute has acquired the collection of Myraline Morris Whitaker. Whitaker sent thousands of packages filled with black hair care products to female soldiers of color in service, as part of the volunteer initiative Sister Soldier Project. But the thank-you letters and photos she received in return were just as valuable a gift.


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Since Gokudera already told Tsuna who must be killed (so Gokudera KNOWS who to kill), I doubt he and Yamamoto (in the past) wouldl spend the time with their hobbies instead of going after the target.
Since Gokudera already told Tsuna who must be killed (so Gokudera KNOWS who to kill), I doubt he and Yamamoto (in the past) wouldl spend the time with their hobbies instead of going after the target.
I bet they are going to get owned by that guy who gokudera told them to kill, and then suddenly he disappears and they go wtf and realize that the past gokudera must have killed him.
I'm pretty sure their future selves aren't in the past. Something with the Ten Year Bazooka went wrong, so they're being sent ten years later, where they get stuck, but no one replaces them in the past.
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Then where do you think their future selves are? Yknow what, that actually makes sense, because Reborn didnt show up back then because he was dead, right? Even if he was dead, his body would've shown up wouldn't it? Because tsuna traded places with his future-self's dead body...
It's a great manga. ^^ I made some art for it if anyone wants to see, they're uploaded in my deviantart account in my sig. Mostly wallpapers and manga colorings.
Hello,just want to share it with you guys.I cleaned all the text of color spread from chapter 179.I did this with paint since...well,I'm not really good with photoshop.I think this is not too good,but enjoy:
i love varia arcs but now i prefer the newest. future arc. i want to see a grown up tsuna
I love this manga. My favorite character is probably Yamamoto..I think I spelled it right. I'm just confused b/c of the whole 10 year bazooka mix-up. If I was tsuna I'd be freakin that I woke up in a coffin. I wanna see what's goin on with hibari. Will tsuna just stay in the future b/c if he does he will still be alive, or he will have the knowledge to avoid his death then wouldn't he still be alive right now...ahhhhh
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Red Sox honor 2004 World Series champs
Before the Red Sox played their second-to-last home game of the 2012 season, they honored the 2004 World Series championship team. As part of it, the closer on that team, Keith Foulke, threw the ceremonial first pitch to catcher Jason Varitek. Next
Former manager Terry Francona (right) attended along with Keith Foulke (left) and Nomar Garciaparra. Fifteen players from the 2004 team returned for the tribute. Next
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After catching the first pitch from Keith Foulke, catcher Jason Varitek leaped into his arms, recreating the start of their celebration after they won the World Series in St. Louis. Next
The players from 2004 who attended were: Keith Foulke, Nomar Garciaparra, Adam Hyzdu, Pedro Martinez, Dave McCarty, Kevin Millar, Joe Nelson, Trot Nixon, David Ortiz, Phil Seibel, Jason Shiell, Mike Timlin, Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield, Alan Embree. Next
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Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in the 2004 World Series to end an 86-year championship drought for the franchise. Next
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From left, Kevin Millar, Pedro Martinez, and Nomar Garciaparra. Next
Some players who couldn't make it to the celebration sent video messages, including former Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo, who appeared taking what he said was a shot of Jack Daniels. Shots of whiskey were a team tradition for the 2004 Sox. Next
The 2004 Red Sox closed their season with eight straight wins. Four came as they rallied from three down to the Yankees in the ALCS, and the next four came over the Cardinals in the World Series. Next
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Kenseth, who won his series-high fifth race this season, clinched at least a wild-card spot in the Chase
BRISTOL, Tenn. — They bill Bristol Motor Speedway as "The Last Great Colosseum," a place where modern-day gladiators do battle in heavily-armored stock cars.
It's why more than 100,000 people came to the mountains of eastern Tennessee on Saturday for the annual night race and why almost all those in attendance figured Kasey Kahne might send race leader Matt Kenseth spinning in the final laps when he had the chance.
After all, Kahne had been wrecked four times by Joe Gibbs Racing cars this year — including Kenseth — and this seemed to be the most opportune moment for revenge.
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But Kahne did no such thing. Instead, he tried to win the race with a clean pass over a thrilling final 12 laps, but Kenseth held him off for the win.
