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The online industry has noticed many changes in the techniques and methods of adding new features to their products. The increasing competition has forced online entrepreneurs to come up with different ways to promote their products, but the question is: "Do we really need to be adding new features to our products every time?"
We all know that we need to focus the website visitor's attention on a few core features which bring value to the visitors. The minute you start adding too many features to please every visitor, you bargain for too much attention. The result is that visitors get overwhelmed and confused without understanding the value. You've got to show the value to the user right away. You can't waste too much of their time.
Building a new product allows you to get a fresh start where you can implement all your techniques to promote that product. The reason behind building a new product is that you are not bonded to serve the requirements of your existing customers, like you do when you plan to add new features for your already existing product. You can straightaway start working with your marketing team to give a powerful platform for your new product.
The basic components of an integrated launch plan include market and competitive analysis (e.g., focus groups and other forms of intelligence gathering), public relations (PR) strategy, marketing planning, advertising campaigns and market timing considerations. There is no question that launching a new product requires significant time and dedicated resources. However, teaming up with an experienced public relations/advertising agency can help make it a hitch-free process. The right strategy of your in-house team can create a launch plan that will help your new product take off at warp speed and follow a smooth path to success.
Take quality photos of your product from every angle to show off its details. Make sure you have a good number of photos of your product in use, as this will instill confidence in your potential customers. Choose a good name for your product that is unique and memorable, and write a number of short descriptions that could be used in marketing materials such as brochures or flyers. Design a unique packaging, making sure to keep it consistent with the other products your business offers. Being simple and being yourself, you can give your new product a boost which it requires for its successful launching.
- Beat your revenue goals
- Position your product strongly against competitors
- Create maximum "buzz" with customers & the industry
- Save time creating launch & planning documents
- Learn best practices for product launches
- Avoid costly (and possibly fatal) mistakes
- Give your product the best possible chance of success
- Leverage traditional and social media marketing
Moreover, launching a fresh new product allows you to utilize your full potential and creativity along with your marketing team. One should also emphasize its target audience and plan accordingly to make sure that your launch creates an effective impression on their minds. Emphasizing the advantages that your product can offer may also require some marketing gimmicks that can easily capture the attention of your target market.
In launching a new product, you can offer them with free product samples or huge discounts upon purchase. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter can be powerful resources, but don't place all your eggs in the social media basket. Include Facebook updates and Twitter posts in your overall communication plan and include links to your product page that will get people onto your website where they can find out more.
Remember though, that the businesses using social media successfully are those that maintain a continual presence and that take part in existing conversations in order to offer useful information, not just sales pitches. In other words, make social media a regular part of your online marketing strategy; don't just use it to promote new products. Always keep in mind that online customers believe on those whom they think are like them only. So you have to be very specific and down to earth to win their confidence. So it only makes sense to somehow make use of this, because the potential is there. Granted, not all product launches are equally successful, but most of them are and as you promote more and more of them, you start seeing which products are likely to succeed and which are less likely.
Show them your creativity, show them how much you care for their needs and requirements and you will surely get a good amount of customers for your product, but make sure customers are always unpredictable, therefore, stick to your core competencies and give your best and there will be nothing to stop your way towards success.
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You talk about adding new features but never mention that all the buyer is interested in is 'What benefits he will get from the new product'.
Benefits appeal to the emotions. Features are essentially logical. Buying decisions are made with the emotional side of the brain and only later justified with the logical side. Nota bene…
Good post! I like Jenns Vodka Cocktails, very refreshing packaging.
Need ure words on how a new product is launched
Making the buzz out of a new product is the challenging part, since you really have to conceptualize on this by emphasizing quality or perhaps incentives to those who'll benefit from it.
Great post! I think that whilst it's important to create "buzz" to begin with, to raise awareness of your product, social media should be used not only in constant engagement but also as a tool for customer service. The thing that will set your company apart from the rest is not how you market your product but rather how you service your clients once you have them. Customer care is everything.
Marking and promotion is essential to launching or relaunching a product … Planning is the most important … thanks for sharing this tip :)
These were really helpful tips! I would recommend this article to anyone!
Great tips!
I just wrote a blog post similar to this, would you mind if I leave the link in the comments? http://www.sixthstory.co.uk/blog/launching-a-new-product/
I am launching a new product on my website that is replacing an old one. The new product is lighter and stronger and consequently $25 more expensive. The old product has been a staple of our business for the past 7 years and is very well known in my industry, but now we want to phase it out in favor of the new product. Besides being clear to our customers about the new benefits from our new product, do you have any suggestions to make this transition smooth? And any insight into how our customers will react to not being able to purchase the old product?


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The federal government has filed paperwork to challenge the recent bankruptcy filing of Fountain Powerboats, based in Washington.
According to "Trade Only Today," a publication that covers the marine industry, the government has filed paperwork in Florida that questions whether the person who filed bankruptcy for the Washington-based boat company, had the jurisdiction to do so.
"Trade Only" explains that the man who filed Fountain's bankruptcy papers, Ronald Glass, was appointed a temporary receiver of the business in October, because of a lawsuit that the group First Capital filed against Fountain.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida's 28 college presidents are earning millions in salaries and benefits, some of which are in apparent violation of state law.
These are the findings from an inspector general review ordered last year by Gov. Rick Scott. The final report released Monday showed that presidents in the state college system are receiving nearly $10 million in salaries and benefits during the current fiscal year.
The probe discovered that many colleges had contracts that contained severance packages that violate state laws designed to limit payouts.
Eleven colleges also had so-called "rolling" contracts that automatically renewed each year without requiring a vote by college trustees.
Scott ordered the probe last year after trustees at Florida State College at Jacksonville agreed to a $1.2 million severance package with the outgoing president.
