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Items where Research Group is "Oxford Centre for Collaborative Applied Mathematics" and Year is 2012
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Number of items: 99.
Abdulle, A. and Vilmart, G. and Zygalakis, K. C.
Second weak order explicit stabilized methods for stiff
Allen, R. and Reis, T. and Sun, S. (2012) A new Lattice Boltzmann equation to simulate density-driven convection of carbon dioxide. Proceedings for the Society of Petroleum Engineering . (Submitted)
Aragón, J. L. and Barrio, R. A. and Woolley, T. E. and Baker, R. E. and Maini, P. K. (2012) Non-linear effects on Turing patterns: time oscillations and chaos. Physical Review Letters . (Submitted)
Aumaitre, E. and Knoche, S. and Cicuta, P. and Vella, D. (2012) Wrinkling in the deflation of elastic bubbles. EPL . (Submitted)
Bell, C. G. and Byrne, H. M. and Whiteley, J. P. and Waters, S. L.
A note on heat and mass transfer from a sphere in Stokes
Bosch, J. and Stoll, M. and Benner, P. (2012) Fast solution of Cahn-Hilliard variational inequalities using implicit time discretization and finite elements. Journal of Computational Physics . (Submitted)
Bressloff, P. C. and Lai, Y. M.
Dispersal and noise: Various modes of synchrony in
Bressloff, P. C. and Newby, J. M. (2012) Stochastic models of intracellular transport. Reviews of Modern Physics . (Submitted)
Bruna, M. and Chapman, S. J. (2012) Diffusion of multiple species with excluded-volume effects. Journal of Chemical Physics . (Submitted)
Bueno-Orovio, A. and Kay, D. and Burrage, K. (2012) Fourier spectral methods for fractional-in-space reaction-diffusion equations. Journal of Computational Physics . (Submitted)
Byrne, H. M. (2012) Mathematical biomedicine and modeling avascular tumor growth. In: Mathematics and Life Sciences. De Gruyter. (Submitted)
Chen, W. and Erban, R. and Chapman, S. J. (2012) From Brownian dynamics to Markov chain: an ion channel example. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics . (Submitted)
Collins-Hooper, H. and Woolley, T. E. and Dyson, L and Patel, A. and Potter, P. and Baker, R. E. and Gaffney, E. A. and Maini, P. K. and Dash, P. R. and Patel, K.
Age related changes in speed and mechanism of adult skeletal
Connor, A. J. and Cooper, J. and Byrne, H. M. and Maini, P. K. and McKeever, S.
Object-Oriented Paradigms for Modelling Vascular
Cotter, S. L. and Roberts, G. O. and Stuart, A. M. and White, D.
MCMC methods for functions modifying old algorithms to make
Cross, R. and McNamara, H. and Kalachev, L. and Pokrovski, A. (2012) Memory of recessions. Journal of Post Keynesian Economics .
Davit, Y. and Byrne, H. M. and Osborne, J. M. and Pitt-Francis, J. M. and Gavaghan, D. J. and Quintard, M. (2012) Solute transport within porous biofilms: diffusion or dispersion? Physical Review E . (Submitted)
Davit, Y. and Osborne, J. M. and Byrne, H. M. and Gavaghan, D. J. and Pitt-Francis, J. M. (2012) Validity of the Cauchy-Born rule applied to discrete cellular-scale models of biological tissues. Physical Review E . (Submitted)
Davit, Y. and Wood, B. D. and Debenest, G. and Quintard, M.
Correspondence between one- and two-equation models for solute
deBotton, G. and Bustamante, R. and Dorfmann, A. (2012) Axisymmetric bifurcations of thick spherical shells under inflation and compression. International Journal of Solids and Structures . (Submitted)
Erban, R. and Flegg, M. B. and Papoian, G. A. (2012) Multiscale stochastic reaction-diffusion modelling: application to actin dynamics in filopodia. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology . (Submitted)
Figueredo, G. and Joshi, T. and Osborne, J. and Byrne, H. M. and Owen, M. (2012) On-lattice agent-based simulation of populations of cells within the open-source chaste framework. Interface Focus . (Submitted)
Fowkes, J. M. and Gould, N. I. M. and Farmer, C. L. (2012) A Branch and Bound Algorithm for the Global Optimization of Hessian Lipschitz Continuous Functions. Journal of Global Optimization . (Submitted)
Franz, B. and Flegg, M. B. and Chapman, S. J. and Erban, R.
Multiscale reaction-diffusion algorithms: pde-assisted
Furati, K. M. (2012) Bounds on the solution of a Cauchy-type problem involving a weighted sequential fractional derivative. Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis . (Submitted)
Goriely, A. and Moulton, D. E. (2012) The Mathematics Behind Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. SIAM News .
Griffiths, I. M. and Breward, C. J. W. and Colegate, D. M. and Dellar, P. J. and Howell, P. D. and Bain, C. D.
A new pathway for the re-equilibration of micellar
Griffiths, I. M. and Howell, P. D. and Shipley, R. J. (2012) Control and optimization of solute transport in a porous tube. Physics of Fluids . (Submitted)
Griffiths, I. M. and Stone, H. A.
Axial Dispersion via Shear-enhanced Diffusion in Colloidal
Güttel, S. and Pestana, J. (2012) Some observations on weighted GMRES. Numerical Algorithms . (Submitted)
Hadjimichael, Y. and Macdonald, C. B. and Ketcheson, D. I. and Verner, J. H. (2012) Effective order strong stability preserving Runge–Kutta methods. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis . (Submitted)
Hale, N. and Townsend, A.
Fast and Accurate Computation of Gauss-Legendre and
Hale, Nicholas and Trefethen, Lloyd N. (2012) Chebfun and Numerical Quadrature. Science in China Mathematics Series A . (Submitted)
Hubbard, M. E. and Byrne, H. M. (2012) Multiphase modelling of vascular tumour growth in two spatial dimensions. Journal of Theoretical Biology . (Submitted)
Jain, H. V. and Byrne, H. M. (2012) Qualitative Analysis of an Integro-Differential Equation Model of Periodic Chemotherapy. Applied Maths Letters . (Submitted)
Jain, H. V. and Moldovan, N. I. and Byrne, H. M.
Modeling Stem/Progenitor Cell-Induced Neovascularization and
Jain, H. V. and Richardson, A. and Meyer-Hermann, M. E. and Byrne, H. M. (2012) Exploiting the synergy between carboplatin and ABT-737 in the treatment of ovarian carcinomas. Cancer Research . (Submitted)
Kershaw, S. K. and Byrne, H. M. and Gavaghan, D. J. and Osborne, J. M. (2012) Colorectal Cancer Through Simulation and Experiment. IET Systems Biology . (Submitted)
Knox, D. J. and Wilson, S. K. and Duffy, B. R. and McKee, S. (2012) Squeeze-Film Flow in the Presence of a Thin Porous Bed, with Application to the Human Knee Joint. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics . (Submitted)
Krkošek, M. and Ashander, J. and Lewis, M. A. (2012) Parasite spill-back from domestic hosts may induce an Allee effect in wildlife hosts. Proceedings of the Royal Society B . (Submitted)
Krkošek, M. and Connors, B. M. and Lewis, M. A. and Poulin, R. (2012) Allee Effects May Slow the Spread of Parasites in a Coastal Marine Ecosystem. American Naturalist . (Submitted)
Leslie, G. A. and Wilson, S. K. and Duffy, B. R. (2012) Thermoviscous Coating and Rimming Flow. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics . (Submitted)
Leslie, G. A. and Wilson, S. K. and Duffy, B. R. (2012) Three-dimensional coating and rimming flow: a ring of fluid on a rotating horizontal cylinder. Journal of Fluid Mechanics . (Submitted)
Lewis, M. A. and Li, B.
