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Welcome to the Amazon ElastiCache for Redis User Guide. ElastiCache is a web service that makes it easy to set up, manage, and scale a distributed in-memory data store or cache environment in the cloud. It provides a high-performance, scalable, and cost-effective caching solution, while removing the complexity associated with deploying and managing a distributed cache environment.
The Amazon ElastiCache documentation has been reorganized so that the information for the Memcached and Redis engines is in separate guides. Your former links might no longer work. If you know which guide you need, go directly there by choosing the link to the guide you need. If you're unsure which engine you want to use, see Comparing Memcached and Redis in this guide.
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How to Become a Better Coffee Taster, Part 2: Train Your Nose
Recently, we talked a little about how to become a better coffee taster—which, admittedly, can be a somewhat daunting task. One of the hardest parts about it, though, doesn't even happen in your mouth. In order to taste better, you've got to smell better. (And we don't mean dousing yourself with cologne.)
Here, a little about how you can whip your schnoz into place.
Training your tongue to start recognizing complex flavors is bad enough, but how does anyone begin to parse the millions of smells that float around us 24 hours a day? At least your tongue gets a break sometimes: Your nose is always on.
One key is to start to smelling with purpose. It's impossible to escape the myriad scents that bombard us every minute (for example, that unforgivable stench in certain subway stations), but it is possible to seek out and let your nose experience isolated aromas. Much like the wine industry's nasal teachers' aid, Le Nez du Vin, coffee people have developed our own bouquet key: Le Nez du Cafe.
The kit, which comes with as few as 6 or as many as 36 individual vials of essential scents, allows a sniffer to go down the line and blindly try to recognize aromas in different categories, from florals to spices, meat to vegetables, and roasted nuts to rubber. Pick up a vial at random and open its top, without checking the kit's booklet first: Can you guess what it is off the bat? Start by attempting to correctly identify two out of three; when you accomplish that, move on to five out of seven.
Don't want to drop a chunk of change on a professional smeller's box? (Can't say that I blame you.) No matter—you can easily make your own by putting different aromatic items into masked jars with holes punched in their lids.
Start with something easy and accessible: Pour about a tablespoon of several different herbs or spices into a collection of jars, and label the bottom with the contents of each. Mix up the samples and sniff down the line, keeping a record of what you think each one is. Were you able to tell the rosemary from the thyme? Cinnamon from cumin or coriander? Once you master that, try different roasted nuts, or chocolates with varying degrees of darkness.
Can your nostrils recognize the subtle differences in each? If so, your tongue is bound to start following suit. Just keep practicing...
What other ways can you give your nose a workout?
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Fashion Tips for Big and Tall
Read a few fashion tips for big and tall men. Finding a retailer that offers a selection for big and tall men is just the start. Consider these tips as you shop for clothing that fits, is functional, and highlights your best qualities—not your flaws.
Safety Clothing: One of the Most Important Tools on the Job
Depending upon your industry, safety clothing can be one of the most important tools on the job. Read about some of the considerations workers in different industries have when it comes to protecting themselves from occupational hazards.
Importance of Safety Footwear
Safety footwear is the most frequently purchased form of personal protective equipment (PPE) and is the type of PPE that is most often worn in the workplace. Though they do not guarantee to protect a person's feet, wearing them does help to make sure that the risk of injury from hazards on the job will be minimized.
New Balance Shoes: "America is for the Makers" Campaign
Underscoring everything that the New Balance shoe and athletic wear company does is their pride in their American manufacturing heritage. That's the message behind their latest campaign, called "America is for the Makers," that is intended as a celebration of the 75-year history of the U.S. manufacturing of New Balance shoes, and of the high quality of American craftsmanship.
Should You Get to Wear Your Wrangler Jeans to Work?
Even though wearing jeans to work is much more common than it used to be, it still isn't permitted everywhere. More and more companies allow their workers to dress down on Casual Fridays, and some are even beginning to embrace a more casual atmosphere all week long. May your company become one of them? If so, Wrangler jeans offer a broad selection that may fit in wherever you work.
Timberland PRO Offers Many Safety Boots Options
Safety boots have taken a number of steps forward—so to speak—not only in protecting feet against injury, but also when it comes to fashion. This is where Timberland PRO safety boots have truly excelled, as they have managed to combine high quality protection in a number of different styles to best suit the wearer's taste and comfort.
Dickies - Among the Top Workwear Brands
When it comes to truly high quality workwear, there are a number of different brands that produce garments that are comfortable, practical, functional, and created to last. Whether in the form of everyday wear or uniform pieces, different leading brands excel in their own unique areas. Make sure that you consider each of them to be sure that you're making the right choice for your specific job.
Work Boots for Men - Guide to Match the Work Boot to the Job
Selecting the right work boots for your job is an extremely important process. It can make the difference between being uncomfortable with a high risk of injury, and enjoying your work in comfort and safety. In fact, the wrong footwear has even been to blame for the deaths of many workers over the years, in more extreme circumstances.
Guide to Sizing New Balance Shoes for Men
When it comes to choosing the ideal size for New Balance shoes for men, it isn't always just a matter of looking at the number on the box. There are a number of different factors that should be considered to find the perfect fit. This high quality brand has gone to great lengths to make certain that whether you will be walking, running, or taking part in a broad range of different activities while wearing these shoes, you'll be able to find just what you're looking for in terms of comfort, performance, and injury prevention.
Big and Tall Clothes for Men: A Measurement Guide
Big and tall clothes for men have a unique type of sizing, so if you don't happen to fit into the height and weight group for the average man, then it is more than likely that the average size of clothing won't fit you well, either. This is a very important issue to understand, because wearing clothing that is improperly fitted will not allow you to achieve the best possible look. This may not be too much of a concern if you are simply lounging around on the couch, but the moment you leave the house, people will start to take notice.
Dickies Work Clothes - Style Guidelines for the Working Man
When it comes to wearing the right clothes as a working man, there are a few guidelines that you can follow to make sure that you're always dressed appropriately. Shopping for the right brand of work clothes is always a good first step, so make sure that you look at Dickies.