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The good thing in asking feedback is that it is a very efficient way to find out something you might haven't realized.
Some time ago I asked feedback regarding game producer blog and got several answers.
I was really surprised to see so many people saying that lack of comments in the blog is not a good thing – and the forum commenting system should be more straightforward. People told me that they weren't interested in registering to a new forum to be able to comment.
I agree that the system needs some improvement (in an ideal situation people could read forum comments also in the blog, and perhaps make anonymous comments). The bad thing about anonymous comments is spam, so some kind of brief registration would probably need to be done anyway.
I'm listening to the feedback (and if you have some ideas regarding improvements, feel free to mention them at the producer forums or contact me directly) and thinking how to improve the system. I have several ideas on what could be done (such as different updating database, using forums as the writing platform and so on).
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It's Monday, the beginning of August and another long work week so here's some pulp nonsense to rest your brain with.
Granted, the bikini and butt in the clip isn't that of Sara Paxton as pictured above, but does it matter? A new clip from "Shark Night 3D" has hit making ample use of a lithe young woman with a fine posterior that acts as bait for the titular creature who is swimming in surprisingly shallow water. We're not sure of the science here, but that doesn't seem right. But who needs facts when you got bikinis, blood and jump scares? Admittedly, this is charming in a totally dorky way and at least confirms everyone is aiming very, very low with this one. Katharine McPhee, Joel David Moore and a bunch of other people who will probably die co-star in the film that will get you wet on September 2nd. [STYD]
Oh, Samuel L. Jackson. We love the guy, but as long as there is a paycheck and well stocked catering table, it seems he'll sign on to do about anything. For all the solid work he's done, his filmography is still littered with junk like "Astro Boy," "The Man," "Farce Of The Penguins," and other B-movie filler. The actor doesn't seem to have any real quality control filter which is the only explanation we have for his appearance in "Arena." Formerly titled "Fury" and changed so audiences wouldn't get confused with his Marvel character sharing the same handle, Movieline has dug up the trailer and it proves one thing: it is possible to make a movie worse than "Gamer."
Co-starring Kellan Lutz, the film is about a guy who is forced into a gladiator battle for the entertainment of folks watching online. And someone he has to save is his wife or something and Nina Dobrev is involved somehow. Jackson did the smart thing and has his character sitting down for most the trailer -- we wouldn't want to stand up and act in this thing either. Visual effects guy Jonah Loop ( "Collateral," "The Perfect Getaway") makes his directorial debut on the film and it will likely be his last. With everyone chewing scenery and trying to make the $15 sets look plausibly futuristic, the rich irony here is that Loop's biggest failing are the virtual worlds that seem lifted out of a pre-"Matrix" '90s movie. Brutal. Anyway if your curiosity is piqued, you can pick it up on DVD on October 11th.


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A Year Later, Cyprus Still Has "An Emergency Situation" And Capital Controls
Submitted by Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog,
Imagine that your country and banking system are so broke that you have to receive approval from a special committee just to send your own money to your kids who are away at university…
Crazy, right?
But that's exactly what's going on in Cyprus. And it all happened overnight.
Just over a year ago, people across Cyprus went to bed thinking everything was just fine. They woke up the next morning to a brand new reality: their government AND their banking system were flat broke.
In collusion with other European powers, the Cypriot government FROZE bank accounts across the country. Suddenly an entire nation had no access to their savings.
The government spent weeks bickering about whose funds they were going to confiscate in order to bail out the banks… all the while maintaining the freeze.
Finally they made a decision: wealthy people would have their funds seized.
But this wasn't a victory for everyone else… because simultaneously the government announced a flurry of severe financial restrictions.
Sure, people could log on to a bank website and see an account balance.
But it was nothing more than a number on a screen. It didn't mean the banks actually had the money. Nor did it mean they were free to access their own funds.
Cash withdrawal limits were imposed. Funds transfers were curtailed. Cypriots were even forbidden from doing something as simple as cashing a check.
Peoples' savings were essentially trapped inside of a highly insolvent financial system.
These destructive tactics are called capital controls. And one year later they're still in place. Some are being relaxed. Others are being maintained.
But by its own admission, the Ministry of Finance still believes there is a "lack of substantial liquidity and risk of deposits outflow. . . that could lead to instability of the financial system and have destabilizing consequences on the economy and society of the country as a whole."
Naturally, since this is an "emergency situation" in their view, they have to impose these "restrictive measures" in order to safeguard "public order and public security".
In other words, capital controls are for your own good.
This is exactly the sort of thing that happens when governments and banking systems go bankrupt.
And every shred of objective evidence suggests that many of the 'rich' nations of the West are in a similar position.
Some of the largest banks in the US (like Citigroup) have failed their stress tests; this means they are inadequately capitalized to withstand any major financial shock.
Then there's the FDIC, which is supposed to insure deposits in the Land of the Free. But the FDIC itself is inadequately capitalized, failing to meet the legal minimum for its insurance fund.
All of this is backed up by the US government, whose net worth is negative $17 trillion.
The Federal Reserve is supposed to be able to bail out the banks. But at this point, with $50+ billion in unrealized losses and a net equity of just 1.35% of its record $4+ trillion in assets, the Fed itself is practically insolvent.
This is the reality: inadequately capitalized banks are backed by an inadequately capitalized insurance fund backed by an insolvent government and nearly insolvent central bank.
Hardly a beacon of stability. Yet this is the system in which literally hundreds of millions of people have misplaced their trust and confidence.
It doesn't take a financial guru to figure out that this is not a consequence-free environment.
All that's required is the independence of mind to look at the facts rationally and understand that, like Cyprus, this could all change overnight.
