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This microwave is small enough on the outside to fit on my counter with room in front of it but the inside is as large as the full size microwave i had before this.Works great and looks good in my kitchen.
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Great microwave
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Comments about Panasonic Stainless Steel Countertop Microwave Oven:
Great microwave with a technology that heats frozen items evenly. A rare find for a space-saving sized micowave.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Attractive but complicated
By Mike
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Very attractive design but I don't use microwave to cook, just reheat and defrost. This unit is very complicated to use otherwise. Also, there is no interior light which makes it difficult to see to clean. Wish someone would come up with a simple, easy to use unit for folks like me who only use it as a convenience.
Outstanding Microwave for a Reasonable P
By Donna
from Chicago, IL
I had ordered a similar microwave to this one seven years from ABT which also was a Panonsic. The microwave last seven years which came out to a cost of .99 cents a month. This microwave is basically the same and is 1000 watts less. Finally, Panosonic done right and added a lighbulb in this model so I can keep an eye on liquids that potentially may over-boil.
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I love ABT and having been by appliances from them for numerous years. I ordered the microwave by phone and had it in my house a few days later via UPS. The customer service at ABT is outstanding and extremely knowledgable!
Excellent Microwave
By Wendy C.
This item was a replacement for a previous Panasonic microwave that lasted me many years. Works great and I know it will last a long time.
By JoAnne M
from Staten Island,NY
I have been an owner of Panasonic microwave ovens for many years, this is my third one, my first one in black lasted 13 years, I still have another one in black that still works but I wanted an additional one for my kitchen to replace the one that no longer worked after thirteen years.I also wanted a new one in stainless steel, Love it, well made, works great, heats the food evenly, easy to use, well worth the price. Thank you ABT for a great price.
Nice Microwave
By Jas
from Inverness, Il
So far very good. Our last two microwaves lasted less than two years(different brands). Thought we would try a Panasonic this time.
Perfect for small office
By Kathy
from Rosemont, IL
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Great use for our small office. Sleek design and easy to use.
I would buy this product again
By lovely lady
from Des Plaines, IL
Very pleased that I bought this nice smallsizedmicro ... works great.
Perfect for our countertop
By toadgirl
from Illinois
This is our first microwave in four years. It is very powerful and, while large, fits on our countertop. Defrost and sensor reheat are my favorite features.
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from Northbrook, IL
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Peanut-Baked Chicken
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Yield: Makes 4 servings
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Chill: 30 Minutes
Bake: 35 Minutes
- 4 chicken legs (about 1 1/2 lb.)
- 4 chicken thighs (about 1 lb.)
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons lite soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup honey-roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1. Place chicken legs and thighs in a gallon-size zip-top plastic freezer bag.
- 2. Microwave peanut butter and next 4 ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 to 2 minutes, stirring until smooth. (Mixture will appear broken at first.) Spoon mixture over chicken in bag, and seal. Using hands, work peanut butter mixture onto chicken until evenly coated. Chill 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Remove chicken from peanut butter mixture, discarding mixture.
- 3. Process peanuts and next 4 ingredients in a food processor until peanuts are finely ground. Place crumbs in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag; add chicken, and seal. Shake to coat. Place chicken on a lightly greased wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan.
- 4. Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion of thigh registers 170°.
- Note: Baked chicken may be frozen in a zip-top plastic freezer bag up to 3 months. Let thaw in refrigerator overnight. To reheat, place chicken on a wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan. Bake at 375° for 15 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
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John W. Rogers is the founder of Ariel Capital Management. He launched the firm in 1983 with $180,000 from family and friends. In three years, Rogers grew the size of the fund to $45 million. Today, the company is called Ariel Investments and has approximately $4.4 billion AUM. The company's oldest and one of the largest funds, Ariel Fund (ARGFX), returned 66% over the past ten years, versus 43% for the S&P 500 index. Another large fund, Ariel Appreciation Fund (CAAPX), was also up over 70% in the past decade, beating the market by 27 percentage points. Ariel has a strong track record and that's why we have been tracking its move. Let's take a closer look at Ariel Investments' most recent bullish bets.
Interpublic Group Companies Inc (NYSE: IPG) is the largest position in Ariel's latest 13F portfolio. Rogers boosted his stakes in this position by 5% during the fourth quarter. At the end of December, Ariel had $167 million invested in IPG. IPG has an impressive record of earnings and revenue growth. On February 24, the company released strong fourth-quarter and full-year results. Its annual revenue in 2011 was $7.01 billion, up 7.7% from $6.51 billion for 2010. Fourth-quarter 2011 revenue was $2.07 billion, up 3% from $2.01 billion in the fourth-quarter of 2010. Its fourth-quarter net income was $259 million, or $0.58 per share, versus $195 million, or $0.41 per share for the same quarter a year ago. Additionally, the company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share. IPG is currently trading at $11.39 per share. So it has a decent dividend yield of 2.11%, versus 2% for 10-year Treasury bonds. IPG has attractive valuation levels too. Its P/E ratio is 12.84, versus 14.70 for its main competitor, Omnicom Group Inc (NYSE: OMC). Additionally, IPG's EPS is expected to grow at 17% per year over the next couple of years, beating the estimated 10% for OMC.
We like IPG. So do hedge fund managers. There were 25 hedge funds with IPG positions at the end of December. Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associated had $13 million invested in IPG at the end of the third quarter. Bridgewater still had about $10 million invested in this stock at the end of 2011. Billionaire Steve Cohen's SAC Capital boosted its stake in the company to $45 million during the fourth quarter.
Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ): LAZ is the second-largest position in Ariel's 13F portfolio. The fund also had more than $160 million invested in LAZ and increased its stakes by 7% over the fourth quarter of 2011. LAZ was not very popular among hedge funds though. At the end of the third quarter, eight hedge funds reported to own LAZ in their 13F portfolios. Chuck Royce, Ken Fisher, Jim Simons, and Jacob Gottlieb are among the hedge fund managers with LAZ positions last year (see billionaire Jim Simons's top picks).
We do not think it is a good time to purchase LAZ. There are several other financial stocks that are trading at much lower multiples. LAZ's current P/E ratio is 22.5 and its forward P/E ratio is 13.09, while JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) has a current P/E ratio of 8.61 and a forward P/E ratio of 7.18. Although LAZ is expected to grow at higher rates, we do not think the price premium is worth paying. Moreover, the company's net income is also deteriorating. It experienced a steep decline in earnings recently. For the fourth quarter of 2011, LAZ reported net loss of $4.8 million, versus net income of $100 million for the same period a year earlier. Its revenues also fell by 24% to $473 million.