Men's Levi Jeans Fit Guide
Levi's is well known for its jeans style numbers, which can make it easy to replace your favorite pair when they've worn out, but the long list of different options can make it rather confusing when you make your first purchase or when you decide to buy a new style.
Carhartt - Best Jacket for the Job
When your job involves workout outside, it means that you may be exposed to some rather extreme weather, and you will need to be certain that you are wearing the right jacket to protect yourself from the elements. This is especially important when you're headed out into very wet and/or cold weather.
New Balance Shoes for Men With a Clean Everyday Casual Look
In the world of footwear, many have struggled to find a product that is comfortable, but that still looks appropriate for everyday wear. Men's New Balance shoes have overcome this problem by designing shoes that are as comfortable as a sneaker, but that provide the wearer with a more polished and clean-cut look that is appropriate for everyday casual wear or even business wear on days such as "dress down Friday."
Levi Jeans for Men: By the Numbers
Every style of Levi jeans for men has its own history to explain how it came into existence and who loves them the most. From the well-known classic, the Levis 501, to some of the newer styles, every one of these numbers has been added to the line for a reason. Get to know where your favorite option came from and discover some new styles that you might like to add to your own wardrobe.
Safety Footwear That Doesn't Look the Part
Many jobs and activities require you to use safety footwear in order to keep your feet safe, but all too many of those products take away from the overall look of your clothes. Fortunately, G&L Clothing offers a number of options that can get the job done, while being comfortable and looking great at the same time.
Classic Dickie Shirt Styling in Ten Different Color Options
The classic long sleeve and short sleeve style of the Dickies shirt is what makes it one of the most well known and loved pieces of work wear on the market. Now, these options are available in a wide range of colors to make sure that they will suit any personal style and taste, as well as the work environment.
Wearing a Legend: Men's Levi Jeans
It is rare to find a household that does not include a pair of jeans in its dresser drawers, hanging in the closet, or tossed in the laundry basket after a long, hard day of work. However, this wasn't always the case. It's hard to think about a time in which iconic men's Levi jeans styles such as the 501, 505, and 517 were not a part of our everyday lives.
What if Style Determined the Best Work Boots for Men?
At G&L Clothing, we know there is nothing more important than safety on the job site. That's one of the reasons we offer a wide variety of safety boots, including steel-toe and composite-toe work boots from trusted manufacturers such as Timberland Pro, Lacrosse, Keen, Carolina, Danner and more. All of our safety-toe boots have been ASTM certified so they will keep your feet protected and comfortable through the entire day.
What's the Difference between Safety Toe Boots and Steel Toe Boots?
Did you ever wonder what the difference is between safety toe and steel toe boots? Find out from G&L Clothing and also find a good selection of work boots too.
Carhartt Brand Men's Clothing – Available in a Wide Range of Sizes
G&L Clothing carries a full line of Carhartt clothing for men, women, kids and babies. Read a bit about the descriptions of both companies and an overview of the Carhartt clothes from G&L Clothing.
What Type of Jobs Require Flame Resistant Clothing?
G&L Clothing explains the necessity of flame resistant clothing and the types of jobs that require FRC for their employees.


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Setting up IPv6 port sharing in the FRITZ!Box
By default, the FRITZ!Box's firewall protects all of the devices in the FRITZ!Box home network from incoming connections and unwanted data from the internet.
You can set up IPv6 port sharing to allow users in the internet to access certain devices that are IPv6 compatible (for example NAS systems), web servers, or remote maintenance servers and other server services in your home network.
Note:If the device or server service can be accessed with a web browser, then you can use a MyFRITZ! Access to safely and conveniently access it over the internet at any time.
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- You can only access the device or server service with IPv6 internet connections.
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- Click "Internet" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Permit Access" in the "Internet" menu.
- Click on the "IPv6" tab. If the tab is not displayed, enable the Advanced View first.
- Click the (Edit) button for the (computer) name of the device that you want to set up port sharing for, and then click "New Sharing" or "New Port Forwarding". If you have not configured any port sharings for the device yet:
- Click "New Device".
- Select the (computer) name of the device from the drop-down list "Name".
Note:All network devices that automatically obtain their IPv6 settings (DHCP) from the FRITZ!Box are listed in the drop-down list "Name". If the network device is not listed, select the "User-defined" entry, then enter the name and Interface ID of the network device.
- Select the IP protocol (TCP or UDP) that you want to set up port sharing for from the drop-down list "Protocol".
- To enable port sharing for a single port, enter the number of the port for incoming internet connections in the "From port" and "through port" or "to port" fields.
- To enable port sharing for a port range, enter the first port for incoming internet connections in the "From port" field and the last port in the "through port" or "to port" field.
- Click "OK" to save the settings.
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Setting up a MyFRITZ! account and determining the domain name
With MyFRITZ! you can even access the FRITZ!Box over the internet at all times if its public IP address changes on a regular basis, for example after being automatically disconnected by your internet service provider.
Note:If you already use a different dynamic DNS service that supports IPv6, you can also use that service instead of MyFRITZ!.
- Set up a MyFRITZ! account in the FRITZ!Box.
- Determine the MyFRITZ! domain name of the FRITZ!Box.
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- Click "Internet" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Account Information" in the "Internet" menu.
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I've been thinking about rage lately.
Not deep and philosophical musings about the nature about emotions and their purpose in our lives but that little red bar that lives under our little green bar that we seem to be spending an awful lot of time staring at (or different colors and numbers depending on your choice of UI modifications).
When I first started playing the warrior, I thought that it was the perfect system for warriors to use as a resource.
It made sense, you know? It fit the aesthetic of the warrior class where you gain the ability to perform more tasks the more angry you get…which is dictated by how often you hit things and how often you're hit.
Tanking a lot longer though, you see a lot of the flaws inherent in the system.
For one thing, have you ever had to function as an offtank on a boss that wasn't tauntable? How much fun was that, right? Without being smacked around for 30-40% of your health every other second means that you really don't have enough rage generation to keep up with threat and you end up falling behind, then the off tank needs to be on top of the threat list but you're nowhere near it and now all the melee have died and it's technically all your fault.
These thoughts were sparked by a recent post from Blizzard stating that they might experiment with protection warriors only gaining rage from certain rage generating attacks,
This would alleviate the warrior off tank problem I mentioned just above because they would hopefully have to tweak out the numbers to give us more rage from our attacks to balance not gaining any rage from being hit.
