text:
Larry Brown scurried to find a microphone after the players had jubilantly headed into the locker room and the elated fans were heading toward the exits. He wanted to make an announcement after leading SMU to its biggest win in a decade.
And, once the Hall of Fame coach began speaking, everyone stopped in place. He thanked the fans and donors for making the first game at the newly renovated Moody Coliseum special, and ended his brief speech by saying: "I'm going to celebrate with my family tonight."
The crowd broke into more cheers. Brown could have said almost anything and it would have been applauded. Brown has put SMU back on the basketball map and nothing said it more than a 74-65 victory over No. 17 Connecticut on Saturday afternoon.
It marked the Mustangs' first victory over a ranked opponent since they defeated 17th-ranked Purdue on Dec. 17, 2003, and their first home win over a ranked opponent since beating 25th-ranked Houston on Jan. 30, 1993.
It all came in front of an announced crowd of 7,166 in the 7,000-seat venue that underwent a $47 million renovation. The last time SMU hosted a capacity crowd was in November 2001 against Texas Tech.
Does SMU finally have a home-court advantage?
"Oh, it will be," said senior guard Nick Russell, an Arlington Grace Prep product. "It's all about winning games, and I feel like the fans appreciate it. I'm sure they'll come back and see us. Every game will be a big game here, and every game will be a packed crowd."
The renovation falls in line with other area schools putting money into their basketball venues. UT Arlington opened the $78 million College Park Center in February 2012, and TCU has plans for a $45 million renovation to Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.
For SMU, the renovated arena is another step in the right direction. The 73-year-old Brown has brought credibility to a program that hasn't been to the NCAA Tournament since 1993.
Brown has assembled one of the top staffs in the country, and not many other coaches could have former NBA stars such as Dikembe Mutombo and Avery Johnson come to the game.
Brown hoped that another one of his former players, Allen Iverson, would make the trip but didn't.
"I have an advantage in some ways because I was lucky enough to coach some of the best players who ever played," said Brown, the only coach to win an NCAA championship and NBA championship.
"Those people have meant a lot to me in my life."
The former NBA players were joined by potentially future NBA players. Brown has made SMU a possible destination for some of the top prospects in the country. Emmanuel Mudiay, a senior at Dallas Prime Prep who is regarded as a top-five recruit, has signed with SMU for next season. And a handful of highly touted players in the 2015 class were on hand, including Elijah Thomas (Lancaster), Tyler Davis (Plano West), King McClure (Dallas Triple A Academy) and D'jery Baptiste (Dallas Episcopal).
SMU wanted to take full advantage of unveiling its updated arena that opened in 1956, a year SMU made its lone Final Four run. The upgrades included a new main entry lobby, expanded concourses with raised ceilings, club seats and private suites and a 9-by-24-foot video board.
In doing the renovation, SMU officials visited several arenas throughout the country, notably Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse, Duke's Cameron Indoor and Oklahoma State's Gallagher-Iba Arena.
"I had no idea the building would be as beautiful as it is," Brown said. "I worried about losing some of the history, worried that it might not be as loud but it's just as loud as it's always been.
"I don't think any other program can think they have more than us. We're in a great league, got a great school, a great city."


text:
NYSEG and RG&E Send Crews to Pennsylvania to Assist with Storm RecoveryRochester, NY – Thirty-two line crews along with supervisors, safety specialists, mechanics and logistics specialists from NYSEG and RG&E, subsidiaries of Iberdrola USA, departed for Pennsylvania Thursday morning to assist in restoring power to PECO customers in the Philadelphia area. The entire NYSEG and RG&E contingent numbers 71.
Wednesday's storm pummeled southeastern Pennsylvania with a mix of snow, ice and freezing rain that caused extensive damage to trees and electricity distribution equipment. PECO described it as "the second most damaging storm in PECO history."
"Many companies from across the U.S. and Canada have helped NYSEG and RG&E recover from big storms in the past few years," said Mark S. Lynch, president and CEO of NYSEG and RG&E. "Now, it's our turn to help, and we're happy and proud to do it."
The workers from across the companies' New York service area, including Rochester, Lancaster, Hornell, Elmira and Ithaca joined others in Binghamton, and left en masse for Pennsylvania early Thursday morning. They could be away from home for up to a week.
NYSEG crews leave Binghamton on Thursday morning en route to Pennsylvania.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Independent Lubricant Market research report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Independent Lubricant Industry.
The Report provides a basic overview of the Independent Lubricant Market including definitions, classifications, applications and chain structure. The Independent Lubricant Industry analysis is provided for the international market including development history, competitive landscape analysis, and major regional development status.
To begin with, the report elaborates Independent Lubricant Market overview. Various definitions and classification of the industry, applications of industry and chain structure are given. Present day status of the Independent Lubricant Market in key regions is stated and industry policies and news are analysed.
Browse Detailed TOC, Tables, Figures, Charts and Companies Mentioned in Independent Lubricant Market @ https://www.360marketupdates.com/global-independent-lubricant-market-research-report-2016-10393990
Next part of the Independent Lubricant Market analysis report speaks about the manufacturing process. The process is analysed thoroughly with respect three points, viz. raw material and equipment suppliers, various manufacturing associated costs (material cost, labour cost, etc.) and the actual process.
Following are the key players covered in this Independent Lubricant Market research report:
- Addinol Lube Oil
- Fuchs Petrolub
- Motul
- Pentosin-Werke
- Amsoil
- Caltex
- Carlube
- Castrol
- Liqui Moly
- Red Line
- Royal Purple
- SCT-Mannol
And Many Others……
Get Sample PDF of report@ http://www.360marketupdates.com/enquiry/request-sample/10393990
After the basic information, the report sheds light on the production, production plants, their capacities, global production and revenue are studied. Also, the Independent Lubricant Market growth in various regions and R&D status are also covered.
Further in the report, Independent Lubricant Market is examined for price, cost and gross revenue. These three points are analysed for types, companies and regions. In prolongation with this data sale price for various types, applications and region is also included. The Independent Lubricant Industry consumption for major regions is given. Additionally, type wise and application wise consumption figures are also given.
Scope of the Independent Lubricant Industry on the basis of region:
- North America
- Europe
- China
- Japan
- Southeast Asia
- India
Purchase this report @ http://www.360marketupdates.com/purchase/10393990
With the help of supply and consumption data, gap between these two is also explained.
To provide information on competitive landscape, this report includes detailed profiles of Independent Lubricant Market key players. For each player, product details, capacity, price, cost, gross and revenue numbers are given. Their contact information is provided for better understanding.
Other Major Topics Covered in Independent Lubricant market research report are as follows:
Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders
- Marketing Channel
- Direct Marketing
- Indirect Marketing
- Marketing Channel Development Trend
- Market Positioning
- Pricing Strategy
- Brand Strategy
- Target Client
- Distributors/Traders List
Market Effect Factors Analysis
- Technology Progress/Risk
- Substitutes Threat
- Technology Progress in Related Industry
- Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
- Economic/Political Environmental Change
Global Independent Lubricant Market Forecast 2016-2021
- Global Independent Lubricant Capacity, Production, Revenue Forecast 2016-2021
- Global Independent Lubricant Production, Consumption Forecast by Regions 2016-2021
- Global Independent Lubricant Production Forecast by Type 2016-2021
- Global Independent Lubricant Consumption Forecast by Application 2016-2021
- Independent Lubricant Price Forecast 2016-2021
Have any query? Ask our expert @ http://www.360marketupdates.com/enquiry/pre-order-enquiry/10393990
In this Independent Lubricant Market analysis, traders and distributors analysis is given along with contact details. For material and equipment suppliers also, contact details are given. New investment feasibility analysis is included in the report.
No. of Report pages: 116
Price of Report: $2900 (Single User Licence)
Ask for Discount of Independent Lubricant Market @ http://www.360marketupdates.com/enquiry/request-discount/10393990
About 360 Market Updates:
360 Market Updates is the credible source for gaining the market research reports that will exponentially accelerate your business. We are among the leading report resellers in the business world committed towards optimizing your business. The reports we provide are based on a research that covers a magnitude of factors such as technological evolution, economic shifts and a detailed study of market segments.
Mr. Ameya Pingaley
360 Market Updates
+1 408 520 9750
Email – firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Caveman Feet
Coming SoonProduct # FUN0132
Product Includes
- Mens caveman feet
Purchase Product
Sorry, this item is Out of Stock
Product Measurements
Product Description
After a long day of working the quarry you'll want to kick your feet up in these Caveman Feet! These slippers are stuffed soft foam on the top and sides and stiffer foam on the bottom to allow for easy walking. Around this foam is flesh colored polyester and there is stitching in the front to make it look like these feet have toes. These toes also have printed on toe nails to make them look even more lifelike. The soles of the slippers are black on the bottom and there are rows or rubber grips to let the slippers have traction as you walk. These are perfect to drive your car in since it is foot powered!
Recommended Accessories
Recommended Costumes
- Adult Fred Flintstone Costume
- Adult Barney Rubble Costume
- Adult Bamm Bamm Costume
- Deluxe Adult Barney Rubble Costume
- Deluxe Adult Bamm Bamm Costume
- Teen Bamm Bamm Costume
- Deluxe Adult Fred Flintstone Costumes
- DiscontinuedTeen Fred Flintstone Costume
- DiscontinuedTeen Barney Rubble Costume


text:
Ballarat , Victoria , Australia :
Stockphoto ID: 2021414
File name: 61353-248.jpg
Format: film, 35mm
Property release: no Model release: no
Source: photographer Based in: Australia
Description: ballarat , victoria , australia :
Click to show/hide Tags
This image is copyright protected. There is a fee for any use. This website is not a source of free images.


