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Google isn't always perfect, and they'll be the first to admit it. I've seen Marissa Mayer speak, and she's consistently said that Google pushes out tests earlier than others would in order to grow and improve on their often brilliant ideas.
Many people aren't familiar with Google's sitelinks. There can be up to eight sitelinks per site, and you have some control over blocking them using Webmaster Tools. That's actually a topic worth its own column, so we'll save that discussion for next time.
The Good
For a live example of sitelinks, check out this Google search for "Search Engine Watch."
The eight blue links (Forums, Search Marketing 101, Stats, Blog, Subscribe to RSS Feeds, Links (Search Engine Watch), Experts, Subscribe) below the description and URL information are an example of good sitelinks. My criteria for a good rating is that the links are all going to live pages and that the site that has been assigned the sitelinks for this search term is the "right one."
Unfortunately, as with all tests of new technology, this feature has some pretty serious bugs. Some are Google's fault and some are a combination of Google and Webmasters' fault.
The Bad
The biggest problem with sitelinks: it's difficult for Google to accurately determine what site should merit these for non-branded terms. When you search for a brand, in most cases it's pretty obvious which is the correct brand — although even this can be a problem for organizations that share a name with another organization.
For non-branded searches, the algorithm that bestows sitelinks upon a site has some serious shortcomings. For example, check out this search for "fitness club." In this case, Google has unfairly deemed LA Fitness to be worthy of sitelinks for this search.
Who's to say that Gold's Gym, Bally's, 24 Hour Fitness, or any of the other fitness club sites that appear properly in the listings don't deserve the sitelinks? Google may argue that the inbound links, as well as the site structure of LA Fitness, are what makes it deserve the links, but I'd be pretty upset if I worked for one of the competing companies. Of course, Google can "do what they want," and it's unlikely that any of the other sites would have legal recourse to go after Google for this.
Another irony of this particular sitelinks assignment is that Google actually calls out related searches above the first result. If these are so related, why isn't one of them given the sitelinks instead of the non-included LA Fitness? It kind of boggles the mind. Other examples of bad sitelinks come in the results for "health insurance," "investment advice" (again ironic: fool.com gets tapped for these), "auto insurance," and "kayaks."
The Ugly
One site I've long bashed for being SEO-illiterate — Coca-Cola — disappointed me this year when they finally did something to improve their listings within search engines, thus ruining a go-to example for the value of basic SEO, such as using an accurate page title and meta description. The title used to be "Cocacola.com," and there was literally no description because the entire home page content was built in Flash. Congrats to Coke on adding some content and a meta description, but oops when it comes to your sitelinks.
This is where Google could do better in vetting the links they choose to include. Coca-Cola could also do a better job with their site's information architecture.
In the case of these sitelinks, only one offers true value: the one to the fact sheets. The Soft Drinks & Beverage Products link takes me to an international landing page, forcing another series of choices for me to find any more information. To boot, I couldn't back out of this page, which always annoys me. This page cookies the user, so on the next visit I was redirected from here immediately to the region I chose. Once I'm at the U.S. page, the only Coca-Cola "products" I'm introduced to are their advertisements, and God forbid if I'm a Sprite fan looking for information here.
The Happiness Factory link is OK, but the page takes forever to load. Congrats to Coca-Cola on at least keeping this decent piece of link bait on the main domain, instead of falling prey to the microsite strategy. Still, not sure this is the best link to put here.
The "United States (English)" link is bad because it's two clicks past the Soft Drinks link from above. Some may argue that each page deserves a sitelink, but there are likely some other pages with better content that should be included here. Per Google's explanation, this is something that Coca-Cola could influence by having better internal linking.
Another problem I've seen on other sites before is all the sitelinks pointing to dead pages because a site just underwent a redesign and changed its URLs, which is about as low on the user experience meter as you can get. This is Google's fault because the crawler should always check that pages linked to from sitelinks aren't returning a 404 or other error code.
Sitelinks are a valiant effort by Google. I can deal with ugly. The bad are what irks me, and I feel people are gaining an unfair advantage for very high volume terms as a result of having been given sitelinks undeservedly.
Do you have your own examples of bad and ugly sitelinks or just want to voice your opinion on Google's test of sitelinks? Please feel join the discussion in the Search Engine Watch Forums.
Frank Watson Fires Back
The sitelinks are getting more prevalent in Google results and, subsequently, many people are asking how to get them.
Google doesn't tell you how they're determined, just that "sitelinks are meant to help users navigate your site." I hadn't considered why a site would turn off its site links until your column. Google tells us "We're always working to improve our sitelinks algorithms, and we may incorporate webmaster input in the future."
How about giving us a better idea of how they're selected, not just how to block them. If you want to help Coke, et al., tell them to read this article and block bad links.
Related reading
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In this editorial from Marc Smith, founder of Mojeek, argues that alternative, privacy-focused search engines have an opportunity in this post-truth era
Artificial intelligence for marketers
In this editorial from Amanda DiSilvestro, she puts the case forward for AI as an essential tool for search marketers.
The end of DoubleClick and Adwords? Google simplifies its branding with Google Ads, Marketing Platform and Ad Manager
Google is rebranding Adwords and DoubleClick. How will these changes affect us? Here's everything you need to know.
How to monitor your competitors' content marketing efforts
Competitor monitoring informs content marketing strategy, inspires more content marketing tactics and helps you prevent content marketing mistakes.


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The explosion of obesity and unhealthy eating among children in recent years is deadly serious. It's already increased the prevalence of things like diabetes and hypertension in those under 18 -- and it bodes very ill for the long-term health of a generation. It's one thing for a person to gradually gain weight over the course of his or her life, becoming portly by middle age. It's quite another to already be obese by the time you're in high school.
That's why, over the past several decades, public health experts have been tearing out their hair looking for solutions to childhood obesity. Because almost every child attends school, that environment has naturally become target number one in the fight. Many school districts have made inroads overhauling school lunch and breakfast menus to be emphasize healthy meals -- but that's a major commitment, and not always a popular move. The difficulty of addressing central nutrition has led many educational advocates -- including President Obama himself -- to shift their focus to vending machines in schools. They're easy targets: not many people are going to disagree with the idea that it's probably not smart to sell Fritos and Sprite in middle schools while you're trying to fight childhood obesity.
But a new study from two researchers at Penn State, published this month in Sociology of Education, argues that school vending machines don't actually lead to weight gain among adolescents.
The study's authors, Jennifer Van Hook and Claire E. Altman, have said that they had expected to find a link between the presence of vending machines and weight gain, both because vending machines advertise unhealthy foods and because they allow students to eat unhealthy snacks throughout the school day. But after a systematic review of health data on thousands of middle school students from across the country, they found that students at schools with access to "competitive foods" -- those sold above and beyond normal meals, as in vending machines and snack bars -- gained no more weight than those at schools without competitive foods.
Van Hook and Altman checked their findings by looking at students who were in different schools for different lengths of time -- say, students who stayed in elementary school through sixth grade and those went to middle school in sixth grade. This led, in some cases, to students who had one fewer year than others in an environment with vending machines. If vending machines lead to weight gain, such students would gain less weight than their peers -- but the study found no such correlation.
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That leaves advertising as the most potentially powerful agent of change. And the researchers speculate that, for the most part, adolescents have already developed their dietary habits by the time they get to middle school. The presence of a Coca-Cola logo on campus isn't going to change minds that have already established preferences.
Indeed, the study suggests, tantalizingly, that there's very little that can be done to influence weight outcomes by the time a child reaches middle school. "We found strong associations between children's eight-grade weight and factors like family SES [social economic status], indicators of school SES, race/ethnicity, maternal employment, and parental nativity," it reads. "However none of these factors explain weight gain among young adolescents. Overall, the results suggest that weight during early adolescence [...] is strongly shaped by how heavy children were when they were young."
