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The climbing wall was a happening place on the night of October 29th. With games, costumes, candy, and prizes there was plenty of fun to be had. The turnout was great with over 50 climbers coming to have fun and hang out at the Wall. This was the second year the climbing wall has put on Wall-o-Ween and we are continuing to grow. If you missed Wall-O-Ween this year check out the next upcoming event in the Gobbler Games and come back next year to check out the excitement.


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Baftas 2014: Cate Blanchett dedicates Best Actress Bafta for Blue Jasmine to Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Australian actress dedicated her accolade to the late Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Sunday 16 February 2014
Cate Blanchett has received the Best Actress award at the Baftas in London for her portrayal of Jeanette 'Jasmine' Francis in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
The Australian actress, 44, plays a wealthy but deeply-troubled Manhattan socialite who descends into addiction and poverty.
Baftas 2014: Winners in full
Blanchett beat Amy Adams ( American Hustle), Emma Thompson ( Saving Mr Banks), Judi Dench ( Philomena) and Sandra Bullock ( Gravity) to the Bafta.
Panting as she accepted the award, Blanchett dedicated the accolade to the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.
"Phil, your monumental talent, your unflinching quest for truth both in art and in life will be missed by so many people," she said.
"Phil, buddy, this is for you, you bastard, hope you're proud."
Blanchett has swept the board at recent awards ceremonies, winning Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards, and is widely-tipped to take home the Oscar for Best Actress on Sunday 2 March. She won an Academy Award in 2005 for her Best Supporting Actress role in The Aviator.
The Bafta for Best Supporting Actress, presented by The Wolf of Wall Street's Leonardo DiCaprio, went to Jennifer Lawrence , for her role as a neurotic housewife in David O Russell's American Hustle.
Lawrence apologised for her absence at the ceremony, which she explained was due to working commitments.
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Five local businesses received loans from Louisville Metro Government, including loans to expand two existing businesses and loans to open a new furniture store and a restaurant/coffee shop.
A total of $320,000 in loans was approved by the Louisville Metropolitan Business Development Corporation, with an overall potential investment of $8,006,917.
Projects include:
· $100,000 loan to Bristol Bar & Grille, LLC. The loan will allow owner Doug Grossman to move the Bristol's catering operation from 636 East Market to the Mellwood Arts Center, increasing its square footage from five thousand to seven thousand two hundred feet. This move will create two full-time and six part-time positions.
· $40,000 loan to Furniture Assurance Group, LLC located at 7500 Jefferson Boulevard. The loan will allow owner Mike McCord to open a Weekend Furniture Warehouse, a store that offers furniture in the low-to-mid range price points four days a week.
·$100,000 loan to Main Street Coffee and Deli, LLC. The loan will allow owners Laura Schnell and Mary Steinbrecher to open a restaurant and coffee shop at 217 East Main that will sell gourmet coffees, specialty drinks and deli foods.
· $30,000 loan to Rumbaugh Development. The loan will allow David Rutledge, owner of two Rumball's Family Sports Bar locations, located at 10000 Highway 22 and 5901 Terry Road, to hiring additional employees and make cosmetic improvements to the dining area.
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is a wide-ranging discipline, its limits being only the interests and capabilities
of the individual. Whether dealing with social, political, economic, intellectual,
scientific, psychological, or diplomatic history, the concern is to find how people
lived and how they dealt with their problems. It is more an interpretive study than
a study of facts; as such, it is relevant to our own day as it provides us with
a means of measuring our own performance against that of our ancestors. In analyzing
the transformations of societies of other times, students acquire the analytical
tools for better comprehending their own social environment. In addition, the study
of history provides a vocabulary of examples of human activity, which brings greater
awareness to the study of other intellectual disciplines.
The history department aims at more than guiding students toward learning about
the past. It also trains students to think critically, research effectively, and
write lucidly. Students learn, through classroom experience and examinations, as
well as through individual research projects, how to analyze both the form and content
of source material; how to discern historical trends and patterns; how to postulate
theses and support them with evidence; and, how to present conclusions in a compelling,
well-organized fashion. Several speaking-intensive courses also train students to
communicate effectively in public-settings.
The history program at Randolph-Macon is comprehensive enough to prepare student
for graduate study and general enough to provide a solid liberal arts background
for students seeking the bachelor's as their highest degree. Flexibility is provided
in the History Department by independent study options, J-term courses, and the
option to complete a senior project (undergraduate thesis). In addition, History
students are encouraged, but not required, to enroll for an internship or for study
The particular point of view of this department is that history can best be learned
where there is close collaboration between teacher and student. To that end, classes
are kept small, even at the introductory level, and thereby considerable personal
attention can be given to a student's work by the professor.
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Mark Malvasi, Chair
History Department
Randolph-Macon College
P.O. Box 5005
Ashland, Virginia 23005-5505
*Courses offered through the Randolph-Macon Study Abroad Program in England at Wroxton
Senior Project & Independent Study:
The optional senior project enables students to gain experience in historical research
and writing techniques as they prepare a major research paper. Independent study
projects have spanned a wide range of topics; some have concentrated on historiography,
while others have focused on areas of research and reading.
