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US says photos show Russian artillery fire into Ukraine
Kiev: Satellite photos show that Russia has shelled across the border into Ukraine, the Obama administration said.
"Russian forces have fired across the border at Ukrainian military forces," the State Department said in a statement accompanying the photos. The pictures also purportedly show "Russia-backed separatists have used heavy artillery, provided by Russia, in attacks on Ukrainian forces from inside Ukraine."
Ukraine's forces were attacked twice from Russian territory, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry said in a posting on Facebook, without giving further details.
Meanwhile, the European Union promised to consider its strongest sanctions yet against Russia over its involvement.
The July 17 downing of the Malaysian jet and death of its 298 passengers and crew over eastern Ukraine is isolating Russian President Vladimir Putin, who denies his government is helping the separatists. The US says the crash was probably caused by a Russian-supplied missile, while Ukraine and its allies in the EU and US say the rebels have contaminated crash site evidence by moving bodies and wreckage there.
The US State Department released photos it said were evidence of Russian forces firing artillery and rockets across the border at Ukraine's army, following similar allegations on July 24.
The four images purportedly show ground scarring from multiple rocket launchers on the Russian side pointed toward Ukraine and what the US says are corresponding impacts on Ukrainian territory. They also show self-propelled artillery only found in Russian military units and blast craters near Ukrainian forces, according to the US State Department.
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a phone call to stop the flow of weapons as well as rocket and artillery fire from Russia into Ukraine, according to a statement from the US State Department. Mr Kerry didn't accept Mr Lavrov's denial that weapons from Russia were contributing to the conflict, the statement said.
Mr Kerry also stressed his support for a mutual ceasefire verified by the OSCE, while reaffirming US backing of an international investigation on the airliner downing, according to the State Department.


