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This is our Deep Dive Into Local from November 5, 2018. In our Deep Dive series, we take a closer look at one thing in local that caught our attention and deserves a longer discussion.
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Yan, Mary & Carrie discuss this history behind Local Falcon, some tips and tricks for getting the most out of it, and where Yan sees the tool going in the future.
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Carrie: Hi, everybody. Welcome to Deep Dive from Local University. I'm Carrie Hill. I'm joined today by Mary Bowling and Yan Gilbert from Local Falcon. Mike is on vacation so we're pinch-hitting for him today. We're going to talk a little bit about Yan's new tool and his, going to concepts around it and his vision for the future maybe a little bit if we're lucky. So, Yan, I would love to hear kind of what your vision was. Why did you develop the tool? What was the impetus behind Local Falcon?
Yan: Oh, well, I guess it was just seemed like it was missing in the local SEO. Like we would be able to choose one spot at a time. And I came across a plugin for Chrome and it easily let me check different spots and then do a Google, going to change the HTML, GPS coordinates and then check a spot. I would change it again, check a spot. And then it just struck me, I guess. If I can do this manually, why can't I just have a program that checks all these spots automatically? And, going to after a lot of months should I do it? Should I, going to how come no one is doing it and all that kind of stuff, I said, "You know what, let's do it because it seems like people want it, and people need it." And I guess I just said, "All right. The hell with it, we'll just do it."
Carrie: I think that actually is the reasoning behind a lot of things that happen. Oh, the hell with it. Nobody else is going to do it, I might as well, kind of thing.
Yan: yes. It was just one of those things that just seemed like such a good idea that didn't exist yet but it needed to be done. So, I did it.
Carrie: Sure. Sure. Great.
Mary: Thank you.
Carrie: yes. We love it.
Mary: I know the thing that really impressed me was that you put it out as a free version so everybody can try it out and make sure that they really like it, that they know how to use it, that it does what they want before they upgrade to a paid version. And I imagine that that's probably preventing a lot of customer service type hassles for you to do it.
Yan: going to I've never done a software before, so I don't know what, going to how many percentage of people are causing problems or asking questions and things like that. But I haven't had...I might get a couple of emails a day and it's usually the same people bugging me about how to do this, how to do that. But I knew that it wasn't going to work for everyone. So test it out. If it works, great. If it doesn't work, going to I can't accommodate everyone. I'm not like a huge company. I'm one guy with one, going to one developer on the side that's doing stuff.
And so what it does, it does well. And if doesn't work, well, maybe in the future we'll try to get something working. But at this point, it's better, like you said, it's better to just have everyone test it. And if it doesn't work then, they don't have to come back and say, "Hey, I paid for this and it doesn't work for me." And, yes, so it does avoid a lot of issues.
Carrie: yes. From the software as a service side, I really like that you have to perform a search to get the upgrade option. Like you can't just upgrade from the homepage without ever having used the tool because so and so said it was great. And I upgrade and then, and like, "yes, this isn't what I need. Now, I want a refund." It just...for my software as a service, SaaS side, it make sense to do it that way. going to in my brain when I saw that I was like, "Oh, that's really smart." And not a lot of tools do that. So, going to give that kudos. That was a good idea.
Yan: Thank you.
Carrie: More people need to do that. So, we talked about...
Mary: And I know.
Carrie: Oh, go ahead.
Marry: Oh. I was going to say as a local SEO who wants to know these things, where exactly is my client ranking for certain terms in certain areas, I just want to personally thank you for creating this tool. It is a huge a help to me.
Carrie: yes. And the visualization of the points on the map make it really easy for us to show our clients, hey, so this is what proximity ranking looks like. This is you and these little green things around you are, like your, one kilometer, going to radius. But if you go any further than a kilometer, dude, we need to spend some time on. Not you. going to and visualizing that...
Yan: yes. And only the big...
Carrie: ...is a big deal.
Yan: That was the biggest limitation with...I'm using Bright local and usually when we set it up or with any rank tracker, you're setting up one ZIP Code or, going to one location area. And then, okay, I'm working well there but what about in this place or this place or this place? And it's difficult to set up all the different ZIP Codes for all the different places. Then you have to start to compare well, this location is...this a little bit north. One location is south. And it was really hard to get a visual. So, I think that's part of the reason why I needed this.
And getting away from like the organic rankings, because we're dealing just with a map then, I think I just, going to I totally shifted. Work from the map instead of working from the rankings. And then it really lets you see, like you said, it let you visualize areas where, "Oh, okay. Well, this part of town which is a certain suburb isn't ranking as well." So, maybe we could create a certain page, a landing page or...for that area because we're at four, five, six ranking and then, we just need a little bit of a boost. Whereas, another part of town you're ranking well. Maybe there's less competition there. And so, ...it easily lets you pinpoint where to optimize for.
Carrie: Well, and as local SEOs, it helps us reinforce that, going to neighborhoods, specifically for an attorney. They want to rate well in neighborhoods, maybe they're a divorce attorney and affluent suburbs are important to them ...but their office isn't in that affluent suburb. So how do we show them how they're doing in those areas where it's important for them to rank? going to those types of pinpoint accuracy I think, for ranking is something that we can use as an agency or as local SEOs to really not only sell more work but to show the progress of the work that we're already doing.
And so, going to that whole piece of it, that accuracy ...and the visualization of that accuracy is really an important new thing that we didn't have before. Like you said it was a lot of manual work. You had to keep changing your location or ZIP Code and then, you'd manually put it in a spreadsheet and then, you could show him like a table of here's the ZIP Code and here's where you rank. But visually, going to it's hard to picture what that looks like for the client.
Yan: Exactly. yes.
Carrie: For sure. And even for us. It was hard to be like, "So, where is this ZIP Code?" especially places you're not familiar with. going to I don't know anything about Toronto and the postcodes around there. So, how do I visualize how my clients doing in that area?
Mary: And with this upgraded version, I just realize how many by how many points is it wide, like 8x8?
Yan: Thirteen by 13 is the area
Mary: Thirteen by 13 and you can put it in almost five-kilometer increments. So, you can see almost a whole city a lot of times, where somebody is ranking for almost an entire city by using this upgraded version. Which is just huge to me. And...
Yan: I tried to accommodate...because there's so many different kind of small businesses. And when you're in a small city or if you're in a...and less competition you're going to rank further out or if you're a dentist and there's, going to 20 dentists in your town you're ranking area is not going to be as far. But for a car dealership, there's only a few in the city of, going to your make. So, you're going to want to see the whole area, the whole city. Right? Or in a more rural area, it goes further. So, I really went from 100 meter to all the way to almost 5 kilometer to really get that granularity that you need when you need in a very dense city or if it's, going to you need further out then you can go further out. So, it's really a tool to help as many people as possible really.
Mary: And when you see these points on the map, you can click on them and see who is ranking. Who's ranking first and that's sort of thing. So it's great for checking out your competition too and checking multiple keywords over the same area.
Carrie: Mm-hmm. yes. I didn't realize it when I first started using it before I got into the upgrade that you can actually click on the map point and see the results in there. And that's super powerful even for screenshots for part of a report where you can like pick a spot and say, "Okay. In this spot, you're number one. But in this spot, these four people are ahead of you." Or, going to that piece for reporting I think is really interesting as well. What do you envision...
Mary: And what do we...
Carrie: Oh sorry...
Mary: What are they doing that I'm not doing that I might be able to do?
Yan: What I like to do when I run a scan is I'll go all into the yellow areas, which is the four, five, and six ranking and click on the detail to see who's ranking in front. And then you can easily see if anyone had like his family name or keyword stuffing. And then, you can click on that, it will open directly into the Google listing and then you can just suggest an edit and try to get rid of that. So, it really makes it easy. Not only are you scanning but it makes it easy to actually perform a little task while you're there. "Oh, I'm number four. Oh, but that second guy has his location name and it's not supposed to be in his title." So just click on it and then it'll open up in Google and then, you can make edit and hopefully it gets approved. And then maybe the next time you run the scan, you'll be bumped up because unfortunately I guess, Google still likes that exact match in the name.