But wouldn't that just lead to other problems? I mean, in a non-boss situation, you'd be generating the same amount of rage being attacked by one monster as you would from being attacked by a group of six.
Now, I don't know about you, but when I'm tanking an instance, I'm casually slapping at some keys when I'm tanking one mob and smashing my keyboard like a monkey on crack when I'm dealing with five or more.
Using more skills would mean you're generally expending more rage so…wouldn't that sort of change lead to a distinct disadvantage when it came to fighting multiple mobs?
On the more positive notes, it would alleviate the upgrade problems, right? You know when you get completely geared up from raids…then your new friend asks you to tank a heroic. And you end up completely starved for rage throughout the whole instance, mobs wandering off left and right until you get desperate and you drop your shield and you slap on another one hander only to have your new healer friend yell at you for being too squishy for a raid geared tank because you're not really blocking anything anymore…
Fun, right?
With Blizzard and their iterative design philosophy, all we can do right now is hope that they'll strike a good balance with their newly proposed system.
You can always help though!
If you're in the beta for MoP, spend a bit of time with any changes to the rage system that they throw up there and offer some feedback, let them know what you think!
Any other thoughts on our current rage system? Do you like it or maybe can't stand it?
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|Orientation, Advising, Registration for all students based on student population and classification
|August 15, Monday
|Fall Semester Opens
|August 16, Tuesday
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|August 17, Wednesday
|State of the Campus Address
|August 22, Monday
|Classes Begin, 8:00 A.M.
|August 22–26, Monday–Friday
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|August 26, Friday
|Last Day to Change Courses or Course Sections without special permission
|August 26, Friday
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|September 1–30
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|September 5, Monday
|Labor Day Holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed
|September 9, Friday
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|September 30, Friday
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|October 5, Wednesday
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|December 15, Thursday
|December Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum
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Be forewarned that the Terrace is big. The restaurants are all spread out in different sections along with L.A.'s own Beer Belly, Mohawk Bend and Tony's Dart's Away.
Also beware of the red ant hills. They lurk in the shadows of trees so check before sitting down under one.
For lunch, I chose to go to Stripped Back by Ben Spalding from London. Among the options were "nibbles," or aerated cornbread, watermelon and cucumber gazpacho as well as chicken wings. I chose the 30 ingredient noodles with pork and my meal came in a biodegradable bowl with a biodegradable fork. (This year's festival has encouraged vendors to adapt more sustainable practices and despite the material being biodegradable, it was exceptionally sturdy.)
The 30 ingredient noodles are comprised of a multitude of textures and flavors, from the crispy fried pork on top to the smooth and slightly undercooked vermicelli and rice noodles, to the fresh celery, cilantro and carrots sprinkled throughout. The entire dish was coated with a creamy peanut sauce, alluded to by a few peanuts on the bottom of my bowl. After a bite, the sauce also delivered a spicy kick at the end that provided an interesting aftertaste.
For $15 paid in cash, the bowl provided a good source of protein, vegetables and carbohydrates to sustain even the most intense dancer. Stripped Back allows festival-goers an opportunity to try something fresh and new without leaving them feeling greasy and guilty.
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The water discharge from Saro Karez reduced significantly after the Pakistan drought of 1998-2002 and the devastating earthquake of October 2008.
Within the project site, which lies on the border of two districts of Balochistan, Pishin and Ziarat, more than 300 households depend directly on the Saro Karez for agriculture and livestock husbandry. Karez systems are traditional practices of water tapping and channelling in Pakistan. The damaged Karez is the communities' only source of water in the dry region of the Saro Valley.
IUCN's Water and Nature initiative in helping to restore the water supply in a collaborative project with the Balochistan Partnerships for Sustainable Development , IUCN Pakistan , and the Juniper project to revitalise indigenous water management systems in Pakistan. The learning from this pilot initiative will help formulating recommendations and developing further proposals for reviving Karez systems.
The karez will be rehabilitated with the support of the community. Saro-Karez is a multi-faceted project, providing sustainable livelihood opportunities for the inhabitants and project interventions will be used as models for replication in other similar areas in Pakistan.


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Sometimes, I see my kids lives as these orderly timelines, where say, potty training is a neat little check mark somewhere between ages 2 and 3. But really its more like climbing a mountain called Potty Peak.
There you are, your backpack full of extra clothes and plastic bags. Youve finally reached the alpine zone, that breathtaking treeless expanse from where you can look back on your trail, which includes 2,867 or so diaper changes. Youre so close you can touch the peak, except whoops! as a customer at a local cafe announced, loudly, five years ago: soggy bottomed boy in the train room. Yes, that would be my soggy bottomed boy.
And goodness, were golden with potty training now, but the mountains of childhood keep rising up. And Im realizing that what looks like a mountain to be climbed is more like a labyrinth to be walked. Labyrinths, unlike mazes, have no dead ends, just a single path leading to the center.
Which is to say that while many things come easily to Col, 7, (fabricating traps and drawing sea serpents and caring for his avocado plant); reading and writing do not.
Last week, the kids were making cards for their cousin, and Col said, Im just going to draw a little picture before I write some words, which is like cuing the scary music that foreshadows the ream of crayoned-on paper enveloping the house, smothering the mother who is wondering aloud, from underneath an tsunami of paper, are you ready to write some words now, honey?
What really happened was Col made this amazing dragon with 3 sheets of paper that he cut and taped and colored, scissoring a spiky little tail and a mouthful of sharp teeth, and then requested that we hang it from the ceiling.
And part of me is like, you go on with your artistic self, little guy. And another part is like, wow, that was an elaborate undertaking to get out of writing a few sentences.
And this is how it is right now. Col finds it incredibly frustrating that the double Os in book are pronounced one way, whereas the double Os in hoop are pronounced entirely differently. He gets sort of narcoleptic when I ask him to read, rubbing his eyes and careening into my lap. But, he can build a perfectly accurate and symmetrical LEGO helicopter without ever referencing a picture. If you gave him five random objects from your junk drawer, chances are he could fabricate 10 different things, half of which could be useful, at least to him and his sister. I cant recall him ever being bored.
