Friends of Casco Bay has long been concerned about the impacts of excess nitrogen on the health of Casco Bay. Nitrogen is the necessary nutrient that promotes the growth of phytoplankton and seaweeds. An overdose of nitrogen in the ocean can trigger nuisance algal blooms that may reduce water clarity, prevent juvenile clams from settling, and suffocate animals in the mud. When these plants die, decomposing bacteria can deplete oxygen needed by marine life and create acidic conditions that make it harder for shellfish, such as clams, mussels, and oysters, to build and maintain their shells.
Over the years, we have seen intermittent scattered outbreaks of green slime, along streams outfalls and shorelines where we could trace over-applications of fertilizers up stream. In 2017, nuisance algal blooms around the Bay were larger and more numerous than in past years. In addition, we saw a dramatic increase in the occurrence of harmful algal blooms, including several species new to Casco Bay. These poisonous blooms may cause illness, memory loss, paralysis, and even death in marine life and humans.
Nitrogen is essential for the growth of all living things. Nitrogen is one of the three most important "food groups" for plants. It is one of the primary components of fertilizer, along with phosphorus and potassium.
In the ocean, nitrogen is generally the critical element needed for plant growth. Algae, ranging in size from microscopic phytoplankton to sinuous seaweeds, form the base of the ocean food web. Excess nitrogen can stimulate algal growth beyond healthy amounts.
Why has nitrogen use gotten out of hand?
Nearly 80 percent of the air we breathe is made up of nitrogen, but it is not in a form that land plants can use. For thousands of years, farmers relied on natural processes to convert nitrogen gas (N2) into a form that their crops could use. Farmers and gardeners compost crop and animal wastes to create natural fertilizer. They plant clover and other "nitrogen fixing" plants that extract nitrogen from the air naturally.
In 1909, a German chemist named Fritz Haber developed a process to synthesize ammonia (NH3) from the air, making it usable by plants. This form of nitrogen is highly volatile; nitrogen is a component of TNT and other high explosives.
The availability and abundance of synthetic fertilizers led more farmers to concentrate on a few high-yield, high-cash crops, which required heavy fertilizer use. Many farmers abandoned the practice of crop rotation, which returned nitrogen to the soil naturally. The up side and the down side of the Green Revolution are that it has fed—and fueled—the world's population explosion.
In recent times, we have seen an explosion in fertilizer used for ornamental purposes. Aggressive advertising promotes fertilizer use on residential properties. As a result, many home sites often feature huge swaths of fertilized lawns sloping to shorelines.
Where does excess nitrogen come from?
Nonpoint sources of nitrogen in rainwater runoff and snowmelt can include soil erosion, pet wastes, and fertilizers. We are working to reduce excess nitrogen from several sources, working with individuals and communities to reduce or eliminate fertilizers for residential use. We are encouraging municipalities to pass ordinances to restrict the use of fertilizers on public lands and on private property.
Treated and untreated sewage and wastewater carry nitrogen, in the form of ammonium and nitrates, into our coastal waters. Large volumes of untreated sewage are diverted from the sewage transport system during heavy rain to prevent flooding the treatment facility. Untreated sewage may leak unintentionally (sometimes intentionally!) from broken pipes or undetected pipes.
Poorly-maintained septic systems and overboard discharge systems (OBDs) —antiquated household sewage treatment systems—can leak minimally treated wastewater into adjacent coves, resulting in the closure of coastal mudflats to shellfishing. While it is illegal to dump untreated waste into navigable US Waters, recreational boats can be a source of raw sewage if boat owners are not using special facilities or services to handle their waste. Since 1995, Friends of Casco Bay has operated a pumpout boat in order to reduce the likelihood of recreational sewage getting overboarded into the Bay.
With impetus from Friends of Casco Bay, several sewage treatment facilities are now working to reduce the amount of nitrogen released in their treated effluent water.
Nitrous oxide is released into the atmosphere by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. This noxious nitrogen gas can fall from the sky into the Bay.
How is excess nitrogen transported?
Rainwater and snowmelt drain water off roofs, parking lots, and city streets, flushing nitrogen into our waterways. Excess fertilizers from lawns, parks, playing fields, and farm land, can be picked and washed into streams and ultimately into the ocean. Soil erosion from development projects and bare spots on lawns also can transport nitrogen to the ocean.
Excess nitrogen flows through drains and ditches and down brooks, streams, and rivers to the sea. In addition, vast networks of pipes, some of which may be a century old, carry stormwater and wastewater into the Bay. Finding, tracking, repairing, replacing, and permitting discharges from pipes into our waterways are shared responsibilities of municipalities, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Clean Water Act, and watchdog groups such as Friends of Casco Bay.
An algal bloom is a rapid increase in a population of algae. Algae are essential to a healthy ocean ecosystem, but too much of a good thing can become a bad thing. In 2017, we found "green slime" spreading across Back Cove in Portland, Mill Cove in South Portland, and Basin Cove in Harpswell. Thick mats of green algae coated mudflats, making life difficult for the marine life beneath. In places, algae prevented juvenile clams from settling and suffocated animals in the mud.
Excess nitrogen has been attributed to exacerbating harmful algal blooms (HABs). Casco Bay experienced a record number of shellfish closures in 2017, because of outbreaks of harmful algal blooms. We saw blooms of five different species of toxic algae in Casco Bay, some rarely if ever reported here before. These five species can cause illness, memory loss, paralysis, and even death in marine life and humans. In September, a toxic algal bloom in eastern Casco Bay killed nearly all the clams across 14 acres of mudflats.
The decomposition of dead algae adds carbon dioxide to our coastal waters. Acidifying seawater creates conditions that can further stress marine life.
Ocean scientists are finding that as seawater becomes more acidic, the shells of clams, corals, and tiny sea creatures at the base of the marine food web can become weakened and may actually dissolve. Acidic conditions can make it harder for Casco Bay's clams, oysters, and mussels to build and maintain their shells.
Eelgrass is often called the nursery of the sea because its roots and leaves shelter and feed so many of the ocean's offspring, from eggs to juveniles and beyond. Eelgrass is a flowering plant rooted to the ocean floor, which thrives in clear, clean water. Large algal blooms can cloud the water, blocking the sunlight that eelgrass beds need to photosynthesize efficiently.
At several of our water quality sampling sites we have measured nitrogen at levels that exceed what the DEP considers healthy for marine life, especially eelgrass. When algal blooms die, bacteria decompose the dead plants, depleting oxygen that marine plants and animals need and releasing carbon dioxide into the water, increasing its acidity.
What is Friend of Casco Bay doing to limit nitrogen pollution?
