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+ Search Engine Watch News
+ Search Engine Strategies Goes International
+ SearchDay Articles
+ Search Engine Articles
+ About The Newsletter
Search Engine Watch News
Hello Everyone–
First of all, Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I think this is the biggest recap of search engine news I've ever done. March was a busy month, and we're still only halfway through it!
I've spared you listing all the articles that ran after Yahoo rolled out its new paid inclusion program and the debate that ensued. As our own SearchDay article below explains, a controversial part of the program is charging everyone a per click fee to be included.
I'm working on some follow-up pieces to run next week. The main one will focus primarily on the issue of the future of paid inclusion. Ask Jeeves decided against running one of its two paid inclusion programs a day after the Yahoo rollout. Meanwhile, Yahoo's taken bad press in publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal to the Los Angeles Times.
I'll recap the various comments that have come out, plus reexamine the situation and thoughts on paid inclusion with each of the major search players. I'll also reexplore many of the issues involved — much of which I've already covered over the past two years. Want a head start? Then here are some key past articles on paid inclusion that I've written: http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2167941#inclusion
As for tactics, we're also putting together a more extensive "how does it work" page for those of you still confused. The short answers are these:
- Yahoo may pick you up for free, and you may already be listed for free.
- If you are listed for free, there's no reason you necessarily need to do paid inclusion.
- If you aren't listed, you can try submitting using the new Yahoo Add URL page: http://submit.search.yahoo.com/free/request. You'll need to be a logged-in Yahoo member to reach this. Becoming a member is free.
- If you still don't get listed for free, paid inclusion can make that happen.
- Will you disappear if you run out of money? Yes, if you are only listed in the paid inclusion database. However, over time, you may also be added to the "free" database. If that happens, you are supposed to be able to drop out of paid inclusion safely with no ranking penalty.
Again, a longer follow-up piece is in the works. In the meantime, our earlier SearchDay piece below already provides a lot of information.
In other news, the updating Search Engine Watch continues. The Metacrawlers & Metasearch Engines page has been updated with new services reported in past newsletters, and you'll find that here: http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156241
In the Members Area:
The How HotBot Works and How Lycos Works pages have been updated to reflect changes at both places that have been reported in past newsletters.
The Search Engine Partnerships page has been updated with material reported in past newsletters. This page is a handy compilation of articles from Search Engine Watch and around the web covering search engine partnerships, such as who has signed distribution deals with various providers and how search engines have worked together or with other companies.
The Search Engine Revenues page has been updated with material reported in past newsletters. This page is a compilation of articles relating to revenues earned by search engines and other financial issues. Those looking for all the key articles about a potential Google IPO and other revenue-related stories will find them here.
The Search Engine Acquisitions page has been updated with material reported in past newsletters. This page is a compilation of articles relating to purchases and mergers in the search space. Last year was the busiest year since 1999 for such activity, so you can review what happened easily by scrolling through the headlines on this page.
Links to all these pages can be found from here: http://searchenginewatch.com/_subscribers/article.php/2149011
Finally, I'm happy to say that Search Engine Watch will be opening its own discussion areas in the near future. We expect to have forums devoted to search engine marketing topics and on how to search better. If you have any suggestions about what you'd like to see in the forums, feel free to email me at email@example.com. Please put "forums" in the subject line.
Search Engine Strategies Goes International
Search Engine Strategies just had its largest and most successful show in New York earlier this month. Now the show moves outside the US to Tokyo, Toronto and London.
The Toronto and London shows cover search engine marketing issues, just as with the SES shows held in the United States. You'll find a variety of sessions that feature search engine marketing experts as well as search engine representatives themselves.
In particular, if you want to know more about targeting the Canadian audience, be sure to attend the Toronto show. It will have sessions specifically on this topic and involve local speakers.
Similarly, the London show will have sessions about targeting the UK and Europe, as well as local speakers. Attend that, if you want to understand how to reach the UK and European audience.
The agenda for the Toronto show is posted, and the London agenda should be posted by the end of this month. These agendas, and more information about the show, can be reached via the Search Engine Strategies web site below. You can also get the dates there for our next US show in San Jose and Chicago, as well as the newly-announced Stockholm show.
Search Engine Strategies
SearchDay Articles
Here's a recap of recent articles from Search Engine Watch's daily SearchDay newsletter:
Google Pushes Local Search Into the Limelight
SearchDay, March 17, 2004
Google has officially moved local search out of Google Labs and into beta, introducing several noteworthy new features at the same time.
Ask Google: What Does the Web Think Of…
SearchDay, March 16, 2004
Curious to know what the web has to say about a person, place or thing? An amusing tool searches Google and shows you what website owners think about the name or topic you enter.
Onfolio: A Powerful New Web Research Assistant
SearchDay, March 15, 2004
Managing web research just got a lot easier, and a lot more fun, thanks to a new program called Onfolio.
Search Engine Forums Spotlight
SearchDay, March 12, 2004
Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Yahoo Answers Site Match Questions – Yahoo Blocking Affiliate Sites – Are All Links Equal? – Google Not Following Robots Tag – Nested Tables and Google – So What Does SEMPO Mean To You? – Can Search Spiders Follow PPC Links?
Outsourcing Search Engine Marketing
SearchDay, Mar. 11, 2004
Search engine marketing is crucial for the success of online businesses — but should you take on search marketing in-house, or outsource this challenging task to a contractor or agency?
Yahoo Enhances Local Search with Maps
SearchDay, Mar. 10, 2004
Yahoo's new Smart View technology pinpoints the location of restaurants, banks, merchants and other businesses and attractions on local maps of cities throughout the United States and Canada.
Measuring Search Engine Success
SearchDay, Mar. 9, 2004
Whether you're optimizing web pages for top rankings or purchasing paid placement links, it's crucial to measure the performance of your efforts. A new generation of powerful search engine analytics software makes the job a snap.
Searching for Public Companies Around the World
SearchDay, Mar. 8, 2004
A new search engine focuses solely on investment-related information from more than 12,000 companies around the world.
Search Engine Forums Spotlight
SearchDay, March 5, 2004
Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Brain Implants? – Yahoo Search Launches Free AddURL – Will Tracking Bad Bots Hurt Ranking? – Have You Been Asking Jeeves? – Developing Google AdSense Tracking Script – How Do You Start Your Own Directory Like Dmoz? – Yahoo's New Program Pricing Announced… – Search Conference Round-Up
Google PageRank Lunacy
SearchDay, Mar. 4, 2004
The quest by some to improve their Google PageRank score seems to have reached the point of sheer madness. Even common decency may be abandoned in futile attempts by desperate (or simply less educated) online marketers and others who will seemingly stop at nothing to try and gain links in hopes of seeing more green in their Google toolbar.
Bad Medicine: Study Finds Problems with Online Healthcare Information
SearchDay, Mar. 3, 2004
Searching for health information on the web? Be careful: A new study says that it's difficult for many people to accurately access and evaluate credible health information.
Yahoo Announces Content Acquisition Program
SearchDay, Mar. 2, 2004
Just two weeks after launching a brand new search engine, Yahoo has announced a content acquisition program that consolidates all of its paid inclusion programs and marks the beginning of an aggressive new campaign to significantly expand both the scope and quality of content available via Yahoo search.
Search Engine Milestones for February 2004
SearchDay, Mar. 1, 2004
Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.
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Search Engine Articles
Yahoo evolving robots.txt, finally
The Robots Mailing List, March 2004
Yahoo unilaterally adds a "Crawl-delay" option to the robots.txt command, sparking comment on a list that focuses on crawling. Google made similar unilateral change in the past. It would be nice to see the search engines in general come together perhaps to update the protocol in a coordinated fashion.
TripAdvisor bought by Diller's InterActiveCorp
Boston Business Journal, March 16, 2004
Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp, parent company of Citysearch, has purchased the TripAdvisor travel search engine.
