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Sunday Journal with Matt Patrick
Matthew Patrick of Falmouth is the Democrat in the running for the Plymouth and Barnstable Senate seat being vacated by Senate President Therese Murray.
He served as a state representative for 10 years in the Third Barnstable District.
The Republican in the race is State Representative Vinny deMacedo.
The Plymouth and Barnstable State Senate District includes Falmouth, Sandwich and Bourne on Cape and Plymouth, Kingston and Pembroke off Cape.
Listen below for an interview with him in advance of the November 4 election.
The following is information about the candidate as provided on his website.
Matthew Patrick is the son of a Mayor and a public school teacher. He served two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana teaching masonry and brick-making. It was there that he met his wife, Louise. Upon their return to the United States, they settled in Falmouth where they raised two children and became involved in their community.
Before he was a legislator, Matt Patrick worked closely with his statewide delegation to help write the municipal aggregation component of the State Restructuring Act, which was designed to save consumers money and making energy conservation programs more accessible and better designed.
Matthew Patrick served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2000 to 2010.
He highlights the following legislation for which he played a role.
Matt Patrick wrote components of The Green Communities Act. Proponents say the act made Massachusetts the national leader in clean energy job creation with over 70,000 people working in the green energy economy.
He said he led the effort to close loopholes that some corporations used to avoid paying their fair share. As a result, taxes are lowered on corporations that were playing fair–making Massachusetts more attractive to businesses–and the Commonwealth raised $200 million to go toward local aid for schools without costing individual taxpayers a cent.
With regard to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant, he pushed hard for legislation to bring potassium iodide pills to coastal communities on the Cape and North Shore.
As a small business owner, he designed and installed solar hot water systems leading to energy savings for families; many of these systems are still working today.
As a volunteer activist with Citizens for the Protection of Waquoit Bay and Quashnet Coalition, he lead the efforts to save the Quashnet River from development along the banks. The river today has a recovering population of native sea-run brook trout.
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Going underground at Willesley Wood
Willesley Wood is a beautiful site found in the heart of England's National Forest, which is in Leicestershire . Willesley was one of the first woodlands to be created as part of the National Forest project and is made up of a mixture of maturing woodland, wetland and meadow and has a network of pathways and points of interest to discover.
This area has a rich mining history; the site of the Oakfield Colliery boarders the western end of Willesley Wood. This area has now been landscaped with facilities to allow picnicking.
On the site, the first pit was sunk in 1787 and was worked for over twenty years and then two new shafts were dug. The presence of more coal in the area came as a surprise to the local community, who exclaimed 'Who'd a' thought it!' so locally Oakfield Colliery became known as 'Thortit pit'. A canal ran alongside the site of the colliery but this has since dried up.
Despite promising beginnings there were many problems at the Oakfield Colliery, with fires and flooding occurring, so changes were made and the site was used as a service shaft, linking it with the Donisthorpe Colliery. The mine was worked until March 1990, at which time the operations were shut down. The site of the old mine shafts can still be located in the meadows, marked out by two concrete mine caps.
Since the closure of the mine the site has seen many changes. Willesley Wood now boasts a diverse range of wildlife species, with over 100 bird species recorded, and trees including black poplar, alder and 3 species of willow. Trees planted more recently include oak, silver birch, willow and cherry.
Whilst visiting the site a member of the public approached the site manager Chris Williams and I. Taking a trip down memory lane, he told us that he came from a family of miners and he had worked down the mine until its closure. This was his first visit to the site since its closure and it was easy to see that it was a very poignant moment for him. He was thrilled to be able to visit the site and see the wonderful changes that had been made.
Woodland Trust volunteers kindly help us at the site as wardens and guided walk leaders.
Thanks to Site Manager Chris Williams and to local historians for the information.
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Injured people being carried to a hospital after explosions outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat
13 US Troops Killed in Terrorist Attack at Kabul Airport
In a statement, Biden vows to attackers: "We will hunt you down and make you pay."
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By Tara Copp and Elizabeth Howe
Updated: 5:54 p.m. with remarks from President Biden and news that a 13th service member has died.
Thirteen U.S. troops were killed Thursday and 18 more injured in a terror attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport as they tried to get some of the last evacuees out of Kabul, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
In a statement Thursday evening, President Joe Biden said, "To those who carried out this attack...know this: We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay." He added, "We have some reason to believe we know where they are, and we will find ways of our choosing, without a large military operation, to get them. Wherever they are."
Two separate explosions took place in what the Pentagon called a "complex attack": a suicide bomb just outside the airport's Abbey Gate checkpoint and another bomb of unknown type near the Baron Hotel a short distance away.
Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, spoke to reporters in the Pentagon about the attack Thursday afternoon. After those remarks, "A thirteenth U.S. service member... died from his wounds suffered as a result of the attack on Abbey Gate," CENTCOM spokesman Navy Capt. Bill Urban said in a written statement.
"The latest number of injured is now 18, all of whom are in the process of being aeromedically evacuated from Afghanistan on specially equipped C-17s with embarked surgical units. We continue to provide the best possible medical care to those injured," Urban said.
McKenzie said the troops were helping to screen potential evacuees seeking to enter the airport when the attack occurred.
"We're still working to calculate the total losses. We just don't know what that is right now," McKenzie said via videoconference.
Of those killed, 11 were Marines and another was a member of the Navy, a Senate aide confirmed. The military branch of the 13th service member was not immediately known.
McKenzie said a number of ISIS gunmen also fired during the attack. The bomber at the gate "did not get on the installation."
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But McKenzie said that U.S. forces are bracing for more attacks: "Typically, the pattern is multiple attacks."
"The threat from ISIS-K is very real, as we have seen," McKenzie said. "We believe it is their desire to continue those attacks and we expect those attacks to continue. We're doing everything we can to be prepared for those attacks. That includes reaching out to the Taliban who are actually providing the outer security cordon around the airfield to make sure they know what we expect them to do to protect us."
McKenzie said his "working assumption" is that the person who detonated the bomb had made it past a Taliban checkpoint and was among those being searched by U.S. service members.
The Taliban are searching people who approach the airport, he said, and "sometimes those searches have been good, and sometimes they have not." He said U.S. forces would continue to examine procedures and steps in an effort to improve screening.
McKenzie said U.S. forces are looking for the perpetrators of the "cowardly" attack and "are prepared" to respond.
He said that U.S. forces in Kabul have what they need to protect themselves. He cited AH-64 attack helicopters and MQ-9 drones flying from the airfield, as well as F-15s and AC-130 gunships patrolling around it. He said anti-rocket and -mortar systems are in place around it. He also said that work has been done to keep truck bombers at bay, including asking the Taliban to push out the security perimeter and close certain nearby roads.
McKenzie said some of the aircraft had been shot at.
"They have taken shots at our aircraft on occasion without effect," he said. We think that's going to continue. As you know, military aircraft have a variety of self defense systems. What's more vulnerable are the charter aircraft and other aircraft that are coming in that do not have those systems."
He said systems are in place to protect these airlifters.
"The safety of our aircraft coming in and out is of paramount importance because obviously you have the opportunity there for 450 or more people to die," he said. "We know that ISIS would like to get after those aircraft if they can."
The attack came hours after the U.S. embassy put out an urgent alert to Americans who were still trying to leave the country to immediately get away from the gates, and British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey warned that crowds at the gate offered the terror group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan, or ISIS-K, "a target that is just unimaginable."
The military is rapidly completing its evacuation operations out of Kabul, though about 5,000 soldiers and Marines were still based there as of Thursday. About 5,000 evacuees are on the ramp in Kabul now, McKenzie said, and "we are continuing to bring people onto the airfield."
