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La baia Surprise (Surprise Inlet in inglese) è una baia situata nell'Alaska (Stati Uniti) nel Census Area di Valdez-Cordova.

Dati fisici
La baia si trova nella parte settentrionale dello Stretto di Prince William (Prince William Sound) all'interno della Foresta Nazionale di Chugach (Chugach National Forest). Ha un orientamento est - ovest, è lunga circa 3 km e larga fino a 2 chilometri.  È un prolungamento del fiordo Harriman. Al suo interno si trovano alcuni ghiacciai; alcuni marini, altri pensili..

I ghiacciai della baia
I principali ghiacciai della baia sono:

I monti vicini alla baia
La baia è circondata dai seguenti monti (tutti appartenenti al gruppo montuoso del Chugach):

Storia
La baia prende il nome dal suo ghiacciaio più importante: il ghiacciaio Surprise; è stato chiamato così perché fu il primo ghiacciaio ad essere visto dai membri della spedizione scientifica "Harriman Alaska Expedition" (1899) quando entrarono del fiordo di Harriman. Il nome realmente fu riportato solamente nel 1960 dal U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Accessi e turismo
La baia è raggiungibile solamente via mare da Whittier (circa 60 km circa via mare e 26 km via aerea) a da Valdez (oltre 150 km circa via mare). Durante la stagione turistica sono programmate diverse escursioni via mare da Whittier per visitare soprattutto il ghiacciaio Surprise e quelli vicini.

Alcune immagini del fiordo

Note

Bibliografia

Voci correlate
 Foresta Nazionale di Chugach
 Monti Chugach
 Whittier
 Valdez

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Geografia dell'Alaska


China's imported goods and services are set to exceed USD 40 trillion in the next 15 years, President Xi Jinping pledged as he kicked off a major import fair in which India and 80 other countries are participating.
A total of 81 countries are taking part in the fair and hoping to gain access to China's tightly closed import market.
China, the top global exporter, plans to become a major importer.
China's imported goods and services are estimated to exceed USD 30 trillion and USD 10 trillion respectively in the next 15 years, Xi said in his inaugural address, state-run 'Xinhua' news agency reported.


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Home › Entertainment › Chrissy Teigen Facing Backlash Over 'Tone-Deaf' Inauguration Day Post
Chrissy Teigen Facing Backlash Over 'Tone-Deaf' Inauguration Day Post
by Keeli Parkey January 20, 2021
written by Keeli Parkey January 20, 2021 10:33 pm
(Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Chrissy Teigen is not shy about sharing her views on Twitter. And, she has often faced backlash for those views and her posts.
This week, the former supermodel is being criticized for a tweet about traveling to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the day before Inauguration Day, Teigen tweeted a photo of her son. She added the caption: My baby got his first fat lip pushing his car down the driveway … still happy packing for inauguration though!"
Teigen was traveling to D.C. to support husband John Legend who was performing as part of the celebration. Biden's inauguration took place two weeks after the Capitol was overrun on Jan. 6. The city has since been occupied by thousands of servicemen and women.
My baby got his first fat lip pushing his car down the driveway 😩😩😩 still happy packing for inauguration though! pic.twitter.com/o6jqHGGHFZ
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 19, 2021
Some Twitter users were not happy about Teigen's tweet. According to a report from the New York Post, one user, @staceybrnan, responded to Teigen. She posted: "Hey Chrissy DC residents aren't very 'happy' right now and can't even 'happy pack' their cars to drive to the grocery store because of the military state the city is in but yeah LOL come on down especially in a pandemic. How happy!!!"
A fan of Chrissy Teigen's came to the supermodel's aid on Twitter and pointed out that Teigen had nothing to do with what happened in D.C. on Jan. 6. This didn't appease the aforementioned Twitter user according to the New York Post. The user went on to call Teigen "tone deaf."
"It's all privilege and really minimizes what DC is going thru," @staceybrnan also said.
The user also took aim at John Legend for traveling to Washington, D.C., to perform at the inauguration.
"Why couldn't he do a virtual performance and also why does his whole family have to go when literally no one can move about the city?" @staceybrnan asked, according to the New York Post. "She should turn on the TV."
Chrissy Teigen Responds to Criticism
For her part, Chrissy Teigen responded to the tweets.
"For f**ks sake why are you guys always mad at me," Teigen posted. "All I wanna do is make you happy or at least leave you with a neutral feeling of indifference."
for fucks sake why are you guys always always mad at me, all I wanna do is make you happy or at least leave you with a neutral feeling of indifference https://t.co/C8Rse2dxCO
There were Twitter users who came to Teigen's defense.
"He is adorable; shame on these trolls!" one wrote. "You do what you think is right. Go but just be careful. You and your kids are living through history and it's important. It's also great to see a happy family. DC isn't just for the dysfunctional crazies! Bring us some sunshine girl."
"Aaahhh!! Poor sweetie," another wrote. "Have a great time at the inauguration and I look forward to seeing John's performance. And not everybody is a hater."
Teigen also posted a video of her with John Legend watching the inauguration news coverage.
!!! It's happening pic.twitter.com/NDUHHw3Cqx

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Motorcycle accident kills one, injures another | LaMarca Law Group, P.C.
A motorcycle accident in Parkersburg killed one man and injured another.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred around 7 p.m. whe the motorcyclist collided with a van at the intersection of Highway 14-57 and Top Air Road. The van was attempting a left turn in front of the motorcycle when they collided.
The motorcyclist was transported to the hospital to be treated, but he was later pronounced dead. The driver of the van was injured, but was not considered to be in serious condition. The accident remains under investigation at this time.


What happened to the "Developer's Corner" forum? Agreed it was not very active, but there were a couple of gems of information in there which I had come looking for.
Sadly, marcus disabled it due to the lack of activity. I've asked him a few times to at least bring back the VisorROM/USB thread, but he hasn't gotten around to it yet. Maybe we can shame him into it?