Europeans take a shine to Google
BBC, March 16, 2004
Google's riding high in Europe, with 55 million Europeans using it (that's probably per month, but the story doesn't say). That's twice the audience of MSN search and four times that of Yahoo.
What Is Added Value in Search Capabilities?
Always On, March 16, 2004
Google cofounder Sergey Brin comments on challenging Yahoo's portal stickiness, calls for paid inclusion listings to be disclosed, discusses the impact ranking changes can have pro and con on businesses, says he's "not quite satisfied" yet with Google News and says Google will deliver video search at some point in the future. In two parts, with link to first part at bottom of story.
Norton Blocks PPC Ads
MarketingWonk, March 16, 2004
By default, the latest version of Norton Personal Firewall now apparently blocks paid listings at Google and Overture. This is the second such software that I've heard now that does this. Intermute released its AdSubtract tool formally back in December: http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/3296121#adsubtract. Like the Intermute tool, Norton probably does not block paid inclusion listings.
Here's some irony. Search for personal firewall on Google: http://www.google.com/search?q=personal+firewall&gl=us. The Norton product now blocks ads from its competitors — but also from a company that sells Norton's own firewall product. A search for antivirus has less impact on Norton but would wipe out ads from its competitors: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=antivirus&gl=us
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Kanoodle.com Battling Google for Contextual Ads
eWeek, March 15, 2004
One of the distinguishing points of Sprinks, the company used to pitch, was that contextual ads were placed on sites only after careful human review. Then Google ate Sprinks, and all the Sprinks executives ran to Kanoodle to rebuild a new human-based, Sprinks-like contextual ad service there. But guess what? Google's AdSense program is in part so successful because anyone can easily place ads on their pages. So now Kanoodle is going to have its own automated program. It doesn't seem like you can have it both ways — careful human matching or automated delivery — so we'll see if the Kanoodle pitch begins to change.
eBay Enhances Stores for Search Engine Optimization
AuctionBytes, March 16, 2004
The debate on whether you should have hyphens in your URLs to help search engines recognize individual keywords is long, old and without resolution. I weigh in on the side that it doesn't make that much of a difference. If your human visitors might benefit from seeing the words, with or without hyphens, then do it. And while Google still says it doesn't hurt to have overly hyphenated names, I still think that a URL with tons of hyphens is a big red flag that might get a page a closer look.
With that stage set — eBay, buying into the hyphen hype — is making it so those using its eBay stores will have hyphens in their URL. "The result will be that buyers will more easily find your Store when they are searching the web for items you are selling," AuctionBytes reports eBay as saying.
That deserves a big, big qualification. Buyers MAY more easily find your store because of this, and perhaps they MAY not. For more on the hyphen issue, see http://searchenginewatch.com/_subscribers/more/article.php/2153101
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Leading Internet Providers Oppose Passage of Spyware Control Act
MediaPost, March 15, 2004
Google and Yahoo are among several prominent internet companies who are urging Utah's governor not to sign a spyware control act into law. They say the definition of spyware is too broad.
How to Spot Search Engine Spam: Doorway Pages
ClickZ, March 15, 2004
Using doorway pages can get you in trouble with many major search engines. A guide on how to spot the signs and avoid trouble.
Yahoo Gets Boobled
John Battelle's SearchBlog, March 15, 2004
Booble is an adult search engine that Google has sued, claiming it illegally copies Google's look and feel. Now another adult search engine has launched to imitate Yahoo. You gotta think they're just hoping to get sued for the publicity. Google's suit has brought plenty of attention and traffic to Booble (see http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/3308131#booble for more on that)
In Searching We Trust
New York Times, March 14, 2004
The headline says "searching" which suggests this might be a look at how we search in general. But apparently, we still only search with Google. You've read this type of story before: Google "miracles," at least tempered that Google isn't always perfect. Yahoo is not mentioned once in the entire story. That's sort of like saying we all watch TV, but that we only watch one channel. Yahoo's a big whopping search channel that many, many people view.
How do I love Google? Let me count the ways
ZDNet, March 12, 2004
Just when you thought the popular press may have been learning there are other search engines than Google, here's an example where it's like the good old days of "only Google find things."
Google definitely won on the lyric query David Coursey was after. But the Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays" query I'd give to Yahoo. Both Yahoo and Google have the same first listing that answers the question he was after: http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/artists/boomtownrats.htm. But the Yahoo description of that page is much better and actually answers the question without having to go to the page, unlike the case at Google. As for BofA media contact, both Google and Yahoo had the same good page as the first result. And Yahoo, like Google, does list the column that mentioned the Sweden town of Fjuckby.
Ten Tips to the Top of the Search Engines
Search Engine Guide, March 12, 2004
Jill Whalen shares top tips she finds to be essential for success with search engine optimization.
B2B Search: Playing the Odds
ClickZ, March 12, 2004
B2B search marketing may involve long-term or offline sales, making it difficult for the marketer with a fixed budget to measure success. Some tips on estimating the value of your advertising buys.
Feds slap cuffs on Google stock scammer
The Register, March 12, 2004
Google hasn't announced IPO plans, but that didn't stop someone from allegedly selling "friends and family" stock options in Google. The man claimed to have such options to sell and made over $500,000 before being arrested by the FBI.
LookSmart Listings Linger on MSN
DMNews.com, March 12, 2004
MSN has signed a deal with LookSmart to continue using the company's directory listings as desired. This comes just two months after MSN stopped using LookSmart results, having earlier said (http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3088051) that they weren't as relevant as Yahoo's crawler-provided results.
I'm following up with LookSmart later this month, but they'll likely be limited in what they can say. As for MSN? "At this time MSN Search continues to use LookSmart's web directory at its discretion, but we can not disclose the details of the contract," a spokesperson said, when I asked why they were using LookSmart again after saying its relevancy was poor.
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Yahoo starts massive European keyword push
netimperative, March 11, 2004
Think search engines will wipe out search engine marketing firms? Yahoo has outsourced search ads that it's running for its European portal to UK-based WSPS. The firm will oversee Yahoo ads that will run on rival networks such as Google, Espotting and Mirago — as well as on Yahoo's own Overture.
Local Search Brings Consumers Home
ClickZ, March 11, 2004
The Kelsey Group and ConStat predict local search will generate $2.5 billion in paid search advertising by 2008. Article also covers assorted other stats about local search.
LookSmart's First Quarter Expectations Rise
ClickZ, March 11, 2004
LookSmart raises revenue projections for the first quarter of this year to $21-$23 million, up from $16-18 million. Listing sales are growing, layoffs have helped and a new agreement with MSN to use LookSmart's listings "at its discretion" have helped.
Why Is Search So Hot?
ClickZ, March 11, 2004
Why is search hot? People pay only when they get leads; ads are easy to create; self-service means you can get started in minutes; pricing is transparent. All of which is true, but the number one reason is missing. Ads convert better than in other media because you are targeting people who are expressing an actual need.
You're not trying to create desire in search, such as a visual TV spot for a new car that someone may not need. You aren't hoping to indirectly hit desire, such with a direct marketing mailing about products to an audience that you hope may be interested. You are appearing before an audience expressly saying, "I want your product." The closest comparison to this is yellow pages advertising.
Search upstarts storm Google's gates
News.com, March 11, 2004
There's gold in them thar search hills, so go search young company! Nice recap of the many smaller search players out there, all hoping to cash in on search.
Who Wants to be Bought Out?
About Web Search Guide, March 11, 2004
Neglected in the rush to cash in on search has been the role of search engine marketing companies. But attention is now being focused on them as potential acquisitions by ad agencies and others realizing they need a way into search advertising that they long neglected. Thoughts on what may come from Jennifer Laycock, feeling inspired after attending a track on the subject at the recent Search Engine Strategies conference in New York.
