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Topic: Optimizing Your Landing Pages – Part OneHow do you know what to change, what to keep, and what really works when it comes to optimizing a Landing Page? Online businesses searching for answers to that question submitted their Landing Pages for a critical analysis by MarketingExperiments Director, Dr. Flint McGlaughlin; Director Of Optimization Research, Jimmy Ellis; and Director of Channels Research, Aaron Rosenthal during the February 6, 2008, MarketingExperiments Webinar. Those who submitted Landing Pages were asked for their Value Proposition as well as the primary traffic source for the page and what optimization steps they had already taken, if any. The reviews identified areas where applying key concepts of Landing Page Optimization to both B2B and B2C product, service, and subscription Web sites could result in significant improvements in conversion for those businesses. Editor's Note1: Because some subscribers who submitted Landing Pages for this clinic immediately applied the advice they received, screenshots of their Landing Pages may no longer match the pages connected to the links in this brief. We view this as positive development, and encourage you to check the screenshots against their current offering. Editor's Note2: We recently released the audio recording of our clinic on this topic. You can listen to a recording of this clinic here: BackgroundTwo MarketingExperiments formulas, the Optimization Sequence and the Conversion Index, represent critical principles that are essential to the effectiveness of any Landing Page optimization project. The Optimization Sequence The Optimization Sequence illustrates that marketers should focus first on optimizing the Product factor (OPr). Optimization not only includes product attributes such as quality and usability, but the Value Proposition of the product: Why someone should buy your product instead of your competitors'. Only then proceed to optimizing the Presentation factor of the Value Proposition (OPrn). For example:
Finally, drive as much profitable traffic as possible to your product by optimizing the Channels factor (OCnn). Channel optimization must begin with basic analysis: How are potential customers reaching the offer Landing Page? Which channels are they buying through? How much does it cost? How can you maximize offer relevance by matching your value proposition to the motivations specific to the prospects you are reaching through each channel? Remember that the highest performing Landing Pages are those that match exactly the Motivation of the customer. After Motivation, the clarity with which you express the Value Proposition is the most important factor in determining whether a customer buys from you or not. Let's look briefly at the MarketingExperiments Conversion Index to see where these two key variables, Motivation and clarity of Value Proposition, belong: "C" represents the probability of Conversion. Each represents a key factor in optimizing a page to get the maximum yield per visit or optimizing an event process. The numbers 4, 3, 2 and 2 are coefficients representing (from our experience working with many companies over time) the relative amount of return on investment for time and energy spent addressing each factor. After identifying a unique and compelling Value Proposition, you must ensure that you express it throughout your sales process in a clear, consistent, and compelling way. By eliminating disruption factors related to unnecessary Friction and Anxiety, you can maximize conversion. During the February 6th Clinic we asked our audience for their opinions on some of the Value Propositions submitted by rating them on a five point scale:
Using the MarketingExperiments Conversion Index as a guide, we also wanted to know which element of a Landing Page they thought needed the most help:
Case StudiesLanding Page 1 Value Proposition: "Quality you can trust since 1993 and support you can rely on." Primary traffic source: "Mostly natural searches. We actually just launched this new page and have not yet started any pay-per-click advertising." Asked to rate the Value Proposition,
Asked to evaluate which page element needed to be optimized most,
Following are the analysis and recommendations provided by the MarketingExperiments optimization team: Analysis (Jimmy Ellis) Though they have pieces of a Value Proposition listed on the page; e.g., Completely eliminate paper time card system; save hundreds in lost time or productivity each month, the Value Proposition as currently stated does not tell how this product can help the customer. Its more of a credibility indicator. The changes to test first should include:
Analysis (Flint McGlaughlin) The goal of a headline is not to sell a product but to get a visitor to read the next the first sentence of the next paragraph, getting them into the body copy. As a visitor, I need to understand why I should stop clicking and stay here and give your product some attention. Drive visitors to a place where there is not so much unsupervised thinking. Dont ask them to make choices between many options when they are still not sure they want you at all. Landing Page 2 Value Proposition: "We offer a fully customizable news headline feed, which we permit users to include their logo in creating it for free. This provides users a chance to make news feeds that by including their logo gives them the opportunity to create branding tools for their own site (even though the click-through goes to a news site). This is a preliminary program in advance of a hosted solution we will launch this fall in which the users' page will be hosted by us and the custom headline feed they create would open on it (it will remain free to users)." Analysis (Aaron Rosenthal)
Analysis (Jimmy Ellis)
Value Proposition: "We make full color direct mail envelopes that are always easy and on-time." Channel Information: The drivers of this Landing Page are three individual ads placed in DMA Yellow Pages, The Official Mail Guide, and the DMAW Source Books. The audience was asked to vote on the Value Proposition.
Analysis (Jimmy Ellis)
Analysis (Aaron Rosenthal)
Analysis (Flint McGlaughlin)
Divide the form to collect personal information. On the first part collect only a name and e-mail address. That way you have a lead when they hit the "Submit" button. On the next page ask for the postal address, but say "Tell me where to send your 'X' or tell us how to do 'Y'." Give them the reason you are asking for it. Your most qualified leads will give you both sets. It is a big mistake to consolidate both on one form in this particular case. Landing Page 4 Value Proposition: "We have one of the largest investor networks and entrepreneur toolsets that will get you and your company funded." Channel Information: Primary traffic source for the landing page is PPC traffic. Here are the two main ads: Analysis (Aaron Rosenthal)
Analysis (Jimmy Ellis)
Analysis (Flint McGlaughlin)
Landing Page 5 Value Proposition:"Photo Identification for Less." Channel Information: Primary source of traffic is via indirect PPC ad link to the product's category page. Visitors navigate to the review page from there. This page ranks organically #15 on Google, which also brings traffic. "We are currently rotating & testing 3 Google PPC ads for this product's ad group." Analysis (Aaron Rosenthal)
Analysis (Jimmy Ellis)
Landing Page 6 Value Proposition: "We provide in-depth research on small cap stocks that are generally not covered by the financial media or analysts at the big brokerage houses. These are stocks that we feel have the most potential for double and triple digit gains." Channel Information: Primary source of traffic is email to an opt–in house list. Visitors represent non-buyers who have expressed interest in our other products (mostly free products) that are related to the one promoted in the companys email:Email submitted. (Click here to see the full text of the sample email) Analysis (Aaron Rosenthal)
Analysis (Jimmy Ellis)
Related Marketing Experiments Reports
As part of our research, we have prepared a review of the best Internet resources on this topic. Rating SystemThese sites were rated for usefulness and clarity, but alas, the rating is purely subjective. * = Decent | ** = Good | *** = Excellent | **** = Indispensable
Credits:Editor(s) Frank Green Writer(s) Peg Davis Contributor(s) Jimmy Ellis HTML Designer(s) Cliff Rainer Email Designer Holly Hicks |


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Great Stories from New Bedford
The City of New Bedford's rich history spans a wide range of topics from the whaling industry to prominent individuals. Listed below are only a few of the many great stories the city has to offer.
