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Retailers are learning to respect — not fear — their customers who whip out a smartphone to check competitors' prices.
The practice is known as showrooming. Shoppers visit a brick-and-mortar store, examine a product, then use a mobile device to see if a better price is offered at other stores or e-commerce sites.
Analysts estimate that retailers lose as much as $217 billion a year in missed sales from showrooming customers. The fallout is bad enough that some stores were disabling wireless Internet connectivity to keep shoppers from browsing — an approach now largely discontinued.
But some merchants are confronting the issue head-on by offering to match competitors' prices.
Chief among them are Best Buy and Target, which in the past year have implemented or liberalized price-matching policies.
"People want to have information, including pricing, when they're making a purchase," said Dave Liken, manager of the Target in Glendale. "I'm sure all retailers have lost sales because of (showrooming), but we want to help customers as much as possible."
Staffers in Target's electronics departments and service desks are equipped with iPads to look up product information and to confirm a customer's claim that an item is priced lower at a competing online retailer.
Target stores will match prices for identical products listed on Amazon.com, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com, Toysrus.com and even its own website, Target.com, as well as local brick-and-mortar stores.
Best Buy takes the concept a step further by matching with a greater selection of online competitors, plus physical stores within a 25-mile radius.
"Some retailers think that showrooming is a dirty word," said national retail analyst Marshal Cohen of New York-based NPD Group. "But the progressive ones have learned to embrace it and make it work to their advantage."
The rapid growth of online commerce has brought the issue new visibility on the eve of the holiday shopping season.
Overall retail sales are forecast to grow a modest 3.9 percent this season, but online sales will surge by an estimated 13 to 15 percent, according to the National Retail Federation and Shop.org.
Higher-priced electronic goods — televisions, computers, smartphones, household appliances — are the products for which consumers are most likely to engage in online comparison shopping.
While the chief defensive strategy against showrooming is to match prices, merchants also are attempting to convince customers that shopping in a store and talking to a sales associate can be a better experience than clicking on a website.
"We work with retail clients to accentuate what they bring to the equation," said Cort Langworthy, a mobile-marketing expert at Lakewood-based Integer Group.
Langworthy said brick-and-mortar merchants have attributes that can prove appealing to shoppers:
• Instant gratification. Why wait for order processing and shipping when you can take the product home now? Some shoppers are willing to pay a price premium for that.
• Exclusivity. Merchants can work with manufacturers to develop products carried only by their own stores.
• Customer service. Talking to a sales rep in person, with a product that can be seen and touched, is a better experience for some consumers than online shopping.
A recent survey by retail consulting firm SDL showed that 73 percent of U.S. shoppers would be willing to pay more for a product in exchange for what SDL described as a "positive customer experience."
Still, analysts say showrooming undoubtedly will become a more prevalent practice with the growing use of smartphones and tablets.
Staples Inc. announced recently that it will match competitors' prices, except for special sales events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Walmart and Toys R Us are among other retailers with price-matching programs.
Kmart does not price-match because the retailer believes its customers get good value from regular store prices and through its "Shop Your Way" affinity program that gives members points and discounts on some products, said spokeswoman Megan Barrow.
Jenn Markey, vice president of marketing for Ottawa, Canada-based consulting firm 360pi, said some upscale retailers frown on price-matching because it diminishes their cachet with consumers.
"Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, for example, are not trying to go after the low-price mentality," Markey said. "It actually could be harmful to their brand."
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text: On Thu, 9 Jun 2011, Amir G. wrote:> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Lukas Czerner <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:>> On Thu, 9 Jun 2011, Yongqiang Yang wrote:>>>>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Amir G. <email@example.com> wrote:>>>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:59 AM, Yongqiang Yang <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:>>>> You see, when it comes to the full fs snapshots I am not convinced that>> it is *very* useful, yes it might have some users, but you can alway>> take the safe way and do lvm snapshots (or better use the new multisnap)>> for backup, without need to modify stable filesystem code.>>>> You think like a developer. Try talking to some sys admins.> Especially ones that worked with Solaris/ZFS or NetApp.> See what they think about snapshots and about the LVM alternative...> Snapshots have addictive qualities. Ones you've used them, you can't> go back to not having them.> Imagine how people used to live before the 'Undo' button and imagine> that your employer forced you to use an editor without an Undo button.> This is the kind of feedback I got from sys admins that moved from Solaris> to Linux.as a sysadmin, it's a _wonderful_ tool to have for any system that has people editing/saving files on directly.>>> Also, I do not buy the whole argument of "not have to create separate disk>> space for snapshot". It is actually better for sysadmins, because you>> have perfect control on what is going on, how much space is used for>> your snapshots and how much is used by your data. You can always easily>> extend the snapshot volume, or let it die silently when it is too old>> and too big.>>>> Seriously, Lukas, talk to sys admins.> Letting the snapshot die silently is the worst possible thing that a snapshots> implementation can do (for long lived snapshots).that depends on the site policy.sometimes it is better to loose snapshots than to run out of disk space and halt the system, sometimes you would rather halt the system.the policy of what happens when you run out of space should not be a kernel decision, the desired behavior varies far too much.this includes being able to say things like "I want to always have 10% of my disk allocated to snapshots, but if there's more free space, go ahead and use it, but always keep at least 10% of the disk free so that you don't have to halt new writes while you clear space"or"if you run out of space, try and keep the oldest snapshot and the newest snapshot, delete other snapshots in between before touching either of these">> How does it actually work on ext4 snapshots ? When you're going to>> rewrite a file, you will never know how much disk space it'll take in>> advance, am I right ? Is the filesystem accounting for the snapshot size>> as well ? or is it hidden ?>> It's not hidden, it's accounted for as a regular file (usually owned by root).> You need a bit of scripting to gather the disk space used by snapshots (du).the worst case when you re-write a file is that it will take the full amount of space that the file currently takes (as if you wrote a new copy of the file and some process had a filehandle open on the old copy, preventing the space from being reclaimed, so it's far from being a new problem)see the note above about the need to be able to remove snapshots when you are out of space.since snapshots tend to be small compared to the filesystems they protect (not in all cases, but if you are covering the entire system with one snapshot that would be the way to bet), having the ability to put the snapshot metadata off on a smaller/faster disk would be helpful.having the ability to snapshot just specific files/directories would be a killer feature IMHODavid Lang


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UTSA, Texas State to finally meet
Updated 9:44 pm, Sunday, November 18, 2012
If fans want to see the UTSA Roadrunners and Texas State Bobcats play each other in football, they likely will have only one opportunity to do so for the foreseeable future.
That opportunity will come Saturday at the Alamodome when the teams meet for the first time. The schools have long been Interstate-35 rivals in basketball and other sports.
A football game, however, likely won't be played again at least until 2016, UTSA athletic director Lynn Hickey said.
She said it's not in the plan to play Texas State before then because of two factors — long-term schedule commitments UTSA made a few years ago during its start-up process, and conference realignment, with the two programs entering different leagues next season.
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All that notwithstanding, Hickey said that the schools plan to play again when they can.
"It's just going to take us awhile," she said. "Our intentions are we'd love to go back there (to San Marcos) and play."
This season, UTSA and Texas State will meet for the first and only time as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
In only its second season of football, UTSA (7-4, 2-3) has clinched its first winning record, all while competing in its first year of reclassification to the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Playing a tougher schedule in its second year of a move up to the FBS, Texas State (3-7, 1-3) has tailed off since an eye-opening victory at Houston to start the season.
Regardless, the Bobcats have been pointing to this game ever since the Roadrunners announced the start of their program in December 2008.
UTSA athletes have heard the rumblings up the road in San Marcos, about 45 miles away, and promise to be ready.
"There's always been a little talk that their football program is better, (that) we're new," UTSA safety Nic Johnston said. "It's our chance to show that we've really grown up. We've been looking for this game for a long time. It's going to be a fight."
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When: 1 p.m. Saturday
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Rundown: The Bobcats started playing football in 1904. They took the first step up to playing at the highest level in 2011 by increasing scholarships to about 74 and are at 85 scholarships this year in the second year of the two-year FBS reclassification period. Texas State will be bowl eligible in the Sun Belt Conference in 2013.
Roadrunners quarterback Eric Soza promises to be a lightning rod for discussion during the Thanksgiving week preparations. Soza, who transferred to UTSA from Texas State, ran for three touchdowns two days ago as the Roadrunners won at Idaho, 34-27.
Hickey emphasized that the game is not a sellout and is hopeful that 40,000 or 45,000 will attend. UTSA coach Larry Coker said he just wants fans from both sides to enjoy it.
"We're excited about it," said Coker, whose team will enter Conference USA next season. "We want everyone to enjoy a great football game."
While UTSA has won two in a row, Sun Belt Conference-bound Texas State has dropped four straight, including a 21-10 decision at Navy on Saturday.
Navy (7-4) allowed Texas State to pile up 405 yards, but the Midshipmen kept the Bobcats out of the end zone until the fourth quarter.


