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Submersible Studios exists to provide high-quality audio mastering to the indie artist on a tight budget. We treat your mixes well; we won't just slam it through a limiter until it's loud and call it done, we'll handle each track and each album with respect to the source material and to your requirements as a client. Whether that's subtle balancing for R128/ITU BS.1770 broadcast standards, formatting and proofing for "Mastered For iTunes", or slammed EDM for the clubz, we'll do what needs to be done to give you the best possible product for a fair and reasonable price.
We know who you are – a struggling band on a budget with a no-advance indie-label deal that pays out roughly $27 every year. Or maybe you're a self-releasing artist who's trying to cut a demo or make a CD to sell at gigs. Whatever the case, you're likely the kind of musician that doesn't have thousands of bucks to spend on the mastering stage, and even if you did, you probably couldn't justify spending that kind of cash on a release that is unlikely to recoup those kinds of losses. We feel your pain, because that's who we are too, and that's why we do this.
Want more convincing? Wander over to see some testimonials from our clients, or contact us for a quote and we'll do a quick test-master of some of your material so you can hear what we can do.
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I was in the process of rebuilding my studio desk when it occurred to me that the slight change in height would affect the acoustics of the room. "Well," I thought. That means remeasuring everything. And an excuse to get a new measurement microphone. I looked about and basically by accident stumbled across Sonarworks. They're […]
(originally published at the Null Device Blog) LANDR, an online automatic mastering service, just announced a major upgrade to their service. Their claim is that it provides "more focus, color and dynamics" and "rivals professional engineers." That's a bold claim. A claim that cannot go unchallenged. Brian Hazard of Resonance Mastering already did a pretty […]
Because of the end of the "Mixed By Dan" discount (due to the end of mixes by Dan), we've decided to try something new. Are you a Submersible client? Did you like our work? Refer a friend to us and they'll get 10% off of their job…and so will you, the next time you work […]
"Submersible Studios offered me the finest masters our band could possibly imagine, with every detail attended to, at a low price that defied belief. I recommend Submersible to anyone within the field for its services."
JSun Lhundub Dorti Bruner (Dharmata 101)
"Not only is Eric a diligent engineer, he is also a engineer who listens to customers' needs. And that's what every mastering engineer should do. Listen..and of course deliver. He did both!"
Arttu Hinkkanen (Anon248)
Pretty sure [Eric] is a g-damned wizard. Listening to early masters of new Little Red Wolf record. SO GOOD. #magic
Emily Mills (Damsel Trash, Little Red Wolf)
"I couldn't get this particular track to quite do what I wanted it to do and had basically resigned myself to that fact that the album would just have one crappy, throwaway track on it, but Eric whipped that dude into shape and it was like 'damn.'"
Brian Graupner (The Gothsicles)
"With my latest release, Great Stone Stories, Eric and I have worked more extensively to bring it all the way to life. I was really happy with the mixes that I got from Dan Clark. I thought of them as 3-dimensional. Listening to the mixes I felt like I was in a concert hall, hearing what I wanted to hear. If the mixes were like being at the show, the masters are like being in the band. It's the same performance, but you feel the music all around you. I feel as if I heard mixes and felt masters. Eric was also very patient with me as I was very picky with the overall flow to my album. It's a concept album, I warned Eric about my pickiness upfront, and he was completely understanding."
Thor Bremer (Nine Worlds Ensemble, Bowtime, Fretless Music)
"Damn good job."
Leah-Carla Gordone
"I've used Submersible for a vast majority of Caustic's releases over the years and Eric has always been relentlessly tolerant of my chaotic tunes, enduring stupid requests, stupider questions, and slight hearing damage all in the effort to make my music sound as good (or as good-bad) as possible. I'm lucky to have found him. And he's great in bed."
Matt Fanale (Caustic, Klack, Daddybear)
"I was referred to Eric and Submersible by my engineer and co-producer Dan Clark. This was my first solo recording and first experience calling the shots on the final outcome of the project. The first thing I noticed is Eric's professionalism and personal investment in making sure the music sounds its best. Handing him a straight rock CD, Eric knew just the sound I was looking for, and worked until it had that perfect mix of punch and power, while keeping the softer songs warm and rich. I admitted I was a rookie at working with a mastering company, and he was always willing to answer a question and let me know what was going on at each stage. The whole process only took a few weeks and when the master CDs arrived at my door I popped them in and was incredibly satisfied with the result. I'm glad I got to experience this stage of the recording process with Eric and would recommend him to anyone looking for a great person to work with to give the music that polished, professional sound. Rock on Submersible!!!"
Gary Banach
Submersible Studios is the best. Not only do I use them for all of my mastering needs, I'm also constantly recommending them to people. Whether you need a super-loud dance floor banger or a subtly mastered acoustic rock record with super high fidelity and full dynamic range, Eric has the gear and the know-how to make it happen."
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John McCain craps on Iowa flood victims
June 20, 2008 by twitterpaters 2 Comments
The Governor of Iowa says, hey, we're in the middle of a disaster here, could you please cancel your campaign appearance because we just don't have the resources to host you at this time.
McCain says, fuck you, we're coming whether you like it or not, and since we're providing "most" of our own security you better get your ass in gear and get your local law enforcement on over here to provide the rest.
From the Associated Press on June 20, 2008:
An aide to Gov. Chet Culver said Thursday that Republican presidential candidate John McCain ignored the governor's request to cancel a campaign visit amid a massive flood recovery effort in the state.
… Patrick Dillon, Culver's chief of staff, said the governor was concerned that McCain's trip would divert local law enforcement from the flood recovery effort to provide security for McCain.
… Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama canceled a scheduled visit to eastern Iowa last week at the request of state officials.
"As a courtesy – and as we did for Senator Obama – we privately made an effort to make sure that Senator McCain knew that state and local resources were still being deployed to support the flood fight and that now may not be the best time for a campaign trip," Dillon said in a statement.
… While these high-profile politicians bring attention to the disaster, they cause headaches for hard-pressed law enforcement. Bush and McCain are protected by the Secret Service, and call in scores of local law enforcement to provide security during local appearances.
McCain's campaign has a different opinion:
David Roederer, who chairs McCain's campaign in Iowa, said McCain's trip didn't hamper Iowa's recovery operation. He said McCain proceeded with the visit because the campaign was providing much of its own security.
"There was really no state resources diverted," Roederer said.
Apparently, the McCain camp has a crystal ball that is capable of looking into the future – they knew that there would be absolutely no chance that anything could possibly go wrong during their campaign stop in Iowa – there would not be any contingency that could possibly occur that might cause state resources to be further diverted to assist McCain.
And besides, state officials mobilized to protect McCain were actually getting protected from having to work on things like this:
Hazardous materials crews were called to Black Hawk Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday after it was discovered that about 15 gallons of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid — or 245-T, a powerful herbicide commonly found in the defoliant Agent Orange — had spilled in side a maintenance building. The Cedar River had flooded the building, and some of the chemical leaked out.
The mold left in your home by water is not like the mold that grows on old bread. This mold can cause severe allergic reactions and potentially fatal respiratory seizures, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and it begins growing in only 24 hours.
"We know we have mosquitoes right now in the state that are testing positive for the West Nile virus," Indiana State Health Commissioner Judy Monroe said.
… Chuck Cipperley, director of environmental services for the Siouxland District Health Department in Iowa, said the Sioux City area was covered in mosquito-friendly pools of water.
"We have had a lot of water, and there is a lot of breeding ground all around us," Cipperley said.
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TheROSA says:
I would have loved for anyone of the canidates to bring all their own security and instead of that scheduled campaigning, spend a day stacking sandbags and rent helicopters to assist people. Even for just that one day they would have spent campaigning… I know, I know, I live in a fairytale world- I like fairytales….
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That would have been a great way for McCain to spin why he was there – he's the government and he's here to help…
and what are interns good for, really, if they can't be put to work stacking sandbags against another shocking failure of US infrastructure?
don't answer that.

