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Question Can I ask how do men know they are trans women?
posted by Faustina in GenderCritical
The other day a male youtuber Charlie McDonnell released a video where he comes out by saying "I'm a women now" to much fanfare and praise from his followers. Its just uncritically accepted that he can simply choose to now magically be a woman.
Now I don't believe you can change sex and I don't believe in gender woo but I am curious what drives this assumption that one can change sex, what motivates these people? Is it internalised homophobia meaning young gay men and women feel more comfortable with saying they are trans than saying they are gay? Is it autogynaphilia or porn sickness? Is it social contagion, or just another fad with dire consequences?
Is it a young person with the depression and anxiety so common in the the modern age casting around for anything to make them feel better? Is it a way to stay relevent or gain kudos from a peer group or fanbase?
I'm just confused, what does the science say and why is what was once a very rare form of dysphoria now increasingly common?
The other day a male youtuber Charlie McDonnell released a video where he comes out by saying "I'm a women now" to much fanfare and praise from his followers. Its just uncritically accepted that he can simply choose to now magically be a woman. Now I don't believe you can change sex and I don't believe in gender woo but I am curious what drives this assumption that one can change sex, what motivates these people? Is it internalised homophobia meaning young gay men and women feel more comfortable with saying they are trans than saying they are gay? Is it autogynaphilia or porn sickness? Is it social contagion, or just another fad with dire consequences? Is it a young person with the depression and anxiety so common in the the modern age casting around for anything to make them feel better? Is it a way to stay relevent or gain kudos from a peer group or fanbase? I'm just confused, what does the science say and why is what was once a very rare form of dysphoria now increasingly common?
[–] pictusfish 36 points
A lot of people here gave some very jaded albeit probably very accurate responses, but i also want to point that i think some of them might feel like they have richer, more complex emotional experiences than other boys, and have bought in to the misogynistic idea that only women have complex emotions.
[–] Philogynist 🦋🌍🍃 15 points
Wow that's fantastic perspective and one I hadn't considered before.
"I'm not like other boys"
Wow that's fantastic perspective and one I hadn't considered before. "I'm not like other boys"
[–] Faustina [OP] 10 points
That sounds pretty narcissistic to me its just a variation of "I'm special" I know lots of young people have those feelings but its still no excuse.
[–] SaraQuill 15 points
I have a background in activism/music and I know atleast 12 guys who used to present as typical hetero guys who in mid 2010s all came out as trans. Being oppressed is currency, I think they were jealous of the attention that women/POC musicians got and have romanticized view of oppression. Also a lot of these guys were never the masculine ideal so they were bullied as kids etc and wore like black lipstick and eyeliner sometimes. So they suffered but weren't allowed to say they suffered because they were "straight white men". Now all the sudden they can opt in to oppression, their bands get more attention, they can say they're the biggest truest victims on a hero's journey to abolish the cis oppressors. They were t wearing black lipstick because they were goth they were women this whole time! I do believe that gender dysphoria is a real condition that people experience but I have a hard time believing half my social group all genuinely struggle with their gender identity.
[–] Estrojen 6 points
Any time the attention is taken away from men they'll find a way to get it back.
[–] Faustina [OP] 5 points
Really interesting take, I think you are right its just a way for them to center themselves and as they don't really even need to do "anything" to be trans its probably a no brainer for them.
[–] hmimperialtortie AGP = evil 4 points
It's not "dysphoria", it's pornsick misogyny.
I've just had an exchange with a TRA on twitter, he didn't appear to be trans says he is a married father but seemed to lose his shit posting "MYTH ALERT" every time I talked about AGP's, porn sickness, or how these tims always present with a cartoonish version of femininity straight from porn that has nothing to do with actually being a woman. Then I had a look at his profile and in his likes was loads of obvious agps and it all became clear, he is defending trans rights because this misogynistic shit gets him off, he's probably a closet agp himself, god help his poor wife and kids, he looked about the right age to be announcing to them soon he's always felt like a woman inside. I guess the wives of all these TRA's should be preparing for the worst, porn has eaten their husband's brains.
It's so true, these men utterly hate women. Some of them may hate themselves as well, but I'm sick to death of hearing about "dysphoria" wrt TIMs.
[–] Philogynist 🦋🌍🍃 12 points Edited
I think it can be a result of a lot of different things.
I think some men genuinely have sex dysphoria which also may or may not be caused by some of the below:
Some men never fit in with boys growing up or other men due to patriarchal structures and male on male violence, so their mind processes this as "they're treating me like women therefore I am one".
Some men have BPD/an unstable sense of identity and this gives them that.
Some grew up in religious cults they now reject, but the way their brains were developed still exists, so the gender norms, misogyny, and homophobia present in how they percieved their worlds from a religious lens just manifests in a different way.
autogynephilia
Some men who are straight have harmless but atypical ways in which their sexuality is expressed in a het space (why do we never see straight men in booty shorts who have outwardly submissive behavior trying to pick up women in straight bars?). Thus this internal mismatch between their sex, sexual orientation, and ways in which they express their sexuality (and how these things conflict with heteronormative/straight culture) makes them feel this means they're women.
Social contagion
Some of these men had parents who indoctrinated them into it
Some men are actually bisexual or gay but have internalized homiphobia and this dichotomy presents as "I must be a woman then"
Some men genuinely relate more to women and our experiences and again process this as "I must be a woman".
I think it can be a result of a lot of different things. - I think some men genuinely have sex dysphoria which also may or may not be caused by some of the below: - Some men never fit in with boys growing up or other men due to patriarchal structures and male on male violence, so their mind processes this as "they're treating me like women therefore I am one". - Some men have BPD/an unstable sense of identity and this gives them that. - Some grew up in religious cults they now reject, but the way their brains were developed still exists, so the gender norms, misogyny, and homophobia present in how they percieved their worlds from a religious lens just manifests in a different way. - autogynephilia - Some men who are straight have harmless but atypical ways in which their sexuality is expressed in a het space (why do we never see straight men in booty shorts who have outwardly submissive behavior trying to pick up women in straight bars?). Thus this internal mismatch between their sex, sexual orientation, and ways in which they express their sexuality (and how these things conflict with heteronormative/straight culture) makes them feel this means they're women. - Social contagion - Some of these men had parents who indoctrinated them into it - Some men are actually bisexual or gay but have internalized homiphobia and this dichotomy presents as "I must be a woman then" - Some men genuinely relate more to women and our experiences and again process this as "I must be a woman". - etc.
Thanks for this, some things I hadn't considered here!
[–] RusticTroglodyte 4 points
It's porn brain rot, plain and simple
I did think it curious that this suddenly became a "thing" after 20 odd years of limitless, extreme pornography has been available for free online. Some guys must have literal mush for brains.
[–] Caerulea 1 points
Some? Healthy young men unable to work due to addiction issues and porn-sickness is a pandemic at this point. Their cognitive abilities are degenerating as well, and many are turning more violent. It's a real problem, and it will get worse.
It's easily solved though, we could just remove the easy availability of internet porn. We have the technology to do it.
Some? Healthy young men unable to work due to addiction issues and porn-sickness is a pandemic at this point. Their cognitive abilities are degenerating as well, and many are turning more violent. It's a real problem, and it will get worse. It's easily solved though, we could just remove the easy availability of internet porn. We have the technology to do it.