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IAS (Civil Services) examination is conducting by UPSC every year. Generally there are two examination held by UPSC for selection of the required candidates. First part of examination is Preliminary and second one is Main examination. Only those candidates will able to appear in Mains who have clear there Preliminary exam. So it is the best time for you to start preparation to clear Preliminary stage, if you want to be an IAS and serve in nation via civil services.
IAS Preliminary exam is consist of two parts basically
1. General Studies
2. Optional Subject
Candidates, who already appeared for the exam once or twice, know the examination pattern very well but who are appearing for first time will find the pattern very lengthy and confusing. IAS exam is not just testing your knowledge but it is do much more than that. You will find that question on the paper are very tough or indirect because the paper is made tough in order to select only those candidates, who understands the situation very well and then find solution for that not for those who take decision in hurry without understanding problems.
Here I am discussing some of the important tips for preparation of Prelims exam, try to follow them carefully:
Section 1: General Studies
This part is just to check that the candidate is aware of the events/ issues/ any other work all around the world and country. If you are good enough in General Knowledge (history, geography, economics, politics and current affairs) you may clear this section but there is need to sharp your skills. Here are some tips for general studies:
• Read news paper and magazines daily for current events/issues
• Read 11th and 12th class history, polity and economics books 2 hour daily. You can download some eBooks from here
• For objective type question refer general knowledge book by O.P Khanaa
• Try to read more business and political news
Section 2: Optional Subject
For this stage first you need to choose your subject i.e. if you have done your degree in Arts THEN GO FOR Geography and History and same for other educations.
• Try to give more time to your subject, because it is easier and you have studied it well.
• Do not forget about general studies while preparing for subject.
• Study latest syllabus for civil services. You can see syllabus here
• Put more efforts on your work.
Things to remember:
• Regular study is must
• Follow the examination pattern
• Make it habit to set timing according to exam and try to solve questions on time
• Make personal notes
• Solve practice papers and previous papers
• Do more and more hard work
How to Prepare for IAS Preliminary Examination – IAS Preparation Tips
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Crow/Chasewood Development Co. announced that 97 percent of its Stewart`s Glen Apartments in west suburban Willowbrook have been leased.
Located on Ill. Hwy. 83 between 55th and 63d Streets, the project has 200 one- and two-bedroom luxury apartments with rents ranging from $575 to $830. Construction on Phase II, consisting of 288 units, is beginning.


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I have a brand new My Cloud Mirror 8TB device and one thing that bothers me is the way Twonky sorts music files. I prefer browsing my music by folder as I use a specific way to sort my music and browsing by artist etc. is just not what I want. So when I browse by folder, for reasons unknown, the Twonky media server sorts the tracks within a folder in alphabetical order, by track title. It is beyond my understanding why anyone would do such a thing. I mean I have propperly tagged all my music files, with track numbers for the sorting and also the filename order goes by the track number, but why the heck is Twonky sorting those files alphabetically?
Anyways, this seems to be a known issue and people have come up with fixes in the past, by editing Twonky's view-definitions.xml. I found this old post here which explains how to edit the xml: https://community.wd.com/t/twonky-sorti ... l/57163/23 (note that this post is 5 years old and it seems things don't work like that anymore)
I found the file, my problem now is, I'm unable to save the file after editing it? I tried both users sshd and root but I am not able to edit the file or upload a new one. Any idea anyone?
I also read there is a checkbox in the Advanced Settings of Twonky, where you can check "Always use filenames when browsing "By Folder"", but I don't have that setting in my Twonky configuration page.


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Destiny of Desire
Also see Susan's review of Ironbound
Theatricality and visible artifice are at the center of the production: audiences entering the Kreeger Theater see the actors warming up and getting into costume, and some of the actors roam the auditorium introducing themselves to audience members. The scenic design by François-Pierre Couture allows for seamless shifts between locales, using a few set pieces and billowing scrims.
Omniscient Sister Sonia (Marian Licha) sets up the story: on a dark and stormy night (Pablo Santiago's lighting design includes jolts of green lightning), Hortensia del Rio (Rayanne Gonzales) and Fabiola Castillo (Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey) both go into labor. Hortensia, a poor farm wife, delivers a robust baby girl; Fabiola, married to the town's richest man (Cástulo Guerra), bears a sickly girl with a weak heart. Fabiola decides that she will take the healthy child as her own but will make amends by hiring the unknowing Hortensia as the child's nanny.
About 20 years pass. Pilar (Esperanza America), the girl Fabiola raised in luxury, writes poems and wants to go to college instead of agreeing to marry the man her mother has chosen for her. The other child, Victoria (Elia Saldaña), has undergone multiple heart surgeries and dreams of becoming a doctor, which Hortensia and her husband Ernesto (Carlos Gómez) approve but can't afford. Then the complications begin, including songs and dances accompanied onstage by pianist Rosino Serrano as well as a well-placed Donald Trump joke.
The plot incorporates numerous buried secrets, love at first sight, unrequited love, acts of violence, a deadly storm in the desert, and a plot twist lifted from Shakespeare. But that's not all: the playwright drops in facts that relate to each scene, ranging from innocuous (the percentage of chance meetings that result in long-term relationships) to the serious (the number of people who die in the Mexican desert as they attempt to reach the U.S.).
Saldaña and America give well-grounded performances, but drama queen Fernandez-Coffey and stoic Gonzales grab the attention whenever they appear. The entire cast gets into the spirit of the production, including Nicholas Rodriguez as a mysterious heartthrob and Oscar Ceville and Fidel Gomez as father and son doctors.
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LISBON (Oct. 5)
Reports reaching here today from Vichy state that the French Government has been asked by the Nazi authorities to introduce yellow badges for Jews in unoccupied France along the same linacs as has been done in the occupied part of France.
This is the second time that the Nazis have requested the Vichy Government to "coordinate" the anti-Jewish regulations of the occupied and unoccupied parts of France so that Jews should be recognized on the street, thus facilitating their arrest and deportation. Marshall Petain, it is reported, is definitely determined to reject the request of the Nazis for the introduction of yellow badges as he did when the Nazis demanded it several months ago, after they introduced the yellow Mogen David in occupied France.
Distrusting oven Darquier de Pellepoix, the notorious French anti-Semite who is now the head of the Department for Jewish Affairs in Vichy, the Nazis have appointed Admiral Rene Platon as their representative in charge of Jewish questions, one of the reports reveals. Admiral Platon has received from the Nazis a list of Jews marked for immediate arrest and is the person who is pressing the Vichy Government for further deportations of Jews.
"But the trust which the Nazis place in Admiral Platon with regard to Jewish matters is also very limited," the report declares. "One incident is typical. Admiral Platon signed a reprieve for a French Jew who was covered with war decorations and honored for services to the republic, to give him time to settle his business. The German Gestapo annulled the reprieve.


