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Media Tech Pioneer Chet Kanojia Will Visit Newhouse School Nov. 5
Chet Kanojia, who founded the pioneering online television technology company Aereo, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Thursday, Nov. 5. "Aereo: the Future was Then—a discussion with media tech pioneer Chet Kanojia" will be held at 2 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Roy Gutterman, director of Newhouse's Tully Center for Free Speech, will serve as moderator.
Kanojia, who holds more than 14 patents in fields ranging from robotics to data communications systems, is an innovative leader known for pushing beyond the conventional and developing breakthrough solutions.
Aereo, which launched in 2012, was an online television platform that enabled consumers to record and watch live HD broadcast television on Internet-connected devices via a cloud-based OTA antenna and DVR. Though the company prevailed at the federal district court and appellate level, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Aereo in a copyright lawsuit brought by a consortium of broadcast networks. The company ceased operations in June 2014.
Currently, Kanojia is founder and CEO of Project Decibel, a Boston- and New York City-based incubator focused on developing next generation technology to enhance and enrich the consumer experience.
Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Navic Networks, which grew to be the industry leader in advanced television advertising. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 2008.
Kanojia was recognized as one of the "Top Disruptors of 2013" by Forbes magazine, noted as part of Vanity Fair's 2013 "Next Establishment List" and named one of Inc. Magazine's 2013 "Entrepreneurs of the Year." Aereo's technology was also named one of TIME magazine's Top 50 Best Websites (2012) and a Top 50 Technology (2013) by MIT Technology Review.
Kanojia holds a master's degree in computer systems engineering from Northeastern University and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Bhopal, India.
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The intricacies and importance of human interaction are celebrated in Lee Mingwei and His Relations: The Art of Participation which is now open at Auckland Art Gallery.
Visitors to this powerful exhibition are invited to slow down, engage and converse - to create new memories or recall old ones.
Visitors can write a letter, offering previously unexpressed gratitude, forgiveness or an apology, in The Letter Writing Project (1998 - present), or bring in a garment to be repaired while engaging in conversation with the mender in The Mending Project (2009 - present).
The art of gift giving and gratitude is also celebrated in this exhibition with Sonic Blossom (2013 - present) in which singers approach people at random in the Gallery and offer them a gift of song.
Alongside further projects, including 100 Days with Lily (1995), Nu Wa Project (2005), and Stone Journey (2009), selected relational works provide an artistic and philosophical context to Lee Mingwei's practice.
The exhibition will run from Saturday 5 November 2016 to Sunday 19 March 201. Tickets are $12.50 or $10.00 for concession, while Gallery Members and children under the age of 12 can view the exhibition for free,
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In FATED, 16 year old Scarlet Paine struggles to understand what's happening to her, as she wakes and realizes she's becoming a vampire. Alienated from her parents and her friends, the only person she has left to turn to is Sage, the mysterious boy who has quickly become the love of her life. Yet Sage, whose house she finds boarded up, is nowhere to be found.
Scarlet, alone in the world, with nowhere left to turn, seeks out her friends and tries to reconcile with them. All seems to be patched up when they invite her to join them on a trip to an abandoned island in the Hudson – but as things get out of hand and Scarlet's true powers are revealed, who her friends and enemies are becomes more confusing than ever.
Blake, still interested in her, tries to make amends. He seems sincere, and Scarlet is confused as she has to grapple with whether to be with Blake or to wait for Sage, who is nowhere to be found.
When Scarlet finally finds Sage, they have the most romantic time of her life; yet it is tinged with tragedy, as Sage is dying, with but a few days left to live.
Kyle, meanwhile, turned into the only other vampire left in the world, is on a murderous rampage, seeking Scarlet; Caitlin and Caleb consult with Aiden, and they each embark on different missions – Caleb to stop and kill Kyle, and Caitlin, to the famed Yale University library, to research the ancient relic rumored to both cure and kill vampires for all time.
It is a race against time, and it may be too late. Scarlet is changing rapidly, barely able to control what she's becoming, and Sage is dying with each passing moment. As the book culminates in an action-packed, shocking twist, Scarlet will be left with a monumental choice – one that will change the world forever. Will Scarlet make the ultimate sacrifice to save Sage's life? Will she risk everything she has for love?
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Published: Saturday 15th November 2014 by The News Editor
Roy Hodgson saluted Wayne Rooney after he marked his 100th appearance with a crucial penalty to help England record a 3-1 win over Slovenia.
Jordan Henderson looked set to inadvertently gatecrash Rooney's special evening when he headed into his own goal in the second half.
But Rooney won and converted a penalty before Danny Welbeck added a brace to give England their fourth straight Euro 2016 qualifying win.
"It was a wonderful evening for him," said the England manager of Rooney, who received a commemorative golden cap from Sir Bobby Charlton before kick-off.
"He's very important to me and to English football. It was fitting tonight he was able to really get his reward on the night when it's all about him. He picks up the cap, but also scores the important first goal and leads England to victory. We're delighted for him."
Less than two minutes after Slovenia took the lead, Rooney went down in the box after a tackle by Bostjan Cesar and the England captain converted from 12 yards.
"It was a fine piece of play by Jack Wilshere to set it up, but it was a very good run from him into the box and that put us right back in the game," Hodgson said.
The goal means Rooney is now England's joint-third highest goal scorer alongside Jimmy Greaves.
He is also now one of nine players to have represented the Three Lions 100 times.
Typically for Rooney, he was selfless after the match, instead choosing to praise the rest of his team-mates for the way they turned the game on its head after a terrible first half.
"It's a great honour to represent England 100 times now and hopefully many more to come," the England captain told ITV 1.
"We've got a good winning mentality. I think you've seen that once we went 1-0 down.
"We knew it was going to be tough night, even tougher after they scored but the character we've shown was great.
"That winning mentality is with us. We believe we're going to win every game."
Rooney was also full of praise for fellow striker Welbeck, who took his England tally to five goals in five games in clinical fashion.
Welbeck volleyed a rebound past Samir Handanovic before grabbing his second following a neat one-two with Raheem Sterling.
"He doesn't have to prove (anything) to anyone," said Rooney of his former Manchester United team-mate.
"He's shown he's a top forward and he's getting better. The more games he plays he's getting better.
"He's scoring goals for England, for Arsenal and he deserves all the credit he gets because he's a fantastic football player."
