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Plymouth-Canton Teachers To Receive New Insurance, Raises
Sept. 28, 2007
PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth-Canton Education Association union has agreed to a two-year contract with the board of education that includes pay raises and a switch in health insurance, according to The Canton Eagle.
This year, teachers at the top of the pay scale will receive a bonus of 1.5 percent, while all others will see a 0.25 percent raise. Those at the top of the pay scale will receive an additional 2 percent raise next year, The Eagle reported.
The PCEA also voted unanimously to change their health coverage to a Blue Cross/Blue Shield Community Blue PPO starting in January 2008. The district expects to save more than $400,000 through the switch, according to The Eagle.
"It's a win for both sides," union representative Chuck Portelli told The Eagle. "It's savings for them and good for our members," he said.
For Mackinac Center analysis of this article, please see here.
The Canton Eagle, "District, teachers agree to pact," Sept. 27, 2007
Michigan Education Report, "Growing number of districts seek solutions to costly health insurance," Dec. 15, 2005
Districts Offer Incentives to Increase Attendance for "Count Day"
Sept. 27, 2007
DETROIT – Many public school districts made efforts to provide incentives for students to attended school on count day in hopes of receiving as much funding from the state as possible, according to The Detroit News.
State funding for schools is determined, in part, on a per-pupil basis. This per-pupil funding is determined through a blended enrollment count on the second Wednesday in February and the fourth Wednesday after Labor Day of the next school year. Schools take 25 percent of their enrollment in February and combine it with 75 percent of the enrollment the next fall, The News reported.
School districts are anticipating a freeze in the foundation allowance from the state this year and used creative incentives to make sure students were present. In Hazel Park, for example, elementary schools aligned student picture day with count day and middle school students had a pizza party. The district lost about 200 students last year and is anticipating a loss of about another 100 students this year, according to The News.
Some Detroit Public Schools are also offering incentives. DPS enrollment has dropped about 10,000 students a year for the past several years and the district recently closed 33 schools. Students at DPS' Pasteur Elementary were treated to a picnic at a church across the street from the school and had a chance to play football and other games, The News reported.
Although count day is important, schools do have a chance to adjust their count day numbers to account for legitimate absences, like illness.
"I'm not going to lie to you — it's a very important day," Michelle Irwin, director of community relations and programs from the L'Anse Creuse schools, told The News. "But keep in mind, count day isn't just (today). It's also the day before and the 30 days after."
For Mackinac Center analysis of this story, please see here.
The Detroit News, "Schools entice kids for funds," Sept. 26, 2007
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070926/ SCHOOLS/709260393/1026
Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "Pupil Counts," in "A Michigan School Money Primer," May 31, 2007
Atherton Saves by Contracting Coaching Positions
Sept. 21, 2007
BURTON, Mich. – Atherton Public Schools will save about $50,000 by contracting for non-instructional services. The district recently added athletic coaches to the list of contracted services within the district, according to The Flint Journal.
The schools will re-hire all coaches through Portland-based PCMI West. This will result in savings of approximately $7,000, as the district no longer has to pay 18 percent of a coach's $1,500 to $3,000 stipend into the state retirement system. Contracting has allowed for an increase in employees' pay.
"The only difference is you get your paycheck from someone else," Atherton Athletic Director Ralph LaDuke told The Journal.
Many teachers, who served as coaches in the past, have refused to fill any of the 23 positions, The Journal reported.
"I don't believe in privatization," said Stephanie Sudz, an elementary school teacher and former junior varsity volleyball coach. "I cried and explained it to the team and I told them that I hoped they understood."
For Mackinac Center analysis of this story, please see here.
The Flint Journal, "Atherton privatizes athletic coaches, causes stir in school district," Sept. 19, 2007
http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/newsnow/2007/09/ atherton_privatizes_athletic_c.html
Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "Survey 2007: More Growth in School Support Service Privatization," Aug. 16, 2007 http://www.mackinac.org/8881
Otsego County Schools See Enrollment Drop
Sept. 20, 2007
OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich. – Schools in northern Michigan's Otsego County are waiting to determine the effect that enrolling fewer students will have on their budgets, according to the Gaylord Herald Tribune.
Public and private schools in Otsego County lost a total of 77 students since last year. Although Gaylord Community Schools saw an increase in the number of kindergarteners, the district's enrollment is still down by about 40 students. The Vanderbilt and Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools are also expecting slight decreases in their student counts. Each of the districts is concerned about how enrollment figures will affect their budgets, the Herald Tribune reported.
"I really can't say what the impact to our budget will be until we find out what the per-pupil amount is going to be. If it turns out to be $225 less per student, then we are going to have to make adjustments to our budget. We're just going to have to wait and see," Gaylord Superintendent Cheryl Wojtas told the Herald Tribune.
County private schools also are experiencing drops in enrollment. Grace Christian Baptist School saw a decrease from 120 students last year to 107, currently. St. Mary Cathedral School is experiencing something similar. Otsego Christian is the only school in the county to see a significant increase in enrollment, according to the Herald Tribune.
Tom Saporito, Principal at St. Mary Cathedral, said the economy is the primary reason behind these drops in enrollment.
"There seems to be a direct correlation between economic situations and enrollments," Saporito told the Herald Tribune. "In the 1990s enrollments at private schools were up, and since 2001 they have been going down, especially in Michigan due, in part, to the poor economic situation here."
For Mackinac Center analysis of this story, please see here.
