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Integrate an external code checker into Eclipse CDT
Execute C/C++ code analysis tools with Codan in Eclipse
Codan is a code analysis framework that performs code checks on C/C++ projects. Part of the Eclipse CDT (C/C++ Development Tooling) suite since 2011, Codan not only provides all the infrastructure necessary to perform static code analysis, but also some useful, ready-to-use problem checkers (see Related topics).
Codan was updated with the Eclipse Juno release in June 2012 to enable developers to automatically execute external code analysis tools within Eclipse. This is an exciting advance for Eclipse CDT and for C/C++ developers. While the previously provided problem checkers were good, many more were needed to give Codan feature-parity with existing external code analysis tools. Codan now easily integrates with mature external tools such as Cppcheck and clang_check.
Integrating external code analysis tools with Eclipse CDT enables more and better code checks than developers were able to do with Codan alone. It should also greatly improve overall development productivity. We can now configure external code analysis tools from Codan's Preferences pages. Once integrated with Codan, the tools are invoked automatically and their outputs are displayed as editor markers.
In this article, I'll show you how to use Java code and a little bit of XML to integrate your favorite code analysis tool into your Eclipse C/C++ development environment. My example will be based on integrating Cppcheck with Codan, but the process should be applicable to the tool of your choice.
Install Eclipse Juno and CDT
You will need to have both Eclipse Juno and CDT installed in order to follow the examples in this article. If you haven't installed Eclipse yet, you can install a version that comes with CDT pre-installed. To do this, simply select Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers from the Eclipse downloads page.
If you already have an Eclipse installation that does not include CDT, follow these instructions to update your development environment:
- Inside Eclipse, select the menu Help > Install New Software....
- In the Install dialog, select Juno from the drop-down list.
- In the Programming Languages category, select C/C++ Development Tools SDK.
Figure 1. Installing CDT
In addition to CDT, you will need the standard GNU C/C++ development tools for compiling, building, and debugging your code. See Related topics for instructions on how to install these tools.
Start up Codan
Most Codan code checks are enabled by default. You can individually configure Codan code checks at the workspace or project levels using Eclipse's Preferences or Project Property pages, respectively.
From Codan's Preferences page, shown in Figure 2, you can see all of the code checkers available and the code problems each one reports on.
Figure 2. Code checkers on Codan's Preferences page
From this page you can enable, disable, or change the severity of a problem. If you want to configure other properties of individual problems you can select a problem and click the Customize Selected... button. Figure 3 shows the configuration options for the problem "Name convention for function."
Figure 3. Configuring a problem
The third tab in Figure 3 allows you to specify how a problem check should be launched:
- Run as you type: When a user makes changes to a file in a CDT editor.
- Run on file open: When a file is opened in a CDT editor.
- Run on file save: When unsaved changes on a CDT editor are saved.
- Run on incremental build: When an incremental build is issued (usually when a file is saved and the project-level option "Build Automatically" is enabled). If you enable this option and "Run on file save" together, then a code check will run twice.
- Run on full build: When a full build is issued (e.g., when a project is cleaned).
- Run on demand: When a user manually triggers a code check from the context menu item "Run C/C++ Code Analysis."
Code checks with Codan
So that you can see Codan at work, I'll create a C++ project with a short C++ file. In this file, I'll assign a variable to itself. Codan includes the code check "Assignment to itself," which is enabled by default with the severity level of "error." It is configured to run as you type, so the error will pop up immediately.
Figure 4. Codan executing a code check
In Figure 4, you can see that Codan found the self-assignment error and reported it before I had a chance to save the file. Perfect!
To learn more about using Codan, visit the project's homepage (see Related topics).
Integrate Cppcheck into Eclipse CDT
To integrate an external code-analysis tool with Codan, we need to write a special kind of checker that knows how to invoke that tool. A checker is an implementation of Codan's
IChecker interface that performs some kind of code check on a given
IResource (typically an
To demonstrate how easy it is to create an external-tool-based checker, we'll create a checker that invokes the popular tool Cppcheck (see Related topics). Here's what we'll do:
- Create an Eclipse plug-in project and add Codan as a dependency.
- Create an error parser to parse the output of Cppcheck and create editor markers if necessary.
- Create the code checker, which is the class responsible for invoking Cppcheck.
Step 1. Create an Eclipse plug-in project
To create a Codan checker, we start by creating a new Eclipse plug-in project:
- Select the menu File > New > Project....
- In the category Plug-in Development, select Plug-in Project.
- Enter a name for the project (mine is "CppcheckChecker") and click Next.
- Accept defaults and click Finish.
Figure 5. Creating a plug-in project
Right after creating the new plug-in project, Eclipse will automatically open the
MANIFEST.MF file. This is the file where we'll add Codan's dependencies.
In the editor, select the Dependencies tab and add the following to the Required Plug-ins list:
Step 2. Create an error parser
We'll need an error parser to create editor markers from Cppcheck's output, so our next step is to extend Eclipse's C/C++ tooling with a plug in. We'll use Java code for this purpose because Eclipse itself is a Java application.
First, we'll create a class,
CppcheckErrorParser, that implements
org.eclipse.cdt.core.IErrorParser. We start by finding the pattern that Cppcheck uses when reporting code problems. The error parser will use this pattern to identify a line of output that represents a problem report, then extract from that output the information it needs to create an editor marker.
Listing 1. A pattern that matches Cppcheck's output
// sample line to parse: // // [/src/HelloWorld.cpp:19]: (style) The scope of the variable 'i' can be reduced // ----------1--------- -2 --3-- ------------------4------------------------- // // groups: // 1: file path and name // 2: line where problem was found // 3: problem severity // 4: problem description private static Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[(.*):(\\d+)\\]:\\s*\\((.*)\\)\\s*(.*)");
Listing 2 shows how the error parser uses the pattern to
extract the path and name of the file being checked, as well as the location, description, and severity of the found error. With this information, the error parser creates a new
ProblemMarkerInfo and passes it to the given
ErrorParserManager is the class responsible for creating editor markers.
Listing 2. Processing Cppcheck's output
@Override public boolean processLine(String line, ErrorParserManager parserManager) { Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(line); if (!matcher.matches()) { return false; } IFile fileName = parserManager.findFileName(matcher.group(1)); if (fileName != null) { int lineNumber = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(2)); String description = matcher.group(4); int severity = findSeverityCode(matcher.group(3)); ProblemMarkerInfo info = new ProblemMarkerInfo(fileName, lineNumber, description, severity, null); parserManager.addProblemMarker(info); return true; } return false; } }
Mapping problem severities
Cppcheck defines its own problem severities, which are not the same as the ones used by
editor markers. For example, the Cppcheck severity "style" does not have a counterpart
in the Eclipse world. To overcome this issue, we need to create a mapping between the two kinds of problem severities. The method
findSeverityCode (shown in Listing 3) demonstrates a straightforward way to implement this mapping:
Listing 3. Mapping problem severities
private static Map<String, Integer> SEVERITY_MAPPING = new HashMap<String, Integer>(); static { SEVERITY_MAPPING.put("error", IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE); SEVERITY_MAPPING.put("warning", IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_WARNING); SEVERITY_MAPPING.put("style", IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_INFO); } private int findSeverityCode(String text) { Integer code = SEVERITY_MAPPING.get(text); if (code != null) { return code; } return IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_INFO; }
After we've created the mapping, any problem reported by Cppcheck with severity "style" will be displayed in Eclipse using severity
SEVERITY_INFO. This mapping defines only the default values for problem severities. As you will see later, it is possible to configure this mapping from the Codan Preferences page.