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Developer finally wins planning for Ealing resi towers
November 3, 2021 Santos Guerra
Developer Southern Grove has overturned an earlier planning refusal to finally gain permission for a 20-storey residential tower in West Ealing.
Main contractor Henry Construction will now be able to start work next summer on the 55 West scheme which will offer 144 affordable apartments, with split level ground floor amenity and commercial spaces across two towers of 18 storeys and 12 storeys.
In total, 50 homes (35% of the development) will be available at London Living Rent while the remaining 94 (65%) will be available under London Shared Ownership.
The building will stand at the junction of Manor Road and Drayton Green Road, almost directly over West Ealing train station where the new Crossrail/Elizabeth Line will call.
The scheme was originally designed as a 26-storey tower but this was scaled back following discussions with local residents and the council in 2019.
A revised application was submitted in May 2020 but it was refused by Ealing Borough Council's planning committee last December, even though it was recommended for approval by council officers.
That decision has now been overturned by the Planning Inspectorate.
Tom Slingsby, CEO of Southern Grove Group, said: "It's fantastic to have secured permission to create what is a hugely attractive landmark scheme, which raises the bar on architectural design in Ealing, but we should never have needed to take this to planning appeal at all.
"Considering that we are bringing forward a fully affordable development in a borough that is failing to meet its housing quota, it was surprising that the application was met with so much opposition.
"Despite this, we are delighted to have won a victory for common sense with the overturning of the original refusal decision. For developers, the planning appeals process takes too long, is too expensive and costs first-time buyers, young professionals and families valuable opportunities when it comes to how much housing is available to them."
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Watch Prince Surprise Q-Tip Onstage While Performing 'Vivrant Thing' [VIDEO]
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Q-Tip had the surprise of his life when he was performing a sold-out Las Vegas show in 2008. While he was rapping his funky track "Vivrant Thing," Prince graced the stage to perform with him. And it was all caught on video.
The rare 2008 clip surfaced via Miss Info. In the video, Tip is performing "Vivrant Thing" at the Las Vegas House of Blues and out of nowhere, the Purple One showed up and picked up a guitar, and jammed out with the A Tribe Called Quest member.
DJ Scratch, who was also on stage backing up Q-Tip, was in shocked.
"Yo, while me and Q-tip were performing 'Vivrant Thing' in Vegas...this n---- Prince walked out on the stage, took the guitar from our guitar player and just started rocking!" he told Miss Info. "None of us knew he was there until he popped up on the stage.Then the n---- vanished like Batman, LOL!"
Scratch said the sound crew told him that Prince was in the balcony watching the show from the very beginning (the balcony was closed off) and had to jam with the Abstract when "Vivrant Thing" came on.
The video is so crazy, no pun intended. "Vivrant Thing" is from Q-Tip's 1999 album, Amplified.
Check out how Prince stole the show and how Q-Tip surprisingly (and impressively) kept his cool during the whole performance above.
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Home » Phrase and Idiom Dictionary » What Does Bigwig Mean?
Definition: A very important person with high authority.
This expression originated in the 1700s, and it is indeed literal. In the 17th and 18th centuries, many European noblemen wore big wigs to showcase their wealth or significance in society.
In those days, wigs were very expensive to acquire and keep in good condition.
The trend appears to have started in France, when Louis XIII (1601-1643) went prematurely bald. He then took to wearing big wigs, which became a staple for noblemen by the middle of the century.
In this conversation, a mother and daughter are discussing the daughter's new job.
Daughter: So, my first day of work didn't go very well.
Mother: Why not? What happened?
Daughter: Well, before I even officially started, I got on the elevator with another young woman. I figured she was another employee, so I tried to be friendly with her by making some small talk.
Mother: And? What went wrong?
Daughter: I said something about how it was my first day, and I was excited to start, but I was nervous because I heard that the CEO, Molly Marthers, was a real shark. I heard she was good at her job but a terrifying person.
Mother: And the person on the elevator was Molly Marthers, wasn't she?
Daughter: Yes! But how was I supposed to know? She just looked like a normal young woman, not some bigwig.
Dave: I finally decided to do it. I asked my boss for a raise.
Ben: That's great! What did he say?
Dave: He said that he'd like to give me a raise, but that he's not in charge of that decision anymore. If I really want it, I'll have to talk to the bigwigs who are his bosses.
Ben: Really? Wow. That's a little intimidating. Are you going to do it?
Dave: Yes, but I just need a little more time to prepare.
This excerpt is from a movie review. One of the characters has a father with an important and powerful position working with hedge funds.
This excerpt is about an important person who works for Facebook.
A bigwig is a person in a position of power, usually in a very successful company, or within the government.


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Henry Litllechild studied film and photography at Art School, after which he joined the internationally acclaimed London advertising agency Leagas Delaney. It was there that Henry began directing professionally.
Henry moved into directing full-time, after being spotted by The Viral Factory in London. Internationally recognized as the market leaders in the world of viral marketing, The Viral Factory proved a fruitful collaborator for Littlechild, who has co-directed multiple projects with the group. Virals for Ford Ka picked up several awards in 2004 and 2005, including a Silver BTAA and Young Guns Bronze. The Ford Ka virals have been seen by over 30 million people, and are still listed on the web's most popular viral sites such as Kontraband and Boreme.com.
He has continued to win awards, picking up three Silver Lions at Cannes and One Show Gold for his Ford Fiesta SP campaign. Henry is 62.


Solactive AG has just published a new research paper analyzing the additional cost paid by investors in order to passively track a benchmark.
The selection of an index as a benchmark has been tied to the cheap cost to reference it; however, in this research paper, Solactive AG quantifies the additional turnover costs that investors implicitly pay due to arbitrage activity – days before a transparent rebalancing takes place when many assets are tracking the index. In most cases, it turns out that the additional turnover costs can be as high as the price to track the index.
Since passive investing is based on rules involving the periodic buying and selling of securities as they are added or removed from a certain index, arbitrageurs can foresee these changes and act upon them. Any price shocks resulting from arbitrage are passed over to investors in the form of implicit costs. It is thus important to evaluate the impact of these inefficiencies and see what can be done to reduce them.
implementing a transparent rebalancing procedure with a long buffer time before the rebalancing date.
The publication of Index Turnover Costs follows the release of When Size Doesn't Matter: Equal Weighting vs. Market Cap Weighting and The Downside of Low Volatility earlier this year and is part of a growing collection of research papers published by Solactive AG.


