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The Sacking of Lawrence, May 21, 1856 – 1
One of the most surprising things I learned from reading Michael F. Holt's exceptional book, The Political Crisis of the 1850's, was that the "Sacking of Lawrence" was not the murderous affair I had always thought it was. It led to further research on my part and the realization that I was guilty of combining the stories surrounding the raid on Lawrence with other violent events occurring in the region, an area in which I am a resident. As is often the case with history, I had developed a mythical sense of the day, one that went well beyond the simple destruction of property. This new post series summarizes the findings of my search for the truth about the events of May 21, 1856. Its writing helped to crystallize my understanding of why the Kansas and Missouri borderland became such a focal point for politics in the 1850s. It also revealed that there has been much liberty with the facts and that even today, historians do not agree on all of the specifics.
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Hi Rene,
Lawrence was "sacked" twice, in 1856 and 1863. In terms of mistaken ferocity, might you be conflating the events of the latter with your current reading about the former? The widespread murder and property damage in the 1863 "Lawrence Massacre" made the Bleeding Kansas era destruction level indeed look like child's play. It may very well be you already know this, and I only mention it because the 1856 event is not typically exaggerated in the literature or the popular mind.DW
Typo in the header date!
Good catch!
Fixed.That said, MOST DEFINITELY I was guilty of "conflating the events." Without a doubt, before diving in deeper this term, I smooshed (less literary term for conflated) the two events together quite successfully in my mind. :-)
This series will focus on the 1856 event as they tie so beautifully to the Antebellum political crisis and prelude to the war. I did discover some toying with the facts which are covered on the Kansas Historical Society page in a several articles. But they have more to do with the arguments around jurisdiction and the feuding between the LeComptan and Topeka governments.
This one is interesting.
C. S. Griffin, "Kansas Historical Quarterly The University of Kansas and
the Sack of Lawrence: A Problem of Intellectual Honesty," Kansas Historical Quarterly,
Winter, 1968 (Vol. XXXIV. No. 4), pages 409 to 426. Accessed online, http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kshs.org/publicat/khq/1968/graphics/68_4_free_state_hotel.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kshs.org/publicat/khq/1968/68_4_griffin.htm&usg=__CY7UWefVjoQnRIlwIsYEaxZe5u8=&h=407&w=593&sz=117&hl=en&start=4&sig2=ydCxZGOYZarWe14pNQGp-w&um=1&tbnid=e3zt9nYyJWvE0M:&tbnh=93&tbnw=135&ei=bHyXSeaDEJfItQPdotmsBw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bsacking%2Bof%2Blawrence%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DGI'm looking for good books/references on both raids. Let me know if you have any you can recommend.
Just in terms of the latest stuff, I don't recall how much detail she went into about the Sacking of Lawrence, but for an overall account of the period I like Nicole Etcheson's book "Bleeding Kansas". "Peacekeeping on the Plains" is a really good study that explores the U.S. Army's role during the period. The "Kansas Territorial Reader", an essay collection ed. by Virgil Dean, is worthwhile, too. I don't know of any modern book length accounts of the 1856 event. I am sure there are articles galore from KHQ (like the one you mention above) or Kansas History but I don't have any read recs from those journals.For the Lawrence Massacre I still think Tom Goodrich's book "Bloody Dawn" is the best.
I don't have it in front of me to double check, but my recollection is that Kenneth Stampp's America in 1857 contains an excellent overview of Kansas 1856-58. It may not be precisely what you're looking for at the moment, but put it on the list — outstanding.
Thanks Drew. Very helpful. If you think of others, please let me know.
Good tip elektratig. I've got Stampp's book and will take a look.
Hi Rene,
Here are a few sources you might check regarding information about this event:
James C. Malin, "Judge Lecompte and the 'Sack of Lawrence,' May 21, 1856," pt. 1, Kansas Historical Quarterly 20, no. 7 (August 1952): 465-494.
"Governor Reeder's Escape from Kansas," Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, Vol. 3, 1886, pp. 205-223.
Shalor Winchell Eldridge, _Recollections of Early Days in Kansas_. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant, 1920.
James Rawley, _Race and Politics_. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co, 1969.
Jay Monaghan, _Civil War on the Western Border_. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1955.
William Gienapp, _The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856_. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.
My own book, _Man of Douglas, Man of Lincoln_ briefly discusses the Sack of Lawrence, but mostly in reference to how it was seen across the North and what it meant for James Henry Lane's speaking campaign for a free state of Kansas.
I hope that helps.
My thanks. Great suggestions!
I've seen some of the articles on the Kansas State Historical Society but you've highlighted some I have NOT seen so I'm very excited to take a look at those.I do have Gienapp's book and will look closer at that one. Monaghan's and Rawley also look excellent and I'm anxious to look at your book as well.
Thanks again!


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Im going to say 8/10 because I dont know anything about pvp but you look pretty good to me.
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Looks great, nice tanking set and transmo.
Looks like a fairly DPS oriented spec/reforge setup, but to be honest leave your tank gear survival reforged and just wear DPS gear, there literally isn't a point of even using tank gear at 30%, 10 or 25. (Madness is probably the exception still, dunno though)
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Can't see anything really wrong, but not sure why you're sporting the VP trinket still other than you were doing h hagara/spine or just have REALLY bad luck with bonelink/creche
0/10 You got no armory link.
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Impressive gear and nice mog 9/10 (because not hordie!)
10/10, Very nice gear Jarg.
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No tmog set. Too lazy to use it while i'm still replacing gear and the fact that the samurai-ish look isn't too bad. Can't go without a sword transmog though..
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Blood's a bit difficult to rate because it's kinda personal depending on your playstyle.
personally I'd prob reforge slightly more for parry and gem stam rather than mastery - but that's just me, don't think you're doing anything wrong so 10/10
Looks pretty solid. With the upgraded weapon and the 2 piece just curious if you have simmed to see if haste gems are better than str gems for you. I'd give a 8 overall. Would be nice to see some heroic gear mixed in but I'm sure you'll get there.