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InterDigital and SemperCon Launch CirrusCon, Cloud-Based Platform for Mobile Application Bandwidth C
Feb 25th 2013 12:07PM
InterDigital and SemperCon Launch CirrusCon, Cloud-Based Platform for Mobile Application Bandwidth Control, Connectivity Management
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- InterDigital, Inc. (NAS: IDCC) , a wireless research and development company, and SemperCon, an application development company, today announced the launch of CirrusCon, a new cloud-based application developer platform that enables mobile and over-the-top application developers to add bandwidth and connectivity management to their applications. The API platform will be featured by the companies at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 25-28.
SemperCon's new mobile development platform offers a cloud-based API platform that makes it easy for developers to address the most pressing technical hurdles challenging the launch of successful mobile applications while enhancing their applications with new features aimed at creating new revenue streams. The CirrusCon platform, which features InterDigital's Smart Connectivity & Mobility Service (SCMS), lets mobile application developers quickly build mobile applications with bandwidth management, increased mobile security, robust connections and enhanced analytics. Using the CirrusCon platform, mobile application developers can focus on their core functionality and the unique differentiators of their applications while leaving difficult bandwidth, connection and security issues to be handled by the platform.
"One of the challenges in mobile application development is that the application does not control the underlying connectivity. CirrusCon enables developers to build in connectivity control features, such as aggregating various connectivity channels to handle bursts in data need, offloading non-essential data to public or WiFi networks, or segmenting data streams based on application features," said Allen Proithis, Executive Vice President, InterDigital Solutions.
The CirrusCon platform has already enabled some beta customers to bring their applications to the next level:
Basecamp Business' Business Calendar Network application for iOS and Android provides a calendar of business events as well as offering direct ties to event networking capabilities such as Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook. Mel Baiada, Basecamp's President and CEO, says: "Our BCN application will benefit from the use of CirrusCon's API platform to ensure solid wireless connections in bad indoor environments, and also its local network identification feature which eliminates the need for trying to reconfirm location information."
Bleacher League Entertainment's Bleacher League Baseball application is a real-time, baseball application allows users to predict what a batter will do at the plate. Good network connectivity in crowded sports arena environments is critical to its success. "With CirrusCon's SCMS, we will be able to work with arena managers to ensure solid connections and help manage connectivity in large, very congested settings," says John Root, CEO Bleacher League Entertainment.
Wingman is currently running controlled beta tests of their Wingman: Patron drink ordering application at bars in the Pittsburgh PA area. Wingman President Lionel Levine, says "During early testing we ran into issues related to poor indoor 3G/4G data reception and in getting accurate GPS/location signals. The CirrusCon SCMS will help address both those problems by ensuring strong local data reception and confirming that users are definitely at the bar."
CirrusCon will be highlighted at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with InterDigital's APPeritivo mobile application, which is available on Apple iTunes and Google Play. Using APPeritivo, MWC attendees will be able to order drinks on location at InterDigital's booth, and the application will manage premises verification and smart connectivity that is completely transparent to the user.
To learn more about the platform features and to order a free cocktail, drop by the InterDigital booth at Hall 7, Stand 7G111.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops fundamental wireless technologies that are at the core of mobile devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
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Shopee SG aims to create personal connections with #ShopeeGivesBack campaign
Janice Tan
Shopee Singapore is running its #ShopeeGivesBack campaign until 15 December as part of the Giving Week movement towards National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre's City of Good initiative. Beneficiaries for the campaign include Children's Wishing Well, Food from the Heart, and Habitat for Humanity Singapore. This runs concurrently with its two-week long Shopee 12.12 Birthday Sale.
In particular for Children's Wishing Well, Shopee aims to grant the wishes of two children - Adilah and Jun Shen - and encourages consumers to donate to the cause. According to Shopee, consumers can give a gift to someone in need through "Coins for a Cause" or "Buy one, give one". "Coins for a Cause" involves donating to a charity of one's choice using Shopee Coins. With every coin donated, Shopee will match the amount in a bid to double the impact donated to the charity.
This is the second time the company is implementing this for its #ShopeeGivesBack campaign. The first round of "Coins for a Cause" was carried out in March this year together with Daughters of Tomorrow, an organisation that facilitates livelihood opportunities for underprivileged women, and supports them in building financially independent and resilient families.
Meanwhile, the "Buy one, give one" initiative is done in collaboration with Shopee Mall sellers and involves the purchase of useful food items such as rice and nutritious cereal drinks. Sellers will match each purchase with a donation of the same kind to Food from the Heart.
In a statement to Marketing, Tiger Wang, head of marketing, Shopee Singapore said this year, it wanted to step outside the traditional means of giving back to the community and look at how it can create an impact through more personal, human connections. As such, it decided to bring two children from the Children's Wishing Well for a day of activities and get to know them better. Wang added that it is important for Shopee to use its position and voice as a market leader to bring awareness to causes that do good for the community.
Wang said that the #ShopeeGivesBack campaign has seen great reception, with more than SG$10,000 being raised for charity thus far. "At Shopee, we strongly believe in giving back to society. As an industry leading platform, we want to create a seamless and convenient process that enables our users to join us in making a positive impact on society. This festive season we hope that our users can stand with us and give back to a good cause, to help make a difference in the community," Wang added.