J-Term Courses:
One month programs have given students unique perspectives on history and opportunities
to study history while traveling abroad. For example, an interdisciplinary course
offered jointly with the Sociology Department enabled students to study the African
diaspora and Latin American social and environmental issues while visiting Rio de
Janeiro and several other sites in Brazil. Other courses have traveled to Ghana,
Japan, and China, allowing students to study the past while experiencing the cultures
Students interested in internships may work out special field-study programs with
department faculty members. In the recent past, history majors have completed internships
with the Valentine Museum, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Berkeley Estate
while several others have assisted at the Richmond Holocaust Museum and on the Hanover
County History Project. Click
here for a list of selected internship opportunities.
A degree in history prepares graduates for a variety of career possibilities. A
small number of students each year continue on to graduate study in history, while
others use a degree in history as preparation for law school or the seminary. Some
recent Randolph- Macon history majors have pursued careers in museum work, historic
preservation, and library work. Additional fields open to history majors include
public administration, investment banking, editing, employment with the federal
government, and teaching. See the "current
students" page for more information on career opportunities.
History majors wishing to teach at the elementary or secondary level can meet their
state certification requirements by enrolling in the appropriate education courses
at Randolph-Macon.
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Ann W. Graves: Professor of Special Education, San Diego
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Nick Seetin: Graduate Student, Ancient History, University of Maryland.
Scott M. Stroh III: Director, George Mason's Gunston Hall,
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University of South Carolina.
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P.O. Box 5005
Ashland, Virginia 23005-5505


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Baby Boks into JWC semis
South Africa beat France 26-19 in an enthralling game that sees them go into the last four of the Junior World Championship.
The Junior Springboks twice trailed in the match – and were matched for tries, three-all – but they showed tremendous defensive commitment and character to resist a home nation desperate to record a significant victory in their campaign, having already lost to England.
South Africa also had the cool head and accurate boot of Handré Pollard to thank for their win. He kicked four from six kicks at poles, including an awkward penalty ten minutes from the final whistle, to nose the Junior Boks ahead on both occasions they fell behind.
South Africa made the perfect start, scoring a try within the first minute of play. The Junior Springboks won two rucks on the French 10-metre line before moving the ball wide to the right where centre Dries Swanepoel made a slashing midfield break from 35 metres out and used two players outside him to dummy his way to the line, his momentum carrying him over the line as he was tackled five metres short of the line. Handré Pollard missed the conversion.
The lead was short lived as the Junior Springboks suffered the novel experience of falling behind in a match in the championship for the first time. They were attempting a rare attack in the first half when Luther Obi's ambitious reverse pass behind his back drifted forward into the hands of French flank Yacouba Camara. He freed centre Thibault Regard to bustle in from halfway. Enzo Selponi's conversion gave France a one-point lead.
France had all the momentum – and were to retain it throughout the opening half – but South Africa regained the lead in the 14th minute – the final score of the half. A typically mesmerising break by Cheslin Kolbe to the heart of the French defence, 35 metres out, saw his eventual tackler declining to roll away. Pollard sent a good penalty rifling through the poles to give South Africa an 8-7 lead.
More Kolbe brilliance allowed South Africa to begin the second half as they had the first. Within two minutes of the restart right wing Luther Obi dotted down in the corner after Kolbe's shimmy and dart, concluding with a pass round the back of his tackler. It gave Obi a tip-toeing run down the touchline before planting the ball one handed as he was hustled into the corner flag.
Pollard's kicking woes looked to be well behind him as he converted from the touchline and added a penalty two minutes later to make it 18-7 to the Junior Springboks.
However, the pattern of the first half continued to be repeated as France scored their second try within seven minutes of the Junior Boks' score. The defence was stretched right and then left where eighthman Marco Tauleigne held onto a fingertip pass from Camara to score in the corner under the attention of two defenders. Selponi's conversion attempt was short and wide.
France's scrum and maul began to make inroads and a burst from hooker Christopher Tolofua followed up by loosehead Cyril Baille set up field position under the South African poles for Baptiste Serin to pick up and score from a ruck two metres out. The replacement scrumhalf converted his own try to give his team a one-point lead with 16 minutes remaining.
France's joy was short lived. Six minutes later South Africa set up field position with a lineout just outside the French 22 and when the home side infringed, Pollard coolly slotted a far from straightforward kick from the left-hand side.
South Africa controlled field position in the final ten minutes – playing some of their best rugby of the match – and it was fitting that another dazzling break from Kolbe should conclude the match. The fullback picked up from a ruck on the 22 and danced in untouched to complete a satisfactory evening.
Day 3 results
Pool A: England 109-0 USA, France 19-26 South Africa
Pool B: New Zealand 31-26 Ireland, Australia 46-12 Fiji
Pool C: Wales 25-20 Argentina, Scotland 36-33 Samoa
Final standings
Pool A
South Africa 13
England 10
France 6
Pool B
New Zealand 14
Ireland 10
Australia 7
Fiji 0
Pool C
Wales 13
Argentina 10
Scotland 6
Samoa 2
Knockout fixtures
9th Place Semi-Final
18 Jun, 18:00 - Samoa v Fiji at Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
18 Jun, 20:15 - Scotland v USA at Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
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18 Jun, 18:00 - Argentina v Australia at Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
18 Jun, 20:15 - Ireland v France at Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
18 Jun, 18:15 - South Africa v Wales at Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
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One Book, One Community event held
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The powerful ideas that gave birth to the Boston TenPoint Coalition were a key part of the "Boston Miracle'' — the period in the 1990s when violent crime in the city dropped dramatically. Black clergy were challenged to go into the streets and engage drug dealers and gang members. The result was that the clergy mentored youths on how to avoid violence, gain an education, and secure a job.