Spreading Speed, Traveling Waves, and Minimal Domain Size in
Majumdar, A. (2012) The Mathematics of Liquid Crystals: Analysis, Computation and Applications. BLCS Newsletter 2012 . (Submitted)
Majumdar, A. and Goriely, A. (2012) Static and dynamic stability results for a class of three-dimensional configurations of Kirchhoff elastic rods. Physica D . (Submitted)
Majumdar, A. and Ockendon, J. R. and Howell, P. D. and Surovyatkina, E. (2012) Transitions through Critical Temperatures in Nematic Liquid Crystals. Physical Review E . (Submitted)
Majumdar, A. and Pisante, A. and Henao, D. (2012) Biaxial defect cores in nematic equilibria an asymptotic result. Physical Review Letters . (Submitted)
McArdle, C. R. and Pritchard, D. and Wilson, S. K. (2012) The Stokes boundary layer for a thixotropic or antithixotropic fluid. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics . (Submitted)
McKenzie, H. W. and Merrill, E. H. and Spiteri, R. J. and Lewis, M. A.
How linear features alter predator movement and the functional
McNamara, H. (2012) An estimate of energy dissipation due to soil-moisture hysteresis. Water Resources Research . (Submitted)
Melnik, A. V. and Goriely, A.
Dynamics of mechanically induced fiber reorientation in
Menon, S. N. and Hall, C. L. and McCue, S. W. and McElwain, D. L. S. (2012) A model for one-dimensional morphoelasticity and its application to fibroblast-populated collagen lattices. Journal of Mathematical Biology . (Submitted)
Mirams, G R and Fletcher, A G and Maini, P. K. and Byrne, H. M.
A theoretical investigation of the effect of proliferation and
Moore, M. R. and Howison, S. D. and Ockendon, J. R. and Oliver, J. M.
Three-dimensional oblique water-entry problems at small
Moore, M. R. and Howison, S. D. and Ockendon, J. R. and Oliver, J. M. (2012) A note on oblique water entry. Journal of Engineering Maths . (Submitted)
Moore, M. R. and Ockendon, J. R. and Oliver, J. M. (2012) Air-cushioning in impact problems. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics . (Submitted)
Morgan, C. E. and Breward, C. J. W. and Griffiths, I. M. and Howell, P. D. and Penfold, J. and Thomas, R. K. and Tucker, I. and Petkov, J. T. and Webster, J. R. P. (2012) The kinetics of surfactant desorption at the air–solution interface. Langmuir . (Submitted)
Moulton, D. E. and Goriely, A. and Chirat, R. (2012) Mechanical growth and morphogenesis of seashells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . (Submitted)
Moulton, D. E. and Lega, J.
Effect of disjoining pressure in a thin film equation with
Moulton, D. E. and Lessinnes, T. and Goriely, A. (2012) Morphoelastic rods Part 1: A single growing elastic rod. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids . (Submitted)
Muraro, D. and Byrne, H. M. and King, J. R. and Bennett, M. J. (2012) Mathematical modelling plant signalling networks. Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena . (Submitted)
Muraro, D. and Voß, U. and Wilson, M. and Bennett, M. and Byrne, H. M. and de Smet, I. and Hodgman, C. and King, J. R. (2012) Inference of the genetic network regulating lateral root initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics . (Submitted)
März, T. and Macdonald, C. B. (2012) Calculus on surfaces with general closest point functions. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis . (Submitted)
O'Dea, R. D. and Osborne, J. M. and El Haj, A. J. and Byrne, H. M. and Waters, S. L. (2012) The interplay between tissue growth and scaffold degradation in engineered tissue constructs. Journal of Mathematical Biology . (Submitted)
Paetsch, C. and Dorfmann, L. (2012) Non-linear modeling of active biohybrid materials. Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics . (Submitted)
Pancheri, F. and Dorfmann, L. (2012) Strain controlled biaxial stretch: An experimental characterization of natural rubber. Rubber Chemistry and Technology . (Submitted)
Paterson, C. and Wilson, S. K. and Duffy, B. R. (2012) Gravity-driven draining of a thin rivulet with constant width down a slowly varying substrate. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids . (Submitted)
Peppin, S. S. L. and Style, R. W. (2012) The physics of frost heave and ice-lens growth. Vadose Zone Journal . (Submitted)
Piret, C. (2012) The Orthogonal Gradients Method: a Radial Basis Functions Method for Solving Partial Differential Equations on Arbitrary Surfaces. Journal of Computational Physics .
Potapov, A. and Merrill, E. H. and Lewis, M. A. (2012) Wildlife disease elimination and 1 density dependence. Proceedings of the Royal Society B . (Submitted)
Prior, C. and Goriely, A. (2012) The Fourier transform of tubular densities. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General . (Submitted)
Reis, T. and Dellar, P. J. (2012) Moment-based formulation of Navier–Maxwell slip boundary conditions for lattice Boltzmann simulations of rarefied flows in microchannels. Physics of Fluids . (Submitted)
Reis, T. and Wilson, H. J.
Rolie-Poly fluid flowing through constrictions: Two distinct
Rockstroh, P. and März, T. and Ruuth, S. J. (2012) An embedding technique for the solution of reaction-fiffusion equations on algebraic surfaces with isolated singularities. Foundations of Computational Mathematics . (Submitted)
Scianna, M. and Bell, C. G. and Preziosi, L.
A Review of Mathematical Models for the Formation of
Shikhmurzaev, Y. D. and Sprittles, J. E. (2012) On the anomalous dynamics of capillary rise in porous media. Physical Review E .
Soulaine, C. and Davit, Y. and Quintard, M. (2012) A two-pressure model for slightly compressible single phase flow in bi-structured porous media. Chemical Engineering Science . (Submitted)
Sprittles, J. E. and Shikhmurzaev, Y. D.
Coalescence of Liquid Drops: Different Models Versus
Sprittles, J. E. and Shikhmurzaev, Y. D.
The Dynamics of Liquid Drops and their Interaction with
Sprittles, J. E. and Shikhmurzaev, Y. D.
Finite Element Simulation of Dynamic Wetting Flows as an
Sullivan, J. M. and Paterson, C. and Wilson, S. K. and Duffy, B. R.
A thin rivulet or ridge subject to a uniform transverse
Séguis, J. - C. and Burrage, K. and Erban, R. and Kay, D. (2012) Simulation of cell movement through evolving environment: a fictitious domain approach. Journal of Computational Physics . (Submitted)
Taroni, M. and Breward, C. J. W. and Cummings, L. J. and Griffiths, I. M. (2012) Asymptotic solutions of glass temperature profiles during steady optical fibre drawing. Journal of Engineering Mathematics . (Submitted)
Taroni, M. and Breward, C. J. W. and Howell, P. D. and Oliver, J. M.
Boundary conditions for free surface inlet and outlet
Taroni, M. and Vella, D. (2012) Multiple equilibria in a simple elastocapillary system. Journal of Fluid Mechanics . (Submitted)
Tavener, S. J. and Wildey, T. (2012) Adjoint based a posteriori analysis of multiscale mortar discretizations with multinumerics. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing . (Submitted)
Tsai, S. S. H. and Griffiths, I. M. and Stone, H. A. (2012) Microfluidic immunomagnetic multi-target sorting – a model for controlling deflection of paramagnetic beads. Lab on a Chip, 11 (15). pp. 2577-2582.
