Security information and event management (SIEM) technology performs two main functions, according to Gartner:
1. Security event management (SEM): Analyzes log and event data in real time to provide threat monitoring, event correlation and incident response. Data can be collected from security and network devices, systems and applications.
2. Security information management (SIM): Collects, analyzes and reports on log data (primarily from host systems and applications, but also from network and security devices) to support regulatory compliance initiatives, internal threat management and security policy compliance management.
SIEM: A Growing Market
Worldwide revenue for SIEM was $663.3 million in 2008 and is expected to grow to $1.4 billion in 2013, which is a compound annual growth rate of 16 percent, according to IDC. Meanwhile, Gartner estimates that SIEM was a $1 billion market in 2008, with growth of 30 percent that year.
Historically, event management—or SEM—has driven this market, but today's growth is mainly related to regulatory compliance, with secondary requirements for effective threat monitoring, according to Kelly Kavanaugh, an analyst at Gartner. For example, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requires log management, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires privileged user reporting, he says.
Traditional SEM vendors have responded by orienting products previously geared toward real-time event alerting and management toward log management functionality. For instance, ArcSight added its Logger appliance and additional deployment options to address compliance. Meanwhile, SIM players such as SenSage and LogLogic are adding real-time capabilities.
Jon Oltsik, an analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, sees the market differently. The main driver, he says, is the need to keep up with security complexity. "There is an acute awareness that security attacks are more sophisticated and that security at a system level is harder than at the device level," he says. Compliance is the second most important factor, he says, and the third is the need to replace early SIEM platforms that don't scale or provide the right level of analytics and reporting capabilities.
Forrester expects consolidation among the 20-plus SIEM vendors in the next 12 to 36 months, as well as more cloud-based SIEM services.
Core Capabilities of SIEM
According to Gartner, five critical capabilities differentiate SIEM products, whether you use them for SEM, SIM or both.
Log management. This includes functions that support the cost-effective collection, indexing, storage and analysis of a large amount of information, including log and event data, as well as the ability to search and report on it. Reporting capabilities should include predefined reports, ad hoc reports and the use of third-party reporting tools.
Compliance reporting. Key capabilities include user and resource access reporting.
SEM. This includes real-time data collection, a security event console, real-time event correlation and analysis, and incident management support.
Deployment and support simplicity. The need for compliance has encouraged smaller security staffs to adopt SIEM, and these buyers need predefined functions and ease of deployment and support over advanced functionality and extensive customization. Large volumes of event data will be collected, and a wide scope of analysis reporting will be deployed. This calls for an architecture that supports scalability and deployment flexibility.
User and resource access analysis. This capability defines access policies and discovers and reports on exceptions. It enables organizations to move from activity monitoring to exception analysis. This is important for compliance reporting, fraud detection and breach discovery.
SIEM DOs and DON'Ts
DO include multiple stakeholders. When developing requirements, be sure to collect them from the range of groups that may benefit from collected log data. This includes internal auditors, compliance, IT security and IT operations.
There are certainly customers just looking for log management because of a compliance requirement, and they may not have the internal resources to do anything but collect and document logs, Kavanaugh says. "But many buyers realize the capabilities inherent in log management software—the ability to collect, search and run reports—are valuable to security operations." Once the security group gets involved, he says, they look at including network security devices, routers and other areas of the network environment where they don't have great insight, as well as the real-time component.
When selecting a SIEM product at Liz Claiborne, Mike Mahoney, manager of IT security and compliance, involved architecture leaders from eight groups, asking them to respond to an in-depth questionnaire regarding what would help them improve their jobs. It ultimately took six months to complete the evaluation. "I wanted this to be a tool they would benefit from beyond log collection," Mahoney says.
"Ultimately, the point of intersection is log management, but analytics might be done by two different platforms," Oltsik says. "Whether you need security or compliance, you're using the same log data."
DO emphasize correlation capabilities. Correlation is a key aspect of SIEM systems, says Larry Whiteside, associate director of information security at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY). SIEM systems normalize logs from various systems, which helps you see the most important data you need out of those logs in a readable format.
They also help you correlate events that the human eye could never perceive but that correlation rules can detect. "If you use correlation rules, you can run a report, and two events that are 10 minutes apart will be right on top of each other because they're directly related to each other," Whiteside says. "If somebody does something once every 30 minutes, there's no way of looking at the log in the traditional sense and finding that."
Mahoney concurs that this is beyond human capability. One of the PCI DSS requirements, he says, is to review log events on a daily basis, which can involve millions of events per day. "The strength of SIEM is the ability to normalize the data and present it in a standard format," he says. At Liz Claiborne, it takes one person two hours a day to review log events, and that's thanks to rules built for specific occurrences.
DO look for usability. When Whiteside chose Symantec's SIEM product, he was ultimately sold on the usability of the interface, as well as how easy it was to set up policies and rules, create manual reports and schedule automated reports. This, he says, really helped weed out numerous players.
Symantec's DeepSight Threat Management System feature, for example, provides updates on threats going on in the world and correlates that information with alerts coming from your own devices. "I might get an alert from the intrusion detection system or firewall that is rated as low, but when it's correlated with the threat management information, which says it's seen a spike in this activity, it will raise the criticality of the alert," Whiteside says. "I get a real-world-type scenario." He can also put controls in place so that if the activity spikes, he's already protected.
DO look for ease of building correlation rules. In addition to basic usability, it's also important to look more deeply into how easily the system replicates what you normally ask humans to do, says Brian Cincera, senior director of worldwide technology infrastructure at Pfizer. An example is creating correlation rules that help his staff focus on the areas of highest risk.
"We've found that creating a rule and having one that reliably replicates what a human can do are two different things," Cincera says. "You can get any one of these systems and it will generate a lot of red flashing lights. But the point is, I have limited resources of really smart people who can focus on a few important events around the most significant areas of data and risk, so I have to keep the steadily growing noise level down, and the machine is the only way I can do that."
Ease-of-use features in ArcSight include the interface itself, the sophistication of the rule sets provided, drop-down boxes and the ability to construct expressions that are English-like rather than complex formulas, Cincera says. "You don't want it to take a Ph.D. to create rules that replicate human behavior," he adds.
DO consider investigative capabilities. One of the most favorable features of Q1 Labs' QRadar, Mahoney says, is its ability to manage Layer 7 data. This provides him with a view into not just network behavior, but also user and application behavior. "It identifies activity at a higher level and gets more specific on application behavior," he says, even capturing data in the packets for internal investigations. "I can view what activity users have done on the network—the applications they've touched, the Web sites they've visited." He can also look at specific databases on specific servers and see who's touching them. Or he can get log events to see what applications are talking to other applications and what database tables they're hitting. "That's above and beyond simple log collections," Mahoney says.
For instance, if Server A is talking to Server B, and activity peaks on Sunday night at 10 p.m., he can drill in further to see what desktops are involved. "It's very in-depth from an investigative perspective," he says.
DO weigh deployment options. SIEM buyers have a wide range of deployment options from which to choose. While software is the traditional form factor, Kavanaugh says, vendors have increasingly come out with all-in-one appliances, which do the data collection, analysis and correlation and use their own built-in databases to store copies of logs. There are also many blended offerings, in which a server performs the real-time analysis, correlation and monitoring, and an appliance covers log collection.
The decision depends on factors such as your business requirements, availability of support personnel, maintenance windows, network architecture and bandwidth restrictions. For instance, a retailer might have a thin pipe for transporting data back to corporate headquarters and therefore might want an appliance at the branch location as well as the ability to send logs back to a central location during nonbusiness hours for compliance work, Kavanaugh says.
Whiteside says storage considerations are another factor when choosing a deployment option. Some appliances offer only local storage, with no ability to send data to a secondary database, he says. This would be a problem if you collected log data in multiple regions but wanted to conduct queries remotely. "If someone needed to run a query for Europe but was in the U.S., he wouldn't want the query to go all the way to a database sitting on an appliance in Europe," he says. "It's not efficient."
At the VNSNY, Whiteside uses a multi-tiered architecture. A Symantec SIEM box collects network-based logs for the firewalls, routers, switches and intrusion detection system, and a log management system from LogLogic collects and reports on application and system logs. It forwards these logs to the Symantec SIEM, which applies correlation rules to all the log data.
Mahoney says he is happy to be using an all-in-one appliance for the 4,500 devices on Liz Claiborne's network that send log events. "I don't want to worry about driver patches and disk space requirements and database maintenance," he says. With other systems, data was stored in a SQL database, but with the appliance, it's built-in. "It's a hands-off approach," he says.
Pete Colley, security operations manager at CSC in the United Kingdom, says there are a couple of deployment options with the SIEM he uses, which is RSA enVision. Since a CSC customer had a very large distributed network, with 4,000 devices to collect logs from, he selected a distributed system that ran the application and database on a server, with network-attached storage. Data is pulled in from six or seven remote collectors, he says. "An all-in-one appliance wouldn't do it," Colley says. The largest appliance he looked at was limited, by license, to 1,000 end devices.
DON'T forget the managed service provider option. Historically, companies considered an MSP only for SEM functionality, Kavanaugh says, choosing to implement in-house systems for log collection and management. Now, however, more MSPs are offering log management capabilities, taking logs from the customer premises to a security operations center and doing the archiving and reporting from there. While this would not work for companies with a large volume of logs or a wide diversity of devices to collect from, it is a valid option for midsize and smaller firms, Kavanaugh says.
DON'T overplay the real-time console. When Whiteside first started using SIEM products, he felt the real-time console was the most important aspect of this technology. However, he eventually realized that only 5% of the team's time was spent looking at the console, and the rest was spent running queries. "Real-time alerting is extremely important, but the console is a nice-to-have," he says. "The importance of SIEM is its back-end intelligence and alerting."


