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Master Email Address Verifier 2.59
Master Email Address Verifier verifies the validity of e-mail addresses in mailing lists. It works on the same way as a mail server. The program tries to connect with e-mail addresses' SMTP-servers and simulates sending a message, but does not send t
License:Shareware, $49 to buy Size:1.11 MBLatest Update:2014-03-17
Master Email Address Finder 2.33
Master Email Address Finder is an email address harvester software can find email addresses and send email. Master Email Address Finder finds e-mail addresses on targeted email servers. It can also send mail to all the e-mail addresses on that server
License:Shareware, $49 to buy Size:1.04 MBLatest Update:2014-03-19
Validawy 1.03
Live validate and clean up emaill lists multi-threaded up to 500 threads, very fast and accurate, Easy to retry invalid and failed address, Validate any size mail list files, Live validation, simulates sending email but ends before completing
License:Shareware, $8 to buy Size:8.62 MBLatest Update:2006-06-15
Emailprogen Email Spider 220.127.116.11
Email Spider is a powerful email address extractor or e-mail finder software that extracts mail addresses from particular websites and makes targeted business mailing lists for bulk email advertising. Free Trial download.
License:Shareware, $49.95 to buy Size:3.98 MBLatest Update:2008-04-28
DBeMailer Pro 2.0.11
The program helps you to manage your mailing with data base support.
License:Shareware, $19.95 to buy Size:1.91 MBLatest Update:2012-05-18
Email Spider 2
Email Spider is a quick and efficient tool that searches the Internet for E-mail addresses to enable create mass Email advertising lists.
License:Shareware, $15 to buy Size:792 KBLatest Update:2007-05-21
Inbox Manager 3.0
Inbox Manager lets you manage the messages stored on your POP3 mail server, send messages stored in outbox folder also. You can export messages stored in the Inbox folders into text file (SMS export support also).
License:Shareware, $9.95 to buy Size:228 KBLatest Update:2007-09-10
Email Finder 4.1.5
Extracts email address from Websites/URLs on internet & through popular search engines like (Bing, Google, Askcom, Yahoo, Lycos, Altavista etc). It extracts 10000's of email address from web-page on websites with various criteria of searching ema
License:Shareware, $34.95 to buy Size:1.12 MBLatest Update:2013-08-19
Email Marketing Software 1.0
Are you trying to find an economical but fast and also complete marketing software that can help increase and also manage your internet marketing company? Email marketing tracking software is exactly what every online marketer needs.
License:Freeware, $0 to buy Size:504 KBLatest Update:2010-07-24
ENetCom Listman 1.1
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Email Extractor Outlook Express 4.3
It Extracts email addresses from Outlook Express and .DBX files. It allows you to add many Outlook Express .DBX files and process in batch. It is a very user friendly tool for extract emails.
License:Shareware, $24.95 to buy Size:772 KBLatest Update:2012-09-27
FastSender (Email lists manager) 2.0
Using FastSender you can create professional Newsletters and send them in no time with so many advanced features supported like detailed personalization, bounced email filtering , many reports and charts to analyze results, sending scheduler,.. more
License:Demo, $88 to buy Size:1.95 MBLatest Update:2008-01-31
FastSender (Mailing lists manager) 3.0
Using FastSender you can create professional Newsletters and send them in no time with so many advanced features supported like detailed personalization, bounced email filtering , many reports and charts to analyze results, sending scheduler,.. more
License:Demo, $88 to buy Size:1.75 MBLatest Update:2008-01-31


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Importance Of Availing Airport Taxis
There are some people who travel to and from the airport usually making the bestuse of the airport taxi service. Taxis provide a cheap and affordable means of transportation for passengers. The biggest advantage of using taxis is that they're readily available. Once you are in the parking lot you can find a number of taxis. Plus you don't need to negotiate on price either. With so many taxis around, the drivers have no other option but to quote a reasonable price to the customer.
Variety Of Services
The airport taxis provide a wide range of services which include airport pick and drop services. Some taxis do provide the facilities of parcel and luggage delivery. Some companies also run special vehicles only for the purpose of freight transportation. Moreover, some companies also make deliveries outside the town at a reasonable rate.
Trained Drivers
Airport taxi services take good care of their customers. Special training lessons are provided to the drivers to make sure that they behave professionally with their customers. The training sessions are held every year and the driver's customer interacting skills are often tested during these workshops. If you take the help of private airport transfers you will get a well certified and licensed driver who will safely drive you at your hotel.
Taxi service providers promote the issue of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) very seriously. Many taxi service providers deliver a special service for differently-abled citizens. They often keep a wheelchair in their trunks to pick and drop disabled people.
Easy To Book
How to hire an airport transport service? You can simply go online and search for taxi providers. Taxis can also always be found at designated taxi stops throughout the city. There is a host of airport transfer specialists in Fife who offer services like holiday transfer, golf taxis, and executive travels, which always caters to your needs and requirement. The taxi services that H.M. Taxis provide is excellent and is a friendly and trusted professional taxi company with unbeatable fares on journeys of all distances. You are advised to contact them for a great taxi hire.

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A AAA tow operator, approximately 35 years old, was struck and killed Friday evening, May 31, by a semi-truck while preparing to tow a disabled pickup near Castaic, California. The semi-truck fled the scene.
News and police reports state the operator was working alongside the southbound 5 Freeway. The crash occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. The operator was pronounced dead at the scene.
The truck that hit the operator was described by witnesses as red-and-black with a double trailer loaded with a rock-like material and possibly having Arizona license plates.
The occupants of the disabled pickup were inside the vehicle when the operator was hit and were not injured.
The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert in the area and shut down two lanes of the freeway.
The CHP is investigating the incident. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the CHP's Newhall-area office at 661-294-5540.


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At Jernigan Chiropractic Clinic, we take great pride in providing the finest chiropractic wellness care to our patients. Below is a sampling of the different chiropractic services we offer in our Gulfport office.
- Chiropractic Care
- Corrective Exercises
- Life Style Advise
- Nutritional Counseling
- Spinal & Postural Screenings
- Physiotherapy
- DOT Physicals
Chiropractic Care
We provide advanced spinal correction utilizing "state of the art" chiropractic techniques. Never in the history of chiropractic have we been able to provide the level of help and expertise that now exists. These newer correction methods are even safer, more comfortable and more effective than ever before. As a Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Jeremy Jernigan has years of training and experience in spinal adjustment.
ART is a patented, state of the art soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, and tennis elbow are just a few of the many conditions that can be resolved quickly and permanently with ART. These conditions all have one important thing in common: they are often a result of overused muscles.
Dr. Jernigan is currently the only ART certified provider on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
For more information on ACTIVE RELEASE TECHNIQUE visit www.activerelease.com
Erchonia Cold Laser
Cold Laser is an amazing new technology used in health care today. Cold laser is referred to as a low level laser therapy that is much different from traditional lasers that cut or burn. Cold laser is painless and has no thermal effect on the body. It is used to stimulate tissue healing rather than destroy tissues. These types of lasers have been in use for over 25 years and there has yet to be one recorded side effect.
The erchonia cold laser emits a visible coherent light that is applied to the affected area. Bundles of light energy pass through the skin to photo receptors which exist on each cell within the body. These receptors are stimulated to trigger the cell to speed up several metabolic processes including increased circulation, increased cell regeneration, scar tissue reduction and increasing oxygen levels to the area. The overall effects of the cold laser are increased range of motion, decreased pain and inflammation, and enhanced tissue regeneration.
