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Pilot Farm of Castel Volturno
Agricultural Farm Torre Lama
The Experimental Centre-Pilot Farm of Castelvolturno (CE) has a great importance within the Department of Agricultural Sciences. It was necessary as a "laboratory" of Agricultural Chemistry, keeping its functions in the years up to now. The researchers of the Department of Agricultural Sciences can perform directly in the open field, the scientific investigations in the agricultural chemistry field. The Centre consists of: i, Business Centre of about 14 acres; ii, Podere Fiorillo of about 9 acres; iii, Vecchio Campo of about 22 acres. The Centre is equipped with buildings that are sufficient to meet the needs of the company, as well as machines, equipment, and facilities essential for carrying out scientific programs and experimental activities by the researchers of the Department of Agricultural Sciences. The field (45 acres) is divided into plots of 3300 m2 equipped with irrigation system. The Centre has a meteorological station included in UCEA national network of the MIPAAF. The research activity is currently aimed to: i, define the criteria for the optimization of production systems and the application of innovative strategies in the "sustainable agriculture" context; ii, identify and develop high efficiency fertilization models for the plant production and for the protection of environmental resources; iii, improve the plant nutrition. The results obtained have been published in international journals or in addition to numerous master degree and doctoral thesis.
Via Pietro Pagliuca - 81030 - Castel Volturno (CE)
Vincenzo Di Meo tel. 0823859595
The Agricultural and Zootechnical Farm, formerly known as "Torre Lama", was purchased in 1924 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for scientific and educational purposes and it was entrusted to the management to the Cultivation Laboratory of the Higher Institute of Agriculture of Portici (hereafter Institute of General Agronomy and Herbaceous Crops of the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Naples). The Agricultural and Zootechnical Farm is an auxiliary structure for the University's activities in the field of research, education and experimentation, within the agricultural and veterinary sciences areas. In particular, the Farm aims to organize, coordinate and improve, also through the use of innovative technologies, services for research and education purposes. The Farm is located in Bellizzi, (SA) about 70 km from the Department of Agricultural Sciences, along the SS 18, in the area Pontecagnano-Battipaglia, and lies within the District of "Bonifica Destra Sele". The Agricultural and Zootechnical Farm, with an extension of 49 acres, has facilities for cultivation, research and education purposes. It is equipped with an office building, a conference room, a small canteen and a guesthouse with 12 double rooms. The farm has three greenhouses built in steel and glass, and equipped with heating system. The irrigation system is computerized and centralized, and it is adaptable to the experimental needs and to the service of all the greenhouses.
The results obtained have been published in international journals or in addition to numerous master degree and doctoral thesis.
Via Giustino Fortunato, 3 - 84092 - Bellizzi (SA)
Prof. Giancarlo Barbieri
Prof. Paolo Masi
Dott. Giampaolo Raimondi
e-mail: giampaolo.raimondi@unina.it
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Whatever has clouded his vision? Five years ago Opposition MP Alan Milburn was quite sure what was wrong with government policy on alcohol misuse. The problem, said the Commons all-party group on the subject, chaired by Mr Milburn, was that no central government strategy existed. Nor does it now.
The 1995 report said it was 'odd' that alcohol misuse - with effects 'no less socially damaging and costly' than those associated with drugs, was treated as 'an inevitable fact of life'.
The government continues to swear commitment to such a strategy, with promises in last year's Saving Lives white paper for a strategy early this year.
In April public health minister Yvette Cooper promised a consultation paper would be out later this year.
But there is no sign of the paper yet, and many working in the field are doubtful that they will see action before the next election.
Last week a conference run by charity Alcohol Concern put Richard Carter, head of the alcohol and drug branch of the Department of Health, on the spot. He admitted that in questioning where the national strategy had got to, the organisation had got government 'bang to rights'.
Mr Carter told the conference that junior minister Gisela Stuart had now taken responsibility for alcohol policy and had a strong personal commitment to ensuring that action was taken, an announcement which came as a surprise to Alcohol Concern, which had not been aware of the minister's new responsibility.
Mr Carter insisted the strategy was on its way, and would be likely to raise 'awareness of problem drinking and binge drinking, and action about the short-term effects of drinking. It will also need to address the long-term effects on health'. It would therefore link up with initiatives on coronary heart disease and cancer.
The extent of the scale of the problem is equally difficult to define. What is clear is that deaths and illness related to alcohol are rising at high speed.
Officially recorded alcohol-related deaths registered by hospitals rose from around 3,000 in 1986 to almost 5,000 in 1997. But Alcohol Concern believes the true number of all deaths connected with alcohol misuse is closer to 33,000 a year.
Sandwell health authority director of public health Dr John Middleton told the conference that there were 285 separate actions listed in the NHS plan that should include an alcohol component.
Mr Appleby said that only a central strategy could provide 'some proper co-ordination of the eight departments that deal with alcohol' and that the logical home for a controlling department would be the DoH.
Delegates heard that although there are a number of good local initiatives, many alcohol workers feel they are working in a 'strategic vacuum'. One of the problem areas is accident and emergency departments where up to 80 per cent of admissions at peak times can be alcohol-related.
A survey conducted at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital A&E department found that of nearly 2,000 admissions over a two-month period, 12.4 per cent had an alcohol component to the admission.
Of these cases, 88 per cent of the patients were actually under the influence of alcohol, 21 per cent had a medical condition related to alcohol and 33 per cent had a trauma injury related to alcohol.
The hospital now has a specialist alcohol nurse who works with the patients to assess whether they should be receiving counselling services.
Mr Rayner suggested alcohol was treated as 'the poor relation' when issues like drugs and tobacco were tackled.
Director of public health and health policy at Oxfordshire HA Dr Sian Griffiths told HSJ that although there were a lot of strategies on drugs, 'actually the burden of cost by alcohol is much worse than drugs. It is a really big issue'.
Dr Griffiths suggested policy 'misses the point' with strategies focusing on issues like heart disease that did not tackle alcohol.
As far as those dealing with alcohol are concerned, the government is drinking in last-chance saloon.
Four out of five attendances at A&E during peak times involve alcohol.
Alcohol is associated with 65 per cent of suicide attempts and 76,000 facial injuries each year, and 23 per cent of child neglect calls to a national helpline.
One in 20 people are dependent on alcohol, compared to one in 45 who are hooked on all other forms of legal and illegal drugs, including prescription drugs.
The number of women drinking above medically recommended sensible levels increased by 50 per cent between 1988-98 from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
37 per cent of men and 23 per cent of women aged 16-24 regularly drink twice the recommended daily limits.
£2.8bn is being lost by British industry each year in terms of alcohol-related sickness, absence, unemployment and premature death.