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Foreign bank interest expense allocation to effectively connected income
Notice 2005-53
SECTION 1. OVERVIEW On March 8, 1996, final regulations were published in the Federal Register (61 FR 9326; Treas. Dec. Int. Rev. 8658), under section 1.882-5 regarding the determination of the interest expense deduction of a foreign corporation engaged in a U.S. trade or business. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have monitored these provisions to ensure that they continue to produce results that are consistent with the policies underlying the regulations, in light of current economic circumstances. The Treasury Department and the IRS believe that, in the context of the banking industry, certain changes to the regulations will facilitate compliance. This notice describes such changes, which will apply to determine the interest expense deduction of a foreign corporation that is a bank, within the meaning of section 585(a)(2)(B) without regard to the second sentence thereof (hereafter "foreign bank"). The Treasury Department and IRS intend to issue regulations consistent with this notice. The remainder of this notice is divided into seven sections. Section 2 provides relevant legal background. Section 3 provides guidance on the coordination of section 1.882-5 with treaties. Section 4 invites the submission of data and other information relevant to the consideration of a revised fixed ratio available for purposes of determination of U.S.connected liabilities in Step 2 of section 1.882-5. Section 5 provides guidance on the determination of the applicable rate for excess interest under the adjusted U.S.-booked liabilities method in Step 3 of section 1.882-5. Section 6 solicits comments on coordination of Step 1 determination of U.S. assets on the adjusted or fair market value basis with Step 2 determination of U.S.-connected liabilities using the fixed or actual ratio. Section 7 provides information on submitting comments. Finally, section 8 provides drafting information. SECTION 2. LEGAL BACKGROUND Section 1.882-5 generally requires a foreign corporation to determine the amount of interest expense that is allocable under section 882(c) to income effectively connected (or treated as effectively connected) with the conduct of the foreign corporation's trade or business in the United States by a three step calculation.
Step 1 determines the total value of the U.S. assets of the foreign corporation, generally the assets that produce (or would produce) income effectively connected with the conduct of the U.S. trade or business of the foreign corporation. The value of the U.S. assets is their adjusted basis, unless the taxpayer makes an election to value the assets on the basis of their fair market value. Step 2 determines the U.S.-connected liabilities of the foreign corporation as the product of the U.S. assets multiplied either by the actual ratio of worldwide liabilities to worldwide assets or, if the taxpayer makes an election, by a fixed ratio, currently 93percent. If the taxpayer has elected to value U.S. assets on the basis of fair market value for purposes of Step 1, then the taxpayer must value worldwide assets on a fair market value basis for purposes of Step 2. Step 3 determines the allocable amount of interest expense under the adjusted U.S. booked liabilities ("AUSBL") method, or, if the taxpayer makes an election, under the separate currency pools method. Under the AUSBL method, the foreign corporation's interest expense is based on the interest expense on the foreign corporation's U.S. books. If the U.S. booked liabilities exceed the U.S.-connected liabilities, then the foreign bank's U.S. booked interest expense is scaled down. If the U.S.-connected liabilities exceed the U.S.-booked liabilities, interest expense in addition to the U.S. booked interest expense is allocated by reference to the foreign U.S. dollar borrowing rate multiplied by the excess U.S.-connected liabilities. Under the separate currency pools method, the worldwide interest expense is allocated to effectively connected income based on the U.S.-connected liabilities in each currency multiplied by the foreign bank's worldwide rate for liabilities in such currency. Rules on the time and manner of making and changing the various elections are provided in sections 1.882-5(a)(7) and 1.882-5(b)(2). SECTION 3. COORDINATION OF THE DETERMINATION OF THE INTEREST EXPENSE DEDUCTION FOR FOREIGN BANKS AND TREATIES Section 1.882-5(a)(2) currently states that "[t]he provisions of this section provide the exclusive rules for determining the interest expense attributable to the business profits of a permanent establishment under a U.S. income tax treaty." This statement is no longer accurate in light of the income tax treaties entered into with the United Kingdom and Japan,1 and, therefore, will be eliminated by the amendments to the regulations. The Exchange of Notes to the current United States-United Kingdom and United StatesJapan income tax treaties adopt the principles of Article 9(1) for determining the profits
See United States-United Kingdom Income Tax Treaty, Article 7 (July 24, 2001); United States-Japan Income Tax Treaty, Article 7 (November 6, 2003) and accompanying Exchange of Notes.
attributable to a permanent establishment.2 Both Notes address the allocation of the capital of financial institutions to their permanent establishments, stating in pertinent part that the Contracting States may treat the permanent establishment as having the same amount of capital that it would need to support its activities if it were a distinct and separate enterprise engaged in the same or similar activities. With respect to financial institutions other than insurance companies, a Contracting State may determine the amount of capital to be attributed to a permanent establishment by allocating the institution's total equity between its various offices on the basis of the proportion of the financial institution's riskweighted assets attributable to each of them.3 The Treasury Technical Explanations of the United Kingdom and Japan treaties acknowledge that the allocation method provided by section 1.882-5 does not take into account the relative riskiness of assets that are attributable to a permanent establishment and that equal weighting of risk, in some cases, "may require a taxpayer to allocate more capital to the United States (and therefore would reduce the taxpayer's interest expense deduction) than is appropriate."4 Accordingly, the two treaties permit United Kingdom and Japanese resident financial institutions the use of an alternative approach to the determination of their taxable income, without the section 1.882-5 determination of interest expense, for purposes of establishing the upper limit with respect to the amount of tax that may be imposed on a U.S. permanent establishment of a foreign bank. Such an alternative approach under the treaties would incorporate risk-weighting of the foreign bank's assets as well as other consequential deviations from the rules of section 1.882-5 in line with the arm's length principles of Articles 7 and 9(1) of those treaties. As reflected in the Notes and Technical Explanations, the two treaties require an allocation of sufficient equity capital in determining the profits attributable to a permanent establishment. The amount of equity capital shown on a taxpayer's book's is not determinative. Therefore, it will be acceptable only to the extent such allotment is sufficient to support the assets and risks attributable to the permanent establishment. The Treasury Department and IRS continue to believe that application of section 1.8825 also results in a sufficient allocation of equity capital to a permanent establishment, and is simpler to apply than an alternative approach under the treaties. As stated in both Technical Explanations, taxpayers are not required to use the risk-weighted approach for allocating equity capital provided by the treaties. Rather, taxpayers may continue to use section 1.882-5 in lieu of an alternative approach under the treaties.
Exchange of Notes, United States-Japan Income Tax Treaty, para. 2 (July 24, 2001) and United States-United Kingdom Income Tax Treaty (July 24, 2001). 3 Id. 4 Technical Explanation of the United States-United Kingdom Income Tax Treaty, Art. 7, para. 3, CCH, p. 201,301; United States-Japan Income Tax Treaty, Art. 7, para. 3, CCH, p. 113,320.