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GREG CAMERON – RESOURCING THE ARTISTRY AT THE JOFFREY BALLET
October 10, 2018 / Ed Tracy
An exciting new season is around the corner for Joffrey Ballet and it includes a double dose of the phenomenal Christopher Wheeldon. First up, Swan Lake returns to the Auditorium Theatre beginning October 17th. The Nutcracker, Wheeldon's reimagined holiday classic, set during the construction of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, opens December 1st and runs through December 30th, aligning with exhibits and other events capping a year-long celebration of the Exposition's 125th anniversary.
The creative energy and talent at the Joffrey provides limitless possibilities which all require financial and administrative expertise from an ever-expanding network of trustees, donors and partners working with professional staff. Since his appointment as Executive Director in 2013, Greg Cameron has led the long-range planning for the organization and operations, forged a multi-year budget process, expanded donor support, and work strategically with Artistic Director Ashley Wheater and the Joffrey Board to realize institutional objectives.
Cameron brought considerable management and fundraising expertise to the Joffrey, having spent his professional career in Chicago at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Art Institute and WTTW. Five years later, the financial house is in order, plans are well underway to move the company from the Auditorium Theater to the Lyric Opera House in 2020, and it was announced earlier this year that a $5M gift had been received to establish the Mary Galvin Artistic Director Endowment in recognition of Ashley Wheater's extraordinary contributions to the advancement of the company.
There is much more about developing professional partnerships, the importance of commitment to the mission at all levels of the organization and what's ahead in the 2018-2019 season and beyond in our wide-ranging conversation on October 5th with the newly-appointed President and CEO of The Joffrey Ballet, Greg Cameron. PODCAST
2018 – 2019 Season … "We will be bringing Christopher Wheeldon's Swan Lake back. Four years ago, we presented it and audiences loved it. The dancers loved to dance it. So, we are going to have a first half of the season of Mr. Wheeldon with Swan Lake, and then, The Nutcracker. … we are a week away from opening, and the box office is tracking way ahead of our year to date goals. So, we feel like we are going to have success at the box office and we know that we will have success artistically… Nutcracker gives us all of these partnership opportunities. This is 125th anniversary of the Colombian Exposition, so, there are exhibits at the Newberry Library, partnerships with Navy Pier – the big ferris wheel is there because of its connection to the Columbian Exposition – exciting opportunities. …In February, we will be presenting the world premiere of Anna Karenina. This is a co-commission between The Joffrey Ballet and The Australian Ballet, another wonderful opportunity to partner. … we present the piece here, then take it to Minneapolis and The Australian Ballet the following year … into the spring, the mixed repertory program "Across the Pond."
Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Endowment… "Chicago is such an incredibly unique and generous city. I've spent my entire professional career working in amazing cultural organizations in the city with people who believe in supporting the voices of artists and storytelling and how that makes a difference to their lives and the lives of others because of their generosity. We were thrilled about the recent gift from the Galvin family of $5M to name the Artistic Director position. It gives me goosebumps! Mary Galvin has been connected to the Joffrey prior to its arrival in Chicago. She knew Robert Joffrey. She knew Gerry Arpino. She knows and loves Ashley. To be able to put her name in perpetuity in front of the artistic director position is meaningful in so many ways. An emotional, an intellectual, a spiritual side and also a financial side to be able to have $5M in an endowment. Five years ago, the Joffrey had no endowment. So, this is an organization that was almost 60 years old with an operating budget of about $15M at the time with no endowment whatsoever. Barry Weinstein, from the Rudolph Nureyev Dance Foundation, gave us a challenge that said they will give half a million dollars if we raise a million to create an endowment for full-length story ballets. We did it. … and by the end of next year we will probably have close to $10M in our endowment, which is still small, especially considering our budget now is about $21M. We're moving slow and steady in the right direction."
Ashley Wheater … "Ashley and I are so aligned and focused on mission. The leadership team here on the staff side is also in that space of alignment and our Board joins us in that space. … We share the same values, which really makes the work fun. We communicate constantly. … (In) these kinds of leadership jobs – I don't think of it as a job, I think of it as a lifestyle – we are running a small business and it's 24/7 at the end of the day between classes here, performances, tours, and team members that may need our support at any time of the day, and I think we deliver on that commitment to the people that make the work here possible. … It's all about people. It's about the artists, it's about the choreographers, it's about the musicians, the costume shop … people that just make everything work … the whole administrative side from marketing to finance to development, we depend on everybody to do their part and we don't take anybody for granted."
New phase for The Joffrey Ballet… "At present, our plan and our commitment with the Lyric through our license agreement, is to continue the same subscription program. So, we currently do a fall program, The Nutcracker, winter and spring, and that is what we have booked and committed to performing at the Lyric Opera. What we are exploring is the opportunity to create other kinds of programs, probably not full-length story ballets, but mixed-repertory work where we can be much more nimble, perhaps partnering with Chicago Shakespeare and performing at The Yard, Millennium Park, the Harris Theater, or the Broadway Avenue Armory. We currently do our Winning Works performance at the Museum of Contemporary Arts stage. So, there is a lot of opportunity as we think about adding to the artistic offerings, programming that would be outside of the subscription season tickets that would be even more affordable than what we are already doing to ensure access. … this November we will be traveling to New York City's City Center, which was the home of The Joffrey during their 40 years in New York, celebrating its 75th anniversary. … an all-Balanchine program, performing with other companies. We will be touring to Santa Barbara and San Diego …and we will be taking Anna Karenina to Minneapolis in March 2019. So, we want to find the right balance of who we are as The Joffrey Ballet at home in Chicago – we want to ensure that we bring dance to our Chicago audiences – but also we want to be able to tour and give the dancers an opportunity to share what they do with audiences beyond."