Frederick Douglass (circa 1818-1895) – From Slavery to Freedom
Henrietta (Hetty) Howland Robinson Green (1834-1916) – "The Witch of Wall Street"
Lewis Temple's Real Innovation

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text: Big Bear City, CA, March 1, 2012 – The Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency held a special meeting to cover several items including the first public meeting in which the proposed new budget was presented in a workshop setting. The proposed 2012-2013 budget reflects the 4% increase in rates charged to the member agencies including the City of Big Bear Lake, the Big Bear City Community Services District and the county area of 53b Fawnskin. Several large projects are included in the new budget including the rebuilding and replacement of the Lake Pump Station in Big Bear Lake and a covered drying bed. The cost of these projects is less than originally projected due in part to lower construction costs. Other highlights of the next year's budget include lower costs associated with treatment plant efficiencies. Cash flow is also projected to be higher because of bond refinancing and higher cash balances from the operations. In total they are projecting a balanced budget for the coming year, completion of $1.7 million in capital improvements without borrowing and lower debt expenses. Formal adoption of the budget will take place during the regular March and April BBARWA meetings.


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Sirah: Your New Favorite Female Rapper Indie Pop Princess
A couple of years ago, Sirah, a young, white, female California rapper, was on the rise. She was in talks with major labels. She was about to release an album. She stitched together her outfits with two-dollar thrift store finds and no Fendi. Sound familiar?
But unlike Kreayshawn, the white girl rapper who's currently soaking up the spotlight, Sirah was a firecracker onstage, bopping through casually feminist rhymes atop Bjork-like singsongs. Although she was living in a garage in East L.A. and working as a "sober companion" to recovering addicts transitioning from rehab back to their old lives, she felt on the verge. Then her manager threw her a curveball.
Two weeks after her album Smile You Have Teeth was finished, her manager and the co-producer on the record sent her a contract demanding $30,000 from the work's proceeds. Because she and the producer couldn't come to a song split agreement, releasing Smile would have led to a legal battle.
"I think he thought I was about to get signed to a major," Sirah (pronounced "Sigh-rah") says over brunch at Fred 62 in Los Feliz. She walked away from her record and L.A., heading back to her native New York.
She returned, though, with a sound that has evolved from badass beat-down rap into a an indie poppy hip hop. It's all on display in her sunny new video filmed in Griffith Park, "Double Yellow Lines."
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It seems to us like a step in the right direction. She also has two songs on L.A. dubstep phenom Skrillex's upcoming album, spent a day last week writing with Young L (formerly of Lil B group The Pack) and mega-platinum power pop producer Matt Squire, and has an EP that's pretty much done. "L.A. is the only place to make music," she says. "Going to the studio in New York City, you have to pull your legs apart as you walk in the summer, and in winter you have 87 layers on. It's too hard. In L.A., you can live out of your car. I feel very safe doing that."
She actually did live out of her car, as well as use Union Station as a home base when she had nowhere else to go. She kept getting caught doing graffiti when she was young, until she realized it was "really weird to get arrested for writing your name." She says she was an alcoholic, but got clean at age 17, and has already lived through most of the music industry cliches; producers hit on her, for example, and labels told her she was too fat. "Majors would say, 'Keisha Cole's story is really sad.' And my manager would counter with, 'Have you heard Sirah's story? It's REALLY sad.'"
Though only in her early 20s, Sirah has done a lot of living already. Throw her punk rock spirit in the mix, and it's clear that despite her size (pint), you'll have a hard time pushing her around.
She still has a soft spot for rap but wants to get more into pop, along the lines of Cee-Lo Green, Bruno Mars, and Lady Gaga. She's also got a side folk project, and has been dabbling in Moombahton, the new electro-reggae dance genre. ("It's like a terydactal jumped on my face," she explains.)
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David Carr / New York Times:
Amazon Low Prices Disguise a High Cost — The Justice Department finally took aim at the monopolistic monolith that threatened to dominate the book industry. So imagine the shock when the bullet aimed at threats to competition went whizzing by Amazon — which not long ago had a 90 percent stranglehold …
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Charlie Stross / Charlie's Diary:
What Amazon's ebook strategy means — It seems to me that a lot of folks in the previous discussion don't really understand quite what makes Amazon so interesting—and threatening, for that matter—to the publishing industry. — So I'm going to take a stab at explaining.
Baldur Bjarnason, Jeff Jarvis, Beyond Search and Forbes
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The News Cycle, From Fireworks to Fizzle — I DON'T remember how old I was when I first climbed up to the roof of my family's home in suburban Maryland. Eleven, maybe? Twelve? But I do remember what I saw up there. It was the night of the Fourth of July, and it was turning dark enough for the fireworks.
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The Life and Death of Andrew Breitbart — ON the last night of February, Arthur Sando was having a drink at the Brentwood Restaurant and Lounge in Los Angeles when a bearded silver-haired man took a seat next to him, ordered a glass of pinot noir and began typing into his BlackBerry.
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In the first part of this two part blog I will outline the Region Director's decision, and in part II discuss the potential consequences of the decision and why I think the Region made a mistake in directing an election among Northwestern University's athletic scholarship football players to determine whether they wish to be represented by a union.
The Region directed the election based on its finding that the scholarship players, unlike the non-scholarship walk-ons, were employees under the National Labor Relations Act and hence eligible to organize and by distinguishing the instant case from Brown University wherein the Board found graduate assistants were primarily students and not employees and hence declined to direct an election. In finding the scholarship players to be employees, the Region relied on the common law definition of employee — one who performs services for another under a contract of hire, subject to the other's control or right of control, and in return for payment. The Region concluded that the scholarship players unlike the walk-on players were clearly employees because the scholarship players performed football-related services for Northwestern under a contract for hire (the scholarship tender) in return for compensation (tuition, room, board, books and certain other expenses) and that the scholarship players were subject to the control of the coaches rules and control.
Next, the Region distinguished the Northwestern scholarship players from Brown's graduate assistants whom the Bush Board found were primarily students rather than employees and hence refused to direct an election. The Region distinguished the Northwestern scholarship players based on four points First, the Region concluded the scholarship players were not primarily students noting that the scholarship players spent considerably more time throughout the year on football-related duties than in class. This contrasts with the Board in Brown which relied solely on the fact that the employees were students. Second, the Region concluded that the scholarship football players relationship with the university was not an academic one as their athletic duties do not constitute a core element of their educational degree requirements. This is unlike the Brown graduate assistants who received academic credit for performing their duties and that for the majority these duties were a requirement for their degree. Third, the Region distinguished Brown from Northwestern by noting that the athletic coaches and not the scholarship players academic faculty supervised the scholarship players work and consequently the players lacked a relationship with the faculty when performing their athletic duties. Fourth, the Region distinguished the case from Brown by asserting that the scholarship was compensation and not financial aid. The Region noted that the Brown Board concluded the graduate assistants scholarships were financial aid and not compensation because the graduate assistants received the same scholarship amount as the graduate fellows for whom no research or teaching was required and that the amount of compensation was not tied to the quality of their work.
In contrast Northwestern never offers a football scholarship to a prospective student unless they intend to provide an athletic service to Northwestern and the scholarship can be immediately revoked if the player breaks the rules or voluntarily quits the team. The Region noted that this differed from Northwestern's walk-on players who might receive a needs based scholarship. A walk-on player could quit the team and retain the scholarship. The Region discounted the fact that the school administration had a role in deciding whether to cancel a scholarship, noting it happened only twice and both time the school followed the head coach's recommendation.
Stay tuned for Part II wherein I discuss the decision's impact.