text:
Mood Fabrics recently contacted me with the opportunity to craft a project for their guest blogger program and I can't wait to share what I've made! Though my original plan for the fabric is the polar opposite of what I ended up with, I'm super happy with it. I don't know if it's the recent snow storm we got in NY or the fact that cold/flu season seems to have found its way into my household in lieu of Spring, but something was working against me when starting my projects. I've always associated Mood Fabrics with fashion forward, designer apparel and I really wanted to create an impressive outfit worthy of that description. Well sometimes, as they say, you don't get what you want but you get what you need.
I'm not going to tell you what my projects are quite yet, but I will tell you what they're not. They're not a Morris Blazer and a Vogue tunic by Rebecca Taylor. The Morris Blazer was not meant to be because the knit fabric I picked ended up too drapey and stretchy for that particular pattern, and the tunic was not meant to be because I had the brilliant idea to sew a pattern for the first time (for a review project no less) and not make a muslin first to test the fit. …and by "brilliant" I mean terrible. That was a terrible idea! So the nearly finished tunic got disassembled and re-crafted into something else, and the knit fabric found a pattern much more suited for its awesome drape and stretch.
Nothing in my wardrobe would be described as designer, couture, or high fashion, so I don't know why I thought it was a good idea to go that route. What I've been repeating like a broken record for months now is "I need more basics. I need more basics. I need more basics" and I do. In the end I got what I needed.
So stay tuned because I can't wait to show you two things that I'm super proud of: garments made of beautiful, quality fabric that I'll wear constantly. In the end I'm impressed with my efforts and that's all that really matters. I guess by the simplest interpretation of the definition, these garments are designer and couture because I created them specifically for me with extra attention to detail, and they're one of a kind …okay maybe "Home Couture" isn't really a thing but I'm going with it! 😉
Now on to the giveaway!
If you'd like a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to MoodFabrics.com (who wouldn't?!) here's the scoop: 1.) For one chance to win, leave a comment below and tell me what you'd make with the fabric if you won!
Make sure to comment using your first name and a valid email address that I can reach you at if you're the lucky winner. 2.) For a second chance to win, follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave a separate comment telling me you did so. 3.) For a third chance to win, follow Mood on Instagram or Facebook and leave a separate comment telling me you did so. That's three chances to win a $50 dollar shopping spree at Mood Fabrics online! I will randomly select one comment and announce the lucky winner here on Monday, April 18th. Good Luck!
*Giveaway closes Sunday the 17th at Midnight EST


text:
- Socio-Emotional Links by Topic
- Link Title
WASC Accredited
Independent Study
Individualized Learning Plans
Parent Choice
High School:
Need help with your plan? Make an appointment with our guidance coordinator:
If you have questions about enrolling in our school, please visit our Enroll page or call Parent Support at: 1-800-979-4436.
Quick Links:
Please send official transcripts to:
IEM Transcripts
4535 Missouri Flat Road, Suite 1A
Placerville, CA 95667
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
- Abraham Lincoln


text:
Last weekend I had a party, it was lovely, just 6 little 8 year olds, 4 girls, 2 boys, all very creative and all very well behaved! The birthday girl (or boy) always gets a card from me. I thought I would share the one I made this weekend.
I knew which stamp set I wanted to use so I had a look on the Internet and came across a lovely card by one of my favourite card makers called Laurie. I basically copied the card, changing the colours, patterned paper etc but basically the card is the same! The card is 14cm x 14cm so bigger than what I usually work with.
Card Recipe..
Stamps: Garden Whimsy,
Card Stock: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Red Riding Hood
Inks: Bashful Blue, Red Riding Hood
Accessories : Washington DSP, large Oval, Trio A Scallop Oval punches (last one is a gift from my mum in the UK, not available yet in Aus!), grosgrain, dimensionals
If you live in the south of Tas (Within around 40 mins of Hobart) and are interested in finding out about having a party for your child then please
I can cater for 7yrs - adults!!


text: I know, that 99,99% of you will say agree with this tee which is reminds me of minecraft. "It's dangerous to go alone, take this!". Your mom gave you blanket, your dad gave you sword, your auntie gave you GPS, you uncle gave you shield, your grannie gave you binocular, your grandpa gave you spear. And I gave you this T-shirt. Remember, It's dangerous to go alone, click this.


text:
The Truth in Employment Act (H.R. 1793), legislation that would end the labor practice known as "salting," was introduced April 11 in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.; Cass Ballenger, R-N.C.; and John Carter, R-Texas.
The bill's supporters contend salting is a union tactic designed to put unfair economic pressure on nonunion employers. In a typical salting situation, paid and unpaid union employees and agents seek access to an employer's workplace under the guise of seeking employment with the company. Whether overt or covert salts, their objectives are often to cause disruption and increased business costs for the hiring employer through frivolous National Labor Relations Board lawsuits.
"In America, freedom and common sense dictates that business owners should have the right to not hire applicants who are intent on sabotaging their businesses," DeMint said. "Yet … many business owners would rather hire 'salts' than face costly litigation that can result from denying those non-bona fide applicants a job. My bill would protect such employers from frivolous and coercive lawsuits intended to damage their businesses."
Independent Electrical Contractors, Alexandria, Va., supports the legislation.


text:
Lemon tree's yellow leaves have owner worried
Q: My Meyer lemon at home -- planted in the ground -- looks as if it is dying. Its leaves are turning yellow and withering. I suspect root rot from too much water, but I don't know. The same appears to be happening to one in a planter on a nearby rooftop that I see from my office window.
A: As interesting as it is to contemplate a leaf-yellowing flu that is afflicting lemon trees, or perhaps a space alien that is sucking their sap, the answer is more likely to lie with watering practices. When a citrus tree can't get enough water from the soil, it develops yellow leaves with some wilting. Paradoxically, both overwatering and underwatering can cause these symptoms.
An overwatered tree often develops root damage from decay, so it can't bring in enough water. Our record six-week rain could have created this unhappy condition, especially if you have clay soil. If the damage isn't too severe, the tree is likely to recover if allowed to dry out for a while. You can purchase a water meter and use it to probe the soil a few inches down. Don't water until that soil is still moist but on the dry side, then water deeply.
Citrus trees in the ground will need water on the order of every two weeks in the dry season, but it depends on the type of soil and the weather. Also, be careful when you irrigate that you don't let the trunk stand in water, which can encourage disease.
The roof-garden citrus tree, in a container, is more likely to be suffering from dry soil. The smaller volume of soil in a container dries out faster than the open ground. If this is the problem, a containerized citrus tree should perk up within 24 hours after a thorough watering. Long, warm, windy spring days dry the soil fast, so you have to pay special attention to plants in containers.
Now, if the leaves of your tree are yellow between the veins while the veins themselves are still green, your problem is iron deficiency. This is caused by planting in soil that isn't acidic enough, so the plant can't absorb iron. Solve this problem by using a chelated iron fertilizer. Follow instructions on the label.
Q: This is my second year with an infestation of surreal grasshopper (scudder's bush katydids). They are happy to stay in my backyard and eat rose leaves and photinia shrubs. I need to kill them as opposed to spraying them off with water. I have been manually eliminating them and using insecticidal soap. Do you have any other suggestions? Possibly a repellant?
A: I picture a bucolic scene in which the charming, leaf-imitating katydids sing to you at night while gently munching a few rose leaves, but I'm sure it is in fact a scene of alarming devastation. The good news is that katydids have only one life cycle each year, so it should be possible to get ahead of their multiplication rate. Starting with ideas for repellants, consider buying hot pepper spray or making garlic oil spray. Here's the recipe: Add 3 ounces of minced garlic cloves to 1 ounce of mineral oil. Let stand for 24 hours or longer. Strain out garlic. Then add 1 teaspoon of fish emulsion and 1 tablespoon of castile soap to 16 ounces of water. Slowly mix the fish emulsion solution with the garlic oil and store in a glass container with a tight lid. To use, mix 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil mixture with 2 cups of water and spray.
Another substance that may serve to repel (and possibly kill) the insects is neem oil, but it may be most effective on the younger stages of the insect. If you try these treatments, experiment with only a part of your garden, say one rose plant, so you can see if it works.
In any case, I recommend that you take action later in the year to reduce the number of eggs that live through the winter. It is probable that the species you have lays its eggs between layers of leaves, creating a small, slightly raised and discolored blister. If you defoliate your roses in winter, as many do to encourage dormancy and reduce the occurrence of diseases, you will be removing katydid eggs as well. Be sure to rake up all the fallen leaves as they could be harboring katydid eggs.
In the spring, look for the young nymphs to start hatching and act quickly to repel or kill the pests while they are small. One possibility is to spray them with a half-cup of molasses in a quart of water, which kills grasshoppers and might kill katydids, too. Or, if by chance you could borrow some chickens for a few weeks as the insects are hatching, they would probably clean up your yard nicely while offering fresh eggs in return.