The cold laser may help you with your arthritis, carpal tunnel, whiplash, disc herniations, sciatica, chronic neck and back pain, strained muscles or any process which triggers an inflammatory response.
For more information on the Cold Laser visit www.Erchonia.com or call us to schedule your FREE consultation to find out if the Cold Laser is right for you.
Corrective Exercises
We teach our patients special "blueprint" exercises designed just for them to help strengthen and correct their own unique problem. These exercises can be performed in the comfort of your own home and can improve the effectiveness of your spinal correction by as much as 30-40%. In addition to skeletal misalignment, muscles and connective tissues can be out of place or strained by improper alignment and use. Specific exercises and stretches can help your body stay in balance and in health.
Lifestyle Advice
We often find it helpful to "coach" our patients on certain activities they should avoid or do differently to avoid aggravating their particular health challenge. Our goal is to help every patient achieve a fulfilling and happy lifestyle full of the activities they enjoy most. We recognize that each our patient is a whole person, and help them reach true health and wellness is a collaborate effort between our professionals and our patients.
Nutritional Counseling
We provide specific recommendations on nutritional supplements and healthy food choices to enhance our patient´s return to optimal health. Do you know which supplements and vitamins are good for you? Dr. Jeremy Jernigan can provide a structured nutritional program based on your individual needs.
Spinal & Postural Screenings
Posture and spinal screenings can reveal important health information and unlock the door to improved health and well-being. We provide screenings at area malls, community events, health fairs and places of employment. Contact us today to arrange a screening at your event or workplace.
To complement and enhance the healing effects of Dr. Jernigan's specific Chiropractic manipulative treatment, we at Jernigan Chiropractic Clinic also provide the following physiological therapeutic procedures:
- Electrical muscle stimulation
- Mechanical traction
- Cryotherapy
- Moist heat therapy
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Custom exercise programs


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Gamma-Ray Bursts' Spectra And Synchro-Curvature Mechanism
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We apply the synchro-curvature mechanism instead of the synchrotron one to explain the spectra of gamma-ray bursts (hereafter, GRBs), especially those with both a turnoff point and high energy excess, which are often explained by combining with some other processes. We fit several spectra and get very good results. Our mechanism can give more detailed descriptions of the magnetic fields and strict constraints on the formation mechanism, thus it is helpful for understanding the physical processes in GRBs.


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Brazilian Style Beans
- 2 cups dried carioca (or pinto) beans
- 8 cups of water, plus more for washing and soaking
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 strips of bacon, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- Salt to taste
- Pick through the beans, discarding the damaged ones and any stones you may find.
- Wash the beans several times, until the water coming out of the beans is translucent.
- Boil enough water to cover the beans and soak the beans overnight.
- The next day, drain the beans and discard the water.
- In a pressure cooker, add the beans, the bay leaves and 8 cups of water. Cook over high heat until the pressure builds up. Lower the heat to medium and cook for 30 minutes or until the beans are tender and al dente but not falling apart. If the beans are not ready, continue cooking in increments of 15 minutes, until they are soft.
- If cooking in a regular pot, add the beans and 8 cups of water and cook over high heat until the water boils. Lower the heat to low and simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours, covered, until the beans are tender and al dente.
- In a large skillet, add the bacon and let it cook in its own fat.
- Add the garlic and onion and sauté with the bacon until translucent.
- Add a ladle of beans (just grains, no broth) to the skillet and let it cook for a minute or so. With the back of a wooden spoon, mash the beans until you have almost like a paste consistency.
- Add the rest of the beans (with broth) to the skillet, lower the heat to medium-low and cook until the broth thickens. That should take 10 to 20 minutes.
- Season with salt, discard the bay leaves and serve with rice.
If freezing, freeze after cooking in the pressure cooker and season on the day you plan on serving.


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HOTDIGIT010 James Rod - Radio Warrior EP
This is the first EP I have listened to by James Rodd.. The only other track I had heard previously was on the fingerman show. If you have never checked out the fingerman show then make sure you do..
Track 1 - Radio Warrior Quite a good track - Especially for taking a set to the next level.. Could certainly work in either a bar or a club..
Track 2 - Feeled - The track I had heard before - Great track.. A mix up of 80s synth and NuDisco.. Absolutely fantastic - One of my fav tracks of the year!
Track 3 - Funk Dat - Bit of a builder with robotic voices appearing in the track.. Few Disco strings give this track an uplift.. Okay
Track 4 - Up Me Pump - Dub track - Reminds me again of an 80s style track but this time without any synth - Good chuggy beats..
Track 5 - Feeled - Fingerman on the.. Good edit of the original - More building in parts that the original...
Track 6 - Feeled James Rod & Fran Deeper Remix Kind of a more mainstream nu disco remix.. For me its not doing the original justice.. But I can some why others may like it
Well worth a purchase.. If money is tight then I would get one of the versions of the Feeled track


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Clarify – improvement for what – market share, engagement, monetization, new features to better compete with IMs and slack, technology improvement, personal or corporate market etc.
Assuming – improvements to better compete with IMs– a lot of things are moving from emails to WhatsApp/FB messenger – Gmail revenues /markets share at risk if people stop using gmail.
What is gmail and its competition – free email service having over a billion users – biggest market share
Competition – direct (yahoo mail/Microsoft.com/regional country specific emails) – indirect (whatsapp/FB messenger/text messaging) – billions of users in developing countries got on whatspp before they got their email id. So IMs are existential threat to Gmail.
I am ignoring corporate user base of gmail where the competition is Slack/Microsoft/IBM etc
Let's look at some of the use cases and compare ease of use and what additional wow features we can add in gmail to take market back from IMs –
1. Ease of registration – just verify your phone no and done in whatsapp… gmail requires signup etc2. Address book/contacts – anyone having whatsapp becomes part of your list and can send/receive text – gmail requires adding/knowing email address to send/receive3. Notifications – gmail mental association is login and check your email habit – whatsapp – mental association of notification4. Storage – gmail provides its own storage for docs/photo/video – whatsapp – stores on the phone5. Data Device dependence – whatsapp data is on the phone – gmail data on the cloud6. Monetization – gmail is monetized …. Whatsapp is not…. Need to build a better product than whatsapp without losing the monetization7. Formatting and rich text – whatsapp cant do that… gmail does…8. Integration with gdrive (not in whatsapp)
A lot of people use whatsapp for forwarding jokes/pictures/videos and do simple short conversations. Gmail is used for more formal communications such as applying for jobs, sending a formal complaint, request for assistance. Whatsapp could evolve there and become a bigger thereat.
Ideas to improve –1. Gmail equivalent of whatsapp – gmail has access to phone no and email of bulk of the users thanks to increased adoption to android phones. Come out with a product, lets call Gello, that makes phone no as the primary address and associated gmail as secondary. Use the google ecosystem to provide better experience – let user to upload photos directly to google photos, documents to drive and important conversations to gmail as conversations. This not only gives users the ease of IM but also solves problems associated with whatsapp. This may result in revenue loss in the beginning but right now my priority is to stop the adoption of whatsapp/IMs. Monetization can be figured out once we control the users. I will also launch a special service for corporate support through GHello to propel its push using its unique differentiator. Users can get in touch with service provider/warranty providers using Ghello. This way we will preempt WhatsApp's march.2. Innovative features for gmail –a. Customer support through gmail – launch this service wherein user does not need to know email id of target/walamrt/att – in the address field jus type att support and magically a support request is sent to the corporate – from their gmail can function like IM ..letting user to solve its problem — authentication etc can be carried by google…. Saving time and hassle for corporate and consumer..
