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We're rounding the last curve people and Lady B's The Session is quickly approaching its first year on November 16th!
Here at MFD, we wholeheartedly believe in keeping the fresh first and being the ones to bring it to the consciousness of the masses. The homie Mehka (DJs Doing Work, Soletron, Notes From The Underground) is with the same idea. And of course B is on the same exact grind as host of the monthly Session event here in Atlanta.
For the past few weeks, we've been bringing you the recaps of their first year where everyone from Rolls Royce Rizzy to K Camp had the opportunity to shine on the mic and provide a little bit of backstory, you know, just to even things out.
Can't wait to see what she and the team have cooked up for their second year.
This week's recap features performances from and interviews with emcee Jus Nice, singer/rapper Miloh Smith and Curtis Williams of the city's Two 9 collective. Check it.


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BECKER - A Becker organization that helps older people stay in their homes has been awarded nearly $300,000.
The Great River Area Faith in Action will use the grant to expand its Living Well at Home program into St. Cloud and Princeton. They'll also expand their services in Becker and Sherburne County.
The organization is one of 14 in the state that will share nearly $2.3 million in funding appropriated by the State Legislature. They all have a goal of keeping Minnesotans in their homes, and remain vital members of the communities.


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Edward O. Wilson, the Pelligrino University Professor and Honorary Curator of Entomology at Harvard University, is one of the world's most distinguished and controversial scientists. Through his books and lectures, Wilson has changed the way scientists and nonscientists alike view the natural world by fueling their enthusiasm for science and showing them its immediacy for their everyday lives. Wilson's devotion to natural history, his broad humanistic approach to learning, and a gift for storytelling have made him one of the most popular teachers at Harvard and lecturers around the world.
In this warm and engaging biographical portrait Wilson offers insight into the scientific process, relating how an interest in studying ants and social insects led him to establish the field of sociobiology and to promote the study of biodiversity. He compares scientists to mythmakers and examines the role of imagination in scientific inquiry. Wilson's passionate concern for the preservation of our natural heritage has placed him in the forefront of environmental activism.
As a young boy growing up in the deep South, Wilson began to dream of going to the "Big Tropics, the Amazon, New Guinea, of discovering new kinds of plants and animals." This urge to explore propelled him from a childhood interest in collecting insects to a career that has encompassed studies in the biology of social insects, ecology, biogeography, sociobiology, and environmental conservation. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the National Medal of Science (1976), the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1990), and two Pulitzer Prizes. Prof. Wilson's books include The Insect Societies, Sociobiology: the New Synthesis, On Human Nature, The Diversity of Life, Biophilia, Naturalist, and The Future of Life.


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A beautiful beachside escape is closer than you think when you choose an Isle of Wight holiday. The Isle of Wight is just a 40-minute ferry crossing away, and when you book a holiday directly with us you can benefit from great prices on your ferry crossing. Plus, selected dates are free! Click here to view more.
You'll find plenty to explore here as the Isle of Wight is packed with pretty walking and cycling routes the whole family can enjoy.
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Beach lifeDiscover the glorious sandy beaches and seaside attractions of nearby Sandown and Shanklin
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Eat, drink, relaxFind quality family time as you enjoy a meal together at the Granary Restaurant
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Sparkling shoresFeel the sand between your toes, with gorgeous views from Shanklin Beach and Sandown Beach
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Dinosaur-loving kids and curious adults will both enjoy a visit to Dinosaur Isle. This attraction celebrates the island's prehistoric residents and is packed with interesting exhibitions, including real dinosaur remains.
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Costume contest at 1:30 am in the Red Room!!
Note: we do NOT do the costume contest onstage! We don't interrupt the flow of the djs, or the people dancing and having a good time. So, if you want to know who wins, either stay posted in here, or join us in the Red Room! (The separate bar room right at the top of the stairs.
$200 for Best in Show
$100 for Best Duo/Group
Custom certificates designed by Spider-Menace for all winners
Costume contest judges:
Vita DeVoid- burlesque and nerdlesque extraordinaire, Vita not only has a solo career but also heads up Thee Vaudevillains. She has performed as all kinds of beloved characters ranging from Lucille Ball, the Joker, Thranduil, Queen Amidala, and more. www.facebook.com/
Spider-Menace- cosplayer, artist, and graphic designer, Spider-Menace is also an avid gamer and comic fan known for his Spider-man and Altaïr. He also does the artwork for these events and is available for commissions! www.facebook.com/
Escape the Vault- cosplayer, gamer, gogo, and former model, Escape the Vault has been all over the board, portraying varied characters from Lydia Deetz to Cleo DeNile (Monster High) to Morrigan (Dragon Age) to her (literally) award-winning Jack (Mass Effect 3). www.facebook.com/
DJs Mark Paradise, KC Killjoy, and Tom Gold in the ballroom, DJ Sean on the patio
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1) Castle Cosplay Night is inclusive of all cosplayers. Please use common sense, be considerate of other attendees, and be aware of your surroundings.
2) Costumes must be "street legal"
3) Open toed footwear is permitted, but not recommended.
4) All military, law enforcement, and other emergency service costumes should be easily distinguishable from official uniforms.
5) Hate symbols, even historical hate symbols (i.e. swastikas, etc), will not be tolerated.
6) Rollerblades, roller skates, and skateboards are not allowed in the event space.
7) Stilts are allowed, as long as you are wearing them.
8) Prop weapons must conform with state/federal laws. (Orange tips, etc.) Projectile weapons must be rendered inoperable.
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'Game of Thrones' Recap: Another Queen Bites the Dust
Warning: This recap for "The Queen's Justice" episode of Game of Thrones contains spoilers.
Like an average game of Monopoly, a game of thrones could take years to play. Also, there are a million rules to follow, rampant cheating, the banker is usually a jerk, and most debates end in murder. But when you are ready for a game of thrones to finally conclude so that everyone can go to bed, the best way to move ahead is to start eliminating players one by one. And because Season 7 of THIS Game of Thrones is starting to feel like a time-lapse montage more than a show, the board-clearing continued this week in "The Queen's Justice"! Dorne, House Tyrell, both gone! It was like one of RuPaul's famous double elimination episodes, with two strong queens suddenly out of the running for the grand prize of makeup or whatever. And despite the tragic loss of one of the show's all-time great characters, it was a pleasure to behold. Let's talk about this episode!