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Q: Transfer Phone number between projects I'm trying to transfer a phone number between 2 projects using this Guide, but am getting this error:

The AccountSid you are transferring to is not related to the originating owner of the phone number.

 public string SwapPhoneAccount()
    {

        // Find your Account Sid and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
        const string accountSid = "Assssssssssssssssssssssss";
        const string authToken = "******************";

        // In the case you want to transfer numbers between subaccounts, you need to
        // know three things - the account SID of the phone number's current owner,
        // the account SID of the account you'd like to transfer the number to, and
        // the SID of the phone number you'd like to transfer
        const string currentOwnerSid = "Assssssssssssssssssssssss";
        const string newOwnerSid = "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww";
        const string phoneNumberSid = "Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr";

        // Create an authenticated REST client
        TwilioClient.Init(accountSid, authToken);

        IncomingPhoneNumberResource.Update(phoneNumberSid,pathAccountSid:currentOwnerSid,
                                           accountSid: newOwnerSid);
        return "good";
    }

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Sister act: Martins court crossover success
February 20, 2020 By Nate Rollins, Express Sports Correspondent
Sisters Olivia (left) and Abby Martin. / Photo by: Nate Rollins
The Martin sisters are making it a memorable time playing together.
For sisters Abby and Olivia Martin, it all starts at the dinner table.
"That's where we game plan," Olivia said.
And when your sister is on your team, that is the type of advantage you have.
"And then, mostly after every game, we go on Hudl and we watch the game with our family," Abby explained. "Even though we were just in it, we want to watch it to see what happened and review it together."
Their strategies have worked. After leading the Whitman-Hanson Regional High girls' volleyball team to its first tournament appearance since 2016 in the fall, as starters, they're both starting again this winter and have the girls' basketball team headed back to the playoffs with its best regular-season record (14-6) since the 2009-10 season.
Olivia, a senior, is in her third year on the varsity team. She captains both sports. Abby, a sophomore, is getting her first experiences at the varsity level.
"It's so much fun having her by my side," Olivia said. "It's really bonded us closer together."
Said Abby: "I think it's a lot of fun, and I can learn a lot from her as a player and as a person. She teaches me that there's always room where you can grow and use different skills to win against different types of teams."
During the fall, Olivia started at right side hitter, while Abby led the girls' volleyball team in kills and ranked second in solo blocks at middle hitter.
"[Olivia] certainly lived up to the title [of captain]," said W-H girls' volleyball head coach Samantha Richner. "She was a player that was constantly looking to improve on her game and would put in the work to achieve what she wanted to."
"Abby was a huge player for us. We are so fortunate to have Abby returning to the team for another two seasons, she is definitely a player we need on the court."
In basketball, Olivia is starting at shooting guard and Abby plays forward.
"Olivia has done everything we've asked her to do," said W-H girls' basketball head coach Mike Costa. "She's getting to the line and she's shooting the ball when she's open. Hopefully, we can give her a memorable senior year.
"I've been really happy with Abby. I like her versatility — her aggressiveness, she is very long. Defensively, she has been pretty vocal and she's starting to have a voice on the team. She's fearless, she's not afraid of anybody. We like the toughness she brings to our group."
Sophomore Lily Welch has taken the court with the Martin sisters in both volleyball and basketball season this year.
"I would describe their mentality as working hard in each sport, but still having as much fun with it as they can," Welch said. "I think they both play a huge role in bringing each team to tourney."
The Martins credit a large part of their success to each other and their competitive nature at home.
"Ever since we were little, we always competed outside — no matter what it was — soccer, softball, anything we did, we just wanted to be better than each other," Abby said.
Replied Olivia laughing: "Oh, yeah."
"Even though she beat me every time, it just brought me to think that you always have to compete for what you want and if you want it, you have to go get it on your own," Abby said.
And with her older sister set to graduate in a few months, that message will resonate even more with Abby.
"It's going to be wicked hard when she leaves me," Abby said. "But I'm here to carry on what she left behind."
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How Businesses Are Transforming From Physical To Digital
By Brian Zeng Business January 16, 2023
For most businesses to survive in today's world, they need to make the transition from physical to digital. This has proved vital in not only sustaining a business but also ensuring it has longevity. Kodak is a prime example here.
With the introduction of digital cameras, Kodak felt that they needed to remain traditional and chose not to expand into the digital realm. This would go on to affect the company in the worst way. Kodak was once a powerhouse in the photography world, but today it's a shadow of its former self. Let's look at how businesses are transforming from physical to digital.
Gambling has been around probably since the beginning of time. People enjoy this pastime, and it is arguably one of the biggest activities on the planet. But even casino managers knew that to stay relevant they needed to make the transition into the digital world.
The earliest example of an online casino was formed in the '90s. It was something completely new, and we are sure there were some reservations about this new digital way to play your favorite casino game, but the move certainly paid off: In 2022 the online gambling industry had a market value of $81.08 billion.
We're used to traditional fitness programs that mean you go to a gym and work out according to your personal goals. For decades this was how people were working out. During the '80s and '90s, a new form took shape. This was the introduction of video-recorded workout plans. It included instructions from legendary fitness experts such as Billy Blanks and Jane Fonda, and it made people all over the world feel great.
But no one saw the digital gym coming. Digital gyms can, for the most part, be accessed on apps. Here, fitness enthusiasts can work out in prerecorded classes or even live classes. This has completely transformed the fitness industry, enabling individuals to work out when it's convenient for them and in the comfort of their own homes.
Then there are fitness trackers, another game-changer. You no longer need to buy special medical devices to track your heart rate and other wellness metrics. Today, you can buy yourself a wearable such as a Fitbit, which you can use to track your steps, heart rate, and more.
There are almost always new and important health and fitness trends to keep your eye on. This is precisely why the fitness industry is a notable example of how moving from physical to digital was a game changer.
There have been countless case studies done on the transition from brick-and-mortar stores to online shops or e-commerce. In large part, individuals are relishing the fact that online shopping has made our lives so much easier.
While the first e-commerce store technically launched in 1982, its sole purpose was an online market dedicated to people who were selling second-hand computers. Today you can pretty much sell anything online. The retail space has also had many success stories.
When Netflix first started in 1998, it was a service where individuals could rent physical DVDs. The following year the company quickly moved over into subscription-based renting, where people could rent as many DVDs as they wanted for a set fee per month. For nearly 10 years the company was successful with its service offering, and by 2007, it felt it was time to expand, or rather, reinvent, the business.
This was when Netflix first ventured into the streaming market. While the company was phenomenally successful at the time, the expansion into streaming would pay off immensely in the coming years. And now we have Netflix, a full-on streaming service offering an array of digital content. Even in 2023, Netflix is still touted as one of the best streaming services.
Online chat services
There are so many chat services available today that it's sometimes difficult to keep up. But one business to mention here, Slack, is truly a Cinderella story. When Slack first launched it was called Tiny Speck. Tiny Speck handled the unsuccessful game called Glitch. By 2012, the game was shut down and things were looking bleak for Tiny Speck.
However, there was one aspect of Glitch that people simply loved, and it was the chat function. Luckily, executives noticed that the chat function was highly popular and then developed and launched Slack in 2013, based on Glitch's chat functionality. By 2019 the company had gone public, and by 2020, Slack recorded over 12 million daily active users and nearly 115,000 paying customers.
So, you see, it's vital that businesses are tuned into their industries and technology. If they are paying close attention to changes, they can easily see if and how it will work for their business.
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INDIANAPOLIS—While the Seahawks, like any NFL team, dealt with their share of injuries during the 2018 season, they should be pretty healthy when they return to action with offseason workouts this spring.
One player who won't be at full speed for offseason workouts, however, is tight end Will Dissly, whose rookie season ended in Week 4 due to a torn patellar tendon.
Also recovering from surgery—multiple surgeries, actually—is receiver Doug Baldwin, who had shoulder and knee operations following the season, Carroll said.
The 2018 season was a difficult one for Baldwin, who missed three games due to injury and was battling through various injuries for just about every one of the 13 games he was able to play in.