I totally agree, it should be banned. Its funny how the government so desperate to get people into work have failed to spot this connection and are instead trying to push the disabled and elderly into work rather than these able bodied young men?
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[–] DonnaFemina 4 points
I've asked a lot of them that, in a genuinely open minded and curious way, on reddit/Twitter/etc. The answer is never coherent. In my experience** it has always boiled down to "I have an emotion that I call 'feeling like a woman.'**"
When asked what that feeling actually is, it's often "gender euphoria" i.e. a feeling of sexual excitement from wearing women's clothes and/or putting on makeup and/or doing activities that they associate with women.
I have on occasion pointed out that women don't actually feel that way, in other words that feeling is not correctly described as "feeling like a woman," but it won't surprise anyone here that that comment generally meets with hostile retorts (I'm transphobic, how dare I gatekeep what feelings are "feeling like a woman"), and me getting blocked.
Another common answer is that they "feel like their true selves" when wearing women's clothes, vs. they feel "dysphoric" when contemplating themselves as a man. Again, not a feeling that women normally have.
I've asked a lot of them that, in a genuinely open minded and curious way, on reddit/Twitter/etc. The answer is never coherent. In my experience** it has always boiled down to "I have an emotion that I call 'feeling like a woman.'**" When asked *what that feeling actually is*, it's often "gender euphoria" i.e. a feeling of sexual excitement from wearing women's clothes and/or putting on makeup and/or doing activities that they associate with women. I have on occasion pointed out that women don't actually feel that way, in other words that feeling is not correctly described as "feeling like a woman," but it won't surprise anyone here that that comment generally meets with hostile retorts (I'm transphobic, how dare I gatekeep what feelings are "feeling like a woman"), and me getting blocked. Another common answer is that they "feel like their true selves" when wearing women's clothes, vs. they feel "dysphoric" when contemplating themselves as a man. Again, not a feeling that women normally have.
[–] BlueToyotaTacoma I post shit 13 points
Because it's not dysphoria in most cases. They just either have a fetish or want to get attention, or they just might not feel like they fit in with most men.
Honestly, I think experimenting with wanting to be the opposite sex is far more common than we'd think. However it does not always mean dysphoria like lots of these people are making it out to be. I don't believe that "trans" is an actual thing because it would imply that someone is literally trapped in the wrong body which we know isn't ever the case. I think there are just GNC people who internalize society's gender based expectations so much that they feel uncomfortable in their own skin. This would account for the very small percentage of people who are the closest thing to "real" trans.
But I have browsed a lot of TIM subreddits and most of the "dysphoria" on there can be written off as a fetish.
> I'm just confused, what does the science say and why is what was once a very rare form of dysphoria now increasingly common? Because it's not dysphoria in most cases. They just either have a fetish or want to get attention, or they just might not feel like they fit in with most men. Honestly, I think experimenting with wanting to be the opposite sex is far more common than we'd think. However it does not always mean dysphoria like lots of these people are making it out to be. I don't believe that "trans" is an actual thing because it would imply that someone is literally trapped in the wrong body which we know isn't ever the case. I think there are just GNC people who internalize society's gender based expectations so much that they feel uncomfortable in their own skin. This would account for the very small percentage of people who are the closest thing to "real" trans. But I have browsed a lot of TIM subreddits and most of the "dysphoria" on there can be written off as a fetish.
"But I have browsed a lot of TIM subreddits and most of the "dysphoria" on there can be written off as a fetish"
You're a braver woman than me, but I know you are right I've see the term euphoria boner used a lot, and isn't that just proof that its sexually motivated?
"But I have browsed a lot of TIM subreddits and most of the "dysphoria" on there can be written off as a fetish" You're a braver woman than me, but I know you are right I've see the term euphoria boner used a lot, and isn't that just proof that its sexually motivated?
[–] BlueToyotaTacoma I post shit 5 points
Exactly. "Euphoria boner" just means they're getting sexually aroused by their dress-up and larping. There are even posts from them saying "ladeez I get hard when I wear my spinny skirt is it just a fetish??" and of course others in the comments saying "that's the trans girl experience, sister!"
Makes me sick.
Exactly. "Euphoria boner" just means they're getting sexually aroused by their dress-up and larping. There are even posts from them saying "ladeez I get hard when I wear my spinny skirt is it just a fetish??" and of course others in the comments saying "that's the trans girl experience, sister!" Makes me sick.
For men who claim to be women, could they be any more misogynistic?
[–] SlowCollapse 7 points Edited
It's a political identity and/or subculture at this point. So all it takes is 'I want to join rainbow club and help the cool kids fight the oppressive older generations! Maybe it'll help me get laid, too!'
[–] vulvapeople 7 points
When a man loves himself very much...
lol, but so true!
[–] sarstan 17 points Edited
Men get an erection and jerk off to thinking of themselves as a woman, albeit a woman from porn. That's "gender euphoria" and that's what they mean.
[–] Faustina [OP] 12 points Edited
Gross, they reduce an entire sex of people to getting their sexual kicks. I find it extremely offensive that these men motivated by a fetish or some kind of financial opportunism, wear woman-face, say "I'm a woman now" and are met with the approval of fawning useful idiots.
[–] tacocat 8 points
they reduce an entire sex of people to getting their sexual kicks
It's just the newest form of the same thing that's been happening for millennia. This is what men are.
> they reduce an entire sex of people to getting their sexual kicks It's just the newest form of the same thing that's been happening for millennia. This is what men are.
[–] Disappearanceoftheychromosomer 13 points
Its almost everything you said plus one other thing that is normaly overlooked. You got this modern society, that really pleases no one, we got not a strong identity or social groups. You feel unhappy and unworthy, are lonely and has some degree of dismorphia. What is easier to try to make yourself a better person, put in doubt your past and decide you didn't take the best decisions or decide all your problems, all the things you didn't like its becuase destiny put you in the wrong body? The later is 1) not your fault 2) shields you from any responsability, past, present and future 3) gives you an "identity" 4) makes you so so very special...
So its also the ultimate escapisim? No wonder so many male sexual offenders suddenly discover they are trans!
[–] GenZ-ProWoman 8 points
There's this tumblr text post that's like
Non-binary women: I'm non-binary i can finally cut my hair
Non-binary men: I'm non-binary stop talking about my DV arrests
an extra reason you didn't include in your post is sick males trying to shield themselves from rightful criticism with the sacred caste of trans. They know not only are they obfuscating their male pattern behavior with a false label, but that many women won't want to deal with the social backlash of calling out a TIM.
There's this tumblr text post that's like Non-binary women: I'm non-binary i can finally cut my hair Non-binary men: I'm non-binary stop talking about my DV arrests an extra reason you didn't include in your post is sick males trying to shield themselves from rightful criticism with the sacred caste of trans. They know not only are they obfuscating their male pattern behavior with a false label, but that many women won't want to deal with the social backlash of calling out a TIM.
This made me lol actually!
Yeah I am seeing the shielding with the sacred caste of trans playing out in the Adam Graham rape case in Glasgow right now, he's been remanded to a women's prison, its enough to make you sick with anger.
Non-binary women: I'm non-binary i can finally cut my hair Non-binary men: I'm non-binary stop talking about my DV arrests This made me lol actually! Yeah I am seeing the shielding with the sacred caste of trans playing out in the Adam Graham rape case in Glasgow right now, he's been remanded to a women's prison, its enough to make you sick with anger.