We began with a dinghy arriving onshore in a dinghy.
I don't know how long YOU expected it to take Jon Snow to travel across the continent. … Weeks? Months? But as it turned out, it took about 45 minutes in light traffic. So now here he was at Stormborn, honoring Daenerys's eVite. It did not appear as though Jon Snow brought a nice bottle of white wine, but there's a chance Ser Davos was hiding it under his gown.
I loved the quick moment when Tyrion and Jon Snow had to bro-code a little bit about the fact that Tyrion had, yes, married Sansa, but no, he didn't never do nothin' sexual with her, bro. Glad we cleared that up! (Also I had completely forgotten about that plotline; it felt like another lifetime ago. When Game of Thrones felt like a fictional representation of world politics.)
Oh, that's when a dragon swooped down and shrieked sweet nothings into Jon Snow's ear. He did not appreciate being spooked like this! But Dragons, y'know. What are you gonna do?
Melisandre didn't get to hang out with the party because she was probably a li'l nervous about Jon Snow wanting to execute her for that time she murdered a child, so instead she just stood on a cliffside staring into the middle distance. Because Varys loves a little drama, he went up and shouted at her about being messy or whatever, and she was like, "Oh, I'll be back, and you and I will have a dance-off." Or whatever you want to call it when schemers-gone-good battle it out for the benefit of mankind. Basically she told him that they're both fated to die in Westeros, and few things are as rude as prophesizing someone's death to their face. Varys did not love it.
So then this scene happened, and in my opinion it's been the moment everyone's been waiting for for a real long time. Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen shouted their résumés at each other across a cavernous room for about half an hour!
Now it's true they've both accomplished a lot … mass murders, self-resurrections, advanced wig maintenance. But the main difference Daenerys and Jon Snow currently share is not being on the same page about ice zombies. He was like, "dead dudes" this and "ghoul army" that, and Daenerys was like, "Why aren't you bowing more?" Still, you could tell they saw in each other a kindred spirit. (Maybe even literal kin?) And, yeah, again, long time coming.
Then Theon was dragged aboard a boat where he was DRAGGED. Now,it's true that he always looks wet in general, but here he was especially waterlogged as he shame-facedly claimed that he had no choice but to RUN AWAY when Euron captured his sister. I guess we'll find out if he's right! (Still feels like he can Reek his way into some good low-key sabotage later, so fingers crossed.)
Ugh, this guy. So, Euron thoroughly sucks, and that's just how it's going to be. I think what bothered me about this season's sudden Euron domination is how he's a character who just showed up out of nowhere and is now leading characters (we've followed for YEARS) through the streets in chains. Get out of here, you undeserving piece of wet trash. Sure, Ellaria and the Sand Snakes weren't the most developed characters, but they are infinitely more deserving of our respect than this Hollywood Boulevard pirate impersonator.
The "gift" Euron had alluded to had been the capture of Ellaria and a Sand Snake so that Cersei could exact justice for what had happened to her daughter Myrcella. In this case it meant kissing the Sand Snake with the same poisoned lipstick that Ellaria had used, then forcing Ellaria to watch her daughter slowly succumb to an agonizing death. So, not a great day for Ellaria or her daughter, or Dorne in general. A GREAT day for Cersei, though.
Liiiike, yes, she did deliver a royal blowie to her brother and they cuddled well into morning. Yep, everyone's favorite sister-brother steamfest was BACK ON.
Unfortunately, Cersei still had some problems, the main one being she was getting calls from creditors and debt collectors and she was gonna have to call AOL to make her email stop. In other words, she owed the Iron Bank so much cash, and it was clear she was going to really have to come up with a crafty plan to pay them back if she intended to remain queen. We've all been there.
I appreciated this moment when Tyrion hinted to Jon Snow that even though Jon and Dany's meeting had gone nowhere, he was still on Jon's side. And that meant basically he'd hook Jon up with some Dragonglass so that he could go around and stab some "walking deadmen." Sweet, right?
Even Daenerys seemed OK with the idea of Jon not technically taking the knee for her, as she probably believed deep down he was coming from a place of sincerity and that they'd eventually have to team up for something. Might as well lay the foundation for a friendship first, right?
I officially hate Bran now, because check out the smug look on his face when he was finally reunited with his sister after, like, five years of torment and tragedy:
No, no, I hate it. Get out of here! When they finally had a chance to reconnect he just sorta pretended he was too important to speak like a human being. EXCEPT for when he decided to, like, bring up her brutal rape? Ugh, I don't care if Bran is now a mythological seer who promises to be a linchpin in the fight between the living and the dead. HE SUCKS. Hodor's death was NOT worth this.
As I think you expected, Ser Jorah's greyscale was cured! Despite the procedure requiring the complete sloughing of, like, 40 pounds of skin, he looked pretty healed the next morning. Now he just needs some shirts that aren't soaked through with pus and he'll be good to go! But as punishment for defying orders in order to save lives, Samwell was sentenced to, like, study. Take that, you knowledge-craving rascal!
The episode then concluded with one of those classic character-explains-a-strategy AS we see it unfold. In this case we saw the Unsullied attempt to take over Casterly Rock only to discover their ships were attacked by Euron, and MEANWHILE the Lannister army was elsewhere, robbing an old lady.
THIS was how Cersei intended to pay off her debts. When Jaime arrived to see to it that Lady Olenna was executed for her crimes of, like, ever meeting Cersei, he at least had the kindness to give her a cup of painless poison. I loved how she chugged THE S**T out of it. Sometimes you've just had enough of a game of thrones.
But Olenna being Olenna, she looked Jaime in the eye and not only called Joffery the c-word for old time's sake, she straight-up bragged that SHE had been the one to poison him, and feel free to pass that tidbit on to Cersei! Even in death, Olenna remained a delightful badass to the end. I can't lie, losing Olenna as a character is almost too huge. God, she was great. Goodbye, you unforgettable favorite.
