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DEATH VALLEY >> The National Park Service here has quietly suspended issuing permits for running and cycling events, including the world famous Badwater Ultramarathon, which may require organizers to find other locations and could cost gateway communities near the park lost revenues.
Park Service officials say they want to review guidelines and are postponing decisions on 2014 events until the review has been completed in March.
Chris Kostman, race director for the Badwater run — which draws runners from all over the world in the summer — called the NPS behavior "Orwellian." No contact was made with his group, he said — only a brief note was added to the "doing business with the parks" portion of the park's website.
It said: "Effective immediately Death Valley National Park will temporarily discontinue issuance of running and bicycling event permits. Future event permits will not be considered until a thorough safety evaluation of this type of activity has been completed. Activities that already have a fully-executed permit will go on as planned. Our website will be updated once we have completed this safety evaluation."
Park Service officials in Death Valley could not be reached for comment.
This "safety review" is not being undertaken as a result of any serious incident or accident within the park, Kostman said.
The ramifications of this review will have national implications, Kostman said.
"There are successful and popular cycling and running events held within national parks across America; they could all be in jeopardy now," Kostman wrote in a prepared statement.
The 2013 Badwater event contributed more than $1 million to the park's many "gateway" communities, said Kostman, a Woodland Hills resident.
If the Badwater race through Death Valley National Park is not allowed in 2014, Kostman said he would change the route through Inyo County and have it finish at the Whitney Portal.
Kostman said he traditionally turns in Badwater race permit forms in January. Next year will be the 37th year in the race's history.
Kostman said he also gets permits from the Caltrans, Inyo National Forest and Inyo County, and none of those agencies are doing safety reviews for the coming year.
The 135-mile long race goes from the start line at Badwater — elevation 280 feet below sea level — the lowest elevation in North America, to the 8,360-foot-high finish at the Mount Whitney Portal, which is the trailhead for the hike to the Mount Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States.
Generally, the roughly 100 contestants come from about 20 countries and 25 or more states, says the Badwater race website.
The race is held in mid-July when temperatures can soar to 130 degrees or more.


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Ryu solid, but Dodgers drop second straight game
MIAMI -- With the comfortable cushion that resulted from the hottest stretch in 60 years, the Dodgers could compartmentalize Monday night's 6-2 loss to the Marlins as a showcase of prized rookies and not the beginning of a losing streak.
In fact, it was both. Hyun-Jin Ryu and Yasiel Puig couldn't match the performance of Miami's Jose Fernandez, leaving the Dodgers with back-to-back losses for the first time in nearly two months.View Full Game Coverage
MIAMI -- With the comfortable cushion that resulted from the hottest stretch in 60 years, the Dodgers could compartmentalize Monday night's 6-2 loss to the Marlins as a showcase of prized rookies and not the beginning of a losing streak.
In fact, it was both. Hyun-Jin Ryu and Yasiel Puig couldn't match the performance of Miami's Jose Fernandez, leaving the Dodgers with back-to-back losses for the first time in nearly two months.View Full Game Coverage
While the consistent Ryu delivered another quality start, Puig went 0-for-5 and struck out twice. Hanley Ramirez also was hitless with two strikeouts as the offense was held to two runs again while going 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
But the division lead remains 7 1/2 games and panic isn't even a thought.
"It's like we talk about when we're winning every day -- one game doesn't lead to the next," said manager Don Mattingly. "The game's over, we play another tomorrow. Turn the corner, get ready to play. It's a simple formula. We didn't play bad. We just got beat."
Usually sparse attendance at Marlins Park in Little Havana swelled to 27,127 for the matchup between Cuban players Fernandez and Puig, who met for the first time on the field before the game.
"I'm pretty excited how it turned out -- a team win," said Fernandez. "If you're not on my team, I'm going to go out and get you. Even if it is my mom in there, I will try to get an out. That's what I'm here for.
"The result of the game, as a team, I think it's amazing. We just beat the best team in baseball. To me, that's the most important thing. As a person, [Puig] is a great guy. I was blessed to get to know him, and talk to him, as a friend, and not a player that I was going against. It was nice. He's pretty humble. A lot of people wouldn't think that, but he's amazing out there. He's a great talent. No doubt about it. We came out on top this time. But him, and that team, that lineup is one of the toughest I've faced this year. The Cardinals and them, pretty tough."
Fernandez lasted six innings before a 109 pitch count got him, charged with two runs (one earned) on four hits with eight strikeouts and three walks.
"He's a tremendous pitcher," said Puig. "He mixes his pitches well. My teammates and I came prepared, but obviously, we didn't do too well today against him."
Puig is seeing his offense head south lately.
His average, still a gaudy .351, was .435 when the club's torrid spell started June 22 and was still .401 as recently as July 9. After slugging four homers in his first six games, he had three in July and none since Aug. 1. He has four RBIs this month.
Ryu (12-4) made it through 7 1/3 innings, but it was his first loss since June 19. He allowed three runs on six hits, and the one he regretted the most was a two-out single by Fernandez on a fastball that led to a two-run third inning.
"That decided the game today," Ryu said. "I gave him a good fastball to hit. Looking back now, I wish I threw a curveball. The third inning was really crucial."
Christian Yelich followed by short-hopping the left-field wall to score Fernandez, and when Hanley Ramirez made the relay throw home, nobody was covering third base so Yelich advanced and beat a retreating Juan Uribe to the bag. Donovan Solano lined a single to right to score Yelich.
The Dodgers had the bases loaded with no outs in the fifth inning after an error by Miami third baseman Ed Lucas on a sure double-play bunt, but the Dodgers scored only once on a forceout by Carl Crawford as Fernandez struck out Puig and Adrian Gonzalez.
Puig was lucky he wasn't ejected. He gave home-plate umpire John Hirschbeck a dirty look after striking out and Hirschbeck snapped, finger-pointing at Puig, who threw a tantrum in the dugout and had to be hustled out of view by Uribe. The issue was a called strike two that Puig thought was outside.
"I thought it was a ball and he called a strike," said Puig. "He said it was there, and that is that."
Mattingly spoke to Hirschbeck the next inning, as he did after a less obvious scene in Philadelphia over the weekend. His words were cautious when asked if he felt umpires were testing the rookie.
"It's hard to say. They will only put up with so much," Mattingly said. "For me, he doesn't say anything [to Hirschbeck]. It's delicate. He's emotional. You're not going to take that out of him. For him, everything's emotional. He didn't say anything. He walked away."
The Dodgers tied the game in the sixth on Uribe's third hit of the night, an RBI double. Uribe is on a 17-for-32 tear.
"I got lucky," Uribe said of his success against Fernandez.
