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Introduction to White Paper by Author
Putting the Internet to Work was published in the Spring of 1997. Today, 14 years later, this White Paper remains both current and relevant. More than anything, the passage of time shows that while technology may continue to advance, basic business principles do not change. Looking back from today, it is surprising how long it takes society to adapt to these technological changes.
Other than slight changes to current terminology and references to companies no longer in existence, this White Paper could have been written today. Back then there was a battle between "push" and "pull" technologies for distributing news. While the technology for distributing news is no longer in flux, it remains unclear just who will survive in this new era and who will bear the ongoing costs of gathering the news. Companies that were giants of their day, such as America Online (AOL), are now shadows of their former selves while new entrants such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Groupon are all working to ensure that they do not suffer the same fate as earlier Internet casualties. While all these companies appear to be commercial successes today, most have yet to prove they serve a viable long term purpose for which individuals (or businesses) will continue to pay for access.
Throughout my career, I have worked with many different businesses in multiple industries. A couple of these businesses warrant mention as being successful at utilizing Internet technology. I am particularly proud to have led the team that envisioned, developed and implemented the business model for distributing press releases online. This model, first introduced by Canadian Corporate News (now Marketwire) in 1996 has since been adopted by other newswire companies throughout North America. Other information companies that have been successful at transitioning their services to the Internet include Lexis-Nexis, CCH, Reed Elsevier and Thompson Reuters, to name just a few. What these companies have in common is that all have adapted to the Internet without devaluing their content. The success of these companies should be studied. It contrasts with the experience of the newspaper industry which continues to see declining revenues resulting from how they first decided to use the Internet more than fifteen years ago.
Of all the companies I have worked with during my career, the one that has most impressed me with their longevity and ongoing viability is Inquiry Management Systems (IMS). This business provides support services to the publishing industry. Throughout my 20+ year relationship with this company, I have seen the benefits of their long term commitment to understanding and utilizing the Internet throughout its business operations. To my knowledge, they have never focused on Internet fads that are of questionable value. A low tech data gathering operation when it first started in 1979, IMS invested the time and resources to figure out the best way to integrate computer and Internet technologies to improve their internal operations and as a delivery mechanism for their clients. Their continued success is a testament to this strategy. Had I written this White Paper today, it probably would have focused on how IMS has embraced these technologies.
This White Paper continues to present a current look at how companies can make effective use of the Internet. While the Internet of 2011 is a vastly different mechanism than in 1997, it is clear that many businesses have been slow to understand how they can utilize this technology as an integral part of their internal operations, marketing strategy and for customer service.
There is an important lesson here for franchisors. The Internet is far more than an advertising medium or mechanism for bringing customers through the doors of their franchised businesses. I consider this to be the low hanging fruit for those that fail to understand the true potential of the Internet. It provides a short term justification for "embracing" the Internet without really understanding the true value of this medium. Advertising may even be effective for some businesses. However, the more valuable benefits of "embracing" the Internet require more effort. Improved internal operations, better internal communications and enhanced customer relations are all more likely to lead to long term success than short term advertising initiatives. Those that invest in these opportunities are more likely to succeed even if the Internet is found not to be an effective advertising medium for their businesses.
I have chosen to republish this White Paper through the FranchiseFacts web site as an aid to franchisors in understanding how the Internet can be better utilized within their businesses.
Perry Shoom
Putting the Internet to Work
A Model for Business - Consumer Relations
using the Internet
written by: Perry Shoom,
Information Retrieval Systems
Initial Publication: Spring 1997
Republished without revision: July 2011
Consider the Internet---not the constant hype but something far more practical. Sending computer files and messages around the world is now as easy as making a telephone call. We now have "noncompatible" computer systems working together to provide seamless data communication which is less costly than voice communications. Just four years ago, this was not within the realm of discussion.
Despite these developments, we seem to have lost our focus. We are forever waiting for the next technological breakthrough, be it newer browser features, Java, full motion video, or greater bandwidth. In a rush to have the latest and greatest, we seem to have forgotten why we need the Internet.
The Promise
Instantaneous data communication has been a long sought after goal. From postal delivery to private courier to fax machines, daily business communication has become both faster and easier. The Internet now provides a reliable, inexpensive and fast delivery mechanism for information which exists in an electronic form. Since most information originates or resides on a computer, the Internet can reliably support over 90% of the country's non voice communication.
But the Internet is capable of much more. It allows for what I describe as dynamic interaction. Unlike television, radio and print media, the Internet offers the capability for two way communication. From sales, marketing and advertising to customer service, research and database marketing, businesses constantly strive to communicate with the customer. The Internet simplifies these communications while providing a mechanism for direct feedback. The technology is here. It is inexpensive and accessible to businesses of all sizes. We must learn to use it.
Perhaps technology has advanced too quickly. Security and data privacy, Internet vs. intranet, fee based services, and other distractions make it difficult to focus on the real issues.
To be fair, there are a handful of success stories; Netscape, Amazon.com, Yahoo, Lycos, inquiry.com to name a few. Most organizations, however, do not yet understand the Internet, particularly what it can accomplish for them. Websites are often developed because of some vague understanding of potential benefits rather than a sound communication plan. These Websites emulate the familiar. Most often, corporate Internets exist for the sole purpose of putting out an electronic version of a corporate "brochure". Other Websites attempt to generate income through the placement of advertisements. Both approaches assume that consumers and businesses respond to what they see on the Internet much as they would a printed brochure or an advertisement in a magazine or newspaper.
