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Argentinian Drumming Legend Andrea Álvarez: "The Force Comes from Deep Inside"
Words by Shaina Joy Machlus
Photos by Catalina Kulczar
Drummer, percussionist, singer, guitarist, composer, and producer Andrea Álvarez is, in a word, legendary. For 40 years, she has blessed fans with an array of rock music and paved the way for other musicians and creators to push their musical boundaries. Despite growing up in Buenos Aires, during a military dictatorship that violently repressed women who were expressing themselves, the now 55-year-old remained dedicated to showing the world who she is on the drums.
As the drummer for Argentina's first all-women's rock group, Rouge, Álvarez didn't hesitate to carve out her space in the world of rock music. As a result, her very presence changed the course of women's history in music.
Currently playing in Natalia Oreiro and Draco Rosa, with a total of six solo albums under her belt and a documentary, The Girls Are Good, on the way, it is clear that Álvarez is nowhere close to stopping. Tom Tom had the extreme fortune to sit down and talk candidly with this human tornado for a few moments.
Tom Tom: What are five words that describe you?
Andrea Álvarez: Woman, artist, mother, musician, drummer.
Do you remember the first time you played a percussion instrument? How did it feel?
I played clarinet since I was a girl, but I remember like it was yesterday the first time I sat down at a drumset and someone explained to me how to play. I felt like I was an expert even though I only knew how to play basic rhythms. Still, I went back to my house believing that I knew everything. I felt happy that I had found my place in music.
Who were your greatest musical influences when you were growing up?
From a very young age, my parents encouraged me to listen to lots of music and go to concerts of all genres; from jazz & opera to classical, folk, etc. When I was seven years old, they gave me Revolver by the Beatles. I think that was a turning point in my life. Someone fundamental to me was Sheila E. When I learned about her existence in her early days with George Duke, it was a great example to follow. I only got to see her perform during her time with Prince, although I hadn't heard the music before. At that time in Argentina, we didn't have access to everything.
How did growing up in Argentina influence your drumming and the way you create music?
Growing up in Argentina and being a teenager during the military dictatorship surely marked a lot of who I am on all levels. It wasn't easy being a woman at that time and knowing from such a young age that what I wanted was to play drums and be onstage. Neither was growing up in opposition to everything political that was happening. Music was the place where I felt alive, and satiated my permanent curiosity.
Can you tell us about growing up under a military dictatorship?
When the dictatorship began, I was 12 years old; it was March 24, 1976. Of course this formed the sociocultural style of my adolescence. The TV told us there were "good" people and "bad" people. People were kidnapped only because they did not agree; they were named terrorists. There were no laws. It was horrible. They took you prisoner for dressing differently, or, for example, they would not let me enter into the school if I had on certain "strange" clothes. Most of the people agreed with these measures, even though at a distance it seems crazy. Otherwise, it would never have been possible to carry out such a situation.
"I laugh in the face of adversity and have a lot of love for what I do."
How did the dictatorship interfere with being a woman?
I don't know if it interfered with being a woman because everyone was repressed. Although today we know that women were raped, and they took away their children if they were pregnant. And in those times, there was almost no talk of feminism. My mom was very independent, and I lived in a home where both my father and my mother were equal in everything.
How did you survive as a human and as a musician during the dictatorship?
My parents saw that I had a lot of energy, curiosity, and the need to express myself. They pushed me towards music. Rock, to be more exact, was a place of freedom, of flight, where I put all my imagination. That is how I decided to be an artist. I think that allowed me to survive that era.
How did this change once the dictatorship ended?
At the end of the dictatorship, at the time of the Malvinas War, music in English was banned. Sounds ridiculous today, no? [Laughs] and that made a resurgence of rock in Spanish possible. I turned to rock bands, because music is where I am from. It is my place.
Can you tell us a little bit about the creation of Rouge?
I was not the creator of Rouge. Actually, it was a band made up of women doing covers of songs in English. There was a moment when the group broke up and only the pianist and bassist were left. In that moment, they decided to recreate the band and make their own songs in Spanish. Mari Sanchez was the drummer who decided to travel to Spain, so I was the only drummer left! I was 18 at the time, and I knew Claudia Sinesi, the bass player. So they called me, and the second stage of Rouge, the one we know today, was born. Rouge was the first all-female rock group in Argentina.
How was that experience? What were the best parts?
Rouge was the first band of women musicians, and I remember it as one of the happiest times of my life. To have musician friends and share everything with them was a dream come true. At that time, being a woman and musician was in no way common, and meeting "peers" was beautiful. We didn't realize that there were difficult parts at the time, because it coincided with a very good moment in the Argentinean rock scene. Without publicity, we could play show after show to full venues.
"My strength comes from my great need to say things, to question. It does not come from my size. I'm very small! But in drumming, I've found a place from [which] to 'make noise.' The force comes from deep inside!"
What is your secret to longevity in the music industry?
I think what keeps me always active and excited is to feel that I am only just beginning. I can develop my records as I like and still be nominated by the Latin Grammys. I laugh in the face of adversity and have a lot of love for what I do.
Do you think you have received the recognition you deserve? Why or why not? What recognition would you like for yourself? For example, the Latin Grammys, what do you think of them?
When I was nominated for my last album for a Latin Grammy, I was very happy. It's not that I'm interested in the awards, but my album was 100 percent independent, without any record label other than my own, and that seemed like a huge achievement. I did not win it. I think it's very evident that the big labels have a lot of power and that business is always what "triumphs" in the end. And the truth is that it didn't change me at all on any level. I took a side and declared myself feminist decades ago. My music talks about that. Yet, when it is the famous Women's Day [in Argentina, March 8], I am never called to perform at any important events. It's not that I am unknown as an artist. No. I even work on a television program, and I have played with the most important artists of Spanish-speaking rock. I know the entire artistic world. What I would like is, for example, at this stage of my life, to be in a more comfortable situation economically, and, above all else, play live more often with my own band.
Humility, important or not?
Today's concept of humility is strange. When someone is an artist, before anything else they have to believe in what they do, be proud of it, and want show it off and share it. That requires a certain ego and self-esteem. We all think that our album is the best in the world—it's the reason we made it—that's why I don't believe much in people who pretend to be humble.
What advice do you give to women who are just beginning their career in percussion?
My advice—if I played it humble, I would say, "I'm not the one to advise anyone." [Laughs] It's the same for everyone: First of all, respect yourself. Don't have high expectations, or believe in magic formulas, because they do not exist. In particular for women, as we're still in times of inequality, even if it seems we're not, I would tell them listen to your desires, don't be afraid to mark your territory, and do whatever is necessary to take the place you deserve.
I see that you write in Spanish using the "x" (ex. todxs) in order to write in a gender-neutral way. What do you think the future of the Spanish language is, in terms of gender neutrality?
In Argentina, we use the "e," or the "x." The "x" is the one that I use and is the most comfortable for me. It is about not using gender. I do it out of respect. After many years of speaking in the masculine, sometimes I forget to do it, but if I think a little I do it out of respect. The structure of Spanish masculinizes everything. I do not know what the future is, but I think that generally what is masculine has to change.
What made you decide to start producing your own music?
For many years my goal as a musician was to play an instrument well. After being a mother, naturally, I began to need to listen to music that talked about the topics that mattered to me. Family violence, toxic relationships, abortion, and everything related to my being a woman in this world. I realized that I could not expect that of male artists, and no women were doing it in my country, so I started writing lyrics. The first was "40 minutes," which is about a militant anarchist squatter who commits suicide. My own need generated my solo career.
Do you feel it is important to sing in Spanish versus English? Why or why not?
I am Argentinian, and I think in Spanish. Anyway, I think one's "voice" comes from many places. From a sound, a style, an attitude, taking a position. For example, I do not know what Fiona Apple, or PJ Harvey, are talking about when I listen to them without reading the lyrics, but I hear an identity; I hear a fury; I hear that they invite me to be different from the establishment. That is what makes their music universal. I do not like Argentinians who sing in English, because it's not believable. Spanish is much more difficult to fit into rock, so doing it in English is, for me, cowardice. If I find what I hear natural and attractive, I don't care. In general, it doesn't sound natural, and that is why it does not appeal to me.
"The most important thing for me [about producing your own music] is knowing what you want to communicate. Even if you don't have resources or technical skills, a good idea or a good song can save everything."
What recommendations do you have for other people who want to start producing their own music?
The most important thing for me is knowing what you want to communicate. Even if you don't have resources, or technical skills, a good idea or a good song can save everything. Listen to a lot of music and old records and analyze all kinds of details about them; the interpretation, arrangements. Realizing what we like about something we hear is important. It's not the model of symbols, or guitar, or a team, or a pedal, but the way it is played; the notes. It is always something deeper that money can't buy that is important.
What has been the most useful advice someone has given you?
My teacher Horacio Gianello (the founding drummer of Argentinian rock) always told me to know who to surround myself with and whom to give my attention and energy to. Of course, I did not listen to him [laughs], and I made a lot of mistakes.
Tell us about your future dreams and plans.
Besides being a teacher and teaching in my studio, I'm a drummer for the bands Natalia Oreiro and Draco Rosa. I also participate on the jury of a TV show featuring a rock band competition. This year, there is a project that is going to occupy a lot of my attention. That project is the making of a documentary that'll talk about my life as a musician; the goal is to use my story as a way to tell the story of women in Argentinian rock. Not the same story that is always told, promoted by men, but that of many musicians who are less known and have no visibility in the rock scene. It will be called The Girls Are Good and has a part dedicated to female drummers.
What is your practice routine?
I practice a technique of Sebastian Hoyos that gives me strength, resistance, better sound and precision in my hands and feet. I try to find a few moments to sit down and play drums from a musical standpoint, not just a technical one, and I practice singing and guitar. Little by little, because one of the things that happens over the years is that worries increase in life so one appreciates every free moment that much more.
Is rock still a man's world?
There are many women who like rock, play it, participate in it, listen to it. We are not the majority. From that perspective, yes, it's a place where men dominate, but I do not think it's a man's world. The business of music is a man's. The rules are derived from that; from the guidelines of a patriarchal culture.
You are such a powerful musician. Where does this force come from?
My strength comes from my great need to say things, to question. It does not come from my size. I'm very small! But in drumming, I've found a place from [which] to "make noise." The force comes from deep inside!
This was originally published in Tom Tom's Spring 2018 issue. Read the full version here.
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Q: Pandas Data Processing I have two data frames as follow.
df1 :

