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The following sign regulations are intended to serve these objectives: to facilitate efficient communication to ensure that people receive the messages they need or want; to promote good relationships between signs and the visual qualities of their environs and the buildings to which they relate; to maintain visual diversity within commercial areas by avoiding requirement of uniformity; and to support business vitality within nonresidential zones by accomplishing the above objectives without burdensome procedures and restrictions.
[Added 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14; amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
CORRELATED COLOR TEMPERATURE (CCT) — A specification of the apparent color of the light emitted by a lamp, as measured in kelvins (K). A CCT of 3,000K provides a slightly yellowish hue, and a CCT of 5,000K provides a slightly bluish hue.
DAYTIME OPERATION — The time interval beginning 30 minutes before sunrise and ending 30 minutes after sunset.
NIGHTTIME OPERATION — The time interval beginning 30 minutes after sunset and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
LUMINANCE — The surface brightness of internally or externally illuminated sign elements, measured in nits (candela per square meter).
NIT (Nit) — A unit of apparent surface brightness equal to one candela per square meter. Nits are measured using methods and equipment commonly employed by lighting professionals.
SIGN — See § 195-108, Word usage and definitions. For purposes of legal notices or informational devices erected or required by public agencies, it is the Town's preference that signage for public agencies comply to the maximum extent practicable.
INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGN — A sign whose light source is located in the interior of the sign so that the light becomes visible by shining through a translucent surface, but not including changing-image signs. The luminance of sign elements shall not exceed 2,000 nits during daytime operation nor 200 nits during nighttime operation. Internally illuminated signs on the premises shall collectively total no more than 15,000 lumens.
EXTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGN — A sign that is illuminated from an external source such as a floodlight directed toward or across or by backlighting from a source not within the sign. The luminance of sign elements shall not exceed 200 nits during nighttime operation. The correlated color temperature of the illumination source shall not exceed 3,000K, except that an illumination source with a CCT not exceeding 4,000K may be granted by special permit.
NEON SIGN — An illuminated sign containing neon, argon or any other similar gas to illuminate transparent or translucent tubing or other materials to create a colored light.
BULLETIN-BOARD SIGN — A freestanding, wall or window sign with letters, words or numerals that are manually moveable, indicating the names of persons associated with, or events conducted upon, or products or services offered upon the premises upon which such sign is maintained. Such sign is permitted in all zoning districts as applicable.
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE/IMAGE BOARD — A sign or portion thereof using digital, electronic or other methods to create characters, letters, illustrations or images that can be changed, altered or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign. Such signs shall not be changed, altered or rearranged more than once per day. A digital display of time, temperature, or fuel prices shall not be considered a changing message/image sign. The luminance of sign elements shall not exceed 2,000 nits during daytime operation nor 200 nits during nighttime operation.
TEMPORARY SIGN — A sign which is not permanently affixed to a building or mounted in the ground, or placed on the ground, which is designed to be movable and/or portable. Temporary signs may include small ground signs such as A-frame, H-frame, T-frame (also known as sandwich signs), small wall signs (also known as banner signs) and special signs. Portable temporary signs shall not include trailers or motorized vehicles. Such a sign shall not be lit, erected on a sidewalk, walkway or driveway, or within five feet from the sideline of a street or right-of-way customarily used by the general public. Such signs shall not block vision of vehicles entering or exiting driveways, and the Building Commissioner has the discretion to request portable signs be moved when there is a safety issue.
SPECIAL SIGN — A temporary sign used for advertising, identification or promotion such as an opening, reopening, under new management, sale or service, product, commodity, entertainment or activity. Such sign is not intended to advertise a continuing or regularly reoccurring operation.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
No sign shall be erected, enlarged or structurally altered without a sign permit issued by the Inspector of Buildings, with the exception of unlighted signs one square foot or smaller in area and temporary construction signs less than 12 square feet in area. Temporary unlighted real estate signs require no sign permit if the erecting agent has obtained a one-year permit from the Inspector of Buildings for erecting such signs.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
All signs shall be maintained in a safe and neat condition to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Buildings and in accordance with Sections 1404.0 and 1405.0 of the Massachusetts State Building Code.
Any sign legally erected may be continued and maintained despite being made nonconforming through change in this chapter, except that no off-premises signs may be maintained after June 1, 1980. Any sign rendered nonconforming through erection of additional signs on the premises or through change or termination of activities on the premises shall be removed within 30 days of order of the Inspector of Buildings. No existing sign shall be enlarged, reworded (unless equipped with movable letters), redesigned or altered in any way except in conformity with the provisions contained herein. Any sign which has been destroyed or damaged to the extent that the cost of repair or restoration will exceed 1/3 of the replacement value as of the date of the destruction shall not be repaired, rebuilt, restored or altered unless in conformity with this chapter.
All signs approved by the Inspector of Buildings will have an identifying number affixed to the face of the sign in the lower right-hand corner, said number to be at least one inch in height.
No moving, animated, revolving, moving-light, blinking, or flashing sign or sign elements shall be permitted, except for traditional illuminated barbershop poles with revolving pillars. Only registered and licensed barbershops are allowed to display a barber pole, and the barber pole shall not exceed 18 inches in height. No pennants, streamers, advertising flags, spinners or similar devices shall be permitted.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
No sign shall be located within 25 feet of the intersection of side lines of intersecting streets unless entirely less than 3 1/2 feet or more than eight feet above grade.
No part of any sign shall be more than 20 feet in height above ground level or exceed the height of the building to which it relates, whichever is less, unless granted a special permit for an exception by the Board of Appeals.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
No part of any sign shall overhang a public way by more than 12 inches, except that on special permit from the Board of Appeals such overhang may be increased up to four feet.
No sign shall be erected or maintained unless its subject matter relates exclusively to the premises on which it is located or to products, accommodations, services or activities on those premises.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
Laser-projected signs are not permitted.