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Family Dollar Set to Grow While Competition Intensifies
Recently opening its 8,000th location, Family Dollar reported impressive headline sales figures, even in the face of flat comparable sales growth. The company and its peer dollar store giants have had impressive runs over the past few years, with the Great Recession driving price-conscious consumers into the stores -- some for the first time. Going forward, though, Family Dollar faces the common situation of a seemingly fully valued stock price coupled with the task of continuing an impressive growth run. Is Family Dollar still a good deal for your portfolio?
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For the recently ended fiscal fourth quarter, Family Dollar saw record sales of $2.5 billion -- a 5.8% increase from the prior year. On the bottom end of the income statement, the company benefited from a $5 million accounting adjustment, though when excluded, earnings still climbed more than 14% to $0.86 per share. As mentioned, same-store sales growth was flat for the quarter.
Similar to most retailers in recent periods, management cited a greater-than-expected struggle with a tepid consumer-spending environment. Shortly following, though, the company announced it had gained market share and improved margins, along with concluding a year in which it opened 500 new stores. In the coming year, management plans to open an additional 525 stores.
For the full year, the company saw sales rise 11.4% to more than $10 billion and adjusted diluted EPS gains of 4.4%. Same-store sales grew 3%.
Looking ahead, management expects $3.80 to $4.15 in EPS. In the year-ago quarter, the company earned $3.83 per share.
What it means
Given that Family Dollar was still able to drive top-line sales and earnings higher in the face of serious macroeconomic headwinds, investors should take comfort in the operating business. The market reacted negatively to earnings, but that is to be expected of the short-term-oriented estimates. Regarding valuation, the understanding is that you are paying for the more than 1,000 new stores coming online through fiscal 2013 and 2014.
Family Dollar trades at more than 15 times forward earnings and has an EV/EBITDA of 9.2 times. For comparison, Dollar General trades at a lower forward P/E (15.17 versus 15.46) but has a higher trailing EV/EBITDA --10.59 times. Dollar Tree, likely the fastest grower (and helped by the recent addition of tobacco products), is the most expensive of the bunch.
With the three companies competing very closely, this business is on a quest to deliver the most value to penny-pinching shoppers. The products are largely the same, and price is king. As all three continue to build out their store footprints, the race for market share could intensify -- resulting in more markdowns and margin pressure. The dollar businesses may also see increased pressure from the retail overlord: Wal-Mart. The company has made greater efforts lately to provide bottom-price items and smaller-format shops to its customers.
In isolation, Family Dollar is an attractive growth business. But given the tight margins and increasing pressure from outside businesses, it's nerve-wracking to pay a relatively high earnings multiple for it. Investors confident in the longevity of dollar store growth, though, may find this retail discounter compelling.
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Bing recently announced an update to Bing Maps that will allow users to explore the interior layout of over 900 locations with the simple click of a mouse. While using the service, users can access the indoor maps of an available venue by mousing over their location and clicking it.
This is a powerful improvement that increases the usability and usefulness of Maps for Bing, especially when compared to their competitors.
Here is what Google Maps shows you when you search for the San Diego International Airport:
If you can see it, the mouse pointer is hovered over the San Diego International Airport.
Here is what Bing Maps now does under the same circumstances:
Notice how the outline pops out? Users can click on the foot print of the airport and see a map of the interior of the airport. Here is a close up of terminal 1:
The mouse is now hovering over the Southwest terminal. It is pretty nice to know, before you even get to the airport, where you will need to be to check your bags or get your boarding pass – especially if you have never been to the airport before. Time can be save. Stress can be avoided. Serenity can be found.
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WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University sophomore Ishmael Kalilou (Windsor, Conn./Taft School) was one of four Judges to score in double figures tonight with a career-high 16 points off the bench as the Judges defeated Carnegie Mellon University, 69-62, in a University Athletic Association (UAA) men's basketball contest in Red Auerbach Arena.
With the win, Brandeis improves to 11-2, 2-0 in the UAA, while the Tartans fall to 3-10, 0-2 UAA.
Kalilou hit 4-of-8 from the field and 8-of-9 from the line, scoring his career-high in just 14 minutes of action off the bench. He tallied eight points in each half to surpass his previous collegiate best by five points. Kalilou's 16 points outpaced the entire Carnegie Mellon bench, which had 14.
Joining Kalilou in double figures was junior guard Gabriel Moton (St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg), who came in just under his season average with 15 points. Moton hit 4-of-10 overall, 2-of-4 from 3-point range and 5-of-6 from the charity stripe. Classmates Ben Bartoldus (Hillsborough, N.H./Proctor Acad.) and Alex Stoyle (Goffstown, N.H./Tilton School) each recorded 10 points, as the Judges improved to 4-0 this season when four different players scored in double figures.
Stoyle just missed his first collegiate double-double with a game-high nine rebounds, one shy of his career-best. Junior Connor Arnold (Andover, Mass./Deerfield Acad.) matched his personal high with eight rebounds, four coming on the offensive glass. Rookie guard Colby Smith (No. Andover, Mass./No. Andover) tied for game-high honors with four assists. The Judges outrebounded CMU by a 43-28 margin, including 22-10 in the second half. They also outscored the visitors 25-10 from the free throw line, hitting 25-of-32 (78.1%).
CMU had the game's two high scorers, as junior forward Rob Mohen (Stamford, Conn./Regis School, N.Y.) and senior guard Andre Moore (Bowie, Md./Archbishop Spalding) each had 18 points. Mohen played all 40 minutes, scoring 13 of his 18 in the first half, while all of Moore's points came in the second stanza. Junior Asad Meghani (Carrolltin, Texas/Greenhill School) had 11 points in reserve for CMU.
Mohen led the Tartans with seven rebounds, but no other Carnegie Mellon player had more than four. Junior guard Rashaun Riley (Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek) had four assists, while Moore led all players with three steals.
In a first half that saw three ties and six lead changes, Brandeis closed on an 11-5 run over the final eight-and-a-half minutes. Stoyle gave the Judges the lead for good at 20-19 on a lay-up with 6:51 left in the half. Senior Anthony Trapasso (Sterling, Mass./St. Johns Prep) followed with a 3-pointer that made it a four-point game, and the Tartans were never able to recover. The Judges took a 29-24 lead into the locker room after another late Stoyle bucket.
Brandeis looked to put the game away by opening the second half on a 9-3 run over the first four minutes. The Judges took advantage of a CMU technical foul to push the lead to 11 after Moton sunk the two foul shots and Bartoldus scored on a feed from Smith that made it 38-27.
The Tartans didn't fold entirely, however, scoring the next eight points on a Meghani trifecta, and five-straight points by Moore, including a traditional three-point play. His lay-in at the 13:53 mark cut the visitors' deficit to three at 38-35, but Smith answered with a slashing bucket of his own.
CMU was still within four at 41-37 midway through the second when Brandeis went on another run to help put the game out of reach. Stoyle sparked the run with a 3-pointer before Kalilou scored all eight of his second-half points in a two-minute stretch, converting 6-of-7 from the line, including a traditional three-point play at 7:16 that made it a 13-point game at 52-39. Carnegie Mellon was able to extend the game with trifectas, and-one plays and missed Brandeis foul shots, but the Tartans would get no closer than two possessions the rest of the way in the 69-62 contest.
Both teams return to UAA action on Sunday afternoon at noon, with Brandeis taking on Case Western Reserve at home and Carnegie Mellon heading to NYU.
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As lawyers and witnesses give evidence to the judge in the Tauranga District Court, Te Whanau a Apanui fisherman Elvis Teddy sits among a war of words.He's facing serious charges for a peaceful act of defiance protecting his ancestral fishing grounds from the Brazilian oil giant Petrobras.In 2011 Petrobras began conducting seismic surveying in the Raukumara Basin off the East Cape of New Zealand in preparation for its planned deep sea oil exploration there.Greenpeace, alongside local iwi Te Whanau a Apanui, took to the sea in a six week-long flotilla, demanding that Petrobras stop its reckless plans to drill in the deep water in the Raukumara Basin.Aboard one of the boats in the flotilla - the iwi-owned fishing vessel the San Pietro - Elvis Teddy and his crew (including te Whanau a Apanui tribal leader Rikirangi Gage) made a symbolic stand in the path of the survey vessel.They simply went fishing. They were fishing in their customary fishing grounds - as they have done for generations in an act of peaceful defiance. Yet the Police, with Navy support, chose to ignore their right to defend their waters and fish, and instead acted on behalf of foreign oil interests. The San Pietro was boarded and Elvis was arrested.He was later charged under the Maritime Transport Act and faces a term of imprisonment or a fine of up to $10,000.We are with Elvis is in court this week for the duration of his trial which is scheduled to run for four days.Today is day three.As Elvis sits quietly in court for his supporters around him the legal technicalities aren't as important as what's wrong and right. What will put the sea that Te Whanau a Apanui depend on and the life in it at risk, and the threat that deep sea oil drilling holds for the Raukumara Basin.Like BP's ill-fated deep sea well in the Gulf of Mexico, the water in the Raukumara is very deep water - only it is twice as deep as that which made the Deepwater Horizon spill so impossible to deal with. The risks are very real and the costs of a spill would be borne first by the local people of the East Cape.Te Whanau a Apanui's tribal leader Rikirangi Gage has pointed out the beginning of the problem."When protest action was at its peak in 2004 over the Seabed and Foreshore we saw politicians claim that if the seabed and foreshore was owned by the Government it would protect the rights of access of all New Zealanders.The truth was exposed only weeks after the Seabed and Foreshore Act was signed: seabed areas the size of New Zealand had permits approved for oil and mineral prospecting. The Government had nationalised the seabed for international corporate interests. As a result we are now forced to stand against the risks of deep sea oil drilling. The Raukumara Basin is the first of many drilling and mining applications by multinational companies.There are times in history that act as urgent markers to change direction. Last year saw two of significance. The Flotilla representing a united front opposing deep sea oil exploration and drilling in the Raukumara Basin was one. This was reinforced by the second when the Rena oil spill months later served as a warning to those who weren't listening the first time, when Te Whanau a Apanui and Greenpeace framed the obvious issues.It is not part of our tradition, or we believe in any intelligent custom, to assault life in the sea with 200-decibel sonic explosions for oil exploration, risks of pollution from oil spills and drilling and from the compounding damage of climate change when the oil is burnt.We regard Elvis Teddy in high esteem for the stand he took last year on behalf of our tribe and people across Aotearoa opposing deep sea oil exploration and drilling. We will be greatly aggrieved if Elvis Teddy is punished in any way for defending his tribal waters, life in the ocean and his livelihood. The messenger would have been shot [If Elvis is convicted], rather than the Government dealing with the real issues. Deep sea oil exploration and drilling threatens one of the greatest resources that we have all inherited, and must pass on to the next generation in better condition that we found it."As Elvis sat in court, we were in Wellington delivering a petition of over 140,000 names to the Government in opposition to deep sea oil drilling. While the courtroom is small there are many thousands who sit alongside Elivs in spirit for the stand he made in opposition to deep sea oil drilling in NZ waters.
Nick has worked with Greenpeace for more than 10 years and is now Head of Digital at Greenpeace NZ.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you vote in your state's Senate primary today. What's that? You're not voting in the primary? WHAT KIND OF ARKANSASAN ARE YOU?! I see you don't give a whit about who will end up on the ballot for Town Crier and County Dog Catcher. You make me sick. LET'S GO!
GLEE – 9:00PM (FOX) This is the big one. "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon directs this episode featuring guest star Neil Patrick Harris. These two collaborated on "Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog," which was a huge web sensation. Now they come over to "Glee" to make it all geeky and cool. Harris plays a former high school nemesis of Will's, and his presence threatens the glee club. Have you EVER seen glee club more under siege than this one? They need a moat around them, so many people are gunning for it. Tonight's episode is called "Dream On" and all the songs have, you guessed it, dreams as their theme. So you get covers of Aerosmith's "Dream On," Billy Joel's "Piano Man," and "The Safety Dance," which isn't about dreamers but was long overdue to be covered by the "Glee" people anyway. ANTICIPATION: EVEN MUSCIALLYER!
THE BIGGEST LOSER – 8:00PM (NBC) The final four tubbies compete in a marathon. This episode is only two hours long, so I assume the race was ended generously for time. I don't know about you, but I find watching fat people run far more entertaining than watching skinny people run. ANTICIPATION: LOOK AT THAT BLUBBER FLY!
AMERICAN IDOL – 8:00PM (FOX) Only three singers remain, and you have your choice between the white girl with the dreads, that DeWyze guy (that is so not his real last name), and some other guy. The judges get to choose one song for each performer tonight. I hope one of them choose KISS's "Let's Put The X In Sex," just to mess with them. ANTICIPATION: SLOW DEATH!
LOST – 9:00PM (ABC) Only two episodes left! Tonight's episode is called "What They Died For." WHAT DOES IT MEAN?! Does it mean they're finally ready to give us answers? What is Locke's new strategy? What is the difference between jam and marmalade? Who rocks the party that rocks the party? WHY ARE THESE PANTS SO TIGHT? So many questions. ANTICIPATION: MARMALADE HAS RIND IN IT!
WORLD'S TALLEST CHILDREN – 8:00PM (TLC) A solid hour of parents bragging that their kid is in the 99th percentile. Look how advanced my mutant giant baby is! ANTICIPATION: GIANT KIDS!