Miami took the lead for good in the sixth with another set of three consecutive hits off Ryu. Then the Marlins put the game out of reach by scoring three runs in the eighth off the Dodgers' bullpen, one on a massive homer by Giancarlo Stanton into the home run sculpture in center, and two more off J.P. Howell.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Consumer Reports: Don't Spray Sunscreens on Children
Parents are being warned to stop using spray sunscreens on children following an FDA investigation into potential inhalation risks. Consumer Reports health editor Trisha Calvo explains on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: iStock/firemanYU
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... sell any parents rely on the ease of spray sunscreen is to make sure their fate city or clean phobic children are protected from the side ... but now consumer reports is saying stop the spray at least for now ... while the FDA conducts an investigation into the potential risks of spray sunscreen is here to tell us more is Tricia cabo ... Consumer Reports health editor ... I can't thank so much for being with us by Mario Sunshine so what are the concerns of the FDA on thirteen real concerns the first one is ... the effectiveness of the contact ... because when you spray sunscreen I knew not sure whether or not you're getting good coverage ... and then the second concern is the risk of inhalation ... so we will spray sunscreens are the only type a sunscreen not yet regulated by the FDA yet they've been on the market for quite awhile now why is the FDA ... been dragging its feet here well it's not that they're not regulated than me maybe they contain the same active ingredient in motion but with the FDA is doing and what that what the FDA is concerned about what consumer reports is committed Kamin concerned about for awhile ... are these two factors whether are you getting is good coverage with ... of of spray sunscreen ... because you know when you spray them some of them go all in a cloud ... you can really tell how much you're applying ... and then the risk of inhalation it can cause lung irritation and then there's some potential concern ... that there could be cancer risk involved with inhaling those spaces well ... so the FDA is looking at it for a while and they told us died just a few months ago ... that they had received some new information in that they were looking into and evaluating ... what you expect for them to have made in a valuation that day didn't have a timeline of ... right now ... as of the Consumer Reports you've done so test yourself on the phrase in terms of effectiveness or what have you found ... well first thing is that that was friends applied correctly from some protection perspective ... they can be really affected if you're using the right amount ... if you're sure that it's getting your covering all of your scanned ... they can direct credit that given some space came out at the top of her ratings this year ... um but we also tested the spray pattern ... was so some sprays are very whiny ... and you think oh that's great for covering your back but that also means that a lot of that disperse is into the air in and in some states have a more narrow ... the spray pattern which means they don't disperse into the air but the new year you don't know whether or not you're getting the get good coverage on for all parts of your scans all very tricky so what happens if you're out a sign that no other available sunscreen and a spray ... is there a way of applying if they can minimize the potential risks absolutely don'ts for your face ... spray it into your hand and then rub it into your body ... write to us thank you so much of that great information ...


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The Log Cabin Republicans are asking the Supreme Court to overrule the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which decided to keep "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in place while it prepares to hear arguments on the issue at a future date.
The group's executive director, R. Clarke Cooper, says the Obama administration has "forced" his group to go to the Supremes with the issue, which he calls "unfortunate." Justice Anthony Kennedy, who handles Ninth Circuit appeals, could rule on the case on his own or refer it to the whole court. It doesn't look good for DADT repeal advocates: with newbie justice Elena Kagan likely to recuse herself for her work on the issue as solicitor general, the deciding justices would be five on the conservative end, and three on the liberal side of things. But you never know!
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Decision Appealed To Supreme Court [Washington Post]


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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Spider Web Progress!
33 comments:
- Supergoof said...
Thank you for starting the monday with this picture!
It's gorgeous!!!
- February 12, 2012 at 8:27 PM
- Kimme said...
Love it! Fabulous colours :-)
- February 12, 2012 at 9:10 PM
- MariQuilts said...
- February 12, 2012 at 9:26 PM
- Carla said...
Oh! Be still my beating heart!
- February 12, 2012 at 9:29 PM
- Rachaeldaisy said...
This is awesome!! I gasped when I saw it. It's so 3D and full of movement!! I Love it!!!!
- February 12, 2012 at 10:01 PM
- Donna~~ said...
You're making great progress! I like the pinwheels you've added to the centers--very cool!
- February 12, 2012 at 10:18 PM
- Ailsa (Cape Pincushion) said...
Breath-taking! I love it! Its so delicious!
- February 12, 2012 at 10:29 PM
- Marit said...
Lovely mix of colors in these pretties. I really like how the wheels (big buttons?) stand out in the design. A beauty in progress...
; )
- February 13, 2012 at 12:01 AM
- meli B said...
I really like the pinwheel centres. They catch the eye in a very busy quilt and pop out. You have such an amazing way of playing with colour and what could be chaos, but is brilliant instead. You always surprise and inspire.
- February 13, 2012 at 12:28 AM
- Kathie said...
OMG I just LOVE it, I want to come play in your fabric scraps! very fun quilt.
Are you making the scrappy triangles and then choosing the color wheels fabrics to go with them?
even though the quilt is very scrappy its very balanced to my eye.
Thanks for sharing.
- February 13, 2012 at 1:35 AM
- Jackie said...
One word.... GORGEOUS!!
- February 13, 2012 at 4:02 AM
- Sujata Shah said...
BEST Monday morning inspiration!
- February 13, 2012 at 4:16 AM
- Chris said...
This just keeps getting better!
- February 13, 2012 at 5:27 AM
- Exuberant Color said...
What a beautiful sight first thing in the morning!!!
- February 13, 2012 at 6:36 AM
- Lisa said...
Oh my you are cruising along with this one! Such a beauty, but I would expect nothing less from you! ox
- February 13, 2012 at 6:55 AM
- YankeeQuilter said...
Way to brighten up a Monday morning! tHanks...
- February 13, 2012 at 7:25 AM
- Nancy said...
Wowza!! It's wonderful.
- February 13, 2012 at 7:59 AM
- Miki Willa said...
Stunning! You are making wonderful progress. I love the excitement of this quilt.
- February 13, 2012 at 8:03 AM
- regan said...
This is awesome! It looks like the wheels are floating on a bed of confetti! Fabulous!!!!
- February 13, 2012 at 8:52 AM
- Kim said...
Sharp intake of breath!
Love this.
Happy sewing
- February 13, 2012 at 9:32 AM
- Tonya Ricucci said...
woohoo, fantastic!!!! it was worth starting over to get those fun propellers!
- February 13, 2012 at 1:20 PM
- Quiltdivajulie said...
Absolutely fabulous!!! (how did you develope the kite template for the sections between the circles?)
LOVE how this is progressing!!!!!
- February 13, 2012 at 2:47 PM
- Brenda said...
I like the controlled scrappiness of the spiderwebs and the totally crazy strings in the stars between. could you post a picture of this over at our group strings blog (http://stringthingalong.blogspot.com) reply by email and I can set you up there.
- February 13, 2012 at 4:01 PM
- MulticoloredPieces said...
