with the file name pertaining to the promotion.
Whilst registering domain names for specific ads is an option, beware of being too free with the registration of new domains for landing pages. Indeed, this is one of the only sections of the book where I advise against registering a new domain name. Having the landing page on one domain and the 'shop' on another (probably the organization's primary domain) may create uncertainty in the mind of the customer, with them perceiving the company to be untrustworthy. If this is a potential problem, the way round it is to ensure that the landing page is clearly branded as being part of the 'parent' organization.
So whilst a new domain name could be registered simply for an advertising campaign, for the majority of search engine and network ads it is your organization's primary domain name that is the most suitable for such ads - all the more reason for getting your domain name right in the first place! However, you can use the second/third level names for such ad campaigns, so some of the stuff you learned in chapter one will be useful. Although second level names can be used if your search engine/network advertising is limited, however, I would suggest the use of indexed (file) pages as being the best option where multiple landing pages are used. Without going into too much detail, to be effective, each ad should have a 'customized' landing page, which means each needs its own URL - not really an viable option for second level names if you have 50, 100 or 1000 different ads running at any given time.


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ABOUT E2BEAUTY
PHOTOS BY JEN SOSA
Welcome to the story behind E2beauty!
Eugenia (aka Genie) started doing wedding hair and makeup for friends and a friend set up her business listing on Yelp in 2007. With the reviews and referrals of clients and friends, Genie started Eugenia Chung. Design. While attending a church small group, Genie met Elaine. Elaine expressed interest in makeup and attended MakeUpForEver Academy in Korea. When she returned from Korea, Elaine and Eugenia worked together on weddings. They had great chemistry and decided to partner in creating E2beauty after some friends (Mindy and Rika) had encouraged them to form a team. E2beauty was launched in 2013 and the "E2" stands for Eugenia and Elaine. While working out of Genie's home studio, Genie and Elaine went to Career Academy of Beauty to further their beauty education. After receiving their cosmetology and esthetician license, Genie stumbled across Phenix Salon suites in Tustin while grabbing some boba. Elaine came on board and the two families prayed about their new brick and mortar salon. Within three days, the contract was approved and they were set to move in on November 2014.
E2beauty Lounge was opened and offered hair services, skincare, lashes, permanent makeup and special occasion services. The vision was to be a one stop shop for brides and to continue the relationship before, during and after the wedding. E2beauty's clientele grew and diversified along with the E2beauty team. E2beauty was thriving and established in the wedding industry. In 2016, Elaine and Genie had a heart to give back to women in need. They started a campaign to donate 5% of their weddings to various organizations such as Shear Love International, Grandma's House of Hope and Dignity not Despair.
In 2017, E2beauty experienced its greatest loss. Co-founder, Elaine had taken her own life. This tragedy brought the team closer together to support one another and helped Genie continue the business and the legacy of Elaine. In 2018, Sarah stepped up to become business partner as E2beauty expanded to the current 1250 sq ft salon and event space in Santa Ana. Through E2beauty Lounge, many new ideas and events have surfaced such as photo session packages, workshops and meetings. Thank you for following along on our journey! We are so grateful for our stories, our team and the opportunity to connect with people through our talents.
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A philosophical message of love for each day of the 30 days before Christmas, photographed, produced and narrated by Ruffian Angel.
Photography of some of Toronto's most impressive Christmas displays and art you may otherwise never get out to see.
December 23, 2012 – You don't always know what to do at the moment but the best approach for those tough decisions you cannot defer is to do the right thing at the time and be true to yourself. Have a Merry Christmas.
December 22, 2012 – Your life partner is the most important individual in the universe. Don't exclude them from anything you do this Christmas. Have a Merry Christmas.
December 21, 2012 – There are many new things introduced to or lives each day, most of which will never make a difference. Be careful to spot the ones that are important to you and your loved ones and share your thoughts and invite feedback about what is important. That's called communication.
December 20, 2012 – Standing beside your friend today, do you really know this person? Ask them how they feel and pay attention to their answer. If they give you a non-answer, ask again, how do they really feel. Now compare their answer to what you expected and sharpen your connection to your friend. That's called caring.
December 19, 2012 – Art, music, good food, wine and all manner of joy are the bywords of this season. Remember to share those things with those less fortunate.
December 18, 2012 – Learning to be kind to each person in our lives can be difficult when the stresses of life interfere with our plans. That's no reason to bang a nail in someone's day. Each time you think life has dealt you a nail, give someone close to you a smile and a hug. Notice how your own heart glows. Love will be all around you if you put it there. Pass the word along. Word.
December 17, 2012 – Who but yourself is to blame? Did you observe yourself in your latest conflict and take into consideration what your own behaviour may have inspired from another? Always be the first to apologize and mean it. Never fail to observe yourself before trying to find fault in another. If you assume the best about how other people are intentioned toward you, you will face much less disappointment.
December 16, 2012 – Did you say something sweet or do something nice to help a person find themselves? Inside us is 'who we are' meanwhile our external self is "how we are". Establish good values for who you are inside and always synchronize those values with "how" you are.
December 15, 2012 – Never walk past a struggling creature without adding some value to their effort to forge ahead in safety and good health.
December 14, 2012 – Always do the right thing at the time. You can't always predict the outcome but you always know your life is based on your true inner values.
December 13, 2012 – This Christmas you can do as you will but always remember to harm nothing.
December 12, 2012 – Every sentient being on this planet deserves our love. We place beautifully crafted figurines of birds and other lovely creatures on our Christmas tree but how often do we appreciate the living creatures. Give proportionately to wildlife organizations dedicated to preserving the natural habitats and environment of these beings we love so much. That love will grow inside you and come back to you in many ways.
December 11, 2012 – Do people still polish apples? Somehow that seems silly in an era when nothing is done by hand any longer. The next time you hand your special someone an apple, polish it first. That simple gesture sends a message of love. If it is not an apple, find something equally simple to which you can give a meaningful value-added component of love. ?
December 10, 2012 – Feeling deep inside yourself can you find that moment when you could have been nicer? Maybe you were outright cruel? Were you mean spirited in what you said or did? Did you love this person at the time? Did you show your love? You hurt them didn't you. GO FIX IT, NOW! I am telling you now it is never too late. Make love your byword in all that you do and fixing mistakes will always be rich in reward.
December 9, 2012 – This newly found apparition of what I once thought I was stares back at me from the looking glass. Don't ever lose faith in yourself. In this or any other paradigm you have been through, you are the best and last friend you will ever have. Be true to yourself so that you can be great for others.
December 8, 2012 – A kind word and a gentle smile can sometimes make a world of difference to someone who hurts deep inside. Remember to greet everyone with a smile and have something kind to say. That is truly the spirit of Christmas.
December 7, 2012 – Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the universe – stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death? If everyone did believe, there would be no wars, no violence and no hatred.
December 6, 2012 – Christmas is a time for discovering the things that are good inside you, or maybe the things that were good once upon a time. Bring it all back and make it real again. All at once feel the best there ever was, the best there is and the best there ever will be. Once you feel your very best, share those feelings.
December 5, 2012 – Learning to be the best person you can be for your life partner and family is a process that includes caring and sharing; listening and learning; and the will to be the best you can be for someone other than yourself. That is called love.
December 4, 2012 – There is no time like the present to care and share with your peers, family and friends. Look at each of the people in your close circle and think of the most fascinating aspect–the thing you like the most about them. Tell them with love what that quality is and why you like it about them. Caring and sharing is the way ahead if the human species shall survive its own follies. Let's start caring and sharing around the world this season and make it last forever.
December 3, 2012 – Beauty is what you find inside yourself with your eyes closed. Beauty is what is inside you when you are truly alone in your inner self as you put your head on your pillow and lull yourself to sleep. Beauty is all that you have on the day you die and the darkness begins to swallow up your painful existence. Pray for those who have lost their inner beauty and pray for those who will pass this season. Those that we pray for and those who pray are both equally and truly beautiful.
December 2, 2012 – It's a hug. Not just an embrace, it's a pressing of two hearts together. A hug can heal a heart. A hug can bare a soul. A hug can say what words cannot. A hug can heal the world one hug at a time. Practice the hug this season.
December 1, 2012 – Loving someone and being loved by them generates the most precious and energetic spiritual force in the universe. It likely is so strong an energy it can be felt from the start to the finish of time and from the far reaching edges of an expanding universe. Love is the greatest gift of all. Give love.
November 30, 2012 – A bird, a butterfly, a picture, a song, a smile–these are the gifts and blessings we find each and every day without appreciation. Give some now to each and every person and to yourself with love this season.
November 29, 2012 – There is a certain feeling that comes from giving and knowing that you have made a difference. That feeling lasts not just a lifetime but an eternity. Good energy is never lost in time. Every day, to your special someone, say nothing but kindness; give nothing but love; fill their heart with mirth and their soul with love. When you do these things your own happiness is assured.
November 28, 2012 – Before you leave this earth, make certain that you create at least one, large, significant deed that is greater than your love for yourself and born of love for another.
November 27, 2012 – Each person you hug, hold, embrace in your heart; each heart you hold in your heart; they are the ones who will mourn you on the day of your passing. Love them well, that they may celebrate your life and be the best they can be from your having existed. This is the time of year not to think of those deeds but to do them with love.