[Added 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14; amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
[Amended 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14]
The following signs are permitted in Residential Districts RA, RB, RC and RM:
One non-internally-illuminated sign for each family residing on the premises indicating the owner or occupant or pertaining to a permitted accessory use, provided that no such sign shall exceed one square foot in area.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
One non-internally-illuminated sign not over nine square feet in area pertaining to a permitted use or building other than dwellings or their accessory uses.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
One unlighted temporary sign not over six square feet in area pertaining to the sale, rent or lease of the premises, provided that it shall be removed within seven days after the sale, rent or lease thereof. Such signs may be externally illuminated only if granted a special permit by the Board of Appeals upon its determination that such illumination serves public safety and convenience without damage to neighborhood character. These signs require no sign permit if the erecting agent has obtained a one-year permit from the Inspector of Buildings for erecting such signs.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
Unlighted directional signs not exceeding one square foot in area each and pertaining to permitted building, uses of the premises other than dwellings and their accessory uses or prohibiting use of the premises or certain portions of it.
One temporary unlighted sign not larger than 25 square feet in an area indicating the name and address of the parties involved in construction on the premises. This sign requires no permit if it is not more than 12 square feet in area and is removed within 30 days of erection.
[Amended 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14]
The following internally or externally illuminated signs are permitted in Business Districts CA, CB, CC, and CD:
Attached signs. One sign may be attached to any one wall of a building, not to exceed an area equivalent to 15% of the front wall area of said building or 60 square feet, whichever is greater.
Allowable sign area may be divided between two signs, each sign to be attached to a different wall of the building, and the total allowable sign area shall not exceed an area equivalent to 20% of the front wall area of said building or 80 square feet, whichever is smaller.
In the case of buildings with multiple occupants, each occupant is allowed one sign, with the above total allowable sign area divided among them in proportion to their share of total floor area.
No attached sign shall extend above the wall to which it is attached. No sign shall be attached to a roof, real or simulated.
A building located at an intersection fronting on two public ways may divide the allowable sign area between two signs, each sign to be attached to a different wall of the building, and the total allowable sign area shall not exceed an area equivalent to 20% of the front wall area of said building or 80 square feet, whichever is smaller.
Freestanding signs.
One freestanding sign located within the front yard area of the lot and not exceeding 5% of the front wall of the building or 40 square feet, whichever is smaller, provided that the building has a minimum setback of 30 feet and the sign is so located as to be set back 15 feet from the street line and 20 feet from any side lot line. On special permit from the Board of Appeals the allowable sign area may be increased to 60 square feet.
Directory signs. A freestanding directory sign, representing multi-tenants, must have uniformity of size and color, and the overall sign must meet the criteria for freestanding signs.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
Directional signs. No more than two directional signs per driveway. Said signs shall contain no advertising and shall not exceed an area of five square feet each.
Window signs. One unlighted window sign for each window of the building not to exceed in area 20% of the area of any window upon which located.
Lighted window signs. One internally or externally illuminated window sign, including a neon sign, conforming to the following standards:
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
Such signs shall not exceed five square feet in area or cover more than 20% of the window in which they are situated, whichever is less, and shall only be allowed in ground-floor windows.
Such signs shall be equipped with a timer which shall permit illumination no longer than 30 minutes before opening or after closing of the business.
Such signs shall not flash or blink or use lights changing in intensity.
Such signs illuminated by a neon source shall be composed of primarily single-strand glass tubing with a maximum outside diameter of one inch.
Such signs within three feet of a window shall be considered to be a window sign for purposes of these standards.
Such signs shall not have a lit background.
Bulletin boards and electronic message/image boards are permitted. Such signs may not exceed one square foot in area.
[Amended 10-20-2014 ATM by Art. 12]
[Added 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14]
Any sign permitted in a business district is permitted in the Center Village District (CV), with the exception of electronic message/image boards. All signage located within the Historic District shall receive approval from the Historic District Commission, and the applicable Commission regulations shall prevail.
[Added 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14]
Although signs for public agencies are exempt, per § 195-108, definition of a "sign," it is the Town's preference that the signage complies to the maximum extent practicable and shall take into consideration the surrounding area, public need and public benefit.
Any sign permitted in a business district is permitted in an industrial district (IA or IS), excepting window signs. However, a freestanding sign oriented parallel to the street line and not more than 30 square feet in area need be set back only five feet from the street line.[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 195-33.5, Billboard Overlay District, added 4-27-2009 ATM by Art. 19, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 4-29-2013 ATM by Art. 26.
[Amended 10-16-2000 ATM by Art. 19]
Purpose. This section recognizes the benefits of outdoor lighting and provides clear guidelines for its installation, so as to help maintain and complement the character of the town. The intent of this section is to encourage lighting that provides safety, utility and security; prevent glare on public roadways; protect the privacy of residents; promote energy-efficient outdoor lighting; and to reduce atmospheric light pollution.
Applicability. The requirements of this section shall apply to all new lighting and any new construction. With the exception of single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings, if modifications or additions exceed 25% of the gross floor area, dwelling units or parking spaces, all lighting on the property shall be made to comply with the provisions of this section. For the purposes of this section, if the aggregate of any additions or modifications within the five previous calendar years exceeds 25%, the provisions of this section shall apply. The requirements of this section may be reduced by special permit issued by the Planning Board upon a finding that such reduction will not detract from the objectives of this section.
[Amended 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14]
Any luminaire with a lamp or lamps rated at a total of more than 2,000 lumens, and all flood or spot luminaires with a lamp or lamps rated at a total of more than 1,000 lumens, shall be of a full cutoff design, with the lamp or lamps surrounded and shielded such that no direct light is emitted above a horizontal plane through the lowest part of the luminaire emitting direct light. If any spot or flood luminaire rated 1,000 lumens or less is directed or focused such as to cause direct light from the luminaire to be cast toward residential buildings on adjacent or nearby land, or to create glare perceptible to persons operating motor vehicles on public ways, the luminaire shall be redirected or its light output controlled as necessary to eliminate such conditions.