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Women are adult human females. We do not believe that men can become women by 'feeling' like women or 'identifying' as women. We condemn the erasure of females and female-only spaces, the silencing of critical thinking, the cancelling of feminists and critics, the denial of biological reality and of sex-based oppression. We oppose the 'cotton ceiling' and the pressure on lesbians to have sex with men. Women are oppressed to exploit their biological sex characteristics, and women have a right to a movement that is about their own liberation from that oppression. We resist the redefinition of both "women" and "feminism" to make them serve men.
"Women do not decide at some point in adulthood that they would like other people to understand them to be women, because being a woman is not an 'identity.' Women's experience does not resemble that of men who adopt the 'gender identity' of being female or being women in any respect. The idea of 'gender identity' disappears biology and all the experiences that those with female biology have of being reared in a caste system based on sex." –Sheila Jeffreys, Gender Hurts
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SEATTLE (AP) — Pacific Northwest residents who are more accustomed to rain than snow were digging out from a winter storm and bracing for more on Sunday. The sun was out but the National Weather Service said snow would return late in the afternoon into the evening across the Northwest. Snowfall amounts will range from an inch to 3 inches (2.5 centimeters to 7.6 centimeters) through Sunday night.
Several hundred people take part in a public snowball fight, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at Wright Park in Tacoma, Wash. Word of the friendly battle spread on social media Friday night and Saturday, as a winter storm that blanketed Washington state with snow moved south into Oregon and meteorologists warned that yet more winter weather was on the way.
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Stuff I am Digging - Bell X1
I first heard Bell X1 while listening to RTE online one day. RTE is an Irish broadcaster, and thanks to their online streaming, I can sometimes find out what's different in music in the UK and Ireland that we might be missing out on in the States. These guys are a prime example.
The first song I heard was "Bad Skin Day", off their third album, Flock. I had never heard anything quite like it. It was sort of alternative rock slash alt pop slash.....I wasn't even sure what else. But I knew I had to hear more.
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Who is Bell X1?
Bell X1 is a band that's enjoyed success in Ireland for a few albums now, but who haven't quite broken in the US. (Shame on us). Originally a band called Juniper which was fronted by Damien Rice, Bell X1 has evolved with a slightly different sound each album. After Damien Rice's departure, Juniper's remaining members moved on, renaming the band after the first plane to break the sound barrier- the Bell X1. The band had some further shakeups with the departures and additions of band members until reaching its current iteration: Frontman Paul Noonan, Lead guitar David Geraghty, and bassist Dominic Philips.
Bell X1's first album release (as Bell X1) was Neither Am I in 2000 (with songs written with Damien Rice); Music in Mouth 2003; Flock in 2005; Tour de Flock (a live album) in 2007; Blue Lights on the Runway in 2009; and in April of this year they released their sixth album, Bloodless Coup, which I have written about extensively here. And here. And here. And here. And here.
Suggested Listening
My first suggestion is to start with Bad Skin Day (above). This is what got me initially hooked and made me want to know more. From there, begin with some songs from Blue Lights on the Runway. Blue Lights has a sound unique from their other albums, and unique to anything else I've heard in this genre of music. Its pop-py but with melancholy and electronic undertones, making for quite a unique juxtaposition of music and lyrics.
The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella
Light Catches Your Face
One Stringed Harp
Next, check out Music in Mouth which has the lovely song Eve, the Apple of my Eye
Off of Flock I suggest Rocky Took a Lover, one of my favorite Bell X1 songs, mostly because of the back story. Paul Noonan, the lead singer, had a homeless man living behind his home in the Dublin area. The man had once been a boxer, and thus was nicknamed "Rocky". The homeless man (Rocky) occasionally had a lady friend with him (took a lover) and this is the conversation Paul imagined they'd have, with lyrics like, "If there was a God, then why is my arse the perfect height for kicking?"
Rocky Took a Lover (for album/studio version click HERE)
Paul Noonan explaining Rocky Took a Lover
Bell X1 released their sixth album this spring, Bloodless Coup which has some great tracks like Velcro, and Nightwatchmen.
While Bell X1 is by no means a new band, and their music is by no means new music (aside from the new album), they haven't yet enjoyed any kind of massive exposure in the US. But there is something to be said for discovering new-to-you music- there is an entire back catalogue to enjoy and discover.
Especially with Bell X1.
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Blue Galangal December 14, 2011 at 6:20 AM
Great run up of this band, which I recently discovered as well. Thank you!
Rachel December 14, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Thanks! Also check out the song 74 Swans, that's become a favorite as well.
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Chad White brings ceviche to the Inland Northwest at his new Zona Blanca inside the Steel Barrel.
There might come a time when people look back at the experiment happening at the Steel Barrel and consider its arrival an important moment for the Spokane food scene.
In the meantime, the combination of brewing incubator, taproom and ceviche restaurant is already offering things the Inland Northwest has never seen. The ceviche spot is called Zona Blanca, Chef Chad White's first opening since moving back to Spokane after 15 years away, time spent in the Navy traveling the world before becoming a restaurateur in San Diego (he still owns two spots in the area), and competing on season 13 of TV cooking competition Top Chef.
"For me, it's just kind of the old story of 'All roads lead home,'" White says. "All my family lives here. And I wanted to come home and do something great here."
What he found upon arrival was a food scene he thought lacked diversity, and no one doing the Latin American flavors he fell in love with traveling through Mexico.
As he looked for spaces where he and his girlfriend/partner Niya Ivanova could set up shop, they were introduced to the guys behind the Steel Barrel, a long-gestating brewery incubator that was prepping its downtown Spokane space. Within just a couple of months, Zona Blanca was open inside the taproom in the Luminaria Building.
White's variety of ceviches feature flavors from throughout Mexico, using traditional recipes and newly inspired ones. Even though Spokane is perhaps known as a "steak-and-potatoes" town, White is hopeful that area diners will discover the "extremely fresh, very bright, very clean flavors" in his food.
"There are so many naysayers. 'That will never work in Spokane. We hope you're successful, but this is a big risk for you,'" White says. "Most of the people I tell, they assume that I'm going to be out of business. And then people come here and eat, and they're like, 'Dude, you're going to be fine.'"
The combination of his ceviche and the breweries involved in the Steel Barrel, White says, "seems like a great marriage."
In the creatively refurbished space, an old safe acts as a keg cooler and reclaimed steel and wood make the eating and drinking space an inviting one for diners and drinkers alike.
With the incubator and taproom, aspiring brewers who want to try larger-scale production can join Little Spokane Brewing Company's Joe Potter and Young Buck Brewing Company's Cameron Johnson in the business that's been a long time coming; Johnson and Chris Batten, the building's owner, started mulling the idea nearly four years ago. They officially opened June 30 after a soft opening earlier in the month.
"The concept has changed and evolved, but's it's always been focused around this incubator brewery, this idea of buying a brewhouse and sharing the expensive part, the brewhouse," Johnson says. "There are a lot of great brewers around here, a lot of amazing homebrewers. And if this can help them get the opportunity, that's great for craft brewing. That's great for Spokane."
White has much the same attitude about Zona Blanca.
The Steel Barrel's Peter McArthur, Joe Potter and Cameron Johnson.
"I hope that by opening this restaurant, other people will see it and think, 'Maybe I can open up something unique here' and not be afraid to do it," White says.