It was Kenseth's fifth victory of the season — a Sprint Cup Series high — and left fans wondering what it would take for Kahne to ever retaliate.
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"I think at the end of the day, I just don't wreck people," Kahne said afterward.
Kahne had the faster car — both he and Kenseth agreed on that point — but Kahne couldn't quite get past the No. 20 cleanly.
"I would have wrecked probably both of us. I just tried to pass him as clean as I could and race him as hard as I could, and I thought I had him at one point, had a good run and tried to slide across, and he just kept position.
"I just didn't clear him. I just didn't get it done. I'm upset with myself for not figuring out how to win tonight because I clearly had a better car at the end of the race."
Kahne had chances, certainly; the two drivers were side-by-side on several different occasions and even rubbed doors at one point.
But Kahne lived up to his reputation as a clean racer, which is exactly what Kenseth expected would happen.
"We've raced each other hard a lot of times, but I feel like we've always been fair with each other," Kenseth said, adding that any rift between he and Kahne was "blown out of proportion."
Kahne, though, had singled out Kenseth as racing him particularly hard during an Aug. 14 teleconference with reporters. He said history with Kenseth was "definitely on my mind" and seemed to suggest he was tired of coming out on the wrong end.
And after Bristol, Kahne said he still hadn't forgotten a recent Watkins Glen incident.
"He just didn't lift and wiped us out and those kind of things are discouraging because that's not how I race," Kahne said.
Still, that wasn't enough for Kahne to take his revenge.
"I needed a win bad, but I also needed a finish, and I just didn't do anything crazy," he said.
But he could have, and Kenseth certainly recognized the possibility. He just wasn't going to fret about it as the two fought for position while the laps wound down.
"The only car you can drive is your own, and I looked out the windshield and I raced as hard as I could race pretty much all night," Kenseth said. "If somebody decides to run into you or to do something to you, there's not really a lot you're going to do about it."
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Even if Kahne was going to retaliate, though, it was unclear how he would have done it. Unlike the old Bristol where Dale Earnhardt once rattled Terry Labonte's cage, the new Bristol has drivers racing the high line, so there's no room for a driver to put another into the wall without doing damage to himself.
"He's going to hit the fence. Well, you're right behind him a foot off the fence — where are you going to go?" Kenseth said. "So I'm not smart enough to figure out probably how to do it. I would try to do it the right way and hope it turns out in your favor."
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To win, Kenseth overcame a pit road speeding penalty early in the race, but other several stars couldn't overcome misfortune.
Chase contender Kurt Busch had a wheel hub problem while leading 90 laps in and finished 31st, Jimmie Johnson crashed with 140 laps to go and finished 36th and Mark Martin, driving for the injured Tony Stewart, was three laps down in 20th.
BRISTOL: Busch brothers have rough rides
Another driver with a strong car, Carl Edwards, blew an engine while running up front.
He dropped from second to 10th on a restart with 390 laps to go, then diagnosed his issue as a broken valve spring.
"Want me to keep going or just shut it down?" he said on the team radio. "We're going to blow the thing up."
When he finally parked, it marked Roush Fenway Racing's first failure to finish of the season between its three cars (Edwards, Greg Biffle and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.).
"We had a great car, probably the best car we've had in a long time," Edwards said. "I feel like we were in control of that race. We were gonna win that one."
Tempers flared with 53 laps to go when, following a restart, a seven-car pileup collected Chase contenders like Brad Keselowski, Ryan Newman and Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin was hit by Brian Vickers, which cut down a tire and shot Hamlin up into Kevin Harvick. Several other cars piled in, and NASCAR threw a red flag.
Hamlin shoved Harvick's wrecked car out of the No. 11 team's pit stall, and Harvick got out of his car holding his hands to the side as if to say, "What the heck?"
Though officials and Hamlin team members tried to keep Harvick away, the Richard Childress Racing driver went over and stuck his head in Hamlin's car to have a conversation.
"He told me his version of it," Harvick said. "It's all good. It's Bristol racing and it's something I just wanted to know."
Said Hamlin: "He was under the impression I caused it. He didn't see the replay. … It sucks, but I didn't cause it."