These approaches fail to recognize two important differences. First, advertising through non-Internet channels is usually unintrusive and without cost to the recipient. On the Internet, individuals pay for time spent on-line. Many are justifiably sensitive to unsolicited advertising which slows down their access to a Website and the information they seek, and to unsolicited e-mail transmissions. Websites that are simply advertisements for a company or its products are inappropriate in this business climate. The lack of business success on the Internet is detailed in a paper titled "Hope, Hype or Happening" by Dan J. Wasserman, Interactive Insights: A Multimedia Compendium, NAB'97. This paper clearly identifies the vested interests behind the current Internet hype, and provides evidence questioning the true dollar valuation of Internet-based revenues.
Building on where "Hope, Hype or Happening" leaves off, this paper presents a practical business model for sustainable implementation of Internet technology. The model is presented in the form of a case study for a fictional company named "Shoom-Mart". Shoom-Mart is a retailer, perhaps a supermarket or department store. The shopping and purchasing habits of "Sharon Shopper", a hypothetical consumer, are analyzed as she makes use of the Shoom-Mart Website. The second part of this model reflects how Shoom-Mart's Internet successes are brought in-house in the form of an intranet. The lessons learned from Shoom-Mart are relevant to most business organizations, more so to service organizations and those developing Internet-based businesses.
Shoom-Mart earns the business of Sharon Shopper
Sharon Shopper visits the Website for Shoom-Mart. She may have learned of Shoom-Mart's Website from an Internet search engine, a hyperlink listing at another Website or from Shoom-Mart's own marketing efforts.
Sharon likely has a good reason for visiting Shoom-Mart's Website. Perhaps she wants to contact the company, or a specific individual, and prefers to do so via the Internet. She may want to get a store address or its hours. To many, this is preferable to dealing with sophisticated corporate telephone systems and their often extended wait times. Sharon may find the Internet faster and more economical than the telephone. Perhaps Sharon has no pressing need for information and inadvertently found the Website while surfing. Regardless, Shoom-Mart now has an opportunity to assist Sharon, encourage a sale and perhaps gain some valuable information that can aid in future contact with her.
Better still, Shoom-Mart can do all this in a productive manner which reduces its own costs. No long distance charges are incurred by either party while assisting Sharon, and no staff time is required.
Assuming Sharon finds what she needs (which should be easy to do on a well designed Website), Shoom- Mart may also have reduced its print and postage charges plus the manpower required to prepare any mailing. In sufficient volume, these benefits are justification enough for Shoom-Mart's Website. But this is just the beginning of a long term, mutually beneficial relationship with Sharon.
Shoom-Mart desires to be Sharon's primary destination for products it carries. Its business is not about entertainment, and it has no interest in Internet surfers disinterested in its products. As such, Shoom- Mart has developed a Website which is practical, provides information often requested by telephone and mail, and is devoid of contests, games and "freebies". The company has been most successful by focusing on bringing people into its stores. Once there, product selection, store layout and shelf presentation sell the products. Shoom-Mart's experience is that consumers are unwilling to purchase products through other channels. Past catalog and telephone sales efforts have not been effective. Consequently, the Shoom-Mart Website does not attempt to sell any products or services through the Website.
Shoom-Mart has found that ongoing promotion of special offers is extremely popular, and has chosen to maintain this strategy on the Internet. It also views the Internet as a possible solution to one problem exposed during recent market research; consumer frustration at finding sale items out of stock. Shoom-Mart's Website is designed to increase store traffic and assist consumers by identifying out of stock items. Sharon, or anyone visiting Shoom-Mart's Website, can register for a weekly e-mail service providing information on discounted products for the coming week. Since hundreds of items may be discounted in any given week, each registrant can select those product types of interest to them. A second service allows visitors to determine if the product(s) they require are in stock at the store location of their choice. After selecting a product category (from the list), then the product in question and store location, they are informed if the product is presently available or out of stock. If unavailable, an estimated availability date is provided along with a list of alternate store locations with the product in stock.
Shoom-Mart also wants to know more about Sharon. Making use of the weekly e-mail service involves a registration process. Sharon is required to answer a series of questions including basic demographic information, her product type interests, and her opinions on Shoom-Mart and its products. Sharon agrees to provide this information in order to receive the weekly e-mail notifications. Other than her e-mail address, Sharon remains unidentified. Sharon also agrees to allow Shoom-Mart to send her periodic email messages about special offers.
Shoom-Mart makes good use of this information. Each week, Sharon receives an electronic flyer, or "eflyer", detailing product specials in her region for the coming week. The items in her custom e-flyer are limited to product types listed in Sharon's custom profile. Periodically, Shoom-Mart will notify Sharon of special offers in those stores within her city. Sometimes, Sharon will receive discount coupons redeemable at her local store. Shoom-Mart also works closely with its suppliers. Product manufacturers allow Shoom-Mart to inform Sharon of special manufacturer discounts for those product types listed in Sharon's custom profile. Unlike a typical direct mail list, Sharon retains full control over this process. She can change her product interests, or discontinue the service, at any time.
It's absolutely amazing. This Website has turned into a strategic competitive advantage for Shoom-Mart. With little more than 30 minutes of additional manpower each week and no other expenses, Shoom-Mart is able to attract Sharon Shopper and thousands of other people into their stores. No added advertising or marketing costs. Just better use of pre-existing information from their databases. Shoom-Mart's competition, which either sees no value in having an Internet Website, or has developed an ineffective Website, sees Shoom-Mart growing at their expense and is unable to determine the reason for its success.
Table one describes some rather unique Internet services offered by real corporations.
Table 1 Unique Internet Services
Company and Feature
USAir offers seat sales to select destinations.
Amazon.com sells books.
PeaPod offers Internet grocery shopping and delivery to the home
inquiry.com integrates lead generation efforts by IT companies with information
management requirements of IT customers. Revenue is earned from placing listings and
forwarding qualified leads to vendors.