Vella, D. and Ajdari, A. and Vaziri, A. and Boudaoud, A. (2012) Indentation of ellipsoidal and cylindrical elastic shells. Physical Review Letters . (Submitted)
Vigolo, D. and Griffiths, I. M. and Radl, S. and Stone, H. A. (2012) An experimental and theoretical investigation of particle–wall impacts in a T-junction. Journal of Fluid Mechanics . (Submitted)
Wagner, T. J. W. and Vella, D.
The 'Sticky Elastica': Delamination blisters beyond small
Wagner, T. J. W. and Vella, D.
The sensitivity of Graphene 'Snap-through' to substrate
Wake, G. C. and Byrne, H. M. (2012) Calculus from the past: multiple delay systems arising in cancer cell modelling. ANZIAM Journal . (Submitted)
Wathen, A. J. and Zhu, S.-X.
On the spectral distribution of kernel matrices related to
Webber, M. and Bressloff, P. C. (2012) The effects of noise on binocular rivalry waves: a stochastic neural field model. Journal of Statistical Mechanics . (Submitted)
Wheeler, J. D. and Bampfylde, C. J. and Lewis, M. A.
Modelling temperature-dependent larval development and
Whiteley, J. P. and Tavener, S. J. (2012) Error estimation and adaptivity for incompressible, non–linear (hyper–)elasticity. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering . (Submitted)
Zhu, S. (2012) Compactly supported radial basis functions: how and why? SIAM Review . (Submitted)
Zhu, S. -X. and Gu, T. -X. and Liu, X. -P.
Inner product computation for sparse iterative solvers on


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The world of patent licensing often seems like a maze of twisty little passages, all alike, but every so often the industry stumbles into a new tunnel — or, at least, one that seems new at first glance. Such is the case with Apple, which has asked the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to establish a set of basic principles governing so-called fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing of patented technologies included in wireless communications standards. That sentence may make many consumers' eyes glaze over, but it boils down to this: Apple wants rules saying that if a company contributes their technology to a standard, they don't get to use that technology to beat up competitors who use that standard.
The letter — which was apparently sent in November — was first reported by The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) and reproduced in full in Florian Mueller's FOSS Patents blog. In the letter, Apple claims the telecommunications industry is suffering from the lack of consistent licensing schemes for many of the technologies used to make modern mobile devices. Apple then outlines a three-point framework to help normalize royalty rates, and proposes that the framework be extended to all ETSI members equally.
Why does the state of FRAND licensing matter to Apple, and what's at stake for the broader mobile industry?
Why FRAND is important
Almost all the technologies in modern mobile devices — from touchscreens to Wi-Fi to 3G to batteries to flash storage to USB to accelerometers to GPS — all involve a myriad of patented technologies held by a broad number of companies. One company might hold a patent for frequency multiplexing technology used to boost Wi-Fi performance, while another company might own a patent on a similar technique to boost 3G mobile broadband performance. Another might hold a patent on rapid USB charging; still another might hold a patent on a particular way of making scratch-resistent cases. It goes on and on: Patents are involved in almost every aspect of a device, from the way its components are manufactured and how they communicate with each other to how the screen is designed to how it manages battery power.
While some companies have truly monumental troves of patents (IBM and Microsoft tend to lead American firms, with names like Samsung and Canon right in the thick of things) no single company outright owns all the intellectual property necessary to make a modern mobile device. The same is true for most digital technology, from PCs to routers to phones to televisions. As a result, companies usually form coalitions to develop technology standards.
In broad terms, these standards have two primary advantages. The first is that they set a single, unified version of a technology that the entire industry can use: this lets devices from different manufacturers work with each other transparently. The second is that it advances the industry, because each company whose patented technology is included in the standard grants a license to everyone else using the standard. The standards, usually administered by industry groups, therefore more-or-less represent patent pools: Anyone who wants to use the standard can license the entire pool of patents. This doesn't mean companies are giving away their technology for free. Each company whose tech is incorporated into the standard gets a share of the licensing fees. The specifics vary widely: Some standards set rates and royalty fees for all participants right up front, while others leave it to the goodwill of participating members to hand it themselves. But the technology pools can create the basis of product ecosystems, and let economies of scale operate — ultimately, that means if the technology takes off, it can be cheaper for everyone.
The key to this patent pool idea is fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory licensing — usually known as FRAND, but sometimes just RAND. However, the meaning of the term is not set by law: it's determined (or not!) by the particular standards group or groups managing the technology. So, while there's no single definition, FRAND usually means licensing terms for patents contributed to a standard must be:
- Fair, so the terms wouldn't be considered illegal if they were dictated by a dominant firm in their market. That means license terms can't come with exclusivity requirements, stipulations that licensees license their own technology to the patent holder, or that the license is only available in bundles of other, unrelated patents.
- Reasonable means the licensing fees can't be out-of-this-world. This is the vaguest of the terms, but generally means that patent holders (singly or collectively) can't charge so much for the use of their technology that the standard can't compete in the industry. Otherwise, the standard would be ignored, defeating its purpose.
- Non-discriminatory means all potential licensees have to be treated in the same way: patent holders can't use the licensing process as a way to play favorites with their friends and screw over their competitors, such as dragging out the licensing process by conveniently "losing" paperwork.
Guess which term concerns all the hubbub with Apple? Reasonable.
All's FRAND in love and war
Apple's letter to ETSI decries that the telecommunications industry "suffers from a lack of consistent adherence to FRAND principles in the cellular standards arena." And Apple has been bearing the brunt of this lately: Motorola just managed to get some of Apple's iOS products pulled briefly from its online store in Germany because of a dispute between the two companies over 3G technology patents. Apple and Samsung are embroiled in a similar dispute over 3G technology, and Samsung is currently the subject of an apparently-related formal EU investigation.
Both Motorola (which is in the process of being acquired by Google, let's remember) and Samsung appear to be taking a similar approach with Apple. Both have contributed patents to 3G technology standards used in many of Apple's iOS devices, and both companies have acknowledged Apple has approached them about negotiating FRAND licensing deals for the technology. However, the companies have not been able to come to an agreement on terms of the licensing. As a result, both Samsung and Motorola claim that Apple is using their technology without license. In Samsung's and Motorola's view, that amounts to patent infringement, so sales of Apple products with the technology ought to be halted.
What do Samsung and Motorola want? Although terms of FRAND licenses don't often make it into the public record, the legal battles of the companies in Mannheim, Germany, have brought the numbers to light. Samsung wants 2.4 percent of revenue from sales of iOS devices using their technology. Motorola wants 2.25 percent.
At first glance those numbers might not seem outrageous. After all, merchants often pay in the neighborhood of 3 percent of every credit card transaction to banks: numbers that small are just the cost of doing business, right? Well, that's not true in the case of technology patent licensing. Earlier we outlined the vast number of patented technologies that are commonplace in essentially every modern mobile device. If every owner of those patents came to Apple — or any other electronics company —demanding more than 2 percent of their sales revenue for use of the technology, patent licensing requirements would very rapidly account for well over 100 percent of the price of a product. And, since the rates are based on percentages, raising the price won't help: The product would still be encumbered by a patent licensing burden it could never hope to meet. Hence, the product would never be developed, let alone sold. If that were the way FRAND licensing worked, we wouldn't be living in a world of smartphones and widespread Internet connectivity. We'd be reading printed newspapers, going to libraries, and sending postcards.
Apple — in general, but in particular as one of the world's most valuable companies — can never agree to those rates. It would set a precedent for all other FRAND patent licenses and potentially make the entire mobile industry untenable.
And Apple isn't the only company in the crosshairs on these issues. Separate from Motorola's actions against Apple, Motorola is also pursuing Microsoft over patents essential to the H.264 video codec. As part of the technology standard, Motorola's patents are to be made available on FRAND terms. However, as in its dealing with Apple, Motorola has been unable to come to terms with Microsoft, and — again as in its dealings with Apple — Motorola feels its entitled to 2.25 percent of the cost of products implementing H.264. That includes the Xbox 360 and Windows 7.