Friends of Casco Bay has been working with DEP, the EPA, and municipal governments to agree on meaningful nitrogen limits. In 2007, we helped persuade the Maine Legislature to pass a resolve that requires the DEP to draft a plan and timeline for developing nitrogen standards for Maine's coastal waters.
We are now working with DEP, municipalities, and business, to set realistic levels for nitrogen in the discharge permits that the DEP and EPA issue to individual sewage treatment plants and industrial sites. The DEP reviews and renews these permits every five years, to regulate discharges from wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater pipes, and combined sewer overflows.
Since 1993, Friends of Casco Bay has been prodding the City of Portland to fulfill a court-ordered agreement to fix its sewage and stormwater system overflow problem, and we applaud their progress. We serve on a stakeholder committee that oversees and comments on remediation plans.
The Clean Water Act requires larger cities and towns to obtain a permit to develop stormwater management plans to reduce water pollution from storm drains, pipes, or ditches. Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca is reviewing and commenting on drafts of the next MS4 permit that DEP will be issuing to municipalities. We want to ensure that the next five-year permit incorporates requirements aimed at eliminating illicit discharges, improving water quality in polluted streams, and reducing nitrogen pollution.
In 2017, Friends of Casco Bay forged an agreement with Portland Water District (PWD), which set a goal of reducing nitrogen in the effluent waters of PWD's East End Wastewater Treatment Facility, estimated to be 2,437 pounds per day. It is expected that from May through at least October, nitrogen levels may be reduced by 20-40% from 2017 levels.
Periodically, we request that nitrogen-impaired parts of Casco Bay be added to the State's Nonpoint Source Priority List, so those waters become eligible for funding to reduce pollution.
We helped form the Maine Ocean and Coastal Acidification Partnership, which brings together fishermen, policy makers, advocates, and researchers to share data and identify steps we can take to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Our Continuous Monitoring Station gathers hourly data, 365 days a year, which will enable us to better assess how climate change may be affecting the chemistry of our coastal waters.
We support legislative bills and other efforts to keep Maine part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is the first regional, cooperative, mandatory, market-based program in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by imposing a cap on carbon emissions from the power sector. Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont participate in RGGI. New Jersey and Virginia seek to join RGGI.
As a member of Waterkeeper Alliance, we join the chorus of member advocates calling for policies and actions at the national level to limit or mitigate the impacts of climate change.
By sharing our data on pesticides and nitrogen levels, educating city councilors about the risks of lawn chemicals, and serving on citizen task forces, we help municipalities work to adopt ordinances to limit lawn chemicals.
Two Casco Bay communities started developing their ordinances with the initial intent of limiting both pesticides and fertilizers. After finding that effort too ambitious, they opted for a step-by-step approach and worked first to ban synthetic pesticides. With our support, South Portland passed an ordinance in 2016 to restrict pesticide use. Executive Director Cathy Ramsdell served on the Portland Pesticide Task Force to help that city pass a similar ordinance in January 2018.
Even though communities may start with restrictions on pesticide use, we reminded them that the most common all-purpose lawn additive is weed and feed, a product that contains several forms of pesticide and fertilizers. Now we are urging these communities to educate their municipal groundskeepers and residents on how and why to reduce the use of fertilizers and to implement ordinances limiting their use.
We continue to advise municipalities about the impact of lawn chemicals by providing scientific research that documents effects on humans, pets, and the ocean. We share considerations they may want to discuss as they craft their own ordinances, such as limiting use on public and/or private properties, phased-in or immediate implementation, defining and educating their target audiences, and deciding how to enforce or encourage compliance.
Our BayScaping "neighborhood socials" engage and educate the community about nitrogen pollution. We teach residents how to grow green lawns that keep Casco Bay blue using ecological, chemical-free landscaping techniques.
Friends of Casco Bay has found high levels of nitrogen at most of the nearshore sites we tested and lower levels farther from shore. Water quality sampling has revealed that nitrogen pollution is more severe in areas that are closer to shore, near river mouths, at sewer outflow pipes, and other locations where stormwater runoff reaches the Bay. The further offshore we sampled, the better the water quality. This indicates that what we are doing on land is impacting the health of the Bay.
Besides making our own field observations of algal blooms, Friends of Casco Bay is collaborating with other researchers, government officials, and a network of volunteers to gather data to better understand these blooms.
We look to all Bay users to help us with our research.
Nitrogen Nabbers: In 2016, nearly 100 volunteers lined the Fore River in Portland Harbor on July 10 at 10:10 a.m., to collect small vials of seawater. Our Nabbing Nitrogen "Flash Mob" collected valuable data on levels of nitrogen. Results revealed that areas where stormwater flows into Casco Bay had the highest levels of nitrogen.
The event also showed us that there is a huge reservoir of goodwill at the ready, from people who want to help protect the health of the Bay and are willing to do that in short bursts of data collection efforts.
Water Reporters: We are beginning a new volunteer initiative to observe and share observations of algal blooms and slime-covered coves through our Water Reporter observing network for Casco Bay. Volunteer Water Reporters use a special smartphone app, or alternatively, a camera and a computer, to document, catalogue, organize, and share their observations of our changing Bay. By reporting what they see, volunteers will be helping us investigate possible sources of nitrogen pollution and other problems.
How can you fight nitrogen pollution?
Personal lifestyle changes, as well as collective actions, can make a difference in our communities. Find out more actions you can take here.
Support budgets and policies that protect science and acknowledge climate change.


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Whatever Happened to: H-Town
February 17, 2011Edward Bowsermusic, Whatever Happened to3
The funniest thing about getting older is realizing that we become exactly like our parents.
Take music, for example. It's easy for longtime music fans to criticize today's artists for raunchy content and oversexed lyrics. Ever see a 10-year-old girl doing nasty booty dances at a church outing? I have. Many, many times.
It's easy for us to yell about Ciara slinging her gluteus minimus around, corrupting the minds of today's youth. News flash – our minds were just as corrupted, just as our parents' minds were. Your momma n' dem had Clarence Carter and Marvin Sease.
And we had ol' nasty H-Town. Remember them?
(disclaimer – some of the following videos might not be very safe for work, unless your job doesn't mind guys thrusting their pelvises and women with bad weaves in bikinis.)
Kevin "Dino" Conner and his twin brother Solomon "Shazam" Conner teamed with their friend Darryl "G.I." Jackson to form H-Town in 1992. The group, of course, is named after hometown of Houston, Texas. I'm still waiting for a group to emerge from my hometown of Portsmouth, Va., so it can be named P-Town. Anyway, the trio's demo wound up in the hands of the infamous Uncle Luke, who gleefully led them on the path of freakiness.
