NCAA RUNDOWN: Del Val pounds Albright; Muhlenberg, Moravian fall

Delaware Valley doubled up Albright on Saturday, while Muhlenberg and Moravian each lost on the road.

The Aggies raced out to a 35-0 lead on Albright and cruised from there to a 42-21 win in Doylestown.

Aaron Wilmer set a new school record with six touchdown passes, while Lewis Vincent racked up over 200 receiving yards for Delaware Valley.

Muhlenberg and Moravian each struggled offensively in road losses.

The Mules failed to score in a 17-0 loss at Susquehanna.?

The Greyhounds managed less than 100 total yards in a 24-7 loss at Ursinus.

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Agricultural Inventions from 1862: A Look Back in Scientific American 's Archives [Slide Show]

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As the young United States expanded, inventions became one of the cornerstones of Progress. Inventors could come from any class of people, including many who worked long and hard in the dominant industry of 1862, agriculture.

By Daniel C. Schlenoff

From our comfortable viewpoint in 2012, the United States of 1862 sounds wretchedly backward: Most of the population lived and labored in rural areas. Water and sewer services were almost nonexistent. Small children worked in coal mines. Life expectancy was a miserable 44 years (34 years for slaves). Civil War dominated the news.

Yet three-quarters of the population could read (for instance, such fine publications as Scientific American). Service and manufacturing businesses were growing rapidly. Thousands of miles of railways and telegraph wires crisscrossed the country, moving people, goods, news and ideas. The ideals of learning and progress were enshrined in the U.S. Constitution: ?to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.?

Inventions were a cornerstone of Progress. Any device that could save labor or improve some process or product could bring fortune and even fame to the successful inventor. Agriculture had its share of hopeful farmer/inventors, as the following slide show of agricultural improvements from 1862 attests.

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Ask Engadget: should companies include a cable with a new product?

We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from is from David, who wants to know if you'd prefer a free cable or a cheaper device when you buy pro audio gear. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

"I work for a small audio-tech company and we're currently getting close to releasing out first retail product, which does surround sound from stereo inputs -- kinda like Dolby Pro Logic, except good. Internally, we're agonizing over if we should include a stereo RCA cable. Of course, users will need to integrate an additional cable into their set up, but plenty of people will have spares lying around at home. Do you think it's better to:

a) Include a cheap cable and let people who care buy a high quality one?
b) Include a reasonable quality cable but increase the price?
c) Include no cable and make it clear they need to buy one?

Many thanks!"

What a question! We're decidedly of two minds, since given a bit of haggling, most retailers will chuck in a branded lead, but we'd hate to get our shiny new gear home to find it's missing a key component the one time they don't. Our dithering aside, it's time to turn the question over to our faithful Engadgeteers with this chance to shape the future of the high-end audio business for the better, we'd better not disappoint the man!

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Does it really matter which glass you drink out of? | OMG! Ghana

posted September 28, 2012 / OMG! Ghana

I was quite confused about alcohol, growing up ? the presence of a drinks cabinet full of strangely-shaped glasses that never seemed to get used, combined with early exposure to Jilly Goolden?s alarmingly enthusiastic approach to wine tasting on the BBC?s Food and Drink, gave me an odd picture of the adult world.

I?ve since learned, of course, that there are many types of alcoholic drinks around and they are often paired with a particular glass, said to enhance the drinking experience. But how much can a glass affect a drink?

Red wine

To really bring out the full flavours of a red wine, it?s essential to serve it at room temperature and to aerate the wine, or let it ?breathe?. The rounder, wide-mouthed bowl and shorter stem of a red wine glass facilitate swirling the wine, which aerates the liquid, releases bouquet and gives other clues to its character, all with minimal risk of spilling it everywhere. The shorter stem also allows the heat from your hand to bring the wine to ambient temperature (in fact it?s absolutely fine to hold the glass by the bowl for just this reason).

The slight tapering towards the mouth of the glass is said to help direct aromas towards your nose and also to guide the wine to the optimum part of the mouth for full appreciation of its flavours. Austrian company Riedelhas designed an impressive range of glasses that are shaped to bring out the character of each wine. While this may seem to be taking things a bit too far, many connoisseurs swear by these tailored receptacles, and I?m inclined to trust the experts.

White wine, ros?, amber and fruit wines

In contrast to red, white wine and other pale wines taste better when chilled and do not need swishing around to release flavours. They are therefore served in a longer-stemmed glass with a smaller, narrower bowl. The extended stem allows you to hold your drink without heating it up, while the reduced surface area at the mouth helps to keep the wine nice and cool.

The flute

As anyone who has ever had to resort to drinking champagne out of a plastic mug will tell you, the thin glass of a champagne flute makes all the difference when drinking this famous fizzy white. Champagne?s delicate flavours come into their own when kept cold in this tall, very narrow glass; additionally, the flute prevents the bubbles from escaping too quickly, which helps to maintain the light and airy experience of drinking Champagne.

The pint

Contrary to the tacit assertion of your average pub, the ubiquitous pint glass is not always the best vessel to put your beer in. The fairly straight, wide glass lets the heat in and the gas out quite readily, often leaving you with a warm beer before you?re quite finished. This type of glass is much better suited to serving ale, which is at its best when drunk at (or slightly below) ambient temperature. Get yourself one with a handle attached, however, and your hand will never get close enough to warm your drink up, making it good for lager and cider too.

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The Pilsner

This glass has a narrower mouth and is usually sharply tapered towards the bottom. Supposedly this slender lower half stops the bubbles in light lagers and wheat beers from departing too quickly, thus maintaining a good head of foam throughout the drinking experience. Personally, I don?t like my final mouthful of beer to be all froth, but I guess it?s all a matter of taste. The narrower glass again helps to keep the beer cold.