Carrie: No. They tell you not to do it, but then they rank them like crazy.
Mary: And then when you turn them in they don't take the name off of it, so... I know.
Carrie: I actually had one the other day.
Mary: Google wake up.
Carrie: I have one the other day. I was very excited. I edited their name because they had the town name in there. And I took that out in my edit. It was approved like that and showed up right away too. Sometimes they'll approve them but it takes like weeks for it to show up on the map. But it happened right away. I was very impressed.
Yan: And just to add a little thing that maybe you wouldn't realize but when you're opening up that detail ranking pin, you can actually take the little, going to go to street view within the tool and the little bubble of like the ranking number will show on the street view. So, if you're not sure and you want to check street view to see is the, going to is the location really there, was the sign and things like that, you could actually go within the tool, use the little street view guy and drop him and it will show you where like it will make it easy to find it for you.
Mary: Go ahead, Carrie.
Carrie: I was going to ask about the future. What...do you...is this something you feel like it's done now or do you feel like you're just kind of keep improving as you go along and as more things become available or what's your plan for that?
Yan: That's a big question for me. I want to improve it. Like what I would love to have it do would be to automate. So, you would set up a client and have it, going to every week or every two weeks. It's not something that needs to be scanned everyday type of thing. But at least every two weeks, every month have it run a scan for you. And then you can compare with pre, going to pre-set up businesses and keywords. That would be awesome. That does take a lot of programming. At this point, I'm not saving information. Like if someone runs a scan, they have to screenshot it or download the Excel information. So, it takes a database, it takes a lot of work.
So, I have to see...I did notice people signed up. I have hundreds and hundreds of people signed up for the free version and a smaller percentage actually with the upgraded version. At a certain point, I will see if it's worth it. I'm sure someone, one of the other rank tracking tools are going to put something out that would be similar. They already have the infrastructure of recording and all that kind of stuff. So, it kind of pains me just to wait and wait for that to come out since it's, going to my thing that I started. But I have to see.
It's a financial thing. It's a time thing and...but that would be my ultimate goal would be to give that functionality to the tool to make it that much easier. Because even me, I don't like to run the scan manually all the time every month. There's so many keywords and it does take time. I mean, going to I hit scan and I navigate to another tab and I do my work. And then, a few minutes later I'll come back to my tab and record it when I'm done with it or work with it. But, yes, that would be the next big thing.
Mary: So, for everybody listening, what I just heard is the more of us that sign up for this upgraded version, the more Yan will be able to improve it for us.
Yan: Yes. That's exactly right.
Carrie: Hint hint.
Mary: Yes. And, going to it's very reasonably priced. If you haven't checked it out, definitely check it out. I think you'll be...you think that the subscription is definitely worthwhile and you can quit at any time, so.
Yan: I do find it saves a lot of time for when you're running scans and to check competitors. It saves a lot of time. Worth it. To me, it's worth the time that it saves during a month, right?
Mary: Definitely.
Carrie: Well, and the expanded area you get with the upgrade I think is really important, going to depending upon where you...if you working on clients in a very concentrated area, maybe not. But most of us have clients that worry about a 10-block radius and worry about a 10-mile radius, worry about 100-mile radius. And so with the upgrade, you can kind of accommodate all of those different opportunities within the tool for sure.
Mary: So, I have a question about multiple locations. Let's say you have in a 60-mile radius, 3 storefront locations. Is there a way where you can check the rankings for all of them in one scan?
Yan: Yes. So that's the default view. Right now it will check if you input the name, if you're following the guidelines, all your locations are supposed to be named the same. They're not supposed to have different keywords in there for location. So, if you're a dentist and you have, going to four different locations and its name...they're all named exactly the same, it will pick up. One scan will pick up all of them at once.
Carrie: So, when you enter the name, does that mean you don't pick one off of the drop down that shows up?
Yan: Oh, it will...you still pick one and you'll choose your first one. It will center at that specific location. But if it's called XYZ Dentist and you run the scan and there's...you going to start at that one location. But if there's another one further, a few miles away, it will pick up that...that will...it will show different colors up there when it gets closer to that area. So by default, it will automatically pick up all the business that are named the same, even though you're choosing one address to start your search from.
Carrie: Gotcha. Okay. Great. That's actually really good information. I'm not sure...I know I didn't know that before.
Yan: Sometimes what I do is if the locations are a little bit separated, I'll just pick a...I'll move my grid center point by clicking on the map and pick a point in between and just...when we read through the scan you have to make sure, if you want to compare, to kind of pick that same spot over time. But you can also move the center. You don't have to keep it at one location if you kind want to get in between different areas.
Carrie: Awesome. Great.
Mary: I mean, that's very valuable for us as SEOs and even for in-house marketers with multiple locations. And then, you can just click on whichever pinpoint it is and see which one of your stores is ranking there.
Yan: That's right. When you click on that ranking pin detail and go through the list you'll see which of the addresses was actually picked up because it will only show the first one on the pin number. But, going to you can go through the list and sometimes they'll be your location at number 3 and then, your location at number 15. But it will show the first one.
Carrie: Right.
Mary: Great.
Carrie: Awesome. So is there anything you want people to know about your tool that we don't already know, besides that tip you just gave us about multiple location businesses?
Yan: Well, I guess that the more you work with it, the more you get a sense of the distances that the...and the type of businesses and the density of your city, you'll get a sense of what works. So, it does take a little bit of fiddling and playing. And that's another reason why I just said, "You know what, ...you get unlimited searches." Because I know there's testing. There's playing. There's, going to before you get your scan and your...the amount of pins and the range, you have to kind of adjust it to get the right place.
So, I didn't want people to start worrying, "Oh, I only have a certain amount." Test it out, play around and you'll get your right thing. And then after time, it goes a lot faster because then you'll have your keyword set at this, going to location distances and you can run it every two weeks or whatever amount of time you want to run it just to get...and it goes quick after the first, month that you're playing with it.
Carrie: That was to be a tip that I add. I actually saw in my project management sheets that I used to keep track of things, I make a note of the number of pins in the distance every month when I run it so that I can compare apples to apples. Because, going to if you run it for a whole bunch of different clients, you kind of forget, "Oh, this client looks best at this distance with this many pins." Or not...maybe not looks best but is...gives me the best information at this setting. So that's something that if you ever do have it set up to save historical data, saving that what's the best settings would be great because I do write that down for all my clients when I run it month over month...
Yan: yes. Definitely. That would be one of the inputs that we would be good. So, you would be able to play with it, get all your set up and then save a setup and then, it will run it for you well whenever...yes.
Carrie: yes. yes, that would be great. Awesome. Anything else, Mary?
Mary: Other than...I just encourage everybody to try this out. You can now look at 40x40 miles at one time. This is a huge timesaver as Yan said. And I think it's also a great sales tool and a great tool to help you with your reporting to actually show. I know that a lot of people, going to you mention rank trackers and they roll their eyes. But ranking translates to visibility and I don't think that we can ignore it. It's not, going to the only thing we need to be thinking about but it's definitely something that we need to have in our wheelhouse and be able to say, "We've improved your visibility in these areas."
Yan: It's a visual thing. It's very easy for a business owner who has no idea about SEO or rank tracking to say, "Hey, you're ranking and, going to in the green area you're showing up on the first page basically. And in yellow areas, you're just out of first page." So, for someone who has no idea, it's...you can show that it's not that every agency wants to show their rank tracking scans to their clients. A lot of people don't. But if you do want to show it, it's very easily understood by anyone.
Mary: Definitely.