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"Get Your Geek On! Unless you're horndog Howard Wolowitz from The Big Bang Theory, the words "geek" and "lust" are seldom found in the same sentence. Until now, bub. Whether it's the most recent tweet from Felicia Day, the newest book from Terry Pratchett, or the latest anything from Joss Whedon, the world is a smoking hot, happening place for Geeks."
"Are you the innovative type, the cook who marches to a different drummer -- used to expressing your creativity instead of just following recipes? Are you interested in the science behind what happens to food while it's cooking? Do you want to learn what makes a recipe work so you can improvise and create your own unique dish?"
"For Genevieve Terrence it seemed like a dream come true: a weekend alone on Maui with her sexy boss, Nick Brogan. But little did she know that Nick had dreams of his own--a nefarious scheme that nearly got her killed on the flight over the Pacific. Lucky for her, brilliant computer programmer Jack Farley was on board and quick-witted enough to crash-land the plane. Now Jack is her sole companion on a remote desert island with nothing but guava trees and sharks for company. Who'd expect the shy genius--and the least alpha male she knows--to turn out to be the uninhibited stud of her wildest dreams? "
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You've been selected as Earth's sole representative in negotiations with an Alien Overlord.
The reason doesn't matter. In fact, you hardly need one. What matters is that today is different. Today is momentous. There are people to impress, reputations at stake, money to be made or lost. The fate of the world may hang in the balance. Yours certainly does. And there is no way – no possibility anywhere within the space-time continuum – that you are going to overlook even the slightest possible advantage.
Trust me, you do NOT want to meet the military leader of an alien species – or an attractive female of your own – while looking anything but your best. "


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Ask the Entrepreneur: Jane Glazer, founder of QCI Direct
by Jane Glazer
Question: What made you decide to start your business?
I started my business in 1983 for all the wrong reasons. I had been teaching mathematics for over seven years, and my three children were all the same ages as my students. I felt that someone suffered daily–if not the students, then my kids. If not my kids, then the students. I don't think anyone was meant to have that many 11-13 year olds at one time! So business sounded different and exciting, and my husband assured me it would be a part-time experience. He was right! I only work the hours I am awake–so much for part time.
Question: What was a challenge you faced while growing your company?
Challenges? Obstacles? Are you kidding? Being an entrepreneur is an obstacle race that never gets to the finish line. My first obstacle was not knowing anything. No accounting background, no business plan, no strategic thinking. Honestly, there were several mentors and advisors at the beginning who told me NOT to do this.
Question: What piece of advice would you give to future female entrepreneurs?
So now, 31 years later, what advice would I give other soon-to-be entrepreneurs? Go for it! It is the most addicting adventure I have ever pursued. And I don't say that without having had other experiences. I trained and ran the NYC Marathon, I did whitewater rafting, I learned how to fly a plane. But being an entrepreneur is the one I keep pursuing. It challenges my mind, my level of energy, my ability to deal with people, and my love of adventure. And someday, who knows? Maybe I really will get to the finish line.


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Wait, wait...
5 real days = 1 mafia day? Jebus!!!!!!
Also, like the riddle thing but I doubt I'll ever figure it out. xd And so many names to remember, amagawd. ._.
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5 real days = 1 mafia day? Jebus!!!!!!
Also, like the riddle thing but I doubt I'll ever figure it out. xd And so many names to remember, amagawd. ._.
I honestly feel we'll start lynching after like 2 days out of boredom but that's me :P
Death would be a welcome embrace.
Yup, I'd both be suprised and also hate to see a day reach the full 5 days! It'd probably mean very few posts and it'd be boring.
Especially if I'm dead by then.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.
Oh, I'm not doubting his experience at moderating in general, just that he doesn't know how the people who mostly play here are like :P He tried starting with night and that wasn't much liked and, while having long days doesn't really mean anything bad, it's just likely we'll have a ton of inactivity b/c of it :3
Death would be a welcome embrace.
I don't think it'll last 5 days, I mean, it will last atleast 3 days, it should I believe, since there's so many people that are playing, supposedly, some might not even post after 5 days or so, I hope not.
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Meh, probably...
I don't know but "older" players might not be here right after the first day and new players, generally are, I was but I don't know. We'll see.
Good morning Gotham. Im glad i didnt stay up late last night waiting for the thread to be created... Starting with night? Id have been sad =(
As usual:
FoS: everyone
Okay, thats out of the way. I'm off to work.
FoS Foxxi for going to work. Only bad people work!
Have a little faith young Beagle. I had nothing against it starting with night. Sure it would suck to be NKed without having made a single post, especially for an NKed VT, but with a little warning next time, I don't see any reason for a game to not start at night. As long as there's a Dead Thread to retire to, it's all good.
Besides, those deliberately being inactive can be commented upon. I have no intentions of shutting up if I'm alive and awake to do so. Or if I'm not raiding. Or off doing busy things.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.
Do other places normally start with night? Seems odd. The first deaths happen before any knowledge of anything would have happened, and the people who got killed don't get to play at all
Here N1 even usually kills lurkers, so the people who want to play actually do get to play for at least two days...with exceptions of course
Foxxi is fingering people again
Idk Kitteh, I would be sorely upset at least not being able to talk before getting killed :\ It'd be like "oh boy, I get to make fun of Treann chat with all the people and see and participate in who gets killed!" and then, before I can even do that, I'm offed just b/c someone(*cough*Lysah*cough*) might have a personal vendetta from previous games to get me killed. Not saying I won't die tonight instead, but at least I'll feel like I wasn't just killed without even playing.
Death would be a welcome embrace.
Foxxi is playing again
Where did foxxi disappear to for several games anyway?
I think I am going to need a little help with the theme... this mafia is based on the Batman games Arkham Asylum & Arkham City, right? How are they any different from the movies?
Meh, I've always been a bit indifferent about whether to start with night or day. Night start has the downside of most of the time dropping people out right away but on the other hand TPR's also get something to work with. If no night is done before D1 it mostly becomes a day to chat and then lynch someone when time is running out but at least everyone gets to participate


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Hi guys,
I need some help with selecting a headphone amp. I have a PSB M4U. What amp do you suggest I get with it?
Ok after doing some reading, people mentioned the FiiO E17 and Audinst HUD MX1. Which one is better?
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Yep, it's a research trip for a new book I've been plotting. I grew up a little over an hour away, so I'm familiar, but I haven't looked at it from a writer's view and I haven't been to some of the places my characters will be!
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Saturday is Crimson's first birthday party! Seems like just yesterday she was born. I blogged about it HERE.
Holding Crimson after she was born! |
Crimson a year later! She's a mess! :) |
I'm getting her fake food for her new toddler kitchen and a gift card to KFC, since she loves potatoes and gravy from there! Yeah, I'm that aunt!
Sunday, I'll be heading home. So with all the crazy busy stuff going on, I'll be taking a blogging break on Monday, but will be back on Wednesday!
I talked about romance and dog poop over at Lisa Jordan's blog yesterday. I'd love for you to come by! Lisa's new website is gorgeous like her!


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Lights go out around the world for 10th Earth Hour
March 25 The lights are being switched off around the world at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, and to draw attention to climate change.