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MEETING OF HIGH LEVEL OFFICIALS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT Suva, Fiji Islands
PRESS STATEMENT November 30, 2001
OFFICERS OF THE FICS AND REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat announces the Meeting of High Level Officials of Intellectual Property Offices of the Forum Island Countries (F1Cs) on December 3, 2001.
This will be followed immediately by the Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property Legislation.
Both the High Level Meeting and the Workshop are held under are auspices of the WIPO-Australia-Forum Secretariat cooperation, endorsed by the Forum Trade Ministers in June this year.
These events mark the implementation of the Regionally Focused Action Plan (RFAP), a 3-year regional collaborative project between the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Australian government (specifically TP Australia) and the Forum Secretariat. The REAP is a positive step towards strengthening intra-regional...
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MILITARY DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN THEYS' MURDER
JAKARTA, Indonesia (December 4, 2001 – Jakarta Post/Joyo Indonesian News/TAPOL)---Trikora Regional Military Commander Maj. Gen. Mahidin Simbolon dismissed on Tuesday allegations that members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) were involved in the murder of Papua Presidium Council (PDP) leader Theys Hiyo Eluay early last month.
"We immediately conducted an investigation following rumors of TNI members' involvement in the murder. But there is no indication that soldiers were involved," Mahidin was quoted by Antara as saying on the sidelines of a plenary meeting of top and regional military commanders at Army Headquarters.
Trikora Regional Military Command oversees Irian Jaya province.
The two-star general said there was no such instruction from the TNI chief or the Trikora Military commander to kill Theys, who had long been loyal to the government but had recently become critical and had become a prominent advocate for Irian Jaya independence.
He said that...
STRANGE BLACK BLOBS IN PACIFIC LAGOONS – BECHE-DE-MER -- A LUCRATIVE ASIAN
By Michael Field
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (December 4, 2001 – Agence France-Presse)---To Asians they're delicious and sexually arousing, to fishermen they're lucrative but to the casual swimmer in the average Pacific lagoon they look like, well, unprocessed sewage -- black, the right shape and just sitting there.
But Asian taste buds are raising questions about the conservation of what is variously known as beche-de-mer, sea cucumber or in Chinese hai-shen (sea ginseng), of the family holothuria.
With a world trade of approximately 80,000 tons a year, at around US$ 20 a kilogram (2.2 pounds) beche-de-mer is lucrative. The main markets are Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.
On Friday Papua New Guinea's National Fisheries Authority raided an industrial center in the capital of Port Moresby and confiscated 2,970 kilograms (6,534 pounds) of illegally bought beche-de-mer.
Fisheries official Lamiller Pawut said PNG had a ban on fishing and...
SOLOMONS OBSERVERS MAY STAY ON FOR PM VOTE
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (December 4, 2001 - Solomon Star/PINA Nius Online)---Some of the international election observer teams in the Solomon Islands are now seeking to stay on for the vote for prime minister as well as tomorrow's general elections.
Reports say some civil society organizations appealed to the observer missions to prolong their stay to ensure there's no intimidation in the lead up to the prime ministerial vote.
Sean Dorney, the highly respected Radio Australia correspondent who is now in Solomon Islands, reported:
"Some members of the Australian observer team intend to remain in the Solomons for the fortnight after Wednesday's election because of concerns that if there's going to be intimidation it's more likely to happen during the formation of the government than at the ballot box.
"New Zealand's team leader, Chris Carter, says he's asked Wellington to let some of his observers do the same."
Carter was reported as expressing...
FIJI WORKING ON INTRODUCING WIND POWER
SUVA, Fiji Islands (December 4, 2001 - FM96/PINA Nius Online)---The Fiji Electricity Authority hopes to be using the wind to generate electricity by the middle of 2002.
If all goes according to plan, the Sigatoka, Rakiraki and Nabouwalu areas will be the first areas to be supplied with electricity from wind turbines set up in what are being called wind farms.
In the lead up to the introduction of wind power, the Ministry of Energy has been carrying out extensive research.
Fiji Electricity Authority chairperson Joe Mar said consumers will benefit greatly because the running costs will be drastically reduced. The wind is free, he said.
New Caledonia, to the west of Fiji, already makes use of wind farms to generate power.
For additional reports from theFM96, go to PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT News/Information Links: Radio/TV News/Fiji Village News (FM96/Navtarang.VitiFM).
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) Website:...
PROPOSED HOLDING OF TALIBAN ON TINIAN MAKES NMI TERROR TARGET: IMMIGRATION
CHIEF SABLAN
By John Ravelo Staff Reporter
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (December 4, 2001 – Saipan Tribune)---Immigration chief Antonio Sablan said yesterday that using Tinian as a holding area for suspected members of the al-Qaida network -- a group linked to Osama bin Laden -- would put the Commonwealth in the international spotlight and would make it a possible target for possible terrorist retaliation.
Sablan's statement came in the wake of reports that the United Nation's High Commission on Refugees is in communication with the CNMI government regarding the U.S. attacks on Afghanistan and its significance to the Northern Marianas.
He said the government should consider the safety risk that it would bring to the CNMI, and the adverse effect on the tourism industry -- one of the backbones of the Commonwealth's economy.
"Maybe the U.S. government will put in their security, but that could be a sense of different level from people that...
VIEWPOINT: FIJI IN NOVEMBER
By Sanjay Ramesh, Ph.D.
In November, the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase struggled with the issue of Afghan refugees as reports surfaced that a deal was negotiated with Canberra to establish a refugee processing station in Fiji. On 1 November the Lomaiviti Provincial Council objected to the idea of settling the Afghan refugees on Makogai Island and following similar concerns by Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) and disagreements within members of the Qarase Cabinet, the plan was aborted on Thursday, 22 November by both Fiji's Minister for Foreign Affairs Kaliopate Tavola and his Australian counterpart Alexander Downer.
Fiji's Foreign Affairs received a boost on 1 November with the launch of its website with the assistance of the People's Republic of China. According to the Fiji Government press release, 'a special feature of the website is the provision of a Public Forum for Discussion, which is designed to encourage the exchange...
JOINT SAMOAS MEETING "FRUITFUL," SAYS PM TUILAEPA
By Fili Sagapolutele
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (December 1, 2001 – Samoa News)---Telecommunication, broadcasting, police, customs, agriculture, health and immigration were among the issues discussed during a meeting between the leaders of the two Samoas.
Held yesterday at the Convention Center, the meeting was the fourth since the first inter-Samoa government meeting was held in Samoa in 1999 as a way of improving relationships between the two countries regarding a wide range of issues.
Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi called the meeting "fruitful" when it came to a close yesterday afternoon. Tuilaepa led the Samoa delegation that included one cabinet member and several representatives of various government agencies.
Tuilaepa said the many issues discussed during the five-hour meeting are not easy issues to discuss because they involve money and a review of the laws of both island entities.
Governor Tauese Sunia headed up the...
COCONUT MOTH MAY HAVE MET ITS MATCH ON RAROTONGA
By Tara Carr
November 27 2001 - The coconut flat moth, which has wreaked havoc on Rarotonga's coconut palms, could soon be under control.
That's according to Ministry of Agriculture secretary Nga Mataio, who says an increasing number of insects are feeding on the moth's eggs, larvae and adult forms.
He says the palms' recovery process is well and truly under way.
"The moth is now fighting a losing battle. Whereas before only one species of wasp was feeding on it, it is now evident that there are other species of wasp as well as ants and spiders making a good meal of the moth," says Mataio.
The coconut flat moth was first noticed in Muri and Ngatangiia in October last year.
Within a few months it had spread right around Rarotonga, turning the green fronds of the island's most important tree to brown.
Mataio says the development of the pest in this country is well in line with the experience of other countries where the moth is already...
US$ 910 MILLION TO BOOST FRENCH POLYNESIA ECONOMY
PAPE'ETE, French Polynesia (December 4, 2001 - Oceania Flash/SPC)---French Polynesia's finance minister, Georges Puchon, last Thursday tabled a US$ 910-million 2002 budget in the Territorial Assembly.
It focuses on local investment and is designed to boost the economy, RFO reports.
Since the dismantling of the Pacific Nuclear Testing Center in early 1996 -- until then a major source of revenue to French Polynesia -- the French government has promised a similar level of aid to the French Pacific territory, with a stress on development, investment and a "diversification" of the economy, until 2006.
The 2002 budget, Puchon said, is also designed to enable French Polynesia to deal with the "global economic downturn" and the "uncertainties that bear on the near future."
"This is why we are starting to build and upgrade our road system, so as to support businesses activity and employment on the local scene," Puchon told the House.
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The last panel makes me think of the Star Trek transporter noice.
Or am I way off the mark??
no time for small talk, now it's teleport party!
Beat me to it scotty !!
The real magic of the theater: physical disintegration.


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De familie Pipenpoy (Pypenpoy, Pipenpoi), was een oude en invloedrijke burgerlijke familie uit Brussel die veel openbare ambten vervulde in de hoofdstad van het hertogdom Brabant, van de middeleeuwen tot op het einde van de 18de eeuw. Zij verdween in de vroege negentiende eeuw.

Stamboom
I. Willem Pipenpoy, baljuw van Gaasbeek, voerde de banier van de heer van Gaasbeek in de Slag bij Woeringen (1288) aan de zijde van de zegevierende hertog Jan I van Brabant, was schepen van Brussel in 1287, 1290, 1297, 1302 en 1306 en amman van Brussel in 1300.

II. Wouter Pipenpoy, schepen van Brussel uit het geslacht Serhuyghs, in 1301, 1314, 1316, 1318, 1322, 1326, amman in 1318 en 1319.

