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Aye, the chapters come out so slow 90% of he manga is blurry. I'm rereading it all atm. It's that fucking good!
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Yeah, I may just have to reread it to catch up. The only problem with the manga is the Sasuke Shippuuden moments with Sasaki, but it's not really that much of a problem, because Sasaki is way more interesting than Sasuke. I wonder if the novel it's based on was also written that way.
Wish I was better with Kanji.
Nah the novel's on a completely different level, its more realistic, Sasaki's is NOT deaf and uber cool in it. He's evil.Quote:
Originally Posted by kuroihikari: ..I wonder if the novel it's based on was also written that way.
I often have the, Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa vs Vagabond , debate with my friends, and the book owns everytime.
Although i wonder how it will happen in the manga, there will probably be a harcore duel with swords.
Evil as in "arrogant elitist warrior"+ someone who knows he's a pretty boy . He spreads bullshit about Musashi, and hangs out with Mahatachi's evil mom.
But he also has a unique sense of honor , an amazing 6 foot long katana ,which he calls the drying pole. The final fight is epic, the "science " behind it is great.
New chapter is out you know http://read.homeunix.com/onlinereadi...erver=nas.html
Originally posted by kuroihikari :
Yeah. He had a 6 foot long katana and lost to someone wielding a 4 foot improvised wooden sword by smashing his head on the ground. Talk about bad luck.
Spoiler!In the book, Kajiro dosen't lose because he run's out of luck, and musashi dosent have a 4 foot wooden sword. In a duel between two equal swordsmen , the one who usually wins is the one with the more reach, or the longer sword, On the way to the island Musashi carves a longer wooden sword.
Spoiler!Also in the battle between the Yoshioka house , the manga shows musashi killing everyone. While in the book, musashi does indeed face an awful lot of people from the yoshioka dojo, but the difference is that he comes from behind, slices the last living member of the yoshioka bloodline (a 13 year old boy who wets his pants) in half and then strategically retreats. His reason being , that the official challenge was between him and the 13 year old boy. He kills arround 50-60 odd people while retreating and does indeed do so by fighting with two swords.
ok I need the book. Now, who's got a download link for me?


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dang Vort, pretty messed up to be disrespecting Jeff in his own house.
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By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 1:53 PM GMT on April 29, 2009
One frequently hears comments like, "Earth has had many periods of warmth far exceeding the warmth of today's climate, so we should not be surprised if the current warming of the globe is a natural phenomena". This view is especially prevalent among geologists, who take a very long view of history and are among the most skeptical scientists regarding the reality of human-caused climate change. It is true that Earth's past has had many episodes of natural global warming that we can learn from. But the greatest natural global warming episode of the past 65 million years, the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) event of 55 million years ago, presents us with a cautionary tale of how massive releases of greenhouse gases--similar in scale to what humans are now producing--may cause extreme warming of the climate.
Earth's orbital variations--the most common form of natural global warming
The most common cause of natural global warming over time has been changes in Earth's orbit. Three oscillations in Earth's orbit with periods of 26,000, 41,000, and 100,000 years (called Milankovitch cycles) cause ice ages to be triggered when summer sunshine at 65°N reaches a minimum. The reduced sunlight over Canada, Siberia, and Scandinavia allows winter snowfall to persist through the summer, and thus accumulate and build Northern Hemisphere ice sheets. There isn't enough land in the Southern Hemisphere to allow large, land-based ice sheets to build there, so it is the growth and decay of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets that has controlled the timing of ice ages and warm inter-glacial periods over the past three million years. Earth's orbit is currently in a phase where the amount of sunlight falling at 65°N is changing very little. Thus, the primary mechanism for past natural global warming events is not to blame for the current warming. According to the "official" word on climate, the 2007 report of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the amount of sunlight falling at 65°N is expected to change little over the next 30,000 years, and "it is very unlikely that the Earth would naturally enter into another ice age for at least 30,000 years".
Pumping huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere coincided with extreme climate warming during the PETM
Natural global warming has also occurred in the past due to changes in solar brightness, and natural emissions of natural carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (methane is the primary component of the natural gas we use to heat our homes, is a potent greenhouse gas 20 - 25 more effective at heating the Earth than than CO2, with a lifetime of about 9 years in the atmosphere before reacting with the OH radical to form CO2). I discussed one example of natural global warming in my previous post--volcanoes have emitted enough CO2 over time to account for a large portion of Earth's natural greenhouse effect. However, volcanoes only put about 1 - 3% as much CO2 per year into the atmosphere as human activities do. What, then, does Earth's past tell us about what might happen if we dump 100 times more carbon than volcanoes do into the atmosphere, over a period of a few centuries?
The end of Earth's Paleocene era, 55 million years ago, was a time of great warmth on planet Earth. Subtropical vegetation grew in Greenland and Patagonia, and crocodiles swam off the coast of Greenland. Sea surface temperatures at the North Pole were a toasty 64°F (18°C). Tropical palm forests in northern Wyoming played host to early primates. Despite the fact that the sun put out 0.5% less energy than today (equivalent to a global temperature that would be 0.5°C cooler), there was no polar ice cap or Greenland Ice Sheet. The higher temperatures of that era were probably due to high carbon dioxide levels of 560 - 600 ppm. This is far higher than the 280 ppm seen in the 1800s, and the 383 ppm as of 2009. The continents had a different configuration due to continental drift, and this may have kept the world warmer as well.
Figure 1. Global temperature change (right scale) as inferred from oxygen-18 isotope measurements (left scale) from fossil ocean microorganisms (Zachos et al., 2001). Oxygen-18 levels in these fossils are proportional to the temperatures of the era when the fossils were formed. The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (labeled PETM) shows a sharp upward spike in temperatures occurred. This spike is likely to be understated by a factor of 2 - 4 due to coarse sampling and averaging in this data set. For more detail, see the Wikipedia entry for the PETM.