Illuminated signs, parking lot lighting, building floodlighting or other exterior lighting shall be so designed and arranged that their collective result does not create so much light overspill onto adjacent premises that it casts observable shadows and so that it does not create glare from unshielded light sources.
Luminaires used primarily for sign illumination may be mounted at any height to a maximum of 25 feet, regardless of lumen rating.
The maximum height of the luminaire shall not exceed 25 feet. A maximum luminaire height of 35 feet may be allowed by special permit from the Planning Board upon a finding that the increase in luminaire height will not negatively impact abutting properties, particularly property used or zoned for residential purposes.
Internally illuminated signs on the premises shall collectively total no more than 15,000 lumens.
No sign or building in any residential district or within 300 feet of any residential district if within sight from it shall be illuminated between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless indicating an establishment open to the public during those hours.
Luminaires intended solely to illuminate any freestanding sign or the walls, roof or any other architectural feature of any building shall be shielded so that its direct light is confined to the surface of such sign or building, and its lumen output shall be such that the average illumination on the ground or on any vertical surface is not greater than 0.5 footcandle or five lux.
[Amended 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14]
No flashing, moving, color (white only) or revolving lights shall be maintained.
[Amended 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14]
All temporary emergency lighting needed by the Police or Fire Departments or other emergency services, as well as all vehicular luminaires, shall be exempt from the requirements of this article.
All hazard-warning luminaires required by federal regulatory agencies are exempt from the requirements of this article, except that all luminaires used shall be red and shall be shown to be as close as possible to the federally required minimum lumen output requirement for the specific task.
Luminaires used to illuminate nighttime sporting events shall not exceed 35 feet. A greater luminaire height may be allowed by special permit from the Planning Board upon a finding that the increase in luminaire height will not negatively impact abutting properties, particularly property used or zoned for residential purposes. Such luminaires shall not be illuminated after 11:00 p.m.
Submission. The applicant for any permit under this section shall submit evidence that the proposed work will comply with this section. The submission shall contain, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the following:
Plans indicating the location on the premises of each illuminating device, both existing and proposed.
Description of all illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, reflectors, both existing and proposed. The description may include, but is not limited to, catalog cuts and illustrations by manufacturers (including sections where required).
Photometric data, such as that furnished by manufacturers, or similar showing the angle of cut off of light emissions.
Definitions. The terms used in this section shall be defined as follows:
- Light emitted directly from the lamp, off the reflector or reflector diffuser, or through the refractor or diffuser lens of a luminaire.
- The assembly that houses the lamp or lamps, which can include all or some of the following parts: a housing, a mounting bracket or pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector or mirror and/or a refractor or lens.
- Any light fixture or lamp that incorporates a reflector or a refractor to concentrate the light output into a directed beam in a particular direction.
- A luminaire designed with an opaque shield surrounding and extending below the lamp, such that no direct light is emitted above a horizontal plane.
- Light emitting from a luminaire with an intensity great enough to reduce a viewer's ability to see and in extreme cases causing momentary blindness.
- The vertical distance from the ground directly below the center line of the luminaire to the lowest direct-light-emitting part of the luminaire.
- The component of a luminaire that produces light.
- A unit of luminous flux. One footcandle is one lumen per square foot; one lux is one lumen per square meter. For the purposes of this section, the lumen-output value shall be the initial lumen output rating of a lamp.
- A complete lighting system; that is, a lamp (or lamps) and a fixture.
- The nighttime illumination of an outside area or object by any device located outdoors that produces light by any means.
[Amended 4-29-2013 ATM by Art. 27; 10-21-2013 ATM by Art. 14]
Temporary signs (including those mounted on wheels, trailers or motor vehicles if those vehicles, trailers or wheeled signs are regularly located for fixed display) are prohibited unless complying with all requirements of this chapter as applicable to permanent signs or as may be allowed herein.
By-right temporary signs for which a permit is NOT required.
Political signs. Temporary, freestanding political signs, not exceeding in aggregate 24 square feet in area, which are designed to influence the action of voters for the passage or defeat of a referendum question or other measure appearing on the ballot of an election duly called in the Town of Chelmsford or designed to influence the action of voters for election of a candidate whose name appears on the ballot of an election duly called in the Town of Chelmsford are allowed in all districts. It is the Town's preference that such signs be erected no sooner than 21 days prior to the date of election and be removed not later than 14 days after such election. Signs permitted by this subsection shall not be higher than three feet above ground level; shall not be artificially illuminated; shall be freestanding and not attached to a building, tree, utility pole or fence; shall be set back at least 15 feet from the street line; and shall only be located within the front or side yard area of the property. These signs require no sign permit.
Construction signs. Temporary, freestanding signs may be erected on the premises to identify any building under construction and its owner, architect, builder or other associated with it, provided that such sign shall not exceed 60 square feet in area and shall not be erected to interfere with sight lines along the public way. Such sign shall be removed within seven days of the issuance of an occupancy permit. These signs require no sign permit if they are not more than 12 square feet in area and are removed within 30 days of erection.
Real estate signs. A temporary freestanding sign or signs attached to the front wall of the building and pertaining to the sale, rental or lease of the premises are allowed in all districts. Such sign shall be removed within seven days of the sale, rental or lease of said premises. These signs require no sign permit if the erecting agent has obtained a one-year permit from the Inspector of Buildings for erecting such signs. Signs advertising an open house shall be situated only on the property which is for sale and/or at nearby intersections to guide potential buyers to that location and only during the hours of the open house.
Yard sale signs. A sign advertising a yard sale shall not exceed two square feet in area, shall not be erected more than 72 hours before the sale and shall be removed immediately thereafter. No permit is required for a yard sale sign.
Temporary signs for which registration is required. The following signs do not require a permit; however, registration is required. Such signs shall comply with all applicable signage provisions unless specifically provided otherwise in this section.
Sign registration for special signs. The following procedures and standards apply:
Prior to installation, signs shall be registered and receive written approval from the Building Commissioner.