"The Queen's Justice" was a happening episode, in my opinion. A lot of meetups and convos about scheming, but it also continued clearing the table for the main factions to finally clash. Yes, the timeline is getting increasingly wacky, not just with travel times, but with how long sequences took to transpire. Still, this series is turning into a montage of greatest moments all the time, so it's hard to be mad about that. We'll probably be losing a couple of dozen more fan favorite characters in the next 10 episodes, so we might as well get used to it. Still, we've been in this world for so long, their deaths feel like actual pain! I'm ready for more.
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Fortune Magazine recently released their list of "100 Best Companies to Work for in 2013." St. Louis based company Edward Jones ranks No. 8 this year. It is a repeat performance for the company with a total of 14 appearances on the list since Fortune Magazine began releasing their results 16 years ago.
Four other St. Louis-based companies made the list as well. World Wide Technology ranks 24th; Scottrade, 53rd; and Build-A-Bear Workshop comes in 78th.
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Come on along on a sneak preview tour we were given, and see how this new addition to a key outer East Portland hospital may save your life someday …
In Adventist Medical Center's new Pavilion wing, Cheryl Dorman, Project Manager for the NICI Group, explains some of the features in one of four brand new cardiac catheterization labs to surgical nurse Holly Brown, RN, educational coordinator for preoperative services Carol LeCarno, RN, and Clark College student nurse Keiko Dieken, during our sneak-preview of their new Northwest Regional Cardiac Center.
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Jesten Arnold, Mike VanHook, Charles DeKar, and Pastor Scott Bradley, from the Parkrose Abundant Life Church, unload a pickup truck full of junk at the 2009 East Portland Neighborhood Clean-up.
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Many neighborhoods stage clean-up days, during which folks can come drop off trash, broken furniture, yard debris, old tires, and such. But, the annual East Portland Neighborhood Organization's area-wide clean-up day is a massive undertaking – it helps people living in all 13 neighborhoods in its neighborhood coalition get rid of trash.
Why were students from outer East Portland participating in a graffiti paint-out at an inner SE Portland park? All will become clear, as you read this story …
Students from outer East Portland's Floyd Light Middle School "GREAT" class spend this day providing community service by removing graffiti at inner SE Portland's Hazeltine Park.
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Ever since neighbors helped the City of Portland turn vacant property on SE Flavel Drive into a city park – now named Hazeltine Park – residents have enjoyed the open space in which to picnic, run, plan, and take in the great southern view.
Here's an update on the new 35-acre park proposed for outer East Portland that enthusiasts say could become a "world class" mountain-biking attraction …
More than 100 people who came to hear the latest progress on the Gateway Green project, at this mid-April meeting, listen to co-sponsor Ted Gilbert share his enthusiasm for the proposed park.
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Every day, thousands of cars drive by – or over – a 35-acre parcel of land that was once part of Multnomah County's Rocky Butte Jail property. The property – now an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) owned right-of-way, at the confluence of Interstate-84 and I-205 – is an island, cut off from Rocky Butte and from nearby neighborhoods.
If you're still wondering about the difference between a labyrinth and a maze – or why one was built in Parkrose – this is the article for you to read …
Volunteer Jose Maras sweeps pavers at the Parkrose Peace Labyrinth, helping to ready it for their Earth Day celebration.
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Though their plans to spruce up the Parkrose Peace Labyrinth had been rained out weeks before, volunteers again gathered in the week before Earth Day to prepare it for visitors.
Discover what people at the Foster Area Business Association learned – what it takes to get a loan or line of credit, these days ….
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Among these listings, you'll find ways to get involved with your community, help the environment, participate in your government, learn valuable information – and have a lot of fun. Most activities are free!
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We find every street blocked off, as SERT and district officers comb the blocks looking for suspects who officials say shot a Vancouver cop in the chest.
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Not often does a crime that takes place in Vancouver, Washington, affect the lives of outer East Portland citizens.
See why you should get to this great show, put on by the Metro Dancers at Portland Metro Performing Arts – right here in outer East Portland …
Seeing double – and triple! Because the Metro Dancers are performing several shows at different venues, Scott Trumbo and James Holstad both play the male lead role of "Franz", and Lorianne Barclay, Emily Sevy, and Krista Bennett all play the female lead, "Swanilda" – not at the same time, of course, but in different shows!


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Until recently, the only way to create a package backed resource, update its backing content or create a bundle version with the RHQ CLI was to fully load the file in memory as a byte array.
Consequently, as soon as you tried to send something of relatively large size, the CLI crashed with OutOfMemoryError. In practice, with the default CLI max heap size (128MB), that would be about 60 MB.
There is now a way to avoid that and send content or bundles of any size. The ContentManager has been extended to allow fragmented content uploads:
As you can imagine, you'll have to request first the creation of new temporary content handle. Then you'll be able to upload fragments sequentially. For ease of use, a utility method has been added to the ScriptUtil object (bound to 'scriptUtil' ):
So here's how you'll create a package backed resource:
The bundles.js sample script has also been updated in order to upload the bundle file in fragments when creating a bundle version:
These changes have been pushed to the master branch and will be released with RHQ 4.10.
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Maybe it's something about the title, but "Consumed" can be -- and for those looking to be better in our industry, should be -- consuming. Andrew Benett and Ann O' Reilly seek to answer the question of why we purchase, peruse and play in today's global marketplace. Set in the context of today's new economic reality, it's even more relevant for those wanting to survive and thrive.
Setting the stage, Benett and O' Reilly look at the evolution of economics and the cultural transformations that led to a society where Big Macs never seem big enough and where "super-sized" has become standard size. They examine how society went from being self-sufficient (never wasting a scrap of fabric or food), to one where maxxed-out credit cards and shopping malls defined our lifestyle. The authors effectively depict a change in generations framed by the political and technological changes of the 20th century and that relied on the escalation of advertising and marketing to show us what we want -- though not necessarily what we need. They also chronicle the impact of the dramatic turn of the last few years when environmental awareness, a credit crisis and energy prices caused us to rethink that very behavior.