CppcheckErrorParser to be recognized by Codan, it needs to be registered in the plugin.xml file, using the extension point
Listing 4. Registering the error parser
<extension id="com.developerworks.cdt.checkers" name="Cppcheck error parsers" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"> <errorparser class="cppcheckchecker.CppcheckErrorParser" id="com.dw.cdt.checkers.CppcheckErrorParser" name="Cppcheck"> <context type="codan" /> </errorparser> </extension>
Note in Listing 4 that the
ErrorParser extension point was originally created for registering parsers for CDT's build tools. It is not specific to Codan. To indicate that
CppcheckErrorParser should be used with Codan only, we add the context "
Step 3. Create the code checker
AbstractExternalToolBasedChecker is the superclass for any external-tool-based Codan code checker. It provides most of the infrastructure necessary to invoke an external code-analysis tool. Because we're integrating Cppcheck, we'll call this class
The first thing we need to do is specify the default values for the information, related to the external tool, which will be displayed on the Codan Preferences page.
This information, which should be passed to the checker's constructor, includes the following:
- The name of the external code analysis tool, in this case Cppcheck.
- The name of the tool's executable, which is
cppcheck. We don't need to specify a path for the executable because we're assuming it is in the system's
- The arguments to pass to the executable, which are contained in a single
String. We specify "
--enable=all" in order to enable all of Cppcheck's checks.
Listing 5. Default Cppcheck information
public CppCheckChecker() { super(new ConfigurationSettings("Cppcheck", new File("cppcheck"), "--enable=all")); }
Note that Codan's Preferences page lets us modify both the executable path and the arguments to pass.
Mapping problem severities to problem IDs
Next we want to specify the IDs of the error parsers we'll be using, shown in Listing 6. The IDs must be the same as the ones used in the plugin.xml file.
Listing 6. Specifying the IDs of the error parser to use
@Override protected String[] getParserIDs() { return new String[] { "com.dw.cdt.checkers.CppcheckErrorParser" }; }
Back in Listing 2, we created a
ProblemMarkerInfo and passed it to the given
ErrorParserManager in order to create editor markers.
ErrorParserManager will delegate the creation of editor markers to our newly created checker.
To have the checker create an editor marker, we need to override the method
addMarker(ProblemMarkerInfo) (whose job it is to find another type of mismatch). Codan checkers cannot create editor markers directly from
ProblemMarkerInfos. They have their own mechanism that uses problem IDs to figure out the appropriate severity for the created editor marker.
A problem ID is a unique ID that Codan uses to identify a code problem that is reported by a code checker. All code problems are displayed on Codan's Preferences page (see Figure 2).
Listing 7. Creating error markers
@Override public void addMarker(ProblemMarkerInfo info) { String problemId = PROBLEM_IDS.get(info.severity); String description = String.format("[cppcheck] %s", info.description); reportProblem(problemId, createProblemLocation(info), description); }
To find the problem ID that corresponds to a
ProblemMarkerInfo's severity, we need to create a mapping between
severities and problem IDs. Listing 8 shows how the mapping is implemented:
Listing 8. Mapping problem severities to problem IDs
private static final String ERROR_PROBLEM_ID = "com.dw.cdt.checkers.cppcheck.error"; private static final Map<Integer, String> PROBLEM_IDS = new HashMap<Integer, String>(); static { PROBLEM_IDS.put( IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE, ERROR_PROBLEM_ID); PROBLEM_IDS.put( IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_WARNING, "com.dw.cdt.checkers.cppcheck.warning"); PROBLEM_IDS.put( IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_INFO, "com.dw.cdt.checkers.cppcheck.style"); }
Code checkers that use an external code analysis tool need to indicate which of their problem IDs is considered the "reference." The reference problem ID is used to obtain the preference values of the checker (for example, the name of the external tool, as shown in Listing 5). It doesn't matter which problem ID is the reference because all the problems will share preferences.
Listing 9. Specifying the reference problem ID
@Override protected String getReferenceProblemId() { return ERROR_PROBLEM_ID; }
The constant
ERROR_PROBLEM_ID is defined in Listing 8.
Registering the checker
So that the code checker and all the problems it reports will show up on Codan's Preferences page (and thus be accessible to users), we need to register the checker with Codan's plugin.xml file.
Because we don't know all the problems that Cppcheck can report, and because we can't prevent Cppcheck from adding or removing code checks in future versions, we won't be able to register each individual problem. Instead, we'll group problems by severity and treat each group as an individual problem. In Listing 10 we register errors, warnings, and style violations as three individual problems:
Listing 10. Registering the checker and problem reports
<extension point="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.checkers"> <category id="cppcheckChecker.category" name="Cppcheck" /> <checker class="cppcheckchecker.CppcheckChecker" id="cppcheckChecker.cppChecker" name="CppcheckChecker"> <problem id="com.dw.cdt.checkers.cppcheck.error" name="Error" defaultEnabled="true" defaultSeverity="Error" messagePattern="{0}" category="cppcheckChecker.category"/> <problem id="com.dw.cdt.checkers.cppcheck.warning" name="Warning" defaultEnabled="true" defaultSeverity="Warning" messagePattern="{0}" category="cppcheckChecker.category"/> <problem id="com.dw.cdt.checkers.cppcheck.style" name="Style" defaultEnabled="true" defaultSeverity="Info" messagePattern="{0}" category="cppcheckChecker.category"/> </checker> </extension>
We specify the name of the checker that will be displayed to users in the
category element. The IDs of the problems should be the same as the ones used in the checker (see Listing 8).
In the plugin.xml file, we specify the following about all three problems:
- They are enabled by default.
- They have the default severities "Error," "Warning," and "Info," respectively.
- They have the message pattern: "
{0},," which forces Codan to use the problem description as it was reported by Cppcheck.
Using Cppcheck in Codan
We can now see
CppcheckChecker on the Codan Preferences page, as shown in Figure 6:
Figure 6. Cppcheck displayed on Codan's Preferences page
Figure 7 shows options for configuring how Cppcheck should report code errors:
Figure 7. Configure Cppcheck's error reporting
Figure 8 shows how Cppcheck reports code problems. Note that Cppcheck was automatically invoked after the file was saved.
Figure 8. A Cppcheck report
A downside to integration
One limitation of integrating Codan with external code analysis tools is that external-tool-based checkers cannot run while the user types. This is simply because an external tool cannot see a file's unsaved changes. So an external checker needs to be run when a file is open and when a file is saved.
This limitation is outweighed by the benefits of using a mature code-analysis tool, however. Integrating an external tool with Codan is also a lot easier and simpler than creating a regular checker, which requires deep knowledge of the C or C++ languages and CDT's AST implementation. By contrast, we were able to write
CppcheckChecker with about 100 lines of simple Java code (contained in two classes) and 30 lines of XML.
In conclusion
Prior to the Eclipse Juno release, creating custom code checks for Codan required a good understanding of the C/C++ languages and CDT's own AST implementation. The Juno release of Eclipse CDT resolves that issue by letting developers create Codan code checkers, which can then delegate the heavy lifting to an external code-analysis tool.
