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"The Chew" welcomes a diverse panel of guests next week (weekdays, 1 p.m., ABC).
Monday, Aug. 5 - "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - Laila Ali makes shrimp and pepper bruschetta with Carla Hall; ESPN host Mike Greenberg joins Michael Symon to make corn fritters with cilantro lime yogurt and talk about his new book; and Clinton Kelly makes pomegranate freeze, summer sangria and strawberry-thyme chill cocktails.
Tuesday, Aug. 6 - "The Chew's Soda Shoppe" - Raul de Molina, aka El Gordo from the Univision hit "El Gordo y la Flaca," whips up ham and cheese melt and a peppermint black and white shake with Mario Batali; author Michael Pollan joins Daphne Oz and Batali to talk about his new book, "Cooked."
Wednesday, Aug. 7 - "The Best Breakfast I Ever Tasted" - Yvette Nicole Brown ("Community") is guest co-host; Symon makes a tasty Greek omelet; Kelly and Brown team up to make strawberry french toast; Batali recreates his personal favorite breakfast—Seattle style crab cake Benedict.
Thursday, Aug. 8 - "Hot Dog Days Of Summer" - Chef Curtis Stone guest co-hosts and makes Italian sausage and cheese roll with balsamic onions, mushrooms and capsicum; Symon makes "Dad's Hot Dog Hash"; Oz and Hallo face off with dueling desserts: sour cherry pudding pop vs. sour cherry yogurt pop.
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Hi there,
Im going to check out 2 modules going quite cheap and could not resist.
Its the Roland jv2080 & MKS50. I was wondering if there are software editors for the PC (preferably free ) and if not can I access all the parameters from the lcd screen and buttons? I dont think Im going to get hold of a PG-300 controller any time soon...
or can I control sysex or parameters on the boxes with a device like a korg nano control or any of the million other controllers out there?
There is also a Roland MDC 1 Sound expansion Module for a similar price but not sure Im feeling that rich (or should I just do it?)
Are they worth getting? I like allsorts of music from ambient bleep to House/hip-hop, funk and electro. I also just got hold of a sh-1000 cheap so I guess Ill just sequence the audio rather than midi.
To be honest I have not made music for a while and my Atari is on the shelf along with the Dr T software but I got some Cubase software and am feeling inspired again and cant face he whole softsynth thing right now.
p.s. How many outputs do the boxes have? My old proteus1 has 8 I think and its pretty useful.
p.p.s It would be a useful addition to VS reviews to have a view of the back of the box's and also I quite liked the RRP (price) when it was sold
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Advanced General Neurology Fellowship at
Massachusetts General Hospital
Neurology is proud to offer a fellowship in Advanced General Neurology. It is one of a kind in the country and it is geared to produce a superb, confident, academically inclined general neurologist with subspecialty interest, geared to taking care of neurologically complex patients and to the teaching of clinical neurology.
This one-year program is designed for advanced and in-depth clinical training in general neurology to meet the needs of the complex, changing neurological problems seen in modern, academic, tertiary care medical centers. The referral process to academic centers filters in patients with unusual manifestations of common diseases and as well as rare diseases.
The training will be broad-based and set primarily in the neurology outpatient setting but with selected inpatient experience. There will be several areas of concentration in clinical neurology that are outside the current established neurological subspecialties.
We provide all fellows with access a wealth of clinical material, and they interact with world-class clinicians and researchers, providing a tremendous opportunity to become exposed to all aspects of their specialty of interest. Graduates of our fellowship programs have been extremely successful in both academic and private practice careers. In addition to the Advanced General Neurology Fellowship, we currently offer the following ACGME-approved fellowship programs: Critical Care / Stroke Neurology; EMG & Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship; Clinical Neurophysiology - EEG / Epilepsy; Neuro-Oncology
Successful applicants in our fellowship programs have all completed top residency programs.
Goals of the Advanced General Neurology
Clinical Skills Refinement
- Refinement of skills in history and examination to uncover and identify clues to systemic disorders relevant to the neurological syndromes
- History elicitation for clues of occupational and toxic exposure and medication and travel history that may bear on the neurological syndromes
- Refinement of examination skills in recognizing physical signs of systemic illness and multi-system disorders
- Refinement of skills in the dermatological and ophthalmic examination, which often provide clues to the neurological syndrome
- Review of esoteric laboratory tests in the diagnosis of complex and unusual neurological syndromes: correct methods of testing, interpretation and limitation
Educational Structure of the Fellowship
- Supervised clinical experience in the general neurology clinics: patients are screened by the faculty who select cases that fit with the purposes of the general neurology fellowship, such as neurological complications of systemic diseases and multi-system disorder
- Supervised clinical experience in the neurological complications of infectious diseases in the Neuro-Infectious diseases clinic
- Supervised clinical experience in the specialty clinics such as movement disorders, behavioral neurology clinic, neuromuscular disorders clinic etc. The specific subspecialty clinics may vary depending on the interests of the fellow
- Coordination of care in consultation with other medical specialists as the cases will be mostly interdisciplinary
- Presentation of diagnostic and therapeutically challenging cases at the Clinical Vignette conferences where several of the general neurology faculty will be present
Didactic lectures once a week when the fellow and sometimes the faculty review state of the art and science of selected topics of interest for the fellowship.