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Hi Jeffrey,
I never thought I'd be writing begrudging my good fortune, but here goes. My husband and I are moving into a new-build home at the end of October and our master bedroom is practically all windows. At the time of purchase (when it was nothing but a floor plan on paper), I was excited by all the natural light, but now that it's time to dress the windows, I'm feeling overwhelmed. My husband requires a dark room in order to sleep but I don't want the room to be entirely blackout blinds. Help!
I'm sure it's hard to garner a lot of sympathy from your girlfriends on your impending window problem (what with all that enviable natural light), but I completely understand your concern.
When you purchase a house from plans, it's easy to get caught up in romanticizing the details without thinking ahead to the practicality of it all.
I've selected a wonderfully sophisticated master bedroom designed by the Chicago firm James Thomas (jtliving.com) Not only is the room a calming, elegant sanctuary but it also shares your window dilemma.
I like that James layered the windows with both blinds and decorative side panels. It helps to soften what could be an overwhelming amount of glass in the room. The Roman blinds are mounted in the inside of the window casing (referred to as an "inside mount" in the design biz) and have a blackout lining that prohibits light from penetrating through the main fabric. If your husband is adamant about complete blackout then I recommend placing Velcro on both the back edge of the blind and the window casing. That way, when you lower the blind at night, you can also Velcro the edge so that light doesn't leak in through the sides in the morning. If that sounds like a lot of prep work just to get ready for bed, it's because it is. Though, like washing your face and brushing your teeth, it can eventually become routine.
Alternatively, you could do an "outside mount" and hang your Roman blinds on top of the window casing greatly reducing any light leakage and time spent on creating a dark cave in which to sleep.
The side panels in this room are purely decorative. Decorative panels (as opposed to functional panels) definitely have their place in decor, and this room demonstrates that perfectly. Look closely at the window on the left of the fireplace and notice that the panel would not completely cover the window if drawn closed. Because the two windows on either side of the fireplace are different sizes, James helps the illusion of symmetry by making the drapery panels the same size and bringing balance to that side of the room. Instead of focusing on the mismatched windows, our eyes concentrate on the identical drapery panels on either side. Very clever.
If you don't like the layered look, you could go with functional drapery panels lined with blackout lining. In this case, you simply draw the drapes at night (or midday for that matter) and your room will be sleepy-time dark.
Another very affordable option would be to hang a faux Roman blind in the window with a blackout roller blind mounted behind it. This way you get some softening effect with the faux Roman and the required blackout from the hidden roller blind.
Bedtime would be easy.
Congratulations on your new home, and I hope I've provided you with usable ideas for covering your many windows.
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In His Second Season in Los Angeles Mike Brown Will Have No Excuses
July 19, 2012 – 7:30 am by Chris FedorThe Los Angeles Lakers exited the playoffs in disappointing fashion this past season. After their second round loss, Los Angeles decided to completely revamp their team and now they look loaded looking ahead to next season. The most amazing part about it is LA was able to reload while at the same time keeping intact their core of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. The addition of Steve Nash was costly but the Lakers have needed a point guard for quite a while, and now they have a former MVP candidate directing the offense in Hollywood. Their most recent addition of Antawn Jamison can't be overlooked as well to give the Lakers a huge veteran scoring punch off the bench. LA may not be done yet either. They have repeatedly been mentioned in numerous trade rumors with the Orlando Magic and they could be setting their sights on Dwight Howard.
Los Angeles will have a different looking team this upcoming season, one that has every opportunity to be a championship contender with or without Howard.
Mike Brown joined ESPN Radio Los Angeles with Max and Marcellus to talk about what will be different in Los Angeles this season, his relationship with Kobe Bryant, whether Kobe had any say in him being hired and what he thinks about the opportunity to coach Steve Nash.
On what will be different in Los Angeles this season:
"I think the one thing that you will see is a little more consistency than what we had last year. Everything was kind of done on the fly. For us I thought the biggest adjustment was losing Lamar (Odom). You come into the season and you know you have three veteran bigs that you can rotate and when Lamar is not there now you have to figure out how to try to fit a younger guy into his spot. That was a blow for us that with the lockout and everything that happened you weren't really expecting but our guys did a great job of coming together at the right time and just finding ways to get wins. We had a chance against Oklahoma City a couple of times down the stretch in a couple of games and we blew it. We can sit here and say could've, should've, would've and things might have been different but Oklahoma City is a very good team and you have to give them credit. I think we will be ready this coming year."
On his relationship with Kobe Bryant and whether Kobe had any say in him being hired:
"That part you would have to speak to Kobe on in terms of whether or not he was a part of it or how much he was a part of it or how that all came down but Kobe and I, we've been great from day one. It's kind of ironic or funny because I'd hear stories about Kobe doesn't want this to happen or he's not sure about this or he hasn't met with this person or that person and Kobe and I had already met face to face a couple of times. For me, and I told Kobe this, I said 'I really don't care what people say,' I think it's great media for people and it's up to them to talk about but I don't need to go to the radio or I don't need to go to someone in the newspaper and say 'hey Kobe and I have already met a couple of times and everything is good,' we're moving forward and we like what we have and we're going to see how this thing works. I don't need to say that. Whether it happens or not or people find out or not, it's great. As long as he and I are on the same page to me that was the most important thing. I felt he also felt the same way."
On what he thinks about the opportunity to coach Steve Nash:
"One thing I know just from coaching against him from all these years is he's very intelligent. Throughout the course of Training Camp yes he's going to learn from myself and my staff and he will learn from some of the players but I'm sure there's going to be a lot of learning that we're going to get from him too and I always look at this thing as I give guys ownership especially guys that deserve it and he's a guy that has a proven track record and has deserved ownership in the process. I'm looking forward to working with him starting in training camp on both sides of the ball. When we had our initial conversation before the deal went down he seemed very, very intelligent and I had never had an in-depth conversation with him like I did then. The stuff that he said and the questions he asked were off the charts. We talked for about 45 or 50 minutes and it was probably one of the best conversations that I've had with a guy that was a free agent in my 20 plus years of being in the league."