Carrie: For sure. And I think as local SEOs, we look at rankings a little bit differently than just, going to I don't want to say generic or regular SEOs, but national focused SEO where you're looking at just organic rankings and really the conversions are super important in either type. But the visibility is so important, that brand visibility, especially now that Google is, going to less and less pushing people into the websites. And how you look and where you show up I think is more important than it ever was for local businesses. So, I think, going to this really fills a niche that we didn't have a tool for before we mock things up and spend hours every month trying to figure out how to visualize this for our clients where they would understand it and not just go, "Another report that I don't understand."
Yan: With the linecraft that's kind of boring, right?
Carrie: Yup. Yup. For sure. So, I just want to say thanks for joining us. And like Mary said, I encourage everybody to try Local Falcon out. Strongly encourage you if you're local SEO at all to upgrade because I think it's going to make a big difference for you. If you're an in-house and you have locations that you need to prove that you're making improvements for, it's also a great tool for you to use as well. Thanks for joining us, Yan. Really appreciate it.
Yan: Thank you very much. And I'm always open to feedback. It's only been out a month and I want as much feedback as I can so I could improve it as much as I can.
Mary: Okay. So, I noticed that you're very responsive on Twitter. Is that the best place to get in touch with you? Or...
Yan: Well, you can...Twitter is fine. I have my e-mail all over the site now. So that's...if there's a personal question and you don't want to say who, going to what kind of business you're working for and that kind of thing, then just e-mail it to me. A quick question, you can get me on Twitter as well. No problem.
Carrie: I got help by Twitter because I had some weird setting in my Mac that was not letting the reports run. And Yan helped me right away with that. It was very helpful. Thank you very much. So, that's Deep Dive for today. Thanks, Yan, for joining us. Thanks, Mary. And more to come. Thanks, everybody. Bye-bye.
Mary: Thanks for a great tool, Yan. Bye.
Yan: Thank you very much.
Carrie: Thank you. Bye.


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FOX News Out of Sync with Journalists Covering Iraq War. Geraldo and O'Reilly Mislead FOX News Viewers
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Those getting information on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ONLY from FOX News are getting only half the story at best. FOX News has been shouting from the rooftops about the success of the "surge" in Iraq. It is true there have been military gains, but what FOX News has spent little time explaining to their audience is the fact reconciliation between the Shi'a and Sunni in the fledgling and stumbling Iraqi government is still a distant dream. Geraldo Rivera was in Baghdad this past week and filed this report for "Hannity & Colmes." What Geraldo failed to tell the Fox News viewers is that a recent survey of journalists by the Project for Excellence in Journalism painted an entirely different picture of conditions on the ground in Iraq. The journalists indicated that covering the Iraq war is more dangerous now than it has ever been.(More on this story below.) As you scroll through this post you will see just how dangerous it still is in Iraq and how Geraldo Rivera's report from Baghdad was overly optimistic.
On another front, Bill O'Reilly spent several days in Afghanistan, mostly autographing one of his books and handing out "Factor" trinkets to the troops (Comment: a "Factor" coffee mug is just what every GI in Afghanistan wants!). When he returned, O'Reilly spoke with Edward Powell, President and CEO of the USO (see Deborah's reports on this here and here).
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, the constant thorn in O'Reilly's side, commented on the O'Reilly interview of the USO president as well as what Dr. Laura Schlessinger said about the USO turning down her request to visit Afghanistan.
O'Reilly, who now fancies himself a "war correspondent" just because he went on an extended book signing tour to Afghanistan, is furious that more celebrities are not visiting our troops in Afghanistan. While interviewing the president of the USO, O'Reilly said he had talked with his "good friend" Dr. Laura Schlessinger and she was denied going to Afghanistan by the USO. Powell explained that it wasn't the USO, but also the DOD (Department of Defense) who makes the final decision on who goes to Afghanistan.
(Comment: I have a question for Bill O'Reilly. Is Dr. Laura an entertainer? Does she sing, dance, twirl a baton or do tricks with a hula hoop? I thought she was an advice "infotainer." What was Dr. Laura going to do to entertain the troops in Afghanistan? Talk to the GIs about marital problems? And incidentally, O'Reilly apparently didn't know the USO arranged for the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders to visit the troops in Afghanistan. Given their "druthers," I feel confident in saying the GIs would rather be "entertained" by the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders than listen to Dr. Laura lecture them on how to deal with a "Dear John" letter.")
Continue reading for what is really happening in Iraq and Afghanistan and not the flag-waving hype FOX News has been "selling" to their one-dimensional viewing audience. You can also scroll to the end of this post to read the LATE BREAKING NEWS ABOUT IRAQ.
New Survey Shows FOX News Not in Sync with War Correspondents
In a new PEJ (Project for Excellence in Journalism) survey, journalists reporting from Iraq say the conditions are the most dangerous they've ever encountered. Ninety percent say most of Baghdad remains too dangerous to visit. Nearly 60% of the news organizations have had at least one Iraqi staff member killed or kidnapped in the last year. The survey is of 110 journalists from 29 news organizations reporting from Iraq.
Above all, the journalists—most of them veteran war correspondents—describe conditions in Iraq as the most perilous they have ever encountered, and this above everything else is influencing the reporting. A majority of journalists surveyed (57%) report that at least one of their Iraqi staff had been killed or kidnapped in the last year alone—and many more are continually threatened. "Seven staffers killed since 2003, including three last July," one bureau chief wrote with chilling brevity. "At least three have been kidnapped. All were freed."
A majority of journalists surveyed say most of the country is too dangerous to visit. Nine out of ten say that about at least half of Baghdad itself. Wherever they go, traveling with armed guards and chase vehicles is the norm for more than seven out of ten surveyed.
And just to prove the point the journalists made in the survey, here are just a handful of stories coming out of IRAQ this week which are in stark contrast to the "Happy Iraq War" FOX News is presenting.
Insurgents kill U.S. soldier in Baghdad
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. soldier was killed by insurgents' small arms fire in Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
The soldier, assigned to Multi-National Division - Baghdad, was killed in western Baghdad on Wednesday, a military statement said.
Female suicide bomber hits Baghdad - Blast hits convoy of returning Iraqis, heartened by reports of lull in violence
BAGHDAD - A woman wearing an explosives belt blew herself up near an American patrol northeast of Baghdad — a rare female suicide bombing that wounded seven U.S. troops and five Iraqis, the U.S. military said Wednesday
More Iraqi Civilians Shot Dead by U.S. Troops
Big News Network
Iraqi officials say American troops in Baghdad have killed as many as seven Iraqi civilians, including a child, in two separate shootings.
In one incident, Iraqi security officials say as many as four people were killed when U.S. troops opened fire on a minibus. Officials say the troops shot at the vehicle as it advanced toward a roadblock in Baghdad's northern Shaab neighborhood.
In another incident, a suicide bomber disguised as a shepherd has killed seven people in an attack on Iraqi police in the town of Baquba.
In the deadly attack, the suicide bomber herded sheep past the main entrance of the police station when he detonated his explosive vest, killing seven people and wounding another seven.
2 Soldiers Killed in Northern Iraq
BAGHDAD — Two U.S. soldiers were fatally injured in a blast while conducting combat operations in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.
Two other soldiers were wounded in the explosion in Salaheddin province, a mostly Sunni area where al-Qaida and other insurgent groups remain active
U.S. troops kill two government employees in Baghdad
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military affirmed that its soldiers opened fire on a minibus carrying government employees in northeastern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing two passengers.
"This morning, coalition forces fired on a mini-bus in Baghdad after the driver failed to heed a warning shot," the military said in a statement.
Baghdad blasts kill at least 11
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Two blasts in separate areas of Baghdad killed at least 10 people and wounded 18 Sunday morning, an Interior Ministry official said.