Gaylord Herald Tribune, "Student enrollment down in northern Michigan schools," Sept. 19, 2007 http://www.gaylordheraldtimes.com/articles/2007/09/18/ news/top_stories/doc46f03419ab385541473293.txt
Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "Pupil Counts," in "A Michigan School Money Primer," May 31, 2007
Royal Oak Teachers Keep MESSA, Contribute More for Co-pays
Sept. 19, 2007 ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Royal Oak schools will save at least $400,000 a year after 90 percent of teachers agreed to contribute more to their health insurance co-pays, according to the Royal Oak Daily Tribune.
Under the new three-year contract, teachers will still receive health benefits administered by the Michigan Education Special Services Association, but will now have co-pays of $10 for generic prescriptions and $20 for brand name drugs, the Daily Tribune reported. MESSA is a third-party administrator affiliated with the Michigan Education Association school employees union.
Teachers will also receive a retroactive pay increase of 1.25 percent for the 2006-2007 school year, as well as a 1.75 percent raise for this school year. Salaries for teaching positions in the district now range from $37,884 to $80,449. The contract also includes a clause allowing the district to re-open discussion of salary and benefits at the beginning of the third year, according to the Daily Tribune.
"With state funding and health care the way they are we can't lock into anything long term," Board of Education President Gary Briggs told the Daily Tribune.
For Mackinac Center analysis of this story, please see http://www.dailytribune.com/stories/091807/loc_20070918002.shtml
Michigan Education Report, "Growing number of districts seek solutions to costly health insurance," Dec. 15, 2005
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Nigel Campbell | November 13, 2013
The battle between Gale and Peeta for Katniss's affections continues in the latest installment of The Hunger Games saga, Catching Fire....and this is the most lopsided piece of promo that we've seen.
We're big fans of both Liam Hemsworth (Gale) and Josh Hutcherson (Peeta) for various reasons, but this photo of the three leads at the Catching Fire premiere is just the rudest:
Couldn't they give Josh an apple box? Stagger the three of them? Put him on some stairs?
It's okay, Josh. We love all 4 ft. of you--and Peeta!! (Clearly you and Jennifer Lawrence are a perfect fit...)
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One player's adventures in the World of Warcraft. Hunters, Paladins, Raiding, Mythic Plus.
Friday, September 24, 2010
First Game – Part Deux
The game is down to myself (as Japan), George (USA), and Darius (Persia). Darius ended up building the Apollo program in 1973. He's well ahead of me now. Because he has built Apollo, he can start to build the Spaceship for a Science victory. If this game works like past versions of Civ, the only way to stop him is to take his capital.
I'm going to try a risky strategy, but it's the only play I have right now. If I just sit here and play the game out, I won't be able to catch Darius before he builds the Alpha Centari spaceship and wins the game. Even if I can delay that somehow, he'll still win on points if the game goes to the turn limit of 600. No, my only play is to take out his capital city. It won't be easy since he's well ahead of me in Science. He'll have better troops. So the plan is to rush Manhattan Project, and literally nuking Darius' capital city. I'll need to eliminate George first so I don't have to worry about him while I'm at war with Darius.
I was able to take George out. The Puppet to Annex strategy worked much better. You make all the conquered people Puppets. Then one by one, annex them.
Unfortunately, I waited too long to try my desperate strategy. I had two nukes being built when Daruis launched for Alpha Centari. I was hoping my attack on him would slow him down. I did manage to conquer one city, but it was quickly retaken. I never really recovered.
Still not a bad first effort. We will see if I can do better next time.
So do you like the Civ posts or would you rather I not share my non-WoW gaming experiences?
12 comments:
- Ardent Defender said...
Posts on Civ are cool. Just getting around to actually installing the new game myself.
- September 24, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- Zinn said...
I like them, even though I've never played the game so I don't always understand everything about your posts ^^ It's nice with a little break from all the WoW tho, especially since everyone only writes about cata :P
- September 25, 2010 at 8:17 AM
- Blue said...
Seems interesting Honors, I have bought the game, its downloading now. Talk to ya soon.
- September 25, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Hofflerand said...
I played a small amount of Civ when I was really young. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. This post kinda tempts me to give it another shot. :D
- September 26, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- Salt said...
In my opinion, you are a well-spoken person who tells good stories.
You can talk about whatever you like, I'd likely read it.
- September 27, 2010 at 9:51 AM
- David said...
Love Civ, so I love reading your impressions on it since I havent played 5 yet.
- September 27, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- Ardent Defender said...
Wondering if you had any stability issues with DirectX once you start playing the regular part of the game?
- September 27, 2010 at 6:28 PM
Keep posting about Civ... or anything, really. I love hearing what you have to say.
- September 27, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- Erik said...
I was thinking the same as Salt who posted above me. We are all gamers here so as long as you keep posting ill keep reading!
- September 28, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- Ardent Defender said...
I had some problems playing the normal simulations, not the tutorials really. Game kept locking up in windows and freezing or crash on loading a saved game file. Couldnt figure it out. Checking the Civ 5 forums looked like quite a few players had issues with Civ 5 crashing when selecting DirectX 10/11 play mode. Game seem to play ok in DirectX 9 mode.
Turned out for me the solution after many windows 7 crashes and freeze turned out to be fixed when I updated my Nvidia Video Card drivers by getting the updated drivers last updated in 07/10. That completely fixed all the windows crashes, game freezes and lockups. Game ran smooth and fun after that since rest of weekend.
One - More - Turn playing went on so long it was afternoon when started a campaign and played all night completely unaware of time. When I looked at the room window it been raining all night here in NC and way daybreak in the morning. The game is really fun.
If anyone playing Civ 5 and got windows freeze or game lockups make sure to update your Video Drivers for your PC. It fixed all my problems.
- September 28, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Capn Skillet said...