Listen to Mike Brown on ESPN Radio LA here (Audio begins 27:00 into the podcast)
Tags: ESPN Radio Los Angeles, Los Angeles Lakers, Mike Brown, NBA, Steve Nash


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Shipping Rate Strategies
Do you want to offer free shipping? A flat rate? A variable rate? Or even combination of these? Which one should you choose? The answer depends on two components: Your margins and your customers experience. Here are four different shipping rate strategies for you to consider:1. Free Shipping
This reassures your customers that they won't be charge excessively for shipping at checkout. It's also very easy for you to setup in Shopify. This strategy works great if your store has a limited number of products that only you sell, and where shipping cost is no more than 20% of the product price.2. Flat Rate Shipping
Flat rate shipping shares the same advantages of a free shipping strategy. Customers know exactly what they will be charged and it's also easy for you to setup.Consider this approach if all your products have similar shipping costs, like for a t-shirt store. In the United States, USPS now offers "Priority Mail Flat Rates", one standard rate for whatever fits in their boxes. If you can take advantage of this, you should consider flat rate shipping.
3. Variable Rate Shipping
Variable rate shipping charges your customers a different rate based on what they purchased. This method is commonly used and favored by retailers as it gives you more control on how much to charge based on your customers order.If you sell many products with variable weight and dimensions or/and customers buy more than one at the time, you should favor a variable rate strategy. In other words, your shipping cost varies a lot order to order.
4. A Combination of These Strategies
A lot of online store owners choose to use a combination of all the above shipping methods. For example:- Free shipping for orders over $75 and everything $10 shipping flat rate.
- Free shipping for orders over $100 and a variable rate for anything under.
- $10 shipping for orders over $100 and a variable rate for anything under.
This a great way to offer special promotions and increase your average order by encouraging customers to spend more to save on shipping.
Here are instructions on how to set your shipping rates
Quick Advice About Shipping
- To estimate your shipping cost use carrier calculators such as USPS's.
- Make it easy for customers to understand your shipping fees by stating them on your website. Include the destinations you ship to.
- Be careful using carrier calculators for packages that aren't standard dimension. Visit your local carrier's office for an accurate rate.
- Charging the exact rate is tricky. You will win on some orders and lose on others. Over estimate by 10% and continuously adjust, adjust and adjust.
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34 comments
February 19 2013, 05:47PM
Will Shopify ever implement shipping profiles. Some of my items can only be shipped to the U.S. and Canada.
April 06 2013, 07:36AM
We are thinking of moving our online store to Shopify as we believe your shipping support may be better for your product.
Our carton sizes are all the same although clients will most likely order between 1 and 5 before it will be cheaper to have them delivered on a pallet. Can we do this through your customised shipping page?
Do you use Australian based shipping companies such as Australia Post.
All our sales are within Australia and mostly to country areas.
Our cartons weigh 8kg however dimensions are 37×47×29 which I think equates to 22kg package
Looking forward to hearing from you
Mishael -
April 17 2013, 05:10PM
AGREE WITH GINA!!! Man on man when are we going to have the ability to apply shipping profiles to specific products or collections.!! that would be a massive improvement to shopify.
April 21 2013, 06:32PM
Here's a workaround I use, if you are fed up of being shut out of auctions because the eBay seller does not ship to your country. The same goes for online retailers who refuse to ship to your destination.
When you sign up with BPM, you get local shipping addresses in 6 countries.
Drop points include: USA, UK, Germany, France, Belgium and Luxembourg. You then use these for buying from whom you want, regardless of where the seller ships or not.You then have all your purchases combined into one, even from the different countries, and use the parcel mail forwarding service to have everything sent home in only one shipment, wherever you are in the world!
Membership for renting these addresses and using the service is only 5€ per month.
You can check it out on http://www.bpm-lux.com -
June 08 2013, 02:08AM
Ok. So, If I've 10 suppliers that distribute to my different customers from different locations around the world, how could I do to offer them a real shipping rate? Is there a solution?
September 21 2013, 11:21AM
Here is my solution to manage the rates. I have different suppliers for diverse products, so for each supplier I have a specific shipping rate based on weight, example:
Supplier X: 0kg to 1kg; 1,1kg to 2kg…
Supplier Y: 100kg to 101kg; 101,1kg to 102kg..
Supplier W: 200kg to 201kg; 201,1kg to 202kg..
This is a good solution if you have light weight products.
December 11 2013, 04:15PM
This is really good general info, but here in New Zealand (and I'm sure this applies around the world) we have to pay considerably more to ship to RURAL addresses.
Currently I'm loosing a small fortune off my bottom line as I cannot identify this at the Time of Check-out and legally I cannot make a one-off charge after the fact either to recover.
Does ANYONE know of a Shopify App that can collect/handle the shipping info better and recover these extra charges please? -
February 10 2014, 12:58AM
I like just about everything about shopify, except when it comes to shipping. For any real online seller where shipping is an important part of their business (not someone shipping extremely light or digital goods)the ability to customize your shipping rates is essential. Shopify's approach to shipping is pitiful. Shopify recommends first and foremost free shipping… If you don't want to use this model, you either assign some junk catch all rate with a ridiculous range for example 1 to 20 pounds or make a general flat rate. The only other alternative is to pay $179 a month for real time rates, a feature offered free from Volusion or Big Commerce on their base plans. Sadly ancient ecommerce platforms like Yahoo have more shipping customization than this. Gotcha sales?
February 26 2014, 06:56PM
I'm with Dave – i like just about everything about shopify except for the shipping. My online store is based in Melbourne Australia and I need to ship everything from furniture to concrete statues to very lightweight items. As in NZ, our shipping rates vary enormously for rural areas so this is a hurdle we need assistance with.
I am very concerned i am not getting sales purely because of my pathetic shipping function. Can anyone suggest a solution please? Oh, from what i can glean, even if i paid the $179 for real time rates, that only applies if you live in the US and countries near the US.