But the attention brought about by national recognition of the successful program produced new dynamics. Over time, the clergy began to retreat from the streets. Today, most young people have no idea what the TenPoint Coalition is. In addition, the failure of TenPoint leadership to cultivate young, bright talent has produced a leadership vacuum. Meanwhile, TenPoint's connection to the criminal justice system has waned, and the organization is now viewed by most law enforcement players as irrelevant. There are no new powerful ideas and few boots on the ground.


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Statistically significant employment changes, August 2011
September 22, 2011
Over the year, 25 states experienced statistically significant changes in nonfarm payroll employment, 24 of which were increases. The largest increase occurred in Texas (+253,200), followed by California (+171,300), New York (+83,400), Ohio (+80,300), and Michigan (+79,800).
The only state with an over-the-year statistically significant decrease in employment was Georgia (−29,500).
The largest over-the-year percentage increase in nonfarm payroll employment occurred in North Dakota (+5.0 percent), followed by Utah and Wyoming (+3.0 percent each).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro area) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — August 2011" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-11-1329.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Statistically significant employment changes, August 2011 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2011/ted_20110922.htm (visited September 22, 2014).
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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
Bryant Park Ping Pong
at Ping Pong Court (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Test your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables.
Category: Games
Free Yoga in the Park
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Enjoy free yoga on the waterfront! Kripalu Yoga integrates body postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation, taught by Monique Schubert and Yojaida Estrella every weekend.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness
Freshwater Fishing
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.
Develop your fishing skills while connecting with nature.
Category: Nature, Kids, Waterfront, Fishing
Chess: Beginners Clinic & Open Play
at Chess & Checkers House (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn tactical insights from a Chess Master, then pit your newly acquired skills against other chess players at your level, tournament-style. Ages 6+.
Category: Games
Pedal & Paddle Day
at Starlight Park, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Free Bike Loans! Free Canoe Trips! Join the Bronx River Alliance for a free open paddle and bike ride along the Greenway. 11am to 3pm - South end of Starlight…
Category: Kayaking and Canoeing
Ride The Carousel in Prospect Park
at The Carousel (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Take a ride on the Park's beautiful 101 year-old carousel.
Category: Games, Kids
Back to School Festival
at 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Beat the stress of returning to school with an afternoon of fun activities.
Category: Games, Kids
New York Restoration Project Domino Tournament
at El Catano Community Garden, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
NYRP's 4th Annual Domino Tournament is sure to be an exciting day of friendly-competition! Teams from our community gardens will showcase their domino skills to see who will take home the championship trophy.
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i know you're probably thinking to yourself "um, but if i wanted to look at pretty pictures from fashion week, i would just go to style.com myself," but why do that when i can do the work for you and break down the show in true sara zucker style? you come here for my pizzazz, don't you? that being said, i think you need to take a moment to bask in the wonder of the metallics at jonathan saunders. to find an effect most often found on skyscrapers and sunglasses and fun stickers from 5th grade that told you what a great job you were doing in moto jacket form is blowing my mind.


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World Wetlands Day 2003 - index page
What is World Wetlands Day?2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997 and made an encouraging beginning. Each year, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular. From 1997 to 2002, the Convention's Web site has posted reports from more than 70 countries of WWD activities of all sizes and shapes, from lectures and seminars, nature walks, children's art contests, sampan races, and community clean-up days, to radio and television interviews and letters to newspapers, to the launch of new wetland policies, new Ramsar sites, and new programmes at the national level.
No wetlands - no water!
The suggested theme for World Wetlands Day 2003 is "No wetlands - no water" (the slogan taken from the title of our new poster), in honor of the UN's International Year of Freshwater. The Ramsar Standing Committee thought it fitting to urge celebrants of World Wetlands Day to associate their activities with the IYF in order both to strengthen that worthy effort and to raise the prominence of their own WWD efforts by being among the first International Year of Freshwater celebrations of the year.
The International Year of Freshwater. The United Nations General Assembly in resolution 55/196 proclaimed the year 2003 as the International Year of Freshwater. The resolution encourages governments, the United Nations system and all other actors to take advantage of the Year to increase awareness of the importance of sustainable freshwater use, management and protection. It also calls upon governments, national and international organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to make voluntary contributions and to lend other forms of support to the Year. The Web site of the IYF is hosted by UNESCO athttp://www.wateryear2003.org, and more information can be sought from firstname.lastname@example.com.
Reporting on World Wetlands Day 2003
Reporting on World Wetlands Days of the past
Since 1997, the Ramsar Bureau has welcomed news from everyone of their plans for World Wetlands Day activities and reports of their activities afterward, and has endeavored to post them all on the Ramsar Web site. Government agencies and private citizens from all over the world have sent us their news, and these reports make an excellent archive of ideas for future celebrations.
Here is what the Ramsar Bureau offers the Wetland Celebrants for February 2003
Steal these logos. Use them. Sew them onto your school uniform. Steal all this other stuff, too -- plagiarize it freely, tell everybody about World Wetlands Day.
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New Posters for 2003
No wetlands - No water!