Immediately, H-Town hit hard and fast (ahem, so to speak) with 1993's "Knockin' Da Boots." I was always annoyed by the euphamism – how exactly does one knock boots? Bumpin' uglies, I get that, but not boot knockin'. Maybe you readers with foot apparel fetishes can help us out in the comments.
Or, maybe not.
"Knockin' Da Boots" bumped uglies all the way up to No. 3 on the charts and propelled H-Town's debut, Fever For Da Flavor, to platinum sales. The follow-ups "Lick U Up" and "Baby I Wanna" were just as raunchy – and the ladies loved every minute. But just when parents started to scold girls for eyeballing shirtless men with high-top fades, H-Town would tone it down (slightly) with tracks like "Keepin' My Composure."
H-Town's success landed them a spot on the Above the Rim Soundtrack in 1994. "Part Time Lover" was typical H-Town – grown men begging for sex. Sheesh. And y'all give me grief about Keith Sweat.
At the end of 1994, H-Town returned with their second album, the gold-selling Beggin' After Dark (see what I mean!). The most memorable track from this set was "Emotions." The video featured Dino being seriously hurt in a car accident. About 10 years later, life would tragically imitate art.
In 1996, the trio released, in my opinion, their best song – a cover of The Persuaders' "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate," for the Martin Lawrence movie of the same name. Just a few years ago my brother told me that Lynn Whitfield's psychotic character terrified him at the time. I'm glad someone was convinced by the "acting" in that movie.
By the time their third album, Ladies Edition: Woman's World, rolled around, the guys had dumped Uncle Luke and, not surprisingly, the raunchiness was greatly toned down. The kinder, gentler H-Town retained their fans and solid tracks like "They Like It Slow" and "Natural Woman" helped them strike gold once again.
From about 2000-2004, it seemed like every six months the music industry lost a star. Tragedy struck in 2003 when Dino was killed in an automobile accident, eerily similar to H-Town's "Emotions" video. The following year, Shazam and G.I. reunited for Imitations of Life.
In recent years, there have been murmurings of a new album. There's a video for "Knocking Your Heels" that featured the corpses of Jodeci. And then there's the bizarre "Call Me Mr. Pacman." Uh huh.
Should They Come Back?: Allegedly they will – eventually. Judging from the weird Pac-Man song, the new album Child Support will be a return to their freaky roots. All the young girls who idolized these guys are now in the work force and likely will shell out money to relieve their fantasies – ironically while yelling at their daughters to turn off Ciara's latest video.
Eleanor Bridges May 24, 2017 at 10:49 pm
HTown was and still is the greatest
Latonia Hinton November 8, 2017 at 10:40 am
I love to hear H-Town Knockin the boots. It is a song to listen to when you're making love. To your man.
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ShowBiz seeing uptick in business as people return to theaters
By ANDREW BRANCA andrew@waxahachiesun.com
Since reopening its doors at its Broadhead Road location in December, ShowBiz Cinemas in Waxahachie is seeing a steady return of patrons who are coming not only for the movies, but for a whole spectrum of new entertainment options.
Jeremy Devine, ShowBiz's vice president of marketing and content, said the family entertainment center model gives guests more choices of how to spend an evening, while providing new ways for the theater to grow in an ever-changing market.
"As a family entertainment center, the whole idea was that if people wanted to go bowling and the film business was not that strong, we could still do business," Devine said. "So now between the bar, the ice cream parlor, the coffee shop, the full meals, concession type snacks, bowling, arcade and films we have like six revenue streams. We are not being just dependent on selling a popcorn, a soda and a movie. It's a really smart thing to offer a family entertainment center."
Along with the new entertainment options, ShowBiz's 13 auditoriums were extensively remodeled with new seating, sound, and projection systems to enhance its guests' experience.
Since reopening, ShowBiz has been a part of the CinemaSafe program, which promotes COVID-19 protocols and guidelines developed and supported by a leading epidemiologist to support the public's safe return to the movie theater.
One unexpected source of revenue for ShowBiz has been the renting out of auditoriums to individuals and the screening of live events such as Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts and independent films. Private auditorium rentals start at $149 for first-run movies and $99 for older films.
"There have been films from the studios, but we have had to ferret out a lot of independent films," he said. "When I say independent films, I don't mean art films, but films from independent distributors that run the gambit from horror to faith-based. We are almost playing weekly some type of live or niche content all because there is not a steady flow from the studios.
"We have also had the situation where people wanted to rent their own private auditorium because they either they liked the idea or the safety and privacy of it," he said. "So that has grown into a business, which was small before. We actually have a dedicated salesperson just to do that."
In March, Bloomberg reported domestic movie ticket sales may reach $4.5 to $6 billion in 2021, which is roughly triple the volume of 2020, but far below the level of 2019, pre-pandemic. Adjusted for inflation, a $6 billion year would be less than what the film industry generated in 1982; however, Devine sees the industry rebounding as it adjusts to a changing landscape.
While film studios are opening up with more big releases each month, the industry has changed and is moving toward a hybrid model that incorporates live satellite events, Devine said, noting that the use of streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon and HBO Max is more common now than a year ago. Movie theaters are still relative though, he said.
"What we are finding more and more that if something is streaming, sure it is taking away business from us, but generally speaking, if someone is a movie fan, they are going to find ways to consume it.
"An example would be 'Godzilla,' " he said of the movie, which released simultaneously to theaters and HBO Max in March. "Godzilla is turning into a huge movie in theaters. It has done great in China and the U.S., where people are returning to the theaters more. Yes, there are threats, but we still realize that we can still do business."
Devine said studios have started the process to evaluate how long a new release will be exclusive to theaters.
An example of this shift is Paramount Pictures' announcement in February that some of its new, most anticipated films will go exclusively to its streaming service, Paramount+, 30-45 days after their theatrical release. Other new films will go on the streaming service 90 days after their appearance in theaters.
"It had been difficult for a while, but Waxahachie has been one of the exceptions in our eight theaters," Devine said. "Our theaters in Houston have been slower to build their clientele back up. Waxahachie has nicely embraced it from the day it reopened."
ShowBiz Cinemas is located at 108 Broadhead Road in Waxahachie. For more information, visit www.showbizcinemas.com.
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Tailored de-escalation strategy in PCI and ACS: platelet function test and genetic test guidance
At TCTAP 2022, Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD outlines de-escalation strategies with PFT, genetic tests for PCI-ACS
Early de-escalation guided by platelet function testing (PFT) and genetic testing is a reasonable approach to reduce bleeding events related to dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), an expert said.