A car bomb exploded near to Iraq's Health Ministry complex in the Bab al-Muadham commercial district in central Baghdad killing nine people and wounding 31 others. A roadside bomb explosion targeted at an Iraqi army convoy in northeastern Baghdad's Waziriya neighborhood killed one civilian and wounded eight other people -- including six Iraqi soldiers.
Iraq to Seek Long-Term US Presence
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's government, seeking protection against foreign threats and internal coups, will offer the U.S. a long-term troop presence in Iraq in return for U.S. security guarantees as part of a strategic partnership, two Iraqi officials said Monday.
The proposal, described to The Associated Press by two senior Iraqi officials familiar with the issue, is one of the first indications that the United States and Iraq are beginning to explore what their relationship might look like once the U.S. significantly draws down its troop presence.
In Washington, President Bush's adviser on the Iraqi war, Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, confirmed the proposal, calling it "a set of principles from which to begin formal negotiations."
In addition to the death and carnage that continues in Iraq, there is also a staggering number of injuries and residual effects to American troops that seldom are reported by FOX News. Stories like those that follow.
20,000 Wounded Veterans Not Included in Pentagon's Official Count of Injured Because They Have Brain Injuries
Marine Corps Times
Along with 20,000 other veterans, Marine Lance Cpl. Gene Landrus is NOT INCLUDED in the Pentagon's official count of U.S. troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. That's because his wound was to his brain and hidden from view.
Landrus — who faces medical separation from the Corps and is up for the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in a May 2006 roadside bomb attack outside Abu Ghraib, Iraq — said he did not realize the nausea, dizziness, memory loss and headaches he suffered after the blast were signs of a lasting brain injury.
Army medics who examined him in the field didn't find the wound either.
"They wanted to know if we had any holes in us, or if we were bleeding. We were in and out of [the aid station] in 10 to 15 minutes," said Landrus, 24, of Clarkston, Wash.
For the balance of his combat tour, he tried to shake off the blast's effects and keep going. Now, "my goal is to get back to a normal life," he said.
War Vets Fighting Addiction
They were prepared for war. They were prepared to die for their country. But Fort Carson soldiers say they weren't prepared to come home and fight a different battle -- addiction to illegal drugs.
Many of this country's bravest men and women who volunteered to defend America in a time of war have come home wounded -- physically and mentally -- and are turning to illicit drugs as they adjust to normal life, according to soldiers, health experts and advocates.
"Lots of soldiers coming back from Iraq have been using drugs," said Specialist William Swenson, who was deployed to Iraq from Fort Carson. "Right when we got back there were people using cocaine in the barracks, there were people smoking marijuana at strip clubs; one guy started shooting up," he said.
Fort Carson, just outside Colorado Springs, is home to 17,500 active duty personnel. 4,800 service members are currently deployed in the "sand box" as soldiers call Iraq and Afghanistan. ABC News spoke to more than a dozen soldiers who described widespread abuse of illegal drugs at Fort Carson by service members back from the war.
Meanwhile, in Afghanistan Bill O'Reilly failed to mention a number of things that are happening that could determine whether it is safe for the DOD and USO to send entertainers into the country. Read on.
More Than Half of Afghanistan "Under Taliban Control"
More than half of Afghanistan is back under Taliban control and the Nato force in the country needs to be doubled in size to cope with the resurgent group, a report by the Senlis Council think-tank says. A study by the group found that the Taliban, enriched by illicit profits from the country's record poppy harvest, had formed de-facto governments in swathes of the southern Pashtun belt.
Senior defence sources say that a lack of frontline combat forces has meant that areas clawed back from the Taliban often cannot be held and have to be retaken after costly and fierce fighting. There is also an acknowledgement that the dangers on the ground have meant that aid efforts are being stymied.
NATO air-strike kills 12 Afghan civilians: governor
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. air-strikes killed 12 civilian road workers in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said on Wednesday, an incident bound to fuel Afghan resentment against the presence of international forces.
NATO has tightened procedures for launching air-strikes after Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned of rising anger over mounting civilian casualties, but military commanders say some civilian deaths are almost inevitable in any conflict.
Bush-Maliki Agreement Defies US Laws, Iraqi Parliament
Monday's "declaration of principles" between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki indicates the US will maintain a "long-term" presence in Iraq and involve itself closely in the Iraqi oil trade, backsliding on rules made in this year's two largest defense laws.
The 2008 Defense Appropriations Act, which Bush signed into law in mid-November, bars the United States from establishing permanent bases in Iraq and from exerting control over Iraqi oil. The 2008 Defense Authorization Act, which has passed the House and Senate and is expected to be sent to the president sometime in the next few weeks, contains similar language.
Under both acts, the US is forbidden "to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq." Although when Bush approved the Appropriations Act, he released a signing statement exempting himself from several of the law's provisions, the proscription against permanent bases was not one of them.
FOX News devoted 32 seconds to this story on the November 28th edition of Special Report. Video here.
Late Breaking War News from Iraq
If you want the latest news from Iraq, just log onto Iraq Today's daily list of war news. It is a sobering read. For instance, here are some of the headlines for December 1st.
The Boston Globe is reporting the death of a soldier who died in an explosion in Baquba, Diyala Province on Friday, November 30th.
Security incidents:
#1: A roadside bomb wounded three police commandos when it targeted their patrol in the Shaab district of northern Baghdad, police said.
#2: A bomb left in a taxi wounded the driver and another person in the New Baghdad district of the capital, police said.
#3: A roadside bomb went off, this morning, in al-Hurriya city, northern Baghdad, wounding four civilians," the source told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq
#4: Also in a separate incident, a bomb "stashed in a mini-bus exploded in Baghdad al-Jadiydah area, southeastern Baghdad, leaving four civilians wounded," the same source said.
#5: Around 4,00 pm, an IED exploded targeting a national police patrol in Mansour neighborhood west Baghdad. No casualties reported.
Here's another important announcement, further indication that Iraq is nowhere near achieving the political reconciliation that was supposed to follow hard on the heels of a successful military "surge."
Iraq's Largest Sunni Bloc Withdraws from Parliament
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's largest Sunni Arab bloc announced its withdrawal from the parliament on Saturday, protesting the crackdown of their leader Adnan al-Dulaimi and the detention of dozens of his aides.
"We have decided to withdraw from the Council of representatives (parliament) until Adnan al-Dulaimi returns by today or tomorrow," said Ahamd Sulaiman, member of the Iraq Accordance Front, which has 44 out of the 275 seats in the parliament.
Sulaiman demanded the end for Dulaimi's "house arrest, the release of all detainees and the return of all properties confiscated from his office by the Iraqi troops."
"The Iraqi government is attempting to defame Dulaimi's reputation," he said, adding "we call on all the parliamentary blocs to support our stand, and to respect the immunity of the parliament members."
Earlier on Saturday, the Iraqi government denied that the leader of the county's largest Sunni Arab political bloc is under house arrest, a day after the U.S. and Iraqi troops detained 53 of his guards and staff, including his son, on suspicion of linkage to a booby-trapped car found near his office compound in the Adel neighborhood in western Baghdad.
The wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan aren't going nearly as well as FOX News wants their viewers to believe. The stories we have posted here are just a handful of reports we have collected in the past week alone. They spell out in clear and distinct detail, along with corroboration from legitimate news sources, conditions in both Iraq and Afghanistan---conditions which paint a picture in black and white that is a far cry from what FOX News is telling their viewing audience.


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The Victoria's Secret fashion show is finally here, kicking off one of the hottest catwalks of the year.
Many pulses-racing models stepped out in New York for a sensationally sexy display.
From Kendall Jenner to Gigi Hadid, all the models flashed flesh aplenty in the brand's latest collection of lingerie.
Leading the way was Elsa Hosk having been the chosen one this year to wear the coveted Fantasy Bra.