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3
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y
z

df2 :

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I wanted to make three data frames using these two like this.
ndf1 :

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ndf2 :

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ndf3 :

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*ndf1 contains unique keys of both df1 and df2.

*ndf2 contains data from df1

*ndf3 contains data from df2

My questions are, Is this workflow possible with Python and Pandas? and What would be the best approach for that?

A: I will differ a bit from your formulation, in order to:

*

*follow the convention of Unix/Linux's comm command.

*use the index of df1, resp. df2, to indicate where the rows come from (instead of creating id_0 etc.)  If necessary, the index of df1 and df2 can be set to uniquely indicate provenance.

With this, you can do:
ix1 = df1.columns.difference(df2.columns)  # unique to df1
ix2 = df2.columns.difference(df1.columns)  # unique to df2
ix3 = df1.columns.intersection(df2.columns)  # common

u1 = df1[ix1]
u2 = df2[ix2]
common = pd.concat([df1[ix3], df2[ix3]])

On your example data:
>>> u1
   D  E  F
0  x  y  z

>>> u2
   G  H  I
0  p  q  r

>>> common
   A  B  C
0  1  2  3
0  4  5  6

Addendum
Here is an example of how to modify the index of df1 and df2 to indicate unambiguously provenance:
index1 = [f'df1_{i}' for i in df1.index]
index2 = [f'df2_{i}' for i in df2.index]

u1 = df1.set_axis(index1)[ix1]
u2 = df2.set_axis(index2)[ix2]
common = pd.concat([df1.set_axis(index1)[ix3], df2.set_axis(index2)[ix3]])

And now:
>>> u1
       D  E  F
df1_0  x  y  z

>>> u2
       G  H  I
df2_0  p  q  r

>>> common
       A  B  C
df1_0  1  2  3
df2_0  4  5  6

A: You could use pd.DataFrame.merge to merge df1 and df2. Then simply drop the unwanted columns from merged df to create ndf1
To create the ndf2 and ndf3 just drop the unwanted A, B, and C columns from df1 and df2 using pd.DataFrame.drop
FYI
https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/reference/api/pandas.DataFrame.merge.html
https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/reference/api/pandas.DataFrame.drop.html