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Newport school damaged by burst pipe closed for rest of week
NEWPORT, N.H. (AP) � Classes are canceled for the rest of the week at one New Hampshire school after a frozen sprinkler pipe burst on the top floor, sending water through two floors into the basement.
Damage at Richards Elementary School in Newport is at least $200,000.
Walls and floors are being ripped up. Officials say at least four classrooms were heavily damaged by the water that leaked down through the ceilings Sunday. Damage also was done to the school library.
The school's fire alarm system also was damaged by the water.
School has been canceled since Monday.
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The Spanish were the first to settle northern New Mexico. They came to this beautiful but desolate area at the end of the 16th century seeking riches. Finding none, they stayed to convert the Indians to Catholicism and to establish settlements that would protect central Mexico against encroachment by other nations. The men and women who settled this northern province were separated from the rest of Mexico by a thousand miles of difficult and dangerous trail.
In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase introduced a new neighbor on the eastern border of Spain's northern provinces, but Spanish policies of prohibiting foreign trade within its colonies kept contact between the new United States of America and Santa Fe to a minimum. In 1821, a revolution established the independence of Mexico.
In the same year, the opening of the Santa Fe Trail began to draw the settlers on Mexico's northern boundary into the orbit of their rapidly growing eastern neighbor. At about the same time, the United States began to see itself as the power established by Providence to extend its influence from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Mexico's northern provinces were a major obstacle in that march to the sea.
In 1846, the United States annexed New Mexico by military conquest. In the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War and the Gadsden Purchase of 1857, Mexico lost all of its northern provinces and the continental United States assumed its present boundaries. In 1862, federal armies successfully defended the newly acquired southwestern territory against an attempt by the Confederate army to seize it.


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Mortar and Pestle from Thailand, Clay mortar, width 8", height 7". Pestle made from solid wood, length 11". It is part of traditional Thai kitchen, used to prepare chili paste and curry paste. It is also used to make your favorite Thai salad, Som tum. Weight: 6.00Lbs. (including pestle) Product of Thailand.
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The orthogonality for Bessel functions is given by $\int_0 ^1 rJ_n(k_1r)J_n(k_2r) dr=0,\ (k_1 \neq k_2)\\ \neq 0, (k_1=k_2,\ J_n(k_1)=J_n(k_2)=0\ \mbox{or}\ J'_n(k_1)=J'_n(k_2)=0)$
This suggests a particular condition at the boundary $r=1$ for this orthogonality to hold. In case we have a different boundary condition for which $J_n(k_1,k_2) \neq 0\ \mbox{and}\ J_n'(k_1,k_2) \neq 0$, how do we establish an orthogonality condition for this case? How can we approach this problem?


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In a year that J. Cole released a debut album that reached the top of the Billboard charts, the St. John's University graduate has been recognized for his meteoric rise with a Grammy nomination.
Cole, 26, was nominated for Best New Artist where he will go up against The Band Perry, Bon Iver, fellow Queens rapper Nicki Minaj and Skrillex. Acts such as The Beatles, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys have taken home music's version of Rookie of the Year.
The nominations were announced Wednesday in Los Angeles at a concert hosted by Queens' own LL Cool J.
The rapper was born in Frankfurt, Germany, where his parents were stationed in the military, but grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina. At 12, Cole began writing his own lyrics. After graduating from high school in 2003, Cole headed to the Big Apple determined to achieve his goals of breaking into the music business and earning his college degree.
In May 2007, Cole graduated magna cum laude from St. John's and then got a part-time job selling classified ads for The Queens Courier.
The Roc Nation rapper's debut album, "Cole World: The Sideline Story," sold over 200,000 units in its first week.
Minaj also received nominations for Best Rap Album for "Pink Friday" and Best Rap Performance for "Moment 4 Life."
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U.S. Pilot's Body Found Off Coast of Italy
(CNN) — The body of an Air Force pilot has been found off the coast of Italy, three days after the F-16 he was flying went missing, his family announced Thursday.
"It is with great sadness that we announce that the body Capt. Lucas Gruenther was found in the Adriatic Sea this afternoon. A compassionate husband, a loving son, and a devoted brother; Luc leaves behind a family who loves him dearly and a legacy of achievement," the family statement said.
Controllers lost contact with the F-16 around 8 p.m. Monday (2 p.m. ET) while the jet was on a training flight, the U.S. Air Force reported.
Italian search teams found debris believed to be from the fighter jet Tuesday.
The aircraft was based at Aviano Air Base, a key NATO installation in northern Italy.


