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- This article is about a type of NPC. For the account-based PvP title, see Hero (title). For the unrelated locations, see Heroes'.
|Note: This article is geared towards new players.
Please keep its contents to those which new players can reasonably understand and use.
- 1 Acquisition
- 2 Customization
- 3 User Interface
- 4 Equipping in PvE
- 5 Selection strategies
- 6 Notes
- 7 Trivia
- 8 See also
A hero is an NPC who can be added to a party to act in place of a player. Heroes become available through specific quests, usually in Guild Wars Nightfall or Guild Wars Eye of the North (most can also be unlocked for PvP using Balthazar faction, but there is no longer a practical reason to do so, except for Training Arena). Although similar to henchmen, the player can customize a hero's skills, attributes, and equipment. A player may also control the skill activation, location, and default behavior of the hero. There are 29 heroes available.
Heroes are required for the storyline in Nightfall and Eye of the North PvE content.
To add a hero to a party, it must first be unlocked or earned.
- PvP: A hero can be unlocked for a player's account by using Balthazar faction points or after any character unlocks the hero during PvE storyline.
- PvE: A character unlocks a hero by completing specific, storyline quests.
- Acquisition notes
- In PvE, each character must complete the requisite quests to unlock each hero.
- Heroes are not available to accounts that include only Prophecies.
- You must complete Winds of Change to unlock Factions heroes.
- Heroes unlocked via Priest of Balthazar are available for all PvP-only characters on the player's account; however, heroes can no longer be used in PvP (with the exception of Isle of the Nameless (PvP) and Training Arena).
- Unlocking heroes also unlocks a number of skills for the account (specifically, those the hero begins with).
Adding to a party[edit]
A hero can be added to or removed from the party in an outpost or town using the "Add a Hero" drop down list on the party window or the "Heroes" tab on the Party Search panel (both of which have heroes sorted by profession). A character can add up to seven heroes to the party, dependent on the party's maximum size and how many others are in it.
If a hero of the same name is added twice, only one of the NPCs gets the unique name, any others are renamed to another generic name. For example, if Koss is added to a party twice one Koss would be renamed to "Sunspear Warrior;" the Koss which retains the name is used for quest and mission dialogue.
- See also: Hero armor
Players can customize heroes in four ways:
- By choosing the inventory used by the hero, specifically runes, insignias, and weapons.
- By choosing the skills the hero uses.
- By customizing any offensive weapon, so that it deals 20% more damage.
- By upgrading the armor of the hero.
- Inventory
Inventory can be changed in much the same way as you change your own character's kit: open the inventory panel, select the hero's portrait, and drag the appropriate weapons and/or double-click the desired runes/insignias to apply them to the hero's paper doll. For some heroes, their default weapons cannot be placed into storage.
- Skills
Open the Skills and Attributes Panel, select the hero's portrait, and update the skills and attributes just as you would for your own character. You can also save and use skill templates for the hero; however, similar to PvP-only characters, heroes only have access to skills that you have unlocked on your account, including elite skills. Similarly, they cannot use PvE-only skills.
- Customization
Heroes can use weapons customized to the character that controls them, but not those customized to any other character (not even Mercenary Heroes named after that character). By default, heroes come equipped with weapons customized in this way. Mercenaries are like any other hero: they can only use the weapons customized to their owner, but not to the character after which they were named.
- Armor
Hero armor does not need to be crafted or replaced. It is set at a armor rating suitable for the hero's level and automatically increases in armor rating with the hero level. The armor cannot be destroyed by salvaging, so any runes or insignias put into the armor will always be recoverable.
Not everything can be customized[edit]
Not all aspects of the hero can be customized:
- You cannot change the primary profession (except for Razah).
- You cannot alter the color of the armor.
- Heroes cannot wear costumes.
- You cannot alter the hero's name or their animal companion's name.
Although you can create mercenaries with your choice of each of the above, once the mercenary exists, they act like ordinary heroes; you can no longer alter their primary profession, armor color, costumes, or name (unless you delete that particular mercenary and start over).
User Interface[edit]
Monitoring and controlling[edit]
Basic information on a hero can be accessed when outside a town or outpost using the hero control panel. This panel can be used to set combat mode and control skill usage of the hero. Clicking on a skill in a hero's skill bar will instruct the hero to use that skill as soon as possible, on the currently selected target, if applicable. Holding down the Control (Ctrl) button while clicking will call out the skill you are using to the chat window.
The hero control panel can be opened and closed from the party window by selecting the button to the left of the hero name. The panel can be moved by dragging it to its new position. The state and position of the panels are saved by the game client.
You can see on the hero panel:
- the hero's name and picture.
- the hero's health and energy.
- a means to select and see the combat modes of the hero.
- a small skill bar for this character. This displays skill activation and recharge.
- a crosshair icon that can be used to lock the hero's target. If the hero is holding a bundle, the crosshair is replaced with a "drop" icon, which allows to command the hero to drop it instead.
Directly under the panel, you can see the hero's Morale Boost or Death Penalty and any conditions, hexes, enchantments, chants, shouts or other skills affecting that hero. Ctrl-clicking these effects will also call it out to the chat window.
The compass for a player controlling a hero features four flag controls; one for each of the first three heroes and an "all heroes and henchmen" flag. Any heroes beyond the third can be flagged with the all flag. On the party window each hero is given a number to the left of the name, this corresponds to the numbers on the compass.
A player can select the flag control from the bottom of the compass by clicking once and click on the compass area, Mission Map or on the terrain to instruct the hero or heroes to move to the location given. The heroes will return to the player character's location when the player removes the flag by double-clicking on the flag control or clicking the red "x" on the compass control.
The general behavior of the hero can be controlled by selecting one of the combat modes available on the hero panel: fight, guard or avoid combat. Generally speaking in fight mode the hero will actively and aggressively seek combat, in guard mode the hero will stick to a specific area (if flagged) or stick near the player character (if not flagged) and attack if attacked or told to attack, and in avoid combat mode play a defensive role and will neither attack nor activate skills that target foes, but will use skills that target or affect allies.
The hero's AI determines when skills are used, but the routine can be interrupted by clicking on a skill on the hero's skill bar in the hero control panel. By clicking on a skill, the skill is prioritized and a green check mark appears on the skill until it is activated. The hero will not use any other skills until successfully using that skill which can be a problem if there is no target or he cannot reach the target. When activating the skill the hero will attempt to use it on the selected target, foe or ally, if appropriate.
The player can prevent the hero from using a skill automatically by shift-clicking on the skill icon in the hero's skill panel. This does not prevent the player from activating that skill manually.
Equipping in PvE[edit]
Heroes play an important role in the stories of Nightfall and Eye of the North. As a character progresses through the storyline they perform quests which grant access to heroes. Often a hero needs to be included in the party to access or complete certain quests or missions. Heroes can often have special dialogue in quests and missions, especially if they are compulsorily involved, and may sometimes chip in with comments when they are in a party even if they are not required for the mission or quest.
Some heroes obtained in PvE may not start off at the maximum level and need to be included in a party and gain experience just like a player character. Heroes will also gain experience if they are in the party when experience is rewarded for completing a quest. Similar to henchmen, heroes take a portion of the loot.
Fully equipping all 29 available heroes per character in PvE is an expensive and time-consuming exercise. While maximum equipment for heroes is not strictly required for PvE, it does offer benefits to players willing to invest. A full set of well-equipped heroes is useful in PvE, especially in hard mode, where a well-designed team with complementary skills can vastly improve the player's chances of successfully clearing an area for the Vanquisher title.
Easy leveling strategies[edit]
These suggestions are for Nightfall heroes only; all heroes in Eye of the North already are level 20 at recruiting.
- Heroes can enter hard mode without being level 20; take advantage of this when doing faction farming.
- Heroes can use Junundu before level 20 without any health or energy penalties; however, their armor ratings will be lower, and they will deal less damage with skills that are affected by armor.
- Use scrolls to help improve the amount of experience earned per kill.