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22 people killed when a truck bomb went off in a heavily secured area close to the presidential palace, out of a hotel in Mogadishu, capital of Somali.
At the time of the blast on Tuesday, a security conference was in way at the hotel.
Al-Qaeda affiliated Islamist al-Shabab group claimed the responsibility behind the attack.
SYL, which is, the Somali Youth League hotel, is a well-known meeting place for government officials and has been aimed by terrorists before.
The truck tried to enter the Presidential place breaking the security. The militants of the vehicle trade fire with the security forces after being prevented. Then the truck exploded near the hotel.
Al-Shabab is fighting to expel Somalia’s UN-backed government and set up an Islamic state.


But anyway, the upside is that these buns are great for making a fun long sandwich. I stood there thinking and here and there these days--not frequently-- i've tried the peanut butter. And I tried it again today-- no dice. I almost gagged. It did not go down easy. I feel like sufficient time has passed for another peanut butter phase so that's why i've been trying it out but every time I am repulsed. So i came to my blog to check and sure enough, i've got another year to go. Premature, Jen. Premature. Don't rush these things. You can't rush science. So i'll put it away and just let nature take its course.
So, to compare and contrast to the last time, here's a list of the things I eat as of this moment, 2014:
Breakfast is tricky these days. Since i last reported, I have discovered that eating breads and flours makes me sad, so there goes white flour and whatnot, for the most part.
But as for more mainstream stuff, i stick mostly to smoothies and eggs. Occasionally an egg on toast. But smoothies are just about daily. I need my morning fruits and vegs. I know, everyone is doing it, and I am too. I'm not too crazy though. Just your standard kefir, spinach, carrot juice, bananas, and frozen fruit smoothie.
Pretty much consistent with two years ago. These days, lunch consists of whatever vegetables are in the fridge and fruit also. Apples, pears, peas, cucumbers, carrots and peppers are my go-to. Maybe some cheese. I really do eat an exorbitant amount of fruit. But that's fine, right? All the better for me, right? (right?)
I hate dinner. Hate making dinner. Hate dealing with it. Since i have a 9pm bedtime (goal-wise anyway), i am on a completely different digestive schedule. So i eat at about 5:30. Since i'd rather die a torturous death than meal plan, dinner is very simple or delicious take out. I actually did meal plan yesterday and set out to TJ's to embark on what has to be one of THE WORST days of my Brooklyn life. No need to go into it but here's a screen cap (just typed "scrap") to sum it up:
Yesterday I met a friend on the sidewalk for a chat and I just love throwing out things like, "Oh, better go, we've got a crockpot going..." (which doesn't make sense since crockpot = never think again, but i had to turn it down. one last step.) and then she says with raised eyebrows, "Oh, DO you!" and we laugh. I've learned that one of the ways I handle mom life is to make fun of it and my place in it as much as possible. We all have our mechanisms, right? Sometimes I make casseroles for people just to say, "I just thought i'd bring over a casserole." It's the same one every time-- tuna. And actually it's the same person. (Holla, Suvi.)
So here's a vague list of what i'm having this week:
- Crockpot chicken and rice stuff
- Tacos with pork or something?
- Sloppy joes with cole slaw just for Sean. I got shredded broccoli and cabbage and carrots. And beets. That's enough for a slaw, right? What IS slaw, anyway. And why does it have that horrible name.
- Baked ziti-type thing. With basil from my own pot(!!) We've recently begun a windowsill garden. This is a big deal because I'm the worst at plant-growing. But Julian and i planted some seeds and it was amazing the way these new green things carried us into the spring. They have brought us a lot of joy. And we've added yet another skill to Sean's already lengthy list of things he's naturally good at: gardener/plant arranger? Horticulturist? Someone please give me the word for this that i know must exist. It's not even in my vocabulary. Anyway, we even bought a hanging bowl and put some thyme and basil in it. We're hoping they intertwine and create a new herbrid (--see what i JUST did there?) We're calling it thasil.
These days I enjoy a nighttime rootbeer float. I'm kind of into experimenting the many different varieties of rootbeer out there. It is quite enjoyable.
Otherwise, I also enjoy an ice cream cone. Or a brownie. Or anything. The other day i made the BUHGLiest banana cream pie because i had such a hankering. The color of it was of the rotting flesh hue, with a slight tinge of green? But if that's what rotting flesh tastes like, sign me up. It was delish.
That wraps up this edition of What Jen Eats. Check back next year to find out about that peanut butter and what else I'm eating, or doing, or thinking about.


In February I had the pleasure of photographing Charlee's 2nd Birthday party. I have had such a great time photographing Charlee over the last two years. Her mommy and I are great friends! Love that they think of me as their family photographer. Hard to believe that I photographed her first birthday a year ago! Her mom and dad did a great job with her "Elmo Themed" Party. The kids got to meet Elmo himself! Hope you enjoy the photos.
Kirsten Lee Photography reaches out to clients in Douglasville, ga and metro atlanta areas. Kirsten Lee specializes in maternity, newborns, children, and family portraits.


