text: No Child Should be Stateless in Austria Pro Bono Update Share this 28 AUG 2017 By: Carolin Seifriedsberger Sarah Bamunusinghe Dr. Özgür Kahale Nicolas Patrick Claire Donse Since 1948, the United Nations and other international bodies have adopted resolutions and conventions highlighting the importance of preventing and eliminating statelessness. Despite recognising that every person should have a nationality, there are currently an estimated 10 million stateless people globally, around 600,000 of whom are in Europe. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), every 10 minutes a baby is born stateless around the world. In recent years, political instability and the global refugee crisis have made the topic of statelessness ever more relevant. Especially where children on the move are concerned, states are under the obligation to ensure that they are protected in law. As a signatory to the UN Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons 1954 (1954 Convention) and one of the first five states to ratify the UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961 (1961 Convention), Austria has recognised the importance of safeguarding nationality rights to prevent statelessness. Nonetheless, gaps in Austrian nationality law remain with growing concern about children at risk of being born stateless in Austria. UNHCR's recent mapping study provides for the first time, invaluable in-depth analysis of statelessness in Austria. This report aims to build on this with a specific focus on childhood statelessness in Austria, highlighting where gaps in law and policy remain, and making recommendations for reform to bring Austrian legislation in line with international standards under the 1954 and 1961 Conventions. The first section of the report provides a brief overview of the national and international context regarding statelessness in Austria, including how statelessness is defined in Austrian law and relevant international instruments. The right to nationality is an important aspect of international law and being stateless can have a detrimental impact on the realisation of basic human rights, such as the right to equal treatment before the law, and to work, education and health. The second section, therefore, outlines how nationality is regulated in Austria, identifying shortcomings in Austrian nationality law. Statelessness at birth continues to be a persistent problem in Austria. To address this, it is vital to guarantee the protection of all children from statelessness in both law and practice. In the third section, the report evaluates the current position of children in Austria who may fall into specific categories for the acquisition of nationality such as adoption, surrogacy or foundlings; and makes recommendations for reform to bring Austrian law in line with international legal standards. The fourth section discusses the link between birth registration and nationality, addressing barriers to birth registration and documentation in the Austrian context, analysing nationality and civil law, and making recommendations for access to birth registration as an essential tool for combating statelessness. The final section summarises the report's conclusions and makes key recommendations towards ending childhood statelessness in Austria.


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Wet T-shirt Contest isn't just for College Spring Break!!
As we try to bring you the constant variety in entertainment and water cooler chat. We have found this interesting tidbit about Wet T-Shirts Contests.....It's not a new thing! So Sherman, lets get together with Mr. Peabody and jump into the time machine where the date is set to the second century AD.

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In the matter of what would happen if belief in god(s) somehow went away: We'd get along just fine. Civilized societies are a phenomenon of cultural and biological evolution. Importantly included in these tandem evolutions is the "golden rule." The golden rule was not invented by christianity. It was not invented at all. It is a natural phenomenon. If this were not the case, our species would have died-out long before god or gods were invented -especially the bible gods.
I hope you are right!
The 'true believers' are the ones to watch out for, however. These are the people that identify so strongly with their religious label that they are not 'reasonable' about other people's beliefs/non-beliefs. There is very little tolerance for 'outsiders' and this is common behavior in our species (xenophobia), as well.
I guess it's possible that if "true believers" continued to exist that they could be of the Amish kind. The kind who would live under the belief that they've managed to shut themselves away from the world of the ne'er do wells, and didn't resent us enough to violently attack.
I think that a large part of the belief in god is a perverse form of the belief in good. Though the words "god" and "good" do not have a common derivation, the most positive interpretation of belief I can come up with is that believers just don't understand that good exists independent of god or the belief in god.
Good exists because it feels ....well... good, and it helps us get along with one another. Bad exists because evolution isn't perfect. Belief in god has failed to transcend this imperfection. Though, sometimes, despite it all, I'm almost willing to see the good in Den.
atheism will never be enough, as long as there are ppl who seek solace from the harsh realities of life, and others willing to profit from man's inherent frailty.
So true, so true.
I am currently reading about the history of the Puritans that came to the Massachusetts Bay area to colonize the area for British King Charles I and how they weren't of the same stripe as the Pilgrims that settled as Separatists. I have to admit that I always lumped those groups together: Puritans, Quakers, Pilgrims. It's interesting to read up on the history of the separation of Church and State.
The second wave of Protestants were divided from the first wave because they supported the Church of England as their 'mother-figure' and the economy of Britain as their 'father-figure'...at least for a few years until the Boston Tea Party...etc etc.... so even the people leaving England in the 1600's to find freedom from religious persecution were finding ways to divide loyalties and splinter off. It wasn't all nicey, nicey in the founding of our so-called "Christian Nation", that's for sure! And I won't even START bringing up the way Christians treated native populations because the Bible completely supported their ideology of 'building a city on the hill' to glorify their god, no matter who was already living on that HILL! Sometimes it really does come down to property values unfortunately. It's economic decision-making hiding underneath.
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Footage of an arrest by NYPD officers both easily identifiable and in plainclothes, has surfaced thanks to a woman named Sarah Doneghy, who uploaded the footage to YouTube on Wednesday. Ms. Doneghy attached the following description to the clip, alleging that the boys had done nothing wrong.
This happened today on my way to the post office. The kids were 12. They had supposedly pushed one of their classmates down. However when the victim was asked, he said those weren't the guys. They were still taken away. 12. Years. Old. Sarah Doneghy
There isn't much information about what's happening in the video, including exactly when it happened, but the New York Daily News is reporting that Internal Affairs is investigating the incident. The video is over 8 minutes long, and most of it consists of passersby screaming at the police officers that the kids did nothing wrong, and also a considerable amount of screaming from either the kids or more bystanders, outraged at what's going on. However, in the first few seconds of the video, the uniformed police officers are holding down one of the boys when a plainly clothed police officer can be clearly seen as he rushes in, and punches the boy as he's held down, prompting screaming and shouting from nearby witnesses.