Areas of concentration for the Fellowship
- Neurological aspects of systemic diseases
- Neurology of multi-system disorders
- Neurological complications of drugs and procedures and anesthesia
- Neurology of organ transplantation
- Neurology of infectious diseases
- Neurology of immunological disorders
- Neurology of medical spinal cord disorders
- Metabolic and toxic encephalopathies
- Immuno-therapies for neurological disorders
Clinical Experience
Didactic Activities
Clinical Vignette conference
Three times a month: A case of a patient from the ambulatory neurology practice is brought in for the conference and the clinical and neurobiological aspects of the case are presented and discussed. The fellow will review a seminal paper about the disorder. The cases selected would be typical presentations of common diseases, unusual presentations of common disorders, rare diseases but conceptually important and syndromes that are difficult diagnostic challenges. The general neurology precepting faculty and the neurology residents attend this forum.
Neurology Chief Rounds
Once a week: This consists of clinical case presentations and discussions of the complex neurology cases seen in the neurology inpatient service. The residents present the case, which is discussed by the Chief of Neurology at Mass General (Dr. Anne B. Young) alternating with the Chief of Neurology at the BWH (Dr. Marty Samuels) and is available by videoconference. This venue attended by the Fellow and all neurology residents.
Neuropathology Conference
Once a week: a comprehensive clinical-pathological conference precepted by Dr Hedley-Whyte, Chief of Neuropathology and attended by Neurology faculty and residents at Mass General.
General Neurology Didactic Session
Once a week: The Advanced General Neurology Fellow will present and discuss a journal article, or provide a critical review of a subject relevant to academic hospital neurology. Attended by the core General Neurology preceptors and it is open to the residents.
Neurology Department Grand Rounds
Once a week. This is a forum where leading experts and researchers from the US and abroad present cutting edge knowledge and concepts and ideas in neurobiology and clinical neurology.
Neuro-ID Conference: Once a week. This consists of a brief review of neuro-infectious disease topic will be presented by the Neurology Fellow. Precepted by Dr Nagagopal Venna and by neurology resident and ID Fellow assigned to the Neuro-ID clinic.
Morbidity-Mortality Conference
Once a month. Presented by the senior resident in neurology reviewing the cases of the month of inpatient RDA and Fisher services of the neurology department. Neurology residents and faculty attend this conference.
Clinical Rotations General Neurology Clinics
Three half-day clinics a week. For new consultations and follow-up of the patients seen by the Fellow. Dr Venna and the core preceptors will screen the referrals to the fellow's clinics to ensure that they cases are appropriate to the fellowship purposes. Each clinic will be supervised by one of the core preceptors.
Neuro-ID Clinic
One clinic a week. Half-day session. This clinic is precepted by Dr Nagagopal Venna. The fellow will see patient for evaluation of neurological complications associated with HIV infection or other infectious diseases.
Neurology Subspecialty Clinic Electives
The electives are available in several subspecialty clinics of the Department of Neurology. The choice depends on the interests of the fellow. The subspecialty fields include Stroke, Behavioral Neurology, Movement disorders, Neuro-ophthalmology, Multiple Sclerosis, Mitochondrial disorders, Neuromuscular disorders.
How to Apply
Please call Dr. Gopal Venna at 617-726-3805 for more information on the General Neurology Fellowship Program.


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Appendix IV
Travel and Risk-Related Activities
Release Forms
The University's Release and Indemnification Agreement and Medical Information Release forms must be completed and signed by each student or member of the public prior to participating in University-sponsored travel or a risk-related activity (see Exhibits B4 through B4-E). There are separate forms for adults and minors and for foreign travel. In the case of a minor, the parent or guardian must sign the forms. A minor is any person who has not yet attained the age of eighteen (18). A student is any person presently enrolled in The University of Texas at Dallas.
A designated contact person in the academic or student affairs unit that is sponsoring the travel or activity must maintain the completed forms for a period of two years. When travel is involved, a Student Travel/Off-Campus Activity Checklist form (Exhibit B14-A), indicating that the required Release and Indemnification Agreements have been completed, should be attached to the unit's copy of Student/Team/Group Travel Authorization (Exhibit B14) and must be provided to the Office of Procurement Management. (NOTE: If the travel is to a foreign country, Exhibit B14 must be approved by the President.)
In those cases where participants in the travel/activity have multiple events and the persons participating do not change, each participant may complete the Medical Information and Release form once at the beginning of a semester. Participants must update information on the form, as necessary, prior to each trip/activity.