Of course, there is an argument that we have such a plethora of shapes for beer glasses because every manufacturer likes their product to stand out in a crowded bar, but I?ll leave it to you to decide whether that?s too cynical?

The whisk(e)y tumbler

The chunky, sturdy tumbler, rolled between warm palms, is perfect for heating, mixing and enticing the full gamut of flavours from Irish whiskey or Scotch, whether you?ve chosen to add water, ice, or drink it neat. It?s also a glass that won?t tip over too readily ? reassuring when you?re drinking spirits.

The balloon

There really is only one way to comfortably hold this glass, and it provides plenty of contact for gently warming and swirling brandy. The wide mouth also allows the various aromas to rise, enhancing the drinking experience. Balloon glasses are equally well placed to aerate a full-bodied red wine, while the bulbous stumpy bowl is fine for nursing whisky too.

?Just a lot of fuss?

I?m fairly convinced that the shape of the glass does enhance the drinking experience, but obviously the quality of the alcohol, not to mention personal preference, also have their parts to play. So if you?re looking to learn more about what your favourite drinks have to offer, by all means experiment ? you?ll be pleasantly surprised. But if you?re happy with how your drink tastes already and you don?t care what it comes in so long as it doesn?t leak, that?s fine too. Enjoy.

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Apple Stops Calling Its Maps "The Most Powerful" [Apple Maps]

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Following Apple CEO Tim Cook's candid admission that Apple Maps might not be so great, and his suggestion that users turn to competing services, Apple has cleaned up one final detail: they aren't calling their maps the most powerful any more.

Previously, Apple's website suggested iOS 6 maps were not only the most beautiful, but also the most powerful maps out there saying "All of which may just make this app the most beautiful, powerful mapping service ever." Granted, the statement was hedged a bit with that "may just" part, but apparently not enough because now they've removed the word "powerful" all together. The new description reads "All in a beautiful vector-based interface that scales and zooms with ease."

After Cook's apology, and pointing users toward the likes of Bing and MapQuest in the app store, this last bit of language-changing definitely seems fitting. And accurate. [9to5Mac]

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Harvest Full Moon Rises This Weekend

The full moon that rises this weekend is a special one, carrying the title of "Harvest Moon" for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere.?

The moon officially turns full when it reaches that spot in the sky exactly opposite the sun, and this moment will occur Saturday (Sept. 29) at 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 GMT Sunday). When you gaze at the full moon this weekend, think of farmers working late into the evening to gather their crop, because that's how the Harvest Moon got its name.

The Harvest Moon allows farmers at the peak of the current harvest season to stay in the fields longer than usual, working by the moon's light. It rises around sunset, but also ? and more importantly ? the moon seems to appear at nearly the same time each successive night.

For example, in New York City, moonrise on Sep.?29 occurs at?6:11 p.m local time. On Sep. 30, moonrise is at 6:41 p.m. and on Oct. 1, it comes at 7:12 p.m. These 30-minute gaps are far shorter than the usual 50-minute difference in moonrise times from night to night. [2012 'Supermoon' Photos from Around the World]

Night-to-night differences in Harvest Moon rise times vary considerably by latitude. For example, Cocoa, Fla, located near latitude 28.4 degrees north, sees moonrise come an average of 36 minutes later each evening. In the town of Priddis, Alberta, Canada, latitude 50.9 degrees north, the average difference is?24 minutes.?

The reason for this circumstance is that the moon appears to move along the ecliptic ? the apparent path of the sun across the sky ? and at this time of year when rising, the ecliptic makes its smallest angle with respect to the horizon for those living in the Northern Hemisphere.?

In contrast, for those living in the Southern Hemisphere, the ecliptic at this time of year appears to stand almost perpendicular to the eastern horizon. As such, the difference for the time of moonrise exceeds the average of 50 minutes per night. For example, in Canberra, Australia (35.3 degrees south latitude), the night-to-night difference amounts to?58 minutes.

Interestingly, for those who live near the Arctic Circle (66.7degrees north latitude), the moon does indeed rise at about the same time each night around the time of the Harvest Moon.?

And for those who live even farther to the north, a paradox: The moon rises earlier on each successive night around the time of the Harvest Moon!

At Resolute Bay in?Nunavut, Canada?(74.7 degrees north), for instance, the times of moonrise on?Sep. 29, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1?will be, respectively,?5:32 p.m., 5:04 p.m. and?4:22 p.m. local time ? an average of 35 minutes earlier each night.

The Harvest Moon is traditionally the full moon that comes closest on the calendar to the September equinox, which marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of spring south of the equator.

In 2012 this celestial event comes a bit later than usual.?While most traditionally associate the Harvest Moon with the month of September, it occurs in October some years.

Between 1970 and 2050, there are 18 years when the Harvest Moon comes in October. The last time was in 2006, and the next will be in 2017. The Harvest Moon can occur as early as Sept. 8 (as in 1976) or as late as Oct. 7 (as in 1987).

Some people are under the impression that the Harvest Moon remains in the night sky longer than any of the other full moons we see during the year, but that's simply not so.?That particular circumstance is reserved?for the full moon closest?on the calendar to the Winter Solstice (which this year comes on Dec. 28).

Editor's note: If you snap an amazing photo of September's Harvest Full Moon that you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, please contact managing editor Tariq Malik at?tmalik@space.com.

Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for The New York Times and other publications, and he is also an on-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, New York.

Copyright 2012 SPACE.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Big Business Increasingly Supports Gay Rights - Susan McPherson ...

by Susan McPherson and Laura Clise??|??12:00 PM September 28, 2012

From Chick-fil-A to Apple, more and more major companies are taking policy positions on gay marriage. Arguably, there's a business case for supporting it. Google, Starbucks, Nike, General Mills, and other big brands have all opened themselves up to both the potential risk and opportunity of supporting LGBT equality. Even Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, announced his support in a Human Rights Campaign public service announcement: "America's corporations learned long ago that equality is just good business and it's the right thing to do."