III. Wouter Pipenpoy, ridder, schepen van Brussel 1331, 1333, 1336, 1337, amman in 1341, 1349, x Catharina Boote.

IV. Gysbrecht Pipenpoy, ridder, heer van Hobosch te Merchtem, van Eetvelde te Essene en van Coninxsteen te Kapelle-op-den Bos, schatbewaarder van Brussel in 1372, schepen in 1380, 1388, deken van de Lakengilde, x Maria Swaef.

V. Jan Pipenpoy, geboren ca 1387, schepen van Brussel in 1462, x Margareta van de Voorde, dochter van Jan en van Clementina van Gaasbeek, een natuurlijke dochter van Sweder van Abcoude, heer van Gaasbeek.

VI. Willem (gezegd Jan) Pipenpoy, schepen 1468, schatbewaarder in 1483, x Catharina de Buttere gezegd Haecman.

VII. Jan Pipenpoy, schepen van Brussel in 1504, heer van Bossuyt, 1509, x Geertruyd Bosch.

VIII. Jan Pipenpoy, x Cornelia van Overstraeten. Hij kreeg twee zonen:
 a) Jan Pipenpoy, volgt onder IX.
 b) François van Pipenpoy werd in 1577 drossaard op het blokhuis van Stavoren en grietman van Hemelumer Oldeferd. Hij was ook olderman van Stavoren. Hij gaf in februari 1580 het blokhuis over aan de Staten van Friesland. Zijn naam en die van zijn Calvinistische nakomelingen staan niet vermeld in de Brabantse registers van adel. Zijn zoon Eraert van Pipenpoy (1576–1638) trouwde met Jel van Liauckama (1585–1650). Van hun bruiloft is een 'reportage' gemaakt in de vorm van een aantal schilderijen. Uit dit huwelijk kwam Sophia Anna van Pipenpoy (1618–1670) voort.

IX. Jan Pipenpoy x Elisabeth Goossens.

Literatuur
 Joseph Vanden Leene, wapenkoning van Brabant, Le théatre de la Noblesse du Brabant, Luik, chez Jean-François Broncaert, 1705 (geeft een stamboom beginnende met Jan Pipenpoy en Geertruyd Bosch) Lezen (Google Book, blzd. 681, 982, 684, 685, 700).
 Joseph Vanden Leene, wapenkoning van Brabant, Le théatre de la Noblesse du Brabant, Luik , chez Jean-François Broncaert, 1705 (nieuwe en gecensureerde editie waar de stamboom Pipenpoy begint vanaf de 14de eeuw)Lezen (Google Books, blzd. 671 tot 682).
 Jan Lindemans en Maurits Sacré, "Pipenpoy", in Oude Brabantse geslachten, nr. 1, 1953.
 Philippe Godding, "Seigneurs fonciers bruxellois (ca. 1280-1450)", in : Brusselse cahiers, Brussel, IV, 1959, blz. 194-223 ; V, 1960, blz. 1-17 en 85-113.
 Raymond Delvaux, Flor De Smedt, Felix Meurisse en Frans Jozef van Droogenbroeck, Het Kasteel van Walfergem, van Hof te Huseghem over Speelgoed van de familie t'Kint tot Landhuis van de familie Delvaux, Asse, Koninklijke Heemkring Ascania, Asse, 2007 : families Pipenpoy en t'Kint, blz. 157-177.
 René Laurent en Claude Roelandt, Les échevins de Bruxelles (1154-1500). Leurs sceaux (1239-1500), Brussel, 2010, drie tomen, passim.
 Paulo Charruadas, Aux origines de l'aristocratie bruxelloise. Répertoire prosopographique (XIe - XIIIe siècle), Brussel, Studia Bruxellae, blz. 111-112 et passim.
 Roel Jacobs, "Pipenpoy, famille", in : Dictionnaire d'Histoire de Bruxelles, Brussel, 2013, blz. 626.
Raoul De Wolf,Het waterhof te Bossuit (Lennik), Lennik, Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis van Lennik, vierde reeks, 1992, blz. 119-132.

Zie ook
 Geslachten van Brussel
 t'Kint de Roodenbeke
 Wittouck
 Willem Wittouck
 Huis Schellaert

Noten

Belgische familie
Genealogie
Geschiedenis van Brussel
Geschiedenis van Brabant

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Nissan Motor Co. carried out a trial run of a prototype self-driving car on a public road in Tokyo on Saturday.
Nissan aims to commercialize its automated driving technology for use on public roads by 2020 ahead of industry rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.
The prototype, based on Nissan's Leaf electric vehicle, traveled about 17 kilometers in Tokyo's Koto Ward in the day's trial.
In the test run, shown to the media, the driver switched to a self-driving mode that uses cameras and sensors to monitor traffic lights and road signs.
The car showed unsteady moves briefly when running on sections where lane marks were unclear.
The driver returned to a manual driving mode at one point when the car entered a crowded road and became unable to smoothly change driving lanes automatically.
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NEW YORK -- After moving into a new apartment in SoHo in early September, Paul Pierce decided to explore his new city on a picturesque fall Sunday.
In search of a place to watch some NFL games, Pierce walked down toward Chinatown, and then meandered over to Battery Park before making it all the way up to 36th and Sixth Avenue. He just kept walking, wandering around by himself for three hours before encountering a fan who gave Pierce his first "only in New York" moment.
"This one guy, I am never going to forget him," Pierce said recently in an interview with ESPNNewYork.com. "He said, 'Hey Paul, welcome to New York! I'm a Knicks fan.'"
Pierce noticed the self-proclaimed Knicks fan was wearing a black Brooklyn Nets hat.
"How do you got a Brooklyn Nets hat on and you're saying, 'Go Knicks?'" Pierce asked. "He said, 'I'm just from Brooklyn. But I root for the Knicks.'
"That was kinda like my welcome to New York moment."
Welcome to New York, the concrete jungle where Pierce's dream is not only to help the Nets win a championship, but also to convert as many Knicks fans as possible.
Winning a championship might be the easier task, but Pierce is up for the mission. After spending his entire 15-year NBA career in Boston, Pierce begins a new chapter Wednesday with his first game as a Net in Cleveland.
It took Pierce, 36, time to absorb the idea of being traded and no longer wearing Boston Celtics green. But the opportunity to win a second championship and make history with old friend Kevin Garnett and new head coach Jason Kidd has Pierce feeling more like a rookie than a savvy veteran starting his 16th season.
"That would be unbelievable for my legacy," Pierce said of winning a championship in Brooklyn. "When you look at the history of the game, there are not a lot of guys that changed teams and won multiple championships. I want to be one of those guys."
THE PERFECT STORM FOR A RIVALRY
As long as Pierce isn't wearing a Knicks jersey, his feelings for the 'Bockers are not going to change. But when he has gone out around town, fans have occasionally reminded him who owns the majority of basketball hearts in New York.
"We got to start converting some of these longtime Knicks fans that live in Brooklyn to Brooklyn Nets fans," Pierce said. "Because now they got a team in Brooklyn."
Pierce has no love for the Knicks. He's been playing against them in the Atlantic Division his entire NBA life. He took the whole Boston-New York rivalry and Celtics-Knicks tradition to heart. And like most of the 'Bockers' enemies, Pierce loves the sound Madison Square Garden makes when he's hitting big shots there.
But now as a Net, Pierce's dislike for the Knicks has only grown. It used to be that the mere sight of Spike Lee sitting courtside at the Garden could fire up Pierce. Now Pierce has Knicks guard J.R. Smith and a legion of 'Bockers fans to get his goat, as well.
Not long after being traded to Brooklyn, Pierce said, "It's time for the Nets to start running this city." Smith took offense, saying there will be consequences and describing Pierce as a "bitter person" after he left Boston.
Pierce's response? When he was asked about Smith and his comments, Pierce offered a sarcastic "Who?"
"It is an even bigger rivalry," Pierce said, comparing his rivalry with the Knicks now to when he was a Celtic. "I think it's even on another level. Because you are right across the bridge. Both teams, same division, same city, one team thinks they are better than the other.
"Those are the perfect storms that create rivalries."
KIDD 'BROKE MY HEART'
Paul Pierce credits Jason Kidd with making him a better player. Noah K. Murray/USA TODAY Sports
Early in his career, Pierce had a budding rivalry with Kidd's high-octane Nets team. Pierce was a Nets killer, playing some of his biggest games against New Jersey. In the 2002 playoffs, he authored a historic fourth-quarter comeback, scoring 19 of his 28 points in the last 12 minutes to erase a 21-point deficit and help beat the Nets in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Because Celtics fans were so hard on Kidd in Boston, New Jersey fans tried returning the favor. One Nets fan brought a sign that read: "Will someone please stab Paul Pierce." Pierce had been stabbed nearly a dozen times at a Boston nightclub on Sept. 25, 2000.
"Yeah, I remember that," Pierce said of the fan's sign. "In this league, you got to have thick skin. That type of stuff doesn't faze me. I look right past that. It's, like, transparent to me."
Not only is Pierce playing for the Nets now, but he is playing for Kidd, a man he couldn't beat early in his career. Kidd and the Nets won the next three games after Boston's miraculous comeback to go the NBA Finals. The following season, Kidd's Nets swept Pierce's Celtics in the semifinals to eventually repeat as Eastern Conference champs.
"At that point, I was like, 'Jason Kidd is the best player I've ever played against,'" Pierce said. "Because he broke my heart twice."
Pierce would eventually get reinforcements from Garnett and Ray Allen en route to finally winning a championship in 2008. But Pierce credits the losses against Kidd with molding him into a better player.
"It helped me grow," said the 10-time All-Star and 2008 Finals MVP. "When you go through painful defeats and tough years, it helps you mature. Sometimes you got to go through some tough times to really see the good times."
THE NETS: THE NBA'S NEW VILLAINS
Pierce looks to give the Nets some toughness, especially against the Heat. Anthony Gruppuso/USA TODAY Sports
Now it's the Nets who are looking to Pierce to help them grow.
Pierce and Garnett have had an instant impact on the team's identity. They've added toughness and championship mettle and injected a jolt of attitude into a team that Kidd described as "vanilla" last season.
"Well, I think it's changed already, the identity, when the trade happened," Kidd said.
Pierce and Garnett spent much of the preseason giving the Nets an attitude makeover. Besides sending verbal messages about taking over New York, Pierce is showing the Nets how they need to act toward the defending world champion Miami Heat.
During an ostensibly meaningless preseason game against the Heat in Brooklyn, Pierce delivered a hard foul to LeBron James as the four-time NBA MVP was heading full steam toward the basket. James had publicly questioned why Pierce and Garnett didn't get as much heat for their departure from Boston as Allen did when he left in free agency. After the game, Garnett told James to mind his own business.
It's clear Pierce and Garnett are trying to transfer the Celtics' bitter rivalry with the Heat to their new team. And that is a very good thing for a Nets squad that lost by an average of 21 points in three meetings against the champs last season.
"It is not only that intense feeling toward the Heat," Pierce explained. "It has to be intense feelings toward the rest of the league. When we were Celtics, we always said we like ourselves [but] we don't like nobody. You know what I'm saying?
"That created a lot of hate for us," Pierce said. "We were kind of like the bad guys, the big bad Celtics. We didn't mind playing the villain role. If that is what we got to do here in Brooklyn, that is what we got to do. The great teams, they create an identity for themselves. That is what we are trying to do here."
For a moment, Pierce allowed himself to envision what it would be like to win a championship in his new home.
"Oh man!" an animated Pierce said. "The whole Northeast would be all mine. And the city. From Boston to New York.
"You win a championship? Here? Oh man, I would be able to go anywhere on the East Coast."
And perhaps he could do so without running into any more Knicks fans wearing Nets hats.