Daring to bare, the 30-year-old Swedish model didn't leave much to the imagination in her see-through Swarovski-studded bra worth $1 million (£767k).
Exposing her sexy smile towards the camera, the blonde bombshell teamed her look with high-cut silver knickers, Swarovski jewellery and a set of whimsical feathered wings.
In true Kendall Jenner style, she drew lots of attention for her range of looks too.
Posing up a storm at the end of the runway, Kendall teased the audience in what was a gaping wide-open mini skirt.
Flashing a racy pair of tartan knickers and matching plunging bra, Kendall took the spotlight off the Kardashians and placed it well and truly on the Jenners.
Accentuating her legs, she showcased killer lace-up heels as she strutted in stuff in front of her many fashion fans.
Switching-up her look, the 23-year-old turned dark angel in a revealing, lacy black two-piece.
Exposing all her underwear in all its glory, she teamed the get-up with a pointless high-grazing, sheer crop top, embellished with jewels.
Adding extra glam to the brunette's glittery charm, she struck a pose in black boots covered in diamonds and an explosion of stars for her wings.
Bella Hadid walked like a total pro to the sound of Rita Ora's voice.
Stripping down to devilishly see-through lace, she posed provocatively for the photographers in her super high-heeled boots.
Covering up some of her modesty, the global fashion model finalised her outfit with a cropped bomber jacket.
Not far behind Bella, 22, in the stunning-stakes, sister Gigi Hadid also bared all on stage.
Making quite an entrance, the hot vixen stole the stage swishing a large veil of green and red tartan.
Going all out, the 23-year-old flaunted a blue, tartan peephole bra set with lace-up thigh-high boots.
Creating the perfect soundtrack for the show and dropping jaws in their own skimpy ensemble was a medley of pop stars.
Rita Ora dazzled in a lace bodice, fishnet tights and a glittery black skirt.
Meanwhile, Halsey teased onlookers in a barely-there skirt of feathers and abs-flattering crop top.
Looking bold in a glowing all pink ensemble, Bebe Rexha put on an eye-popping display too.
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Jessica Simpson Wearing Shoshanna
Jessica Simpson at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Stateline, Nevada, where she was watching boyfriend Tony Romo play in the tournament.
Like Jennifer Lopez, Jess was dressed in classic 50s style, wearing a full skirted dress from Shoshanna, teamed with coordinated orange belt and Sonia Rykiel heels.
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Animated video for Together for Yes promoting people to register to vote in the Irish abortion referendum on May 25th 2018.
Illustration of the famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Exhibited originally as part of HALFTONE Print Fair 2017.
Edition of 10 with some still available at The Library Project in Temple Bar, Dublin and Inniscara, Rathcoole.
Two versions of a typographically based illustrated poster for the film T2 Trainspotting
An illustrated street scene created for Discovery, an exhibition in aid of the Irish Cancer Society by Peachy, a Dublin-based creative company.
The brief for this piece was the phrase "Hope for a New Life" submitted anonymously by a member of the public in response to the question "What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of cancer research?"
There is currently 1 copy of this print available for purchase out of 3 that were created. It is currently being sold at The Library Project, Temple Bar.
Tasked by AIB with producing a campaign aimed at college students for their "Everyday Rewards" program, we created a multi-faceted social and activation based campaign. This consisted of 11 animated hooks that were promoted on the bank's social platforms. These short videos centered around the idea of "the fear" and depicted common fearful scenarios for students. Several videos also created awareness for an activation in which the fearLESS van visited several colleges around the country delivering fear-busting treats like chicken fillet rolls, phone chargers and more.
The campaign's main aim was to speak to college students in a language that they would recognize & appreciate without coming off as embarrassing or try-hard. As a result, the tone of the animations is a quirky and surreal one.
In total, the campaign garnered a widely positive reception from students, with a substantial interaction rate and numbers of 2,000 plus at the van activations.
After the success of the original campaign in September of 2017, an additional Christmas campaign was added to extend the success of fearLESS.
All animations and illustrations for this campaign were created by me.
Illustrated poster of the character D.VA from the Blizzard game Overwatch.
This is an illustrated Blaxploitation style poster from my college project: Real Posters for Fake Films.
Currently on sale as an AP at Inniscara Gallery in Rathcoole, Dublin.
Illustrations of the gang from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Social campaign for Lifestyle Sports based around emojis to promote their Summer collection. Displayed on the brands Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat pages, as well as in store.
Illustrated portrait of Irish singer/songwriter Andrew 'Hozier' Byrne.
An piece for Peachy's Freedom exhibition in May 2018 in which artists envisioned an Ireland post repeal of the 8th amendment on May 25th.
Campaign for Allied Irish Bank to promote their use of contactless at 2018's Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally, Co.Laois. We created animated social posts for Instagram stories teasing the location of a hidden vending machine in both Galway & Dublin before bringing the mammoth machine to the festival itself to dispense prizes to passers by. The 20 second hero video was animated by yours truly and run across Youtube.
Animated ident for Radical, a content and media agency based in Dublin
Children's book style illustration in tribute to Jim Henson.
Exhibited originally as part of HALFTONE Print Fair 2017.
Edition of 10 with some still available at The Library Project in Temple Bar, Dublin and Inniscara, Rathcoole.
A bad pun about being a freelance illustrator
This is an illustrated sci-fi screen print style poster from my college project: Real Posters for Fake Films
Currently on sale as an AP at Inniscara Gallery in Rathcoole, Dublin.
I'd say Molly Malone was some one for the sesh in her day.
Illustration based on Irish Dublin folklore of Molly Malone.
Exhibited originally as part of HALFTONE Print Fair 2017.
Edition of 10 with some still available at The Library Project in Temple Bar, Dublin.
A mashup illustration between the game Super Mario Sunshine and the film Little Miss Sunshine.
Illustrated poster for the 2017 FX TV Show Legion starring Dan Stevens and Aubrey Plaza.
HOOM or Have One On Me is an app that allows you to gift your friend a pint at one of over 100 participating bars in Ireland. To explain how this works, I was tasked with creating this animation.
Karate and sci-fi inspired T shirt design for Threadless.com
An illustrated series of work based off 3 personal loves of mine: video games, hip hop and silly puns.
Illustrated Cereal box design based off the Netflix show Narcos.
A series of illustrations of the characters from the virtual band Gorillaz, as inspired by their latest album Humanz.
A series of illustrations of winners with their respective prizes from the Facebook competitions as part of AIB's fearLESS campaign.
Editorial illustrations for the Radical blog available here
Fabergé is an animated short film created single-handedly in Adobe After Effects and Illustrator as part of a final year multimedia project at the Institute of Technology Tallaght.
Shown here are a variety of still images relating to the project ranging from screenshots to character rigs and storyboards. The final animation is available as well, however as it is currently in consideration for several film festivals, it has been password protected for the time being.
The film was originally screened at the Creative Digital Media Degree Show 2016 in Rua Red, Tallaght and was awarded the prize of "Outstanding Contribution in Multimedia".
Who could it be but Michael D?
If your Ma doesn't use her phone like this, is she even your Ma?
A series of illustrations based off some very stylish dogs.
A few pieces I couldn't think of anywhere else to put.
The differences between Dublin on an average day and Dublin on a slightly sunny day.
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Women's Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Molly Murphy MacGregor on National Woimen's History Month of March and Barbara "Dusty" Roads NWHP Honoree and her biographer Elaine Rock, broadcast on 3/6/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.
Featuring Guests:
1. Molly Murphy MacGregor, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Chair of the National Women's History Project (NWHP) Board of Directors
2. Barbara "Dusty" Roads , NWHP 2017 Honoree for her lead for Flight attendant labor rights
3. Elaine Rock , Historian, Biographer of Barbara "Dusty" Roads
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Guest 1. Molly Murphy MacGregor recounts some of the struggles for the country to acknowledge the valuable contribution of Women's History. Molly shares some of the stories of the honorees of NWHP this year 2017 with the theme "Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business."