I enjoy reading the Civ posts. I can't play the game yet due to a way outdated PC, but I plan to upgrade sometime soon for Cataclysm any way, so hopefully Civ 5 is also in my near future. By then you should have some good strategies to share with me.
- September 29, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Shuma said...
If you want to try a warmongering nation, try using Persia. They're notoriously powerful during their golden ages, and if you set it up right, you could get a golden age every dozen of turns or be churning out great people left and right to force the golden ages.
Rushing the science tech to Calender and the Stonehenge wonder is great for adopting early policies and helping early economy.
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I've talked plenty of times in this space about the ongoing truck driver shortage in this country (and it's not just solely a U.S. problem, either) along with some of the reasons why it exists in the first place, despite national unemployment numbers hovering around 8.2%.
The biggest factor, though, remains the pay. Even though average driver pay is now in the neighborhood of $50,000, it's still not consistent as for most it's still based on mileage that (no surprise here) fluctuates from week to week. Throw in weeks spent on the road away from family and friends, and it should be no shocker that it's hard to keep folks behind the wheel of a big rig.
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Randstad's study also points out where employers are getting it right, too – though not in overwhelming numbers. For example, employees in the survey largely agreed that their employers implement engagement tactics such as encouraging employees to share their ideas and opinions (45%) and investing in employees' careers through training, professional development and continuing education (38%).
[Still, polling below 50% from where I sit isn't something to cheer about I would think.]
"One of the most challenging obstacles for employers is finding what works for their culture and employees when it comes to keeping workers engaged and invested in their work and the company," Link noted.
"Compensation usually ranks at the top of the list, though our research shows it is important to offer a full package of motivating tactics that not only provide benefits but also promote leadership and professional development," he pointed out. "This study tells us that employers are doing some things right, but when it comes to finding ways to help boost morale and decrease turnover, relying on annual performance reviews as the only engagement tool is far from sufficient."
Perhaps because many workers have stayed with their employers longer than they planned while waiting for the job market to turn around, nearly a third of employees also perceive having a comfortable and stimulating work environment as one of the most effective incentives, Link added.
However, employees also indicate that it would not take them very long to find a new job. According to the Randstad's Index, 56% of employees believe it would take three months or less to land in a new position. Trucking knows the effects of this mindset well, as driver turnover is now hitting record levels, in numbers not seen in several years.
"It is important for employers to assess their employees' needs and create programs that stimulate and inspire their workforces," said Link. "An investment now in promotions or bonuses, along with impactful programs aimed at motivating, recognizing and rewarding employees, will help with retention efforts, increase productivity, and boost employee confidence in their companies."
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High Line Food is committed to working with entrepreneurial food partners whose products are good for the people eating the food, good for those who grow it, and good for the land. With this core philosophy in mind, we were thrilled when returning food partner L'Arte del Gelato decided to make the switch to locally-sourced milk for their full-range of gelati on offer at the High Line.
This new sustainably-produced New York State milk from Battenkill Valley Creamery is a great addition to their already impressive roster of high quality ingredients.
"Italians know that the secret to good food is to step back and let the ingredients speak for themselves!" L'Arte del Gelato co-founder Francesco Realmuto says. "Using Battenkill Valley Creamery milk for all of our High Line gelati is a great way to showcase delicious local food from right here in New York State."
Learn more about the family farm supplying L'Arte del Gelato's milk after the jump.
Food is one of our best connections to community and to the environment, and through it, High Line Food and our carefully-selected food partners aim to connect visitors to one another and the land. What better way to connect people to the land than to celebrate the bounty found within our own state of New York?
Working closely with High Line Food & Revenue Coordinator Heather Wise, L'Arte del Gelato was able to connect with Battenkill Valley Creamery in Salem, New York. This father-and-son operation was chosen not only because of their superior milk and cream, but also for the high level of sustainability in their production and processing. Battenkill Valley Creamery grows most of the feed for their herd of 350 cows on a lush 1,000-acre swath of land in Upstate New York, all with no insecticides, pesticides, or growth hormones.
The milking, processing, and bottling – and even some of the selling – happens on-site at the McEachron family farm. This self-contained production coupled with a top-notch distribution system means that fresh milk can get down to New York City in less than 12 hours!
"L'Arte del Gelato's frozen treats are even more delicious knowing you're supporting New York farmers like Battenkill Valley Creamery," says Melina Shannon-DiPietro Director of High Line Food and Revenue. "An important aspect of creating a sustainable food system on the High Line is working with partners like L'Arte del Gelato who are constantly looking for ways to make their ingredients and production more environmentally-friendly."
We hope you'll stop by to sample L'Arte del Gelato's new line-up of gelati featuring locally-sourced milk. You can also sample Battenkill's products at High Line food partners Blue Bottle Coffee and Bark's High Line outposts.
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Maybe you've heard the news stories about gasoline prices starting to fall.
Maybe you've heard the news stories about gasoline prices starting to fall.
That was so last week because obviously whoever did the price survey didn't check San Joaquin County. They're higher than the temperatures have been this week.
AAA of Northern California said the price of regular unleaded gasoline Thursday averaged $4.21 countywide, 17 cents higher than last week, and about 45 cents more than it was a year ago. And look for prices to keep going up.
The price spike is blamed on refinery problems. Funny how that keeps happening.
Nationwide, prices average about $3.78 a gallon - although they're highest along the West Coast and lowest in Texas and the Southeast, save Florida. The average price is about 35 cents more per gallon now than a year ago.
AAA said that the average gasoline prices this year are on track to be the highest ever, topping last year's record nationwide average of $3.51 per gallon.