Is Exposure to Sun as Dangerous as You Think?
For years, commercial media and "medical experts" like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have stressed the importance of sun protection to prevent skin damage and cancer. In all reality, they've turned the sun into a dangerous weapon that people think they need to avoid at all costs. If your skin begins to tan, your body is being harmed. If you neglect to wear sun block with high levels of SPF, you're doomed. But are these claims true?
Think about it this way: The Earth gets its life from the sun. Seeing as we live on the surface of this planet, do you think God had the intention of causing the sunlight to harm us? Does it really make sense that we should never be exposed to it? Our bodies have been created with built-in protection and defense systems against all of the sun's dangerous radiation.
This natural mechanism that's protecting your skin is called melanin. It's a pigment that healthy skin produces when it's exposed to the sun. Some people produce more melanin than others, and that's because they take better care of their skin.
Healthy skin produces melanin, a mechanism that naturally protects your skin from the sun.
Unhealthy skin will not tolerate as much time in the sun as skin that's cared for. It's highly susceptible to damage because it doesn't respond to the strong stimulus of solar radiation fast enough to protect itself. So what can these people do to take better care of their skin? A regular skincare regimen will make a large impact, but a diet rich in antioxidants and carotenoids may be a more important factor that also contributes to a healthy complexion.
Spending time in the sunlight is essential for your overall health and well-being. The sun exposes you to vitamin D. Despite the name "vitamin," it's a hormone your body is stimulated to make when you spend time in the sunlight. Without vitamin D, your body cannot produce calcium transporters, which carry calcium through the intestinal cell wall to the bones throughout your body. Essentially, without vitamin D, it doesn't matter how much calcium you consume, because it won't make its way to the cells.
"Is it possible that a proper diet can reduce your risk?"
Evidently, overexposure to sun might not be what's causing skin cancer. It all circles back to how you take care of your skin and nurture your body. Is it possible that a proper diet can reduce your risk?
In his book, "The Hallelujah Diet: Experience the Optimal Health You Were Meant to Have," George Malkmus stresses what really increases skin cancer risk.
We believe switching to the Hallelujah Diet will nourish your body enough to maintain a healthy complexion, produce more melanin and ultimately provide protection against skin cancer. If you're concerned about sunburn, consider a supplement that contains astaxanthin. This antioxidant fights free radicals and inflammation to prevent sun damage. Our Joint Health supplement is formulated with astaxanthin, which can help you address joint pain and reduce inflammation throughout the body, skin included.
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If you think the Lindy Hop went out of style in the 1940's, you haven't been to a show featuring the Gregory Street Vagabonds. When the group hits the stage for the Abilene Holiday Party there's bound to be some dancing. How can you resist when the group launches into the classics of America's swing years? The holiday party also promises special guests and other surprises.
The Gregory Street Vagabonds play Wednesday, December 21, at Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 6 p.m. Free. 232-3230; abilenebarandlounge.com; facebook.com/gregorystreetvagabonds.