In this article, we used just a little bit of Java code and XML to integrate Cppcheck with Codan, bringing together this popular C/C++ code analysis tool with the built-in code analysis framework for C/C++ programs in Eclipse. As I previously mentioned, you should be able to apply the process demonstrated here to your favorite code analysis tool. See Related topics to learn more.
Downloadable resources
Related topics
- Eclipse C/C++ Development Tooling (CDT): Visit Eclipse CDT's homepage.
- New and noteworthy in CDT 8.1: Find out about new features in CDT 8.1, part of the Eclipse Juno release.
- "Plug-in development 101, Part 1: The fundamentals" (Chris Aniszczyk, developerWorks, February 2008): A step-by-step guide to creating Eclipse plug-ins.
- "Developing applications using the Eclipse C/C++ Development Toolkit" (Michael Galpin, developerWorks, July 2007): Explains how to get started with CDT and the GNU C/C++ Development Tools.
- Download Cppcheck: Visit Cppcheck's home page.
- Eclipse downloads page: See a listing of available downloads for Juno, Eclipse's 2012 release.


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text: What should be done if I am pregnant and I need a medical imaging procedure?Be sure that the medical radiation procedure is necessary and that the benefit outweighs the risk to both you and the fetus. You have a right to know the estimated radiation dose and potential effects that might result from in-utero exposure. Communication between you and the radiology team is based on the level of risk. The radiology team will routinely consider techniques and procedures that reduce the radiation dose while still obtaining the required information. When the fetus is directly exposed during a procedure and the dose is greater than 1 mSv, then a patient specific fetal dose calculation by a qualified medical physicist may be provided to the patient's obstetrician.Should I be worried about having a CT scan during pregnancy?Imaging procedures that directly expose the fetus to radiation (such as CT of the abdomen or pelvis) may require prior approval by a radiologist. A fetal radiation dose calculation by a qualified medical physicist may be provided after the scan. Radiologists and technologists work together to minimize the radiation dose to the fetus. This includes using alternate imaging modalities (such as MRI and ultrasound) and other imaging systems that may expose the fetus to a lower dose.Many CT scans do not directly expose the developing fetus to radiation, such as:Head CTNeck CT (cervical or thoracic spine CT)Chest CT (Routine Chest, Chest PE, Heart scan, Chest CTA)Extremity CT (knees, legs, shoulder)Should radiologists specifically approve head, neck, chest and extremity CT scans during pregnancy?No. Scans that do not include the abdomen or pelvis give very little radiation to the developing fetus. Fetal radiation exposure is highest in areas that go through the CT opening during the scan. The x-rays come out of the circular opening in a small, thin beam and pass through to the other side to make the image. If the fetus is outside the area exposed, then it will get very little radiation.There is some scatter radiation, which are x-rays that deflect off tissue in your body and bounce through the body. These scatter x-rays can make it to the fetus, but there are not very many of them. The amount of scatter exposing the fetus depends on how close the fetus is to the scan region.Should I have a shield over my abdomen during the scan?No, using a lead apron over the abdomen during the scan of another body region does very little to reduce scatter radiation. This is because most of the scatter dose is deflected inside your body, and does not encounter the shield. A lead apron CANNOT be used for abdomen scans, because it renders the images unreadable by the radiologist.Will I be radioactive after the scan and hurt my fetus?No, once the scanner is off, the radiation dose to you and your fetus stops.I am waiting in the room directly next to the CT scanner. Should I be worried about radiation exposure to my fetus while I am waiting?No, the radiation dose in waiting rooms, corridors, and areas immediately adjacent to the CT scan room are protected with structural lead shielding that limits the radiation to background levels.I am still concerned. How do I know the dose my fetus gets from my CT scan if no one calculates it?A patient specific fetal radiation dose calculation may be provided for fetuses that receive direct CT exposure. CT scans that do not include the abdomen or pelvis give very little radiation. To put this in perspective, each person is exposed to natural background radiation, and this cannot be avoided easily. While you are carrying your fetus to term, it is also exposed to background radiation (BKG), which is about 2.3 mSv over 9 months. These are the estimated fetal doses for CT scans that do not directly expose the fetus.Chest CT less than 1 mSv less than 4 months BKGHeart CT less than 0.06 mSv less than 10 days BKGHead, neck CT less than 0.005 mSv less than 1 day BKGIf I am breast feeding, what precautions should I take?Nursing mothers should wait for 24 hours after contrast material injection before resuming breast-feeding. In nuclear medicine, sometimes the radioactive tracer (called radiopharmaceutical) used for the study may pass into the mother's milk and subsequently the child will consume them. To avoid this possibility, it is important for the nursing mother to inform her physician and the nuclear medicine technologist about this before the examination begins. Usually, you will be asked to discontinue breast-feeding for a short while, pump your breasts in the interim and discard the milk. Breast-feeding can often resume shortly afterwards.


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Attorney General Bill Lockyer Announces Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Program Breaks One Million Plant Barrier For The 2005 Season
Eradication Effort Shatters Previous Single-Season Record by 400,000 Plants
(SACRAMENTO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced the California Department of Justice's Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) program has eradicated more than one million illegal marijuana plants, shattering the previous single-season record by nearly 400,000 plants. The plants eradicated this year are worth an estimated $4 billion. Just one month ago, CAMP announced it had surpassed the prior single-season record of 621,315 plants set in 2004; and, with time still left in the 2005 season, the record number of illegal plant seizures this season will continue to grow.
A raid conducted Monday in Tulare County pushed the season plant-seizure total over the one million mark. So far this year, CAMP agents have eradicated 405 gardens, made 22 arrests and seized 58 weapons; in contrast to the 2004 season totals of 757 gardens, 41 arrests and 53 seized weapons.
CAMP agents are divided into five teams covering Northern, Central and Southern California regions. Headed by the California Department of Justice's Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, CAMP includes local, state and federal agencies that work to eradicate illegal indoor and outdoor marijuana cultivation and trafficking throughout California. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, California National Guard, California Department of Fish and Game and dozens of local police and sheriff departments from across the state participate in the program.
"CAMP is a leader in illegal marijuana eradication because of outstanding interagency cooperation, the leadership and support of the California Department of Justice and the dedication and effort of the men and women involved in the CAMP program," said CAMP commander Michael Johnson.
The increase in CAMP seizures of illegal marijuana plants is generally attributed to more deployment teams throughout the state; more aggressive techniques, particularly aerial transportation of officers and surveillance; and larger garden sizes. In the 22-year history of the CAMP program leading up to this season, agents have eradicated over four million plants with an estimated wholesale value of more than $16 billion.


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Effective site search functionality on a company's website is an increasingly important component of a successful digital strategy.
Companies are typically increasing their investment in site search because they recognise the range of benefits that effective technology can bring to their businesses.
Terms that consumers type into a company's site search box can give a company huge insight into the users' behaviour and give the company invaluable data to be learned from.
Used successfully, this information can increase conversions and improve customer retention.
During a recent Econsultancy roundtable with site search experts, interesting advice was given with regards to improving the site search experience for users and increase conversions.
This advice compliments trends found by Econsultancy through company research to provide a diverse range of key takeaways.