Then, 55 million years ago, the fossil record shows that an extraordinary drop in the ratio of carbon-13 to carbon-12 occurred, indicating that a massive amount of "light" carbon with low levels of the carbon-13 isotope was emitted into the atmosphere in a very short amount of time--just 500 - 20,000 years. The most likely source of carbon-13 depleted carbon would have been methane from ocean sediments or land vegetation. If it was methane, about 1,000 - 2,000 gigatons of carbon would have had to be injected into the atmosphere, in order to account for the observed fossil deposits. For comparison, the total amount of carbon in today's atmosphere, primarily as CO2, is a factor of two or three less--about 810 gigatons. The fossil record shows that extreme climatic warming occurred nearly simultaneously with this massive release of carbon into the atmosphere. Global average temperatures rose 9°F (5°C) in a geological instant--1,000 - 10,000 years (Sluijs et al., 2007). Average sea surface temperatures at the North Pole reached 74°F (23°C). The warmth lasted 120,000 - 220,000 years before weathering of silicate rocks was able to remove the CO2 from the atmosphere and return the climate to its former state. This was the largest global warming event since the time of the dinosaurs, 65 million year ago (Moran et al., 2006). The resulting impact on Earth's climate was so severe that a new geological era was born--the Eocene. The warming event has been dubbed the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), since it occurred at the boundary of these two eras. Ocean circulation patterns changed radically during the first 5,000 years of the PETM (Nunes and Norris, 2006), and the deep oceans became 11°F (6°C) warmer, severely depleted in oxygen, and more acidic. A mass extinction of deep ocean microorganisms resulted, though the exact reasons remain unclear. The PETM did not cause mass extinctions on land of plants and animals, but a major turnover in mammalian life occurred at that time. Many of today's major mammalian orders emerged in the wake of the PETM. The new geological era it ushered in, the Eocene, is named for the Greek goddess of the dawn (Eos), since this was the dawn of the era of large mammals.
It is extremely difficult to explain the warmth of the PETM without assuming that the huge amount of "light" carbon pumped into the atmosphere created intense warming due to the greenhouse effect. The controversial question is, how did this carbon get into the atmosphere? Did PETM happen because of the greenhouse effect from all the carbon added to the atmosphere, or did the carbon get released into the atmosphere in response to climatic warming from another cause (and boosting the warming that was already occurring?) The mystery is a difficult one to unravel, since our vision of what happened so long ago is very fuzzy. A recent high-resolution study of ocean sediments laid down in New Jersey during the PETM (Sluijs et al., 2007) argued that about half of the PETM warming occurred 1,000 - 1,500 years before the 1,000 - 2,000 gigatons of "light" carbon got injected into the atmosphere. The authors theorize that global warming due to some other cause heated up the deep oceans enough to release methane stored in the form of methane hydrate, a form of methane 'ice' that forms in cold bottom water under great pressures and is widely distributed and plentiful in sediments on the outer edges of continental margins. The methane released was the huge pulse of "light" carbon seen in the fossil record, and this methane warmed the planet even further via the greenhouse effect. The authors argued that the warming that triggered the PETM could have been due to a variation in Earth's orbit, or due to a pulse of greenhouse gases that didn't happen to be enriched in light carbon. A wide variety of other theories abound. Dickens (2004) theorizes that a volcano in the North Atlantic erupted through a huge fossil fuel deposit in overlying ocean sediments, releasing massive amounts of the stored carbon into the atmosphere. Pancost et al. 2006 found evidence that the warming of the PETM significantly increased as carbon stored on land in wetlands was released in the form of methane. Huber (2008) argued that temperatures got so hot during the PETM that a huge die-off of tropical vegetation resulted, creating vast deserts and putting thousands of gigatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, further increasing temperatures.
Figure 2. Photographs of methane hydrate as nodules, veins, and laminae in sediment. Intense warming of the deep oceans during the PETM may have released huge quantities of methane gas from ocean sediments with methane hydrates in them. Image credit: United States Geological Survey.
Computer climate models fail to reproduce the PETM
A big concern about the climate models that we are using to forecast climate for the coming century is that they do a poor job of reproducing the climate of the Eocene, and, in particular, the PETM. These models fail to reproduce the high temperatures observed in the polar regions relative to the tropics during the PETM. However, in the words of climate scientists Daniel Schrag and Richard Alley in a 2004 article in Nature, "It would be a grave mistake to take these lessons from ancient climates as a reason to disregard the projections from climate models." If the observations of the climate in this far-ago era are correct, the reason that the climate models fail to correctly simulate this past climate is because the climate is more sensitive to CO2 than believed. There is a missing "feedback" causing increased warming near the pole that the models are missing. Sluijs et al. (2006) theorize that the models may be missing how hurricanes transport heat to the poles, or how polar stratospheric clouds may act to trap heat over the poles. In short, the failure of the models to correctly simulate the PETM may mean that our current estimates of the amount of global warming likely over the coming century (1.1°C - 6.4°C) are far too low. The other possibility, mentioned by Huber (2008) is that the models are correct, but the temperatures inferred for the tropics from the fossil record are in error. This wouldn't be the first time that measurements were found to be in error and the models vindicated.
Comparison with today
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, humans have pumped about 500 gigatons of carbon into the atmosphere. There are about 5,000 gigatons in the planet's coal reserves, while oil and traditional natural gas deposits are hundreds of gigatons each (Rogner, 1997). Given that humans are now adding about 10 gigatons of carbon to the atmosphere each year (Global Carbon Project, 2007), we will surpass the 1,000 gigaton mark 50 years from now at current emission rates. This is at the lower end of the 1,000 - 2,000 gigatons of carbon that are estimated to have been added to the atmosphere during the PETM--the most extreme natural global warming event of the past 65 million years. Though our view of events so long ago is very fuzzy, the PETM should serve as a cautionary tale. We cannot rule out the possibility that continuation of our current rates of fossil fuel burning will lead to an extreme climatic warming event like the PETM. In particular, we need to keep a careful eye on the huge reservoirs of methane hydrate stored in marine sediments (500 - 10,000 gigatons of carbon) and stored in permafrost (7.5 - 400 gigatons). Continued warming of the planet could trigger substantial releases of these massive reservoirs of greenhouse gases, leading to a repeat of the PETM event. However, a 2008 study by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP, 2008) concludes that there is currently no evidence that a sudden catastrophic release of methane stored in ocean sediments or in permafrost will happen over the next century. It should take at least a century for global warming to penetrate the deep oceans and permafrost regions containing these significant reservoirs of methane hydrates. The study concludes, "Catastrophic release of methane to the atmosphere appears very unlikely in the near term (e.g., this century)...Although the prospect of a catastrophic release of methane to the atmosphere as a result of anthropogenic climate change over the next century appears very unlikely based on current knowledge, many of the processes involved are still poorly understood, and developing a better predictive capability requires further work. On a longer time scale, methane release from hydrate reservoir is likely to be a major influence in global warming over the next 1,000 to 100,000 years". So, the bottom line is: don't expect global warming to be able to cause huge releases of methane hydrates in the coming century, such as may have occurred during PETM. But it is wise to ponder that a release of greenhouse gases similar in magnitude to what we are doing now coincided with the most extreme global warming event of the last 65 million years. We should not be surprised if our human greenhouse gas emissions cause a similar massive climate perturbation over the next 1,000 years, leading the dawn of a new geological era--the Anthropocene.
