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The internet provides a forum where small firms can compete with larger rivals. Jo Faragher outlines a few ways in which you can help drive traffic to your site and boost internet sales
When you're competing with thousands of other retailers online, not to mention your potential customers browsing social media and playing Candy Crush, it can be hard to make your business stand out on the web.
But there are several quick and cost-effective ways to grow your business online, whether you want to draw in more local customers or trade globally. The following tips should help you on the right path.
Building a web presence isn't as simple as finding the first web designer you come across and letting them run with it. You need to take time to work out what you want. Neuff Athletics, which sells specialist athletics equipment, began selling online six years ago through an off -the-shelf ecommerce package.
"We set it up and played around with it so we could work out what our specifications would be," says Dr Alan Neuff , who paid around £1,500 for the initial package. "We then brought in a local expert to build us a site to those specifications. Interestingly, a couple of our competitors have copied our layout."
It also helps to start small. Cardiff Sports Nutrition began with a few pages and initially only stocked a limited number of items. "We chose stock that we knew we could be competitive on and have good stocks of. That way, we knew we could have some continuity once sales started coming in," says Managing Director Marc Robinson.
Keeping things simple seems like common sense, but many websites over-complicate the user experience, which can mean they lose out on potential sales.
"They say people make a judgment about your website within three to five seconds and decide whether to stay or bounce," says David Rusenko, Chief Executive of website-building company Weebly.
"We recommend making sure everything looks crisp, clean and to the point, on desktop and on mobile."
Crafting the look of your site should not be a one-off , either. Libby Bearman, Conversion Rate Optimisation Manager at marketing agency Browser Media, says user testing should be an ongoing process.
"If you're constantly running tests on your website, you're constantly learning more about what your users like, and working to improve user experience. Layout, images and the language you choose to communicate with your audience can all be tested and improved," she says.
According to Ofcom, last year smartphones overtook laptops as UK internet users' favoured device, with consumers spending around two hours a day online on their mobiles. Focusing on users of mobiles means ensuring that your site has responsive navigation, and keeping descriptions and text simple.
It's also worth noting that Google's algorithm naturally promotes mobile friendly websites in search results. You may find you need to alter your website for mobile users.
A standard web page loading on a mobile can appear smaller, resulting in smaller tap targets. "If your tap targets are ridiculously small or too close together, this makes the accessibility of links, buttons and ads temperamental, potentially reducing your page visits," says Katherine Grant, Sales Support at Signature Books.
"Adapting your website on a mobile will ultimately depend on whether you optimise an identical version for mobiles, create a mobile specific website or, if suitable, produce an app."
"Email is one of the most cost-effective ways to get happy, repeat customers to your website," says Mr Rusenko from Weebly. As well as notifying people on your mailing list of new products, you can send coupons or seasonal promotion codes that you can then track back to that email communication.
You can also target specific customer groups, and give special offers to those who are loyal to your brand or who pass on the email.
"Anything from rewarding customers with points or discounts brings both value to the business and the shopper," says Dax Dasilva, Chief Executive of Lightspeed, which develops point-of sale systems.
"Asking customers to introduce friends to the brand, and rewarding them for it, is a virtuous circle that benefits both customers and your business."
From early next year, FSB members will be able to buy and sell their products and services across FSB's new secure online marketplace, as a free service.
So if you're looking for web designers who are based near you, or you want to make your services available to other small businesses, it makes sense to register.
FSB will start registering and bringing members onboard in November and the plan is to go live in January. Initially, transactions will be member-to member, with non-members allowed to buy at a later stage.
The marketplace will be hosted on a platform called cloudBuy, which allows members to trade with each other securely. It will support business-to-consumer product sales and also help members to deal with enquiries, booking and payment for their services.
"We have 170,000 members, so it has the potential to become a powerful tool," says FSB Commercial Director Dave Stallon.
"FSB members come from a diverse range of sectors, so there should be little you won't be able to source."
Members can register and add their list of products and services at fsbmarketplace.co.uk
When it comes to securing Google rankings that translate into sales, using the free Google Local product can help. "Typically, these listings are displayed as two or three results under a map on a Google search results page, otherwise known as the 'local pack'," says Simon Schnieders, founder of Blue Array, a search engine optimisation company, and FSB member.
Going local is especially important for mobile search, he adds. "All [mobile] queries or searches are deemed to have 'local intent'," he says. "So if I'm looking for 'plumbers', Google will interpret the query as wanting local results and return listings near my location, if available."
If you really want to capitalise on local custom, you will soon be able to pay Google to highlight your business.
"Promoted pins will allow businesses to highlight their physical location by displaying a branded logo within Google Maps, alongside a text ad that also shows the business name, reviews, distance and directions, and promotional offers," says Lisa Haynes, Account Executive at Browser Media.
Online reviews and ratings are crucial in persuading customers to spend money with your site. Research by feedback platform Feefo found even just one user rating on a product can double its chances of selling.
Enabling customers to review your products or services on your site, or to share their views via Twitter or Facebook, helps you to reach new audiences and improve or update your offering.
"Customers can share their experiences via a company's social media, which is then read by that person's circle of online acquaintances – increasing awareness and widening your audience of potential customers," says Feefo's Chief Executive Andrew Mabbutt.
Supporting feedback or star ratings can also improve your Google rankings, he adds: "Google itself reveals that star ratings see an increase in click-through rates by an average of 17 per cent, although reports for some businesses have been much higher."
Most people view LinkedIn as a professional networking site or somewhere to build up a career profile, but it can also prove useful for targeting potential customers. "LinkedIn can be an effective channel for finding new prospects," says Shaun Thomson, Chief Executive of Sandler Training.
He suggests business owners come up with a 'sniper list' of businesses they'd like to work with and find out whether any of their connections have links to that company, before asking for an introduction.
He adds: "Your connections are your currency on LinkedIn, so it's about quality rather than quantity. Don't go into a dialogue with someone with your selling hat on – perhaps suggest a useful article or something relevant.
"You can also use specific searches to target by location or a specialisation, for example a family business. Or perhaps you went to the same university – look out for commonality and start a conversation around that."
Pay-per-click (PPC) or paid search is paying to have your business linked to certain search terms so that it will rank higher in search results, and this can be highly cost-effective, according to Ms Grant at Signature Books.
"If the word 'pay' scares you, remember with PPC you pay only when a site visitor clicks on your advertisement; meaning you know exactly where your investment is going," she says.
However, she advises people to check their site traffic before deciding how much to invest. "Working on your organic search [for example, including relevant search terms frequently in your site content] can be more beneficial to businesses with a lower marketing budget," she adds.
Investing in specific, lower-volume keywords can help to keep costs down, recommends Ashleigh Brown, Head of Biddable Media at Browser Media. "It's easy to waste budget on broader keywords that are unlikely to encourage clicks that convert into sales or leads," she says.
You've got your customer interested and they're at the point of purchase, but then a clumsy checkout process means they drop out – it's crucial not to let something go wrong at this important stage.
"When we asked our customers what was important, they said they were always nervous of any new site and needed some sort of reassurance, secure and well-known checkouts such as PayPal or Sage Pay, as well as some site verification for security of their details," says Mr Robinson from Cardiff Sports Nutrition.
An easy-to-find contacts page with support email and/or number – just in case there is a problem – could also prevent a customer going elsewhere.
Finally, it's important to deal with any issues quickly and to be honest, says Lightspeed's Mr Dasilva: "Whether it's an upcoming offer or a delay to their order, being proactive in contacting customers will make a major difference and improve their experience with the brand."
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Loyola University New Orleans' School of Mass Communication and Department of History will host "Reporting Peace/Reporting Conflict: The U.S. Media on Israel/Palestine" on Monday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. The lecture, which is free, takes place in the Monroe Library Multi Media Room 2, on Loyola's main campus. Middle Eastern refreshments will be served to attendees.