There has been a steady increase in the number of large employers including sexual orientation in non-discrimination policies and offering same-sex partner benefits. A 2010 Mercer survey of about 3,000 companies found that same-sex benefits were offered by 72 percent of companies employing more than 20,000 people. Americans align themselves with brands that reflect their values ? and according to recent opinion polls by Gallup, ABC, and CNN, marriage equality is now supported by a majority of mainstream Americans.

Surely no company wants to discriminate, and all should consider the growing support for one of the last frontiers of federal civil rights. But there are also concrete business reasons for a company announcing its support of LGBT equality ? all tied to the bottom line.

It boosts employee recruitment and retention. The 15th Annual PWC Global CEO Survey (2012) section titled "The Talent Challenge" focused on the impact talent recruitment and retention has on business growth and competitive differentiation. The study also highlighted the increasing recognition of the importance of employee engagement in improved performance and retention. As a recognized and critical success driver, it is not surprising that some companies have cited talent as a key argument for supporting LGBT equality. Additionally, with LGBT employees making up 5-10% of the working population, companies neglecting to promote an inclusive culture will likely miss out on the opportunity to attract top talent from this segment of the workforce.

Former President Bill Clinton emphasized this point with a message to North Carolinians earlier this year, urging them to vote against the state's proposed ban same-sex marriage. He said: "What it will change is North Carolina's ability to keep businesses, attract new jobs, and attract and keep talented entrepreneurs." Microsoft echoed Clinton's argument with a post on the company blog in January 2012 announcing its alliance with other Washington State-based businesses taking a stand in support of marriage equality: "As other states recognize marriage equality, Washington's employers are at a disadvantage if we cannot offer a similar, inclusive environment to our talented employees, our top recruits and their families."

Corporate cultures where diversity and openness thrive will more likely attract top talent, especially young, creative, and entrepreneurial candidates. For example, when Dow Chemical received recognition from the Human Rights Campaign for its support of LGBT rights, the company agreed with this sentiment: "We have long believed that the ability to present a truly diverse and inclusive workplace is critical to our success and integral to our strategy to attract, develop and retain the best and brightest talent." This kind of inclusive environment not only warms the LGBT talent base to your company, but also their friends and family, who happen to make up 60% of the population according to a recent CNN poll.

The marketplace demands it. Back in 1991, a Wall Street Journal article included a chart entitled, "A Dream Market," comparing gay households to the national average, noting the relative potential advertising appeal for a variety of industries. The two decades that have followed have seen an increase in marketing and advertising to the LGBT market that Marketing firm Witeck-Combs estimated at $800 billion in 2011.

LGBT marketing is on the rise. In May, JCPenney released a Father's Day ad featuring two dads and their kids; the ad debuted several months after the organization One Million Moms attempted to boycott the department store for selecting Ellen DeGeneres as its spokesperson. In June, it was reported that Apple's new mobile operating system, iOS6, will include gay and lesbian couple icons as emoticon selections. Kraft Foods and its Oreo brand celebrated 2012 Pride Month with a colorful (and ultimately controversial) Facebook posting and tweet of the iconic sandwich cookie. And GM received a nomination from the 2012 Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Amplifier Awards for an advertisement that targeted LGBT consumers with a Chevy Volt "coming out" as an electric vehicle.

In this vein, many companies are taking a stance based on economic competitiveness and business opportunity. After Macy's came under attack for releasing a catalogue featuring a same-sex couple atop a wedding cake, the department store released this statement: "Macy's proudly serves a large and diverse marketplace, including customers with a wide range of needs and preferences. We strive to embrace customers of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, races, faith traditions, genders and lifestyles through the products we sell and the content of our marketing." Fred Keeton of Caesars Entertainment ? which is listed as a platinum member of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association Foundation ? put it simply: "The LGBT community is an incredibly important market segment for our properties."

Public corporate support for LGBT equality brings with it both business risk and opportunity. But the last five years have seen a significant increase in the number of companies deciding to embrace the reward rather than the risk of voicing support for LGBT rights. The rationale is clear ? supporting marriage equality makes business sense, and according to many companies, it's also the right thing to do.

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EU wants $12 billion trade sanctions on U.S. in Boeing row

GENEVA (Reuters) - The European Union has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO)for the right to impose annual trade sanctions worth up to $12 billion on the United States in retaliation for illegal U.S. subsidies to planemaker Boeing .

The EU request is the latest legal move in the world's biggest trade dispute. The wrangling over subsidies given to Boeing and its European rival Airbus stretches back more than seven years.

"This follows the EU's assessment that the United States had not lived up to its obligation to remove its illegal subsidies in the aircraft sector, as required by the WTO rulings that clearly condemned U.S. subsidies to Boeing," the EU said in a statement.

The figure of $12 billion was "based on estimates of the damage suffered by the EU due to unfair and biased competition from the U.S. industry", it added.

Airbus, which is owned by aerospace group EADS , said the figure was justified by the WTO's finding that the effect of the "particularly pervasive" subsidies was significantly larger than their face value. It also said that the launch of Boeing's 787 aircraft would not have been possible without illegal subsidies.

"It is the largest WTO penalty ever requested and it follows the worst loss a party has seen in the history of the WTO," Airbus said in a statement.

In two parallel legal disputes, the WTO has ruled that both companies have received billions of dollars in illegal subsidies to support their large civil aircraft programs.

In Boeing's case, the deadline for the United States to comply with the WTO ruling was last Sunday, but the EU has rejected U.S. assurances that the handouts have stopped.

The European demand for sanctions mirrors a U.S. claim to the right to impose up to $10 billion of sanctions on the EU. [ID:nL2E8EU3A7]

Both claims are effectively frozen until other legal avenues have been exhausted, and many experts expect the two sides will settle the dispute outside the courtroom rather than let the tit-for-tat litigation drag on for years.