It's worth considering that at least a portion of your savings may be much safer elsewhere– in a stronger, well-capitalized foreign bank located in a stable country with minimal debt.
It may be wise to consider those options while you still have the ability to do so.
But don't worry because Greece is issuing 5Y bonds into the "public" markets so everything must be fixed in Europe...
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At least the bankers are happy.
"Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program." - Milton Friedman
There is nothing more temporary than the success of a permanent government program. - Me
Dont worry... in another year they will be able to go to bond market again and price way below US treasuries... just like spain, italy, and greece.... awesome!
Bankers may have temporary relief, but the banks themselves are flat broke, insolvent, and on depositor life support. It's a joke, really.
But they have SuperMario
sounds like us
And Ukraine wants this shit ? Really ?
They still have a pulse, the banks aren't quite done with them yet.
Simon is just overreacting to the big news that there is a 23% chance there may be a 4% correction in the next 12 months.
I thought it was a 43% chance of a 1% correction. Still, obviously a catastrophe-level-event in anyone's estimation.
Can you get money out to buy Greek bonds?
Yeah......sure you can.........just inform the teller it`s for the greater good of the 'European Project'
"It's worth considering that at least a portion of your savings may be much safer elsewhere– "
Yeah, in gold. Purchased anonymously for cash and well hidden.
Thos whole "other banks in other countries" thing sounds like a lot more work and a lot easier for a tax and confiscation-hungry IRS to track down.
I don't see how you can properly account for the risk of holding assets in another country. To me, there isn't much reason to believe one country is safer than another. In relatively calm times, everywhere is safe, it's when things are under severe stress that they get dicey, so how does one predict a potential stress scenario in another country (and in particular, one you probably know little about)?
Travel. Get a second passport. Live in "international waters". Use shell companies for your car, health insurance, phone, bank accounts, etc. Disappear from the grid. (go John Galt, 21st century style)
Why stop there?
Obtain eternal life by finding the Holy Grail
Become a famous Rock Star
Get those Abs you've always wanted
Change the oil in your time machine
Stock your Moon Base with Kate Upton clones
only one greenie to give
As always, capital controls stories are about bitcoin.
Nothing else can escape those controls and border inspections to flee.
Should you have all your wealth in bitcoins? No, of course not. Some (lots of) farmland within the country is a good idea too because if land ownership is respected then you can sell calories off of it.
Pretty much nothing else works, other than bonds -- until they don't.
unless you were a Ukranian in Crimea where your land is at...now its in Russia...and if you do not want to be a Russian..they will take it from you..cheaply
The more subtle way is taxes and regulation. I heard that in some places they meter even private wells.
Ownership respected????
Are you nuts?
If not you are connected.
In collusion with other European powers, the Cypriot government FROZE bank accounts across the country. Suddenly an entire nation had no access to their savings
This is not true..they kept a branch open in Europe where the rich could get their millions out for several weeks....and they did...the Russians did not donate to the bail in....
"It's a trap!"
Admiral Ackbar.
I live in Cyprus and the banking is a joke. I enquired about a foreign currency account yesterday. I asked what would happen if I wanted to transfer money out of it......was told that if it's over €5000 I'd need to provide reasons why...ie an invoice or an explanation of why it was needed......COS IT'S FUCKIN MINE!!!
Wtf, they'll take the cash but won't give you it back unless you can provide a reason they feel is good enough...and it won't be.
The island is in big trouble, businesses closing, no jobs or low paid jobs and everything is ridiculously expensive.
Tell them you're looking to buy a .308 assault rifle, magazines, 5K rounds of ammo, body armor and a new GPS with the money.
Drop your prices for vacation activities way down below what Mexico or Cuba charges to make up for the longer airline flights and maybe I'll come to visit. Offer hotels and meals priced in bitcoins to guys like me and you have a way out of these capital controls. I might even bring a few gold and silver coins plus some consumer goods wanted in Cyprus to trade for the room and board. Everybody wins except the bankers!
I'm still not sure how a bank loses all its money. Did they lend all of it out to drug addicts?
There's no money in the banks to lose, didn't you know that?
Only paper promises on the backs of taxpayers.
Whatever monies they scrounge up, they pay themselves for doing such a good job! Ha.
Fn Crime pay's, no wonder crime is going through the roof!
And how many swaps did the US fed do with Europe?
Best not to have anything, private property is long dead. know where to get food & shelter use chits with friends work cash and gold if you must. Only put money in the bank to pay them when they are going to cut you off. This should blow over in a decade or two
The less you can be happy with, the less you can be controlled.
A man who has nothing has nothing to lose.
Darn tootin Logicalman, less to worry about too. older I get less I need.
which is why advertisers don't give a c--- about you, 18-38 or your off the grid
Who the hell cares about Cyprus? Warm weather, nice beaches, what the hell else do you want? And, Draghi will always give you a hand.
I have an option on an empty hanger in Area 51.
Cyprus Needs Assets Seized to Tame Bad Debt: Demetriades http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2014-04-02/cyprus-needs-assets-seized-to-tame-bad-debt-demetriades.html
That debt became bad because the EU forced Greek bondholders (of which Cyprus was a huge one) to take drastic haircuts.
The debt was just fine until the EU bankrupted the Cyprus banks by decree.
"It's worth considering that at least a portion of your savings may be much safer elsewhere– in a stronger, well-capitalized foreign bank located in a stable country with minimal debt."
Will I have to take a magic carpet ride to locate such a bank and qualifying country?
no. all it takes is 'shrooms.
Someone please tell me how putting money in a stable foreign country will work.
first off
- where is that country Mars?
- How would you be able to get it when you need it?