- Repeating the quest A Show of Force with the above strategies will result in very fast leveling of heroes.
- Add the heroes you wish to level up into your party before accepting quest rewards.
Cheap equipment strategies[edit]
A hero with sub-par equipment is better than a hero with no equipment at all. Some of the following methods allows you to sacrifice something other than money to have heroes ready for battle.
- Free equipment
- Live off the land, waiting until you find items via drops; this costs nothing, but is riskier, since it extends the amount of time you are fighting with poorly-equipped heroes.
- Use promotional weapons. (You can use the same item for as many heroes as you like by repeating the /bonus command after equipping the previous one.)
- Collector weapons are essentially free, if you have collected the requisite trophies.
- The Bonus Mission Pack can offer a small series of free weapons early on.
- The Battle of Jahai offers you Turai's Sword and Turai's Shield.
- The Rise of the White Mantle offers you a Saul's Staff of Smiting Prayers.
- The Tengu Accords offers you a Togo's Staff of Channeling Magic.
- Low-cost alternatives
- Develop only a few heroes at a time; this limits your flexibility, but ensures you always have a few well-equipped heroes.
- Share equipment across heroes and across characters. Weapons can be swapped for free, but runes/insignias cost about 16 per swap.
- Buy cheap runes/insignias: most armor upgrades cost 100, so if you cannot afford the best runes/insignias, buy the cheapest.
Fast unlocking skills[edit]
New Hero skills can be unlocked through skill quests, currency, skill points, hero skill points, signet of capture or through the Guild Wars Online Store by way of the Unlock Packs - Skill Packs.
- Faction
If too few skills are unlocked on your account, it is most efficient to create a PvP character slot and farm Balthazar Faction or buy Flames of Balthazar. If you are unsure which among the 150+ skills to unlock first, consider builds at PvXwiki as a guideline for the most frequent and effective skills used in the heroes' skillbar by the Guild Wars Community.
Selection strategies[edit]
Selecting which unlocked heroes to use for your party can be tricky, and it is made harder when you have to choose between two mutually exclusive heroes to recruit. There are three basic strategies:
- choosing by region (if this is your first playthrough and you have not unlocked hard mode)
- choosing by profession (to help balance your team or learn skills for your heroes and yourself)
- choosing by effort required (how quickly you can unlock the heroes if you are experienced and are speed clearing)
Recruitment by region[edit]
| Acolyte Jin or Acolyte Sousuke
(optional, mutually exclusive until campaign completion)
|Zhed Shadowhoof
| Margrid the Sly or Master of Whispers
(mutually exclusive until campaign completion)
| Goren or Norgu
(optional, mutually exclusive until campaign completion)
|General Morgahn
|Realm of Torment
| Goren, Acolyte Jin, Margrid the Sly, Master of Whispers, Norgu, Acolyte Sousuke
| Razah
(optional; starts off as a Ritualist, but can change profession)
|Eye of the North
|Far Shiverpeaks
|Ogden Stonehealer, Vekk
| Xandra, Kahmu
|Charr Homelands
|Pyre Fierceshot
| Anton
|Tarnished Coast
| Hayda
|Requires Prophecies and Nightfall
| Olias
|Requires Factions and Nightfall
|Kaineng City
| Zenmai
|Requires Prophecies and Eye of the North
|Far Shiverpeaks
| Keiran Thackeray
|Kaineng City
| Miku
| Zei Ri
|Requires Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall
Kaineng City
Recruitment by profession[edit]
Here are some things to consider:
- Starting skills matter in the beginning. There are three cases in Nightfall where you must choose one hero over another resulting in four outcomes with duplicate professions. However, these heroes will have different beginning builds. For new players (with few skills unlocked), it can be wise to consider the two builds before selecting:
- Acolyte Sousuke vs Acolyte Jin:
- Vekk/Zhed vs Acolyte Sousuke: Zhed specializes in Water Magic and Earth Magic, allowing defense through snares and wards; Vekk specializes in damage-intensive anti-melee Air Magic; and Sousuke specializes in damage-intensive area of effect Fire Magic.
- Pyre/Margrid vs Acolyte Jin: Pyre has Savage Shot; Jin has Kindle Arrows; Margrid has Apply Poison.
- Master of Whispers vs Margrid the Sly:
- Pyre/Jin vs Margrid the Sly: If you have Jin or Pyre for another character, Margrid might be a better choice (to pick up the extra skill)
- Livia/Olias vs Master of Whispers: Both Livia and Olias focus on Blood Magic and have some Death Magic (notably: minion skills); Master of Whispers focuses on Curses, with some Blood Magic.
- Goren vs Norgu:
- Jora/Koss vs Goren: Both Jora and Koss use Swordsmanship and Tactics, each providing Bleeding; Goren uses Hammer Mastery and Tactics, providing a conditional knock down.
- Gwen vs Norgu: Gwen specializes in Domination Magic and Inspiration Magic; Norgu specializes in Illusion Magic, with some Inspiration Magic.
- Melee AI has considerable room for improvement, whereas Mesmers have become a very impactful class in PvE.
- Acolyte Sousuke vs Acolyte Jin:
- Be aware of the capabilities of the henchmen available and customize your heroes accordingly. For example: Aidan lacks interrupts, Nightfall monks do not have hex removal, and there are no minion master henchmen available in Elona.
- Balance in a party is generally a good thing; for a new account (with few skills unlocked), balancing often means choosing heroes from different professions. Later, as a more experienced player, you can find good reason for overlap (e.g. Discordway teams use at least three Necromancers).
Recruitment by effort required[edit]
An alternative way to consider selecting heroes is how quickly you can complete the necessary quests to unlock them.
- Quick or effortless acquisition
These heroes are unlocked early in the storyline; no builds are required and all can of be obtained within 1 hour of gameplay:
- Nightfall: Koss, Dunkoro, Melonni, Tahlkora, and either Acolyte Jin or Acolyte Sousuke
- Eye of the North: Gwen, Vekk, Ogden
- Core: M.O.X.
- Small effort required
These heroes require a short quest, or are obtained automatically after playing through the early part of a storyline:
- Prophecies: Olias
- Factions: Zenmai
- Nightfall:
- Eye of the North:
- Significant effort required
These heroes are typically available late or after campaign completion and require an additional quest:
- Nightfall:
- Eye of the North: Anton (requires completion of The Missing Vanguard, and has a fairly long quest sequence)
- Very high effort required
These heroes were introduced as part of Guild Wars Beyond, requiring the completion of one or two campaigns, and a very long quest chain. The quests are difficult and require a preexisting well-designed team build with complementary skills and considerable time investment (10 or more hours of gameplay), with no possible shortcuts:
- In dialogues, hero almost always refers to a heroic person, e.g. the player's character.
- Heroes gain attribute points at the same rate as a player character, except they receive 15 additional points at level 10 and at level 15.
- The 29 standard heroes are almost evenly divided across professions:
- One each: Variable profession
- Two each: Mesmer, Ritualist
- Three each: Warrior, Ranger, Monk, Elementalist, Necromancer, Assassin, Dervish, and Paragon
- Most of the heroes are human; the exceptions are:
- Jora - Norn
- M.O.X. - Golem
- Ogden Stonehealer - Dwarf
- Pyre Fierceshot - Charr
- Vekk - Asura
- Zhed Shadowhoof - Centaur
- Razah - protomatter from the Mists (although Razah is not considered human in lore, the game treats it as a human for all game mechanics; in particular, it will transfer disease to humans.)
- The following dialogue will appear in team chat for each hero in your party that has over half of their total attribute points unspent when adding those heroes to your party or zoning into an outpost or town with those heroes in your party:
- <Hero name>: "I have <number> unspent attribute points. Open the Skills and Attributes panel (<key assigned to "Panel: Open Skills and Attributes">) and select me to spend my attribute points and increase the effectiveness of my skills."