These policies and procedures apply to all University sponsored travel and other activities associated with high risks that involve one or more students and members of the public. In general, the applicable travel/activities may be categorized as follows:
- Activities associated with organizaed courses or officially recognized independent study, either for credit (e.g., field trip courses) or non-credit.
- Activities associated with individual work or research off-campus; e.g., co-ops, internships, student teaching, and practica.
- Extracurricular activities including, but not limited to intramural sports, intercollegiate athletics, and similar activities.
NOTE: This policy also applies to registered student organizations if the activity or event is organized and sponsored by UTD and if travel to the activity or event is funded and undertaken using a vehicle owned or leased by UTD. Registered student organizations may not require members to travel beyond 25 miles from UTD.
Activities sponsored by an academic unit are under the purview of the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. Questions regarding the policies, procedures, or forms should be directed to the Vice Provost at extension 2791.
Activities sponsored by Student Affairs are under the purview of the Office of the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students. Questions regarding those activities should be directed to the Office of the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at extension 6391.
Students should be thoroughly informed through the catalog, the class schedule, and the course syllabus about all travel and other risk-related activities required by or associated with a credit course. For non-credit courses or programs, the course or program materials should provide this information.
Students and members of the public engaged in travel or other high-risk activities associated with the University should be informed of the nature of such risks prior to participating in the activity. An attachment to the Release and Indemnification Agreement that would be referenced on the form may be appropriate for this purpose.
Prior to each travel of other risk-related activity, the administrator of the unit sponsoring the activity must provide the Police Chief with the name of the faculty or staff member in direct charge of the activity, the name of a member of the unit not participating in the activity who can be contacted if needed, and, for travel-related activity, the names of the students and members of the public who are traveling. For the risk-related activities not involving travel, the administrator must notify the Police Chief regarding the site of the activity and the approximate number of participants. The Student/Team/Group/Travel Authorization form (Exhibit B14) and the Student Travel/Off-Campus Activity Checklist (Exhibit B14-A) are used for these notifications.
Incidents of a serious nature should be reported immediately to the administrator in charge of the sponsoring unit.
Safety Issues and Modes of Travel
Circumstances such as terrain, road conditions, length of trip, etc., may make it prudent that students and/or members of the public go with available group transportation rather than travel by personal vehicle. In some situations, it may be that travel with the group should be required. The faculty, staff member, and/or supervisor in charge of the travel should consider this issue as he or she would any safety matter. As with all of these issues, the use of caution and common sense are an important part of this process.
In all cases where an adult participant is permitted to choose to drive/ride in private transportation, that circumstance should be described in the Mode of Transportation line on the Release and Indemnification Agreement.
For minor participants, the key issue is giving notice to parents/guardians exactly how their child is to be transported to/from the activity. The Mode of Transportation information should provide notice. It would be best to limit the transportation of minors who are not accompanied by a parent/guardian to UTD owned/leased/rented vehicles, or vehicle driven by UTD employees acting within the scope of their employment. Such a requirement should be stated on the Release and Indemnification Agreement.
All Motor Vehicle Travel
The administrator of the unit sponsoring an activity involving travel for students or members of the public must ensure that the following safety precautions are followed:
- Seat Belts: Occupants of motor vehicles shall use seat belts or other approved safety restraint devices as required by law at all times when the vehicle is in operation.
- Weapons, alcohol, and illegal substances prohibited: Occupants of motor vehicles shall not consume, possess, or transport any weapons, alcoholic beverages, or illegal substances at any time when the vehicle is in operation.
- Passenger Capacity and Hours of Driving: The total number of passengers, including the driver, in any vehicle at any time it is in operation shall not exceed the manufacturer's recommended capacity.
- The distance to the destination and/or the number of participants needing transportation should determine the type of transportation to be used. On long trips, each vehicle should have a minimum of two drivers certified by the UTD Safety Officer. Drivers should rotate periodically, and no more that 10 hours of driving should be completed during any one day. Trips requiring more that 10 hours driving to reach the destination will require overnight lodging. There should be no driving between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without prior approval of the appropriate administrative official. Van drivers must take a thirty-minute rest break every four hours.
- For trips scheduled for longer than 2 hours, a navigator must be assigned to assist the driver. The navigator must stay awake while on duty.
- No more than nine (9) people, including the driver plus gear, should be loaded on any one 15-passenger van. The weight of the passengers and their gear should be distributed evenly throughout the van. Luggage should be placed in the rear behind the last seat and is not allowed on the roof when the van is being operated.
- On trips where the number of participants exceeds that which can comfortably fit in two or three vans, a chartered bus should be considered. All vehicles should have access to a cellular phone, and the number should be indicated in the notification to the Police Chief.
- Medical Insurance: Students traveling on a University-sponsored overnight trip must have medical insurance. Student health insurance is available at minimal cost through the Student Insurance Division of UICI, a local company that provides tailored health insurance programs for students enrolled in universities. Contact the representative for UTD at 469-229-6700 for information on insurance for special events such as field trips and off-campus activities. Insurance may be provided by the sponsoring office as part of the cost of the activity, or may be purchased by individual students.