For more information
The best resource I found while researching this was a December 2008 report from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), titled, Abrupt Climate Change. Chapter 5, "Potential for Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Methane" [1.3 Mb] was the relevant chapter.
Archer, D., 2007, "Methane hydrate stability and anthropogenic climate change", Biogeosciences, 4, 521544,.
Dickens, G.R., 2004, "Hydrocarbon-driven warming", Nature 42, 429, pp513-515, 3 June 2004.
Huber, M., 2008, "A Hotter Greenhouse?", Science 321, no. 5887, pp. 353-354, DOI: 10.1126/science.1161170
Moran, et al., 2006, "The Cenozoic palaeoenvironment of the Arctic Ocean", Nature 441, 601-605 (1 June 2006) | doi:10.1038/nature04800.
Nunes, F. and R.D. Norris, 2006, "Abrupt reversal in ocean overturning during the Paleocene/Eocene warm period", Nature 439 (7072): 603. doi:10.1038/nature04386
Pancost, R.D., et al., 2006, "Increased terrestrial methane cycling at the Palaeocene-Eocene thermal maximum", Nature 449, 332-335 (20 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/nature06012
Rogner, H.-H, 1997, "An assessment of world hydrocarbon resources", Annu. Rev. Energy Environ., 22, 217-262.
Sluijs, A., et al., 2006, "Subtropical Arctic Ocean temperatures during the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum", Nature 441, 610-613 (1 June 2006) | doi:10.1038/nature04668
U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), 2008: Abrupt Climate Change. A report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [Clark, P.U., A.J. Weaver (coordinating lead authors), E. Brook, E.R. Cook, T.L. Delworth, and K. Steffen (chapter lead authors)]. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, 459 pp.
Zachos, J. C., U. Rohl, S.A. Schellenberg, A. Sluijs, D.A. Hodell, D.C. Kelly, E. Thomas, M. Nicolo, I. Raffi, L.J. Lourens, H. McCarren, and D. Kroon, 2005, "Rapid Acidification of the Ocean During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum", Science, 308, 1611-1615
Portlight.org relief walk in Destin, FL a big success
Over the weekend, the portlight.org disaster relief charity ran a highly successful relief walk in Destin, FL, to raise money for the disaster relief. The theme of this walk was to raise relief money not only for people, but for pets as well, with 25% of the money raised intended for taking care of pets injured or abandoned during disasters. As detailed in the portlight.org blog, the pet theme was a great way to raise money, and about $5000 was raised. The other relief walks this year raised $1500 in New Orleans and $542 in Kissimmee. Many more walks are planned this year, with the next one being this weekend (May 2) in Summerville, SC. Portlight also helped out with disaster relief operations for the South Carolina fires yesterday.
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A lifetime ago, I went to Syria as a tourist. I burned to see the ruins of Palmyra, home to Queen Zenobia, who defied mighty Rome in the third century A.D. I wanted to wander the ancient medinas of Aleppo and Damascus and climb the ramparts of the Krac des Chevaliers, the world's most sublime crusader castle – near Homs.
On that trip, Homs was an afterthought, a transit point to get to the castle. Along the way, some local children became interested in two young tourists and decided to play guide. We wandered around the deserted castle with them, and afterward, they showed us Homs, introduced us to tasty street snacks and took us home to their moms, who fed us and offered us beds.
We hadn't planned to stay in Homs but were so charmed we did.
Years later, in 2011, I began to cover the revolutions that came to be collectively known as the "Arab Spring" – in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and, of course, Syria.
Syria, of all of them, has been the toughest – both to cover and to watch. We have had journalists inside the country and often supplemented their reporting by calling into Syria, For three years, we talked to people on the ground in Homs, a rebel stronghold in the battle against President Bashar Assad.
We watched neighborhoods there slowly disappear as people escaped or died in the onslaught by regime forces. Old Homs held out for the rebels, but barely. Forget heat or electricity, food and water became a daily struggle. Then earlier this month, the rebels and the government agreed on a truce – the rebels would leave the quarter for areas in the north. In exchange, they would allow humanitarian aid into some of the territory they hold and free prisoners.
A few days later, as former residents returned to the quarter, they were stunned to find a level of destruction they could not have imagined. Their neighborhood had been reduced to rubble, craters, shells of structures.
No one is coming back, they told us, believed they could stay there or would be living there anytime soon.
More shocking was the presence of a government tourism official assessing the damage, trying to determine how many hotels were still open, which ones could be salvaged, planning for the future of Homs as a tourist destination.
I call that delusional.
Forget that few airlines fly to Syria anymore from the West. The tourists from the Persian Gulf abandoned the country years ago. Even war-hardened Iraqis shun the beaches of Latakia.
And when some intrepid tourist wants to go, what will they find? The renowned medina of Aleppo is in ruins. Homs is rubble, and even the Krac des Chevaliers, perched high on a hill, a structure built to withstand attacks including one by famed warrior Saladin nine centuries ago, has not escaped the war. It has been damaged by airstrikes and artillery.
These days, I have a hard time reconciling the city I wandered many years ago with what it is now. At Christmas, I heard from my my travel companion back then:
"I see you have written articles on the Syrian conflict," he wrote, "I have thought of those families we met there in our travels all those years ago quite often lately. I guess they have all been caught up in the conflict one way or another unfortunately."
I have thought about them, too, even as I tried not to. I don't know where they are now, but I know where I hope they aren't: Homs.
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Click here to download our Event Request Form and e-mail it to Jilian Murphy, fax it to Attn: Food Drives at (603) 669-0270, or mail it to New Hampshire Food Bank, Attn: Jilian, 700 East Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, NH 03109. We will review your form and get back to you with any requests for support or materials that you include.
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Stop trolling in here, its getting annoying.
Besides, the thing that Sushi is pointing out is something that a user on 4 chan pointed out, then later admitted to hating Nintendo. So meh, not a lot of thought put into it originally.
It's just the Metroid series remade for the Xbox crowd.
However Samus Aran is now some unknown low ranking military personal.
Also the space pirates worship some giant doomsday hula hoop machine.
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Either way, I loved the game. But I'm still surprised at the incredible ratings it's getting. Games who average at the scores SMG is are usually pretty revolutionary. SMG is great fun, but not really that revolutionary.