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A Riverina woman has shared her experience in the defence force ahead of this year's Anzac Day commemorations.
It comes as minister for veterans' affairs Dan Tehan called for greater understanding of the service and sacrifice of Australia's female veterans.
Julianne Collingridge joined the Royal Australian Air Force on March 8, 1983 in the mustering intake of Avionics (Radio) Technicians.
She enjoyed her time serving with the RAAF, but said she had to overcome many preconceived ideas about females working as 'tradies' in the Australian Defence Force.
"When I graduated as an Avionics Technician at Laverton RAAF Base, I was one of three females out of a class of 18 students," Ms Collingridge said.
"When we were posted and working in the hangars, there was a general misconception that we could not handle the work – because we were women. We really had to prove ourselves to be given the same respect as the boys.
"In those days, the forces were very gender biased, it was assumed that as women, we had joined the ADF to find husbands, not to serve our country. There were no women serving on ships, or in combat areas, unless they were nurses.
"In fact, there were no female pilots in the RAAF until Flight Lieutenant Robyn Williams and Flying Cadet Deborah Hicks graduated on June 30, 1988, and Chief of the Airforce has to be a pilot, so no woman could ever get the top job. But they can now, or at least they will be able to in the future."
Australian servicewomen now comprise 16.1 per cent of the permanent full-time ADF and there are currently 266 women serving overseas on ADF operations, representing about 14 per cent of the total deployed force.
Mr Tehan implored residents to thank our service men and women for their service this Anzac Day.
"As a nation we respect and honour the service and sacrifice of every man and woman who serves in defence of our nation, our freedoms and our values," he said.
"Last year the government held a forum with current and former female Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and their families where our female veterans said that many did not feel they received recognition for their service.
"Many of our female veterans observed that when they wore their medals in public many people assumed they were wearing the medals of their father or grandfather."


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Cairns bus driver charged over injured tourists
Police have charged a bus driver who allegedly hit two tourists in Cairns late last year.
A 23 year old from Japan sustained serious head and leg injuries in the incident in December.
The 59-year-old man has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing grievous bodily harm.
He is due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court next month.
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At D23 Expo in 2009, Disney Store President Jim Fielding regaled an eager audience with his tale of the Disney Store. From its humble beginnings to the next chapter in the Disney retail experience. Dubbed 'Imagination Park,' Fielding briefly touched upon what he defined as being 'the best thirty minutes of a child's day.'
Today, Disney Store turned to the first page of the new chapter as they unveiled 'Imagination Park' to the world via its Montebello, CA location, just outside Los Angeles and it's every bit of wow that one had come to expect from the hype. Eventually all the Disney Stores are expected to adopt the new look and philosophy of Imagination Park, but — for now — 20 locations are expected to receive the update this year, including new stores in New York's Times Square and San Francisco's Union Square, amongst others.
With a new store design comes a new costume for Disney Store cast members and Imagination Park is no exception. The new Disney Store cast member costume is a gingham blue checkerboard shirt with khakis. Cast member name badges have also been modified, this time to include the individual cast member's favorite Disney character.
We had already known about the castle which features a special mirror: when children hold special Disney Princess merchandise with an embedded RFID chip in the packaging, they are instantly greeted by Ariel, Aurora, Cinderella, Snow White or Tiana who appears in the mirror right before their very eyes — as if by magic.
But if you're thinking Imagination Park is neglecting the boys, think again! Because right here in Imagination Park is a small RIDEMAKERZ station. The very same custom-R/C car store that has already set up shop at Downtown Disney at both the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts has found a home in Imagination Park. But what sets this particular RIDEMAKERZ apart is that it offers vehicles and accessories based on Disney/Pixar's CARS, which are exclusive to the Montebello store.
Virtually everything Fielding has talked about in Imagination Park can be found here. A large custom screen housed inside a gazebo allows children to pick and choose the multimedia presented to them and provides other exciting opportunities to take advantage of the new technology.
Another Imagination Park element talked about is the ability to add a little scent to the air, such as pine trees if A Christmas Carol was playing in the store. Although it's not quite there yet, the ability to scent the air is there and it does just that about every 20 minutes or so with the single scent currently available. And what's a park without trees? Or more precisely, what's an Imagination Park without magical trees? These treescan interact with guests and provide special experiences you'll have to see to believe such as creating displays of virtual fireworks to celebrate special occasions.
One thing that's missing that had been discussed is something called 'mobile checkout' — the ability for Cast Members on the floor to check out guests on the spot without having to wait on line at registers. Although it's not available at the present time, we hear it may not be far behind.
And the magic doesn't stop at just the experiences, we also encountered some additional surprises in way of inventory. For example, while they're not even available in the parks as of yet, the Montebello Disney Store is selling Toy Story and Have a Laugh Vinylmations.
The Disney Store at the Shops at Montebello opened today as part of a soft opening with a grand opening planned for June 29. Today, the first 500 guests received a special gift (Mickey ears) while on June 29, there will be a formal grand opening of the store with Disney execs and characters appearing throughout the day in addition to the other festivities.
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Congress will hear from an illegal immigrant activist and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent prohibited from arresting him. The agent testified last week that officers routinely face disciplinary action for making arrests because "ICE's mission now is to identify aliens and release them," according to ICE supervisors.
"As a general rule, if ICE agents or officers are on duty in a public place and witness a violation of an immigration law, they are prohibited from making arrests and from asking questions under threat of disciplinary action," ICE union head Chris Crane told the House Judiciary Committee, before listing several examples.
Related: Immigration law enforcement union boss: Obama doesn't care if we die
In one instance, three ICE agents arrested a man after he admitted in immigration court that he was in the country illegally.
"While the ICE director order the immigration violator be set free, the Director also ordered that all three ICE agents be placed under investigation for no other reason than arresting an illegal alien," Crane testified.
The no catch, only release policy even applies to violent individuals, such as an illegal immigrant whom ICE agents arrested after he was charged with assaulting a family member.
"When ICE agents attempted to transport the 245 lbs subject he resisted and attempted escape, injuring one agent before being taken back into custody," Crane said in his prepared testimony. "When agents returned to their office in El Paso they were ordered by ICE managers to release the alien as a 'Dreamer.' ICE managers did not question the individual and conducted no investigation to ensure that charges for assaulting an officer were not warranted. Instead, ICE managers ordered that the illegal alien immediately be released without investigation in accordance with the President's new immigration policies, reportedly stating to employees that 'ICE's mission now is to identify aliens and release them.'"
During his testimony, Crane also claimed that Obama cares more about the political costs of enforcing immigration laws than the well-being of ICE agents.
"Death or serious injury to ICE officers and agents appears more acceptable to ICE, DHS, and Administration leadership, than the public complaints that would be lodged by special interest groups representing illegal aliens," he told the House panel.
The ICE union members agreed in 2010 that they have "no confidence" in the ability of the people Obama has appointed to run the agency.