Are you Open to Collective Digital Opportunities?
June 21, 2017 – In the fall, Canada Council for the Arts will be accepting applications to the $88.5 million Fund for the Arts in Digital World. This will be a strategic fund, rather than a granting program. So, let's strategize.
"The Council is allocating funds to this [digital] transition in the interests of sustainable development. Among other things, this means that artists and arts organizations will have real control over the implementation and outcomes of the initiatives being supported, that strategies will be user-focused, and that citizens will be the ultimate beneficiaries of new sustainable approaches."
"we would also like the initiatives submitted to demonstrate openness, in the sense that they integrate consensus, collaboration and networking – right from the design phase."
"This means sharing knowledge and outcomes of the funded initiatives widely, rather than fiercely protecting this information as exclusive property."
In a spirit of openness and of information sharing, CAPACOA is making a first step by disclosing draft plans for Phase 2 of the Digital Innovation Council for the Performing Arts. These are a series of potential digital projects identified over the course of Phase 1, Digitizing the Performing Arts: An Assessment of Opportunities, Issues and Challenges. Nothing in this document is anywhere close to implementation readiness, but we firmly believe that implementation readiness can only be the result of a collective desire to move together in the same direction.
What is your digital project? Does it align with anything we have in mind? Can we move forward a joint project rather than undertake several smaller initiatives?
We invite you to be "open right from the design phase" and to join us for an online dialogue entitled plainly (or boldly?) What's Your Digital Project? on Wednesday July 12, 1:00-2:30 p.m. (EDT).


Inlet & Outlet Pipe Reducers for ST Range of Hydra Grease Traps with 50mm pipework.
Used in pipe plumbing systems to connect straight pipe or tubing sections, to adapt to different sizes or shapes, and for other purposes.
Push sleeve onto pipework in Grease Trap and push required reducer onto sleeve.
Pipe adapters for use when connecting the ST Range of Hydra Grease Traps, with 50mm diameter inlet and outlet pipes. Reducers and Straight connectors for seamless integration. For use in Domestic and Commercial Applications to adapt to different sizes and shapes as required.


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Your Tesla Can Now Autonomously Park Itself
Tesla released version 7.1 of its software Saturday.
Tesla Motors has made the first significant changes to Autopilot since its October 2015 launch. It released version 7.1 of its software for the Model S and Model X early Saturday, reports Electrek. The update now restricts automatic steering on certain roads and adds a remote "summoning" feature, according to screenshots of the software's release notes posted to the Tesla Motors Club.
Summon, a beta feature new with v7.1, allows users to remotely park a Tesla from outside the car. A YouTube video posted by a Tesla owner shows a Model S entering and exiting a garage by itself. The feature is controlled by the key fob and if the Tesla "sees" an owner's garage door is closed, its HomeLink system can automatically open it.
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Eventually, as Electrek notes, the Summon feature could be combined with Telsa's robotic snake charger currently being tested.
Tesla's software update puts some restrictions on Autopilot as well. When Autosteer is engaged on residential roads and roads without a central divider, Autopilot will limit the speed to 5 mph over the speed limit. If the driver sets cruise control speed above the speed limit on a restricted road, the car will automatically slow down.
In a November earnings call shortly after Autopilot's release, Elon Musk said that Tesla would likely limit Autopilot to "minimize the possibility of people doing crazy things." Just a day after Autopilot was released, YouTube was flooded with videos of Tesla drivers attempting dangerous stunts and having near accidents with Autosteer, which Tesla noted at the time was still in Beta, engaged.
BMW's CEO Harold Krüger criticized the nature of Autopilots release in an interview with a German publication, saying it was too dangerous to release a Beta product in a car.
These limits should hamper some of the blatantly irresponsible uses of Autopilot, without limiting the feature too significantly. Tesla also says both Autosteer and Traffic-Aware cruise control have been improved with v7.1.
Autopilot was easily one of the most significant automotive innovations of 2015, but the nature of its release, with many features still in beta, brought up legitimate concerns. While it's probably the best system of its kind, it's not quite the future yet and must be treated with responsibility.
Tesla's latest software update is a surely a step in the right direction, but time will tell if it's enough of a step. On the other hand, Summon is easily one of the most Jetsons-esque features offered in a car. Even if you don't need it, you have to admit it's incredibly cool.
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Email marketing can be a tough pill to swallow for some store owners, but it doesn't really need to be. E-mail marketing is a tool that can be very beneficial, if used properly. This cost effective tool will allow you to get to know your customers, while allowing them to get to know you at the same time. It can be a way of driving sales, providing literature, building lasting relationships, plus so much more.
A signup area should be prominently displayed on your homepage, blog, Facebook page, and anywhere else your customers may frequently visit. Never make them search for it.
After sending out your e-mail, check to see which of your customers routinely open and click on your links in the emails you sent. Once you've made this list, create a special offer for these customer. Perhaps a 15% discount using a code such as "Loyal15″ would drive more sales from these individuals. Chances are, this will only extend their loyalty to you down the line.
People often get bored with the "usual." Don't be afraid to experiment a little. Try something a little crazy (we mean that in a good way) from time to time. Use words that your customers wouldn't usually expect you to use. It creates shock value, and usually results in clicks.
Setting your subscribers expectations from the beginning can help result in less "Unsubscribe" clicks. If you know that you will be sending out weekly promotions, new items, or even blog post, do your best to explain this to your new subscribers on the Email Sign Up Form. This way your customers will know what to expect when they sign up to receive your newsletters.
Always check to see what is working. Marketing trends have the ability to change overnight. Sign up for other e-mail listings, (your competition and non-competing businesses as well) just to gauge what is happening in your market niche.
This one we will make short and sweet. Be conscious of that little "Unsubscribe" Tab. Place it further away from any tab that's asking your customer's for an action. One accidental click, and they're no longer on the e-mail list.
Always request to be added to your subscribers contact list. Let them know that this limits the possibility of your emails landing in a spam or junk folder, assuring them that by doing this, they will always be up to date on any new information that becomes available.
Your subscribers will appreciate your messages even more if they're personalized. Adding personalized product recommendations into marketing emails can increase sales conversion rates by 15-25%, and click-through rates by 25-35%. You might want to collect names and birthdays (for a special offer or gift) or invite readers to join groups, but don't go crazy with the required fields. A too-long subscribe form might scare people off.
A good subject line usually contains no more than 30 to 50 characters. It should also create a sense of urgency, and it should give readers some indication of what to expect once they open the email.
Display testimonials, follow through on promises, and set your customer's expectations. Show them that you are a reputable business. Make sure that when your customers see your business name in their inbox, they know that the email contains content that is worth looking at! If subscribers don't recognize who the email is from or don't trust the sender, they are less likely to open the message. Again, cultivate that personal relationship with your customers so that want to view your message.
In closing, e-mail marketing when done properly provides you with the opportunity to reach out to re-peat customers. They already know who you are and what you sell from visiting and hopefully shopping on your store. Listen and respond to their concerns, questions or comments from your subscribers. You want to offer them a service that they can trust and appreciate.


3 How Can I Get Old Kitchen Cabinets to Stop Smelling Old?
Cleaning kitchen cabinets sometimes means removing odors left behind from cooked foods or spilled substances. Air out the cabinets, wash all cabinet surfaces and use natural odor removers to take away any lingering scents.
No matter what the source of the odor, airing out the cabinet helps remove the problem. Open the cabinet doors and drawers, and remove everything stored in the cabinet. If the smell is cooking or smoke related, such as a burnt-popcorn smell, air out the kitchen as well. Open windows and turn on a ceiling fan. Use a box fan in a window, aimed to draw air out of the room, if necessary. If the odor is musty and caused by damp conditions, place a dehumidifier in the room or turn on an air conditioner to pull excess moisture out of the air.
Wash the cabinets inside and out with a soft cloth or sponge dipped in warm, soapy water, using a plant-based oil soap or mild dish soap as the cleaning ingredient. Keep the cloth or sponge damp, not soaking wet, then follow up with another slightly damp cloth. Dry the cabinets with a towel or allow them to air-dry with the doors and drawers open. This cleaning also helps remove any residue from spilled materials inside drawers or on cabinet shelves.
Sometimes, the odor clings to the surfaces on and in the cabinets. Completely wipe down the cabinets with a mixture of equal parts water and white vinegar on a slightly damp sponge or lint-free cloth. The vinegar helps cut greasy residue while removing odors.
After the cabinets have been cleaned and dried inside and out, the odor should be gone. If not, or if the odor is from dry, fairly new paint or varnish and washing is not an option, place a bowl of vinegar, baking soda or coffee beans in the cabinet and close the cabinet overnight. All of these substances remove odors.
Adams, Kathy. "How to Remove an Odor From Wooden Cabinets in a Kitchen." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/remove-odor-wooden-cabinets-kitchen-104534.html. Accessed 24 April 2019.