This event is intended to promote the building of a Middle East Peace Studies Program at Loyola University.
Roxane Assaf, an award-winning journalist, educator and Loyola alumna, will talk about Americans' lack of understanding of Middle Eastern affairs, which she says is fostered by the mainstream media's portrayal of the Israel/Palestine conflict. She will reflect on her own experiences in covering the West Bank for a Washington, D.C. magazine and talk about her belief that Americans need to explore alternative information sources for news about the Middle East.
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How do you design a brand new social, location-based action game? Prime Division teamed up with Meshroom to create the ultimate artillery experience.
Developing a game from scratch is always a challenge. When we add elements like "location", "social", "turn-based" and "multiplayer" to the equation it becomes even more challenging. We had the pleasure to join forces with the super-talented architecture powerhouse Meshroom and push our capabilities to the limit.
Marketing the game was also our responsibility. Besides the attractive static ads we made, we have also shot a very eye-catchy video trailer and deployed it via social media.
Here is a small collection of the ads we used in the Facebook campaigns for Hit Me If You Can. Our goal was to create a rich variety of ad banners and properly target them towards the most appropriate audience for a game like this. This part was very challenging as there was no similar product on the market. Yet, we've managed to achieve very satisfying user acquisition results.
We shot the trailer with a slow-motion camera attached to a crane to achieve the best video quality possible.
A couple of majestic retouching techniques gave the footage a fresh and very appealing perspective.
Achieving an appealing 'eye-candy' effect is a must for almost any marketing campaign. The result was a magnificent visualization of explosive blue and pink paint splatters, representing what we call in the game "a direct hit".
We also wanted to create a positive political buzz by illustrating some of world's most famous leaders. The idea was to show them in a friendly, non-violent perspective and embrace the slogan "Make Friends, Not War".
Later on, we discovered that this creative was actually much more appealing to people and we decided to use the political figures as our primary social media "right hook".
Hit Me If You Can was probably the biggest and longest project that we have ever been involved in as we had to cover almost all the aspects for its creation. From ideation and conception to development and marketing – it has been an enriching and captivating experience both professionally and personally.


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Hey everyone,
I'm currently enjoying a day off recovering from my birthday. Think it's fair to say that I ate too much meat over my birthday weekend…..if there is such a thing!
Anyway I was walking past CEX in Uxbridge and saw 2 old friends which bought back many memories. I couldn't believe that a store is selling them and, even being quite "ancient" devices, both devices are fetching £20/£22 respectively. It really made me smile and I was half tempted on buying the 3310 (miss mine!).
Hope you all had a great Bank Holiday weekend and lets hope the weather is here to stay too.
Until next time, stay retro!
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Yuke's: Prove me wrong.
Oh how the mighty have fallen. Wait a second; scratch that, because contrary to popular belief, WWE WrestleMania X8 is in fact a good game. I'm the first to admit that, like many others, I fell into great disbelief that Yuke's had taken the strap from AKI and stepped into the squared arena for the GameCube. However, times change, and I've moved on with Yuke's new blood of sports entertainment action. Unfortunately, some wrestling enthusiasts haven't, and this game is far from the rush-job that people make it out to be.
Graphically speaking, WWE WrestleMania X8 is easy on the eyes. Right from the start, you'll notice the character models consist of high polygon counts and are meticulously put together. They feature your bevy of prerequisites such as excellent facial animation, proportional size, true-to-life ring attire, attributes down to the tattoos (let's not go any further), and solid, robust taunts. While the game's cartridge-based predecessors featured just awful wrestler size, this time around, the Big Show is a giant (ahem), and the Hardy Boys are, well let's just say it's all about heart and soul in this business. Also, Rikishi's butt is the same disgusting atrocity you see on television.
For lack of a better phrase, this game is everything you've come to expect. The Undertaker's motorcycle features spinning wheels, while entrances, most specifically Christian's, are near perfect, apart from some blurring in the special effect pyrotechnics. Booker T's hair moves dynamically, and overall, I can dig what's going down. Such attention to detail including Kurt Angle's mouth opening during belly-to-belly suplexes is quite impressive to say the least. In addition, everyone oversells the Stone Cold Stunner to laughable heights. You really can't go wrong aesthetically. The cage match offers a solid, interactive environment, and trash cans dent... uh? well. Yeah, so the crowd is comprised of cardboard cut-outs. However, I couldn't really care less. Indeed, it could have used a fully polygonal crowd in the same vein as NHL Hitz, but it's nothing to fuss over.
Aurally, the game is awful. Obviously, not enough time was spent on how this game sounds. For starters, the lack of commentary is simply inexcusable. This isn't a cartridge anymore, folks. Why waste valuable space having Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler sitting there doing nothing, aside from moving away when action gets in close. Yes indeed, the character count is up to seven at maximum, including four wrestlers simultaneously, one referee in Earl Hebner, and the two announcers. Back to the point, however, this is embarrassing. Even the highly-underrated WWF Warzone had commentary, which was not to mention a nice treat on Acclaim's part. Maybe the development time dwindled down quite a bit, I don't know. Otherwise, all goes wrong in the musical score of in-game menus. Interestingly, the create-a-wrestler background music is more suited to be in Wave Race. It seems more inappropriate than anything. If the music was adequate, I would be less picky about the lack of color commentary.
The saving grace of the sound issue is the officially licensed music, including, but not limited to, a Motorhead and Limp Bizkit tune to spice things up. All is well here and everything is of the highest quality. Sound effects, likewise, get the job done. Quite simply, everything sounds the way it should. Chairs smatter, tables sound like authentic wood, and Singapore canes are accurately portrayed. Back on the down run, why the Hardy Boys don't have their real music is beyond me. Also, Chris Benoit's entrance music isn't up-to-date, nor some of the other guys such as Booker T. On the New World Order front, you get a cheesy but decent rendition. It's in no way terrible, so let's just leave it at that.
Onto the gameplay. Everyone laments that it isn't No Mercy. It isn't, but that's not a bad thing. There's no actual grappling in this game. Instead, you press up/down/left/right/neutral + A to do your basic front moves on the go. There's no starting grapple, not unlike that of No Mercy. I basically find it to be the same deal, because the counter reversals add the same strategy as in past games. Unfortunately, what you will find is a lack of moves. Compared to No Mercy's sixteen front moves, you get five, which severely cuts down the replay value of wrestlers. There are no big and small grapples. The same goes for back moves. Otherwise, everything else is very similar. You get running attacks and striking moves, and while the list of moves is not what we've come to expect, it's sufficient for a first effort.
One thing that bothers me is that the artificial intelligence has an annoying tendency to spontaneously go up the turnbuckle, randomly in a match. Yeah, sure, it allows some breathing room to regroup, but it seriously detracts from gameplay. One other drawback is that all of the flying turnbuckle attacks are the same whether your opponent is standing or on the ground. For example, a missile drop kick will hurt an opponent on the ground, and so will an axe-handle, despite the fact that the attacking wrestler lands on his feet. Try doing a five-star frogsplash when the guy's standing. Yeah, it works too. However, perhaps the gameplay issue that perplexes me the most is the fact that you can do a superplex (that's a top rope suplex for you uninformed) five seconds into the match. It shouldn't be possible, and you should have to work your way to fatigue the wrestler. The balance is simply way under par.
Collision detection is the most realistic in any game I've played. For example, knock a ladder down while someone's up trying to grab the belt, and if you're in his way when he makes his fall, you'll be out cold as well. Or try doing a suplex to an opponent while another wrestler is close. He'll also accumulate damage. It's all very nice and shifts momentum constantly.