Cols desire to be read to long outlasts my desire to read to him; his vocabulary and comprehension are stellar. (FYI: Col has been evaluated and does not have learning disabilities/dyslexia; he is just a late bloomer in the reading department).
Sometimes, the orchestra of my mind plays: language arts are stepping stones to entire worlds of learning. Other times, the tune is: Children bloom in their own time. And both are true. Childhood is not something to rush through, and the joy of discovering new skills has an equally sweet taste as the joy of mastery.
And so Col practices reading and writing in some gentle form every day, while I work on relaxing and trusting; and theres always plenty of time for LEGOs and art.
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Big Rapids, Mich. - Seventh-year Ferris State University men's and women's golf head coach Mike Mignano will have an opportunity to represent the state next June as he has been selected to lead a Team Michigan contingent of Special Olympics athletes at the 2014 Special Olympics North Ameria National Games.
Mignano, who has led the Bulldog men's and women's programs to NCAA Division II postseason appearances in each of his six previous seasons at the helm, will serve as the head golf coach at the June 21-24 national games thru his involvement as a volunteer in the Special Olympics of Michigan program.
"Due to Mike's previous experience working with our athletes, the selection committee felt that he would be a tremendous asset to Team Michigan at the national games," said Heather Burke, the head of delegation for Team Michigan.
As part of his duties as the Team Michigan head coach, Mignano will interact with his team members throughout the year and coordinate a training plan with their local coaches. His involvement is expected to make the transition easier for the athletes and their families.
The team will go thru a training program on the campus of Central Michigan University later this year and eventually reach New Jersey in June with the opening ceremonies set for June 15, 2014.
Special Olympics of Michigan offers 24 Olympic-style individual and team sports that provide meaningful training and competition opportunities for persons with intellectual disabilities. Through Special Olympics Michigan, athletes gain self-esteem, discipline, and courage, which carry over to all other aspects of their lives, including school, home, and the workplace. More than one million athletes from over 170 countries annually compete in the Special Olympics program.
Mignano has continued the Bulldogs' run of golf success since taking over the Bulldog program in 2008. During the 2012-13 campaign, Mignano directed the Bulldogs to the school's 12th consecutive NCAA appearance in women's golf along with the 11th national berth in a row on the men's side. FSU has also ranked among the country's top teams academically during his tenure. He was appointed as the school's head coach for both programs prior to the 2008-09 season after originally serving as the interim head coach the previous spring.
A FSU Professional Golf Management (PGM) program alum, Mignano earned GLIAC Coach of the Year accolades in 2011 and was the 2010 Division II Eaton Golf Pride Midwest Regional Coach of the Year. He was also featured in the Michigan Student Golfer Magazine's College Coach's Spotlight in 2009. Among his highlights at Ferris State was directing the Bulldogs to a national fourth-place performance at the 2008 NCAA-II Women's Golf Championships in Houston, Texas.
Prior to his stint as head coach, Mignano worked as an assistant coach under former head coach Brad Bedortha while also serving as an assistant golf professional and a PGM assistant at Ferris State from June 2007 to March 2008. Mignano's duties included managing the daily operations of FSU's Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids, Mich., assisting the PGM program coordinator with daily activities and the coordination of PGM program activities, assisting the FSU Golf Camp Director, and serving as the instructor for the Mecosta County Junior Golf Program.
A 2006 graduate of Ferris State, Mignano earned a bachelor's degree in professional golf management. Following graduation, he completed two stints as an assistant golf professional/PGA intern at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif. Mignano worked from January to May 2007 and again from October 2005 to April 2006 at Torrey Pines G.C., which was the home of the PGA Tour's Buick Invitational and the 2008 U.S. Open. The Ypsilanti, Mich., native also was the assistant coach for the boy's golf team at Chelsea (Mich.) HIgh School in the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
While completing his undergraduate degree at Ferris State, Mignano made the FSU Dean's Academic list every academic semester and was the recipient of the PGM's Gary Wiren Award for having the highest cumulative grade point average in his graduating class. He also was awarded both the Robert and Jayne Ewigleben Scholarship and the John Celestino Endowment Scholarship in the fall of 2006. Mignano spent May to December 2004 as a PGA intern at the prestigious Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., which was the site of the 2004 PGA Ryder Cup matches.
Mignano, a 2002 graduate of Chelsea High School, was a member of the school's varsity and junior varsity golf team from 1999-02 and served as the team captain for the 2001 season. Mignano received the team coach's award in 2001 after garnering the freshman award in 1999 and most improved player recognition in 2000.
The son of the late Joe Mignano and Sheila Rodenkirch, Mignano is the youngest of three siblings (two sisters and a brother). A member of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA), Mignano resides in Big Rapids.
Ferris State Golf Coach Mike Mignano To Lead Team Michigan At 2014 Special Olympics National Games
Big Rapids, Mich. - Seventh-year Ferris State University men's and women's golf head coach Mike Mignano will have an opportunity to represent the state next June as he has been selected to lead a Team Michigan contingent of Special Olympics athletes at the 2014 Special Olympics North Ameria National Games.


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Using Celeste with hugin
Celeste is program used to remove cloud-like control points and can be run from within Hugin or from the command line. It was developed by Tim Nugent during Google's Summer of Code 2008.
The problem is this: photo stitching software relies on objects within different images remaining in the same place. Control points are then used to match corresponding positons in each photo. However, panoramas are often captured over a number of minutes. During this time frame, non-static features such as clouds, water, and other objects (usually influenced by wind) may move significantly thus creating problems for automatic alignment tools. Should a control point be added to a cloud in photo A, the same cloud may have moved by the time photo B is taken, so the corresponding control point on the same cloud in photo B will actually be in the wrong position.
To implement a solution to this problem, a classification algorithm called a Support Vector Machine was used. SVMs are binary classifiers, so the objective is to use one to make a simple call: is this control point on a cloud, or not. The SVM uses textural and colour information around the control point to make this judgement, based on what it has been trained to recognise. The training process involves providing labeled example of each category (cloud/non-cloud) so the SVM can learn to discrminate between them.