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Zooming in on Zooplankton
How do populations become resilient and adaptable in Connecticut's coastal lakes? Evolutionary biologists explore.
YIBS Field Notes: Larry L. Bowman
"What happens when you add one more individual to a population? Does greater variation in a species affect its ability to adapt and change in response to its environment?"
Larry L. Bowman, one of the 2015 YIBS grantees, studies ecological questions like these in the coastal lakes of southern Connecticut. The lakes form what Bowman calls a "model system" for studying the dynamics of evolution as they play out in the field. The alewife, a herring species that usually migrates between salt and freshwater, provides a particularly interesting lens for Bowman to look at how zooplankton populations change through these underwater interactions.
"Anadromous [migratory] populations of alewives used to be present in four of the six lakes I study. Several hundred years ago, thanks to colonists, two of those four lakes had their access to the sea closed off by dams. In two of the lakes the alewives were never present; in another two, they can still be found but obviously they no longer spend time in saltwater, having become landlocked due to dams. I also study two lakes where alewife populations still migrate annually. These three lake types create vastly different environments for the zooplankton that live in these lakes. By comparing the zooplankton populations in these lakes we can understand how these microcrustacean species adapt to changing environments."
Scientists have good reason to be preoccupied with alewives and the species they interact with. In the mid 20th century alewives entered the Great Lakes through the Welland shipping canal. As they proceeded to decimate other fish populations in the ecosystem, pacific salmon were introduced to control them. Meanwhile in Connecticut, where Bowman works, the anadromous alewife's native habitat is considered threatened and repopulation projects have begun. Knowing how zooplankton populations respond to the reintroduction of once-native fish species will help researchers and conservationists understand how best to repopulate lakes without causing the lake community to become unstable.
"My research will help us understand how populations of zooplankton could react to their new surroundings.A predator they haven't seen for hundreds of years is back! For example, how many zooplankters with different phenotypes or genotypes do you need in a lake to have a diverse and adaptable group that could withstand a novel predator? When is the population stable and resilient? This is where we get to the within-species diversity dimension that really lies at the core of my work. Interactions between species in an ecosystem are important of course, as the alewife example shows, but they are affected by the inner dynamics of each population," says Bowman.
In fact, this study of the six Connecticut lakes is part of a much larger research initiative that is yielding long-term data about evolutionary relationships within the lakes. As a PhD student in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program, Larry L. Bowman spent last winter drilling holes through the ice to take measurements and samples from these waters. He has specifically been looking for more information about when populations invest in growth and how they respond to ecosystem stress.
"This is the project that my YIBS funding really helped to advance," says Bowman. "I was able to purchase a Qubit benchtop fluorometer. It's small size and mobility allow us to have an advanced piece of technology and measure the ratio of RNA to DNA in an organism while we are in the field. In other words, we can observe whether an organism is investing in growth by making lots of RNA and, using this information, draw conclusions about its reaction to other environmental factors in the ecosystem. We hope to understand how growth rates are related across different trophic levels. This gives us a much more complete picture of how species interact in these environments."
A complete picture of the lake ecosystem helps scientists and conservationists make informed decisions about how to manage species like alewives in the future. If they are reintroduced to lakes, for example with fish ladders that help them climb upstream from the sea, thorough knowledge of the complex web of interactions going on beneath the surface helps ensure that wide-reaching imbalances like those seen in the Great Lakes are far less likely to occur.
Interview and Article by Agnes B. Walton
Title photo credit: David Post


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AFTERMARKET SEATING : When an airline changes its cabins, thousands of seats find themselves suddenly unloved. However, a buoyant aftermarket for refurbished seats is giving them a second chance to find a new airline relationship.
BOMBARDIER INTERVIEW : In terms of cabin design, smaller does not mean simpler, as shown with Bombardier's regional aircraft. Vice president Patrick Baudis shares his thoughts on the regional sector and the wider aerospace industry.
DESIGN PERCEPTION : The rise of artificial intelligence as a means of measuring perception could open up new possibilities, opportunities and methods in aircraft cabin design.


Sitting here during the "great blizzard of 2019", letting my mind wander to song lyrics that annoy me. Now, I'm not going to go into 'classic' lyrics that don't make sense (Although, the lyrics of America's "Tin Man" still don't make any sense, even after 45 years...), but recent songs that just bother me.
First is by a band/singer named Lump; in a song, she says "rolling the DICES..." "Dice" is the plural of "die", therefore "dices" is NOT a word!!!
Really? What kind of business plan is that? Did you tell that to the loan officer at the bank? Wouldn't catering to EMPLOYED people make a lot more sense??
When I read the thread title, automatically went to Armaan Bedil, and his piece. No correlation.
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Before there were actual Zombies?
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I can't believe no one has Rick roiled you yet.
They just released her last song. And, I don't know why you posted this here, but I severly disapprove.
I love quote-unquote bad pop lyrics. Lines like "Yummy yummy yummy got love in my tummy" are charming and mellifluous. Then again, almost all the lyrics in Eagles songs turn my stomach. Vapid. Self-important. Thuddingly on topic. One of the few exceptions -- the lyrics in "New Kid in Town" by JD Souther.
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Queen "Radio Ga ga, Radio Goo goo"...drives me nuts, however the melody is cool. "Ol 55....went lickity splitly", otherwise cool tune by Tom Waits.
..... One of the few exceptions -- the lyrics in "New Kid in Town" by JD Souther.
You just got to dig a little bit deeper. Just because you're being referred to as the "new kid in town" it doesn't mean you are literally from another town. You are proclaimed the new kid in town because you've suddenly gone from being anonymous to being the talk of the town. You are the proverbial fresh face.
I have a live Hendrix CD where he very clearly sings, "scuse me while I kiss THAT guy". Jimi had a sense of humor.
Whoever it was that wrote "The Boys Are Back In Town" should be shot.
NSU -- one of my favorite bad lyric tunes. But what a great guitar solo.
May I add "We built this city"?
There was some dumb C&W song a couple years ago called something like "Live like you were dying", where some guy it seems has a terminal illness, so he decides to go skydiving and mountain climbing. Like, WTF? If you are really terminal, how are you gonna have the energy to do that? Climbing a mountain with an oxygen generator? Jumping out of a pane with a saline drip in your arm?
We'll be back soon, there will be more of us, and next time we won't be dropping leaflets.
waiting for the band to return from the show..."
and we proceeded to tear that hotel down"
What manner of additional curses are you going to bestow upon our brains, "Bob Ross"... if that really is your name?
"we're comin' to your town, we're gonna party it down...."
Well, I think I maybe see the problem: You thought all these years they were trying to steal your party thunder, when they were only offering to help party it down.
So, altruists, all of them.
Or maybe it was something in the water, Farner and the boys being from Flint?
[Trivia: On July 9, 1971 GFRR sold out Shea Stadium in 72 hours, faster than the Beatles (or anyone else) had.
That record at the home of baseball's Mets stood until the ballpark was demolished in 2008. Opening act Humble Pie claims to this day that they were the ones sold out Shea, not GFRR.
In the Judas Priest song "Painkiller", Rob says "faster than a laser bullet". Is there even such a thing?


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Optimizing your social presence for search is important, right? That is certainly what we've all been told for some time, but determining why it's important and deciding where to focus can be challenging. Exponential growth of a medium is great and all, but your problems figuring out how to tame the wild beast tend to grow exponentially as well.
The growth in activity at conversational media sites is undeniable. The number of unique has increased more than 80 percent since 2007 to 213 million in May 2011, while total visits to the category grew 136 percent to 6.2 billion.
Since a search click to a website represents one type of site visit, this is where we can begin to connect the dots on influence between navigation events. The number of search clicks to the category reached 845 million in May, accounting for 13.5 percent of the total visits to the category. That number has grown 145 percent since 2007, outpacing gains in both unique visitors and total category visits.
Branded social media searches (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) and people searches (e.g., friends, celebrities) appear to be the two primary growth drivers of search clicks.
Although these types of terms still make up the vast majority of the terms driving traffic to conversational media sites, the fastest growing search traffic segment is actually big name brands. Well-known consumer brands have finally begun to embrace their conversational media assets and are driving a considerable amount of traffic directly to Facebook and Twitter in addition to their own websites.
When combining the top 20 brand names in retail, finance, and travel, their branded searches delivered over 1.6 million clicks directly to Facebook, a 1,300 percent increase since mid-2009.
Links on SERPs are like shelves in a store: Owning more shelf space, and the more varieties you have to offer, invariably will drive more sales (clicks). Because you will already own the premium position for your website for your branded searches, further promotion of your social media assets can only improve your end game.
In collaboration with SEO software vendor BrightEdge Technologies, we've identified three simple steps you can take to improve the rankings of your social pages.
It can't be as simple as linking from your homepage, can it? Actually, it can because search engine algorithms absolutely value these links when scoring sites (more on this later).
Despite this reality, 6 of the top 20 most searched for Retail brands did not have any sort of social media integration on their homepages. Talk about a missed opportunity! Linking from your home page and using your brand name in the link will have immediate impact.
URLs that match search terms have a built in advantage for high SEO rankings on that search. This same principle will apply to the words you use in your social media posts, so be sure to use the brand names of your company and your products when posting for maximum effect.
Search engine algorithms value crowd science quite heavily in their rankings (link building relationships). This same type of value is given to likes, follows, +1's, etc. This is an inherent trust metric and will impact rankings as well.
Getting likes can be easier said than done. It may require some creative marketing tactics that engage your customers and make them smile.
The first part of this column discussed how to drive better rankings for your social media pages. Clearly this has become more of a priority than it was a couple of years ago – particularly for branded terms – but will never be of the same volume and SEO coverage as your own websites. The more important goal is figuring out how to use social media influence to impact your owned media assets.
Social signals drive SEO performance, but how important is it? According to data from BrightEdge, between 75 and 90 percent of the top 10 search results on any given SERP have at least one Facebook like or Twitter tweet. These numbers and the related influence will spike sharply, especially for industries such as retail and finance.
Visitors to your website are usually interested in your company and your products, so don't miss the opportunity to invite them into your treasured social media circle. Invite them to connect, like, follow, and/or share your company and your product pages.
For most companies, head terms make up a large percentage of their referral traffic. Although these terms drive high volume in both searches and clicks, they are often very competitive for page/position rank.
Ensuring that your head term landing pages are social media friendly with further impact your overall SEO ranking for these coveted terms. The more likes and follows your landing pages have, the higher they will rank. Therefore, encouraging visitors to take social media action with a "bookmark & share" drop down menu will further your landing page SEO efforts.
An easy to share tool is something that is visually appealing and simple to use. Too many times you arrive at a website that has expert only tools available for analysis, searching, sorting, and the like. Or you find a tool that is easy to use for all of these things, you would love to tell someone about it, and there is no sharing drop down.
Either of these scenarios is negatively impacting your use of social media SEO influence. Think about the types of assets you have on your site that begat social involvement and make it simple to do.
Facebook offers a variety of social plugins you can utilize on your site. Different plugins encourage different types of engagement, so choose wisely on which ones work best for each part of your site.
Social media and search share a two way street of influence. Social media assets have reached enough critical mass to rank on the first page of search results, as well as directly contribute to the SEO ranking of your website pages.
Although many companies are taking advantage of this established medium, many others have not and are missing a sizeable opportunity. By implementing some of the best practices mentioned here, you can ensure that your social media and search teams are working together and that your organization isn't being left behind.