The pack of features is impressive to say the least. You get a bunch of modes that just weren't possible on the N64, including Hell in a Cell and table matches. This time around in a cage match, it supports up to four-players simultaneously, while table and ladder matches are downright cool. In a table match, you win by sending someone through the table. You can set them up ECW-style in the corner, or the normal vertical way. In ladder matches, you grab the belt suspended at the top of the arena by using, of course, the ladder. The strange thing is that you can win it in a minute, whereas in No Mercy your spirit had to be high. It makes you stay alert, but let's be blunt, it hurts the game. Otherwise, other gameplay modes include Ironman matches (most pins in a preset time limit), battle royals and the Royal Rumble. There's unfortunately no career mode, and it's forgivable due to time restraints, but of course, it would have been a nice addition nevertheless.
The presentation is simply astounding, aside from the lack of commentary. Seven arenas are present, and all have their respective televised display. For example, on the WWE Smackdown! arena, wrestlers come out with a vertical menu on the side taking up one third of the screen. All the different spots for the Titantron videos are there, and yes, the WWF logo is present. The roster of wrestlers consists of 42 blood-hungry guys hell-bent on paying off their gambling debts. Signature moves are performed by pressing A+B simultaneously, and guys with running finishers such as Rhyno's Gore or Test's big boot offers a nice change from the standard front finishing maneuver. It's all very well done. One last thing I have to mention is how William Regal digs into his briefs for his brass knuckles. It's great.
The replay value, however, is not high. Perhaps it's the recent WWE product, regurgitating storylines and offering stale retreads of gimmicks we've seen to death, or not putting Vince Russo to use, or not pushing Tommy Dreamer, but I think the overall lack of moves and superstars is the main point. The move list comprises only the ones wrestlers have, so you won't find anything interesting for create-a-wrestler. Speaking of that, the create-a-wrestler is not deep at all, but since it's their first effort, and they just wanted to get the engine down, I'll cut them some slack. Even Smackdown! could be brought up by its roots, but WWE X8 was something new.
Bottom Line
Admittedly, I'm a huge wrestling fan. While I absolutely adored No Mercy and its predecessors, this game equally rocks. It hasn't been given a chance by N64 owners blinded by loyalty, which is quite unfortunate. Compare this one to the arrival of WCW vs. nWo: Revenge. Nevertheless, you can't go wrong with WWE X8. Do the spinaroonie. Rent before you buy.
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Drinks company Britvic has posted a 2.8% fall in its Irish revenues for the first quarter.
The company, which owns the Ballygowan and MiWadi brands, said the decline mainly due to the third party products that it distributes.
The company said its own brands outperformed a weak market with revenues up by 7.6% despite a volume decrease of 2.4% in a declining soft drinks market.
Britvic reported a 4.8% rise in overall revenue to £303.2m (€360.6m) with strong performances in both Britain and France.
"Our business units have delivered a much improved performance in the first quarter of the year resulting in group revenue growth of 4.8%," said CEO Paul Moody.
"The second quarter has started more slowly reflecting the continuing challenging economic and trading environment.
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|Cole was the shortstop on BA's most recent Baseball for the Ages 12-year-old all-star team, so he has been on the prospect radar for some time. He had a stellar summer showcase circuit in 2009, positioning himself as a potential first-rounder. His spring season started poorly, however, thanks to a bout with the flu and rainy, cool weather that interrupted the high school schedule in the Orlando area. Cole's fastball velocity was down early in the spring but jumped in late April and early May. After sitting 88-93 mph early, Cole was back to sitting at 92-93 and regularly hitting 95-96. He has an athletic, projectable frame and long legs; at 6-foot-5, 190 pounds, he should add strength that will help him have more consistent velocity. He has a low-maintenance delivery and projects to have solid command. His curveball at times exhibits hard, late break and can be a plus pitch, though scouts prefer the hard slider of his rival for the title of Best Florida Prep Pitching Prospect, Karsten Whitson. Cole also has a decent changeup that at times has late fade. At his best, Cole is among the best pitchers available in the draft, and his recovery from his poor start means he won't get out of the first round.
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|Four Corners scouts compare Kingham to Kevin Walter in that he's a physical righthander who came into the season with less attention than Kevin Gausman, but may end up as the better pitcher. Kingham is 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds but has a solid, athletic frame, a smooth delivery and a clean arm action. He had to sit out his junior year after transferring to Sierra Vista from Calvary Chappel, but Kingham has improved every year, which scouts like to see. Kingham's fastball is in the 90-93 mph range with good life. His changeup is his second-best pitch and it's a solid-average offering. His curveball is below-average now and needs to be tightened up. He profiles as a middle-of-the-rotation pitcher, but scouts love his frame and think one day he'll be able to handle a 200-inning workload. As one of the last additions to Oregon's outstanding recruiting class, Kingham may be too good for pro scouts to pass up and could go as high as the second round.
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|Trent Mummey
|Center fielder Mummey is a well-rounded player and had a power surge this season, matching last year's home run total (15) in half as many at-bats. He missed the first seven weeks of the season with a severe ankle sprain before he returned to center. He doesn't have prototype range but maximizes what he does have and has above-average arm strength. He's a slightly above-average runner who repeats his simple swing and got hot this year with his power. Mummey showed juice and speed in the Cape Cod League last summer as well, hitting .250/.321/.400 with 22 steals. While scouts don't project him to be a power hitter as a pro, he should have average power and could go out as high as the fourth round.
|Kansas City Royals
|Kevin Chapman
|Since playing high school ball with Gators teammate Matt den Dekker, Chapman has been drafted twice, out of high school in 2006 (Tigers, 42nd round) and last year (White Sox, 50th round). Entering this season, he had thrown fewer than 50 innings for the Gators, thanks mostly to having Tommy John surgery in 2008. He pitched just 11 innings coming back from the surgery in the 2009 season and entered 2010 as a wild card. However, he emerged quickly as Florida's go-to reliever, replacing departed Billy Bullock, a 2009 second-rounder of the Twins. Scouts like Chapman's stuff better than Bullock's, and he could go higher if clubs sign off on his medical reports. Chapman attacks hitters with a 92-94 mph fastball that has touched 95, and his dastardly slider is a strikeout pitch with two-plane depth. Chapman throws a lot of fastballs, and his changeup works off it well, giving him a solid third offering that he rarely needs. Some scouts wonder if the repertoire and his solid 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame could lead Chapman to a starting role, but his medical history and strong results in relief have most projecting him as a pro closer. Chapman could be the first college closer selected.
|Cleveland Indians
|Kyle Blair
|San Diego
|Blair was one of the top high school pitching prospects for the 2007 draft, and the Dodgers took him in the fifth round but did not sign him. His first two seasons at San Diego included bursts of brilliance, nagging injuries (shoulder inflammation in 2009 caused him to miss six weeks) and some struggles. In 2010, Blair has finally delivered on his promise. Earlier in his college career, Blair fought a tendency to overthrow, which caused his front side to pull down and open, lessening his velocity and command. Having improved his mechanics, Blair has also rediscovered his power slider. No longer hesitant to challenge hitters inside, Blair pounds the strike zone with a low to mid-90s fastball, complemented by a slider with depth. He has also added an overhand curve and firm changeup. Blair delivered a sensational one-hit, 15-strikeout masterpiece against Portland in his first May start and was finishing strong. He has matured and improved his fastball control, though he's still lacking in command. A free spirit who has traveled the world and worked with Habitat for Humanity to build homes in Honduras, Blair could still be a No. 3 starter.
|Arizona Diamondbacks
|Kevin Munson
|James Madison
|The closer for the Dukes, Munson has a thick, strong frame at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds. He has two average or better pitches that help him shut down batters at the end of games. His fastball consistently sits 90-93 mph, with good sink and armside run thanks to good extension in his delivery. His second pitch is a power slider that can buckle hitters' knees. He gets hard, late depth on the pitch and uses it almost exclusively at times. Occasionally, the break will get a little big on him and the pitch lacks bite. He came to James Madison as a catcher/righthander, so his arm is relatively fresh. He has shown that he can work multiple-inning outings and hold his velocity. In 24 appearances he has tossed 43 innings, striking out 61 and walking 19. Even though he hasn't made a start in his college career, a couple of scouts didn't rule out the possibility if he can find a third pitch.
