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US policy can't save coal, but it can still have an impact
The new US power plan won't save a struggling industry, but that doesn't mean it won't make a difference for the worse
This month the future of coal – in the US, and by extension around the world – came under the spotlight again. Though US coal mining is now a shadow of its former self in employment terms – with just 50,000 coal miners compared with a 1923 peak of 883,000 – its output is still not far off its 2008 record high of 1.2 billion short tons, and, crucially, it still retains powerful totemic significance in US politics.
The future of thermal coal in the US power market is a lot more uncertain than most people believe – both the climate hawks who are pushing for the closure of coal-fired generators across the country, and the coal lobby, which takes hope from various pro-coal statements coming from US president Donald Trump before and after his 2016 election.
Coal is expensive compared with natural gas, but that alone isn't enough to doom it – especially given the choice between continuing to run an existing coal-fired generator and building a new gas-fired one. At current prices, especially in the coal-rich western US, coal still looks good in many cases.
But it's also true that the efforts of the US administration to dig coal, while electorally productive, are likely to do little to reverse the industry's decline. New coal-fired stations will be politically difficult even if judged to be economically preferable, and the lack of infrastructure makes salvation through exports improbable.
All that political effort can do for the US coal industry is to hasten or delay the inevitable; but that doesn't mean political efforts are a waste of time. The health, economic and environmental implications of either will be significant.
All that political effort can do for the US coal industry is to hasten or delay the inevitable; but that doesn't mean political efforts are a waste
Outside the US, of course, the equation changes dramatically; for many industrial countries, coal represents the only significant domestically-produced energy source, and may also be a significant source of employment and/or export revenue. Politics may be better able to overrule economics in these circumstances.
But even these countries are not irrevocably wedded to coal, with renewables in particular taking over much of coal's territory; it may be relevant here that solar and wind power, of course, are just as domestically produced as coal, and better in this respect than imported liquefied natural gas. Inasmuch as the US still retains any position of global leadership, the policies it adopts towards coal will be watched and considered for emulation by other countries. While they may make little difference to the ultimate fate of the US coal industry, they could have significant effects elsewhere.

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Welcome back stampers. I played along with Fab Friday's (FabFri95) sketch today. I had a need for a sympathy card and decided this was the perfect layout to use. I have a love/hate relationship with sympathy cards. I love to make them because they turn out so peacefully beautiful. I hate to have to use them.
I have used Shimmery White card stock for my sentiment banner piece. It's hard to notice the shimmer in the picture above, so I took a close up for you to see.


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What kills margins, turns your products into commodities, transforms your customers into price-obsessed "bottom feeders," and leaves them dissatisfied even though you've sold them your finest jewelry at the lowest possible price?
The surprising answer: When your sales associates negotiate poorly.
I've documented situations in which customers received a lower price than they expected yet walked away mistrusting the price because the way the negotiation was handled left them wondering if they'd still overpaid.
I recently worked with a major luxury retail jeweler who improved margins by 5 percent the first year and three points the second—just by changing sales associates' negotiating behavior. Moreover, the better negotiations improved clients' satisfaction with their purchases and enhanced perceptions of the store—even as they paid increased prices.
Customers aren't born expecting to negotiate. And in the luxury market, it's not because they can't afford to pay. They negotiate because they don't trust the price and don't want to overpay.
What makes them so suspicious? We do. All too often, the way negotiations are conducted sends the message that the salesperson expects to discount merchandise as a matter of course. This makes it seem that the salespeople themselves don't trust the price. It's not surprising that the customer in turn becomes suspicious and increasingly aggressive in asking for discounts.
By changing poor negotiating behavior, you can strengthen your store's reputation and condition clients in different and better ways. Remember, beyond making the sale, the most important goal is to build trust in your pricing by communicating that accommodations are a way of doing business, not the way.
Lasting changes in negotiating behavior require a holistic approach that combines skill development, motivation, and ongoing reinforcement by management. The following are some best practices from Shanker Inc.'s Brand-Building Negotiations system, designed to both help you make the sale and also protect your brand:
Remove calculators from sales stations. Otherwise you send the message that you expect to negotiate.
Provide a personal reason for each accommodation. Say, for example, "Because you're an important customer" or "Because you're a new customer." This makes your offer sound unique, not something you do for every sale.
Delay offering any type of accommodation until the customer has expressed an interest in purchasing a specific item. If you give customers prices before they're ready to buy, you're arming them for a price war with your competition.
Determine the customer's price expectations before offering an accommodation. Until you know the customer's expectations, you're negotiating against yourself.
Always discuss value before price, whether it's the value of the product, brand, or store. Discussing price without value "commoditizes" the product and suggests you have nothing of value to offer beyond a low price.
Describe accommodations in terms of dollars to be saved, not percentages. That provides concrete value for the customer and doesn't sound like a fire sale with large-percentage markdowns.
Go slow and don't pre-sent your best offer first. The customer wants to feel he gained something through negotiating and that you're working for him.
Be willing to step away, particularly if negotiations go beyond two rounds. Too many "fast rounds" of negotiation turns into a game and sends a message that the sales associate is not working for the client. The associate should step away to involve a manager, which shows he's going the extra mile to get the best price possible.
Remember, in the luxury market customers don't negotiate in jewelry stores because they have to. They negotiate because they don't trust the price and don't want to pay more than a product is worth. Making these changes will get customers to believe that, in your store, they are paying what your products and services are really worth.


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Cedar Rapids, Iowa is auctioning off the assets of its police department's aviation unit.
The city council in January advanced a budget that eliminated funding for the unit, which was launched 35 years ago with a Hiller and is the only police helicopter unit in Iowa. Its five pilots fly two OH-58Cs; in 2005, they were reported to have flown nearly 1,700 hr and assisted in 271 arrests.