With the historical perspective set, Benett and O' Reilly then explore four paradigms for the new consumer: embracing substance, right-sizing, growing up, and purposeful pleasure. Using a conversational, but not overtly casual, tone, Benett and O' Reilly cite examples to further their argument for the four paradigms. They delve into a new generation of consumer for whom purchasing products that are good for the planet and local economy are a priority. They look at projects such as numbered stickers on Dole Organic Bananas that allow shoppers to track the food back to the farm where it came from, or the trend toward green weddings using recycled paper for invitations and homemade bubbles instead of rice or birdseed.
Going beyond the who and why, Benett and O' Reilly conclude by offering practical advice for relating to the new consumer, which requires an understanding of the aging Baby Boomer population, wastefulness becoming unpopular and giving consumers a connection to brands and products through social and traditional media. They offer examples of companies that hit the sweet spot by acknowledging change, by creating opportunity or adapting to it, and by relating to the new consumer who seeks value and values from the businesses they use.
For example, they examine the Starbucks 2009 partnerships with the Corporation for National and Community Service and HandsOn Network, which rewarded consumers with a free drink if they pledged five or more hours volunteering. The project resulted in 1.5 million hours pledged.
Benett and O' Reilly also look at the bottom-line benefits Hyundai has earned from its Assurance Plus project which, in 2009, covered three months of car payments for Hyundai buyers who lost their jobs. The car maker's market share rose 1.2. They also support their suggestions with input from current and emerging leaders in the business world, including executives from Charles Schwab and Liberty Mutual, who apply their understanding into action, by creating campaigns and customer understanding focused on consumers living within their means and planning for their financial future.
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Conducting a 3D Converted Shear Wave Project to reduce exploration risk at Wister, CA Geothermal Project
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|Project Title
|Conducting a 3D Converted Shear Wave Project to reduce exploration risk at Wister, CA
|Project Type / Topic 1
|Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program
|Project Type / Topic 2
|Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies
|Project Description
| UNOCAL discovered this potential resource in the 1988 using widely spaced temperature gradient holes and drilling a exploration well. The UNOCAL exploration well collapsed during drilling preventing testing and reservoir characterization. To define the fractures controlling the Wister geothermal resource, Ormat proposes collecting, processing, and interpretating a 3D seismic survey. Other geophysical data has limited the area of the potential reservoir at Wister, but fracture definition will improve risk associated with drilling a blind geothermal resource. The intent of this project is to use a 3D seismic survey with shear wave conversion combined with available data to site and drill a production well at Wister.
Ormat has initiated an exploration program at Wister that has identified several faults at may control the geothermal reservoir. None of these faults are exposed at the surface. we propose acquiring, processing, and interpreting high resolution 3D seismic data to more accurately map these faults in the subsurface. This data set has been shown to work in the oil exploration industry, but it is thought that it has not been used to target exploratory geothermal drilling in an unproven area. This new acquired information will be merged with previously obtained data to predict the most likely locations for high fracture density and hot fluids.
|To conduct a 3D converted shear wave to reduce exploration risk by characterizing fault geometries at Wister, CA.
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|Ormat Nevada, Inc.
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| http://www.ormat.com/
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|DOE Funding Level (total award amount)
|Awardee Cost Share
|Total Project Cost
| $5,982,995.00
|Principal Investigator(s)
| Skip Matlick, Ormat Nevada, Inc.
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| The project plans to use the identified locations to site two full-size production wells to test the resource model. These wells will be 4000 to 6000 feet deep, depending on model results, and we will collect core in the wells to study mineralogy, petrology, and fractures. Both wells will have traditional cuttings logs, Formation MicroImager (FMI) logs to quantify fracturing, and flow tests to evaluate reservoir parameters for future production wells.
|Location of Project
| Wister, CA
|Validating an advanced technology to define fractures in a blind geothermal resource to reduce exploration risk in the high potential resource area (Imperial Valley) and potentially applicable to other sedimentary areas.
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To deliver to students a practice-based studio-centred introduction to traditional painting media. To offer an overview of how to construct a painted image using a wide range of sources as reference.
This course is a practice-based introduction to painting and will cover the preparation of various surfaces, how to mix colour, methods of application and basic control of materials and tools. The students will learn how a painting can be constructed from observation, reference, studies and imagination. This course would be suitable for illustrators, animators and anyone wishing to investigate the use and application of traditional painting media.
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The student will have a practice-based familiarity with the handling and use of painting mediums and with the painting process. The students will be able to apply theses skills in the making of diverse painted images.
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Delving into experimental minimalist electronic psychedelia, Samarah shines on her new 12-minute, 4-song EP, These Things. Shuffling, popping electronic percussion and experimental ambient soundscapes crafted from subtle electronics and found sounds form the backdrop for Samarah's reverb-drenched, subdued vocals and whispers. It's a unique sound that oddly contradicts itself, sterile yet organic, sparse yet busy.
The opening "Blame it on the Rain" (not even close to a Milli Vanilli cover, mind you), is a blend of ethereal swells and noise that slowly coagulates to form percussive loops beneath Samarah's sultry vocals, sonically distorting and evolving throughout. "With You" is a bit sparser but far more haunting, simple piano melodies, what appears to be a music box, and clicking, intricate percussion against spacious, distant processed vocals. "One in the Same" relies more heavily on processing than the other tracks here, underlying synths and piano melodies accenting ever-changing loops and chopped up vocals. "Pale Honey (Slow Honey Mix)", on the other hand, is a bit more sonically dense, a lush synth string foundation at it's heart creating a moody ethereal piece.
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That is a note scribbled in the margins of what became Bill Walsh's book Finding the Winning Edge. ESPN the Magazine recently examined the impact of that book on current football coaches. The most interesting quote from the Mark Helfrich introductory press conference was this: "We will attack in all phases. We will embrace innovation. And we will strive our best to win each and every day." In the "Win The Day" era, Oregon became recognized for the flash of their uniforms and the success of their offense. There is a depth beyond the glam of points and apple green jerseys.
