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Afghanistan presented its first report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discriminations Against Women on the 10th of July 2013.
The Convention on the Elimination of Discriminations Against Women (CEDAW) adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women, which entered into force on 3rd September 1981.
The implementation of CEDAW is monitored by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. State parties must submit a report to the committee every four years, setting out how they are implementing the convention.
Afghanistan signed the convention on 14th August 1980, and acceded to the convention on 4th April 2003. The first report of Afghanistan which was combined of its initial and second periodic report highlighted the achievements of Afghanistan during the last decade in promoting and protecting women's rights and underlined the eras for the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan that are put in place for the improvement of women's conditions in the country. Moreover, it explained the ongoing works and plans of revising Afghanistan law's to make them consistent with the CEDAW.
The report was presented by a high level delegation headed by Dr. Mohammad Qasem Hashemzai, Senior advisor to the Ministry of Justice and comprised of two deputy ministers from ministry of Women Affairs and ministry of labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disableds, Administrative Director General of the Judiciary Supreme Court, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, General Director of Human Rights and women international Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of Plan and Policy Department of Ministry of Education, Reporting Desk Officer of Human Rights and Women International Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Second Secretary and Third Secretary of Permanent Mission of Afghanistan in Geneva.


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The free lunches came just hours before police are faced with extra work from a snowstorm moving across Iowa Thursday.
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The Eagles under Andy Reid are now 1-4 in the NFC Championship Game following the loss to Arizona on Sunday, but Reid was unwilling to suggest there was a pattern there.
"They are all different," Reid said in his postgame press conference. "We have been over the bump and been to the Super Bowl, if this is what you are considering the hump. We didn't get there this time …
"I'm hurting, guys. They're hurting, all of them. It's a shame."
More from Reid's postgame news conference at the University of Phoenix Stadium …
On the non-call of pass interference on the Eagles' last offensive play: "I can't get into all that. It is what it is."
On David Akers' missed extra point: "That was uncharacteristic of David, with the field goal also. You get in these games, you can't afford to miss. They end up scoring a touchdown down the stretch, but that puts a tie with a field goal. They scored a touchdown so it did not matter."
On defensive changes in the second half: "We did a couple of things adjustment-wise, with a few different pressures and blitzes."
On giving up the final touchdown to Arizona after having gone ahead: "That's tough. You don't want that to happen, obviously, especially after putting yourself in position to win the game. I expected the guys to step up. They expected to step up. It did not happen again. My hat goes off to the other team."
On coming back from a first-half deficit: "We put ourselves in a bind where we had to come back a little bit. We did that. You have to give them credit for rallying it up and punching it in to score a touchdown."
On having been so close again: "You can never say the next time. That's not how this works. You have to take care of the opportunities when they are given to you. That is what makes this so disappointing."
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Construction Crew to Deflate Metrodome for Last Time Next Month
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Metrodome roof will deflate for the last time next month.
Mortenson Construction, the contractor building the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, says it will cut the Metrodome's power on January 18. Company vice president John Wood says the first step after that is to deflate the Teflon and fiberglass roof.
The Metrodome's facilities manager says he expects the deflation to only take about 30 minutes. The roof fabric will be cut into small pieces and possibly recycled.
Preliminary work has started around the Metrodome, where its replacement will be constructed. The Vikings plan two seasons at the University of Minnesota's stadium.
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I'm thinking that my energy is solar-powered. When daylight is short, I find that I have less energy. As the daylight lasts longer, I have the energy to come and swim laps, tidy the house, and cook. I remember when my son was young, and I was driving him to baseball or golf practice-- that I could hardly wait for him to get his license and I'd have more time to myself. Now that he's a grown adult, has his own car and job, I still find that time flies by much too fast. Yikes, I'm starting to sound like my own mother!
I so love my food blog, as my creative outlet, and I have missed not being able to find time to edit some of the desserts, breads and savory meals I've made, over the last few weeks. I spent this whole weekend in a classroom, taking job-related classes, and haven't been home for very long. Before I go to bed, I wanted to share this very fast recipe because I've been making a lot of those lately. After all, I much prefer a home cooked meal over take-home.
food.com and found a recipe that listed all the ingredients that I had on hand. I didn't really plan on photographing the recipe steps, but once I tasted the sauce-- I grabbed my camera and knew that I had to share it. I'll make it again, as it did the trick!
TASTING NOTES: The sauce is thick and flavorful, and I'll never buy bottled teriyaki sauce again. I've bookmarked more authentic teriyaki sauce recipes that uses mirin and fresh ginger, so that I can have a comparison. But, when that craving hits, this is a fool-proof and easy sauce worth trying. Neither my son nor husband likes grilled pineapple. I love it, and I didn't mind that the brown sugar had caramelized. (They have no idea what they're missing out on.)
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South Africa's 'Mother City', dominated by Table Mountain and surrounded by the wild Atlantic, has unquestionably one of the most beautiful city backdrops in the world. Despite being a considerable urban hub, its surroundings are surprisingly untamed, characterized by a mountainous spine stretching between two seaboards and edged by rugged coast and dramatic beaches.
To get the best idea of Cape Town's layout, head to the top of Table Mountain. From its summit, the city stretches below in a horseshoe formed by the mountains: Table Mountain is in the centre, with Devil's Peak to the east and Lion's Head and Signal Hill to the west. Straight ahead lies the City Bowl, the central business district backed by leafy suburbs. This is also the site of Cape Town's historical heart and where all the major museums, historical buildings and sights are. Further down is the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a slick development of shopping malls and restaurants. Following the coast around to the west, you come to the modern residential districts of Green Point and Sea Point which is now dominated by the enormous Green Point stadium, which was built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the opposite direction the southern suburbs stretch west and south, dipping from the mountain's slopes, and here, under a blanket of trees, are Cape Town's largest mansions as well as beautiful Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
Further out on False Bay are the Cape Flats, their sprawling townships a lasting testimony of the Apartheid era. Beyond, in the beautiful Winelands region, the old towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl nestle in a range of low mountains and scenic valleys covered by the vineyards of historic wine estates which have been cultivating grapes for some 300 years.