People who use search are more likely to purchase
People who use site search are more likely to purchase compared to those who use standard navigation, as they are shopping with intent.
They are often in late-stage buying mode as information gathering is completed, and they want to view product content to satisfy other buying motivators such as price, availability and delivery charges.
These consumers have found the website and are attempting to find something specific. The search box comes with the expectation of delivering relevant results, and consequently promotes the search option as a preferred choice.
The expected result is a frictionless journey to a product detail page.
Conversion rates through site search can be up to 50% higher than the average. According to a recent Econsultancy blog on site search, search performs very well when put into place on a site.
Visitors converted at 4.63% versus the websites' average of 2.77%, which is 1.8 times more effective. Consequently, visitors using search contributed 13.8% of the revenues.
Industry tip:
Site search needs to be data driven. It can only work if the site has been tested time and time again. Every little change to the site needs to be tested before implementation to ensure conversions.
User-friendly site search experiences lead to a higher conversion rate
Site search is a key interaction point for customers, and can make or break a shopping experience for them. Customers who can't find the information they're looking for leave the site unsatisfied.
Site search can provide data and content services, customer analytics data and merchandising functionalities such as promotions.
When used by shoppers intent on finding the right product, search punches above its weight in terms of sales and conversions. Typcially, up to 30% of visitors will use the site search box, and each of these users is showing a possible intent to purchase by entering product names or codes.
By offering a user-friendly site search experience, businesses can help customers find items they're looking for in a more streamlined way. This places visitors in control of their own shopping experience which helps increase customer loyalty and makes then more likely to convert and return to the site for more purchases.
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If you know what speed connection the user is on, you can tailor the homepage accordingly. Make the experience a friendly one by omitting videos and images that may take too long to load. Have the search box centrally located, especially on mobile. It's all about encouraging them to make that sale.
Displaying search suggestions on the search results page can give visitors more ideas for what to search for. These suggestions can encourage visitors to view more products.
A post written earlier in the year on site search choice states that about 25% of site visitors will click on a search suggestion.
Grid views are useful for product searches that generate many results. By allowing visitors to choose which format they prefer, they will enjoy having the flexibility in how results are displayed.
An easy journey for a customer can ensure:
- Improved customer retention and loyalty, which comes as customers know they can find products more easily.
- Improved branding, as improving user experience means more customer satisfaction, and a better customer journey compared to competitor websites.
- Increased site usage, as a better user experience means that customers are more likely to spend more time on the site, and can boost the number of registrations and return visits.
Autocomplete can boost a company's conversion rates
Some retailers use an auto-complete tool which begins to offer suggestions when users have entered a few characters into the search box.
This has a number of advantages: it speeds up the search process for users, it helps them to avoid misspellings, and it also ensures that customers' searches will return a product result.
Autosuggest provides a real boost to search conversion rates. Repeat users begin to rely on site search autosuggest and autocorrect to know the correct spelling of words for them. When it is well implemented, auto-complete can save customers a lot of effort, in addition to speeding up the search process.
In this example from Waterstones, shoppers who can't remember the spelling of a famous Russian author's name only need to get the first four or five letters right.
Industry tip:
We find that 5-6% of our site search users convert through site search. We know that if they have a bad experience with our site, they'll go straight to our competitors so we offer them the best experience possible. We actually found that by attaching predictive text and thumbnail images to the search, we can convert two to three times more.
Effective site search means better usability, so customers can find things more quickly. This can translate into higher sales, as customers who find what they are looking for easily are more likely to make a purchase, while site search also offers opportunities for merchandising.
Higher conversion rates can also be attributed to autocomplete. More intuitive search and navigation means higher conversion rates. According to a Screen Pages study, use of the search box results in an average conversion rate of 2.4%, against a site average of 1.7%.
Zero results page can be a valuable source of information for retailers
If customers have searched for a product that the retailer just doesn't stock, it doesn't have to end with a 'no results found' page. However, zero results pages can be a valuable source of information for retailers.
Tracking these pages via analytics can help retailers to fix problems with site search, and it can also inform them of the products customers are looking for that they don't currently stock.
Industry tip:
Use the zero results page to discover new trends and then stock what is needed. Before onsies became popular, we noticed a few people searching for them on our site. We used social media to (firstly) discover what they were, and then added them to our stock. We ended up making over £65,000 just from watching our keyword search results.
Conversely, another definition of a poor result is returning hundreds or even thousands of results. This can also have a detrimental effect on the site especially if they have poor filtered navigation options to assist the user with filtering the results.
A specific example of how site search data can help improve both the site search tool and merchandising involves synonyms. Site search data provides insight into the synonyms that matter for your business.
For example, a clothes retailer may see searches for 'jumper', 'pullover', 'sweater' etc. which may not all yield any or the right set of results. Any decent site search tool will cater for synonyms, such as with synonym lists. By mining older search data to understand the specific terms the audience are using to find products, adjustments can be made to drive better results.
On average just 50% of site searches were successful and 40% of responding companies were not even aware of the success rates, as learned by Econsultancy and Funnelback in a Site Search Report.
- 7% of companies are sure they are efficiently learning from site search and distributing these insights across the business. Just under half (46%) are "partially" doing this, but 47% are not learning from site search at all.
- Agency respondents had a slightly different take on this, with 31% saying their clients are not using site search data, but just 8% say their clients are doing this well.
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Well done on extolling the virtues of a really useful function that many people overlook.
I recently talked at a conference about how site search can be best used to feed into a content strategy.
By looking at the data behind it, you can easily see what your most popular pages are and then create more content and pages around these searches. Plus you can check that these top pages are optimised correctly, serving the intent needs of your users and ensuring conversion rates increase.
Depending on design, I would guess that some mobile sites have significantly higher site search rates than their desktop versions. But haven't seen any research on it. Somebody should do that. Oh, right.
I see alot of site search, through the 24/7 monitoring of shopping User Journeys we do.
Search on the site is often driven by different technology behind the scenes: there are clever search servers you can buy, or use 3rd party services on your own site.
That extra technology can sometimes cause problems.
Here are some things to avoid (I've seen all on real sites)
* 3rd party search can fail unexpected - e.g. if you have a licence on the search system that limits the number of searches until you pay extra - watch out that your marketing campaign generates enough traffic to exceed that limit, so that your site search fails right at the peak of the campaign activity.
* watch our for clever fuzzy matching: the aim is work out what the user really wanted despite their typos, or using synonyms: but too much fuzzy matching can slow your search results down, and worse, confuse the user anyway with matches that are sometimes too far away.
The worst search failure I've seen, is where adding an @ character at the end of a search would kill the whole search function for all users!
That was a search function built in house, and they'd try to make it intelligent and fuzzy match etc in their own code.
Excellent article. I've been banging this drum for ages. Site search data is golden. In an age when Google is hiding the keywords users find our sites with more often than not - this data is key for SEO/SEM.
If you can classify your searches into groups (navigational, product, help) and get the user the best results for this type of search, you will wow the user.
Imagine coming to a site, typing in "returns policy" and getting redirected to a returns policy page. Imaging using the same search box to type in the name of a product and getting a results page with facets pertinent to that product.
The possibilities are endless.
Hi Ornaith,
Thanks for sharing.
