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Expand With New Market Development
The decision to expand your business into additional markets can be both exciting and daunting. On the one hand, you're hoping for sales and profit growth. On the other hand, however, you're faced with uncertainty about the effort and cost of expansion. This article will provide a road map for the expansion process. It will help you sort through your options when looking at expansion and set realistic targets for growth. Use this tool to research possible market opportunities, develop your expansion plan, and initiate action. By following the steps outlined here, your business will have a better chance of succeeding in a new market.
I. Choosing an Expansion Mode
Market expansion sounds wonderful, but it does not come risk-free. You may be successful in your current market, but that's because you are already familiar with it: You have researched it, worked in it, and are comfortable in it. Once you move into different markets, it's a whole new ball game. You're the new kid on the block, having to prove yourself all over again. You're also running your business on a much larger scale. You'll have more employees to manage, new customers to service, and new competitors to fend off. Thus, when considering market expansion, it is generally a good idea to approach it enthusiastically, but also with caution.
That's not to say that you don't have a few aces up your sleeve. After all, you've already succeeded in a least one market, so you have a good idea of what it takes to win. Also, you already have a product or service line, and manufacturing and distribution channels in place, so you aren't starting from scratch, which gives you a huge advantage. You will now have to figure out how to do more of the same, only on a much larger scale.
Think of yourself standing at a fork in the road. One route has a sign that reads "Geographic Expansion"; the other route has a sign that reads "New Target Market Expansion." How do you know which road to go down? A good way to begin making your decision is to list the pros and cons of each. For instance, branching out geographically has many advantages. You have a leg up because you already understand your customers, even taking into account regional differences. Thus, you can continue to do business as you always have, just on a much greater level.
However, there are times, especially when you venture into new countries, when you may have to alter things a little in order to meet some very specific customer needs. Are you prepared to do this? If not, you may want to take the other route and expand by targeting new customers. In going down this road, you need to carefully examine your product and see if there is a group of customers out there that you have paid little attention to in the past. Then, list some different ways you could possibly attract them.
Once you have successfully targeted one market with your product or service, and you have the staff, processes and implementation strategies in place, it may be time to consider expanding your target market. Ask yourself if your service or product could be altered slightly to reach a different market without needing to change the entire operations of your business. For example, a health club provides high-impact aerobic classes to its high-energy clientele. But with so many insurance companies now reimbursing senior citizens for exercise programs, the health club could offer a low-impact seniors class that would attract an entirely new market without having to make major adjustments other than designing a new class and hiring a qualified instructor to reach the market.
Remember, in choosing which path to follow, there is no definitive right or wrong answer. It's all about what works best for you.
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II. Expanding Geographically
Perhaps the most common way to expand into new markets is geographically. Cape Cod Potato Chips is a perfect example. The company started in Massachusetts and expanded west all the way to California. Today, this once-small business has its product in 42 states and five countries. How were its managers able to accomplish this? Simple. They had an overall understanding of what their product was and a clearly defined business strategy for geographic expansion.
While your goal may be to take your company immediately to a national level, it is important to exercise some restraint. Cape Cod Potato Chips didn't take on the world overnight. Instead, they started slowly, venturing into their immediate backyard, which happened to be New England. Once successful in New England, the next obvious move for them or so they thought was Manhattan. If they could make it there, they could make it anywhere, right? Perhaps, but they suffered a setback. They couldn't find a distributor in Manhattan and, for a while, they thought it was over. New England would be as far as they would go. It was then that they went back to their original marketing strategy.
Cape Cod Potato Chips had decided two important things up front. First, they weren't going to try and be a chip that was all things to all people. They were a high-end potato chip, which cost more but tasted better. Second, their goal was to build a loyal customer base; to accomplish this, they knew they had to get their product into the hands of as many potential customers as they could. But how was this little mom-and-pop company going to do this? Well, they may not have had a lot of money, but they were extremely rich in creativity, and it paid off. They began to hand out samples not just random samples, but calculated ones. For example, they got their product on airlines so that people all over the country would have the chance to try them. Thus, these potential customers would already be aware of the great-tasting chips when the company entered their geographic region. They also partnered with other businesses, such as beer companies, as an inexpensive way to get their product out to new regions. In states with beaches, they hired interns to pound the sand and hand out their product. In short, they created a buzz, and soon, they were on the shelves in Florida. From there they took off to other geographic regions, including their dream market: Manhattan.
As you attempt to expand geographically, think of Cape Cod Potato Chips, and don't try to take on too much territory at once. It is better to expand slowly from region to region than to attempt too much at once. Also, when setbacks happen, don't automatically give up. Just because one region says "no thanks" doesn't mean other regions will do the same. If Cape Cod Potato Chips had stopped at the New York border, they would not be half the company they are today. While your goal may be to go national immediately, it is important to exercise some restraint.
When thinking in terms of geographic expansion, remember the world can be your oyster. While it is definitely easier to expand across America, don't feel compelled to stop at the U.S. border if you truly believe there is a global need for your product or service. Depending on what you are offering, you may feel there is a greater need for it in a city like London vs. a city like Lincoln, Nebraska. For obvious reasons, expanding internationally can be a lot more complicated, but if done correctly, it can also be quite lucrative. For more information, see How to Expand Your Business Globally.
The following questions are designed to help you determine if you are ready to expand geographically. Ask yourself:
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III. Expanding With New Target Customers
Believe it or not, it is also possible to expand into new markets without ever leaving your own backyard. How? Market expansion can also occur when you identify new groups of target customers in your current region. To begin identifying these potential markets, look at who is currently buying your product or service. Ask yourself why they are buying. What need are you filling? Now do some brainstorming. Ask yourself what other groups might benefit from your product or service. Get creative and dig deep. Are there changes you could make in packaging your product or service that might appeal to different customer groups? For example, if you own a dry-cleaning business, what services could you add to make yourself more appealing and attract a different clientele? You could offer same-day service, for example, that would be extremely attractive to busy executives who are always racing around doing things at the last minute. Or you could add a tailoring service. Or how about a weekly discount to attract a less affluent clientele? Do you see a theme emerging here? The trick is to attract new customers while at the same time keeping existing ones.
McDonald's is a perfect example of a company that expanded by targeting new customers. When you think of this fast-food restaurant chain, what images come to mind? A family restaurant with lots of screaming kids running around? Ronald McDonald, the company clown, Happy Meals and playgrounds in the parking lot? The truth is, at first McDonald's target customers were children. But research showed that even though they had been hugely successful with this campaign, they were in fact missing a much larger customer base: adults. Research proved that adults consume more burgers than children do, so McDonald's decided to go after two new groups of target customers: teenagers and adults. They unveiled new ad campaigns that were much slicker and sophisticated than previous ones, while at the same time promising potential new customers a burger for adults called an "Arch Deluxe." But look carefully and you will see, despite the new name, what changed here was not so much the burger, but rather to whom the burger was being sold.
