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It Is Summer – But Slush Is Just Around The Corner
Ticket sales are open. Companies, investors and media can register for the event to be held November 18-19th, 2014, in Helsinki, Finland.
Last year, Slush gathered 7,000 attendees and 1,200 companies from 68 countries, making it one of the biggest tech events in Europe. Slush featured 150 speakers on five stages, ranging from successful founders such as Ilkka Paananen (Supercell) and Niklas Zennström (Skype), to experienced executives like Jorma Ollila (former CEO of Nokia) and Wang Jiang (CTO of Alibaba Group).
The most remarkable thing about Slush is the energy and enthusiasm that we've never seen in Europe before. Kevin Comolli, Accel Partners
This year Slush moves into a new venue. Not only will the move allow moderate growth, but more importantly the move will improve the experience for each individual attendee. The event will continue to bring you great content from globally recognized technology thought-leaders and top startups from the Nordics and beyond.
About Slush
In fall 2008, a small group of Finnish entrepreneurs got together over a pint of beer. What started there became an intimate gathering of 150 people a few months later. Although Slush has since grown to become one of the leading events of its kind in the world, the philosophy behind it has always remained the same: to help the next generation of great, world-conquering companies forward. Slush takes place every fall in wintery Scandinavia amidst one of the most dynamic tech ecosystems in the world. This is the seventh edition of Slush, put together by a community of entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.
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Chatsworth, CA, USA
Quantum Giant is an independent game development studio that was founded in 2016 by former leads of Infinity Ward, Mark Rubin (Executive Producer) and Robert Bowling (Creative Strategist) of the multi-billion dollar Call of Duty and Modern Warfare franchises. We are focused on building big games with small effective core teams.
Our studio is building several original game universes as well as assisting world renowned studios expand upon their well established intellectual property.

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Come Toast the Holiday Season at Teddy & The Bully Bar
Come Toast the Holiday Season at Teddy & The Bully Bar
Bring your friends … bring your coworkers … get into the holiday spirit at Dupont Circle's Teddy & The Bully Bar in the heart of downtown Washington, DC. Our "Square Deal" Happy Hour runs Monday-Sunday from 3-7pm, and it's even more fun and festive during the holiday season.
Our unique holiday-themed cocktail the "Edith Spice" honors Edith Roosevelt's spice cake recipe in the 1906 publication of "Famous Old Recipes Used a Hundred Years and More in the Kitchens of the North and South Contributed by Descendants."
It's made with Cruzan Rum, Averna Amaro Siciliano, The Bitter Truth Pimento Dram, orgeat syrup and pineapple juice, and topped with lime foam. Yum.
And on Christmas Day, save yourself the hassle and dine with us in a unique and festive setting in the heart of Washington, DC. On December 25, 2016 from 12-8pm Chef Zavala is offering the best of the season. See our full Christmas Day menu here.
Our 2016 Christmas Dinner is $59 per person, $21 for children 12 years and under including a la carte starter, unlimited trips to our sides buffet and carving station, and dessert. We welcome large groups! Beverages may be purchased a la carte, and tax and gratuity are not included.
And mark you calendar for our New Year's Eve party and a New Year's Day brunch. Book your spot now, this is filling up fast.
Make Teddy & The Bully Bar your DC destination for all things fun and festive this holiday season.


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Photographer AMBER MCKEE
Stylist SHARON MALONEY
Grooming SARA CHESTNUTT-FRY
Model FRANCESCO CUIZZA at Two Management
Words Berit Warta
Throwing your suitcase on a bed and yourself next to it, as you let your fingers wander across the fresh sheets and untouched pillows. Soon inspecting the bathroom and wooden shelves above the bed. A model's life includes unexpected travelling, often enough to fulfil a whole lifetime or travel curiosity. Who lives next to you in number 74? Do I know anyone further down this hall? Which stranger was dreaming on your mattress last night? Los Angeles based photographer Amber McKee photographs Francesco at Two Management, discovering the curiosities of travelling and checking in to a place you can call home for the night.
The charm of endless corridors and packed soaps in the bathroom to steel home for your friends. Hotels have their stories to tell; secret-keepers for indiscreet temptations or simply a home for people passing through the city. As Francesco is here for a while, he leaves his imprint. Ambers documents him as he strolls through the unfamiliar place. For now it is his. Francesco is a dreamer. Dreams are goals, goals are chapters, chapters are steps - and he walks. Her lens merges the environment and the hotel lights with soft breezes of orange and yellow, making you forget that you are just a guest here.
Stylist Sharon Maloney dresses Francesco warm tones and utter comfort to match his undeniable cool. The velvet suit by Dries Van Noten, blends perfectly into the hotel room colour palette of warm brown and gold, and the comforting jumper by Prada lets him relax on the floor for a while. She further layers him in comfort by Calvin Klein and Our Legacy, expanding his outfits from casual to chic. Together with Amber McKee they let him escape from the daily grind and out of the familiar comfort zone – spreading good vibes, welcoming the refuge from home life.


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I made too much limoncello last year. Yes – really - REALLY – it is possible. I used my entire Lemon Ladies large flat rate box's worth to make limoncello. After I made lemon curd, kiwi meyer lemon jam, preserved lemons, an incredible lemon tart, raspberry meyer lemon preserves, and more… they all went into TWO half gallon jars of vodka. So yes – a gallon of limoncello. After lots of adult lemonade by the pool and then lots of gifts at the holidays – I am just finishing up the last of it. And while it's crazy good – I am so over limoncello.
This year, I am one upping my -cello. I may not live in California where rare citrus is all over the place like Shae or be close enough to Eataly like Autumn to grab some bergamots on my way home from work – but I am close enough to a Food Co-op that is well stocked in organic citrus. There are no rangpurs or mandarinquats, but there are limes, cara cara oranges, grapefruits and kumquats. Perfect to grab a couple, make some citrus tom collinses and have the rind leftover.
Part of the reason that meyer limoncello is so great is the lazy factor. You can use the whole rind without stripping the zest, i.e. – just toss it into the booze. The bitter pith is so thin on meyers that meyer-cello is next to no work. Meyers + alcohol + simple syrup + time. Kumquats are thin enough to just slice. With other citrus though, you really have to strip the zest and discard the pith. You can use a microplane, but then you would have to strain your -cello. I found my vegetable peeler made quick work of the other citrus, but – oh man – it was a whole other step from last year.