The massive airlift operation has evacuated more than 104,000 Afghans, Americans, and coalition members from Afghanistan as of Thursday morning. About 5,000 Americans have been evacuated, many with guidance or help from Joint Special Operations Command operators and other U.S. forces, he said.
An estimated 1,000 Americans remain in-country, McKenzie said. Not everyone wants to leave, he noted.
McKenzie said he still hopes to achieve the August 31 deadline "if it's possible to do so."
The general praised the U.S. forces helping to screen potential evacuees at the Kabul airport. "This is close-up work. The breath of the person you are searching is upon you," he said. "Americans have got to be in danger to do these searches."
In a written statement posted on Twitter, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, "Terrorists took their lives at the very moment these troops were trying to save the lives of others. We mourn their loss. We will treat their wounds. And we will support their families in what will most assuredly be devastating grief. But we will not be dissuaded from the task at hand."
Another Thursday explosion inside the airport itself was a "controlled detonation" by U.S. troops who are destroying equipment in preparation for departure, a defense official said late on Thursday.
Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston contributed to this report.
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Playing catch-up with (partial) one-liners
By Zach Arnold | October 30, 2012
Jon Jones is considering a move to Heavyweight in 2013.
Frankie Edgar vs. Jose Aldo is now set for Super Bowl weekend.
Stephan Bonnar is retiring.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum is on the horizon for next Summer after they coach a Brazilian edition of The Ultimate Fighter.
The Ultimate Fighter continues to tank horribly in the ratings in the States.
Rampage Jackson wanted to fight Glover Teixeira, then didn't want to fight him after Teixeira got a lengthy medical suspension coming out of his Brazil fight… and now may want to fight Teixeira again. I may have more about this debacle later on…
Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone is still going to happen, with January as the target time frame…
The mess involving the Florida DBPR (Department of Business & Regulation) with the Florida athletic commission is turning out to be a mini-clone of the disastrous situation that California's athletic commission has turned into thanks to the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Cesar Gracie wants you to know that Nate Diaz will never fight Gilbert Melendez.
There's little heat for the upcoming Cung Le/Rich Franklin UFC show in Macao (at least in terms of domestic interest) and the heat so far for St. Pierre vs. Condit in Montreal is tepid, though the PPV buys should be relatively decent given that St. Pierre hasn't fought for a while now.
Karyn Bryant was nominated in the World MMA awards for her journalistic work… maybe she'll motorboat her way to a win.
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20 Responses to "Playing catch-up with (partial) one-liners"
bigweeze says:
Noone's working harder on the "unsexy" topics than you Zach. Hope good things will continue to come about because of your efforts.
Zuffa is still planning 31 events for 2013 but are not putting on a PPV in January….
Could this be a reduction in PPVs and the start of a fight series to replace TUF in the fall? That would seem like a logical way to still get to 31 events. Especially when they are starting off the year with I think 1 January event…..
Also, Zuffa has completely not learned from 2012. They had a huge problem with injuries ruining events.
So what have they don in 2013 already? Put Jones, Sonnen, Nogueira, & Werdum on the shelf so they can tape these TUF shows. And we all know the longer a fighter is on the shelf, the better chance he has to injure himself for his next fight.
They are so consumed with a failed show that they are letting it ruin their organization.
As for Quinton Jackson…. for a guy who wants out of the UFC so badly, he sure is trying to wait as long as possible to get his last fight on. Doesn't seem like he really wants to leave.
Bonnar I think was 7-7 in the UFC. I never understood why .500 fighters in the UFC stuck with it so long. The writing is on the wall that they will never get a title shot, and yet they still keep on pushing through more brain damage to try and obtain their goal.
Fluyid says:
It's crazy, 45. Fighters will fight on well beyond their "use by" dates, risking life and well-being, in order to stay in that little bit of limelight. No one thinks that it will happen to him and he'll end up slurring and slowed. I see it with local-level boxers and I see it with prime time fighters.
Hell, I fought on too long. I can't even give you a good reason why. There's this weird mix of ego, stupidity, fear of mortality, stubbornness and much more that goes into it.
cutch says:
They will be doing regional fight series soon, fights in Brazil, Asia & Europe, trying to build future stars in those markets. It wont be geared towards Americans but will probably air on Fuel.
I don't think they are wasting Big Nog & Werdum on TUF at all, 10 million or something were watching the last series a week, if Werdum wins and JDS beats Cain & Overeem, they could do the rematch in a massive stadium down there.
I don't really like TUF but the Australia Vs UK series has been great, without either coach playing "heel" and a bunch of frat boys fighting each other. So it still has some legs in other countries, they could perhaps cut it down to one series a year in the US.
unhappy_meal says:
Used to enjoy this website awhile back. Now I just have a single question:
What motivates you to continue to follow a sport you clearly hate?
Why do you come to a website that you hate so much?
I never got the sense that Mr. Arnold ever hated MMA. I think the sport has had major issues. First with the countless organizations that went out of business. And now with the UFC going off the deep end. But I just dont think he hates the sport.
If anything he has been one of the very few true journalists of this sport between Pride and the AC problems.
I used to enjoy this site's unique angles on issues… and still do, to an extent.
Descriptions like "horribly", "debacle" and "maybe she'll motorboat her way to a win" are expected from tabloids and trolls, not 'true journalists'. The credibility of some very significant stories coming out of this site would benefit immensely without such unnecessary and spiteful exaggerations.
I also used to enjoy stories that came from Zach the fan… been quite awhile since I saw one of those.
Anyways, just my opinion. It's your site… do with it what you will.
You sound like a PRIDE fan back when I was covering that scandal. Got any new material?
Not a single point I've brought up is inaccurate. The mess in California and Florida for regulating combat sports is a real, legitimate story that effects a lot of people inside the business. Call around to fighters, referees, and officials who have been impacted by bureaucrats and see what they have to say about me after some of the writings I've done.
I understand some of the writings have turned people away but it's also brought in new readers, too, and in many respects I am doing the best I can to report on issues that do have an impact on those who have the most at stake in this industry/sport.
The Judge says:
The sad part is, almost none of this is news…so much stuff that has already been said for days and stuff that doesn't matter. The only somewhat legitimate news is Nogs vs Verdum and that one is a real shame, the first one will probably never earn another title shot while the latter should be one fight away from #1 contender.
This sight has not changed, the sport that it covers/follows did. Zach was the go to man for JMMA…and JMMA died. Then UFC-run MMA started to wither on the vine. It is not Zach's fault. The sport that I dare say we all fell in love with no longer exists as it once did, and instead we have…. whatever the sport of MMA is today. I know that I went from being the guy with 500 gigabytes of fight videos on his computer to a guy who can barely tell you who the UFC champions are. I don't know if my love for the sport died with JMMA, but it has changed for me, and I reckon it has changed for the rest of us as well.
Hell, just look at 45 Huddle. We were once diametric opposites, but we were passionate. Now…we're both "meh" apathetic.
I have 100 DVDs that I just have in a bin. I still have a few best of ones like the Ultimate 100…. but I do not collect anymore. And I remember trying my hardest to get old Shooto and Pancrase events.
Now we have Bellator which is basically unwatchable outside of 5 to 10 fights a year…. and Zuffa running around in circles chasing big money fights and watering down their product beyond belief…..
Once I had accidentally formatted a HD that had my fight videos on it…I seriously was in shock/tears, but I worked to get them all back and more. but after 3 years of not watching any of them, I cleared that HD out for games and it did not even phase me.