City leaders late last year solicited interest from county governments and neighboring cities to fund the unit as a regional resource to offset its annual costs of $500,000-plus. That didn't work. The assets were put up for auction, divided in 23 lots, and listed at the city's Purchasing Dept. Web site (www.cedar-rapids.org/purchasing/). They included two OH-58Cs, three OH-58As and -58A parts (including main-rotor blades), a Rolls-Royce 250-C20B and T63-A-720, C250 parts, a FLIR and a Wescam thermal imager, Avalex monitors and a DVD recorder and a Clark aircraft tug. Bidding opened May 1.


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In the South Island, driving parallel to the coast there are so many places where water falls through the splitting geology. Natural springs and glacier-melt perform their power, falling through canyons and over edges, along their everchanging course. Iceland is an Island that could be driven around in 2 days but that would be impossible to do because there's so much to do and see in this unspoilt, pristine natural terrain-scape. We covered only 55 miles and it took 11 hours of jumping out the car and hiking on trails to see a fraction of the dramatic land forms.
With mega amounts of tourists now flooding into Iceland to view the land here as it may have once existed in their polluted regions, I fear eventually we will bring our mishandling of the earth's natural resources to the warming, higher latitudes of the planet.


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Brighton Royal Pavilion, Royal Visit 2018
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The Royal Pavilion is my favourite building in Brighton. I love the shape, based on the Taj Mahal in India and the intricate detail. Earlier this year Prince Harry and Meghan Markle came down to Brighton in their new roles as Duke and Duchess of Sussex. They walked around the Pavilion and its gardens on a lovely sunny afternoon and of course lots of photos of them were taken. I thought it would be fun to have them in a Royal Pavilion print but I didn't want to simply use a photograph so I took pencil to paper and I drew the building. I then washed it over in blues and added some pink and purple hues as well. I then placed a photograph of them in the pavilion gardens and slipped in a 'Kiss Me' love heart sweet.


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Punjab Cabinet meeting to be held today at Chandigarh
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Punjab Cabinet meeting to be held today at Chandigarh . The Punjab Cabinet will take a call on clearing the affordable housing scheme for the lower income groups and approve the new excise policy for 2018-19 in its meeting on Wednesday at 3 pm .To give a final shape to the excise policy, Chief Minister
Punjab Cabinet meeting in Chandigarh today
Jan 24, 2018 11:54 am
Punjab Cabinet meeting is going to be held in Chandigarh on Wednesday. The meeting will have discussions on important matters. According to information, discussions related to farmers's loan waiver and other issues will be done in meeting.On the other hand, earlier it was suspicious whether Navjot Sidhu will attend the meet or not but later
Chandigarh: Important decisions in Punjab Cabinet Meeting
Dec 20, 2017 5:07 pm
Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet Meeting ends. Meeting was carried out under the supervision of Captain Amarinder Singh. Number of important issues was discussed in meeting. All thermal plants to close from Jan 1, 2018. Bathinda thermal plant will also be included . Unit 1 and 2 will be closed of Ropar thermal plant. Cabinet sealed the
Cabinet Ministers greet people on Diwali and Bandi Chhor Diwas
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Cabinet Ministers greet people on Diwali and Bandi Chhor Diwas Chandigarh – The Cabinet Ministers of Punjab namely Mr. Brahm Mohindra, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu, Mr. Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Mr. Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi, Mrs. Aruna Chaudhary, Mrs. Razia Sultana today extended their warm greetings to all the Punjabis living in the
Pb Cabinet approves new industrial policy to boost growth
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Pb Cabinet approves new industrial policy to boost growth. To boost industrial growth and economic activity, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved the 'New Industrial and Business Development Policy-2017', paving way for the fixing of industrial power tariff at Rs 5 per unit and a one-time settlement of industrial loans.The creation of a Rs 100 crore
Govt to bring agriculture policy in next assembly session
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Govt to bring agriculture policy in next assembly session. Punjab government on Monday announced a series of measures for the welfare of the farming community, including its decision to bring in a comprehensive agricultural policy for the state in the next session of the Vidhan Sabha. In a meeting with various farmer unions, the Chief Minister directed
Punjab approves new business development policy
Oct 16, 2017 8:43 pm
Chandigarh, Oct 16, Faced with the daunting task of reviving economic and industrial activity in the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved a new business development policy, paving the way for fixing of industrial power tariff at Rs 5 per unit and a one-time settlement of industrial loans. Under the new 'Industrial and Business
Dera issue likely to be raised in Cabinet meeting
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Dera issue likely to be raised in Cabinet meeting today Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda issue is likely to be taken up in the Cabinet meeting. Although this issue is not in the agenda of the meeting, but according to sources, after the agenda discussion, it may be discussed along with other non-agenda issues. Issuing a


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It's always the way that, that little week after Christmas, we all tend to feel a little trodden on, having lived in excess for about a month. So we start saying "Right that's it, new year, new me".
What I've always hated about the whole "new year, new me" mantra is that it implies that you've failed. Almost like, let's scrap everything and start from scratch, you loser. It's this idea of perfection that drives us all into setting "big bold" resolutions, and feeling disappointed when they don't manifest and we don't burst into a glorious Phoenix.
The thing about this journey we call life, is that it's a brick by brick thing. We build on each year with more than we had before...even if that is mostly a few pounds from Christmas. But seriously, it's all about getting more of what makes you happy. The thing about living in a place where, really, we have a lot more than a lot of other places, is we focus on all the bad things rather than the good things. I don't believe you need a new you. If you want more, ask what "more" means? Maybe just look for more inspiration to feed your positive energy.
What I do love about the new year is that feeling of hope and drive. Like we are ready to take on anything. I think you should scrap the very negative "New You" resolution, for just a more relaxed, positive start. Goals are amazing things; they drive us toward growth. But, when they stem from a place of feeling like you're not enough the way you are, they rarely lead to true growth.
We are all guilty of being "too busy" for things that really matter and affect the day to day workings of our brain and body. I hope you will join me in fuelling your body with more of what makes it thrive and leaves you feeling happier and healthier. Because ultimately, if you feel good, that's going to reflect in everything you do.