I'm going to let this batch sit for a week or so – shaking when I remember to – and I'll probably leave out the simple syrup. I can always add it in later. Plus, that way – I can infuse the simple syrup. I've been scheming up a citrus-infused cocktail with black pepper and bay simple syrup. We'll see what this summer brings, when I am screaming for an icy cocktail instead of shivering under my lap blanket on the couch. But remember – its not blood-orange-lime-kumquat-grapefruit-meyer-cello, its whatever-cello. And its delicious. And you should make it right now to enjoy later this year.
Method: Add citrus rind to your favorite glass vessel and cover with alcohol. You can use grain alcohol, but I prefer a lesser bite and use vodka. Plus – I'm a sucker for any alcohol with a snowflake on the label. Ahem. Add more as the citrus to the vessel season progresses. Keep everything covered – infuse for up to a month – but the first stage should be good after a week or so. At that point, add an equal part simple syrup to double the volume. Its easiest if you start with two jars of the same size – divide the batch in half when you add the syrup. Infuse another week to finish. Remove the zest and store in the freezer for up to a year.
If vodka isn't your thing, and you are more tequila-inclined, check out Kaela's Meyeritas. Or a citrus shrub. Or if citrus isn't your fav, you can always try a pineapple infusion. If all else fails, make bitters!


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Veterans Memorial Museum, Branson, MO
When I toured the VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM in the small rural town of Branson, Missouri, in April '13, I expected to see a standard regional military museum sprinkled with a few dusty military artifacts brought back by souvenir-hunting GIs. Instead, I was astounded at the museum's world-class exhibits spread out around its 12 professionally designed galleries.
Opened in November 2000, the museum boasts some historical artifacts and artwork that you simply don't expect to find in a regional veteran's museum. These include several life-size bronze sculptures of Viet Nam and WWII veterans in action and enough militaria objects to warm the heart of any military enthusiast.
Located in a large building with a log cabin exterior, it's easy to spot the museum from the street — out front is a full-size P-51 Mustang mounted on a tall brick stand, flying high above 10 beautifully-wrought, life-size bronze sculptures of American soldiers.
Inside, the museum's galleries are packed with a superb collection of WWII weapons from the U.S, German, Japanese and Soviet armies, plus souvenir Nazi flags taken by GIs, including the flag that flew over Stalag IIIA POW camp. A case full of trench art made from spent shell casings shows remarkable talent on the part of bored soldiers.
Other rare artifacts include a German Lorenz cipher; a concentration camp uniform; a Korean War blood chit used by downed American pilots; a bicycle used by the NVA on the Ho Chi Minh Trail; and a silver tea set that belonged to Hermann Göring.
Especially moving were the displays of dozens of uniforms of U.S. soldiers, sailors and airmen, accompanied by the stories of the men who wore them.
Captain Billie Melton describes his harrowing experiences driving a B-17 Bomber on missions over Nazi-occupied Europe. Nine times his plane had holes shot in it and twice he lost an engine to mechanical failure. He had to make a forced landing on one occasion, but survived his required 33 missions. His brother served on the same plane, using a different name, because regulations prohibited brothers from being on the same aircrew.
Tank gunner William Morgan's uniform is displayed; he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. A bust of Ensign George H.W. Bush stands in a glass case, he was the youngest Navy pilot who served in the Pacific Theater.
Other reader boards and exhibits tell the well-researched stories of renowned U.S. outfits like the Tuskegee Airmen, the 17th Airborne Division, the Navajo Code Talkers, and the 10th Mountain Division, to name a few.
Pièce de résistance
Turning into the center gallery I came to a dead stop. I was looking at the museum's spectacular centerpiece: a 70-foot-long sculpture of 50 American soldiers storming a beach, each figure modeled after an actual combat veteran from each of the 50 states. Weighing 15 tons, it is the world's largest war memorial sculpture.
The inspiration for the museum came from the stories and sacrifices Fred Hoppe heard from his father, Fred Hoppe, Sr., a highly decorated WWII veteran who passed away in 1994. Fred Hoppe, Sr. served in the 36th Infantry Division and fought at Anzio Beach, Cassino and the Rapido River, and was wounded four times. Fred Hoppe, Sr. is the leading soldier in the sculpture.
Another display that illustrates the blunt end of war is a huge list of names of over 400,000 men and women killed during WWII, and other 20th-century conflicts.
How did such a world-class military museum come to a small rural town like Branson, Missouri? It turns out that few cities in the U.S. honor their veterans as much as this small town. In fact, Branson is the top military reunion destination, hosting over 500 every year. Branson also hosts a weeklong "Veteran's Homecoming Week" packed with special events and shows that honor veterans of all branches of service, coinciding with the largest Veteran's Day event in the country.
BRANSON VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM (1250 W. 76 Country Blvd., Branson, MO, 65616; phone 877/554-8387, www.veterans memorialbranson.com) is open 9-5 daily. Admission for adults, $14.95; veterans and military, $13; children, aged 13-17, $10; aged 5-12, $5, and under 4, free.


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With all that head nodding and inexplicable talking to an inanimate object, controlling Google Glass can conjure up some suspicious looks from people around you. Now there's an app for Android-powered phones that covertly controls Glass for you so you don't look like a total cyborg.
MyGlass added the quirk yesterday using Glass' screencast feature. It beams whatever you're seeing through Glass to an Android device, then you control the WiFi-equipped face computer using swipes, taps and touches. As CNet astutely notes, downloading the free app is essentially pointless without Google Glass. However, there's pictures of puppies in the app for those Glass-less heathens.
Obviously, having to use your phone to use Google Glass takes some of the novelty out of using the $1,500 all-in-one device. Some users have reported problems that Glass might need another update before the remote control becomes fully useful.
But if it gets a person off the street screaming "OK GLASS" while haphazardly nodding their head like they're coming off some caffeine high, then this seems like a success.