Both Potter's traditional English-style brews and Johnson's more experimental beers are brewed on site, and they'll be joined by up to three more brewers in the future. All the in-house beers are available in the taproom, along with a variety of others that Potter, Johnson and taproom manager Peter McArthur agree on.
Because of the long lead-up to opening, many Spokane beer zealots were waiting for the Steel Barrel. And while the taproom is a beer-lover's dream, offering $2 short pours that make it easy to try several styles in one sitting, the brewers want the place to be comfortable for non-beer-savvy visitors, too.
"We have plenty of people who aren't craft-beer snobs coming in," Johnson says. "We don't want to narrow our market too much, even though we're beer nerds ourselves." McArthur is also mixing cocktails in the taproom.
It's a dish with roots in the coastal regions of Latin America, with raw fish "cooked" in marinades of lime juice or lemon juice and a variety of spices. At Zona Blanca, Chef Chad White serves up several versions using recipes he's created himself or discovered on travels through different regions of Mexico. Some versions, like the Baja, incorporate Chinese flavors that came to be part of Mexicali cuisine when Chinese workers emigrated to Mexico for work. Others, like the Veracruz, feature Mediterranean flavors that arrived with the Spanish conquest of Mexico's Mayan culture. The ceviche is served either on a tostada for about $9, or in a larger bowl for about $20, depending on which style you order.
"I think what we do really well is, for people who are coming in who have never had ceviche, or even heard of it, we do a really good job explaining what ceviche is," White says. "Even to the point where we're giving a historical background of why these ingredients even exist" in different versions of ceviche.


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these two lakes are very different and have their own hotspots. West Lake Toho is different do to the islands, flowing feeder creeks and big coves with normally clear water and a tremendous amount of vegetation.
East Lake Toho, on the other hand, is exceptionally clear, often with great visibility to depths up to 10 feet. It contains much less vegetation than West Lake Toho and, with the exception of its northwest corner, the existing growths are basically confined to a narrow band of perimeter reeds and Kissimmee grass. While water-color is still the same tannic acid rain color common to most of the lakes, rivers and canals of Florida, the lesser vegetation results in only a noticeable color rather than a dark stain. East Lake is nearly circular in shape and covers approximately 12,000 acres. It is a perfect example of what is often called a `soup bowl' lake. There are no continuously flowing tributaries, which helps lake level by maintaining influx of water to the upper watershed lakes.
The St. Cloud Canal exits East Lake Toho in its southwest corner and connects to West Lake. The canal in navigable for a short distance, but has a lock (number S-59) which is not impassible by boat. C-29 canal connects East Lake, through Fells Cove and small Ajay Lake in the northeast corner, to the upper watershed lakes of Hart and Mary Jane. These two bodies are the actual start of the famous Kissimmee waterway, which eventually stretches its way South to sprawling Lake Okeechobee. Navigation is limited, but possible, up to lock number S-62 at Lake Hart. Runnymede Lake, a small shallow body, lies just off the southeastern rim of East Lake Toho and feeds into the main lake by way of a navigable, connecting canal.
With an average depth of 10-14 feet, and a maximum of 18 in one small location, the East Lake Toho bottom is predominately clean and hard. A few good shell beds exist, as well as some bottom rock structure. The latter is somewhat difficult to find, but is well worth the effort when you do. A heavily weighted plastic worm is the best rig to use for locating these rocks, as well as the shell beds.
East Lake Toho has a couple of these rock areas that can be found in the close proximity of the single fish attractor located in the northeast corner of the lake. Forget using the fish attractor as an indicator of artificially placed brush tops. Instead, use it as a reference point in the search for the rocks. One `patch' of rock will be found approximately 30 yards West of the attractor marker, at a depth of 10-12 feet and adjacent to a small two-foot drop-off. The depth sounder will show the surrounding area to resemble the start of a small gully running to the West, towards the deeper water. Another area of either small gravel or shells lies directly in front of the St. Cloud canal and approximately 300 yards out into the lake. There is no reasonable way to locate this open water feature consistently, short of a good depth finder unit. You can use a heavy, one-ounce slip sinker and a Carolina rig worm and just `feel' the bottom until I locate the hard, rough bottom. This particular place has always produced bass, so it worth the effort to locate each time.
There is apparently no open water vegetation in East Lake Toho, save the small strips of shoreline cover. However, in the northwest corner of the lake, the Boggy Cove area provides a large concentration of reeds, pads and grasses for the shallow water purist who desires to `fish the cover'. Likewise, the connecting neck between the main lake and Fells Cove contains a bountiful amount of growth cover. Let's take a tour of East Lake Toho and note the specific landmarks and characteristics of this fine body of water.
To either side of the mouth, we find the same stands of reeds that ring the lake. And, when the water is flowing past them, they form excellent ambush points. A plastic worm, or a floating Bang-O-Lure, usually work best in these locations, with the former being the better choice. An important point to note is that the bass do not always take up position in the canal or along the edges of the reeds when the water is being pulled through the lock. Quite often, they will school in the open water just in front of the canal opening. When this is the case, the fish usually give themselves away by chasing bait fish on the surface. The top lure for these conditions is the vibrating crank plug, such as the Bagley `Shad-A-Lac' and Lewis `Rat-L-Trap'.
A tip worth its weight in 10-pound bass is that the plastic worm also has an excellent application in this open water location. Once the surface action has ceased, try tossing a lightly weighted plastic worm into the same area. Normally, the bass are still there and have just settled to the bottom in wait for the next bait fish school to happen by.
Moving up the West shoreline, there is little deviation of any significance. All we note are the standard East Lake reed band and minor grasses along the shore. Experience has shown, however, that any indentation or protrusion of the reed-line, no matter how slight, has the potential to produce fish. Be particularly attuned to the protrusions of reeds out towards the open water, as bass like to set up ambush points at these type locations.
The open water pockets within the Boggy Cove growth will normally have hydrilla and coontail moss under the surface. A spinner bait and top water lure are good choices here. In this one section of East Toho, we often find a concentration of small chain pickerel and they all seem to fall in love with white spinner baits. Although they have too many bones to be easy eating, the pickerel are game fighters and their fillets very tasty when rolled in corn meal and deep-fried. The bass spawning season will find largemouth occupying their beds along the outer reeds of the Boggy Cove area, as well as within the open water pockets of the growth. Most beds are usually found in relations to the reeds, but some will be on clean sand in the lily pads.
These exact same locations will hold huge schools of spawning bluegills and shellcrackers in the June-September timeframe, with July and August being the prime months. The better places for these panfish will be within the interior of the Boggy Cove cover. The northern shoreline of East Lake can be good for bass angling and has the advantage of warming more rapidly in the early Spring. This means that bass spawning will usually begin earlier than in other parts of the lake. Additionally, the effects of the brisk, northerly winds of late Winter and the coming Spring will be lessened along this section of the lake. There are two major fish camps along this shoreline, just off paralleling Highway 530.
Fells Cove occupies the northeast corner of East Lake Toho. The connection between the two bodies is a boat trail running across a wide expanse of reeds, pads and grasses. Usually, there is too much boat traffic and it is too narrow to fish in the trail. However, during the more undesirable times to be on the water (i.e., rain, cold weather), the edges of this vegetation slash can produce outstanding bass action. I particularly like to fish it during extended periods of foul, rainy weather when the high-powered, `go-faster' pleasure boats are all on their trailers in someone's garage. The water in the boat trail is deeper than in the adjacent areas of vegetation and that answers `why' the location holds fish.