Hi, LeeAnn. I agree with all of the above! Seems that the royal blue makes it dance!
best, nadia
- February 14, 2012 at 10:39 AM
- Elizabeth said...
It is absolutely gorgeous! I can't wait to see it finished. How large are you planning to make it?
- February 14, 2012 at 6:22 PM
- Katell said...
It is not easy at all to make such a scrap quilt. Here I see how controled all your choices are. This will be a fabulous piece of art!
- February 14, 2012 at 11:42 PM
- Kim said...
I was just listening to your Oct 17 interview with Pat Sloan, well because I just finally figured out how to play them. Nicely done :0) I enjoyed it.
Happy sewing
- February 15, 2012 at 5:22 PM
- pat sloan said...
Me Likey! love the settings between .. bliss!
- February 18, 2012 at 7:40 AM
- Mary Keasler said...
What more can I say. You continue to outdo yourself. Amazing work
- February 19, 2012 at 9:00 AM
- Lynn Dykstra said...
so wonderful
- February 19, 2012 at 2:27 PM
- Theodora quilts said...
LeeAnn I sent you the envelope today hope it arrives safely.
- February 21, 2012 at 7:48 AM
- Victoria said...
Wow! Pop and Zing! This is just fabulous!
- February 23, 2012 at 10:23 AM
- Elaine Adair said...
My dear - however did you keep the colors/fabrics consistent then moving from block to block. I would be very interested in knowing the organizational thing - I am aware of how it goes together the "normal" way but ...
Or did you make 8 "circles" at a time and THEN put it together. I'll have to print this out and STUDY it - you've given me some homework to stretch my brain!
- February 29, 2012 at 11:29 AM


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CFP: [Cultural-Historical] International Gothic Association 2009: Monstrous Media/Spectral Subjects
Ninth Biannual Conference of the International Gothic Association:
Monstrous Media/ Spectral Subjects
21-24 July 2009, Lancaster University, UK
Confirmed plenary speakers:
Elisabeth Bronfen, Tanya Krzywinska, Marina Warner
(Further plenary events to be confirmed.)
Gothic forms and figures have long been bound up with different media, from the machinery of
Walpole's modern romance to Robertson's phantasmagorical shows in the eighteenth century;
from uncanny automata to ghostly photographs and monstrous kinetograms in the nineteenth;
from cinematic shocks to digital disembodiments in the twentieth. More than merely exploiting
new technical developments in cultural production and consumption, Gothic modes, in adopting
and adapting new media, engage with excitements and anxieties attendant on cultural and
technological change.
Examining conjunctions of literary, visual, spatial and digital texts in relation to spectral and
visceral effects and affects, the conference aims to stimulate discussions of the relationship
between Gothic fictions and other cultural forms, media and technologies. Doubling monstrosity
and spectrality, it sets out to explore the cultural production and consumption of monsters and
ghosts from the eighteenth century to the present.
This interdisciplinary, international conference will be hosted by the Department of English and
Creative Writing and supported across the University by colleagues in English, Film, Media and
Cultural Studies, Gender Studies and the Contemporary Arts. It is hoped that international
scholars from diverse fields will participate.
Topics which may be covered include, but are not limited to:
• Early visual technologies (phantasmagoria/ magic lantern shows/spirit photography)
• Gothic embodiments (staging, smoke and mirrors, automata and mechanical curiosities)
• Gothic on screen
• Digital Gothic (web, video games, hypertext)
• Visualising Gothic narrative (graphic novels, comics and illustration)
• Monstrosities (subjects, texts, bodies, forms)
• Media monsters
• Spectralities (subjects, spaces, environments, images)
• Transgeneric crossings (cyborgs, science, fictions)
Send queries and 250-word abstracts to Dr Catherine Spooner and Prof. Fred Botting at
monstrousmedia_at_lancaster.ac.uk by 5 January 2009.
Suggestions for panels and for sessions which break the traditional academic mould are warmly
Further information to follow shortly at www.monstrous-media.com.
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A bold, fresh ginger ice cream with crunchy bits of orange infused honey-sesame brittle. This recipe uses Jeni's ice cream base. I use tapioca starch in place of corn starch and golden syrup in place of corn syrup, but they are interchangeable. I use raw, unfiltered honey for the brittle and ice cream as I think it gives the best flavor.
The brittle recipe makes more than what is needed for the ice cream, just use your imagination for the unused portion.
A bold, fresh ginger ice cream with crunchy bits of orange infused honey-sesame brittle. This recipe uses Jeni's ice cream base. I use tapioca starch in place of corn starch and golden syrup in place of corn syrup, but they are interchangeable. I use raw, unfiltered honey for the brittle and ice cream as I think it gives the best flavor.
Food52 Review: This is a delightful ice cream that packs a wollop of flavor. I let this ice cream chill for about 16 hours and I loved the nice, gingery punch. The toasty sesame brittle is excellent with the ice cream. Watch it closely when baking, as mine took less than 25 minutes. There's lots of brittle leftover, so I guess I'll have to make some more ice cream. —Stephanie Bourgeois
Makes: 1 quart
Ginger Ice Cream
3 1/2
ounces unpeeled ginger root
cups whole milk
tablespoon plus one teaspoon tapioca starch
teaspoon fine sea salt
1 1/4
cups heavy cream (plus extra to mix with tapioca starch)
cup sugar
tablespoons honey or golden syrup (I prefer honey)
Honey-Sesame Brittle
tablespoons honey
1 1/2
cups sesame seeds
zest of one orange
- Cut ginger root into long strips and place in small saucepan. Add just enough water to cover the ginger and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Drain the water.
- Mix tapioca starch with just enough heavy cream to make a smooth slurry. Add the salt and mix. Set aside.
- Combine ginger, milk, cream, sugar, and honey (or golden syrup) in 4 qt saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil at medium high heat and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in tapioca starch slurry.
- Return mixture to a boil and cook, stirring until the mixture is slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Pour the mixture into a 1-gallon Ziploc bag or 1-quart container and store in fridge for a minimum of 12 hours, or overnight. If you like a stronger ginger flavor, let it sit longer.
- About an hour before churning your ice cream, make the brittle. Preheat oven to 350. LIne a baking sheet with silicone mat or parchment paper sprayed with cooking spray. Pour honey into a small saucepan and warm, just until liquid. Remove from heat. Add orange zest and stir. Add sesame seeds and mix together until seeds are well coated. Pour mixture into pan and spread to about 1/4 inch thick. Bake for about 20 minutes, checking after 15 minutes; you want the seeds to turn golden brown. Take care to not over cook or the bottom will be dark (and not taste as good). Let brittle cool. Break into small, pea-sized pieces while ice cream is churning, ready to add to ice cream. (I use about 3/4 cup for the ice cream, but use more or less depending on your preference.)