|New York Mets
|Cory Vaughn
|San Diego State
|Vaughn is the son of Greg Vaughn, the former major league slugger who hit 355 career home runs. The younger Vaughn first caught the attention of scouts at the 2006 Area Code Games, where he flashed a powerful arm and plus speed, in the 6.7-second range. Blessed with an Adonis body at 6-foot-3, 225 pounds, Corey got off to a blazing start in his freshman year at San Diego State, but since has been something of an underachiever. He often struggles with breaking pitches and stuff down and away, though he looked better late this spring and ran his numbers to .378/.454/.606 with nine homers. Vaughn shows hints of his terrific tools, with 15 steals in 16 tries, but his swing-and-miss tendencies hinder his raw power. He had 55 strikeouts in 188 at-bats this season and 180 in 592 at-bats for his career. Still, Vaughn does have an athletic big league frame, and his arm, speed and power, combined with his major league lineage, will no doubt prompt a team to take a chance.
|Houston Astros
|Bobby Doran
|Texas Tech
|Pitching in the shadow of Chad Bettis at Texas Tech, Doran has been the Red Raiders' best starting pitcher this spring. After going winless in the first half of the season, he won five of his next six starts, highlighted by a 16-strikeout effort against Missouri. His stuff has kicked up a notch, matching what he showed last summer when he ranked as the top pitching prospect in the Jayhawk League. Not only is he pitching at 90-92 mph and topping out at 94, but he's also commanding his fastball to both sides of the plate. He also has a hard 77-78 mph curveball with late break, as well as a serviceable changeup. He's athletic for a 6-foot-6, 240-pounder, and his arm works easily, enabling him to throw strikes. He spent the first two years of his college career at Seward County (Kan.) CC, where the Pirates drafted him in the 36th round last year. He'll get picked more than 30 rounds earlier this time around.
|San Diego Padres
|Chris Bisson
|Among players expected to remain at the position as pros, Bisson is the best second-base prospect in the 2010 draft. Ball State's Kolbrin Vitek is a likely first-round pick, but he's expected to move to the outfield. Bisson hit just .157 in a part-time role as a freshman before blossoming last year, leading Kentucky in most offensive categories during the spring before topping the Cape Cod League with 36 steals in the summer. He'll be a legitimate basestealing threat at the next level, too, with well-above-average speed and savvy on the bases. To be an effective leadoff man, he'll need a more consistent approach at the plate. The 5-foot-11, 185-pounder offers some lefthanded pop, but too often gets caught up trying to drive balls and overswinging. He's at his best when he stays on top of the ball and distributes liners and grounders all over the field. Bisson is a fast-twitch athlete with good infield actions, though his arm limits him to second base rather than shortstop. He also profiles as a possible center fielder.
|Oakland Athletics
|Chad Lewis
|Marina HS, Huntington Beach, Calif.
|Lewis would never fool panelists in a "What's My Line?" contest. At 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, with California blond hair and a prototypical third baseman's build, Lewis is an obvious athlete, and is the premier hot corner prospect in Southern California in 2010. A fixture on the showcase scene, Lewis' best offseason performance came at a showcase in Jupiter, Fla., last October. On a humid and windy day, he blasted a long, wood-bat home run into an unforgiving crosswind. Pro third basemen must hit, and Lewis shows promise with the bat. He has a fluid swing and exciting bat speed, but still needs to correct some technical issues. Lewis struggles with breaking balls and offspeed pitches and needs to improve his pitch recognition. Defensively, Lewis shows playmaking ability and easy fielding actions. His arm is strong and accurate, though his range is a tad short. Like many young players, Lewis loses his concentration in the field and will make errors he shouldn't. Time and experience should solve that problem. Below-average speed is Lewis' only glaring weakness. He profiles as a textbook third baseman with an above-average glove and arm, and average power and hitting ability.
|Toronto Blue Jays
|Sam Dyson
|South Carolina
|Dyson was a 19th-round pick of the Nationals out of Jesuit High in Tampa in 2006, but he decided to attend South Carolina. He missed his freshman season after having labrum surgery and seemed primed to go out high in the 2009 draft, as he showed power stuff and good competitiveness. His medical history, though, helped push him down draft boards, and he wound up as the Athletics' 10th-round pick and didn't sign. After going 17-4 his first two seasons, he hadn't posted as gaudy a record as a redshirt junior, but his 5-5, 3.92 season actually was more impressive. Dyson has dialed his velocity down into the 92-93 mph range rather than the upper 90s and sitting 93-95. He can still flash that kind of velocity but has sacrificed it for better command and life. He's driving the ball down in the strike zone more and had cut his home runs allowed from 18 in 102 innings to three in 83 innings. Dyson is at his best when he is throwing his curveball for strikes and not just using it as a chase pitch. He also throws a slider in the mid-80s that doesn't have great depth, but he locates it better than the curve. His changeup has made progress as well. Dyson's medical history is what it is, but he has been durable over the last two seasons, making every start and approaching 200 innings total. His improved control should allow him to stay in a rotation in the near-term, though his power stuff could lend itself to a bullpen role eventually.
|Cincinnati Reds
|Brodie Greene
|Texas A&M
|Another good senior sign is Brodie Greene, who spooked teams when he showed little interest in signing a year ago. He would have gone in the first 10 rounds otherwise, but fell to the Phillies in the 37th. He's a versatile 6-foot-1, 195-pound athlete, he has started at every position but catcher and first base in four years at Texas A&M. A switch-hitter with plus speed, Greene makes consistent line-drive contact and has gap power. With his bat and average arm and range, he profiles best at second base. Scouts love his makeup, which he showed a year ago when he missed just a week after getting beaned and needing 10 stitches and multiple root canals to save several teeth.
|Chicago White Sox
|Matt Grimes
|Mill Creek HS, Hoschton, Ga.
|Another player with Top 200 talent who was on the rise, Grimes has a Georgia Tech baseball commitment and a projectable 6-foot-5 body. Some scouts question how much weight Grimes will add to his skinny frame, but with his long levers he generates intriguing fastball velocity. He sits at 89-91 mph but touches 93-94, with the ability to throw downhill, and has improved his breaking ball, which he throws with power and tilt in the upper 70s at his best. Grimes' detractors consider him a tough sign away from Tech and worry about the life on his fastball. He does have a clean arm and good mechanics after toning down a slight head jerk.
|Milwaukee Brewers
|Hunter Morris
|Morris spurned the Red Sox as a second-round pick in 2007, making him the highest unsigned high school draft pick to attend college that year. He was a first-team Freshman All-American in 2008 but stumbled as a sophomore, hitting just .282 and striking out 50 times in 50 games. Morris responded by getting in the best shape of his life, and this time the cliche was actually true: He lost 30 pounds and stunned scouts when he posted a 6.75-second 60-yard time on scout day in the fall. His leaner 6-foot-2, 220-pound body has allowed Morris to improve his bat speed, as he can hit velocity better than he used to, and has made his actions and swing looser. While he's still a below-average defender (though with a solid arm), he's no longer a total liability at first base, and he's a solid-average runner under way. Morris doesn't have explosive power and may have more pure hitting ability than raw juice, with both grading out as average or a tick above. He's likely to go out in the same range as he did out of high school.
|Chicago Cubs
|Hunter Ackerman
|Louisburg (N.C.) JC
|The top junior-college talent in the state, Ackerman could sneak into single-digit consideration thanks to an 88-90 mph fastball that he drives downhill. He has a solid low-80s changeup with tailing action that he can use to both sides of the plate, and a loopy, below-average breaking ball.