Honoring Robert Joffrey's legacy … "The Nutcracker is a perfect example … for the Joffrey to reimagine the Nutcracker after 29 years of Robert Joffreys' Nutcracker being beloved and very successful at the box office. I don't think Ashley or myself or anybody on the team necessarily went into this thinking that it was a risk. I think we saw it as an opportunity in many respects. We looked at it as a way of honoring Robert Joffrey's legacy because Joffrey's commitment was to honor the classics, but always push forward and be out at the front. I think that Robert Joffrey would have been thrilled to know that Christopher Wheeldon was creating this new story that had social relevance that is connected to Chicago. …We continue to tweak set elements … create costumes … to better understand how The Nutcracker works. We are trying to create set elements that will enable us down the road to possibly tour The Nutcracker. ... constantly rethinking about how to make it better. We are incredibly fortunate. The Woman's Board raised $300,000 to create a wardrobe and set maintenance fund, so, we've got resources when we need to fix, repair or slightly reimagine elements that either Christopher, Basil Twist or any other member of the artistic team are not happy with."
Limitless possibilities … "We are incredibly excited about the opportunity, in our 25th year in Chicago, to perform at the Lyric. The partnership with Orphée was a wonderful way for the artists to get to know the space and for us on the administrative side to get to know the team over there and begin the planning. We are, as you can imagine, deep into the planning … over the ensuing years, opportunities to create artistic collaborations, to look at the possibility of joint subscriptions, the possibilities are limitless ... So, we're really excited and optimistic about that. All of that said, we are completely committed to next two years at the Auditorium Theater where we want to be the best possible partner that we can be and ensure that the next two years of dance in the Auditorium are the best. We want to leave, just like we ended Robert Joffreys' Nutcracker – on the highest note possible. We want to leave the Auditorium in the best place that we can be."
Resourcing the artistry … "Christopher and Ashley talked about doing a new Nutcracker about the time Ashley joined the company 10 years ago. He was patient. We had to wait awhile. We had to get the house in order. But I think going back to our conversation about donors and funders, the city steps forward. Our goal for The Nutcracker was to raise $4M and we ultimately raised $5.2M. I think that when you have a good story and you tell it, donors are there. This past spring, the Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation gave us a $750,000 gift – $250,000 a year for three years – to enable us to extend and add new dancers to the company. So, this past year, with their support, we were able to add three new dancers to the company and take their contract from 38 weeks to 40 weeks. If we are going to do more performances, we need more dancers, more work-weeks and the plan next year is to add additional dancers and extend the contract week. So, I think it's resourcing the artistry. At the end of the day, I always say we are committed to the Academy, we are committed to the work that we do in the community, but what makes all of that possible is The Joffrey brand and the work that we do through the artists that work here." PODCAST
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James Conner set the all-time ACC touchdowns record and Nate Peterman threw three touchdown passes as Pitt cruised past Duke 56-14 on Saturday at Heinz Field.
Sometimes it all seems right.
Saturday, Pitt fans couldn't have asked for more, as the blustery November evening at Heinz Field yielded a smoking hot performance from the Panthers; offense that helped slam the door on Duke in a 56-14 route.
With 461 total yards, Pitt (7-4, 4-3) posted two scores in each quarter with their catalyst, quarterback Nate Peterman showing up solid with an 11 of 18, 237-yard performance.
Peterman tossed three touchdowns on the day, including a 16-yard hookup to Dontez Ford with just under two minutes expired in the game opening up the scoring.
Ford finished with 39 yards receiving while Jester Weah led all receivers with 95 yards and a score, a 56-yard pass from Peterman with just over two minutes left in the half that gave Pitt a commanding 28-14 advantage.
As usual, running back James Conner stole the show for the Panthers, running for 101 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns.
Conner has now rushed for 100-yards in back-to-back games (132 vs. Clemson) for the second time this season. The junior's incredible career at Pitt has led to 50 career rushing touchdowns and 53 total touchdowns which are both ACC records. The previous ACC record was held by Virginia's Wally Lundy.
With 241 total rushing yards, the Panthers also received big numbers from Quadree Henderson who tapped in with 73 yards on 5 carries, scoring on an explosive 52-yard rush early in the second quarter that put the Panthers up 21-7.
Henderson also returned a punt 65-yards to pay-dirt early in the third quarter.
Easily its best performance all year, the Panthers defense allowed a conference-low 268 total yards to Duke, permitting just one touchdown, a 6-yard pass from Daniel Jones to Chris Taylor on the Blue Devils' second possession of the game.
Duke's only other visit the end zone came off a Bryon Fields 36-yard interception return with just over five minutes left in the first half.
The Blue Devils gained just 71 total yards in the second half, converting on just three third downs and finding the Panthers' end of the field just once.
James Conner has been lhe motivational, inspirational and athletic leader of the Pittsburgh Panthers for the past three years, and now he's the ACC leader… in touchdowns.
And if you count old Big East rushing records, Conner will most likely surpass all, as just one more score puts him past Lee Suggs, who leads Virginia Tech's all-time scoring list with 53.
That means Conner has surpassed names such as Willis McGahee (Miami), Edgerrin James (Miami), Wali Lundy (Virginia), Ernie Davis (Syracuse), and Jim Brown (Syracuse). Conner, who has rushed for 3,586 career yards—2nd in Pitt's all-time history behind Tony Dorsett's 6,526—is 10 touchdowns behind Dorsett's leading 63 scores in school history.
Pitt absolutely annihilated Vegas' opinion of them, as a nine-point spread wasn't nearly enough for Duke to cover. Once again the over was also crushed, as the Panthers almost hit the 63 O/U mark themselves.
Pitt is now gone over 10 straight times this season, which is now the record in D-1 college football this season.
Had you made an innocuous $100 bet on the over in the Pitt-Penn St. matchup then let it ride all the way to today's game, you just walked away with $102,400 dollars.
That's called a winning streak. It has happened before.
Major League's Lou Brown couldn't have said it any better, as the Panthers are rolling, winning two straight and following up their 43-42 stunner over Clemson just one week ago.
Now bowl eligible, Pitt will look to spruce up its resume just once more this season as they host Syracuse in the regular season finale next Saturday. That game is slated for 12:30 PM.