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People in situations where their identity needs to be known should not allowed to wear any thing that hides any of their facial features, banning veils, hoodies and scarves are all a good idea for reasons of public safety.
I think the full Bhurka should be outlawed. Go into a bank with a ski mask on sometime and see what happens. In public we should all be recognizable.
You do realize that people have a right to worship any religion, and that banning a Bhurka would be entirely unconstitutional right?
I don't care. Bhurkas should be banned in public. Hijab is good enough. People need to be recognizable.
How could we take pride in our constitution if deny the very first amendment to people?
Banning the Bhurka doesn't violate any amendment. It's simply a protective measure. Let them wear a hijab. Bhurkas are plain dangerous in this day and age. Religious freedom stops where personal safety begins.
"Those who are willing to surrender their freedom for security deserve neither."
It just doesn't apply in this case. People need to be recognizable in public. I like Ben Franklin and I've used that quote many times myself., but this is different. I wouldn't bend a inch on this one. Bhurkas should not be worn for daily business. There's a war on.
Banning the Bhurka in public does not violate the first amendment. It can be banned the same as shouting fire in a crowded theater is banned.
it's wrong to ban religious clothing or make people conform to a national dress. Banning the veil is just as bad as making women wear them. women should have full citizenship rights and as such be able to decide what they want to wear.
That is entirely unconstitutional to do. So no, that would be a horrible idea.
would it be a good idea for the president to command you and all other people to never wear clothing? make it punishable if you did?
No, I'm saying that with the way you word your question you sound like you think it's a good idea to ban muslims from wearing their veils, which is a vital part of their religion and their life (if you don't know exactly how much going against it can mess up their lives, you need to do some reading). If that in any way should be okay to have banned, it would be no different than every human in the world being forced to never wear clothing. Who do you think would feel good, walking around, doing their usual business such as school/work, naked? It wouldn't be nice, would it?
We can only hope that you are never attacked or mugged by a criminal wearing some religious garb that hides their features preventing them from being identified and brought to justice.
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Uncle Sam is on par to spend about $31,000 per household in America this year, but a report finds that 22 percent of the federal government's programs don't work and should be junked.
The failed programs cost American taxpayers $123 billion, said the Senate Republican Policy Committee, but there has been little success killing them. Of the rest, 18 percent were found to be "effective," 31 percent "moderately effective," and 29 percent "adequate."
"These programs need to be scaled back, reformed so they work, or ended," said the policy group. "The federal government has grown too big, too unaccountable, and too wasteful. The American people, the president, and independent evaluators have all put forward programs for termination, yet many of these programs continue on, with little action from Congress. The federal government will spend $31,000 per household this year, among the highest in American history, and $5,000 more than in 2008. The question has to be asked: are we getting our money's worth?" asked the group, headed by Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso.
He and other are pushing the administration to return to independently grading federal programs for their effectiveness. Under Obama, the grading system was killed and now the agencies grade themselves.
Barrasso is urging the Senate to play its role by conducting more oversight of wasteful federal programs.
"Congress has to end the permanency of government programs. As authorizations for programs expire, Congress must scrutinize them for reauthorization; and then vote to continue, reform, or end them," he said, blaming Democrats. It is time for the Senate to return to regular order," said Barrasso, "and do its job as a watchdog over taxpayer dollars."