There could other simple options but looking at Whatsapp threat I would like to pursue idea 1. This will be potent to eliminate threat of Whatsapp and would be strategic to do especially when 85% market share is with Android.
Question for the interviewer – What do you mean by improve?Interviewer says – You (interviewee) decideI decide user experience as the main aspect to improve.Options – gmail for web/mobile.I focus on gmail for mobile
Customer – Segmentation – 1. Enterprise – Gmail for Work2. Gmail for personal use
I'm going to choose Gmail for personal use
Customers – Occasional users, casual users, turbo users,
Customer profile chosen – Turbo user of gmail who answers several email in the course of the day. Further, she, is employed and of age between 25 – 40, US resident, college educated.Before going to pain points of the user I will also try and understand the reason why she will use gmail as opposed to texting or messaging.Gmail, and generally mail, is used when users need to send 1. attachments, 2. not seeking immediate attention, 3. less personal contact.
Some pain points of customer:1. Multi-pane view – Multiple panes in landscape mode would allow better feedback to user about what the message is about.2. Better search.3. Better ad placement.4. Integration with other google services such as hangouts, calendar and maps – If I hover on an address in the email a small map opens up with the option of the user to click on it to enlarge it.5. Better spam and anti-phishing/malware support6. Single delete – Once I delete a particular email, say a forward, it doesn't appear again on my email list7. Grouping – Currently done by thread. It could also be done by context across multiple threads. Auto suggest groups8. Faster startup9. Themes for google – Personalization
Prioritizing (rating on Benefit B, Cost C and Risk R). (Alternatively I would use a prioritization matrix)Overall Goal is improved User experience1. B- High, Cost- Medium, Risk – Medium. The risk here is that some may like this and some may not and feel it too crowded on the screen. Must be an option that can be turned off or on.2. B-High, C-Low, R-Low. This is core Google technology and has maximum benefit for the buck.3. B-Low, C-Low, R-Medium. Ads are still considered a nuisance so people may be turned off. Privacy concerns.4. B-High, C-Medium, R-Low: This simplifies the user's life in a big way and helps her navigate her day better.5. B-High, C-Medium, R-Medium. Spam filtering may lead to false positives being filtered out. Could cause pain for user.6. B-Low, C-Medium, R-Low – Not a feature that will be missed if other features listed are implemented.7. B-Medium, C-Medium, R-Medium -Too many options may cause confusion to the user.8. B-High, C-Medium-High, R-Low – Technical feasibility must be analyze. More of a continuous improvement project9. B-High, C-Low, R-Low – More of a cherry on the cake.
Summary:Based on the prioritization above, I will suggest features2, 3, 9 as the first features to consider implementing.
Starting with clarifying questions– What is meant by improve? Revenue, UX, user growth (corporate or individual?)
I will assume UX as measured by user satisfaction is the primary goal for "improvement"
Who are the users?– corporate email users– individual users– With each type of users there will be power and basic users
For this situation I will focus on power users across corporate and individual power users as they the most likely to influence decisions to adopt products within their friend groups or company
Use cases– filter unimportant / spam emails– compose new emails– respond to emails– organize related message (travel, purchases, etc)– collaborate
Ideas– Make it easy to solicit feedback — for example have response type "inline feedback" that enables users to easily respond to a series of questions or bullet points and each person's response is distinguishable from others– Live threads that can make email more collaborative (like Slack) so a group can discuss a topic in real time
For the second idea I would want to do prototype/mvp feedback sessions with users since it would be a new form of communication and the biggest assumption that idea has is that users would want to have focused "live group chat" sessions (e.g like how a specific slack channel is used)
First, I would clarify what is meant by improve gmail. More daily/weekly/monthly active users, more engagement from the existing active user base, increased NPS, decreased on support contacts, better retention, etc…
For this case let's focus on increased engagement..
Then I would define on the target user we want to increase engagement for:a) gen zb) millennialsc) baby boomers
I would focus on millennials as they're highly tech focused compared baby boomers and old enough to engage with email compared to gen z where a large portion are too young to meaningfully engage with email (e.g. babies and toddlers)
Now I would focus on use cases for engaging with millennials in a meaningful way:1) Millennials use multiple devices and care about connectivity across all platforms2) Millennials want to engage with multiple people with as little cognitive load as possible3) Millennials care about personalization, emojis, and style in communicating4) Millennials are highly engaged with social media such as fb, twitter, instagram, etc
Third, I would walk through a possible solution for each use case along with the customer impact and cost to develop:1) gmail is already highly accessible across multiple platforms. There could be what is considered a gap through smartwatches as there isn't an Apple Watch gmail app and many smartwatches. It's low impact as many smartwatches only allow read access and don't provide great write ability if they do allow write access. High cost build and maintain smartwatch email apps across iOS and Android with little guarantee for engagement and customer impact as most users just don't try to email via a watch
2) gmail is already fairly simple to compose and email. The reply functionality is somewhat limited. Typing requires effort. Could build out a speech dictation technology within gmail. Low cost since google already has software from pixel and google home so they could integrate same tech. Medium impact as smart phone and tablets already have ability to recognize voice and send emails. Laptops could benefit as a lot of emails get sent of laptop but probably not likely to be adopted by users.
3) gmail doesn't allow users any personalization in terms of stylizing emails beyond font color and simple formatting. low impact low cost
4) gmail doesn't integrated with social media so they could allow users to share emails on social media, compose from social media, and/or attach items in emails. Imagine finding a tweet that you love and being able to send an email to your google group for family. Or, sharing an email from customer support to facebook to share your frustration with the lack of support. High impact, medium cost
Fourth, looking at the various opportunities with the impact and cost use case/solution 4.
Fifth, before launching I would define my metrics to measure success and increase engagement. I would measure the increase to the number of daily/weekly/monthly active users by how many users logged in to gmail, how many composed emails, and then how many used the new plugin/feature to compose/share via social media.
Gmail is a product with a huge market share in the industry. Improve could mean a lot of things but given that it already has a really strong user-base, I would say that the focus should be user engagement.
Currently, Gmail is an application where users could read,archive,delete,write,search emails. Gmail targets several different personas that have different user needs and painpoints.
1. Enterprise – Companies use the comprehensive solution and Gmail is one of the major products. I'd focus on Candidate Sourcers. Gmail does not support anything for these people and has no functionality to assist with sending massive emails out to people.
2. Individuals – Gmail lacks integration with other applications that could be useful – for example, Google keep. I'd love to be able to take notes while reading emails on the same tab.
3. Kids – Gmail isn't very child-friendly. Although it's UI/UX is simple, there is no entertainment value. There should be something fun!
Of all the three above, #1 is most likely the most interesting. Although it could be more effort than #2 and #3, it can tie into stronger partnerships, more B2B customers, and higher revenue.
Candidate Sourcers look for people on various sites like LinkedIn and try to email and recruit potential candidates. They send 20~30 emails per day and care a lot about email open rate and engagement.
Although there are decent guidelines and structures available, Gmail has the detailed analytics on what really drives email open rate and engagement.