Personally, I was never that fond of 3D-Mario games either. Mario 64 had me cursing too much about the stupid backwaysflipinthemiddleofanothermaneuverjump and it was almost impossible to make your way forward in water. The SMG doesn't have any of these problems and actually fixed everything that made me angry about Mario 64. I do miss the Mushroom Kingdom though... *sighs*


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Grandmas love to brag. It's what they do and I plan to brag like crazy when I have grand kids too. Grandmas have their photo books, or iPhones packed with images of their far away grandchildren but now thanks to Martha Stewart Crafts by Plaid my kids and I made their Mimi ( Grandma in Texas) a brag bag. When I agreed to be part of this Mother's Day campaign I knew I had to do something with my kids because that is what No Time For Flash Cards is about. The bag was created by my kids and I and we even tried to make sure it was a little fancy cause they like it fancy in Texas. You gotta check out how I turned my son's writing into a custom stencil, enough talk you just have to see it.
- Gather your materials. This is what they sent me. Amazing right? What we ended up using were the heat tool, the stencil film, stencil tape, craft paint ( I am in love with this paint), sponge tip bottles, stencil brushes and stencil adhesive. I also bought a tote bag and we used some wood cut outs, thread, needle, glass, paper, marker and a thumbtack we had.
- I started by getting my son to write Mimi on some paper. This was the central idea for this craft. I wanted to make sure it was his writing on the bag.
- Then I put the paper under some glass and taped the stencil film on top.
- Time to cut with the heat tool. Now as you see my kids are not doing any of these steps and no child should. This is adult time for sure. This heat tool is seriously hot. It's easy to use and hold correctly but please it's only for adults. It cut so easily through the film. I am in love with this idea of custom and re-usable stencils. I am thinking hand prints, silhouettes… the possibilities are endless. I specifically kept the edges rough to make it match my son's writing.
- Next I sprayed the adhesive on the stencil and applied it to our bag. I totally put it on wrong and just like the can said, I could reposition it no problem.
- Then using the stencil tape I added a few stripes as per my son's request. I let my kids choose the colors , ok so really I let them choose pearl or satin.
- Then I painted the bag.
- I think it turned out really well. Also something for moms like me that can fit adult crafting in only if you can do it fast, this paint dries quick. I love that it does. It's also non toxic which is so important to me.
- We weren't done yet though. I wanted my daughter to add her touch as well. These sponge tips that can be added right to the paint bottles were the perfect tool for her to help. { There are no warnings on these products but please use the utmost care and give any young child your complete attention when crafting}.
- I used some wooden flower cut outs we had and made them into buttons by hammering a pushpin into them. Use one as a guide so all will line up.
- Then I taped then to a paper towel and let my daughter paint them.
- Once they were dried I threaded them together into a cluster.
- Then sewed them on to the bag as the dots on the i's .
Now all we have to do is send this to Mimi in Texas for her to carry around telling everyone how her brilliant grandchildren made her this amazing Mother's Day gift.
This post is part of a wonderful campaign you can find more great ideas for Mother's Day using Martha Stewart Craft Paint by Plaid by connecting to them on Facebook , Twitter and my fave Pinterest .I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Plaid and Blueprint Social. The opinions and creations in this post are my own


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Dear Peggy: I've heard so much about food allergies. Are milk allergies common? —A.W., Middleton, Wisconsin
They're not as common as you might believe. Many people who think they have a milk allergy are actually lactose-intolerant. With a milk allergy, the body can't handle casein and other protein components in milk. The immune system starts working, causing a reaction.
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For the second week in a row, the Marion Wildcats rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit to pick up a win, this time 35-24 over the Harrisburg Bulldogs.
Marion trailed 18-7 at halftime, but scored 28 second-half points including 20 in the fourth quarter to come away with the win. The Wildcats are now 2-1 while Harrisburg falls to 1-2.
"It is a really special trait to be able to bounce back like that," said Marion coach Kerry Martin. "Two nights back to back is a dang rare thing. That's not something teams do every week."
But Martin said this week's game was a lot different than last week's win over Mattoon.
"Last week we were clicking offensively and we made a comeback," Martin said. "This week we weren't clicking and we made a comeback. I can't put my finger on it but I think we're real close to being a real good football team. We're also real close to being a really average football team."
Friday, the Wildcats overcame five interceptions by quarterback Brant Hill, three coming in the first half that led to two Harrisburg touchdowns. The Bulldogs built their lead on touchdown runs of 39-yards by Jarren Goldman and 4 yards by Corbin Crim.
Goldman's score came two plays after Noah Vallette picked off a Hill pass.
Leading 12-7, the Bulldogs got one more score on the last play of the first half on a 2-yard pass from Sykes Thompson to Kyle Heavner. That score was set up by an interception by Cooper Thompson that was returned to the Wildcats two yard line.
Harrisburg's offense was boosted by Goldman's 161 first-half rushing yards But Goldman suffered a broken arm on the late second-quarter scoring drive and did not return.
"That really hurt us," said Harrisburg coach Jason Roper. "He was running the ball really well and we had to put some kids in there that didn't have many reps. But no excuses. Marion played a great game. They finished really well. In the second half they made some adjustments and they outplayed us."
Marion scored the first two touchdowns in the second half on a 3-yard run by Jared Dorris and a 37-yard run by Hill to take a 22-18 lead with 11:51 left in the game. But Corbin Crim ran the ensuing kickoff back 90 yards for a score and Harrisburg was back on top.
That was all the Harrisburg scoring. After the teams traded punts, Hill hooked up with Chase Hughart for a 48-yard scoring strike to put Marion on top 28-24. Hill got his second rushing touchdown with 1:07 left from 9 yards out to ice the game.
Hill finished the night running for 140 yards and passing for 167. But his five interceptions were a concern for Martin.
Page 2 of 2 - "He's a playmaker and he makes plays," Martin said. "And he's a bit of a gunslinger, sometimes to a fault. I think once he learns to channel that, he can be a really special player."
Along with Hill, Mitchell Bartle added 74 yards and a touchdown. Harrisburg got 47 rushing yards from Daniel Lewis and 37 from Zach Perkins in the loss.
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By PATSY STODDARDStaff, Emery County Progress
At the recent rangeland/livestock conference held in St. George the topic of monitoring the rangeland was discussed intensively. Earl Hindley who is a retired BLM rangeland specialist spoke to the topic and presented a series of photos.