Each use/business located on a site may have one sign at a time.
A sign may be registered for no more than 14 consecutive calendar days.
Each use/business may register a sign once per quarter of the calendar year. Such quarter is defined as the periods from January 1 to March 31, from April 1 to June 30, from July 1 to September 30 and from October 1 to December 31, or as determined by the Building Commissioner.
There shall be at least 30 days between the display of registered signs.
Nonmunicipal signs on Town property and within or over Town-owned rights-of-way. Signs related to community based events, sponsored by public, charitable, religious or agricultural organizations and/or businesses and the like, may erect signs as follows:
A ground sign not to exceed 12 square feet in sign area and a height of four feet as measured from the average grade.
A banner-type sign over a street right-of-way.
The sign shall not be in place for more than 14 days prior to the event.
Wall signs are prohibited.
Prior to installation, signs shall be registered and receive written approval by the Board of Selectmen or its designee in accordance with adopted policies or regulations.
These guidelines are not mandatory, but the degree of compliance with them shall be considered by the Board of Appeals in acting upon special permits authorized under this article, as shall consistency with the basic sign objectives and any specific criteria cited above.
Any increase above the basic maxima for the size and number of signs should be justifiable because of multiple frontages, development scale or other special needs and should be appropriate in relation to street width, signage on nearby structures and speed of vehicular travel.
Sign content normally should not occupy more than 40% of the sign background, whether a signboard or a building element.
Signs should be simple, neat and avoid distracting elements so that contents can be quickly and easily read.
Signs should be sized and located so as not to interrupt, obscure or hide the continuity of columns, cornices, roof eaves, sill lines or other elements of building structure and, where possible, should reflect and emphasize building structural form.
Sign materials, form, colors and lettering shall be reflective of the character of the building to which the sign relates.
Clutter should be avoided by not using support brackets extending above the sign or guy wires and turnbuckles.
Signs should not display brand names, symbols or slogans of nationally distributed products except in cases where the majority of the floor or lot area on the premises is devoted to manufacturing, sale or other processing of that specific product.
Premises chiefly identified by a product brand name (such as a gasoline or auto brand) should devote some part of their permitted sign area to also displaying the identity of the local outlet.
Signs should not contain selling slogans, product descriptions, help wanted notices or other advertising that is not an integral part of the name or other identification of the location or the enterprise.
A Sign Advisory Committee of five members shall be appointed by the Town Manager for three-year terms (except so arranged initially that no more than two terms expire each year). Members shall include at least one retail merchant operating in Chelmsford and two others preferably with a strong interest in architecture, landscape architecture or visual design. In addition a member of the Board of Appeals shall be designated by the Board as a nonvoting sixth member of the Sign Advisory Committee.
Procedure. All appeals to the Board of Appeals involving signs, applications for sign permits and all applications for special permits authorized hereunder shall be referred to the Sign Advisory Committee for its review and comment. No such appeal or application shall be acted upon prior to receipt of a report thereon from the Sign Advisory Committee, unless no report is received within 21 days from the date of referral of a sign permit application or 35 days from the date of referral of an appeal or special permit application. Any departure from the recommendations of the Sign Advisory Committee in the decision shall be explained in a written report from the authorizing agent to the Sign Advisory Committee, Board of Selectmen and Planning Board.


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Personalized Items and E-Commerce Statistics
There are all kinds of online retailers with a specialization on personalized items. PersonalCreations.com, PersonalizeYourItems.com, PersonalizationMall.com, RedEnvelope.com, CafePress.com, and Zazzle.com are some of the full service personalization online-only retailers that provide personalized gift solutions to millions of consumers.
Which are personalized items?
Any type of item can become a personalized gift, like mugs, rubber stamps, and picture frames, watches, personalized neon signs, pens, and wine glasses. People love to receive gifts with their name, special dates or special messages engraved on them. Trophies are another example an item that can be engraved with a personal message. So, as long as a classic gift can be turned into a special gift, it becomes a personalized item. Additionally, people who offer personalized gifts are able to show their creative side and add their special touch in the item, thus offering a gift that may last for a lifetime.
How to order personalized items
Online retailers for personalized items charge per letter or per line. However, the final charge is subject to the turnaround time, which the time required for the gift to be created and delivered to the end customer. The longer the turnaround time, the higher the charge. It is also subject to the material used to create the gift. The cheaper the material, the lower the final price.
Most online retailers have a return policy, which allows customers to return the item if they are not satisfied with it. However, before ordering the item, customers usually have the option to preview how it will looks like and they receive a proof, most likely by email. Therefore, most of the times, personalized items, including address labels, cannot be returned unless there is a flaw such as a misspelling or a damage from shipping. However, reputable online retailers provide their customers with solid deliveries.
E-Commerce statistics are quite impressive
U.S. e-commerce spending is expected to reach $262 billion in 2013, up by 13.4% from the $231 billion spent in 2012, Forrester Research reports. By 2017, e-commerce spending is expected to hit $370 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate of 10% from 2012 to 2017.
In 2017, U.S. e-commerce will be 10% of all U.S. retail sales, compared to the 8% of 2012 and 2013. As consumers become more experienced in online shopping, they tend to move from spending a small amount of money on books and CDS to spend higher amounts on buying furniture and appliances online. In doing so, web consumers are actually driving most of the annual spending growth.
U.S. e-commerce revenue for the period 2010-2012 was $167.3, $194.3 and $225.5 billion in 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively, representing an increase of 34.8%. The expected U.S. e-commerce revenue for the period 2013-2017 is $258.9, $296.7, $338.9, $384.9 and $434.2 billion in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively. The estimated increase in expected U.S. e-commerce revenue from 2013 to 2017 is 67.7%.
47% of consumers prefer online shopping during the holiday season, Accenture reports. 19.0% of them are using their tablets, whereas 18.0% of them are using their smartphones, yet the increase in the use of both tablets and smartphones is 15.0% compared to 2012. Additionally, 50.0% of consumers questioned in Accenture's survey responded that they prefer online-only retailers. The relevant percentage in 2012 was 44.0%.