In a surprising move, Microsoft issued its own statement today re-iterating its support for FRAND standards, and promising it would never abuse the licensing of patents it has contributed to industry standards or (emphasis mine) seek an injunction or exclusion order against for any firm's use of those patents. Microsoft has recently pointed to its success extracting license fees from Android device makers as an example of the patent system working as it should.
Apple's plea to ETSI
Apple's letter to ETSI outlines three principles it believes can be used as a basis for FRAND licensing: an appropriate royalty rate, a common royalty base, and that companies contributing patents to standards would not be able to seek injunctions against companies implementing the standard.
Apple's first point would require technology contributors to base their royalty rates in a way that reflects the patent holder's overall portfolio of patents (and patent applications) in the field relative to the entire industry. In other words, for Motorola to demand a 2.25 percent royalty, it would have to account for about 2.25 percent of all the essential patents relative to the technology.
Apple's second point is perhaps the most important: the company proposes royalty rates be calculated not on the retail price or revenue of products incorporating the technology, but instead be "no higher than the industry average sales price for a basic communications device that is capable of both voice and data communications." In other words, an über-expensive bling-encrusted crystal-and-gold designer handset that sells for five figures would pay the same royalty rate for mobile technology as a bare-bones handset implementing the same standards. Patent holders wouldn't be able to demand more money just because the sale price of a particular end product was more expensive than another.
Finally, Apple proposes that any move to seek an injunction or exclusion order on products implementing standards technology be considered a violation of FRAND terms. In other words, even if companies had trouble working out terms of a licensing agreement, patent owners wouldn't be able to try to block products using those standards from going on sale. Doing so would violate their agreement with the standards body, and potentially expose them to major legal liability.
And, of course, Apple concludes its letter with a veiled threat. Although Apple doesn't hold many patents related to 3G services—the company didn't get into the mobile phone business until 2007, after all — it does note that it holds some 140 patents and applications that might become essential to LTE, UMTS, GSM, and other technologies. In other words, it would be a pity if Apple had to put the screws to other companies using those standards later because (in its view) Motorola and Samsung are abusing the FRAND process now.
What happens now?
Apple's letter to ETSI carries absolutely no authority. Apple's UK subsidiary is just one member of ETSI, along with more than 700 other companies and subsidiaries. And Apple apparently isn't currently interested in making its claims of FRAND abuse public: The company wrote its proposal all the way back in November, well before Motorola's current successes against the company in Mannheim. If Apple wanted to raise a public stink about FRAND licensing, it's going about it all wrong. The letter to ETSI never mentions Motorola or Samsung by name, and Apple's proposed framework for FRAND licensing would apply to Apple as well as all other ETSI members.
In the meantime, Motorola and Samsung are likely to continue pressing their infringement cases against Apple in Mannheim, which is a particularly favorable venue for them thanks to some quirks of German intellectual property law. The next move will likely come from Motorola in a few weeks, which will attempt to (once again) prevent Apple from selling allegedly-infringing iOS products in Germany.
The broader battle over possible abuse of patents contributed to broader technology standards will, unfortunately, probably take years to play out.
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Crystals love to work with a purpose! In general, they are already "Turned On" and busy doing their own thing: Elevating Energies and pumping out Good Vibes! This is their natural state. We can tap into these elevated energies and combine forces by working with our crystals to expand and elevate our own energies and to connect with our highest self. This is done through activation and will set a field of expanded energies that will help us in our daily lives as we practice and deepen this connection with our crystalline friends.
To begin an activation, clear your mind and sit quietly with your crystal. Connect with your heart center and through your heart center connect with the crystal you are holding. This crystal is sharing its love and light with you, as you share your love and light with your crystal.
Think of activation as the growing and expansion of energy layers. The first activation establishes a connection between the crystal and the user, creating the first layer. These layers continue to grow, for both ourselves and the crystal, as we continue to connect. This energy field becomes more stable over time as we continue to connect and reconnect.
Cleansing your Crystal
Stones of all kinds are energetically alive. Crystals and Gemstones carry their own vibrations and can be influenced by subtle energies and/or thoughts and actions taking place around them. Crystals also have the ability to be cleansed of influences that have touched them before or after they have come to you. When gemstones are energetically cleansed they are cleared of all energies other than their own, and until they are used again in ritual or meditation, they will generally remain cleared. For some people, it is important to cleanse, wash and purify their gemstones and crystals before using them. For others it is not. This is really a personal preference, one that you may feel into on an individual basis.
Feel into your crystal when you first receive it. How does it feel? Does it feel yummy and scrumptious; is it a pure delight? Then maybe it doesn't need cleared at all. But, if you feel guided to make this new gemstone truly a piece of your own, and perhaps also to have a special bonding session with your new crystalline friend, then cleansing your crystals should be easy and fun. Below are a few ideas for consideration, but you may be inspired by something entirely different! The key is to have an open heart and to connect with your crystals just as you would with any person or spirit guide.
Listed below is one of our favorite methods. For a more exhaustive list of possibilities, see our Crystal Cleansing Guide.
Cleansing your crystals with the method of energy and intention:
Hold your crystal with the intention of Pure Love & Light enfolding it. Feel yourself and your crystal being surrounded within a sphere of very supportive white or golden light energy. (You may also play with different colors, if you enjoy color healing!) Begin to feel Cosmic Love and Source Energy flowing throughout your body and directly into your crystal. Stay within this protective sphere for as long as you feel guided. This is also an excellent way to begin any meditation.


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COLUMBIA - Jasper County will be getting a longer, taller bridge to replace an existing one the South Carolina transportation agency has classified as "structurally deficient."
The new bridge, to be located on SC Route 462 over Euhaw Creek, will stretch 30 feet longer than the current bridge and stand two-and-a-half feet higher. The future bridge is described as a "modern, cast-in-place, flat concrete slab," measuring 90 feet long.
The new bridge will cost $2 million, funded by federal bridge replacement funds, with construction expected to begin in January of 2015. The new bridge be open to the public by the summer of 2015, according to S.C. Department of Transportation spokesman Peter Poore.
The existing bridge carries 6,900 vehicles per day, of which 6 percent is trucks. The volume is projected to swell by nearly a quarter in 2015 before reaching 10,500 vehicles per day in 2025.
The site of the bridge is located just southeast of the town of Ridgeland.
James Law, with the transportation agency's Charleston office, said the plan to replace it was approved by the state transportation commission in May of 2010.
Building the new bridge would affect nearly an acre of estuarine area and wetlands, which are used by red drum, shrimp and other aquatic life in various life stages, according to state records.
Because of the sensitive ecology of the creek, South Carolina environmental regulators' final determination about the project's environmental impacts and ways to lessen the damage would be subject to review by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
The details of the permit application were part of a joint public notice to announce that SC DOT had submitted an application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. Bridge work of a similar scope is planned for the Bees Creek Bridge, which is also on SC 462. Construction on that bridge is expected to start in October of next year.
When work gets underway at the start of 2015, motorists will have to make a detour. Bridge records describe the proposed automobile route as 2 miles of Glover Road and Cherry Hill. For truck traffic, the route would be 21 miles of Hwy 170, Hwy 278 and Interstate 95.
State environmental regulators must also check the plan for compliance with the Coastal Zone Management Program. The construction is expected to affect 0.6 acres of critical land.
Replacing the Coosawhatchie bridge is a separate undertaking from the more major Back River Bridge replacement work, which has already begun in Jasper County.