SECTION 4. DETERMINATION OF U.S.-CONNECTED LIABILITIES UNDER THE FIXED RATIO FOR FOREIGN BANKS As noted, Step 2 of the calculation is used to determine the amount of U.S.-connected liabilities. Section 1.882-5(c)(1) provides that "[t]he amount of U.S.-connected liabilities for the taxable year equals the total value of U.S. assets for the taxable year (as determined under paragraph (b)(3) of this section) multiplied by the actual ratio for the taxable year (as determined under paragraph (c)(2) of this section) or, if the taxpayer has made an election in accordance with paragraph (c)(4) of this section, by the fixed ratio." In 1996, the final regulations established the fixed ratio for foreign banks at 93 percent. The Treasury Department and IRS have considered data from more recent years to determine whether the 93 percent fixed ratio continues to be appropriate. Based on that examination, it appears that a fixed ratio of between 94 and 96 percent may be more appropriate. The Treasury Department and IRS invite the submission of data and other information relevant to the consideration of a revised fixed ratio, including information about the nature of the assets and risks related to the U.S. trade or business as compared to the business conducted outside the United States. It is expected that taxpayers will be permitted to make new elections with respect to section 1.882-5 to take into account these changes. SECTION 5. DETERMINATION OF EXCESS INTEREST OF BANKS UNDER THE ADJUSTED U.S.-BOOK LIABILITY METHOD Under the Adjusted U.S. Booked Liabilities ("AUSBL") method taxpayers may be required under certain facts and circumstances to calculate a portion of their interest expense allocation by reference to the average U.S. dollar borrowing rate incurred outside the United States. Section 1.882-5(d)(5) provides that where the U.S.connected liabilities exceed the taxpayer's U.S. booked liabilities (as defined for banks in section 1.882-5(d)(2)(iii)), the excess U.S.-connected liabilities are multiplied by the taxpayer's average U.S. dollar borrowing rate with respect to interest expense and liabilities shown on the books of the taxpayer's offices or branches outside the United States. This portion of the Step 3 allocation is referred to as the "excess interest." In prior regulations ("the 1980 regulations"), section 1.882-5 provided that where information necessary to compute the actual foreign U.S. dollar borrowing rate could not "be reasonably obtained," then "any method that reasonably approximates the actual rate" could be substituted so long as it was consistently applied from year to year.5 The 1980 regulations provided that the 30-day LIBOR rate may constitute an appropriate proxy for an actual foreign borrowing rate but did not specify that the use of the published LIBOR rate could be used outright if the actual foreign borrowing rate was
§1.882-5(b)(2)(i)(B), T.D. 7749, 1981-1 C.B. 390, 394.
capable of being proved. Where the total foreign U.S. dollar borrowings were de minimis, the prior regulations substituted the actual average borrowing rate of the foreign corporation's trade or business within the United States. Where a foreign corporation elects both the fixed ratio under Step 2 and the AUSBL method under Step 3, it is possible for the taxpayer's entire interest expense allocation to be determined by reference to the books and records of its trade or business within the United States. This may be true under the current regulations if the allocation for the taxpayer does not result in excess interest but, instead, is subject to the scale-down rule under section 1.882-5(d)(4). Otherwise, when these elections are made together, resort may still be necessary to information typically maintained outside the United States. In many cases, the information would be collected only for purposes of computing the taxpayer's excess interest. To facilitate administrability both for foreign bank taxpayers and the IRS, the amendments to the regulations will provide that such taxpayers who are already eligible to use the AUSBL method for a particular year may make a binding annual election to calculate excess interest under the AUSBL method by reference to the published 30day average LIBOR rate for such year, rather than the actual foreign U.S. dollar borrowing rate prescribed in §1.882-5(d)(5), by using such rate to calculate its interest expense deduction on a timely filed original Federal income tax return for such year. The election provisions of §1.882-5(a)(7) shall apply on an annual basis without regard to the binding 5-year minimum period. Such taxpayers may begin using such rate for tax years ending on or after the date on which this notice is published. SECTION 6. COORDINATION OF DETERMINATION OF U.S. ASSETS ON AN ADJUSTED OR FAIR MARKET VALUE BASIS WITH DETERMINATION OF U.S.CONNECTED LIABILITIES USING THE FIXED OR ACTUAL RATIO The Treasury Department and the IRS recognize that an increase in the fixed ratio, as contemplated by section 3 of this notice, will render the fixed ratio relatively more attractive as compared to the actual ratio for purposes of the Step 2 determination of the U.S.-connected liabilities of foreign banks. Pursuant to the existing regulations, foreign banks may combine an election of the fixed ratio for the Step 2 determination of U.S.connected liabilities with an election of the fair market value basis for the Step 1 determination of U.S. assets. The Treasury Department and the IRS are reconsidering whether combining these elections is consistent with the policies underlying the regulations. In particular, it is unclear that such a combination of elections would produce an appropriate result in light of the prevalence and significance of intangibles in the banking industry. The Step 2 determination of U.S.-connected liabilities using an actual ratio determined on a fair market value basis reflects in a balanced manner the effect of intangibles because such intangibles would be taken into account at their fair market in both steps. The Step 2 determination of U.S.-connected liabilities using the fixed ratio in conjunction with a fair market value election in Step 1 may not similarly reflect in a balanced manner the effect
of intangibles. The Treasury Department and the IRS are concerned, therefore, that the current ability to apply a fair market value election in conjunction with a fixed ratio election may distort the Step 2 determination of U.S.-connected liabilities. The Treasury Department and the IRS solicit comments to assist them in their review of this matter. SECTION 7. SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS Taxpayers may submit comments to: CC:ITA:RU (PGP-125111-02), Room 5226, Internal Revenue Service, POB 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand delivered between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to CC:ITA:RU (PGP-125111-02), Courier's Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Alternatively, taxpayers may submit comments electronically via the Internet by submitting comments directly to the IRS Internet site at http://www.irs.gov/tax_regs/regslist.htm SECTION 8. DRAFTING INFORMATION The principal author of this notice is Paul S. Epstein of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International). However, other personnel from the IRS and the Treasury Department participated in its development. For further information regarding this notice contact Paul S. Epstein and Gregory Spring at (202) 622-3870 (not a toll-free call).


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Native Americans tapped into the medicinal properties of witch hazel long before Pilgrims stepped onto the rock. They used it to stop bleeding and inflammation, and to treat everything from muscle aches to tumors. It's written that the Mohicans introduced witch hazel to settlers, who adopted it eagerly.
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Witch hazel is a deciduous tree or bush that explodes with masses of aromatic yellow flowers during late fall and winter. Three species of witch hazel are native to North America. The most common, Hamamelis virginiana, grows widely east of the Mississippi river.
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Witch hazel has high tannic acid content, a chemical that's found in many plants. Tannic acid is essential to wine and coffee, as well as cheeses and teas. Have you ever eaten a very unripe banana? If so, you may recall that it tasted slightly bitter and made your mouth feel dry and puckery. That's the astringent effect of tannic acid.
Tannic acid is believed to protect our skin by fighting bacteria. It has anti-inflammatory properties, which may make it useful in treating rashes and minor burns. As an astringent, tannic acid is thought to constrict the skin and blood vessels, which can reduce bleeding.
Witch hazel also contains several volatile oils, including safrole and catechin, which are believed to have antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.
Witch hazel is a common ingredient in homeopathic products, personal care products, and cosmetics. But very few clinical studies, at least studies large enough to be valid, provide strong support for the healing properties of witch hazel. In many European countries, however, it's approved for the treatment of:
- wounds, burns, and inflammation of the skin
- inflammation of the mucous membranes
- varicose veins
- hemorrhoids
How to Use Witch Hazel
Witch hazel may be useful in closing pores and protecting the skin from bacteria that cause pimples.
Cold Sores
You can relieve uncomfortable, unsightly cold sores by dabbing a cotton ball in witch hazel and applying it to the cold sore several times a day. conducted tests that showed that witch hazel has antiviral properties that may inhibit the spread of cold sores.
Diaper Rash
Like other forms of dermatitis, you may be able to soothe diaper rash and reduce inflammation by cleansing the irritated area regularly with witch hazel diluted with water. Some parents include witch hazel when they make their own moist baby wipes.
Witch hazel may reduce itching and discomfort associated with raw, oozing eczema, to holistic experts.
You may find that witch hazel provides relief from itching, pain, and bleeding associated hemorrhoids. As an astringent, witch hazel may actually shrink the hemorrhoids.