[Disponible también en español]
The design of this poster is also available in Quark XPress on CD-ROM for parties who wish to make use of the design and insert translations of the text in their own languages. Make inquiries at firstname.lastname@example.com.
A background paper to accompany the poster
A 3-ply foldout that explains succinctly and persuasively . . . . . .
[Aussi disponible en français]
Ramsar sites brochure
. . . why it's a good thing to designate wetlands for the Ramsar List.
[Disponible también en español]
[Aussi disponible en français]
New Ramsar video
(for reasons of cost, intended for large group and multiple uses only)
available in Pal, Secam, & NTSC
[Disponible también en español]
The master of the new Ramsar video is also available to qualified parties without text audio, so that they can insert spoken text in their own languages into the audio track. The text of the video script is available in English, French, and Spanish. Make inquiries to email@example.com.
still available from previous years
An executable e-mail card on culture and wetlands (for both download and playing on this Web site) (Windows and Mac versions)
A screensaver on the same themes, both Windows and Macintosh versions
The Cultural Heritage of Wetlands (hardcopy)
The Cultural Heritage of Wetlands (PDF format)
from WWD2001 . . .
Values and Functions of Wetlands (hardcopy)
still available . . .
Ramsar Bureau staff are thoroughly preoccupied with COP8 activities throughout November, but if you will send your requests to email@example.com, they will be logged in and attended to as soon as possible when we return in early December.
Choose amongst these products to specify in your order, noting quantities, language, and your postal address:
World Wetlands Day 2003 posters and background papers
The Ramsar sites brochure
World Wetlands Day 2002 posters
The Cultural Heritage of Wetlands information pack
The Values and Functions of Wetlands information pack
The e-card and screensaver should be downloaded here (as above)
All of these excellent products for World Wetlands Day have been financially supported by the Evian Project funded by the Danone Group.


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It's often the risk taker in business who provides at least part of the answer to a perplexing problem.
So I wanted to see if Joel Babbit, a local ad exec known for his chutzpah, was on the right track with his latest venture.
Could Babbit, in launching an environmental Web site, Mother Nature Network, have developed a business model that works? That would be in sharp contrast to many revenue-challenged news sites.
In a move that will be widely watched by media companies around the world, The New York Times recently announced it will start charging for Web usage next year through a metered system, after an unspecified number of free hits.
But sometimes, the smaller, local business operator may have a better answer. In this case, Babbit, who operates mnn.com out of the 191 Peachtree building downtown, does not think charging readers for content will work.
Instead, the 56-year-old adman is making money by charging advertisers in a different way. Babbit has essentially gone back two generations to arrive at his business model — back to the advent of TV.
When TV was in its infancy, companies like Hallmark and GE sponsored entire shows. Only after TV exploded in popularity, Babbit said, did most commercials collapse into 30 and 60 seconds. He's not a fan of the latter format.
"I'm guilty of wasting millions of dollars of clients' money in the past, so I saw the ineffectiveness of it," he said.
Babbit borrowed from that early TV model and is now selling advertisers one year of exclusivity in 36 commercial categories. They include transportation, technology, lifestyle and business, and are akin to the way the Olympics sells exclusive rights to advertisers.
At Mother Nature Network, each advertiser pays about $300,000 a year to look a little greener than it would otherwise. (Green seems to sell these days.) That is quite different from the traditional ad model, which generally is done on a very short-term basis without any exclusivity for the advertiser.
Another major difference on the Web site — there are no pop-up ads. Each advertiser can tell its story — often through a block of four or five different videos in the middle of a Web page.
The results: In its first year, which just ended, the Web site was a "little more than break even," Babbit said. This year, he's projecting a $3 million profit. That's not bad for a Web site launched in a recession.
Still, there are unanswered questions to investigate before knowing if Babbit's model could work for lots of other media operations. They include:
– Can a Web site focusing on a popular, single issue that's read by highly educated people work for news organizations with broader coverage missions and demographics?
– Can a model that supports a small work force of about 20 paid staffers, supplemented by more than 100 unpaid college journalists around the country, work for larger media companies?
– Can journalistic principles be maintained? Mother Nature does report negative news about sponsors. But, Babbit acknowledges, it does not do investigative stories about them.
I don't know the answers. I do know what Babbit is doing warrants more attention.
For instant updates, follow me on Twitter.
February 16th, 2010
9:27 am
I've always questioned the effectiveness of advertising. At some point it has to become detrimental to the bottom line. It makes up over half the cost of some products. Babbitt is just reeling in the suckers.
I would pay to get ajc-dot-com if you'd only just stop beating your heads against a brick wall to produce the labor-intensive print edition. The cost of delivery alone should be incentive enough. Not to mention the waste of precious resources.
February 16th, 2010
10:19 am
"At Mother Nature Network, each advertiser pays about $300,000 a year to look a little greener than it would otherwise. (Green seems to sell these days.)"
Green from collecting green from the society of dumbbells. Any site that begins charging for access will immediately fall from my radar.