Cape Town's population is the most cosmopolitan in the country, with a mix of cultures, ethnicities and religions that drive the very pulse of the city. The mishmash of people, including white descendants of Dutch and British settlers, a black African population and the distinctive 'Cape Coloured' community, results in a vibrant cultural scene.It is this mixture of environments and communities that makes Cape Town such an instantly likeable and captivating city. Few places in the world can offer mountain hiking, lazing on a beach, tasting world-class wines and drinking beer in a township shebeen all in one day. Put simply, it is a city worth crossing the world for.
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When Marcy V. Johnson's son Lanyia J. Johnson was only 13, he was hit in the back while watching television by a stray bullet that tore through the doorjamb of the family's Worcester home.
Six years later, the family, including his older brother and twin sister, is working together to help Lanyia, who was left paralyzed from the waist down.
"He's not able to walk, but he has very good spirits and a good foundation that keeps him going," Ms. Johnson said of her son. "Emotionally, mentally, physically, we are trying to keep ourselves together."
Ms. Johnson was a participant in a panel discussion on gun violence prevention at the Boys and Girls Club on Tainter Street yesterday, hosted by U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester.
Among the panelists were John Rosenthal, president of Stop Handgun Violence; Worcester Police Chief Gary Gemme; Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz, who is part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns; and Dr. Michael Hirsh, surgeon-in-chief of the Children's Medical Center at UMass and acting Commissioner of Public Health for Worcester.
Ms. Johnson told the audience of about 85 that the unnecessary violence that affected her family affects the whole community, and that it will take everyone getting involved to fight for change.
"This is a really overwhelming subject," she said. "Our children are our future, and we need to protect them at all costs."
To end the status quo and finally pass common-sense gun-control measures, the panelists said, all citizens will need to push for change and become activists to fight special interests and powerful gun lobbyists.
Mr. Rosenthal, a Boston developer as well as president of Stop Handgun Violence — a Boston-based, nonprofit organization that works to reduce and prevent injuries and deaths caused by firearms — said passing gun control laws shouldn't be this hard.
In a nation in which federal regulations govern how toy guns and teddy bears are made, requiring background checks before the purchase of firearms designed to destroy soft tissue and kill as many as possible without reloading is not unreasonable, Mr. Rosenthal said.
Massachusetts is a model for federal gun-control measures, he said, with the lowest firearm fatality rate in the nation.
"We live in a democracy, but we're losing it to special interests," Mr. Rosenthal said.
"Democracy is dead when it comes to gun control in Washington unless we get involved."
In the wake of one mass killing after another, including the Virginia Tech massacre in which 32 people were shot and killed and the recent deaths of 26 in Newtown, Conn., including 20 children, he said Congress has done nothing.
"They said, 'We're not taking a vote on this — we have more important things to do,' " Mr. Rosenthal said. "Last I checked, the fiscal cliff and debt ceiling didn't result in 87 deaths each day."
Some of the laws in place to protect the gun industry are unfathomable, he said. As a legal gun owner, he said he can only get three rounds of ammunition for duck hunting to "protect the duck population," yet criminals, the mentally ill and terrorist groups can buy 100-round clips designed to kill people.
These people are not allowed to fly in planes, but Congress said no background check is needed if they are on the suspected terrorist list and want to buy firearms, he said.
Those who oppose gun laws, Mr. Rosenthal said, argue that people need to have the same weapons that the military has — that they cannot trust government or law enforcement and that they need to be armed to the hilt to defend themselves against a renegade government.
But, he said, the government has nuclear weapons, planes and tanks.
When one audience member compared the issue to what occurred in the tobacco industry and said lawsuits against tobacco manufacturers not only finally changed how people looked at smoking, but also led the way for Congress to enact a number of laws that transformed the industry, Mr. Rosenthal said that cannot happen with the gun industry because Congress gave the gun industry immunity, so gun manufacturers can't be sued.
"It would take a majority of Congress, but they can revoke it," he said.
Mr. McGovern said one problem is that our society has a really short attention span, and as time passes after a tragedy, the issue is pushed to the back burner.
"Congress has done some really stupid things," Mr. McGovern said, including making it easier to carry weapons across state lines and in state parks.
"We've done everything possible to make it easier for criminals and even terrorists to obtain guns in this country," he said. "It is insane how far we've gone."
But, he said, this is the year for change and the time is now for the gun-control debate to happen in Congress and a vote to happen.
He and the other panelists urged people to become activists and have Congress do what the nation's founding fathers wanted it to do: Deliberate on these issues.
"We can change this," Mr. McGovern said. "This is possible, but it requires everyone's help, of standing up to very powerful, well-funded special interests."
Mr. McGovern said more discussions like Friday's are necessary across the nation to educate those who are against tighter gun laws in order to enact federal legislation that will make a difference in gun violence prevention.
Among the panelists were John Rosenthal, president of Stop Handgun Violence, Worcester Police Chief Gary Gemme, Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz who is part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Dr. Michael Hirsh, surgeon-in-chief of the Children's Medical Center at UMass and acting Public Health commissioner for Worcester, and community advocate Marcy V. Johnson.
After brief introductions, Ms. Johnson, whose son was shot while watching television in their home by a stray bullet that left him paralyzed, started the discussion with her story and urged people to get involved.
She told the group of about 85 in the audience that the unnecessary violence that affected her family also impacts the whole community. Her son, Lanyia J. Johnson, was an innocent bystander and only 13 at the time the bullet tore through the doorjamb of their Worcester apartment in 2007.
"He was watching TV, and it struck him in the back and left him paralyzed from the waist down," Ms. Johnson said. "This is a really overwhelming subject. … Our children are our future, and we need to protect them at all costs."
Mr. McGovern said more discussions like today's were necessary across the nation to educate those who are against tighter gun laws in order to enact federal legislation that will make a difference in gun violence prevention.
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At the Westside Care Center nursing home in Manchester, two-thirds of long-stay residents are receiving antipsychotic drugs, even though they do not have a psychosis or related condition that regulators say warrants their use.
Westside's rate of dispensing the drugs to 68 percent of its residents without a diagnosis is the highest in the state, according to federal data — and more than double the state's average of 26 percent, which already ranks in the top-third of states nationally. The December data — newly disclosed by federal nursing home regulators — show that more than half of Connecticut's nursing homes — 128 of 233 — were dispensing antipsychotics without a clinical diagnosis at rates exceeding the national average.