There are a few ways of running Celeste; I'll show you how to do so via the control point editor panel first.
Select a pair of images. For these two in the example, there are 15 control points connecting the two images, 6 of which are on clouds - we want to get rid of these. Hit the 'Run Celeste' button and wait a few seconds. A message box should pop up saying how many control points have been removed:
Click OK then have another look at the control points. Of the 6 on clouds, 5 have been removed. In this example none of the non-cloud control points have been removed:
The only cloud control point remaining is actually on an airline exhaust trail (which, being a fairly straight line, is not very cloud-like). So we do pretty well here - 15/16 control points correctly classified is about 93% accuracy. This is a good example; under stringent 10-fold cross validation, Celeste was 82% accurate.
You can also run Celeste from the images panel. Simply select the images that you want to run Celeste on (or select all of them) and hit the 'Run Celeste' button again. Exactly the same thing should happen - a message will pop up saying how many control points have been removed:
There's one more way of running it - right at the start on the assistant panel. After control points have been generated, Celeste will scan all the images and remove cloud-like control points from the whole set. To run Celeste this way open up the preferences panel and activate the 'Automatically run Celeste..' option. Then hit 'Align' on the assistant panel, and Celeste will run after control point generation:
And that's it! There are a few other options on the preferences tab; to alter the sensitivity you can adjust the threshold value. The SVM will generate a score for each control point, where greater than 0.5 indicates a cloud. If you want to remove more control point reduce the threshold (try 0.4 to begin with), and raise it (e.g. 0.6) if you want to remove fewer. If there are lots of control points close to the image border, you may have more luck using the small filter size. In most cases you won't need to adjust this though.


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A professor of neuroscience, Heinemann focused his research on the molecular mechanisms by which nerve cells communicate with each other at specialized connections known as "synapses." Groundbreaking findings from his laboratory supported the idea that many diseases of the brain result from deficits in communication between nerve cells, and he was widely considered one of the world's most accomplished neuroscientists.
"Steve was a giant of 20th-century neuroscience," said William Brody, president of the institute. "His discoveries opened many avenues to better understand the function of the brain and for pursuing new therapies for neurological disorders."
Heinemann, born in Boston on Feb. 11, 1939, received his first chemistry set from his uncle, Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs, a theoretical physicist who contributed to the development of the atom bomb as part of the Manhattan Project but later confessed to spying for the Soviet Union.
Heinemann earned a bachelor of science degree from the California Institute of Technology in 1962 and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Harvard University in 1967. He completed postdoctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University School of Medicine. In 1970, he was invited to join the Salk core faculty and was among its first neuroscientists. He established the institute's Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, which by the late 1980s was ranked number one of its kind in the world.
A key outgrowth from Heinemann's work was the finding that deficits in receptor activity receptors account for a variety of human psychiatric maladies, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. He often warned that an Alzheimer's epidemic threatened to swamp the medical system and led investigations into the brain's receptors for nicotine–the group of receptors activated by the nicotine in tobacco and that may be damaged in Alzheimer's disease.
Heinemann held several patents and had earned several awards. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was a former President of the Society for Neuroscience. He received the Bristol-Myers Squibb Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research Award and the McKnight Award for Research. In 2010, he was awarded the Julius Axelrod Prize for exceptional achievements in neuropharmacology and exemplary efforts in mentoring young scientists.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ann Reischauer Heinemann; sons Nate (Suzi), Danny (Cindy), Quentin (Rachel) and Tad; a daughter, Eden Westgarth (John); sisters Marcia Saunders, Kristel Heinemann, Marianna Holzer and Heidi Holzer; and 12 grandchildren.
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Purgatory—"von dem fegfeuer mit etlichen exempeln", 1483
St. John with the Angel, ca. 1465
Woodcut with hand coloring in green, yellow, and red on laid paper
Pope Marcus and Martyrdom of St. Dionysius, 1488
Woodcut with hand coloring
Madonna and Child Adored by Faithful Men and Women, 1483
A Lying Monk Tormented by Evil Spirits and Slanderers, ca. 1482
Woodcut with hand coloring
Jacques Callot
The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, 1621
Albrecht Dürer
Lucas van Leyden
The Cowherd and the Milkmaid, 1510
Albrecht Dürer
Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513
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Albrecht Dürer
The Prodigal Son amid the Swine, ca. 1496
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Albrecht Dürer
The Death of the Virgin, ca. 1511
Rembrandt van Rijn
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Giorgio Ghisi after Teodoro Ghisi
Andrea Mantegna
Battle of the Sea-Gods [right side], ca. 1470-1480
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Battle of the Sea-Gods [left side], ca. 1470-1480
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Antonio Pollaiuolo
The Battle of the Nudes, ca. 1465-1470
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Sheet of Studies: Head of the Artist, a Beggar Couple, Heads of an Old Man and Old Woman, 1632
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Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses), 1653
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Chase Elliott scored one of the biggest wins of his young career capturing the Monolith Companies 100 Pro Late Model race Saturday at Gresham Motorsports Park.
The 14-year-old Dawsonville native saw his strongest challengers self-destruct in the 100-lap event. In the end, Elliott still had the best car and roared away to a half-lap lead over Johnny Henderson, Nick Potts, Gene Kirila and Kevin Stephens.
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Do honors from noted brew festival bring more sales along with prestige?
"In good times, beer is good. In bad times, well, it's still a good thing."
Vince Marsaglia, vice president of Grain to Green, a Carlsbad company.
Great American Beer Festival
What: The world's largest brewing competition
When: The 29th annual festival runs Thursday though Saturday
Where: Colorado Convention Center, Denver
Pouring it on: San Diego County brewers scored a dozen or more medals there in 2007, '08 and '09.
The county's top breweries by medal count
One thing about San Diego's beervana reputation is as clear as a filtered Pilsner: siblings Gina and Vince Marsaglia are indispensable. Their enterprises — Pizza Port Carlsbad, Pizza Port Solana Beach and Port/Lost Abbey — have won more than half of the 58 Great American Beer Festival medals captured by local breweries since 2005.
