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Mr. Naresh Goyal, the founder Chairman of Jet Airways, India's premier airline, has over 40 years of experience in the Civil Aviation industry. With his vast experience in the field of aviation, Mr. Goyal is the recipient of several national and international awards. Mr. Goyal currently serves on the prestigious International Air Transport Association (IATA) Board of Governors.
Ms. Rajshree Pathy is the Chairman of Rajshree Sugars and Chemicals Limited. She is a Graduate in Commerce, has completed the Owner President Management Program (OPM), Harvard Business School, Harvard University, U.S.A. as well as the program on Strategic Alliances & Corporate Ethics, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. The Government of India conferred Ms. Rajshree Pathy the prestigious Padma Shree award in the field of Trade and Industry in 2013. She has also been awarded several distinctions at National and Global platforms.
Mr. Gaurang Shetty, an Indian national, is a Bachelor in Science with over 32 years' experience in the aviation industry. He joined the Company in 1996 as General Manager- Marketing and was promoted to Vice President – Marketing in 2004 and then as Sr. Vice President – Commercial in 2011, being responsible for all commercial activities related to In-Flight Services and Customer Services, including Cargo, for both domestic and international operations. On 24 May 2012, he was appointed on the Board of Directors of the Company as Director and Manager and was re-designated as whole-time director on 25 May 2015. In his present role, he is responsible for the management of the affairs of the Company subject to superintendence, control and directions of the Board of Directors of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, he was with British Airways as its Marketing Manager –South Asia, where he was responsible for passenger marketing, customer service and cargo.
Mr. Harsh Mohan is the Chief-Group Support Services Officer for the Etihad Aviation Group. In his current role, he is responsible for integrating a range of support functions, ensuring a genuine value-based transformation and customer-based service delivery to the Group. Previously, he held the position of Chief-Executive Affairs, responsible for the Chairman's Project Management Office (PMO), Corporate Strategic Initiatives, Corporate PMO, Business Transformation, Ethics, and Risk Management teams for the Group.
Mr. Harsh Mohan joined Etihad Airways as Vice President Internal Audit and Risk Management in April 2011 and was promoted to Senior Vice President Audit, Compliance and Risk Management in January 2013. In this position he was responsible for Internal Audit, Compliance and Ethics, Risk Management and related Advisory services for Etihad Airways and its partner companies. He has extensive experience in the aviation industry covering internal audit, financial planning and controls, business transformation, distribution, strategic cost management and Enterprise Risk Management.
Before joining Etihad Airways, from 2007 to 2011, he served as General Auditor and Senior Director, Risk Management and Business Transformation at Air Canada, where he led the cost and business transformation programmer which resulted in major bottom-line improvements for the company.
Mr. Harsh Mohan is a Chartered Accountant from India and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the US.
Mr. Kevin Knight joined Etihad as Group Chief Strategy & Planning Officer in March 2011. In this role Kevin is responsible for fleet planning, government and international affairs and the overall corporate strategy, planning and the development of the Etihad Aviation Group.
Mr. Knight has more than 30 years' experience in the airline industry, including business development, strategic planning and operations. Before joining Etihad, he spent 17 years at United Airlines, the last five as Senior Vice President Planning.
Mr. Knight holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Westminster College, Utah, and an MBA from the University of Utah.
Mrs. Anita has been associated with Jet Airways
(India) Limited (the Company) since inception and served the Company
in various capacities in the Sales and Marketing Department including
as a Vice President - Sales and Marketing from 1998 to 2004. She was
appointed as Executive Vice - President - Marketing and Sales in
She was appointed as Executive Vice President-
Revenue Management and Network Planning in the Company in August 2007,
the position she held till she was appointed as Non-Executive Director
in the Company on 8th April, 2015.
Mrs. Goyal has done her B. A. (Honours) -
Specialization in Political Science & Sociology.
Her expertise areas include:
Formulation and deployment of medium and long
term business strategy.
Implementation of a Revenue Management Strategy
to maximize top-line revenue generation.
Analysis of new potential business for
profitability as it relates to displacement and bottom line
During her tenure, the company registered a spectacular growth in the network and consolidating of the operations of Jet Airways. She has contributed towards maintaining its 'Most Preferred Airline' status, due to the high quality of its product, convenient flight timings and connections, an innovative customer loyalty programme and through various fare schemes.
Mr. Ranjan Mathai is a former Indian Foreign Secretary and former Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Prior to this he served as Foreign Secretary of India and has also served in Indian Embassies in Vienna, Colombo, Washington, Tehran and Brussels. Mr. Mathai served as Indian Ambassador to Israel, and was also the Indian Ambassador in Qatar. He held the post of Deputy High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom and then became Ambassador of India to France.
Mr. Ashok Chawla obtained his Masters in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics in 1972 and joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1973. He has been a distinguished civil servant with over 40 years of experience in various sectors of the Indian economy as well as in International Multilateral agencies. He started his career in the State of Gujarat where he held various positions, including Chief Executive of several important State-Owned enterprise(s).
He has held several senior positions in the Federal Government at Delhi and been Permanent Secretary in key ministries of the Government of India such as Finance, Economic Affairs & Civil Aviation as well as served on the Boards of the Reserve Bank of India and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority. He has at different points in time, been India's Executive Director on the International Fund for Agricultural Development and Alternate Governor for India at the World Bank & Asian Development Bank.
Mr. Chawla has also held leadership positions in the corporate sector. He has been Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited and a Director on the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC). After his retirement from the civil service, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Mr. Chawla is currently associated with the following organizations:
Dr. Nasim Zaidi possesses a Master's degree in Public Administration from Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and has been a Mason Fellow for Public Policy at Harvard Institute for International Development. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Finance from Indian Institute of Finance and also holds PhD in Bio Chemistry with several publications to his credit.
Dr. Nasim Zaidi has served as a long-time civil servant and has extensive experience serving in the Civil Aviation Sector in various capacities. He was a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Director General of Civil Aviation where he contributed immensely to safe, secure, efficient and sustainable air operations in the country. Dr. Nasim Zaidi has vast experience of international air transport and regulations. He has worked in the International Civil Aviation Organization ('ICAO') for four years as resident Permanent Representative of India on the ICAO Governing council. He has also been actively involved in development of airport infrastructure, air navigation services, air-space management and aviation security at federal policy making level.
Dr. Nasim Zaidi served as Election Commissioner of India from 2012 to 2015 and as Chief Election Commissioner of India from 2015 till 2017.
Mr. Sharad Sharma, a career banker with over 40 years of banking experience, was the Managing Director of State Bank of Mysore w.e.f. August, 2012 to April, 2016, where he was seconded from State Bank of India. He joined Union Bank of India as an Officer in 1975 and thereafter SBI as a Probationary Officer in September 1977, from where he superannuated in April 2016.
His major interest has been primarily in the corporate and infrastructure financing segments, where he has spent over twenty years of his career. Besides, he has also had opportunity to work in global markets / risk management areas, at the corporate level, and for 3½ years in the Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, SBI (Canada), Toronto.
Mr. Sharad Sharma had been active in the banking industry. He was on the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks Association, besides being on the Governing Board of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance.


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Readers' Choice Awards 2006
Our readers have answered the challenge and made their choices. We present our third annual Readers Choice Awards for the best suppliers of nutritional ingredients.
Here are the categories we presented for your appraisal, followed by the results. Calcium, Fiber, Inulin, Lutein, Lycopene, Omega Oils, Polyphenols/Green Tea Extracts/Plant Sterols, Soy, Vitamins/Antioxidants and Whey Protein. You'll notice some new ingredients were added: polyphenols/tea extracts/plant sterols is one new category and antioxidants were added to the vitamin category.
Categories are based on ingredients featured in our editorial lineup, and no ingredient or category is meant in any way as an endorsement of a particular manufacturer.
In the interest of objectivity and simplicity the survey was short, and in the interest of fairness we did not define the designation of "best." Best was what you, the individual voters, deemed it to be. We assume the ideals of efficacy, service, availability and cost were considered on your part, but all in all, best was what was best for you. These are your choices, through and through.