The wreck contributed to a shakeup in the point standings with two races to go until the Chase field is set. The top 10 drivers plus two wild cards make the 10-race playoff.
Kahne (eighth) and Joey Logano (10th) jumped into the top 10 while Keselowski (11th) and Kurt Busch (12th) dropped out. The two wild cards are now Martin Truex Jr. (14th) and Ryan Newman (15th).
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|Trilingual Family: Splitting Language Time
|I speak Amharic (L1), English (L2), Mandarin (L3), and a little bit of French. My husband speaks Amharic (L2), English (L1), Mandarin (L3), and a little bit of Spanish. We used to live in the U.S. and we have been living in China for the last 3 years. Both of our kids ( our son 5, our daughter 2.5) are trilingual. We speak Amharic (the minority language) at home, the kids learn Mandarin at school and from their environment, and they learn English from books, DVDs, and from speaking with their English speaking friends. Our son can read and write in English but has not yet started reading/writing in Amharic or Mandarin. Although my husband's first language is English, he was very instrumental in our ability to provide a multilingual environment by deciding to learn Amharic alongside my son. It's almost 3 years now since my husband started speaking/learning Amharic. About a year ago our son started recognizing that Amharic is not dad's first language and he started speaking to dad in English. At that point we talked with our son and explained to him that dad really wants to continue practicing and learning Amharic. So we asked our son if it is ok with him to speak with dad in Amharic and help dad practice and learn Amharic. Our son was very excited about this and switched back to speaking with dad in Amharic. Our son recently started to speak to dad in English again. He is now old enough to recognize that almost everyone in his school (including his teachers) is eager to learn English and as a result he too has become very interested in speaking English. Our son enjoys speaking the three languages and is very interested in other languages. Dad has taught him greetings and counting in Spanish. Grandma taught him greetings and counting in Tigrinya. And he picked up a few Korean words from the local butcher and a few Italian words from his friend. So he seems to understand the value of learning multiple languages. However we are concerned if we change strategies to accommodate English there is a high chance that Amharic can get wiped out. We would like to continue to focus on the minority language (Amharic) at home but we also would like to respect his interest in learning/speaking English. Therefore we are contemplating to switch our current strategy to the one person one language method where dad speaks English, mom speaks Amharic, and Mandarin is taught at school. We really would like our kids to speak Amharic as most of our families speak Amharic and we would like our kids to stay connected to their roots. However we also would like to continue to respect what our kids choose to speak. In addition we think that it might be more natural for dad to speak to the kids in English as English is his first language. We do not mind if there is a short term lag in one language or another but our hope is to maintain all 3 languages in the long-run. We also don't mind if English takes a backseat as we know from experience that English is a universal language with several resources that they can pick it up even later on in their lives. Our concern is mainly out of making sure that we listen to our kids needs and caring for them accordingly as that is our main priority. We also would like to know how this switch will influence our daughter's languages. She currently speaks all 3 languages: Amharic (L1), Mandarin (L2), and English (a very distant L3). Please advice on what direction we should take. Note that one person one language method will still include ways for dad to use Amharic with the kids such as storytelling and reading books in Amharic.
|Let me second Prof.. Cruz-Ferreira's advice. Do what comes naturally. It sounds from your letter that you're asking for validation of what you've already figured out. I think you and your son will do fine.
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Game Preview: Maple Leafs v. Canucks
Pension Plan Puppets
November 13 2010 11:00AM
5-7-3, 13 points
9-4-2, 20 points
11.1%, 24th
26.8%, 2nd
76.5%, 26th
85.4%, 11th
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"This is the team I grew up with. Punch Imlach was the last coach who won. That would be just the coolest thing in the world. I'm not about coming back the next year and having everybody pat me on the back, knowing I could be the mayor of Toronto. That doesn't interest me at all. I could just quietly go away and have all of this satisfaction, knowing that this was something I dreamed about all of my life, this was something I managed to do, and now I can actually breathe."
As fans sometimes we bemoan the fact that players, coaches, and management don't feel the same burning desire to win as we do. When players don't show it we wonder where the problem lies but maybe in executives and coaches that same passion is the problem.