Start small and see where you end up. Once you start seeing positive changes, it's easy to go on. When I say listen more, that means trying different things out. I've been guilty of wanting a "fix it" for feeling tired, puffy, foggy, but the truth is, it took a bit of effort to see a real difference. And, like all of us over December, excess drinking and eating has left me feeling sluggish. I've started small, by making sure that Green Goddess is made every morning without fail. That is what works for me. That might not be the same for you, but I encourage you to try. You never know how much this tiny change can alter the rest of your day.
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All of us whitetail hunters like to think that we're a little better than the "average Joe" when it comes to harvesting trophy deer. As good as we may be I'm sure you've noticed as I have that there's a few hunters that seem to take wall hangers on such a regular basis that it has to be more than "just good luck". A careful study of these overachievers will reveal that they have at least three things in common. One is that they spend a lot of time in the woods. As the saying goes, "you can't shoot a buck while watching football". The second thing they have in common is a quality area to hunt and intimate knowledge if it. The third thing that repeatedly puts their name in the record books is an above average knowledge of their quarry.
While most of us don't have as much time to hunt as we would like and we all can't afford hundreds of acres of prime habitat, more knowledge does help us optimize what we have. The QDMA (Quality Deer Management Association) is here to help us do just that. They've just rolled out the Whitetail Report 2010 which is a wealth of information on harvest statistics, habitat management and knowing which deer to harvest to improve your deer herd. I've attached the link below or you can just go to their website at www.qdma.com to speed your learning curve.
I hope you enjoy the report as I have and remember it's never too early to plan for the 2010 season!


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Last week I had the opportunity to interact with a highly intelligent, dynamic group of data and analytics practitioners. Initially I felt a little out of place –the technical acumen and brain power in the room was impressive. The meeting was a "visualization potluck" in which attendees were asked to bring a visualization and present it to the group. After a series of very well thought out presentations and much discussion of tools and methods the group leader asked if there were any other presentations from the group.
I meagerly raised my hand and asked if I could share what would be the final visualization of the meeting. To break the ice while introducing myself I made a joke about the fact that I felt like the majority of the group was in the deep end of the analytics pool while I was at the house next door in the kiddie pool – silly joke, but it went over well with the crowd which helped me relax before continuing with my presentation.
I realized later that the joke was more than a light-hearted way to introduce myself – it was, in some ways, a description of the spectrum of data professionals. As data science and the practice of analytics continues to develop and mature, one thing that has emerged with clarity is that analytics practitioners fall somewhere on a spectrum with data scientists at one end and data-savvy business analysts at the other.
The type work being done at each end of the spectrum is going to vary greatly as will the way in which the work is done. In short, the data scientists will work to solve very complex issues, often in a fairly independent setting, and the algorithms built by data scientists could take months, or years to complete. A data scientist is likely working in a research-type role, relying on deep technical and statistical expertise, to answer open ended questions. The business analyst, on the other hand, is going to work on short term projects for days or weeks. The analyst is usually going to be working in a more collaborative, or team setting using their business acumen coupled with data to solve operational problems.
These thoughts on data roles aren't necessarily new or original, but the visualization potluck really drove home for me what each end of the spectrum looks like and where I desire to be on the spectrum (hint: I won't be pursuing a Ph.D. anytime soon).
Whether you are trying to find the right data-talent for your organization, or you aspire to develop into a data professional it is important to be mindful of the spectrum of roles and the expectations associated with each end. Hiring the wrong type of talent, or pursuing the wrong type of training for your goals, skills, and aspirations is a no-win proposition.
As for my visualization; I presented the histogram of restaurant score distribution that was in my previous article and briefly recapped the points outlined in the article. The room was very receptive to my graphic and the story the data told, validating my place at the table as a data-curious business analyst.


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FUGITIVE CAPTURED October 7, 2013 —
Everett Police arrested accused purse snatcher, Bryce Knapp-Mills, on Monday — after receiving a tip from someone who saw our WMW Facebook posting about his alleged crime.
The video also aired on Q13 Fox News at 9 and 10 last week.
He was identified on video surveillance stalking a 71 year old woman in a Safeway at 1715 Broadway Ave in Everett. Detectives say he grabbed her purse from her shopping cart and took off.
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An excerpt: Reader: "Laughably, you think that pointing out the incredible methods of murder alleged at Nuremberg somehow makes them untenable.?"
Carlos Porter: "Makes what untenable? Do you really believe that the "steam chambers", "electrical chambers", "vacuum chambers", and the other obvious lies, most of them of Soviet origin, do not rather tend to discredit the Nuremberg evidence and judgment, even just a little bit?"
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Perfect World Co. Ltd., a leading online game developer and operator in China, has announced the launch of the "Samsara in the Six Realms" expansion pack for Zhu Xian.
The new expansion pack contains a large number of new features. The release of the new expansion pack demonstrates the company's appreciation for its players who have always been supportive since the launch of Zhu Xian in late May 2007. "Samsara in the Six Realms" introduces new features to the game, including the Pet System and a brand new "Ghost" school. It also introduces the Sword Flying System as well as the Rebirth and Transformation System. Ghost is the first newly added school since the launch of Zhu Xian.
In the popular Internet novel of the same name, the headmaster of the Ghost school, Mr. Ghost, and his disciples practice ancient sorcery, foreign evil magic and spiritualism. They also have the ability to perfectly combine the above three skills to create a magic of the netherworld. Online game players in the Ghost school can use magic to control and use soul. Characters may change their exterior shape to become a ghost, a soul or a venomous king. The introduction of the Ghost school will also change the current world structure in Zhu Xian.