The Ducks have a philosophy of putting pressure on your opponent on offense, defense and special teams. That "WTD" message doesn't die outside the gridiron. Watch the Ducks leave the field in the pregame; they do so in numerical order. The players fall into those numeric columns effortlessly. Their commitment to their philosophy is expressed by the teams willingness to adopt the coaches message.
Oregon has a plan — that is to be the most creative attack-minded team in the country. But everyone has a plan, everyone has a belief. Former Colorado Coach Jon Embree said: "Never underestimate the heart of a Buffalo." He was teary eyed and speaking after his team's only win of the 2012 Season. The point is, Embree believed in what they were building at Colorado. Unfortunately, his belief developed into a record of 4-21 over the course of 2 seasons. While much has been made about Oregon's Win The Day approach, the reality is the players make the difference. That difference is developed not by recruiting the top players or highest rated players, but by recruiting and developing players who best fit the needs of their program.
The archetype for this is, obviously, Alabama. Nick Saban essentially gets to choose the 20-25 players who will be scholarship members of the Crimson Tide. In the last 5 years, their recruiting classes have ranked #4, #7, #2 and # 8 according to Scout.com's Team Rankings. Additionally, the 2012 Alabama roster featured 49 players from the state of Alabama. Alabama finishes 13th in production of NFL players. Alabama isn't trying to be the best team in February. They are building a program that compete for the national title every year. Their roster seems to imply that Saban realizes sometimes a 4-start kid from Mobile can be a more productive of the Crimson Tide than a 5-Star kid from Houston.
As the experts love to say, recruiting is an inexact science. Apply science to any industry, and the title becomes more venerable; boxing isn't people getting punched — it is the sweet science. Recruiting analysis isn't basing projections on YouTube clips; it is an inexact science. A school can improve their chances by being consistent with the approach, and the application of the philosophy of their program. Oregon, in my opinion, has developed just such a strategy of finding "Oregon Guys." Much has been made of the 2 -star success stories Marcus Mariota and Patrick Chung, or former 3-Star defensive back recruit Jeff Maehl. To drill this down, I wanted to look specifically at Oregon recruiting in the State of Texas.
Texas produces the 2nd most; California is #1, in terms of NFL talent of any state. According to ESPN the Magazine, over the last 5 years there have been 137 ESPN Top 150 kids from Texas. 52 of that 137 have gone on to accept scholarships from the University of Texas. That is a nearly 40% success rate in one of the most competitive states in the country. Mack Brown and his staff typically accept verbal commitments from the top juniors as early as February. For the class of 2013, Texas had seven verbal commitments by March of 2012. The point is, the Longhorns get the cream of the Texas crop.
Oregon has had some well publicized recruiting in Texas . LaMichael James, Darron Thomas, and Josh Huff have all came to Eugene and produced in significant ways. On the other hand, Lache Seastrunk, Anthony Wallace and Tra Carson have decided the Oregon rain is just too much to overcome. Yet all three have been photographed flashing the Hook'em Horns hand sign. University Texas Football has become a symbol of pride for all citizens of the Lone Star State. Neither James, Thomas nor Huff were offered scholarships to the University of Texas.
One could argue that inability to get the top end recruits from Texas forces the Ducks to take the 5'9" James instead of the 4-Star Jeremy Hills. Conversely, you could argue that Texas hasn't done enough scouting. They haven't used their sizeable in state advantage to their own benefit.
Oregon finished with a class of 19 kids, and a class ranking between 16-26 based on the service you follow. Most of those kids won't show on field results until 2015-16. The class resembles most of those from the "WTD" era: the top kid from the state of Oregon, a set of twins, tall defensive linemen and tons of speed. Hopefully the continued commitment to recruiting the right guys will be delivered in another trip to a three-letter bowl, and double digit wins. The ability to express your philosophy through actions — not words — is a marker of success. The Ducks have used their commitment to attack to attract kids from across the country. The coaching staff find themselves in the enviable position of being able to go into living rooms comfortable and confident in their message
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Rant Against the Playoff
I don't think I like what college football is becoming. I know the chaos of last year proved that the system is broken. But having 8-5 Wiscy at the Rose Bowl proves to me that the new way we're doing things (and trying to do more of in the future) isn't any better. Yes, I know Ohio is ineligible and so this season is an exception, but looking across the country and through history this isn't the first time undeserving teams win the little playoff game at the end of the season. The Big XII had it happen all the time. Georgia Tech nearly did it. UCLA had a chance to do it last season. And rematches are stupid, anyway, which is another reason I hate these expanded conferences and their title games.
Even worse to me was what SI's "mock" committee selected for the playoffs. The committee would have selected an Oregon team that didn't win its division, and they were flirting with the idea of sending three SEC teams. That makes very little sense to me - the whole point of playoffs is so we can take teams who've been isolated from each other but were the best in their isolated conferences, and match them up to see who's the best of the best. You don't think Stanford is deserving because they lost to the #1 team in the nation on a questionabl goal line stand? Fine - then send K-State, not an Oregon team who had a cakewalk of a non-conference schedule. But the morons who run college football are going screw up this playoff or expand it (which is also screwing it up).
I'll always love Michigan football and always watch them. But I used to love the "chase" for the national title, whether or not we were a part of it. I loved seeing who won what conference and who played in which bowl games and how the BCS filled their slots. But these last two seasons, that has been so unsatisfying. I almost wanted to see 6-6 GT win the ACC just so everyone can see how ridiculous this new system of super conferences and divisions are, with the de facto playoffs at the end that next year lead into the "national" playoffs.
For years we all clamored, begged, and wanted playoffs. I'm regretting what that has led to. We've ripped apart and thrown away traditional rivalries that made these conferences seems like families. I am beginning to wish Penn State had joined the Big East in 1982. I don't think it's crazy to say that none of this super conference bullshit would have happened with that being the case. Sure, maybe the SEC and Big 12 would have formed. But the 14 team Big Ten, the ACC and the Pac 12? Maybe, it was inevitable, I don't know.