Influenza A Virus
The German research on the virus that causes cold sores also found that the antiviral properties in witch hazel had a positive effect in treating influenza A virus, which is sometimes called bird flu.
Wounds and Burns
Witch hazel may help heal skin conditions in several ways. As an astringent, it tightens the skin and blood vessels, which reduces bleeding. As an anti-inflammatory, witch hazel may help tame pain and irritation.
Varicose Veins
Some people have found that using compresses of witch hazel and cool water, or massaging witch hazel cream into bulging varicose veins, can both shrink the veins and relieve discomfort and itching.
In an article published in , researchers reported that there were virtually no side effects in the majority of individuals using witch hazel. Occasionally, people using witch hazel experience a mild rash. Because witch hazel has high tannin content, it can irritate the stomach when taken orally.


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South Africa - Type M plug to USA adapter (New York)
Hi folks
I've recently moved here from South Africa and am looking to convert a big 3-pin plug to US. Cant seem to find anything online (so strange!). Have any of you had issues finding converters for large 3 pin plugs which work in US? May be a long shot but trying anyway.


text: Two years ago, Daniel Mackay, who was for many years the director of public policy at the Preservation League of New York State, left New York to become the executive director of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. Today it was announced that he has been appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to be the deputy commissioner for historic preservation in the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). Mackay will begin his new role in late July, heading up SHPO, the state historic preservation office. For all of us here in New York who care about historic preservation and know Mackay from his days at the Preservation League, this is very good news indeed.


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Articles about the Community, mycugc, CTP, etc.
Sacha's blog now also in German
I started my blog in 2013 in English with the idea to reach more readers worldwide. Now I decided to provide my information also in German because I know I have some readers from Germany, Austria and of course my home country Switzerland.
sachathomet goes GitHub
Last 11 days I was in Las Vegas on the CTP meetings, Citrix Synergy and at the E2EVC. I get known a few new people and a bunch of ideas, some about Citrix but also how to continue with my Scripts and the community. (Other blog post will follow, maybe here or on the myCUGC site)
It's not easy to manage all my Scripts, versions, bugs and feature request so I followed the hint of some people at Synergy and decided to push my larger Scripts to GitHub.
You can see now all my Scripts in GitHub repositories under https://github.com/sacha81 – feel free to contribute!
Currently I have started with my two most popular Scripts:
- Citrix PVS HealthCheck Blog:Happy New Script – PVS 7.7 HealthCheck
- Citrix FMA XenApp/XenDesktop HealthCheck Blog: XD & XA FMA (7.x) HealthCheck – Oops!… I Did It Again
Please be gentle to me if you are more experienced with GitHub than me, what is for sure if you work already more than 5 days with GitHub…. I'm really not the Software developer so I'm making baby steps with this repository thing. Hint's are always appreciated.
Please use from now for feature-requests and bug reports the GitHub (issues) and no more the comment function in the blog.
An awesome thing happened … I'm now a CTP
2 day's ago I received a very pleasant email:
"Hello Sacha,
Congratulations! You have been selected to receive the Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) award! We're thrilled to welcome you to this elite family group of technology experts!"
I've done in the last months and years some stuff for the Citrix community with this blog, with the participation on Twitter, Citrix Forums, and other Social media channels and I'm leading together with Stefan Beckmann the Swiss Citrix User Group Community. Also I participated on the development of the 1Y1-401 exam and I won the GeekOvation award 2015. Seem's my passion for Citrix and contribution on the community get honored.
What is the CTP award?
This program is the highest recognition what a Citrix Expert can get and definitely a milestone in my career.
More information about the CTP Program you can get here: https://www.citrix.com/community/ctp.html
More about the CTP 2016 class here:
I'm very thankful to be chosen as a CTP and I'm sure that people surrounding me are jointly responsible for my success!
I want to say THANK YOU!
- To my Family
- To my coworkers and my employer Die Mobiliar (a swiss insurance company)
- To Citrix, especially Perrine Crampton
- To the CTPs I met last year at the Citrix Synergy on the GeekSpeak-Tonight with the GeekOvation Award, especially Aaron Parker who supported me on my Presentation, but also Carl Webster who supported me later with PoSh stuff and of course Jo Harder, GeekOvation MC (Mistress of Ceremonies), who crowned me 🙂
- To my current and former coworkers who supported me always to keep my Citrix heart beating
- To all other which supported me in my doing and I missed here (Sorry!)
And I won't forget to congratulate to the other new 2016 CTPs
What next?
Now I'm really feel obligated to give even more back to the community, of course I will continue to contribute on forums, write more posts on this blog. But I'm pretty sure I will have the chance to hold one or two technical presentations … Good chance to improve my english language … :-S


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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
New And Old - Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I and new love, in all its living bloom,
Sat vis-à-vis, while tender twilight hours
Went softly by us, treading as on flowers.
Then suddenly I saw within the room
The old love, long since lying in its tomb.
It dropped the cerecloth from its fleshless face
And smiled on me, with a remembered grace
That, like the noontide, lit the gloaming gloom.
Upon its shroud there hung the grave's green mould,
About it hung the odour of the dead;
Yet from its cavernous eyes such light was shed
That all my life seemed gilded, as with gold;
Unto the trembling new love "Go, " I said,
"I do not need thee, for I have the old."
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LA Researcher build 200 million pixel Video screen
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Students and professors at UC Irvine have built what they claim is the highest-resolution video screen.
The university's 23-by-9-foot Highly Interactive Parallelized Display Wall consists of rows of linked monitors, each of which displays a portion of the picture. It can manage 200 million pixels.
Stephen Jenks said that the picture his team developed is more than 100 times more detailed than the best high-definition TV. IT has a higher resolution than the human retina can see."
According to the LA Times the wall was designed to observe changes in the individual brain cells of schizophrenics, predict climate change by comparing a century's worth of weather models and study the cells of a woman who died of ovarian cancer.
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This year's annual report serves well as a reminder of what a committed organization can accomplish
New York, New York (Vocus) September 11, 2009
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, the leading nonprofit aimed at finding a cure for the 1.4 million Americans living with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, chronic and painful digestive diseases, today announced that its 2008 Annual Report, Voices of Progress is available at http://www.ccfa.org/about/annual_report.
The 2008 fiscal year was a watershed year for the Foundation as it reached new fundraising and research milestones. Over $15.5 million was invested in research this year, roughly two and a half times what the Foundation allocated only a couple of years ago. This allowed the Foundation to fund 53 research projects, an excellent accomplishment in what continues to be a financially challenging environment. The report shows how donated funds are being well spent in support of the organization's research and other key initiatives.
"This year's annual report serves well as a reminder of what a committed organization can accomplish," says Richard J. Geswell, President of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. "Not only has the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation doubled its research investment in only a few years, but expanded its advocacy and patient and professional programs on a local and national level, reaching new heights, delivering up-to-date, critical information and support to the Crohn's and colitis community."
In the world of basic and clinical research, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation investments became highly visible during this fiscal year. The report prominently features the progress by top scientists and physicians in the Foundation's Human Gut Microbiome Initiative and its Pediatric Network's Risk Stratification in Crohn's Initiative. The report also discusses the Pregnancy Registry of the Clinical Alliance, which has made impressive headway in gaining timely information about pregnancy and post-natal outcomes in women with Crohn's and colitis. The report explains that crucial work like this provides short-term improvements in patient care and a foundation for applying scientific discoveries to patient-based research.
In addition, the Foundation's many patient and professional education, patient support programs, advocacy, and key fundraising initiatives are reviewed in the report, revealing many milestones accomplished during the 2008 fiscal year.
About Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable illnesses that attack the digestive system. Crohn's disease may attack anywhere from the mouth to the anus, while ulcerative colitis inflames only the large intestine (colon). Symptoms may include abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever and weight loss. Many patients require hospitalization and surgery. These illnesses can cause severe complications, including colon cancer in patients with long-term disease. Some 1.4 million American adults and children suffer from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, with as many as 150,000 under the age of 18. Most people develop the diseases between the ages of 15 and 35.
About the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's mission is to cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. The Foundation ranks third among leading health non-profits in the percentage of expense devoted to research toward a cure, with more than 80 cents of every dollar the Foundation spends goes to mission-critical programs. The Foundation consistently meets the standards of organizations that monitor charities, including the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance and the American Institute of Philanthropy. For more information, contact the Foundation at 800-932-2423 or visit the CCFA web site.
Ariella Levine
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
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We are pleased to announce that on June 6th, Teens and Toddlers relaunched to be known as Power2. Read more
Teens and Toddlers is a programme which sees young people mentor children in a nursery setting. Read more
Young Leaders is a programme for graduates of the Teens and Toddlers programme aged 13-21. It focuses on helping young people to further develop skills that will enable them to thrive in different environments, such as at school, at work and at home. Read more
Mark, 13, Teens and Toddlers graduate, London.
Aisha, 16, Teens and Toddlers graduate, London.


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Trentham Gardens
A great garden to visit this Summer
Whether you're looking for a garden with peace and quiet, or fun and action you will find a great day out here at Trentham. We're open every day except Christmas Day.
The new-look gardens have matured into some of the finest in Britain, declared, by James Alexander Sinclair in The Telegraph, as "The garden makeover of the decade".
We are an award winning garden which in 2013 won the Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism Gold Award, in 2015, 2016 and 2017 we were awarded a Gold Accolade by Visit England and in September 2010, the Gardens won one of the most prestigious European gardening awards, for the "Restoration, Enhancement or Development of a Historic Park or Garden". What matters most of all is what our visitors think and we're delighted that they voted us BBC Countryfile's Garden of the Year 2015.
The contemporary revival of the famous Italian Gardens was led by renowned designer and multi-Chelsea gold-medal winner Tom Stuart-Smith.
To the east of the Italian Gardens are the Rivers of Grass and the adjacent Floral Labyrinth. Both these schemes were designed by eminent Dutch plantsman, and Chelsea gold-medal winner, Piet Oudolf.
At the centre of Trentham Gardens is the mile long, Capability Brown designed, Trentham Lake. Take the circular lakeside walk all the way round as it takes you aside the River Trent, by the bird hide, through the cascading weir and along atmospheric trails, featuring vast NEW meadows schemes by Nigel Dunnett and the team who were responsible for the stunning wildflower plantings at the Olympic Park. These were chosen for seasonal interest and environmental suitability.
The show gardens offer further inspiration to gardeners on a more domestic scale.
We all know that fairies live at the bottom of the garden, and Trentham Gardens is no exception! Take the fairy trail and keep your eyes peeled as you walk around our beautiful mile long lake, and through the woodland, maze and gardens where the fairies live.
Trentham Gardens is a photographer's dream, just take a look at the snaps visitors have taken during their visits to the gardens and if you're on Instagram remember the #trenthamgardens to share your pictures with us.
There's also the exciting adventure playground where children can tackle the assault course, fly down the zip wire, get creative in the sand pits, climb the nets, test their driving skills or get lost in the hide and speak maze. Check out our toddler zone, with a natural and nautical theme, including boats that sail on a sea of sand!
During the spring, summer and autumn months you can go naked from the knees down on our barefoot walk, take a trip across the lake on the Miss Elizabeth or take a miniature train ride as it travels along the lakeside too. With all this going on Trentham Gardens is the perfect place to keep the kids active in the school holidays.
Trentham Gardens is also dog friendly and visitors tell us how much their dogs love their days out here.
Trentham Gardens is a great day out whatever the season
Early summer sees the tall bearded iris display perform with over 120 different cultivars providing a kaleidoscope of colour. The heady scent of the 90 metre long David Austin Rose Border will draw you towards our Trellis Walk. The Annual Wildflower Meadow will be a cacophany of colour and an incredibly popular place to take a picture.
Hot Autumn colours simmer as light softly hits the planting amongst the 70 flower beds in the Italian Gardens whilst the swathes of coloured grasses in the Rivers of Grass, make a staggering impact.
During the winter months, beautiful seed heads with strong structure and texture are like glistenening frosty jewels. This stunning planting is left standing proud until mid January. Enjoy a bracing lakeside walk.
In spring the garden bursts to life with a fabulous bedding display in the Upper Parterre, a wondrous sea of gold, comprising 60 thousand daffodils in the Marie Curie Field of Hope, and a dazzling display of bluebells in the woodlands.
*Please note that some activities such as the boat and train rides, and barefoot walk are limited during late Autumn and are not available during winter months. Do click the links to check the individual pages for details.


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" There is more to me than meets the eye." Bella whispers...
When I thought I lost every thing, you found me.
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Sohpiea is at the top of her class. The coolest kid in school. She's dating the star football quarter back of her school. If you're not her friend then you wish you were. But all of that is about to change. Her mother has warned her, but she never listened. When every one she thought she loved abandons her she lets her world fall to pieces. Though unlike most girls who fall in love with what they hear Sophiea finds a new love. Her true love with what she feels. No lies. No tricks. Just true love.
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Watch games live on America ONE Sports, the "Official Broadband and Mobile Broadcaster" of the ECHL
Evansville IceMen (13-7-3) at Wheeling Nailers (13-6-5) 7 p.m. ET
· Evansville's Jeremy Langlois is tied for third among rookies with 20 points (9g-11a).
· Wheeling's Zack Torquato leads the league with 21 assists and is third with 30 points.
· IceMen have a league best three wins when trailing after two periods (3-6-1).
· Nailers are 10-4-5 when out shot by their opponents.
South Carolina Stingrays (17-4-3) at Gwinnett Gladiators (7-15-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
· South Carolina's Jeff Jakaitis leads the league with a 1.68 goals-against average.
· Maxime Legault leads Gwinnett against the Stingrays with four goals.
· Stingrays are fourth with 3.25 goals per game.
· Gladiators have scored 21 of their 53 goals in the second period.
Greenville Road Warriors (9-13-2) at Florida Everblades (18-6-2) 7:30 p.m. ET
· Greenville's Connor Knapp is tied for third with a .934 save percentage.
· Florida's Brandon MacLean leads the league in plus-minus at +20.
· Road Warriors lead the league on the penalty kill at 91.3 percent (95-for-104).
· Everblades are 13-3-1 when scoring first.
Toledo Walleye (7-12-3) at Kalamazoo Wings (12-8-2) 7:30 p.m. ET
· Toledo's Russ Sinkewich is tied for third among defensemen with five power-play assists.
· Yanni Gourde leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with four points (1g-3a).
· Walleye are first on the power play on the road at 25.9 percent (14-for-54).
· K-Wings are second with six shorthanded goals.
Elmira Jackals (9-11-2) at Cincinnati Cyclones (14-8-2) 7:35 p.m. ET
· Elmira's Kyle Bushee is tied for second among defensemen with two game-winning goals.
· Cincinnati's Chris Reed is second among defensemen in plus-minus at +13.
· Jackals are league's second-least penalized team with 11.41 penalty minutes per game.
· Cyclones are 10-0-1 when leading after two periods.
Reading Royals (10-9-1) at Fort Wayne Komets (10-8-4) 8:05 p.m. ET
· Louie Caporusso leads Reading with 21 points (4g-17a).
· Fort Wayne's Mickey Lang leads the league with 16 goals.
· Royals are second on the penalty kill on the road at 92.6 percent (25-for-27).
· Komets have outscored their opponents 26-14 in the first period.