A few other large positions of Ariel are Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI), Jones Lang LaSalle Inc (JLL), Mohawk Industries Inc (MHK), and Janus Capital Group Inc (JNS). Ariel boosted its JNS stakes by 10% over the fourth quarter, while slightly reduced its stakes in the other three positions. At the end of last year, Ariel had over $130 million invested in all these positions. We are bullish about Gannett. The stock has a very low forward PE ratio because of concerns about secular declines in print advertising. Its forward PE ratio is around 7 and the stock yields 5.5%. We think Gannett is worth the risk. On the other hand, JLL and MHK's P/E ratios are relatively higher (above 20). But their expected growth rates are much higher too. They are expected to grow at about 20% annually. We are generally skeptical about high growth high PE stocks because the margin of safety is quite low for these investments.
We like Rogers and Ariel Investments. The firm mainly focuses on investing in undervalued small and medium-sized companies. We think it is a good idea for investors who want some exposure to small-cap or medium-cap companies to research Rogers' top stock picks.
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O'Brien, Cadorette, and Gourde Are Telus Three Stars
Acadie-Bathurst forward Zach O'Brien, Baie-Comeau netminder Philippe Cadorette, and Victoriaville forward Yanni Gourde are the Telus Three Stars of the Week for the week ending January 22nd, 2012.
O'Brien found the back of the net four times, lent a helping hand on one more, and was the first star of the game as Moncton skated to a 7-4 win over Moncton on Friday. He added another goal and assist on Sunday in the 5-2 loss to Saint John.
Cadorette made 11 saves on Friday as the Drakkar skated to a 6-1 win over PEI. He ended it with 28 more and the first star of the game award on Sunday as the team blanked Rimouski 2-0.
Gourde found the back of the net once and lent a helping hand on three more as Victoriaville began the week with a 5-4 win over Drumondville on Friday. He added one more in the 2-1 win over PEI on Sunday.
Asselin Is CHL Player of the Week
On the heels of being named the Telus Second Star of the Week for the week ending January 15th Chicoutimi Sagueneens' right winger Guillaume Asselin is the CHL Player of the Week for the same time period.
Asselin scored twice, lent a helping hand on one more, and was the first star of the game as Chicoutimi blanked Cape Breton 3-0. He duplicated the feat the next night as the Sagueneens defeated Halifax 7-4 and ended the weekend with two helpers as PEI doubled Cape Breton 6-3 on Saturday. He finished the week a +1.
Three QMJHL Teams Make CHL Top 10
When the CHL announced the top 10 rankings on Wednesday three QMJHL teams made the cut.
Shawinigan jumped three spots to third; Saint John fell one to fifth; and Quebec dropped back three to seventh.
Victoriaville received an honorable mention.
BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings – Week 17
1 Tri-City Americans (34-10-0-0)
2 London Knights (32-9-0-1)
3 Shawinigan Cataractes (32-10-2-2)
4 Kamloops Blazers (31-10-1-2)
5 Plymouth Whalers (30-10-2-1)
6 Saint John Sea Dogs (32-13-0-2)
7 Quebec Remparts (29-9-4-2)
8 Portland Winterhawks (30-12-2-1)
9 Edmonton Oil Kings (29-11-1-4)
10 Kitchener Rangers (28-12-1-0)
Honourable Mention: Ottawa 67's (26-11-4-1); Victoriaville Tigres (29-15-0-2); Niagara IceDogs (26-13-0-3
Filiatrault Suspended, Roy Fined
On Thursday League disciplinary prefect Raymond Bolduc suspended Val-d'Or defenseman Alex Filiatrault for six additional games. The suspension was handed out after an incident which occurred during a game played on January 14 versus the Quebec Remparts. He received the six game suspension because the player that he hit was in possession of the puck close to the blueline and close to the Val-d'Or zone. Filiatrault headed toward the injured player to check him at the same time; and when the player tried to avoid the check Filiatrault raised his leg to hit the injured the player hitting him in the knee and thigh. It was Filiatrault's first offense.
Quebec GM and Head Coach Patrick Roy and the team were also fined $2500.00 for Roy's comments during the post-game press conference on January 4th. Comissioner Giles Courteau said: "I do not tolerate any criticism made to the media about our officials, video goal judges, team personnel or players that casts a doubt at the integrity of our league", said the Commissioner.
The Games This Week
On Friday Jonathan Brunelle , William Carrier, Michael Clarke, and Raphael Corriveau added singles as the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles edged the Halifax Mooseheads 4-3. Alexandre Grenier, Cameron Critchlow, and Matthew Boudreau scored the Mooseheads' goals. Zach O'Brien found the back of the net four times; and Christophe Losier, Ludovic Kabambi, and Matthew Bissonnette added a goal each as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan skated to a 7-4 win over their New Brunswick rivals the Moncton Wildcats. Allain Saulnier, James Melindy, Devon MacAusland, and Christophe Lalonde added the Wildcats' markers. Brandon Hynes scored twice; while Philippe Maillet, Yannick Dube, and Yanni Gourde all added singles as Victoriaville edged Drummondville 5-4.
Michael Santini scored twice; and Alex Emond and Andre Bouvet-Morrissette added singles for the Voltigeurs. Frederick Gaudeau, Maxmilien Le Sieur, Kirill Kabanov, and Vincent Arseneau scored for Shawinigan; while Martin Lefebvre scored for Quebec as the Cataractes skated to a 5-1 win over Quebec. David Rose scored twice; and Robbie Graham, Gabriel Verpaelst, Tomas Filippi, and Jonthan Lessard all added singles for Baie-Comeau; while Deverick Ottereyes added the lone PEI goal as the Drakkar skated to a 6-1 win over the Rocket. Peter Trainor, Alex Belzile, and Jean-Francois Plante found the back of the net for Rimouski; while Etienne Brodeur added the lone Chicoutimi marker as the Oceanic got past the Sagueneens 3-1.
Blainville-Boisband got goals from Marc-Olivier Roy, Xavier Ouellet, Raphael Pouliot, and Matt Provost; while Kyle Morrison and Tomas Hyka scored for Gaitineau as the Armada doubled the Olympiques 4-2. Vladislav Shalimov scored the game winner 3:29 into overtime, and Yan Dumontier and Gabriel Beaupre scored in regulation as Val-d'Or edged Rouyn-Noranda 3-2. Steven Mercier and Maxime St-Cyr added the Huskies' markers.
There were three games played on Saturday night.
Charlie Coyle and Tomas Jurco added two goals each; and Stephen MacAulay, Danick Gauthier, and Aidan Kelly scored once each for Saint John; and Konrad Abeltshauser, Darcy Ashley, and Martin Frk added the Halifax goals as the Sea Dogs cruised to a 7-3 win over the Mooseheads. Gatineau doubled Shawinigan 4-2 as Alex MacDonald, Rock Regimbald, Samuel Courtemanche, and Morrison provided the offense for the Olympiques; while the Cataractes got goals from Dillon Donnelly, and Michael Bournival. Marc-Olivier Brouillard added a pair; and Napessis Andre and Emil Sylvegard scored once each; while Logan Shaw, Mikhail Grigorenko, and Gabriel Desjardins scored for Quebec as the Voltigeurs nipped the Remparts 4-3.