* Paramilitary police barricade Japanese embassy
* Protests reported in other Chinese cities
* Japan foreign minister cuts short Australia trip
By Sui-Lee Wee and Maxim Duncan
BEIJING, Sept 15 Thousands of Chinese besieged the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Saturday, hurling rocks, eggs and bottles, and protests broke out in other Chinese cities in an angry dispute over a group of remote islands.
Paramilitary police with shields and batons barricaded the embassy, holding back and sometimes fighting with slogan-chanting, flag-waving protesters who at times appeared to be trying to storm the building.
"Return our islands! Japanese devils get out!" some shouted. One held up a sign reading: "For the respect of the motherland, we must go to war with Japan."
Protester Liu Gang, a migrant worker from the southern region of Guangxi, said: "We hate Japan. We've always hated Japan. Japan invaded China and killed a lot of Chinese. We will never forget."
By early evening, police had succeeded in persuading some people to leave. Rings of anti-riot police stood guard in front of the embassy, apparently readying for a long night.
"I think it's time for the Chinese government to get tougher. Look at what the ordinary people feel. The government should respond," said a man who gave his family name as Xue.
"I don't mean war, but tougher action like sanctions. You can see how much Japan depends on our economy. Then don't sell them any rare earths," he said, referring to elements mined in China which are vital to defence, electronics and renewable-energy technologies.
Japan said its foreign minister had cut short a visit to Australia and flown back to Tokyo.
The long-standing territorial dispute escalated dramatically on Friday when China sent six surveillance ships to a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, raising tension between the two countries to its highest level since 2010.
It was responding to Japan's decision on Tuesday to buy the islands, which Tokyo calls the Senkaku and Beijing calls the Diaoyu, from a private Japanese owner after Chinese warnings not to.
Sino-Japanese ties have long been plagued by China's bitter memories of Japan's military aggression in the 1930s and 1940s and present rivalry over resources - the islands are believed to be surrounded by energy-rich waters.
Relations between the two countries, which have extensive business and trade ties, chilled in 2010, after Japan arrested a Chinese trawler captain whose boat collided with Japanese coastguard vessels near the islands.
China's official Xinhua news agency said big anti-Japan protests were also held in the Chinese cities of Xian, Changsha, Nanjing and Qingdao. Japanese media reported attacks on Japanese restaurants and other businesses.
"Armed police and police officers have been dispatched to protest sites to maintain order," Xinhua said.
The microblog of Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily called on protesters to behave properly.
"What we should show the world is that as China has peacefully risen so has the quality of its people, and that the government is not lacking in its management of the law," it wrote.
Japan's Kyodo news agency said the demonstrations were the biggest in China since the two countries normalised diplomatic relations in 1972.
Pictures on China's popular Twitter-like Sina Weibo showed protests in provincial cities and pictures of looting of shops and destruction of Japanese cars.
Japanese broadcaster NHK said protesters broke into a dozen factories in the eastern city of Qingdao, including one run by Panasonic. Such attacks prompted Japan's government to complain to China's foreign ministry.
There have been sporadic protests around China throughout the week. Those in Beijing had been small and largely peaceful.
The latest dispute flared up last month after Japan detained a group of Chinese activists who had landed on the islands.
China also has similar disputes with neighbouring states in southeast Asia over islands in the South China Sea.
Diplomats say Tokyo and Beijing want to keep the row from escalating. That ciould be made harder by China's impending leadership changes and a looming election in Japan.
China's ruling Communist Party rarely permits street protests. "I think the government is encouraging this," said one protester, who gave his name as Uda Chen.
"They could have stopped all of us approaching when we were at the subway station. The government has taught us to be anti-Japanese at school, so if they want us to stop it would be like slapping their own mouths," he added.
The influential tabloid Global Times, published by the People's Daily, said backing off was not an option for China.
"China should be confident about strategically overwhelming Japan," it wrote, saying Chinese forces should "increase their preparation and intensify their deterrence" against Japan.
"China will not shy away if Japan chooses to resort to its military," the paper added.


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Then, marching southward, he took the cities of Sardis and Ephesus without striking another blow.
It is the 'few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments.'
In gratitude Crœsus invited him to Sardis, led him into the treasure-chamber, and allowed him to take as much gold as he pleased.
He doant find the klime-it here as healthy as it is in Sardis.
But as soon as it was night he turned his army again upon Sardis, and attacked the city unexpectedly.
I wish to have Oretes, the governor of Sardis, brought to me, dead or alive.
On the day that Margaret left Sardis, Roland began his preparations for descending the shaft.
They brought this sister with them to Sardis when Darius was there.
The old overland route continued eastward through Philadelphia and Sardis.
They had now come 93 days' march from Ephesus, or 90 from Sardis.
the metropolis of Lydia in Asia Minor. It stood on the river Pactolus, at the foot of mount Tmolus. Here was one of the seven Asiatic churches (Rev. 3:1-6). It is now a ruin called Sert-Kalessi.


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In this report Amnesty International uses the term non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to cover all civil society organizations including trade unions, although under Belarusian legislation NGOs may register as associations, institutes or foundations. Political parties would not normally fall under the category of NGOs, but the situation in Belarus is anomalous, because faced with over-demanding requirements for the registration of political parties, opposition parties choose to register as NGOs.
This report describes violations of the right to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, as well as other human rights violations, suffered by men and women in Belarus who strive to work for the good of society individually and as members of NGOs, and makes recommendations for amendments to law and practice to improve the compliance of Belarus with international human rights law and standards, in particular with regard to ensuring the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. Amnesty International hopes that these recommendations will benefit all civil society groups in Belarus.


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Baked Eggs and Polenta with Chunky Vegetable Sauce
Made with fine-ground cornmeal, polenta is a fun and flavorful substitute for the standard side dish. And it makes a great base for this saucy baked egg casserole.
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4 main-dish servings
- 1 c. boiling water
- 1 c. low-fat (1%) milk
- ½ c. yellow cornmeal
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
- ½ c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 small onion
- 1 small zucchini
- 1 can tomatoes in juice
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 4 large eggs
- Prepare polenta: In deep 2 1/2-quart microwave-safe bowl or casserole, stir boiling water, milk, cornmeal, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, uncovered, in microwave on High 3 minutes. Remove bowl from microwave and whisk cornmeal mixture vigorously until smooth (mixture may be lumpy at first). Microwave 2 to 3 minutes longer or until thickened, whisking once more after cooking is done. Stir in Parmesan. Spread polenta in greased 8" by 8" glass baking dish.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F and prepare sauce: In 12-inch skillet, heat oil on medium until hot. Add carrot and onion, and cook about 10 minutes or until tender and beginning to brown. Stir in zucchini and cook about 5 minutes or just until zucchini is tender. Add tomatoes with their juice, tomato sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper; heat to boiling on medium-high. Reduce heat to medium and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spread tomato mixture over polenta in baking dish.
- With large spoon, make 4 indentations in tomato mixture. Crack eggs into custard cup, 1 at a time, and slip into each indentation. Bake, uncovered, 12 to 14 minutes or until eggs are set.
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HANOVER, NY - One person was hurt and a Chautauqua County restaurant suffered serious damage after a car hit the building.