just spent a week with my new 11m sonic. used it all week on my holiday round Wales. Week started in black rock sands on saturday with light winds from the south east gusty and horrible coming over snowdonia. i flew the kite on the beach and instantly loved it. smooth to turn and nice lift and as for gusts? i couldn't feel them at all! the kite just feels natural not too different to my old C kites.
as the wind picked up to about 15mph i headed out into the pools and set the power strap not to heavy on the power and off i went. amazed that i was going upwind as well as Col on a 15m nova and felt powered, was able to pop nice raleys etc even in these winds.
from this point on the wind picked up and up but just adjust the depower and you've literaly changed kite size and you're back in the sweet spot. with a bit of practise you can set the power whilst moving. the kite ate gusts and just gives so much confidence. instead of the usual scrotum inverting pain of a messed up sbend you just let go and it all stops before it happens. i did not bother with the stopper at all. there really is no need for it, the only time you may need it is walking out when you pass the board from hand to hand! it takes no time to learn to let go and from then on the thought of going back to a stopper just to do a dead man seems stupid!!!
it's so nice to come in for a break let go of the bar and then just sit and breath while the kite politely waits for relaunch.
get on the flat water and go for a speed run then just push away on the bar dig the rail in and bang you've stopped no need for the arse break!
Next stop was Rhosneigr in mast high waves. have no surf background and have never even seen them this big so setting out in gusty winds of 17-25knts seemed insane and everyone said don't. After a little think some loud music and a kick up the arse by the girlfriend i went for it. It was probably the best day of my life and certainly the sesh of my life. the fact i had the confidence to go for and nail new moves in these conditions blew me away, raleying off a wave to land toe side still on the face of the thing is just cracking!!! where were the cameras!!! carving toe side on the waves just depowering the kite and letting it drift along as you use the waves power but having the confidence that if it is gonna close out just pull the bar in and you have the power to escape was awesome! i ditched the kite twice in the close out zone and once it just bounced back the other time was a bit more hairy. the kite was caught by a wave and turned inside out, at this point my guts did the same. i was being rinsed all over the place but the kite simply wobbled it's way quickly to the relaunch position and took off and was fine, no tangles, nothing, got my board and continued til it nearly got dark. What a day! thanks to Kirsty Ed and single malt for the bravery to get out there!!!
next weekend was at borth out in gusty southerly but again it felt like clean wind on the kite. was great to be out with the massif!! kirsty nailed up wind in the waves Ed was boosting and then bang the squall from hell! Larry saved Kirst, Ed got lofted out of the sea and spun up the beach and i was still pootling along slowly waiting for it to drop it didn't and it began to reach the upper limit so i just headed in to shore slowly and let go of the bar. never got moved from were i stopped. for safety reasons alone we should all have these kites. it seems silly as weekend warriors or otherwise to get hurt and miss work or even more importantly time on the water for the sake of what a 12m used to cost anyway! no more lofting or drags up the beach or struggling into the sea. just set the power and stroll out then go out as powered as you want if you wanna go old scholl and fight the kite you can if you wanna cruise you can, boost, pop, wake, loop it does it all. did i mention boosting? send the kite to just past 12 and hit a wave at the same time then hang on but not to tight and you just fly, but beware these kites are quick doing what i used to have to do to jump lead to accidental kiteloops-these are not pussy loops, unless you want them to be! amazing speed on the turn.
the next day as many of you know it all went wrong and my chicken loop broke as the bolt pulled through the webbing and the kite flew off down wind to come to rest on the dunes. I contacted Sean at Airjam straight away about the problem and he instantly phoned Matt Pendle the Sonic designer. It turns out the factory changed the webbing used on the origional loops from a strong stiff webbing to a softer one without consulting Matt. Matt has immediately changed the production back to the stiffer (more expensive) webbing and will be distributing them within a week to existing sonic users. new kites will be sorted at the distributors.
So there was a problem but within a week of it happening it has been fixed all will be sorted. this is the only problem. for a company to take the problem on baord and fix it so quick is testimony to the after sales care that Gk will provide, they will not ignore your comments. the kite is amazing the hype is true the 11m really could be the one kite quiver but an 8m is probably gonna be so much fun we'll all end up with one anyway!!!
with the simple bar, low bar pressure, and ease of use but super high performance and safety this kite just might be the one!! for a kite to give a guy with a hernia the confidence to go out and nail unhooked sbends tantrums big raleys and start trying to get these damn flat 3's and landing powered to blind sorted is testimony to the awesome safety and also rideability of the kites. anyone who says they are just for waves are lying they rock for all the styles. This revolution MUST be televised!!!


Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, best known for his raw, real-life comedy that audiences everywhere can relate to. Recognized for his wild hair and his often-imitated phrase, “what’s up, fool?”, people are surprised to find out that Felipe is also the same person referred to and imitated in infamous stories by fellow comedian, Gabriel Iglesias. Felipe won NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2010, and soon after, starred in and produced his first 1 hour Showtime special, and is now touring comedy clubs and theaters across the world and working on a new 1 hour special. He also launched a popular new podcast April 1, 2014, entitled, “What’s Up Fool?”, on the All Things Comedy podcast network.
In addition to winning the top prize on Last Comic Standing, Felipe has appeared on numerous television shows, including “The Eric Andre Show”, “Arsenio Hall”, “The Tonight Show”, “Lopez Tonight”, TruTV’s “World’s Dumbest”, Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend” and “Russell Simmons Presents Stand-Up at the El Rey”, “Comics Unleashed”, Showtime’s “Comics Without Borders”, BET’s “Comic View”, and Galavisión’s “Que Locos” (where he had more appearances than any other comedian). In 2009, he appeared in his first two feature-length films, “The Deported”, with Nick Turturro, Talia Shire, and Paul Rodriguez and “I’m Not Like That No More”, a film based on his stand-up comedy where he stars as Paul Rodriguez’ son.
In 2012, Felipe starred in and produced his first one-hour special, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You” for Showtime, which is now available on DVD and streaming on Netflix.


NHRA Pro Mod - Coughlin's Championship Hopes Take Major Hit
CHARLOTTE, Sep. 16, 2012: The crazy weekend of JEGS.com driver Troy Coughlin showed just how recalcitrant the vehicles of the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by ProCare Rx can be.
Coughlin's turbocharged 1969 Chevrolet Camaro couldn't get down the track in his first two qualifying runs at zMax Dragway, but he rebounded to post the No. 4 qualifying time in the final session.In the first round of eliminations Saturday, with the car basically unchanged from qualifying, Coughlin encountered more trouble and fell to No. 13 qualifier Kevin McCurdy.
"It has been a crazy weekend," Coughlin said. "There's no doubt about that. We've struggled with managing the power. The guys got it under control, and we went out and made a decent pass."
Coughlin was No. 17 in the order after the first two qualifying sessions, but the speed of the JEGS.com car came through in Q3 with a pass of 5.936 seconds at 250.88 mph.
"We pretty much just put it back in line (for eliminations)," Coughlin said. "Then we had another issue. I don't know what the issue is, but we had something else happen inside the car when we were going up to stage. One of those things."
Coughlin's car didn't launch like it normally does, and it was clear the run would not go as planned.
"Something happened when we were going into the second light," Coughlin said. "I let go of the button to take off, and it was really sluggish. I figured, 'Well, maybe he'll make a mistake, maybe he'll spin the tires.' I kept my foot in it, and then as the motor starts to accelerate, the boost curve comes in. You're going from 1,200 horsepower to 2,200-2,300 horsepower like that, and the car's not rolling fast enough to accept that kind of power."
The tail of the JEGS.com Camaro shimmied, and Coughlin got close to the centerline. He got out of the throttle, and by then, McCurdy was gone. While Coughlin was bummed at not being able to advance to Sunday's second round, he was happy for McCurdy.
"I like Kevin," Coughlin said. "He's a good guy, a good racer – a tough racer. If it can't be us, it's nice to see him."The next stop on the Pro Mod tour is the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park on Sept. 28-30. But first, Coughlin and the JEGS.com team will take delivery of a new Pro Mod Corvette.
"We're heading to Pro Line Racing engines and convert this car to the new car," Coughlin said. "Then, we're going to go test as soon as we get it done."