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Home » Ethicon Asks MDL Court To Presume Women Lie About Their Health
Ethicon Asks MDL Court To Presume Women Lie About Their Health
By Max Kennerly, Esq. on January 20, 2015
Posted in Product Liability
Transvaginal mesh is one of the great health debacles of our time, causing more damage across more families than any other medical device in recent memory. I know it from my own files: the mesh implants ruin women's health, often sending them down a spiral of revision surgeries and infections and debilitating pain that they never really escape.
Last April, the FDA finally started taking action to address the problem by proposing that surgical mesh for transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse be reclassified from a "moderate-risk device (class II)" to a "high-risk device (class III)," which would require manufacturers to submit a premarket approval application to the FDA before selling the meshes. (Way back in 2011, I noted that the "class II" status played a central role in allowing the transvaginal mesh debacle to occur.) If we're lucky, within the next year they will be off the market or limited to use in women who can't use safer treatment options.
The transvaginal mesh litigation, in turn, continues to grow, so that now the federal multi-district litigation in West Virginia now has more than 65,000 open cases. The jury trials of these cases have not gone well for the manufacturers: even their hand-picked "bellwether" cases have typically resulted in large verdicts for plaintiffs. Some of the mesh manufacturers have come to their senses and have started limited settlement processes with groups of firms. None of the manufacturers have utilized the same global claims process that worked well in Vioxx and the DePuy ASR litigation, but it's progress, at least.
And then there's Ethicon, a division of Johnson & Johnson. They seem content with a "gates of hell" approach, refusing to even consider settlement until they have exhausted every last legal process available to them.
The latest ploy by Ethicon starts with this argument: "Women across the nation are receiving unsolicited phone calls from strangers who are seeking — or, more disturbingly, already know — their very personal medical information. These individuals, who are on some occasions may call as often as 50 times a month, try to entice each woman into filing a lawsuit, oftentimes disregarding whether she has an injury or even had a mesh implant at all." Motion, p. 3. I wouldn't be surprised if that's happening. If it is, it is unethical, illegal, and should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Johnson & Johnson should take on these companies and start suing the bejesus out of them.
Importantly, though, several pages later in the motion, Ethicon admits: "Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon do not suggest that any specific plaintiffs' counsel involved in this MDL is knowingly participating in this scheme. In fact, it appears that the callers on occasion may be coaching women about what to say to lawyers." Motion, p. 9. Indeed. To those of us who work on behalf of plaintiffs, these companies are scoundrels. If Johnson & Johnson would devote even one-hundredth of the energy towards those companies' destruction as it puts into denying injured women compensation, the calls would disappear.
But that's not what Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon have in mind. I suspect that they like these companies for the cover these companies give them to do what they really want: put more burdens on women with meritorious claims. Their motion doesn't even ask for any remedies actually related to the telemarketing. Instead, they ask for "mechanisms to cull the docket." Motion, p. 15. In other words, Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon are accusing all 20,000+ plaintiffs in the Ethicon MDL of being outright liars who should be held to a far higher burden of proof at the very beginning of their case than any other plaintiff is held, as if women in general can't be trusted to give information about their own bodies.
Long ago, the MDL court ordered that transvaginal mesh plaintiffs start their case with detailed evidence about their mesh and their injuries. As I recounted last year, when discussing how the TVM cases could be brought to resolution by remanding them and moving them swiftly towards trial:
the MDL's pretrial orders require every plaintiff to swiftly serve on the defendants information from their medical records specifically identifying the implanted product in question. Then, within two months after filing and serving the complaint, the plaintiff also has to serve a detailed plaintiff profile form (as an example, here's the Ethicon form) that identifies, among other issues, all the symptoms they've had, and whether or not they had the mesh revised or removed — and, if so, they have to identify the doctor and the hospital involved. They also have to identify their primary care physicians, OB-GYNs, urologists, psychiatrists(!), psychologists(!), endocrinologists, and rheumatologists, and then sign authorizations allowing the defendants to obtain their medical records.
Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, however, now say that's not good enough. They ask the Court to order all plaintiffs to also get "all physician office notes addressing the indications for the implant, going back at least 1 year prior to the surgery, and physician notes one year following the implant, as well as all medical records reflecting any complaint to a physician of the injuries allegedly caused by the device, including but not limited to records evidencing excision, revision or explant of the mesh product …" Motion, p. 17.
Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon could, of course, already get all of that themselves, but they'd rather force the plaintiffs to spend the money and time to get those same medical records, and they'd prefer to have some leverage to use to kick the plaintiff's case out if they miss a record or if a doctor disposed of the records.
It gets worse from there: Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon also demand plaintiff's counsel provide all "intake questionnaires" under the guise that these "could help identify the offenders at these call centers." Motion, p. 19.
That's baloney. Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon want my privileged work product because they want to scour it for any arguable inconsistency with my client's later testimony — who knows, maybe someone somewhere wrote a day wrong — and then pummel my client with it later. Frankly, I'll gladly turn over my intake notes, if Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon's lawyers are required to turn over their notes from their interviews with their clients. Somehow, I don't think they would agree to that.
All in all, it's just another example of a well-heeled defendant using the court system for a war of attrition against the very people it hurt with its products. The time has come to move these cases along, with joint trials and remands. These plaintiffs' day in court shouldn't be delayed by a myth about their ability to tell the truth about their bodies.
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Now it is evident that the form of government is best in which every man, whoever he is, can act best and live happily. But even those who agree in thinking that the life of virtue is the most eligible raise a question, whether the life of business and politics is or is not more eligible than one which is wholly independent of external goods, I mean than a contemplative life, which by some is maintained to be the only one worthy of a philosopher. For these two lives- the life of the philosopher and the life of the statesman- appear to have been preferred by those who have been most keen in the pursuit of virtue, both in our own and in other ages. Which is the better is a question of no small moment; for the wise man, like the wise state, will necessarily regulate his life according to the best end. There are some who think that while a despotic rule over others is the greatest injustice, to exercise a constitutional rule over them, even though not unjust, is a great impediment to a man's individual wellbeing. Others take an opposite view; they maintain that the true life of man is the practical and political, and that every virtue admits of being practiced, quite as much by statesmen and rulers as by private individuals. Others, again, are of opinion that arbitrary and tyrannical rule alone consists with happiness; indeed, in some states the entire aim both of the laws and of the constitution is to give men despotic power over their neighbors. And, therefore, although in most cities the laws may be said generally to be in a chaotic state, still, if they aim at anything, they aim at the maintenance of power: thus in Lacedaemon and Crete the system of education and the greater part of the of the laws are framed with a view to war. And in all nations which are able to gratify their ambition military power is held in esteem, for example among the Scythians and Persians and Thracians and Celts.
Let us now address those who, while they agree that the life of virtue is the most eligible, differ about the manner of practicing it. For some renounce political power, and think that the life of the freeman is different from the life of the statesman and the best of all; but others think the life of the statesman best. The argument of the latter is that he who does nothing cannot do well, and that virtuous activity is identical with happiness. To both we say: 'you are partly right and partly wrong.' first class are right in affirming that the life of the freeman is better than the life of the despot; for there is nothing grand or noble in having the use of a slave, in so far as he is a slave; or in issuing commands about necessary things. But it is an error to suppose that every sort of rule is despotic like that of a master over slaves, for there is as great a difference between the rule over freemen and the rule over slaves as there is between slavery by nature and freedom by nature, about which I have said enough at the commencement of this treatise. And it is equally a mistake to place inactivity above action, for happiness is activity, and the actions of the just and wise are the realization of much that is noble.
But perhaps some one, accepting these premises, may still maintain that supreme power is the best of all things, because the possessors of it are able to perform the greatest number of noble actions. if so, the man who is able to rule, instead of giving up anything to his neighbor, ought rather to take away his power; and the father should make no account of his son, nor the son of his father, nor friend of friend; they should not bestow a thought on one another in comparison with this higher object, for the best is the most eligible and 'doing eligible' and 'doing well' is the best. There might be some truth in such a view if we assume that robbers and plunderers attain the chief good. But this can never be; their hypothesis is false. For the actions of a ruler cannot really be honorable, unless he is as much superior to other men as a husband is to a wife, or a father to his children, or a master to his slaves. And therefore he who violates the law can never recover by any success, however great, what he has already lost in departing from virtue. For equals the honorable and the just consist in sharing alike, as is just and equal. But that the unequal should be given to equals, and the unlike to those who are like, is contrary to nature, and nothing which is contrary to nature is good. If, therefore, there is any one superior in virtue and in the power of performing the best actions, him we ought to follow and obey, but he must have the capacity for action as well as virtue.
A state, then, only begins to exist when it has attained a population sufficient for a good life in the political community: it may indeed, if it somewhat exceed this number, be a greater state. But, as I was saying, there must be a limit. What should be the limit will be easily ascertained by experience. For both governors and governed have duties to perform; the special functions of a governor to command and to judge. But if the citizens of a state are to judge and to distribute offices according to merit, then they must know each other's characters; where they do not possess this knowledge, both the election to offices and the decision of lawsuits will go wrong. When the population is very large they are manifestly settled at haphazard, which clearly ought not to be. Besides, in an over-populous state foreigners and metics will readily acquire the rights of citizens, for who will find them out? Clearly then the best limit of the population of a state is the largest number which suffices for the purposes of life, and can be taken in at a single view. Enough concerning the size of a state.