"We regret that Boeing continues a legal battle that should have long been resolved by a mutual agreement. We made offers time and again but are ready to fight it through if the other side wishes to do so," Airbus spokeswoman Maggie Bergsma said.

There was no immediate reaction from the U.S. Trade Representative's office. However, U.S. Ambassador to the WTO Michael Punke, speaking to reporters in Geneva on Wednesday, said the EU was much more at fault than the United States.

"Here is the key figure to keep in mind, for those who are keeping score at home on the Boeing-Airbus discussion: through the WTO dispute resolution process there have been identified $19 billion of illegal financing by Airbus. The equivalent number that has been identified for Boeing is $3-4 billion. So that's the starting point for our discussion," Punke said.

"Beyond that, it is very much our contention that many of the types of subsidies that have been identified in the European context are very much still at play, including, for example, in the launch of the (Airbus) A350 and the A380."

(Additional reporting by Sebastian Moffett in Brussels; Editing by Stephanie Nebehay and David Goodman)

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McREL Blog: Education research: Thank teachers

Researchers and educators hear a lot about the importance of experimental research, but experimental studies can seem like expensive efforts just to answer ?Did it work?? especially if it the answer is ?no.? Fortunately, because of the teachers who participated in one experimental study, we didn?t have to stop at no. We were able to go on and ask ?why didn?t it work?? and ?what can we study now?????

In 2006?2011, we evaluated a textbook-based professional development program in classroom assessment. The study featured an instrument designed to measure teachers? classroom assessment practices by systematically collecting and rating samples of student work. Teachers sent in four examples of anonymous, assessed student work that included their feedback and a cover sheet that asked them to describe the assignment and how it was assessed. While teachers in the treatment group increased their assessment knowledge and their use of student-involved assessment, student mathematics scores did not increase relative to the control group. Therefore, the answer to ?Did it work?? was ?mostly no.?

However, during the study, we heard spontaneous feedback from participating teachers that they wanted to see others? work samples. Some teachers mentioned that the assessment textbook presented few examples from mathematics, so although they felt they could apply the formative assessment techniques to language arts and social studies, it was more difficult with mathematics. They commented that peer review of mathematics assessments could be more effective and could sustain greater interest over time than studying a textbook. This feedback got us thinking about the next step?developing a new professional development program in formative assessment for middle school mathematics called AWSM (Assessment Work Sample Method). It is job-embedded, mathematics-specific, and features supportive peer review of authentic work samples. We?re just getting started with a pilot school now and are excited to see how the program develops.

We are always grateful to teachers who participate in our studies. Taking extra time to participate in data collection for research is only one of many ways that teachers demonstrate their commitment to the education profession. Researchers would know very little about education without the teachers everywhere who graciously allow us into their classrooms or fill out surveys and participate in? interviews. They also help us figure out what?s next when we?re searching for answers after an study.

If you?re a teacher or school administrator, have you participated in a research study? What was your experience with it? What makes you decide to participate?

Written by Andrea Beesley, McREL senior director in research & evaluation.??

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The Positive Side of Negative Product Reviews

Marketers, sellers and retailers place high importance in social media. And when they talk about it, one of the most focused items is the occurrence of negative product reviews. It is because most of them fear these kinds of reviews. But they should overcome this fear and embrace the importance and value offered by reviews even if they don?t sound that pleasant. As a retailer, you must use the bad press to your advantage and focus on the good that comes out from it.

People Want To Read Negative Reviews Too

Buyers and the consumers as a whole don?t just look for purely positive reviews but also for negative ones. Based on a recent survey, almost 50% of all online consumers read reviews before making purchases. It is satisfying to learn that most buyers, more often than not, try to scout for something negative about a product. This way, they will find out if the product has some shortcomings that are just nothing but realistic in the real world. All in all, the negative stuffs said about the products are usually livable. This means that the product is still worth using despite its flaws. It is with this imperfection that shoppers are able to move away from the purchase paralysis and finally make a decision to buy the product.

Establishing Authenticity

No product is perfect! These blemishes help confirm the authenticity of the reviews made as most buyers consider products having purely positive feedbacks as either fake or written by the manufacturers themselves. If the user feedbacks are usually rated with five stars, there is a big possibility that these are just testimonials and not authentic reviews. A good example of how negative feedbacks help product sales is shown the smart phone market. Without a doubt, there is no single handset bearing all features. As a result, many users air their sentiments online and become displeased about the product. Ironically, these handsets continue to sell tens of millions worldwide, which proves that other consumers are still contented with the handset despite its known limitations. It doesn?t matter if your handset is still 3G and not LTE for as long as it can make calls and send SMS.

The Benefit to Retailers

Having a dozen negative feedbacks about your product doesn?t really place your business in an entirely bad light. For one, it serves to tell the public about what other consumers say about the product. In this connection, there will be fewer product returns because people buy the product already knowing about its aforementioned flaws. Secondly, the surfacing of negative product reviews can be used as a go signal to remove the product from the inventory and further improve it before selling it again. Lastly, retailers can leverage on the negative feedbacks and put another product beside it that is more appealing and reliable. This is a good opportunity for them to sell their other offerings if they discover that most of their customers are dissatisfied with one of their products. It?s actually a win-win situation for both the retailer and the buyers.

Know the good side of negative Product Reviews, and how retailers can use them to their advantage. Learn why online consumers want to read negative reviews other than purely positive ones.

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How To Thank Your Customers Using Mobile Marketing | Eric Chua ...

When it comes time for you to start your mobile marketing plan, you may wonder where to begin, as there are so many things to consider when trying to promote your business. In this article, we will provide tips that will enable you to have success in mobile marketing.