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A. develop a uniform probability model by assigning equal probability to all outcomes, and use the model to determine probabilities of events.
For example, if a student is selected at random from a class, find the probability that Jane will be selected and the probability that a girl will be selected.
B. Develop a probability model (which may not be uniform) by observing frequencies in data generated from a chance process.
For example, find the approximate probability that a spinning penny will land heads up or that a tossed paper cup will land open-end down. Do the outcomes for the spinning penny appear to be equally likely based on the observed frequencies?
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It is not advisable in such cases for victims to get confrontational with the hit-and-run driver.
Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) October 19, 2012
A homeowner in Santa Fe, N.M., who tried to stop a hit-and-run driver, ended up shooting the man and getting injured himself. According to an Oct. 15 KRQE news report, officials say the homeowner tried to stop a driver who had just crashed into his new car and tried to leave a scene. The report states that the homeowner called 911 as he saw the suspect trying to pull a fender off his truck to keep it from dragging. When the homeowner yelled at the driver to get out of his truck, the hit-and-run suspect pulled out a knife and cut the homeowner in the face. The homeowner, in an attempt to defend himself, pulled out a gun and shot the driver, critically wounding him, the report states.
Although police say the homeowner should not have taken the law into his own hands, officials also tell KRQE that he had every right to defend himself when attacked. Police are still investigating and trying to determine if the driver was under the influence. The 67-year-old homeowner had to get several stitches in his cheek while the 33-year-old driver could be paralyzed as a result of the bullet hitting his spine, according to the report.
"Leaving the scene of an accident is not only illegal, but also an irresponsible and unethical act", says John Bisnar, founder of the Bisnar | Chase personal injury law firm. "Drivers are required under the law to stop immediately at the scene of the crash, contact authorities and exchange information with the parties that are involved. Leaving the scene without doing any of the above is unacceptable."
However, it is not advisable in such cases for victims to get confrontational with the hit-and-run driver, Bisnar says. "It is very difficult in these situations to determine what type of person you are dealing with. You don't know if this individual is armed, if he or she is under the influence of alcohol or drugs or if they are dangerous. It is best in such cases to call 911 and wait for authorities to arrive and do their jobs. Chasing or following the suspects or getting into a fight can become dangerous."
About Bisnar | Chase
The Orange County hit-and-run lawyers of Bisnar | Chase represent victims of hit-and-run collisions, uninsured/underinsured motorists and other auto accidents. The firm has been featured on a number of popular media outlets including Fox, NBC, and ABC and has developed a reputation for providing proven results from trusted professionals. Since 1978, Bisnar | Chase has recovered millions of dollars for victims of auto accidents and victims of other serious personal injuries.
For more information, call 800-561-4831 or visit http://www.orange-county-lawyers.com for a free consultation.
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What would you do if your son liked wearing dresses? One dad in Germany decided to put on a skirt of his own in support his little dress-loving fellow.
When Nils Pikert's now 5-year-old son started wearing dresses, it turned a few heads but was generally not a big deal in their cosmopolitan hometown of Berlin. But when the family picked up and moved to the smaller South German village, all that changed, reports Gawker.
Even though he loved wearing dresses, Pickert's son was too shy to put one on in public for fear of being laughed at, especially by his pre-school classmates. "I didn't want to talk my son into not wearing dresses and skirts," Pickert told the German magazine EMMA (translated here by blogger Steegeschnoeber). "I had only one option left: To broaden my shoulders for my little buddy and dress in a skirt myself. After all you can't expect a child at pre-school age to have the same ability to assert themselves as an adult. Completely without role model. And so I became that role model."
And so Pickert put on a skirt and strolled around town with his son in tow. One lady apparently stared so hard she walked right into a pole, which they both found to be hilarious. A day later, the little Pickert was back at his dress-wearing ways, first for the weekend and then to school.
[See also: Controversial 'genderless' baby]
Would you encourage your son to wear a dress if he liked it? It's something we've pondered here at Shine before. In an article last year, Jennifer Hamilton pondered whether it's wrong to cross-dress our children, after a couple in Australia posted a photo of their foster son in a dress of Facebook. Is it really anyone's business, she asked? A recent article in the New York Times titled "What's so bad about a boy who wears a dress" asks the same question, and drew a massive response, with the majority of readers agreeing that "dress is a cultural construction affecting gender and identity" and "children should be free to be themselves."
What do you think? Should kids be allowed to make their own choices about what they wear? Should we encourage them to bravely flaunt societal norms?
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Actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have become parents to twin girls — their surrogate mother reportedly gave birth to the babies on Monday afternoon.
According to Ohio TV news station WTRF, the babies were born at the East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, where the couple was present to welcome the newborns into the world.
Parker and Broderick turned to the unidentified surrogate after being unable to naturally conceive a sibling for their 6-year-old son James Wilkie. In a statement, the couple announced they named the girls Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge. The statement from the couple's representative reveals Elwell and Hodge are both family names on Parker's side.
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It wasn't just the 12″ MacBook receiving updates today: Apple have also tweaked their 13″ MacBook Air, bestowing it with 8GB RAM as standard, rather than the 4GB their base model previously shipped with (8GB was only available as a chargeable upgrade).
8GB makes the MacBook Air an even more formidable notebook, with more power to breeze through demanding tasks (8GB is the minimum requirement for most pro creative apps). Other than the RAM, it's business as usual with the 13″ MacBook Air – there's no change on the Broadwell CPU front, and looks-wise it keeps exactly the same classic design you're used to. Which means, if your heart's set on rose gold, it's the 12″ MacBook for you…
New 13″ MacBook Air specs
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Oracle Exceeds Analysts Predictions In 4th Quarter
Oracle Corp. declared its first dividend on Wednesday as profit and revenue from new software licenses dipped in the latest quarter, but came out ahead of Wall Street's initial forecasts, the Associated Press reported.
The software maker's third-quarter results indicated that the company was able to sustain a better-than-expected pace of contract signings even as companies slow down technology spending.The increasing strength of the dollar, however, hurt the company, as deals done in other currencies weren't worth as much in dollars.
Oracle shares went from $1.09, or 6.9 percent, to $16.92 in after-hours trading. Before Oracle reported its results, shares had gained 43 cents, or 2.8 percent, to close at $15.83 during the regular trading session.
Oracle reported a $1.33 billion earning, or 26 cents per share in the latest period, which covered December through February, compared to $1.34 billion, also 26 cents per share, in the year-ago period.
Oracle reported its overall profit was 35 cents per share, 3 cents better than the average estimate by Thomson Reuters analysts.
The company said its sales would have jumped 11 percent without the currency fluctuations, but its total revenue was $5.45 billion, a 2 percent increase over last year""beating out analyst predictions of $5.42 billion in sales.
Oracle is closely monitoring its sale of new software licenses, a figure that fell 6 percent to $1.5 billion, which was within the company's guidance and still better than analyst predictions.
Most of Oracle's earnings come from selling database software and so-called "middleware," which allows business-computing applications to communicate with each other. Both of those areas are under pressure because of the economic downturn.
As of April 8, Oracle's cash dividend will pay 5 cents per share to stockholders of record.
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Our friends at Zip Corvette have a special offer for all you Corvette loving dads out there. As a way to salute you for all of your hard work and for the enthusiasm you share with others, Zip Corvette is offering a special Father's Day sale of 10% off selected items.
Zip Corvette understands that the passion owners have for their Corvettes is often passed down the family line. Corvette owning parents often play a huge role in ensuring their children have a love and respect for the cars and may even share in going to car shows, track days, or even road tours. As such, Zip Corvette wants to show their support for Corvette lovers everywhere and is offering their 10% off sale on Corvette accessories, apparel, books, and manuals. No coupon code needed.
What kind of goodies can you get during this sale? Well, say you need a car cover for your C6, Zip Corvette has got you 'covered' with their stretch cover. Maybe you want a Corvette clock to hang in your man cave or garage? They have you covered too with their full line of wall clocks that have everything from vintage C1 to modern C6 clocks in every color possible. With the summer heat rapidly approaching, consider protecting your convertible top with one of Zip Corvette's various high tech fabric guard sprays.
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Lee I think it comes down to personal preference about the over lining of a rod. I started with glass rods and I'm used to the slower stroke to let the rod load completely. Did you buy a 2 wt or 3wt. I'm just curious so let us know what you think.
Mostly to fight the winds in Central TX, Honduras, that I was dealing with at the time. On my current 2wt Finesse, I have two spools for my Redington Zero Reel. One is spooled with the TFO WF3F, the other is spooled with a Bass Pro Small Creek DT2F line. Have had this set up for 3 or 4 months now, the 2wt has seen the water once. Purse that will change once I get to the small mt streams in VA that I will start fishing in September.
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Cabernet Sauvignon – the noble grape varietal accountable for cultivating some of the world's greatest red wines. Also the grape that put California on the international map as one of the world's top wine regions, arguably the state's single most compelling varietal, capable of becoming powerful, gorgeously rich, and complex wine. Needless to say my very first trip to wine country had to be Napa – the premier wine region in United States.
First order of the day while finalizing the itinerary was to ensure an appointment with Seavey Vineyard, one of the first American Cabernet's I fell in love with. (Primarily were a left-bank Bordeaux drinker). I applaud Seavey and Shafer wines for opening my palate to the wondrous world of American Cabernets. I can still recall my initial sip of Seavey Cabernet- ripe, aromatic, full-bodied, and complex wine that finished with fine tannins – sensational!
The winding road leading to the Vineyard could hardly deter me from my appointment. And I couldn't have chosen a better day to visit Seavey – the bright sun dazzled the vineyard, the hint of crispness in the air beseeched an outdoor setting. Ms. Dorie Seavey amongst her many talents might be a clairvoyant too, as she had set the table for an outdoor wine tasting. A freshly baked loaf of Epi (french bread), bowl of EVOO, and line up of stellar Seavey wines awaited us – I was in wine nirvana!
For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to visit or taste Seavey, here's a quick history synopsis: In the early 1870s, Swiss immigrant Charles Volper acquired a 143-acre parcel along a lovely stream that flowed down the center of Conn Valley, an eastern spur of Napa Valley. He planted grapevines on the south-facing hillsides and purchased dairy cattle, which he grazed in the pasture below. He built a handsome, stone dairy barn in 1881, the same year he added stone retaining walls to support a bridge across Conn Creek.
Flash forward to 1989: the Seaveys renovated the original 1881 stone dairy barn as their winery and tasting room, and made their inaugural vintages of 1990 Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay under the Seavey Vineyard label. They added Merlot in 1994, and a second Cabernet label, Caravina, in 1999. Caravina is Latin for "dear vine". The Caravina is a handsome, opulent, very approachable wine upon release.
Today at the heart of Seavey is a beautiful vineyard and winery dedicated to producing age-worthy Bordeaux-style wines using sustainable farming and gentle extraction methods. The Seaveys continue to handcraft their wines, sourcing their grapes from the steep hillside land which was first planted to vines by European immigrants over 130 years ago.
In 2003, the Seavey's installed one of the first solar energy systems used by a Napa Valley winery. The project eliminates 24,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions annually. The Seavey's practice old world grape growing techniques while utilizing modern technology.
Not only did we had the pleasure of tasting Seavey's exceptional wines with Ms. Dorie Seavey (CFO) and Mr. Arthur Seavey (GM), we were delighted to catch up with Jim Duane (wine-maker) midst blending of Seavey's newest vintages including an extremely limited blend, which hadn't even been named. Yes, indeed we tasted some and it blew our socks off….Shh…..I am not saying another word…..
Since Mr. Seavey has passed the torch to his children, in their own words here is the vision of Seavey Wines by Dorie and Arthur: "Our vision is to build on the remarkable legacy of our parents by continuing to invest in our vineyard, by strengthening the business, and by building a strong team to grow the grapes and make and sell the wine. The most important decision our parents ever made about this business was to choose this piece of land for our vineyard—we still have so much to learn from it and our heartfelt mission is to capture the essence of our steep hillside vineyards in the form of an amazing bottle of wine."
When I inquired about Jim regarding his signature wine-making: "I pride myself in being acutely attentive to the growth of our grapes in the vineyard and the caring for the wines in the cellar. Making wine at such a boutique scale affords me the ability to know and follow every single barrel of wine we create. This love affair with the wines translates into the luxury of not having to interfere with the wines' development. In contrast to a defensive wine-making philosophy, which would include interventions such as, yeast additions, early blending, and filtration, at Seavey I am devoted to identifying the most expressive wine lots and encouraging the character from each barrel so that our wines are rich and layered in flavor and supported within a robust texture. I endeavor to make wine with a lot of personality, yet personality that is easy to understand."
I couldn't help but ask Dorie and Art about their favorite Seavey vintage. Arthur exuberantly responded: "My favorite vintage is 2002. I remember the growing season – warm year with very vigorous vines. Big canopies with a loads of shade for the fruit. We battled with the canopies to let the sun in on the clusters. We pulled leaves and hedged the shoots. Harvesting yielded bountiful fruit with a good dose of tannin. Tasting the wines through their evolution I understood the focus on tannin and other times sensed that fruit come through and it took my breath away. Today, I feel our Cabernets from that vintage are finally hitting a point where the fruit is holding its own in the struggle for dominance with the tannins. Our merlot from 2002 had amazing flavors of mysterious blue fruits that Merlot drinkers truly relish. I'm looking forward to another 10 or 15 years, as my money is on the fruit."
A boutique winery is challenging enough to operate, with a grape farm at hand, Seavey is running two business wrapped into one. Sourcing all of the grapes from their own land is one of Seavey's great strengths while bearing 100% of the farming risks—not the least of which is the weather. At present frost control is front and center midst of a severe drought that California has ever experienced.
Despite these challenges, the Seavey Family continues to make stunningly rich and complex cabernets year after year. Be it the warm sunny days and steep vineyards, or the herculean appetite for life and a palpable hunger for success, Seavey Vineyard continues to make distinctive wines of power and elegance.
The wines we had the utter pleasure of tasting: Seavey 1991 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005 and 2010 Caravina Cabernet, and 2010 Merlot. The 1991 showcased the exquisiteness of Seavey Cabernet: full-bodied, rich concentration, complex yet elegant with well-integrated tannins and acidity.
The experts are proclaiming 2010 as an "epic" vintage. Coolest temperatures on record, especially in the summer, mother nature woke up late August – resulting in producing simply beautiful fruit. Dark and ripe berries, full of perfect acids are destined for making some of the most well-balanced and flavorful Cabernets tasted in a decade. I can't wait to see how time unveils Seavey 2010's Cabernet and Caravina potential after a few years of cellaring.
The 2010 Merlot reveals blackberry, blueberry, black and red cherry, ripe cranberry and lingering chewy tannins. Savory notes abound with bitter-sweet cocoa, toasty almond pastry, caraway seed and mocha with a notably long finish.
Quoting Robert Parker: "The 2010 Caravina is a love letter to what Napa Cab can become with a little extra TLC. Robert Parker has called Caravina "perhaps the best 'second' label wine in all of Napa Valley." Drenched with flavors of bright red and black fruits…"
Seavey sells most of their wines to current wine club members and almost everything by word of mouth. The good news for collectors – they typically hold back 20% of each harvest for their library. So bookmark Seavey for your next trip to Napa. In the meanwhile, follow them on Facebook or Twitter or purchase some today from their website.
"There are no shortcuts in the vineyard. Our wine's best friend is time, with patience being a gift you give to yourself." William A. Seavey