Brian Burke has spoken often about how he considers Toronto the Vatican of hockey. As much as it's in his nature to make bold moves I think that the desire to be successful in as rewarding a market as Toronto has made him impatient. The end result is that while he has cleaned up JFJ and Fletcher's mess that he is on the way to creating his own. The situation has by no means reached the point of no return though it is in a critical period. Last year's team had a record of 3-7-5 with 39 GF and 55GA after 15 games. Over the next 10 games the Leafs went 3-5-2 to bring their record to 6-12-7 with 67GF and 92GA.
One of the major reasons that the Leafs have been struggling is because their special teams have been atrocious. Their failure has been one of the more damning results of the Ron Wilson era. In this post I detailed the importance of the powerplay and penalty kill. A strong performance there can mask weaknesses at even strength. In some cases it has been enough to get mediocre 5-on-5 teams into the playoffs. The frustrating thing is that last year the Leafs were good enough at evens to be able to take advantage. Instead, the team put up the worst PP+PK mark since the lockout. This year they are well on their way to smashing that record. Last year's mark meant that special teams gave up 32 more goals than they scored. That represents about six wins or about twelve points or a jump in the standings to 22nd. So rather than hearing about Tyler Seguin's play with the contending Boston Bruins we might be hearing about Mikael Granlund's play in Finland.
The big news on the night is clearly Nazem Kadri's re-call to the big club. What it says about the Brian Burke administration depends on how you view his record. There is no denying that decisions this year will be coloured through the lens of the Phil Kessel trade. You can view it as panic, which I think is the default sense in Leaf Land, or you can look at Brian Burke's record. Before the season Burke outlined clearly that he considere Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry's ascension to the NHL as proxies for Nazem Kadri's development.
Ryan Getzlaf played 10 playoff games in 2004-2005 for the 44-win Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in which he put up 1-4-5 and was a -3. Getzlaf and Perry played for the 53-win Portland Pirates in 2005-2006. Both tore up the AHL with Getlzaf tallying 8-25-33 in 17GP and Perry notching 16-18-34 in 19GP. As a comparison, Kadri has 5-9-14 in 14 GP. The big difference in teams is that the Marlies were a terrible team last year and have been inundated with prospects. The weak team may have something to do with the depressed production.
At the end of the day, this call-up is probably only a little bit earlier than Brian Burke would have preferred with Kadri. As much as we would have liked to see Kadri play an entire year in the AHL the reality is that was never going to happen. Obviously, he'd rather not have had to call up Kadri during a 1-7-3 stretch but that same stretch has been marked by a lack of offence at all let alone on the powerplay. The other aspect of Perry and Getzlaf's apprenticeship was that they were given plenty of powerplay time and protected at even strength. It will be up to Ron Wilson to ensure that he faces easy match-ups as much as possible. Ultimately, the narrative surrounding the outcome of Kadri's career will be viewed through the prism of this call-up.
There is no doubt that this represents a compressed timeline and at the end of the day the only reason that it is necessary is because of Burke's moves to compress the Leafs' rebuilding timeline. Whether it's panic on Burke's behalf is up for debate. What I don't think is up for debate is that Leafs fans are increasingly despondent and are looking for a change in attitude or leadership. If Brian Burke isn't panicking then maybe he should be. Calling up Nazem Kadri and Keith Aulie (oh yeah, they called up Keith Aulie too) is one of the last remaining rolls of the dice for Burke. He's completely made over the roster, his major summer acquisitions have started out slowly for the second season in a row, and the team's most glaring weakness hasn't been addressed once again. Last year it was goaltending and this year it's the offence. If Kadri can get the offence ticking Burke might look like a genius but that won't hide that he had painted himself into a corner before making this move. Nazem Kadri is not being put into the best situation to succeed but if he's the player that the Leafs and us think he can be tonight would be a great night to show it.
For your flashback, here's last year's 4-3 loss that precipitated the Phaneuf and Giguere deals. If the team doesn't respond to the dual call-ups we may see the Leafs move one step closer to another big trade because the only other option is to can Wilson and Burke's been pretty clear that that's not going to happen.
Watcha doing over here, 3 P's?
This could get ugly tonight, I may have to skip it.
November 13 2010, 12:08PM
First off, great preview.