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This is really pretty much what the night before any romance author conference looks like.
I hope you all enjoy the book. I do so love this world and I hope to do more in it (just waiiiiiting to hear back, LOL).
Because I had so many wonderful books to give as prizes, I'm gong to start on April 15th (tax day to us Americans) instead of the 20th.
Each day at my blog I'll feature a book that will be the prize awarded the following day. A question will be posed at the end of the post, nothing you have to study for or anything. I'll choose a winner at random from the comments and announce it there at noon pacific the following day. Winners will have seven days to claim their prize or I will re-draw.
And some Lauren Dane books tossed in too. It's going to be a whole lot of fun so check in daily.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS BIIIIG CONTEST!!!
Okay! To commemorate the upcoming release of TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS – we're running a week long contest starting today, Friday March 27, ending on Friday April 3!
Here are the rules and please read them carefully! We will post SEVEN questions here, the answers to which will appear in daily blog entries at either Lauren's blog or Megan's blog. At the end of the week, you will email the answers to ALL SEVEN questions to Lauren (you can click her name and it'll take you to an email) no later than Friday, April 3 at 9 am pacific.
Even better, there are two ways to win! In addition to the grand prize winner, daily prizes will be awarded as well via our blogs! The winners will be chosen for the daily prizes at random from the comments left there.
The grand prize is a fifty dollar gift certificate to Amazon AND each one of our book soundtracks via iTunes!! Grand Prize Winner will be announced Friday April 3 by noon pacific/3 pm eastern here. Winners have one week to claim the prize or it will be awarded to another winner. Daily winners will be announced on the blogs and we'll keep a running tally here too.
1. What are the names of the two heroes and two heroines?
2. What song is Kate's ringtone for Leah?
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I love this song soooo much. Silversun Pickups – Three Seed. It's on the Coming Undone tracklist. Lurve it.
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Best new electric cars 2021
Looking for a new electric car? Here's our pick of the 10 best new electric cars you can buy.
Electric cars are more popular than ever, with their lower running costs and zero-emissions status adding to their appeal. With a constant stream of new electric cars arriving during the past couple of years you have a lot of options, whether you're after a city-friendly hatchback, a family car or a large and luxurious SUV.
With so many new models to choose from, where do you start? Here, in no particular order, are our top 10 new electric cars.
1. Renault Zoe
The Renault Zoe is one of the most popular – and recognisable – electric cars around. It's a stylish small hatchback that's about the same size as a Ford Fiesta and it has a battery range that's longer than most rivals', with a maximum of up to 247 miles on a full charge. That's more than many larger electric cars, including some versions of the Nissan Leaf.
While it's small on the outside, the Zoe is surprisingly practical on the inside. There's enough legroom and headroom for four tall adults, as well as high-set seats that make access easy and give younger children a good view out. The boot is almost as large as that of a Ford Focus.
The latest version of the Zoe, launched in 2019, looks much the same as earlier models but it's even better to drive, with an even smoother, more responsive feel. It's perfect for dashing around in the city but thanks to its long range and comfortable interior the Zoe is just as well suited to longer trips.
Read our Renault Zoe review
2. Vauxhall Corsa-e
Sharp looks and excellent value for money make the latest Vauxhall Corsa one of the most appealing small hatchbacks around. The all-electric Corsa-e gives you everything that's great about the standard car, along with zero emissions and very low running costs.
Every Corsa-e has the same electric motor and battery, which gives a maximum range of 209 miles on a full charge. Charging the battery to 80% capacity (for a range of nearly 170 miles) takes as little as 30 minutes using a rapid charger, or just over six hours using most home charging points.
Depending on where and when you charge it, the Corsa-e is likely to give you the lowest running costs of any Corsa. It's certainly the fastest, with the electric motor giving it swift, smooth acceleration. Every version is well equipped, with features such as LED headlights, rear parking sensors and sat nav as standard, along with Apple Carplay and Android Auto connectivity.
3. Hyundai Kona Electric
As one of the few pure-electric compact SUVs around, the Hyundai Kona Electric is both an enticing proposition and a car with few direct rivals. It's no surprise that it has been such a big hit.
It doesn't hurt that the Kona is a very stylish car, with a futuristic, youthful look – especially in some of the bolder paint colours available. It also has a battery range that's a match for many more-expensive electric cars. There are two versions – one with a 39.2kWh battery that gives a maximum range of 189 miles and one with a 64kWh battery that gives a range of up to 300 miles. Both are quick and enjoyable to drive and, thanks to a high driving position and the Kona's compact size, easy to park. They all come with reversing sensors and a rear-view camera, too.
Read our Hyundai Kona review
4. Jaguar I-Pace
The sleek I-Pace is a Jaguar for a new era. It's about the same size as the BMW X3, with styling that blends SUV and coupe elements to create something truly striking.
As sporty to drive as it is to look at, it feels remarkably agile and responsive for such a big car. It's very quick but it also gives you and your passengers the comfort and luxury you'd expect of a Jaguar, as well as the reassurance of four-wheel drive and near-silent travel thanks to the whisper-quiet electric motor. The maximum official battery range is 292 miles, so the I-Pace makes a great long-distance cruiser, too.
The interior gives you an appealing mix of luxury and high-tech features, along with more space than many mid-size SUVs. This is a very practical car, with more than enough space for a family of four plus luggage.
Read our Jaguar I-Pace review
5. Tesla Model 3
Tesla has done more than any other brand to lift the appeal of electric cars and the Model 3 – its most cost-effective car – gives you all the innovation you associate with the brand. Let's start with maximum battery range, which varies between 254 miles and 348 miles, depending on the model.
Few electric cars can match the Model 3 for performance, either, and many sports cars would struggle to keep up with it. It's exceptionally quick, with some versions capable of accelerating from 0-60mph in just 3.5 seconds. It's an enjoyable car to drive at any speed, with a smooth ride and great balance on a bendy road.
The interior is simplicity itself, with a large, easy-to-use touchscreen at the centre of the dashboard. There's ample space for tall adults in the front and back. The boot is huge and there's extra storage space under the bonnet, making the Model 3 a very practical family saloon.
6. Smart EQ
Cars don't get much more city-friendly than the Smart EQ. Thanks to its compact dimensions, it'll fit into parking spaces that most cars won't, while its electric motor gives nippy acceleration that allows you to grab any gap in traffic. And, of course, it produces zero emissions so you're helping to keep the air cleaner.
The two-door, two-seat EQ fortwo version is the one to go for if you want to squeeze into parking spots that a moped would struggle to fit into. But the longer four-seat, four-door EQ forfour is still shorter than most compact hatchbacks and it allows you to bring a couple of friends along for the ride.
Although it's very cost-effective, the EQ is well equipped, with standard features including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity and, not that you'll probably need it, a rear-view parking camera. Maximum battery range is about 80 miles, so more than enough for most urban adventures, while charging the battery from 10 to 80% capacity takes less than three-and-a-half hours.
7. MG ZS EV