Despite the hype and fanfare surrounding Rooney pre-match, the Manchester United forward could not inspire his team in the first half as the fans inside Wembley were subjected to possibly the worst 45 minutes of football seen at the home of football this year.
Not until Phil Jagielka's 55th minute header did Handanovic have to make a save from an England player.
The state of the pitch did not help matters.
The central parts of the surface cut up significantly because of the damage caused by last week's NFL game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys.
But Hodgson was loathe to criticise his players, who travel to Scotland on Tuesday for what is sure to be a testing friendly at Celtic Park.
"I thought in the first half we dominated, but it was a little bit sterile at times because we weren't getting the penetration we were looking for and we weren't creating the clear-cut chances," Hodgson said.
"But it would be very churlish to sit here after a 3-1 victory to start criticising the team because in the first half they didn't reach the heights."
Slovenia coach Srecko Katanec felt his men missed a great opportunity to record a historic first win over the English.
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What is ARF?
The Artists' Republic of Fremont.
Where are you guys from?
Since we are an imagination, we are really wherever you dream us to be. Many of our corporeal carriages reside in Seattle, Washington. Many of us are members of the Fremont Arts Council.
Can I camp with ARF?
ARF is a very active camp focusing on participating not only with Burningman, but with the camp. We do entourages, performances, the Passport Office and many other activities.
Although you cannot just show up and camp with us, you can participate in our camp if you are willing to participate in our activities.
I don't feel like paying the outrageous price they're asking for BM tickets this year. What are the best ways to sneak into Burning Man without paying?
We can see why you would want to avoid the high ticket prices. Screw the fact that the money goes to secure the permits that make the festival possible (the BLM Playa permit is $30,000.00). You need drinkin' money! So here is a few hints on how to sneak in to the festival.
Once you get to Gerlach, drive over the railroad tracks on the south end of the Playa. You'll see them once you get there. You can't miss them. Just please try to avoid the trains if you can. You wouldn't think it is that hard, but in 1998 two people trying to sneak into the festival somehow managed to get hit by a train. One of them shut down the tracks for 24 hours, which is technically a felony. Ironically, the ticket was far cheaper than their cars, both of which were totaled.
It might have something to do with the fact that the trains are running along at over 70 MPH with no warning. At that speed, the trains seem to come out of nowhere. My advice is that if you get high centered trying to cross the tracks, run for your goddamn life! You will have nearly no warning the train is coming and once you hear the whistle, it is too late.
Once you avoid the railroad tracks, or more specifically, the freight trains running on the railroad tracks, then you simply have to avoid the mud bogs along the southern edge. This shouldn't be difficult except for the fact that they crust over and look exactly like the hard and safe stretches of Playa. They look fine on the surface, but they will suck your car to the axles if you come close to one.
The added incentive for avoiding them is the fact that no tow truck will risk coming and saving you. Seriously. The closest they will come is the railroad tracks and only when the railroad engineers are present and only to tow away another totaled vehicle.
After avoiding the trains and the mud bogs, you are almost home clear. All you have to do is avoid three other hazards that I will not tell you about. But when you find them, However, when you find them you will know that you are really screwed. The only way to avoid these hazards is to go back through the bogs, across the railroad tracks, back to Gerlach and come in the main Burningman entrance and pay your money for a ticket.
If anyone is planning to actually sneak in, please let me know what date and time you are planning to sneak in. My e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com. I will not turn you in, I promise! Although, really, that would be doing you a big favor. Instead of that I to videotape your attempt. People pay good money for footage like that and I want to be there to get it all down.
Isn't the Fremont Arts Council the same as ARF?
Although there is an eeiry similarity between the membership of the Fremont Arts Council and the Artists' Republic of Fremont, they are two seperate organizations.
How can I get in contact with ARF?
Off the Playa, you can always send e-mail to email@example.com. You can also write or send things to us at:
Artists' Republic of Fremont
The Powerhouse
3940 Fremont Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98103
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My dogs are pigs. If they didn't bark, I could swear they have spiral tails and a pink snout. I swear when I feed them, you'd think they'd never eaten a day in their life. Dogs, like us- love to munch around on snacks as well. Did you know that most of the store bought treats contain a ton of preservatives and calories? Dogs can get overweight and unhealthy just as we can.
This is Harley, my Alaskian Malamute/Lab mix.
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The packages arrived very quickly after I spoke to her, and they were packaged very well. They had "DO NOT CRUSH" on the outside of the package. Because you know for a fact if your mailman doesn't see that, they will definitely try and shove it in your mailbox, or at least mine does.
We were sent Pumpkin Spice & Thanksgiving Feast.
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Cheyanne, Spunk, and Buddy are very big fans of pumpkin. They love to have it added to their food, and is pretty nutritious for them too—so win.win. When I seen that the treats were pumpkin spice, I knew they'd love them. Harley, I wasn't so sure about—he wasn't around last Fall because he wasn't born yet. He thought they were alright, but he didn't seem to love them like the other dogs did.
They smell amazing, like freshly baked pumpkin biscuits. That's because that's what they are, although the dog variety. They feel crispy and are easy to break, so they aren't hard on your dogs teeth at all. Even the smallest of dogs won't have a problem chewing these up.
Pumpkin everything is everywhere now, especially with Halloween just ending and Thanksgiving coming. I've seen so much pumpkin floating around, some stuff I wasn't even sure could be pumpkin related. Lattes, Cookies, Breads, and even butter & Pringles (sayyy what?). People proved me wrong though, lol.
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The current business environment is as tough as I can ever remember. Major lending institutions are tightening underwriting, laying off staff, or ceasing operations all together. There are parts of the country that are in absolute economic purgatory, stuck in a quagmire of doom and gloom. Strong dealers who were highly profitable only twelve short months ago are closing their doors at an alarming rate. Reading the latest news publications only serves to further reinforce the end of our business as we know it. Or does it?
One of my good friends, Greg Goebel, likes to say that things are never as good as they seem when they are good, and never as bad as they seem when they are bad. While this is absolutely true, it doesn't necessarily help those who are facing the toughest battles of their lives. How then do you not only survive, but thrive in this perfect storm?
Decide NOT to Participate!
