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It may still be only establishing itself on home turf but The Shopping Channel has already struck a deal to move into Australia, says boss Alistair Duff.
New Zealand's first 24-hour shopping channel went live on October 1 last year and has since been the subject of much speculation.
Early cuts to the number of live filming days and talk of presenters' contracts not being renewed raised questions about whether the channel would survive.
But chief executive Alistair Duff said The Shopping Channel would soon start screening on Australian channel TV4ME, with a possible launch date in March.
It will screen on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in 30-minute segments, made up of six five-minute slots.
"These are the big changes we've been planning for a while," he said.
"They were always in the pipeline. We were working pre-Christmas knowing this was the end game."
The news comes after the channel reported December sales up 30 per cent from November.
Last month, it started screening on TV3 in hourly-long segments every weekday and that had opened up a much bigger client base, Duff said.
"We're really happy with how the first couple of weeks have gone. It's still early days on TV3 but if we continue to sell at this level things will be really positive for us.
"TV3 has driven a big audience to us."
Launching The Shopping Channel in New Zealand was always going to be a challenging project because it was a new concept to kiwis, he said.
"But now we're coming up to five months on air and we've learnt a lot in that time. You start to see trends like which products are going well.
"A lot of the decisions can only be made by being on air. People were writing us off but we just needed time."
The channel could now take those lessons into Australia and access a much bigger audience which was familiar with shopping on TV.
"We're going into a market that's established. Home shopping is not new there. It's not a while new concept," Duff said.
Perry Smith - head of Brand New Media, which owns TV4ME - confirmed he was working with The Shopping Channel to deliver a time slot for New Zealand products and services to be promoted there.
"We've got a large consumer market so there's some great kiwi products which should be marketed here and sold on The Shopping Channel platform."
The Shopping Channel's slot on TV4ME would be run in a similar format to how it is on TV3 in New Zealand, Smith said.
Duff said getting in front of an Australian audience could have big benefits for kiwi clients.
"It provides a way for both small and big New Zealand businesses to market their products to Australian consumers," he said.
"There are also Australian clients that want to come into New Zealand."
Duff said he was busy putting together "the right clients" for Australia but said there was no time-pressure to launch there.
He said the channel will be able to charge clients more for time on air in Australia. Where the rate here on TV3 is $750 per four-minute segment, the rate in Australia will be $1500 per five-minutes, he said.
TV4ME is a datacasting channel which was launched by Prime Media and Brand New Media in 2011 and shows mainly local-made informational programs and infomercials.
Datacasting, shortened from 'data broadcasting', is the broadcasting of data over a wide area via radio waves.


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and as a side note, Hixon wasn't cleared to play until game 3 in which he started last week
edit: i meant game 2 and he started out of the gate
I you need a wr right now for the year then I can see keeping Hixon around..... but you don't want to send the future down the river on him either...I'm liking what I'm seeing from RR and JJ and the upside is just to much to throw away on Hixon....And I like Hixon for what he's done and the type of person/player he is....I think the giants org does a pretty good job at giving players a fare shake injured or otherwise ....Its a tough bussiness building for now and the future...I'm sure we would all agree Hixon is not the future ....That being said I can see him playing here this year... I guess who they cut is the big question end of the day for me is I don't want it to hurt this team in the long run.....
We all knew he was going on the PUP list.
Plus, Nicks and Cruz are our future. Anyone else is a supporting cast.


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This is from a March 21st Aljazeera article:andReacting positively to the offer, the press adviser to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, urged Obama to back his words with concrete action to repair what he called past mistakes.The result??"We welcome the wish of the president of the United States to put away past differences," Ali Akbar Javanfekr told the AFP news agency.
"But the way to do that is not by Iran forgetting the previous hostile and aggressive attitude of the United States.
"The American administration has to recognise its past mistakes and repair them as a way to put away the differences."
"Obama speech draws praise in Mideast" (AP headline today)
Let's see:
What "past differences" have we had with Iran? Oh yeah, what about the hostage crises...no that was them not us. That little blip ended with the Algiers Accords that in part prohibits the U.S. from intervening with political or military action in Iranian internal affairs.
Further, Obama has his marching papers now that he must "repair" the past mistakes of previous administrations with Islamist fundamentalists nations. What is Obama proposing?
1) Recognizing Iran as the Islamic Republic of Iran and promoting their "rightful place in the community of nations".
2) Forcing the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The probable result of those two things? Israel being forced to remove the nuclear threat from the new friendly republic of Iran thereby causing the world to react harshly towards Israel (read WAR). We are in for a ride in the near future...


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CORINTH – A lawsuit filed in federal court Monday in Aberdeen may shed light on questions about the abrupt firing and reinstatement of Alcorn Central Middle School principal Dan Burcham.
Filed by Tupelo attorney Rachel Pierce Waide on behalf of Janet Walls Holley and Stephanie Leigh Eaton, the lawsuit names Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith and Burcham as defendants.
The suit, which presents only one side of a legal argument, describes Holley and Eaton as employees at Alcorn Central Middle School.
It alleges that for a period of time through February 2013, Burcham "engaged in reprehensible conduct" with respect to the two women and other employees of the school district, and that Smith violated their right to free speech by ordering them not to reveal the nature of the conduct.
Both defendants, according to the complaint, say they have been under doctors' care as a result of the "severe psychological illness," and have returned to work despite physicians' advice not to do so.
Burcham was suspended with pay from his duties as principal on Feb. 11, while the complaints about his conduct were being investigated.
Burcham was fired by Smith on Feb. 13, but was reinstated when he demanded a hearing from the school board, which is in conformance with state law, said school district attorney Jimmy Price.
He remains on paid administrative leave until the hearing.
The hearing is scheduled in closed session at 4 p.m. Thursday, with Judge Johnny Ross as hearing officer and testimony recorded by a court reporter.
Board members will not be in attendance, but a written report must be submitted to the board by Ross so that the board may make a decision within 30 days, also as the law requires, Price said.
The lawsuit requests a declaratory judgment against Smith based on First Amendment rights, and a jury trial for actual and punitive damages for infliction of mental distress. No court date has been set.
Price said he just received a copy of the lawsuit Tuesday and had not had a chance to review it.