text:
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
Enter a search term such as "mobile analytics" or browse our content using the filters above.
That's not only a poor Scrabble score but we also couldn't find any results matching
Check your spelling or try broadening your search.
This service is currently undergoing maintenance.
Please try again later.
The aim of multichannel customer service is to provide customers with options for how they would like to communicate with a brand if they have a query or a complaint to make.
It is also about providing a seamless experience to the customer, regardless of which channel they choose to use.
Behind the scenes, many companies may not have joined up customer service channels, but as far as customers are concerned, they are dealing with a single company, whether online, by telephone, or in a local store.
Examples of a seamless experience for customers would be the ability to return goods bought online to a local store without any hassles, or to phone up a call centre where the customer services representative is aware of previous conversations that took place via email.
The ideal multichannel customer service operation would have a 'single customer view': the ability to track customers and their communications and purchase behaviour across channels.
Why is multichannel customer service important?
For companies, this would offer the benefit of being able to provide service to individual customers far more efficiently, as well as the data and insight to improve the targeting of marketing communications.
Most important of all, since the customer can be provided with a higher level of service, it can lead to an increase in customer satisfaction and higher retention rates.
When prices and products are often very similar between competitors, then customer experience is one way to differentiate your brand from its rivals.
You need only look at the reputation built up by brands like Zappos and first direct to see what the provision of excellent customer service can do for a business.
Great customer service makes people talk about a brand. Customers will become advocates, recommending a company to friends and colleagues purely on the basis of receiving first class service.
Customer advocacy is ultra-important in this socially-connected age.
The costs of poor customer service
Ultimately, poor customer service will hit companies in two ways: in lost business due to losing disillusioned customers to competitors, and in the bad publicity and negative buzz generated by unhappy customers.
A recent study by Genesys and Ovum/ Datamonitor actually put a figure on poor customer service. Its results showed that it costs the UK economy £15bn per year.
According to the study, 73% of UK consumers had ended their relationship with a firm due to poor customer service. The average cost of a lost customer is estimated to be £248 per year.
Among the leading reasons given for ending relationships with companies were:
- Customers being forced to repeat themselves.
- Being trapped in automated self-service lines.
- Having to wait too long for service.
- Customer service staff not knowing a customer's history and value.
- Not being able to switch between communication channels easily.
Many, if not all, of these issues can be solved with a joined-up approach to customer service.
Customer service channels
There are a number of touchpoints where customers can communicate with customer service staff. At each of these, companies have the opportunity to create a positive impression...
This will be the main point of contact for many customers, but it also has the potential to become a major source of frustration.
At its best, when call centres are properly staffed with knowledgeable agents who possess the ability to help customers promptly and effectively, then this can create a positive impression.
However, the reverse is all too often the case. Customers are frequently routed around labyrinthine IVR systems, which sometimes seem designed to prevent people actually speaking to someone.
Add call queues to this mix, and you have customers that, when they finally get to speak to an agent, are already frustrated, making the job of the customer service team more difficult than it needs to be.
According to a survey carried out by Toluna for Econsultancy, call queues and having to select multiple options are the two biggest service-related bugbears for customers, so an opportunity exists for companies to differentiate themselves by providing a better service.
This takes us back to the example of first direct. I have recently switched my banking here from a competitor, and one of the main reasons was the customer service offering. First direct staff actually answer the phone when you call, and normally within a couple of rings. It is unnervingly quick.
It's a simple thing, though admittedly there is a cost to this in terms of staff and resources, but the benefits in terms of increased customer satisfaction, customer advocacy, retention rates, and positive word of mouth may well outweigh the costs.
According to the survey mentioned above, email is actually the preferred customer service channel for 44% of 2,000 respondents.
I can see why. While an urgent query is likely to prompt people to reach for the phone, many people would prefer to send an email and wait for a reply, avoiding the hassle of calling.
Though they should be answered as promptly as possible, customers aren't expecting an instant response, so this can take the pressure off call centres, and allows companies to take time to investigate issues and provide information without keeping a customer waiting on the line.
However, email customer service is often poor. From contact forms that seem to be the online equivalent of automated self service on phone lines, to slow responses.
A recent Online Delivery Report by Snow Valley found that 60% of email enquiries about deliveries sent to more than 200 UK retailers took more than a day to be replied to.
In addition, a shocking 16% didn't respond at all, which is one way to lose a customer. Also, almost 6% didn't even provide an email address at all, despite the fact that this is a requirement of EU regulations on e-commerce.
Surprisingly, 9% of respondents to our survey cited the post as their preferred channel for customer service, though 15% said it was the most frustrating, which is perhaps a measure of the quality of the service they have received.
Around 9% of our survey respondents said they would prefer to go into a local store or office if they had a customer service issue, in order to speak to someone in person.
This may well be a quicker way to resolve some issues, and in the case of returns, it can be more convenient than returning goods by post or waiting for a courier to collect them.
For companies, this kind of customer service offers an opportunity to provide a positive experience, and have the customer leaving with a better impression of the company. It may also be an opportunity to upsell.
A joined-up approach is key here. If a customer has bought an item online and has a problem with it and wants to return it in store, then staff should have the appropriate information and authority to deal with this.
Live chat
This is an instant messenger style service that can be employed on websites to give customers an alternative contact option while they are shopping.
It is more of an accompaniment to online shopping, and it can be shown as an option on product pages, or during the checkout process.
These kinds of tools can also be used proactively. For example, a certain pattern of behaviour – such as a customer having problems entering payment details – could be used as a cue to invite the customer to chat, to hopefully resolve the problem and make sure the transaction goes through.
It can answer customer questions promptly when they most need a response. In the case of luxury gifts and home furnishings retailer Amara, for every 20 sales that go through on the site, four or five occur after a customer has used live chat.
Social media
The use of social media for customer service is still relatively new, but it offers a great opportunity for brands to be proactive in dealing with customer complaints, and can also show others (potential customers perhaps) that a brand is listening and willing to engage with its customers.
It may not always be the right channel, as some queries may be too complex to deal with in 140 characters, or a quick wall posting, but an initial contact made via social media can always be shifted to another channel if necessary.
Some companies, such as BT and ASOS, have made the effort here, and launched dedicated customer service accounts via Twitter, which provide information, refer customers to the best place to get their queries dealt with.
As well as providing a place to go for customers to get issues resolved, good customer service on Twitter can help to give big companies a more human, friendly face to customers.
However, many companies just aren't getting it right. A recent study of the top 25 UK retailers with social media profiles found that just 25% of retailers responded to a question that had been directed at them.
What does effective multichannel customer service look like to the customer?
The key here is to present a unified face to the customer. You may be a company with thousands of employees that sells online and offline, but remember that the customer just sees one company.
No distinction is made between the web part of your business, the high street store and the call centre. It's all one and the same to the consumer.
Consumers do not care about the organisational challenges involved in providing a seamless experience and joining up data from different channels. They will become annoyed if they have to repeat the question they have previously emailed in when they call to follow it up.
What are the challenges in implementing this?
Providing a joined-up customer experience for customers is a massive challenge for a lot of companies. It's much easier said than done, but the vast majority of firms certainly have the intent.
As BT's Warren Buckley explained in a recent interview, there are some huge challenges involved in joined up large customer service operations.
The good news from Econsultancy's Multichannel Customer Experience Survey is that 90% of firms recognise the importance of providing a joined-up customer experience.
However, just 4% of companies claimed to have their internal systems and processes joined up to the extent that they have a 'single customer view', which highlights the extent of the challenge.
Issues which get in the way include organisational structure, which was cited by 41% of company respondents to our survey, and which is one of the core problem areas for big companies.
Specific customer service channels are often managed by separate teams: one team may deal with telephone queries, another with emails, or social media, or live chat.
This kind of silo-based structure makes it difficult to integrate email and phone conversations to provide a seamless customer service experience. The left hand does not know what theright is doing.
The sheer complexity of providing a joined-up customer experience when there are so many touchpoints is another problem for 39% of firms.
Other issues include (34%) difficulty unifying different sources of customer data (34%), lack of resources (33%) and lack of budget (31%).
While these barriers may be difficult to overcome, and perhaps more so in larger firms, customers are becoming ever more demanding, and those firms that want to keep retention rates high need to become more customer-centric.
Firms that make the effort should be rewarded over the long-term.
Comments (6)
Agree with the sentiment of the entire article. Regarding social media specifically, you simply shouldn't go into it unless you have a customer service strategy in place. It will do more damage than good. The strategy we launched at John Lewis involved customer service from the outset - we needed to make sure that area of the business was up to speed before we entered Facebook, Twitter etc.
There is the increasing expectation from people that they should have their issues responded to from social media. If you ignore this it will be an indelible stain on your brand reputation.
Really interesting post. I'm wondering though, and I've wondered this off an on for a while now, how much of an imperative multichannel customer service really is?
Is the pursuit of a multichannel customer service strategy, becoming perhaps more important than simply resolving a customer's complaint or answering a query?
If a customer's complaint is resolved or query answered first time, putting issue complexity aside for one moment, does this require a multichannel strategy. What actually drives a multichannel strategy?
If I buy a washing machine and it breaks down, what does the fact that I can email, telephone, tweet, post to a company's Facebook Wall, rant on Google Maps to a company about it actually mean? Will it fix the problem any more effectively?
Is perhaps the pursuit of a multichannel strategy in reality more about the need for a single knowledge base or crm system than it is about offering the customer all the different channels under the sun.
Just a thought which I'm still thinking about.
Hi Guy, that's a good point, and I'd say that quality of service and the resolution of the customer's issue at the first point of contact trumps the number of channels on offer. Better to have two effective channels than five average ones.
However, if you are a big enough company, and can offer a range of choice of contact options, AND provide a consistent quality of service across these channels, then it is something that can differentiate you from competitors.
Hi Graham,
Thanks for the post. Guy's right in the sense that resolving a problem or answering a query is the most important goal for customer service. However, in a multi-channel company, that can only be done effectively if all channels are well integrated to ensure consistency and clarity.
A good example if my recent dealing with Talk Talk for home broadband. They royally screwed it up. They didn't set-up a the billing account or send out my router. So as a freelancer dependent on internet connection, I spent 3 weeks with nothing. I called and was told it was being sorted. Nothing happened by the date promised. I emailed via the website. No reply that day. I got on to their Twitter account. Quick response. Then I got an email response the next day. Each email had a different CSA signatory, and each person kept asking me the same questions despite the info being in the answer trail. Concurrently the really helpful Twitter chap was sorting the problem. In the end I got two solutions to one problem, neither channel knew what the other was doing and they charged me more for account set-up than they should have done. Total chaos.
So for me multi-channel planning is essential for customer service. You can't have consistently good service without it. Whoever owns Customer Service has to influence the other parts of the business that serve as customer touch points. The info needs to be shared and there does have to be a central view of the customer with contact history. Without it CSAs can't do their job properly because they don't have the full picture.
So I guess that comes back to Guy's final point, that a central knowledge base/CRM is the key. Then you need to open up the communication channels to enable different customers to correspond via the channel of their choice, making sure internal teams know how to capture relevant info in the systems for future reference. Plus you need to think about system checks - if I'm handling a Twitter complaint, how do I check there isn't an open ticket for the same customer issue from another channel?
Just found the article via a search about multi media. Multi channel support is extremely important for businersses. This will increase with the rise of the new 'Omni Channel' retailing. Sellers have to make sure they are putting the same messages in store, on their websites. Websites have to put our the same message when view via a PC, tablet or mobile phone.
One of the most important channels, in my opinion, is website chat. I personally never like to call customer service and wait in queues for them to answer my call. I rather chat with a representative on their website and have my issue resolved. I am not alone here as most people of my generation feel the same way. Companies need to capitalize on this now.


