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STOCKHOLM (AP) — King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is celebrating 40 years on the throne by throwing a dance party in the Stockholm Palace courtyard.
The royal palace celebrated the king's 40th anniversary Sunday by holding a service in the palace church, attended by the heads of state from neighboring Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. On Saturday, there was a dinner and a jubilee concert.
Later Sunday the mayor of Stockholm, Sten Nordin, will toast the king, and there will be a party for the public, featuring dance rhythms such as salsa, waltz, lindy hop and foxtrot.
In a Swedish radio interview, the 67-year-old monarch indicated he will stay on the throne for as long as he remains healthy and said his job is now "more exciting than ever."

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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Journal, Aug. 20, 1910
The annual social event by the Conanicut Yacht Club occurred Wednesday night at the Gardner House, and took the form of a German. In view of the tennis at the Casino, it was feared the attendance would not be large, but it was the only date available. The only trouble was that the place was not nearly large enough; it was packed. To use a nautical and yachting expression, there were many fouls at the turns, but no protests were made and every one had a good time – that is, those who were able to obtain entrance. Many who were unable felt slighted, but there was a limit to space.
St Mark's fair attracted another large gathering Wednesday afternoon and evening. Thursday, the attendance was divided by the attraction of the country fair at the Golf Club, but in the evening, a large number came from Newport, steamer Conanicut having been chartered for a late trip to take them back to that city.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 15, 1935
Wednesday morning, the water main on Clarke Street broke with such force as to hurl a large quantity of water into the home of Chief of Police Greene, doing much damage to the house and furniture. Chief Greene was on duty at the ferry at the time and Mrs. Greene had gone to Newport.
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 16, 1935
(At the town council meeting) it was voted that the bill of Matoes and Lathan of $2.50 for repairs to the children's slide at Mackerel Cove beach be paid out of the beach fund.
Pay rolls for the FERA of Newport County have been approved. (In Jamestown, 35 men received $238.20.) The 630 pounds of butter received Saturday was distributed to families on the FERA tolls this morning, as were large quantities of canned Hamburg and beef.
The carnival, which has been conducted the past week by the Jamestown American Legion and Auxiliary, came to a close Saturday evening, and a gratifying sum will be realized for the purpose of carrying on welfare work.
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 20, 1935
(At the antiques loan exhibit sponsored by the Jamestown Historical Society, many items were on display.) A painting of the East ferry by Charles C. Hammett of Newport in 1850 was interesting. A bathing suit over 100 years old, and made of bed ticking, was one of the highlights of the exhibit.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 17, 1960
The Jamestown Bridge Commission's counsel has written the advisory committee of the Rhode Island Development Council, protesting the inclusion of the Jamestown Bridge in any financing program in connection with the proposed $40,000,000 Newport Bay Bridge.
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 19, 1960
Jamestown Bridge traffic increased by 12,226 vehicles to 98,783 in July, as compared with 86,557 in the same period last year…During the past eight months, eight bonds totaling $56,000 were cancelled. Bonds now outstanding amount to $476,000.
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 23, 1960
The fourth annual Jonny Cake Day for the benefit of the Jamestown windmill restoration fund will be held Saturday from noon to 2 p.m.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 20, 1985
The Town Council's primary consideration Monday night was when, where and how it should add a $75,000 chemical feed plant to the town's water system. Sitting as the Water and Sewer Commission, the council questioned a representative from the C.E. Maguire engineering firm about the costs and feasibility of building the plant in the near future. From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 23, 1985
The director of the state Turnpike and Bridge Authority said today that he will ask that the number of token lanes be increased at the Newport Bridge toll plaza – when the new Jamestown Bridge is opened.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Aug. 17, 1995
The Town Council will consider a plan to limit the risk of Lyme disease by allowing hunters to kill some of the island's deer. The recommendation to permit deer hunting on the island came from the council's Lyme Disease Task Force.
(photo caption) These World War II veterans were among those who gathered at East Ferry Memorial Square Monday for a Victory Day observance.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Aug. 17, 2000
The grounds in front of the Community Center are going to get a major face lift that will include red brick terracing, stone walls capped with blue stone, new stairs and hedges. Pat Eannarino of the Quononoquott Garden Club told the Town Council Monday night how the project would be paid for. The town had budgeted $35,000 for improvements in the Community Center's grounds and the garden club had donated $8,000 in funds it had raised holding events.
The state Department of Transportation last week once again secured the old Jamestown Bridge. Fencing had been placed at both the Jamestown and North Kingstown ends of the bridge to seal off and secure the bridge against trespassers.
A proposed skateboard park at Taylor Point got the green light (7-1) from the Planning Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 2.


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Parallel Python AKA Twin Snakes
This is a tutorial on how to achieve parallelism in Python. despite my newbie status, I have
been programming with python for over four years. I've helped program several open-source games,
programed web apps, made my own web server(only for fun), created extensive data processing
programs with Python.
It is assumed that you have read the other tutorials on Python(courtesy of HTregz), or
know the language. The importance of parallelism is unparalled (hehe, sorry for the pun)
because computers are no longer getting faster as fast. The cpu speeds are no longer doubling
every 18 months. If they were, we'd have 10 Ghz cpus right now . So right now the trend, is
towards multi-core processors. However, many application designers still have no idea how
to take advantage of parallelism.
In general there are three ways of achieving this in python. The <var>os.fork</var> method,
the, the <var>thread</var> module, and asynchronous processing.
Note: the os.fork method ONLY works on POSIX compliant platforms. So basically all versions
of linux and unix, but not windows. There is an alternative for windows,
which I've never tested called os.popen(command, [mode[bufsize]]). or
os.spawn functions. See the documentation for more details.
os.fork does what is called forking a new process. Processes get a new id, called a pid.
This is esential for proper parallelism. Here is an example:
There is a key part to this code. Its the part where it checks to see what its pid(process Id)Code:import os, sys def processCreator(num): """Factory function for creating new processes. Creates new processes until num equals zero.""" pid = os.getpid() print "I'm the parent. My pid is", pid while num != 0: os.fork() if os.getpid != pid: startnewfunction() else: num -= 1 def startnewfunction(): print "My pid is", os.getpid()
is. If the pid is equal to the value from before then its still in the parent process,
otherwise it is in a child process. Then in the child process it prints out its pid,
and does nothing.
The result is shown below:
>>> processCreator(5)
I'm the parent. My pid is 101
My pid is 102
My pid is 103
My pid is 104
My pid is 105
My pid is 106
Now one important thing to note is that when a process is forked, everything is copied over
to a NEW address space. This will be important once we get to threads. So the value of
pid is copied over as well. If you implement processes in a very large file, remember
that the file AND the interpreter is copied over to a new address space, so processes
handled incorrectly can cause memory bloat.
Threads are very simple but come with their own problems. Heres how you handle threads:
I used the try/except wrapping because in some versions, thread is not available, soCode:try: import thread except ImportError: import dummy_thread as thread import random def threadStarter(num): while num != 0: thread.start_new_thread(randomStuff, (random.choice(range(100)), num)) num -= 1 def randomStuff(seed, number): r = random.Random(seed) print r.uniform(0, seed) thread.exit()
dummy_thread is used, which does exactly the same thing. Sorta useless, but neccessary eh?
I also used the random module to do some printing of random numbers.