The weekend ended with six contests on Sunday. Zack Phillips scored twice, and Coyle, Gauthier, and Charles-Olivier Roussel added singles for Saint John; while Mirko Hoefflin and O'Brien added one each for Acadie-Bathurst as the Sea Dogs skated past the Ttian 5-2. Allain and Alex Saulnier added a pair each for Moncton; and Cory MacIntosh scored the lone Cape Breton goal as the Wildcats skated to a 4-1 win over Cape Breton.
Maxim Lamarche and Filippi each scored as Baie-Comeau shutout Rimouski 2-0. Xavier Ouellet, Samuel Aquin, and Samuel Hodhod scored for Blainville-Boisband in regulation; and Hodhod and Tommy Giroux scored in the shootout; while Jerome Vernier scored twice, and Olivier Caouette added a single, and Brouillard scored in the shootout for Drummondville as the Armada edged the Voltigeurs 4-3.
Jean-Sebastien Dea scored twice; and Dillon Fournier, Marcus Power, Mathieu Brisbois, Antoine Quevillon, Jason Houde, Sven Andrighetto, and Liam O'Brien added singles for Rouyn-Noranda; and Michael Beaudry, Nicolas Dionne, and Benjamin Casavant all added one each for Val-d'Or as the Huskies trounced the Foreurs 9-3. In the final game of the day Gourde and Stefan Fournier scored for Victoriaville; while Ben Duffy found the back of the net for PEI as the Tigres nipped the Rocket 2-1.
The Leaders
Both Maritime Division leader Saint John (34-13-0-2) and Telus East leaders Shawinigan (33-11-2-2) have 70 points; but Shawinigan has the best win percentage at 0.729. Blainville-Boisband is the Telus West leaders have 25 wins to go along with their 18 losses, two overtime losses, and one shootout loss for 53 points.
Gourde tops all scorers with 27 goals and 59 assists in the 48 games that he has played in to remain at first; while O'Brien has found the back of the net on 42 occasions; while lending a helping hand on 42 more in the 457 contests that he has skated in; while his teammate Sebastien Trudeau (20G, 58A, 78 points) rounds out the top three.
Between the pipes the top three from last week remains the same as Shawinigan's Gabriel Girard sports a 15-3-1-0 record to go along with his 2.33 GAA and 0.918 SAV% to finish first; while Saint John's Mathieu Corbeil (26-9-0-0, 2.52 GAA, 0.905 SAV%) is second; and Girard's backup Alex Dubeau is third spot as he has won 18 games while losing eight with one overtime loss and two shootout losses with a 2.62 GAA and 0.904 SAV%.
The Games To Come
The week begins with three games on Tuesday as Cape Breton is at home to Baie-Comeau; Quebec visits Chicoutimi; and Gatineau is at home to Victoriaville.
On Wednesday Acadie-Bathurst rolls out the welcome mat for Blainville-Boisband; and Shawinigans is at home to Victoriaville.
There are three games on Thursday as Halifax and Baie-Comeau take to the ice in Halifax; another chapter in the New Brunswick News Rivalry Cup continues in Saint John as the Sea Dogs are at home to Moncton; and the Battle of Quebec will take place in Val-d'Or as the Foreurs are at home to Drummondville.
Fourteen teams take to the ice on Friday as Cape Breton welcomes Acadie-Bathurst; Blainville-Boisband is in Moncton; PEI and Baie-Comeau faceoff in Charlottetown; Rimouski and Gatineau are in Rimouski; Drummondville makes their way to Rouyn-Noranda; Val-Or and Chicoutimi take to the ice in Val-'Or; and Quebec travels to Shawinigan.
On Saturday Cape Breton welcomes Acadie-Bathurst for a Maritimes Division contest; Baie-Comeau is in Moncton; PEI welcomes Blainville-Boisband; and the Battle of Quebec will be fought on two fronts as Gatineau is in Quebec City to face the Remparts, and Chicoutimi is at home to Rouyn-Noranda.
The weekend ends with five games on Sunday as Blainville-Boisband finishes their Eastern Canadian swing with a stop in Saint John; Gatineau and Drummondville faceoff in a Telus West contest in Drummondville; Halifax is in Rimouski; Chicoutimi makes their way to Val-d'Or; and Quebec is in Victoriaville for a Telus East matchup.


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For a great tasting weeknight dinner with lots of bold flavor, try Jerk Chicken and Stuffed Mini Bell Peppers. The mini bell peppers will be a big hit, and the creamy filling will help tame the heat of the jerk chicken.
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1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. After preheating, reduce one side to low.
2. Combine 1/4 cup green onions, 1/4 cup shallots, sugar, 2 tablespoons juice, oil, allspice, garlic, and serrano in a mini food processor; process until smooth. Combine half of onion mixture and chicken in a medium bowl; toss well. Sprinkle with salt.
3. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Cover and grill 5 minutes on each side. Move chicken over low heat. Cover and grill 5 minutes on each side or until done. Brush chicken with remaining onion mixture.
4. Combine remaining green onions, remaining shallots, remaining juice, cheese, cilantro, and sour cream. Halve bell peppers lengthwise; discard seeds. Divide cheese mixture evenly among pepper halves. Place peppers on grill rack coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Grill 7 minutes or until peppers are lightly charred.
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Thanks to all of you who took the time to donate this past month in an effort to raise money for the Miami Dolphins Cycling Challenge to fight cancer. This year, Miami Dolphins fan websites were challenged to raise $1,200.00 in donations between us. We here at PhinPhanatic.com took the task seriously and I reached out to all of you, our dedicated readers. You didn't disappoint.
This site raised a total of $551.00 for our rider, Tom Eddie. Tom, a former fan site webmaster lost his battle with cancer four years ago. Tom's dedication to his site and the respect that he had among his peers did not go without notice. Each year the Miami Dolphins host a "web weekend" event and one of the events is an awards ceremony where fan sites are honored with awards that are voted on by our peers. The top award, "Best Overall Site" is named after Tom Eddie. This year, Phinphanatic won that award.
Overall, the ride for a cure was a huge success. Dolphins fan sites raised a total of over $1,700.00 in Tom's name, led by our 551. The cycling challenge as a whole, which this year was dedicated in the memory of former Miami Dolphins great Jim "Maddog" Mandich raised over $800,000.00 for the University of Miami's Sylvester Cancer Center which is also a research center. Jim Mandich was a patient of theirs.