The nearly 60-year-old Back River Bridge connecting the South Carolina county to Savannah, Ga., remains in use as construction workers build a replacement nearby.
The new Back River Bridge is expected to be open at the start of 2016.
Anyone who wishes to comment on the Euhaw Creek bridge plans must submit statements to DHEC on or before Nov. 30. For information, call: (843) 846-9400


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In the coming months, two recent Harvard College graduates will fill supermarket shelves with food that is more nutritious, uses 2,000 times less water, and emits less greenhouse gas than traditional livestock. Opting for the pair's food products over other alternatives may seem like an easy decision, but the obstacle they face is largely social: after all, their miracle ingredients are insects.
With the aim of introducing insects into Western society as a healthy and sustainable ingredient to replace the use of staples such as ground beef and other products, Laura E. D'Asaro '13, Meryl F. Natow '13, and Rose Wang '13 founded Six Foods last fall through the Harvard Innovation Lab's Venture Incubation Program. The team's insect-based food products were designed with the help of Geoff Lukas, the chef de cuisine at Sofra Bakery, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Cambridge.
The former roommates said they discovered the prevalence and benefits of eating insects during separate trips abroad in Africa and Asia during their undergraduate careers.
"When we came back from our trips, we were blown away by the potential that insects have," Wang said.
D'Asaro said that because insects are small, cold-blooded animals, the amount of water needed to sustain enough insects for a pound of insect meat is only one to two gallons. The amount of water needed for an equivalent pound of beef, on the other hand, can be as high as 2,000 gallons. Wang added that insects are low in fat and high in nutrients, with more iron than other sources of meat.
There is also huge potential for urban insect farming, as it takes little space and few resources, D'Asaro added. She said that insect farming is especially opportune for post-industrial cities looking to revitalize their large, empty buildings.
However, bringing bugs to American dinner tables is notoriously difficult, with Western society's general repugnance to the idea and the many challenges faced by any entrepreneurial endeavor.
D'Asaro and Wang said that the mentorship through the i-Lab was instrumental in overcoming those hurdles.
After pitching their idea to a group of entrepreneurs, Six Foods was accepted last fall into the Venture Incubation Program, in which teams share their ideas and get feedback from industry specialists and experts. Teams also receive a mentor for long-term guidance that continues after the startup leaves the 100-day program.
"Any entrepreneurial experience is very intense," said Phillipe Taieb, a social entrepreneurship consultant who serves as the mentor for Six Foods. "There are other things that recent graduates can do that are much less risky, and it takes a personal dynamism that Rose and Laura have."
Six Foods plans to introduce chocolate chip cookies and chips made with flour from roasted crickets as their first product for mass consumption.
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What to do with Old Town
Recently I changed Old Town into a complex attraction, but now I'm wondering whether to give it its own "district" article. There seems to be enough there to warrant its own article, but I'm still new to Wikitravel so I'm not really sure.
For those who have been to Old Town, what do you think? Is Old Town worthy of an article? PerryPlanet 17:55, 25 December 2006 (EST)
Push for Star status
I think we're getting really close now. Imagine, two New Mexico star articles! Anyway, here's what needs to be improved if we want to turn this into a star:
With the exception of the map, I'm afraid I might not be of too much help. I don't do a lot of shopping (other than grocery shopping) and I've haven't needed to sleep in a motel in Albuquerque anytime recently.
Also, I noticed we don't have any price ranges for when we call something "Budget", "Mid-range", or "Splurge" here in Albuquerque. I really have no idea what these would be. Any ideas? PerryPlanet 19:50, 27 June 2007 (EDT)


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As my friend Mike from Emu64 suggested after getting a used DS Lite I went to check out NDS multicart website and could not resist from ordering one of the Nintendo DS multi-game cartridges that they offer. Unlike multicarts that we have seen before (had some for GB and GBA) these DS cartridges can be customized – meaning YOU select the games you want to see on DS card!
Check it out – they have all the games I could think off in their database. The way they have it set up is that DS Multi Cartridge has 110 memory blocks like on a GameCube or Wii memory card, but here you save full games instead of savegames. Each games is about 2 to 4 memory blocks big (some are bigger and some are only 1 block big). So you pick the games you like – add them to a cart, and pay at the checkout. Cartridge gets burned with the games you selected and you end up with ~50 of your favorite games in ONE super Nintendo DS multi-game multicart!!! Check it out >>> NDSmulti.com/Store


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MOLALLA, Ore. -- A severely burned kitten that was found last week in Molalla is expected to recover from her injuries.
The roughly eight-week-old kitten suffered burns all over her head, body, and paws. Her whiskers were singed and she no longer has eyelids.
A woman found the cat wandering Main Street in Molalla last Thursday and rushed her to Paws Animal Shelter in West Linn. The cat was taken to Barclay Hills Animal Clinic, where she was examined, and received antibiotics and ointment. She was later returned to the shelter and given to volunteer caretaker Ellen Worsham on Friday.
"Her little mouth was all swollen," Worsham told KATU's Chris Liedle. "She is probably going to lose the rest of her skin on the top of her nose right here, that may or may not come back."
The shelter temporarily named the kitty Meghan Markle after Prince Harry's fiancé. Executive Director Sharon Murphy says the two share some similarities, as she'll have to be taken care of like one for some time.
"She's going to be a princess," Murphy said of the kitty. "She may not look like it now, but she's going to be a princess!"
The shelter says a 'forever home' is lined up, but people interested in helping along the way can donate to Paws Animal Shelter or adopt a cat of their own.
Even though the kitten will be heading to a great home, adoption is not something Worsham wants to hear after she's formed a bond with the cat.
"It will be hard to give her up," Worsham said holding the kitten in the palm of her hand. "She's beautiful."
Molalla Police told KATU no one had filed a report and they were not aware of the incident.
While it's not clear what happened, Murphy says it's possible someone intentionally burned the cat.
"Please don't let it be caused by somebody," Murphy said tearing up. "The fact that she was burned over her whole body is, is horrific."
The attention, though, is on the cat's recovery.
"I soak her three times a day," Worsham said. "She takes medication three times a day. She takes pain relief, and is also on antibiotics twice a day."
Worsham is seeing signs of healing.
"I knew that she was going to be okay the other morning when I was sitting in the bathroom and she was laying on my chest and she started playing with the string of my jacket, just like a typical kitten," Worsham said. "Once she is healed, we'll get her spayed and then she will be ready to go to her forever home."
If you have any information about the incident, you're asked to call the Molalla Police Department at (503) 829-8817.


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Following TomTom's kind decision to allow me to reveal my copywriting for the company, SanDisk has proved that – much like buses – good things come in pairs. I regularly produce copy for the company's Channel Flash industry magazine and occasionally write all editorial content. Find a sample below (click to enlarge) and downloadable features from the links below.
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One Day in History - History Matters. If you live in the United Kingdom, or are a UK citizen abroad, today is an important day. You can participate in one of the largest mass blogging efforts to date by submitting your diary of the day of October 17th, 2006.
The site notes, "We know that history is something many people feel strongly about. But in the rush of our daily lives it's all too easy to take it for granted. And when it comes to the order of public priorities history is often sidelined. We urge you to join the campaign and show your support. Collectively the events taking place and opinions expressed will demonstrate the importance of history and heritage to the nation and become a unique record of our time."
Submissions can consist of everyday happenings as well as anything out-of-the-ordinary that occurs on the day. Submissions should be between 100 and 650 words. Contributions to the project be accepted until October 31st, 2006.
What will happen to the content? It will be stored by the British Library as a historical record of national life that future generations and historians can access. This is a great idea and I hope the project gets a lot of public support. Can we do this in the United States next?