- Pizza Port Carlsbad
- (tie) Pizza Port Solana Beach
- (tie) Port/Lost Abbey
- (tie) Green Flash
- (tie) AleSmith
Also: Ballast Point, 3; Stone, 3; Mission, 2; Rock Bottom La Jolla, 2; Back Street, 1; Breakwater, 1; San Diego Brewing Co., 1.
Brewers love medals, but they don't pay the bills
There's little correlation between success at the Great American Beer Festival and success in the market. Consider these breweries — San Diego County's two largest and one of the smallest.
Stone Brewing Co.: Escondido
Founded: 1996
Known for: Arrogant Bastard Ale, strong, unapologetically bitter
Sales 2010 (projected): 120,000 barrels (One barrel equals 31 gallons)
GABF medals: Four. One each in 2000, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Karl Strauss: San Diego
Founded: 1989
Known for: Amber Lager, smooth, once marketed as "San Diego Native"
Sales 2010 (projected): 34,000 barrels
GABF medals: None
Port/Lost Abbey: San Marcos
Founded: 2006
Known for: Cuvee de Tomme, tastes of chocolate, cherries and smoked malt
Sales 2010 (projected): 6,000 barrels
GABF medals: Seven.
Selected breweries in San Diego County
- Breakwater Brewing Company, 101 N. Coast Highway, Suite C140 Oceanside 92054, (760) 433-6064
- Oceanside Ale Works 3800 Oceanic Drive, Suite 105, Oceanside 92056 (760) 721-4253
- Pizza Port - Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad 92008 (760) 720-7007
- Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Company 425 Melrose Drive, Vista 92081(760) 295-3851
- Backstreet Brewery 15 Main St., Vista 92083 (760) 407-7600
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company - Carlsbad, 5801 Armada Drive, Carlsbad 92008 (760) 431-2739
- Green Flash Brewing Company, 1430 Vantage Court #104, Vista 92081(760) 597-9012
- San Marcos Brewery & Grill, 1080 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, 92078(760) 471-0050
- Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey, 155 Mata Way, #104, San Marcos 92069 (760) 720-7012
- Stone Brewing Co., 1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido 92029, (760) 471-4999
- Pizza Port - Solana Beach, 135 N. Highway 101, Solana Beach 92075 (858) 481-7332
- Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Company, 10155 Rancho Carmel Drive, San Diego 92128 (858) 592-7883
- Lightning Brewery, 13200 Kirkham Way, Suite 105, Poway 92064 (858) 513-8070
- Ballast Point Brewing Company, 10051 Old Grove Road, Suite B, San Diego 92131 (858) 695-2739
- AleSmith Brewing Company, 9368 Cabot Drive, San Diego 92126 (858) 549-9888
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company - Sorrento Mesa, 9675 Scranton Road, San Diego 92121(858) 587-2739
- Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurant, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego 92037 (858) 450-9277
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company - La Jolla, 1044 Wall St., La Jolla, 92037 (858) 551-2739
- La Jolla Brewhouse, 7536 Fay Ave., La Jolla 92037 (858) 456-6279
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company, 5985 Santa Fe St., San Diego 92109 (858) 273-2739
- Pacific Beach AleHouse, 721 Grand Ave. San Diego 92109 (858) 581-2337
- Ballast Point Brewing Company, 5401 Linda Vista Road, #406, San Diego 92110 (619) 298-2337
- Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 5010 Mission Center Road, San Diego 92108 (619) 688-1120
- San Diego Brewing Company, 10450 Friar's Road, San Diego, 92120 (619) 284-2739
- Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Company - San Diego, 2245 Fenton Parkway, #101, San Diego 92108 (619) 640-1072
- The Firehouse Brewing Company, 10306 San Diego Mission Road, San Diego 92108 (858) 605-1416
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company - Downtown, 1157 Columbia St., San Diego 92101 (619) 234-2739
- Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurant, 401 G St.San Diego, 92101 (619) 231-7000
- Coronado Brewing Co., 170 Orange Ave., Coronado 92118 (619) 437-4452
- The Brew House at Eastlake/Bay Bridge Brewing, 871 Showroom Place, Chula Vista 91914 (619) 656-2739
- Alpine Beer Company, 2351 Alpine Blvd., Alpine 91901 (619) 445-2337
Win some, lose some, sell every ounce.
San Diego County's brewers will descend on Denver's Great American Beer Festival this week, hoping to take home gold, silver or bronze souvenirs. Brewers love winning medals at the nation's largest and most-prestigious beer competition — even though no one is really sure what, if anything, these honors mean to the bottom line.
"Sometimes," said Peter Zien, "it feels like a crapshoot."
Case in point: Zien's brewery, AleSmith. In 2008, the tiny Miramar operation won four medals and the "Small Brewing Company of the Year" title.
In 2009, nothing.
Both years, though, the brewery moved its entire inventory. "Every drop is basically sold the day we brew it," said Zien, whose eight-person team brews a modest 3,000 barrels a year. "People just want our products."
For a new company, though, a win in Denver can cement a reputation as an up-and-comer. "Winning a couple medals right out of the chute, that really helped gain recognition for the company," said Green Flash's brewer, Chuck Silva, who won two Great American Beer Festival medals in 2005, the same year he joined the Vista brewery.
Ribbons, medals and plaques are tangible signs of a coveted intangible object — the regard of your peers.
This is Super Bowl week for San Diego's breweries — an expanding community of 30-plus operations that account for more than 1,000 jobs, millions in revenue and a fledgling "beer tourism" trade.
Yes, the industry is awash in competitions. But those are mere playoffs leading up to this week's showdown in Colorado. There, hundreds of judges will assess 3,594 beers from 522 U.S. breweries (no foreigners allowed in this Great American fest). Brews are divided into 79 categories, from American-style Cream Ale or Lager — paging Hamm's! — to styles only attempted by microbreweries with solid beer geek pedigrees — India Pale Ale (IPAs), say, or Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer.
The passion is growing for craft beer, brews produced in small batches using traditional methods. Sales of mass-marketed beers, though, have gone flat. In the first half of 2010, the U.S. beer market — dominated by multinationals like
Sales of craft beers, on the other hand, increased by 9 percent.
Why is craft beer thriving in the midst of a recession?