text: Pfff, forget those itty bitty Eee PC SSDs. ASUS' 12.2-inch mini laptop weighs less than 3-pounds and offers 8-hours of unplugged freedom with some help from Intel's Atom Z520 processor and ASUS' own Super Hybrid Engine tech. Most notable is that massive (price too we expect) 512GB SSD, a world's first in a laptop according to ASUS. No price or dates yet, expect those along side the official press release later today.


text:
The Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox sat through a two-hour, 28-minute rain delay at Progressive Field on Wednesday.
Play finally began a little after 9:30 p.m.and wasn't over until an Asdrubal Cabrera home run lifted the Indians to a 7-4 win over the Red Sox at 2:02 a.m., the wee hours of Thursday morning.
It was worth the wait for the surging Tribe. Not just to earn the win, their 30th of the season, but to climb back to the .500 mark after being as many as six games under during May.
On May 18, Cleveland sat 10.5 games back of the American League Central leading Detroit Tigers. Now the Indians are just 3.5 games behind with a 30-30 record.
They've won six games in a row, sweeping a a series against the Colorado Rockies and most recently with the streaking Red Sox, who lost 10 in a row in the middle of May, rallied to win seven-straight at the end of the month, then dropping the three-game set in Cleveland.
The Indians gutted out each win of the homestand, outscoring opponents, 33-21.On Wednesday, Michael Bourn's two RBI double in the seventh inning did the trick after Cleveland surrendered a 3-0 lead, which it built in the first inning after five-straight singles to lead off.
Cabrera's Wednesday homer, his fifth of the season, broke a 4-4 tie and scored Mike Aviles and Michael Bourn.
Aviles came tthrough on May 31 with a three-home run to lift the Tribe to a 7-6 win over the Rockies. Bourn's two-run blast in the ninth inning completed the Colorado sweep on June 1 with a 6-4 win.
Clutch hits have been key, but strong starting pitching has led the way.
Starters have gone at least six innings in each of the past six games. Only Josh Tomlin and T.J. House went shorter, both pitching 5.2 innings on June 1 and June 3, respectively. Corey Kluber opened and close the homestand with brilliant performances and two wins.
Kluber, 28, has bounced up and down from Cleveland to Triple-A Columbus for the past four seasons. He's finally solidified his spot in the rotation and actually has evolved into the staff ace. Kluber sports a 3.23 earned run average and a 6-3 record.
In his two starts in the past week, Kluber struck out 16 in 13 innings.
Trevor Bauer is working his way into the rotation after beginning the year in Columbus. The third overall selection in the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft was acquired by the Indians from the Arizona Diamondbacks in Dec. of 2012. In his time as a Tribe starter, Bauer is 3-6 with a 4.85 ERA.
He tossed six innings in his most recent start, striking out eight.
Even House and Tomlin were effective in their shortened outings, earning no-decisions. Tomlin struck out eight and House struck out four.
They Indians do own the best home record in the American League at 21-11. Still, being the only Cleveland team in season, they're taking a backseat to most of the town's sports headlines.
Johnny Manziel's every move is documented as he gears up for his rookie season with the Browns and the Cavaliers are faced with the task of drafting the first overall player in this month's NBA Draft. Plus, the Cavs are beginning their campaign to woo LeBron James back to the city.
The Indians are currently last in the majors in terms of home attendance. Progressive Field averages 15,253 fans per game, which is 3,150 less than the next-to-last team - the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Indians are performing and the fans are flocking away. If the team can put everything together and climb the standings even more with upcoming road series against the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals and Boston, the baseball world will take notice.
But will Cleveland, itself?
The Tribe's success has been worth the wait, so far. Their quick succession will likely continue. It's time to get on board.
Do YOU want to write for GiveMeSport? Get started today by signing-up and submitting an article HERE: https://www.givemesport.com/writeforgms


text:
Various Ways of HacKing FB Account
Hack Facebook
Cracking MySpace/Facebook Accounts Thru Various ways:
There are various methods whereby you possibly can hack into a fb profile. A few call for more geeky
information about computers while others use some networking expertise and knowledge of human
mindset to obtain an entry to some one's fb account.
Various methods techniques to crack Facebook account which i 'm going to talk about are meant for education intent mainly. They're not really supposed to cause harm to any individual,and employ them at your personal cost and risk. They are not intended to harm anyone, and use them at your own risk and responsibility.
We are going to also look at about how exactly to keep oneself and keep oneself protected whenever your seem to be exploring on the web.
It's among the most seasoned exploit which is employed by hackers, to have an access to quite confidential info such as, account details, bank-account particulars, bank cards details and so on. Normally this specific exploit is normally being carried out posing as genuine on-line web site that in fact that is not. Subsequently by attaining entry to users credentials such as security password and so on. The guy can after that effortlessly acquire several other information and facts as well as identity of the individual. Though it is certainly an outdated strategy, however many individuals fall for this very easily. When you are utilizing fb more frequently, in that case, be sure you should only click the established fb link/web site and do not ever click the fake Facebook or MySpace hyperlinks, send out to you personally by somebody by e mail. Make sure the link to the web page which you are attempting to gain access to is real.
Alternative approach to protect against oneself through scam breach is by using good quality anti-virus software, which will immediately recognizes and obstructs similar harmful web-sites.
Cracking Facebook Account By way of Installing Key-Loggers:
This method is another great means to hack into Facebook or MySpace accounts. Hacker typically transmits an email message that may be infected with file possessing a key logger inside it. When a person keys to press upon that hyperlinks and triggers the key-logger, each of the account details and also other you important information pertaining to different records, will get moved to hacker very easily. Nevertheless, nowadays almost all Anti-Viruses identify these types of keystroke loggers, hence hacker should find a better way around to set up Key-Logger in the PC of the individual, whose Facebook or MySpace accounts requires to be cracked. In case you have entry to the victim's personal computer, then you can definitely put the trap successfully, simply by turning off the anti-virus on that particular system PC and setting up the Key-Logger. I really hope you got the things i meant
Trojan/Backdoor Entrance:
It is really a high level cracking and quite a few knowledge.
The computer virus is placed i.e Trojan malware over the personal computer of the Target. In the event the individual presses over the infected hyperlink that may be delivered via an email, the Trojan malware is turned on and it opens up a backdoor within the laptop or computer of the target. Finally a hacker is able to do everything he / she wishes upon that particular corrupted desktop. One issue with this specific attack is the fact that a lot of the Anti - viruses find Trojan malware, and therefore the hacker would need to discover a way to install Trojan malware upon Victims laptop or computer.
Social Engineering:
It deals with lying to anyone to have his or her security password. You can also try the password guessing strategy to get accessibility to fb profile of whomever. The whole thing is determined by exactly how close you're to that particular individual, and exactly how well you understand him or her, therefore oftentimes guessing may well get the job done. In this particular kind of attack a hacker delivers a fake email to target informing them to modify the security password plus security query, and hence makes them share his or her security password quickly. And also this is most effective with, utilizing a phony Facebook or MySpace user profile and after that looking to set up a connection with target, as soon as this individual starts to have faith in you, then you can certainly try to make him or her to provide his / her security password simply by lying to him or her. You possibly can make a phony Facebook or MySpace account of any good looking male or even a gorgeous lady, and after that get his or her confidence to the degree so that he or she effortlessly passes on their username and password.
I do know it works like a charm, as my personal FB profile got compromised in addition to several other interconnected email accounts which i utilized for joining my MySpace profile. This is an extremely strategy once you learn how to fool an individual to give-up his / her MySpace profile the password.


text:
Definition of Alkaloids
1. Noun. (plural of alkaloid) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alkaloids
1. alkaloid [n] - See also: alkaloid
Medical Definition of Alkaloids
1. Organic nitrogenous bases. Many alkaloids of medical importance occur in the animal and vegetable kingdoms, and some have been synthesised. (12 Dec 1998)
Alkaloids Pictures
Click the following link to bring up a new window with an automated collection of images related to the term: Alkaloids Images
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alkaloids
Literary usage of Alkaloids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1898)
"JN aqueous solutions of salts of the alkaloids, one of the most delicate of ... gives the limit of this precipitation, for the chief medicinal alkaloids, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"For the most part similar alkaloids are found in related plants, ... As to their location in the plants themselves, alkaloids are found mostly in the fruit ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1886)
"341, Oct. 1885), states that he has discovered the presence of alkaloids in ... His method of ascertaining the presence of the alkaloids was too crude to be ..."
4. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1917)
"THE VEGETABLE alkaloids. BY THOMAS A. HENRY, D. Sc. Since the date of the previous article a great deal of work on alkaloids has been published but it is ..."
5. Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1897)
"The detection and especially the separation of the alkaloids is far more difficult than the detection and separation of most inorganic bases. ..."
6. Manual of Chemistry: A Guide to Lectures and Laboratory-work for Beginners by William Simon (1884)
"General properties of alkaloids. 1. They combine with acids (without elimination of ... The volatile alkaloids have a peculiar, disagreeable odor reminding ..."


text:
NASA's lunar-mapping satellite has just begun its four-year mission searching for water on the moon, but it has already turned up a discovery that has scientists scratching their heads.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's seven scientific instruments have confirmed the presence of large amounts of hydrogen - a marker for water - in permanently shadowed south pole craters.
Scientists had known there were deposits of hydrogen in those areas. But the instruments also have found the element in regions where the sun shines.
NASA scientists said Thursday that this could mean that water is buried underground.
Water could not exist on the surface, where it is exposed to daytime temperatures that range up to 220 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Richard Vondrak, project scientist for the mission, known as LRO.
"We don't know the abundance or how deeply it is buried," Vondrak said at a briefing at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Nor do they know if the hydrogen is water in the form of ice.
If it is, the discovery would greatly improve the chances for a successful return to the moon by astronauts. Water on the moon would reduce the need for hauling it from Earth to supply future colonists.
Water also could be used to produce oxygen for respiration, as well as to make rocket fuel for a later trip to Mars.
A second spacecraft, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, separated from the reconnaissance orbiter just after launch and is now positioning itself to send its Centaur rocket crashing into a crater called Cabeus A. Scientists hope that collision, scheduled for the morning of Oct. 9, will send up a cloud of dust and ice particles that can be measured by the sensing satellite, as well as by the orbiter, which will observe the crash.