- The October 29, 2009 update removed heroes from PvP (with the exception of Isle of the Nameless (PvP) and Training Arena). According to Andrew Patrick, removing the ability to have heroes in the party for Zaishen Challenge and Zaishen Elite "was an unintended side-effect of removing them from other PvP formats." (source)
- Prior to the March 3, 2011 update, each character was limited to adding three heroes to their party.
- Zei Ri is the only hero without an Everlasting Tonic.


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The Waratahs gave the Kings an almighty hiding on Saturday, scoring eleven tries to win 72-10 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
The Waratahs dominated from start to finish, charging to a 46-10 lead at half-time.
The visitors had the four-try bonus point secured inside the first 20 minutes and had touched down seven times – including a hat-trick from winger Cam Crawford – by the interval.
The hosts only reply came just before the break from teenage wing Sergeal Petersen, while Demetri Catrakilis added a conversion and a penalty.
The result sees the 'Tahs climb into the top half of the overall standings while the Kings are left just one point clear on the Highlanders – whom they face next week – at the foot of the table.
While the Kings showed some fight in the second half, they added no points to their total after the interval.
Israel Folau was the star of the show, scoring try and playing an influential role creating a handful few more.
It took the Australian outfit just 35 seconds to put themselves in front, with Folau breaking through and offloading to winger Crawford, who dived over for the first points of the match.
Soon after, Folau added a try of his own to stretch the gap, with Brendan McKibbin slotting over the conversion, and while Catrakilis knocked over a penalty for the hosts in the 10th minute, those were their last points until late in the first period.
The Waratahs ran rampant, with Kane Douglas, who bagged the bonus point try, Michael Hooper and Peter Betham adding five-pointers to Crawford's hat-trick.
The Kings eventually hit back through Petersen but the result was already settled.
While the Waratahs looked set to continue their relentless charge, with Dave Dennis and Betham scoring just after the half-time interval, the hosts managed to seal some of the gaps on defence.
The Kings produced a 19-minute passage of play in which they shut out their opponents, but the Waratahs burst through again in the dying stages.
Ben Volavola and Tom Kingston both dotted down before the final whistle as the Australian side picked up their first win on tour.
The scorers:
For Kings:
Try: Petersen
Con: Catrakilis
Pen: Catrakilis
For Waratahs:
Tries: Crawford 3, Folau, Douglas, Hooper, Betham 2, Dennis, Volavola, Kingston
Cons: McKibbin 5, Lucas, Foley
Pen: McKibbin
Kings: 15 George Whitehead, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Ronnie Cooke, 12 Andries Strauss (c), 11 Siyanda Grey, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Jacques Engelbrecht, 7 Wimpie van der Walt, 6 Cornell du Preez, 5 Rynier Bernado, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Schalk Ferreira.
Replacements: 16 Virgile Lacombe, 17 Grant Kemp, 18 David Bulbring, 19 Luke Watson, 20 Nicolas Vergallo, 21 Waylon Murray, 22 Siviwe Soyizwapi.
Waratahs: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Cam Crawford, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Rob Horne, 11 Peter Betham, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Brendan McKibbin, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Dave Dennis (c), 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Paddy Ryan, 18 Will Skelton, 19 Mitchell Chapman, 20 Pat McCutcheon, 21 Matt Lucas, 22 Ben Volavola, 23 Tom Kingston.
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
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Gay pulled out pulled out of next month's Moscow world championships on Sunday after failing the doping test.
Gay ran the fastest three 100m of the year and his clash with Jamaica's Olympic 100 and 200 champion Usain Bolt would have been the highlight of the championships.
Instead he has withdrawn from Friday's Diamond League meeting in Monaco and the world championships on the worst day of a bad week for the central sport of the Olympic Games.
Also on Sunday, former world 100m record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 4×100 metres relay silver medallist Sherone Simpson said they had both tested positive for the stimulant oxilophrine at last month's Jamaican championships.
Oxilophrine has similar properties to ephedrine, although it has a different chemical structure, and both are on the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list.
Powell (30) who has been in good form recently said he had not wilfully taken supplements or substances that broke any rules.
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Simpson, 28, who finished equal second in the 100m at the 2008 Beijing Games and won a gold medal in the 2004 Athens 4×100 metres relay, also denied knowingly taking a banned substance.
"This is a very difficult time for me," she said in a statement.
"As an athlete, I know I am responsible for whatever that goes into my body.
I would not intentionally take an illegal substance of any form into my system."
Earlier sources close to Jamaican athletics said five athletes, including two Olympic medallists, had tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs at the championships.
The managers for Bolt and world 100m champion Yohan Blake said their athletes were not involved.
Blake did not compete at the championships because of injury while Bolt won the 100m.
Jamaica, the sunlit Caribbean island which currently dominates world sprinting, was hit by another doping scandal last month when twice Olympic 200m gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown was suspended by her national federation after a positive test for a banned diuretic.
Turks targeted
Gay's admission came in a week when media reports said that up to 30 Turkish athletes faced doping bans after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) confirmed the country had been targeted over concerns about abnormal biological passport values.
Biological passports track changes in athletes' blood profiles which could be caused by doping.
Gay (30) told two reporters in a telephone conference call that he had been notified by the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) on Friday that his A sample from an out-of-competition test on May 16 had returned a positive.
"I don't have a sabotage story. I don't have lies … I basically put my trust in someone and I was let down," said Gay, who added he had never knowingly taken a performance-enhancing drug.
Gay, the 2007 world 100 and 200 champion, said he could not reveal the substance or how the positive occurred.
USA Track & Field, the sport's US governing body, said in a statement: "It is not the news anyone wanted to hear, at any time, about any athlete.
"As we approach the world championships, we will remain focused on the competition at hand and winning the right way."
Gay's announcement comes a quarter of a century after Ben Johnson tested positive for a steroid following his victory in the Seoul Olympics 100 metres, still the biggest scandal to hit the Olympic Games.
The 100m has been particularly afflicted by dope busts with eight of the fastest 14 men ever having served, or about to serve drug, suspensions.
Procedures working
The IAAF said Sunday's announcements showed its anti-doping procedures were working.
"The IAAF's commitment to anti-doping in athletics is unwavering because we have an ethical obligation to the majority of athletes who believe in clean sport," it said in a statement.
"It is for them that we have built a programme that is well resourced, far reaching and sophisticated.
"The fact that we are able to detect and remove from the sport athletes who have breached our anti-doping rules should be seen in this context.
"The credibility of our anti-doping programme, and the sport of athletics, is enhanced, not diminished, each time we are able to uncover a new case and we have the committed support of every athlete, coach or official who believes in clean sport."
However, Paul Swangard, the marketing director at the Warsaw Sports Marketing Centre at the University of Oregon, told Reuters that the positive tests were a blow to the sport's image.
"For our sport, this is the only time we get into the headlines and that negative publicity can't help the sport in the long term," he said.
"From a marketing standpoint, it is another case where the only time mainstream sports audiences are going to hear about this sport is in a negative context. That just sets the sport back." – Reuters


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What's All the Hype About Native Ads, Anyway? Looking Beyond the Buzzword.
At the basic level, native ads are paid experiences that are complementary to the platform and content in which they are presented. While examples include Sponsored Stories on Facebook or Sponsored Tweets on Twitter, this doesn't quite do the term justice. Truly native advertising takes things one step further, referring to seamlessly integrating brands into the medium, so much so that the consumer gets more value from the advertising as part of a greater content consumption experience. As Peter Kafka wrote in a recent article, native advertising is about "selling stuff that people want to look at." This is key to get people to start thinking about brands, without making the ad blatant or disruptive. This can happen on all media from broadcast to digital, print to mobile, using technologies and platforms that engage with native in mind.
With months of speculation, commentary and controversy behind us, it is time to set the record straight. We need not only to reach a consensus about what native actually means, but also strive to help the advertising industry harness the power of this concept to develop compelling experiences that are organic to the content.
If I had it my way, we would only refer to an ad as native if it includes the following:
- The ad is a holistic brand experience specific to the content or medium.
- It is seamless and non-invasive.
- The content of the ad is contextually relevant.