|Tampa Bay Rays
|Austin Wood
|St. Petersburg (Fla.) JC
|Wood has a big arm and a big-school track record. Drafted by the Astros in the 36th round in 2008 out of high school, he began his college career at Florida State, making five starts as a freshman in 2009 and walking 25 in 23 innings. He transferred to St. Petersburg JC, where he also failed to stick in the rotation. However, he probably had the best arm in the junior-college ranks this season, and garnered first-three-rounds interest even after dropping back into a bullpen role. He wound up going 3-4, 4.81, and control was a problem for him all season as he walked 21 in 43 innings. Worse, he fell behind hitters too often and had to groove fastballs, leading him to get hit around more than he should. His only appearance in the Florida postseason junior-college tournament was a 13-pitch, four-out outing when the game was not in doubt. Wood's 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame and power arm are hard for scouts to walk away from. He lives in the 90-95 mph range as a starter, sitting at 93-94, and hit 96 in a relief stint in the state tournament. His slider also grades out as average at times, and he has flashed a changeup that is better than his breaking ball at times. His arm works well, so scouts believe his control should improve with maturity and professional instruction. His future role likely is as a reliever, though his durable body and three-pitch repertoire will give him a chance to start.
|Seattle Mariners
|James Paxton
|Grand Prairie (American Association)
|The Blue Jays drafted Paxton 37th overall out of the University of Kentucky a year ago, but they couldn't sign the native Canadian. Team president Paul Beeston told a Toronto newspaper that he had negotiated directly with Paxton's adviser, Scott Boras, which would be a violation of NCAA rules. The Wildcats wouldn't allow Paxton to play until he submitted to an interview with the NCAA, and when he couldn't secure a temporary injunction in the Kentucky courts, he left the team and signed with the independent Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association, following the paths of several prominent pitchers in recent years, including Tanner Scheppers. Last spring, he worked at 93-94 mph and touched 97 with his fastball, which features good run and sink. His curveball grades as a true plus pitch at times, and he'll also show solid command and some feel for a changeup, though he doesn't use it often. Despite his stuff and a gaudy 115-20 K-BB ratio as a junior, Paxton got hit hard to the tune of a 5.86 ERA last season. While his 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame should lend itself to durability, he has a history of nagging injuries (sore elbow in high school, back issues in 2008, tendinitis in his left knee last spring) that worries some clubs. In his first three starts for Grand Prairie, he showed an 88-93 mph fastball and a decent curve without much command, so he might be hard pressed to match his draft status from a year ago. But when Paxton is at his best, only Drew Pomeranz offers a better fastball/curve combo among this draft's lefthanders.
|Detroit Tigers
|Cole Green
|Green can't match the stuff of the other members of Texas' weekend rotation (projected first-round picks Taylor Jungmann and Brandon Workman), but he has been just as effective, going 10-1, 2.64 with a 66-23 K-BB ratio and .213 opponent average in 99 innings entering regional play. He doesn't have a classic pro build at 6 feet and 210 pounds, and he can't overpower hitters, but he pitches so well and competes so hard that he should go in the first five rounds. Green sits at 89-91 mph and peaks at 93 mph with his sinker, living in the bottom of the strike zone and generating plenty of groundouts. His changeup is a quality offering, and he also has a late-breaking slider. He throws strikes with all three pitches and keeps his pitch counts down, allowing him to work deep into games. Some scouts project him as no more than a middle reliever in the big leagues, but his feel for pitching and his makeup may allow him to make it as a starter.
|Atlanta Braves
|Dave Filak
|Oneonta State (N.Y.)
|Filak has a fresh, explosive arm; he did not pitch in high school and walked on at Oneonta State as a catcher. He was quickly converted to the mound, where he led all Division III pitchers in strikeouts per nine innings (14.86) and fewest hits allowed per nine innings (5.07) as a sophomore last year. Scouts were buzzing about Filak after he ran his fastball up to 95 mph and flashed a plus-plus 83 mph spike curveball in his 2010 debut in Vero Beach, but he exited his third start of the season after just two innings because of elbow stiffness, which caused him to miss his next outing. He did not show quite as much velocity after returning to action, but he still posted a dominant season, going 8-0, 1.82 with 96 strikeouts and 16 walks through 59 innings. Filak's fastball settled in at 90-93 mph, and he still regularly flashed a plus curveball with 12-to-6 break in the 77-80 range. Filak did not learn to throw a changeup until last fall, and the pitch is a work in progress. Filak has a physical, athletic 6-foot-5, 220-pound frame, and he could still add velocity as he learns to make better use of his lower half in his delivery.
|Minnesota Twins
|Eddie Rosario
|Rafael Lopez Landron HS, Guayama, P.R.
|Outfielder Rosario is the best pure hitter on the island. Rosario, who is 6 feet, 170 pounds, will get a shot to go out as a center fielder, but profiles better in a corner. He's an average runner with a strong arm, and his lefthanded bat will play enough for right field. He has a sound approach at the plate, drawing one comparison to Bobby Abreu. Rosario won't be a huge power hitter, but could hit 12-15 home runs a year when he fills out and gets stronger.
|Texas Rangers
|Drew Robinson
|Silverado HS, Las Vegas
|Robinson has the best swing in the area--the prototypical lefthanded stroke--and scouts liked him more than any of the hitters in the Four Corners, outside of Bryce Harper. He's 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds and his brother Chad is a pitcher in the Brewers system. Robinson's swing is smooth and easy and got a Mark Grace comparison. He has an upright stance and strides into the ball, so his head drops a little, but he has looseness in his swing and strong hands. He's more of a gap-to-gap hitter than a pure power hitter. A high school shortstop, he'll probably have to move to the outfield. He ran a decent 60-yard dash last summer but is now regarded as a below-average runner after knee surgery, a pulled hamstring that kept him out of the Area Code Games, and a sore back earlier this spring. He has the above-average arm for right field. The Orioles have been the team most connected to Robinson and could take him in the third round. He'll likely sign, and if he doesn't he's committed to Nebraska.
|Florida Marlins
|Andrew Toles
|Sandy Creek HS, Tyrone, Ga.
|Toles, the son of former Tennessee and NFL linebacker Alvin Toles, is an undersized center fielder with above-average speed. A lefthanded hitter, his arm is his only other above-average tool. He generates good bat speed and shows a knack for making contact, but he has a lot going on at the plate, including a hitch that can throw off his timing. The ball jumps off his bat and he should produce gap power. He needs work on his defense in center field, and while he's a good runner under way he is sometimes tenative and isn't smooth going back on balls. He attends the same high school that produced Brent Brewer and Calvin Johnson.
|San Francisco Giants
|Seth Rosin
|Few pitchers who are Rosin's size (6-foot-6, 245 pounds) can match his body control. He repeats his delivery and throws strikes so easily that he posted one of the top K-BB ratios (88-12 through 95 innings) in NCAA Division I this spring. Rosin topped out at 96 mph in the Cape Cod League last summer and has pitched at 91-92 mph with a peak of 94 this spring. His fastball is pretty straight, which makes it easier to throw for strikes but also easier to hit. His curveball and changeup have improved but still are fringy, and he's going to need more fastball life and better secondary pitches to miss bats in pro ball. He may fit better in the bullpen, where he would project as a possible set-up man.
|St. Louis Cardinals
|Cody Stanley
|UNC Wilmington
|Stanley comes from a baseball family, as his father played both baseball and football at Elon, and his mother played junior-college softball. He was a high school punter at Clinton High, a powerhouse 2-A program in North Carolina, and was defensive player of the game in the state championship game. His draft credentials are less flashy, as Stanley has average tools across the board, but his profile is strong. He's a lefthanded hitter who has solid athletic ability at 5-foot-11, 192 pounds. He has a track record of hitting with wood and has handled a decent pitching staff with some hard throwers. Stanley hit .299/.409/.443 in the Cape Cod League last summer, and his polished approach was evident at the plate this spring, where he had 35 walks against 21 strikeouts. Stanley's a solid receiver and blocker with average arm strength. His release can get long, resulting in below-average times to second base, but he threw out 30 and 31 percent of opposing basestealers the last two seasons. Stanley has solid gap power and is a good runner for a catcher. While he has no glaring weakness, he also has no obvious strength, and for some his tools are only fringe-average. He still figures to go out in the first six rounds thanks to his profile and the lack of catching prospects.