I am about to open a new store and don't know whether to use shopify or to go with someone else.
March 07 2014, 01:25AM
Having the same problem as Grant and Janine! We would like for our customers to use real time calculator for shipping our irregular size and weight products and feel we are losing sales due to not providing this. It seems people do not want to fill contact forms out for a quote these days. Is there a way we can improve this issue?
March 12 2014, 02:31PM
We setup our Shopify site a few months ago, and so far, we love everything but the shipping. We sell lots of different products with various weights and prices – neither option of setting rates by weight or price seem like good options. I had planned to use the real-time shipping with USPS, but the price is way too high! Now I may look for another solution.
May 19 2014, 09:45PM
The extra $100 per month for real time carrier calculations is really high. We only use UPS, and only ship to North America. Simple needs. Why aren't there any Shopify Apps that provide an interface with carrier calculators?
July 01 2014, 04:52PM
I agree! I am re-launching my website from a Wordpress site to Shopify and am disappointed in the shipping options. I was able to set up each item or category of items with its own shipping fee. Also, I would love to see the weight option in oz and lbs. I use USPS and the rate changes at 13 oz. My customers often buy in multiples so it could get pricey if the weight of a single item is 3 oz and they are charged a 1 lb price for each one.
Are there any changes to this being planned? We would like to hear a that a solution is being worked on. -
July 16 2014, 02:28PM
Janet, Janine, Dave – have you come up with any alternatives, or found any apps that address the shipping issue?
July 30 2014, 02:23AM
I am about to launch my site next week and am really disappointed with the shipping options available, and the upgrade is way too expensive.
Could someone from the Shopify team please get back to some of these comments in terms of what the future is for the shipping options on the site.
It would be greatly appreciated. -
August 06 2014, 02:14PM
I agree with all of the above. The only reason I haven't yet committed to Shopify for my E-Commerce needs is the fact that is way too expensive for real time shipping in comparison to many other popular sites.
If anyone has a solution to this problem I'd love to hear it.
August 19 2014, 07:44PM
I agree with other posts about the shortcomings of Shopify's shipping setup.
I'd really like to find a way to offer a flat rate shipping to only one product for a promo (free product w only $x shipping) while keeping all of my other products at real time carrier rates. Its seems you have to choose one or the other.
Does anyone here or from the Shopify team know of any apps that allow you to set flat rates for shipping to individual products while keep all the rest at real time carrier rates?
September 21 2014, 02:23PM
I want to echo what has been said by previous posters. I have been thinking of moving my existing store to Shopify. I signed up for the free trial and love everything about it except the shipping. Why do I have to pay $179/month for something Bigcommerce provides on their basic plan. Shopify needs to address this issue!
September 22 2014, 03:49PM
If 0.1kg = £1
Say you have an item that you want £6 p&p
then you set its weight at 0.6kg
Yes, you will need to add a lot of shipping rates – i.e 0.0 to 0.09 = £1 0.1 to 0.19 = £2.00,… but in my book until shopify sort this, its an ok solution no? -
October 03 2014, 11:03PM
Shopify: your refusal to allow real-time carrier shipping rates on even your mid-level plan ($79/month) is a deal breaker for me. The $179/month premium package prices out a ton of small business owners.
We were on a custom platform before and I've been wanting something with more features but I'll be going with Volusion ONLY because of shipping rate thing that you don't offer and Volusion does. I suspect many other people feel the same way. If you changed just this one thing about your $79/month plan, I think you'd have an amazing package to offer. An honestly, how much can it cost to look up a shipping rate on a public USPS database based on weight/location??Adios for now, I hope we can work together sometime in the future though!
October 07 2014, 02:13PM
we are a new shop with Shopify. Will will be shipping glass bottles of oil and vinegar only in the US. I am concerned because don't know how or what to charge yet, but I thought about the following:giving two different flat rates, one for orders under $50 (7.99) and the other for orders over $50
Would that make sense? our margins are good. -
October 14 2014, 11:03PM
Hi Everyone, I am in desperate need of direction.
I am setting up an online retail store selling internationally, focusing primarily in Korea.
What do you recommend as far as shipping? Do I bulk ship items to Korea? Is there an affordable and reliable company anyone can recommend?
Or would you use some type of parcel forwarding?
Any thoughts, recommendations?
October 15 2014, 07:04PM
For anybody needing Real Time Carrier Shipping on the cheaper Shopify plans, you can add it for $20/month by emailing customer service.
November 10 2014, 08:02PM
U nerds have not one word of profanity between you all…" Material lends thy way to the five sense " Lancej fbook
November 12 2014, 10:27PM
I have been reading reviews of shopify (currently with bigcommerce) and the shipping calculator seems like a no-brainer – it's basically the only reason I haven't switched – I use shipstation with bigcommerce and shipping is always dead on… if you add an add-on like shipstation to your shopify account, does it provide the real-time stats? I don't think it will help the shopify calculate since typically it's a one way relationship (e.g. orders in shopify are exported to shipstation and shipstation has no way to pass shipping data back to shopify…. ugh.
December 10 2014, 09:13PM
I would also love for shopify to comment on this. I am new to shopify and am about to make my site live. The shipping is the last piece and I haven't figured it out yet. I am a small shop and would love to have the real-time carrier option available to me. Are there no apps that offer this?
December 15 2014, 01:58AM
Informative post, that! The mad holiday retail and shipping rush is here. I am looking to pick up a couple of tips here and there. And I have also signed up for a webinar on this. Check it out if you are also interested in shipping cost optimization- ShipTalk @ http://blog.lateshipment.com/post/105000081010/shiptalk
November 03 2015, 07:40AM
Shopify has been great for me over the last year but now i am growing and diversifying i need a better shipping solution. Having shipping based solely on weight or flat rate is a very blunt instrument, I ship magazines and now parcels, they weigh very similar amounts but the parcels are more bulky and more expensive to ship.
I'm moving over to Kong -
January 06 2016, 12:10AM
Greate blog , i have supplied to 10 peoples from diffrent diffrent locations , how can i supply in once time ? have you any solution of this problem ?