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fix the fan of toshiba Satellite P755 S5380
March 2nd, 2016
I recently fixed the fan of my old toshiba Satellite P755 S5380. As you will see it is actually pretty easy ;D
If your systems starts making a strange sound (like grinding or whining) it may either be the fan or the hard drive. If you don't have any system issues such as very slow data retrieval and your system is running hotter than usual, it may be the fan.


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President Obama Speaks Out; Terror Threat Growing; Inside Iran
Aired January 30, 2014 - 18:00 ET
BLITZER: We have more news coming up right now. Happening now, a CNN exclusive, President Obama's first interview since his State of the Union address. So how much can he actually get done by sidestepping Congress? He's sharing new details about his plan to go it alone. Plus, rising terror threats at the Olympics in Russia and around the globe. Top U.S. officials are warning there's a growing danger of deadly attacks. And inside Iran, an exclusive look behind the walls of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran decades after Americans were taken hostage there. The Iranians are now using it in a rather disturbing way. I'm Wolf Blitzer. You're in THE SITUATION ROOM. Right now, President Obama's on the road promoting his plan for a year of action that he outlined in his State of the Union address. A bit earlier, he sat down for his first interview since that big speech on Tuesday night. He spoke exclusively with CNN anchor Jake Tapper in Wisconsin -- Jake. JAKE TAPPER, CNN CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, the president sat down with me right here at this GE plant in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he signed that executive order. This is his first interview following the State of the Union address Tuesday. And in our exclusive sit-down, we touched on a whole range of topics. But I began by asking him just how far he thinks this new go-it-alone attitude towards Congress will actually get him and get us. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) TAPPER: Thanks for doing this, Mr. President. BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Great to be with you, Jake. TAPPER: So your big push in the State of the Union and here is whatever you cannot accomplish with Congress, you will take executive action or issue executive orders. How much can you really accomplish doing that? OBAMA: Well, first of all, my big push is making sure we're focused on opportunity, making sure that every single day, all of us in Washington are trying to think about ways that we can help folks get good jobs, make sure that they're trained for the good jobs that are out there, make sure that those jobs pay, make sure our kids are getting a great education. Those are the issues that the American people still, you know, very much are concerned about. And, obviously, there is going to be more that we can do if Congress is able to break through some of the gridlock. And if we're able to, for example, pass immigration reform, that is going to add growth to our economy reduce our deficits... TAPPER: You don't seem confident that that's going to happen, though. OBAMA: No, actually I -- I actually think that we have a good chance of getting immigration reform done. TAPPER: Oh, I don't mean immigration reform. I mean the jobs issue, though. OBAMA: I -- I think there are going to be some issues where it's going to be tough for them to move forward. And I am going to continue to reach out to them and say here are my best ideas, I want to hear yours. But, as I said at the State of the Union, I can't wait. And the American people, more importantly, cannot wait. So, when, for example, yesterday I signed an executive order helping to set up starter retirement accounts for folks who may not have retirement accounts on the job it is not as big as if we change -- overhaul our tax code so that we're providing more incentives for working families to save, the same kinds of incentives that folks at the very top have, but it's still significant. It still makes a difference. And what we're doing here today, talking about job training -- we actually already have a lot of resources for job training. The problem is, it's not well-coordinated and oftentimes it's not funneled to those programs that are allowing companies to help, maybe colleges, let's say, design the training so that somebody who goes through it knows they're going to get a job at the other end of it. Tomorrow is a great example of something that we're doing that doesn't involve any legislation or funding. We know that one of the biggest problems right now in the jobs market is the long-term unemployed. TAPPER: Yes, they're having trouble -- people won't hire them... OBAMA: People... TAPPER: ... because they've been unemployed so long. OBAMA: ... because they've been employed -- unemployed so long, folks are looking at that gap in the resume and they're weeding them out before these folks even get a chance for an interview. So what we have done is to gather together 300 companies, just to start with, including some of the top 50 companies in the country, companies like Wal-Mart and Apple, Ford and others, to say let's establish best practices. Do not screen people out of the hiring process just because they've been out of work for a long time. We just went through the worst recession since the Great Depression. And so I'll be convening a meeting where a -- a number of these top companies will be coming in, agreeing to these best practices. And we'll have an opportunity to you know, encourage more people to come in. All those things cumulatively are going to have an impact. Will we be able to have more of an impact if we can get Congress, for example, to pass a minimum wage law that applies to everybody, as opposed to me just through executive order making sure that folks who are contractors to the federal government have to pay a minimum wage? Absolutely. And that's why I'm going to keep on reaching out to them. But I'm not going to wait for them. TAPPER: Your critics say this is diminished expectations. And I've been covering you for a long, long time, as you remember, 2005- 2006 in the Senate. I remember during the campaign when you talked about your presidency being a moment when the rise of the oceans would slow and the nation and the world would heel. And now you're talking about pen and phone and executive orders and executive actions. Do you think you were naive back then or have you recalibrated your expectations and your ambitions? OBAMA: Well, part of it is we got a lot of that stuff done. We've got in this country a health care reform that has already signed up millions of people and make sure that everybody who is watching, anybody who already has insurance, will not be dropped because of a preexisting condition. And if they don't have health insurance, they can get it on healthcare.gov. We have made enormous strides on the education front, changing our student loan programs. And millions more young people get student loans. And so part of what's happened is that checklist that I had when I came into office, we have passed a lot of that and we're implementing a lot of it. Where we haven't, we've taken some administrative actions. So, on climate change, which has to be a top priority for all of us, we are going to make sure that one of the biggest sources of the pollutants that are causing climate change are regulated by regulations on existing power plants. And that's a big piece of business. And so in no way are my expectations diminished or my ambitions diminished, but what is obviously true is we've got divided government right now. The House Republicans, in particular, have had difficulty rallying around any agenda, much less mine. And in that kind of environment, what I don't want is the American people to think that the only way for us to make big change is through legislation. We've all got to work together to continue to provide opportunity for the next generation. (END VIDEOTAPE) TAPPER: And, Wolf, of course, you can see much more of the interview tomorrow on CNN's "NEW DAY" at 6:00 a.m. Eastern and again on "THE LEAD" at 4:00 p.m. Eastern -- Wolf. BLITZER: Jake, thanks very much. Now to the growing threat of terrorism at the Winter Olympics in Russia and beyond. And just eight days before the opening ceremonies, new arrests and new warnings that al Qaeda is likely plotting and inspiring new attacks. Let's go to our Pentagon correspondent, Barbara Starr -- Barbara. BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, how serious might it be? Well, the U.S. military and the Russian military are now promising to stay in touch throughout the Sochi Games. It is just a concern and worry that keeps coming. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) STARR (voice-over): Russia arrested two men it says were accomplices in those deadly bomb attacks last month in Volgograd, a town about 400 miles from the site of next month's Olympics. It's the latest crackdown on potential threats to the Sochi Games. MATTHEW OLSEN, NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR: We have seen an uptick in the threat reporting regarding Sochi. And this was what we expected, given where the Olympics are located. STARR: U.S. counterterrorism chief Matthew Olson believes the Olympic site itself will be safe. OLSEN: The greater threat is to softer targets in the greater Sochi area and in the outskirts, beyond Sochi, where there is a substantial potential for a terrorist attack. STARR: Train stations, buses and shops may be impossible to protect, the insurgency in Russia just the latest in the global threat from violent militants either inspired by or affiliated with al Qaeda, a battle the U.S. may not be winning. JAMES CLAPPER, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR: I can't say that the, you know, the threat is any less. I think our ability to discern it is much improved over what it was in the early part of the 2000 period. So I think that dispersion and decentralization actually creates a different threat and a harder one to watch and detect. STARR: In Somalia, a U.S. drone fired a Hellfire missile on Sunday to try to kill Ahmed Godane, the leader of the al Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabab. Intelligence indicated new plotting against U.S. targets in the region. In Yemen, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, AQAP, is on the rise. U.S. officials worry the government of Yemen has failed to take action. AQAP has already plotted against the U.S. with the 2009 underwear bomber attack. In Syria, concerns are at an all-time high that foreign fighters are there and could return to Europe or the U.S. to conduct attacks. CLAPPER: In excess of 7,000 foreign fighters have been attracted from some 50 countries, many of them in Europe and the Mideast. (END VIDEOTAPE) STARR: The U.S. intelligence community now calculates that al Qaeda affiliates are active in at least 12 countries. Syria remains a vital concern, that militants there could use it as a staging ground to try and stage future attacks against the U.S. -- Wolf. BLITZER: And today there was another U.S. warning to Syria on chemical weapons? I thought the Syrians had agreed to give up their chemical weapons. STARR: Yes, you would have thought so, huh? Well, they did agree, but are they really doing it seems to be the question now. So far, apparently, only about 5 percent of what Syria has promised to ship out of the country has even been moved to ports and loaded on ships. They are woefully behind, the State Department, the Pentagon coming out today voicing a lot of concern about this. The Syrians say they need more help, they need more equipment. The Obama administration's view is the Syrians are bargaining for time and they want them to stop it -- Wolf. BLITZER: Barbara Starr with those disturbing reports, thanks very much. Other news we're following, the governor of Georgia now is personally accepting responsibility for the snow disaster that paralyzed the city of Atlanta and the other parts of the state. I spoke with the Republican governor, Nathan Deal, just a little while ago here in THE SITUATION ROOM. It was his first CNN interview since the storm hit on Tuesday. Listen to this. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BLITZER: How much of a wakeup call has this been for your state? GOV. NATHAN DEAL (R), GEORGIA: I think it's been a big wakeup call. I think it is going to cause all of us to be more aggressive in terms of declaring states of emergency, in terms of deploying our emergency personnel, especially with our Department of Transportation. They had done some preliminary treating of the bridges and the overpasses that morning, but even that did not prove to be totally effective, because the temperatures were so low that when the melting occurred, refreezing followed it very quickly. So it would have had to have been an ongoing treatment of the roads. And once the roads became clogged, we could not even get our DOT trucks to be able to move through the traffic in order to give further salt and sand and other solutions to be applied to the roads. It was just totally at a standstill. (END VIDEOTAPE) BLITZER: Yes, it was, though temperatures today are starting to climb in the Atlanta area. The city, though, is not back to normal by any means. Efforts to tow abandoned vehicles away begin tonight. Still ahead, it was dramatized in the movie "Argo," but these days few Westerners get inside the former U.S. Embassy in Iran where American hostages were seized in 1979 and held for 444 days. Now CNN is getting an exclusive tour. And we're learning more about Governor Chris Christie's 2016 political machine. Was he really in the dark about the Bridgegate scandal? A new report is fueling some fresh doubts. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: In Iran right now, the former U.S. Embassy where Americans were taken hostage decades ago and held for 444 days is being used in a rather outrageous way. CNN got an exclusive look inside. Our chief national security correspondent, Jim Sciutto, is joining us now live from Tehran. Jim, what did you see? JIM SCIUTTO, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Well, I will tell you, Wolf, it feels like a place where time stopped. You walk into this building, much of it preserved just the way it was 35 years ago when the embassy was taken over. You have got all these relics, these teletype machines, giant fax machine, soundproof meeting rooms, secure communications rooms, all of which they display as prized possessions now. But, also, as you're hearing the talk from the guide leading you around, the points of view are relics as well. They're still trying to sell this idea that the embassy was a den of spies and that as a result the takeover was justified. Here's what the guide told me when I asked him that question, did he still feel it was right what happened in 1979? (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SCIUTTO: Do you still believe it was justified to hold the Americans as hostages? UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): Definitely, yes. SCIUTTO: And why ? UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): Based on international law, the U.S. Embassy should function as an embassy, not interfere in internal affairs. It's like somebody is snooping around your house. What would you do? (END VIDEO CLIP) SCIUTTO: They're also selling some more recent conspiracy theories. There's a whole mural painted in the staircase there selling the idea that 9/11, that the U.S. was actually behind 9/11. Frankly, Wolf, I just didn't have the patience to listen to that. But I will tell you, many Iranians have grown disillusioned with the revolution. This place is not the magnet for average Iranians that it used to be. And I wondered as I was there how many Iranians are still listening to this point of view as well. BLITZER: Yes, I suspect there's an increasing number who aren't. But we will see, Jim Sciutto in Tehran for us. It's worth noting, by the way, that the United States has custody of the old Iranian Embassy here in Washington. It maintains the building remains pretty much as it was then up on Massachusetts Avenue. It's locked down. They have not made it into some sort of propaganda scene or anything like that. It's there. Presumably, if the U.S. and Iran were ever to resume diplomatic relations, that embassy would be brought out of mothballs, if you will, and the Iranians would have their embassy on Massachusetts Avenue here in Washington. BLITZER: Just ahead: Governor Chris Christie's team and their game of political moneyball. We're getting a fascinating inside look at his 2016 campaign operation and its response to the Bridgegate scandal. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: We're getting a new fly-on-the-wall look inside Governor Chris Christie's operation and its response to what is called that Bridgegate scandal in New Jersey. And it zeros in on the question that many people have been asking, how could Christie not have known what was actually going on? We're joined by David Chen of "The New York Times," part of the team that wrote this lengthy article in the newspaper. David, thanks very much for joining us. DAVID CHEN, "THE NEW YORK TIMES": Thanks, Wolf. Great to be here. BLITZER: One of the conclusions, you have this inner circle, this political inner circle, if you will, of Governor Christie's team. They were in very close proximity, not only amongst themselves, but with the governor physically, if you will, raising the question, how could he not have known what was going on? CHEN: I think there's still certainly the sense that, the possibility I think that he did not know, because there's no direct evidence yet. That said, I think what we tried to do was sort of look under the hood, if you will, of his political operation, which is, by any stretch of the imagination, very impressive for a state-level operation. It's the kind of thing that you would think is the precursor to a 2016 run. I mean, they talk about mini-Ohios and mini-Floridas. They talk about moneyball in terms of trying to assess towns that were swing towns that they could maybe persuade or win over. So it's a very sophisticated operation. BLITZER: And they had an eye towards 2016, the presidential race. (CROSSTALK) CHEN: Yes. That was always the assumption, right. Especially when he began to really rise on the national stage as a Republican who could win bipartisan support, I think it became part of the mission statement, if you will, that he should try to run up the score almost in terms of reelection. BLITZER: What was the conclusion, though, that you and your team had as far as the blame game, if you will? We know a couple of his staffers were fired. Others were implicated, if you will. There's subpoenas going on right now, full-scale investigation. Bottom line, the conclusion was? CHEN: Bottom line, the conclusion is that you can't jump to conclusions quite yet, but that everything that has been reported so far suggests that certainly it's a very top-down, tight-knit operation, in which the governor had a lot of control and took a lot of interest in politics. So sort of the gap in terms of credibility, you know, is beginning to narrow a bit. BLITZER: Here's a new poll, "Washington Post"/ABC News poll, on 2016, the presidential -- potential presidential race, Republicans out there, Paul Ryan at 20 percent, Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, 18. Chris Christie is now down to 13 percent. He has suffered politically significantly as a result of this scandal. CHEN: Well, having just covered the New York City mayor's race, where the polls were often not quite right, I think it's a little premature to sort of write his political epitaph for the moment. But, clearly, what is troubling for people who support Governor Christie or are inclined to like him is the sense that he built up his reputation as someone who was a bipartisan person, who was above the fray, who viewed politics as kind of petty. And now there's an alternate narrative that's emerging in which he's portrayed as vindictive or as a bit of a bully. And if that holds, if takes root and if there are other e-mails or other documents that come out, then that really is damaging and could last for a longer period of time. BLITZER: And those are all ifs, obviously. So far, there's no -- absolutely no smoking gun. That's your conclusion as well, as of right now, right? CHEN: Right. And as -- there are multiple investigations or inquiries that are beginning to unfold. The U.S. attorney is looking into it. You have got a joint committee, legislative committee. And there could be other things. And so it is still very premature to kind of write -- to come to any conclusion, really. BLITZER: Yes, and that would be very, very premature. David Chen of "The New York Times," thanks very much for joining us. CHEN: Thank you very much. BLITZER: That's it for me. Thanks very much for watching. I'm Wolf Blitzer in THE SITUATION ROOM.


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Pursuant to an open records request from The Herald-Gazette, the Spalding County sheriff's office has released an incident report and three officer narratives stemming from a June 12 altercation in which an off-duty Griffin police officer was shot.
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He often recalls a conversation with Najib when the latter was in power and how the former premier had told him point blank that "cash is king".
However, a source close to the former premier repudiated Mahathir's version of that conversation.
"The words were mentioned. But not in the vein Mahathir claims," he told Malaysiakini.
The source claimed that Mahathir objected to the Najib administration's BR1M financial handout scheme and wanted subsidies to be maintained instead.
"But Najib told him that recipients of BR1M should decide for themselves how they wanted to spend their money. Instead of giving them subsidies they might not benefit from.
"'Cash is king' to the recipients. This is what he told Mahathir," he added.
The source accused Mahathir of later giving the impression that it was Najib who believed that cash is king as opposed to the latter pointing out that cash would benefit the people more compared to subsidies.
He claimed that the difference between the two was that Najib believed the B40 households could make their own decisions in a wise manner with regard to the extra income.
"Would you rather buy a necessity like kerosene or food grains at a subsidy or receive an equivalent amount of cash instead?
"Would you prefer that the government decides your consumption pattern rather than figuring out on your own how to spend your income?" he asked.
The source claimed that Najib believed that BR1M would increase resources available to households whereas subsidies distorted the market.
"The most obvious distortion is that subsidies, which reduce the market price and by definition cannot be targeted. It allows everyone to benefit, even those who don't need help.
"Whereas direct cash transfers can, in principle, be targeted directly to the poor," he added.
Apart from this, the source claimed that Mahathir and Najib also disagreed on minimum wage, which the latter was supportive of.
He then cited a blog post from 2012 where Mahathir said the increase in wages would not be a concern for the government.
"But it should worry the private sector. Already Malaysia's wages and salaries are higher than all the Asean countries excepting Singapore. It is certainly higher than China. This might deter both domestic and foreign investors.
"If investments do not come in, the number of new jobs created would be diminished. This might increase unemployment," he added.
The source further commented that this was one of the key differences between the thinking of Mahathir and Najib that eventually caused their relationship to fall apart.