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Heavy gusting winds of up to 80mph are expected in West Sussex tonight (Friday February 14).
The paper's resident weatherman Ian Michaelwaite is predicting the weather to be very rough throughout the night.
He said: "After a very blustery and wet day, later this afternoon and into the evening the wind will quickly gain strength and by midnight should be peaking with gusts of up to 80mph on exposed coasts and hills, and widely gusts of 60-70mph inland are expected.
"This will cause disruption to both power and travel networks overnight, and with high tide coinciding with the strongest winds there is a risk of large wind driven waves overtopping sea defences. Winds will ease slowly through tomorrow."


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As much as Helga and I wanted to make a Harry Potter recipe parade in Guatemala, we couldn't find all the ingredients around locally. So instead, we went on a quest for you: Go through the best recipes and pick the ones we want to try… But why keep them to ourselves?
Most of this recipes are based on Butterbeer, a very popular drink served cold in bottles or hot by the mug ("foaming tankards of hot butterbeer"). "Bon Appetit" magazine, How is butterbeer made and what does it taste like? JK Rowling's answer was: "I made it up. I imagine it to taste a little bit like less-sickly butterscotch". We found many recipes for Butterbeer, but the one by Darla from Bakingdom seems the best one so far.
We were surprised on how many different recipes are out there: Cupcakes, Ice Cream, Tarts, Cookies and… of course Butterbeer. You be the judge and enjoy the last movie of the Harry Potter Saga!
Kitty & Helga
ButterBeer Cookies by Bridget from Bake at 350º
Butterbeer Ice Cream by JulieVR from The Family Kitchen (Babble.com)
Butterbeer Cupcakes by Erica from Erica's Sweet Tooth
Butterbeer by Darla from Bakingdom
Double Double Chocolate Cauldron Cakes by Darla from Bakigdom
Teeny, Tiny Treacle Tarts by Darla from Bakigdom
Honeydukes Candyfloss Cupcakes by Darla from Bakigdom
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text: Dear All, I have read that cortical neurons exhibit a wide range of latencies in firing 40-100 miliseconds. I would like to ask for some additional information/ references on a spatial characteristics of these latencies. Do two neurons with the same "distance" from LGN (measured by the number of intervening synaptic connections) fire always with small delay with respect to each other? IS it possible for them to fire with a considerable delay ? IS there any relationship between distance between two neurons and the firing onset delay ? Of course neurons which are situated later in "the stream" would be expected to fire later than neurons which obtain earlier the signal transmitted from the LGN. SO it seems more interesting what are the latencies in firing for neurons situated "laterally". Thank you in advance. best wishes, slawek