One thing i'd query with the conversion rate comparison from the pervious article "visitors converted at 4.63% versus the websites' average of 2.77% - that's 1.8 times more effective" is that you're not comparing apples with apples.
Site search visits are non-bounce visits. Site average conversion rate includes bounce visits. So to get a more accurate comparison, you need to exclude bounce visits from the site average calculation.
You'll find that site search still out-performs but not by such a high margin.
That may seem pedantic but it's really important to ensure you're not getting a false reading on the data.
I think the zero results data is often under utilised. I've worked with a retailer recently where we've identified product brand terms giving no results where there is related product that can be shown to avoid giving a dead-end to customers, or store ranges to promote to encourage more store traffic. These are ideal testing opportunities that currently lead to a high exit rate and zero revenue.
Great post. Site search has become equally important for any website. Experts and bloggers have been emphasizing a lot on implementing the internal search. A good onsite reduces bounce rate and increases conversion. Read the article about the blogs describing criticality of site search and what is being said by industry experts:


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Island canines will have a chance to show off their costumes at the
Jamestown Fitness Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 29. At 10 a.m. the dogs will step off in front of the fire station and march down Narragansett Avenue to East Ferry. Children age 10 and under will follow in all their Halloween splendor at 10:15. Prizes will be awarded for best big dog and little dog costumes, and children winners will be determined in two categories: under age 5 and 6 to 10. All dogs must be leashed and their human companions must pick up any poop. (For Halloween, poop bags are on sale at Island Animal.)
The Jamestown Community Theatre's production of "The Wizard of Oz" is a classic example of what community theater is all about. Its diversity is one of its biggest pluses. Take for example the roles of the Tin Man played by Patrick Driscoll, 48, an island farmer and owner of Fox Hill Farm, and the Lion, portrayed by 17-year-old Josh Brown, a home-schooled senior. This is Patrick's first acting experience while Josh's first taste of the theater was the JCT's "Honk!" He has done five plays since then.
Patrick said he auditioned because he has always enjoyed the island productions. His only theater experience was singing in the chorus of musicals when he was in his early 20s with the Savoy Company in Philadelphia. He said he is very excited about the Tin Man role and fells comfortable in the part. He will sing "If I Only Had a Heart." His biggest fan is his son, Rowan, 4, who has been going to and enjoying JCT presentations since he was 2.
Before coming to the island some 10 years ago, Patrick was an English teacher at Tabor Academy in Massachusetts. He now spends his days growing alfalfa and overseeing rotational grazing. He sits on the island Conservation Commission. Patrick called community theater a "rare and nice thing."
"I'm impressed with how professional, clever and talented the young actors are," he said. "The theater plays an incredible role in their intellectual development."
Josh, the cowardly Lion, said when he was younger the Tin Man had been his favorite because he has an axe, but he has since switched his allegiance to the meek one. "It's a great part. Everyone knows I'm a big goofball, and the Lion lets me be a big goofball," he said. Josh has two solos: "If I Only Had the Nerve," and "If I Were King of the Forest." He said that in previous plays he had done everything, including acting, singing, and in the last production, "Cinderella," he was assistant co-backstage manager.
Next year he'll have to leave the JCT behind as he goes on to Cedarville University in Columbus, Ohio. He'll go there on a ROTC scholarship and study criminal justice. Meanwhile, when he's not at rehearsals, he enjoys playing his guitar and drums. He plays percussion in the five-member Waits Corner Group in West Kingston.
If I were king of the forest, not queen, not duke, not prince,
My regal robes of the forest, would be satin, not cotton, not chintz,
I'd command each thing, be it fish or fowl.
With a woof and a woof and a royal growl – woof.
Aidan Regan, 10, will be the grim reaper, while his brothers Ben, 7, and Christian, 4, will be a zombie and cowboy, respectively.
Larry Lewis writes regarding last week's poser, "Mr. Murphy's puzzler is 'The First Fall of Snow,' by Hank Williams Sr. As John and I share an interest in this country music icon, the answer wasn't so hard, but I'd wanted to reply, to add my disgust for Hank's son's latest embarrassment to the Williams' legacy and to his nation of birth. Ol' Hank must be rollin' in his grave. Also, kudos to ESPN for having the strength of its convictions."
I talked with a stranger so sad and forlorn,
His garments were sackcloth all tattered and torn,
He told me a story of sorrow and woe,
His heart went to heaven at the first fall of snow.
Kudos to the town DPW for the patch work on North Road. It's smooth going to the dump.
Speaking of the dump, it looks like the Fire Department has thrown away its tanker truck.
Hey kids, shake it loose together,
The spotlight's hitting something,
That's been known to change the weather,
We'll kill the fatted calf tonight.
Emma Kerr, 9, will be a vampire.
Kudos to the North Kingstown's unified volleyball team that is currently undefeated with one game left in the regular season and then on to the semifinals and finals. The team is coached by Jamestowners Laura Hosley and Vincent Claro. Island members of the team are Garrett Bucklin, Andrew Burrows, Kerry and Ashley Cardosz, Bruce and Brian Page, and Travis Earley. Laura said the team will be the top seed in the south and undefeated Woonsocket will be the top seed in the north. She said it should be a competitive match. "The team members get along great, have been learning a lot, and have fun," Laura said.
Jesse Long, 7, will be a Monster High girl, and her twin, Silvia, will dress as a spider ghost.
When are we going to stop the island vandalism?
Frank Meyer alerted us to a video of vehicles rolling through Jamestown's invisible stop sign at the three-way intersection of Hamilton and Southwest avenues. See for yourselves at youtube.com/ watch?v=RtXh2uBjAAI and enjoy Frankie Laine's singing the theme song for the 1959-65 TV series "Rawhide."
Alexandria DeCrescenzo, 5, will be a kitty cat, and her 1-year-old brother, Daniel, a Yankee baseball player.
Check out the island's Kettlebottom Productions new website at kettlebottom.com. There are updates on upcoming projects and premiere dates as well as a redux of past projects. There is something for everybody with interests in outdoor sports, extreme sports and even the fashion world.
The Jamestown Warrior reports that beginning the week of Monday, Oct. 24, the Lawn Avenue School will celebrate Red Ribbon Week and join communities and students across America and commit to living drug free. Programs during the week will examine the effects drugs and bullying can have on young lives.
For those who want a jump on Halloween, the Jamestown Arts Center will present two hours of absolute terror with the Horror Film Festival on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. Admission will be $10 at the door.
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Learn to concentrate with new 'Brain Age' game
Emails to check, term papers to write, YouTube videos to watch and Facebook to update. How do today's kids learn to focus in a world where multiple media sources are constantly vying for their attention?
Nintendo thinks it has the answer with its new "Brain Age: Concentration Training" game for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is meant to be explored for five minutes a day, during which you play one of eight "Devilish Training" exercises. These activities purport to train you to better use your short-term or "working memory." Does it work? Maybe. The more I played, the better I got at remembering things in a distracting environment.
Here's how the game works. The floating head of Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, a Japanese neuroscientist (who has starred in the previous two "Brain Age" games), greets you from the top screen. As your host and mentor, he delivers Brain Seminars to explain how your brain functions and occasionally he gets silly.
Dr. Kawashima proposes that his Devilish Training exercises may help you to be less accessible to distraction. He believes that by challenging your working memory, you can carry out tasks better, improve efficiency, increase productivity and hopefully become a stronger student.