In the start_new_thread function, i used a tuple, as the last argument. The values in that
argument are then passed to the new function. The tuple MUST have more than one value
in it. Also when the thread is finished, you must call thread.exit() which destroys the
thread and prevents it from being run anymore. If you don't then you could end up with a
thread running as long as the process is running.
Threads do not have the equivalent of pids because they are run in the same process
space as the parent thread. This means that threads have access to the same variables as
all of the other threads. Threads can create their own per thread variables, but what
happens when a thread accesses a variable that the other threads can access? Well, quite
simply the other threads will then see a change in the variable. This method can be used
for inter-thread communication, but it also introduces a new class of errors. Normal,
sequential programming only has syntax errors and logical errors(where something doesn't
do what its supposed to). Parallel programming introduces errors like races, deadlocks,
softlocks, etc.
What are they? Well they are caused when two or more threads/processes want access to
the same resource. IE the harddrive. Since the harddrive can't simultaneuosly
satisfy both requests one must come first. But what happens if one thread requests
the harddrive, then is switched by the scheduler to another thread which needs the
harddrive. Because the first thread never finished its request, the second thread can't
get access to the harddrive. Normally this would cause an error. With proper programming,
you can get the thread to wait its turn. In the example below I present a deadlock.
Because funcA never released the lock, funcB never gets to do what it wants. NowCode:import thread numbers = 1 numbers2 = 2 global l l = thread.allocate_lock() one = thread.start_new_thread(funcA, (numbers, numbers2)) two = thread.start_new_thread(funcB, (numbers2, numbers)) def funcA(num, num2): l.acquire_lock() num = 5 num2= 6 def funcB(num2, num): l.acquire_lock() num = 3 num = 7
if we used some sort of construct that instead restricts access to a variable...
Well there is. Actually theres three. Their use and explanation can be very complicated,
but heres a few links for more information: Mutexes
Python implements all of those very well. Semaphores are very old, but still very effective.
Basically, whenever a thread is able to acquire the semaphore, it can do whatever it wants
to the associated variable. By using locks/semaphores/mutexes carefully with variables
you can prevent two threads from altering a variable improperly.
Heres the proper way to handle locks:
Now the threads play nice by releasing the thread after their finished. Instead of beingCode:import thread numbers = 1 numbers2 = 2 global l l = thread.allocate_lock() one = thread.start_new_thread(funcA, (numbers, numbers2)) two = thread.start_new_thread(funcB, (numbers2, numbers)) def funcA(num, num2): l.acquire_lock() num = 5 num2= 6 l.release() def funcB(num2, num): l.acquire_lock() num = 3 num2 = 7 l.release()
like that guy at EB who plays the newest game on the PS2/Xbox360 for four hours, they
share. You can create a lock for every variable that needs protecting. Recently, I
helped Htregz's python port scanner by fixing the udp problem, and i made it threaded.
There was one lock associated with with a list called openPorts. I didn't want to
have two threads both trying to append at the same time, thus erasing results.
heres the code:
I highlighted all of the relevant thread code, including the locks. Since only one threadCode:def fastudpscan(ipaddress, timeout, numberofports, portstoscan): """ This function runs a UDP Single IP Scan. Requires ipaddress, timeout, numberofports, and portstoscan variables. """ global lock lock = thread.allocate_lock() global openPorts openPorts = [] closedPorts = [] for portcounter in range(numberofports): port = int(portstoscan[portcounter]) thread.start_new_thread(threadedUdpScan, (timeout, ipaddress, port)) while len(openPorts)+len(closedPorts) != numberofports:#this is here to ensure that all threads started have finished pass if len(openPorts) >= 0.9*numberofports: print print "There is a firewall present that is blocking udpscans." else: for port in openPorts: print "Port", port, "is open." def threadedUdpScan(timeout, ipaddress, port): scansocket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) scansocket.settimeout(timeout) try: scansocket.connect((ipaddress, port)) scansocket.recv(10) lock.acquire() closedPorts.append(port) lock.release() except socket.timeout: lock.acquire() print ".",#this is here to indicate number of successes. openPorts.append(port) lock.release() thread.exit()
at a time can acquire the lock, this is quite threadsafe. Some threads may be blocked
for a few roatations, but eventually a thread will be finished with its lock and release it.
The last form of parallelism only applies to sockets and other similar I/O devices.
Its called asynchronous processing. The method is pretty simple. Just start up a bunch of
sockets, put them in non-blocking mode, then just check their states to see if they can
send or recieve.
This simple example will take everything sent to these sockets and append it to a listCode:import socket import select num = 10 sockdrawer = [] while num != 0: sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) sock.setblocking(0) sockdrawer.append(sock) array = {} while 1:#infinite loop readable, empty, empty = select.select(sockdrawer, [], []) #select.select returns three lists, one for those #ready to be read(the first one, the only one we care about #right now. One for writing, and one for exceptional #situations if len(readable) > 0: for sock in readable: data = sock.recv(10) if array.has_key(sock): array[sock].append(data) else: array[sock] = [data] else: for key in array.keys(): print ''.join(array[key]) # the above line simply takes the sequence of data in the array all #and appends it together by using the string.join method. very useful!
referenced in a dictionary. dictionay.has_key is very useful for testing the existence of
keys. Otherwise it creates a new entry in the dictionary.
This can be useful for echo servers etc.
Thank you for taking the time to read this lengthy tutorial, and I hope you enjoyed it!
Any questions, comments, criticsisms welcomed!


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Hooksett council avoids special electionBy BRENDAN CLOGSTON
Union Leader Correspondent
March 13. 2013 11:37PM
HOOKSETT - The Hooksett Town Council voted Wednesday to delay accepting a previously approved resignation to avoid triggering a costly special election.
The council voted unanimously to accept Councilor John Danforth's resignation on March 26, early enough to open up the district seat for candidates to file for the annual town election in May, and late enough to bar the possibility of a special election.
Danforth's resignation had previously been accepted on Feb. 13. Danforth said his council duties were conflicting with his duties to his family, but that he would be willing to stay until May if necessary.
The Hooksett Town Charter calls for a replacement to be appointed within 30 days of a "declared vacancy." Because the council had no appointee ready by their March 13 meeting, a special election would have been triggered.
Complicating the issue was the Supervisor of the Checklist's redistricting plan, approved Feb. 27. Danforth was elected to Hooksett District 2; redistricting put him in District 4. Councilors could not look for a replacement until they had clarified where an interim could come from under redistricting.
Several residents who expressed interest in becoming the interim councilor lived in the former District 2, but are now in District 4.
After a lengthy discussion and several proposals Wednesday night, Councilor Vincent Lembo offered the idea of delaying Danforth's resignation. Town Administrator Dean Shankle supplied the date of March 26.
Whoever ends up with the new District 2 seat will serve the remainder of Danforth's term, and face election in 2014.
Also on the May ballot will be Vincent Lembo's "at large" seat (open to all residents except those living in Districts 2 and 3), Nancy Comai's District 6 seat, and Michael Downer's District 5 seat, though Downer has indicated that he does not intend to run for reelection.


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BEIJING (AP) — More than 70 prominent Chinese scholars and lawyers have urged the country's new Communist Party leaders to undertake moderate political reforms including separating the party from government, though they avoid any mention of ending one-party rule.
The petition drafted by Peking University law professor Zhang Qianfan calls on the party to rule according to the constitution, protect freedom of speech, encourage private enterprise and allow for an independent judicial system. It also calls for the people to be able to elect their own representatives without interference from the Communist Party.