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주소 | Overtoom, 1054jl Amsterdam, 네덜란드 |
숙소유형 | 아파트 |
Acceptance rate | 80% |
Response time | A few hours |
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The studio is at hte first floor of a beautifully restored 19th century building wwith lots of ornaments and details. Is has an outdoor terrace on the quiet sunny side, attached bathrooom, a fully equipped kitchen with cooking facilitys, coffe/tee and frridge. Big double bed.
Breakfast not included, on request at E 5,- p/p
Bicycles for rent to explore Amsterdam and the vicinity.
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Our stay in this guestroom was very nice! We liked the location, italian restaurant located near to it and wonderful pillows carrying you out to the 7th sky :) One thing that is quite common to european appartments is audibility of everything happened on each of the floors.
Very nice host and room, very close to tram, took me about 30 minutes to get there from the airport. I rented a bike from Hal, the host, it´s about five minutes on bike and 15 on foot to the Leidseplein, so it´s pretty central. Big park very close behin the house.
One of the nicest B&Bs we've ever been to. Beautiful rooms, you can choose between cheaper ones and the more expensive with a neat kitchen and a balcony, if available of course.
The hospitability of the owners makes you feels so welcome, really friendly people (thank you!! :-) )
We would definitely recommend this place to everybody who wants to travel to Amsterdam!
We had a really nice stay in this cosy, baroc-like B&B. Friendly host, very comfortable bed and clean badroom. Located practically in the centre just next to the Vondelpark. There's a tv and a fridge, but no breakfast. Perfect place for long weekend in Amsterdam!
I totally recommend this place. A Beautiful clean room, Perfect location near Vondelpark, on Overtoom (you get out of the building and you are already at the tram station, which is a few stops from Leidsplein) And Har is a great host, very friendly and helpful with directions and tips. He is obviously doing this for the love of it, not really the money. I hope the room is available next time I'm in A'dam.
Staying at this B&B was amazing. Although breakfast was not provided for us, there was tea and coffee available for us throughout our stay. The beds are very comfy and would definitely recommend people to stay here if they don't a bit of cycling from the B&B to town or by tram. Transports are very accessible. I loved the service as they helped us in anyway they can in terms of tourist questions. Love that there was wifi available as it would be so troublesome without it. The toilet was a bit small and there was no rack or shelf to place my shampoos and soap, but the warm water is available all the time so it was alright. Overall, it was a very relax and memorable experience staying at this B&B in centrum of Amsterdam :)
The host is incredibly service minded and really exceeded our expectation on service. Good value for money overall and a recommended stay. It was nice and quiet although sound travel well between the rooms. Nice location with a park around the corner and easy to find address. Bikes for rent are offered which is really the best way to get around.
Lovely spacious room that was clean, restful and lived up to the description on the website.
Har is also an excellent host who is born to the job. He was hospitable, attentive and friendly, gave good directions from the airport; provided lots of practical advice about how to enjoy the city and offered lovely pedal cycles on the premises so you do not need to use a commercial company.
Hannah and George
The room is wide, with a comfortable double bed. Made by wood. Very clean.
It is placed near the center and next to the Vondelpark. Very well communicated by streetcar.
They have rent of bicycles that it put to our disposition. Undoubtedly the better thing is the owner, who took care of us very much and facilitated to us very much the things, with practical advices to discover the city and to do our stay the most comfortable and profitable possible.
Undoubtedly, 9 on 10.
Friendly guests, very respectful of the apartment, that we hope to host again!
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Oh my...it must have been a rough weekend all around. It's almost 10am EST and this thread didn't get started until now. I know mine wasn't stellar by far. I got back into the groove yesterday. I definitely find that I can get back to what I should be doing a lot faster now. I don't have the regret and shame over eating something that I shouldn't. I mostly just brush it off and start back over with the next day, meal or bite. That's what I have to do to keep going on this journey.
Starting this week .8lbs higher than last Monday.
Health / Fitness ...
1. 100 oz water daily (weekends too!!)
2. Just because someone else is eating doesn't mean I need to be eating too
3. Walk on lunches at least three times (weather permitting)
4. Exercise other than walking 5 hrs
5. Weigh and post daily
M: 263.2lbs,
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1. Survive CASSP meeting Tuesday
2. Pay attention to my behavior. I may be stressed out but so are others.
3. Read something that is not on the internet (a magazine perhaps? Had new issue of Fitness at home almost a week now and haven't even opened it)
Okay....so who's next? It's awful lonely in here!!!
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1974, November in Immokalee, Florida Skunk Ape Sighting
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Encounter Summary
Sighting ID: 32904
Sighting Zone: 5
Date: 1974, November
Location Details
Location Name: Corkscrew Swamp, nearest road was State 82.
Location Description: Dried-up swamp bed, with fairly thick undergrowth.
Location City: Immokalee
Location County: Collier
Location State: FL
Location Country: United States
Creature Information
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Evidence Collected
I was unable to collect any evidence
Tracks In The Area:
There were no tracks in the area.
The creature emitted an odor: No
Additional comments about the sighting: Spotting for water-fowl, turkey, and deer.
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Here is a hand made vintage racing canoe sign "MALIBU, CALIFORNIA", each letter around this vintage/weathered sign is raised (hand carved). Great wall decor for outrigger paddlers!
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Definition of unkent
a. - Unknown; strange.
The word "unkent" uses 6 letters: E K N N T U.
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Words formed by adding one letter before or after unkent (in bold), or to eknntu in any order:
a - untaken
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Life insurance premium financing: How does it work?
By ariastwin
Here is a brief summation of what the traditional life insurance premium finance process looks like.
How are high-net-worth clients who have an estate planning need for large life insurance policies (but don't want to or can't use current assets to pay the necessary premiums) being serviced today? Fortunately, traditional life insurance premium financing has never been stronger. High-net-worth clients who have a liquid net worth of $2 million or more, a total net worth of $10 million or more and annual income of $200,000 per year can qualify for premium finance loans with lenders who do this kind of business.
Lenders will require the client to post the cash value within the life insurance policy as the primary source of collateral against the loan with an additional percentage of collateral to make up the difference in the premiums borrowed from the lender. This solution will only work when a client uses a cash value life product such as a whole life or equity indexed policy. In addition, the policy must be structured using a short pay scenario in which the policy is front-loaded with the maximum non-MEC annual premiums with the shortest term possible, which builds the cash value in the policy to help offset any additional collateral that may be required by the lender. Lenders set minimum premiums borrowed and may be flexible about the terms of the loan.
Some lenders currently base the rate of the loan using London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a spread; others use Prime plus a spread. The spread will usually be determined by the size of the loan and the term. Lenders will vary the term and will set up loan terms between one and five year renewable loans as long as the client continues to meet the collateral requirements on the loan.
There are several steps that must be taken by all parties involved when this solution is chosen for the purchase of life insurance. Here is a brief summation of what the traditional life insurance premium finance process looks like.
The first step is the client working in coordination with his insurance agent, wealth manager and attorney to appropriately determine the amount of life insurance needed, what collateral will be pledged and what assistance is needed to set up a life insurance trust. This party is the catalyst to the beginning of the process and ultimately ends to appropriately insure the client and meet all of their estate planning, tax planning and trust needs. My experience has taught me that this is almost always the part that takes the longest to complete because of the intricacies involved in making sure the client completely understands how the solution works and is in agreement. The next step is getting the wealth manager to buy into the process and understand that some of the clients' assets will need to be pledged in order to secure the financing. The attorney must be involved in order to make sure the trust and estate planning issues are covered as well as the understanding of any tax liabilities that may befall the estate if this solution is done the wrong way.