Gasoline prices do seem to swing more widely - usually to the upside - than other common purchases. Consider: in 1970, gasoline averaged about 36 cents a gallon or adjusted for inflation about $2.14 (anybody seen any $2.14 gasoline lately?).
A first-class stamp in 1970 cost 6 cents, or 36 cents adjusted for inflation (the actual price is 45 cents) and the average single family home sold for about $26,600, or $157,940 adjusted for inflation (the average price in San Joaquin County in August was $192,000).


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Food-Pairing Friday: Crab Season
Up until a few years ago, if you asked me where I was from, the answer was a twisting word game with an ever-changing answer. Often I'd turn the question back on the asker, "What do you mean by from? Do you mean most recently? Or originally? Or where do I live?" These days, the answer hinges on something other than an existential dilemma regarding identity, or what part of my personality (the New Yorker, the mountain girl or the wino) I'm currently cultivating. These days it hinges on what I'm eating, and for that reason I can say, unequivocally, that I'm from California.
You see, it's crab season in California, and up and down the coast, hard-working fisherman, with their leathery, callused hands, are pulling up trap after trap from the icy Pacific teeming with Dungeness crabs. Of course, savvy Southern Californians don't get as giddy about Dungeness crabs because our supply of local, sweet, meaty Red and Yellow Rock Crabs are so plentiful year-round (though they are at their best this time of year). Nonetheless, while our brethren across the nation are cooking up dry turkeys and Honeybaked hams for Christmas, the truly Californian among us are conceiving of recipes--from crab cakes to chili crab to cioppino--for their festive seasonal meals, myself included.
For the drinker, crab is remarkably friendly, with pairings only limited to the stretch of your imagination. K&L's Cindy Westby loves to pair her husband (and K&L Champagne buyer) Gary Westby's crab cakes (recipe below) with a riper Chablis like the 2007 Domaine Vocoret Chablis 1er Cru "Les Forêt" ($19.99), which still manages to maintain its limestone minerality despite its round fruit and is, frankly, a steal for only 20 bucks. K&L's Anne Pickett, on the other hand, likes herb crab with an Asian flair: Roasted Dungeness Crab with Garlic Noodles, topped her list, a homemade riff on an tangy, spicy dish at San Francisco's Thanh Long. Rather than pair the dish with a slightly sweet Riesling to cut the spice, or a spicy Gewurztraminer to play it up, Anne suggests pairing it with a medium-bodied, slightly tannic Nebbiolo like the 2004 Travaligni Gattinara ($29.99). Melissa Lavrinc Smith says, "Eek. I'm a simple girl when it comes to crab: steamed whole, served with mayo and a Muscadet (Le Clos du Chateau "L'Oiseliniere" Muscadet Sèvre et Maine) or Sancerre (Millet Insolite)."
Earlier this week (I was getting my festive on a little early) I enjoyed a homemade version of a Hungry Cat favorite, Red Rock crab with whole grain mustard butter and toast points, with a dry glass of Amontillado Sherry from Herederos de Argueso ($24.99), but the dish would have been fantastic with a saline, oxidized wine like the 1991 Lopez de Heredia "Viña Tondonia" Blanco Reserva or the vibrant, slightly tropical 2009 Pierre et Catherine Breton "La Dilettante" Vouvray Sec ($21.99). And, of course, if you're looking to make merry, you can never go wrong with Champagne! The Michel Loriot "Cuvée Reserve" Brut Champagne ($29.99), which is made entirely from fat-loving Pinot Meunier will definitely elevate any celebration from merely fun to fabulous.
Are you inspired yet? Here are a few more crab recipes to make any Scrooge into a regular Bob Cratchit:
Sunset Magazine's 22 Ways with Dungeness Crab
Rasa Malaysia's Chili Crab
Judith's Dungeness Crab Cioppino
Foodwoolf's Improvised Maryland Crab Soup
Gary's Crab Cakes
1 crab
1 shallot
3 tbsp sweet butter (plus more for cooking finished cakes)
1/4 cup dry white wine
day old sourdough in small cubes - approx 1 1/2 cups
1 egg
Pick crab meat into large bowl, set aside. Sauté shallot and bread in butter until shallot is translucent, add wine. Once the wine is evaporated/absorbed, let cool. When cool, add to crab mixture. Add egg to crab mixture;sa mix lightly and season to taste with salt and pepper. Form crab cakes with hands and place on plate lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for 2 hours (if possible). Sautée crab cakes in more hot butter until brown on both sides and heated through. Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges if desired.
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Manchester schools told to increase minority AP enrollmentBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 10. 2014 11:02PM
MANCHESTER — The school district will implement a plan to increase the number of minority students in advanced high school courses under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Education.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced the agreement on Thursday, capping a federal review that began in 2011. A report released by the agency found that black, Latino and English-learning students were disproportionately under-enrolled in the district's Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
"It is crucial that opportunities that help students prepare for college and career are open to all students regardless of race or national origin," Catherine Lhamon, the DOE's assistant secretary for civil rights, said in a statement. "I appreciate Manchester Public Schools' willingness to take on President Obama's challenge to increase our nation's students' college participation by working to improve this college-preparatory access for all of its students and to increase the readiness of its students to take advantage of these opportunities when they arrive at high school."
Under the settlement, the district has agreed to improve "communication and outreach about the benefits and availability of these opportunities to students and parents," and to monitor the progress of the minority students. Implementation of the policies will be overseen by the federal civil rights office.
Superintendent Debra Livingston, who assumed the post after the review began, said she recognized the need to reach out to students who have been underrepresented in college-track courses.