PointCast provides free access to category-based news and information. Service includes an innovative screen saver display carrying paid advertising.
Quote.com sells access to current news and financial information from multiple sources.
A great way to fill excess capacity. Free to consumers.
Greater selection than bookstores at lower cost.
Likelihood of survival: excellent
Many food products are purchased on impulse and presentation. Non Internet food shopping services
have had limited success.
Likelihood of survival: poor
Services an existing need more effectively than paper based lead generation services. Ideally suited to users of technology. Likelihood of survival: excellent
Advertisers may find a low response rate to advertisements on PointCast. Likelihood of survival: poor
Most consumers are probably satisfied with current
sources for this information. Corporations and serious
investors may have an interest in this up-to-the-minute
information. Likelihood of survival: good
From Internet to Intranet
More recently, intranets have received considerable press. Shoom-Mart began to wonder if their Internet technology could aid in internal communication. After some research and discussion, it implemented firewall technology so that internal materials could not be accessed through the Internet, and allowed individual departments to launch intranet initiatives. Five departments either introduced or became dependent on intranet services over the following six months. Table two summarizes each department's use of the intranet.
Table 2 Internal intranet Applications
Human Resources
Staff Directories
Corporate Policy Manuals
Sales and Marketing
Product and Company Information
Inventory and Price Lists
Delivery Schedules
Investor and Media Relations
Financial Statements
Annual Reports
News/Press Releases
Analyst Reports
Human Resources introduced an electronic staff directory including telephone extensions and e-mail addresses, electronic versions of two large documents; the company policies manual and health plan documentation. Once a week, the department posts a list of staff training sessions including locations and times. Updating a document or directory on the intranet normally takes no more than 20 minutes. Before these materials were placed on the intranet, even minor modifications meant that complete manuals and staff lists had to be reprinted. Printing costs are now much lower. And productivity savings in the form of reduced administrative hours have allowed this department to implement an expanded staff training program.
Operations maintains inventory schedules. Each store can look at the schedule to see when they receive their next delivery, and what items are to be delivered. Schedules are updated daily. Errors are corrected prior to shipping. Courier and shipping costs have dropped since this application went live. The budget for temporary help required to address shipping errors has dropped by 90%.
Category Managers make use of inventory schedules and the out of stock feature to determine which products are most in demand. This assists them in planning changes to product offerings and purchase volumes. As a result, inventory turnover has increased and product shortages are less common. Suppliers find they now ship larger volumes of popular products, and have fewer product returns from Shoom-Mart.
Investor Relations is a time consuming task. As a publicly listed company, Shoom-Mart must maintain ongoing communications with investors, industry analysts and the media. The Investor Relations area serves as liaison between these interest groups and the company's senior management. Since placing the company's financial information on the intranet, these materials have been made available to all through the Internet. This has resulted in a reduced volume of telephone inquiries. Mailing and print costs have also dropped off. Furthermore, inquiries to and from senior management and outside interest groups are now handled within hours rather than days.
Retail Sales Staff also have access to inventory schedules. They are able to advise customers when out of stock items will be delivered. They can also use the Internet out of stock feature to assist in securing items that are in stock at another store. In the future, they plan to assist customers by placing special orders through the Internet. Customers will also be able to check the status of their orders through the Internet. Staff report less customer frustration in relation to product availability.
Though Shoom-Mart is a fictional organization, its internal and external communication requirements are real. The company's use of Internet technology to optimize its relationships among staff, customers and suppliers illustrates what can be achieved in today's competitive marketplace.
Table 3 Ten Reasons Why Websites Fail
1. Lack of strategic planning involving corporate visionaries
2. Emphasis on technology over practicality
3. Website not valued as a strategic asset
4. Control of Website residing in the company's technology or MIS department(s).
5. Assuming that technology will market itself
6. Use of "bleeding edge" technology limits usefulness & value
7. Emphasis on appearance over functionality
8. Graphic intensive Websites too large for today's technology
9. Use of existing company literature instead of re-writing for the Internet
10. Lack of accountability for maintaining/updating Website
Two major challenges face organizations wishing to address complex communications issues through the use of Internet technology. The first is defining in concrete terms what it wants to achieve. In Shoom-Mart's case, for example, one goal was to develop a database of customer interests and preferences so that its marketing initiatives are more targeted. This goal was achieved by incorporating a customer registration form on the Website.
The second challenge is involving the right people in the project. In my work, I find that most organizations assign the task of developing an Internet Website solely to the department handling technology/MIS issues. The resulting product often looks good but is ineffective. (Table three provides the ten main reasons why Websites fail.) While technology specialists bring valuable skills to the table, they may not be in tune with the issues driving a business. Designing an Internet/intranet Website like that of Shoom-Mart requires a cross-disciplinary project team, e.g. marketing, customer service, operations, technology, and a clear understanding of the organization's goals.
About the Author
Perry Shoom is the founder of FranchiseFacts, a company that provides research services for the Franchise Industry. The company also publishes a Report incorporating the results from its National Franchisee Survey. The 2010 Annual Report, and the Franchisee Survey that is currently in progress, can both be found at www.FranchiseFactsUSA.com. The survey is open to all franchise owners and store managers. FranchiseFacts does not disclose identifying information that may be provided by survey respondents.
At the time this paper was written, Perry Shoom was an Internet and Business Consultant operating under the name of Information Retrieval Systems. Perry continues to provide business and information management services as an independent consultant at this time.

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Breckenridge football savoring remarkable season
Breckenridge High football coach Kris Robinson is in the midst of a season that is generating a lot of excitement in the community and among Huskies' football fans.
After finishing 0-9 a year ago, Breckenridge is now 6-0 for the first time ever as the Huskies prepare for a huge match up this Friday against Merrill (5-1).