Zhang said there is an urgent need for change to better address the widespread problems the country faces, such as social inequity, abuse of government powers and corruption.
"China runs the risk of revolution and chaos if it does not change," Zhang said.
The document echoes some of the requests made in Charter 08, a 2008 manifesto that made an unusually direct call for an end to single-party rule and other democratic reforms. The manifesto landed its lead architect, dissident writer Liu Xiaobo, in prison for inciting subversion — an 11-year term he is still serving.
The petition, released on Christmas Day, adopts a milder tone, asking the party leadership to rule within existing laws.
"It is indeed mild," Zhang said Wednesday. "We hope it can be accepted by the government and will kick off conversations between the government and the people and among the public."
China's communist leaders have tolerated no political challenges to their authority since the military crushed pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Many dissidents have been harassed into inactivity, imprisoned or exiled.
The petition, made public 40 days after the party installed its new leadership for the next five years, is the latest effort by Chinese intellectuals to push for political reform in a country that many believe is in urgent need of change but also has become more divided. Zhang said he wants to build consensus among people from various factions with often conflicting views.
"Though the people are disgusted by many social injustices, they are yet to have consensus on how to reform the system that creates the injustices, and that has divided and weakened the drive for reform from the people," reads the petition in its opening lines.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying did not comment on the petition during a routine briefing but said China does not suppress media freedom.
But by mid-afternoon Wednesday, the petition had been scrubbed off Zhang Qianfan's profile on the popular microblog site, Sina Weibo.
Beijing-based independent scholar Zhang Lifan is one of the signees. Though he is less optimistic that China's ruling party will initiate political change, he is not giving up. "We are treating a dead horse as if it were still alive," said Zhang, referring to the prospect of political reform.
It is important for the public to let its will be known, said Zhang, who is not related to the Peking University professor. "We'd rather have reform instead of revolution, because that would cost the least," said Zhang, who had also signed Charter 08.
Another signatory is the 85-year-old eminent attorney and human rights advocate Zhang Sizhi, known among Chinese lawyers as "the conscience of the legal world." Zhang said the petition's suggestions would not be unfamiliar to the country's leaders.
"The content of the letter is not new to the country's rulers. They are all clear about it. The question is whether they will take action or not," Zhang Sizhi said. "I can only hope so."
The petition is too mild for some in the dissident community who noted that it does not call for the release of political prisoners such as Liu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison.
Hong Kong-based Chinese free-speech activist Wen Yunchao said the requests made in the petition were sound but the style in which it was written was "too subservient."
"It's like they are slaves, kneeling there and writing it," Wen said. He said the proposed changes should have been stated more directly.
Wen said the petition wrongly interprets a report released by Communist Party after a recent conclave as indicating the central leadership's resolve to push forward political reforms. "The problem is that these are utter lies," Wen said. "I think that for them to raise their requests in this way is a very terrible thing."


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Game Consoles Are Already Dead And Developers Know It
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Still blasting away Halo's Covenant hordes on your Xbox 360, or ripping out guts as God of War's Kratos on your PS3? Your days are numbered and I'm not talking about how far you're going to make it in these games.
Game developers, it turns out, are abandoning the venerable video-game console even faster than gamers themselves. The Game Developers Conference, which opens next month in San Francisco, recently asked 2,500 developers about their plans for next-generation consoles. The results were, shall we say, not encouraging for the likes of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.
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Specifically, the GDC asked developers which platforms they had last developed for, which platforms they were developing for now, and on which platforms they planned their next game. To no big surprise, tablets and phones are increasingly winning over developers: 38 percent wrote their last game for mobile devices, 55 percent moved to mobile for their latest game, and 58 percent plan their next game there.
Compare that to Sony's PS3. Thirteen percent of respondants called themselves current PS3 developers, and just 12.4 percent planned their next game for the PS3. The Xbox 360 only does slightly better: 13.2 percent for now, and 14 percent for the future. (Eleven percent of the devs polled said they're making games for the next-generation PlayStation 4 and the "Xbox 720," or whatever Microsoft ends up calling the 360's successor.)
And don't even think about Nintendo's Wii or dedicated handheld game devices. Just 4.6 percent of developers are actively making a Wii game, although 6.4 percent say they'll do so in the future. A mere 4.2 percent are working PlayStation Vita games, with about 5 percent saying they have future plans. Barely 2.8 percent say they're developing future games for the Nintendo DS.
And Then There's The PC
More than half of the surveyed developers, or 53%, self-identified as "indie" developers i.e., they're not associated with megacorps like Electronic Arts that are solely devoted to turning out the next blockbuster. Which may help explain one of the survey's more surprising findings, which is that many of these developers are actually once again warming to PCs and Macs.
Those stats don't lie: 34.6 percent of developers say they've developed PC/Mac games in the past, 48 percent are doing so now, and 49 percent plan future games.
Of course, you could reasonably ask what choice they have. It's incredibly difficult to eke out a living selling 99-cent games through Apple's App Store or Google Play. And sales of video-game consoles are in precipitous decline. In 2012, sales of video game consoles, software, and peripherals fell 22 percent to $13.3 billion, according to retail tracker NPD.
By contrast, mobile games are upending the traditional "mobile console" handheld devices such as the Vita and the Nintendo DS, according to a report (PDF) co-authored by IDC and app analyst firm App Annie. Combined game sales on the iOS and Android app stores are now higher than revenues generated by the mobile consoles even though games on the Vita can be ten to fifty times more expensive. And that's not even counting ad revenue generated by free and nearly free game apps.
Why mobile? Chris Akhavan, senior vice president of partnerships for mobile game monetization services provider Tapjoy, explains that the reach of mobile games 207 million iOS and Android devices combined, compared to the 70 million PS3s in the market, is the first driver. And mobile hardware is constantly, iteratively improving, while consoles only refresh every seven years or so.
"The second is a lower barrier to entry," Akhavan told me in an email. He went on:
Mobile platforms are much more open than a console, and dont have the restrictions of a working with a publisher. Console game development comes with a much bigger price: big title console game studios maintain budgets around $80 - $100 million, while most small to mid-size mobile gaming studios have budget closer to $200,000 - $400,000.
However, mobile game development budgets are growing because of the final contributing factor: earnings potential. Supercell reports earnings around $1 million per day for its games, and Gunghos Puzzles and Dragons game is bringing in around $2 million daily. The monetization potential on mobile is much higher, and coupled with a lower development cost, theres a huge opportunity to earn significant revenue.
Why Consoles Suck
What's the most telling sign of the demise of the traditional video game? Sequelitis. Each of 2012's top-ten bestselling games every single one has been done before: Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Madden NFL 13, Halo 4, even Just Dance 4 and Borderlands 2.
Compare that to the vast array of indie games being developed for the PC, Mac, and tablets. Sure, you've probably never heard of many of those. But for just a dollar or two a pop, you can afford to try them out. Who needs top-tier review sites? A collection of four- and five-star reviews (along with a careful parsing of the review scores, to ensure that the developer is not "paying" for good reviews through in-game currency or other goodies) can fill the bill.
Let's face it: for those with less and less time to game, episodic and casual games fill the bill, especially while riding trains and during "downtime" with no access to a console. Gamers can be online and playing in seconds. One of the most interesting tests will be platforms like the Ouya, which features a traditional console that plays mobile games.