Decide NOT to buy into all the negative news and figure out a way to dominate your market. Let's face it; all of your competitors are in desperation mode, looking to cut expenses and headcount thinking that shrinking expenses will lessen the blow to their bottom line. Sound business practices? Not in a million years, and here's why…
You have the extremely unique opportunity to take market share from your competitors RIGHT NOW! There is nothing better than a down business environment. Advertising become cheaper, great people become easier to recruit, and the best companies rise to the occasion. The difference between those who thrive and those who do not lies in the ability of the leadership of the GREAT companies to decide not to participate in the downturn in the market.
How many times have you talked yourself into believing that you can't have a good day? The weather isn't cooperating, everyone is upside down, people are unrealistic in their expectations, et al… It's all CRAP!!!
1. Not to participate in the down economy.
2. Not to participate in the media's perception of the state of things.
3. Not to participate in the making of excuses.
4. Not to participate in the bad weather.
5. Not to participate in perpetuating the status quo.
6. Not to participate in dying a prolonged and agonizing death…
Instead, CHOOSE to make a positive impact and to make something happen TODAY! The great thing about being you is that you have the absolute ability to control your destiny. You can make excuses or you can get off your ass and take advantage of the current situation. Your attitude will decide your altitude… You can be cruising at thirty five thousand feet or you can be nose diving into the biggest crater ever created.
I, for one, will choose NOT TO PARTICIPATE in anything other than complete and utter MARKET DOMINATION. Why on earth settle for anything less???


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"Bureaucracy is a lot of little people trying to follow the rules as they interpret it."
Meet Carissa Hickling, Mumbai's own Whisky Lady, and the 12th guest on the Working With India podcast. Carissa runs her own consulting firm, and has been in India for over 20 years.
In this episode you will hear:
- The benefits and limits to being a foreigner in India
- How to take 5 years to remove money from a Provident Fund
- Why 'suggesting' something be done doesn't usually cut it in India
- When it's ok to blur the professional and personal lines
You can reach Carissa on
- EverydayAsia.com (her general observations)
- WhiskyLady
You can listen to the show in this player, or through iTunes.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones on Michael Douglas Sexual Misconduct Allegations: "There Was No Other Way Than to Be Preemptive"
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Liev Schreiber may be up for a Golden Globe for his awesome work in Ray Donovan, but the actor insists he will not be writing an acceptance speech for Sunday.
"If I were to win, I'll present it to Bryan Cranston, who I think should really win," Schreiber told me last night at Audi's Golden Globes party. "That's a pretty amazing show.
"I don't know if he's been nominated every year but he certainly should have won," he continued. "I think it will be a crime if he doesn't win this year."
Cranston has been nominated a total five times for his amazingness as Walter White in Breaking Bad. Also in the running on Sunday are Michael Sheen for Masters of Sex, House of Cards' Kevin Spacey and James Spader for The Blacklist.
Meanwhile, we're sad to report, Schreiber wouldn't spill on season two of Ray Donovan. (If you haven't watched the Showtime series, you really should!)
"I haven't spoken in any great detail to [show creator Ann Biderman] about the season but I expect we'll top it," Schreiber said. "From what I know, I think we'll top it."
Cannot wait!
Who do you think should win best actor in a TV drama at the Globes? Leave your comments below.


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Famous American hip hop artist Swizz Beatz has been recently spotted while driving his Lamborghini Aventador on the snowy streets of New York City.
Who said that supercars can't be driven in winter time or on the snow? This is probably what Swizz Beatz has tried to prove when he took his Lamborghini Aventador out for a spin in the snowy streets of New York City. The hip hop artist posted a picture of himself and his ride in true style and we have to admit that the white Italian supercar looks rather good on the white background.
The Lamborghini Aventador is a two-seater, two-door sports car produced in Sant'Agata Bolognese, which was officially unveiled back in 2011, during the Geneva Motor Show. The model in question is coming as a replacement for the ten-year old Murcielago and it's taking its power from a 6.5 liter V12 engine, producing 690 HP (510 kW), at 8,250 rpm, and 690 Nm (510 lb-ft) of torque, available at 5,500 rpm. This is enough for a 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) sprint made in 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph). Power is being sent to the wheels through a single clutch seven-speed semi automatic transmission.


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PDF version: Questions About the Role of Reasonableness and Mutual Restraining Orders in Family Violence Cases
Cases considered: Petropoulos v. Petropoulos, 2010 ABQB 296; Andres v. Andres, 2009 ABQB 26
The Protection Against Family Violence Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-27 (PAFVA) has been in force since 1999. One of the motivations behind the PAFVA was to make it easier for victims of family violence to obtain emergency protection than the previous system of civil restraining orders had allowed for. Nevertheless, the practice of issuing restraining orders in family violence cases has not disappeared. In fact, there are a number of cases where judges have issued "mutual restraining orders" when deciding whether to confirm emergency protection orders issued under the PAFVA. This comment will raise some concerns with that practice. It will also review the propriety of an objective component to proving family violence in order to obtain relief under the PAFVA. Both of these issues arise in two recent decisions of Justice Joanne Veit of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench.
Emergency protection orders (EPOs) are available on an ex parte basis on application to a Justice of the Peace or Provincial Court Judge. Before an EPO can be made, s. 2(1) of the PAFVA requires the claimant to show:
(a) that family violence has occurred,
(a.1) that the claimant has reason to believe that the respondent will continue or resume carrying out family violence, and
(b) that, by reason of seriousness or urgency, the order should be granted to provide for the immediate protection of the claimant and other family members who reside with the claimant.
Family violence is defined to include, amongst other acts:
(i) any intentional or reckless act or omission that causes injury or property damage and that intimidates or harms a family member,
(ii) any act or threatened act that intimidates a family member by creating a reasonable fear of property damage or injury to a family member (s. 1(1)(e)).
If an EPO is made, it must be reviewed by a Queen's Bench justice within 9 working days of the order being granted. The reviewing justice can either confirm or revoke the order or replace it with a Queen's Bench Protection Order (QBPO), and may order that an oral hearing be held (s.3(4)).
In Petropoulos v. Petropoulos, 2010 ABQB 296, Justice Veit reviewed an EPO obtained by a woman against her ex-husband in April 2010. She noted that there was a "tangled history" of orders granted against Mr. Petropoulos, including two previous EPOs in 2006 and 2009 and a restraining order, "perhaps a mutual restraining order", issued in 2006 and extended in 2009 (at para. 6). The basis for the April 2010 EPO application was that Mr. Petropoulos showed up at his ex-wife's place of work to demand that she pay him money owing pursuant to a Provincial Court order issued in January 2010. He was not bound by any no-contact provisions at the time.