"In good times, beer is good," said Vince Marsaglia, vice president of Grain to Green, a Carlsbad company that operates the Pizza Port brew pubs and the Port/Lost Abbey brewery in San Marcos. "In bad times, well, it's still a good thing."
Traditionally the tipple of the working class, beer is still cheaper than most wines or spirits. Prices have climbed, though, thanks in part to a hop shortage three years ago.
"Everybody raised their prices," Zien said, "but nobody lost on that. People are willing to pay the extra money for an IPA and so on."
Craft beer, with its range of complex flavors and aromas, has gained credibility with foodies. "Look at the Cooks Confab we had last year," Marsaglia said, referring to a beer dinner arranged by A-list San Diego chefs. "A lot of chefs are interested in beer, when before they weren't."
Winners will be announced Saturday at the Great American Beer Festival. On Thursday and Friday, most of the action will be in the Colorado Convention Center, where 462 breweries will offer gulp-sized samples of 2,200 beers to fans. The 49,000 ticket-holders bought their passes months ago; the fest sold out seven weeks ago.
Inexpensive, refreshing, mildly to outrageously alcoholic — for fans, beer's appeal is obvious.
Unlike some judges' decisions.
Before every Great American Beer Festival, Marsaglia's brewers gather for a tasting of their Great American Beer Festival entries, trying to handicap the winners and losers.
"We are always completely wrong with our guesses," Marsaglia said. "It's hilarious."


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July 08, 2011
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Six Charged In Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering And Mortgage Fraud Investigation
DETROIT, MI - An indictment charging six defendants with mortgage fraud, arson, marijuana trafficking and money laundering was unsealed today after many of those charged were arrested, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. Ms. McQuade was joined in the announcement by U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Robert L. Corso, Inspector in Charge Joseph Pirone, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Detroit Division, Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue, Michigan State Police, Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Frost, U.S. Secret Service and Chief Joseph Porcarelli, Grosse Ile Police Department.
Named in the ten‑count indictment were: Linda Abdullah, aka Linda Holt, age 40, of (charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, arson, conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering conspiracy), Eric Waldon, age 46, of (wire fraud), Rolando Hampton, age 29, of (conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering conspiracy), Felicia Hairston, age 45, of (conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering conspiracy), Jacqueline Holt, aka Jacqueline Jones, age 47, of (conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering conspiracy), and Andrew Holt, age 73, of (conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering conspiracy). Four of the six defendants will be making appearances today in federal court in Detroit.
The ten count indictment, returned by a federal grand jury seated in Detroit on June 28, 2011, charges that Linda Abdullah aka Linda Holt, from August 18, 2006, through February 27, 2009, devised and participated in a scheme to defraud various lenders by acting as a mortgage broker and arranging six mortgage loans to purchase five properties for straw buyers based on false statements relating to their employment, income, the source of their down payments, and their intentions to reside in the homes. She is also charged with attempting to obtain yet another mortgage loan which was unfunded. Eric Waldon is charged with aiding and abetting Linda Abdullah relative to one of the funded loans. The indictment charges further that Linda Abdullah knowingly aided and abetted the arson of a rental (which had been previously obtained with a fraudulent mortgage), located on Sussex street in Detroit, on March 14, 2007.
The indictment also charges that from June of 2008, through August of 2009, five defendants were part of a drug organization that shipped marijuana from Arizona to the Detroit area, typically using United States Postal Service Express Mail Parcels weighing 10 to 20 pounds. At least 60 such parcels were shipped, using a system of falsified business names and return addresses to disguise the true sender and receiver of the parcels. During the same time period, proceeds of the illegal drug and fraud activity, exceeding $400,000, was deposited in Detroit‑ area bank accounts. The money was then withdrawn at the corresponding branch bank in the Phoenix, Arizona, area, in order to pay for the marijuana being purchased by the organization. The money laundering was conducted in cash deposits and withdrawals of less than $10,000, so as not to require the filing of currency transaction reports with the Internal Revenue Service. The indictment alleges that the profits from the mortgage fraud scheme were used to promote the drug trafficking enterprise.
"The individuals arrested in this case have laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars ‑‑ money used to further their drug trafficking business right here in southeast Michigan," said DEA Special Agent in Charge Robert L. Corso. "The strong cooperation between multiple law enforcement agencies is what led to the dismantling of this group of criminal entrepreneurs, who thought they were smart enough to avoid detection. The greed that motivated these folks, ultimately led to their arrests."
"This investigation was an excellent example of the partnership between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies working together to protect the American public and investigate and dismantle this drug and fraud conspiracy," said Joseph Pirone, Postal Inspector in Charge of the Detroit Division. "I commend the hard work and countless hours put forth by all of the law enforcement agencies involved, which resulted in bringing the defendants in this case to justice."
The maximum penalties for bank fraud are 30 years incarceration and fines of $1 million per count. The maximum penalties for wire fraud are 20 years incarceration and fines of $250,000 per count. Arson is punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of five years to 20 years incarceration, and fines of up to $250,000.
The penalty for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to deliver marijuana, 100 kilograms or more, is a mandatory minimum of 5 years imprisonment, a maximum of 40 years imprisonment, a minimum 4 years of supervised release and a maximum $2 million fine. Money laundering conspiracy carries a maximum possible penalty of 20 years imprisonment, and a fine of $500,000 or twice the value of the money laundered, whichever is greater.
This two year investigation was the result of extensive cooperation between federal, state and local authorities. The matter was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Michigan State Police, the U.S. Secret Service, and Grosse Ile Police Department. They were assisted in the investigation by Brownstown Police Department, Riverview Police Department, Inkster Police Department, Detroit Fire Department Arson Section, Wayne County Airport Police, Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Hamtramck Police Department, Plymouth Township Police Department and Waterford Police Department.
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.


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I'm guessing that I need professional help given the fact that I'm having more difficulty getting over the Super Bowl than San Francisco 49ers coach and celebrated crybaby Jim Harbaugh.
A week after the blackout that marred the game in New Orleans, I'm still in the dark as to why mobile calls to action were as infrequent in the $4 million ads as Harbaugh complementing a referee for a good call.
I previously wrote that I would say Hallelujah if a brand finally used the forum to create meaningful second screen action that would lead to an opt-in monetizable database.