The East Lake Toho bass of Fells Cove can often be located on hard bottom areas or shell beds in the open portion of the lake, normally in the deeper sections towards the West side. Since the lake is relatively small, a quick way to locate these fish has been to troll. For control purposes, we like to use only a short line and a fairly deep-running plug. A Rebel Deep Wee-R or a Bagley DB-I will run approximately 10-11 feet deep on 60-70 feet of 12-pound test line, which is the general depth we want to work. Once we locate the bass school, we drop a reference marker buoy and simply cast to the fish. Remember not to place the marker directly on the school location, as you may spook the school or take the chance of tangling a lure in it later. When fishing a school of bass, such as found here, do not return any fish to the water until you are ready to move off the school location. Otherwise, the released bass may return to the school and his nervousness cause it to spook and move away. A short distance down the East Lake shore below Fells Cove, we find a few buildings visible in the trees. The local people refer to this a the Boy Scout Camp and its significance to us is as a reference point. One-half mile South of the Camp and one-half mile West into the lake, we find the fish attractor and associated rocks that were mentioned earlier.
The East Lake Toho east shoreline should be approached the same as the others, in that the angler would be wise to key to the small pockets and protrusions of the reed line and grass. Small Runnymede Lake lies just of the southeast corner of East Lake Toho and has a connecting canal. The reeds and grass on both sides of the canal mouth are fairly productive bass locations. The deeper water drop-off, out in front of the canal mouth, can be even better. Watch for a few surface schooling bass on East Lake Toho.
At the very South end of East Lake Toho lies a public launch ramp and parking area. It is protected from the winds by a dike, which often produce a few bass. Always fish it with a plastic worm, especially on Sundays and early in the week. If a tournament was held out of this launch area over the weekend, they released their fish here and you can probably catch a few of them.
The better times to fish East Lake Toho for bass are during the months of December through March, with live wild shiners being the most popular lure. Artificial's work best in October and November and again in March through early June. Spinner baits and top water minnow imitations, such as the Bang-O-Lure and Rapala, are top local choices, with the reliable plastic worm being second. Hot weather is flipping time for bass, so go to East Lake's thickest cover or offshore shell beds and rocks. Speckled perch (crappie) fishing picks up in the late Fall, just after the first cool nights arrive, and improves up to and through the Spring spawn. Spawning usually occurs in late January through March, when the fish will be found in the reeds and standing grasses. At all other times, the crappie will be schooled in the open water and must be caught by drifting small minnows and jigs. During the hot months, drift the baits at 12 feet (or two feet above the bottom) in the deepest parts of the lake. Just before and after the spawn, look for them to be 5-7 feet deep more near the shorelines. East Lake Toho is the `sleeper' in Central Florida lakes on Florida. It produces many trophy bass annually and is an excellent crappie lake also.


Pinot Gris is a light, bright and uncomplicated wine that's refreshing and easygoing. It's the perfect wine for a Spring garden dinner party. And that's just the way Kendall-Jackson chose to introduce their new Vintner's Reserve Pinot Gris recently.
Kendall-Jackson has always impressed me as a winery that puts their money where their mouth is when it comes to claiming "food friendly wine." They have a restaurant in Healdsburg called Partake by KJ and host a whole variety of food and wine pairing tasting experiences at their estate which has a vast organic garden including a sensory garden to help demystify food and wine pairing and explain the flavors in wine.
Culinary gardener Tucker Taylor showed us around, explaining his gardening techniques and pointing out some very interesting varietals including celtuce, a cross between celery and lettuce and spigarello, a leafy green with tender curly shoots.
The garden produces enough for not just the winery but for local restaurants. As we walked around the property we nibbled on oyster leaf topped with salmon roe and arancini both paired well with the Pinot Gris, which is a good option as an aperitif.
Kendall Jackson Vintner's Reserve Pinot Gris is an intriguing blend of Pinot Gris along with Roussanne, Grüner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Viognier and Albariño. The grapes all come from California, and in general cool climate coastal regions. Pinot Gris is the same grape varietal as Pinot Grigio but it tends to indicate a richer and more luscious textured wine. This wine in particular is bright and fresh with lots of juicy acidity and fruit--in particular peach, melon and mango. It's also a great value at just $15 a bottle.
It's a versatile wine too, pairing well not just with appetizer but with our starting course of a buttery seared scallop with a succotash of fava beans, carrots, celtuce and pea greens. It would also pair well with cheese, charcuterie, egg dishes or pretty much anything you'd serve at a picnic like ham sandwiches, cold fried chicken and a variety of salads.
Lamb loin with morels, turnips, kale and spring onion soubise was paired with their Grand Merlot, a selection of cheese was paired with Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and the playful "peas and carrots" dessert with yogurt sorbet paired with Vintner's Reserve Late Harvest Chardonnay.
My thanks to Tucker Taylor for the tour of the garden, winemaker Randy Ullom for sharing the story of the wine, Lauren Kelp for designing a beautiful tables cape, executive chef Justin Wangler for the wonderful menu and Kendall-Jackson for hosting a truly lovely evening.
Disclaimer: I was a guest, but I was not monetarily compensated to write this or any other post on Cooking with Amy.


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We were contracted by Worcestershire County Council in 2016 after their Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DoLS) Team was experiencing up to 360 referrals every quarter and had grown a backlog of 1,800 DoLS cases with Standard Authorisations at risk of being delayed.
In addition to the Council actively recruiting more Best Interests Assessors into permanent posts, they explored other viable options with ICS in order to respond effectively to their immediate challenges. We subsequently provided an outsourced managed service to complete over 300 Best Interests Assessments to assist with the backlog.
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Discussion in 'Site and Forum Feedback' started by Apple fanboy, Aug 2, 2014.
Had loads of issues on my iPad and iPhone today with Macrumors. I use the full site (as I always do) and keep getting page won't load errors etc. Using Safari. Other sites seem fine.
It seemed to be running fine for me in the little bit I was online yesterday, and on the road.
Still issues today on my iPad 2. Running 6.1.3.
iPhone also giving me lots of time outs and just general hanging. Running 7.1.1.
All other sites are fine. Anybody else?
A number of posts and threads seem to have been wiped.
What do you mean by wiped?


The Westgate School - Slough Youth Parliament – Westgate students Campaign!
Slough Youth Parliament – Westgate students Campaign!
Four students are campaigning for votes to be representatives of the Slough Youth Parliament.
Slough's Youth Parliament ensures that young people in Slough are able to influence and be involved in decision making in the town. The Youth Parliament is made up of 11-19 year olds from across Slough, and includes members from underrepresented groups. The Youth Parliament meets twice a month, and usually host guest speakers from partner agencies to inform discussion and decision around pertinent issues. Westgate students were provided with more information from Giovanni Ferri, Youth Voice, during assemblies encouraging them to put themselves forward. Four Westgate students; Breanna and Aisha from year 10, Nawid from year 9 and Ubaid from year 8 have all embraced the challenge. They committed themselves to a three hour campaign workshop in December and are now keen to get their campaigns underway this week. Each of them have independently produced campaign videos, which are brilliant! Every student at The Westgate School will have the opportunity to vote for one of the four candidates and voting will close on 31st January 2019. We are looking forward to seeing the candidates' campaigns and we wish them luck!