That's not to say that any given mobile game is a guaranteed winner; Mark Fidelman makes the case that most game developers are chasing imaginary profits. Still, how long can it be before the conservative mindset of console game developers drives more and more gamers away from the console and back onto their phones? Sure, for those who have never played a Call of Duty game, the experience can be, well, cinematic. But for those who detest being handheld along from checkpoint to checkpoint, the experience, is well, cinematic. (Ugh.)
And when you do it again, and again, and again... well, maybe it's time to take a break with some Angry Birds.
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It's been many years since I bought a new car. Of course these days one uses the internet and does all kinds of research beforehand. Can anyone point me to a guide about the fastest, easiest, cheapest way to go through the routine? I should not have to re-invent the wheel. Is there a 5 step process to get the best deal (in the US)? What has worked for you in the last year? Anything NEW to beware of?0
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Using the techniques described at the URL above I saved over $5,000 off the dealer sticker price when I purchased my brand new Honda Pilot.
I bought my most recent new car in 2005, so this advice might be a bit dated, but I don't imagine car dealers have changed much in the intervening years.
A friend of mine HIGHLY recommended the guide from http://www.fightingchance.com/
The web site is full of hyperbole, but the guide, which costs $40, is absolutely no nonsense. I used the techniques in the guide to (a) find a very hard-to-find car, (b) wait out the sales guys to get a great price for that car, and (c) get the car for less than the invoice price, despite most dealers wanting to charge me full retail because they knew the car was in short supply.
Any description of this guide's usefulness will sound like fluff, hyperbole, spam, or whatever, so I won't bother. I bought a $20,000 car for $163 under the invoice price and $800 less than my local dealer's best offer (after I waited them out for a month).
The guide also saved me a bunch of time and hassle by pointing out how to go through the car buying process efficiently. You might be able to cobble together all of this information by doing many hours of web searches, but at $40, I found the guide to be WELL worth the time and money I saved.
Edmunds Confessions of a Car Salesman is an excellent primer. It led me research my vehicle options online, do some looking around, and then email the fleet managers or internet sales department of 7 dealers in the area. It was so much more enjoyable than dealing with sales people.
I specified the vehicle and options I was looking for and a list of color priorities. It was a short list and I knew from online inventories there were several local matches. I made it clear that a purchase decision would be made by a certain date (4 days from the email). Out of the 7 dealers, 5 responded although one responded with no price and just an invitation to "test drive" their dealership. A sixth dealer did not give a price but had a website to make them an offer. I took the lowest bid, subtracted $200-300 (can't recall now) and submitted it to their site. They accepted and a day later I bought the vehicle.
Rob Gruhl gave a short 5min lecture at Ignite Seattle 2007 on "How to buy a car and not get screwed" as he is one of the few people who actually enjoys this "last example of bare knuckle boxing negotiation left on the planet":
How to buy a car and not get screwed (YouTube)
Short, encouraging, a little sweary. Mere humans can also do this!
Your best answer is probably not buying a new car, unless you are emotionally set on it. Instead buy a near-new used car - one year old, for example - which you can often get an extremely good value for.
If you do a little research on new car prices and car sale prices, you'll see that what you may have heard really is true - the second you buy a new car and drive it off the lot, its value drops immensely. The flip-side of that is that if you're buying, an almost-new car can cost anywhere from 20-50% less than the best price you'd get on it new.
An example: I bought my current 2002 Toyota Corolla in 2003 for roughly $10,000 + tax when new Corollas were selling for $18-20,000; I was worried I would get a lemon but it is still going strong ten years and nearly 100,000 miles later. (My ex is still driving the Prism I bought 6 years before that, before our divorce, using the same approach.)
You want to avoid a car being resold rapidly because it had serious mechanical problems, so specifically look for sources where cars are routinely resold after a short time. Look for "fleet" cars - rentals or business-owned cars - which are often resold after one year. (They will have more mileage than usual that first year, but they are also likely to have had more regular maintenance.) Also look for used cars being sold by new car dealerships. When they take a trade-in as part of a new car sale, they will usually keep the ones which are newest and in best condition for themselves, as they're the easiest to resell, and will sell the rest to used-car brokers. The markup to you will likely be similar either way, and the new car dealers may have a bit more concern for their reputation. Buying directly from the owner may get you a better value without a dealer markup, but you have no warranty at all, and while it might be a gem, you need to consider that they also might be trying to unload a car that's been giving them trouble.
Whether shopping for a new or used car, don't get yourself set on a single brand or model you want, if at all possible. If you instead have a list of the 2 or 3 models that would suit you best, you have vastly more choices and a better negotiating position - if the dealer is asking too much for that Lexus you want, let them know you're going across the street to the Infiniti dealership and vice versa. (When I was shopping for my car back in 2003, I had a list of 3 or 4 models and years I was considering, but in the end got exactly what I had wanted.)
Buying a used car also gets into the same world of power plays as buying a new car, but in my experience you're generally in a better negotiating position there. Always be ready to walk away from the deal; never get set on one car, and remember there are always other deals out there. I generally don't like most negotiating or bargaining, but I have grown to grudgingly enjoy this kind of dealing.
This was much longer than I'd planned to write, but I wanted to clearly get across these few key concepts: Buy used; buy near-new; buy a car that's being resold for legitimate reasons; lean towards buying from a dealer, but consider owner-sold; shop for a list of models, not a single one; be prepared to bargain hard.
It's no use getting a great deal on a car that's not right for you. Best first step: Consumer Reports website. For $19, you can access new and used car buying guides, detailed car reviews, repair histories and ratings, lists of best cars for the money, historical ratings/reviews for used cars, and plenty more. For $14 extra, you can even get a detailed price report for a specific new car: you know the dealer's actual purchase price before you start, recommended options, comparisons of trim packages, alternative car suggestions, and negotiation advice.
Consumer Reports is non-profit, non-biased and accepts no advertising. Remember when the SUV rollover safety scandal broke? That was them. They've been sued multiple times by car companies for unfavorable reviews...and the car companies lose.
Plus, that $19 bought you a year's worth of Consumer Reports access. Their website is actually a Cool Tool in itself—I always start there before any major purchase, and there are helpful ratings of everyday items, too (Dishwasher detergent, peanut butter, chocolate...). For appliances, they also have graphs of repair history by brand (so you can see whether Hoovers or Dirt Devils tend to be more trouble free, for example). The website includes consumer reviews as well, which can be crucial (for instance, a highly rated dishwasher had low consumer reviews: it worked beautifully for about 2 years, then would burn out its motor). There's a car repair cost estimator, recall notifications for any type of product, money and health advice...really, it's the best nineteen bucks I've ever spent. Much of the site is accessible without a subscription, so you can get an idea of what's available. http://www.consumerreports.org
My advice is for new car buyers, which I recognize won't help everybody. But my most recent purchase was new and I think I did OK; I got $7500 off list for a $40,000 car.
Some tips:
One bonus tip: as soon as you get to the showroom, refuse to talk to anyone until someone pops the trunk on the car you want. Then measure the inside dimensions with a tape measure. Don't explain why. I did this years ago when I needed to see whether a new car could fit my kids' stroller and it utterly floored them.
Good luck.
I use The Autoline. (http://www.the-autoline.com/). For $200 they will find the car you want and call you back with the best no haggle price they can find. I've used them three times now and am very happy with them. Each time they have arranged to have the dealer deliver the car to my house, so I never have to set foot in the dealership or hassle with the guy who pressures you to buy useless "clear coat" and other pure profit add-ons.