For the Breckenridge community, the sweetest part of this remarkable season might be that the Huskies have clinched a playoff berth for the first time in 23 years.
They earned that right three weeks before the end of the regular season by earning their sixth victory last Friday over Carson City-Crystal.
"The community is excited. They should be excited," said Robinson, whose Huskies host longtime rival Merrill on Friday with possibly a chance to clinch a Mid-State Activities Conference championship in their first season in the MSAC. "I expect a really big turnout (on Friday)."
The Huskies lead the MSAC at 5-0, while Merrill and Carson City-Crystal are both 4-1. Breckenridge can clinch its first conference title in 70 years outright with a win and a Carson City-Crystal loss to Vestaburg.
On the other hand, Merrill can pull into a first-place tie by beating Breckenridge and extending the conference race to a final week next Friday.
"I don't know if there's ever been a time when the Merrill/Breckenridge game has had so much at stake," Robinson said. The two schools were rivals for many years in the Tri-Valley Conference West before both joining the MSAC this fall.
Friday's game will be streamed live on mhsaa.tv. Fans can view the game by ordering a subscription online at mhsaa.tv.
Breckenridge finishes conference play next week at Vestaburg (4-2 overall), then could potentially cap a 9-0 season at home vs. Burton Bendle (3-3).
No wonder the fans are a little giddy.
Robinson said that after Breckenridge clinched the playoff berth, he got an email from a former Huskies' player – who was on the 1992 and 1993 teams, the only ones in program history to make the playoffs.
"He's been following Breckenridge football," Robinson said of the former player, who lives a couple hours away from Breckenridge. "He told me he's going to come to our playoff game, wherever it ends up being played."
The Huskies' transformation has been so complete that they've gone from scoring 68 total points last year to 282 this year – already a school record with still three games left.
"I know the focus that our kids had to get better and to work hard in the weight room. And that's really paying dividends," Robinson said.
Sophomore quarterback Carter Staley (6-1, 195) has been outstanding for the Huskies, throwing for 711 yards and 12 touchdowns and running for 773 yards and 10 scores. Hunter Collins has run for 607 yards and has scored nine total TDs. Caleb Hurt has 27 tackles and three sacks on defense, and Desmond Ward has 25 tackles and two interceptions.
For Merrill, junior QB Jake Knierim has also put up big numbers in passing and running the ball.
Trader to attend coaches' college at Olympic Training Center in Colorado
The timing is perfect for new Dow High wrestling coach Josh Trader.
Just a month before practice begins for the Chargers, Trader will attend a five-day coaches' college conducted by USA Wrestling from Oct. 13-17 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Trader, 30, a former Midland High wrestler, is one of about 45 coaches in the country from all levels of wrestling who were selected for the training.
"I've been waiting three years to get the chance to do this," Trader said. "This is an opportunity to learn from the best and see what they're doing and hopefully bring some great stuff back here."
Trader explained that he is currently at the second level of USA Wrestling coaching certification – the bronze level. Next week's training will put him at the silver level. Gold, the top level, is attained by those coaching in international competitions.
Trader has been applying to be nominated for the training for three years.
"This year, the national coordinator for coaches' education invited me and said, 'There's a spot open if you want it.' I kind of got a wild-card spot, so to speak," Trader said.
Trader, an electrician with Valley Electrical Contractors, succeeds Gary Hollingshead as the Dow wrestling coach after serving as an assistant last season to Hollingshead, who stepped down after coaching the Chargers for several years.
Before that, Trader was an assistant coach at Walled Lake Central High School. He also started the Mid Michigan Wrestling Club this past year.
Trader aims to help as many Dow wrestlers as possible qualify for the individual state finals, but his goals go beyond that.
"I'm not necessarily going to measure success by wins and losses," Trader said. "If I can change the lives of these kids and they walk away from wrestling a better person and learn determination and perseverance and have fun at the same time, (that's a great outcome)."
Trader and his wife, Gabrielle, have four children. Their youngest, Cael, who is 1, was named after Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson, an Olympic gold medalist and a four-time national champion at Iowa State.
Hemlock's Evans signs to
play softball at Rochester College
Hemlock senior Alexis Evans recently signed a national letter of intent as a scholarship student-athlete with the Rochester College softball program.
Evans, who is coached at Hemlock by Scott Hegenauer, will join a Rochester program that is restarting under new coach Tai Sharpley after a five-year hiatus.


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Several farm life photos from Mid-Missouri photographers continue on display at the Missouri State Fair through today in Sedalia in the Agriculture Building.
Winners include: Michelle Brooks of Ashland, Tommy Kays of Richland, Barb Runyon (two winners) of California, Brooke Kempker of Russellville, Cyndi Wray of Dixon, Carol Gamm-Smith of Holts Summit and Jillian Schmidt of California.
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The Puerto Rican Freedom Album - is a musical CD/compilation dedicated to the welfare of the Puerto Rican political prisoners and their families. The album features over 30 artists from Puerto Rico to the states. Proceeds assist past Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War who have been freed and are now attempting to survive in a system where many channels have been closed to them. The Puerto Rican people have been able to free many of our political prisoners and we will push forward this campaign to free our remaining compatriots. The Puerto Rican Freedom Album isanother example of our creativity in building solidarity and unity amongst ourselves.
The Freedom Album is a musical CD/compilation, initiated by The Welfare Poets and dedicated to the welfare of the Puerto Rican political prisoners and their families. The struggle for Puerto Rico's independence stems back to the late15th century when Christopher Columbus under the auspices of the Spanish Crown, first invaded the Caribbean island. The modern struggle for Puerto Rican sovereignty, clutched in the grasp of the United States, has also been waged by Puerto Ricans from the island to the states who yearn freedom. Since July 25th 1898, Puerto Ricans have moved against America's hegemonic wishes to liberate their island. This fight has lead to various generations of Puerto Rican political prisoners.