"The question is whether we can afford to frontload the benefits of DAPT with more potent P2Y12 inhibitors and then de-escalate to minimize the risk of bleeding complications," said Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD (University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, USA) at TCTAP 2022 on Apr 27.
"Although routine and early de-escalation within 30-days cannot be recommended, particularly unguided, the strategy of de-escalating P2Y12 inhibiting therapy is reasonable to reduce the risk of bleeding in patients that need DAPT," he said.
DAPT is a medication strategy comprised of a P2Y12 inhibitor (ticagrelor, prasugrel or clopidogrel) and aspirin administered to patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to prevent blood clots.
A de-escalation strategy involves either reducing the intensity or duration of therapy. Reducing the intensity of DAPT entails switching from a potent P2Y12 inhibitor (ticagrelor or prasugrel) to a weaker one (clopidogrel).
The strategy aims to reduce bleeding complications related to DAPT without losing the benefits of ischemic protection. De-escalation also helps reduce medication costs or side effects not related to bleeding like ticagrelor-related dyspnea.
Based on trials like TOPIC, TROPICAL-ACS and POPular Genetics , Angiolillo recommended:
Identifying ACS patients at high bleeding risk or low ischemic risk.
Avoid early switching (<30 days), particularly if "unguided."
If an early switch is needed, consider a guided approach with platelet function testing or CYP2C19 genotyping (genetic testing) to identify good clopidogrel response.
Use switching regimens recommended by guidelines (i.e., avoid drug-drug interactions)
"Very early de-escalation (within a few days of acute coronary event) is associated with increased thrombotic complications possibly due to 'hot' platelets, increased platelet turnover rate and drug-drug interactions, among others," he said.
"One important concept is that de-escalation occurs after 30 days in many trials, so the recommendation for most ACS patients is to wait for this acute period to pass," he said. "And per the 2017 international expert consensus, always make the switch with a loading dose of the drug being switched to when de-escalating or escalating, particularly in the early phase."
PFT, genetic testing, ABCD-GENE score to predict clopidogrel non-response
Owing to medical advances, contemporary tools like PFT and CYP2C19 genotyping have shown promise for tailoring DAPT, and major guidelines are reflecting their potential in de-escalating strategies.
The 2020 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for ACS cautiously recommend de-escalation (Class IIb) as an alternative DAPT strategy for ACS patients deemed unsuitable for potent platelet inhibitors.
"De-escalation may be done unguided based on clinical judgment or guided by platelet function testing or CYP2C19 genotyping, depending on patient's risk profile and availability of respective assays," the European guidelines read.
But recent studies, including a meta-analysis, showed guided antiplatelet therapy selection reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) over standard therapy (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.63-0.95, p=0.015), strengthening the case for guided de-escalation.
Considering the updated evidence and the conservative leeway offered by the guidelines, Angiolillo suggested tailoring DAPT strategy by predicting clopidogrel response with PFT and genotype guidance, particularly for early switches:
First, de-escalate
Wait for a certain period, then conduct PFT
Eventually, escalate if non-responsive to clopidogrel; continue therapy if there is good response to clopidogrel (use genetic testing to identify responsiveness)
The ABCD-GENE score, developed by Angiolillo and investigators, also predicts clopidogrel response by integrating the clinical and genetic factors associated with drug response.
"CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele does not necessarily mean poor clopidogrel response, and wild-type gene does not always indicate good clopidogrel response," he said. "Since genetic testing looks at genotype, not phenotype, we asked, can we do better?"
"We developed the ABCD-GENE score as a novel tool to predict clopidogrel nonresponse like high platelet reactivity (HPR), which was evaluated in various settings like the TAILOR-PCI and CHANCE trials and proved useful," he said.
"The consensus is to follow guidelines, but when bleeding risk outweighs thrombotic risk, there is an opportunity to consider de-escalation for ACS patients, especially since recent recommendations were made before the recent meta-analysis demonstrated the effectiveness of de-escalation in ACS."
Hanbit Park , MD
Galli, Mattia, et al. "Guided versus Standard Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." The Lancet, vol. 397, no. 10283, 2021, pp. 1470–1483
Angiolillo declared individual consulting fees/honorarium from Abbott, Amgen, Aralez, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Biosensors, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chiesi, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eli Lilly, Haemonetics, Janssen, Merck, PhaseBio, PLx Pharma, Pfizer, Sanofi, The Medicines Company, CeloNova, American Board of Internal Medicine and American College of Cardiology; Institutional grant support from Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Biosensors, CeloNova, CSL Behring, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eisai, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Idorsia, Janssen, Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Merck, Novartis, Osprey Medical and Renal Matsutani; Gift grants from Spartan, Scott R. MacKenzie Foundation; Federal grant from the National Institute of Health.


I think that PoE2 is one of the best RPGs ever.
PoE1 was already better than the old IE games in many ways ( OK, there were over 15 years between them ) and PoE2 improved a lot of things.
- The setting: Having a large world map makes exploring fun. You really feel like an adventurer. Exploring it with a ship is fitting too. The different areas look great.
- The atmosphere: I think it is just right. PoE1 was a bit too negative for me. The main theme were children without soul, the first town had a tree full of hanged people and there were mad cultists everywhere.
PoE2 still has dark places and cultists, but it also has many neutral or even funny things. It is very good to have a larger range of emotions, not just dark all the time.
- the factions: In PoE1 they had little impact, you could join them without realizing and they became meaningless after you did the quest for them.
In PoE2 the factions are almost everywhere, they give you different tasks for the same thing and you have to chose what to do.
- encounter design: In PoE1 it was not so good but it improved with the expansions.
In PoE2 it makes sense that the enemies are where they are. They ambush you or you can ambush them. There are battles were different enemies spawn during battle and attack you from different directions.
- equipment and enchantment: The effects of equipment and their enchantments are more unique. In PoE1 you were looking for an item with a good unique effect and used the standart enchantments on it. In PoE 2 you can only enchant unique equipment with unique enchantments that fit to that item.
- In both games the main story was not very focussed. PoE1 told you that you have to find Thaos fast because being a watcher is driving you insane. But the game did not care that you do a million other things in the mean time. PoE2 is a game about exploration, so it is not a problem that you do many other things while exploring.
- I really like multi classing and sub classes a lot. PoE1 already gave you tons of options for your character and with the expanded system of PoE2 you can create almost every char you can imagine.
- With 4 mayor factions and many choices that have an impact on how the story continues the replay value is much better than PoE1.
- Compared to PoE1 and many other games there were relatively few bugs. The game crashed to desktop a few times by area transitions and I reported some bugs. But I did not face any game breaking bug that prevented me from continuing. I had to quit PoE1 because of bugs during my first playthrough.