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Mugabe Eats Cake As He Ruins Zimbabwe Economy: More on Why Africa is Poor
Tyrant Mugabe eats cake while his slaves starve. Source of photo: online version of the NYT article cited below.
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 21 — President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe turned 83 on Wednesday to the strains of the song "God Bless President Mugabe" on state-controlled radio, along with an interview on state television, a 16-page paean to his rule in Harare's daily newspaper and the prospect of a grand birthday party — costly enough to feed thousands of people for months, his critics argued — on Saturday.
Zimbabwe's economy is so dire that bread vanished from store shelves across the country on Wednesday after bakeries shut down, saying government price controls were requiring them to sell loaves at a loss. The price controls are supposed to shield consumers from the nation's rampant inflation, which now averages nearly 1,600 percent annually.
On Wednesday, The Herald, the state-managed newspaper, included in 16 pages of tributes to Mr. Mugabe an editorial calling him "an unparalleled visionary" and "an international hero among the oppressed and poor."
"The guy is insensitive," John Shiri, 41, a teacher at a primary school, told a local journalist. "There is no bread as we are talking, but he will be feasting and drinking with his family and hangers-on when there is no wheat in the country."
Tawanda Mujuru, who runs a vegetable stall on Samora Machel Avenue in downtown Harare, said that she would be working in a factory if not for the failure of Mr. Mugabe's economic policies.
"He has the guts to eat and drink when we are suffering like this," she said. "Let him enjoy. Every dog has his day. We shall have our day."
MICHAEL WINES. "Mugabe Gets Ready to Eat Cake While Fellow Zimbabweans Can't Find Bread on Shelves." The New York Times (Thurs., February 22, 2007): A6.
(Note: ellipses added.)
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Q: The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated error while sending email from asp.net I am trying to send an email from my asp.net application, the function worked fine on my machine, but when I deployed it on the webserver, I got the error :The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.5.1 Authentication Required,
Any one can help? Thanks

A: Finally I managed to solve it, The SSL should be enable on the webserver as well, here is a link to enable ssl on the IIS7
 http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/04/06/tip-trick-enabling-ssl-on-iis7-using-self-signed-certificates.aspx

A: Please try this
private void MailSendThruGmail()
    {
        MailAddress fromAddress = new MailAddress("sender@gmail.com", "From Name");
        MailAddress toAddress = new MailAddress("recipient@gmail.com", "To Name");
        const string subject = "test";
        const string body = @"Using this feature, you can send an e-mail message from an application very easily.";

        System.Net.Mail.MailMessage msg = new System.Net.Mail.MailMessage(fromAddress.Address, toAddress.Address, subject, body);
        msg.IsBodyHtml = true;

        var client = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
        {
            Credentials = new NetworkCredential("username", "password"),
            EnableSsl = true
        };

        try
        {
            client.Send(msg);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
        }
    }

A: Go to your mail server and check your firewall settings. Then goto gmail, add your server address in gmail secured client list from account settings.

A: Are you part of a domain and the SMTP server is also on this domain. If this is the case, it could be that you are being authenticated by Windows authentication automatically and the user that IIS is running under is probably local to the machine it is on. You could either run the app pool under a domain user and use impersonation (not tested, but should work) or add some credentials to the SMTP server programatically when sending the email.


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Become A Leader With These Simple Steps – So You Think You Can Be President?
Leadership is not always easy. To really understand what good leadership ca do, a bit of education is required. Use the information below to help guide you toward becoming the best leader possible.
You must inspire creativity in your team. Using creative thinking and taking risks allows you many opportunities. Follow your curiosity when you feel safe to do so, and explore the possibilities out there. New ideas warrant your notice, even though they may not be right for the moment. You can help others infuse their own ideas within the context of the whole thing.
Decisiveness is essential to being a great leader. A leader is where the buck stops, and these important decisions are usually left up to you to make. Listen to what different members of your team suggest when you encounter a problem and choose the solution that will benefit everyone.
Recognizing talent is important as a leader. When you look for assistance, it needs to be easy for you to pick who would benefit you most. This can be used when you're contracting or hiring people.
Keep any problems transparent. Hiding problems used to be common but today transparency is key. Why is that? Communication is key nowadays. The story will get out whether you want it to or not. It is better to be the one who controls the message, rather than someone who just reacts to it, right? This is the path of true leadership.
If you lead, or manage, a group of people, let them know how much you appreciate them. It doesn't take long to write something that says thank you or good job, and that may mean quite a bit to those that work hard all day long. That small acknowledgement can make their day and doesn't cost a thing.
Remember, no matter how good of a leader you are, you still have room for growth. You might have good ideas and think you're perfect, but others may wish to add something, too. They can add to your plan with their own great ideas.
Being decisive is a good method in boosting leadership ability. A leader is where the buck stops, and these important decisions are usually left up to you to make. If there are several options, you must be able to come up with a solution that benefits the whole team.
When someone does good work, provide them with rewards. Salary is not enough incentive to keep people motivated. Rewarding employees for doing good work is a great motivator to help them achieve even greater things in the future. Don't cheap out when buying gifts.
Make sure you acknowledge it when you make a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, even leaders. But, what make someone good at leading is allowing themselves to learn from mistakes and then tell everyone what went wrong. It lets everyone know that you are in fact a human being, just like them. This might not seem like a great way to lead, but in many cases people are loyal to those that can show humanity.
Always be on the lookout for new ways to improve your leadership skills. Join workshops and take any classes you think can help you build your skills. There is constantly a steady stream of new information to learn and apply to yourself as a leader. Always stay current.
When you are a leader, it is important that they know regularly they are appreciated. It does not take long to write a note of thanks, but it might mean the world to someone who's working for you. And, the impact that they can have on morale – and by extension, productivity – can be dramatic.
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From Royal to Family suites, the Gran Hotel Atlantis offers accommodation aimed at providing a quiet and comfortable haven. Besides the place where you retreat and lay your head each night, the hotel offers a range of cuisine choices through 5 restaurants where even the most discerning palates will be satisfied. Among the other goodies on offer here are a large dedicated spa complex serving up a range of beauty and health and well-being treatments as well as a fitness club and bars.
"Corralejo is surf central in Fuerteventura"
Your 5 star base means you are surrounded by spectacular white sand beaches and dunes lapped by turquoise waters – all just outside your window – and a perfect surf experience just around the corner in Corralejo. Corralejo is surf central in Fuerteventura, where points and reefs are liberally dotted both here and around the surrounding coast, offering breaks for all levels of surfers.
No surf packages are on offer here yet but the location, standards and facilities make this a great choice for independent minded surfers looking to grab themselves a little slice of the best things in life during their surf vacation.
Warm service and attention to detail.
Exceptional cuisine from a choice of restaurants!
A choice of 5 star suites!