I was around Reid to see him grow up to a normal kid, with a very famous father, who had big, athletic dreams at a young age especially in amateur wrestling at which he excelled. Ric spared no expense in providing Reid with every opportunity to improve through expert coaching and training. Ric was as committed to making Reid's dreams come true as Reid was. They were on this particular journey together. Father and son.
A few years ago Reid began having some personal issues that have been documented elsewhere. No family is immune to the temptations of life that exist today and that are challenges that face every family in some way. Either with their own child, a friend of a child, a friend's or relative's child, etc. None of us are immune to the 'demons' that like to prey upon those that let their guard down if even for only a moment because a moment, at times, is all it takes.
Over the past few years while some of those issues were on going I was, at the bequest of Naitch, engaging Reid in a series of telephone calls to discuss his situation, where he had been and where he wanted to go. At times, these conversations lasted for hours. They were candid, honest and, at times, they seemed to help me address these matters perhaps more than they helped Reid. I loved taking to him and will cherish the opportunities that we had to converse over the years.
There are a couple of reasons why the bubble is sure to burst. The first is just that it's a bubble, and any chart which looks like the one at the top of this post is bound to end in tears at some point. But there's a deeper reason, too — which is that bitcoins are an uncomfortable combination of commodity and currency. The commodity value of bitcoins is rooted in their currency value, but the more of a commodity they become, the less useful they are as a currency.
The hotel was bought in 2004 by a businessman who goes by the name of Bruce Rahmani. His legal name is Gholemreza Rahmani–Azar, and he now owns 46 properties—mostly hotels—along the Front Range corridor under one corporate name, Colorado Hospitality Services. Its corporate office is in another Ramada in a northern suburb called Northglenn, off a different interstate. On a hill, with a bright view of the snowy mountains, this Ramada is many shades nicer than the one in Wheat Ridge. It has a restaurant and a flora-filled sunken lobby. An office just off the entryway books weddings and other big events. Across the hall is Rahmani's office. He declined to be interviewed and claimed he had little to do with the property where the weeklies live. He referred me to a property manager named Melissa, who did not respond to requests for comment.


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This sci-fi thriller is based on a Japanese novel called 'All You Need Is Kill'. The plot follows "Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Tom Cruise), an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop – forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again – and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy."
'Edge Of Tomorrow' is scheduled to hit the big screen on June 6, 2014!
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Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Pacific halibut economic study, especially those who provided leadership like HASA's Scott McBain and Cliff Hart; Deb Wilson-Vandenberg, CDFW; Joe Tyburczy, Sea Grant; Miki Takada and Dr. Tim Mulligan, HSU; Kristen Sheeran, Taylor Hesselgrave and the folks at Ecotrust.
The Pacific halibut economic study is an important piece of our quest to secure a reasonable catch share for Northern California. The study combined with recent survey data are the nuts and bolts of our request. Our Pacific halibut fishery is relatively new and will continue to grow economically as traveling anglers learn they can catch quality halibut without an expensive trip to Alaska. Human population in our region has not changed much in the last 50 years though we have lost a lot of job opportunities with the decline of timber and commercial fishing industries. As our economy becomes more and more dependent on recreation and tourism, the value of Pacific halibut is growing.
HASA has been invited to attend the International Pacific Halibut Commission's annual meeting January 26-30, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia. We have enlisted Captain Tim Klassen to attend as he is most equipped to speak as a recreational angler and a businessman. "This year's meeting is scheduled to open on Monday with presentations on the fishery, the 2014 stock assessment, and the harvest decision table, and conclude on Friday with Commission approval of catch limits and regulations. All public sessions and administrative sessions will be open to the public. These open sessions will also be webcast." For more information visit the IPHC website: http://www.iphc.int/meetings-and-events/annual-meeting.html.
Work to prepare the environmental documents for the State Lands lease application for the Humboldt Offshore Reef Project is continuing. Adam Wagschal at H. T. Harvey & Associates believes the application will be submitted to the State Lands Commission in December. After a review, we will learn what steps we need to take to obtain permits and begin construction. It is a long process.
The Humboldt MPA Collaborative met for the third time led by Calla Allison, Director of the MPA Collaborative Implementation Project. Most of the discussion was around providing public education through signage, information panels and kiosks. Most of our Marine Protected Areas are hard to access so the signs would be placed at marinas, launch facilities, and visitor centers. The need for boundary markers for the Samoa and South Bay MPAs were discussed. We were reminded that boundary information for all MPAs will be widely available on electronic devices that support GPS. We still felt a physical marker in the bay and on the beach was desirable. The most popular potential project was the production of an MPA video. Everyone agreed this was a great public outreach tool and there were many ideas about content and theme. The big question was whether the short film could be produced within the provided $10,000 budget. Jenifer Savage (Northcoast Environmental Center), Beth Chaton (Humboldt County Office of Education), and Joe Tyburczy (CA Sea Grant) volunteered to co-chair a sub-committee to explore the possibilities.
Many kudos go to Bert Colbert on Banker's Hours, with buddies Josh Mitchell and Jeffrey Switzer. They arrived at the False Cape for some rockfishing just in time to see two guys in another boat frantically waving their arms. At first Bert thought they were warning him of submerged rocks, but then they both jumped overboard as their open aluminum boat capsized. It only took a few minutes for Bert to motor Banker's Hours to the stricken anglers and with the help of another boat they pulled the guys out of the cold water. One guy was wearing a life vest and the other was clinging to a throw cushion. Both were so cold after just a few minutes in the water that they could not help their rescuers pull themselves into the boats. Bert volunteered to transport both soggy anglers back to port and ended up transferring them to the USCG off Table Bluff. It is not known what caused the boat to capsize.
My favorite fish story of the season came from Rick Alexander who hooked the biggest halibut of his life. He fought the brute for over 30 minutes in 300 feet of water. The fish shook its massive head and took short powerful runs typical for very large halibut. As Rick's muscles were running out of gas and with everyone looking over the side for color, ready with the gaff, it turned out to be a half a truck tire. Unfortunately, it came off before they could get it in the boat.
With this the season of giving thanks, I would be remiss not to note that Hank Seeman, Deputy Director of Environmental Services and County Supervisor, Rex Bohn, spearheaded the movement to name the Fields Landing Boat Launch Facility after retired County Supervisor, Jimmy Smith. Hank and Rex engineered a surprise dedication at the facility where approximately 200 people attended, including Congressman Mike Thompson. Jimmy was genuinely surprised and was heard to say, "what the hell is going on here?" See page 4.