You have to give a little in order to receive a lot. Incentives and rewards should be regular components to any mobile marketing. For example, you could offer local event notices, weather updates, or even discounts. However, a coupon offer can increase sales during your campaign.

Although many people use their phones for texting, they are not necessarily familiar with the meaning of the abbreviations. If you send an advertisement to someone and they do not understand it, their opinion of you will go down and you will even lose their business.

TIP! You need to not only focus on attracting new prospects, but keeping your old prospects when it comes to mobile marketing. The relationships you have already built will likely be more receptive to your mobile marketing updates than new customers.

Changes in your market will dictate changes in your customer base. You can gain or lose customers based on outside influences that you cannot control. Outdated or irrelevant technology can actually hurt your business, so it is important to remain up-to-date on new developments to maintain a competitive edge.

Do not send too many offers on mobile platforms. Stick to the essential ones. By doing this you make sure your customers don?t get annoyed and actually get excited when they see a new offer.

Make sure you market through all platforms your costumers might use. Your messages should come across equally well on iPhone, Blackberry, and Android devices. Simple messages that will work for all these is easier than custom fitting one for each. Mobile marketing is no exception to the ?simpler is better? principle.

TIP! Try to make it as easy as possible. Make sure you don?t have too many links to click on.

You need to use short code that is dedicated. The price tag is higher, but this will help to protect your brand. You may also derive a bit of legal coverage from its use.

Make the most of your online website. Advertise on your site to easily create more traffic for your apps or mobile site. When consumers see your site, they can see how to stay connected with you on the go.

Begin your efforts with the acquisition of phone numbers for your database. Do not slap customers? cell numbers onto your subscriber list just because you have access to them. You really need to get their permission before starting. Ask your existing online customers to join your mobile database, and give them a coupon for referring friends.

TIP! Test your mobile marketing campaigns on every platform your readers will be using to view them. Be sure your messages display well on all platforms: Android devices, Blackberry, and iPhone.

Focus on creating value for your target market. When connecting with people in your outer social circle, it is often necessary to include something of value to attract their attention. You might want to send a gift certificate, depending on who you are targeting. For middle class families, you want to send family-related items.

When creating content for your mobile marketing campaign use short easy to understand messages. Make sure customers know what your message is, so they absorb it and respond.

Combine your mobile campaign and your social media efforts. If you have specific mobile marketing material, it will bring in more people to your main webpage. When you provide your reader room to comment and other ways that they can participate on your site, you will see your sales soar.

TIP! Before starting any successive mobile marketing campaigns, stop and make sure that the preceding one was actually successful. Don?t just focus on your sale numbers, but the lifespan of your campaign.

Mobile marketing is not the place to be overly wordy. Lengthy pages with mass amounts of information are not effective and will just become lost in translation. Short and sweet is what you are going for. This is a fast-paced world, and time is money!

Mobile marketing is a great way to make you more profitable. Tons of people now use their phones for checking email, communicating, and even downloading applications and updating social network profiles. Both are great options to market your business. Take your marketing closer to where your customers are located.

Remember, it is harder to navigate through your website using mobile equipment. A mobile marketing campaign should be built on an intuitive and user-friendly platform that allows the user to view your messages on their mobile device. This can translate in pages that appear more simple to computer users. However, you want your site open for as many users as possible.

TIP! The many uses of social media on mobile devices make it one of the foremost ways to expand your marketing campaign. Reward people who share deals that are are on your website, or Twitpic your store, for example.

Mobile marketing is an excellent method of gaining additional customers. However, you should ensure that the campaign you use for your mobile marketing attempts are able to work on various platforms. If the site doesn?t work with certain platforms, you are leaving those potential customers behind. Don?t leave money on the table over technical issues.

If you are not an expert on designing for a mobile audience, then by all means, hire one. It can be hard to put together an effective and successful mobile site. Leave this to the professionals if you doubt your talent at all.

TIP! Whenever you are holding an important online sale or promotional event, send a text message to all of the customers on your mobile marketing list reminding them of the occasion a few hours before it starts, as long as this time does not fall too late in the evening or too early in the morning. This will create excitement and get them prepared for the sale or event.

Always keep the line of communication open with your customers. Allow them to give you feedback every step of the way. It doesn?t matter whether the feedback is negative or positive. All customer feedback can help you improve.

Your mobile marketing campaign should be compatible for use with a multitude of hand-held devices. There are many different mobile devices that content can be viewed on. Your scripting needs to be compatible with all of them for your campaign to be effective.

Do not send text messages to your customers too early in the morning or late at night. Even your very best customer will be irritated by receiving a text message in the early morning or late at night, no matter what the message says.

TIP! Sometimes, changes in the marketplace can affect your customer base. Always stay current with the newest technology out there or your business may suffer.

It is important to include both a link for older cellphones that will direct to your browser-based website, as well as a mobile link for smartphones or tablets. If your regular website uses flash, then link users back to a mobile site exclusively, since many tablets and smartphones do not use flash.

As you can see, most mobile marketing techniques share some fundamentals. Specifically, the differences arise in how the technical aspects are executed. Research, coupled with common sense, is all you need to decide which one will be best for your business and budget

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Ex-budget chief testifies about Kilpatrick grants

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick makes his way to U.S. Federal Court Thursday Sept. 27, 2012, in Detroit. Kilpatrick is on trial for alleged corruption, mostly committed at City Hall from 2002 through 2008, but federal prosecutors turned the clock back further to show questionable deals from when he was a Democratic leader in the Michigan House. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick makes his way to U.S. Federal Court Thursday Sept. 27, 2012, in Detroit. Kilpatrick is on trial for alleged corruption, mostly committed at City Hall from 2002 through 2008, but federal prosecutors turned the clock back further to show questionable deals from when he was a Democratic leader in the Michigan House. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick makes his way to U.S. Federal Court Thursday Sept. 27, 2012, in Detroit. Kilpatrick is on trial for alleged corruption, mostly committed at City Hall from 2002 through 2008, but federal prosecutors turned the clock back further to show questionable deals from when he was a Democratic leader in the Michigan House. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick makes his way to U.S. Federal Court Thursday Sept. 27, 2012, in Detroit. Michigan's former state budget director told jurors Thursday that she was "angry" when she learned that public grants approved in 2000 at the urging of Kwame Kilpatrick ended up in the hands of the former mayor's wife. Kilpatrick and three associates are on trial on various corruption and racketeering charges. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)

DETROIT (AP) ? Michigan's former state budget director told jurors Thursday that she was "angry" when she learned that public grants approved in 2000 at the urging of Kwame Kilpatrick ended up in the hands of the former mayor's wife.