- Driver Authorization: All University employees who drive University owned vehicles or who drive a rental vehicle that is used to transport students must be certified by the UTD Safety Officer as having met the requirements of the authorization of drivers in this policy and The U.T. System Business Procedure Memorandum No. 16-05-02. This does not apply to employees who are driving rental vehicles on University business but are not transporting students. Requirements for being an authorized driver include a 36-month Motor Vehicle Record score of 2 or less, as well as appropriate driver training. Van-specific training, including on-the-road training, is required for drivers of 15-passenger vans.
- Insurance Coverage: The U.T. System Business Procedure Memorandum No. 16-05-02 includes information, policies, and procedures regarding insurance policies covering the authorized use of owned, hired and non-owned vehicles; requirements for the safe use of vehicles; requirements for authorization of drivers; and procedures for reporting vehicle accidents or occurrences which may lead to claims. This Memorandum may be found at http://www.utsystem.edu/bpm/16.htm.
- Valid Driver's License: An employee who operates a University-owned, rented, leased, or personal vehicle for official University business at a time when his or her license was suspended or revoked, shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
- Emergency Procedures. Important: Copies of participant Medical Information Release forms and the Emergency Procedures Checklist must accompany the responsible faculty or staff member assigned to each vehicle for University-sponsored travel.
For University-Owned or Rental Vehicles:
- Notify local authorities @ 911.
- Notify UTD Police @ 972-883-2331 who will notify the Safety Officer, the Risk Manager, and the administrator in charge of the sponsoring unit. The need for follow-up with the participants' emergency contact persons or others is discussed at this time.
- Leave a cellular phone number with the University Police dispatcher. For rentals, call the 800 number provided by the rental company.
- While at the scene of the accident, authorized drivers must attempt to obtain as much information as possible, including:
- The license plate number of any vehicles at the scene;
- The names and telephone numbers of the other parties;
- Insurance information from the other parties involved in the accident;
- As soon as possible, the authorized driver will provide this information to the fleet contact at extension 2249.
- Authorized drivers of the University-owned vehicles should advise other parties involved in the accident that the accident will be reported to the University's insurance company who will be in contact with the claimant.
- In the case of rental vehicles, the University has an insurance policy that becomes applicable if the cost exceeds what is covered by the rental agency's insurance policy. Authorized drivers of the University-owned vehicles should advise other parties involved in the accident that the accident will be reported to the rental agency and to the University's insurance company.
- Authorized drivers should not make any representations regarding insurance coverage to other parties involved in the accident, because the insurance company's adjuster will make the determination of coverage available under the insurance policy. Should the other party require some type of insurance information, a copy of UTD's insurance policy is in the glove compartment (University-owned vehicles only) or they may contact UTD's fleet contact at 972-883-2249 for assistance.
- Upon returning to campus, the fleet contact will provide you with insurance claim forms to be filled out with all pertinent information about the accident. The fleet contact will then forward the claim form to the insurance company for handling.
Mechanical Breakdown (University-Owned Vehicles):
- Notify the dispatcher in the UTD Police Department @ 972-883-2331 who will the supervisor of the authorized driver.
- Contact some form of roadside assistance (local auto dealer service department, garage, etc.)
- Leave a cellular phone number for someone to call you back.
- Do not attempt to make repairs, including changing a tire. Wait for roadside assistance.
Mechanical Breakdown (Rental Vehicles):
- Call the 800 number provided by the rental company.


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|Frank Turner
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For the past year now I've been listening to the music of a particular artist that I wanted to bring to your attention. His name is Frank Turner and he is a folk/punk musician from Winchester, England. He is also a history nut which, on these pages at least, counts for a lot. I spoke with Frank at his last show in Toronto, at the El Mocambo, and he was very gracious and polite despite being mobbed by fans of all ages. He was there at the t-shirt table, talking with folks, taking photos and shaking hands even though he was about to hit the stage in a few minutes. No pretence or arrogance to be found.
Frank Turner's music is pretty wide ranging, from rebellious punk lyrics and rhythms to nostalgic reminiscences of his beloved England. His love of history creeps into his songs and lyrics on a regular basis. The title tune of his 2008 album, Love, Ire and Song, has references to the 1905 Russian Revolution as well as the Life Brigade search and rescue organization founded in Tynemouth in the 1860s. On his album, Poetry of the Deed, the song Journey of the Magi is a wonderful tune with lyrics referring to Moses, Odysseus and Balthazar. Fantastic songs as well as all the other offerings on the albums.
At the beginning of June, Frank released his latest studio album, England Keep My Bones, the title of which is a quote from Shakespeare's King John. On this album Frank explores the land he loves and no doubt misses very much while on tour – something he is constantly doing. One particularly gutsy song on the album is English Curse. This is a pro-Saxon, a capella number about the assassination of William Rufus in the New Forest. When I saw Frank perform this tune live back in May, he sang this song and, despite the head-scratching "What the hell is this?" looks on some of the younger faces in the crowd, it sounded brilliant. He had people cheering, if not for the story, then for the fact that he did without his guitar.