Stockton Thunder (13-8-3) at Ontario Reign (17-3-4) 7 p.m. PT
· Stockton's Ryan Constant leads defensemen with 18 points (4g-14a).
· Jake Newton leads Ontario against the Thunder with three goals and five points.
· Thunder lead the league on the power play at 24.1 percent (21-for-87).
· Reign are third with 2.33 goals-against per game.
Colorado Eagles (15-6-4) at San Francisco Bulls (9-13-3) 7:30 p.m. PT
· Colorado's Trent Daavettila is on a six-game point streak since Dec. 6 (3g-7a).
· San Francisco's Chris Crane leads rookies with five power-play goals.
· Eagles are 11-4-3 when outshooting their opponent.
· Bulls are 6-0-3 in one-goal games.
Utah Grizzlies (7-12-3) at Alaska Aces (15-7-1) 7:15 p.m. AKT
· Utah's Brent Gwidt is third among rookies with 70 shots on goal.
· Nick Mazzolini leads Alaska with eight goals.
· Grizzlies are fifth on the penalty kill at 87.8 percent (86-for-98).
· Aces are first in both shots per game (33.61) and shots-against per game (24.17).
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Premier 'AA' Hockey League Fast Facts
• Watch games live on America ONE Sports, the "Official Broadband & Mobile Broadcaster" of the ECHL.
• The ECHL celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2012-13 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.
• ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league with 22 teams in 15 states in 2013-14.
• The league officially changed its name from East Coast Hockey League to ECHL on May 19, 2003.
• 527 players have played in the NHL after playing in the ECHL including 22 in 2012-13.
• 15 ECHL players have made their NHL debuts in 2013-14: former Reading Royals Will Acton (Edmonton on Oct. 1), former Kalamazoo Wings left wing Darren Archibald (Vancouver on Oct. 25), former Colorado Eagles defensemen Ben Chiarot (Winnipeg on Nov. 2) former San Francisco Bulls left wing Jamie Devane (Toronto on Oct. 5), former Idaho Steelheads left wing Luke Gazdic (Edmonton on Oct. 1), former Toledo Walleye center Luke Glendening (Detroit on Oct. 12), former Wheeling Nailers defenseman Alex Grant (Anaheim on Nov. 30), former Cincinnati Cyclones goaltender Magnus Hellberg (Nashville on Oct. 26), former Ontario Reign goaltender Martin Jones (Los Angeles on Dec. 3), former Wheeling Nailers defenseman Philip Samuelsson (Pittsburgh on Dec. 16), former Wheeling Nailers center Zach Sill (Pittsburgh on Nov. 16), former Toledo Walleye goaltender Kent Simpson (Chicago on Dec. 14), former Greenville Road Warriors goaltender Cam Talbot (New York Rangers on Oct. 24), former Reading Royals defenseman Patrick Wey (Washington on Dec. 7) and former Ontario Reign goaltender Jeff Zatkoff (Pittsburgh on Oct. 11).
• The ECHL has had 335 players reach the NHL since 2002-03 when it changed its focus to become the primary developmental league for the NHL and the AHL. The ECHL had 97 players reach the NHL in its first 10 seasons and 215 in the first 15 years.
• 271 ECHL players have played their first game in the last nine seasons for an average of more than 30 per year.
• ECHL had a record 93 players on NHL opening-day rosters in 2013-14, surpassing the 87 from 2012-13 and marking the 11th year in a row that there have been over 50 former ECHL players on opening-day rosters.
• ECHL has affiliations with 27 of the 30 NHL teams in 2013-14, marking the 17th consecutive season that the league has affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
• 30 coaches with an ECHL background are working behind the benches of teams in the NHL including Anaheim Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma, New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano, Florida Panthers interim head coach Peter Horachek and Winnipeg Jets head coach Claude Noel. It is the ninth consecutive season that there have been 11 or more coaches with an ECHL background working in the NHL.
• 27 former ECHL officials are scheduled to work as part of the NHL officiating team in 2013-14 with referees Darcy Burchell, Francis Charron, Tom Chmielewski, Ghislain Hebert, Jean Hebert, Marc Joannette, Trent Knorr, Mike Leggo, Dave Lewis, T.J. Luxmore, Wes McCauley, Jon McIsaac, Dean Morton, Dan O'Rourke, Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney, Graham Skilliter, Justin St. Pierre and Ian Walsh, and linesmen Steve Barton, Matt MacPherson, Brian Mach, Tim Nowak, Bryan Pancich and Jay Sharrers.
• ECHL was represented for the 13th year in a row on the Stanley Cup champion in 2013 with Chicago Blackhaws assistant coach Jamie Kompon, players Sheldon Brookbank and Daniel Carcillo, vice president/assistant to the president Al MacIsaac, director of pro scouting Ryan Stewart and general manager of minor league affiliations Mark Bernard. The ECHL was represented by 53 former players and 18 coaches on the 16 teams competing in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking the eighth year in a row that there have been at least 30 former ECHL players and the 10th consecutive season that over 25 players with ECHL experience have competed in the NHL postseason.
• Former ECHL broadcasters working in the NHL include John Ahlers and Steve Carroll of the Anaheim Ducks, Dave Goucher of the Boston Bruins, Chris Kerber of the St. Louis Blues, Jack Michaels of the Edmonton Oilers, Dave Mishkin of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Bob McElligott of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
• Ryan Stanzel and Jeremy Zager, who were both recipients of the ECHL Media Relations Director of the Year award, are working in the communications department for the Minnesota Wild and the Los Angeles Kings, respectively. Former ECHL assistant director of communications Joe Siville works in the communications department for the Philadelphia Flyers.
• ECHL has affiliations with 27 of the 30 teams in the American Hockey League in 2013-14 and for the past 24 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup champion.
• In the last nine seasons the ECHL has had more call-ups to the AHL than all other professional leagues combined 4,000 with over call-ups involving more than 2,100 players and in 2012-13 there were 10 times as many call-ups from the ECHL to the AHL than all other professional leagues.
• The ECHL averaged 4,695 fans per game in 2012-13, the highest single-season average since 1999-2000, and marking the ninth consecutive season and the 21st time in the last 23 years that the ECHL has averaged over 4,000 fans.
• Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.


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All students applying for admission to Hood College will be considered for these scholarships. No special application is required. Students will be informed of their eligibility through the admission application process.
The dollar amount of these merit scholarships is based on a percent of tuition (not including fees, room or board) rather than a set dollar amount. The actual dollar amount of these scholarships will change annually based upon the tuition. For more information on the scholarship qualifications, please contact the Office of Admission.
Maintenance/Renewal: Scholarships are awarded to new students and are renewable through the student's undergraduate career (scholarship may be received for a maximum of eight semesters). Students must achieve the minimum semester grade-point average, maintain satisfactory academic progress toward their degree and be enrolled full-time. Students whose grade-point average drops below the required minimum will receive a warning. Two consecutive semesters below the minimum grade point average will result in a reduction to or elimination of the award. Students with reduced or eliminated scholarships may recover the original award amount by achieving the required semester grade point average. Please refer to the conditions of award for important information on maintaining financial aid.
This highly prestigious scholarship will provide four full-tuition awards to academically superior students. All first year students who have been accepted to Hood College by January 15 will be considered for this award. To learn more about this scholarship click here.
Children of former full-time Beneficial employees, with two or more years of service with Beneficial Corporation and its subsidiaries immediately prior to June 30, 1998 are potential candidates for these full-tuition scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study at Hood College. All scholarship recipients must be enrolled on a full-time basis. Learn more here.
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Irene Chang Britt, Campbell Soup Co.'s top global marketing executive, will soon leave the job to head the company's Pepperidge Farm division, the company announced Tuesday.