"Najib believes more in raising the wages and income of the ordinary folk while Mahathir continues to think of the interest of the businessmen.
"This can still be seen today where Najib had continued to raise the historically low civil service salaries while one of Mahathir's first acts was to review the pay hikes of the civil service," he added.


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The findings, which are based on a survey of more than 11,000 online shoppers in 11 countries, underline the speed at which China has emerged as one of the world's most wired retail markets.
Online shopping, nearly nonexistent in China as recently as five years ago, has emerged as a major sales channel for retailers, with combined sales of about 1.3 trillion renminbi, or $211 billion, last year, said Carrie Yu, China and Asia Pacific retail and consumer expert at PwC in Hong Kong.
"Things are happening very fast here," Ms. Yu said. "E-tailing has become a major focus for C.E.O.'s across all segments of retailing, whether it's electrical goods, luxury goods or even groceries."
The explosive growth of electronic shopping in China has led to the country's emergence as one of the world's busiest online shopping markets, both in terms of overall sales volumes and in terms of the frequency with which consumers shop online, Ms. Yu said.
In China, 58 percent of respondents in the PwC report said they shopped online at least once a week, for example. That percentage was by far the highest of any of the countries covered in the PwC survey. By comparison, only 42 percent of U.S. respondents, 41 percent of those in Britain, and 29 percent of German respondents said they shopped online at least once a week. The percentage was lowest in France, where only 13 percent said they made online purchases once or more a week.
Chinese consumers are also significantly more likely than their counterparts in other parts of the world to use smartphones or tablets, rather than PCs, to make online purchases. More than one third of Chinese online shoppers used such devices, about double the global average, the PwC report found.
The quest for lower prices has been a main driver of online shopping around the world in recent years, especially in the half-decade since the global financial crisis, when consumers in many parts of the world became more eager to save money, Ms. Yu said.
In China, however, the growth of online shopping has been given several extra kicks.
The economy has continued to grow rapidly; wages have risen; and the country's online population has ballooned along with better communications networks and the easy availability of online devices.
"In a nation where many other sectors are rapidly expanding, e-tailing stands out for its astonishing growth," McKinsey wrote in a report published in March.
According to McKinsey, China was the world's second-largest e-tailing market, after the United States, in 2011, with sales totaling $120 billion — well above the $107 billion in Japan, and more than twice those recorded in Britain, for example. By 2012, China came "very close to equaling the United States for the top spot" in terms of e-tailing volumes, McKinsey added.
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5 Bioinformatics Link Directories You Must Visit
There are already thousands of online bioinformatics resources available, with no doubt many more to come in future.One of the limiting factors of the field is the difficulty in navigating the vast array of resources to identify the most appropriate tool(s) for what you need to do. Here are 10 websites that will help you with your search for appropriate bioinformatic tool for your own job-
The Bioinformatics Links Directory features curated links to molecular resources, tools, and databases culled from the annual Database issue and Web Server issue of the journal Nucleic Acids Research (NAR). NAR is a highly ranked open access journal of the Oxford press that publishes articles on the biological, biochemical, physical, and chemical aspects of proteins and nucleic acids involved in nucleic acid interactions and/or metabolism.
The BioMed Central Databases maintains a catalog of Web-based databases as well as a Biology Image Library. The collection can be browsed by subject area or searched by name, description, contents, and/or subject area. Best of this is that the scientific community is welcome to create a database or simply house it on the BioMed Central Databases site.
The OBRC contains manually curated links and annotations for over 2,000 bioinformatics databases and software tools. It was created by the Molecular Biology Information Service for the Health Sciences Library System at the University of Pittsburgh and can be accessed from their webpage. This freely available, searchable database arranges resources by categories and sub-categories such as Structure Databases and Analysis Tools, Proteomics Resources, and Enzymes and Pathways.It is a one-stop guided information gateway to the major bioinformatics databases and software tools on the Web.
4. Expasy
ExPASy is the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics Bioinformatics Resource Portal which provides access to scientific databases and software tools in different areas of biological sciences including proteomics, genomics, phylogeny, systems biology, population genetics, transcriptomics, bioinformatics.
This directory contains links for free E-Books, softwares, tools, protocols and so many other things that may be useful for scientist including bioinformaticians.
Bonus Bioinformatics Links Directory
123 genomics is a Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Knowledge Base. you can find the servers and tools that are arranged categorically for easy use and search for different uses.
This is another good bioinformatics directory where you browse tools category-wise and suggests tools also.
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No. 1 Duke dominates Davidson
Durham, NC (Sports Network) – Shelden Williams had 20 points 10 rebounds and
nine blocks, as the top-ranked Duke Blue Devils defeated the Davidson
Wildcats, 84-55, at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
J.J. Redick scored a game-high 29 points for Duke. Lee Melchionni had 16
points and seven rebounds for the Blue Devils (3-0), who now head to New York
for the semifinals of the Preseason NIT on Wednesday against Drexel.
"We have a lot of weapons on the team, and for most of the season, we're going
to rely on the top two guys, me and J.J.," Williams said. "But we know if
we're not having a good night, we can always rely on our other players to help
us out on the offensive end of the court."
Redick shot 10-of-18 from the field, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc, as
Duke hit 52.5 percent of its shots from the field.
"I just had an aggressive mindset," Redick said. "We ran some good stuff for
me today, and I made some moves off the dribble, and then there were some
times when my teammates found me open for threes. Overall, it was a good
offensive day for me."
Ian Johnson and Brendan Winters each had 17 points for the Wildcats (0-1), who
have lost 19 straight games against the Blue Devils.
The Wildcats were within one-point after Winters hit a three-pointer to make
it 10-9 with 13:44 left in the first half. However, that was as close as they
got the rest of the game. The Blue Devils went on a 11-1 run that was capped
off by a Williams jumper that made the score 21-10 with a little over nine
minutes left in the half.
Davidson got to within five on Johnson's basket to make it 25-20 with 5:33
left in the half. However, Redick drained a three-pointer on the next
possession and Duke finished off the half with a 16-6 run to lead 41-26.
Redick led all scorers at the half with 19 points.