So, if you like history (which I assume you do if you are reading this blog) and music, check out a great, hard-working, independent artist and modern-day troubadour. Frank Turner's website is: http://www.frank-turner.com/
He's on tour again so, if you have the chance, go. You won't be disappointed.


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In light of the recent incidents involving reports of sexual assault at Sacramento State, University Police and Student Affairs would like to make the campus community aware of safety measures and personal safety tips, and provide information about Victim Support Services.
In regard to enhanced safety, University Police have increased evening and night patrols. In addition, Community Service Officers, who routinely patrol the campus, will provide rides in the golf cart or serve as escorts to students requesting assistance and are available by calling Public Safety at (916) 278-6851. An additional security specialist from Folsom Hall will be available to safeguard students when possible.
Separately, the University is conducting a comprehensive safety review to enhance campus safety. Possible measures include installation of additional lighting and surveillance cameras throughout the campus.
Student Affairs provides Victim Support Services that include immediate response, usually in person, to provide counseling to victims. In addition, Student Affairs also offers ongoing medical and personal support through Student Health and Counseling Services and academic intervention services. In terms of proactive programs, Student Affairs coordinates a well-rounded, educational program that informs students about violence, sexual abuse and/or alcohol abuse during the mandatory freshman orientation, new Greek member education, new athlete orientation, and training for residential assistants. For full information about Victim Support Services, please call 278-3799.
In the meantime, the University Police Department recommends these safety tips to enhance personal safety while on campus:


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Nunsploitation is not where you would think to go when looking for reflection on the plight of women through history. 1974's "Flavia the Heretic", directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi, is full-up with exploitative imagery including one truly offensive horse castration. What you might not expect is that it is also laden with ideas about the institutional control and ritualized savagery directed at women in medieval societies; much of it spawned and promoted by organized religion. The above image is part of a sequence where sister Flavia's convent is opened to the members of the Tarantula cult, whose influence transforms the nunnery into a sodomite circus.
In what we must assume is the past, a group of girls at a catholic boarding school bond in friendship and orneriness. They're all free spirited 'bad girls' and grate against the sensibilities of the sisters that run the school. Sister Ursula is their nemesis; she's strict and holds to the old school rules of hard punishment which the girls see as cruel and unusual. Eventually they have all they can take and so they decide to take action; bad things happen, the sister dies and the girls hide her body.
Cut to the future:
Just in time for the Region 1 DVD of "[REC]" to land this July, the official site for "[REC 2]" is live. Not a whole lot there at the moment, but with a planned October 9th release in Spain, you should see material popping up there periodically over the summer. We'll keep you informed if we hear anything.
Two new images from "The Pack", a pretty fantastic looking film about a pack of "bloodthirsty ghouls" in a snowy no-man's land, whose mother takes care of them, and feeds strangers to them. Good times.
The quality may appear slightly dubious, but boy does the word "Nunsploitation" catch my eye. Hey, I'm only human. The flick's called "Nun of That" (how clever), and there's more info and a trailer at the link.
"Doghouse" has the exact same plot as "Lesbian Vampire Killers", is also a horror film from the UK, and has a new quad poster that almost shows full-on cameltoe. For those keeping track at home, that last part there pretty much makes up for the rest of that story.
Here's a spoiler-filled, detailed plot description of what "Terminator 5" will be all about, from McG himself. Sounds pretty interesting, as long as you don't mind the minor spoilers.


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Toni Collette Joins Jerry Bruckheimer's CBS Thriller Hostages
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Often when we think about email marketing we're considering the proactive angle, such is email's power as a direct marketing tool to drive sales.
But it's equally powerful as a reactive channel. How it's used for those who are buying, or thinking about buying, is a crucial part of the purchase journey. It can be the dividing line between whether customers buy from you again, or buy from you at all.
We recently purchased items from 40 of the top online retailers in the UK and the US, marking their performance for use of email throughout the purchase journey.
Here are a few of the things we learnt.
1. Almost no one is automating email from browser sessions
In all 40 of the retailers we initially benchmarked, not one sent us an email based on a browsing session. We had to go and pick one we knew did, Alex and Alexa, just to find an example.
This is a real missed opportunity. You know what your customer is interested in by their browsing behaviour, so why not entice them back to the site to purchase?
Retailers may use retargeting, but we know this doesn't have the power in sales conversion that email does.
Browsing data may already be driving your recommendation engine, but that only helps once the customer is already on site, how are you going to get them there in the first place?
2. Email for abandoned cart recovery is another huge miss
Any ecommerce business knows the tightest section of the sales funnel is the checkout. Conservative estimates pin checkout abandonment at an average of 67.45%.
That's more than two thirds of your customers who may be saving items for later, have been put off by delivery costs or just had second thoughts.