UPDATE: The plainclothes officer has been suspended from duty, and Internal Affairs' investigation is ongoing.


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GIGAS (GEOSS, INSPIRE and GMES an Action in Support) was a European project co-funded by the European Commission as a Support Action under Grant Agreement number 224274 in the period June 2008 to May 2010.
This Web site reflects the results and the final status of the activities at the end of the project. The partners will continue to promote the results and recommendations in the community. The Website will continue to be available, but no further updates can be expected. For further information or questions the contacts will be available also in the future.
The initiative of GIGAS promotes the coherent and interoperable development of the GMES, INSPIRE and GEOSS initiatives through their concerted adoption of standards, protocols, and open architectures. Given the complexity and dynamics of each initiative and the large number of stakeholders involved, the key added value of GIGAS is bringing together the leading organisations in Europe who are able to make a difference and achieve a truly synergistic convergence of the initiatives. Among them, the Joint Research Centre is the technical coordinator of INSPIRE, the European Space Agency is responsible for the GMES space component, and both organisations together with a third partner, the Open Geospatial Consortium play a leading role in the development of the GEOSS architecture and components. This core group is supported by key industrial players in the space and geographic information sectors, with the scientific leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute.
This consortium followed the project objectives set through an iterative and consensus-based approach which includes: in-depth analysis of the requirements and barriers to interoperability in each of the three initiatives and strategic FP 6/FP 7 projects; comparative evaluation of this activity as input to a forum of key stakeholders at a European level; consensus building in the forum on how to update and integrate the architectures of GMES, INSPIRE and GEOSS, and influence standards development and adoption. From these recommendations follow actions to shape the direction of the initiatives and to define a roadmap for future development, including the key research topics to be addressed to sustain the convergence of the initiatives. GIGAS results and recommendations will contribute to the emergence of a collaborative information space for accessing and sharing distributed environmental resources in Europe. This represents a milestone towards building a Single Information Space in Europe for the Environment.


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I made the mistake at first of dumping the o2 in too fast and blowing through canisters. Be sure you are just trickling it through. If you dump it in too fast you are wasting it anyway as most o2 will just pour out of the surface and not diffuse into the wort.
Thanks for the replies, all. I had been cranking the regulator all the way open, so it looks like no surprise that I was running through them so fast. The instructions that came with the kit from the LHBS weren't very detailed. They did tell me to keep a spare bottle on hand, so I've never been short of O2.And I'll take the regulator off when not in use. I suspect that doesn't have so much to do with it, but fewer parts that can fail = lower probability of failure.
20 Batches is about right. If you are getting less than that, you are doing it wrong. Oxygenate, long and slow. If you see more than a hint of bubbles at the wort surface, the flow rate is too high. "Blasting it" is another way of saying "wasting it".


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Eight negotiators and officials from Africa, the Middle East and Europe were nominated by their organizations to participate in this two-day event, which was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, home of the United Nations Office at Geneva since 1946.
The seminar was directed by senior negotiation expert Dr. Osvaldo Agatiello, Professor at Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations and consultant to international organisations as well as national governments.
The diversity of participants and countries represented led to insightful discussions on topics such as culture-related problems when negotiating and different types of approaches in negotiation.
On the second day of the seminar, participants were asked to split into two groups for a negotiation simulation exercise. This group task allowed participants, who took the activity to heart, to put into practice the theory acquired throughout the course.
All government and business executives who completed and returned the feedback questionnaire distributed at the end of the workshop indicated that they will likely use the information acquired through the workshop in their job. Likewise, 83% of respondents indicated that they will recommend this workshop to a colleague with similar job responsibilities.
One of the participants, Mr. Alexandru Paunescu (Head of Legal Department, Central Bank of Romania), when asked how useful the course would be for his career, answered: "The course will have an impact on my professional life. My job requires negotiations on a daily basis, whether it is with my colleagues, employees or with unions, so the skills acquired in this workshop will be most useful".
On the whole, participants provided very positive feedback on the seminar. Below is a comment from Mr. Okechukwu Arinze Uhuo (China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, Nigeria Branch):
"I have been involved in negotiations before, but this course has opened up a new horizon for me, a new way of conducting negotiations. When I get home, I will use the tools I have learnt from this training, which has changed my way of looking at negotiations."
This workshop is the first of UNITAR's Public Finance and Trade Seminar Series. It aims to train senior government and business executives in all parts of the world on key issues related to negotiation. This series of seminars is expected to equip government and business executives with the skills to succeed in today's highly ambiguous, uncertain and changing environment.
This Seminar Series draws extensively on UNITAR's active network of renowned international experts and practitioners, who each possess a wealth of academic and practical experience. This ensures that real-world examples, which facilitate experiential learning, are integrated into the coursework. These experts not only provide the course content and documentation, but also work closely with UNITAR to strengthen the pedagogical and practical aspects of the leadership training.
Mr. Arinze Uhuo expressed his impression of the course director: "The Professor really knows what he is talking about thanks to his past experience".
This year, UNITAR will organize a seminar on "High Performance Leadership in Times of Ambiguity, Uncertainty, and Change" at Palais des Nations in Geneva from 27 to 28 November 2013. For further information and online registration please see http://www.unitar.org/pft/events.


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There Is More to Sex Appeal than Just Measurements Learn How to Up It
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Scott Fitch was awarded the 2005 OSUEA Cooperators with less than 10 years of Service Award in Corvallis on Sept. 22. The award was presented to Fitch by Scott Reed, extension dean and director, and Ed Ray, OSU president.
Fitch began his volunteer career in the OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Program Columbia Gorge Chapter in 1998 after he retired as Hood River County Sanitarian. Scott focused on developing projects that would create an opportunity to share information with community members and other master gardeners.
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Irish redheads can thank a lack of sunlight for the look that has made them so distinctive according to new DNA research.
The Sunday Independent newspaper reports that Irish people developed red hair thanks to a lack of sunlight.