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HP rolls out dozens of updated notebooks
New Envy, Pavilion machines
HP has introduced a host of new notebooks, punting eight key additions to its Envy and Pavilion lines, each of which will undoubtedly extend to umpteen separately specced models.
Highlights include the Envy 14 and Envy 17 - 14.5in and 17.3in stablemates of the metal-clad Envy 13 and 15. The new ones sport "powerful" Intel processors and AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 58xx-series GPUs.
To these we can add the Pavilion dm1, dm3 and dm4, thin'n'light machines all, plus the media-centric Pavilion dv3, dv6 and dv7.
The dm4 comes with a selection of Intel Core CPUs, but the dm3 and dm1 use AMD chippery: Athlon II Neo or Turion II Neo.
Full specs will shortly be available from the HP website, though at the time of writing it had yet to be updated.
Pricing data is out, though. The HP Envy 14 and 17 are expected to be available in July with a starting price of £999 and £1299, respectively. The HP Pavilion dm1, dm3, dm4, dv3, dv6 and dv7 should ship in the same month, with starting prices of £399, £499, £699, £799, £549 and £649, respectively. ®


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PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man's pet emu is dead after it escaped from its home and was chased around a suburban Phoenix neighborhood.
Tempe police and workers from the Phoenix Zoo tried to corral the bird as it ran wild in the area of McKellips Road and College Avenue.
Police say the bird didn't belong to the zoo and that the private owner had "Ichabod" for 35 years.
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WASHINGTON — A nonprofit advocacy group allied with President Obama revealed Thursday that it would decline corporate donations and release more information about its contributors, but the decision did not placate campaign finance reform advocates who said the organization still provided big donors a conduit for access to the White House.
Jim Messina, who managed Obama's 2012 reelection campaign and is now chairman of Organizing for Action, announced the changes after a torrent of criticism from reform advocates, as well as Republicans, about the group's fundraising plans.
"The president has always believed that special interests have undue influence over the policymaking process, and the mission of this organization is to rebalance the power structure," Messina wrote in an op-ed on CNN.com.
But the group's opponents said that because Organizing for Action will continue to accept donations in unlimited amounts and disclose them only four times a year — while it maintains close ties to the White House — the group itself could be an avenue for special interests.


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Broadway Tomorrow: ASCAP presents Karen Mason, who has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway, on television, and in recordings. Ms. Mason most recently garnered rave reviews starring as The Queen of Hearts in Wonderland on Broadway. As a concert artist, she has headlined Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Lincoln Center, among many others. Her television appearances include the hit dramas ED and Law & Order: SVU and her film credits include Sleeping Dogs Lie and A Chorus Line.
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LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida doctor has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and fined $500,000 for trafficking in oxycodone and morphine.
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the sentence was imposed Monday by a Seminole County judge on Dr. Ronald Lynch. Lynch had previously been convicted of the drug trafficking charges. He worked at Integrative Medicine in Lake Mary.
Bondi says authorities acted on a tip by Walgreens Pharmacy in 2011. Lynch was investigated for writing prescriptions using a revoked Drug Enforcement Administration number. That number had been revoked because the DEA found that Lynch was prescribing excessive narcotic drugs over the Internet to thousands of people around the country.
The court case was handled by Bondi's Office of Statewide Prosecution.
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The Enterprise comes to the aid of a group of miners being hounded by a monster deep under ground. But – in true Star Trek fashion – we are left to wonder whether there is a monster at all when we put "The Devil in the Dark" in the Mission Log.
Mission Log #25 – Episode 025 – The Devil in the Dark
if you guys are doing one a week. and doing all 726 episodes… i shall pray for you. because that would take 13 years almost 14… but i have loved all of them so far and cannot wait till the next one! keep up the good work!
Star Trek was a show about people. There, I've said it. Rodenberry's genius was in creating a science-fiction series that didn't depend on a big concept (Battlestar Galactica, Space: 1999) a mystery (Lost) or a twist (Twilight Zone). And as such, a lot of the episodes were vehicles for character development. The horta was a plot device; nothing more. But what wonderful interplay between the three leads: Spock's loyalty for his friend, McCoy's easy relationship with his Captain; and we learn a lot about Kirk's style, his humour and tenacity. A really wonderful episode.
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You can't beat a system you can't understand
You can't beat a system you can't understand
Every living language experiences periods of growth and change. Sometimes technology, confluence of cultures or social divisions compromise correct grammar and expressions. When this happens, new cliches, slang, dialects, colloquialisms, and esoteric terminology are born.
People in big business needed a way of communicating that assured them that the general public would never understand what they were talking about. They realized that if we understood their convoluted tactics for acquiring our hard-earned money at no risk to them, nobody would invest in anything.
When we heard about what big business was up to from our closely-guarded, informed sources, we put our crack team of investigative reporters on the case to bring our faithful readers the unmitigated truth about . . . Big Language.
The heads of big business carefully funneled money into a secret fund to finance clandestine operations at an exotic destination. There, they formed a committee that spent months inventing Big Language. They disguised their activities with lavish parties and successes on the golf course.
Big Language is the big business version of the secret vernacular used by teenagers to keep their parents from understanding them. Of course, we don't understand them even if they don't use a secret language, but that's not the point.
You see, since big business does not want us to understand what they are saying, they had to invent Big Language to assure big secrecy.
The program was so successful that the committee became a subsidiary of several large conglomerates. They took permanent residence at the exotic destination and continued to throw lavish parties as they developed their concept. They now support the entire economic system of what we first believed was a large third world country. However, our informed sources tell us it is probably China.
We have survived the languages of the beat generation, the hippies, the hip-hoppers, and now the rappers. And we have learned to tolerate the clichés of sports announcers. We are tolerant in that area because they are, after all, jocks, our American heroes and national treasures. Although these aberrations of the English language were all annoying in one way or another, in small doses they were generally tolerable or mildly amusing.
Unfortunately, unless we act now, there is little hope of surviving the Big Language corruption of speech – worse than political correctness, spin tactics, and advertising deception. I never thought anything could surpass those three embarrassments.
Who is ultimately responsible for coining annoying buzzwords and phrases such as networking, downsizing, thinking outside the box, interfacing, forward-thinking (a synonym for unfounded speculation), and cutting or bleeding edge? When did technology change from a science to an art as in state-of-the, etc.? I really want to know who invents these terms.
Most of the words were perfectly good when used as they were originally intended. Unfortunately, big business, by applying ill-acquired funds to promote their efforts, managed to corrupt these hard-working members of our daily language.
We will continue to update you as this story unfolds. However, between now and then, if any broker tells you that he is offering you the opportunity of a lifetime to get in on the ground floor of a forward-thinking incubator company that is being kick-started by super input from an aggressive team of Internet marketing gurus – beware.
If they continue to say that this company will hit the ground running to impact the marketplace with awesome, wave-of-thefuture, cutting edge technology that was elevated to the next level by networking with gearheads who think outside the box to generate an explosive bottom line – alert all your friends.
Then, march to the broker's office and beat him severely with faux leather checkbooks. He is using Big Language as a manipulative tool to force us to live in a system that we have no hope of ever understanding.