Artists Featured on this dual album:
The Welfare Poets with Alkebulan (Hip Hop - NYC), Roy Brown (Folk – Puerto Rico), Siete Nueve (Hip Hop – Puerto Rico), Aurora y Zon Del Barrio with Yomo Toro y Sammy Ayala (Bomba, Plena and Salsa - NYC), Division X (Hip Hop - NYC),Intifada (Hip Hop – Puerto Rico), Ilu Aye (Orisha/Afro-Caribbean tradition -NYC),X-Vandals (Hip Hop - NYC), Rebel Diaz with Divino of The D.E.Y. (Hip Hop Chicago/NYC), Alma Moyo (Bomba y Plena – NYC), Ricanstruction (Hardcore/Punk/Hip Hop - NYC), Quique Cruz (Hip Hop - California), Foundation Movement (Boston – Hip Hop), Lourdez Perez (Decima – Puerto Rico), Homeboy Sandman (Hip Hop – NYC), Babalu Machete (Hip Hop – Puerto Rico), Segunda Quimbamba (Bomba – NJ), El David (Hip Hop - NJ), Dr. Loco (Hip Hop NYC),Fernando Ferrer (Salsa/Acoustic), Maria-Isa (Hip Hop -Minnesota/Twin Cities),Velcro y Ikol Santiago (Hip Hop – Puerto Rico), Ray Concepcion y Cafe Con Leche(Salsa – the Bronx), M-Team (Hip Hop – Pittsburgh/ Brooklyn), Bryan Vargas Y Ya Esta (Latin, Nu-Jazz and Afro-beat – NYC), La Bruja (Hip Hop/Reggaeton NYC),MC Natra Y Lady M (Hip Hop – Vieques), Carlos Jimenez (Latin Jazz – NYC),F.A.L.L.E.N. A.N.G.E.L.Z. (Hip Hop – NY and Florida), Nino Blanco (Hip Hop – NYC) and Angel Rodriguez (Guaguanco - NYC).
In September of 1999, then US president, Bill Clinton, granted clemency to twelve Puerto Rican patriots, who had up to that point, been incarcerated for close to twenty years. A few of the Puerto Rican political prisoners who were not granted clemency,Oscar Lopez Rivera, Carlos Alberto Torres and Haydee Beltran Torres, remain confined, in addition to Avelino Gonzalez Claudio, the fourth of the current Puerto Rican Political Prisoners, who was most recently incarcerated in February of 2008. To learn more about the Puerto Rican political prisoners, go to www.myspace.com/freeourpoliticalprisoners and www.prfreedomproject.org
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Fusion Core Announces Additional 2010 Staff
Fusion is pleased to announce the following additional Visual, Guard and Percussion Staff for the 2010 season.
Thomas W. Pohl – Visual Instructor
Tom has been involved in the drum corps activity for many years going back to 1987. He has marched several corps including Sunrisers, Caballeros, Bayonne Bridgemen and Masquerade Drum & Bugle Corps. His visual teaching experience includes Sunrisers, Tottenville High School Marching Band and Middlesex High School Marching Band.
Harrison Ditzion –Percussion/Marching Instructor
Harrison's most recent musical performance activity was as a member of the Marine Corps Band, being stationed in such places as the Armed Forces School of Music, and Naval Air Station New Orleans with the Marine Forces Reserve Band. Harrison's teaching experiences include the Kempsville High School Marching Band where he was the Percussion Caption Head, and Collingswood High School where he is currently the Battery Coordinator for the Marching and indoor Percussion Sections. Harrison has been playing professionally along the east coast for the past 8 years, and is also teaching privately in Central New Jersey. Harrison looks forward to joining the Fusion Core percussion staff.
Nicole Canzoneri – Guard Instructor
Nicole has been involved in the drum corps activity for more than a decade. As a youth she received training in dance, focusing on ballet. Her love of the activity led her to be a part of numerous top guard programs within DCA as a member of The Sunrisers, Hawthorne Caballeros and Bushwackers. Not content solely with outdoor, Nicole made the jump to WGI and became a member of Blessed Sacrament, where she enjoyed great success, medaling twice and earning a spot within the top five during her time there. She has taught a number of local programs including Monsignor Farrell HS and Tottenville HS of Staten Island, NY. She is an avid practitioner of yoga and pilates, and looks forward to sharing her knowledge and passion with the members of the 2010 edition of Fusion.


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Marriage Certificate in Bihar | Marriage Certificate Registration in Bihar: Marriage Certificate is issued by the Marriage Registrar under the State Government in Bihar. You can Download Application Form for Marriage Certificate through the website of Bihar Government. You can Apply for Marriage Registration, Check Status of Your Marriage Certificate, Necessary Documents, Court Marriage Procedure and Fee Details through the same website of Bihar government.
Concerned Department– Registration, Excise & Prohibition Department
Official Link– www.registration.bih.nic.in
Concerned Authority– Sub Registrar
Address– Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna-800001
» Apply Online for Marriage Registration Certificate
In Bihar, marriages can be registered Under Special Marriage Act 1954. Conditions specified in the law should be fulfilled.
Notice of Intended Marriage-
To solemnize the marriage under this act, notice in writing shall be given to the competent authority before the thirty days of the marriage. Notice shall be made to the marriage officer of the district where any of the party is residing for at least 30 days before the date of notice made.
On the receipt of application form in Form 5 from the both parties. Marriage Officer will give the notice of date and time for the inquiry to the parties. On the date so fixed for inquiry, marriage officer will record the evidence received in relation to objections and if he satisfied that the objection is baseless, he shall register the marriage otherwise he can refused to register the marriage.