The second party involved is the lender, who will begin the process by verifying that all of the appropriate information has been gathered in order to make a determination as to whether or not the client will qualify for the loan. He or she will also begin the process of determining the structure of the loan, the term, whether it be renewable or whether the client will have to requalify at the end of the term, if the collateral provided is valued appropriately, if it will be sufficient to carry the loan in case the policy's cash value performs, if the trust set up and if all fees been paid to both the attorney for structuring the ILIT and the lenders fees for originating the loan.
The lender will also verify all of the information provided on the third party financials to make sure the CPA is licensed and certified to supply the financials. In addition, he or she will review the numbers on the financials, verify true ownership of the collateral to be posted and require the borrower to provide their banking contacts and their ability to get a letter of credit if required by the lender. The lender will also verify that the life insurance policy being applied for is qualified by the life insurance carrier for premium financing.
The third party involved is the life insurance carrier. The carrier will ultimately determine if the client applying for life insurance will qualify for a policy, what underwriting rating they will receive and whether or not this policy will qualify for any premium finance programs.
Today's life insurance carriers are aware of premium financing programs available in the market place, but many of them shy away from this type of transaction, leaving the few who do participate to accept the risk that comes with this type of transaction as well as the large reward and very large premiums.


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We'll take just about any excuse to visit the Bath House Cultural Center (521 E. Lawther Drive), with its dreamy lakeside location and historic architecture. On Saturday it plays host to a new exhibition, one that looks so good that it might overshadow its lodgings. This Is What I Think is a co-curated effort, organized by Rita Barnard and Jacque Forsher and featuring work by 18 big-name locals. Favorites Willie Baronet, Penelope Bisbee, Bernard Bortnick, Michael Francis, Anthony Freda, Randall Garrett, Jordan Grimes, Janis Hefley, Anita Horton, Letitia Huckaby, John P. Irizarry, Norman Kary, Tim Kerr, Mary McCleary, J. Michael McKenzie, Jeff Parrott, Judith Williams and Chase Yarbrough will all express deeply harbored opinions through their art — or at least that's the plan, anyway. The opening affair runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The show is up until September 28, and it's free to see. Visit bathhousecultural.com.
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This is my blender. I'm in love. Last Mother's Day, armed with a newborn, a mild case of post-partum depression and no hope for ever making my kids a healthy breakfast again, my husband surprised me with this Blendtec Blender (Amazon). I was so happy I cried (remember baby blues). And then I was riddled with guilt because the cost of this thing (almost $400) was not in our budget and I didn't deserve such a fancy appliance. After a few gentle reminders to stop worrying and just enjoy my expensive present, I started blending.
Have you seen these crazy YouTube Videos called "Will it Blend?". I'm not going to test it out and see if my ipad will blend, but I'm pretty confident it would.
The first thing I made was Raw Applesauce. I was on a raw kick at the time (I must admit it I've sort of abandoned my raw dreams out of lack of energy). The next thing I made was green smoothies for breakfast every morning for a month. A few of the other things we've made in the blender that I had no idea would be so easy:
I make all my dressing in it, batters, baby food and doughs! I also blend soups, destroy raw greens and steel cut oats in my smoothies and make ice cream in a pinch without running to the store. It also crushes ice in the most amazing way. And don't you always want a margarita? Maybe that's just me. This lime sherbet margarita we recently made was worth every calorie. For the most part it helps us to eat healthier at a lower cost. Except for the margarita. That wasn't healthy or inexpensive.
The only thing I've been meaning to try and haven't yet is grind my own wheat. To be honest, I'm not much of a baker so I haven't quite found the motivation to do so. Has anybody done this with success?
There is quite the debate around the blogesphere on what is better, the Vitamix blender (Amazon) or the Blendtec blender. Just google it if you are curious about what folks are fighting about. I don't know the answer to the debate. I've used both but wanted the Blendtec primarily because it is easier to clean and is shorter so it fits under a kitchen counter. It has been perfect for us. They both are about the same price so if I found a hot deal (I've yet to see one) I'd buy either.
But how do I find the best deal?
Because this is a deal blog, you all are asking, how do I get a deal on such a fancy blender? I do not know the answer, honestly. My husband has no idea how to use a coupon code or hunt for a deal and I shudder to think what he paid, so I don't think about it. Blendtec and the Vitamix come up at Costco road shows every once in a while and this seems like the best deal I've seen. It seems like they are about $350-$375. It appears they sell them all the time on Costco.com and you get an extra jar for $400. That extra jar would be very helpful because mine is always dirty and it would be lovely to have a back up. As always you can get a Blendtec or Vitamix at Amazon. Do you know where to get a deal on these professional blenders?
I'm pretty sure I haven't yet saved $400 in groceries making some of this stuff from scratch but I've saved some and it's been a huge lifesaver in the mornings to whip out healthy smoothies and batters. I pretty much love that thing.
I throw it in the dishwasher to clean it but when I need it cleaned quick I fill it with hot water and run it for a few seconds. Ta da, clean! Once again, love that thing.
Obviously this is a pretty expensive item and it isn't in everybody's budget. If you are in need of a blender but not ready to spend the small fortune, Jessie reviewed the The NinjaMaster Prep Professional Blender in our Favorite Things Series last year and LOVES it. Here is her review:
"I have always drooled over friend's Vitamixes but have never had an extra $400 in the budget for one. So, when it was time to look for a new blender, my husband headed to consumer reports. Sure enough, the Vitamix was #1 but the $69 Ninja was #2! We bought it and have loved it since. We've never had such a powerful blender!"
If you have any great tips on how to better use the blender, please share them. I'd love to see recipes and fun ideas.
What do you think about these expensive blenders? Worth the investment? I'm hoping mine lasts forever so I can answer, yes.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's deer harvest declined in 2012 but officials say it was a safe season for people who took to the woods.
Final numbers released Monday show that Minnesota hunters killed nearly 185,000 deer, down 4 percent from 2011.
Leslie McInenly, the big game program leader at the Department of Natural Resources, says the decline was expected because the DNR issued fewer permits to take antlerless deer in a move to build up the deer population.
The archery harvest was up 5 percent and the muzzleloader harvest increased 1 percent, but the firearms harvest was down 5 percent from last year.
The DNR says only one hunter fatality and 19 injuries were reported. Capt. Mike Hammer credits the state's hunter education program, in which 4,300 volunteers taught 23,000 students last year.


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New inspirations for the 2014-2015 Winter season at Nice-Côte d'Azur airport
Nice Cote d'Azur airport presents its new winter season with the destinations on offer from November 2014 to March 2015. A true gateway to the French Riviera, the Nice platform continues to live up to its reputation with a selection of destinations linking up directly with Europe, the Mediterranean and the other side of the Atlantic. Scheduled flights to almost all the European hubs, New York and Dubai allow you to be anywhere in the world within a few hours. A unique position, which reinforces Nice Cote d'Azur airport as a major platform for southern Europe.