Justice Veit found that there was no basis for issuing the April 2010 EPO, as there was no proof that family violence as defined under the PAFVA had occurred. There was clearly no injury or property damage, and Ms. Petropoulos' evidence was said to fall short of showing that her ex-husband's conduct amounted to a threat that intimidated her by creating a "reasonable fear" of property damage or injury under s.1(1)(e)(ii) of the PAFVA (at para. 18). Further, there was no evidence to show that Ms. Petropoulos had reason to believe that her ex-husband would "continue or resume carrying out family violence" as required by s.2(1)(a.1) of the PAFVA (at para. 23). Mr. Petropoulos was seen to have every right to attend at his wife's place of work to collect on his debt, and Justice Veit stated that "his attempt to deal with Ms. Petropoulos as a creditor would presumably end if Ms. Petropoulos were to pay him the money required…" (at para. 23). According to Justice Veit, "the Legislature obviously did not intend to protect family members from debt actions within the family" (at para. 26).
While at first glance the facts of this case as related do not seem particularly compelling in terms of the need for a protection order, it is difficult to view the parties as being in a simple debtor / creditor relationship after a long marriage with previous instances of family violence. There is very little context in the judgment about the relationship between the parties and the basis for Ms. Petropoulos' perceptions around the need for an EPO. Surely the element of "reasonable fear" required in s.1(1)(e)(ii) of the PAFVA must be interpreted in light of the circumstances of the claimant and the surrounding context. As noted by Justice Bertha Wilson in R. v. Lavallee, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 852 at para. 38:
If it strains credulity to imagine what the "ordinary man" would do in the position of a battered spouse, it is probably because men do not typically find themselves in that situation. Some women do, however. The definition of what is reasonable must be adapted to circumstances which are, by and large, foreign to the world inhabited by the hypothetical "reasonable man".
The requirement of "reasonable fear" also features in an earlier judgment of Justice Veit in Andres v. Andres, 2009 ABQB 26. In that case, Justice Veit declined to confirm an EPO or replace it with a QBPO, finding that the claimant Ms. Andres had "not established an objective basis for her subjective fear of her husband" (at para. 3). In spite of Ms. Andres' evidence that her estranged husband had choked her, Justice Veit found that there was no objective basis for her to fear for her safety, pointing to the following factors: Mr. Andres did not have a criminal record, he was acquitted of an assault charge in relation to the choking incident, and he contested the alleged breaches of the no-contact order made after that incident (at para. 40). Further, Mr. Andres was bound by a recognizance in relation to a criminal charge against him (for uttering threats, criminal harassment and breaching a no-contact order against his estranged wife). Justice Veit reasoned that "it is counter-intuitive to assume that an individual who does not respect criminal law standards which place him in jeopardy of criminal sanctions will more highly respect a civil law standard, the long term implications of which … are less onerous than the criminal ones" (at para. 41). Lastly, she noted that the "emotionally charged Christmas holiday period has presumably passed without incident" (at para. 42). The "reasonable conclusion" was thus not one that supported Ms. Andres' subjective sense of fear, but rather the case was seen to be "one of the vast majority of situations in which the breakdown of a marriage, and its attendant feelings of anger, betrayal, guilt, and anxiety, produces outbursts which gradually subside over time as the partners each adjust to their new situations" (at para. 42).
With respect, this purely objective approach to the consideration of the claimant's fear of family violence ignores the ruling in Lavallee that reasonableness must be looked at contextually in cases of intimate partner violence. The absence of a criminal record on the part of the respondent should be irrelevant, as it is a well known part of the context surrounding such violence that numerous incidents often occur before the matter is reported or acted upon by the victim. Nor should an acquittal for a charge related to domestic violence suggest that a fear of future violence is unreasonable, given the different standards of proof for criminal and civil matters. Further, while Mr. Andres was under a recognizance, the PAFVA itself indicates that the existence of another order in relation to the family violence should not preclude the granting of an EPO (PAFVA s. 2(2.1)(a)). Although Justice Veit cites this section, she notes that "equally, however, the existence of a parallel order does not preclude the denial of an order" (at para. 36). This is not what that section of the PAFVA was intended to mean. Section 2(2.1)(a) was added by amendment in 2006, and was intended to avoid the situation where an EPO would be denied because another order existed, only to have the other order overturned in another proceeding, leaving the complainant without any protection (see Leslie Tutty, Jennifer Koshan, Deborah Jesso, and Kendra Nixon, Alberta's Protection Against Family Violence Act: A Summative Evaluation (Calgary: RESOLVE Alberta, 2005) ("PAFVA Evaluation Report") at 94).
Overall, Justice Veit's insistence on a purely objective standard in these cases is problematic. However, even on a purely objective basis, some of her findings do not accord with what one would expect of the reasonable person in terms of their fear of family violence.
It is true that Lavallee dealt with the issue of self-defence to a criminal charge of homicide, and reasonable apprehension of death or grievous bodily harm in that context. However, domestic violence researchers and front-line workers have for years been advocating the need to understand such violence in context – why women stay with abusive partners, why they may downplay or deny the violence against them, and why they are the best judges of the level of risk of future acts of violence. This is not to deny that there must be a judicial process for determining whether protection orders are warranted, but such processes should be informed by the context of domestic violence and the circumstances of the parties rather than taking a purely objective approach. A purposive interpretation of the PAFVA would allow for that kind of contextual approach to be taken.
The second issue related to the propriety of granting mutual restraining orders in family violence cases. As Justice Veit notes in Petropoulos v. Petropoulos, family violence is a mandatory component of EPOs and other orders made under the PAFVA, but not a mandatory component of restraining orders (at para. 6). As stated above, one of the motivations behind the PAVFA was to provide a more accessible alternative to restraining orders, which could be obtained ex parte, but only before a justice of the Court of Queen's Bench on a Notice of Motion (see Alberta Law Reform Institute, Protection Against Domestic Abuse (Report No. 74) (Edmonton: ALRI, 1997) at 1). Nevertheless, restraining orders continue to be used in family violence cases, both when those cases appear before the Court of Queen's Bench for confirmation of EPOs and as an alternative to EPOs (see PAFVA Evaluation Report at 46). These orders are issued pursuant to the inherent jurisdiction of superior courts rather than under the PAFVA itself. One practice of particular note is the granting of mutual restraining orders.