It was an absolute honor to raise the money we did for this cause and I can't thank our dedicated readers for their efforts and contributions. Thank you for taking up our task and making it the success it was. This site is such a reflection of it's visitors!
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The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has awarded $1.3 million in grants to fight the spread of invasive weed species in an effort to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfires.
"We are pleased to continue funding several projects started last year that have shown a high degree of success," said Rich Riding, weed specialist with the Agriculture Department. "This year's new projects will focus on additional geographic areas."
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One continuing project is along Utah Lake, where the water-loving weed phragmites has taken over much of the shoreline. The weed chokes off native vegetation, which impacts wildlife and recreation.
Last year, helicopter spraying and mechanical removal of the invasive weed at the Lindon boat harbor led to native species' return. "The long-term goal is to return all the beaches to a healthy, usable condition," said Aaron Eager, Utah County weed supervisor.
Counties receiving grant funds are Cache, Box Elder, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele, Wasatch, Weber, Duchesne, Uintah, Utah, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Wayne, Sevier, Sanpete, Juab, Beaver, Millard, Iron, Washington, San Juan, Kane, Daggett and Rich.
The Utah State Legislature made $1 million available for the fight of invasive species, which is an extension of the war on cheatgrass initiated by Agricultural Commissioner Leonard Blackham after the Milford Flat fire in 2007. The blaze, which blackened 363,000 acres, was fueled largely by cheatgrass.
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WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Wausau school board has balanced a $3 million deficit in next year's budget but it will mean some middle and high school teachers will have to pick up a 6th class assignment.
The board found more than $1.8 million in savings from 18 teachers who voluntarily retired and three who quit.
But the cuts will force all schools to reduce their budgets by 8 percent and include a 6 percent reduction in the district's athletic programs. And they completed eliminated national travel budgets for teachers and administrators.
The board spared its computer maintenance and upgrade line item from a 10 percent cut. That will keep the student to computer ratio from increasing.
Teachers voiced frustration with the extra class assignment, saying it will reduce the time they have to prepare for classes, grade papers and provide one-on-one attention to students.
Some fear that it will force teachers to drop existing lessons and cause others who also coach to give up those extracurricular duties to make time for more students.


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Anybody else experiencing or have experienced any issues with the drill down to GP feature on MR 2012 v2.1.1033.30 ?
When we click on the Drill down to GP button, it does nothing. I've tried re-creating both the Server and Client Navigation.DLL's and that did not do anything.
I checked SQL to make sure the company is using the same server name as the ODBC. It does not with the sa user or any other user.
I have also tried running repairs on both the server and client before and after recreating the Navigation.DLL's. There is also no error message in the Event Viewer or in the Configuration Console. I also have tried resetting both of the services.
We did log into GP and then logged into MR with the same company. I know there are some articles on this, but we are at the latest build.
The only thing I can think of is the server isn't supported?
Windows Server 2003 R2
Any ideas?
I overlooked this one in my searches:
11.0.1860 US Payroll tax is required for the drill down functionality to work.
After checking their GP build, they were behind this payroll tax update


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign says it is "horrified" by a mistake in a new video it released Tuesday morning, March 25.
Near the end of the video after a clip from the University of Louisville's 2013 NCAA champion team, the video shows not the University of Kentucky's 2012 championship but arch-rival Duke celebrating its win in 2010.
The mistake was caught by LEO Weekly Editor Joe Sonka who was barred from a McConnell news conference last week.
The McConnell campaign has now released a new version of the video with the Duke players replaced by Wildcat Julius Randle.
Though McConnell did not provide an NCAA bracket to WHAS11 last week, his Democratic challenger, Alison Lundergan Grimes, did. She had Kentucky losing in the second round and Louisville losing to Florida in the championship game.


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February 27, 2014
Finding a way to do it better than others is not going to be hard this week. Share your wisdom with other seekers. All who receive your word will benefit this week. Happiness rules! Don't waste a moment of this perfect week on any negative thoughts. Soul Affirmation: I give myself a chance to see all the good I can see in others. Lucky Numbers: 36, 38, 55
Strong vibrations bring a series of dramatic interactions with others this week. Practice your charm. Let it come from the heart, and let your energy carry you upwards to your best, highest self. Keep emotions calm. Let the warmth from inside of you touch others and thereby make your world better. Soul Affirmation: I go within and find what I've been searching outside myself to find. Lucky Numbers: 13, 29, 34
You'll be energizing and inspiring others this week as you speak what's on your mind regarding spiritual matters and masters. The quality of your thoughts is very pure; write yourself a love letter. Move slowly with explanations. Others will not understand as quickly as you think they should. Soul Affirmation: The truth that finds me is the truth I've been seeking. Lucky Numbers: 20, 27, 31
Rev up your engines. This is a fine week for making progress with projects that you've got in the works. Your energy is high and your mind is clear. Use every advantage this week to finish up your works. Look for love in the right places. Know the difference between love and lust. Soul Affirmation: I forgive and set myself free. Lucky Numbers: 19, 26, 39
Educate those around you in the area of personal growth. Their improvement will bring benefits to you. Humor in communication is the key. Humor in introspection is a must. Soul Affirmation: Success that has been following me is trying to catch up. Lucky Numbers: 16, 30, 39
This week romance is begins to percolate. Enjoy your feelings and let your brain relax. Suspend all judgments of others. Being stern won't work for you this week. Soul Affirmation: I go along to get along. Lucky Numbers: 1, 6, 19
Romance will find you this week. Don't be looking the other way. Your "rap" is especially strong. Make as many of those important phone calls as possible. People will respond. They are waiting to be receptive, Soul Affirmation: Friendships are shock absorbers on the bumpy roads of life. Lucky Numbers: 11, 13, 20
This week should bring an opportunity to further your education, don't pass it up. Pay special attention to details at work. A friend needs your support. Find joy in giving it. Soul Affirmation: All things work together for good. Lucky Numbers: 26, 35, 43
You and your mate should increase your saving for the future this week. Future plans should be spotlighted. A relationship is likely to take a serious turn. Be open to making an unusual purchase. Soul Affirmation: I can see clearly now the rain is gone. There are no obstacles in my way. Lucky Numbers: 10, 30, 50
Don't take any big gambles this week, the time is not right for a flight into the unknown. A newfound harmony is in store for you and your mate. Your mate will understand your fears. Soul Affirmation: New insights create new directions and a new cast of characters. Lucky Numbers: 6, 48, 51
The air can be cleared easily. Admit your need for help. Seek understanding. You'll help another by seeking help from them. Communication problems will smooth themselves out. Soul Affirmation: Moving slowly might be the fastest way. Lucky Numbers: 33, 52, 54
You and your partner are on the same wavelength. If you are presented with a contract this week, it's an ideal week to reach an agreement. Make the important phone call to set things up. Soul Affirmation: What I've been waiting for has been here all along. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 33
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New York, NY – Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) held its 2014 Vision 2014Gala on February 25th at Cipriani 42 in New York City.