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Community Development and Applied Economics (Master of Science)
The Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) supports sustainable local and international community development through interdisciplinary research, education and outreach that serves the public interest. CDAE offers a Master of Science Degree in Community Development and Applied Economics. Expertise among the CDAE faculty advisors includes economics (both ecological and neoclassical), ecological design and renewable energy, public policy, community entrepreneurship, cross-cultural communication, consumer affairs, food systems and political process. CDAE's research and outreach is global (e.g., Honduras, Tibet, Ukraine, Brazil) and local (e.g., dairy farming and farmers' markets in Vermont) and graduate students benefit from close affiliation with other research institutions at the University of Vermont and beyond.
General Requirements
Specific Requirements
Requirements for Admission to Graduate Studies for the Degree of Master of Science
- GPA = 3.0 or equivalent from Bachelor's Degree
- Satisfactory scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); official scores are required.
- Three letters of recommendation attesting to the candidate's academic potential for graduate work and motivation for pursuing the M.S. in CDAE.
- For international students whose native language is not English or who have not completed undergraduate degrees in English, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores must be submitted. Minimum acceptable scores for admission to the Graduate College at UVM: internet-based = 80; computer-based = 213; paper-based = 550. Minimum acceptable scores for a student receiving funding from UVM: internet-based = 100; computer-based = 250; paper-based = 600. Institution code for test scores for UVM is 3920.
NOTE: The application deadlines for the MPA Program are mid-February (for an acceptance decision by March 1) for fall funding consideration. Open enrollment for others.
Requirements for Advancement to Candidacy for the Degree of Master of Science
Specific course work may be required of those who lack calculus, statistics and/or microeconomics background.
Minimum Degree Requirements
The degree requires a total of thirty credits, of which twenty-four are from advanced courses in CDAE and other related fields plus six credits of thesis research. A written comprehensive examination and an oral defense of a thesis are also required. A student's thesis research is often an integral part of faculty-led, ongoing research projects in CDAE.
Students in the graduate program must have a 3.0 grade point average to remain a degree candidate. A student may be dismissed from the Graduate College if two or more grades below a "B" are received.
Core Course Requirements
Four core courses and graduate research seminars are required for each graduate student:
- CDAE 354 - Advanced Microeconomics: Principles and applications of advanced microeconomics: consumer and market demand, firm and market supply, perfect and imperfect markets, partial and general equilibrium, and policy analysis.
- CDAE 351 - Research Methods: Developing research projects with the scientific methods; evaluating alternative literature review, sampling, surveying and analytic methods; and reporting the results.
- One additional course in quantitative or qualitative analysis to be approved by the Studies Committee (e.g., STAT 225 - Applied Regression Analysis; STAT 223 - Applied Multivariate Analysis; EDFS 347 - Qualitative Research Methods).
- One course in community development to be approved by the Studies Committee (e.g., CDAE 326 - Community Economic Development)
- CDAE 392 - Graduate Seminars. Each student is required to complete three credits of this course. Students should enroll for one credit in each of three semesters.
- Colleges and Schools: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Graduate College.
- Departments and Programs: Community Development and Applied Economics Department.


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Twitter marketing is on the edge of going mainstream, and although much of the market doesn't quite accept it yet, the truth is that it's coming, and now is the time to get in on the action.
I began as a direct marketer, doing business face-to-face at a kitchen table with a phone call and a handshake. Back then, getting customers was tough work. These days, they are all over, just waiting to be found.
On any given day, there are millions of people looking for something on Twitter, be it a cup of coffee, a snack, a nice book to read, or just something to help them pass the time.
Add the fact that smartphones and other mobile devices have given the average consumer the means not only to find what they want online, but also to talk about it, and you've got the perfect situation for finding new customers.


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By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - Two Colorado state lawmakers who supported tougher gun control laws after the shooting massacre at a suburban Denver movie theater last year face recall elections on Tuesday aimed at unseating them as the national battle over gun control heats up.
The recall races, the first in Colorado history, are at the epicenter of the national fight over gun control and could serve as a test of the sway of lobbyists on both sides who have thrown their voices and money into the race.
The recall targets the president of the state senate, Democrat John Morse of Colorado Springs, who helped lead efforts to ban ammunition magazines with more than 15 rounds and to require background checks for private gun sales and transfers in the state.
Also targeted, in campaigns filled with negative ads from both sides, is Democrat Angela Giron of Pueblo. Polls will remain open until 7 p.m. local time.
The issue came to a head in Colorado after gun-rights activists accused Democrats of ramming through the gun control legislation in the aftermath of a series of U.S. mass shootings including the suburban Denver theater rampage in which 12 people were killed last year.
Angered by the gun control push, gun rights advocates sought the recall to send a message to current and future legislators that the bills had gone too far with efforts to curb firearm access. Opponents view the recall effort as a bullying tactic and not the proper way to handle a policy dispute.
"I can't imagine doing this all the time every time you're upset with a vote - that's what regular elections are for," said Morse's spokeswoman, Christy Le Lait.
Morse's Republican opponent, former Colorado Springs Councilman Bernie Herpin, said it was Morse's own unresponsiveness to constituents that prompted the recall effort, a process in which voters petition to remove an elected official before his or her term has ended.
"When you (have) 10,000 valid signatures on a recall petition, that's a powerful message," Herpin said.
Joshua Spivak, editor of the Recall Elections Blog, said the Colorado lawmakers were not the first in the nation to face recalls over gun control, and that a California lawmaker survived a recall over the same issue in 1994.
"The argument that the recall was supposed to be used only to oust corrupt officials is a long running canard, one disproved by both history and the fact that there are actually seven states that limit the recall to corruption issues," Spivak said.
The recall elections have attracted more than $3.5 million in campaign contributions. But the vast majority of the funds - nearly $3 million - have come from opponents of the recall effort who support stricter gun control, figures the Colorado Secretary of State's office released on Monday showed.
Only about $500,000 has come from the pro-gun lobby, mainly $368,000 donated by the National Rifle Association, the nation's biggest pro-gun lobby.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who founded Mayors Against Illegal Guns, wrote a $350,000 personal check to the anti-recall campaigns. Los Angeles billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad kicked in another $250,000 to stave off the recalls.
The campaign has not been a friendly one. One television ad, paid for by Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, accused Morse of taking marching orders from "East Coast liberals like billionaire playboy New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg."
A Quinnipiac poll of voters across Colorado conducted last month showed opposition to recall efforts, with 60 percent of respondents saying that when voters disagree with a legislator they should wait for re-election rather than mount a recall.
The survey, of 1,184 voters statewide with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percent, gave no indication of how the legislators facing recall might fare on Tuesday.
Morse is seen as the most vulnerable of the pair, as a quarter of his district sits in Colorado Springs, long a Republican stronghold, although registration in the Senate district is split almost evenly among Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters.
El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams said 12,985 of the district's 69,000 registered voters had cast ballots in early voting by Monday evening. Those included 5,192 votes from registered Republicans, 4,314 from Democrats and 3,479 from unaffiliated or minor party voters.
Further south in Pueblo, where Giron faces a recall vote, Democrats hold a registration advantage. Her opponent, George Rivera, is a former deputy police chief of Pueblo and former Democrat who said Giron is out of step with voters.
Rivera said her support for other laws had hurt district residents, including legislation to allow cities in the Denver area to draw water from the Arkansas River basin at the expense of local communities. But the primary issue remained gun control.
"That was the match that lit the fuse," he said.
(Writing by Tim Gaynor; Editing by Cynthia Johnston, Lisa Shumaker and Richard Chang)