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Malaria Indicator Survey 2010
Kenya, 2010
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Other Household Health Survey [hh/hea]
As a household level survey, a malaria indicator survey (MIS) is particularly useful in countries where malaria is a major public health problem. An MIS provides an opportunity to measure the coverage of interventions that primarily target the household level, such as insecticidetreated nets and behaviour change communication, and also helps to understand patterns of antimalarial use among target populations.
The MIS complements other household surveys such as the Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in evaluating progress against malaria control targets.
Unlike other surveys, MIS is conducted during the peak malaria transmission season, thus giving a true picture of malaria prevalence among target populations. This is the second MIS to be conducted in Kenya and there are some differences from the fi rst one, conducted in 2007.
For one thing, the 2010 MIS sampled all districts in Kenya, weighting samples by malaria epidemiology, while in 2007, six districts in areas of low or no malaria risk were not included. Second, the 2007 MIS included only children less than fi ve years of age, but this one covered children up through 14 years.
The main objectives of the 2010 KMIS were to measure progress achieved in key malaria indicators since the 2007 KMIS and to provide a baseline for the NMS 2009–2017. The specifi c objectives were:
1. To determine the status of coverage of various key malaria intervention measures (e.g., bed net coverage and use, preventive measures during pregnancy, etc.).
2. To assess the prevalence of malaria among children 3 months to 14 years.
3. To assess the level of anaemia among children 6 months to 14 years.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household, Individual, children age 3 months to 14 years, women age 15 to 49
v1.1: Data captured as it was collected from the field.
v1.2: Cleaned data and validated data
Initially the data was in captured using MS-ACCESS, exported to CSpro 4.1 and then exported to SPSS for Analysis
The scope of the 2010 Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey includes:
- Household: age, sex, relationship to the head of the household, characteristics of the household dwelling, such as the water source; type of toilet facilities; materials used for the roof, floors, and walls; and possession and use of mosquito nets.
- Women: background characteristics, reproductive history, use of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) during pregnancy for recent births, fever prevalence and treatment among children under five, and knowledge and attitudes regarding malaria and child survival.
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Malaria World Bank
The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents) and all women aged between 15-49 years.
Primary investigators
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Planning and National Development
Division of Malaria Control Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
World Health Organization Technical Assistance
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Technical Assistance
Funding Agency/Sponsor
United Kingdom Department for Internation International Development DFID Funding
United states President's Malaria Initiative PMU Funding
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF Funding
Study Domains
The 2010 KMIS was a representative probability sample designed to produce estimates for the specified domains from household populations in Kenya. The level of malaria endemic in Kenya varies from one area to another and can be classified into five malaria endemic regions. These regions, listed below, served as the domains for the survey.
1. Highland epidemic prone
2. Lake endemic
3. Coast endemic
4. Semi-arid, seasonal risk
5. Low risk
In addition, the five regions are categorized into either urban or rural areas and implicitly provide two domains for analysis, at the national level.
Sampling Frame
The sampling frame for 2010 KMIS was the National Sample Survey and Evaluation Programme (NASSEP) IV. The frame is a two-stage stratified cluster sample format. The first stage involved selection of primary sampling units (PSUs), which were census enumeration areas (EAs), using the probability proportional to measure of size method, with the districts as the first level of stratification. The second stage involved the selection of households for various surveys. EAs were selected with a basis of one measure of size (MOS) defined as the ultimate cluster with an average of 100 households and constituting one (or more) EAs. The MOS was defined with a lower limit of 50 households and an upper limit of 149 households. Prior to selection, those EAs with fewer than 50 households were merged with the neighboring ones to form the minimum requirements for the MOS.
During listing of selected EAs for the frame, those with more than 149 households were segmented and only one segment randomly picked to constitute a cluster. NASSEP IV has a total of 1,800 clusters with 1,260 being rural areas while the remaining 540 are urban. The frame as undergone regular updates.
Sample Size and Allocation
The sample size of 7,200 households that was used in the 2007 KMIS was maintained for the 2010 KMIS. The precision for key malaria indicators for populations at greater risk of malaria (pregnant women and children aged five years and below) are important for KMIS. The number of pregnant women, at a given time, is smaller than the number of children aged five and below and, therefore, indicators based on pregnant women are the determinants for the sample size.
The allocation of the sample to the domains was done using the power allocation method. This method was appropriate, instead of proportional allocation, to ensure that the domain with the lowest proportion of households was oversampled for valid estimates.
Household and Cluster Sampling
A fi rst-stage selection involved selection of the clusters by KNBS for the specified domains. The clusters were selected from the NASSEP IV frame with equal probability within each frame stratum. The selection of the clusters was expected to retain the probability proportional to measure of size design used in creation of the frame.
A second-stage sampling was conducted at the time of field work using personal digital assistants (PDAs). All households within a cluster were to be listed using PDAs fitted with global positioning units and a simple random sample of 30 households per cluster selected for interviewing.
Every attempt was to be made to conduct interviews in the 30 selected households, and up to three visits were expected be made to ascertain compliance in case of absence of all household members (or any household members in the case of malaria parasite testing) to minimize potential bias. Non-responding households were strictly not to be replaced.
Further details on the sample design are provided in Appendix A of the final report
Ninety-three percent of the targeted households were interviewed. The survey yielded response rates of 93 percent and 94 per cent for eligible children and women, respectively. Response rates for children under five reported by interviewed women were lower (74 percent). Response rates are higher in rural areas than in urban areas.
Sample allocation among the domains was not proportional and therefore, the resulting sample was not self-weighting- Weighting adjustments were done to provide comparable estimates for the domains of study weighting was done using the frame design selection probabilities and adjusted to cater for household and individual non-response and the aggregates weights were normalized and then applied to the data.
Dates of Data Collection
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
There is one supervisor for each of the 25 data collection teams in the field.
Data Collection Notes
Field staff training for KMIS 2010 was conducted from 7 to 17 July 2010 in Nakuru. A total of 148 participants took part, including 25 team supervisors, 59 research assistants, 56 health workers (28 clinicians and 28 laboratory technologists) and the 8 Provincial Malaria Control Coordinators.
Team supervisors and research assistants were trained on the rationale and methodology of KMIS data collection using PDAs and global positioning system technology. Key concepts in household listing, interviewing skills and filling the questionnaires using PDAs were emphasized.
Health workers were trained on how to conduct informed consent and specimen collection procedures like preparing blood smears and performing rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria and anaemia testing. Participants also received refresher training on the management of uncomplicated malaria and referral of complicated malaria cases.
As part of the training, the questionnaires were pre-tested in six urban areas in Nakuru that were purposively selected because of their proximity to the training center. The questionnaires were then adapted and finalized for the actual field work.
Among the 148 trained field staff, only 128 were selected for final data collection, while 12 were kept as reserves in case of attrition. The remaining eight were Provincial Malaria Control Coordinators who acted as national coordinators during the fieldwork. Twenty-five teams, each comprising one supervisor, two research assistants and two health workers (a clinician and a laboratory technician) constituted the field staff. Teams were each allocated clusters in the different districts in accordance to their local language competency. Each team was assigned a driver and supplied with logistics for the survey activity. The fieldwork was conducted for approximately 40 days with a one-week break at the beginning of August to allow for the national constitutional referendum activities.
Prior to the fieldwork, the communities residing in the sampled clusters received information about the KMIS through social mobilization and the mass media. This was necessary to alert the communities about the days of the survey and also that children would be tested for malaria. Taking of blood samples is often a sensitive issue requiring adequate information beforehand to avoid misinformation.