- When ready to churn ice cream, pull out the ice cream base and pour through a fine sieve to strain out any small flecks of ginger peel. Churn ice cream until thick and creamy. Add in small pieces of the brittle while putting finished ice cream into storage container. Freeze ice cream in the coldest part of your freezer for at least 4 hours.
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- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Ice Cream
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Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder and set aside.
Cream butter and sugar together in another large bowl. Add egg and beat until incorporated. Add the vanilla and peppermint extract. Gradually add the dry mixture, beating until combined. Remove half of the mixture from the bowl. Add food coloring, beating until fully combined. In waxed paper, roll out dough to form a large rectangle, about 1/4-inch thick. Repeat this step with the other half of uncolored dough with no food coloring. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Tear out 1 sheet of waxed or parchment paper. Sprinkle the surface of the paper with powdered sugar to prevent sticking. Very carefully, slide the red dough on top of the white dough. Trim edges if uneven and patch if necessary. Roll dough into a log, creating a swirl effect. Place the dough back in the refrigerator and let chill for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Slice the dough into 1/2-inch slices and place on a parchment lined sheet tray about 1-inch apart. Place lollipop stick about 1-inch through the flat side of the dough. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.
A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
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On May 5-6, 2012, Converse China celebrated the grand opening event for its first-ever specialty retail store in Beijing, China. Located in the heart of Sanlitun Village, Beijing's premium shopping mall, the Sanlitun store brings a brand new shopping experience to Chinese consumers along with the most diverse Converse footwear and apparel assortment in China.
"We are excited to celebrate the grand opening of our first specialty store in Beijing, bringing an expanded Converse retail experience to our Chinese consumers," said Steve Parker, Vice President and General Manager, Converse Asia Pacific. "We look forward to offering our most expansive product assortment yet and an unparalleled shopping experience that truly celebrates our consumer's originality."
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The celebration of the Sanlitun store, which originally opened in March of this year, culminated during a two-day event that invited local consumers to express themselves as part of an in-store "Connectivity" photo shoot. Following the Converse global Connectivity brand campaign, the Sanlitun Connectivity shoot will be featured in the street level central plaza of Sanlitun Village throughout the month of May. The grand opening event was a true celebration of Beijing's creative and youth culture scene. Guests included pop star Fu Xin Bo; indie musicians Zhang Shou Wang, Fu Han and Peng Lei; local fashion designers Vega Wang and Xander Zhou; Chinese top model Bonnie Chen; young artists Kong Ling Nan and Nod Young, as well as famous Hong Kong director Peng Hao Xiang.
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The Beijing Sanlitun store offers the most diverse assortment of Converse footwear and apparel in China, showcasing the breadth of the brand's collections including the iconic Chuck Taylor All Star, Star Chevron, Jack Purcell, One Star and John Varvatos footwear assortments. The store also features exclusive collaboration offerings such as the Converse Gorillaz and Converse Marimekko collections, along with a wide range of Converse China apparel.
The Sanlitun store design platform follows the brand's new global retail format, making it the first of its kind in China. The retail design features speak directly to Converses distinct sports and rock 'n roll heritage, with several bespoke and reclaimed materials incorporated into the design elements creating a vintage inspired retail environment. Tying back to the brand's 104-year old American heritage, an American flag made from red, white and blue Chuck Taylor All Star shoes welcomes visitors and can be seen through the storefront window. Taking center stage in the space is a wall featuring an expansive Chuck Taylor All Star footwear collection. Subway tiled and gymnasium bleacher walls throughout the store pay homage to the brand's urban and athletic heritage, providing an authentic and brand-distinct shopping environment for Converse consumers.
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To the editor: We have �honest to God� heroes living among us here. It didn�t strike home until we recently lost a friend, Tony Slovacek, and were present at his funeral at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.
Although we knew Tony had served in the Army, we had no idea of the extent of his service. It was only after his passing that we learned he had served for 27 years as an Airborne Ranger. He served two tours in Vietnam and earned three Purple Hearts, three Bronze Stars, seven Air Medals, the Legion of Merit plus other combat awards. After retiring from active duty, he continued to serve his country in the Department of Defense and the Army Personnel Command. This was the man we knew little about.
The Tony we knew was a fun-loving person who never met a stranger, was never at a loss for words and always had a joke. He gave of his �free� time to city boards and committees, his church, several service groups and youth activities. This was the man most of us knew.
May he rest in peace. God bless him and all veterans.
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To the editor: I watched Bill Clinton give a speech for Barack Obama in Pennsylvania. He attacked Mitt Romney about his claim that Fiat and Jeep would build Jeeps in China.
He accused Romney of not being truthful time and again and of lying about Jeep. Clinton went on to say that when he was a kid growing up and got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, he had to �fess up. But not this Romney, he just kept on being untruthful. Lying.
However, it was Mr. Clinton as president in the White House who had his hands all over Monica Lewinsky, and then went on national TV and lied time and again to the American people. Mr. Obama in 2008 on the campaign trail said it was unpatriotic of President George W. Bush to run the deficit up over $4 trillion in eight years and have our children pay for it all. Mr. Obama, you ran the deficit up over $4 trillion in four years. Then are you unpatriotic, and our children are left with a larger debt.
America deserves better.
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To the editor: The conservative voters of Henderson County should be encouraged that we have never been more dominant in our county, district and state than on Election Day this year despite feeling bruised by the White House defeat.
We turned North Carolina �red� again after Barack Obama�s 14,000-vote win here in 2008.
We ended 20 years of Democratic rule in Raleigh with the election of Pat McCrory as governor.
McCrory will deliver bold reforms in education, regulations, taxes and election law so we can have some of the progress that has been seen in states such as Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio.
Tom Apodaca will be returning to Raleigh (with expanded majorities in both the House and Senate) in his leadership position, and he will now find a hand in partnership instead of a veto pen.
Mark Meadows will now represent us in Congress, and the voters of Henderson County will again have their will reflected.
Justice Paul Newby was re-elected to the N.C. Supreme Court, maintaining the conservative court majority, which is key on issues such as voter ID, school choice and the death penalty.
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Chrome, or chromium (which is chrome with all the required plugins as flashplayer etc..) must be installed from software center. When you are sure that the installation is complete and successful, you must go to the launcher in unity, and search for "chrom". Chrome, or chromium should appear in the list. Then, open it, and create a shortcut in the launcher so u can enter it easily afterwards :D
(chrome must be downloaded manually here: https://www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux)
type google-chrome-stable in terminal. I installed it the same way via chrome website and in the installation note I noticed it said this program is run from terminal
Maybe you need to reboot?
Let me explain.... I had a similar problem with a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04. I installed the Chrome DEB from Google web site. It appeared to install normally, but Chrome was no where to be found.