According to Statista, the number of U.S. online consumers for the period 2010-2012 was 172.3 million, 178.3 million and 183.8 million in 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively, representing an increase of 6.7%. The expected number of U.S. online consumers for the period 2013-2017 is 189.4 million, 194.8 million, 200.1 million, 205.2 million and 210.2 million in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively. The estimated increase in the number of online shoppers from 2013 to 2017 is 10.9%.

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Summer Dance Red Geraniums
by Nancy Medina
Oil on Archival Panel
After carefully checking for wayward tree lizards, I brought a pot of these red blossoms in from my garden to paint tonight. The last time I brought a batch of geraniums in to paint, I carried a large pot of them to the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas for a workshop there, only to discover a teeny baby lizard had hitched a ride. The entire class screeched to a halt as we built the little guy a mobile terrarium, and the hubby drove him back to our garden and placed him beneath our pear tree in the back yard. None of us could really focus on painting until we received a call letting us know baby lizard was safe and sound. I do think he lived on to proliferate, judging from the dozen lizards who now live on our deck puffing out their chins at one another, competing with one another for the spot on the fence that gets the most sun. What a delight it is to have a job now, that allows me to see this little lizard drama, this summer dance, each morning before going into the home studio, instead of an office. Just one more reason I am so thankful to be a full-time artist!
Summer Dance on the porch...


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The Real Costs of the WGA Strike: No More BSG?
Battlestar Galactica may not have the world's best ratings, but in Washington's geekier circles (read: journalists and think tankers), it's got a very devout following. Yet in conversations over the past few weeks, I've noticed that not many people seem aware that the WGA strike is threatening not just to delay some episodes of the show, but to rob us of its final episodes entirely. For the BSG faithful, this is roughly equivalent to telling a four year old that Christmas is canceled. Forever.
Remember that showrunner Ron Moore has already said that "when people see the ending of the 10th episode [the last episode filmed], they're gonna freak out." Now there's the potential that that episode — evidently one of mind-blowing awesomeness and revelation — could be the last, leaving all of us fans forever stranded. Rioting, mass suicides, an economic depression, wars and calamities of Biblical proportions, or at least lots and lots of very bitchy blogging are sure to follow.
Basically, the deal is that the show is too expensive, and given certain conditions, Sci-fi might simply decide not to fund the final episodes.Read the full skinny below the fold.
However, the news could get worse — a lot worse — for fans of SCI FI Channel's "Battlestar Galactica."
According to TV Squad, should the strike linger on too long, there is a very real possibility that the final season of "Galactica" could be shortened or even cancelled entirely.
Deadline Hollywood Daily reports NBC Universal is utilizing the force majeure clause in SAG (Screen Actors Guild) agreements to suspend actors' and actresses' working contracts. The clause indicates studios and networks can do this if production is halted on their shows. Letters have also been sent to the cast of "The Office," "30 Rock" and "Bionic Woman." Should the strike linger, more letters are expected for other shows.
What exactly does this mean for Galatica?
The clause is a power-play that prevents the actors from seeking work elsewhere while the show is shut down for "hiatus." Should an actor or actress choose, he or she can break the contract and get other work. However, when and if the show resumes production, he or she could be re-signed to the show.
So, where's the bad news?
Should this happen, there's a real possiblility NBC Universal would just opt out of the final episodes of "Galactica." With a declining ratings and higher production costs, to re-start a show for ten episodes to please what is percieved as a niche audience might not make sense to the network brass. The long hiatus for "Galactica" haven't helped things since the show has gone off the general public's radar screen.
One of the actors invovled with Galactica told Deadline Hollywood Daily, "They are not following article 61 of the SAG agreement and are about to get a lot of calls from SAG lawyers. They say that since we have shot the minimum 13 episodes of this season, as per our contracts, that they are under no obligation to pay us or let us go. We are essentially on hiatus. To say yesterday was a tough day on set as this information was slowly presented to us would be a profound understatement."
Fans of "Battlestar" can only hope that the series will get to finish the story in the way Ron Moore intended. However, if it isn't allowed to do so, there could be other ways for Ron Moore and company to finish the story–from comic books to original novels to direct-to-DVD, or even a theatrical release on the order of "The X-Files." No matter what happens, the best thing for fans is for the strike to be resolved soon and not jeopordize the last ten or so episodes of "Galactica."


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"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." – Albert Einstein
Forget for a moment what you think and focus for a bit on how you think. The way you think about things shapes the way you act on those things.
Stinking Thinking – Thinking that is corrupted by untruth or that produces counterprod
uctive outcomes. Alcoholics Anonymous has talked about this for years. It involves convincing yourself A will produce B when it has consistently produced C! Einstein said the definition of insanity is "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting to get different results!" Stinking Thinking in business includes, expecting a poor
performer to get better with no intervention, seeing your company as better than it really is, committing to a way of behaving that actually hurts your chances for success.
Stagnant Thinking – Thinking that is static, blind to new information, and that resists creativity and innovation. It is easy to get stuck in a rut. It takes wo
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Strategic Thinking – Thinking that produces a plan based on a purpose. Strategic thinking overcomes barriers, forges new roads, and creates new worlds of opp
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Army Boys and Meghalaya closing in on QF berth in Subroto Cup…
In the 57th Subroto International Football Tournament's pool matches for Under-17 Junior Boys held at the Dr. Ambedkar Stadium this morning, the Chhattisgarh boys routed the team from Sri Lanka 14-0 while the squad from Karnataka accounted for Gujarat schoolboys 12-0.
It was the turn of St Javier Higher Secondary School from Chhattisgarh and Army Boys Coy from Bengaluru to exploit the pathetic conditions of their opponents to score emphatic wins over Defence Services College from Colombo and Navrachana International School from Vadodara.