It makes no sense at all to just let these customers go, never to remember the item they so nearly purchased again, when a nudge with a promotional offer or one off free delivery could be all that's needed to seal the deal. Yet we found only one in five retailers were making any attempt to do this.
Here's another stat: click through rate on recovery emails is around 13%, with a 36% purchase rate after click through. So with those two thirds of potential sales you're losing, email is your best bet at bringing them back.
3. Branding and clarity shouldn't stop once you've made the sale
Use of images, clarity of information and general design (particularly mobile optimisation) all went downhill once we'd made a purchase, practically across the board.
Only a quarter attempted to cros- sell, many were just plain text, and only one included a phone number to contact customer services.
To a customer, this can feel a bit like you're saying: 'right, we've got your money, now we don't care.' It's important to remember that this is your customer, and the purchase confirmation is a fantastic opportunity to drive loyalty while they're feeling good about your brand.
Thank them, encourage them to like your Facebook page, follow you on twitter, send in feedback and so on. Tell them about other related products.
Finally, don't leave them with a negative message like: 'Please do not reply to this message', as Joules did, below.
4. Details, details, details
As a customer, online shopping is fantastically convenient. You can sit at home, click a few buttons, then all you need to do is wait for it to show up.
But this convenience over shopping in real life is sort of negated if you've got no idea when your purchase is going to arrive. That period between purchase and delivery can make customers feel almost nervous, a bit like you've paid for something you haven't received.
Which is why it is so important to be clear with the customer about delivery details. When exactly can they expect their purchase to arrive? Where is it being dispatched from? How do they get in touch if they have any issues?
The more detail the better here, and we did see some great examples, such as Crocs and Very. Others didn't even give us an estimated delivery date.
5. Bring them back
Post-purchase is another opportunity to drive loyalty and engagement. We saw 28% of retailers send an email after the process was complete asking for a review or feedback. This is a great way to bring the customer back to the site, as well as giving you valuable insight into how you're doing.
Possibly the biggest lesson we learned overall is that there is no substitute for great customer service.
Once the customer has left your site, whether they've just been browsing, left something in their cart, or have made a purchase, email is your best way to communicate with them and working on your tone and content will polish up the customer's experience.
You might assume that a big shopping spree like this would be fun, and it might have been had we not come up against so many customer service failures. But when it was done right (LEGO, we LOVE YOU), it made us want to buy again.
You can see the full retailer league table by downloading the Email Marketing Through The Purchase Journey report.
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Can you explain #1 further? I don't understand what you mean.
Great article. have been working recently on scoping cart abandonment configuration - rewards even on securing 10% additional conversion can make big changes to a business.
point 1 has certainly given food for thought on real time targeting through tracking and automation. What time delay for such automation do you believe to be optimal?
@Stephanie, #1 refers to use of browse abandonment. Alexandalexa.com use our system to send an email to people who browse a number of products but don't purchase or put anything in their cart. The email contains pictures of the products and descriptions, with links back to them, to help shoppers find them again.
It's a great technique, and improves conversion rates compared to just using cart abandonment. We published stats on this here:
@James We recommend a delay of 15-30 minutes for browse abandonment follow-up
Hi Mike,
Thanks very much.
thehealthcounter.com use browser abandoment email automation too. If you have logged into your account, added to your basket or just browsed they will send a triggered email after session offering a 10% discount off of your next purchase to entice you back.
Offering lead incentives may work well in some cases but will often cannibalise margin and can train customers to abandon. We recommend offering incentives in certain situations, e.g. for people who have not bought from you in the past, or for people that are known to be discount sensitive and have bought only with discount codes in the past.
I wrote a blog article on use of incentives in cart abandonment emails, which I would expect to apply here too:
Happy to chat through some ideas with you if you like.


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If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
What better way to reincarnate a treasured tyre once the miles finally take their toll than as an extremely durable, nay practical belt. Aside from doing a fine job of holding the civvies up, they're a chic, fun way of promoting recycling and an ideal stocking filler for that cyclist who has just about everything. However, with a bit of effort, rivet gun and belt buckle you could easily make your own.
Made in the UK from redundant tyres collected from London bike shops, velo:re wash, cut and fashion them into very fetching belts. There's a choice of three designs knobbly, slick and semi-slick and three widths (although bespoke options are available: just send them your cherished tyre, detail the style of buckle and they'll do the rest). There's ample length to navigate most waists between 28-38 inches and they look stylish securing slacks, jeans-especially cut downs and/or three quarter length messenger knickers. If you need a few more holes you could always add some with a bradawl. Despite some initial scepticism, it didn't compress the innards even hunched over the drops. Being thicker than cowhide, ours felt a little restrictive to begin with but this is soon forgotten once the belt softens up a bit.
Thirty five quid might sound to the cynic like (excuse the pun) money for old tyre but when you consider these have an extremely low carbon footprint as they're made here, will outlast leather belts and don't require any animals to get it, they start looking decent value.