The Benefits of Dancing...Why Dance?
Why dance? You gotta dance! You hear the music and it's calling your name. "Get up and shake what yo' mama gave ya. You heard me, get on up." But, some people need a little more convincing before learning to dance.
Why dance? Here are 10 of the most powerful reasons to learn.
1. It's good, clean fun.
I don't care who you are, you can always use a little more fun in your life. Years ago, there was a telemarketer at a studio I worked at who used to tell people he spoke to, "Yes, ballroom dancing. You'll love it…it's good, clean fun." I always got a kick out of that. But, you know, it's so true. Thanks for a great line, Grant.
2. Physical and mental fitness improve significantly with ballroom dancing.
Physically, as you begin, you'll start to notice new muscles that perhaps you haven't used much. As a matter of fact, you might even be a little sore. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful sign that you're fine-tuning your fitness level. Exercising new muscles while you're dancing is a sneaky, painless way to get in shape.
Mental fitness has been shown to improve when ballroom dancing is performed on a regular basis. This is because learning to execute new steps and techniques uses the brain in a challenging manner. Although the brain is an organ and doesn't have muscles, you might say the end result is the same as exercising your muscles. Therefore, if you want to stay sharp you'll view your lessons as a mental workout.
Here is an informative post that explains why learning new and interesting things will lead to healthier mental fitness, "Treat Your Brain Like a Muscle: Exercise It".
3. Ballroom dancing gives you a better social life.
4. Meet new people and make more friends.
As you become a part of the dance community, you'll find your circle of friends widening. Whether you're going to a studio, a group class, or a club, you'll find it a piece of cake to make new acquaintances. In addition, the best part is you all have a common interest.
5. Ballroom dancing brings improved posture, grace & poise.
Unfortunately, bad posture is an issue for many people. Hours on the job often take a toll on how we hold ourselves. Good dance training will result in improved overall posture.
Learning ballroom dancing has the additional benefit of training your muscles how you want them to move. That means you've become more aware of how you stand, hold your head, and use your arms, legs, and feet. As you go along, you'll begin to stand straighter, with your spine stretched long. In order to keep your balance, your head is held high with your ears over your shoulders. Consequently, you will develop the dancer's grace and poise. At this point, you'll stand out in a crowd because you hold yourself and move so gracefully.
I don't know about you, but when I set a goal and then take the steps to make it happen, my confidence goes through the roof. In addition to how good it feels, how about how good you look? You'll develop better posture and more grace as you begin to move more rhythmically. When your friends ask what's different, invite them to a Guest Party at your dance studio.
7. Impress a particular person.
Is there someone special in your life who loves to dance? For example, we know that lots of women get so much pleasure from being on the dance floor. By spending the time and energy to learn a skill that pleases her so much, you're showing her how much she means to you.
Why dance? Happy wife, happy life!
8. Express yourself to the music.
We all have at least one song that moves us, don't we? Whether it's the one you want for your first dance or the one you heard after your first kiss. Becoming aware of how to communicate your feelings through dancing is definitely a big benefit of learning.
"Just Let it Go on the Dance Floor" is a Dance Safari post about losing yourself to the music. Give it a read when you get a chance.
As you become more comfortable with the improved manner in which you move and the newfound fitness that comes with ballroom dancing, you'll find you've developed a more youthful demeanor. Whether its because you're moving more, enjoying better posture, or perhaps its the fact that you're just plain having more fun. Whatever the reason, you'll look and feel better when you make this a part of your life.
Last on our list of the benefits of ballroom dancing is relief from stress. Stress, major or minor, takes a huge toll on us mentally and physically. It affects our body, mind, and behavior. Many people have found ballroom dancing to be an excellent way to battle the stresses of everyday life. What better way to contribute to a relaxing atmosphere than to put together music, movement, and the camaraderie of a group of dance-lovers!
Or, you could get a smiley-face stress ball.
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The idea of a star playing a homeless man on the streets of New York could be seen as a not-so-subtle attempt to snag award attention. But Gere has more on his mind than walking a red carpet. With no signs of attitude or vanity, he disappears into the crowd thanks to the creative approach of director Owen Moverman. They create a fascinating study of how people get lost in layers of civil bureaucracy despite commitments from city officials.
* Content: High. With its focus on characters, and the complexities of a city trying to help its homeless, the film offers a lot to consider.
* Entertainment: High. Despite the serious subject matter, the film lets the natural rhythm of the situations and the humanity of the characters breathe.
* Message: High. As we sit in our comfortable settings, director Owen Moverman alerts us to layers of life we may never see.
* Relevance: High. We should welcome any chance to reflect on how lucky we are when we can end each day knowing that we have places to sleep.
* Opportunity for Dialogue: High. Talk with your older children about these characters, what they face, who lets them down, and what people who sit in comfort can do to help those less fortunate.
With his award-worthy performance in Time Out of Mind, Richard Gere reminds us how strong a character actor he can be when working with rich material. While he may be best known for his leading man roles, Gere has been delivering the dramatic goods for almost 40 years. Here are a few of his memorable portrayals.
Before playing comedy on screen, Gere initiated his career with serious portrayals in important films including this landmark drama from Terence Malick. While no actor ever gets a lot of freedom in a Malick film to fully explore a character – because the director's vision grabs the spotlight – Gere makes us feel the pain of a young man trying to carve out a life in a world where other people set the rules. Gere shows he can make any dialogue sound authentic in a film that may feel too stylized for its own good.
A year before Gere became a superstar – for the trendy American Gigolo – he offered a performance of substantive subtlety in this exaggerated romantic drama from John Schlesinger. While the production values (recreating Britain in World War II) look authentic, it's the feel in Gere's work that makes us believe in the unlikely romance between a married Army captain and a proper Brit. Even though the film may be too long, and tries to tell too many stories, Gere brings it home with the candor of his work.
Gere sealed his future as a romantic idol with this topsy-turvy look at the lengths to which some women will go to land the men they love. While Debra Winger was Oscar nominated for her appealing if limited performance, Gere is the one who makes it all come together. If we didn't believe his growth as a character, we would never tolerate the melodrama that Taylor Hackford puts us through. But it's all worth it when Gere lets us know how high in the skies reel love can travel.
While Pretty Woman may have positioned Gere as a new-age Cary Grant – the well-dressed sophisticate who woos the unlikely woman – this thriller from Gregory Hoblit casts Gere as a lawyer who wants to believe in what he hears even when he can't help but wonder what he sees. While we have seen this plot in many movies, we rarely see an actor who can make it all seem so fresh. Even though Edward Norton walked away with the reviews, Gere gives the film its foundation.
Only Gere can make us believe all the exaggerated situations that Robert Altman brings to this entertaining tale of a wealthy Dallas doctor who can't decide what is real in his life. The actor walks a fine line between fantasy and reality in a film where we are never quite sure what actually happens and what must be imagined. And if the ending makes us wonder what we have been watching for two hours, Gere lets us know that as bizarre as the movie may be to experience, try inhabiting the complex leading character.
Many believed this might be the film that would finally bring Gere the recognition he deserved for many years. And while its detailed tale of greed, lust and deception may fill the screen with entertainment, the tone and style of the film may simply be glossy for audiences to absorb the depth of the actor's work. The fear Gere brings to the role – as a man who loses control over his carefully-manipulated life – demonstrates that the craft he brings to his work shines through any situation.
Hopefully, Time Out of Mind will put Gere in the conversation for end-of-year honors. Certainly the authenticity of his work, and the purity of his convictions, should place his name on many a list. He's a special actor who never settles for the routine. And he makes it all look so easy.