A question to ask Jeeves
CNN Money, March 10, 2004
Who wins from the Ask Jeeves purchase of Interactive Search Holdings? Certainly ISH, which made $150 million in cash for an original $10 million investment. Whether the purchase will be a stopgap to keep Ask Jeeves on the search radar screen or a harbinger of future growth remains to be seen.
Questions for Dana Todd, Executive VP of SiteLab International
ClickZ, March 10, 2004
Dana Todd's well known and popular with attendees at Search Engine Strategies for sharing her decade's worth of online marketing experience and forthright comments about where the search engine marketing industry is headed. In this Q&A, she discuss the difficulty in getting behind Yahoo's new paid inclusion program ("they're shoving it down people's throats"), the desire to buy contextual ads priced differently than search-targeted ones, thoughts on local ads, personalized search results and the small bubble she sees developing around search engine marketing.
Search engines: Real profits, real stocks
MSN Money, March 10, 2004
Fast rising stock prices make search seem like a return to the dotcom bubble of 1999. But analysts say the fact that many search companies have actual revenues, rather than simply potential, puts the stocks on surer footings.
Manx Parents Win Google Apology
Isle Of Man Online, March 10, 2004
A search for children's stories brings up an ad on Google for violent incest. Google apologizes and removes the ad.
IndustryBrains Signs New Web Publishers
MediaPost, March 10, 2004
IndustryBrains signs new contextual ad deals with The Motley Fool, Kiplinger.com, Zacks.com and Salary.com.
China's search engines take on Google
Reuters, March 10, 2004
China's homegrown search engines all aim to take out Google in the Chinese market. Of course, one of the top three players — 3721.com — is now apparently owned by Yahoo. Also interesting is that this same type of story ran almost a year ago. Now in 2004, the players are still fretting about taking on Google rather than claiming successes.
The perils of Googling
The Register, March 10, 2004
Google — AND OTHER SEARCH ENGINES! — provide ways for hackers and others to research ways into material you may have thought was secure. It's not something that the search engines do actively. Rather, they simply record material that you may not realize gives away vital clues into your system. This is a nice article that discusses how to protect yourself. The focus is Google-specific, but some of the tips will be applicable to other search engines such as Yahoo, as well.
WebSourced parent raises $2.75M
Triangle Business Journal, March 10, 2004
The parent company of search engine marketing firm WebSourced raises money through a stock sale in order to retire debt and raise capital.
Search THIS: Bright Lights, Search City
iMedia Connection, March 9, 2004
Is search hot? I generally don't need bar charts and projections to tell me about growth. Rather, I can just look at the number of people turning out to the Search Engine Strategies shows that I organize. And the New York show was the largest ever. Kevin Ryan has the same reaction — and also provides a rundown on hot topics he felt emerged from the show.
In search of the deep Web
Salon, March 9, 2004
A look at new efforts to gather up content search engines often miss because it is in the "deep" or "invisible" web that can be difficult or impossible to crawl. Goes past the debate over Yahoo's commercial paid inclusion program to talk about the company's efforts to make some non-profit deep data more accessible.
The story asks why deep web content has remained out of view for so long. I suspect the main reason there hasn't been much progress is because for the most part, users are already overwhelmed with lots of information — and lots of useful information. The search engines are already providing what many people consider good enough.
Dumping in even more material isn't necessarily helpful. Instead, you want to ensure you can help users refine their queries or direct them to the right type of database. What does someone who enters "chemical and biological warfare threats" want? Public opinion data? CIA reports? Tips on protecting themselves personally? Google doesn't let us down by not having the report mentioned. It lets us down by not helping us refine the query so we head in the right direction to begin with.
Head over to Vivisimo, and you get a better idea of refinement. Do this query, http://vivisimo.com/search?query=chemical+and+biological+warfare+threats&v:sources=Web, and you'll see along the left-hand side that things get categorized. That helps you choose to see matches related to protection or medical aspects. It's a step forward, yet it doesn't alienate those who prefer just to get a single list back.
Wouldn't it be easier if you could just choose to see data from a particular resource, like government pages? Yes, if users actually make that decision. Right now, they don't when offered only a few "tabs" leading to specialty databases. That's why another area I think we'll move forward with is what I've described as invisible tabs (http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3115131), to automatically bring out access to specialty databases.
By the way, I did check the query on Google mentioned to see if I could find the Hatfill report said to be absent. Turns out, this query brought up what seemed to be it: http://www.google.com/search?q="Chemical+and+Biological+Warfare+Threat. But the author of this Salon piece, Alex Wright, tells me its not the same report. It's a very similar version written for a medical journal, with much the same content as the CIA report, but not exactly the same.
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Google's Ads — and Minuses
BusinessWeek, March 9, 2004
I've reported many times before about various groups that have found their ads pulled from Google because they violated some type of Google policy. Annoyingly, these policies often aren't published. Want to sell guns? Sorry — Google doesn't take these ads, but you'll only find out after you apply.
Want to criticize something? You might fall afoul of Google's unposted "anti-anti" policy, where it's against taking ads that are critical of companies or people. The much publicized case of environmental group Oceana having their anti-Royal Caribbean ads pulled is an example of this. Anti-George Bush ads have also been pulled, while Body Shop founder Anita Roddick found an ad she placed for her blog pulled because of a critical comment about actor John Malkovich.
For more about these stories, see the Paid Placement section of my Search Engine Advertising page: http://searchenginewatch.com/resources/article.php/2156561#Paid Placement and my Google: Can The Marcia Brady Of Search Stay Sweet? article for more on the Roddick case: http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/2164991
This good BusinessWeek article takes a critical look at Google's unwritten policy. In particular, it looks at how keeping certain ads out, while it may be Google's right, has an impact on other sites that carry Google's contextual ads. These other sites might be perfectly happy to carry such ads.
It also raises the important issue that advocacy groups and others are denied having a voice in ads. This is qualified by the fact that those who can't run their ads, such as Oceana, may still appear in Google's unpaid listings. But that's not a guarantee. Indeed, it actually undermines Google's exclusionary policies.
Google has constantly stressed that its paid listings offer no ranking guarantees. Because of this, businesses, groups and others are told they need to buy ads, if they want a guaranteed presence. But if the ads are censored, then arguably Google may indeed be locking out certain viewpoints from appearing in its search engine.
An argument in this article is that Google should be transparent and somehow indicate who they refused to sell ads to. At the very least, Google ought to publish some of the reasons it refuses ads that it currently doesn't disclose in its editorial guidelines.
The article touches on political ads but it doesn't raise the spectre of what might happen if the US government decides the reasonable access rule should be applied to political ads on Google and other search engines. If so, any free or discounted ads given to a candidate might require similar favors to be given to others. Broadcasters also cannot dictate ad formats in radio and TV — perhaps we'll find that similar rules might be applied to the language uses in search ads. For more on access rules, see: http://www.bettercampaigns.org/freeairtime/factsheets/ReasonableAccess.pdf
By the way, Google gets criticized in this article by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. BusinessWeek writer Alex Salkever tells me now that Google has just hired someone from the Berkman Center to run their ad policy. So, perhaps changes are already underway.
Finally, in closing, I have to pass along the great irony I-Search moderator Andrew Goodman discovered when he tried to place an ad making use of the word "hack." Google, it turns out, does not allow ads for hacking and cracking. But many will also recall that Google Hacks was a New York Times bestseller next year, where the word hacks was really used as a synonym for tricks and techniques. Andrew was trying to use "hack" in the same way, but he couldn't convince the Google ad police to go with it.
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Trademark Infringement Disputes Among Search Providers Heat Up
MediaPost, March 8, 2004
Review of the "Leggo My Trademark" panel at the recent Search Engine Strategies conference, where the panel examines issues such as the American Blind lawsuit against Google and other trademark related problems.