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Isn't this already in the current iPhone? it's a little plate that changes colour inside the headphone jack....
If you've dropped your iPhone down the privy and tried to get a new one by saying "it simply stopped working", your cover's blown. Apple is working to prove when a gadget's been damaged by water. apple_water_damage_patent_app Apple's patent app could see an end to false warranty claims According to an Apple patent …
Isn't this already in the current iPhone? it's a little plate that changes colour inside the headphone jack....
Most phones do this already.
Sony Ericsson and Samsung phones have it on the battery, with the SE ones also inside the phone in a visable place. Some Nokia handsets have them visable, and most motorola phone hsav ethe under the battery as in the apple "pattent". Most start life out as white, but then turn red when they have become wet.
Also, most water damage, at least on phone, will show up with corrosion on the PCB, an usually blue/green corrosion on any copper contacts.
This technology is already in use, my NOKIA 5210 has a water sensing sticker.
As Suf said this is already in the current iPhone. Has been since launch. Apple techs have a little viewer that they poke down the headphone jack socket to see it.
You guys need to keep up.
All that.. and Apple tries to patent it when others already have something similiar. As always, Apple can't come up with any original ideas to patent.
I don't think this is new, even the Nokia 3300 turned permanently green once it had been wetted.


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The Maryville College Fighting Scots used a balanced offensive attack and a strong defensive effort to push their winning streak to six games following a 53-14 win over Ferrum College on MC's Honaker Field Saturday afternoon.
The Scots gained 257 yards on the ground while quarterback Evan Pittenger added an additional 289 yards via the air for a 546 yard offensive attack in only 59 plays.
Ferrum took an early lead on their first possession. On a 16 play drive that ate up over eight minutes of possession, the Panthers were stopped on a third and short by MC's Ronnie Wright and Gabe Johnson. Ferrum's Wesley Franklin connected on a 31-yard field goal for the 3-0 lead.
Maryville took the ensuing kickoff and marched 60-yrads in six plays to take the lead for good. Pittenger scrambled and hit Ed Johnson for a 43-yard TD strike. The conversion failed and MC led 6-3 as the first quarter came to a close.
Maryville fumbled following a potential TD reception giving Ferrum the ball on the goal line. Deep in their own territory, Ferrum could not gain any momentum. On MC's next possession they marched 42 yards on 10 plays for a score. With just over seven minutes remaining before the half, Evan Pittenger connected with Blake Williams for a 14-yard touchdown pass. Wes Bloeme's kick made the score 13-3.
The Scots' next possession began around mid-field as the defense put tremendous pressure on the Panther quarterback. An 18 yard pass to Blake Williams and hard running by Trenton Shuler set up Travis Felder for a 21 yard touchdown scamper. The PAT failed and MC extended their lead to 19-3.
As the Panthers drove on their next possession, MC's Kent Minor stripped Marty Haley and the Scots' Tyler Todd recovered the fumble. A 19 yard pass to Ed Johnson by Pittenger put Maryville into the end zone once again in less than 40 seconds. Lucas Underwood's kick made the score 26-3 with three minutes left before the intermission.
Ferrum would not go quietly before the half.
The Panthers used a 23 yard pass play to get into Mc territory before Tim Reyvolds hit Matthew Kennell in the back of the end zone with a 15 yard scoring strike. Reynolds ran the two-point conversion in and the score stood at 26-11.
On the following kick-off, MC's Trenton Shuler fumbled giving Ferrum an opportunity to score with 38 seconds left. They settled for a 22-yard field goal by Wesley Franklin. At the break, Maryville College led 26-14.
Behind the 18 tackle effort by Dylan Wolfenbarger, 12 tackles afternoon by Gabe Johnson, and constant pressure on the quarterback by Jamie Owen, Joshua Krebs, and Jonathan Clark, Maryville's defense pitched a shutout in the second half.
Maryville took the second half kick and quickly marched down the field in five plays. A 12-yard pass to Johnson and a 47 yard scramble and connection with Dalton Graumann put MC on the Ferrum 12-yard line. Travis Felder pushed the ball across the goal line for a two-yard score giving the Scots a 32-14 lead. A battle for field possess moved the game into the forth quarter with the Scots driving at mid-field.
Travis Felder took his fifth touch of the drive to the house, a 39 yard dash to the end zone. Bloeme's kick made the score 39-14 to begin the final period.
As the defense continued to pressure the Panther backfield, MC's offense had another quick strike score. Strong runs by Chad Brooks brought MC close to the mid-field. Pittenger connected with Ed Johnson for a 53 yard passing touchdown. Bloeme's kick gave the Scots a 46-14 advantage with nine minutes left in the game.
A fumble recovered by Kent Minor gave MC the ball. Quarterback Nick Myers dashed down the field 45 yards to put Maryville on the doorstep. Myers capped the six-play, 65 yard drive with a four-yard TD run. Bloeme's kick finished off the Scots' scoring giving Maryville the 53-14 victory.
Ferrum (2-5, 2-2 USA South) was led by Tae Gilbert's 74 yards on 17 carries. Tim Reynolds added 46 yards on the ground while throwing for 149 yards after going 11-for-25 via the air. BJ Jennings hauled down four passes for 67 reception yards. The Panthers finished with 210 rushing yards and 174 yards in the air. Defensively, Chris Ham totaled seven tackles. Spencer hall, Anthony Orton, and Shapiro Keeling added six stops.
Maryville (7-1, 5-0 USA South) was paced by Travis Felder's 137 rushing yards on 17 attempts while scoring three touchdowns. Nick Myers added 49 yards with Trenton Shuler finishing with 32. Evan Pittenger was 14-for-18 for 289 passing yards, connecting for four touchdown via the air. Ed Johnson was Pittenger's favorite target bringing down eight passes for 168 yards and three scores. Blake Williams added a touchdown and four receptions for 68 yards. MC's defense was led by Dylan Wolfenbarge (18 tackles), Gabe Johnson (12 tackles, sack, QB hurry), Josh Krebs (9 tackles, 4 QBH), Zane Quesenberry (7 tackles), and Zach Capehart (6 tackles, 4 QBH).
The 7-1 beginning to a season is the best MC football start since the 1978 season. The Scots will be idle next week and will return to action on November 9th when they host Greensboro College on Honaker Field for "Senior Day".