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Every week The Money Show's Bruce Whitfield interviews a famous person about her or his attitude toward money (hopes and fears, successes and failures, etc.) as part of his "Make Money Mondays, Personal Edition" feature.
This week Ray White (in for Whitfield) interviewed Nomsa Mazwai, General Manager at Soweto Theatre.
Mazwai is the former Head of Communications at the National Stokvel Association of South Africa.
She is responsible for the day-to-day activities at the Soweto Theatre and maintaining world-class standards in customer and client services.
In 2013 Mazwai won "Best African Alternative Music Album" at South African Music Awards.
Mazwai has a Master's Degree in International Political Economy and Development from Fordham University in New York City.
Mazwai's first job was as a waitress at a restaurant called Rapsody's in Rivonia, where she earned a R250 tip from the very first table she served!
What does Mazwai believe about money and business?
He [father] forced me – he forced me! - to study all the way to my Master's!
Everybody's chasing the newest thing… where is all that waste going to?
Capitalists are greedy people… There's no fair is fair in business!
My music is not for today; it's forever!


The above disclaimer aside, I would like you to know that the views expressed here are not only personal; they are deeply personal. And meant to be a satire. You can't be explicit enough these days! I certainly don't want an MBA brigade at my doorstep.
An MBA is usually a finishing degree. Boy, have people got the order wrong! It should be a starting degree. Why?
Because it tries teaching you everything and you learn nothing. Jack of all trades………….
Well, getting through the curriculum is not really a joke. I mean there are some tough subjects in there and people flunk even at IVY LEAGUE schools (Yup, the capitalisation was intentional.) But some people go in there thinking it will change their life AND they will change the world. Seriously?
The most important piece of advice I received during my MBA was from my Entrepreneurship professor; who also teaches Corporate Finance, Management Control Systems, Mergers & Acquisitions and a whole bunch of other courses. He did his MBA at HBS, did his PhD at Columbia, has taught at HBS and has been MD/CEO of some pretty big companies. I'm saying all of this so that you don't take this piece of advice lightly. What did he say?
He said at graduation: "the best thing you can do now is forget whatever you have learnt during your MBA". Yes, seriously. Literally.
Okay, now that you have reached the end of the article, let me take you back to the top. Remember "there's no such thing as a free lunch"? Well, I gave you something now you give me something. Quid pro quo.
Think about what I've said. And then decide what you want to do. If you are reading this article on the Jigsaw blog, it means you are considering analytics as a career. Are you here because you already have an MBA? Or are you here because you don't want to do an MBA? Or are you just confused?
If you have decided to take up PMP, then you should go to Simplilearn. I hear they have a good course. But I haven't done it so I can't know for sure. But I guess someone from my team should take it up.
If you are looking for Big Data, I hear Manipal Pro Learn has a good program. You should evaluate both our programs.
If you are looking for analytics training, then you should just buy from us………(those are not dots, those are meant to denote PERIOD x 9. Why 9? Because I like the number 9.) Why PERIOD? What's the point in wasting time? People spend months evaluating and thinking and NOT DOING!
If you still have doubts about the quality of our courses, talk to our alumni or employers who hire our students. Don't talk to us. You won't believe what we say anyway!
To end, we are always happy to help. But only if you are truly ready to listen. Ciao.


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Los acrídidos (Acrididae), conocidos popularmente como langostas, tucuras, saltamontes o chapulines, son una familia de insectos ortópteros pertenecientes a la superfamilia Acridoidea. Se trata de una familia distribuida mundialmente que cuenta con aproximadamente siete mil especies. Se caracterizan por su gran facilidad para migrar de un sitio a otro.

Acrídidos en fase de langosta

Las langostas son insectos que se caracterizan por su capacidad de alternar entre fases solitarias y gregarias. Las langostas no son un grupo taxonómico, debido a que se agrupan por su capacidad de cambiar de fases, y hay reportadas al menos quince especies de langostas pertenecientes a seis subfamilias distintas. La mayoría de las especies denominadas como langostas pertenecen a la subfamilia Cyrtacanthacridinae de la familia Acrididae.
Generalmente no vuelan mucho a pesar de que disponen de alas. Solo cuando se juntan grandes grupos de individuos de la misma especie liberan las feromonas apropiadas para activar la conducta migratoria y un crecimiento mayor de las alas y de esa manera poder dispersarse por otros territorios, evitando la competencia intraespecífica por el alimento. Las langostas poseen gran facilidad para migrar de un sitio a otro y, en determinadas circunstancias, reproducirse muy rápidamente llegando a formar devastadoras plagas capaces de acabar con la vegetación de grandes extensiones de terreno.

Características
Poseen largas patas posteriores para saltar y un aparato bucal para masticar y comer hojas. Su actividad es principalmente nocturna y utilizan sus antenas y ojos para explorar el terreno.

Al igual que muchos insectos, las langostas poseen dos pares de alas, aunque algunas especies son incapaces de volar. Cuando el insecto se encuentra en reposo, sus fuertes alas anteriores sirven de protección a sus delicadas alas posteriores, que se encuentran replegadas por debajo de aquellas a modo de abanico. Las alas posteriores pueden tener colores brillantes para producir un destello de color cuando el insecto salta en el aire; esta demostración los ayuda a confundir a los depredadores. Algunas langostas pueden cerrar repentinamente sus alas en pleno vuelo y caer en picado para escapar de sus enemigos.

Las langostas jóvenes son incapaces de volar hasta que se convierten en adultos. Cambian de color cuando se agrupan, adquiriendo una tonalidad naranja, amarillenta brillante y negra.

Por lo general, las langostas producen solo una generación nueva por año. Después del apareamiento, la hembra pone pequeños grupos de huevos en el suelo o entre la vegetación. Algunas especies producen una espuma especial para proteger sus huevos. Cuando estos eclosionan, las ninfas tienen el aspecto de insectos adultos en miniatura, excepto que carecen de alas. Mudan la cutícula entre ciento y quince veces antes de alcanzar la madurez.