- It is flexible but adheres to the characteristics of the device or screen.
Essentially unexplored, mobile is the next great ad frontier and is where native advertising starts getting really exciting. While most mediums have had years to develop the art of advertising, mobile is still in its infancy. With challenges including small screen size and device/platform fragmentation, there are certainly some hurdles to overcome in order to move beyond the banner and engage with consumers. But mobile devices have quickly become a lifeline for people everywhere — and tapping into the true power of native advertising will be essential to the success of brands from this point on.
There are huge opportunities on mobile to harness that consumer lifeline. Many smartphone users store their lives in their phones. From calendars to social profiles, contacts to photos, brands have the opportunity to add value in the user's life in real-time through these features, that consumers are actually interacting with. And native ads provide the best platform to leverage these capabilities.
Some of this can be accomplished by pure utility: Creating a branded recipe as part of a cooking app, and enabling consumers to save an ingredient shopping list on their home screen or to easily locate a retailer. But native advertising can also be used to extend the consumer's focused interest onto a brand.
As an example of a company that has done native advertising justice, Chevrolet recently partnered with Motor Trend to run an extensive, six-part article series — featuring the tech innovation that Chevy is bringing to its vehicles — and was able to place it alongside the Motor Trend news and features that readers are looking for with the Motor Trend app. Chevy was able to offer readers the ability to pin that content/ad experience to their mobile home screens so that they could review it later. By showcasing a seamless app-within-an-app experience and offering a mobile ad that doesn't bounce you out of the app, as an industry, we just might be able to create advertisements that engage consumers instead of distract them. As a business model, the native environment will also lead to greater engagement and result in more conversions because consumers are impressed and influenced by a truly integrated experience.
Personally, I prefer the term "organic" to "native" because what brands need is a way to offer advertising that is ingrained and complementary to the content consumption experience, and is novel and sophisticated. The mobile platform is ideal for creating a seamless and organic ad experience. When you're on a desktop computer, you can be doing many other things at once such as looking at various places on a homepage or website. Mobile is different. If you click on a mobile video or engage with a brand experience, you are essentially locked into that choice. Since the eyeballs are there, why not capitalize on that by providing a deeper, more immersive experience for the user. Instead of spending time trying to divert attention (like with most forms of digital advertising), since they already have it with mobile, brands should leverage it to their advantage by going deeper.
Lastly, as an industry, we need to focus more on the overall user experience and less on the ad units themselves because the native technologies have advanced the conversation beyond the typical 320×50 mobile banner ad. The key is to engage the user with depth and to provide multiple, comfortable ways for the user to engage with the brand, not just with a rich media banner that goes away after a few seconds. We have found that if you take this approach, the user will indeed engage deeply, even with long-form content like videos.
Whether you prefer the term "native ads" or "organic brand experiences," the concept is really about providing consumers with meaningful content when and where they want to consume it.
Ken Willner is the CEO of Zumobi and has been actively involved in the development of mobile as a media platform since 2002.


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Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson premiered Water For Elephants in New York last night. I imagine the MiniVan Majority is eating up that white embroidered dress of hers. If ever there was a dress to campaign on….
But, um, speaking of dresses …
The author of Water For Elephants Sara Gruen, should we take a moment to look at hers? I just want to say that a black cocktail with a really great pair of shoes never hurt anyone, you know?
Also, as you can see, Pattinson's freaky tea-pouring hand showed up too. Have I already mentioned that Twi-Hards jerk off to his hands all the time? There are pages and pages of it online. Several of you sent me a few links a few weeks ago. The comments can get a little serial killer/rapist-y. Proceed with caution.
(You know who has great hands though? Charlie Hunnam on Sons of Anarchy. There's something about the way he wears his biker rings.)
As for Pattinson's girlfriend Kristen Stewart, you'll get some love squee but more on this later. Because the dog comes first. These are pictures of Pattinson's puppy taken this weekend being walked by Stewart's bodyguard/manager/best friend/whatever John. Cute little dopey ears, right? And very impressive going off leash already in a parking lot. My beagle puppy Barney – 4 months – could never be let off leash in a parking lot. Beagle noses are too sensitive. He has however been going off leash on the trails in the forest. Not bad for a dumb little f-cker.
Did I tell you about the time a Twi-Hard insulted my dogs?
Sandra's email came in response to this article:
"Marcus? You named your dog that rhymes with carcuss? You're a loser! That means dead body! Who cares about your designer dog, just give us info on Rob's dog and shut your mouth, bitch. Bear is a million times cuter than your stupid dead body dog and too your mongaloid puppy that you keep tweeting. Lol . Ugly just like you!"
You know what that is?
That right there is a motherf-ckin' throw down.
Check it – Barney on the trail in the forest, napping on top of his big brother Marcus – or, as Sandra likes to call him, Carcuss (sic) – and video below of Barney terrorising Boomer, an adult dog, who clearly has no time for the annoying little sh-t following him around. Everybody hates Barney unless he's not home or sleeping.
Barney is the heavyweight champion.
Kristen Stewart? Flew to New York with Pattinson to support him at the event. Did not walk the carpet. But here's the nipple tweaker you've been waiting for Twi-Hards: Stewart has another week of shooting in Vancouver, she's due on set today. She was told that she had to be back in Vancouver by 8am so as not to delay production. Stewart is reliable, there's no doubt she'll come to work ready to work. The point though is that she flew a long way in a short amount of time for an even shorter amount of time just to accompany her boyfriend to his premiere. There is no breakup. There never was.
UPDATE: Stewart's call time has now been moved to 3pm.
Photos from PUNKD Images and Jackson Lee/Splashnewsonline.com and Andres Otero/WENN.com


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Teken Media necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 117 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
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First of all... if you participate in this contest you WILL receive some sort of feedback on a daily basis... either through ratings or posted remarks.
Teken Media is an upstart company that will primarily promote and distribute a long term life cycle outdoor sign product. Our company name "Teken" is a Dutch word meaning "sign" or "symbol." (Not that is necessarily maters for the contest... but it is pronounced "taken.")
The signs sold by our company will last forever in even the harshest outdoor environments. They're non-porous, water proof, and UV stable. They won't chip, crack, peel or degrade in response to their environment. Even if graffiti artists or birds have their way with our signs there is no permanent damage and clean up is quick and easy. These signs are also environmentally friendly.
With that said, our product line could possibly expand in the future to include other forms of promotional media. For example, product labels, specialty items, multimedia production services, etc. We don't necessarily want to be boxed in by a logo with a simple sign icon on it.
The product we sell is "high end" in the signage world.... we want our logo to portray a high end image.
We will primarily be targeting municipalities, county and state government, school boards, universities, golf courses, housing and commercial building developers, hotels, resorts, etc. Our target markets is businesses or government agencies that purchase signs that need to last a LONG time in potentially harsh environments.
Try to stick with no more than two or three colors. No gradients. (One limitation to our sign product is we can't do gradients. We plan on making sign samples with our logo on them.) As of now we're not leaning toward any particular colors. As we said earlier, this is a high end, high tech product... the logo should support that image. Silly, bubbly icons probably aren't what we're looking for.
Again, we will give feedback as often as possible so you can get an idea of what we like and what we don't. Thanks for participating!
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John Wester '72
John Wester is resolute.
"For years, I heard lawyers promise judges: 'I'll be brief' ─ and then go on and on,'" he explains. "I resolved to skip the promise, try my best to be brief, and savor the relief on judges' faces."
In fact, it's impossible to imagine Wester wearing on an audience, in court or out. He is a natural storyteller ─ and his full-blooded experience with the law provides plenty of material. There is the one about his arguing, at age 33, for Ford Motor in the U.S. Supreme Court; another about representing North Carolina's Governor and cabinet secretaries in a class action challenging the constitutionality of employment practices in the state. Then there's the one about how, after a typically rough game for Duke Law's football team, he wound up in Duke's emergency room getting stitches in his chin while his friend and teammate, Joseph McManus '72, lay beside him getting stitches in his chin. "'You two are going to be lawyers?!?'" Wester recalls the nurse asking.