The second busiest airport in France
- More than 11,550,000 passengers in 2013
- 3 consecutive years of growth, +3.3 % in 2013
- 105 destinations:
- 24 domestic destinations
- 65 European destinations
- 13 overseas destinations
- 53 airlines, including 17 low cost airlines
- 34 countries
- More than 1,300 weekly frequencies
You can still fly to New York direct from Nice thanks to our 4 weekly flights (+ an extra flight for the NY marathon on 2 November), until the route takes a winter break between 5 January 2015 and 28 March, i.e. resuming a little earlier than the previous year (on 6 April in 2014) . This offer comprises +13.5% more seats than those available in winter 2014.
The daily flight to Dubai continues to offer 2,500 seats every week towards various destinations in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific.
Nice-Monaco: One of the world's N°1 scheduled helicopter route (1 flight every 30 minutes).
2,260,000 passengers needed a connection to reach their final destination in 2013 (from/to Nice - Source: BSP 2013)
For further information, or to request a route survey, do not hesitate to contact us.
Marketing and other support
Launch of a new route
- Discount on landing fees
- 75% for the first year
- 50% for the second year
- Discount on passengers fees
- 50% for the first year
- 30% for the second year
- Conditions for application
- The route hasn't been operated for at least 12 months by the same airline
- The route has to be operated for at least one aeronautical season and on the minimum basis of 24 rotations during summer and/or 16 rotations during winter
- Night flight excluded (from 10:00 pm to 06:00 am local time)
- The catchment area of the new destination must be independent of any other served catchment area from/to Nice
- If a second airline operates the same new route, the latter will benefit from the same discount application for the remaining period.
Launch of a new long haul route
- Discount on landing fees
- > 75% for the first year
- > 50% for the second year
- > 40% for the third year
- Discount on passenger fees
- > 50% for the first year
- > 30% for the second year
- > 20% for the third year
- Conditions for application
- The route must be equal or longer than 3,400 km
- The route hasn't been operated for at least 12 months by the same airline
- The route has to be operated for at least one aeronautical season and on the minimum basis of 16 rotations during summer and/or 12 rotations during winter
- Night flight excluded (from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am local time)
- The catchment aera of the new destination must be independent of any other served catchment area from/to Nice
- If a second airline operates the same new route, the latter will benefit from the same discount application for the remaining period
Before each aeronautical season, a committee composed by Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur, 2 major Airlines, CSTA, SCARA, ratifies the discount applications for each new route.
Bonus for traffic development
- IATA Summer Season
- Bonus of €1.50* excl. VAT awarded to scheduled airlines (with traffic of N-1 > 5,000 passengers at Nice Airport)
- per extra departing passenger above the airport's summer growth objective (3%)
- minus passenger traffic that already benefits from new route incentive measures and development contract. (*) Available until summer 2015.
- IATA Winter Season
- Bonus of €3* excl. VAT awarded to scheduled airlines (with traffic of N-1 > 3,000 Passengers at Nice Airport)
- per extra departing passenger above the airport's winter growth objective (3%)
- minus passenger traffic that already benefits from new route incentive measures and development contracts. (*) Available until winter 2014/2015.
- Bonus calculated and paid at the end of each IATA season.
- Conditions for application*
- Unscheduled routes are excluded
- Night flights excluded (from 10:00 pm to 06:00 am local time)
(*) Don't hesitate to contact us for full detailed conditions.
Exemption for overnight parking (09:00 pm to 05:00 am UTC) to encourage airlines to base one or more aircraft at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport.
This measure applies to airlines which operate:
- Routes from Nice to at least two airports located in separate countries
- One or more aircraft from Nice Côte d'Azur airport regularly during the aviation year, with overnight parking at the airport and with an average of at least 14 weekly flights per aircraft per IATA year.
- If the aircraft is immobilised, only the first night is exempt.
- This measure is applicable from April 16, 2012 for scheduled passenger routes for a duration limited to three IATA years.
Contract defining tariff reductions granted by Nice Côte d'Azur Airport to airlines.
- Contract term: 3 IATA years.
- Tariff reductions are indexed to the 3-year capacity increase commitment using the IATA 2011/2012 year as a base, according to the airline's 2012 passenger traffic volume category.
- The tariff reduction will be granted as retrospective credit at the end of the IATA contractual year on additional passenger traffic in excess of the 3% growth threshold compared to the previous IATA year, with an advance payment made at the end of the 1st IATA season.
- Airlines concerned: airlines which have been present at Nice Airport for at least 1 year with a minimum of 20,000 passenger departures in the year preceding the signature of the contract.
- The contract may not be combined with the "Creation of new destinations" and "Seasonal traffic development bonus" incentive measures.
For more information and to obtain the terms and conditions of the contract, please contact us: NETWORK DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT +33 (0) 4 93 21 59 66 or e-mail us.
A professional team at your service!
- Routes Studies: expertise in route analysis and potential, route profitability, with the most efficient modern tools (Route, PRO, BSP, SRS Analyser).
- T.O.D.: origin, destination and profile passenger surveys.
- Statistics: available online from our website or on request.
- Engineering: rich experience in Airport Marketing Engineering at Pointe-à-Pitre, Tahiti Faa'a, Reunion Island, Cyprus…
marketing support
- Our Code of Ethics: providing equal treatment for all carriers, depending on the importance of the new route for NCE's network on the French Riviera.
- If you are looking for promotional tools to launch new routes to/from Nice, the Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Marketing Department can customize and finance your media plan…
- Press conference: we can organize a meeting for you with the most influential journalists from the Nice Côte d'Azur Airport catchment area.
- Press: advertising on supports with a strong edition according to your target.
- Billboards: very good visibility on large billboards located on main thoroughfares.
- Radio: a choice of leading radio stations with a daily audience of 200,000 listeners.
- Internet:
- Fun tools to promote your destination on the second airport's website in France.
- Online quiz (edited under the control of a bailiff) posted on www.nice.aeroport.fr (190,000 visitors per month).
- Tailor-made banners on a selection of websites. Web marketing action with banner, social networking like articles on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
- Direct Marketing: an immediate one-to-one impact with over 4,000 business contacts. e-mailing: 1,800 contacts from a regularly updated customer database to keep in touch with the influencers: travel agencies and firms from the catchment area.
- Event: sales blitz and workshop aimed at people working in the tourism industry. Street marketing to promote the destination.
Club Airport Premier
- Club Airport Premier is a recognition programme reserved exclusively for passengers who travel from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport at least 10 times a year. We are offering you the opportunity to become involved in thisinnovative experience free of charge. By becoming one of the scheme's partners, you can give your best clients the Club Airport Premier Card.
- Advantages for you:
- Communicate with our 20,000 frequent travellers.
- Promote your new destinations departing from Nice to 9,500 members via the monthly newsletter and information flashes dedicated to you.
- To find out more: email@example.com
Summer Report 2014
For further information do not hesitate to contact us.
Catchment Area
- 120 minutes catchment : > 8 million
- In the heart of Southern Europe.
- 1 million inhabitants within 30 minutes of the airport.
- 8 million inhabitants within 2h1/2 hours by car.
- Nice is the 5th biggest city in France.