Ricci (AoiSuna) and I will be cosplaying for Zhu Xian! We love kimonos and flowy fabrics! ^^
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The Lion's House is a newly restored house with 4 apartments which undertook a complete restoration in September 2010, in Salizada San Lio, Castello. The apartments have been furnished with design and modern taste by our company on behalf of the owners, and are the perfect place to spend your holiday in Venice- central, stylish and comfortable. The Lion's House 1 has 2 bedrooms-1 large double and 1 twin bedroom, 2 bathrooms and a bright living and dining area with 32″ flat TV on the wall and a fully equipped kitchen. The bedrooms are spacios and very confortable. The double bedroom has a large wardrobe and chest of drawers, and soft lamps. The kitchen is provided with new blender, toaster, kettle, dish washer, washing machine, oven, microwave and a four ring stove. Plus wine glasses, ceramic plates etc and children's plastic plates/cups. The dining area has white table and chairs, and the modern white sofa seats 5 confortably. Art paintings by Italian artist Guglielmo Meltzeid, from Primo Piano Gallery in Venice (near Palazzo Grassi) enhance the living area.
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Energy Storage China 2017 attracts 30,000+ visitors/
Beijing, 7th April: Energy Storage China (ESC) 2017, co-located with China International Clean Energy Expo & China Clean Power Summit (CEEC), concluded in Beijing. Taking place at the China International Exhibition Center (CIEC), the events were held from 29th to 31st March and featured more than 30,000 professional visitors.
Organised by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Company Ltd. and supported by the China Strategic Alliance of Smart Energy Industrial Technology Innovation, the co-located events covered an exhibition area of over 30,000 m2 and showcased more than 500 leading domestic and foreign enterprises from 21 countries and regions.
Seven panel sessions with the theme, "The Next Generation Energy System," were held during the two events. More than 120 speakers were invited to discuss a wide variety of topics, attracting some 600 participants.
The next edition of ESC will be held from 26th to 28th March 2018 in Beijing, and it will again be co-located with Clean Energy Expo China.
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Viable Investment Opportunities Return to Phoenix Real Estate Market!
The Phoenix real estate market has finally softened sufficiently that we're starting to see investors flow back in. I receive emails and calls daily from different types of investors, most of whom are far more sophisticated than the 'day-traders' who are partially responsible for the super-heated run of 2004-2005.
A few interesting dynamics to note:
-As lenders take back more and more properties that fail to sell at auction, some large investor groups have amassed huge funds (up to $100M) to acquire 'bundled portfolios' of properties at pennies on the dollar. Indeed, some believe that 'the small guy' will be crowded out of the foreclosure market as banks continue to bundle and sell off their REO portfolios.
-One Business Week report estimated that more than 50% of all mortgages taken out in Maricopa County in 2004 and 2005 were interest-only, which has very interesting implications on our housing market in the near-term.
-Tightening lending standards were the X-Factor that most didn't think would happen as quickly as they did. A few weeks ago, lenders called agents in my office and encouraged them to get their buyer-clients re-qualified and to obtain backup approvals for those under contract. A buyer who qualified for a program days earlier could suddenly find they no longer qualified for that program, or that the program went away altogether.
-None of the last several properties that my team has sold hit appraisal. Falling prices have trickled through the system so that the historical comps that appraisers utilize don't support today's sale prices. Expect this to become a more significant issue as more and more short sales occur.
-We're starting to see properties come up for sale that could be cash-flow positive rentals, which has not been possible in Phoenix for years, and is quite exciting to those investors who are bullish on Phoenix in the long-term. Indeed, Phoenix real estate and Scottsdale Real Estate are ON SALE!
It's worth pointing out that this is a great market for anyone who's looking to 'move up' (that is, sell a home and purchase a higher-priced home) or simply to purchase. The ones who are the most adversely affected are those who purchased since 2005 and, for whatever reason, *need* to sell today. Fortunately, that's a small percentage of homeowners.
The fact is, homes ARE selling…they just need to be staged better and priced lower than other homes in the community.


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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
we got engaged 3 years ago . . .
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oh what a fun moment to capture! Very romantic!
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I am proud to say that I was there at this moment; in fact, didn't I take this photo?
So glad that you two were married before Dad left us. I still smile when I think of the great celebration the day after your wedding. We know how to party!
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Yes bring along your drum, rattle, voice and clapping hands as tonight we chant and drum. Class will begin at 7pm with discussions then together we will journey into meditation. Time after the meditation will be allowed for you to journal your meditation then talk about it if you wish with the group or myself. Soul investment of $10 is appreciated.
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How many times we've been called copycats, when we tried to imitate certain behaviours or actions of our siblings, peers or elders! The labelling made our toes curl as if we did something wrong. But hold on….Copying is not a sin at all. We, as human beings, are programmed to do it…It's in our DNA!!! Even the most tech-savvy marketers fall back on this human psychology to promote their products. They do it through Social Influence Marketing (SIM) or influence marketing.
Social Influence Marketing is a trending digital marketing strategy. It revolves around the idea that everyone is likely to copy the behaviour and choices of the people they engage themselves with. This is underlined by a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research (JCR), which states that we're more likely to copy other people's choices, when we lack social acceptance or enough information to make an informed decision.
What Is Social Influence Marketing All About
As stated in Wikipedia, "Influencer marketing (also influence marketing) is a form of marketing that has emerged from a variety of practices and studies, in which focus is placed on specific key individuals (or types of individual) rather than the target market as a whole. It identifies the individuals that have influence over potential buyers, and orients marketing activities around these influencers."
In essence this means that we tend to imitate product or service or activity choices made by others. This is based on the belief that we are taking an educated decision influenced by a trust-worthy person or a social influencer.
Social Influencers – Who Are They?
Social proof marketing completely depends on the social influence that certain individuals (social influencers) exert on the purchasing decisions of others. These social influencers can be people holding expertise in a certain product area or industry, social media and blogging experts, celebrities, thought leaders, etc., who are assumed to hold the needed clout to impact consumer behaviour.
These influencers with colossal and loyal online following can assist in boosting sales and brand image. The relationship between the brand and target audience can be established and reinforced by connecting them to the expert opinions, reviews and testimonials of influencers. Business enterprises try to manipulate the buying decisions of their target audience by ensuring a meaningful online presence of influencers. Influencers can be used to engage and provide value to their prospective clients, who stand perplexed when it comes to taking a well-informed decision.