Have to agree with Clifton. Would you buy a house that was guaranteed to lose 10-20% of it's appraisal value the moment you signed the closing papers? Yet that's what happens to a new car the minute you drive it off the lot.
I found Don't Get Taken Every Time by Remar Sutton (http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Get-Taken-Every-Time/dp/0143038885) to be an invaluable reference.
In the book, he not only gives you useful buying tips, but takes you inside the way the dealerships operate, the tricks they use to run up prices, even the mindsets that the various salespeople are likely to have. He also discusses the importance of using the right kind of financing, a crucial topic for anyone not paying cash for their car.
I read an earlier version of his book, but the link is to the updated one. I'll be picking that up when it's time to replace my wife's car.
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It really depends whether you are searching for a used one or a brand new one. There is no difficulty in buying a new one of course if you have enough money. Although, finding used vehicles is a bit troublesome job and I think internet is the best way of doing so. There are plenty of places where you can actually find them, Automotix is one such decent place too which you can consider while looking for used cars at competitive price.
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Improving the Quality of Literacy Education
in New Jerseys Middle Grades
Report of the NJ Task Force on Middle Grade Literacy Education
Executive Summary
This report represents the work of the Middle Grade Literacy Task Force formed by Commissioner of Education, William L. Librera. It builds on the current momentum in early literacy education by framing the direction for a statewide initiative designed to improve literacy achievement in grades 4 8. The Task Force was created to:
(1) initiate a statewide conversation about literacy education in grades 4-8, a serious area of educational concern throughout New Jersey and the nation;
(2) produce a consensus document that provides background information to guide policy and practice along with specific recommendations for action;
(3) improve the quality of literacy instruction in grades 4-8.
The report is divided into three parts. Part I, Learning and Teaching in the Middle Grades: Issues and Concerns, begins with research about learners and the challenges they face in the middle grades. Learning in the Middle Grades, offers background information on the nature of middle grade readers and writers, the literacy demands of the middle grades and the effects of home environment on student learning. This is followed by, Teaching in the Middle Grades, which includes salient research on the literacy achievement gap, English language learners, school structures, content area instruction, motivation and engagement, struggling and special needs learners, instructional technology and media resources, and assessment.
Part II, Best Practices, provides a set of research syntheses on effective practices in the middle grades that link back to the background information offered in Part I. Included are: Behaviors and competencies of students, which details the attributes that need to be cultivated to promote successful learning; Instructional features, which outlines what is known about successful classroom instruction; and Features of the professional lives of teachers, which describes key elements required for the ongoing professional development of teachers.
Part III, Summary Statements and Recommendations for Action, outlines recommendations based on the information provided in Parts I and II. The recommendations center on Implementing Effective Practices, Professional Development, Pre-service Teacher Education and Certification, and Assessment. Because the Task Force serves as advisory to the Commissioner, the recommendations are purposely cast to provide direction for policy and implementation at the State level. However, it is the intention of the Task Force that they be considered as recommendations for cooperative action at the State, district, and classroom levels.
__________ May, 2004 __________
|Penelope E. Lattimer, Ph.D., Co-Chair
Special Assistant to Commissioner
NJ Department of Education
|Dorothy S. Strickland, Ph.D., Co-Chair
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Prof. of Education
Rutgers, The State University of NJ
The work of the Task Force was made
possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.
The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the Task Force.
New Jersey Task Force on Middle Grade Literacy Education
|Penelope E. Lattimer, Ph.D., Co-Chair
|Special Assistant to Commissioner
NJ Department of Education
|Dorothy S. Strickland, Ph.D., Co-Chair
|Samuel DeWitt ProctorProfessor of Education
Rutgers, The State University of NJ
|Lillian Augustine, Ed.D.
|Director Professional Development Academy
Piscataway, New Jersey
|Christine Carlson
|Principal, Middle School
New Egypt, New Jersey
|Margarita DeCandia
|Teacher, Middle School Humanities
Union City, New Jersey
|Kathy Ganske, Ph.D.
|Associate Professor
Rowan University
|Elaine J. Geraldo
|Teacher, Middle School Bilingual Ed
New Brunswick Public Schools
New Jersey Education Association
|Mitchel Gerry
|Vice President and Editor
Newark Teachers Union-NJ-AFT
|Margaret Honey, Ph.D.
|Vice President and Director
EDC/Center for Children and Technology
|Debra Jennings
|Executive Co-Director
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
|Jill Lewis, Ed.D.
New Jersey City University
|Ana Mistral, Ph.D.
|Adjunct Professor
New Jersey City University
NJ Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages; NJ Bilingual Educators
|Lesley M. Morrow, Ph.D.
Rutgers, The State University of NJ
|Nancy Nicolescu, Ed.D.
|Assistant Professor
Monmouth University NJ Council Teachers of English
|Bruce Normandia, Ed.D.
|Chair, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Monmouth University
|Vivian Rodriguez, Ph.D.
|Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
|Patricia Tumulty
|Executive Director
New Jersey Library Association
|Carmina Rodriguez-Villa, Ph.D.
|Facilitator, Whole School Reform
Long Branch, New Jersey
|Faye Warren
|Principal, Livingston Elementary
New Brunswick, New Jersey
|L. Debra Wimbush
|Director, Whole School Reform
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Education
Ex Officio
|William Librera, Ed.D.
|Commissioner of Education
|Gordon MacInnes
|Assistant Commissioner
Division of Abbott Implementation
|Richard C. Ten Eyck
|Assistant Commissioner
Educational Programs & Assessment
|Marcia Ashhurst-Whiting, Ed.D.
|Language Arts Literacy Coordinator
Office of Academic & Professional Standards Development
|Eileen Burch
|Education Program Specialist & Acting Manager
Division of Abbott Implementation
|Annette Castiglione
|Director, Office of Program Planning & Design
|Fred Carrigg
|Special Assistant to the Commissioner for Urban Literacy
|Thomas A. Chiola
|Central Regional Coordinator for the Office of Reading First
|Jami Fair-Davis
|Manager, Office of Program Planning & Design Central Division of Abbott Implementation
|Sandra Strothers, Ph.D.
|Education Program Development Specialist - Division of Abbott Implementation
Office of the Governor
Ex Officio
|Lucille Davy
|Special Counsel for Education
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Ex Officio
|Andrés Henríquez
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There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up.
- An Indonesian politician is opposing a law that would effectively outlaw the practice of witchcraft in the name of preventing fraud. Quote: "Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party politician Permadi, who claims to have psychic powers, disagreed with Andi's argument, saying the article fails to protect the rights of psychics and witches. He said that not all people who could perform magic and cast a spell on someone else use their power wrongly, as some witches use their power in a positive way." Permadi went on to say that "if you want to make this law perfect, you should involve people who understand witchcraft." Seems perfectly reasonable to me.
- Religion Clause's usual round-up of prisoner free exercise cases includes one that involves an Odinist, and one that includes a practitioner of Native American religious practices.
- Lisa Miller at the Washington Post looks at efforts to keep polyamory advocates quiet within the Unitarian Universalist Association. Quote: "…as the issue of same-sex marriage heads to the Supreme Court, many committed Unitarians think the denomination should have a position, which is that polyamory activists should just sit down and be quiet."I've touched on this issue before, and some think the UUA moved to change its policy regarding Independent Affiliates due to polyamory advocates within UU.