Secondly, I just wanted to say that I really resent the fact that Wilson is invincible in all of this - completely immune to accountability. If he is the root of the problem, and the players are starting to turn against him, or view him in a negative light, how do you think it feels for them to hear that he's not going anywhere?
Burke needs to understand that a poor finish this season will result in both he and Wilson losing their jobs anyways, so he may as well can Wilson now in an attempt to save his own.
Perhaps calling Kadri and Aulie up are the last test for Wilson?


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Land-for-Land Exchange
Notice is hereby given that the Forest Service (FS), United States
Department of Agriculture, is considering an exchange of land with the
County of Emery, Utah under the authority of the General Exchange Act
of March 20, 1922 (16 USC 485) as amended; the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 USC 1716), as amended; and the Federal
Exchange Facilitation Act of 1988 (43 USC 1716(note)). The Forest
Service is interested in acquiring the non-Federal parcel and is
analyzing the proposal to determine if it is in the public interest.
The lands under the jurisdiction of the FS that are being considered
for exchange are described as:
Salt Lake Meridian, Emery County, Utah;
Sec. 6, a portion of Lot 7.
Containing 2.5 acres, more or less.
The non-Federal lands are described as:
Salt Lake Meridian, Emery County, Utah;
Sec. 15, more particularly described as follows:
That portion of the NW1/4NW1/4 lying westerly of State Route 31.
Containing 7.5 acres, more or less.
Any or all of the above-described lands may be exchanged if the
values are equal. If the values are unequal, is understood the
exchange will occur on an equal value basis, and the County of Emery
will donate any additional non-Federal land to the U.S.
The Federal lands have been segregated from appropriation under the
Public Land laws and mineral laws for a period not to exceed three
years from the date of April 11, 2011.
Persons claiming such properties or having objections to this
proposed exchange must file their claims or objections with Harv
Forsgren, Regional Forester, Intermountain Region, 324 25th Street,
Ogden, Utah, 84401, within 45 days after the initial date of
publication of this Notice.
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Editor's Note: This is the second of three stories about the Smart Grid, its components, and the issues related to its implementation.
By Debra Atlas
The Smart Grid is a catch-all name for a number of technological fixes to the current electricity grid that would merge new technologies with changing energy needs and drive U.S. electricity generation, transmission, and distribution into the 21st century, according to Don Van Dollen, IntelliGrid programs manager for the Electric Power Research Institute.
A key component of the success of the Smart Grid is the SmartMeter. Smart Meters use wireless signals to transmit up-to-the-minute usage data, eliminating the need for visits from a meter reader. Constant two-way communication between electricity generators and electricity users is at the heart of the hope for a smart grid, says Chemical & Engineering News Senior Correspondent Jeff Johnson.
There's a great deal of consumer distrust and inaccurate information about SmartMeters, which is unsurprising given their newness and complexity. The main consumer issues at hand are:
- Its impact on human health;
- Its accuracy;
- And how it could affect our privacy.
Health concerns are probably the biggest consumer issue. SmartMeters operate on a bandwidth close to that of cell phones. There's been relatively little research on health concerns linked to Smart Meters, says environmental journalist Bob Weinhold. However, the media has often discussed (and sometimes dismissed) concerns about cell phones' electromagnetic radiation and its possible connection to brain cancers.
This issue was raised as far back as 2002, when former Norwegian Prime Minister and current World Health Organization Director-General Gro Harlem Brundtland discussed the chronic headaches she got when using her mobile phone. Even if research isn't conclusive, there may well be a serious link between electromagnetic field radiation and health. Experts were quick to criticize a recent report claiming there was no connection between the two as both flawed and misleading. With almost half the US population suffering from one or more chronic disorders, a large pool of people could likely be more vulnerable to wireless emissions.
The accuracy of the Smart Meters is another big issue. In northern California, many residents of Santa Cruz and Marin counties are opposed to the installation of Smart Meters by PG&E. Their concerns stem from the health and environmental effects of the electromagnetic radiation the meters produce, as well as allegations of inaccurate meter readings.
By fall 2009, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) had received more than 600 consumer complaints about "unexpectedly high" bills, as well as allegations that the new electric Smart Meters were not accurately recording electric usage. Almost all of these complaints were from PG&E's service area. The CPUC hired an independent company to determine whether PG&E's Smart Meter system was correctly measuring and billing electric usage. Although the resulting report found no direct fault with PG&E's meters, it did reveal a lack of communication and response from the megautility.