Digital Marketing Sales Funnel
The internet has opened up a lot of things to our world: Cat videos, forum trolls, and digital marketing. Salesforce.com estimates that consumers are 75% of the way to making their decision to buy your brand BEFORE they ever visit your store or see a sales rep. Thus, it’s critical to address all their issues on your website and use influence strategies effectively throughout the site.1
Allow me to introduce you to the most misused and misunderstood word in all of sales and marketing: FUNNEL. It’s not just for digital marketers, online or offline, e-commerce store or dry-cleaner, if you have a business and you have customers then you have some type of funnel (even if you call it something else). You might call it a “marketing funnel,” “conversion funnel,” “marketing pipeline,” “sales funnel,” “sales pipeline,” “sales process,” “sales cycle,” or any number of other terms that are all describing the exact same thing. Bottom line, if you have a business it’s because you have processes in place to:
- Acquire new prospects and leads
- Convert those leads into buyers
- Get those buyers to buy more or buy more often!
Now, it might not be an optimized process, but every business has some way of doing all the things listed above.
Business2Community outlines the ideal steps your digital sales funnel should take. It begins with keeping the lines of communication between you and your customer open; consider offering a freebie service like downloading a white paper in exchange for an email address. Pick something that a visitor to your website considers valuable enough that they would give up their contact information in exchange. Once you get visitors to sign up, redirect them to a page that not only thanks them but offers a special deal on a product you’re selling or is an extension of the free product you gave visitors. The big end goal is to redirect your visitor to a final sales page that offers you the product you ultimately are trying to sell.1
A Conversion Funnel is a multi-step, multi-modality campaign that seamlessly and subtly leads a prospect toward a desired action. Let’s break this definition down:
- Multi-step, multi-modality – You don’t turn cold prospects into leads, customers and multi-buyers all at once. A solid conversion funnel anticipates each step necessary to lead the prospect to the conversion.
- Campaign – Depending on your business and what you sell, a conversion funnel can require all types of different elements, sales appointments, consultations, landing pages, email follow-up, phone follow up, visits to your store and more to accomplish the ultimate goal. The important thing to remember is that it’s a process, not a single event.
- Seamlessly and subtly – A well-oiled conversion funnel removes the friction between the prospect and the conversion.
Here’s what a conversion funnel is NOT: a silver bullet. It’s not easy—nothing worthwhile is.
Think about the last time you were shopping for something significant—a new television, for example:
- First, you might read something about the optimal TV size for your home.
- Then, you may have Googled "best 55" TV models."
- From those lists, you may have read reviews on each suggestion.
- By now, you're close to making a decision—and you haven't even visited a website like Target or Amazon, places that actually sell TVs.
All versions of the marketing funnel start with awareness, since you can’t do anything until consumers become aware of your brand. Digital adds another option to other forms creating awareness and harnesses the power of word-of-mouth, which is much more effective than traditional advertising. Getting users to share your content gives it the patina of legitimacy missing from advertising. Search also helps share your content. Hence, your exposure strategy consists of:
- SEO (search engine marketing) to get found in organic search.
- Content marketing – to create content worthy of sharing.
- Building a community – who shares as part of the tit for tat of the community.
Add in a little traditional digital advertising through banners and PPC and you’ve got the beginnings of a great funnel.


La Cañada fire spreads in three directions, forcing more evacuations [Updated]
A fire in the La Cañada Flintridge area grew overnight, prompting more evacuations and leaving residents along foothill communities on edge.
The Station fire has burned more than 5,500 acres in various directions. One leg of the fire was moving southeast toward Altadena. No evacuations have yet been ordered in that community or the nearby Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Another leg was moving north, and officials said they are trying to prevent it from getting to the communications centers at Mt. Wilson. A western leg was moving toward Big Tujunga Canyon.
[Updated at 8 a.m.: The fire was 5% contained, 751 firefighters were on scene and 1,800 homes were threatened.]
Firefighters said the blaze was slow but stubborn, fueled by hot conditions but moving at a modest pace because there were no winds.
Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders for scores of homes in the area of La Cañada Flintridge Golf Course. The orders include Starlight Crest Drive, Greenridge Drive, Forest Green Drive and Ridge Court, said Sgt. Daniel Stanley of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The communities are east of the Angeles Crest Highway.
Residents were asked to assemble their families and leave the area. An evacuation center has been set up at La Cañada High School, at 4463 Oak Grove Drive, where the Red Cross will help those from the evacuation area.
The fire had burned erratically along steep slope and thick vegetation. In some cases, the vegetation has grown to heights of 15 to 20 feet and has not been thinned by fire in almost 40 years, authorities said.
Residents began to slowly stream into La Cañada High School early into the morning.
The worry was evident on Sonia Castellon's face as she made her way into the makeshift evacuation center.
"I was trying to keep calm, keep it together. But the moment you leave your home it's hard," the 46-year-old dentist said as she began to tear up.
Castellon said she had packed a large amount of valuables throughout the day just in case, since she said the fire was getting worse near her Greenridge Drive home. She packed away pictures, jewelry, cash, and discs and cards with family memories -- things that cannot be replaced.
"We had two hours from when they called, and it was already after 11 [p.m.] when we got the call. I'm scared of not having a house when we go back."
Having to evacuate was especially tough for Castellon's daughter, Carla Torres. They were in the midst of preparing for her sweet 16 birthday party. Although she hopes the party at the Castaway Restaurant and Banquet Center in Burbank offers a temporary relief, Torres said she didn't see herself waking up on her birthday at her high school.
"It's really scary right now," Torres said.More than 2,700 firefighters and a small air force of air tankers and helicopters managed to stop the blazes before they swept into hillside housing tracts. But smoky air from the fires continued to create unhealthful conditions in parts of the San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys.
In all, nearly 10,000 acres had burned in the four major fires by Friday evening. In addition to those wildfires, two separate blazes scorched about 1,000 acres in sprawling Camp Pendelton in San Diego County. Neither fire threatened structures.
An air assault through the night helped bring the Palos Verdes Peninsula fire under 90% containment Friday. Expensive homes in Rolling Hills and Rancho Palos Verdes had been threatened, with flames lapping at the eaves of some residences.
The blaze consumed 230 acres.
In steep terrain above Hemet, a San Bernardino National Forest wildfire was just 10% contained, but was not posing an immediate threat to structures, although 2,200 acres had burned. A mandatory evacuation order in the Willowbrook Road area was lifted, but voluntary evacuation advisories remained for Bee Canyon.
The Morris fire, which started five miles north of Azusa near San Gabriel Canyon Road, blackened more than 2,000 acres and was 85% contained, officials said. The fire was burning in mostly open mountain country, but voluntary evacuations were in effect for the North Fork of the San Gabriel River.
The fires blanketed the Los Angeles Basin with thick, foul-smelling smoke.
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department warned the public to avoid outdoor activities. Air quality deteriorated throughout the day as temperatures climbed, becoming unhealthful for sensitive people in western San Bernardino and Riverside counties as well as in the San Fernando Valley.
-- Gerrick D. Kennedy in La Cañada Flintridge


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Housing starts in the U.S. fell in February as record snowfall in parts of the country hampered construction, while fewer building permits signaled demand is stagnating.
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For months, senior Ukrainian officials have been claiming that the Ukrainian government has done everything the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could possibly demand. Investment banks and brokerages that hawk Ukrainian bonds have cheerfully promoted these statements. They have speculated that Ukraine would receive its next IMF tranche during the first quarter of 2021, or at the very latest, in the following months. Unfortunately, this happy talk was always detached from reality. I made that point back in November 2020.
The IMF has just completed an unusually long virtual mission to Ukraine. It began in December 21-23, and then extended from January 11 until February 12. In contrast, a normal IMF review mission takes 10-12 days. This long mission is not a good sign. Even more ominously, the mission ended without any recommendation about when to issue a next tranche.
It is now time to look beyond the official language and diplomatic courtesies in order to understand what is really going on.
Sensibly, the IMF is always polite. It does not want to antagonize any member government. On the contrary, it wants to be helpful. The IMF rarely makes statements that might make a partner unduly uncomfortable. IMF officials do not even point out obvious lies.
Thanks to this approach, governments can safely mislead domestic audiences about the state of relations with the IMF. The problem, however, is that the IMF also hears. It knows what is right and wrong, and it has no compulsion to offer credits to the dishonest.
Since I do not work for the IMF, I can speak in the kind of direct manner that the IMF and Ukrainian government find so difficult. No agreement was concluded between the IMF and the Ukrainian government recently because they fundamentally disagree about pretty much everything.
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Ukraine’s original post-Soviet sin is that the government wants to control the country’s prosecutors, courts, and security services, so that it can, in turn, control the private sector. The temptations are obvious. As soon as you achieve high office, you can begin discussing with business leaders how you can help them, not to mention the nation. There is no need to issue any threats. You can just declare your readiness to help.
This remains the fundamental problem with the Ukrainian government. Old-style Soviet telephone law prevails, even if the calls have now moved from landlines to Telegram or Signal channels. A few top officials tell the small circle of wealthy businessmen who dominate the Ukrainian economy that they had better cooperate. Everyone understands that this cooperation involves offering large sums of money. The rest is a matter of mere details.
Seventy-three percent of the Ukrainians voted for Volodymyr Zelenskyy in April 2019. Why? Because they wanted to see an end to this charade. They had watched Zelenskyy star as an anti-corruption president in the “Servant of the People” TV series. As a result, they thought he genuinely understood the system and was prepared to fight it.
Alas, many are now coming to regard him as more like a servant of oligarch interests. This is reflected in Zelenskyy’s steadily declining approval rating. A major reason for Zelenskyy’s plummeting popularity is the sense of rising lawlessness as reflected in an increased number of so-called corporate raids, or theft of enterprises. Meanwhile, anti-corruption activists are being attacked and law enforcement fails to act.
What should Zelenskyy do? He urgently needs to refocus on the anti-corruption messages that enabled him to win landslide election victories in the presidential and parliamentary votes of 2019.
The Ukrainian public has always demanded action against corruption and craves rising standards of living. This should shape the president’s policies. Happily, these goals are also the key objectives of the IMF, the United States, the European Union, and the G7 group of nations. With so many influential forces pushing in the same direction, it is hard to see why the Ukrainian president cannot also embrace these priorities.
The most critical issue on the political agenda is currently the status of Ukraine’s only functioning anti-corruption body, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). Undermining the bureau or ousting NABU’s outstanding leader, Artem Sytnyk, would be a grave error.
The disappointment of the recent IMF mission has underlined the choices facing Ukraine’s leadership. The country once again finds itself at a major crossroads and must decide which direction it intends to take.
Will Zelenskyy make the fateful decision to impose genuine rule of law? For the past three decades, a corrupt judicial system has blocked the development of the Ukrainian economy while enabling the oligarch class to dominate the country. The United States under the leadership of President Biden, the IMF, the European Union, and other international partners are all ready to support the Ukrainian president in the struggle for judicial reform. Everyone understands the nature of the problem. The question is whether Zelenskyy will do something about it.