As Dance Theatre of Harlem celebrates its 45th Anniversary, this year's gala was themed "Live the Moment" and raised $700,000, $75,000 of which resulted from the entertaining live auction conducted by Audrey Smaltz,with the proceeds benefitting the DTH School's Next Generation and Community Engagement Funds.
Honorees were Grammy Award-winning recording artist Patti LaBelle with the Arthur Mitchell Vision Award; dance educator and arts advocate Jody Gottfried Arnhold with The Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Medal; and Goldman, Sachs & Co. senior partner Valentino D. Carlotti with the inaugural Virtuoso Award.
The evening's honorary chair was Billy Joel (not in attendance).
There were performances by the Dance Theatre of Harlem School to "Over the Rainbow," choreographed by School Director Endalyn Taylor; a preview of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company's forthcoming spring season at Jazz at Lincoln Centerwith an excerpt from "The Pas de Dix from Raymonda;" as well as a special tribute performance by the Company to Ms. LaBelle, choreographed by resident choreographer Robert Garland.
However, the surprise performance of the evening was from "Lady Marmalade" herself when she ended her acceptance speech with an acapella rendition of "The Lord's Prayer," with opera singer Jessye Norman joining her, along with the entire audience, in singing amen.
"I can dance, but they dance like angels," said LaBelle during her acceptance speech, referring to the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company tribute performance. "This is my 52nd year in this business called show and to be honored by the Dance Theatre of Harlem for their 45th year anniversary, I feel so blessed, so honored," she continued during a short dinner break in the program.
Nearly 400 corporate sponsors, supporters, friends, alumni and members of the board attended the event, including journalist Paula Zahn, Malaak Compton Rock, Kimberly Chandler, Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether, Isiah and Lynne Thomas; Miss New York City 2014 KiraKazantsev, philanthropists Samuel Peabody, Judith M. Hoffman, Jean Shafiroff, Beverly D'Anne and Guy Mognaz.
"It was a very special evening that brought together the tremendous talent and expertise of our Company dancers and the great potential in our DTH school students. What a perfect celebration of the past 45 years of Dance Theatre of Harlem, to see the legendary Patti LaBelle take the stage to receive the Arthur Mitchell Vision Award from our longtime board member Jessye Norman, and to say thank you to honorees Valentino D. Carlotti and Jody Gottfried Arnhold for all that they've done for Dance Theatre of Harlem, the arts and education," says Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director.
Members of Dance Theatre of Harlem's Board of Directors were also on hand for the star-studded celebration, including Chairman of the Board Kendrick Ashton, Jr., Gala Committee Chair Leslie Wims Morris, along with board membersAlpha Mom's Isabel Kallman, DTH Vice Chairman of the Board Michael Armstrong, Trey Muldrow, Kevin Cofsky, Zandra Perry Ogbomo, and AliyaLeeKong.
Among the Vision Gala's sponsors were Jody and John Arnhold; Goldman Sachs & Co; American Express; Siris Capital Group, LLC; Isabel and Craig Kallman; GiftCards.com; CenterLight Healthcare; Disney; Fried Frank; and Akin Gump. The gala reception was sponsored by BET Networks. "We are thrilled and very grateful for the wonderful support shown by so many corporations and individuals," remarked Laveen Naidu, Executive Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem. "This gala helps make it possible for Dance Theatre of Harlem to continue making a difference around the world with our performances, community engagement and education programs."
Paramount is in final talks to acquire domestic distribution rights to "Selma," the long in-the-works feature drama about Martin Luther King's 1965 landmark voting rights campaign regarded as the peak of the civil rights movement, and Oprah Winfrey has boarded the project as producer.
Ava DuVernay, who came aboard the project in July, rewrote the original script by Paul Webb and slipped it to Winfrey, who sparked to DuVernay's rewrite, according to Deadline.com.
This marks the second MLK project that Winfrey is overseeing. Her Harpo production company is also behind a seven-part HBO miniseries "America: In the King Years."
According to Deadline, the plan is to get "Selma" in front of cameras as soon as possible. Lining up a domestic deal and a name of Winfrey's caliber were key to getting the ball rolling, and when the deal goes through, production is expected to start right away. Pathe UK, Brad Pitt's Plan B and Christian Colson are already aboard as producers.
Winfrey's presence both on and off the screen was a big reason "Lee Daniels' The Butler" did so well overseas, according to Deadline. The film has grossed $167.7 million to date — more than $50 million of that internationally. This gives "Selma" a leg up on the other two major MLK features that are percolating. Oliver Stone last month saw a script rewrite on his King biopic rejected by DreamWorks and Warner Bros, and it caused him to back out of the project. Meanwhile, Paul Greengrass still isn't ready to move on his biopic "Memphis" that he plans to make with Scott Rudin.
By Kam Williams
At first blush, "The Bag Man" reads a lot like "The Transporter," the 2002 action film about a courier hired by a mobster to deliver a mysterious package without opening it. After all, the title character of this adventure has been asked by a crime boss to pick up a bag for him without examining its contents.
However, besides sharing that basic premise, the two pictures don't have all that much in common. Where The Transporter is a special-effects adventure peppered with car chases and pyrotechnics, "The Bag Man" is a relatively-cerebral affair, a multi-layered mystery featuring unpredictable twists and turns as a well as a femme fatale with inscrutable intentions.
At the point of departure, we find a powerful gangster named Dragna (Robert De Niro) aboard his private plane where he's giving very precise instructions to the protagonist. Jack's (John Cusack) assignment is to take possession of an ostensibly priceless satchel and then wait for Dragna inside Room 13 at a seedy motel located somewhere in the country.
Of course, this proves easier said than done, when a cornucopia of colorful characters commence to covet the very valise he's been asked to protect. The fun starts when Jack's shot in the hand by Bishop (Danny Cosmo), the gangster who just handed him the package.
Then, while checking in, he alarms the paraplegic desk clerk (Crispin Glover) by assuming the suspicious name "Smith" and by paying in cash. Next, he has to deal with curious cops who have decided to stake out the premises.
But his biggest challenge of all is presented by Rivka (Rebecca Da Costa), a gorgeous damsel-in-distress on the run from a couple of goons herself. Will the scantily-clad stranger in need of a knight in shining armor be Jack's undoing?
That's the burning question for the balance of the madcap, high body-count adventure once the two opt to join forces.
An intriguing enough whodunit to keep you guessing, thanks to a decent script and game performances by De Niro, Cusack and newcomer Rebecca Da Costa.