This is not the History Matters site. I am only reporting on it. Please go to http://www.historymatters.org.uk/output/page1.asp if you wish to participate or learn about the project.
Blog of Dr. Miland Brown that features different aspects of world history. Not everything can be covered but sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. Dr. Brown is an academic in North America.
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My name is Tom. I got to Rhyn Park school in North Wales. Today we finished school at 2.25pm because of a Induction evening. I am now sitting in an IT class at the Induction evening. It is really boring. My IT teacher is called Mr Holmes. he is really funny
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Be sure to submit this at the History Matters site. I am afraid the British Library is not going to save the World History Blog.
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The two men accused of theft of an iPhone 4 prototype last year have pleaded not guilty to the charges. The iPhone 4 in question was left in a bar by Apple employee Robert Gray Powell in Redwood City, California. The two men, Brian Hogan (pictured above) and Robert Sage Wallover will face charges of midemeanors rather than felonies.
At an arraignment here this morning, lawyers for Brian Hogan, the man who allegedly found the prototype in a bar after it was left there by an Apple engineer, and Robert Sage Wallower, who is accused of that charge as well as possessing stolen property, entered their pleas before Superior Court Judge Jonathan Karesh.
Gizmodo subsequently bought the iPhone 4 prototype from the two men and the rest as they say is history. No charges were ever filed against Gizmodo however, under California law, any person that finds lost property and is aware who the owner is likely to be and "appropriates such property for his own use", is guilty of theft. Also any person who knowingly receives property that has been received illegally can face prison for up to one year.
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NRA Spokesman Ted Nugent's Top 10 Inflammatory Comments
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This morning's Politico Playbook reports that the National Rifle Association will again be featuring sometime rocker, Washington Times columnist, and NRA board member Ted Nugent in their voter registration campaign.
In his 2010 spot for the group, the Nuge alternatively wielded an AR-variant rifle and a guitar and proclaimed himself "cocked, locked, and ready to rock, doc" before urging viewers to go to an NRA website to register to vote.
In recent years, Nugent has drawn far more attention for his vicious and extreme rhetoric than he has for his music. This is apparently of concern to his publicist, who last year rejected an email interview with Media Matters after receiving our questions, several of which focused on those questionable comments.
The NRA, however, appears to have no problem associating with someone who called Barack Obama a "piece of shit" and Hillary Clinton a "two-bit whore," referred to the Muslim community as "rude and stupid," said "[i]f it was up to me, if you uttered the word 'gun control,' we'd put you in jail," and uses homophobic language. (Nor have those comments kept Nugent off of Fox News.)
Below, with assistance from our archive and that of the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence's MeetTheNRA.org, Media Matters presents Nugent's top 10 most inflammatory, offensive, and extreme comments.
10. After The Tucson Shooting, "Conservatives Should Turn Up The Rhetoric." In the wake of last year's tragic mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that left six dead and 19 injured, including horrific injuries to then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), many condemned the sort of hateful, insurrectionist rhetoric that spurs on episodes of anti-government violence.
Nugent, on the other hand, used his Washington Times column to state that while "liberals and others who should know better are calling for political rhetoric to be toned down," he believes that "conservatives should turn up the rhetoric." He added that "[o]nly softheaded, feel-good fantasizers from the cult of denial could believe that toning down the political rhetoric will somehow keep lunatics from doing loony things." He went on to urge his readers to "[e]xpose, isolate and eliminate liberals and their fuzzy-headed policies" and to "do America a favor and crush liberalism."
9. Democratic Party Is A "Modern-Day Slave Master" To "Poor, Unemployed." In a June 18, 2011, Washington Times column, Nugent said that the Democratic Party is the "modern-day slave master" to low-income Americans, writing that Democrats "convinc[e] them that evil, greedy Republicans are the reason they are poor, unemployed and underemployed" and that "many are obviously too clueless to see which political party is their modern-day slave master and which one wants to liberate them."
8. Responded To NBA's Fining Kobe Bryant For Using Gay Slur With Homophobic Rant. In an April 19, 2011, Washington Times column headlined "NBA's gay gag order," Nugent criticized the NBA for fining Kobe Bryant for using a gay slur, writing that "Bryant committed this egregious verbal foul because he used a word demeaning to homosexuals, the most protected class of people in America" and that "[t]hose among us who work tirelessly to shut down (and shout down, if the need arises) speech they disagree with must also be absolutely gay with pride and satisfaction over this fine." Nugent further wrote that "[i]f the NBA had any true gay convictions, the NBA should host a Homosexual Night" during which "homosexuals could come down on the court, hold hands and prance around the court to music by the Village People. The NBA could then give each homosexual a pink basketball as a symbol of solidarity."
7. The Confederate Flag. Nugent has repeatedly drawn controversy for wearing shirts emblazoned with the Confederate battle standard. During a 2000 performance in South Carolina, in the midst of that state's debate over whether the Confederate flag should be removed from the top of the State House dome, Nugent reportedly wore such a shirt and told the audience, "[t]hose politically correct (profane name) can take the flag down, but I am going to wear it forever." In 2007, he wore a Confederate flag T-shirt during a performance at Gov. Rick Perry's (R-TX) inaugural ball, triggering condemnation from the state chapter of the NAACP. Asked during a 2011 interview why he was wearing such a shirt, he replied "[b]ecause somebody gave it to me in South Carolina and it's cool."
6. Watching Police Pepper-Spray Protesters Is "Good For My Conservative Soul." In his December 14, 2011, Washington Times column titled "Occupy stooges on parade: It's fun watching Democrats getting hauled off to jail," Nugent wrote about the "hearty laugh[s]" he had after "watching the cops pounce on and pepper-spray a few Occupy stooges and then drag the dirtballs off to jail in shackles." Nugent went on to say that this was "good for my conservative soul and gold for my sense of humor."
5. Anyone Who Says "Gun Control" Should Be Jailed. Reuters reported that during his May 1, 2011, speech before the NRA's national meeting, Nugent said "[i]f it was up to me, if you uttered the word 'gun control,' we'd put you in jail."
4. Hillary Clinton Is A "Toxic Cunt" And "Two-Bit Whore For Fidel Castro." In a 1994 interview with Denver, Colorado music magazine Westwood, Nugent said of then-First Lady Hillary Clinton: "You probably can't use the term `toxic cunt' in your magazine, but that's what she is. Her very existence insults the spirit of individualism in this country. This bitch is nothing but a two-bit whore for Fidel Castro."
3. "How Can We Offend Guys That Actually Have Anal Sex?" During a 2000 interview on Fox News' Hannity and Colmes (via Nexis), Nugent defended anti-gay comments by then-Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker, saying "I got to tell you, guys that have sex with each others' anals cavities - how can we offend guys that have anal sex? Don't you think that might offend some of us who think that's despicable?"
2. Muslim Community Is "Rude And Stupid," "If Islam Is A Religion Of Peace, Then I'm A Malnourished, Tofu-Eating Anti-Hunter." In his August 19, 2010, Washington Times column, Nugent wrote that "the Muslim community is being tremendously rude and stupid for wanting to build a mosque so close to Ground Zero in New York City." He also wrote that "If Islam is the religion of peace, then I'm a malnourished, tofu-eating anti-hunter," adding that "Islam is no more a peaceful religion than Jim Jones was a Christian prophet." He did acknowledge that "[n]ot all Muslims are religious whacks who deserve a bullet," but stated that "the statistics are alarming."
1. Obama Is "A Piece Of Shit" Who Should "Suck On My Machine Gun." During an August 21, 2007, concert, while brandishing what appeared to be two assault rifles, Nugent said, "hey Obama, you might want to suck on one of these, you punk," adding, "hey Obama, he's a piece of shit, I told him to suck on my machine gun." He went on to say that while he was in New York, "I said, 'hey Hillary [Clinton], you might want to ride one of these into the sunset, you worthless bitch." He also said that Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) "might want to suck on my machine gun," adding of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), "ride one of these you worthless whore."