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Carter Lake, an 1100 acre storage reservoir, offers good fishing for trophy … Hike through the forest, play on green spaces along the Humber River, and enjoy picnics, BBQs and fun. William H wrote a review Oct 2020. Go north on Boise Ave. to E CR 24E and go east. Boyd Lake in Loveland allows for boating, fishing, camping, swimming, hiking and other activities. 30 Amp, Elec. Applies for any person entering Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area , Barr Lake, Crawford, Colorado State Forest State … Camping This Weekend - Colorado Parks and Wildlife IPAWS top menu After Labor Day, there is no fee. Anglers may additionally catch crappie, bluegill, and perch. Dates of Access: Open all year Hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM Ownership: CPW Admission: State Parks Pass. On March 1, 2020, vehicle entry fees will be $9-$11,depending on the park you visit--Boyd Lake State Park will be $10 per vehicle. Continue for 1 mile and head east at the Boyd Lake State Park sign to the entrance station. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook Please visit Colorado Parks and Wildlife website for more information on prices and choosing the right pass for your needs. We have stayed here before but prices have gone up with extra$10/day entrance fee added to $36 site fee/day plus Reserve America $6. With temperatures expected to reach near 70 degrees Saturday, it might be a good time to head to Boyd Lake State Park. It features a small beach area and pavilion for swimmers and a campground with 148 pull-through lots. Questions about this site may be submitted via the contact form. Amenities. Now maybe the $33 is an … The ski pattern is counterclockwise. 13 contributions. Additional fee for camping . Boyd Lake which is open year-round is one of the busiest recreation lakes in Northern Colorado. Boyd Lake also has a … 396 People Used More Courses ›› View Course Boyd Lake Run – Sweetheart City Racing Like most State Parks, is geared to family settings: kids, dogs, outdoors music, smoky fire pits, a great deal of activity, loud talking. Long's Peak from Boyd Lake Marina. The entrance fee is only during the summer months. The park is home to Boyd Lake Marina (970-663-2662), which has slip and mooring rentals, fuel, live bait and fishing supplies, plus groceries and more. It is also available at Gander Mountain, REI, Sportsman’s Warehouse, most City Market, King Soopers, and … A one night stay here with all fees would set you back a whopping $40! Monthly payment for … Only the south end of the lake is open to water-skiing. Rate may vary across dates. Boyd Lake (1700 acres) provides quality fishing for walleye, white bass, catfish, and trout. This is what many people desire. Location: Loveland, Colorado . DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers free park entrance to active-duty military and veterans during the month of August as a result of House Bill 15-1045, signed into law May 27, 2015. Colorado state parks continue to see huge increases in visitation this year, so much so that by the end of October, 13 of the 15 parks in the northeast region surpassed the highest 12-month totals they’d recorded in the past four years. 4. There are 148 campsites, a 1,700-acre reservoir, showers and electric hookups. It is a beautiful summer, Make the most out of it! Location: Boyd Lake State Park – BEFORE MAIN ENTRANCE GATE TBD – RACE DAY – from 7:00am to 7:45am Location: *Transition area of the race* There is a $5 race day pick-up fee that should be pre-paid online. Entrance Permits and Camping Prices | Larimer County. The lake is open year round to fishing, and boating when not frozen. Camping fees are required in addition to entrance permits. No sewer or … We had a wonderful time visiting the Union Pacific Railroad’s Bailey Yard and the Union Pacific Museum & Depot Display at Cody Park. Free State Park Entrance Press Release. Located within the headwaters of the Don and Humber Rivers, Boyd Conservation Park offers a unique opportunity to enjoy nature in the city. All reviews dump station swim beach jet ski nice lake pretty lake paved trail water level great camping paddle boards entrance fee ice fishing great trails fort collins campground boating electric rv drought bike shade concessions playground. Entrance fees to increase at Colorado's 42 state parks in 2020 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Cherry Creek Chatfield Boyd Lake and Eldorado Canyon daily parks pass. A 10 day stay would amortize the reservation fee and result in a $33 daily rate including daily entrance fee. Please call the number below directly for updated information before you make your on-line reservation. Location: Boulder, Colorado ... Boyd Lake State Park. You do not need to bring … Perfect timing since the park's boat ramps opened Friday morning for the season. Entrance Fee: $32.00 Campfire: Limited use Pet Fee: None Leash Rule: On Leash. Here is more information and the press release. At Cherry Creek, Chatfield, and Boyd Lake State Recreation Areas, and Eldorado Canyon State Parks each daily vehicle pass is $9. It is also home to one of the lake’s three boat ramps, the six-lane Main Boat … Colorado State Parks Pass or Park Entrance Fee required. and personnel expenses (rangers and maintenance staff out on the parks and open spaces). The fee will be $10 at Boyd Lake – $9 at the majority of other state parks – in a change that was approved in January by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to help manage the rise in property maintenance needs. Website: Boyd Lake State Park ... To add insult to injury, staying at any of the CO State Parks also incurs an additional daily State Park Entrance Fee ($8 here, but fee varies by specific park). Aug. 13, 2011 – “Starry Eyed” Join the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society for an exploration of our night sky from the shores of Boyd Lake. Other fees and costs still apply but the entrance fee will be waived. Time for us to leave the hot humid weather in Nebraska and head for a cooler climate in the … Boyd Lake (1700 acres) provides quality fishing for walleye, white bass, catfish, and trout. LOCATION: Boyd Lake State Park, 3720 North County Road 11-C, Loveland CO 80538 For Current Rates and Availability; To Make Your Reservations: 970-669-1739 This is a fun lake park. Get out and enjoy your local Colorado State Park. COUPON (3 days ago) Revenue generated from entrance permit sales goes directly back into your parks and open spaces to cover operating expenses (trash collection, restroom supplies, picnic tables, etc.) Besides offering just about every amenity you could think of for recreational users, the lake is a haven for many warmwater fish species. Experience the outdoors with family and friends at Boyd Conservation Park. Description. Walk-in camping registration fee: additional $3.00 per site; No secondary units (such as RVs, trailers, pop-ups, etc.) It is a popular choice for bird lovers as over 200 species of resident and migratory birds can be found in the area. The Colorado State Annual Parks Pass allows for vehicle entrance at 42 Colorado State Parks that charge a day entrance fee. Pets are also allowed at the lake, if they are kept on a six-foot leash. Boyd Lake State Park is located on the lake’s western shore, and a Colorado State Parks Pass or paying a park entrance fee is required for boaters to access the lake. Boyd Lake SP, CO - 08/27/13 Tuesday – August 27, 2013. Park entrance fee applies. Nice lake park. A family-oriented park with fishing, watersports, swim beach, trails and nature programs. Facility Amenities: ADA Restroom Facilities, Campsites, Concessions, Dump Station, Elec. Effective Jan. 1, 2019, the park entrance fee schedule will adjust to the following: Daily Vehicle Pass $8 – $9. Carter Lake. Tabs. 50 Amp, Fire Pit, Food/Beverage … 20 Amp, Elec. The Colorado State Annual Parks Pass is good for one year after the month of purchase. Boyd Lake State Park has something for everyone: boating, fishing, camping, picnicking, swimmi ng, hiking, biking, and hunting. Fish: Bass, catfish, crappie, perch, rainbow trout and walleye Water … For those who don’t mind paying an entrance fee, Carter Lake, Horsetooth Reservoir and Boyd Lake State Park also offer good waters for fishing. Camping and Picnic Area Reservations: Basic nightly/daily rate for camping, cabin, yurt or picnic areas. Boyd Lake in Loveland is only an hour north from Denver and has pretty beaches and picnic areas to enjoy a day in the sun. Displayed rates do not reflect entrance fees, pet fees, or discounts. Effective Jan. 1, 2019, the park entrance fee schedule will adjust to the following: •Daily Vehicle Pass $8 - $9 At Cherry Creek, Chatfield, and Boyd Lake State Recreation Areas, and Eldorado Canyon State Parks each daily vehicle pass is $9 •Individual Daily Pass $4 Applies for any person entering Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area , Barr Lake, Crawford, Colorado State Forest State … will be allowed at campsites (excludes tents). It is available at any Colorado state park and Colorado state regional offices. Boyd Lake is a one-hour road trip on US Highway 34 to Estes Park Colorado, which is the eastern entrance into Rocky Mountain National Park. Boyd Lake is more convenient to Loveland, south Fort Collins, Rocky Mountain National Park and Denver International Airport than campgrounds north of Fort Collins. Families will enjoy the numerous picnic and day-use areas, the large swim beach and its pavilion with showers and concessions, horseshoe pits, volleybal... Log in for additional … … Prices are per night, per site. That’ right, free park entrance to all 42 Colorado State parks on August 3rd. Family activity: No. Colorado State Parks Pass or Park Entrance Fee required. The lake is open year round to fishing, and boating when not frozen. Depending on the season, you may be able to spot great blue herons, great-horned owls, eagles, … All types of watercraft: ski boats, fishing boats, jet skis, sailboats, canoes, use Boyd Lake's 1,700 surface-acres of water. We departed the Buffalo Bill State Park campground in North Platte, Nebraska at 10:20 a.m. (CT). Overview. The annual park pass and commercial park pass entrance fees will remain unchanged in 2020. Boating: Two paved launch ramps. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife … The campground at Boyd Lake State Park is a popular destination for locals and tourists alike. For a lake that’s super convenient to Denver, check out … The road will curve north and change into N CR 11C. One hour. At Boyd Lake, all campsites are electric, and the fee is increasing to $36 per night. this morning. Toiletries $9; Hulu $6; Kindle Unlimited $11; Phone plan $40; Parking ticket $25; Laudromat $4.50; Frying pan $4; Gambling $5; 5 x cloth masks $20; Gifts $100; Website Costs $12. Boyd Lake State Park entrance fee $5; Gregory Canyon trailhead parking $5; Skee Ball $5; Pike Peak Entrance $15; Cripple Creek Railroad $15; El Dorado Canyon entrance fee $10; Other $224.50. Before arriving to Packet Pick Up: Make sure you are registered. However, the $8 fee formerly charged to make a reservation will be eliminated at the first of the year. Fees: Please see Boyd Lake State Park fees. The lake is divided up for safety, ski area, boating, and no wake zone. A Daily Vehicle Park Pass is now $9 for most parks, $10 for Chatfield, Boyd Lake and Eldorado Canyon state parks, and $11 for Cherry Creek (due to the Cherry Creek Water Basin Authority fee). (Photo: Colorado Parks and Wildlife). Location. Reservation fee adds up the price. If you did NOT pay this fee, please bring CASH to packet pickup on race day (this speeds up the line). Website: Boyd Lake State Park Fishing Report. Individual Daily Pass $4. Anglers may additionally catch crappie, bluegill, and perch. 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There is a lot of military in our family. My husband has an uncle and a cousin who served in the United States Army and another cousin who served in the Air Force. I have cousins and cousins through marriage who have served in the National Guard, Marines and Army.
My husbands grandfather, Byron Wilkerson, served in World War II, he was a SeaBee, Navy Construction Battalion. He build airstrips and roads in North Africa, France and Okinawa and was a heavy equipment operator.
My own grandfather, Samuel McAdams, served in World War II as a gunners mate. He would keep the machines and ammo going while his ship, along with others, would escort the Merchant Marines across dangerous waters to their destinations.
My grandfather was my hero. I loved him so much. I had always wanted to name my first born son after him. He passed away before any of my children were born and they never got to meet him. But when we discovered our second child was a boy, I was determined to keep my promise to myself that he would have my grandfathers name. It took some crying, pleading, begging and threatening, but eventually, my husband gave in and my son was named Samuel.
Sam (my grandfather also went by Sam) loves hearing stories of his grandfather. He is a Redskins fan strictly because Great Grandpa Sam was a Redskins fan. He has the same kindness and tenderness I remember in my Grandfather and I love that about him.
Today, as a tribute to our Independence, which the men and women in the Armed Forces and in my own family, have fought for. I took my Sam out in this vintage Navy uniform I had found a long time ago, but it finally fits him and it was just the right time to do this portrait session in dedication to all of our military family, but mostly, to my Grandfather and my husbands Grandfather, who served our country in the Navy during one of the most famous wars in History. I am so proud of them and proud that my children have their legacy’s to look to.