Hindley said, "I work with historical photos in assessing change on the land. There is a widespread perception that grazing causes damage and then this perception is reinforced with photos. These photos of cattleguards or salting areas are then presented to the public. These photos show only a small fraction of public lands. What things looked like historically is often just a matter of perception, but with repeat photography; we can see what things looked like and get a different perspective. With same spot retakes, comparisons can be made. I have obtained many photographs through the geological survey archives in Denver. Also there is a photo documentation of the Manti-LaSal by Joel Frandsen that I have used.
"Old family photos can also be used. We completed the San Juan project and it's not perfect but it is a qualitive example which can be examined. Decisions and determinations can be made using these photos. My interest was peaked by these old geological pictures," said Hindley.
Hindley went on to show the audience the photos. The historical photo was on one screen and the repeat photo on a screen right beside it. Hindley would point out the differences in the photos and then would display the repeat photos in color.
Hindley said, "One photo from the 1880s shows a dry, desolate environment. The recent, repeat photo shows an area with vast improvements in the river channel and habitat. Improved vegetation has helped build a floodplain. Traditional plants have been reestablished along the bank. It has been shown that tamarisk can be displaced by strong riparian native plants. This photo shows the tamarisk is beginning to be pushed back.
"One environmental lawsuit lost their case because of this photo. All of the grazed areas have shown improvements in the recent photo compared to the pictures from the 20s and 40s. The photographic history of the San Juan shows that as a vegetative resource it is in much better shape and the diversification and age class of the ground cover and other plants has stabilized and the photographs are compelling evidence of these results," said Hindley.
G. Allen Rasmussen, Utah State University extension rangeland specialist spoke next. He presented the ranchers with a practical approach to rangeland management through photo documentation. "Taking photographs of your allotment is a protection. Train yourself to photograph and monitor. The Society for Range Management has defined monitoring as the orderly collection, analysis and interpretation of data to evaluate progress toward stated goals. To monitor is to watch, observe or check on for a specific purpose. Look, pay attention to what is happening and record your observations in some way. Why do we need to do all this? Because we are getting beat up it's not endangered species, it's the 'endangered rancher.'
"It is a six step process for your survival. The first step is to get some equipment, a camera, photo board, reference pole, film, notebook and maps so you can mark where you are. When determining the location for your photo use the key area concept. You need proof. Work with others and show the differences and improvements. You need a landmark that you can go back to time and again that is easy to find. Use your photo board to record where you are with the date and give the site a reference number. Make sure the landmark is in the photo and record that site. You will collect, analyze and interpret. You will also need a good storage system for your photos so get them in a file. Write notes concerning the use and events on the site. Record your interpretations of the management effects on the site. Then go to the next site and repeat the process.
"The United States Geological Survey takes aerial photographs every five years and these are available for public use through the state website. Next you need to get repeat photos preferably every year. Aldo Leopold once said, "If you learn to read the land, I have no fear what you will do to the land." Your monitoring data can demonstrate how you read the land, reducing others fear of what you might do. Monitoring is your chance to prove yourself by establishing a time line and a history.
"Old family albums, historic records at the courthouse and even the library are additional sources for photos you can use to tell a story about the management of your area. Look for old photos that have some identifiable feature maybe from a family picnic or a round-up, by finding that location today and putting yourself in the same location as the original photographer, you can take a picture that will show conditions today.
Jack Payne, vice president of the Extension and Continuing Education at Utah State University was the concluding speaker for the conference. He said, "Earl's photos are fascinating. Seeing is believing. This means we need to tell our story better. We need to inform and clear up misconceptions concerning grazing."
The documentation of the allotments through a photo history will become even more important in the future. A clear, concise record will be the only means of representing your allotment in court. All grazing permit renewals are being appealed in court by environmental groups.


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This seasonal orchard offers more than 80 varieties of apples and pears. We will be opening on Saturday, September 10th! As always, we will be open on Saturdays and Sunday from 10-5 during the season unless otherwise noted. Please check here or on Facebook before you come! Days and hours may change due to weather or the current status of the ripe crop.
For over 50 years, Oney's Tree Farm has been the place where family Christmas traditions begin with a hunt for the perfect tree across the rolling hills. Precut and trees to plant are also available. Owned and operated by the Peterson family, the farm offers free horse-drawn wagon rides and visits with Mrs. Claus in her North Pole house. The 1904 barn turns into a magical gift shop, bakery and hot lunch spot with the Peterson grandchildren working alongside family and friends. Custom fresh wreaths, garland and centerpieces, created by Grandma Dawn Peterson, are also available. Open the day after Thanksgiving and daily through mid-December from 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Oney's also sells homegrown trees, shrubs and perennials to the public in April and May. Tap into the Peterson family's decades of experience by bringing pictures and measurements of the landscape space for custom design services. Open spring and fall from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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All Seasons Apple Orchard is a u-pick apple orchard located in Woodstock, the county seat of McHenry County in Northern Illinois. We have more than 11,000 apple trees and 12 varieties of apples, including Honey crisp and the Asian pear. We also have a pick your own pumpkin patch (pumpkin picking), with six different varieties of pumpkins for your decorating and baking needs. Starting Labor Day Weekend, explore our 10 acre Corn Maze with 3 miles of pathways and 2 bridges. Spend time in our petting zoo, country farm market, or indoor grill restaurant which offers seasonal favorites like homemade apple donuts, apple cider, caramel apples, local honey and much more! At All Seasons Orchard, the hay ride (wagon ride) will take you on a tour through our beautiful orchards and is essential to a complete fall season experience! In our 20th year, we continue our commitment to producing the best apples in Illinois for you and your family!
This independently-owned, hometown bookstore offers a great selection of best sellers and local favorites with a knowledgeable staff who will help you choose the perfect read. The store also includes a selection of toys, an old-fashioned candy counter and many local gift items. Located in the Historic Woodstock Square.
The Gardens of Woodstock is more than just plants... its a destination. The Gardens feature several waterfalls and ponds. The original waterfall was small with only a 3 foot drop and a small pond. Today when you take a walk through The Gardens you can see how our passion grew and evolved. The Gardens now includes 5-separate waterfalls. The two largest have over 5 foot drops and evoke serenity with the sound of falling water. You can identify two more by the sound of bubbling brooks and small catch ponds that cascade into a large pond. The Gardens is the perfect atmosphere for a one of a kind wedding, alive with blooms to delight you and your guests. Each wedding is unique and here at The Gardens we pride ourselves at making yours as distinctive as possible.