Work/life balance is something I strive for everyday. With Simon working full-time at a demanding job, creating a start-up together, 2 kids, and only one day a week of childcare, things get pretty crazy.
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Can Hackers Drop Your Site From The Google Index?
Alex Schenker August 5, 2013
Alex SchenkerSEO Expert at We Rock Your Web
Unfortunately, the answer to this question is yes. Your site can be flagged and dropped entirely from the Google search index (i.e. blacklisted). This happens when a hacker injects malicious code onto your server. Google will drop it from the index in order to protect searchers' PC's from being compromised.
The images below illustrate an example of a site that has been compromised. While not immediately dropping the website from the index, blacklisting will bring your SEO to standstill, resulting in a significant loss of organic traffic.
Blacklisting will still turn away most visitors, as Google SERP's will caution them from accessing the site, as illustrated below.
Source: Google Webmaster Help for Hacked Sites
Because of the recent proliferation of such attacks, Google has launched the 'Webmasters Help for Hacked Sites' support center. It outlines in detail the steps you can take to clean up your server and prevent your site from being dropped from the Google index. In the last few years, 130,000 webmasters have taken the necessary steps to get their sites listed again.
The charts below illustrate just how much of a problem compromised sites have become. This isn't just for large banking or corporate sites, as you may have heard of in the news. This happens to sites small and large, with little to no traffic. In most cases, the hackers use automated processes to discover and exploit vulnerabilities on servers. In many shared and even dedicated hosting environments, these vulnerabilities are not protected against.
Source: Google Safe Browsing Initiative
Why Does Google Care?
Google cares because it doesn't like being used as a gateway to malicious websites. Google's success relies on user-trust, which is driven by its own dedication to quality. The existence of compromised sites makes Google's job harder. In order to provide the same high-quality results, Google has to not only deal with auto generated content, link stuffing, hidden texts, and other black hat SEO practices, but also with much more complex scenarios such as Cross Site Scripting (XSS), malicious backdoors and other security related threats.
Compared to SEO malpractices, these threats are even harder to detect and their effect on users is much more devastating. After all, it's one thing to provide your users with a SERP link to a duplicated content piece, but another to provide them with a gateway to a site which will steal their private data or inject their computers with malware.
This is the dilemma that Google is now facing. Security threats are too widespread to be ignored. Google lacks the means to effectively identify online threats.
Not caring can get you blacklisted. Remember, Google can't remove the malware from your site, so it will do the next worst thing – remove your site from Google all together.
Google blacklisting is an often overlooked collateral damage of a website hack. Even in a best-case scenario, getting back into the SERP's will take a lot of time, resulting in a loss of traffic and revenues. In the long-term, this also means the loss of search ranking positions. There is no guarantee that you will recover your "pre-hack" rankings, even if all issues have been resolved.
The De-Blacklisting Process
Resolving the issue can be hard, costly and time consuming. While Google's new help center provides some directions for getting listed again, its bottom line is:
"While we attempt to outline the necessary steps in recovery, each task remains fairly difficult for site owners unless they have advanced knowledge of system administrator commands and experience with source code…"
The multi-step process Google suggest requires keen understanding of source code (PHP, JavaScript, etc.), strong familiarity with your directory structure and each piece of content, close support from your hosting provider, and so on.
Such an endeavor is out of reach for many webmasters, especially shared hosting users. When the only alternative is a total loss of Google positioning, many would be inclined to pay hundreds to thousands of dollars for scanning and removal services.
Discovering a Better Alternative
At Cover Story Media, we are always on the lookout for a better solution, for ourselves and our readers. About a year ago, when security related concerns began to rise, we began scouting the web for reasonably priced and effective security services. After testing several products we landed on Incapsula, a CDN (Content Delivery Network) based security service, which we still use to protect our website today.
Incapsula is a reverse proxy service that positions itself between the website and its visitors to filter malicious visitors. At the same time, it will also significantly speed up your site by caching its content, optimizing resources and delivering it from a number of proxy locations across the globe.
Security wise, Incapsula will protect against SQL injection, cross site scripting, remote file inclusion, bots, DDOS, and more. Simply put, Incapsula is an extremely effective security solution, which also offers many speed related SEO benefits. Even the free version is enough to prevent blacklisting, because:
Freely provided bot filtering will prevent automated attacks, the main source of grief for SMB (Small & Medium Business) sites, which are usually not specifically targeted.
A recently introduced backdoor removal tool will identify and quarantine existing shells, helping you recover from hacks and making your site presentable enough for re-submission and de-blacklisting.
To give a better idea of what Incapsula can do, here is a snapshot of our dashboard. Notice the 72% daily cached volumes and the number of attacks that it blocked, just in the last three months.
For more information you can read this article on cloud-based security or this in-depth review of Incapsula.
Alex Schenker
SEO Expert at We Rock Your Web
Alex Schenker is the President of Cover Story Media, Inc., an online publishing and internet marketing company, and the resident ... [Read full bio]
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We have huge news for LEGO fans today. The plans for LEGOLAND New York have just been revealed.
The new 150-acre park is scheduled to open in April 2020. LEGOLAND New York will have more than 50 rides, shows and attractions designed for children aged 2-12.
LEGOLAND New York will take visitors on a journey through eight themed lands.
The first land guests step into is called The Factory. This world is built entirely from LEGO bricks and will house the Great LEGO adventure ride. Step on board and you will feel what it is like to be a LEGO Minifigure, as you travel through the manufacturing process, into a box, and into the hands of a child just waiting to build.
The second land is Bricktopia. This is a land with no rules. Families can work with Master Model Builders to build and test LEGO creations. See if your tallest tower can stand up against the Earthquake Table. You can also take a spin on the Imagination Celebration ride, or jump on the Stepping Tones to trigger crazy LEGO instruments.
Ninjago fans will love LEGO NINJAGO world. Aspiring ninjas can master the ancient art of Spinjitzu here. Kids start in Training Camp, where they will learn to spin, climb, and become a master of the elements. Then put your training to the test on NINJAGO: The Ride, where you'll help defeat the Great Devourer using just your hands as weapons.
The LEGO friends all live in Heartlake city. Friends fans can meet Emma, Olivia, Stephanie, Andrea and Mia. Take a balloon ride over Pinefall Woods and sample some delicious Granny's Apple Fries.
Knights Kindom is the home of the LEGO castle. In this land of knights, princesses, wizards and dragons, you'll find the Dragon Coaster – not too big or scary, but perfectly sized to give kids their first roller coaster experience. Younger knights can help a new flock of baby dragons learn to fly at Dragon Rider School.
LEGO City is home of the Minifigures. Kids can learn to be a LEGO City firefighter and help save the day at Rescue Academy. They can attend LEGO Driving School and get an official LEGOLAND driver's license. Or just chill out in the restaurants, shops and theatre.
Head to Pirate Shores for a swashbuckling adventure. Young buccaneers can climb aboard a galleon and say "Anchors Aweigh". But be careful as the storm picks up and tosses you from side to side. On the Rogue Wave Riders ride, little pirates can battle water spouts and hungry beasts.
At the hard of LEGOLAND New York is Miniland. This will include an interactive panorama of LEGO-built American cities.
LEGOLAND New York will open from April to November each year.
Australian guests should look at staying in the 250 room LEGOLAND hotel. Families can choose from pirate, castle, LEGO Friends and Ninjago themed rooms.