- The game was much too easy. I played the game on veteran without level scaling. There was only one hard fight in the game for me: the giant worm below Neketaka. I was lv7 and I had only the starting equipment and some items I got from "trash" enemies. Starting with level 9 the game was very easy and starting with lv15 I felt like a god. Later in the game I could win all fights with auto attacks and some AoE spells. The bosses ( kraken, dragons, . . . ) could be one shotted with an empowered missle spell from Aloth.
The huge "nerf bat" of version 1.1 is really needed.
- I miss large dungeons. Many "dungeons" have only a single encounter. I really liked Durlags tower and the watching fortress in BG, my favourite dungeon is the mage tower in the swamp in realms of arcadia 3. Is having a few harder battles, some puzzles and a boss at the end too much?
The Eothas temple in Gilded Vale was a good example. It told a story, you had several different enemy types, you had to collect hints to solve a puzzle and there was a tough enemy at the lowest level (skuldr king).
- I miss chances to mess things up. Lets look at the main quest from the beta (poko kohara). The VTC tells me to restore it and the RDC tells me to destroy it. I destroyed it. The RDC gave me a reward and the next quest (so far, so good). I told the VTC "Your people are dead and the luminous adra is gone." I get a reward, a positive reputation boost and they give me the next quest. I expected not to get a reward and to get a negative reputation.
- The german translation is terrible. For many things they reused descriptions of PoE1, although many game mechanics and abilities have changed. They even repeated the same mayor bug from PoE1 to name weapons like stat modifiers. A hunting bow is called "intellekt+2". It was bad enough in PoE1 but they did exactly the same mistakes in PoE2. Half of the time playing I was reporting bugs to the guys who make the translation mod.
I think PoE2 has the chance to be a great game and all other games will be compared to it for the next years, like BG2 has this status now ( after some more patches for bug fixing and balancing).
I am looking forward to how they intend to implement the expansions. WM1+2 were great, in many regards better than the original game. But the way it was implemented in the game either the expansion or the main game became pathetically easy, depending on what you did first.
Edited by Madscientist, 08 June 2018 - 09:34 AM.
- the main story was a let down for me. It wasn't clear what was happening, it was too short and I felt I had little to no agency during the quest. I saw some interesting points about how refreshing that is (for once, we're not some uber hero who solves everything), but I think it would still have been possible to allow some small agency (or perhaps the illusion of agency) that all comes crashing at the end, because, no, you can't tell a god what to do.
- Returning companions were lackluster IMO. I only saw Eder's, Pallegina's and Aloth's quests and I was pretty disappointed by them, Aloth being the worst. Way too short. I was really looking forward to Eder's confrontation with Eothas about the fate of his brother, to no avail. I expected Pallegina to be a lot more troubled and critical following her becoming a Kind Wayfarer, but nope. In my playthrough, Aloth had little to say and the quest concerning the Painted Masks was the least interesting the whole game. As a (rookie) DM, I was pretty disappointed.
So yeah, I was clearly looking for a strong narrative experience and that fell way short IMO.
Yes, as a sequl to PoE1 it is somewhat disappointed as it doesnt deliver in the area, which made me care about the sequel in the first place. However, everything else is superb, so... it's still great? Maybe?
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British Airways wins ban on strike
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One million air travellers have breathed a sigh of relief after a judge ruled that a planned 12-day Christmas strike by British Airways cabin crew could not go ahead.
The airline won its legal challenge after claiming that Unite had balloted hundreds of members who had subsequently left the company.
The High Court ruling means the walkout by more than 12,000 cabin crew, due to start next Tuesday and run until January 2, causing huge damage to BA and shattering the travel plans of one million passengers, will not go ahead.
BA said it was "delighted" for its customers that the strike threat was lifted, but Unite attacked the ruling as a "disgraceful day for democracy".
Mrs Justice Cox, sitting in London, refused Unite permission to appeal after ruling that the balance of convenience lay "firmly" with granting the injunction.
During the proceedings, Bruce Carr QC, for BA, told the judge the balloting process contained "serious and substantial irregularities". The strike would deprive "literally millions of people a happy Christmas", he said.
BA said: "We are delighted for our customers that the threat of a Christmas strike has been lifted by the court. It is a decision that will be welcomed by hundreds of thousands of families in the UK and around the world.
"There was never any need for a strike and we hope that Unite will take this opportunity to reflect before deciding its next steps. We believe the public would want that too."
But Unite's joint leader Derek Simpson announced outside the court that cabin crew will be reballoted, although he said he could understand the "euphoria" of passengers who would have faced travel misery.
He attacked BA's "macho" management style in imposing changes to working conditions which sparked the ballot. "We have been trying to reach a negotiated settlement and get BA to withdraw the terms and conditions. The only good thing to come from this is that people will get away for Christmas. It was never our intention to disrupt passengers," he said.
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Bits | Samsung Backs Open Source, Joining Linux Foundation
Samsung Backs Open Source, Joining Linux Foundation
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Samsung on Tuesday said it was becoming a platinum member of the Linux Foundation, giving $500,000 to the nonprofit in support of the Linux system and the open-source projects related to it. The membership status gives Samsung a seat on the foundation's board, allowing it to have more of a say in how Linux is developed.
The effects of the investment are not immediately visible — it's more like a long-term commitment in which Samsung gives back to a community it takes from to make its own products. Many of Samsung's products, like its televisions, cameras and Android phones, use at least some Linux-based software. Samsung's contribution to the Linux Foundation helps safeguard the success of its products, said Jim Zemlin, an executive director of the Linux Foundation.
Mr. Zemlin said Samsung's commitment would make it a global leader in the open source movement, which would help it compete with Apple. Top contributors to the Linux Foundation include Intel, Red Hat and Oracle, according to Mr. Zemlin.
"Apple, perceived as the most closed and proprietary software company in the world, is incredibly good at open source. It's in everything they make," Mr. Zemlin said in an interview. "Samsung is doing the same thing with Linux in order to make better, faster, cheaper software. They're investing in it in a massive, massive way, as only companies like Samsung can do."
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According to Capgemini's CTO, the flood of data produced by RFID implementations will be useful in in meeting the rigors of compliance.
October 13, 2004—There is a lot of talk about the flood of data that RFID implementations will generate. Indeed, the entire RFID middleware space is devoted to providing software solutions to filter, manage, and ultimately glean competitive advantage from the data. But according to the CTO of consultancy Capgemini, another use for all those stored timestamps and product IDs is in meeting the rigors of compliance. The well-known Sarbanes Oxley U.S. regulation, seen as a standard by many, requires that corporations not only be able to produce transaction records up to seven years old, they must be able to do so within 24 hours. With an RFID implementation actively tracking, verifying, and recording the movement of goods through a supply chain, the hope is that all pertinent transactions will be seamlessly saved in realtime and easily accessible on-demand later.