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- For making search- For entry of current year- Rs. 50/- and search related to previous years- Rs. 100/-
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Chicken Artichoke Flatbread
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Crispy flatbread topped with grilled chicken, chopped spinach and artichokes, freshly grated Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of pure olive oil.
Serves 4
4 oz. light cream cheese
3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
3 tablespoons light sour cream
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan
5 oz. frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained and moisture squeezed out
5-6 canned artichokes hearts, quartered
2 cloves of garlic, minced
3 oz grilled chicken breast cut into small pieces
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan
¾ cup mozzarella
pizza dough
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees with pizza stone in oven. Assemble the artichoke dip in a medium bowl mixing together the cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, 3 tablespoons Parmesan, spinach, artichokes, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. With a sheet of parchment paper cut to fit your pizza stone, sprinkle corn meal down on parchment paper and spread out pizza dough. Once the dough is spread out to the size you want, spread artichoke dip onto pizza leaving the edges open for crust. Place cut chicken slices on top of artichoke dip . Then, sprinkle Parmesan and mozzarella cheese on top. Place pizza on preheated pizza stone in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
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Micke Grove Zoo has a new leader, a vegan with a lifelong animal fascination. Kevin Hertell brings modern zoo philosophy and decades of wildlife work.
"I've never met an animal I don't like," said Hertell, 57, who has worked with species from orangutans to manatee. "I respect them. I revere them. I am just in awe of the way they survive."
Hertell took over in January, a couple months after San Joaquin County Supervisor Kathy Miller publicly questioned whether a zoo still was a "relevant" use of county money.
The question seemed valid. After visiting the zoo, I came away with the impression of an aging operation whose supporters could not steward it to its potential.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums must have held a similar view in 2006 when it yanked the zoo's accreditation.
The zoo was a revolving door for leaders over the past five years, including one who lasted three months. The top slot stayed unfilled months at a time.
Also, public officials, struggling to pay public employee pensions, are re-evaluating what government should do.
"We are a county of limited resources," Miller said in October.
Hertell, who has worked with wildlife in seven states over 37 years, said two things sold him on the zoo, which was built in 1957 and originally caged large animals in cramped quarters.
"The zoo has done a much, much better job as of late in sizing the animals for the size of the facility," he said. "In the past they had polar bears, sea lions, these large species that are too big for a 5-acre zoo."
The other thing was the care.
"Not only their medical needs but their emotional needs," said Hertell, who came up from Orange County to take the job.
By emotional needs Hertell means giving animals natural toys and using strategies such as hiding food to keep animals' minds sharp.
A U.S. Air Force brat born abroad, Hertell was raised in a St. Louis suburb near critter-filled woods. He also kept snakes, lizards, gerbils and rats, giving his mother the creeps.
His first job was as a student wildlife biologist at a state "deer check station." Missouri hunters brought white-tailed deer. Hertell took biological samples.
Hertell, a Vegan, doesn't hunt.
After earning a master's degree in biology, with emphasis on animal behavior, at University of Missouri-St. Louis, Hertell's entire career has been animals.
He managed a horse sanctuary, which also sheltered ferile cats, and a center for chimpanzees and orangutans. He worked with sea turtles and manatees in Florida and spotted owls in the Sierra.
Most recently he ran the Irvine Animal Care Center, a dog, cat and rabbit rescue operation with a sidelight in wild animal rescue.
Hertell, who met with all five county supervisors, said all were receptive, including Miller.
"What I challenged her on was to rethink old thoughts about zoos," Hertell said. "Zoos are not what they used to be 10, 20, even five years ago. Credible zoos don't steal animals from the wild any more. There's no need for that."
"Credible" zoos, as Hertell calls them, get animals from breeding programs. They put animals first. Zoos serve an important purpose in the big scheme of things, he argues.
"Given if the animals are going extinct in the wild, zoos keep them alive until humans realize the error of their ways and reintroduce them to the wild," Hertell said.
They also are educational and, "They do provide a respite for people as well that have lost touch with their wild side, if you will."
The county is funding several upgrades to the zoo: repaving, refencing, bolstering Pixie Slough, creating a playground for kids on zoo grounds and installing water filtration systems in the duck pond and lemur moat.
The projects could not only make the zoo more popular, and contribute to its 60th anniversary Aug. 12, but may earn it back its accreditation.
On the other hand, Gov. Jerry Brown reportedly is considering welshing on a $500,000 infrastructure grant secured by Sen. Cathleen Galgiani.
Miller said she is willing to try a zoo redo.
"He has the background and the experience," Miller said, "a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and a real commitment to being reaccredited, and all the things necessary for Micke Grove Zoo to be a viable entity in the future. So at this point I'm willing to give him a chance to show us what's possible."
I asked Hertell about my pet peeve, the lonely curassow. Hertell said zoo staffers are searching for a mate for the widowed old boy, who recently recovered from illness.
"You can hear him whistling from the park," Hertell said. "He seems very happy."
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Fully automatic SCART switch with full galvanic inputs separation.
How doees it work ?
Imagine, You have many retro system in use. Amiga, Atari ST, ZX spectrum, etc... And You have only one classical TV/Monitor with one SCART INPUT. Each time, You want to switch system, You have to connect Your machine to Your monitor. Everytime, You do it - You damage scart socket inside. Those days are over. Connect up to 8 computers/consoles to HYDRA, then connect HYDRA to Your TV/Monitor and power on hydra with You mobile phone charger with MICRO USB plug. Since now, HYDRA will detect active scart input and forward all signals to Your monitor. Simple and efficent.
Please, remember : NEVER CONNECT TO HYDRA POWERED ON DEVICE!