- At the Washington Post's Magazine, Kristin Henderson seeks out Witches in England's New Forest. Quote: "Turns out Jenny, 57, New Forest commoner, herb gardener, wild pony breeder, fireman's wife and onetime owner of this gift shop, is a white witch. 'White witches were always custodians of the forest,' she says. 'The forest is precious to us.'"
- PNC-Minnesota interviews Drew Jacob about his successful "Magic to the People" crowdfunding initiative. Quote: "Many Neopagans aren't aware that in most cultures, magicians charge for their services. It could take hours, even weeks to perform a full ceremony for a client, which means they charge high rates (which is fair) and some people make their living at it. A big part of this is not just because magic is draining, but because it is so time intensive or uses expensive materials."
- This Summer the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art will highlight a major exhibition of art dealing with the topic of witches and witchcraft. Quote: "Witches and Wicked Bodies will highlight the inventive approaches to the depiction of witches and witchcraft employed by a broad range of artists over the past 500 years, with striking examples by famous names such as Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach, Salvator Rosa, Francisco de Goya, Henry Fuseli, John William Waterhouse and William Blake. The selection will also include more recent interpretations of the subject, by twentieth-century and contemporary artists including Paula Rego, Kiki Smith and Edward Burra. The exhibition has been curated by the National Galleries of Scotland with artist and writer Deanna Petherbridge and will contain major works on loan from the British Museum; the National Gallery (London); the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Tate; and the Victoria & Albert Museum, to be shown alongside key images from the Royal Scottish Academy and the Galleries' own collections." If I were anywhere in the vicinity of Scotland this Summer, I'd go.
- On Friday, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear vetoed a flawed "religious freedom" bill, noting that "the measure is itself vague, and thereby creates impermissible uncertainty for businesses, individuals and governmental agencies as to the boundaries of existing laws."Beshear took political heat in 2011 for attending a Hindu ceremony, and was indirectly accused of being a polytheist (he isn't). I've written before about these "religious freedom" laws and they are generally bad news for religious minorities, so good on Gov. Beshear for the veto.
- Will Pope Francis be the Catholic Pope to finally recant the Doctrine of Discovery? The American Indian Law Alliance and other Native activists hope so. Quote: "'Now is the time for the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church to extend a hand and talk about these issues,' said Tonya Frichner, the president of the American Indian Law Alliance. The Discovery Doctrine was a key element in the moral justification of the European conquest of indigenous people around the world and remains influential in legal circles." I've written before about the Doctrine of Discovery, and the fight to have it repealed.
- The South African Pagan Rights Alliance (SAPRA) is filing a hate-speech complaint against education official Barbara Creecy after religious organizations and government education officials announced that they were teaming up to combat "the growing problem of Satanism and occult practices." Quote: "This encourages prejudice and intolerance towards these groups, and may even contribute to violence against those whose dignity and right to religious freedom is being made out to be a criminal offence."
- In a final note, do check out this recording of the "Pagans and Privilege" panel which took place at PantheaCon 2013. The talk was moderated by T. Thorn Coyle, and featured panelists Crystal Blanton, Elena Rose, Xochiquetzal Duti Odinsdottir, and River Higginbotham.
That's it for now! Feel free to discuss any of these links in the comments, some of them I may expand into longer posts as needed.


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The Flyers' top farm team, the Adirondack Phantoms, will have numerous great storylines this season.
Perhaps none is more interesting than the development of goalie Niko Hovinen, a native of Helsinki, Finland.
No goaltender in the AHL will be taller than the 6-foot-7 Hovinen, who is coming off a superb season in Finland (2.26 goals-against average, .920 save percentage) and will be playing his first pro season in North America.
"I've been waiting for this for a long time," said Hovinen, 24, after going through the Phantoms' practice in Voorhees on Monday. "Obviously, the goal is to make it to the NHL, and before that, try to win some games and try to become a better goalie.
"I'm playing where I want to be this season," he added. "The (AHL) is a good league, and we should have a good team here. My intention last season was to play one more year at home and be ready to come here."
Hovinen comes from an athletic family. His father, Seppo, was rated the no. 1 javelin thrower in the world in 1975 and competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and his mother, Ulla, holds the all-time Finnish record for the women's discus and she finished fourth in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
If the lockout is lifted and the NHL season gets underway, Ilya Bryzgalov will be the Flyers' starting goalie and Michael Leighton will serve as his backup.
The fact that Bryzgalov has eight years remaining on his contract _ even if an amnesty clause is added to the new CBA, the Flyers would probably hold onto him _ doesn't bother Hovinen.
"I don't really think about that," he said. "I just try to make myself better and see what happens."
Because the rinks in North America are smaller, Hovinen said, "the hockey is different and I have to play a little deeper than I did back home. That's probably the biggest thing. The rink is a lot smaller, so the shots start coming faster and guys are making better plays. If I'm too far away (from the net), there's going to be a backdoor pass and I'll be out of it. I'll try to adjust my game to that and be in the right spot."
Hovinen will get his first opportunity to impress the Flyers' brass on Tuesday when they play Albany, the New Jersey Devils' affiliate, in Voorhees at 2 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
Forward Adam Henrique and defenseman Adam Larsson, each of whom helped the Devils oust the Flyers in last year's playoffs, are among the players on Albany's roster.
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"I am a feminist and she is a young and talented girl."
In response to Swift's now-infamous quote about Poehler, Tina Fey, a single Golden Globes joke, and misappropriated feminism, the Parks and Rec and "Smart Girls" star told The Hollywood Reporter: "Aw, I feel bad if she was upset. I am a feminist and she is a young and talented girl. That being said, I do agree I am going to hell. But for other reasons. Mostly boring tax stuff."
UPDATE: Tina Fey points out that it was "just a joke. And I think it was actually a very benign joke."


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This is a guest post by Andrew Youderian of eCommerceFuel.com.
This is the story of how I stalked the writer of this blog, convinced him to let me write regularly for Shopify and generated thousands of visits to my site – all as a blogging newbie.
Guest Blogging Prerequisites
Step 1: Identify High-Profile Blogging Opportunities
- Target the specific audience you want to reach.
- Have a significant amount of traffic and/or authority.
Step 2: Identify Your Target Blog Owner / Editor
Step 3: Start Promoting Their Content
A. Sharing Post Socially
- Make sure to include the author's handle, not just the company handle. This way, the author will be more likely to notice your mention.
- Instead of simply re-sharing the headline as is, add your own insights or title to the piece. This shows that you really DID read it and took the time to write a custom title for your audience.
- Ensure there's a link to your site in your social media profile, so the blogger can easily learn more about you if s/he investigates.
B. Leave High-Quality Comments
C. Mention the Blogger in Other Posts
The Shopify blog frequently has great articles on ecommerce marketing and operations. But they stand out as my go-to site for inspiration due to the number of beautifully designed ecommerce shops often profiled.
A Caveat: Be Genuine!!
Step 4: Be Patient and Personable
Step 5: How To Make Your Pitch
- Keep the email short and to the point. Long, unsolicited emails rarely get read by busy people.
- Always try to pitch via email. If you don't have the blogger's email, use this trick to find it.
- Lead off with a specific compliment about the blog and/or a recent article to reinforce that you know and appreciate the blogger's work.
- Clearly state that you'd like to guest post for the blog and offer three potential guest post ideas.
- Link to a sample of your writing online and share any applicable credentials.
Guest Blog Pitch Email Template
Step 6: Writing a Killer Guest Post
RESULTS: Is It Really Worth It?