- If the Us $ collapses so do all other currencies, hence they are tied to that $
My thoughts are physicall gold burried deep in the ground!
Why? Do you think that after you bury it cornstalks will sprout to feed you?
Not everyone´s funds are in a risk. In Cyprus by trusting on intuition only some politicians were lucky to transfer funds at the last moment and to get the transactions details accidentally deleted too. If you got friends your money is safe everywhere in the Universe.
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"Plan your food supplies now. Grow and buy seeds that will keep you alive. Buy silver coins or gold, so that you can buy what is necessary."
Sunday, April 17th, 2011 @ 09:00
"Wake up all of you – now. Look around you and see for yourselves. Stop trying to imply that the world is simply in the throes of a depression, caused by a slump in the economy, because this is not true. These people will now control each of you through a global currency and your country's indebtedness. No country will escape their clutches. Please heed My Word. Your money will be worthless. Your access to food and other necessities will only be possible through "the mark", the identification I spoke about."


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Tragedy in the Bronx: Four Dead After Metro North Train DerailsSunny Chanel
There was a tragic accident at the end of the hectic Thanksgiving travel weekend. In New York, a passenger train derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx. Two rail cars were toppled over which resulted in four deaths and dozens of passengers being injured (the last count — according to CNN — was about 67).
The train was coming from the Hudson Valley town of Poughkeepsie, which is about 100 miles north of New York, and was on its way to Grand Central Station. At about 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, the train derailed. There is no cause determined yet, but the train operator reportedly stated that when he tried to apply the breaks, they did not stop the train.
This accident comes on the heels of a relatively safe Thanksgiving travel week, a time that is notoriously busy for planes, trains and roads.
I'm not sure why, but I always think of train travel as being worry free (it's plane travel that freaks me out). Hearing stories of train crashes and derailments always seems shocking but there have been plenty of tragic train accidents, with several major train wrecks across the globe from Spain to Quebec.
Do you think of train travel as being safer than plane travel?
Since the day of the accident, several new news stories have been given more details about the tragic day in the Bronx. Apparently, the curve where the derailment occurred has a history of deadly accidents, most notably an accident way back on Jan. 13, 1882 which left 10 to 12 passengers dead.
There is also speculation that the accident was due to the driver of the train, William Rockefeller. "I was in a daze," he reportedly told police after that crash. "I don't know what I was thinking about and the next thing I know I was hitting the brakes," a law enforcement officer said Rockerfeller stated. There are also reports that he was going far too fast for the zone, about 82 MPH.
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Topeka Zoo Urged to Close Elephant Exhibit
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Zoo controversy continues as elephants suffer in inadequate display
San Rafael, Calif., December 16, 2009 – Zoo watchdog organization In Defense of Animals (IDA) is urging the city of Topeka to close the Topeka Zoo's elephant exhibit. IDA recommends the closure as a necessary part of the city's efforts to improve animal welfare at the highly troubled institution, where several animals have died in recent years. In a letter sent to City Manager & CEO Norton Bonaparte today, IDA calls for sending the elephants to a facility far better suited to their needs, such as a spacious, natural-habitat sanctuary.
"IDA is deeply concerned that the elephants at the Topeka Zoo are living in woefully inadequate conditions that fail to meet their most basic needs, including room to roam, large social groups, and an appropriate climate," said Catherine Doyle, IDA captive elephant specialist. "IDA urges the City to close the elephant exhibit and divert the vast resources required for elephant care to improving the welfare of many more animals at the Topeka Zoo."
Zoo records indicate that both elephants suffer chronic foot disorders that zoo industry experts acknowledge are caused by lack of space and movement, and hard surfaces such as concrete. The elephant Sunda suffers "deterioration of digits" (bones) in one front foot, and displays abnormal repetitive rocking, a sign of stress and poor welfare. The elephants – one of whom is Asian and the other African – have acted aggressively toward one another, resulting in injuries, likely due to differences between the two species.
The Topeka Zoo provides only three-quarters of an acre for the elephants, who, in the wild, would walk tens of miles a day. Cold weather further compounds the problem, as elephants are forced indoors into tiny cages for the majority of Topeka's long, freezing winters, greatly restricting movement necessary for good health.
According to IDA, elephants are the most expensive and challenging animals to keep in a zoo, where they require intensive maintenance, especially of the feet, due to lack of space for movement.
To date, 18 zoos have closed or will close their elephant exhibits, including major urban zoos in Chicago, New York, Detroit, Anchorage, San Francisco and Philadelphia.
For more information, visit www.HelpElephants.com.
Contact: Catherine Doyle, 323-301-5730, firstname.lastname@example.com
4 Comments on "Topeka Zoo Urged to Close Elephant Exhibit"
wrote on 16 December, 2009, 12:34
All of the zoo and circus elephants need to be rescued and removed from these environments. The bottom line and the priority is the welfare of the animal. I'm afraid too often it's money. Why should they continue to suffer because of human ignorance?
wrote on 16 December, 2009, 12:42
Por favor no utilicen más a los animales como diversión. Ellos tienen derecho a su dignidad y a vivir en su hábitat natural.
wrote on 16 December, 2009, 17:28
This is disgusting that elephants are having to exist like this. They are slowly killing the by letting them live in these conditions.
Keeping elephants as zoo exhibits has no place in the modern world.
wrote on 9 January, 2010, 21:42
I agree w/ Alicia and Meredith!!!!!!! Do right by the elephants and send them to a sanctuary and let them their lives in peace w/o harm and pain. Is it is the right thing to do!! Animals are not ours to dominate over. Just b/c we do dominate over them, doesn't make it right! Animals are NOT our property!!!