A word of caution: When looking to expand into different markets by generating new customers, it is important to thoroughly think about what adding new benefits or features would mean to you. Same-day service seems like a great idea on the surface, but providing that service may be much more difficult than it sounds. Ask yourself how you will logistically provide a same-day service. Will you farm out the task to a larger firm and simply take a percentage, or will you have to add equipment and manpower to your current operation? In contrast, adding a tailor a couple of days a week or offering discounts seems much easier.
The following questions are designed to help you understand if you are ready to venture into new markets. Ask yourself:
Marketing Program?
Marketing Materials?
Sales Staff?
Sales Materials?
For additional information, see Conducting A Market Analysis, Analyze Your Competition and Targeting Your Market.
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IV. Identify Potential Markets
The first step to identifying potential markets is to first determine precisely who the market is. To whom do you wish to sell your product or service? What are the demographics? Male or female? Wealthy or middle class? What is the age range? Are you selling to housewives or women who work outside the home? Do they live in a particular geographic location? Does the market have seasonal or annual needs? You must have answers to all of these questions before you can begin to move forward.
Once you have established a potential new market, you must determine their needs and desires. You must not only discover what your prospects want, but why they want it. Then and this is crucial you must find out if your product or service meets those wants and needs.
Market Assessment:
Do your company and your potential new market have a perfect fit? The following questions should help you discover if the potential in the markets you are pursuing really exists.
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V. Do Your Research
Assuming you were able to list many reasons, it is safe to say that a potential market may very well exist for you. How will you know for sure? You can't ever be 100 percent certain, though you can greatly increase your chances of successful expansion by researching your new potential market. If you are unsure how to research a new market, think back and ask yourself how you evaluated the potential of your existing market. Even if you used a non-scientific method, chances are you did some sort of informal research to determine that people would want to buy your product or service.
It is important to remember that while you are indeed venturing into new waters, you are not an inexperienced swimmer. You have already been successful in a least one market. Don't be afraid to fall back on that experience and knowledge as you forge ahead. Some common ways to research a new market include the Internet, industry publications and trade shows. If possible, go out and talk to target customers. They are the ones who can give it to you straight. And don't forget when you research your potential market to make sure you check out your competitors. If you fail to determine who you are going up against, the results could be devastating.
Once you have established a potential new market, the time has come to pay the piper. You must approach target customers and see if they are as excited about your product or service as you are. Is your company the answer to their prayers? Some easy ways to get potential customer reaction is through focus groups, and telephone or direct-mail surveys. If you want to get creative, you could go to an event or location where you know you will find your target customers. For instance, if you are targeting young-to-middle-aged men, a sporting event or a golf course might be a good place to talk to them. On the other hand, if your target customers are teenagers, check out pizza parlors, video stores and record stores. If applicable, bring along product samples or brochures that describe your services and ask if it is something that interests them.
And be sure to listen to all feedback, even if it's not what you want to hear. The biggest mistake you can make is to forge ahead in a market if everyone is holding up "not interested" signs. If you think you are disappointed now, wait until you've spent blood, sweat and tears introducing your product or service only to find out the market doesn't want it, based on everything you were already told ahead of time.
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VI. Niche Markets
Quite simply defined, niche markets are small, definable groups of people that have a shared set of demographic characteristics. Think of the niche market as a specialty market of like-minded individuals that can be a valuable and profitable customer pool for your products or services.
If you own a small bed and breakfast in New England, for example, your customers probably tend to be both travelers on annual vacations as well as those who just happen upon you looking for a place to spend the night. In other words, your market is any and all travelers. By adding a few simple services, you may be able to expand into a niche market. What if you hired a driver and chauffeured guests to and from airports in style? What if you added a gourmet chef and expanded your meal service to include quiet romantic dinners? Or hired a masseuse and really spoiled your guests?
For more information, see Creating a Competitive Advantage.
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VII. Begin With Limited Offerings
Once you have done the research and decided that you are going to expand into new markets, you must think about how you are going to introduce your products or services to your target customers. A common mistake in market expansion is the tendency to spread yourself too thin and try to do everything at once. One way to avoid this is by employing a gradual roll out, expanding region by region, market by market rather than trying to be everywhere at the same time.
This roll out strategy can be extremely successful for a number of reasons. First, you conserve your resources. Imagine the money you would need up front in advertising and promotion to enter 10 regions, as opposed to just one. And, by entering one market at a time, you should also be able to generate revenue that you can put back into the advertising pot for the next region.
By going slowly but surely, you will also insure that you are able to meet consumer demand. The last thing you want is to have eager customers who can't purchase your products or services because you can't keep pace with their needs. Of course, on the flip side, if the market proves unsuccessful, you also won't end up with a warehouse full of unusable product.
Additionally, a gradual roll-out allows you to cash in on word-of-mouth promotions. If one region gets excited about your product or service, the next region may be salivating, waiting for you to come down the road. A perfect example of this is a product called Clean Shower, developed by Automation Inc., which promises that you will never have to scrub your shower walls again. Of course, what human being wouldn't jump at the chance to stop cleaning shower walls? Clean Shower was introduced with a limited offering but word of mouth from state to state had customers anticipating its arrival.
An alternative to a regional roll-out is a roll-out to select distributors. For example, if you have created a special blend of herbal tea, you may want to look at certain types of restaurants or hotels where you think your product might do well. If your tea takes off, you can then expand not only to hotels and restaurants, but also to coffeehouses and gourmet specialty stores.
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VIII. Ramp Up to Full Offerings
Once your product takes off in the initial regions, you can graduate to a full offering. Again, a full offering can mean geographical regions, or it can mean scaling up to additional distribution channels. One entrepreneur recently invented a Bloody Mary Mix intended to put all previous Bloody Mary mixes to shame. He began by marketing his recipe to local restaurants. As the product took off, he was able to branch out to more restaurants; then he added hotels and liquor stores to his list of distributors. Now that he has proven success in his own backyard, he will be able to scale up and eventually graduate to a full offering. The key to this strategy is to think big, but start small.
So how do you know when it is time to graduate to a full offering? The following questions should help you understand if the time is right for you to move forward:
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IX. Expanding Promotions
You have to pay special attention to how you will promote your products and services in the new markets. Once again, you can fall back on your previous experience, but previous promotional methods may not be effective with a new geographic location or niche market. As you know, traditional promotional methods such as TV, radio and billboard advertising are costly, and in today's technologically advanced society, it is hard to capture prospects' attention at all, let alone hold it long enough to sell them a product. Therefore, you may want to consider some creative, nontraditional promotional methods to reach your new markets in new ways and save on the costs as well.
Here is a sampling of ways to raise product awareness without spending an arm and a leg:
Next Step: What other ideas can you think of to creatively promote your product and service in your new market(s)?
When venturing into new markets, many people are concerned that they won't be able to promote their product or service correctly simply by virtue of the fact that they don't live in the region. Thus, your temptation might be to hire a PR firm or contract a sales representative. Both of these options are extremely expensive, however, and these outsiders don't share your knowledge or emotional attachment to your product or service. The bottom line is, no one can promote your "baby" better than you can.