Salto y vuelo de la langosta

La langosta dispone sus largas y delgadas tibias de sus patas posteriores muy pegadas al cuerpo, cerca del centro de gravedad. Los grandes músculos de la parte más gruesa de la pata (fémur) están conectadas con la cabeza de la tibia. Cuando esos músculos se contraen, la pata se endereza lanzando al insecto al aire.

Con el fin de conseguir la mayor altura posible, la langosta pone su cuerpo en posición aerodinámica, con las alas cerradas, y las patas tiesas y plegadas por debajo del cuerpo. Los músculos de sus patas son mil veces más potentes que un peso igual de músculo humano, por lo que las langostas al saltar pueden llegar a una altura de 50 cm, que equivale a diez veces la longitud de su cuerpo; además, pueden saltar veinte veces su longitud.

Una vez que la langosta haya saltado lo más alto posible, abre sus dos pares de alas todo lo que puede, mantiene las patas totalmente tensas, las alas posteriores inclinadas hacia arriba, y las anteriores curvadas para captar la mayor cantidad posible de aire y comenzar a batirlas rápidamente, propulsándose con creciente velocidad. Lleva las patas posteriores pegadas al cuerpo, en posición aerodinámica; en cambio, cuando va a posarse, pone las anteriores desplegadas y tensas listas para resistir el impacto de su cuerpo con el lugar donde se pose. En el aire la langosta mueve sus alas a la increíble velocidad de 20 golpes de ala por segundo, alcanzando una velocidad de 3,7 km/h (depende de la velocidad del viento, y llegan a recorrer más de 90 km por día).

Las langostas en la historia y en la actualidad

Hasta ahora el registro más antiguo de una plaga de langostas se remonta a más de dos mil años atrás, y consiste en el relato bíblico de la octava plaga que asoló Egipto y acabó con la última fuente de comida que quedaba en ese momento, los cultivos. Si bien esta visión de una gigantesca nube de seres vivientes que comen todo que relata la Biblia en un tiempo se creyó fantasiosa y terrible, de hecho, esta descripción no puede estar más cercana a la realidad de tiempos más recientes, donde las plagas de langostas pueden matar (indirectamente por la hambruna) a millones de personas.

Los brotes más grandes de langostas del desierto ocurrieron entre 1987 y 1989. Es tal la voracidad de este insecto que una parte muy reducida de la nube (alrededor de una tonelada de langostas) es capaz de consumir en un día la misma cantidad de alimentos que
diez elefantes o dos mil quinientas personas. Cuando las langostas atacan inmediatamente antes de la cosecha, las repercusiones pueden ser devastadoras. Al terminar la plaga de 1987, había llegado a veinticinco países vulnerables, con pérdidas monumentales. Desde entonces ha habido algunos brotes, aunque no se han desarrollado nuevas plagas.

En América

En Sudamérica, en Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina, los ataques fueron intensísimos hasta avanzado el siglo XX. En Venezuela, los ataques de langostas se conocen desde la época de la Colonia. Dos grandes invasiones se registraron más recientemente entre los años de 1881 a 1885 y de 1913 a 1918, produciendo daños de tal magnitud a la agricultura, que en ambas oportunidades el gobierno declaró estado de emergencia nacional. Las especies de langostas americanas causantes de estos daños pertenecen, en su mayoría, al género Schistocerca.

En Colombia y Brasil también se conoce la langosta llanera (Rhammatocerus schistocercoides).

En el mes de octubre de 1988, se informó la invasión de langostas no conocidas en varias islas del Caribe y en Surinam.

En el mes de noviembre de 1988, se informó una invasión semejante en varias localidades del estado Sucre (Venezuela), inicialmente en Río Caribe. Un estudio detallado de los ejemplares colectados en dicha zona demostró que estos pertenecían a la langosta del desierto (Schistocerca gregaria). Posteriormente, fueron colectados ejemplares de la misma especie en los estados Aragua, Carabobo, Distrito Federal, Falcón, Miranda y Monagas. Su llegada al continente americano se relaciona con las corrientes de aire producidas por el desplazamiento del huracán Joan–Miriam, pues sin estas corrientes de aire las langostas hubieran muerto en el camino.

En los siglos XVI y XVII, en la península de Yucatán se dieron varias hambrunas propiciadas por plagas del acrídido. Por ejemplo, durante los gobiernos de Juan Francisco de Esquivel y José Campero de Sorredevilla como capitanes generales de Yucatán, hubo incontables muertes producidas por este insecto.

En Europa y África

Durante 2005, una plaga de langostas del desierto (Schistocerca gregaria) devastó cultivos de los países del Sahel en África Occidental. Se temió que aumentara durante el verano de 2006 y se consideró necesaria la cooperación internacional para frenarla, según expertos de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO, acrónimo en inglés).

Se intentó impedir la reproducción cíclica del insecto durante octubre, que terminaría de arrasar con granos y vegetales en el Sahel, y extendería la plaga "a otros países de África, amenazando la seguridad alimenticia de un área geográfica mayor", como destacó el director de la FAO, Jacques Diouf.

Esta plaga de 2006 ha sido la peor en quince años y fue motivada por lluvias abundantes de junio a agosto de 2003 en gran parte del Sahel, la zona de transición entre el desierto del Sahara y el área más fértil al sur del continente africano. La humedad, las altas temperaturas y el viento constituyeron un caldo de cultivo ideal para la multiplicación de las arrasadoras langostas.

De octubre de 2003 a agosto de 2004, se extendieron por Chad, Níger, Malí, Mauritania y Senegal en el Sahel y por Marruecos, Argelia, Libia y Túnez, en el norte de África. Nuevos informes de la FAO hacen temer que lleguen al noroeste de Nigeria y hasta Sudán.

La plaga ha afectado hasta octubre de 2005 a unos siete millones de hectáreas de cultivos, de los cuales dos millones estaban en Argelia.

La densidad de insectos informada ha llegado a más de cien por metro cuadrado, y su ciclo biológico fue acelerado por las lluvias en el Sahel y regiones aledañas desde principios de mayo.

Normalmente, Schistocerca gregaria es, pese a su nombre, un insecto solitario, pero cuando su población aumenta drásticamente, cambia de comportamiento, y se traslada en grandes grupos para devorar vegetales, granos e incluso vestimentas y las "jaimas", las típicas tiendas de campaña de los nómadas.

Las hileras de árboles que componen la "cintura verde" del Sahel y protegen su meseta central de la desertificación fueron también devoradas casi por completo, un hecho sin precedentes.

Informes sobre langostas provenientes del sur de Europa, y especialmente de España, durante la primavera y el verano boreales, hicieron temer que la plaga hubiera alcanzado el litoral norte del Mediterráneo.

Agricultores de Cataluña, al noreste de España, y de Castilla y León, en el centro de ese país, informaron en junio y julio de 2006 que nubes de langostas habían destruido cultivos de vegetales y granos. Gobiernos regionales, advertidos de la plaga en el Sahel, reaccionaron con campañas de fumigación de insecticidas químicos de alta toxicidad, que aparentemente destruyeron apiarios e insectos benignos, pero Keith Cressman, encargado de la FAO de la prevención de la langosta del desierto, ha dicho que las langostas observadas en España e Italia son de otras especies locales, no vinculadas con la plaga africana. "Hoy día, no hay razón para temer que la langosta del desierto alcance el sur de Europa", afirmó.