I used to have smoker matches from some ammeter MMA on California indian reservations….I used to have Dutch Superleague kickboxing matches in language I did not understand. I use to have all the Pancrase titles like "Rise" and "Victory" and "NeoBlood"
So we are very much in the same boat of MMA Fandom…. And the sport is now in the cr#pper.
I have every PRIDE before 2005ish. I have almost every UFC up to 100 through legit DVDs, and pirated ones I got in IRAQ. I used to have a stock pile of "other" matches on an external HD, and my old lap tops (and actually most are probably still there, I just never use them).
If I could sell them all today, I would. If I somehow lost them all or misplaced them, I'm not sure I'd be that upset.
Maybe it's just us?
Alan Conceicao says:
I've been as vocal about MMA having problems as anyone, but they still have a network TV deal, will probably have a 700K+ PPV buyrate pulled in a couple weeks, et al. It hasn't "withered on the vine". It just seems a lot of people who were interested in the sport more 7-8 years ago aren't deep into it right now.
It is very much like Pro Wrestling fans. We watch it out of habit and of what it could potentially be….. We certainly arent watching it out of a real passion for the sport. And the ratings indicate this slowdown.
david m says:
I recently got a Macbook Air, and because Apple blows, I had to get a separate HDMI cable (because my PC HDMI cable doesn't work on fucking Apple). Anyways, I got it, connected my external 1tb hard drive to my computer, hooked the computer to the tv, and started watching all these old Pride fights. I miss Saku and roided Wanderlei and Mirko and Fedor and the ring and the pure excitement of Pride.
I am still a big UFC fan, don't get me wrong, but they put on so many events now, and all the fighters seem (for the most part) so cookie cutter, that I just don't care as much as I once did.
Not saying that your points are inaccurate. Again I'll declare that many of these stories are highly significant, groundbreaking and amazing… plenty of juicy stuff no other site is aware of or dares to mention (until you do). Just wouldn't mind seeing more objective wording in key places. In my opinion you'd find your work referenced more.
And on a purely selfish level, I understand if you're not interested on recapping stuff that 7638 others now do… but I loved your multi-paragraph post-take on events. Nowadays it's one snarky headline + results.
Not arguing at all that the sport isn't on a decline right now, largely due to disappointing decisions by powerful people.
Garret says:
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A couple weeks back I was coaching in an AAU tournament and shortly after our game, the official refereeing our game collapsed. When he collapsed, all the courts in the gym stopped. Kids, parents, and coaches who had been competing just seconds before all watched in deep concern as the official was being attended to by gym supervisors. Ambulances were called, the AED was used. It was a very humbling moment- one in which we were all hoping and praying for a fellow human. The paramedics arrived to the gym and took him to the hospital where thankfully, he would be okay.
The night before, for our 9:00 PM game, the same official was refereeing our game. The next day, the day in which he collapsed, he was doing our 5:30 PM game; he'd been doing games all morning and afternoon for the second day straight. I wouldn't call him the best official we've ever had, but knowing how many games in a row he'd done for this tournament, he was doing a fine job. I see these exact circumstances at almost every tournament I go to- a referee doing twelve straight games two days in a row. It never fails that in probably 9 out of the 12 games parents and coaches are razzing them the whole game and in some cases, using completely disrespectful names and words. Especially at younger ages. I see parents coming onto courts in the middle of the game and making threats to officials because their 5th grade kid got fouled and it wasn't called. After every call that's made, 75% of the teams' parents are screaming, kicking the bleachers, or standing up with their arms out in disbelief. I could go on and on here about keeping a little perspective, but I'll stay to the point.
Not every referee is good and not every referee gives their best effort, but lets keep in mind that in many cases, they are working under circumstances given by tournament directors that are absolutely ridiculous. No matter how good of an official you are, if you do 20+ games in a weekend with people screaming at & harassing you the entire time, your job would suffer. Like us, these officials are human too. Which brings me back around to the official collapsing and the aftermath that surrounded it. Everyone hoped for the best for the man when he collapsed. You could feel everyone in the gym pulling for him & the respect being shown. Why does it take a moment like this for people to acknowledge and respect an official? Just because the guy is wearing a striped shirt and you don't agree with his judgement doesn't mean that he, like you and I, can't fall victim to human moments.
Again, I'm not giving a free pass and saying that officials don't have to try and do a good job but in almost 90% of all cases (and I have seen a ton of games) they are working with what they know. They are trying. I am asking for all of us to keep some perspective and try to show some respect, decency, and to maybe try thanking an official after a a game- regardless of if you thought they did a good job or not, it's a thankless, difficult job. A little appreciation could go along way for them- not just as officials, but as people.
Thoughts from the 1st Weekend of the 2019 NCAA Tourney
by PMax Basketball | Mar 26, 2019
Self-Accountability & Chasing Outcomes
Many of you may have watched Wofford vs. Kentucky this past Saturday and saw Fletcher Magee go 0-12 from the 3-pt line en route to a close six point loss for his Wofford team. Two days prior, Magee hit seven 3-pt shots and became the all-time leader for most 3-pointers made in NCAA history.
Magee said this after Wofford's loss to Kentucky, "I just needed to hit a couple of shots. We had the momentum sometimes and I had a big shot and it ended up not going in, but I've got to own up to it and swallow it. I went in there, I prepared like I always prepared. I did everything I've always done. I shot them how I always shoot them. They just didn't go in."
In a time where his emotions were running wild, he was accountable to himself and his performance. No excuses, no bad-mouthing his coaches, teammates, or the opponent- he simply stated that he wasn't his best on that day and that he would grow from the experience.
Outside of personal accountability, I thought it was also a great reminder to all of us that no matter what we do to prepare or how hard we work, sometimes we don't always get a desired result or outcome. Does that mean we shouldn't prepare as hard? Absolutely not. Does that mean that we shouldn't care or be disappointed if we don't get the result we desired? No. However, in our goal-obsessed society, we must remember that putting all of our mental effort into an outcome doesn't ensure that it will come to life. We have to stop attaching ourselves to outcomes and instead turn our focus to daily commitments and who we are becoming along our journey. Outcomes can help us reflect and give us feedback, but we must remember that an outcome doesn't always paint the whole picture and it's certainly not an indicator of who we are.
Anyone on social media has probably seen some sort of opinion on the Tom Izzo "incident" during Michigan State's first round game against Bradley. To give a quick summary, Izzo approached one of his players at a timeout on the floor, pointing and screaming at him for what appeared to be a lack of effort. Other players nudged Izzo backwards and tried to calm him down. The player came back with his own emotion. It was a heated exchange between Izzo and his player. Shortly after the incident many people took to social media to say that Izzo had gone too far. Others argued that this was him simply holding his player accountable for his actions. They claimed it to be completely appropriate behavior and a part of coaching.
There's no argument on whether or not Tom Izzo is or isn't a terrific coach- he is. If I was asked to give a one word answer, "yes or no", if I had a problem with how he reacted, I would say "no". Do I think he could have approached the manner in a different way? Probably- but given the circumstances Izzo may have thought this was the best option at that time. I don't know the context with this player and wasn't in that particular situation. If I were to challenge something it would be that if we expect players to exercise emotional control, coaches must model that same behavior. However, even with that being said, Izzo has earned the respect of his current and past players and the only people who can truly judge the behavior are the people in the know- very few outside of that locker room are truly in the know. So to me, all of the arguments of whether it was right or wrong is something that the players and the coaches connected to the situation know best. The player accepted responsibility, which tells us a lot.