Legal Clause Limits SEM Campaigns Before They Start
ClickZ, March 8, 2004
Clients may insist upon SEM firms having what Fredrick Marckini calls a "do not utter our name" clause in legal agreements. He argues this means that the client can't benefit from getting links from the SEM firm's web site or from the client's many vendors. Certainly any company with vendor relationships will want to consider having those vendors link to them, if only because the vendors themselves may have quality visitors that will benefit from finding the client web site.
As for SEM firms, I'd argue that you want to remove such clauses because you operate as an SEM "agency of record." This is commonly done in the advertising world. A new advertising company is selected by a major company to be their agency of record for handling ad buys.
SEM firms, especially those with a growing and notable clientele, need to convince clients that search engine marketing is no longer a "secret." Being named by an SEM firm doesn't necessarily mean that the client's competitor is suddenly going to discover search engine marketing. At this point, they've almost certainly heard of it.
The point is that you, as an SEM firm, will argue that you'll do it better. And you'll also need to argue that your own "halo" of being a successful firm will benefit the company. When they allow you to be named as an agency of record, if you are a good firm, then the company will benefit from the publicity you'll generate about the "win."
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PPC for SME: Small But Growing
ClickZ, March 8, 2004
A recent Kelsey Group/ConStat survey found 11 percent of small and medium-sized businesses are already doing search buys and 34 percent were interested. However most, 43 percent, weren't interested at all. Why not? Of the not-interested group, 60 percent didn't think it was appropriate for their business. Lots of other interesting stats from the survey, as well.
Search Engines Are Revving Up for a Local Fight
TheStreet.com, March 8, 2004
Revisiting the race by search engines and online yellow pages to capture the revenue represented by getting local advertisers online in search.
Trade mark not abused by meta tag and search ads, says UK court
Out-Law.com, March 8, 2004
An English appellate court ruled that Reed Business Information did not violate trademark laws by using the word "reed" in meta tags on its TotalJobs.com web site. Reed Executive, an employment agency, had claimed the use of the word in meta tags, as well in search banner ads, diverted traffic from its own employment sites and caused confusion. The appellate court disagreed.
Overture to Introduce Local Search Ad Program
DMNews.com, March 8, 2004
In the near future, Overture will release a tool allowing advertisers to target ads by US ZIP codes or to a radius around a particular geographic point.
Diary of a Google Gazumpee
Search Engine Guide, March 5, 2004
From number one to oblivion on Google. Lesson learned for this web site? Its survival came by not counting on Google solely for traffic. As for jumping on the "search engine optimization wheel" — chasing after tips that give only transient gains — don't do it. And I couldn't agree more. As always, focus first on a great site for your customers, with rich content. Long-term search engine success has often flowed from this.
Keywords Revisited, Part 3: Paid Research Tools
ClickZ, March 5, 2004
Recap of commercial tools to help you research what terms people may be using to seeking your web site.
Search: The Trends
ClickZ, March 5, 2004
Marketers of all types are continuing to discover search — while the marketplace itself continues to evolve. Rebecca Lieb reviews trends that came out of the recent Search Engine Strategies show in New York. Local search is attracting new search players and programs. The search engine marketing industry is getting more formal and mature — yet legal issues still need to be resolved, and chaff of low quality programs and those chasing the search buck are growing.
Busy Week For Mamma.com
ClickZ, March 5, 2004
Mamma plans to acquire an email marketing/popup-under firm, adds new advertising features and sees its stock skyrocket after announcing a fourth quarter profit.
Ask Jeeves to buy Web network for $343 million
News.com, March 4, 2004
Ask Jeeves is purchasing Interactive Search Holdings (formerly The Excite Network), which operates iWon, Excite and the MyWay search sites. Ask will pay $150 million in cash, an additional $17.5 million based on performance and issue 9.3 million shares of stock to make the deal valued at $343 million. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Ask Jeeves says the purchase will double the amount of search traffic it currently handles. FYI, Search Engine Watch has a follow-up article looking more closely at the purchase coming out in SearchDay in the near future.
Search Engine Strategies Notes
Search Engine Roundtable Weblog, March 4, 2004
Couldn't make Search Engine Strategies? Here are comments on session that Barry Schwartz attended.
Contextual Ads, Bidding, and Market Inefficiency
Traffick.com, March 3, 2004
In this open letter to Google, Traffick's Andrew Goodman calls for Google to allow contextual ad buys separately. Add me to the list of people who agree. Contextual ads are not search. Forcing advertisers to only buy them as part of a search campaign makes no sense. The ads appear in a different environment, where you may wish to use completely different creative. There's also the continuing debate about conversion. Give the advertisers the choice to run both types of ads, or just one of either type. Believe it or not, there are some people who might want to buy only contextual and not search.
Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine
Wired, March 3, 2004
A proposed US law to protect databases has critics claiming it will give companies ownership over facts, which currently have no copyright protections.
MAMA fires up 1999 mentality
CBS MarketWatch, March 3, 2004
A close look at some of Mamma.com's financials, in an effort to decide, hot stock or daytrader dream? Answer? Hard to say either way, it seems.
Industry Players Predict Search's Future
ClickZ, March 3, 2004
Personalization, ubiquity, a variety of media in search results and genetically engineered search pets were some of the predictions for the future of search put forth by panel of search engine executives at the recent Search Engine Strategies conference.
comScore Bows qSearch Local
MediaPost, March 3, 2004
comScore says 7 percent of internet searches in the US are local in nature and announces a new product to track local search activity.
Commentary: Google's soft spot
Forrester Research, March 2, 2004
I started a long point-by-point analysis of this commentary, because I disagree with many of its statements and conclusions. I may come back to that in the next newsletter, if I have time to do a proper edit of my comments. But in short: Microsoft already has desktop search integration, and that hasn't kept people from going to Google or Yahoo. Who will "win" here isn't certain. Google isn't a portal, and that's been its strength. But if it needs to be a portal, it seems short-sighted to assume it can't compete with Yahoo. And the idea that Google will win the ad network battle is weak. Google has a near split with Overture now. As long as the audiences remain unduplicated, I'd expect Overture will continue to remain important.
Sullivan: No One Will Win Search War
ClickZ, March 2, 2004
In my keynote at the recent Search Engine Strategies show, I discussed how I don't feel there will be any single "winner" in the search wars. Instead, I believe that we'll have major search engines in the way we have major television networks, and despite gains and losses, they'll all survive. I also feel we'll have a variety of small, independent players surviving in the way we have cable television channels that thrive.
I also urged that if Yahoo is going to embark on a new chapter in paid inclusion, it get off on the right foot by providing some type of simple disclosure of such links.
Finally, I predicted that instead of purchasing keywords, we'll eventually buy concepts that relate to an audience we want — such as someone looking to buy a sofa. We'll pay a price based on the perceived value of that lead, not based on the exact words that lead uses to find us.
Another take on the keynote is here: http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3320461
How to Survive Search Engine Changes
ClickZ, March 1, 2004
Site dropped in Google or Yahoo? Client's site dropped in Google or Yahoo? Step away from checking your keyword rankings and look instead at your traffic or conversions. It may that there's no need to go to panic stations.
24/7 Real Media Search Analytics Tool Hits the Market
MediaPost, March 1, 2004
24/7 Real Media rolls out an new InsightSE tool to analyze search engine conversions and traffic.
Pay-Per-Click Debuts on SuperPages.com
ClickZ, March 1, 2004
SuperPages' new paid listings program goes live, allowing local advertisers a means to buy their way to the top. And those of you who represent local clients, the program provides a new way to effectively tap into some local searchers you may have been missing.
New Web tools aim to customize searches
San Jose Mercury News, March 1, 2004
Overview of recent moves to increase search relevancy through personalization.