In calculating the winners, we determined a difference of 2 percent or less to be a statistical tie. This year we also limited categories to first- or second-place winners. In the event of a first-place tie, there was no second-place winner.
For the third-place winners - and also for all those who had a good showing but shared too many votes among all the great companies - we hope you'll take the words of the late, great Vince Lombardi to heart: "Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything." Keep up the good work; there's always next year!
Category: Calcium
Winner: Purac America Inc., Lincolnshire, Ill. (11%)
Second: Tie
- Ashland/Mitsubishi Cos. (Dublin, Ohio (5%)
- Specialty Minerals Inc., Bethlehem, Pa. (5%)
Calcium has gained a lot of attention for its possible role in helping to combat obesity and heart disease, and Purac America Inc. (www.purac.com) - our readers' number one choice for the mineral - has gained a lot of attention for its calcium. Tying for the red ribbon are Specialty Minerals Inc. (www.mineralstech.com), maker of a number of precipitated calcium carbonates, and Ashland Chemical Co., which sold its calcium division last year to the Mitsubishi Cos. (www.mitsubishi.com).
Category: Fiber
Winner: Tie
- International Fiber, North Tonawanda, N.Y. (8%)
- SunOpta, Bedford, Mass. (8%)
Fiber was a tough category, well divided among a number of great companies, but two - International Fiber Corp. (www.ifcfiber.com) and SunOpta Ingredients Inc. (www.sunopta.com) - squeaked ahead of the rest to tie for first place. IFC offers a variety of multi-functional fibers including a number under the JustFiber name. Sun Opta is the world's leading supplier of oat fiber for the food industry and markets the Canadian Harvest Oat Fiber family of insoluble fiber products.
Category: Inulin
Winner: Tie
- Cargill Health and Food Technologies Inc., Minneapolis (16%)
- Sensus America, Monmouth Junction, N.J. (14%)
Cargill's (www.cargill.com) Oliggo-Fiber inulin shares a statistical first-place win with Sensus America. Inulin, made from chicory, adds nutritional value while improving taste and texture. Research suggests inulin can help increase calcium absorption and contribute to digestive health. In foods and beverages, inulin can be used as a fat replacer to reduce calories while adding texture and improving mouthfeel.
Sensus America (www.cosun.com), a manufacturer of natural foods and ingredients, produces and markets Frutafit and Frutalose inulin/fructo oligosaccharides for the international food industry.
Category: Lutein
Winner: Kemin Foods, Des Moines, Iowa (10%)
Second: Tie
- BASF Corp., Florham Park, N.J.; (6%)
- DSM Nutritional Products, Parsippany, N.J. (6%)
Lutein is a carotenoid compound critical to eye health. This year, Kemin (www.kemin.com) continues its lutein winning streak with its FloraGlo brand lutein. This powerful antioxidant, used in food and beverage applications as well as vitamin and dietary supplements, too, is derived from a species of high-lutein marigolds cultivated in Thailand.
BASF's (www.basf.com) Lutein 5% DC powder consists of natural lutein finely dispersed in a matrix of gelatin and sucrose coated with native starch. The product also contains the antioxidants tocopherol, sodium ascorbate and ascorbyl palmitate.
DSM (www.nutraaccess.com) was the first company to synthesize commercial quantities of carotenoids such as lutein and zeaxanthin, starting more than half a century ago with beta-carotene. Today, DSM produces carotenoids that are nature-identical, having chemical structures and properties indistinguishable from carotenoids found in plants or animals.
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COLUMBIA — Before Steve Spurrier and his players met with the media this week, the uncomfortable truth about Saturday was openly discussed.
South Carolina is about to enter a game that is unquestionably more important for its opponent. When it enters Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando, Fla., for a noon kickoff against Central Florida, the target on USC's back will be of historic proportions.
UCF's home stadium seats 45,301 fans, less than half the crowd USC faced three weeks ago in Athens, Ga. The crowd volume will be several decibels less than it was between the hedges. Spurrier said he still expects "sky high" intensity.
"We know this one's going to be in a hostile environment," Spurrier said. "Their crowd is going to be loud and screaming, but we've been in those situations before. If you're going to have a good team, you're going to have to go into those places and beat the other team. So we know what to expect. Whether or not we can do it, that's why we play the games.
"It's an opportunity for South Carolina to take our football show on the road and see what we can do."
UCF hopes to take that show and wreck it for the entire nation to see.
The Knights, playing their first game ever on network television (ABC/WCIV), will try to beat a ranked opponent for just the second time in program history. The first came four years ago against Houston, which was also ranked No. 12 in the country.
A win would make UCF 4-0 for the first time in 25 years.
At least one local columnist labeled Saturday's game arguably the most important in UCF's history. The Knights have anticipated this matchup throughout the past year. The Gamecocks (2-1) have thought about it a little more than a week.
Junior cornerback Victory Hampton called it a "sleeper" game. He hopes directly addressing the potential danger will prevent his team from overlooking Central Florida, which plays in the American Athletic Conference.
"I just tell my guys, 'Put yourselves in their shoes,'" Hampton said. "If we were playing, and we had the No. 12 team coming in, and we were 3-0, and we're at home, and sold out all our tickets, how are we gonna approach the game? So when you tell them that, they get it. We don't have to go down there with our heads down or anything like that. We're going to go down, and we're gonna play South Carolina football."
Hampton knows UCF isn't simply chasing pipe dreams. The Knights, a seven-point underdog, have the talent on their home field to compete with the Gamecocks. If USC isn't careful, UCF could pull off an upset. The last time they played a game, the Knights were walking away from Happy Valley with a 34-31 win against Penn State.
Any hopes for an upset begin with UCF quarterback Blake Bortles. Behind Louisville quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Teddy Bridgewater, Bortles may be the second-best signal caller in the AAC. Completing 71.4 percent of his passes this season, Borltes has thrown for 816 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception in three games.
"He has a strong arm," Hampton said. "He can throw from hash to hash, sideline to sideline. So, on any given play as a cornerback or safety, you have to be ready for the ball to come your way."
It will take that kind of alertness on every play, from every position, for USC to get the job done this weekend. This is a business trip to Orlando, not a vacation.
While everyone mentions what UCF can accomplish with a win, senior cornerback Jimmy Legree is more focused on what his team can gain.
"It's an opportunity for us to come into their town and shut them down," Legree said.


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Editor's Summary
QR codes are two-dimensional patterned graphics that, when read by mobile devices, represent text and link to Internet content. At numerous libraries, QR codes are being used in a variety of ways to promote student engagement, supporting library services that are unique or improved over past approaches. Descriptions of successful implementations abound on library-oriented wikis. Brigham Young Universitys Harold B. Lee Library has adopted QR codes for use in marketing materials, for a library audio tour and to reserve group study rooms. Implementation hurdles are manageable and include producing and designing the codes, locating them effectively and having access to compatible hardware, though student ownership of smartphones is rising rapidly. Libraries adopting QR codes should focus on implementations that add value, educate intended users, customize the code to reflect the schools brand, are creative and track code usage.
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QR Codes and Library Engagement
by Michael J. Whitchurch
By now, most of us are aware of QR codes, two-dimensional codes that can be read by a QR reader on a camera-equipped mobile device (cellphone, tablet or iPod touch). These codes are useful due to their ability to represent alpha and numeric data. Similar to bar codes, which represent a series of numbers, QR codes represent text that is then used by the mobile device for performing an action. Codes can be created to link directly to a URL, create a vCard (saved to the mobile device) or initiate a phone call, text or e-mail, among other functions. Because QR codes can represent so much data (up to 7089 characters) the potential uses are varied.
QR codes, used mostly to provide a link to content on the Internet, are increasingly seen in many locations, such as toothpaste tubes, advertisements or UPS packages, and formats including print, video, magazine. Though the most common use of the codes is for Internet linking, the codes are also used for simply saving information (for example, phone number, address, call number) to a mobile device. Regardless of the function of the code, text is decoded by the device, at which point the user decides how to use that text (open a link or save). Mobile devices need not be connected to the Internet to save the textual information, but an Internet connection is required to follow a link to connect to web-based content.