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The following forecast is taken from the National Weather Service.
Today: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 48. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: A chance of drizzle before midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 13 mph.
Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.


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Anchors away for Aus web hosties
Sets up POP in California
Australian hosting outfit Anchor has expanded to the US to service Australian companies with a growing US customer base.
Anchor's investment in the US was stimulated by client demand, particularly from fast growing web based start-ups.
The hosting company has completed the installation and configuration of web server equipment in a Los Angeles POP.
The move will be the first in a larger international expansion drive for the ten year old company.
"Australian online businesses are servicing global markets and more of our clients are seeking a high-quality experience for their important US customers," said Anchor CEO Keiran Holloway.
The hosties added that they also wanted more control in building and delivering custom solutions under its remote management solutions, so decided to build their own facility.
"There is no other managed hosting provider in the Australian marketplace which is providing, high-quality, premium style managed services using data centers in America. With up to 20% of Australian websites hosted in places other than locally, there seems to be a really unique opportunity to be providing premium support to our Australian customer-base whilst leveraging some of the benefits of having the servers physical located in the states — for example, much larger data bandwidth allocations and closer proximity to the American audience," Holloway said on the company blog http://www.anchor.com.au/blog/2011/11/anchor-to-build-a-us-point-of-presence/.
Australian companies with an emerging US profile, including student recruitment site Grad Connection and software company AffinityLive have already taken space in the US POP facility.
"Even with customers in more than 80 countries worldwide, roughly half of the companies using our online business management software are based in the US," said AffinityLive CEO Geoff McQueen.


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While some of her costars are arguably not having their best week ever, it can be argued the Camille Grammer is having her best one yet, you know, since the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills started airing on national television.
Following the volatile finale episode of the hit show, many fans this week are asking Camille who? As Camille's costars Taylor Armstrong and Kyle Richards are both neck in neck for the new most hated least liked BH housewife.
Plus in numerous interviews given in recent weeks, four of her costars, including Kyle, have mentioned they would like to see her back for a second season of the show.
Kyle told E! news that despite their differences, she would welcome Camille's return. "Would I want her to be there [if there was another season]? Yes, I would," Kyle revealed two days after the reunion was filmed. "I know that we're very different and we're like oil and water together, but I can't help but think what she's going through in her personal life might have something to do with that. It'd be interesting to see what happens when things in her life have calmed down a bit and maybe we can work things out a little better."
And just this week, Adrienne Maloof also voiced her support for a Camille come back. "I personally think that she will come back," Adrienne said to E!. "I also personally think she should because going out the way that she's going to go out, it's probably in her best interest." Good point.
And unlike her other costars (with the exception of Kyle) who kiss up to Camille refuse to utter a word of criticism against Camille in the press, Adrienne gives a refreshing and honest answer when it comes to some of Camille's actions on the show this season. "I have to tell you, it's hard to defend the things that come out of her mouth," said Adrienne. "I have to really be honest about that. Because I even had to say, "Wow! What did she just say?' I just don't know her to be that way…I don't know what goes on inside her little head."
Lisa Vanderpump and Taylor have also revealed in different interviews that they would like Camille to come back to the show. Must say if Camille had any smarts in her, she should just continue to relax, keep her mouth shut, make plans for her soon to be $50 million fortune, while watching what happens. It's safe to say most of her actions over the season have now been over shadowed by the finale episode.
And finally, a video which appears to show a pretty drunk/inebriated Taylor Armstrong is making its rounds today. The footage, which was actually shot back in October 2010, shows Taylor talking to paparazzi with costar Kyle and Faye Resnick in Hollywood.
Taylor appears to have a hard time standing up straight as Kyle can be seen at one point trying to hold her up. When Kyle is asked who was responsible for the most drama of the season, she replies, "The drama queen? I think we already voted Kim as the drama queen. Yes Kim is the drama queen." Who knew Kim was such a drama queen? As for who is the most scandalous, Kyle simply laughs it off and doesn't mention a name.
That video footage is below. While the video is over 11 minutes, only the first 4 minutes and 30 seconds are about the BH ladies.
No word on whether or not Taylor spent a week in rehab after this video was made.