Las plagas de langosta en el Sahel de los últimos decenios raramente atravesaron el mar Mediterráneo, como ocurrió en 1956, cuando una de ellas alcanzó la región de Extremadura, en el oeste de España, fronterizo con Portugal.

En julio de 2007, y aparentemente temiendo que la plaga del Magreb se extendiera a España, el gobierno de Madrid envió aviones de fumigación contra la langosta a Marruecos. Juan Peña, director de la campaña española contra la Schistocerca gregaria, defendió la fumigación diciendo que "es mucho más fácil controlar la plaga en el desierto". Pero según expertos de la FAO, solo "vientos extraordinarios" desde el Sahel hacia el norte podrían llevar la plaga a Europa.

La FAO ha estimado que la campaña contra la plaga habrá costado unos cien millones de dólares, y Diouf exhortó a los donantes internacionales a aportar esa suma, señalando que hasta entonces habían prometido solo treinta y siete millones, entre contribuciones canalizadas a través de la FAO y donaciones bilaterales. La FAO ha restablecido un centro de operaciones de emergencia contra la langosta, que trabajará directamente con los donantes, los países amenazados por la plaga y organizaciones capaces de aportar a la solución del problema.

En los países del Magreb, en el norte de África, especialmente en Argelia y Marruecos, grandes campañas de fumigación con pesticidas contribuyeron a detener el avance de la plaga en junio, julio y agosto de 2007, pero la invasión de langostas se intensificó en África occidental.

Los daños de la plaga en sí misma pueden multiplicarse por el uso masivo contra ellas de insecticidas químicos de alta toxicidad que además de destruir a las langostas también destruirían insectos beneficiosos, además de envenenar a las plantas, y es por eso que la FAO prueba un pesticida orgánico, basado en el hongo Metarhizium, que mata a la langosta en un periodo de tres a cuatro semanas al posarse en su cuerpo e ir alimentándose del insecto hasta matarlo.

Sin embargo, la preocupación principal actual es impedir que la oleada de langostas se desarrolle tanto que sea imposible frenar su expansión. La última gran plaga africana de Schistocerca gregaria duró tres años, de 1986 a 1989, y atacó a cuarenta países.

Esta plaga podría desplazarse hacia el norte, es decir del norte de Mauritania hacia Marruecos, y desde Sudán hacia el mar Rojo, y desde Malí y Nigeria hacia el sur de Argelia, según el Grupo de Estudio de la FAO.

En Nigeria, se han registrado enjambres de una densidad de más de veinte jóvenes langostas/m², y en Sudán, donde se llegaron a preparar cinco avionetas para intervenciones rápidas, se han visto enjambres de langostas adultas a lo largo del río Atbara, algunas de las cuales estaban depositando huevos.

Plagas de los cultivos
La langosta migratoria y la desértica (Locusta migratoria y Schistocerca gregaria) han provocado hambrunas devastadoras en algunas partes de África y en el Medio Oriente al destruir amplias áreas cerealeras y otros cultivos. Cuando estos insectos se masifican, su número puede ascender a más de diez mil millones de individuos. El camino que recorren depende, en gran medida, de la dirección de los vientos; si estos soplaran hacia el mar, la masa íntegra de insectos podría ahogarse.

Control de las plagas
Sobre esta plaga han escrito en la España del  Agustín Salido, Francisco Rivas Moreno y, a caballo entre siglos, el ingeniero agrónomo Leandro Navarro y últimamente Bruno Odella, en El estado y el control de plagas agrícolas: la lucha contra la langosta en la España contemporánea. Madrid: Publicaciones del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, 1996. Las medidas modernas de control solo se justifican cuando se presenta la fase gregaria, es decir, cuando la langosta se reproduce en grandes cantidades en un área definida. El control se puede efectuar con productos químicos utilizado en aspersiones o bien en forma de cebos. Los productos a utilizarse dependen de la falla del insecto a controlarse y la cercanía de la infestación a zonas pobladas. Los productos más efectivos contra los adultos son: Fenitroion, Diazinon y Malathion. También existe un cebo extraído de un protozoo (Nosema locustae), el cual debería probarse en esta especie.

Referencias

 Flint, W. P. & Metcalf, C. L. 1985. Insectos Destructivos e Insectos Útiles, Sus Costumbres y Control. Ed. Continental S.A de C.V., México.
 González, D. 2005. Revista Muy Interesante. Ed. Televisa México, México.
 Meglitsch, P. A. 1981. Zoología de los invertebrados. Ed. BLume, Madrid, España.
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 Mound, L. 1995. Biblioteca Visual Altea, vol. 17: Los insectos. Ed. Altea, México.
 «Langostas devastadoras»,] episodio del programa National Geographic presenta, de 18:00 a 19:00, martes 17 de abril de 2007.

Enlaces externos

 Bugguide.net. Family Acrididae - Short-horned Grasshoppers
 Cerdá, F. & Cermeli, M. FONAIAP divulga, versión digital.
 Ecoboletin.
 El Corresponsal de Medio Oriente y África.
 FAO, "ayudar a construir un mundo sin hambre".
 Portal 123 de ENTEL Internet.
 Godoy, Julio, TIERRAMÉRICA Medio ambiente y desarrollo.
 González, M., El Mundo de los Insectos.
 RAM Revista al Aficionado a la Meteorología versión digital.
 Artículo en la revista México Desconocido.