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With breathtaking views of the Pittsburgh skyline and top notch seafood, Monterey Bay on Mt. Washington is one of the city's premier fine dining destinations. Although it would be easy for the food to play second fiddle to the scenery, the chefs here go above and beyond to make sure the food is just as memorable as the views.
Until recently we hadn't been to Monterey Bay in about five years. We knew we had to make a return trip when we found out the decor and menu had been updated and modernized. It's true- the menu is getting a breath of fresh air while still executing the classics perfectly, and the decor is much more subdued and modern.
Obviously the menu here includes all manner of seafood (think oysters, calamari, lobster, crab, and ten or more varieties of fish), but there's also options for non-seafood loving patrons as well including steaks, chicken, and pasta.
We had our eyes set on the ceviche appetizer until our server described the specials of the day, one of which was a seafood trio appetizer with a crab cake; skewers of salmon, swordfish, and tuna; and blackened cajun shrimp.
We immediately set our eyes on this one and are so glad we did. The crab cake was little more than huge huge chunks of sweet delicious crab, not really formed into a patty or cake (which was just fine with us) but with a light crust on the exterior crab pieces. On the fish skewers, each piece of fish was cooked perfectly. Normally I don't care for swordfish or tuna because they tend to be overcooked and dried out, but these were so dense, juicy, and meaty and served with an ancho chili mayo. Finally, the blackened shrimp with cajun seasoning were just a touch tough but with an Old Bay-esque spice rub and a sweet orange marmalade sauce, the flavors were on point.
Jeremy had wanted to order the brandied shrimp tagliatelle for his entree but they were unfortunately out of it. Instead he ordered the grits with shrimp and scallops. The grits were cheesy and creamy, the shrimp and scallops were cooked perfectly, and on top was a surprising tomato-based Creole sauce studded with onions and peppers and a little smoked sausage.
After asking our server to describe the differences between some of the fish (which he did very well and was very helpful), I chose the halibut prepared with a parmesan crust and a lemon pepper cream sauce.
The fish itself was, of course, cooked to perfection. It was a very nice and meaty fish but still quite flaky and tender. The parmesan crust was crisp and unctuous. The sauce was so rich and creamy but the occasional bite of black pepper and a squirt of lemon balanced things out.
On the side we ordered the seasonal vegetable which was a 14-hour carrot. First of all, the sides here are massive and definitely shareable between two to four people (and are priced to match). But we weren't complaining because these carrots were fantastic: cooked low and slow for 14 hours, the sugars caramelized and created a layer of crusty deliciousness on the outside while the interiors were super creamy.
Who would have thought you could ever gush this much about carrots? But here we are.
The Best Dessert in Pittsburgh?
We kept seeing desserts come out to all the tables around us and knew that that was for sure happening. Our server keyed us in to the angel food grilled cheese sandwich with angel food cake slices as the bread and a cream cheese filling- a dessert that is so popular they will likely never remove from the menu (his words).
Instead of being grilled, the top of the cake was bruleed with sugar. A strawberry-blueberry compote was served on top and a scoop of vanilla ice cream came on the side. Normally it's topped with almonds but alas we had to forgo them due to my allergy.
The bruleed sugar gave the dish the appropriate amount of contrasting texture. The cheese was so creamy and the cake was denser than what you'd normally think of for angel food cake but not as dense as, say, a pound cake.
The berry sauce was a little tart and was an excellent and much appreciated contrast. Before we ordered this we saw a guy at the table next to us get this and down the entire plate himself in less than two minutes.
Now we completely understand why- this is truly one of the best desserts in Pittsburgh.
Our only complaint about Monterey Bay, if you could even call it that, is that not all seats have a stellar view. Some tables are the second in the row and have a bit more obstructed view of the windows, and some seats at those tables are facing reverse- so larger groups are not all guaranteed the window seat (naturally).
But we have a bonus tip direct from the bartender on how to improve your chances at getting the best seats in the house!
If you make a reservation for right when they open (and sufficiently far in advance) you have a higher probability of getting a window seat. Going further, if you arrive for an early drink at the bar (which typically opens 30 minutes before the restaurant does), you'll be able to walk up a few minutes early to score the first seating of the evening.
The bar is located down a flight of steps from the main dining area and there are a ton of seats and a couch or two- almost all along the windows with their own stellar views.
Maybe he was just trying to sell us an extra drink, or maybe there is some truth to it. All we know is that the bar is stunning and we'll be taking the bartender up on that idea in our next visit. Or perhaps we'll go straight to the bar and order from the food menu there.
Drinks and dessert with the city's best view? We're in.
Monterey Bay Fish Grotto is located at 1411 Grandview Avenue on Mount Washington.
For more seafood options in Pittsburgh, check out Or, the Whale, Penn Avenue Fish Co, or Pittsburgh Poke!