Gmail should provide these candidates sourcers, when they're composing an email, the likelihood that the recipient would open the email. Every recipient would have a different % because everyone is different. This will tremendously help with these sourcing efforts and even lead to high adoption rate for Gmail.
The tradeoff and risk for this feature is –1. Privacy – assessing % means Gmail is "reading" the user's emails. However, this is already done when Gmail filters Spam so it could be potentially okay.
2. Technological challenges – There will be some effort required by data science and research to accurately display a %.
3. Usage – Although this is meant for candidate sourcing – it could also be used by advertisers. This does lead to more revenue for Google, but users could find it extremely annoying.
For rolling this feature out, like mentioned here, start with candidate sourcing / recruiting. Later, it could dive into advertisers. This could scale in the future and Gmail could potentially also suggest titles, content and more utilizing complicated machine learning algorithms.
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Opinion | Lights, Camera, Trump!
Dear Charlotte and Fred:
Here's our first memo in your script. The workforce was excited after we realized you had been engaged on a dystopian drama through which a hack actuality TV star will get elected president. Crazy plotline! We're very , nevertheless it wants loads of work.
No viewers goes to purchase the present model. In one five-minute scene you've bought the president's large marketing campaign man getting convicted of a jillion completely different monetary crimes, whereas on the identical time the president's previous lawyer-fixer is admitting that the chief of the free world instructed him to make use of hush cash to repay former intercourse companions. We love scandals, however that is simply too, too excessive.
Also, whereas we perceive you're going for laughs, we're fairly certain there is no such thing as a such factor as a python-skin coat.
We can't purchase the scene the place the president goes to a rally proper in spite of everything these tales break and he's bought the gang yelling, "Drain the swamp!" This is similar time you've bought his first two congressional supporters hit by corruption indictments. I do know it's speculated to be irony, nevertheless it's teetering on madness.
However, we don't need you to drop the congressmen utterly. We appreciated the element about one orchestrating an insider commerce on the White House picnic. And having the opposite use marketing campaign funds to get a aircraft ticket for his pet rabbit was a pleasant contact. Would you concentrate on making it a fuzzy pet? Then when everyone will get off the aircraft the pet might attempt to lick the president and our hero/villain would recoil. Nothing audiences like higher than hating a person who hates canine.
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For the lead, we're questioning if we might discuss Liam Neeson into gaining 50 or 60 fast kilos for the half. And possibly a youthful Ray Liotta kind for the sleazy fixer.
We're not shopping for your present model of the president's different lawyer. He's speculated to be a giant hero from 9/11 and but each one in all his traces screams "incompetent great-uncle who gets drunk at Thanksgiving." You've at minimal bought to present him a special background, like fixing parking tickets. If we will work that out, we're pondering possibly it is a job for Danny DeVito.
The cheery Republican House leaders who ignore every thing that's occurring don't have a giant half, however we predict it'd be a terrific appearing alternative for the Backstreet Boys.
As to the ladies — we just like the stripper. (Reese Witherspoon? Jennifer Aniston?) When she will get paid off to maintain quiet about having intercourse with the about-to-be president, are you able to give her some particular phrase we might characteristic within the promos? Like "Kazowie, Mr. Candidate!" Or "Real leaders use condoms."
We're slightly involved you've made all of the lead characters so repulsive that individuals aren't going to need to go see the movie. Mandy has a very good suggestion — take a second take a look at the spouse. Right now she's means too picket, and no person will imagine that pair has had intercourse since Dick Cheney was in energy. How about making her a former federal prosecutor who gave up the prospect to be legal professional normal to face by her man? Is he grateful — or ticked off that she didn't take the job and protect him from investigators? Not a plot twist we've ever seen earlier than.
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We're searching for severe worldwide gross sales, so undoubtedly let's take this man to a giant assembly with leaders abroad. Maybe slightly little bit of motion when he runs over the pinnacle of the European Union in his golf cart.
However, no person right here likes the entire Russian subplot. It simply doesn't make sense. You've bought a lead character who's in bother for that girlfriend payoff plot, and for having an entire pile of crooks in his administration. (How many characters, by the way in which, can get indicted earlier than the credibility fizzles?) And then you've this different entire large subplot about colluding with the Russians to repair the election. Sorry, any president who had all these messes directly could be out the door in 5 minutes.
Another downside with the primary girl: You gave her an immigrant background and a heavy accent. So far, so good. (This is the purpose the place we begin fantasizing Meryl Streep.) But you've additionally bought your lead railing on a regular basis about stopping immigration. Does that make sense? Just don't imagine you're going to get anyone to purchase that package deal.
This is a crucial word from Larry: At the height of the motion, our essential man is six ft deep in investigations and he goes out to present a speech to his supporters. In which he retains reminding them that he gained the Electoral College. Now our viewers goes to listen to that and understand it is a president who didn't win the favored vote.
Larry thinks you need to drop that element and let him win the favored vote. Otherwise, he's so compromised from the get-go that individuals will begin strolling out with the opening credit.
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My first job out of college was at Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina. I ran the Emergency Contraception Hotline. EC was still by prescription only so all day long I would take calls and fax out prescriptions. I liked to tell people I prevented more abortions in that year than most people do in their entire life.
I learned a lot that year about Planned Parenthood the organization, about their mission, about the women they serve. I also learned a lot about abortion services and the women and men who provide them through Planned Parenthood.
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The highly anticipated film "Birth of the Nation" is suffering because of Nate Parker's past.
The American Film Institute has canceled its Friday screening of the movie, as well as a Q&A with director and star Parker as controversy continues to swirl around his past rape charges, Deadline reported.
The dean of AFI, Jan Schuette, said that a moderated discussion would be set up before a screening could take place after he received "passionate" responses about the scandal from fellows.
"I have been the recipient of many different passionate points of view about the screening, and I believe it is essential that we discuss these issues together — messenger and message, gender, race and more — before we see the film," Schuette said in a statement.
He added that Fox Searchlight will host a screening for the Institute later in the year. The cancellation comes as Fox is dealing with the film's fallout as a 1999 rape charge against Parker resurfaced.
The film is also suffering at the Toronto International Film Festival, which plans on hosting several screenings of the movie, but no press conference.
"That's definitive, it's definitely not going to happen," a spokeswoman for the festival told Deadline.
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Several other high profile movies have conferences scheduled, so the lack of one for "Birth of a Nation" is another sign of trouble for Fox Searchlight.
Parker was accused by a woman — who was a college freshman at the time — of rape when he was a 19-year-old wrestler at Penn State University.
Fellow student and "Birth of a Nation" co-writer Jean McGianni Celestin was also accused of raping the woman after she passed out in their apartment following a night of heavy drinking, according to court documents obtained by Variety magazine.
Parker was acquitted of the charges in 2001, while Celestin received a six-month sentence.
The alleged victim committed suicide in 2012, but Parker claimed he had no idea she was dead. The actor said he was "filled with profound sorrow" when he learned of the news.


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SEO basics for Scottish restaurants.
Today, we're looking at simple processes that Scottish restaurants, hotels and other F&B/hospitality businesses can follow in order to improve their SEO and boost their rankings on Google. Realistically, the principles here will fit any business that's looking to do better on search engine results pages. We've got a helpful follow-up to this blog specifically on the topic of keyword research, which is an essential next step; this is a more general primer on the topic of SEO.
First thing to note: this is not a catch-all "everything you need to know about SEO". There are awesome resources all over the web that will give you that kind of detail, and there's hours and hours to be spent taking notes and watching YouTube tutorials on that stuff. We've made a handy list of some our favourites at the end, under "further reading", but that's not what we're trying to do here.