This article contains a small sampling of current QR code implementations as well as a summary of what has been done to encourage student engagement with the library through the use of QR codes at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.
Student Engagement in the Library
Over the last two decades students have been increasingly drawn into a world of immediate, online access to information and social connections. More recently we have seen almost ubiquitous mobile access to information. While becoming more involved with the virtual world of information, students have become less connected to physical libraries and the information provided therein, instead preferring online access.
To encourage more use of the library space ̶ and to increase student engagement with information ̶ many institutions have created high-tech spaces in an attempt to draw students into the library. These spaces are often called Commons (Information Commons, Learning Commons, Knowledge Commons and so forth) harkening back to the time of a commons as a gathering place for social and economic benefit. While these library spaces have garnered support from students and faculty, they have simply provided another space for student study and work. In fact, as I look out on our commons I see students looking at Facebook, reading email, watching the latest episode of their favorite TV show or chatting with friends online and/or in person.
As librarians we need to adjust our philosophy of librarian as guardian and disseminator of information. The Internet has permanently changed the role of librarians. Students want to feel connected to and involved with the information; they are more social now than ever before. We need to encourage this type of interaction between information the library provides and the users. QR codes are a means of encouraging this type of interaction.
QR Code Use in Libraries
The flexible nature of QR codes allows for myriad applications. Many institutions have already implemented QR codes for services to users ̶ services that encourage engagement with the library. Many of the examples described here are listed on the QR Codes page of the Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki (www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=QR_Codes). Of the examples I reviewed, the most useful and successful implementations are those that provide some value-added service for the users. Adding value means that using the QR code is better or easier than using the existing service or that the library is providing a service that is uniquely useful via QR codes.
For example, while teaching a first-year writing class, I saw a student use her cellphone to take a photo of the computer monitor displaying the call number and library location of an item she wanted to find. There is a better way to allow users to capture this information. At Ryerson University and the University of Huddersfield QR codes are dynamically generated and displayed among the details page of every item in the catalog. The QR code, when scanned, saves the call number, title, author and location to the mobile device for later use. Having the information saved directly to the mobile device removes the possibility of the photo or written note not being clear or complete enough to use when looking for the book in the library. This feature will become even more useful if indoor location-aware services become a reality.
There are many examples of using QR codes for marketing and promotions in the library: they are used on posters (Marathon County Public Library), bookmarks (Syracuse University), range end signs linking to subject guides (Half Hollow Hills Community Library) and even at the Denver International airport, as reported by David Lee King (www.davidleeking.com/2011/03/07/give-away-some-ebooks/), connecting to free out-of-print classics (1st Bank). Similarly, Contra Costa County Library, as part of their Snap & Go Project (http://guides.ccclib.org/content.php?pid=105914&sid=797175#4774453), displays QR codes on public transportation providing links to books for commuters.
Other libraries use QR codes to provide links to library tours. Ryerson University Library and the University of Bath provide a MP3 download through a QR code, while the Mudd Library at Lawrence University provides a QR code linking to the virtual tour.
Trying to summarize all current QR code implementations is not possible. Therefore, I recommend consulting the Library Success wiki (www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=M-Libraries) and searching out articles for other examples of QR code implementations. Most of what I found when searching the academic databases for published articles referenced using QR codes in industry for inventory management. Though not specific to libraries, some of those uses can be adapted and applied to library services.
Our Implementations
The Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) at Brigham Young University (BYU) uses QR codes to enhance the library experience of the students by providing interactivity and flexibility. QR codes are being used as an additional format for marketing materials, taking the library audio tour and for reserving group study rooms.
The audio tour, developed for the first-year writing courses, consists of 21 QR codes spread throughout the 665,000 square foot building and located in areas about which the students need to know to pass the post-tour quiz. Using the audio from the existing audio tour, which provided a linear tour of the library, the audio for the tour using QR codes uses no directional content and instead relies on a map to show the locations of all the codes in the library. Students interact by scanning the QR code (see Figure 1) to get the audio and are allowed the flexibility of visiting the areas in any order. As long as each code is visited, the necessary information will be heard and hopefully learned.
Figure 1. A QR code for our library tour.
One of the issues we had to overcome was the need to track QR code usage. In order to verify the usefulness of the codes we wanted to show how often the codes were being used. The way QR codes were implemented for the audio tour was to direct the student to the audio track when the code is scanned. The audio is in the MP3 format, which provides no way to gather statistics. There are commercial products that provide a way to track usage, some even free, but recognizing the volatility of the mobile market (how long would the service continue?), we created a work-around to track the usage. Instead of linking directly to the MP3 file, the QR code links to a HTML page that has two important pieces of code. The first is code for Omniture, web analytics software, which tracks page usage. The second piece of code is a redirect that points to the MP3 file. This process is transparent to the students.
The second implementation of QR codes at the HBLL is the reservation of the 47 group study rooms (GSR) in the library. Reservations can be made using the online system (http://groupstudy.lib.byu.edu/) or through the mobile site (http://lib.byu.edu/m/). If, however, a student is by a room and wants to make a reservation at that moment, finding a computer or trying to navigate the mobile site to the specific room is more difficult than scanning a QR code. Each GSR has a QR code (see Figure 2) located under the room number linking to a reservation page allowing the student to reserve that room, if available. The page also provides options if the room is already reserved: reserve that GSR for another time or another GSR in the library. Setting up a system to gather statistics for the GSR system was easier to accomplish. Each code links to a web page for the specific room; those pages each have Omniture code for tracking the usage.
Figure 2. A QR code for reserving a group study room. Incorporating color and a recognizable image enhances the codes visual appeal.
Issues with Implementation
As QR codes were being implemented in the library, a variety of issues became apparent. First was determining the location of the QR codes for the audio tour. Finding the best location to place the codes was, and still is, difficult. Despite having a map of the locations, we received feedback from the students that some of them were not easily found. With this feedback we have adjusted placements in hope that the codes are more easily found.
QR code production and design were also addressed. The first codes produced were simply printed black-on-white and mounted on black foam core before being placed (see Figure 1). While creating the codes is not difficult, making so many was time consuming. Between the two projects (audio tour and GSR) there were a total of 68 QR codes that needed to be created, printed and then placed.
By the time we began the process for the GSR project we had learned some things about designing QR codes. An article by Hamilton Chan for Mashable (http://mashable.com/2011/04/18/qr-code-design-tips/), about designing QR codes that are more visually appealing, gave great insight into options for customizing the codes. Figure 2 shows the code developed for the GSR project. Notice the color of the QR code and the image in the middle. Customizing the codes is another way to form a connection with the students and encourage engagement.
With only 14% of students on the BYU campus owning smartphones (unpublished BYU Academic Technologies Report, 2010), providing this technology seemed a little ahead of the time when we began the project. However, smartphone ownership is increasing continually, and with the introduction of the new iPod Touch (which also has a camera) toward the end of 2010, the potential for more users increased dramatically.
Having access to the hardware is only one of the issues we face. Another, perhaps more important, issue is that of education. Most library users are still unfamiliar with QR codes and how to use them. This inexperience presents a need for continual education efforts in the library. To this end a subject guide was developed (http://lib.byu.edu/sites/qrcodes/) that contains information about QR codes, how to find a reader for a mobile device and specific details about the HBLL implementations (audio tour and GSR).
When developing and implementing QR codes in the library, consider the following keys to success we used in the development of our QR code projects. Remember that keys to success for using QR codes will vary for each institution.
- Use the codes only when the implementation will add value to the experience of the user. Using QR codes for the sake of the technology is seldom a good reason.
- Modify the codes with colors or images to be customized to your institution.
- Provide as much education as you can about QR codes, including how to use them and how to install a reader. Simply using the codes effectively is a great marketing tool.
- Start with temporary signs and move to more permanent signs as the implementation becomes more permanent.
- Experiment and be creative with different uses to find those that work better. This requires that usage of the codes be tracked.
- Codes are cheap and easy to produce. Adapt existing codes to how they are used.