Stylish durable belts that makes a great present for the cyclist with everything
road.cc test report
Make and model: velo:re tyre belt
Size tested: Schwalbe 16x1.375
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Being a belt made from recycled tyres arguably it is very popular amongst members of the fixer community but something cyclists everywhere will appreciate-especially those concerned about the envioronment.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Made in Brixton from tyres reclaimed from cycle shops, the tread is cleaned and cut into strips before being fashioned into a belt. There's a choice of three designs and two different buckle types, although they will reincarnate a much loved tyre for the last word in bespoke tailoring.
180g as tested.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
The Re-Velo does everything a good belt should, making a style statement into the bargain. Good with most civvies and 3/4 length knickers it lacks the supple characteristics of those formed from cow-hide but by the same token doesn't encroach either.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
A great style statement and a proves recycling can be cool and practical in the same breath.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 36 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
Citing Richard Ballantine and an Au pair as his earliest cycling influences, he is presently writing a cycling book with particular focus upon women, families and disabled audiences (Having been a registered care manager and coached children at Herne Hill Velodrome in earlier careers)
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Once again, you're a little late to the party...
didn't realise there was a party - did we get an invite? i guess we'll just bin all the other reviews we were planning of stuff that's already appeared in some form on any other website. wouldn't want to be not first again...
Incidentally, the BBC website was talking about them back in August last year. It ain't a race.
Timely review following BSNYC's post earlier in the week:
"While I can appreciate finding new uses for things instead of just throwing them away, I also feel wearing used bicycle components is a form of self-expression only slightly more dignified than wearing a sandwich board or painting your face at sporting events."


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Contract for difference
From Traderpedia
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Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are derivatives traded in a similar way to ordinary shares; however CFDs are traded principal-to-principal with no centralised market quote. As such, they are deemed to be off-exchange or over-the-counter (OTC) products and are not specifically covered by any stock exchange rules. The prices quoted by many CFD providers are the same as the underlying market price and you can trade in any quantity just as you would with an ordinary share. You will usually be charged a commission on the trade and the total value of the transaction is simply the number of CFDs bought or sold multiplied by the market price. However, there are some distinct differences from trading ordinary shares that have made them increasingly popular as an alternative instrument to speculate on the movements of shares or indices.
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Traded on margin
Rather than pay the full value of a transaction you only need to pay a percentage when opening the position called initial margin. The key point is that margin allows leverage, so that you can access a larger amount of shares than you would be able to if buying or selling the shares themselves.
The margin on all open positions must be maintained at the required level over and above any marked-to-market profits or losses in order keep the position open. This is known as maintenance margin. If a position moves against you and reduces your cash balance so that you are below the required margin level on a particular trade, you will be subject to a margin call and will have to pay additional money into your account to keep the position open or you may be forced to close your position.
Trade in rising or falling markets
CFDs allow you to trade long or short. Shorting in the ordinary share market can be difficult. With CFDs, however, you can go short as easily as you go long. Giving you the ability to profit even if a share price falls if you trade the right way.
No stamp duty
Because with CFDs, you donââ¬â¢t actually physically buy the underlying shares, you donââ¬â¢t have to pay stamp duty, saving 0.5% when compared to a traditional share deal.
Commission is charged on CFDs just like on an ordinary share trade, the commission is calculated on the total position value not the margin paid.
Overnight Financing
Because CFDs are traded on margin if you hold a position open overnight it will be subject to a finance charge. Long CFD positions are charged interest if they are held overnight, Short CFD positions will be paid interest.
The rate of interest charged or paid will vary between different brokers and is usually set at a % above or below the current LIBOR (London Inter Bank Offered Rate).
The interest on position is calculated daily, by applying the applicable interest rate to the daily closing value of the position. The daily closing value is the number of shares multiplied by the closing price. Each day's interest calculation will be different unless there is no change at all in the share price.
Trade Shares and Indices
CFDs allow you to take a view on shares and indices and some CFD providers also allow trading on currencies and sectors.
Risk Management Facilities
Because of the higher risk nature of trading on margin, many CFD providers offer comprehensive stop loss and limit order facilities so that investors can manage their risk in fast moving markets.
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The best way to demonstrate how a CFD works is to look at some key examples:
Share CFD Example: Long Trade
A long trade is a position that is opened with a buy in the expectation that the share price will rise.
Vodafone is currently trading 140 ââ¬â 140.5
Investor A believes that Vodafone is going to rise and places a trade to buy 10000 shares as a CFD at 140.5p. The total value of the contract would be ã14050 but they would only need to make an initial 10% deposit (initial margin) ã1405.
The commission on the trade is ã28.10 (ã14050 x .20%) and because they are buying a CFD there is no stamp duty to pay.
A week later Investor Aââ¬â¢s prediction was correct and Vodafone rise to 145 ââ¬â 145.5 and they decide to close there position. By selling 10,000 Vodafone CFDs at 145p. The commission on the trade is ã29 (ã14500 * .20%).