In Andres, Justice Veit decided not to confirm the EPO or grant a QBPO, and instead, on her own motion, granted mutual restraining orders proscribing each party's direct contact with the other. This was because, as noted above, she was not convinced that Ms. Andres reasonably feared for her safety, and further, because Mr. Andres' version of events was that Ms. Andres had engaged in assaultive behaviour towards him. In such circumstances, Justice Veit held that "it would be inappropriate to stigmatize only Mr. Andres and not Ms. Andres" (at para. 48). She argued that this remedy was to "put the parties on a footing of equality" (at para. 51).
The "equality" implied by mutual restraining orders is a form of formal equality, where both parties are treated the same regardless of potential differences in their circumstances which may require differential treatment. There are several difficulties with mutual restraining orders more generally. They suggest that both parties are equally at fault and in need of restraint, rather than probing into the actual circumstances between the parties. They do not clarify, for example, whether the alleged assaultive behaviour of one of the parties was in self-defence, or whether one of the parties was alleging violence as a litigation tactic. Such orders may give the wrong message to the authorities when enforcement is at issue – they will not have a clear sense of who is the dominant aggressor, which has implications for arrest, charging, child custody and access, and possible re-victimization (see Mary O'Brien, "Mutual Restraining Orders in Domestic Violence Civil Cases" (1996-1997) 30 Clearinghouse Rev. 231).
It does not appear that Justice Veit exercised the option of holding an oral hearing under s.3(4) of the PAFVA to determine whose version of events was more credible. This would have been preferable to granting a mutual restraining order.
The practice of granting mutual restraining orders does not appear to have been considered by the Alberta Court of Appeal. In one recent case, L.L. v. D.G., 2009 ABCA 387, the Court referred to the fact that mutual restraining orders had been granted by the Court of Queen's Bench on the consent of the parties at the EPO confirmation hearing (at para. 9). The jurisdiction of the Court of Queen's Bench to do so was not challenged at the Court of Appeal, as this case concerned a different issue (namely the reviewing justice's grant of supervised access to the father during the confirmation hearing, which was done without notice to the mother and was found to be beyond his jurisdiction). It is to be hoped that the Court of Appeal will eventually consider the propriety of this practice. Even where the parties appear to consent to mutual restraining orders, caution must be exercised in light of the fact that coercion is often an element of relationships where domestic violence has occurred.


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Apr 2012
New waxworks models of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London, New York and Amsterdam.
In time to coincide with William and Catherine's first wedding anniversary on 29 April 2012, Madame Tussauds has unveiled waxworks models of the Royal Couple across the world.
On Wednesday 4 April 2012, the world-famous museum unveiled the stunning wax figures in London, followed shortly by similar unveilings in New York and Amsterdam.
In the London museum, the waxwork figures, which are incredibly life-like, show The Duke and Duchess wearing the outfits they wore to announce their engagement in November 2010 – William in a smart suit, clasping his hand in front of him, and Kate in a copy of the now famous, blue Issa dress with her hair long and flowing.
While in Times Square, New York, the waxwork figures show The Duke and Duchess dressed in elegant evening wear, replicating outfits they wore during their Royal Tour to Canada and the USA in the summer of 2011.
In Amsterdam the waxwork Will and Kate are also dressed in evening wear, this time in the outfits the Royal Couple wore to the War Horse premiere event on the eve of Kate's 30th birthday in January 2012.
It is estimated that the figures cost £150,000 each and took a team of artists four months to create.
Image: The new waxwork figures of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge go on display at Madame Tussauds in Times Square, New York on 4 April 2012. Wax figures of the pair have been made to coincide with their first wedding anniversary. Photo credit: Charles Guerin/ABACAUSA.COM


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Marshawn Lynch is a beast on the field and in all of his interviews. Well he has a bit of benevolence in that chiseled out casing. He recently made a McDonald's worker's day.
Via Eurweb:
*After his Seattle Seahawks team beat Dallas on Nov. 1, running back Marshawn Lynch stopped at a Dallas-area McDonald's and was promptly complimented on his shoes by a man mopping the floor.
"I told him I liked his shoes — navy blue Buscemis — and how I wanted to buy a pair and we all started talking," Terrance Downs told TMZ.
According to the report, Lynch asked the 17-year-old about school and what he aspired to do with his life. Downs said he was into fashion and wanted to own a boutique someday.
Lynch handed him $500.
"If you're serious about getting those shoes, here's some money to help you get 'em," Lynch said, according to Downs. "My job is to continue to see you grow."
Downs "went out and bought a pair," TMZ reports. Buscemis retail upwards of $800.


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- a match
- a bowl filled with water
- dirt
- a handfull of grass
- 1 empty jar
- voice
- clean space
- quiet
your dragon name will reveal.
Casting Instructions for 'dragon name'
2. now step 1 foot away and blow at the flame. if it goes out, go to the next step. if it does not go out go to step 8.
3. put your chosen finger into the bowl.
4. if you feel like taking it out, go to the next step. if you feel like you dont want to take it out, go to step 9.
5. lick some of the dirt. if its yucky, go to the next step. if it tastes good, go to step 10.
6. eat some of the grass. if you feel like going outside, go to step 11. if you feel strange, go to the next step.
7. suck some of the air out of the jar. if its discusting, go to step 12. if its good, retry this spell.
8. you are a fire caster. imagine a name that sounds fiery.
9. you are a water wizard. imagine a name that sounds watery.
10. you are a solid master. imagine a name that sounds solidy.
11. you are a life serda. imagine a name that sounds lifey.
12. you are a air ruler. imagine a name that sounds airy.
13. memerize that name. you are now a true dragon master.
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Puppetry Before Jim Henson
"Puppets are things which have been with us for hundreds, even thousands of years"
– Jim Henson
Puppetry basically means a human or humans creating the illusion of life in an inanimate object, usually for storytelling. It is believed that puppets have been around since sometime between 30,000 and 21,000 B. C. E. Over time, a few main types of puppetry developed: hand puppets, Bunraku puppets, rod puppets, marionettes, finger puppets, shadow puppets, and over-life-size puppets. Puppets have been used in Europe, Asia, and many other parts of the world for entertainment and religious performances all throughout history. In Medieval Europe, animated altarpiece figures could be found in churches, and these early European puppets were followed by hand puppets and by marionettes, which performed plays and operas all over Europe. Puppets generally had to stay within a puppet theater, which did not change when, after thousands of years of puppetry, puppets started to appear on television.