Very Good (2.5 stars)
Rated R for violence, sexuality and profanity
Running time: 108 minutes
Distributor: Cinedigm Entertainment
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February 20, 2014
By: Edward Rice, III
Sentinel Contributing Writer
Reimaging the established business functions of a worldwide entertainment conglomerate is a huge undertaking to say the least. When, FOX Executive Nicole Bernard was identified for such a task, she was initially cautious and for good reason.
"FOX Audience Strategy was launched three years ago. I was asked to take on this role and in doing so I coined the term that named the department 'audience strategy'," recalls the Senior Vice President of Audience Strategy. "The thinking behind the department was the chairman's need, his recognition that the domestic demographics in this country were changing so dramatically and his thoughts were 'how can we create content for and distribute content to audiences we don't know?' The demographics are shifting so drastically that if we don't find the most strategic and engaging way to not only find out who they are and engage them around our brand then our businesses will be in trouble. It's really about business growth."
The result is an innovative approach to a required business initiative that will perhaps reshape the way the industry looks at inclusion.
"We set about thinking about a business operating unit that would align from a business perspective core community values with our business interests. That was very important to me because originally what I thought was being offered to me was a traditional diversity job and I was not interested in that," said the DC native.
To clarify, Nicole explained that while she continues to believe in the ideal and the platform of diversity, she simply was not impressed with the mechanisms and the initiatives that in her opinion seemed to fall flat.
"I just thought the approach had become antiquated, outgrown. It became more of a "tail wagging the dog" situation where now the viewer, consumers, the masses, the marketplace are this and the only place it looks different are businesses," claims Bernard.
According to the Howard University graduate and mother of twins, the ultimate goal is to engage broader audiences because that is the business equivalent to growth.
"You want more people watching, buying, and downloading what it is you're creating. No matter what vernacular is used to describe them and that's this very big pool, which is people" she stated. "So the question is how do we create opportunities to engage people across our businesses in ways that truly serve as resources for those businesses? As I thought about it this was going to be the bases of what we're charged with."
Proposing diversity as a tool to expand the current audience appeared to be a savvy business strategy but as the Fox executive soon discovered the concept was more difficult for some to grasp than expected.
"I had friends and colleagues who work in more traditional diversity and inclusion departments say to me, 'Nicole don't you think this is going to be confusing?' And this came at the height of my comfort level letting me know I was on the right track of moving away from this idea not just in name alone but theory," she insisted. "I said in return, 'What's so confusing about audience strategy to you? Why would you think it's confusing? And the response I received was how will people know where to go when there's a problem? And I said therein lies the issue. If you view diversity as a repository for problems that's why people's eyes glaze over and all the initiatives feel like lip service; because in essence you're teeing up your business to be a repository for problems. As opposed to how I look at it, it's a platform for opportunity. Diversity by its true definition simply means more. An array of…isn't that what we're here to do, galvanize more? We want business growth. That's what it's all about." She continued, "That's when it became clear to me that audience strategy would act as a resource—a repository for opportunity, a resource for all of our businesses."
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"Our division works across all the entertainment properties," Bernard explained. "So my role grew to creating a department that would service all of the FOX entertainment businesses, which include all of the broadcast, cable, sports, digital, tv and film entities."
With limited staff and budget at her disposal, providing such a specific service to such a broad cross section of businesses was going to be a challenge. Thus, one of her very first tasks was determining the need.
"I went in and interviewed all the chairmen and we spoke about the shifting demographics in America," said Bernard. "I would hear a lot for example, 'We saw the 2010 census and what do you think we should be doing to galvanize Hispanics around box office or how do we drive more Hispanic viewership to our programming at the network…how do we engage them?' The first thing I said is to stop having an us vs. them conversation and realize that this IS your general market now," she said passionately. "Hearing these conversations informed us on what the need was; a resource is only a resource to the extent that it's servicing a need. What we realized is that we have to start with a perception shift. Work on shifting perceptions within the four corners of the studio about what true and authentic engagement is—not the patronizing outreach, which is a one sided communication where its, 'look at us you underserved people and we're here to help you' but in fact we need you because without you, we don't exist."
What ensued according to Nicole, became a conversation about engagement. "When we thought about it we broke it down into needs and recognized that perception shifts lead the charge there. If we change the way people think about things (even though a lot of times they don't realize they think about it in this way) that they stop seeing diverse as remedial or "green" or a nicety or a social conversation that we must do and have and turn it into an opportunity to engage with more people who are not so different, they're just people," she said. "Now it's a business conversation, now you're looking at the bottom line because you're broadening your audience, which means more. You increase your viewership, you increase your consumers, you increase your ad revenues, and it increases your bottom line. This is not a social conversation."
"We decided we would bring to the studio in general or to specific businesses, really innovative strategic partners who could service, let's say the film business with really dynamic opportunities to market to bigger audiences that nobody had thought about before," she claimed. "Not because they're not bright, they're really good at what they do but because we're simply used to doing business in a certain way; erroneously continuing to define general market and mass market as more homogenous than it really was. We wanted to create intimate environments for business conversations that would spark ideas and spark business connectivity to diverse vendors who could change business. What then happened was a very natural shift in assumptions."
One such dynamic opportunity was the partnership between FOX and Bakewell Media, via The Taste of Soul. While FOX has maintained a consistent presence at The Taste of Soul over the years, Bernard saw the event as a chance to further strengthen FOX's connection to the African-American community.
"It was all about being forward thinking and bringing forward thinking opportunities either individually or collectively to the African-American community," Bernard revealed. "There was a joint dedication to that and both FOX and Bakewell Media I believe have existing brands that on their own do that but together the potential could be really great."
Taste of Soul was the impetus of what will hopefully evolve into a long and fruitful collaboration. For Bernard, gone are the old days of sponsorship of just writing a check to say you were there. Her concern was how to turn sponsorship into authentic engagement that drives business back to business so those sponsorships, those businesses, those engagements are truly valuable. Her first step in ensuring that FOX's involvement in the Taste of Soul was valuable this year was getting behind Starquest, The Taste of Soul talent competition. "That was a no-brainer," she exclaimed. "From American Idol to X-Factor, FOX is the home of the big talent competitions so this made absolute sense. Initially, they were just asking for talent but I felt we could do better than that then I came across this and couldn't believe we hadn't thought of it before, it was so obvious."
As the Audience Strategy continues to broaden the reach of FOX across all its entertainment properties, partnerships like this prove valuable to local and national markets.
"It's not just about Taste Of Soul but what it represents. It demonstrates a critical value that African Americans bring to LA and the richness of LA," Bernard says. "It demonstrates a brand marketing business value around a very dynamic wealthy constituency and we share a same thinking that while there are elements of that engagement that might be local, there's such an easy concept of business integration that would bring an immediate value add for our sponsorship dollars." The national platform, states Bernard very bluntly, "That is our brand and the talent that amplify that and connect them to the FOX brand and programming that made the marriage make sense. Its thinking about how we work together to amplify the Taste of Soul brand."