Forget everything you thought you knew about MG. Nowadays the appeal of the brand focuses on two things – value for money and electric power – and both of those come together in the excellent MG ZS.
On the outside, the ZS is a stylish compact SUV that looks much the same as its petrol-powered equivalents. Cleverly tucked away behind the big MG emblem on the front grille is a charging point which allows you to top the battery up to 80% capacity at a rapid charger in just 40 minutes. Maximum range isn't as long as some rivals, at 163 miles, but it's more than enough for many people's daily needs.
What really sets the ZS apart is what you get for your money. For less than the cost of many versions of compact rivals such as the Renault Zoe you get a family-friendly SUV with a lot of space inside, including a big boot. Standard equipment on 'Excite' models includes sat nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity and adaptive cruise control. 'Exclusive' models cost a little more and add features such as a panoramic roof, a rear parking camera and the ability to adjust the driver's seat electrically.
8. Hyundai Ioniq Electric
The Hyundai Ioniq is unusual in that it's available as a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid or a pure-electric car. All are great value but the Ioniq Electric is the one to go for if you want to drive with zero emissions all of the time. It also has the potential to cost you less to run than its hybrid equivalents.
The Ioniq's sleek shape helps it to cut through the air efficiently, eking out as many miles as possible from a charge. Maximum battery range is 193 miles, while charging from 10-80% takes about an hour using a rapid charger or just over six hours using a home charger. It's a smooth, relaxing car to drive and standard equipment includes features that help to make journeys stress-free, such as powerful LED headlights, a lane-departure warning system and rear parking sensors.
A large, easy-to-use touchscreen sits at the heart of a simple yet stylish interior that has enough space for four adults and a boot that's big enough for three large suitcases.
Read our Hyundai Ioniq review
9. BMW i3
The BMW i3 looks nothing like other BMWs, or indeed like any other car on the road. Its uniquely futuristic look continues inside, with a minimalist design with unusual materials such as seat fabric made of 100% recycled polyester and wood dashboard trim sourced from sustainable forests.
Every i3 is great fun to drive, with a sporty feel and responsive steering. It's surprisingly quick, especially if you go for the i3s version, which has a bit more power than the standard model. Maximum battery range is 189 miles for the standard car and 175 miles for the i3s, while a rapid charger can boost the battery from 0-80% capacity in about 40 minutes.
Compact dimensions and a high driving position make the i3 a great choice for city drivers. Although it's small, it's usefully practical, with four seats and no central 'pillar' between the front and back side doors, which makes it easy to get in and out.
Read our BMW i3 review
10. Nissan Leaf
The Nissan Leaf was one of the first mass-produced electric cars and one of the biggest-selling around the world. It remains one of the best, too.
The latest model, launched in 2018, has a premium, high-tech look inside and out and still feels like a car at the cutting edge of technology. Two versions are available – the standard model is capable of up to 168 miles on a full battery charge and the more powerful E+ version has a battery range of up to 239 miles. While the standard car is responsive, the Leaf E+ is genuinely quick. Both versions are very quiet and comfortable to travel in, with a smooth ride and a reassuringly solid feel on the motorway.
Thanks in part to a slightly longer body than some mid-size hatchbacks – including the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf – the Leaf is a practical family car. There's a lot of space for people inside, and the boot is larger than average and will easily fit three large suitcases.
Read our Nissan Leaf review
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2019 Conference Tournaments
Lipscomb and Liberty are set for a title game rubber match
The winner goes dancing.
By Chris Schutte@ChrisSchutte3 Mar 10, 2019, 10:30am PDT
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Who: Liberty Flames (27-6, #64 KenPom) at Lipscomb Bisons (25-6, #49 KenPom)
When: Sunday, 4:00 p.m. ET
Channel: ESPN
Vegas: O/U 138.5, Lipscomb -7
KenPom: Lipscomb by 6, 73-67,
It was always going to come down to these two teams. Even dating back to November and December, it was clear that Lipscomb and Liberty were the teams to beat in the ASUN. Each team had a win over a Power 5 team and were a clear cut above the rest of the league. After both finished 14-2 in the league play while splitting the head-to-head matchups, the Bisons and Flames will convene in Nashville for a chance to go to the NCAA Tournament.
Lipscomb is the No. 1 seed and will have home court advantage for the matchup. The Bisons opened up the tournament by dispatching a Kennesaw State team that hung around longer than many expected and then by thoroughly handling NJIT in the semifinals. Liberty took care of business against Jacksonville and North Florida to set up the primetime tilt.
The first matchup between the two was a dominant performance from Lipscomb right from the jump. The Bisons raced out to an 18 point halftime lead thanks largely in part to a stifling defensive showing. In the second matchup at Lipscomb, Liberty returned the favor by holding the potent Bisons offense under 1.00 points per possession en route to an eight point victory.
So what should we expect in the rubber match? Here are some things to watch for on Sunday.
The Tempo Battle
Stylistically, Lipscomb and Liberty are on opposite ends of the spectrum. The Bisons want to get up and down the floor, and are ranked No. 14 in tempo on KenPom at over 73 possessions per game. Liberty - who's coach Ritchie McKay stems from the Tony Bennett coaching tree - wants to grind you down. The Flames are ranked No. 349 in tempo at just over 62 possessions per game. I'd be shocked if there's a bigger difference in that metric between two teams in a conference tournament championship this year.
The first matchup featured 65 possessions and a Lipscomb. The second was a Liberty win consisting of 69 possessions. So, Lipscomb won the slower game while Liberty won the faster. Go figure! However, the team that can dictate the tempo in their direction will likely gain a slight advantage. If the pace is up tempo from the start, that favors the Bisons. If Liberty is able to slow it down and make Lipscomb work on every possession, the Flames should have the upper hand.
Containing Stars
I know, it's a shocking revelation to state that if a team can limit another team's star player, their chances of winning increase drastically. In Lipscomb's win, the Bisons held Scottie James to just five points and five rebounds, both well below his season averages. In the second meeting, Liberty forced Garrison Mathews into a rough night from the floor as the he went 5-of-16 from the field. Neither team is so dependent on a single player that taking them out of the game completely ruins their gameplan. Both teams have multiple guys that have a major impact on the game. But the team that can limit the other's go-to guy will have the upper hand.
Win the 3-point battle
When it comes to shooting from behind the arc, both teams are on similar levels. Lipscomb shoots it at a 37.4 percent clip while the Flames hit a 36.7 percent mark. Both teams are good and capable of knocking down shots at a high rate. Defensively, Lipscomb holds opponents to 31.8 percent from deep while Liberty follows close behind with a 32.9 percent rate. The first matchup featured Lipscomb getting hot from deep en route to the win, and Liberty's win in the second matchup was largely a result of holding the Bisons to 3-of-18 shooting from deep. Make more shots, probably win the game. It's groundbreaking stuff, but sometimes it can be that simple.
When presented with two teams that have proven to be relatively evenly matched, sometimes it comes down to the little things. In a winner take all situation, the team with home court advantage, the best player and experience in this type of game have a slight upper hand. For those reasons, Lipscomb will be the one cutting down the nets following a close game to make it back to their second straight NCAA Tournament.