Maybe I'll get used to it - Michigan at High Point Solutions Stadium to play Rutgers. Every conference having a title game, the champions meeting in the bowl game playoffs. Maybe the powers that be will figure out the kinks in the next few years and actually make it so 8-5
Wiscy doesn't head to the Rose. And it is a good thing that we'll no longer have our arguments about "who is better?" But is that worth what we've given up? Conferences felt like families, rivalries that built this sport? With Wiscy in the Rose and Maryland in the Big Ten the answer for me is no. And even if this season proves to be an anomaly, we would still have lost something with forsaking tradition and embracing a system that leaves no doubt who's "the champ." And college football is becoming a little bit less special as each of these moves happens.
Oh well. Sorry if this rant clutters up the board without adding anything, feel free to send me to Bolivia if neccessary.


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LOS ANGELES — "La La Land" received 12 nominations, including best picture, Ryan Gosling for best actor and Emma Stone for best actress," in the Critics' Choice Awards that were announced Thursday morning.
"Arrival" and "Moonlight" each had 10 nominations, and both are in the running for best picture. "Manchester by the Sea" garnered eight nominations, followed by "Hacksaw Ridge" (seven), and "Doctor Strange," "Fences," "Hell or High Water," "Jackie" and "Lion with six each.
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Nominations in major categories:
Best picture
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Best actor
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Tom Hanks – Sully
Denzel Washington – Fences
Best actress
Amy Adams – Arrival
Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land
Best supporting actor
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel – Lion
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals
Best supporting actress
Viola Davis – Fences
Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Janelle Monáe – Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Best director
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
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Wrayalien, beyond Earthly bounds
Posted 30 May 2008 - 07:35 PM
Ray was a crazy, loving, generous man who loved sci-fi, absinthe, off-the-hook music and everything life had to offer. My favorite quotes from Ray are, "Get 'er done!" and "Aimlessly, meandering dumbassity!".
I raise my glass in toast to a true friend. He is missed.
War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate.
Marvin Gaye
Posted 30 May 2008 - 07:39 PM
"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight"
HP Lovecraft
Posted 30 May 2008 - 07:42 PM
To Wray: Thanks for all the smiles, Man.
Posted 30 May 2008 - 07:42 PM
I'm stunned. I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you, and to all of Ray's family and friends.
Posted 30 May 2008 - 07:49 PM
I had drinks with him last night on the back porch. Tough night.
Tonight, I'll be honored to raise a glass or three with you.
We got to know Ray while he went to school in OKC. He was here quite often and was here with me when I was going through a health issue of my own.
To Ray
I mean no offense. There are bottles of extraordinary booze out there. I've tasted a few. Relax.
Posted 30 May 2008 - 07:51 PM
A toast to Ray.
Posted 30 May 2008 - 08:51 PM
Here's to Ray
But as we decay we feed the world of the living: plants and bugs and bacteria".
~ Dr. B. Bass (forensic anthropologist)
Posted 30 May 2008 - 09:57 PM
"Term of all that liveth, whose name is inscrutable, be favourable unto us in thine hour."
Here's to you Wray:
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Posted 30 May 2008 - 10:18 PM
As he used to sign almost all of his posts:
Throng of Shoggoths: Lovecraftian Sludge
Pudwich: 90's style hard rock
My stupid facebutt page.
Posted 30 May 2008 - 10:35 PM
Hugs to you, Molly.
Posted 30 May 2008 - 11:24 PM
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Posted 31 May 2008 - 02:38 AM
Posted 31 May 2008 - 02:52 AM
I always looked forward to his posts. Maybe he can post just once more, and let us know if there's absinthe in Heaven.
"Good is the only investment that never fails." Thoreau.
"Don't you push me baby cause I'm holdin' low / and you know I'm only in it for the gold" Grateful Dead
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Posted 31 May 2008 - 03:41 AM
Big hugs from us all here, Molly.
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Posted 31 May 2008 - 03:46 AM
Posted 31 May 2008 - 03:55 AM
When the mighty oak fell a tremor passed
through all the rivers of the west.
The tired salmon felt it.
A rare distant voice
entered the summer twilight
while stars danced in the sky.
Hissy and I have you and all who loved Ray in our prayers.
Posted 31 May 2008 - 07:13 AM
Ray was a true oner, and I'll sorely miss his wonderful, and offbeat perspective, and sense of humor.
Yes, I'm Krinkles the Clown on
an absinthe a beer bender.
You got a problem with that?
Posted 31 May 2008 - 07:49 AM
My condolences Molly.
Posted 31 May 2008 - 08:16 AM
they aren't good for much, but they make you smile when you push them down the stairs.
Posted 31 May 2008 - 12:41 PM
Posted 31 May 2008 - 01:07 PM
. ......".Barkeeper!...Marteau!!...and fresh horses for my men!...."
Posted 31 May 2008 - 05:23 PM
Posted 01 June 2008 - 06:49 AM
they learned all your secrets and made up your mind for you
although they were unkind to you
all the green children pine for you.
-- Winterpills, "a benediction"
Posted 01 June 2008 - 12:12 PM
To all affected, you have my heartstrings this eve.
Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you; I will show you fear in a handful of dust."
-The Waste Land
and its appropriate to serve them, as long as you serve them appropriately.
Posted 01 June 2008 - 01:33 PM
I am truly sorry to hear of his passing. I lost my mom to cancer in 81, and understand to some degree the toll it takes.
Please pass on my regards and condolences to his family, and know what he and his family/friends are in our prayers.
Posted 01 June 2008 - 03:22 PM
Posted 01 June 2008 - 04:46 PM
Ray was a friend.
Consider me a satellite forever orbiting,
I knew all the rules but the rules did not know me...
Posted 01 June 2008 - 04:48 PM
A real sweet and good natured guy.
Rest in Peace, my friend.