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How Your Salon Can Compete with the Big Chains.
It took you many years of working hard behind the chair to build your customers base. You saved as much money as you could by keeping focused with one thing in mind, opening your own salon. The planning went on for two years, meeting with real-estate companies trying to find the best location, with the demographics that best suited you and your clients, salon designers, furniture companies, web designers and finally the last piece of the puzzle; meeting your local bank to nail down the necessary financing to make it all happen.
Finally the day had come, after a successful grand opening party you were now open for business. All of your planning paid off. You were now exactly in the position you wanted to be; on the road to being a successful salon owner.
The fanfare in your town was overwhelming. Your existing customers where so excited and a steady flow of new customers seem to be coming in daily. Wow, just what you dreamed off, then with a blink of an eye a big chain opened right around the corner from your salon. You never expected this to happen. What should you do? Hand over the keys to your salon and throw up the white flag and surrender? You have never been a quitter so that option is out but, how do you compete with someone who is bigger, stronger and has deeper pockets then you? Let us take a look at how you and your salon can compete with the big chains in today's business world.
Independent retail business owners often worry when a large chain store threatens their business. The threat of having to compete with large retailers keeps many would-be entrepreneurs from ever opening a salon. Unfortunately, those fears are well-founded. Studies show people purchase a higher percentage of their merchandise from the mass merchandisers and consequently a lower percentage from local merchants. Also depending on the area your salon may be located in will dictate the percentage of people who may prefer service price over quality.
It may be daunting but despite the emergence of these multi-million dollar businesses, many small retailers continue to thrive (and profit) in a highly competitive marketplace. The key to survival is to offer the products and services that your competition does not. Strategies must be implemented to overcome the lower prices and wider selection that large retailers provide. Here are some tips to better position your salon and retail business for competing with the big box stores.
Don't Panic
Occasionally, we can be our own worst enemy. Talk of a big competitor coming to your community is not a reason to immediately consider relocating or closing your business. First, recognize that you may need to make a positive change in the way you do business. Then, assess whether or not you have the desire to make those changes. If you have invested the time, energy and money to open your business then changes are a normal part of doing what is necessary for survival. If you are not open to change then your salon will die a slow death. Not to mention taking you and your personal finances with it
Do the Research
Seek advice from your trade association or consider hiring an industry consultant to conduct a formal study of what customers value most and what they value least about your business. Speak to your manufacturer product sales person. They should be able to assist you with a true understanding of what should sell in your salon when it comes to retailing. You should also come up with a plan to counter attack the big box store with items they do not sell. Understand your store's competitive edge. Don't be afraid to shop your competition. One way to be educated about the way your competition does business is by experiencing their customer service first hand. If possible, talk to their customers. Find out what their shoppers like or dislike about the chain store. Visit the store several times with and without your staff to see exactly what it is you need to do and offer to be a better service and retail provider to your customer base.
Dare to Be Different
Mass merchandisers generally have a little of everything, whereas smaller specialty stores can focus on a narrow but lucrative niche. This can establish your store as the place to go when buying these items. If your market niche is very small, consider keeping a few products and services that appeal to a wider range of customers, but have exceptional product depth. Education is key and your staff needs to understand the retail products your salon uses and sells. If the big box store sells the same products as your salon, you may think about dropping your current brands and find another. By doing this you are now different then the big box store. Find a manufacturer that is willing to help you grow your business with a new product offering. If you choose to stick with your retail brands you currently use, then you better become the specialists in these brands and know the ins and outs of these products. Knowledge is key to overcoming your competitors when trying to beat then at the retailing game.
Focus on what makes your business unique. Emphasize the originality of your inventory as compared to the items offered by the chain store. Customers are intrigued by the unusual and are often attracted to the idea of getting something special from an independently owned business. Smaller retail businesses also have the luxury of creating a comfortable, cozy atmosphere within their store. This gives your store a personality which is often lacking at the big stores. Let your customers touch, feel, smell and use the product before the purchase.
Explain in detail how they will look when they use these products at home. Give them a money back guaranty if they are not happy with the products they buy. These little things will go a long way with your customer base.
Most big box stores do not let customers open any of their retailing products, never mind letting you try the products before you buy. These little tactics that are so simple will separate your salon form the larger chains. Customer service has to always be a top priority with you and your staff.
Hours of Operation
It's hard enough to juggle running a salon, staff, clients, accounting and your family and social life. Let's face it owning and operating a salon is no easy task. The idea of keeping more hours has you wondering if salon ownership is worth it.
In today's world many families are a two income household. Your customers may also be working crazy hours, as well as further away from home to make ends meet. A regular 9 to 5 hour of operation and being closed on Sunday and Monday are no longer feasible to be successful in the salon retailing business.
We are not saying that you should be open 24 hours a day 365 days a year, but to have a successful profitable salon you must be open to meet the demands of your clients.
Let's look at an example; if your salon is located in a city next to a train or bus station it would make sense to open earlier and stay open later to be able to service the client who may be on the way to work or stopping on the way home for a quick touch up or bottle of their favorite conditioner or shampoo.
If your salon is located next to a police station or factory, if your clients work shift work staying open later may be a way for them to get the much needed service that they can't seem to fit into their busy schedules.
There is a reason big box retailers are open late at night or early in the morning. Speak to your customers; ask if opening early or closing later would help them with their busy schedules. If you don't ask you will never know. The worst thing in the salon ownership world is if when your client pulls up to your salon and the lights are out and the sign on the door says closed. No doubt, they will be on their way to the store that is open to get their favorite hair care products or at least settle for something close to what they buy from you. Don't be surprised if they don't come back if this happens often. The worst part about this is your clients may not come back at all. Convenience and ease wins every time. One more notch in the big box retailers belt.
The Power of Pricing
Be open to a little haggling where price is concerned. More price negotiating goes on in your "Mom and Pop" stores than in the big box stores. Bargain shoppers know the independent retailer has the power to negotiate a sale and these customers are more inclined to shop where they feel they set their own prices. Remember, it is all about the customer's perception.
Using loss leaders as a marketing tool can also help gain new customers and increase return visits. Implemented correctly, loss leaders have been proven to be a profitable pricing strategy.
One of the keys to successful retailing in your salon comes down to the relationships with your suppliers. Using them as a true partner will enable you to run specials and offer incentives to new and existing clients. Most salons do not leverage their relationships with their product sales people. Not taking advantage and understanding what the role of a true product sales representative is a huge mistake.
Product retail sales reps call on your salon not only to take necessary orders but to educate your staff let you know when the manufacturer is coming out with new products and also let you know when they are running a promotion on others.
These business partners can give you retailing signage, promotional pieces for your display cases, and retail bags for purchases and transparencies for your windows promoting the brands you sell. If you don't bother to ask and truly leverage this relationship then your success in retail will be minimal at best. This is a true cause of failure in many salons.
Personal Attention
Treat each customer as your best customer. As a small store owner, you can concentrate on the little details. Superb customer service is the biggest intangible asset to the independent business. People like to shop and have their services done where they feel comfortable and where they feel the owner truly cares about their wants and needs. It is the least expensive change to make in order to take on the larger chain stores. Offering a true 5 star experience in your salon doesn't cost you anything. it's just implementing this way of business philosophy one client at a time every time.