You should be able to find Chrome in the dash search (available by clicking on the dash home button), but somehow it was not properly initialized yet so it wasn't working properly. It is possible that this was my first session with this installation (I can't remember).
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Slowest Dispute?
In the Linerunner page, AND this page, the Tanker page, it says that the truck mentioned in the particular article is the slowest of the 3 available in San Andreas, so which one is ACTUALLY the slowest?
- I had all three of these trucks driven in a SA:MP mode which features a speedometer. The Linerunner is found to be both the slowest and least powerful, followed by the Tanker, and then the Roadtrain. The latter two are pretty capable of hill climbing; the Linerunner isn't. - ZS 08:42, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
- We should rely on information from the game data files, instead of in-game tests, but i trust that information anyway. Ess-Tee 09:25, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
- It's actually better to use information on in-game tests when testing the performance of a vehicle. There are too many factors that determines how well a vehicle performs and deciphering how the game interprets the values of the data files is not worth the trouble.--Spaceeinstein 23:32, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, but that's the raw information, if we were going to do it in-game, shouldn't we all agree on some sort of conditions for it to be done under? And if it's more reliable, then why do Gboyers' handling.cfg results show different to ZS' in-game test results? Ess-Tee 02:18, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- Actual test drives are just as important as games stats because numbers and figures don't necessarily translate to good judgment of a vehicle's in-game performance. But you do have a point; it's better to explain these information in both a practical sense and technical one, so it's only fair to mention both when possible. Damn wiki was locked for so long I couldn't reply promptly. - ZS 05:13, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- Comparisons are made by verifying the top speed on straightaways and how fast it reaches top speed under this condition (acceleration and vehicle horsepower), and the effects of inclines on their speed (horsepower). The Linerunner is the worse because its in-game top speed is only 110 kmph and does slows down when climbing up even slight slopes, when the Tanker and Roadtrain can at least maintain their speed while negotiating inclines, and reach in-game top speeds of ~121 kmph and 142 kmph, respectively. - ZS 05:38, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- According to my unedited handling.cfg, the PETROL (tanker) has a top speed of 120, and accellation of 25. That is identical to the Roadtrain and the Linerunner. You can only really differentiate them by their mass (ie weight). The petrol and linerunner weigh 3800, whilst the Roadtrain weighs 5000 - so you could say the roadtrain is more powerful due to it being heavier and achieving the same speeds? Gboyers talk 23:45, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
- That's a valid point about the Roadtrain, but it doesn't solve the problem of which is the slowest out of the Linerunner and the Tanker, I don't mean to be a nuisance, it's just that I came across the 2 articles, and they contradicted each other. Ess-Tee 02:18, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- I'll have to fire up that multiplayer mode again and verify in game performance. BRB. - ZS 05:13, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- Alright man, you're doing this Wiki a massive favor :P I agree with the technical/practical side of things, but we can't always provide them, and it's made harder by the fact that all vehicle articles aren't set up the same as others. Ess-Tee 07:17, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
- OK, I've nearly nailed all the key details of in game performance from the test drives. The Linerunner's top speed is capped at 110 km/h and may experience drops in speed when only climbing up gradual slopes even. The Tanker's performance is in the middle, with a top speed of ~121 km/h and moderate hill climbing power, while the Roadtrain has a top speed of 142 km/h and is the most powerful, with all round superior acceleration and ability to move up slopes. The Roadtrain is also most stable due to its weight distribution, followed by the Tanker and, lastly, the Linerunner. I've haven't fully verify the Tanker's top speed, but the figures are mostly reliable. - ZS 13:37, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- Are you going to include this in the truck articles? Ess-Tee 10:50, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
- Eventually. - ZS 11:42, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
We need a pic from GTA IV...there are tankers in that game... T-888 13:51, March 29, 2010 (UTC)
- What kind of "Tanker" are you speaking of? - ZS 14:02, March 29, 2010 (UTC)
I cannot remember the name off the top of my head but it looks like the ones from GTA III but with more detail, I am correct am I not? T-888 14:08, March 29, 2010 (UTC)


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HIGH POINT | Tears ran down the faces of both the victim's and defendant's families in the courtroom Monday afternoon.
HIGH POINT | Tears ran down the faces of both the victim's and defendant's families in the courtroom Monday afternoon.
Six years after the attempted robbery of the Lucky Mart convenience store that led to the killing of 21-year-old Joshua Sweitzer of Thomasville, a jury found Keith Lauchon Jackson Jr. guilty of first-degree murder and attempted robbery with a firearm.
Superior Court Judge John "Joe" O. Craig III sentenced Jackson to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
After hearing closing arguments, the jury deliberated a little more than three hours before reaching a verdict at 3:15 p.m.
Security was tightened for the sentencing. There were seven bailiffs and a K-9 and its handler in the courtroom. On June 3, the first day of the trial, Jackson escaped from officers as they were returning him to the courtroom. Officers found him hiding in the bushes beside a courthouse parking deck.
One of Jackson's sisters broke down in the courtroom and had to be escorted outside while his brother had a severe asthma attack and his grandmother began having chest pains. Both his grandmother and his brother were transported to High Point Regional UNC Health System. Their conditions were unknown Monday evening.
Sweitzer's grandfather, Ray Williams, said now his family can begin to heal.
"I'm happy it's over now, and it went on way too long," Williams said.
Chari Goins, Jackson's sister, said justice was not served.
"This trial has been biased from the beginning, however I believe in God and I know that he is with my brother," Goins said. "My family sends our condolences, but the victim's family is not the only one who has suffered a loss. I pray that God is with the victim's family."
After more than a week of presenting testimony and evidence from the Oct. 31, 2007, shooting, Assistant District Attorney Walt Jones is glad to ensure the residents of High Point that Jackson will no longer be on the streets.
"We are very happy with the outcome of the day. If you consider all the things he has done, our community will be safer without him around," Jones said.
Jackson's lawyer, Robert Sharpe, plans to appeal the ruling that was handed down Monday.
Jackson is serving a 54-year federal prison sentence for his role in a string of what prosecutors termed gang-related armed robberies of stores in High Point and Davidson County in 2007 and 2008.
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As we all know, the United States of America became home to so many of our Jewish families in the period from the 1880's till after World War II. For this reason many of us begin our searches in records such as passenger arrivals at Ellis Island and U.S. census records. While these types of records are great sources for locating our families, they sometimes are lacking in the information they provide. Another wonderful source that should be used more often are the Border Crossing records of those arriving into the United States, from Canada and Mexico.
The records of the arrival on American soil from Mexico are available for various time frames for port of entry's in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. The search able indexes to the record cards can be found on the Family Search website. They can be found in the catalog or www.Ancestry.com also has them available. The information that these records provide is amazing. The records of the arrival in Laredo of the Chayo family shows all the information that can be taken for each record.