A bigger topic in all of this is that just because Tom Izzo employs these methods doesn't mean they're correct or effective in every situation. People have to understand context. Izzo has built rock solid relationships with his guys and they love him and understand his competitive nature. These are also young men playing on full scholarships. Youth coaches who think they can berate a potential emotionally fragile kid in an environment that is designed to be for fun and development are sorely mistaken. Other methods such as using the bench as a teacher, showing film, or an occasional raising of your voice in a practice setting may be more effective. Outside of that- it's important to evaluate what type of mistake a player made. If it was a mental or conceptual mistake- try TEACHING and CLEARLY communicating the correction instead of screaming about it. This is an all too common problem in youth sports- screaming and berating conceptual mistakes without correction. In many cases, it's to cover up the coaches lack of knowledge and ability to actually teach the game. Furthermore, youth coaches who yell and scream all the time because that's what they perceive coaching to be are doing nothing but turning their players off to them. We need to learn to communicate before resorting to yelling and berating. You can have emotion, but if you're emotional all the time AND you don't actually teach and correct- you're not coaching, you're not leading, and you're certainly not helping develop players. So for all of the people who claim that Izzo's incident is "just coaching and holding someone accountable"- there may be some truth to that, but there is also a whole lot of context that we need and a whole lot more to consider.
Playing w/ a Lead:
I struggle when I watch teams who get a lead early in the second half of a game start playing the clock instead of playing the game. They stop running their typical offense and go to a complete stall where their movements get slow or stagnant. The possessions generally result in forcing up a bad shot with three to five seconds left in the shot clock. It's not to say that offenses can't be patient and that they shouldn't try to hunt a great shot on each possession, but I will never understand teams who are virtually stopping everything they do offensively just to run time off the clock. I do think in these situations that teams who are generally more deliberate have a slight advantage as they are more comfortable running their offense for twenty seconds on a possession, but nonetheless, I see teams of all different styles fall into this trap. The clock becomes their main focus instead of continuing to attack and add to their lead. In too many cases, the energy is sucked out of the players and the mindset turns from being the aggressors to playing not to lose.
Struggle & Opportunity
by PMax Basketball | Jan 3, 2019
I was recently listening to a podcast with the head coach of the Nevada Men's Basketball team, Eric Musselman. At the time I am writing this, Nevada is 14-0 and ranked #6 in the country in the college basketball rankings. Coach Musselman and his team are starting to garner national attention and many experts believe they are a legitimate Final Four contender. However, Musselman's coaching journey to this point was anything but smooth. As he told his story, my mind wandered to relatable experiences in my own life as well as situations that many athletes are currently experiencing or will experience in a season or career.
In 2007, Coach Musselman was fired from his second NBA head coaching gig after just one season. After not coaching for three years, he got back into coaching when a NBA D-League team hired him as their head coach. After a couple of good (and unglamorous) seasons in the D-League, he became a college assistant at two different schools before being hired by Nevada as their head coach. Along this journey, Musselman learned. He became a voracious reader and started his own blog on leadership to reflect on things he learned and experienced. When he was an assistant in college, he took notes on things he liked and didn't like about the program he was a part of. He enhanced his already deep knowledge in player development, X's and O's, and scouting reports while learning about the process of recruiting. Musselman embraced his circumstances, learned whatever he could and become a star in whatever role he had. Years later, another opportunity finally came and as evident, he was prepared for it.
With the right approach, times of struggle and moments of uncertainty allow us to grow and learn about ourselves. We've all heard phrases or quotes like this before and as cliche as it is, it's also true.
As a coach, I'm pretty familiar with many of the situations and roles that players are in- I've been in most of them. There were times in my career as a player where I was the leader of a team, other times where I was the third or fourth option, a fringe player in the rotation, or a reserve who wasn't in the rotation at all. Like anyone, I enjoyed being a leader and a go-to option on a team- and also like anyone, there were times I was really frustrated when I was on the back-end of a rotation or wasn't even in the rotation. Each of those experiences were valuable to me, however, the moments of frustration and difficulty were the ones that really allowed me to grow as an individual- they forced me to practice persistence and resilience. I wasn't always rewarded in the moment or in the short-term, but in the long-term it made me a better coach and positively contributed to my life in more ways than I probably realize.
Our natural inclination as adults is to not allow kids to struggle. I see and hear different instances of this inclination frequently in athletics. Whether it's adults playing the blame game and bashing coaches and teammates or even just endorsing a child's complaints and agreeing with everything they say- we unknowingly take away valuable learning opportunities for the younger generation. Instead, we need to be encouraging them to be a star in whatever role they currently have. To embrace their circumstances and figure out how to make the absolute best of them. We need to guide and help them to take complete ownership of their situation. If it's something they truly care about, they'll learn to go the extra mile and put the extra effort forth to bridge the gap of where they are and where they want to be.
Challenging circumstances and moments don't change for the better when we run from them. They won't automatically change just by embracing them. Not everyone will turn into a star or end up in the national spotlight, but by attacking moments of challenge with persistence we will unquestionably grow as individuals and become a better version of ourselves.
Jrue Holiday NBA Player Study
by PMax Basketball | Dec 14, 2018
After watching the New Orleans Pelicans & Portland Trail Blazers NBA playoff series last season, I really became a fan of Jrue Holiday's game. His defensive presence on one of the best players in the NBA, Damian Lillard, was evident throughout the series and following the 2017-2018 season he was selected 1st-Team All-NBA Defense. Holiday, however, isn't just a defensive presence, he's a major factor on the offensive end as well. To illustrate Holiday's ability on the offensive end of the floor I did a video breakdown along with some analysis on what makes him one of the most effective, yet underrated players in the NBA.
Note: The times in parentheses correspond with the times in the video.
Finishing (0:06-1:10): Holiday's biggest strength is his ability to get to the basket and finish in a multitude of different ways. He finishes with both hands, on both sides, off one and two feet at a very high level. Holiday excels at using his body as a shield and then creating separation with the basketball outside of his body. Many times you will see him jump off his outside leg and use his inside leg as a means for ball protection when playing off one foot. Very rarely do you see him rushed or out of control at the rim- he plays and finishes at his own pace.
Post Play (1:12-1:40): Holiday is a strong guard, but he doesn't solely rely on strength to score around the rim. His footwork is exceptional- both when he has the basketball and when he is looking to get position in the post. You'll see him catch defenders off guard with a "quick spin" when they are playing too close and overly-physical.
Shooting off the Catch (1:42-2:08): Holiday isn't considered an elite shooter, but is certainly a proficient one- especially when left open. On almost every shot he attempts he lands balanced on two feet. You'll see him shoot off both the 1-2 and the hop.
Shooting off the Dribble (2:10-2:26): He'd rather attack you going toward the rim, but when the defense gives him room out of respect for his ability to attack, Holiday can make people pay.
Change of Speed (2:28-2:52): Holiday does a great job of slowing down, using his eyes, and then re-accelerating to get to spots on the floor. One of my favorite things about Holiday's game is that he is always under control. Acceleration and deceleration aren't always in the conversation or seen as "sexy" athletic variables, but players like Holiday who excel at it can get to their spots and create separation at a very high level.
PNR Scoring (2:55-3:30): Holiday scores at all three levels in the ball screen. When defenders go under, he can make them pay by stopping behind the screen and knocking down shots. When teams use a "drop" coverage on him he does an exceptional job of snaking and putting his defender in jail- again- never in a hurry and takes what the defense gives him.
PNR Passing (3:34-4:05): It helps having Anthony Davis to play pick and roll with, but regardless of that, Holiday is a good decision-maker in ball screen situations. His pace allows him to scan, survey and find where rotation is coming from and ultimately find the open man. Much like his finishing, he's very good at passing with both his left and right hand.
Pivot to Pass (4:07-4:21): It sounds like a broken record, but Holiday is rarely in a hurry. He uses pivots & shot fakes to create passing angles for teammates when his option to score is taken away.