Duke steadily increased its lead in the second half. The closest Davidson got
was to a 14-point deficit after Johnson completed a three-point play to make
the score 45-31 with 17:17 left in the game.
However, Redick nailed a three-point basket to start a 13-4 Blue Devils run
and they cruised the rest of the way.
Game Notes
Duke has won 29 of 30 meetings against Davidson in Cameron Indoor Stadium with
the only loss coming on Dec. 29, 1981 (75-73) in Mike Krzyzewski's second
season as Duke's coach. Overall, Duke leads the series by a count of
84-17…Duke outrebounded Davidson 33-31…Davidson shot 38.6
percent…Davidson shot 1-of-8 from beyond the arc…Duke was 10-of-21 on
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SMS 4666: MobileWeb and operators join forces to help Haiti earthquake victims
MobileWeb.be and the Belgian mobile operators Proximus, Mobistar and Base have joined forces to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Tuesday January 12th, a severe earthquake with a magnitude of 7 on the scale of Richter has hit the poor western province of Haiti, a region of 2,2 million inhabitants. The disaster has caused several thousands of victims, many severily wounded and an enormous material damage. Several humanitarian groups and organisations have rushed to the disaster area to give support.
What can we do?
For every SMS message, containing the word JA or OUI sent to the shortcode 4666, you donate 1 euro to this action. MobileWeb.be and the mobile operators have offered their services free of charge, so all donations will be entirely funded to the humanitarian organisations.
The action will run until January 31st.
Act now and help Haiti:
> send YES to 4666 (1 euro/sms)
> stuur JA naar 4666 (1 euro/sms)
> envoyez OUI au 4666 (1 euro/sms)
More info in the press releases (NL version/FR version) of the mobile operators.


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Joan Bentley (BS '65) APRN, ANCC; advanced practice track; retired NP, West Jordan Medical Center; South Jordan, UT.Joan loves to travel and has seen almost the entire world. She has five children who love to travel with her.
It was wonderful! It taught me what I need to know!
Marilyn M. Call (BS '72); pediatric nurse practitioner track.
Sue Ann R. Christensen (BS '86) CPNP; advanced practice track; NP, Utah Valley Pediatrics; Orem, UT. Sue specializes in the care of newborns, children, adolescents and special-needs children. She speaks some Korean. She likes to read, travel and spend time with family in her free time.
Kathleen Hogan FNP-c; family nurse practitioner track; NP, SLC Health Clinics of Utah Medical; Salt Lake City, UT. Kathleen is a very kind and compassionate person. She loves working with patients to improve and monitor their health.
Ruth Ann Hooper (AS '65, BS '69); family nurse practitioner track; NP, Premier Family Medical; Orem, UT. Ruth has four children and 14 grandchildren. She plays the piano and organ. She also loves to oil paint and decorate cakes.
I got my associate's, bachelor's, and master's at BYU so I've benefited greatly from them!
Janice C. Jensen; nursing administration track; retired from UVU; Orem, UT. Janice completed 20 years as an advanced professor at UVU (formerly UVSC) She helped write the curriculum for the BSN program, and advised student regarding employment opportunities and preparation for licensure. Most importantly, she was able to be a hands-on grandma to her 23 grandchildren and to enjoy her seven little great-grandchildren. She served in the Provo Temple for nine years and continued in Church service in Orem after moving there. It was a joy for her to see some of her former students in the classes she took to receive her M.S. degree. She has been able to encourage some of her children and grandchildren to enter the nursing profession.
Richard T. Knowlton Jr. DNP, FNP-BC; family nurse practitioner track; assistant professor and DNP program director, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Womack Army Medical Center; Fort Bragg, NC. Richard received his DNP from Robert Morris University. He is a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.
April A. Lassen (AS '82, BS '89); former nursing director, Orchard Park Care Center; Lehi, UT
Donna J. Abbott Lister APRN, PhD, CNE; family nurse practitioner track; nursing professor and department chair, Southern Utah University (SUU); FNP, Canyon View Clinic, IHC; Paragonah, UT. Donna received her PhD in Education from Walden University. She has received an Outstanding Nursing Leadership award. currently serves on the State Board of Nursing Education Committee. She is married with five children and three grandchildren.
Madison D. Murphy (BS '89); psychiatric nurse practitioner track; marketing manager, K & M Nursing Registry Corp; American Fork, UT.
Patricia Ravert (AS '74, BS '75) PhD (UofU), RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN; nursing administration track; dean and professor in the BYU College of Nursing; American Fork, UT. Patty has received these recognitions: Alice Louise Reynolds Women-in-Scholarship Lecturer (2015); fellow, American Academy of Nursing (AAN) (2011); fellow, National League for Nursing (NLN) (2010); Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing (NLN); Excellence in the Academic Setting Award, International Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) (2009). She has five children and 12 grandchildren.
Throughout my nursing career, I have used the knowledge I gained in the master's program. I knew I wanted to continue my education as a baccalaureate graduate and then again as a master's graduate.
Elizabeth S. Reynolds FNP-BC, BSN, ASN, RN; family nurse practitioner track; nursing instructor, Denver School of Nursing; Byers, CO.
Karen B. Stokes (BS '87); nursing administration track; director, Home Health and Hospice Compliance at HealthSouth Rehabilitation; South Jordan, UT. Karen has spent the last 23 years in the home health industry and has loved every minute of it! She is married with three children and seven grandchildren. Karen and her husband love to travel and have seen many wonderful parts of the world. She loves to cross stitch, which works well with airplane travel, something she does a lot of for her job. Her favorite quote is: "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain!"
My education at BYU's master program helped prepare me for the management and operational duties I have been afforded over the years.
Lorraine L. Wilson (BS '64); family nurse practitioner track; FNP, retired 2004; Provo, UT. Lorraine's most memorable awards came in the form of numerous notes expressing personal thankfulness and gratitude.
My experience in the master's program made my career possible. I lived in Vernal, UT at the time I attended and the schedule of classes allowed me to commute once a week and stay overnight for the next day's classes.


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Just a short week or so ago, I decided I would never write again. I decided I'm sick to death of me and my weight. I decided I would never bore another soul with my ups and downs of weight control, all my idiosyncrasies and personality disorders. I decided to put this whole thing on hold.