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Since his debut as Don Carlo in Santiago, Chile in June of 2007, Korean born Yonghoon Lee has established himself internationally as a leading lirico-spinto tenor. In the 2010/2011 season he made four international debuts, at the Metropolitan Opera in the title role of the new production of Don Carlos, at the Teatro alla Scala as Turridu in Cavalleria rusticana, and at both the Vienna State Opera and the Semper Oper in Dresden as Cavaradossi in Tosca. He had already made his debuts in Munich in Don Carlo, in Berlin as Don José in Carmen, Hamburg in Tosca and at the Glyndebourne festival as Macduff in Macbeth the season prior. In May 2011 Lee returned to the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma as Arrigo in Verdi's rarely performed La Battaglia di Legnano. He also sang Don Carlos on the Metropolitan Opera's tour of Japan in June of 2011, as well as returned to the Deutsche Oper Berlin for Carmen. Lee returned to the Metropolitan Opera in the fall of 2011 as Ismaele in Nabucco. In January of 2012 he made his debut at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna in his first appearances as Calaf in Turandot. In April of 2012 Lee sang the original 1867 French version of Don Carlos at the Vienna State Opera. He subsequently made his French stage debut at the Opera de Lyon in Olivier Py's new production of Carmen.
Yonghoon Lee began the 2012/2013 season with Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera after which he returned to Munich as Calaf. His debuts this season included his first appearance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in Tosca, at the Zurich Opera in Carmen, and he will also debut at the Australian Opera in Tosca. Lee was also heard at the Hamburg State Opera in the French Version of Don Carlos, which he will perform again at the Vienna State Opera. He will sing his first Manrico in Il Trovatore in a new production in the Wiener Festwochen at the Theater an der Wien. Future projects include his debut as Andrea Chénier in Zurich, Il Trovatore at the Chicago Lyric Opera, a new production of La Battaglia di Legnano in Hamburg, as well as several productions at the Metropolitan Opera.
Following the production of Don Carlo in Santiago, Yonghoon Lee made his German debut at the Frankfurt Opera in September of 2007 in a new production of the same work. This was followed in December of 2007 by his Spanish debut, also in Don Carlo, at the Palau de las Artes in Valencia under Lorin Maazel. He made his Italian debut in January 2008 at the Rome Opera as Cavaradossi in a new production of Tosca directed by Franco Zeffirelli and conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti, and subsequently made his debut in Athens in Tosca as well. He also appeared with the Opera de la Wallonie in Liege in Don Carlos and Tosca and made his debut in the United Kingdom as Don José with the Glyndebourne Touring Company. In November 2008, Yonghoon Lee made his debut at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa as Rodolfo in La bohème under Daniel Oren. He subsequently returned to Frankfurt for a revival of Don Carlo and as Rodolfo in La bohème, and made his Deutsche Oper Berlin in Tosca opposite Violeta Urmana. In June of 2009 Lee made his highly acclaimed Netherlands Opera debut as Don Jose in a new production of Carmen directed by Robert Carsen and conducted by Marc Albrecht.
A native of South Korea,Yonghoon Lee began his musical studies there where he sang several roles such as Alfredo in La Traviata, Luigi in Il tabarro, Rodolfo in La bohème, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Ruggero in La rondine, and Don José in Carmen. He has won numerous vocal competitions and is a first prize winner of the 34th annual Loren L. Zachary Society National vocal Competition 2006, first prize winner of the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition 2005 and many others. Yonghoon Lee received a full scholarship to both the Seoul National University in Korea and to the Mannes College of Music in New York where he continued his vocal and musical studies with Professor Arthur Levy.


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I've been on the job 120 days as a VP in mortgage processing. The agreed upon location of my office and where I currently work is a 15 mile one way commute. Without any change in job description or responsibilities, I've been ordered to report to a new office that involves a one way commute of 95 miles. This is a permament placement and my current locations position is to remain unfilled. This is in employee friendly California. what are my options?
Changing the distance from 15 miles to 95 miles one way could very well give you grounds to quit for good cause and qualify for unemployment benefits.
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And don't be surprised if you get turned down right out of the gate. Might have to go through the appeals process.
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Just when the western part of the state had nearly recovered from the recession of 2001, along came the second downturn of the decade. This time, though, the jobs losses werent concentrated in manufacturing and are more likely to come back when the economy rebounds, says Todd Cherry, director of the Center for Economic Research & Policy Analysis at Appalachian State University. Meanwhile, he says, the region needs to build on its strengths tourism, arts and crafts, health care and nurture opportunities in less traditional fields such as computer and mathematical sciences.
BNC: Economic activity in the region has continued to slip, even though economists say the nation hit bottom last summer.
Cherry: Western North Carolina lags the state and nation in a lot of these economic swings. In the last recession, I think it took us four years to recover our lost jobs. The rest of North Carolina and the country recovered jobs much more quickly.
The region lost more than 40,000 jobs the last two years.
Its following the national trends. That this is a rural region hits us particularly hard and makes it tougher to recover. Another reason might be tourism. Our occupancy rates didnt fall as much as some parts of the state, but its such a big component of our economy that we feel it a lot more. We had a big hit on retail sales. Were starting to see some of that come back over this last year, but were still down quite a bit from before the recession.
How did the decades two recessions differ up here?
I dont think its going to take as long to recover this time. That one in 2001 was more targeted in manufacturing. We didnt really expect to get those jobs back. This time around, its broader-based, and theres a bit more in the service sectors. I think its more likely to come back to what it was before. In the last recession, we lost a little over 3% of the workforce, and this time weve lost almost 10% three times the negative impact on jobs so I hope it doesnt take as long as it did before.
Economic activity in the west actually grew during the first part of the recession, not falling off until late 08. Has the region seen the worst yet?