Kilpatrick is on trial for alleged corruption, mostly committed at City Hall from 2002 through 2008, but federal prosecutors turned the clock back further to show questionable deals from when he was a Democratic leader in the Michigan House.

Kilpatrick was able to get grant money for Detroit nonprofit groups when lawmakers passed a budget for arts and community projects in 2000. The government alleges that $37,500 of it was eventually passed from a neighborhood group to Kilpatrick's wife, Carlita Kilpatrick. In 2001, state officials wanted to know more about how the money was spent.

"We were having trouble getting documentation," said Mary Lannoye, who was the state's budget director at the time.

She said Kwame Kilpatrick requested a meeting when officials were holding up more money for the group that had given money to his wife.

"He said he didn't do anything wrong. He was nonchalant," Lannoye said. "I was upset. I was angry at him. These grants were meant to help a local community. ... It's his wife. It gives the appearance of impropriety."

Carlita Kilpatrick ran a for-profit organization that promoted peaceful ways to settle conflicts. Kwame Kilpatrick's defense attorney, James Thomas, noted that the lawmaker was never accused of ethics violations over the grants.

At the time, Donna Williams was director of Vanguard Community Development, a community group affiliated with Second Ebenezer Church. She said the group got a $150,000 grant, and she subsequently hired Carlita Kilpatrick at the direction of the pastor, the Rev. Edgar Vann.

"I didn't like the circumstances of her hire, but I liked her," Williams testified.

She said Carlita Kilpatrick didn't provide services that were detailed in an invoice and that Kwame Kilpatrick got upset when Williams showed the paperwork to the state.

Separately, the government alleges that Kwame Kilpatrick's pal Bobby Ferguson got $250,000 from the state for his purported nonprofit. The indictment says $100,000 of that went to Carlita Kilpatrick and another $100,000 was used to renovate Ferguson's office at a construction company.

"I can't think of a circumstance where that would qualify" for a grant to help a community, former state Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow told jurors.

Ferguson's lawyer, Susan Van Dusen, suggested the renovations were aimed at creating space in which to train the community.

Kilpatrick, 42, is charged with bribery, fraud, racketeering conspiracy and tax crimes. He's accused of extorting money from people who wanted business from the city when he was mayor and rigging contracts to help Ferguson. Ferguson, Kilpatrick's father and Detroit's former water boss are also on trial.

Kilpatrick, whose mother is former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, was elected mayor in 2001. He resigned in 2008 and pleaded guilty to obstructing justice by lying in a civil case about having sex with an aide. He subsequently served 14 months in prison for violating his probation in that case.

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No corporation can endure if it will not shift along with the situations. We?ve been residing in an age of technological revolutions, and then the Online world has adjusted how we reside our lives. Most of the related information within the planet are usually uncovered by going online; Just twenty years in the past, people today accustomed to trawl by way of many library textbooks to locate an important bit of details. These days, it is actually attainable to acquire all of the related information you need by looking out for it on Google. For sure, this has also impacted the way in which families order goods and avail companies. In this particular new situation, ecommerce web page progression is now quite essential for virtually every businessman.

How ecommerce site progression may help customary firms
By setting up an ecommerce web page to your conventional internet business, you open up up a manufacturer new stream of profits. It is usually fine to acquire some of the most worthwhile store or retail store inside community, however, you need to build up an on-line existence if you want to keep up your profitability. Purchaser choices are shifting ? progressively more folks are implementing their cellular and pcs to purchase items and avail providers.

By developing a web-site, you safe the long run of the firm. Not merely that, you additionally get entry to your ton more substantial clientele. Your web site is obvious to probable purchasers around the globe. This can provide you which has a most suitable system to grow your company. When you have already got a flourishing corporation, a powerful internet existence may help you put together a robust from the internet id. In case your firm is lagging, an efficient on the web web site can place some wind into your sails.

Along with it, your world-wide-web shop is actually an absolutely free and robust device for marketing and advertising your brand name. Not simply is it possible to listing all of your goods and expert services relating to the information site, however , you are also able to feature robust images and graphic components as well as your catalog. By creating a websites that may be optimized for cellphones, you will attain out into a massive quantity of potential customers and profit in the tendencies of folks who choose your goods on an impulse.

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One of the several smartest home business concepts is starting a web based retail store marketing a certain product, or maybe a selected number of goods. You don?t really need to produce the merchandise and even shop them. Provided that you?ll design and control an internet site that pulls and persuades prospects, you?ll create a great deal of financial resources by means of your via the internet retail outlet.

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Celebrate Social Media Week With These Fun and Interesting Facts

September 26, 2012 - Posted by Rilee Chastain

A few fun facts that you may have known about social media marketing.

All week long, we here at The Marketing Zen Group have been celebrating one of our favorite weeks out ?of the entire year?Social Media Week. Given our teams passion for social media marketing and the web, it should come as no surprise that we jump at the chance to celebrate the power of Facebook, Twitter, Google +, etc. on marketing in our current society.