For more help, see Promoting Your Business.
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X. Monitoring Success
Now that you are up and running in more than one market, you must continuously monitor your success and be willing to make changes based upon public reaction to your product or service. The best way to do this is by listening to your customers. How you respond to customer feedback can mean the difference between the success and failure of your product or service. Remember, customers are people, and they like to feel that they have been heard. Asking for comments about your product or service and then getting defensive is not going to serve any purpose, except perhaps to insure the death of your product or service.
Just because a product or service has done well in one market does not mean it will do as well in all markets. Different geographic regions often have different tastes and expectations. But don't sweat it. Even if you start out slowly in a market, you may be able to tailor your product or service to a particular region, providing you listen to what your customers tell you and you act upon what you hear.
How do you know what customers are thinking? It's very simple. You ask them. Obtaining customer feedback is not a difficult task, and there are many ways to do it. Including a survey within the packaging of your product or service is a common way to go. Be sure the questions you ask are direct and to the point. A survey that looks too time-consuming almost guarantees that most customers will toss it. You will also want to be sure that you include a section for comments.
Sample Survey Questions
The following are some typical questions you might consider including in your customer survey:
Other ways to obtain customer feedback include:
The most important thing to remember as you continuously monitor your product is that it is a buyer's market. If consumers don't want to buy your product for whatever reason, it is up to you to change, not them.
For additional reading on this topic, see the following Interactive Business Tools: Conducting A Market Analysis, Analyze Your Competition, Creating a Competitive Advantage and Targeting Your Market.
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XI. Resources
Holly Edmunds, "Complete Guide to Marketing Research for a Small Business" (Ntc Business Books, 1996)
Lisa Shaw, "1001 Ways to Market Yourself and Your Small Business" (Perigee, 1997)
Sam Decker, "301 Do It Yourself Marketing Ideas From America's Most Innovative Small Companies" (Inc Pub., 1997)
Web Sites
American Marketing Association
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"Baltimore is a city of promise and possibility," the Black Lives Matter member told The Baltimore Sun. "We can't rely on traditional pathways to politics and the traditional politicians who walk those paths if we want transformational change."
He said he planned to release a platform within a week. He said it would include a call for internal school system audits to be made public.
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Loft With a Lift
An old industrial building receives a modern update
Built in 1925, the handsome and historic industrial Biscuit Company Lofts building housing the loft was originally home to the West Coast headquarters of the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco). In a mission to help transform downtown Los Angeles from a place for strictly 9-to-5 business activity to a vibrant 24-hour residential area, the building was gutted and converted into 104 residential lofts as the first step of this renaissance.
Interior design: Kenneth Brown, Kenneth Brown Design, Los Angeles, CA; 323/525-0204, kennethbrowndesign.com.
Photography: Grey Crawford
This photograph: Courtesy of Biscuit Company Lofts; biscuitcompanylofts.com
Interior designer Kenneth Brown wanted the living room to mix textures. A large-scale pattern on the walls helps to keep the space grounded. Kenneth's technique for creating small "rooms" within the vast floor space was to use movable walls. Take the living room and kitchen, which share the first floor. The installation of a flowing floor-to-ceiling curtain between the two gives each room a sense of privacy. Two patterns—a formal, tone-on-tone wallpaper and a warm plaid in eggplant, green, and taupe used on both the back of the fabric partition and on the window panels—bridge the design scheme. Enhancing the soft-wall effect, the oversized damask wallpaper visually cushions hard architectural elements—and keeps attention from heading straight out the window.
Sofa ("Bogart Sofa,'' custom); sofa fabric (camel mohair); chandelier ("Tall Delavize Chandelier''): Wilton Cordrey Collection, 213/742-1900, wiltoncordrey.com, trade only.
Coffee table (#60B-601M); brunching table with gold leaf (by Garcia): Century Designer Showroom, 231/741-9030, trade only.
Vase and bowl with balls on coffee table: JTA Diverse Furniture Showroom, 213/746-3122, trade only.
Side table ("Occasional Side Table'' #S1014051 by Pride Sasser); black leather chairs (#430-01 by Whittemore Sherrill): Filbert & Fig, 213/748-8324, trade only.
Teak end table ("Sugar Gear table''): JTA Diverse Furniture, 213/746-3122, trade only.
Plaid drapery (#26007-830): Kravet/Lee Jofa, 213/741-8600, trade only.
Zebra chairs (#7112): Lippman & Lippman Furniture Manufacturing, 213/741-0666, trade only.
Painting ("Burgundy Dream," by Fillipo Ioco): Soicher-Marin Gallery, 310/679-5000.
Greenery: The Tropics Inc., 323/469-1682, thetropicsinc.com.
In a city that is all about breaking the rules, Kenneth nonetheless stuck to some of his own for this project. One of them is that to achieve a transitional look, each classic element must be counterbalanced by a modern one. So on the expanse of updated damask that covers the walls, a collection of black-and-white photographs contributes a slight edge and artful volume. Stately tufted benches are given a va-va-va-voom surge with hot red-leather seats.
Mirrored screen (#65564, by Garcia); bar cart ("Chantry,'' Opal Point Collection by Martha Stewart): Bernhardt, 213/763-6130, trade only.
Red leather tufted benches (#2001-00 by Whittemore Sherrill): Filbert & Fig, 213/748-8324, trade only.
Wallpaper ("Illena''/Black, Mauve #73/1002 by Cole & Son): Kravet/Lee Jofa, 213/741-8600, trade only.
Black-and-white photographs (London Collection, by Julie Chytrowsky and Brian Kravets): Wall Kandy, 310/904-2471, wallkandy.com.
Wall sconces ("Lalique Wall Sconce'' #E22091-28-TN): Trebor/Nevets, 213/748-7036, trebornevets.com, trade only.
Gray area rug: InterfaceFlor, 866/281-3567, interfaceflor.com.
Stainless steel cabinetry and a modern apple-green glass backsplash echo the building's industrial locale. A mahogany pedestal table, chairs in classic black velvet, and a chandelier with black crystals ground the room in timelessness. A rug in an oversized houndstooth pattern softens the commercial surfaces in the kitchen and enhances the classic quality of the table and chairs.
Chandelier (by Schonbek): Architectural Lighting & Design, 213/742-8800, trade only.
Dining table (Camden Passage Collection); dining chairs ("Gamecock,'' Camden Passage Collection): Century Designer Showroom, 213/741-9030, trade only.
Sink: Artesian Sinks, 770/321-0024.
Faucet: Hansgrohe, 800/334-0455, hansgrohe-usa.com.
Gold-leaf console (#6080-44 by Henredon), carved "Mars'' bust (#A-1516 by Speer) Filbert & Fig, 213/748-8324, trade only.
Wallpaper ("Illena''/Black, Mauve #73/1002 by Cole & Son); black drapery (#27834-8): Kravet/Lee Jofa, 213/741-8600, trade only.