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When dozens of people die in a seemingly random act of violence, we all need somebody or something to point fingers towards in order to make sense of it all. Many of those things being pointed at are completely valid; for example, gun control is important to think about as a contributor to violence just as much as the lack of available, decent mental health care in our country is. Many people have speculated that the 20-year-old killer, Adam Lanza, had Asperger's Syndrome and that this somehow contributed to his violent behavior. More


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Winter – mild or not – is upon us, and often seasonal beers are as much an indication of the season as the dropping temperatures here in Wisconsin. Many Wisconsin breweries release some very special beers about this time and beer bars start to show a different tap menu leaning toward darker, heavier or stronger beers that might keep you warm at night. Here are a few brews you should be on the lookout for:
Some beer drinkers consider these dark ales too heavy to drink in the summer, but as the nights get longer toward the holidays, we gravitate toward darker roasted malts. (For the uninitiated, think Guinness.) That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout Stout from La Crosse's Pearl Street Brewery is an excellent version made with oatmeal to give the beer its smooth, creamy texture. Hinterland Brewery in Green Bay is a fine choice for its Luna Coffee Stout available in bottles and served from a nitro tap for that lovely cascading foam (like Guinness, only better). Central Waters offers a potent version in their Satin Solstice Imperial Stout. The limited edition, barrel-aged version is something to watch for because it goes fast.
Winter Seasonals
For Bavarian-style beer fans, Sprecher offers its award-winning Winter Brew, a dunkel bock that will take you to Munich for a moment. Leinenkugel's has released a new seasonal called Snowdrift Vanilla Porter. Rush River Brewing also does a Winter Ale, based on their Scotch Ale and packing an extra punch as some of these special editions tend to do. (What does that tell you about long winters?) This time of year, O'so Brewing puts out a limited Imperial Red Ale called Dank, which is aged in oak barrels, loaded with hops, and packed with a punch at 9.2% ABV.
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Late fall after the apple harvest, New Glarus Brewing Co. offers its limited release Apple Ale. But also special from New Glarus in 2012 is a twist on their Wisconsin Belgian Red, an ale flavored with Montmorency cherries. The year's meager harvest of cherries forced brewer Dan Carey to find alternatives. He gives us Serendipity, the same tart and fruity ale but with apples and cranberries added to the cherries. Find it at your local liquor store in 750 ml bottles; serve it in a brandy snifter.
Spiced pumpkin beers also appear in late fall and linger on into winter. (Not true of Point Brewery's Whole Hog Series Pumpkin Ale which took gold at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival: it sold out in a heartbeat.) But other alternatives remain, such as Capital Brewery's limited release Pumpkinataur Wrex and Lakefront's Pumpkin Lager. Milwaukee Brewing Co. offers Sasquash, a porter made with pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and a bit of cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
The list goes on (and on), and a trip to your local brewery or liquor store may be in order for you to see what winter has in store for you.
Kevin Revolinski is a Madison-based travel and beer writer and the author of the newly released Wisconsin's Best Beer Guide, a road-trip guide to all the breweries in the state. He has written several other Wisconsin travel and outdoor guidebooks. Check out his website The Mad Traveler or follow Wisconsin Beer Guide on Facebook or Twitter.


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Theatre Festival set for this weekend at MUW
Mississippi Theatre Association's annual Theatre Festival kicks off this weekend at the Mississippi University for Women.
The festival includes performances by high school and community theaters, like Starkville High School, Union County Schools and Tupelo Community Theatre.
The high school performances are on Friday and the community theater performances are on Saturday.
There will also be staged readings of the plays that won the playwriting competition.
Billy Brasfield – known to stars like Lady Gaga and Beyonce as Billy B – will give the keynote address on Friday. Brasfield, an Aberdeen native, is a world renowned make-up artist.
Tickets are $5/block of shows, $15/day pass and $25/weekend pass.
For a complete schedule of performances and events, visit mta-online.org.
Keith's 'Outlaw Biker' takes stage Friday night
Oxford's own Tyler Keith will revive his musical, "The Outlaw Biker," for another performance on Friday.
He premiered the musical, about a supernatural outlaw biker, on Halloween. It was such a success, an encore performance was necessary.
The show starts at 8 p.m. Friday at The Lyric Oxford.
Tickets are $10/cash and $12/credit card and are available at the door.
For more info, call (662) 234-5333.
Outlaws in NE Mississippi focus of Museum Moment event
Zack Stewart, former Northern District Highway Commissioner, will speak about famous outlaws and their connection to Northeast Mississippi at this week's Museum Moment at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany.
His talk begins at noon and a light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.
It's free.
Call (662) 538-0014 for more information.