Changes in firmware 20180220. Now, all setiings are stored in avr flash:
Q: I have a PlayStation 1 have hooked up to it and it does not seem to work.I am using a very high performance scart cord from the hydra to the adapter and all of my scart cables are from retro gaming cables in the UK or retro gaming accessories from ebay.
A: You have sync stripper installed and Your RGB cable outputs "composite sync" signal that exceeds voltage level definied by scart signal standart ( please, have a look at table below - source: http://martin.hinner.info/vga/scart.html). Instead of desired 0.7 Vpp (on 0.3V) You get 4Vpp. As Your TV may not care, Hydra may not detect Your signal.
What Can You do:
"Be aware that in the context of retro gaming, there are two types of csync signals: TTL and 75 Ohm. Most displays and processors will require 75 Ohm csync, but some can accept TTL. As a general rule, unless your setup specifically requires otherwise, your target goal is that the cables you use with your consoles will all be outputting a 75 Ohm signal and the target device will also be receiving a 75 Ohm signal."
Please, remeber and keep in mind, that HYDRA may
not lock on scanning on input with composite sync of TTL LEVEL (4Vpp),
as SCART STANDART ASSUMES 1Vpp including sync
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|Audio In Right
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|Audio Out Left + Mono
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|Composite Video In
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Q: Hydra makes "click sounds" when scanning. is that normal ?
A: Yes, all hydras when scanning for ative input behave the same. For short perios of time main cpu connects output with underlighted input. There is no easy way to eliminate this, but adding few ms delay when active scart is detected and connection input <=> output established. It is subject of next ver HYDRA being designed.
Q: Hydra acts strange. doesn`t detect inputs, sound is disturbed, video blurry...etc
A: Two words: POWER SUPPLY. Please, use decent one.
Q: Hydra gives "jumpy" picture. I have SNES and my cable is pal one.
A: HYDRA has built in signal termination - 75ohm resistors to gnd. If Your cable has this feature, picture will be darker and may be jumpy. Remove passive elements on RGB lines. please, read next one answer
Q: Hydra is very problematic with my systems.
A: No. it is not. problematic are Your cables. Please, keep in mind, that hydra has built in many features, like sync stripper for signal detection on scart, signal termination, low/high pass filters. Please, use regular and simple cables to connect Your systems. For best effects, please considering direct RGB connection, composite video connection and sound to scart socket. ONLY EXCEPTION is RGB switch - 16pin of scart input. it must be pulled high by resistor from 5V to make hydra switch into RGB MODE. How to get proper signal from You system - http://www.retrorgb.com/csync
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The scariest picture. Most likely it is a pregnant woman, who was one of the employees working on holidays, cleaning offices and watering flowers. She was strangled by an electric wire. She tried to resist – one can see discarded flower on the floor. (globalresearch.ca)
The identification of the victims died in the Odessa trade union building fire is slow due to the fact that several victims were burned beyond recognition said experts working on the case.
Some victims suffered facial burns, other were burned on their hands and arms suggesting that they were deliberately set on fire in order to make identification difficult.
So far, 37 victims have been identified of which 24 died from burns, 5 from gun shot wounds, and 8 jumped from the burning building. There were six women among the dead as well.
According to presidential candidates Oleg Carjev and other Ukrainian politicians, the government deliberately covering up the actual number of victims in order to avoid an international outcry.
According to law enforcement personnel and forensic medical workers, the number of dead is running at 116. The scene of the tragedy has been closed, and the bodies in many cases are not being handed over to family members.
Meanwhile, life for supporters of the putschist regime are not getting easier either. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) warned presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko that her life was in danger. The nature of the threat was not specified. The SBU alerted the State Guard, which is responsible for the protection of Tymoshenko to tighten security measures around the politician.
According to SBU, presidential candidate Pjotr Porosenko's life is also in danger; the SBU will do everything possible to ensure the safety of the presidential candidates that are exposed to increased threats when visiting the south-east regions of Ukraine announced the the Ukrainian intelligence agency.
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To get a better understanding of what actually happened in the Odessa trade union fire and to see the photographic evidence of the atrocity that the mainstream media try to cover up visit: http://www.globalresearch.ca/how-neo-nazi-thugs-supported-by-kiev-regime-killed-odessa-inhabitants-photographic-evidence


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Hugh Kretschmer, "A Head for Detail," Fast Company, 110 (November 2006), 72-.
The article addresses several issues: how Bell's memory works, through a SenseCam, a digital audio recorder, and a copy of all of the webpages that he visits; the problems that he has sorting through the incredible amount of information that he/it collects; the effects of this inability to recall on human memory; the promise of this technology for those who are afflicted with memory pathologies; the possibility of idea generation through the organization and associations drawn between different sorts of information.
Writing is an artificial memory. It creates a record of things that we have thought, but without all of the connections and realizations that accompany it during the moments when we think it. Thus, Plato calls this artificial memory dead, and suggests that it induces forgetting, but does not really increase our capacity for remembering.
The problems that Gordon Bell has in finding things from his past that make him think or this or that seem to illustrate Plato's point. However, there are suggestions that technology is already being developed to find meaningful and effective ways of addressing this problem. When I was reading the article I was thinking about some kind of bioreading that would record affective reactions to ideas and experiences and would catalog experiences in this fashion. The article then claims that we organize memories according to time and people, associatively. Therefore, if everything is indexed in terms of lived events and experience, rather than merely a temporal marker insensitive to human experience, such a cataloging might be very effective.
What is most interesting is the suggestion that ideas can be generated through the associative chains and mappings that occur within the mind. Of course, this seems without possibility of dispute. In order for us to be able to have an idea, we must make a movement from something known to another way of looking at something, in such a way that an element hitherto concealed or unrecognized appears.