"It's about making sure every student understands how they can get into AP courses or 'Running Start,' and language should not be a barrier," she said. "It's our obligation to help students. Maybe a Spanish speaker just came into the country, and they have an outstanding educational background. We don't to want to keep them out of courses because they're learning English."The DOE report found that during the 2010-2011 school year, 26 out of the 434 seats in AP courses were held by black or Latino students, even though their enrollment in city high schools was 381 and 596, respectively. State data for that year shows that the district was 8.1 percent black and 13.4 percent Latino; the DOE report indicates blacks held 4 percent of AP seats and Latinos held 2 percent of the seats. Livingston said the DOE review was initiated in April of 2011, as part of a periodic compliance review. "They felt there were things we could improve on," she said.
In its report, the DOE stated that the review was conducted under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Prior to the announcement Thursday, the DOE investigation had not been publicly discussed at the school board meetings or by the superintendent.
The school board is expected to discuss the settlement agreement at its meeting Monday.
The issue of racial disparities in the school district has been a sensitive one. In August of 2012, local members of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission appeared at a school board meeting to assail the district for policies that they charged effectively amounted to the segregation of English-learning students. Mayor Ted Gatsas at the time rejected the allegations and asked the commission to leave.
Rogers Johnson, one of the local leaders of the civil rights commission, said he would take a wait-and-see approach regarding the district's response to the DOE settlement.
"We'll see," he said. "It won't take long to figure out if they're doing what they say they're going to do. If they don't do this, it only gets worse for the city, which means they're going to have larger penalties, both financial — and criminal, if nothing gets done."


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Pickled Mushrooms by River Valley Kitchens
One afternoon in the kitchen, the Rose family was lamenting the lack of quality mushrooms available for them to use in the family restaurant. And then they had a vision. Their recipes could be exceptionally fresh and delicious if they just grew the mushrooms themselves. So in 1976 Bill Rose and his son Eric founded the River Valley Ranch mushroom farm in the Fox River Valley in Burlington, Wisconsin.
In 1997, Eric established a commercial kitchen, producing artisan-quality sauces, dips, salsas and pickled vegetables, using Eric's own unique pickling process that ensures the best flavor and texture for each and every mushroom in the jar. The farm kitchen continues to cook up new recipes and the family's commitment to quality has continued to be the guiding principle for every product that is made in the kitchen.


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Blue Cheese
These cheeses range between hard and soft, mild and strong, but always have distinct blue or green veins running through them. The veins are a type of penicillin and are usually introduced by hand into the interior of the cheese with the use of a metal spike.
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- Country Made In England
- Type of Milk Cow
- Pasteurisation Pasteurised
- Vegetarian Yes
- Region Berkshire
- Organic No
- Flavour Buttery and spicy
- Accreditation None
- Weight 200g
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Individual cheeses will carry their own Best Before/Use By Date, we endeavour to give a minimum of 7 days from the date the order is despatched
- StorageKeep refrigerated.
- Instructions for useServe at room temperature.
- Recommended DrinkMonbazillac
- IngredientsCows' Milk, Salt, Rennet, Dairy Cultures (Milk)
- AllergensMilk
- Nutritional Information
- Typical Valuesper 100g
- Energy kJ1550 kJ
- Energy kcal374 kcal
- Fat32.3 g
- of which saturates 23.1 g
- Carbohydrates2.8 g
- of which sugars 1.9 g
- Protein17.9 g
- Salt0.9 g
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In the early morning hours, while the house is quiet and my four children are still snoring, I get up and pull on thick long underwear. Hearing my feet on the floor, the dogs start making soft whining noises in their crates. They know what's coming.
The sun is not up yet. Sometimes we can hardly see where we are going. The sky is dusty and the ground is crunchy with frost. The goats are sleeping in the barn, the chickens are still in the coop, and the sparrows are just beginning to chirp. In these moments, I can feel the pulse of the Earth. I can feel how we are all connected.
The dogs race to the field, then look at me expectantly. They've been waiting all night for this. It's time to play fetch!
They would chase the ball all day, if I let them. Most mornings I'll throw for 15 minutes or so, and then we take our walk.
We cross the field to say hello & good morning to the old oak trees. At this time of year, the leaves carpet the ground and make a delightful swooshing sound as we walk through them. I often wonder about these trees. If they could talk, what stories would they tell? What have they been witness to all these years? How has the landscape changed?
We walk the perimeter of the field closest to the house. The dogs race ahead, then race back to me at full speed. They tumble over each other, wrestle, and come back for pats and belly rubs. When we've finished our walk, they're all panting and thirsty. They have a good, long drink while I take care of the farm chores.
The goats are awake now and have come out of the barn. They're pacing by the gate, waiting for their breakfast. With this year's shortage of hay, I was very lucky to find some bales from a nearby woman who had more than her horses needed.
(See that handsome buck on the left? That's Boots, our springtime babe, now full grown!)
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Many news sites are struggling to make any money from this whole internet thing, so it's natural that some are looking to maximise income wherever they can.
Unfortunately, while perhaps they should be looking to ecommerce channels and elsewhere, adding more ads is the natural reaction, and this has drawbacks for the user experience.
I regularly see ad formats which should have died years ago, as they interrupt the user experience and may drive many to ad blockers, or just to abandon the site.
Here are a few examples...
Slow loading pages
The independent now takes ages to load, to the extent where I rarely visit the site anymore.
This is the page a second or so in. You can see from the blank space the number of ad slots waiting to load. Problem is, until they load, I can't read the rest of the article.
The Indy needs to prioritise the loading of content over ads. If people have to wait that long to read articles, they won't be seeing the ads at all.