How Does Influence Marketing Benefit Business?
As aptly remarked by the renowned author and entrepreneur Seth Godin, "Marketing is no longer about the stuff you make but the stories you tell." This point is reinforced through the success of social influence marketing as a powerful digital marketing tool. Some of its benefits are as follows.
- People look for reassurance before committing their money into buying anything. Influencers are best positioned to give them the required assurance, guidance and endorsement.
- Social Influence Marketing enjoys esteemed value in the minds of people when compared to traditional marketing and advertising methods. They are treated more genuine and real due to the transparency of social media and prominent blogging sites.
- By using influencers to market your product, you are not only spreading the word to your prospective clients but also to each and every follower of the particular blogger.
- Influencers can make things happen. Thanks to their powerful social interactions and fan followings. It will definitely help in achieving brand activation and brand promotion.
- It also helps in promoting third-party credibility, as happy customers are encouraged to share their joyful experiences with the brand (and product) in their own words.
Example: Birchbox, the New York-based online beauty products merchant, has witnessed considerable brand promotion thanks to the efficient implementation of influence marketing. The online retailer of lifestyle and grooming products roped in eminent lifestyle blogger Emily Schuman, who has more than 260,000 Instagram followers, to curate their May box. The Instagram photos they posted received over 18,000 likes and reached more than 550,000 consumers.
Will Influence Marketing Help App Business?
Brands are aware of the fact that their target audience live online. They are also conscious about the default mentality of people to copy others' actions (which is known as 'herd mentality'), and their tendency to put their trust in social proof. These factors give marketers an edge over their consumers' buying decisions. Majority of consumers base their purchasing decisions after doing research in search engines, and hence, they accept social influence without any deliberation. They follow the same practice before deciding to download an app. Appreneurs can utilise this human psychology to enhance the reach of their app to the target audience.
Marketing through social influencers have more impact in generating popularity and downloads, when compared to traditional marketing channels like ads. Social Influence Marketing is as simple as:
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The scarf today is a knit scarf that I received for Christmas 2011.
I come from a big extended family so for Christmas we do Secret Santa. Everyone fills out a sheet of what they would want no more than $10. We each pick a name out of a hat and everyone gets to open a present after dinner while we're together.
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US network behind Breaking Bad to launch UK channel for BT customers
The US cable network behind shows including Breaking Bad and Mad Men is to launch its UK channel exclusively on BT TV later this year.
AMC in the UK will debut in September with the exclusive UK television premiere of Walking Dead spin-off series Fear the Walking Dead.
The channel will showcase other soon-to-be-announced dramas from AMC Networks, series from other leading producers and a selection of acclaimed films.
AMC in the UK is the latest in a number of recent additions to BT's TV offering.
Last week, it revealed that all of next season's UEFA Champions League and Europa League football matches will be free for BT TV customers.
Coverage will include live Champions League matches fronted by Gary Lineker, Rio Ferdinand and Jake Humphrey, and a new 'Goals' show that will keep viewers up-to-speed with all eight live games.
BT also said it will launch Europe's first 4K channel – BT Sport Ultra HD – in August.
In recent months, it has also added Netflix, Sky Sports 1 and 2 and a new BT Store, which lets users buy and keep movies and box sets, to its TV service.
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Delia Bushell, managing director of BT TV and BT Sport, said: "We're delighted to be launching AMC for the first time in the UK, enabling our viewers to watch series such as Fear the Walking Dead exclusively from BT.
"AMC has showcased some of the biggest and most celebrated series on US television in recent years, including Breaking Bad, and Mad Men.
"We're confident our viewers will enjoy AMC's cinematic approach to storytelling and look forward to offering them an outstanding selection of TV series and films in the months ahead."
AMC launched its brand outside North America for the first time late last year and is now seen on subscription TV platforms in more than 125 countries across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Ed Carroll, AMC Networks' chief operating officer, said: "AMC has become synonymous with bold, dramatic original programming of the highest quality.
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A plumber attended to a leaking faucet at the neurosurgeons house. After a two-minute job, he demanded $150.
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Daredevil — Season 2: This Got Silly
Season 1 of Daredevil was a fairly tight, coherent narrative that had a great big mystery to establish, and a story point it wanted to build to. There was the twin arcs together of Wilson Fisk ascending to his status as the Kingpin, and Matt Murdock becoming the Devil of Hell's Kitchen. Good work, rounded well, mesh 'em together and you have a solid structure to fill in with incidents and plans and ideas and stuff.
Season 2 did not have any such singular narrative and instead spent all its energy on world-building and narrative construction that was going to matter later. It wanted you to know about Elektra, about Frank Castle, and about yes, finalising the book-keeping of the ascent of Wilson Fisk. There was also some attempt to make the Hand more prominent, to put Madame Gao in position, and to tie up and resolve the question of Nobu, as a character.
What you get as a result is a TV series that has a lot to get done, but almost nothing to say. Instead, the show tries to give you a whirlwind tour of important things while giving you almost nothing to make them hold together?
As with last time, no plot synopsis; no episode by episode rundown. What I'm going to talk about are things the series tried to do, to give you both a potentially interesting insight into the series, maybe a hit of media analysis, or just a way to continue experiencing something you already like. I guess you could also frame this as is there stuff in this that's enjoyable, if I bother to think about it?
So, content warning about the violence and child death in the series and also spoilers after this cut.
The Meh, The Bad, And The Okay
To give you the quick summary of Season 2, it's mostly fine, but nothing as good as the first season. It's like Daredevil loaf, chunks of previous series and idea space churned into a generally coagulated mass and then served to you in thick sections smeared with something like gravy. Nothing wrong with that, and I quite like some Loaf in my entertainment! The problem is there isn't anything else here, and we know for a fact that Season 2 of Daredevil is trying to get ready to set up Other Stuff.