MINNEAPOLIS, MN (NBC) - The wintery weather is causing travel troubles for people in parts of the Midwest.
At the Minneapolis St. Paul Airpor, 467 flights were canceled Saturday and another 200 were canceled on Sunday due to inclement weather.
That was particularly bad news for those flying on Sun Country Airlines. The airline canceled the last of its seasonal flights from Mexico to Minneapolis leaving dozens of people stranded in a foreign country.
Sara Chancellor, her fiance and parents were all stranded in Mazatlan.They say the only way to get back home was to book a return flight on another airline.
"Yes, you may be stranded in paradise but you're also stranded in a foreign country," Chancellor said.
Sun Country says the airline had 25 cancellations Saturday and 15 Sunday, plus five diversions and "extensive delays" due to the severe weather.
In a statement, the airline says "Our agents are working around the clock, some of whom stayed past their shifts to work overnight in the call center, to provide the best service possible to our passengers impacted by all this."


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Karma Chakme Series
Texts by Karma Chakme (karma chags med, 1613–1678), also known as Rāga Asya, a Sanskritized version of his name which he often uses in his writings:
- A Discourse on the Confession of Harmful Deeds Spoken by Yama Dharmarāja to Karma Chakme | Confession
This prayer to Buddha Amitābha, Mañjuśrī the 'Lion of Speech' (smra ba'i seng ge) and the goddess Sarasvatī was composed by Karma Chakmé for his own daily practice. It includes a series of aspirations related to wisdom and intelligence.
Lasel Chenmo, 'The Great Spirit Clearing', is a practice for offering sang (incense smoke) to the nāgas (serpent spirits). It is a terma composed by Padmasambhava and revealed by Karma Chakme. This edition also includes further practices written by Paṇchen Lobzang Chökyi Gyaltsen (1570–1662), Tsasum Terdak Lingpa (1694–1738) and others.
- Lamp Aspiration Prayer (from the Tsok Offering 'A Rain of Blessings') by Fourteenth Karmapa | Light Offering Prayers
This brief prayer of aspiration to accompany the offering of a butter lamp (mar me'i smon lam) is part of the feast offering (tshogs mchod) for the Accomplishing the Land of Great Bliss (bde chen zhing sgrub) cycle of practices based on the original Namchö (gnam chos) revelation of Tertön Mingyur Dorje (1645–1667).
A lineage prayer for the Accomplishing the Land of Great Bliss (bde chen zhing sgrub) cycle of practices based on the original Namchö (gnam chos) revelation of Tertön Mingyur Dorje (1645–1667) and compiled by Karma Chakme (1613–1678).
- The Swift Steed of Garuḍa, King of Birds: An Instruction for Travelling to Sukhāvatī: A Visualization and Recitation of Uṣnīṣa-Sitātapatrā | Sitātapatrā
To practise this short sādhana of the deity Sitātapatrā (gdugs dkar, “White Parasol”) is, in the words of the text itself, "to hold aloft an indestructible vajra sword that can avert disease, obstacles, black magic, evil spells and all oppressing forces." The sādhana is also said to be a swift means of travelling to Sukhāvatī, akin to flying on the back of a garuḍa.
Transference of Consciousness
- Extensive Instructions on the Transference of Consciousness to the Land of Great Bliss | Dying & the Bardos
This famous commentary on the 'transference of consciousness' ('pho ba; Skt. saṃkrānti/utkrānti) describes the various forms of the practice in general and the specific details of the Namchö (gnam chos) transference in particular. It offers instructions on how to perform the transference both for oneself and others.


The advent of blogging has given an entire generation of would-be poets, anarchists, authors, and politicians a chance to voice their opinions about the world in which they find themselves. And while this is undoubtedly a step up from the snobbish elitism of the past ear of literature, some people really do just lose the plot. As the famous saying goes, “With great power comes great responsibility”, and whether you think it comes from Spider Man or the annuls of political greatness, the fact is that bloggers need to be governed by a set of rules. Not for the sake of their readers, but more for their own sake.
This article will take a brief look at the rules that bloggers often seem oblivious too, whether it be in a business or personal setting.
The business blogger
Blogging for business is a bit of a two edged sword. Firstly, there are a lot of positives – you have someone supervising your work, you have time to develop a distinct voice, and you earn a regular salary. However, the pitfalls are quite intense. Too many people get aspirations of greatness and forget that they are writing for a business. The thing to remember is that you are using your words as a sales and marketing tool, and not to express personal vendettas. So the first rule is keep to topic, and always keep your posts professional.
The second big problem is that writers do not take criticism well. When you blog for money, you need to bring money in, and the company or person you represent has a strategy in place on how best to use your work to enlarge profit. So rule number two is develop a thick skin. People will critique you, and maybe dismiss entire posts. Persevere and don’t take it too personally – business is an impersonal and savage arena.
The last rule is that you must remember this is your job. Most professional bloggers start off working for themselves, and have an annoying a tendency to keep bad habits. If you have deadlines, keyword saturation tasks or certain layout guidelines, stick to them. This is not the place to become a prima donna.
The personal blogger
Creating rules for personal expression seems awfully close to censorship, but if you intend to create a popular blog and not a teenage rant, there are some pieces of advice that you should pay attention to.
Firstly, consider your target audience. Your Barbie blog is not a political platform, and if you write about horror films, a review of Titanic (as horrific as you may feel it is) is not appropriate. Your expression is limited by your intended readership, and even though these limits are not fixed, they should be a voice in the back of your mind.
The other golden rule is do not start fights that you cannot win. Take on your government, thinkers you clash with etc, but only if you can defend yourself.


The chancellor said that she had mentioned Germany's "concerns" during her meeting with Russia's president Vladimir Putin about new legislation restricting foreign non-governmental organisations.
Standing next to Mr Putin, Ms Merkel said Germany would wait to see how the "legislation" worked out.
The two leaders had also discussed the war in Chechnya - a subject on which "we haven't always agreed", Ms Merkel said.
A clearly annoyed Mr Putin replied: "It's always pleasant when our internal law-making attracts the attention of our partners."
Ms Merkel's forthright remarks are in glaring contrast to those of her predecessor Gerhard Schröder - who refrained from saying anything critical to Mr Putin, with whom he enjoyed a close personal relationship.
During her six-hour visit to Moscow, Ms Merkel also invited representatives from human rights organisations to a reception at the German embassy - a move unlikely to have delighted the Kremlin. NGOs are concerned that legislation passed by the parliament last month will severely limit their work.
But Mr Putin yesterday claimed that the new bill would not restrict the activities of foreign organisations but would instead make them more "transparent".
He also said that Russia was working "very closely" with the European Union and the US to resolve the growing nuclear crisis in Iran, adding that an offer to allow Iran to enrich uranium on Russian soil was still very much on the table. "We proposed to our Iranian partners to set up a joint enrichment venture on Russian territory... Our partners told us they did not exclude the implementation of our proposal," Mr Putin said.
"It is necessary to work carefully and avoid any erroneous moves," he added.
Klaus Segbers, a professor of East European Studies at Berlin's Free University said that Germany's relationship with Russia was essentially the same despite the change of government last year when Ms Merkel became leader of a "grand coalition". "It's still very close under Frau Merkel. It's the style that's different," he said. "Schröder was critical, but only privately. Merkel is critical in public."
Ms Merkel's fluency in the Russian language and Mr Putin's ability to speak German was also positive, he added.


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Cheese-Stuffed Pretzel Bites
- 1 1/2 tsp
- active dry yeast
- 2 Tbsp
- plus 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar, divided
- 1/4 c
- warm water (110 f.)
- 1 c
- warm milk (115 f.)
- 2 1/2 to 3 c
- 1 c
- grated cheese (i used cheddar)
- 6 c
- 4 tsp
- baking soda
- 4 Tbsp
- unsalted butter, melted
- 1-2 Tbsp
- coarse salt
In another bowl, stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar and warm milk until dissolved.
Add 2 1/2 cups flour and milk mixture to the yeast. Attach the dough hook and knead dough at low speed until a smooth and elastic ball forms, 5 to 7 minutes. If dough is sticky, you can add up to an additional 1/2 cup flour.
Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled large bowl and turn the dough to coat with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 4 equal pieces. Roll one of the four sections into a 12×4-inch rectangle.
With the long side facing you, gently press 1/4 cup of cheese into the bottom third of tRoll as tightly as possible, starting with the end that has the filling.
Cut into 12 1-inch pieces and transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat with remaining 3 portions of the douLet rest, uncovered, at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 F.
In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add the baking soda and lower heat to a simmer. Carefully boil pretzels in batches, putting the pretzels into the poaching liquid, seam side down.
Poach for 10 seconds then carefully turn the pretzel over in the liquid. Poach other side for 10 seconds then remove with a slotted spoon to the same prepared sheet pans, seam side down. Repeat with the remaining pretzels.
Bake in preheated oven until golden-brown, about 15 minutes.
Brush warm pretzel bites with melted butter and sprinkle with salt. Serve warm with honey mustard dipping sauce.