For Wester it was the camaraderie, more than his love of football, that resonated. He has spent his career building and fostering communities: from family to college and law school, to Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, the law firm where he has practiced for his entire career, to legal aid groups in Charlotte, and, as president of the North Carolina Bar Association from 2009-2010, the North Carolina legal community as a whole.
"He's a super smart, accomplished lawyer," says friend and classmate Thomas Sear '72 of Jones Day in New York. "But the really special thing about John is the way he relates to people."
It was Wester's collegiality that led to his two-decade involvement in Hyatt v. Shalala. Soon after his experience in the Supreme Court, he represented the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Authority in a series of cases, arguing again and again against the attorneys from Charlotte's Legal Aid office. "I lost nearly every case against them, and then we'd go out afterwards for drinks and dinner," he recalls. "I learned so much from them. We became good friends."
A few years later, Legal Aid saw a rapidly growing number of disabled clients losing or being denied Social Security benefits. The Legal Aid team decided that a class action would be needed to challenge an internal ruling issued without notice by the Social Security Administration. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had ruled in favor of similarly situated plaintiffs, the SSA had refused to follow this precedent. To take this on, Legal Aid turned to Wester and his firm, asking them to become counsel pro bono publico.
Wester and his partners handled the case for almost 20 years, through numerous hearings, a trial, five arguments before the Fourth Circuit, and two petitions for certiorari to the Supreme Court. As a result of this litigation, more than 50,000 disabled North Carolinians received disability benefits. The case also contributed to similar relief in other states and to a revised Social Security regulation for disabling pain.
The case won Wester and his firm accolades along the way: the American Bar Association awarded Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson its inaugural public interest law award. But for Wester, the most meaningful moment came at a recess during trial.
"A gentleman tapped me on my shoulder to introduce himself. 'Mr. Lawyer,' he said, 'I want to know how you think it's going.' I shook his hand, told him I didn't know, and added: 'I'd like to know how you think it's going.' He answered: 'Mr. Lawyer, I'm almost deaf, so I can't hear much of what y'all are saying. But I know what you're doing, and I know what you're getting paid for doing it. And I just want to thank you.'"
When the court awarded fees in the case (nearly $500,000), Wester and his partners agreed unanimously to donate all the fees to the Mecklenburg County Bar Foundation. Throughout the case, Wester was motivated by the knowledge that there were thousands of "clients" counting on him, his partners, and Legal Aid – all lawyers they had never met. "For good reason, we are wary of elitism," Wester points out, "but we cannot overlook the very precious implements that only lawyers can wield."
Looking at his career, one likely explanation for Wester's achievements as a litigator and his appeal as a friend and colleague is his genuine affection for the communities he has helped to build. Duke Law School ranks high among them.
"Duke Law is the foundational community for me as a lawyer," he says. "For that, I am most grateful. The richly diverse mix of excellent faculty all under one roof was simply stunning."
Wester attended Duke on what he calls the "John and Louise Wester Scholarship." He has recently decided to honor his parents by donating funds to the law school to make his "scholarship" official, and as he told his mother, last Mother's Day, it will be called the "Louise Robbins & John Howard Wester Scholarship Fund." In doing so, Wester honors several of the communities he holds dear: his family, Duke Law School, and the future legal community in North Carolina and beyond.
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Spring Baseball Has Finally Sprung!
Some days when you drive down to Port Charlotte,Florida to watch the Tampa Bay Rays during Spring Training, the ride seems like it take forever and a day. Somehow the miles seem to drag on, and by the time you hit the Torch Blade exit, you are already on the verge of being spent. But not today. Not on the day that the Rays officially start their 2011 season. Opening day in Port "C" is always a time to renew friendships, bask in the light that is the new season, and most of all, begin to work on the base for that great Summer tan.
With David Price set to hit the hill, followed by a Tall reliever that brings it from the clouds, mixed with the facial gold from the "Garfoose" master, Rays baseball has arrived in 2011. From the moment I hit the line near the gate today, the buzz was on the new blood and some of the old Rays. James Shields, also known this time of year as the privateer "Graybeard" is anxious to get his year started on Sunday, erasing the doubts and clouds from around his 2010 performance.
Then you have the young bloods like Chris Archer, Brandon Gomes and Cesar Cabal, each collectively fighting for their MLB life (Cabal), while Archer and Gomes most likely are just hoping to set a beautiful impression on Rays Manager Joe Maddon and Pitching Coach Jim Hickey as a secondary option if an injury takes down a starter or long reliever.
All three have a boatload of possible MLB potential, but we know one will definitely start in the minors (Archer). Cabal will be fighting for the right to stay with the Rays as a Rule 5 player that has to make the roster, or be offered back to the Red Sox. Gomes, who was part of the Garza deal wants to show his new employer that they made an intelligent investment in bringing him into the Rays fold. All three will get their chance to impress on this first day of action.
There is a buzz around the gates of the INF Elliot Johnson finally getting another chance to crack the Rays infield, even on a part-time basis. His game has been elevated, but will it be enough to stave off the advancements of veteran Felix Lopez who also wants that vital roster spot. This infield utility spot might have more than a few sets of eyes watching as it's competition starts today. But most of the chatter circling the closed gates seems to be on who the Rays might choose as their Opening Day starter.
Do you go with Shields, who has owned that spot for what seems like decades, or do you pass the mantle to Price this year? There are varying opinions on this, but my sentiment is to see if Shields rebuilds his arsenal, then make the educated decision. It can not be an emotional pick just because Shields is the veteran. It has to be for the overall good of the team, and for the player involved. If Maddon and Hickey feel adamant about the possibility of Price having the same success in the top spot as in the two slot, then it is a no-brainer….Or is it?
The potential of the number 2 guys in the American League East is impressive. Jon Lester in Boston, Brain Matusz in Baltimore, Phil Hughes in NYC and a possibility anyone from Scott Richmond to Brandon Morrow manning the 2-slot for the Blue Jays. The number 2 spot might be the essential spot to decide a series win or loss in 2011. The top slot might have lost a bit of it's luster as the "terrible two's" might be the 17-20 game winners this season.
But today is about Spring baseball. It is about the return of the game that left us wanting more in October. It is time to fill our collective bellies with the food of the game, get to know the new players, plus provide the first enthusiastic push of emotion heading into the March 31st Spring finale on the new AstroTurf in Tropicana Field.
Sure we want to see the new guys, but the old favorites and the guys who have teetered that thin line with the Rays might be another great storyline to watch in the coming weeks. Dirk Hayhurst, coming back from injury should make a play for one of the three potential unclaimed Bullpen spots.
The first day of live pitching for J P Howell might be one of the most anticipated events this Spring as the Rays reload their vacant Bullpen. The emergence of possibly someone like Matt Bush, who started his career as the first overall pick of the Padres, then had a few unexpected moments before making his rebirth as a reliever.
The stories are all there. Enough for writers from every corner of the Tampa Bay area to scope out, research and analyze until their eyes blur. But today it is all about the rebirth of the season. The first step towards not only competing, but putting the competition back on their heels. Some say the next three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates is a bit anticlimactic, but this young Bucco team is hungry to make the same Spring jump the Rays did in 2008 and 2010. They are hungry to see the "W's" multiply.
So I was sure to plop on the sunscreen and apply a bit of logic to a first contest that would have bugs and flats moments, but give us a sense of what to expect in 2011. This is a great young squad that should be a pain in every team's plans in 2011. It is a team reloading itself for the potential of having another string of highly competitive years, with a full arsenal of budding MLB stars ready to knock on the door. This might be the beginning of a beautiful Rays era started on the mound today by one of baseball most likable young stars.
Some would say that Price is auditioning for that Opening Day nod today, but I beg to differ. I honestly feel Price is showcasing the next wave of Rays talent that is bubbling just below the surface and want to make an impression on the fans to know their names. Guys like catcher Robinson Chirinos, outfielder Brandon Guyer and Sam Fuld. When the Rays finalize their 25-man roster in less than four weeks there might be a few surprises, and a few disappointments.