On 26 Jun 1920, the family of Ezra and Farida Chayo arrived at Laredo, Texas. The record at left is the card for Ezra Chayo, a merchant. According to the record he is 35 years of age, born in Aleppo, Syria. His family is of Turkish descent and he is a Hebrew who speaks Yiddish. The record also states that they are on their way to Argentina via New York City. It is very doubtful that all of this information could be found on either a record from Ellis Island or a census record.
In addition to Ezra, the cards for his wife Farida, and children Nazilla, Elias, Marcos and Violet are found. The cards for Marcos (b.1917) and Violet (b. 1919) give Mexico as the place of birth while the others list Aleppo. All of this is wonderful information for tracing your family.
The border crossings for those entering the United States from Canada are also available through FamilySearch or Ancestry. many of the records, such as this one for the family of Abraham Abugou are taken from the passenger lists of those arriving at US ports from Canada. This one is from St. Albans, Vermont.
The record shows Abraham, his wife Sonia and their daughter all from Lithuania. It states that they will be living with his sister Eta Abugou Littman at her home in Worcester, Mass.
While this is still great information, it is not quite as detailed as the records from Mexico. Regardless of this, it is another reminder of how important it is to check every possible record when researching our families. The story these documents create can be most vital for researchers.


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"Sounds good", I said, trying hard to overlook the fact that, in England, a summer's evening is as likely to be wet as it is to be warm.
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As for the film…"I can't believe that you've never seen Mama Mia before", exclaimed my better half.
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A wife-from-hell was slapped with a long ASBO after she kept her neighbours awake for three years because she was constantly nagging her husband.
Julie Griffiths, 43, breached a noise abatement order a staggering 47 times in three months this year and was warned she could face jail if she does not calm down, a court heard.
It came after residents living near her £75,000 mid-terraced home in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, were put through hell as she constantly 'screamed' at her 'sweet-natured' husband Norman, 63.
Mrs Griffiths was first served the notice in 1999 but she was fined £500 when she breached it again in 2010.
Stoke-on-Trent Magistrates Court heard her behaviour persisted over the next two years and environmental health officers installed monitoring equipment in a neighbour's home this July.
Yesterday Griffiths pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the requirements of a noise abatement notice.
Staffordshire Magistrates Court imposed a five-year ASBO which prohibits her from engaging in behaviour which causes or is likely to cause a nuisance, disturbance, harassment or alarm to her neighbours.
She was warned she could go to jail for five years if she breaches the antisocial order, fined £500 and told to pay £250 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
Lisa Hall, prosecuting for the Borough Council, said it was 'by far the worst' noise case an environmental health officer had ever had to deal with.
She added that the noise abatement notice was breached 47 times between July 4 and October 22 this year.
Steve Lee, defending, said Griffiths, a factory worker, became over-tired after working 12-hour shifts on four consecutive days and sometimes had to 'let off steam' to her husband of 23 years.
'She doesn't mean to do it. She comes across as an emotional woman and vents frustration by shouting and screaming.
'She does not go round committing violence, it is simply shouting within the confines of her own home.
'She realises now that she has to keep it down.'
The five-year ASBO means Griffiths must not: create noise audible to neighbouring properties, shout, scream or bang on internal doors, or contact or communicate with her neighbours.
After the case Councillor Tony Kearon, said: 'This is a great result for the council and, in particular, for Mrs Griffiths' neighbours who have suffered this woman's appalling behaviour at first hand over a very long period.
'Our message is clear – we are here to support our communities.
'If you are experiencing problems, come to us for help. We will not tolerate anti-social behaviour.'
A council spokesman added: 'Many of the incidents concerned Griffiths screaming at her husband on a regular basis.'
Neighbours yesterday said living next door to Griffiths had 'been hell.'
One, who did not want to be named, said: 'Everyone in the street is sick to the back teeth of her.
'Everyone just feels so sorry for her husband Norman who is the sweetest man you could ever meet.
'He must have the patience of a saint.'


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Theodore D. ("Ted") Judah was born in 1826 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. After earning a degree at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, he became a railroad engineer, designing railroads around the country. From 1844 on, he worked on a number of projects including the New Haven, Hartford and Springfield Railroad and the Connecticut River Railway. During that last project he met and married Anna Ferona Pierce, the daughter of a Greenfield, Massachusetts, merchant. In 1854 he went to California where he worked on several railroad projects. There he became convinced of the necessity and feasibility of a railroad from California to the east - a transcontinental railroad. The scale of such a project meant that only the federal government could afford to finance it. He became one of the project's biggest promoters, traveling back and forth from California to Washington, DC, to lobby for it. In the summer of 1860, Judah was pleased to find that the Republican party had put a plank in its election platform for full government support for a transcontinental railway. The "letter" referred to in this newspaper piece from December, 1860, refers to a pamphlet Judah had published in November in California. The pamphlet claimed that building the line from Sacramento to Nevada would be short and that it would face "no serious engineering difficulties." Both turned out to be entirely untrue. Judah would get his railroad built and it would be a masterpiece of engineering, as he overcame the serious difficulties of building this long and complicated railroad.
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Prague isn't called the Golden City for nothing. The metropolis on the Vltava offers many colours and countless photo opportunities, even on grey days. Caroline Lohrmann from the travel blog "Shavethewhales" was out and about with the Tamron 16-300mm travel zoom in the Czech capita. Here she talks about her highlights and reveals which motifs are really worthwhile.
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February 22, 2016, Saitama, Japan – Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Morio Ono), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the launch of the SP 85mm F/1.8 Di VC USD (Model F016), the world's first*1 fast-aperture lens with VC (Vibration Compensation). Tamron's acclaimed VC makes it possible to take handheld photographs in dim light or at night. The 85mm SP lens uses LD (Low Dispersion) and XLD (Extra Low Dispersion) glass elements in the optical design to minimize color fringing and to achieve sharp and clear image quality with high-fidelity color.
February 22, 2016, Saitama, Japan – Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Morio Ono), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the launch of the SP 90mm F/2.8 MACRO 1:1 Di VC USD (Model F017). The new 90mm macro has been enhanced with advanced features and builds upon a legacy of superior optical performance. XY-Shift compensation has been newly added to reinforce VC functionality, further improving image stabilization from infinity to macro. Advancements in USD control software have also increased AF focusing speed, and optimally fine-tuned for various framing conditions. In addition, a high standard of Moisture-Proof and Dust-Resistant Construction has been added to prevent intrusion of dust or moisture, and a highly durable Fluorine Coating has been applied to the top element surface to prevent condensation and repel smudge-causing substances.