The claims are made after research by leading DNA lab IrelandsDNA.
Tests have revealed that one in 10 Irish people has red hair but the paper says it is thought that up to half the population could be carrying the redhead gene even though they are blonde or brunette.
Researchers at the DNA laboratory conducted research into the flame-haired gene and concluded it is so associated with Ireland and Scotland because it is connected to a lack of vitamin D, which is related to the lack of sunlight.
They believe Ireland, Scotland and northern England have the highest concentration of flame-haired people in the world and that the Celtic colouring is genetically programmed to work better in our sun-starved countries.
Helen Moffat, marketing manager at IrelandsDNA, told the paper: "It's to do with the cloudy climate.
"Scandinavia has perhaps less hours of sunshine but Ireland and Britain are much cloudier so the Vitamin D we get is much lower in comparison to somewhere like Scandinavia where they seem to have more sunshine.
"The fairer you are, the more vitamin D you can absorb. Red hair is associated with fair skin due to the lower melanin concentration and this has advantages as more vitamin D can be absorbed."
Alastair Moffat, managing director of the genetic research laboratory, told the Sunday Independent that two of the most common redhead gene variants came from just two Asian people 70,000 years ago.
IrelandsDNA focuses on probing people's heritage and has developed a new test that allows parents to see if they might have red-haired children.
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One in 10 Irish people are redheads with 13 per cent of the population in Scotland and six per cent in England similarly colored.
Outside Europe, only .06 per cent of people are redheaded.
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Often it seems like there's nothing like a plea for peace to make the eyes glaze over. These petitions, it seems, are perpetual, especially in the conflict-ridden Middle East and, increasingly, in Africa.
But it was a plea for peace that Pope Francis made on Easter Sunday in his "urbi et orbi" message (to the city of Rome and to the world). In addition to praying for war-torn Syria, high on his list were the African nations of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, which are suffering from an Ebola outbreak.
And, the pope said, "We beg for an end to the conflicts in the Central African Republic and a halt to the brutal terrorist attacks in parts of Nigeria and the acts of violence in South Sudan." Those words, heartfelt as they are, just scratch the surface of the violence sweeping those three nations. In Nigeria, hundreds of schoolgirls were captured in mid-April by the Islamic militant group Boku Haram. Some of the young women escaped, but many are still being held hostage.
In the Central African Republic, a months-long ethnic cleansing of Muslims by Christians — in retaliation for attacks by Muslims against Christians — recently resulted in the flight of Muslims from that nation's capital. And the conflict is far from over. According to Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director for Human Rights Watch, "we have an entire generation of young Muslim men who have lost everything and are extremely angry. This will not be the last round of fighting."
Finally, in South Sudan, a political dispute toward the end of last year, coupled with the instability of an insufficient government, has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands and the displacement of more than 1 million.
Though South Sudan, in particular, is attempting peace talks, James Copnall, former BBC correspondent to Sudan, said in a recent interview with National Public Radio that no progress can be made on that front until the violence ceases.
"What that would require is a much-reinforced, monitoring, verification team — essentially military observers and if possible troops on the ground who could get in-between the warning parties and, if not stop them fighting, at least observe who is responsible for atrocities or breaking the cease-fire and make sure there are consequences for that. Until the fighting stops ... there's no real prospect of getting to the serious negotiations that would eventually enable South Sudan to move forward to a more prosperous future."
Pope Francis, as indicated in his Easter message, is one of an all-too-small pool of world leaders who keeps a watchful eye on these issues. But the leap from paying attention to effecting change can seem insurmountable. For peace to become a reality, the international community — including the United Nations, the African Union and Europe and the United States — must take a stand. The priority for all parties should be stopping the violence, offering assistance to refugees and protecting innocent lives. If third-party force is used, it's essential that it be used in moderation. Outside observers must encourage interreligious dialogue, donate to organizations that care for the displaced and support peace efforts.
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Foodies tend to move like flocks of birds, swarming a chic eatery, and then — swoop — off to the next. One of their newer perches in Los Angeles is in a part of town that hasn't had much of the food spotlight. Post & Beam opened on New Year's Evein Baldwin Hills, an area with as many economic ups and downs as the hills and canyons that give the neighborhood its name. Restaurateur Brad Johnson has cut the ribbon on some flashy restaurants in his native New York and in Los Angeles; now his foray into L.A.'s best-known black middle-class neighborhood gives him food for thought.
What's with the name? Fork & Plate I might expect, but Post & Beam?
"Post and beam" is one of the oldest forms of architecture, and was revived in mid-century. There's a lot of that around here — Ladera Heights, View Park, Inglewood. I love that period and the whole idea of form following function and simplicity. I'm a child of the '50s. I still have my dad's Eames chair.
Your dad was in the restaurant business too.
This was cause for amusement whenever I had to fill out an application with my parents' name and occupation. My dad's name was Howard Johnson, and I'd put, "Howard Johnson, restaurateur," and people would be, the Howard Johnson? And I'd say, yeah, the Howard Johnson but maybe not that Howard Johnson.
He purchased a restaurant in Manhattan in 1972, the Cellar, from a gentleman who thought the clientele had become too black. It was at 95th and Columbus. It was typical bistro food — chef salad, shrimp scampi, French onion soup, very hip in the '70s. My dad had a lot of charisma and had really good taste; he was the first African American clothing salesman for Paul Stuart. The restaurant became a real landmark for the African American community. That's where I grew up and started as dishwasher, busser, bartender. He said, "You have to earn some money, son!"
I went to college and studied hotel and restaurant management. I had a basketball scholarship at U Mass, and they happened to have a really good program.
So, Amherst then. Are you an Emily Dickinson fan?
No — Robert Frost!
What kind of food did you eat growing up?
My mom is Italian, my dad African American. He died five years ago. They grew up in Hartford, Conn., and worked at the same department store in the early 1950s. They risked a lot to say hello, much less hold hands and go out on a date.