Traffic Statistics
SEO Benefits
Yep, It's DEFINITELY Worth It
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48 comments
December 03 2012, 12:04PM
LOL I'm wondering what Mark said when you pitched him this idea..
Great post. Really informative stuff..
Btw I wonder how many people are now going to email the blog email lol..
December 03 2012, 12:21PM
Thanks Kris! Yeah, it will be interesting to see if the volume of people asking Mark about pinball and asking to guest post spikes through the roof! Sounds like an interesting follow-up post.
December 03 2012, 12:26PM
I like this post as I thought it had a well written and personal tone to it. In keeping with what you want here is an additional idea for pitching a guest post:
Go to a conference where the person is at and offer to take them out to a coffee. I did this and landed a radio interview because of it.
December 03 2012, 12:33PM
This was wildly entertaining and useful. Thank you for sharing.
December 03 2012, 01:12PM
A little birdie tells me Mark is also the GM of Shopify's hot sauce library
December 03 2012, 01:17PM
@Ada – In person is a GREAT way to network and make marketing connections. Well done.
@Jason – Glad you enjoted it!
@Brendan – Oh really? Hmmm. I'll have to shoot him over a case of high-end spicy sauce the next time I need a favor. Thanks for the tip. ;-)
December 03 2012, 02:16PM
Amazing write up Andrew!!
I've got another strategy for finding emails. Rapportive is a great tool, but time consuming. You should check out http://linksy.me/find-email , it's automates the process a little :)
December 03 2012, 02:21PM
Great tool, Shane – thanks! Just tried it out on me and guessed my email with the #1 attempt. I'll definitely use this in the future.
December 03 2012, 10:28PM
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December 04 2012, 08:04AM
Wow! it's so nice reading this kind of information. Guest blogging is really powerful to acquire leads to your products or services..
December 04 2012, 10:30AM
Nice to hear your story. Definitely it's true that everything takes time and building relationships is one of the old tactics that everyone were not just aware of but unconsciously doing. Social is the true secret if you wanted to be identified in the field as well sharing valuable information that can be of help.
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Founder of EventChecklist.net
December 05 2012, 04:55AM
Great post!
Quality over quantity and focusing on the long term will be always the best way how to do things. It's not easy, it's not overnight success but the result will be always worth it.
December 05 2012, 07:08PM
This process DOES work!
I mean, I tweeted word for word what Andrew tweeted and it led me to getting a guest post on shopify! No joke!
…now I am exaggerating a little but I did get accepted to post here. However there was more to it. All in all this process does work however at the end of the day no process is going to work if you have no quality content or value to offer.
December 05 2012, 09:04PM
@Steve – Thanks! Yep, quality trumps quantity every time.
@Kris – Congrats! Hopefully you changed the name in the email from "Andrew" to "Kris"…. ;-)
December 07 2012, 04:25PM
Good stuff Andrew.
Is there/or do you have a rule of thumb for the amount of traffic a blog should have for it to be considered a worth while "target"?
I understand it's all relative, but just curious if you have any thoughts or general insights?
December 09 2012, 02:19PM
@Richard This is what I mostly check.
I haven't got any hard numbers but there are a few factors involved in making a choice. For me that is: size, quality and the blogger. Mark is awesome he plays pinball. Nuff' said.
From a size standpoint, you want to check the amount of interaction of posts (read comments!) like this one and mostly their rating on sites such as Technorati as Andrew mentioned.
From a quality standpoint, they have to publish good stuff on a regular basis, otherwise you'll damage your own reputation by association (there are a couple of sites that are so large that they are the exception to this rule).
But whatever the reason, double-check to make sure that the target blog is capable of meeting your expectations, your goal and by all means:
Be you and build an relationship. People are nice and you want to build a community.
My 2 cents ;)
December 10 2012, 03:42PM
Great post Andrew! The sample email for a guest post proposal was great, and that image at the top is priceless…!
And great additions Stefanos. For quality I tend to take a peek at their page authority, but I'm more interested in if the writing is good, free of errors, stuff I'd like to see my own writing beside, etc.
December 11 2012, 11:26AM
This post is great. The photo got me to read it – creepy bald guys always get me haha.
Can we use your guest blog pitch, as a template or sorts?
Awesome as always, Andrew.
Brandon :)
December 12 2012, 10:33AM
Hey Andrew,
This is my first visit to the shopify blog and one of your articles. Really enjoyed it.
I've just started getting into guest posting and at first I found it quite hard as I have no writing experience. I'm finding it a bit easier now as I have articles I can send to editors as examples but I'm still struggling to hit that big one.
I've tried the approach you talk about and I'm still struggling, I think I'm pitching too early.
How many people would you suggest I do this strategy to during a months period? Should I focus on one or a handful?
I have been doing it for about 15 at a time and I feel it's too much, am i wrong?
December 12 2012, 04:40PM
Fantastic post — thanks! I've read countless pieces on guest blogging, but this one is by far the most constructive, practical, and gosh darn it, helpful.
December 17 2012, 05:17AM
Hi, I think guest posting is must for branding the company in front of the more visitor and earn respect from them. Hence, I want to start Guest Blogging Post in your Website but I am not quite sure how to do it. Please give guidelines for my questions i.e. how long the article and the title should be, how many hyperlinks can I use? And where to send the post whether to your mail or directly to your website?
Thank you in advance!!
December 19 2012, 02:37AM
Hi, I think guest posting is must for branding the company in front of the more visitor and earn respect from them. Hence, I want to start Guest Blogging Post in your Website but I am not quite sure how to do it. Please give guidelines for my questions i.e. how long the article and the title should be, how many hyperlinks can I use? And where send the post whether to your mail or directly to your website?
Thank you in advance!!
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December 20 2012, 10:03AM
Andrew — Well done! Not only did I share this article with my team, your link to distilled's "Find (Almost) Anybody's Email Address" blew me away. I feel like I'm walking away from this article a smarter person. As a side note, I always wonder about how you might go around this method of outreach if you are a marketing professional reaching out to different verticals other than business? ie. health professionals, educators, etc.
December 29 2012, 04:51PM
A great article. At my blog, Working Smarter (http://desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com) I have a tab inviting guest writers and quite a few people have submitted good articles. It gives me a break from coming up with two topics per week (I post Wed and Sat) and also provides readers with a different view of business and the world generally. I'm sure if you searched for "guest blogger invites" or something similar, you'd find bloggers seeking guest writers.
February 19 2013, 01:10PM
I've had this article open for over a week now. I always feel a bit weird when somebody looks over my shoulder and reads "Stalker's Guide to…" in my tabs bar…
However it's a great point you've made and I've started to bring in traffic of my own using these creepy methods. Thanks!
March 05 2013, 07:00AM
Absolute cracker of a post Mark, thanks for the candid and details account of your methods, it's great to know that I'm on the right track, but do need to refine a few things.
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May 22 2013, 10:35PM
How To Monetize Your Traffic So You Get The Most Out Of It
Establishing your own E-commerce site is not like what it used to be. There are thousands of competition that is all too willing to get a bigger share of the pie. Every scheme and method you can find to augment your sales would be very beneficial.
We have got to admit to ourselves. Most of us are into it for the money. We are not going to waste our time and effort just for the fun of it. Many sites would not wait until hell freezes over just to see their profits. While there are some who takes things lightly there are always those who would rather see profit any given day.