The photograph duo Sallyhateswing from Cologne sparkles with creativity. The two young talents Sarah Schmid and Philipp Johann have now used the new SP objectives from Tamron for a current shooting– and they were not only enthusiastic about the high resolution.


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We knew that the Porsche 918 Spyder was going to be shown in final production form here at Frankfurt. After all it goes into production next Wednesday, 18 September (9/18 in the German way of expressing dates. Geddit?) And we knew pretty much what that would look like, and the specs. But there was still a surprise. A rather significant and hugely memorable one.
The 918 has become the first production car to crack seven minutes around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, posting a best of 6 minutes 57 sec. You can see the video below. Turn up the sound and be convinced a hybrid doesn't need to sound like a Hoover. Not when there's a top-pipe flat-crank V8 naturally aspirated engine howling away behind the driver's shoulders.
It was on road tyres. The car's chief engineer Frank-Stefan Walliser told us they had a pair of cars. They were just regular late-stage production-ready prototypes. They drove to the track on the road, the team put new tyres on and the drivers, three in turn, headed out. They were told not to risk a crash, either. The only helping hand was that it was a flying lap, not a standing start.
In the end it was Marc Lieb who did the 6'57" time, though Walter Rohrl did a sub-seven minute time too. In fact they did a sequence in a four-second window, which must say something about the predictability of the car's handling. It certainly rescued Top Gear when we drove a prototype, without much skill, in treacherous conditions...
The 918 Spyder appeared at the show looking very gorgeous indeed, albeit in a more understated way than a McLaren P1 or LaFerrari. The curves are simple, but the details make it. Among them, those full-depth side intakes, like slashes in the body. And the four-pinprick headlights.
It's not a vast car, though it is fractionally the widest car the company makes. All the main dimensions are within a hair of the Carrera GT, says Walliser, even though the 918 team found more driver and passenger space, and room for a hybrid battery, a front electric motor/KERS unit, another of those at the rear, a PDK instead of a manual box, and four-wheel steering. That said, he doesn't mention that the Carrera GT had two more cylinders and pushrod suspension.
The numbers that result from all that densely-packed tech go like this. The 4.6-litre V8 makes 608bhp, or 132bhp per litre, and can rev to 9150. And it's aided by an electric motor of 149bhp, which drives through the seven-speed PDK gearbox to the rear wheels. There's an electric motor at the front of 129bhp. So all in, that's 887bhp. And of course four-wheel drive, although the front motor is decoupled at big speed to stop it over-revving, but at those speeds traction isn't an issue.
Apart from that lap time, it also claims some utterly ballistic straight-line numbers: 0-62 in 2.8 sec, 0-125 in 7.7, and a top speed of 216mph.
The electric drive helps as a sports car for two reasons. First, four-wheel traction. Second, it fills in the torque hole you'd otherwise have with such a frantically tuned NA engine. Without the electric help, they might have had to resort to turbos, and likely lose the noise and the throttle response.
And of course because it's a plug-in hybrid, once charged up it can, at the twist of a mode dial, go for up to about 20 miles without running the engine at all. Useful when you don't want to wake everyone up as you creep out of the city on the way to your early Sunday morning blast.
The plug-in function also means the 918 can cheat the official fuel figures. Because it does much of the test under pure-electric drive, it registers a frankly fantastical 85mpg. And because electricity doesn't count for CO2 numbers, the 918 qualifies at just 79g/km. Of course you won't see anything like that in proper sporty driving because you will soon have used up all your mains electric energy and will be relying entirely on petrol. But all plug-in cars get the same leg-up in the official tests, so you can't blame Porsche for taking advantage.
There will be – you might have guessed this – 918 examples in the limited edition. And Porsche engineering chief Wolfgang Hatz told us there won't be further derivatives. They aren't all sold yet. But Walliser claims that once people drive it, they'll get the urge to buy. His line is it'll sell out in 'a few months' from now. Indeed, Hatz adds he personally sold two within 15 minutes of the official unveil.
Interested? It's about £720,500 at today's exchange rate for the lightweight 'Weissach Pack' version that broke the Ring record. And that's the one everyone will have, naturally, even though the 'standard' car is about £100k less.


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The Customer Relationship Management in retail (CRM) market as a whole is very complex, and the retail CRM market certainly is as well. Systems come in all flavors, with options designed specifically for various retail stores, sizes of companies and marketing channels. We have written this buyer's guide to help retailers get an understanding of their options.
Here's what we'll cover:
What Is Retail CRM Software?
Deployment Strategies
Benefits and Potential Issues
The Vendor Landscape
Market Trends to Understand
"The customer is king" is a fact that can be learned very quickly when doing more business with existing customers. Savvy retailers have found that selling to existing clients is far more profitable than spending to market to new potential customers.
Retail CRM software features enable retailers to do just that. Programs help businesses track customer activity in their store and create deeper, emotional relationships with repeat buyers. Specific features enabling this value about relationship management include:
Customer profiles: Collect and input contact information, birthdays, and other valuable info for relationship building.
Purchase history: Track frequency and spend of purchases and get snapshot of individual products being bought.
Contact management: Automate marketing outreach across various channels and enable personalization based on past successful outreach.
Putting this information to use empowers retailers to grow profits by doing more business with one of their biggest assets, their customer bases.
Customer dashboard in Springboard Retail
Best-of-breed CRM systems such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Sage ACT! and Salesforce.com can be implemented as standalone systems to track customer information. However, many retailers will choose to implement CRM programs as part of an integrated suite of modules for point of sale (POS) and inventory control. The decision as to how to implement software will be based on the size of the company and the extensiveness of the buyer's needs.
We have found that over 90 percent of buyers fall into one of the following categories:
Small buyers. Small retailers with fewer than five locations will find that their needs are often met sufficiently by POS software that include modules for customer information tracking. These POS systems integrate sales, inventory and customer data into one system, making it easy for small businesses to market to a smaller user base.
Best-of-breed buyers. These buyers typically work for larger retail businesses. They have much larger customer bases than small businesses and have a lot more to gain. Their marketing needs are typically more robust due to promotions, new product offerings and the size of their customer databases.
Multi-channel retailers. These buyers work for organizations that do extensive sales across numerous channels including websites, brick and mortar locations and special events. They are collecting customer information from a wide variety of sources, collecting analytics in retail and marketing to customers via email, phone and print campaigns.
A strong CRM system should benefit organizations in various ways. Most retailers should expect to note the following benefits when properly using a system.
Efficiency. Good programs will help retailers automate the cumbersome tasks of assembling prospect lists, sending bulk physical mail or email campaigns and tracking campaign performance. Systems can also provide automated reminders for key dates such as birthdays, anniversaries and holidays.
Customer retention. Keeping in regular contact with customers enables retailers to build relationships with customers and keep their repeat business. Systems can also prompt retailers to contact customers at regular intervals after sales are complete.