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AquaBounty Announces Adjournment of Annual Meeting of Stockholders until May 27, 2022
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Members of Congress can use the budget process to relate program priorities to financial claims on the national budget and incentivize the elimination of less-desirable programs in favor of more-desirable ones.
Congressional oversight traditionally involves the delegation of powers though the committee system and the support of a number of federal agencies and offices, including the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Congressional Research Service (CRS), and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
Inspectors General (IGs) are executive branch positions created by statute with broad powers to audit and investigate their affiliated agencies, and with special protections to ensure their independence. Violations of federal criminal law and other significant problems detected by IGs must be reported to Congress. The CIGIE facilitates coordination among the various IGs, provides regular reports to Congress, and is in frequent communication with Congress on oversight matters.
The GAO supports congressional oversight by auditing agency operations to determine whether federal funds are being spent efficiently, investigating allegations of improper activities, reporting on how well government programs are meeting their objectives, performing policy analyses, and issuing legal opinions and reports on agency rules.
The CRS provides objective, nonpartisan policy analysis and research services to members of Congress on a wide-range of issues, including congressional oversight. The CRS, however, cannot conduct audits or investigations.
While the OMB is mainly concerned with developing policy and budgets for the President, it also serves as an information clearinghouse for executive agencies and is a useful source of information about agency activities for investigative and oversight committees.
The CBO works for Congress as a nonpartisan, objective source of analysis on budgetary matters. Major CBO products include cost estimates and scorekeeping for legislation.
The statutes, cases, reports on federal government websites, and books cited in the footnotes, as well as the books, articles, and other such reports listed below, are suggested for further research.
ROBERT C. BOYD CENTER FOR LEGISLATIVE STUDIES, CONGRESS INVESTIGATES: A CRITICAL AND DOCUMENTARY HISTORY (Roger A. Bruns et al. eds., rev. ed. 2011).
CHARLES L. BLACK JR., IMPEACHMENT: A HANDBOOK (1974).
LANCE COLE & STANLEY M. BRAND, CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT: CASE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS (2011).
CQ PRESS, GUIDE TO CONGRESS (7th ed. 2013).
LOUIS FISHER, CONSTITUTIONAL CONFLICTS BETWEEN CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT (6th ed. 2014).
PHILIP G. JOYCE, THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE: HONEST NUMBERS, POWER, AND POLICYMAKING (2011).
PAUL C. LIGHT, GOVERNMENT BY INVESTIGATION: CONGRESS, PRESIDENTS, AND THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS, 1945–2012 (2014).
WALTER J. OLESZEK, MARK J. OLESZEK, ELIZABETH RYBICKI & BILL HENNIFF, JR., CONGRESSIONAL PROCEDURES AND THE POLICY PROCESS (10th ed. 2016).
ALLEN SCHICK, THE FEDERAL BUDGET: POLITICS, POLICY, PROCESS (3d ed. 2007).
Josh Chafetz, Executive Branch Contempt of Congress, 76 U. CHI. L. REV. 1083 (2009).
Matthew Mantel, Congressional Investigations: A Bibliography, 100 LAW LIBR. J. 323 (2008).
Shirin Sinnar, Protecting Rights from Within? Inspectors General and National Security Oversight, 65 STAN. L. REV. 1027 (2013).
Andrew McCanse Wright, Constitutional Conflict and Congressional Oversight, 98 MARQ. L. REV. 881 (2014).
BILL HENIFF, JR., CONG. RESEARCH SERV., RS 20371, OVERVIEW OF THE AUTHORIZATION-APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS (2012), available at https://www.senate.gov/CRSpubs/d2b1dc6f-4ed2-46ae-83ae-1e13b3e24150.pdf.
BILL HENIFF, JR., MEGAN SUZANNE LYNCH & JESSICA TOLLESTRUP, CONG. RESEARCH SERV., 98-721, INTRODUCTION TO THE FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS (2012), available at https://democrats-budget.house.gov/sites/democrats.budget.house.gov/files/documents/Introduction%20to%20the%20Federal%20Budget%20Process.pdf.
JAMES V. SATURNO, BILL HENIFF, JR. & MEGAN S. LYNCH, CONG. RESEARCH SERV., R 42388, THE CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS: AN INTRODUCTION (2016), available at https://www.senate.gov/CRSpubs/8013e37d-4a09-46f0-b1e2-c14915d498a6.pdf.
[*] This report was prepared with the assistance of Law Library intern Brian Kaviar.
That this system of division and separation of powers produces conflicts, confusion, and discordance at times is inherent, but it was deliberately so structured to assure full, vigorous, and open debate on the great issues affecting the people and to provide avenues for the operation of checks on the exercise of governmental power.
 ALISSA M. DOLAN ET AL., CONG. RESEARCH SERV., RL 30240, CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT MANUAL 1 (2014), https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults/titleDetail/PB2015102393.xhtml.
 2 U.S.C. §§ 192, 194; 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001, 1621.
 See DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 68–69.
 U.S. CONST. art. II, § 4; see also id. art. I, § 2, cl. 5 & § 3, cl. 6, 7.
 JARED P. COLE & TODD GARVEY, CONG. RESEARCH SERV., R 44260, IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL 1 (2015), available at https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Todd-Garvey-Written-Statement.pdf.
 Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1, 126 (1976).
 DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 21.
 See U.S. CONST. art. I, § 9, cl. 7.
 DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 19.
 Sandy Streeter, The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction, in CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: OVERSIGHT, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES 150 (Carol S. Plesser ed., 2007).
 DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 18.
 Walter J. Oleszek, Congressional Oversight: An Overview, in CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT: AN OVERVIEW, A MANUAL AND SELECT DEVELOPMENTS 5 (Jamie C. Howell ed., 2010).
 DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 98.
 See Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 812 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 2 U.S.C.); Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, Pub. L. No. 91-510, 84 Stat. 1140, 1156 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 2 U.S.C.).
 See House Rule X, 115th Cong. (2017); Senate Rule XXV, 115th Cong. (2017). An updated list of congressional committees can be found on Congress.gov at https://www.congress.gov/committees.
 Watkins v. United States, 354 U.S. 178, 187 (1957); see also DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 25.
 DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 91; see also Inspector General Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-452, 92 Stat. 1101 (codified as amended at 5 U.S.C. App.); Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-504, 102 Stat. 2515 (codified as amended at 5 U.S.C. App.).
 DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 95–96.
 COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY, CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS HANDBOOK 1 (2015), https://www.ignet.gov/sites/default/files/CIGIE%20Congressional%20Relations%20Handbook%20January%202015.pdf; see also Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302 (codified as amended at 5 U.S.C. App.).
 About GAO, GAO, http://www.gao.gov/about/index.html (last visited July 7, 2017); see also Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 20 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 31 U.S.C.).
 ABOUT CRS, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, https://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/about (last updated Apr. 20, 2017).
 DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 107.
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 DOLAN ET AL., supra note 3, at 121.
 Introduction to CBO, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, https://www.cbo.gov/about/overview (last visited July 21, 2017).
 Products, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, https://www.cbo.gov/about/products (last visited July 21, 2017).