Ms. Britt will take the reins as president Aug. 1, replacing Pat Callaghan, who is retiring after more than 30 years with the company.
As senior VP-chief strategy officer since October 2010, Ms. Britt has overseen Campbell's global strategy and marketing services, including advertising and design and consumer insights. Asked about a potential replacement, a Campbell spokesman told Ad Age that "we plan to evaluate our options for the chief strategy officer position and we are not naming a successor at this time."
Campbell is the nation's 68th-largest advertiser, spending $522.8 million in the U.S. in 2010, according to the Ad Age DataCenter.
The changes come as Campbell seeks to revive its U.S. soup business, whose sales declined 2% last quarter. Plans include packaging and flavor innovations aimed at younger consumers. Examples include microwavable pouches called Campbell's Go! Soup.
Pepperidge Farm has fared better than soup lately and reported that sales rose "slightly" last quarter. Strong growth for the Goldfish snack cracker brand was offset by declines in cookies, the company reported in its second-quarter earnings statement.
Mr. Callaghan, 61, will continue to lead Pepperidge Farm until the end of Campbell's fiscal year, July 31. He joined the company in 1979 and was promoted to Pepperidge president in 2006. Under his leadership, the division has launched innovations such as Milano Melts and Baked Naturals Snack Crackers, while extending the Goldfish brand into sweet treats and the bread aisle. Ad Age last year named Goldfish as one of America's Hottest Brands.
"Under Pat's leadership, Pepperidge Farm has developed a culture of consumer-focused innovation, strengthened its brands and delivered consistently strong business results with seven consecutive years of top-line, bottom-line and market share growth," Campbell CEO Denise Morrison said in a statement. "As we work to accelerate Campbell's rate of innovation, Pepperidge Farm can serve as a model."
After he steps down, Mr. Callaghan will serve as special adviser to the CEO until Nov. 1, 2012, when he will retire from Campbell.
The agency for Pepperidge Farm brands is WPP's Y&R, New York. Campbell's soup advertising is handled by Y&R, New York, and Omnicom Group's BBDO, New York.
Ms. Britt, 49, joined Campbell in 2005 after an eight-year career with Kraft Foods. She was named chief strategy officer in 2010, after serving as president-North America foodservice. "Irene's relentless focus on the consumer, track record of successful innovation and delivery of business results make her an ideal candidate to succeed Pat," Ms. Morrison said.


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Virtual Screening for Bioactive Molecules (Methods and Principles in Medicinal Chemistry)
Authors: Hans-Joachim Böhm, Gisbert Schneider, Hugo Kubinyi, Raimund Mannhold, Hendrik Timmerman
Manufacturer: Wiley-VCH
Keywords: Pharmaceutical testing
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Recent progress in high-throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry and molecular biology has radically changed the approach to drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry. New challenges in synthesis result in new analytical methods. At present, typically 100, 000 to one million molecules have to be tested within a short period and, therefore, highly effective screening methods are necessary for today's researchers - preparing and characterizing one compound after another belongs to the past. Intelligent, computer-based search agents are needed and "virtual screening" provides solutions to many problems. Such screening comprises innovative computational techniques designed to turn raw
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Pic 1: Monument to the Encierro (bull run). This amazing sculpture had me captivated for the longest. You must walk all around it slowly to see it come alive. Fascinating!
I got into Pamplona yesterday with Heinrich at about 8am. The morning was sunny and beautiful and the city was barely stirring. With the chance of getting coffee and breakfast before 9am nearly nil, we decided to walk the streets and plazas of this magnificent old city. There is so much to see in Pamplona, but no visit should exclude the Plaza de Toros, especially close to San Fermin, the annual festival made famous by the running of the bulls which starts on July 6, the day I leave the city.
Pic 2 : My best Hemingway impersonation
I found an albergue by the cathedral at 10am, but was given no chance of a second night due to San Fermin. With everything booked up across the city in anticipation of the predicted 2 million plus visitors, one albergue on the edge of the city, that does not take reservations, offered me hope if I could be there by 10am the next morning. So after a good night's rest, I headed out to find the lone albergue with available beds, burdened with the fear of sleeping in the streets to catch my train the following day. Thankfully, I was actually the first to arrive and consequently was virtually guaranteed a bed for the night. Which is why I am lying around in the cool grass shaded by the bull fighting ring, reading what else but Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises".
In the end, I couldn't find a massage or a pedicure, but I did find a couple of bars with crazy delicious pinchos and I have a ticket for tomorrow's train to Madrid to meet my beautiful family, so I'm feeling pretty blessed. I hope the same is true for you!
Pic 3: Pinchos. Just as yummy as it looks.
I expect my last post to be a simple picture confirming that the Cox family has once again been reunited.
If you have received any value from these blogs, it was a completely unexpected bonus. For the real value has been for me personally as I've sat around processing each day by writing, thinking, remembering and laughing about both the beauty and absurdity in life.


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Hooray for Hollywood
Some of my happiest high school memories are musical in nature -- I made wonderful friends and played in fantastic venues such as Symphony Hall as a violinist on the competitive circuit. Not surprisingly, I'm a fan of the BSO and the Pops, the latter of which opened its season last week. And if you and your kids would like to enjoy the musical brilliance that frames many memorable movies, the Pops will present three performances of Hooray for Hollywood next week, during which esteemed composer and conductor John Williams (yes, the John Williams of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter fame, among many other films) will lead the Pops in shining a light on famous cinematic villains and heroes. And how cool is this? The kind folks at the Boston Pops are offering one of you awesome readers a 4-pack of tickets to Hooray for Hollywood*! It'll make for a bit of a late school night but will be well worth it! Here's how to enter to win:
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For many years I have been teaching English to non-native speakers, both around the world and in the USA, my home country.
Upon returning to the USA in Fall 2008, I started teaching at an Intensive English Program (IEP) located in a university in the American Southwest. Those three years of teaching not only funded my dissertation coursework, but also presented me with another perspective on English language teaching. Previously, I had taught for private companies, business firms, the Peace Corps, the State Department ELF Program, and for universities around Asia. But it was only when I went to Mainland China to start my dissertation research in the field that I began to realize how important basic things can be when teaching a foreign language, whether it is English or any other language.
In late August 2012 the Inner Mongolia National University in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, accepted me as an international scholar. To help my research I had signed up with their second year Chinese Language Program. This course would help me to develop further fluency and to also experience again what it is like to learn a foreign language inside a foreign country. My rational was that this personal experience would correlate hopefully with the experiences of my focal children, who had also traveled from their remote home country, Buriatia, to learn Mandarin Chinese in a secondary school setting.
Before starting my official research, my position on English as Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching had been one that advocated supporting bilingual and multilingual teachers. This stance was based on the concept that many bilingual researchers and teachers hold: knowing languages other than your own helps people to become competent culturally as well as linguistically. I also realized, from having acquired Russian as a second language in school several decades ago, that by having gone through this process I would feel empathy toward my own English language learners.
The specific facts and experiences of my academic Russian language training was, however, long forgotten. At present I am situated in an intensive Mandarin Chinese Program, experiencing the same kinds of things my own ESL students experienced while I was teaching them at university in the USA. My current language training here in Chinese Mongolia has made me reevaluate my own competency as a teacher. I now offer you three reflections, and a short list of teaching tips.
My first reflection was to realize why international students often use up almost or all of their absences. Skipping classes can cause administrators to worry whether they are really focusing on their language studies. Good teachers also worry if they are engaging their students sufficiently. In my case, having arrived with some fluency in Mandarin, I still found my proficiency severely lacking. I was also experiencing culture shock. Even doing basic things like finding a doctor, renting a flat, and trying to find services: a decent hair salon, an eatery that suited me, or a dry cleaner's, all became time consuming and exhausting expeditions. Although international students are supported by their university administrations everywhere, no one is going to hold their hand and take them to all the places they need to go. As for me, sometimes, after struggling through bureaucratic paperwork and dense officials, all I wanted to do at the end of the day was go to my room and rest. So my first comment is that teachers and others who support English language learners, all of us must understand that the reality of surviving in a foreign country is different from our own. At times life for foreign language learners becomes inefficient and stressful, so they skip class.