Of the eight goals he scored, Anand Kumar was thwarted from achieving a hat-trick as his team mates Sumit and Ghanshyam scored in-between to spoil his chances. Anand opened the team's account in the second minute also Ghanshyam struck four times to swell their tally.
Dip Majumdar was the star attraction in Army Boys win over Gujarat as he found the target half a dozen times and leaving the rest for his colleagues Tony Huidrom, Denzong Lepcha and Premjit Singh who shared two goals each.
State Sports Academy from Dimapur taught a lesson to Mamta Modern School, Vikas Puri, after the latter's easy outings in the first two days. Mamta boys were at the receiving end today as Yanger provided the lead. The Nagaland boys returned after break to strike twice through Kitho and during injury time when Chaba added to the tally. Nischay had reduced the margin for the Delhi school in the 40th minute.
At NWC, Elias Higher Secondary School from Meghalaya rolled past Modern School (Barakhamba Road), New Delhi IPSC, scoring 8-0. After Santosh Singh had put the northeastern in lead very early, Vincently and Phbangki Buam (2) consolidated with Manish Singh (2) and Khangmiki Pale (2) joining the party. In fact, the Meghalaya boys were in an unassailable lead of 5-0 at the half time.
The Government school boys from Chandigarh triumphed 3-2 in a well contested pool match against Krida Prabodhini from Pune in the morning. All the goals came in the second half. It was unfortunate that the Pune boys were well and truly on course for earning full points with a 2-0 lead after Vishwanath Shelke (42) and Sahil Bhalerao (48) scored. But Sukhandeep (512) and Devansh Dabas (59) changed the course restoring parity. But what cost the Pune boys was the goal by Sukhandeep, his second, eight minutes from time.
As usual, the Government School from Lakshadweep tasted third successive loss, this time to Uttrakhand's Maharana Pratap Sports College who won 3-0. In fact, the winners struck only twice but the 39th minute own goal by Lakshdweep's Ubhadullah helped the Sports College boys open their account. Later Gaurav Rawat and Shubham Rana strengthened their grips with two more goals.
In the afternoon, West Bengal boys scored a 14-0 win over Government school Daman with as many as eight of their boys scoring for the winners. The loser's apathy was complete when Khush Tailor struck a own goal five minutes from time. In another one-sided pool game, the boys from Kerala beat Andhra team 5-0. Mohammad Inayat scored a brace, including one during the injury time.
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This is an excerpt from Ancient Cookery [Arundel 334]
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Tart for Lenton. Take figges and raisinges, and wassh hom in wyne, and grinde hom, and appuls and peres clene pared, and the corke tane out (the cores taken out); then take fresh samon, or codlynge, or hadok, and grinde hit, and medel hit al togedur, and do hit in a coffyn, and do therto pouder of ginger, and of canelle, ande clowes, and maces; and plaunte hit above (ornament it on the top) with pynes, or almondes, and prunes, and dates quartert, then cover thi coffyn, and bake hit, and serve hit forthe.
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A new Super Smash Bros game for Nintendo Switch will be the highlight of Nintendo's E3 showing in Los Angeles next week, but Nintendo fans on the East Coast won't have to travel cross-country to play it.
Nintendo announced its "E3 Experience," a five-day event at the New York Nintendo Store coinciding with the year's biggest games convention. The E3 Experience will feature a number of live streams, but the most exciting thing for fans will likely be the chance to get their hands on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch and Mario Tennis Aces.
The event kicks off Monday night with a live stream of the Splatoon 2 World Championship Opening Round at 6:30 p.m. EDT. Tuesday then features a jam-packed schedule with live streams of the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct and its ensuing Nintendo Treehouse stream.
Super Smash Bros and Mario Tennis Aces will be playable starting at 5 p.m. ET, preceded by the Splatoon 2 World Championship Finals stream at 4 p.m. and followed by the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 stream. Fans can begin lining up for Tuesday's events at 9 a.m. ET.
Mario Tennis Aces and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch will again both be playable on June 13, 14, and 15 beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Lines will begin forming outside the New York Nintendo Store at 7 a.m ET each day.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch is the first game in the popular mascot fighter since 2014's Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. It was revealed in March via the above teaser video showcasing Splatoon's Inklings as playable characters.
Mario Tennis Aces was announced in January and already had a three-day Switch demo earlier this month. In a May Mario Tennis Aces preview, IGN wrote that "it's shaping up to be the Mario Tennis game fans have been waiting for."
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Your Fabulous Singing Mongoose - Cobras beware, who a mongoose dare.
WHEN IS A GHOST not a ghost? When it is a talking mongoose! In 1931 the Irving family started hearing strange sounds coming from the attic and walls of their farm in Dalby on the Isle of Man. James Irving, his wife Margaret and their daughter Voirrey were sure a large animal was scampering around the house out of sight. The noises it made were so loud, plates fall and hanging pictures moved. Over time, it began making bizarre hissing and crying sounds. James Irving decided to make animal noises at it, and, to his astonishment, the creature started doing these impressions back at him.
He decided to teach the beast a few words, and within weeks the creature could speak perfectly. It said its name was Gef, and it was a mongoose born on 7th June 1852 in Delhi, India. Gef refused to appear in front of the Irvings, and was known to be quite rude. When the Irvings threatened to leave him, he calmed down. The family and the mongoose grew close, and he even let them stroke him through a hole in the wall.
Eventually, the story of Gef spread, although when reporters came from the mainland, many were unimpressed with the phenomenon. They believed it was actually Voirrey who was creating the voice. In 1937 the Irvings sold the farm and were believed to have taken Gef with them. However, in 1947, the new owner claimed to have shot a strange, mongoose-like animal outside the house.
The idea of a mongoose in the Isle of Man is not quite as bizarre as it first appears. In 1912 a local farmer did import a group of the animals to kill rabbits on his land. However, most present-day researchers believe if Gef was anything, then he was probably a poltergeist. But there is one last interesting fact; in India they have a strange old legend. They say that over time, and with the right teacher, the mongoose can learn to speak.