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Tigers fans revel in opening festivities
DETROIT -- Torii Hunter had seen two Tigers home openers while with the Minnesota Twins, and thought the crowds were excited. He didn't quite appreciate, though, what makes Opening Day in Detroit unique.
When Hunter pulled up to Comerica Park on Friday morning and drove around trying to find the player parking lot, he figured it out.
"It took me like 30 minutes, but I'm looking around like, 'This is great. This is like a college football game,'" Hunter said. "It was like a college football game. It was crazy. It was like tailgating everywhere, people having fun, walking around. It was definitely very impressive.
"It was way different. It got me excited. I'm walking in ready to go. It was awesome. It was probably my best [Opening Day] in all my years."
The tailgating is a big part of why the Tigers' home opener is an unofficial holiday in Michigan. Crowds were already building around the ballpark early Friday morning, with busloads of fans coming in to join tailgaters and celebrate the unofficial arrival of spring.
Manager Jim Leyland has seen more than a handful of them already. He compares it to the first day of deer hunting season in Pennsylvania.
"That was a big deal back then," Leyland said. "They'd close school down. Dads took their kids. It was a big day. This is a celebration day for Detroit, there's no question about it."
The on-field celebration included the ceremonial first pitch from Tigers great Willie Horton to his former teammate, Tigers broadcaster Jim Price, who made no secret as to his approach for getting back behind the plate.
"I'm going to give him a high target," Price said.
Price wasn't going to squat, but he still had to stretch to dig out Horton's pitch from in front of the mound as the part of the crowd that had already filed into Comerica Park cheered.
The Four Tops performed their rendition of the national anthem that became well known during last postseason.


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Top seed and No. 1 Maryland beat Virginia, 13-9, on Friday at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C., to advance to its sixth straight Atlantic Coast Conference women's lacrosse championship game.
The Terps (18-0) were led by Katie Schwarzmann, Kelly McPartland, Brooke Griffin and Alex Aust, who each had a hat trick. Schwarzmann moved to third all time in career goals at Maryland (221).
Maryland, seeking its fifth straight ACC title, plays third-seeded host North Carolina on Sunday at 5 p.m.
No. 12 Navy 9, Lafayette 8: Lindsay Rheiner scored her second goal with 11:10 left for a 9-7 Mids lead and host Navy (17-1) hung on to beat the Leopards (9-9) in a Patriot League semifinal.
Monmouth 12, Mount St. Mary's 9: Lindsay Diaz (Dulaney) and Kaitlyn Larrimore (North Harford) each scored twice, but visiting Mount (7-11, 6-3) lost to the Hawks (12-6, 9-0) in a Northeast Conference semifinal.
National men
No. 2 North Carolina 18, No. 1 Duke 17: Marcus Holman (Gilman) scored four goals, including the game-winner with 1:28 left in the game, as the host Tar Heels (11-3) beat the third-seeded Blue Devils (11-5) in the second ACC tournament semifinal.
No. 16 Lehigh 15, Colgate 7: David DiMaria had three goals and the Hawks (11-4) went on an 8-0 run for 26 minutes to beat the Raiders (8-6) in a Patriot League semifinal.
No. 18 Bucknell 12, Army 9: Chase Bailey had four goals to lead the Bison (12-3) past the Black Knights (8-5) in a Patriot League semifinal.
Bucknell faces Lehigh on Sunday at 3 p.m. for the championship.
National women
No. 3 North Carolina 16, Boston College 6: The host Tar Heels (14-2) outscored the Eagles (12-7) 10-3 in the second half of an ACC tournament semifinal.
Covie Stanwick (Notre Dame Prep) led Boston College with three goals.
No. 7 Georgetown 9, No. 16 Connecticut 6: Hannah Franklin (McDonogh) had four goals and the host Hoyas (12-3, 6-1 Big East) secured a conference tournament berth.
No. 10 Massachusetts 13, George Washington 5: Melissa Carelli and Sam Rush each scored three goals to lead the host Minutewomen (16-2) past the Colonials (9-8) in an Atlantic 10 semifinal.
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No. 15 Denver 14, Oregon 6: The host Pioneers (16-1, 8-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) won their 14th straight.