We ate a mix of my mom's food, which is lasagna, all those Italian staples, and the food she learned to cook from my dad's family from Georgia. Wonder Bread, iceberg lettuce, fried chicken, spaghetti — the basics. We were very much an American family of the '50s and '60s. My mom still cooks the lasagna she made when I was 10. She works our host desk Mondays and Tuesdays for lunch; kisses and hugs everyone who walks through the door.
When did you strike out on your own in the business?
[A restaurant called] Memphis, on the Upper West Side, with New Orleans-style food. We had no name out front because we ran out of money. Gael Greene, the New York magazine restaurant critic, mentioned in her review that limousines were double-parked down Columbus Avenue in front of this place with no sign, and we thought, great, let's stick to that! I decided to give L.A. a try, so I came here in '89.
How did you start here?
Debbie Allen and Norm Nixon were friends of mine. I played basketball against Norm when he was at Duquesne. Before I moved here, they said, "We'll help you find investors." Elie Samaha, the producer, and I became partners at a nightclub [on Sunset] called Roxbury in 1989.
Then I did Georgia, a Southern restaurant on Melrose, and Norm and Debbie were partners of mine. BLT Steak [in West Hollywood] opened about five or six years ago, at the old Le Dome location on Sunset. Before that was the restaurant on the top floor of [what was] the Transamerica building. I opened a bar at the Venetian Hotel [in Las Vegas], which is still in operation.
You're a restaurateur but not a chef yourself?
I cook a little at home — turkey burgers, really, really simple stuff. I'm not going to pretend.
Restaurants are very iffy propositions. Some restaurants go on for decades, like your father's. Others seem doomed from the moment they serve the first meal.
It's all over the place. When I was younger, my interest in any particular venue just didn't stick. I was more interested in moving on and doing new things. As I've gotten older — I've gotten married in the last few years — I'm more interested in seeing if I can establish longevity.
And now Baldwin Hills? Why and how?
About three years ago, when Ken Lombard [Magic Johnson's former business partner] approached me, he said, I know this is not on your radar, but I want you to come take a drive around the area. I'd been here before, but honestly, I'd never looked to this area for business.
[There were plans] to renovate the mall. This space had been a Golden Bird fried chicken place. I thought, why not? There's a lot of people — it's the second-largest black middle-class neighborhood in the country — and I thought we should really consider it.
The area just down the street on Santa Rosalia had been known as the jungle, originally because of the beautiful foliage, but in the '80s and '90s it became gang-infested. It wasn't the natural place you'd think, oh yeah, let's put a restaurant here. But I'm so happy we did. The community has completely embraced us. I get thank yous for opening this restaurant, and that never happens.
But it's pretty far outside of the foodie comfort zone.
Yes: South of the 10? Where? I thought the best chance of success, and to get the [food] community to pay attention, was [hiring] someone known in culinary circles. Govind Armstrong became our executive chef and partner. Baldwin Hills really wasn't on his map at all!
Have the foodies discovered Post & Beam?
People who had no idea where Baldwin Hills is [now] say, hey, it's not that far from Hancock Park, from Culver City.[They] leave a couple of hours early for the airport and have dinner here. The other night Nancy Silverton was coming back from LAX and stopped in and had dinner.
That's because she couldn't get a reservation at her own restaurant, Osteria Mozza.
We should have that problem!
Define the food at Post & Beam.
We have yet to find the perfect one-liner. It's California seasonal for sure. We have a wood-burning pizza oven. We didn't want to do soul food — there's enough of that. And much as I love fried chicken and macaroni and cheese, you're not supposed to eat like that that often. So instead of fried chicken, we have pan-seared chicken, black-eyed peas with yams, collard greens – there's not a lot of salt, not a lot of butter.
Do you feel a special responsibility about healthy food leadership here?
That certainly wasn't part of our thought process in creating the food and the concept. You don't want to stand up on a soapbox and preach to people. At the same time, our portions aren't falling off the plate. We don't try to make you feel so full you feel guilty.
Without overstating it, I think restaurants are important for society. People [need] a place that allows you to see your friends, run into each other.
Is healthy eating an individual's responsibility or society's?
A little bit of both. Old habits are hard to break. It's possibly the responsibility of the entrepreneur or politician to make things available because in this community, the choices for healthier eating can be limited. Our produce we get from the South Central farmers market and the farmers market down the street, or grow it in our own garden outside so we can offer people good, healthy eating options.
Was it hard to figure out the price point for the menu?
It really was a consideration: to do food on a par with every other hot food location, but we don't want to charge prices that people will feel, this is not the value I'm looking for. Certainly with the pizzas, being able to price those at $10, $11,$12, that's very family friendly.
Were you able to hire some locals?
Since we've established ourselves, we've gotten a lot more interest from the local community, but initially — I don't know if it was skepticism, or whatever the reason — when we ran our ads, we didn't get a lot of locals.
Your website makes a point of "reservations not required."
The intention was to keep it casual. You start reserving tables and the place is completely booked and locals feel like they can't get in -- we just wanted it accessible to everybody and hoped "reservations not required" would send that signal.
Do you have a favorite restaurant-themed movie?
That Julia Roberts movie comes to mind, "Mystic Pizza." I have a real soft spot for New England, for one, and just the family restaurant, the critic coming in and loving your product and you send somebody to college!
This interview was edited and excerpted from a taped transcript. An archive of Morrison's interviews can be found at latimes.com/pattasks.


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The value is in the visit, not just the sale
Why experience and engagement are important at Macys.com
by Alison Bolen, SAS Insights Editor
In the retail industry, Macy's is an iconic brand. Featured in television, on film and at the center of many holiday traditions, it's hard to deny the popularity or the cultural influence of the Macy's department store.
When retail customers started shopping on the Web, that influence extended online, and Macys.com quickly became one of the first retailers to get the online channel right. Then, along came smartphones and tablets – and Macys.com did it again. Highly regarded in the retail industry as a pioneer in omnichannel success, Macys.com built a strategy that offered personalized service, excellent selection and a common brand experience on every device.