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Still the king of search ads, with no end to its reign in sight,
Neal Mohan, Google's VP of display advertising, shed some light on what's coming next in display for Google at Federated Media Publishing's Signal SF conference this morning in San Francisco. Here are the highlights of his talk with Federated Media Founder and Executive Chairman John Battelle, author of The Search who also writes the seminal Searchblog:
Q: What about the controversy about Google going around the privacy protections of the Safari browser to put a cookie on people's machines?
Mohan: We announced a few months ago we'd be placing +1 buttons on ads on our display network to people who are signed into Google and opted into advertising. So we chose to use a known workaround in Safari to make a temporary connection to do this personalization. Because of that, it also opened the door for our general third-party ad serving technology, the DoubleClick cookie, to be placed. That was an unintended consequence. Really, the intent was to honor our users' intention to opt in to this kind of personalization.
Q: Who's right, the choices people make for the browser or choices they make for the services on it?
Mohan: We tried to honor what our users wanted in the signup process.
Q: Google's brand has taken a bit of a bruising, a lot of it from taking a very focused attempt to make Google+ work and integrate it with everything. Why?
Mohan: Our focus is on our users. We know that we can make our products a lot better when we know something about our users. For example, if they're searching for travel a couple of months out and we can see conflicts from what's on their calendar, we can surface that. Our efforts to personalize our services based on that type of information is not limited to Google+. It's across all of these services, because we know that's what makes our products dramatically better for users.
Q: I would like it if I could see Instagram photos when I'm on Google. Or
Mohan: All the parties involved need to ascribe to that. Just Google doing that won't solve the problem.
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See Sprint's dual-sided Samsung Upstage "unboxing" photos…
While LG sent out their "Shine" phone to a few popular Singapore bloggers, Sprint sent out the Samsung "Upstage" phone to the rest of us (I guessed so back in March). Since I'm not currently in New York, my housemate Aaron helped perform the ever geeky "unboxing" photographic ceremony for me, as seen in this photo set.
Just a quickie: Sprint's Samsung Upstage a uniquely designed cellphone which is ultra-slim and yet has displays on both faces (i.e. no real front nor back). Since Sprint was marketing it as a package, we got six-months of free phone and data services. I heard that this phone maintains a solid EVDO connection, which I could use for virtual presence projects.
Back to the real deal: Having chatted with local bloggers here, there's something different about the way companies market their goods through bloggers. In the case of Singapore, LG sent out these shiny phones to bloggers "on loan" for three weeks, with a standard letter disclaiming that any damage would be borne by the blogger. Being easily scratched (it's shiny!), this sounds a little risky to me. I didn't have a look at the actual letter while I was with MrBrown, but its in contrast to the way I've reviewed gadgets in the States.
Having blogged product reviews before, I find that Americans tend to place a lot of faith in bloggers, giving products to bloggers and not making any demands at all. Sometimes this backfires, as in the controversial case of Microsoft & Edelman's Ferarri laptop giveaway. Some argued that this didn't work because the "product" was far too expensive (around US$2,200), which appeared more like a bribe to the A-list bloggers (I wouldn't mind if I could still give an honest review). Others (like me) found the messaging and backtracking of statements more damaging to the credibility of the marketing exercise (i.e. "return it or give it away"?).
Most of the time though, the trust placed with bloggers does get reciprocated. Understanding that it is not up to marketers to control the message, an honest review (whether positive or negative) drives attention. Without this first step, there wouldn't even be an attitudinal -> behavioral change process. Having asked my readers before, it's interesting to see how my negative review wouldn't deter interested buyers, but rather spur interest in "checking it out" for themselves. You might have often heard the saying "don't trust the critics", which is in fact not wrong per say, but something that playfully points out the higher order of media…
To explain, Bernard C. Cohen (1963) once said, "[t]he press may not be successful much of the time in telling people what to think, but it is stunningly successful in telling its readers what to think about". Taking this gist of agenda-setting theory forward, I find that Bernard's statement still applies to the role that the media today, whether mainstream or otherwise (e.g. blogs).
Granted, there's really nothing wrong with companies loaning products for review to bloggers, as it's sometimes common practice for mainstream media as well. However, there's is an attributional difference which grants a possible advantage to giving away such items to those who run blogs: Persistence.
My take is that unlike most media forms which report in one point in time, blogs are more of a life stream where something that a blogger uses would persistently maintain it's chronological presence throughout (i.e. not only when it is new). For instance, if I like a particular product and I use it all the time (e.g. my Sony M2 hybrid camera), residuals of its presence would be felt constantly: In my photos on my blog, via EXIF metadata on flickr, in the background when someone photographs me (better than product placement). The utility of a product would be in line with its presence, on me in person and in blog.
In eventuality, it wouldn't be far-fetched to surmise that the media not longer refers to the blog, but to the blogger him or her self. In other words, we as individuals become the media, where blogs, phone conversations, television appearances, all become media extensions of the original media source. What is media? It's always been organic anyway.
Aside: Watch how Hill & Knowlton pimps the LG Shine in UK… with the LG Shine Blog and a photo competition! No this isn't an ad, as I'm wondering if Europeans do it differently too.


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Eric Young shows up with referee Rudy Charles and a turkey suit, then finds Robbie E and tells him they are going to have an old fashioned turkey suit match. Robbie tells him to get lost because he isn't doing anything, but EY says it is by Sting's orders and if Robbie doesn't participate, he will be stripped of his title and also suspended. Robbie gets mad and says he's not wearing a suit or losing his title, then Terry picks up Rudy and chokes him until Robbie tells him to calm down. He says he is getting to the bottom of this, and says the turkey suit is not going to happen. They leave and Rudy asks if Sting really said all of that stuff about the match, and says no he didn't, not at all.
Karen Jarrett comes out to the ring with Madison, Gail and Traci and she calls out the rest of the Knockouts and tells them all to get out to the ring. She says they have a problem because she tried to clean up the division and bring class, but she failed and people just wanted to see more skin. She says there are no real wrestlers here except Gail, and she carries herself with class, but they are going to have a lingerie match tonight. Karen says it will become an annual tradition, and Gail is all above them so Velvet should go find a skimpy outfit like she will wear when stripping, and if anyone has a problem they can leave because someone else would love to take their spot.
Christy Hemme is with Tara, Brooke and Velvet and they say they are sick of Karen and she is making them look like a joke. Tara says she thought she left this behind and asks if they will have pillow fights next, and Brooke says this is setting them back. She says she models outside of TNA, but she is here to be a great wrestler and Velvet rallies them up and says they will show Karen she is wrong. Mickie James goes into Gail's locker room and tells her she is a hypocrite and needs to make Karen stop this. Gail tells Mickie to deal with it herself, then they start fighting until Madison comes in and attacks Mickie and they call her trash and leave her laying.
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I have uploaded a new version of 'Honor Student' fixing spelling errors. It should be available shortly on all major sites. I know it is already live on Smashwords. Thank you for bringing these errors to my attention.
Free Autographs!
Just found an awesome site that lets me send out free personalized messages and autographs for digital books! If you would like a 'kindlegraph' (which is good for any ebook format, not just kindle) send a request here!
I've disappeared from the internet, for the most part, for a few weeks. I thought I would go crazy not being able to check on comments, sales and things of that nature. Honestly, it has been a lot less stressful. I do read all of the comments and personal messages I am sent. I am truly grateful for all of the kind things that have been said. I know some of you are looking for the next book in a series. I am currently working on a book that is unrelated to anything I have put out in the past. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. It should be available in a few weeks. After that I will get back into Undying Love Series (next book is still untitled), Honor Series(Honor & Obey) and even the Sin Series (Committing Sin). I'm not sure which will come first but they are all on my list. :)
I'm Still Here
I know I haven't posted in awhile. I moved cross country earlier this month and I am still without internet in my home. It is driving me absolutely crazy only being able to access the internet with my phone but tomorrow I should have service again!
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.


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Serbia expects date, not "green light"
Deputy PM for EU Integration Suzana Grubješić has said that she expects Serbia will on June 28 get a date for the beginning of negotiations with the EU.Izvor: Tanjug, Večernje novosti
She said she "did not wish to consider the speculation" that the decision will be delayed, conditioned, "or replaced by some 'green light' for the path forward."
"I'm doing everything I can, along with my colleagues from the government, so that the decision by EU leaders at the summit in late June is clear and unambiguous and with no further requirements. For that reason I do not wish to comment on any 'signals' and speculations. I expect we will get a date," Grubješić told the Belgrade daily Večernje Novpsti.
She explained that getting a date June 28 "does not mean that negotiations will begin immediately on July 1," and noted that "any additional conditions or delays would not positively contribute to the current momentum in Serbia."
"In the administrative and technical sense, Serbia is ready to start accession negotiations tomorrow," said the deputy prime minister.
According to her, the possible failure to grant the country a date "would not make easier the already difficult and complicated implementation of the agreement with Priština."
Stating specifically what Serbia should do in the next twenty days to persuade Germany and that the country deserves the next step on the road to the EU, Grubješić explained that "we must begin with the implementation of the agreement reached with Priština."
"Progress is estimated by actions, not words. We all know that there is no theoretical chance that the entire agreement can be implemented immediately and in the short term, but it is important to begin. Serbia is ready to fulfill all obligations taken on by the agreement and the implementation plan," said Grubješić.
She announced that she would be on an official visit to Germany from June 10-13 for talks with numerous officials, "and seek to dispel the reservations about a positive decision for Serbia."
The minister also stated that early elections in Serbia "do not depend on Brussels," but on the decision of the largest party in the ruling coalition - the SNS.
Asked whether she supports the position of the SNS that after the EU decision, a reconstruction of the Serbian government should be considered, Grubješić, a member of Mlađan Dinkić's URS, answered in the affirmative, adding that neither she nor her colleagues wished to "run away from the subject."