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TLC Premieres MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY WEDDING on April 29 at 10/9c
TLC today announced that is has scheduled the premiere of the all-new series MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY WEDDING - going inside the hidden world of American Gypsies - for Sunday, April 29 at 10/9c. Each of the series' 8 episodes will explore the tight-knit Gypsy community, offering up unprecedented access to their lives, welcoming viewers into their homes and trailers, and inviting them to theirinfamous Swarovski Crystal-studded weddings. Building on the worldwide success of the UK series MY BIG FAT GYPSY WEDDING, TLC will now go across the United States to share what it's like to be living as a Gypsy in America.
"MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY WEDDING is a remarkable look at a way of life that is extremely hidden from mainstream America, despite customs and celebrations that can be extravagantly elaborate - this is a culture where bigger is always better," said Amy Winter, GM, TLC. "With this series, TLC continues to open doors into little known worlds by sharing the lives of these fascinating families, their strong traditions, and their over-the-top parties and events."
There are an estimated one million Gypsies throughout the US, but most live in complete secrecy, away from the judgment and discrimination that plague their communities. However, their lifestyles areanything but discrete - they blend long-established values with modern-day influences, resulting in celebrations that are large, loud, and lavish. Boston-based Sondra Celli, America's leading Gypsy dressmaker, appears throughout the series, making the elaborate custom gowns that are a trademark of the Gypsy wedding tradition. Her outfits are also sought after for birthdays and other milestones when looking their best is the most important thing on a Gypsy's mind. From baptisms to birthdays, to the wildest weddings across the USA, the series will introduce Gypsies who are clinging to ancient traditions and connected by unbreakable family bonds.
In the series' premiere episode, two teenage girls are going through different rites of passage under the constant watching eyes of their protective mothers - there is no sex before marriage if you are a Gypsy teenager. In West Virginia, Hope is planning an extravagant 15th birthday party, and in Virginia, 17 year-old Shyanne is preparing for her wedding to a boy she got engaged to after their second meeting.
The following week, May 6 at 10/9c, Priscilla - a 14 year old Gypsy girl - has been training to become a good wife for years and is now ready to find her future husband. Her father, known as Pat Baby, is working around the clock to throw the best Halloween party in Georgia. They set off to create her dream dress, covered head to toe in crystals, and plan an event for over 300 Gypsies in the hopes that everyeligible Gypsy man will be lining up to meet Priscilla.
The series fan site is located at http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/my-big-fat-american-gypsy-wedding.
MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY WEDDING is produced for TLC by Firecracker Films.
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TLC is a global brand that celebrates extraordinary people and relatable life moments through innovative nonfiction programming. A top 10 cable network in key female demos, TLC hasbuilt successful franchises around the Cake Boss and Say Yes to the Dress brands. In 2011, TLC had 28 series averaging 1.0 million P2+ viewers or more including Sister Wives, My Strange Addiction, Extreme Couponing, Toddlers & Tiaras, 19 Kids and Counting, What Not To Wear and Long Island Medium.
TLC is available in more than 99 million homes in the US and 228 million households in nearly 170 marketsinternationally. A destination online, TLC.com offers in-depth fan sites, exclusive video content, and original editorial covering style, home, food, and more. Fans can also interact with TLC via On Demand services, on mobile platforms, including an iPhone App, and through social media such as Facebook or @TLC on Twitter. TLC is part of Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA,DISCB, DISCK), the world's number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 210 countries and territories.


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text: Hi all, 79olds here. We visited the Christmas cache with our kids and grandkids again this year . What a wonderful cache it has been!! We got to talk with Team Richards and they said they didn't know if they would be able to continue having this great cache because of lack of toys. We were wondering if maybe the Maine geocachers would be willing to donate some new unwrapped toys to help keep this going. We have talked with tat and Kaching Karen because she is having an event in Jan. And they approved the idea of having anyone interested in helping to bring a unwrapped toy to be donated to team Richards and Gobbler Christmas cache. Maybe this could be done in future events throughout this year.:):D


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farkinoff wrote:Trying to figure out how to do the corkscrew intro in some of Sam's tours. The start parameters only show Autotour or auto rotate. I like how from the little planet start the tour corkscrews in then does one full (fast) spin and stops where he wants to. I feel dumb, I am sure there is something simple I am missing just can figure it out. Here is the link to Sam's sample.
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Your lack of distortion on rotation is amazing. I am assuming that is you "tweaking" out the pan to achieve this. Any tips on lowering edge rotation distortion?
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- Abortion is illegal in Argentina
- The Supreme Court ruled that it is permitted in cases of rape
- The ruling clarifies an 80-year-old statute
Argentina's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that will decriminalize abortions in cases of rape.
Tuesday's ruling will ease what has been a very strict interpretation of the tough anti-abortion laws on the books.
"The statute has been on the books more than 80 years. However, there were contradictory interpretations by lower courts throughout the country, and these interpretations, in some cases, said that women who were raped are only permitted an abortion if they are mentally challenged or demented, which is what the statute says," said Alvaro Herrero of the Association of Civil Rights. "The court made a clarification about this issue and said that in all cases in which there was rape there exists the right to an abortion."
Abortion is illegal in Argentina. As interpreted, in addition to cases of mental incapacity, the law only permitted abortions in some instances in which the mother's life was at risk.
The original case involved a 15-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped by her stepfather. A lower court ruled in March 2010 that an abortion was permissible in cases of rape, but that decision was appealed to the nation's highest court.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court clarified that Argentina's Constitution and human rights treaties would not allow such a prohibition in cases of rape.
"On the contrary, they forbid punishing all victims of rape in accordance to the principles of equality, personal dignity, and legality," the country's center for judicial information reported.
The ruling also specified that judicial authorization is not needed before performing an abortion. The only necessary declaration is the patient's statement that she was raped, the court ruled.
Despite the country's tough anti-abortion laws, the health ministry estimates that some 460,000 abortions are performed each year in Argentina. The ministry estimated that about 100 women die each year because the procedures were not carried out with the required medical expertise.
Roberto Castaneda, a member of an Argentine pro-life group, said despite the ruling, there are other options besides abortion.
"A woman who has difficulties must have assistance. Legal, medical, psychological assistance. We have to promote the adoption system. There are thousands of couples in Argentina without children and who can't have children. It is a much more humane situation than killing," he said.
The head of Argentina's bishops conference, Monsignor Jose Maria Arancedo, said he was surprised to hear of the court's decision.
"Abortion is the suppression of an innocent life, and there does not exist any motive or reason that justifies the elimination of an innocent life, not even the unfortunate case of a rape," he said.