But it all begins today, with an expected sweltering humid Florida afternoon game, offset by the cooling notion that baseball is back. I do not know about you, but I have waited for this moment since October and I can't waif for these rot iron gates to swing open….Let the Spring begin!
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Awesome! Again, sorta jealous you get to take this all in, but very happy you're sharing your experiences with us! (PS, Those Bucco unis gotta go). Looks like a family of bumblebees vomited on their laundry.
Don't be jealous. I am right now in San Francisco freezing my tush off. But, I will gbe back in the fun and sun by Sunday, and taking some more great photos….I promise!
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Hope you're having fun in freezing SF!
Question. Jeff wrote a piece today about Trever Miller and how he runs with his disabled daughter. You've written about him too. I wanted to include an interview with him or his wife in my book about caregiving. Any idea how I could contact them (hopefully without going through a team's PR machine)? Email me if you have any thoughts. Thanks.
You know I did not pack a jacket….but I am also not scared to go out in as T-shirt and shorts either….It is only cold on the skin…The bones are fine.
I will get with a friends and see if we can shorten the list a bit to get a hold of Trever and Pari Miller…
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Jeff's right– those Pirates unis have GOT to GO!
I'm enjoying reading about your treks, Cliff. I really do hope you get that MLB job!
Your Rays have a stocked farm system, and I can only imagine what the next wave of talent will produce (and the next wave… and the next wave…). You guys will be really good, really soon– again.
Take care, Cliff!
Those are only the B P jerseys. Most of us know that the real MLB unis do not get shown off until the last games or until Opening Day.
Heard a few teams have some great surprises when it comes to their "throwback" jersey day selection for later on in the season.
Rays system is stocked, the veterans need to look over their shoulder every trade deadline and Spring for the next 5 years…possibly more.
Rays Renegade
The farm system has been a bumper crop for sure in recent years. Do not forget Jonah Kerr's book (2%) comes out soon about the way this system was devised based on Wall Street tactics. Think Moneyball for the new millenium.
I think I am passing on the MLB job.
I do not have the time to do a video right now with the travels and a few personal things that are haunting my time….But it was a nice pipe dream.
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Stephen Craig Ryan
DeForest-Stephen "Steve" C. Ryan, age 60, passed away at home unexpectedly from a cardiac event on Monday, September 9, 2013.
He was born on May 26, 1953 in Madison, WI, the son of Ivan and Verlee (Klopfenstein) Ryan. Steve was caring, loving and helping to his family. He was known to be funny and could make everyone laugh even when they were down. Steve was a lifelong sports fan. He played both baseball and basketball in high school and continued playing legion baseball after high school. He was a huge DeForest Norskie fan and listened to all the Friday night games on the radio. Steve spent much time on the road traveling the highway by himself while working for Honeywell and Stanley. He enjoyed his time on the road but missed being away from his family. Steve was giving of his time, he spent many hours volunteering at the Prairie Pride Food Pantry at the Arlington United Methodist Church. Steve's last gracious act in death, was to be a donor. Steve will be missed by his family especially his wife Pat, his wife of 25 years, whom he took very good care of.
Steve is survived by his wife, Pat (Morse) Ryan; his sons, Carl (Carly) Olson, Gary (Jenny) Olson, Adam (Kayla) Ryan, and Jeff Ryan; brothers, Richard (Debbie) Ryan, Norman (Sandy) Ryan, and Jeff Ryan; sisters-in-law, Peggy Morse and Lorraine (Les) Degner; brothers-in-law, Dean Morse, Henry (Cindy) Morse, and Wayne (Irene) Morse; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ivan and Verlee Ryan; sister, Cheryl Ryan; daughter Jackie; and grandson Tristian Ryan.
A Funeral Service will be held at 11 am on Friday, September 13, 2013, at ARLINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 103 Reagles St., Arlington, with Pastor Lee Bushweiler officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 6924 Lake Rd, DeForest, from 4pm to 7pm. A second visitation will be held on Friday from 10 am until the time of service at the church. Burial will take place at Norway Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations out to the family.
To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com.


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Guilty Pleasure Foods That We Won't Apologize for Loving
Before we were old enough to appreciate first-rate cheese boards with gorgeous Gouda, brie and blue, Nabisco gave us Handi-Snacks Ritz Crackers 'N Cheese Dip. We can picture it now: the thick, plastic crimson-red stick painting sunshine-yellow cheese on a buttery salted cracker. The red stick doesn't exist anymore, and that's probably because single-use plastic is frowned upon. Save the turtles.Itemmaster
Cosmic Brownies
Little Debbie knows what's up, and Cosmic Brownies are her greatest work. These decadent, chewy treats are iced with fudge and topped with rainbow candy-coated chocolate crunchies. We won't say they give your grandma's homemade brownies a run for their money... but we won't say they don't either.Shutterstock
Velveeta Shells and Cheese
Kraft macaroni and cheese is a close second, but Velveeta's got this thing in the bag (or the box, to be precise). The shell-shaped pasta pieces are basically little cups that hold every ounce of precious golden cheese sauce. But reader, let's be honest - the best part of this meal is licking the odds and ends off of that cheese packet. Every last drop counts.Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Pizza Rolls
How many times have you burnt your mouth beyond repair by biting into a too-hot Totino's Pizza Roll? And how long did it take for you to learn from your mistake? You're still eating them straight out of the oven? OK cool, us too. These pillowy pockets of cubed cheese and molten lava red sauce may burn every taste bud off our tongues time and time again, but we will always come back for more.Shutterstock
Butter spray
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! No, really. This stuff tastes just like butter. It's also way easier to apply than the rock-hard stick you forgot to take out of the fridge or the margarine that melts on contact with hot food and falls off your knife every time you make a spreading motion. Just spray it, man.Shutterstock
Cheap beer
Cheap beer is easy to drink and is a lot healthier than heavy counterparts. Keystone Light? Natty Lite? Miller Lite? Rolling Rock? Busch? PBR? None taste like chocolate, coffee or pumpkin spice, but they're inexpensive and reliable and can be tossed back one after the other no problem.Drew Angerer/Getty Images
People go absolutely insane for Nutella. The sultry combination of hazelnut, chocolate and loads of sugar is undeniably ravishing. There are multiple cafes devoted to it and stores that sell it by the pail. People have literally rioted for it. Throw it on toast, mix it with milk or eat it straight from the jar by the spoonful. We won't judge you.iStockphoto
It ain't easy being cheesy, but it is easy to eat an inhuman amount of Cheetos. The puffy and crunchy ones are both fabulous snacks for any birthday party, after-school hangout or Netflix binge in complete isolation. "Are you still watching?" Yes, we're just licking the orange dust off our fingers.iStockphoto
Sour gummy worms
Not all sour candies are tolerable (just thinking about Warheads makes us pucker), but sour gummy worms are pretty mild and basically just coated in a bunch of sugar. Gummy bears and blue sharks have nothing on these vibrant multi-colored crawlers.iStockphoto
Slim Jims
Back in the day, no matter where you looked a Slim Jim was lurking in every corner. Gas station? He's on the counter by the lottos. School cafeteria? He's waiting for you in the vending machine. The ingredient list is actually pretty rank and maybe we won't actually ever eat these again, but we'll always remember how they made us feel during our best (and most ignorant) years.Shutterstock
You can probably get these at the best Mexican restaurant in every state, but why stress over a dinner reservation when you could just pull these from the freezer? Taquitos from the frozen section of the grocery store are timeless. Eat them plain or dip them in sour cream, salsa or hot sauce - you name it. These are best enjoyed from the couch.iStockphoto
Don't want to pack a meal? Great, because Lunchables were way cooler than anything your parents could've stuffed in your sack. Hall of fame-worthy varieties include: Turkey or Ham and American Cheese Stackers, Pizza with Pepperoni, Mini Burgers and Nachos Cheese Dip and Salsa. Let's not forget the Reese's Cups, Crunch Bars, Kit Kats and Capri Suns that came on the side.iStockphoto
Kool-Aid Jammers