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Bank Islam's Beach Plogging Event At Sepat Beach Successfully Collected 1 Tonne Of Litter In An Hour
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Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (Bank Islam) through its corporate responsibility brand, AMAL, in collaboration with the Kuantan Municipal Council (MPK), Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp), Alam Flora Sdn Bhd (Alam Flora) and Lembaga Tabung Haji today organised a Beach Plogging activity at Sepat Beach, Kuantan, Pahang.
Part of the Bank's AMAL untuk ALAM initiative, the event aimed at promoting an active lifestyle among participants as well as fostering awareness and responsibility in maintaining the cleanliness and preservation of the environment.
Sepat Beach is a popular destination for local and foreign tourists due to its clean and beautiful beach. However, the irresponsible behaviour and attitude of some visitors who litters have affected the image of the beach. This problem is further exacerbated when wastes dumped from other beaches around Kuantan such as Teluk Cempedak Beach, Balok Beach and others are washed away to Sepat Beach.
The two-kilometre jogging and trash-collecting activity (plogging) along the beach involved more than 500 participants, including students from higher education institutions such as Sultan Ahmad Shah Islamic University College (KUIPSAS), Kuantan Vocational College, Kolej Poly-Tech MARA (KPTM) Kuantan, Univerisiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and the International Islamic University of Malaysia (UIAM) Kuantan campus.
During the event, Bank Islam also contributed five beach swings and six units of benches for the convenience of beachgoers.
Encik Mohamed Iran Moriff Mohd Shariff, Chief Operating Officer of Bank Islam, said, "Plogging promotes the improvement of individual health while maintaining environmental cleanliness. This activity may be considered a new and small undertaking, but today we managed to collect one tonne of waste in an hour. We believe that a more significant impact can be achieved if everyone plays their role in fulfilling their responsibilities towards Mother Nature."
"The efforts of Bank Islam and its strategic partners in organising the event is also in line with the United Nations' global objectives, with particular reference to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of 11-Sustainable Cities and Communities, 15-Life on Land and 17-Partnerships for the Goals," added Encik Mohamed Iran.
During the event, Bank Islam also paid a visit to three underprivileged families in Kampung Pantai Sepat and presented contributions to them in the form of cash and necessities.
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52 Quilts in 52 Weeks: Celebrate!
Notice anything new? Or rather, old?
Yep, the header is back on the blog. Celebrate! My Little Sailor (aka Younger Son) is back in port and repaired the header.
In further celebration, I present the August "Another Year of Schnibbles" entry, "Dimestore."
Quilt #40 for 2012 -- I only need to sew three quilts per month for the rest of the year to meet my goal. Yeah, I'm all about the numbers.
I bought my Liberty Lifestyle from Purl Soho. The orange cornerstones are Kona cotton "School Bus." I didn't have enough different prints to make all 16 blocks, so mine is only 12 blocks and will finish at 25" X 33" -- perfect to hang above the bathtub.
To celebrate, I'm linking up to "Can I Get a Whoop Whoop" at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.
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Thank you, MC3 Allison. Smooth seas and following winds on the rest of your summer cruise.
Love the orange in your quilt. Three quilts a month--you can!
Way to go with 40 quilts! That is awesome!
I love the look of Liberty fabrics, I think I need to get me some.
I love that comment - only 3 quilts a month - you put me to shame!
Wow, you've got me thinking: "Maybe I should piece a quilt per week in 2013!" Wouldn't that be a blast? Look what you've started! I bet my sister would love it too. Hmmm.
Such a pretty quilt. I have always loved Liberty of London prints!
Wonderful quilt! Such pretty colors! Whoop whoop!!


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LIHI Certificate #127 – Crocker Dam Project, Massachusetts
The Crocker Dam Hydroelectric Project is located on the Whitman River in the town of Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The Whitman River originates at the outlet of Lake Wampanoag, flowing through Ashburnham, Westminster, and Fitchburg, Massachusetts, ultimately merging with Flag Brook to form the North Nashua River. The North Nashua River flows to the Nashua River, eventually joining the Merrimack River in Nashua, NH. The dam and gatehouse were built in 1933 to provide water supply for the former Crocker Paper Company and its predecessors for industrial purposes. The hydroelectric project began construction in 2016 and was completed in 2019. Project operations commenced in 2020. Two dams lie upstream of the project, Lake Wampanoag Dam and Westminster Impoundment Dam, both of which are non-powered and owned by the project owner. The only downstream dam on the Whitman River is Snows Mill Pond, also non-powered. Other downstream dams on the Nashua River include the non-powered Arden Mill Dam, the Ice House Hydroelectric Project (LIHI #44), the Pepperell Dam in Pepperell, Massachusetts and additional dams in NH.
The project includes a 520‐foot‐long, 38.5‐foot‐high earthen embankment and masonry dam with a 120‐foot‐long arched spillway section topped with 26‐inch‐high wooden flashboards. The floodgate is 8 feet wide, 12 feet high and the mud gate is 3 feet wide, 3 feet high. The gate house is equipped with a 47‐foot‐long, 42‐inch‐diameter penstock and a new 18‐foot‐high, 6.5‐foot‐wide metal trashrack with 1‐inch bar spacing. The new powerhouse contains one 174‐kW turbine generating unit. The tailrace is new, measuring 20 feet wide, 6 feet deep, and 35 feet long. The project is a true run‐of-river project with the powerhouse located adjacent to the impoundment creating a very short (~57 ft.) bypass reach.
Project Name Crocker Dam
LIHI Certificate Term September 15, 2020 - September 14, 2030
Owner Whitman River Dam, Inc.
Location Located at river mile 2.5 on the Whitman River in Westminster, MA.
Installed Capacity 0.174 MW
Average Annual Generation 887 MWh
FERC No. P-13237 issued 2012, expires 2052
The project operates in run-of-river mode and impounds a 102.9-acre reservoir. Pond elevation sensors send data to a Programmable Logic Controller which ensures the reservoir elevation is maintained within one-half foot. All flows less than the turbine's minimum hydraulic capacity of 13 cfs are spilled and all flows above the turbine's maximum hydraulic capacity of 60 cfs are spilled. The flow regime was developed in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
Waters within the project reach are designated Class B, suitable for fish and aquatic habitat, wildlife support, and primary and secondary recreation. The project is currently conducting water quality monitoring to confirm that the project does not adversely impact water temperature and dissolved oxygen concentrations.