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A 1994 issue of the Marine Corps Musicians Association (MCMA) Newsletter
printed an invocation delivered by Bill Black, the President of the MCMA:
"Oh Lord, we have long known that prayer should include confession. Therefore
on behalf of the Marines and their guests here gathered, I confess their sins:
Lord, they're just not in step with today's society. They are unreasonable in
clinging to old-fashioned ideas like patriotism, duty, honor and country. They
hold radical ideas believing that they are their brother's keeper and
responsible for the Marine on their flank.
They have been seen standing when colors pass, singing the National Anthem at
ball games, and drinking toasts to fallen comrades. Not only that, they have
been observed standing tall; taking charge and wearing their hair unfashionably
short. They have taken John Kennedy's words too seriously and are overly
concerned with what they can do for their country instead of what this country
can do for them. They take the Pledge of Allegiance to heart and believe that
their oath is to be honored.
Forgive them, Lord, for being stubborn men and women who hold fast to such
old-fashioned values. After all, what more can you expect? They're Marines! Oh
Lord our God, bless our misguided ideals, continue to raise up in this nation
strong leaders and deliver us from "me first" managers and "don't ask me"
followers. Be our honored guest this day. Let it be a day of laughter, good
food, good drink, and the telling of tall tales and legends that occasionally
exceed the truth. Watch over and keep safe those who wear this nation's uniform
with special attention to their families everywhere. Now through this day and
all the nights and days ahead, God bless this great nation and God Bless the
Corps. AMEN"
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It was almost dinner time and I had not made a thing. We were starving but did not want to eat the leftovers from the day before, again! That's being saved in the freezer for another day. ;-)
Rummaging through my kitchen cupboards, I came across a packet of couscous that I'd bought a while ago, obviously after seeing something that had interested me on one of the blogs. I never got around to making whatever it was, and finally just decided to use it in a salad. I used whatever vegetables I had on hand. I do not have any measurements for this one as I just eyeballed the ingredients, as I do for most salads, and just kept going till it tasted right.
Here's what I used-
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Cucumber, peeled & diced
Radishes, sliced thinly
Chives, snipped
For the dressing:
Red wine vinegar
Olive oil
Lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Salt & Pepper
For topping the salad:
Toasted walnuts
Parmesan cheese, grated
Cook the couscous according to the instructions on the package. As a rule, a 1/3 cup of dry couscous will give you one cup of cooked couscous. Cool slightly and fluff with a fork.
Add the chopped vegetables and mix everything.
Whisk together the vinegar, honey, lemon juice and olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Pour over the couscous and mix well. Top with toasted walnuts and grated cheese.
Serve warm or cold. It tastes better after being refrigerated for an hour or so.
However, we could not wait another minute to eat it.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Couscous Salad
It was almost dinner time and I had not made a thing. We were starving but did not want to eat the leftovers from the day before, again! That's being saved in the freezer for another day. ;-)
Cooked by TBC on Sunday, August 03, 2008
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- Rajitha said...
that is easy and yes fast...i am not a fan of radishes tho..they look pretty...but they are too pungent for me...
- August 3, 2008 at 9:59 PM
- Arundathi said...
wow that looks so good! thanks for sharing!
- August 4, 2008 at 12:20 AM
- Sig said...
ok, what's going on here? Did I miss something? Are you on a bloathon or what? :) You are cooking up some delicious stuff, and the pictures are just wonderful! :)
- August 4, 2008 at 12:53 AM
- Shreya said...
I thought it was Khas Khas but did a search.. love your picture.. should find out more about this..:-)
- August 4, 2008 at 8:41 AM
- Sukanya Ramkumar said...
That was a nice salad. So colorful. Sounds heathy
- August 4, 2008 at 1:44 PM
- Sireesha said...
Salad looks healthy ,delicious and so colorful...........
- August 4, 2008 at 3:09 PM
- Kumudha said...
Salad looks colorful, delicious and very nutritious!
- August 4, 2008 at 4:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
Oh my! I love this salad! So simple to make, it sounds like.
- August 4, 2008 at 7:32 PM
- delhibelle said...
the salad turned out so lovely..I seem to have missed lots of delicious posts on your blog
- August 4, 2008 at 8:37 PM
- TBC said...
Rajitha- you're not? but they're so pretty! Actually, these are not as bad as the white ones..have u tried it? u might be surprised.:)
Arundathi- thanks:) ...and you're welcome!
Sig- I am trying to empty the "drafts folder" before my vacation. :) You won't believe how many posts I had in drafts when I started this marathon!:D. And I'm not even done yet! I'm busy these days with so many things that I don't even have time to check out one of my fav blogger's space these days.:(
Shreya- thank you.:D
I didn't know much about this until recently.:)
Sukanya, Sireesha & Kumudha- thank you!:D
Paz- and it is! thank you.:D
Rashmi- I've been a little crazy posting multiple posts the last few days in an attempt to clean up my drafts folder.:D
- August 4, 2008 at 9:40 PM


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If people ever venture far beyond Earth, they'll face such potentially fatal hazards as solar flares and cosmic rays. In recent years, engineers in Great Britain have experimented with electromagnet "shields" like those that protect the starship Enterprise from exploding stars and grouchy Klingons. [EISCAT]
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Shields Up!
When your starship's in trouble, just remember two words: Shields up! They always seem to get the job done.
Real space travelers don't have to worry about phasers or blasters or supernovae -- at least not yet -- but they do face some serious hazards. Radiation and charged particles from the Sun could kill an unprotected astronaut in hours or even minutes. And charged particles from beyond the Sun could do it in months. And so far, the only shielding is extra layers of metal -- a protection that's heavy and expensive.
But researchers in Britain have studied shields that are like those in the realm of fiction: machines that generate a strong magnetic field.
Here on Earth, we're protected from the Sun's occasional nastiness in part by the planet's magnetic field, which deflects the charged particles. And we're protected by the particles from outside the solar system by the Sun's magnetic field.
So the researchers tested a system for creating a magnetic field in the laboratory. They used technology developed for experiments in nuclear fusion -- the process that powers the stars. They generated a magnetic field that could deflect charged particles like water flowing around a pebble in a stream.
Of course, the equipment was heavy and expensive -- not something that you could carry on a trip to Mars. But it shows that, at least in principle, Jim Kirk was right: to protect your spaceship, just raise the shields.
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Some parents in Newtown are urging local education officials to consider stationing police at all town schools as they put together their budget proposal.
Three parents called for school resource officers at all Newtown schools at a school board meeting on Tuesday night and said the town should do all it can to prevent another tragedy like the one last month at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders, six educators and himself after fatally shooting his mother at home.
Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson's proposed $73 million education budget for 2013-2014, including $165,200 for an extra eight security guards. She said safety became officials' top concern after the shootings.
Newtown has a high school, middle school, intermediate school and four elementary schools.