Oh yeah! Capri Suns are the wind beneath our wings and we love them like a love song (shout out Selena Gomez), but Kool-Aid Jammers are fun and flirty. While we're sure they're just as refreshing as ever, the back of the pouch isn't see-through anymore and that's a big mistake. Then again, it's not about what's on the outside. It's about what's on the inside.Shutterstock
Trix yogurt
Have you ever seen someone frown while eating Trix yogurt? No, because it's just not possible. The packaging doesn't look as cool and colorful as it used to, but in the past, when you pulled back that top foil to reveal a cup that's half blue and half pink - you knew what was about to go down. Cotton candy was the absolute best flavor followed closely by strawberry kiwi, which was half pink and half green.Courtesy of Trix
Scooby Doo fruit snacks
Younger generations will never understand the happiness brought on by the matte blue Scooby Doo-shaped fruit snack because the recipe changed. Zoinks, am I right? Like the marshmallows in Lucky Charms or the M&Ms in trail mix, we sifted through Velma, Daphne, Shaggy and Fred (all semi-opaque with less exciting flavor) for the one true gummy that gave our taste buds puppy power: Scooby Doo.Itemmaster
Danimals "smoothies" are basically an uber-milky drinkable yogurt that any '90s kid would've killed to have in their lunchbox. The mascot - a computer-generated monkey named Bongo - is nightmare fuel, but it's all good.Itemmaster
Gushers! That's all. Thank you and goodnight. No but seriously, these hexagonal bipyramids have always been the star of the snack aisle. If you were going to sneak anything into your parent's shopping cart - this is it. Be careful with Gushers though. They're precious cargo. Ever reached into a pouch and suffered the sticky consequence of one that's exploded? Good times.Itemmaster
Fruit by the Foot
Fruit by the Foot is very similar to Fruit Roll-Ups in the sense that they're both rolled up within themselves, but Fruit by the Foot is better by leaps and bounds. There's so much joy in unraveling 3 feet of rainbow fun, then proceeding to eat it in bits or shoving the whole thing in your mouth at once.Itemmaster
Pillsbury Shape Sugar Cookies
The best part of every holiday is Pillsbury Shape Sugar Cookies. There are hearts on Valentine's Day, chicks and bunnies on Easter, pumpkins and ghosts on Halloween, turkeys on Thanksgiving and snowmen, gingerbread men, reindeer and Christmas trees over the winter season. Homemade cookies? Scratch that. Give us a tray of these bad boys.Shutterstock
Rice Krispies Treats
Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats are a pantry staple. We see that iconic blue foil in our dreams. The original flavor rocks, but let's talk about the variety pack - the one with M&M's Minis, Cocoa Krispies and Chocolatey Drizzle flavors. If you don't grab one of these on the way out the door, you know you're snatching one as soon as you get back.Shutterstock
Fun Dip
Fun Dip (which used to be called Lik-M-Aid before The Willy Wonka Company bought it) features a sugar stick that you lick and dip in even more sugar. What's not to love? Plus, the stick tastes like vanilla and is way better than the sour powder. Someone needs to make like the rye chips in Chex Mix and sell them separately. Ten out of 10, would buy.Shutterstock
Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli
Ravioli, ravioli, give me the formuoli. Chef Boyardee was a real chef, and his legacy lives on in every can of beef ravioli in tomato and meat sauce. Someone's nonna is rolling in her grave, but as a kid this stuff tasted just as good if not better than any authentic Italian dish. Today, we'd be over the moon to warm up a can of Chef for dinner.Dreamstime
Toaster Strudels
Toaster Strudels are superior to Pop-Tarts because they're soft, flaky and filled with warm, fruity deliciousness. The best part is the icing though, and if you're like us, you squeeze half the packet into your mouth before salvaging just enough to drizzle over the actual pastry.Shutterstock
Little Bites
Entenmann's Little Bites are the moistest, most decadent baby muffins on planet Earth. The best ones are blueberry, chocolate chip, crumb cakes and fudge brownies. The only thing is, there are only four highly addictive muffins in one pack and it's really easy to justify tearing into another. Just take one for your lunchbox and run.Shutterstock
Snack Pack
If your parents put a six-pack of Snack Pack in the shopping cart, you knew things were about to get crazy after dinner. The brand has all sorts of wild flavors today (like... Unicorn Magic), but the classics will always be the best in the north, south, east and west. We're talking butterscotch, chocolate and Air Bud's favorite - vanilla. We could even go for the chocolate and vanilla combo, sort of like the pudding version of a soft serve twist from the best ice cream stand in your state.
More from The Daily Meal:
American Foods That Are Banned in Other Countries
25 Candies From Your Childhood You Didn't Know Still Exist
The Most Peculiar Food Trends From the Decade You Were Born
Old-School Snacks We Bet You Completely Forgot Existed
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I was late. The Dong Van famous market, which was built in 1920 has ceased to exit as a live market. They moved the market to a new area which away 1 km. They said that Dong Van market will be retained for conservation. That is bad decision.
Yunnan Province in southwest China border, the provincial capital Kunming. Warring States period, this is the Dian tribe fowl. Yunnan, namely, "Caiyunzhinan"and the other argument is that because in the "Yunling of the South " is named. The total area of about 39 million square kilometers, accounting for 4.11% of total land area, the provincial administrative regions in the country ranked No. 8 in the area. The total population of 45,130,000 (2008), accounting for 3.36% of the population, the population ranked 13th. And Yunnan provinces adjacent to Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan Province, three neighboring countries of Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. Tropic of Cancer crosses from the southern province.


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Mountain Woman
Betty was not at the Bell Boys Reunion yesterday. I think she would have loved it. Betty one a tall big boned fun-loving girl that went by several nick names. The only ones that come to mind is Mountain Gal, Mountain Girl, and Mountain Woman.
She was always in a party mood, whether she was walking down the hall at high school or cruising Varner's Drive-In.
Usually after a football game there was a dance at either Larry Bell Gym, or Saint James's Episcopalian Church. Betty loved to dance. She would dance every song and pouring with sweat before it was all over.
If there was party she was there, unless of course, she was at another party.
Once when I was on the Grand Jury I saw her in the halls of the court house, dressed loudly of course. We talked. She was there as a witness to some kind of violent event – I forgot what.
She married a guy named Larry. Larry and his brother were known for their fighting ability and the fact they fight often.
I read Larry's obituary only about a few years after they married. I don't know the reason Larry died at a young age. His body was put in one of those eternal shelves things. One time at the my parents are buried I rode by and saw an elderly man braced against Larry's marker on the outside of the shelf – the man was holding flowers in one had and he was crying. It would have been a great picture if it wasn't invading somebody's personal moment.
A year or so ago I ran into Betty at Krogers on a Wednesday (Senior Citizen Day). She had gained weight and not too happy to see me… she talked to me but she covered her mouth as she talked.
One time, on another Wednesday I was at Kroger's and ran into a co-worker Patrick. I told Patrick about running into Betty there just a week or two before. I was telling Patrick that two of Betty's favorite expressions were "Don't let your meat loaf" and "look at that rise in those Levis'". And turned around and there stood Betty. She and her grocery cart rushed off.
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Job Description
Perform clerical and information technology functions for a physician in an electronic health records. Must be able to anticipate physician needs to facilitate the flow of the clinic. Perform clinical care essential to the assessment, promotion, maintenance and restoration of patient's health and wellness.
- This list may not include all of the duties that may be assigned.
- Manage patient care through an electronic environment.
- Ability to learn and appropriately apply basic medical terminology.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate active listening skills, attention to details and able to spell accurately.
- Capture accurate and detailed documentation of patient encounter in a timely manner.
- Communicate and interacts with patients in a professional manner.
- Read previous visits to obtain follow-up plan as needed.
- Provide prescription information to pharmacies
- Assist provider by accurately documenting patient encounter including but not limited to chief complaints, barriers to care and community resources.