Downstream dams on the main stem of the Nashua River create barriers to upstream fish passage for anadromous fish species. Thus, no migratory fish species are present in the river. American eels are present in the Nashua River and at the downstream Ice House Project but no eels have been recorded in the Crocker Dam project area. Resident riverine species include a natural population of brook trout as well as common species like bluegill, blacknose and longnose dace, banded sunfish, chain pickerel, common and golden shiner, fallfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch. The installation of full-depth trashracks with 1-inch clear spacing mitigate the potential for entrainment. Approach velocity averages 0.46 feet/second and even under high water conditions this velocity would not exceed the recommended 2.0 feet/second threshold.
The project lands consist of 4.5 acres. The shorelines surrounding the impoundment consist of heavy vegetation including wood lands, brush and weedy thicket sub-growth, and several house lots. The project was constructed under a Town of Westminster Conservation Commission Order of Conditions under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act. Westminster also has a local wetlands bylaw that protects the quality and quantity of surface and ground water, prevents flooding and storm damage, and protects wetlands-dependent wildlife and their habitat. Since the completion of construction in January 2020 there have been no activities that impact the shoreline or watershed. No lands of significant ecological value exist in the project area.
Threatened or endangered species potentially present in the project vicinity include the Northern long-eared bat. Consultation with the Massachusetts Natural Heritage Bureau indicates that no hibernacula or roosting trees for the species are located in the project area. Due to the project's small footprint and lack of tree cutting, it is unlikely that the project impacts the listed bat species. Priority habitat for the wood turtle is located nearby but not within the project area. Run-of-river operations and maintenance of stable impoundment levels mitigate any impact on the habitat. There are also several migratory bird species that have the potential to be found in the project area, but operations do not affect these species due to the lack of tree cutting in the area. These species include bald eagle, black-billed cuckoo, bobolink, Canada warbler, Cape May warbler, prairie warbler, rusty blackbird, and wood thrush.
Historic resources in the project area include the dam and gatehouse which were originally constructed in 1933. Though not currently listed, these properties are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. A sign in the nearby recreational area details the history of the site as far back as 1767 when the first grist mill was built at the site. The State Historic Preservation Office has concluded that the project is unlikely to impact any historic properties.
The project does not include any formal recreational facilities. Public access is provided free of charge where safe to do so at the project. The Town of Westminster's Crocker Pond Recreation Area is adjacent to the dam and tailrace on the southwest side and is a popular developed recreational area including a large parking area and impoundment beach. Additional facilities include picnic areas, a gazebo, playground, swimming area, trails, and boat launch.
November 17, 2020: The decision to recertify the Crocker Project became final after the close of the appeals period on November 29, 2020 with no appeals filed. The Certification term is from September 15, 2020 – September 14, 2025. The certificate includes the following condition:
Condition 1. The facility Owner shall provide to LIHI a copy of the final post-operational water quality monitoring report for the monitoring that will be conducted in summer 2021. The submittal shall include MDEP comments and any recommendations for modifications to operations to ensure that water quality standards are satisfied.
October 30, 2020: The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has preliminarily approved recertification of the Crocker Dam Project (LIHI #127) for a new 5-year term of Low Impact Certification. The Project is located on the Whitman River in Massachusetts. This decision is preliminary pending the 30-day appeal window. Only those who commented on the initial application during the 60-day comment period are eligible to file an appeal. Such appeal needs to include an explanation as to how the Project does not meet the LIHI criteria. Appeal requests can be submitted by email to comments@lowimpacthydro.org with "Crocker Dam Project" in the subject line, or by mail addressed to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, 329 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 6, Lexington, MA 02420. All requests will be posted to the website. The applicant will have an opportunity to respond and any response will also be posted. Requests must be received by 5 pm Eastern time on November 29, 2020. The full application and reviewer's report are available below.
If no appeal requests are received and the decision becomes final, the Certification term for the Project will be September 15, 2020 through September 14, 2025.
August 28, 2020: The Low Impact Hydropower Institute has received a complete application for Low Impact recertification of the Crocker Dam Hydroelectric Project. The complete application can be found below.
LIHI is seeking public comment on this application. Comments that are directly tied to specific LIHI criteria (flows, water quality, fish passage, etc.) will be most helpful, but all comments will be considered. Comments may be submitted to the Institute by e-mail at comments@lowimpacthydro.org with "Crocker Dam Project Comments" in the subject line, or by mail addressed to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, 329 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 6, Lexington, MA 02420. Comments must be received on or before 5 pm Eastern time on October 27, 2020 to be considered. All comments will be posted to the web site and the applicant will have an opportunity to respond. Any response will also be posted.
December 4, 2015: LIHI Executive Director Michael J. Sale, using authority delegated from the LIHI Governing Board and a full review of the Application Reviewer's report and all public comments and additional materials provided by the Applicant, has certified that the Crocker Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. P-13237) satisfies the LIHI Certification Criteria. A Preliminary Decision was announced on December 14, 2015, and a 30-day appeal period was open through January 14, 2016. No requests for appeal were received. This Certification Decision includes five facility-specific conditions, as follows:
Satisfied 2020, Condition 1. Within 3 months of turbine installation, the facility owner shall send LIHI a copy of the plan they submit to MDEP for monitoring run-of-river operation. The owner shall notify LIHI when plan has been approved by MDEP.
Satisfied 2020, Condition 2. Within 3 months of turbine installation, the facility owner shall send LIHI a copy of the plan submitted to MDEP for monitoring and maintenance of the 6 mg/l dissolved oxygen standards, and shall notify LIHI when that plan has been approved by MDEP.
Satisfied 2020, Condition 3. In accordance with applicable Water Quality Certificate, the facility owner shall install full-depth, one-inch clear trashracks with velocities less than or equal to 2 feet per second at the intakes to reduce impingement and entrainment of fish at the facility.
Waived 2020, Condition 4. The facility owner shall notify LIHI within 30 days of any decision by relevant fish resource agencies (MDFW and/or USFWS) that would require the installation of fish passage facilities.
Satisfied 2020, Condition 5. The facility owner shall notify LIHI when the facility comes online and begins producing electricity. This notice shall occur as soon as possible and no later than 30 days after startup.
The effective certification date for the Crocker Dam Project is September 15, 2015 for a five (5) year term, which will expire on September 15, 2020.
September 21, 2015: On September 15, 2015, the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) received a complete application from Whitman River Dam, Inc. for the Low Impact Certification of the Crocker Dam Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 13237, located on the Whitman River in Westminster, Massachusetts.