Yahoo's Enemies List
Wall Street Journal, March 1, 2004
Yahoo's human-compiled directory until recently linked to a biography of Tipper Gore, wife for former US Vice President Al Gore, with the title, "Tipper Gore: Enemy Of Freedom." The biography was the official one published by the White House back when Clinton was president. What was up with that!
I suspect that perhaps there was another link from the Yahoo Directory to a completely different page that called Tipper Gore an "enemy of freedom" because of her past campaign against violent and explicit lyrics in popular music. That page may have died and the link to the biography page got mixed up with it. I did ask Yahoo about this, but I haven't gotten an answer yet.
However it happened, Yahoo certainly acted quickly after the WSJ opinion piece ran. The link no longer appears. Meanwhile, a search for "enemy of freedom" now makes Yahoo's Tipper Gore category number one on Google (http://www.google.com/search?q=enemy+of+freedom), no doubt because of references caused by this story. Yahoo will be at least proud that its own crawler results don't do the same thing.
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Keywords Revisited, Part 2: Free Research Tools
ClickZ, Feb. 27, 2004
Ways to research what words your target audience may be using to find you — for free!
AOL: 'Search is just a feature'
CBS MarketWatch, Feb. 27, 2004
AOL has no search "leakage" problem requiring it to buy a search engine, the company says. Instead, by focusing on developing its own service, which uses Google and other databases, it manages to retain plenty of search traffic from those connecting with AOL, the company says.
Urchin 5.5 – Web Analytics Product Review
RustyBrick.com, Feb. 27, 2004
In-depth review of the Urchin web analytics tool.
Google prospects party like it's 1999
Reuters, Feb. 27, 2004
One of the many fronts in the search war is vying to capture new engineering talent. A look at a Google recruitment party held in Santa Monica, as a way to win the hearts and minds of future Googlers.
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LORAC PRO To Go Eye/Cheek Palette
20 reviews
85% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
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on 4/17/2016 2:19:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Green
Honestly, this is a "What's not to like?" palette in my book.
I had never used any LORAC products before purchasing this little gem, but I felt like treating myself a few days ago in ULTA. It was a few minutes to close, and I sort of bought it on a whim after swatching the eye shadows and being impressed with their texture. Also, it seemed like a palette that I could take with me on the go (duh-it's in the name!) and I really like that, as I am the queen of in transit makeup application.:-)
I'm a bit OCD and don't like making quick decisions, but in this case, it worked out well. Great palette.
Packaging: Nice sturdy cardboard "booklet" type thing. The cheek colors are on one side, and the six eye shadows are on the other as well as a decent mirror. Also included are two small shadow brushes that would be helpful in an emergency. There's no blush brush, but I'd rather use my own, so no big deal there. It's all compact and easily fits in any normal purse. Magnets hold the whole thing closed.
Eye Shadows: Again, this is my first experience with LORAC products, and I'm very impressed! The colors in this palette are all wearable neutrals. There are two cream/ivory shades. One has a lovely subtle shimmer (not glittery) finish, while the other is matte. Very nice. Next, we have a very shimmery (but still not glittery) copper, a subtle shimmer medium tan, a dark taupe/cool brown with subtle, ultra fine micro micro glitter that is great for the crease, and color called "Black", which I would describe as a matte dark charcoal but is certainly dark enough to shade or line anything I can think of.
The shadows are very creamy powdery, lightweight, blendable...ooh, I like them! I've only had the palette a few days, but to me they seem completely long-lasting. I applied all over my new Milani Eye Shadow Primer (a 5 star drugstore product) and all seems well. I have not experienced any fallout during application. To me, I don't think you could do much better for a neutral eye shadow palette. I can blend the colors to get most any effect I want. I usually apply a bright pop of eye pencil/liner, and with that addition, I'm good to go. LORAC really nailed the balance between shimmer, satin, shine and matte finishes in this palette. So many palettes are all one or the other, or just plain over the top! Not this one. Perfecto!
Cheek colors: You get one called "Coral" which is a pretty, pretty subtle shimmer peachy coral. You get one called "Pink" which is fairly bright in the palette but flattering when applied cool undertone matte pink. And, you get one called "Bronze" which is a wearable, matte bronze (please see the pictures; I think bronze tones are hard to describe) that can also be used to contour for those with light or medium skin tones.
Again, the textures here are very creamy-powdery, blendable and just good! They are highly pigmented, so be judicious when applying and blend, as always. (I've seen complaints that they are "too pigmented", but too me, they are great. Just blend and apply to your taste. That's better than getting a product that has no color to it!) The colors would flatter most any skin tones, I think, and can be mixed together for different effects. Again, not too shimmery, not too matte: they are just right.
Summary: I spend my makeup dollars carefully, and at $38, I think this is a great value, given that LORAC is a higher-end makeup line. One day, I hope to ditch the giant compartmented carrying tote of makeup I haul around with me in the car. If ever I accomplish that goal (and I probably won't, but if..) this palette will get much of the credit. Just add foundation, mascara, eye primer, concealer, a couple of colorful eye pencils/liners, and three lip products, and I think you could cover most any makeup need out there. To some, that may sound ridiculous, but if you've read this whole review, it probably doesn't. Sigh.
on 12/20/2015 12:08:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
1. Good price for a palette considering you get a variety of Lorac products (2 blushes, 1 bronzer, 6 eye shadows, and 2 mini brushes)
2. Love the pigmentation. Lives up to the Lorac quality
3. Unique packaging
4. Includes a full-sized mirror
1. The black rubbery finish of its packaging attracts the slightest of shimmer, fall off pigments from the powder products inside and even oils from your fingers. These all create unsightly blotches and stains on the otherwise perfectly black and sleek package.
Overall, I love the palette and I would definitely love to buy it again. It's worth the splurge plus it's very handy for traveling or simply stashing it in your makeup kit for quick touch ups throughout the day!
on 7/14/2015 12:35:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I purchased this palette because I travel to Florida to visit my family a couple times per year and wanted something smaller to take with me for makeup. I also am involved in outdoor theater, and this was a good size to take to and from dress rehearsals and shows (when I needed natural makeup, ofcourse!)
I purchased mine at Kohl's. I cannot remember the price, but I feel like it might have been less expensive there.
This palette has two "layers" in the packaging that magnetize (words?) together. One has the eyeshadows and a mirror, and the other has the blushes/bronzer. The outside of the palette is very smooth and sleek, but this is a pretty chunky palette, if you will.
This gives you a nice choice of natural eye looks and two or three choices for cheeks/face. I'm glad that it includes a black, as this can be substituted for eyeliner or used for smokey eye looks. My one complaint is that the shadows do seem to be a bit on the powdery side, and can be difficult to blend with each other. Nonetheless, I have made this work for me.
The two cheek colors are perfect for me; one is a soft pink, and the other is a peach. The bronzer is a bit on the orange side for my skin tone, but again, I can make it work.
All in all, this palette isn't a holy grail or anything, but it works for my travel needs.
on 5/28/2015 12:18:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I LOVE this palette. I bought this palette specifically for my trip to the Alps as I have always overpacked my makeup.
Honestly, this palette has some seriously nice eyeshadows, from a beautiful crease shade, to an amazing copper shimmer, and some darker shadows to pull off that smokey look. Also, the bronzer in this palette is my go-to, and I've been using it over my Benefit's hoola despite the more orangey tone. Lovely as a crease shade for the eyes.