No: this is our highly curated list of things we think Scottish restaurants, hotels, F&B and hospitality businesses should focus their energies on, in order to hopefully have the best possible impact on their SEO, at the lowest time cost. Hopefully there's some stuff in here that will work for you, and if there is, please don't be shy about letting us know in the comments!
What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) in Digital Marketing for Restaurants?
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is the art of driving quality traffic to your website from organic search results, and then increasing the number of visits to your site from this quality traffic. In a digital age where search engine results pages (or SERPs) are packed with paid adverts, sound SEO practices will bring you traffic that you don't need to pay for! It's all about relevance. Take Google for example. Google wants to present searchers with the most relevant information, as quickly as they can, and have a ridiculous number of algorithms set up to determine which websites to show first for search terms. There are hundreds of restaurants in the Glasgow area, so how will you ensure you're appearing in search results? It's all about creating relevance between your page content and the search terms, that is what will see you rank higher in searches - without having to pay for it!
However - we're getting ahead of ourselves. Let's first look at the basics.
There are a vast number of factors that all contribute to your SEO, from well written meta titles and use of keyword-focused H1s and H2s (these are types of titles) in your on-page text, to the number and quality of backlinks directed towards the domain (and specific pages for that matter). Below are the main factors attributed to ranking factors according to SEMrush:
(Taken from the SEMrush Ranking Factors Study 2.0)
Maybe there's a few surprises in there, some things that you didn't think would have any impact on your SEO? All of these are part of the algorithm that search engines use to determine the relevance of your domain or page to the searcher's queries. Being able to understand these, how they piece together, and then translating them into your website set-up and content will help to improve your ranking in any returned search pages - this is the optimisation part of SEO.
Here's some of the key steps that we think you need to take in order to step up your SEO game.
1 - Do Some Proper Keyword Research
Note: we've got an awesome how-to on keyword research right here.
Determining relevant keywords is an integral part of any SEO strategy, as this is where you will gain your quality traffic in results. Quantity is great, sure, but if the quality of the traffic is low your results will be poor. As an example, try to think along the lines of 'what cuisine do we offer?', 'where is my restaurant based?', or 'are we gourmet or budget?'. This is where you'll go from a general 'restaurant in Glasgow' in searches to a 'gourmet burger restaurant in Glasgow West End'. The traffic to the latter will be of higher quality as the searchers are being a lot more specific and know what they're looking for.
A solid keyword research project will allow you to better understand the searches being conducted by your audience and then translate them into your SEO strategy. This will help to drive that organic traffic, which will in turn contribute to a number of the factors listed above (for example, reputable sources may choose to share a blog you have posted if it contains excellent content, or people may stay on your page longer and click through to other pages, decreasing the bounce rate). We've written a hopefully very helpful primer on keyword research here, and it's a key step for any successful DIY campaign to improve SEO standing.
2 - Create Some Awesome Content
Look at the key ranking factors in the above chart from SEMrush. Time on site, pages per session, and bounce rate (the number of people who leave your site without having visited any other pages) are all taken into account, and those factors are given higher importance than almost any other factor besides direct traffic. So - what does that mean? It means you need to make sure that your content is as relevant and as high in quality as it possibly can be for your audience that does land on your site.
So - what are you good at? What do you have to share with the world, that will be a gift to your target audience? If you're a hotel in the heart of the city, then your customers are often holidaymakers, or folk travelling for business. What can you offer them that will be of genuine interest? A curated guide to the city's hidden gems? A guide to the best ways to travel around the city?
You can use keyword research to come up with awesome content ideas, and to understand exactly what your audience is searching for. And if you can create really novel content - by serving a niche audience, or by giving really in-depth and interesting stuff away, or something like that - then you'll have a greater chance of getting more clicks, and more time spent on pages etc. - and it will even help you achieve number three on our list:
3 - Get Good Quality Inbound Links
Getting people to link directly to your site from theirs is a difficult job. Creating awesome and highly bespoke content is one way of doing it, as noted. Fostering good relationships with businesses that already have the respect of Google, and securing meaningful and useful links to your site from theirs, is another. As you can see from the SEMrush data above, backlinks to your site are a fairly important factor in Google determining your overall credibility.
As far as networking with other complementary businesses - there's nothing at all wrong with recommending each other with links. That could be neighbours who don't directly compete with you. It could be joining directory sites that curate listings in specific niches. Assuming that you're negotiating backlinks from a small number of businesses, it'll likely have a modest but useful effect. Note: there's a dodgy practice called link farming, where companies will pay to have thousands of low-quality sites link to yours in an attempt to game Google's systems. That's not going to help you one bit. Avoid that shit, obviously. And - if your network is massive, and they all spring up new links to your site within hours of each other, then it might look like exactly that. So take it slow.
A great (albeit difficult) way of getting decent quality inbound links - as well as other forms of attention! - is to come up with something genuinely novel that's likely to attract the attention of local press, or to capture the imagination of your audience on social media, or to be picked up by relevant blogs, or talked about by "influencers" in your space. The bar for going viral locally is not particularly high - and sites like Glasgow Live will regularly pick up fairly innocuous stories about all manner of minor occurrences in Glasgow. If you can create something that captures the interest and that has local press asking to feature it, then try and negotiate a linkback that's specifically not a "nofollow" link (nofollow links are links that Google is effectively told to disregard for SEO purposes).
There's a great network of food bloggers in the Glasgow area who produce genuinely high quality content and command excellent readerships. There's excellent reviews of a comprehensive selection of Glasgow restaurants on Glasgow Food Geek, for example. Inviting bloggers and other "influencers" to dine with you is always worth a go, as long as you're confident in your service offering. We're working on a feature just now on how influencers can fit into your marketing plans, and some of the rules of etiquette etc. when approaching them. Got specific questions you'd like answered? Leave a comment below!
4 - Deal With Low-Hanging Fruit
There's some really simple things you can do to further improve your SEO standing - starting with making sure you've got a SSL certificate on your domain (meaning that your website loads with https in the URL and not http). That might sound complicated if you're not tech-minded, but it's probably a simple case of logging into your domain provider and following their instructions to upgrading (there may be a cost).
Then, there's the best practices for your website copy and meta-descriptions. This stuff again seems complex, but that's genuinely just because it feels a bit jargon-y. The principles are really simple, and there are plenty of great guides out there to making sure your meta titles, descriptions and web copy are all keyword-optimised, and we've listed some of those resources at the bottom of the blog here. However - if that's something that you straight-up wish to outsource, we actually provide a really affordable service in rewriting said sections for you - starting from just £200. We also provide keyword research reports on a very affordable basis - to talk about doing this kind of thing, don't hesitate to get in touch!


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Avery Ranch is an 1,800 acre master-planned community with over 4,000 homes at completion that have access to 17 hill country acres. Avery Ranch has a majestic 18 hole golf course, tennis courts, hiking and biking trails, competitive swim team, tennis club, basketball courts, numerous pools, parks and playgrounds. Avery Ranch is located in the northwest corner of Austin, TX and is a short 20 Minute drive to the downtown Austin music scene. Avery Ranch is just minutes away from public transportation, with the Austin Cap Metro Lakeline train station within walking distance from some Avery Ranch neighborhoods. This diverse community is loaded with fun activities to keep you busy year round. This vibrant community enjoys mild temperatures, a friendly atmosphere and a true sense of community. There are numerous restaurants and activities to enjoy throughout the city or within walking distance.