- Just because one implementation is not used does not mean that QR codes are not worthwhile or effective. Try another project until you find implementations that work well in your environment.
- Have fun with the codes and broaden the possibilities of how to use the codes to help students engage with the library and content provided.
In our efforts to disseminate information and to engage with a generation of mobile, social and always-connected students, QR codes have tremendous potential. Using this technology provides an opportunity to not only facilitate library tasks but also to strength connections with this generation.
Michael J. Whitchurch is learning commons department chair at the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. He can be reached at michael_whitchurch<at>byu.edu
Articles in this Issue
Libraries, Librarians and Mobile Services
The Mobile Future of Place-Based Digital Collections
QR Codes and Library Engagement
Mobile Website Development: From Site to App
Designing Low-Cost Mobile Websites for Librarians
Information Overload, Information Architecture and Digital Literacy
From Intervention Informatics to Prevention Informatics
Is Information Architecture Dead?


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Sharapova tested as Radwanska falls
Maria Sharapova survived an attritional battle against Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru to reach the third round of the US Open but Agnieszka Radwanska became the first major casualty.
Sharapova paid the price for an erratic display in the first set and needed two hours and 38 minutes to grind out a 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over world number 95 Dulgheru.
The fifth seed will hope it is a good omen after she recovered from a set down in a succession of matches at the French Open before going on to take the title.
Agnieszka Radwanska, pictured, was dumped out of the US open by Shuai Peng (AP)
"We started under the sun and finished under the lights," said Sharapova. "It was tricky conditions, a tough opponent so I'm very happy I was able to come back and come through and win this match."
Radwanska dropped just one game in a rapid first-round win over Sharon Fichman but world number 39 Peng Shuai was a deserved 6-3 6-4 winner.
It was deja vu for Radwanska, who suffered her only previous loss to the Chinese player in the second round at Flushing Meadows four years ago.
Radwanska came into the tournament in a positive frame of mind after winning the title in Montreal earlier this month but she has never found the US Open a happy destination.
The Pole has reached at least the quarter-finals at every other grand slam but has not made it past the fourth round here.
Radwanska said: "It always is disappointing (to go out), especially in the first week of a grand slam. But I think here it's not really a new thing for me unfortunately.
"I really want to know the answer. Then maybe I will find a way to play better here and just try another way to be in the second week.
"There is just something here that I can't really pass those rounds. I have couple of years to try. Hopefully one day I will do it."
Radwanska did not feel she gave a bad performance, saying: "Every game was pretty tight and a lot of rallies. But I think in the important moments she was just playing a little bit better."
There was disappointment, too, for 21st seed Sloane Stephens, who from a set and 3-0 up against Johanna Larsson slumped to a 5-7 6-4 6-2 loss.
The American had balanced out poor performances in regular tour events with success at the slams but lost in the first round at Wimbledon and has underachieved again here.
Stephens, who hit a whopping 63 unforced errors, said: "I haven't had that great of a season. But I'm not going to dwell on it. There is always room for improvement.
"Everyone has their ups and downs. Everyone goes through times like this. I'm not the first person and won't be the last. I'm looking forward to the next tournament. And that's all I can really do, just look forward."
Second seed Simona Halep avoided the struggles of round one, when she was a set down to unranked Danielle Rose Collins, with a swift 6-2 6-1 victory over Jana Cepelova.
The Romanian is ranked in the top two at a slam for the first time, and she said: "The first round was tough because of the pressure but now I feel okay.
"I feel relaxed. I saw that even if I'm second seeded, it's like normal. It's like before. So I have just to enjoy the match and just be happy.
"I am here and I think I deserve to be here because I won many matches, good matches with top players."
Tenth seed Caroline Wozniacki was detained slightly longer but was nevertheless a comfortable 6-3 6-4 winner over Aliaksandra Sasnovich and next meets French Open semi-finalist Andrea Petkovic.
The 18th seed fought back from 5-3 down in the deciding tie-break to beat Monica Puig 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7/5) while there were straight-sets wins for Jelena Jankovic and Angelique Kerber.
Kerber next plays 17-year-old Belinda Bencic, who upset 31st seed Kurumi Nara 6-4 4-6 6-1.
Venus Williams continued her encouraging form with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Swiss Timea Bacsinszky.
The elder Williams sister has enjoyed her best season for some time, reaching the final in Montreal earlier this month, and next meets Sara Errani, who she has never lost to.
It is the first time Williams has made it through to the third round since 2010, when she went on to reach the semi-finals.
The 34-year-old said: "The last couple of years I fought really hard and I really played red-hot opponents. So it wasn't like I didn't try.
"Sometimes you don't win them. That's why you get up and you live to fight another day. So that's really what it's about for me.
"I'm happy I won a match again. Finally I did something I couldn't do the last couple of years. That's good stuff."
Agnieszka Radwanska, pictured, was knocked out of the US Open by Peng Shuai
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The Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) are commonly used to assess cognitive status and decline in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). However, whether these tests can serve as primary outcomes in MS clinical trials has not been determined. This proposal is designed to achieve the following specific aims: 1. To identify separate cognitive trajectories on the PASAT and SDMT within one session and over two additional monthly follow-up assessments. 2. To examine whether separate cognitive trajectories on the PASAT and SDMT are related to disease status and functional outcomes in MS.
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Lincoln Square went back to its roots this past weekend with the annual Maifest celebration. Fest goers filled up their Maifest beer steins, enjoyed German food, carnival games, live music and dancing. See more photos from the weekend's street fests with Do Division at Sausage Fest.
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Brian Ching has been here before. To be exact, he has been here 19 times before. When Ching takes the field for the Houston Dynamo on Thursday, in the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia Union, it will be his 20th career MLS Cup playoff game, his 14th as a member of the Dynamo.
"I didn't even know I have played in that many playoff games," the 33-yeard old forward said when told of his achievement. "The playoffs are fun. It's a time when you want to be the person that makes the difference and help your team win. You know every game is important, every moment is important. You have to concentrate, because any mistake can cost you your season."
Over the course of his 10-year career, few players have been more productive in the postseason than Ching. His seven career playoff goals rank second among active players and tied for 11th all-time. More impressive than the fact that he has scored seven times in his playoff career is that each goal has come at an opportune time and helped propel his club to victory.
When asked to recall some of his favorite playoff memories at Robertson Stadium, Ching laughs, and with a smile says, "Pretty much all of my goals at home in the playoffs have been extremely memorable."
He recounts the extra-time goal against Chivas USA in the 2006 Western Conference semifinals, as well as his overtime goal against FC Dallas a year later that put Houston ahead in the conference semifinal series in front of a sold-out Robertson Stadium crowd.
"I can almost remember each goal to a 'T,'" he said. "Just the reaction that our team has, and the reaction the fans have, and the amount of noise that erupts after we score a goal here; it's all memorable."
Although Ching is known for his ability to score clutch goals, he is equally adept at holding the ball in traffic and finding his open teammates. That was evident last weekend, when he picked up a headed pass from teammate Calen Carr, turned to his right, and with his left foot threaded a through ball to Carr, who beat Union goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon for what proved to be the game-winner.
"It's a lot better to be on this side of things," said Carr who before this season played against Ching as a member of the Chicago Fire. "I have played against him in games where he has just taken over. It's been great to play with a player of his experience."
According to MLSsoccer.com writer Elijah Miller, the Dynamo are the youngest team to qualify for the 2011 playoffs, with an average age of 26.51 in the regular season. At 33 years old, Ching is the only starter on the Dynamo older than 30 – although midfielder Brad Davis will turn 30 on November 8. Ching believes that although the team might be young, collectively, it is full of experience, and even the younger players are battle-tested heading into these playoffs.
"If you look at the last few games we played, these were almost playoffs games for us," he said. "They were all must-win games, and we approached them that way. I think the guys grew a lot from that, and hopefully we continue to grow as the playoffs go on."