February 16th, 2010
1:16 pm
If MNN.com is charging $300k per sponsor, that's $25k/month. According to quantcast, this site has 1.2M monthly pageviews in the US. According to the website, I count 36 categories. A few assumptions, 1) their impressions are spread evenly, so each category gets 33,333 pageviews a month. Let's assume a max of three above-the-fold ads/vids per page, which gets a premium brand approximately 100k monthly impressions, for a whopping $250/cpm. When the going rate for premium inventory with rich media/video tops out at $50/cpm on the best sites on the web, MNN's average customer is paying a 400% premium to be listed on their site. I don't think this is a sustainable model, and would be very surprised to see advertisers flock to this type of solution. Like it or not, buying happens on a cpm/cpc/cpa model for the majority of online media. If MNN, or anyone for that matter, is selling on a sponsorship based model, any agency buyer worth their salt will decompose any exotic model down into it's cpm component. Getting a first year off the blocks with a novelty buy is very different than a sustained model that makes sense for industry buyers. I'd look to see either MNN's price drop down to somewhere in the neighborhood of $50k annually, in line with similar green websites, given that their website traffic growth is relatively flat over the prior 6 months.
February 16th, 2010
3:08 pm
Joel is trying to use a model that worked at the start of TV. Why did it work for TV? Scarcity of channels, and scarcity of content. The web has an infinite number of channels, and no shortage of content. I don't see this model working for the web, unless you are talking content at the Hulu level, and even there, they have chosen to sell by cpms.
February 16th, 2010
3:13 pm
It certainly seems like a better buy than millions for a 30 second Super Bowl commercial.
February 16th, 2010
5:57 pm
Another brilliant move from Babbit. He's fun to watch.
February 16th, 2010
5:59 pm
I agree and think that paying for online content is the fastest way to drive away site visitors. I've been in both online and traditional advertising for a number of years and most advertisers want exclusivity. I think Mr. Babbitt is on to something especially with the niche "Green" market and wish him much success in this new venture.
February 17th, 2010
6:00 pm
To Ad Industry Vet – we greatly appreciate the interest and debate which this article has generated. Many of the comments which have followed focus on the economic model of MNN's site including CPM analysis. While the numbers utilized in these calculations may be accurate when using a traditional advertising model, they do not reflect the value and assets provided to sponsors by MOTHER NATURE NETWORK.
Specifically, these include the following:
- Year-round exclusivity of an entire category in which sponsors are the sole marketing presence on all pages in their respective category–24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
- Six video/interactive boxes versus the banner and pop-up ads provided via traditional approaches. These provide sponsors the opportunity to communicate in-depth messages on a variety of topics throughout the year.
- Provided within the sponsorship cost, MNN creates and produces substantial new video and interactive content for each sponsor which can be utilized not only on MNN, but on the sponsor's own website as well.
- Finally, a number of advertising units are provided each sponsor throughout the site–in addition to those assets within their respective categories.
To judge all internet sites based solely on a CPM basis is the equivalent of saying that the prices at all restaurants–including 5 star ones–should be the same as McDonald's or Subway–regardless of their service, menu, quality, or customer experience. There are many sites that have tens of millions of visitors each month. Yet those visitors may only stay on the site an average of 30 seconds or less and when they do happen to see a message from one of the site's advertisers–it is little more than the advertisers logo–alongside several other companies "messages". Should the price to reach those visitors, in that manner, be priced the same as what MNN provides??
The value and effectiveness of MNN's model is far superior to that offered by others. The fact that many of the world's leading brands have signed on and that 100% of MNN's original sponsors in 2009 renewed for 2010, says that many major corporations agree.
March 4th, 2010
1:28 pm
[...] reveals that advertisers sponsor sections of the site — some for as much as $300,000/yr. From the article, "Babbit borrowed from that early TV model and is now selling advertisers one year of [...]
June 16th, 2010
11:06 am
I just came across this article and I'm perplexed by MNN's reasoning and or explanation in response to Ad Industry Vets rationale.
The breakdown provided by AIV is dead on. I'm usually not one to comment but MNN's response about not using a-typical digital media planning and buying off of CPM is for all reasons wrong. Thats the business…as a planner you calculate the impressions you'll receive as an advertisor and in turn you put together a plan based on these impressions. The sites delivering the most "relevant" impressions and or uniques and breakdown via CPM comes out ahead.
It's a good looking site but the model is off. I work for a local fortune 500 company in their media department and the media kit for MNN recentely came across my desk. After doing my research and coming across this story my questions and or concerns are only confirmed. Sites should not hide from their traffic and I'm afraid this is the case. I wish MNN the best of luck for a local startup and if they hit solid traffic #'s that can deliver a solid CPM (few hundred dollars less to get them back with "like" businesses) then they'll certainly be considered.


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Not everyone is willing to wait for the politicians to work things out and reopen the federal government.An Oak Creek Canyon Park near Sedona is on federal land, but that's not keeping the tourists away. A sheriff's deputy opened the gates to a popular day-use area that is supposed to be closed because of the government shutdown.That deputy decided to defy a federal order because he says keeping the gates closed would pose a threat to public safety."The deputy sheriff saw that the traffic was badly snarled and decided the best move to make for public safety was to open the gates and let people use the parking spots," said Kelly Moffitt, with Recreation Resource Management, Inc. The Call of the Canyon day-use area was filled with tourists Saturday, even though it shouldn't have been. Park officials say tourists were parking on a windy road, holding up traffic and crossing the highway. Tourists were happy to defy the shutdown and take in the autumn scenery."If the deputy decided to help the tourists of Sedona, I think I tip my hat off to him, it shows humanity," said Brian, a tourist. Call of the Canyon is a pretty popular day-use area because of the gorgeous scenery; people like looking at the different colored leaves. The people that were there know they weren't supposed to be there, but said they don't feel bad. "If he opened the door to the public, I don't think he did anything wrong," said Aroosa Tabasum, a tourist. Although the park was open, the bathrooms were locked and the trash won't be picked up because the staff has been furloughed, even though this area is maintained by a private company."With all these people in here, and we're technically closed, I'm not sure what would happen if someone got hurt. First of all, there's no one here to report it to," said Moffitt. This particular day use area is the only one that was open Saturday. Several other Arizona campgrounds and parks are still closed.