text:
It's you versus the computer in this quick, fun dodgeball game. Aim and throw with the mouse, and use spacebar to jump and dodge the enemies throws. There are power-ups, the spin ball and the bomb, that allow for easier shots and more damaging throws, and it's all around rather addicting and fun!
Beaned Fullscreen
Game not loaded yet.


text:
Anubavam has built over 30 websites in Drupal. It also converts existing Drupal websites into mobile web sites and downloadable mobile apps. Read more about Drupal to mobile app conversion services. Our Experienced Drupal Developers have built Drupal corporate websites, News and Media websites, Social media and Online community websites, Products and Support websites, Real estate and Banking and more.
Ensure a timely response and priority treatment for your project by having us bring you directly to the right person.Get introduced
53 State Street, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
United States
Phone: 888-922-7842
Map: Google MapsView other locations


text: Home » News » Resident Evil 6 release pushed forward Resident Evil 6 release pushed forward MIG-31 April 10, 2012 News Capcom's Resident Evil 6 has apparently had its release date pushed forward by nearly two months. That's according to a new trailer for the game on YouTube, which says the game is now out on October 2nd. It had previously been dated for November 20th. If true it means that the survival horror sequel will avoid a release date clash with the likes of Assassin's Creed III, BioShock Infinite, Black Ops 2 and Medal of Honor. It will, however, see it ship after FIFA 13 and Halo 4. Share On


text: DeadHeads across the USA and all over the World are opening their "May 1977 - Get Shown The Light" box set released by RHINO records this week. I got mine yesterday! The box includes the all-time popular Cornell show from May 8, 1977, plus the New Haven (5/5), Boston (5/7) and Buffalo (5/9) show too. The once lost Betty Board reel-to-reels of these shows have finally made it to the Dead's Vault and remastered by Jeffrey Norman (he does all the Dead's stuff). Join us this week and every other week this month for the 40th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's Cornell show. Click on >> http://www.mbvyradio.com. Right On !


text:
He's back…..
Michael Jordan will have the honor of being the first retired professional player ever to appear on the cover of his sports video games. CNBC confirmed the 2k Sports rumor yesterday.
While 2KSports's wouldn't say the capacity in which Michael Jordan would appear, they did say that "there would be a lot of surprises". From personal experience, being that Michael's contracts didn't allow him in every NBA video games during his playing time, I'm excited.
Will I buy 2k Sports NBA 2k 2011? I don't know. I bought 2k10 and didn't play it much, maybe it was because I was super busy or maybe it was because basketball games, historically, aren't very fluid in their gameplay. Either way 2k Sports does something cool, they have updated content as you progress during a game and during a season.
Something I'd LOVE to see other games including Madden 2011 have (no word yet that they included it this year, I doubt it). Will you buy 2k Sports NBA 2k 2011 with Michael Jordan on the cover?
Tags: 2k Sports, 2ksports, Basketball Games, Cnbc, Contracts, Game, Gameplay, Lot, Love Games, Michael Jordan, michael jordan nba 2k 2011 cover, Nba 2k, nba 2k11 michael jordan, Nba Games, Nba Video, Personal Experience, Playing Time, Professional Player, Sports Nba, Sports Video Games, Surprises


text:
Winter the Australian Way – TNC Magazine #14 Winter Edition
on June 19, 2011 at 4:31 am
Posted In: Uncategorized
This is Horton Novak's latest illustration for Tong"N"Cheek Magazine #14- The Winter Edition, at first hand for Skeletica fans! By the way, Skeletica's comic strip is coming back soon in July.
Please follow and like us:


text:
Basyx End Table
by basyx by HON | Item #: 602348 | Model #: BSXBW3140N |
Price includes shipping
- $ 124 18 124.18
Non-member price: $136.60 Join now!
- Shipping
- Price includes shipping
- Free Pickup
Delivery estimates, taxes, and fees are based on ZIP Code. Club Pickup orders are based on your club's current price and item availability on the day of payment.
About this itemBasyx End Table comes in a beautiful mahogany.
Ideal for any reception or lounge area. Veneer wood tables with beaded edge detail. 20w x 24d x 20h.
Assembled Country
Assembled Size
Width: 20"
Component Country
Member reviews & questions
Ask & Answer
Policies & plans
Shipping Information
Standard - 2 to 6 business days
Warranty Information
The HON Company promises to repair or replace any basyx by HON product or component that is found to be defective in material or workmanship within five (5) years from the date of original purchase so long as you, the original purchaser, still own it.


text:
CALS has released a new 60-page Instructor Guidelines document to provide details on teaching the CALS Provider Course. The Guidelines are helpful to new instructors just starting out, and as a refresher for established instructors.
The Guidelines document contains the following chapters:
- Program Overview
- Requirements and Guidelines
- Teaching a CALS Course
- Course Set-up and Equipment
- Validation & Testing
- References
- Appendix (agreements and forms)
The new Instructor Guidelines document is available for download from the Resources section of the Instructor Portal.


text:
Immersive Technologies' and Downer EDi have teamed up to addresses challenges of rising fuel cost and environmental responsibility
Immersive Technologies has partnered with Australian-based Downer to launch a fuel efficiency technology aimed at giving mine management an affordable way to address the challenges of rising fuel costs and environmental responsibility. This technology is embedded in an upgrade to Immersive Technologies' leading range of Advanced Equipment Simulators. It is designed to give mining equipment operators the skills and knowledge they need to operate in a productive manner while assessing and eliminating behaviors that cause excess fuel consumption.
As the mining industry heightens its focus on reducing costs and increasing productivity, Immersive Technologies has worked closely with Downer, one of Australia's leading mining contractors, and major OEMs to deliver a solution that reduces fuel consumption through the improvement of operator knowledge and skills. This enables mining operations to specifically target and quantify fuel inefficient behaviors during simulator training sessions.
The simulator technology includes detailed monitoring of operator behaviours that directly relate to excess fuel consumption, including levels of throttle and brake application for specific situations. This has resulted in an enhanced assessment tool for managers to determine which fuel inefficient operator behaviours are most prevalent on their site and represent the greatest opportunities for savings.
"This technology is a further example of Immersive Technologies working with the mining industry to solve their challenges. We took similar steps to assist the industry during a time of severe tyre shortages. Our customers now commonly report increases in truck tyre life of over ten per cent following the implementation of our tyre preservation technology into their training programs," said Peter Salfinger, CEO of Immersive Technologies.
For those mining operations that need to hit the ground running with this new technology, a training service is also now available from Immersive Technologies to facilitate rapid implementation into existing training programs.
"The fuel efficiency training service is not only a cost effective way for management to target a reduction in on-site fuel costs but can be used to demonstrate a commitment to reduce on-site per ton greenhouse gas emissions," says Bryant Mullaney, Professional Services Development Manager.
This technology and training service can be applied to any Immersive Technologies Advanced Equipment Simulator running the latest version of SimControl software version 4.6.
"Our customers utilizing simulators, including those which have been working hard in the field for twelve or more years will realize benefits from ongoing software enhancements including our fuel efficiency technology. This is just one way that our customers receive maximum value from their investment," Mullaney says.
The fuel efficiency service includes a session to train the trainer, fuel efficiency simulator curriculum, lesson plans and on-site Training Consultant support to fully integrate the new fuel efficiency training capabilities.


text:
DeVry University Extends Managed Windows Application Hosting Contract With Connectria Corporation
ST. LOUIS, MO (June 5, 2009) - Connectria Corporation today announced that DeVry University has extended its contract for managed Windows application hosting. DeVry's Managed Hosting requirements have grown due to an array of applications required to support their new online learning suite. This is DeVry's third major expansion with Connectria, validating Connectria's commitment to DeVry's customer satisfaction, as well as DeVry's trust in Connectria's expertise for managing complex hosting environments.
About DeVry University
As one of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in North America, DeVry University provides high-quality, career-oriented associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs in technology, healthcare technology, business and management. More than 57,000 students are enrolled at its 92 locations in 26 states and Canada, as well as through DeVry University Online. DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA). More information can be found at www.devry.edu.
About Connectria
Learn More
If you're interested in learning more about Connectria or to Request a Quote on any of our services, please contact us.


text:
You are viewing a printer-friendly page from the Climate Change Institute website, online at http://climatechange.umaine.edu.
Assistant Professor, Climate Change Institute & School of Biology & Ecology
View Website
200 Clapp Greenhouse
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5722
Dr. Olsen holds an adjunct appointment in CCI and is also a faculty member in the School of Biology & Ecology. Using birds as model systems, he investigates the biological responses to a constantly altering landscape. As an evolutionary ecologist, he uses demographic and behavioral approaches to examine population adaptation and viability on range edges. Further, by studying tidal marshes, highly seasonal boreal forests, and human-impacted habitats, Brian measures how individuals and populations respond to environmental variation, with an eye toward understanding how birds have responded to climate changes in the past and how contemporary populations will weather current changes.
Are you Brian Olsen? If so, log in to edit your profile.