When I think of what a genius is, I wonder if this is distinguished from some prodigious memory. I think of Gadamer, who purportedly memorized a poem everyday, and of Bill Clinton, who, according to an article I recently read by Stephen Greenblatt in the New York Review of Books, apparently could repeat lines from Macbeth having been asked to memorize as a youth. The examinations for the SAT and GRE and perhaps IQ testing then seem less atrocious once our liberal tendencies accept that certain cultural knowledge must be a sign of intelligence. But it is not only remembering these ideas, but also the ability to comprehend those ideas in a way that relates them to others. Comprehension is the thorough working over of events or ideas or images in a way that demonstrates numerous ways of explaining them.
I also thought, that perhaps the problems cataloging this information can be resolved once we make it our own. That is, if this act of writing is itself the creation of a memory. It's not writing which is to blame, but reading. Those reading are the ones potentially suffering from memory loss. In reading, it is easy not to "make it our own" but rather to skim through information in a way that presents a superficial, one-dimensional representation.


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Sweating bullets over an aging or broken home air conditioner during our 90 degree spell? It gets worse. Due to coolant shortages, the cost of repairing any central air conditioner older than two years is going up, said Angie Hicks of Angie'slist.com.
Two years ago new air conditioning units started to use a non ozone-depleting coolant, R410A. The coolant that older units have, R-22, is no longer being produced. Prices for it have doubled in the last year, said Jake Barfield, general manager at Paul Falz HVAC in St. Paul. The price for the first pound is about $70 and $30 for subsequent amount at Paul Falz. For most coolant leak repairs, it's about $200 for the coolant, said Barfield. (It could be worse. Hicks said that some contractors are charging as much as $175 for the first pound.) Most a/c units hold between five and eight pounds.
If your a/c unit is running but not cooling enough to prevent a sweat, it could be low on coolant. About 25 percent of a/c problems are related to coolant, said Barfield.
If you have a coolant leak, don't assume that you need a new central air unit. If the leak can be repaired, your a/c unit may have more life left in it, With many HVAC contractors stockpiling the old R-22 supplies, they're not in danger of depletion yet. On the other hand, if your unit is 15 years or older and it has a coolant leak, ask about new units. "They're more environmentally friendly and more energy efficient," said Hicks.
Anyone been recently pressured by a contractor to replace an A/C unit that's only five to 10 years old just because of a leak? Get a send or 3rd opinion if you can wait. Most air conditioning contractors will be backlogged as long as the heat continues.
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Some Familiar Characters are Headed Back to the Big Screen
If you read this title and your mind was instantly flooded with images of superheroes, that is not what this article is about. In fact, if you are getting a little tired of seeing all those comic characters everywhere, you will be glad to know that some other fare is available that might be just as exciting. Sequels to two popular flicks are in the works, and both should be worth watching.
Let's start with everybody's favorite seadogs: those crazy Pirates of the Caribbean. The fifth installment in the series—Dead Men Tell No Tales, according to CinemaBlend—could end up being the most exciting of the bunch. Of course, you could not have a Pirates movie without Captain Jack Sparrow, and he's back in this one to face perhaps his greatest foe yet: Captain Salazar, played by Javier Bardem. Salazar's goal? To kill every pirate alive. Yeah, you know that Jack will definitely have his hands full.
Sequels are generally only as good as the returning cast members, and along with Johnny Depp, several other actors will be back, including Geoffrey Rush and Martin Klebba. Also—hold onto your pirate hats—Orlando Bloom is also returning! Will Turner will make his reappearance after being sorely missed in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Though the film is currently in post-production, do not expect to see it until next year.
The best part of those Pirates movies is all of the action and frenetic pace. If you want to get a little more interactive with those swashbucklers, there are several video games that capture the spirit of the films. There's a LEGO game, which you can read more about on LEGO's site, in which you help Captain Jack make his way through a variety of adventures. There's also Pirate Plunder, which you can play at Gala Bingo's platform. This one's another fun game that will make you feel like you have uncovered buried treasure if and when you hit the jackpot.
And if pirates are still as popular as ever, so seems to be another timeless classic: The Wizard of Oz. Interestingly enough, there have been a fair amount of games featuring the girl from Kansas and her little dog. They include The Winnings of Oz, a fun five-reel slots game also featured on the aforementioned Gala site, and a Super Nintendo game released in 1993 that you'll have to do some digging to find.
If you're a fan of all things Oz, you will be happy to know that a sequel to Oz: The Great & Powerful is being planned, as reported by Geeks Of Doom. Several cast members will be back, including Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, and Michelle Williams. However, you should not expect to see one pivotal character quite yet: Dorothy. This could have to do with the timeline of the film, or perhaps some licensing issues. Warner Bros., which is not producing the movie, owns the rights to the 1939 film. However, producer Joe Roth doesn't see the lack of Dorothy as a big impediment. "It's 20 years before Dorothy arrives," Roth said. "A lot can happen in that time."
Information on the new Oz film is so far pretty scarce and no release date has been mentioned yet, but we have to ask: Are you excited for these sequels?


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California's Palm Canyon and Santa Cruz Island served as the backdrop for this lively actioner. The story opens as the survivors of a German submarine raid wash up on the shores of a tropical island. One of the group is Bob Curtis (George Cheseboro), a natural-born "take charge" guy. Using basic survival skills, Bob shows the others how to live on the coconuts and shellfish available to them, and also manages to smooth over the inherent animosities and rivalries amongst the castaways. In so doing, he wins the love of snooty heroine Lydia Benson (Myrtle Gonzalez), who previously wouldn't have given the low-born Curtis the time of day. Critics of the period had no trouble recognizing Showdown as yet another derivation of Barrie's The Admirable Crichton.
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