This isn't necessarily the fault of Metro, but though retargeting can be a useful tactic, people can become irritated when they are chased around the internet by products, even more so when they have already bought them.
In this case, I already visited the LinkResearchTools site to read an article on a site which received a Google penalty. However, I'm now seeing ads for it elsewhere.
I've read the article, I don't need to see these ads. Likewise, if you have bought a pair of shoes already, retargeting isn't necessary.
Overpowering ads
These takeover ads are everywhere now. Some are reasonably subtle, but here's an extreme example:
They aren't always that bad but some ads, especially with moving elements, can be a distraction when trying to read the article.
Yes, banner ads can have very low response rates as people tune out (as low as 0.01% according to Hubspot), but is the best solution to just create even bigger ads?
Video ads
I think people are accustomed to pre-roll video ads, and the ability to skip after a few seconds is welcome. However, making people site through whole ads is risky, and can easily turn them off.
Here on The Guardian you need to watch 20 seconds of ad before seeing the actual video you wanted:
This is a bit much, especially in some cases where the video is less than a minute long, and it does deter me from watching them at all.
News sites should consider capping the number of ads users see on videos, as YouTube does, reducing the time before skipping is allowed, and other formats such as overlay and clickable hotspots.
Paying to skip ads
I saw this on Mashable recently when trying to view a video, and it strikes me as very odd. This service asks you to pay to skip ads. Seriously?
To do this, you first have to register and fill in a captcha, by which time the ad would be finished anyway. A more likely response would be to hit the back button...
This is a way of inflating page views and therefore ad income, as foolish media buyers rely on pageviews.
Take this example from Information Week. It splits an article titled '10 iPad Problems, Solved' over 12 pages:
Pagination like this is rubbish. It provides no added value to advertisers, and spoils the experience for users.
A regular tactic used by Forbes.com and others. Just show me the article...
Here's one from the Liverpool Echo - I've probably rolled over the ad by accident to activate this, but it's still horrible:
Can't see article for ads
I think it's fair to saw that some sites overdo it. Here, I can barely see any news content on The Denver Post website. Ads dominate the majority of the page. And it doesn't get much better when you scroll down.
OK, news sites need some ads, but you've got to remember to promote your own content as well.
Automatic audio
Automatically playing audio is an appalling thing to do to your users, yet sites continue to do so.
Unfortunately, this practice has crept back into mainstream news sites in the past year or so, and the Independent is one such culprit.
On the right of the article, video with audio starts playing the moment the page loads (which is quite a while as explained earlier). It even plays a pre-roll ad:
To make matters worse, it isn't immediately obvious where the pause/mute button is.
I often (and I'm sure I'm not alone)listen to services like Spotify online, and having an ad on a webpage suddenly blast out sound is a massive interruption, especially when you have the volume cranked up.
Crappy related articles
This is a new one, and something Louis Gudema wrote about on this blog recently. Related article recommendations appear for third party sites at the foot of articles.
Here, on Time.com, an article about Egypt's coup/revolution is followed by these not very relevant links:
As Louis says - and this applies to many of the examples here - this is what happens when the money people on a site win out over the editorial and user experience people.
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I like the irony of complaining about overpowering ads labelled "First World Problems".
...but still, completely agree!
My personal bugbear is getting a 'subscribe/create an account' pop-up ad before I've even read the article.
This is more common on US sites, but strikes me as ludicrous. How do I know if I want to subscribe when I haven't even read your content yet?!
It's unfortunate that these sites aren't thinking about the visitor experience a little more.
Not only are they turning visitors off their site and content, but there's no doubt they'll be driving more to explore ad blocking options (which would solve almost all of the issues you raise).
An increase in ad blocking use simply causes more problems to them and the industry as a whole as more visitors get their content for 'free'.
@Rob the membership roll-up? It is supposed to appear when you get to the foot of the page. Apologies if it interrupted the article for you.
I think someone forgot to hit F7 before publishing.. SO MANY TYPOS!
@Scott - there was a lowercase i which should have been a capital, but not sure what else you're referring to.
We do check all articles, but sometimes things are overlooked. If there's anything else, let me know, but I can't see it.
Thanks Graham for this great article. It reminds me of a blog post one of my clients recently published called "How does advertising affect UX?" (If you're interested in reading it, you can click on my name on the right.)
The article came about from testing whether ads would interfere with task completion on the Bureau of Meteorology website (the first ever Australian government site to introduce paid advertising) so you can imagine it was crucial for them to get it right! Cheers - loving your UX related stories, so thank you!
Graham thanks for the wonderful article. You have provided with some nice examples of crappy UX of news sites. I am really fed up with lots of ads when reading any news on news sites. But I don't know why Google is not penalizing them with a page layout algorithm for a bad user experience.
Sorry, Graham, that wasn't a dig, it's a genuine annoyance that I'm starting to see more and more :)
There is also great irony in that the advertisers don't appear interested in the UX either.
I'm always amazed that best practice of traditional advertising is, so often, completely ignored in online advertising. The "editorial environment" of print publications is critical in tradtional media planning, and should be in this format too. After all, a good UX will enhance the value/ impact of the ads.
@Rob - now worries, I know what you mean. I thought you were referring to a roll-up here. We did used to have one but I think it's gone now.
@ Natalie - sounds an interesting study, I'll look into it.
Brilliant blog. A first for me spotting an ad for "not seeing ads".
Great article, but was mesmorised by the ads from Oracle, Festival of marketing and Gt Ormand St job ad (at the top of the piece) that were doing a splendid job of taking my eye away from the content.
As you rightly say, they're all finding it difficult to make money online.