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I would like to give a Big thank you To Hopital Veterinaire de Lachute for the care they give my Ti-Loup 12 years old Pomeranian 🙂 He was so sick poor little guy and my old vet just gave up on him . I met Dr. Pouliotte and her team and my fur baby is happy and living a confortable life 🙂 Ti-Loup just loves to go see them 🙂 They help us fur babies parents to cope with everything ..questions and $ issues . THANKS FROM TI-Gars (Loup) !
404 Veterinary Hospital in Newmarket was amazing with our 15 month old Maltesse Merlin. He had a luxating patella and they performed surgery to correct it. He was well taken care of as were we the parents, they called with regular updates and always were there to answer any question no matter time of day. We have had our follow appts at 2 wks and 6 wks and both were great. They are a truly caring facility. Have to also give . shout out to Trupanion who has been incredibly help when i called about coverage. They were very knowledgeable and helpful .All our expenses have been covered without any problems.
I just want to thank everyone at Pewaukee Vet Service for the excellent care they have given to our dogs in the 4+ years I have lived in Wisconsin. As I prepare to move to Ohio, I can only hope to have a veterinary service as good as they have been!
Throughout my time in Wisconsin, everyone there – receptionists, people answering the phone, boarding personnel, vet techs, vets – everyone has been so caring and personable, always making me feel my dogs were of utmost importance to them!
They were especially caring when our dog, Murphy, passed away. Two of the boarding kennel personnel came to stay with me in the room with Murphy until my husband arrived to take us to an emergency center, which I will always appreciate! The cards and flowers sent by the vet upon Murphy's passing were so appreciated! I cannot rave enough about everyone at Pewaukee Veterinary Service!
I am very grateful for the VETs at Pawsh Place Dr. Hatt helped me after my puppy decided to eat glass! I called a few local vets and their quotes for my pup we're outrageous! (Thousands!!) I called Pawsh because of the recommendation I received from my Sister-in Law. I called at this point I was crying thinking something was really wrong with my pup! Pawsh employees calmly talked to me and told me to bring her in and they will help! I got there 5 minutes later and was escorted in a room and seen within seconds! The doctors recommendation and procedures saved my dog! Since then I have had her spayed, vaccinated, chipped, and groomed all at this wonderful VET! I honestly think without Dr. Hatts help my pup would not have made it! Everytime I walk by or give a recommendation for Pawsh I think of how wonderful they were and so helpful in a time of need! Thanks for everything you guys do at Pawsh! I can't thank you enough! Special thanks to Dr. Hatt for helping me and my pup!
The team of vets and techs at North Bay Animal Hospital in Lynn Haven, Florida, have taken fabulous care of our fur babies for many years. We have always had rescued pets, and most recently two cats and our newest a Lab mix dog. He was the one most in need of care, having been in the shelter for 8 months. He was picked up as a stray and had no name or history. He was heartworm positive, had worms, ear mites and a large "wart"-looking growth on his back just before his tail. Doctor "Bo" Bergloff and his staff spent the next 4-5 months getting him back to a healthy 5 year old beloved dog! Love them!


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THE DANISH GIRL (Opening in Kansas City December 25!)
Find the courage to be yourself.
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Academy Award winner Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech," "Les Misérables") directs the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Einar and Gerda Wegener (Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne ["The Theory of Everything," "Les Misérables"] and Alicia Vikander ["Ex Machina," "Anna Karenina"]), whose marriage and work are cast into the unknown when Einar begins a groundbreaking journey to become one of the world's first transgender women, Lili Elbe.
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Which Banner Ad Message Gets the Most Clicks?
Last Wednesday, I announced a new Stonemaier game, My Little Scythe. To help people discover the game, I bought some banner ads on BoardGameGeek (one of the few places on the internet where I actually pay attention to the banner ads).
I couldn't decide on the best wording for the ad, though, so I sent three versions of each ad to Chad at BGG for an A/B/C test. I figured I would share the results with you and use them to influence the version of the ad I use for The Rise of Fenris in a few weeks.
Before I reveal the results, feel free to guess: Which of the following ads has the best click-through rates (CTR)?
So, not a huge difference, but when you're talking about 600,000 impressions, it's a difference of about 300 people. I'd much rather have those people click through to learn more about the game! My guess is that putting the exact date range for the pre-order (or Kickstarter, as the case may be) creates a concrete sense of urgency.
The one tweak I might make for future ads is either to remove the hyphen from "pre-order" or add spaces on either side of the date range ("May 2 – 10")–the double hyphen used in different ways just looks weird.
If you've ever run an A/B test on ads, what have you discovered about various messages?
Not be a debbie downer. But as a marketing major, I just don't believe in banner ads. Do they get results? Some. But very little. Do they increase exposure? Not really, banner blindness is strong and impressions is a shallow metric. Are they worth the money? Very very very rarely is there a case in which money would have a better ROI in banner ads than a simple well targeted Facebook ad.
I understand there are those who disagree with me and that is ok. And your business is your own and I am just a man typing on his phone because his cat wont get off his key board. So it is entirely possible that I am wrong.
That's fair, though this isn't actually a discussion about whether banner ads are good or bad. It's a discussion about if you have a banner ad, which message on the ad is the most effective.
Understood, just throwing in my two cents on a connected topic.
More towards the subject as hand, I do think your experiments are well founded and generally a good business practice.
Not to continue the off-topic discussion too far, but: Before dismissing banner ads outright, you still have to consider the placement. It's a visible spot where you can target your audience really, really well (Board games to board gamers on BGG). I'd expect it to be especially effective because of how much BGG appears to curate that ad's location to keep it all relevant and rotating, and not typical banner ad junk.
Include me in the "relevant banner ads on a relevant site can work" crowd. I know the evidence is anecdotal, but like educatingryan, I tend to leave my ads enabled on BGG because I -want- to see them. And while I have to admit I don't purchase things from every ad, I -do- tend to click on them at least.
That said, I'd discourage people with well established brands/products (e.g. CoolStuffInc, Terraforming Mars, Z-Man Games, etc.) from using the company. The best use seems to be generating quick hype for a product release/KS project (e.g. My Little Sythe's preorder window). Maybe once or twice a year, CSI or somebody -might- want to let people know "hey, we exist", but that's a big might. Still, BGG would be the place to do it.
I would disagree with Zach on this one but only because we are talking about Board Game Geek. I donate enough to them to turn off the adds on their site and I don't. I actually use Board Game Geek adds to let me know new things that are coming out that I might have missed. I can't be the only one who does this.
I'd be interested to hear what you think offers a better ROI in the board game industry.
Orion: I haven't fully tested it, though I did boost the announcement of My Little Scythe on Facebook for $50 and it got a ton of likes, but I can't find the CTR data for it. And it was boosted only to people who already liked the Stonemaier Facebook page, while the BGG ads reached people who don't directly follow us.
Would be neat to test a FB ad targeting people who like the BGG FB page but excluding those who already like Stonemaier. I guess it wouldn't be similar enough to A/B test though (since there are people on the BGG website who already follow you.) Although it could give a rough insight into FB ads vs. website banners.
I would be interested to know the timing of the clicks. In my mind, "Pre-Order Now!" makes it seem more urgent, like I might miss it if I don't do it now. As a customer, I like "Pre-Order May 2-10" because I can mull it over for a bit. So, I wonder how many people waited until May 10. Was there a spike in the click-through rate toward the end?
Patrick: I won't get the final report until tomorrow, but as far as I can tell, most days have been pretty consistent.