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What we had for dinner; my recipe box. Theme copied from the luminous xobreakfast.
and of course I have a divulging personal blog at: http://erstwhiledear.wordpress.com/
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I've decided if there's one cookbook to cook-all-the-way-through, it would be Alice Waters' The Art of Simple Food. Every recipe I've tried so far is delicious, relatively simple, and emanates knowledge about how to cook.
The other thing I've decided is making a stew once a week cuts down your meal-ambiguity-stress by about 50%.
For Alice's Beef Stew (link to a random blog that writes out the whole recipe), most of the work is browning the pieces of beef. She counsels you to take as much time as you need to get them all well browned. Everything else is fast, especially when she says stuff like "quarter the onions and carrots."
This isn't supposed to be an effusive-food-blog but Joe absolutely melted over this recipe. And I'm not sure what it was: the skim of orange peel? the can of diced tomatoes? the 1 3/4 cup of reduced wine? the entire head of chopped garlic?
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Why we lose it on Black Friday
A new survey says 47% of us spend more than we can afford during the holidays. Examine your motives before you open your wallet.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to buy gifts for family and friends, but there's a whole lot wrong with going into debt to obtain them. We do, though: A new survey from the Oxygen Network indicates that 47% of adults spend more than they can afford and 36% will incur credit-card debt while doing so.
Think about that for a moment: Almost half of us acknowledge upfront that we are going to bust our budgets. Probably more than half: We tend to underreport things that are "moderately shameful," according to psychologist Ramani Durvasula of Oxygen's "My Shopping Addiction" (Mondays, 11 p.m. ET/PT).
"I'm guessing that (up to) 75% are going to spend beyond their means," she says. "Some of them will be paying for it all year long."
Familial and social expectations make it hard to keep your wallet in your pocket during the holidays. The pressure is complicated and formidable.
But it's not insurmountable. Understanding why you feel pushed to overspend can keep you from doing so.
Giving = competing?
How many times have you heard the phrase "the perfect gift"? Usually it's in an ad, but sometimes we say it ourselves. The implication: By getting the perfect gift you demonstrate and/or earn love.
Or maybe it's "an extension of ego," Durvasula says, particularly in terms of a sought-after item such as the season's must-have toy: "I got it! I did it! I slayed the beast!"
"Perfect" giving can also represent keeping up with the Joneses -- especially the ones with whom you share DNA. If yours is a family given to extravagant gifts, you might feel compelled to keep up even if you can't afford it. (See "credit card debt," above.) Is the necklace you bought your partner as attention-getting as the car your brother plans to give to his wife? Are you less of a provider if your kids get only four or five gifts each versus the dozen or more their cousins receive?
"Those rules of competition were laid out pretty young in life," the psychologist notes. "(Giving) becomes a contest."
Here's the problem: Nobody really wins. Those who are overindulged develop a sense of entitlement. Those who overspend to stay in the game find the stakes are ruinously high.
"The financial consequences are going to last a lot longer than any good feelings," says David Tolin, a psychologist and Durvasula's colleague on the program.
How to end the madness?
The usual tips pop up each year:
- Plan carefully. Make a list. Set spending limits. Shop with a friend who will talk you out of overdoing it. Don't wait until the last minute.
- Scale back. Buy a few carefully chosen gifts instead of a bunch of cheap ones. Suggest new traditions for the extended family, such as having gifts for children only or having adults draw names. Contribute to charities instead of buying gifts for the people who have everything.
- Shop wisely. Get the biggest bang for your buck by using price comparison websites and/or shopping apps. If you're an impulsive buyer, leave the credit cards at home. (And if you've got self-discipline? See "Best credit cards for holiday shopping" to get the most out of your spending.)
Identify emotional or social triggers. For example, maybe you'd planned to write your child's teacher a heartfelt thank-you note. But when you hear that other parents are giving the teacher gift cards, do you start casting around in your budget for an extra $25?
First things first: You are not required to give presents to the teacher. It's a lovely gesture if you can afford it. If you can't? Write the thank-you note.
For me, the trigger is music. As soon as I hear the carols I sang in the junior choir, I want to buy another round of presents for everyone I love. That's marketing at its finest.
"(Merchants) have spent million of dollars in figuring out how to manipulate you psychologically into how to spend more money," Tolin says. "Understand that most of us are powerless against that."
So are our co-workers, our family and our friends. Why not be a hero this year by setting a frugal example? Shop intentionally, spend locally, give thoughtfully. Celebrate the presence of those you love rather than count the presents they bring. Write that note to the teacher, too.
Readers: How do you resist the commercialization of the season?