Instead, I'm left to say WTF.
Through cleaner language and on a panel sponsored by AAF Seattle and PSAMA, I since have had the opportunity to ask a Who's Who in the Seattle advertising community why the Super Bowl telecast had a 1983 feel to me.
Appearing were:
• Chris Elliott, executive creative director at Wunderman.
• Frank Clark, owner and creative director of Square Tomato advertising
• Paul Huggett, design director at Tether
• Mike Hayward, creative director at Copacino+Fujikado
Theories as to why mobile wasn't inserted into ads ranged from a desire to not interrupt the viewing of the game and next spot by asking someone to use a wireless device, to the risks involved in doing something new, to the storytelling that would be adversely affected by an intrusive call to action.
These dudes are the smartest of the lot, but I want to respectfully challenge the theories:
• It's illogical to believe that devices weren't in hand and being used throughout the game by tens and tens of millions of viewers. Rather than having them reach for a phone, a call to action would capitalize on the activity already underway
• Risk taking is often the very reason why advertisers spend so lavishly on Super Bowl spots. Differentiation via the first real mobile call to action in telecast history would fit that mold. And as long as the backend is bulletproof – an example being American Idol ably handling mobile voting – the risk is minimal
• Storytelling and interaction by viewers are ideally suited for each other. Ram's "God Made A Farmer" spot was arguably the best of the day. The salute to hard workers touched us all. Beyond that, likely many viewers had their own hard working dad, mother, teacher, or other who they would've loved to commend with the communications device within reach. How about a contest triggered by mobile that identified these heroes and perhaps had a charitable component to boot?
Among the missed opportunities:
Pizza Hut lost out on the chance for more dough by failing to set up a name capture as part of its free product giveaway on Tuesday.
Denny's made the same mistake in the 2010 Super Bowl telecast when it gave away Grand Slam breakfasts, but had no way to reach out later to invite customers in for more business of the paying variety.
In contrast, consider how Arby's introduced its Roastburger sandwich.
For the launch, Arby's had Jimmy Kimmel create, eat and promote the product on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Viewers were urged to text the word ROASTBURGER to a short code to receive a free sandwich with the purchase of any drink.
After texting, customers were asked to respond with their zip code to be entered into a local database and receive additional offers from Arby's. By doing this, the restaurant gained a valuable re-marketable database.
As a result of the one segment, Arby's received 177,745 total entries from 152,280 unique participants; 65,000 people opted-in to join the mobile loyalty club; and the restaurant created 172 local databases to cater to the opted-in customers on a hyper-local level.
By now, Pizza Hut's customers have come and gone, much like the chances the brands had that they muffed.
Next year will be different, right? The panelists predicted more digital real-time interaction given Oreo's success during the blackout. As to planned mobile calls to action, I'll pass on making that prediction.
(column first appeared on imediaconnection.com - http://blogs.imediaconnection.com/blog/2013/02/10/should-super-bowl-telecast-...)


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The Croods (PG)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Runtime: 1 hr. 38 mins.
Genre: Animation, Action/Adventure
This prehistoric comedy adventure follows the world's first family as they embark on the journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the family discovers an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures -- and their outlook is changed forever.Watch Trailer
The Croods will entertain smaller children with its bright colors and funky animal creations, but anyone looking for more than that will be sorely disappointed. The plot is, shall we say, crudely simple: A family of cave-dwellers must abandon their way of life when the tectonic plates shift, causing a ripple effect of natural disasters that threaten not just their cave but their lives. The future beckons, and the Croods' guide is Guy (Ryan Reynolds), a slightly more evolved human who knows about things like fire, shoes, and belts specifically, a sloth named Belt who holds his pants up and acts as adorable comic relief. Guy also serves as a romantic interest for our heroine Eep (Emma Stone) and the burr in Daddy Crood's backside, an old school Neanderthal type with a low-hanging brow and a fiercely overprotective nature.
The push/pull dynamic of the Croods' fear of the future and desire to learn more about Guy's world (and also not die) is a decent foil to the more personal tension between our heroine Eep and her dad Grug (Nicolas Cage). In this world, sneaking out at night could lead to certain death, and the family has only survived so far because Grug is strong and cautious. "Fear keeps us alive. Never not be afraid," he tells his family, just in case we didn't get the point.
Eep is at that shaky time in a teen girl's life where she's still her daddy's baby but also longs for sunshine and adventure and love. Guy's the one who urges them towards a mystical place called Tomorrow, and eventually Grug's gotta decide if he wants to keep up with the times or stay behind. The majority of the movie consists of the Croods mock-fighting with each other and chasing or being chased by large animals, strung together by hollow emotional interactions between the characters. The story itself has promise, but its execution is lacking.
The strangest thing about The Croods is that its talented voice cast is so bland as to be unrecognizable. The charming Stone is lost behind her character's muddy identity, which switches between a present-day teen and a Neanderthal with overpowering strength and the ability to walk and run on her hands and feet. Keener's character Ugga, Eep's mom, is nearly invisible, and mostly serves as a body to transport the obnoxious toddler Sandy. Cloris Leachman voices Gran, a character that allows writers/directors Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders (Space Chimps) to flex their Catskill-era comedy skills when it comes to jokes about mother-in-laws that are too mean or stubborn to die.
Thankfully, The Croods does offer viewers something to look at while the characters go on their interminable trip. Although the Croods and Guy themselves leave something to be desired in terms of design, the environments they travel through are inventive, wildly colorful, and fun. Granted, we're not talking about a ParaNorman-like attention to detail, but it's something to look at while you're biding your time. The animals they encounter are strangely cute, too, like the weird Corgi/alligator that Thunk Crood (Clark Duke) adopts and named Douglas. The 3D is fine and doesn't feel like too much of a rip-off, but it's not necessarily going to blow your mind. Still, there's something missing if the most interesting and memorable thing in your movie is a pink sloth that doubles as a belt. Hopefully, parents are ready to hear their little ones imitate Belt's "Dun dun DUNNNN!" and buy all the Belt-branded merchandise sure to follow.
This prehistoric comedy adventure follows the world's first family as they embark on the journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the family discovers an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures -- and their outlook is changed forever.