But today, "the notion of the omnichannel is evolving," says Darren Stoll, Group Vice President of Marketing at Macys.com. "We're very much in a period of change." Stoll discussed the evolving Macys.com omnichannel strategy in a presentation at Retail's Big Show this week in New York City.
Omnichannel is about the customers, not the channel
Historically, omnichannel strategies have been all about optimizing sales for each channel, with the retailer's goals focused on driving a purchase from every visit. "On the surface, that's the obvious opportunity," says Stoll, "Especially when the data tells us that customers who purchase online and in the store are worth almost twice as much as customers who shop only one channel."
But Macys.com has realized that a successful omnichannel experience is more nuanced than that. Customers who engage but don't purchase on some channels can turn out to be quite valuable. In fact, customers who use multiple devices to explore, search and compare products but never purchase online might end up being some of your best customers.
According to Stoll's data, customers who engage on multiple channels are worth 70 percent more than those who do not – regardless of where they purchase. Customers who use multiple devices do not simply migrate their dollars from one channel to another, he explains. Indeed, Macys.com customers are using each channel differently:
- Desktop customers are looking for value and options.
- Mobile is for exploration and to get customers where they want to go.
- Customers who download and use the Macys.com app are interested in a more personal shopping experience.
- The physical store is all about the Macy's experience, with the sights and sounds and smells of an iconic retail atmosphere.
"We need to fundamentally understand what a customer is trying to do when they're interacting with us," says Stoll. And not just by device. Instead ask, Where are they? What are they looking for? What is their goal for the interaction?
"The way a customer uses the Macys.com mobile app on the subway is quite different than the way the customer uses that app in the store," says Stoll.
Three guidelines for a great customer experience
What makes a good customer experience, regardless of channel? Darren Stoll, Group Vice President of Marketing at Macys.com suggests following these three guidelines:
- Think about the customer, not the channel. "Customer centricity demands omnichannel thinking," says Stoll.
- Shop her way. "Frame everything around what she loves and what experience she expects," says Stoll.
- Use a strategic + tactical customer lens. "If I know the customer has activities they want to accomplish, I know what I need to produce to guide and inform her visit," says Stoll.
"There's tremendous power in having all this information about how a customer interacts with us," says Stoll. "But it's still early days." Capturing data and figuring out how to best leverage that data to improve the customer experience will only continue to grow in importance for retailers.
Analyzing omnichannel data
Traditional omnichannel marketing goals for most retailers sound like this: attract customers, promote products and move the customer on a path to a sale. When you realize that model no longer works, or that it's not the only model, how can you use data and analytics to change your strategies?
"The value is the visit, not just the sale," says Stoll. "It's a shifting mindset, but once you grasp it, you can start to do some really neat things. And this is where big data comes into play."
For example, Macys.com can ask, How are they engaging? How are they sharing? What are they purchasing? And where? And then use the data to understand how behaviors and engagements on different channels affect the bigger picture.
"With analytics, it becomes forward looking," says Stoll. Combining engagement and purchase data to build forecasts reveals how omnichannel behaviors drive not only this month's sales but next season's sales as well.
Seeing the value in online activity – regardless of whether it leads to an immediate purchase – is key to the omnichannel strategy at Macys.com.
"Customers who start on a smartphone are just as likely to complete a transaction on desktop as they are on smartphone," says Stoll. And according to their survey data, the No. 1 thing customers think about doing after smart phone behavior is a purchase in store.
Those two data points alone can really change the way you think about smartphone activity. Essentially, Stoll says, the smartphone amplifies consumer behaviors on other channels.
Utility, motivation and inspiration
Everyone in the industry is talking about omnichannel, but Macys.com is focused on the customer experience. "If you ask a customer in our store how we're doing with the omnichannel experience, she won't have a clue what you're talking about," says Darren Stoll. "But she knows when we get it wrong."
If the event or product is different online than it is in the store, for example, she notices. "The experience needs to be easy, seamless and connected, not jarring" explains Stoll. "You do that poorly, and it will be a bad experience for the customer."
Ultimately, it all comes down to providing the most value for the customer based on where and when they're engaging. "Utility, motivation and inspiration are key to retention through convenience," concludes Stoll.
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Gigabyte EP45-Extreme Review
If you've ever overclocked a motherboard before, you know that keeping the Northbridge cool is one way to get the most out of the motherboard. When Northbridge temperatures rise, it becomes harder and harder to squeeze out better clocks. What's the solution for this problem? A bigger heatsink for the Northbridge, of course! The all new Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme Socket 775 motherboard is built for the extreme users who want to be able to squeeze the most out of their system. This motherboard is designed for use with water cooling setups, but it's still usable without the water cooling. What else does this limited edition Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme offer that'll put it above the competitors? Will the extra cooling on the Northbridge make a huge difference when overclocking this motherboard?
The Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme motherboard uses the new Intel P45 chipset, which is considered a "mainstream" chipset by Intel. How will this chipset compare to the wildly popular X48 chipset? Will the overclocking be better on the P45 chipset? Paired up with the Northbridge heatsink, will there be anything that can stop the Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme motherboard?
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The Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme comes packaged in a large box that has some green camouflage in the background of a giant green "X", with bullet holes surrounding the "X". You'll also find a lot of the key features on the front of the box, as well as the back side of the box. The back of the box has many charts, comparisons, and descriptions of all the great features of the Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme motherboard. The side of the box has information about the motherboard in multiple languages for international consumers.
That's not all for the outside of the box! The front of the box has a flap that is held together with Velcro, and with a light pull, you can open it. Upon opening, you can set your eyes up on this limited edition Gigabyte motherboard through the plastic. On the adjacent side of the flap, you can get a look at some of the LED alerts that this Gigabyte motherboard features, as well as a breakdown of the Northbridge cooling system that Gigabyte labels as "Hybrid Silent-Pipe" technology.
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The first phase of the Irish World Heritage Centre in Manchester is nearing completion. The $24 million facility on 25-acres will aim to tell the history of Ireland, new and old, to millions of visitors from around the world.