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What began as a few dozen apple trees for family and friends in 1975, evolved to what it is today - Lang's Orchard. we wanted an "old-fashioned orchard." We recalled coming out of the city and going out to the country to just pick apples! We're happy to provide that experience to visitors and families. .
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The former Nut & Candy House is now the Long Grove Confectionery's Factory Store. Along with the store's original kinds of fresh roasted and raw nuts, chocolates, chocolate covered nuts, yogurt covered items, snack mixes and assorted candies, the store will also feature Long Grove Confectionery's famous hand-made chocolates. Bulk, bagged or gift packed items also available.
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In 1914, the Ford Motor Company announced its intention to implement the eight-hour workday, for which Ford employees would be paid $5.00 a day. One hundred years later, Lizabeth Cohen, professor of American Studies at Harvard University and dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, reflects on Ford's intentions and the company's impact.
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None of us will ever know what it's like to be another person, which is what makes a new performance art project at Harvard so fun to consider. Conceived by performance artist and Radcliffe Institute fellow David Levine, it's called "Character Analysis," and features actors who study ordinary people and go out into the world, behaving like the person they're trying to become.
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As the media entered the ADPRO Sports Training Center for the final day of mandatory minicamp, a familiar face to the Buffalo Bills was seen by all. Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, who is battling cancer, showed up to team facilities for the first time since undergoing radiation and chemotherapy.
Unbeknownst to the 90 players on the Bills roster, Kelly walked out on to the field after they got through stretching and talked to the team as they huddled around him. Considering all that he has been through over the past several months, it was a special moment for both he and the team.
"Like to be honest, I'm not no little girl, but that brought a tear to my eye. That's a legend right there," said wide receiver and Buffalo-native Mike Williams. "I kept saying it every time he said a word, I said, 'legend.' It was a joy to see him out there talking and walking around, and to come and talk to us and to say the things he said about our offense, it was kind of like a joy."
The message he delivered was an important one to head coach Doug Marrone in trying to provide perspective to where the players are at and what type of city they're playing in. He hopes the message sinks in for his players.
"He made a good point, and it's one that we drive home with the players. Buffalo is a special place with special people in this area," Marrone said. "Jim's message was, when he was a player here they supported him. Obviously now, fighting his battles, they're supporting him just as much, if not more, now. I think that says a lot for the people in this region. I think that's a good point and our players have to understand that."
After delivering the message, some players said they think the team got a spark for their final session before a month-long break just by hearing and seeing Kelly speak. As he finished up his talk, the former Bills quarterback went to walk off the field but was then called back to break the huddle for the team to start the practice.
"We're with him. We're fighting through this, just like he's been there with us trying to fight through what we're going through," Marrone remarked. "We support him and it was great for him to get out there and be amongst the team, which I think he feels comfortable about and having the strength to address them."
While he was there watching the team go through drills, he was surrounded by Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas and Bills President and CEO Russ Brandon. Kelly stayed around practice for about an hour before exiting with his brother Dan.
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Items of Interest! December 4th, 2012
Kent Wilson
December 04 2012 01:00PM
As usual, Flames news is thin on the ground at this juncture of the this infernal, perpetual lock-out. Still, there remains one or hockey two items of interest worth considering.
ITEM! Remember when I talked about Joe Colborne as a potential comparable for Mark Jankowski? Well, here's an in-depth discussion of Colborne's struggles this year from McKeen's pro scouting coordinator Gus Katsaros. Let's all agree that if Colborne doesn't improve, he's not a Jankowski comparable. Cool? Cool.
ITEM! The Abbotsford Heat have a few nice looking wallpapers available for download at their site. Leland Irving is not one of the featured players...
ITEM! Speaking of the Heat, word is Sven Baertschi is suffering from a concussion (aw crap!) and not even skating at the moment. Audio from a Weisbrod interview conducted by QR77 discussing the injury can be found here (December 3rd, about 8:30pm).
(That sound you hear is every Flames fan, Heat fan and member of Calgary managment groaning in fear and disappointment)
RELATED! Ryan Howse has been recalled from the Utah Grizzly (ECHL affiliate). Howse's results this year are completely underwhelming (1 goal, 7 points, 12th in team scoring) so it's somewhat surprising he was called up in preference to Mitch Wahl (18 points, 2nd on team in scoring) or Bryan Cameron (19 points, 1st). It could be just an issue of position/need since the Heat have a lot of centers and such, but very few natural left wingers now that Baertschi is hurt (which Howse is).
ITEM! Remember Curtis McBac...err McElhinney? The dude is positively on fire for the Springfield Falcons (Columbus' far team) this year. He's started 16 games, won 11 of them and boasts a save percentage of .940.
Of course, it's worth pointing out here that the AHL seaosn is still very young. Recall that Nikolai Khabibulin was one of the hottest goalies in the NHL through the first six weeks last year. Meaning - things can change.
Of course, McElhinney is 29 years old so the chances of him suddenly figuring things out and becoming a worthwhile starter at the NHL level are slim. That said, it's entirely possible he'll at least be as good as Steve Mason whenever hockey starts again.
ITEM! One of the very few positives should the entire season be canceled from a Flames perspective is the fact the team would have a good shot at getting a very high draft pick out of the next draft lottery. Because Calgary has failed to make the playoffs in each of the last three seasons, they would be one of seven clubs with three lottery balls in the draft. Luckily, someone has mocked a nice little draft lottery simulator here which you can use to see how things may go down if the league intelligently (sarc) wipes out its second season in eight years.
Run a simulation and let us know which pick the Flames got for you in the comments (7th overall for me). Through over 1500 simulations so far, Calgary has averaged out at about 5th overall. And the next draft is going to be chalked full of high-end talent: Seth Jones, Ryan McKinnon, Aleksander Barkov, Hunter Shinkaruk, Jonathan Drouin...
ITEM! If you haven't read this Jonathan Willis piece on Don Fehr and what he hopes to accomplish as the NHLPA's head, you should. Despite the lock-out Jon continues to churn out high quality work each and every day. For my money he's one of the best hockey writers going right now.
ITEM! Ben Wendorf over at NHLNumbers came up with a time on ice stat that helps correct for team factors and era adjustments (5on5%). He found that over the last 5 years, Jarome Iginla has played the most ES minutes of any forward in the entire league.
FINAL ITEM! Johnny Gaudreau has been named NCAA Hockey East's player of the month for November. Get your Gaudreau shirt orders in by the end of the day today because the order goes out tomorrow...
PS - Yes the owners and players are meeting today. No, we don't expect anything worthwhile to happen. Yes, we will update you if something actually does...
13th in the draft simulator.