The Other Stuff isn't particularly auspicious, though. The best thing in the series is Fisk accepting the title of Kingpin, and that's after wading through a bunch of Decent Punisher crap and wrapping it up with the utter turgid embarassment of Elektra.
I need to underscore that there's an uphill battle here; while I had no strong feelings about the Kingpin and Daredevil to start with watching this series, I'm infinitely leery of Elektra and deeply disinterested in the Punisher. The Punisher is, to put it simply, not a superhero character, and any attempts to make him one will break part of what he is as the Punisher. The Punisher is schlock exploitive violence 70s movies set in a Superhero Universe, and his presence tends to make a lot of hero types worse.
The Frank Castle Doctrine
Basically, if The Punisher existed in Gotham, he would absolutely be a villain and he would absolutely make Batman look bad by existing. The Punisher existing in the same space as a hero that's above his level makes that hero very negligent. He needs to exist in a sphere where the hero he's dealing with can't really deal with him, but can scare him off, one way or another. Also he has to travel a lot so he can survive without being like, some hero's actual obssession.
Point is, The Punisher is bad and he makes superhero stories bad. When he showed up here, well, I was expecting him to make everything actively worse. The good news, sort of, is that he doesn't really make things worse, which I guess is a better showing than I was expecting the character could manage.
But boy, does he make things stupid.
The first question we're presented with is, is Daredevil basically the same as the Punisher; ie, is a serial killer with a gun who lives in a van and kills bad people relentlessly and constantly, fuelling more murder with the money stolen from that murder, the same basic thing as a lawyer who, at night, goes out of his way to try and prevent more hurt to innocents?
You can probably guess where I fall on that particular issue.
We're not so different, you and I is a line that is at this point so well worn as to be cliche and instantly signals to me a writer who is trying very hard to convey untrue things to the audience because they didn't get around to it earlier by showing, rather than telling. The thing that stands out to me in Daredevil is that there's this very real attempt to call what Frank Castle did in Iraq as heroic, a word that this franchise seems really resistant to use.
This is some really boggy coding: Frank Castle, an unrepentant and morally unambiguous serial killer, draws upon his military experience as if that is a signifier of fundamental moral good. This is something a couple of movies do lately, including Man of Steel and it always seems extremely worrying to me. After all, it's a well known and well established canard in this universe that the police are deeply corrupt, and the corruption isn't yet weeded out; why are the military somehow perfect and safe? Why are the people who explicitly go to different countries to kill people for the state better people than those who may have signed up to defend their local area from crime?
I'm not saying people should like cops, I'm asking why a soldier somehow endows still greater moral character.
Also, if you know anything about law, at all, the entire court arc is bullshit. Don't even try. It's totally ridiculous nonsense. The police literally tried to execute him as a legal action, with witnesses – it's a really stupid sequence.
The Land Of Incorrectly Pluralised Ninjas
Remember how Stick was one of the most obnoxious story elements in the first series? Well guess what, he's back, and he's more obnoxious than ever! He's bringing in Elektra and now we have that plot to play with! And 'plot' is maybe overstating it!
Elektra, as a character, is someone I'm cautious about because it's extremely hard to pull her off well. She's an extremely volatile character, where there's a lot of stuff around her that can be really awful if you do the wrong thing with it. She's almost always presented as a weird Sexy Ninja kind of girl, and a lot of the work around her in her canon is related to a writer who has, let's say, an extremely difficult body of work when it comes to women.
Other, better writers than me have spoken about the representation problems in this part, the sheer ridiculousness of how Ninja are presented as both common enough to fill a faction up and universally of one single culture.
There's this list of basic traits you can see characters having to represent whether or not they are objects, and in Daredevil season 2, you see the entire checklist:
- Instrumentality: Ninja are a tool used by the story and by the Hand to impede Daredevil.
- Agency: Ninja do not make choices for themselves.
- Ownership: The Ninja are the property of the Hand.
- Fungibility: The Ninja are all entirely interchangeable except for Nobu.
- Violability: There is no moral question in fighting or opposing the Ninja.
- Subjectivity: None of the Ninja are presented as having feelings, ideas or opinions that matter.
That's a pretty safe checklist to see if something is up, and the Ninja in Daredevil hit the entire list. This is ridiculous! It has a knock-on effect that the landscape of this season is mostly composed of empty character space, that there's only really one or two characters in the 'Elektra' space of the story and a bunch of ninja.
What that means is you don't get to see multiple characters providing insights or opinions on any given event. There's no real variance of characters or dynamics to interact with, to bounce off one another, because Elektra's entire story only relates to Matt and sort of Stick. That means her story isn't this interesting, conspiratorial struggle, a whole world that pulls Matt towards his darker night-life, but is instead two people being whiny at each other in a cupboard.
The Hallway Corral
Now it's not that there's a fundamental flaw in the series – it's just a sign that the show is at its best when it's going somewhere, when it can treat its story beats as things with a throughline, with a purpose and a direction. The people making the show, however, are still really good at their jobs, and when you give them something to do, they're going to do it well.
I'm really referring to the Hallway fight, of course.
Now this isn't to say the Hallway fight in Season 1 is on the same level as the Hallway fight in Season 2. Season 1's Hallway is a sequence based around a cinematic frame resonating with a character's own limits. It was a hold, which held to be implacable and heartless, a hold that stood alongside Matt's resolve to not stop. You start expecting the cut to show you something new, to show you that you can stop, that you can relax. The actual tension of the sequence is one, long does it end now? Now? Now? How about now? as you're shown that as much as you think he's done, that he's run out, that he can rest, no he can't, and the hold of the camera does that. It's great.