I seriously recommend this palette as you will definitely most of these shades, and even if you are not traveling this is so convenient for daily makeup.
on 3/24/2015 5:40:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Oily, Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Perfect for traveling or as a gift for someone that does and I love that it comes with brushes and a mirror. The packaging is a bit bulky, but it comes with six eyeshadows (2 that can double as highlighters or adding a glow), 2 blushes and a bronzer. I found the eyeshadows to be pigmented and silky going on. The blushes are flattering all though I already have flushed cheeks. The bronzer is very nice and doesn't go on muddy looking. I bought mine from Ulta for about thirty dollars. Now to just pick up the pro palette 2....
on 2/27/2015 4:15:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Grey
This is a great little palette if you want to travel light or are going away and do not want to bring your entire bathroom vanity with you.
In the pan, the shades look gorgeous. However I found the eyeshadows to lack pigment and be patchy (even with a primer) and the blushes to be a little chalky --- which surprises me, bc I tend to really like Lorac blushes and eyeshadows. The tiny little brushes that come with this are pretty underwhelming. I suppose you could sub a couple other travel-size brushes. To me the brushes in this are just..not good...not that this is a huge factor, but in reviewing this product, I wanted to share my thoughts on the brushes, too, since they are part of the palette.
It is nice that it has a mirror with it. This might be nice to take to the gym or the office for touch-ups, that sort of thing.
I would not by any means use this as an everyday product, but for being in a pinch and wanting a good bit of product in the minimum amount of space, this might be a good choice. There is no scent in any of the products that I can detect, and none of these products irritated my skin, so that is a bonus. Just not the greatest shadows or blushes out there. The bronzer..mehh..again, to me I think this is mainly a convenience thing, not something I would gravitate towards with any regularity.
on 1/29/2015 1:30:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Normal, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This has got to be my new favorite palette for traveling! It has all the color you need for a variety of looks all in a compact case. Just add foundation, concealer, and lipstick and you're good to go. Check out my youtube video for more details. You can't go wrong with this palette!
on 12/9/2014 4:35:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm
Hair: Black, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
- good variety
- pigmentation
- great for travel
- quality not as good as other Lorac palettes
COMMENTS: This palette isn't as good at their others, but I do like it. There isn't a shade I don't like in here. I'll get plenty of use out of this, but the buttery feel isn't there like in the Pro palettes. However, I don't have any major issues with this palette either. It's a nice little buy and perfect for travel.
Will repurchase.
on 8/14/2014 4:16:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
Love this. Shadows are great- some more pigmented than others as was written by other reviewers. Chai (beautiful smokey bronze) and Caf� (wonderful transition color) are my most used and loved shadows. But the star of this palette goes to the bronzer which I didn't expect to love as much as I do. It is the perfect bronzer for me. I've found myself reaching for it over my Guerlain Terracota bronzer. The Coral blush is so beautiful and blends out great. Considering the quality and price of this palette, I think it is such a steal. Great for traveling too!
on 6/14/2014 5:20:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
LIKE Lorac but not really into this palette just not colors I can use. Blush is okay
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If true, this rumored camera will not be making an appearance early 2013, but rather a release towards the end of 2013 or early 2014 would be more likely. Their source has also informed them that the camera's body is expected to be bigger than the NEX-7, but not that different in terms of design. It will also be expected to support E-mount and A-mount lenses, and that at the moment Sony is testing the camera with either a 24MP or 30-32MP sensor. We'll be taking this with a grain of salt for now, but what do you guys think? Would a full frame mirrorless camera be of interest to you?
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I'll be very patient for the next chapters if only you continue.
| JasperSelene Moonridge chapter 10 . 6/24/2011
I love this soooo much! I hope you finish it cause i can't wait to find out what happens next! Thank you for writing this!
| Alianne-Graysie chapter 10 . 6/8/2011
You know just how to keep us hanging in suspense! Great job plot-wise...I know you said the story is completely out of your control now but often times that's the best way to write. ) I see minor punctuation/spelling errors here and there, and a few spots with questionable diction, but I will commend you on keeping them to a minimum. Please update soon! I love where the story is going.
| Deritine chapter 10 . 5/31/2011
"Alice had been delighted to know someone shared in her options of the creature." should be opinions, not options, probably. Though that does bring about an interesting thought on heroines having different options with dangerous beast haha.
Love this story! Sort of an odd narrative style- very uh... I don't really know the word. Mildly insane, kind of dainty, a little bit detached. Dunno. Took me a bit to get used to, but very definitely fits with both movies. Maybe a touch more with Wonderland, as the Labyrinth is more crazy and loud, but still fits.
| Deritine chapter 8 . 5/31/2011
Haha. The goblin totally called that one. Too funny. I like how you have made the Champions end up in the opposite world. Though I do wonder if there are only these two worlds and if so, why? Also very interesting that you say Jareth and the Hatter are mortal.
| Deritine chapter 2 . 5/31/2011
Fun Pirates cameo. :D It would be fun if Alice and Sarah could meet in the Above, but it seems their times are too different.
| Viking Eggplant chapter 10 . 5/21/2011
Lovely as always!


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I've never grown winter rhubarb before - that is, rhubarb that is encouraged to sprout indoors when snow covers the landscape outside. There never has been the need.
This year, however, the usual number of pies and quarts of sauce didn't make it to the freezer by July 4; the traditional cutoff date for picking rhubarb in this region had come and gone.
Something will have to be done - and producing rhubarb in winter is the only option.
Fortunately, according to those who make a regular practice of producing rhubarb stalks a couple of months before nature intended, the process is really very simple. That's because rhubarb stores in its thick, fleshy roots all the energy it needs for that first flush of stalks in the spring. In other words, if your rhubarb grew well the previous summer, it's bound to produce well in the spring - or in the winter, if forced indoors.
This, then, is how to get home-grown rhubarb in winter:
* Before the ground freezes, dig up a plant, making sure that you get up as much of the fleshy root system as possible. The more soil that clings to the roots, the better. It would help to deeply water the plant a day before you take it from the ground.
* Place the plant in a suitable container. A bushel basket will do nicely, but any box that is well drained will do fine. Pack new soil around the roots to replace any soil that fell off while the plants were being lifted.
* Leave the container outdoors long enough for the soil to freeze solid. This will induce total dormancy, a necessity if the plant is to do well the next year. At this stage many gardeners place the container of rhubarb in an unheated shed that offers both protection from the biting winds of winter and temperatures that remain low enough to prevent the soil from thawing.
* Sometime in early winter, bring the plant indoors and place it in a cool and fairly dark room, such as a basement. Within a day or two of the soil thawing out completely, leaf buds, seen as rounded bumps on the surface of the soil, will appear. At this stage, water the plant to keep the soil moist, always being careful not to make it soggy.
Full-sized stalks will take between 4 and 5 weeks to develop, at which stage they can be harvested en masse and cooked as you wish. The stalks will be paler than outdoor-grown varieties, but they will be sweet and ever so tender.
Many who grow winter rhubarb this way use excess plants from the garden and simply throw them on the compost pile when the winter harvest is over. But they can be replanted outdoors in compost-enriched soil as soon as the ground has thawed. However, the rhubarb will take some time to recover from its expended burst of energy in an unnatural environment, and it will take one to two full growing seasons before you can resume harvesting from it.


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Tule Review
Twenty years ago Julia Connor, Patrick Grizzel and Mary Zeppa sat down to form a publication that would transform our literary community. They were ambitious, publishing the most notable poets of the day, as well as new faces that have become significant in publishing. Since that time the journal has made changes, moving from a newsprint tabloid publication, to a side-stapled card stock covered quarterly, to a beautiful color cover, perfect bound annual of today. One thing has been constant: Tule Review publishes fine quality poetry. Only poetry. Even in the inaugural issue the journal had a national appeal, drawing in poets from various quarters. Tule has also remained eclectic, publishing formalist and avante garde styles, and everything in between. Today we take the journal to a new place, publishing some poems on the web for the first time, while retaining our in print publication.


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articulate -- To arrange in connected sequence; fit together; correlate. (So the Second College Edition of Webster's New World Dictionary defines this verb.)