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Cunning +4 (X: 426, Y: 124)
Head to the pipe shown above (see above map).
Jump up on to the ledge above the pipe and head to the right until you reach the ledge shown here.
Jump down and follow the fence until you find a break.
Head through and locate the datacron inside (see map for exact location).
Endurance +4 (X: 207, Y: 57)
Find the cave entrance just south of the Imperial Outpost at -9, 62.
Once inside, find the computer terminal just outside the central chamber. If you don't have a friend with you, position yourself so you can reach the switch from inside the chamber (as seen above). Activating this will seal off the room and fill it with poisonous gas, which must be vented by activating two terminals from inside. First, activate the easternmost terminal, then the western one. This will deactivate the force field at the south end of the room, which is where the datacron is located.
Strength +4 (X: 555, Y: 163)
Jump up onto this stone slab near the Imperial Garrison wall at 474, 146.
Just keep following the path until you reach the datacron.


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Cornhuskers demolish Trojans
Marlon Lucky ran for three touchdowns as the No. 23 Nebraska Cornhuskers routed the Troy Trojans 56-0 Saturday night.
Nebraska easily covered the 24-point spread at home in the win, while the final score made it OVER the posted total (48).
Lucky carried the ball 11 times for 159 yards and quarterback Zac Taylor threw two TD strikes, completing 15-of-18 for 269 yards as the Cornhuskers racked up over 600 total yards in the win.
Josh Allen had six yards receiving from one catch as the Trojans hobbled with 159 total yards in the loss.


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Usability Engineer
Configure computers and programs to make them user-friendly.
What does an Usability Engineer do?
Not everyone is a computer genius. That's why computers have to be user-friendly. And the one who's in charge of taking all of that incredibly complex computer and coding information and boiling it down to an easy-to-use interface is the Usability Engineer.
Most people have to interact with computers to some degree, in their work or at home. And it's a Usability Engineer's to improve that experience. If you're a Usability Engineer, you work closely with researchers and test groups, analyzing data so that you can find out how to best configure a website or program. And you use high-end software, CPUs, servers, and databases to do so.
You're an integral part of the creative process as well, because you aren't just there at the finish line to clean up the "look" of something. You're also a participant in the early planning stages of a program, helping to research needs and wants of users. And you're the last line of defense against bugs and user inconsistencies.
As a Usability Engineer, you can work either as a full-time employee or as a Consultant. If you come into a company as a Consultant instead of a full-time employee though, you end up doing more research during the planning stages, and you also have to be more flexible in the scope of the work that you do.


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Related quotes
"I refuse to live My life under the shadows of doubts and fears! For I know who I am and I know where I'm going!...."
"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."
"Beauty's ensign yet
Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,
And death's pale flag is not advanced there."
"The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish: it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected."
"Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless he's Humphrey Bogart."


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Take A Parental Time Out To Count Your Blessings
We live in a frenetic world. We are constantly on the run. The pace of life seems to have at least tripled since I was a child free to ride my bike until the street lights came on. Now, we have places to be and the digital clock always makes us feel late. Our children have calendars that would rival most adult appointment books. What is your day like after the alarm sounds in the morning? Get the kids to school. Go where you are expected – work or appointments & errands. Grab the kids. Go to lessons or sports. Get to that play date. Do homework. Eat dinner. Prepare for the next day. It happens all week – over and over again. STOP!! Take a minute. It's time for a parental time out.
There are a few times a year when we look at our loved ones and truly feel grateful or blessed. It tends to be around birthdays, anniversaries and holidays. We also appreciate what we have when tragedy strikes and we realize all we could lose. As soon as those days are over, we go back to the ADHD pace of our society and the fear that we aren't squeezing enough into our days to ensure that our children are enriched. Parents want to give their children every opportunity and there are endless numbers of activities geared toward children in which you can enroll. Simply playing in the backyard is rapidly being a thing of the past. School systems concerned with their test scores and federal dollars pressure students and parents to produce a product that looks good on paper but really has little to do with how children learn and become thinkers. And the hamster wheel that we are all on keeps turning….
The statistics about burnout and stress levels in both adults and children are frightening. Google it and you will find a seemingly endless number of articles about symptoms of burnout and stress. Again, I plead with you – STOP!! TIME OUT!! DON'T MOVE!!
Look around and breathe deeply. Every day, take a moment to close your eyes and count your blessings. It is a blessing to wake up every day. It is wonderful to have family and friends with whom we share good times and bad. Our children, though sometimes challenging, teach us about unconditional love, patience, the beauty of youth and the wonder of the cycle of life. We get to watch everything in the world again through their eyes. Perhaps if we can all remember to take a moment each day for a parental time out – a meditation on our blessings – we will find ourselves more grounded and less frantic.
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I am a foundation junkie , I admit that. I also love online shopping and as soon as i see a new launch esp an interesting drugstore foundation like L'Oreal True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation. I get excited and end up purchasing it . Let me say this for least that buying shoes and foundations online is very,VERY tricky. Either you get a perfect fit or match or its gonna be a huge miss.
Keep on reading for my detailed review on L'Oreal True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation .
True Match Lumi Cushion provides a fresh luminous look in just 1 tap. Using puff applicator, tap makeup onto skin. Layer for perfectly customizable coverage. Introducing new True Match™ Lumi Cushion, a liquid foundation infused in an innovative sponge that delivers the perfect amount of makeup. Our luminous refreshing formula provides sheer to medium coverage. Tap a little for a fresh natural glow, tap on more to build a new level of luminous coverage. Formulated with Precise Match™ Technology to match your skin's tone and undertone.
- - Available in 12 true-to-skin shades
- - For all skin types
- - Safe for sensitive skin
- - Does not clog pores.
I will be reviewing L'Oreal True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation in shade N5.5 .For reference i am medium to tan and this shade doesnt suit me . I saw the swatches online and I knew W 5.5 was going to be a better match but i don't know what got into my mind or maybe i became way to excited , I ordered the wrong shade.
The product comes in eye catching rose gold packaging, There is a reveals sponge for application inside once you open the lid,and then you have a mirror and the cushion underneath.The sponge is your typical sponge which is good for touch ups .You can use the sponge itself or any brush of your preference. I use my beauty blender for natural coverage or any flat top foundation brush if i am looking for more coverage.
The foundation claims to have sheer to medium coverage. But i don't think its medium coverage. It is definitely sheer because some of my face imperfections like few spots were still little visible. and The formula is soft and creamy. Its a hybrid between liquid and cream. It goes on smoothly and sheer. I had to reapply few times to get the desired finish, which did put me off. But i like how it made my skin healthy and little dewy.So i feel this foundation will be ideal for those who struggle with dry skin. If you have better skin with lesser problems , you will absolutely love this foundation.The formula doesnt accentuate dry patches or fine lines.
The shade was a big mismatch . I bought N 5.5 which probably has neutral undertone and that is the reason it look so ashy on me.
The price is hefty. I mean its approx $16-$17 ,and for drugstore foundation , it is pretty ecpensive. But as we know loreal prices are mostly on higher end .
|L'Oreal True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation Review & Swatches
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|L'Oreal True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation N5.5 -Swatch
L'Oreal True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation is ideal for people who are looking for natural dewy coverage.The packaging is adorable . I recommend it to someone with dry skin . The foundation applies beautifully and smoothly. The sponge is ideal travel companion for application or quick touch ups.I admit that t is very expensive for a drugstore foundation. But i like the concept for cushion foundation and i know i picked the wrong shade, so i will be repurchasing the w5.5 in coming days and will update this post with swatch and comparison.