|Colorado Rockies
|Russell Wilson
|North Carolina State
|Wilson has been a standout quarterback for the Wolfpack for two seasons, but he's a redshirt sophomore and eligible for the baseball draft, so many observers thought he might end his football career early. He skipped spring football to focus on baseball this year but didn't do enough for teams to buy him out of his football career yet. Wilson turned down six figures coming out of high school and has some hitting ability, but he batted .306/.438/.490 in just 98 at-bats this spring and didn't show enough defensive ability at second base to wow scouts. His arm played a bit on the mound as well, as he pitched 12 innings. Scouts will be content to check in again next year after his third season on the gridiron.
|Philadelphia Phillies
|Bryan Morgado
|Redshirt junior lefty Morgado never produced, and it's unlikely he'll match last year's third-round draft status. Recruited out of South Florida by former Volunteers coach Rod Delmonico, Morgado missed Delmonico's final season as a medical redshirt after Tommy John surgery in October 2006. For whatever reason, Morgado never turned his prodigious stuff and arm strength into results at Tennessee, though he was solid (2-1, 3.06, 47 SO/32 IP) in the Cape Cod League last summer. He had 252 strikeouts in just 200 innings for Tennessee, though he also had a career 5.98 ERA and allowed 195 hits. Most scouts believe Morgado would have been better off signing last year. He was in the rotation more consistently this spring, after being in and out as a sophomore, but still couldn't get going. He can run his fastball up to 95-97 mph and usually sits in the 91-94 mph range, though he lacks command even when he backs off into the 88-91 range. Morgado's slider also has power, thrown in the low 80s. Keeping an even keel has long been a struggle, and his confidence took a hit with his lack of success. In his final two outings against Auburn and Alabama, he got six outs while giving up nine runs. The lack of lefthanders in this draft works in Morgado's favor, and as a southpaw with power he still should go in the first six rounds.
|Los Angeles Dodgers
|James Baldwin III
|Pinecrest HS, Southern Pines, N.C.
|Elon recruit Baldwin III is the son of the former big league pitcher, James Baldwin Jr., who was drafted by the White Sox out of the same high school (Pinecrest) in the fourth round in 1990. The father threw more than 1,300 major league innings over 11 seasons, and now serves as the Pinecrest pitching coach. The son has also worked as a righthanded pitcher but is a prospect as an outfielder, with athleticism that stands out in this year's high school class. His bat is raw because he was both a football and basketball standout as well during his prep career, and he'll be a safer pick coming out of school in three years unless a team buys into his big league bloodlines.
|Boston Red Sox
|Garin Cecchini
|Barbe HS, Lake Charles, La.
|Cecchini established himself as one of the top prep hitters in the 2010 draft class when he led the U.S. 18U national team--which also featured Bryce Harper--in slugging (.708) and on-base percentage (.529) en route to its first-ever gold medal at the Pan American Junior Championship last summer in Venezuela. He might have hit his way into the first round this spring, but he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and required reconstructive surgery in mid-March. It was his second operation under the knife of Dr. James Andrews, who performed rotator-cuff surgery on him when Cecchini was 12. A 6-foot-3, 195-pounder, he has a fluid lefthanded stroke and good pull power. The knee injury isn't a long-term concern, because his fringe-average speed isn't a big part of his game and he already was expected to move from shortstop to third base at the next level. His soft hands and strong arm will play well at the hot corner. He's a baseball rat, no surprise considering his father Glenn is the head coach at perennial Louisiana power Barbe High. His mother Raissa is an assistant coach at Barbe, and his younger brother Gavin is a top infield prospect for the 2012 draft. Though he missed most of the season, it may take first-round money to lure Cecchini away from a Louisiana State commitment. He has enough offensive potential and track record to get that payday, and he isn't expected to make it to the second round.
|Los Angeles Angels
|Max Russell
|Florida Southern
|Florida Southern lefthander Max Russell will challenge Kahnle to be the second Sunshine State Conference player picked, after Mocs teammate Daniel Tillman goes first. Russell won 21 games the last two seasons with 223 strikeouts in 200 innings as the Mocs' Friday starter. He has good mound presence and two solid-average pitches in an 88-91 mph fastball and a slider that lacks depth but has cutter action. His best pitch is a curveball that could use more power but that he throws for strikes. He's able to pitch inside effectively, which should play well against wood bats. When he misses, Russell misses over the plate and is susceptible to hard contact. With good size (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) and the lack of lefthanders nationally, he should go out in the first eight rounds.
|New York Yankees
|Mason Williams
|West Orange HS, Winter Garden, Fla.
|Williams pitches and plays center field and led West Orange High to its deepest playoff run in school history. While he competes hard on the mound, his slight 6-foot-1, 160-pound frame and sidearm delivery don't get scouts excited. His hitting ability, speed and overall athletic ability do. His build evokes Doug Glanville comparisons, and Williams has some strength and a surprising feel for hitting for a high school outfielder. He's shown polish to his approach and makes consistent, hard contact with a fundamentally sound swing. His speed stands out as well, and scouts have seen him consistently above-average and occasionally even better. He has excellent range in center field as well and has above-average potential defensively with solid arm strength. Power is his only true below-average tool. Williams has the athletic ability and the skill to go out in the first three rounds, and his commitment to South Carolina wasn't seen as a hindrance to his signability.


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BRISBANE - Quade Cooper has been cleared of a serious injury but remains in doubt of kicking off the Super Rugby season for Queensland against the Brumbies on Saturday night.
Cooper spent Friday night in hospital after suffering neck damage in a heavy tackle by bulky back-rower Lopeti Timani late in the Reds' 18-13 trial loss to the Melbourne Rebels at Ballymore.
The Wallabies playmaker underwent X-rays which cleared him of any fracture while preliminary results from an MRI scan are also positive.
But Cooper is suffering from an uncomfortable and restrictive kink in the neck after his chin impacted heavily on his chest after Timani struck him from behind as he off-loaded.
"He's stiff and he's sore but he's mobile and at home," Reds coach Richard Graham told AAP. "We really have to see how the spasm settles down in the next 24-48 hours.
"But we're confident he'll be right to play."
Cooper will need the movement in his neck to free up enough to train on Monday afternoon to ensure he's a likely starter at Canberra Stadium.
Kiwi-born Mike Harris looms as his possible replacement as back-up No.10 Ben Lucas has missed Queensland's two trial outings with an ankle injury.
The Reds also had flanker Ed Quirk (shoulder) and centre Anthony Fainga'a (facial cut) suffer injuries in the loss to the Rebels but Graham expects both to be fit.
The coach lamented a flatness in both attack and defence against a highly-committed Melbourne after his side jumped to an early 13-0 lead.
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more than one in ten thinks that the men who carried out the London bombings of 7/7 should be regarded as "martyrs". Sixteen per cent of British Muslims
It found that half of Muslims believe that Britain's involvement in the Iraq war was the principal reason for the London bombings. An equal number (49 per cent) believe that further suicide bombings in the UK are likely.
Among the population as a whole nearly four in five (78 per cent) think a further attack is likely.
13% of British Muslims think that the four men who carried out the London Tube and bus bombings of July 7 2005 should be regarded as "martyrs"
7% agree that suicide attacks on civilians in the UK can be justified in some circumstances, rising to 16 per cent for a military target
50% think the intelligence services have the right to infiltrate Muslim organisations to gather information about their activities and the way they obtain funding
35% say that they would feel proud if a close family member joined the police
More than nine out of ten Muslims (92 per cent) say their community makes a valuable contribution to British society.