If the town's primary schools are run on the open classroom plan, or are ungraded, or provide both group and individual attention so that the pupils can move at their own academic speed, then the next level of schooling should correlate with this educational philosophy and not ignore it.
If the town's high schools want graduating seniors to be fairly fluent in a second language and have a good language laboratory as well as skilled language teachers available, then those same languages need to be introduced in the elementary schools, with opportunities -- daily -- for older students to tutor younger ones.
Itf it is clear early in a student's academic career that he or she will not be going on immediately to a four-year college, then career exploration and counseling must start in the elementary grades, continue through junior high and senior high, and be provided after the pupils graduate or drop out of school.
If the sports program in the primary and elementary schools is designed to include both boys and girls and to emphasize lifetime sports (more than highly competitive spectator sports), then the junior and senior highs should provide for the same informal intramural individual and team sport activities.
If the town's high school English teachers expect graduates to have read certain poems, novels, plays, and nonfiction books, then they must work closely with primary, elementary, and junior high teachers and librarians to see that these books are available and part of the articulated school program.
If the study of natural and physical science is undergoing rapid expansion, and one or more of the high school science teachers have kept up with the changes, then they should be responsible for seeing that the information taught -- particularly at the primary and elementary levels -- fits together with what will be taught later in secondary school.
If a diagnostic study of the town's test scores, particularly at the junior and senior high school levels, shows that spelling and arithmetic reasoning are consistently poor, then these skills should be taught in a correlated manner from K-12.
The pupils may come and go from a class, a school, or even a school district, but the articulated school program should hold fast.
Next week: The teachers' room.


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ESCATAWPA, MS (WLOX) - The Escatawpa Volunteer Fire Department received a super-sized surprise Thursday to help the team fight fires and keep the community safe. And the firefighters were surprised, even pulling out their cameras to capture every second as a new 2013 fire truck rolled down the road.
"Just seeing it roll up to our station is just a real feeling to us," Fire Chief Donnie Lowery said.
"We never had anything this nice," said volunteer firefighter Bradley Davis.
Escatawpa's Volunteer Fire Department serves 5,000 people. The equipment they use is aging.
"It is old and worn out, but we still get the job done with what we got. We make do," said Davis.
"We were limited on the equipment as far as age, rating, and things like that," Lowery said.
So, Moss Point's mayor said it was important for the city to step up and purchase a new pumper.
"Moss Point is fortunate to have a six rating. As long as we have a six rating, there is some fire rebate funds that allows us to take advantage of getting a new fire engine, which doesn't cost the taxpayers hardly any money," Mayor Billy Broomfield said.
The truck is a spacious, shiny, red ride.
"The piece of equipment here is able to pump 1,500 gallons of water per minute. So, that is going to produced plenty of water at any type of fire scene," Moss Point Fire Chief Clarence Parks said.
The volunteers said the truck will be put to good use.
"We have made this year 240 calls, and probably out of those are 70 or 80 fires. This truck being a combination pumper, we can use it on any of those calls," said Lowery.
The mayor said knowing the volunteers can help save more lives is what really counts.
"When they have great equipment, they do great jobs. This is going to increase their morale and increase efficiency in terms of protection in this area," Broomfield said.
Moss Point Fire Chief Clarence Parks said the city is also planning to purchase air packs, emergency and medical equipment to help stock the truck.
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Bennett Advises States To Review Church-School Aid
Washington--States and districts "should carefully review" their Chapter 2-financed instructional aid in religious schools in relation to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision barring Chapter 1 remedial teachers from those schools, Secretary of Education William J. Bennett told the chief state school officers last week.
In a letter to the chiefs, he stated, "In the case of instructional services provided on private-school premises under Chapter 2, state and local officials should carefully review these instructional services in light of the Felton decision to determine whether they are so similar to those at issue in Felton as to require modification."
But Mr. Bennett said the Education Department would continue to allow districts to purchase equipment and materials with Chapter 2 block-grant funds for use in sectarian schools. He also said the Court's decision in Aguilar v. Felton does not necessarily apply to other federal programs in religious schools, notably special-education and bilingual-education aid.
The comments, in a Sept. 12 letter to the state chiefs containing guidance on Felton, were Mr. Bennett's first on the decision's possible effect on other programs. The Council of Great City Schools, a coalition of 35 urban districts, recently warned: "It is only a matter of time before all federal programs on private-school premises are challenged."
Compliance Sought
Mr. Bennett repeated the message he had sent to the chiefs on Aug. 15--that school districts must "make every diligent effort" to comply with Felton "as soon as possible" but that he would support efforts to delay implementation of the decision.
Officials in many urban districts report that they are facing serious administrative problems, caught between the Court's decision and a Congressional mandate to provide equitable services to religious-school students.
In Felton, the Justices ruled that conducting Chapter 1 remedial classes in religious schools created an unconstitutional linking of government and religion--an interpretation Mr. Bennett has publicly criticized.
The secretary has said the decision fosters "divisiveness" and reveals the Justices' "fastidious disdain" for religion.
Such comments, and the Secretary's stated willingness to support delays in implementing the Felton decision, have been cited in civil suits filed against Mr. Bennett here and in Kansas City, Mo., by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an advocacy group that supports immediate implementation of the decision.
Chapter 2 Advice
Mr. Bennett said he wrote the letter to state school chiefs in response to "an increasing number of questions from state and local officials" on the implications of Felton for all federal programs.
Since Felton did not specifically address the placement of equipment and materials in religious schools, he wrote, "it is the department's position that Chapter 2 funds may continue to be used for equipment and materials placed on private-school premises."
Chapter 2 authorizes $500 million in block grants to states and is distributed to districts based on a state-approved formula. According to case studies of 13 states by the General Accounting Office, the Congressional investigative agency, 50 percent of 1982-83 Chapter 2 funds went for "instructional materials and equipment," especially computers, and 25 percent went for salaries.
But Michael Casserly, a legislative associate with the Council of Great City Schools, said that because of the difficulty in differentiating between "instructional services" and "equipment and materials" such as computers, Mr. Bennett may be making a "false distinction."
A 1975 Supreme Court decision, Meek v. Pittenger, barred the loan of government-funded materials and equipment to private schools.
Other Programs
Mr. Bennett told the state chiefs that the ruling "need not have the effect of prohibiting on-premises services to private-school children in all other federal programs."
"With respect to programs under the Bilingual Education Act and the Education of the Handicapped Act, for example," he said, "a prohibition of on-premises instructional services may make it impossible to provide the instructional services required by the statutes in question."
The chief school officer in Michigan, Phillip E. Runkel, last month barred state or federal special-education aid in religious schools.
Vol. 05, Issue 03
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McAfee states I have NTOSKRNL-HOOK. The system performance has deminished with issues of pop ups and web pages launching on their own. Also, audio ads playing out of nowhere.
We began with printing the Malware and Spyware Cleaning Guide and following it line by line. First issue came up at Restore Point - dialog box stated we need .Net Frame. We just skipped that issue (No Restore Point)
Next issue was at Malwarebutes - loading took a really long time 30 plus minutes. We canceled the first install after about 20 min. thinking it got hung. Downloaded the exe again and retried again. It appeared to have installed, however the application will not launch.
We are using McAfee and to our knowledge it is up-to-date. We are cycling daily with the server and the status shows Protected.
We have finally given it, it is early AM and we can not get the Windows Update to function. The warning is Services Automatic updates needs to be enable. We enable it manually, and it drops back to disabled as soon as we launch the Update request.
I guess I am stopping here in hopes that we can get this much cleared up before moving forward.


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In reply to:
>"Helping out others when weakness becomes apparent" is so NOT the issue.