The fieldwork commenced on 18 July and after the one-week break (1-7 August) ended on 2 September. Teams spent an average of three days in a cluster with the first day dedicated to mapping the households while the next two days were used to conduct field interviews. Fieldwork was closely supervised by a team of national supervisors from the DOMC including the Provincial Malaria Control Coordinators and KNBS who visited the teams in the field to ensure that the survey was conducted according to the protocol and provide solutions to some of the challenges encountered. The teams were facilitated in the field by KNBS district staff; these included District Statistical Offi cers (DSO) and cluster guides who made sure that the enumeration areas were accurately identifi ed. Village elders were also instrumental in guiding the teams and mobilizing the communities in their respective clusters.
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics KNBS Ministry of Planning and National Development
The questionnaires used in the 2010 KMIS were developed by the Roll Back Malaria Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (MERG) in collaboration with ICF Macro. The standard questionnaires were adapted to the Kenyan situation and programmed into PDAs by a team from CDC/Atlanta. The questionnaires were fi rst reviewed by the KMIS Technical Working Group and were translated into Kiswahili. All KMIS interviews were done using the PDAs.
Two types of questionnaires were used: a Household Questionnaire and a Woman's Questionnaire. The Household Questionnaire captured information on the usual members and visitors, including age, sex and relationship to the head of the household. One purpose of the Household Questionnaire was to identify women aged 15–49 who were eligible for the individual interviews. The questionnaire also collected information on characteristics of the household's dwelling unit, such as the source of water, type of toilet facilities, materials used for the fl oor, walls and roof of the house, etc. Information on ownership and use of mosquito nets was also collected with the Household Questionnaire. In addition, this questionnaire was used to capture some information on attitudes about malaria and to record the results of the request for doing anaemia and malaria testing on young children.
The Woman's Questionnaire was administered to consenting women aged 15–49 years to collect data on background characteristics, reproductive history, use of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) during pregnancy for recent births, fever prevalence and treatment among children under fi ve, and knowledge and attitudes regarding malaria and child survival.
Data Editing
KMIS data were captured using PDAs fitted with GPS. The questionnaires were programmed into the PDAs and tested before the actual field work. They were then periodically transferred to and saved on the supervisor's PDA in each team and at the end of the data collection were downloaded onto a personal computer for merging and analysis.
The data underwent various cleaning processes before analysis. First, the data were corrected for problems in geographic coding by using ArcGIS software to plot the coordinates and identify the misplaced information. The data were further split and merged into various data sets to ease analysis and were converted into SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) format. The data sets were then converted into CSPro format and further checks/corrections were made prior to the production of preliminary tabulations.
Estimates of Sampling Error
A series of sampling errors tables are included:
- List of selected variables for sampling errors
- Sampling errors for all Kenya
- Sampling errors for urban areas
- Sampling errors for rural areas
- Sampling errors for highland epidemic zone
- Sampling errors for lake endemic zone
- Sampling errors for coastal endemic zone
- Sampling errors for semi-arid, seasonal risk zone
- Sampling errors for low risk zone
The sampling errors are fully described in Appendix A of "Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey 2010 - Final Report" pp.57-60.
The following data quality tables are produced:
- Household age distribution
- Coverage of testing for malaria and anaemia testing in children
- Prevalence of malaria in children aged 3-59 months
- Anaemia prevalence among children aged 6-59 months
See the tables in Appendix D of the final report.
Access authority
MEASURE DHS archive@measuredhs.com www.measuredhs.com
Director General KNBS directorgeneral@knbs.or.ke http://www.knbs.or.ke
General Inquiries MEASURE DHS info@measuredhs.com http://www.measuredhs.com
Data and Data Related Resources MEASURE DHS archive@measuredhs.com http://www.measuredhs.com
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MEASURE DHS believes that widespread access to survey data by responsible researchers has enormous advantages for the countries concerned and the international community in general. Therefore, MEASURE DHS policy is to release survey data to researchers after the main survey report is published, generally within 12 months after the end of fieldwork. with few limitations these data have been made available for wide use.
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More information on the access policy and terms of use is available at www.measuredhs.com
Citation requirements
"Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2010 Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey (KMIS 2010), Version 1.2, provided by the Kenya National Data Archive. http://statistics.knbs.or.ke/nada/index.php/catalog"
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By Chad Frey
Newton Kansan
Staff in the Critical Care Unit of Newton Med full of long-time nurses
Inside the main doors of the Critical Care Unit of Newton Medical Center sits a display that patients and visitors walk by but may not notice. Their minds are on other things.
But that board — made by nurse Deb Hageman — speaks to the kind of care patients will receive when in the CCU. That care comes from a very experienced group of nurses.
"We are blessed to have such caring and experienced nurses here at Newton Medical Center. The expertise of all our nurses, including those in our CCU, demonstrates our commitment to providing exceptional patient care," said Steve Kelly, Newton Medical Center president and CEO.
Having quality care in the CCU is critical according to a study published by the Critical Care Medicine Journal in 2014 that looked at 55,159 older adults on mechanical ventilation. The population looked at had a high mortality rate, however patients in hospitals with better critical care nurse work environments and higher proportions of critical care nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing experienced significantly lower odds of death.
In that study, the average experience for critical care nurses was 11.6 years. The staff listed in Newton, 24 members strong, sport more than 358 years of experience. That's an average of nearly 15 years per nurse.
"It is really important," said Bert Hiebert, one of the staff members on that list. "It is important to bring new nurses on board and add to that to replace people. But there are some things you only learn through experience."
She should know. She beats that 15 year average — and not by a little. She has 41 years of nursing experience, 39 of them in CCU.
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In all, 71% of Intuitive's revenue -- or $1.9 billion -- was of the recurring variety in 2016, up from 70%, or $1.7 billion, in 2015. These figures should continue their ascent in the coming years as Intuitive grows its installed base of robotic systems and the number of ways in which its machines can be used.
Intuitive's recurring revenue serves as a steadily growing source of cash that can be used to fund its sizable research and development (R&D) program. These R&D investments help Intuitive to maintain and extend its technological leadership, as well as uncover new procedures for which the da Vinci Surgical System could be used. For example, recent advances have allowed the company to expand into hernia repair and colorectal surgery, in addition to furthering the use of robotics in its core focus areas of urology and gynecology.
Surgeons also help to unearth new-use cases for Intuitive's machines. With more than 4,100 da Vinci Surgical Systems in use throughout the world, and over 4 million procedures performed to date, surgeons have logged countless hours working with Intuitive's machines. This helps to strengthen Intuitive's moat by increasing its customers' switching costs. The large amount of time and capital doctors and hospitals have already spent to become proficient with these robotic systems makes it difficult for them to switch to a competing product.
Additionally, as the number of hospitals that deploy Intuitive's machines grows, so, too, does the number of surgeons who are seeking out new ways to utilize them. In this way, Intuitive Surgical benefits from a network effect of sorts, with each new customer potentially helping to increase the value of Intuitive's products and services for its existing clients. It's a virtuous cycle that should continue to help fuel Intuitive's installation and procedure growth, and, by extension, shareholder returns.
Image source: Intuitive Surgical Investor Presentation (opens PDF).
The global medical-robots market will grow to $12.8 billion by 2021, according to research firm MarketsandMarkets, up from $4.9 billion in 2016. That presents a tremendous growth opportunity for Intuitive Surgical, which generated revenue of $2.7 billion last year.
Much of this growth will come from international markets. Two-thirds of Intuitive's installed base of da Vinci systems are located in the U.S., with major markets such as Europe and Asia currently accounting for only 17% and 13%, respectively. Yet system placements during the first half of 2017 jumped 37% in markets outside the U.S. (OUS) compared to 18% domestically. Moreover, OUS procedures grew 25% versus 14% in the United States.
With massive population centers such as China still representing a relatively small portion of Intuitive's revenue and profits, the robotic-surgery leader has long runways for growth still ahead. If Intuitive Surgical can successfully scale its international operations to a size that approaches that of its U.S. business, its stock could continue to reach new highs in the years ahead.