Orchid centerpiece: LA Premier, 310/276-4665, lapremier.com.
Trophy: Trebor/Nevets, 213/748-7036, trade only.
Green backsplash ("Vennica Green''): Glass Connection, 323/888-6112.
Area rug: InterfaceFlor, 866/281-3567, interfaceflor.com.
To balance the steel cabinetry on the facing wall, Kenneth added matching mirror-framed mirrors and a vintage motorcycle that speaks to the clean-cut but edgy personality he gave to his imaginary client.
Refrigerator; range; oven hood: Sub-Zero/Wolf, 800/222-7820, subzero.com.
Cabinetry: Marina Woodcraft, 310/677-2169.
Large framed mirrors (#MF5033060): Wilton Cordrey Collection, 213/742-1900, trade only.
Red table lamps ("Trevi'' #6438 by Currey): Filbert & Fig, 213/748-8324, trade only.
Motorcycle: John Sender, Custom Choppers, 323/972-3222.
Departing from the deep purple that saturates the rest of the apartment, the entry and staircase were kept a clean white, serving as a clean background from which artwork could show nicely.
A walk up the staircase reveals a painted black console and a round mirror suspended from the ceiling with a black chain. On one side of a drapery made from black waxed linen sit an Asian-influenced console, copper lamps, and a round mirror.
Credenza (by Oscar de la Renta): Century Designer Showroom, 213/741-9030, trade only.
Black circular mirror (#A-390 by Speer); gold lamps (#6769 by Speer): Filbert & Fig, 213/748-8324, trade only.
Wallpaper ("Rajapur'' #66/5038/Indian Red, Black by Cole & Son); black drapery (#26208-8): Kravet/Lee Jofa, 213/741-8600, trade only.
Greenery: The Tropics Inc., 323/469-1682.
On the second level, Kenneth used his soft-wall concept to give the bedroom an entry space as well as to define the parameters of a home office so that it doesn't disturb the sleeping quarters—a design no-no that Kenneth always tries to avoid. A faux-crocodile bed is topped with a sexy faux-fur blanket. A map of Paris cut into pieces and framed in black is a twist on the black-and-white photographs hung in the living room.
Bed ("Juliet'' bed in black crocodile); throw; end tables ("Victor''): Wilton Cordrey Collection, 213/742-1900, trade only.
Mattress (by Stearns & Foster): Bed & Den, 213/748-1155, trade only.
Wallpaper ("Rajapur''/Indian Red, Black #665038 by Cole & Son); black drapery (#26208-8): Kravet/Lee Jofa, 213/741-8600, trade only.
Art (map of Paris, artist unknown): Soicher-Marin Gallery, 310/679-5000.
Lamps ("Gold Baton Table Lamps with Black Shades'' #TA1090-TN): Trebor/Nevets, 213/748-7036, trade only.
Greenery: The Tropics Inc., 323/469-1682.
Area rug: InterfaceFlor, 866/281-3567.
A desk and black-leather armchair offer a workspace between the two areas, which are tied together with a fuchsia-and-black paisley wallpaper. Matching brass floor lamps are placed in adjoining spaces—next to the office desk and beside matching tufted chairs in the bedroom of the second floor.
Desk ("Penngrove Curved Tambour Desk,'' Opal Point Collection by Martha Stewart): Bernhardt, 213/763-6130, bernhardtla.com, trade only.
Floor lamp ("Bradburn Standing Lamp''): Century Designer Showroom, 213/741-9030, centuryfurniture.com, trade only.
Black leather chair (#486-01 by Whittemore Sherrill): Filbert & Fig, 213/748-8324, filbertandfig.com, trade only.
Leather rug (by Capel): JTA Diverse Furniture, 213/746-3122, jta-lamart.com, trade only.
Wallpaper ("Rajapur''/Indian Red, Black #665038, by Cole & Son); black drapery (#26208-8): Kravet/Lee Jofa, 213/741-8600, trade only.
Art ("Men's Sketches," by M. Racine): Soicher-Marin Gallery, 310/679-5000, soicher-marin.com.
Interior designer Kenneth Brown.


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Crime Alert: Heads Up if You Have Window Unit Air Conditioners
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He knew that's where his small Colorado town had supposedly gotten its name. But he couldn't find proof. Even while preparing for Firestone's 2007 centennial, the sole mention appeared to be one sentence in a 1978 history: "Jacob Firestone of the Firestone Rubber Co. once owned the land on which the town now sits."
"One other story was that 'fire stone' was another word for coal," said Sorensen, a Firestone trustee and member of the Carbon Valley Historical Society. "And if I wasn't able to find a connection, that's what I was going for."
The uncertainty is understandable. After all, a number of Longmont-area places have names that are less than clear to a newcomer. Gay Street has nothing to do with happiness or orientation. Lyons has no connection with the identically named city in France. And just what was so clean about Hygiene, anyway?
Most of the time, all it takes is a little digging. Appropriately enough in the case of Jacob Firestone, who was no myth, but was connected to the town's coal company, not the rubber and tire giant.
"When I was researching him, I took Harvey Firestone (the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. founder) and went back three generations, then went back down all the lines to see if a 'Jacob H.' was related to them," Sorensen said. "If I had gone back one more generation, I would have found him."
As it turned out, Jacob H. Firestone was related to Harvey only by marriage, and distantly at that. Founder of a general store and a still-operating bank in Spencer, Ohio, he had been one of the owners of the Firestone Coal and Land Co. A mention of Jacob in a 1910 set of minutes led Sorensen to check the town of Spencer about three years ago.
That turned up descendant Reid Firestone, a funeral director, semi-retired pastor and chairman of the Farmer Savings Bank, the bank that Jacob had founded. Reid turned up a photograph and still more information. The Firestones turned out to be related to the Buchanans -- as in Clarence Buchanan, the town's second mayor, for whom Buchanan Street was named.
"I was confident I had the right family here," Sorensen said.
In 2011, Reid Firestone became the first member of the family to visit Firestone, even giving a brief interview for a DVD about the town and its history. He told the Times-Call that the Colorado connection had been a surprise to him, too, since the Firestones tended to be "close-mouthed and close-knit."
"When I was 25 or 30, this might have been 'eh,' " he said in 2011. "But it's a lot more meaningful to me now. And I think it will be meaningful to my kids when they get older."
"Niwot's Curse" has become part of Longmont lore -- the pronouncement by the Arapaho Chief Niwot that "people seeing the beauty of this valley will want to stay, and their staying will be the undoing of the beauty." These days, the popular version tends to run "Once you've lived here, you will always come back."
Niwot himself didn't come back. After initially objecting to the intrusion of gold-seekers into the area, he decided to welcome white settlement in the area, saying that one of his shamans had had a vision of a flood that swallowed the Arapaho but left the whites in place. That led to six years of co-existence, until the territorial government asked the tribe to relocate to Sand Creek. In 1864, the settlement was attacked by Union troops under Col. John Chivington in what became known as the Sand Creek Massacre. Chief Niwot was wounded in the massacre and died a few days later.