I think so. Its hard to say. And especially with the data the way it is now. When youre at the bottom of the business cycle, the data is kind of mixed. But I think the worst is behind us.
What course do you expect the regions unemployment rate to take this year?
I would like to be an optimist, but I think its going to remain high: above 10%. Were near the peak, but it will take some time to come off that peak.
Will tourism continue to be key to the regional economy?
It will continue to play a big role, and theres good and bad with that. Its seasonal, but its a clean business and offers a lot of amenities for the locals like nice restaurants and shopping. So its a good thing, but we need to try to use that as a base and diversify our economy.
How can you diversify without hurting tourism and those quality-of-life factors?
You have to have good planning and good infrastructure and look for long-term goals. Set some long-term goals, and develop a plan to get there.
What kind of long-term goals are you talking about?
Workforce development is a big issue up here, and we do a great job with the secondary-school system. Our kids do well. Were better than average in terms of the end-of-grade tests. Our graduation rates are high. Where we lose our edge is at the college level. Our workforces dont have the college attainment that the rest of the state and the nation have. We have had some good growth in computer and mathematical sciences. Health care is big up here. So we have strengths to build on, but I think workforce development is something that we have to pay attention to.
Anything else?
The arts industry up here is big. There are a good number of schools that serve the region. Even people from outside the region come to some of those schools. So that creative class environment is something that is already here. Its big in Asheville, and its big in the north. Even West Jefferson has an art area in its small downtown.
How would you describe the regions housing market?
Its spotty. In Asheville, they recently reported a huge jump in sales, and that was kind of surprising. But I think that was more of an outlier. In the high country in the same period, it was down 11%. So you see some differences within the region, but if you combine all the reports, youre seeing it improving. I know that in Blowing Rock, which is a huge second-home area, its been picking up lately. When you start seeing second-home purchases pick up, people are feeling a little bit more confident about the real-estate market in general.
Isnt some of that dependent on recovery in Florida and elsewhere?
Right. A lot of the second homes here are owned by people in Florida. That market was hit pretty hard during this recession, so seeing some activity in that second-home market is a good sign for the overall health of the region.
When do you expect the local construction market to improve?
Middle to late 2010, well start seeing it getting back to normal. So its going to lag the rest of the recovery.
How would restrictions on building on steep slopes affect development?
That gets back to your question about how do you grow without undermining your base industry, which is tourism. The steep slopes attract people here, but buildable land is very scarce in some parts. To grow, you almost have to go up sides of hills. So there are trade-offs facing those people making those decisions. How the rules are written and implemented can help or hurt development in the future. If theyre too restrictive, of course, they could make land prices more expensive, and that prohibits some development. But you have to protect the viewsheds and the things that make this place special.
Whats the outlook for manufacturing? Can it coexist with tourism?
Im less optimistic about manufacturing than most. Its a tough place to have manufacturing. Its not very accessible, and until we have better rail service or something that might make transportation a little bit easier, it will be tough to develop manufacturing or bring that back like it was in the past. Thats not to say it cant be done. There might be some special clusters that would benefit from locating in this region. And if youre next to an interstate, thats a different story. But for the most part, this region is rural and pretty isolated.
What else might outlying counties do to catch up?
Its a case-by-case development. Amenity-led development is something that the regions done well with. Of course, you have the Cherokee casino, and thats affecting Jackson and Swain counties really well. And they just started selling alcohol on the casino floor. You have to make decisions that build some of the assets that are in place. There is no one magic bullet thats going to work at every place, but everywhere has something that theyre good at and that they can develop.
Employment in the region is down more than 28,000 since 2000. Has it really done that well with amenity-led development?
Well, that industry has done well. But obviously, there have been some big shifts in the overall economy. We have to figure out how to fill in the gaps with some other industries and some other strengths. And thats going to take some time. The 2001 recession hit us really hard, and a lot of the area never recovered. Just a couple of years before this recession, we were just getting back to where we were in 2000. So its been a tough, tough decade.
Has the Google data center in Lenoir moved the meter much in the region?
No. Its nice that they are there. It was a big investment, and it did provide a boost temporarily in construction and other activity. But I dont think its going to have a significant impact over time.
Do you think an inland port is a viable economic project for the west?
No. I would think there are better alternatives. With the regions topography, it seems like that would be a huge undertaking.
What part will the green economy play?
Theres a lot of talk about that. Theres talk of developing our wind resources and using some of our manufacturing capacity to move toward advanced materials that would be used for wind turbines or solar panels. There are some resources here. Appalachian has strong programs in green energy. Biofuel is an area thats being pushed and has a lot of potential for the region.
What about the role of higher education?
During this slowdown, were seeing what we see during most slowdowns: people returning to school and staying in school longer. A lot of college graduates arent getting jobs, so they go to graduate school. Thats one area where the state is lagging the region, too, in terms of professional and graduate degrees. So that could be one of the positive things that comes out of this slowdown. When the economy comes back, we will have a better workforce to support it.
Is there an economic sector that has bigger impact up here than most people suspect?
Maybe the arts-and-crafts industry. People would be surprised at the strength and breadth of that here and how important it is to the region. Something like two-thirds of our visitors are from outside the state. So youre talking about people coming in and providing external injections into our regional economy. And, of course, they come to the places like the Penland School of Crafts. And a lot of the community colleges have associated craft centers and craft programs.
Which sectors will grow and which will contract this year?
Manufacturing is showing signs of stabilizing. Im not sure I would call it a growth sector. Then again, when youve lost so much, there is a point where theres not much more damage that can be done. Health care is going to be a strong sector, and the technical sectors like computer and math sciences are going to be strong. Tourism is going to come back, and thats going to be one of our big drivers.