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I don't "lose it on Black Friday". In fact, I can't remember spending more than $200 on any Christmas for all the gifts I purchased total.
I guess that means I live within my means (which must mean I can't become a politician), and that I'm not a lemming (which mean I'm not the average modern American).
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While we're waiting for ANY DEMO EVER to arrive on the US or EU eShops, Japan just got another one, for Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy. If this is anything like Ace Combat: Assault Horizon on consoles, it's a game that really needs a demo, as it's hard to convince people to buy a new Ace Combat game in 2011/2012 without giving them a concrete, playable reason.
This is a really restricted demo, unfortunately: it's limited to just three plays. Is Nintendo/Namco really concerned that people are going to replay a demo over and over instead of buying stuff? Clearly they are…
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Saint Theodota of Thrace
Repentant prostitute. Convert. Tortured and martyred for refusing to sacrifice to Roman idols during the persecutions of Agrippa.
- 318 in Thrace
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
- Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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An 84-year-old man died Friday morning in a Goodlettsville house fire.
Richard "Dicky" Hilton was found lying on the floor unconscious when firefighters arrived just after midnight, and flames were shooting from the sunroom.
One neighbor said he saw the flames and knew the man lived alone. He said he ran over and started banging on the door, but no one answered, so he assumed no one was home.
"You almost want to open the door and go inside," Nicholas Short, the man's neighbor, said. "It's a scary feeling. You don't never hope for anybody to be caught in a house like that."
Hilton had lived in the home since 1956, according to family members. Nancy, his wife of 61 years, died in August 2012.
While investigators try to figure out what caused the fire, the victim's family is still trying to process their loss.
"They called me at midnight and said they couldn't get a hold of him," said daughter Nancy Wilson.
Crews were called to the home after getting not one but two emergency calls - one from a neighbor and another from the 84 year old great-grandfather himself. Hilton had a medic alert pin, but the flames moved so fast and heat was so intense, help wouldn't come in time.
"It would be tough for somebody to come out of a situation like this due to the thickness of the smoke and the chemicals that's in the smoke," said Goodlettsville Fire Capt. Dean Birdwell.
Wilson said she can't believe she'll never see her father again or hear his voice, his stories and his laughter.
"I miss the heck out of him. I was daddy's girl," she said. "He was always laughing and cutting up and loved to tell jokes."
Wilson said memories came rushing back after getting the news her father died in the very home the retired engineer designed and built for her mother in 1953.
"He never finished high school and went into the service. Never finished high school and yet he was one of the smartest men I've ever known in my life," Wilson said.
Investigators believe the fire started in the sunroom. At this point, it doesn't look suspicious but they are continuing to investigate.
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Geyikbayiri takes its name from the nearby village. The main crag faces predominantly south and is almost a mile long with over 500 routes. A new guidebook was published in summer 2009.
The climbs generally follow good lines up impressive features. Most of the routes are single pitch, generally 25 - 30 metres with some up to 60m. There are also a few two pitch routes.
There is a second, smaller, south-facing crag towering the JoSiTo campsite. It has about 75 routes, the first of which is 'Hart Aber Herzlich' in the Logbooks route list for the crag.
There is a north facing crag to the west of the JoSiTo campsite, a short 10 minutes walk. Trebbena has some amazing steep lines on overhanging Tufa, often with intermediate lower off points allowing progressively longer and harder routes. Aquaduct at 8C is the hardest route in Turkey ands is the work of Tobias Haug, the "To" of Josito.
Further down the valley is another crag - Alabalik (which means Trout) - about the river, again 10 minutes walk from Josito. Here there are some easier lines but the best are hard, including a couple of projects....
The most prolific new router was Ozturk Kayikci when he ran the campsite below the main crag. In recent years, this role has been taken on by Tobias who is responsible for about a thrid of all the routes. M. Piola is also a regular visitor and new router.
The larger campsite, JoSiTo, run by German ex-pats is in the lovely valley below the second crag. It has several bungalows, shower facilities and a club house / bar in which delicious good value meals are served.
Summer (July / August) is really too hot to climb unless you really love the heat and sun. May/Jun and September/October can require some moving around to climb in the shade, and there is always the north face of Trebbena. December and January can be cold at night but when the sun shines, as it usually does, the conditions are perfect. Outside of the winter months there is very little rain.
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It's natural to expect the big game-related news to emerge out of E3 or Gamescom, but BioWare just revealed a load of new details about the next Mass Effect in a panel at Comic-Con, which they reiterate is totally not called Mass Effect 4. The mighty Nerd Appropriate were on hand to take sneaky images, and thanks to their sterling work we now know that the first game's infuriating/awesome spacecar the Mako will be making a return - they even showed footage of the thing in action, although sadly video hasn't leaked of that yet. More details after the break, which may or may not include the letters 'N7'.


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BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – A Clifton Park woman has been sentenced to 2 ½ to 7 ½ years in State Prison in connection to causing a fatal crash.
Traci Briskin, 40, was sentenced by a Saratoga County Judge on Monday morning.
In September, a jury found Briskin guilty of Manslaughter in the 2nd Degree for a November 2012 car crash in Charleton that killed 49-year-old Thomas Baker.
According to police, Briskin was impaired by alcohol and driving recklessly on Jockey Street. She crossed the center line twice, weaved, took her eyes off the road to search for a dropped GPS unit and she sped through through a stop sign.