December 04 2012, 01:44PM
1st overall pick in the simulator!!! Oh yea!!!
December 04 2012, 01:48PM
20th on the draft for me. Great.
4th for me.
I was just thinking the lost season was going to be bad for the Flames because they've got no opportunity to get any more draft picks this year - I know Feaster had talked before about this year being the year to have extra picks. Currently only one pick in the top 70 or so?
December 04 2012, 02:09PM
Haha.. Flames got the 1st overall pick and the Oilers got the 16th!!
December 04 2012, 02:19PM
ITEM! I ran the sim 4 times and the Flames got picked 8th, 7th, 12th, and Pittsburgh.
Ugh. 16th. Then 20th, 14th twice, and then finally 7th and 4th twice.
I think this means that Calgary will get some good picks in the 6th and 7th lockout years.
December 04 2012, 04:26PM
Got 22nd in that lottery...I think I'll join sincity in not watching the lottery...
December 04 2012, 04:54PM
hee hee hee
Ran it the first time and the Flames got 21st. And if the draft snakes... ;-)
The Oilers picked 16th.
The top ten went NJ, FLA, WSH, OTT, SJ, WPG, VAN (ugh), NYI, BUF, CBJ
And yes, I will be wathing that draft lottery with my Feaster voodoo doll in hand. j/k
I ran it ten more times and the Flames finished 1st, 11th, 12th, 3rd, 8th, 16th, 10th, 17th, and in the tenth Feaster traded the pick for Marc Savard and the negotiating rights to Tim Thomas.
December 04 2012, 04:58PM
Not good news about Baertschi. I really do hope this is just precautionary. This is his second concussion, if I recall correctly.
On a more positive note, Flames fans can at least be thankful that they have an organization that is keeping an eye out for such things, as opposed to simply running him out there come hell or high water.
As for the draft, I think the Flames have to take a center in this one, if it means trading up or reaching down. Jankowski is a long shot and Reinhart doesn't look like more than a 3rd liner on an optimal lineup. Alternative to that would be to try and nab a high-end defenseman. Their prospect pool on the blueline is extremely shallow.


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Kirsten Greenlaw is a little girl with a big shot.
Greenlaw, a sophomore at Rock Canyon High School, plays on the ThunderRidge girls lacrosse team, which draws players from Highlands Ranch, Mountain Vista, Rock Canyon and ThunderRidge High Schools.
She leads the Continental League in goals with 44, and her 58 points makes her the league's scoring leader.
Greenlaw is a standout on the field, even though sometimes she might be hard to find when she is being defensed by bigger defenders.
"You would never know just by looking at her that she could be so dominant on the lacrosse field, she is so tiny and quick" said ThunderRidge coach Alanna Gilbertson. "Even though she is only a sophomore, she is definitely a leader on our team and helps control the pace of the game.
"She is a lefty, which is always a plus in girls lacrosse, and she has one of the hardest shots I have seen in my 11 years of coaching. She has a unique talent for being able to get the shot off quickly and accurately."
Greenlaw, 5-foot-6, has been playing lacrosse for the past six years and really doesn't think a lot about goals, assists or points.
"It's always a surprise when I hear the stats," said Greenlaw. "All I know is I want to continue to get better each game and each year. I love this sport. My position is attack and that's what I love to do is attack the net.
"I don't think about being a high scorer, I just love to fire it into the net. I love the challenge of weaving between players and being a natural lefty, it helps throw off defenders. My favorite shot is a wrap, angle shot to the top corner."
Being a smaller player hasn't been a disadvantage.
"A lot of teams send their bigger defenders on me because they think they can block me right away but my quickness has always been an advantage for me," said Greenlaw. "So I definitely get some jaws to drop when I go right past these bigger defenders."
Greenlaw scored 51 goals and had had 19 assists last season as a freshman and was an All-Continental League pick and an honorable mention All-State selection.
"My goal is to again make first team Continental League plus first team All-State," said Greenlaw, who is going to try out for the national team in May. "Of course, I couldn't be who I am without my teammates, especially Haley Kroll, Brianna LeCompte and Millie Micho. We work well together transitioning down the field."
ThunderRidge lost six seniors who were starters, but with 10 new players, the 2013 Grizzlies have been competitive, with a 5-5 record.
"Kirsten has some pretty great teammates that have helped her to be so successful," said Gilbertson. "Haley Kroll and Brianna LeCompte have definitely been very important factors in our team's success over the last four years. Even though their goal stats might not be as impressive as Kirsten's, they are both amazing players. Haley had 35 goals and 10 assists. Brianna has 21 goals and nine assists. They will both be continuing on the collegiate level, Brianna at LIU Post in New York and Haley at Mesa State."


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This injury will never result in an individual qualifying for SSI disability. Not even when it occurs on the side of your dominant hand. That doesn't mean it isn't a serious problem and can result in significant shoulder dysfunction and pain. It simply means it will never "meet" an SSI disability listing and will not result in more than a one-arm light RFC (residual functional capacity) rating. (photo credit)
The spinal accessary nerve supplies the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and trapezius muscles. So when the nerve is injured your ability to rotate, tilt, flex your head may be impaired (SCM). Your ability to elevate your shoulder and draw your head back so the face is upward may also be impaired (trapezius muscle involvement). The shoulder may exhibit a winged scapula which may be more apparent or exaggerated on arm abduction.
Causes of SAN injury include iatrogenic, traumatic, and neurologic.
Most iatrogenic SAN injury occur following diagnostic lymph node biopsies of the posterior triangle of the neck. Injury rates from these procedures are reportedly 3-8%. Functional neck dissections are another source of iatrogenic SAN injury.
As with other nerve injuries, if the injury is a transection and is recognized it can be repaired. This may be done immediately or within 3 to 6 months after the injury.
If it is uncertain if this nerve was indeed cut or is a closed injury (ie trauma), then close follow-up with serial electrical tests helps determine if surgery will be required. Physical therapy is the mainstay of treatment regardless of whether surgery is indicated. It improves range of motion and encourages a return of strength once contraction occurs.
Nerve regeneration can take 3-12 months, during which time physical therapy is performed. Patients with a spinal accessory nerve injury older than 1-2 years may not be a candidate for nerve surgery. So the sooner the injury is recognized and diagnosed, the better. Options for these patients may include tendon/muscle transfer techniques to stabilize the scapula and reduce pain.