Over 30 million people live within 90 minutes of the new center but the ultimate ambition of the facility is to connect with schools in the United States and Ireland.
Although it might seem strange that the Irish World Heritage Centre is not actually in Ireland, the chairman Michael Forde pointed out, "There are five million Irish at home and 70 million abroad, so it should be told abroad."
This new state-of-the-art facility is hugely different from that which replaces the shed at the rear of the British Legion building in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, an area once known as "Little Ireland". The small hall with a thatch covered bar and a fake crannog is being replaced by one with huge windows, clean lines and "no Gaelic kitsch", the Irish Times reports.
The Irish World Heritage Centre, which eventually replaced the Legion, has played host to taoisigh (Irish Prime Ministers) and presidents, all the while gathering artefacts and details of the Irish story. The center's organizers are currently in contact with the National Museum in Dublin seeking artefacts throughout Britain.
Included among these treasures is the flag that draped Michael Collin's coffin and its authenticity has been confirmed, Michael Forde, the center's chairman confirmed.
Forde, from Bohaunes, County Mayo, left Ireland on 4th August 1961 and has been a regular visitor over the years.
He told the Irish Times that at the new Irish World Heritage Centre, "We want to tell the story of the new Ireland, just as much as the old."
Their ultimate plan is to go global and use technology to reach out to the millions of Diaspora around the globe starting with schools in the United States and Ireland.
He explained "We'll link them with the schools where their ancestors went, if they went to school at all. In time, US kids will go to Ireland and see a totally different Ireland to the one that they have been told about."
He added, "Technology has moved on so far in the last few years. We will have the chance of telling it so much better now."
Currently, Events Ltd, the company which designed the Titanic display in Belfast, is preparing the second phase of the Center, involving an interactive exhibition.
The center will focus on the usual historic references such as American presidents and Henry Ford along with lesser known Irish characters such as Hans Sloane, who invented the chocolate bar, and James Drumm, the designer of the rechargeable nickel-zinc battery.
The 25-acre site for the center was donated to the cause by Manchester city council. Councillor Sue Murpher agrees that the center is not only making an important contribution to recording the city's Irish heritage but also providing a tourist attraction.
Plans to create this center have been in the pipeline for over a decade and has overcome many hurdles including the economic crash which caused a hotelier who was heavily involved to pull out.
Forde said, "We had the deals done. We lost £1 million ($1.6m) on the sale of our building. We had planning permission for a supermarket. We were lucky to get what we did."
Manchester City Council brought in Paul Stannion, the project manager who planned the city's Commonwealth Games, to drive the project forward. He spilt the project in half and now the first half is nearing completion.
The second half will then start up once they have raised another $3.2 million. Thankfully now the first phase is nearing completion investor are realizing the possibility behind the Center which will have its own tram stop.


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|2011-06-27, 10:55
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The Power of One
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"Huu, huu..."
"Don't cry, Chal, I'll make sure you will never be unhappy again..."
"...--------(insert the name here)"
Forget what you just read...
|2011-06-28, 05:11
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OT: someone mentioned in the LN thread that charlol needs an IS upgrade
i vote orange sazabi with cat ears and 1000000 guns
as opposed to her current IS
an orange zaku with a head band and 100000 guns
|2011-06-28, 07:37
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The Power of One
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I love it the way it is.
|2011-06-29, 02:44
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|2011-06-29, 06:32
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The Power of One
Join Date: Dec 2010
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|2011-06-29, 06:35
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Archer Figma prototype was last shown in 2008 or so. The others I don't know--when they released Lelouch and Suzaku I thought that Kallen would be a shoo-in, but no. There was a nendoroid Feena Fam Earthlight, but no figma.
Likewise, there's others I'd love to see in Figma form, but those are just the ones that spring to mind immediately for me--and not as geek wish, Archer at least was CONFIRMED as being worked on for the past 2-3 years or so...
And seriously, IS is popular, but not as popular as Madoka MAgica (Which got Figmas done really quick). I'll be considered absurdly lucky if I see even a rumor of a plan for a Charu figma in the next three months or so.
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|2011-07-12, 07:53
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Some say I'm the Reverse
Join Date: Jul 2006
I'm simply keeping the Charlove alive...
Il n'y a qu'un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé.
Il n'est rien de réel que le rêve et l'amour.
...et vivre sans aimer n'est pas proprement vivre.
Parfum Exotique
Quand, les deux yeux fermés, en un soir chaud d'automne,
Je respire l'odeur de ton sein chaleureux,
Je vois se dérouler des rivages heureux
Qu'éblouissent les feux d'un soleil monotone ;
Une île paresseuse où la nature donne
Des arbres singuliers et des fruits savoureux ;
Des hommes dont le corps est mince et vigoureux,
Et des femmes dont l'œil par sa franchise étonne.
Guidé par ton odeur vers de charmants climats,
Je vois un port rempli de voiles et de mâts
Encore tout fatigués par la vague marine,
Pendant que le parfum des verts tamariniers,
Qui circule dans l'air et m'enfle la narine,
Se mêle dans mon âme au chant des mariniers.
|2011-07-13, 07:13
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No, I copied them from some REAL French writers. Just look up French Love Poetry on Google.
And I'm not surprised that you can't read French--unless you're in an environment wherein the language is actually used on a regular ongoing basis, there's little chance you'll retain, much less undertsand whatr you've already learnt.
|2011-07-13, 13:42
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I don't think the translation for 'sein chaleureux' would be 'welcoming heart'.
BTW, is it Charles Beaudelaire's poem? I remember reading it in class once. I think it was for his wife or his mistress...
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You know one thing I found out about how even if Charlotte was pretending to be a boy and they found out, the IS academy girls will still love her since she would fill in that "Bifauxnen" niche some girls will go for. Seriously Charlotte has quite a bit of influence only rivalled by Cecilia.
|2011-07-31, 05:25
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Been having a crap day today. Nothing but random idiots trolling me in real life and family cracking the whip on me, as well as other issues.