This beautiful and historic community includes three public elementary schools and is adjacent to an 8.5 mile regional trail. A 226 acre 18-hole golf course bordering a 60 acre lake offers natural features that include springs, ponds, creeks and dense vegetation that the entire community can enjoy.
Immediately adjacent to Avery Ranch, the City of Cedar Park has built an expansive 140 acre community park complex providing recreational opportunities for the entire area.
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Smashing Rush 1.4.6 Mod Apk (Unlimited Money) for Android
Smashing Rush Mod Apk 1.4.0 (Unlimited Money) most interesting and popular arcade game of Android.
Smashing Rush – the classic horizontal rider with the elements of the arcade platformed in which you have to control the character to try to overcome the maximum distance, it is necessary to overcome various obstacles and avoid traps, while the developers fairly harmoniously integrated the game elements of parkour, and simple control will allow you to fully use all the capabilities of the physical model. It should be noted and stylish polygonal graphics.
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- Collect 21 characters with different gestures and shapes
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Miller, Duane Alexander. 2011. '"Your Swords do not Concern me at all": The Liberation Theology of Islamic Christianity' in St Francis Magazine, Vol 7:2, pp 228-260.
Download the article from St Francis Magazine HERE, or from Scribd HERE.
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Whether right or wrong, many persons in this group feel certainthat the only thing holding hundreds of thousands of people— maybe millions—from leaving the 'slavery of Islam' for 'the love of God in Christ' is fear of punishment and persecution. Some have crossed that threshold. Their message is, "Now is the time for evangelism," and "Love alone can remove grudges, and forgivenessalone can blot out transgression. To die for the killer is the only way to annul killing" (Rishawi 175), and "A man who can disagree and yet remain gracious with you is a hundred times greater than agod who cannot bear divergence of opinion or criticism—the dictator's fragile throne" (qtd in Andrew and Janssen 15). The dictator's fragile throne is the entire oppressive system of the Islamic shari'a,and in the words of Fatima al-Mutayri, the goal is "civility that is transparent in appearance // and a new civilization in all measures and laws." It is this new civilization that is the Promised Land to which these exiles are travelling. Whether or not they will ever arrive, only time will tell.
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Moving Forest: The People's Front as a Frequency Swarm
A multitude of art groups converge at Transmediale to render the final scene of Kurosawa's version of Macbeth, Spider Web Castle ( aka Throne of Blood 1957). A 12 minute scene expanded to a 12 hour sonic collage, orchestrated by Shu Lea Cheang and Moving Forest.
Mikro.FM is one of the groups you can join in this participatory event. Read the call, meeting point, instructions, etc. on their site. Meeting is TODAY, Feb 1st at 18:00h in front of the JVA Moabit prison, a sort of storming of the Bastille in theatrical reverse, ( Instructions provide a list of radio gear to bring, but please note you can join this event without anything and just walk with the moving sound installation, an additional request might be to bring some form of illumination, i.e. bike lamp.)
The scenario: The final sequences of "Spider Web Castle" : inside the castle, Lady Washizu (aka lady Macbeth) persistently washes her imaginary bloody hands while Lord Washizu (aka Macbeth) catches thousands of arrows launched by his own archers in a spectacular showdown; outside the castle, the SpiderWeb forest, the oppositional force in camouflage, advance towards the castle. "How can a forest move? It must be a vision." Lord Washizu utters in frenzy as he recalls the prediction from the witch in the forest – "You will never lose a single battle, unless the Spider Web forest begin to move and approach the castle." The drama unfolded are tales of greed, ambition, betrayal, revenge, rebellion, and civil resistance.
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Richie Supa's first full length record dedicated to his journey from addiction and life as a songwriter to long term recovery and how he is using that experience to help save lives. Having become the Director of Creative Recovery at Recovery Unplugged he was inspired to write this record and the CD Release was hosted at Seminole Hard Rock Live for 400 people including a live performance by Richie Supa and the musicians who recorded the record with him.
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Insurance marketing is a process. Learning it takes time, implementing it takes time, and even exploring all of your options takes time.
If you want to understand, implement and have successful marketing efforts for your insurance agency then you have to be willing to put in the energy and resources. No one can do this for you.
We can however, provide you with everything you need to understand, implement and have success in your insurance marketing initiatives. This article outlines most of what you need to wrap your head around marketing and will help you on your way to successful implementation. All you have to do is be willing to go through the resources and put in the effort. And oh yea, you might need a little patience ;-)


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Frank and Angie are travel abroad lifehackers, honing their skills of professional frugalism anywhere they choose to live! North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Europe!
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Your candid and unfiltered observations on life in Ecuador are most welcome. Brandon's interview with the college girls was really a treat!
p.s. is Frank always looking forward to a new spot for almuerzo?
I will be looking for you on my next trip to Cuenca!
Hasta luego!
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2014 at 11:25 PM
Hey, hi Frank, Angie and guys, did you ever figure out how to better manage the moisture issues in your home? I think it was mostly in your kitchen cupboards that were getting a bit moldy at times if memory serves. I was the fellow that emailed you a detailed set of ideas, and you subsequently added it to one of your posts - I was happy to see that you thought it was that worthy. I am curious if you were able to find solutions, and what they were. Maybe you could do a follow up on that theme, as you put quite a bit of effort into it with your video series at the time.ReplyDelete
I still enjoy your posts and videos. Glad to see you growing your work in a horizontally integrated approach.
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We're off on another adventure, this time to Asia, our first visit. Departing Vancouver International Airport at 2:00 Tuesday afternoon, we flew for 10 hours and landed at Tokyo's Narita Airport at 5:00 Wednesday afternoon, gaining 7 hours by time zone, but losing 24 hours crossing the International Date Line. I think. Here's what it … Continue reading
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Sky Tree
From our hotel, there's a nice view of the Sensō-ji Temple, and off in the distance, the tallest free-standing tower in the world, the Tokyo Sky Tree. From the moment we checked in, getting to the top of the Sky Tree was on my list of things to do in Tokyo. The rain we had … Continue reading
Tokyo is a very high-tech and modern city. Technology and electronics are everywhere and in everything and no more so than in the Shinjuku ward near its highly-trafficked train station. We took the subway there Sunday morning and had breakfast at the Starbucks there, sitting next to a young couple from California here in Tokyo … Continue reading
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On our second day in Vietnam, we left the big city and traveled 25 miles southeast to the Can Gio mangrove, a UNESCO recognized Biosphere Reserve at the confluence of the Saigon and two other rivers, the Soai Rap and the Vam Co, and their delta on the South China Sea. [NOTE: The full title … Continue reading
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Friday morning, Loc took us on a tour of Cholon, Saigon's busy China Town, starting with the Thien Hau Temple where we raised incense shrouded wishes for our family's health and happiness. Next, we toured the Cholon market which is far too big to cover on foot, so Loc hired rickshaws for each of us. … Continue reading
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On Sunday, March 18, we left Saigon by van for an overnight trip to the Mekong delta. Our first stop was Cai Be (more appropriately, Cái Bè), a river town on one of many tributaries of the Mekong River, a two hour drive south of Saigon. This might be a good place for a few … Continue reading
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Da Lat to Da Nang
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Having made it across the Dragon Bridge, we met our van and drove out to the Son Tre Peninsula. We continued up appropriately named Monkey Mountain about 1,000 feet to an ancient, 800-year-old banyan tree and its commanding view of the South China Sea. We had heard there was a chance to see monkeys along … Continue reading
Fish Story
Due to the change in our flights, we were now going to have four nights and three full days in Hoi An. On our first day, Friday, we were up early to drive south to visit a local ocean-side fish market. Alas, the seas were too rough, so the market was canceled, but it was … Continue reading
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Hoi An Countryside Ride
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Cooking Class for Coneheads
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Craziest Cemetery in the World
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The ASL Parent Forum, which meets on a regular basis with senior officers of the Council is seeking to recruit some new members.