Other utility companies have activated smart meters without causing these same kinds of fiascos. In southern California, the installation and acceptance of Smart Meters by SoCal Edison has gone much more smoothly, although there still is a strong contingent organized to try to stop further implementation of the devices. San Diego Gas & Electric is on the path to install 1.4 million Smart Meters. Residents already installed 11,000 rooftop units and are seeking permits for another 5,000.
Lastly, there is the consumer issue of privacy. According a San Francisco Bay Area meter reader, PG&E will be able to monitor and control consumer power usage from a central control point. Smart Meters transmit meter readings throughout the day, giving utilities frequent input as to how much energy demand there is on the system and allowing them to adjust their operations to equalize demand and reduce peak loads. Some consumers argue that the utilities can gauge the behavior of building occupants via the information collected, and that the utility's security can be hacked, jeopardizing their privacy.
The issue of SmartMeters is a thorny one, it isn't going away. The success of the SmartGrid depends on both awareness of consumer issues and an appreciation of the bigger picture in terms of overall benefits.
For related article, see:
Smart Grid, Smart Idea
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Sycamore Partners buys The Limited for $26.75 million
The apparel chain filed for bankruptcy in January and closed its e-commerce site and stores.
Sycamore Partners buys The Limited for $26.75 million
The apparel chain filed for bankruptcy in January and closed its e-commerce site and stores.
Nordstrom eclipses $3 billion in online sales in 2016
Online sales now account for more than 22% of Nordstrom's total sales.
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A TapSense executive highlights the key data points, and industry averages.
Businesses use key performance indicators (KPIs) to create measurable goals and strategies for future success. Setting meaningful KPIs is important to every business, and helps keep teams focused on doing work that has real impact.
Even within the mobile app world, different apps require different KPIs depending on their function, target audience, and market position. Knowing which KPIs to target is ultimately a decision unique to each app and each project, but some fundamental understanding can go a long way in helping to make that decision.
Determine how your mobile marketing presence fits within your overall business goals. Identify the criteria that are both most important to the business and numerically measurable. Set a specific goal for improvement that extends beyond "increase downloads." And finally, set a frequency to assess this KPI. If your goal is to increase conversions by 30% by the end of the year, it might be better to check in monthly or quarterly, rather than weekly.
The KPIs listed here are a starting point to help you determine how to assess your project based on what is most useful to you.
App Downloads—A very broad and commonly understood metric for apps, in which more is certainly better. Increasing the number of downloads from 25,000 to 100,000 is an excellent target KPI. Focusing on number of app downloads alone, however, can create incentives to generate low-quality downloads that have no real monetary value.
App Store Rank—Increasing your app's ranking, such as going from #50 to #25 in the Lifestyle section, is a great KPI, and one which will have a strong effect on your total number of downloads. Increases in your app's ranking can validate your marketing strategy and the cleverness of your app description copy.
Revenue Per User (RPU)— Adding up all the revenue generated and dividing it across your user base is a simple way to calculate your RPU. If your business allows users to make purchases, it's possible to add up all the revenue they generate and segment users into high-value and low-value groups. Increasing revenue per user is a popular business metric. Improvements in the product, marketing or merchandising can all greatly impact it. Some businesses with very long user lifecycles prefer to use the RPU metric instead of user Lifetime Value.
Lifetime Value (LTV)—User LTV is a KPI that gets more attention than almost any other because it's a very good way to understand the relative health of a mobile business. Most LTV formulas add up the total amount of revenue generated from different streams, such as advertising and purchases, and divide it by the total number of users. The revenue-per-user number is then multiplied over the lifetime of a user. Understanding LTV is critical for optimizing marketing channels to focus on finding the customers that create long-term value for the company.
Conversion Rates—Making a purchase, completing a survey, registering for an account: converting a visitor into a customer is the end goal for many apps, and improving the rate at which this happens is a common KPI that can also be used to offer insight into other aspects of your mobile strategy. A change in user interface or marketing that directly precedes an increase in conversion rates should prompt you to look at other instances in which your app's user experience may be streamlined to produce better results.