Evaluating the Fundamentals of Passing
Maybe it was engrained in you that the "right way" to pass the basketball is via a two-hand chest or bounce pass with the thumbs down and pinkies up. Conventional thought isn't always wrong, and something new isn't always right nor does it automatically equate to better. However, it's important that we're always studying, evaluating, and challenging our way of doing things. I was watching games over the weekend and kept noticing the variation of passes thrown in high school, college, and pro level games. A fundamental pass isn't necessarily one that is thrown with two hands on the ball (although it can be)- a fundamental pass is a pass delivered on time and on target to the receiver. I care much less about how the ball gets to the receiver than I do about when and where the ball is received. I strongly believe that starting at the youth level, we should be exposing players and encouraging them to pass with one and two hands on the basketball at a variety of different angles. We should be working to enhance possibilities as opposed to creating restrictions. When they make the wrong decision, we focus on what may have been a better option- not eliminating options altogether.
On a similar note, I had a young player in a workout this weekend that threw a perfectly executed behind the back pass to a teammate in stride for a lay-up. He didn't pre-plan it- it was an instinctual play. I knew it was instinctive because he immediately looked at me like he'd done something wrong- when in reality it was the perfect decision for the situation he was presented with. The defender took a 45 degree angle and got slightly ahead of him on his path to the basket- he delivered the pass to a player trailing about one-two steps behind. Is a behind the back pass always the right play in every situation? Obviously not. However, neither is a jump-stop, two-hand bounce or chest pass. The interactions present in the context of a game lead to decisions. Decisions drive the technical execution of a skill. There is not one "fundamental" way to pass the basketball.
I made a short video of some of the passes that stood out to me over the weekend. I also included some older clips- including one of John Stockton for the "fundamentalists" who may believe he put two hands on the ball every time he passed :).
by PMax Basketball | Oct 31, 2018
Attached is a document I spent some time putting together this past summer on offense. It is a principle-driven system that I've used with AAU teams to create organized freedom. It blends dribble drive concepts, high post actions, and two-man games. Depending on the team we have, we'll emphasize certain parts more than others & vary a few of the concepts/ elements, but the teaching progressions & foundations would remain similar. I hope you find something of value in it.
Space & Attack Offense
Practice Notes from Rice University
While visiting Houston, the Rice University Men's Basketball staff was kind enough to open their doors and allow me to sit-in on practice. Attached are notes that I took from the practice.
Rice University Men's Basketball Practice Notes
Implementing an Offensive Set
The Warriors ran this action after a timeout when they needed a basket. They start in a 4-high look with Steph Curry & Draymond Green stacked at the free throw line. Green sets a screen for Curry to execute a mini-Iverson cut to the wing. Durant clears to the opposite corner. After Thompson enters the ball to Curry he receives a back screen from Green, who then pops to the ball after his screen. Curry "chases" his pass & doesn't get it, but the action doesn't stop as Green now dribbles at Thompson who sets up a backdoor perfectly & ends up w/ a dunk.
A few things stood out to me on this set (there were a ton, butt these are the main ones).
1.) Pace. Every cut was to score. Even if the initial actions were misdirections or decoys to get to the primary action of the Green-Thompson backdoor, they had the defense honoring each cut because of the pace (and the scoring ability of the players).
2.) Timing. Players executed their movements w/ pace, but also w/ precision & coordination. Watch the footwork again on each cut.
3.) Flow. There were no stoppages in the action. The play moved from one action to the next seamlessly.
Everyone has offensive sets that are effective on paper, but great offensive action is more than diagrams. If your actions don't have fundamentals such as pace, space, timing, precision, and flow, it doesn't matter what they look like on paper- they will not be effective. As the season approaches for many high school and youth coaches, it's natural to want to implement a series of sets that can get your team easy looks at the basket, however, what may be more effective is to focus less on the number of sets you have, and instead emphasize the quality of the action!
Exit Cut
by PMax Basketball | Sep 19, 2018
Steph Curry is probably known best in basketball circles for his knock-down shooting, crafty handle, and pin-point passing. The highlight reel plays are certainly what makes him stand-out and leave you shaking your head at times. As good as he is with the ball in his hands, however, he is equally as good without the ball in his hands. I remember watching Curry play when he was at Davidson and the thing that always stood out to me outside of his shooting was how he was able to continually get shots off despite being face-guarded and keyed-on by opposing teams. He was able to do so through his movement off the ball- he was and still is a master of using and setting screens to free himself. Another concept off the ball that he does as well as anyone in the league is "exit cut".
Exit cuts are a crucial concept in all offenses when an advantage has been created, but are especially important in penetration-based offenses. Many young players that I work with have a tendency to stand in place or slowly jog to a spot (often inside the three-point line) on the floor after they penetrate. In the video below, Curry penetrates to a kick-out and then immediately locates space to relocate to. The Warriors even have a concept within their offense to get Curry a screen when possible on his exit cut. This simple movement when the defense relaxes following his penetration allows him clean looks at the basket despite having game plans centered around not allowing him to break free. At all levels, even if the exit cut doesn't lead to a shot opportunity, by teaching the concept and getting players to understand it, we maintain the integrity of our spacing, which is the prerequisite to any good offense.
Offensive Advantage
Offensive players must be able to recognize when they are in an advantage situation. Lennie Acuff, head coach of Alabama-Huntsville says, "When we get em' on the run, we want to keep em' on the run"- meaning when the defense is in a scramble/disadvantage, we don't want to let them return back to their basic "shell" position. An advantage is kept by quick decision-making and maintaining the integrity of our spacing on the floor. It is lost when players hold the ball on the catch, dribble without purpose, or lose spacing.
The video clip is a perfect depiction of how we want to play when an advantage has been created. On the possession, the defense commits two players to the dribble post-up, which creates a 4 v 3 advantage on the pass-out of the post. From there, the ball doesn't stop in anyone's hands- quick decisions are made, and spacing is maintained. This ultimately leads to a high percentage, rhythm shot from one of the best 3-point shooters in the NBA.
The action used to create an advantage can vary from team to team and possession by possession. Some teams try to play more in transition, other teams may rely on dribble penetration, ball screens, off-ball screens, post entries, or a combination of any of those actions. Whatever the philosophy is to create the advantage, it's crucial that players recognize an advantage on offense and then exploit the defense to create a high percentage scoring opportunity.


One of the most picturesque festivals in Bangkok is the evening of Loy Krathong, when people gather around lakes, rivers and canals to pay respects to the goddess of water by releasing beautiful lotus shaped rafts (krathongs), decorated with candles, incense and flowers onto the water. Some believe that this is the time to symbolically 'float away' all the anger and grudges you have been holding onto, and including a fingernail or a lock of hair is seen as a way of letting go of the dark side of yourself, to start anew free of negative feelings. If your candle stays alight until your Krathong disappears out of sight, it means a year of good luck.
Every year, Loy Krathong falls on the night of the twelfth lunar month (usually in November), at the end of the rainy season when the full-moon lights up the sky. The sight of thousands of Krathongs, their flickering candles sending a thousand pinpoints of light far into the horizon is a truly magical site, and there are plenty of places in Bangkok where you can get involved with the festivities.
It was the evening of our first day in Bangkok, Thailand and our dear friend Adrian Mathews, his lovely new wife June, and their beautiful, precocious, four-year-old daughter Pang, took us to witness Loy Krathong festivities in the fashionable Asiatique. Asiatique is a large open-air mall in Bangkok sitting on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. It recently opened a new attraction the "Asiatique Sky Tree", the tallest Ferris wheel in Bangkok at 60 metres (200 ft).