The focus of the group has been debated at recent meetings, and, moving forward, the group will have a focus on communication and how this is best achieved in relation to ASL matters, and inclusion in general, to ensure parents feel informed and supported.
The group will potentially also act as a sounding board for inclusion related policy and support documents as appropriate.
It is hoped that by re-launching the group we will further extend and enhance our partnership working with parents at school level.
I would ask that you share this with your parent council and, if any parent of a young person with additional support needs would wish to have their name put forward, you pass their contact details to Sandra McCormack (email@example.com)
As we have 4 of the existing ASL Parent Forum remaining as members of the group, we would be limited to welcoming a maximum of 6 new members to the group.
The next planned meeting of the ASL Parent Forum will be on Tuesday 29th March at 10.00 in the City Chambers and, if possible, it would be helpful to have nominations in advance of this date.
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A program of the National Park Service that has documented exemplary engineering works since 1969. The HAER has established a collection of the same nature as HABS on engineering landmarks, such as bridges, mills, factories, foundries, subways, and tunnels. Documentation includes photographs, measured drawings, and written historical information, and is archived at the Library of Congress.


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text: MOTO-GUZZI STELVIO NTX (2009-2011) Review Published: 26 June 2009 Updated: 21 November 2014 MCN Review Owners' Reviews Photos Facts & Figures History & Versions For Sale (1) "Well worth a look if you're after something a bit different" "Well worth a look if you're after something a bit different" At a glance 1151cc - 105 bhp 40 mpg - 158 miles range Insurance group: 13 of 17 Compare insurance quotes now Medium seat height (820mm) Overall Rating 4 out of 5 The appeal of big adventure bikes needs no reminder but Guzzi's Stelvio is often overlooked when, in reality, it has much of the practicality and stature of the best-selling BMW GS but with extra exclusivity, a touch of added Italian style and plenty of added value as well. Sadly, Euro4 has now finally killed off Guzzi's old-school big twins so if the Stelvio appeals - and it should - good, low mileage ones are going to becoming increasingly thin on the ground. In short, if you want a value big adventure bike that stands out, it's worth a look. Ride Quality & Brakes 4 out of 5 The Stelvio NTX is very manageable, far more so than its gigantic BMW competition. It carries it's all-up, ready-to-go weight of 251kg (5kg less than the GS Adventure) very well at low speed. thanks to a low, two-way adjustable seat, which can be set at 820mm or 840mm. The two-position GS Adventure seat is 890/910mm tall. Town riding is made easy by an ultra-smooth throttle response, gearbox, clutch action and out on the mountain passes the steering is light, and the chassis and suspension set-up gives you lots of confidence. Pillions get a hard time on the back, though as panniers get in the way of their feet. Engine 4 out of 5 To give the Stelvio NTX four-valve engine some extra grunt at lower revs, it has revised profile cams, new ignition and injection mapping, and a larger capacity air-box, made possible by shifting the battery on its side. There's a light action clutch too. This motor also appears in the standard Stelvio from 2009 onward. There is a noticeable amount more low and mid-range shove, but there's still a bit of a pause around 5000rpm when the four-valve engine stops to catch its breath, then leaps the final way to its 8000rpm redline. Build Quality & Reliability 4 out of 5 The big Guzzi is a robust, rustic tractor among motorcycles and not much goes wrong with them as long as they're looked after cosmetically and mechanically. Insurance, running costs & value 3 out of 5 Topping the eleven-grand mark, this is a very expensive motorcycle. It may be cheaper than a similar spec BMW R1200GS Adventure but it's lack of ability compared to the German giant makes it seem a trifle dear. If you're in the market for a second hand example be prepared to shell out £7000 and up. Find a Moto Guzzi Stelvio for sale.Insurance group: 13 of 17 – compare motorcycle insurance quotes now. Equipment 4 out of 5 In true adventure-style, the Stelvio NTX comes with big panniers, spotlights, sump and engine protection and knobbly off-road tyres. It also comes with ABS, radial brakes and a single-sided swingarm/shaft drive as standard. Official accessories include a shaft drive protector, tank bag and pouch, Tomtom Rider 2 sat nav, alarm and heated grips. Compare and buy parts for the NTX in the MCN Shop. By MCN Staff Facts & Figures Model info Year introduced 2009 Year discontinued 2011 Original price £11,774 Used price - Warranty term (when new) Two year unlimited mileage Running costs Insurance group 13 of 17 Annual road tax £91 Annual service cost - Performance Max power 105 bhp Max torque 83 ft-lb Top speed 125 mph 1/4-mile acceleration 14.2 secs Average fuel consumption 40 mpg Tank range 158 miles Specification Engine size 1151cc Engine type 4-valve, V-twin Frame type Tubular steel Fuel capacity 18 litres Seat height 820mm Bike weight 251kg Front suspension Fully-adjustable Rear suspension Preload Front brake 2 x 320mm discs Rear brake 1 x 282mm disc Front tyre size 110/80 19 in Rear tyre size 150/70 17 in History & Versions Model history 2009 – Model launched Other versions Moto Guzzi Stelvio Owners' Reviews 1 owner has reviewed their MOTO-GUZZI STELVIO NTX (2009-2011) and rated it in a number of areas. Read what they have to say and what they like and dislike about the bike below. Review your MOTO-GUZZI STELVIO NTX (2009-2011) Summary of Owners' Reviews Overall Rating 5 out of 5 Ride Quality & Brakes 5 out of 5 Engine 5 out of 5 Build Quality & Reliability 4 out of 5 Value & Running Costs 4 out of 5 Equipment 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Try It, You'll Buy it 19 September 2009 by Bluntly Firstly, there seems to be no comparison between an 08 and 09 models, the engine is improved to the point where they could have renamed it. Secondly real world on road handling is superb, if you're coming from a GS gmake sure you have a good long demo, it IS different but within a mornings ride you'll love it for the same reasons you love the GS, predictability and precision. Having said that, a standard Stelvio that I rode seemed to run wide, could have been the set up though. The engine is a peach, and you've still got the big vibes you get on a Boxer engine...plus a glorious exhaust note. 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"The G-d of In-Between," a new musical written by Christopher Wall and featuring an all-new score by Howard Fishman will be featured at this summer's Dartmouth Vox Theater Festival, in a new workshop presentation directed by Marina McClure and featuring Emma Orme, Meg MacCary, and Brandon Adams.
2019 Winter Jazzfest Appearance in NYC
On Friday, January 11, Howard will perform in duo format with longtime collaborator Russell Farhang on violin, at NYC's annual Winter Jazzfest. Details on the WHERE page!