"He was known as a very peaceful chief," said Alyce Davis of the St. Vrain Historical Society. "That could be one reason why the name survives here, because he lived here, because he was known as a good man."
The unincorporated community of Niwot was named for him in 1875. But many other landmarks and businesses bear the translation of his name, "Left Hand," including Left Hand Canyon, Left Hand Creek and even the Left Hand Brewing Co. -- the last of which started as Indian Peaks Brewing and changed its name to honor the chief after it found Indian Peaks was already in use by another microbrewery.
Hygiene, as many longtime residents know, got its name because of a disease that has recently re-entered the news: tuberculosis.
Organized in 1881 by the Rev.
Jacob Flory, the Hygienic House was meant to give TB sufferers a place where they could recover in thin, clean mountain air. There was a little validity to the claim -- the bacteria behind the lung disease thrives most in an oxygen-rich environment, though antibiotics have proved far more effective -- but getting that air could sometimes prove a little hazardous to the health as well.
"The cure for 'consumption' was thought to be that you had to sit outside 10 hours a day, whatever the weather," Davis said. "So you'll see reports of people sitting out there in a blizzard, with hot bricks under their blankets to keep them warm."
During its eight-year existence, the sanitarium would also claim miraculous cures from mineral water (said by skeptics to have come from a spring in back of the house) and a rare plant (which turned out to be ordinary mountain sage), according to "Hygiene, Colorado: From Hoofbeats to Pickups" by Diane Benedict. The building later became a hotel -- and according to some accounts, briefly an orphanage -- before its demolition in 1926.
Gay Street
Like many of the "core" Longmont streets, Gay Street owes its name to one of the leading figures of the Chicago-Colorado Colony that founded the city. Sydney Howard Gay was a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, an abolition supporter who also found time to write several articles publicizing the new Western venture. He ended up serving as the vice president of the colony effort, though he never came to Longmont.
By a curious twist of history, Gay would be one of at least six newspapermen to give his name to a Longmont street. Joining him on the map were:
Elmer and Fred Beckwith (Beckwith Place), publishers of the Burlington Free Press. Elmer also would publish the Longmont Sentinel, and later the Longmont Weekly Times, a direct ancestor of the Times-Call.
Dr. C.M. Martin (Martin Street), a colony trustee and one of the earliest Longmont newspaper editors.
H.D. Emery (Emery Street), a reporter for the Prairie Farmer in Illinois and founder of the Illinois State Grange. Emery helped locate a site for the colony.
William Bross (Bross Street), publisher of the Democratic Press, a religious newspaper that merged with the Chicago Tribune. Bross became lieutenant governor of Illinois in 1864.
Ray Lanyon (Lanyon Lane), publisher of the Longmont Daily Times and then the Daily Times-Call after a 1931 merger. Lanyon also served as mayor of Longmont from 1931 until 1942.
Wedgewood Avenue
Most Longmonters know about the region of the "college streets" -- Harvard, Princeton, Bryn Mawr and so on. But what's that Wedgewood Avenue doing between Harvard Street and Cambridge Drive?
Believe it or not, city engineer Nick Wolfrum said after a little checking, it's yet another college. In this case, Wedgewood Memorial College in Staffordshire, England.
"I had never heard of Wedgewood College," Wolfrum laughed. "And the area up there seems to be more 'English streets' like Stratford, Danbury and Cambridge."Dacono
Considered one of the more unusual town names in Colorado, Dacono is also one of the more controversial. According to "Green Light on the Tipple," by Eleanor Ayer, it's agreed that the word was created by coal company president Charles Lockard Baum from three women's names, Daisy, Cora and Nora. But while it's known that Daisy was Baum's wife, the other two names have been the source of some debate.
"The Rocky Mountain News reported in 1958 that the ladies were Baum's wife, a lady minister who married them and a very close friend," Ayer wrote. "The Farmer & Miner's talk with early residents in 1937 reports that the ladies were Baum's wife and his two sisters. A 1947 F&M story states that the ladies were Daisy (Baum) and two of her friends, Cora Van Voorhies and Nora Brooks."
It has nothing to do with France. It doesn't even have much to do with Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed in the Civil War. Instead, the town of Lyons owes its name to a man who knew good sandstone when he saw it.
Edward H. Lyon -- a cousin of Nathaniel -- had come to Colorado in 1880 from Putnam, Conn., for health reasons. As he rode to Red Hill, according to LaVerne Johnson of the Lyons Redstone Museum, he saw the St. Vrain Valley below him and fell in love with it.
"I saw for the first time the spot that looked good to me," Lyon wrote in a letter recounted in "That Beautiful Valley" by Frank Weaver.
That beautiful valley turned out to have a lot of red rock. Lyon's new ranch had 40 acres of lime rock and 40 acres of red sandstone, which led him to start a quarry. That early industry is still reflected in many of the town's businesses, such as the Redstone Review newspaper or the Redstone Cyclery bicycle shop.
Oligarchy Ditch
Dating back to 1866, the Oligarchy Ditch predates Longmont's own founding and is one of the oldest ditches to serve the area's farmers. The name, which appears on the ditch company's original application, appears to have come from a sense of honesty or irony -- "oligarchy" means government by a few, precisely the way most ditch companies tended to operate.
"My understanding is that the original people who created the Oligarchy chose that name for their intent," said Wes Lowrie of the city's water department.
Carbon Valley
Sometimes the obvious sources of a name are right. The Carbon Valley region of southwestern Weld County came from the prominent coal deposits in the region.
The coal seams were also rather sharply angled -- on the modern site of Saddleback Golf Course, they were only 50 feet below ground, but that dropped off to 150 feet at Firestone, 300 feet at Frederick and 500 feet at Dacono. The "walk-in" entrance to the highest deposits now sits at the bottom of a lake on the golf course.


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Also, look at the examples in the examples directory.
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1. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectVRPDeveloper Jul 2, 2010 12:33 PM (in response to fedster72)
It happens many a time ...but you can solve it in 3 ways
1) Clean the project and try.
2) Close flex builder and reopen it. try it...If that doesn't work than go for 3 option
2) Change your workspace and import that project in it or best is create new one and make the changes in it...
Sometimes the workspace get corrupted and so it happens...
If this post answers your question or helps, please kindly mark it as such.
2. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectfedster72 Jul 2, 2010 1:01 PM (in response to VRPDeveloper)
Thank you for your help. Unfortunately I've tried all three and had no luck. In fact, I've tried to create a new super simple project that has 1 button and does nothing and the debugger won't work there either.
Interestingly enough, I just found out that if I run stuff in Flash Player, all is fine. I'm starting to suspect that chrome is automagically updating its built in flashplayer to a non-debug version. I wonder...
So, I guess I'm going to use the debugger in Flash, but would still love to know if anyone has any idea of how to fix this in Chrome.
3. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectFlex harUI Jul 2, 2010 1:32 PM (in response to fedster72)
Reboot and try again.
There are sites that will tell you if you have a debugger player or not
4. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectfedster72 Jul 2, 2010 3:05 PM (in response to Flex harUI)
Thank you for your help. I've rebooted many times but nothing seems to change.
5. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectFlex harUI Jul 2, 2010 10:24 PM (in response to fedster72)
Hit this link: http://flashplayerversion.com/
Does it say you have a debugger version?
6. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectfedster72 Jul 6, 2010 9:39 AM (in response to Flex harUI)
Indeed, it doesn't. But it used to, i.e. I did not change anything. Do you know of a version for chrome that has the debugger on?
7. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectdrkstr101 Jul 7, 2010 3:07 PM (in response to fedster72)
I had the exact same issue. It appears the problem is an auto updater in Chrome that installs a non-debug version that trumps the debugger.
Found the solution here:
http://www.timo-ernst.net/2010/04/chrome-flash-debugger-not-connecting-to-flexflash-builde r/
8. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectalpinegps Aug 6, 2010 8:43 AM (in response to fedster72)
Hopefully Adobe is reading this. I've had this exact same problem since FlexBuilder v3. It's extremely frustrating. I have also experienced this with multiple versions of Firefox and IE all running debugger Flash players, and it has happened about 10 times so far this morning. Restarting Flash Builder sometimes lets me do maybe two or three builds before it happens again. I'd appreciate a more detailed report from Adobe on what exactly is the problem, especially since it is a huge time waster.
9. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectFlex harUI Aug 6, 2010 8:52 AM (in response to alpinegps)
Are you referring to a specific bug? If not, file one with a project so we
can analyze.
Also see the "flashlog.txt" thread from yesterday. Maybe PS is a factor
here as well.
10. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectalpinegps Aug 6, 2010 9:20 AM (in response to Flex harUI)
Yes, this is a specific bug that's been around a long time. I've experience this on multiple machines and many different browsers. I also thought I had opened a ticket several years ago and got the same answers that only provided temporary fixes: e.g. re-install project, re-install Flash/FlexBuilder etc.
- Where do I go to officially file a bug? Do I have to have a support contract with Adobe to do this?
- Can you please provide a link to the "flashlog.txt" post? I searched for it and didn't find anything from yesterday.
11. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectfedster72 Aug 6, 2010 9:49 AM (in response to alpinegps)
sorry - i never posted more on this after I figure out what had happened.
Basically somehow chrome - my browser of choice - automagically updated my flash version to a non debug one, without telling me anything, overnight. So, one day the debugger was working and the next it wasn't.
I would start by using one of the many sites that can tell you if your browser still has a debug version of flash installed. If so, then I don't think you're suffering from the same problem I was suffering from. If not, you can do two things:
- debug in flash: I now simply run all my apps in flash while I develop. It's a lot more of a controlled environment, works like a charm, the debugger is on, etc.
- fix the flash install on your browser: I ended up skipping this in fear of messing things up more but I think it's probably not that hard.
12. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectalpinegps Aug 30, 2010 10:37 AM (in response to fedster72)
I believe I figured out my problem and it's a bit different. I definately have debugger versions of Flash Player installed. If I stopped a debug session from within FlashBuilder 4.0.1 everything seems to be working fine. HOWEVER, if I stopped a debug session by simply closing the browser tab, then in most instances the very next debug session failed to launch. I've been able to duplicate this on 4 different machines. Since Adobe never responded to my questions above for additional details on where/how to file a bug, I have not filed this as a bug. I hope this helps someone else.
13. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectJTtheGeek Aug 30, 2010 6:18 PM (in response to alpinegps)
I get this issue ~ 40 times a day and it is extremely frustrating. I have tried reinstalling flash builder, uninstalling anything that I think might affect it (fiddler & servicecapture), and have tried chrome, firefox, and internet explorer as my default browser for flex to no percievable difference. The only recourse is to force a project clean and rebuild - which is absolutely horrible as the app I work on is ******* huge and basically adds about 2 minutes everytime i want to do a build. Soooo frustrating....
14. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectUpNorthWeb Nov 6, 2010 1:34 PM (in response to fedster72)
I think I can help because I had the same problem and I spent a lot of hours trying to fix the problem. I tried several solutions but none of them worked. The problem is that the Flash Player in the browser hasn't debugging capabilities. The link mention earlier, http://flashplayerversion.com/, is a really good one to check if your browser's Flash Player has this feature.
The solution for IE and Firefox can be found from this link http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html.
Make sure you download:
- Download the Windows Flash Player 10.1 ActiveX control content debugger (for IE) (EXE, 2.93 MB)
- Download the Windows Flash Player 10.1 Plugin content debugger (for Netscape-compatible browsers) (EXE, 2.90 MB)
The first link will install debugger player for your IE and the second one for your Firefox. I think it's a bit misleading to mention "Netscape" nowadays, it should be switched to Firefox.
Because Chrome has the Flash Player integrated (which is GREAT) it does, however, cause more problems to get a debugger player for it. However, as long as I have at least one browser that makes debugging in Flash Builder function -- I'm happy!
One last thing, in Flash Builder make sure your web browser in Preferences is one that has a debugging supported browser. Go to Window > Preferences and choose General > Web Browser. Make sure the browser is either IE or Firefox. I also tried with Opera (v. 10.63) and it had the debugged version of Flash Player. So, Google just needs to do add a little improvement that developers can have a debugged player and everything is perfect.
I hope this helps!
Small typos fixed. Message was edited by: UpNorthWeb
15. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectMasterDrive Nov 7, 2010 5:50 PM (in response to fedster72)
I have a problem when running debug in my Flash Builder 4. When i click on the debug button, when it launch i have ERROR 404 showing up in my browser.
I have check the debug folder path and compare it with the browser they are the same. I noticed that the index.html is missing. Then i tried to copy the index.html from my release folder and somehow it run. But the when i run the debug again, it shows the ERROR 404 in my browser. Somehow it deleted the index.html that i copied from the release folder.
Anyone experiencing it?
16. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectMasterDrive Nov 7, 2010 5:51 PM (in response to MasterDrive)
By the way i'm using MAC and Safari brownser. Thanks
17. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectdrkstr_1 Nov 7, 2010 9:55 PM (in response to MasterDrive)
What's in your html-template folder?
18. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectMasterDrive Nov 8, 2010 4:43 AM (in response to drkstr_1)
Inside my html-template folders are:
history - folder
swfobject.js - file
playerProductinstall.swf - file
19. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectdrkstr_1 Nov 8, 2010 2:04 PM (in response to MasterDrive)
Well that's your problem. You should have a index.template.html file in there. I'm not sure how you would regenerate this, but try going to Project -> Properties -> Flex Compiler and then try changing around some of the settings for HTML Wrapper. This should trigger a regeneration of that file.
20. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectMasterDrive Nov 8, 2010 11:10 PM (in response to drkstr_1)
Thanks for the advice, it works. But its very strange, because when i checked the flex compiler properties, the Generate HTML-Wrapper File is enable. What i did is, i disable it then enable it back, and whoala.. it generate the html file. Is this a bug or something?
Once again, Thanks
21. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectdrkstr_1 Nov 9, 2010 8:23 AM (in response to MasterDrive)
Nah, stuff happens. It probably got deleted on accident. I personally wouldn't bother with a bug report.
Glad you got it worked out.
22. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectMasterDrive Nov 9, 2010 3:13 PM (in response to drkstr_1)
Hi It's me again. I am trying to debug my application but somehow it pop me this error,
I downloaded and tried to install Adobe Flash player, but then when i tried i still have this error. I check the path and found out that the Flash Player.plugin is in the correct directory. Below is the directory captured image.
Appreciate your help on this.
23. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectJTtheGeek Nov 9, 2010 3:20 PM (in response to MasterDrive)
Just an FYI, for anyone encountering the issue where the debugged sporadically connects to the browser debugger... Download the flash projector (stand alone) debugger. Edit the projects debug settings and in the url to debug change the .html to .swf. Instead of luanching in a browser it will launch in the stand alone flash projected application and connect every time. Happy Coding. For even more awesomeness use HellFire Daemon Compiler... its freaking insane!
24. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectMasterDrive Nov 9, 2010 3:30 PM (in response to JTtheGeek)
Hey Geek,
Thanks for the advice... my bad.. i just noticed that my FP is without a dubugger plugin.. stupid of me. LOL.. i managed to download the plugin with debugger and it works ok... Im still new and trying to learn programming.
Thanks Again.. =D
25. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectllamajuana Nov 10, 2010 7:34 AM (in response to fedster72)
I am having the same issue however it's an AIR app so it is already a stand alone. Any ideas on this?
26. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectJTtheGeek Nov 10, 2010 10:30 AM (in response to llamajuana)
make sure you install the flash projector debug version -
windows, for mac -
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/10/flashplayer_10_plugin_debug_ub. dmg
... that should work...
27. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectnewbie_dev Mar 8, 2011 2:53 AM (in response to fedster72)
Hi all,
I ran into the same issue today and found this page while searching for help.
None of the suggestions helped. But there was a suggestion to debug in flash itself. So I opened the .html file from bin-debug in the flash builder itself - basically double click, and it worked in the builder. Now the surprising part is I had not closed the applications I'd started for debug, these were still stuck at 57%. These started opening in my browser with debugger version of flash player!! And it was debugging fine!
Guess the trick is to click on the .html file while the progress bar is stuck at 57% for debugging the application. No clue why this works.. I have tried this 2-3 times and it worked always.
hope this helps someone.
28. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectConstantInnovationsInc Mar 23, 2011 11:26 AM (in response to fedster72)
This happens because the Flash Debugger uses sockets and it failing to connect to the flash content in the browser.
I find this happens to me when I accidently delete my debug configuration when I delete the project and recreate it.
Developers tend to forget thta if you delete the project and recreate it it will delete your debug configuration as well.
In my Debugging configuration, the default is to debug it from a html file from your file system, but in almost every case
you want to specify a URL because you want to debug how your flash app will act after being actived from a web server.
If it stuck at 57% just terminate it because it will not connect and check you debig configuration setting
29. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectpin05h Aug 9, 2011 3:22 AM (in response to fedster72)
I'm having this exact issue with Flash Builder 4.5.1, flex sdk 4.5.1 and air 2.7
My apps are air apps, they run fine, but can't debug. For a mobile application, i can debug on the mobile device, but not on desktop (emulator).
The error is always debugger can't connect to the application.
This is the error when i kill the app before Flash Builder times out trying to connect, it halts at 57%:
Process terminated without establishing connection to debugger.
Launch command details: "I:\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.5\sdks\4.5.1\bin\adl.exe" -runtime "I:\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.5\sdks\4.5.1\runtimes\air\win" -profile mobileDevice -screensize 480x762:480x800 -XscreenDPI 252 -XversionPlatform AND "C:\Users\mia\Adobe Flash Builder 4.5.1\test\bin-debug\test-app.xml" "C:\Users\mia\Adobe Flash Builder 4.5.1\test\bin-debug"
This is the error if i let the process to time out:
The Flash Builder debugger failed to connect to the running application.
Ensure that:
1. For in-browser applications, you are running the debugger version of Flash Player.
2. For network debugging on a mobile device, you have a reliable network connection to the device, and port 7935 is open on your machine's firewall.
Device connection help
Flash Player is really got nothing to do here since i'm trying to debug Air apps.
Debugging worked fine with Flex sdk 4.5 and air sdk 2.6.
After updating to air 2.7 and sdk 4.5.1 i couldn't debug any Air app, mobile or not (although i can debug on the mobile device, however it's a pain to always debug on the device, it's just a waste of time)
I'm using windows 7 64b btw
Is there any solution for this?
30. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectScott R. Hamilton Aug 9, 2011 4:36 AM (in response to pin05h)
I have encountered this situation many times in Flash Builder 4.5 and it always seems to occur when, prior to launching the application from the Builder I was using phpadmin (wampserver) and failed to close this application in the browser before staerting the debugger.
The app load hangs at 57% every time.
31. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectpin05h Aug 9, 2011 1:37 PM (in response to Scott R. Hamilton)
I don't have wampserver installed nor am I using phpmyadmin on this computer.
32. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectA_O_9 Sep 1, 2011 10:49 AM (in response to pin05h)
flex 4.5
Window xp sp3
33. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectCompynerd255 Sep 6, 2011 9:53 AM (in response to A_O_9)
I'm having the exact same problem that pin05h is having - debugging in AIR, Flash Builder hangs at 57%, get the same error message every time, not running phpadmin or wampserver. However, when I debug the application, not only do I have nowhere to right click and say Connect (the window does not appear until the error does), but the error only lasts 3 or 4 seconds.
How do I specify that I want the app to run in the browser? And, if we are using AIR-only features (which I'm not sure I am), how do we fix the debugging issue there? Thanks for working to fix this issue.
34. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectA_O_9 Sep 6, 2011 10:58 AM (in response to Compynerd255)
If you have many browsers installed in you pc, you can choice one of them doing this:
Then, you can select the browser where you have installed the debug plugin.
Now, in the code: Right click->Debug as Web Appication.
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35. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectnico8691 Mar 30, 2012 8:02 PM (in response to fedster72)
hi i have the same problem, adobe flash builder keep proceeding on 57%, i tried the solution of disabling chrome plug in but nothing happens, please help
36. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectClaudiu Ursica Mar 31, 2012 1:03 AM (in response to nico8691)
Are you sure you don't have a JS error in your HTML wrapper?
37. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectkrishnamrajgoud Apr 24, 2012 4:36 AM (in response to fedster72)
Steps to resolve this issue, on window machine
- Go to control panel -> add and remove programs
- Uninstall Flash player 64 Bit and Flash Player 64 Bit Active X Player
- Re-install Flash Player 32-Bit version Debugger player.
- Exit your browers if required and Restart you IDE.
This solved my problem, i hope it solves your problem with the warning message on debug click in the IDE.
38. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectMSLourens May 8, 2012 2:40 AM (in response to krishnamrajgoud)
If you are using Chrome and the Flash plugin, be sure to disable the build in Flash plugin in Chrome:
- Type in you addressbar about:plugins.
- Click on details (in the upper right corner).
- Scroll to the flash plugin. Here you see two files (if you installed a debug version yourself).
- Disable the build in Flash plugin (which is located inside the chrome install folder).
- Restart Chrome, and start debugging your flash content.
39. Re: Flash Builder 4 - Debugger fails to connectNehArr Jun 26, 2012 5:52 AM (in response to Flex harUI)
I'm facing same issue, "Failed to connect;session time out". For the background, I'm using FB 3 and IE . A strange thing is happening in my Flex Builder though, for one application the debugger is working successfully but for the other its giving this error at 91% launch.
Please suggest.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Mar. 30, 2005) - The Buccaneer men's tennis team dropped the Winthop Eagles, 6-1 in a Wednesday afternoon contest on the ETSU tennis courts. East Tennessee State is now 13-3 overall earning their 11th straight victory, while Winthrop drops to 14-4.
"A lot of things turned our way in this match," said Head Coach Yaser Zaatini. "Neither Assistant Coach Ivan Fernandez nor myself expected us to win 6-1 today. Winthrop is a strong team, they played a strong 4-3 match against Clemson and defeated ODU."
Felix Insaurralde (Asunci�n, Paraguay) and Lisandro Picardo (Mar del Plata, Argentina) picked up the first doubles win over Vinicius Bortolatto and Rodrigo Santos, 8-4. Mois�s Serrano (Cartagena, Colombia) and Sebastian Serrano (Cartagena, Colombia) then won the doubles point for ETSU with a 8-3 win at No. 3 over Alejandro Portugal and Thiago Barbosa. Attention would then focus to court number one where Oscar Posada (Valencia, Venezuela) and Fernando Fiuri (Villa Maria, Argentina) fell in a tough 9-8 battle to Clayton Almeida and Jorge Padilla.
The Eagles would start off singles with a win from Bortolatto at No. 2 over Fiuri (6-1, 6-3), but the Bucs would take the other five positions for the win. ETSU wins came from Picardo at No. 5 (7-5, 6-1), S. Serrano at No. 6 (6-3, 6-4), Posada at No. 1 (6-3, 3-6, 6-1), M. Serrano at No. 4 (2-6, 6-4, 6-2), and Insaurralde at No. 3 (5-7, 5-4, retired injury).
"Overall it was a great team performance today and we showed that even if one guy doesn't have a great day that the guys can stick together and play as a team to win it," stated Zaatini.
The Bucs, whoare 6-0 in the SoCon, return to conference action this weekend as they travel to face UNC Greensboro on Saturday, April 2 at 1:00 p.m. and then Elon on Sunday, April 3 at noon.
1. Almeida/Padilla (WU) d. Posada/Fiuri (ETSU) 9-8
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Capistrano Unified School District trustees have approved a deal with Rancho Mission Viejo LLC for the company to provide land and pay for a majority of the building costs for a $51 million K-8 school in its newest housing development.
Rancho Mission Viejo's share of the costs will be passed on to homeowners in the form of special property taxes called Mello-Roos taxes.
Under the deal signed Wednesday:
• Rancho Mission Viejo will pay the district $29 million in fees;
• The district will seek $22 million in state funds;
• The district will use the developer fees and state funds to buy 14 acres from Rancho Mission Viejo, at an estimated cost of $21 million, and design and construct a $30 million K-8 school.
The 14,000-home community east of Ladera Ranch and San Juan Capistrano is expected to generate 4,561 new students for Capistrano Unified when it's fully built out in the next 25-30 years.
Reaching the agreement was "quite an accomplishment," Superintendent Joe Farley said, because it caps about two years of negotiations. He described the talks as "pleasant," however, he said, there were "differences of opinions."
"We worked them all out," he said. "We do need to celebrate a bit the occasion that this represents."
The first K-8 school will be located on 14 acres in the southern end of the second phase of the community, which is east of Antonio Parkway and north of Ortega Highway. It will permanently house 1,200 students. An additional 400 students will be temporarily placed in portable classrooms at the site until the next school is built.
Rancho Mission Viejo will sell the land to the district, pay for utility connections and grading, and turn it over by March 2015. The developer will also build, maintain and share with the district an adjoining 5-acre parcel with sports fields and a multipurpose building.
The K-8 school is one of possibly four schools that could be built in Rancho Mission Viejo.
The three others could include a second K-8 school, a traditional elementary school and possibly a small high school. If a new high school isn't built, Tesoro High School in Las Flores or San Juan Hills High School in San Juan Capistrano could be expanded instead.
Future negotiations will determine the fee Rancho Mission Viejo will pay to construct each of those schools.
With this agreement, "we tried to set a framework that might work (again) … but both parties agreed that looking too far out in the future would leave both of us with uncertainties," Tim Holcomb, a private consultant for the school district, said.
The agreement also puts Rancho Mission Viejo on the hook for up to $10 million in deferred payments for the 266 high school-aged students forecast to live in the first two phases of the community.
In the "hopefully unlikely event" the state does not provide funding for the K-8 school, Rancho Mission Viejo homeowners could vote to tax themselves further to make up the difference, Holcomb told trustees.
Except for a couple of tweaks, the agreement was unchanged from a draft version presented to trustees Oct. 9.
The changes were to give the school district the option to buy the 5-acre sports fields parcel. The other change was to add a provision requiring Rancho Mission Viejo Master Maintenance Corp., the community's homeowners association, to prove to the school district each year that it has budgeted for the operation and maintenance costs of the shared sports fields and multipurpose building.
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Dr. Aida Takla-O'Reilly adds, "Francesca comes from a very talented family and we are delighted to have her be our Miss Golden Globe. She is a budding actress and is a great addition as we celebrate the show's 70th anniversary."
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Francesca follows in the footsteps of her half-sister, Kathryn Eastwood, who was Miss Golden Globe in 2005.
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SIOUX FALLS - On Friday March 22 Sioux Falls police department officers were dispatched to the scene of an aggravated assault at the Kohl's department store at 3800 South Louise Avenue at approximately 6:30 pm.
Upon arrival a loss prevention officer stated that he was trying to stop a female shoplifting suspect and was hit with the door of a car and a multi-purpose tool in the right leg.
The female suspect got into the vehicle which was being driven by a male and left the scene with approximately $112 worth of merchandise.
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