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For the club that played in the Football League, see Gateshead A.F.C.
Gateshead Football Club is a professional football club in Gateshead, England. Established in 1977 after Gateshead United folded, they are currently members of the National League, the fifth tier of English football, and play at Gateshead International Stadium.
The original Gateshead club was formed in 1899 as South Shields Adelaide and became members of the Football League in 1919. In 1930 financial problems saw the club moved to Gateshead, where they adopted the name of their new town. However, the club was voted out of the Football League in 1960 and folded in 1973. History repeated itself as the South Shields club formed to replace the original one was also moved to Gateshead, becoming Gateshead United in 1974. However, they were dissolved at the end of the 1976–77 season. A new club was established, taking over from United in the Northern Premier League. After three seasons in the bottom half of the table, they finished eleventh in 1980–81, also reaching the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 1–0 at Lincoln City. The club finished fourth in the league the following season.
The 1982–83 season saw Gateshead win the Northern Premier League with a record points tally (100), scoring 114 goals in the process. As a result, the club were promoted to the Alliance Premier League. After a sixteenth-place finish in their first season in the league, they finished second-from-bottom in 1984–85 and were relegated back to the Northern Premier League. The club went on to win the Northern Premier League at the first attempt, earning an immediate return to the (now renamed) Football Conference. However, they lasted only one season in the Conference, and were relegated back to the Northern Premier League after finishing bottom of the table.
With the Northern Premier League having gained a second division, Gateshead became members of its Premier Division upon their return to the league. They finished eighteenth in 1987–88 and second-from-bottom the following season, but avoided relegation to Division One as no team was relegated to the league from the Football Conference. After this reprieve, the club went on to win the league in 1989–90 and were promoted back to the Football Conference. The following seven seasons saw them in mid-table every season, but after finishing in the relegation zone in 1997–98, they returned to the Northern Premier League.
After two top-five finishes following their return, Gatehead finished in mid-table in 2000–01 and 2001–02. Although they were relegated to Division One at the end of the 2002–03 season, a sixth-place finish in 2003–04 was sufficient to secure a return to the Premier Division due to the creation of the Conference North and South leading to many clubs leaving the Premier Division. A third-place finish in the Premier Division in 2007–08 saw the club qualify for the promotion play-offs, and after defeating Eastwood Town 4–0 in the semi-finals, they beat Buxton 2–0 in the final to earn promotion to the Conference North.
In the 2008–09 season, Gateshead were Conference North runners-up. In the subsequent play-offs, they defeated Southport 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals, before a 1–0 win over AFC Telford United in the final saw them promoted to the Conference National. The club adopted a full-time squad for the first time for the 2010–11 season. In 2013–14, the club finished third in the league, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. They defeated Grimsby Town 4–2 on aggregate in the semi-finals, setting up a Wembley final against Cambridge United, which they lost 2–1. In the following season the club reached the third round of the FA Cup for the first time; wins over Norton United in the first round and Warrington Town in the second led to a third-round tie with West Bromwich Albion, with Gateshead losing 7–0.
The club initially played in all red strip with a white and blue vertical slash on the shirt. Gateshead continued to play in odd-coloured variations until the mid-1980s, when the club changed to the colours of the previous Gateshead club – white shirt, black shorts and socks – and have played in these same colours ever since. Since 2011, Gateshead has adopted their original colours of claret and blue as the club's away strip.
The club's crest incorporates an image of the statue the Angel of the North which is a symbol both in the club and in the borough.
The club have played at the Gateshead International Stadium since their establishment. The record attendance of 11,750 was set in a 1995 friendly match with Newcastle United.
On 28 October 2009, Gateshead unveiled plans for a new 8,000 capacity stadium to be built in the town centre opposite the Gateshead Civic Centre, formerly the home of North Durham Cricket & Rugby Club. However, after the failure of England's bids to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022, the stadium, which would have acted as a training base for teams playing at nearby St James' Park, was put on hold indefinitely. In 2014 it was reported that chairman Graham Wood "no longer considers a new purpose-built football ground vital to the future of Gateshead Football Club". In December 2015, the club's new owner Richard Bennett announced that the club had restarted the search for a new stadium location, while describing the International Stadium as "fabulous".
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An Emeryville-based startup hopes to help people find content on the web relevant to their personal interests. Recommendation engine Persai launched its private beta tonight. You're not hallucinating if the name sounds familiar. Persai is the company created by Matt Kent, Ted Dziuba, and Kyle Shank, who are perhaps better known as the guys behind Uncov, the recently shuttered blog known for its harsh, and profanity laced, criticisms of Silicon Valley companies.
I got a sneak peek of the site in action. (Screenshots are below). Once you sign up, Persai asks you to specify an "interest" using a few keywords. It then starts combing the web to find content which their algorithm suggests might fit your interest.
According to the company founders, they've only raised $35,000 in funding so far.
Want to test the service out? We have 20 invite codes to give away. Just send an email to megan_mccarthy@wired.com with the subject "In after Persai" if you're interested.
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An interest is created using keywords.
Based on the keywords I entered, Persai returned these two results, based on content published on the internet in the 24 hours, or so, prior to the time I created the "Red Sox" interest.


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Google Analytics is a free tool to help measure the user statistics and performance of your website. It has many rich features to help you get the most out of your website. If you don't currently use Google Analytics to analyse your website performance, here is our guide to set it up and start using the basics. Before you know it you will have the information you need to start measurably improving the performance of your website.
Sign up to Google Analytics at http://www.google.com/analytics/ and follow the step-by-step instructions. Google will then generate some script that you will need to add to every page of your site that you want to track. This shouldn't be a hard or time consuming task for an experienced web developer. In fact, if you get your website built by British Design Experts we'll add in Google Analytics code as standard. And if you're using a CMS or WordPress site it's even easier, as you normally only have to add the script in one place and it will automatically appear in every existing and new page that you create.
Once you have added the script you can check in your Analytics account if it has been accepted. Once it is accepted then Google will start tracking your website visitors.
Visits/Unique Visits: Shows how many users and unique users have visited your site. This will show you how many new vs returning visits you have on your website. So with this feature you can clearly see whether you are attracting lots of new users and if they keep coming back for more.
Bounce rate: Shows the amount of users that land on you site and leave it without visiting a second page. Of course if someone picks up the phone and calls from the home page then shuts the website down, it is not a 'bad' bounce. But in general you want to keep your bounce rate down as low as possible, Google say the average bounce rate is around 40% but we try and keep things around (or ideally below) the 30% mark.
Page views: Shows the total number of pages viewed on your site. If an individual user goes back to the same page a number of times it will still be counted so the total number is not unique page views. This figure will vary depending on the size of your site so the more pages you have the larger the number will be.
Visit Duration: The longer you keep a user on your site the better it is for your SEO rating. However, if you have an e-commerce website the average browse length will be a lot longer compared to a simple 5 page static information website, as the user will take their time going through an order process. Use your common sense and think about what sort of average visit length you should be aiming for to get that conversion.
Site Content: Using the 'All Pages' tab you can see your most popular pages, the time your users are spending on them, and the bounce rate. If users are bouncing (leaving your site without clicking on a second page) from your most popular pages then you need to do some more work to make them more engaging. This may be achieved by using more interesting media or simply by writing stronger content.
Traffic Sources: This is great to show how users are finding your website i.e. Google, Facebook etc. It also shows the phrases which users are searching to find your site. If your main key phrase is not near the top of the list then you might want to make some changes to ensure your site is performing well and ranking highly in the search engines.
Conversions: A website is supposed to generate business for you. If you do not know how much money you are making, or not keeping track of how many users are completing your contact form, then you are missing out on important information. Conversion Goals can be set-up to measure your website's performance. Using the 'Reverse Goal Path' you can find the route the user took before completing that all important conversion. Keep working and concentrating on these pages. If the results are different from what you expected then it is time to go back to your site and improve the pages that are not being looked at or creating conversions for you. Again, the bounce rate will give you a good idea of which pages are not performing well.
There are many other features that give in-depth insights into your users' interaction and this article only scratches the surface of the basic features. If you are stuck on any page/report, Google Analytics has an excellent help facility that will explain what you are looking at. And if it all still sounds alien to you, just give us a call and we will be happy to explain. Once you are familiar with it, we promise it will be an invaluable tool for the success of your website. The longer you keep your users engaged and on your site, the better Google will see you – so get your head around it, get that bounce rate as low as possible, and the visits, conversions and average time spent on the site as high as possible.