But today I would die for anyone - C Stiles, "Stupid Café"
Posted 01 June 2008 - 08:45 PM
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." -- Philip K. Dick
"I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart." -- ee cummings
Posted 02 June 2008 - 05:25 AM
Ray, I wish you the best in wherever your utopian travels take you.
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Image taken by Kouta Muramatsu of Hokkaido University on July 25, 2011 shows the oceanic squid flying in the air in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It propels itself out of the ocean by shooting a jet of water at high pressure, before opening its fins to glide at up to 11.2m per second, the university said.
A species of oceanic squid can fly more than 30 metres (100 feet) through the air at speeds faster than Usain Bolt if it wants to escape predators, Japanese researchers said Friday.
"There were always witnesses and rumours that said squid were seen flying, but no one had clarified how they actually do it. We have proved that it really is true," Yamamoto told AFP.
"Once they finish shooting out the water, they glide by spreading out their fins and arms," Yamamoto's team said in a report.
"The fins and the web between the arms create aerodynamic lift and keep the squid stable on its flight arc.
"As they land back in the water, the fins are all folded back into place to minimise the impact."
A picture researchers snapped shows more than 20 of the creatures in full flight above the water, droplets of water from their propulsion jet clearly visible.
"We have discovered that squid do not just jump out of water but have a highly developed flying posture," the report said.
The squid are in the air for about three seconds and travel upwards of 30 metres, said Yamamoto, in what he believed was a defence strategy to escape being eaten. But, he added, being out of the ocean opened a new front, leaving the cephalopods vulnerable to other predators.
Originally posted by grey9438
well this is interesting, I wonder why they do this though
That the squid took flight as the researchers' boat approached has led Yamamoto to speculate that flying is a safety mechanism, to help them espace predators.
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Fascinating things you learn on Ats. Here is video of The Japanese flying squid, Japanese common squid or Pacific flying squid Todarodes pacificus m.youtube.com...
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Originally posted by grey9438
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yes but they said that it would expose them to predators like birds, huge flocks of birds could catch them in the air
Originally posted by BASSPLYR
I'm really surprised that this is a new discovery. To me the only thing new in this discovery is that squids take on a flying posture. But I've seen squid fly a distance of maybe 5-8 meters while fishing at night. Not as exciting as 30 meters of flight. But I've observe spooked squid flying short distances. Even seen them do it in the bait tank when trying to avoid my hands.
Still very cool pictures though.
Researchers say is the first time anyone has ever described the mechanism the flying mollusc employs.


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Back then, I had a dream
Now all I do is scream
Back then, I barely had to think
Now I'm starting to sink
Back then, I had ambition
Now its just huge competition
Back then, I was indestructible
Now I'm just invisible
Back then, I didn't have to worry
Now all I do is feel sorry
Back then, everyone was open
Now what the heck happened?
Everything is a blur instead
Hurtful actions and words said
I wish time would just stop
So I will never have to grow up.
Never Grow Up was a poem I wrote when I was just having a bad time one day and had to make so many decisions and finish so many things. I felt that I couldn't cope and cried myself to sleep praying that time would just stop and I did not have to grow up. Looking back on this poem now, I sometimes still feel the same way but as I grow up I also start looking forward to other things such as independence and new undiscovered adventures and opportunities that come along as I get older.


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Rising indie artist J. Rowe is looking to make a major impact in 2016.
The singer-songwriter has been building a budding career, which has lead to national radio play, and now he continues to impact listeners with the release of his album B.L.U.E.
"B.L.U.E depicts life! Overtime you will be loved. Overtime you will be hated. There are very few people in this massive world that will love you unconditionally," explains J. Rowe. "Being.Loved.Usually.Ends. So you have to find ways to cope & live on. My way is through music & artistic view! R&B with a sexy, raw, & uncut edge. That's what you can expect when you hear #BLUE."
The project kicks off with a hard edge, as Rowe flexes elements of rap inspired R&B, but his brightest moments shine through on the many bedroom jams. On the sexy "H.O.B." he takes inspiration from R. Kelly, cooing out to his lady to go half on a baby. Over the smooth "Favor 4A Favor," J seduces his lover with the exchange of oral pleasures, and the steamy "Mood" keeps the temperatures rising.
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Michigan's Burke wins Wooden, Robertson awards as player of year
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After leading Michigan to its first Final Four appearance in 20 years, sophomore guard Trey Burke earned the John R. Wooden Award and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented to the Men's Basketball Division I National Player of the Year, on Friday.
He becomes the first Wolverine in program history to receive the Wooden Award and second to earn the Oscar Robertson, joining U-M legend Cazzie Russell (1966).
The Oscar Robertson Award, given annually by the USBWA, was formerly known as the USBWA Player of the Year Award until it was renamed in honor of two-time award winner, Oscar Robertson, in 1998. Russell garnered the USBWA Player of the Year Award in 1966.


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National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association Launches New Personal Fitness Trainer Website Focusing on Certification and Accreditation
The National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) recently launched a new website designed specifically for its Personal Fitness Trainer Certification.
With jobs for personal fitness trainers expected to grow much faster than average, according to the latest Occupational Outlook Handbook, the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) has launched a brand-new website for anyone interested in pursuing a personal training career and certification.
Available online at http://www.nestapft.com/, the new site offers details on the industrys only four-year accredited certification as well as the most visual personal training education. The 100 percent online and self-paced certification program includes 3D biomechanics animations, which make it easier to learn about anatomy, as well as detailed science with easy-to-understand practical applications. In addition, the NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer website provides information on launching, marketing and running a successful personal training business, including tools and tactics that help put the online training into action.
With the growth in the personal fitness trainer industry and the increasing numbers of people who are becoming interested in this amazing career, we wanted to enhance the information we provided regarding getting certified, said John Spencer Ellis, founder of NESTA and John Spencer Ellis Enterprises, a fitness and personal development solutions company. With this new site, personal trainers and aspiring trainers can find everything they need in one place, making it that much easier to take the next step on their successful fitness career path.
In addition to the certification and accreditation information, the NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer site also offers information on getting hired in the personal training industry, NESTA membership and membership discounts, success stories, continuing education and more.