In response to the above comment, I rarely click on banners although I do notice them on BGG. On Facebook I blanket ignore all advertising, so for me banner ads are a better investment that Facebook.
Do you have any theories about why the one did better?
At first I thought the "order now!" One would win, because it had the strongest call to action wording.
But in retrospect, I wonder if the date one induced stronger FOMO with its explicit end date.
Dan: My theory is that putting the date in the banner created a concrete sense of urgency, whereas with the others, people could easily assume the pre-order will be happening for an extended period of time.
Makes sense to me. When I see a "Now" or "Today" unless it suggests expiring at some specific time now/today, I assume it is a come on and I'll see it again tomorrow, etc. The dates tell me something I should remember if I care about the offer.
There is also error clicks you need to take in to account. Margin if error. So those results would not be considered scientifically significant. You need a bigger difference. The banners visually are almost identical, next time maybe try 2 different graphic designs. And you could put 2 different messages on each. Then you might be a bigger difference.
You're right, it's good to test different images. But I wanted to reduce the variables so I could pinpoint which message is best. In the future I'll use the date message and test different images.
Yes, personally the date-banner seemed to instill a sense of urgency, a genuine one too. People are bombarded with the marketing terms "Today" and "Now". I would not be surprised if *wise* people are skeptical about those terms, as most of the time it is not genuine (unlike your pre-order window). Well, I guess that depends on the target audience.
I'm a big fan of A/B testing and think it's a great tool. I wish BGG ads had stayed cost effective for us!
We found that bright colors, simple verbiage, and a short call to action was the best way to get interactions. 'Learn more' or 'Register Now!' was significantly more effective for us than other options. The more info that we gave in the ad, the less likely we were to get a click-through.
However, when it came to converting clicks to registrations, the more informative ads were better. So, be vague but interesting, and you get more people to click through, but be specific and informative, and the ones who do click through are more likely to convert.
That's a really interesting distinction between the CTR results and the conversion results, Marshall!
Are those click through rates comparable to other banner ads you've run on BGG? I'd be curious if you have the data on those other ads to also compare against.
Those seem very low compared to "Industry Average" CTR, which surprises me as BGG is as targeted an audience as you're going to get. I've run a couple MVP experiments validating the ideas using A/B testing via ads and landing pages. My experience was a 2% click-through rate is average across any industry, which I found to be consistent in my experiments.
But it may just be a BGG culture thing. I'd imagine the conversion rate on a BGG click through is much higher that other channels. So perhaps that 0.4% is better at the end of the funnel than 2% elsewhere?
Evan: It's on the lower end of banner ad campaigns we've run on BGG. 2% seems extremely high, though. When we ran banner ads on BGG for the Scythe Kickstarter, we were told that the CTRs were some of the highest ever on BGG, and the average for those ads was 0.80%.
2% is par for the course in conventional online advertising. Not bad, not great.
I'd imagine a large part of it is how "smart" a targeting system the advertising platform uses. Something like google or facebook – those platforms don't blast ads to anyone and everyone – that have algorithms to target to exactly the people they think would be interested in an ad. Those people are then more likely to click. So the impressions are lower, but more "valuable," and the CTR is higher.
I may be wrong on this as I haven't advertised with them, but I doubt BGG has that kind of targeting intelligence built in. But perhaps if those ads were targeted to only people who have engaged with Stonemaier properties in the past in forums, badges, wants, ratings, geeklists, etc. instead of all 600,000 people using BGG or whatever it is, the CTR would be close to 2%.
I've been the advertising manager at BGG for about 12 years. When I started, we had less than a million users per month on the site, and nowadays, we have 4.2 million, but the average clickthrough rate on banners has remained at a pretty consistent .34% over that entire span.
According to Google's data on display ads, "across all industries, the average CTR for a search ad is 1.91%, and 0.35% for a display ad". It seems like the folks referencing a 2% CTR are referencing a different ad type, or lumping all ad types together, as that would be really crazy high for display banner advertising. We do achieve an average of over 1% on our home page leaderboard position, but that's as uber-targeted to the core audience of BGG as you can get, and ads only run in that spot in very short bursts to avoid oversaturation.
However, CTR alone isn't how you gauge whether an ad is effective for you or not, as of course the cost of those impressions weighs heavily. This is what helps BGG ads to be particularly effective for many advertisers, as we're charging $1 per 1,000 impressions, which is very low compared to other highly targeted interest-based sites.
I work in advertising and I'm really fascinated by the subtle psychology of copy wording. I try myself to implement it in my work when possible. I guess the "today" and "now" are too urgent of words for people on BGG (e.g. I usually go there when I have a quick rule question). The dates may give a less urgent message, and prompt those that see it to click through and revisit the link later. It's all just conjecture, but interesting to think about!
I am wondering what the CTR would have been if you had ramped up the urgency as the campaign progressed through its lifecycle. I also wonder if the promotion might have tried a different urgency tactic in the sub head like Guarantee First Wave".
I love that you love experimenting.
I really appreciate the A/B/C testing you're doing, and am continually shocked at how many advertisers will order thousands of dollars worth of advertising, and only send me one banner, despite Google DFP's ability to optimize delivery. I always try to stress the importance, but most publishers just don't want to go through the effort (and sometimes expense) of creating multiple banner ads. It's 100% worth it.
Chad: I agree, it seems like it's worth testing different versions, especially if it's just a wording change.
Well done, Jamey, and thanks for sharing! Just a benchmark – Across all ad formats and placements Ad CTR is just 0.05%. Btw, I am totally looking forward to the game.
CTR is CTR, but I always wonder how much it REAAAALLLLY matters in a short advertising campaign. Here's why: Personality types.
I always wonder if certain personality types are more drawn to a certain wording, image, or announcement style.
What if you stop running the other 2 ads, and you end up with LESS net clicks on the same quantity of impressions, because you didn't have "the other one" that caught my attention.
I think on "now" vs "today vs "dates" (and I totally picked the dates as the most compelling), it doesn't matter so much. But on "Animated" vs "Reflective light movement" vs "still" or "Pre-order now" vs "Catch them all now" vs "Click to find out more"… that's 3 very diff messages that speak diff to diff people.
If "Animated + Catch them all now" gets the most CTR, but you got Jamey Stegmaiers who dislike animated ads, then you didn't get the Jameys. On the other hand I largely ignore still ads, and stare like a child at candy with any animated ads. So the still ones are less effective on the John Wrot!s of the world.
Am I making any sense with that?
I wonder what research has been done to that end.
Ah there is. Posting again pushed it through, or my browser is just being silly refreshing. Sorry for dbl post.
Nah, I just saw your comment and pulled it out of spam. Somehow it got caught there–sorry!
Interesting data. Perhaps, people are already conditioned to seeing "NOW" and "TODAY" and don't react with a sense of urgency. However, when you put "May 2-10", everyone can see there's a window of opportunity. You can see framed dates in other types of advertising — "On sale now until MM-DD" or "Order your _____ by MM-DD" or "On sale from MMDD — MMDD".
Wow Jamie, the conversation this post stirred up is great. I am just about to start a run of A/B testing ads and this couldn't be a better time to consider these factors for me. Thanks!