What Ms. Bernard is alluding to are the plans currently underway as a direct result of the joint venture, to take the Taste of Soul on the road. The goal of the project is to develop a grassroots campaign, which means creating local content for and engagement with African American audiences across the country. This level of exposure not only puts Taste of Soul on a national fast track with FOX audiences but it also connects FOX nationally with a recognizable African American brand, that says FOX is about us and engages us.
"The bottom line of all this is the recognition of the tremendous value, that we have always had," says Bernard in between bites of trail mix. "That the value be recognized in mass, that it not be questioned any more, that it is plain spoken. I'd love for the collective to see this partnership as a roadmap to acting in concert either around this initiative or others because it means business for us all. It's the value proposition. When we recognize the value in our community, then it's like a domino effect. Everybody recognizes it."
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Web Analytics Master Class
Admission: Free for SEMNE members, $49 for non-members
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
6:00 – Badge pickup
6:30 – 7:30 Reception with food and refreshments
7:30 – 9:00 Presentation followed by Q&A
Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, Massachusetts 02466, Tel: 617-969-1000.
About Our Speaker
Jay Murphy works with large and mid-sized organizations to successfully convert business imperatives to effective marketing results. He has worked with many companies including GE, Harvard University and Janus Mutual Funds. Jay previously worked at Sapient Corporation as a director of program management and led projects in a variety of industries including higher education, financial services and energy. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Northeastern University and a M.S. in Electric Engineering from Tufts University. He was awarded a Draper Fellowship to attend Tufts University and took doctoral level course work at MIT in Aerospace Engineering.
As a project leader on any web-based initiative, Jay brings an understanding of every technical nuance with an understanding of web-based marketing you just don't find every day. When he is not tweaking a web site – Jay can be found cheering on his sons at high school baseball games or racing his sailboat.
The Search Marketing community is coming to consensus: There's no free lunch. Increasingly, to see results, PPC and AdWords are where it's at. SEOBook community manager Eric Covino provides his top tips to manage more effectively in a pay-to-play world, including:
SEO in a Pay-Per-Click World
Admission: Free for SEMNE members, $49 for non-members
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
6:00 – Badge pickup
6:30 – 7:30 Reception with food and refreshments
7:30 – 9:00 Presentation followed by Q&A
Bravo Brasserie, 123 Empire St, Providence, RI (with complimentary valet parking)
Tel: (401) 490-5112.
About our speaker
Eric Covino is President and Founder of Creative Signals, a full-service digital marketing agency that launched in 2010. Eric has been practicing in the digital marketing space since 2007, working with clients from Fortune 100 companies to local insurance agents. Under Eric's leadership, Creative Signals has grown to a company with over 40 clients in 6 countries and more than $2 million in annual revenue. Creative Signals is a data-driven organization that specializes in the full spectrum of online marketing, including technical SEO, website and e-commerce portal design, conversion optimization, and social media advertising.
Search Engine Optimization in 2014 and Beyond
Admission: Free for SEMNE members, $49 for non-members
Thursday, March 6, 2014
6:00 – Badge pickup
6:30 – 7:30 Reception with food and refreshments
7:30 – 9:00 Presentation followed by Q&A
Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, Massachusetts 02466, Tel: 617-969-1000.
About Eric Enge
Eric Enge is the CEO of Stone Temple Consulting and has more than 30 years experience in the high technology market. His career began as a software engineer, and then he focused on the field of search engine optimization (SEO) since 2002. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences about SEO and Social Media. He also publishes articles on both topics, is a regular columnist at Search Engine Land, and runs a blog that interviews SEO industry leaders.
Whether you're involved with a startup business or just want to run your business like one, this talk will provide essential advice on how to improve your website and search engine presence without burning lots of cash.
SEO for Startups
Admission: Free for SEMNE members, $49 for non-members, $24 for startups
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
6:00 – Badge pickup
6:30 – 7:30 Reception with food and refreshments
7:30 – 9:00 Presentation followed by Q&A
The Grove, 760 Chapel St, New Haven, CT telephone: (203) 654-9675
Sponsored by: Medium Well
About Barry Schwartz
Barry Schwartz is the CEO of RustyBrick, a New York Web service firm specializing in customized online technology that helps companies decrease costs and increase sales. RustyBrick sells custom web software including advanced e-commerce, custom content management systems, social networking sites, CRM applications, custom web-based business software, iPhone applications and much more.
Barry Schwartz is the founder of the Search Engine Roundtable and has covered search for over 9 years. Barry is also the News Editor at Danny Sullivan's Search Engine Land. Barry hosts the Search Marketing Expo in Israel and is a speaker at many search marketing conferences, including Search Engine Strategies, La Red Innova Madrid, Spain and PubCon. Barry is always at the forefront of the latest news and trends in search. He was also the former News Editor at Search Engine Watch and is a moderator at several search marketing forums. Barry has and currently provided an advisory role for Google, Yahoo! Search, Microsoft's Bing, and several other Internet companies and many startups.
Vermont Web Marketing Summit
This event is coming November 14, 2013 to Burlington, VT with 11+ sessions.
The Vermont Web Marketing Summit serves as a platform for online marketers and digital marketing experts to keep up to date with the latest trends, benchmark their current digital activities and share challenges and successes with their peers.
Started in 2010 with only 80 attendees, it drew more than 250 attendees from all over New England and beyond in 2012.
Please view the speaker line up, and then register online.]]>
Plus, you'll get an SEO-guidelines checklist so you know what to do – and what to avoid – when testing SEO pages.
Top 25 A/B Tests with WhichTestWon.com
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
6:00 – Badge pickup
6:30 – 7:30 Reception
7:30 – 9:00 Presentation followed by Q&A
Boston Newton Marriot, Newton, MA
Please register now for this event.
About Justin Rondeau, Editor
Justin Rondeau, Chief Evangelist & Editor of WhichTestWon, leads the editorial and training workshops for WhichTestWon the top weekly publication in conversion optimization. More than 75,000 marketers each month visit WhichTestWon to research its extensive Case Study library featuring creative samples and results data for more than 200 A/B and multivariate tests. A trainer with hands-on testing and conversion optimization in both B2B and ecommerce, Rondeau's goal is to inspire and educate more marketers to optimize their email campaigns and web sites via testing.
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This event is dedicated in memory of SEO consultant Michael Cottam's parents, who were recently murdered. SEMNE has joined with other search groups to help sponsor the Cottam Library Fund. Individual donations are also welcomed.
Retargeting and Multi-Channel Marketing
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Hartford/Windsor Marriott Airport
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Registration desk open
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Networking reception
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Presentation followed by Q&A
The bar at this event will be sponsored by Distilled.