The Hallway fight of Season 2 isn't a single-shot type like that. It's instead much more of a sort of victory lap for Frank Castle, a sign where the show tells you that yes, Frank is that much of a badass. Going into the scene you're presented with two very rudimentary outcomes: Either Frank dies here, in the aaaarms of an angeeeellll plays and it's all very tragic and shows what a badass Fisk is by being able to end the Punisher, or Frank is going to kill-to-death everyone who comes at him and shows off what a total badass he is. You might believe the former for a heartbeat but if you're aware, at all, of the fact that the Punisher is the goddamn Punisher, you know they're not going to kill him off here because it'd be a waste of some pefectly good Punisher in a franchise that makes a point of barely ever killing anyone off.
It's a great little scene, it's vicious and it's satisfying and it's edit-light, and if, like me, you saw it after Iron Fist, it shows you that they can do good fight choreography if they're not having to hire people who aren't actually very good at kung fu or whatever. It's particularly nice in that it seems to be trying very hard to present Frank's rampage as being almost but not quite transforming him. It's sort of a moment where Castle shows that he is every bit as scary as he presents himself as being.
There's a tiny touch of the romantic to it; with the Catholic imagery and resonance taking a backseat in Season 2 (possibly because, as I said, this series doesn't really have any idea what it's about), there's still some really rudimentary Christian imagery there of a man being bathed in blood as a form of redemption.
On the other hand, the Hallway fight is just good in its own context – it's a really nice little action sequence, it bridges two plot points and… really, it left me wondering why the rest of the series wasn't full of that.
Oh, and Clancy Brown is usually great so it's pretty dope to see him around.
I think more than anything else I like Daredevil as an execution of a character, a series that's at its best when it has a place it's going. Despite that I'm never really going to want to watch it again, and season 2 is really a third of a good show and that's all there is to it. Watch Season 1, and it's pretty good; watch Season 2 once and stop watching it about the point Frank gets captured, because you are missing basically nothing if you check out there.


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I was born in 1964 in Rothbury Northumberland; I have lived all most all of my life in and around Morpeth some 13 miles from Newcastle-Upon -Tyne.
I started my working life on the Railway in 1981 on the Signals & Telecommunication Department and have stayed there ever since.
Although railways are a huge part of my life I enjoy most sports some still actively. My interest in railways came from my Dad and after a family day out to Scarbourgh on a steam special I was the proud owner of my first train spotting book.
The first class to clear were the workhorses of the ECML the 22 Deltics but even that was difficult with 55009 spending what seemed for ever in Doncaster works having a major overhaul. My interest changed to trying to capture the ever changing railway scene on film and now as a digital image.
I will travel anywhere for a picture but prefer the country scene to the industrial sites, many photographic journeys and photos have been lost over the years due to being put off by fraudulent weather forecasts only to find out the weather had been considerably better than forecasted, like wise many trips have turned out fruitless due to the weather forecast being completely wrong.
I envy the photographers who are happy with a dull photo for there efforts, I concluded some years ago that I had taken enough dull shots that sat in a slide box never to be looked at again and would only venture out on a good forecast.
With the cost of fuel today this seems a prudent move.
The hobby has brought me friends and acquaintances from all over the UK, I am also lucky like so many other railway photographers that my wife & family although not fully understanding the thrill I get out of the hobby allows me to pursue it some times obsessively, and they can some times be found with me in pursuit of that illusive master shot.
With the railway scene in the UK becoming monotonous and the lack of diesel hauled trains I have started to look abroad for a bit more variety where you can sit and let the trains come to you like the good old days rather than chasing one train or working.


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Monthly Archives: December 2011
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We believe in getting to know people and places through commerce and design. Someone else's daily diet of lo-fi goods is simple to her yet sacred to us, and vice versa. Let's marvel at each other's mundane, because that shit is dope.
Candy colored, glittery pencils caps from Japan. #magic
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Through trial and error they pioneered and perfected a system where Ultrasonics can be used to clean not just blinds but all types of curtains. This was unheard of as up until that time curtains had traditionally been sent to dry cleaners. The dry cleaning process would heat the curtains at high temperatures and use harsh environmentally damaging chemicals. This would damage the fabrics and often shrink them. Not so with the Kleena Ultrasonics process which uses very little chemical and doesn't require high damaging temperature.
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Bioscience: In 2009, the region's businesses employed 5,610 biotechnology
and pharmaceuticals workers and
9,480 workers in medical devices and
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Consider that, in 2009, fossil fuel and
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head will pan or tilt. What's the easiest way for me to do this?
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We enjoyed the view from one of the rooms at The Palace...
Just is case guests are uncertain of the "hashtag"...
So many desserts,
so little time!
My travelling companion before our Seawings flight
Aside from asking our media group about what they were expecting,
I was also able to chat to our pilot's parents...
And one of the Seawings staff members.
This is what they shared with me:
I have never flown in one of these before...
But it has been on my bucket list for a while.
Take off.
Considering we took off from the creek,
it one one of the smoothest lift-offs I have experienced.
Dubai from the air is truly SPECTACULAR.
Part of the downtown area
Hard to get away from the Burj Khalifa...
If you look REALLY carefully,
you can see our hotel to the right of the Burj...
The highway system here is in first class condition.
Not a pothole or a Toll gantry in sight...
I share some of my thoughts:
Looking out to sea.
The available space for housing has been used in an interesting manor
The Palms development...
If you have to ask the purchase price,
then you cannot afford to live here.
The vision of the architects was "above and beyond"
No surprise then that the hotel at the top of the "palm"
is Atlantis and was commissioned by Sol Kerzner.
This hotel, the Burj al Arab,
has the most famous helipad in the world.
These man made island are currently for sale!
You can see that there a "home" on one of them.
Again price should be the least of your worries when putting in an
Looking like a wonky guitar,
this resort is built in the desert!
The city is slowly creeping into what was virgin desert land,
but is now becoming VERY sought after as they prepare
for the World Exhibition in 2020.
We fly over one of the bridges that cross the Creek,
the original waterway that served the city
Touch down...
One of the best landings EVER!
One of the best landings EVER!
This is our pilot Cameron.
Born in Canada, he was raised in New Zealand
and has worked as a pilot all over the world.