You appear to disapprove of any ad that's intrusive and obviously it's preferable as a user to have ads that don't get in the way of enjoying the content. But that's probably very closely correlated with completely ineffective advertising.
What do you think is the optimal solution? I note you suggest a focus on ecommerce but consumers don't go to newspapers for ecommerce since much better versions are available from dedicated ecommerce and vertical search players.
@Will it is a conundrum, and ultimately newspapers will struggle to match the offline ad income they used to enjoy. So , some ads are necessary, but if they come at the price of spoiling the user experience and deterring readers, then they are self-defeating.
@James like newspapers, we too need to use ads to increase revenue. I would argue that ours aren't excessive.
These companies are between a rock and a hard place.
Some newspapers jumped on the internet bandwagon pretty late - the Mail, for instance, had a terrible website until relatively recently, but has been hugely successful thanks to the prurient interests of its readers - and most publishers cannot make up their minds how the internet should generate income.
Once upon a time it seemed like the web was a good way to sell some ad space. The papers already had the articles. All they had to do was hit "publish" and slap an ad at the top.
Fast forward a few years and the likes of The Times are effectively creating a brand new multimedia application every day at a massively inflated cost.
The public is placing increasingly less and less value on news content because news is available free everywhere you look. Much of it is produced by people who never leave their desk regurgitating press releases and wire reports.
Those readers who are too young to have regularly read a hard-copy newspaper will be unaware of the added value you get from a quality paper produced by an international team of specialist journalists, so they are unlikely to subscribe. They literally don't know what they're missing.
Subscription models will never reliably generate large returns until *everyone* charges - and that's unlikely to happen.
So the solution is massive, in-your-face video ads that start playing before you can find the mute button.
It's awful, but the bigger question is: what else should they be doing?
Example #12:
Getting the same bad info on new tab vs. same tab as every other lackluster web design and content strategy hack - and employing it.
If I wanted to leave this article to read another one - be it elsewhere referenced OR one of your own - I would leave. Don't hyperlink with Anchor Text an internal article and expect someone not to bounce when you remove the user from this one in the process.
The reason I didn't? To post this comment and hopefully improve our ROI from paying for you guys as a service when I've known, since day one of the invoice, that your competition is stronger, more modern, and more relevant to today's T-shaped, young and agile marketer.
(yes, all of them - even SmartInsights, HubSpot, and DemandMetric - all entry level players in the big game hunt, regardless of talent)
You're right to point out that some ad integration could be improved, but your article kind of insinuates "advertising is bad user experience" when that's not the case. It's all about how the ads are integrated and their visuals that you're criticising here, yet branding all ads intrusive and not useful. Also, quite a few of your examples are 3rd party tools fulfilling the adslots on behalf of the publishers, so putting it all down to "greedy money people" is inaccurate. Obviously, each publisher has control over what appears on their site, so they can go block things, but it is usually a reactive action rather than proactive. Additionally, context is something of a big debate - notice how little relevancy Google's ads have to the actual content of the page? That's because they serve you behavioural ads. And those perform better
Let's look at UX for sites that are ad-free, bet they're all amazing, aren't they?
@Joey I think that best practice on links is still very much up for debate. In fact, we did canvas opinion on this recently and the majority view was to let people control their own browser.
I'm not saying this is the definitive 'best' way to do it, but at least this way we leave people to make the decision for themselves. In fact, I've had many more people complain about links opening in new tabs/windows than the reverse.
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@ hero I'm not saying that all advertising a bad user experience at all. I'm saying that, in these examples, these particular ads are intrusive and risk deterring users, which is the opposite of what these free news sites want.
Also, whether these are third party tools or not is of no consequence. The publishers in question decide to use them, and can decide not to if they feel they are affecting the user experience.
The editorial/sales divide used to concern influence over content. Now it concerns UX.
The monetization people (as monetization people are wont to do) look primarily at numbers that give a very short-term focus on the business. They want to meet this month's numbers, so everyone gets a paycheck. But if they're not kept in check by someone with long-term focus on the value of the site (customer experience), then they're burning their long-term viability.
The market should be screaming for people who can tread that fine line (aligning commercial proposition with editorial proposition for short- and long-term value), but I don't think we're there yet. The divide is still there.
There are varying degrees of offensiveness in the examples you've given but I would argue that the worst are those that come prior to the content that you visited the page for. If I click to read/watch something then I am not inclined to allow something to get in the way of that.
If I allow something to distract me half way through digesting the content, then surely it could be argued that the content itself isn't engaging enough?
My pet hate is auto play video ads, especially when you have your volume set loud and crap yourself when they start to play.
@Gareth That's about the worst thing. It's so intrusive. I see it more and more now though, which is a shame.
I maintain that in a lot of the instances these "distractions" and "intrusions" are personal assessments and preferences rather than solidly substantiated facts. UX people just don't like the ads,no matter how integrated or "passive" looking, most of them are not commercial at all to even mildly appreciate their importance to the bottom line and they refuse to believe their own MVTs showing the addition of these ads (ok, NOT all of the above examples, granted) makes no difference to how users consume content or otherwise interact with the page. And when pushed on that point, they retort "well, that shows visitors ignore the ads, so why do we need them if they offer nothing to the user and slows down page load" blah blah blah
The holy grail is to find the balance between ads and content - UX people are kidding themselves if they think great content and design will get users to ignore paywalls which in turn will pay their salaries in the longrun.
@hero I think some are definite distractions for most users - auto audio is possibly the worst, but slow loading, overlays, interstitials and ad overkill are all up there.
I would also posit that many clicks recorded on such ads are mistakes as users attempt to avoid/close these ads.