Guest Link: http://www.nwhp.org/womens-history-month/2017-honoree-nominations/
Guest 2. Barbara "Dusty" Roads is one of the NWHP 2017 Honorees. She shares her journey to the skies as an attendant, since becoming a pilot was prohibited to women at the time. Dusty led the fight for women's rights while on the job as a flight attendant, inspired by Eleonor Roosevelt whom she served and talke with on a flight, organizing with the Airline Stewards and Stewardesses Association (ALSSA) union to erase the age limit of 32 for stewardesses. Dusty eventually became a lead lobbyist for ALSSA.
Guest Link: Read more about Dusty at her biographer's Elaine Rock's site http://elainerock.com/
Guest 3. Elaine Rock is an historian and is in the process of gathering 2 years of inerviews with Barbara "Dusty" Roads. Elaine will help fill in the details for Dusty and share why she was attracted to write this biography.
Guest Link: http://elainerock.com/
March 22, 2017, 4pm to 6pm: Women in Politics in Sonoma County, Carpenters Hall, 1700 Corby Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA
Music Selections:
We are the Women by Betsy Rose with the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle
Come to the Circle by Betsy Rose with the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle


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To understand asthma, it helps to know how the airways work. The airways are tubes that carry air into and out of your lungs. People who have asthma have inflammation within the airways. This inflammation makes the airways swollen and very sensitive, which tend to react strongly to certain inhaled substances.
When the airways react, the muscles around them tighten. This narrows the airways, causing less air to flow into the lungs. The swelling also can worsen, making the airways even narrower. Symptoms can happen each time the airways are inflamed.
Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Posto Kicks Off 4th Annual Beer & Cider Dinner Series
Kick off our 4th Annual Beer & Cider Dinner Series! Each dinner will be hosted in Posto's private dining room with a different brewery or cidery.
WHO: Chef Joe Carli of Posto and Firestone Walker Brewing Company of Paso Robles, CA invite guests to kick off the 4th Annual Beer & Cider dinner Series at Posto - Davis Square's wood fired Italian eatery.
WHAT: Hosted in Posto's beautiful private dining, the Beer & Cider Dinner Series offers guests a tasty opportunity to explore and experience the many possibilities of pairing foods with craft beer or cider. The first dinner of the series will be held on July 13th at 6:30 pm, and will feature five hand-crafted beers from Firestone Walker Brewing Company paired with a specially designed delicious five course tasting menu by chef Joe Carli. Jason Hollander from Firestone Walker will be joining Posto for this dinner to educate diners on each beer pairing.
The menu & beer pairings include:
WHEN: July 13, 2016, 6:30pm
WHERE: Posto - 187 Elm St., Somerville, MA 02144
HOW: All guests must be 21+. Tickets are $75 per person, tax and gratuity are included. This is a reserved seating event with limited availability. For more details and tickets, visit postobeerdinner.brownpapertickets.com.
About Posto:
Posto features a full menu with antipasti, insalate, handmade pasta, grilled meats, fish and poultry, dolce and Neapolitan wood fired pizza. Posto uses local farmers and artisans whenever possible to create Neapolitan classics as well as exciting new ones of their own.


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Decision made: Big Legs goes
I've been agonising over which Queen should lead the colony through winter and bring them out strong and ready to go next spring: Big Legs or BLT. Today my mind was made up. Big Legs is the older by a season, but she's had the benefit of a total spring clean with lovely new frames and a clear out foo varroa and any disease. She and her colony should have gone mad - but they held back... Big Legs' egg laying has gone a bit off if you ask me, not so much capped and not filling frames. I don't think she was mated very well last summer, I can't see her laying enough eggs to get them bursting onto the scene next April in too good a shape. Big Legs is now in the freezer. It felt the nicest way to kill her. BLT is laying well, and has done well int he face of adversity this season - they're not very nice bees though, so if they emerge nasty in spring her days too could be numbered and I'll get a good well tempered Queen in there. Lord knows what she'd be called - Good Legs?


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Northern Scotland Coast-to-Coast: A 5 Day Itinerary./
So many castles, so little time...
What better place for a road trip than one filled with breathtaking mountainscapes, crumbling castles and men in checkered skirts? One thing is for sure, you will never be bored driving through Scotland. A destination I find particularly great for car hopping as the distances between sights are so short (at least from a northern Swede's point of view!).
This 5 day itinerary goes above and beyond the bigger cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow; instead we will start and finish in Granite City aka Aberdeen. It includes a distillery tour, the possibility to see Nessie and surveying the tracks of the Hogwarts Express; along with recommendations for hostels and hikes. Pack up and let's go!
Aberdeen, Strathisla Distillery and Celtic Live Music in Inverness
Day 1
Start the day off with breakfast at Granite City gem Foodstory Cafe (13-15 Thistle St). Their doors open at 8am and the interiors consisting of odd chairs and upcycled tabletops set the perfect scene for a calm morning before hitting the road.
Strathisla Distillery (Keith)
Take the A96 heading north-west towards Keith and the Strathisla Distillery (75 mins). Strathisla is one of the oldest still operating distilleries in Scotland and their two wooden pagodas really sets the atmosphere. A guided tour starts at £7.50pp and takes you around the place, the refinement from barley to bottled whiskey and includes a tasting at the end. (You can purchase a driver's kit to try later if you are behind the wheel!)
Continue along A96 towards the Highland Capital of Inverness (82 mins). Take a walk along the river and enjoy the view of Inverness Castle around sunset. The city houses several cosy wee pubs well worth a visit. We had dinner at the Castle Tavern (1 View Pl) just by the castle, continued on to what is considered a hidden gem The Market Bar (32 Church St) full of wooden interiors, a small stage for live music and a jukebox(!). Just across the street you will find Hootananny (67 Church Street) that holds live sessions of traditional music every night of the week.
Accommodation: We stayed at the Highland Backpackers (24 Rose St), centrally located right next to the bus station. Dorm style rooms start at £10pp/night.
The castle upon three lochs, the fairy pools and a round glasshouse
Day 2
Eilean Donan Castle
Equipped with a big Take Away-coffee, head south along river Ness towards Fort Augustus. The quickest, and also scenic, route is along A82 (53 mins). We drove on the "wrong side" of the loch, alongthe smaller B862, but were pretty happy with that detour as we passed small graveyards, fairy tale-like forests and fishing boats (no water monsters in sight though!).
From Fort Augustus, get on road A882 (which will turn into A82 as you continue west) until you reach Eilean Donan Castle. This is one of the most photographed castles in the world, as it stands beautifully on a small tidal islands on the meeting point of three lochs - Duich, Long and Alsh. You might also recognise it from the 2012 Bond film Skyfall, among others. A visit to the castle grounds starts at £7.50pp, for up-to-date opening hours check the website.
The Fairy Pools (Glenbrittle)
From the Castle, get back on A87 to reach the Isle of Skye. Crossing the Skye bridge, as it loops both horisontally and verstically, is an experience on its own! The bridge was built in 1992 and since a couple of years it is toll-free to cross.
Our first Skye-stop was a visit to the Fairy Pools in Glenbrittle. Turn of A87 in Sligachan, continuing to Glenbrittle and then follow the signs. There is an allocated parking lot, but due to the crowds we parked along the steep road. From the car park, you continue down a muddy path down the glen to reach the crystal blue water pools. Bring your swimsuit if you are feeling frisky! To reach the pools and return back to the car park takes about 40 minutes.
Accommodation: We stayed at family-run Skyewalker Hostel which was a darn delight. Not only is it built on a pun-theme, it is also well-equipped, tidy, has good showers and above all - a giant round glass house out in the garden.) Dorm style rooms start at £17pp/night.