It is common knowledge that without traffic we have no business. Like any business, without any customers you don't get sales. Traffic represents all the people that gets a chance to see what you have to offer. The more people who see your products the more people there would be to buy them.
Nobody puts up an E-commerce site that doesn't expect profit. We have a startup capital that needs to be regained. With a consistent traffic, we at least have a fighting chance to achieve that probability. Monetizing your traffic would optimize your chances of making the best out of it.
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The best and most proven method of making a profit out of your traffic is using advertising. The internet generates hundreds of thousands upon hundred of thousands of traffic everyday. Most of them are searching for something. While some are just looking for information there is also a good percentage that is looking for something that they need.
The internet has proven to be a very reliable source in finding what was deemed to be a very unsearchable product. The internet has made the world a smaller place; you can advertise a product from the depths of Istanbul and still find a buyer from the center of Philadelphia.
Generating traffic is not an easy task. You have to contend with a great number of sites to generate a good number of traffic flow. But if done successfully this could open up a Pandora's Box of possibilities. One of the benefits is monetizing your traffic flow.
So, to get to the core of it the more traffic you generate the more likely you are considered as a desirable, desirable, in a sense that a good traffic flowing site is easily convertible to profit. Basically traffic equals profit. Advertising is the name of the game; with the good advertising scheme you can use your traffic flow to your advantage.
When you have good traffic you have a good number of potential customers, customers that are willing to pour money into your coffers. Other than that these are also traffic that can be redirected to sponsored links that are willing to pay you for a sizeable portion of the traffic that you have generated.
This scheme is called "pay-per-click". With every click a visitor of your site makes on an advertised link you will be paid. The more traffic you generate and the more clicks that happens would spell to more profits.
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There are so many ways and methods to monetize your traffic. All it takes is a bit of hard work and the desire to successfully launch a profit-earning site. The internet is a veritable source of information, many tips and guides are offered everywhere in how to monetize your traffic and make your site a good profit earner. http://www.cashanytime.net
May 30 2013, 07:47AM
Hi Andrew,
Another fantastic insightful post(s), I love reading your posts over at eCommerceFuel, you never hold anything back.
There are so many shady guest posting tips and tricks, but you just say how it is. Solid straight advice from a genuine guy.
Thanks for your input.
Cheers mate
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Kenneth Gallimore presented a cornhole set he constructed to Special Olympics Davidson County at a meeting of the Silver Valley Civitan Club on Jan. 14. Accepting the gift was Mary Ann Brown, local coordinator of Special Olympics.
Kenneth Gallimore presented a cornhole set he constructed to Special Olympics Davidson County at a meeting of the Silver Valley Civitan Club on Jan. 14. Accepting the gift was Mary Ann Brown, local coordinator of Special Olympics.
The contribution marks the 35th anniversary of the club's association and support of Special Olympics. Three members of the club attended an organizational meeting in January 1978 for the Special Olympics North Carolina Spring (now Summer) Games to be held at High Point College (now University) in May of that year.
Silver Valley Civitan is noted for its presentation of competition awards to athletes at the SONC Fall Games and the local spring and winter games. The club will sponsor its 17th annual Special Olympics Western Dance & Social on Jan. 25.
Karen Swaim presented a program about Alpha Healthcare of the Carolinas,.
Nearly 30 people attended the gathering at New Jerusalem United Church of Christ. The Silver Valley Civitan Club was chartered almost 54 years ago on April 25, 1959. The club meets the second and fourth Monday each month.
The annual Special Olympics Western Dance & Social sponsored by the club was postponed from Jan. 25 and will be held Feb. 1 at the same time and place.
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Church will host hot dog meal Tuesday
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Ash Wednesday will be observed Feb. 13
Ash Wednesday is Feb. 13. Tabernacle United Methodist Church will have the charge wide service for the three churches on the charge. It will begin at 7 p.m.
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The longer fullback John Kuhn remains unsigned as a free agent, the more the Green Bay Packers could look for a younger replacement at the position.
Perhaps that player is Hunter Charneski, a Green Bay native that's been in contact with the Packers in the run-up to May's NFL Draft.
"Their director of player personnel Eliot Wolf, me and him have been exchanging emails, and he's extended an invitation for me to come in for a private workout," said Charneski in an interview with Cheesehead TV. "They call it local pro days for anybody that lives or went to college within 25 miles of the facility."
The path to the NFL isn't going to be an easy one for Charneski. He's been a fullback for all of about 15 weeks, ever since his senior season ended at Grand Valley State, the Division II football powerhouse that produced Charles Johnson, a seventh round draft choice of the Packers last season.
Charneski played his entire college career on defensive side of the football as a lineman, making 85 tackles including 12 for a loss as a member of the Lakers. He said he's always been a defensive guy at heart, but in the back of his mind felt his best position was at fullback, where he played in high school and was being recruited to play by Division I schools.
At 6' 1" and 240 lbs., Charneski knew his future as a professional football player probably wouldn't be on the defensive line, so he dove head first into the biggest transformation of his life. For the past several weeks he's been working out at D1 sports performance facility in Green Bay owned by Packers all-time leading rusher Ahman Green.
"Everything to make me more fluid in my hips, because it's a big transition," said Charneski of his workout routine. "Not only am I changing positions, but on the completely other side of the ball. We're really focusing on ball skills. I catch balls every day, working on handoffs, everything. We're just trying to put me in the most difficult position possible, so that when I come like I was last Thursday in front of scouts, it's just second nature."
Last Thursday was the date of Eastern Michigan's pro timing day, to which Charneski was invited. In front of several NFL teams, he was put through all the drills done at the Combine—the 40-yard dash, bench press, jumps and shuttles—as well as position drills.
For someone that hasn't played fullback since high school, the on-field drills have been one of the most challenging parts of this process for Charneski. He's also marketing himself as a potential H-back and as such, displaying a comfort level with the football in his hands has been of utmost importance.
"My hands were definitely rusty about 10, 15 weeks ago when I started this process, but at the pro day, I caught the most balls out of anybody––I was the only fullback working out but among the running backs––and I think that says something," said Charneski. "So I think my hands have come a long way."
While at the Eastern Michigan pro day, Charneski had the opportunity to speak to scouts from the Falcons, Lions, Giants, Bengals and Packers, and he's not done yet. Next weekend, he'll be attending the NFL's Regional Combine in Indianapolis, on Apr. 11 he'll be taking part in Grand Valley's own pro day and finally working out at the local pro day hosted by the Packers, anything to grab the attention of pro football teams.
If there's one player in the NFL that has blazed a trail for Charneski, it's 49ers fullback Bruce Miller, who just signed a three-year contract extension on Thursday.
Miller was a two-time Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year as an end at Central Florida but has made a successful converstion to fullback in the NFL since Day 1.
Despite fullbacks disappearing from rosters across the NFL, Kuhn showed last season in Green Bay how valuable they can still be, acting as a lead blocker for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Eddie Lacy and as a personal pass protector for Aaron Rodgers.
Fullbacks might get a rare carry or catch an occasional pass, but Charneski doesn't necessarily want the attention that comes with touching the football.
"I think my strengths would have to be the blocking portion," said Charnesky. "I like it; I like running through people; I like making holes for the back behind me. I don't need the glory. Just let me go hit somebody."
Brian Carriveau is the author of the book "It's Just a Game: Big League Drama in Small Town America," and editor of Cheesehead TV's "Pro Football Draft Preview." To contact Brian, email [email protected].
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