2020 Recertification
Crocker Dam Recertification Review Report 2020
Crocker Dam Recertification Application 2020
Crocker Dam Certification Review Report 2015
Crocker Dam Certification Application 2015
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Comment Letter - Crocker Dam Certification
Crocker Dam FERC License 2012
Crocker Dam FERC Environmental Assessment 2012
Crocker Dam Water Quality Certificate 2011


So let's move to the next secret and that's Right Tools, The Right Way… How To Choose The Right Hosting, Editorial Theme & Other Critical Components For A Peace Of Mind.
Would that be interesting to learn?
Before we get there, I would want to tell a story of 2 business owners. Just like you, these two business owners, also knew, launching a website will help their business grow.
The first one thought, 'Ah! It's just a website, I will be able to handle it all by myself.
I know there are themes available in the market, I will learn and create a website exactly the way I wanted'.
His self-employed attitude crept in.
So like any self-employed, he lost focus on why he started his business? what his business goals are?
He started learning all the technical aspects of the websites.
Spent a ton of time, and eventually got burnt out.
And hired an unknown free-lance web developer simply because this business owner allotted ridiculously low budgets for marketing, just like any self-employed professional.
Basically, the web developer, that he hired, was working in a corporate and quoted a low price just to work on part time – freelance basis. Later, this freelance web developer abandoned the website project halfway because he was transferred to another city with additional responsibilities in his full time job.
The common thing about both the business owners is that, they were frustrated at the end and dropped the whole plan of creating a website. They now have a bitter belief that websites don't work in their industry.
Their website is a big mess now!
There goes the quote that, "A Bad website is like a FLAT Tire, you can't go anywhere until you change it".
So let's deep dive into the Second Secrets of a Stunning Editorial Site.
STEP#1, the right hosting service. There are a couple of good hosting services for websites, out of them the top 3 are GoDaddy, BlueHost and SiteGround. All these hosting services offers two types of hosting, one – Linux and second – Window. Out of which Linux Hosting is more robust, fast, stable and has great user interface. So even an amateur will be able to handle the backend with minimal knowledge.
Linus supports CPanel with One Click Install for Content Management Systems, which is, with just one click you will be able get a basic decent looking website.
The Hosting Service should have awesome tech support. GoDaddy and BlueHost has tech support teams in India, so you can call the tech team for any help as well as you will be able to mail them. On the other hand, SiteGround will take your questions only through mail, however they are very prompt and reply queries within 2 hours.
When we compare price GoDaddy has a competitive price for One Website Hosting. So if you are only going to have One Editorial Site and One Company Website, then GoDaddy is best for your pockets. Alternatively, BlueHost and SiteGround are cost effective when you have 4 website or more. Some business owners choose to have many website as their online marketing strategy and BlueHost or SiteGround suits them the best.
STEP#2, why do we use content management system in comparison to any other web technology? Before answering this question, we need to know what a content management system is. A content management system is a website platform where the web agency creates all the structural part of the website. The Client later can change all or parts of the content through an easy interface. The content can be title, text, images, audios or videos. Content management systems are best because the client need not depend or pay a web agency for any content addition or modification work. Since it is easy and intuitive, they will be able to maintain it on their own. Of all the content managements system, 23% percent of the world's website is run on WordPress. The Number one reason why WordPress is popular is Google loves WordPress. Search Engine Optimization or SEO in WordPress is way better than any other technology. WordPress is highly secure and easily scalable, that is, if your magazine site goes viral and you want to take the website to the next level, WordPress will be stable for any amount of traffic. Some of the famous website done on WordPress are Sony Music, BBC America, Indian Express, Time Inc and Facebook Newsroom. WordPress websites can be turbo boosted to a lot of functionalities with plugins. Editorial Site are best with WordPress CMS.
STEP#3, a theme in WordPress, gives the design and structure to the website. There are a lot of free themes available in WordPress. Some of them may look good, but the team behind it may not be trusted source, codes can be bulky, and they may lack regular updates making your website vulnerable to hackers. The best themes are paid themes, they are Avada, Genesis and Thesis. These three themes are flexible, SEO friendly and secure. When you add page builder plugin to these theme, you will be able to drag & drop and create any design of your choice. You don't need to know coding or design skills, just drag and drop the section you need in the places you want. The best page builder plugins are Divi, Site Origin and Beaver Builder. The most important plugin are SEO Plugin. When you add them to your website, you will be able make you content SEO Rich. The best of them are Yoast SEO and All in One SEO.
When the three best themes are rated with respect to light weight, security, SEO friendly code and Mobile responsiveness, Genesis Framework came the First for themes and Beaver Builder for Page Builder.
No wonder, Matt Cutts former Google SEO Head uses Genesis Framework for his own blog site. If you want to learn SEO from him, you will find a lot of his videos in YouTube Google Channel.
Again, let recap on Secret #2: Right Tools, The Right Way: "How to Choose the Right Hosting, Editorial Theme & Other Critical Components for a Peace of Mind". Step#1, have the right hosting service. Step#2, choose WordPress, the right CMS platform for Editorial Site and Step#3, install the right theme and plugins.


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A REVIEW OF PLATFORM CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AGE
by limenadmin | Jul 28, 2021 | DOI 2020 Conference Proceedings
Jianxin Ge – Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081, China
Cong Li – Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081, China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/LIMEN.2020.151
6th International Scientific-Business Conference – LIMEN 2020 – Leadership, Innovation, Management and Economics: Integrated Politics of Research – CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, Online/virtual, November 26, 2020, published by the Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade; Printed by: SKRIPTA International, Belgrade, ISBN 978-86-80194-39-4, ISSN 2683-6149, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/LIMEN.2020
The development of the digital economy has given rise to a new industry structure. Many platform corporates (such as Facebook, Amazon, Uber and Alibaba) have emerged around the world with rapid development, strong momentum and service innovation. With the help of Internet digital technology, platform corporates promote the commonality and integration of resources and value co-creation among the subjects connected by the platform. At the same time, the operation of the platform has also caused hot issues such as "data disputes among platforms", "the responsibility boundary of platform corporates is difficult to determine" and "the platform mode challenges the traditional anti-monopoly restrictions". Therefore, it is very important to promote the research on platform corporate governance. This paper systematically reviews the important literature on platform governance in the Web of Science database. Firstly, it states the connotation of platform corporate and platform governance. Then, it expounds on the main viewpoints of platform enterprise governance from three aspects: governance body, governance system and governance mechanism. Finally, it analyzes and summarizes the characteristics of platform corporate governance, which are multiple subjectivities, the openness of boundary, dynamic relationship and ambiguity of rights and responsibilities, points out the existing problems of platform corporate governance, and provides guidance for the practice of platform corporate governance in the future.
Digital economy, Platform corporate, Platform governance, Decentralization governance.
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