What about high-tech?
A big part of that is Asheville and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Theres a new center they just opened up, collaborating with the UNC system. Theyre bringing in a lot of highly skilled technical jobs that should have a good impact on Asheville and the surrounding area. Thats one of those things we need to start building on.


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I am pinging myself and I get replies as normal.
But when I ask my friend from another house to ping my IP, he doesn't get replies.
How is this possible? The modem is on and the IP has not changed. I reset the modem back to its factory settings and still nothing. This started happening three days ago when I had a major power supply failure.


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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul faces a divided Republican Party as he arrives in Maine.
The Kentucky Republican addresses the state Republican convention on Saturday afternoon. State GOP officials have been plagued by infighting since libertarian-minded activists loyal to Paul's father seized control of the state party.
Paul's White House ambitions — and Maine's Republican Gov. Paul LePage's re-election prospects — may depend on whether Paul can help mend divisions between his party's establishment and tea party wings.
This year's convention theme is "unity," an optimistic note from party officials who report that things have improved in recent months.
Besides promoting Republican unity in Maine, Paul is pushing to strengthen his appeal beyond his father's passionate supporters to prove he can be a credible national candidate.


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Lake District Hat
Lion Brand® Sock-Ease
Pattern Number: 90298AD This comfy garter stitch hat is the perfect first hat project. The self-striping shades of Sock-Ease automatically change color, so the yarn does all of the striping work for you.
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner (Level 1)
SIZE: One Size
Finished Circumference 19 in. (48.5 cm), will stretch to fit a range of sizes.
CORRECTIONS: (applied Feb 23, 2011)
MATERIALS Pom pom Maker FINISHING Sew seam. Pompom Following package directions, make a medium size pompom. Tie pompom to top of Hat. Weave in ends.The above is only a summary of corrections; the corrected pattern text is below (if free) or shipped upon completion of order (if purchased)
240-202 Sock-Ease Yarn: Taffy
Medium blue with orange and brown
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Cast on 124 stitches.
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Thread tail into large-eyed blunt needle.
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'O Holy Night'
A friend recently told me about a singing group called Libera. My Christian musical roots, thanks to my organist/choirmaster father, are firmly planted in the British boy choir tradition. And while Libera's sound is slightly different, it's very appealing.
Libera is made up of boys from ages 6 to 16 from South London. Most of them are affiliated with the parish choir of St. Philip's Church, but the non-profit vocal group itself is not. They've put out several albums and done several tours. They've performed at churches and cathedrals around the world, as well as at secular venues. Their website describes them as "an alternative kind of boy band."
The name comes from the "Libera Me" portion of the Requiem Mass, and is Latin for "free." The choir often wears white robes while performing, modeled on monastic cowls.
It's too close to Christmas to be thinking of anything else. And for me, music is an intrinsic part of the celebration. I hope their performance of "O Holy Night" is as inspiring for you as it is for me. (Lyrics are below.)
O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O Holy Night, O Holy Night!
Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother.
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Forever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
O Holy Night!


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Welcome to Alex's site!
Welcome to my site. This is where I share my knowledge with the world. You may learn things or just have fun here, I know I have fun making this site. On the left is where you can find links to all parts of this site. It will be mostly ham radio and electronics stuff. Have fun! Be sure to fill out the survey if you have any questions or comments (coming soon). I have just started this site so it is under heavy construction and I will continue improving on it for many years to come. Click on any of the links on the right to go to that part of the site.


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A batch of new images has landed for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," which hits theaters November 22, and will be presented out of competition at the upcoming Rome Film Festival on November 14. Check them out below.
This second installment in the series is directed by Francis Lawrence; watch the most recent trailer here. Character posters are here.
In "Hunger Games: Mockingjay" news, Julianne Moore was recently cast as President Alma Coin for the franchise finale which, comme d'habitude, will be broken up into two different films, Part 1 and Part 2.


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How Knitting and Crocheting Makes Us Better
January 26th, 2010
We were overwhelmed by the impact crocheting and knitting has had on your lives. It has helped us relax, express ourselves creatively, connect with others, deal with grief, recover from health problems, give back to the community, and more. Because we loved your comments so much, we selected 5 of our favorites, and then we randomly selected a winner from there. Here are our top 5:
Jessica writes: Knitting and crocheting makes me better, I realized when my 3-year-old baby was diagnosed with leukemia this summer. I sat in the corner of the hospital room learning to knit quietly hoping to be invisible so to avoid nurses and visitors questioning me or trying to make polite conversation. On the contrary (and surprisingly!) it sparked MORE questions and conversations. Nurses wanted to know what I was working on and came close to inspect my progress. It became an ice-breaker and though many, many tears were shed, I found that I did need others support and having that knit project in my hands gave me a reason to connect with people when I much rather would've crawled under the bed and disappeared.
Kathy writes: How could knitting or crocheting NOT make us better people? We live in our self-created society of "STRESS." We push ourselves and push ourselves. We all need to relax but how many of us would not have any relaxation if we didn't have our needles or hooks in our hands? It forces us to sit down, whether in front of the TV, traveling, or listening to audio books (my favorite), so we can get some "rest." I work in the health care arena – very stressful – no opportunity to create something of beauty and at the end of my day, I need to rest my mind as much as my body. But many of us need to be doing "something" besides vegetate and so we get out our yarn and practice our craft. I think all of us who knit or crochet have an artist within us – that need to create, to make a statement, to give gifts, etc. I have given away everything that I have created. Perhaps it is a way to leave a part of myself behind so someone will pick up an afghan, a sweater, and remember me and the love I put into making it.