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Bowie blackstar est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Ctenidae.

Distribution
Cette espèce est endémique de la province de Morobe en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée. Elle se rencontre vers Wau.

Description
La carapace du mâle holotype mesure  de long sur  et l'abdomen  de long sur  et la carapace de la femelle paratype mesure  de long et l'abdomen  de long sur .

Systématique et taxinomie
Cette espèce a été décrite par Peter Jäger en 2022.

Étymologie
Son nom d'espèce lui a été donné en référence à Blackstar, la chanson de David Bowie.

Publication originale
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Espèce d'araignées (nom scientifique)
Ctenidae
Faune endémique de Nouvelle-Guinée orientale
Nommé en hommage à David Bowie


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Here at Selz, our job is to simplify the process of selling products online; from starting a new store to optimizing, growing, and diversifying over time.
We've seen what works and what doesn't, and we've put together a recipe for doing it successfully. Selz is built to make Ecommerce for growing businesses and we're excited to share our five secrets for successfully selling products online.
Selling products online is unique because of the massive range of customers you can reach. In some ways, this evens the playing field, but remember, the millions of potential customers you can reach also have possibly thousands of competitor websites fighting for their attention.
First, you have to drive traffic to your site, then deliver great service and great products. The good news is, your overhead cost selling products online is significantly lower than opening a physical store.
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Don't worry if this sounds overwhelming- we'll get into helpful resources for these approaches later in the post. Know that you will need to gradually invest energy into your store to grow your customer base and get to the point where you are mostly focused on upkeep.
The first question most of us ask when starting a new business is what to sell. There's not necessarily a right or wrong answer.
That being said, considering the niche market you want to target is vital to the success of your business. Smaller niches will have less competition, giving you a better chance of connecting with potential buyers. On the other hand, your pool of customers will be smaller. Spend some time thinking about your niche and balancing the level of competition with the size of the market.
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Visitors to your website or blog tend to have a short attention span, so you generally have about 10 seconds to grab their attention when they first land on your page. Don't put obstacles in their way or make them overthink. Many visitors will leave your site the moment they hit a snag.
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Selz is made with growing businesses in mind, so it's an excellent tool for selling online. The result is less buying friction and more sales for you.
When consumers consider purchasing from a website, they are looking for reassurance before they buy. Help them shop with confidence.
One technique for selling, regardless of whether the business is online or brick-and-mortar is to offer a guarantee that if the customer is not satisfied, you will refund them with no questions asked.
Another is to show that your site is secure and verified by trusted third parties like Symantec or McAfee. If you are planning on handling credit card information, your website or blog will need to be on a secure server and PCI compliant. This takes a lot of work, time, and investment. A better alternative would be to build your store via an Ecommerce platform. Selz securely handles the credit card payments for you without requiring you do anything to your blog or website.
If you sell digital products, the delivery should be automated. If you sell physical products, prompt shipping is important, as is providing the buyer with the ability to track their shipment.
Having a great website or blog alone is not enough to bring in traffic and sales. You need to attract people to your store and help them take the step of making a purchase.
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You will need to invest a considerable amount of time and energy each week to promote yourself. Try writing relevant articles or blog posts on your site, or finding guest posting opportunities on other websites that your prospective customers will visit. Get other people to review your products on their website.
Focus on getting prospective customers to visit your blog or website. Use Google Analytics to see which sources bring the most prospective customers and which convert best to sales.
If you are selling products online via Selz, you can easily connect your Selz Store to Google analytics by copying and pasting a single piece of code.
The techniques to help your website appear higher in search results are called Search Engine Optimisation, or SEO for short. This process has spawned a whole industry and is the subject of a separate post. You can read Matt McGee's overview of the benefits of content marketing and SEO in business blogging here.
You can also spend money advertising your website on search engines or other websites – this is called Search Engine Marketing (SEM for short) or Pay Per Click (PPC). The two big advertising networks are Google AdWords and Facebook Ads.
Check out our Ultimate Guide to Promoting your Online Store for more detailed guidelines on social media, email marketing, paid ads, and more.
Repeat business is another vital aspect of building a successful online store. Existing customers are your most profitable. Encourage your customers to regularly visit your site by updating your content regularly, building an email list and consistently sending out relevant information, and freshening up the areas of your site that you feel are underperforming (you can see this using Google Analytics).
Encourage your customers to share a link or two on their social media accounts. Remember, you're not just asking them to make a purchase, you're asking them to share your online store with their network – personal recommendations and endorsements can be extremely valuable and will convert well as a source of new customers.
Our final piece of advice is to be patient. It takes a lot of time and effort to build up an audience and to build up a business. But don't give up. It is challenging but rewarding, and you will get back what you put in.
Sign up for Selz for free now to see how easy it is to start selling online from your blog or website.
Very true, very inspiring useful advices.
Fabulous tips and advice there. Another good point is good photos. People don't get the visual experience online as they would in a shop so a good picture is very important.
Great tips! I can not wait to make my first online sale. Thanks!
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thanks for sharing this tips very helpful article.
Thank you for reading, Anne! I am glad you enjoyed it!
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Great and very informative read. Thanks for this helpful post, it is very very effective for online merchants!!
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Great, I just listed my product on Amazon. These tips really useful to me.
Fantastic to hear you're finding this post helpful!
Great article. After reading the article now I understand why my product selling is that much low. I missed most of the points that you have shared here, for my e-commerce site. From now on I will try to follow these steps and hopefully, I will see a positive result. Thanks for sharing the secrets with us.
Hi, Rick. Thanks for your kind words! It really is tough getting started, but it's great to hear that you found this post helpful and are trying some new ways to market your product. Best of luck, and let us know how you end up implementing these techniques!
Yes promotion is one of the biggest part of the marketing. We should be aware, on what we are targeting. Make it good for the right consumers.
Hey Paul, great point! Targeting is so vital. You can have the best marketing in the world, but if you're aiming it at the wrong consumers, you won't get far. Thanks for checking us out and commenting!
Great Tips! Will certainly come in handy with building an online store. It's so amazing how short most of our attention spans have gotten. The trick is to always make sure one's site is always up and running fast.
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Number 5 work for me. As I am a starter in this sector, a few numbers of people knew about my store. So what I did was picked my best products and promote them on the different social media platforms with lucrative offers. It helps me get new prospects and I make sure they had the best online shopping experience. It also increases the band reputation of my store.
Hey, Rick- so good to hear from you again! I'm so glad to hear that your business is growing and that you've found us to be a valuable resource. Just out of interest, which social platforms do you use to promote your products?
I like how you said to make it easy for the buyer to purchase your product. I am starting an online business this summer. Thanks for the tips on selling a product online.
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This point is logical good and forces me to apply this.
Thanks for reading and for your kind words, Nishant.
All the 5 points are helpful and useful for new users. Online is a great platform and growing very fast. So it is important to present on internet also.
Hi, Ian. Thanks for checking out FounderU! Glad you enjoyed this article!
Knowing that it costs less to open an online store compared to a physical one, I believe that a future business owner can opt to invest in a website design service before selling products and/or services. For example, if I wanted to set up an on-call massage service, I would ask them to create a website that lets customers book an appointment easily. Doing this will help them be impressed with the business and increase their chances of paying me again for the service in the future.
Hi Tim, great point! The overhead for an online business is much less than a physical brick and mortar.
I like that you pointed out that we must lead our target buyers into our website by using techniques that can help us with that. I will follow your advice since I plan to invest in online selling. This is because I need to be at home to be with my kids and take care of them, but I wanted to have a source of income as well. Thanks!
Hi Millie, thanks for checking out FounderU and commenting! Best of luck and have a great day!


Orlando Bloom was reportedly "getting cosy" with a mystery brunette during a night out with friends.
Orlando Bloom was seen "getting cosy" with a brunette at a party last week. The Lord of the Rings actor - who has been romantically linked with actresses Margot Robbie, Nora Arnezeder and Condola Rashad since splitting from wife Miranda Kerr last October - was with a group of friends at New York's Bodega Negra but only had eyes for one female member of the group. An onlooker told the New York Post newspaper: "Orlando was with friends, but was focused on one American girl, a brunette.
"He was getting cosy with her. He had his hand on her leg, and she was whispering in his ear while they were looking at pictures of his son on his phone."
The source added: "He was breaking it down dancing."