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Don't lose time on the water! Use your boat while we craft your new canvas or cushions.
Welcome To OceanTailors.com
Ocean Tailors is located in South Yarmouth, MA. Our business is comprised of local, talented, creative, and skilled craftsman and women. Occasionally we partner with other companies in order to provide our clients a broad range of products at competitive prices.
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The Hope College Orchestra will perform on Friday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The concert will highlight the artistic talents of pianist Adam Clark of the Hope music faculty. The program will feature work by Aaron Copland, Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov and Edward Macdowell.
The concert will open with the orchestra performing "La grande Paque Russe (Russian Easter Overture) Op. 36," by Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakow. Continuing the program, the orchestra will perform three dance episodes from "Rodeo," by Aaron Copland. Concluding the concert, Clark will perform the "Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23," by Edward Macdowell.
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American tourist is harpooned nine times by Thai villagers
Pattaya: An American tourist was almost killed last week by local fishermen who mistook him for a bull shark.
27-year old David Smith and two of his friends were enjoying the first day of a two-week vacation in Thailand and had decided to spend some time at the beach.
He started swimming towards the beach with only the fin emerging from the water, provoking an instant reaction from the local fishermen.
More than a dozen fishing boats filled with men armed with harpoons encircled the young man only 20 meters away from his friends.
They fired dozens of projectiles in his direction and speared him a total of nine times before they realized their mistake.
According to Francis McKensie, one of the victim's friends who witnessed the incident, the fishermen reacted extremely fast and "fired without thinking".
We never even saw David or his fin approaching. We just saw a bunch of fishing boats hurrying past us and firing dozens of harpoons."
Mr. McKensie says his friend rapidly emerged from the water, screaming from pain, but he had already been hit by several harpoons.
"He got his head out of the water and yelled 'I'm not a shark!', but he was immediately hit by two other harpoons."
The fishermen finally understood that Mr. Smith wasn't a shark and they rapidly carried him to the shore and called for help.
The young man was transported to six hours he Pattaya International Hospital, where doctors finally able to stabilize him after six hours of intensive care.
Thai national police chief Somyot Poompanmoung said he was "very happy" to hear that the victim had survived. He declared that the fishermen who injured the young American man acted to defend the swimmers and no charges will be filed against them.
Fake shark fins have been popular items among pranksters for more than twenty years, and have caused several unfortunate incidents.
In 2009, two women were severely injured in Australia after being trampled by a group of swimmers running away from a man with a fin.
In 1996, a man was hit by 16 bullets and killed in Florida after approaching a private beach while wearing a fake shark fin.
Despite numerous accidents and warnings from authorities, many thrill seekers continue to buy and wear these items to try and scare their friends and family


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The face is a blank canvas—you can make yourself up to look like Cleopatra, or a clown, or a hooker, and now you can do up your eyes Facebook-style. YSL is launching an eyeshadow palette inspired by the social network. Seriously! Pretty soon a bespectacled Yves Saint Laurent is going to rise out of his grave and beat the development staff with his patent leather loafers.
The Pure Chromatics Devoted to Fans palette launches on July 19, and if the name doesn't put a dagger into your heart and you want to buy one, you have to like the brand's Facebook page first. It features four hues—blue, white, grey, and black, just like the Facebook logo. And the blue is really more of a turquoise, if we're being technical here. The power of makeup. Everything is awful. [Fashionista via Refinery29]


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God of pity, God of grace,
When we humbly seek thy face,
Bend from heav'n, thy dwelling-place;
Hear, forgive, and save.
When we in thy temple meet,
Spread our wants before thy feet,
Pleading at thy mercy-seat,
Look from heav'n and save.
When thy love our hearts shall fill,
And we long to do thy will,
Turning to thy holy hill,
Lord, accept and save.
Should we wander from thy fold,
And our love to thee grow cold,
With a pitying eye behold;
Lord, forgive and save.
Should the hand of sorrow press,
Earthly care and want distress,
May our souls thy peace possess;
Jesus, hear and save.
And, whate'er our cry may be,
When we lift our hearts to thee,
From our burden set us free;
Hear, forgive, and save.
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This weekend brings the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, a meteor display that has brought great anticipation and excitement to night sky watchers around the world.
This will be a favorable year to look for the Leonid meteor shower because the moon will be only crescent and will have set in the west long before the constellation Leo begins to rise into the night sky.
The Leonids appear to radiate out of Leo (hence their name), and with the moon out of the sky completely, viewing conditions could be perfect for stargazers with clear weather and dark skies.
The Leonid meteors are debris shed into space by the comet Tempel-Tuttle, which swings through the inner solar system at intervals of 33 years. With each visit the comet leaves behind a trail of dust in its wake. Much of the comet's old dusty trails litter the mid-November part of Earth's orbit and the Earth glides through this debris zone every year.
Occasionally, Earth passes directly through an unusually concentrated dust trail, or filament, which can spark a meteor storm resulting in thousands of meteors per hour. That's what happened in 1999, 2001 and 2002. Since the Tempel-Tuttle comet passed the sun in 1998, it was in those years immediately following its passage that the Leonids put on their best show.
But now, the comet and its dense trails of dust have all receded far outside Earth's orbit and back into the outer regions of the solar system. So odds are that there is little, if any chance of any unusual meteor activity.
In the 2012 Observer's Handbook of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, meteor experts Margaret Campbell-Brown and Peter Brown, indicate that this year's peak activity should occur on Saturday morning at about 3 a.m.
This is the moment when the Earth will be passing closest to the orbit of the long-departed comet, and when our planet seemingly is most likely to encounter some residual comet material. This time is highly favorable for North Americans, especially those in the eastern United States and eastern Canada.
But while Leonid rates are unpredictable, it is unlikely that more than 10 to 20 meteors per hour may be seen this year.
Other meteor researchers, however, such as Jeremie Vaubaillon of France, and Mikhail Maslovof Russia have examined Leonid prospects for this year and also suggest watching for some meteor activity three days later, on Tuesday morning, Nov. 20.
At best, only about 15 to20 Leonids per hour may be seen.
Although the Earth will pass almost directly through the center of this supposed cloud of comet dust, the fact that it is situated far from the parent comet, plus gravitational perturbations affecting these particles after making 18 trips around the Sun, dictate that any meteor activity will be sparse. Eastern North America appears to be in the best position to see any possible Leonid activity.
The meteor shower will appear to emanate from out of the so-called Sickle of Leo, but prospective viewers should not concentrate on that area of the sky around Leo, but rather keep their eyes moving around to different parts of the sky.