Traffic in Bangkok is horrendous and the traffic congestion here is amongst the worst in the world. We drove for close to two hours to travel the few miles to the event. Parking a distance away we walked through common city streets taking in the sights, sounds, and colors of Bangkok!
In my ongoing quest to eat my way across Asia, I was really excited to see all the different types of street food on display!
Everywhere along the walk towards the waterfront there were floats for sale!
These adorable little performers stopped their show to watch the show.
Traditional costumes were on display.
We dined in a nice little Italian restaurant. During dinner we heard a series of what sounded like explosions. Our hearts skipped a beat and then we realized that the explosions were in fact fireworks!
After dinner and fireworks it was time to tackle the Asiatique Sky Wheel!
The next day the Mathews family took us out to do a little sight seeing. While driving a Buddhist temple caught our eye and we decided to stop. The temple, Wat Hua Lamphong is a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok, Thailand. One of the meanings of the name Bang Rak is "Village of Love" and is a popular site for people to get married, especially on Valentines day. Wat Hua Lamphong is known as the "Coffin Temple" because money donated there goes to buy coffins for the indigent; which is a much different act of love! That it is a "third class" temple means that it is a working temple used in everyday life. Wat Hua Lamphong is a busy temple. The temple was extensively remodeled in honor of His Majesty the King's 50th jubilee. The royal seal of the Kanchanapisek Year, featuring two elephants flanking a tiered umbrella of presence, is used throughout the temple decorations.
The temple is home to a number of shrines dedicated to important Thai Buddhist figures, including King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), and the Hindu god Ganesha.
Afterwards, Adrian and June decided to treat us to dinner and the best view in town. The best view is from the rotating observation deck on the 84th floor of the BaiyokeTower II. It is the tallest building in the city, and comprises the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia and the seventh-tallest all-hotel structure in the world.
While walking through city streets to get to the hotel we came across this sign. A perfect reminder that our little sister Alisa, our angel girl, is always with us!
View from the 84th floor observation deck.
Flaming yellow cloud in the distance.
We took in the view at dusk and then went downstairs to the 83rd floor for an amazing buffet.
Upstairs, after dinner, we were treated to the same spectacular views but with the city illuminated with lights.
One highlight of our time in Bangkok was the opportunity to meet up with Laurie's cousin Shon and his three-year-old son Hitch. We met at the Paragon mall and caught up over burgers. It was such a special time and we hope to see them again before we head back home.
Our Thailand adventure continues in Chiang Mai!!!
It was wonderful to meet you and up with you! 555 Hitch had a great time. We hope to see you soon…when you return!


This is a high current 21700 cell with good capacity.
The two cells match perfectly, but the capacity is slight low.
Something went wrong during my discharge and the B battery melted my battery holder, but as can be seen it did not get that hot (Temperature sensor is a bit slow to register temperature). The A battery got hot enough to stop the discharge.
This is a good quality high current battery, but the 30A may be a bit optimistic for continuous discharge.


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Russell is gearing ClickFunnels to become his flagship item, so what you see now is simply a preference of what the item is mosting likely to resemble in the future.
The toughness of ClickFunnels is it's very easy to use editor. It is much more versatile compared to the LeadPages editor although Leadpages has actually overtaken their brand-new drag and also decrease editor.
Restricting flexibility is not always a negative thing. Because it makes creating web pages quick! As well as that's where LeadPages really beams.
The most efficient method for expanding your e-mail checklist now is utilizing material upgrades. By developing targeted lead magnets to your most preferred posts you can get optin conversion prices that much surpass your conventional popup.
Nonetheless, some individuals desire more control to produce web pages to their exact requirements. That's the power that ClickFunnels gives you. The expense of the power is added intricacy. ClickFunnels certainly has a higher knowing contour than LeadPages.
The various other primary advantage is that ClickFunnels creates total sales funnels for you. And also all your stats through each stage of your funnel are tracked.
Yet just what concerning adding on an order type? Upsells and downsells? LeadPages can't do that, while ClickFunnels can.
If you don't mind the learning contour and also desire an all-in-one option to offer your very own item and also have the ability to personalize every step of your funnels after that ClickFunnels is absolutely worth a look.
In the end, I would certainly just suggest attempting out ClickFunnels to see how you like it. They use a 2 Week totally free trial, so you could evaluate out all the features and see just how it benefits you.
I have been obsessed with touchdown web page contractors recently as you inform from my most recent messages over the last number of months.
I have actually been using it for greater than a month on a client project of mine, and I am starting to assume of it as LeadPages on steroids.
With its ability to produce total sales funnels and also its easy to utilize and also effective editor, ClickFunnels offers a clear difficulty to LeadPages' area as the ideal touchdown page builder.
That's not to say that it's perfect, and in this buy Clickfunnels coupon printables 20 off review I'm mosting likely to show you just how I've been using it and also how it compares to Leadpages and SamCart.
By revealing you the strengths and weak points of each, I hope it will aid you make the very best choice for which one to embrace in your personal organisation.
ClickFunnels is now a rather mature service established by Russell Brunson and also his team. It's now been working for more compared to 3 years at the time of this evaluation.
As a fast aside, I learnt more about ClickFunnels with Russell's brand-new publication DotCom Tricks: The Below Ground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online. If you intend to learn exactly how to sell products, after that I very advise it.
Unlike rival items which permit you create solitary standalone pages, ClickFunnels is everything about building various kinds of advertising and marketing funnels.
A funnel is primarily a collection of pages your site visitors experience to reach a particular objective and it could resemble this.
A simple Lead Capture Funnel may consist of 2 pages which collects a site visitor's e-mail address and after that sends them to a Thanks page when authorizing up.
Or you might have more sophisticated sales funnels which are comprised of several pages which offer to a site visitor with each step of the funnel.
Optin/Lead Capture Funnels– Utilized to catch e-mail addresses of your site visitors and also grow your subscriber list.
Subscription Websites– Produce a reoccuring revenue by creating a complete blown membership site.
ClickFunnels features its very own distinct collection of layouts for each of the different channel types it allows you to produce.
It enables you to quickly assemble different web pages in your channel via a very easy factor and click user interface.
ClickFunnels provides you rather a little bit of flexibility in producing your web pages. For instance, you could quickly move elements around as well as place them where you desire, which is something the Leadpages editor does not enable.
I was promptly impressed by the ClickFunnels on-boarding process. They do a truly clever point where they offer you a complimentary ClickFunnels tee just for watching the introduction training videos.
It takes around 10 mins, and also the the training videos do provide you an excellent summary of just how ClickFunnels functions.
Producing your very first funnel is simple. Click the Add Funnels button as well as you are taken to a screen revealing all the funnel kinds offered.
If you are uncertain with just what each funnel does, there's an ingrained video you can see which explains just how it functions.
Pick the Funnel you desire as well as click the Produce Funnel switch. You will be asked to offer your funnel a name.
For each and every page in your funnel, you could pick from the available themes. Each theme is properly developed as well as there is a great selection to pick from. Plus, even more are being added all the time.
If you do not see a design template that matches your present vision, I have actually found that it's simply as easy to start from scrape. This could be done by choosing any layout and after that swiftly deleting each of the sections on the page.
The basic structure block of a ClickFunnels web page is a section. A regular channel may have a header section, an over the fold web content section as well as a footer area.
A long form sales web page may also have a section for highlighting certain functions or a section for testimonies.
Areas are after that additional divided right into column rows. You can select from a single column to up to 6 columns and also any number between.
As you mouseover any type of area, row or element, it will certainly obtain highlighted and also clicking slide in the contextual editor from the best hand side where you can change its homes.