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Topic Overview
Treatment of active tuberculosis (TB) in children is usually different from treatment of TB in adults. In children younger than 4 years, TB is more likely to spread beyond the lungs (extrapulmonary TB). It is also harder to get from children a sputum sample that grows TB bacteria.footnote 1 So the doctor may assume that a child is infected with the same type of TB bacteria as the person who most likely infected him or her.
In general, TB treatment in children usually begins with 3 medicines instead of 4 because:
- The number of bacteria usually is small.
- It may be hard to determine if a child is having vision problems, which can be caused by ethambutol.
Children with TB usually take isoniazid, rifampin, and pyrazinamide for 2 months. Treatment then continues for at least 4 more months with isoniazid and rifampin. Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) also may be recommended during TB treatment if the child is not eating a good diet or isn't getting enough nutrients. Directly observed therapy (DOT) is usually done to make sure that the child takes all of the medicine.
Additional medicines taken for a longer time may be needed for children:
- With extrapulmonary TB.
- Who are infected with TB and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- Who are infected with TB bacteria that cannot be killed by 1 or more antibiotics.
A child taking ethambutol to treat a TB infection should have his or her vision checked every month.
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Advanced Format
The Technology
Hard drive manufacturers have moved to a new standard: 4KB (4,096 bytes) sectors, replacing 512B sectors. This is a good thing; it means that the signal-to-noise ratio improves, and less space is needed for error correction. Long-term improvements in speed, density, and overall capacity. Western Digital has started releasing drives with 4KB sectors under the name "Advanced Format" (not to be confused with the Advanced Forensics Format).
The Problem: Death of LBA 63
Operating systems written before the transition, particularly XP, have trouble with the new drives. XP makes an assumption about where the format should start (LBA 63), but this doesn't work well with the translation software that maps from logical 512B blocks to physical 4K blocks.
The nutshell is that XP should not be used to format these drives, and some assumptions made by tools and users need to be corrected. For analysis purposes, note that you can't assume that an NTFS partition starts at LBA 63. If you are used to using, for example, the Sleuthkit command "fls -o 63 <image>", this may need to change. Hopefully more information about these drives will come forth as time progresses.
The Solution
To format one of these drives properly for Windows XP, use the following utility (this applies only to drives from Western Digital):
Western Digital Advanced Forensic Drive Format Utility


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Helen S. Garvey (94) of West Orange, died September 8, 2013 in Reinbeck. A memorial will be held Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM from Holy Trinity Church 315 Main Street West Orange, N.J. 07052; Interment at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield. Visit www.iowacremation.com to leave condolences.
Surviving are children, Virginia "Ginny" Poppen (Gary) of Reinbeck, Ruth Garvey Fleshman (James) of Houston, and Robert Garvey (Linda) of Hampton, N.J.; 6 grandchildren, David Poppen (Kami), Daniel Poppen (Lana), and Laura Poppen Groeneweg (Jonathan), Ryan Garvey, Kevin Garvey, and Michael Garvey; 5 great grandchildren; brother, Raymond Smalling,Sr., and many nieces and nephews.
Helen is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert John Garvey; parents, Martha Smalling and Raymond Percy Smalling; brothers, Walter Smalling, Sr. and Edward Smalling. Born January 2, 1919 in Newark. A member of Holy Trinity Church and VFW Ladies Auxiliary, she was a Girl Scout leader and Sunday school teacher. Helen retired from Liberty Mutual Insurance. She loved her family. Her energy and enjoyment of life will be missed. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Holy Trinity Church.


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The brand new PS Vita version of the game will deliver the players into a new gaming dimension, moving the experience of spectacular virtual motocross world from their living room to everywhere.
The game will also include out of the box, the contents previously released as DLC - Ufo Stylish Safety Pack (exclusive ufo Helmets – Hot Run, Shock Orange, Storm, The Alien and X-Zone) and Trickin' Demons (five new freestyle crews for MUD World Tour, sporting the Fox, Scott, Thor and UFO brands) – plus the entire features already seen in the home console version:
- • FIM MX1 and MX2 World Championships and the amazing Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, a massive and internationally recognised worldwide motocross annual event.
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MUD for PS Vita will also feature 14 different bikes, 84 riders (including stars such as Tony Cairoli, Steven Frossard, Ken Roczen, Jeffrey Herlings, Ryan Villopoto, Chad Reed and Ryan Dungey) and 12 official tracks.
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Teraku wrote:I personally think precognitive dreams are just coincidence. Think about how many times something you dreamed about didn't come true. It's purely coincidence. I think people are trying too hard to see links that simply aren't there.
I understand your point of view and most things in life can be put to coincidence, its just that we see thing through a different lens even if others think it delusional, but thats how we are and will continue to be.