TOUR DATES (See schedule page for complete venue and time information)
OCT 17: LONDON, UK (Duo with Russell Farhang)
OCT 18: LONDON, UK (Duo with Russell Farhang)
OCT 21: AMSTERDAM, NL (Duo with Anne Baker)
OCT 26: HESLINKI, FI (w/Biting Fish Brass Band)
OCT 27: HESLINKI, FI (w/Biting Fish Brass Band)
OCT 28: TALLIN, EE (w/Biting Fish Brass Band)
OCT 30: PARNU, EE (Duo with Indrek Palu)
NOV 2: RAKVERE, EE (Duo with Indrek Paul)
Iowa Debuts
Howard will make two Iowa debuts in April when he and the band perform his Basement Tapes Project in Des Moines at the Des Moines Performing Arts Center, and at The Mill in Iowa City (presented by The University of Iowa).
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Howard will be talking about the project and the upcoming shows when he appears on KFMG's CULTURE BUZZ on Wednesday, April 8, with host John Busbee. Tune in!
ASHBME in New Hampshire!
On Sunday, July 6, at the Bentley Theater in the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Howard's theater work-in-progress "A STAR HAS BURNT MY EYE: THE STRANGE CASE OF CONNIE CONVERSE" will have a public outing as part of this year's VOX THEATER FESTIVAL.
The most current iteration of the piece features Howard performing alongside fellow NYC music scenesters Jean Rohe, Charlotte Mundy and Liam Robinson, directed by Sarah Hughes.
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Blizzard Entertainment has revealed the latest models for one of the new features in World of Warcraft: Legion: Artifact Weapons.
According to some of the information uncovered in the current alpha build of Legion, players will be able to level up these weapons, utilizing a secondary talent tree within the weapon itself in order to progress. For players who run multiple subclasses, you will be able to gain access to both artifact weapons, but the one pertaining to your secondary specialization may not advance as quickly as the one used for your primary talents. Some screenshots of a few weapons are shown below:
Fore more information on all of the weapon's special abilities and talents, as well as the latest on the class changes coming to Legion, a full list and preview for all of the revealed artifact weapons can be viewed on Battle.net.
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As the British 'Brexit' negotiating team is just about to find out as it unravels the country's participation in the European Union, there's a good deal of complexity when it comes to Europe. While the EU project has focused on a coordinated approach to many issues, the 28 different legal administrations can cause difficulties
The rise of cloud computing has had an invigorating effect on the European economy. On the one hand, cloud is the perfect metaphor for a single market, traversing boundaries and providing a genuine pan-European alternative. On the other hand, cloud providers and customers still have to deal with a legal framework based on differing legal systems.
It was against this background that European Commissioner Neelie Kroes first proposed a standard approach to cloud across Europe, setting out a common service level agreement for cloud providers to offer their customers. There have been some protracted discussions over the past couple of years but now there's finally a working model.
Slalom, which was funded by the European Commission and launched in January 2015, has been designed as a way to produce consistent, legally-worded, and ready-to-use cloud contract templates. But it's not just legalese: there's a technical element too.
Under the Slalom scheme, a company implements a workflow in which the main contractual relationship is managed by the Master Service Agreement (MSA). This, in turn, defines a number of technical and legal aspects of any SLA that is being used.
Factors included in the SLA will include:
The development of Slalom has been a major undertaking as there was nothing like it available before. According to David Bicket of the Cloud Industry Forum, who has been working on the specification, while the cloud industry deemed such a project worthwhile, the cost of developing it would have been prohibitive to businesses. It was only when the European Commission decided to fund the initiative that it could get off the ground.
Getting started
The thinking behind Slalom was that it would be an initiative for the benefit of both large and small businesses, of both cloud providers and customers, for organisations operating across all European countries.
That's not to say that every country was covered in detail. "It was not possible to look at all 28 member states," says Gian Marco Rinaldi, a lawyer with Bird & Bird, the legal firm behind the Slalom initiative. "But we looked at all the laws in Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Greece to give us an idea of the issues."
The UK was particularly interesting to the legal team, says Rinaldi, but throughout Europe, there were many differences although attempts have been made to level the playing field.
"We don't have a general law on contract – on things like liability or subcontracting for example. So our effort was to find a common contractual standard that could be applied across Europe."
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However, despite this search for a common denominator, Rinaldi says that it would be hard to have a universal template that could be applied in every country. "Our suggestion is to have it reviewed by a local legal expert to check that it's line with national legislation."
According to Bicket, there's been an interesting divergence when it comes to small companies and large corporates in attitudes to the Slalom templates.
"For large organisations, contracts are rather large for historical reasons. They've tended to grow as one clause gets added, then another. Slalom was not something that could be dropped in quickly." On the other hand, he says, the technical guidelines were something that could be used.
Small businesses have had the opposite problem: the templates have been useful for them as they don't have big legal teams but they haven't found it so easy to implement the technical guidelines as they don't have large IT departments and there's a skill shortage there.
While the Slalom templates offer a way forward in negotiations, there are still limitations on smaller businesses. One of the issues with existing cloud contracts is that there's a disproportionate power wielded by large companies. This has led to SLAs being too favourable to the cloud suppliers, with little room for leeway.
Bicket says that large customers do have some power, pointing that, in one case that he'd come across, a large government organisation with a huge budget was certainly not shoved aside. "When they went to get tenders for cloud contracts, they wanted service levels and metrics as part of the tender."
Other routes
The Slalom project is not the only one that's looking at cloud contracts. ISO has also been taking steps – although when the Slalom project started ISO hadn't started its foray into the area – and has developed a family of standards, of which 19086/1 for an SLA framework is the first.
The two can coexist, as Bicket points out. "Slalom had its own model but it wasn't up to the metrics of ISO," he says, but, he adds, the Slalom team has been very much involved with the development of 19086/1. The two models are, however, independent of each other. The ISO standard is still in development while Slalom is available now and is already being looked at by various organisations.
These are early days: the Slalom guidelines were only released in May – just prior to the European Commission funding finishing, but the initial signs are that the project is filling a major gap in the European cloud market and should provide a much needed structure for future cloud contracts.
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By unanimous vote, Stanislaus County supervisors Tuesday:
Agreed to lay off 16 Community Services Agency workers, all of whom would be offered jobs when 27 positions are created in a different division, probably in a couple of weeks. To save money, the county is cutting services for children and seniors at risk of abuse or neglect. Welfare payouts and payments to in-home care providers and foster parents, which are protected by law, would not be affected, but some programs that reduce demand for foster care and nursing homes will be eliminated. Victoria McDonald said she's been sober for seven years and praised the agency for helping her stay with her children. "There are people out there who do succeed," she said. The agency's cost-cutting strategy includes giving up $12.5 million in state and federal social services money because the county can't afford to put up $3.4 million as its share to secure that funding. "Look at how screwy government funding is," Supervisor Bill O'Brien said, noting the double whammy to needy people. The social workers would be laid off in August but are expected to transfer to positions in job development with salaries entirely paid by state and federal money.
Hired Cunningham & Sons of Oakdale to make earthquake-proof a bridge on Grayson Road at Laird Slough, east of Grayson. State transportation leaders have wanted to do the seismic retrofit since 2003. Federal bridge replacement money will cover $107,000 of the expected $190,000 cost.
Used eminent domain to seize another parcel needed to widen Kiernan Avenue north of Modesto. Property controlled by Union Pacific Railroad became the 31st parcel in recent months taken by the county over owners' objections.
Agreed to require that the owner of a mobile home on Wilkins Avenue in Oakdale remove it or renew its permit
— By Garth Stapley