For the past eight seasons, head coach Dominic Kinnear has had the good fortune of having Ching on his squad. The two were first united in San Jose, when the Earthquakes selected Ching in the 2003 Supplemental Draft. At that time, Kinnear was in his third year as an assistant coach for San Jose under Frank Yallop. The following year, Kinnear took over for Yallop, and two years later, Kinnear, Ching, and the rest of the squad were packing their bags and moving to Houston. Kinnear appreciates what Ching has brought to his squads, and it was no surprise that Ching was given the captain's armband after Wade Barrett retired prior to the 2010 season.
"He knows the game well," Kinnear said of his veteran forward. "He understands what he needs to do when he is on the field. The one thing he doesn't get enough credit for is the way he plays defense when we turn the ball over. He chases the ball down time and time again. Going forward, I think he understands that to be productive, he relies on other people's service, but he puts himself in good position to make himself available."
Although Ching has made a name for himself as one of the most feared players in MLS, no one will ever confuse the six-foot-one-inch forward for Cristiano Ronaldo. He doesn't have the speed of Lionel Messi or the skill of Xavi, but what he lacks in skill, he makes up for in toughness and determination.
In 2001, the LA Galaxy took Ching as the 16th pick in the MLS SuperDraft. After Ching scored one goal in eight games – and playing just six minutes in two playoff games – the Galaxy released the Hawaiian forward. While most players may have been content with the fact that they even had their shot in MLS, Ching was determined to get back to the highest level. After a standout 2002 season with the Seattle Sounders of the A-League, the Earthquakes brought Ching back to MLS.
"After that first year in LA, I was just hoping I would get back in the league," he said. "It's been a long road, but it's one that I look back on and I'm proud of. I feel like I have achieved a lot being not as skillful as some of the other guys. A lot of that is determination and hard work, and those attributes have helped me achieve some of the things I have, especially in the playoffs."


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Everyone loves a good rally. Traders love it. Investors love it. Businesses love it. And of course politicians love it (well, at least the ones in power). But what happens when the market runs out of steam? We may find out quite soon!
Technical analysis is all about odds. What is the "most likely to happen" and "when?"
The market has been on a strong path higher over the past four months, and this trend has been a continuation of an even larger uptrend that has been in play in the major indexes since October 2011. And THAT uptrend has been a part of the monthly uptrend that we've seen hold since March 2009.
It's no wonder that few are looking back and the sky seems to be the limit. Funny thing though: I seem to remember the same thing back in 1999... and again in 2007.
So when I once again start to see exhaustion patterns begin to develop in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite like I did back then (albeit different exhaustion patterns), I start to get leery.
To start with, that trend we've been following since 2009 kicked off its third wave of upside on the monthly time frame in October 2011. Since the corrective phases between each of those upside waves was comparable in time development, that means that the odds of getting a fourth wave without a larger trend correction on that time frame are not particularly strong.
To make things even more difficult for the long-term bulls, this third wave of buying that began in 2011 has three legs up in it as well, but the final two were stunted compared to the first. Despite the strong momentum, they established only slightly higher highs with each push of buying. This created a momentum shift that is transected in blue in the charts below and annotated in green. This is yet another sign of trend exhaustion. Currently the market is testing the zone of upper price channel resistance created by this trend.
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The Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit's cold case division officially began work Monday. It consists of Sgt. Dale Phillips and investigators Marty Sellers and Billy Sharp. They will review dozens of cases that have gone unsolved since the homicide unit's creation in 1976, including the one of the unidentified murder victim. Baker said that they are searching for stored DNA evidence and could exhume her body for samples to submit to a national missing persons database that didn't exist 30 years ago.
On a cold December day in 1981, 13 people gathered at a cemetery in Taylorville to bury a murder victim referred to only as "Mystery Woman" in the headlines.
The young woman's body had been stored for nearly two years in a freezer at the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office. No one knew who she was. They still don't.
She had been found dead on a logging road in Brookwood in July 1979. The county coroner believed she was stabbed in the left temple with a screwdriver.
Her death may have been related to a string of similar killings in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties, but police were never able to prove it.
Her case is typical of a criminal investigation that grows cold. No witnesses ever came forward. DNA testing had not yet revolutionized forensic science in 1979. The case became just one of many relegated to the cold case files.
Those files are now being re-examined by a newly created three-man team within the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit.
"Our investigators have worked on older cases in the past whenever the opportunity arose, but their caseloads prevented them from committing all of their time to the older cases," said Capt. Loyd Baker, homicide unit commander. "Now we have a team assigned to do nothing but look at cold cases."
The unit officially began work Monday. It consists of Sgt. Dale Phillips and investigators Marty Sellers and Billy Sharp. They will review dozens of cases that have gone unsolved since the homicide unit's creation in 1976, including the case of the unidentified murder victim. Baker said that they are searching for stored DNA evidence and could exhume her body for samples to submit to a national missing persons database that didn't exist 30 years ago.
"They're not only focusing on old cases. They're also focusing on cases that have happened within the last couple of years," he said. "We're starting with cases based on solvability factors. We're considering why the cases weren't solved in the first place. Were there uncooperative witnesses who might be cooperative now? Is there evidence that can be tested today where we lacked the technology to do that in the past?"
Phillips said that he and the other two investigators have started evaluating cases and are focusing on about five or six that they're working on. Most are at least 25 years old, but a few are more recent.
"Eventually, we will evaluate every unsolved homicide that we have," he said. "Our first goal is to work on cases in which we know there is something that can be done."
The homicide unit has more than 34,000 pieces of stored and preserved evidence, including DNA samples, firearms, clothing and other items collected at murder scenes. There are old crime scene photos, interview transcripts and tapes.
Original investigators are always willing to help when contacted by someone going over old evidence, Baker said.
"Every investigator has cases that they want to see solved that haven't been, for whatever reason. Those cases tend to follow that investigator, they never forget them," he said. "A lot of times they knew or had a feeling of who committed the crime, but just couldn't prove it. Other times there wasn't enough evidence to point at anyone at all."
Phillips expects that the unit will be busy for a long time.
"We're excited. We have a lot to do," he said. "We hope that we can get some of these families a little closure, maybe answer some questions that they haven't had answered before. That would make it all worth it."
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I'm working through "cicero on war" (l.a. #7) and the last sentence of the first paragraph is confusing me:
Quare potest intellegi nullum bellum esse iustum nisi quod aut rebus repetitis geratur aut ante denuntiatum sit.
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Wherefore I have realized that no war can be just unless either (it is born by the thing being returned to) or it is declared officially beforehand.
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It's turning out to be quite a January.
People never fail to surprise me.
Anyway, on a fashion note I clicked through from the Facebook page I had 'liked', to Galibardy.com. Yeah, I was hooked straight away – here are a few of my favourite things.
New for 2012… Animal Magic, brass and enamel rings.
The large brass skeleton hand bangle was mine for the taking (technically it was mine for the buying, but at £25…).


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April 27,1926 - July 25, 2013
Scarsdale, NY
Murray Endick was the beloved husband of Beatrice Endick. Married for 64 years, he was the devoted father of Newburgh natives, Raena Korenman and husband, Alan Korenman; her sister, Carol Kronenberger and husband, Robert Kronenberger of Ardsley, NY.
Murray grew up in Bronx, NY. He served during World War II in the renowned 42nd infantry division that was instrumental in liberating the Dachau concentration camp.
Murray later attended City College of New York to become a statistician. There, he met the one and only love of his life, Beatrice.
Murray worked as a statistical forecaster for Louis Hand and Crown Corp. Curtains and Bedding. Murray also served on the supervisory committee of the Progressive Credit Union. He loved travel, classical music, theatre, mentoring students and attempting to tell jokes! Most of all he loved his family and always tried to instill important values, respect, love of community and philanthropy.
Murray is survived by his perfect grandchildren: Lisa Korenman, Randi and Christopher Hilfiger,and Jamie, Eric and Mark Kronenberger. Additionally, he had the very special honor of being GGpa to his two great-granddaughters, Maren Krasner and Lily Hilfiger.
The family will be sitting Shiva on Sunday at the home of Carol Kronenberger. Monday and Tuesday, Shiva will be observed at the home of Raena Korenman, in Newburgh with 7 p.m. services both nights.
Donations in his memory can be made to the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County, 68 Stewart Avenue, Newburgh, New York 12550.