This is one of the days that I wish Charlotte was real, because goddammit when a guy gets nothing but abuse day in and day out, the last thing he wants is a woman at home waiting to dish out even MORE abuse on him. Yes, I'll accept most real life womens' complaints that they're not perfect little angels like those girls seen in anime and games, but honestly, HONESTLY and yes I am whining here I need a break. I need a girl who's just going to be there and quietly listen to my problems and just help make me feel better.
Yeah, it's pathetic pining for an anime girl, but I kinda get why some guys do. Real people come with baggage, anime/game characters usually don't. The problem with real peoples baggage is that they always look for someone else to carry it, and frankly I'm nobody's bellboy.
*sigh* Song that fits this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPJK3lWDMcA
On topic: let's be honest. As a guy, who among the girls is your best chance NOT to break your heart somehow? Definitely Charlotte.
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Who is Winning the Election on Facebook?
Facebook's public policy manager Katie Harbath talks with WSJ's Liz Heron about election night trends on the social networking site. (Photo: Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Lipscomb men's soccer team played host to the First Annual Spring Collegiate Soccer Showcase on Saturday.
Participating in the event alongside Lipscomb were Belmont, Kentucky, Lindsey-Wilson, Memphis and UAB. The Bisons split on the day dropping the first game to Kentucky 1-0 and winning the second game over UAB 4-2.
The win versus the Blazers marks the first time in program history that the Bisons have beaten them. UAB is coming off a successful fall season having been ranked as high as No. 8 in the nation.
"I think today was an important step for our players proving to themselves that they can play with and beat anyone," Lipscomb coach Charles Morrow said. "The Kentucky result was unfortunate in that we felt we carried most of the play and Kentucky's goal occurred right after a huge substitution that was unrealistic.
"It's a tough situation to put players in, but this is the spring and now is the time to get players the experience that they will need for the fall."
The Kentucky goal occurred just after the Bisons substituted all 10 field players.
"The UAB game was one of the most entertaining games of the year for us," Morrow said. "They (UAB) are one of the most athletic teams in the country and are a handful to defend. Our players' responses to going down and then finding their way back into the game was tremendous.
"Getting a result is huge for our player's confidence moving forward. Kentucky and UAB are generally teams that would host an NCAA Tournament first round. With the goal of getting in and advancing on in the NCAA tournament, it is important for our guys to know that these are teams that we can beat and that we belong on that stage."
The Bisons wrap up the spring season hosting Belmont Saturday, April 12th at 6 p.m.


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Rails to Ashbourne Reprinted!!!
by Howard Sprenger
Passing through the beautiful scenery on the border of Derbyshire and Staffordshire from the White Peak landscape of the limestone area surrounding Ashbourne to the grimmer, less-hospitable, Dark Peak of Buxton, the London & North Western Railway's picturesque line from Ashbourne to Buxton has long been a favourite of railway historians and photographers. Along its route, it served remote communities, often isolated by winter snowfalls, and industry in the form of limestone quarries that seem to be eating away north-west Derbyshire to leave a permanent blizzard-white panorama. If the attraction of the scenery were not enough to generate interest in the line, it also had the distinction of being partly aligned on the northern half of the famous Cromford and High Peak Railway.
At its southern end, it made an end-on junction with a line built by a different railway company, the North Staffordshire Railway – a line that has tended to be overlooked in other published works. This book redresses the balance by viewing the line as a whole.
The two lines were quite different in character. The earlier line, from Uttoxeter to Ashbourne, was very much rooted in the railway mania of the mid-19th century. The later one, from Buxton to Ashbourne, was a comparatively recent addition, built after the railway network of Great Britain had been largely completed. This was a period of consolidation when the sometimes highly-speculative schemes of fifty years earlier had given way to strategic routes that filled in some of the last-remaining gaps on the railway map. Where the earlier line was built by navvies using only the most basic tools and equipment, the later line had the benefit of half a century of railway-building expertise. In historical terms, the line from Uttoxeter to Ashbourne is more contemporary with the original Cromford and High Peak Railway than the extension to Buxton, which largely superseded it.
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Our sincere thanks to High Peak Radio for allowing us to host their interview with author, Howard Sprenger, about Rails to Ashbourne
If you found that interview interesting, here is another one that Howard gave to BBC Radio Derby on the subject of the Great Northern line to Derby Friargate station:
The North Staffordshire Railway Study Group
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One simple way to look at it is that there are far more people who've never bought an iPhone and who've never bought an iPad, who will in the next five years than all of us who've already bought at least one to this point. And I don't see how anybody can deny that, unless something unbelievable, dramatic changes. That's certainly the way everything is going now. If you think this app store platform is big now, you really haven't seen anything yet. At an event last week, Tim Cook had a line - he said, 'This is an extraordinary time to be at Apple'. And He is definitely right. But I say to you, 'This is an extraordinary time to be an Apple developer' .This is the right time and the right place. This is a once in a career opportunity. This is like being a Rock and roll musician in the late sixties. This is like being a film maker in the seventies following Scorsese, Coppola, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas (when he was sane). If things go right, if things go the way I think they are going to go, these next five years, we are never going to work harder, we are never going to be under more pressure, we're never going to be more stressed, we are never going to feel like we have to work faster and we are never going to have to solve tougher problems. We're never going to have to move this fast. But the only thing any of us are going to regret is if we don't aim big enough. If you don't feel that you're now in a position to do the best work of your entire career, to look back and say, 'This was the time, I was there, I did this, I helped make this thing a reality', then you need to find a new position. This chance will never come again. And we are lucky, we're so unbelievably, incredibly lucky that it even came this once. Thank You.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
John Gruber Has Some Career Advice For Developers
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That's funny, I heard his comment about George Lucas to be, "When he was still sane."
- Wednesday, November 16, 2011 9:29:00 AM
- Brad said...
Well I found this on hacker news and it makes me so glad knowing I just launched a mobile website builder that works for iphones yesterday at mobile-loft.com.