design copied from Nokia 7705 Twist..
This phone will have wi-fi and 3g, the tradution portuguese-english is not correct.
In the original text in portuguese the correct is "this phone will probably have wi-fi and 3g how all the other Androids"
Jerba, 12 May 2010i like this phone and think between those 3.2mp like it s the more powerfull with 700mhz cp, 5... moreLol why are you replying to your own post like two or more times? We can see your ip address code and know the names Jerba, kryspapa are the same person. You don't have to keep trying to make the moto phone look the best. No one is saying it's a bad phone, it seems pretty good, so you don't have to compare to all the other companies similar phones, some that were even released more than 1 year ago. People haven't used this phone yet lol because it hasn't even been officially announced yet...But just wait till it's announced fist and we'll see the official specs.
just compare to moto flip out almost same inch, camera 1. samsung corby with 2mp, 2.8 inches. 2. samsung star with 3.2mp, 3.0 inches. 3. lg gw525 with 3mp, 2.8 inches. 4.lg kp500 with 3.0 mp, 3.0 inches. 5. sony ericsson w595i with 3.2mp, 2.2 inches. 6.blackberry curve 8900 with 3.2mp, 2.4 inches. 7. nokia x3 with 3.2mp, 2.2 inch. 8. nokia 5530 with 3.2mp, 2.9 inches. 9. htc tatto with 3.2mp, 3.0 inches. so tell me guys what is wrong with this phones? is people do not use it? is all this phones from motorola? shame on you hater. really i m sorry for you.
This thing kind of reminds of like the T-mobile Sidekick, or whoever built that thing. Even though it's not rocking the most advanced tech, its still a respectable little phone. I mean the whole MotoBlur UI, is designed for a younger generation. It's not fair to compare this to the BlackBerry's, iPhones, or any other high spec phone. People need to understand that not everyone need, nor wants something so highend. The phone is for those people (more younger people) who want a smart phone, without the smart phone price. For people who put Facebook and Twitter on the top of the most important things list. Rather then secured e-mail clents, and 12mp cameras. I don't think I'd ever buy anything like this, but I do kind of like it. It's different, and thats what people like.
imac, 11 May 2010This is garbage stuff poor specs and design its just a toy and i doubt if it is even durable. ... moreThis model is a LOW END device. If you want to compare something with X10, try Moto XT701, at 10.9mm, it sure out "thins" your beloved X10.
See if any of your beloved SE T or W or R series would have something like this one.
imac, 11 May 2010I'm a happy and satisfied nokia user (n900) who is Just saying the truth i'm not planning to b... moreThis model was NEVER designed for people like you, rather being the same segment of your beloved company's 1100 series or the low-end segement.
Just because you can afford Frehch crusine that doesn't mean everybody can afford one and can't have their Mac's.
How come this looks exactly like Made in Malaysia's CSL Phone??????
Anonymous, 11 May 2010Hey, not every phone needs to beat the iPhone you know. Most other people are not as feature-h... more"they just need the essential functions"
Then I recommend any Alcatel phone!
I think it's pretty obvious that the FLIPOUT will have at least Wi-Fi, because 3G's still expensive over here (and this is a phone with heavy internet use) and the lack of Wi-Fi was the primary reason the MotoCUBO wasn't widely adopted.
Anonymous, 11 May 2010Whats going on with you ''fji2''? Why did you even bother with x10 by keep mentioning it.. ... moreI'm a happy and satisfied nokia user (n900) who is Just saying the truth i'm not planning to betray my maemo OS but if i am to try out a new os like android i'd go for htc desire or x10 or nexus one but not this cheap toy.
Whats going on with you ''fji2''?


If you enjoying a twilight meal sitting on a sandy beach and then stretching out beneath the stars to a symphony of night crickets if this sounds like your idea of heaven, a camping vacation in Cyprus might just be just for you. Nature really comes alive when you experience it first-hand. What better way is there to commune with the outdoors than to pitch a tent and take in the profound beauty of an Eastern Mediterranean island? It will give you a vacation to remember.
Cyprus has several licensed campsites accommodating both tents and touring caravans. Most of the sites have showers, washing facilities, toilet blocks, snack bars/restaurants, and a mini-market within easy reach.
The camp site located in Coral bay, 11km north of Paphos, It is close to the Coral Bay beach and open all year with space for 47 tents or caravans. Facilities include electricity, warm showers and a restaurant.
The camping site is situated on the beach in a pleasant eucalyptus grove, (500 metres from Polis town centre). It has the capacity for 200 tents. The site has toilets, showers and washroom facilities for dishes etc. There is a launderette in the nearby town of Polis.
There is a snack bar on the beach and a mini market is open from June to August.
Open from March till the end of October (maybe longer, weather permitting).
Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant, with packed lunches available on request. A mini market is also available on the site. other facilities include a beach volley field.
The Akamas National Park is only 17 km from the property while Latsi Harbour is at a distance of 3 km. The nearest airport is Paphos International Airport, 46 km from the Camping Site Polis Chrysochous.
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Thin films and the processes employed to fabricate them play an increasingly important role in a variety of technologies. The use of supersonic molecular beams as sources represents a novel approach to thin film growth. It has been demonstrated that the surface reaction probability can be greatly enhanced by increasing reactant kinetic energy, which can be readily achieved by using supersonic molecular beams. The goal of this study is to obtain better understanding of collimated molecular beams and to provide accurate predictions of experiments being conducted in the School of Chemical Engineering at Cornell University. The ultimate goal of our work is to help to optimize the deposition process.
The current study considers expansion of a mixture of 1% disilane (Si2H6) and 99% H2 from a nozzle orifice, through a conical skimmer, and into the growth chamber. Silicon film is deposited over the substrate surface. The direct simulation Monte Carlo method (DSMC) is employed to simulate this flow. An adaptive unstructured triangular grid is used to capture the density drop in the expansion flow. Models are under development for more accurate simulation.
Chen, G., Boyd, I. D., Roadman, S. E. and Engstrom, J. R., "Monte Carlo Analysis of a Hyperthermal Silicon Deposition Process," J. Vacuum Science Technol. A, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp 689-699, 1998.
Chen, G. and Boyd, I.D., "Monte Carlo Simulation of Silicon Thin Film Deposition Using Supersonic Molecular Beams," 20th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Beijing, August, 1996.
Chen, G. and Boyd, I.D., "Numerical Scale-Up Study of Silicon Deposition Using 2D Slit Nozzle Sources," Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol. 1, 1998, pp. 141-152.
Chen, G. and Boyd, I.D., "Modeling of Silicon Deposition Process Scale-Up Employing Axisymmetric Ring Nozzle Sources," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Vol. 17, 1999, pp. 970-977.
Chen, G., Boyd, I.D., and Engstrom, J.R., "Three Dimensional Modeling of Silicon Deposition Process Scale-Up Employing Supersonic Jets," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Vol. 17, 1999, pp. 978-985.