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The McKinsey Quarterly has a great article (registration required, but free)about why good executives sometimes make bad decisions. Our brains have evolved to make quick decisions, and give us confidence in those decisions even when they aren't always correct. These neurological/psychological quirks can wreck business decision making. Eight flaws are listed, but here are two favorites:
#8: False Consensus
People tend to overestimate the extent to which others share their views, beliefs, and experiences-the false-consensus effect. Research shows many causes, including these:
confirmation bias, the tendency to seek out opinions and facts that support our own beliefs and hypotheses
selective recall, the habit of remembering only facts and experiences that reinforce our assumptions
biased evaluation, the quick acceptance of evidence that supports our hypotheses, while contradictory evidence is subjected to rigorous evaluation and almost certain rejection; we often, for example, impute hostile motives to critics or question their competence
groupthink, the pressure to agree with others in team-based cultures
#5: Sunk Costs Effects
A familiar problem with investments is called the sunk-cost effect, otherwise known as "throwing good money after bad." When large projects overrun their schedules and budgets, the original economic case no longer holds, but companies still keep investing to complete them.
A must read for anyone in a management position. Also, How We Know What Isn't So by Thomas Gilovich is an excellent book on this subject.


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Hello, I just wanted to encourage anyone who receives a suspension or ban to request HIGHLIGHTED chat logs in a ticket. The results are honestly surprising as the auto-detection system clearly doesn't work, it simply takes into account that you were reported. (The more reports that are made, the more likely you are to be punished) https://imgur.com/a/FftIZ6f The chat log depicts me (ironically) crying about a player who was crying about a character. Looking back on it, I probably should have just muted her and moved on with my life, but we still would have lost the game and attempting to show her her flawed logic seemed like the most beneficial use of my time at that point. (I was seriously mistaken as i have been perma-banned as a result of this game). Here are all of the messages the system detected as toxic in nature. [All]Haunce: my dad's a lawyer [All]Haunce: TRUCE [All]Haunce: the whole world will know of my power Haunce: tbh sivir you're really annoying and getting reported Haunce: she's one of the strongest enhance supports in the game Haunce: this sivir is trolling [All]Haunce: pls report sivir trolling [All]Haunce: she's sitting out this game bc someone picked a character she doesn't like [All]Haunce: yuumi is bronze 1 [All]Haunce: she's a trash player not a garbage character @@@@@@@@@@@ Haunce: you're trolling fam you just say bot Haunce: because you're tilted off someone PICKING A CHAMPION Haunce: you're crying over a character in a video game being chosen @ Haunce: like a 6 year old @ Haunce: You literally cried for 10 minutes over a character in a video game @ Haunce: and now you're acting like I'm the issue [All]Haunce: this guys is the definition of toxic [All]Haunce: He literally cries like a child and then acts like everyone else is the issue @@@@ [All]Haunce: w/e sorry for bitching in chat about it @ [All]Haunce: forgot it's part of the game :p Haunce: and that's okay Haunce: You really don't realize how toxic you are @@ [All]Haunce: It's weird how the more obviously we lost this game is the less people wanting to /ff are [All]Haunce: Imagine crying over a video game character being chosen @@@ I placed "@" symbols next to the messages that I agreed could be potentially toxic and the number of asteriks represent the severity of the message. The message I regret sending most was that "She's a trash player not a garbage character" because my intent was not to join in on flaming the yuumi player, but to point out the flawed logic of the sivir player. Understand that because of how the system currently works (similar to that of the "dont take a stand against bullies" culture functions) you can only see the way that I spoke in the game, and you don't get a glimpse into the sivir player or the enemy team. Removing all context from a situation is a terrible way to judge somebody's actions. Interestingly enough, the one truly most toxic thing I said in that game was not flagged as being toxic. "obviously will have no substantial relationships in life" was something I said which was NOT deemed inappropriate or toxic in nature. This is why I am proposing that a feature (like that used in children's games) be implemented into the league of legends chat system. Why punish players for speaking, when you could easily use your flawed auto-detection system to remove all context from any one message and determine if it is toxic prior to it being sent? The environment fostered by preventing toxic messages such as "my dad's a lawyer" and "she's one of the strongest enhance supports in the game" would result in no hurt feelings, and no pain for the players who have to see such abusive language with their own 2 eyes. This could not only save the league environment, but save lives.
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A man from The Bush will be arraigned for trial in the Crown Court in December.
Appearing before East Tyrone Magistrate's Court on Wednesday past for a preliminary enquiry was James Matthew Boyd, 31, from Hawthorn Grove.
Charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm to a female and two counts of criminal damage to a denture as well as to windows, fixtures and fittings at a house were put to the defendant.
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Coming off a record of 8-7 in Division 1 of the AAA League, third in the league for the 2014-2015 season, and losing 6-4 in the semi-finals to Washington High School, the Galileo Lions varsity baseball team is back for the 2015-2016 season looking to take it all.
Although three players have graduated, thirteen players are returning for the 2015-2016 season, including Player of the Year senior and captain Larry Fonseca (P, SS, C) and fellow captain Fela Adewusi (OF, P, SS), both selected for the all-star team. Newcomer junior Cameron Wong (OF) also shows great potential.
When asked about last year's semi-finals loss, Larry recalls, "we worked so hard, but in the end, we weren't hungry enough." Coached by Don Papa, Larry Fonseca Sr., and Dustin Andrick, the Lions are eyeing straight for the championships this time around. Fueled with vengeance from last year, this is definitely achievable. The team "bonds very well and are mixed; we don't have individual players, but team players," according to Larry Jr., adding, "We are much more experienced this year as well." Senior Daltzwer Oliveros (3B, P, OF) agrees, saying that "every player on this team plays for the person beside them and not for themselves; that's what makes us different from other teams."
On top of being well-rounded, the team has a sound strategy for winning. During the beginning of every week, they focus on improving their defense. As senior Daniel Lao (OF, 2B) adds, "defense is the best offense." After defense, they work on situations and batting.