Puppeteers such as Remo Bufano and Burr Tillstrom were exploring the possibilities for puppets in television as early as 1939. Frank Paris was one of the most successful American nightclub puppeteers, and he too brought his performances to television in the late 1940s. Tillstrom became famous for his puppet show Kukla, Fran, and Ollie, which debuted in 1947, the same year that Paris produced The Adventures of Toby, which led to Paris' popular Howdy Doody Show.
"Burr Tillstrom and the Bairds had more to do with the beginning of puppets on television than we did, but they had developed their art and style to a certain extent before hitting television. Baird had done marionette shows long before he came to television. Burr Tillstrom's puppets were basically the standard hand-puppet characters that went back to Punch and Judy." – Jim Henson
In the 1950s, puppetry was all over television, but it was nothing like television puppetry today. The first puppets designed specifically for television were made by Jim Henson, who changed everything.
Jim's Boyhood
"As children, we live in a world of imagination…. Certainly I've lived my whole life through my imagination."
– Jim Henson
On September 24, 1936, James Maury Henson was born in Greenville, Mississippi. Jim (or Jimmy) Henson grew up around Stoneville and Leland, Mississippi. He received good grades in school, and in his free time, he drew cartoons, or, ironically, killed frogs by Deer Creek, among other hobbies. He took part in school plays by designing sets and acting – he loved making people laugh. Jim developed a sense of humor pretty early, mostly from spending time with family, like his brother Paul. His family lived close, so he also was influenced by his jocular Uncle Jinx.
"…I've always felt that these childhood experiences of my family sitting around the dinner table, making each other laugh, were my introduction to humor."[/one_half_last]
Jim was also an artist from the beginning. He loved to be with his grandmother, whom he called Dear. She was an artist and a big influence on Jim. Interested in hearing Jimmy's thoughts and ideas, Dear was one of his main influences, urging him to be the best at whatever he did. He also picked up some basic sewing skills from her.
Jim enjoyed the animated films of Walt Disney, and his favorite movie, the first movie he ever saw, was The Wizard of Oz. He listened to radio programs, such as the performances of Edgar Bergen, whom he greatly admired. When Jim was in the fifth grade, his family moved to Hyattsville, Maryland. "My mother told me I drove 'em all crazy until they bought a television set," said Henson. "Burr Tillstrom's Kukla, Fran and Ollie were on when we got our set. They were on half an hour every night about dinner time. They made an impression on me."
He had to get on television.
"As soon as I was old enough to get a job, I went out and approached all the small studios in Washington [D. C.] to apply for work." He was hired as a puppeteer. The Junior Morning Show, Jim's first break in television, lasted only a few weeks, but it was enough time for Jim to receive good reviews. So, he was hired to perform on WRC-TV, a local station in Washington D. C. that was owned by NBC. One of his first assignments was a show aimed at housewives called Afternoon. The station eventually gave Jim and his working partner Jane Nebel (who later became his wife) their own spot to do just about whatever they wanted to do. They were given a five-minute time block at 6:25 P.M., and another at 11:25 P.M. Their show was called Sam and Friends, and it was the first Muppet show.
Sam and Friends
"In the beginning, puppetry was merely a way of working on television. When I heard that a local station was looking for a puppeteer, I built some puppets with another young guy and got the job."
– Jim Henson
Sam and Friends debuted on May 9, 1955. It was a ground-breaking puppet show because it completely changed all of the rules. Sam, the completely bald lead character who never spoke, was not a hand puppet nor a marionette, but a combination, with a head inside the head and a wire for operating the arm. Muppet is an amalgam of the words puppet and marionette, but Jim later said that he chose it just because he liked the sound of it. While other puppet shows kept the puppets in a puppet theater, Jim used the camera frame as the puppet theater. This way, his puppets seemed more free and real. Another way that he made them more real is by using flexible fabrics to show more expression than puppets had been able to before. Jim and Jane had a different performing style that has been imitated ever since – they kept their top four fingers still, trying to only move the thumb. Jim had to have good lip-sync (opening on all vowel sounds and closing on all consonants) and subtle movements because, without the traditional puppet theater, he had to do close-up shots, but no puppeteer had ever bothered with lip-sync before.
The techniques that Jim and Jane borrowed from other puppeteers are staying out of the frame, and, from Burr Tillstrom, watching a monitor to see one's performance. The characters on his show included Sam, Mushmellon, Yorick, Harry the Hipster, and a little green creature called Kermit. Kermit would eventually become a frog, and later, an icon. At first, the Muppets would lip-sync to records, so there was no live sound, but Jim grew more confident, and he started writing his sketches and using his own voice.
In 1957, the Muppets also starred in commercials, which made Jim some more money for his work. In 1958, Sam and Friends won a local Emmy, and in the same year, Jim traveled in Europe to learn more about puppetry. He left the puppets to Jane and his friend Bob Paine, but soon returned with new ideas for puppet acts. In 1961, Sam and Friends ended, and Jim had met a new partner, Jerry Juhl. Jim's wife Jane had to take care of their children, so Jerry became one of Jim's puppeteers, though he later stopped puppeteering and became the Muppets' writer.
"These things weren't even puppets – not as I had ever seen or defined them," recalled Juhl. "This guy was like a sailor who had studied the compass and found that there was a fifth direction in which one could sail. When he offered me a berth on the ship, I signed on."
What Jerry Juhl signed on to turned the world around.[/one_half]


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Landers FIAT to Present Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (October 6, 2014) – The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is thrilled to announce a new presenting partner in Landers FIAT. As presenting sponsor, Landers FIAT joins dozens of other sponsors who will help make the 23rd Annual Film Festival possible. The festival is scheduled for October 10-19, 2014.
Landers FIAT will serve as title sponsor of the film festival for 2014. The new 2015 2-door FIAT 500 and the larger, 4-door FIAT 500L will be on display outside the Arlington Hotel and Spa, the main festival venue and HSDFF's host sponsor, as well as along Hot Springs' historic Central Avenue.