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Common Blue Butterfly
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Ken Billington
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Not really. We have Don James. Although not current, that is a legacy.
I seem to be hearing some college football tradition envy.
Now... Lincoln. Houston we have a problem.
He seems to be the right man with the wrong name. This is not an unsolvable problem however. "Bud's" given name was Charles. So nicknames are perfectly acceptable.
"Bubba"? Hes way too skinny. "Babe"? Although he's the youngest coach in the FBS at 31, Babe is a baseball name.
But what about "Buck"? Buck Rogers/Buck Riley... kinda fits with his offensive style (okay thats a bit of a reach) but work with me here. Sounds kinda Texanish, and "Buck" fits well with some tall lanky guy from Muleshoe Texas.
I think someone should launch a campaign, Sooner rather than later.
You know what. You have a point about that tradition. How about Baby Face? Losing seasons unless this is rectified.
Who is Stoops and why should I care?
He is a former University of Florida assistant football coach who left the university to become the head coach of some team out in the dust bowl.
Long and lanky and named Lincoln? Are you talking about honest Abe?
Bob Stoops made Hayden Fry famous.
........with Stoops being an Iowa alum. All of his kids have finished up at Oklahoma, no ties. He's too young to quit the game.
Right now.... I think the chances of him ever taking a college job are less than 10%, and less than 40% of taking a pro job.
My gut response is no. Bob has never been particularly loquacious, but he can have a pretty sharp wit on occasion. So, it wouldn't shock me, but I doubt it.
I like how the new coach instantly cried like a little baby. Seems well suited for the job.


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Let's face it, some of the best hours of the day can be had during happy hour! And, luckily for us, Union Square is filled with bars, restaurants and cocktail lounges with fabulous deals, perfect for a post-work gathering. Here are our top 10 happy hours in Union Square SF. Happy sipping!
1. 398 Brasserie – This cute French brasserie is a great spot to grab a drink after work with a generous happy hour every day from 4-7pm. You can't beat their $4 select draft and bottled beers, $5 house red, white or rosé wine and $6 well cocktails. And, if you stick around, live jazz music starts at 7pm on Wednesday and Thursday nights!
2. Bartlett Hall – Hands down, Bartlett Hall is one of our favorite happy hour spots in Union Square. Not only can you get a pint of their famous house brews and select wine for $5, but many of their delicious entrees including their margherita pizza, Calabrian sausage and chicken wings are just $5 as well. Weekdays 3-6pm.
3. Tap 415 – Tap 415 is the perfect spot to catch the game and enjoy great happy hour specials. You really can't go wrong with their $5 tap beer, $6 red or white tap wine or $7 John Daly cocktails. And, that's not all, you can get their fabulous tuna tartare, pork sliders, sweet shrimp tacos, or our personal favorite, their beer battered onion rings for only $4.15! Daily 3-6 pm.
4. E & O Kitchen and Bar – A great deal can be hard to come by, so get yourself over to E&O for some $1 dumplings and oysters, $3 hoisin pork spare ribs, $3 ahi tuna tartare, $6 cocktails and much, much more! Mon – Sat. 3-6 pm.
5. Puccini and Pinetti – There are so many reasons to love Puccini and Pinetti, but one is their happy hour menu! Come get a $5 well cocktail, red, white, or sparkling wine, a $7 well martini, margarita or mojito, or an unbeatable long island for just $10. Daily 3-6 pm.
6. Colibri Mexican Bistro – The best way to finish off the work day is at Colobri. Come unwind with $5 margaritas, $7 tequila of the month and $6 bites like a poblano chile quesadilla or fish tacos. Plus, Thursdays are "Margarita Pitcher Day" only $25 a pitcher! Weekdays 3-6pm.
7. Bluestem Brasserie – You can drink for a good cause at Bluestem Brasserie! Their happy hour features $3 bottled and draft beers, $5 well drinks, $5 glasses of One Hope wine, and $7 for one of their signature cocktails, the Bluestem Smash (choice of either vodka or whiskey with seasonal fruit, lime, mint, and sparkling wine). And, best of all, $1 of every Bluestem Smash sold goes to UCSF cancer research and 50% of One Hope's profits are donated to autism and breast cancer research. Weekdays 4-6:30pm.
8. Morton's The Steakhouse – Morton's serves up some truly delicious meals and during happy hour many of their infamous dishes are specially priced. We love their $8 parmesan truffle matchstick fries and $9 for their mini crab cake BLT's is just unheard of! Mon.-Thu. 4-6:30p & 9-11p, Fri. 2-6:30p & 9-11p.
9. Winston's Bar & Lounge at the King George Hotel - Winston's Bar & Lounge is an intimate spot to grab drinks before an evening out. They have a wonderful selection California wine, beer and hors d'oeuvres specials. Plus, a large flat screen TV to catch the game! Daily 4-7 pm.
10. The European – This is a perfect spot to grab a post-work drink. Serving up some of the finest made cocktails in the City, you can get one of their signature cocktails for $7, bubbles and wine for $6 and delicious bites like calamari for $7, $4 braised sliders, and much more! Weekdays 5-8pm.


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As a software developer you will work with the development and maintenance of software for our quality control instruments. You will be a member of a team of 9 programmers working together using Agile methods such as Scrum/Kanban. Mainly you will be focusing on developing new software features for our different hardware platforms.
Perten Instruments develops quality control instruments for various industries. Utilizing specialized spectrometers and cameras to measure chemical contents of raw materials, food and crops. Raw data from sensors are analyzed with advanced algorithms based on statistics and computer vision to determine contents of e.g. energy, fat, moisture and protein.
Perten Instruments are specialized in advanced analytical instruments for the global agri and food industry. We are growing rapidly and have an estimated turnover of approximately 650 MSEK in 2016. The Perten Instruments Group has its headquarters in Stockholm, where central functions including product development are located. Sales companies exist in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and China. Sales in the rest of the world are handled through a partner network which covers more than 90 countries. To continue our strong growth we now invest in additional resources. We are currently around 250 employees globally, of which 70 in Sweden. Perten Instruments is part of PerkinElmer Inc.
You must work well with other team members, the ability to both seek help and give advice to others is very important.
We are looking for someone with at least a Bachelor degree or equivalent in computer science or informatics. Newly graduated or up to three years of working experience. Practical programming experience in C/C++ or C# is required. Good knowledge of operating systems, networking and databases are also important.
You speak and write Swedish and English fluently.
Also, a genuine interest in computer programming is definitely a big bonus. Based on your interests and skills, we are able to provide you with suitable development tasks to support your own direction of development.
Perten Instruments will offer you excellent opportunities in an interesting and stimulating role in an expanding company and market. Recently we became part of PerkinElmer Inc., which has a renowned history of focus on advanced product development.