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Using technology in your daily operations
Information and communications technologies (ICT) can be used to support many of your business activities, from internal business systems to business communications to electronic commerce.
While you may need to make an initial investment of resources, this kind of electronic business (or "e-business") can improve your efficiency in the long run by saving you time and streamlining your processes. It can also open up new opportunities for collaboration and the exchange of data, all of which can ultimately contribute to an increase in revenue.
Here are some of the ways you can use this technology to your advantage.
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Internal business systems
You can use various tools to help manage your documents, your human resources, your customer relationships, and other internal processes:
- Intranet and extranet
- Human resources management
- Customer relationship management
Intranet and extranet
An intranet is like an internal Internet for your business. It is a computer network that allows you to privately share information, operational systems, and computing services within your organization. An intranet can connect employees who work in different locations, allowing them to communicate and collaborate more easily. It can also allow managers to streamline certain operations, thus minimizing the number of physical meetings required and increasing the speed of development and consistency of information.
An extranet is an extension of your intranet that you make available to users outside of your business, like partners, vendors and suppliers, or other organizations that you might be collaborating with.
Human resources management
ICT can improve your HR management at both the strategic and operational levels. It's not just about technology, but about giving added value. The technology can increase efficiency when it comes to the different types of records that need to be kept:
- Personnel records
- Benefits
- Schedules
- Compensation
- Training
- Skills
Technology applications can also help with recruiting and with longer-term personnel planning, employee development, knowledge management, retention strategies and succession planning.
- Implementing tools for human resources administration
Learn how to save time and money by using online tools and technologies that can make managing your HR procedures more efficient.
Customer relationship management
There are a number of CRM systems you can use to help you manage your interactions with current and future customers. The technologies have become more accessible and cost-effective in recent years; some are web-based and require no purchase of software. You can keep track of sales, trends, promotions — anything that relates to creating a better experience for your customer, which means better business for you.
- What is customer relationship management?
In today's competitive market, it is vital for you to manage your relationships with your customers systematically, efficiently and profitably.
- Free or low-cost technology applications
Discover how using information and communications technology products can increase your sales and productivity. Find free and low-cost options.
Electronic commerce
There are many business applications related to e-commerce, from setting up your online storefront to managing your supply chain to marketing your products and services. These technologies fall into three main categories:
- Business to business (B2B)
- Business to customer (B2C)
- Internet marketing
Business to business
Using the Internet for B2B transactions holds the greatest potential for many small businesses. There are two distinct aspects to this model that separate it from the more familiar business-to-customer e-tailing model:
- Flexibility in pricing
Transactions between businesses often require variability in the pricing of products between purchasers.
- Cooperation of business systems
Businesses involved in B2B e-commerce allow their internal systems to work together to share information and interactions, resulting in less human intervention. The result is increased productivity and greater savings.
How can you benefit from B2B e-commerce?
- Purchasing indirect supplies
Look for catalogue-based websites offered by suppliers for corporate purchases, similar to business-to-customer websites, for purchasing indirect supplies such as office furniture, pens, paper, and general office equipment.
- Purchasing direct materials
Establish a relationship with a vendor that supports e-procurement of direct materials to reduce costs.
- Selling products or services to new vendors
Join in an e-marketplace to open up new opportunities to sell your products across the globe.
- Leveraging your existing Web presence
Improve your existing business-to-customer e-commerce website. Greater sophistication can be added into your online store to target your business clientele.
- Investing in your own e-procurement solution
Examine your purchasing process, and identify potential opportunities for automating procurement. With a manageable expenditure you could realize a significant return on investment.
Business to customer
The global reach of the Internet has allowed many businesses to sell their products and services online, both at home and abroad. While there are different technologies available to interact with customers and potential customers, the term B2C generally refers to the use of electronic storefronts.
An electronic storefront is a website with many pre-built e-commerce components like electronic shopping carts and secure payment gateways that you can use to set up an online store.
If you are new to this kind of technology and are not ready to pay someone to develop a custom solution for your business, a storefront application can be a cost-effective approach to handle business. However, before setting up a storefront, there are several things to consider:
- You are responsible for creating and maintaining the site yourself, which can be time consuming and may involve a steep learning curve.
- The ability to customize the look of your storefront may be limited if you are using a template.
- Basic services may be inexpensive, but optional components may be quite costly. You would most likely pay a one-time setup fee, and then either monthly or annual fees.
- You are usually limited to using the payment processing or order fulfillment services (where third-party businesses handle things like the storage, packing and shipping of your products) that come with the storefront, which may not be offered at a competitive price.
As with most aspects of setting up an online store, you should closely examine the costs, benefits, and options associated with the various storefront packages before making a final decision.
- Online sales
Learn how to set up a secure payment system for your online sales.
Internet marketing
Everything you do to promote your business online is Internet marketing. For example, Internet marketing strategies include (but are not limited to) website design and content, search engine optimization, directory submissions, reciprocal linking strategies, online advertising, and email marketing.
There are many advantages to using the Internet for marketing your products or services:
- Widest channel of communication available to small businesses
- Ability to collect immediate feedback from your client base with little out-of-pocket expense
- Generally more efficient, less expensive, and longer-lasting than print marketing
No matter what business you're in, Internet marketing should form part of your marketing mix. How large a part it plays will depend on your particular needs and budget. The tools you use to develop your online presence and to drive traffic to your website will also depend on your particular business and target market demographics.
Internet marketing must readily adapt to improvements in technology. There are always new marketing tools available to small businesses.
- Email marketing
Discover the advantages of marketing your business with email.
- Online marketing
Online marketing techniques like social networking, emailing and blogging are useful and involve little to no direct costs.
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- Developing your website
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- Improving your productivity with technology
Find programs and resources to help you adopt and use information and communications technologies in your business.
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The Defenseless Defender
Even the militaries of major countries are guilty of lax security and weak patching. Heres the story of one European nation that left its doors wide open.
The Defenseless Defender - Defense Department for Dummies
Sunbelt Software on July 18 came across a SQL command passed as a query within a URL belonging to a European defense department. With that, any visitor can pass queries in the URL straight to the back-end database and squeeze out any data it contains.
The Defenseless Defender - SQL Query Embedded in URL
This is the URL of a defense department in a European country. Its name and the search terms used to reveal the contents of the back-end database have been obscured, and the language in places has been rendered in English to more thoroughly protect the co
The Defenseless Defender - The Ever-Helpful Error Message
At one point, Sunbelt Vice President of Product Management Greg Krass changed his select statement to include information schema columns, which he expected would give him the database structure. This image shows two of the error messages he received, whic
The Defenseless Defender - Determining the Operating System
Finding out which operating system is in use is trivial. Krass typed this query into the URL: &strsql=select+%2A+from+test.txt, which returned the error message shown in this image. The error message references the c:\ directory, which had been called C W
The Defenseless Defender - The Payoff
Data that can be retrieved from the defense agencys Web site include a table of what appears to be job bids, with base names and locations, and various details regarding distribution fuels, warehousing and barracks.
The Defenseless Defender - It\s *Still* Vulnerable
As of Sept. 6, the site still hadnt been fixed, in spite of Sunbelt having twice been assured by security researchers from the country in question that they had notified the defense agency and that the problems with the site had been fixed.
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