text:
I had this epiphany a few weeks ago that I HAD TO TAKE MY GIRLS TO DISNEY WORLD THIS YEAR! Okay, maybe not an epiphany – but it was my 7 year old saying "Mom do you think that the real Cinderella lives in the castle at Disney?" and her 9 year old sister saying "Um, I'm starting to believe that those princesses are completely made-up" and my 7 year old responding with "You don't know anything, Eloise. They are magic!" and my 2 year old saying "If I evah see Mickey Mouse I'm gonna hug him and give him the biggest kiss evah!"
Which made me spend nearly a week of my life on-line trying to see if a Disney World vacation was possible. We've never been. In all honestly(don't tell Walt) but I've never wanted to go. We talk about trips to Europe, Africa, South America and Asia…but never Disney. But now I'm thinking we need to go just this once…before the magic of a little girl's imagination burns out and we start watching Cops reruns, DVR Teen Mom, and they are signing up to be on the Bachelor instead of sweetly watching The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Right?
So I bring you the last two weeks of my life – or what I like to call my 5 Stages of Planning a Disney Vacation:
1. Denial- We are not going to Disney. We don't need to go to Disney. What's Disney? Don't talk about Disney! I'm pretty sure Disney World is a made-up place..just like Florida. Disney who? How about Paris? Kenya? Costa Rica?
2. Anger – We cannot afford a Disney vacation! Everybody goes to Disney but us! What does Mickey Mouse have to be so cute! Cinderella is using subliminal message in her movies! We are NOT going to Disney! We will be different from everyone else and go to see the largest ball of twine instead! Who needs Disney! Cinderella IS NOT REAL!
3. Bargaining – If we skip all other vacations for the next three years we can totally go to Disney. If we sell one child we can go to Disney. Braces? Braces can wait until you're an adult – we need to go to Disney!!! My kids really want to go to Disney – am I a bad mom for never taking them to Disney? Maybe if I dressed-up as 'Tinkle Bell' that would be enough for them? I can sing and dance. If I didn't buy a new pair of shoes for two years can we do it?
4. Depression – Disney may not be in our budget. If I cannot give kids Disney will they hate me forever? Will future counseling from lack of Micky Mouse be more expensive than the actual original Disney vacation? OMG no new shoes? Wine. I need wine.
5. Acceptance – Fine, money can't buy love or happiness but it can buy magic evidently! This is the perfect time/ages for us to take the kids. It will be totally worth it, right? Off to spend another week planning…because Cinderella lives!
So according to my kids we are the "last people on Earth that have never been Disney" (which I'm hoping is a slight exaggeration) – have you been? Say no so I can tell my kids there are more out there like us.