From Glenbrittle to Portnalong where it is located takes about half an hour.
Black sand beaches and a large pinnacle
Day 3
We started the morning with coffee in Portree (35 min drive along A87) which is the main city of Skye. Afterwards we took a stroll around the many colourful buildings and picked some wild blackberries down by the harbour.
The Old Man of Storr
Another 15 minutes north along A87 lies the Old Man of Storr - a large pinnacle rock that can been seen from miles around. To reach the Old Man itself is about a 3.8km hike that will take around 75 minutes, there and back to the car park. We did not walk all the way to the top, but the hill offered some spectacular views either way.
The quickest route from the pinnacle to Dunvegan is to drive back to Portree and turn (45 minutes). We chose to detour the entire isle along A855 - which I recommend to anyone who enjoys watching sheep. This road will eventually turn into A87 where you change to A850 that will take you to west coast village Dunvegan (95 mins). Dunvegan is located down a hill, with some artisan coffee and artist studios.
Talisker Bay
From Dunvegan we continued to Carbost (30 mins) where the Talisker Distillery is located. We had a peek at the shop before driving on to Talisker Bay (16 mins). From the car park, it takes about 20 minutes to walk to the beach itself. You will pass by a private house and sheep will be grazing freely, so be respectful and do not leave any rubbish behind. The beach dunes themselves are super cool, I have actually never seen black sand?!
We had dinner at the cosy Old Inn in Carbost (that actually had a vegan curry!... Which I downed in five seconds - starving after a day full of hiking in the fresh air.) before returning back to the SkyeWalker Hostel.
the hogwarts express and the most beautifully located church in scotland
Day 4 - lucikly you got hiking yesterday, as day four is the most driving-dense of the itinerary
The Armadale - Mallaig Ferry
Rather than leaving Skye the same way we arrived, we wanted to leave the old-fashioned way - by ferry boat! We drove from the hostel to departure point Armadale along A87, then turning off to A851 just after Harrapool (66 mins). Do call to book a slot in advance though, or there is a chance you will have to do a detour back to the bridge to reach mainland. We were only lucky a bus did a no-show, so we got to squeeze in.
The ferry takes you between Armadale and Mallaig (25 mins) and a single trip costs £9.40 per car, along with an extra £2.50 per driver/passenger. Check time tables and up to date pricing on their website.
The Glenfinnan Viaduct and the Church of St Mary & St Finnan
This one is for all you fellow Harry Potter fans! The Glenfinnan viaduct which is featured to carry the Hogwarts Express in several of the films (it is also printed on the back of the Scottish £10 notes!). From Mallaig, take the A830 to Glenfinnan (38 mins) then follow local signs to get to the viaduct view point.
By coincidence, we crossed the Church of St Mary & St Finnan which is well worth a visit. A beautiful Gothic style catholic church that stands overlooking Loch Shiel. Probably making it one of the most scenicly placed churches in all of Scotland!
Continue along A830 to Fort William (30 mins) - a larger settlement where it might a good idea to stock up on some more food. If you are good on time, it is only another half hour drive to reach picturesque Glencoe from here. Driving around Kinlochleven and back to Fort William is done in about 1hr20.
From Fort William, continue north east along A86, turning right in Laggan to reach A9 via road A889. From Pitlochry take A924 to Kirkmichael, changing to B950 to reach The Old Military Road A93 that will take you to Braemar (170 mins drive from Fort William). Phew - did you get all that?
Accommodation: Stay at the Braemar Youth Hostel (21 Glenshee Rd)that offer dorm style rooms from £15pp/night.
... Back to the east coast
Day 5
Craigendarroch Hill (Ballater)
Time to get hiking again! After breakfast, make your way to Ballater along A93 (25 mins). This wee but steep hike starts behinds the Old Railway Station in central Ballater, where you continue along the old church (that is now a hotel) turning right onto a footpath that will lead you up to a magnificent view amongst the oak trees.
Back in the car, continue along A93, turning right onto A957 in Crathes towards Stonehaven (66 mins). Drive out to see the ruins of Dunnottar Castle, admission fees from £7pp, of or just go for an ice-cream at infamous Aunty Betty's (The Promenade) - the latest I heard, they do vegan ice cream too!
Head back to Aberdeen on A90 (35 mins) to return the car. Go all out on a typically Scottish meal. At Howies (50 Chapel St) they do a delicious Vegetarian Haggis, Neeps & Tatties that is in fact vegan. After dinner, head to the basement of The Tippling House (4 Belmont St) for a relaxing drink - reminiscing over the past days around beautiful Scotland.
For more ideas on things to do in Aberdeen, have a look at: Granite City Gems.
Have you visited Scotland? Do you have any top tips on sights to see and routes to drive? Feel free to share below! x
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Papers of, and relating to, Alastair Hetherington who worked for the Guardian from 1950 to 1975, and was editor between 1956 and 1975.
Hetherington's papers in this collection were retained separately from other records of his personal life and career, and demonstrate the breadth of his interests. The material concerning his work in establishing Die Welt newspaper at the end of the second world war illustrate his early journalism. Individual letters and photographs provide insights into his work at the Guardian and press cuttings, film and other items demonstrate his work outside of, and after, the Guardian. The memorials and tributes, retained by Sheila Hetherington and passed to the archive with these records, complete the picture of his life and work.


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Four Arrested In Plot To Bomb NYC Temple
The FBI arrested four men in New York City on Wednesday evening in an alleged plot to detonate a bomb outside a Jewish temple and fire rockets at U.S. military aircraft.
Officials said the suspects had planned to detonate a car packed with plastic explosives outside a temple in the Bronx neighborhood of Riverdale.
The FBI, state's attorney's office and New York state and local police announced the arrests Wednesday night, but said the investigation had been under way for about a year.
CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports that officials say this plot was infiltrated at its earliest stages in June 2008 by an informant working for law enforcement. The informant, who purported to represent the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammaed held a series of meetings with the conspirators in Newburgh, N.Y. and ultimately arranged to supply the would-be terrorists with an inert anti-aircraft missile and inert plastic explosives.
Officials say at the men were not equipped to carry out any attack and never came close to being "operational."
The men arrested were James Cromitie, David Williams, Laguerre Payen and Onta Williams. Charges include conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in the United States, and conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles.
The suspects are all said to be converted Muslims. The apparent leader of the group, Cromitie, supplied a motive. Cromitie, who also goes by the alias Abdul Rahman, told the informant his parents were born in Afghanistan and he was upset that American military forces were there killing Muslims.
Officials are comparing this alleged threat to the plot to attack Fort Dix, reports Orr. The suspects had serious intent, strong grievances against the United States and a desire to be jihadists. However, as in the Fort Dix Plot, authorities were able to infiltrate this plan at an early stage and the suspects were under considerable surveillance for the past eight months.
The explosives they obtained through the informant were dummies and not capable of causing harm, however the men were able to purchase at least one nine millimeter semi-automatic pistol for use in an attack.
Rep. Peter King of New York, the senior Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, was briefed on the case following the arrests.
"This was a long, well-planned investigation, and it shows how real the threat is from homegrown terrorists," said King.


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Leo And Quentin Tarantino are teaming up once again, and for movie fans this is always a big deal! The same guys who brought you Django Unchained are back at it again, as it has been announced that Leo will star in Tarantino's movie depicting the murders of Charles Manson. Unfortunately, however he won't be playing the part of Manson.
I don't know about you guys, but I AM PUMPED! Leo is one of the greatest actors of all time and Tarantino is one of the greatest directors of all time. The pairing of them is awesome, Leo's character in Django is one of my favorite Leo roles of all time (Shutter Island is obviously first, shut up if you say Titanic is).