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The 23rd Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Presented by Landers FIAT, will open this Friday night October 10 at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas with the documentary feature Glen Campbell…I'll Be Me. The festival will showcase 100 documentary films along with parties, panels and special events during its 10-day run. A full schedule can be found at www.hsdfi.org where tickets and passes may be purchased online.


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Foot traffic is one of the most important measures when it comes to running a brick-and-mortar store. More traffic means more opportunities for sales and customer engagement, which in turn leads to higher revenues.
And here's some good news: there are plenty of things you can do to increase store traffic. In this post, we'll share some tried-and-tested tips on how you can get more people walking through your doors.
Increase curb appeal
Your store's curb appeal is a make or break factor when it comes to foot traffic. Smart retailers recognize this, and they invest a ton of effort into making their storefronts more attractive. We highly suggest you do the same. Below are some immediate steps you can take to improve the look and feel of your storefront:
A spruced up storefront can do wonders for your curb appeal. Nobody wants to walk into a store with dirty windows or peeling paint, so stay on top of these maintenance tasks.
Certain jobs, such as sweeping your storefront and cleaning your windows should be done daily, while other tasks only need to done every few months or years. A good paint job, for instance, can last years. That said, you may still need to perform re-touches now and then.
Step out of your store and look at it from the outside. Evaluate the physical state of your windows, doors, and walls, and identify the things that need sprucing up. You should assign people to perform various maintenance tasks. Perhaps your employees can take turns doing different jobs, or you could hire a third-party to maintain your storefront for you.
Go beyond typical window displays by adding additional elements outside your store. For instance, you could put out a sandwich board that welcomes people with a witty message.
Some retailers are adding curbside elements that shoppers can use. Take, for example, Snyder Cycles, a bike shop in Atlanta. Snyder Cycles set up bike racks outside their store, where customers can park their bikes while shopping.
Can you think of any curbside extras that your shoppers might find useful? Set them up outside and see what happens.
Your store staff may not technically be part of your curbside, but if you have a large window that shoppers can look into, then how associates behave in-store may affect people's decision to walk in. For example, bored-looking sales staff can be a turnoff to potential customers who are considering shopping at your store.
Prevent that by ensuring your store employees are always mindful of how they look and act even if there aren't any customers inside the shop. See to it that they look busy or welcoming at all times, so passers-by will be more enticed to come in.
Offer superior services and experiences
Getting people through the door is just the first step. What gets shoppers coming back (and what increases your foot traffic in the long term) is providing exceptional services and experience once customers are inside.
Here are a few ideas:
Offer complementary services
Do you sell products that require maintenance? Consider offering those services for free in your store to encourage people to stop by. That's what Tanzanite Jewelry Designs does, and it works out really well for the business. According to owner Jeff Moriarty, they provide in-store services such as jewelry cleaning and battery replacement, and doing so helps them increase traffic and sales.
"Once a month we offer free jewelry cleaning. Customers can bring in any jewelry they have (of course we have a limit), and we will clean it for them while they wait. During this time, they get to browse our store and hopefully make a purchase or at least have us in their heads for future purchases."
"We also offer free battery changes for watches," he adds. "While there is a small cost for this, it still brings us a potential customer for a cost of less than $3.00. And again, while they wait, they browse our store."
Employ stylist and experts on-site
Cara Wood, a marketing associate at Capterra, a trusted resource for retail software, recommends that retailers employ stylists and experts who can educate shoppers on-site. "Sephora is the master of this. Sephora offers free mini-makeovers with their highly trained make-up artists to teach you how to use their products," she says."
She continues, "not only is this super fun and unobtainable online, but it actually ensures that people are buying products that work for them and that they know how to use — practically guaranteeing repeat purchases."
Hold relevant classes
According to Cara, retailers should also consider offering classes or workshops that are related to their product. "Williams-Sonoma (and Sephora, actually) excels at this."
"They offer cooking classes in-store. This is a fun thing to go do on a Saturday, and it has the added bonus of (again) teaching people how use your products and letting them sample your merchandise. Once you learn that a Williams-Sonoma frying pan is far more non-stick than your old Teflon at home, why wouldn't you purchase it?"
Invest in employee training
You can have the prettiest shop, implement the hottest gimmicks, and run the most enticing offers, but if your staff members provide poor services, then the shopping experience will fall short.
As John William Barger, business development consultant to Saks Fifth Avenue said, "People can go online anywhere anytime to make their purchases, but if they feel they will get superior service from someone they know they can trust and understands their needs, then they are more motivated to make the extra effort to come in-store."
"While sales promotions, point events, and other in-store shopping events are the low-hanging fruit to bringing buyers in, at the end of the day, the sales staff needs to be trained to be always available, always listening, and anticipating each customer's needs."
Keep these insights in mind when you're training your staff. Educate them well and utilize various training methods to ensure that everyone performs to the highest standards. Instill the importance of getting to know customers and going above and beyond for shoppers.
Do all of the above, and you'll be well on your way to creating experiences that wow customers and drive long-term foot traffic success.
Work with influencers and brand ambassadors
Identify social influencers and brand ambassadors in your space and see if they can help you increase store traffic. Tamer AlMasri, the co-founder and CEO of apparel store Jobedu, says that they work with local community brand ambassadors to drive traffic to their locations.
According to Tamer, they've set up referral systems that reward brand ambassadors for talking up their company.
Another great example of using influencer marketing to drive foot traffic comes from Google. Google recently hosted "block party" events to showcase its Google Play Music and Google Home technologies.
To encourage people to show up, Google worked with influencers like Wong Fu Productions, MyCupcakeAddiction, and Us the Duo, who then helped spread the word to their fans.
Leverage digital tools to drive physical traffic
When used correctly, digital tools can be huge drivers of offline traffic. If you haven't done so yet, start cooking up online initiatives to help increase traffic to your physical locations. Here a few ideas:
Offer click-and-collect services in your stores. Such initiatives will not only get people to your physical location, but they can potentially increase sales in the process.
Research has shown that "about a third of shoppers would prefer to have an item delivered to a location other than their home, up from 26% last year, and many of those are choosing to pick up their orders in stores."
What's more, about 50% of respondents have opted for in-store pickup, and 45% of them have bought something else during their trip to the store.