February 25 2016, 06:17PM
I must be configuring my shipping page incorrectly because it does not show up at checkout. I want to do a "flat rate" of $1.99. Does anyone know the precise steps?
March 06 2016, 05:03PM
Has anyone from NZ or Australia received any feedback as to how to deal with postage costs to rural areas – the surcharges in fees are way to big to absorb as it will cost me to send my product. About to launch my store and need this sorted ASAP..
March 07 2016, 12:52PM
I couldn't figure out how to define shipping times… as in 2-3 days, 4-6 weeks?
August 04 2016, 04:49PM
Kris, Dave, Janine – has anyone yet found a solution to rural delivery? I too am in NZ and struggling with this – its sometimes double the cost of regular delivery!
October 04 2016, 02:38AM
The very least you can do to have a decent margin and offer free shipping or minimal shipping costs is to automate shipping refunds. You can do that through a service like LateShipment. In fact, there is a webinar happening this week- ShipTalk that echoes the issues discussed here. You can raise questions related to shipping there at https://smart.lateshipment.com/webinar


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WOONSOCKET – On the 2014 Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations, released last week, CVS Caremark Corp. inched upward to No. 12 from No. 13 on the 2013 list.
Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark saw revenue climb 2.9 percent last year to a total $127 billion, with net income increase 18.4 percent to $4.6 billion. Fortune magazine attributed the increase in part to the company's shift in focus toward its pharmacy and health services offerings.
"The company is transforming itself into more of a health services provider in order to take advantage of the spike in the number of insured patients created by health care reform," wrote Fortune. "That could help offset what CVS expects to lose in cigarette sales when it stops selling all tobacco products in its stores this October, which the company expects will trim roughly $2 billion from its annual sales."
Fortune put CVS Caremark's market value at $88.5 billion as of March 31, making it the 42nd-most valuable public company in the nation.
Also making the Fortune 500 again were Textron Inc. (No. 228) and United Natural Foods Inc. (No. 427). Textron fell three places from last year's list as its revenue for the year declined 1.1 percent to $12.1 billion. Profit declined as well, 15.4 percent, to $498 million. According the the magazine, the Providence-based defense, transportation and industrial product manufacturer's market value as of March 31 was $11.1 billion, No. 280 in the nation.
United Natural Foods moved up 47 places on the strength of a 15.8 percent revenue increase to $6.1 billion, as the Providence-based distributor of organic and natural foods saw its profits grow 18.1 percent to $107.9 million. Market cap for the company totaled $3.5 billion, No. 412 in the United States.
This year's three largest Fortune 500 companies – Wal-Mart Stores, Exxon Mobil and Chevron – held their places in the ranking from last year, while Berkshire Hathaway moved up from No. 5 to No. 4 and Apple rounded out the top five after coming in at No. 6 in 2013. Phillips 66, which had ranked at No. 4 last year, fell to No. 6 in the 2014 ranking.
To see the complete Fortune 500 list for 2014, visit http://fortune.com.
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While this is specific to America, it does set a wonderful precedent for video games in general. Icrontic reports that the National Endowment for the Arts has added "digital games" as a form of art that will be eligible for grants from the US government.
Here's the pertinent portion of the text from the link Icrontic got:
The Arts in Media builds on the success of The Arts on Radio and Television. All project types that were previously eligible remain eligible. In addition, the expanded category now includes:
- All available media platforms such as the Internet, interactive and mobile technologies, digital games, arts content delivered via satellite, as well as on radio and television.
- Media projects that can be considered works of art.
What does this actually mean for developers? It means that if a developer wants to create games for people, doesn't want to charge money for them, but still wants to be able to eat, there is an option. One can apply for a grant, and potentially get paid by the government to be a creator, just as painters and sculptors have been able to do for many years.
And for the public it means that we may begin to see some video games of the 'public' works' variety, games which are released for the world to enjoy, which may have good production values, but which are also not part of the commercial video games world. What these games will look like, we have no idea at this point, as it's a completely new thing. The projects that receive funding are chosen by the agency, and there are not many guidelines or descriptions for what kinds of projects will be accepted.
Of course, that means that while grants are available, video game proposals may still not get chosen. The point, remains, however, that it is a step towards having society see video games as a new form of art, and that should give us pause.
The Mysterious Case of Marcia
I received a legitimate from Blizzard today that I found to be very weird.
Blizzard is trying to win back customers with a seven-day pass to World of Warcraft for inactive subscriptions. There was just one problem: The name affixed to this email, which was connected to my World of Warcraft account, was "Marcia."
Who is Marcia? I haven't the foggiest.
What I can say is that I grew worried and checked my account immediately upon receiving the email. I found that it was still intact, with my authenticator keeping security tight, and that the email was legitimate since there was a notice below my account offering me seven free days to return to Azeroth.
That process took all of four minutes, and yet I still had no idea where this Marcia person came from.
To that end, I sent a ticket to Blizzard so that it could be investigated, and they got back to me in less than five hours. The result, according to the CS rep, was thus:
I reviewed your account, and it appears that your Battle.net account *is* under your actual name. The discrepancy is with your World of Warcraft account, which appears to be under Marcia's name at one point. Since the email was automatically sent out, it just looks like a little mistake on our computer's part.
Of course, I shot back a follow-up question asking if the name could be changed to my name just so everything's properly represented, but I expect them to get back to me on Monday. Still, at least I now sort of think I know the name of the person who hacked my WoW account so many years ago (unless it's an alias or someone else's name, of course). Here's to hoping none of my accounts ever get hacked again.
My Secret Gaming Breaking Point
Most people have secrets when it comes to gaming. For instance, there are people who lie about the amount of time they've played a game, or others who use exploits to further their advancement in the game.
For me, however, it's far more innocuous, but definitely potentially more expensive to maintain. You see, most people would assume that I enjoy playing games all the time.
The truth, however, is that I have a secret gaming breaking point, and unfortunately, it's rather short.