But, I had to write what Stephen said about his dad.
And, I had to write about our great Thursday.
And now, I decided to just forget about tossing it all, and write about — guess what — weight.
[I remember one day over in Evanston we were at Mom's for some kind of meal. Some kind of celebration and, of course, she had cooked all day and everything was laden with thick gravies, sauces or cheeses. Of course, she had two deserts and butter on all the vegetables and extra thick real whipping cream. Or something like that. I went into the back freezer and got some frozen broccoli. She said. "Oh my gosh, are we going to make this all about you again?" Or something like that. All I really remember was the crushing feeling. The feeling that she would never understand my obsession and debilitation with food and weight. The realization that she would never understand what it was like to be bulimic for 25 or so years. The realization that I was pretty much on my own with this. Isolated. The realization that, all though it was so important to me to not eat all that goop, it was what made her happy, to cook and serve and love her family through food.]
Don't misunderstand. I adore and cherish my Mother!
Anyway . . .
I decided to do the Standard Process purification. I had been thinking about it for a while. Ever since Tracy had so much success with it in July. I also heard Dr. Oz expounding how important it is to treat our liver with love and respect and stop overloading our bodies with chemicals, preservatives, sugars, fats and processed/refined flours.
My cycle: I eat healthy for a week, then eat everything in sight and sometimes out of sight. I am reminded that I found a package of Oreo cookies in the trunk a couple weeks after we went cliff jumping at the Gorge. I had originally bought it for Scott and Logan, but there it was, still in the trunk. What was I supposed to do? Waste it? No, I sat down with a huge glass of milk and ate the whole package. Yah. The whole thing. But wait. I didn't stop there. A few days later. I ate another whole package of Oreos! And then, when hubby and Stephen returned from camping I went out and found their package of Oreos and finished it off.
s.i.c.k. — I know. My middle name!
So, once again, I was struck with the firm knowledge that I am overwhelmed by food choices. I'm obsessed with/addicted to food/health/weight/fat. And, yet I'm always eating, dieting, starving, binging, rewarding myself, punishing myself with — you guessed it — food.
I thought of Wayne and Mary. I put on my happy face, my fake happy face and told them I'd like to do the Standard Process program. They accommodated me with as little embarrassment as possible.
"Refresh. Replenish. Rejuvenate. The 21-day purification program is effective because it focuses on the whole person–making better food and beverage choices." So I took the leap.
Here I am, already, on the day seven! And I'm not going to talk about weight lost. Just how great I feel! I've got two weeks to go and already feel Refreshed! Replenished! Rejuvenated!


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Watch Sean Kingston "Breakfast Club Interview" Video, the latest video from Sean Kingston, which dropped on Thursday, September 12th, 2013. Sean Kingston's horizons are broadening with each new release, and Sean Kingston "Breakfast Club Interview" Video is no exception. It's a worthy addition to a catalogue that has seen much growth since Sean Kingston stepped foot in the rap game. We're looking forward to hearing more.Sean Kingston visited Power 105's The Breakfast Club to promote his new album "Back 2 Life." He talks about the album, as well as the music video for "Seasonal Love" with Wale, his relationship with Maliah Michel and more.
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For a long time, copywriters the world over have been accepting very low rates of pay. It goes without saying that someone living in Asia would be able to offer their services for a lot less than a professional copywriter based in the UK. However, there are certain standards which need to be maintained whether it's the rate of pay or the quality of copy provided by professionals.
Correct and fair copywiting rates allows freelancers to provide top quality content that meets the demands of discerning clients who know the value of well written content and how it can benefit and serve their businesses.
Pricing per Project/Job
It is always that much easier for both an employer and the copywriter to agree on a fair price before the work commences. However, clients need to be very clear in their brief and not alter it in any way, shape or form which might entail more work for the copywriter.
If this happens, the copywriter has every right to renegotiate their fee to cover the extra work and time they spend on the project. However, should the client go the other way and reduce the amount of work needed, then this should be considered as their loss and not the copywriter's fault. As such the original fee would still stand even though less copy has been provided.
Copywriters should ask for a minimum of 50% upfront BEFORE they even start the work. Ideally this figure should stand at 75%, but many employers baulk at the prospect of having to pay out two thirds upfront whereas 50% seems more acceptable.
It is particularly important to get a deposit from ALL new clients because this offers you peace of mind and it provides a little in the way of guarantee that you are dealing with a serious client.
Obviously, the more experienced a copywriter is the higher they can set their fee. If a copywriter excels in certain fields and niches, they can charge a premium because of their knowledge and quality of copy.
However, there's a lot to factor in when pricing up a job and this should not be left solely up to the client. They naturally may have a budget to work to, but this has to be realistic which all too often it is not. If you feel a client is not offering an acceptable rate, then you may be better off walking away from the job.
Hourly Copywriting Rates
Should a client prefer to work to an hourly rate, it is essential the number of hours a project will take is agreed by both parties at the outset. With this said, knowing the accepted hourly rate, helps copywriters when they need to work out a set fee for a job because it makes it easier to work out the hours a project might take and then multiply this by the hourly rate. This provides a realistic and fair price for a job.
As a rule of thumb, the hourly rate for professional copywriting services are as follows:
£30 per hour for less experienced copywriters, but who can provide top notch work and who has an excellent portfolio that covers a range of topics
£100 per hour for copywriters with years of experience under their belt having provided excellent copy and who boast a portfolio covering a range of topics
Should the client want to work to a daily rate, the accepted, fair rates of pay are as follows:
£250 per day for less experienced copywriters, but who can provide top quality work and who have excellent portfolios
£800 per day for copywriters who boast years of experience in providing top quality work to clients and who boast excellent portfolios
Pricing by the Word
This is never a good idea because it tends to lower the standard and quality of copywriting, turning it into a commodity rather than what has come to be accepted as a professional and much needed service in a fast moving world.
Often the result of price-per-word deals sees work being written far too quickly without the necessary research having been carried out. This in turn, results in a piece being factually incorrect and of a substandard quality. In short, pricing per word encourages volume and quantity over the much needed quality and as everyone knows 'Content is King'.
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