I appreciate the analytical approach, Jamey. In the experience I have with CTR in two other industries, it's tough to measure distinctions where the channel isn't the best means of driving conversion, registration or other action. That said, I'm kinda surprised – I'd figure that BGG would be a quick and easy path to purchase via Amazon, MiniatureMarket, CSI or other online retailers. Is it that there's a strong group holdout who love their FLGS? Did you control for time and days and pages displayed (ie, Stonemaier, or worker placement, or strategy games)? The only other thing I can think of is timing, that there's a lot of signal and a lot of noise going at the same time with the con season rising and lots of talk on KS right now, so maybe the volume you were hoping to drive just wasn't there yet.
My last survey indicated that about 40% of people buy from their FLGS (opposed to online). We didn't request specific days and times.
Big fan of your games and first time posting here (finally something that I can contribute to!).
I have done a number of A/B tests with Google Adwords. I am a Project Manager at a web development firm and used to be an SEO specialist. I found that interestingly enough, if you go completely out of the box with your thinking with one of your versions, that often has the best CTR.


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Shell to Set Emissions Targets After Investor Pressure
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Oakland, California—Dec. 3, 2018—Shell took an important step today to act on the dire problem of climate change, announcing that it will begin implementing its long-term emissions reduction "ambition" by adopting a commitment to set three- to five-year, near-term Net Carbon Footprint targets.
Shell will set the target each year, for the following three- or five-year period. The target setting process will start in 2020 and will run to 2050. Shell is further proposing to link these targets to its executive remuneration policy, which will be voted on by shareholders for approval at the company's annual general meeting in 2020. Shell will also publish its progress towards lowering the Net Carbon Footprint of its energy products.
As You Sow fully supports this important step. Danielle Fugere, president of As You Sow, had this to say about today's announcement:
"We are pleased that Shell is setting in motion a plan to implement its announced targets in the near term, when it matters most, particularly those important Scope 3 emission targets related to the carbon intensity of its product mix. Shell demonstrates that oil and gas companies can and must reduce their carbon emissions, including the carbon intensity of their products. Those companies who are not acting on Scope 3 emissions, which far outweigh operational emissions, continue to add to the potential for catastrophic climate change."
While Shell's announced short-term intensity targets are a significant step, shareholders continue to seek absolute emissions reduction targets from Shell. The company's current carbon intensity targets do not prevent Shell from expanding its total greenhouse gas emissions through growth.
"There is little hope of reaching the global Net Zero goals recently set out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change without oil and gas companies committing to reduce their total emissions," Fugere concluded.
As governments work to combat climate change, the risk to high carbon companies also grows. Whether companies are proactive or reactive on climate change and its impacts will affect shareholder value. Energy companies in particular face important choices. Those that choose to continue investing in use of and exploration for more fossil fuel reserves increase their risk of stranded reserves and infrastructure, known as Carbon Asset Risk. Others may instead choose to diversify, reducing their focus on fossil fuels and deploying and expanding energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.
As You Sow works to address the challenges and risks of climate change by working with shareholders and fossil fuel companies to facilitate a transition from investment in high carbon fossil fuels to clean and renewable sources of energy. As You Sow recently released "2020: A Clear Vision for Paris Compliant Shareholder Engagement," which analyzes historical shareholder success, and lays out a clear plan for shareholders, in moving oil and gas companies to transition to well below 2 degree, Paris compliant business models. As You Sow filed the first shareholder proposal asking a company to address carbon asset risk in 2013 and obtained the first climate asset risk report from Exxon in 2014.
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Nominations open for Namibian Businesswoman of the Year 2019 awards
Posted by Mandisa Rasmeni | Aug 2, 2019 | Businesswoman, Headlines
Celebrating 25 years since its inception and launching the 19th Namibian Businesswoman of the Year awards, Desèré Lundon-Muller, Marketing Manager and partner at the Economist urged the public to nominate their Businesswoman of the Year. The awards banquet will be held on 16 October.
She explained that the awards have honoured women whose achievements, commitment and vision have made them leaders in their chosen field of endeavour. "These awards take pride in recognising women whose self-sacrifice, unwavering dedication and generosity of spirit have led others to achieve greatness in their own right," she said.
She encouraged people to nominate anyone they think fits this description, women who win, who come from all walks of life and professions, who have a few years' experience and those who have many years of experience. "With the Awards we aim to raise awareness for equal opportunity, to provide a platform for decision-makers to recognise and promote the status of women and to promote the creation of small and medium business in the country," she empshasised.
Esmeralda Katjaerua, the Young Businesswoman of the Year 2017 echoed these sentiments, saying that the Awards acknowledge women entrepreneurs and leaders who are genuinely making a difference and excelling in their respective businesses. "On a personal level after I won this award, I only became alive to the fact that I am now a business owner, a boss, a mentor and a role model to many young women, therefore it has made me believe in my abilities as a businessperson and it has encouraged me to improve my business and leadership skills," she said.
Ester /Nanus, Branch Support and Management Officer at the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who are endorsing the Awards, said this partnership allows them to capture nominees at grassroots level through the extension of the awards at regional and local level where the Chamber also has branches "Women that come from all walks of life, with varied academic backgrounds, skills sets, stories and expertise, are the ideal candidates for the various categories represented in the Awards" she said.
Albert Pretorius, Dealer Principal, Jaguar Windhoek who are one of the sponsors, said their brand is here to assist the leading ladies and give them value. "We are pushing our brand to be a ladies vehicle, a brand women can be proud of which has been very successful," he explained.
Jacquiline Pack, Executive Officer: Marketing and Corporate Communication Services at Bank Windhoek said "many women have a side hustle in addition to established careers or they own their own businesses and in doing research for Bank Windhoek's Women in Business offering, we realised from a financial services perspective, that very little exists for the women who juggles so many roles in society, so we cater to them to make their lives easier."
We would also like to announce that we are sponsoring an amount of N$120,000 for this worthy initiative," she informed.
Nombvula Kambinda-Kondombolo, Head: Corporate Communications and Public Relations at Telecom said they have chosen to partner with the Namibia Economist since 2005 to ensure the successful hosting of the Businesswoman Awards "and the calibre of contenders they have seen over the years have not only been impressive but they continue to inspire more women to do better in their chosen fields."
"The Awards provides visibility for its winners beyond their reign and continues to be a sought-after title, therefore I wish all aspiring participants the courage to enter. You can only win if you participate, when nominated, please give your consent," she motivated.
Other sponsors for the Namibia Businesswoman Awards are Roots Importers and Regus Namibia.
Caption: from left to right, Yohaan Venter from Roots Importers, Natasja Beyleveld, Young Namibian Businesswoman of the Year 2013, Esmeralda Katjaerua, Current Young Namibian Businesswoman of the Year, Nomvula Kambinda-Kondombolo, Head: Corporate Communications and Public Relations at Telecom, Albert Pretorius, Dealer Principal at Jaguar Windhoek, Ester /Nanus, Support Officer Branch Management at the NCCI, Jacquiline Pack, Executive Officer: Marketing and Corporate Communication Services at Bank Windhoek and Desèré Lundon-Muller, Marketing Manager and partner at the Economist Newspaper, all encouraged the public to nominate those candidates whom they think qualify to be the Namibian Businesswoman of the Year 2019.
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Mandisa Rasmeni
Mandisa Rasmeni has worked as reporter at the Economist for the past five years, first on the entertainment beat but now focussing more on community, social and health reporting. She is a born writer and she believes education is the greatest equalizer. She received her degree in Journalism at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) in June 2021. . She is the epitome of perseverance, having started as the newspaper's receptionist in 2013.
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