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In the Kishaba Juku form of Shorin-Ryu that I practice and teach, the koshi is used to generate and direct power (it is actually more complicated than that). Except when a person is an advanced expert, the movement of the koshi is noticeable. An expert can "hide" the koshi motion within his gi or even within his body -- and still generate tremendous power. But, for the most part, our koshi motion is visible.
Many times, when people from other styles have observed my kata, they comment, "We used to practice koshi but they stopped teaching it." One of my Shotokan friends mentioned this to me more than once.
Shotokan in Hawaii began with Kiyoshi Aihara, who came from Waseda University. He was followed by Kanazawa Sensei, Mori Sensei, and Asai Sensei. Each of these sensei, while teaching Shotokan, taught their own way. I am not sure when koshi was taught or discontinued.
If you practice with koshi, it is easy to see when another person is using it. In some cases, a person might use large but uncoordinated koshi. The result is poorly focused power. In other cases, a person might have a smooth koshi but not know how to "set" it. This looks like jello. An advanced student of koshi will look like a "steel whip" or "iron silk." Someone who has internalized koshi completely will look like he is not using it at all -- but the power will give it away.
It is much easier to use no koshi -- to move with the arms and legs alone. But there is a natural limit to the power that can be generated without koshi. It takes much longer to learn Karate using koshi -- but the limits are also set much higher.
If you were going to learn Karate for three years, I would suggest that koshi should be skipped. Just learn to move cleanly. But if you are going to learn for 10 years or longer, I would suggest that you learn koshi.
A three year student will not have reached his limits. Thus, non-koshi movement will be fine. A 10, 20 or 30 year student will have already reached his physical limits. Unless koshi movement is learned, training will become more and more frustrating, especially as the aging process sets in.
The Kishaba Juku system was not developed for beginners. It actually started as an advanced training group. Most of the "students" were already yudansha and instructors, some quite high. My point is that the system was developed to address the needs of people who, because of their age and years of training, had already reached their limits using "ordinary" mechanics. For them, it was koshi or else.
I do not know why some styles used to teach koshi here in Hawaii and then stopped. I can say that it takes longer to teach a student when koshi is part of the curriculum. It is one thing to teach 20 students how to use koshi -- it is quite another to teach 500 students. In addition, children do not need to learn koshi as much as adults -- again this is because they have not reached the limits of ordinary mechanics. But if the child will train until adulthood, it is worth the investment of time and effort to teach koshi.
The prime candidate for koshi is an advanced student who has learned "ordinary" mechanics, hit his limits, and is so frustrated that he feels like quitting Karate altogether. This was me when I met my sensei. I was literally a drowning man gasping for air.
Koshi was what I needed to re-energize my Karate training. Actually, it did not re-energize it as much as it required me to re-engineered it, and in the process reset my limits.
Koshi is not the ultimate answer. A student who can use koshi still has to learn how to apply techniques, how to move, how to protect his centerline, how to shift weight, how to float and sink and bounce, how to "stab" and "poke", how to transfer power, how to move freely in any direction, how to see the attacker's movement before it begins, etc.
When I was a child, I played with balsa wood gliders. Karate without koshi is like that. Karate with koshi is like a balsa wood plane with a propeller and rubber band. That's an interesting analogy -- koshi as a propeller. Koshi does help to "propel" movement. There are simply things you can do with koshi that you cannot do without.
For me, the choice is not koshi or no koshi, it is koshi or no Karate.
See: Koshi; Rabbit Koshi; Koshi Wo Hineru; Approaching the Whip.
Charles C. Goodin
Koshi -- No Koshi
In the Kishaba Juku form of Shorin-Ryu that I practice and teach, the koshi is used to generate and direct power (it is actually more complicated than that). Except when a person is an advanced expert, the movement of the koshi is noticeable. An expert can "hide" the koshi motion within his gi or even within his body -- and still generate tremendous power. But, for the most part, our koshi motion is visible.
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Lynchburg, VA (PRWEB) January 13, 2014
Liberty University will celebrate the grand opening of the $50 million, 170,000-square-foot Jerry Falwell Library — the university's largest investment in any one campus structure to date — with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 15, beginning at 10 a.m. An expected audience of 400 invited guests — including local and regional leaders, members of Liberty's Board of Trustees, and supporters — will be in attendance. The library will then open to students and the public at 1 p.m.
Students will view the event live from the Vines Center during the first Convocation of the semester. The event will also be streamed live on the Liberty Channel.
On Wednesday evening from 7-8 p.m. in the library Terrace Conference Room, there will also be a special architectural design lecture featuring the architects from VMDO, a firm from Charlottesville that designed the library. This event is open to the public.
The new library is the first campus facility to bear the name of Liberty's founder, Dr. Jerry Falwell. With cutting-edge, interactive features, the building is designed to embody his vision of a world-class Christian university that trains Champions for Christ in all disciplines.
Highlights include a 24-by-11-foot media wall equipped with Microsoft Kinect movement recognition technology, pixel surface tables (oversized tablets), a technology commons with 160 computers, and interactive information kiosks. The library also features an Automated Storage and Retrieval System, a robotic book delivery system with a capacity for 420,000 items. Architectural elements include a four-story book tower, rooftop terrace, lakeside balconies, a floating staircase, and more than 30 group study rooms with fully writable walls.
Designed with more than 80,000 square feet of glass, the library features plenty of natural light and breathtaking views.
A two-story food court — the Tinney Café — features Pizza Hut Express, Starbucks, Tsunami Sushi, and Brioche Dorée (French bistro cuisine).
Faculty, staff, students, and guests have been invited to share the experience digitally by using #JFLibrary on Instagram and Twitter and by tagging "Liberty University" on Facebook.
For more information visit http://www.Liberty.edu/Library or follow LibertyULibrary on Twitter and Facebook.
About Liberty University
Liberty University, founded in 1971, is the largest private, nonprofit university in the nation, the largest university in Virginia, and the largest Christian university in the world. More than 100,000 students attend classes on its 7,000-acre residential campus and study in its thriving online education program.


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News staff writer
November 8, 2006
Voting turnout was 69 percent in Hood River County for the Nov. 7 General Election.
Here are selected results, based on final unofficial results from the Hood River County Elections Office:
Hood River City Council: Paul Blackburn, 1,303; Arthur Babitz, 1,256; Carrie Ann Nelson, 1,006; Martin Campos-Davis, 872; all but Campos-Davis were elected.
Cascade Locks Mayor: Roger Freeborn won with 158 votes; Arni Konenen had 80, Bobby Walker 71, Rob Brostoff 41, and William Logue 33.
Cascade Locks Recall: Rob Brostoff (212 yes, and 166 no) and Lee Kitchens (213 yes, and 166 no) were recalled.
City Locks City Council: Randy Holmstrom 219, Kerry Jo Osbourm 218 and Tom Cramblett 204 were elected. Also running were Tom Brazille with 162 votes, Darrell Driver with 132, and Todd Mohr with 162.
State Legislature:
Hood River County voters gave Senate District 26 incumbent Rick Metsger (D-Welches) a 4,676 (64.5 percent) lead over Republican Carol York of Hood River (2,552, 35.3 percent). Metsger won re-election.
The vote in House District 52 was closer, with incumbent Patti Smith (R-Corbett) earning 3,700 votes to 3,491 for Democrat Suzann VanOrman of Hood River, 51.5 to 48.5 percent. Smith won re-election.
Cascade Locks voters rejected the proposed creation of a rural fire protection district, 223-175, a 56 to 44 percent margin.
In the Cascade Locks City Council recall vote, it was 213 yes, 166 no regarding Lee Kitchen and 212 yes and 166 no regarding Rob Brostoff.
Parkdale Fire District and Dee Fire District voters overwhelmingly supported the merger of the two district. In Parkdale, the vote ws 831-192, an 81-19 percent margin; in Dee, it was 109-17, or 86 to 13 percent.
For governor, county voters joined the state-wide trend by giving Dem. Ted Kulongoski a 60 to 37 percent margin over his challenger, Republican Ron Saxton, 3,329 to 2,740.