But other than being a chance for us to geek out about our love for social media, what exactly is Social Media Week? This worldwide event was held for the first time in February 2009 and has since become a global platform that connects people, content and conversation around the many growing trends in the worlds of social and mobile media.

It is predicted that over the next 10 years, 3 billion new people will sign up and connect to each other through the Internet. That?s more than three times the number of people who are currently online. Social Media Week is a great time to connect with people all over the world using these sites and to share their learning experiences. It also is a wonderful opportunity to advance our own understanding of the roles that social media plays in our society.

To help you celebrate Social Media Week and get a better understanding of just how much influence social media has had on our connected society, we have put together some fun and interesting facts that you may have not know about social media marketing.

Social Media Marketing Referrals Are Golden

We all hope to build our online brand and connect with new users on our Facebook and Twitter accounts, but many companies do not understand just how influential referrals made on these sites can be. For instance, when someone finds a site via Facebook or Twitter, they are much more likely to stick around for longer than visitors who come straight from a search engine. This means that much more time for you to sell your products and services.

The Majority Of Twitter Users Are Mobile

Studies show that nearly 80% of Twitter use occurs on mobile devices, meaning that the majority of your company followers accessing your tweets are mobile. Therefore, your website should probably be mobile too. Think about it?if you are driving people to your company?s website through Twitter, you are only benefiting from about 20% of your click-through rates without a mobile website.

Women Are The Most Active On Social Networks

According to Nielson, females account for around 62% of all Facebook page views, and those between the age groups of 18-34 were found to be the most active people on most social networks. The only two networks in which male users dominated over women were on LinkedIn and Wikipedia. In these cases, men were more likely to log on than females each day.

Social Media Users Are More Active Offline

When most people think of active social media users, they picture people who are constantly connected to the web or someone who rarely leaves their computer. However, people who are active on social media have actually been found to develop a strong sense of networking offline as well. For instance, active social media users on Facebook or Twitter are more likely to write reviews for restaurants and other offline experiences than those who do not use social media regularly.

Do you know any other fun or interesting facts that you would like to share in honor of Social Media Week? Be sure to leave them in the comments below.

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Samsung aims to become key player in digital content distribution through company buyouts

The writing has been on the wall ever since Samsung's acquisition of mSpot, but the Korean firm today confirmed to Reuters that it plans to join the ranks of Apple, Google and Amazon in the world of digital content distribution. Most importantly, it plans to do so through buyouts. Samsung executive Kang Tae-jin offered a rather frank overview of the company's ambitions, saying that it will grow Music Hub into one of the top four services in terms of revenue and subscribers within the next three years. According to Kang, the push isn't so much to tap a new source of revenue, but rather to drive hardware sales -- perhaps it sees Apple's rumored move into music streaming as a bit of a threat. That said, the announcement also dovetails with rumblings of Samsung's efforts to build a more self-sufficient software ecosystem. Whatever the true reason, we'd imagine that the folks at Pandora, Spotify and the like are now watching the phone a bit more intently. Wouldn't you?

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Greek coalition leaders hold new austerity talks

The Greek and European flags fly in front of the Parthenon of the Acropolis prior to a mass anti-government protest, in central Athens on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. More than 50,000 people joined the union-led march during a general strike that ended in violence with clashes between riot police and hundreds of youths. The government in crisis-hit Greece is bracing for a new round of austerity measures despite being stuck in a four-year recession. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

The Greek and European flags fly in front of the Parthenon of the Acropolis prior to a mass anti-government protest, in central Athens on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. More than 50,000 people joined the union-led march during a general strike that ended in violence with clashes between riot police and hundreds of youths. The government in crisis-hit Greece is bracing for a new round of austerity measures despite being stuck in a four-year recession. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

ATHENS, Greece (AP) ? The leaders of Greece's governing coalition were meeting again Thursday to decide on more spending cuts that the country must impose to keep receiving vital rescue loans.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is meeting with the heads of his two center-left junior partners, a day after more than 50,000 anti-austerity protesters took to the streets of Athens.

Debt-crippled Greece is committed to implement a ?11.5 billion ($14.8 billion) package of cutbacks for 2013-14, accompanied by tax reform measures worth a further ?2 billion ($2.6 billion).

But despite repeated meetings over the past two months, the three party leaders have failed so far to see eye-to-eye on where to make the cuts. Socialist PASOK and the smaller Democratic Left party ? in coalition with Samaras' conservatives since late June ? insist that the new cutbacks must not significantly worsen the lot of low-income Greeks.

Time is running out, as the final proposals must be presented next week to representatives of Greece's bailout creditors.

Approval from European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank officials monitoring the country's three-year effort to right its finances will allow the disbursement of ?31 billion.

With that money, whose payment was delayed for months after two successive national elections in May and June, Greece will complete the recapitalization of its battered banking system and pay off long-outstanding debts to domestic suppliers.

Without the cash, the country will soon be unable to pay its bails. That could force Greece to default on its debts and, possibly, ditch the euro.

Greece has relied on international bailouts since May 2010. In return, it imposed a punishing austerity program, slashing incomes, hiking taxes and raising retirement ages. The new measures are expected to include further pension and salary cuts, and raising the age of retirement from 65 to 67.

Finance Ministry employees were striking against the proposed cutbacks Thursday, while hundreds of people with disabilities were planning a protest march through central Athens.

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Carri?n, Laffitte & Casellas sold to Hub ... - News is my Business

Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire full service insurance brokerage firm Carri?n, Laffitte & Casellas Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

The acquisition represents the next phase of Hub?s expansion in Latin America with the formation of Hub International Caribbean Holdings. It is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to wrap up next month, Hub executives said in a statement.

As a result of the deal, CLC will begin doing business as Hub International CLC, headed by founder Jos? Carri?n, his management team and staff, in San Juan and Miami.