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I love smoothies. They are so versatile. They are quick. Easy to make. In short - they have everything going for them including the nutrition :) I have this habit of detoxing my body on and off. It sounds like an bombastic ritual isnt it? Well its not. Its just that our body accumulates so much toxin in normal day to day life - pollution, water, chemicals and preservative in food etc. I am not even going to all those other toxin rich products we subject our body to in the name of "health", "looks" , "lifestyle" etc! Even without trying we have so much toxins thanks to the world we live in. In order to help get rid of some of them from the body, I adopt a weekly or monthly detox plan. It just means enjoying food which help the body in getting rid of harmful poisons from our body by way of flushing them out.
Among many such foods are gorging on lots of liquid based recipes - like these smoothies. I especially love this one - it has 2 of my most loved fruits - Mango and Banana. Why in god's name will I miss such a recipe ;) Its immensely simple with minimal ingredients. Its a total energy booster and I love it both in the morning and during evening time. The seeds also help to provide a good source of Vitamin E as well as calcium. The benefits of Chia I have as a separate article which you can refer on clicking the link.
1. Peel and chop the flesh of the mango. I think I used a little more mango since I LOVE mangoes :) Slice the banana. Combine these two in a processor.
2. Squeeze out the juice of fresh orange juice. Using some store bought OJ doesn't affect the taste but fresh is always better.
3. If using sesame seeds, add it to the blender along with the fruits.Blend it all into a smooth and creamy consistency.
I did not use sesame seeds but I topped my smoothie with some Chia seeds adding to the nutrition to the smoothie. Very vibrant, fresh tasting, great for breakfast or evening.
I used 1 large ripe mango, 1 banana (frozen!), a squeezed orange, and 1/4 cup of vanilla almond milk. I didn't have the seeds for the top and I wanted something cold and creamy hence the frozen banana and almond milk. It was delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Can we use something else other than orange, or should we just omit it? Thanks!
:-? ummm, could you do it without the mango??? I thought i had some, turns out, NOPE!! I'm at a loss because im making dinner for my parents and i can't just go ask them to pick up a mango for me!!! HELP!!
Can I use Mango pulp instead of Mango ?
I too am a huge smoothie fan. Quick, painless, healthy, filling, and they keep me cooler in these summer months. I love the look of the sesame seeds on top!
Anything mango does it for me :-)Love it!
Nice combo. I make mango smoothe or banana smoothie, but to combine both will be good.
Droolworthy and lipsmacking smoothie, looks prefect!


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Movie Review: 'Kedarnath'
December 07, 2018 / Jay Mamtora
Opened: 7 December 2018
Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sara Ali Khan, Nitish Bharadwaj, Alka Amin, Sonali Sachdev, Pooja Gor, Nishant Dahiya
Director: Abhishek Kapoor
Producers: Ronnie Screwvala, Pragya Kapoor, Abhishek Kapoor, Abhishek Nayyar
Rating: ★★★½
Seldom does one get excited for a star son or star daughter debut especially in this era of template six-pack abs and manufactured slim line waists, but this time round, admittedly, things were a little different.
Sara Ali Khan, who seems to have won audiences over with her winsome, articulate and generally open demeanour and endearing candour in literally all her pre-release press tête-à-têtes, even before anyone has actually witnessed her even remotely act, makes her foray into the movies with Kedarnath, a sweeping romance set against the backdrop of a devastatingly real natural disaster, when in 2013, floods and landslides ravaged through the North Indian state Uttarakhand, resulting in hundreds and thousands of casualties.
Sara Ali Khan shows amazing range in her debut
It's not often that our films venture into the disaster zone (literally speaking), but Abhishek Kapoor takes the plunge here, and despite the all too familiar tale of a Muslim boy (Sushant Singh Rajput) and a Brahmin girl (Khan) and their predictably doomed and forbidden love story, the end result is an engaging watch mainly because of its eye-watering cinematography, earnest performances and entirely believable and palpable chemistry between its unlikely leads.
In fact it's to Rajput and especially Khan's credit, that Kedarnath literally sails through because they invest themselves fully into the story often rising above the sketchy script and cardboard supporting cast.
Rajput, despite probably fully being aware that the whole film is a launchpad for his arresting female co-star, is in fine form here displaying a rare restraint and letting his expressions do most of the talking, but also firing up his intensity as and when the film demands it especially in its penultimate reels.
But inevitably and somewhat expectedly, Kedarnath is Khan's film. She's disarmingly spectacular and an inevitable superstar, displaying an astonishing command of the craft and despite being a little raw, will leave you agape at her range – whether it's the standard Hindi film coquettishness or the firebrand that rebels against her archaic family, Khan nails each and every emotion like a seasoned pro, making you question whether this actually is her debut film.
Sushant-Sara make for a surprisingly likeable on screen couple
Besides them, the film benefits hugely from a couple of lilting melodies from Amit Trivedi, remarkably impressive CGI, tight editing and a delightfully welcome and crisp running time of just under two hours – Kapoor knows his product and refrains from repeatedly hammering a point home, and even in its sombre epilogue, avoids milking a calamity, even though his script perhaps gave him the liberty to do just that.
For its old world charm, sweeping landscapes, an earnest Rajput and a supremely confident and fresh Khan, I'm going with three and a half stars. For once, the hype surrounding the by-product of nepotism was actually warranted!
Movie Review: 'Padmaavat' ('Padmavati')
Keeps you invested and in awe of its beauty despite its many inconsistencies, with a show-stopping turn by Ranveer Singh, who gives us an antagonist for the ages. I'm not sure why they just didn't call it Khilji.
Film Review: 'Bajirao Mastani'
Bhansali, Singh, Padukone and Chopra cast a spell on you. And the end result is sheer magic.
Film Review: 'Tamasha'
The most captivated I've been with a romance for a while, which however flawed, makes the cut because of it's dazzling lead duo who leave you in awe with their range.
Film Review: 'Piku'
It's seriously hard to imagine that a film that's running gag revolves around constipation would have as much heart as this one does! Don't miss it.
Film Review: 'Happy New Year'
A suitably festive, engaging and entertaining ride that's far better than it was expected to be – go in with minimal expectations and you might, just might, be very pleasantly surprised.
Film Review: 'Ram-leela'
Ram-leela is staple Bhansali – it's excessive, it's colourful, it's witty, it's visually stunning and it's perhaps the most fun I've had at the movies for a while. Go for it!
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Emma Ault | Friday, April 5, 2019
Saint Mary's Student Diversity Board welcomed Gabe Salazar, a motivational youth speaker, podcaster and author, for a panel in Rice Commons on Thursday night. Salazar travels the U.S. speaking at grade schools and universities about different social issues and his life experiences.
As the author of the book "Born on Accident, Living with a Purpose," Salazar said he wanted to speak candidly about his life experiences like he had within his book. Besides being a published author, Salazar is also a highly rated podcaster who puts out content to help motivate Latino youth.
Salazar said much of his life has been shaped by experiences he had as a child.
"I was born to a teen mom, abandoned by my father and grew up homeless in a car in Houston, Texas," he said. "But I became the first of my family to go to college after overcoming obstacles of homelessness, gang influences."
He said the conversation around ambition and success is often unproductive because of conflicting definitions.
"It's not about who went through what stuff, it's about overcoming hard stuff," Salazar said. "I think every individual needs motivation. It is so important. The problem with motivation and even the word success is that half the room thinks one thing — something monetary — and the other half thinks the other thing — happiness."
Motivation was what pushed Salazar through high school and into college, he stated, but figures in his life helped him along the way.
"Mentors will make a difference in your life," he said. "He wrote me a letter of recommendation for a scholarship and he helped me fill out my FAFSA. I won that scholarship, I got accepted, became the first in my family to go to college and I graduated in 5.5 years."
Once Salazar finished telling the audience about his life story, he began to speak on issues many young adults are forced to deal with, such as mental health.
"It's no wonder in America, in 2019, we have the highest rates of depression, anxiety, teen suicide, teen drug use — more than we've had in the history of America — where students don't even love themselves," he said.
Being kind to oneself and following the Golden Rule — or the Rule of Reciprocity, as he explained it — is something Salazar said he believes in and promotes in all of his talks.
"I believe in treating others with kindness, with dignity, with respect, because I have such a high expectation and value system for myself that when I do good things for other people, I do it because that's the value I have for myself," he said.
Speaking on his relationship with his father, he said understanding human emotion is key to unlocking one's potential.
"When I started understanding that emotion is a choice and the human being is stronger than any emotion — I can choose to hate and I can choose to love," Salazar said. "When I chose to love, something changed in me. I became a better speaker, a better father, a better husband, a better human being."
The event ended with Salazar playing a game he had created called "Fact or Opinion." An audience member volunteered, and he began to ask her fact or opinion questions. This was a game he played with his own daughter when she was younger to help her learn her worth as an individual. Salazar said he first began playing the game with his daughter to teach her self-worth, and now he plays the game with audiences to teach them the Golden Rule.
"Fact or opinion: we are on Saint Mary's campus; we are in Indiana; the sky is blue; it is raining outside," he said. "You are incredibly gorgeous. Fact or opinion, you have great significance in this room."
Salazar continued with this exercise for a few more minutes before he had the volunteer retake her seat. Closing his talk, Salazar said he hopes everyone learned something from the activity.
"As long as you can look in that mirror at the end of the day and be able to say, 'I just love who I am,' you'll have success," he said.
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U.S. and Canadian naval units began a Task Group Exercise (TGEX) off the coast of Southern California on Oct. 20, the U.S. Navy has announced.
Participating units from the Royal Canadian Navy include Halifax-class frigates HMCS Calgary and HMCS Vancouver as well as Victoria-class submarine HMCS Chicoutimi.
The Canadian Forces is limited in what it can say about this exercise because it still considers itself in the "election/writ period" until a new government is sworn in on Nov. 4, according to military and DND officials. (This policy is designed so that statements from federal departments or organizations don't influence the outcome of the Oct. 19 federal election. Canadian military and DND officials were at a loss to explain how this exercise would affect an election that has already happened).
U.S. Navy participation includes Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, Commander, Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 1, amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), and dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49).
The U.S. 3rd Fleet exercise serves to train units in amphibious warfare, air defense, anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, and maritime interdiction operations, while also building a strong working relationship between the maritime forces of the U.S. and Canada, according to the USN.