The Devilish Training exercises all revolve around having you memorize something while another thing is simultaneously happening. For example, in a game called Devilish Shapes, you are shown a black-and-white shape on the top screen to memorize. The first shape disappears as a second shape appears for you to learn. While you are memorizing the second shape on the top screen, the bottom screen shows you a row of three shapes. You are tasked with tapping the first shape while simultaneously remembering the second shape. The round continues in this manner showing you over a dozen shapes.
If you get good at a round and score 85% or above, the game makes it harder by putting two new shapes between first showing the original to you and then having you select it from a row of shapes. In this harder version, you are now holding two other shapes in your head while making the selection of the shape shown first. Sound hard? It is.
The other Devilish Training games are similar, but what you memorize varies. In some you are doing math equations, but writing the answer that is either one- or two-back. In others, you might be asked to memorize an underlined word from a passage you read aloud and hold it in your head as you read a new passage. There is even a version of the classic shell game, where mice are hiding under squares that shift across a grid.
In addition to the eight Devilish Training games, this assortment of brain games also includes nine other activities designated as Supplemental Training. These hail from the two previous games in this series: "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!" and "Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!" Plus there are nine more activities designated as "Brain Training" which are a combination of brand new games and some from the previous "Brain Age" games. Several of the new games are versions of Solitaire. My favorite new game is Block Head, where you take turns with a virtual opponent to claim the largest part of a gridded game board.
"Brain Age: Concentration Training" also contains three games to help you cool down after your vigorous mental workout. Called Relaxation Mode, the games include listening to music while watching peaceful imagery, or playing two gentle match-three puzzlers.
Dr. Kawashima fills his motivational lectures about why to train your working memory with lots of hedging words such as "may" and "might." He says that the activities may bring improvement to things like executive function, self control, and prediction and judgment. They might help with improved focus on schoolwork or playing sports.
Here's the bottom line: If your kids like brainteasers, and they are old enough to be able to do fast math facts and spell long words (some have six syllables), they may find this game interesting. Ditto for adults looking for memory games. The main focus of this set of brain-training activities is the Devilish Training, which unlocks slowly over weeks of playing. And since these memory games automatically adjust after each round, they are always pushing you out of your comfort zone. As a consequence, you will fail a lot. For some, this kind of training can be demoralizing and not much fun. For others, it's stimulating to be pushed to your limit and motivating to watch yourself move up a level.
Score: 3 stars (out of 4)
Rating: E (Comic Mischief)
Best for: 10-up
Publisher: Nintendo, http://brainage.nintendo.com
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Cost: $29.99 (available as a download or in a box)
Jinny Gudmundsen is the author of the new book: iPad Apps for Kids, part of the For Dummies series. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her @JinnyGudmundsen.


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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - February 21, 2013 --Police in southern New Jersey say a woman needed a ride in order to go and rob a drugstore, so she hopped in a cab.
The caper didn't end well.
Police in Gloucester Township say Lauren Bianco pulled a gun at a Rite Aid store Tuesday night and fled with about $100. Problem was, when she tried to jump back into the taxi while being pursued by the store's manager, the cab driver locked the doors.
Inside the cab were Bianco's pocketbook with her identification. Police say a female friend also was along for the ride, though she wasn't involved in the robbery.
Bianco caught a ride to her home in Camden but later turned herself in. She's charged with armed robbery and was being held on $250,000 cash bail.


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Lexus throws Sports Illustrated Swimsuit a curve
Admiring the curves of a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model is one thing, but actually driving it – that's something only Lexus and its all-new 2013 GS sport sedan could do with style. As the official automotive marketing partner of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit property, Lexus created a multi-faceted campaign called TORI 500, showcasing an actual racetrack that the automaker created in the shape of model Tori Praver's body.
"What better way to help introduce the bold new face of Lexus than with a bold new campaign featuring a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model?" said Brian Smith, Lexus vice president of marketing. "With the new GS, there's no going back for Lexus. Instead of just looking at the pictures, consumers can share in the fun through our many campaign components, including having Tori appear in their own photos."
That's right, kids. Not only can you check out Tori Praver in the upcoming swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated, but you can also download a new iOS app called Supermodeled that lets you place the model in your photos with a click of a button. Additionally, you can watch two of the world's best professional drivers – race car driver Scott Pruett (who took us for a ride in the all-new Lexus GS earlier this month) and stunt driver Greg Tracy – compete on the TORI 500 track on the company's YouTube page.
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Rapzilla.com's 13 Freshman of 2013
This rapper, singer, producer first appeared with the Love maxi-single. Most have no idea what a maxi-single is so props for that. t.Jay dropped the song "Tomorrow" featuring mainstream artist/producer DJ Corbett which really sparked the buzz for him. He went on to release a well received free project called 'The Pre View'. Lastly, t.Jay put out free song "Cross Eyed" featuring Rich Perez, friend and pastor of Andy Mineo. t.Jay is definitely on our radar as one to make a big splash in the next year or two.


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Linthel (AKA Salamander)
Second Place
Geris Grey
Kurt Villainova
Congratulations guys! Look forward to seeing what you have in store for us in the year ahead!
Damar is so much a part of Avlis that he should win this every year.
First has to be CALE BROSS, whose snail-paced scouting can melt away party buffs like butter in a hot pan and whose timely use of the voiceset is beyond compare. Above all, in a game where anyone with Greater Sanctuary and various Harm spells can be a murderer, this guy is an assassin. He studies, he stalks, he waits, he stalks, he studies, he wakes, and then he strikes. Game over.
MJ is one of those characters that touches your heart and leaves you with that sweet feeling of, I must find her again.
June is terrific. I love the character concept very much. So creative in her role when in-party. If there was such thing as a psi-cleric, that would be June. She stays IC and sticks to her guns. Keep on rocking, June.
Teleniel: The beastmaster of Avlis these days (or at least the one I remember best from the last year).
Damar: ...We hates him, but we keep on hating him. I guess that is a good thing, if you think about it long enough (and can't find a way to kill him IG yet).
Set is a blast. I have to agree with earlier posts that his behaviors and goals really draw people together in a unique way. The concept is very inclusive by design. He's also kind of a creepy ass which never hurts. Game. Set. Match.
And what more can you say about Kurt Villainova? He's the perfect Malekite priest, a cool counter to the hotheadedness of others of his ilk. He's charming calculating, articulate, and purely, utterly evil.
Always on point, always IC, always looking to help anyone that plays along side.
Cale Bross consistently goes the extra mile to play a convincing master assass... uhhh... scout. Yes. Scout. Nobody does it better, or even close to as well.
If I could vote for MJ twice, I would!
Micah gives us great RP year after year, I could not imagine an Avlis without her in it.
The scariest things about Geris, are the things most people DONT know. Well played
Red is everything that's inherently wrong with the world, and that's perfectly alright, chum.
The depth of characterisation and backstory behind Solveig conspires to make her exceptionally enjoyable to RP with, while ensuring that nothing about her reactions to events ever seems contrived.
Set fanboi!
(Kice and Geris) Both wonderful characters, fully deserving of the title, who always push their RP to the limit, above and beyond what else may be going on in the world.
Cale is so well played and so detailed, I adore him.