?We?re excited to join forces with one of the largest insurance brokerages in the Americas,? said Carri?n, who will report directly to Neil Morrison, chairman of Hub International Latin America. ?We look forward to offering our customers many value-added services, resources and specialties available from Hub.?

Established in 2001, CLC is the largest independent brokerage firm in Puerto Rico. It offers a broad suite of insurance solutions to commercial and individual clients, including property & casualty and customized plans for high net-worth personal lines clients, and employee benefit programs.

?After our successful entry into the Latin American market last year, we have been seeking out partners to further build upon our existing presence in the region,? said Morrison. ?CLC and their talented staff have all of the attributes and we look forward to serving their existing clients and growing their customer base in the markets they serve.?

CLC serves not only the Puerto Rican market, but also clients located throughout the Caribbean, Latin America and the continental United States. Its diversified client base covers many industries, with a large concentration in the financial and construction sectors.

?The acquisition of CLC represents our commitment to growing our expertise and fostering new relationships in the Caribbean,? said Martin P. Hughes, chairman and CEO of Hub International Limited. ?We?re excited about the opportunities that will arise with this new regional hub and we welcome the CLC team to the Hub family.?

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Search Forex ? Blog Archive ? Foreign Exchange Advice To Help ...

Are you interested in becoming a currency trader? Here?s your chance! You may have many questions about how foreign exchange works, but this article will help clear up any questions you may have. This article will provide you with some excellent tips for beginning foreign exchange trading in the right way.

You should be aware that the foreign exchange market does not have a centralized location. This protects the foreign currency markets from getting shut down or ruined by a natural disaster. Just because an emergency or disaster occurs doesn?t mean you need to close out all of your trades. A major event may affect the market, but will not necessarily affect your currency pair that you are working with.

When you make money, be sure to celebrate your success. If you?ve made some profitable trades, consider sending your broker a withdrawal order so you can cash out some profits. Try to focus on the reasons you invested in the first place. What do you want to finance?

Make sure that you are the one to stay on top of your trades. While it may be tempting to use software to monitor your trades, monitoring them yourself is a better way to protect your investments. Forex trading is based on a numbers system. However, the smartest and most successful trading choices are made by intelligent, dedicated, and insightful human beings.

TIP! Once you?ve become comfortable with your current methods of trading, consider mixing it up and giving scalping methods a chance. This involves making a number of small trades in a short time period.

Fibonacci Levels

There are many aspects to trading that are important to learn, such as Fibonacci levels. Fibonacci levels can help you to make decisions about trading. Fibonnacci levels can guide you towards the best exits.

You should vet any tips or advice you receive regarding the Foreign Exchange market. An approach that gets great results for one person may prove a disaster for you. You have to develop the ability to discern changes in technical signals yourself and now how to reposition appropriately.

Create a plan. Without a solid, informed trading plan, you are likely to encounter difficulties in generating profits. You should come up with a plan you can stick with so you will not be tempted to make trades based on your feelings, which can make you lose money.

TIP! Do not buck the trends when you are new to the trade market. Don?t try picking the highs and lows of the market either.

Keep an eye on all of the relevant financial news. The news usually has great speculation that can help you gauge the rise and fall of currency. If you have a email or text alert service they can keep you updated on news.

Generating money through the Forex market can cause people to become overconfident and make careless trades. The same thing can happen when a person panics. Work hard to maintain control of your emotions and only act once you have all of the facts ? never act based on your feelings.

Beginners are often tempted to try to invest all over the place when they start out in forex trading. You should stick with one currency pair while you are learning the basics of trading. However, you should avoid doing this until you begin to have more knowledge about all the different markets so that you won?t suffer giant losses.

It?s actually best to do the opposite. You will find it less tempting to do this if you have charted your goals beforehand.

TIP! You should learn to read the market for yourself, and make your own analyses. Success in Forex trading requires the ability to make your own decisions, based on a thorough knowledge of the market.

Do not over complicate things. Avoid trying to jump into a system that is overly complicated, as this will only make it harder. In the beginning, it?s best to only use the methods that are simple and also work well for you. As you become more experienced, you can expand on your knowledge. Try to come up with ways to expand upon your base of knowledge.

Remember that on the foreign exchange market, up and down patterns will always be present, but there will only be one dominant pattern at a time. Finding sell signals is easy when there is an up market. You should tailor your trading strategy to current market trends.

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Come up with clear, achievable goals, and do all you can to reach them. If you decide to start investing in forex, set a goal for yourself as well as a timetable for achieving that goal. When you are new to trading, keep in mind that there is room for error. You should determine the amount of time you can dedicate to learning forex and performing research in addition to trading.

TIP! Limit your losses on trades by making use of stop loss orders. A lot of Forex traders won?t exit a position, hoping that the downward trend will reverse itself.

Foreign Exchange marketing holds many advantages over other investment and money making schemes. You can trade any time of day since it is available 24/7. You do not need large sums of money to get in on opportunities with foreign exchange. The forex trading market is accessible to nearly anyone at anytime.

Select a trading style based on your priorities. If you do not have time to watch the market constantly, use delayed orders or invest over a longer time frame rather than relying on day trades.

Do not change the place in which you put stop loss points, you will lose more in the long run. Have a set strategy and make sure to abide by it.

Some people think that the stop losses they set are visible to others in the market. They fear that the price will be manipulated somehow to dip just below the stop loss before moving back up gain. This is not true, and you should never trade without having stop loss markers.

TIP! You need to be able to customize your automated trading system. The software needs to be changeable to suit your needs.

Use online search engines to come up with a list of trustworthy brokers, as well as a list of those to avoid. You can find a lot of useful tips about brokers on Forex forums. Use this knowledge to choose a good broker so that you can avoid losing profits.

These tips will allow you to understand forex better, and make better trading decisions. This will allow you to work more effectively and make a better profit. We hope these tips will help you begin in foreign exchange and help carry you through to trading at a professional level.

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