No-one likes ads that much, but I do appreciate that publishers have to find ways to monetise their traffic (we have ads ourselves) . I would argue that, though ads have a part to play, they are not the total solution in the long run.
There is a balance to be struck between monetising traffic and harming the user experience, and some of the site mentioned here have got the balance wrong.
Also, great content (especially) and design has to be a big part of it.
I totally agree with the Pagination point!
It drives me insane! I view most of my content on my iPhone or iPad. By page 2 I am so irritated and drop off the site, it is not worth the wait for the next page of ads to load with one picture and a paragraph of copy.
Huffington Post is guilty of this and their site takes so long to load because of all their ads.
Try reading the Guardian website on an iPad browser - it moves all the time! It's loading so many adverts and readjusting itself that by the time you decide on what link you're going to tap, it's moved, and you end up on another page.
Appalling user experience.
The manchester evening news ipad app recently had an update which spoilt the whole experience. Now every 2-3 swipes you get a full advert popup which is so annoying.
Who clicks on these ads?
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When I arrived in Amsterdam, the first thing I had to do was a photo shoot for Mixmag, who are doing a special on the PLAYdifferently mixers (look out for that issue in December), then it was off to the venue where Speedy J was already waiting and ready to go.
We never really plan our sets, but we kind of discuss how we wanna start out. Jochem and I agreed on going all in, as the venue was already quite busy and we (due to my slightly delayed arrival) kind of 30 minutes overdue. Now normally I shouldnṀt say that, cause it is not really motivating for you listeners, but it took us about 1,5h to find our groove and get into things. So the set got better and better during the night, at least that is how we felt about it. That means that I would have rather used the set from 2h in, but I kept my promise at AM/FM and offer you the unedited set, the way it was played. So in case you didnṀt like the first hour and a half, it should be better by now. And maybe I am also just too much of my own critic... well you decide for yourself.
All in all I can say that this whole night was something special. Jochem and I had an amazing time playing and it was a real fantastic crowd that stuck with us from the beginning to the end. Smiles all over. Also thanks to HYTE, for that perfect organization once again. This is how parties should be. So yes, flying in and out from LA for this gig was 100 times worth it and I would always do it again. Thank you all for letting me do this. Next week you will find the fourth hour of our set .and remember, it always gets better
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A lawsuit filed against the Recording Academy over its decision to trim the Grammy Award categories from 109 to 78 has been dismissed.
The ruling last week by New York State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Oing granted the Academy's motion to reject a lawsuit by Grammy-nominated jazz musician Bobby Sanabria and three others. Sanabria had been the loudest opponent of the Academy's decision last year to reduce its categories and fold some genres into larger fields.
In an interview Sunday, Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow said he was gratified by the court's decision.
"The decision makes it very clear in the eyes of our legal system that we, as we've said all along ... have done all of the changes that we've made through our process based on our own rules, regulations and bylaws," said Portnow.
"It seems to me that the court made it very clear that this (is) an issue for the Academy to resolve on a regular basis," he added.
The Academy announced last April that after a more than yearlong review, it had decided to trim its categories by 31, in part to make the awards more competitive. That meant eliminating categories by sex, so men and women compete in the same vocal categories.
But it also eliminated other niche categories and created broader ones. For example, instead of a best Latin jazz album, those musicians competed against a larger group of artists in the best jazz instrumental category.
In his lawsuit, Sanabria accused the Academy of not following the proper procedures to implement the changes, and demanded that the best Latin jazz category be reinstated, saying the removal had a detrimental effect on the musicians' careers by taking away the Latin jazz category specifically.
Sanabria on Sunday held out the possibility of an appeal, and said he was waiting to see the judge's official ruling.
"We have to step back from this because we've been so involved in this for so long," he said. "Sometimes you have to take a breather from some things."
He added: "It's disappointing but I expected this to be a long fight."
Sanabria was part of a vocal group that protested the cuts made by the Academy, drawing sympathizers that at one point included Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Sanabria called the cuts unfair, and even racist.
However, as the February awards drew closer, few key stars aligned themselves with Sanabria's cause.
Portnow said Sanabria represented a small number of the Academy's members and that most had no problem with the changes, which Portnow said made the awards more competitive.
"Frankly, the actual discontent and impact was very, very small when you compare (it) to the majority of the (membership)," he said. "You just didn't have a huge critical mass here."
The Academy's board of trustees is due to meet in May to consider last year's other changes and other matters involving the Grammys. However, Portnow said it is unlikely they will reverse the cuts made last year.
"This year, I think the review will be a little more micro than macro," he said. "Overall, I would anticipate that the overall structure would remain the same."
Sanabria was hopeful the board, which he said consists of new members sympathetic to his coalition's cause, might restore the categories. If not, Sanabria seemed prepared to continue the fight, which he said was for the good of the Academy.
"In families, there is always conflict," he said. "We love the Academy, and that's why we're fighting for this."
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ : SQNM ), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012 after closing of the NASDAQ Global Market on Thursday, March 7, 2013.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A.J. Abrams hit eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points to help Texas beat Minnesota 76-62 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night.
Damion James added 18 points and nine rebounds for the seventh-seeded Longhorns (23-11), who hit 11 of 20 3s overall to win their tournament opener for the fifth time in six seasons.
Texas had lost seven of its last 14 games dating to late January, but now heads into the second round of the East Region to face the Duke-Binghamton winner Saturday.
Lawrence Westbrook scored 19 points for the 10th-seeded Golden Gophers (22-11), who were making their first tournament appearance since 2005. It was also Minnesota's first NCAA bid under Tubby Smith, who left Kentucky two seasons ago to rebuild the struggling Big Ten program.
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