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A toast to double the trouble!
On Tuesday actor Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte celebrated the upcoming July arrival of their twins with a summer soiree overlooking Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood.
Hosted by Grammer's Boss costars including Sanaa Lathan, Hannah Ware and Kathleen Robertson, the parents-to-be mingled with close family and friends at Raffaello Hotel's new rooftop lounge, Drumbar.
As guests sipped on La Marca Prosecco throughout the evening, the expectant mama was treated to her very own namesake mocktail, Kayte's Honey, created by the hot spot's Benjamin Newby.
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Surrounded by breathtaking views of Lake Michigan, the entire group partook in a variety of fun baby shower games to celebrate the couple's future additions. Votives and napkins custom-designed by ForYourParty.com added to the atmosphere.
"I'm really looking forward to meeting these new arrivals," Grammer, 57, told PEOPLE in January. "[Kayte is] one of the most loving, amazing, warm human beings I've ever met. She's an amazing person and I think she'll blow [the kids] away."
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Making a last-minute appearance at the intimate get-together was Glee's Jonathan Groff, who will appear alongside Grammer on the second season of Boss, premiering Aug. 17 on STARZ.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Saturday night that President Barack Obama has jeopardized U.S. national security by nominating substandard candidates for key cabinet posts and by degrading the U.S. military.
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Cheney, a Wyoming native, said it was vital to the nation's national security that "good folks" hold the positions of secretary of state, CIA director and secretary of defense.
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Cheney noted that the security situation in the Middle East and North Africa has worsened under Obama's watch with Iran actively pursuing nuclear weapons and with turmoil in Egypt, Syria, Mali and elsewhere.
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Mary Ellen Buchanan was born in January 1861 in Buffalo, NY. At just age 17, Mary Ellen met John Joseph McEvoy who was seven years older than her, fell in love, and quickly married him in 1879. Mary Ellen and John had 4 beautiful children; Mary, John, Albert, and Charles. At age 39 life was wonderful for Mary Ellen, but she had no idea she would not make it to age 40. On New Years Eve 1900 John, Mary Ellen, and family walked down the street to their church for midnight mass at St. Stephens Church in Buffalo. Just as they arrived at church, Mary Ellen felt ill, so ill that they turned around and walked back home. As they arrived back on the front porch of their home, Mary Ellen collapsed and died of apparent heart failure.
John Joseph was a good father and hard worker as a Scooper at the Buffalo Harbor. With his wife dead, it was probably very difficult to work and take care of his children. Their oldest daughter Mary tried to help with raising the boys, but they ended up getting into some type of trouble which resorted in the courts sending them to Father Bakers which was an orphanage for children, most of whom got into trouble with the law. We received confirmation of this from the Father Baker facility which is still open today. When I was a child and my sister, brother, and I did not behave, my parents always threatened to send us to Father Bakers!
John Joseph McEvoy's dad Owen was born in 1821 in Dundalk, Ireland and his mother Margaret E. Keth was born in January 8, 1821 in Allenby, England. I have not yet found any relatives going back further.
Mary Ellen's dad James was born in Scotland in 1825. Her mom Catherine, I do not know the maiden name, was born in Ireland abt. 1829. I have not yet found any relatives going back further.
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What Europe Can Learn from Zappos and 6pm Discount Shoes Model
The European market is actually experiencing a significant boom in the shoe sector. As per the "CBI Market Survey: The Footwear Market in the EU", the European footwear market represents one third of the total economic value of the global market. This basically means that it represents a steeper climb in production and demand than its US counterpart. There is no doubt about the fact that the shoe industry in Europe has already reached a crucial point and needs proper planning and growth to sustain its development. If the European footwear market wants to scale newer heights and reach a far more successful platform, it must follow a certain system that encourages its growth.
The footwear market is dominated by shoe merchants and entrepreneurs who create an interesting scale of demand and supply. While this equation is extremely effective in deciding which way the market should move, a simple miscalculation can bring the whole network down. The trick lies is creating effective products which cater to the myriad of tastes of the customers, while ensuring a steady supply. But every business is built on a model for expansion, and this is where the shoe and clothing brand called Zappos is going to prove beneficial to the European domain.
Zappos and 6pm Discount Shoes: A Paradigm for Europe's Shoe Startups
Zappos was founded as an online clothing and shoe shop in Las Vegas of Nevada. But in the year of 2007, it acquired another shoe brand named 6pm.com, and thus started venturing deeper into the footwear market. Since 2007, Zappos and 6pm.com have been quite successful in building an empire in the US, with the aim to achieve better yield and after-tax profits. This model has been concluded to be foolproof, and should be utilized by the European market as well for better results. Zappos had made its business all about the customers. The company not only tried to satisfy the needs of its audience, but also factored in their financial abilities as well. They took several steps to ensure that customers would be able to get the best products for a good bargain, and thus they introduced a 6pm.com promo code which encouraged people from different income groups to become their loyal fans.
How can Zappos and 6pm.com help the European footwear market achieve consistent growth and better profits?
What can European shoe merchants and entrepreneurs learn from Zappos and 6pm?
European shoe merchants should:
1. Realize that the European footwear market is huge, bigger even than the US, and follows the rapid expansion of shopping centers in Europe.
The European footwear market has indeed a great potential. In 2008, the total consumption in EU amounted to 49 billion Euros. This is a market driven mainly by the increase of working women. In Europe, women's footwear production is almost twice as big as men's and three times higher than children's.
Five countries which included France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK were responsible for 71% of the sales. The different sectors which did really well were the evening footwear, sports shoes and casual footwear that included ballerinas and boots.
Most of these shoe brands have not only been very successful in the European market, but they have acquired a lot of recognition in other parts of the world as well. For example, the LOWA boots (which have been in production in Europe for over 80 years), are now finally available in the US. It was 6pm.com that had the idea to introduce this brand in the States because it represents high quality shoe products. This has given a huge boost to the workmanship and artistic talents in Europe, and has become an excellent opportunity for other brands to also take the lead and do something similar.
Europe shoe merchants and entrepreneurs have to realize that amidst our current eco-political affairs, open markets tend to do really well. If they are insistent on keeping their shoe business confined within a handful of countries, their business will soon die out. The best strategy here is to open up and start reaching out to distant countries and make their products available to global consumers. This way, they will have a lot more economic growth which in turn will help them to manipulate an even bigger chain of demand and supply.
2. Set Big Goals
European merchants should never be afraid of setting really big goals. Instead of starting small and ending big, it is better to start big and end even bigger. Zappos is a good model to follow in the business world. Nick Swinmurn founded Zappos in 1999. In the first year itself, it brought in a total profit of 1.6 million dollars. The board executives of Zappos then extended their big goals till 2010 and promised to turn the net value of the company to 1 billion dollars. And so far, they have been able to fulfil their goals because they stayed steady and consistent in their performance. They even got included in the list of "Fortune's Top 100 Companies to Work for". This is a great accomplishment which every European shoe company can achieve if they plan big.
3. Minimize operating costs and pass savings to customers in the form of big discounts and coupons.
Like Zappos and 6pm.com, European footwear companies should reduce operating costs and also provide good discounts like the 6pm.com promo code or the shoe buy coupon (see editor's note) to attract customers and give them a chance to save big money while buying the products they need. Zappos has a great way of handling this operation. How? They have created two websites. Zappos.com usually caters to clients who value extraordinary customer support, free returns and no shipping costs. Zappos.com offers also a 365 days returning policy. But for customers who need better saving options, Zappos has used 6pm.com, their sister site, as a platform to offer products with deep discounts.
The shipping would not be free, and there would be only a 30 day return policy. But this has been a very effective strategy where customers can enjoy 70% discounts! 6pm.com coupon codes and deals are issued every week and are greatly sought after. European shoe merchants should adopt this two-site model.
4. Stay down to earth and have a humble mentality
Humility and involvement in charity work is very important. The CEO of Zappos, Tony Hsieh, lives in a trailer park because he understands the value of humility. By sticking to his humble origin, he is able to maintain a sense of connection with his customers, thus making him more approachable. Also, humility is a really attractive quality in a person; in case of the CEO of Zappos, it makes him look trustworthy. If European footwear business owners displayed such nuances of their humble nature, they too can find a global appeal which will translate into better deals.
5. Practice Holacracy
In December, 2013, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh started implementing a new business model called Holacracy. As per this system, every single employee is given the chance and the creative freedom to work as an entrepreneur. This usually helps in heightening their sense of responsibility and productiveness, making them more proactive and happy. This system gives employees far more benefits than the traditional hierarchical organizational structures as it allows them to write their own paycheck and decide when they will take their vacation and for how long. Such employees tend to contribute more to the company, thus paving the way to success.
All European footwear entrepreneurs can use these five different strategies to attain their goals, and become even more significant in terms of their global importance. With per capita income increasing more than ever, European footwear market finally has a moment to shine and achieve better results than before. The Zappos and 6pm.com model will be its ultimate tool to succeed and sustain growth.
Editor's note: Zappos and 6pm.com are not the only shoe companies that Europe's shoe merchants can look up to. Shoebuy.com has a sucessful model, as well, and millions of customers have enjoyed their huge variety of styles and brands since 2000.
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