Session Length—The importance of Session Length as a KPI varies from app to app. In some cases, a long average session length coupled with a low conversion rate is a red flag requiring further experimentation with your user interface. In most cases, though, a greater session length means greater engagement with users. Use this KPI to understand the mindset of your users, and set goals accordingly.
Industry Averages to Compare your Marketing to
Marketers always are looking for benchmarks to compare their marketing to an industry average. On the TapSense platform we've seen the following averages over the past year:
Session length and app store rank are two metrics that TapSense doesn't collect.
Putting It All Together
Access to data is only the first step; Insightful interpretation of data is where real value is found. However, this can be a challenge. For example, if conversion rates increase, but revenue per user drops, are you now attracting too many low-quality users? Can you make up the revenue gap through remarketing by e-mail? Or is the revenue drop a seasonal trend that has reduced your RPU only for a specific period of time?
Having a deep understanding of your business, customers and the market that you're in is essential. There are also advanced data visualization systems and other analytical techniques that can provide an even deeper level of understanding. Cohort analysis is one popular approach. A cohort view is done for a specific group of users over a specific period of time. This helps remove some of the confusion that can be caused by seasonal trends or the impact of ongoing marketing efforts.
While understanding the uses of these common mobile KPIs is important for any business, ultimately choosing which KPI goals to set must be tailored to your particular business. Set clear, measurable goals and reassess at definite intervals. Success requires sustained effort, so take it one step at a time. Good luck.
TapSense, founded in 2011, is a mobile marketing platform that measures mobile campaigns across hundreds of publishers, and free and paid channels. Online retailers make up about 40% of its client base of more than 100.
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The Emery County Economic Development Council is formulating plans for the second annual Castle Valley Economic Summit. The summit will be held this year on Oct. 6 and 7. The summit will be held in conjunction with the Carbon County Economic Development Council with both groups working towards the success of the summit. The councils encourage business owners and employees to attend the summit for the latest in economic development information.
The evening of Oct. 6 attendees will meet at the Museum of the San Rafael and travel to the Castle Valley Ranch for a tour and a dutch oven dinner and cowboy poetry. On Oct. 7 the registration and breakfast will be held at the Museum of the San Rafael. The breakfast keynote speaker will be former lieutenant governor Gayle McKeachnie. McKeachnie serves as the governor's liasion to rural Utah.
The morning will include two breakout sessions held at the county building. Topics for the breakout sessions include: focus on tourism, agriculture, entrepreneurial opportunities and capturing the money.
The lunch keynote speaker will be Rhett Roberts who is the CEO of Redmond's family of businesses. Redmond has been recognized with many awards including business of the year and one of the top 10 friendly businesses to work for in Utah.
The popular local session will return in the afternoon. Local businesses will tell their stories of success and share the story of their business and how it started etc.
The economic development council urges those interested to plan for the "What's Swell in Castle Country," summit and work it into their schedules. The theme for the summit is, "Cultivating the seeds of entrepreneurship." The summit is an important event in the community to share ideas with fellow entrepreneurs and learn some new tools for success in business. To register for the summit call the economic development office at 381-5576.


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Nina Jiang and Leah Keiser are not there yet, Hannah Miller's jumps are even tinier, her speed, spins, footworks aren't at Lam's level yet.
You're comparing a bunch of junior girls who haven't even proven themselves and at this points aren't even close to Lam and Christina. 2 years is a long time, they could lose all their jumps as soon as anything changes.
I would prefer Angela Wang to take Christina's spot for Jr. World since Christina has gone twice.
I think it's the right call to send Czisny to worlds and leave her out of 4CCs. She's already done 4 comps this season, she's still recovering from injury- she needs some rest so she can hopefully be at or close to peak condition by Worlds.
Wagner, OTOH, missed the GPF and it would be to her benefit to go to 4CCs, get some more international experience and hopefully get some cred before heading off to worlds.
I really hope these two can get 3 spots back, but not getting my hopes up. But if one has to WD and then the 1st alternate (Zawadzki) goes, then chances go from 10% to 0.00000001%. I hope in time she can put her LP problems behind her. She has the exact opposite problem of Wagner.


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