The profit on the trade is calculated as follows:
Opening Level 140.50p
Overall Profit
To take calculate the overall profit you must take into account the commission and financing charges on the deal.
Profit On Trade ã 450.00
Share CFD Example: Short Trade
A short trade is a position that is opened with a sell transaction in the expectation that the share price will fall.
Barclays is currently trading at 555 ââ¬â 556
Investor B believes that Barclays is over valued and is going to fall and places a trade to SELL 2000 shares as a CFD at 555p. The total value of the contract would be ã11,100. Even though they are selling short, they would only need to make an initial 10% deposit (initial margin) ã1,110. The commission on the trade would be ã22.20 (ã11,100 x .20%)
A week later Investor Bââ¬â¢s prediction was correct and Barclays falls to 545 ââ¬â 546 and they decide to close there position. By Buying 2000 Barclays CFDs at 546p, the commission would be ã21.84.
The profit on the trade is calculated as follows:
Opening Level 555.00p
Overall Profit
To calculate the overall profit you must take into account the commission and financing charges on the deal, remember with a ââ¬ÅShort�? sell the financing charge is credited to the holder.
Profit On Trade ã 180.00
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Short Term Trading
The ability to gear up your trading capital by trading on a margin combined with no stamp duty make the CFD an ideal instrument for short-term trading.
You can also use a CFD to protect your long-term holdings against variable market conditions. It may be cheaper to open a short CFD position in the shares rather than sell the physical shares in order to buy them back later.
Pairs Trading
If you believe that one company is undervalued compared to another company (e.g. Barclays against Lloyds) you can use CFDs to go long on the cheaper stock whilst going short the more expensive stock.
Tax Efficient Trading
If you have a holding of physical shares you can sell CFDs against this without crystallising a potentially taxable capital gain. This enables you to control the time at which you realise capital gains or losses and may reduce your tax liability.
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The bride is the daughter of Eugene D. Reid and Dionne L. Maze. She graduated from Soldotna High School in 1992 and received her associate's degree in Technical Business from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2009. She is employed as the Home-ownership Coordinator for Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. She wore an ivory gown and carried a bouquet of light pink peonies, ivory garden roses and gardenias. Amy Milburn was the Maid of Honor. Bridesmaids were Catherine Adams, Maria Humecky, Sharon Hu, Diana Morlan, Rebecca French, and Teresa Powell. Kaydence Kline was the flower girl.
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SOURCE: Serena Software
January 24, 2013 17:23 ET
SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2013) -
Serena Software, the leader in orchestrated IT solutions, today announced that its service transition solution was named a finalist for the prestigious Pink Elephant 2012 Innovation of the Year Award. The winner of the award will be announced at 8:30 am PT on February 19 at the General Session of the 17th Annual Pink Elephant International IT Service Management Conference and Exhibition, being held in Las Vegas. Serena was named a winner for Pink Elephant's 2011 ITIL Innovation of the Year award for its Serena Service Manager solution.
As businesses become increasingly application-driven, IT is being called upon to provide a new kind of service -- to rapidly prioritize and speed changes through to releases for critical revenue-generating applications. The Serena technology recognized by Pink Elephant squarely addresses the automation and advancement of service transition, the ITIL volume focused on change, release and deployment management. No other software company focuses on the complete lifecycle of applications in the context of IT service management.
The Pink Elephant Innovation of the Year award acknowledges products or services developed by the vendor community that have made the greatest contribution in IT service management in the previous calendar year. Criteria for this year's award include successful automation of complex workflows and data aggregation across management tools or paradigm shift in the method for supporting Service Management.
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"It was a difficult decision, to say the least, by our judging panel to select the short list of this year's technology standouts for our Pink Elephant Innovation of the Year Award. We were quite impressed by Serena's technology demonstration and felt it was a strong candidate so we were quite happy to name them a finalist once again."
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Senior third baseman David Figoni went 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored as the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (19-18) defeated UCLA (8-24) 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Junior starting pitcher Steve Morlock (4-5) earned the victory by tossing 6.2 innings and only allowed one run (unearned) while striking out six.
The Gauchos took the early 1-0 lead as senior right fielder Matt Wilkerson tallied his team-leading 36th RBI in bottom of the third inning.
UCLA came back to tie the ball game as it capitalized on a throwing error by senior catcher Matt Kalafatis.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Santa Barbara took a three run lead as freshman Alden Carrithers drew a bases load walk. Then Figoni followed with a two-RBI single to left field.
The Bruins made the affair interesting in the top of the ninth as it rallied for two runs off UCSB closer Alex McRobbie. Pinch hitter Jarrad Page and left fielder Anthony Norman each amassed a RBI.
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Freshman Scott Cohen, making his first collegiate start at shortstop, recorded his first collegiate base hit as he doubled to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning.
UCLA starting pitcher Brant Rustich picked up the loss although he did not allow an earned run. He hurled 5.2 innings, allowing five hits and four runs (all unearned).