County voters gave U.S Rep. Greg Walden of Hood River a margin that mirrored the rest of District 2, 4,427 to 2,740 for Democrat Carol Voison and 114 for Constitutional Party candidate Jack Alan Brown, Jr., a 61-38-1 percent split.
In State Ballot measures, county voters said yes to 39, no to 40, no to 41, yes to 42, no to 43, yes to 44, no to 45, yes to 46, yes to 47, and no to 48.
See the Nov. 11 edition of the Hood River News for details.
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Will Retailers' Black Friday Strategies Work?
On the day after Thanksgiving, Foot Locker Inc. FL 0.37% plans to roll out its most expensive shoes—at full price. Crocs Inc. CROX 4.08% will be doing the opposite, embracing margin-sapping price cuts, after learning a harsh lesson when it tried to stand up against discounts.
Target Corp. , meanwhile, will lean on exclusive merchandise to thwart price-comparisons, while Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is offering special discounts not just at its brick-and-mortar locations but simultaneously on its website.
It's Black Friday, a moment of truth for retailers' holiday strategizing.
All are hoping to avoid misfires during a crucial selling season. Last year the two-month period between Thanksgiving and New Year's accounted for nearly a quarter of annual sales for department stores, discounters and other chains, according to the National Retail Federation.
Anxious to preserve their sales in a hyper-competitive market, retailers are taking some chances. They face a host of pressures, including changing shopping habits due to technology and an uncertain economic climate, complicated by Washington's decision-making gridlock and possible new tax increases.
The International Council of Shopping Centers estimates that sales at malls and shopping centers will rise just 2.5% this holiday season, compared with 4.1% last year.
Below, a look at some of the maneuvers at five retailers as they gird for the holiday frenzy:
Foot Locker, which caters to die-hard aficionados known as "sneakerheads," likes to time its big shoe releases to Black Friday and regularly draws long lines of shoppers willing to pay $200 or $300 for new sneakers.
"People are willing to pay to get the right shoe," Chief Executive Ken Hicks said.
The chain used to be more promotional on Black Friday, cutting prices on items like hoodies, T-shirts and some athletic shoes. But it moved away from the approach last year—and found that items sold at full price rose from 60% of the total to more that 80%, Mr. Hicks said.
This year, Foot Locker is launching a Nike NKE 0.13% Jordan Retro IV "Bred" shoe this Friday, and is timing other big releases for Saturday, Sunday and Monday to keep sales volumes through the important weekend.
While Foot Locker's strategy has worked for them so far, forgoing sales could be a risky bet for retailers that can't count on the same level of demand. J.C. Penney Co. , for instance, has had a tough time swearing off constant sales and switching to "everyday low prices."
"It depends on the product, and even more than that it depends on the consumer," said Clementine Martin Illanes, retail strategist at consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates.
Target tried to stay out of the discounting scrum last holiday—and missed its holiday sales forecast for a 4% increase in sales at stores open at least a year.
This year it is going on the offensive with a price-match guarantee that includes countering deals from Amazon.com Inc. and the websites of Wal-Mart, Best Buy BBY -0.15% and Toys "R" Us. It predicts the offer will affect less than 10% of transactions and have no impact on fourth quarter results.
"Target will take market share this year," Chief Executive Gregg Steinhafel said last week.
But Target is aware that the best way to avoid matching prices is to offer stuff no one else has, which is why it teamed up with luxury stalwart Neiman Marcus Group Inc. to carry a gift collection created by 24 fashion designers.
The items, which range from $500 Alice + Olivia bikes to $7 stationery from the avant-garde design duo Rodarte, will be available on Dec. 1, an attempt to spark extra store traffic between the Black Friday and Christmas week rush.
"The Target-Neiman Marcus mashup is going to bring excitement to Target," predicts Deborah Weinswig, retail analyst at Citigroup . "Everyone wants something new this year, but doesn't want to spend a fortune."
Wal-Mart hopes to use the holidays to lure more people to Walmart.com, but it has to balance that goal with maintaining visits to its stores.
For the first time, Wal-Mart is offering its most coveted in-store Black Friday discounts to online shoppers at the same time—provided customers first sign up for special emails, download its mobile app or "like" the company on Facebook .
But Wal-Mart is also offering Black Friday deals at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, two hours earlier than last year, and plans to spread out specials throughout the weekend in hopes of keeping shoppers in stores, where they are more likely to make impulse purchases.
"We want to add more value to people who get connected to Walmart.com but we're not only focused online," said Walmart.com CEO Joel Anderson. "Stores are Wal-Mart's biggest asset."
Wal-Mart increased its inventory in the third quarter by 4.3% from the year before on things like tablets and toys. It started its layaway program a month earlier this year, and reduced fees from $15 to $5. So far, it said the program has generated $300 million more than last year, with two-thirds being spent on electronics like gaming consoles.
It is going to need the boost, especially online: Traffic to Walmart.com declined 10% in October from the year before, according to comScore Inc.
Walmart.com said it forecasts 600 million visits to the site from November to January, or a 13% increase during the holiday season from a year before.
Amazon rankled store chains with its Price Check app last year, which encouraged users to buy merchandise from the Internet retailer while shopping in rivals' stores. It is again experimenting with new ways to lure customers from brick-and-mortar retailers.
This month Amazon offered consumers the chance to sign up for a monthly subscription to its Amazon Prime service, which includes free two-day shipping on thousands of items, as well as free movie and TV-show streaming. Normally, Prime requires an annual membership fee of $79.
The Web retailer already has put a lid on the trial, and hasn't disclosed the number of people it allowed to sign up. But if Amazon is satisfied with the experiment—and if it doesn't cut too much into the full-year memberships—such a program could ratchet up the pressure on rivals. While many retailers offer free or discount shipping, Amazon's enormous selection combined with timely bargain shipping could prove a strong magnet.
"You may pull in customers who sign up once, ship what they need and don't sign up again," said Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst with Forrester Research. "But that's not such a bad thing, because these are probably people who would have shopped elsewhere."
Indeed, analysts believe Amazon Prime lures customers to buy more than they would have otherwise to get the value of their subscription, and helps create what Ms. Mulpuru calls an "Amazon habit."
Crocs found the Black Friday habit can be hard to kick.
Two years ago, the maker of indestructible plastic clogs and other shoes decided it was through with the margin-killing deep discounts.
"We said we can't continue to operate this business in the fourth quarter with 40% margins, and we need to take a stand and be patient," Chief Executive John McCarvel said. Plus, he said, Crocs had rolled out new products that he thought would sell without price cuts.
They didn't. When customers found out most products were still full price, they left. Traffic and sales dropped off a cliff, and the impact lingered.
Crocs got back in the game last year. This year, it is offering deals such as buy one, get one half off. Across the store, items are sold at prices a fifth below where they would sell on a normal day, Mr. McCarvel said.
Sales are back, but Crocs is paying a price on the bottom line. The company just breaks even during the fourth quarter because of all the discounting. In the last quarter of 2011, operating margin was a thin 3%, compared with margins of 22% and 14% in the second and third quarters, respectively.
"We felt like we had no choice but to return to Black Friday," Mr. McCarvel said.
—Shelly Banjo contributed to this article.
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The current version of the RVLR was published in 1989, then amended in 1994, 1996, 2001,2005, again in 2005 and most recently in 2009. So it can be a bit of a puzzle to work out exactly what applies here and now!
It has to be said that the fine details of RVLR are seldom enforced, and provided you show some kind of white light in front and red behind, you are unlikely to be challenged. If you are involved in a night-time accident however, any slight illegality with respect to your lights or reflectors may be regarded as contributory negligence.
The main points of RVLR are as follows:
- Lights (and reflectors) are required on a pedal cycle only between sunset and sunrise.
- Lights (and reflectors) are not required when the cycle is stationary or being pushed along the roadside.
- When they are required, the lights and reflectors listed below must be clean and working properly.
The following items are the minimum required, on a bicycle or tricycle, in order to ride it legally at night:
Front Lamp
One is required, showing a white light, positioned centrally or offside, up to 1500mm from the ground, aligned towards and visible from the front. If capable of emitting a steady light, it must be marked as conforming to BS6102/3 or an equivalent EC standard.