text:
CDC Home
About UM
CDC Partners
About ICPSR
About Us
Data & Services
Featured Data
China Data Online
China Data Product
Free Data Online
Free Maps Online
Product Demo
News & Events
CDC News
CDC Events
China Data Updates
CDC Gallery
Learning Center
Publications & Papers
Workshops & Seminars
Data & Services
Featured Data
China Data Product
Statistical Data
Census Data
GIS Data
Online Data Service
China Data Online
Free Data Online
Free Maps Online
Product Demo
Featured Data
>> Content
Research report on China Retail Market
Order ID:
2001 Edition
All China Marketing Research Co., Ltd
Publication Date:
Paper Copy
$800 (for academic users)
Airmail, taking about 10 business days.
Product Demo:
Sample Data:
2000 was not only the year in which the foreign-funded retail enterprises grew most rapidly after they accessed the China's retail market, but also the year in which the domestic-funded retail enterprises became gradually strong and mature in the intensive competition. China's retail industry entered a new stage of development. Currently, although the traditional large-sized department stores still account for the relatively large market share, their senility emerges day by day, and the new commerce forms such as chain supermarket, convenience store, specialty store, exclusive store and warehouse develop by leaps and bounds. With the implementation of the policies on enlarging the demand and stimulating the consumption in 2001, the sales of commodity market grows steadily, and the benefit of commercial enterprises is picking up again. From the beginning of 1990s, the supermarkets in form of chain have surged in China, and the annual increase rate reached 70%, furthermore the increase rate is higher in the economic developed regions such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. In 2000 the sales of nationwide chain stores accounted for 7% of total retail sales of consumer goods. The turnovers of some large-sized chain supermarkets have exceeded that of department stores, ranking first in retail trade, meanwhile the chain supermarkets especially the large-sized supermarkets emerge the role of main force in the retail trade, thereby the chain supermarket will become the most shining star in the recent 10 years in China' commerce. By far, 70% of the top 50 retailers in the world have accessed China's market. Although both foreign and domestic retailers are the members of China's scattered industrial structure currently and have the same strength, the foreign-funded retailers will acquire the advantage firstly in the field of warehouse supermarkets and in the economic developed regions by right of their obvious competitive edge in the coming several years, and will win the competition completely. With the rapid strides of information technology and network technology, the e-commerce will force the traditional commerce turn the pattern and upgrade, and shopping online is in line with the development of the retail trade. The degree of concentration of China's retail trade is not high, and the main bodies in the market competition are still a large number of mid- and small-sized retailers with similar scales. Because of the intensive competition among the existing retailers, emergence of lots of substitutive services and the serious threat from the potential incomers, the competition among the China's retailers has become the "overdone competition," thus the capital-income rate of the whole retail trade is lower than the social average level, exhibiting the declining trend. In the next 10 years, China will become the main battlefield for the competition among the international commerce groups. If China's chain supermarkets want to win with facing the challenges of international commerce groups, they must positively realize themselves, the gaps, the scale strengths in the competition, change the traditional thinkingt mode, formulate the correct development strategy, and widen the form of capital sources, as well as improve rapidly the operation ability in purchasing management techniques, goods distribution techniques, information technology and whole marketing technology to highlight the core competitiveness.
Table of Contents:
1. Overview of China's retail trade 1.1. The development trend of China's retail trade in 2000 1.1.1.
The foreign-funded retail trade increases the investment in China remarkably 1.1.2.
The domestic retailers begin to alter the sole operation method 1.1.3.
The domestic retailers commerce to form their own unique management methods 1.1.4.
The chain stores overtake the department stores 1.1.5.
The domestic retailers' trans-region operation is getting anywhere 1.2.
The development of retail trade 1.3.
The operation level and profit-making conditions of entire trade 1.4.
The main reasons that cause the low economic benefit of retailers 1.5.
The prospects for the competition situation of China's retail market 2. Overview of China's retail trade' s macro market environment 2.1.
The total retail sales of consumer goods 2.2.
The per capita income of household 2.3.
The sales natures of the large-sized retail stores in 2000 2.4.
The change of consumption structure of household 2.5. Forecast on retail sales market of consumer goods in 2001 3.
The operation conditions of China's retail enterprises 3.1. Top 100 of China's retail trade 3.1.1.
The conditions of Top 100 as a whole 3.1.2. The region distributions of Top 100 3.1.3.
The trade form development of Top 100 of China's retail trade 3.1.4.
The increase conditions of the retail sales of Top 100 3.2.
The listed companies of China's retail trade 3.2.1.
The main reasons that the achievements of the listed companies of retail trade look up in 2000 3.2.2.
he income conditions of the listed companies of retail trade for 2000 3.2.3.
The characteristics of commercial listed companies in 2000 3.2.4.
The characteristics of commercial listed companies' assets recombination in 2000 3.2.5.
The development trend of the commercial listed companies 3.3.
The conditions of "3 kinds of foreign-funded enterprises" 3.3.1.
The course that foreign-funded enterprises accessed China's retail trade 3.3.2. Region distribution 4.
The development conditions of main retail trade forms 4.1. Department store 4.1.1.
The characteristics of the development of China's department store 4.1.2.
The current conditions of China's large-sized department stores 4.1.3. Main stores 4.2. Chain supermarket 4.2.1.
The development characteristics of China's chain supermarket 4.2.2.
The main operators 4.2.3. Warehouse 4.3. Specialty Store 4.3.1. The development characteristics of specialty store 4.3.2. Main stores 4.4. Convenience store 4.4.1. The development of China's convenience store 4.4.2. Main stores 4.5. Other trade forms 5. WTO and China's retail trade 5.1. Analysis on the prospects of China's retail trade' s reformation and opening up 5.1.1. Opening up of the distribution right 5.1.2. E-commerce 5.1.3. The opening up of commercial enterprises 5.1.4. Reformation of foreign trade system and open up of foreign trade 5.1.5. Open op of other service trades 5.2. Some restrictions to the opening up of retail trade 5.2.1. The transition period of opening-up time 5.2.2. Regional quota restrictions 5.2.3. Restrictions to percentage of investment structure 5.3. Analysis on the effects on China's retail trade after entry WTO 5.4. Epilogue 6. The challenges and chances of e-commerce 6.1. Advantages and disadvantages of e-commerce 6.1.1. Advantages 6.1.2. Disadvantages 6.2. Status quo of e-commerce in China and world 6.2.1. Status quo of e-commerce in the world 6.2.2. Status quo of e-commerce in China 6.2.3. The conditions of commercial listed companies setting foot in e-commerce 6.2.4. The impact to traditional commerce mode and the solutions 6.2.5. Development prospects of e-commerce 7. Main conclusion 7.1. The existing problems in China's retail trade 7.2. The treatments for the reformation of China's retail trade 7.3. The development trend of China' retail trade and the forecast 7.4. Concerned problems while foreign capitals enter China's retail trade Appendix 1:Future's Top 500 worldwide retailers in 2000 Appendix 2:Future's Top 500 American retailers in 2000 Appendix 3:Life cycle of American retail forms Appendix 4:The basic conditions of China's main chain supermarket enterprises in 2000
Table 1 The sales conditions of the large- and medium-sized commercial enterprises for the period from January 2000 to November 2000 Table 2 Total retail sales of consumer goods by sector Table 3 The comparison of the mode or content that the consumers accept the services Table 4 Forecast on the consumer market of 2001 (Unit: RMB 0.1 billion, %) Table 5 The region distribution of Top 100 of China's retail trade in 2000 Table 6 The first 12 of Top 100 by the retail sales increase speed for 2000 Table 7 The first 14 of Top 100 by the retail sales decrease speed for 2000 Table 8 Top 100 retailers of China in 2000 Table 9 Part indicators of listed companies in retail trade from 1998 to 2000 Table 10 First 10 of commercial listed companies by economic benefit in 2000 Table 11 The recombination of commercial listed companies in 2000 Table 12 The JV and cooperative retailers formally approved by the State Council Table 13 European retail enterprises' outlets in China Table 14 Schedule of some foreign retail enterprises entering China Table 15 Sino-foreign cooperative retail enterprises approved by the State Council formally Table 16 The definitions of retail trade forms Table 17 The total sales increase and the retail sales increase of 273 key large-sized retail stores for 2000 Table 18 The operation status of Shanghai Hualian (1998-1999) Table 19 The operation indicators in past years of Chaoshifa Chain Company Table 20 Overview of domestic typical membership warehouse in present Table 21 The operation conditions of warehouses in 2000 Table 22 The operation status of China's main specialty stores in 2000 Table 23 The operation status of China's main convenience stores
Figure 1 The basic conditions of regional retail trade in 1999 Figure 2 The net commodity sales of the wholesalers and retailers Figure 3 The aggregate profit of wholesalers and retailers Figure 4 The retail sales distribution of the retail trade beyond the limit in 2000 (on a registered type basis) Figure 5 The percentage of net sales of different ownship wholesales and retails in 2000 Figure 6 The benefit conditions of retail trade in each region in 2000 Figure 7 The profit-making conditions of various trade forms in retail trade from January 2000 to November 2000 Figure 8 The net sales income of various trade form in retail trade for the period from January 2000 to November 2000 Figure 9 The increase of net sales income of various trade form in retail trade for the period from January 2000 to November 2000 Figure 10 The rate of expense of China's wholesalers and retailers for the period from January 2000 to November 2000 Figure 11 The percentage of range of loss-making wholesales and retailers in different regions in 2000 Figure 12 The comparison of ranges of loss-making provincial wholesalers and retailers of each province in 2000 Figure 13 The total retail sales of consumer goods from 1991 to 2000 Figure 14 The degree of region concentration of the total retail sales of consumer goods Figure 15 The per capita annual income of household from 1978 to 2000 Figure 16 The increase rate of diverse commodity Figure 17 Engel's coefficient of China Figure 18 The increase rate of per capita expense of the residents in the cities and towns in each item in the first 3 quarters of 2000 Figure 19 The region distribution of Top 100 of China's retail trade in 2000 by sales Figure 20 The region distribution of Top 100 of China's retail trade in 2000 by the number of enterprises Figure 21 The sales conditions of 273 key large-sized stores in 2000 Figure 22 The conditions of sales increase of 273 key large-sized stores in 2000 Figure 23 The changes of the main business income and net profit of Wangfujing from 1997 to 2000 Figure 24 The changes of the net capital-income ratio of Wangfujing from 1998 to 2000 Figure 25 The changes of main business profit margin of Wangfujing from 1998 to 2000 Figure 26 The comparison between the asset-liability ratio of Wangfujing and the mean of trade from 1998 to 2000 Figure 27 The proportion of China's chain supermarket accounting for total retail sales of consumer goods from 1994 to 2000 Figure 28 The area distribution of Top 100 chain stores in 2000 Figure 29 The main conditions of Top 100 chain stores Figure 30 The ranking of top 100 on the absolute sales increase speed Figure 31 The sales and outlets of Shanghai Lianhua for the period from 1997 to 2000 Figure 32 The increase trend of turnover of E-commerce in China Figure 33 The categories bought via Internet Figure 34 The increase trend of Internet users in China
China Data Center,330 Packard Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248, T: (734)647-9610:F: (734)763-0335; Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Of course (almost) everyone has by now seen the Joseph Kony 2012 Video, 'Stop Kony.'
According to "Invisible Children," the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony since 1987, has "in its 26-year history abducted more than 30,000 children and displaced at least 2.1 million people."
U.S. officials say, "For more than two decades, the LRA has murdered, raped and kidnapped tens of thousands of people, including children."
Whether those estimates are correct or not, I believe that everyone agrees that Kony is a bad actor.
The video and the movement, however, have drawn a lot of skepticism and criticism not only regarding the number of LRA victims and remaining members, the LRA's present power and areas of operation, but also about the advocacy group's motives, goals, the integrity of the group's fundraising effort, its finances, etc. and the always lurking consequences of "unleashing so many exuberant activists armed with so few facts."
One prominent critic, Michael Wilkerson, believes that the goal is "to make sure that President Obama doesn't withdraw the advisors he deployed until Kony is captured or killed."
And in fact, in a lengthy March 7 letter to President Barack Obama, Invisible Children -- after "applauding" the Obama administration for the military measures already taken -- not only encourages the administration to stay the course but also urges that "existing U.S. efforts [be] further expanded" for fear that the U.S. strategy "may not succeed," and calls for utilizing funds that Congress has made available to help" provide enhanced mobility, intelligence, and other support for ongoing operations."
This brings me to a subject that seems to have been forgotten or overlooked in most of these discussions: Our military initiative to 'Stop Kony.'
Remember, a long, long time ago -- actually less than five months ago, on October 7, 2011 -- President Obama announced that he was "dispatching about 100 U.S. troops -- mostly special operations forces -- to central Africa to advise in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army -- a guerrilla group accused of widespread atrocities across several countries."
The first U.S. troops arrived October 12.The A.P. report continued:
"Long considered one of Africa's most brutal rebel groups, the Lord's Resistance Army began its attacks in Uganda more than 20 years ago. But the rebels are at their weakest point in 15 years. Their forces are fractured and scattered, and the Ugandan military estimated earlier this year that only 200 to 400 fighters remain. In 2003 the LRA had 3,000 armed troops and 2,000 people in support roles.
But capturing LRA leader Joseph Kony -- a ruthless and brutal thug -- remains the highest priority for Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a 25-year-leader who has committed thousands of troops to the African Union force in Somalia to fight militants from al-Shabab, a group with ties from al-Qaida."
Well, less than five months later, how is that military operation going?A couple of weeks ago the Stars and Stripes reported:
Four months after U.S. special operations forces deployed to central Africa as part of a multinational hunt for the Lord's Resistance Army and its elusive leader, Joseph Kony, attacks by the group are down and defections are up as pressure on the Ugandan rebel group mounts, according to senior U.S. military and diplomatic officials.
"We expect continued progress," Rear Adm. Brian L. Losey, commander of Special Operations Command Africa, told reporters Wednesday from his headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
U.S. officials say the roughly 100 U.S. troops, who are deployed to several small military camps in four countries, are there to support regional militaries in areas such as training, intelligence gathering and assist in developing operational plans. Those efforts have already increased pressure on the rebels, Losey said.
How many LRA members are there and where are they?
Another report says:
In recent years, the LRA has shrunk to about 200 fighters -- down from about 10,000 in the 1990s -- who operate in rugged terrain along the border regions of South Sudan, the DRC and the Central Africa Republic. It's virtually roadless terrain roughly the size of California, which makes the group hard to track, Losey said.
Most of the U.S. troops are based near the Ugandan capital, Kampala. But this outpost in Obo -- a town of 15,000 in the far-eastern obscurity of the Central African Republic, an impoverished former French colony of 4 million people -- is the true heart of the effort. Kony and his core followers are believed to be living off the surrounding forests, always on the run.
What do the African villagers say?"Americans are favored by God wherever they are in the world," said Bassiri Moke, a local chief. "We asked God to save us and the Americans came. We hope we won't have to die like before."And:
How about criticism of the U.S. military effort? The Stars and Stripes:
"Kony will die now that the Americans have come," bellowed Longbango Jean-Claude, a 38-year-old Congolese refugee who had three family members killed and three more abducted by the LRA in 2009. "Don't put him in prison like a child. Just kill him."
On Tuesday, the Washington-based advocacy group Resolve released a report assessing the Obama administration's efforts against the LRA. The group said the U.S. should invest more in early warning systems for civilians, apply more diplomatic pressure aimed at encouraging closer cooperation among the countries where the LRA operates and deploy helicopters to the region so African militaries can respond more rapidly to reported LRA attacks.
"Joseph Kony and senior LRA commanders remain a very real threat to peace and stability in central Africa, and have proven they can survive halfhearted efforts aimed at defeating them," said Paul Ronan, Resolve's director of advocacy. "While it's a huge step forward, President Obama's LRA strategy runs the risk of becoming another well-intentioned but ultimately unsuccessful effort, unless additional steps are taken immediately."
Finally, what does the Obama Administration think of the Kony 2012 video? According to the Stars and Stripes:
[O]n Thursday, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland credited the effort to "shine a light on the horrible atrocities of the LRA."
"As you know, hundreds of people -- hundreds and thousands of people around the world, especially young people, have been mobilized to express concern for the communities in central Africa that have been placed under siege by the LRA," Nuland told reporters. "So the degree to which this YouTube video helps to increase awareness and increase support for the work that governments are doing, including our own government, that can only help all of us."