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Daughter of Victory Lights by Kerri Turner
This second book by Kerri Turner, Daughter of Victory Lights (her first was The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers), is an exquisite, heart-aching tale of love, loss, rejection and connection all set against the backdrop of firstly, London during the Blitz and, later, the post war years and early sixties.
Evelyn Bell is a young woman who rejects the roles and path society and her times insist upon for her. Determined to carve her own future and contribute to the war effort, against her family's wishes, Evelyn joins the first all-woman Searchlight Squadron, tasked with the dangerous job of tracking enemy planes so they may be shot out of the sky or, alternately, helping friendly planes to land. It is a fraught exercise and not merely because of the terrible personal peril the women put themselves in, but because the women know that in saving the lives of many, they also end the lives of a few and destroy family forever. In the end, war has no victors.
It is family that lies at the heart of this tale, that and the way war irrevocably alters both the social and personal fabric of our lives. Unable to settle back into "routine" in the aftermath of the war, Evelyn seeks, yet again, a different life. This time, she finds herself working the lights on The Victory, a ship which sits in different waters and offers entertainment like no other. It's here that Evelyn meets her future, only it's one that no-one, least of all Evelyn, anticipates…
Not only does Turner recreate London during the war and the stifling social and other mores (and attempts to disrupt and overturn them) of the time in a beautiful fashion, she breathes life into those who found theirs shattered. Whether it's a US soldier tasked with retrieving bodies (the melancholic and heart-wrenching Grave Regiment) and giving them dignified burials, or those who for a variety of reasons find themselves displaced or wishing to hide, the reader is drawn into a world like no other and champions those who dwell in it. Our hearts alternately ache and are lifted in response to what happens as we witness to those who bravely forge ahead or those who simply cannot and are doomed to repeat a cycle of despair and guilt, as they're locked in an emotional and psychological prison.
Family comes under scrutiny in the novel. Here, it comes in familiar and different guises and its often the family which we create ourselves where the strongest bonds are formed, even out of tragedy. Add to this the marvellous burlesque/circus-like show that those on The Victory perform each night and what they have to do to sustain their performances and each other, and we have a rich, satisfying and utterly captivating novel.
The writing is lovely, the historical backdrop and details beautifully rendered, never once dominating the story, but giving it depth and authenticity – the sign of a master storyteller at work. Not only was I riveted by this story (and wept and laughed and hurt), but I learned about an aspect of history that I didn't know. I also loved that though Kerry foregrounds women and their varied lives, aspirations, triumphs and failures, she does so with empathy, truth and an acknowledgment of the good and not so good men and women who either aid them on their journeys or cross their paths only to trip them or prevent them moving forward. Fabulous characters in an utterly satisfying story that will leave you feeling fulfilled and wanting more.
Next book, please, Kerri!!!
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EDITORIAL: Some good news on Trans Mountain, but project far from home free
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This week Trans Mountain pipeline got some good news from a major pollster, some maybe good news (maybe not) from the Supreme Court and some bad news from the company wanting to build the $7.4-billion line, Kinder Morgan.
Let's start with the good news: After months of controversy, the pipeline is actually more popular with Canadians than it was before. According to the Angus Reid Institute, even a slim majority of British Columbians favour building the project.
Back in February, before the trade war and war of words commenced between the Alberta and B.C. governments, support for Kinder Morgan was at nearly 49 per cent nationwide, compared to 40 per cent opposition. The rest were unsure.
Now, even despite the heated news coverage, angry protests, wine bans and appeals to courts to reject/uphold the federally approved pipeline, nationwide support for Trans Mountain has risen six percentage points to 55 per cent, while opposition has fallen to 38 per cent.
Even in B.C., support has risen from 48 per cent two months ago to 54 per cent now. Support is lowest in Vancouver proper and highest in the Interior, where most of the pipe would be laid. (This latter finding – that 60 per cent or more of residents along the route are in favour is perhaps not surprising since they and their communities stand to benefit the most economically.)
What is surprising is that even among Vancouverites, 50 per cent support building Trans Mountain, versus less than 40 per cent who are against.
British Columbians have concerns – mostly about potential tanker spills. But if those concerns are adequately addressed, a growing number of West Coasters seem to be okay with tripling the capacity of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline.
This growing public support is probably not enough to push the government of NDP Premier John Horgan over into the "yes" camp. His minority government is still being held in power by a Green party rump that would force an election if Horgan switched positions.
Still support is growing. And that, eventually, should put plenty of political pressure on Horgan and on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to get the line built.
Harder to decipher is Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on interprovincial trade barriers on beer. The justices decided unanimously that provinces can erect barriers to goods from other provinces, provided their intent is not to punish other provinces.
Experts are divided on whether this a good thing or a bad thing for Alberta and Trans Mountain.
Ian Blue, the constitutional lawyer who unsuccessfully represented the "free-the-beer" side in court, believes Alberta can slow the flow of oil to B.C. because the court only ruled out punitive tariffs – not slowed flow. On the other hand, several other constitutional lawyers believe Thursday's ruling means B.C. might well be within its rights to reject bitumen from Alberta, if its reason for doing so is safety of its coastline.
Of course, hanging over all of this is an announcement this week from Kinder Morgan that despite all the polls, prime ministerial meetings and court decisions, the project still seems "untenable" to investors.
Trans Mountain ain't outta the woods yet.
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WWII Veteran Pays $1,500 Bill at Chick-fil-A To Feed Military Families
By Amanda Thomason February 16, 2019 at 12:10pm
You've probably seen some people on Facebook using their birthday as a way to raise money for charitable organizations, which is a lovely way to monetize the hype of the special day and give back to society.