While there is no official number of hours I would place on my breaking point, I have noticed that I tend to come back to games that I've spent at least two weeks in. Games that fail to capture my interest for any reason for at least two weeks are often forgotten entirely.
As such, I go through a rather large number of games on a yearly basis, and with MMOs, my current main preoccupation, I've noticed that despite finding so much to love with specific games, I still keep looking for something beyond the game I'm playing. My case in point right now is STO. I love the lore, and have meta-gamed it by reading up so much that I'm excited to play, and yet here I am downloading a different game to test my mettle on.
Is it because I find something missing in the game, or is something changing in me that I can't understand yet?
In any event, it's probably why I wrote that entry about five MMOs I'm excited to play. Possibly because I can't seem to be satisfied, which is kind of weird.
Do any of you experience this? What is your gaming breaking point? Is it based upon an arbitrary time frame, or upon sensing a realization, or upon getting burnt out?
At present, I'm not exactly in the mindset to really write well-prepared articles. Without making it sound overly dramatic, my dad's in the hospital and is under observation at the moment for something painful, but not necessarily serious. I'm going over there later to watch over him, and so I've been trying to take my mind off of things by playing games and thinking about the things I like about games, such as the sense of advancement, the enjoyment of story, the ability to tell stories, and the short-term glories that achievements and new equipment bring.
That said, there are a couple of items I'd like to link to for your perusal, and these are articles that I find rather well-written, yet cannot completely agree with from my own personal standpoint.
The first one is a link I got from Tobold, and it's about how achievements in games are essentially fake.
The second is actually a blog post from a blogger that people elsewhere have linked to. The pertinent quote here is thus:
Because I'm no longer interested in the pixel rewards my characters can earn. WoW has conditioned me to accept that they're transient and entirely pointless. The only thing of value to be gained from MMOs is the experience of playing the game itself.
I'll try to have a more decent post on this matter when I have the time and compulsion, but well, feel free to read and chime in on both here or on their respective blogs.
Five MMOs I Look Forward to Playing
As a tourist to various MMO and single-player gaming worlds, I find myself looking forward to a ton of different games every year. This year is no exception, though I can say that I am looking forward to seeing a ton of MMO goodness within the next year or so.
Based on what I've gathered, you can find a list of five MMOs I'm raring to play below, listed according to when they'll be released.
1. Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising
RELEASE: June 21, 2011
This game is supposed to be rather niche, but has the potential to be quite interesting. Since it uses Roman mythology and history as a backdrop of sorts, it's already painted itself into quite a specific audience compared to other fantasy settings. The one thing I think that really makes me interested in this game is the Estate System.
This estate system basically gives players the ruins of their old home, which they would then have to develop through the course of the game by gathering loot, investing in it (I'm assuming here) and basically making a name for themselves. It should be nice to see a full-blown estate with statues and stuff, and seeing it grow from a ramshackle tent community into a small chateau is going to be mighty interesting.
2. The Completely Revamped Pay-to-Play Version of Final Fantasy XIV
RELEASE: Unknown, though incremental updates are paving the way.
As I've said before, Final Fantasy XIV is not perfect. However, with a new director helming the project and the game taking an altered course through the sea of MMO games available to the gaming market, I hope that it won't be too late for FFXIV to make a resurgence as a game more people will find worthwhile to play.
The changes and revamps are supposed to include an improved combat system, less harrowing crafting, and tons more content for people of all levels and ranks to enjoy within the game.
3. Guild Wars 2
RELEASE: According to the GW2 Website, "When it's finished."
I think many MMO players are excited for GW2, mostly because it promises to bring a high-quality MMO experience without having to pay for more than the box or digital download for the game, meaning that some non-essential aspects will be fueled by microtransactions.
Of course, that's not the main reason why GW2 is interesting.
I'll let the video below explain it better:
4. Star Wars: The Old Republic
RELEASE: Possibly within 2011, if recent reports are accurate.
I'm also excited to try this game out, but then again, I'm more a fan of Trek than Wars. There is, however, a big part of me that wants to step into the shoes of a stormtrooperish looking outfit so I can start doing the Dancing Chewbacca.
Whatever the Dancing Chewbacca is (I hate spelling Wookiee as I tend to get it wrong).
5. Archeage
RELEASE: Honestly, who knows?!
This game is currently in closed beta testing in Korea, which means that we may not see it until a long time after. That said, the game is supposed to promise a sandbox attitude to the themepark traditions, seeing as you can make class combinations, craft houses, and basically do what you want when you want.
Of course, these sorts of promises have been made before, so I suppose we'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, below is a video of the game:
For Him, It Was Tuesday.
I'm just going to leave this here to remind myself of how awesome M. Bison is when played with gravitas.


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Featured Recipe: Ham and Cheese Pasta Salad
Got ham? I know I do! Seems like no matter how hard I try to size it right for the number of people I'm serving at Easter dinner, that ham just multiplies. But leftover ham at Easter has become a favorite "problem" this year. I'm trying to see how many different ways I can serve it without it seeming "leftover" at all.
Basic ham sandwich – check. Salad topper –check. Bake potato addition- check. Fast pizza topper-check. Easy protein for stir-fry- check. Breakfast casserole – check. Omelet component- check.
Today's recipe is a throw-back to the pasta salads that were so popular 20 plus years ago. And frankly, I don't know why they ever went out of style. This recipe was originally printed in my 1997 cookbook, Desperation Dinners! (Workman Publishing) at more than twice the amount to serve a full six for dinner or 12 as a side. I've trimmed it back for a more manageable size, serving 2 for dinner or 4 as a side dish. Close your eyes when you take that first bite and you'll swear you've bitten into a ham and cheese sandwich with mayo, Dijon and tomato on fluffy white bread. Mmmm, it's amazing.
But here's a list of other alternatives for leftover ham, too.
Ham and Broccoli Pasta Toss
Fresh Egg Scramble with Ham and Cheese
Black-eye Pea Salad
If you've got ham (or even if you don't*) you'll want to whip up one of these this speedy and scrumptious dishes.