A big rival to the Galileo Lions is the Washington Eagles. Whenever these teams face, there is always fierce competition. Last year, Galileo defeated Washington in three of their four games. This year, the team's first matchup against Washington is on March 9 at Hennessey.
As the Galileo Lions looks forward to the season, Larry believes that "nothing is impossible. Never let anything big hold you back." Junior Dylan Fong (2B, SS) says, "we've worked hard to get to where we are and we're not stopping until we win."
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Hi !
Here is my problem :
I'm creating a JavaFX application which communicate with a glassfish server with web services.
I dont really use the "default" RESTful webservice generated by netbeans (Create WS from database.) but even if I do that, I can't make PUT request (with the default template here), even with only one table (no-FK and two columns, id and name).
I've tried a lot of possibilities with the XML syntax like :
<name> blabla </name>
or surround with the "main" tag <blackboxes> </blackboxes>
add the id, the uri to the blackbox etc...
but I always got >> java.lang.Error: Error: could not match input
Has someone an idea how to fix that ?
Thanks for the time !
(Sorry for my english ;d)
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How do we build a democratic economy?
Another useful Ways Forward conference yesterday in Manchester, the fifth that Co-operative Business Consultants have organised in a commendable attempt to stir things up in the British coop movement (or at least in some of it) and get debate and discussion going.
My impressions? A good turn-out and (given what was happening at the same time in Washington DC) a good spirit to the event. The majority of speakers in both the opening and closing plenaries were women (the only male speaking before the first coffee break was Vivian Woodell of the Phone Co-op, and I guess his name can confuse some, anyway), and there were younger people both on the platform and in the hall. Ieva Padagaité from Blake House Co-op, for example, reminded us of why she, and other young people, are looking to the co-op model as a collective response to low pay, job insecurity and the gig economy.
Molly Scott-Cato, Green MEP for the South-West, was here again as last year and – as last year – well worth listening to. She is right: capitalism has lost credibility in this country and we have to build a response to public fear and to anger at growing inequalities. She quoted a banner which had gone up in London on Trump's inauguration day: "What happens next is up to us". That's the spirit we need.
So let's take stock. How are we doing, a year on from the conference when both Molly Scott-Cato and Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell were discussing an alternative way forward for the British economy? In some way, and disappointingly, perhaps not so much has been achieved. The Labour leadership has not yet been able to get across its vision for an economy serving social need rather than shareholder greed, and I'm not sure the coop movement has really geared itself to the task it could be undertaking. Good ideas emerge in the workshops and plenaries at the Ways Forward events but there's not really the mechanisms in place yet for the follow-through.
Ways Forward has become a valuable event in the cooperative calendar and Phil Frampton and his CBC colleagues deserve considerable thanks for their organising hard work. Their event needs supporting. But somehow we have to gain more momentum if the opportunities of the present are to be grasped.
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Medical experts are urging a change in the law to allow assisted dying in the UK in order to reflect the views of the British public and doctors.
According to a survey, 55% of doctors either agreed or strongly agreed that assisted dying should be made legal in defined circumstances.
Of the 733 who took part in the doctors.net.uk poll, 43% were against assisted dying and 2% had no opinion.
While the British Medical Journal (BMJ) note there is no "implacable opposition", the results are in line with a 2015 medeConnect poll of 1000 GPs, which found that 56% thought medical bodies such as the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Royal College of General Practitioners should adopt a position of neutrality on assisted dying.
According to campaign group Dignity in Dying, the British public's support for assisting dying has consistently hovered around 80% for more than 20 years.
In 2015, a poll of 5,000 people by Populus revealed 82% of people wanted to see a law that would allow a terminally ill person who has six months to live or less to have the option of an assisted death under safeguards if they are mentally capable of making the decision.
The BMJ is now urging organisations such as the BMA to move beyond their opposition to assisted dying and support legalisation.
A spokesperson said: "The current disconnect between BMA policy and the views of doctors and patients undermines the BMA's credibility, and its continuing opposition excludes it from the public debate.
"Assisted dying does not represent a leap into a dangerous unknown. Other jurisdictions have proved that it is possible to change the law, and doctors have shown that such laws can work hand in hand with excellent palliative care."
Assisted dying is currently legal in several European countries, including Switzerland, the home of Dignitas, and some US states.
Fiona Godlee, editor-in-chief of the BMJ, added: "The great majority of the British public are in favour and there is now good evidence that it works well in other parts of the world, as a continuation of care for patients who request it and are in sound mind.
"We believe this should be a decision for Society and Parliament, and that medical organisations should adopt at least a neutral position to allow an open and informed public debate."
However, Bernard Ribeiro, a retired surgeon, argues that assisting suicide would damage trust between doctors and patients and "is a matter for the courts, not for the consulting room".
A BMA spokesperson said: "The BMA recognises there are a range of views on this issue, both from the public and within the profession. We most recently addressed this in 2016, when we undertook a major research project to engage with both doctors and patients to seek their views on the subject. This robust, detailed process culminated in a motion at our annual representative meeting, in which our members voted to remain opposed to physician assisted dying.
"What is clear is that there is a lack of consistency in the standard of palliative care throughout England, and the priority of the government and doctors must be on providing the best quality care to patients as they reach the end of their lives, regardless of where they live or their medical condition."


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In this, the second part of my interview with Chris Neuman, owner of CNC Consulting in Los Angeles, Neuman discusses how the four years of planning that went into the LA market cluster BAS relocation paid off.
According to the man Sprint Nextel tapped to coordinate the effort, the biggest surprise of the mammoth project was just how smoothly the actual relocation went. Anticipating problems with a project of this scale is understandable, especially considering that some 200 ENG vehicles, 14 helicopters and 175 receive sites in Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Palm Springs were part of the relocation.
The former KTLA director of operations and engineering also discusses some of the lessons learned in the LA market cluster that other markets may find helpful, as well as how the new COFDM equipment is giving ENG operators a new freedom they never had with the old analog gear.
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