1. Cranial Nerve XI: The Spinal Accessory Nerve – Clinical Methods
2. Accessory Nerve Injury; Rohan Ramchandra Walvekar, MD, et al; eMedicine, July 20, 2010
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Ways to Engage: Marketing and PR in the Digital Age
by Victoria Wurdinger on Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Have you hosted a Tweetstakes, posted a vlog or used your online booking program to send targeted offers? Maybe not, but chances are you haven't mailed out a press kit recently either—paper is passé. The digitally dividing question: If you aren't experiencing social media awesomeness yet, do you really have to hire one of today's self-proclaimed social media gurus, ninjas, stars or strategists? And, must you blog, tweet, post, Digg and retweet five times a day? To both of those, thank goodness, no. There's a lot you can do yourself these days without getting overwhelmed. Besides, if you're on your iPhone all day, you aren't working.
To effectively launch a digital marketing and PR campaign, start with a straightforward strategy. Says Laura Fitzgerald, the owner of Lift Consulting LLC, which handles marketing and PR for 16 salons across the country, as well as non-industry clients, "You'll have more success with a simple plan. Determine what you want to do six months out. The three things you should involve are a website, Facebook and direct mail—either snail mail or email. Every region and client base is different. A New Jersey salon I work with gets the best results with printed material displayed in the salon but an Atlanta salon sees instant results from specials posted on its Facebook page. It all starts with knowing your client base."
Avoid social networking fatigue and focus your efforts. Exposure on a hyper-local website or blog brings bigger payoffs than national attention, while a major platform like Facebook can get your message out to current clients and other consumers.
7 Things to Try:
Involve the Community. If you don't know where your clients live online, ask, or use an online survey from sites like Survey Monkey (surveymonkey.com). Based on what you learned, create a six-month plan for digital marketing and PR, then test and measure results. Don't try to do it all; focus on what's successful. While PR creates great buzz, most salons want to see the numbers spike, which puts the focus on marketing, says Fitzgerald.
Interact with Consumers Formerly Called Fans. Do you now call a Facebook Fan Page a Like Page? Never mind the nomenclature, go to Facebook.com, create a page for your business and ask clients to like you. Keep the page professional, brand it with your photos and post hair care tips or specials. Ask salon clients to find you on Facebook, and add a Facebook badge to your website, so they can link right through. Also ask your web developer to add widgets for other social networks. You don't have to know what these all are right off, except that they allow your clients to share your stories on other social networks and on their own Facebook pages. Once you have a lot of "likers," with just a click or two, you can invite them to an event or tell them about a back-to-school special. Encourage them to post ways they use your products or share photos of themselves in that straw set that you took hours to do.
Put Stake in Your Stylists. If you don't have a Facebook page, chances are your stylists do. While some prefer it for personal use and don't want you to see their snarky comments about the boss, most will use it to promote themselves and the business. Give them photo work to post or hold a salon photo shoot. Jenn Mapp-Bressan, the brand manager for Cibu International Hair Care, the Ratner Companies house brand, says about 25% of corporate stylists embrace social media and, "We provide them with Facebook content to use."
Get your Groupon—if You Know Your Goal. John Escalada, owner of Skyline Downtown Salon in Kansas City, MO, used the collective bargaining power of Groupon, which emails daily deals to thousands of locals in 140 U.S. cities. How it works: Set the deal (Escalada offered $100 worth of services for $45) and the minimum number of customers you want; if not enough sign up, the deal is cancelled. Local consumers pay Groupon online, print out a coupon and book the appointment. Know your goal and your costs! Groupon takes half off the top, plus 3% for credit card fees; salons take product costs and pay commissions out of their half, says Escalada, whose spreadsheet showed he basically gave himself a short-term loan (paid in thirds over 60 days) at 22% interest. "It's best for getting in new clients if you can retain them," he notes. Other tips: Ask stylists to take lower commissions to get the new business, have the desk identify Groupon coupon holders when they call and direct them to new stylists or slower appointment times. Escalada got 337 new clients (the deal was offered for 24 hours and sent to 55,000 subscribers in Kansas City), and says if he retains 25%, that translates into at least $56,000 in new yearly revenue. In the end, it cost him $1,680 for the opportunity, which he felt was cheaper than a local advertisement.
Secure a Shout Out. Don't forget that websites like CitySearch, NaturallyCurly.com and Yelp are the go-to places for consumers to find salons in their areas. Escalada says after word-of-mouth, Yelp is his second biggest driver of new clients. You can ask clients who are happy with their visits to positively review your salon (individual stylists often do this) or let it happen organically. You're bound to get some negative reviews and Escalada always responds—publicly or privately, depending on the circumstances. As a result, one crabby client ended up re-reviewing, telling everyone how much he cared.
Use Measurable Marketing. Whether your send out an e-blast or a newsletter, ask clients to opt-in, and don't wear out your welcome. How many emails are too many? One salon Fitzgerald worked with saw a drastic increase in clients asking to unsubscribe, as soon as emailing increased from monthly to weekly. Email marketing software like Constant Contact helps you manage messages by culling your lists for duplicates and dead email addresses, following anti-spamming laws, sending out your emails and tracking results, from who opened your email to who passed your offer onto a friend. While Fitzgerald designs e-blasts and digital press kits for her clients, she uses Constant Contact to email them because it's simple and effective. Escalada uses the software, too; he uses the built-in templates to create his own email newsletter.
Post a Digital Video. Own an HD video camera? Shoot a three-minute video of a specialized technique you want clients to understand and post it on You Tube or Facebook and send it the embed code to CurlStylist to post. Three years ago, Cibu's Mapp-Bressan used tutorial videos to bridge the gap between women's need to see and experience a product, and an e-commerce site. Show how to use your product, using simple language, she says. Or, introduce your newest hair extensions in three minutes, including information on the cost, application, care and maintenance. Even if you don't have a website, you can post a video on your Facebook page, making what was once very costly nearly free.
Working you website, Facebook page and e-blasts is plenty for digital starters: it's easy to get overwhelmed with options. Take your time and ask questions—of other salon friends or your 14-year-old nephew who manages all his networks from a single app. Once you have these three working for you, mange them through updates. A stagnant website with a five-month old blog or an inactive Facebook page is like a closed business.
If everything is working for you, consider trying Twitter. You need a smart phone to manage it in a meaningful way—Mapp-Bressan suggests using Twitter to drive consumers to your larger platforms by tweeting your links. Take your time learning; mistakes on many social networks can cost more than they're worth. If you don't follow established protocol or ignore terms of use, you could end up banned. Several social networks allow just one account, won't allow name changes and track your computer's ISP to make certain you play by the rules.


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