Building relationships
Big-box stores can't offer the personal touch of a mom-and-pop, so why not capitalize on that idea? People like doing business in a warm environment with someone they like, feel comfortable with and have the ability to open up when their life may be in a whirl wind or a relationship they are in is in a shambles or their job isn't going as well as expected. The simple art of listening sends a message that you truly care about your clients just like a warm handshake, a pat on the back or hand-written thank you notes with special offers to a new customer when they visit your salon. Greeting customers by name, taking customer calls and making exceptions that large retailers can't do will help your smaller storefront stand out.
Connect with locals using social media.
Large chains and franchises typically do a terrible job of maintaining social media profiles in the local communities where they have stores. Set yourself apart by ramping up local engagement via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube. Post pictures of your staff and clients and promotions your salon is currently offering
Blog locally.
If the big boys even have a blog, they're not likely spending time focusing on local issues. By frequently blogging about topics that your local customers actually care about, you increase your salons odds of generating positive local search results online. And you're telling your customers they should have more -- not less -- information about the products and services you sell.
Support local causes.
National chains move slowly, especially when it comes to sponsoring or supporting local events. As a local yourself, pay attention to what's coming up on the local events calendar and join up with civic-minded organizations that are targeting the same people who might like to buy your products or services. Supporting local causes endears your brand among your target demographic. The best part of being small is you can choose who you want to support. Supporting a local dance school or local girls soccer team will go a long way with your clients and hopefully bring in new business
State your differences as positives.
Don't bash the competition -- either in front of your staff or with customers. Instead, point out the clear differences between your offerings by speaking in positives, not negatives. For example, "Featuring locally-sourced ingredients that are healthy for you and your hair and your family since 1997" is a better message than "Buy local!" or "You call that organic products? "Or they don't care about you, your hair or your family. Not a way to keep things on the down low.
Use size to your advantage.
In most cases, everything you see on the shelves of a big box or chain store, or being sold or offered by a franchise, is there because one person -- a national buyer or category manager -- approved it. You, however, can start selling a new item on a moment's notice. By specializing in the niche items that helped you build your enterprise, you'll continue to drive business in your direction. Change is good; don't be afraid to do so to meet the demands of your customers.
Salon employee's success strategies
In order to keep your employees from defecting to the competition and or having a salon staff walkout, you should treat your staff fairly. Motivate your staff and pay attention to their needs. Help your staff become proficient in their respective departments and make sure they are readily available to meet your customers' needs. If your employees can provide this, your customers will have an extra incentive to continue doing business with you.
These tips for competing with big box stores can help level the playing field. However, don't be misled into thinking exceptional customer service or unique products will win out over lower prices every time. As our customers' shopping choices change, so should our thinking. To succeed, we must lead or keep pace with the change. With or without new retail competition, this kind of planning is something small retailers should be doing anyway.


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In case you missed it last weekend, the fabulous Hester Street Fair opened last Saturday at Seward Park in the Lower East Side of Manhattan to huge crowds and much excitement. By all accounts, the fair's opening weekend was a phenomenal success: bringing in over 11,000 visitors on Saturday alone to mingle, shop, chat, and nibble on tasty treats like handmade popsicles and fancy artisanal corn-nuts. Inhabitat was there to experience this great community event, and we'll be setting up shop there again this weekend — so come on down and visit us. We hear the weather is going to be gorgeous this weekend (85 degrees both days!), so you have no excuse not to come down – it is going to be great!
Team Inhabitat had a great time checking out and manning a booth at the Hester Street Fair last weekend. Through a stroke of amazing luck we actually wound up with the primest real estate in the whole fair; the booth right in front of the entrance – and everyone who came in the door thought we were the official welcoming committee and asked us for directions to other booths! We also sold some T-shirts, onesies, zipper-jewelry from Tara St. James, and spent a lot of time explaining our voltaic solar backpack giveaway (We're giving away a solar backpack, courtesy of Voltaic, and you can use it to charge cellphones and other small gadgets). This coming weekend we'll be back at the fair, and our booth will be filled with soft organic Inhabitat t-shirts and baby clothes, awesome handmade eco-jewelry and a fun raffle (for the Voltaic solar bag), so drop in, chat with us and peruse some of the city's coolest local vendors.
News coverage of the opening weekend:
+ Huffington Post
+ The Lo-Down
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Mer H needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 243 designs submitted by 78 freelance designers.
Logo needed for new company named Streamline Signage. There can be less weight on the word Signage if needed, we are open. The tagline: Fast, Convenient & Consistent (optional to include in logo)
Streamline Signage (Tagline optional): Fast, Convenient & Consistent
We are very excited to attempt this method of design, launching a contest. As we are new to this, the outcomes posted have been very impressive and we look forward to reviewing the submissions. There is also a great chance we will be offering may more similar projects, based on results.
Streamline Signage is simply a website used to streamline the ordering process of ordering custom signs per large construction companies, architects, engineers, and government/state agencies.
- Logo/icon to capture the "Streamline" concept.
- Words to describe the logo we are looking for: Edgy, Clean, Simple and Strong
We want the same thing that NosoCo is looking for: http://99designs.com/contests/13546/brief
This is our website template, although we can change to any color scheme:
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allen realty needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 191 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
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I own a growing team that serves the local real estate market. My unique value proposition is that we assemble a very customized strategy to assist clients in acheiving their unique home buying or selling goals. I'm expecting to grow to a regional franchise in the future. We are currently a part of a large franchise..Keller Williams Realty but want to began branding our co. for the future move to it's own identity.
We serve all residential home buyers from first time to second and third home owners.
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Our clients home values range from $150k to over $1 million.
These are usually different personality types from young excited to more
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We need a logo that speaks....strategy,strength,experience,professionalism ,confidence,trust & stability.
Be very creative but crisp, rich, & clean.
Logo must be able to be used on business cards, letterhead,thank you cards, envelopes, flyers, website etc.
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Room: UW1-355
Phone: 425.352.3593
Box: 358531
Academic Interests
Dr. Naranjo's broad areas of academic interest include, school to community transition for youth with high-incidence disabilities, the structure of educational opportunity and social opportunity within society, and teacher development. His current research is focused on examining the factors and processes that promote positive postschool engagement for youth with disabilities.
Teaching Activities
B EDUC 403- Introduction to Special Education
Ph.D., Special Education and Clinical Sciences, 2009. University of Oregon, Eugene
Master of Science, Special Education, 2005. University of Oregon, Eugene
Master of Educational Leadership, 2005. University of Oregon, Eugene
Bachelor of Science, Major: Political Science, 2001. University of Oregon, Eugene
Assistant Professor, San Diego State University College of Education, San Diego
Graduate Research and Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon College of Education, Eugene
General and Special Education Classroom Teacher, South Lane School District, Cottage Grove, OR
Honors and Awards
2012 Student Mentor Program, Mentoring and Research Award, San Diego State University.
2011 Faculty Student Mentor Program, Mentoring and Research Award, San Diego State University.
2008 Helena DeGnath Wessela Memorial Scholarship, University of Oregon 2008.
2007 Helena DeGnath Wessela Memorial Scholarship, University of Oregon.
2005-2009, Graduate Research & Teaching Fellowship, University of Oregon.
National Conference Presentations
Naranjo, J., Duesbery, L. (2012, February) Perceived Barriers to Educational and Career Development and Levels of Coping Efficacy among Vulnerable Urban Youth with Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disturbance. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
Selected Publications
Alverson, C. Y., Naranjo, J. M., & Yamamoto, S. H. (2010). Methods for collecting post-school outcomes data on young adults with disabilities: A literature synthesis. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 33(3), 155-164.
Murray, C., & Naranjo, J. M. (2008). Poor, black, LD, and graduating: A qualitative investigation of factors and processes associated with school completion among high-risk urban youth. Remedial and Special Education, 29(3), 145-160.