But the poll also revealed a stark gulf between this group and the majority of British Muslims, who want the Government to take tougher measures against extremists within their community.
More than half (56 per cent) believe that the Government has failed to combat extremism, a higher proportion than the 49 per cent of the general population who agree.
and let me guess they carried out this survey nation wide?
and the muslims in question who answerd these questions what age range where they?
nothing persoanle i find these survey a farse scince they dont reprisent what almost the entire majority of us muslims think just a hand full
Originally posted by Vitchilo
Anyway, they should be class as nothing, because it's the MI6 that did the london bombing and not the martyrs... Anyway.
Originally posted by Vitchilo
To push their agenda? To push anti-terrorism laws? To push police state? To do what they are doing now? Being the most police state country in the world.
[edit on 4-7-2006 by Vitchilo]
Originally posted by Vitchilo
Thanks. They (NWO/Bush Co./Fascists) did 9/11 why wouldn't they do London Bombings? It's even easier. Study the case, or look here, look for yourself, there is a LOT of things that are VERY suspicious!
[edit on 4-7-2006 by Vitchilo]
Originally posted by bodrul
and let me guess they carried out this survey nation wide?
and the muslims in question who answerd these questions what age range where they?
nothing persoanle i find these survey a farse scince they dont reprisent what almost the entire majority of us muslims think just a hand full
Originally posted by alex1981
BODRUL You are 100% correct mate these results only show a hand full of our Muslim community!!!!!! I am friends with MANY Asian and Muslim people and the people I know DO NOT think this!!!!! and I know about 98% of Muslims in England do not think this ( I hope )


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by pmsngl on 2011-12-16 16:53:58.7310
I am having an issue with my hd500. Even on clean low gain patches, I have an undesirable amount of background noise. I'm pretty sure it's some sort of ground loop issue because if I put my hand on the metal bar on the pod, it goes away. I bought a hum debugger and put it in the fx loop right after the amp model and it helps a bit. It sounds like its a cycling pulsating current. I'm getting this through the phones out. I'm unsure about the other outs. Is there a way to fix this?
by jimsreynolds on 2011-12-16 17:03:04.5750
How have you hooked up your HD to your amp? Is it a standard 2 cable hookup, 4CM or something else? 4cm is particularly prone to noise issues and there are some possible fixes.
There is an HD system setting also that sets whether you are on 60Hz or 50Hz - make sure that this set right for your country.
Make sure that your amp and HD are on the same power strip. Also try a different wall socket elsewhere in the house - it can make a difference where you are plugged.
What amp and guitar are you using?
by pmsngl on 2011-12-16 17:31:34.8750
I'm actually not going through an amp right now. Just using the amp sim. I have the system set at 60Hz. I'm in the USA. Im getting the same noise out of every socket, even at different locations. I've got the fx out going into a behringer hd400 hum eliminator. Sent back to the return. In the effects chain, it's right after the amp (fender deluxe) before the mixer.
by jimsreynolds on 2011-12-17 01:08:01.5690
The behringer is good for breaking ground loops but it is more likely that the loop is beween your Pod and mixer. How are you connecting the Pod to the Mixer? 1/4" outputs or XLRs?
If 1/4" then try moving the Behringer to between the pod and mixer that may help.
If XLR ... there is a way to break the ground on XLR cables that I do not have to hand but was posted on this board by Nickmattocks (amongst one or two other things ). I will try and dig it out later.
by pmsngl on 2011-12-17 08:04:19.3040
Thanks for the help Jim. I've actually not got it going to a mixer right now. Just headphones out. The mixer I was referring to is the one on the pod right after the amp model where you can adjust the dB and pan. I put an fx loop effect in between the amp and that mixer on the pod. This is where I placed the behringer.
by jimsreynolds on 2011-12-17 15:33:48.1610
OK, I understand,. So with the simple guitar - > HD -> .Headphones hookup on a clean patch you are getting hum.
Have you tried another guitar and cable yet to see if the hum goes?
If not, the only thing I can think of of right now is trying a full global reset and firmware re-installation in case someting is astray ... though I wouldn't hold out too much hope on this as a fix. Remember to back up all your patches using HD Edit first.
I don't think you can rule out a hardware fault on the pod either. Is it still under warranty? If you bought it from a shop then perhaps you could take it back and try another one (with your guitar and cable).
by pmsngl on 2011-12-18 14:51:04.8050
I've tried different guitars, cables, used an interface....and it's still got that background noise. I'm recording into logic and used the Xlr with the ground lifted and still nothing changes. I'm gonna try doing a global reset tonight. Let's hope it works cuz I bought it from guitar center and it's been over 30 days. :/
The noise is just a constant like white noise. No longer pulsating. When I used a gate in logic, I almost had to max out the threshold to get rid of it and barely any of my signal was going through.
by PodHDReverb on 2011-12-18 19:56:57.4150
I had a similar issue with my HD500. See http://line6.com/support/thread/72204">http://line6.com/support/thread/72204">http://line6.com/support/thread/72204. The issue persisted several days, trying it out in different rooms, with different guitars, and with different cables. I took the unit to a local repair shop and they ended up sending it off to Line 6. Got it back a little over a month later with Line 6 saying that they couldn't replicate the issue. So, I took it home, and sure enough, the issue was gone. I was spooked enough though to sell it before the issue arose again. Now I have a HD bean, which I find generally to be a lot less noisier than the HD500.
by tonemasterus on 2011-12-19 10:45:59.9650
I also have this problem. I noticed that if you are connecting 1/4" unbalanced to a mixer or amp without a 3 prong chord you get the open ground noise, if you connect to an amp with a 3 prong chord or if you connect the XLR balanced the hum goes away. So even if I am not using the XLR, I will sometimes connect it to get the ground. Does the job for me, don't know if that helps you or not, but something to try.
by camel on 2011-12-19 13:39:03.4320
I was getting a lot of buzz when using any of my music gear that was plugged into the wall, even just the pod and headphones and especially when recording over usb when laptop was plugged in.
My solution was to shield the electrics cavities in my guitar and bass. I have lost 90% of buzz on drive sound and clean sounds are completely buzz free! The bass has no buzz with any sound.
You can find lots of info about shielding on the net.
by pmsngl on 2011-12-21 09:22:21.3980
Thanks for all the responses guys. Nothing I've tried has helped. I did a global reset and the thing is still buzzing. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do at this point. Very disappointing. I'll try to post a sound sample of what I'm getting, any suggestions websites I can post audio files for free to?
by Karl_Houseknecht on 2011-12-21 09:41:25.8740
I see you're recording using the XLR outs. Do you also have the USB cable plugged into your computer while doing so? If you do, unplug it.
by pmsngl on 2011-12-22 08:17:52.3430
Nope. I do not have the USB plugged in. I don't even have the laptop plugged in. I've tried Xlr out, 1/4", and just guitar>pod>headphones, and the noise is present in all of the above. I bought brand new cables, and even with humbuckers, the noise is still prevalent.
by jimsreynolds on 2011-12-22 10:17:06.7340
At this point I think the best thing is for you to try another unit - perhaps at Guitar Center where you bought it - and see if you get the same level of noise. Perhaps you can take the HD back to where you bought it and try one of theirs alongside yours. If theirs is notably quieter then I think you need to go down the repair route.