Your online customers can now choose the Click & Collect option when purchasing items from your ecommerce store, so they can purchase an item online and then come into the store to collect it. Check out how it works!
Do you have any in-store promotions going on? Got an event coming up? Keep your customers posted via email. Mention the perks of showing up in-store, such as exclusive offers that can only be redeemed on-site.
For best results, target your posts based on your customers' demographic information, location, and purchase history. For instance, if you're having an event at your San Francisco store, then only send out an email to people in that area; otherwise, you risk alienating your other customers.
Here's another tip: encourage email subscribers to swing by your shop by showing them where your nearest locations are.
Take a look at what New York and Company is doing. The apparel retailer displays a map of the closest NY&C stores at the bottom of its emails to remind subscribers where they can find local stores.
Hold events
Hosting events is one of the best ways to get people to head to your store because they offer experiences attendees won't find online or in other shops.
To make your events more fun and enticing, consider "cross-pollinating" with other brands or individuals. According to Christina Okubo, founder of boutique brand consultancy company O/Department, doing so creates a win-win situation for you and your partners.
"Partner with like-minded brands, experts, artists, and organizations to host events in your store. It could be a designer showcase, a talk by a local artisan, or a fundraiser. This allows you the opportunity to draw in more traffic by a) offering your customers something unique, b) leveraging the audience of like-minded people to grow your fan-base and c) growing your relationships with individuals and organizations in your community."
Increase traffic from your existing customers
Tapping into new shoppers is great, but don't forget about your existing customers. If you've cultivated great relationships with your shoppers, you'll find that it's much easier to invite current customers to come back than it is to draw in people who are completely new to your brand.
That's why it pays to maintain strong customer relationships. If you haven't done so yet, invest in a customer relationship management (CRM) system so you can communicate with shoppers more effectively.
"Rather than just putting up a SALE sign in the window, CRM functionalities can allow retailers to track and connect with their most loyal shoppers, easily letting them know about events like Small Business Saturday or any holiday sales they're having," says Justin Guinn, a market researcher at Software Advice, an iPad POS comparison site.
A robust CRM system lets you easily see who your best customers are and how they've interacted with your brand in the past. Such information enables you to figure out how to reach out to shoppers in the most relevant way, so you can increase the chances of conversion.
For example, if you're having a promotion for a particular brand, you can check your customer database to see who has shopped that brand in the past, so you can notify them.
Are you a Vend user? Be sure to take advantage of Vend's customer management tools so you can build your database and foster strong relationships with each of your shoppers. Learn more here.
Use search and social to your advantage
Like it or not, people are spending more time online. Now, you can complain about how the Internet is driving people away from physical stores, or you can leverage digital tools and use the web to your advantage.
Needless to say, we recommend that you do the latter. Here are few online tactics to start with:
Get listed online
Retailers should "actively manage local profiles with a platform like Yext and Yelp, to ensure that all location information is accurate, enhanced and contains relevant calls to action," shares Dan Golden of BFO (Be Found Online).
Leverage Google's Local Inventory Ads
Dan adds that Google's local inventory ad service, which enables retailers to list their local inventory information online, can help merchants drive traffic.
Here's how it works: When a nearby customer conducts a Google search for a product that you happen to have in a local store, Google will include that item in its search results.
When users click on your listing, "they arrive on a Google-hosted page for your store, called the local storefront. Shoppers use the local storefront to view in-store inventory, get store hours, find directions, and more."
Explore social media opportunities
Kelly Ehlers, founder and president of Ideas That Evoke, encourages retailers to use social media to their advantage. One way to do this is to use Facebook ads.
"Utilize Facebook Offer Ads to incentive patrons to come into your brick and mortar business. You can track how many people have claimed the offer and then also track in store how many people came in with the offer code from social media," says Kelly.
Not too enthusiastic about ads? Then at the very least, you need to keep your social accounts active with updates and interesting tidbits.
"Regularly post on your social media account to showcase the cool things your business is doing in the community and peak customers' interest," adds Kelly. "For example, are you doing any charity or community events? Do you have specials going on in store? Are you partnering with another local business? These are all good content to showcase on social!"
Weigh in
How are you planning to drive foot traffic this holiday season? As a consumer, what are the things that would make you want to walk into a retail store? Let us know in the comments.
Recommended Reading
You've invested a lot in bringing people into your store. The next step is making sure you engage and convert the shoppers you've worked hard to attract.
Need help closing those sales? Download our retail sales guide to discover the 10 proven methods for connecting with customers, optimizing your prices, and ultimately increasing your bottom line.
In it you will learn how to:
- Add tremendous value to each sale
- Differentiate yourself from your competitors
- Optimize your store design for maximum sales
About Francesca Nicasio
Francesca Nicasio is Vend's Retail Expert and Content Strategist. She writes about trends, tips, and other cool things that enable retailers to increase sales, serve customers better, and be more awesome overall. She's also the author of Retail Survival of the Fittest, a free eBook to help retailers future-proof their stores. Connect with her on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Google+.


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I'm not quite sure how she engineered it – feminine wiles, I'll bet – but Julie Strietelmeier over at The Gadgeteer managed to get onto the very, very exclusive list of pre-release buyers of the endearing Chumby alarm-clock-cum-web-appliance, and she's been busy reviewing the little fella. In case you've forgotten, the Chumby is a compact touchscreen and Freescale processor with a couple of USB ports and a WiFi 'g' connection; in its most basic mode it works as an alarm clock, but delve deeper and you can use it for all sorts of real-time information. Think something like Ambient Devices range of wireless info-devices, only using WiFi.
So does Julie's Chumby live up to expectations? Well, for $200 you could be justified having pretty high standards for a glorified alarm clock to live up to, and the device's opening gambit is disappointing: as an alarm clock it's a little too simplistic, has only two alarms and doesn't make sensible use of the Chumby's in-built buttons.
As for the user-customisable Widgets, however, the Chumby comes into its own. The key seems to be the flexibility of interaction, as the device has both the touchscreen, the buttons and even an accelerometer so it knows if you're shaking it. I'll leave the final words to Julie herself:
"As an internet device, the chumby is a lot of fun. Sure, you can access all the same information on your regular computer, but you would need to manually go to each site to get the info. With this device, the info comes to you" Julie Strietelmeier
Check out her full review over at The Gadgeteer!
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