Sue writes: Knitting makes me better because it forces me to stop. Stop emailing, stop doing laundry, just simply STOP … and sit, and relax, and drink warm tea, and look out the window at the world … and take a precious hour or two where I just focus on counting stitches, rows, knitting up yarn and starting the next new ball. When I'm knitting I see my achievement grow. I'm busy … but I'm not the constant, fighting, struggling kind of busy that is the life of many Moms. I'm busy growing a very special unique project that knits a little piece of me into every stitch.
Personna writes: Crocheting has taught me that I DO have patience and a creative eye, that I CAN find a way to calm down and relax, and what's even better is that the people I make things for know how much they're loved just by receiving something that I've made for them. Crocheting makes me better because I've learned that if I can make a cardigan and socks from string, I can do ANYTHING I set my mind to. I've even decided to try my hand at DESIGNING crochet.
Deb writes: Crocheting makes me better because I can say 'I love and value you' without saying a word. It is all intricately woven into the thread or yarn of the gift I have given to you dear and beloved friend (or family)!
Jessica's entry was randomly chosen as the winner. Congratulations, Jessica, and thank you to everyone for sharing how knitting and crocheting impact your life.
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Coronary Artery Imaging May Be "Tremendously Significant"
A major mystery in heart disease—why most people who develop serious heart disease have normal blood pressure and cholesterol—may have been solved in a series of "tremendously significant" coronary artery calcium (CAC) studies, says a principle investigator on one. Some are calling these studies "important" and "frame-shifting."
One of the recent studies—conducted on patients enrolled in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)—found that CAC computed tomography (CT) scans can often more accurately predict heart disease than cholesterol and blood pressure readings.
"Our study clearly shows that making heart disease predictions with traditional risk factors or risk scores is inefficient, as we miss a significant percentage of individuals at risk," Johns Hopkins cardiologist Khurram Nasir tells Bioscience Technology. "(We also) over-treat a huge proportion of those considered at high risk by traditional risk factors."
That recent study, led by Nasir and appearing in a December European Heart Journal, found that, among 7,000 people with no heart disease, 15 percent of those at very low risk via traditional risk factors (including blood pressure, cholesterol, current smoking, and diabetes) turned out to have high CAC scores, and were at relatively high risk of a cardiac event over the next seven years.
On the other hand, 35 percent of participants thought to be at very high risk using traditional risk factor determinations, and thought to need aggressive therapy with aspirin and statins, had zero CAC. They also had a very low rate of cardiovascular events over seven years.
"I believe there is tremendous significance in this finding, as it challenges the decision-making process based on traditional risk factors to determine the intensity of primary prevention," says Nasir. "Such assessments might fall short if relied upon too strictly for individual patient management. This becomes even more important in the current environment with the release of new CVD risk and cholesterol management guidelines that may greatly overestimate risk, resulting in millions of people being candidates for statin drugs who may not need them."
"It's not that (cholesterol lowering) statins are not effective," Nasir continues. "They are great medications. But they work in particular populations."
His group did some math. They looked at those with the highest risk of having a heart attack (>20 percent in 10 years) calculated by traditional methods (like the Framingham risk score) who were therefore candidates for lifelong statins. When such individuals also have absence of CAC (a feature seen in 35 percent of those individuals) "we would need to treat 285 of them for five years to prevent one event," says Nasir. "By comparison, among those with no risk factors (not considered for statins) but elevated CAC scores, we may just need to treat 66 individuals for five years to prevent one event."
This, says Nasir, "is a sobering reminder that the current decision-making tools for determining whom to treat are limited." The final answer for heart disease prediction "may lie in relying on available technology (CAC testing) which is widely available, inexpensive ($75-$100), and easy to perform (two to three minutes)."
CAC testing provides a personalized assessment of risk, "and guides clinicians and policy makers in appropriately allocating healthcare resources to groups likely to receive net benefit from proven medications such as statins. In addition, by accurately providing the true risk of future cardiovascular disease, it allows patients to make a more informed decision on a) whether to take medications and b) how flexible they wish their goals to be."
Next up, suggests Nasir: talk. "We are hopeful these findings will stimulate discussion about departure from the current approach of initial risk factor assessment, followed by CAC testing in only selected individuals."
Far preferable, he says, in an approach "where CAC testing could serve as the initial step in evaluating cardiovascular risk. Our aim is not to dictate to clinicians what to do with certain CAC score results, but we are confident the results provide a strong framework to guide decisions based on a CAC score."
Nasir's team included researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, and the National Insitutes of Health.
University of California, San Diego, Chief of Preventive Medicine Michael Criqui has also analyzed MESA patients' CAC. But Criqui's team reports this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that the issue is more subtle: CAC in any volume is associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. But Criqui's team found that increased density of CAC is protective against heart disease.
"It has been known for some time that CAC provides incremental CHD prediction beyond standard risk scores," Criqui tells Bioscience, commenting on the Nasir paper. "In addition, it is now well-recognized that, of the various measures of sub-clinical atherosclerosis, CAC is likely the best at providing additional discrimination. No prior reports had suggested that the additional discrimination might vary with risk factor burden, and Nasir's paper confirms the absence of a differential predictive power of CAC at different levels of risk based on high or low levels of risk factors."
Cautions Criqui, however: "Readers should be careful about over-interpreting the low-risk status of persons with high levels of risk factors but absent CAC. The follow-up for Nasir's study was only seven years, and recent data have suggested that a focus on lifetime CVD risk is more appropriate. The proportion of persons with CAC increases sharply with age, and among persons without CAC, persons with a high risk-factor burden are more likely to develop CAC and/or subsequent CHD events with longer follow-up than persons with low risk-factor levels."
Criqui is working on a calcium scoring system that will incorporate both volume and density in its risk calculations.