The second point of reflection I discovered was that everything in my foreign student eyes becomes amplified. If a teacher is courteous and kind, her empathy vibrates through the classroom. If the teacher is upset or disgruntled, if his shirt is wrinkled and he needs a shave, this too transmits in greater intensity to language students. I had also never realized the way students stare at and study their language teachers; they are seeking all possible clues from the teacher to aid them in understanding the spoken and written text. Students talk to each other about the teacher's clothes, body language, and classroom behavior. Moreover, how the teacher will dress and move his or her body as a language teacher has great import on the learning conducted in class.
The third reflection focuses on clarity. Learning languages is not easy for most people. The clearer and more consistent a teacher is in presenting information, the better the reception by students. Guilty myself, I have written text hastily and sloppily on blackboards, stood in front of my writing, and obscured meaning from my students. I have failed to review key points in my haste to finish a chapter or meet a scheduled syllabus deadline. Maybe it was karmic payback to experience the same thing in my second year Mandarin classroom? From my vantage point as a student, I have complied a list of do's and don'ts for the English language teacher. Although the list may appear simple, these notations are fundamental. I hope you will find in this list ways to improve your own teaching.
Teaching Tips Do's and Don'ts
- Dress modestly; do not draw attention to your body
- Wear clean clothes; iron as necessary
- Dress for your age group to avoid ridicule from students
- Do not dress like your students, especially if they are younger
- Respect the cultures you are teaching by wearing dress that is not offensive
- Speak slowly and clearly unless requested to speak faster
- Repeat key words several times
- Read a text before asking the students to read the text
- Repeat key phrases; ask students to underline them
- Have the text read aloud a minimum of three times
- Make CDs if the textbook does not offer CDs for text and vocabulary
- Correct speech and use minimal pairs, but not more than four or five and define all words
- Write key words on board
- Write legibly; ask students if they can read your writing
- Stand out of the way so students can read what you have written
- Ask students to write in their notebooks, so you re not doing their work for them by offering too many handouts
- Don't write too much on the board; don't present too much information
- Don't erase the board before students have finished writing
- Allow students time to write, allow students to write on the board
- Use a book that makes sense to the level and culture
- Read the book; don't ignore it and create your own
- If you create your own texts, use a design that students can understand (grammatical progression, vocabulary progression)
- If the course has several classes, seek books that overlap in vocabulary and grammar patterns
- When students read, don't be afraid to correct their pronunciation ( have them sign an agreement to be corrected, if necessary)
- Structure the class so that everyone gets equal chances to read, not just the best students
- Review the text by re-reading it together chorally, in small groups, in pairs (dependent upon class size)
- Break the text into chunks
- Ask simple, then gradually more complex, questions about the text
- Do not ask students if they understand: ask questions to test their understanding
- Hold weekly quizzes. If our classes are large, have students grade each others' papers.
- Review everything, and consolidate the reviews so that old information is reviewed with newer information
- Write the homework assignment on the board so the oral instructions are reinforced
- Be consistent in your teaching methodology
- If you give homework assignments from the book, review book homework in a timely manner in class
- Use reading, writing and speaking in synch to reinforce key words and key concepts
- Know your students' names (if the class is large have them put cards in front of their desks)
- Do not try to assign names in English or other dominant languages
- Do not yell at students for not understanding you
- As a teacher,do not use your cell phone in class
- Do not tell your students to 'do the exercises on their own' so you can play with your cell phone
- If you do not understand a student's request, do not smile and ignore her: ask for clarification; also, ask the class to help clarify the request
- Give clear instructions
- Teach all the students, not just the best or the worst
- Do not translate into one language, ignoring the other language groups in the room (this is my pet peeve - watching a Chinese teacher show off by translating into English while the Mongolians, Russians, Cambodians, Africans, etc., are bored and/or lost)
Classroom Management
- Come to class on time
- Outline your grade policy the first week
- Review rules: Ask students to use their cell phones only for dictionary purposes; door closes after 10 minutes after class starts
- Present a schedule for testing, holidays, and events in a timely manner
- Leave the room at break time, to give yourself and the students a break from each other
- Allow students to help each other, translate for each other, if needed
- Do not punish students for lack of attendance by refusing to let them participate when they do attend
- Do not mock students
- Appoint, if appropriate, a class monitor to help collect homework and hear student concerns
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Monday, June 20, 2011
2011 Toronto Pro Supershow Recap
This show had many "first" experiences for me! It was AMAZING to say the least! I prepared and did my best and looked forward to traveling to Canada, as I've never been out of the country! Once we crossed the border, I was so pleased with what I found! Andrew & I absolutely loved Toronto and all it had to offer. The people were friendly and everything was so nice and clean! Definitely somewhere we'd like to travel to again!
At the prejudging, my goal was just to do my best and have fun! It was SO good to see so many fellow competitors I haven't seen in a while and meet new ones! Some of them being people I sincerely look up to. At the athletes meeting, I had the honor to sit beside of Cathy LeFrancois. Then, in the physique round.. I was the only one NOT from Canada in the first callouts... standing me beside of the wonderful Mindi O'Brien, who is someone I've looked up to for some time! I watch her DVD while I do morning cardio. That just makes it all SO surreal to be standing beside of her, on the pro stage, in Canada, in the first callout! That alone made it SO worthwhile doing this show!!
At the finals, we started with the Fitness Routines. This time, being last, I decided not to start warming up until after the first girl begin, that way I didn't wear myself out. This worked a lot better as I didn't feel exhausted before I even hit the stage. I did farely well in my routine other than I twisted my ankle in one part (don't even know HOW I managed to do that), I recovered well, but if was definitely noticable.. so I know that had to hurt my score (and my ankle LOL). I was disappointed in myself, simply because I know there's no one to blame but myself. This only fuels my fire, and makes me want it even more! So back to the drawing board. I need to find that "WOW" factor for my routines! I'm going up against such ELITE athletes.. I've got to go above and beyond to do my best! It's something I definitely plan to work on! The way the routines went my overall placing ended up being 9th out of 14. I'm still SO proud of my placing and my callout and will continue to improve and do my best!
On the way home, Andrew & I got to see Niagara Falls which was great! It was so good having a weekend away from our laptops and since our phones were out of range, we only used them for a few quick must-send messages. The time to just relax and enjoy each other and our company was a nice change of pace!
So... Toronto, THANK YOU for putting on such a good show in such a great location! I hope to see you again! =)
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Michiana-Elkhart HOG was established in 1986 as Indiana's FIRST HOG Chapter. The active founding chapter members are: Greta & Sheldon B., Herman C., Joe D., Gail & Louie G., Jay H., Sharon M., Terry R., Fuzz T. and Steve W. Currently the active membership is nearly 350 people! The motto of HOG is 'Ride and Have Fun!' and Michiana Elkhart HOG rides more and has as much fun as any chapter around!
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Black Friday is just about a week away and we're breaking down your best shopping strategy:
- If you want to avoid the crowds, Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year. (So is the last Saturday before Christmas) Shop online to grab deals if you can't handle the bustle.
- The busiest day to ship is Cyber Monday, December 2nd, according to FedEx.
- If you want a good deal, but you like some shopping space, Shopper Trak crunched the numbers and found that the least busy day will be Wednesday, December 4th. Other quiet days include December 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 11th. The keys are to shop early and shop mid-week.
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