Tarantino is notorious for his bloody, gorey movies and with Charles Manson's life you can expect more of the same. Leo will absolutely kill whatever his role will be in this movie, pun intended. It's also unfortunate that after this movie is made Manson won't be as hated and will be romanticized. People get the benefit of the doubt after they die, i.e. Michael Jackson. People also get the benefit of the doubt after a movie is made about them i.e. Tonya Harding.
Speaking of Tonya Harding, another great thing about this movie is that Margot Robbie will star as late actress, Sharon Tate. So overall this star packed (so far) movie will win a ton of awards and will be one people talk about for years to come!Follow @beertalkwileyp


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By Joel M. Albrizio, President
Don't Give Up On Center Store Sales!
Other than the big boxes, most retailers feel defeated in the "center store sales fight". The attitude is "we can't get the big box cost of goods on center store products". The important issue is what your customer expects - will you deliver what he or she might expect?


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Whenever I have a startup idea I send myself an email with the subject "IDEA: {description of idea}" and gmail quietly archives it into a buried folder.
The list is pretty short from 2007-2010 when I was running SFI. After the acquisition closed I was looking for another startup idea; this led to a lot of what Paul Graham calls sitcom ideas -- plausible enough to sound real but terrible, nevertheless.
Verbatim email subject lines below. I've added italics if edited in any way.
Dating site aggregator
Sell zip code database and address validation API
Online-only payroll processing
Virtual tech support using remote computer takeover
Email sorting based on algorithm of past reading history
Web-based platform for creating and monetizing online training
Plugin to convert all commercial links to affiliate links and route savings back to the buyer
Plugin to auto-apply coupon codes (retailmenot, private coupon upload)
Airline travel consolidator with all carriers: Southwest, usa3000, Airtran
Evaluism.com (test coding skills)
Apartment search consolidator
App to locate police cars integrate with radar scanner
Crowdsource business docs: legal, will, human resources manual, training, etc.
Crowdsource custom painting
Apartment design app with library of 3d, photorealistic models of IKON and store items
Copier pricing engine
Sell cheap las vegas clubbing clothes
Video property finder – what's it like
Insurance price engine (August 21, 2010)
This idea became Leaky.com, which Jason Traff and I cofounded in September 2010 and joined YC S11.
Truck price engine
Course GPA History
Virtual car dealership
Clone of network info whois db
Health insurance comparison pricing engine
Forgotto.com – yell at me when I'm not doing something: reminders for lazy people
Remember sites over time (Commercial Wayback engine)
Facebook app and browser plugin combo that saves original resolution photos
iPhone app to discover friends installed apps
Combine Clicktale, Clicky, and Olark
Online reputation management (embed on Craigslist and eBay postings, a sort of BBB ranking for real people)
Automated site redesign A/B testing with matching Adwords automation
This idea became Redesigner.com. Redesigner was a short-lived pivot after Leaky.com was cease-and-desisted by Progressive, State Farm, et al.
February 2012 - July 2012
This was the period of funemployment post-Leaky, pre-Redesigner-shutdown, pre-42Floors when I was actively trying to come up with ideas. The bar was set low. Some ideas are downright illegal, others are merely embarrasing.
Compare property mortgage payment to rental value using Airbnb data
Hidden record NFL games to reconstruct the all-22 game footage
Election tools e.g., poll email reminder, auto phone call ala zocdoc.com
Agency that redesigns websites and ad campaigns and only takes money if performance improves
Service to convert unvested options in publicly traded companies into a basket of S&P500
Service to keep you active in social network... auto comment, say happy birthday, prompt you to email certain people
Put in address and see price for all available phone, internet, TV providers
Tool to get everybody in your company to promote your products for SEO... facebook likes, Twitter mentions, etc.
SEO ring... you write up five companies and five companies write you or give upvotes for youtube videos, facebook likes, etc.
Pay sites to include a script that will watch for form entry with name and identify that person by cookie so person can be identified
Should-i-go-solar: input address and site will auto estimate (w Zillow and Google earth) the size of roof and then you can adjust coverage sliders
Climbkeeper – uses GPS to track climbing routes just like ski tracker
Super hi rez always-on video cameras in climbing gym that people can use to show off their climbing moves
I did a lot of climbing and skiing during this period; it was awesome
Travel planner (e.g., planyourthailandtrip.com) that starts with a checklist that you fill in as you plan your trip: flight, taxi to hotel, hotel, events, and you can book through site
News app that tailors articles to what you've read like to read
Better embedded zip store locator
Home school using iPads and ACE curriculum with ability to get live help and essays graded by human oriented to muslim or evangelical christian students
Datetherealme with required Facebook profile
Guys shopping site by look with narrowing scope e.g., too boring, more blue
Make a shopping list, orders from cheapest option or tells you where to get it
Ads that contain personalization space so site owner can insert name of user without giving user data to advertiser
Cameras at gas stations check for warrants
Rate my startup idea (hot or not for startups)
Roommate agreement checklist and monitor
Control bot of twitter, google review, yelp accounts for SEO voting
Pricing tool for ebay... curves of what your item has sold for in the past and current listings
Tivo capability (record and suggest shows) for online video
Speed test my website... how long does it take me to do X versus a competitor; could do ring voting to suggest improvements for site with keyword extrapolation
Long term car rental negotiator
WriterAccess without the anonymity
Better brightroom.com
Lastly, I also emailed myself ideas for one-day hackathon projects. Here are those:
Twitter overshare
I built this during Angelhack: overshareme.com. I'm amazed, but it actually has 2 users.
Movie drinking game generator
Tron (IE – chrome virus)
This one requires a little explanation... it would install Chrome, apply a theme to make Chrome look like IE, copy bookmarks, uninstall IE, and delete itself.
Iwanna do this (find people who want to play split-screen Xbox or go hiking right now)
Database comparisons (real-world scenarios for Mongo vs Redis etc.)
Watch saturday morning cartoons (recreate the experience of watching cartoons for a specific date in childhood including commercials)
App to make each letter play different musical notes on iphone instead of click
Plugin to call to remind about google calendar appointment
Monitor Techcrunch for mention
I ended up just writing a script to do this while we were having lunch waiting for our Techcrunch story to go live on Friday
I've heard it said that ideas are cheap. Not so. I'd empty my bank account in a heartbeat for one good idea.


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I'm always skeptical of people when they tell me i'll love something. More often then not, they're right. But, even still, i don't trust them. They'll tell me about a movie or book or band and i'll put it out of mind, knowing that they're wrong. Then, some months later, i'll peruse, and realise that i love it.
Such is the case with St Vincent.
She's wonderful and i love her. For today and tomorrow, but never too long. Such it my way.
Sing for me, Starchild.


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A village bake-off turns to bump off, and you are invited to solve the murder.
Friends of Biggar Corn Exchange are hosting The Great British Bump Off, a murder mystery dinner later this month.
The audience will see the play, then question the suspects.
As baking fever hits the country, the village fete organisers in the usually sleepy village of Biggarbottom are delighted when celebrity chef Eduardo D'Angelo takes up residence in the village and agrees to judge the annual cake baking competition.
But this year there is a change of plan, and the bake-off turns into a bump-off.
The audience is invited to watch the play, enjoy a meal, interrogate the suspects and work out "Whodunnit?"
There are three very good reasons to come along: if you're missing the Great British Bake Off, this will be a very good substitute; all proceeds from this show go to to Friends of the Corn Exchange, the small charity which maintains the historic building and runs it as an arts and culture centr; and you will have a lot of fun.
The Great British Bump Off - A Murder Mystery Dinner is on Friday March 24 and Saturday March 25 at 7.30pm in the Corn Exchange, Biggar.
Tickets are £20 and include a 2-course meal supplied by The Crown Inn, Biggar. They are available from Atkinson-Pryce Bookshop in Biggar or online from the Biggar Corn Exchange website. http://www.biggarcornexchange.org.uk/whats-on/great-british-bump-off-murder-mystery-dinner/