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Dean Ryan fearful of Leicester Tigers
February 3, 2014
Dean Ryan is aware of the threat Leicester Tigers pose © Getty Images
Worcester Warriors' director of rugby Dean Ryan says that his side are "in trouble against Leicester" this coming Friday unless they can show a turn in form.
Ryan's comments came in the wake of Saturday's 42-3 loss to Exeter Chiefs in the LV=Cup, with a firm eye now cast back on Aviva Premiership matters.
"We understand the game [Exeter] didn't have anything on it but we prepared with this game (Leicester) in mind to give us a springboard into facing probably the biggest challenge of most people's careers," Ryan told Worcester News.
He added: "We've got to see what that looks like in a Premiership game and if it looks like Saturday I'm pretty sure of the outcome."
Warriors are yet to win a game from 12 league outings this season and sit at the bottom of the table, 11 points from safety.
"People can comment all they like but if we represent ourselves like that we're in trouble against Leicester," Ryan noted, aware of the threat that Richard Cockerill's side pose to any hopes of remaining in the top flight.
Worcester resume their Premiership season at Sixways this Friday evening, with the only subtle comfort being that their opposition will be suffering some absences due to international duty.
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The basic answer is no.
You can reserve a car for someone else and you can rent a car and let someone else drive it, but you can't rent it for them.
Car Rental companies require that the person picking up the rental car show a valid drivers license and credit card in their own name. This is extremely important.
There was an article in the news recently about a father who reserved a car online for his daughter because she was unfamiliar with making travel arrangements. He chose a prepaid booking site and booked the car in her name with his credit card number, thinking she would just pay him back.
Unfortunately the car rental company would not honor her reservation and she ended up having to rent another car at a higher price. Meanwhile the other reservation had been paid for and no refund was given. The father was understandably upset and felt that the booking site or the car rental company should have a) honored the reservation and/or b) refunded his money.
I assume that this gentleman did not read the terms and conditions on the website where he booked the reservation.
It stated that the credit card used to book the reservation must be the same credit card shown to the rental counter at the time of pick up. Most of the prepaid booking sites have this stipulation listed as well as a condition that all reservations booked are non-modifiable, non-cancellable and non-refundable.
The last I heard was that the booking site refused to refund his money and the car rental agency
offered him a small credit, but not the amount of the reservation he had made.
Many people assume that they can rent the car and let someone else drive it and that because they never drove it, they were not responsible for the vehicle. Not true. The renter of any rental car is considered the primary driver, even if they never drive the vehicle. Anyone else who drives is considered an additional driver and must have the permission of both the renter and the car rental company to drive the vehicle.
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Heritage Philadelphia Program to Award Over $1 Million for History Programs and Historic Preservation
The Heritage Philadelphia Program (HPP) announces grants totaling $1,010,112—the largest amount awarded since the program's inception ten years ago—to nine cultural organizations in the Philadelphia area for outstanding projects in interpretive history programming and historic preservation. This year's grant recipients are: Fairmount Park Art Association*, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial*, Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery, Pearl S. Buck International, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program*, Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, Rosenbach Museum & Library, The Village of Arts and Humanities*, and West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance*. (This year's first-time awardees are indicated by an asterisk.)
Full descriptions of each project and the individual grant amounts can be found below.
“The Heritage Philadelphia Program emphasizes projects which make the connection between present-day life and the past, making history come alive for audiences,” notes Heritage Philadelphia Program Director Paula Marincola. “This year, we expanded the notion of heritage to include social history, folklore, and civic engagement work as well as other forms of living cultural heritage. It's gratifying to witness our community's response to our efforts in the form of such dynamic programs, and we are especially delighted to have so many first-time applicants also become first-time grantees of HPP.”
HPP funding is awarded annually on a competitive basis, and grant recipients are selected by a distinguished national panel of experts in the fields of museum and historic site management, preservation architecture, exhibitions and interpretive programming. This year, the panel included:
- Dan Spock, Director of the History Center Museum, The Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, who served as panel chair
- Craig Barton, Chair of the Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia, Richmond
- Tom Hotaling, Designer and Principal at Ann Beha Architects in Boston, MA
- Kathleen Hulser, Public Historian at the New-York Historical Society, NYC
- Allyson Nakamoto, Teacher Programs Manager for the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, CA
- Patricia West, co-director of the Center for Applied Historical Research at the University at Albany, State University of New York; Curator for the National Park Service at the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook, NY; and Adjunct Professor in the Public History Graduate Program at the University at Albany
- Steve Zeitlin, Director and co-founder of City Lore, NYC
The Heritage Philadelphia Program 2008 grantee projects are as follows:
- Fairmount Park Art Association ($96,612) to develop a plan for an interactive, audio interpretation of public sculptures in Philadelphia, informed by experts in documentary studies and folklore. These audio “labels” will expand upon traditional narratives and formats to tell the social history and unique stories behind the public artworks “on the street,” in the environment and context of city life.
- Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial ($65,000) to develop a Preservation Plan for their historic buildings on Catharine Street in Philadelphia. Fleisher's buildings include three row homes, the former Martin's College for Indigent Boys and the former Church of the Evangelist. The Preservation Plan will allow the organization to plan for short- and long-term stewardship of the buildings, both to preserve their historical value and enhance their usefulness as program space for Fleisher's community-based arts programming.
- Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery ($200,000) to implement the Urban Mourning Project, a history-based, long-term arts education program intended to help middle-school age children in city neighborhoods affected by violence confront their grief constructively, through creative expression. This project draws on the history of 19th century mourning customs, ritual and memorials and connects them to present day expressions; it will result in a culminating performance and/or an installation at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Pearl S. Buck International ($166,100) to continue preservation work on the Pearl S. Buck House, a National Historic Landmark and the home for 40 years of author and international adoption activist Pearl S. Buck. Among other outcomes, the structural work on the property will allow visitors to once again enter Buck's currently inaccessible second floor bedroom, where many important pieces in the house's collection are located.
- Philadelphia Mural Arts Program ($22,400) to plan a community history project using individual and community histories, art, media, and stories to explore how immigration has affected a community over time and today. The project will be based in neighborhoods in either South Philadelphia or West Philadelphia and will be informed by historical research and oral history interviews with area residents.
- Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia ($100,000) to engage in a planning process to prepare for the development of a major Preservation Plan and Historic Resources Survey for the city of Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia has never had either an historic preservation plan or a citywide survey of historic resources, and the Preservation Alliance estimates that only 4% of the properties in the city have ever been evaluated in terms of their significance. The plan and survey will be an important step in establishing broad public and governmental support for historic preservation in Philadelphia. The planning also involves a team of historians who will develop a historical context statement for the history and physical development of the city.
- Rosenbach Museum & Library ($200,000) will implement “21st Century Abe,” a website and blog that will interpret Abraham Lincoln's legacy for an audience in their teens and twenties. The project is based on the Rosenbach's collection of rare and significant Lincoln materials, including drafts of his House Divided Speech and the Baltimore Address. The website will provide a variety of scholarly and artistic interpretations of these materials and will be fully participatory, allowing new audiences to design their own interpretations as well as participate in a dialogue about Lincoln through a moderated blog.
- The Village of Arts and Humanities ($60,000) will engage in a preservation planning process to develop a strategy for restoring the “Village Heart” area, which includes several parks, performance spaces, gardens, murals, mosaics, sculptures, seating, and fencing in North Philadelphia. Other goals for the project include strengthening the area's use for programs and investigating ways to become a demonstration project for urban sustainability.
- West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance ($100,000) to continue critical preservation and restoration work on the Paul Robeson House at 4951 Walnut Street, the last residence of this important African-American artist and activist. In addition to serving as a home for the interpretation of Robeson's legacy, the property is used by the WPCA as a community center for neighborhood arts education. Preservation work on the building will also enable WPCA to move forward with plans to develop the interpretation of the Robeson House further, including new exhibitions and audio and video installations.
The Heritage Philadelphia Program (HPP) is located at the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of the Arts. HPP supports history exhibits and public programs and the preservation and public interpretation of significant historic buildings in the region. Grants of up to $200,000 are awarded annually to projects that fit within the guidelines, goals and outcomes of the Program. Support is provided through these grants as well as through professional development activities designed to inspire engaging, mission-focused and audience-centered programming and to foster greater organizational capacity. HPP encourages imaginative, experiential, and substantive interpretive programming that is grounded in contemporary scholarship and incorporates active audience involvement. Since it was established in 1998, the Heritage Philadelphia Program has supported 92 grants through its panel process, investing just over $6.1 million in history projects in the five-county region.
Opened in November 2005, the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage (PCAH) houses seven existing initiatives of The Pew Charitable Trusts. These programs are dedicated to assisting cultural organizations in the five-county Southeastern Pennsylvania region in developing high-quality public programs and effective management practices. PCAH is the home of Dance Advance, Heritage Philadelphia Program, Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative, Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, Philadelphia Music Project, and Philadelphia Theatre Initiative. The Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage is supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by The University of the Arts. For more information, visit www.pcah.us.
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