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Legend of Bonasan, The Genie in the Lamp to Pop Out of FIFF 38th Eastern Vista
Directed by Habib Ahmadzadeh, Legend of Bonasan, The Genie in the Lamp is to compete in the 38th FIFF's Eastern Vista category, Panorama of Films from Asian and Islamic Countries.
According to the secretariate of the annual event, the movie's journey has taken the production crew to Iran, Japan, Austria and Iraq. It's a joint Iranian-Japanese production. It's the story of a genie that has to compose a melody with help from four humans. The idea is to create a human miracle and symphony, or he would be expelled from the Solar System for eternity.
Cast members include Parviz Parastui, Shisoku Tesuya, Gerhard Freylinger, Noriyuki Asakura, and Mahmoud Bonakdar.
Ahmadzadeh is a career film director and screenwriter whose works have also been adapted into movies by other directors. He has worked with celebrated Iranian directors such as Ebrahim Hatamikia, Khosro Sinai, and Kiumars Pourahmad. He directed his debut feature film in 1997. Before directing, he made several documentaries, including The Last Arrow of Arash, Live Wave, and The World's Best Statue.
Two other Iranian movies as well as eight foreign productions are to compete in this year's Eastern Vista category. The names of Iranian films competing are Asteroid (Sayyarak) by Mehdi Hosseinivand, and Staging (Sahnezani) by Alireza Samadi
The 2021 FIFF is scheduled to get underway in the Iranian capital from May 26 to June 2. This year's event is presided over by Iranian film director and screenwriter Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour. The festival is widely considered one of the most prestigious and influential in Asia, Europe and Greater Middle East.
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> Ivan just reminded me of this patch, also his diff104_cvs.
> I was trying to understand it and the original code, and failed at both.  Since I'm not a MacOS programmer, I'm probably missing something basic.
> Could someone explain the role of thread_state here, in either version of the code?  As far as I can tell, it gets set to NULL, and is then passed to thread_get_state, which presumably is intended to somehow set it, so that it can then be used by thread_set_state or the like.  Since I think this is compiled as C code, and there are thus no reference parameters, it's unclear to me how thread_get_state can possibly have any impact on a null pointer value.  Can someone enlighten me?
I think it's a typo - "thread_state_t" should be, in fact, changed to "thread_state_data_t" (which is an array type so always passed by reference in C), and it shouldn't be initialized to null.