- Accurately document patient history detailing chronic illness, ER visits, hospitalization, significant past medical history, specialist seen and surgeries.
- Accurate documentation of patients' allergies and OTC medications.
- Accurately documents review of system and a normal basic physical exam.
- Complete standing orders for labs and procedures when visit and age appropriate.
- Complete any necessary referral for provider approval.
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
- Check to make sure that patient history is complete (i.e. immunization records, allergy to medications, health record updates, etc...).
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
- Assist provider with any necessary procedures (i.e. ear piercing, suture removal).
- Perform sensory screening as needed.
- Fill out any necessary paper work for patient's i.e. (school forms, medication forms).
- Call hospitals to obtain any necessary results i.e. (lab and x-ray results).
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets and physicians' instructions to patients
- Keeping a clean, safe and organized work environment for patients and staff.
- Attending any necessary meetings to be up to date on changes in protocol and procedures.
- Working as a team with nursing and front office staff for optimal patient care.
- Assisting the doctor in emergency situations.
- Having the knowledge and awareness of medications and supplies on crash cart.
- Administer immunizations and medicine injections if needed.
- Follow any OSHA and Safety requirements for rooms and documentation.
- During down time, assist with clinical duties assigned, including cross training in other functional areas.
- Complete all PA University mandatory courses by designated deadlines.
- Education:
- High School Diploma or equivalent. Medical Doctors must have a Bachelor of Science degree in General Medicine from a regionally accredited university or equivalent.
- MA Diploma or Certification
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- Ability to perform necessary vital signs for pediatrics and obtain patient histories. Knowledge of basic medical terminology, and immunization requirements for children. Ability to assess emergency situations and act accordingly. Maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees and the public. Knowledge of medical safety practices and standard s. Ability to plan, prioritize, organize workflow. Ability to communicate clearly. Skill in maintaining department quality assurance. Skill in identifying problems and researching and recommending resolutions. Skill in preparing records, writing reports and responding to correspondence. Active CPR certification required.
- Prefer one year work experience in a medical office setting. Knowledge of computers.
Adhere to all organizational information security policies and protect all sensitive information including but not limited to ePHI and PHI in accordance with organizational policy, Federal, State, and local regulations.
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Free Internet Marketing Software Keyword Generator
As you begin your search for new free internet marketing software and free keyword generator programs there are certain things that you must do to maximize your efforts. Remember that time is your most valuable commodity as an internet marketer and simply put we as marketers do not have time to waste looking at, reading about and testing new software programs that offer the following;1.) Trial Use2.) Limited Use3.) Timed Use4.) Demo Only5.) Light VersionI'm sure that from time to time you will find a truly wonderful program that defies all of the odds, but let's look at this from a practical point of view here. How much time was spent getting to the point where you found that software program? Was it really worth all the hassles? More often than not I'm sure that you'll agree that it would be better if you could simply find a website that reviewed these so called "free internet marketing software programs" and "free keyword generators". And of course finding such a site that also offered a blog or forum for viewer comments would be even better.To prove this let's do a brief study on free internet marketing software and high quality free keyword generators. For the sake of argument let's run a search on Google for a "free keyword generator".Case Study #1:Free Keyword List Generator by Stomper Net – My first thoughts were WOW another GREAT free or low cost promotional tool being offered by Stomper Net! Then I realized that I had to sign up for their email list AGAIN and register to use the tool. Once I'd jumped through these initial proverbial hoops I was shocked to find that I'd overlooked the fact that this software uses Word Tracker Keywords.
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This means that my software would need to be upgraded to unlock it's full potential, which of course would cost money. Worse than that I might need to sign up for the Word Tracker Keywords program and that means I could possibly end up paying for a monthly or annual subscription to their service.* Before I offend anyone I do realize that Stomper Net and the Word Tracker Keyword program are both well respected staples in the internet marketing niche. However, in this case it is my goal to help people find completely FREE full version internet marketing software and keyword generator software that they can use to promote their products, services and affiliate programs with.Case Study #2:Good Keywords – At first site their website looks very well organized and professional. They offer free full version keyword research tools and keyword generator software that looks like it will do exactly what we've all be looking for. At one time this may have been a state of the art program back when Yahoo's Overture worked reliably on a consistent basis.The problem with this free internet marketing software group is that it is completely reliant on a program that is so over used that the mere traffic to the Yahoo Overture website alone bogs down their system so badly that you're lucky if you can even get their website pages to load from one visit to the next.* Also sadly in this internet marketer's humble opinion the results that are pulled with the free Yahoo Overture tool has proven to be unreliable and unstable at best. Again, I don't mean to offend anyone and I'm sure that at one time this was a GREAT program, but there are newer and better things.Case Study #3:Global Promoter – The first thing I noticed on their website was this;"Please be patient. This may take up to 2 minutes because it compiles the results of 6 major search engines. Sometimes no results are returned even though there are queries performed on the keywords you typed in during the given month. If this occurs, just hit submit again until the correct results are returned."In theory this looks GREAT if they're really using this free internet marketing software program, or in this case, free keyword generator software, to search on SIX major search engines! However, what I found next really bothered me.
"No Searches Done in March 2008 on the Overture network of search engines for your keyword."This only left me thinking that there I was again using a program that was completely reliant on Yahoo's Overture, which again in my humble opinion was outdated, unreliable and inconsistent.Case Study #4:Google AdWords Free Keyword Generator Tool – With this free internet marketing software program I thought that I'd finally struck oil. After all no website is more revered, searched and used online for things of this nature than the mighty Google themselves! With that in mind I typed in my favorite set of keyword search terms;"free internet marketing software"Unfortunately the results that were returned consisted of 3 targeted keyword phrases and 11 other keyword phrases that had NOTHING to do with any form of internet marketing software.Case Study #5:Traffic Zap's Free Keyword Generator – Let me cut this one short by telling you that when I tried to use it the first thing I got was a POP UP with something that looked mildly semi-pornographic. It then appeared to be processing for some time only to return an error message that once again leads back to problems that we've already discussed regarding the long list of free internet marketing software programs that rely on Yahoo's Overture.
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At this point we've researched ALL of the top 5 unique listings on Google for "free keyword generator" and we have yet to find a truly reliable free internet marketing software program that we can use to promote our products, services or affiliate marketing programs…..other than ones that we would most likely have to PAY to upgrade, such as the program by Stomper Net mentioned above.Final Case Study:Free Keyword Generator by IM Software 4 Free – This program checks for a list of popular keywords by searching on Google, Yahoo and MSN combined to come up with a more complete starting point for internet marketers to use. It also runs a search on these 3 major search engines to find out how many competitor posts show up for each of the chosen keywords.While no free internet marketing software or free keyword generator is going to be perfect this tool is truly a GREAT program to use and best of all it's completely FREE to download and use. There is no trial use, limited use, timed use, demo or light version that leads to a paid upgrade or leaves you out hanging in the wind to PAY if you want to use the software after a specific time frame.


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The Orchestra of St Luke's is America's foremost and most versatile chamber orchestra. Formed at the Caramoor International Music Festival in the summer of 1979, the orchestra evolved from the St Luke's Chamber Ensemble, which was established in 1974, with ensemble members forming the orchestra's artistic core as principal players. The ensemble and the orchestra still co-exist today, and the collaborative chamber aesthetic that is the St Luke's hallmark has resulted in consistent critical acclaim, both for mastery of a diverse repertoire spanning the Baroque to the contemporary, and for vibrant music-making of the highest order. In addition to the three-concert series presented by Carnegie Hall in the Isaac Stern Auditorium, the Orchestra of St Luke's participates in such Carnegie Hall events as the choral workshop and Carnegie Family Concerts. The orchestra is engaged throughout the year in a number of artistic collaborations with other New York City cultural organizations, and serves each summer as the orchestra-in-residence at the Caramoor Festival. The orchestra has an extensive discography that includes three GRAMMY®-award winning recordings.
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