District Attorney James Murphy has maintained that Briskin thought of herself as more of the victim in this case. Police at the scene of the accident said she was heard cursing at Baker as he lay unconscious.
The local husband and father of five lingered for a month in the hospital but died a few days before Christmas.
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Reader's Digest goes bankrupt -- again
The iconic publisher is $1 billion in debt. Can it survive the digital age?
According to The Wall Street Journal, the Pleasantville, N.Y., company listed more than $1 billion in debts and $1.2 billion in liabilities. Under the terms of the deal, the company will convert $465 million in senior notes to equity. When RDA exits Chapter 11, its debt will be about $100 million, about 80% lower than where it stands now.
CEO Robert Guth, the third person to lead RDA since its first bankruptcy filing, argued in a press release that the current restructuring will enable the company to focus on its growing business in North America with lower costs. Indeed, there appears to be some cause for optimism. Publishers Information Bureau data from the Association of Magazine Media shows that the company's flagship publication earned $189.7 million in advertising revenue last year, an increase of more than 12% from 2011. The company's business in Europe and its books and home entertainment business, though, have produced disappointing returns.
The publisher was taken private in 2007 by an investor group led by Ripplewood Holdings for $2.4 billion, including the assumption of debt. The company, however, continued to struggle and over the past few years has been shedding assets to cut costs. Last year, it sold Every Day with Rachael Ray and Allrecipes.com for $175 million to Meredith (MDP), the Iowa publisher of Better Homes and Gardens. Scholastic (SCHL) acquired Weekly Reader from RDA in 2012.
RDA's struggles are not unique. Time Warner (TWX), which has been under pressure from investors to shed its underperforming magazine business, reportedly is in talks with Meredith about forming a joint venture to run magazines aimed at women. News titles aimed at more general audiences, such as Time, Sports Illustrated and Fortune, would stay with Time Warner.
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A Piece Of The Past,
I was raised in Pleasantville, NY where the Digest originated. I remember going to the old garage off Bedford Road where the Wallace's publication work began in the early 20s. The RD was and is an icon among American magazines. It would be a shame if they were not able to somehow resurrect the business, but the digital age has produced headwinds that the printed page can hardly compete against in the 21st century. In any event, I do wish them luck.
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This is the second bankruptcy, so it seems they are struggling.
If they continue to publish, they are going to have more and more ads because they have to pay their bills. As long as the good reading material is there, what does it matter if there are ads? I still love the magazine and will continue to be a loyal customer if they are able to overcome this generation of internet surfing for our entertainment.
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Imagining the hidden realities of other people's existences is a continuing theme in the work of Bucks County artist Mavis Smith. Smith, who's works are often done in egg tempera, brings an almost surreal aesthetic to her paintings that further suggests the dislocation of appearances and realities. This exhibition samples a range of Smith's work from years past, as well as several new pieces, including both paintings and works on paper as well as some recent sculptural works incorporating egg shells. Opening Reception: Fri. September 19, from 7 – 9 pm
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Inspired by mathematical models, literary sources, and his own social consciousness, Robert Emmett Mueller, artist, engineer, inventor, author, musician, puppet maker, and general wizard, is on a never-ending search for visual equivalents to his ideas.
A life long Red Bank resident, Evelyn Leavens' work has been shown at City Without Walls, Aljira, Tweeds, Summit Art Center and the Morris State Museum. Leavens book of drawings "Boswells' Life of Boswell" was published in 1958 and became #2 on The New York Times children's best seller list. Primarily self taught, she attended the Vermont Studio Center and studied with Malcolm Morley, Archie Rand and Niel Welliver. This exhibition will include works from throughout the artist's life. Opening Reception: Fri. November 14, 7 - 9 pm
Born in a refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodia border, Hon Eui Chen moved to Mississippi at the age of six. Growing up in the American South, while still trying to preserve memories of her childhood in Asia brought up questions about identity that influence her work. The concept of travel and memory are also embedded in her current series of mixed media paintings – layered earthy, dark colored background with graphite drawn trees and foliage and an overlay of concrete. Lecture: January 29, 4:30 - 5:30 pm, Wilson Hall Auditorium. Opening Reception: January 29 5:30 - 7 pm
Jacob Landau (1917-2001), printmaker, painter, humanist, and teacher was an artist whose works explored the basic themes of human existence and morality with an insight that was both passionate and indignant. The art he created gained him an impressive reputation, with many of his works included in the permanent collections of the world's finest museums. In 2008, the Jacob Landau Institute donated more than 300 of the artist's prints, drawings and paintings to Monmouth University. This exhibition will feature approximately 20 original paintings.
Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design and Animation.Opening reception: Friday, March 27, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Fine Art and Art Education. Opening Reception: Friday, April 10, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Iraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal, an Associate Arts Professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, is known internationally for his on-line performative and interactive works provoking dialogue about international politics and internal dynamics. For his 2007 installation, Domestic Tension, he spent a month in a Chicago gallery with a paintball gun that people could shoot at him over the internet. The Chicago Tribune called it "one of the sharpest works of political art to be seen in a long time" and named him 2008 Artist of the Year. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Photography; MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art; amongst others.
Featuring the select works by Monmouth University students in Photography, Graphic Design, Animation and Studio Art.Opening reception: Sunday, April 26, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.


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