Linthel is played like a blackhearted bastard should be played. He is consistently cruel, rude, evil, but all played in a non-disruptive way so that you can still party up with him without being pissed off. Great Player.
Clickie and Linthel both are consistently well played and have a depth to them which makes them a joy to interact with whenever you can.
I've been playing with Ernst since January '11, and what an exciting and rewarding year of stellar RP it's been.
Ernst is delightful, charming, multi-faceted, a bit of an arse, but never boring. Funny, same can be said for his player.
Stellar, stellar characters.(Kurt and Basto)
It was awesome to get Micah back this year. She's not played very frequently, but interactions with her are always memorable. While still not the model of a White Mage perhaps, she's done more capital-G Good than most know.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University softball team wrapped up its regular season with a series sweep of Barton College on Sunday afternoon in league play, using a series of stellar defensive plays to tie an NCAA record with four double plays in the afternoon's second contest.
King (26-24, 11-5 Conference Carolinas) became the sixth team in NCAA Division II history to accomplish the feat, which has not occurred since Central Washington's four twin killings in a game against Montana State-Billings on April 28, 2011. Cheyenne Delffs began the run for the Tornado when she caught a fly ball at medium depth in right field for the second out of the second inning, then fired home to gun down Kendra Kassonie trying to score on the play.
In the next inning, Taylor Bowden bunted just in front of the plate with no outs and Alex Baylis on first base. Catcher Fallon Thomas picked up the ball and fired to Cassie Ringstaff covering at first, but Baylis attempted to take third as both corner infielders had come in to defend against the bunt attempt. Ringstaff threw to Hannah Smith, who was beaten to third but applied the tag as Baylis slid just past the base and was unable to scramble back to the bag.
Barton's (17-18-1, 6-7-1 Conference Carolinas) Rachel Jordan lifted a popup midway down the first base line in foul territory in the fourth inning that Thomas attempted to field. The ball popped out of her glove, but Hannah Light was there to pick the ball out of the air for the out. She then threw to Amber Walker at first to catch the Barton runner leaning off the bag on a baserunning blunder. The Tornado turned a conventional 4-6-3 twin killing in the top of the seventh inning for the record-tying play.
King fell behind 1-0 on an RBI fielder's choice in the second inning but responded with two runs in the third on a Delffs RBI single and a fielding error by the Bulldogs. The Tornado tacked on three more runs in the fifth inning. The first came on a sacrifice fly by Tori McComas to stretch King's lead to 3-1. The final two came on a pair of errors on a hard-hit ground ball by Ringstaff through the right side of the infield that rolled all the way to the wall.
King honored its trio of seniors prior to the doubleheader, and senior Hannah Light twirled another masterful game in her penultimate start of the season. She allowed one unearned run on three hits and had six strikeouts in the day's first seven-inning affair. She retired the last seven Bulldogs to come to the plate in order, and the game's last five outs came via a strikeout, a popout to Light, and three straight groundouts to Light.
King took an early 1-0 lead on a second-inning RBI double on the first pitch of the day to Chrissy Melcher, who was 5-for-7 at the plate for the day. After an unearned run tied the game in the top of the third, Octavia Lewis-Rand coaxed a 12-pitch walk to open the bottom of the frame, then moved to second on a bunt single by Cassie Ringstaff. A first-pitch two-run double down the left field line by Cheyenne Delffs gave the Tornado a 3-1 lead.
King nearly scored again on a fielder's choice by Stephanie Rodriguez in the fourth inning, but Melcher was gunned down at the plate for the second out of the inning. Neither team would mount a serious scoring threat during the remainder of the contest.
King's pair of wins position the Tornado to potentially earn a share of the Conference Carolinas title. The Tornado currently sit in second place in the league standings. Erskine, North Greenville, and Limestone are all mathematically alive for the conference championship, with Limestone currently residing atop the standings. The Tornado will not take the field again until Conference Carolinas play begins on Friday, April 25 in Burlington, N.C.


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After running months of teasers on its official "Unlock" website (JohnDeere.com/Unlock), John Deere later this month will unveil its 2012 farm machinery lineup in Indianapolis. Farm Industry News has a front-row seat to the launch, which John Deere claims is the largest in the company's 174-year history.
One of the new products will be "a really new combine," says Barry Nelson, manager of media relations, John Deere Ag and Turf Division. As with prior launches, we asked Nelson if he could provide us with an exclusive preview of these new machines. He did, and we're sharing it with you, first, on the cover of this issue.
So, what else can we tell you? Turns out, quite a bit, based on the information we've been provided.
Total revamp
On its website portal, John Deere says the only thing the company didn't change was the name and color of these machines. So expect changes in about everything else, including the cab, header, feeder house, rotor and grain tank.
Bigger capacities
Nelson says we can expect to see bigger machines, designed to meet the higher production needs of today's producers. "They will have greater capacity and improved cleaning, which means less loss," Nelson says.
Secondary processor
The John Deere website features video clips of Iowa farmer John Jensen explaining to a city dweller how the combine processes grain. Using his John Deere 9870 STS combine as a prop, Jensen points out how the corn comes in through the corn head and passes through the throat to a rotor that separates the corn from the cob. Jensen hints that a secondary crop separator system within the rotor might be added to produce a cleaner sample with less grain loss.
Larger corn head
Bigger combines will require bigger corn heads to keep up. New header equipment, specifically designed for these higher-capacity machines, will also be introduced, Nelson says. Expect to see more rows added to John Deere's current 12-row corn head so farmers can harvest more crop in less time.
Larger-capacity grain tank
John Deere's largest combine, the 9870 STS, is a Class VIII combine that can hold 350 bu. of grain. Farmer Jensen says he'd like to see a 400-bu.-tank capacity so he doesn't have to stop as many times to unload. Chances are the new combine will provide that or more with new grain tank extensions built into the combine that can be put in place from the cab with a touch of a button.
Luxury cab
By all accounts, John Deere has built the ultimate man cave in these new combines. Nelson says operator comfort, visibility, and control will be unmatched with some of the new features offered. This will likely mean all-around glass for an unobstructed view, the same smooth, air-ride seats, and intuitive controls. We also expect to see a refrigerator and ice maker tucked under the seat and a hookup for an mp3 player.
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"The new machines are fully integrated with the latest precision and logistics technology," Nelson adds. This likely will mean the combines can be ordered fully equipped with automated steering, row-sensing headers, and a telemetry system that lets a farm manager remotely track machines in the field.
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Manu National Park has the highest biodiversity of any protected area in the world. The unparalleled beauty of this trip is in the landscape and variety of habitats ranging from orchid-draped cloud forest where Spectacled Bears and Cock-of-the-Rocks still exist unbothered, to pristine Amazon rainforest with 13 primate species and oxbow lakes frequented by Giant Otters. A trip to Manu is a trip to one of the world´s great wilderness areas where wildlife is still plentiful and over 1000 species of birds have been recorded. Add to this a breathtaking visit to Machu Picchu and you have a trip of a lifetime.
Tour Itinerary: 5 Days and 4 Nights
EXPLORE MANU BIOSPHERE: Cloud forest, Tapir & Macaw clay licks, canopy tower & Oxbow lakes at Manu lowland rainforest.
Day 0. Arrival
Depending on arrival time in Lima we either transfer to our hotel in Lima or connect to Cusco.