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Feb. 1, 2008, 7:43 AM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
Lawmakers say they will push ahead with a presidential commission designed to root out waste and fraud in military contracts despite President Bush's concerns that it could usurp his authority.
Bush signed into law on Monday a wide-ranging defense bill that includes instructions to create a commission to investigate defense contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is modeled after a similar commission that was headed by Harry Truman in the 1940s to uncover abuse in military contracts during World War II.
Along with his signature, Bush singled out the commission and three other provisions that could "purport to impose requirements that could inhibit the president's ability to carry out his constitutional obligations."
A White House spokeswoman said parts of the contracting provision could be read to require the Justice Department to report whether or not they are prosecuting individuals.
"Under longstanding constitutional principles, the executive branch may protect from disclosure certain sensitive information, including national security information, as well as information about decisions whether to file criminal charges," the spokeswoman, Jeanie Mamo, said late Tuesday. "The signing statement provides notice that the commission's requests for information, if they are too broad, may run afoul of the Constitution."
Such "signing statements" are controversial tools in which the president signs a bill into law but notes portions he may ignore.
Congress rebuffs Bush's move
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Bush can't just pick and choose.
"His job, under the Constitution, is to faithfully execute the law — every part of it — and I expect him to do just that," she said.
Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, who sponsored the military contracting provision with fellow Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, said Congress intends to move forward with setting up an eight-member commission.
The commission would be bipartisan, with four members appointed by Democratic congressional leaders, two by Republican leaders, one by the president and one by the defense secretary. Panel members would be professionals with expertise in government contracting.
"We don't quite know what the administration intends with this sort of language, but I want all my colleagues to be aware of it and to be aware that it potentially is an infringement on the rights of this legislative body, in effect saying that the president has the authority to ignore a law that is now passed, a law that he has now signed," Webb said on the Senate floor Tuesday.
Bill prohibits permanent bases in Iraq
In the signing statement, Bush also reserved the right to ignore expanded whistleblower protections for government contract workers, requirements that U.S. intelligence agencies respond quickly to congressional requests and a prohibition on federal dollars for permanent military bases in Iraq.
U.S. officials have said repeatedly that their policy is not to have permanent bases in Iraq, but anti-war groups reacted quickly to the presidential statement.
"This signing statement raises further suspicions that President Bush seeks to establish a permanent presence in Iraq," said John Isaacs, executive director of Council for a Livable World. "If Bush is allowed to negotiate a treaty with Iraq that binds the United States under international law, the next president will be handcuffed."
Supporters of the contracting commission say that because of the many reports of fraud and mismanagement in wartime contracts since the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, contractors need more federal oversight. McCaskill on Tuesday said Bush should welcome the bipartisan effort.
"It would be devastating for any president to stand in the way of true accountability for war profiteering while men and women are losing their lives," she said.


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Biden has a history of supporting space exploration, but hostility to the private sector and an emphasis on climate science could limit his administration's successes in space.
As president-elect Joe Biden prepares to staff his White House, politicians and pundits are speculating about what the incoming administration's staffing decisions mean about its agenda. Understandably, most are focused on areas where the Trump administration failed. But it's equally worthwhile to explore what a Biden Administration portends for one of the unambiguous successes of Trump's presidency: outer-space policy.
Even Trump's critics will admit his administration has been great for space. Though reactions to the creation of the Space Force were mixed, its strategic importance hardly needs defending in light of China's and Russia's increased space capabilities. Other areas — reactivating the National Space Council, promoting the commercialization of space, and revitalizing NASA — have been generally lauded as victories.
When it comes to space policy, Biden has much to live up to. How will he fare?
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Biden had important space-policy successes as vice president. NASA's Commercial Crew Program — a partnership between that agency, Boeing, and SpaceX to transport cargo and crew to the International Space Station — got off the ground during the Obama Administration. In tandem with then–NASA administrator Charles Bolden, Biden was instrumental in securing the necessary funding from Congress for the 2010 NASA budget authorization. The much-hyped SpaceX-NASA mission to the International Space Station in May was one of the final test flights for future Commercial Crew Program missions. Trump, Vice President Pence, and NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine got the lion's share of the credit for these successes, but we should keep in mind they wouldn't have been possible without the groundwork laid by Biden.
We can afford a little optimism here. After all, Biden has a history of supporting space initiatives. He almost certainly won't pull the plug on the Space Force. While the timeline for various Artemis Program missions will be pushed back (and space-policy experts already believed dates for key missions were motivated more by politics than sound engineering and logistics), it's unlikely these will be shuttered, either. Biden won't go full steam ahead into space the way Trump did, but neither is he looking to reverse recent progress.
As for personnel, Biden has already announced his NASA transition team. Headed by a former NASA chief scientist and including a former astronaut, the team certainly has the right credentials. That being said, anyone Biden puts forward to run NASA has big shoes to fill: Jim Bridenstine, who has served as NASA Administrator since 2018, is among Trump's most successful appointments. Bridenstine's accomplishments include shepherding forward the Artemis Program and overseeing the Artemis Accords, a set of principles for international cooperation in space. The Accords are a milestone because they set the stage for future manned lunar missions. Unfortunately, Bridenstine has said he won't stay on at NASA, even if asked. Quite frankly, it is unlikely anyone Biden picks to replace Bridenstine will be quite as good, more due to Bridenstine's unusual talents than any lack of capabilities among prospective Biden picks.
One possibility deserves special mention: Representative Kendra Horn (R., Okla.) has signaled interest in serving as Biden's NASA Administrator. Horn is the chair of the House space subcommittee but was just defeated for reelection. In January, Horn introduced a NASA authorization bill that was mildly hostile to recent NASA initiatives, such as procuring services from the private sector and exploring in-situ resource utilization on the moon. If Horn gets the job, it could mean walking back recent NASA achievements made possible by for-profit companies such as SpaceX.
Of course, the actual space policies Biden pursues matter most. What can we expect?
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Biden is widely anticipated to focus more on earth science, and especially climate science, than on space exploration and commercialization. His transition website lists four main priorities: COVID-19, economic recovery, racial equity, and climate change. Biden's singling out of climate change provides some clues as to what space activities he will emphasize. More broadly, the Democratic Party Platform contains vaguely laudatory language about space exploration, and it's probably a good sign that the Democrats "support NASA's work to return Americans to the moon and go beyond to Mars, taking the next step in exploring our solar system." However, immediately following this is a sentence that shows how priorities will change: "Democrats additionally support strengthening NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Earth observation missions to better understand how climate change is impacting our home planet."
Undoubtedly, part of this emphasis is a reaction to the Trump administration's positions on climate issues, which have been less than stellar. While Trump scaled back funding requests for NASA's Earth Sciences division, Biden will likely increase them. But it's hard to get excited about a reorientation of NASA toward earth observation.
That's not to say that climate science isn't important: NASA's observational satellites and planetary scientists should continue their work. But given NASA's impressive progress toward returning to the moon, many space enthusiasts would like to see NASA focus on exploration. After all, other capable agencies, such as NOAA, can assist with climate projects. NASA, however, is the one agency that can tackle challenges beyond earth's orbit.
History, personnel, and policy suggest Biden will be a good, but not great, president for outer space. Expect continued support for orbital commercial endeavors and the International Space Station, and pragmatic tolerance toward the Space Force. Also expect a more realistic timeline for the Artemis missions, and less enthusiasm for a free-market approach to space, especially beyond orbit. Finally, you can bet climate science and policy will be a staple of Biden's approach to space. While space won't be as exciting as it was the past two to four years, it won't be devoid of activity, either.
Alexander William Salter is an associate professor of economics in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, the Comparative Economics Research Fellow at TTU's Free Market Institute, and a senior fellow with the American Institute for Economic Research's Sound Money Project. Follow him on Twitter @alexwsalter. @alexwsalter
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