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Since 1992, the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) has been a leader in innovative solutions for fitness, nutrition and wellness professionals, as well as club owners. Founded by John Spencer Ellis, NESTA now has more than 55,000 members in 55 countries, and it is one of the largest fitness associations in the world, as well as the fastest growing association of its kind in the United States. For more information on the NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer certification program, please visit http://www.nestapft.com/
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Archive for March 18, 2017
Record-breaking Chris Bertish in BVI
Record-breaking Chris Bertish spoke at Nanny Cay tonight. The 42-year old South African has just paddled unassisted across the Atlantic on a SUP, landing in Antigua on Thursday 9th March 17, after 93 days at sea alone.
Overcoming shark encounters, equipment failures, unfavorable trade winds, loneliness and huge swells, he became the first man to SUP across the Atlantic albeit 26 pounds lighter!Read More


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New York, NY (PRWEB) October 27, 2015
PropertyCampaign.com is proud to announce its email-marketing platform has facilitated commercial real estate closed transactions surpassing the $10 billion dollar mark on behalf of its users.
"Our growth rate continues to exceed our expectations," said Linda Stein, Executive Vice President of PropertyCampaign. "This can be solely attributed to the successful closings our users are experiencing from our email marketing platform. We are in the process of rolling out several new and exciting products and services to continue assisting our users with getting deals closed faster and more efficiently."
The second major milestone relates to its level of email distribution. "We are now sending more than one billion annual emails on our users' behalf," said Stein. This is a significant level of marketing messages for such a niche industry. This makes PropertyCampaign the largest third party commercial real estate email marketing service provider in the business.
PropertyCampaign is a highly effective marketing tool for commercial real estate agents, brokers, developers, and management companies seeking to market their properties.
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A limitation of traditional segmenting techniques—searching, for example, by industry codes, company type or location—is that it relies on only a single attribute in a business information provider's database. This can limit your results. More and more, marketers are turning to keyword searches that search across multiple parts of each individual's or company's record.
This allows you to narrow your search to a very specific attribute yet widen the search by querying multiple fields, including company name, personal background and work history. It also can uncover boilerplate text in the company's news releases, text on the company's About Us Web page and even news articles that mention the company.
Imagine you're a b-to-b company selling a product that would be especially valuable to companies involved in renewable energy. A search on just the company name field would, of course, overlook many potential prospects that don't have "renewable energy" in their names.
A keyword search on the string "renewable energy" across all database fields, however, can create a list of, for example, companies with that phrase in their names or those with executives on boards of national renewable energy organizations.
You might also limit results by geography (U.S. states or locations within a given radius of specific ZIP codes), annual revenue, number of employees, etc.
Let's take it one step further. Using a combination of search criteria, you can create targeted lists of b-to-b buyers by job title, specific experience (e.g., finance professionals who have IPO experience), board affiliations and even colleges attended and personal interests, like sailing or golfing.
Once you've built the perfect list, some data services offer alerting features to let you know when the information of a prospect you're tracking is updated or when a new business buyer that meets your criteria is added. If you already have a list of prospects, you might try data-append services, to fill in the blanks with additional details that can then be used for microsegmenting.
I suggest that you vet your microsegmented lists. Provide your criteria to a data vendor and ask it to generate an immediate customized snapshot to get a valid representation of the data. Then, put the data to the test to determine its accuracy.
Once you buy a list, keep in mind that it can go stale within a few days. Make sure to ask for updates with your b-to-b vendor so that you will have a fresh version of your list for each of your multiple touches.
The days of shotgun marketing are long gone. Fortunately, powerful microsegmenting tools and value-added data services can help savvy marketers create targeted, successful, revenue-generating sales and marketing programs.
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Seeing little things by attaching bigger things to them
by Andre on 27 February 2006
The National Lecturer at this year's Biophysical Society meeting was Kazuhiko Kinosita from Waseda University in Japan. I didn't know much about his work before seeing the talk and that made it all the more enjoyable. The picture that the society used to promote the talk on all of the meeting's printed materials shows an actin filament rotating due to the action of F1-ATPase, a rotary motor made out of protein. This experiment was the first to show conclusively that F1-ATPase was a rotary motor and Steve Block suggested in his introduction that it was a critical experiment that triggered the 1997 Nobel prize decision in favour of Boyer and Walker.
But he's also done some interesting things since then using a similar approach. He presented some still unpublished work on myosin in which his students attached an actin filament to one of the legs of myosin-V to directly visualize its stepping. The actin is fluorescently labelled so that it's visible under a light microscope. The resulting video was incredible. It was just a white bar moving around on a black background (just like his previous work on f1-ATPase was just a lumpy spinning rod) but what it demonstrated was great. There was a clear power stroke followed by a Brownian search as the unbound head of myosin tried to find a binding site on actin to complete its step. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of the video to share with you but I'll be sure to pass on the details of the paper when it's published.
Going back to F1-ATPase, Kinosita discussed some recent work, and in keeping with the theme of the talk, it involved attaching a microscale reporter (in this case magnetic beads) to amplify the motor's nanoscale behaviour. Using magnetic tweezers, they were able not only to observe the rotary motion but also to apply a retarding torque to the beads. Since they were applying a known torque to the beads and could observe their rotation using an optical microscope, they could calculate the energy generated by the motor during a complete turn. Then, by comparing this calculated value with the energy released during the hydrolysis of three ATP molecules (that's how many the motor uses to make a complete turn) they found that the motor's efficiency was near one! But that's not all, they were also able to apply torques great enough to run the motor in reverse and could actually show that ATP was created in the process (around two per rotation). That's like rolling your car backwards down a hill to fill its gas tank. This is another example of our human scale intuition breaking down hard at the nanoscale. It's also a great demonstration of mechanical biochemistry.
In addition to the results, I also appreciated Kinosita's attitude towards his research: he wants to see some motion directly and his naive-seeming approach of attaching big sticks to things he wants to visualize is satisfyingly effective. I look forward to hearing more about his efforts in the future. If you can't wait for more, check out his entertaining essay My Biophysics.