text:
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Freddy Garcia launched his bid to win a spot in the New York Yankees' pitching rotation by working two scoreless innings during a 1-1, 10-inning exhibition tie with the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.
The 34-year-old, two-time All-Star — signed to a minor league contract after going 12-6 with a 4.64 ERA for the Chicago White Sox last season — allowed two hits and struck out one in his spring training debut.
Ivan Nova, also competing for one of two open spots in New York's rotation, followed with a three-inning scoreless stint of his own.
Tampa Bay's Tim Beckham drew a base-loaded walk in the seventh inning. The Yankees tied it in the eighth on a throwing error by shortstop Ray Olmedo.
The game was called after 10 innings.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


text:
Develop insight into the hotel management decision-making process. The International Hotel Industry: Sustainable Management examines key theoretical issues and real challenges facing current hotel managers around the world. Each chapter includes case studies of management issues, insights from senior international hotel managers, and stimulating discussion topics. This book explores the entire industry from an international perspective to provide a better understanding of the effective decision-making process commonly used by managers regardless of location. Issues such as employee management, placement of hotel location, marketing decisions, yield management, and others are discussed in detail. Textbooks on the hotel industry are often limited in scope to only one discipline, perspective, or geographic area. The International Hotel Industry: Sustainable Management is international, interdisciplinary, and thought-provoking, allowing readers to understand management issues better by broadening the scope of their knowledge. Current and real examples of problems and issues are posed by the book through case study and interviews with hotel managers around the world. Invaluable for use as a textbook in graduate and undergraduate-level courses in hospitality and hotel management, the book covers crucial areas of the industry such as effective marketing, human resource management, location, resource management, and sustainability. This important source provides an extensive bibliography and numerous figures and tables to clearly illustrate ideas. Each chapter in The International Hotel Industry: Sustainable Management includes: chapter objectives key word definitions chapter review introduction to topic summary of chapter discussion of issues case studies pertaining to topic review questions to spark ideas and discussion The International Hotel Industry: Sustainable Management is a valuable resource for anyone in hotel management, educators, and students in capstone courses in hospitality.As this list shows, there is a need for management to identify, plan for, and record the maintenance requirements of the hotel. This process involves all parts of the hotel, not just those areas visible to the guest, illustrated as follows: Whatactions anbsp;...
|The International Hotel Industry
|Timothy Lockyer
|Routledge - 2013-02-01
You must register with us as either a Registered User before you can Download this Book. You'll be greeted by a simple sign-up page.
Once you have finished the sign-up process, you will be redirected to your download Book page.How it works:


text:
E tū represents 5,700 members in the food sector, who are processing and manufacturing a huge range of products, including beverages, biscuits and confectionery, chicken, dairy products, fish and seafood, fruit and vegetables, and meat.
There are many challenges facing this sector, such as restructuring and factory closures, that lead to job losses. New Zealand's iconic Cadbury factory in Dunedin is closing and the work is moving to Australia despite the New Zealand factory being profitable. This is a strong symbol of the pressures food sector workers face in this country.
E tū Food sector members know that being in the union is the only way to protect jobs, as well as improve wages, health and safety, and other conditions.
The Living Wage
The Living Wage is a key strategy for bargaining in the food sector, recognising the need for all workers to be paid not just the bare minimum but enough to participate fully in society and thrive. It has been a successful strategy for driving wages up and we have even won commitments from employers such as New Zealand King Salmon to implement the New Zealand Living Wage.


text:
Demi Lovato closed New York's 2014 Pride festivities with a powerhouse performance at the annual Dance On The Pier June 29.
The 21-year-old pop songstress told The Huffington Post in an email that her Pride appearance was "an honor, because it truly represents all that I believe in -- individuality, independence, resilience and confidence!"
She added, "It was a privilege to be embraced and welcomed by the LGBT community at this year's Dance on the Pier!"
The 21-year-old pop songstress, who also served as the Grand Marshal of L.A. Pride, has been speaking out on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community as of late. Speaking at Logo's "Trailblazers" event last month, she opened up about her gay grandfather, who came out in the 1960s.
"My grandfather was a trailblazer himself," she told the audience. "He was brave enough to come out in the 1960s and I feel a lot of my spirit has come from him. He passed away a few years later, and I only wish he could have been able to see all of the progress that has been made."
Lovato shared some of her personal photos of the event exclusively with HuffPost Gay Voices. Check them out in the slideshow below.


text:
"Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly."
Cantors provide leadership and encouragement for the full participation of the congregation in sung prayer. Requirements include the ability to read music, sing solo music, and help the assembly learn new music.
For more information contact: Matt Proulx 713-774-7475


text:
Investing For Income
Investment ISAs
Tax FREE Income Ideas
Poor Performing ISA?
High income up to 7% pa
Fixed income - 0.42% per month
Savings - Up to 5% interest
Cash ISAs
Cash ISA Transfers
Fixed Rate Bonds Paying 1.95% pa
Current Accounts Paying 5% pa Interest
Top 10 Tips for 2016-17 ISA season
Annuity Rates
Annuity Services
Compare SIPPs
Car Insurance Quotes - Up to 30% Off
Motorbike insurance - Cover from £75
Temp Car Insurance - Cover 1-28 Days
Van Insurance - Compare over 80 Insurers
Young Driver Car Insurance - Age 17-25
Home Insurance Quotes - Up to 45% Off
Landlord Insurance - Save up to 35%
Holiday Home Insurance - UK & Overseas
Flood Risk Insurance - Immediate Cover
Tenants Contents Insurance
Life Insurance Quotes - From £5 per month
Over 50s Life Insurance - £40 M&S Voucher
12 and 6 Month Income Protection Quotes
Pet insurance - 20% Online Discount
Travel insurance - No age limits
Get a mortgage agreement in principle
How much can you borrow - 5 minute form
Remortgage advice service
New research from SunLife has indicated that many people have no real idea what life cover costs, with the average person surveyed overestimating the costs by nearly 400%. Of 1,011 people polled, &n...
Read more
Research from insurance company LV= has indicated that an alarming 34% of UK residents – that's round 11 million people – are not eligible for company sick pay from their pla...
Read more
One in two people born since 1960 will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, according to the latest research from Cancer Research UK, published on Wednesday in the British Journal of Cancer. ...
Read more
6 - 12 Income Protection Insurance Online Quotes
The money you maybe entitled to from the Government if you become sick or have an accident and you cannot work may not be as much as you might expect. Following Government reform of the State Welfare system, claimants now undergo a much stricter and comprehensive medical test to determine if they are eligible to receive any benefits, and if so how much.
Income Protection can provide you with a regular income if you are off work because of illness or accidental injury during the cover term. The Wesleyan provide flexible income protection cover with the following criteria:
Take a few minutes to put your details into the form below and get an income protection insurance quote today for the Wesleyan and other leading UK income protection providers:
Fair Investment Company
is rated 4.43 stars by Reviews.co.uk based on 122 merchant reviews
© Copyright 2018 18/08/2018 / 15:34
Fair Investment Company Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.


text:
Shop & Give
Your everyday purchases can help!
Did you know there are many ways to support Southwest Human Development just by shopping?
AmazonSmile and Fry's Food Stores each make donations to Southwest Human Development! All you have to do is shop and you can give back to our community every time you make a purchase!


text:
At Aark Detective in Hyderabad we use a combination of covert surveillance equipment (vehicle tracking devices and computer tracking), and specialist surveillance teams to ensure accurate evidence is presented to each client. Our professional private investigators provide one of the best surveillance services in Hyderabad. Our private investigator trained by latest techniques so they can use all equipment at their investigation time. Hyderabad is the main city of India and having huge population and there is so much crime as well. Take our service to come over your issue. For more information visit our site- www.aarkdetectives.com/detective-agency-in-hyderabad/
Private Detective Agency for Investigation & Surveillance in Hyderbad
Contact Author
January 15, 2018 12:15 pm
213 Views
0 Comments
Furniture Online, Sofa Set Design, Online Furniture IndiaPosted 1 days 10 minutes ago. Buy and sell 26
Furniture Online, Sofa Set Design, Online Furniture India, Buy Furniture Online, Furniture Market In Delhi, Wooden Furniture Online Shopping, Furniture On Rent In Mumbai, Delhi Hotel Booking, Furnitur
Royal Info Service OfferedPosted 1 days 33 minutes ago. Jobs 15
Do you want a part time job? Then Join the Real Ad Publishing Program of Royal Info Service. 'Work From Home job" Income opportunity available for all. A Genuine Copy /paste Job from India's be
Online Kundan JewelleryPosted 1 days 39 minutes ago. jewellery 15
DVShines started with the aim of providing best quality products at very reasonable prices. Since our inception in 2015 we have been satisfactorily catering to the fashion needs of our customers throu
Get Good Quality Of Hair Extension And Wig ItemsPosted 1 days 01 hours 50 minutes ago. Health & Beauty 17
Adrina Wigs in Delhi trust that having an excellent hair is a fundamental piece of what influences a lady to feel wonderful and certain. We likewise trust it ought to be basic and bother allowed to bu
Indiadell Support Services and OperationsPosted 1 days 03 hours 43 minutes ago. computers 23
Indiadell Support offers consulting and information technology (IT) services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: IT services, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), and Software Products
Top Jewellers In Greater NoidaPosted 1 days 03 hours 55 minutes ago. Services 3
Best Jewellers Shop to Buy Gold jewellers Set Online in Jagat Farm Greater Noida, Delhi Ncr, a leading name always associated with Gold, Silver and Diamond ..We are offer providing gold, silver jewel
Bangalore HTCS Copy paste jobs | Tips to Generate Daily Cash | Daily PayoutPosted 1 days 03 hours 57 minutes ago. Jobs 6
HAPPY TARGET CONSULTANCY SERVICES has been offering BPO VOICE AND NON VOICE ,SECURITY,MARKETING EXCUTIVE,BANKING SECTOR,TECHNICAL SUPPORT jobs since 2017, to hundreds of computer/internet literates t
Glass Films in Rajasthan-HomeKraftsIndiaPosted 2 days 19 minutes ago. Services 27
Decorative window films are typically used as an alternative to stained or etched glass. It enhances the appearance and privacy of the interior as well as exterior windows. It offer subtle and stylis
Luxury Vinyl Tiles in Rajasthan-HomeKraftsIndiaPosted 2 days 21 minutes ago. Services 25
Luxury vinyl tiles give a feel and look of natural flooring materials such as wood and stone with embossed or textured surface, is ideal to give your space an aesthetic and classy look. The most deman
Rollar Blinds in Rajasthan-HomeKraftsIndiaPosted 2 days 23 minutes ago. Other services 22
Roller blinds are perfect choice for your window if you want to maximise the daylight in your space. They roll up neatly into a small roll and don't cover the window pane. Roller blind is a single p
Linux Training in NoidaPosted 2 days 01 hours 31 minutes ago. Tuition & Lessons 27
APTRON is the IT training Institute for those willing to develop their professional skills and specifically geared to help trainees improve their software skills. The Linux training is regularly punct
You Should Go For SMO ServicesPosted 2 days 01 hours 35 minutes ago. Services 26
SMO, an acronym for Social Media Optimization, is not just wordplay but arguably the most powerful digital marketing tool at this moment. Social media optimization is what lets you conquer social medi
|Best detective agency in Hyderabad Detective Agency in Hyderabad Detective in Hyderabad Private detective in Hyderabad Private investigator in Hyderabad