*Chopped ham is available in the prepared meat section of the grocery store. Or you can use deli ham, finely chopped.
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Ham and Cheese Pasta Salad
April 06, 2012
Today's recipe is a throw-back to the pasta salads that were so popular 20 plus years ago. And frankly, I don't know why they ever went out of style.
Read full recipe.Ham and Broccoli Pasta Toss
December 13, 2010
Goes together in 12 minutes flat thanks to already-cooked ham and easy-peasy tomatoes!
Read full recipe.Fresh Egg Scramble with Ham and Cheese
September 30, 2011
You can mix up the scramble anyway you want, depending on what you have in the vegetable bin. The only secret is to thinly slice or chop the vegetables and meats, and don't overcook them before adding the eggs.
Read full recipe.Black-eyed Pea Salad
December 21, 2009
This salad with black-eye peas and ham is perfect for a New Year's Day lunch -- or any day of the year.
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Consider a snapshot of why his Baltimore Ravens teammates can't wait to see former Denver Broncos pass rusher Elvis Dumervil wreak havoc on Peyton Manning's precision passing attack in Thursday's season opener.
FLACCO'S FAVORITE? Johnny Manziel
Dumervil spent the past few days fuming over a missed sack on Joe Flacco's 70-yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Jones that tied January's divisional playoff meeting, which the Ravens eventually won 38-35 in overtime.
The Ravens ultimately won the Super Bowl.
CONSPIRACY: Ray Lewis suspicious of Super Bowl blackout
"I should have had the sack, and it hurts every time I watch it again,'' Dumervil said Sunday. "It's definitely something that as a player, you want to make a difference. So me being a Raven now, I want to make sure I make a difference.
"Joe threw that 70-yard touchdown. You've got to look in the mirror and say, 'What can you do to get better?' For sure, I definitely could have been there.''
FLACCO: Broncos fans have right to be angry
So, yes, ultra-intense Dumervil embraces playing the bad guy at Sports Authority Field at Mile High after a March fax fiasco turned the former Broncos pass rusher into a Ravens defender bent on messing with Manning's intricate timing.
"The villain? The Broncos. Man, I'm looking forward to it,'' Dumervil said. "It's different. I've been in Denver for the first seven years of my career. Going there in the visiting locker room is going to definitely be different. I'm happy to be a Raven. The decision was on me, and I feel happy about it.''
The irony is that Dumervil will be on the field and former teammate Von Miller, suspended for the season's first six games, won't.
"He's like a younger brother. We've spoken,'' Dumervil said. "We talk all the time. He's dealing with tough times. And he'll fight through it.''
Sunday, Dumervil denied he will have an extra chip on his shoulder, but he was more forthcoming about his emotions after signing a five-year, $35 million deal in March with the Ravens, saying he's always played with a chip, but it will feel like "a brick wall'' in the opener against his old team, which wanted him to take a pay cut before the fax mishap.
Former agent, Marty Magid was six minutes late faxing a reworked contract to the league's New York office, and that forced the Broncos to release Dumervil because they were over the $123 million salary cap and his full salary would have counted against their payroll.
Dumervil fired Magid, and a new team of agents closed a deal with Baltimore for $500,000 more than Denver offered.
The Ravens are grateful for the clerical mishap, considering how Dumervil had his best season -- a league-best 17 sacks under current Ravens inside linebackers coach and former Broncos defensive assistant Don Martindale.
The Ravens will open a season for the first time without spiritual leader Ray Lewis, who retired to become an ESPN analyst after Super Bowl XLVII -- though running back Ray Rice said Sunday he's been lobbying Lewis to be on the sideline in Denver.
With all due respect to Lewis or any of five other key defensive players lost since the Ravens hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, Dumervil gives the team something missing last season – a double-digit sack wingman opposite Terrell Suggs.
Though he missed the 2010 season with a torn pectoral muscle, Dumervil has 63½ career sacks, tied for seventh most among active players.
And his low-key, high-intensity presence gives Suggs and linebacker Courtney Upshaw every confidence the 2013 Baltimore defense might be faster than last year's 17th-ranked model.
"Everybody was kind of hitting the panic button on us in the spring because of the guys we lost. In Ozzie (Newsome, GM), we trust. He did a great job of reloading the gun,'' Suggs said. "Once (Dumervil) signed, he fit right in -- a guy that belongs here. He has the mentality we have here. He's not afraid to work hard and get better every day here.''
Second-year pro Upshaw is alternating on the strong side with Dumervil and credits the veteran for helping him improve his pass-rushing technique.
"Elvis is a dominant pass rusher, and together with Terrell Suggs they're going to be a deadly combination off the edge,'' Upshaw said. "He's not only a great pickup for the Ravens, but for a young guy like myself.
"He's definitely ready for this game – Elvis is going to want to go back there and have a good game against them.''
How motivated is Dumervil? He stood inside the team's indoor practice bubble and nodded toward the team's Super Bowl XLVII banner hung from the rafters.
"The goal is to try to put another banner up there,'' he said.
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As some of you know, this is going to be the last Farthing Party. I get a great deal of fun out of doing it, but it's also a lot of work, even with Cenk handling the money and Jenett doing most of the hotel stuff. Every year people leave buying membership until the last minute and I have weeks where I wake up in the night thinking I'm going to have to melt down my Prometheus Award to pay the hotel. Then there's the whole thing of printing things out... and trying to find a possible date... and having to find somewhere for Friday night... and people having crises that need sorting out... it takes immense amounts of my time and energy. I never promised to do this forever. After last year I was ready to pack it in, but I felt that I'd be disappointing people if I just stopped without warning. So there is going to be one last Farthing Party, and I hope that everyone who has ever meant to come, or who has come and wanted to come again, will make it this year and make it an exceptionally good one.
There's a possibility that I'll be doing something with a new local con in subsequent years where I'd do some program as essentially a Farthing Party program track, and have the Sunday evening party. Other people would do everything else, and there would be other tracks. If this comes off, I'll let you know. Or if I really miss it and want to do it again, I'll let you know that too. But for now, this is the last one, don't count on there being other chances, come this time if you possibly can.