Here what our group had to say post flight...
and what Cam shared with me:
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Latest News
Sizzla collabs with US reggae band
US-based reggae band High Hopes has teamed up with dancehall star Sizzla Kalonji for a collaboration called 'Taken Souls', which they feel could be their breakthrough song for the international reggae market.
The song will be released on the Platinum Camp label later this month and available on all digital download platforms.
Bass player Julie Feola explained how the collaboration between the dancehall powerhouse and the band was conceptualised.
"The collaboration came about when me and Mr Biggs (the band's booking agent) were having a conversation and a Sizzla song came on Pandora radio and he suggested the band do a song with Sizzla, and I said 'Sizzla? I love him'. So Biggs made the connect with his bodyguard in Jamaica and we flew to Jamaica," she said.
Mr Biggs said the experience of recording with Sizzla was surreal.
"When we got to Jamaica, Sizzla sent two men on bikes for us and they escorted us to Judgment Yard in August Town, it was real gangster. Julie was in her high heels and she had to be careful going down into the yard; and when we got to the studio, he loved the song and he voiced it right there and then in their high-tech studio," Mr Biggs said.
High Hopes is a six-member modern roots reggae band in New England which won the 2015 Best Band in State of Massachusetts award by the New England Music Awards.
High Hopes tours yearly in the US Virgin Islands and has provided direct tour support in the Northeast and New York area to a variety of well-known reggae artistes and Grammy winners, such as Ziggy Marley, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Easy Star All-Stars, Freddie McGregor, and Maxi Priest, among others.
In the fall of 2014, their album Forever Love reached number 35 in the iTunes top 100 all-time reggae albums charts.
The band released a four-track EP in February, and has been in the process of completing a full-length album, which will be released this year.
"We were completing the album when this opportunity came up to work with Sizzla. It was an honour to work with him. it was some really good vibes at Judgement Yard, and we came out with something really good; everyone in the reggae community in Boston is excited about it," Feola said.
High Hopes is booked on several dates in New England this summer. There are plans to shoot a music video for Taken Souls later this year.


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Boxing day Menu
3 Course Set Menu £29.99
Available on 26th December
The finest festive food and fizzy favourites make our Boxing Day menu extra special for the whole family. Our delicious dishes will help you celebrate in style.
Mushroom & Truffle Soup
Topped with sautéed mushrooms, chopped chives and a swirl of cream, served with a cheese
puff pastry twist
Goat's Cheese Roulade
Goat's cheese with a walnut crumb, served with a whole roasted fig, a beetroot & watercress
salad topped with a balsamic dressing
Bloody Mary Prawn Cocktail†^
With bloomer bread and butter, baby gem lettuce and a Bloody Mary cocktail sauce
Oak-Smoked Chicken Liver Parfait
Potted chicken liver parfait with fig, cranberry & date chutney and toasted bloomer bread
Caramelised Winter Vegetable Soup (Ve)
Topped with roasted winter vegetables and served with bread and chopped chives
Hand-Carved Roast Turkey and Honey-Roast Ham^
Served with goose fat roast potatoes, dauphinoise potatoes, pig-in-blanket, sausage meat stuffing, Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables and gravy
Beef Bourguignon^
7-hour slow-cooked boneless rib in a bacon, onion & red wine sauce. Served with creamy mashed
potatoes, roasted red onions and cabbage topped with crispy shallot rings
Beetroot Wellington (Ve)
Roasted beetroot & butternut squash with cranberry sauce, encased in puff pastry, served with roast baby potatoes, seasonal vegetables and vegan gravy
Herb-Crusted Cod with Mussels†^
Tomato & basil-crusted cod loin, served with bubble & squeak, mussels in a shellfish bisque
and fine green beans
Festive Nut Roast (V) (N)
Butternut squash, cashew & walnut roast topped with Croxton Manor Brie and cranberry sauce.
Served with roast baby potatoes, a Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables and gravy
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Venison medallions served with roast baby potatoes, buttered cabbage, sautéed mushrooms, crispy
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Served with vegan vanilla ice cream and maple flavour syrup
Clementine Tart (V)
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fresh raspberries and a marbled chocolate pencil
Christmas Pudding (V)
Served with a Drambuie® & clotted cream sauce
Cheese and Biscuits
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May 16, 2015
McCall reacts to Saracens win
Mark McCall has challenged his Saracens side to grab their play-off opportunity with both hands this season, after they secured a final four berth in a nine-try demolition of a spirited London Welsh side.
The Saracens director of rugby admitted that an action packed final round of Aviva Premiership rugby was nerve wracking experience, but he praised his side for securing a Premiership play-off place for the sixth consecutive season.
Speaking after the game, McCall said: "It was a stressful day, and despite the fact we scored four tries we did some pretty average things in that first half. We still had a big job to do in that second half, but we did that pretty well.
"We're just thrilled to be in the play-offs and to have a chance. When we started this period of Saracens six years ago we said that we wanted to be a really consistent team, we wanted to be a team who would be there at the business end of the season giving ourselves a shot at competitions. This is our sixth consecutive play-off now. In the Champions Cup we've been in quarter-final's, semi-final's and final's and we have done that in the Premiership as well. We've only won one but we've given ourselves another shot at it, and we've got a shot.
"London Welsh were a completely different animal to the side we faced earlier this season. They were a lot more competitive and the teams that they have played over the last few weeks have taken their time to break them down."
"There was no huge plan but to just go out there and do the right things, that we didn't always do in the first-half. The performance was irrelevant I suppose, it was all about getting the job done today and we did that."


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Apr 12
Our 6th Earth Day week tip is one that will be looked at as more of a mid-long term investment rather than an immediate low cost fix and that is solar power at home. When putting this article together we ran across many different sources which all said the costs, savings and other numbers really depend on your home and specific set up. That made it more difficult to make this a real "informational" article. So with that said we've got a short video here and will link to a site with lots of great information on this topic.
Why Solar Power At Home?
To get more information on solar power at home check out Solar World