To better understand how all the different web pages fit together on your ecommerce website (or any website actually) let's look at different scenarios of how someone can enter your website. Remember that a person can enter your website on any page that is indexed by the search engines, they won't always arrive to your home page.
The visitor typed something in the search box that showed your home page in the results and they clicked it. The person could be totally new to the subject of your website, somewhat versed in the subject of the website or someone with enough knowledge of the subject that they just want to get right to what they visited the website for.
What we all do as website owners, is try and get everything onto the home page because we thing everything is important. Through a well planned navigation system and well written content on the home page to introduce the "departments" of the website, a visitor will be taken to/find what it is they came looking for.
The visitor typed something in the search box that showed your category page in the results and they clicked it. Like scenario # 1, the person can be new to the subject, somewhat versed in the subject or someone who knows exactly what it is they are looking for.
Having an introduction to the category at the top of the page summarizing the category not only helps the user confirm that they are in the correct section of the website, it helps with your search engine optimization if it includes the keywords and phrases people use to find this selection of information. The content should always be written for the users but with tweaks to improve your search engine optimization program.
Keep in mind, this person has not read your home page introduction, so some restatement of what this section of the website covers would be necessary.
Now you are going to say that the "big guys" don't do this. This is true for some. But what you have to keep in mind is that they have much bigger marketing budgets than the average small business owner to use other means to drive traffic to their website besides the results in the search engines.
Once the person is at the category page and you have subsections of the category, the visitor needs some indication what is in the subsections. Again, having a short description as to what they will find in this subcategory will improve the visitor's experience by leading them to what it is that they are looking for. This is another avenue to improve your search engine optimization program if the description includes keywords or phrases a person would use to find the information (without going overboard).
The person typed something in the search box and clicked your result that takes them to your sub category page.
Depending on how you decided to structure your website, the sub category page could also be your category page.
Remember again, this person hasn't come from your home page so reintroducing this section of the website would confirm to the user they are in the right section of the website.
Just like any other page on your website, this page, needs to include some written words to entice the user to purchase your product or read on if it's information they need. Having written words on the sub category page not only improves the user experience, it is yet another opportunity to improve your placement in the search engine results.
This page is also an opportunity for the person who knows what they want, without further persuasion, to make their purchase. By including the price and a Buy Now! button or link on this page you have satisfied the person who knows this is exactly what they want.
For the person who needs more information/persuasion include a link to a product specific page.
The individual product page has various jobs. This page could be the page the visitor was taken to from your result in the search engines (therefore doesn't know anything about your website yet), or a person who has worked their way through from the home page, from the category page or the sub category page.
Once on this page, the person may need more persuasion to purchase the product or need more information to make their decision.
Web page content that describes how the product will improve the visitor's life.
Includes marketing and search engine optimization techniques.
Technical information for those who need/want this information before making the purchase.
Easy way to purchase the product (e.g. Buy Now button).
Information on your shipping, privacy and return policies (these can be links to single pages within the website).
Answers to all the questions the purchaser might have about the product.
Links to how to use the product articles (another avenue for people to find your website!).
Quality pictures of the product including it being used and different angle shots.
Related products and/or accessories available that compliment this product.
All the above pages have the potential to make a sale. It doesn't matter what page the visitor arrives on, if you provide enough good quality information on the higher pages in your website hierarchy to lead them to the purchase you will accomplish what you set out to do, make the sale.
Put you shopper hat on, what would you need to see on the page to convince you to buy this product? Get a few friends or other potential buyers to look at the pages and give feed back on what parts are missing from your web pages and holding them back from making the sale.
Each page is part of the puzzle in making a sale. Building a website that gives a clear overall picture of how all your web pages fit together will improve your search engine results standing, make your website popular by word of mouth, improve the user experience and create return visitors/customers.
web design for ROI written by Lance Loveday & Sandra Niehaus is a new book released in 2008 which covers techniques to improve conversion rates on your website.
Don't Make Me Think written by Steve Krug is a book on how to improve the usabililty of your website. It is now in it's Second Edition and includes three new chapters covering usability as a common courtesy, web accessibility, CSS (Cascading Stylesheet) use and what to do when the Boss wants you to … (fill in the blank) and it just isn't a good idea.
Both of these books are short books, written for anyone involved in the creation of a website, including website owners, content writers, marketing people and web designers.
Make It Easy to Order Right Now! A look at what website owners miss when optimizing their ecommerce websites.
Did Poor Usability Kill E-Commerce? A look at how poor usability of your website affects your sales. Mr. Nielsen's website is referenced in both of the books recommended above plus many more. He is an usability expert therefore, spending come time on his UseIt website reading through the many articles available would be time well spent.
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The final chapter in Gabriel Belmont's story is about to unfold.
Become Alucard and transform into a blood-thirsty wolf.
Konami's long-awaited Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is just about here, releasing tomorrow on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. In this final chapter of the story, Gabriel Belmont fights overwhelming odds as he teams with his old ally Zobek to save the world – and perhaps put an end to his immortality in the process.
The company has released a new launch trailer for the game, giving hints as to who Gabriel will go up against over the course of his journey. It also shows off a few of his new abilities, including a blade that can provide health from fallen enemies and claws that can rip through shields like paper. You can watch the trailer below.
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The Exiles have spent a great deal of time and effort chasing after the reality warping mutant Proteus as he tried to find the perfect body to inhabit. Ultimately, he possessed Morph whose physiology made him immune to the parasitic aspect of his powers. The Exiles had a final standoff with Proteus, trapping him in Morph's body under the illusion that he IS Morph thanks to mind- altering technology from the world of the Squadron Supreme. Now, the team is re-dedicated to the mission for which they were founded, although a little wary of Morph's delicate condition.
The Exiles have some rare downtime, and they choose to use it by sending back every fallen Exile ever recruited by the Timebroker to their home dimensions for proper burials, with the exception of Mimic and Thunderbird. During the process, Zarda slips up and continues to talk about Morph in the past tense right in front of him, which Heather promptly chews her out about. Also, a despot Iron Man tries to plead with the Exiles not to return him for guaranteed execution, but Sabretooth will have none of it. He manages to reactivate his armor and gives the Exiles a bit of a fight, but Morph was able to take him down via the reset button Stark told him about when he was on guard duty after he was originally defeated. All this, plus Zarda's words, help Blink decide that keeping Mimic close by is selfish, and opts to take him home herself to let his family decide what to do, tell them about what he's been through, and hope they'd be inclined to tell her the things he was never able to.
A short but sweet story that finally answers the question of the ultimate fate of the fallen Exiles. Long-time readers will remember a good deal of them over the course of the book, with some random new ones thrown in for good measure. Gave a nice sense of closure to all these characters and their story. Casey Jones steps in on pencil duties for this issue. While not bad, when compared to the last two artists of the previous arc his work doesn't really hold up as strong. In fact, some of his characters look like they came straight out of a cartoon and his Spidey 2099 is a scrawny li'l cuss. Overall, a decent issue presenting a nice calm before the next storm.
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