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We all are blessed with power of imagination. Our capacity to do so, allows us to visualize great products/services or businesses. Some of us are bold (foolish or confident) enough to connect the dots moving forward and make a prototype. What next ? We wish to see it flourish like pinterest, facebook or twitter. Our beliefs are :
Great idea + Working prototype+decent customer validation = Torrential rain of funds.
To our surprise, we see that cloud of investments does not come on our farms. These spicy stories of million dollar funding and billion dollar valuations are akin to startup porn. What is the reality of glitz behind startup industry specially in India ?
If you are curious, welcome to the dark side of the moon.
These 12 small sentences describing what mostly happens after the honeymoon of great idea and prototype. This is not a story of sour grapes but an account of bad apples we encountered till we raised Angel investments from abroad.
- You try to pitch to investors/VC firms/tamashas called B plan contests ( especially from big media groups or B schools) . They promise you a round table with VCs. You make it to top and feel positive that they will fund you. After a 5 page summary you write a 30 page plan but you come back with a GHANTA..
- After that Ghanta, you start meeting people with matka ( pot bellies ). Most of them say nice things to you on face. Some will say- "The value of your startup is ZERO ( One investor has written an epic on why your startup is worth ZERO? ) . Many prophesize that they are doing a big favor by letting you work on the idea you are so passionate about.
- If the matkas were not enough, they give you a lot of jhatka. This is Gyaan, sometimes useful (TAM,SAM ,SOM etc) and mostly…. // There are some langoors who hang on all startup events. The first thing they do is : Get into any group, ask what any Entrepreneur is doing and immediately YELL , "This doesnt work" . No matter what you tell him, he will parrot, it doesnt work. Beware of this specy, they write a BULLSHIT story of an entrepreneur next on their blogs/ forums etc.
- You will be asked a lot of questions. Some intelligent ones but mostly ……. a putrid gas like- Has somebody done this earlier? Is this business model proven ? // Note that business model of neither google, nor facebook, instagram, redbus or twitter or IPL was proven.
- You will pitch more and asked to prepare presentations which causes investor erection Yes, mammoth king size erection, ready to jack out his entire wealth. Remember, a VC doesnt grow money in farms. ( You begin brushing/ shining your presentations. No matter how many hours you put on ppt, it still falls short of causing erections ).. // No, you are not allowed to use Porn inside decks which causes real erections. Listen to another gas- "An entrepreneur doesnt do homework." In fact, most of the times,there is more work done by an entrepreneur than the time an investor has to c0nsume it.
- You work more on powerpoint and not on design or code…. There is another pain called elevator pitch which its said, is a red pill to funding. Yes, the elevator pitch helps. Its odds are like- You are in elevator with Angela Jolie and you blurt such a sexy 30 seconder that she will call you to her apartment and bed you in a fortnight. The odds are just that great. None of the 100 successful or failed entrepreneurs I have met have done elevator pitch rehearsals. // Zuckerberg hired a public speaking coach last year to improve his public speaking skills
- You will refine your already refined excel financial model the 1000th time… Even if its dynamic and even if they agree on all assumptions, they will still disagree with the final value of business. Give them 60% or 70% or 80% discounts on valuation. // One investor said – He will take upto 80% stake and said he was doing a favor on entrepreneurs to let them work on the idea they are so passionate about.
- Pretenders will ask you 1000 questions on how the money will be spent?.. What entry barrier you have created? .. Whats your magic sauce? // Now hear the biggest of all gas – "So what you guys have patent… It can be twisted, it has no value in consumer space.. Just a point in case – Google paid USD 400Mn to Stanford for exclusive license of software patent.
- You give 100 ways on money utilization.. They always scratch their holes, pluck one hair out and give you a master piece on how you are wasting money unless you hang yourself from walls and code with your… The Digvijay Singh of startup says- If I see an emaciated, ugly haired, red eyed guy who had not had sex for ages, I think he is the next Zuckerberg I should invest into. The idea is to look tortured..
- Having wasted your precious months on B Plans, competitions, startup beauty pageants , you will hear – "Its too early for us .. " from SUCKERS. The same ones who say we have even invested in teams with just a plan on paper. The fart- " We invest in team- not in idea " actually means that if you as a first time director and can get Tom cruise to act, James Cameroon to direct and A R Rahaman to compose music for you, we will invest. The investment in a team is as likely as that.
- You have little choice but to boobstrap ..oops bootstrap your way to sustainability . Then if you need of money, banks can give you 3 to 5 months of your average revenue as grwoth capital. You can then try for SIDBI collateral free loan CGTMSE of upto 3 Crores ( USD 0.5Mn ) to get traction and profitability.
- The investors will then tell, "They want to invest in your business to help it make big".
If this has left some bitter taste in your mouth , either shut the F*** up and build your customers to rule the world or read some funding porn on Desi imitations of Tech crunch or the next web and jack off your startup idea.
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Although I added this question in the other thread I started about centering the Leaderboard Ad, I figured I'd start this one for the Side Bar as a separate entry.
If the Admins want to remove it, feel free and understood.
How can I change the Side Bar width to widen it a little from your standard 150px to something more like @170-175px so I can accommodate a 160px width Tower Ad.
As in the Leaderboard width, I tried looking for where this would be done in the CSS but I'm not savvy enough to know what needs changing and quite frankly don't think I noticed what might need to be changed except for what I found below but don't know how to go about converting :
/* ------------------------------------- Sidebar --------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* the width of the sidebar must be less then the width of the frame minus the
width of the content are minus any padding. In this example the frame is 1000
the content is 670px + 5px padding on each side totaling 680px. Therefore the
sidebar width must be less then or equal to 320px. The side bar has a width of
300px and a padding of 5px on each side totaling 310px, that will give us a
margin of 10px between the content and the sidebar.
.sidebar {
position: relative;
font-size: 100%;
Thanks for the help