About Our Speaker
Bibi Mukherjee is the founder of Curve Trends Marketing, a Burlington, Vermont based Digital Marketing Agency. The agency's philosophy of data driven creative insights led by multi-channels touch points and audience retargeting has been integral in crafting success stories for both National & Regional brands across industries, especially in the travel and hospitality space.
Bibi, a Mechanical Engineer, started her career with Nielsen, India. She has developed and led implementations for a multitude of marketing campaigns, and has 20 years' experience working closely with global and national brands.
A columnist and a speaker, Bibi is also the chief formulator of the Vermont Web Marketing Summit, a leading annual digital marketing conference of Vermont & New England. The event has experienced dramatic growth since its inception in 2010 and attracts some of the best digital marketing minds in the country. The conference focuses on strategic integration of digital marketing channels and is held every Fall in beautiful Burlington, Vermont.
Marketing Your Content Via Mobile
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
6:00 – Badge pickup
6:30 – 7:30 Reception
7:30 – 9:00 Presentation followed by Q&A
Courtyard Nashua, Nashua, NH
About Dianna Huff
An in-the-trenches marketer since 1998, Dianna Huff is a recognized B2B marketing expert with clients across the U.S. Dianna combines her marketing communications, SEO and copywriting expertise to help over 100 companies, ranging from SMBs to Fortune 500s, get more leads and sales. Dianna's work has been featured in dozens of publications and blogs, including B2B magazine, Forbes, and MarketingSherpa.
Please register now for this event.
The Google Display Network 2013 Edition
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
6:00 – Badge pickup
6:30 – 7:30 Reception
7:30 – 9:00 Presentation followed by Q&A
Boston Newton Marriot, Newton, MA
About Matt Van Wagner
Matt Van Wagner is a seasoned sales and marketing professional specializing in paid and local search engine marketing strategies for small and medium-sized companies in the United States and Canada. An award-winning speaker whose presentations are usually as entertaining as they are informative, Matt has been a popular speaker at SMX and other search conferences.
Matt is President and founder of Find Me Faster a search engine marketing firm based in Nashua, NH. He is a member of SEMNE (Search Engine Marketing New England), and SEMPO, the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization as a member and contributing courseware developer for the SEMPO Institute. Matt writes occasionally on internet, search engines and technology topics for IMedia, The NH Business Review and other publications and served as technical editor for Andrew Goodman's "Winning Results with Google AdWords" and Mona Elesseily's "Yahoo! Search Marketing Handbook." Matt is a graduate of St Lawrence University, Canton NY (BS Economics) with an M.B.A. from Rivier College, Nashua, NH.
Discuss this event at SEMNE's LinkedIn Group.
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Fortunately the tools and rules have changed. With advanced data analysis, we can now measure the true impact of the top of funnel influence that digital has on other channels. And using that, you can grow the size of your last touch programs.
Why is this critical today? Because many are finding the ability to grow their search program is limited by the finite number of relevant searches performed. And it's gotten too competitive out there to leave any money on the table.
After a decade of focusing on the last interaction with web visitors, it's time to focus on the first and middle interactions to continuously fill your conversion funnel.
The best way to start is to go after an audience before it is searching. So, let's get busy adapting PPC strategies into Social and Display Marketing — and learn how to use the right tools to measure for success.
Please register now for this event. It will be held in Nashua, NH, and then a week later in Connecticut. Please choose whichever option is more convenient for you.
Better Analytics
(A) Tuesday, November 27, 2012
6:00 – Badge pickup
6:30 – 7:30 Reception
7:30 – 9:00 Presentation followed by Q&A
Courtyard Nashua, Nashua, NH
(B) Thursday, December 6, 2012
6:00 – Badge pickup
6:30 – 7:30 Reception
7:30 – 9:00 Presentation followed by Q&A
Sheraton, Rocky Hill, CT (formerly the Marriott)
This presentation will be given in both locations. When registering, please choose the date and location you prefer.
About Michael Briggs
Mike leads the teams of search, social and mobile marketing strategists @Website Publicity. Previously the company's Vice President of Search Strategies, Mike heads up the development of proprietary search technology products to support client success in the rapidly expanding media of search, display, social and mobile channels.
With a dozen years of experience in planning, executing, and tracking search engine marketing campaigns for a wide range of clients, Mike not only researches the fast-changing landscape in search, social and mobile advertising, but continuously tests for new opportunities. This allows his teams to keep clients like Yankee Candle Company, DR Power and American Meadows ahead of the curve in the most competitive markets.
Formerly a research biologist for the University of Massachusetts, Mike brings his love of data analysis to his work in SEM. He writes and speaks frequently on the importance of connecting the marketing dots with analytics and is a repeat presenter to industry conferences including NEMOA, NEDMA and the Vermont/New Hampshire Marketing Group.


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MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 31: Miles Austin #19 of the NFC's Dallas Cowboys looks and smiles to the stands during the 2010 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl game at Sun Life Stadium on January 31, 2010 in Miami Gardens, Florida. The AFC defeated the NFC 41-34. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
The Dallas Cowboys are back at work today at Valley Ranch, the beginning of the second session of organized team activities this offseason, and Pro Bowl receiver Miles Austin remains the team's only unsigned restricted free agent.
Austin received the first- and third-round tender offer worth $3.168 million.
The breakout star of 2009 has been practicing with the team, but has not yet signed the offer in hopes of landing a long-term deal. With the uncapped year looming, though, Austin will likely be obliged to sign the tender sooner or later.
For financial reasons, all signs are pointing to "sooner."
If Austin doesn't sign by the 15th of this month, as stipulated by league rules, Dallas will have the option to pay him 110% of his 2009 salary--$1.65 million--for the 2010 season.


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Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee, next to his Guatemalan lawyer Telesforo Guerra, takes questios from journalists in front of the Supreme Court in Guatemala City. McAfee, wanted for questioning over the murder of his neighbor last month in Belize, is seeking political asylum in Guatemala. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images
In a post on his blog titled Blogging from jail McAfee wrote, "I believe, by the way, that blogging from a jail cell might be a groundbreaking activity. Let's see if it catches on."
Although we're not so sure McAfee's prison blog is quite the innovation he seems to think it is (we found that it's been done by others as early as 2006), for the sake of a good story, we're glad he's blogging. And although his writing may not qualify him for a legitimate insanity defense—assuming they have that in Guatemala and Belize—it certainly qualifies him as easily misunderstood comedian, still willing to distort reality for a laugh, or whatever.
Michael earned his BA from Mercer University, along the way excavating a Roman bathhouse with the American School of Archaeology. Plus, he provided security at Oxford University, where he also studied literature and philosophy. He earned his MS from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism while training for and running in the New York marathon.
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