Increased margins. By using systems effectively, retailers should be attuned to customers' preferences and be able to offer more of what they want, leading to increased sales and fewer purchases of unsold items.
Retailers should find that implementing a CRM system is fairly low-risk. Best-of-breed systems are typically priced monthly, so buyers can cancel if they are not getting a return on their investment (ROI). POS applications that include CRM in the suite typically offer inventory control and sales management functionality that retailers will require anyways. The costs of executing marketing campaigns (postage and mail supplies, bulk email software and employee time) can be hidden costs that need to be factored in when considering the total cost of a retail CRM system.
The primary trends impacting retail CRM purchases include the following:
Social media. This is perhaps the biggest trend impacting how retailers and consumers interact. Many CRM providers are beginning to offer integration with Facebook and Twitter, enabling retailers to reach prospects and build brand awareness. Group buying sites such as Groupon provide an additional channel to reach new buyers and market accordingly. Retailers should consider their vendor's strategy and offering when it comes to embracing social media.
POS and ERP vendors as CRM vendors. Best-of-breed vendors such as Salesforce.com are finding the market increasingly crowded by POS and ERP vendors offering competitive systems. Due to the complementary nature of POS for small businesses and ERP for larger businesses, many retailers are turning to them for CRM for retail solutions.
Lead nurturing and scoring. As buyers conduct more and more research via the Web, they become empowered in the buying process. They want contact on their own terms and at their own pace. Therefore, these vendors have developed marketing automation tools to enable vendors to nurture these prospects and score them based on demographics, buying intent, decision-making timeframe, past purchases and more criteria. Automated email, mail, print and phone campaigns can be conducted based on lead scores, enabling retailers to deliver the right message to prospects at the right time.
The market becomes much less cluttered when buyers approach it with their respective category in mind.
|This type of buyer...
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|Retail STAR, Retail Pro, Microsoft RMS
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|Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Sage ACT, Oracle CRM
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|NetSuite, Epicor, SAP, RunIt RealTime
Our service is simple and 100% free to customers like you because software vendors pay us when we connect them with quality leads. You save time and get great advice. Vendors get great referrals. It's a win for everyone!


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Learners will construct a mock-up of a planetary surface rover. They begin by exploring the importance of engineering in our society, and work as a team to build a prototype of the team's rover using student science notebooks and team sketches as a... (View More) guide. The lesson uses the 5E instructional model and includes: TEKS Details (Texas Standards alignment), Essential Question, Science Notebook, Vocabulary Definitions for Students, Vocabulary Definitions for Teachers, three Vocabulary Cards, and a Mini-Lesson. This is lesson 13 of the Mars Rover Celebration Unit, a six-week curriculum. (View Less)
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Reflecting on the 47th anniversary of 'Loving v. Virginia' at the Supreme Court
June 12, 2014
Today is the 47th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia, a landmark ruling that declared bans on interracial marriage in the United States unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that all Americans should be free to marry the person they love.
The plaintiffs in the 1967 Loving case were Mildred and Richard Loving, a black woman and white man who filed their case to combat Virginia's anti-miscegenation statute, which prohibited interracial marriages.
The ruling has been a touchstone for supporters of the freedom to marry again and again - most recently in many of the 20 consecutive rulings in state and federal court in favor of marriage for same-sex couples.
Perhaps most poignantly, U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen cited the Loving ruling when she struck down an anti-marriage constitutional amendment in Virginia in February 2014. Judge Wright Allen, in fact, began her ruling by citing a public statement by Mildred Loving from 2007, the 40th anniversary of her case being decided by the Supreme Court. In that statement, Mildred Loving declared:
When my late husband, Richard, and I got married in Washington, DC in 1958, it wasn't to make a political statement or start a fight. We were in love, and we wanted to be married.
...Not a day goes by that I don't think of Richard and our love, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the 'wrong kind of person' for me to marry. I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry.
...I am proud that Richard's and my name are on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight, seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about.
In more than 14 cases throughout history, including Loving v. Virginia, the United States Supreme Court has declared marriage a fundamental right. In the Loving decision, the Court wrote, "The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men." Read more about the other 13 cases HERE.
Today, as we reflect on the 47th anniversary of the momentous Loving v. Virginia decision, we hope that soon - as soon as next year - we have another landmark marriage victory to celebrate at the Supreme Court.


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Conference Mission
The Autism conference provides comprehensive, evidence-based information to assist educators, other professionals, and families in developing effective educational programming for all students with autism spectrum disorders.
Who Should Attend
Family members, physicians, speech-language pathologists, administrators, higher-education faculty, general and special education professionals, early-intervention staff, related service personnel, behavioral health analysts/professionals, and anyone interested in autism spectrum disorders.
National Autism Conference Outcomes
- Cite specific research findings concerning autism spectrum disorders and relate them to assessment, instruction, and progress determination, including specific communication.
- Describe appropriate interventions, materials, and progress-monitoring practices based on continuous instructional evidence in the areas of cognition, language, social skills, and motor skills.
- Identify, analyze, and apply evidence-based practices for the treatment of students with autism spectrum disorders in cognition, communication, and social and motor skills.
- Formulate practical and evidence-based instructional plans for students with autism spectrum disorders in order to have them progress in the general education curriculum with specific accommodations in language, cognition, and social and motor skills.
- Incorporate the use of instructional technology and visual-graphic organizers into the instruction of students with autism spectrum disorders in order to increase organizational skills and improve achievement.
- Relate specific assessment and intervention procedures to the general education curriculum and academic standards and benchmarks, including specific applications to communication-based approaches.
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- Handouts, from presenters who provide permission, will be available on this website just prior to the conference. You may download and print the handouts prior to attending the conference.
- Wireless Internet access at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center will be complimentary in the meeting rooms. Select and connect to the "attwifi" network, then open a web browser to agree to the terms and conditions.
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On October 6, TwinLUG set up a display at a local library. There were a variety of MOCs: mosaics, minifig-scale creations, some children's games, and of course, Micropolis. At least nine builders contributed micropolis modules, with Max getting credit for the tallest skyscraper.
Additional photos from the display can be seen here and here.
Curious about what it looks like when it's packed up? The tall skyscraper goes into a massive cardboard tube. (Unfortunately, I didn't think to take a photo of that.) Most of Nathan and Jennifer's modules get packed into large plastic tubs, three of which are shown in this photo.
And this is what Micropolis looks like when it's loaded into a car.
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A different view of Micropolis
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- Nathan Stohlmann said...
For those that might be curious, there are only three modules that ride at all loose: 1/3 of the Gorge, Octan Refinery, and WLGO Broadcast Tower. Everything else packs up pretty well into those five Sterilite 110qt Clearview Latch Boxes. Well, until we start building again anyway.
Gigantic work!
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