History colors, margins, font styles, positioning can all be transformed in addition to element particular residential or commercial properties like a specific image url for the Image aspect.
I have actually been rather satisfied by the editor as it strikes a wonderful equilibrium in between flexibility and also convenience of usage.
if you don't make use of any of those services, then I advise making use of the Stripe combination considering that it is totally free to signup for and utilize.
I really did not have any type of experience with Stripe till I evaluated it with ClickFunnels, but I found that it's an incredibly easy method to take bank card payments.
As soon as you have actually produced your Red stripe account, just adhere to the simple instructions to connect it to your ClickFunnels account and also you're good to go.
Whenever any individual experiences the Order Page kind of your channel, it will immediately be utilized to accumulate repayment from your client.
On top of each web page, you can see in real-time the overall number of visitors for every web page in the channel, the number of site visitors clicked the next button of the page, and the conversion price.
Split testing is additionally baked right into ClickFunnels which is important for aiding you maximize the conversion rate of your funnels.
Establishing up a new split tests is rather easy. The finest means is to duplicate an existing web page as well as then fine-tune it from there.
However, ClickFunnels does not have a great deal of advanced split testing includes that I've seen executed in other products like Thrive Leads.
As an example, there does not appear to be a method to instantly turn your split tests. And also I would love to see ClickFunnels choose a "winning" divided test after a statistically substantial quantity of data has been gathered.
When it wased initially launched, ClickFunnels was everything about creating … well funnels. However Russell had also larger passions for the item as well as that's how Actionetics and also Backpack came around.
With Actionetics, you could see every person that has decided right into your listings through your ClickFunnels in the Call Accounts page.
What's cool is that each of your leads is offered an Action Rating, which is based on recency, regularity, financial value and social scores. It primarily offers you a concept which leads are more probable to purchase from you.
You can make use of Actionetics to send out e-mail broadcasts as well as the email builder enables you to make nice looking e-mails. And Activity Funnels are Actionetics way of producing autoresponders with some limited advertising automation features.
While a few of its attributes are interesting, Actionetics still can not take on a complete fledged email provider like ActiveCampaign, Drip or ConvertKit. Directly, I simply favor a standalone service where I'm not connected right into an all-in-one remedy.
Among the most effective means to enhance the sales of your product is to have an excellent associate program that draws in some top associates.
That's what Knapsack can do for you. It's essentialy a full affiliate platform for ClickFunnels that you could connect to any of your produced funnels.
Inside Backpack, you can add everything you need for affiliates to promote your product consisting of associate web links, e-mail swipe duplicate, and also banner ads. You could likewise arrangement your affiliate payments as well as see exactly how well each of your affiliates is doing.
With time, ClickFunnels has actually progressed their prices plans. Initially, they had 3 various rates rates, yet its now been settled right into 2.
The least expensive ClickFunnels plan is $97 a month. On this strategy you get access to all the channel creation tools, however you are restricted to creating 20 funnels, 100 pages and also 20,000 visitors. Sadly, you do not obtain accessibility to Actionetics and also Knapsack with this plan.
For that, you'll should choose the Etison Suite strategy. It consists of whatever, including Actionetics and Backpack. You additionally get unlimited funnels, pages and site visitors. Nevertheless, this will certainly run you $297 a month which is quite steep.
Both plans likewise have a 2 Week cost-free trial so you can test things out before you acquire.
You can conveniently see that is using LeadPages since their templates are so recognizable. Because it is so popular, a number of the top online marketers are utilizing the solution.
Russell is tailoring ClickFunnels to become his front runner product, so just what you see currently is simply a preference of what the item is mosting likely to look like in the future.
The stamina of ClickFunnels is it's easy to make use of editor. It is even more flexible compared to the LeadPages editor although Leadpages has actually overtaken their brand-new drag as well as decline editor.
Limiting flexibility is not always a bad thing. Due to the fact that it makes building pages quick! Which's where LeadPages really shines.
The most efficient strategy for expanding your e-mail checklist now is utilizing material upgrades. By creating targeted lead magnets to your most popular messages you could obtain optin conversion prices that much surpass your common popup.
However, some individuals desire more control to produce pages to their precise specifications. That's the power that ClickFunnels provides you. The cost of the power is included intricacy. ClickFunnels definitely has a higher learning contour than LeadPages.
The other primary benefit is that ClickFunnels creates complete sales funnels for you. As well as all your stats with each phase of your funnel are tracked.
However what about adding an order type? Upsells and downsells? LeadPages can't do that, while ClickFunnels can.
If you do not mind the understanding contour and also want an all-in-one remedy to sell your own item and be able to tailor every action of your funnels after that ClickFunnels is definitely worth a look.
In the end, I would just advise trying out ClickFunnels to see how you like it. They offer a 2 Week complimentary test, so you can evaluate out all the functions and also see just how it helps you.
I have been consumed with landing page contractors recently as you distinguish my newest blog posts over the last number of months.
I've been utilizing it for even more than a month on a client project of mine, and I am starting to consider it as LeadPages on steroids.
With its capacity to develop complete sales funnels as well as its very easy to make use of as well as effective editor, ClickFunnels provides a clear difficulty to LeadPages' location as the most effective touchdown web page builder.
That's not to state that it's ideal, and also in this buy Clickfunnels coupon printables 20 off evaluation I'm mosting likely to show you how I have actually been utilizing it and how it as compares to Leadpages as well as SamCart.
By showing you the toughness as well as weaknesses of each, I wish it will certainly help you make the most effective choice for which one to take on in your very own company.
ClickFunnels is currently a fairly fully grown solution established by Russell Brunson as well as his group. It's currently been up as well as running for more than 3 years at the time of this testimonial.
As a fast apart, I discovered ClickFunnels through Russell's brand-new book DotCom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Expanding Your Business Online. If you want to discover ways to offer items, then I very suggest it.
Unlike rival items which permit you create solitary standalone pages, ClickFunnels is everything about constructing different kinds of advertising funnels.
A channel is essentially a series of pages your site visitors experience to reach a particular goal and it could resemble this.
A basic Lead Capture Funnel could contain 2 pages which gathers a site visitor's e-mail address then sends them to a Thanks page when joining.
Or you could have a lot more sophisticated sales funnels which are composed of multiple pages which offer to a visitor via each step of the channel.
Optin/Lead Capture Funnels– Made use of to capture email addresses of your site visitors and also grow your mailing checklist.
Subscription Websites– Generate a reoccuring earnings by developing a full blown membership site.
ClickFunnels has its very own distinct collection of themes for each of the various channel kinds it enables you to develop.
It enables you to easily place with each other different web pages in your funnel through an easy factor as well as click interface.
ClickFunnels provides you a fair bit of flexibility in developing your web pages. For instance, you can easily move elements around and place them where you desire, which is something the Leadpages editor does not enable.
I was immediately impressed by the ClickFunnels on-boarding procedure. They do a really clever point where they supply you a free ClickFunnels t-shirt just for enjoying the introduction training videos.
It takes around 10 minutes, as well as the the training video clips do give you a good summary of exactly how ClickFunnels works.
Developing your first funnel is very easy. Click the Include Funnels switch and you are taken to a display showing all the funnel kinds available.
If you are vague with exactly what each channel does, there's an ingrained video you can enjoy which discusses just how it functions.
Select the Funnel you want and also click the Produce Funnel switch. You will certainly be asked to offer your funnel a name.
For every page in your funnel, you can pick from the available templates. Each layout is expertly created as well as there is a great choice to pick from. And also, even more are being added regularly.
If you do not see a theme that matches your present vision, I've discovered that it's equally as very easy to go back to square one. This can be done by choosing any type of layout and after that quickly erasing each of the sections on the web page.