Day 1: Cusco to Bamboo Lodge
Today we will leave early, first driving through scenic intermontane valleys. We will make selected stops for the Lupacas Pre-Inca cemetery and Paucartambo village. Reaching a high mountain pass at Ajanaco, we will begin our journey into a vast intact wilderness area as we descend along the sinuous road that will take us to the Manu foothills. Along the extraordinary altitudinal transect that this remarkable road represents, new wildlife species continually appear whilst others drop out. Initially, the steep Andean slopes are clad in stunted forest, temperate shrubbery and wet paramo, and here we may well encounter such high-elevation species as Mountain Caracara, Shining Sunbeam and Moustached Flower-piercers. A little lower down, where the magnificent cloudforests begin, we shall look out for the beautiful orchids and the famous Andean cock-of-the-Rock at the Lek, proclaimed as Peru´s national bird. With a little luck we will see a Woolly Monkey and Brown capuchin Monkeys. We will stay for one night at Bamboo Lodge. Optional night walk. L:D.
Day 2:Bamboo Lodge to Manu Birding Lodge
After a final morning, we will descend further down the Manu road to Atalaya port. From here we shall continue our river journey, dawn the Alto Madre de Dios River, leaving behind the green ridges of the foothills as we delve deeper into the humid lowlands. Here in the strict confines of Manu Biosphere, Black Skimmers, Sand-colored Nighthawks and the bizarre Orinoco Goose on the sandbars, whilst White Caimans lazily sun themselves nearby. Careful scanning of the river edge may reveal the awkward shape of a Great Black-Hawk, the flash of a Sunbittern or the reddish brown of a Capybara, the world´s largest rodent. With just a little luck on our side we should also be able to spot the stately Razor-billed Curassow, a species driven to near-extinction in large parts of Amazonia but still reasonably common here. Raucous Blue-and yellow, Scarlet and Red-and-green Macaws float overhead, clothed in a riot of colours. Eventually we will arrive at the comfortable Manu Birding Lodge for a three nights stay, with optional night walks. B:L:D.
Day 3: Macaw Clay Lick, Canopy tower & Camungo Oxbow Lake
We start early morning, 40 minutes downriver to the most spectacurar and the bigest Macaw Clay lick, this one featuring up to 100 Red-and-green Macaws and observe the spectacle of hundreds of Parrots and Parakeets very close from our blinds. Red-and-green Macaw is a highlight. Here we will see the beautiful Orange-cheeked Parrrot, Blue-headed Parrot as well as Mealy and Yellow-crowned Parrots. Smaller visitors include White-eyed, Cobalt-winged and Tui Parakeets. We´ll use a blind(hide) to get close to the birds. Breakfast at the blind. The noise alone is incredible and the sight of these brightly colored birds at the lick is a sight not to be forgotten. As the lick slows down in midmorning we have the opportunity to climb a 42 meters a Canopy Tower to get great view of the amazon basin and we may have chance to see the Black-spider Monkeys and bright color birds like cotingas or nesting the Great Potoo. After a leisurely lunch at the Blanquillo lodge, we´ll visit Camungo Oxbow Lake, an old oxbow lake, in search of a family of Giant Otters that live there, and canoe around the lake on our floating platform looking for other wildlife like Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth. Night at Manu Birding Lodge. B:L:D.
Day 4: Blanco Oxbow Lake & Tapir Clay Lick
Today early in the morning we will visit additional the Blanco Oxbow Lake picking up species we may missed, we have a floating platform so that access to the lake ensures that all lakeside fauna can be readily observed. There is one family of the endangered Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis). Good place to see the endangered Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger). And plenty of wildlife. In the afternoon we will walk about 45 minutes through the forest is a large mammal clay lick where Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris), the largest South American land mammal, regularly come for minerals. At night Red-brocket Deer, Bicolor-spined Porcupine, Paca and other animals share this necessary ingredient to the digestive system. There is a large, raised blind here equipped with mattresses and mosquito nets for those who want to spend the night in comfort observing these nocturnal creatures. During the day several species of Rose-fronted and Rock Parakeets and Dusky-billed Parrotlet as well as Spix´s and Blue-throated Pinping Guans, Ruddy and Plumbeous Pigeons, Pale-winged Trumpeter, Razor-billed Curassow and White-lipped and Collared Pecaries, Southern Amazon Red Squirrel, Amazon Dwarf Squirrel, Brown Agouti, Red Howler and Black Spider Monkeys regularly visit the clay lick. Night at Manu Birding Lodge. B:L:D.
Day 5: Manu Birding Lodge to cusco
Starting early this morning on our comfortable boat we will have one last look at the numerous parrot flocks for which Manu is famous. The first part of our journey down the Madre de Dios River, will give us another opportunity to see riverside wildlife activity. Leaving our boat, we will take a local car from Boca Colorado to pto Carlos and we will cross the Inanvari River with a local boat, then we´ll drive back to Cusco and transfer to your Hotel and your tour Manu Biosphere ends. B:L.
Day 6: Machupicchu or flight home
*PRICE: US$2590 per person. (min. 2 passengers) based in double occupancy.
- All lodging with private bathroom & Hot and cold shower.
- All Meals, snacks, drinking water (vegetarian on request). B:L:D.
- Private transportation ( bus/van & boat)
- Professional expert bilingual Natural History Guide with a spotting scope.
- Hotel transfer and entrance fees.
- First Aid Kit with a poison extractor.
- Flora and fauna check list.
*NOT INCLUDED: Â Personal expenses
CLIMATE: Hot and humid in the lowlands to very cold at the Andes. This is a dry season tour, but there is the possibilty of a "Friaje", a strong cold front moving up from the south that can bring periods of unusually cool weather and rain.
DIFFICULTY: Easy to Moderate. There are some long journeys and early starts, but the walking is usually fairly easy.
ACCOMMODATION: The jungle lodges are comfortable but simple; some do not have full-time electricity, but provide a generator for a few hours a day to charge batteries. Bamboo Lodge and Manu Birding Lodge consists in double rooms with a private toilet and shower facilities. Hot and cold water is always available in Manu Birding Lodge and all toilets facilities are flush.
Wildlife Photography: Opportunities are worthwhile.
What to Bring
In order to avoid disturbing wildlife and to maximize your experience, please avoid wearing bright-colored clothes.
We advise you to bring:
- Â Besides from Binoculars and photo-equipment (the important Wildlife Enthusiast stuff) we advise:
- Flashlight for night walk
- Light day pack
- A bottle or canteen to carry water on outings
- Sunscreen and insect repellent
- T-shirts and a long-sleeved shirt
- Jeans or other cotton pants are comfortable, as well as quick-drying nylon ones
- Cotton socks
- Light jacket, water resistant, or poncho
- Hiking boots or sturdy shoes
- Sandals for after hours
- Hat that will not come off in windy boat rides and sunglasses
- Plastic bags for camera, clothes, etc
- Personal toiletries (shampoo, towel, etc)
NOTE: In rainy season we provide umbrella and rubber boots in many popular sizes for rainy days.
Amazon Birding look forward to welcoming and guiding you soon!
Last minute bookings will be accepted but you must be aware that there is the possibility that we will not get space at the lodge or tour that you need.
PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.AMAZON BIRDING: Conservation through ecotourism.