>I don't want HELP. People of color don't want HELP, gay people don't want
>HELP. That doesn't mean we don't appreciate it when we receive it, or that
>we haven't received it in our lives, as everyone has. But what we want
>is for people to work to lesson the privileges those who AREN'T in > the
This comment reflects some troubling implicit assumptions. First, a
positive difference in economic, social, and other circumstance seems to be
the equivalent. The empiricial fact that a person has more of something
than another, is different in circumstance, makes them more "privileged."
Having more may simply be a difference and have nothing to do with
Second, the "white privilege" of which you write, if it exists at all, is
the privilege of a minority. Certainly, "whites" do not make up the
majority of world population. So you're really analyzing the privilege of
one minority against the privilege of other minorities. The analysis of
privilege is never so easy as setting the "privilege" of the white majority
off against underprivileged minorities.
Third, the use of "white' as a racial category in this sense is racist, in
that characteristics of indiviudual members of the group are generalized,
quite often inaccurately, to the group at large. Presumably "white" is
meant to capture a variety of European ethnic groups ranging from fairer
skinned Scandinavians to darker skinned Latin, Spanish, and Greek peoples.
Indeed, I suspect that "white" in your analysis applies most directly to
peoples of Anglo, Irish, German, and Scandinavian origin (though not
necessarily limited to these European peoples). Of course, these groups
have done more-or-less well in the US, so by definition, white are
privileged to various degrees according to their ethnicity.
Fourth, there is a variation of privilege within groups, often greater than
variation of privilege between groups. Certain white females are more
privileged than most white men. Certain gay white men are more privileged
than many straight white men. And so it goes. "White privilege" is at best,
a theoretical construct, rarely represented in a particular individual.
Fifth, "people of color" is a phony category descriptive only of it's
negative, "whites." As such, certain underprivileged groups can be
collapsed into this category, while other non-white groups, Japanese
Asians, for example, can be excluded, when their "privileged" status
threatens cherished generalizations. Blacks and American Indians are
generally recognized as the most underprivileged groups. The root cause of
black lack of privilege is thought to be a legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, and
racist white attitudes. The root cause of American Indian lack of privilege
is considered to be the loss of ancestoral lands and culture and white
racism. The case of HIspanic people of "color" is complicated by the fact
that such a great percentage of Hispanics have blended into the larger
culture and found "privilege." Asian people of color have found greater
"privilege" than whites. So the used of the term "people of color" is so
problematic as to make it useless.
Sixth, what "white privilege" seems limited to STRAIGHT whites, since
you've separated out gays as a special category. Since the majority of gays
are "white," it would be a non sequitor to separate white privilege from
gay white privilege.
So in sum, the desire to identify oneself as underprivileged in
relationship to more privileged groups, as presented, seems an exercise in
envy and jealousy. To wit, the "generalized other," is a largely the
creation of persons feeling that life hasn't dealth them a fair "hand."
They're convinced that they've been cheated of what is rightly theirs. But
precise identification of the "generalized other," the oppressor, is never
easy. There is not a single group or groups to whom the status of the
underprivileged can be attributed, so the oppressor must be created. Thus,
the category "white" is invented, the embodiment of greater privilege than
the other invented category, "people of color." It's all very simple, very
neat, very tidy, and very pernicious in that individuals are judged not on
the content of their character and day-to-day actions, but by their status
as members of an underprivileged group.
The suggestion that the underprivileged must work to tear down the
privilege of others is repugnant. Folks who advocate such a course of
action shouldn't be surprised that their efforts are actively and
vigorously opposed. For what could could be more negative and contribute
less to human happiness and progress than a person who is the spoiler? What
coulld be less useful to the individual and society than the activist who
wants to destroy?
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ZARINA + NATALIA VODIANOVA ss15 MBFW Russia
sweets on the runway! birds, flowers, and child like art. The ZARINA + NATALIA VODIANOVA collaboration for ss15 at MBFWR runway has fresh cute little pieces versatile for anyone. Model NATALIA VODIANOVA added to the mix with sweet T's and dresses with printed artwork of birds and faces made by children. Here's a look at a few favorites from the runway.
ZARINA + NATALIA VODIANOVA ss15 MBFW Russia selects by Brigitte Segura.
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In the news and out in the field, drones are a hot topic right now. Over the past few years, the use of commercial drones across a wide range of industries has exploded (ok, not literally but …). And with more available and technically sophisticated wireless M2M communications technology, applications for commercial drones are growing in both creativity and scale. In particular, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has benefitted from the flexibility that commercial drones provide. For instance, oil and gas companies have begun leveraging drone technology for remote pipeline monitoring and geospatial mapping. Utility companies deploy commercial drones to safely and quickly inspect high voltage power lines and wind turbines, mitigating worker risk. Emergency response organizations need to be able to quickly and flexibly assess critical scenarios, and drone technology has enabled that. And the precision agriculture industry and public safety organizations also deploy drones in a wide variety of applications.
Why the Future of Industrial Drones is Bright
Functionality – One of the main considerations for drone, or UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) use, is the quality of the command and control of these systems. Operators need to know that communications will be uninterrupted and unfailing when deploying drones in remote monitoring and reconnaissance scenarios. Today, the quality of wireless Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications technology has reached the levels necessary to assure operators that command and control capabilities will function in nearly any geographic setting, over long distances and under extreme weather conditions. This reliability also allows for more advanced technology to be deployed on these systems without fear of loss or failure.
Security – But drone hacking is always a concern, no matter which technologies are being used. A recent Wired article demonstrated how hackers were able to gain access and remotely manipulate the settings and controls of a regular, consumer-available Jeep. Obviously, with drones security is even more of a concern. However, most producers of drone technology for commercial use are taking this into account and working with proven wireless communication providers that have developed advanced security techniques to prevent any commandeering or hacking of an unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Governing bodies, such as the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA), are also taking steps to mandate and implement minimum operating requirements of drone systems when security is critical.
Sensors – Another element that bodes extremely well for commercial drone use is the continued proliferation of advanced sensor technology. Today, sensors are being put in almost everything: from vehicles, to household appliances, to roads and other industrial uses. These sensors can also serve as communication points for drones as they navigate the skies, collecting data that is being transmitted and either storing it for future use or relaying that information to operators in real time. The more these sensor locations are implemented in industrial settings, the greater the capacity for monitoring communications via drone applications.
Onward and upward!
The anticipation of a ubiquitous and mission-critical IIoT is enough for anyone involved in these industries to look forward with great excitement. In the meantime, keep an eye to the sky and share your thoughts on the future of drone uses in commercial settings. What are some cool applications you can think of?


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It's that time of year when I shave almost daily and that says a lot because I live in where it snows most of the year! I am wearing shorts, bathing suits, dresses and skirts with the warm weather and the last thing I want is for my legs to be hairy and gross looking! This means shaving cream is a necessity but it is also expensive and full of chemicals and unnecessary ingredients. Making my own shaving cream saves me money and it is super easy! If your kids love to play with shaving cream this is a great alternative for fun bath time play too!
Here is what you need:
- ½ teaspoon of sunflower or rapeseed oil
- ¼ cup unscented natural glycerine soap
- Double boiler (one larger pot over a small one works well too)
- 2 drops essential oil of your choice (lavender or peppermint are my favorite)
Here is what you need to do:
- Melt the pieces of glycerine soap in a double boiler
- Slowly stir in the oil
- Add the essential oil of your choice and mix well until the mixture is completely melted and thick.
- Use right away as the formula sets very quickly
And for days when you're in a hurry or want a super smooth shaving cream for your legs simply use organic coconut oil mixed with a little rapeseed oil. This is quite a thick mixture but will leave your legs extra smooth. I like to use the Epsom salt scrub or coconut oil scrub to exfoliate my legs first and then this quick cream. My legs look and feel great when I do this!
Why not? Great tips for free!