The fundamental building block of a ClickFunnels page is a section. A typical funnel might have a header section, an over the fold content area as well as a footer section.
A lengthy kind sales page may also have a section for highlighting specific functions or an area for reviews.
Areas are after that additional divided into column rows. You can select from a single column to as much as 6 columns and any number in between.
Standard widgets include Headline, Picture, Text, Switch, Input forms and Video clip elements.
As you mouseover any kind of section, row or aspect, it will certainly obtain highlighted and also clicking slide in the contextual editor from the right-hand man side where you can transform its buildings.
Background shades, margins, fonts, placement could all be changed along with aspect details homes like a particular image link for the Image aspect.
It's all fairly instinctive to make use of when you've played around with points a little bit.
I've been fairly satisfied by the editor as it strikes a great equilibrium between versatility and also simplicity of usage.
if you don't use any of those solutions, then I suggest using the Red stripe combination given that it is cost-free to signup for and also make use of.
I didn't have any kind of experience with Stripe until I tested it with ClickFunnels, but I located that it's an exceptionally simple means to take bank card repayments.
When you have produced your Red stripe account, just adhere to the simple guidelines to connect it to your ClickFunnels account and you're all set.
Whenever anyone goes through the Order Web page form of your channel, it will automatically be utilized to collect repayment from your consumer.
In addition to assisting you produce each of the web pages in your sales funnel, ClickFunnels also helps you track just how each page in your funnel carries out.
At the top of each web page, you can see in real-time the overall number of site visitors for each web page in the funnel, the amount of visitors clicked on the following button of the page, as well as the conversion rate.
Establishing a new split examinations is fairly easy. The very best means is to clone an existing page and also after that modify it from there.
Unfortunately, ClickFunnels does not have a great deal of innovative split screening showcases that I have actually seen applied in other products like Thrive Leads.
For instance, there does not seem to be a means to instantly turn your split tests. As well as I would enjoy to see ClickFunnels choose a "winning" divided test after a statistically substantial quantity of data has actually been collected.
When it was first released, ClickFunnels was all regarding creating … well funnels. But Russell had even bigger passions for the item which's just how Actionetics and also Knapsack transpired.
With Actionetics, you could see everyone who has actually decided right into your listings with your ClickFunnels in the Contact Profiles web page.
Just what's cool is that each of your leads is provided an Action Score, which is based upon recency, frequency, financial worth as well as social ratings. It primarily offers you an idea which leads are most likely to purchase from you.
You can utilize Actionetics to send out e-mail broadcasts as well as the email home builder enables you to make good looking emails. And Also Action Funnels are Actionetics method of producing autoresponders with some limited marketing automation functions.
While some of its functions are intriguing, Actionetics still cannot take on a complete fledged email provider like ActiveCampaign, Drip or ConvertKit. Directly, I just like a standalone solution where I'm not connected right into an all-in-one remedy.
One of the very best methods to enhance the sales of your item is to have a wonderful associate program that brings in some top associates.
That's exactly what Backpack can do for you. It's essentialy a complete affiliate system for ClickFunnels that you could affix to any one of your produced funnels.
Inside Backpack, you can add whatever you require for associates to advertise your product including affiliate web links, email swipe copy, and also banner ads. You could likewise setup your affiliate payouts and also see how well each of your associates is carrying out.
There's also support for Second rate compensations which is an exceptionally effective motivation.
Over time, ClickFunnels has developed their pricing plans. In the start, they had 3 various prices rates, however its now been settled right into 2.
The least expensive ClickFunnels plan is $97 a month. On this strategy you get access to all the channel creation tools, however you are limited to producing 20 funnels, 100 web pages and 20,000 visitors. Sadly, you don't get access to Actionetics as well as Knapsack with this plan.
For that, you'll need to pick the Etison Collection plan. It includes every little thing, consisting of Actionetics and Backpack. You also get unrestricted funnels, pages and also visitors. Nevertheless, this will certainly run you $297 a month which is quite high.
Both strategies additionally have a 2 Week complimentary test so you can test things out prior to you acquire.
If you are reviewing this testimonial, you are possibly questioning just how ClickFunnels compares to LeadPages.
At this existing time, LeadPages is the dominant leader in this touchdown page building contractor area.
You could easily see that is making use of LeadPages since their themes are so well-known. Because it is so well known, a number of the top online marketers are making use of the service.
Russell is tailoring ClickFunnels to become his front runner product, so what you see now is just a taste of what the item is mosting likely to look like in the future.
The toughness of ClickFunnels is it's very easy to utilize editor. It is far a lot more adaptable compared to the LeadPages editor although Leadpages has actually captured up with their new drag and also decrease editor.
Restricting flexibility is not always a negative point. Due to the fact that it makes building pages quickly! Which's where LeadPages truly shines.
One of the most effective strategy for expanding your e-mail checklist today is using content upgrades. By developing targeted lead magnets to your most popular blog posts you can get optin conversion prices that far surpass your common popup.
However, some individuals want more control to develop pages to their exact specs. That's the power that ClickFunnels provides you. The cost of the power is included intricacy. ClickFunnels certainly has a greater understanding curve compared to LeadPages.
The other major advantage is that ClickFunnels creates complete sales funnels for you. And all your stats via each phase of your funnel are tracked.
With LeadPages, you can just create single web pages. So creating that initial sales page is basic.
Yet just what regarding adding an order form? Upsells and also downsells? LeadPages can not do that, while ClickFunnels can.
If you don't mind the discovering curve and desire an all-in-one option to offer your personal item and have the ability to personalize every step of your funnels then ClickFunnels is definitely worth an appearance.
Ultimately, I would just advise attempting out ClickFunnels to see exactly how you like it. They offer a 14 day free trial, so you can check out all the features as well as see exactly how it helps you.


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Momentum oscillator that compares the magnitude of a stock's recent gains with the magnitude of its recent losses. The RSI ranges between 0 and 100, with 70 and 30 commonly used as overbought/oversold levels.
Divergences: Buy and sell signals can also be generated by looking for positive and negative divergences between the RSI and the underlying stock. Popular method is to look for divergence in which the price is making a new high, but the RSI is failing to surpass a previous high. This divergence may be and indication of an impending reversal. When RSI then turns down and falls below its most recent trough, it have completed a Failure Swing, which is considered a confirmation of an impending reversal.
Centerline Crossover: The centerline for RSI is 50. Readings above and below can give the indicator a bullish or bearish tilt. On the whole, a reading above 50 indicates that average gains are higher than average losses and a reading below 50 indicates that losses are winning the battle.
Another method of analyzing the RSI is to look for a divergence. If the security is making a new highs and yet the RSI fails to surpass its previous high, this is an indication of an impending reversal. When the RSI then turns down and falls below its most recent trough, it is said to have completed a "failure swing." This serves as a confirmation of the impending reversal.


Dutch retail turnover in February 2007 was 3.6 percent up on the same month last year. Retailers sold more products. The volume of turnover was 2.7 percent larger than in February last year, while prices were 0.9 percent higher. The turnover of mail order companies and other on-line retailers was nearly 10 percent higher. Shops in both the food and the non-food sector also booked higher turnovers.
Shops in the non-food sector realised 4.8 percent more turnover in February than twelve months previously. They sold 4 percent more, at prices that were 1 percent higher.
Clothes shops realised the largest growth. Their turnover rose by 10 percent. The textile supermarkets were the only shops in the non-food sector to have a lower turnover than in February last year.
Shops selling food, drink and tobacco booked 2 percent more turnover than in February last year. Both prices and sales increased. Supermarket turnover was 2.8 percent up on twelve months previously.