I hope John is right that there will be more iphones/ipads in 5 years. That's an exciting thought.
- Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:06:00 AM
- Bud said...
Median annual income?
Only if your vision is to make some stupid average game and do nothing else.
I don't think that's what Gruber meant.
- Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:34:00 PM
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- Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:59:00 PM
- Michael Campbell said...
"work on IOS apps", coming from Gruber.
In other news, Steve Ballmer offers his dev advice; "make Windows apps".
Equally insightful, given the source.
- Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:27:00 AM
Tech seems to change rapidly these days. Iphone will still be around but it is unclear if android will surpass it.
There is also the power law thing. Most of us will create apps way out in the tail.
Finally, I think apple is underspending on xcode relative to their profits and the competition. I'm happy to see jetbrains jumping into the ring. xcode is only better than nothing.
- Sunday, November 20, 2011 11:50:00 AM
Gruber lives in an Apple bubble. All the stats I've seen point to Android devices outselling iOS devices at least two to one.
It's good to be an App developer, and if you can, a mobile-web-app developer. One codebase, cross-platform.
I wonder how much Apple stock Gruber owns?
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Like we discussed in our last meeting we will be 'investigating' the Tor network. How, what, when (,where) is still to be determined..
Unfortunatly my dedicated server went AWOL, I guess this must have somehow a connection with the leased IP the ISP provided. It was running some scripts, while it ran a Tor exit node, to collect statistical data about what my box was doing.. But that is all gone now :(


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Busch Looking Forward To Return To Texas Motor Speedway
November 3, 2009
"We're looking forward to returning to the intermediate tracks this weekend and especially to Texas Motor Speedway," said Busch, whose career record on the 1.5-mile Fort Worth speed plant boasts eight top-10 finishes in 13 starts. "It's not the situation we had hoped for as far as the big picture goes this time around, but there's still a lot on the line and much to try to accomplish.
"We were hoping to be up there battling it out for the championship, but with only three races remaining this season and being at such a deficit, we're heading into Texas focused on trying to win races before the year is over," said Busch, who now trails leader Jimmie Johnson by 312 points with only the races at Texas, Phoenix and Homestead-Miami remaining in the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup. "We realistically can climb several spots in the standings during the final weeks, but the big emphasis will be placed on doing what it takes to add to our race win column for the season."
Busch and his Pat Tryson-led Penske Racing crew will be debuting their new "PRS-702" Miller Lite Dodge Charger this weekend at Texas. The car will be adorned with a unique color scheme supporting Operation Homefront, the organization that helps troops in need. In addition, Busch will be racing to earn additional funds for Operation Homefront in Sunday's 334-lap, 501-mile battle around the 1.5-mile TMS quad-oval track.
"This is the third of the latest generation of race cars to come out of our Penske Racing shop," said team engineer Dave Winston. "We've had quite a bit of success so far with these cars and we're certainly hoping for much of the same with our '702 chassis' this weekend at Texas." Busch and team debuted their "PRS-700" in the Sept. 27 race at Dover, Del., where they started 16th and finished fifth. They brought their new "PRS-701" out for the Oct. 11 race in Fontana, Calif., where they started 24th and finished eighth.
"The program working with our friends at Operation Homefront has been very enjoyable and gratifying, but we still have some work to get done this weekend," said Busch of the five-race promotion that began with the Kansas race and concludes with this weekend's special Texas Veteran's Day salute. "Miller Lite launched the fundraising campaign by making a $200,000 donation to the cause and we've been attempting to add to that total in each of those five races. We were able to score a $10,000 bonus in the Charlotte race (Oct. 17 NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway) and we're looking to taste greatness again this weekend at Texas by recording another top-10 finish and adding another $10,000 to the fundraising effort."
Busch has also been urging fans to help in this worthy cause. There are several ways to participate. To make a $5 donation, just text the word T-R-O-O-P-S to 90999. The charge will appear on your wireless bill. Alternatively, visit millerlite.com/vets to make a donation and learn more about the great work of Operation Homefront. Fans attending this weekend's race at Texas Motor Speedway can contribute to Operation Homefront by purchasing a "postcard" from the Kurt Busch (or Penske Racing). Fans will be able to inscribe the card with a personalized message to a serviceman or woman overseas. Penske Racing will submit the cards and 100% of the proceeds collected to OHF and the cards will be included in care packages sent directly overseas.
"We've really shown the spark we need on the intermediate tracks so far this season and we hope to continue that at Texas this weekend," said Busch, currently sixth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings, trailing leader Johnson by 312 points, but now 128 points behind second-place Mark Martin, 120 points behind third-place Jeff Gordon, 73 points behind fourth-place Juan Pablo Montoya and 33 points behind fifth-place Tony Stewart. "We had the big win back in the spring at Atlanta and have run consistently in the top-10 in most of those tracks. The guys have been putting some great race cars out there, Dave Winston and the engineering department have made so much progress and the new Dodge engines have had plenty of power in those races.
"We finished eighth in the spring race at Texas and have some pretty good notes to go on entering this weekend," said Busch. "We were at our best during the long runs there in the April race and were able to make small adjustments throughout the day that our car responded fairly well to. We're looking to continue to make our intermediate program stronger this weekend out there."
Friday's practice from 12:00 Noon till 1:30 p.m. (TV: ESPN2) kicks off this weekend's action at Texas Motor Speedway. Qualifying to establish the starting grid for Sunday's battle is set for Friday at 3:40 p.m. local (live on ESPN2 and PRN Radio). Saturday's morning practice is scheduled from 8:45 a.m. till 9:30 a.m. and the final "happy hour" practice session is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. till 11:00 a.m. (TV: ESPN2). Sunday's Dickies 500 (334 laps, 501 miles) has a scheduled 2:15 p.m. local starting time on the 1.5-mile Dallas/Fort Worth Area speed plant. ABC-TV and PRN Radio (locally heard on KLLI-FM 105.3 FM) will provide live coverage of all the action.