Data: Sirius CCI, 2009
- 10 Good reasons to come to the French Riviera:
- An exceptional climate - 300 days of sunshine per year
- Seaside activities - Cape walks, boat excursions, underwater discovery…
- Mountain activities - Ski resort 90 km from Nice Airport
- Arts & Crafts - Potteries & glass blowing, perfumeries, ceramics, painting…
- Art & Culture - The largest museum base in France after Paris area
- Gastronomy & resturants - Over 3,000 restaurants, some enjoying a worldwide reputation
- Well being - The birthplace of Thalassotherapy
- Leisure & shopping - Top "gambling" destination in France, shopping paradise…
- Business & Economy - Top French business tourism centre after Paris with more than 300,000 congress delegates per year
- International events all year long - 200 international events each year: Cannes international Film Festival, Monaco Grand Prix…
- Tourism all year long
- 34 million visitors per year
- Included 10,4 million just for Alpes Maritimes + Monaco
- Top "gambling" destination in France with 17 casinos
- Top Yachting destination in Europe
- 15 ski resorts and 670 kms of runs
Source: CRT 2011
- 400 national & international events every year
- Between 300,000 and 500,000 delagates per year
- Monaco's prime financial market
- 2nd French business airport (Nice & Cannes)
- Top helicopter line in Europe: Nice-Monaco
- Top convention center in France after Paris
- Top European Technology Hub: Sophia-Antipolis
- Top French location for international R&D centers
Source: CRT 2011
- 12% foreign residents
- 55 nationalities
- 60% English speakers
- 1,500 companies with foreign capital (generating 23,000 jobs)
Source : SIRIUS 2007/2008
For further information do not hesitate to contact us.
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
An international network with more than 100 routes
- European & domestic network: 90 destinations
- North African network: 8 destinations
- Transatlantic network: 2 destinations
- Middle East network: 4 destinations
- 69% of airfreight travels on mixed passenger/cargo flights
- Airfreight profile
- Incoming = 30%
- Outgoing = 70%
- Trucked Airfreight profile
- Incoming = 30%
- Outgoing = 70%
- Express freight profile
- Incoming = 59%
- Outgoing = 41%
10 First airfreight destinations
Rank | Destination | Capacities |
1 | UAE | 6,443 t |
2 | USA | 1,263 t |
3 | Switzerland | 727 t |
4 | France | 680 t |
5 | Germany | 423 t |
6 | Turkey | 227 t |
7 | Qatar | 198 t |
8 | Tunisia | 92 t |
9 | Morocco | 58 t |
10 | United Kingdom | 48 t |
* First stop over / Sources: 2012 Nice Cote d'Azur Airport Statistics |
The cargo markets in Nice
- Flower production
- Fragrance and flavours
- Perishable goods
- High technology
- Space industry
- Pharmaceutical industry
- 2 parallel runways enabling 50 movements per hour
- Length: South = 2,963 metres North = 2,730 metres
- Landing: Localiser + ILS + glide + DME visual PAPI
- Authorised equipment: all types of aircraft, including Boeing 777-300, Boeing 747-400F, Antonov 124 F, Airbus A340-600, Airbus A380 under study.
The cargo terminal
- Open 24/24
- Total handling capacity: 50,000 metric tons
- Storage zone: 10,000 m2
- Sheltered outdoor area: 2,300 m2
- 4 officially approved cold rooms for products of animal and vegetable origin
- Veterinary border inspection post
- Phytosanitary border inspection post
- Strongroom
- 4 openings onto runway
- Boeing 767 unloaded in less than 30 minutes and merchandise available within the following 2 hours.
- Fast simple customs clearance.
- Linked to the East-West Franco-Italian motorway network.
- Cargo zone is guarded round the clock.
- All freight handling agents are DGAC-approved "regulates agents".
- Security procedure adjusted to consignments in transit within the cargo terminal.
For further information do not hesitate to contact us.
Key Facts
- The second busiest airport in France.
- More than 11,200,000 passengers in 2012
- A growth of 7.4% compared to 2011
Traffic profile
- 67% inbound traffic to Nice
- 33% outbound traffic from Nice
- 35% of traffic low cost in 2012
Source: Nice Airport T.O.D. Surveys 2012
Passenger profile
- French: 48%
- European: 41% (including 29% British/15% Scandinavian/12% German/10% Italian/Other European 34 %)
- Others: 11% (including 44% North American/56% other nationalities)
Source: Nice Airport T.O.D. Surveys 2012
Purpose of journey
- Business: 25%
- Tourism: 49%
- Personal (VFR): 26%
Source: Nice Airport T.O.D. Surveys 2012
104 destinations:
- 21 domestic destinations
- 65 European destinations
- 14 overseas destinations
- 55 airlines, including 20 low cost airlines
- 33 countries
- More than 1,300 weekly frequencies
You can still fly to New York direct from Nice thanks to our 4 weekly flights (+ an extra flight for the NY marathon on 2 November), until the route takes a winter break between 5 January 2015 and 28 March, i.e. resuming a little earlier than the previous year (on 6 April in 2014) . This offer comprises +13.5% more seats than those available in winter 2014.
The daily flight to Dubai continues to offer 2,500 seats every week towards various destinations in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific.
Nice-Monaco: One of the world's N°1 scheduled helicopter route (1 flight every 30 minutes).
Read the latest statistics from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
- Urban airport near the city of Nice (5 km from the city centre).
- Located by the sea just 40 km from Cannes and Monaco for which helicopter service is available (one of the world's heaviest traffic).
- The Nice Côte d'Azur Airport has a 370-hectare surface area.
- Ski resort at 90 km from the airport (open from December to April)
Infrastructure & Operations
- 2 parallel runways: 2570m and 2693m.
- 1 high-speed exit (up to 52 movements/hour, 26 landings per hour). It can accommodate all aircraft up to code E.
- Works on the runways and roads have been underway since 2008 to accommodate A380 aircraft regularly in 2012.
- Fully Slot Coordinated.
- Operating hours: 24h.
- Total capacity : 14 million passengers.
- 2 Terminals + a General aviation Terminal :
Terminal 1
- 45,000m2 (National, Schengen and non-Schengen).
- Capacity: 4.5 million passengers.
- 6 telescopic passenger bridges with windows – contact rate: >95%.
- 55 standard registration counters in 6 zones.
- 9 security check-in posts.
- Automatic baggage sorting system with laser barcode scan of luggage tags.
- Maximum hourly rate: 2,600 pieces of luggage/hour.
- 25 boarding gates including 11 in the international zone.
- 6 baggage conveyor belts for arrivals.
Terminal 2
- 55,000 m2 (National, Schengen and non Schengen).
- Capacity: 8 million passengers.
- 14 telescopic passenger bridges with windows – contact rate: >97%.
- NEW FOR 2011: A new double-deck passenger bridge to enable direct boarding for one A380 type large carrier or two medium carriers (A320- B767-400 type).
- This passenger bridge is complemented by a 1,500m² extension to the international boarding lounge, following the lines of Terminal 2.
- 63 standard registration counters in 4 zones.
- 10 security check-in posts.
- 1 manual baggage sorting system and 1 automatic system with laser barcode scan of luggage tags.
- Maximum hourly rate: 2,600 pieces of luggage/hour.
- 24 boarding gates including 7 in the international zone.
- 7 baggage conveyor belts for arrivals.
General aviation terminal
- A new terminal for general aviation opened in March 2010.
- VIP lounges, areas for crews to relax, airline companies' and specialised agents' desks and luxury shopping share the majority of the new 1,500m² General Aviation Terminal.
Charges & Annual Reports
For Airport Charges & Annual Reports please contact the Network Development Manager.


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