If capable of emitting only a flashing light, it must emit at least 4 candela.
Rear Lamp
One is required, to show a red light, positioned centrally or offside, between 350mm and 1500mm from the ground, at or near the rear, aligned towards and visible from behind. If capable of emitting a steady light it must be marked as conforming to BS3648, or BS6102/3, or an equivalent EC standard.
If capable of emitting only a flashing light, it must emit at least 4 candela.
Rear Reflector
One is required, coloured red, marked BS6102/2 (or equivalent), positioned centrally or offside, between 250mm and 900mm from the ground, at or near the rear, aligned towards and visible from behind.
Pedal Reflectors
Four are required, coloured amber and marked BS6102/2 (or equivalent), positioned so that one is plainly visible to the front and another to the rear of each pedal.
Exceptions and explanations
Age brings privileges. To name but two: cycles manufactured before October 1990 can have any kind of white front lamp that is visible from a reasonable distance, and pre-October 1985 cycles don't need pedal reflectors.
Cycle trailers need a rear lamp as above and a triangular rear reflector with an ECE mark III or IIIA. (Trailer manufacturers appear blissfully unaware of this however, and generally fit cycle-type reflectors whilst making no provision for a rear lamp.)
In the absence of any more specific requirement, a cycle-type rear reflector can be presumed okay on a sidecar, which also needs its own front and rear lamps.
Seriously reduced visibility
Unlike other vehicles, pedal cycles are not required to light up when conditions of seriously reduced visibility occur in daytime. That's because this clause applies only to lights that are required to be fitted, and lights are not required to be fitted to a pedal cycle between sunrise and sunset. So even if the cycle has lights fitted and is ridden into a bank of fog for example, they do not have to be switched on. It would nevertheless be wise to do so!
'Lighting-up time' and the 'Hours of Darkness'
These commonplace phrases have meant many different things in the past and continue to cause confusion. Remember: for a cyclist the only thing that matters is the sun, the moment it dips below the horizon, our lights must go on, even though there may be plenty of light to see by for another half hour or so on a clear evening.
Sunset to sunrise: that's lighting-up time, when drivers must also switch on their sidelights at least. They can leave off the headlights for another 30 minutes, until – you guessed it – the 'Hours of Darkness', which nowadays endure from half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise.
Prior to 1989, cyclists could also wait until then before switching on their lights, and if you go back further, the 'hours of darkness' were 60 minutes shorter, starting a whole hour after sunset and ending an hour before sunrise. Go back further still, to before the roads were nationalised, and some counties didn't require lights at all during full moon! It wasn't any lighter back then, but when things moved more slowly I guess we didn't need to see them coming so far off.
Beware that some publishers of 'lighting-up times' are a bit careless and give the 'hours of darkness' instead. Don't trust any such data unless it clearly states the times of sunset and sunrise.
The Euro-friendly clause
Thanks to a European Directive of a few years ago, wherever a British Standard (BS) is referred to, equivalent standards from other EC countries must now also be recognised – but only if they provide an equivalent level of safety. It's not exactly clear which do. However Germany has arguably the strictest cycle lighting laws in Europe so we consider it safe to use equipment that is marked accordingly, with a "K~number".
It should also be noted that wherever a British Standard is referred to, that reference applies to a specific edition. In the case of BS6102/3, that is the 1986 edition, as amended on 15th April 1995 and again on 1st September 2003. These amendments (in conjunction with the 1994 amendment of RVLR) removed the filament bulb design restrictions, so that lamps may now get their light from LEDs, HIDs – or whatever comes next!
Dynamo powered lights are legal even though they go out when you stop. That's allowed so long as you stop on the left. Usually it's much safer to stay where you are (e.g. in a stationary queue with left-turning traffic filtering up your inside), since most cars do stop for red traffic lights and those that don't are unlikely to pay more heed to a bike lamp!
Nevertheless, dynamos and lamps are now available with reliable back-up (standlight) features that either keep them on or light up a diode instead of the bulb.
Additional lamps and reflectors
Some cyclists like to fit extra lamps and reflectors, in addition to the approved ones specified above. This is perfectly legal provided they are the correct colour and in an appropriate position.
These optional lamps and reflectors do not have to comply with any standards, but it's illegal to use some designs of lamp or reflector that have specific other uses. You must not, for instance, show a red light at the front, or a white light to the rear, or fit triangular-shaped rear reflectors on anything other than trailer.
The suggestion that any lamp on a bicycle might cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other users of the road would have been laughable a few years ago, but not any more. It is not only illegal but doesn't actually improve your safety, should the person driving a heavy motor vehicle towards you be temporarily blinded by your headlamp! So please don't let it do that.
The Pedal Cycles (Safety) Regulations (PCSR) ensure that every new bicycle is sold with several extra reflectors, not required by RVLR, but (strangely) does nothing at all to facilitate the fitment of front and rear lamps.
These additional reflectors are found on the sides of the wheels, clear white or coloured yellow, and there's also a "white" reflector on the front of the bike. You are at liberty to remove the front and side reflectors, but beware that there are some situations (albeit most unusual) where a front reflector might improve your safety, and be sure to fit the necessary front and rear lamps.
Thanks to the 2005 RVLR amendment on 23 October of that year it finally became legal to have a flashing light on a pedal cycle, provided it flashes between 60 and 240 times per minute (1 – 4Hz).
Even better: it became possible for a flashing light to be approved, meaning no other light would be needed in that position. And since BS6102/3 does not cater for flashing, approval is granted simply on the basis of brightness (as specified above).
Because DfT very much prefer things to be evaluated against a proper technical standard wherever possible: any flashing lamp that is also capable of emitting a steady light is approved only if it conforms with BS6102/3 when switched to steady mode. Since most flashing lights do also have a steady mode, they're legal but not approved, so you'll probably need another lamp that is.
Unfortunately Britain is not the force it once was in the world cycle market, with the result that very few manufacturers can nowadays be bothered to test and mark their products to our standards. So it can be really hard nowadays, to find any approved lamp for sale these days, flashing or not!
Fortunately our Police seem hardly more concerned by legal niceties than lamp manufacturers. Since it became theoretically legal to ride a bike with just flashing lights on it, they're nowadays no more likely to quibble its legal status than one equipped with steady lights – unless they're rather dim (the lights that is) or involved in an accident. Then it's possible that someone might look a bit closer.


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This book is an absolute gem!
As somebody who was brought up on D-Day and Arnhem, my knowledge of the Eastern Front is pretty limited. Sure, I know about Stalingrad, the Kursk, Berlin, that kind of thing. But to say I know very little about the Red Army is an understatement indeed.
In concept this book is very similar to the 'handbook' series produced by Sutton, but bigger, shinier, and more detailed. My first thought was, how the hell did they get hold of all this militaria and ephemera? If it's somebody's personal collection, it must have taken them years – and a decent bank balance – to acquire. Some of the photographs in particular have never been seen before.
Im also glad to say its not just a nerdy look at trinkets. If there is one thing that you can say about the Red Army, it is that it was very much a child of its contexts. And those contexts are very important – Lenin and the 1917 Revolution, the Civil War, Stalin and the Great Purges, and the Spanish Civil War. The fact that Russian -and indeed Soviety – history, culture and society are so different from what we know in the west make it all the more important for us to come to terms with peculiarities such as the commisar and womens service.
It's jammed full of statistics – hardware, manpower and units – and also gives good coverage to the different arms of service – infantry, cavalry, ski troops, parachutists, armour, and services such as the signals, medics, engineers, NKVD and partisans. But it is in medals, orders, badges and insignia where things get really crazy. For what was supposed to be a classless society, the USSR had an unbelievable amount of decorations, rank distinctions and identifying marks! The possibilities for different arm of service colours on headwear, sleeves and shoulder boards are mind boggling!
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I should imagine anyone wanting to re-enact the Red Army would find this absolutely invaluable.
The Soviet Soldier of World War Two is published by Histoire et Collections


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