But World War II veteran Edmund Rusinek did one better: To celebrate his birthday, he donated $1500 of his own money to feed military families.
Even more shocking? This isn't his first time doing this, as he has made a habit of picking up tabs for decades — but it all started with an act of kindness he received in 1945.
"This tradition, so to speak, got started in 1945 when I was a draftee training in Little Rock, Arkansas," he told the Orange County Register. "To take a break from the GI food, some of my buddies and I left base for some good ol' Southern food."
"At the restaurant, an elderly gentleman stepped up to us and asked, 'Can you do me a favor? Will you let me buy your lunch? If you want to thank me, pass it down.'"
"Someone did it for me, and I want to do it for others."
After spending two years as a staff sergeant on the Czechoslovakian border, he earned an engineering degree in Michigan and then worked at North American Aviation (which then became Rockwell, and then Boeing) until 1996. He and his wife had three children together, and he's been a regular at his neighborhood Chick-fil-A.
Knowing the rigors of the military and the value of a good meal, Rusinek lives in the perfect place to pay it forward, near the Joint Forces Training Base and the Naval Weapons Station in Los Alamitos, California.
"Fortunately, I live near an air base and a Navy base," he said. "There are lots of kids in the military around here, and they all look so young to me."
In preparation for his 92nd birthday on Feb. 19, Rusinek went into Chick-fil-A 11 days early to set up his generous giveaway. Manager Giola Arkis agreed to his terms and had nothing but positive words to say about him.
"Edmund is a regular customer. He always comes in for a salad, cookies and coffee," she said. "We call him our local sweet thing."
Rusinek spent some time at Chick-fil-A to greet service members as they got their free meals and see the effects of his kindness. While there's no exact tally on the donation total yet, the manager thinks the figure is somewhere around $1500 — which surprised Rusinek.
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"Really? I guess I'll know for sure when I get my credit card bill in the mail," he said. But he didn't seem too put out.
"I'm not a rich man," he said, "but this, I can afford."
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Amanda holds an MA in Rhetoric and TESOL from Cal Poly Pomona. After teaching composition and logic for several years, she's strayed into writing full-time and especially enjoys animal-related topics.
As of January 2019, Amanda has written over 1,000 stories for The Western Journal but doesn't really know how. Graduating from California State Polytechnic University with a MA in Rhetoric/Composition and TESOL, she wrote her thesis about metacognitive development and the skill transfer between reading and writing in freshman students.
She has a slew of interests that keep her busy, including trying out new recipes, enjoying nature, discussing ridiculous topics, reading, drawing, people watching, developing curriculum, and writing bios. Sometimes she has red hair, sometimes she has brown hair, sometimes she's had teal hair.
With a book on productive communication strategies in the works, Amanda is also writing and illustrating some children's books with her husband, Edward.
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Tradesy boosts its app average order value with deep links
April Berthene | Mar 14, 2017
Tradesy's app shoppers convert more than consumers on any other channel and deep links boost that rate even higher.
Web-only luxury consignment retailer Tradesy Inc. is benefiting big time from deep links.
Deep linking is when a consumer taps on a link on her smartphone that can detect whether or not she has downloaded a brand's app. If she has downloaded the app, she lands on that page in the app. If she hasn't download the app, the link will launch the page on the brand's mobile site.
Email and mobile are both key to Tradesy's business as 35% of the merchant's gross merchandise volume is generated from email and 60% is generated from mobile devices, says Sash Catanzarite, chief product officer and co-founder of Tradesy.
The web merchant, which began adding deep links in its marketing emails at the end of January, found that the average order value of a shopper making a purchase after tapping on a deep link in the app is 12% higher than if the consumer tapped on the email link on her smartphone and was redirected to the Tradesy website, Catanzarite says.
What's more, the average order value of a consumer that came to the Tradesy app from a deep link is 24% higher than a consumer who launched the app directly from her smartphones, Catanzarite says.
Catanzarite says 60% of Tradesy shoppers use more than one channel to shop. Tradesy is confident that its mobile site provides a great customer experience, but Catanzarite knows that at times it is best to direct shoppers to its app, he says.
"If you open the email, click on a link and the mobile website launches, and your whole experience so far has been through the Tradesy app, that's not the best experience," he says.
The same is true for consumers who have not downloaded the app. Tradesy wants those shoppers to go to its mobile site, and not have the link direct her to the app store. "Many people on the email list are just casual browsers and are not ready to commit to downloading an app," he says.
Tradesy A/B tested the deep links from mid-December to mid-January. During that test, the conversion rate of consumers who received a deep linked email was 27% higher than consumers who did not receive a deep linked email and the merchant's gross merchandise volume increased 24% from the deep linked group, Catanzarite says.
Tradesy launched its iPhone app in 2012, soft launched an Android app in March 2016 and fully rolled out its Android app in January 2017. Catanzarite declined to share download numbers.
On average, the app's conversion rate is four times higher than the mobile web, Catanzarite says. The app has the highest conversion rate among the mobile web and desktop channels, although desktop has the highest average order value, he says. On average across all channels, Tradesy's average order value is $354, Catanzarite says.
"If you are going to buy a $10,000 handbag, even if you discovered it on mobile, you are still going to do that purchase on desktop," he says.
Tradesy used mobile marketing vendor Branch for the deep links. The merchant rolled out the project over three months and had an engineer, its email marketing manager and Catanzarite working on the project. It didn't take much engineering and most of the work for Tradesy was during the A/B test because the email marketing team had to develop two different emails, Catanzarite says.
Branch charges merchants on a volume basis for the deep linked emails ranging from a few hundred dollars to $30,000, according to Branch. Tradesy pays Branch a monthly fee for the deep links, says Catanzarite, who declined to share specifics.
"Our goal is to make sure we are ROI positive on the revenues we are generating—not just gross merchandise value—compared with to the cost we are paying," Catanzarite says. "We have significantly exceeded that target during the test."
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