I honestly dont know what the deal is with Vendor warranty in the US but it may be worth checking to see if the Line 6 one get you the repair done free (assuming that is what is required). What is the thing with Guitar Center... do they offer a really lousy return policy or something?
by pmsngl on 2011-12-22 20:59:13.6190
Made an interesting observation today. If I set the resistor values to 22k in the global settings, although it decreases the output volume a lot, it takes away quite a bit of noise. I'm not even sure what this feature is, Any reason why 22k could help?
by Nick_Mattocks on 2011-12-23 02:33:19.3470
From everything you've said the problem would appear to be a less than good ground rather than a ground loop as such. Electrically I'm sure the ground in your mains wiring is 100% safe, but in terms of audible hum caused by a tiny amount of AC being induced in the house wiring ground wire by the regular AC cables running in close proximity to the ground wire, it's not being grounded as well as it could.
At home I have zero grounding issues with my HD500 and any guitar. However there is another location I go to regularly and the grounding in that property is not as good, so I get a bit of hum which goes away when I touch the strings on the guitar.
In terms of induced voltage we are talking about probably a lot less less than 500mV, which is nothing in electrical terms, but in audio terms that can be a lot
You might be able to improve matters at your property, by getting an electrician to install an earth 'spike' in soft, damp ground outside, and then to make a connection from this to your property's electrical ground. The problem with a lot of modern properties tends to be a lack of underground metal pipes as would have perhaps been the norm in days gone by, which would have normally been bound to the electrical ground. Modern day utility services like gas and water tend to be supplied to your property using plastic pipes these days.
by Line6Tony on 2011-12-28 16:38:17.3010
I can't say why the 22k setting helped, but what I didn't see was that you tried a different location to determine if the unit is faulty or there's an outside grounding issue. I would go to a music store and connect it side by side with another unit. If you get noise from yours only, it looks like it will have to be a warranty repair at a service center:
http://line6.com/service_centers/. If both hum, I would try a couple other "clean power" candidates to find if the unit is faulty or not.
The information above may not be current, and you should direct questions to the current forum or review the manual.


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One of the greatest things about movies and TV is that we don't have to understand every aspect of the plot in order to enjoy what we're watching. Case in point, I'm not even sure Dumb and Dumber had a plot, but I still laugh like hell every time its on TBS. Or consider the closing scene of Trading Places. I've been working in the financial world for fifteen years now, yet I still have no idea how Billy Ray and Winthorpe got rich while bankrupting the Duke brothers by buying and selling frozen orange juice futures contracts. Nevertheless, it remains one of my favorite movies of all time. (Merry New Year!)
On Sunday night, ten million Americans tuned in to the finale of Breaking Bad. Long before Walter White turned a machine gun loose on a room full of Nazis, he paid a visit to Gretchen and Elliot Schwartz, his former co-founders of Gray Matter Technologies and a large source of the insecurities that eventually pushed him to establish his own legacy as the greatest meth cook who ever lived.
Walter is determined to get his remaining cash to his son, but since Walter Jr. hates his dad and would never accept a dime from him, Walter has to find another avenue. Plus, there's that little matter of Walt being responsible for the death of two DEA agents, meaning the government would surely confiscate any illegal drug money funneled to his family.
But as he always did over the course of five seasons, Walter White had a fix. He explains to Gretchen and Elliot that they will "make things right" and do his work for him. On Walter Jr.'s upcoming 18th birthday, Gretchen and Elliot will set up an irrevocable trust for his benefit using the last $9,720,000 million of Walter's $81 million haul from cooking the blue. The cash is to be Walter Jr.'s to do with as he sees fit.
While this brief financial intrusion into an hour full of shootin' and poisinin' in no way deterred from the episode, if you don't ply your trade in the tax world, you might have been left a little confused as to what exactly had just happened.
To clear up the confusion, I shot an email over to WithumSmith+Brown's resident estate and trust expert, Hal Terr, to shed some light on what Walter had just done with his legacy from a financial perspective, and whether he had done Walter Jr. right.
Here's what Terr, also a Breaking Bad fan, had to say:
"At first blush, there would be neither income tax nor gift tax consequences to Walter Jr. upon receiving the $9.7 million in cash. Gifts are never subject to income tax to the recipient under Section 102, and from a gift tax perspective, it is generally the donor who bears the tax consequences. Elliot and Gretchen, upon establishing the trust for Walter Jr., would be required to pay any gift tax.
Of course, every taxpayer has a lifetime gift exemption, currently set at $5.25 million for 2013. Since Elliot and Gretchen are married, they each have an exemption, meaning they could make a gift of up to $10.5 million to Walter Jr. before any gift tax would be due, assuming they had not previously utilized their lifetime exemptions. So in theory, the entire gift could have been tax-free to all parties.
You have to consider, however, that Elliot and Gretchen were prominent philanthropists. In fact, they had recently promised to give $28 million to help victims of meth amphetamines as a way to publicly distance themselves from the crimes of their former co-founder. While charitable gifts do not reduce one's lifetime gift exemption, based on their wealth and giving nature (they did once offer to pay for Walt's cancer treatment) it's reasonable to conclude that Elliot and Gretchen have also been doing a lot of non-charitable gifting, and have already fully utilized their combined $10.5 million gift tax exemption. That would mean that the entire gift to Walter Jr. would be taxable, and Elliot and Gretchen would have to pay a 40% gift tax on the $9.7 of cash placed into trust for Walter Jr., or $3.9 million. That's a pretty hefty price for doing Walter's dirty work.
But don't forget, as it has over and over and over again, Walter's pride got the better of him. He instructs Elliot and Gretchen not to use a single dime of their own money, "If there are any taxes due," he orders, "you are to take them out of my money, not yours."
So what happens now? If the taxes are to be paid by the beneficiary, Elliot and Gretchen will have to give what's called a "net gift." In a net gift, the donor can reverse the rules that typically require him or her to bear the tax consequences and shift the burden to the donee.
A net gift works like so:
Assuming Elliot and Gretchen had in fact each burned through their $5,250,000 lifetime gift exemption, any additional gifts would result in a gift tax liability. Keep in mind, however, that in addition to the lifetime gift exemption, Elliot and Gretchen each have a $14,000 annual gift exclusion, or $28,000 total. So of the $9,720,000 gift they make to Walter Jr., $9,692,000 will represent a taxable gift, with $28,000 coming out of their annual gift exemption. This annual exemption is per donee, so it is not reduced by other gifts they may have made.


text: There are so many ways to lighten the load that a teams salary cap hold, such as front loading a contract with guaranteed money. Mario Williams may make 13m per year but his cap number could come in somewhere around 8m or perhaps even less. I think there are several high priced vets that will be cut which will free up even more, not sure if that number is already figured into the 30-35m we are under? Vets like Scott, Ball, Hall among others will not be resigned. If I were in charge I'd cut Leroy Harris and put Amano back at guard where he obviously has had success and I'd venture to say he'd be an above average guard once again. Harris is a bust, it's because of his failure that we've had such turmoil on the inside. He was drafted to play center, like he did in College but it's apparent that he's just not very good, so they kick him to guard and he sucks there as well... anyone know how many holding penalties he had this year? The only option they had was to try to make Amano a center and we've all seen what happened there, yikes. Cut Harris, move Amano back to guard, be rid of Scott who was average, at best, when we signed him years ago, now he blows. Sign a guard in free agency and draft a center and guard this year. Hell maybe even Velasco can get a shot at a starting guard spot. The class of free agent centers is pathetic, minus Myers but I'm almost positive he'll resign with the Texans. Hardwick is way overrated and he is probably going to retire anyway. I think David Molk or Phillip Blake could start in their rookie seasons for us, Blake is entering the league at the age of 26 which is a negative, but he's a solid player nonetheless. Forget the whole notion of classifying SS and FS, in this day and age both safeties should be free safeties. The safety we replace Hope with should be fast, more like a big corner but he must be able to cover first and foremost. So I'd forget Barron, Harrison Smith... the big slower safeties. Rambling now but I can't wait to see what the F.O.'s plan is, keeping my fingers crossed for either Mario, Nicks or Myers however.


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